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Serving Cerritos and ten other surrounding communities • September 4, 2020 • Vol 35, No. 4 • loscerritosnews.net
LAWMAKERS PASS 'SAVE LOCAL JOURNALISM' ACT CENTRAL BASIN
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MANAGER PAYING Following unanimous Senate vote AGENCYa EMPLOYEES this week, the California Assembly passed AB 323 by a 67-4APPROVAL margin this afternoon WITHOUT giving the newspaper industry one extra BY BRIAN HEWS
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year before the state’s controversial AsLakewood~The Wateryears Replenishment After seeing three of disallowed Finance Andrew sembly Bill 5Director forces changes to longDistrict (WRD) is embarking on a projrate increases, the Cerritos City Council, Hamilton refuses to submit standing newspaper delivery practices. ectled to by construct two new wells as part of pro Mayor Naresh Solanki, Mayor The bill, authored AssemblymemďŹ nancial reportsbyfor scrutiny. WRD’s Regional Groundwater Monitortem Chuong Vo and Councilman Bruce ber Blanca Rubio, D-Baldwin Park, origiing Program (RGWMP). Barrows, voted to give Cerritos’ city trash HELPING OUT: From (l-r) Vice-President of the ABCUSD School Board Letty nallyBY offered a two-year grace period. One well would be in Paramount in the BRIAN HEWS hauler CalMet a 16% residential increase. Mendoza, Little Lake School District Board Member Dora Sandoval and ABCUSD other well will be in Cerritos. Assembly Bill 5 passed last year and increase a combination of the In The a phone call was WRD President Vera dictatedHews how Media businesses classify workers Board Member Chis Apodaca help out at the event this past Saturday. Group-Los Cerritos last three years of non-approval to Robles DeWitt told HMG that the wellsraise as contractors employees. CommunityorNews has learned that theberates. will in Progress Park and Cerritos Park Recognizing financial hitAndrew to the Central Basin the Finance Director BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Held at Maggie’s Pub, Sarno wanted East. In 2017 a new agreement with CalMet issuing paychecks to KITS FOR HOMELESS: Cerritos residents Josiah, Jacob and Jared Joseph with LAFD newsHamilton industry,has thebeen Legislature gave news maximum water rates contained the company all to know that this was for anyone, not dictated Becausethe groundwater, CentralaBasin employees despiteto theDefact ofďŹ cials display their COVID Kits for the Homeless. They were inspired by paramedic publishers one-year exemption, Cerritos aquifers, residents. cannot in could deep charge underground Mayor of Santa Fe Springs Bill Rounds just Santa Fe Springs residents,â€? We are that the board notpoint passedpublishers a 2020-’21 Jose Perez and his actions helping the homeless. FireďŹ ghter Perez, a 16-year veteran, cember 2020; athas that The agreement a provision observed; included WRD must track it for and Little Lake Citycontracting School Board Memprepared aroundfamily. 300 people this be directly budget. died after COVID. Photo courtesytoofserve the Joseph would have been forced to classify news- berrecently CalMet to submit an specialized annual request to adthrough deep wells and moniDora Sandoval, partnered with Jay morning.â€? The group had actually been orThe budget stalemate is due to Direcpaper carriers as employees. toring equipment. just the maximum allowable rate that can Sarno of CJ Constructions and Pastor Eric ganizing the event for about three weeks, tors John Oskoui and Bob Apodaca; they The change to a delivery driver clas- Tietze be charged. In 2018 they submitted their from Hearts of Compassion Minis- “We to puta itbusiness out too plan, far in BY TAMMYE MCDUFF teens didn’t how towant develop are defying a court decision from last See WRD page 14 sification that has been in place for over tries to host a pop up food distribution this advance learn critical thinking skills andfood learn because there are other dis- request for a 5% residential increase and week deliberately not attending special 120 board years meetings will increase of newsJosiah, Jacob what it takes be area your and own didn’t boss. Instead past Saturday, August and 29th. Jared Joseph tributions in tothe want to a 4.3% commercial increase; that request calledthe to cost approve the paperbudget. delivery by as much as 85%, likely was denied on a 3-2 vote. are making their mark. As part of the of baking cupcakes or creating shirts, the See FOOD page 12 unsustainable for small publishers that In July 2019, CalMet submitted a seccurriculum for Los Angeles Urban League Joseph brothers took it to a whole new In addition, the