LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
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Official Account for LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia, CPA 💰City's Accountant & Auditor 🔎Transparency & Accountability https://t.co/yKITRPK9E2
Los Angeles, CA
Joined December 2022
Our Affordable Housing audit found properties charging higher rent than allowed. Some units charged 30% higher than the rent limit!. GOOD NEWS:.The Housing Dept (LAHD) plans to implement our recommendations to better enforce rent and income limits.
🚨 NEW AUDIT: AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERSIGHT. We found:.📉Financially distressed properties.❌Income & rent limit violations.🪳Habitability issues (e.g., infestations). The City needs stronger oversight & enforcement instead of a reactive & siloed approach.
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RT @LACityPets: Happy Tuesday! The S-P🐾wt-Light for this week shines on West Valley Services Center where you can meet:. Ariana G #A2194943….
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RT @LACityPets: Meet Sees #A2204968, our @ABC7Community #PetOfTheWeek!. Sees is 1 year and 1 months old and weighs 43 lbs. She is a super f….
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Our Audit Services Division will be following up with LAHD to monitor the implementation status of these recommendations soon. Check out the full audit:.
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Furthermore, LAHD has committed to resuming its own on-site audits of affordable housing properties. It will also enhance its oversight of the external contractor it uses for monitoring affordable housing projects.
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RT @lacontroller: ✨Ranked Choice Voting✨. ✨Smaller City Council Districts✨. ✨Independent Budgeting for the Controller ✨. These are some ref….
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To see when the Charter Reform Commission is meeting, go to . The next meeting is TOMORROW (Sat 7/19 at 11AM) at CSUN.
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✨Ranked Choice Voting✨. ✨Smaller City Council Districts✨. ✨Independent Budgeting for the Controller ✨. These are some reforms to the City that YOU could vote for in 2026! .Changes like these are discussed in Charter Reform Commission meetings. Get involved!.
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Data comes from the City Attorney regarding trials conducted. They do not reflect any appeals that may be pending or resolved. 📊 Don't forget to visit our Liability Claims Dashboard using City Attorney data at:
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As the City of LA sets a RECORD in Liability Payouts for FY2025 paying $286 million (FY2024 was $255M), many have asked:. "WHY DOESN'T THE CITY TAKE CASES TO TRIAL?"🤔. Trial Outcomes:.• FY2024: lost 19 / won 11.• FY2023: lost 12 / won 3. Our dashboard:
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Affordable housing is meant to make housing accessible to everyone who can't afford housing. It's important that the City watch over it effectively. Check out our audit at
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🔎 Talking about our latest Performance Audit on the City's oversight and monitoring of our Affordable Housing stock. The City oversees about 47,000 affordable housing units but still needs over 400,000 affordable housing units to meet the needs of low-income households.
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The Misc. category makes up the rest of the departments:. • The highest payout relates to a $10.5M payout for a light falling on someone's head. • The second relates to a $7.5M payout from a shelter dog attack. CHECK OUT our liability claims dashboard:
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🥳 CONGRATULATIONS to the City of LA on setting a NEW RECORD for LIABILITY PAYOUTS! 🥳. Liability payouts get taken out of the General Fund, not from the responsible department's budget. This leads to the defunding of other City departments and is contributing to city layoffs.
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RT @lacontroller: WE'RE HIRING TWO TEMPS/INTERNS! 📢. REQUIREMENTS:.🧑💼 Accounting/AP: Accounting major or 2-years experience in Accounting/….
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Other Notes 📝. • Work up to 20 hours per week (including at City Hall two-days a week). • Up to $27.81 per hour depending on qualifications / experience. • This is a temporary gig / as-needed position.
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WE'RE HIRING TWO TEMPS/INTERNS! 📢. REQUIREMENTS:.🧑💼 Accounting/AP: Accounting major or 2-years experience in Accounting/AP. 💻 Technology (Full-Stack): Experience in, or willingness to learn, Mapbox, NextJS, Python, full stack web dev. Send resume to controller.mejia@lacity.org
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RT @lacontroller: 🎇 HAPPY FISCAL NEW YEAR!. ✅ The FY2026 budget is NOW in effect!. 💰 Here is the Operating Budget for each City Department….
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🎇 HAPPY FISCAL NEW YEAR!. ✅ The FY2026 budget is NOW in effect!. 💰 Here is the Operating Budget for each City Department (mainly payroll costs + expenses, not pensions/benefits). 😱 PS. The $187M budget for Liability Claims is more than the Operating Budget of 34 departments!
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Over 50% of Angelenos are renters. 50% of LA City renters spend over 30% of income on rent. To keep people housed, it's crucial we keep housing affordable. Check out our recent Affordable Housing Oversight audit:
🚨 NEW AUDIT: AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERSIGHT. We found:.📉Financially distressed properties.❌Income & rent limit violations.🪳Habitability issues (e.g., infestations). The City needs stronger oversight & enforcement instead of a reactive & siloed approach.
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