## In the News [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2d/083c-2d4e8157.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/election-2024/33543-karen-bass-matters-stop-the-dsa) ### [Karen Bass Matters - Stop the DSA](https://mail.citywatchla.com/election-2024/33543-karen-bass-matters-stop-the-dsa) October 15 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dd/084a-dd138921.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33562-marissa-roy-the-other-face-of-gascon) ### [Marissa Roy: The Other Face of Gascón](https://mail.citywatchla.com/voices/33562-marissa-roy-the-other-face-of-gascon) October 19 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a9/084q-a9a49093.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33573-airbnbs-funding-of-mayor-bass-raises-the-specter-of-a-pay-to-play-ploy) ### [Airbnb’s Funding of Mayor Bass Raises the Specter of a Pay‑to‑Play Ploy](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33573-airbnbs-funding-of-mayor-bass-raises-the-specter-of-a-pay-to-play-ploy) October 19 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/67/083q-67b14b9a.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/election-2024/33548-do-we-want-a-governor-or-an-underground-pawn-in-sacramento) ### [Do We Want A Governor, or An Underground Pawn, in Sacramento?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/election-2024/33548-do-we-want-a-governor-or-an-underground-pawn-in-sacramento) October 15 2026 # LA WATCHDOG --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9b/065l-9b060775.jpg) ### Real Fiscal Reform Trumps New Taxes Written by Jack Humphreville on January 02 2026. ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31336-real-fiscal-reform-trumps-new-taxes) [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/13/064n-13616a4f.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31319-the-california-post-increased-transparency-not-welcomed-by-newsom-and-bass)Written by Jack Humphreville on August 11 2025. Posted in [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog). ## [The California Post: Increased Transparency Not Welcomed by Newsom and Bass](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31319-the-california-post-increased-transparency-not-welcomed-by-newsom-and-bass) LA WATCHDOG - Some great news for a change. The New York Post, a NYC institution since 1801 when it was founded by Alexander Hamilton, announced that… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/df/063s-df743fc3.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31303-are-the-charter-reform-commissioners-serious-about-reform)### [Are the Charter Reform Commissioners Serious About Reform?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31303-are-the-charter-reform-commissioners-serious-about-reform) Written by Jack Humphreville on August 07 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2f/061p-2f7ec083.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31272-trumps-trauma-tax)### [Trump’s Trauma Tax](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31272-trumps-trauma-tax) Written by Jack Humphreville on July 31 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c1/059m-c15c4736.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31227-city-budget-and-finances-are-not-a-priority-for-the-charter-reform-commission)### [City Budget and Finances are Not a Priority for the Charter Reform Commission](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31227-city-budget-and-finances-are-not-a-priority-for-the-charter-reform-commission) Written by Jack Humphreville on July 24 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/69/054f-69c99e5c.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31124-structural-deficit-is-eating-our-lunch)### [Structural Deficit Is Eating Our Lunch](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31124-structural-deficit-is-eating-our-lunch) Written by Jack Humphreville on July 07 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/01/052l-013b1d48.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31098-the-charter-reform-charade)### [The Charter Reform Charade](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31098-the-charter-reform-charade) Written by Jack Humphreville on June 30 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/69/049m-69e3c272.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31051-park-survey-sets-stage-for-new-tax-push)### [Park Survey Sets Stage for New Tax Push](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31051-park-survey-sets-stage-for-new-tax-push) Written by Jack Humphreville on June 19 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/75/048k-75c65826.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31025-budget-advisory-group-an-excellent-idea)### [Budget Advisory Group: An Excellent Idea](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31025-budget-advisory-group-an-excellent-idea) Written by Jack Humphreville on June 16 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/be/047q-be828272.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31009-are-angelenos-just-mushrooms-in-the-dark-on-the-2028-olympics)### [Are Angelenos Just Mushrooms in the Dark on the 2028 Olympics?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31009-are-angelenos-just-mushrooms-in-the-dark-on-the-2028-olympics) Written by Jack Humphreville on June 12 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4e/043l-4e5ac1c7.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30942-do-we-approve-or-reject-an-increase-in-the-hotel-tax)### [Do We Approve or Reject an Increase in the Hotel Tax?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30942-do-we-approve-or-reject-an-increase-in-the-hotel-tax) Written by Jack Humphreville on May 30 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c9/042k-c9d937fc.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30934-las-unbalanced-balanced-budget)### [LA’s Unbalanced Balanced Budget](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30934-las-unbalanced-balanced-budget) Written by Jack Humphreville on May 26 2025. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c0/032p-c052d127.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30750-where-are-the-needed-reforms-in-the-bass-budget)### [Where are the Needed Reforms in the Bass Budget?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30750-where-are-the-needed-reforms-in-the-bass-budget) Written by Jack Humphreville on April 21 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e6/030m-e6435dac.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30719-its-budget-season-will-we-need-our-hip-boots)### [It’s Budget Season: Will We Need Our Hip Boots?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30719-its-budget-season-will-we-need-our-hip-boots) Written by Jack Humphreville on April 14 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/90/027v-90d4c05c.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30670-is-a-54-increase-in-our-trash-fee-justifiable)### [Is a 54% Increase in Our Trash Fee Justifiable?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30670-is-a-54-increase-in-our-trash-fee-justifiable) Written by Jack Humphreville on April 03 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/9d/0025t-9dc82776.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30630-bailout-without-real-reform-encourages-more-bad-behavior)### [Bailout Without Real Reform Encourages More Bad Behavior](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30630-bailout-without-real-reform-encourages-more-bad-behavior) Written by Jack Humphreville on March 27 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/69/023r-69a45b6b.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30580-1-billion-budget-imbalance-demands-labor-reform)### [$1 Billion Budget Imbalance Demands Labor Reform](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30580-1-billion-budget-imbalance-demands-labor-reform) Written by Jack Humphreville on March 20 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f3/022l-f3f591a2.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30553-will-yaroslavsky-work-to-reform-the-citys-budget)### [Will Yaroslavsky Work to Reform the City’s Budget?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30553-will-yaroslavsky-work-to-reform-the-citys-budget) Written by Jack Humphreville on March 17 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5a/019r-5a7b8804.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30501-las-budget-a-400-million-shortfall)### [LA’s Budget: A $400 Million Shortfall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30501-las-budget-a-400-million-shortfall) Written by Jack Humphreville on March 06 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/85/018n-8583d875.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30482-torrents-of-red-ink-will-yaroslavsky-and-harris-dawson-support-real-budget-reform)### [Torrents of Red Ink: Will Yaroslavsky and Harris-Dawson Support Real Budget Reform?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30482-torrents-of-red-ink-will-yaroslavsky-and-harris-dawson-support-real-budget-reform) Written by Jack Humphreville on March 03 2025. 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