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Best Use Of Taxpayer Money So Far This Week
First the good news: we’re not the only ones. Not in California, not in the U.S. Now, the bad news: the bar has been set very low. In Great Britain, taxpayers have just picked up the tab for...
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Judge Considers Salary Monitor For City Of Bell
BELL (AP) — A Southern California judge has given officials of the scandal-plagued city of Bell two weeks to submit the names of three outsiders they would allow to keep watch on how they spend...
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Accused LAUSD Teachers Paid To Sit Idly
By Serene Branson LOS ANGELES (CBS) — LAUSD teachers call it “teacher jail”. It’s where they go if they are accused of inappropriate contact or a crime. There they sit in room or even at home...
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Taxpayer Money Used To Maintain Million-Dollar Yacht
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — With the city going broke you may be surprised to find out that Los Angeles is the proud owner of a million dollar yacht and it is about to undergo hundreds of thousands of dollars...
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Caught On Tape: State Workers Drinking Beer While Earning Your Taxpayer Money
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Caltrans has suspended several veteran employees after a CBS2 undercover investigation caught them drinking alcohol while earning your taxpayer money. It comes at the same time...
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Caltrans Begins Process Of Firing 3 Employees Following CBS2 Investigation
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Caltrans has started the process to fire two supervisors, who made nearly $100,000 in taxpayer dollars last year, after a CBS2 investigation caught them drinking on the job. A...
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Taxpayers Foot The Bill For Top LA County Chief’s Commute To And From NorCal
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Taxpayers are footing the bill for a top Los Angeles County official’s more than 600-mile round-trip commute to and from his Northern California home, according to CBS2...
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Renovations On Port Of LA’s Yacht Costing More Than $1M In Public Money
SAN PEDRO (CBSLA.com) — The Port of Los Angeles has been spending more than $1 million of public money on renovating a yacht, according to CBS2 investigative reporter David Goldstein. In Feb. 2012,...
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Cost Of Renovations On Port Of LA’s Yacht Millions More Than Agency First...
SAN PEDRO (CBSLA.com) — The cost of renovations for the Port of Los Angeles’ yacht, which is used for tours of the harbor, is millions more than first reported, according to CBS2 investigative...
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CBS2 Investigation: LA Traffic Cops Caught Slacking On The Job
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles traffic officers were discovered earning taxpayer money while slacking on the job, according to CBS2 investigative reporter David Goldstein. Los Angeles...
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CBS2 Investigates: Taxpayer-Funded Luxury Cars For LA City Councilmembers
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.COM) — With the city of Los Angeles facing a $200 million deficit, we found some city councilmembers purchasing fancy cars at the expense of taxpayers. Veteran LA City Councilman...
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Local Congressman Lauds Affordable Care Act On 4th Anniversary Of Signing
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley) on Saturday lauded the 4th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. President Obama signed the...
View ArticleLA County Health Plan That Administers Medi-Cal, Obamacare Spending On Perks
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Monique Andrade, 21, of Chatsworth has cerebral palsy, is a quadriplegic and gets fed through a tube in her stomach. Her mother Claudia says she consumes four and a half cans...
View ArticleDid LA Waste Taxpayer Money On Stormwater System That Doesn’t Work?
MAR VISTA (CBSLA.com) — The city of Los Angeles is in hot water over an environmental project in Mar Vista. A CBS2 News David Goldstein investigation has revealed that the city may be forced to pay...
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Trump Kids’ Ski Vacation Incurs Over $300K In Security Costs
STUDIO CITY (CBSNEWS.com) —The annual Aspen ski vacation taken in March by President Trump’s children, Ivanka and Eric Trump, and their families, including son-in-law Jared Kushner, left taxpayers on...
View ArticleGoldstein Investigation: $17K Spent So Local Officials Could Have Day At The...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — They had a grand old time. $17 grand, in fact. In the latest David Goldstein Investigation, he finds some local officials spent $17,000 to have a day at the beach. And it was at...
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