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- If They Go Over Budget, We Pay: LA28 Still Has Not Opened Its BooksBy Jose E. Navarro, MBA October 18, 2026 LOS ANGELES. On Friday, City Controller Kenneth Mejia used a power Los Angeles controllers rarely use. He subpoenaed LA28, the committee organizing […]
- 26,000 Unexamined: What the Auditor Found in Medi-Cal’s Fraud DefensesBy Jose E. Navarro, MBA October 18, 2026 SACRAMENTO, Calif. Medi-Cal pays about $200 billion a year to serve roughly 14 million Californians. This week, the State Auditor reported that […]
- Measure E: The Charter Fix Nobody Planned ForBy Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | October 18, 2026 LOS ANGELES. Los Angeles County voters approved a $288.3 million annual set-aside in 2020, then approved a […]
- The 2032 Cliff: Three Questions Candidates Should Answer on Social Security Before November 3By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | October 18, 2026 SAN DIEGO. Americans vote in 16 days. In about six years, the fund that pays Social Security […]
- Four Estimates, One War: Congress Is Asked to Fund an Iran War Nobody Can PriceBy Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | October 18, 2026 SAN DIEGO. Congress has been asked to approve $67 billion for the Iran war, yet nearly four […]
- California’s Insurer of Last Resort Raised Rates 29%. The Arithmetic Shows Why That Is Not the Whole Story.By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | October 16, 2026 SAN DIEGO. On October 15, the California FAIR Plan began raising premiums by an average of 29.1%, […]