LA WATCHDOG-On Friday, September 18, Mayor Eric Garcetti released his Budget Policy and Goals for Fiscal Year 2021-22 to the General Managers of All City Departments (except Water and Power, Harbor, Airports, and the two pension plans).
Here’s Why Proposition 14, the $5.5 Billion Stem Cell Bond, is a Bad Idea
LA WATCHDOG--Authorizes $5.5 billion state bonds for: stem cell and other medical research, including training; research facility construction; administrative costs.
Mayor and the City Council Complicit in Pay-to-Play Corruption
LA WATCHDOG--On Tuesday, Federal prosecutors dropped the dime on Morrie Goldman, a long time City Hall lobbyist, charging him with one count of “conspiring to commit bribery and honest services mail fraud.”
Will LA’s Budget Deficit Break the $400 Million Mark?
LA WATCHDOG--In his recent Update on the Status of City Finances, the City Administrative Officer estimated that “2020-21 revenue could fall short of budget by $200 million to $400 million.”
LA City Council Fiddles While LA Hemorrhages
LA WATCHDOG--On Wednesday, the City Council approved a Declaration of Fiscal Emergency without any discussion.
Election Corruption Demands Real Consequences
LA WATCHDOG--The courts have ruled “use of the public treasury to mount an election campaign which attempts to influence the resolution of issues which our Constitution leaves to the ‘free election’ of the people … presents a serious threat to the integrity of the electoral process.”