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Taxpayer Money

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Taxpayers Foot The Bill For Top LA County Chief’s Commute To And From NorCal

Taxpayers are footing the bill for a top Los Angeles County official’s more than 600-mile round-trip commute to and from his Northern California home, according to CBS2 investigative reporter David Goldstein.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/22

CalTrans Drinking Investigation

Caltrans Begins Process Of Firing 3 Employees Following CBS2 Investigation

Caltrans has started the process to fire two supervisors, who made nearly $100,000 in taxpayer dollars last year, after a CBS2 investigation caught them drinking on the job. A third employee was also facing termination.

2012/05/29

CalTrans Drinking Investigation

Caught On Tape: State Workers Drinking Beer While Earning Your Taxpayer Money

Caltrans has suspended several veteran employees after a CBS2 undercover investigation caught them drinking alcohol while earning your taxpayer money.

2012/05/18

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Taxpayer Money Used To Maintain Million-Dollar Yacht

With the city going broke you may be surprised to find out that Los Angeles is the proud owner of a million dollar yacht and it is about to undergo hundreds of thousands of dollars in renovations at taxpayer expense.

2012/02/06

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Accused LAUSD Teachers Paid To Sit Idly

LAUSD teachers call it “teacher jail”. It is where they go if they are accused of inappropriate contact or a crime. There they sit in room or even at home continuing to get paid, while they wait for their accusations to be resolve. Our investigation found that it is costing taxpayers millions of dollars.

2011/05/02

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Judge Considers Salary Monitor For City Of Bell

A Southern California judge has given officials of the scandal-plagued city of Bell two weeks to submit the names of three outsiders they would allow to keep watch on how they spend taxpayers’ money.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2010/11/23

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Best Use Of Taxpayer Money So Far This Week

First the good news: we’re not the only ones. Not in California, not in the U.S. Now, the bad news: the bar has been set very low.

2010/08/28

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