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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT WATER STANDBY CHARGE Central Basin Municipal Water District continues to administer water recycling and conservation programs. These programs conserve drinking water…
Thursday April 12, 7:40 a.m. By Brian Hews Today, the Central Basin Municipal Water District (CB) board will consider candidates to fill the seat of Pedro Aceituno, who recently resigned…
Staff Report NORWALK— It is official, Maria Teresa Santillan-Beas, the first Latina to be elected to the Lynwood City Council by voters back in 2003, has filed the official documents…
LA County Supervisor Don Knabe issued a statement 12/4/15: “I originally called for an audit of the Central Basin Municipal Water District in 2014. At the time, the organization was…
Years of corruption and Board control by a dysfunctional majority leave take-over by County Supervisors as only solution to fix the beleaguered water agency. By Brian Hews The time has come, the Three must go.…
By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community News has learned that Central Basin (CB) President Robert “Bob” Apodaca and newly hired General Manager Kevin Hunt met privately with the Los…
By Brian Hews The California State Legislature’s Joint Audit Committee ordered a financial audit today of Commerce based Central Basin Municipal Water District (CB). Assembly members Cristina Garcia, D-Bell,…
Three cheers for James E. Becerra, Noel A. Jaimes and L. Hilary Barba. Bravo for having your “E, A, and L” all appear on an actual election ballot! I’m sure…
Monday January 20, 2013, 5:50 p.m. By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community News has obtained documents from a public records request that show Central Basin Municipal Water District Director Leticia…
Wednesday, September 3, 2013, 12:34 p.m. By Brian Hews and Brian Hews The Palms, Steven’s Steakhouse, The Dal Rae, The Vintage. They are some of the most elegant, exclusive, and…
By Brian Hews NEW YORK — As if the Central Basin Municipal Water District hasn’t had enough problems during the past several months. Last Friday Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the…
Contract extended seven times by CBMW executives, sidestepping the agency’s Board of Directors. By Brian Hews (Commerce)~Central Basin Municipal Water District (CBMWD) documents obtained exclusively by Hews Media Group-Community News…
Centra Basin Director Juan Garza By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X August 17, 2026 BELL GARDENS — Multiple sources have told Los Cerritos Community News that Central Basin Municipal…
July 28, 2026 By Brian Hews After more than two years and over $611,000 in consulting payments, the Central Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors rejected a proposed fourth…
Subpoena served on Los Cerritos Community News Publisher Brian Hews in March sought years of emails, text messages and other communications with Central Basin Municipal Water District officials and board…
July 10, 2026 LCCN Staff Report For nearly four decades, Los Cerritos Community News has embraced a philosophy that good journalism isn’t measured by how comfortable it makes those in…
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X June 23, 2026 At what point does a public-agency controversy grow significant enough to attract the attention of the Los Angeles County District…
June 22, 2026 By Brian Hews Two weeks ago, Los Cerritos Community News exclusively reported that Central Basin Municipal Water District had spent nearly $871,000 on outside legal costs associated…
By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X June 12, 2026 Alex Rojas and Leticia Vasquez lawsuits generate over $870,000 in legal costs as questions grow over one law firm’s hiring…
