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Posted in [LA WATCHDOG](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog). ## [Garcetti’s Financial Follies](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/16262-garcetti-s-financial-follies) Next year, the City is forecasting a budget short fall of $160 million on record revenues of $6.3 billion. But unlike previous years, Garcetti did n… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a1/075y-a13c8c57.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/16219-transparency-what-is-the-real-cost-of-100-renewables)### [Transparency: What Is the Real Cost of 100% Renewables?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/16219-transparency-what-is-the-real-cost-of-100-renewables) Written by Jack Humphreville on September 20 2018. 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