# LA WATCHDOG ## [ Will $4 Billion Prop 68 Really Fund LA’s Parks?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15631-will-4-billion-prop-68-really-fund-la-s-parks "Will $4 Billion Prop 68 Really Fund LA’s Parks?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) June 14 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/048v.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15631-will-4-billion-prop-68-really-fund-la-s-parks) LA WATCHDOG--On June 5, 57% of the California’s voters approved Proposition 68, a measure that authorized the issuance of $4.1 billion of bonds to fund “parks, natural resources protection, climate adaptation, water quality and supply, and flood protection.” [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15631-will-4-billion-prop-68-really-fund-la-s-parks) ## [ AEG’s $1.25 Billion Convention Center Proposal: Big Win for LA](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15604-aeg-s-1-25-billion-convention-center-proposal-big-win-for-la "AEG’s $1.25 Billion Convention Center Proposal: Big Win for LA") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) June 11 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/047s.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15604-aeg-s-1-25-billion-convention-center-proposal-big-win-for-la) LA WATCHDOG--Anschutz Entertainment Group’s proposal to invest $1.25 billion in the expansion of the Los Angeles Convention Center and the development of a convention hotel will create significant controversy. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15604-aeg-s-1-25-billion-convention-center-proposal-big-win-for-la) ## [ LA’s Unbalanced Budget: City Hall Stealing from Our Kids!](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15578-la-s-unbalanced-budget-city-hall-stealing-from-our-kids "LA’s Unbalanced Budget: City Hall Stealing from Our Kids!") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) June 07 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/046l.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15578-la-s-unbalanced-budget-city-hall-stealing-from-our-kids) LA WATCHDOG--Despite a 36%, $1.6 billion increase in revenues since Eric Garcetti was elected the Mayor of Los Angeles in 2013, the City still has an unbalanced budget for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2018 and a Structural Deficit that will total more than $4 billion over the following four years. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15578-la-s-unbalanced-budget-city-hall-stealing-from-our-kids) ## [ A Vote for Prop 70 and a Vote Against Pork 68 are Votes for Transparency, Accountability](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15540-a-vote-for-prop-70-and-a-vote-against-pork-68-are-votes-for-transparency-accountability "A Vote for Prop 70 and a Vote Against Pork 68 are Votes for Transparency, Accountability") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 31 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2018/044v.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15540-a-vote-for-prop-70-and-a-vote-against-pork-68-are-votes-for-transparency-accountability) LA WATCHDOG--When the political establishment, the public sector unions, the environmental community, the building trade unions, and the business community support a ballot measure that involves our money, rest assured that the ballot measure is not in our best interests as this cabal, once again, wants to pick our pockets clean of our hard earned cash. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15540-a-vote-for-prop-70-and-a-vote-against-pork-68-are-votes-for-transparency-accountability) ## [ Top 10 Unanswered Questions at LA’s City Hall](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15521-top-10-unanswered-questions-at-la-s-city-hall "Top 10 Unanswered Questions at LA’s City Hall") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 28 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/043a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15521-top-10-unanswered-questions-at-la-s-city-hall) **EIGHT MOST READ** - LA WATCHDOG--Mayor Eric Garcetti and members of the Herb Wesson led City Council are less than transparent as they continue to duck questions that may expose their lack of respect for the taxpayers and their failure to manage the financial affairs of the City in a prudent manner. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15521-top-10-unanswered-questions-at-la-s-city-hall) ## [ Metro Rejects Lowest Bid from Equally Qualified Construction Co … Costing You Million$$!](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15486-metro-rejects-lowest-bid-from-equally-qualified-construction-co-costing-you-million "Metro Rejects Lowest Bid from Equally Qualified Construction Co … Costing You Million$$!") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 21 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/041t.