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After more than a year of planning and consensus building, Activate Hawai-

ian Gardens will kick off this fall season with a series of education-al events and outreach programs designed to effectively address the issue of childhood obesity in the community. Alexander Kha-nanashvili, Wellness Program Coordinator at Tri-City Regional Medical Center, who created the See ACTIVATE page 9See SANCHEZ page 8

ACTIVATE HAWAIIAN GARDENS SET TO LAUNCH Representative Linda Sanchez Says National Economy on Upswing

Voter Fraud Cited Against Downey Council Candidate Salvador FrancoBy Randy Economyand Brian [email protected]

A Downey city council can-didate could be in legal hot water regarding his past vot-

ing record, and where he calls his legal residence.

Los Cerritos Community News has obtained documents that show Downey Council candidate Salvador Franco violated Califor-nia voter laws after Franco voted in Bell Gardens between 2007 and 2010 while property records indi-cate him as a resident of Downey during that same period.

Franco is in a heated campaign for an open Downey City Council seat that voters will be deciding in

The Fifth Annual Marine Corps 1st Combat Engineer Battalion Golf Tournament fundraiser was held Saturday morning, Oct. 20 at Cer-ritos Ironwood Nine Golf Course. Eight marines participated in the tournament along with members and friends of Cerritos lst CEB Adoption Committee. A special bonus for those basketball fans at-tending were two members of the world famous LAKER GIRLS. The eight marines included Cpl. Domingo, Sgt. Dusty Brown, Cpl. Tay-lor McLish, Cpl. Robert Hawro, SPLJeffery Ratcliff and PFC. Paul Janes. With them are [above] CEB members George Ray, Claremce Stevens, President Dorothy Owens, and Laker Girls Rebekah and Au-brey. Approximately $6,200 was raised which will be used to benefit the families of the Marines and their marines.

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ChalleNGe Program. Rep. Na-politano serves as the “National Champion” for the cause in the US House of Representatives, while Sen. Landrieu oversees the cause in the US Senate.

The evening was hosted by

talk radio host David Cruz, from KTLK AM 1150 and included a reception, a silent auction, fol-lowed by a dinner program with live entertainment and a live auc-

the pending expiration of its cur-rent lease.

In other business the council approved an agreement with

the Conservation Corps of Long Beach for em-ploying “at risk” youth to perform landscape maintenance services at Cerritos city parks

and other facilities.Hal Arbogast, Direc-

tor of Public Works, said the Safe Neighborhood Parks Propo-sition of 1992 and 1996 provides maintenance and servicing funds to eligible agencies to offset in-creased maintenance costs result-ing from projects funded by Los Angeles County Parks and Open Space District grants.

He said the funds are col-lected by the County of Los An-geles and held in interest-bearing escrow accounts, which can only be used by an agency to offset the expenditures directly attributed to

By Rico Dizon

Meeting in special session on Sept 17, the Artesia City Council unanimously agreed

to hire the firm of Kelly Associates Management Services for the re-cruitment of an Interim and later, a Permanent City Manager, to fill the vacancy of current City Manager Maria Dadian who officially retires on Oct. 19.

The agreement calls for Kelly Associates to advertise in several newspapers, interview and recom-mend candidates for the position to the Council. The City will shoulder costs for the firm, which will not ex-ceed $5,000.

Artesia Council Member Tony Lima figured the salary of the new City Manager would be between $120,000 to $122,000 annually.

The current City Manager salary is $134,094.02 per year according to city records although for several months there have been work fur-loughs for all full-time city employ-ees resulting in a 10% salary reduc-tion.

Lima stressed that prior to the selection of a permanent City Man-ager, it was of utmost importance the Interim City Manager who will be recommended by the management consultancy firm be chosen and actu-ally assume the job until the Perma-nent City Manager would have been selected and hired by the City. Most likely candidates for the interim position will come from applicants who retired from similar line of jobs, he said The Interim City Manager would probably be offered an hourly rate in the range of $80 to $100 on a part-time basis, said Lima.

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By Jerry [email protected]

Scott Smith has been named Executive Director of the Cerritos Regional Chamber

of Commerce effective Oct. 1 by the Board of Directors.

Smith comes to the chamber with 14 years experience in com-munity relations and outreach communications and branding. He said he is looking forward to working with the business com-munity and the community at large.

He is married and lives in Seal Beach with his wife, two-step sons age 11 and 13 years old, and his 17-year-old daughter and he is also an big LA Angela fan. Scott is a graduate of California

Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks and has a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Advertising, Class of 1992.

“I’ve worked in and around Chamber of Commerce’s for most of my career,” he said. His background includes funding programs for the nation’s largest property and casualty insurer and the state’s largest health insurer. He has excellent written and oral communication skills combined

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Celebs, Military, Business Leaders Raise Money at "National Youth Guard ChalleNGe" Gala

Cerritos Council Approves Relocation of UCI Satellite

By Randy [email protected]

With Pomp and Military precision the California National Guard Youth

ChalleNGe Program, celebrated its inaugural California Chal-leNGe Champions Gala last Saturday night at the historical Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.

United States Congresswom-an Grace Napolitano (Norwalk) and Senator Mary Landrieu from Louisiana greeted hundreds of supporters during a red carpet arrival ceremony that included senior National Guard leaders, federal, state and local elected officials, corporate and commu-nity leaders, and National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program staff and cadets.

The annual gathering pays tribute to the California Nation-al Guard’s efforts to curb high school dropout rates throughout the state, backed by the Youth


T he Cerritos City Council approved a conditional use

permit for University of California, Irvine to move their pres-ent Cerritos location at 10900 183rd Street to 17871 Park Plaza Drive adjacent to the Cerritos Towne Center.

The University has a total of 45 adult students, seven full-time employees and two part-time em-ployees per school day. Proposed hours of operation for adminis-trative staff are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday with classes scheduled on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday through Thursday eve-nings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The University proposes to use 5,043 sq. ft. of an existing 48,992 sq. ft. of building space.

The school is relocating due to

Photo by JERRY BERNSTEINNewly appointed Cerritos Cham-ber of Commerce Executive Di-rector, Scott Smith.

CORRECTION: Cerritos High Football Program To Take A Step Back In Order To Move Forward

In last week's paper we accidently printed the wrong article associated with the correct headline. Please see the corrected article on page 15.

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Congresswoman Grace Napolitano and United States Senator Mary Landrieu from Louisiana present a special award to General James Gabrielle in honor of his ongoing support for the National Youth Guard Foundation. The event was held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles and attracted several celebrities, members of the military and generous corporate donors.

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an additional $250,000 that had been pledged by Mrs. Hu, a 36-year Cerritos resident.

When asked why the vote was made in closed session and if the vote violated the Brown Act, Su-perintendent Dr. Mary Sieu de-nied the Brown Act had been vio-lated and said all sides had agreed to the refund.

However LCCN has learned that when informed about the Board’s vote, Mrs. Hu was sur-prised and disappointed.

Many feel local politics in-volved in the decision.

Under the agreement made between former Whitney Princi-pal Patricia Hager, the Whitney Foundation, and Mrs. Hu-alleg-edly approved by former Super-intendent Dr. Gary Smuts and the ABC Cabinet consisting of Dr. Smuts, Dr. Sieu and CFO Toan Nguyen-Mrs. Hu’s name was to be prominently displayed on the building and in the main lobby

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naming rights, forcing cancellation of the generous donation


Like a smoking volcano close to eruption, rumbles are be-ginning to be felt over the

naming of the Whitney Multime-dia Center now under construc-tion and the ABC School Board refusal to honor an agreement with Cerritos resident Grace Hu who contributed $750,000 toward its construction.

On Sept. 4, 2012 the ABC School Board voted 5-1 in closed session to return the $500,000 do-nation made by former Cerritos Mayor Grace Hu with no explana-tion made to the general public.

This automatically eliminated

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Speaking before members of the Cerritos Regional Chamber of Commerce

at its October 25 meeting held at the Cerritos Sheraton Hotel Congresswoman Linda Sanchez said, “Yes, we are in an economic recovery but it’s been a long slow one. I know people realize it is not firing with all four cylinders.” She said last year when she spoke to the Chamber times were really tough.

She said times are still tough but we are making a comeback.

Last year the unemployment was a point higher than it is today and California’s unemployment rate was l.5 higher than it is now. It is at its lowest point since 2009, but we still need to bring it down a lot further. “To get the economy moving on all cylinders our small businesses need to continue driv-ing our recovery. “ She said in many instances the nation’s re-covery depends on small busi-nesses.

She said one of the problem is banks are not lending money out and small businesses can’t get the money needed to move forward. “I want to make sure small businesses are getting that credit. Small businesses owners face many challenges right now,

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Q: What is Activate Hawai-ian Gardens?

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Los Cerritos Community Newspaper’s Exclusive Interview with Los Angeles County District Attorney less than 48 hours after the arrest of Assessor John Noguez, and two others. Part one of two.

By Randy Economyand Brian [email protected]

In an exclusive interview with Los Cerri-tos Community Newspaper, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley

say that the arrest last week of Assessor John Noguez and two others on bribery and money laundering charges are “just the be-ginning” in what is expected to be an sev-eral other additional arrests.

