Oakland City Auditor Says Grants For Food Access Questionable

Michael C. Houston, MPP, CIA Acting City Auditor

Audit Raises Doubts About the Effectiveness of the City of Oakland’s $500,000 and $175,000 Grants to Improve Access to Healthy Food for Its Most Vulnerable Residents. Poor management and oversight of grants to Saba Grocers Initiative and its fiscal sponsor prevented the City from ensuring taxpayer money was well spent. City Auditor Joins Zennie Abraham … Read more

Oakland Auditor Points Grant Snafu Blame At Mayor Thao

Michael C. Houston, MPP, CIA Acting City Auditor

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – The Oakland Auditor Michael Auditor Houston sent a press release on the details behind that embarrassing grant snafu of last year to Zennie62Media, Inc.. What follows is the entire contents of that release. Today, The City of Oakland Office of the City Auditor released a report summarizing its audit of … Read more

Oakland City Auditor Says Oakland Ignores Most Recommendations

Michael C. Houston, MPP, CIA Acting City Auditor

Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Oakland uses less than half of The Oakland City Auditor’s recommendations. The Office of the Oakland City Auditor, ran by Acting City Auditor Michael C. Houston, MPP, CIA, released its first ever comprehensive audit recommendation follow-up report. In reviewing all the recommendations issued over the past 10 years, Oakland City … Read more

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