🤝HELP MAKE CITY HALL MORE ACCOUNTABLE! (In less than 10 mins!) ᯓ➤ The Controller’s Office should have an independent budget (NOT decided by Mayor & Council). An independent budget would protect us from political retaliation. YOU can help! Email your Councilmember:
🏢We ranked the TOP 100 PROBLEM RENTAL PROPERTIES in the City of LA Top 3 addresses with the most housing violation cases: 🥇636½ N Hill 🥈11700 W Wilshire 🥉6650 W Forest Lawn Look up violations for any residential address, Dec 2013 - Nov 2025: prp.lacontroller.app
TOTAL LIABILITY PAYOUTS THIS FISCAL YEAR (SO FAR): 💲$157M 💲 Police $57M Street Services $41M Sanitation $22M Transportation $6M Fire $6M Rec & Parks $4M Animal Services $3M Street Lighting $1M All other departments combined $15M #piday #piday2026
What do you notice about the City of LA's budget priorities over the past 13 years? 🤔 I'll point out one thing: the department that maintains, preserves, and enhances our roads, sidewalks, and trees has a SMALLER operating budget than it did 13 years ago! Know which one? 🛠️
New on Knock: Trump is coming for public housing. By banning mixed immigration status families from public housing, the regime wouldn’t only send homelessness skyrocketing; the rule change would dynamite the financial support for the entire system. knock-la.com/trump-is-com...
Trump is Coming for Public Housing - Knock LA
Mar Vista Gardens and other public housing projects continue to face threats as Trump's administration attempts to evict undocumented people.
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NEW 🚨 In January 2023, LAPD killed three people suffering mental health crises. In response, our Office assessed the LAPD’s Mental Evaluation Unit (MEU) & found that LAPD requires a patrol-first, armed response in mental health calls for service. Full report: bit.ly/lapdmeu
Today is a dark day for LA. The Supreme Court ruled that ICE is allowed to racially profile people. Even when this was ruled illegal in July, ICE continued indiscriminate raids in LA. We fear more kidnappings of Angelenos by the federal government.
On this day 55 years ago in 1970, more than 20,000 people, mostly Chicanos, marched through East LA to protest the Vietnam War, systemic racism, police brutality & the disproportionate number of Mexican American soldiers dying overseas. It was called the Chicano Moratorium.
What is the City of LA doing to REDUCE HARM & LIABILITY PAYOUTS? 🤔 On ABC7 to talk about our NEW AUDIT that we just launched!🔎
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Watts Uprising. The initial spark was a drunk driving arrest on August 11, 1965, but below the surface, the ensuing 6 days of civil unrest were fueled by years of neglect and alleged police abuses.
🚨 NEW AUDIT 🚨 We're auditing the City of LA's risk management practices to REDUCE HARM & LIABILITY PAYOUTS‼️ The City must do its best to manage risks before they lead to injuries, death, and the claims, litigation, & payouts that follow (a BIG reason for our budget deficit).
As the City's Accountant, we're working to calculate City related costs to protests in response to the violent ICE raids & militarization of our City. One question we've been getting asked a lot is: "HOW MUCH HAVE LA TAXPAYERS PAID IN LAPD LIABILITIES RE: PROTEST EVENTS?" 🧵
We won! The hotel has asked #ICE to leave! #Pasadena #protest #RachelMadow
🚨 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. bit.ly/ah-audit
The City of LA is SPENDING money (during a budget crisis) to STOP Venice Dell - an affordable housing project that the public wants, the City desperately needs, & that 👏 WAS 👏 ALREADY 👏 APPROVED 👏 by the City & the State. (Even a federal Judge spoke up about it 👨⚖️)
You still have time! 📞Contact your Councilmember & ask them to vote for the strongest renter protections possible! laforward.org > Resources > Find Your Reps Meanwhile, keep reading - & 🔖BOOKMARK THIS - to learn your existing renters’ rights➡️
📱NEW Map & Analysis: Over the past four years (2019-2022), LAPD has made nearly 300,000 arrests. We created a map of these arrests: https://arrests.lacontroller.io/ Select a year, then filter the map by race, Council District, LAPD Division, & type of arrest.
