October 9, 2026 CERRITOS — Dr. Mary Sieu, the former ABC Unified School District superintendent who devoted more than three decades to public education and became one of California’s most recognized educational leaders, has died, prompting an outpouring of tributes from elected officials, educators, teachers and community leaders. From the halls of Congress to the classrooms of ABC Unified, those who knew Sieu remembered an energetic, compassionate leader whose commitment to students was matched by her dedication to teachers, families and the communities she served.

:California's wine glut is bringing premium bottles to bargain shelves, with some Napa Valley wines selling for a fraction of their usual prices. #CaliforniaWine #WineDeals #NapaValley #WineIndustry

By Brian Hews, Owner/Publisher Good news, Southern California: the Commander in Chief has taken a hard look at your 18 million residents, your ports, your hospitals, and your Navy fleet, and concluded you’re a “small price to pay.” At a Nebraska campaign rally, the president said of Iran: “Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.” …

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X A quartet of last season’s Mid-Cities League teams are still in the circuit this season in the revised version that also includes California High and Santa Fe High. Two of those four teams who are no strangers to each other meet this Friday in search of a victory in the HMG-Community News Game of the Week.

: Whitney swept Norwalk 25-8, 26-24, 25-15 behind Emma Prowse and Pressley Pak to clinch a share of the Mid-Cities League girls volleyball title. #WhitneyHigh #NorwalkHigh #GirlsVolleyball #MidCitiesLeague #HighSchoolSports

OBITUARY Robert Alaniz, a respected public affairs strategist, devoted husband, proud father, loving grandfather, mentor, friend, and Texan through and through, passed away on September 27, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 74. Robert was born on August 13, 1952, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Johnny S. Alaniz and Natividad S. Alaniz, both dedicated public servants whose example inspired him to spend his life helping others.

: Artesia will host a job fair Oct. 23 connecting job seekers with employers hiring in healthcare, retail and hospitality. Veterans receive priority of service. #Artesia #JobFair #Jobs #Employment #SELACO

: Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control will conduct overnight truck-mounted mosquito treatments Oct. 7-9 in parts of Anaheim and Orange following an increase in mosquito abundance and the risk of mosquito-borne disease. #Anaheim #OrangeCA #MosquitoControl #OrangeCounty

: ABC Unified is moving toward the sale of a 5.09-acre Alondra Boulevard property in Norwalk that could generate up to $9 million, with net proceeds split with Norwalk-La Mirada Unified. #ABCUSD #Norwalk #NLMUSD #AlondraBoulevard

Cerritos High senior running back Sam Reeves can't get past La Mirada junior lineman Ryan Gonzales in the first half of last Friday's Gateway League opener.  Reeves was held to five yards on 10 carries as La Mirada defeated the Dons 49-14. PHOTO BY DAVID PAGE.  October 5, 2026 By Loren Kopff Cerritos High and La Mirada High had not played each other since 2017 when the two were in the Suburban League, a seven-school circuit predominantly dominated by the Matadores and Mayfair High.

: Orange voters will decide Measure K on Nov. 3, a proposed city charter that would establish new lifetime term limits while resetting the term-limit clock so officials’ prior service would not count. #OrangeCA #MeasureK #CityCharter #TermLimits #OrangeCounty

: League play begins for area football teams, with Cerritos-La Mirada highlighting the HMG-Community News Game of the Week and five local teams entering league action with winning records. #HighSchoolFootball #Cerritos #LaMirada #Gahr #Norwalk #Artesia #JohnGlenn

: Cerritos completed a season-series sweep of city rival Gahr with a four-set victory, moving the Dons closer to the Gateway League title and the program’s 16th league championship. #Cerritos #Gahr #GirlsVolleyball #GatewayLeague #CerritosDons #GahrGladiators

: Residents visited the Artesia Cemetery District's annual Open House to tour the grounds, learn about services and meet cemetery representatives. #ArtesiaCemetery #Cerritos #Community

: California has enacted five bills expanding benefits for veterans, servicemembers and military families, including a property-tax measure authored by state Sen. Bob Archuleta. #California #Veterans #MilitaryFamilies #BobArchuleta #CalVet

: South Coast Repertory’s “Into the Woods” earns a standing ovation with standout performances, imaginative staging and a whimsical, gothic trip through familiar fairy tales. #IntoTheWoods #SouthCoastRepertory #Theater #Sondheim #CostaMesa

: Mezzetta is recalling a specific lot of its 32-ounce Golden Greek Peperoncini Medium Heat after a social media video showed what appeared to be a pest contaminant inside a jar. #Mezzetta #FoodRecall #FDA #FoodSafety

: A woman and a man died at a Bellflower home after deputies responding to a medical emergency encountered the man with a handgun, sheriff’s officials said. #Bellflower #LASD #LocalNews

: Authorities are searching for two masked suspects accused of opening fire inside a Bellflower smoke shop before setting the business ablaze. #Bellflower #Crime #LASD #LosAngelesCounty

Valley Christian High senior outside hitter Tessa Dobmeier goes up for a scoring attack against Whittier Christian High's Mia Camacho in last Thursday's Olympic League match. Dobmeier led all players with 16 kills as the Defenders came away with a sweep. PHOTO BY STEVE FERICEAN. By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on X The Valley Christian High girls volleyball team is streaking at the right time in ways that made the program prominent nearly 30 years ago.

