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‘Portland Sheriff’ Denies He Supports Trump

‘Portland Sheriff’ Denies He Supports Trump

      BY BRIAN HEWS • September 30, 2020 In a tweet last night, Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese called out Trump for lying, saying he does not support…

SPEAKER RENDON WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FOR DA LACEY, ENDORSES GASCÓN

SPEAKER RENDON WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FOR DA LACEY, ENDORSES GASCÓN

  LOS ANGELES – Today, the Speaker of the California State Assembly, Anthony Rendon, announced his support for George Gascón in his race for Los Angeles County District Attorney. Speaker…

PROP. 15: 90% of Tax Revenue From Top 10% Highest Value Properties

PROP. 15: 90% of Tax Revenue  From Top 10%  Highest Value Properties

  Prop. 15 would remove landmark measure’s tax protections on commercial property. BY BRIAN HEWS • September 15, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom has endorsed a November ballot measure that would…

Lakewood Appoints Vicki Stuckey To Open Council Seat

Lakewood Appoints Vicki Stuckey To Open Council Seat

VICKI STUCKEY has been a resident of Lakewood for 28 years. She has been a Lakewood city commissioner for 19 years.   STAFF REPORT • September 14, 2020 At their…

What does a pandemic mean to the smallest City in Los Angeles County?

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 City with a big heart, and our motto is “our…

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 than two years to bolster her personal image, including efforts…

Asm. Speaker Rendon Went Around Senate Pro Tem Atkins to Push Passage of Bill

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 effort to pass SB 625, the bill that would have…

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 and insurance fraud related to the Sam Woo restaurants he…

EXCLUSIVE: Investigation Slams Santa Fe Springs Councilman Zamora for Harassment and Discrimination

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 a confidential investigation report conducted by the Cerritos-based law firm…

New Mother Forced to Vote on Assembly Floor Rather Than Remotely

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 request to vote remotely.    BY BRIAN HEWS • September…

Trump Drags Down Republican National Convention Ratings

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 National Convention, according to Nielsen, which is down from 19.4 million…

CA Senate Postpones Aug 26 Session With 1 COVID-19 Case Confirmed In Capitol

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 California state Senate postponed their floor session Wednesday. The house,…

G.O.P.-Led Senate Panel Details Ties Between 2016 Trump Campaign and Russian Interference

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 sought to undermine that inquiry. A sprawling report released Tuesday…

U.S. Intelligence Assessment: Russians Helping Trump Election, Republican Senators Complicit

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 undermine the candidacy of Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee,…

D.A. Is Investigating Trump and His Company Over Fraud, Filing Suggests

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 filing arguing Mr. Trump should turn over his tax returns.…

Rose Hills and State Senator Bob Archuleta Will Host Back-to-School Giveaway

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 & Mortuary come together to distribute more than 1,000 backpacks filled…

OP/ED by Supervisor Janice Hahn: ‘Get in some good trouble’ –  Reflecting on Memories of John Lewis

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 with unwavering passion and resolute determination was a transcendent combination.…

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 23, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Following a larger Black Lives…

EXCLUSIVE: Central Basin Privatization-Corruption Web Involves Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon

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…

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 Hahn to explore using county parks and libraries for alternative…