Tranquility still rules the world...one duck at a time...especially in Cerritos.

As I was leaving the Artesia-Cerritos Soroptimist Monte Carlo Night over the weekend at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, I ran across this one lonely brown duck...all a glow with the moon rising...  

Tranquility still rules the world...one duck at a time.  It's the little things in life that are just plain priceless.

Randy Economy Photo

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SHERIFF LEE BACA, CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL DEDICATE NEW CERRITOS SAFETY CENTER WITH POMP AND WONDERFUL CEREMONY!

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca inspects the member of the Cerritos Sheriff's Department.  Below, Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe during ceremony.

Cerritos Unwraps New Sheriff's Safety Center!
By: Randy Economy
March 7, 2010
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/

The newly rebuilt Los Angeles County Sheriff's Station and Community Safety Center has been "officially" dedicated in a great ceremony on Saturday.

The $6.5 million upgrade, which was funded by the city's redevelopment agency is spectacular and includes 10,000 square feet of additional space.

The location is at the Cerritos Civic Center at 183rd Street and Bloomfield Avenue.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca helped dedicate the new center and he said that the residents of Ceritos are "blessed to live in a city that truly understands the importance of investing in law enforcement."

Sherrif Baca praised local Cerritos Sheriff Captain Joe A. Gonzales and all of the Cerrios Sheriff Deputies and staff and the members of the Cerritos City Council for being "great partners" in helping make Cerritos one of the "safest cities in all of the County of Los Angeles."

CUTTIN DA' RIBBON!

The $6.5 million upgrade, which is funded by the city's redevelopment agency, includes 10,000 square feet of additional space and a remodeling of the facility. Cerritos received a $350,000 federal grant to cover the cost of technological improvements to the 911 dispatch center.
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Breaking: No charges will be filed against Santa Clarita City Council candidate Johnny Pride.

No criminal charges will be filed against Santa Clarita City Council candidate Johnny Pride, who was arrested on Thursday on several counts of sexual misconduct against two minor girls. 

This case has grabbed headlines around the world, in less than 48 hours. 

Tonight, Pride is a free man, and his campaign for city council continues.

More details later....

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Is Senator Roy Ashburn in "Rehab" after drunk driving arrest, or in the "political dog house?"

Has

California State Senator Roy Ashburn checked into a "rehab" facility after his DUI arrest this week??

PAGING SENATOR ROY ASHBURN.  SENATOR ASHBURN, WHERE ARE YOU?  Here he is hugging his pal Senator Abel Maldonado last week in Sac.

No one seems to know where California State Senator Roy Ashburn is today.  But one this is for sure, he is on "leave" from his office following his arrest early Wednesday morning on suspicion of DUI, according to his office.

Ashburn has not been at the capital since his arrest just he left a gay nightclub Wednesday night. 

His office says the senator is on "personal leave" through the Senate Rules Committee.

So, where is Roy? Is he in Rehab? Or, is he in the political dog house?  Or, is he running wild in West Hollywood?   Stay tuned.  This political drama has lots of legs.

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CBS 13 News in Sacramento: Anti-Gay State Senator Roy Ashburn arrested after leaving Gay nightclub "Faces." You can't make this stuff up. OMG.

You can't believe this news story coming out of Sacramento this morning.  You can't make this STUFF UP....OMG....!  Time to PULL the PLUG on these OUT of CONTROL SENATORS and ASSEMBLYMEN IN SACRAMENTO.

CBS13 News in Sacramento is reporting tonight that State Senator Roy Ashburn, from Bakersfield,  was arrested for allegedly driving drunk after leaving Faces, a gay nightclub in midtown Sacramento, early Wednesday morning and had an "unidentify" man with him at the time of his arrest.

The California Highway Patrol pulled over Senator Roy Ashburn at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday after an officer noticed a black Chevy Tahoe swerving at 13th and L Streets.  The Sacramento County district attorney says Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn's blood-alcohol level was .14 percent when he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving near the Capitol.

Ashburn, a father of four, is a Republican Senator representing parts of Kern, Tulare and San Bernardino Counties with a history of opposing gay rights.  When the officer stopped the state-issued vehicle, the driver identified himself as Senator Ashburn. He was arrested without incident and charged with two misdemeanors: driving under the influence and driving with a blood alcohol level higher than .08% or higher.

