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By Brian Hews An examination by Los Cerritos Community News of recently filed California 460 Campaign Financial Disclosure statements for new Central Basin Municipal Water District (CBMWD) Directors James Roybal…
By Brian Hews The Central Basin Water District Board of Directors has fired Charles P. Fuentes as Interim Chief Executive Officer on Thursday afternoon during a heated special meeting. Fuentes…
Retiring from the District in October 2012 after 13 years of service Commerce, CA– General Manager Art Aguilar announced his retirement from the Central Basin Municipal Water District effective…
(Editor’s Note: The following “Letter to the Editor” was received by Los Cerritos Community Newspaper earlier this week. It is in response to comments made in a previous article posted…
The three candidates who are running for a seat on the Central Basin Water District Board of Directors (Fifth District) met for a lively, and sometimes heated debate on Thursday…
LA Times City Editor blasts Hawkins in statement to LCCN By Brian Hews and Jerry Bernstein It is being called the ‘dirty water campaign.’ Central Basin Water District Board incumbent…
(Note: This article was updated on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 4:45 p.m. to reflect additional details by Los Cerritos Community Newspaper after this article first appeared on our website…
By Brian Hews A bill winding its way through Sacramento is causing a stir within two of the most powerful local water agencies over who has the ìlegalî rights to…
By Brian Hews California State Assemblyman Tony Mendoza is proud of being “an outsider” when it comes to this upcoming election for a seat on the Central Basin Water Board…
By Brian Hews Cerritos resident Jay Gray jumped into this year’s campaign for Board of Directors in the Central Basin Water Board in District 5 for one main reason. “It…
By Brian Hews Phil Hawkins is no stranger to elected office and community involvement during the past thirty year. The Cerritos resident is attempting to get reelected to his fourth…
Decision paves way for CBMWD to finance defense of all defendants named in whistleblower lawsuit which could amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. By Brian Hews…
July 24, 2023 By Brian Hews In March 2023, Los Cerritos Community News first reported on Gloria Gray, a good friend and mentor of Central Basin Director Leticia Vasquez, who…
DIRECTOR Leticia Vasquez will not answer simple yes or no questions about the alleged violations related to her 2016 Central Basin campaign. STAFF REPORT Hews Media Group-Los Cerritos Community News…
By Brian Hews Details of the arrest of West Basin Municipal Water District Director Ronald Smith have been obtained by Hews Media Group-Community Newspaper on Friday morning. HMG-CN can confirm…
UPDATE, Thursday, July 31, 10 a.m. The West Basin Municipal Water District has issued the following statement regarding the arrest of Director Ronald Smith to Hews Media Group-Community Newspaper. “West…
January 13, 2024 Staff Report • [email protected] In early January of this year, Los Cerritos Community News was first obtained and publish a lawsuit filed at the Norwalk Courthouse accusing Huntington Park Councilwoman…
Juan Garza November 8, 2023 By Brian Hews A Los Cerritos Community News investigation has found that former Bellflower Mayor and current Central Basin (CB) Director Juan Garza has not…
October 3, 2023 By Brian Hews A Los Cerritos Community News investigation has found that Juan Garza, Executive Director of California Cities for Self-Reliance (CSR), a joint powers authority that…
By Brian Hews • February 24, 2023 In January of this year, the Los Angeles Times published an article entitled “Water district roiled by bitter infighting and criminal charges against…