LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Official Account for LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia, CPA 💰City's Accountant & Auditor 🔎Transparency & Accountability http://bsky.app/profile/controller.lacity.gov
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. bit.ly/ah-audit
Happy Tuesday! The S-P🐾wt-Light for this week shines on West Valley Services Center where you can meet: Ariana G #A2194943 Wylie #A2198173 & the bonded pair Princess #A2209031 Charming#A2209039 #Adopt #LACityPets #Spawtlight #LosAngeles #Foster
Meet Sees #A2204968, our @ABC7Community #PetOfTheWeek! Sees is 1 year and 1 months old and weighs 43 lbs. She is a super friendly gal that loves cuddling and going for walks. Meet her at our West LA Animal Services Center. #LACityPets #Adopt #Foster #DogsOfLA #Dogs #LosAngeles
✨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!
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 [email protected]
🎇 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!
