The Nov. 8 election for L.A. city controller between Paul Koretz and Kenneth Mejia will decide city’s top auditor.
Kenneth Mejia had a significant lead over City Councilman Paul Koretz in the race for L.A. city controller, according to initial returns fromMejia had 60.54% compared to Koretz’s 39.46% in early results, which the registrar’s office posted online late on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The initial release was composed entirely of vote-by-mail ballots received before Election Day.
The winner will replace Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin, who has held the position since 2013 and has released numerous in-depth financial reports and studies related to City Hall and city departments.Koretz, who represents City Council District 5 and whose term is up on the City Council, faces activist and accountant Mejia.
Koretz was elected to the City Council in 2009 after serving as a West Hollywood councilman and California state assemblyman. On the City Council he spearheaded programs related to climate change, neighborhood pollution and protecting tenants from eviction, and pushed for a database of housing for low-income families.the need to audit all city environmental programs and potentially replace the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which he said is “completely dysfunctional.
He has secured endorsements from a slew of current and former Los Angeles city controllers and elected officials, including, Wendy Greuel, Rick Tuttle and Ira Reiner — in addition to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla. His opponent, Mejia, earned his bachelor of science in accounting from Woodbury University and received his certified public accountant license. He worked on audits of multimillion-dollar and billion-dollar private and public companies and in 2016 joined the L.A. Tenants Union where he assisted tenants facing rent increases and evictions.
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