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CALTRANS REROUTEDTwo TRAFFICLaWITHOUT CERRITOS, ILLEGAL MOVE toWILL COST Directors THE CITY OVER Mirada'sINFORMING Neighborhood Life Church Continues Serve Trying$5 MILLION ABCUSD Considering onto arterial streets.” BY BRIANTeaching HEWS The City is claiming that the during the construction period. ta or Artesia is a city designated to TakeflowsCentral Hybrid Modelsrerouting The City then cited the nuhas caused over $5 “Caltrans has failed to coor- truck route, commercial vehicles Media MCDUFF Group-Los Cer- million in damage to the streets, dinate thus far, and any further over 6,000 pounds are strictly Basin merous in thesafety hazards caused by BYHews TAMMYE ritos Community News has ob- increased pollution in the area, lack of communication or con- prohibited on the streets, per the rerouting of traffic, concerns that have been voiced by Cerritained a letter, dated September increased traffic noise, and in- sultation with the City and its City Municipal Code.” The ABC Board of Trustee, at their Wrong The Caltrans rerouting of tosDirection residents in calls and emails 6, 2019, addressed to Caltrans creased the safety risk of resi- residents is unacceptable.”
Nov. 4 meeting, considered two hybrid from the city of Cerritos that dents. The City blasted Caltrans for trucks has caused severe dam- to both HMG-LCCN and the teaching because of the current Further the letter states that establishing a detour route on age and increased traffic atBY peak City. blasts the models state agency for reroutBRIAN HEWS pandemic. The rerouting on Carmenita ing tractor-trailer traffic through Caltrans is in violation of the southbound Carmenita between hours, the extensive damage a survey by the District large trucks by twoNews schools, project’s final Environmental the I-5 and Artesia Blvd., and alone is estimated “to cost $5.2 the In City due to conducted I-5 construction Hewstakes Media Group-Cerritos has answered said Report which obligates eastbound Artesia Blvd. between million to repair,” and the “averElementary Carmeprojects. by 7,815 families, 82%Impact obtained Stowers documents that show and Central BathatShockingly, the virtualthe learning experience age daily traffic on said streets nita Leticia MiddleVasquez, school in addition rerouting was theexagency to coordinate with cit- Carmenita and the I-5. sin Director along with ceeded or metnotifying their expectations done without the City. with ies the to minimize adverse impacts “Neither stretch of Carmeni- has significantly increasedDirector and Martha Camacho-Rodriguez, atSee CALTRANS pageRo14 tempting to pressure new CB GM Alex remaining 18% saying it was not what jas into paying $42,000 in consulting fees they expected. Given the choice, 64% of that were never approved by the board. the families want to continue the virtual In documents obtained by HMG-CN learning while 36% preferred the hybrid VOLUNTEERS take a break after unloading over 1,000 boxes of food to be distributed via a public records request, the public in person model. to area residents hard hit by the pandemic, food was donated by Gospel Centered relations firm of Dallas Fowler submitted Currently, the ABC Virtual Academy Churches of La Mirada and the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. a questionable $21,000 contract related to offers the maximum amount of live and Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia’s failed BY THOM MARTIN action, jumping out of her car direct teacher instruction and the least bill to take over CB, AB 625. grabbing the boy and helping amount of asynchronous or indepen- BY TAMMYE MCDUFF with the Gospel Centered Churches of La “I'm Dallas Fowler, I was referredthe to The City of Lakewood held woman. dent instruction. The Virtual Academy Mirada and with the assistance of the Nor- you by Directors Vasquez-Wilson and its annual Award of Valor lunShe took them Artesia High Neighborhood Life Church continues walk-La Mirada Unified School District, is the only option for all students in the Comacho-Rodriguez to to submit my incheon on Nov. 6 to thank the men School, where they received medABC District and significantly decreases to reach out to the residents of La Mirada school supplies were delivered to over 50 voices for work performed.” icalwho assistance and were ultimatestudents in need. and women of the Los Angeles Fowler, is a former Los Angeconcerns for class or school isolation or and surrounding cities. County Sheriff’s Department and ly transported to the hospital. The past two months, although still Along with dozens of volunteers, local les Commissioner appointed by Garcetti, quarantine due to the pandemic. Fire Department, well claimed as the she Because selfless acNLC has as been “worked of 245her hours between To implement any hybrid model dur- under state mandates, Pastor David New- churches and neighbors, community volunteers who protions, the City of Lakewood reman has been busier than ever. Together See ABCUSD page 10 See CENTRAL BASINwith pagethe 15 Seeserve CHURCH page 10 tect and Lakewood. cently awarded Bridget Bridget Perrizo, a staff mem- Mayor’s Award at the city’s anber at Artesia High was honored nual Awards of Valor ceremony. when she helped two people that "I always wondered what I was being attacked by a dog. would do when faced with a situBridget, was headed back to ation like this one," said Perrizo. work from lunch when she spot- "By the grace of God, I had the ted a dog attacking a woman and courage to take action. I'm so young boy. The dog had knocked glad that both the mom and son them to the ground and they were are okay, and I'm so honored to screaming for help. receive this award.” Bridget immediately took TRASH piles up at a condominium complex in Hawaiian Gardens. The City chose Waste Resources See HERO page 15 Incorporated as their new hauler, who said they would immediately begin trash pick up. Photo Brian Hews.
