Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement Archives

04 Oct

City of Los Angeles Wipes Out Annual Liability Claims Budget in First Three Months of Fiscal Year

October 4, 2024
By Annie

The city of Los Angeles has surpassed its annual $87 million liability claims budget in just the third month of the new fiscal year, Ci...

06 Sep

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

San Diego Alters Contract Spending Limits by Millions Without Required Approval, Audit Finds

September 6, 2024
By Annie

San Diego’s city government altered contract spending limits by at least $15 million without required City Council approval, the city a...

19 Apr

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

San Francisco Housing Organization Spent Tax Dollars on Bonuses and Gifts for Staff, Audit Reveals

April 19, 2024
By Annie

The taxpayer-funded nonprofit HomeRise, one of San Francisco’s developers of affordable housing, misused millions in tax dollars – incl...

01 Mar

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

Group Carried Out ‘Egregious’ Scheme to Defraud Taxpayers, San Francsico City Attorney Says

March 1, 2024
By Annie

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced February 27 that city officials recently uncovered “an egregious and intentional schem...

23 Feb

California Taxes, Public Opinion Poll, Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

Poll Finds 91 Percent of Californians Believe State Government Wastes Tax Dollars

February 23, 2024
By CalTax

Asked if they think “the people in the state government waste a lot of the money we pay in taxes,” 91 percent of Californians said they...

16 Feb

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

EDD Intercepts Tax Refund From Victims of Unemployment Insurance Fraud

February 16, 2024
By Annie

The Employment Development Department, which is responsible for administering the state’s unemployment insurance benefits, recently int...

16 Jun

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

San Diego Taxpayers Paying Millions for Surveillance Equipment That Isn’t Used

September 5, 2023
By CalTax

“San Diego officials are pushing for the installation of a new streetlight surveillance system, but the old one is still putting pressure on city coffers,” the Voice of San Diego reported June 14.

02 Jun

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

San Diego Spending More Than Necessary on Infrastructure Due to Lax Vetting, Audit Finds

September 5, 2023
By CalTax

San Diego officials frequently approve taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects “prematurely and without proper vetting, which can make ...

19 May

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

State Paid Analyst $114,000 to Perform No Work During Pandemic, Auditor Reports

August 8, 2023
By CalTax

An unidentified state agency paid an analyst $114,000 in salary “to stay home and perform no work during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the st...

17 Mar

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

Author of Plagiarized Book Will Keep $1 Million in Tax Dollars From Santa Clara County

August 8, 2023
By CalTax

Despite the discovery that she plagiarized much of her writing, Jean McCorquodale will keep the $1 million given to her by Santa Clara County to write a book about the county’s history, the San Jose Mercury News reported March 13.

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