A male passenger, who was not identified as a lawmaker, was also in the car but was not detained. Ashburn was booked into the Sacramento County Jail and released on $1,400 bond.  Ashburn issued a statement on the arrest Wednesday afternoon:

"I am deeply sorry for my actions and offer no excuse for my poor judgment. I accept complete responsibility for my conduct and am prepared to accept the consequences for what I did. I am also truly sorry for the impact this incident will have on those who support and trust me – my family, my constituents, my friends, and my colleagues in the Senate."

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WONG WAY: Temple City Councilwoman Judy Wong resigns under cloud of political corruption, and 10 Felony charges

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By Randy Economy
March 4, 2010
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com

TEMPLE CITY - Well, another Southern California elected official has resigned today under a cloud of political napalm. 

The wave of corruption in our local city halls is beyond staggering to say the least.

Temple City Councilwoman Judy Wong (seen here)  has quit her elected office.  

Wong was indicted nine months ago on felony charges of bribery and perjury.  Last night she called it quits. Good Bye.  See Ya. She is outta Temple City.

In case your memory bank needs to be jogged....last summer, the Los Angeles County Grand Jury indicted Wong on 10 felony charges, including bribery and perjury, stemming from accusations she accepted payment in return for support of developer Randy Wang's $75 million Temple City Piazza mall project.

Wong is in deep trouble and could spend 10 years in the slammer if she is convicted. In her resignation this week she stated:

"As the court case has progressed, it has become increasingly difficult for me to juggle my responsibilities as a city council member and at the same time to assist in the preparation of my trial defense.  Moreover, in recent months my legal situation has spilled over into council business. City business is too important to allow my pending legal matter to interrupt city council proceedings."


Former TC mayor Cathe Wilson, is also accused of accepting bribes from developer Wang and lying about it.  They will be in a downtown Los Angeles courthouse today (Friday).

Stay tuned....

NO DOUBT another CROOKED POLITICIAN could be GETTING INDICTED, or RESIGNING any MINUTE...and frankly....I CAN'T WAIT! 
 

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Norwalk City Councilman Rick Ramirez target of "sexual harassment" lawsuit from city employee; Philip Zonkel of Press Telegram reporting details tonight

I wanted to give a "heads up" to my Blog readers (and shout out to Reporter Phillip Zonkel of  the Long Beach Press Telegram)  for this "breaking news" out of Norwalk City Hall...

Norwalk City Councilman has been sued for "sexual harassment" by a city employee.  

Councilman Rick Ramirez is being called to task for "dirty deeds" against a female employee within the city's Senior Services division.  All of the details and a link to Mr. Zonkel's article are listed below.   Hit my "comment section below" and sound off!

Randy

NORWALK - The city and Councilman Rick Ramirez have been sued by a city employee alleging sexual harassment, according to court papers.

In the lawsuit, filed Feb. 9 in Norwalk Superior Court, the city and Ramirez have been sued by Melody Baca, a senior services coordinator, who alleges Ramirez began making "unwelcome, inappropriate and sexually oriented comments" in February 2003.

Following Baca's complaints, the city failed to take effective remedial action, including conducting an objective investigation and taking appropriate remedial measures, according to the lawsuit.

For the rest of the details, visit the Press Telegram at this link:

http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_14509311?source=rss_viewed

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Ex-Monterey Park Mayor Sharon Martinez indicted on 5 Felony counts ranging from misuse of city logo, campaign forgery, yada, yada.

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Note:  Today at 3 p.m., the Cerritos City Council will be meeting at the Cerritos Library to discuss "Protocol" and ethics by its elected officials.  Over in Monterey Park, former Mayor Sharon Martinez has been indicted  on 5 felonies for forging and using a "city seal" in a campaign mailing, signing another city council members name on a campaign mailing, and other misdeeds. 

I hope that this TIMELY information is useful to the community here in CERRITOS. 

Remember, there are certain simple things that you "CAN" and "CANNOT DO" as elected officials, like misusing the City Seal in unofficial city business or for political purposes. 

This criminal case in Monterey Park needs to be EXAMINED very carefully by every elected official and city staff member in EVERY city hall in Los Angeles County.

