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

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget package authorizes the Department of Finance (DOF) to provide $8  million of the planned $500  million to HCD in 2025-26 to “prepare to administer ” Round 7. Housing-Related Budget Actions Additional Funding for California Dream for All Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

May 5, 2025 - Hold individual or regional workshops annually for specified sectors, including manufacturing, retail, construction, and landscaping industries. Create public participation opportunities when updating and implementing various plans, guidance, and fact sheets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate

May 2, 2023 - For example, the county re districting commission is required to hold seven public hearings before drafting a map. With these activities constituting state-reimbursable mandates, the state is responsible for reimbursing the County of Los Angeles for much of the costs related to its redistricting commission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Specifically, our office revised estimates for monthly nonhousing costs upward from $8, 000 p er person, per year to $12, 000 p er person, per year to reflect a higher cost of living in California. We also revised available savings downward from the original model assumption that renter households had 5  p ercent of their annual income in available savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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

Feb 9, 2022 - DSS also determined a few funding set ‑asides, such as 5  percent for tribes and 8  percent for small counties. Matching Funds. Applicants will be required to provide matching funds, with the match rate varying by the type of applicant (for example, a 10  percent match will be required for counties and cities, and a 5  percent match for tribes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

May 12, 2021 - While 25 p ercent of cities received federal funds that constituted at least 20 p ercent of 2018 ‑ 19 r evenues, 5 p ercent of cities ( 24 c ities) received federal funds that constituted only between 0. 03 p ercent and 3. 8 p ercent of 2018 ‑ 19 r evenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, a  2015   economic assessment  by the Risky Business Project estimated that if current global GHG emission trends continue, between $8 billion and $10 billion of existing property in California is likely to be underwater by 2050, with an additional $6 billion to $10 billion at risk during high tide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575