By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Last month, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $12.5 million settlement over the 2021 fatal shooting of David Ordaz […]
The Olympic Payday: Who Can Actually Make Money From LA28, and Who Carries the Risk
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — By Jose E. Navarro, The Navarro Report | September 25, 2026 The Los Angeles Olympics open July 14, 2028, and the money is already moving. LA28 […]
One Rivalry, Two Ownership Models: What Southern California Fans Can Actually Verify
By Jose E. Navarro | The Navarro Report | September 25, 2026 LOS ANGELES. On Thursday night at Dodger Stadium, the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers 4-2 and clinched […]
Warned Twice, Paid Anyway: How LA’s Homelessness Agency Kept the Cash Flowing
By Jose E. Navarro | The Navarro Report | September 24, 2026 LOS ANGELES, Calif. In its final funded year, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) advanced $2,790,732 to […]
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, […]