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Montebello Council Candidate Has Ties to Tom Calderon

A Hews-Media Group-Community News investigation has found that Vanessa Delgado, recently declared candidate for Montebello City Council, supported by current Montebello City Councilman Jack...

A City Attorney Who Is Turning Green

Hews Media Group-Community News has obtained records that show current Commerce City Atty. Eddie Olivo has billed the City of Commerce nearly $2 million...

Central Basin’s Apodaca Fingered in Calderon Corruption Probe

An investigation by Hews Media Group- Community News has identified Central Basin Municipal Water District president Bob Apodaca as the “elected public official at...

Carson Mayor Targeted in Sexual Harassing Suit

Hews Media Group-Community News has exclusively learned of a sexual harassment complaint filed by former Water Replenishment District Director Lynn Dymally against Albert Robles,...

Trying to Oust a New Councilman

For the second consecutive meeting, the Commerce City Council, along with City Atty. Eddie Olivo, recessed into closed session to discuss the “potential significant...

Unusual Way to Settle a Lawsuit

“Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence.” Given the voluminous amount of stories Hews Media Group-Community News has published about Central Basin Municipal...

Questioning a Journalist’s Ethics

A Hews Media Group-Community News investigation has found that Dan Morain’s tenure as Editorial Page Editor for McClatchy’s flagship newspaper, the Sacramento Bee, apparently...

Troubled Water District Target of a State Audit

The state Legislature’s Joint Audit Committee has ordered a financial audit today of Commerce based Central Basin Municipal Water District. Assembly members Cristina Garcia (D-Bell),...

Six Cops Sue City Over Quota Retaliation

Dateline Whittier -- Six Whittier police officers have filed a retaliation lawsuit against the City of Whittier for refusing to participate in a traffic...

Single Donor Gives 40 Grand to Influence a City Council Race

Hews Media Group-Community News has learned of major campaign irregularities related to two Independent Expenditure Committees favoring two candidates who are attempting to exercise undue influence on the Commerce City Council elections on March 3. Council candidates include current City Councilwoman Denise Robles, Sonya Rodriguez, John Soria, Hugo Argumedo, Oralia Reballo and John Diaz. That is where the similarities of the candidates stop.