claim: says the california state auditor "found (john) chiang lost track of $31 billion dollars," as state controller.
author: gavin newsom
evidence_1: may 29, 2014 ... controller john chiang's office is the state's financial watchdog, but an audit by  the bureau of state audits claims the office's accounting is off by billions of  dollars. ... all told, that's more than $31 billion in mistakes. ... john corless agrees  with auditors saying those glaring mistakes should have been caught ...
evidence_2: says the california state auditor "found (john) chiang lost track of $31 billion  dollars," as state controller. — politifact california on friday, june 1st, 2018.
evidence_3: may 23, 2018 ... in deep-blue california, newsom stands a better chance in the ... and john  chiang, all with the goal of helping republican john cox win the no. ... the anti- chiang ad knocks his performance as state controller, citing a 2014 report from  the state auditor that he had “lost track” of $31 billion in state money.
evidence_4: says the california state auditor "found (john) chiang lost track of $31 billion  dollars," as state controller. — politifact california on friday, june 1st, 2018.
evidence_5: may 10, 2018 ... the san diego union-tribune editorial board interview with treasurer john  chaing.