Kenneth Mejia

LA City controller

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A new LA City controller audit has found that less than $600 million was spent to fight homelessness in the last fiscal year.

City of LA only spent half of its $1.3 billion homelessness budget. Why?

A new LA City controller audit has found that less than $600 million was spent to fight homelessness in the last fiscal year.

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