# LA WATCHDOG ## [ Eric Garcetti’s Pension Tsunami: What, Me Worry?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15936-eric-garcetti-s-pension-tsunami-what-me-worry "Eric Garcetti’s Pension Tsunami: What, Me Worry?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) August 02 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2018/062v.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15936-eric-garcetti-s-pension-tsunami-what-me-worry) LA WATCHDOG--You would never know that the City of Los Angeles is in the midst of an ever-growing pension crisis if you attended or listened to a meeting of the Board of Administration of the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (“LACERS”), the $16 billion pension plan for the City’s civilian employees. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15936-eric-garcetti-s-pension-tsunami-what-me-worry) ## [ DWP Ratepayers: ‘Not Going to Take It Anymore’](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15880-dwp-ratepayers-not-going-to-take-it-anymore "DWP Ratepayers: ‘Not Going to Take It Anymore’") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) July 26 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2018/060t.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15880-dwp-ratepayers-not-going-to-take-it-anymore) LA WATCHDOG--*“I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.” Howard Beale (Network, 1976)* [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15880-dwp-ratepayers-not-going-to-take-it-anymore) ## [ Beware: LA County’s $300 Million Rain Tax is a Blank Check!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15861-beware-la-county-s-300-million-rain-tax-is-a-blank-check "Beware: LA County’s $300 Million Rain Tax is a Blank Check!") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) July 23 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2018/059n.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15861-beware-la-county-s-300-million-rain-tax-is-a-blank-check) LA WATCHDOG--*“God gave us rain and you figured out how to tax it.”* [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15861-beware-la-county-s-300-million-rain-tax-is-a-blank-check) ## [ Power Outage: Blame City Hall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15828-power-outage-blame-city-hall "Power Outage: Blame City Hall") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) July 16 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2018/057t.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15828-power-outage-blame-city-hall) LA WATCHDOG--Beginning on Friday, July 5, many Angelenos were without power for 72 hours because of the record demand for power during the unprecedented “heat storm” that overwhelmed the Power System’s outdated infrastructure. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15828-power-outage-blame-city-hall) ## [ Is the Not-So-Golden State Actually Drowning in Debt](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15807-is-the-not-so-golden-state-actually-drowning-in-debt "Is the Not-So-Golden State Actually Drowning in Debt") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) July 12 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2018/056x.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15807-is-the-not-so-golden-state-actually-drowning-in-debt) LA WATCHDOG--On November 6, the voters of California will be asked to support or oppose three propositions (see below) that will authorize the issuance of $14.4 billion of additional bonded debt. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15807-is-the-not-so-golden-state-actually-drowning-in-debt) ## [ Transparency a Must for LA’s Underfunded Pension Plans](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15758-transparency-a-must-for-la-s-underfunded-pension-plans "Transparency a Must for LA’s Underfunded Pension Plans") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) July 05 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2018/054b.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15758-transparency-a-must-for-la-s-underfunded-pension-plans) LA WATCHDOG-The People’s Republic of Santa Monica is showing its fiscal responsibility by seeking to hire an independent consultant to review and analyze its unfunded pension liability of $461 million and develop alternative solutions on how to eliminate this “debt” over the next decade. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15758-transparency-a-must-for-la-s-underfunded-pension-plans) ## [ We$$on, Price Doling Out Another $100 Million of Your $$ to Hotel Developers](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15746-we-on-price-doling-out-another-100-million-of-your-to-hotel-developers "We$$on, Price Doling Out Another $100 Million of Your $$ to Hotel Developers") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) July 02 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2018/053r.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15746-we-on-price-doling-out-another-100-million-of-your-to-hotel-developers) LA WATCHDOG--Even though the City is looking at a deficit of more than $250 million this year and a Structural Deficit of $4 billion over the following four years, the City Council is considering tax breaks of more than $100 million for two hotels that are not within walking distance of the Convention Center. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15746-we-on-price-doling-out-another-100-million-of-your-to-hotel-developers) ## [ The Bank of Los Angeles: A Weapon of Mass Financial Destruction?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15723-the-bank-of-los-angeles-a-weapon-of-mass-financial-destruction "The Bank of Los Angeles: A Weapon of Mass Financial Destruction?