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

Feb 21, 2019 - Supportive housing also typically takes years to site and build. Balancing out the higher costs and long implementation time is the fact that recipients of these programs are less likely to fall back into homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3942

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - The Legislature also will want to think about steps the state can take—and avoid taking—to ensure it does not exacerbate climate impacts, as well as how to prioritize across its various climate response priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Conclusion California has made notable progress in its engagement and development of partnerships with local governments since 2018 ‑19 when the state began taking a more active role in addressing homelessness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

Oct 22, 2025 - This planned funding will represent Round 7 of the initiative, which provides flexible monies to local governments and continuums of care for homelessness-related services. With this funding, General Fund support for HHAP since 2019-20 will total about $5  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides up to 12 m onths of loan forbearance for borrowers who have been affected by COVID ‑19. Mortgage payments are not made during forbearance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - What actions should the state take to respond to climate change impacts on the residential insurance market? How should the state address disproportionate risks and costs faced by low ‑income residents?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Allowable uses of the funds include outreach to people living in the identified encampments; housing navigators and other case managers to connect people with housing, health care, and other services they may need; improvements to and expansion of emergency shelters and other short-term housing; and delivery of permanent housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

Understanding Your Property Tax Bill - The 1 Percent Tax—Where Does Your Money Go? [Video]

This animation summarizes the major steps county auditors take to distribute this money.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=96&videoId=144

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

May 5, 2025 - Typically, the process for determining whether a law or regulation is a state-reimbursable mandate takes several years. State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified by the C ommission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

Mar 23, 2017 - The Census Bureau takes many steps to keep this list up to date, including incorporating new information from the U.S. Postal Service and using satellite imagery and other geographic information systems to identify areas of development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3629