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Former La Habra Heights City Manager Robert Gutierrez told the Riverside Press-Enterprise that he is going to resign as city manager of Moreno Valley as of Dec. 26.
Gutierrez said his decision had nothing to do with seven misdemeanor charges filed against him in July by San Bernardino County prosecutors.
"Absolutely not," Gutierrez said in a phone interview Thursday with the Press-Enterprise. "It's a completely personal decision so I can pursue my hobbies and interests."
He was city manager in La Habra Heights from 1982-1991.
Here's the link to the story: http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_resigns04.2d42145.html

Budget season for local cities is just about over, but don't be surprised if many of our local cities keep an eye on them. In the next week, La Habra Heights, La Mirada and Whittier city councils are expected to approve them.

For La Habra Heights and La Mirada officials, their budgets are balanced, but just barely. On the other hand, Whittier's general fund budget projects a $1.2 million deficit that will be made up with the use of reserves. La Habra Heights City Council will study its city budget at a special 6 p.m. Monday meeting. La Mirada and Whittier city councils are expected to approve their budgets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday meetings.

The oath of office given last week to the three La Habra Heights council members went smoothly -- unlike at the presidential inauguration. Or so Councilman Layne Baroldi pointed out after newly Brian Bergman, Stan Carroll and Carl Westerhoff were sworn in at Thursday's council meeting.

"I just wanted to thank Judge (Michael) Cowell because we'll be saving some time," Baroldi said in reference Norwalk Superior Court judge. "Unlike the chief justice of the supreme court, he got the oath accurate so we don't have to redo this again," Baroldi said. "He was doing it without any teleprompter or notes." Baroldi was referring to John Roberts, who made a mistake in giving the oath to President Barack Obama.

Of further note, Thursday's meeting took only 11 minutes. "This may be the shortest City Council meeting on record," said newly elected Mayor Howard Vipperman.

     While sheriff's detectives aren't releasing too much details about yesterday's home invasion robbery in La Habra Heights, they would like to clarify one thing. No gold bars were taken from the house in the 700 block of Reposado Drive. The armed robbers who wore masks took cash and silver but no gold. And it's not piles of silver either.

     The two victims were tied up. Deputies said one managed to get out of the house. A neighbor helped free them.