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) June 28 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/052z.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15723-the-bank-of-los-angeles-a-weapon-of-mass-financial-destruction) LA WATCHDOG--On Tuesday, the City Council passed a Herb Wesson sponsored motion, without any discussion, that requested “the City Attorney, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst, to prepare and present the documents necessary to place on the November 2018 Ballot the necessary amendment to Section 104(g) of the City Charter to authorize the City to form a municipal bank.” [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15723-the-bank-of-los-angeles-a-weapon-of-mass-financial-destruction) ## [ The Escalating Price of LA’s Civic Center](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15657-the-escalating-price-of-la-s-civic-center "The Escalating Price of LA’s Civic Center") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) June 18 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/049x.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15657-the-escalating-price-of-la-s-civic-center) LA WATCHDOG--The City of Los Angeles has very ambitious plans for the Civic Center, the area surrounding City Hall. According to the City’s Information Statement, the City is “considering major improvements to its Civic Center, with estimates ranging from $730 million to $760 million for the first of multiple phases of its Civic Center Master Development Plan.” [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15657-the-escalating-price-of-la-s-civic-center) ## [ Will $4 Billion Prop 68 Really Fund LA’s Parks?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15631-will-4-billion-prop-68-really-fund-la-s-parks "Will $4 Billion Prop 68 Really Fund LA’s Parks?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) June 14 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/048v.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15631-will-4-billion-prop-68-really-fund-la-s-parks) LA WATCHDOG--On June 5, 57% of the California’s voters approved Proposition 68, a measure that authorized the issuance of $4.1 billion of bonds to fund “parks, natural resources protection, climate adaptation, water quality and supply, and flood protection.” [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15631-will-4-billion-prop-68-really-fund-la-s-parks) ## [ AEG’s $1.25 Billion Convention Center Proposal: Big Win for LA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15604-aeg-s-1-25-billion-convention-center-proposal-big-win-for-la "AEG’s $1.25 Billion Convention Center Proposal: Big Win for LA") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) June 11 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/047s.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15604-aeg-s-1-25-billion-convention-center-proposal-big-win-for-la) LA WATCHDOG--Anschutz Entertainment Group’s proposal to invest $1.25 billion in the expansion of the Los Angeles Convention Center and the development of a convention hotel will create significant controversy. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15604-aeg-s-1-25-billion-convention-center-proposal-big-win-for-la) ## [ LA’s Unbalanced Budget: City Hall Stealing from Our Kids!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15578-la-s-unbalanced-budget-city-hall-stealing-from-our-kids "LA’s Unbalanced Budget: City Hall Stealing from Our Kids!") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) June 07 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/046l.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15578-la-s-unbalanced-budget-city-hall-stealing-from-our-kids) LA WATCHDOG--Despite a 36%, $1.6 billion increase in revenues since Eric Garcetti was elected the Mayor of Los Angeles in 2013, the City still has an unbalanced budget for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2018 and a Structural Deficit that will total more than $4 billion over the following four years. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15578-la-s-unbalanced-budget-city-hall-stealing-from-our-kids) ## [ A Vote for Prop 70 and a Vote Against Pork 68 are Votes for Transparency, Accountability](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15540-a-vote-for-prop-70-and-a-vote-against-pork-68-are-votes-for-transparency-accountability "A Vote for Prop 70 and a Vote Against Pork 68 are Votes for Transparency, Accountability") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 31 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/044v.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15540-a-vote-for-prop-70-and-a-vote-against-pork-68-are-votes-for-transparency-accountability) LA WATCHDOG--When the political establishment, the public sector unions, the environmental community, the building trade unions, and the business community support a ballot measure that involves our money, rest assured that the ballot measure is not in our best interests as this cabal, once again, wants to pick our pockets clean of our hard earned cash. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15540-a-vote-for-prop-70-and-a-vote-against-pork-68-are-votes-for-transparency-accountability) ## [ Top 10 Unanswered Questions at LA’s City Hall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15521-top-10-unanswered-questions-at-la-s-city-hall "Top 10 Unanswered Questions at LA’s City Hall") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 28 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/043a.