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High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags Part Five: When the Board Was on Notice: How Inaction at Central Basin Created Personal Board Liability

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High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags Part Five: When the Board Was on Notice: How Inaction at Central Basin Created Personal Board Liability

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High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags: What LCCN Has Reported So Far

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High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags: What LCCN Has Reported So Far

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High Stakes, Dirty Water, Red Flags, Part Three: How Garza’s JPA Contract Renewal Vacated His Central Basin Water Seat Under G.C. 1099

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Central Basin Director Garza's La Luz Del Mundo Defense Crumbles as Feds Target Organization

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LCCN Exposé Leads to State Tax Fraud Allegation in Central Basin Contract Scandal

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…

LCCN Exposé Leads to State Tax Fraud Allegation in Central Basin Contract Scandal

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Coup at Central Basin Water COntinues With Help of Newly Appointed Directors

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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…

Coup at Central Basin Water COntinues With Help of Newly Appointed Directors

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Illicit Take-Over of Central Basin Board Meeting Led to Hiring of GM

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…

Illicit Take-Over of Central Basin Board Meeting Led to Hiring of GM

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When This Current Central Basin Attorney is Hired, Brown Act Violations Follow 

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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…

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