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

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget package allows affordable housing developers funded by HCD to access and reinvest equity in their affordable housing projects in order to finance further investments in other affordable housing projects, subject to specified limitations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

May 5, 2025 - However, for certain property-related services —water, sewer, and refuse collection —local governments can raise fees without voter approval unless a majority of affected property owners submit written protests (majority protest).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

Feb 14, 2022 - Are One ‑Time General Fund Revenues Better Allocated to Housing Programs Without Ongoing Revenue Source? Despite its volatility, GGRF is a continuously available source of revenue for the AHSC Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Additionally, many older homes are not elevated sufficiently to protect them from flooding and were built without features—such as air conditioning, modern insulation, and air filtration—to mitigate the effects of extreme heat or outdoor wildfire smoke.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - As shown in Figure  1 , nearly 80  p ercent of households with less than $50, 000 i n annual earnings rent, whereas only 28  p ercent of households with more than $150, 000 i n annual earnings rent. As shown in Figure  2 , more than half of workers who have lost their jobs are members of lower ‑income households (less than $50, 000 i n annual earnings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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

May 30, 2025 - (In addition, some of the required activities were one time in nature and thus local governments have already completed them without cause to incur further costs.) …However, Multiple Additional Stormwater-Related Test Claims Pending at CSM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

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

Feb 9, 2022 - While some bridge resources may be necessary, whether the short‑term options proposed by the administration are most effective, especially in the context of what the state already has invested towards housing and homelessness infrastructure, is unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Without a waiver of Miranda rights, information collected through a law enforcement interrogation generally is not permissible in a court case filed against the youth. State Required Legal Counsel for Certain Arrested Youths.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Similarly, rural communities that are at greater risk of experiencing water shortages due to droughts tend to be home to large proportions of households with residents of color and who earn lower incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575