Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Many existing homes were built to different standards than are commonplace today, making them less resilient to the effects of climate change. For example, many older homes were built with features—such as wood shake roofs, cedar siding, or single‑paned windows—that make them more vulnerable to igniting during wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Moreover, many existing structures were built to different standards than are commonplace today, making them less resilient to the effects of climate change. For instance, many older homes were built with features —such as wood shake roofs, cedar siding, or single ‑paned windows —that make them more vulnerable to igniting during wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

May 12, 2021 - Moreover, the fiscal condition of a particular city, county, or special district today is, in part, influenced by its condition prior to the pandemic. Local governments that had healthy revenues and reserves at the start of the pandemic were better positioned to weather the pandemic ’s economic effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4428

The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding

Mar 5, 2025 - Two-thirds of those counted were unsheltered (such as people living on the street or in a park). (The other one-third were identified as “sheltered homeless, ” meaning they were spending the night in an emergency shelter or other temporary housing.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5007

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

Oct 22, 2025 - The purpose of ERF is to help local communities address homeless encampments by funding housing and other services to the people living there.  In addition, Chapter  22 of 2025 (AB  130, Committee on Budget) changes grantees ’ expenditure deadline from two fiscal years after the appropriation of funds to two fiscal years after the awarding of funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

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

Mar 5, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding [Publication Details] The 2025-26 Budget: Oversight of Encampment Resolution Funding Format: HTML Description: The Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) program provides grants for local communities to address homeless encampments by funding housing and other services to the people living there.
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The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 9, 2022 - Specifically, the program is intended to fund local demonstration projects that (1)  address the immediate crisis of experiencing unsheltered homelessness in encampments, (2)  position people living in encampments onto paths to safe and stable housing, and (3)  result in sustainable restoration of public spaces to their intended uses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

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

How Has COVID-19 Affected Renters and Homeowners?

Jan 19, 2021 - While the state economy has experienced a modest rebound since that time, the pandemic continues to disrupt the lives of all Californians in small and large ways, from changing how we interact in our communities to the way we work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4312

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government [Publication Details]

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