An Initial Look at Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local Government Fiscal Condition

May 12, 2021 - The economic fallout of the pandemic resulted in a decline in user fees either because public health orders prevented access to services (for example, parks and recreation services) or because government orders protected users from having services shut off due to lack of payment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Like the point-in-time count, these annual numbers from HDIS also are undercounts, primarily because the HDIS data do not include people experiencing homelessness who did not access any services (and thus did not get recorded in a CoC data system) —or accessed services from a provider who is not part of a CoC (such as veterans experiencing homelessness who received services exclusively from the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - In this report, we look at how the pandemic has affected renters and homeowners and how state and federal policies have helped to stabilize household finances for both groups, preventing many households from experiencing rental evictions and mortgage delinquencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - While Chapter  616 of 2018 (S B  824 , Lara) protects homeowners from being dropped by their insurers for one year following a wildfire, over the longer term, homeowners in areas at high risk from wildfires may increasingly have difficulty getting and maintaining insurance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

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

Oct 22, 2025 - The Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation is required by July 2026 to issue initial guidance for this new program, including providing details such as the methodologies for determining the amount of the fee and estimating the anticipated reduction in VMT resulting from payment of the fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Local entities also will be required to share results from local behavioral health needs assessments (which inform which facility types they will prioritize) and how they intend for projects to advance racial equity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

Feb 14, 2022 - Across all six rounds, the projects are estimated to reduce pollutants in the air equivalent to getting about 90,000 cars off the road for one year. Typically, the program releases a NOFA in October of each year —once proceeds from that year ’s cap ‑and ‑trade auctions are known —applications are accepted through February of each year and awards are announced annually in June.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

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

May 5, 2025 - The commission estimates that, in total, local reimbursements for these activities will cost the state less than $1 million (between $459,106 and $690,409, depending on how many final local reimbursement claims ultimately are submitted).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - The consultation is prohibited from being waived and must occur in person, by telephone, or by video conference. Exempted from this requirement are interrogations by probation officers in their normal duties an d questioning necessary to protect life or property from an imminent threat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing [Publication Details]

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