The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - In January 2024 (the most recently available data), 187,000 people were counted as homeless —an all-time high for the state, and 36,000 (24  percent) more than were counted in January 2019. Two-thirds of those counted were unsheltered (such as people living on the street or in a park).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

An Initial Look at Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local Government Fiscal Condition [Publication Details]

May 12, 2021 - An Initial Look at Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local Government Fiscal Condition [Publication Details] Description: In this analysis we examine what is known about the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on local governments’ fiscal condition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4428

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners? [Publication Details]

Jan 19, 2021 - [Publication Details] Description: In this brief we assess how coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected renters and homeowners. We also provide an updated estimate of the total unpaid rental debt in California that has accumulated due to COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4312

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - In addition, SB 1 required the repayment of $760 million from the General Fund to the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund by 2019‑20. Of this amount, $75 million is distributed annually to cities and counties for local streets and roads purposes from 2017‑18 to 2019‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 14, 2022 - CTCAC received 110  applications for the tax credits authorized by the  2019 ‑20  budget. All of the 2019 ‑20 tax credits have been allocated. Of the 72 projects that received tax credits, 18 projects shared the $200  million set aside for mixed ‑income housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - As shown in Figure  6 , from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20, the state averaged more than 1,600 schools closed due to wildfires annually, compared to an annual average of about 70 schools from 2008‑09 to 2016‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

An Initial Look at Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local Government Fiscal Condition

May 12, 2021 - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Program Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID ‑1 9) F EMA Reimbursement. On March  13, 2020, the President declared a national emergency in wake of the ongoing COVID ‑ 19 p andemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Additionally, Chapter  202 of 2019 (S B  99 , Nielsen) and Chapter  681 of 2019 (A B  747 , Levine) require that safety elements identify evacuation routes. California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Summary In this report, we look at how coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID ‑1 9) h as affected renters and homeowners and how state and federal policies have helped to stabilize household finances for both groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312