The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - This is because youths can lack the capacity to weigh the long-term consequences of waiving their rights and may do so as a matter of compliance with authority. In addition, research suggests that youths are at risk for involuntary and false confessions in interrogations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

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

Feb 14, 2022 - Prior to authorizing increased funding for the activities proposed in the 2022 ‑23 budget, ensuring that the housing efforts authorized in prior budgets are operating effectively will be important. Ultimately, assessing the performance of current programs and taking stock of how prior actions collectively have moved forward the state ’s housing response could inform the Legislature ’s budget decisions in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Prior to authorizing increa sed funding for the activities proposed in the 2022 ‑23 budget, ensuring that the homelessness efforts authorized in prior budgets are operating effectively, adequately supported, and can be maintained over time will be important.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate

May 2, 2023 - After the creation of the CRC, some charter cities established independent commissions with the authority to adopt a redistricting plan independent of their city council. State law prior to 2016 did not allow counties or general la w cities to establish such independent redistricting commissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - (In California, the water boards have been delegated authority to design permits on behalf of the state.) The California Constitution does not require the state to reimburse local governments for the costs of complying with federal laws.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

The 2020-21 Budget: Local Agency Employee Organizations, Impasse Procedures II

Mar 4, 2020 - Background Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Administers State Law Authorizing Collective Bargaining for Local Governments. PERB is a quasi-judicial state agency that administers eight statutes authorizing collective bargaining for public employees in California, including the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4190

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - Recently Authorized Federal Funding For Emergency Rental Assistance. In late December 2020, the federal government authorized $ 25  b illion for emergency rental assistance. California is estimated to receive $2. 6  b illion of that funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

Post Election Manual Tally Mandate

Jan 13, 2016 - State law authorizes counties to use any kind of voting system provided the Secretary of State approves of the voting system or the system’s use is specifically authorized by law.   Secretary of State Required Manual Tallies for Certain Elections in 2008.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3327

The 2017-18 Budget: National Housing Trust Fund Staffing

Feb 23, 2017 - HCD instead could fill these staffing needs by filling 3 previously authorized but vacant positions. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3580

Property Tax Reductions to Diminish as Housing Market Improves [Publication Details]

May 5, 2014 - As a result, many property owners received temporary property tax reductions as authorized by Proposition 8 (1978). In 2013-14, 3.2 million properties—about one-quarter of all properties in California—received a temporary property tax reduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3010