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Staff Report In December of last year, a California State audit slammed Commerce-based Central Basin Municipal Water District (CB), citing, among other things, poor leadership and hiring unqualified staff.…
By Brian Hews Sergio Calderon , Board President and Division Four Director of the Lakewood based Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD), is once again flaunting the incompatible office…
By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community News has learned that Central Basin (CB) President Robert “Bob” Apodaca and newly hired General Manager Kevin Hunt met privately with the Los…
By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community News has exclusively learned that Central Basin Municipal Water District (CB) President Bob Apodaca and Directors Leticia Vasquez and James Roybal, at…
CBMWD loses appeal of former GM Perez claim for unemployment benefits. By Brian Hews In reviewing the February 23rd 2015 Central Basin Municipal Water District (CBMWD) Board meeting minutes, Hews…
By Brian Hews The California State Legislature’s Joint Audit Committee ordered a financial audit today of Commerce based Central Basin Municipal Water District (CB). Assembly members Cristina Garcia, D-Bell,…
Claim alleges Directors Roybal, Vasquez & Apodaca illegally conspired to fire GM Perez By Brian Hews HMG-CN has exclusively obtained a copy of a Claim for Damages letter against Central…
By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community News has learned that Commerce City Council candidates John Diaz, Oralia Rebollo and Sonia Rodriguez’ election campaigns are being managed by long-time political…
By Brian Hews Embattled Central Basin Water Board (CB) Member Leticia Vasquez’ second go-round at becoming a member of the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) Board of Directors was met with…
By Brian Hews HMG-CN has exclusively learned that the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has opened an investigation into embattled Central Basin Municipal Water District (CB) Director Leticia Vasquez and…
Item is on the Oct. 9 agenda along with a $100,000 retainer for the L.A. based law firm of Tafoya and Garcia to “investigate” GM Tony Perez. Tafoya…
By Brian Hews Chaos has officially broke out at the dysfunctional Central Basin Water District as multiple Board meetings have been scheduled, cancelled, and then scheduled again by the “Roybal…
Pictures by HMG-CN show him entering ‘Teacher Jail,’ request to move Board Meetings is attempt to finally comply with Teacher Jail rules. By Brian Hews and Randy Economy Virtually…
Note: Video at end of article. By Brian Hews Parents and children protested Central Basin Director James Roybal at the Education Service Center East better known as “Teacher Jail”…
By Brian Hews It has not been a good week for embattled Central Basin Municipal Water District Director James Roybal after two-dozen protesters urged that he resign from office…
Camacho was instrumental in attorney Steve Elie’s campaign to win Inland Empire Water Agency board seat. By Brian Hews and Randy Economy Hews Media Group-Community News has learned that Steve…
By Brian Hews and Brian Hews Two individuals have come forward to Hews Media Group-Community News to dispute the content of articles published in the Whittier Daily News and posted…
Phil Hawkins of Cerritos is voted in as President of the Central Basin Water Board of Directors MANY IN LYNWOOD AND OTHER AREAS WANT TO RECALL DIRECTOR LETICIA VASQUEZ…
December 18, 2013, 11:36 a.m. Records confirm Roybal is violating procedures and protocol of LAUSD. By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community News has obtained documents through a public records request…
Posted Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 1:20 pm Under LAUSD rules, CBMWD special daytime meetings constitute a second job, which could result in felony fraud charges filed against Roybal, as well as immediate…
