Los Cerritos Community Newspaper

08/21/2026

Four Home-Invasion Robbery Suspects Captured After Massive Artesia Manhunt

LCCN Staff Report ARTESIA — Four suspected home-invasion robbers were taken into custody Thursday following a pursuit and nearly two-hour manhunt that ended near the 91 Freeway and Pioneer Boulevar…

08/21/2026

ABC Unified Board Faces Growing Backlash After Anti-Muslim Tirade Goes Unchallenged

By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X August 21, 2026 The ABC Unified School District Board of Education is facing mounting criticism after a public speaker delivered a five-minute anti-Muslim tirade at its Aug. 4 meeting without being interrupted by trustees — moments after the district explicitly told speakers that adverse remarks based on religion were prohibited. The controversy has now drawn complaints from longtime ABC educators and community members, along with the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which is calling on ABCUSD to publicly condemn the remarks....

By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X August 21, 2026 The ABC Unified School District Board of Education is facing mounting criticism after a public speaker delivered a five-minute anti-Muslim tirade …

08/21/2026

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By Vincent Medina, Contributing Writer NORWALK — Norwalk officials took two actions Tuesday aimed at preventing homelessness and helping unhoused residents, including accepting 18 new federal housi…

08/21/2026

Cerritos Water Rate Hike Sparks Recall Fight as SoCal Water Bills Surge

Despite the political firestorm surrounding Cerritos water rates, communities across Southern California are confronting substantial increases of their own as utilities struggle with aging infrastructure, rising imported-water costs, depleted reserves and increasingly expensive state and federal water-quality requirements. By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X August 21, 2026 The battle over Cerritos water rates has become one of the loudest issues in the campaign to recall Mayor Frank Aurelio Yokoyama and Mayor Pro Tem Lynda P....

Despite the political firestorm surrounding Cerritos water rates, communities across Southern California are confronting substantial increases of their own as utilities struggle with aging infrastr…

08/21/2026

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08/20/2026

August 20, 2026 By Loren Kopff • on X The time has come for the area’s 11-man football teams to kick off their 2026 football seasons and for the third straight season, the two Artesia B…

08/20/2026

Junior League World Series champs will parade through the city Tuesday before a Civic Center celebration and City Council recognition. LML Staff Report LA MIRADA — Break out the signs, grab the law…

08/19/2026

August 19, 2026 By Loren Kopff • on X Gahr High’s Grag Marshall embarks on his 24th season as head coach of the Gladiators, hoping to get to the CIF-Southern Section playoffs for a four…

08/19/2026

Norwalk Steps Up Sheriff’s Presence Following Two Rosecrans Avenue Incidents

LCCN Staff Report NORWALK — Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an incident that occurred Tuesday, Aug. 18, near Rosecrans Avenue and the 605 Freeway, just three days after a se…

08/19/2026

Artesia Hometown Pop Group The Two Lips to Headline International Street Fair

LCCN Staff Report ARTESIA — A hometown pop group fresh off a performance at Coachella is coming home to Artesia. The Two Lips will perform at the City of Artesia’s 13th Annual International Street …