43-year-old man with a domestic violence conviction, an unregistered gun and over $100,000 in warrants was running youth volunteers out of their offices. A 16-year-old girl says he sexually abused her. In February 2021, Huntington Park police arrested Billy Valdivia, then 43, after a 16-year-old girl and her mother walked into the station. Police reports […]
Isabel Guillen was elected to represent Bell Gardens — one of Southern California’s most heavily immigrant communities. But her 2025 financial disclosure reveals she has been collecting a six-figure salary as a senior paralegal at an immigration law firm now under federal investigation for allegedly draining the life savings of the very people she was […]
Mayor Alejandra Cortez of Bell Gardens announced her resignation on Monday, July 3rd, citing work and personal obligations. In a statement on social media, Cortez stated, “It is with a heavy heart that I announce my resignation from the Bell Gardens City Council; the time has come for me to transition and focus on my […]
>>BREAKING<< BELL GARDENS, CA – In a shocking turn of events, a Los Angeles Superior Court ruled earlier this week that Jennifer Rodriguez, a Bell Gardens Councilmember, will be removed from office on charges that she willingly vacated her seat (click here to view full court document). First reported here on SELA News back in […]
Pictured: Mayor Eddie De la Riva is in a tough spot and he knows it. <<BREAKING NEWS>> — Apparently there’s nothing but trash talk happening in Maywood these days. As sources confirm, last year the Maywood City Council canceled it’s waste management contract with Republic Services after the city conducted an audit and discovered that […]
Commerce, CA- City Council Members Leonard Mendoza and Hugo Argumedo have tried hard to position themselves as ”anti-cannabis” politicians. They have even gone as far as literally speaking from the pulpit of a local church on the subject. However, the truth behind their masks of hypocrisy is now slowly revealing itself. Confidential sources within the […]
Is She In or Out? The proceedings to remove Councilwoman Jennifer Rodriguez of Bell Gardens seem to have disappeared much like the EGP online news article that initially reported it. In 2017, tensions between local Bell Gardens government officials came to a head as Councilwoman Rodriguez was apparently attempting to recreate her very own ‘Serpico’ […]
The Firebrand Family Still Aflame in Local Politics The Chacon surname in political circles will provoke varied reactions and for good reason. Players associated with the family have graced headlines for various unbelievable and often questionable reasons throughout the years. Let’s review of some of the highlights in their bizarre history. In April 2011, Brad […]
Drinks Without Me? Not on My Watch —IRONY ALERT: Release Tuesday from the office of Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) notes that “after numerous reports of inappropriate behavior during raucous events sponsored by the California Contract Cities Association,’’ she has introduced a bill to limit how such associations can spend money. “For local governments to be subsidizing frat […]
LONG BEACH: Lena Gonzalez was victorious Tuesday’s Special Election Runoff for the California State Senate seat vacated by Ricardo Lara. Lena Gonzalez a City of Long Beach council member Democrat defeated