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: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Staff reviews the applications, scores them, and makes the awards. (Cal ICH staff administered the program through 2023-24. The state transferred program administration to HCD —also under the BCSH Agency umbrella —beginning in 2024-25.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

Feb 9, 2022 - As Cal ICH reviews applications, their scoring system prioritizes funding for applications that (1)  demonstrate a commitment to collaborate with local and state partners to resolve encampment issues; (2)  address encampments with 50 or more occupants; and (3)  reflect a diverse range of communities across the state, including rural, urban, and suburban communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Many existing homes were built to different standards than are commonplace today, making them less resilient to the effects of climate change. For example, many older homes were built with features—such as wood shake roofs, cedar siding, or single‑paned windows—that make them more vulnerable to igniting during wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding [Publication Details] The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding Format: HTML Description: The Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) program provides grants for local communities to address homeless encampments by funding housing and other services to the people living there.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5007

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Moreover, many existing structures were built to different standards than are commonplace today, making them less resilient to the effects of climate change. For instance, many older homes were built with features —such as wood shake roofs, cedar siding, or single ‑paned windows —that make them more vulnerable to igniting during wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

May 12, 2021 - Moreover, the fiscal condition of a particular city, county, or special district today is, in part, influenced by its condition prior to the pandemic. Local governments that had healthy revenues and reserves at the start of the pandemic were better positioned to weather the pandemic ’s economic effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

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

May 2, 2023 - Census identifies (1)  the number of people who live in the United States and (2)  where people live across the country. The census shows changes in the number of people living in a jurisdiction and collects information regarding the demographics and characteristics of those people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - While the state economy has experienced a modest rebound since that time, the pandemic continues to disrupt the lives of all Californians in small and large ways, from changing how we interact in our communities to the way we work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312