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

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget appropriates $300  million one-time General Fund for the California Dream for All program. The program, which is administered by the California Housing Finance Agency, provides downpayment assistance to eligible first-time, first-generation homebuyers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - In the aggregate, however, the model ’s estimate of unpaid rent —$ 400  m illion due to COVID ‑ 19 —represents a very small fraction of overall rent payments in the state, which likely total more than $ 100  b illion annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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

Feb 14, 2022 - HCD  estimates that this funding would  incentivize the creation of 1,600 housing units through projects completed as a result of this proposal —400  housing units due to the 2022 ‑23 funding and 1,200  housing units due to the 2023 ‑24 funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535