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15486-metro-rejects-lowest-bid-from-equally-qualified-construction-co-costing-you-million) LA WATCHDOG--The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Metro”) is considering retaining CH2M Hill, a full-service design, construction, and program management firm with close ties to City Hall, as the prime contractor for environmental and design work for an eight mile bike path along the Los Angeles River. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15486-metro-rejects-lowest-bid-from-equally-qualified-construction-co-costing-you-million) ## [ Prop 68: A Yes Vote is a Reward for Bad Behavior](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15458-prop-68-a-yes-vote-is-a-reward-for-bad-behavior "Prop 68: A Yes Vote is a Reward for Bad Behavior") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 17 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/040n.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15458-prop-68-a-yes-vote-is-a-reward-for-bad-behavior) LA WATCHDOG--While the State of California is rolling in the dough with an $8 billion surplus as a result of increases in the State Budget to $200 billion, the spendthrift politicians in Sacramento are asking us to approve a $4.1 billion ballot measure that will help the State “protect our water, parks, and natural resources” from the impact of “severe droughts, wildfires, and climate change.” [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15458-prop-68-a-yes-vote-is-a-reward-for-bad-behavior) ## [ Alert! City Hall Raiding Reserve Funds … in Boom Times](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15449-alert-city-hall-raiding-reserve-funds-in-boom-times "Alert! City Hall Raiding Reserve Funds … in Boom Times") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 14 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/039u.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15449-alert-city-hall-raiding-reserve-funds-in-boom-times) LA WATCHDOG--Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilman Paul Krekorian, the chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee, have touted the strength of the City’s Reserve Fund and its Budget Stabilization Fund as an example of their prudent management of the City’s finances. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15449-alert-city-hall-raiding-reserve-funds-in-boom-times) ## [ Vote NO on Pork Laden Prop 68](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15409-vote-no-on-pork-laden-prop-68 "Vote NO on Pork Laden Prop 68") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 07 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/038v.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15409-vote-no-on-pork-laden-prop-68) LA WATCHDOG--Proposition 68 (Authorizes bonds funding parks, natural resources protection, climate adaptation, water quality and supply, and flood protection) represents an excellent opportunity to send our less than transparent Elected Elite a loud and clear message that we are not their ATM. And furthermore, a NO vote will also send the message that we do not trust our State, County, and City officials to be prudent stewards of our hard earned money. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15409-vote-no-on-pork-laden-prop-68) ## [ City Hall Planning to Raid Your DWP Water System](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15382-city-hall-planning-to-raid-your-dwp-water-system "City Hall Planning to Raid Your DWP Water System") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) May 03 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2018/036a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15382-city-hall-planning-to-raid-your-dwp-water-system) LA WATCHDOG--Despite record tax revenues, Mayor Eric Garcetti and his budget team are planning to increase the Street Damage Restoration Fee by over eight times, from a budgeted amount of $8.3 million this year to $70 million for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15382-city-hall-planning-to-raid-your-dwp-water-system) ## [ What Sane Person would want to be LA’s Superintendent of Schools?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15365-what-sane-person-would-want-to-be-la-s-superintendent-of-schools "What Sane Person would want to be LA’s Superintendent of Schools?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) April 30 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2018/035t.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15365-what-sane-person-would-want-to-be-la-s-superintendent-of-schools) LA WATCHDOG--Many knowledgeable people believe that the Los Angeles Unified School District (“LAUSD”) will declare bankruptcy within three years unless it takes drastic action to restructure its finances. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15365-what-sane-person-would-want-to-be-la-s-superintendent-of-schools) ## [ So, Who’s to Blame for Mayor Garcetti’s Unbalanced City Budget?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15323-so-who-s-to-blame-for-mayor-garcetti-s-unbalanced-city-budget "So, Who’s to Blame for Mayor Garcetti’s Unbalanced City Budget?