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Jan. Lamplighter E-edition-A Look Back at 2013

Jan. Lamplighter E-edition-A Look Back at 2013

  Happy New Year from all of us at HMG-CN! Click on image to view in full screen. <iframe width=”525″ height=”406″ src=”//e.issuu.com/embed.html#1160835/6188570″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>…

Downey Fire Association Files Tort Claim Lawsuit Against City

Also names Chief Croom, Mayor, Councilmembers, and the City Manager By Brian Hews The Downey Firemen’s Association has filed a tort claim against the city of Downey regarding the alleged…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Artesia boys basketball off to a hot start, wins Garden Grove Tournament

By Loren Kopff Fresh off of winning the Garden Grove Tournament, the Artesia boys basketball team opened up its own tournament with a 50-42 win over La Serna this past…

Major Advertising Agencies Once Again Ignore Community Newspapers

Major Advertising Agencies Once Again Ignore Community Newspapers

By HMG-CN Publisher Brian Hews Once again  … tis the season…. to ignore community newspapers. Big-box stores such as Walmart, Target, Sears, JC Penney, Best Buy, and many others spend…

DUI Check Point Planned In La Mirada on Saturday

  By Randy Economy Motorists driving in La Mirada on Saturday night, December 14, can expect to be stopped at a Driving Under the Influence/California Driver’s License Checkpoint. La Mirada…

Sacramento Judge Rules State Cannot Take Sales Tax From Cities

By Brian Hews and Randy Economy A Superior Court Judge in Sacramento has ruled that the California Department of Finance along with the Board of Equalization cannot take the sales…

Ex-South Gate Treasurer Albert Robles Released From Federal Prison

Wednesday December 4, 2013, 4:51 p.m. By Randy Economy and Brian Hews Hews Media Group-Community News has learned that convicted felon Albert T. Robles, a former South Gate Treasurer and…

California Seizes $10.8 Million In Sales Tax Revenue From Cerritos

  Wednesday December 3, 2013, 12:58 p.m. By Randy Economy and Brian Hews Other local Municipalities slapped with payment demands include Lakewood, Montebello, Santa Fe Springs, Compton and Lynwood. SACRAMENTO…

Vasquez Selected Downey Mayor; Marquez Mayor Pro Tem After Heated Exchange

Vasquez Selected Downey Mayor; Marquez Mayor Pro Tem After Heated Exchange

  By Tammye McDuff Councilman Fernando Vasquez has been selected as the new mayor of Downey in a unanimous vote at the last city council meeting. Vasquez succeeds outgoing mayor…

La Mirada Crime Summary Nov. 18 – Nov. 24, 2013

Sheriff’s Detectives Investigating Possible Homicide Sheriff’s Homicide Detectives are continuing an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was discovered on Nov. 24, 2013 on the…