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

May 2, 2023 - Census identifies (1)  the number of people who live in the United States and (2)  where people live across the country. The census shows changes in the number of people living in a jurisdiction and collects information regarding the demographics and characteristics of those people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - The purpose of ERF is to provide competitive grants to cities, counties, and CoCs to address “critical encampment concerns ” in their communities and transition individuals to “safe and stable housing, ” with a focus on permanent housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - What Role Should the State Play in Influencing Where New Homes Are Built? Cities and counties generally decide when, where, and to what extent housing can be built within their jurisdictions. As climate risks increase, the Legislature could consider whether to make changes to the existing processes for planning for new housing to more fully and consistently consider those risks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Where possible, applicants will be encouraged to leverage funding from both CCE and BH ‑ CIP —as well as other sources —to deliver more comprehensive residential and behavioral health services to eligible populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

May 12, 2021 - While some cities actually saw growth in their sales tax revenue collections during the pandemic, most experienced declines. Of the local governments that saw a decline in sales tax collections, those that rely more heavily on sales tax revenues —meaning sales tax makes up a larger share of overall revenue sources —likely have seen larger revenue declines than those that rely on other revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - To assist the Legislature in its fiscal oversight role of this large and multiyear program, this post: (1) provides data on the size of the population of people experiencing homelessness in California and recent state spending on housing and homelessness; (2) describes the ERF program’s goals, funding, and reporting requirements; (3) provides an update on ERF grantee awards, spending, and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5007

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - However, youths have federal and state rights to remain silent, have legal counsel —typically a lawyer —present during any interrogation, and have legal counsel appointed in cases where the youth or the youth ’s family cannot afford it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - While various local revenue sources —such as local general funds and sales taxes —make up a majority of the funding for streets and roads, cities and counties also depend on federal and state funds. A major source of state funding for streets and roads is through shared revenues, which is generated from about one-third of the state ’s excise taxes on gasoline and diesel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

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

Feb 28, 2022 - In  particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether a new mandate should be repealed (permanently eliminating it or making it optional), suspended (rendering it inoperative for one year), modified, or  funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565