La Mirada Councilman Andrew Sarega Announces Campaign for Congress to Replace Rep. Ed Royce
La Mirada City Councilman Andrew Sarega, a Republican, announced Tuesday that he will be a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives to replace retiring Rep. Ed Royce in Congress. Sarega said he will commit $200,000 to help fund his campaign and will file documents...
Cerritos College Administrator Bob Chester Abruptly Resigns
Norwalk~Robert “Bob” Chester has resigned his position as President of the Cerritos College Faculty Senate as well as the Coordinator of Judicial Affairs for the campus in a stunning email to members of the Board of Trustees and other campus officials on Wednesday morning. Chester...
BREAKING: âInappropriate Affairâ Leads to La Mirada Public Works Director Steve Forster Removal from City Hall
La Mirada~La Mirada Public Works Director Steve Forster was escorted out of city hall on Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly engaged in an inappropriate affair with a fellow married female staff employee, Hews Media Group has learned. Forster was physically removed from La Mirada City...
EXCLUSIVE: Standard Protocol for Career Politicians; Wendy Greuelâs Official Calendar Shows Years of Campaigning for LA Mayor on Taxpayerâs Dollar
(Copyright Los Cerritos Community Newspaper, La Mirada Lamplighter, La Mirada Blog. All Rights Reserved. Republishing Granted With Proper Attribution) Cerritos~A six month investigation by Los Cerritos Community Newspaper (LCCN) into the official activities of Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel has shown that, in possible...
Williams Welcomed ‘Back Home’ to La Mirada; To Host Community BBQ
La Mirada~It was “Derrick Williams Night” at the La Mirada City Council meeting on Tuesday.Derrick Williams receives the Community Spotlight Award from Mayor Gabe Garcia. The award is 'designed to recognize those individuals, who through their actions, bring credit to themselves and the City of...
Early Morning Closures of I-5 to Affect La Mirada Area
La Mirada/Santa Fe Springs~Call it Southeast Los Angeles County’s version of “Carmageddon.” Tens of thousands of daily local motorists who travel on the jammed packed Interstate 5 Freeway through the Norwalk, La Mirada, and Cerritos area will be in for the newest version of a...
Two Men Who Shot at Pedestrians in Unincorporated Whittier Arrested by Norwalk Deputies
Whittier~Two young adults have been arrested by Norwalk Sheriff’s after they eluded them in an incident early Sunday morning. At 12:50 a.m., Norwalk Station Patrol Deputies arrested Carlos Hernandez, 18 of Whittier and Roman Rosales 19 of Long Beach for assault with a firearm, discharging...
Apparent kidnapping in La Mirada results in one arrest by Norwalk Sheriffâs
An apparent kidnapping involving a La Mirada resident on Thursday, has resulted in the arrest of one suspect by members of the Norwalk Sheriff's Department. Norwalk Sheriff's Station deputies responded to a "person with a gun" call at 3:49 P.M. on the 14000 block of...
Community Foundation, City Council Honors Haugh, Jenkins Scholarship Winners
La Mirada~The La Mirada Community Foundation has awarded new scholarships to local high school students in a special ceremony at the La Mirada City Council meeting this week that honors community pioneers Bob Jenkins and Ray Haugh. This year, 19 applications were received for the...
La Mirada City Council Moves Forward With Budget Despite Continuous Lambasting of State Actions
La Mirada~The La Mirada City Council took the first major steps into adopting a new fiscal budget for next year on Tuesday night. La Mirada and many other area municipalities will be going into the new budget year without the luxury of having income generated...