#  LA WATCHDOG

   ##  [ Is the Graffiti Towers Redevelopment Plan a Worthwhile Investment?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33140-is-the-graffiti-towers-redevelopment-plan-a-worthwhile-investment "Is the Graffiti Towers Redevelopment Plan a Worthwhile Investment?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     August 03 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2026/061g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2026/061g.jpg?width=1116&height=740)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33140-is-the-graffiti-towers-redevelopment-plan-a-worthwhile-investment)

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   ##  [ City’s Assessed Value Increases to $926 Billion Despite the Palisades Fire](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33110-citys-assessed-value-increases-to-926-billion-despite-the-palisades-fire "City’s Assessed Value Increases to $926 Billion Despite the Palisades Fire")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 27 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2026/059m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2026/059m.jpg?width=1120&height=744)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33110-citys-assessed-value-increases-to-926-billion-despite-the-palisades-fire)

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   ##  [ Unfunded Pensions Are Intergenerational Theft](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33094-unfunded-pensions-are-intergenerational-theft "Unfunded Pensions Are Intergenerational Theft")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 23 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2026/058u.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2026/058u.jpg?width=1116&height=628)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33094-unfunded-pensions-are-intergenerational-theft)

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   ##  [ Lineage Warehouse Fire: The Lawyers Feast](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33053-lineage-warehouse-fire-the-lawyers-feast "Lineage Warehouse Fire: The Lawyers Feast")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 16 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2026/056n.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2026/056n.jpg?width=1120&height=666)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33053-lineage-warehouse-fire-the-lawyers-feast)

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   ##  [ City Attorney Calls for Independent Audit of Stay Housed LA](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33023-city-attorney-calls-for-independent-audit-of-stay-housed-la "City Attorney Calls for Independent Audit of Stay Housed LA")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 13 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2026/055q.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/July-2026/055q.jpg?width=1026&height=694)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/33023-city-attorney-calls-for-independent-audit-of-stay-housed-la)

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   ##  [ LA’s Budget Woes Increase](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32941-las-budget-woes-increase "LA’s Budget Woes Increase")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     June 29 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2026/051k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/June-2026/051k.jpg?width=1230&height=924)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32941-las-budget-woes-increase)

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   ##  [ MWD Taxing Homeowners to Cover Up True Cost of Water](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32898-mwd-taxing-homeowners-to-cover-up-true-cost-of-water "MWD Taxing Homeowners to Cover Up True Cost of Water")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     June 18 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2026/048l.png#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/June-2026/048l.png?width=1208&height=784)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32898-mwd-taxing-homeowners-to-cover-up-true-cost-of-water)

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   ##  [ Battle to Restore the Soul of Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32840-battle-to-restore-the-soul-of-los-angeles "Battle to Restore the Soul of Los Angeles")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     June 08 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2026/045n.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/June-2026/045n.jpg?width=1028&height=684)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32840-battle-to-restore-the-soul-of-los-angeles)

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   ##  [ TaxAngeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32763-taxangeles "TaxAngeles")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 25 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2026/041l.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/May-2026/041l.jpg?width=1124&height=720)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32763-taxangeles)

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   ##  [ The LA Watchdog’s 2026 Voters Guide](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32725-the-la-watchdogs-2026-voters-guide "The LA Watchdog’s 2026 Voters Guide")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 14 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2026/038s.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/May-2026/038s.jpg?width=1052&height=694)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32725-the-la-watchdogs-2026-voters-guide)

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   ##  [ City Hall Hatching Plans to Raid DWP Ratepayers’ Wallets](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32681-city-hall-hatching-plans-to-raid-dwp-ratepayers-wallets "City Hall Hatching Plans to Raid DWP Ratepayers’ Wallets")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 07 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2026/036k.png#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/May-2026/036k.png?width=1402&height=1122)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32681-city-hall-hatching-plans-to-raid-dwp-ratepayers-wallets)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32681-city-hall-hatching-plans-to-raid-dwp-ratepayers-wallets)

