A federal judge excoriated Los Angeles city and county officials, including Mayor Karen Bass, over their lack of oversight in tracking more than $2 billion spent on homeless programs and threatened to appoint a court-ordered receiver to take over, according to reports. 

In addition to Bass, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter ripped into City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger, and City Controller Kenneth Mejia over an audit that showed lack of accountability and tracking into roughly $2.4 billion spent on homeless programs.

“This is a slow train wreck,” Carter said during Thursday’s hearing.

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