Chilling Effect in LA

Previously in this blog, I have written about a lawsuit against the LA Auditor who was trying to audit the worker's compensation program. The lawsuit was filed by the elected City Attorney against the elected Controller. The City Attorney claimed that the Controller had no authority to audit another elected official's program. I made the argument that all roads eventually lead to an elected official, so why would that make a program exempt, and also that audits are auditing the program's performance, not the leadership's. Now it appears that a judge has issued a tentative ruling backing the City Attorney's position. The City is now talking about clarifying the charter and perhaps a ballot measure. I can't imagine that the public would not support accountability.