## 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/9a/014n-9a29a639.jpg) ### Never Let A Good Crisis Go to Waste Written by Jack Humphreville on February 17 2025. ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30389-never-let-a-good-crisis-go-to-waste) [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dc/013p-dc6f6aa3.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30373-who-will-be-our-next-dwp-ratepayer-advocate-and-when)Written by Jack Humphreville on February 13 2025. Posted in [LA WATCHDOG](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog). ## [Who Will Be Our Next DWP Ratepayer Advocate? And When?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30373-who-will-be-our-next-dwp-ratepayer-advocate-and-when) LA WATCHDOG - The Office of Public Accountability / Ratepayer Advocate is a City Charter mandated Office that was created to provide public indepe… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2b/009q-2bfc45e1.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30292-citys-budget-torched)### [City’s Budget Torched](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30292-citys-budget-torched) Written by Jack Humphreville on January 30 2025. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/0c/006w-0cbeb587.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30225-the-citys-cupboard-is-bare)### [The City’s Cupboard is Bare](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/30225-the-citys-cupboard-is-bare) Written by Jack Humphreville on January 20 2025. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ea/092r-ea0ca305.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/29893-we-need-vigorous-oversight-of-the-homeless-industrial-complex)### [We Need Vigorous Oversight of the Homeless Industrial Complex](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/29893-we-need-vigorous-oversight-of-the-homeless-industrial-complex) Written by Jack Humphreville on November 14 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/2e/088j-2e366967.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/29814-vote-no-5-times-tell-the-pols-we-are-not-their-atm)### [Vote NO 5 Times. Tell the Pols We Are Not Their ATM.](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/29814-vote-no-5-times-tell-the-pols-we-are-not-their-atm) Written by Jack Humphreville on October 31 2024. 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[ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/91/058o-918ae32c.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/29243-coming-soon-to-a-ballot-box-near-you-city-ballot-measures)### [Coming Soon to a Ballot Box Near You. City Ballot Measures](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/29243-coming-soon-to-a-ballot-box-near-you-city-ballot-measures) Written by Jack Humphreville on July 18 2024. [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f1/057s1-f1a6ce5a.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/29225-100-renewables-city-hall-to-zap-dwp-ratepayers)### [100% Renewables. City Hall to Zap DWP Ratepayers](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/29225-100-renewables-city-hall-to-zap-dwp-ratepayers) Written by Jack Humphreville on July 15 2024. 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