How Alleged Corruption Can Stun a City

Published on December 7, 2023

Commentary In their book, “Bridgebuilders: How Government Can Transcend Boundaries to Solve Big Problems,” William Eggers and Donald Kettl make a simple observation: “Accountability and trust go hand in hand.” What if a government doesn’t provide transparency that allows for accountability? It makes building trust very difficult. What happens when a government is so shell-shocked from the actions of corrupt officials, it falls gravely behind on its basic requirements? When you visit the website for the city of Huntington Park, just south of downtown Los Angeles, it proudly states that it “strives to provide a high level of governmental transparency.” But when you go to the module providing the Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFRs), at least as of Dec. 5, the most recent ACFR is for the year that ended on June 30, 2019....

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