   ##  [ Where’s the Transparency?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32659-wheres-the-transparency "Where’s the Transparency?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 04 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2026/035n.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/May-2026/035n.jpg?width=1192&height=792)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32659-wheres-the-transparency)

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   ##  [ The Street Light Assessment Ballot: A Referendum on City Hall](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32636-the-street-light-assessment-ballot-a-referendum-on-city-hall "The Street Light Assessment Ballot: A Referendum on City Hall")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 30 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2026/034f.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Apr-2026/034f.jpg?width=1464&height=586)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32636-the-street-light-assessment-ballot-a-referendum-on-city-hall)

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   ##  [ Budget Shortchanging Streets and Sidewalks](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32612-budget-shortchanging-streets-and-sidewalks "Budget Shortchanging Streets and Sidewalks")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 27 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2026/033j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Apr-2026/033j.jpg?width=1426&height=1096)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32612-budget-shortchanging-streets-and-sidewalks)

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   ##  [ Will LA’s Structural Deficit Dictate the Future](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32598-will-las-structural-deficit-dictate-the-future "Will LA’s Structural Deficit Dictate the Future")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 23 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2026/032h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Apr-2026/032h.jpg?width=846&height=564)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32598-will-las-structural-deficit-dictate-the-future)

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   ##  [ The Fiscally Irresponsible Mayor Bass](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32566-the-fiscally-irresponsible-mayor-bass "The Fiscally Irresponsible Mayor Bass")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 16 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2026/030g.png#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Apr-2026/030g.png?width=1536&height=1024)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32566-the-fiscally-irresponsible-mayor-bass)

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   ##  [ Will the June Election be a Referendum on the Mayor?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32536-will-the-june-election-be-a-referendum-on-the-mayor "Will the June Election be a Referendum on the Mayor?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 09 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2026/028q.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Apr-2026/028q.jpg?width=848&height=566)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32536-will-the-june-election-be-a-referendum-on-the-mayor)

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   ##  [ Bass Raids DWP Coffers to Fund Street Lights](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32506-bass-raids-dwp-coffers-to-fund-street-lights "Bass Raids DWP Coffers to Fund Street Lights")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 06 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2026/027i.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Apr-2026/027i.jpg?width=848&height=566)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32506-bass-raids-dwp-coffers-to-fund-street-lights)

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   ##  [ MWD Property Tax Discourages Conservation](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32498-mwd-property-tax-discourages-conservation "MWD Property Tax Discourages Conservation")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 02 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2026/026o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Apr-2026/026o.jpg?width=852&height=564)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32498-mwd-property-tax-discourages-conservation)

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   ##  [ Get In Line](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32490-get-in-line "Get In Line")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 02 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2026/026j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Apr-2026/026j.jpg?width=844&height=568)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32490-get-in-line)

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   ##  [ MWD’s Rate Structure Discourages Conservation](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32438-mwds-rate-structure-discourages-conservation "MWD’s Rate Structure Discourages Conservation")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 23 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/023o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/023o.jpg?width=856&height=568)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32438-mwds-rate-structure-discourages-conservation)

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   ##  [ No Real Budget Reform Earns NO Votes on Tax Measures](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32430-no-real-budget-reform-earns-no-votes-on-tax-measures "No Real Budget Reform Earns NO Votes on Tax Measures")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 19 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/022k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/022k.jpg?width=848&height=568)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32430-no-real-budget-reform-earns-no-votes-on-tax-measures)

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   ##  [ Repeal the Business Gross Receipts Tax?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32415-repeal-the-business-gross-receipts-tax "Repeal the Business Gross Receipts Tax?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 16 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/021q.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/021q.jpg?width=846&height=568)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32415-repeal-the-business-gross-receipts-tax)

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   ##  [ Will MWD Raise Our Property Taxes?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32386-will-mwd-raise-our-property-taxes "Will MWD Raise Our Property Taxes?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 09 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/020k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/020k.jpg?width=854&height=572)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32386-will-mwd-raise-our-property-taxes)

