Category: Political Scene
-
What does a pandemic mean to the smallest City in Los Angeles County?
By Hawaiian Gardens Councilmember Myra Maravilla • September 12, 2020 The City of Hawaiian Gardens is known as the little…
-
Medicare Chief Verma Used $6 Million in Fed Money for Personal Use
Associated Press WASHINGTON — Private consultants to the federal official who oversees Medicare billed taxpayers almost $6 million in less…
-
Asm. Speaker Rendon Went Around Senate Pro Tem Atkins to Push Passage of Bill
Partial first page of Speaker Rendon’s letter. BY BRIAN HEWS • September 10, 2020 In a questionable last ditch…
-
Gary Cheung, Owner of Sam Woo, pleads guilty to multiple felonies, will pay nearly $3 million
SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the arraignment and plea of Gary Cheung for tax evasion…
-
EXCLUSIVE: Investigation Slams Santa Fe Springs Councilman Zamora for Harassment and Discrimination
SFS Councilman Joe Angel Zamora BY BRIAN HEWS • September 4, 2020 Hews Media Group-Cerritos News has obtained…
-
New Mother Forced to Vote on Assembly Floor Rather Than Remotely
BUFFY WICKS (D-Oakland) holds her newborn in the Assembly past 11:30 p.m. this past Monday. Speaker Anthony Rendon denied her…
-
Trump Drags Down Republican National Convention Ratings
An estimated 17.3 million people tuned in on television Wednesday to watch the third night of the 2020 Republican…
-
CA Senate Postpones Aug 26 Session With 1 COVID-19 Case Confirmed In Capitol
SACRAMENTO — After receiving verification that someone, either a senator or a staff member, had tested positive for COVID-19, the…
-
G.O.P.-Led Senate Panel Details Ties Between 2016 Trump Campaign and Russian Interference
(NEW YORK TIMES) A nearly 1,000-page report confirmed the special counsel’s findings at a moment when President Trump’s allies have…
-
U.S. Intelligence Assessment: Russians Helping Trump Election, Republican Senators Complicit
FROM LA TIMES By Chris Megerian WASHINGTON — Russia has continued its support for President Trump by actively trying to…
-
D.A. Is Investigating Trump and His Company Over Fraud, Filing Suggests
FROM NY TIMES The office of the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., made the disclosure in a new court…
-
Rose Hills and State Senator Bob Archuleta Will Host Back-to-School Giveaway
STAFF REPORT • August 1, 2020 WHITTIER – State Senator Bob Archuleta, D-Pico Rivera, and Rose Hills Memorial Park &…
-
OP/ED by Supervisor Janice Hahn: ‘Get in some good trouble’ – Reflecting on Memories of John Lewis
One of the greatest honors of my lifetime was serving in Congress alongside John Lewis. His humble spirit mixed…
-
Judge blocks US agents from arresting observers in Portland
Protesters walk through chemical irritants dispersed by federal agents at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Thursday, July…
-
EXCLUSIVE: Central Basin Privatization-Corruption Web Involves Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon BY BRIAN HEWS • July 22, 2020 The allegations of corruption and privatization have been swirling…
-
Hahn Explores Using County Parks & Libraries as Alternative Learning Sites
STAFF REPORT San Pedro, CA– This week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors supported a proposal by Supervisor Janice…
-
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo to Speak at Nixon Library July 23
STAFF REPORT • July 21, 2020 Pompeo to deliver major policy address on U.S.-China relations at the Yorba Linda landmark…
-
FORTUNE MAGAZINE: Hitman kills son of judge overseeing Deutsche Bank-Jeffrey Epstein trial
An assassin posing as a FedEx driver shot and killed the 20-year-old son of a federal judge in North Brunswick on Sunday,…
-
La Mirada’s Measure I Citizens’ Oversight Board Presents Final Annual Report
STAFF REPORT The Measure I Citizens’ Oversight Board presented its final Annual Report to the La Mirada City Council at…
-
Lakewood Adopts ‘Community Review’ of Sheriff’s Use of Force Policies
Members of the Lakewood community participate in a discussion related to the community review of sheriff’s policies. BY TAMMYE MCDUFF…