#  LA WATCHDOG

   ##  [ Former Deputy Mayor Ray Chan Charged with Racketeering](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20835-former-deputy-mayor-ray-chan-charged-with-racketeering "Former Deputy Mayor Ray Chan Charged with Racketeering")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 30 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2020/097s.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20835-former-deputy-mayor-ray-chan-charged-with-racketeering)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The US Attorney announced the [indictment](https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/new-indictment-rico-case-against-former-la-city-councilman-jose-huizar-adds-5) of former Deputy Mayor Ray Chan along with two other real estate developers in connection with the criminal enterprise involving Jose Huizar and the pay-to-play corruption scandal that is enveloping a City Hall that refuses to reform its policies and procedures involving zoning in the City of Los Angeles.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20835-former-deputy-mayor-ray-chan-charged-with-racketeering)

   ##  [ If Eric Goes to Washington, Who Will be the Next Mayor?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20834-if-eric-goes-to-washington-who-will-be-the-next-mayor "If Eric Goes to Washington, Who Will be the Next Mayor?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 30 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2020/097i.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20834-if-eric-goes-to-washington-who-will-be-the-next-mayor)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Will he or won’t he go to Washington to be a member of the Biden Cabinet has been the topic of considerable [speculation](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-24/los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-joe-biden-cabinet) and comment.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20834-if-eric-goes-to-washington-who-will-be-the-next-mayor)

   ##  [ LA’s Separation Incentive Program and How to Blow $250 Million](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20799-la-s-separation-incentive-program-and-how-to-blow-250-million "LA’s Separation Incentive Program and How to Blow $250 Million")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 23 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2020/095l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20799-la-s-separation-incentive-program-and-how-to-blow-250-million)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Despite the fact that Los Angeles is facing a $700 million “budget gap” this year, our cash starved City has managed to blow an estimated $250 million in its effort to overcome union objections to the planned furloughs for 15,000 civilian employees.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20799-la-s-separation-incentive-program-and-how-to-blow-250-million)

   ##  [ What Happens When LA’s Lights Go Out?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20781-what-happens-when-la-s-lights-go-out "What Happens When LA’s Lights Go Out?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 19 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2020/094q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20781-what-happens-when-la-s-lights-go-out)

**LA WATCHDOG**--You can imagine the fun the late night talk show hosts will have if the characters in Los Angeles have to live and work in the dark because of blackouts caused by the lack of renewable power.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20781-what-happens-when-la-s-lights-go-out)

   ##  [ LA’s Budget Bailout Needs Some New Ideas](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20758-la-s-budget-bailout-needs-some-new-ideas "LA’s Budget Bailout Needs Some New Ideas")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 16 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2020/093k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20758-la-s-budget-bailout-needs-some-new-ideas)

**LA WATCHDOG--**The City of Los Angeles is still looking for a financial bailout from Washington, DC, despite the apparent failure of the Democrats to flip the Senate.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20758-la-s-budget-bailout-needs-some-new-ideas)

   ##  [ Hold onto Your Wallets](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20719-hold-onto-your-wallets "Hold onto Your Wallets")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 09 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2020/091u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20719-hold-onto-your-wallets)

***LA WATCHDOG**--“You don’t raise taxes during a recession…. The last thing you want to do is raise taxes in the middle of the recession because that would just suck up and take more demand out of the economy and put businesses in a further hole.” Barack Obama, 2011

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20719-hold-onto-your-wallets)

   ##  [ Not All Wishes in Hollywood Come True: Voters Fail to Bail Out Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20701-not-all-wishes-in-hollywood-come-true-voters-fail-to-bail-out-los-angeles "Not All Wishes in Hollywood Come True: Voters Fail to Bail Out Los Angeles")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 05 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2020/090t.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20701-not-all-wishes-in-hollywood-come-true-voters-fail-to-bail-out-los-angeles)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Nury Martinez led Los Angeles City Council were counting on the voters of California and many other states to bail the City of Los Angeles out of its budget crisis.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20701-not-all-wishes-in-hollywood-come-true-voters-fail-to-bail-out-los-angeles)

