August 14, 2020 Hews Media Group-Los Cerritos Community News eNewspaper

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LOS CERRITOS Serving Cerritos and ten other surrounding communities • August 14, 2020 • Vol 35, No. 1 • loscerritosnews.net

FAMILY HONORS FALLEN MARINE FROM MONTEBELLO

California Could Give Newspapers a 2-Year CENTRALLabor BASIN LawMANAGER ReprievePAYING

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to Review Proposed CERRITOS TRIPLETS HELP THE HOMELESS DURING COVID WRD APPROVES CalMet Increase

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CONSTRUCTION OF BY BRIAN HEWS MONITORING WELL The Cerritos City Council, at their INregular CERRITOS meeting on Thursday, August 27,

AGENCY EMPLOYEES WITHOUT APPROVAL

AB 323 would also direct General Services to include community newspapers in their state advertising contracts. Finance Director Andrew Hamilton refuses to(AP) submit SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CaliďŹ nancial reports for scrutiny. fornia newspaper companies would have

two more years to comply with a state law requiring them toHEWS treat newspaper delivery BY BRIAN people like employees instead of contractors, under a bill thatGroup-Los took its first step in Hews Media Cerritos the Legislature Tuesday. Communityon News has learned that The same bill Finance would require deCentral Basin Directorstate Andrew Hamilton been issuing paychecks to partments andhas agencies to place their marCentral Basin employees despite fact keting and outreach advertising withthe comthatand the ethnic board has notoutlets, passedhelping a 2020-’21 munity news an

budget. NEWSPAPERS page 12 The budgetSee stalemate is due to Directors John Oskoui and Bob Apodaca; they are defying a court decision from last week deliberately not attending special board meetings called to approve the budget. In addition, the actual amount of payroll has not been approved as an item on the consent calendar during regular board meetings, and Hamilton is not submitting

Golden State Water Asking for 16.3% Rate Increase for 2022

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2020, will review and consider a request by Cerritos’ trash hauler, CalMet Services, for an “extraordinary adjustment Lakewood~The Water Replenishment to the maximum allowable solid waste District (WRD) is embarking on a projectmanagement to construct rates.� two new wells as part of The public meeting will beMonitorconducted WRD’s Regional Groundwater teleconference, residents can voice ingbyProgram (RGWMP). their via be public commentinby One opinion well would in Paramount thesubmitting city_clerk@cerritos. other well an willemail be in to Cerritos. usInbya 3:00 August 27. Residents phonep.m. callon WRD President Vera Robles DeWitt told HMGthe that the wells can also call in during meeting by will be in Progress and Cerritos meeting Park connecting to thePark teleconference BY BRIAN HEWS

HONORING OUR FALLEN: Senator Bob Archuleta (center) with Marines folding the flag flown over the state capital in honor of Marine Cpl. Marco "Andy" Barranco, one of the servicemen who was killed in a training accident earlier this month. The Barranco family shared their memories of their son, brother and friend during the private this past Sunday, 9. Story onJacob pageand 6. Jared Joseph with LAFD East. KITSceremony FOR HOMELESS: CerritosAug. residents Josiah, ofďŹ cials display their COVID Kits for the Homeless. They were inspired by paramedic Jose Perez and his actions helping the homeless. FireďŹ ghter Perez, a 16-year veteran, recently died after contracting COVID. Photo courtesy of the Joseph family. BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Josiah, Jacob and Jared Joseph are making their mark. As part of the curriculum for Los Angeles Urban League 2020 Online Biz Camp, these young men had to turn an idea into a business. Partnering with the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Biz Camp is a four week summer program that teaches

teens how to develop a business plan, learn critical thinking skills and learn what it takes to be your own boss. Instead of baking cupcakes or creating shirts, the Joseph brothers took it to a whole new level. After holding a family meeting they decided to give back to the community and develop CoVID Kits for the homeless. Initially the project was made possible

Because groundwater,See water contained INCREASE page 12 in deep underground aquifers, cannot be directly observed; WRD must track it through deep wells and specialized monitoring equipment.

