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CITY CAN’T FIND 45% OF ITEMS PURCHASED WITH TAXPAYER FUNDS

Details: Category: City News; Published on Monday, 03 May 2010 12:42; Written by Wendy Gruel's Office

CONTROLLER GREUEL RELEASES AUDIT SHOWING CITY CAN’T FIND 45% OF ITEMS PURCHASED WITH TAXPAYER FUNDSHundreds of Other Items Purchased More Than a Year Ago, Sitting Unused(Los Angeles) - City Controller Wendy Greuel released an audit today showing that various City departments could not locate hundreds of items purchased with taxpayer…

Investigation of Inappropriate Behavior by DWP Employees

Details: Category: City News; Published on Saturday, 01 May 2010 17:46; Written by Raman Raj, Chief Operating Officer DWP

DATE: April 29, 2010 As you may be aware, KCBS Channel 2 is promoting an upcoming investigative report on alleged inappropriate behavior of City Employees involving drinking, driving and other inappropriate behavior. The story involves LADWP crews and will air tonight during their 11:00 PM newscast. KCBS conducted this investigation…

Wendy Greuel: The four steps to fix L.A.'s budget problems

Details: Category: City News; Published on Saturday, 01 May 2010 17:07; Written by Wendy Gruel

A common refrain at City Hall is that city government must act more like a business, spending taxpayer dollars more efficiently and effectively. I couldn't agree more. In fact, the 4 million Angelenos are essentially shareholders in city government and are entitled to know its financial condition and how it…

MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ISSUES STATEMENT ON CITY'S FINANCIAL HEALTH

Details: Category: City News; Published on Tuesday, 06 April 2010 10:29; Written by Dianne Lawrence

April 6 2010 LOS ANGELES - Mayor Villaraigosa issued the following statement on the City's fiscal health. "Today we are facing the consequences of the City’s failure to enact the necessary rate increases with Fitch Ratings, a major credit rating agency, withdrawing the DWP's AA- bond rating, thereby costing theratepayers…

War Declared: People vs. DWP -- No Rate Hikes Without Total Transparency, Clear Plans, IBEW Givebacks

Details: Category: City News; Published on Sunday, 14 March 2010 10:18; Written by Ron Kaye

From https://ronkayela.com/2010/03/war-declared-people-vs-dwp-no.htmlIf ever there was something to go to war about in the shocking mismanagement of city affairs, it's the Department of Water & Power. It's time to put the public in charge of this renegade agency, the nation's largest municipally-owned utility.For a century, the DWP has…

CITY CONTROLLER GREUEL RELEASES CITY’S ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR 2010-2011

Details: Category: City News; Published on Tuesday, 02 March 2010 14:02; Written by From City Controller Wendy Gruells Office

City is projected to generate $141.3 million less in 2010-11 than it did in 09-10 March 2, 2010(Los Angeles) – With the City of Los Angeles facing a $212 million budget deficit, the City’s chief accountant, City Controller WendyGreuel, today, released the economic forecast for the City of Los Angeles…

LA City Council Members: Livin' Large?

Details: Category: City News; Published on Tuesday, 02 March 2010 08:44; Written by Steve Proffitt

Big Bucks The Los Angeles City Council is wrestling with a budget deficit that's more than $200 million now and expected to more than triple in the next two years. As they look at laying off workers, cutting back hours at libraries, and even selling off parks and other city…

Job Training Opportunities

Details: Category: City News; Published on Sunday, 28 February 2010 13:23; Written by From the Mayors Office

MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ANNOUNCES STIMULUS FUNDED JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AS CITY NEARS $600 MILLION IN RECOVERY ACT FUNDS (Job-seekers can get more information by calling 311 or visiting www.wib.lacity.org.) As part of the Mayor’s plan to put Angelenos back to work, grants totaling $7 million will be used to train 2,000…

And the Hits Just Keep on Coming

Details: Category: City News; Published on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 16:46; Written by From the Mayors Office

MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ANNOUNCES THE ELIMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT 56 general fund positions will be eliminated, saving the City $3.2 million LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today continued his commitment to balancing the City’s budget and announced the elimination of theEnvironmental Affairs Department (EAD) and the…

L.A. controller asks City Council to give up property sale proceeds

Details: Category: City News; Published on Tuesday, 16 February 2010 21:05; Written by Maeve Reston LA TIMES

Greuel says the money should be used to help rebuild the city's budget reserves. But Councilman Bernard Parks says it is an important funding source for community projects. With Los Angeles facing a $212-million shortfall, City Controller Wendy Greuel called on City Council members Wednesday to give up their district's…

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CITY CAN’T FIND 45% OF ITEMS PURCHASED WITH TAXPAYER FUNDS

Investigation of Inappropriate Behavior by DWP Employees

Wendy Greuel: The four steps to fix L.A.'s budget problems

MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ISSUES STATEMENT ON CITY'S FINANCIAL HEALTH

War Declared: People vs. DWP -- No Rate Hikes Without Total Transparency, Clear Plans, IBEW Givebacks

CITY CONTROLLER GREUEL RELEASES CITY’S ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR 2010-2011

LA City Council Members: Livin' Large?

Job Training Opportunities

And the Hits Just Keep on Coming

L.A. controller asks City Council to give up property sale proceeds

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