L.A. city officials have made it impossible to accurately track homelessness spending, in large part by outsourcing to an agency that has failed to collect accurate data on its vendors and hold them accountable, according to findings from an independent audit commissioned by a federal judge.
The problems heighten the risk of tax dollars being misspent, auditors found after reviewing $2.4 billion in city funding.
The draft audit report , released Thursday by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, comes as Los Angeles City Council members weigh an overhaul of homelessness spending …