
Karen Bass
Controller asks Council to pay $3,043,863 to state over unpaid city use taxes
A state audit of 2013-2019 city purchases found underreported use tax; departments would repay their shares.

A state audit of 2013-2019 city purchases found underreported use tax; departments would repay their shares.

City shelters took in 48,132 animals in FY 2025 and had 75 day-shift care staff where the audit says at least 90 are needed.

Productions in Sun Valley, Valley Glen, North Hollywood and Van Nuys could film without paying city fees.

Without the transfer before June 30, money for a Cahuenga Boulevard ramp and Laurel Canyon pedestrian work would return to the Reserve Fund.