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Remembering Ken Draper: CityWatch and Transparency Are his Legacy

August 07 2025

Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis

August 03 2026

Be Prepared to Protect Our Democracy in November From a Trumpian Plot

August 13 2026

Nithya Raman Loses the Homelessness Gavel — Her Record Explains Why

August 10 2026

Written by Jack Humphreville on August 13 2026. Posted in LA WATCHDOG.

Proposition 38: Should Taxpayers Finance Medical Research?

LA WATCHDOG - Californians are being asked to approve or reject Proposition 38 that would authorize the State to issue $8.4 billion in general obligation bonds to finance “breakthrough immunology and immunotherapy research to develop life-…

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Written by Jack Humphreville on August 10 2026. Posted in LA WATCHDOG.

Spendaholics Want More of Our Cash!

LA WATCHDOG - Our elected elite in Sacramento and City Hall are addicted to spending our cash without regard to accountability, transparency, and the impact on ordinary citizens. All you need to do is look at the array of ballot measures t…

Is the Graffiti Towers Redevelopment Plan a Worthwhile Investment?

Written by Jack Humphreville on August 03 2026.

City’s Assessed Value Increases to $926 Billion Despite the Palisades Fire

Written by Jack Humphreville on July 27 2026.

Unfunded Pensions Are Intergenerational Theft

Written by Jack Humphreville on July 23 2026.

Lineage Warehouse Fire: The Lawyers Feast

Written by Jack Humphreville on July 16 2026.

City Attorney Calls for Independent Audit of Stay Housed LA

Written by Jack Humphreville on July 13 2026.

LA’s Budget Woes Increase

Written by Jack Humphreville on June 29 2026.

MWD Taxing Homeowners to Cover Up True Cost of Water

Written by Jack Humphreville on June 18 2026.

Battle to Restore the Soul of Los Angeles

Written by Jack Humphreville on June 08 2026.

TaxAngeles

Written by Jack Humphreville on May 25 2026.

The LA Watchdog’s 2026 Voters Guide

Written by Jack Humphreville on May 14 2026.

City Hall Hatching Plans to Raid DWP Ratepayers’ Wallets

Written by Jack Humphreville on May 07 2026.

Where’s the Transparency?

Written by Jack Humphreville on May 04 2026.

The Street Light Assessment Ballot: A Referendum on City Hall

Written by Jack Humphreville on April 30 2026.

Budget Shortchanging Streets and Sidewalks

Written by Jack Humphreville on April 27 2026.

Will LA’s Structural Deficit Dictate the Future

Written by Jack Humphreville on April 23 2026.

The Fiscally Irresponsible Mayor Bass

Written by Jack Humphreville on April 16 2026.

Will the June Election be a Referendum on the Mayor?

Written by Jack Humphreville on April 09 2026.

Bass Raids DWP Coffers to Fund Street Lights

Written by Jack Humphreville on April 06 2026.

MWD Property Tax Discourages Conservation

Written by Jack Humphreville on April 02 2026.

Get In Line

Written by Jack Humphreville on April 02 2026.

MWD’s Rate Structure Discourages Conservation

Written by Jack Humphreville on March 23 2026.

No Real Budget Reform Earns NO Votes on Tax Measures

Written by Jack Humphreville on March 19 2026.

Repeal the Business Gross Receipts Tax?

Written by Jack Humphreville on March 16 2026.

Will MWD Raise Our Property Taxes?

Written by Jack Humphreville on March 09 2026.

Increased Revenues Will Not Cover Budget Shortfalls

Written by Jack Humphreville on March 05 2026.

Refund Recreation and Parks?

Written by Jack Humphreville on February 26 2026.

A Balanced Budget?

Written by Jack Humphreville on February 23 2026.

Rick, Help Us Save Los Angeles

Written by Jack Humphreville on February 16 2026.

Send the Right Price Signal: Raise Rates and Repeal the MWD’s Property Tax

Written by Jack Humphreville on February 09 2026.

LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)

Home - HHR Rent is too High - SB-2

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