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Winner of Fourteen LA Press Club Awards from 2012-2018. Serving Cerritos and ten other surrounding communities • October 1, 2021 • Vol. 35, No. 49 • loscerritosnews.net

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HMG-CN EXPOSÉ- THE MEGATAXERS

Pasadena Unified Follows Other Districts in Passing Bonds That Violate Government Code The PUSD Board holds quick meetings, & passes questionable resolutions that omit crucial information to voters.

GARDENS CASINO HOLDS FREE COVID SHOT EVENT THE GARDENS CASINO in Hawaiian Gardens held two free Covid vaccine events at the casino on September 3 and September 10. Over 100 people showed to get their first vaccine. This is another in a number of events the casino has held since the pandemic started, including free food events.

Pico Rivera Man Arrested in Wide-Ranging State Officials Look Copyright Infringement Scheme at Expanding and merchant processors in an Outdoor Dining BY BRIAN HEWS effort to obtain merchant proA Pico Rivera man and two others were charged with crimes arising out of a wide-ranging and lucrative copyright infringement scheme. Jesse Gonzales, 42, of Pico Rivera and two others operated a large-scale cable theft scheme between at least March 2016 and at least November 2019, in which they fraudulently obtained cable television accounts and then resold copyrighted content to thousands of their own subscribers. According to the indictment, the defendants also made fraudulent misrepresentations to banks

cessing accounts. The defendants allegedly earned more than $30 million from the scheme. “We take seriously schemes for profit that infringe upon copyrights,” said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “The charges announced today demonstrate the department’s continuing commitment to protect copyright holders from theft.” “All income is taxable, including income derived from illegal means,” said Acting Special

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Stealing Cerritos Newspapers

THIS WOMAN was seen stealing Cerritos News papers last Friday in Shadow Park. Regardless of you views of the Cerritos News, it is still petty theft. If you recognize the woman you can email anonymously to editor@cerritosnews.net.

DINE Latino Specials Until Sunday

Pico Rivera Councilman Gustavo Camacho at kickoff event in Pico Rivera this past Tuesday, 150 restaurants are participating. Page 3.

State Legislators discuss changes to state law to support allow for more outdoor dining BY BRIAN HEWS This week, as small restaurants across California struggle to remain open, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) held a virtual press conference to discuss legislative efforts to expand outdoor dining and provide much-needed relief to struggling neighborhood restaurants. The legislators, who authored Assembly Bill (AB) 61 and Senate Bill (SB) 314 to expand outdoor dining options across California, were joined by small business owners and advocates from across the state. Both bills have passed through the State Legislature with strong bipartisan support and are currently awaiting action on Governor Newsom’s desk. Both include an urgency clause, meaning the measures will go into effect immediately upon signature by the Governor. “Neighborhood restaurants are the backbone of communities across California, but too many

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Cerritos' GEN Korean BBQ Going Strong

BY BRIAN HEWS AND THE IRISHMAN HMG-CN’s exposé has outlined the malfeasance of the Megataxers and their school board allies in passing bonds; we have outlined the corruption in Bassett Unified’s $50 million bond, with a cost to taxpayers of $96 million; Citrus College’s $298 million, with a cost of half billion; Duarte Unified’s $79 million, with a cost of $148 million; Inglewood Unified $240 million, with a cost of nearly half billion. We have revealed school board members use illegal processes to approve bonds, rubberstamped by their chosen law firms; violations of the State’s Education Code; District official opening political committees acting as Controlling Officeholder and Treasurers; and blatant conflicts of interest between firms donating large sums of cash to the committee, and then landing lucrative contacts for construction. Now we look into Pasadena Unified, but first, some background. Ever play checkers? In 2016, San Francisco Unified School District not only passed Propo-

sition A for the authority to issue $744 Million in public school bonds, the Board also placed Proposition N on the ballot to allow non-citizen voting in school board elections. The proposition allowed parents, legal guardians, and caretakers of children to vote in school board elections and bond elections. Professor Keith Shirey provided profound insight, “Plato’s greatest of lessons is that virtue must be caught, it cannot be taught.” Confucius also advised, “If your plan is for one year, plant

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Lakewood Council Approves Use of Rescue Funds BY BRIAN HEWS At their Tuesday meeting, the Lakewood City Council approved a plan for spending $11 million in federal funds that Lakewood is receiving from the American Rescue Plan Act. The federal ARPA was signed into law earlier this year, with funds now flowing to local communities. The $1.9 trillion dollar federal bill includes financial relief to families earning under $150,000 a year; childcare assistance; aid to schools; and public health activities. But a portion of the bill also

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LANDSCAPE RENOVATION PROJECT ribbon cutting at NLMUSD's Benton Middle School to mark the official completion of the project. Attending were NLM Board members, Superintendent Lopez, NLM staff, and Benton staff, including Principal Ben Webster.

Carnivores delight with the Beef Belly short plate and Beef Bulgogi-thinly sliced marinated sweet and savory beef. Page 4.

La Mirada Takes on Mater Dei La Mirada 'makes memories' despite being outmatched by nation’s number one team, losing 58-7. Page 10.


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