MEGATHREAD: Our first 6 months in office Thank you to all who attended our Virtual UPDATE! If you missed it, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/Wl5YAeHkyJs Here’s a recap of what we’ve done and what we’re working on since December (A LOT):
6 Month Update from Controller Kenneth Mejia (6/22/23) - Zoom replay
Thank you to all who attended our 6 Months In Office Virtual UPDATE live, and all of you here on YouTube watching the replay!Watch this video for the full re...
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Our transparency work on the criminalization of homelessness got the LAPD’s attention yesterday. A big question remains though: With all the funding the LAPD gets (https://budget.lacontroller.io) why didn’t they do the math on their own? 🤔 Check out our map: https://4118arrests.lacontroller.io
Jane Nguyen@janenguyen.bsky.social · 3y agoThis part 👇 The majority of 41.18 arrests (for sitting, sleeping, lying down on the sidewalk) are misdemeanors that can result in jail time. See how homelessness is criminalized in Los Angeles: https://4118arrests.lacontroller.io/
Our team created this tool to give LA & beyond a look at what criminalizing poverty means. In LA, it means that 43% of folks arrested were Black, even though they only make up 8% of our population. Our unhoused neighbors need services & homes, not discriminatory fines & jail.
LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia@controller.lacity.gov · 3y agoNEW Map & Analysis: 41.18 Arrests 4118arrests.lacontroller.io We created a map that shows details of arrests from 2012 to 2023 under LA Municipal Code 41.18, which criminalizes sitting, lying, & sleeping, or placing personal property in the public right-of-way in certain instances.
📝ANNUAL REPORT: FRAUD, WASTE, & ABUSE Today, we released the Fraud, Waste, & Abuse Annual Report 2022. Our Fraud, Waste, & Abuse (FWA) Unit works to protect your tax dollars by deterring fraud, waste, & abuse in City government. controller.lacity.gov/audits/fwa-2022
📝 What are we working on, what have we done, & what is ongoing? 🧵 The City Controller's office has close to 150 amazing staff to carry out our work as LA City's accountant, auditor, & paymaster. Here’s where we’re at after 4.5 months in office!
Big welcome to @lacontroller.bsky.social, the first LA city agency on bluesky. We hustle hard to boost transparency & accountability in areas that matter, including public safety & homelessness. Check out this thread and our data tools (https://controller.lacity.gov/data) for a taste of our work.
LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia@controller.lacity.gov · 3y ago📝 What are we working on, what have we done, & what is ongoing? 🧵 The City Controller's office has close to 150 amazing staff to carry out our work as LA City's accountant, auditor, & paymaster. Here’s where we’re at after 4.5 months in office!
According to a newly released report, LAPD were involved in 4,203 car chases from Jan. 2018 - Mar. 2023. - 38% (1,592) ended in crashes. - 25% (1,032) involved injury or death. Innocent bystanders make up 49% of those hurt or killed, including: - 9 deaths - 496 injuries
It’s budget season across the US - do you know how your city is spending your money? Here’s a striking fact: the LAPD's proposed $3.24B budget is more than 34 other City department and bureaus combined. Some include: Youth Development $3M, Community Investment for Families $35M, & Housing $334M.
The cruel murder of Jordan Neely shows the dangers that unhoused folks face every day. In L.A., over 20% of last year’s murders were of unhoused folks, who only make up 1% of our community. Black folks comprised 30% of all deaths. We have to do better. Our team built this tool to map the crisis:
Shelter Beds Occupancy | Map
Unhoused Deaths of 2022 in Los Angeles, Filtered by Race & Council District.
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Heard that there are still tons of wildflowers blooming at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Baldwin Hills and the rumors are true
