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

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - In addition to episodic disruptions, some of the most affected industries and regions may need to make long ‑term adjustments to remain viable, forcing some workers to relocate, train to adopt new industry practices, or shift to new types of work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

May 30, 2025 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified by CSM as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandate should be repealed (permanently
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

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

May 5, 2025 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified by the C ommission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandate should be repealed
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified b y the Commission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandates should be repealed, funded, suspended, or modified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

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

May 2, 2023 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified b y the Commission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandates should be repealed, funded, suspended, or modified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Climate Change Will Affect Where New Housing Should Be Built. In recent years, much of the new housing construction in the state has occurred in areas that are at significant risk of the effects of climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

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

Feb 28, 2022 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified by the commission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In  particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether a new mandate should be repealed
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

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

Feb 14, 2022 - Adaptive Reuse Governor ’s 2022 ‑23 Budget Proposal Establishes New, Temporary Adaptive Reuse Program. The budget proposes $50  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23, and $50  million in 2023 ‑24, for a new adaptive reuse incentive grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

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

Feb 9, 2022 - We suggest the Legislature consider the trade‑offs between pursuing the bridge proposal, given the time and resources required to implement a new program of this scale and supporting existing services and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521