By 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 Defenses
By 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 For
By 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 3
By 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 Price
By 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%, […]
Ukraine Asks Europe for 70 Billion Euros More as Washington Puts Its Support on Conditions
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | October 16, 2026 BRUSSELS. President Volodymyr Zelensky told European leaders on October 16 that Ukraine needs at least 70 billion […]
San Diego Built Its Recovery Network on Contracts. Measure A Asks Who Watches Them.
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | October 15, 2026 SAN DIEGO. Fentanyl deaths in San Diego County fell from 802 in 2022 to 340 in 2025, […]
Approved but Unpaid: A $10 Million Gap Threatens Eaton Fire Case Management on October 31
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | October 15, 2026 ALTADENA, Calif. Sixteen days from now, the program that helps Eaton Fire survivors fight insurance denials and […]
Russian Diesel for Sanctions Relief: The Arithmetic and the Law, 19 Days Before the Midterms
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | October 15, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. Diesel costs about $6 a gallon in Iowa, the midterm elections are 19 days away, […]