Randy Economy 

MONTEREY PARK – Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley has charged former Mayor and Councilwoman Sharon Martinez with five felonies in connection with a 2007 election campaign mailer.

Martinez, 43, was charged on Feb. 26 with one count of conspiracy to commit false campaign advertisement, one count of false campaign advertisement, one count of forgery, one count of use of a counterfeit city seal, one count of perjury and one misdemeanor attempt to dissuade a witness, said David Demerjian, head deputy of the District Attorney's Office Public Integrity.

If convicted, Martinez faces a maximum of five years and four months in state prison, Demerjian said.

The charges stem from a 2007 election campaign mailer that targeted Councilman Frank Venti, Demerjian said.

The mailer contained a letter signed by Venti claiming he was working to oust the city's fire department and replace it with a contract with Los Angeles County Fire Department, Venti said. The signature on the letter was a forgery and contained a counterfeit city seal, according to the complaint filed by the district attorney's office.

Martinez paid Alhambra political consultant Melrose Castillo $5,000 in cash to produce and distribute the mailer, anonymously, according to the complaint. Castillo is also charged with the same five felonies, according to the complaint.

Martinez had served on the Monterey Park City Council since 2001 before she was defeated in a reelection bid last year.

She came in fourth in the March 2009 election when Councilwoman Betty Tom Chu replaced her on the council with an election victory. Councilman David Lau was also reelected that year.

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UPDATE ON DEADLY CRASH ON 91 AND 605 FROM KCAL CHANNEL 9 NEWS REPORTER SUZIE SUH. Thanks Suzie!

I wanted to post this additional news clip from KCAL Channel 9 News Reporter Suzie Suh on the tragic deadly traffic accident here in Cerritos tonight on the 91 and 605 Freeway.  Thanks for the update, Suzie!
RrE

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BREAKING: Deadly accident at 91 and 605 Freeway Interchange in Cerritos kills 2 and criticallly injures 5 others. High speeds blamed. SLOW DOWN!

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March 3, 2010
11:35 p.m.
By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
Video News clip from Fox News LA

Cerritos - Two people died tonight and five others were taken to three area  trauma centers in critical condition in a horrific three-vehicle crash here on the northbound 605 and 91Freeway tonight.

The collision happened at around 7 p.m. Tuesday night, and has been reported on several Los Angeles area television news stations.  This clip is from Fox News and reported by Ed Laskos.  Great report Ed...thanks for the info!

Three of the critically injured people were airlifted to trauma centers. A fourth person in critical and a person with lesser injuries were taken by ground ambulance.

Three vehicles were involved, the biggest of which was a van.   This was one nasty accident. 

If you saw what happened,  or were stuck in the traffic jam, hit my comment section and tell me details.  Or, drop me a note to RREconomy@aol.com

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La Mirada Pop Warner Coach Charged with molestation. Paul Ayala faces Life in Prision, and held on $8.2 Million Bail

LA MIRADA POP WARNER FOOTBALL COACH SACKED!

By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
March 3, 2010

La Mirada – A 42-year-old Pop Warner football coach with the La Mirada Matadores Pop Warner League's  has been charged with sexually molesting two young boys who played on his team, and more victims may be involved.

Paul Anthony Ayala, of La Mirada, who is also a former Whittier Police Officer was formally charged on Tuesday in Whittier Superior Court on one felony count of oral copulation of a child under age 10 and eight felony counts of sexual molestation of a child under 14.

Bail has been set at a staggering $8.2 million. Ayala pleaded "not guilty" to the charges in Court on Tuesday.



Deputy District Attorney Frank Dunnick said one victim was allegedly molested in 2008 and the other in 2009, and both victims were 10 years old at the time of the alleged sexual assaults.

Police were notified last week when one alleged victim told a family member.

If convicted as charged, Ayala faces multiple life terms.


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BUSTED: Senator Roy Ashburn was using taxpayer owned car when he was arrested for drunk driving. Rumors that "crazy" Sen. Pat Wiggins was with him are false.

Blood SHOT EYED
ASHBURN!
BOOKING PHOTO of  DRUNK STATE SENATOR ROY ASHBURN is plain EYE POPPING!

By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
March 3rd, 2010  2:06 p.m.

Here are more details on the arrest of State Senator Roy Ashburn on Drunk Driving charges this morning in Sacramento. 

