#  LA WATCHDOG

   ##  [ Around the Los Angeles Cesspool](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18590-around-the-los-angeles-cesspool "Around the Los Angeles Cesspool")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     October 07 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2019/081t.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18590-around-the-los-angeles-cesspool)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Angelenos are wondering when the next shoe is going to drop in the pay-to-play scandal resulting from the November FBI raid on Councilman Jose Huizar’s offices and home and the subsequent search warrants issued on, among others, Councilman Curren Price, Deron Williams, Council President Herb Wesson’s Chief of Staff, and Ray Chan, the former General Manager of Building and Safety and a former Deputy Mayor for Mayor Eric Garcetti.

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   ##  [ 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 "The Clock is Ticking: Time for LA City Attorney Mike Feuer to Step Down")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 30 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2019/079u.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18545-the-clock-is-ticking-time-for-la-city-attorney-mike-feuer-to-step-down)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Thursday, the incompetence of wannabe mayor City Attorney Mike Feuer was on full display as the City dropped its ill-conceived [lawsuit](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-26/dwp-pricewaterhousecoopers-lawsuit-dropped-billing-errors) against Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the consultant to the Department of Water and Power in its botched rollout of customer billing system in 2013.

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   ##  [ 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 "Another Garcetti Billion Dollar ‘Pet’ Project. Mayor Ignores the Ratepayers.")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 26 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2019/078s.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18520-another-garcetti-billion-dollar-pet-project-mayor-ignores-the-ratepayers)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Tuesday, the Board of Water and Power Commissioners approved the expansion of the Feed-in-Tariff program by 300 megawatts, contrary to the recommendation of the Ratepayers Advocate.

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   ##  [ 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 "100% Renewables by 2045: Ratepayers Have a Right to Know How Much It Will Cost and Who’s Paying for It!")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 23 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2019/077x.png)    ](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)

**LA WATCHDOG**--It has been almost eight months since Mayor Eric Garcetti unilaterally announced that the Department of Water and Power would phase out the three gas-fired coastal generating stations (Haynes, Harbor, and Scattergood).

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   ##  [ Bridge Housing: At What Cost?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18476-bridge-housing-at-what-cost "Bridge Housing: At What Cost?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 19 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2019/076z1.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18476-bridge-housing-at-what-cost)

**LA WATCHDOG**-The former Durant Library has been repurposed into the Gardner Street Women’s Bridge Housing Center, a 30-bed facility that will provide temporary housing for homeless women in Hollywood.

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   ##  [ DWP Board of Commissioners Needs a Major Overhaul](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18448-dwp-board-of-commissioners-needs-a-major-overhaul "DWP Board of Commissioners Needs a Major Overhaul")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 16 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2019/075t.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18448-dwp-board-of-commissioners-needs-a-major-overhaul)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Thursday, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the Department of Water and Power will “[create an ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/la-watchdog/18427-a-dwp-inspector-general)[Office of Inspector General](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/la-watchdog/18427-a-dwp-inspector-general) as part of his DWP reform agenda to improve accountability and transparency at the utility.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18448-dwp-board-of-commissioners-needs-a-major-overhaul)

   ##  [ DWP Groupthink](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18428-dwp-groupthink "DWP Groupthink")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 12 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2019/074y.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18428-dwp-groupthink)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners was a waste of time as little of substance was discussed, especially with respect to the approval of the multibillion dollar Eland Solar and Battery Energy Storage Projects.

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   ##  [ A DWP Inspector General?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18427-a-dwp-inspector-general "A DWP Inspector General?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 12 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2019/074v.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18427-a-dwp-inspector-general)

**LA WATCHDOG**-On Thursday afternoon, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the Department of Water and Power will create an Office of Inspector General to improve accountability and transparency at the Department. (See below).

