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February 6, 2026 Los Cerritos Community News Digital Edition

February 6, 2026 Los Cerritos Community News Digital Edition

605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL THIRD PLACE TIEBREAKER GAME: Oxford Academy’s Jung nearly a one-man show against Whitney as ‘Cats miss playoffs

605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL THIRD PLACE TIEBREAKER GAME: Oxford Academy’s Jung nearly a one-man show against Whitney as ‘Cats miss playoffs

FEBRUARY 5, 2026 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X CYPRESS-It’s only fitting that two longtime rivals from the old Academy League would face each other in the final 605…

Kaiser Slammed With a $556 Million Medicare Settlement, Medicare Advantage Under Scrutiny

Kaiser Slammed With a $556 Million Medicare Settlement, Medicare Advantage Under Scrutiny

By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X February 5, 2026 Affiliates of Kaiser Permanente have agreed to pay $556 million to resolve federal allegations that they submitted improper diagnosis information…

Community Sports: Success in Cerritos basketball programs lies within the family

Community Sports: Success in Cerritos basketball programs lies within the family

COUSINS: Marcus Chinen (left) and Johnathan Watanabe have been keeping the Cerritos High basketball programs among the strongest in the CIF-Southern Section. Photo by Loren Kopff. By Loren Kopff Sports…

Longstanding boys basketball rivalry to pause at least for a season

Longstanding boys basketball rivalry to pause at least for a season

February 4, 2026 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X It began with names like Amaury Fernandez, Jason Kapono and Jack Martinez on one side and Anthony Alexander, Peter Chun…

Sánchez secures $11.7 million for local community projects across Southeast Los Angeles County

Sánchez secures $11.7 million for local community projects across Southeast Los Angeles County

By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X February 4, 2026 WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez announced that she secured more than $11.7 million in federal funding for fiscal year…

South Coast AQMD Cites Irvine Landfill After Surge in Odor Complaints

South Coast AQMD Cites Irvine Landfill After Surge in Odor Complaints

February 3, 3026 South Coast air quality regulators have issued multiple violations against one of California’s largest landfills after a wave of odor complaints from residents living near the facility.…

605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Lai’s fourth quarter performance enables Cerritos to rally past Artesia

605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Lai’s fourth quarter performance enables Cerritos to rally past Artesia

Cerritos High sophomore Kaleb Duag scores on one of his two baskets in the first half against Artesia High last Friday in a 61-58 victory. Duag came off the bench…

Artesia Launches New Resident Engagement Program With Flashvote

Artesia Launches New Resident Engagement Program With Flashvote

February 2, 2026 The City of Artesia is rolling out a new resident engagement program designed to make civic participation quicker, easier, and more accessible, partnering with FlashVote to gather community input through short…

Senator Bob Archuleta’s SB 694 Passes Senate, Cracks Down on Claim Sharks and Protects Veterans’ Earned Benefits

Senator Bob Archuleta’s SB 694 Passes Senate, Cracks Down on Claim Sharks and Protects Veterans’ Earned Benefits

February 2, 2026 Sacramento, CA — Legislation aimed at protecting veterans from predatory practices cleared the California State Senate with bipartisan support and is now awaiting action by the Governor.…

La Mirada Boys Basketball Wins League, Winter Season Winding Down With Severa Playoff Positioning Games Ahead

La Mirada Boys Basketball Wins League, Winter Season Winding Down With Severa Playoff Positioning Games Ahead

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X…

A Message From Cerritos Mayor Frank Yokoyama

A Message From Cerritos Mayor Frank Yokoyama

January 30, 2026 By Cerritos Mayor  Frank Aurelio Yokoyama As we approach the 70th anniversary of Cerritos’ incorporation this spring, the City Council and our employees look forward to gathering…

‘Melania’ Lands Single-Digit Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic Scores

‘Melania’ Lands Single-Digit Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic Scores

January 31, 2026 No doubt Melania will prove to be one of the most bizarre stories in film in 2026, the documentary about the First Lady that was purchased by Amazon for an exorbitant…

84 Lumber Opens New Store in La Mirada

84 Lumber Opens New Store in La Mirada

January 31, 2026 84 Lumber has opened a new store in La Mirada, marking another step in what company officials describe as a strategic expansion across California and the West.…

Bellflower Moves to Place Nearly $200,000 Lien on Blighted Artesia Boulevard Property 

January 30, 2026 By Brian Hews Bellflower city officials have approved action to recover nearly $200,000 in public nuisance abatement costs following years of enforcement efforts, court warrants, and the…

January 30, 2026 Los Cerritos Community News Digital Edition

January 30, 2026 Los Cerritos Community News Digital Edition

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Loan Docs Put Bellflower Mayor Pro Tem Sanchez’s Council Seat at Risk

Loan Docs Put Bellflower Mayor Pro Tem Sanchez’s Council Seat at Risk

By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X January 30, 2026 In November of last year, a Los Cerritos Community News investigation put then Bellflower District 4 Councilman, now Mayor Pro…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Winter season winding down with several playoff positioning games ahead

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Winter season winding down with several playoff positioning games ahead

January 29, 2026 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X The winter season for basketball and soccer ends on Tuesday with a potential 605 League third place tiebreaker game in…

605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Third quarter scoring run propels Cerritos to win over Whitney

605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Third quarter scoring run propels Cerritos to win over Whitney

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X Just when the Whitney High boys basketball team thought it was turning the corner against its city rival, the kings of the 605…

Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go Store in Cerritos to Close as Amazon Shutters 22 California Locations

Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go Store in Cerritos to Close as Amazon Shutters 22 California Locations

January 27, 2026 LCCN Staff Report CERRITOS — The Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go store in Cerritos is set to close as part of a broader move by Amazon to…

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