The car he was driving was owned by the taxpayers of California. Yep.  "We The People" owned the car he was driving around drunk.

Amazing, but sad.  Why do we pay for the cars of our State Legislators in Sacramento?  This needs to stop...asap.  The California Highway Patrol picked up Ashburn at 2:00 am morning after an officer noticed that his black Chevy Tahoe swerving at 13th and L Streets near the State Capitol.

Ashburn is termed out of office this November due to term limits....thank goodness.

Also, there is NO TRUTH to the internet rumor that State Senator Patricia Wiggins was travelling in the car with him at the time of his arrest.  Okay.   So stop those lies about poor Senator Wiggins.

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Party Boyz in Sacramento!
State Senator Abel Maldonado (Wanna-Be Lt. Guv) and Senator Roy Ashburn party hearty on the Floor of the California State Senate a couple of weeks ago.

Ashburn was busted for driving drunk at 13th and L Streets, near "Capital Park" last night right across from the Hyatt Hotel.    Getty Images

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BREAKING NEWS: CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR ROY ASHBURN ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING AFTER NIGHT OF PARTYING IN SACRAMENTO!

SENATOR ROY ASHBURN BOOKING PHOTO

BUSTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING!

IS HE HEADING TO REHAB?

By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
March 3, 2010

Sacramento:

Conservative California Republican State Senator Roy Ashburn from Bakersfield, has been arrested on DUI charges in Sacramento after a night of partying.

The California Highway Patrol picked up Ashburn at 2:00 am morning after an officer noticed a black Chevy Tahoe swerving at 13th and L Streets near the State Capitol.

When the officer stopped the Tahoe, the driver identified himself as Senator Ashburn.

He has been charged with two misdemeanors; driving under the influence and driving with a blood alcohol level higher than .08% or higher.

Ashburn was booked into the Sacramento County Jail and released.

I wonder if he was driving a taxpayer owned vehicle?  No word if he is heading to rehab.  I can ONLY imagine the hang over he must have today?  These politicians in Sacramento are out of control.

Ashburn is a Republican Senator representing parts of Kern, Tulare and San Bernardino Counties.


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Family of 110-Harbor Freeway Accident victim Randy Hernandez needs the publics help and more information....

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Here is a note that I wanted to post from the family of Randy Hernandez, the LAX worker and father who was killed in an early morning accident last weekend on the 110-Harbor Freeway by Adams Street area after his car broke down in the early morning hours. 

So, if you happen to have any information for this family, please help them out by contacting the below email address.
Randy Economy


Dear Mr. Economy:

I am a relative of Randy Hernandez and our family needs the public's help.

If there is anyone out there with some information regarding the accident or if anyone that was there and know's anything that you think can help us with the on going investigation please email me at vera0985@att.net.

RED CARPET BOMBSHELL!: "The Hurt Locker's" Nicolas Chartier barred from next Sunday's Oscars over emails he sent attacking "Avatar"

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By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
5:30 p.m. (PST)

HOLLYWOOD -- Nicolas Chartier, the producer of the Best Picture nominee "The Hurt Locker" has been banned from the Oscar's this Sunday,  because he sent e-mails to academy members attacking rival film "Avatar."

Chartier urged Academy Members "not to vote for a "$500 million film", a reference to best-picture contender "Avatar."

So, the politics of Oscar gold has gotten really hot this week.

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Senator Pat Wiggins "empty water cannister" caper caught on You Tube. Listen to it here....

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Well, it didn't take long for the now famous "empty water cannister" outburst of Democartic California State Senator Patricia Wiggins to hit "You Tube."

Sen. Wiggins a Democrat from Santa Rosa is heard yelling about an empty water container during the Joint Legislative Audit Committee meeting Feb. 17, 2010.

Sen. Wiggins shocked onlookers in a packed committee hearing in Sacramento last week when she screamed repeatedly about a water canister that had gone unfilled and she appeared to advance threateningly toward another senator, Lois Wolk.


Only after security staff moved in and an aide for Wiggins intervened did the 69-year-old Wiggins tirade come to an end.

Thanks to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat for positng this on You Tube.  Is it time for Senator Wiggins to be removed from office?  What do you thoughts?

