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While neighboring cities, like South Gate and Bell, embarked on reforms after high-profile arrests, Maywood never faced such a reckoning.

Some hope that will change after a former mayor and 10 other people were charged last month with a variety of crimes.
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Prosecutors allege that Ramon Medina had been at the center of a pay-to-play scheme at Maywood City Hall.

They allege that for most of his time as mayor, Medina solicited bribes, embezzled and misused public funds.
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Merelyn Zavala said she and other residents feel change is on the horizon. They believe Maywood can turn around the way neighboring cities did when they got rocked by scandals.

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“Now that that group of people has hopefully lost their grip on the city, we can finally move forward,” said Councilman Eduardo De La Riva. “We can bring some much-needed change to the city.”
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