#  LA WATCHDOG

   ##  [ Is LA Unified Using Our Money to Promote the $500 Million Parcel Tax?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17647-is-la-unified-using-our-money-to-promote-the-500-million-parcel-tax "Is LA Unified Using Our Money to Promote the $500 Million Parcel Tax?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 09 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/038x.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17647-is-la-unified-using-our-money-to-promote-the-500-million-parcel-tax)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The special election for the $500 million parcel tax that will benefit the Los Angeles Unified School District is a little more than three weeks away. As a result, we will be bombarded by mailers and advertisements urging us to reject or support Measure EE, inappropriately named the “Quality Teacher, Class Size Reduction, and Local School Safety Measure.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17647-is-la-unified-using-our-money-to-promote-the-500-million-parcel-tax)

   ##  [ LA Unified: Lack of Independent Oversight](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17622-la-unified-lack-of-independent-oversight "LA Unified: Lack of Independent Oversight")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 06 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/037w.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17622-la-unified-lack-of-independent-oversight)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The Los Angeles Unified School District has voted to establish an Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee “to provide increased accountability and ensure that funds from Measure EE \[the District’s proposed $500 million parcel tax\], if approved, are used as approved by the voters.”.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17622-la-unified-lack-of-independent-oversight)

   ##  [ Proper Funding a Must for LA’s Dept of Rec and Parks](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17593-proper-funding-a-must-for-la-s-dept-of-rec-and-parks "Proper Funding a Must for LA’s Dept of Rec and Parks")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     May 02 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2019/036w.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17593-proper-funding-a-must-for-la-s-dept-of-rec-and-parks)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Ever since Eric Garcetti became Mayor in 2013, the City’s General Fund revenues have increased by $2 billion (44%), to a record $6.5 billion. And despite lots of lip service, the Mayor and City Council President Herb Wesson have not made any effort to restore full funding for the Department of Recreation and Parks or develop a plan to maintain and repair its parks and facilities.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17593-proper-funding-a-must-for-la-s-dept-of-rec-and-parks)

   ##  [ LA Schools $500 Million Parcel Tax: Throwing Good Money After Bad](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17574-la-schools-500-million-parcel-tax-throwing-good-money-after-bad "LA Schools $500 Million Parcel Tax: Throwing Good Money After Bad")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 29 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/035z4.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17574-la-schools-500-million-parcel-tax-throwing-good-money-after-bad)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The Los Angeles Unified School District, its union, United Teachers Los Angeles, the Los Angeles City Council, and the political establishment are asking us to approve a $500 million parcel tax to finance LAUSD’s Structural Deficit. This will cost the average renter and homeowner about $200 and $500 a year, respectively.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17574-la-schools-500-million-parcel-tax-throwing-good-money-after-bad)

   ##  [ LA’s Rainy-Day Funds Are Disappearing Down the City’s General Fund Drain](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17525-la-s-rainy-day-funds-are-disappearing-down-the-city-s-general-fund-drain "LA’s Rainy-Day Funds Are Disappearing Down the City’s General Fund Drain")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 22 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/033x.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17525-la-s-rainy-day-funds-are-disappearing-down-the-city-s-general-fund-drain)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Since 2011, the City of Los Angeles has done a reasonable job of building up its two rainy day funds, the Reserve Fund and the Budget Stabilization Fund. Nevertheless, despite record revenues, Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Herb Wesson led City Council have shortchanged the rainy-day funds by diverting money from both entities to the General Fund to pay for increased personnel costs and overly ambitious spending programs.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17525-la-s-rainy-day-funds-are-disappearing-down-the-city-s-general-fund-drain)

   ##  [ Booming Economy Propels City Budget, but Structural Issues Remain](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17511-booming-economy-propels-city-budget-but-structural-issues-remain "Booming Economy Propels City Budget, but Structural Issues Remain")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 18 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/032t.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17511-booming-economy-propels-city-budget-but-structural-issues-remain)

**LA WATCHDOG--**Mayor Eric Garcetti’s proposed budget for next year shows a significant increase in revenues which eliminates the previously projected $160 million deficit and funds the raises for the City’s civilian employees.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17511-booming-economy-propels-city-budget-but-structural-issues-remain)

