AN ASHWORTH CHRISTMAS! Celebrating a TRADITION here on the Tony Eastside of Cerritos!

Well, we did it again. 

The Tony Eastside enclave of Cerritos hosted a great neighborhood tradition today with a bonfire, and caroling, and lots of food and friendship here on Ashworth Street.

Thanks to Cerritos Public Saftety Committee Member  Chuong Vo for holding this annual tradition in this driveway tonight. 

Joining in the fun was Cerritos City Councilwoman Carol Chen, and her husband Tony Chen.

I love our wonderful and special neighborhood here. 

We celebrate the Holidays with warmth and kindness by honoring each others rich family traditions.  Seen above is my bro Martin Garnier, and yours truly in front of Choung's Holiday Farris Wheel, and a special group of Ashworth Singing Carolers and Musicians.

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Jim Edwards and Carol Chen WIN in CERRITOS!

Tonight the People of Cerritos returned Incumbents Jim Edwards and Carol Chen to the Cerritos City Council for four more years.

I want to congratulate both Jim and Carol on their victories.

I know that Cerritos faces lots of challenges. Tonight's election was close. Standing up for what's right is a must in our society. I hope that everyone can work TOGETHER to make Cerritos better and stronger.

Here are the Semi-Official Results, with all 11

Precincts Reporting:

Jim Edwards 3,868
Carol Chen 3,227

Mark Pulido 3,097

Cindy Yen Chen 2,056
Chris Fuentes 1,174
Michael Udomratsak 224

According to the City Clerk's Office, less than 100 late ballots still  need to be tallied, so the outcome of the election will not change. 
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$125,000 in CAMPAIGN CASH: Jim Edwards, Carol Chen, Cindy Yen Chen dig deep into their own pockets to fund campaigns. Reforms are needed!

It is time to have Campaign Reform here in Cerritos.

Three of the candidates seeking election to the Cerritos City Council have already loaned their campaigns $125,000.00 thus far.

Cerritos Mayor Jim Edwards, a retired teacher in the ABC Unified School District has loaned his City Council Campaign a total of $54,000.00 as of February 14, 2009.

Incumbent Councilwoman Carol Chen has given her campaign $34,500.00 in "loans" and challenger Cindy Yen Chen has bankrolled her campaign $30,000.00 according to documents filed late last week at Cerritos City Hall. Why do we tolerate this type of "campaign financing" to be allowed here in Cerritos?

It's time for campaign reform here in Cerritos. We also need to have access to these campaign reports on the Internet on the City of Cerritos Website.

Be informed about this election, before you cast your ballot. It is time for campaign reform here in Cerritos, once and for all.

Let Freedom Ring.
Randy Economy