The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - Promising Idea of Providing Tax Credits for HDFC ‑Approved Projects … The Governor ’s proposed concept of automatically awarding private activity bonds and tax credits to HDFC ‑funded projects has the potential to address an important and fundamental problem in the state ’s affordable housing funding system: developers having to apply to different state entities for project funding, with no assurance that awards will be made consistently to fund projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2021-22 May Revision—Child Welfare Budget Proposals

Jun 11, 2021 - We agree it is a good idea to build in this initial oversight mechanism and would encourage the Legislature to specify any Legislative priorities be incorporated in this approval process —as well as into ongoing reporting requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4444

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - This report examines disproportionalities and disparities across California’s child welfare system in terms of income and race/ethnicity. The report provides background on the child welfare system, describes child welfare system disproportionalities and disparities, and lays out potential drivers of these inequities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - During the first year of FFPSA implementation, a county may elect to begin providing prevention services by providing written notice to DSS prior to fully completing its com prehensive prevention plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3