Media contact information for Randy Economy and Brian Hews and Los Cerritos Community Newspaper
Randy Economy and Brian Hews are "two of the best" Investigative Reporters in all of Southern California. They are responsible for uncovering the biggest 'political pay to pay scandal' in the HISTORY of Los Angeles County government, deep inside the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office. Randy and Brian's work has been featured on Fox News, NBC LA, CBS/KCAL, KTLK-AM 1150, The Mark Isler Show, The David Cruz Show, Univision Radio Network, KTLA News, Los Angeles Times, LA Daily News, KFI Talk Radio, KABC Talk Radio, KABC Eyewitness News and dozens of other media outlets across America. He is the On-Line Editor for Hews Media Group who publishes Los Cerritos Community Newspaper and the La Mirada Lamplighter. If you are interested in interviewing Randy and Brian for your news program, radio talk show, etc., drop an email to Randy@CerritosNews.net, or call 562 407-3873 during regular business hours. Thanks for all of your AMAZING SUPPORT and INTEREST! America's community newspapers are the BACK bone of a FREE MEDIA. Los Cerritos Community Newspaper can be found at www.loscerritosnews.net. Investigative Reporting is becoming a "lost art" here in the United States. Randy Economy and Brian Hews are determined to "keep politicians" on their toes and accountable.
Kim Kardashian at the Seventh Annual Hollywood Life Magazine Awards. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Kim Kardashian at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of Wonderful World. Photographer's blog post about these photos. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I have to POST this from my pal Dario Frommer, an ex-Assemblyman from Glendale. Guess who wants to be the Mayor of Glendale, Ca? Kim Kardashian. Yep. You can't make this stuff up. Personally, Glendale needs a real "change in leadership." This could be a "no-brainer." Glendale needs a leader like Kim Kardashian.
Cerritos Regional Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Catherine Gaughen has tendered her resignation effective May 4 for a new position with hospital giant Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles, Los Cerritos Community News has learned.....see more.
Great edition, chalk full of GREAT local CERRITOS, NORWALK, La MIRADA, ARTESIA, HAWAIIAN GARDENS, La PALMA, and even the latest on the corruption inside the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office.
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I HAD to repost this. My great pal Robert Kovacik from NBC LA sent this to me via Facebook, and it is a total riot and parody on "us true Californians." BTW. If you want to visit Cerritos and live in Studio City it is really simple. Take the 101 South to the 5 to the 710 to the 105 to the 605 to the 91 and exit at Towne Center Drive, unless you take the Diamond Lane. BTW. Avoid the Freeway construction on the 5 south in Norwalk. NORWALK? Yep, welcome to our part of "California!" Thanks, RpK! : )
Believe it or not, I actually was a fan of the music of Tupac Shukur...back in the day when he ruled the rap world.
It was amazing to see his likeness beamed on stage yesterday at the Coachella Music Festival here in the desert. Incredible concept, amazing response from his fans and even a thumbs up from Tupac's mom. So, what do you think. Is this going to be a new "trend" in concerts?
Will be see the likes of Micheal Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Elvis appear in concert together in this new medium. Hit my comment section.
This map shows the incorporated areas in Los Angeles County, California. La Mirada is highlighted in red. I created it in Inkscape using data from the Los Angeles County Website (Los Angeles County Incorporated Area and District Map (PDF). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
LOS ANGELES – A disbarred attorney accused of practicing law while ineligible and unlawfully receiving client fees from multiple victims is expected to be arraigned this afternoon, the District Attorney’s Office announced.
Gerard Lionel Garcia-Barron, 46 (dob 11/29/65), of La Mirada is charged in case No. BA396435 with 17 felony counts including grand theft of personal property, obtaining money, labor or property by false pretenses and unauthorized practice of law.
The defendant is expected to be arraigned in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center. Deputy District Attorney Alfred Coletta of the Justice System Integrity Division is assigned to the case.
The alleged crimes, which involve seven victims, occurred between July 2008 and January 2012.
Garcia-Barron – deemed ineligible to practice law by the State Bar of California in May 2010 and disbarred in January 2011 – allegedly solicited clients and accepted about $7,500 from victims in retainer fees. The defendant purportedly met clients at coffee houses in and around the Alhambra area, according to the Alhambra Police Department.
Garcia-Barron was arrested April 11 by Alhambra police working in conjunction with investigators of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation.
The defendant’s bail is recommended at $160,000. If convicted as charged, Garcia-Barron faces a maximum state prison term of 7 years.
The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Awards for Journalism have been announced; No one from California has been selected; Just wait till next year!
Los Cerritos Community Newspaper is going to make a splash, mark my word on this one. Anyway, congrats to all the winners!