Cooley spoke to LCCN from this office in Downtown Los Angeles last Friday just 48 hours after Noguez, Encino property tax agent Ramin Salari and Assessor Major Property Appraiser Mark McNeil were ar-rested on dozens of felony counts.

“This guy is going down,” Cooley said about Noguez. “We have so much evidence, it is overwhelming the case we have on him.”

“Well, he got arraigned yesterday (Thursday), and he (Noguez) didn’t look too happy. This is such an out of body experi-ence for him,” Cooley said.

“There was a sense very early on (in the investigation) that there was some substance to the allegations within the Assessor’s De-partment,” Cooley told LCCN.

“When we did the search warrants, many months ago, there was realization that we were going to get the goods on this guy, it was just a matter of time, and pulling it all together, finding the parcels involved,” Cooley said with a stern look on his face.

“The key was finding promissory notes that Noguez had signed back to Salari, and then going in with the search warrants and finding the actual checks written to Noguez by Salari and then finding a list of proper-ties that were Salari’s clients, we figured that one out pretty early, and we were able to build our case around witnesses,” Cooley said.

Cooley also confirmed to LCCN that the massive investigation is still “going strong.”

“The next phase of the case will be fo-cused on political money laundering, by individuals, and that is a different form of political corruption,” Cooley said.

“This next phase of the investigation will be about bribes and misappropriation of public funds by lowering assessments of property and then perjury charges,” Cooley said.

“There are additional sanctions for be-ing public officials when it comes to deal-

ing with misappropriating public funds and that they must vacate their office and that they may never hold elected office again,” Cooley said.

The case against Noguez and the As-sessor’s office began in earnest in the late spring of this year, Cooley said. He said that he and members of this prosecutorial staff had monitored media reports from Los Cerritos Community Newspaper as well as other publications.

“There were two assigned trial lawyers, supervised by Dave Demerjian, Head Depu-ty of Public Integrity, and two entire squads of investigators, a lot of law clerks, a lot of volunteer law clerks who worked around the clock,” Cooley said.

He also said the amount of evidence against Noguez, additional Assessor staff members, as well as other political opera-tives is “overwhelming.”

“There were millions of pages of docu-ments, computer emails, and actual com-puters,” Cooley said. He also talked about a program his office created that analyzed documents through a special “keyword” search component.

“You can’t read a million documents, so we created a program that does keywords on people and subjects. We seized a lot of computers, scanned all of their hard drives, and some of them were doing this on Coun-ty of Los Angeles computers,” Cooley said.

Cooley said several “political opera-tives” also were involved in getting proper-ties reduced for clients who retained their services. “In additional to personal lap tops, tablets, cell phones, and other messag-ing devices, we have the trail of evidence we need for our case.”

“We have a great team of prosecuting attorney’s and investigators working on this case and it is still ongoing, there is a lot more to come.”

Cooley said that his prosecutors are not going to “condemn” someone “just because their name appeared on a contribution list” for Noguez.

“What is interesting is that there are en-tire groups of people with the same last name who live in the same location who all gave contributions, and that’s money laundering, and that may have been the case in some of these situations,” Cooley exclaimed.

“So, we got four (Noguez, McNeil, Salari) and (Property Appraiser Scott) Schenter.

LCCN asked if Schenter turned State’s evidence. “Schenter has been talking to the press, he is no angel, but I don’t want to go into the particulars of the case (against him),” Cooley said.

One reporter during the press confer-ence questioned Cooley about the amount of bail against Noguez, Salari and McNeil. “The bail amount is not high; it starts by the

amount of loss that we allege was stolen, so that amount has to be the bail.”

Cooley confirmed that the amount of the assessed values that were lost is indeed “around a billion dollars.” “The 13 proper-ties alleged are not all the properties, there could be thousands of them (involved), but we picked 13 that were egregious. We will tie it to money laundering.”

So as he begins to wind down his final days as District Attorney, LCCN asked him the pointed question. What’s it like to be Steve Cooley these days and what does he have planned for the future?

“I want to be flexible, spend more time with my grandkids. I have three grand-kids, one of them was recently adopted and brought here from Korea and we will have another grandchild, his baby brother, who is expected to arrive in the next few months,” he said.

Cooley, a strong supporter of his alma mater the University of Southern Califor-nia, said he is barred by law in making any contractual agreements for any future em-ployment. He said he will be “weighing his options” after December.

Cooley is now helping his close personal alley Jackie Lacey to replace him as District Attorney in the upcoming November elec-tion.

“Jackie Lacey will probably win the election. She knows how the office runs, and she is a good person, she has the per-sonal experience and qualities needed at this time, and is by far the best choice in this election. She’s also a great trial lawyer. She’s got a guy on death row; she prosecut-ed three gang members on hate crimes in the Antelope Valley, and put one of them on death row. She knows her stuff,” Cooley said.

He also had strong feelings about Lac-ey’s opponent, one of his criminal prosecu-tors Alan Jackson.

“Alan Jackson is a talented trial lawyer amongst talented trial lawyers. He has very good skills in that arena, he has no admin-istrative experience at all, he just doesn’t have it. We are talking about overseeing a $330 million budget, 2,100 employees, 300 DA investigators, law enforcement duties, and you need to have a feel on how to run a big organization, and Jackie has got that,” Cooley said.

He also said “starting the Public Integri-ty Division, and pursuing public corruption effectively,” was his greatest accomplish-ment as District Attorney.

“I am also proud of advancing the use of Forensic Sciences and DNA in solving criminal cases with a special emphasis on the utilization of rape kit investigations, and proud of our accomplishment in using DNA in the case of Lonnie David Franklin and the Grim Sleeper Case,” Cooley told LCCN.

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DA CANDIDATE LACEY SLAMS JACKSON'S FUNDRAISER AT CONVICTED FELON’S HOMEBy Randy [email protected]

The race for Los Angeles County Dis-trict Attorney heated up on Tuesday when candidate Jackie Lacey re-

leased the content of a controversial email that directly ties her opponent Alan Jack-son to participating in a campaign fund-raiser who was a convicted felon.

In a sit down interview with Los Cerri-tos Community Newspaper, Lacey said she has proof that Jackson received $115,000 in financial assistance from Victor (a.k.a. Victorino) Noval and his immediate fam-ily members.

Noval was convicted of a massive $60 million housing fraud in 2003 and sen-tenced to 57 months in federal prison and ordered to make over $20 million in resti-tution. The Los Angeles Times had broken news about the connection between Noval and Jackson in this past weekend.

The Times also reported that Noval hosted a fundraising event for Jackson at his $6 million Beverly Hills mansion in May 2012.

“When confronted by the Times with these facts, the Alan Jackson campaign lied,” Lacey campaign consultant Parke Skelton told LCCN.

“Jackson's campaign consultant, John Thomas, told the Times that the event was a Cinco de Mayo Party, not a fundraiser, and that the campaign had no record of having raised any money there," Skelton said.

“On Tuesday, The Jackie Lacey for District Attorney campaign received a copy of an invitation to the event sent out by Victorino Noval which read as follows: “I am a big supporter of who I believe will be LA's new District Attorney Alan Jack-son. Most of my friends and family have donated the max $1,500 towards his cam-paign. Come and meet him and help him out financially,” Skelton continued.

Noval also promised potential guests that there would be "real Mermaids swim-ming in the pool" and "of course a bunch of real nice ladies."

Los Cerritos Community Newspaper placed a call to Jackson campaign consul-tant Thomas on Tuesday afternoon for a response to no avail.

LCCN will have additional updates on this campaign during the next two weeks.


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When I walked into the of-fice the other

morning, I was greeted by MATILDER, cous-in OF VAL LYNDER, DEFENDER OF ALL THAT IS TRUE. “What brings you here so early,” I asked.

“Well, young man,” she said, “I’m cu-rious why the city council voted against having a Goodwill Store in the neighbor-hood shopping center on Carmenita and Artesia Boulevard? From what I’ve seen of their thrift shops, they are nice estab-lishments.”

“Well, I’m not quite sure,” I answered. “There were approximately 200 plus resi-dents who live in back of the center who showed up at the council meeting oppos-ing it and very few residents who were in favor of it. “

“What reasons did they give for not wanting the store located there?” MATIL-DER asked.

‘I took my time answering her ques-tion. “From what I observed, their main concern was the store would attract tran-

sients and they were afraid there would be a lot of dumping of used goods in the parking lot. They also cited that Goodwill stores had a mixed record on that score.”

“Well, I don’t know about that,” she replied. “It seems to me someone whipped up the residents into a frenzy to make po-litical hay. I noticed some of the protes-tors at the meeting accused the council members of being elite and not listening to the residents.”

“You know MATIDER I said, “this is a political year. People will say a lot of things. I think the Mayor, who is not seek-ing re-election bccause of term limits, an-swered that when he said, “We don’t like to be threatened by residents. After eight years on hearing threats, I vote for the things you asked me to do. This project is not located in the right place.”

“Do you think there’s a “right place” in Cerritos for a store like Goodwill? she asked.

“I do,” I answered. I think one Coun-cilmember summed up the problem with this particular site when they said, “I ap-preciate the property owner wanting to get a tenant into the shopping center, but I am not sure this particular project was the most suitable location due to the close proximity where the neighbors live.

MATILDER didn’t give a response. She sat there quietly for a few minutes. Finally she said, “Young man, you may be right, but I think there is more to the op-position then meets the eye!” Saying that she arose from the chair to leave.

