2026-09-21 · housing
'Irregularities' found in Long Beach homeless services audit
Long Beach City Auditor Laura Doud said her office identified irregularities during an audit of two of the city's homeless service providers and has turned the investigation over to an outside agency, which she declined to identify. The audit examined millions of dollars in homeless services contracts, and Doud cited questionable billings and missing documentation.
Doud previously described the findings as "more concerning than a standard, routine audit" and called it one of her office's top audits in 20 years.