The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Be low, we discuss the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board ’s (regional board ’s) municipal stormwater permit for local governments in Orange County for the June 1, 2009 through December 21, 2017 period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Despite the general federal direction to the state water boards to reduce the discharge of pollutants, however, courts have found that specific permit conditions required by the boards but not explicitly stated in federal law can be state ‑reimbursable mandates ( Department of Finance v.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - The Commission estimates that the initial state cost of claims from local governments related to the mandate between the second half of 2020-21 and 2021-22 could range between $37,000 and $1.2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Federal funding for WAP in 2020 ‑21 was around $8.3  million. Key Issues for Legislative Consideration Traditionally, cities and counties have made most of the decisions about housing in their communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

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

Feb 14, 2022 - The  2021 annual report, which would provide details on the tax credits authorized by the 2020 ‑21 budget, is not yet  available. Governor ’s 2022 ‑23 Budget Proposal Continues One ‑Time Expansion of State Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - 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. Correction 1/19/21: Legend on Figure 3 corrected to match data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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

May 12, 2021 - The picture will beco me more clear next year when the Legislature considers the state ’s 2022 ‑ 23 b udget after the SCO has published local governments ’ 2019 ‑20 financial data and clearer still when the Legislature considers the state ’s 2023 ‑ 24 b udget after the SCO has published local governments ’ 2020 ‑21 financial data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428