“MATILDER, “ I asked. How long do you plan to be in town?”

“I had planned to visit VAL LYNDER, DEFENDER OF ALL THAT IS RIGHT, for a week or two, but this town intrigues me. For that matter this state intrigues me. I may stay a while,” she answered. “Why do you ask?”

“Just curious,” I answered.

No sooner had MILTIDA left than VAL LYNDER swept into the office. Her umbrella swinging freely. “VAL LYNDER, this is a surprise. What brings you here?” I asked

“No particular reason, I was in the neighborhood and decided to make a vis-it.”

“Oh,” I said, knowing VAL LYNDER, DEFENDER OF ALL THAT IS TRUE had something on her mind. “You just missed your cousin.”

“Oh, that’s to bad, but I’ll be seeing her later.” She paused a moment and then continued. “I was visiting a friend of mine in Artesia, and she ask me what I thought about the parking dispute between the city and the Holy Family Catholic Church that is adjacent to the city’s park”. She asked me what my thoughts were about the dispute over the city’s parking lot on Clarkdale Avenue.

Before I could respond VAL LYNDER continued, ” “I hope the city and the church can come to some accommodation. The city is correct that the lot is there to serve residents who utilize the recreation facilities at the park and visit the library. However many members of the church are also residents of the city and have the right to utilize it when attending church service, especially if the church’s parking lot is filled. I also realize they don’t have the right to monopolize it.”

“You know VAL LYNDER, the lot is not large, but I agree with you, I hope they can come to an accommodation. “

VAL LYNDER got up from her chair. I notice her umbrella was hanging limply from her hand.

“I hope so too,” she stated. Without warning her umbrella came crashing down on my desk. “I hope so too,” she re-peated.

“VAL LYNDER, I wish you wouldn’t do that.”

Editor-in-Chief JERRY BERNSTEIN

The opinions expressed by the writers do not necessarily represent the views of this newspaper.

Letters can be sent to: [email protected]. We reserve the right to edit for length and grammar.

By Andrew Perry Local 1520 President

Measure M is Artesia’s way of ad-dressing the raids on city funds from the State of California. It

will help assure that money raised by this measure will stay with the city, and can-not be touched by the state government. In effect, it gives the people of Artesia local control of their city.

A savvy and responsible citizen might

For Artesians, Voting “YES” on Measure M Gives Them More Local Controlask, “Okay, having local control sounds good, but how is this going to be paid for?”

The answer being proposed this election is to update the City’s business license fee. The current business license fee has been basically the same for about 20 years, and there are some problems that have arisen because of it not being up to date. All Mea-sure M is going to do is update the business license fees to reflect modern needs.

Currently, some businesses are classi-fied and pay the business license fee, but others do not. This is largely because of an-tiquated business classifications. Measure M will remove outdated business classifi-cations and add modern ones. The result will be a more fair and inclusive fee for all businesses.

Another thing to keep in mind is that some large businesses have a gigantic im-pact on the city, but because of the out-dated system they only pay a small amount back to the community. For example, some businesses pay $400 in business license fees but their day-to-day activities create millions of dollars of damage to surround-ing roadways. Meanwhile, a small business with comparatively little impact pays the same or similar fee. This disparity in fees vs. the impact of the business is also taken into account with Measure M, and the so-lution is reasonable.

Cities and counties are the level of gov-ernment where individual citizens have the most control. Local governments are im-portant because they have the most impact on one’s day-to-day life. Local govern-

ments provide public safety (i.e. sheriffs and firefighters), fix streets, trim trees, en-force city codes that help maintain proper-ty value, and provide programs that benefit the people within their jurisdictions.

Cities are usually the only level of gov-ernment that regularly balances their bud-gets. This practice of fiscal responsibility is becoming more difficult because of raids like what the State has already done. The State has taken away $1.5 million dollars from Artesia’s budget and redevelopment funds.

While Measure M is a small fix to a much bigger problem, it is an important start. It is a reasonable measure and only updates an antiquated system. Measure M is endorsed by local business leaders and law enforcement.

Letter to the Editor

Senator McGovern’s Lasting Legacy

Dear Editor,

Last Sunday, we lost former U.S. Sena-tor George McGovern. Although

many will recall his disastrous 1972 loss to Richard Nixon and his subsequent leader-ship in getting us out of Vietnam, his truly lasting legacy will be his war on hunger and malnutrition.

In 1977, following extensive public hearings, McGovern’s Senate Select Com-mittee on Nutrition and Human Needs published Dietary Goals for the United States, a precursor to today’s Dietary Guidelines. It marked the first time that a U.S. government document recommended

reduced meat consumption.The meat industry forced the Commit-

tee to destroy all copies of the report and to remove the offending recommendation from a new edition. It then abolished the Committee, voted McGovern out of office, and warned government bureaucrats nev-er to challenge meat consumption again. (Food Politics by Marion Nestle, 2007).

Yet, after 35 years of studies linking meat consumption with elevated risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and other killer diseases, the MyPlate icon, repre-senting USDA’s current Dietary Guide-lines for Americans, recommends vegeta-bles, fruits, and grains, but never mentions meat, and shunts dairy off to one side. (www.choosemyplate.gov/).

And it all started with one brave sena-tor from South Dakota.

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Rush Solutions Make for Bad Policy

Dear Editor,

As reported in the LCCNs, the Arte-sia Counsel is considering drastic

change regarding periodic conflicts over the public parking site directly across the street from city hall. Driven by a protest by the Lion’s Club over the lack of parking for their recent pancake breakfast, because the parishioners of Holy Family gobbled them up, the matter was set before city hall. According to the LCCN report, the solutions proposed are extreme: prohibit-ing parishioners from parking at any time and fining violators, building barriers be-tween the church and the parking, install-ing parking meters, etc. Hopefully, cooler heads will prevail.

A cardinal rule of conflict resolution is never to start with the solutions first. The right way to resolve a conflict is to first define the values and goals of the parties

involved rather than scrambling for solu-tions to an ill-defined problem. In this case, I would guess all parties would se-lect adequate parking when they need it as their highest goal. Other values might include minimal cost impact to city hall, continued high utilization of an asset (the parking lot), and a way to prevent future conflict.

Once the goals of the concerned par-ties are defined, creative ways should be sought to achieve everyone’s goals and values. The solution that best solves the problem, with the least negative impact, is most often the resolution that ends the conflict. In this case, the simplest solu-tion might be an open parking policy (first come first parked) with exceptions. Autho-rized Artesia organizations could schedule exclusive parking rights, via a permit, for an authorized event, such as a fundraiser. Once a permit was issued, signs could be posted to the entrance to the parking lot notifying the public that the parking is re-stricted to patrons for the event with fines going to violators. The city would only need to enforce the parking code on those rare occasions when a permitted event was in progress rather than 24/7. The simplest solution that adequately solves a problem is often the best solution.

Charles Sooter

Los Cerritos Community Newspaper en-dorses the following candidates, prop-ositions and measures in the November

6 General Election. Regardless who you support, the most important thing is that you express your American right and Vote.

President and Vice President of the United States: Re Elect Barack Obama and Joe Biden US Senator: Re Elect Dianne FeinsteinLos Angeles County District Attorney: Elect Jackie Lacey US Congress, 38th District: Re Elect Rep. Linda T. SanchezState Assembly, 57th District: Ian CalderonState Assembly, 58th District: Patricia Kotze-RamosState Assembly, 63rd District: Anthony RendonProposition 30: YESProposition 32: NOProposition 37: YESProposition 38: YES

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEASURE J: NO Taxpayers of LA County don’t need another half cent sales tax tacked on them for the next 30 years in the name of so-called “transportation improvements.”

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEASURE A: NO The Los Angeles County Assessor should remain an elected position. Having politicians involved in any future selection process of a position so important to every resident is totally unacceptable.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEASURE B: NO Los Angeles County government officials has no business in policing adult film performers to see if they are wearing condoms, plain and simple.

CERRITOS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Area 1: Robert “Bob” Arthur Arthur deserves another term on the Cerritos College Board of Trustees, but we urge Arthur to focus on the needs of struggling

students who are in cannot get the classes they need in a reasonable time frame. Area 2: Carmen Avalos Carmen Avalos is a former Trustee, and her election will ensure a strong voice of change that is deeply needed.Area 3: Jeanne Mc Hatton LCCN endorses Catton in a very close race. We are equally impressed with the leadership her opponent Bellflower educator John Paul Dryer who would bring a lot to the Board of Trustees if elected. The voters can’t lose with either one of these two candidates.Area 4: Marisa K. Perez Voters need to elect Perez for Cerritos College Board of Trustee. She is well rounded and has worked in the President-Superintendent’s office at Long Beach City College, was an associate director of Domestic Policy in the White House and served three years at the Office of Budgeting and Planning in the State of Texas. She will be a huge voice for the community of Hawaiian Gardens and East Lakewood.Area 6: Dr. Sandra Salazar Dr. Sandra Salazar will have the courage to end the abuse created by current

and former Cerritos College Trustees who have cashed in on taxpayer funded medical insurance policies for cash in their pockets. Salazar will be a strong advocate for Norwalk and Cerritos residents. We urge her support and election.CERRITOS COLLEGE MEASURE G: NO Cerritos College Job Training and College Transfer Measure. This measure is ill advised and will add more than $350,000,000.00 in bond obligations to local taxpayers for the next generation to pay off. Cerritos College taxpayers still owe money from the last bond measure just a few years back.

