Government
Dec. 16, 2008
Spin City
The dispute between the Los Angeles city attorney and the city controller might seem like inside baseball, but it is actually crucial to ensuring accountability in city government, writes Erwin Chemerinsky. - Forum Column
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
FORUM COLUMN
By Erwin Chemerinsky The dispute between City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and City Controller Laura Chick concerns a major issue of accountability in Los Angeles city government: Does the controller's authority to audit city programs include those within the offices of the mayor and the city attorney? Although this may seem a technical issue of importance only to those in City Hall, it actually is very important to ensuring accountability...
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