The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - The reverted funds come from three sources: (1)  the Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) Program, (2)  IIG Catalytic Program, and (3)  Commercial Property Pilot Program. Savings were scored to 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding Summary Since 2021-22, the Legislature has provided a total of $900  million (General Fund) for the Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) program, with an additional $100  million in the Governor ’s budget planned for 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

Feb 14, 2022 - Specifically, these developments serve renters with incomes between 30  percent and 80  percent of the Area Median Income (AMI), with an option to serve renters with incomes up to 120  percent of AMI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - A survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows that about 30  p ercent of the 2  m illion U.S. homeowners who have exited forbearance since June continued to make their mortgage payments despite being in forbearance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - Final costs will total around $3  million (between $2.4  million and $3.7  million). Funding these mandates does not have direct out-year fiscal implications for the state. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - To assist the Legislature in its fiscal oversight role of this large and multiyear program, this post: (1) provides data on the size of the population of people experiencing homelessness in California and recent state spending on housing and homelessness; (2) describes the ERF program’s goals, funding, and reporting requirements; (3) provides an update on ERF grantee awards,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5007

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Temperature Increases and Periods of Extreme Heat As shown in Figure  2 , a moderate global emissions climate model projects increases in annual average maximum temperatures in California throughout the 21st century compared to historical baseline averages —ranging from an average of roughly 4 degrees Fahrenheit between 2035 to 2064 to roughly 6 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the last 30 years of the century.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

May 5, 2025 - We recommend the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposal and fund the mandate for three key reasons: (1)  the appellate court found that SB  231 does not apply retroactively and local governments lacked sufficient authority to raise stormwater-related fees prior to 2018, (2)  CSM determined these were state-reimbursable mandates, and (3)  local governments already incurred
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

May 12, 2021 - For example, early in the pandemic, the federal government guidance indicated they would cover 75  p ercent of eligible costs, which was later adjusted to 100  p ercent of eligible costs. At times, the state helps offset local governments ’ share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate

May 2, 2023 - Census, will grow for inflation and be incurred in 2029-30, 2030-31, and 2031-32. Governor ’s Budget Governor Funds Mandate Reimbursement Costs. On April 1, 2023, the administration submitted to the Legislature an amendment to the Governor’s 2023-24 budget proposal to include $1.2 million to reimburse the County of Los Angeles to staff and fund the Citizens Redistricting Commission during the 2020 redistricting cycle.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766