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Cohen</div> <div class="color-white m-b-lg lead line-height-1-6em" style="max-width:500em;font-size:1em;"> Shaping California’s future through best-in-class financial management to foster equity and economic growth. </div> <div class="btn-row p-b"> <a href="/eo_about_bio.html" class="btn btn-secondary">Learn more<span class="visually-hidden">Link to Controller Cohen's biography page</span></a> </div> </div> </div><div class="small-12 columns"> <div class="bg-standout hidden-print p-y-lg"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md my-auto"> <div class="color-white lead m-b-lg line-height-1-6em" style="max-width:22em;font-size:1.2em;"> California returns over <span aria-hidden="true">$1+ million </span><span class="visually-hidden">1 million dollar plus</span>daily to those who file Unclaimed Property claims. Could some be yours? </div> </div> <div class="col-md my-auto p-l-lg"> <div class="circles-text" aria-hidden="true"> <span>$ </span> <span class="scroll-counter" data-counter-time="4000" style="visibility: visible;">14</span><span>,000,000,000</span> </div> <div class="p-l-md"><span class="visually-hidden">14 billion dollars</span>In lost assets and money</div> <div class="circles-text" aria-hidden="true"> <span>$ </span> <span class="scroll-counter" data-counter-time="4000" style="visibility: visible;">465</span><span>,600,000 +</span> </div> <div class="p-l-md"><span class="visually-hidden">465.6 million dollar plus </span>returned in FY23/24</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="alert alert-dismissible alert-banner" role="alert"> <div class="container"> <div class="m-t-sm p-t-sm"> <div class="alert-icon ca-gov-icon-warning-triangle text-warning" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="alert-text"> <p><strong>Los Angeles County fire relief:</strong></p> <p>The State Controller’s Office is working to help those impacted by the Los Angeles County fires. If you are an agency, campus, or someone impacted by the fires and require assistance with the following:</p> <ol> <li>Expedited STD 435 (Request for Duplicate Controller’s Warrant / Stop Payment)</li> <li>Expedited CD 113 A and B (Proof of Lost or Destroyed Payroll Warrant, and Request for Issuance of Duplicate Warrant)</li> <li>Questions on Stolen, Lost, or Altered Warrants</li> <li>Warrant Status Requests (Should be able to provide Warrant Number, Issue Date, Payee Details, and Payment Amount)</li> </ol> <p>Please contact us by phone at (916) 445-7789 and select Option 9. Or send us an email to <a href="mailto:DisbGDgeneral@sco.ca.gov">DisbGDgeneral@sco.ca.gov</a> and indicate in your email this is related to the LA fires disaster, (for example, Los Angeles County Fire or LA Fire).</p> <p>For general you may also visit our <a href="https://sco.ca.gov/warrant_inquiries.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a>.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <button type="button" class="close ms-lg-auto" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"> <span class="ca-gov-icon-close-mark" aria-hidden="true"></span> </button> </div> </div><div class="container "><div class="row my-5"> <div class="col-md-4 mb-2"> <a href="/search_upd.html" class="link-grid">Search for your property</a> </div> <div class="col-md-4 mb-2"> <a href="https://ucpi.sco.ca.gov/en/Claim/ClaimStatus?source=ClaimStatus" class="link-grid">Check claim status</a> </div> <div class="col-md-4 mb-2"> <a href="/upd_about_unclaimed_property.html" class="link-grid">About Unclaimed Property</a> </div> </div></div> <div class="small-12 columns"> <div class="container"><div class="h3">California's Checkbook</div></div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="pb-4"> <div class="bg-gray-100"> <div class="row col"> <div class="col-lg-5 my-auto p-4"> <div class="line-height-1-2em"> <p>Open FI$Cal data provides the public with the opportunity to explore how California’s tax dollars are at work for them. Currently, the site includes data from 147 departments, totaling 184 business units. This represents about 76% of California’s budgetary expenditures. </p> <p><a href="https://open.fiscal.ca.gov/transparency.html">Explore Spending at OpenFI$Cal</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-7 my-auto order-first"> <a href="https://open.fiscal.ca.gov/transparency.html" alt="Image of OpenFiscal graph with link to the OpenFiscal application"><img class="img-fluid" src="/Content-Images/openfiscal2.jpg" alt="Image of OpenFiscal graph with link to the OpenFiscal application"></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="small-12 columns"> <div class="container"><div class="h3">Personnel Services</div></div> </div>  <div class="container"><div class="row image-grid p-b"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 mb-2"> <article class="no-underline d-block pos-rel p-b h-100 bg-gray-100 bg-gray-50-hover" title=""> <img src="/Content-Images/EO/pp_homepage_element_signature.jpg" alt="graphical representation of the services provided with interconnected service images" class="img-fluid 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no-underline d-block lh-sm" href="/controller_audits_main.html" >Controller’s Audit Findings</a> </div> </article> </div>  <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 mb-2"> <article class="no-underline d-block pos-rel p-b h-100 bg-gray-100 bg-gray-50-hover" title=""> <img src="/Content-Images/EO/acfr__homepage_element_signature.jpg" alt="graphical representation of the Controller's name, Controller's Office seal, and the words Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports" class="img-fluid rounded-4 img-fluid w-100"> <div class="p-a-md"> <a class="h4 m-t-0 m-b color-gray-dark link-before text-left no-underline d-block lh-sm" href="/Files-ARD/ACFR/acfr22web.pdf" >2022 ACFR</a> </div> </article> </div>  <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 mb-2"> <article class="no-underline d-block pos-rel p-b h-100 bg-gray-100 bg-gray-50-hover" title=""> <img src="/Content-Images/EO/bl_legal__homepage_element_signature.jpg" alt="graphical representation of the Controller's name, Controller's Office seal, and the words 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