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Resident urges Cerritos commission to address feeding at Heritage Park; staff cites California law, signage and cleaning steps

5784741 · September 5, 2025
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At the Sept. 4 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting a Cerritos resident asked the commission to act on people feeding waterfowl at Heritage Park. Recreation staff said the city has increased signage, cleaning and cited the California Fish and Game Code as the governing law.

A Cerritos resident urged the Cerritos Parks and Recreation Commission on Sept. 4 to take action to stop public feeding of waterfowl at Heritage Park, saying the practice affects park reservations and park cleanliness. Recreation staff said the city has increased signage, stepped up cleaning and pointed to state law that already prohibits feeding wildlife.

David Pileman, a Cerritos resident, told the commission he has been attending multiple city meetings and raised a longer-term concern about how feeding affects facility reservations: “it changes the ability of certain people to have priority in assigning…

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