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   ##  [ 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 "DWP: Too Little Transparency on Billion $ Solar/Battery Deal")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 09 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2019/073u.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18408-dwp-too-little-transparency-on-billion-solar-battery-deal)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Tuesday, September 10, the Board of Water and Power Commissioners will once again consider approving the *Clean Grid LA – Eland Solar and Battery Energy Storage Projects*.

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   ##  [ The Cesspool on Spring Street: ‘I’m Shocked, Shocked to Find Corruption Going On Here!’](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18360-the-cesspool-on-spring-street-i-m-shocked-shocked-to-find-corruption-going-on-here "The Cesspool on Spring Street: ‘I’m Shocked, Shocked to Find Corruption Going On Here!’")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 02 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2019/071f.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18360-the-cesspool-on-spring-street-i-m-shocked-shocked-to-find-corruption-going-on-here)

**LA WATCHDOG**--[I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjbPi00k_ME)*.*

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   ##  [ Are Angelenos Mushrooms? The Cover Up of the High Cost of Labor Contracts Continues](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18305-are-angelenos-mushrooms-the-cover-up-of-the-high-cost-of-labor-contracts-continues "Are Angelenos Mushrooms? The Cover Up of the High Cost of Labor Contracts Continues")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     August 22 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2019/068z.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18305-are-angelenos-mushrooms-the-cover-up-of-the-high-cost-of-labor-contracts-continues)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Wednesday afternoon, the Personnel Committee of the City Council “considered” and “submitted to Council for its consideration” new labor contracts with the three unions representing the police, the engineers and architects, and command officers.

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   ##  [ How Los Angeles, the $653 Billion City, Benefits from Prop 13’s Predictability](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18253-how-los-angeles-the-653-billion-city-benefits-from-prop-13-s-predictability "How Los Angeles, the $653 Billion City, Benefits from Prop 13’s Predictability")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     August 15 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2019/066l.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18253-how-los-angeles-the-653-billion-city-benefits-from-prop-13-s-predictability)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The 2019 Assessment Roll for the 790,556 properties in the City of Los Angeles rose to a record $653 billion, an increase of $42 billion, or 6.8%, from 2018.

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   ##  [ Backroom Government Continues at Your City Hall: Garcetti and Wesson Cover Up New Labor Contracts](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18232-backroom-government-continues-at-your-city-hall-garcetti-and-wesson-cover-up-new-labor-contracts "Backroom Government Continues at Your City Hall: Garcetti and Wesson Cover Up New Labor Contracts")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     August 12 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2019/065t.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18232-backroom-government-continues-at-your-city-hall-garcetti-and-wesson-cover-up-new-labor-contracts)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The lack of transparency concerning the economics of the new labor contracts for the City’s civilian workforce is nothing short of a cover up orchestrated by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and City Council President Herb Wesson.

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   ##  [ LA’s Labor Negotiations: Plenty of Conflicts of Interest, Zero Transparency!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18210-la-s-labor-negotiations-plenty-of-conflicts-of-interest-zero-transparency "LA’s Labor Negotiations: Plenty of Conflicts of Interest, Zero Transparency!")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     August 08 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2019/064m.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18210-la-s-labor-negotiations-plenty-of-conflicts-of-interest-zero-transparency)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Friday, August 9, the Los Angeles City Council will approve 21 Memorandums of Understanding for the Coalition of City Unions (the “Coalition”) without any public comment. These MOUs will cost the City $300 million over the three-year life of the contracts (July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021).

