#  LA WATCHDOG

   ##  [ 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.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18118-la-s-city-attorney-feuer-owns-the-dwp-scandal-and-he-should-resign-here-s-why)

   ##  [ 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.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18111-labor-peace-at-the-port-at-least-for-now)

   ##  [ 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.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/18042-underfunded-lacers-paying-for-president-s-paris-junket)

   ##  [ 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.*

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17975-the-structural-deficit-leads-to-a-service-deficit-bankruptcy-and-intergenerational-theft)

   ##  [ 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.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17940-battle-underway-at-the-port-of-la-driverless-cargo-handlers-vs-jobs)

   ##  [ 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.

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   ##  [ 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)

   ##  [ 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 "Is LA Unified Using Our Money to Promote the $500 Million Parcel Tax?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038x.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17647-is-la-unified-using-our-money-to-promote-the-500-million-parcel-tax)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The special election for the $500 million parcel tax that will benefit the Los Angeles Unified School District is a little more than three weeks away. As a result, we will be bombarded by mailers and advertisements urging us to reject or support Measure EE, inappropriately named the “Quality Teacher, Class Size Reduction, and Local School Safety Measure.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17647-is-la-unified-using-our-money-to-promote-the-500-million-parcel-tax)

   ##  [ LA Unified: Lack of Independent Oversight](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17622-la-unified-lack-of-independent-oversight "LA Unified: Lack of Independent Oversight")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 06 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/037w.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17622-la-unified-lack-of-independent-oversight)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The Los Angeles Unified School District has voted to establish an Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee “to provide increased accountability and ensure that funds from Measure EE \[the District’s proposed $500 million parcel tax\], if approved, are used as approved by the voters.”.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17622-la-unified-lack-of-independent-oversight)

   ##  [ 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 "Proper Funding a Must for LA’s Dept of Rec and Parks")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 02 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/036w.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17593-proper-funding-a-must-for-la-s-dept-of-rec-and-parks)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Ever since Eric Garcetti became Mayor in 2013, the City’s General Fund revenues have increased by $2 billion (44%), to a record $6.5 billion. And despite lots of lip service, the Mayor and City Council President Herb Wesson have not made any effort to restore full funding for the Department of Recreation and Parks or develop a plan to maintain and repair its parks and facilities.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17593-proper-funding-a-must-for-la-s-dept-of-rec-and-parks)

   ##  [ 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 "LA Schools $500 Million Parcel Tax: Throwing Good Money After Bad")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 29 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/035z4.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17574-la-schools-500-million-parcel-tax-throwing-good-money-after-bad)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The Los Angeles Unified School District, its union, United Teachers Los Angeles, the Los Angeles City Council, and the political establishment are asking us to approve a $500 million parcel tax to finance LAUSD’s Structural Deficit. This will cost the average renter and homeowner about $200 and $500 a year, respectively.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17574-la-schools-500-million-parcel-tax-throwing-good-money-after-bad)

   ##  [ 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 "LA’s Rainy-Day Funds Are Disappearing Down the City’s General Fund Drain")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 22 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/033x.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17525-la-s-rainy-day-funds-are-disappearing-down-the-city-s-general-fund-drain)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Since 2011, the City of Los Angeles has done a reasonable job of building up its two rainy day funds, the Reserve Fund and the Budget Stabilization Fund. Nevertheless, despite record revenues, Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Herb Wesson led City Council have shortchanged the rainy-day funds by diverting money from both entities to the General Fund to pay for increased personnel costs and overly ambitious spending programs.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17525-la-s-rainy-day-funds-are-disappearing-down-the-city-s-general-fund-drain)

   ##  [ 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 "Booming Economy Propels City Budget, but Structural Issues Remain")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 18 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/032t.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17511-booming-economy-propels-city-budget-but-structural-issues-remain)

**LA WATCHDOG--**Mayor Eric Garcetti’s proposed budget for next year shows a significant increase in revenues which eliminates the previously projected $160 million deficit and funds the raises for the City’s civilian employees.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17511-booming-economy-propels-city-budget-but-structural-issues-remain)

   ##  [ 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 "Mayor’s 2019 State of the City Address: Here’s What to Expect")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 15 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/031z03.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17475-mayor-s-2019-state-of-the-city-address-here-s-what-to-expect)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Wednesday afternoon, April 17, Mayor Eric Garcetti will deliver his sixth State of the City Address at Abraham Lincoln High School in Montecito Heights.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17475-mayor-s-2019-state-of-the-city-address-here-s-what-to-expect)

   ##  [ UTLA’s Hostile Takeover Bid for LAUSD](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17490-utla-s-hostile-takeover-bid-for-lausd "UTLA’s Hostile Takeover Bid for LAUSD")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 15 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/031z15.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17490-utla-s-hostile-takeover-bid-for-lausd)

**LA WATCHDOG--**United Teachers Los Angeles, the union that represents over 30,000 teachers, is spending millions to seize control of the Los Angeles Unified School District. If UTLA is successful, the union will use its influence to eviscerate charter and magnet schools, adversely impacting approximately 200,000 students.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17490-utla-s-hostile-takeover-bid-for-lausd)

   ##  [ 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 "Trying to Rename the LA Memorial Coliseum: Let’s Call It ‘Trouble’")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 11 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/030c.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17451-trying-to-rename-the-la-memorial-coliseum-let-s-call-it-trouble)

