#  LA WATCHDOG

   ##  [ Musical Chairs at LA City Hall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19443-musical-chairs-at-la-city-hall "Musical Chairs at LA City Hall")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 12 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2020/022q.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19443-musical-chairs-at-la-city-hall)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Monday, City Attorney Mike Feuer announced that he is running for Mayor and creating a fund-raising committee even though the March 2022 primary is two years away.

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   ##  [ The Truth About LACERS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19440-the-truth-about-lacers "The Truth About LACERS")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 12 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2020/022g.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19440-the-truth-about-lacers)

**REVIEW**--Over the next month, CityWatch will run a series of articles on the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (“LACERS”), a $17.7 billion fund created in 1937 to prefund pension and post-retirement medical benefits for the City’s current and retired civilian employees.

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   ##  [ Bank of Los Angeles: A Pet Project That Won’t Die](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19425-bank-of-los-angeles-a-pet-project-that-won-t-die "Bank of Los Angeles: A Pet Project That Won’t Die")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 09 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2020/021s.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19425-bank-of-los-angeles-a-pet-project-that-won-t-die)

**LA WATCHDOG**--In November of 2018, 56% of the City’s voters rejected Charter Amendment B that would have allowed the City to establish a municipal bank despite the measure being endorsed by 170 organizations and members of the political establishment, including Mayor Eric Garcetti and 12 members of the City Council, including then City Council President Herb Wesson, the prime mover of this ballot measure.

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   ##  [ The Coronavirus, the City’s Precarious Budget, and Radical Transparency](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19408-the-coronavirus-the-city-s-precarious-budget-and-radical-transparency "The Coronavirus, the City’s Precarious Budget, and Radical Transparency")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 05 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2020/020x.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19408-the-coronavirus-the-city-s-precarious-budget-and-radical-transparency)

**LA WATCHDOG**--*“Any unanticipated economic stress in the future would put L.A. in a far more precarious financial situation.”* Ron Galperin, March 2, 2020, [Revenue Finance Report](https://lacontroller.org/wp-content/uploads/Revenue-Forecast-Report_2020_2021.pdf).

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19408-the-coronavirus-the-city-s-precarious-budget-and-radical-transparency)

   ##  [ LA Budget Fiasco Demands Radical Transparency](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19374-la-budget-fiasco-demands-radical-transparency "LA Budget Fiasco Demands Radical Transparency")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 27 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/018l.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19374-la-budget-fiasco-demands-radical-transparency)

**LA WATCHDOG**--*“When Garcetti became mayor in 2013, he pledged to get “back to basics.” There should be nothing more basic than balancing the budget.”* Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2019

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   ##  [ Even More Reasons for Angelenos to Reject Super Tuesday’s Prop 13, the $15 Billion School Bond](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19354-even-more-reasons-for-angelenos-to-reject-super-tuesday-s-prop-13-the-15-billion-school-bond "Even More Reasons for Angelenos to Reject Super Tuesday’s Prop 13, the $15 Billion School Bond")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 24 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/017r.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19354-even-more-reasons-for-angelenos-to-reject-super-tuesday-s-prop-13-the-15-billion-school-bond)

**LA WATCHDOG**--We are being “**bloomberged”** by the educational-industrial complex that is spending an estimated $10 million (if not more) to convince us to vote for Super Tuesday’s Proposition 13, the $15 billion bond measure to fund the repair, modernization, and construction of facilities for K-12 schools, preschools, community colleges, and universities. But Super Tuesday’s Proposition 13 is not in our best interests.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19354-even-more-reasons-for-angelenos-to-reject-super-tuesday-s-prop-13-the-15-billion-school-bond)

   ##  [ Is Homelessness Really an LA Priority?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19337-is-homelessness-really-an-la-priority "Is Homelessness Really an LA Priority?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 20 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/016o.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19337-is-homelessness-really-an-la-priority)

**LA WATCHDOG**--There are rumors emanating from the Mayor’s office and the Los Angeles City Council that they are considering placing on the ballot a new tax or bond measure to finance the City’s homeless initiatives, now that the $1.2 billion in Measure HHH funds has been fully allocated.

