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 […]
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%, […]
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 […]
Prop. 41 Promises Audits. Read the Two Other Things It Does.
The measure would require auditor reviews of new special taxes, but it also changes the spending limit and can void another measure on the same ballot By Jose E. Navarro, […]
Three Ballot Measures, One Billionaire Tax: How a Yes Can Cancel a Yes
By Jose E. Navarro | The Navarro Report | October 13, 2026 California voters will see three measures on the Nov. 3 ballot that cannot all take full effect. Proposition […]
Los Angeles County Is Taking On Three Insurers. Who Is Keeping Score?
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | October 12, 2026 SAN DIEGO. On October 8, Los Angeles County put a third insurer on notice. County Counsel told […]
The Bullet Train’s Cash Clock: Funding Could Run Out by December 2027
A state watchdog says the price tag leaves out billions in interest and contingency By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report SAN DIEGO. A project budget is only […]
ALMOST TWO YEARS AFTER THE FIRES, THE REBUILD IS A MATH PROBLEM
Nearly 13,000 homes were lost in the Palisades and Eaton fires. The permits, the payouts, and the lawsuits now tell a clearer story than the headlines do. By Jose Navarro, […]