Could COVID-19 See WRD page 14 Inspire Permanent PROP 17 WOULD Changes in Statewide ALLOW PAROLEES Internet Access? INTO THE BALLOT BOX. HOW WOULD THEY VOTE?

BY BRIAN HEWS BY BALA THENAPPAN See $&/53"- #"4*/ page 12 See TRIPLETS page 12 Golden State Water (GSW) has apThe majority of California students plied to the CPUC to implement three will engage in some form of remote learnrate increases starting in 2022 for its ing this year because of the COVID-19 Service Area 2 cities. pandemic. The onset of remote learning BYhas BALA THENAPPEN According to its website, GSW’s parinspired various efforts to broaden inent company is American States Water ternet access across California. This November’s ballot willconducted feature by Company (AWR) American States Utility LOCOE IS HOSTING a three-week Census Chalk-a-thon to help ‘Get Out The Count’ Based on a 2018 study proposition 17, which would allow Services, Inc. Through its utility subthe National Center for Education Statisfor the 2020 Census. The marathon will begin Monday August 17th and will conclude Californians on parole for a felony sidiary, GSW and AWR provides water tics, 6 percent of American kidsconbetween on Monday September 7th. viction to vote. Currently, felons must service to residents across California the ages of 3 and 18 - over 3 million in complete their prison sentence and their located within more than 80 communitotal - lack home internet access. Accordparole sentence to vote. Could parolees ties throughout 10 counties in Northern, ing to several state leaders, roughly 1.2 swing elections in the state’s most comCoastal and Southern California, approxi- BY TAMMYE MCDUFF million of those kids live in California. federal funding for education, health and petitive districts? mately 255,000 customers. Internet access is particularly low in Afother vital programs. The term “paroleesâ€? applies to peoThose cities that would be affected homes, low income areas, The Los Angeles County Office of To get students and families involved, plerican-American who are allowed back into the comby the increase include all or portions and rural areas. An EdSource study found Education [LACOE] is hosting a three- LACOE is hosting a countywide Cen- munity from prison before their prison of Artesia, Bell, Bell Gardens, Carson, that only 34% of rural households are subweek Census Chalk-a-thon to help ‘Get sus “CHALKATHONâ€? urging school sentence is scheduled to be completed, Cerritos, Compton, Cudahy, Culver City, scribed to an internet provider. Out The Count’ for the 2020 Census. districts to continue to spread the word as long as they follow certain guidelines Downey, El Segundo, Gardena, HawaiThere have been efforts around the The marathon will begin Monday August about the importance of completing the and reporting requirements. Roughly ian Gardens, Hawthorne, Huntington country to at least temporarily broaden 52,000 Californians are expected to be 17th and will conclude on Monday Sep- Census. Park, Inglewood, Lakewood, La Mirada, internet access during the pandemic. Eartember 7th. Students, families and school staff are on parole in 2021. Lawndale, Long Beach, Norwalk, Paralier this year, the government of South California parolees should be expectWith the 2020 Census deadline quick- invited to create sidewalk art promoting mount, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Bend, 30 buses that are ed to leanIndiana left as adeployed voting bloc. In 2007, ly approaching, there is approximately Census participation. All art pieces should IfALL the application is approved the avequipped with wifi to various sites in the ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT 40 PRIDE: HallCounty SelďŹ e Day is a celebration of local ‘2020census.gov’ government and gives andemployees ‘Everyone Florida gave 150,000 ex-felons who had percentCity of LA households that include erageand  residential customer will see their residents the opportunity to get out in their community and show off their best camera phone skills while showcasing their local been convicted for less serious offenses have yet to respond and be counted. At government buildings. The pictures must berisk posted to social media using hashtag #cityhallselďŹ e to enter the contest. Story on page 9. to these communities is adequate See PROP 17 pagepage 4 14 See WATER page 12 See CENSUS page 7 See COVID

FIFTH ANNUAL CITY HALL DAY COMING FRIDAY AUGUST 14 LASELFIE CENSUS

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