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   ##  [ Garcetti’s New Green Deal: More “Leap of Faith” Financing](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19319-garcetti-s-new-green-deal-more-leap-of-faith-financing "Garcetti’s New Green Deal: More “Leap of Faith” Financing")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 17 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2020/015w.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19319-garcetti-s-new-green-deal-more-leap-of-faith-financing)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Last week, Mayor Eric Garcetti launched LA’s “Decade of Action” to fight the climate crisis by issuing a 2,600 word [Executive Directive](https://www.lamayor.org/sites/g/files/wph446/f/page/file/20200210ExecutiveDirective25.pdf), “LA’s Green New Deal: Leading by Example,” where he “laid out his vision for a carbon neutral Los Angeles and a firm commitment for environmental justice and equity.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19319-garcetti-s-new-green-deal-more-leap-of-faith-financing)

   ##  [ Another School Bond? Why It’s Easy to Say No!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19286-another-school-bond-why-it-s-easy-to-say-no "Another School Bond? Why It’s Easy to Say No!")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 10 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/013t.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19286-another-school-bond-why-it-s-easy-to-say-no)

**LA WATCHDOG**--While it is not easy to say no to State’s nine million public school and higher education students, it is easy to say no to the educational-industrial complex that is expected to spend over $10 million to buy our approval of a ballot measure authorizing the issuance of $15 billion of general obligation bonds.

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   ##  [ Just Say NO to Professional Politicians: Wesson, Ridley-Thomas, & de Leon](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19248-just-say-no-to-professional-politicians-wesson-ridley-thomas-de-leon "Just Say NO to Professional Politicians: Wesson, Ridley-Thomas, & de Leon")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 03 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/011u.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19248-just-say-no-to-professional-politicians-wesson-ridley-thomas-de-leon)

**LA WATCHDOG**--While most of the attention on Super Tuesday (March 3) will be on the Democratic Presidential candidates, there are three “down ballot” races that will have a direct impact on the lives of the residents of both the City and County of Los Angeles.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19248-just-say-no-to-professional-politicians-wesson-ridley-thomas-de-leon)

   ##  [ Profiles in Corruption: Mayor Eric Garcetti](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19206-profiles-in-corruption-mayor-eric-garcetti "Profiles in Corruption: Mayor Eric Garcetti")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 27 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/09t.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19206-profiles-in-corruption-mayor-eric-garcetti)

**LA WATCHDOG**--*“At the heart of LA politics is a hardened political operation fueled by an elaborate pay-to-play system where businesses and developers pay money to get their projects approved by the city. The way the Garcetti machine operates often looks like Tammany Hall in Ray-Bans: sleek, stylish, and sophisticated, but at its root it’s a machine that leverages power for money.”*

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19206-profiles-in-corruption-mayor-eric-garcetti)

   ##  [ Transparency and Accountability: Why Jan Perry Deserves to be LA Supervisor](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19190-transparency-and-accountability-why-jan-perry-deserves-to-be-la-supervisor "Transparency and Accountability: Why Jan Perry Deserves to be LA Supervisor")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 23 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/08s.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19190-transparency-and-accountability-why-jan-perry-deserves-to-be-la-supervisor)

**LA WATCHDOG**-Jan Perry has literally earned our votes for Supervisor because her successful efforts to increase the transparency and accountability of the Department of Water and Power that resulted in savings of hundreds of millions of dollars for Ratepayers.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19190-transparency-and-accountability-why-jan-perry-deserves-to-be-la-supervisor)

   ##  [ Your Voice is Needed: Where Do You Stand on the DWP Inspector General?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19171-your-voice-is-needed-where-do-you-stand-on-the-dwp-inspector-general "Your Voice is Needed: Where Do You Stand on the DWP Inspector General?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 20 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/007f.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19171-your-voice-is-needed-where-do-you-stand-on-the-dwp-inspector-general)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The following letter of January 13, 2020 to Mayor Eric Garcetti from Dan Schnur outlines his preliminary findings on establishing an Office of Inspector General for the Department of Water and Power.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19171-your-voice-is-needed-where-do-you-stand-on-the-dwp-inspector-general)

   ##  [ Nury Martinez’ Non-Agenda](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19145-nury-martinez-non-agenda "Nury Martinez’ Non-Agenda")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 16 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/07z2.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19145-nury-martinez-non-agenda)

**LA WATCHDOG**--At her first meeting as President of the Los Angeles City Council, Nury Martinez discussed her Families First agenda that is based in no small part to her experiences as the daughter of hard working immigrants from the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas who valued family, education, and a better life for their children.

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   ##  [ Big Money](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19130-big-money "Big Money")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 13 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/05x.jpg)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19130-big-money)

**LA WATCHDOG**--In a September 27th op-ed article in the Los Angeles Times, Harold Meyerson called for “a new legal order that again breaks big money’s hold on the way we make laws.”

