## In the News [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/37/086d-37193955.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33624-prosecutor-democrat-city-attorney-mckinney-makes-his-case-to-los-angeles-voters) ### [Prosecutor, Democrat, City Attorney? 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The Guilds Need to Change Too.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33619-california-film-tax-credits-arent-enough-the-guilds-need-to-change-too) October 26 2026 # LA WATCHDOG --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b8/025m-b8e0a3c7.jpg) ### Note to Mayor Bass: Unfunded Pension Liabilities Are Intergenerational Theft Written by Jack Humphreville on March 27 2023. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26693-note-to-mayor-bass-unfunded-pension-liabilities-are-intergenerational-theft) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/c1/022t-c1de00e7.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26637-will-you-vote-for-100-million-of-high-speed-rail-bonds)Written by Jack Humphreville on March 16 2023. Posted in [LA WATCHDOG](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog). ## [Will You Vote for $100 Billion of High-Speed Rail Bonds?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26637-will-you-vote-for-100-million-of-high-speed-rail-bonds) LA WATCHDOG - In 2008, 52.6% of California’s voters approved Proposition 1A, the “Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act” that “authorize… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/bd/021n1-bd40c9c4.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26617-la-city-budget-trouble-ahead)### [LA City Budget: Trouble Ahead](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26617-la-city-budget-trouble-ahead) Written by Jack Humphreville on March 13 2023. 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[ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/5d/007s1-5de43145.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26339-crooks-on-parade)### [Crooks on Parade - Is LA The Most Corrupt City?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26339-crooks-on-parade) Written by Jack Humphreville on January 24 2023. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b5/006o-b5e1400e.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26311-curbside-composting-in-la-to-result-in-sticker-shock)### [Curbside Composting in LA to Result in Sticker Shock](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26311-curbside-composting-in-la-to-result-in-sticker-shock) Written by Jack Humphreville on January 19 2023. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/e0/005u-e03626b4.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26295-bus-shelter-program-raises-many-questions)### [Bus Shelter Program Raises Many Questions](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26295-bus-shelter-program-raises-many-questions) Written by Jack Humphreville on January 16 2023. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ed/004n-ed27ab99.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26274-referendums-needed-to-offset-the-power-of-the-campaign-financing-unions)### [Referendums Needed to Offset the Power of the Campaign Financing Unions](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26274-referendums-needed-to-offset-the-power-of-the-campaign-financing-unions) Written by Jack Humphreville on January 12 2023. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/7b/101r-7bf25247.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26151-why-did-corrupt-real-estate-developer-arman-gabay-get-favorable-treatment)### [Why Did Corrupt Real Estate Developer Arman Gabay Get Favorable Treatment?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26151-why-did-corrupt-real-estate-developer-arman-gabay-get-favorable-treatment) Written by Jack Humphreville on December 19 2022. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/8b/099k-8b2b6fe2.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26105-restore-rec-parks-funding)### [Restore Rec & Parks Funding](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26105-restore-rec-parks-funding) Written by Jack Humphreville on December 15 2022. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/56/098w1-56adae55.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26083-la-city-council-discretionary-slush-funds-drained-mejia-needs-to-investigate)### [LA City Council Discretionary Slush Funds Drained, Mejia Needs to Investigate](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26083-la-city-council-discretionary-slush-funds-drained-mejia-needs-to-investigate) Written by Jack Humphreville on December 08 2022. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/e2/097q-e2f21f73.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26060-real-reform-includes-the-city-s-public-sector-unions)### [Real Reform Includes the City’s Public Sector Unions](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26060-real-reform-includes-the-city-s-public-sector-unions) Written by Jack Humphreville on December 05 2022. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/8d/095a-8dbb4cf6.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26013-karen-bass-must-lead-the-charge-to-oust-kevin-de-leon)### [Karen Bass Must Lead the Charge to Oust Kevin de Leon](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/26013-karen-bass-must-lead-the-charge-to-oust-kevin-de-leon) Written by Jack Humphreville on December 05 2022. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ce/094t-ce45a602.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/25995-is-jose-huizar-s-goose-cooked)### [Is Jose Huizar’s Goose Cooked?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/25995-is-jose-huizar-s-goose-cooked) Written by Jack Humphreville on November 24 2022. 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[ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/54/088p-54e7c697.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/25882-paul-koretz-has-support-of-former-la-controllers-over-kenneth-mejia)### [Paul Koretz Has Support of Former LA Controllers Over Kenneth Mejia](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/25882-paul-koretz-has-support-of-former-la-controllers-over-kenneth-mejia) Written by Jack Humphreville on November 03 2022. [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b9/087v-b9719140.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/25862-is-the-los-angeles-city-council-capable-of-implementing-real-reform)### [Is the Los Angeles City Council Capable of Implementing Real Reform?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/25862-is-the-los-angeles-city-council-capable-of-implementing-real-reform) Written by Jack Humphreville on October 31 2022. 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