Tag Archives: Controller Laura Chick

Laura Chick Jumps into LA Politics with Criticism of City Attorney Trutanich Who Responds Sharply to Her Open Letter

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: The lawsuit between the Controller and City Attorney over authority to audit the operations of other elected officials was ultimately found to be moot by the state appellate court because by the time the trial court ruled against … Continue reading →

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Is Wendy Greuel Tough Enough to Be Mayor? Are Even Laura Chick’s Shoes Too Big for Her to Fill?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

The more things change, the more they stay the same — wannabe mayor Wendy Greuel released an audit Thursday on the lack of controls on fuel use for city cars that is little more than a rewrite of then Controller … Continue reading →

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News of Note for a Sunny Weekend…

Posted on April 3, 2009 by

Controller Laura Chick named top state watchdog City Controller Laura Chick — the one standout among LA elected officials over the last eight years — has been promoted to General, Inspector General of the State of California by Gov. Arnold … Continue reading →

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Bruno, the L.A Watchdog: Your Tax Dollars at Work, Perrier at City Hall

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

By BrunoL.A.’s Watchdog I occasionally drink from the toilet bowl so I may be biased but how stupid – and arrogant – can our public servants get?  Consider this story today from our ever-shrinking Dog Trainer: “Three years after Los … Continue reading →

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Nick vs. Wendy: The Measure B Watchdog Debate

Posted on February 20, 2009 by

Measure B contains only one safeguard against the squandering and theft of $3 billion and that’s annual audits of the DWP solar energy program by the City Controller. We know from experience after the last eight years that the only … Continue reading →

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Point/Counterpoint on Measure B: Who Do You Trust?

Posted on February 11, 2009 by

The Department of Water and Power launched the nattion’s largest solar energy initative back in 1999 under S. David Freeman but by 2002  it was exposed by City Controller Laura Chick as nothing but a fraud (solar-audit2002cover.pdf) that had wasted … Continue reading →

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L.A.’s Housing Scandal: By the Numbers

Posted on January 15, 2009 by

Once again the L.A. Weekly — target of endless whining from journalistic and ideological hacks — has penetrated the obfuscations and lip service of City Hall and shattered another myth. This time it’s the myth that city officials care so … Continue reading →

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Chick’s Bombshell: The Egg’s on Janice Hahn’s Face

Posted on December 18, 2008 by

Editor’s Note: For months City Controller Laura Chick and City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo have been engaged in a legal and political war over whether the City Charter gives her office the right to conduct performance audits of programs run by … Continue reading →

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