: John Glenn entered homecoming 4-0, but Alhambra shut out the Eagles 33-0. Glenn now heads into Rio Vista League play looking to regroup. #JohnGlennFootball #HighSchoolFootball #Norwalk #RioVistaLeague

: La Mirada Theatre opens its season with a weird, witty “Little Shop of Horrors.” Stepheny Gehrig reviews a standout understudy performance, soaring harmonies and the formidable Audrey II. #LittleShopOfHorrors #LaMiradaTheatre #LaMirada #TheaterReview

: Four Los Angeles County cities joined forces to keep Juanita’s Foods and its manufacturing operations in Southern California, marking the BIG 4 alliance’s first completed economic development deal. #JuanitasFoods #BIG4 #SantaFeSprings #Commerce #CityOfIndustry #Vernon #EconomicDevelopment #Manufacturing

: The Ninth Circuit has largely rejected the federal government’s attempt to pause an injunction protecting LAHSA’s current role in Los Angeles County’s homelessness system and previously approved federal funding. #LAHSA #LosAngelesCounty #Homelessness #NinthCircuit #HUD

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:Downey Mayor Claudia Frometa is calling for new late-night rules aimed at downtown establishments with recurring public safety problems involving fights, intoxicated patrons and noise.#Downey #DowneyCA #DowneyCityCouncil #PublicSafety #DowntownDowney

: John Glenn football is 4-0, its best start in more than 30 seasons, as the Eagles host Alhambra for homecoming. Loren Kopff also previews Gahr and Norwalk football and rounds up area girls flag football and volleyball. #JohnGlenn #HighSchoolFootball #Cerritos #Norwalk #LCCNSports

: Los Cerritos Center food court restaurant Ruby Thai Kitchen was closed after receiving a 72/C during a Sept. 10 inspection that found major sewage and vermin violations. See the other September restaurant closures across Los Angeles and Orange counties. #Cerritos #LosCerritosCenter #RestaurantClosures #FoodSafety #LCCN

: Los Angeles County has recorded 100 West Nile virus infections so far this year, the highest number seen this early in mosquito season in nearly a decade. Five deaths have been reported as health officials urge residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and eliminate standing water. #WestNileVirus #LosAngelesCounty #PublicHealth #Mosquitoes #HealthAlert

: Cerritos residents received hands-on emergency preparedness training as Casa La Cuesta Neighborhood Watch brought firefighters and local officials together to demonstrate fire safety, utility shutoffs and neighborhood disaster response. #Cerritos #EmergencyPreparedness #NeighborhoodWatch #CERT

:Los Angeles County has recorded 100 West Nile virus infections so far this year, the highest number seen this early in mosquito season in nearly a decade. Five deaths have been reported as health officials urge residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and eliminate standing water.#WestNileVirus #LosAngelesCounty #PublicHealth #Mosquitoes #HealthAlert

Cerritos seniors have plenty of ways to stay active and connected. For adults over 50, online introductions can offer another path to friendship, companionship and romance. #Cerritos #SeniorLiving #HealthyAging #OnlineDating

VALLEY CHRISTIAN senior Sam Melcher (No. 2) goes high for a reception against St. Anthony last Friday. Melcher caught eight passes for 114 yards and three touchdowns as the Defenders rolled to a 47-22 victory. Valley Christian players wore green wristbands and socks in support of former teammate Oliver Boateng, who remains hospitalized following serious injuries. September 21, 2026 By Loren Kopff…

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on X Valley Christian High’s third straight home game wasn’t the only thing going on last Friday when the Defenders faced St. Anthony High. Besides the 47-22 victory that improved V.C.’s record to 3-1-1 heading into its bye ahead of Ironwood League action, the team played with heavy hearts as one of the stars from last season’s CIF-Southern Section Division 9 championship team, Oliver Boateng, is in intensive care unit with some broken bones and some lower extremities.

Cerritos rejected a proposal to acquire a Bloomfield Avenue office complex through a $5.7 million credit against future ground-lease payments. #Cerritos #CityCouncil #LocalGovernment

Historic Wintersburg has received a $50,000 preservation grant to begin foundation work at the Huntington Beach historic site. #HistoricWintersburg #HuntingtonBeach #Preservation #JapaneseAmericanHistory

The Sacramento Bee faces another round of deep staff cuts as California’s newspaper industry continues to shrink and state leaders weigh aid for news outlets. #SacramentoBee #Journalism #CaliforniaNews

University of Michigan researchers report an experimental nanoparticle flu vaccine protected mice against three influenza strains, an early step toward broader protection. #FluVaccine #Influenza #MedicalResearch #UniversityOfMichigan

Bad ownership can destroy a newspaper one cut at a time — reporters, photographers, editors, pages and printing days — until there is little left worth saving. #LocalNews #Journalism #Newspapers #CommunityNews

Federal Medi-Cal eligibility changes are coming as L.A. County launches an effort to help residents keep their coverage. #JaniceHahn #MediCal #KeepLACovered #LosAngelesCounty

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