Los Angeles' Bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

Nov 10, 2016 - Olympic Agenda 2020 resolves that the IOC will “consider as positive aspects for a bid the maximum use of existing facilities and the use of temporary and demountable venues where no long –term venue legacy need exists or can be justified. ” This resolution aims to reduce financial risk for Olympic host cities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3506

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - OSDS recognizes five categories of alleged program abuse violations: underutilization, illegal substitution, cases where both underutilization and illegal substitution occur, CUF, and certification fraud.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

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

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

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - California ’s cities and counties make most decisions about when, where, and to what extent housing will be built. Many local communities have used this authority in ways that have constrained housing development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - The regional approach created a situation where both the technical and operational design were significantly adjusted from industry ‑standard practices, introducing fragility and risk. In particular, OES asserts that the regional approach “requires a large degree of coordination between Next Generation 911 providers and strict adherence to a single set of interface rules which
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - The state currently is experiencing a budget problem where General Fund revenues already are insufficient to fund existing commitments. In this context, every dollar of new spending in the budget year comes at the expense of a previously identified priority and requires finding a commensurate level of solution somewhere within the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - We have tried to get information from some of the larger departments to better understand what types of operational changes are being implemented to achieve the identified savings. As we discuss in greater detail later, we have received limited information thus far.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2018-19 Budget: Review of Fair Political Practices Commission Budget and Workload

May 7, 2018 - FPPC also soon will be reimbursed by the City of Sacramento for a new contract with that city. The budget in 2018 ‑19 assumes that FPPC will receive $741,000 in reimbursement from its agreement with the County of San Bernardino.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3822

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - The CSU system indicates it has thousands of service-learning courses where students are able to volunteer with local organizations while receiving academi c credit. Such efforts exist at the other public higher education segments too.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015