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, […]
THE $400 MILLION QUESTION — WHAT HAPPENS NOW THAT INGLEWOOD’S STADIUM DEAL IS VOID
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report A judge ruled earlier this month that Inglewood’s development agreement with Stan Kroenke’s Hollywood Park is void. The city of Inglewood now […]
THREE OUT OF FOUR — WHAT CALIFORNIA’S OWN AUDIT TRACKER REVEALS ABOUT SACRAMENTO
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report California has one of the more capable state auditor’s offices in the country. It investigates, it documents, and it recommends specific legislative […]
THIRTEEN YEARS, ZERO PROSECUTIONS — WHAT THE STOCK ACT’S ENFORCEMENT RECORD ACTUALLY SHOWS
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Congress passed the STOCK Act in 2012 to bar its own members from trading on non-public information and to require disclosure of […]
The Spot That’s Never There: How Los Angeles Fails Its Disabled Residents One Stolen Parking Space at a Time
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | September 22, 2026 My uncle, Carlos Navarro, has lived in Los Angeles County for fifty years. He is a legal […]
The $25 Billion Transit System Nobody Is Riding: How Los Angeles Spent a Generation’s Worth of Sales Tax and Lost Its Riders Anyway
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | September 22, 2026 Los Angeles County voters have approved four separate sales tax measures to fund public transit since 1980 […]
California’s $30 Billion Home-Care Program Has a San Diego-Sized Blind Spot
By Jose Navarro, MBA | Financial Controller & Public Policy Analyst | San Diego, CA September 21, 2026 SAN DIEGO — Nearly 50,000 San Diego County residents depend on a […]
“Nobody Was Minding the Shop” — Inside L.A.’s Homeless-Fraud Reckoning
By Jose Navarro, MBA | Financial Controller & Public Policy Analyst | San Diego, CA September 21, 2026 LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors had a blunt answer this week when […]