Los Angeles Government Spending

In the wake of a critical audit released last week on Los Angeles' anti-gang program, Mayor Richard Riordan on Tuesday said he intends to cut off funding to the initiative, starting in six months. On Friday, city Controller Rick Tuttle issued a scathing audit stating the L.A. Bridges program is so poorly operated that it should be shut down and overhauled.

In the wake of a critical audit released last week on Los Angeles' anti-gang program, Mayor Richard Riordan on Tuesday said he intends to cut off funding to the initiative, starting in six months. On Friday, city Controller Rick Tuttle issued a scathing audit stating the L.A. Bridges program is so poorly operated that it should be shut down and overhauled.