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Documents: HACLA Under the Spotlight

By Richie Duchon
March 24, 2011
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Our 6-month investigation of the Housing Authority of Los Angeles peaked the interest of U.S. Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa. After hearing what we uncovered about HACLA's executive director and other commissioners, Grassley sent a letter to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan requesting answers to a litany of tough questions. Read the letter below. Also peruse HACLA's 2009 tax filing and see where former executive director Rudolf Montiel's compensation was listed as almost $450,000.

Letter from Sen. Charles Grassley to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan regarding HACLA malfeasance

HACLA's 2009 Tax Filing

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