   ##  [ Progressive Policies Put Public Safety at Risk](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20676-progressive-policies-put-public-safety-at-risk "Progressive Policies Put Public Safety at Risk")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     November 02 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2020/89f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20676-progressive-policies-put-public-safety-at-risk)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The outcome of the race for Los Angeles County District Attorney between incumbent Jackie Lacey *(photo above)* and former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon will have a significant impact on public safety in the County of Los Angeles.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20676-progressive-policies-put-public-safety-at-risk)

   ##  [ While LA Burns Cash, Garcetti Fiddles](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20644-while-la-burns-cash-garcetti-fiddles "While LA Burns Cash, Garcetti Fiddles")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     October 26 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2020/087r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20644-while-la-burns-cash-garcetti-fiddles)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The First Financial Status [Report](https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2020/20-0600-S82_rpt_CAO_10-23-2020.pdf) prepared by the City Administrative Officer (“CAO”) estimated that the City’s revenue gap for this fiscal year would be in the range of $400 million to $600 million, up from the previous estimate of $200 million to $400 million.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20644-while-la-burns-cash-garcetti-fiddles)

   ##  [ Angelenos: Would You Vote to Increase Our Sales Tax to 12%?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20601-angelenos-would-you-vote-to-increase-our-sales-tax-to-12 "Angelenos: Would You Vote to Increase Our Sales Tax to 12%?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     October 19 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2020/088m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20601-angelenos-would-you-vote-to-increase-our-sales-tax-to-12)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Would you vote to increase our sales tax by 2½% to 12%?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20601-angelenos-would-you-vote-to-increase-our-sales-tax-to-12)

   ##  [ David Ryu, Grace Yoo for LA City Council](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20586-david-ryu-grace-yoo-for-la-city-council "David Ryu, Grace Yoo for LA City Council")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     October 15 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2020/084r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20586-david-ryu-grace-yoo-for-la-city-council)

**LA WATCHDOG**--An elected official’s experience may work in his or her favor as is the case for the incumbent David Ryu in Council District Four.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20586-david-ryu-grace-yoo-for-la-city-council)

   ##  [ 2020 Decision: CityWatch Voter’s Guide](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20561-2020-decision-citywatch-voter-s-guide "2020 Decision: CityWatch Voter’s Guide")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     October 12 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2020/083p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20561-2020-decision-citywatch-voter-s-guide)

**LA WATCHDOG**—*(**Political Perspective: Center Right**)* My primary focus is on the twelve statewide ballot measures as well as the two measures for the County (Measure J) and the Los Angeles Unified School District (Measure RR).

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20561-2020-decision-citywatch-voter-s-guide)

   ##  [ City Hall: Corruption and Bad News Just Keep on Coming!](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20549-city-hall-corruption-and-bad-news-just-keep-on-coming "City Hall: Corruption and Bad News Just Keep on Coming!")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     October 08 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2020/082r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20549-city-hall-corruption-and-bad-news-just-keep-on-coming)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The City of Los Angeles cannot stay out of the news unless it is engaged in a cover up.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20549-city-hall-corruption-and-bad-news-just-keep-on-coming)

   ##  [ Vote ‘No’ on Affirmative Action Proposition 16. Here’s Why](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20489-vote-no-on-affirmative-action-proposition-16-here-s-why "Vote ‘No’ on Affirmative Action Proposition 16. Here’s Why")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 28 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2020/079t.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20489-vote-no-on-affirmative-action-proposition-16-here-s-why)

**LA WATCHDOG**--If approved by the voters, Proposition 16 would repeal Proposition 209, a constitutional amendment that was approved by 55% of the voters in 1996. Proposition 209 stated:

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20489-vote-no-on-affirmative-action-proposition-16-here-s-why)

   ##  [ Mayor’s Plan for LA Out of Touch with Reality!](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20449-mayor-s-plan-for-la-out-of-touch-with-reality "Mayor’s Plan for LA Out of Touch with Reality!")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 21 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2020/077s.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20449-mayor-s-plan-for-la-out-of-touch-with-reality)

**LA WATCHDOG**-On Friday, September 18, Mayor Eric Garcetti released his [Budget Policy and Goals](https://www.lamayor.org/sites/g/files/wph446/f/landing_pages/files/FY%2021-22%20Budget%20Policy%20Letter%20Final.pdf) for Fiscal Year 2021-22 to the General Managers of All City Departments (except Water and Power, Harbor, Airports, and the two pension plans).

