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Continued from page 1 Greuel even said that, “I mixed up my personal and business emails.” Yet Cerritos tells HMG-CN that they do not keep any city council emails because they all use their private email accounts. Talk about the fox guarding the hen house. Are they exempt from the California's Public Records Act? Absolutely not. Elected Assessor Noguez’ was not. Niether was Caruso’s or Greuel’s. But the Cerritos council acts like they are exempt. The council talks a good game about transparency, posting the one-page dining reimbursement policy online after we exposed Carol Chen, Bruce Barrows, and Jim Edwards eating $65 steaks and $20 desserts, but they do not follow through on overall transparency. This use of personal email accounts by Cerritos city council to conduct city business should raise some very serious concerns. HMG-CN calls for the council to pass a formal policy forbidding the use of personal email accounts for city business. Furthermore, the policy should state that any and all past communication including databases, spreadsheets, calendar entries, appointments, and notes which reside in part or in whole on any City computer or any other electronic system or equipment should be made public. What could be their objection? HMG-CN also calls on the residents of Cerritos to get involved and voice your opinion at the next city council meeting. It is either that or allow council to travel to meaningless meetings, like last weeks Independent Cities Association that
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grated from Cuba with his family when he was six years old and grew up in southeast Los Angeles County. He was elected to the Downey City Council in 2006 and is serving his second one-year term as mayor. Several others also are planning to run for the 32nd District senate seat, including three former state legislators. Democratic Assemblyman Tom Calderon, whose younger brother, Ron Calderon, currently holds the state Senate seat but is leaving due to term limits, and Tony Mendoza former California State Assembly member.
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Continued from page 1 City Clerk Sue Underwood told Hews Media Group-Community News on Wednesday that three challengers have started gathering the necessary 20 signatures on petitions to secure a place on the ballot. The challengers include Phil Ahn, Priscilla Kwan, and Valerie Mason. Underwood also indicated that residents Mariana Rios and Adrian Avilar have scheduled appointments with her to pick up nomination packets. Incumbent City Councilman Barry Bruce, who is a Pastor at the Way Out Ministries in Hawaiian Gardens is expected to seek another term on the city council, sources tells HMG-CN. Underwood said that residents who want to run have until 5 p.m. on August 9 to complete the nomination process. If one of the three incumbents decides not to run, then a five day extension period will go into effect per California state election laws. “We encourage anyone who wants to
run, to please do so,” Underwood said, and that no filing fee is required to run. Underwood also said that a $600 deposit will be required by any candidate who wishes to have a statement placed in the official sample ballot that is sent to all registered voters in Hawaiian Gardens. The sample ballots will be printed in English, Spanish and Korean. For more information please call the City Clerk’s Office at (562) 420 2641 ext. 251.
Bellflower Hosting Blood Drive Challenge By Justin Cooley Bellflower will be hosting its 4th Annual City Blood Challenge in the Green Room at Bellflower City Hall, on Thursday, August 15th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Red Cross claims that in a 30 minute time frame a single person could save over three people. The organization is concerned that the number of donations and blood given is down by over 10%, “resulting in 50,000 fewer pints of blood than expected.” The Red Cross Organization has been hosting blood transfusion drives for the last 50 years and highly encourages the community members to make the difference by taking part in Bellflower’s annual blood drive event. For more information call Wendy Thomas at (562) 804-1424 ext. 2266 or email WJBCA@bellflower.org.
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