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NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW – Soccer playoffs to begin while Suburban League play gets underway in basketball

BY LOREN KOPFF • @LORENKOPFF ON TWITTER May 6, 2021 The CIF-Southern Section playoffs begin on Monday with wild card action in girls soccer and Tuesday for the boys. First…

Sup. Thurmond 2021 Finalists: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math & Science Teaching

STAFF REPORT SACRAMENTO—Even through the challenges of remote learning and the COVID-19 pandemic, California teachers continue to find ways to bring out the curiosity, excellence, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities…

OLYMPIC LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER : Valley Christian girls soccer ends Olympic League action with another goose egg

OLYMPIC LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER : Valley Christian girls soccer ends Olympic League action with another goose egg

May 5, 2021 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter   The Valley Christian High girls soccer team has four seniors, one of which is midfielder Sophie Schrock, a four-year…

In Pursuit of Leviathan

In Pursuit of Leviathan…

Lakewood Rotary Donates $700 in Gift Cards to Su Casa

Lakewood Rotary Donates $700 in Gift Cards to Su Casa

  Lakewood Rotarian Valerie Frost shows off the $700 worth of Target Gift Cards donated by the members of the Rotary Club to the Su Casa – Ending Domestic Violence…

605 LEAGUE BASKETBALL : Cerritos girls get early scare from John Glenn, rebounds to even league record

John Glenn High senior Kei’ana Hood attempts a shot over Cerritos High freshman Mailee Dizon in last Friday night’s 605 League basketball game. Hood scored seven points but it was…

Landlords and Renters Share Personal Stories of Financial Hardship

Landlords and Renters Share Personal Stories of Financial Hardship

  Rent relief appointments continue at select locations in Los Angeles County BAKERSFIELD, CA, May 5, 2021 — Since the launch of CityServe’s Eviction Prevention Starting Point, hundreds of landlords…

Los Angeles County eligible to advance to least-restrictive yellow tier

Los Angeles County eligible to advance to least-restrictive yellow tier

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles County is now eligible to advance to the least-restrictive yellow tier in the state’s reopening framework, according to state data released Tuesday. County Public…

Worker Sues Hawaiian Gardens for Alleged Two Year Harassment by Fred Licon

Worker Sues Hawaiian Gardens for Alleged Two Year Harassment by Fred Licon

Fred Licon is a code enforcement officer with the city making nearly $103,000 in salary and $43,000 in benefits.   BY BRIAN HEWS • May 3, 2021 Brianna Gonzalez, an…

La Palma Requests Congressional Funding to Repair 48 Medians

La Palma Requests Congressional Funding to Repair 48 Medians

LOOKING FOR FUNDS: The City of La Palma has five arterial street medians, consisting of 48 median islands for a total of 3.85 miles long, including: La Palma Avenue (East…

Man Fatally Shot in Artesia

Man Fatally Shot in Artesia

      May 3, 2021 ARTESIA — A 20-year-old man in a vehicle was fatally wounded yesterday in Artesia by suspects who fired at him while inside a small…

FDA Poised to Greenlight Pfiser Vaccine for 12-15 Year Olds

FDA Poised to Greenlight Pfiser Vaccine for 12-15 Year Olds

BY BRIAN HEWS • May 3, 2021 It could happen within the week, an approval by the FDA for the Pfiser vaccine for kids 12-15.  Pfiser says g the vaccine…

76,000 California Inmates Now Eligible for Early Release

76,000 California Inmates Now Eligible for Early Release

May 3, 2021 (AP) California is giving 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, the opportunity to leave prison earlier as the state aims to further trim the population of…

Central Basin Sues Dir. Leticia Vasquez for ‘Libelous’ Statements in YouTube Video

Central Basin Sues Dir. Leticia Vasquez for ‘Libelous’ Statements in YouTube Video

Vasquez in the video said Downey’s water shows “troubling patterns of water contamination.”   BY BRIAN HEWS • MAY 2, 2021 The unauthorized and reckless actions of Central Basin Director…

Apr. 18-25, 2021 Cerritos and La Mirada Crime Summaries

Apr. 18-25, 2021 Cerritos and La Mirada Crime Summaries

BY BRIAN HEWS • May 1, 2021 Cerritos The theft of catalytic converters continue to be an issue with one attempt and three stolen in Cerritos and three stolen in…

Brown Act Violation : Mayor pro tem Vo Abdicates Cerritos Mayor Seat to Old Guard

Brown Act Violation : Mayor pro tem Vo Abdicates Cerritos Mayor Seat to Old Guard

  Chuong Vo (left) called him self “too inexperienced” to be Cerritos Mayor after one year of holding the Mayor pro tem chair and wanted to be Mayor pro tem…

Pico Rivera Looks to Increase Water Rates

Pico Rivera Looks to Increase Water Rates

  BY BRIAN HEWS • April 30, 2021 The Pico Rivera City Council, at its June 22 meeting, will consider raising water rates for all customers of the Pico Rivera…

4 injured, including firefighters who suffered electric shock, in city of Orange blaze

File photo   Three firefighters suffered electric shock injuries and a civilian was hurt after a vehicle caught fire between two homes, bringing down a power line in the city…

Drive-In Movies are Back in Bellflower

Drive-In Movies are Back in Bellflower

  April 30, 2021 BY TAMMYE MCDUFF The Bellflower Parks & Recreation Department has partnered with Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn to present Disney / Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 4’…

BASEBALL: Cerritos Tested by Tougher Competition, Falls to Division Three Foe Millikan

BASEBALL: Cerritos Tested by Tougher Competition, Falls to Division Three Foe Millikan

 BY LOREN KOPFF • April 30, 2021 LONG BEACH-If the Cerritos High baseball team wants to go deep in the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 playoffs this season, it needs to…