The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Encampment resolution is intended to be a “win/win ” both for people living in the encampment (in that they are brought inside with supports they need) and for the general public (which sees the encampment area returned to its original intended purpose, such as a park for recreation).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Matching Funds. Applicants will be required to provide matching funds, with the match rate varying by the type of applicant (for example, a 10  percent match will be required for counties and cities, and a 5  percent match for tribes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Next, we revised the model ’s assumption that half of eligible unemployed workers receive UI benefits to match state UI benefit administrative records that show that a much higher share of workers have received UI benefits during the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

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 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Given the stakes for youths who are facing potential interrogations and the relatively modest state costs, requiring local governments to provide youths with legal counsel prior to waiving their Miranda rights appears reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

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

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Similarly, rural communities that are at greater risk of experiencing water shortages due to droughts tend to be home to large proportions of households with residents of color and who earn lower incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

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

Feb 14, 2022 - The 2021 ‑22 budget provided HCD $45  million one ‑time American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act fiscal relief funds to expand the state excess sites program with funding for brownfield remediation, and budget ‑related legislation to expand the state excess sites program with local government matching grants that aim to incentivize further affordable housing development on excess lands.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535