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) April 23 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2018/033w.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15323-so-who-s-to-blame-for-mayor-garcetti-s-unbalanced-city-budget) LA WATCHDOG--Despite a very healthy $340 million (5.6%) increase in General Fund revenues, the proposed $6.2 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 is not balanced or fiscally responsible, contrary to pronouncements by Mayor Eric Garcetti. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15323-so-who-s-to-blame-for-mayor-garcetti-s-unbalanced-city-budget) ## [ The State of the LA … According to Eric](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15283-the-state-of-the-la-according-to-eric "The State of the LA … According to Eric") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) April 16 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2018/031u.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15283-the-state-of-the-la-according-to-eric) LA WATCHDOG--Mayor Eric Garcetti’s 60 minute, 8,000 word State of the City address was long on the City’s accomplishments, ranging from being selected to host the 2028 Olympics, the expansion of our subway system, the authorization of the $5 billion people mover system at LAX, lower crime rates, the taking of guns off our streets, the paving of 11,000 miles of streets, and the creation of over 150,000 jobs. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15283-the-state-of-the-la-according-to-eric) ## [ Will Mayor G Continue to Duck the Bad News?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15264-will-mayor-g-continue-to-duck-the-bad-news "Will Mayor G Continue to Duck the Bad News?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) April 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Apr-2018/030x.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15264-will-mayor-g-continue-to-duck-the-bad-news) LA WATCHDOG--*“As long as I’m your Mayor, I won’t duck bad news. I am going to own it and I’m going to attack it.”* – Mayor Eric Garcetti, April 2015 [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15264-will-mayor-g-continue-to-duck-the-bad-news) ## [ Amazon Selects LA for $5 Billion HQ2](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15166-amazon-selects-la-for-5-billion-hq2 "Amazon Selects LA for $5 Billion HQ2") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) March 29 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2018/026r.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15166-amazon-selects-la-for-5-billion-hq2) LA WATCHDOG-APRIL 1, 2018--According to a secret memo prepared by the office of Mayor Eric Garcetti, Amazon has reached a preliminary agreement with the City, the County, and the State to locate its second corporate headquarters (“HQ2”) in the city of Los Angeles, primarily in the area surrounding the Union Station transportation hub and the nearby Los Angeles River. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15166-amazon-selects-la-for-5-billion-hq2) ## [ Will Mayor Garcetti Put an End to His Intergenerational Theft?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15158-will-mayor-garcetti-put-an-end-to-his-intergenerational-theft "Will Mayor Garcetti Put an End to His Intergenerational Theft?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) March 26 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2018/025z3.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15158-will-mayor-garcetti-put-an-end-to-his-intergenerational-theft) LA WATCHDOG--*“Resilience is a value that guides everything we do in Los Angeles, because we know that the decisions we make today will shape the future our children and grandchildren will inherit. The Resilient Los Angeles plan will help us strengthen our infrastructure, protect our economy, make our institutions more inclusive, and create safer neighborhoods.” - Mayor Eric Garcetti* [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15158-will-mayor-garcetti-put-an-end-to-his-intergenerational-theft) ## [ LA City Hall’s Corrupt Cucarachas](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15111-la-city-hall-s-corrupt-cucarachas "LA City Hall’s Corrupt Cucarachas") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) March 19 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2018/023o.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15111-la-city-hall-s-corrupt-cucarachas) LA WATCHDOG -*“What you find is there’s never just one cockroach in the kitchen when your start looking around.”- Warren Buffett* [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15111-la-city-hall-s-corrupt-cucarachas) ## [ Briefs: LA Council Up to Its Knees in Pay-for-Play, Mayor Leading in Trashopoly Game, and More](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15015-briefs-la-council-up-to-its-knees-in-pay-for-play-mayor-leading-in-trashopoly-game-and-more "Briefs: LA Council Up to Its Knees in Pay-for-Play, Mayor Leading in Trashopoly Game, and More") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) March 01 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2018/018y.