The 2017-18 Budget: National Housing Trust Fund Staffing

Feb 23, 2017 - We suggest the Legislature ask HCD for its assessment of the likelihood of future NHTF allocations. Should future allocations appear unlikely, the Legislature could consider approving the $432,000 but not the 3 permanent positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3580

The 2019-20 Budget: Considerations for the Governor's Housing Plan

Feb 20, 2019 - Furthermore, given the conceptual nature of many of the Governor ’s housing proposals, we highlight key questions the Legislature should ask the administration as it considers the merits of the proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3941

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

Feb 21, 2019 - Given the conceptual nature of many of the Governor ’s major homelessness proposals, we highlight key questions the Legislature might want to ask the administration as it considers the merits of the requests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

The 2017-18 Budget: Local Update of Census Address Program Overview

Mar 23, 2017 - Traditionally, each household receives a questionnaire in the mail that asks a few basic questions including the number of people in the household, their names, their ages, their race/ethnicities, and whether or not the occupants of the household own or rent their home.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629

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

Feb 20, 2019 - Residents of the neighborhoods where housing is being built may push back wondering why they are being asked to accommodate growth while other residents are not. Identifying Ideal Sites for Housing Is Difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3938

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

Feb 14, 2022 - While we simultaneously continue to review the language, we suggest the Legislature ask: (1)  how would the scope of eligible recipients change; (2)  what activities could be funded through the program; (3)  what criteria would the state use to evaluate applications and make funding decisions; (4)  what steps would the state take to ensure geographic equity of awarded funds; (5)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4535