Kenneth Mejia a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and housing justice activist born and raised in LA. He is a member of the LA Tenants Union to organize and fight alongside tenants experiencing immoral rent increases, unjust evictions, and uninhabitable living conditions. The tenants had great victories over the years, such as organizing the largest rent strike in LA’s Westlake neighborhood. Here the 31-year-old shares why he chose to run for Controller - the guardian of the city’s purse strings - and how his progressive politics + auditing skills will add up to accountability.