ARTESIA HIGH STAFF-MEMBER RECEIVES AWARD OF VALOR FROM LAKEWOOD
Councilman and Cerritos Employees Helping Seniors
Lakewood Grocery Outlet's Holiday Food Drive
TRASH WILL FINALLY GET CLEANED UP IN HAWAIIAN GARDENS BY BRIAN HEWS
“Poor leadership, no foresight included several default letters, on the situation, typical of this which, under California’s Public While rotting trash is accumu- City Council,” former Hawaiian Resource Code Section 49000, lating in many parts of Hawaiian Gardens Mayor Rey Rodriguez starts the clock on termination. Gardens, Mayor Myra Maravilla told HMG-LCCN. City staff even went the extra and the City Council finally conThe staff report included in step and attempted to work with ducted a hearing, waiting an en- last week’s meeting presented CWS to cure the breaches and tire week, and allowing the trash clear evidence that CWS was in defaults starting in March of this to accumulate even more, to once violation of its contract with the year, each of which gave CWS again discussOLDER terminating CWS’ from HELPING ADULTS Joyel Maravilla Dandie, and Citythe of Cerritos Senior theSCOTT City,(l-r) but Mayor steps to resolve defaults.AND KELLI WIGGINS owners of the Westminster and Lakewood Grocery contract. Recreation Coordinator; Melissa Council Pizano, were apparently to Human In addition the default no-in Southern California. Throughout their careers, Scott and Kelli have Services City of afraid Cerritos Services to Outlet stores Under theKathy RalphFranklin, M. Brown pull the termination trigger, leavtices, the City attempted to Coordinator; Human Services Association (HSA) representative; and also prided themselves on raising their four children, who are now part of their Grocery Act, Maravilla and the CityFrank Couning Yokoyama. residents driving by stinky arrange meetings Outlet with CWS but and family. Cerritos Councilmember Aurelio business cil could have sent out a notice piles of trash for the foreseeable CWS did not attend most meetand held a meeting within two future. ings. ARTESIA HIGH staff-member Bridget Perrizo received the Award of BY TAMMYE MCDUFF purchase a $5 dinner bag and help a LakeBY MCDUFF nior Center. staff report daysTAMMYE to address the situation. The voluminous Valor from Lakewood for saving two in a dog attack. wood family in need. All donations will The group distributed meals and See TRASH page 15 Lakewood Grocery Outlet is partner- go directly to registrants of Lakewood Cerritos employees and Cerritos City goodie bags to hundreds of Cerritos ing with Project Shepherd this holiday Project Shepherd. Councilman Frank Aurelio Yokoyama got seniors in drive-thru fashion. season to support families in Lakewood. Project Shepherd makes the December together this past week to help seniors Seniors were asked to stay in their Now through November 14th you can celebrate Halloween at the Cerritos Se-
See CERRITOS page 10
Veterans Tribute: Cerritos native and Whitney HS grad excels. Page 2.
Aquarium of the Pacific holds virtual tours and activites. Page 3.
Lakewood’s fun-tastic family night returns live online Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. See page 6.
See HOLIDAY page 10
Cerritos and La Mirada crime summaries-Cerritos driver victim of road rage. See page 7.
Comforting dishes that deliver taste and nutrition, shrimp risotto. See page 9.
Athletics 16-under travel softball team happy to be playing. Page 10.