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Covid-19 Memorial at Rose Hills Volunteers Help to Clean Up HEWS MEDIA GROUP Winner of Fourteen LA Press Club Awards from 2012- 2017. Serving Cerritos and ten other surrounding communities • May 28, 2021 • Vol 35, No. 35 • loscerritosnews.net Central Basin Water Lowers Rates, Earns $2.5 Million Net Operating Margin Central Basin customers expected to pay 14 percent less former Finance Director Andrew Hamilton, earning a $2.5 NOM for imported water. and announcing a rate reduction. Despite a projected statewide BY BRIAN HEWS drought, the CB Board approved a 14 percent reduction in imported water rates for cites and other COMMERCE, CA – Only customers in its service area. The months after Assemblywoman reduction was approved during Cristina Garcia's controversial the District’s monthly Board bill failed, a bill that attempted to meeting on May 24. place Central Basin Water (CB) Remembering covid victims Many California counties are into receivership despite an $8 currently under a severe drought ROSE HILLS has placed laminated cards in front of several trees so that anyone, whether they are million reserve and a budget that forecast precipitated by low interred at the cemetery or not, can remember loved ones that have passed due to the pandemic. showed a slight net operating water levels and little snow in margin (NOM), it is evident that the Sierras. The District did not the new CB Board, led by Art increase its recycled water rates, Volunteers Help to Clean Up Artesia Covid-19 Memorial Chacon, and management team, or imported water administrative led by Alex Rojas, cleaned up fees, further reducing the cost of the mess left by Kevin Hunt, water for its customers. appreciated. Mask wearing and at Rose Hills and the corporate sabotage of BY TAMMYE MCDUFF social distancing was strictly See WATER page 12 enforced. Mayor pro tem Melissa BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Artesia Volunteers and city Ramoso said she is not usually an Proposed California Math Framework De-Tracks, staff joined together last Saturday early riser, but made it to the 7:00 “With over 1,600 Rose May 22 for a Community Alley am call time for another Artesia Hills families directly affected Structures Math by Grade Rather Than Courses Clean-Up. Residents came out in alley clean up, “what a difference and over 20 million southern full force from 7:00 am to noon a lot of care and team work will California residents impacted, that people are more likely to use to clean and clear alleys that have Students take the same do. Thank you to Mayor Trevino, we felt the need to create a in their careers.” collected unwanted waste and math classes in 6th - 10th City Staff, Jessica for organizing space for our community to The framework structures litter. grade rather than placing with Micah, Public Works Ernesto find comfort in knowing they mathematical topics by grade All volunteers met up at and Hugo, residents Carl, Dan, are not alone,” said Antoinette students in traditional rather than distinct courses. The the Albert O Little Community neighbors, and awesome students Lou, Director of Community or advanced math. controversy is the recommendation Center then headed out to the from Gahr High School, Whitney Relations and Communications. that students take the same math alley entrance on Ibex Avenue, High School and La Quinta High Rose Hills Memorial Park BY BRIAN HEWS classes in 6th through 10th grade between Horst Avenue and School. Bravo everyone! “ has taken a portion of lawn Norwalk Boulevard. Volunteers If you have questions or would See MATH page 12 and placed several trees in It seems as if California has were asked to bring their own like to sponsor another clean up, very large planters and placed a math problem. The Wall Street equipment. All the work gloves, please contact Jessica Medina at laminated cards at the base, Journal agreed running the stiff brooms, scoop shovels, [email protected] or at so that anyone, whether they headline “California leftists are So Cal Median Home buckets, and wheelbarrows were (562) 865-6262, ext. 249. are interred at the cemetery or trying to cancel mathematics.” not, can remember loved ones Nearly a decade after Common Price Jumps 20% that have passed due to the Core math standards left ethnic pandemic. students behind while making A grove of trees physically it difficult for others, a state- Sales jumped 86.2% distanced represents the led recommendation from the to nearly 26,000, experience of these past 15 Instructional Quality Commission compared with months. Over 1,600 reflective faced a huge backlash from parents hearts and stars on the trees and teachers against a rewrite 14,000 in April 2020. represent a love one lost to of the California Mathematics CoVid-19. Their reflective light Framework. BY BRIAN HEWS serves as a reminder