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15521-top-10-unanswered-questions-at-la-s-city-hall) **EIGHT MOST READ** - LA WATCHDOG--Mayor Eric Garcetti and members of the Herb Wesson led City Council are less than transparent as they continue to duck questions that may expose their lack of respect for the taxpayers and their failure to manage the financial affairs of the City in a prudent manner. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15521-top-10-unanswered-questions-at-la-s-city-hall) ## [ Metro Rejects Lowest Bid from Equally Qualified Construction Co … Costing You Million$$!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15486-metro-rejects-lowest-bid-from-equally-qualified-construction-co-costing-you-million "Metro Rejects Lowest Bid from Equally Qualified Construction Co … Costing You Million$$!") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 21 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/041t.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15486-metro-rejects-lowest-bid-from-equally-qualified-construction-co-costing-you-million) LA WATCHDOG--The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Metro”) is considering retaining CH2M Hill, a full-service design, construction, and program management firm with close ties to City Hall, as the prime contractor for environmental and design work for an eight mile bike path along the Los Angeles River. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15486-metro-rejects-lowest-bid-from-equally-qualified-construction-co-costing-you-million) ## [ Prop 68: A Yes Vote is a Reward for Bad Behavior](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15458-prop-68-a-yes-vote-is-a-reward-for-bad-behavior "Prop 68: A Yes Vote is a Reward for Bad Behavior") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 17 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/040n.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15458-prop-68-a-yes-vote-is-a-reward-for-bad-behavior) LA WATCHDOG--While the State of California is rolling in the dough with an $8 billion surplus as a result of increases in the State Budget to $200 billion, the spendthrift politicians in Sacramento are asking us to approve a $4.1 billion ballot measure that will help the State “protect our water, parks, and natural resources” from the impact of “severe droughts, wildfires, and climate change.” [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15458-prop-68-a-yes-vote-is-a-reward-for-bad-behavior) ## [ Alert! City Hall Raiding Reserve Funds … in Boom Times](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15449-alert-city-hall-raiding-reserve-funds-in-boom-times "Alert! City Hall Raiding Reserve Funds … in Boom Times") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 14 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/039u.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15449-alert-city-hall-raiding-reserve-funds-in-boom-times) LA WATCHDOG--Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilman Paul Krekorian, the chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee, have touted the strength of the City’s Reserve Fund and its Budget Stabilization Fund as an example of their prudent management of the City’s finances. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15449-alert-city-hall-raiding-reserve-funds-in-boom-times) ## [ Vote NO on Pork Laden Prop 68](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15409-vote-no-on-pork-laden-prop-68 "Vote NO on Pork Laden Prop 68") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 07 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/038v.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15409-vote-no-on-pork-laden-prop-68) LA WATCHDOG--Proposition 68 (Authorizes bonds funding parks, natural resources protection, climate adaptation, water quality and supply, and flood protection) represents an excellent opportunity to send our less than transparent Elected Elite a loud and clear message that we are not their ATM. And furthermore, a NO vote will also send the message that we do not trust our State, County, and City officials to be prudent stewards of our hard earned money. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15409-vote-no-on-pork-laden-prop-68) ## [ City Hall Planning to Raid Your DWP Water System](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15382-city-hall-planning-to-raid-your-dwp-water-system "City Hall Planning to Raid Your DWP Water System") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 03 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/036a.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15382-city-hall-planning-to-raid-your-dwp-water-system) LA WATCHDOG--Despite record tax revenues, Mayor Eric Garcetti and his budget team are planning to increase the Street Damage Restoration Fee by over eight times, from a budgeted amount of $8.3 million this year to $70 million for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15382-city-hall-planning-to-raid-your-dwp-water-system) ## [ What Sane Person would want to be LA’s Superintendent of Schools?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15365-what-sane-person-would-want-to-be-la-s-superintendent-of-schools "What Sane Person would want to be LA’s Superintendent of Schools?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) April 30 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2018/035t.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15365-what-sane-person-would-want-to-be-la-s-superintendent-of-schools) LA WATCHDOG--Many knowledgeable people believe that the Los Angeles Unified School District (“LAUSD”) will declare bankruptcy within three years unless it takes drastic action to restructure its finances. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15365-what-sane-person-would-want-to-be-la-s-superintendent-of-schools) ## [ So, Who’s to Blame for Mayor Garcetti’s Unbalanced City Budget?