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From OJ's Bloody Glove, Charles Manson, Murder of RFK: "Behind The Scenes" exhibit features LA County's Most Famous Criminal Cases. Check it out at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas!

By: Randy Economy

www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com

March 1, 2010

(With reports from the Media Desk at the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office)

Las Vegas –  This is my "must thing" to do in Las Vegas  this week.

Evidence from some of Los Angeles County’s most notorious criminal cases – including the Robert F. Kennedy assassination and Manson murder trial – will be showcased this week as part of a crime history exhibit. 

Are you kidding me? 

Nope this public exhibit is for real, and will be walk down "criminal Los Angeles Memory Lane" and needs to been seen to believed.  

But you got to head to Las Vegas to see it.

“Behind the Scenes,” an exhibit featuring evidence, photographs, video footage and vintage vehicles from homicide investigations spanning 100 years, is free and open to the public March 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The exhibit will be housed at the Palms Casino Resort, Key West Ballroom, 4321 West Flamingo Road, in Las Vegas.

“The Los Angeles Police Department’s homicide investigators have again and again demonstrated their ability to put together evidence on all sorts of crimes and certainly the more notorious killings in the city,” said District Attorney Steve Cooley. “We are happy to participate in this important historical exhibit by providing some of the evidence collected over the years by the hard-working detectives with whom we work so closely.”

Items on display from the District Attorney’s historical evidence collection include the clothes worn by Senator Kennedy the night of his assassination, weapons seized from the Manson family, gloves and a knit cap from the O.J. Simpson murder trial and firearms from the Onion Field case.

Detectives of the Los Angeles Police Department curated the exhibit for the 2010 California Homicide Investigators Conference. 

Photographs and memorabilia from high profile cases in the City of Los Angeles also will be on display courtesy of the Los Angeles Police Historical Society Museum. Among the cases to be highlighted are Marilyn Monroe’s death, the Black Dahlia murder, the 1997 North Hollywood shootout and the 1974 Symbionese Liberation Army shootout.

So, for the curious and avid true-blue Native Angeleno, you gotta check this exhibit out!

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EVAN "ALMIGHTY" LYSACEK, KATE GOSSELIN, BUZZ ALDRIN, PAMELA ANDERSON will the DANCING WITH THE STARS this next season!

EVAN LYSACEK

EARLY FAVORITE FOR

DANCING WITH STARS:

The new line up of Dancing With The Stars has been revealed, and this next year should be a real wild one.  Here are the stars who will be dancing on ABC's popular show:

Pamela Anderson
The veteran actress/ model/ Borat abduction target, 42, will soon be adding competitive dancing to her résumé

Nicole Scherzinger
Best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, the 31-year-old Scherzinger would seem to have a natural advantage on "DWTS" due to her extensive singing/dancing work.

Kate Gosselin
From John and Kate Make's Eight.  OMG.  Are they kidding?

Chad Ochocinco
He is a good guy with a huge heart, and he is the football player from the Cincinnati Bengals who will bring his game on! Ochocinco (seen here) joins the fast-growing ranks of NFL players who have competed in the dancing competition, including Warren Sapp and Jerry Rice.

Shannen Doherty
From "Beverly Hills, 90210" alum Shannen Doherty, 38, will be leaving West Bev for  "Dancing With the Stars." 

Evan Lysacek
RIGHT ON!  The love affair with Olympic Gold Medalist Figure Skater Evan "Almighty" Lysacek continues.  At the just-concluded Winter Olympics, this 24-year-old figure skater took home the gold, rocked the house, and how he getting them dancing shoes ready!

Erin Andrews
From sportscaster, to peeping tom victim, this beauty and sideline-reporter has made the cut.

Buzz Aldrin
The original moonwalker, Aldrin was on the historic Apollo 11 mission and accompanied Neil Armstrong as they set foot on the moon. Now, he's 80 years old and still active enough to think he can teach those other "DWTS" whippersnappers a thing or two. 

Aiden Turner
The British stud, best known for his role as Aidan Devane on "All My Children," follows in the footsteps of other ABC soap stars like Kelly Monaco and Cameron Mathison on "DWTS."

Niecy Nash
The "Reno 911" funnywoman has often branched out from acting, with her hosting duties on "Clean House" and her panelist gig on "The Insider." 

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