controller
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The city controller has no power over local policy, legislation or the city’s budget, but can often shed light on wasteful spending or fraud and pressure politicians by releasing audits and reports on city departments.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The city controller acts as the city’s chief accountant and provides oversight on the city’s spending.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Marsalek is also believed to have been the controller of a group of Bulgarians who were convicted in London in 2025 of spying for Russia.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“You might be the last one,” the controller said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
The air traffic controller with whom Klotz was speaking testified later that he “just took it as a passing comment.”
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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