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15323-so-who-s-to-blame-for-mayor-garcetti-s-unbalanced-city-budget "So, Who’s to Blame for Mayor Garcetti’s Unbalanced City Budget?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) April 23 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2018/033w.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15323-so-who-s-to-blame-for-mayor-garcetti-s-unbalanced-city-budget) LA WATCHDOG--Despite a very healthy $340 million (5.6%) increase in General Fund revenues, the proposed $6.2 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 is not balanced or fiscally responsible, contrary to pronouncements by Mayor Eric Garcetti. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15323-so-who-s-to-blame-for-mayor-garcetti-s-unbalanced-city-budget) ## [ The State of the LA … According to Eric](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15283-the-state-of-the-la-according-to-eric "The State of the LA … According to Eric") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) April 16 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2018/031u.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15283-the-state-of-the-la-according-to-eric) LA WATCHDOG--Mayor Eric Garcetti’s 60 minute, 8,000 word State of the City address was long on the City’s accomplishments, ranging from being selected to host the 2028 Olympics, the expansion of our subway system, the authorization of the $5 billion people mover system at LAX, lower crime rates, the taking of guns off our streets, the paving of 11,000 miles of streets, and the creation of over 150,000 jobs. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15283-the-state-of-the-la-according-to-eric) ## [ Will Mayor G Continue to Duck the Bad News?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15264-will-mayor-g-continue-to-duck-the-bad-news "Will Mayor G Continue to Duck the Bad News?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) April 12 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2018/030x.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15264-will-mayor-g-continue-to-duck-the-bad-news) LA WATCHDOG--*“As long as I’m your Mayor, I won’t duck bad news. I am going to own it and I’m going to attack it.”* – Mayor Eric Garcetti, April 2015 [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15264-will-mayor-g-continue-to-duck-the-bad-news) ## [ Amazon Selects LA for $5 Billion HQ2](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15166-amazon-selects-la-for-5-billion-hq2 "Amazon Selects LA for $5 Billion HQ2") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) March 29 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2018/026r.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15166-amazon-selects-la-for-5-billion-hq2) LA WATCHDOG-APRIL 1, 2018--According to a secret memo prepared by the office of Mayor Eric Garcetti, Amazon has reached a preliminary agreement with the City, the County, and the State to locate its second corporate headquarters (“HQ2”) in the city of Los Angeles, primarily in the area surrounding the Union Station transportation hub and the nearby Los Angeles River. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15166-amazon-selects-la-for-5-billion-hq2) ## [ Will Mayor Garcetti Put an End to His Intergenerational Theft?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15158-will-mayor-garcetti-put-an-end-to-his-intergenerational-theft "Will Mayor Garcetti Put an End to His Intergenerational Theft?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) March 26 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2018/025z3.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15158-will-mayor-garcetti-put-an-end-to-his-intergenerational-theft) LA WATCHDOG--*“Resilience is a value that guides everything we do in Los Angeles, because we know that the decisions we make today will shape the future our children and grandchildren will inherit. The Resilient Los Angeles plan will help us strengthen our infrastructure, protect our economy, make our institutions more inclusive, and create safer neighborhoods.” - Mayor Eric Garcetti* [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15158-will-mayor-garcetti-put-an-end-to-his-intergenerational-theft) ## [ LA City Hall’s Corrupt Cucarachas](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15111-la-city-hall-s-corrupt-cucarachas "LA City Hall’s Corrupt Cucarachas") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) March 19 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2018/023o.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15111-la-city-hall-s-corrupt-cucarachas) LA WATCHDOG -*“What you find is there’s never just one cockroach in the kitchen when your start looking around.”- Warren Buffett* [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15111-la-city-hall-s-corrupt-cucarachas) ## [ Briefs: LA Council Up to Its Knees in Pay-for-Play, Mayor Leading in Trashopoly Game, and More](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15015-briefs-la-council-up-to-its-knees-in-pay-for-play-mayor-leading-in-trashopoly-game-and-more "Briefs: LA Council Up to Its Knees in Pay-for-Play, Mayor Leading in Trashopoly Game, and More") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) March 01 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2018/018y.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15015-briefs-la-council-up-to-its-knees-in-pay-for-play-mayor-leading-in-trashopoly-game-and-more) LA WATCHDOG BRIEFLY PUT--You have to wonder how our City survives given all the shenanigans and mismanagement by the Mayor and the members of the City Council, whether it be bribery (excuse me, campaign contributions), the Exclusive Trash Franchise (the “Trashopoly”), the City’s $15 billion unfunded pension liability, or sexual harassment. Today, we will comment briefly on each of these subjects in an attempt to ruin your weekend. