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California’s state auditor, Elaine M. Howell, CPA, is charged with assessing effective and efficient administration/management of California government’s public funds, programs and operational activities.

Among the California Auditor’s latest reports:

• The California Lottery has not provided required funding to education, and the State Controller’s Office has not effectively overseen the Lottery’s performance. 2/25/2020
• The California Department of Fish and Wildlife wasted more than a half million dollars of state and federal funds when it purchased a custom-built boat in June 2017 that it cannot use for research surveys as it intended. As a result, the research boat has been largely unused for more than two years. 4/2/2020
• A California Department of Veterans Affairs care home administrator wasted nearly $38,000 by failing to ensure that staff followed state procedures to inspect a bedbug treatment oven equipment which has been inoperable since its delivery. It has deteriorated because staff left it outdoors and unprotected from the elements for more than four years. 4/2/2020
• The Pet Lover’s specialized license plate program which provides funding for subsidizing free or low-cost animal sterilization services is at risk of failure, but the agency in charge (Food and Agriculture) has not responded adequately. 3/26/2020
• Millions of children in Medi-Cal have not received required testing for lead poisoning. 1/7/2020
• The State’s financial reporting and accountability is now a high risk issue. 1/30/2020

If you have time on your hands check out the California State Auditor’s website (auditor.ca.gov). There’s a section for state employees and members of the public to report improper activity under California Whistleblower Protection Act.