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Wendy Greuel is running for Mayor to get our city back on track.

As our City Controller, Wendy Greuel is the city’s chief auditor and fiscal watchdog - and she's identified $160 million in wasteful spending, fraudulent activity, and abuse of city resources.

On the City Council, Wendy helped lead tax reform to help small businesses and focused on getting the job done on basic city services.

Wendy is a lifelong Angeleno and the only candidate for Mayor with a child in our public schools. As a deputy to Mayor Tom Bradley, Wendy was a leader in the creation of LA’s BEST, our nationally-recognized afterschool program.

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Wendy Greuel's opponents are showing a reckless disregard for the facts. If they had read Wendy's audit reports, they would know that Wendy has identified more than $160 million in wasteful spending, fraudulent activity, and abuse of city resources.

Moreover, she has performed over 80 audits, reports and investigations. And yet, time and time again the City Council, under Eric Garcetti and Jan Perry’s leadership, failed to bring some of these audits to a hearing. Millions were lost because Garcetti and Perry were asleep at the switch.

See the line-by-line breakdown of the $160 million uncovered by Wendy.

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Click on each Audit below to read a short summary of the dollars identified by your City Controller.

• Audit of Revenues and Expenses at the Los Angeles Convention Center
• Express Environmental Audit
• Follow-up on DNA Rape Kit Backlog
• Early Payments to Vendors
• Volume Discounts
• Follow-up Audit of the Department of Building & Safety’s Inspection & Code Enforcement Activities
• Neighborhood Council's Expenditures
• City Phone Lines
• Real Property Trust Fund
• SMS Controls
• Follow-up Audit of the Department of City Planning’s Case Processing Activities
• Bonnie Brae
• Citywide Fixed Assets
• Follow-up Audit of Concession Contracts at the Department of Recreation and Parks
• Review of Citywide Use of Contracts for Services
• Follow-up Audit of Energy Conservation Measures in the City
• DWP Revenue Transfer
• Follow-up Audit of Billing and Collections Practices
• Semi-Annual Follow-Up of the Controller’s Blueprint for a Comprehensive Citywide Anti-Gang Strategy
• Kishi Gross Receipts
• Review of LADOT’s Contract with Integrated Systems Research Corporation to provide an Automated Vehicle Locator System
• ARRA Performance and Financial Audit of the Department of Transportation
• ARRA Performance and Financial Audit of the Department of Public Works
• Audit of the Photo Red Light Program
• Performance Audit of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Workers’ Compensation and Subrogation Program
• LAUSD Facilities
• LAHD Special Revenue Funds
• CAO Oversight Over ARRA Processes
• Follow-up Audit on Treasurer
• ARRA Performance Evaluation of the DWP
• Audit of the Renewable Portfolio Standard Program at the DWP
• Audit of CAO’s Reported ARRA Results for the DPW and DOT
• LADOT Scofflaw Enforcement
• Audit of Citywide Cellphone Usage
• Audit of the City’s Parking Citation Process
• Audit of the City’s Parking Meter Collection Process
• Industrial, Economic and Administrative Survey of the Harbor Department
• Blueprint for Performance-based Budgeting
• LACC Parking Revenues and Expenses
• Forensic DNA Rape Kit Backlog Reduction Program (2nd Follow Up)
• DWP Purchasing Card (P-Card) Program
• Audit of the City’s Share of AB 1290 Funds
• Impact of AB 678
• HACLA Travel Policy
• Street Furniture
• ARRA Competitive Grant Funding
• Community Development Dept.
• Dept. of Animal Services
• Results of Surprise Cash Counts at Four DWP Customer Service Centers
• Review of the City's Commodity Purchasing
• Controls Over the City’s Fuel Use
• Audit of the Fiscal Operations of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission
• Comprehensive Management Review of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation
• Analysis of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Response Times
• Update to the Performance Audit of the City’s Emergency Planning Efforts and Citywide Disaster Preparedness
• Assessment of the City’s Minority, Women and Other Business Enterprise Contracting Program
• Audit of LADWP’s Contracts for Fuel Procurement and Purchased Power
• Investigation of Workers' Compensation Overpayments to Medical Care Providers
• Review of the Processes Used to Select an Inspector General for the Los Angeles Community College District
• Audit of the Training Agreement Between the LAFD and the CFFJAC
• Audit of Collection and Audit Procedures for Parking Occupancy Tax
• Report on Alleged Waste of City Resources at Rec and Parks Camping Section
• Review of Cash Handling Operations and Results of Surprise Cash Counts at the Los Angeles Department of Transportation
• Iron Mountain Contract Review
• Audit of LADWP's Construction Management Practices
• Audit of Building & Safety’s Management Controls
• Results of Surprise Cash Counts at City Parking Lots Owned by DOT, But Operated by General Services Department
• Audit of the Fiscal Operations of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
• Audit of the Department of Aging’s Fiscal and Program Operations
• Alleged Connection Between LAWA Providers
• Results of Surprise Cash Counts at GSD-Operated Parking Lots Owned by GSD and Other City Departments
• Audit of Citywide Mileage Reimbursements
• General Services
• DWP State Lobbing Funds
• City Treasury Reviews