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   ##  [ Increased Revenues Will Not Cover Budget Shortfalls](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32368-increased-revenues-will-not-cover-budget-shortfalls "Increased Revenues Will Not Cover Budget Shortfalls")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 05 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2026/019l.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2026/019l.jpg?width=842&height=532)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32368-increased-revenues-will-not-cover-budget-shortfalls)

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   ##  [ Refund Recreation and Parks?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32336-refund-recreation-and-parks "Refund Recreation and Parks?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 26 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2026/017k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-2026/017k.jpg?width=844&height=564)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32336-refund-recreation-and-parks)

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   ##  [ A Balanced Budget?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32318-a-balanced-budget "A Balanced Budget?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 23 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2026/016j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-2026/016j.jpg?width=844&height=566)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32318-a-balanced-budget)

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   ##  [ Rick, Help Us Save Los Angeles ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32289-rick-help-us-save-los-angeles "Rick, Help Us Save Los Angeles ")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 16 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2026/014p.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-2026/014p.jpg?width=850&height=562)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32289-rick-help-us-save-los-angeles)

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   ##  [ Send the Right Price Signal: Raise Rates and Repeal the MWD’s Property Tax](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32246-send-the-right-price-signal-raise-rates-and-repeal-the-mwds-property-tax "Send the Right Price Signal: Raise Rates and Repeal the MWD’s Property Tax")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 09 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2026/012i.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-2026/012i.jpg?width=1252&height=946 "(c. 1930) — A Colorado River Aqueduct pipeline section displayed by the Metropolitan Water District as a public exhibition booth.")    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32246-send-the-right-price-signal-raise-rates-and-repeal-the-mwds-property-tax "class="caption" title="(c. 1930) — A Colorado River Aqueduct pipeline section displayed by the Metropolitan Water District as a public exhibition booth."")(c. 1930) — A Colorado River Aqueduct pipeline section displayed by the Metropolitan Water District as a public exhibition booth.

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   ##  [ Ratepayers Cannot Afford DWP Taxes](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32216-ratepayers-cannot-afford-dwp-taxes "Ratepayers Cannot Afford DWP Taxes")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 02 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2026/010n.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Feb-2026/010n.jpg?width=846&height=564)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32216-ratepayers-cannot-afford-dwp-taxes)

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   ##  [ Sticker Shock at the Curb: LA Trash Rates Jump Overnight](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32200-sticker-shock-at-the-curb-la-trash-rates-jump-overnight "Sticker Shock at the Curb: LA Trash Rates Jump Overnight")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 29 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/009q.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/009q.jpg?width=844&height=478)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32200-sticker-shock-at-the-curb-la-trash-rates-jump-overnight)

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1. [ Metro’s Sepulveda Basin Money Pit ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32157-metros-sepulveda-basin-money-pit)
2. [ We Cannot Afford Pure Water Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32123-we-cannot-afford-pure-water-los-angeles)
3. [ Hold Onto Your Wallets Angelenos, 2026 Will Be a Bumpy Ride](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32053-hold-onto-your-wallets-angelenos-2026-will-be-a-bumpy-ride)
4. [ Bass Budget Transparency Needed to Earn Our Votes](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/32002-bass-budget-transparency-needed-to-earn-our-votes)
5. [ Should LA Subsidize DTLA Hotels?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31984-should-la-subsidize-dtla-hotels)
6. [ Austerity and Transparency Are Demanded](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31914-austerity-and-transparency-are-demanded)
7. [ No New Taxes Without Real Budget Reform](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31897-no-new-taxes-without-real-budget-reform)
8. [ River of Red Ink Leads to LA City Service Bankruptcy](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31869-river-of-red-ink-leads-to-la-city-services-bankruptcy)
9. [ LA’s Unbalanced Balanced Budget](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31821-las-unbalanced-balanced-budget-2)
10. [ Our DWP Bill Is Too Damn High](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/31800-our-dwp-bill-is-too-damn-high)

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