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

Feb 20, 2019 - Format: HTML Description: As part of the 2019‑20 Governor’s Budget, the administration proposes changing state oversight of local housing decisions and proposes offering rewards to cities and counties to encourage them to plan for and approve housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3938

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

Feb 20, 2019 - In this section, we offer some ideas for improvements in long ‑term planning. We then offer comments on the Governor ’s proposal to link transportation funding to communities ’ progress toward longer ‑term housing goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

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

Feb 21, 2019 - Additionally, the administration should explain how the services offered through the WPC pilots would interact with similar housing support programs for individuals with mental illness, such as NPLH.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

Restructuring the State-Local Relationship [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 1994 - We offer modifications to the proposal to correct the weaknesses we identify. Finally, we suggest that the Legislature needs to consider the state's restructuring needs within a long-term context. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/227

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

Feb 14, 2022 - For the 2023 ‑24 augmentation, HCD plans to offer the funding in a similar matter —in conjunction with the October 2023 AHSC NOFA and, if funds remained, in the spring SuperNOFA. Awards would be anticipated in late 2023 ‑24 for AHSC and early in the 2024 ‑25 for the SuperNOFA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535

The 2014-15 Budget: Changes to a Local Infrastructure Financing Tool [Publication Details]

Mar 11, 2014 - This report (1) describes the Governor’s proposal, (2) comments on various aspects the proposal, and (3) offers recommendations for the Legislature to consider. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2970

Improving the Mandate Process [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - In this analysis, we review the administration’s proposal and offer the Legislature a similar, but more extensive, proposal that includes (1) simplifying the process for local governments to file reimbursement claims by placing greater emphasis on unit cost methodologies, (2) allowing mandate payment methodologies to be developed through negotiations between local government and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1611

Making Government Make Sense: A More Rational Structure for State and Local Government [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 1993 - We offer a model of a rational organization (or "realignment") of state, county, city, and special district responsibilities. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/156

Another Property Tax Shift? [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - If the Legislature chooses to review proposals to reduce local taxes, we offer guidelines for this process and outline an alternative budget reduction consistent with these guidelines. While this alternative also represents an undesirable intrusion into local finance, it would have fewer negative effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1093

The 2019-20 May Revision: Opportunity Zones

May 11, 2019 - Past Experience Offers Insights on Magnitude of Possible Windfalls. Past experience with New Market Tax Credits also can shed some light on how much of the proposed state Opportunity Zone benefit would be windfalls for investors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4038