Staff Report In another blow to the embattled water agency, Moody’s Investors Service has placed Central Basin Municipal Water District’s debt, its Aa3 Certificates of Participation, under review for…
Years of corruption and Board control by a dysfunctional majority leave take-over by County Supervisors as only solution to fix the beleaguered water agency. By Brian Hews The time has come, the Three must go.…
Less than a year after insurance cancelled for “Board dysfunction”, former GM Perez multi-million dollar lawsuit prompts 2nd cancellation By Brian Hews For the second time in less than…
Former GM Perez sues District for Retaliation, Defamation and Breach of Contract By Brian Hews HMG-CN has exclusively obtained a copy of a lawsuit filed by lawyers of former…
By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community News has obtained documents that show the Los Angeles based law firm of Tafoya and Garcia (TG) has been illegally granted permission, without a…
Law enforcement and District Attorney’s failure to indict Board President Bob Apodaca will cost Central Basin Municipal Water District ratepayers millions of dollars. By Brian Hews No one is…
By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community News has learned that Central Basin Municipal Water District President Robert “Bob” Apodaca has plead guilty to lesser charges and negotiated a plea agreement…
By Brian Hewes The Central Basin Municipal Water District Communications Committee, chaired by Board President Robert Apodaca, along with committee members Leticia Vasquez and James Roybal, were all set this…
By Brian Hews On a 3-2 vote this week, with Central Basin (CB) Directors Arturo Chacon and Phil Hawkins voting no, CB President Robert Apodaca, VP James Roybal and Director…
By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community News has learned that Central Basin (CB) President Robert “Bob” Apodaca and newly hired General Manager Kevin Hunt met privately with the Los…
By Brian Hews An investigation by Hews Media Group Community News has identified the “elected public official at a local agency,” cited in the latest court filing by U.S.…
Hunt is an industry veteran with over 40 years of professional experience Commerce, CA – The Central Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mr.…
By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community News has exclusively learned that Central Basin Municipal Water District (CB) President Bob Apodaca and Directors Leticia Vasquez and James Roybal, at…
By Brian Hews “Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence.”- Joseph Wuld Krutch Given the voluminous amount of stories Hews Media Group-Community News has published in print…
CBMWD loses appeal of former GM Perez claim for unemployment benefits. By Brian Hews In reviewing the February 23rd 2015 Central Basin Municipal Water District (CBMWD) Board meeting minutes, Hews…
By Brian Hews The California State Legislature’s Joint Audit Committee ordered a financial audit today of Commerce based Central Basin Municipal Water District (CB). Assembly members Cristina Garcia, D-Bell,…
Claim alleges Directors Roybal, Vasquez & Apodaca illegally conspired to fire GM Perez By Brian Hews HMG-CN has exclusively obtained a copy of a Claim for Damages letter against Central…
By Brian Hews Embattled Central Basin Water Board (CB) Member Leticia Vasquez’ second go-round at becoming a member of the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) Board of Directors was met with…
By Brian Hews The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has commented on what HMG-CN exclusively reported online last Friday, and in its print edition Jan. 23, concerning the investigation of Central…
By Brian Hews HMG-CN has exclusively learned that the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has opened an investigation into embattled Central Basin Municipal Water District (CB) Director Leticia Vasquez and…