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 Basin Water Director Juan Garza, who also serves as the Executive Director of the California Cities for Self-Reliance JPA (CCSR), operated the JPA’s contracting and communications pipeline through his private consulting infrastructure, using his Six … Continue reading High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags: How Central Basin’s Juan Garza Turned a Public JPA Into a One-Man Operation