Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Specifically, when a local emergency is declared by a city, county, or city/county governing body, CESA requires the emergency to be reviewed every 60 days by the governing body until the local emergency is terminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Figure 4 Nearly 500 FFA Grant Applications Totaling More Than $4.5 Billion Applicants Estimated Total Project Costs (In Millions) Total Funding Amount Requested (In Millions) Percent of Total Funding Amount Requested a AT &T Gateway Cities Council of Governments 1 The City of Huntington Park 1 $7,041 $4,550 a The percentages of total funding amount requested may
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

Update on Los Angeles’ Bid for the 2024 Olympics

Mar 23, 2017 - The city and bid organizers also agreed that LA  2024 would —if the IOC picks Los  Angeles to host the 2024 Games —purchase an apparently unprecedented set of insurance policies to cover certain financial risks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3622

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - A metropolitan area is an area that has a city with at least 50,000 residents. A micropolitan area is one that has a city with 10,000 to 50,000 residents. A small town has more than 2,500 residents but fewer than 10,000 residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - The 2022-23 budget provides $500  million General Fund one time to establish the California Dream for All Program to help first-time homebuyers purchase a home. Specifically, the program assists low- and moderate-income homebuyers in the purchase of owner-occupied homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Different cities and counties began their programs at varying times, but all are currently scheduled to end by May 2024 when the existing funds run out. CA Volunteers allocated 80  percent of the $185  million to the largest 13 cities in the state using a population ‑based formula ($148  million), and granted 19  percent on a competitive basis to 14 other cities and counties ($35  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - Local governments in California —cities , counties, schools, and special districts —levy property taxes on property owners based on the value of their property. Property taxes are a major revenue source for local governments, raising nearly $60  billion annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - Cities. $336  million to cities with populations over 300,000 based on each city ’s share of the 2019 point-in-time homelessness count for the CoC in their region. Requires HCFC to allocate no more that 45  percent of this allocation to a single city.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

The 2017-18 Budget: Considering the State's Role in Elections

Mar 30, 2017 - Cities, special districts, and schools pay for a share of elections costs as well. Often, these local governments reimburse the county based on the proportion of the ballot dedicated to the local governments ’ candidates and issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3634

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575