Category: City News
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Community Divided Over Three Proposed ABCUSD Voting District Maps
By Brian Hews ABC Unified School District officials have rolled out three different plans that would dramatically place the well-respected…
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‘Teacher Jail’ Demonstration Against Central Basin Director Roybal Attracts Police, Protestors
By Brian Hews It has not been a good week for embattled Central Basin Municipal Water District Director James…
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Construction on Firestone Boulevard Improvements Start
By Tammye McDuff Groundbreaking for the new Firestone Boulevard Improvement Project began this month, after a two year design period…
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Assemblywoman Garcia Visits her Former Elementary School for ‘Read Across America’ Event
MONTEBELLO – A group of students at Bandini Elementary School had a special visitor on March 14, when Assemblywoman Cristina…
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ARC Walk for Independence is Huge Hit in Downey
By Tammye McDuff Stonewood Shopping Center was host to the ARC Walk for Independence, a 1 mile and 3 mile…
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Downey City Officials Win Fire Union Lawsuit over Charter Amendment
City Pursuing Anti-SLAPP Motion to Recover Attorney’s Fees Downey, CA, March 18: Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Luis Lavin today…
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‘Gangland’ Featured Indicted FBI Figure Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow on History Channel
By Brian Hews Just 24 hours after he was named as a prime suspect in a “murder for hire plot”…
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Soccer Coach Ronnie Gamez Arrested on Lewd Acts With Minor
LAGUNA NIGUEL, California – (Thursday, March 27, 2014) – On Wednesday, March 26, investigators from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s…
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Ian Calderon ‘Loans’ Father Charles Calderon $10,000 for LA County Judge Campaign
UPDATED AT 12:45 p.m. By Brian Hews California State Assemblyman Ian Calderon donated $10,000 to his father Charles…
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INDICTMENT DOCUMENTS: California State Senator Leland Yee, Chee Kung Tong ‘Dragonhead’ Among Twenty-Six Defendants Charged In Federal Criminal Complaint
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal criminal complaint, filed on March 24, 2014, was unsealed in San Francisco today, charging twenty-six…
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BREAKING: California State Senator Leland Yee Taken Into Custody By FBI Agents
By Brian Hews It appears that agents with the FBI have detained California State Sen. Leland Yee early Wednesday morning…
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Paul Walker, Roger Rodas Killed After Hitting Power Pole Going 80-93 MPH Final Report Confirms
THIS IS BREAKING NEWS! Los Angeles County Sheriff’s traffic collision experts have determined the speed of the vehicle driven by…
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LASD Norwalk Detectives Seek Armed Robbery Suspect
****Armed & Dangerous**** Suspect: Male Adult Weapon: Handgun Norwalk Station Detective Bureau is requesting public assistance in identifying the armed…
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BREAKING: Man Identified as Wayne Patrick Cooper Killed In ‘Gang Related’ Murder in Downey
By Brian Hews A man has been shot and killed in Downey early Tuesday morning, in what police officials believe…
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SLUSH FUND: Central Basin Directors Violated Open Meeting Laws
PROTESTERS ALSO STAGE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST DIRECTOR JAMES ROYBAL OVER HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTROVERSIAL “TEACHERS JAIL” AT THE LOS ANGELES…
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Attorney for Firm Suing Central Basin Received Thousands in Campaign Funds from Pacifica Owner Camacho
Camacho was instrumental in attorney Steve Elie’s campaign to win Inland Empire Water Agency board seat. By Brian Hews and…
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Central Basin Directors Attempting to Settle With Pacifica Services at Special Board Meeting
Roybal, Apodaca, and Vasquez changed agenda to include closed session item and Central Basin’s attorneys have not been invited. By…
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EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles County Assessor Candidate Prang Sued Over Ballot Designation
EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles County Assessor Candidate Prang Sued Over Ballot Designation By Brian Hews Los Angeles County Deputy Assessor…
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Controversy Surrounds Submission of Commerce Recall Signatures
By Brian Hews Los Angeles County Registrar of Voter officials are currently verifying nearly 2,200 signatures that were submitted…
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CERRITOS COLLEGE PRESIDENT LACEY EARNS NEARLY $300,000 IN SALARY
Divisive former Faculty Senate President Bob Chester tops teacher salary figures earning $183,000 for working 11 months out of the…