## In the News [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/56/077a-56ff870c.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/housing/33413-with-national-implications-corporate-landlords-take-aim-at-three-pro-rent-control-campaigns-in-california) ### [With National Implications, Corporate Landlords Take Aim at Three Pro-Rent Control Campaigns in California](https://mail.citywatchla.com/housing/33413-with-national-implications-corporate-landlords-take-aim-at-three-pro-rent-control-campaigns-in-california) September 24 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7e/076m2-7e471e2f.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33386-massacre-on-city-streets-mayor-bass-must-issue-an-emergency-declaration-now) ### [Massacre on City Streets: Mayor Bass Must Issue an Emergency Declaration Now](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/33386-massacre-on-city-streets-mayor-bass-must-issue-an-emergency-declaration-now) September 21 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/83/076g-8363b56a.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33395-should-dwp-ratepayers-pay-for-the-citys-streetlights) ### [Should DWP Ratepayers Pay for the City’s Streetlights? ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33395-should-dwp-ratepayers-pay-for-the-citys-streetlights) September 21 2026 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4e/076b-4e4a3fc2.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33398-why-are-la-officials-ignoring-illegal-rv-parking-on-washington-blvd) ### [Why Are LA Officials Ignoring Illegal RV Parking on Washington Blvd?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/neighborhood-politics/33398-why-are-la-officials-ignoring-illegal-rv-parking-on-washington-blvd) September 21 2026 # LA WATCHDOG --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/da/070w-da222428.png) ### Sacramento and Unions: Addicted to Our Cash Written by Jack Humphreville on August 29 2016. ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11724-sacramento-and-unions-addicted-to-our-cash) [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/88/068v-8835d211.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11685-is-new-dwp-gm-david-wright-out-of-his-mind)Written by Jack Humphreville on August 25 2016. Posted in [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog). ## [Is New DWP GM David Wright Out of His Mind?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11685-is-new-dwp-gm-david-wright-out-of-his-mind) LA WATCHDOG--David Wright (photo above on left front with Mayor Garcetti) is an excellent choice to be the permanent General Manager of our Departmen… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/67/067u-671e362c.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11666-the-ongoing-maneuvering-for-control-of-tribune-publishing-owner-of-the-la-times-could-wind-up-in-court)### [The Ongoing Maneuvering for Control of Tribune Publishing … Owner of the LA Times … Could Wind Up In Court](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11666-the-ongoing-maneuvering-for-control-of-tribune-publishing-owner-of-the-la-times-could-wind-up-in-court) Written by Jack Humphreville on August 18 2016. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cb/059s-cbfff7b2.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11510-the-pension-monster-and-how-much-it-s-costing-you-to-keep-it-fed)### [The Pension Monster and How Much It’s Costing You to Keep It Fed](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11510-the-pension-monster-and-how-much-it-s-costing-you-to-keep-it-fed) Written by Jack Humphreville on July 21 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7b/057t-7b623870.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11468-la-county-parks-tax-the-straw-that-broke-the-camel-s-back)### [LA County Parks Tax: The Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11468-la-county-parks-tax-the-straw-that-broke-the-camel-s-back) Written by Jack Humphreville on July 14 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d9/056u-d91b4d1b.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11432-la-s-billion-dollar-homeless-bond-no-plan-no-outreach-no-oversight-and-a-no-vote)### [LA’s Billion Dollar Homeless Bond: No Plan, No Outreach, No Oversight and … a ‘NO’ Vote](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11432-la-s-billion-dollar-homeless-bond-no-plan-no-outreach-no-oversight-and-a-no-vote) Written by Jack Humphreville on July 11 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/59/052w-593d9d9b.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11374-the-fig-plaza-stick-up-ripping-off-dwp-ratepayers-for-40-million)### [The Fig Plaza Stick Up: Ripping Off DWP Ratepayers for $40 Million](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11374-the-fig-plaza-stick-up-ripping-off-dwp-ratepayers-for-40-million) Written by Jack Humphreville on June 27 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a8/050u-a887ba6c.