LA MIRADA MEASURE I: YES The Voters of La Mirada are urged to support Measure I. The City Council unanimously declared a Fiscal Emergency in February due to declining revenues and the elimination of Redevelopment Agencies. This will raise the local sales tax by one percent. La Mirada is a great community and it needs to attract more high-end businesses in the future to expand its sagging revenue stream.

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Asian American Political PollBy Rico Dizon

Although 43% of Asian Americans support President Barack Obama only 24% are for Mitt Romney, Filipino Ameri-cans appear to represent the biggest group among Asian Americans that is pro Re-publican, a niche held before by the Viet-namese Americans.

This is if we agree with the National

Asian American Survey (NAAS) released on Oct. 8 and posted by Rodel Rodis in his column “Telltale Signs,” Philippine News, Oct. 19-25, 2012.

In a significant shift from prior surveys the poll revealed that among the 396 Fili-pinos interviewed by telephone, 27per cent identified themselves as registered Repub-licans while 24 per cent said they were registered Democrats. Forty five per cent claimed to be independent or non-parti-sans. The data is extracted from a base to-tal of 3,034 Asian American respondents.

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While much focus and attention has been placed upon the presidential race and some key propositions for

Californians, those aren’t the only contests on the ballot come Nov. 6. Five seats for the Cerritos College Board of Trustees are up for grabs, and for the first time since the College opened its doors more than 50 years ago, those seats will no longer be elected on an “at large” basis; this Novem-ber, trustees will be elected “by area.”

The Cerritos College Faculty Federa-tion (CCFF), the official bargaining and representation unit for the college’s full and part time faculty, conducted candidate forums in partnership with the Associated Students of Cerritos College to give facul-ty, staff and students a chance to see, hear and question all candidates.

Afterwards, the CCFF surveyed fac-ulty, held internal discussions, and has made its official endorsements in the five separate areas where trustees are up for

election.In Area 1, the contest is between incum-

bent Bob Arthur and challenger Leonard Zuniga. CCFF has endorsed Mr. Arthur. At the faculty-student sponsored forum, Mr. Arthur acknowledged part time facul-ty contributions, and has publicly support-ed paying part timers both for one office hour a week as well as for participation in ancillary activities not specifically related to teaching.

Further, Mr. Arthur is in favor of real-locating faculty’s summer pro rata pay into the regular salary schedule so that the col-lege can continue to offer students much-needed courses in the summer at a much-reduced cost to the District. CCFF is also hopeful that Mr. Arthur will recognize and acknowledge the good-will gesture of many faculty who have voluntarily chosen to leave the top-tier health plan offered by the District and enrolled in a cheaper, less-er plan as a way to save the District money

in these economic times.In Area 2, the contest is between in-

cumbent Tom Jackson and former Trustee Carmen Avalos. CCFF has endorsed Mr. Jackson. Many respondents in our survey cited the fact that Mr. Jackson should get our endorsement because he is a former faculty member and has the understand-ings of the daily ins-and-outs of faculty duties and responsibilities. Mr. Jackson is also highly visible at District and col-lege events. Many of our faculty liked seeing Mr. Jackson at faculty and student sponsored events, such as speaker series or current issue debates. Faculty noted especially Mr. Jackson’s vote for “Plan 2” of the redistricting map when the Board voted to move from at large elections to by area elections. He cast a vote for the most representative plan, and by doing so, dem-onstrated that he is more concerned about fairness than politics or ideology. We also believe Mr. Jackson is solely focused on

Cerritos College Faculty Federation Endorses Cerritos Board CandidatesCerritos College, without a second elected position to think about, and without ambi-tion for higher office.

In Area 3, the contest is between ap-pointed incumbent Jean McHatton and challenger John Paul Drayer. This was a tough decision and a very close contest ac-cording to our surveys. Both candidates are likeable, reasonable, and well versed on educational issues; both have deep roots in education. Mrs. McHatton was a former teacher and principal, a director of curriculum, and has been extremely active on the college’s Foundation Board. Mr. Drayer has taught in both Bellflower and Los Angeles Unified and is a community activist; his entire family attended Cerri-tos College at one time or another. How-ever, CCFF has chosen to endorse Mrs. McHatton because she has experience as a Trustee and has demonstrated, in her short time as a board member that she is willing to reach out to and work with all constitu-encies on campus.

In Area 4, the contest is between in-cumbent Dr. Ted Edmiston and challenger Marisa Perez. CCFF has endorsed Mrs. Perez. While CCFF appreciates Dr. Edm-iston’s service to the college – and espe-cially his past leadership in the realm of instructional technology – one look at Mrs. Perez’ resume and it is apparent Mrs. Perez will make a fine Trustee. She has a long and impressive professional history of working in and with municipalities and other organizations that are very similar to a college district. She has worked as an advisor in the administrations of a former Governor, a former President, and locally, for former LA Mayor Richard Riordan as well as current Mayor Antonio Villaraigo-sa. Most of her work has been in the area of budgetary planning and budget analy-sis, a skillset (and a wealth of experience) that is much needed in a Trustee at Cer-ritos College right now.

In Area 6, the contest is between in-cumbent Dr. Tina Cho and challenger Dr. Sandra Salazar. CCFF has given a dual endorsement in this race. We like both candidates and feel they will both repre-sent the college well; therefore, we have officially endorsed both Dr. Cho as well as Dr. Salazar. Our faculty favors Dr. Cho for her advocacy on behalf of faculty in recent years, and for her courage to ask difficult questions in discussions at board meetings. We like Dr. Salazar because of her constant focus on student success, her wanting to use this position as a way to ensure other underserved students get the opportunities she had, and finally, her own lived experience as a first generation college student. While our endorsing both may seem atypical, none wanted to sup-port one over the other, and none wanted to let either go without support.


[See MEDIA CENTER page 8]

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In a letter dated Oct. 31, 2011 Hager as-serted the agreement she and the Founda-tion had made with Mrs. Hu and the ABC Cabinet was that Grace Hu’s name would be prominently displayed on the building and in the main lobby area. Because con-struction had not yet begun, no official move to name the building was made.

PULIDO RECOMMENDATIONThe controversy about naming the Me-

dia Facility arose when City Councilman and former school board member Mark Pulido and some alumni put forward the name of the late Bob Beal, Whitney’s first principal.

Pulido wanted the Center should be named in his honor. The councilman was very vocal about the naming and said Beal was principal when he was a student at Whitney and students of his generation have fond memories of him. Pulido held a large rally promoting the former principal be so honored.

Hager responded the building should focus on Whitney’s current and future students not the past. “I think people who have played important roles in Whitney’s history should be remembered, but not through this project.” She said the focus of this project is to help Whitney students stay competitive in the modern world of tech-nology and entertainment (graphic arts, computer programming, film masking, performing arts etc) to support them with the tools and academic skills they need to continue into their best math colleges. The idea is to broaden their elective classes and programs to be offered.”

Hager asserted that Beal had nothing to do with this vision and knew nothing of the best match of philosophy so his name on the project did not make sense. Why not name the gym after him or the MPR? she asked.

The Whitney Foundation also contend-

area.In discussions with District officials,

Mrs. Hu said she told Dr. Sieu if the Dis-trict was not going to honor its commit-ment to name the Center after her then her donation should be returned.

In a letter to Dr. Sieu dated Aug. 14, 2012 Mrs. Hu wrote, “I have worked with the District to resolve this issue, but no ac-tion has taken place. I was never informed regarding any Board Policy regarding the naming of the facility. In fact, the District has had several months to form a commit-tee and resolve the issue. To date, nothing has been done.

In addition to the $750,000 Mrs. Hu had also offered to help the school raise an ad-ditional $250,000 that was needed to equip the center. She also said she had planned establish a foundation that would provide the Multimedia Center with a continuous source of maintenance funding.

In a letter to Dr. Sieu dated Aug. 14, 2012 Mrs. Hu requested a meeting to discuss her $750,000 commitment to Whitney and to clarify Dr. Sieu’s statement that Whitney’s former Principal Dr. Patricia Hager had no authority to propose any agreement.

According to Ms.. Hager, she did not act independently. She stated she had dis-cussed the agreement with then Super-intendent Dr. Gary Smuts and was given specific directions.

Mrs. Hu said she was never informed regarding any Board Policy regarding the naming of the facility. She said the District had several months to form a committee and resolve the issue, but “nothing hap-pened”. She told the District if it couldn’t find a way to expedite and follow through with the agreement, she would like her contribution to be returned.

Angel Aceituno, 18, a known local gang member was arrested

at Hermosillo Park

By Randy Economy

The annual City of Norwalk Arturo Sanchez Sr. Halloween Parade ended in violence Saturday afternoon after a known gang member allegedly pulled out a firearm and pointed it at a Norwalk Sher-iff’s Deputy in a park where the event had concluded earlier in the day.

According to Captain Patrick Max-well of the Norwalk Station, the officer involved shooting incident took place at around 3 p.m. at the 11900 block of 162nd Street. Maxwell told Los Cerritos Com-munity Newspaper that Deputies observed “a group of male individuals” gathering at the north end of Hermosillo Park when they approached the group, a suspect bran-dished a handgun.

