Planning Commission Chair Victor Gomez Lies About Residency

Lynwood, CA – Victor Gomez, currently the chair for the Planning Commission, and appointed by current Mayor Pro Tem Fernando Pedroza, has deceived Lynwood residents and fellow commissioners in believing he lives in Lynwood. Public records show that Gomez sold his house in Lynwood on October 2006. Instead of resigning as chair of the Planning Commissioner, Gomez has continued to affirm residency at 10929 Wright Road.

Each commissioner must follow the following codes

1) Must be resident of the City – not holding a position for which the City pays compensation

2) Commissioner maybe removed at any time by the Mayor without cause

4) Three (3) absences within a twelve (12) month period shall constitute a vacating of the position.


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Fire at City Clerk's Office

Lynwood, CA – Firefighters rushed to City Hall the afternoon of Thursday, February 22, 2007 to extinguish a fire that erupted at the City Clerk’s Office. City workers were evacuated as a preventive measure.

Color Matching Not Important for Lynwood Crews

Lynwood, CA - Color matching is not important for City crews when covering graffitti.

California Governor Criticizes Plaza Mexico

Lynwood, CA - California Governor, who started his campaign, amongst others, with council member Leticia Vasquez, and School Board member Maria Lopez in Lynwood, criticized Plaza Mexico to illustrate his point about immigrants lack of assimilation.

At one point, to illustrate immigrants’ lack of assimilation, he described a shopping mall in Lynwood called Plaza Mexico.

“Literally I felt I was in Mexico City,” he said. “Everyone only spoke Spanish, every shop was in Spanish, every sign was in Spanish. They create a Mexico within California.”

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Montebello City Council Selects Beltran As City Attorney

Lynwood, CA - The Montebello City Council voted 3-2 to hire Lynwood's City Attorney Arnoldo Beltran as their City Attorney.

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