##  In the News

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### [Prosecutor, Democrat, City Attorney? McKinney Makes His Case to Los Angeles Voters](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33624-prosecutor-democrat-city-attorney-mckinney-makes-his-case-to-los-angeles-voters)

October 26 2026

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### [The LA Watchdog’s 2026 Voter Guide](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/33544-the-la-watchdogs-2026-voters-guide-2)

October 15 2026

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### [The Fools’ Blame Game](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33626-the-fools-blame-game)

October 26 2026

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### [California Film Tax Credits Aren’t Enough. 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

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### So, Who’s to Blame for Mayor Garcetti’s Unbalanced City Budget?

Written by Jack Humphreville on April 23 2018.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/15323-so-who-s-to-blame-for-mayor-garcetti-s-unbalanced-city-budget)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/d1/031u-d1e6e7c9.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/15283-the-state-of-the-la-according-to-eric)Written by Jack Humphreville on April 23 2018. Posted in [LA WATCHDOG](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog).

## [The State of the LA … According to Eric](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/15283-the-state-of-the-la-according-to-eric)

 Garcetti also zeroed in on the homeless crisis, calling it the “greatest moral and humanitarian crisis of our time.” He pledged to end homelessnes…

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Written by Jack Humphreville on April 12 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on April 02 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on March 26 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on March 22 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on March 01 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on February 26 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on February 19 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on February 12 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on February 12 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on February 05 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on February 01 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on January 29 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on January 22 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on January 15 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on January 08 2018.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on December 28 2017.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on December 11 2017.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on December 07 2017.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on December 04 2017.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on November 22 2017.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on November 20 2017.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on November 13 2017.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on November 02 2017.

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Written by Jack Humphreville on October 26 2017.

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