(Sacramento) – A step closer to bringing gender equity to our state tax code, today the Senate Appropriations Committee approved Assembly Bill 1561, a bill to ban taxation on women’s menstrual…
(Sacramento) –Assemblymember Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) has been elected by her peers to serve as Vice-Chair to the California Legislative Women’s Caucus. The Legislative Women’s Caucus represents and advocates on…
MONTEBELLO – A group of students at Bandini Elementary School had a special visitor on March 14, when Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia returned to the classroom of her former teacher to…
By Brian Hews (Downey) – California State Assembly Member Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) will be packing up her office that has been located at the Artesia City Hall for the…
By Brian Hews A local Bell-area lawmaker who now serves as a member of the California State Assembly said that the no-contest plea of former Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo…
By Brian Hews In what many political observers in a stunning upset, two under funded candidates will be facing off for the right to be the next member of the…
By Tony Aiello Gabe Garcia took over as mayor of La Mirada Tuesday night replacing outgoing mayor Steve Jones who was joined by many family, friends and others to wish…
November 20, 2023 By Brian Hews The state unit that investigates discrimination, harassment and retaliation complaints involving members of the Legislature is seeking to be dismissed as a defendant in…
July 4, 2023 By Brian Hews ___________________ Director Juan Garza, appointed in Feb 2023, demanded a special board meeting tomorrow July 5 with one agenda item, “Public Employee Discipline, Dismissal,…
February 18, 2023 Downey’s Third District voters will vote in November to select a new City Council representative after the City Council voted last week to certify the Jan. 31…
MONEY FOR PARKS: State Senator Bob Archuleta (6th from right) joined colleagues Asm. Lisa Calderon and Asm. Cristina Garcia to present a $17 million check to Pico Rivera for…
July 28, 2022 By Brian Hews Water recycling is hitting the big time; and to think Asm. Cristina Garcia wanted to shut down Central Basin, the Commerce-based recycled water…
Pico Rivera Mayor Dr. Monica Sánchez July 7, 2022 By Mayor Dr. Monica Sánchez The City of Pico Rivera is severely lacking in park and open space for its…
$17 million will pay for renovations of Smith Park Olympic Aquatic Center and Rio Hondo Park PICO RIVERA, CA – JULY 5, 2022 – – The City of Pico Rivera’s…
Leonard Mendoza, who was just ousted as Mayor, got $7,500 in donations. By Brian Hews April 22, 2022~An examination of campaign donation forms related to the City of Commerce’s June…
September 21, 2021 BY BRIAN HEWS • [email protected] Leticia Vasquez-Wilson was elected to the Central Basin Board (CB) in 2012, taking her seat in January 2013.…
August 11, 2021 Staff Report For the ninth straight year, Hews Media Group-Los Cerritos Community News Publisher Brian Hews has garnered two Los Angeles Press Club finalist nominations to be…
July 28, 2021 BY BRIAN HEWS COMMERCE, CA ~ The Central Basin Municipal Water District (CB) ended its fiscal year on a positive note with a position of strong fiscal…