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Analysis: ABCUSD and the California Voting Rights Act

Analysis: ABCUSD and the California Voting Rights Act

By Brian Hews A study by Los Cerritos Community News has revealed that ABCUSD is likely in violation of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) and that the district should…

Hawaiian Gardens Special Parade, Carnival, and History Section

Hawaiian Gardens Special Parade, Carnival, and History Section

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Cerritos City Council Nixes Reappointment of Planning Commissioner Frank Yokoyama

Cerritos City Council Nixes Reappointment of Planning Commissioner Frank Yokoyama

By Brian Hews In a stunning move, Cerritos Mayor Bruce Barrows and Council-persons Carol Chen and new-comer George Ray voted not to reappoint Planning Commissioner Frank Yokoyama during Thursday night’s…

Organized Labor Joins Newspaper Opposition To Online Public Notice Bill AB642

Organized Labor Joins Newspaper Opposition To Online Public Notice Bill AB642

The California Federation of Labor, one of California’s largest organized labor groups, earlier this week submitted a letter to Assembly Judiciary Chairman Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) declaring its opposition to AB…

Tri-City Regional Medical Center Signs Long-Term Lease, Ensuring Hospital’s Future Through 2025

Tri-City Regional Medical Center Signs Long-Term Lease, Ensuring Hospital’s Future Through 2025

Lease Agreement Key to “On the Road to the Future” Expansion and Technology Investment Program.   HAWAIIAN GARDENS – To secure its future of serving the community with high quality…

ABC Unified School District Sued Over California Voter Rights Act

ABC Unified School District Sued Over California Voter Rights Act

UPDATED AT 4:53 P.M. By Brian Hews and Brian Hews The ABC Unified School District is being sued on grounds that it broke the California Voter Right’s Act, Los Cerritos…

Ex-ABCUSD Superintendent Smuts Selected Cerritos College Commencement Speaker

Ex-ABCUSD Superintendent Smuts Selected Cerritos College Commencement Speaker

  By Brian Hews Former ABC Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Gary Smuts has been selected to serve as the speaker at the 56th Annual Cerritos College Commencement Ceremony to…

Governor Jerry Brown Heads to China One Week after Mexican President’s Trade Visit

Governor Jerry Brown Heads to China One Week after Mexican President’s Trade Visit

    By Brian Hews SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown is on an official trade mission to China this week just one week after the President of Mexico met with…

Faculty Senate President Calls Cerritos College a ‘Homophobic Institution’

Faculty Senate President Calls Cerritos College a ‘Homophobic Institution’

By Brian Hews and Brian Hews (Norwalk) In an unprecedented rant during the April 3 Board of Trustees meeting, a Cerritos College Faculty Senate President referred to the Norwalk-based campus…

St. Anthony of Padua Relics on Display at Holy Family Church in Artesia April 15

St. Anthony of Padua Relics on Display at Holy Family Church in Artesia April 15

By Brian Hews After a successful visit to the New York metropolitan area and New Jersey this past February, two important relics of St. Anthony of Padua are returning to…

Greuel Threatens Los Cerritos Community Newspaper Over Public Records Request

Greuel Threatens Los Cerritos Community Newspaper Over Public Records Request

By Brian Hews Los Angeles Mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel turned to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office in order to delay a request made by Los Cerritos Community Newspaper, a…

Dirty Water: ‘Pay to Play Culture’ Trickling Out At Central Basin

Dirty Water: ‘Pay to Play Culture’ Trickling Out At Central Basin

Director Vasquez wastes no time in approving contracts for political friend and fiancé’s law firm. By Brian Hews (Commerce)-Despite repeated claims at Board meetings of promoting transparency, embattled Central Basin…

April 5 Los Cerritos Community News E-edition

April 5 Los Cerritos Community News E-edition

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Simulated Terror: Gahr High School Scene of ‘Active Shooter’ Exercise

Simulated Terror: Gahr High School Scene of ‘Active Shooter’ Exercise

    Article and Photos By Brian Hews (Cerritos) It was just a drill, but the flash grenades, smoke, gun fire and television news crews made the scene at Richard…

Forever 49! Hawaiian Gardens Celebrates Birthday April 12-14

Forever 49! Hawaiian Gardens Celebrates Birthday April 12-14

 By Brian Hews   The City of Hawaiian Gardens will be celebrating its 49th Anniversary as a municipality  next weekend, April 12-14, with a massive three-day party. During the weekend…

Sheriff’s to Conduct ‘Active Shooter’ Drill at Gahr HS on Tuesday

Sheriff’s to Conduct ‘Active Shooter’ Drill at Gahr HS on Tuesday

On Tuesday, April 2, 2013, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Cerritos Sheriff’s Station and the Los Angeles County Fire Department are conducting an active shooter response drill at Gahr High…

Tobias Dustin Summers Named As Suspect In Northridge Kidnapping

Tobias Dustin Summers Named As Suspect In Northridge Kidnapping

By Brian Hews Los Angeles Police Department officials have named Tobias Dustin Summers as a suspect in the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a Northridge girl this past week.…

Friends of the 1st CEB Bowl-a-Thon Raises $4.8k

Friends of the 1st CEB Bowl-a-Thon Raises $4.8k

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LCCN to File Court Order Compelling Wendy Greuel to Turn Over Public Records

LCCN to File Court Order Compelling Wendy Greuel to Turn Over Public Records

By Brian Hews LCCN has retained La Verne Attorney Kelly Aviles to file a Petition for Writ of Mandate, which seeks a court order compelling Wendy Greuel to comply with…

The Vernola’s: Norwalk’s New ‘First Lady’ Salutes Her Husband

The Vernola’s: Norwalk’s New ‘First Lady’ Salutes Her Husband

  By Brian Hews During last Tuesday’s emotional Mayoral Transition at Norwalk City Hall, dozens of people took to the podium to congratulate reelected councilmembers Mike Mendez and Cheri Kelley.…