Independent audit finds lack of tracking in LA city homelessness spending
L.A. city officials have made it impossible to accurately track homelessness spending, in large part by outsourcing to an agency that has failed to collect accurate data on its vendors and hold them accountable, according to findings from an independent audit commissioned by a federal judge.
The problems heighten the risk of tax dollars being misspent, auditors found after reviewing $2.4 billion in city funding. The draft audit report, released Thursday by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, comes as Los Angeles City Council members weigh an overhaul of homelessness spending. Many of the problems auditors identified were at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, known as LAHSA. It’s the government agency, overseen by the city and county, that for decades L.A. mayors and council members have outsourced management of much of the city’s homelessness dollars for sheltering, feeding and serving people. Joining to discuss the audit and the latest challenges city leadership has faced. Nick Gerda, LAist correspondent, who’s been following this and more. If you have questions, call 866-893-5722 or email atcomments@laist.com.
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Is the American dream stalling out? A new book tackles this big question.
America has a mobility crisis. It is becoming harder and harder for the average American to move – move cities, move houses, or even just apartments. Moving is, as The Atlantic’s deputy executive editor says, “quintessentially American.” In his new book, Yoni Appelbaum looks into the politics, the history, and even the psychology of American mobility and examines why now, more than ever we are…stuck.
Joining me today on AirTalk is Yoni Appelbaum, deputy executive editor at The Atlantic and the author of Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity.
LA’s homegrown craft beers are as much of an art as they are a science
Los Angeles is home to almost 100 breweries, most of them small and independent brewers creating unique craft beer. Beer may get a bad rap for being a simple drink, but anyone who truly knows the beverage knows that a good brew has layers of complex flavors and aromas that make the fermentation process seem more like an art than a science. Joining us today to discuss the artistry behind L.A.’s homegrown craft beer is Ben Turkel, operations manager for Boomtown Brewery, located in DTLA's Arts District.