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   ##  [ Is LA City Council a Steppingstone to the Mayor’s Office? Ask Mark Ridley-Thomas or Kevin de Leon](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19100-is-la-city-council-a-steppingstone-to-the-mayor-s-office-ask-mark-ridley-thomas-or-kevin-de-leon "Is LA City Council a Steppingstone to the Mayor’s Office? Ask Mark Ridley-Thomas or Kevin de Leon")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 09 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/04m.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19100-is-la-city-council-a-steppingstone-to-the-mayor-s-office-ask-mark-ridley-thomas-or-kevin-de-leon)

**LA WATCHDOG**--County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and former State Senator Kevin de Leon are candidates for separate seats on the Los Angeles City Council. Both are interested in succeeding Eric Garcetti as the Mayor of Los Angeles.

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   ##  [ Controller Paul Koretz: The Fox IN the Hen House](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19083-controller-paul-koretz-the-fox-in-the-hen-house "Controller Paul Koretz: The Fox IN the Hen House")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 06 2020       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2020/03o.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19083-controller-paul-koretz-the-fox-in-the-hen-house)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Paul Koretz announced that he wants to be our next Controller. He cites his familiarity with the City’s budget, his focus on fiscal responsibility, his passion for efficiency, and his thirty years in politics.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19083-controller-paul-koretz-the-fox-in-the-hen-house)

   ##  [ 2019 Budget Busting Labor Contracts Bad News for Angelenos in 2020](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19059-2019-budget-busting-labor-contracts-bad-news-for-angelenos-in-2020 "2019 Budget Busting Labor Contracts Bad News for Angelenos in 2020")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     December 30 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2019/01p.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19059-2019-budget-busting-labor-contracts-bad-news-for-angelenos-in-2020)

**LA WATCHDOG**--In April, Mayor Eric Garcetti submitted his “balanced” budget to the City Council. He also claimed that the City had eliminated the Structural Deficit.

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   ##  [ Lights Out?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18987-lights-out "Lights Out?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     December 12 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2019/100s.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18987-lights-out)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The number one priority of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is to keep the lights on and the water flowing.

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   ##  [ DWP Ratepayers’ Goal: 100% Reliability at Reasonable Rates](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18963-dwp-ratepayers-goal-100-reliability-at-reasonable-rates "DWP Ratepayers’ Goal: 100% Reliability at Reasonable Rates")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     December 09 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2019/099n.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18963-dwp-ratepayers-goal-100-reliability-at-reasonable-rates)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The State has mandated that Department of Water and Power transition to Clean Energy by 2045. At the same time, there will be increased demands on the Power System because of the transition to electric vehicles and the electrification of the building sector, all part of the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. *(Photo above: Saddle Ridge fire.)*

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   ##  [ Nury Martinez Named LA City Council President … Is She Up to the Task?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18944-nury-martinez-named-la-city-council-president-is-she-up-to-the-task "Nury Martinez Named LA City Council President … Is She Up to the Task?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     December 05 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2019/098s.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18944-nury-martinez-named-la-city-council-president-is-she-up-to-the-task)

**LA WATCHDOG--**On Tuesday, December 3rd, Councilwoman Nury Martinez was elected President of the Los Angeles City Council, effective January 5th.

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   ##  [ Draining the LA Swamp](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18906-draining-the-la-swamp "Draining the LA Swamp")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 27 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2019/096i.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18906-draining-the-la-swamp)

LA WATCHDOG--While the $1.4 billion budget crisis is top of mind at City Hall, there is lots going on beneath the surface, fueled by term limits, political ambitions, and allegations of corruption.

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   ##  [ They Knew!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18891-they-knew "They Knew!")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 25 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2019/095f.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18891-they-knew)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Mayor Eric Garcetti, City Council President Herb Wesson, and Councilmen Paul Koretz and Paul Krekorian knew well in advance that the new labor agreements would blow a $1.4 billion hole in the City’s budget over the next five years. And now they are trying to ignore and coverup the fiasco they created.

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   ##  [ $1.4 Billion In LA Budget Deficits: Labor Reform a Must!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18878-1-4-billion-in-la-budget-deficits-labor-reform-a-must "$1.4 Billion In LA Budget Deficits: Labor Reform a Must!")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 21 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2019/094u.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18878-1-4-billion-in-la-budget-deficits-labor-reform-a-must)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On June 30, the City budget was balanced. The City was also projecting a budget surplus in each of the next four years, topping out at $78 million in 2024.

