After worker sprays water near unhoused person, L.A. city controller launches investigation

The video of an employee of a City contractor, Urban Alchemy, spraying water in the direction of an unhoused person is disturbing.Since 2021, the City has paid Urban Alchemy $14M+. We are looking into this contractor & the circumstances that led to this event.

The City Charter puts the Controller in charge of ensuring tax dollars are well spent. That includes accountability for City contractors. More unhoused people die in LA than in NYC of hypothermia. Acts of cruelty like the one in the video can be life-threatening in the winter.

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