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Imagine finding $80 MILLION sitting IDLE around your house that you could have been using! That’s what our office found when we looked at the City’s Special Funds for any funds that hadn’t been used for 2+ years! Read our Idle Funds Report: bit.ly/idlefunds

LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia

@controller.lacity.gov

8 Apr

Special Funds are different than the General Fund: Special Funds can only be used for specific purposes. (The General Fund can be used for anything.) Special Funds sitting idle means that there are specific purposes that the City could have been spending on but wasn’t.

LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia

@controller.lacity.gov

8 Apr

What idle funds COULD HAVE been used for: $10.9M for economic development $11.9M for community safety $9.7M for parks $7.8M for housing and homelessness. $7.1M for streets $4.3M for transportation $1.7M for fire hydrant installation & main replacement

LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia

@controller.lacity.gov

Right now, the City is facing another tough budget year. We need to make sure to use the money we already have before we dip even further into our reserves or make deeper cuts into City services.

8/4/26, 7:37 pm0 reposts12 likes

LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia

@controller.lacity.gov

8 Apr

The impact this $80 million could have if it were being used means streets could get paved, parks could get improvements, and more fire hydrants could be installed. And these services wouldn’t strain the City’s budget – it’s money the City already has. Check out the report: bit.ly/idlefunds

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