   ##  [ Mayor’s 2019 State of the City Address: Here’s What to Expect](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17475-mayor-s-2019-state-of-the-city-address-here-s-what-to-expect "Mayor’s 2019 State of the City Address: Here’s What to Expect")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 15 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/031z03.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17475-mayor-s-2019-state-of-the-city-address-here-s-what-to-expect)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On Wednesday afternoon, April 17, Mayor Eric Garcetti will deliver his sixth State of the City Address at Abraham Lincoln High School in Montecito Heights.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17475-mayor-s-2019-state-of-the-city-address-here-s-what-to-expect)

   ##  [ UTLA’s Hostile Takeover Bid for LAUSD](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17490-utla-s-hostile-takeover-bid-for-lausd "UTLA’s Hostile Takeover Bid for LAUSD")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 15 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/031z15.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17490-utla-s-hostile-takeover-bid-for-lausd)

**LA WATCHDOG--**United Teachers Los Angeles, the union that represents over 30,000 teachers, is spending millions to seize control of the Los Angeles Unified School District. If UTLA is successful, the union will use its influence to eviscerate charter and magnet schools, adversely impacting approximately 200,000 students.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17490-utla-s-hostile-takeover-bid-for-lausd)

   ##  [ Trying to Rename the LA Memorial Coliseum: Let’s Call It ‘Trouble’](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17451-trying-to-rename-the-la-memorial-coliseum-let-s-call-it-trouble "Trying to Rename the LA Memorial Coliseum: Let’s Call It ‘Trouble’")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 11 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/030c.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17451-trying-to-rename-the-la-memorial-coliseum-let-s-call-it-trouble)

LA WATCHDOG--County Supervisor Janice Hahn is bent out of shape because the University of Southern California wants to change the name of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to the United Airlines Memorial Coliseum.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17451-trying-to-rename-the-la-memorial-coliseum-let-s-call-it-trouble)

   ##  [ Political Hijinks, LA Style](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17443-political-hijinks-la-style "Political Hijinks, LA Style")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 08 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/029x.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17443-political-hijinks-la-style)

**LA WATCHDOG**--So many shenanigans, so little time. Here is a brief preview of some of the stunts where the our elected politicians are trying to bamboozle us. And trust me, there are more, starting with the Mayor’s budget proposal that is scheduled to be presented to the City Council on April 22.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17443-political-hijinks-la-style)

   ##  [ Wesson to Drop Out of Supervisor’s Race?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17380-wesson-to-drop-out-of-supervisor-s-race "Wesson to Drop Out of Supervisor’s Race?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     April 01 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2019/027b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17380-wesson-to-drop-out-of-supervisor-s-race)

**LA WATCHDOG**--When Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson announced in December that he was entering the race to succeed termed out County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, he was considered to be the “instant front runner” because of his name recognition, political connections, and ability to raise campaign funds, especially from real estate developers and public sector unions.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17380-wesson-to-drop-out-of-supervisor-s-race)

   ##  [ LA … Corruption Capital of California?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17332-la-corruption-capital-of-california "LA … Corruption Capital of California?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 25 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2019/025z.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17332-la-corruption-capital-of-california)

**LA WATCHDOG**--We always knew that City Hall was dirty: a rat-infested nest where money trumped our best interests, especially when it involved pay-to-play real estate developers. This fact was hammered home when the FBI raided the home and offices of Councilman Jose Huizar, the chair of the powerful, favor granting Planning and Land Use Management Committee of the City Council.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17332-la-corruption-capital-of-california)

   ##  [ LAUSD Parcel Tax: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17308-lausd-parcel-tax-damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don-t "LAUSD Parcel Tax: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 18 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2019/023y.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17308-lausd-parcel-tax-damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don-t)

LA WATCHDOG--QUALITY TEACHER, CLASS SIZE REDUCTION, AND LOCAL SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURE

*To retain/attract quality teachers; reduce class sizes; provide counseling/nursing/library services, arts, music, science, math, preschool, vocational/career education, safe/well-maintained schools, adequate instructional materials/supplies; support disadvantaged/homeless students; shall Los Angeles Unified School District levy $0.16 per square foot of building improvements annually, exempting seniors/certain disability recipients, providing approximately $500,000,000 annually for 12 years, requiring annual audits, oversight, and funding local schools?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17308-lausd-parcel-tax-damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don-t)

