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‘Teacher Jail’ Demonstration Against Central Basin Director Roybal Attracts Police, Protestors

‘Teacher Jail’ Demonstration Against Central Basin Director Roybal Attracts Police, Protestors

By Randy Economy    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…

Construction on Firestone Boulevard Improvements Start

Construction on Firestone Boulevard Improvements Start

By Tammye McDuff Groundbreaking for the new Firestone Boulevard Improvement Project began this month, after a two year design period with the Downtown Downey Subcommittee. Over the past two years…

Ian Calderon ‘Loans’ Father Charles Calderon $10,000 for LA County Judge Campaign

Ian Calderon ‘Loans’ Father Charles Calderon $10,000 for LA County Judge Campaign

    UPDATED AT 12:45 p.m. By Randy Economy California State Assemblyman Ian Calderon donated $10,000 to his father Charles Calderon’s campaign for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge this…

BREAKING: Man Identified as Wayne Patrick Cooper Killed In ‘Gang Related’ Murder in Downey

BREAKING: Man Identified as Wayne Patrick Cooper Killed In ‘Gang Related’ Murder in Downey

By Randy Economy A man has been shot and killed in Downey early Tuesday morning, in what police officials believe is related to a known area gang. According to Lt.…

SLUSH FUND: Central Basin Directors Violated Open Meeting Laws

SLUSH FUND: Central Basin Directors Violated Open Meeting Laws

PROTESTERS ALSO STAGE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST DIRECTOR JAMES ROYBAL OVER HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTROVERSIAL “TEACHERS JAIL” AT THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. By Randy Economy and Brian Hews A…

Central Basin Directors Attempting to Settle With Pacifica Services at Special Board Meeting

Central Basin Directors Attempting to Settle With Pacifica Services at Special Board Meeting

Roybal, Apodaca, and Vasquez changed agenda to include closed session item and Central Basin’s attorneys have not been invited. By Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community News has confirmed that Central…

CERRITOS COLLEGE PRESIDENT LACEY EARNS NEARLY $300,000 IN SALARY

CERRITOS COLLEGE  PRESIDENT LACEY EARNS NEARLY $300,000 IN SALARY

Divisive  former Faculty Senate President Bob Chester tops teacher  salary figures earning $183,000 for working 11 months out of the year.  By Randy Economy and Brian Hews     Taxpayers…

Central Basin Water District Fiscal Meltdown Looms After Insurance Agency Drops Coverage

Central Basin Water District Fiscal Meltdown Looms After Insurance Agency Drops Coverage

By Randy Economy and Brian Hews   The politically explosive Central Basin Municipal Water District (CB) appears to be within a few days of financial armageddon after the agency was…

PHOTOS: Marcel Rodarte Takes Over Mayor’s Gavel In Norwalk

PHOTOS: Marcel Rodarte Takes Over Mayor’s Gavel In Norwalk

Note: If you would like to hear the audio please press the “Audio” Icon on the upper left hand corner of the slideshow. Song is “In the Still of the…

La Mirada Crime Summary Mar. 10 – Mar. 16, 2014

La Mirada Crime Summary Mar. 10 – Mar. 16, 2014

DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint Nets 2 DUI Arrests Members from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and La Mirada Public Safety conducted a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on March…