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Serving Cerritos and ten other surrounding communities • August 28, 2020 • Vol 35, No. 3 • loscerritosnews.net

LA MIRADA RESIDENTS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER NEW LA HABRA HOUSING PROJECT

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BY BRIAN It was HEWS bittersweet moment at the

Lakewood City Council meeting this

Lakewood~The Water Replenishment Finance Director Andrew week when Councilmember Diane District (WRD) is embarking a projDuBois announced that she on would be reHamilton refuses to submit ecttiring to construct two new wells as part of from the council effective Sept. RANCHO LA HABRA: Thescrutiny. project site is the Westridge Golf Club, which is adjacent to Beach Boulevard and adjacent to the WRD’s Regional Groundwater Monitor- 1. ďŹ nancial reports for

existing Westridge Plaza shopping center. Many La Mirada residents are concerned about the additional traffic in the area. BY BRIAN HEWS

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF

CENTRAL BASIN HIRES NEW GM DESPITE ACTIONS BY APPOINTED DIRECTOR

idents are concerned about the Rancho

DuBois has served 15 years on the

ing Program (RGWMP). council and, before that, 28 years on the One well would be in Paramount in the city’s Planning Environment Comother well will be inand Cerritos. mission, making her thePresident Lakewood resiIn a phone call WRD Vera dent with the longest combined service Robles DeWitt told HMG that the wells as will be in Progress Park andSee Cerritos DUBOISPark page 11 East. Because groundwater, water contained in deep underground aquifers, cannot be directly observed; WRD must track it through deep wells and specialized monitoring equipment.

Hews Media Group-Los Cerritos La Habra project. Community News has learned that Maribel Lopez, spokesperson and “I understand that cities don’t like Central Basin Finance Director Andrew founder of Save La Habra Grassroots to become in the with business Hamilton has been issuing paychecks to KITS FOR HOMELESS: Cerritos residents Josiah, Jacobinvolved and Jared Joseph LAFDof spoke their to the La Mirada neighboring cities,â€? saidbyLopez, “but Central Basin employees despite the fact Coalition, ofďŹ cials display COVID Kits forCity the Homeless. They were inspired paramedic advocating for helping responsible La Mirada citizens notveteran, have to that the board has not passed a 2020-’21 Council Jose Perez and his actions the homeless. FireďŹ ghter Perez,should a 16-year development, saving open space and pay for these of budget. recently died after contracting COVID. Photo courtesy of thetraffic Josephimprovements family. The budget stalemate is due to Direc- protecting the community from out-of- La Habra’s development projects.â€? The tors John Oskoui and Bob Apodaca; they control development. Project has yet to be finalized, with a BY TAMMYE MCDUFF teens weeks how toremaining develop atobusiness are defying a court decision from last Lopez is a long time resident of La few submit plan, traffic See WRD page 14 learn critical thinking skills and learn week deliberately not attending special Mirada and rooted in the community. mitigation to La Habra. Lopez was in Josiah, Jacob and Jared Joseph what it takes to be your own boss. Instead BY BRIAN HEWScalled to approve the board meetings Lopez presented 182 As letters to urge or Lacreating Mirada shirts, Council are making their mark. part to of the the attendance of baking cupcakes theto budget. city council from all districts. Many rescurriculum for Los Angeles Urban League Joseph brothers took See it LA to MIRADA a wholepage new12 In addition, the actual John amount of payCentral Basin Director Oskoui 2020 Online Biz Camp, these young men level. After holding a family meeting they roll has not been approved as an item on has missed several meetings since January, decided to give back to the community and the consent calendarfrom duringmoving regular forboard had to turn an idea into a business. BY BRIAN HEWS preventing the agency Partnering with the Network for develop CoVID Kits for the homeless. meetings, and Hamilton is not submitting ward and addressing infrastructure probTeaching Entrepreneurship, Biz Camp is Initially the project was made possible The California High Speed Rail lems left by Kevin Hunt and two Directors See $&/53"- #"4*/ page 12 a four week summer program that teaches See TRIPLETS page 12 Authority this week released additional who resigned, Frank Heldman and Dan Arelements of its plan for the thirty-mile righi; both of whom were appointed, like Los Angeles-to-Anaheim section of the Oskoui, under Assemblywoman Cristina project. Garcia’s 2016 AB 7194. The corridor travels through the citThat all changed last Thursday, made BY BALA THENAPPEN ies of Los Angeles, Vernon, Commerce, official this past Monday. Bell, Pico Rivera, Norwalk, The Central Basin Board was finally This Montebello, November’s ballot will feature Santa Fe 17, Springs, Mirada, able to move forward, even with Oskoui proposition whichLa would allowBuena Park, Fullerton and for Anaheim asconwell as abstaining, approving the hiring of a law Californians on parole a felony portions of unincorporated Los Angeles firm, passing the 20-’21 budget, and, closviction to vote. Currently, felons must County.their prison sentence and their ing a big hole in the organizational chart, complete paroleThe sentence vote. parolees routeto uses theCould Los Angeles approving the hiring of a general manager. swing elections in the state’s most comUnion Station (LAUS) to the Anaheim The final vote came the next day at anpetitive districts? Regional Transportation Intermodal other special meeting, which Oskoui failed The term “paroleesâ€? applies to peo- Los Center (ARTIC) using the existing to attend. Voting for the budget were Presiple who are allowed back into the comAngeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo dent Leticia Vasquez, VP Art Chacon, and munity from prison before their prison (LOSSAN) rail corridor. Directors Phil Hawkins, Martha Camachosentence scheduledCorridor to be completed, TheisLOSSAN is currently Rodriguez and Bob Apodaca. as long as they follow certain guidelines used by both passenger (Metrolink and The vote to approve the law firm of Los and reporting requirements. Roughly Amtrak) and freight rail providers. AddAngeles-based Baker, Keener & Nahra, 52,000 Californians are expected to be ing high-speed rail tracks enhances this LLP will be this week. on parole in 2021. shared urban rail corridor by improving And in a 5-1 vote this past Monday, California parolees should be expectsafety and operations for rail and other with Oskoui voting no, after the position ed to lean left as a voting bloc. In 2007, users.gave 150,000 ex-felons who had was ALL vacant for nearly eightGOVERNMENT months, the PRIDE: City Hall SelďŹ e Day is a celebration of local government and gives employees Florida ABOUT LOCAL BOB SNOW turned 77 as friends and relatives threw him a drive-by party. Mayor Juan It also supports national and boardandhired Dr. Alejandro Rojas as the residents the opportunity to get out in their community and show Ray off their best camera phone Santa skills while showcasingSnow their local for lessthe serious offenses Garza, City Councilmen Hamada and Sonny Ines presented with a been convicted government buildings. The pictures must becertificate posted to social media using #cityhallselďŹ e to enter Story 9. of recognition for hashtag his countless contributions to the the contest. city. Photo byon T. page McDuff.

NEW ELEMENTS OF HIGH SPEED RAIL ROUTE FROM UNION STATION TO PROP 17 WOULD ANAHEIM RELEASED

ALLOW PAROLEES RELATIVES & FRIENDS CELEBRATE SNOW DAY IN BELLFLOWER INTO THE BALLOT BOX. HOW WOULD FIFTH ANNUAL CITY HALL SELFIE DAY COMING FRIDAY AUGUST 14 THEY VOTE?

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