Category: Dirty Water, Red Flags
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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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High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags Part Four: The Law is Automatic. And the Central Basin Water Board Isn’t Acting.
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X January 12, 2026 January 12, 2025 Five weeks ago, Los Cerritos Community News…
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High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags: What LCCN Has Reported So Far
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X December 29, 2025 Over the past two weeks, Los Cerritos Community News has…
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High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags, Part Three: How Garza’s JPA Contract Renewal Vacated His Central Basin Water Seat Under G.C. 1099
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X December 19, 2025 Two weeks ago, Los Cerritos Community News launched High Stakes, Dirty…
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High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags Part Two: Central Basin Director Juan Garza’s Overlapping Roles, and the Law He May Have Already Violated
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X December 15, 2025 Last week, Los Cerritos Community News revealed that for more…
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High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags: Compton Mayor Emma Sharif Chaired the JPA While It Operated Out of Garza’s Private Firm — And the Oversight Failures Are Staggering
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X December 12, 2025 Compton Mayor Emma Sharif is already on the front page…
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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…