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20449-mayor-s-plan-for-la-out-of-touch-with-reality)

   ##  [ Will LA’s Budget Deficit Break the $400 Million Mark?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20409-will-la-s-budget-deficit-break-the-400-million-mark "Will LA’s Budget Deficit Break the $400 Million Mark?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 14 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2020/075e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20409-will-la-s-budget-deficit-break-the-400-million-mark)

**LA WATCHDOG**--In his [recent Update](https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2020/20-0948_rpt_CAO_09-11-2020.pdf) on the Status of City Finances, the City Administrative Officer estimated that “2020-21 revenue could fall short of budget by $200 million to $400 million.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20409-will-la-s-budget-deficit-break-the-400-million-mark)

   ##  [ Here’s Why Proposition 14, the $5.5 Billion Stem Cell Bond, is a Bad Idea](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20390-here-s-why-proposition-14-the-5-5-billion-stem-cell-bond-is-a-bad-idea "Here’s Why Proposition 14, the $5.5 Billion Stem Cell Bond, is a Bad Idea")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 10 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2020/074k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20390-here-s-why-proposition-14-the-5-5-billion-stem-cell-bond-is-a-bad-idea)

LA WATCHDOG--*Authorizes $5.5 billion state bonds for: stem cell and other medical research, including training; research facility construction; administrative costs.*

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20390-here-s-why-proposition-14-the-5-5-billion-stem-cell-bond-is-a-bad-idea)

   ##  [ LA City Council Fiddles While LA Hemorrhages](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20362-la-city-council-fiddles-while-la-hemorrhages "LA City Council Fiddles While LA Hemorrhages")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     September 03 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2020/072o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20362-la-city-council-fiddles-while-la-hemorrhages)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Wednesday, the City Council approved a [Declaration of Fiscal Emergency](https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2020/20-0600-S74_reso_08-27-2020.pdf) without any discussion.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20362-la-city-council-fiddles-while-la-hemorrhages)

   ##  [ Mayor and the City Council Complicit in Pay-to-Play Corruption](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20329-mayor-and-the-city-council-complicit-in-pay-to-play-corruption "Mayor and the City Council Complicit in Pay-to-Play Corruption")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     August 27 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/070j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20329-mayor-and-the-city-council-complicit-in-pay-to-play-corruption)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Tuesday, Federal prosecutors [dropped the dime ](https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/lobbyist-agrees-plead-guilty-city-hall-bribery-scheme-which-city-councilman-jose-huizar)on Morrie Goldman, a long time City Hall lobbyist, charging him with one count of *“conspiring to commit bribery and honest services mail fraud.”*

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20329-mayor-and-the-city-council-complicit-in-pay-to-play-corruption)

   ##  [ Election Corruption Demands Real Consequences](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20311-election-corruption-demands-real-consequences "Election Corruption Demands Real Consequences")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     August 24 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/069n.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20311-election-corruption-demands-real-consequences)

**LA WATCHDOG**--*The courts have ruled “use of the public treasury to mount an election campaign which attempts to influence the resolution of issues which our Constitution leaves to the ‘free election’ of the people … presents a serious threat to the integrity of the electoral process.”*

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20311-election-corruption-demands-real-consequences)

   ##  [ Cheap Talk About Corruption will not Likely Result in Real Reform](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20289-cheap-talk-about-corruption-will-not-likely-result-in-real-reform "Cheap Talk About Corruption will not Likely Result in Real Reform")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     August 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/068v.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20289-cheap-talk-about-corruption-will-not-likely-result-in-real-reform)