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15015-briefs-la-council-up-to-its-knees-in-pay-for-play-mayor-leading-in-trashopoly-game-and-more) LA WATCHDOG BRIEFLY PUT--You have to wonder how our City survives given all the shenanigans and mismanagement by the Mayor and the members of the City Council, whether it be bribery (excuse me, campaign contributions), the Exclusive Trash Franchise (the “Trashopoly”), the City’s $15 billion unfunded pension liability, or sexual harassment. Today, we will comment briefly on each of these subjects in an attempt to ruin your weekend. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/15015-briefs-la-council-up-to-its-knees-in-pay-for-play-mayor-leading-in-trashopoly-game-and-more) ## [ LA City Hall Pols Snared in Pay-to-Play Net … as Warren Buffett Warns, ‘There’s Never Just One Cockroach in the Kitchen’](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14979-la-city-hall-pols-snared-in-pay-to-play-net-as-warren-buffett-warns-there-s-never-just-one-cockroach-in-the-kitchen "LA City Hall Pols Snared in Pay-to-Play Net … as Warren Buffett Warns, ‘There’s Never Just One Cockroach in the Kitchen’") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) February 26 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/017z6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14979-la-city-hall-pols-snared-in-pay-to-play-net-as-warren-buffett-warns-there-s-never-just-one-cockroach-in-the-kitchen) LA WATCHDOG--As a result of an excellent investigative report by Los Angeles Times reporters David Zahniser and Emily Alpert Reyes (*A $72 Million Apartment Project. Top Politicians. Unlikely Donors*) in October 2016, District Attorney Jackie Lacey has filed felony charges against real estate developer Samuel Leong for laundering campaign contributions and attempted bribery in connection with the successful “up zoning” of his five acre industrial property to accommodate a $72 million development of a 352 unit apartment complex in the Harbor Gateway area of the City of Los Angeles. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14979-la-city-hall-pols-snared-in-pay-to-play-net-as-warren-buffett-warns-there-s-never-just-one-cockroach-in-the-kitchen) ## [ LA’s $1 Billion Giveaway](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14930-la-s-1-billion-giveaway "LA’s $1 Billion Giveaway") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) February 19 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/015w.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14930-la-s-1-billion-giveaway) LA WATCHDOG--The City of Los Angeles is hemorrhaging cash. So why are Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City Council entering into deals that are providing almost $1 billion of tax breaks for projects that already have excellent rates of return for their deep pocketed investors? [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14930-la-s-1-billion-giveaway) ## [ Mayor Breaks His Promise! 40% of LA’s Streets have ‘D’ or ‘F’ Rating!](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14891-mayor-breaks-his-promise-40-of-la-s-streets-have-d-or-f-rating "Mayor Breaks His Promise! 40% of LA’s Streets have ‘D’ or ‘F’ Rating!") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) February 12 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/013v.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14891-mayor-breaks-his-promise-40-of-la-s-streets-have-d-or-f-rating) LA WATCHDOG--One of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Back to Basics Priority Outcomes was the repair our streets. But after almost five years as Mayor, very little progress has been made as “nearly 40% of our City streets have a D or F rating and more than 8,700 miles of streets in the City need rehabilitation” according to a recent motion filed by Councilmen Mitch Englander and Joe Buscaino. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14891-mayor-breaks-his-promise-40-of-la-s-streets-have-d-or-f-rating) ## [ Trash Talk: LA City Council to the Rescue … Not!](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14847-trash-talk-la-city-council-to-the-rescue-not "Trash Talk: LA City Council to the Rescue … Not!") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) February 08 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/012z4.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14847-trash-talk-la-city-council-to-the-rescue-not) LA WATCHDOG--At the conclusion of a six hour meeting of the City Council’s Energy, Climate Change, and Environment Committee (formerly known as the Energy and Environment Committee) to discuss the City’s botched rollout of the monopolistic Exclusive Trash Franchise system, most came away with the impression that little had been accomplished other than letting the Committee members blow off a lot steam. