Home building and downpayment assistance. [Ballot]

Oct 6, 2025 - California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA). CalHFA is a state entity that administers programs designed to assist low- and moderate-income Californians in renting and buying homes. CalHFA ’s multifamily division helps pay for affordable rental housing through partnerships with local governments and developers, while its single-family division provides various
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-013

Eligibility for elective office. [Ballot]

Oct 7, 2025 - House of Representatives apportioned to California, the Assembly, the Senate, and the Board of Equalization. Although it is rare for redistricting to occur sooner than every ten years, voters will consider new congressional district maps proposed by the Legislature in a special election on November 4, 2025 (Proposition  50).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-015

Proposition 5 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Similarly, renters in California typically pay about 50  percent more for housing than renters in other states. Local Programs Help Pay for Housing. Some programs help low-income Californians afford housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=5&year=2024

Proposition 33 [Ballot]

Nov 5, 2024 - Rent is high in California because the state does not have enough housing for everyone who wants to live here. People who want to live here must compete with other renters for housing, which increases rents.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=33&year=2024

Proposition 1 [Ballot]

Mar 5, 2024 - Housing. Proposition  1 would give $2  billion to the state program that gives money to local governments to turn hotels, motels, and other buildings into housing and construct new housing. Local governments would get either grants or loans from the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=1&year=2024

Homeownership affordability. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2023 - Additionally, fewer lawsuits could allow for housing to be built more quickly. Furthermore, lower development fees on new housing could make more housing projects feasible for developers. Other Economic Effects.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-025

Local land use planning and zoning. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - In addition, recent housing legislation requires, in some limited cases, local governments to streamline housing approvals and build more dense housing. This legislation declares that ensuring access to affordable housing is a matter of statewide concern and not a local affair.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-011

Local rent control laws. [Ballot]

Feb 10, 2023 - Background Rental Housing Is Expensive in California.  Renters in California typically pay 50  percent more for housing than renters in other states. In some parts of the state, rent costs are more than double the national average.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-008

Affordable housing bonds. [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2022 - Affordable housing bonds. [Ballot] Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9005, we have reviewed the proposed constitutional Housing Affordability and Financial Accountability Act of 2022 initiative (A.G.  
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-040

Local land use. [Ballot]

Oct 15, 2021 - In addition, recent housing legislation requires, in some limited cases, loca l governments to streamline housing approvals and build more dense housing. This legislation declares that ensuring access to affordable housing is a matter of statewide concern and not a local affair.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-016