*By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | Miami-Dade County | September 18, 2026* MIAMI. Miami-Dade County commissioners hold their second and final budget hearing for fiscal year 2026-27 today. The residents […]
The Bubble Curtain That Washed Away: What San Diego’s New Billion-Dollar Sewage Fix Risks Repeating
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | San Diego County | September 18, 2026 SAN DIEGO — On September 1, county supervisors voted to build a locally funded treatment system for […]
Sixty Years After Saying No to Long Beach, Anaheim Still Doesn’t Know What Its Stadium Is Worth
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | Orange County | September 18, 2026 ANAHEIM — A California State Auditor report released last year found that the city of Anaheim does not […]
Who’s Minding LAHSA? Karen Bass Appointed Half Its Board — and the Fraud Scandal Broke Anyway
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | LA County | September 18, 2026 LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors this week charged three people in a $12 million fraud scheme running through […]
The Billion-Dollar Payday: How a Private Prison Company Sold San Diego’s Detention Center Back to Taxpayers at Quadruple Its Value
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | California | September 18, 2026 SAN DIEGO — On July 2, CoreCivic sold the Otay Mesa Detention Center — the 1,994-bed immigration facility it […]
The $186 Billion Gap: What Washington’s War on Fraud Isn’t Catching in Social Services
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | National | September 18, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President JD Vance’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud has spent six months publicizing individual wins: […]
The Last Ally Standing: How Israel’s Collapsing Global Support Redrew Washington’s War With Iran
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | World Affairs | September 17, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Vice President JD Vance warned Israel’s government in June that it was picking a […]
Fed Breaks Three-Year Pause, Lifts Rates to 3.75%–4% as Oil Shock Forces Warsh’s Hand
National Affairs | The Navarro Report | September 17, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate a quarter point on Wednesday, ending a three-year hold and […]
“On a Credit Card”: How Panama City Is Financing Its Marina Without a Repayment Plan
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | San Diego | September 16, 2026 When Panama City commissioners walked away from a proposed partnership with City Marina Partners last December, they gained […]
Lifeguards Cut, Golf Equipment Funded: Who Signed Off on Miami-Dade’s $12.9 Billion Budget
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | San Diego | September 16, 2026 Two Miami-Dade residents spent part of their summer doing what the county’s own budget office is paid to […]