This is the second time the City has opted for an expensive outside vendor instead of using our Office.

While cost of living continues to rise in LA pushing more ppl into homelessness, and future homelessness funds are at risk, the City spends money it does not have on outside contractors.

How much is the City of LA considering paying for an outside monitor on local homeless efforts instead of having our Office do it for FREE? 🤔

AT LEAST $560,000 OR $800 PER HOUR FOR 700 HOURS (MAX) OF WORK!

This diverts funds from essential services during financial hardship.

City of LA Budget Bar Chart for FY2026: $14,103,321,315 Department Total Budget Police ($3.3B) $3,334,843,027 Other Special Purpose Funds ($2.4B) $2,452,470,518 Fire ($1.4B) $1,396,693,759 Sanitation ($1.1B3) $1,121,999,501 Capital & Tech Improvements ($866M) $866,227,931 Wastewater Special Purpose Fund $479,457,124 Recreation and Park $419,825,192 Street Services $391,052,697 Transportation $369,817,004 Library $349,13,080 rop. A Local Transit Assist. Fund $312,258,198 Housing $301,936,599 City Attorney $292,799,228 Building and Safety $232,939,087 Engineering $197,743,486 Other Agencies $170,834,954 Unappropriated Balance $125,000,000 Bond Redemption and Interest $115,168,623 Mayor $108,740,199 City Planning $106,995,489 Finance $93,915,591 Street Lighting $91,482,560 Council $86,483,681 Contract Administration $71,698,880 Controller $66,880,423 City Administrative Officer $62,106,675 Community Investment for Families $55,494,011

"Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value" 🔎

The City of LA's Adopted Budget for FY2026 is now up on our website: controller.lacity.gov/budgets

See the bar chart to see where your tax dollars ($14,103,321,315) are budgeted to be spent! 💰

Se pregunta qué está haciendo la ciudad en respuesta a las redadas de ICE?

Hemos creado un registro que mantiene todas las acciones legislativas por parte de nuestro gobierno municipal relacionadas con ICE.

immigration.lacontroller.app

Wondering what the City of LA is doing in response to ICE raids?

We made a tool that makes it easy for you to keep track of all ICE-related legislative actions by the City.

immigration.lacontroller.app

Being City Controller comes with inherent difficulties. This is why WE NEED Charter Reform‼️

Visit bit.ly/lacontroller-charter to read our Charter Reform recommendations AND also join the virtual meeting for the upcoming September 29 Charter Reform Commission meeting at 5pm.

More than ever, we need financially responsible and politically courageous leaders to join us in City Hall.

If you want a City Attorney who will fight for the people of Los Angeles, Marissa is our choice for City Attorney!

photo of Marissa Roy and Kenneth Mejia with their respective logos beneath them text reads: Kenneth Mejia endorses Marissa Roy for Los Angeles City Attorney

✅ ENDORSEMENT: We’re PROUD to endorse @marissaroyla.bsky.social for CITY ATTORNEY!

Marissa will:
-Empower the Controller’s Office to be the independent watchdog it ought to be
-Address skyrocketing liabilities
-Scale up impact litigation to fight for workers, tenants, immigrants, climate justice

The City of LA spent MILLIONS to avoid transparency and accountability by my Office and is going to do it again to have an outside monitor keep an eye on the city's homelessness spending and efforts! 🤯

BTW 🔎 Check out our homelessness dashboard at homelessdashboard.lacontroller.app

You all asked for it, so we're here to bring you that FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY! 💰🔍

Watch this quick three minute video on HOW TO USE our homelessness dashboard and also hear about some of the difficulties we're facing keeping this updated.

Visit homelessdashboard.lacontroller.app

graphic with pink balloons and confetti and a picture of Jane (campaign manager) with Killa the corgi. text reads “mejia fundraiser + jane’s bday party. help us celebrate our campaign manager’s bday! sat, sept 27, 8-11pm, address upon rsvp: bit.ly/mejiaparty Paid for by Mejia for City Controller 2026. 1001 Wilshire Blvd #100, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Funding details at ethics.lacity.gov”

You’re invited to our campaign’s first fundraiser/our campaign manager’s birthday party! 🥳

RSVP at bit.ly/mejiaparty

JOB'S NOT FINISHED‼️

Please donate to our grassroots campaign at mejiaforcontroller.com/donate, we will be up against big money and the entire political establishment who want to return us to the status-quo and a less transparent and accountable City Hall!

Today, City Council voted 11-2 to approve the Convention Center expansion.

This will cost us an additional $104 million each year for the next 30 years. ($104 million = 900 City jobs)

The City of LA NEEDS to fundamentally change the way it handles its finances.

Please consider donating in celebration of our campaign manager's birthday and re-election! We will be up against big money again, so your support is crucial! Mejiaforcontroller.com/donate

graphic with pink balloons and confetti and a picture of Jane (campaign manager) with Killa the corgi. text reads “mejia fundraiser + jane’s bday party. help us celebrate our campaign manager’s bday! sat, sept 27, 8-11pm, address upon rsvp: bit.ly/mejiaparty Paid for by Mejia for City Controller 2026. 1001 Wilshire Blvd #100, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Funding details at ethics.lacity.gov”

You’re invited to our campaign’s first fundraiser/our campaign manager’s birthday party! 🥳

RSVP at bit.ly/mejiaparty

screenshot of LA Times Veteran politician to challenge Kenneth Mejia for L.A. city controller "We are humbled that the political establishment has recruited one of their friends to run against us because it means that we are effective at doing our job as City Controller. I was never 'urged' by other politicians to run for City Controller; I ran because I wanted to serve the people of L.A. and fix a broken City Hall," Mejia said

🚨 IT'S ON 🚨

The political establishment has recruited one of their friends to run for City Controller.

We are going to need your help to remain as your City Controller and watchdog over your tax dollars.

Donate at mejiaforcontroller.com/donate

Thank you!!! 🐶

Trying the hands-in challenge with our watchdogs! 🐾🐶

If you’re in, we need your help! Donate at mejiaforcontroller.com/donate

If you live in the City of LA, your donations get matched SIX TIMES, up to $257.

A screenshot from the LA Times article headline that says “Supreme Court upholds ‘roving patrols’ for immigration stops in Los Angeles. Below the text is a photo of masked men in Border patrol facing the camera and walking

Today is a dark day for LA.

The Supreme Court ruled that ICE is allowed to racially profile people. Even when this was ruled illegal in July, ICE continued indiscriminate raids in LA.

We fear more kidnappings of Angelenos by the federal government.

aw thank you, Lex!!

we gotta get you a new bumper sticker 😭

Thank you for your support!!

Thank you so much!! 🙌

If you live in the City of LA, your donations get matched SIX TIMES, up to $257.

So a $100 donation = $600 additional for us or a $257 donation = $1,542 additional for us!

(BTW! The FIRST person who donates a max $1,800 donation gets a special gift!)

mejiaforcontroller.com/donate

Photo of Kenneth Mejia standing in the middle of the street with the Downtown Los Angeles Skyline of Buildings in the background during the sunset. Kenneth has his arms crossed and is ready to run for re-election for LA City Controller

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

It’s the honor of my life to serve as your Los Angeles City Controller. I’m proud to announce that I am running for re-election. 

Help us continue the fight to keep City Hall transparent and accountable!

DONATE at mejiaforcontroller.com/donate
VOTE on June 2, 2026