Water rates

Questioned spending priorities — a $5 million property purchase while the senior center lacks internet — and suggested deeper cuts to the travel budget and using reclaimed water revenue to lower water bills.

Questioned whether Councilmember Yokoyama is also under investigation, criticized spending on a lawyer amid budget problems and doubled water bills, and called the investigation an abuse of power.

Complained about councilmembers filibustering after public comment closes and urged the council to put the Prop 218 repeal on the March ballot.

Argued the recall fell short but delivered results — tax proposals withdrawn, term limits kept off the ballot — and said the movement now turns to the water/sewer initiative for March 2027.

Thanked the council for deferring rate increases, noted Cerritos' high 9.75% tax rate, and urged the city to live within its means.

Alleged a pattern of power abuse dating to 2020, including a sheriff's call during his campaigning and the removal of a commissioner, and criticized the water rate increase.

A fixed-income widow described a substantial water bill increase and demanded the city explore alternatives and give residents a voice.

Defended the water rate increases as necessary to fund parks and landscaping, and questioned why only two of the four council members who voted are being recalled.

Defended the water rate increase by comparing Cerritos' subsidized rates to much higher rates in other cities, and questioned why only two of the four council members who voted for it face recall.

Denounced being labeled racist, detailed personal harassment and death threats, and insisted the recall coalition is multiracial.

Suggested Uber-style alternatives could replace the underused COW buses more cheaply, and questioned the low-income discount design.