   ##  [ Garcetti’s Hyperion Hyperbole](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17271-garcetti-s-hyperion-hyperbole "Garcetti’s Hyperion Hyperbole")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 14 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2019/022k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17271-garcetti-s-hyperion-hyperbole)

**LA WATCHDOG**--On February 21, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the City of Los Angeles, the Department of Water and Power, and the Bureau of Sanitation would embark on an $8 billion plan to recycle 100% of its wastewater by 2035. This ambitious sixteen-year plan will involve recycling over 200 million gallons a day of wastewater into around 195,000 acre feet of potable water a year.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17271-garcetti-s-hyperion-hyperbole)

   ##  [ Deficit Deniers](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17246-deficit-deniers "Deficit Deniers")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 11 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2019/021a.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17246-deficit-deniers)

**LA WATCHDOG**--*“The Great Recession is over. We now have a balanced budget and we have eliminated over 85% of our Structural Deficit.” City Councilman Paul Krekorian, Chair of the Los Angeles City Council’s Budget & Finance Committee, February 27, 2019*

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17246-deficit-deniers)

   ##  [ Dodgers, Lakers, Patriots & Kraft](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17242-dodgers-lakers-patriots-kraft "Dodgers, Lakers, Patriots & Kraft")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 07 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2019/020u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17242-dodgers-lakers-patriots-kraft)

**LA SPORTS WATCHDOG**--Once again, we are hoping for the **Dodgers** to end its 30-year World Series drought. And in that quest, many believed that the team should have signed Bryce Harper, a 26-year old wunderkind who was the 2012 NL Rookie of the Year and the 2015 NL MVP.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17242-dodgers-lakers-patriots-kraft)

   ##  [ What We Learned from Voters’ 2009 Rejection of Villaraigosa’s Solar Initiative (Measure B)](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17227-what-we-learned-from-voters-2009-rejection-of-villaraigosa-s-solar-initiative-measure-b "What We Learned from Voters’ 2009 Rejection of Villaraigosa’s Solar Initiative (Measure B)")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     March 07 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2019/020b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17227-what-we-learned-from-voters-2009-rejection-of-villaraigosa-s-solar-initiative-measure-b)

LA WATCHDOG--Ten years ago, on March 3, 2009, just over 50% of the voters of the City of Los Angeles rejected Measure B, Mayor Villaraigosa’s solar initiative to have the Department of Water and Power install 400 megawatts of solar power within the City limits.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17227-what-we-learned-from-voters-2009-rejection-of-villaraigosa-s-solar-initiative-measure-b)

   ##  [ LA and CA Politicians Believe Money Grows on Trees](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17201-la-and-ca-politicians-believe-money-grows-on-trees "LA and CA Politicians Believe Money Grows on Trees")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 28 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2019/018s.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17201-la-and-ca-politicians-believe-money-grows-on-trees)

LA WATCHDOG--The blue wave has caused politicians throughout the State to believe that money grows on trees in our back yards. Many are planning tax, rate, and fee increases, including LAUSD, DWP, Metro, the City, and the State. But at the same time, all are experiencing record revenues.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17201-la-and-ca-politicians-believe-money-grows-on-trees)

   ##  [ Ten Must-Do Recommendations for Cleaning Up City Hall](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17163-ten-must-do-recommendations-for-cleaning-up-city-hall "Ten Must-Do Recommendations for Cleaning Up City Hall")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 25 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2019/017a.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17163-ten-must-do-recommendations-for-cleaning-up-city-hall)

LA WATCHDOG--Our trust and confidence in the City’s elected officials and institutions has sunk to new lows as revelations about City Hall’s pay-to-play culture have been front page news ever since Councilman Jose Huizar’s offices and home were raided by the FBI in November.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17163-ten-must-do-recommendations-for-cleaning-up-city-hall)

   ##  [ We Cannot Risk Garcetti's Leap of Faith](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17119-we-cannot-risk-garcetti-s-leap-of-faith "We Cannot Risk Garcetti's Leap of Faith")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 18 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2019/015z3.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17119-we-cannot-risk-garcetti-s-leap-of-faith)