LA WATCHDOG--County Supervisor Janice Hahn is bent out of shape because the University of Southern California wants to change the name of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to the United Airlines Memorial Coliseum.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17451-trying-to-rename-the-la-memorial-coliseum-let-s-call-it-trouble)

   ##  [ Political Hijinks, LA Style](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17443-political-hijinks-la-style "Political Hijinks, LA Style")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 08 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/029x.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17443-political-hijinks-la-style)

**LA WATCHDOG**--So many shenanigans, so little time. Here is a brief preview of some of the stunts where the our elected politicians are trying to bamboozle us. And trust me, there are more, starting with the Mayor’s budget proposal that is scheduled to be presented to the City Council on April 22.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17443-political-hijinks-la-style)

   ##  [ Wesson to Drop Out of Supervisor’s Race?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17380-wesson-to-drop-out-of-supervisor-s-race "Wesson to Drop Out of Supervisor’s Race?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 01 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/027b.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17380-wesson-to-drop-out-of-supervisor-s-race)

**LA WATCHDOG**--When Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson announced in December that he was entering the race to succeed termed out County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, he was considered to be the “instant front runner” because of his name recognition, political connections, and ability to raise campaign funds, especially from real estate developers and public sector unions.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17380-wesson-to-drop-out-of-supervisor-s-race)

   ##  [ LA … Corruption Capital of California?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17332-la-corruption-capital-of-california "LA … Corruption Capital of California?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 25 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2019/025z.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17332-la-corruption-capital-of-california)

**LA WATCHDOG**--We always knew that City Hall was dirty: a rat-infested nest where money trumped our best interests, especially when it involved pay-to-play real estate developers. This fact was hammered home when the FBI raided the home and offices of Councilman Jose Huizar, the chair of the powerful, favor granting Planning and Land Use Management Committee of the City Council.

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   ##  [ LAUSD Parcel Tax: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17308-lausd-parcel-tax-damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don-t "LAUSD Parcel Tax: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 18 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2019/023y.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17308-lausd-parcel-tax-damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don-t)

LA WATCHDOG--QUALITY TEACHER, CLASS SIZE REDUCTION, AND LOCAL SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURE

*To retain/attract quality teachers; reduce class sizes; provide counseling/nursing/library services, arts, music, science, math, preschool, vocational/career education, safe/well-maintained schools, adequate instructional materials/supplies; support disadvantaged/homeless students; shall Los Angeles Unified School District levy $0.16 per square foot of building improvements annually, exempting seniors/certain disability recipients, providing approximately $500,000,000 annually for 12 years, requiring annual audits, oversight, and funding local schools?

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   ##  [ Garcetti’s Hyperion Hyperbole](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17271-garcetti-s-hyperion-hyperbole "Garcetti’s Hyperion Hyperbole")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 14 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2019/022k.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17271-garcetti-s-hyperion-hyperbole)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On February 21, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the City of Los Angeles, the Department of Water and Power, and the Bureau of Sanitation would embark on an $8 billion plan to recycle 100% of its wastewater by 2035. This ambitious sixteen-year plan will involve recycling over 200 million gallons a day of wastewater into around 195,000 acre feet of potable water a year.

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   ##  [ Deficit Deniers](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17246-deficit-deniers "Deficit Deniers")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 11 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2019/021a.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17246-deficit-deniers)

**LA WATCHDOG**--*“The Great Recession is over. We now have a balanced budget and we have eliminated over 85% of our Structural Deficit.” City Councilman Paul Krekorian, Chair of the Los Angeles City Council’s Budget & Finance Committee, February 27, 2019*

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   ##  [ Dodgers, Lakers, Patriots & Kraft](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17242-dodgers-lakers-patriots-kraft "Dodgers, Lakers, Patriots & Kraft")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 07 2019       [  ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2019/020u.png)    ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17242-dodgers-lakers-patriots-kraft)

**LA SPORTS WATCHDOG**--Once again, we are hoping for the **Dodgers** to end its 30-year World Series drought. And in that quest, many believed that the team should have signed Bryce Harper, a 26-year old wunderkind who was the 2012 NL Rookie of the Year and the 2015 NL MVP.

     [  Read more …  ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17242-dodgers-lakers-patriots-kraft)

1. [ What We Learned from Voters’ 2009 Rejection of Villaraigosa’s Solar Initiative (Measure B)](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17227-what-we-learned-from-voters-2009-rejection-of-villaraigosa-s-solar-initiative-measure-b)
2. [ LA and CA Politicians Believe Money Grows on Trees](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17201-la-and-ca-politicians-believe-money-grows-on-trees)
3. [ Ten Must-Do Recommendations for Cleaning Up City Hall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17163-ten-must-do-recommendations-for-cleaning-up-city-hall)
4. [ We Cannot Risk Garcetti's Leap of Faith](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17119-we-cannot-risk-garcetti-s-leap-of-faith)
5. [ City Hall Rats … Four Legs, Two Legs … Making LA Sick](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17078-city-hall-rats-four-legs-two-legs-making-la-sick)
6. [ Shine the Light on LA’s Unbalanced Budget](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17058-shine-the-light-on-la-s-unbalanced-budget)
7. [ Congestion Pricing: Another Revenue Grab by Metro](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17034-congestion-pricing-another-revenue-grab-by-metro)
8. [ Memo to The Times: Follow the Money](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17030-memo-to-the-times-follow-the-money)
9. [ LAUSD: A Busted Brand](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17002-lausd-a-busted-brand)
10. [ UTLA vs LAUSD: An Unlevel Playing Field](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16966-utla-vs-lausd-an-unlevel-playing-field)

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