The 10-agency South Orange County Wastewater Authority (SOCWA) is undergoing a state audit after financial discrepancies were found over the last three fiscal years, it clashed with a member agency that provides nearly half its budget and it faces an ongoing lawsuit.
Tag: California state auditor
Posted inIrvine
State Levels Heavy Criticism on Irvine’s Great Park Audit
The city’s high-profile and controversial forensic audit of the Great Park was plagued by poor governance, a lack of auditing standards, and a compromised bidding process, according to a scathing report released by the State Auditor’s office Tuesday.
Posted inAnaheim, Investigative, State, Transportation
California’s High-Speed Rail Could Become ‘Big Dig West’
Highly critical state audit of $42 billion statewide rail program focuses on lax accounting by the project’s prime contractor, which shared responsibility for Boston’s infamous ‘Big Dig’ tunnel project.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
High-Speed Rail Victim of ‘Inadequate Planning, Weak Oversight’
State auditor lambastes rail authority’s handling of planned $42-billion system.