**LA WATCHDOG**--Mayor Eric Garcetti’s hastily called press conference *(photo above)*  on Tuesday morning, February 12, was essentially a pep rally for the Los Angeles New Green Deal team where he announced the depowering / phase out of the Department of Water and Power’s three coastal natural gas power plants that are a major source of reliable electricity for the City of Los Angeles.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17119-we-cannot-risk-garcetti-s-leap-of-faith)

   ##  [ City Hall Rats … Four Legs, Two Legs … Making LA Sick](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17078-city-hall-rats-four-legs-two-legs-making-la-sick "City Hall Rats … Four Legs, Two Legs … Making LA Sick")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 11 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2019/013y.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17078-city-hall-rats-four-legs-two-legs-making-la-sick)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The recent reports of rats, fleas, and vermin in City Hall have gone viral, eliciting comments from around the world. This includes an appropriately titled, front page article in The Wall Street Journal, “*Politics is a Dirty Business – Starting with the Rats at Los Angeles City Hall*.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17078-city-hall-rats-four-legs-two-legs-making-la-sick)

   ##  [ Shine the Light on LA’s Unbalanced Budget](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17058-shine-the-light-on-la-s-unbalanced-budget "Shine the Light on LA’s Unbalanced Budget")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 07 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2019/012t.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17058-shine-the-light-on-la-s-unbalanced-budget)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The process for developing and approving the City’s annual budget is not transparent because it does not allow Angelenos to have any meaningful input on how the City will spend our hard-earned money. Nor does it allow us time to review, analyze, and comment on the operational, financial, and policy issues that are contained in over 1,500 pages of mind-numbing figures.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17058-shine-the-light-on-la-s-unbalanced-budget)

   ##  [ Congestion Pricing: Another Revenue Grab by Metro](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17034-congestion-pricing-another-revenue-grab-by-metro "Congestion Pricing: Another Revenue Grab by Metro")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     February 04 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2019/011v.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17034-congestion-pricing-another-revenue-grab-by-metro)

LA WATCHDOG--*“This is the eradication of congestion.” Phillip A. Washington, Metro Chief Executive.*

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering congestion pricing which, if approved by the voters, would charge motorists to drive on our freeways and streets. This new tax is intended ease traffic on our roadways and reduce the County’s carbon foot print by cutting down on the emission of greenhouse gases that fuel climate change.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17034-congestion-pricing-another-revenue-grab-by-metro)

   ##  [ Memo to The Times: Follow the Money](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17030-memo-to-the-times-follow-the-money "Memo to The Times: Follow the Money")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 31 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/010u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17030-memo-to-the-times-follow-the-money)

LA WATCHDOG--The Editorial Board of the Los Angeles Times believes that Mayor Eric Garcetti made the right decision in not running for President of the United States, stating that “Los Angeles is a big, complicated \[see below\] city with serious challenges and tremendous opportunities. It’s a city that needs a full-time, fully invested mayor.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17030-memo-to-the-times-follow-the-money)

   ##  [ LAUSD: A Busted Brand](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17002-lausd-a-busted-brand "LAUSD: A Busted Brand")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 28 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/009y.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17002-lausd-a-busted-brand)

LA WATCHDOG--More money will not solve the problems of the Los Angeles Unified School District because Angelenos do not trust the system to properly educate their children.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/17002-lausd-a-busted-brand)

   ##  [ UTLA vs LAUSD: An Unlevel Playing Field](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16966-utla-vs-lausd-an-unlevel-playing-field "UTLA vs LAUSD: An Unlevel Playing Field")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 21 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/007s.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16966-utla-vs-lausd-an-unlevel-playing-field)

LA WATCHDOG--The management of the Los Angeles Unified School District and the representatives of the striking United Teachers Los Angeles have been meeting behind closed doors for almost a week, trying to come to an agreement over salaries, class size, fully staffed schools (librarians nurses, counselors), the reorganization of the District into 32 districts, and a limit on charter and magnet schools.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16966-utla-vs-lausd-an-unlevel-playing-field)