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18210-la-s-labor-negotiations-plenty-of-conflicts-of-interest-zero-transparency)

   ##  [ Myths About LA’s Public Banks](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18195-myths-about-la-s-public-banks "Myths About LA’s Public Banks")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     August 05 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2019/063l.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18195-myths-about-la-s-public-banks)

**LA WATCHDOG**--*A public bank is a vehicle for politicians to divert legislatively designated funds into a blind pool to fund noneconomic pet projects and loans to politically connected, uncreditworthy borrowers. This will result in losses that will have an adverse impact on the bank’s ability to continue as a going concern and on the government’s credit rating.*

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   ##  [ What’s Next for DWP?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18149-what-s-next-for-dwp "What’s Next for DWP?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 29 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2019/061z3.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18149-what-s-next-for-dwp)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Our Department of Water and Power has been front and center ever since the FBI raided its offices and those of City Attorney Mike Feuer looking for evidence of “bribery, kickbacks, extortion, mail fraud, and money laundering” in connection with the fraudulent settlement of the class action lawsuit involving the botched rollout the Department’s customer billing system.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18149-what-s-next-for-dwp)

   ##  [ DWP Litigation: Increased Transparency a Must!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18137-dwp-litigation-increased-transparency-a-must "DWP Litigation: Increased Transparency a Must!")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 29 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2019/061n.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18137-dwp-litigation-increased-transparency-a-must)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The description of existing litigation in the agenda of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners that is to be discussed in closed session (behind closed doors) meets the minimum requirements of the 1953 Brown Act.

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   ##  [ LA’s City Attorney Feuer Owns the DWP Scandal and He Should Resign … Here’s Why](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18118-la-s-city-attorney-feuer-owns-the-dwp-scandal-and-he-should-resign-here-s-why "LA’s City Attorney Feuer Owns the DWP Scandal and He Should Resign … Here’s Why")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 25 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2019/060i.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18118-la-s-city-attorney-feuer-owns-the-dwp-scandal-and-he-should-resign-here-s-why)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Tuesday, agents from the FBI raided the office of the Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer; the Department of Water and Power, including the office of now former General Manager David Wright and that of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners; and other locations connected to DWP.

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   ##  [ Labor Peace at the Port, At Least for Now](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18111-labor-peace-at-the-port-at-least-for-now "Labor Peace at the Port, At Least for Now")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 22 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2019/059z.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18111-labor-peace-at-the-port-at-least-for-now)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (“ILWU”) and the Pacific Maritime Association (“PMA”), an organization that represents the Pacific Coast maritime industry, have entered into an agreement that will allow APM Terminals, a subsidiary of Maersk, the giant Danish shipping company, to proceed with its $1.3 million infrastructure improvement program that will allow APM to operate efficient driverless electric cargo handlers.

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   ##  [ Hands Off, Sacramento, LA Wants Local Control](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18088-hands-off-sacramento-la-wants-local-control "Hands Off, Sacramento, LA Wants Local Control")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 18 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2019/058u.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18088-hands-off-sacramento-la-wants-local-control)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The self-righteous and power hungry State legislators from San Francisco are cooking up legislation that will strip local control from City Hall.

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   ##  [ Politics Making Waves at LA’s Ports: Commission Supports Shipping Company in the Face of Union and Political Opposition](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18072-politics-making-waves-at-la-s-ports-commission-supports-shipping-company-in-the-face-of-union-and-political-opposition "Politics Making Waves at LA’s Ports: Commission Supports Shipping Company in the Face of Union and Political Opposition")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 15 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2019/057t.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18072-politics-making-waves-at-la-s-ports-commission-supports-shipping-company-in-the-face-of-union-and-political-opposition)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Thursday, July 11, the Board of Harbor Commissioners once again voted 3 to 2 to deny the appeal by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (“ILWU”) of its decision to allow APM Terminals, a subsidiary of the giant Danish shipping company, Maersk, to proceed with an environmentally friendly $1.5 million infrastructure improvement plan to its multibillion operating marine terminal.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18072-politics-making-waves-at-la-s-ports-commission-supports-shipping-company-in-the-face-of-union-and-political-opposition)

   ##  [ Underfunded LACERS Paying for President’s Paris Junket](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18042-underfunded-lacers-paying-for-president-s-paris-junket "Underfunded LACERS Paying for President’s Paris Junket")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 11 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2019/056y.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18042-underfunded-lacers-paying-for-president-s-paris-junket)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On July 9, the members of the Board of Administration of the Los Angeles City Employees Retirement Systems (“LACERS”) unanimously approved the expenditure of $7,500 to send Board President Cynthia Ruiz to Paris, France to attend the Principles in Responsible Investment in Person 2019 conference.