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14847-trash-talk-la-city-council-to-the-rescue-not) ## [ LA Council and Waste Haulers Set for Some Trash Talk … Be There](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14828-la-council-and-waste-haulers-set-for-some-trash-talk-be-there "LA Council and Waste Haulers Set for Some Trash Talk … Be There") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) February 05 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/011r.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14828-la-council-and-waste-haulers-set-for-some-trash-talk-be-there) LA WATCHDOG--The five members of the City Council’s Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Committee will have the [opportunity on Tuesday afternoon](http://ens.lacity.org/clk/committeeagend/clkcommitteeagend3542118345_02062018.html) at City Hall to unload their frustrations on the seven waste haulers over the 28,000 service complaints received by the City in connection with the botched rollout of the City’s monopolistic Commercial Waste Exclusive Franchise System. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14828-la-council-and-waste-haulers-set-for-some-trash-talk-be-there) ## [ TV Nets Use NFL to Send Your Cable Rates Spiraling](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14799-tv-nets-use-nfl-to-send-your-cable-rates-spiraling "TV Nets Use NFL to Send Your Cable Rates Spiraling") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) February 01 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2018/010z014.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14799-tv-nets-use-nfl-to-send-your-cable-rates-spiraling) LA WATCHDOG--While America gears up for Super Sunday where the Philadelphia Eagles are looking to upset the England Patriots, few realize that the National Football League and the four television networks (CBS, NBC, Fox, and ABC/ESPN/Disney) are the primary culprits in the rapid rise in our cable bills. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14799-tv-nets-use-nfl-to-send-your-cable-rates-spiraling) ## [ RecycLA: The Trashing of Los Angeles](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14792-recycla-the-trashing-of-los-angeles "RecycLA: The Trashing of Los Angeles") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) January 29 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1609a.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14792-recycla-the-trashing-of-los-angeles) LA WATCHDOG--Mayor Garcetti and the City Council are in crisis mode because the botched rollout of the City’s monopolistic Commercial Waste Exclusive Franchise System is now front page news and generating unfavorable publicity. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14792-recycla-the-trashing-of-los-angeles) ## [ LA Pot Bank Is a Pipe Dream](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14748-la-pot-bank-is-a-pipe-dream "LA Pot Bank Is a Pipe Dream") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) January 22 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1607s.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14748-la-pot-bank-is-a-pipe-dream) LA WATCHDOG--One of the major arguments that the proponents of establishing the municipally owned Bank of Los Angeles is that this new financial institution will service the pot industry by taking deposits and facilitating credit card transactions. But it seems that their judgment has been clouded by smoking too much dope. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14748-la-pot-bank-is-a-pipe-dream) ## [ LA’s $103 Million Giveaway to NY Developer Stinks](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14708-la-s-103-million-giveaway-to-ny-developer-stinks "LA’s $103 Million Giveaway to NY Developer Stinks") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) January 15 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1605x.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14708-la-s-103-million-giveaway-to-ny-developer-stinks) LA WATCHDOG--The City of Los Angeles is proposing a $103 million tax break to subsidize the development of a $454 million, 1,130 room hotel complex at the corner of Figueroa and Pico, strategically located in the booming South Park area of DTLA, directly across the street from Gilbert Lindsey Plaza and the Los Angeles Convention Center. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14708-la-s-103-million-giveaway-to-ny-developer-stinks) ## [ How Long Will LA’s “Pragmatic” Mayor Continue to Kick the Can Down the Road?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14683-how-long-will-la-s-pragmatic-mayor-continue-to-kick-the-can-down-the-road "How Long Will LA’s “Pragmatic” Mayor Continue to Kick the Can Down the Road?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) January 11 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1604w.