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SACRAMENTO — State Controller Cohen will issue an unclaimed property check to the Japanese American Citizens League – San Francisco Chapter, the oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization in the United States.

California’s unclaimed property program is administered by the State Controller’s Office (SCO), which currently holds more than 76.2 million unclaimed properties worth a total of $13 billion. Since 1959, this consumer protection program has been designed to ensure businesses and other entities return properties belonging to a customer with whom they have lost contact. Common types of unclaimed property include bank accounts, stocks, bonds, uncashed checks, insurance benefits, and safe deposit box contents.

WHEN: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 11:00 a.m. 
Credentialed media will need to check-in on the first floor in the lobby by 10:30 a.m. Please RSVP by emailing SCOcomm@sco.ca.gov.

WHERE: Japanese American Citizens League – San Francisco Chapter
1765 Sutter Street, 1st Floor Conference Room 
San Francisco, CA 94115

WHO: Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller
David K. Takamura, Vice President, Japanese American Citizens League – San Francisco Chapter

As the chief fiscal officer of California, Controller Cohen is responsible for accountability and disbursement of the state’s financial resources. The Controller has independent auditing authority over government agencies that spend state funds. She is a member of numerous financing authorities, and fiscal and financial oversight entities including the Franchise Tax Board. She also serves on the boards for the nation’s two largest public pension funds. Follow the Controller on X at @CAController and on Facebook at California State Controller’s Office.

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