LOS ANGELES—Former City Controller Ron Galperin is joining Councilman Bob Blumenfield’s office as a special adviser, Blumenfield announced Jan. 5. Blumenfield was re-elected to his third and final term last year and was appointed chair of the council’s powerful Budget and Finance committee. Galperin, who served as controller from 2013 to 2022, will advise Blumenfield…
Former LA City Controller Galperin Joins Councilman Blumenfield’s Office
January 6, 2023
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Mark Ridley-Thomas Attorneys Strike Deal for City to Reimburse Him Following Corruption Charges, Suspension
December 22, 2022
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Attorneys of suspended Los Angeles Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who faces federal corruption charges, filed court papers Dec. 20 showing a resolution of his lawsuit against the city and then-City Controller Ron Galperin over the cancellation of his salary and benefits. After the City Council voted to reinstate Ridley-Thomas’s salary and benefits earlier this month, Ridley-Thomas…
Ridley-Thomas Sues to Restore Pay After Suspension From LA City Council
July 29, 2022
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Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas sued the city July 28 over the decision to suspend his pay and benefits following his indictment in a federal corruption case. The lawsuit names City Controller Ron Galperin and alleges that Galperin’s decision was “unauthorized, unlawful and politicized.” It seeks a ruling to strike down the decision as…
LA City Council to Speed Up Sidewalk Repair Programs
February 2, 2022
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Los Angeles moved to speed up its sidewalk repair program after the city’s controller reported only a fraction have been repaired in the six years since the city settled a $1.37 billion lawsuit with disability groups to repair sidewalks. On Feb. 2, the LA City Council unanimously approved a motion to instruct the city’s bureaus…
LA Controller Ron Galperin Announces Run For State Controller
January 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin launched his campaign Jan. 6 for state controller with an endorsement from current State Controller Betty Yee, who is leaving the position due to term limits. “I am pleased to endorse Ron Galperin for state controller,” Yee said. “As Los Angeles controller, Galperin has demanded the kind of accountability,…
Controller Audits LA’s ‘Broken’ Program for Repairing Sidewalks
November 17, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Calling Los Angeles’ program for repairing sidewalks broken like the sidewalks themselves, Controller Ron Galperin called for a comprehensive assessment of the city’s 9,000 miles of sidewalks and a program that prioritizes fixing the damaged sections instead of replacing large swaths of them on Nov. 17. “Tens of thousands of sidewalks throughout Los Angeles…
LA Controller Demands Answers for 17 Million Gallon Sewage Leak
July 20, 2021
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Commentary Los Angeles city controller Ron Galperin is demanding answers from Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment (LASAN), which waited nearly 24 hours to notify the public of a 17 million gallon sewage leak. The city’s Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant on July 11 discharged raw sewage into Santa Monica Bay, which Galperin called in his letter…
LA Controller: City Needs More Local Contracting
LOS ANGELES—The City of Los Angeles could generate millions of dollars in additional tax revenue by putting more emphasis on giving municipal contracts to local businesses, a move that would also support the city’s economy and create jobs, City Controller Ron Galperin said May 20. Galperin sent a letter to the mayor and city council,…
LA’s Tiny Home Village Offers Hope to the Homeless
March 1, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—In a fenced compound in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, sat a young woman wearing a black mask covered with gold-glitter butterflies. The compound, on Chandler Boulevard in North Hollywood, just opened in February on what used to be an overgrown, empty lot. Now, the lot is lined with 39 red, white,…
LA Controller Addresses Venice Council on City’s Homeless Problem
Supportive housing for the growing homeless population of Los Angeles is not being built fast enough to keep up with demand, despite ballot measures passed to address the problem, the city controller says. “Unfortunately what we’ve seen is, I think, a combination of neglect, a lack of focus, a lack of leadership, a lack of…
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