Los Angeles City Council approved a $177 million taxpayer windfall for tenant-rights groups, despite warnings from council members about missing receipts, weak oversight, and questions about how public funds were spent. The contracts passed in a 12–1 vote, with Councilmember John Lee dissenting. The largest share of the funds was $106.6 million to the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) for eviction defense services, another $42.1 million to Southern California Housing Rights Center, the Liberty Hill Foundation for $21.7 million and Strategic Actions for a Just Economy for $6.6. The organizations receiving the funds are not just legal service providers but also major players in activism. The City Attorney's Office stated that the agreement violated procurement rules as it functioned as a sole-source contract, steering tens of millions of dollars to a single provider without competitive bidding and with little ability to track the program's progress or how the money was being spent.