Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Laura Chick was also critical of the federal government's criteria for reporting jobs. The state watchdog for federal stimulus dollars said Tuesday that state agencies should use "common sense" when describing how many new jobs the money has created. Laura Chick, California inspector general for American Recovery Act Funds, also said in a meeting with The Bee...
SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
The interim Lieutenant Governor won't be Richard Riordan, or Robert Hertzberg, or Laura Chick...or even Janice Hahn. It's state Sen. Abel Maldonado, Gov. Schwarzenegger's favorite Senate Republican. Maldonado is from...
LA Biz Observed (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
... the city can save money. On his to-do list: Thumb through all those audits by former Controller Laura Chick that have been collecting dust.
LAist (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Photo by Darren Shannon via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr This is local government at its finest, folks. Last year when then-City Countroller Laura Chick tried to audit then-City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, a lawsuit against Chick was brought forth . At issue? Chick wanted to audit the City Attorney's workers compensation program, but Delgadillo balked, throwing a lawsuit...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
... Access), GLACA (the caregivers' group) etc. NOW we know he lied to us on purpose like he did to Laura Chick on the Controller issue, always planned to throw us under the bus after he used us. THAT is even worse, speaks volumes about the "character" of this character. Check out waronme.blogspot.com especially the 10/13 post when we realized he lied on purpose to use our money and passion,...
The Swine Line (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
... stimulus dollars funding the university jobs – already has been spent. In a follow-up article , Laura Chick, the California Inspector General for overseeing stimulus funds going to the state found more problems with stimulus money that went to the California Economic Development Department. Chick said she will also look at job figures reported by the California Economic Development...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
... instructions to a T, and I came up with a number like that, I would have said, 'Whoa,' " said Laura Chick, the state's inspector general for Recovery Act funds. "Then I would have been on the phone saying, 'These numbers don't look right.' " The CSU numbers represented about one-fourth of the 110,000 jobs reportedly saved by federal stimulus funds in California. Chick...
Knowledge is Power (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... Economic Opportunity Council of San Francisco (EOCSF),” said California Inspector General Laura Chick who was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to oversee the spending of the state’s stimulus funds. The Economic Opportunity Council was due to receive $159,000 is stimulus dollars to perform weatherization projects in the community. “The CSD has deemed the...
Knowledge is Power (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... Economic Opportunity Council of San Francisco (EOCSF),” said California Inspector General Laura Chick who was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to oversee the spending of the state’s stimulus funds. The Economic Opportunity Council was due to receive $159,000 is stimulus dollars to perform weatherization projects in the community. “The CSD has deemed the...
Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Los Angeles Police Department has reduced the backlog of untested DNA evidence kits from rapes and sexual assaults by two-thirds since last fall, but City Controller Wendy Greuel cautioned Thursday that "we still have a long way to go to resolve this issue." With Police Chief-designate Charles L. Beck at her side, Greuel outlined the results of a new audit one year after former Controller Laura...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Los Angeles Police Department has reduced the backlog of untested DNA evidence kits from rapes and sexual assaults by two-thirds since last fall, but City Controller Wendy Greuel cautioned Thursday that "we still have a long way to go to resolve this issue." With Police Chief-designate Charles L. Beck at her side, Greuel outlined the results of a new audit one year after former Controller Laura...
SFist (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... impending transfer of stimulus dollars," said Arnold-appointed California Inspector General Laura Chick. "However, this issue now rests with the Federal Government to determine if the State is required to not only continue to fund this agency, but also to give it Recovery dollars. As we saw on Wall Street, there needs to be a line in the sand when it comes to inappropriately...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Gavin Newsom Legislative reform, anyone? The Senate and the Assembly's Select Committees on Improving State Government will hear today from ex-solons and current muckety-mucks on how the Legislature could alter the way it goes about its business. State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, State Inspector General Laura Chick and Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor are among those who'll talk about federal...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
The latest on California politics and governmentLegislative reforms, anyone?Today, the Senate and the Assembly's Select Committees on Improving State Government will be hearing from former legislators and current leaders on how the state might overhaul the way the Legislature goes about its business.Among the big names expected to appear: State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, State Inspector General Laura...
