Central Basin Hires New General Manager Despite Actions by Appointed Director
BY BRIAN HEWS • August 26, 2020 Central Basin Director John Oskoui has missed several meetings since January, preventing the agency from moving forward and addressing infrastructure problems left by…
Central Basin Board Works Together to Reorganize Agency Into Profitability
BY BRIAN HEWS • August 21, 2020 Central Basin Director John Oskoui has missed several meetings since January, preventing the agency from moving forward and addressing infrastructure problems left…
Central Basin Director Andrew Hamilton Paying Agency Employees Without Oversight or Approval
BY BRIAN HEWS • August 1, 2020 Hews Media Group-Los Cerritos Community News has learned that Central Basin Finance Director Andrew Hamilton has been issuing paychecks to Central Basin…
Central Basin Board Irate as Department Heads Propose $2.7 Million Increase
BY BRIAN HEWS • July 28, 2020 The Central Basin 2020-’21 operating budget was included in yesterday’s board meeting but by the time the meeting addressed the item on the…
Central Basin Directors Oskoui and Apodaca Will Not Attend Third Consecutive Board Meeting
BY BRIAN HEWS Hews Media Group-Los Cerritos Community News has learned that appointed Central Basin Director John Oskoui and Director Bob Apodaca will not participate in a special board teleconference…
Oskoui and Apodaca Fail to Attend Crucial Central Basin Meetings While Employees Illegally Stop Open Discussions
BY BRIAN HEWS • July 27, 2020 For the second straight meeting, Central Basin Director John Oskoui and Bob Apodaca, after a judge made a ruling that basically ordered them…
Judge’s Ruling in Central Basin Board Lawsuit Called Into Question, One Side Will Appeal
After ruling, Oskoui and Apodaca once again fail to attend crucial board meeting. BY BRIAN HEWS • July 26, 2020 A Superior Court judge has joined the fray at…
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 around Central Basin Municipal Water District for months now, as…
Additional Conflicts of Interest Surface Between Appointed Central Basin Water Directors Arrighi, Oskoui and Former GM Hunt
BY BRIAN HEWS • July 20, 2020 The city of Downey, incorporated in 1956, has several areas with million dollar homes on 10,000+ square-foot lots. With the plethora of amenities…
Mystery Surrounds Death of 34 Year-Old Central Basin Municipal Water Employee
By Brian Hews • July 3, 2020 Hews Media Group-Los Cerritos Community News has learned that Central Basin Municipal Water employee Chris Alvarez was found dead in his home yesterday.…