The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - (A CoC is a federally required regional planning and coordination body comprising local governments, nonprofit service providers, and other member entities focused on addressing homelessness in their area.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

May 2, 2023 - Beginning with the 2020 redistricting cycle, state law now requires the supervisor districts of the County of Los Angeles to be redrawn every ten years by a 14-member independent redistricting commission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 9, 2022 - Forthcoming information from the Homelessness Landscape Assessments and improvements to HDIS could help the Legislature make better ‑informed budget decisions in future fiscal years and exercise stronger oversight over  budget actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

Feb 14, 2022 - The 2021 ‑22 budget provided HCD $300  million one ‑time ARP  fiscal relief funds for capital improvements to affordable housing developments with affordability covenants that are due to expire within five years —December 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

The 2020-21 Budget: U-Visa I-918 Form Mandate

Mar 4, 2020 - A U-Visa provides an individual with various benefits, such as the ability to legally live and work in the U.S. for four years (and potentially the ability to apply for legal status) and to petition for a U-Visa for qualifying family members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4192

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Chapter  159 of 2019 (A B  101 , Committee on Budget) requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with OPR, to develop recommendations for an improved regional housing needs allocation process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

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

Jan 24, 2020 - The legislation created two new vehicle fees: (1)  a transportation improvement fee and (2)  a road improvement fee. The transportation improvement fee went into effect on January 1, 2018 and charges vehicle owners a registration fee that ranges from $25 to $175 based on the market value of the vehicle.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Humans also are dependent on these coastal environments, both for the natural processes that they provide (such as providing protection from flooding and filtering stormwater runoff to improve water quality), as well as their recreational benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Employment Has Improved. Some borrowers who currently are in forbearance have regained employment since the pandemic began and therefore are more likely to be able to continue their payments. Although the economic rebound had slowed in recent months, the labor market has nevertheless regained 1  m illion jobs since it hit bottom in April 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

The 2020-21 Budget: Local Agency Employee Organizations, Impasse Procedures II

Mar 4, 2020 - Going forward, the annual budget process gives the Legislature the opportunity to assess whether the costs to the state are reasonable and consider the extent to which the law has improved local government labor relations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4190