“Detectives have learned that deputies observed several gang members congre-gating in the area. When the deputies ap-proached them in their patrol vehicle they ran away,” said Deputy Don Walker said in a statement.

“The deputies’ attention was drawn to the suspect who was running away while holding his hand to his waistband and fol-lowed him in their patrol car. The suspect stopped, turned toward the deputies and pointed a handgun at them. Fearing for their safety, the deputies’ struck the sus-pect with their patrol vehicle,” said Walk-er.

“The suspect fell, got up and ran, while still holding the handgun in his waistband. The deputies got out of their car and a brief foot pursuit ensued. The suspect turned toward the deputies again and pointed his gun at them. In fear for their lives, both deputies fired their weapons at the suspect, striking him in the upper torso,” Deputy Walker told Los Cerritos Community Newspaper.

The name of the suspect arrested is Angel Aceituno, 18, and according to law enforcement officials he is “a known gang member.”

Maxwell confirmed that a gun was recovered at the scene from the sus-pect. ”Hermosillo Park was immediately cleared, and was immediately closed,” Maxwell said.

Maxwell also told LCCN that more than 50 Deputies from surrounding law enforcement agencies responded to Her-mosillo Park to assist in the operation.

“The suspect is a confirmed known gang member,” said Maxwell. The name of the suspect has not been released. He is described an 18-year-old male Hispanic and was transported to an area hospital where his condition is not believed to be life threatening.

At the time of the incident, hundreds of local high school marching band and drill team members who participated in the day long event were receiving trophies and awards at a concert shelter on the opposite side of the park.

At least four Members of the Norwalk City Council were participating in the awards ceremony when the shooting un-folded.

Deputy Guillermina Saldana with the Media Division of LASD said “whenever an Officer Involved Shooting occurs and it results in the wounding of a suspect, mul-tiple independent investigations immedi-ately begin at the scene.”

“A separate investigation by the Of-fice of the Los Angeles County District Attorney in addition to investigations by Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau and Internal Affairs Bureau. Attorneys with the Los Angeles Office of Independent Review also respond to the scene and have full ac-cess to the facts known to the Sheriff’s De-partment throughout every phase of these investigations. Once concluded, every aspect of the shooting is reviewed by the Sheriff’s Executive Force Review Com-mittee,” Saldana said.

Arturo Sanchez Halloween Festival Marred By Shooting

JERRY BERNSTEIN PHOTOCelebrating his 17th year in office with an Oktoberfest Birthday Celebration abroad the Queen Mary, Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe thanked his staff and his wife Julie and family for their support in his re-election to the Board of Supervisors for another term. He said, “By working together the Board tries to solve the county’s prob-lems. “No matter what the state and federal issues are, our job is to be there for you,” he asserted. Among Cerritos supporters attending the affair were (l-r) Melinda Kimsey, Bob Buell, Supervisor Knabe, Melanie Broad, and George Ray.

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including people are holding onto their money and not spending it. However, con-sumer confidence is on the rise. The Con-gresswoman said an example is the city of Cerritos where the economic indicators are up.

Sanchez said she was talking to an auto dealer in Cerritos Auto Square. He said for the second straight year sales in new and used cars are up and the month of June, July and August of this year were good. “When people are buying and leasing new cars, you know they have more confidence in the economy,” she asserted, “but we still have a long way to go.” She noted that three years ago Detroit was on the verge of collapse when the congress came to it rescue. “I guarantee the Cerritos Auto Square would be doing as well if the auto makers had been allowed to go under.”

She said four years ago the country was in the worst recession since the Great Depressions in the 1930’s. “We were los-ing 800,000 jobs a month. “Fortunately, we did not have a complete meltdown and were able to turn it around.” She said in the last 2 1/2 years 500,000 jobs have been created, but we have to do more to support small business to keep that progress mov-ing.

Sanchez said congress has taken its eyes off of small business, Unfortunately what we have seen in this congress is the lack of compromise. She accused the House majority (Republicans) did not want us to fill our obligations. “I ask you as a small business owner, would you expect your business to grow if you did not pay your bills? She stated that unless Congress can legislate, across the board spending cuts would go into effect Jan. 1, 2013 under a compromise agreed to earlier this year when the national debt had to be raised. Many economists have predicted, she said, if these budget cuts go into effect the effect on the economy will be disastrous.

“Last year I voted against a bill that called for $1 trillion in budget cuts for national security and domestic spending. “I voted against it because the cuts would decimate our national recovery. I stand here today and promise you I will contin-ue to work in a bipartisan manner that will responsibly reduce our deficit and protect our national security.” She alluded to the difficulty in finding partners on the other side of the aisle willing to work with her.

Sanchez said, “The economy is re-covering. Many people are still walking around in a funk, believing the economy is getting worse when it actually is getting better. We’re making progress but some-times we have to remind ourselves that it is going to take time for a full recovery. “ She added, “We can get back on track if this congress will focus on its job and help our small businesses.

ed it should be named after Grace Hu who contributed the seed money needed to get the State Grant.

At the Nov. 8, 2011 school board meet-ing Dr. Gary Smuts denied that his cabinet had given its approval about naming the building after Mrs. Hu. “Only the school board can give that approval. “he stated.

However, Hager reiterated the ABC Cabinet had approved the agreement she made with Mrs. Hu that Mrs. Hu’s name would be prominently displayed on the building and in the main lobby area.

She ended her letter by saying that Grace Hu and her donation, in her and the Foundation’s opinion should be respected because without those two entities, there would be nothing to discuss.

MEDIA CENTERContinued from page 7

JERRY BERNSTEIN PHOTOMembers of the Artesia Chamber of Commerce attending the monthly Cerritos Cham-ber Business Networking Luncheon were (l-r) Sgt. Ciro Racowschi, Artesia Planning Director Okina Dor, Sug Kitahara, Artesia Chamber President Manu Patel, Lee Piffer, Cerritos Commander Joe Gonzales, and George Ray.

JERRY BERNSTEIN PHOTOCerritos Chamber Executive Director Scott Smith, Guest Speaker Congresswoman Lin-da Sanchez, and Chamber President Linda Frisbey at the monthly Business Networking Luncheon held Oct. 24 at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel.


Q: What have you accomplished this past year?

A: It has taken many months to develop a common vision as well as an infrastruc-ture of support and cooperation among the many partners it takes to address such a serious issue. We also have established strategic relationships with other collabo-rators, including UCLA. In addition, we have started pursuing grant opportunities. Besides the City of Hawaiian Gardens and ABC Unified School District, we also have had preliminary discussions with St. Peter Channel Church. We are very excited by the opportunity to work with this church. They serve about 5,000 community mem-bers and are very open to any program that will help the community. As one example, we will be working hand-in-hand with them to address with their community the importance and advantages of breast-feeding. There are many scientific studies that demonstrate a reduction in childhood obesity by up to 20 percent resulting from breastfeeding alone. Our educational pro-gram will address many of the myths and prejudices regarding breastfeeding. Local collaboration is the key to the long-term success of this campaign.

Q: How serious is the issue?A: In the U.S. and in southern Cali-

fornia, childhood obesity is a very serious health issue. As a health care professional, I believe we can significantly reduce or possibly even stop the escalating trend of childhood obesity if we can all work together -- in the schools, churches, city, local hospital, medical community and home, to implement a plan of action. The reason this is so critical is that children who are obese tend to stay that way and if there is no intervention, their overall

health will suffer serious adverse conse-quences. The time is now and the reason is that it may save lives.

Q: What types of outreach or inter-vention is necessary to address the is-sue?

A: We must begin in the home and in the schools. Activate Hawaiian Gardens provides the platform to begin our cam-paign with kindergarten children as well as their parents, friends and family mem-bers. Educational programs about healthy eating, food selection, shopping choices, cooking, and alternatives to junk food. We are especially proud that our educational sessions for the parents of our kindergar-ten student will include psychological tools and strategies that will help parents to overcome barriers to a healthy lifestyle. A special part of our program will help parents and kids to reduce screen time, be it TV, video games or computer. We have begun discussions with the UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health, which has experience in this type of educational out-reach effort. I look forward to our collabo-ration with them in this landmark project.

Q: Why kindergarteners?A: We must start with the youngest au-

dience possible, so that as they age, they carry their newfound knowledge forward and help influence those behind them, ahead of them, their peers and family members. We have spent more than one year researching successful and not-so suc-cessful obesity outreach programs from all over the country and have reviewed many scientific studies to determine our specific tactics.

Q: How has the community respond-ed to your plan?

A: All of our community key stake-holders, including the City of Hawaiian Gardens, ABC Unified School District and leadership and physicians at Tri-City Re-

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Copy of Franco’s Voter Registration form showing changing address from Cecilia to Raviller in Downey in 2010.

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less than two weeks. His three op-ponents are Attorney Alex Saab, Businessman Gabriel Orozco, and Attorney Ricardo Perez.

According to a recent candidate mailer obtained by LCCN, Franco boasts to voters that he has lived in Downey for six years from 2007 to 2012.

But voting documents show that Franco registered to vote un-der his Downey address in August of 2010, three years after he moved into Downey.

Further, records confirm that Franco voted as a Downey resident in the city of Downey only in the past two years, from 2010 to 2012. For the four previous years, he vot-ed in the nearby city of Bell Gar-dens while residing at the Downey address.

