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### [Follow the Money: How Does a $3,662 Apartment Become “Affordable Housing”?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33300:follow-the-money-how-does-a-3-662-apartment-become-affordable-housing&catid=312)

September 03 2026

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August 31 2026

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September 03 2026

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### [When the Last-Minute Power Play Failed: Sacramento Finally Ran Out of Time](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33319:when-the-last-minute-power-play-failed-sacramento-finally-ran-out-of-time&catid=375)

September 07 2026

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### A Balanced Budget?

Written by Jack Humphreville on February 23 2026.

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## [Rick, Help Us Save Los Angeles ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32289:rick-help-us-save-los-angeles&catid=12)

LA WATCHDOG - In an opinion piece in the first edition of the California Post, California Leadership is Broken – the Professional Political Class Is…

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Written by Jack Humphreville on February 09 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8b/010n-8bbcc548.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32216:ratepayers-cannot-afford-dwp-taxes&catid=12)### [Ratepayers Cannot Afford DWP Taxes](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32216:ratepayers-cannot-afford-dwp-taxes&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on February 02 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f7/009q-f7f6735b.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32200:sticker-shock-at-the-curb-la-trash-rates-jump-overnight&catid=12)### [Sticker Shock at the Curb: LA Trash Rates Jump Overnight](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32200:sticker-shock-at-the-curb-la-trash-rates-jump-overnight&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on January 29 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f1/007e-f103a0bb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32157:metros-sepulveda-basin-money-pit&catid=12)### [Metro’s Sepulveda Basin Money Pit ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32157:metros-sepulveda-basin-money-pit&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on January 22 2026.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on January 15 2026.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on January 06 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/de/102r-de661f6c.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32002:bass-budget-transparency-needed-to-earn-our-votes&catid=12)### [Bass Budget Transparency Needed to Earn Our Votes](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32002:bass-budget-transparency-needed-to-earn-our-votes&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on December 22 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ef/101d-ef178532.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31984:should-la-subsidize-dtla-hotels&catid=12)### [Should LA Subsidize DTLA Hotels?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31984:should-la-subsidize-dtla-hotels&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on December 18 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ac/097j2-ace765c7.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31914:austerity-and-transparency-are-demanded&catid=12)### [Austerity and Transparency Are Demanded](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31914:austerity-and-transparency-are-demanded&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on December 04 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/80/096p-801749f4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31897:no-new-taxes-without-real-budget-reform&catid=12)### [No New Taxes Without Real Budget Reform](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31897:no-new-taxes-without-real-budget-reform&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on December 01 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/55/094q-55214393.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31869:river-of-red-ink-leads-to-la-city-services-bankruptcy&catid=12)### [River of Red Ink Leads to LA City Service Bankruptcy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31869:river-of-red-ink-leads-to-la-city-services-bankruptcy&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on November 24 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/092h-6d7309e5.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31821:las-unbalanced-balanced-budget-2&catid=12)### [LA’s Unbalanced Balanced Budget](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31821:las-unbalanced-balanced-budget-2&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on November 17 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cf/090q2-cf308576.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31800:our-dwp-bill-is-too-damn-high&catid=12)### [Our DWP Bill Is Too Damn High](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31800:our-dwp-bill-is-too-damn-high&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on November 10 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/8d/087u-8d5cd28f.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31750:no-on-prop-50-and-gavinmandering&catid=12)### [No on Prop 50 and Gavinmandering](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31750:no-on-prop-50-and-gavinmandering&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on October 30 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5d/081m-5db6d63e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31637:the-13-billion-water-grab-mwds-secret-tax-on-homeowners&catid=12)### [The $13 Billion Water Grab: MWD’s Secret Tax on Homeowners](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31637:the-13-billion-water-grab-mwds-secret-tax-on-homeowners&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on October 09 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/3a/078o-3af5ac49.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31588:bleak-budget-realities-require-transparency&catid=12)### [Bleak Budget Realities Require Transparency](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31588:bleak-budget-realities-require-transparency&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on September 29 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/a2/076l-a29c8598.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31544:metropolitan-water-districts-billion-dollar-property-tax&catid=12)### [Metropolitan Water District’s Billion Dollar Property Tax](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31544:metropolitan-water-districts-billion-dollar-property-tax&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on September 22 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/64/075o-64675c1d.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31521:mayor-bass-and-the-budget-what-me-worry&catid=12)### [Mayor Bass and the Budget: What, Me Worry?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31521:mayor-bass-and-the-budget-what-me-worry&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on September 18 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6c/073r-6c90cbb6.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31477:convention-center-too-damn-risky&catid=12)### [Convention Center: Too Damn Risky](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31477:convention-center-too-damn-risky&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on September 11 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/27/071k-2755b29c.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31452:texas-redistricting-a-response-to-california-gerrymandering&catid=12)### [Texas Redistricting a Response to California Gerrymandering](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31452:texas-redistricting-a-response-to-california-gerrymandering&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on September 04 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/15/068s-152e56a2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31398:controller-mejias-charter-reform-recommendations-doomed&catid=12)### [Controller Mejia’s Charter Reform Recommendations Doomed](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31398:controller-mejias-charter-reform-recommendations-doomed&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on August 25 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/5b/066l-5b86744c.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31346:hotel-developers-want-to-pick-our-pockets&catid=12)### [Hotel Developers Want to Pick Our Pockets](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31346:hotel-developers-want-to-pick-our-pockets&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on August 19 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/05/065l-056b9e0e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31336:real-fiscal-reform-trumps-new-taxes&catid=12)### [Real Fiscal Reform Trumps New Taxes](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31336:real-fiscal-reform-trumps-new-taxes&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on January 02 2026.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/13/064n-13117f3e.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31319:the-california-post-increased-transparency-not-welcomed-by-newsom-and-bass&catid=12)### [The California Post: Increased Transparency Not Welcomed by Newsom and Bass](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31319:the-california-post-increased-transparency-not-welcomed-by-newsom-and-bass&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on August 11 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/de/063s-de607677.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31303:are-the-charter-reform-commissioners-serious-about-reform&catid=12)### [Are the Charter Reform Commissioners Serious About Reform?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31303:are-the-charter-reform-commissioners-serious-about-reform&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on August 07 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c7/061p-c7fa0fbc.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31272:trumps-trauma-tax&catid=12)### [Trump’s Trauma Tax](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31272:trumps-trauma-tax&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on July 31 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/43/059m-430f3843.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31227:city-budget-and-finances-are-not-a-priority-for-the-charter-reform-commission&catid=12)### [City Budget and Finances are Not a Priority for the Charter Reform Commission](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31227:city-budget-and-finances-are-not-a-priority-for-the-charter-reform-commission&catid=12)

Written by Jack Humphreville on July 24 2025.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on July 07 2025.

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