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By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X February 25, 2026 Here they go again. The Central Basin Municipal Water District has fired another general manager — this time Elaine Jeng…
The “disputed” crossing where Central Basin’s recycled water line needs to be relocated. By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X January 23, 2026 Playing games, LADWP sends its’ water side,…
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X January 16, 2026 Six weeks ago, Los Cerritos Community News launched High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags, a multi-part investigative series revealing that…
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X January 12, 2026 January 12, 2025 Five weeks ago, Los Cerritos Community News launched High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags, a multi-part investigative…
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X December 19, 2025 Two weeks ago, Los Cerritos Community News launched High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags, a multi-part investigative series revealing that for…
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X December 15, 2025 Last week, Los Cerritos Community News revealed that for more than four years, Central Basin Director Juan Garza has quietly…
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X December 5, 2025 A Los Cerritos Community News investigation has found that Central Basin Water Director Juan Garza, who also serves as the…
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X November 11, 2025, 2025 The Central Basin Municipal Water District convened a special board meeting at 8:30 a.m. last Monday in Cerritos to…
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X October 3, 2025 FROM SMEAR TO SETTLEMENT: (l-r) Central Basin Director Juan Garza, Pres. Nem Ochoa, Director Joanna Moreno, VP Gary Mendez, and GM Elaine…
Timeline: Garza and La Luz Del Mundo June 2019 – La Luz Del Mundo leader Naasón Joaquín García is indicted on 36 felony counts, including human trafficking, child pornography, and the…
QUESTIONABLE LEADERSHIP: Central Basin Directors Juan Garza, Nem Ochoa, Joanna Moreno, and Gary Mendez. By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X September 12, 2025 Los Cerritos Community News has been…
August 25, 2025 By Brian Hews IIn an internal email to Central Basin Municipal Water District directors obtained by LCCN, Interim General Manager Elaine Jeng claimed that the agency’s former…
Golden State Water GM Nem Ochoa and city of Vernon Engineer Joanna Moreno remain on CB’s Board, violating the State’s Water Code and CB Code. Using their voting-bloc majority, other directors…
August 2024 board meeting report showing Central Basin cash in February 2024 at $14.2 million when Victor Ponto took over after the illegal firing of Dr. Rojas. May 2025 cash…
August 1, 2025 By Brian Hews LCCN investigation revealed an unregistered Texas LLC tied to a no-bid contract; now the state could investigate fraud and illegal public contracting. …
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Central Basin Board quietly turned a $25K no-bid consultant contract into $500K+—raising echoes of the Calderon era. Read the full LCCN investigation.…
CONFLICT: Central Basin Directors Juan Garza, Nem Ochoa, Joanna Moreno, and Gary Mendez voted to hire a firm that settled in 2019 with Central Basin for it role in a…
DOCUMENT FROM THE IRS nonprofit website showing Central Basin VP and Whittier Union Trustee Gary Mendez’ California Youth Martial Arts Academy and Education Foundation was suspended in August 2021. Mendez…
May 6, 2025 By Brian Hews At Central Basin’s April 28 meeting, an agenda item to approve starting the process of hiring a general manager was called for a vote,…
Gary Mendez April 29, 2025 By Brian Hews Los Cerritos Community News has obtained a letter, dated January 10, 2025, from the L.A. County Office of Education General Counsel, addressed…