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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

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August 17 2026

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### [Your Boss Owns Your Workday—Not Your Brain](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33199:your-boss-owns-your-workday-not-your-brain&catid=425)

August 13 2026

#  LA WATCHDOG

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### UTLA vs LAUSD: An Unlevel Playing Field

Written by Jack Humphreville on January 21 2019.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16966:utla-vs-lausd-an-unlevel-playing-field&catid=12)

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## [UTLA, ACP Goals: Follow the Cash](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16944:utla-acp-goals-follow-the-cash&catid=12)

 These demands that total $1.2 billion far outstrip the resources of LAUSD according to LAUSD and County and State authorities, contrary to the misl…

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Written by Jack Humphreville on January 14 2019.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on January 10 2019.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on January 07 2019.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on January 04 2019.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on December 31 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on December 24 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on December 24 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on December 20 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on December 13 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on December 13 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4d/098q-4d89fc3a.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16685:herb-wesson-s-has-his-eye-on-a-county-supervisor-seat-but-his-spotty-record-at-city-council-may-be-his-undoing&catid=12)### [Herb Wesson’s Has His Eye on a County Supervisor Seat but His Spotty Record at City Council May be His Undoing](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16685:herb-wesson-s-has-his-eye-on-a-county-supervisor-seat-but-his-spotty-record-at-city-council-may-be-his-undoing&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on December 06 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e8/097s-e8212e0a.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16676:jose-huizar-resign-or-flip&catid=12)### [Jose Huizar: Resign or Flip ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16676:jose-huizar-resign-or-flip&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on December 06 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/86/096u-867d29f0.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16661:dwp-ratepayers-under-assault&catid=12)### [DWP Ratepayers Under Assault](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16661:dwp-ratepayers-under-assault&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on November 29 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on November 29 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on November 21 2018.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/98/093v-98d85439.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16600:who-s-going-to-pay-for-la-s-unsustainable-pension-plans&catid=12)### [Who’s Going to Pay for LA’s Unsustainable Pension Plans?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16600:who-s-going-to-pay-for-la-s-unsustainable-pension-plans&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on November 21 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on November 12 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on November 12 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on November 05 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on November 05 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on October 18 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on October 11 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on October 04 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on October 05 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on September 27 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on September 20 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on September 13 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on September 06 2018.

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