Money Madness

L.A. can't seem to find its own money:

Many of the problems identified were at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, known as LAHSA. The auditors said the agency's paper trail was so poor that tracking the $2.5 billion spent last year was nearly impossible. "It is an actual infrastructure disaster," Mitchell said. "The truth is everybody is in charge and nobody is in charge. There are no checks and balances." The office of LA County Supervisor Linsey Horvath called for accountability, results and an end to this "nightmare." "This audit is another reminder of what we already know - the current homelessness services system is broken," she said in a statement. "We need accountability and results right now, which is why I'm proceeding with the creation of a consolidated County department that will end this nightmare." The president of the Downtown LA Neighborhood Council believes there are other record-keeping problems. "Even the homeless count is not accurate," Claudia Olviveira said. "Nothing is accurate and based on data."

It's fake all the way down...