(Airdate 2/28/23) Kenneth Mejia represents the FIRST CPA as City Controller • FIRST Filipino elected official in LA • FIRST AAPI citywide elected official • FIRST POC as City Controller in over 100 years...Mejia, a 32-year-old accountant and progressive community activist, declared victory over three-term councilmember Paul Koretz at the midterm elections on Nov. 8. On this podcast Mejia talks about his bold strategy for monitoring the LAPD, animal services, homeless shelters, housing, and expenditures for every city department. He has reports pending on multiple apartments, he has already simplified and upgraded the website…Soon you'll be able to track vacancies in shelters for people experiencing houselessness on a website in real time. https://controller.lacity.gov/