Water district roiled by bitter infighting, criminal charges
Leaders of the Central Basin Municipal Water District are feuding as the agency's general manager faces charges of bribery and embezzlement.
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Leaders of the Central Basin Municipal Water District are feuding as the agency's general manager faces charges of bribery and embezzlement.
The owner and operator of a popular Mexican restaurant in La Mirada is suing a man who allegedly defamed him on Yelp by falsely stating the eatery serves “horrible” food, that management is “nuts” and that the business is not affiliated with the original Los Angeles location. Former Pico Rivera Mayor Ron Beilke filed the suit Tuesday in Norwalk Superior…
Castillo is a former employee of the La Mirada location who resigned in September, the suit states. He could not be immediately reached for comment. The La Mirada El Tepeyac restaurant opened on Imperial Highway in 2019. Like the original Evergreen Avenue location that has operated in Boyle Heights since 1955, the La Mirada El Tepeyac menu features large burritos, including the Hollenbeck and the 5-pound "Manuel's Special." The eatery has a standing challenge to customers to eat a "Manuel's Special'' in a single visit. "Over the years, many have tried, but few have succeeded,'' according to t...