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

Oct 22, 2025 - Fee revenue is to b e deposited into a fund administered by HCD and used to fund VMT-reducing projects such as affordable housing near transit stops. 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: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Ultimately, the state would have limited recourse when it comes to funding costs incurred by local governments from activities the commission finds to be reimbursable mandates during the tim e the mandate claims were under review.
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 - As an example, some employers may continue to provide their employees additional flexibility to work remotely even after the COVID ‑ 19 e mergency subsides. These changes could affect the value of commercial property and over time lead to deceleration in local government property tax revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428