Franco is a former City Coun-cilman in Bell Gardens.

"This is troubling for Downey that someone (Franco) is running

for elected office has been vot-ing elsewhere while he obviously claimed residency in Downey,” said Saab.

“I am confident that the Downey voters will see through this veil of deceit from Mr. Franco. From the many things that have been report-ed on Mr. Franco, from his $12,500 in campaign violations to his pur-chase of a city-subsidized home in Bell Gardens and bypassing 300 needy families to benefit him, this appears to be just the tip of the ice-berg for him,” Saab told LCCN in a written statement on Thursday.

“I don't think we even want to know what lies beneath the sur-face. Again, I am confident that Downey voters will know what's best for Downey and will make an informed decision accordingly this Nov 6," Saab concluded.

Also lashing out against Franco was opponent Orozco: “Its voter fraud, plain and simple, and he may have committed a felony in my book.”

“I first started having reserva-tions about Mr. Franco when we

noticed that a majority of his do-nors were from outside Downey, from the city of Huntington Park, and most of these donors are direct political allies of Assessor John Noguez,” Orozco told LCCN.

Noguez was still in a county jail cell as of Thursday night facing dozens of felony counts of money laundering, fraud and other charges in the largest political corruption case in the history of LA County.

“I think Mr. Franco needs to withdraw from this campaign, based upon the information Los Cerritos Community Newspaper has been able to prove about his residency,” Orozco said.

Several calls into Franco by LCCN have not been returned as of 2 p.m. on Thursday.

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One of the most important choices voters will have on Tuesday, No-vember 6th is the election a new

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Of the two candidates running to re-place Cooley, Los Cerritos Community Newspaper is proud to endorse Jackie Lac-ey for District Attorney.

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Those two had a big hand in the fourth quarter of last Friday night’s critical foot-ball game as Artesia scored 23 points in the fourth quarter and rallied to stun host Bellflower 35-27 at Ron Yary Stadium. Galan rushed for 168 yards on 26 carries, including a huge 24-yard gain on fourth and one to end the third quarter, and Ro-driguez added 124 yards on 11 touches and scored a pair of one-yard touchdowns in the final stanza.

“We really instill on them that when the fourth quarter starts, I don’t care what the score is,” Veach said. “We need to play harder than the other team. Once we got to the fourth quarter, I started seeing the kids get up for the fourth quarter and they started chanting ‘fourth quarter, our quar-ter’. Right there I knew we were going to be in this thing.”

It was the biggest fourth quarter rally for the Pioneers (2-6 overall, 1-3 in league) in well over 10 years. In fact, Artesia scored more than 23 points twice last sea-son and only once in 2010.The victory also equaled the total from the past three sea-sons combined.

With Bellflower leading 27-12, Galan tossed a seven-yard pass to Rodriguez to open the fourth quarter. Two plays later, Galan rushed for eight yards before sel-dom-used sophomore Vincent Brown scored his first varsity touchdown from six yards out. The two-point conversion failed but that was just the beginning.

Senior Semaj Lewis would recover the ensuing onside kick from junior Ari Claro and the Pioneers were 41 yards away from another touchdown. But after seven plays, the drive stalled at the 19-yard line and Ar-tesia had to settle for a 36-yard field goal from Claro, making it 27-21 with 7:13 re-maining in the game.

Bellflower finally got to work on of-fense but was forced to punt after three plays went for two yards. Artesia got the ball at its own 34-yard line and Rodriguez busted loose for a 57-yard gain, followed by an eight-yard run from Galan. On the next play, Rodriguez put his team in front for good with 3:28 left.

“There’s not a whole lot you can say about [Cristian],” Veach said. “He’s so tal-ented, he’s so good and he’s such a smart football player. He’s unbelievable.”

With plenty of time to drive down the field for a potential game-winning score, the Buccaneers went to its star running back Ryan Hunley, who had a pair of gains totaling 22 yards. But on the second of those two carries, he fumbled after being hit by junior defensive back Jose Soto. The ball was recovered by sophomore defensive back Jaydan Logan but Hunley remained down on the turf for an extended amount of time after junior safety Tytus Simmons hit Hunley’s helmet with his knee. Eventu-ally, Hunley had to be removed from the field in an ambulance. Rodriguez would ice the game with his second touchdown with 32 seconds left. In all, the Pioneers forced three fumbles, this coming a week after Bellflower recovered three second half fumbles at Norwalk.

“We went into this year saying we wanted to cut back on the big plays,” Veach said. “We took someone out of the box and went to a 4-3. We tried to keep an extra safety in there. It got better every week. That three and out was huge.”

Hunley helped give the Buccaneers a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter as he touched the ball on the nine of the first 10 plays of the game, picking up 52 yards. That led to a one-yard bootleg score from Swain Williams. Artesia countered that with a three-yard touchdown pass from Galan to junior wide receiver Troy Daniels. But the extra point was blocked by Royce Moananu, who would have two of them in the first half.

Soto recovered a fumble late in the first quarter and the Pioneers turned that into a two-yard touchdown run from Galan with 8:38 left in the half. Galan had 114 yards on the ground before halftime and was also nine of 17 for 68 yards. Galan is the second-leading passer in the league with 996 yards 13 touchdowns and the fifth-leading rusher with 682 yards and five touchdowns.

“It seemed like every time we went out there [on offense], he made the right decision,” Veach said. “He’s been a starter for three years, so that helps. After seeing him go from a sophomore who basically wanted to stand back, throw the football and not ever take off and run to now, this

year…he keeps us in every game. His de-cision making has gotten better since his sophomore year.”

Hunley put his team in the lead again with a 34-yard score less than two minutes after Galan’s touchdown. Then Hunley ac-counted for all 50 yards on seven carries to increase Bellflower’s lead to 20-12 with 5:43 left in the third quarter. Hunley, who was a workhorse against Norwalk with 264 yards on 44 carries, had 244 yards on 28 carries against Artesia and is second in the league with 1,319 yards and 13 touch-downs.

“We told them No. 21 is the best run-ning back you’ll see all year and [Bell-flower] knows he’s the best running back,” Veach said. “They’re going to give him the ball as much as they can.”

After a 17-yard touchdown from Johna-than Turner made it 27-12, the Bucs were looking for more but junior lineman Lene Lauti recovered an onside kick, which led to Artesia comeback over the last 13 min-utes of the game. In fact, Bellflower would run only eight more plays the remainder of the game.

“Lene recovering that onside kick was huge,” Veach said. “We did something that they did last week against Norwalk and it’s a tough thing to guard against because it’s the way they start shifting around. You don’t know if they’re going to kick it to the short side or the long side. We prepared for it. They got us with it earlier in the game but then at halftime we went over every-thing again.”

Artesia will have tonight off as the re-sult of a forfeit victory against Cerritos, which now gives the Pioneers a 3-6 mark overall and 2-3 in the circuit. Veach and others will scout the John Glenn-Norwalk game tonight as the Pioneers will host Glenn on Nov. 2. The Pioneers are still alive for a playoff spot as the season could end with three teams finishing tied for third place with 3-3 league records. If that should happen, a coin flip would be needed to determine who goes into the playoffs as the automatic third place representative. Last three meetings between Artesia and Glenn have been decided by no more than six points with the Eagles winning the last two. Since 1998, Artesia has a 5-2 home record against Glenn, the best home mark against any league team in the past 14 sea-sons.

“We’ll get ready for Glenn,” Veach said. “I told the kids after the game we have two weeks to prepare for Glenn and this is a team that record-wise is similar to us. They have a great player over there in [senior running back] Steven Reed and you have to prepare for him. We don’t want to end the season with a loss.”

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High school volleyball teams celebrate in their own ways after a victory, then there’s the way La Mirada celebrated

following its come from behind win over Cerritos this past Tuesday. The Matadores knew that they couldn’t win a Suburban League championship but they had their eyes on something that has eluded head coach Linda Reich and her teams since 2008-sec-ond place.

Since winning the league title in 2008, La Mirada had finished in third place up un-til now. And the 13-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-19, 15-8 victory over the host Lady Dons as-sured La Mirada of an excellent chance of second place. Afterwards, the team jumped up and down on its side of the court as if it had won a championship.

“It was really important,” Reich said. “It helps solidify second place; we don’t have it for sure. We haven’t taken second over Cer-ritos or Mayfair in three years. We knew we couldn’t win the [league] championship but we knew we could get a solid second if we played solid throughout the rest of the sea-son.”

The Matadores improved to 8-2 in league action and with a win over Bellflower on Oct. 25 can officially claim second place. For the defending co-league champion Lady Dons, they fell to 7-9 overall and 5-4 in the circuit. They were in fourth place and a game be-hind Norwalk, who they hosted on Oct. 25.

“Standings don’t really matter to me,” said Cerritos head coach Khanh Vo. “If you win it all, then it’s nice and great. But if you’re second, third or fourth, to me, as long

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Cerritos was leading two sets to one and had a 16-10 lead in the fourth set before Re-ich called a time out. Following an ace from Cerritos senior outside hitter Arnelle Duru, Nicole Springer’s kill gave La Mirada the momentum it needed for the remainder of the match. Her kill was the first of six straight points and 15 of the final 17 points of the set. Springer would have four kills and an ace that landed inches from the back line to end the set while Sara Hickman added three kills as part of those final 15 points.

