Category: Around Town
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California’s Cardroom Crackdown: The Timeline, the Money, and the Risk to Cities
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X February 24, 2026 California’s latest crackdown on cardrooms did not begin with a…
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Hot Streets Crime Report
January 27-February 2, 2026 Welcome to LCCN’s new weekly crime report, which tracks incidents reported by law enforcement across LCCN…
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Community Sports: Success in Cerritos basketball programs lies within the family
COUSINS: Marcus Chinen (left) and Johnathan Watanabe have been keeping the Cerritos High basketball programs among the strongest in the…
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Central Basin Pressured by Metro and LADWP to Fund Multimillion-Dollar Southeast Gateway Rail Pipeline Relocation
The “disputed” crossing where Central Basin’s recycled water line needs to be relocated. By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X…
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High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags Part Five: When the Board Was on Notice: How Inaction at Central Basin Created Personal Board Liability
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X January 16, 2026 Six weeks ago, Los Cerritos Community News launched High Stakes,…
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1 girl and 2 adults found shot dead at Lakewood home
January 15, 2026 LAKEWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — A girl and two adults were found dead after a triple shooting Thursday morning…
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High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags: How Central Basin’s Juan Garza Turned a Public JPA Into a One-Man Operation
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X December 5, 2025 A Los Cerritos Community News investigation has found that Central…
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UMass Memorial Medical Center Earns National Center of Excellence Designation in Nutrition and Dietetics
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD: From (l-r), top row: Emily Sharron, Kylie Grenier, Kimberly Minogue, Alexa Hassan, Jackie Kutil, Riley Templer, Hannah Kozlowski,…
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CIF-SS DIV. 8 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS: Artesia sweeps into program’s first divisional championship appearance
The Artesia High girls volleyball team made history by advancing to the CIF-Southern Section finals for the first time after…
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Rob Bonta’s Blackjack Ban at Cardrooms: The Latest Move in a Decade of Pay-to-Play With Tribal Casinos
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X October 21, 2025 For nearly a decade, California’s top law enforcement office has…
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Marching for the 22: A Community Walk for Veterans’ Mental Health
October 16, 2025 By Brian Hews In the quiet, early minutes after midnight on Saturday, October 11, a small group…
