Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement
10
Feb
The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in San Francisco spent $350,000 on a homeless outreach program that resulted in one confirmed ...
27
Jan
‘Free’ Toilet Will Cost San Francisco Taxpayers $1 Million
“In the ongoing saga of the $1.7 million toilet once planned for the Noe Valley Town Square, there’s some good news and some news that will turn your stomach,” San Francisco Chronicle columnist Heather Knight wrote January 21.
13
Jan
Glenn County Courts at ‘Significant Risk of Inappropriate Use of Public Funds,’ Auditor Finds
Glenn County’s court system has “multiple weaknesses and a lack of safeguards” in its oversight of purchases and payments, “putting the court at significant risk of inappropriate use of public funds,” the state auditor reported January 12.
02
Dec
Golden Gate Bridge Addition Is $255 Million Over Budget, Five Years Behind Schedule
A $145 million project to add a suicide-preventing net to the Golden Gate Bridge is running five years late and the cost is now expecte...
04
Nov
Sacramento City Manager Will Make $182,000 More Than Governor
The Sacramento City Council voted 8-1 this week to increase City Manager Howard Chan’s base salary from $372,700 to $400,652 – a 7.5 pe...
21
Oct
State Spending $1.7 Million for One Toilet in San Francisco
A press conference to announce a “state budget win” for construction of a public restroom in San Francisco was abruptly canceled Octobe...
30
Sep
Fresno to Spend $600,000 on ‘Voter Education’ for Measures Supported by City Council
The Fresno City Council voted September 29 to spend $600,000 on “voter education” materials for two November ballot measures, including a sales tax increase measure.
09
Sep
California Spent Eight Times More Than Other States, Per Capita, to Conduct Census
California spent $4.75 per capita to conduct the 2020 census, compared to an average of 55 cents per capita in the other states with si...
13
May
Medi-Cal Paid $17.6 Million in Fraudulent Charges to Nonprofit
The state’s Medi-Cal system paid $17.6 million to a Long Beach nonprofit that fraudulently obtained the money by submitting phony claim...
22
Apr
San Francisco Spent $250,000 on Database That Hasn’t Been Used
San Francisco spent $250,000 to develop a database intended to track the performance of contractors on city construction projects, but ...