The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - Housing-Related Spending Actions Below, we provide a brief summary of some of these key housing-related augmentations. Incentives and Support to Increase Housing Development Continues State Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Housing Support Program Expansion. The budget includes $190  million General Fund in both 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 to expand the existing CalWORKs Housing Support program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - Figure 1 Major Discretionary Housing and Homelessness Spending (In Millions) Department of Housing and Community Development Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program $1,100 Foreclosure Intervention Housing Preservation Program 83 State Excess Sites Local Government Matching Grant Program 75 Manufactured
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization Summary In this post, we provide background on state agencies in California government in general; the Business, Consumer Services and Housing (BCSH) Agency in particular; and the process for reorganizing state government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - DRE is within the Business, Consumer Ser vices, and Housing (BCSH) agency. It is responsible for issuing licenses as well as more broadly regulating California ’s real estate and mortgage lending professionals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - (Please see our post, The 2025-26 Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness, and Local Government for more detail on the CEQA changes.) Final Year of Funding for California Education Learning Lab. The budget package includes a final year of funding totaling $5.5  million from the General Fund for the California Education Learning Lab, with the intention to eliminate the program beginning in 2026-27 (which will achieve $4  million in ongoing savings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018. The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 (Proposition  1) authorized $4  billion in general obligation bonds for various housing programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Prior to program participation, about one-third of LA:RISE participants had no job in the past five years, one-third were CalFresh recipients, under one-third had stable housing, and over half had been previously arrest ed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - These funds, which OES limits to emergency events that meet certain criteria (such as lasting more than 12 hours), may be used to pay for responding officer overtime, housing, and other specified costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing [Publication Details]

Aug 17, 2023 - Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4790