By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Somewhere in Sacramento, a gym is getting $29 million. A farmers market is getting $13 million. A fund for retired MMA fighters […]
SAN DIEGO’S BUDGET PASSED 9-0. THE STRUCTURAL DEFICIT DID NOT GO ANYWHERE
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report September 2026 SAN DIEGO. In June, the City Council adopted a $6.4 billion budget by a unanimous vote, and City Hall called […]
WHO DECLARES WAR? CONGRESS HAS VOTED 14 TIMES ON IRAN AND STILL CANNOT FINISH THE JOB
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report September 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. On Thursday the Senate voted 49 to 50 against a resolution directing the president to end U.S. hostilities […]
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 […]
$1.3 Billion, Written in the Dark: How California Earmarks Escape Accountability
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — By Jose E. Navarro, The Navarro Report | September 25, 2026 In the final days of the legislative session that ended August 31, California lawmakers approved […]
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 […]