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By Brian Hews Publisher | Follow X January 16, 2026 Share on X (Opens in new window)X Share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window)Nextdoor Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Pinterest Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window)Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window)Bluesky Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)LinkedIn Share on Mail…

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August 1, 2025 In early July, Los Cerritos Community News reported—backed by documentation—on a $500,000 no-bid contract awarded to MV Cheng and Associates by Central Basin Municipal Water District. The contract had been pushed through by Board President Nem Ochoa and Directors Joanna Moreno, Juan Garza, and Gary Mendez, in apparent violation of recommendations made in the State Auditor’s 2015…

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November 13, 2024 By Brian Hews It was well-known that Martha Camacho Rodriguez would lose her Central Basin Water District 1 seat in last Tuesday’s election so the new CB Board majority of Juan Garza, Camacho Rodriguez, Nem Ochoa, and Joanna Mareno violated the Brown Act, with no objection from General Counsel Victor Ponto, removed Art Chacon as president, and appointed Camacho Rodriguez as…

IS THIS OK? From (l-r) three appointed (not elected) Central Basin Directors Juan Garza, Jim Crawford and Thomas Bekele with VP Martha Camacho. The group, with advice from attorney Victor Ponto, reconvened a previously adjourned meeting and then voted to hire Elaine Jeng as GM. VP Camacho reconvened the meeting without using proper parliamentary…

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June 21, 2024 By Brian Hews Current Central Basin Water attorney Victor Ponto (left), who works for Burke, Williams, and Sorensen, is at the center of a battle between Central Basin Board members while also fighting off a wrongful termination allegation from former Central Basin GM Dr. Alex Rojas, who was placed on administrative leave using two unlawful Board votes sanctioned by Ponto. But…