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

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget provides $2.4  million one-time General Fund for the Civil Right Department ’s California vs. Hate initiative. California vs. Hate is a non-emergency hotline and online portal that allows state residents to report hate crimes and hate incidents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - This includes 32 pending test claims and 4 additional claims for which CSM has already identified state-reimbursable mandated activities but has not yet developed cost estimates. Each test claim submitted to CSM is different and has to be considered individually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

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

May 5, 2025 - …However, Multiple Additional Stormwater-Related Test Claims Pending at the Commission. Each test claim submitted to CSM is different and has to be considered individually. However, if CSM was to determine that each of the currently pending stormwater-related test claims constituted state-reimbursable mandates for costs incurred before 2018, the state could face greater costs to reimburse local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Multiple Additional Stormwater ‑Related Test Claims Pending at the Commission. While not directly linked to this mandate, the commission has 37 pending test claims related to other stormwater permits issued by the state water boards dating back to 2009.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

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

May 12, 2021 - First, there remains uncertainty about what costs will be eligible for FEMA reimbursement. Second, how much funding in total will be made available to states for COVID ‑19 ‑related reimbursements is unknown.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

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

May 2, 2023 - Given that this is the first time the independent commission drew new boundaries and the process occurs every ten years, the Legislature has an opportunity to evaluate the requirements under Chapter  781 and determine whether those requirements led to more representative districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - According to the survey, 80  p ercent of these borrowers requested forbearance during the first months of the pandemic. Could Delinquencies Increase Going Forward? The federal 12 ‑month forbearance guarantee will lapse this spring for borrowers who requested assistance during the first months of the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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

Feb 9, 2022 - While the HDIS system is now operational, Cal ICH indicates they will spend the first half of 2022 working to establish systemwide performance measures that will help the state and local jurisdictions better assess their progress toward preventing, reducing, and ending homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

Feb 14, 2022 - Depending on when applications were received, awards could be announced as soon as July  2023 and would continue on a flow basis until the open application period ends or the amount available has been awarded, whichever occurs  first.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - One recent study conducted by First Street Foundation suggests that by 2050, 1.5 million properties in California will face “substantial risk” of flooding, representing an increase of 60,000 compared to the number of properties currently meeting that characterization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575