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Gonsalves Students Recycle Competition Nets $1,200

Gonsalves Students Recycle Competition Nets $1,200

  By Tammye McDuff Gonsalves Elementary Earth Day 2016 recycling event and competition resulted in the school collecting over 1200 pounds of aluminum beverage cans, and plastic beverage containers. For…

Wesley Health Center Opens at Fedde Middle School

Wesley Health Center Opens at Fedde Middle School

  By Tammye McDuff Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe, ACB Superintendent Dr. Mary Sieu, and many other local politcians gathered to celebrate the Cerritos Chamber of Commerce’s ribbon cutting…

Smart Phone App Ogle Allows Students to Post Explicit or Threatening Content Anonymously

Smart Phone App Ogle Allows Students to Post Explicit or Threatening Content Anonymously

  By Brian Hews The Cerritos Sheriff’s were forced to investigate a threat posted on an obscure new smart phone “app” this week at Cerritos High School that turned out…

HMG-CN INVESTIGATION: La Palma Police Department Bloated With Six Figure Salaries

HMG-CN INVESTIGATION: La Palma Police Department Bloated With Six Figure Salaries

  Five officers account for over 43% of the entire payroll expense. By Brian Hews The City of La Palma is in budget crisis mode, with the tiny city projected…

THE GARDENS CASINO IN HAWAIIAN GARDENS ANNOUNCES SOFT OPENING, NEARS COMPLETION OF A $90 MILLION RENOVATION AND MAJOR EXPANSION

THE GARDENS CASINO IN HAWAIIAN GARDENS ANNOUNCES SOFT OPENING, NEARS COMPLETION OF A $90 MILLION RENOVATION AND MAJOR EXPANSION

Staff Report The Gardens Casino today announced the soft opening of its new $90 million facility. The project, which began in March of 2014 and will be fully completed later…

APRIL 2016 WALMART CIRCULAR INSERTED INTO LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS

APRIL 2016 WALMART CIRCULAR INSERTED INTO LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS

This is the fourth insert this year for Los Cerritos Community Newspaper! Walmart is signed on until the end of 2016. Other big box retailers should join Walmart and their…

Valley Christian Alum Caity Peters Finalist on ‘The Voice’

Valley Christian Alum Caity Peters Finalist on ‘The Voice’

    Staff Report Residents will see a familiar face when they tune in to NBC’s “The Voice” this week when 22-year-old Caity Peters competes as one of the two-time…

PAUL LEE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY LAW APPROVED BY SENATE COMMITTEE

PAUL LEE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY LAW APPROVED BY SENATE COMMITTEE

  Tragic Death of Whittier Student Inspires Bill Sacramento – After hearing testimony from the parents of Paul Lee, a special needs student from Whittier, who tragically passed away last…

Hawaiian Gardens Councilman Hank Trimble Took Campaign Donations From Recalled Councilwoman Kathy Navejas for 2015 Election

Hawaiian Gardens Councilman Hank Trimble Took Campaign Donations From Recalled Councilwoman Kathy Navejas for 2015 Election

  ___________________________ After former HG Police Chief Walter McKinney was rejected as City Manager, Navejas, according to documents, defamed Councilwoman Myra Maravilla in a Facebook post. By Brian Hews A…

Bellflower Council Approves Firehouse Museum

Bellflower Council Approves Firehouse Museum

  By Tammye McDuff The Design-build project for the Bellflower Events Center and Fire Museum was presented to City Council this past March 28 and was subsequently approved on a…

Artesia’s Well Foursquare Church and Artesia Host Easter Fair

Artesia’s Well Foursquare Church and Artesia Host Easter Fair

    By Tammye McDuff The Well Foursquare Church located in Artesia, joined with the city to co-host the Annual Easter Program Saturday, March 26, held at the Artesia Park.…

State Senator Tony Mendoza’s Young Senators Leadership Program

State Senator Tony Mendoza’s Young Senators Leadership Program

By Tammye McDuff In May 2015, Mendoza announced the launch of the 32nd Senate District Young Senators Leadership Program [YSLP]. The program was an extension of his previous course, Young…

Artesia Chamber Hosts State of City Luncheon

Artesia Chamber Hosts State of City Luncheon

    By Larry Caballero Artesia Mayor Victor Manalo welcomed almost 100 guests at the Artesia Chamber of Commerce State of the City Luncheon held at Wok N Tandoor Restaurant…

FOGGIA’S DELI & PATHWAYS HOSPICE TEAM UP FOR THE COMMUNITY

FOGGIA’S DELI & PATHWAYS HOSPICE TEAM UP FOR THE COMMUNITY

During the month of February, Pathways Volunteer Hospice partnered with Foggia Italian Market & Deli as part of their Have A Heart Campaign.  Their goal was to spread the word…

La Mirada High Girls Soccer Team Captures First State Championship, Winning 1-0 Thriller

La Mirada High Girls Soccer Team Captures First State Championship, Winning 1-0 Thriller

Staff Report The La Mirada High School girls soccer team capped a triumphant season, capturing its first state championship after a thrilling 1-0 victory over Moorpark in the CIF Southern…

ABC Superintendent Dr. Mary Sieu Selected 2016 Woman of the Year

ABC Superintendent Dr. Mary Sieu Selected 2016 Woman of the Year

Staff Report On March 4, 2016, Dr. Mary Sieu, Superintendent of the ABC Unified School District was honored as the 32nd Senate District 2016 Woman of the Year in the…

The Watch D.O.G.S. of Nixon Elementary School

The Watch D.O.G.S. of Nixon Elementary School

By Tammye McDuff Nixon Elementary School has implemented the Dads of Great Students otherwise known as the WatchDOGS program, aimed at engaging fathers, inspiring children, reducing bullying and enhancing the…

March 2016 Local Deals Magazine-Direct Mailed to 20,000 Homes in Cerritos, Artesia, and Norwalk

March 2016 Local Deals Magazine-Direct Mailed to 20,000 Homes in Cerritos, Artesia, and Norwalk

Click on image to view PDF of Magazine. Individual coupons are below PDF that you can download and print! Simply click on the coupon you want and print out from…

Covered California Slammed for Handing Out $178 Million in Sole-Source Contracts

Covered California Slammed for Handing Out $178 Million in Sole-Source Contracts

  By Brian Hews In a scathing report issued today, the California State Auditor slammed the State’s health insurance exchange, Covered California, for handing out sole source contracts saying the…

Read the Kara Medrano v. Rep. Linda Sanchez Ethics Complaint

Read the Kara Medrano v. Rep. Linda Sanchez Ethics Complaint

By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community news has obtained the complaint filed by Kara Medrano against Rep. Linda Sanchez. The complaint alleges wrongful termination and retaliation in violation of public…