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   ##  [ City Council Vetoes $1.5 Million of Minor Infrastructure Improvements for Multi-Billion Port Terminal](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17995-city-council-vetoes-1-5-million-of-minor-infrastructure-improvements-for-multi-billion-port-terminal "City Council Vetoes $1.5 Million of Minor Infrastructure Improvements for Multi-Billion Port Terminal")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 03 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2019/054l.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17995-city-council-vetoes-1-5-million-of-minor-infrastructure-improvements-for-multi-billion-port-terminal)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Friday, June 28, the Los Angeles City Council, as expected, voted to assert jurisdiction over a recent decision by the Board of Harbor Commissioners

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   ##  [ The Structural Deficit Leads to a Service Deficit/Bankruptcy and Intergenerational Theft](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17975-the-structural-deficit-leads-to-a-service-deficit-bankruptcy-and-intergenerational-theft "The Structural Deficit Leads to a Service Deficit/Bankruptcy and Intergenerational Theft")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 01 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2019/053v.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17975-the-structural-deficit-leads-to-a-service-deficit-bankruptcy-and-intergenerational-theft)

**LA WATCHDOG**--*The following is a summary of my remarks on Budget Day, Saturday, June 29, at City Hall to more than 250 Angelenos that packed the Council Chambers at City Hall.*

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   ##  [ Battle Underway at the Port of LA: Driverless Cargo Handlers vs. Jobs](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17940-battle-underway-at-the-port-of-la-driverless-cargo-handlers-vs-jobs "Battle Underway at the Port of LA: Driverless Cargo Handlers vs. Jobs")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     June 27 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2019/052u.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17940-battle-underway-at-the-port-of-la-driverless-cargo-handlers-vs-jobs)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Friday, June 28, the Los Angeles City Council will consider a motion by Councilman Joe Buscaino to assert jurisdiction over a decision by the Board of Harbor Commissioners to approve a minor construction permit that would allow Maersk, the world’s largest shipper of cargo containers, and its subsidiary, APM Terminals, to install electric charging stations, wi-fi antenna poles, and traffic barriers in its 484 acre facility.

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   ##  [ DWP GM Wright Thrown Under the Bus to Protect City Attorney Feuer](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17885-dwp-gm-wright-thrown-under-the-bus-to-protect-city-attorney-feuer "DWP GM Wright Thrown Under the Bus to Protect City Attorney Feuer")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     June 17 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2019/049s.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17885-dwp-gm-wright-thrown-under-the-bus-to-protect-city-attorney-feuer)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Friday, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the that Marty Adams will replace David Wright as the General Manager of our Department of Water and Power on October 1.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17885-dwp-gm-wright-thrown-under-the-bus-to-protect-city-attorney-feuer)

   ##  [ Mayor Garcetti, What Happens When the Music Stops?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17839-mayor-garcetti-what-happens-when-the-music-stops "Mayor Garcetti, What Happens When the Music Stops?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     June 10 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2019/047z.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17839-mayor-garcetti-what-happens-when-the-music-stops)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Last week was not a good one for Mayor Garcetti.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17839-mayor-garcetti-what-happens-when-the-music-stops)

   ##  [ Lack of Trust Beat Measure EE … Lack of Trust in the Mayor, City Hall, and LAUSD. So, What’s Next?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17817-lack-of-trust-beat-measure-ee-lack-of-trust-in-the-mayor-city-hall-and-lausd-so-what-s-next "Lack of Trust Beat Measure EE … Lack of Trust in the Mayor, City Hall, and LAUSD. So, What’s Next?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     June 06 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2019/046y.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17817-lack-of-trust-beat-measure-ee-lack-of-trust-in-the-mayor-city-hall-and-lausd-so-what-s-next)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Tuesday, 54% of the voters rejected Measure EE, the Los Angeles Unified School District’s $500 million parcel tax.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17817-lack-of-trust-beat-measure-ee-lack-of-trust-in-the-mayor-city-hall-and-lausd-so-what-s-next)

