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LA officials approved millions to ‘High-Risk’ nonprofit. Its leader is charged with pocketing $10M
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk Nick Gerda , as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· August 26, 2026
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Tents that shelter unhoused people line the sidewalk along Fifth Street in downtown Los Angeles. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via / Los Angeles Times) Top L.A. homeless service executives approved at least $3.5 million in taxpayer contracts to a nonprofit even after their agency’s c...
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What is this story about? Tents that shelter unhoused people line the sidewalk along Fifth Street in downtown Los Angeles. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via / Los Angeles Times) Top L.A. homeless service executives approved at least $3.5 million in taxpayer contracts to a nonprofit even after their agency’s c...
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