## In the News [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/34/065h-34567bec.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395) ### [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) August 17 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9b/061a-9b0a2dba.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398) ### [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398) August 03 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0d/065o-0dac225b.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33213:californias-empty-classrooms-are-a-warning-sacramento-cant-ignore&catid=378) ### [California’s Empty Classrooms Are a Warning Sacramento Can’t Ignore](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33213:californias-empty-classrooms-are-a-warning-sacramento-cant-ignore&catid=378) August 17 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8d/064a-8d58e3a2.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33199:your-boss-owns-your-workday-not-your-brain&catid=425) ### [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 --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2017/15017z2.png) ### The City Deficit Approaches $250 Million! How Can LA’s Mayor Get Anything Short of a Failing Grade? Written by Jack Humphreville on February 27 2017. ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12732:the-city-deficit-approaches-250-million-how-can-la-s-mayor-get-anything-short-of-a-failing-grade&catid=12) [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fd/15016x-fd053d8d.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12702:we-are-not-mushrooms-learn-more-about-la-s-budget-mess-then-do-something-about-it&catid=12)Written by Jack Humphreville on February 23 2017. Posted in [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=12). ## [We Are Not Mushrooms: Learn More about LA’s Budget Mess Then … Do Something about It](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12702:we-are-not-mushrooms-learn-more-about-la-s-budget-mess-then-do-something-about-it&catid=12) LA WATCHDOG--Our City’s budget and finances are a mess. But City Hall is less than transparent, treating us like mushrooms, keeping us in the dar… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a1/015z2-a109f3b0.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12680:measure-h-good-intentions-bad-policy&catid=12)### [Measure H: Good Intentions, Bad Policy](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12680:measure-h-good-intentions-bad-policy&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on February 20 2017. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/58/1510R-587c7512.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12547:la-kretz-innovation-center-a-pay-to-play-pet-project&catid=12)### [La Kretz Innovation Center: A Pay to Play Pet Project](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12547:la-kretz-innovation-center-a-pay-to-play-pet-project&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on February 02 2017. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c4/508f-c455e5de.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12511:the-price-is-right-for-the-ninth-say-what&catid=12)### [The Price is Right for the Ninth! Say What?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12511:the-price-is-right-for-the-ninth-say-what&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on January 26 2017. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4e/1507l-4e3ccbcc.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12486:los-angeles-clean-elections-and-how-to-pay-for-them&catid=12)### [Los Angeles: Clean Elections and How to Pay for Them](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12486:los-angeles-clean-elections-and-how-to-pay-for-them&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on January 23 2017. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ab/05z3-ab91aa13.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12455:city-labor-deal-will-bust-the-budget-electeds-hiding-the-cost&catid=12)### [City Labor Deal will Bust the Budget, Electeds Hiding the Cost](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12455:city-labor-deal-will-bust-the-budget-electeds-hiding-the-cost&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on January 16 2017. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/81/503z1-8107a3f1.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12409:shameful-la-may-be-forced-to-borrow-millions-to-make-lawsuit-payments-time-to-throw-the-bums-out&catid=12)### [Shameful! LA May be Forced to Borrow Millions to Make Lawsuit Payments … Time to Throw the Bums Out](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12409:shameful-la-may-be-forced-to-borrow-millions-to-make-lawsuit-payments-time-to-throw-the-bums-out&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on January 09 2017. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6a/502n-6aa1f318.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12385:cha-ching-eric-s-pet-la-river-project-balloons-to-7-billion-time-to-show-us-the-money&catid=12)### [Cha Ching!! Eric’s Pet LA River Project Balloons to $7 Billion …Time to Show Us the Money!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12385:cha-ching-eric-s-pet-la-river-project-balloons-to-7-billion-time-to-show-us-the-money&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on January 05 2017. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dd/103d-dd103608.