Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Significant declines—or potential permanent extinctions—of the state’s native fish species represent not just a loss of public trust natural resources, but also impair the state’s fishing industry and economy, as well as dispossess some of California’s Native American communities of essential elements of their tribal culture.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - While state requirements presently exist or are planned for the construction of new homes and communities in areas currently designated as being at high risk of wildfire or under the state ’s responsibility for fire protection, these requirements do not cover other areas that may become high risk in the near future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - In January 2024 (the most recently available data), 187,000 people were counted as homeless —an all-time high for the state, and 36,000 (24  percent) more than were counted in January 2019. Two-thirds of those counted were unsheltered (such as people living on the street or in a park).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

Feb 9, 2022 - DSS received $805  million —$450  million federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 funds, $53  million Home ‑ and Community ‑Based Services ARPA Fund, and $302 General Fund —in 2021 ‑22 to administer the CCE program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Stakes of Interrogations Are High for Youths. Interrogations can have significant implications on outcomes for youths in the juvenile justice system. As discussed above, the information collected through an interrogation can be used to file a petition in juvenile court.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

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

Feb 14, 2022 - The 2021 ‑22 budget provided HCD $45  million one ‑time American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act fiscal relief funds to expand the state excess sites program with funding for brownfield remediation, and budget ‑related legislation to expand the state excess sites program with local government matching grants that aim to incentivize further affordable housing development on excess lands.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - The Governor ’s proposed $18.4  million for reimbursement claims represents the high end of the range of potential costs estimated by the commission, and assumes pending SCO  audit reductions ultimately are challenged and disallowed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Even before the pandemic, the high cost of housing in California placed renter households in a precarious position, particularly the 1. 5  m illion low ‑income households who paid at least half of their income toward housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312