The 2020-21 Budget: U-Visa I-918 Form Mandate

Mar 4, 2020 - The Commission ’s decision makes reimbursable by the state costs incurred by a local government to update policies and procedures, provide training, process requests from victims, complete certification documents for approved requests, and to report to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4192

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

Mar 5, 2025 - To assist the Legislature in its fiscal oversight role of this large and multiyear program, this post: (1) provides data on the size of the population of people experiencing homelessness in California and recent state spending on housing and homelessness; (2) describes the ERF program’s goals, funding, and reporting requirements; (3) provides an update on ERF grantee awards, spending, and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5007

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

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Initial National Analysis by Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Estimated California Renters Owe $1.7   Billion in Unpaid Rent. In October 2020, researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia published a national analysis of rental debt due to COVID ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for Governor's Proposals to Address Homelessness

Feb 21, 2019 - In addition to leading the nation with the highest number of homeless individuals, California has the highest proportion ( 69  p ercent) of unsheltered homeless individuals of any state in the nation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - 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state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandates should be repealed, funded, suspended, or modified.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 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for the Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 20, 2019 - Low ‑income households can face challenges affording housing in communities across the nation. In contrast, middle ‑income households face housing affordability challenges only in a limited group of communities where insufficient supply of housing drives up costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

The 2017-18 Budget: National Housing Trust Fund Staffing

Feb 23, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: National Housing Trust Fund Staffing The 2017-18 Budget National Housing Trust Fund Staffing National Housing Trust Fund Background. In 2008, the federal government established the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) a new program to fund construction of affordable housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3580

The 2017-18 Budget: Local Update of Census Address Program Overview

Mar 23, 2017 - The Census Bureau plans to make a number of changes to the 2020 Census to keep costs roughly similar to the 2010 Census. In particular, the Census Bureau plans to try to reduce the need for door-to-door household visits by improving outreach and providing more modes for response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629

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

May 12, 2021 - Local governments that rely more heavily on TOT revenues —meaning TOT makes up a larger share of overall revenue sources —likely have seen larger revenue declines than those that rely on other revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428