Category: Around Town
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Artesia Tony Mayor Lima Slams Proposed Smoking Ban at Condos, Apartments
By Rico Dizon Over the objections of his four fellow members in the City Council, Artesia Mayor Tony Lima expressed…
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Virginia Street Widening Project Celebrated in Bellflower
By Tammye McDuff The widening of Virginia Avenue has been long in coming. Since the early 1940’s, a Bellflower resident…
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Cerritos Tennis Club Planning 40th Reunion Celebration
By Brian Hews The Cerritos Tennis Club has been one of the most active community organizations in the greater Southeast…
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Mayor Pro-Tem Luis Marquez Owes Downey Coffers $54K, Colleagues Contend
By Tammye McDuff Back in November 2013, the Downey City Council was in a heated and contentious debate over who…
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Downey Parents Alerted Via Phone About ‘Human Trafficking’ Flyers
By Tammye McDuff Downey Unified School District and parents of students received an alarming and unusual notification last week to…
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Bellflower USD ‘Contract Drivers’ Broke Laws, Used Drugs, Union Leaders Claim
By Tammye McDuff A powerful school employee group blasted members of the Bellflower Unified School District Board of Education this…
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Church in Bellflower Files Civil Rights Lawsuit against Mayor, Council
By Brian Hews A Bellflower based church and minister have filed a lawsuit claiming that city council members have actively…
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Central Basin Water Director Vasquez’ Whistleblower Lawsuit Rebuked by Judge
By Brian Hews and Randy Economy Embattled Central Basin Municipal Water Director Leticia Vasquez’s Qui Tam “whistleblower” lawsuit that…
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Erik Bosques Left Suicide Note on Facebook before Leaping off Vincent Thomas Bridge
By Brian Hews A 20-year old San Pedro man has ended his life by leaping from the famed Vincent Thomas…
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Artesia Resident Shane Matos Arrested on DUI Charges After Colliding Into a Lakewood Sheriff Deputy
7:46 p.m. Monday UPDATE: Suspect Matos will be appearing in Bellflower Superior Court on Tuesday, July 22 at 8:30 a.m.…
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Possible Armed Suspect Detained at South Street and Norwalk Boulevard
By Brian Hews Deputies with the Lakewood and Cerritos Sheriff’s Stations have detained a possibly armed male adult suspect at…
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BREAKING: Sheriff’s investigate shooting in Norwalk near Carmenita and Rosecrans
By Brian Hews A shooting has taken place near the intersection of Carmenita Road and Rosecrans Avenue in Norwalk on…
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ABC School Board Green Lights Public Vote on $195 Million School Improvement Bond
By Brian Hews In an emotionally charged meeting, the ABC Unified School District Board of Education voted to place a…
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: DUI Arrest of Simi Valley Councilman Steve Sojka Released by HMG-CN
By Brian Hews and Randy Economy (Simi Valley, CA) Hews Media Group-Community Newspaper has exclusively obtained the video of the arrest of Simi Valley City…
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City of Bellflower Slammed With Landmark Voting Rights Lawsuit by Mexican-American Advocates
By Brian Hews Officials in the City of Bellflower have been hit with a lawsuit on Monday afternoon that…
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Veterans Park Conservancy Sham: Executive Director of VPC Earned $1.1 Million While Veterans Remain Homeless
By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community Newspaper has found through documents filed with the Internal Revenue Service that Susan…
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BREAKING: Bellflower City Councilman Ron Schnablegger Hospitalized
By Brian Hews Bellflower City Councilman Ron Schnablegger has been hospitalized after apparently suffering a heart attack, Hews Media Group-Community…
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EXCLUSIVE: Powerhouse Attorney Joseph Cavallo Arrested In Saudi Royal Prince Extortion Case
UPDATE: Tuesday, July 15, 2014: The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office released the following information to members of…
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Anime Expo 2014 Brings Crowd of Cosplayers From All Over the World
By Daniel E Beckham This past Fourth of July weekend many gathered in Downtown Los Angeles for the Anime…
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$635 Million ABCUSD Faciltiy Master Plan Wins Narrow Passage
CONTROVERSIAL CERRITOS MAYOR PRO-TEM CAROL CHEN TOLD TO “SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP” BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AFTER DELIVERING A NEARLY…