By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report On September 16, federal prosecutors charged 12 San Diego-area residents — most of them from El Cajon — with siphoning more than […]
94 CENTS PER THOUSAND — SAN DIEGO IS CUTTING THE OFFICE THAT CATCHES FRAUD
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report In June, the San Diego City Auditor’s office sent a letter to the City Council with a number worth stopping on. In […]
INSOLVENCY BY 2030 — THE WARNING NATIONAL CITY’S NEW CITY MANAGER JUST ISSUED
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report National City’s new city manager did not speak in euphemisms. Douglas Schulze, who took over the role two months ago — the […]
ONE COUNTY, FOUR FISCAL REALITIES — WHAT LA’S 88 CITIES REVEAL ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNANCE
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Los Angeles County contains 88 incorporated cities. They share a county government, a geography, and in most years, a general economic climate. […]
SIXTEEN YEARS OF FAKE MINUTES — HOW ONE GLENDALE EMPLOYEE EMBEZZLED $610,000 UNNOTICED
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Between July 2001 and March 2017, a supervisor in the Glendale City Attorney’s Office created 30 fraudulent settlement packets, fabricated city council […]
$800,000 AND TWO PUBLIC AGENCIES — THE NEW CHARGES AGAINST CURREN PRICE
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Curren Price has represented the Ninth District on the Los Angeles City Council since 2013. In June 2023, he was charged with […]
THE DISSENTING VOTE — WHAT PASADENA’S BUDGET OPPOSITION ACTUALLY SAID
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Pasadena adopted its FY2027 budget in September. Councilwoman Kristina Duggan voted against it. In a city where budget votes typically pass with […]
THE $26.5 MILLION GAP THAT VANISHED — HOW CULVER CITY BALANCED ITS BUDGET AND ADDED NEW SPENDING
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Culver City entered its FY2026-27 budget cycle projecting a $26.5 million structural deficit. It adopted a balanced budget with no layoffs. It […]
TWO OUT OF THREE — WHY CALIFORNIA’S AUDITOR STILL WON’T CLEAR COMPTON
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report In October 2025, the California State Auditor reviewed three cities carrying high-risk designations — Calexico, Compton, and Richmond — and cleared two […]
FIVE YEARS, ZERO CUTS — WHAT LONG BEACH’S $58 MILLION RECKONING ACTUALLY COST
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Long Beach adopted its FY2027 budget this month with a $58.2 million structural deficit to close. The solution: eliminate 483 city positions, […]