The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - These risks could be higher for Black and Hispanic youths because they tend to be overrepresented in annual youth arrests. Unknown What Effects Legal Counsel at This Stage Has. In our review, we did not identify robust research on the effects of providing youths with legal counsel before the waiver of Miranda rights or interrogations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

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

May 5, 2025 - That is, the administration contends that having to obtain voter approval does not negate the underlying fee authority itself. Governor ’s Position Conflicts With the Court ’s and Commission ’s Decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - These studies, known as negative declarations and environmental impact reports, can provide valuable information to decision-makers and the public and help to avoid unnecessary environmental impacts (pertaining to traffic, air and water quality, and other matters).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - One key question will be what role state programs and policies can and should play in adapting to climate change, including how they interact with local adaptation activities, and how they should be funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2019-20 Budget: What Can Be Done to Improve Local Planning for Housing?

Feb 20, 2019 - The potential of an audit with negative findings, coupled with heightened consequences for communities being out of compliance as discussed below, could encourage communities to more faithfully participate in the housing element process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

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

May 12, 2021 - First, there remains uncertainty about what costs will be eligible for FEMA reimbursement. Second, how much funding in total will be made available to states for COVID ‑19 ‑related reimbursements is unknown.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - What should the state ’s role be in helping mitigate risks to existing housing? What should the state ’s role be in encouraging community ‑level efforts to mitigate climate change impacts on housing?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

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

Feb 9, 2022 - These outstanding details concerned (1)  the funding plan, (2)  what requirements local entities would need to meet to apply for and obtain funds, and (3)  what the ultimate match requirement from local entities would be.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

Feb 14, 2022 - For instance, (1)  what were the challenges and successes in standing up some of the newer programs, such as the State Excess Sites Program and the Portfolio Reinvestment Program; (2)  what are the demonstrated  program successes and/or are there opportunities for improving these programs; (3)  are there capacity constraints that are limiting the effectiveness of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

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

Feb 21, 2019 - What Is the Rationale for Permanently Establishing HDAP? The 2017 ‑ 18 b udget appropriated funds over three years to pilot the HDAP program. Funding for HDAP remains available in 2019 ‑20. The administration should explain what experience from the pilot justifies permanently establishing HDAP in 2019 ‑20 when the initial funding still remains available for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942