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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia

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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia

@lacontroller

Official Account for LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia, CPA 💰City's Accountant & Auditor 🔎Transparency & Accountability bsky.app/profile/contro…

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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Jan 24
Our Fraud, Waste, & Abuse (FWA) Investigation into a homeless service provider. Besides our homelessness FWA investigation, please see our other homelessness transparency and accountability efforts. Homeless Dashboard: homelessdashboard.lacontroller.app Audits: controller.lacity.gov/audits
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Jul 19, 2023
Our Office is investigating the tree trimming that occurred outside Universal Studios where workers, writers, and actors are exercising their right to picket. The trimmed trees are LA City managed street trees. (Before and after photos below)
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Jul 19, 2023
UPDATE: With cooperation from the Bureau of Street Services, we have found that no tree trimming permits have been issued over the last three years for this location outside Universal Studios. Also, the City did not issue any tree trimming permits for the latest tree trimmings.
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Jul 19, 2023
Replying to @lacontroller
Trees are essential to providing Angelenos with significant environmental and public health benefits, especially during a heatwave. Public Works’ Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA) is responsible for maintaining the City's 700,000+ trees in the public right-of-way.
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Jul 19, 2023
Replying to @lacontroller
Trees can be trimmed by a StreetsLA Urban Forestry Division (UFD) crew as part of its trim cycle, or as part of a Council District’s trimming allotment. A business can also obtain a permit to trim a tree. StreetsLA issues permits to businesses & conducts follow-up inspections.
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Jul 19, 2023
Replying to @lacontroller
Code enforcement for street trees (including the pruning or removal of trees without a permit) is the responsibility of the StreetsLA Investigation and Enforcement Division. Violations can result in code enforcement citations.
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Oct 22, 2024
As the City of LA goes broke, one of the many questions we get is: "WHERE ARE OUR TAX DOLLARS GOING?" 🤔 The City just started a new fiscal year & if you want to know how the Mayor & a majority of City Council increased or decreased departments' operational budget, see below:
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Jan 11, 2025
Seeing City officials in the press ignore the severe impacts of these budget cuts, especially the ones covering for their poor budget decisions to cut a majority of departments' budgets & even AFTER Chief Crowley told them about the impacts these cuts have had, is DISGRACEFUL.
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Jul 19, 2023
Replying to @lacontroller
Trees should be trimmed every 5 years. 🌳 Our 2019 StreetsLA audit uncovered resource constraints & lack of modern data mgmt tools that led to troubling delays in the City’s trim cycle. Trees were trimmed every 18 yrs & has since worsened to every 21 yrs.
LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Apr 17, 2023
🌳 AUDIT RELEASE: L.A. TREE TRIMMING & MAINTENANCE AUDIT - FOLLOW UP In 2019, the Controller’s Office audited the City’s street tree management program. Our audit team has conducted a follow-up, & today we released the report. firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/lacontrol…
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Jul 21, 2023
INVESTIGATION 🌳 UPDATE: StreetsLA has informed us that they are issuing a citation in the amount of $250 (first-time offense) to Universal Studios. The citation alleges a violation of trimming trees without a city permit. Outdated laws limit penalties the City can issue.
LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Jul 19, 2023
Our Office is investigating the tree trimming that occurred outside Universal Studios where workers, writers, and actors are exercising their right to picket. The trimmed trees are LA City managed street trees. (Before and after photos below)
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Jun 7, 2025
Re: Today's ICE Raids in the City of LA As City Controller, we will be formally requesting information from the LAPD to determine the financial impact these ICE raids have had in using City resources, such as the LAPD’s involvement and response to the resulting demonstrations.
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Jul 19, 2023
Replying to @lacontroller
The City of LA's Urban Forestry Division (UFD) will coordinate w/ StreetsLA’s Investigation & Enforcement Division (IED) to confirm if this case warrants the issuance of an administrative citation or hearing. If issued, the administrative citation fee starts at $250. (From BSS)
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
May 2, 2024
We are at UCLA. There is a large police presence from multiple law enforcement agencies after outside mobs attacked peaceful student protestors last night with no one protecting them. Students now face police. We urge UCLA & City leaders to protect students, not do more harm.
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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia
@lacontroller
Feb 3, 2023
📣 ANNOUNCEMENT: Auditing LAPD helicopters 📣 What is the effectiveness of LAPD helicopter operations? We’re starting an audit on this topic this month. Our plan is to release the report in late summer.
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