**LA WATCHDOG**--When the FBI raided the home and offices of Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar on November 7, 2018, the “shocked” City Council sprang into action to address long needed campaign finance reform.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20289-cheap-talk-about-corruption-will-not-likely-result-in-real-reform)

   ##  [ Lack of Transparency Earns a NO Vote on Proposition 15, the Split Roll](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20253-lack-of-transparency-earns-a-no-vote-on-proposition-15-the-split-roll "Lack of Transparency Earns a NO Vote on Proposition 15, the Split Roll")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     August 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/066i.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20253-lack-of-transparency-earns-a-no-vote-on-proposition-15-the-split-roll)

**LA WATCHDOG**-As part of their call for [Radical Transparency](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/la-watchdog-hidden/19374-la-budget-fiasco-demands-radical-transparency) into the budget and financial affairs of the City of Los Angeles, the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates called open and transparent labor negotiations and that any new labor agreement not result in deficits.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20253-lack-of-transparency-earns-a-no-vote-on-proposition-15-the-split-roll)

   ##  [ The Usual Something-for-Nothing: LAUSD Proposes $7 Billion Bond Measure, but No Reform](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20215-the-usual-something-for-nothing-lausd-proposes-7-billion-bond-measure-but-no-reform "The Usual Something-for-Nothing: LAUSD Proposes $7 Billion Bond Measure, but No Reform")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     August 06 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/064g.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20215-the-usual-something-for-nothing-lausd-proposes-7-billion-bond-measure-but-no-reform)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Just what we need. Another controversial measure on the already crowded November ballot that has twelve statewide propositions, many of which are very high profile, and one measure from the County to cut the Sheriff’s budget.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20215-the-usual-something-for-nothing-lausd-proposes-7-billion-bond-measure-but-no-reform)

   ##  [ LA’s Most Corrupt City Council: No Reforms Despite Jose Huizar Indictment](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20199-la-s-most-corrupt-city-council-no-reforms-despite-jose-huizar-indictment "LA’s Most Corrupt City Council: No Reforms Despite Jose Huizar Indictment")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     August 03 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2020/063l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20199-la-s-most-corrupt-city-council-no-reforms-despite-jose-huizar-indictment)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Thursday, a federal grand jury threw the book on Councilman Jose Huizar, returning a 34-count indictment on *“charges that he lead a criminal enterprise where he used his powerful position at City Hall to enrich himself and his close associates, and unlawfully gave favorable treatment to developers who financed and facilitated bribes and other illicit financial benefits.”*

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20199-la-s-most-corrupt-city-council-no-reforms-despite-jose-huizar-indictment)

   ##  [ Garcetti in the Crosshairs](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20179-garcetti-in-the-crosshairs "Garcetti in the Crosshairs")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 30 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/062r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20179-garcetti-in-the-crosshairs)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Matthew Garza, a 23 year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department who served on Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Security Detail for over six years, has filed a complaint in Superior Court against the City of Los Angeles in which he alleges sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20179-garcetti-in-the-crosshairs)

   ##  [ Prop 15, the Split Roll, Is a Job Killer](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20121-prop-15-the-split-roll-is-a-job-killer "Prop 15, the Split Roll, Is a Job Killer")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/059q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20121-prop-15-the-split-roll-is-a-job-killer)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Proposition 15 is an attempt by the state’s public sector unions (along with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg) to establish the Split Roll.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20121-prop-15-the-split-roll-is-a-job-killer)

   ##  [ Another Rush to the Ballot: Reimagining LA County](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20115-another-rush-to-the-ballot-reimagining-la-county "Another Rush to the Ballot: Reimagining LA County")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 20 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/059y.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20115-another-rush-to-the-ballot-reimagining-la-county)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Tuesday, July 21, the County Board of Supervisors will consider a motion, [Reimaging LA County](http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/147400.pdf),

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20115-another-rush-to-the-ballot-reimagining-la-county)