of those The commission voted to who once brought light into incorporate changes, including There is a glut of potential the lives of their friends and to specify guidance for districts home buyers but a shortage families. around accelerated math tracks. of sellers, which is leading to The memorial began March The framework will get a bidding wars. 23 and was to run only a month; second public review in June and Southern California home however it has received such then the State Board of Education prices hit to an all-time high in attention that the grove is still will review in November. April as the hot real estate moved ARTESIA CITY COUNCILMAN Tony Lima (l) and Mayor Rene standing just inside Gate One in The new standards emphasize to sizzling. Trevino work to clean the alley between Horst Avenue and Norwalk the Garden of Meditation. de-tracking and alternative math The six-county region’s Boulevard in another clean-up event for the city. Another clean-up “There are some who bring courses, such as data science and median home price increased event will occur on June 19 from 7- 12 noon. statistics over calculus, “math See MEMORIAL page 12 See HOME PRICES page 12 Downey Library Opens La Mirada Scholarships Fireworks Seized New Restaurant L.A. Arboretum Gahr Streak Snapped After 3 years and cleaning The LM Community Police find drums full of Councilman Yokoyama visits McDuff makes a visit and Six straight league titles 100,000 pieces. Foundation gave out eight. fireworks in Lakewood. DeVine at the Towne Center. writes about her experience. comes to an end. Page 3. Page 5. Page 6. Page 8. Page 9. Page 11. 2 LosCerritosNews.net To advertise call 562-407-3873 MAY 28, 2021 Officer Order. Services at each facility account, visit cerritoslibrary.us. Each Pay it Forward: Cerritos will be modified to meet health and safety participant must have a valid Cerritos The Gardens Casino requirements. Library card. Participants can log their Couple Hides Cash in Diaper At this time, the City is not taking any reading progress in Beanstack and will Offering Free reservations for facility or picnic shelter need to complete their reading from Boxes at Three Targets rentals. The City is carefully monitoring Monday, June 21 through Friday, July 23. the Health Officer Order updates to In-Person Registration: Patrons can COVID Vaccinations Krystal Duhaney remembers all determine when it will be feasible to also register in person starting Monday, The Gardens Casino is teaming up too well how much money it takes to resume facility and picnic shelter rentals. June 21. Patrons who register in person with Remedia Care to provide local keep a baby in diapers and formula, so need to bring their valid Cerritos Library residents free COVID vaccinations. she decided to help some of her fellow card to the Cerritos Library’s Sidewalk Cerritos Library's The vaccinations will occur outside the moms. Service. Each participant must be present Casino at 11871 Carson St. in Hawaiian Duhaney went to Target stores in to register or their valid Cerritos Library Summer Reading Program Gardens, Ca., 90716. Manhattan Beach, Carson, and Signal card must be presented. A separate form Those that want a vaccine need to go Hill to hide cash in boxes of diapers and Cerritos Library cardholders are will need to be completed for each person under the lids of formula. Altogether, invited to participate in the “Tails and who signs up to receive a reading log. online to pre-register now. Duhaney and her husband, Patrick, hid Tales 46th Summer Reading Program,” Below is the information for signing about $1,000 in cash. which is sponsored by the Friends of the La Mirada VFW up and making an appointment. “No, we didn’t leave any notes or Cerritos Library. 1. Click on the link to pre-register. anything, really identifying ourselves, Children ages 12 and younger who Memorial Day Service Link: https://remediacare.md-hq. so it really wasn’t something that we read 30 minutes per day (210 minutes com/schedule_unregistered or www. wanted them to say, ‘hey, thank you so per week) during the program will earn The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) remediacare.com and click the “book much.’ We just really wanted to brighten a Summer Reading Program Tote Bag Post #9148 will host a Memorial Day now” button to access the same link. someone’s day,” Duhaney said. (while supplies last). Young Adults, ages Service on Monday, May 31 at 11 a.m. 2. Select the provider: “Garden’s Duhaney posted video on Instagram, 13 to 17, and adults, ages 18 and older, at Olive Lawn Memorial Park, located at Casino- 11871 Carson St.” must complete four books, either fiction showing her hands tucking cash into the 13926 La Mirada Boulevard. 3. Select the appointment date or non-fiction, in any language to earn the products.
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