8 FEBRUARY 22, 2013
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ELECT GEORGE RAY FOR CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL Los Cerritos Community Newspaper endorses longtime community leader and business owner George Ray in the March 5th Cerritos City Council election. George Ray will bring intelligence and a sharp business sense to a City Council that is in dire need of a new fresh start. Ray likes to tell voters that he moved to Cerritos when there were “thousands of cows and chickens.” That’s a plus in our book because Ray knows where Cerritos came from and how it was molded. Ray has been involved in Cerritos since 1969. When he and his family moved into what used to be a cow pasture, Ray quickly became a leader by pitching in and doing the heavy lifting by serving as a key member of the Planning Commission and helping start local civic organizations. Ray knows what Cerritos is all about. He “gets it.”
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We also like the fact that Ray has built a successful private business here in the community and understands what it means to meet a payroll week in and week out. When elected, we hope that Ray will work hard to cut waste and to trim the fat off that preverbal “cow” that has become both a curse and an asset here in Cerritos. We do have some concerns that Ray has many personal relationships with people who think the “status quo” is the rule at Cerritos City Hall. Los Cerritos Community Newspaper will keep an eye on Ray, but first voters need to do the right thing and vote for him on March 5.
ELECT STEVE KEITHLY TO THE LA MIRADA CITY COUNCIL Elections in La Mirada for city council haven’t been a contact sport, until this year. With the recent arrest of Mayor Gabe Garcia on drunken driving allegations this
campaign for two city council slots has become a barnburner in the city that rarely gets into the political fray. Garcia has lost the confidence of the community, and his peers, and he should have done the right thing and drop out of this campaign. But, he chooses to stay and now the voters of La Mirada must move forward by electing Planning Commissioner Steve Keithly on March 5. The Lamplighter and Los Cerritos Community Newspaper are impressed with Keithly. He is a longtime resident, business owner, has a solid reputation, and is active with the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints where he served as a local Bishop. Keithly has told us that he won’t be beholden to anyone on the current city council, and isn’t afraid to challenge the “status quo” in La Mirada. We are going to hold off on a second endorsement for the next couple of weeks. Appointed Incumbent Pauline Deal needs to “step up” her game and become more engaged at city council meetings that seem
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to be far to “scripted” for our taste. La Mirada is just like every other community in Southeast Los Angeles County. It has a been on a fiscal rollercoaster, and it needs to have more transparency and participation from the community. Keithly will make a great councilmember. We urge his election.
ELECT ENRIQUE ARANDA FOR NORWALK CITY COUNCIL AND REELECT COUNCILMAN MIKE MENDEZ Los Cerritos Community Newspaper is proud to endorse Enrique Aranda to the Norwalk City Council on Tuesday, March 5, and to also urge voters to reelect veteran Councilman Mike Mendez. Aranda is an up and comer in Norwalk, even though he has spent most of his life in the community. Aranda is tough, outspoken, and not afraid to seek the truth in a time when too many local city council members tow the “company line” and “do as they are told” by powerful city administrators who are paid more than Members of Congress or even United States Senators. Aranda has the professionalism and will make a great city councilman who we hope voters will do the “right thing” by supporting Aranda. LCCN also urges the reelection of Norwalk City Councilman Mike Mendez. Mendez is an icon in the Norwalk community having spent his entire life in the city. Mendez is a solid leader whose bold vision and determination help result in the expansion of Interstate 5 that runs through the heart of 90650. Mendez and Aranda may not see eyeto-eye on all issues, and that’s okay with us. But, we know that the two will be able to move Norwalk into a new direction. We also urge that voters in Norwalk soundly defeat incumbent Mayor Cheri Kelley who has been a complete failure these past four years. Kelley cares first about Cheri Kelley and places petty politics before providing solid solutions for a city that has been through rough waters during the past four years. Norwalk voters need to do the right thing on Tuesday, March 5 by choosing Enrique Aranda and Mike Mendez.
ELECT FRANK AURELIO YOKOYAMA FOR CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL Los Cerritos Community Newspaper is urging the election of Frank Aurelio Yokoyama to the Cerritos City Council on Tuesday, March 5. Yokoyama will bring a new sea of change at Cerritos City Hall, one that has been needed for quite some time. While we have some concerns about Yokoyama over recent revelations that he got into hot water with the California Bar Association this past year, we applaud Yokoyama for “owning up” to his misstep. Yokoyama is a firebrand member of the Cerritos Planning Commission who isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo or to ask the tough questions. Yokoyama’s addition to the Cerritos City Council will ensure a dramatic change in how business is conducted at the corner of 183rd Street and Bloomfield Avenue. We urge that one of your two votes be cast for Yokoyama.