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Cerritos Taxpayers Pick Up $5,000 Dinner Tab for Area Elected Officials

Cerritos Taxpayers Pick Up $5,000 Dinner Tab for Area Elected Officials

By Brian Hews and Brian Hews Document obtained through a public records request by Hews Media Group – Community News showed that over 80 elected city and county officials from…

Central Basin Water Directors Form Committee to ‘Evaluate’ Newly Hired General Manager

Central Basin Water Directors Form Committee to ‘Evaluate’ Newly Hired General Manager

By Brian Hews  When former Central Basin Municipal Water District Interim Chief Operating Officer Chuck Fuentes notified Pacifica Services, Inc. President and CEO Ernie Camacho that the CBMWD would no…

Mary Lou Landis Enters Hawaiian Gardens City Council Campaign

Mary Lou Landis Enters Hawaiian Gardens City Council Campaign

By Brian Hews The political landscape around Hawaiian Gardens took a major shift this week when it was learned that longtime and well known community leader Mary Lou Landis has…

Family Seeks Justice In Death of Beloved Community Member Roy Okimoto, Sr.

Family Seeks Justice In Death of Beloved Community Member Roy Okimoto, Sr.

The owner of a car repair shop on Pioneer Boulevard was killed in a violent car accident eight months ago, and the man responsible should not have been driving in…

Robber flies off with ‘Flock of Seagulls’ musical gear from Downey hotel parking lot

Robber flies off with ‘Flock of Seagulls’ musical gear from Downey hotel parking lot

Surveillance camera footage of A Flock of Seagulls 1999 Ford F-350 equipment van being stolen at 2:16 am on 7/21 from the Comfort Inn in Downey, CA. If you have…

Hawaiian Gardens Crime Rate Posts Dramatic Drop

Hawaiian Gardens Crime Rate Posts Dramatic Drop

By Brian Hews One-year and Five-year Part 1 crime statistics show increased safety, dispel perception HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CA —The City of Hawaiian Gardens today announced serious crime has dropped approximately…

Robert Garcia Announces Campaign for Mayor of Long Beach on You Tube, Social Media Sites

Robert Garcia Announces Campaign for Mayor of Long Beach on You Tube, Social Media Sites

By Brian Hews Long Beach Vice Mayor Robert Garcia has taken to social media to announce that he will be a candidate for Mayor in 2014. Garcia said in a…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW!

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW!

Artesia Punishers 18-Gold team invited to Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championships By Loren Kopff In an unexpected move, but one that will greatly be appreciated, Bob Medina is heading back…

Far East meets Far West in trio of softball games

Far East meets Far West in trio of softball games

By Loren Kopff MONTEREY PARK-Even when the Artesia Punishers Gold travel softball team isn’t competing in a showcase tournament or qualifying for an end of the summer national tournament, it’s…

Protesters Depict Obama as ‘Hitler’ At Cerritos Post Office Early Monday Morning

Protesters Depict Obama as ‘Hitler’ At Cerritos Post Office Early Monday Morning

  Obama protester Ed Ciampini sets up at Cerritos Post Office on Carmenita Road and 183rd Street on Monday morning. Photo by Randy Economy By Brian Hews A handful of…

Breaking: Gang Member Dies In Officer Involved Shooting In West Whittier

Breaking: Gang Member Dies In Officer Involved Shooting In West Whittier

  By Brian Hews A Pico Rivera Sheriff’s deputy and a sergeant were involved in a shooting on Friday morning in Unincorporated West Whittier that resulted in the death of a…

Neighbors Accuse Local Wal-Mart Stores In Cerritos, La Palma of ‘Violating Laws’

Neighbors Accuse Local Wal-Mart Stores In Cerritos, La Palma of ‘Violating Laws’

  By Brian Hews Residents in both Cerritos and La Palma have voiced vocal concerns since the construction of two new Wal-Marts opened in both municipalities during the past four…

Norwalk Girls Softball Seek Dollars, Donations To Attend 10u Softball Championships In Arizona

Norwalk Girls Softball Seek Dollars, Donations To Attend 10u Softball Championships In Arizona

  By Justin Cooley Despite a long journey down a road of success that led to qualifying for the Western Nationals this year, the Norwalk Girls 10u Softball team still…

Newly Promoted Patrick Maxwell Honored at City Council Meeting

Newly Promoted Patrick Maxwell Honored at City Council Meeting

 By Kristin Grafft Patrick Maxwell was honored at the Norwalk City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 16 for his dedicated service to the Norwalk community after his promotion to commander…

Murder Suspect Miguel Ruiz Wanted By Local Law Enforcement For Death of Hector Reyes

Murder Suspect Miguel Ruiz Wanted By Local Law Enforcement For Death of Hector Reyes

By Justin Cooley A wanted murder suspect is being sought throughout Southeast Los Angeles County for a crime that was committed in the city of Huntington Park more than one…

2013 Whittier’s PIH Health Named ‘100 Top Hospitals Award Recipient’

2013 Whittier’s PIH Health Named ‘100 Top Hospitals Award Recipient’

By Brian Hews Hews Media Group – Community Newspapers would like to congratulate PIH Health based in Whittier for being presented with a 2013 Truven Health Analytics 100 Top  Hospitals…

11 Arrested, Four Wanted In Local Area Vehicle Theft Ring

11 Arrested, Four Wanted In Local Area Vehicle Theft Ring

Law enforcement officials in the Long Beach, South East Los Angeles County area have arrested several suspects involved in a complex vehicle theft ring. On June 13, 2013, detectives from…

Construction Tie Ups Expected in Norwalk This Week Due to 5 Freeway Work

Construction Tie Ups Expected in Norwalk This Week Due to 5 Freeway Work

NORWALK and SANTA FE SPRINGS – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled a series of overnight lane and ramp and city street closures this week at various locations…

Cerritos Community Leader George Dominguez Passes Away

Cerritos Community Leader George Dominguez Passes Away

By Brian Hews Beloved Cerritos community leader George Dominguez has died from complications due to a heart attack he suffered on July 4th. Dominguez was a current member of the…

La Mirada Girls Softball All Stars Search For Dollars, Support to Attend National Championship in Arizona

La Mirada Girls Softball All Stars Search For Dollars, Support to Attend National Championship in Arizona

By Kristin Grafft and Justin Cooley Despite their amazing success in qualifying for the Girls Softball National Championship Tournament, the La Mirada Girls Softball 10u Gold All Star team still…