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15015-briefs-la-council-up-to-its-knees-in-pay-for-play-mayor-leading-in-trashopoly-game-and-more) ## [ LA City Hall Pols Snared in Pay-to-Play Net … as Warren Buffett Warns, ‘There’s Never Just One Cockroach in the Kitchen’](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14979-la-city-hall-pols-snared-in-pay-to-play-net-as-warren-buffett-warns-there-s-never-just-one-cockroach-in-the-kitchen "LA City Hall Pols Snared in Pay-to-Play Net … as Warren Buffett Warns, ‘There’s Never Just One Cockroach in the Kitchen’") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) February 26 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/017z6.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14979-la-city-hall-pols-snared-in-pay-to-play-net-as-warren-buffett-warns-there-s-never-just-one-cockroach-in-the-kitchen) LA WATCHDOG--As a result of an excellent investigative report by Los Angeles Times reporters David Zahniser and Emily Alpert Reyes (*A $72 Million Apartment Project. Top Politicians. Unlikely Donors*) in October 2016, District Attorney Jackie Lacey has filed felony charges against real estate developer Samuel Leong for laundering campaign contributions and attempted bribery in connection with the successful “up zoning” of his five acre industrial property to accommodate a $72 million development of a 352 unit apartment complex in the Harbor Gateway area of the City of Los Angeles. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14979-la-city-hall-pols-snared-in-pay-to-play-net-as-warren-buffett-warns-there-s-never-just-one-cockroach-in-the-kitchen) ## [ LA’s $1 Billion Giveaway](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14930-la-s-1-billion-giveaway "LA’s $1 Billion Giveaway") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) February 19 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/015w.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14930-la-s-1-billion-giveaway) LA WATCHDOG--The City of Los Angeles is hemorrhaging cash. So why are Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City Council entering into deals that are providing almost $1 billion of tax breaks for projects that already have excellent rates of return for their deep pocketed investors? [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14930-la-s-1-billion-giveaway) ## [ Mayor Breaks His Promise! 40% of LA’s Streets have ‘D’ or ‘F’ Rating!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14891-mayor-breaks-his-promise-40-of-la-s-streets-have-d-or-f-rating "Mayor Breaks His Promise! 40% of LA’s Streets have ‘D’ or ‘F’ Rating!") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013v.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14891-mayor-breaks-his-promise-40-of-la-s-streets-have-d-or-f-rating) LA WATCHDOG--One of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Back to Basics Priority Outcomes was the repair our streets. But after almost five years as Mayor, very little progress has been made as “nearly 40% of our City streets have a D or F rating and more than 8,700 miles of streets in the City need rehabilitation” according to a recent motion filed by Councilmen Mitch Englander and Joe Buscaino. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14891-mayor-breaks-his-promise-40-of-la-s-streets-have-d-or-f-rating) ## [ Trash Talk: LA City Council to the Rescue … Not!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14847-trash-talk-la-city-council-to-the-rescue-not "Trash Talk: LA City Council to the Rescue … Not!") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) February 08 2018 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/012z4.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14847-trash-talk-la-city-council-to-the-rescue-not) LA WATCHDOG--At the conclusion of a six hour meeting of the City Council’s Energy, Climate Change, and Environment Committee (formerly known as the Energy and Environment Committee) to discuss the City’s botched rollout of the monopolistic Exclusive Trash Franchise system, most came away with the impression that little had been accomplished other than letting the Committee members blow off a lot steam. [ Read more … ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14847-trash-talk-la-city-council-to-the-rescue-not) 1. [ LA Council and Waste Haulers Set for Some Trash Talk … Be There](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14828-la-council-and-waste-haulers-set-for-some-trash-talk-be-there) 2. [ TV Nets Use NFL to Send Your Cable Rates Spiraling](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14799-tv-nets-use-nfl-to-send-your-cable-rates-spiraling) 3. [ RecycLA: The Trashing of Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14792-recycla-the-trashing-of-los-angeles) 4. [ LA Pot Bank Is a Pipe Dream](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14748-la-pot-bank-is-a-pipe-dream) 5. [ LA’s $103 Million Giveaway to NY Developer Stinks](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14708-la-s-103-million-giveaway-to-ny-developer-stinks) 6. [ How Long Will LA’s “Pragmatic” Mayor Continue to Kick the Can Down the Road?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14683-how-long-will-la-s-pragmatic-mayor-continue-to-kick-the-can-down-the-road) 7. [ Los Angeles: In Pension Denial](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14655-los-angeles-in-pension-denial-2) 8. 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