By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Mayor Todd Gloria closed San Diego’s fiscal year 2027 budget with a straight-faced explanation for its $118 million deficit: “decades of deferred […]
SAN DIEGO’S TRANSIT CLIFF HAS A DATE: A DRAFT PLAN WOULD CUT 33 OF 95 BUS ROUTES
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report September 2026 SAN DIEGO. On October 1, a monthly transit pass in San Diego goes from $72 to $85. A one-way fare […]
Where San Diego Puts Its Money: What the $118 Million Budget Fight Reveals About City Priorities
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — By Jose E. Navarro, The Navarro Report | September 25, 2026 On June 9, the San Diego City Council unanimously adopted a $6.4 billion budget after […]
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 […]
$4.2 Million to Prevent Overdoses. Then the Checks Bounced.
By Jose E. Navarro | The Navarro Report | September 24, 2026 SAN DIEGO, Calif. In August 2024, a $50,000 check from a county-funded nonprofit to one of its subcontractors […]
$10 MILLION FOR CHILDCARE THAT NEVER HAPPENED — WHAT THE FEDERAL INDICTMENT REVEALS ABOUT PROGRAM OVERSIGHT
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report On September 16, federal prosecutors charged 12 San Diego-area residents — most of them from El Cajon — with siphoning more than […]
94 CENTS PER THOUSAND — SAN DIEGO IS CUTTING THE OFFICE THAT CATCHES FRAUD
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report In June, the San Diego City Auditor’s office sent a letter to the City Council with a number worth stopping on. In […]
INSOLVENCY BY 2030 — THE WARNING NATIONAL CITY’S NEW CITY MANAGER JUST ISSUED
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report National City’s new city manager did not speak in euphemisms. Douglas Schulze, who took over the role two months ago — the […]
ONE COUNTY, FOUR FISCAL REALITIES — WHAT LA’S 88 CITIES REVEAL ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNANCE
By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Los Angeles County contains 88 incorporated cities. They share a county government, a geography, and in most years, a general economic climate. […]
Narcan Money for Hawaii Trips: How San Diego County Gave a Second Contract to a Nonprofit After an Audit Raised Red Flags — And People Nearly Died
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | September 22, 2026 The job of the Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego was straightforward and consequential: get Narcan into […]