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

Oct 22, 2025 - This backfill is related to a shortfall in a complex funding mechanism the state adopted in 2004 to compensate local governments for reductions in their vehicle license fee revenue. The state budget has historically covered the full amount of the shortfall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - While current state regulations require that landlords provide their tenants with heating facilities to maintain a minimum temperature of 70 degrees, there is no comparable requiremen t for cooling mechanisms to avoid exceeding any maximum threshold.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For  instance, while current state regulations require that landlords provide their tenants with heating facilities to maintain a minimum temperature of 70 degrees, there is no comparable requirement for cooling mechanisms to avoid exceeding any maximum threshold, meaning renters could be at greater risk during periods of extreme heat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575