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12343:how-to-legalize-the-illegal-264-million-dwp-transfer-tax&catid=12)### [How to Legalize the Illegal $264 Million DWP Transfer Tax](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12343:how-to-legalize-the-illegal-264-million-dwp-transfer-tax&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on December 22 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/82/010x-82bf6bf3.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12310:runaway-legal-settlements-threaten-city-s-budget&catid=12)### [Runaway Legal Settlements Threaten City’s Budget](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12310:runaway-legal-settlements-threaten-city-s-budget&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on December 15 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3a/100x-3a67f4ee.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12289:shocker-dwp-s-pension-plan-is-4-8-billion-underfunded-ratepayers-will-pay-the-bill&catid=12)### [Shocker! DWP’s Pension Plan is $4.8 Billion Underfunded … Ratepayers Will Pay the Bill!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12289:shocker-dwp-s-pension-plan-is-4-8-billion-underfunded-ratepayers-will-pay-the-bill&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on December 12 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cf/099t-cfe82777.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12265:politics-dwp-board-blesses-13-million-solar-rooftop-stinker-with-3-2-vote&catid=12)### [Politics: DWP Board Blesses $13 Million Solar Rooftop Stinker with 3-2 Vote](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12265:politics-dwp-board-blesses-13-million-solar-rooftop-stinker-with-3-2-vote&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on December 08 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/42/097t-424ef686.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12226:say-it-ain-t-so-miguel&catid=12)### [Say It Ain’t So, Miguel](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12226:say-it-ain-t-so-miguel&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on December 01 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/38/096w-38fee25d.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12207:la-s-unfunded-pension-liability-explodes-to-15-billion-leadership-hiding-out&catid=12)### [LA’s Unfunded Pension Liability Explodes to $15 Billion! Leadership Hiding Out!](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12207:la-s-unfunded-pension-liability-explodes-to-15-billion-leadership-hiding-out&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on November 28 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d4/094t-d400a1f5.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12175:la-county-s-50-billion-retirement-time-bomb&catid=12)### [LA County’s $50 Billion Retirement Time Bomb](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12175:la-county-s-50-billion-retirement-time-bomb&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on November 21 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6b/092l-6b3baa81.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12126:city-is-cooking-the-books-covering-up-severity-of-our-pension-crisis&catid=12)### [City is Cooking the Books, Covering Up Severity of Our Pension Crisis](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12126:city-is-cooking-the-books-covering-up-severity-of-our-pension-crisis&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on November 14 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8b/091t-8b1cc1b9.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12121:sea-breeze-pay-to-play-shenanigans-shine-light-on-la-s-corrupt-city-hall&catid=12)### [Sea Breeze Pay-to-Play Shenanigans Shine Light on LA’s Corrupt City Hall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12121:sea-breeze-pay-to-play-shenanigans-shine-light-on-la-s-corrupt-city-hall&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on November 10 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4c/089t-4c124a13.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12066:la-watchdog-s-cost-conscious-2016-election-advisory&catid=12)### [LA Watchdog’s ‘Cost Conscious’ 2016 Election Advisory](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12066:la-watchdog-s-cost-conscious-2016-election-advisory&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on November 03 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/73/088w-73f35613.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12063:measure-m-metro-tax-increase-crony-capitalism-on-steroids-2&catid=12)### [Measure M (Metro) Tax Increase: Crony Capitalism on Steroids](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12063:measure-m-metro-tax-increase-crony-capitalism-on-steroids-2&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on October 31 2016. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/16/086y-16c55f69.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12024:is-mayor-garcetti-willing-to-sell-us-out-on-ballot-measure-jjj&catid=12)### [Is Mayor Garcetti Willing to Sell Us Out on Ballot Measure JJJ?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12024:is-mayor-garcetti-willing-to-sell-us-out-on-ballot-measure-jjj&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on October 24 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/37/085a-3725b485.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12002:will-californians-be-bamboozled-by-special-interest-campaign-cash&catid=12)### [Will Californians Be Bamboozled by Special Interest Campaign Cash?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12002:will-californians-be-bamboozled-by-special-interest-campaign-cash&catid=12) Written by Jack Humphreville on October 20 2016. 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