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11331-exposed-city-overcharging-dwp-millions-on-downtown-fig-plaza-rent)### [Exposed! City Overcharging DWP Millions on Downtown Fig Plaza Rent](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11331-exposed-city-overcharging-dwp-millions-on-downtown-fig-plaza-rent) Written by Jack Humphreville on June 20 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/90/049y-90606c92.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11309-eric-s-dwp-93-million-of-ratepayer-money-down-the-drain)### [Eric’s DWP: $93 Million of Ratepayer Money Down the Drain](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11309-eric-s-dwp-93-million-of-ratepayer-money-down-the-drain) Written by Jack Humphreville on June 16 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c5/048t-c5ff664c.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11288-city-hall-s-reputation-dooms-massive-tax-increases)### [City Hall’s Reputation Dooms Massive Tax Increases](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11288-city-hall-s-reputation-dooms-massive-tax-increases) Written by Jack Humphreville on June 13 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/46/046w-4631cc87.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11240-dwp-reform-rules-committee-recommendations-need-work)### [DWP Reform: Rules Committee Recommendations Need Work](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11240-dwp-reform-rules-committee-recommendations-need-work) Written by Jack Humphreville on June 06 2016. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/35/038p-35366592.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11078-county-s-park-parcel-tax-a-tough-sell)### [County’s Park Parcel Tax: A Tough Sell](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11078-county-s-park-parcel-tax-a-tough-sell) Written by Jack Humphreville on May 09 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4c/036u-4c28e554.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11042-another-attack-on-our-wallets-the-county-s-parks-parcel-tax)### [Another Attack on Our Wallets: the County’s Parks Parcel Tax](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/11042-another-attack-on-our-wallets-the-county-s-parks-parcel-tax) Written by Jack Humphreville on May 02 2016. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/033u-fb1d3bf9.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/10972-what-the-mayor-neglected-to-tell-us-about-the-la-s-new-city-budget-2)### [What the Mayor Neglected to Tell Us about the LA’s New City Budget](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/10972-what-the-mayor-neglected-to-tell-us-about-the-la-s-new-city-budget-2) Written by Jack Humphreville on April 21 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fb/033u-fb1d3bf9.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/10971-what-the-mayor-neglected-to-tell-us-about-the-la-s-new-city-budget)### [What the Mayor Neglected to Tell Us about the LA’s New City Budget](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/10971-what-the-mayor-neglected-to-tell-us-about-the-la-s-new-city-budget) Written by Jack Humphreville on April 21 2016. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/93/029v-93adf790.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/10877-nasty-rain-tax-on-the-horizon)### [Nasty Rain Tax on the Horizon](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/10877-nasty-rain-tax-on-the-horizon) Written by Jack Humphreville on April 07 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/58/028s-5835abef.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/10836-dwp-violating-purpose-of-government-owned-utilities-shouldn-t-be-city-hall-s-cash-cow)### [DWP Violating Purpose of Government-Owned Utilities … Shouldn’t be City Hall’s Cash Cow](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/10836-dwp-violating-purpose-of-government-owned-utilities-shouldn-t-be-city-hall-s-cash-cow) Written by Jack Humphreville on April 04 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8f/027w-8fc6df21.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/10829-wesson-garcetti-endorse-la-2020-commission-s-budget-recommendations)### [Wesson, Garcetti Endorse LA 2020 Commission’s Budget Recommendations](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/10829-wesson-garcetti-endorse-la-2020-commission-s-budget-recommendations) Written by Jack Humphreville on March 31 2016. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f1/026t-f13bf73c.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/10805-metro-s-120-billion-tax-increase-no-oversight-no-deal)### [Metro’s $120 Billion Tax Increase: No Oversight, No Deal](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/10805-metro-s-120-billion-tax-increase-no-oversight-no-deal) Written by Jack Humphreville on March 28 2016. 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