actual amount of pay2020 Online Biz Camp, these young men level. After holding a family meeting they ond request but this time the company subhaveroll been with approved advertising has hit not been as anrevenue item on decided to give back to the community and mitted an extraordinary rate adjustment as declines due to calendar the coronavirus crisis. board had to turn an idea into a business. the consent during regular Partnering with the Network for develop CoVID Kits for the homeless. allowed by the contract. meetings, and Hamilton not submitting Small community and isethnic newsTeaching Entrepreneurship, Biz Camp is Initially the project was made possible CalMet proposed a 14% increase to papers are especially vulnerable to ecoa four week summer program that teaches commercial bins while freezing residenSee $&/53"- #"4*/ page 12 See TRIPLETS page 12 nomic fluctuations and catastrophic tial rates at current levels, but sensing that consequences, like closure. These small would not pass, at CalMet's request, the publishers are scrambling to stay afloat item was removed from the agenda. by cutting coverage, furloughing reportThis year CalMet submitted a proposal ers and eliminating print publication on for a 16% residential increase, 13.7% comBY BALA THENAPPEN certain days of the week. mercial bin increase, and an 18% commerIn a statement Rubio wrote, ““AB 323 This November’s ballot will feature cial roll-off increase. provides a bridge for our local newspaproposition 17, which wouldreports, allow CalMet According to staff pers to continue informing readers and Californians for a $1.3 felony con- prowould earnonanparole additional million their communities. The First Amendment viction to vote. Currently, felons must viding the city nearly $193,000 in franand our independent press are critical to complete theirbut prison sentence and their chise fees, residents would see their the open exchange of diverse ideas and parole sentence to vote. Could parolees bill go from $17.60 to $20.42, an increase perspectives. My colleagues and I bring swing elections in the state’s most comof $2.82. varied viewpoints to the Capitol, but as petitiveCalMet's districts? former residential rates in shown by the overwhelming bipartisan The term “paroleesâ€? to peo-of surCerritos were one ofapplies the lowest support for AB 323, we are united in our plerounding who are cities allowed back into the comsurveyed; with the new rate support for our local news outlets and the munity from prison before their prison increase it is right about in the middle, $4 citizens they serve.â€? sentence is scheduled to be less than Whittier, $3 lesscompleted, than La Mirada as and longDowney. as they follow certain guidelines The bill also mandates the Departand reporting Roughly ment of General Services to allocate state The raterequirements. increases were approved on 52,000 Californians are expected be Hu advertising, typically placed in the daily LOS ANGELES COUNTY has recently brought in two Super Scooper water dropping a 3-2 vote with CouncilpersonstoGrace on parole in 2021. newspapers, to community newspapers. planes for the upcoming fire season. The two Bombardier CL-415 planes can carry up to and Frank Yokoyama voting no. California parolees should be Councilman Yokoyama wasexpectnot happy AB 323 establishes a path for commu- 1,620 gallons of water and can be filled with water in twelve seconds and airborne in five ed to lean left as a voting bloc. In 2007,fast to nity and ethnic news outlets to reach un- minutes, capable of flying for three hours before refueling. The aircraft requires 4,400 with the vote, "Calmet is working gave 150,000 ex-felons who had ALL ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT PRIDE: City Hall SelďŹ e Day is a celebration of local government and gives employees Florida derserved communities through state ad- feet of flyable length to descend from an altitude of 50 feet, scoop 1,620 gallons of water take the money from Cerritos residents and and 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 Cerritos businesses. Last week Thursday vertising and provides an additional year during its twelve-second 1,350 feet run on the water at 81 mph. government buildings. The pictures must be posted to social media using hashtag #cityhallselďŹ e to enter the contest. Story on page 9. See PROP page page 4 5 See SAVE NEWSPAPERS page 12 See17 RATES
PROP 17 WOULD CANADIAN SUPER SCOOPERS ARRIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALLOW PAROLEES INTO THE BALLOT BOX. HOW WOULD FIFTH ANNUAL CITY HALL SELFIE DAY COMING FRIDAY AUGUST 14 THEY VOTE?
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