   ##  [ UTLA, ACP Goals: Follow the Cash](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16944-utla-acp-goals-follow-the-cash "UTLA, ACP Goals: Follow the Cash")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 17 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/006x.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16944-utla-acp-goals-follow-the-cash)

LA WATCHDOG--United Teachers Los Angeles and its President, Alex Caputo-Pearl, are asking the Los Angeles Unified School District for salary increases for its members, smaller class sizes, and fully staffed schools.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16944-utla-acp-goals-follow-the-cash)

   ##  [ All Hell is Breaking Loose In La La Land, But Where’s Eric?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16923-all-hell-is-breaking-loose-in-la-la-land-but-where-s-eric "All Hell is Breaking Loose In La La Land, But Where’s Eric?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 14 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/005z3.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16923-all-hell-is-breaking-loose-in-la-la-land-but-where-s-eric)

LA WATCHDOG--The Los Angeles Unified School District is closed for business because United Teachers Los Angeles and its over 30,000 members are striking for higher wages, fully staffed schools, and the curtailment, if not the elimination, of charter and magnet schools.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16923-all-hell-is-breaking-loose-in-la-la-land-but-where-s-eric)

   ##  [ Does LAUSD Deserve a Tax Increase?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16885-does-lausd-deserve-a-tax-increase "Does LAUSD Deserve a Tax Increase?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 10 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/004p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16885-does-lausd-deserve-a-tax-increase)

LA WATCHDOG--One of the consequences of the strike action against the Los Angeles Unified School by United Teachers Los Angeles will be the demand for a tax increase to finance the District’s inefficient operations.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16885-does-lausd-deserve-a-tax-increase)

   ##  [ LA Watchdog’s 2019 Wish List for City Hall](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16862-la-watchdog-s-2019-wish-list-for-city-hall "LA Watchdog’s 2019 Wish List for City Hall")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 07 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/003k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16862-la-watchdog-s-2019-wish-list-for-city-hall)

LA WATCHDOG--The Los Angeles Times 2019 [Wish List](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-new-year-wishes-20190101-story.html) for 2019 listed 25 changes they would like see, of which only one involved City Hall.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16862-la-watchdog-s-2019-wish-list-for-city-hall)

   ##  [ Who’s Watching Our Money?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16840-who-s-watching-our-money "Who’s Watching Our Money?")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog)     January 03 2019       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2019/002b.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16840-who-s-watching-our-money)

LA WATCHDOG--Despite a booming economy and record revenues, our City’s finances are a mess.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16840-who-s-watching-our-money)

1. [ Drop the DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Plan)](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16822-drop-the-drop-deferred-retirement-option-plan)
2. [ LA Forecast: Pensions and Budget Will Be Clobbered by Poor Investment Returns](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16803-la-forecast-pensions-and-budget-will-be-clobbered-by-poor-investment-returns)
3. [ LA has an $84 Million Hole in Its Budget: Does Anyone Care?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16785-la-has-an-84-million-hole-in-its-budget-does-anyone-care)
4. [ Drop the BS … Is Another Tax Increase In the Works?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16758-drop-the-bs-is-another-tax-increase-in-the-works)
5. [ Dodger Fans: Boycott AT&T and Spectrum](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16749-dodger-fans-boycott-at-t-and-spectrum)
6. [ Ratepayer Rip Off: DWP Financing City’s $8.1 Million Silver Lake Stormwater Capture Project](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16728-ratepayer-rip-off-dwp-financing-city-s-8-1-million-silver-lake-stormwater-capture-project)
7. [ Herb Wesson’s Has His Eye on a County Supervisor Seat but His Spotty Record at City Council May be His Undoing](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16685-herb-wesson-s-has-his-eye-on-a-county-supervisor-seat-but-his-spotty-record-at-city-council-may-be-his-undoing)
8. [ Jose Huizar: Resign or Flip ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16676-jose-huizar-resign-or-flip)
9. [ DWP Ratepayers Under Assault](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16661-dwp-ratepayers-under-assault)
10. [ Huizar Investigations by FBI and IRS Demand Real Time Transparency](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/16639-huizar-investigations-by-fbi-and-irs-demand-real-time-transparency)

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