LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia

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

Si el dueño de tu vivienda te ofreciera dinero para mudarte, lo aceptarías?

Nuestro último análisis de efectivo por llaves (Ene 2019- Sep 2026), muestra que el pago promedio es de $25,455.

Los vecindarios más afectados son Koreatown, Mid- Wilshire, Echo Park y South LA

If your landlord offered you cash to move out, would you take it?

According to our latest Cash for Keys analysis (Jan 2019 - Sep 2026), the avg buyout amount is $25,455.

The most impacted neighborhoods are Koreatown, Mid-Wilshire, Echo Park, & South LA.

cashforkeys.lacontroller.app

Between FY 2020 and FY 2025, the City paid out $1.03 billion in liability payouts, largely related to preventable incidents like injuries from broken sidewalks, dangerous conditions, and vehicle accidents and excessive use of force by police officers.

bit.ly/riskauditreport

NEW AUDIT‼️Controller Mejia's Office finds that NO ONE is effectively looking after the City's risk management practices, leading to skyrocketing liability payouts 💰

AUDIT: bit.ly/riskauditreport
WHITE PAPER with alternative risk financing methods: bit.ly/riskfinance