Cuesta Villas Housing Project Ruled Valid
by Los Angeles Court of Appeals

On April 20, 2010, Los Angeles Appellate Court ruled that the Cerritos/ABCUSD low income housing project is "privately owned", violates no law, and therefore is valid. For a copy of this 37-page court ruling document, please click here. For details about this case, please visit California Appellate Court's webpage here.

What this court ruling tells us is that government officials can do whatever they want, as long as there is no explicit legal prohibition against it. They can make any public property appear "privately owned", simply by setting up a nonprofit organization with our tax dollars and hiding behind it. They really don't care how we feel or what we want, and they really don't want to seek our approval of what they do if they don't have to do so. This is the political reality we live in.

Many thanks to Mr. Timothy Quick and Mr. Robert Ferguson. These two attorneys fought a very courageous battle on behalf of the people of Cerritos under adverse circumstances. They even got a very reputable law firm Western Center on Law and Poverty to pitch in with an amicus curiae legal opinion in support of their position. Thanks also go to all those Cerritos citizens who have persisted until the bitter end. All of these wonderful people have made great sacrifices for all of us. Please send a token of your appreciation to the following address:

United Community Alliance
3502 KATELLA AVE, STE 207
LOS ALAMITOS CA 90720

Thank you and may God bless you!