   ##  [ What a $12 Billion Tax Increase Means to Angelenos: Vote NO on Prop 15!](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20101-what-a-12-billion-tax-increase-means-to-angelenos-vote-no-on-prop-15 "What a $12 Billion Tax Increase Means to Angelenos: Vote NO on Prop 15!")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 16 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/058g.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20101-what-a-12-billion-tax-increase-means-to-angelenos-vote-no-on-prop-15)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Californians are the highest taxed people in the country.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20101-what-a-12-billion-tax-increase-means-to-angelenos-vote-no-on-prop-15)

   ##  [ Do NOT Reward Bad Behavior: Why You Should Vote NO on Prop 15](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20083-do-not-reward-bad-behavior-why-you-should-vote-no-on-prop-15 "Do NOT Reward Bad Behavior: Why You Should Vote NO on Prop 15")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 13 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/057q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20083-do-not-reward-bad-behavior-why-you-should-vote-no-on-prop-15)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Mayor Eric Garcetti and numerous members of the Los Angeles City Council want us to approve the Split Roll by voting yes on Proposition 15.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20083-do-not-reward-bad-behavior-why-you-should-vote-no-on-prop-15)

   ##  [ Will Pay-to-Play Carmel Partners and its Lobbyist Cooperate with the Feds?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20068-will-pay-to-play-carmel-partners-and-its-lobbyist-cooperate-with-the-feds "Will Pay-to-Play Carmel Partners and its Lobbyist Cooperate with the Feds?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 09 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/056b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20068-will-pay-to-play-carmel-partners-and-its-lobbyist-cooperate-with-the-feds)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Carmel Partners, a San Francisco based real estate management firm that develops and owns residential real estate, and its 35 story luxury high rise at 520 Mateo Street in the Arts District were prominently mentioned in the FBI’s affidavit filed in connection with the recent arrest of Councilman Jose Huizar.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20068-will-pay-to-play-carmel-partners-and-its-lobbyist-cooperate-with-the-feds)

   ##  [ The Dash for Cash to Pay for Trash](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20050-the-dash-for-cash-to-pay-for-trash "The Dash for Cash to Pay for Trash")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     July 06 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2020/055f.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20050-the-dash-for-cash-to-pay-for-trash)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Our cash strapped City is eyeing new sources of revenue to offset the adverse impact of Covid-19 on the City’s seven economically sensitive taxes\* that provide over 72% of the City’s General Fund revenue in a normal year.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20050-the-dash-for-cash-to-pay-for-trash)

1. [ Has Los Angeles Become Corruption Capital of US Big Cities? Now It’s Budget Corruption!](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/20031-has-los-angeles-become-corruption-capital-of-us-big-cities-now-it-s-budget-corruption)
2. [ LA City Hall’s Embarrassing Corruption Scandal: Goes Way Beyond Jose Huizar](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19993-la-city-hall-s-embarrassing-corruption-scandal-goes-way-beyond-jose-huizar)
3. [ Vacancy Tax Vacated](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19986-vacancy-tax-vacated)
4. [ What No One at City Hall Wants to Admit: Los Angeles’ Finances Are in the Toilet](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19968-what-no-one-at-city-hall-wants-to-admit-los-angeles-finances-are-in-the-toilet)
5. [ The Vacancy Tax: A Rush to Ballot](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19951-the-vacancy-tax-a-rush-to-ballot)
6. [ LA’s Corrupt City Council: Silence is Deafening](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19913-la-s-corrupt-city-council-silence-is-deafening)
7. [ Budget Busting Labor Agreements and the Coronavirus Limit the City’s Options](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19881-budget-busting-labor-agreements-and-the-coronavirus-limit-the-city-s-options)
8. [ Huizar, Wesson, Garcetti: Your Chance to do the Right Thing, Resign!](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19863-huizar-wesson-garcetti-your-chance-to-do-the-right-thing-resign)
9. [ Millennium Hollywood: Poster Child for Pay-to-Play Corruption](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19847-millennium-hollywood-poster-child-for-pay-to-play-corruption)
10. [ LA Pay-to-Play Corruption: They All Knew](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/19822-la-pay-to-play-corruption-they-all-knew)

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