   ##  [ CA’s High-Speed Train May Never Leave the Station … Trump Tells Newsom ‘No Más’ ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17715-ca-s-high-speed-train-may-never-leave-the-station-trump-tells-newsom-no-mas "CA’s High-Speed Train May Never Leave the Station … Trump Tells Newsom ‘No Más’       ")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 23 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/042w.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17715-ca-s-high-speed-train-may-never-leave-the-station-trump-tells-newsom-no-mas)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On May 16, the Federal Rail Administration (“FRA”) terminated its agreement to provide $929 million to the California High-Speed Rail Authority (“CHSRA”) because, among many other failures, the CHSRA has been unable to make reasonable progress in completing the Bullet Train from Union Station in Los Angeles to the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17715-ca-s-high-speed-train-may-never-leave-the-station-trump-tells-newsom-no-mas)

   ##  [ Metro Congestion Tax to Fund Massive Cost Overruns](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17688-metro-congestion-tax-to-fund-massive-cost-overruns "Metro Congestion Tax to Fund Massive Cost Overruns")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 16 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/040v.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17688-metro-congestion-tax-to-fund-massive-cost-overruns)

**LA WATCHDOG**--*“This has to be about congestion relief, not revenue.” Mayor Eric Garcetti.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17688-metro-congestion-tax-to-fund-massive-cost-overruns)

   ##  [ Exposed! Taxpayer Money Illegally Used to Promote LAUSD Funding Measure](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17652-exposed-taxpayer-money-illegally-used-to-promote-lausd-funding-measure "Exposed! Taxpayer Money Illegally Used to Promote LAUSD Funding Measure")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 13 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/039o.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17652-exposed-taxpayer-money-illegally-used-to-promote-lausd-funding-measure)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Friday, the Los Angeles Unified School District sent an unsolicited email to the parents of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District that contained a link to highly partisan video supporting Measure EE, the $500 million parcel tax.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17652-exposed-taxpayer-money-illegally-used-to-promote-lausd-funding-measure)

1. [ Is LA Unified Using Our Money to Promote the $500 Million Parcel Tax?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17647-is-la-unified-using-our-money-to-promote-the-500-million-parcel-tax)
2. [ LA Unified: Lack of Independent Oversight](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17622-la-unified-lack-of-independent-oversight)
3. [ Proper Funding a Must for LA’s Dept of Rec and Parks](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17593-proper-funding-a-must-for-la-s-dept-of-rec-and-parks)
4. [ LA Schools $500 Million Parcel Tax: Throwing Good Money After Bad](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17574-la-schools-500-million-parcel-tax-throwing-good-money-after-bad)
5. [ LA’s Rainy-Day Funds Are Disappearing Down the City’s General Fund Drain](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17525-la-s-rainy-day-funds-are-disappearing-down-the-city-s-general-fund-drain)
6. [ Booming Economy Propels City Budget, but Structural Issues Remain](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17511-booming-economy-propels-city-budget-but-structural-issues-remain)
7. [ Mayor’s 2019 State of the City Address: Here’s What to Expect](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17475-mayor-s-2019-state-of-the-city-address-here-s-what-to-expect)
8. [ UTLA’s Hostile Takeover Bid for LAUSD](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17490-utla-s-hostile-takeover-bid-for-lausd)
9. [ Trying to Rename the LA Memorial Coliseum: Let’s Call It ‘Trouble’](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17451-trying-to-rename-the-la-memorial-coliseum-let-s-call-it-trouble)
10. [ Political Hijinks, LA Style](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17443-political-hijinks-la-style)

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