“At that timeout I reminded the girls that Cerritos is about to take our chance of second place by ourselves away if we don’t turn the game around right now,” Reich said. “They wanted it that bad. They don’t want to be third behind Cerritos and Mayfair again. We have to have some type of little platform to work for and I’m proud of them.”

After the Lady Dons went ahead 3-1 in the fifth set, it was all La Mirada as it scored the next four points and never trailed again. Cerritos got to within 6-5 on a kill from se-nior middle blocker Bali Leffall Young and 10-6 on her 11th and last kill of the match.

Cerritos jumped out to a command-ing 13-3 lead in the first set on the strength of Duru (seven kills), Leffall Young (two blocks) and junior libero Rachael Fitterer (three aces). Throughout the set, La Mirada was unable to score more than three consec-utive points at any time but turned it around in the second set and led the entire way with the exception of two ties at 3-3 and 10-10. With La Mirada clinging to a 20-18 lead, Springer put down a kill, then served two straight aces to give the visitors that edge to tie the match.

“It was fundamentals; it just happened,” Reich said of the first set. “Their tough serv-ing took us out of our game and then we fi-

nally got out of that rotation, but it was just catch-up from there. They did it to us. We had a lot of errors, but Cerritos was tough. They were hitting the ball well and blocking the ball well in that first game. But we knew we couldn’t just roll over and we didn’t.”

La Mirada was poised to go up two sets to one and led 22-20. But a kill from junior outside hitter Mariah Gonzalez allowed her to serve the final four points of the set, which included a pair of aces and a kill plus another kill from Duru. Duru (three kills), Gonzalez (three kills), Leffall Young (three kills) and some timely serving helped spark the big lead in the fourth set. Duru had three aces and sophomore setter Kaitlyn Bales added two aces.

This was the second time this season that Cerritos had squandered a chance to defeat La Mirada and stay close to Mayfair in the standings. On Sept. 27, Cerritos won the first two sets, then scored 37points in the final three sets as La Mirada rallied for the win. La Mirada’s season sweep was the first time since 2008 it had accomplished that feat against Cerritos.

“In the first match, their two middles went off against us because I had Arnelle playing on the right instead of the left,” Vo said. “Today, their wings went off because we couldn’t figure out how to close the gaps on the defense. Credit to La Mirada. They beat us two different ways.”

Hickman led La Mirada with 16 kills while Valerie Montoya added 13 kills. For the Lady Dons, Duru had 23 kills followed by 16 from Gonzalez and 11 from Leffall Young. The rest of the team had two kills.

“The downfall with this new lineup is that I put a lot of pressure on Kaitlyn to find Mariah because Mariah is in the front row by herself in two rotations,” Vo said. “If we can serve and pass, we win. We didn’t serve and pass.”

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La Mirada will end the regular season at Norwalk on Monday while Cerritos will participate in the Chadwick Tournament on Saturday, visit Mayfair on Monday and host last place John Glenn on Wednesday before jumping into the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section Division III-AA playoffs.

“I told them there are pros and cons to everything,” Vo said. “The way they ap-proached [this match] was poor and I didn’t like the way they approached…not agree-ing with calls, especially in the last game. It comes with the territory when you have brand new players on the right side. I thought overall we fought pretty hard but we didn’t figure out little details of the game.”

Dr. Lucinda Aborn making an accep-tance Dean of Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) at Cerritos College, received the 2012 Professional Recognition Award from the California Association for Higher Education and Disability (CAPED) during the 37th annual conference held in Sacramento on October 9.

The Professional Recognition Award recognizes outstanding achievement and contributions on the part of a CAPED mem-ber to the education for students with dis-abilities.

Dr. Aborn has worked in the field of dis-ability services for over 20 years. She has also worked at El Camino College and Cali-fornia State University, Northridge.

The CAPED Professional Recognition award recognizes Dr. Aborn's contributions to her profession by publishing numerous articles and presentations at conferences such as at the International Association on Higher Education and Disability, Innsbruck, Austria in 2010. Most recently, Dr. Aborn contributed to the writing of the Distance Education Accessibility Guidelines 2010 for the California Community College Chancel-lor's Office.

Dr. Aborn has been recognized many times for her outstanding work and ac-complishments. She received El Camino College's Distinguished Woman Award in 2002 and was honored by Manhattan Beach Unified School District with the Visionary

Award in 1997 for her work in High School Transition Services.

In order to better serve students with dis-abilities, Dr. Aborn has secured grants for the college in excess of $4.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education: TRIO Student Support Services, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OS-ERS) Rehabilitation Services Administra-tion (ARA), Funds for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education (FIPSE), and a Fulbright International Collaborative Grant with the University of Silesia, Poland.

Dr. Aborn served as the President of CAPED from 2004-2006. The award is a testament to her commitment to serving in-dividuals with disabilities.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES

AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE/WORKING CAPITAL

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

Total Functional Net Expenditures /

Expenditures Revenues (Excess) Revenues

Expenditures Net of Functional Revenues:

General Government 15,491,359$ 120,982$ 15,370,377$

Public Safety 15,631,440 2,171,342 13,460,098

Transportation 8,110,957 4,185,746 3,925,211

Community Development 4,659,458 2,105,495 2,553,963

Health 4,373,009 109,407 4,263,602

Culture and Leisure 19,230,061 7,073,780 12,156,281

Public Utilities 15,872,678 13,869,289 2,003,389

Other 400,158 263,818 136,340

TOTAL Exp/Rev/Net Expenditues 83,769,120$ 29,899,859$ 53,869,261$

General Revenues:

Taxes 33,677,708$

Licenses and Permits -

Fines and Forfeitures 695,476

Revenue from Use of Money and Property 12,151,228

Intergovernmental State 56,873

Intergovernmental County -

Other Taxes In-Lieu -

Other -

TOTAL General Revenues 46,581,285$

Excess / (Deficiency) of General

Revenue Over Net Expenditures (7,287,976)

Excess / (Deficiency) of Internal

Service Charges Over Expenses 83,673

Beginning Fund Balance / Working Capital 218,872,190

Extraordinary Item-Dissolution of CRA (10,457,099)

Additional Change in Working Capital 1,169,485

Ending Fund Balance / Working Capital 202,380,273$

Appropriation Limit as of Fiscal Year End 100,821,244$

Total Annual Appropriation Subject

to the Limit as of Fiscal Year End 32,881,460$

Note:

Published pursuant to Government Code section 40804 of the State of California by the City of Cerritos.

For further information, please call (562) 860-0311.

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 10/26/12

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 12-02188-3 Loan No: 0075867309 APN 7050-012-001 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED June 11, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On November 16, 2012, at 11:00 AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on June 18, 2007, as Instrument No. 20071459831 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA, executed by: GERARDO CARLOS WELTI AND ELIA WELTI, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Trustor, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, NA, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 11518 BERTHA ST, CER-RITOS, CA 90703-6706 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without cov-enant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining unpaid balance of the obligations secured by and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that cer-tain Deed of Trust (together with any modifications thereto). NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for pay-ing off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder`s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursu-ant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714.730.2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case 12-02188-3. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the In-ternet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations se-cured by the property to be sold and reasonable es-timated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $513,420.61 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. DATE: October 26, 2012 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSUR-ANCE COMPANY, TRUSTEE 135 Main Street, Suite 1900 San Francisco, CA 94105 415-247-2450 Jason Kane Authorized Signature SALE INFORMA-TION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.lp-sasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714.730.2727 A-4318266 10/26/2012, 11/02/2012, 11/09/2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 12-0063898 Doc ID #000778350712005N Title Order No. 12-0114012 Investor/Insurer No. 077835071 APN No. 8044-029-028 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/17/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by JI SUN LEE, A MAR-RIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROP-ERTY, dated 09/17/2004 and recorded 9/24/2004, as Instrument No. 04 2457851, in Book , Page , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los An-geles County, State of California, will sell on 11/19/2012 at 9:00AM, Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, Vineyard Ballroom at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 13972 RAMHURST DRIVE NO. 1, LA MIRADA, CA, 90638. The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid bal-ance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publica-tion of the Notice of Sale is $234,453.57. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank speci-fied in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encum-brances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or autho-rized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee's Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder's Office. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are consid-ering bidding on this property lien, you should under-stand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insur-ance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postpone-ments be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case TS No. 12-0063898. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the sched-uled sale. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. A-4304530 10/26/2012, 11/02/2012, 11/09/2012


gional Medical Center, an dof course your newspaper, have demonstrated overwhelm-ing support for Activate Hawaiian Gardens. It’s very important that all stakeholders work in concert with each other. The more people we speak to about the campaign, the more support we develop. But I am not sur-prised at the response to help from so many passionate people. This is indicative of the community. I am highly encouraged by our progress and confident that we will change these statistics in the years to come.

Q: What is the current status of Acti-vate Hawaiian Gardens?

A: Currently, we are working with ABC Unified to establish and prepare for imple-mentation of our educational programs. In this first year, our plan is to reach and educate the parents and teachers of our stu-dents. This provides the foundation for the coming years, when we will begin working with the students directly.

