Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin released a report on Aug. 12 examining how both the city and county are using the $1.28 billion in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds.
President Joe Biden passed the $1.9 trillion ARP on March 11; of those funds, $29.2 billion was given to the state of California, in addition to $1.9 billion given to Los Angeles County. As the second largest municipality in the U.S. after New York City, $1.28 billion was given to the city of Los Angeles.
