LA Controller: “If I audit and they don’t like it, they cut my staff.” He lost 27 positions last year.

Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia “I am the city’s accountant, auditor, and paymaster” overseeing $35 billion in spending

🚨 He says if he performs an audit to provide transparency and California Democrats don’t like his findings, they cut his staff. Last year they cut his staff by 27 positions

“if I do an audit, if I provide transparency and it’s something that they don’t like, I could face retaliation and budget cuts just like what I faced last fiscal year, where I lost 27 positions or 15% of my entire staff positions.”

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