Q: Who is funding Activate Hawaiian

Gardens?A: To date, the cost of the planning, re-

search and development process has been born by Tri-City Regional Medical Cen-ter. We received our first grant/donation from Sam’s Club of Long Beach. I have to mention that the General Manager of Sam’s Club, Jim Black, is very supportive of Activate Hawaiian Gardens. I am happy and thankful to report that recently, the Irving Moskowitz Foundation also made a generous contribution to this effort. We extend our special thanks to Mrs. Cherna Moskowitz and David Moskowitz, M.D. for their support. This donation has helped fund our recent successful Community Health Fair and also will provide some pre-liminary seed money for the initial launch of this program, and to start submitting grant applications to fund our multi-year campaign.

Q: How can someone get more informa-tion about the program?

A: They may email me at [email protected]. Our website, www.activatehawaiiangardens.org will be online soon.

ACTIVATEContinued from page 9

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED PURCHASE OF DEPOSIT LIABILITIES

Notice is hereby given that First Choice Bank, 17414 Carmenita Road, Cerritos, California 90703, has filed with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation an application to purchase from Evergreen International Bank, deposits and related liabilities, which will be transferred to the main office of First Choice Bank in Cerritos upon close of the transaction.Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the Regional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its regional office, 25 Jessie Street at Ecker Square, Suite 2300, San Francisco, California 94105 not later than November 17, 2012, the 30th day following the date of the first required publication. The non-confidential portions of the application are on file at the Corporation's office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the non-confidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request.Published pursuant to Section 303.7(c) of the rules and regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

October 18, 2012 First Choice Bank Ms. Neena Bansil President and Chief Executive Officer

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/12

CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENSCITY COUNCIL

NOTICE OF AVAILABLITY OF

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES PROPOSAL FOR ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

FOR INSTALLATION OF BUS SHELTERS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS

Notice is hereby given that the City of Hawaiian Gardens invites sealed Professional Engineering Services Proposal pertaining to the item(s) listed below:

SEALED PROPOSALS DUE: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.LOCATION OF PROPOSALS DUE: City of Hawaiian GardensOffice of Community Development DirectorCommunity Development Department 21815 Pioneer Boulevard Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716SEALED PROPOSALS:

The city of Hawaiian Gardens invites sealed Professional Engineering Services Pro-posals for Engineering, Design and Construction Management Services to install six (6) new bus shelters and upgrade nine (9) existing bus shelters at various loca-tions in the City of Hawaiian Gardens and will receive such proposals in the office of Community Development Director in the Community Development Department, 21815 Pioneer Boulevard, Hawaiian Gardens, California 90716, up to the hour of 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2012.

Copies of the Proposal are available on the city’s website www.hgcity.org or from the City of Hawaiian Gardens, Community Development Department, 21815 Pio-neer Boulevard, Hawaiian Gardens. Should you have any questions regarding this project please contact the City of Hawaiian Gardens at (562) 420-2641, x 208 or 216.

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 10/26/12

Trustee Sale No. : 20110033500823 Title Order No.: 110310691 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/03/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/28/2007 as Instru-ment No. 20072008345 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: EVELYN P. RIBAS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of pay-ment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 11/08/2012 TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 12361 LA JARA LN, CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA 90703 APN#: 7024-001-040 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any li-ability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any , shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $463,378.84. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the under-signed a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale , and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this prop-erty lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, be-fore you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder 's office or a title in-surance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these re-sources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwide-posting.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 20110033500823. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: NATIONWIDE POSTING & PUBLICATION A DIVISION OF FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY 5005 WINDPLAY DRIVE, SUITE 1 EL DORADO HILLS, CA 95762-9334 916-939-0772 www.nationwidepost-ing.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 10/11/2012 NPP0209127 LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS 10/19/2012, 10/26/2012, 11/02/2012

T.S. No.: 2011-00998 Loan No.: 9900049997 APN: 7022-017-025 TRA No.: 02567 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/14/2005 UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEED-INGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reason-ably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Sunny Kim, an un-married woman, Beneficiary Name: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Clarion Mortgage Capital, Inc. Duly Appointed Trustee: Integrated Lender Services, a Delaware Corporation and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 06/22/2005, as Instru-ment No. 05-1467674, in book XXX, page XXX, of Of-ficial Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale: 11/16/2012, at 9:00 A.M. Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $450,421.04. The prop-erty heretofore is being sold "as is." The street Address or other common designation of real property is purported to be: 13906 Rose Street, Cerritos, CA 90703. As more fully described on said deed of Trust. A.P.N.: 7022-017-025. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the lo-cation of the property may be obtained by sending a writ-ten request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and deliv-ered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstand-ing liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this informa-tion. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Sec-tion 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (619) 590-1221 or visit this Internet Web site www.rppsales.com using the file number assigned to this case 2011-00998. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: 10/17/2012. Integrated Lender Services, a Delaware Cor-poration, as Trustee, 2411 West La Palma Avenue, Suite 350 – Bldg. 1, Anaheim, CA 92801 (800) 232-8787, For Sale Information please call (619)590-1221. Linda Mayes, Senior Trustee Sale Officer. (R-420505)

Trustee Sale No. 22521CA Title Order No. 6529106 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/14/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 11/16/2012 at 09:00 AM, MERIDIAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE f/k/a MTDS, INC., A CALIFORNIA COR-PORATION DBA MERIDIAN TRUST DEED SER-VICE as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 08/30/2007, Book , Page , Instrument 20072029134 of official records in the Of-fice of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: WILLIAM RADABAUGH AND ANITA E. RADABAUGH, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS as Trustor, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR ALL HOME LENDING, INC., as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a ca-shier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without convenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possesssion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the notes (s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) rea-sonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $577,723.69 The street ad-dress and other common designation of the real property purported as: 17606 KENSINGTON AVENUE , Cer-ritos, CA 90703 APN Number: 7022-019-012 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bid-ding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not the property itself. Placing the highest bid at trustee auction does not auto-matically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insur-ance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NO-TICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postpone-ments be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 573-1965 or visit this Internet Web site www. Priorityposting.com , using the file number assigned to this case 22521CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify post-ponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property hereto-fore described is being sold “as is”. DATE: 10/16/2012 MERIDIAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE f/k/a MTDS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION DBA ME-RIDIAN TRUST DEED SERVICE 3 SAN JOAQUIN PLAZA, SUITE 215, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 Sales Line: (714) 573-1965 OR (702) 586-4500 JESSE FERNANDEZ, PUBLICATION LEAD MERID-IAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE IS ASSISTING THE BENEFICIARY TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P994341 10/26, 11/2, 11/09/2012

Accepting a check in the amount of $500 from Cerritos Optimist Club President Jack Reidy at the club’s Oct. 18 meeting are Cerritos High School Octagon President Sha-shank Somg and Treasurer Mina Han with Octagon Advisor Jane Kinoshita. Sponsored by the Optimist Club, the Octagon club meets every other Monday on the high school campus in Room 608. Shashank said the club has between 20-30 members. New mem-bers are welcome and can sign up in room 608 during snack or lunch periods. Member-ship fee is $12. The next general meeting is on Oct. 29.He said club events include: Oct. 31 - Halloween Festival; Nov. 1 - Snack Sale Bag-ging;Nov. 4 - Cupcake Camp; Nov 5-9 - Snack Sale; and Nov. 17 - Campus Cleanup. This past Oct. 21 the club participated in Red Ribbon Week Poster Making. Other activities include the Optimist Annual Pancake Breakfast for the Cerritos Girls Softball League, and its participation in the Optimists Christmas Food Drive for needy families.

JERRY BERNSTEIN PHOTO

Gonsalves Elementary Fall Festival Fundraiser Set

The public is invited to attend Gon-salves Elementary School’s second annual fundraiser festival on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The festival is chaired by the Gon-salves Booster Club Special Events Com-mittee and will be held at the school, lo-cated at 13650 Park Street in Cerritos.

Attendees can purchase items from food trucks, as well as cotton candy, and popcorn. Game booths, a variety of inflat-ables, a pie eating contest, and raffles for

themed baskets will also be offered. Chil-dren will also be given the opportunity to come dressed in their Halloween costumes and participate in a costume contest.

In addition to all of this, attendees will have the chance to dunk the Principal, Mr. Benko, in the dunk tank!

Proceeds will assist in preserving the school’s choral and art programs. For more information contact [email protected] with the subject line “ATTN: Special Events.”


For her work cleaning up public corruption, the non-partisan group CA Forward named educator/math teacher Cristina Garcia one of California’s Forward Thinkers.

Endorsed by Law EnforcementCristina Garcia stood side-by-side with police officers to weedout corruption and rescue public safety in the City of Bell.

Gil Jara, President

The Bell Police Officers’ Association

There is only one candidate for Assembly with the courage and intelligence to clean up the mess in Sacramento—Educator/Math Teacher Cristina Garcia.

GARCIA FOR ASSEMBLY 2012 P.O. Box 2478, Bell Gardens, CA 90202 FPPC #1343925

CristinaGarcia2012.com

A TRUE REFORMER.“She’s not just talk— this woman is an effective, proven reformer.”

Gil Jara, President, Bell Police Officers’ Association

“There were lots of people who wanted to fix the mess in Bell, but Cristina had the knowledge and the courage to make it happen. She's a hero to the working people of Bell.”

—Juan Martinez, Bell Resident

FOR STATE ASSEMBLY

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