# MaliaCohen.org

> A sourced, campaign-sponsored review of California State Controller Malia Cohen’s public record, education, experience and financial oversight.

Published by Herb Morgan for State Controller 2026. This site is not affiliated with Malia Cohen or the State Controller’s Office. Government findings, news reporting, campaign positions and lawsuit allegations are attributed separately. Sources appear alongside claims and in the source library.

## Stories and biography

- [Home: Malia Cohen’s record](https://maliacohen.org/): Evidence, reporting and public records about California’s State Controller.
- [Questions about Malia Cohen and the Controller’s Office](https://maliacohen.org/faq/): Sourced answers about experience, homelessness audits and unclaimed property.
- [Who is Malia Cohen?](https://maliacohen.org/about-malia-cohen/): Education, career, qualifications and public statements.
- [Homelessness funding and audit promises](https://maliacohen.org/#office): The promise, funding data, audit findings and office response.
- [Housing finance and campaign fundraising](https://maliacohen.org/#housing-finance-followup): Housing tax credits, contributions and fundraising connections.
- [California unclaimed property](https://maliacohen.org/#investigation): Claims, delays, revenue and attributed lawsuit allegations.
- [Controller’s Office Idaho telework case](https://maliacohen.org/#idaho-telework): State Auditor findings, warnings and agency response.
- [2026 California Controller election](https://maliacohen.org/2026-election/): Candidate experience and campaign promises.

## Research

- [Research library](https://maliacohen.org/research/): California financial reporting and oversight research.
- [Why are California’s financial reports so late?](https://maliacohen.org/financial-reporting/): The Controller’s Office is responsible for preparing the state’s annual financial report. A July 2026 outside review identified failures in communication, accounting guidance and departmental submissions. The reporting delay has been on California’s high-risk list since 2020.
- [Can Californians follow their tax dollars through Open FI$Cal?](https://maliacohen.org/open-fiscal/): California publishes spending data, but its public portal is not a complete, real-time account of every dollar. Official documentation describes delayed updates, partial coverage and a vendor report that excludes entire types of payments.
- [How did Highlands receive more than $180 million it was not eligible for?](https://maliacohen.org/school-funding-oversight/): A June 2025 State Auditor report found serious funding and oversight failures at Highlands charter schools. Morgan’s education paper highlights the case. The government audit, the school’s response and Cohen’s subsequent school-audit work show what happened and which agencies had responsibility.
- [What is behind Morgan’s $425 billion spending-exposure claim?](https://maliacohen.org/fiscal-exposure/): Morgan’s March 2026 white paper estimates $312–$425 billion in five-year fiscal exposure. It combines several kinds of risk and loss. The category ranges printed in the paper also produce a different total when added together.

## Sources and site information

- [Sources and citations](https://maliacohen.org/sources/): Original documents and reporting.
- [Methodology](https://maliacohen.org/methodology/): Sponsorship, evidence standards and corrections.
- [Image credits](https://maliacohen.org/image-credits/): Photography sources and illustration details.
- [Contact us](https://maliacohen.org/contact/): Questions, corrections and privacy requests.
- [Privacy policy](https://maliacohen.org/privacy/): How the website handles information.

## Discovery

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- [RSS feed](https://maliacohen.org/rss.xml)
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