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   ##  [ Eric and Herb, Balance the Damn Budget](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18853-eric-and-herb-balance-the-damn-budget "Eric and Herb, Balance the Damn Budget")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 18 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2019/093l.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18853-eric-and-herb-balance-the-damn-budget)

**LA WATCHDOG**--*“When Garcetti became mayor, he pledged to get “back to basics.” There should be nothing more basic than balancing the budget.”* Los Angeles Times Editorial, November 10, 2019

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   ##  [ City Finance: Los Angeles Is Misleading Investors (and Angelenos)](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18833-city-finance-los-angeles-is-misleading-investors-and-angelenos "City Finance: Los Angeles Is Misleading Investors (and Angelenos)")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 14 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2019/092u.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18833-city-finance-los-angeles-is-misleading-investors-and-angelenos)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The City of Los Angeles has the legal obligation to ensure that its financial statements are “true and complete in all material respects.”

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   ##  [ Approval of the Split Roll is a Reward for Garcetti’s Bad Behavior](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18784-approval-of-the-split-roll-is-a-reward-for-garcetti-s-bad-behavior "Approval of the Split Roll is a Reward for Garcetti’s Bad Behavior")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 07 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2019/090u.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18784-approval-of-the-split-roll-is-a-reward-for-garcetti-s-bad-behavior)

**LA WATCHDOG**--According to the Sacramento Bee, Mayor Eric Garcetti strongly supports the Split Roll ballot measure that would value business properties at market value as opposed to the current practice under Proposition 13 which assesses the value based on the purchase price (plus 2% a year appreciation).

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   ##  [ DWP v. PG&E](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18769-dwp-v-pg-e "DWP v. PG&E")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 04 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2019/089m.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18769-dwp-v-pg-e)

**LA WATCHDOG**--We have been critical of our Department of Water and Power, in large part because City Hall views the Ratepayers as an ATM to finance its operations and pet projects.

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   ##  [ Budget Lies & Liars](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18738-budget-lies-liars "Budget Lies & Liars")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     October 31 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2019/088x.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18738-budget-lies-liars)

**LA WATCHDOG**--When Mayor Eric Garcetti presented his “balanced” budget on April 18, the Four Year Budget Outlook prepared by Richard Llewellyn, the City Administrative Officer, showed that the City would generate a surplus in each of the next four years, topping out at $78 million in 2024. The four-year cumulative surplus was $200 million.

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   ##  [ PG&E: Lessons for the City and DWP](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18735-pg-e-lessons-for-the-city-and-dwp "PG&E: Lessons for the City and DWP")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     October 28 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2019/087z.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18735-pg-e-lessons-for-the-city-and-dwp)

LA WATCHDOG--*“It’s more than just climate change. It’s about dog-eat-dog capitalism meeting climate change. It’s about corporate greed meeting climate change.*

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   ##  [ Will We Have the Right to Vote on Wesson’s Municipal Bank of Los Angeles?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18693-will-we-have-the-right-to-vote-on-wesson-s-municipal-bank-of-los-angeles "Will We Have the Right to Vote on Wesson’s Municipal Bank of Los Angeles?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     October 24 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2019/086b.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18693-will-we-have-the-right-to-vote-on-wesson-s-municipal-bank-of-los-angeles)

**LA WATCHDOG**-*“Wesson intends to bring the bank proposal back to the ballot again after the idea has been fleshed out so voters can approve the final concept.”* [Los Angeles Times editorial of September 20, 2018.](http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-endorsement-city-bank-20180920-story.html)

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1. [ Herb Wesson: Your LA County Tax Man](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18627-herb-wesson-your-la-county-tax-man)
2. [ Around the Los Angeles Cesspool](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18590-around-the-los-angeles-cesspool)
3. [ The Clock is Ticking: Time for LA City Attorney Mike Feuer to Step Down](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18545-the-clock-is-ticking-time-for-la-city-attorney-mike-feuer-to-step-down)
4. [ Another Garcetti Billion Dollar ‘Pet’ Project. Mayor Ignores the Ratepayers.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18520-another-garcetti-billion-dollar-pet-project-mayor-ignores-the-ratepayers)
5. [ 100% Renewables by 2045: Ratepayers Have a Right to Know How Much It Will Cost and Who’s Paying for It!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18498-100-renewables-by-2045-ratepayers-have-a-right-to-know-how-much-it-will-cost-and-who-s-paying-for-it)
6. [ Bridge Housing: At What Cost?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18476-bridge-housing-at-what-cost)
7. [ DWP Board of Commissioners Needs a Major Overhaul](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18448-dwp-board-of-commissioners-needs-a-major-overhaul)
8. [ DWP Groupthink](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18428-dwp-groupthink)
9. [ A DWP Inspector General?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18427-a-dwp-inspector-general)
10. [ DWP: Too Little Transparency on Billion $ Solar/Battery Deal](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18408-dwp-too-little-transparency-on-billion-solar-battery-deal)

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