Allegations of EDD Fraud Prompt Emergency Audit
California lawmakers have approved an emergency audit of the Employment Development Department after people in several parts of the state…
State Receives Little Information on Billions Spent for Mental Health
The state spends heavily on mental health care programs under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, but state officials lack sufficient information about…
State Board Attempts to Mislead Auditors and Falsify Data
Executive at the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) “violated state law when they falsified data to deceive the State Auditor’s…
Audit Says Sweetwater School Leaders Engaged in Fraud
San Diego’s Sweetwater Union High School District is back in the news, again for mismanagement of tax dollars. Superintendent Karen…
San Jose Dismantles Shelter Shortly After Spending $1.3 Million on Repairs
Earlier this year, the city of San Jose spent more than $1.3 million repairing state-owned trailers for homeless residents, but…
San Diego Spent $30 Million to Collect Data That Isn’t Useful
More than three years after the city of San Diego spent $30 million for a project designed to collect traffic…
State Wasted $500,000 on Unused Custom-Built Boat, Auditor Finds
State Wasted $500,000 on Unused Custom-Built Boat, Auditor Finds. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife “wasted more than a…
Pet Lover’s License Plate Program Is Dogged by Mismanagement, Auditor Finds
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is mismanaging the “Pet Lover’s” specialized license plate program so badly that…
Waste, Fraud & Mismanagement: Your Tax Dollars at Work: Nine Years After Approval, Only 1 Percent of San Francisco’s Housing Units Built
Nine Years After Approval, Only 1 Percent of San Francisco’s Housing Units Built. Approximately nine years after San Francisco officials approved…