Investigative Reporting: Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eileen Sullivan and Chris Hawley of the Associated Press and Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong of The Seattle Times
I am proud of Cerritos College for starting a "Hall of Fame." Long overdue. This past Thursday night, I was honored to be a guest of Dr. Edward Bloomfield and his family to attend this incredible evening. Congrats to the "First Class" of Hall of Famers.
Here is my take from Los Cerritos Community Newspaper, and this will be featured in this weeks print edition and is also ON LINE NOW at www.loscerritosnews.net.
Bloomfield, Yary, Kincaid top first Cerritos College Hall of Fame inductees
Cerritos College has inducted seven people into the Inaugural Hall of Fame ceremony and it includes legendary names that have become synonymous with the campus and surrounding community.
PHOTO: Cerritos College Hall of Fame Inductees inclulde Wally Kincaid, Ron Yary, J.P and Alice Wang (front), Dr. Gerald Roodzant, Barbara Reinalda, John Gallant and Dr. Edward Bloomfield.
Dr. Edward Roodzant, John Gallant, Barbara Reinalda, and local business owner J.P. Wang of GST Inc. were all presented with accolades and crystal awards during a two hour ceremony held last week at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel.
In front of a pack ballroom of 380 dignitaries, elected officials, faculty, and former and current students, the seven inductees each recalled their memories at Cerritos College and many of them fought back tears during their acceptance speeches.
Here is more about this year’s inductees:
Dr. Edward Bloomfield, Distinguished Faculty Member, Philosophy:
During his 35 years of teaching philosophy at Cerritos College, Dr. Bloomfield guided and nurtured the intellectual life of thousands of students, and his love for teaching continues to benefit his students. Upon his retirement in 2003, Dr. Bloomfield, a longtime resident of Artesia, established the “Dr. Edward Bloomfield Philosophy Scholarship” and donated his extensive library to the Cerritos College Library.
Ron Yary, Distinguished Male Athlete, Football:
Although Yary only played football for one season at Cerritos College back in 1964, Yary went on to have a Hall of Fame career for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League. In his one season with the Falcons, he was an all-conference selection and then played three years at the University of Southern California where he won the Outland Trophy as the national top offensive lineman. Yary was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2001. He thanked his family and former players and coaches and said Cerritos College provided him the “solid foundation to succeed in life.”
Coach Wally Kincaid: Distinguished Coach, Baseball:
Kincaid was lauded as being on the “key innovators” of how baseball is coached at the college level. He was the first baseball coach at Cerritos College and spent 22 years at the helm and won two six state championships, while posting an amazing career record of 678-163 for an astounding .806 winning percentage. Over 100 of his past players have moved on to be coaches at all levels including in the major leagues. In 1992 the Cerritos College Baseball Field was named in his honor.
Barbara Reinalda: Distinguished Female Athlete, Softball:
Reinalda literally help place the Cerritos College Softball program on the national map. As a member of the first two Falcon teams in school history, she was voted the conference’s Most Valuable Player for both seasons, went undefeated in her career as a pitcher and batter over .500 during her legendary career at Cerritos College. During the past 11 years, Reinalda has been the head softball coach at Yale University. She flew cross country to accept the award, and stayed less than 12 hours before she was back on a plane for a weekend series against Princeton. “I owe my career to Cerritos College,” she said.
Cerritos business GST Inc. and owner J.P. Wang is the first business to be inducted into the Cerritos College Hall of Fame. Located on 166th Street in Cerritos, Golden Star Technology went into business in 1985 and is now one of the largest independent computer system integrators and solution providers in Southern California. Wang and his wife Alice Wang had donated more than $5 million in scholarship funds and also founded the International Buddhist Foundation, and have been active with the Cerritos College Foundation since 2007. The Wang’s have also established the Alice Wang Scholarship for single mothers majoring in childhood development at the college.
Dr. Gerald P. Roodzant, Distinguished Alumnus:
Dr. Roodzant has been a practicing dentistry in the La Mirada, Whittier, Norwalk, Cerritos area since 1979. He attended Cerritos College and then transferred to UCLA School of Dentistry and has been one of the most active members of the community for the past four decades. He was lauded for being a “great example” of someone willing to “give back” to Cerritos College through his past leadership as Chairman of the Cerritos College Foundation Board of Directors and serving as the leader of the Cerritos College Foundation Golf Tournament.
John Gallant, Distinguished Classified, Confidential Employee
Gallant worked for Cerritos College for over 35 years until his retirement in June 2011. He served as the administrative assistant to 16 different Vice Presidents of Academics Affairs, and is also a past part-time court reporter instructor from 1983-2003. Gallant had many in the audience laughing when he shared humorous stories about the number of college administrators he “personally trained” as a “rank and file employee, year in and year out.”
