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…
Central Basin President New Ochoa and Director Joanna Moreno left reportable income off their respective FPPC 700 forms. The revelations come while the two remain illegally on the Central Basin…
MONEY GRAB: Central Basin Directors Juan Garza, Nem Ochoa, Joanna Moreno, and Gary Mendez. April 19, 2025 With water sales declining, water pumps malfunctioning, and revenue-generating projects on hold, the…
March 14, 2025 By Brian Hews Central Basin Municipal Water District [CB] directors were handed an embarrassing legal setback this week, which could see the directors having to reinstate Alex…
Nem Ochoa and Joanna Moreno should have left the board on Feb. 28, 2025, instead they remain loyal cronies to their leader, Director Juan Garza. By Brian Hews In March,…
February 24, 2025 By Brian Hews Desperate to keep their majority, Central Basin (CB) Board Members have made the “decision” to send an unauthorized letter to California Attorney General Rob…
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…
Unauthorized letter asking AG Bonta for “clarification” on appointed Central Basin Board members. The members are currently termed out and should not be on the board acting as CB agents…
January 31, 2024 By Brian Hews • [email protected] When former Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia’s AB 1794 passed and was signed by Governor Newsom, the bill mandated that Central Basin Municipal Water…
December 11, 2024 By Brian Hews Central Basin (CB) General Manager Elaine Jeng may not be the tool some CB Directors want her to be, or maybe she was not…
November 13, 2024 By Brian Hews It was well-known that Martha Camacho Rodriguez would lose her Central Basin Water District 1 seat in last Tuesday’s election so the new CB…
November 9, 2024 By Brian Hews An examination of Central Basin board meeting financial records by Los Cerritos Community News has revealed a massive drop in cash reserves and cash…
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November 1, 2024 By Brian Hews In their special meeting today that was illegally called, the Central Basin Board of Juan Garza, Martha, Camacho Rodriguez, Nem Ochoa, and Joanna Moreno…
November 1, 2024 By Brian Hews A takeover attempt of the Central Basin Board will occur today at 1 pm during an illegally-called special meeting when newly appointed Directors Nem…
October 18, 2024 In a stunning display of defiance and insubordination, Central Basin Interim General Manager Eliane Jeng has “gone rogue,” according to Board President Art Chacon, refusing to post…
October 11, 2024 The accounting firm was paid $400,000 for an audit. At the end, the firm backtracked and called it an ‘examination.’ A few weeks ago, Los Cerritos Community News exclusively…