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14683-how-long-will-la-s-pragmatic-mayor-continue-to-kick-the-can-down-the-road) LA WATCHDOG--Alexander Nazaryan’s [Op-Ed column](http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-nazaryan-deblasio-garcetti-20180105-story.html) in the Los Angeles Times, *Let’s Compare Eric Garcetti and Bill de Blasio*, paints a positive image of Mayor Eric Garcetti, an “embodiment of pragmatic politics,” compared to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, an “ideologue driven by a self-serving fervor who easts his pizza with a knife and fork.” [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14683-how-long-will-la-s-pragmatic-mayor-continue-to-kick-the-can-down-the-road) ## [ Los Angeles: In Pension Denial](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14655-los-angeles-in-pension-denial-2 "Los Angeles: In Pension Denial") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) January 08 2018 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2018/1603h.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14655-los-angeles-in-pension-denial-2) LA WATCHDOG—*(Editor’s note: Jack Humphreville is currently snowed in on the east coast. LA’s Watchdog will return on Thursday. In the interim, here’s a replay of Jack’s most read column of 2017.)* Why are Councilmembers Paul Krekorian, the Chair of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Paul Koretz, the Chair of the Personnel Committee, and Mayor Eric Garcetti unwilling to be transparent about the City’s pension crisis that contributes to its never ending Structural Deficit and is crowding out basic services to Angelenos? [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14655-los-angeles-in-pension-denial-2) ## [ Los Angeles: Musical Chairs at City Hall](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14597-los-angeles-musical-chairs-at-city-hall "Los Angeles: Musical Chairs at City Hall") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) December 28 2017 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2017/0104z.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14597-los-angeles-musical-chairs-at-city-hall) LA WATCHDOG--It has been over a year since Miguel Santana announced that he was resigning as the City Administrative Officer to become the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles County Fair Association. And despite the call for a nationwide search for the most important job in the City of Los Angeles, we still do not have a permanent City Administrative Officer which makes you wonder why. [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14597-los-angeles-musical-chairs-at-city-hall) ## [ Mickey Buys the Simpsons! How Will It Change YOUR Life?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14549-mickey-buys-the-simpsons-how-will-it-change-your-life "Mickey Buys the Simpsons! How Will It Change YOUR Life?") Details Jack Humphreville [LA WATCHDOG](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog) December 14 2017 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2017/0101z6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14549-mickey-buys-the-simpsons-how-will-it-change-your-life) LA WATCHDOG--Hollywood is for sale! [ Read more … ](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14549-mickey-buys-the-simpsons-how-will-it-change-your-life) 1. [ What You Need to Know about the DWP Pension Plan](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14524-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-dwp-pension-plan) 2. [ CA Sex Harassment Fiasco Bigger than Bocanegra … Senate Enablers Lara, and de Leon Should Step Down As Well](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14501-ca-sex-harassment-fiasco-bigger-than-bocanegra-senate-enablers-lara-and-de-leon-should-step-down-as-well) 3. [ City Hall Spendoholics Rip Off DWP Ratepayers … To the Tune of $242 Million!](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14472-city-hall-spendoholics-rip-off-dwp-ratepayers-to-the-tune-of-242-million) 4. [ Sex Assaulter Raul Bocanegra Must Resign NOW! Enablers Must Pay as Well!](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14412-sex-assaulter-raul-bocanegra-must-resign-now-enablers-must-pay-as-well) 5. [ Los Angeles: In Pension Denial](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14404-los-angeles-in-pension-denial) 6. [ Dodger Nation: It’s Time to Boycott AT&T](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14359-dodger-nation-it-s-time-to-boycott-at-t) 7. [ Sexual Harassment: Is LA City Hall a Safe Work Space for Its Employees?](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14301-sexual-harassment-is-la-city-hall-a-safe-work-space-for-its-employees) 8. [ Broken Promises: LA’s Not-So-Transparent Mayor](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14248-broken-promises-la-s-not-so-transparent-mayor) 9. [ The Bank of Los Angeles is Not for Pet Projects](https://www.citywatchla.com/la-watchdog/14222-the-bank-of-los-angeles-is-not-for-pet-projects) 10. 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