How is it possible that a group of Secret Service agents and officers, that were sent to Colombia ahead of President Barack Obama for the "Summit of the America's" get involved with hookers.
Are you kidding me?
Buzz that nearly a dozen Secret Service Agents have been sent back home amid allegations of misconduct that involved prostitution.
According to sources like CNN, the 11 Secret Service members, were interviewed Saturday at the agency's Washington headquarters, and now all of them have been place on paid leave.
Assistant DirectorPaul Morrissey: "They are under investigation after preliminary findings revealed that they brought back several prostitutes to the Hotel Caribe in Cartagena."
President has reportedly been "enraged" over the situation.
Gen. Douglas Fraser, according to CNN, said he is "disappointed by the entire incident and that this behavior is not in keeping with the professional standards expected of members of the United States military."
How is this even possible, especially in Columbia? This is going to be interested to watch....
Stay tuned.
LISTEN TO RANDY ECONOMY AND BRIAN HEWS ON KFI TALK RADIO
Los Cerritos Community Newspaper Publisher Brian Hews and Reporter Randy Economy were featured on KFI AM 640 on the Tim Conway Jr. Show on Thursday, October 17 to discuss the arrest of Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez, Property Tax Agent Ramin Salari and Assessor Major Property Appraiser Mark McNeil on dozens of felony charges.
The segment was broadcast live to millions of listeners throughout the Western United States. LCCN will post additional interviews by Mr. Hews and Mr. Economy in the future.
WATCH: LCCN, Randy Economy featured on Fox News
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Los Cerritos Community Newspaper’s exclusive groundbreaking coverage into the corruption probe at the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office is now the focal point of a multi part series that began airing Wednesday night on Fox News 11 in Southern California.
LCCN was the first media outlet to break the story about the massive criminal investigation that has now gripped the entire Los Angeles County Hall of Administration. “We thank Fox News for recognizing featuring Los Cerritos Community Newspaper in their coverage,” said Brian Hews, President and Publisher of Hews Media Group.
“LCCN has been working with dozens of media outlets across the country on this massive scandal for the past eight months,” Hews said.
Featured in this report is LCCN Investigative Reporter Randy Economy who tells about how the community newspaper was able to “piece the puzzle together” that has resulted in the arrest of one former property appraiser, and the recent departure of Assessor John Noguez on a “paid leave of absence.”
Look for more segments on Fox News 11 during the next several days and weeks. Reporter Gina Silva is featured in this segment.
Randy Economy appears on NBC News Non Stop California with Colleen Williams
Randy Economy appears on California Non Stop with Colleen Williams from NBC News.Randy Economy appeared on NBC New's Non Stop California in June, 2012. This is what NBC said about Randy and Los Cerritos Community Newspaper.
"Los Cerritos Community Newspaper recently published hundreds of e-mails between Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez and several property tax agents. The emails were obtained by the newspaper through a series of public document requests. This is the second set of documents published by the community newspaper that has been at the forefront of reporting and exposing the alleged pay to play activities between tax agents and Noguez for the past two years. Reporter Randy Economy joins Colleen Williams on Nonstop News LA to discuss how their investigation began on June 25, 2012.”
Hear Randy Economy and Brian Hews on the David Cruz Show!
Hear Los Cerritos Community Newspaper Publisher Brian Hews and Reporter Randy Economy on The David Cruz Show during the week of June 25, 2012 on KTLK AM 1150 in Southern California. The segment begins at the 56:00 part in this clip and lasts for thirty minutes.
Brian Hews, Randy Economy on CBS 2 News KCAL 9 with Investigative Reporter Dave Bryan
Los Cerritos Community Newspaper featured CBS News with Investigative Reporter Dave BryanCBS/KCAL Investigative Reporter Dave Bryan interviews Randy Economy and Brian Hews from Los Cerritos Community Newspaper the day more than 300 law enforcement officials raided 12 different locations in the political scandal that is consuming Los Angeles County. Thanks CBS News for acknowledging the hard work of LCCN!
Bloomfield, Yary, Kincaid top first Cerritos College Hall of Fame inductees
How is it possible that a group of Secret Service agents and officers, that were sent to Colombia ahead of President Barack Obama for the "Summit of the America's" get involved with hookers. 
Los Cerritos Community Newspaper Publisher Brian Hews and Reporter Randy Economy were featured on KFI AM 640 on the Tim Conway Jr. Show on Thursday, October 17 to discuss the arrest of Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez, Property Tax Agent Ramin Salari and Assessor Major Property Appraiser Mark McNeil on dozens of felony charges.
The segment was broadcast live to millions of listeners throughout the Western United States. LCCN will post additional interviews by Mr. Hews and Mr. Economy in the future.
