BY NICK DIAMANTIDES Staff Writer You may qualify to receive grant money for the home improvement project you have been putting off for some time. That qualification was one of the topics discussed by Alem Hagos at last week’s Wrigley Village Neighborhood Advi- sory Group (NAG) meeting. Hagos, development project manager for the Long Beach Department of Community Development spoke to about 30 people who attended the NAG monthly meeting last Thursday at 2023 Pacific Avenue. Hagos’ overall topic was the City of Long Beach Action Plan, which will detail how the city plans to spend the millions of dollars it will receive from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from October 1, 2008 to Sep- tember 30, 2009. “This plan must be developed and sub- mitted to HYD every year,” Hagos said. “It will describe in detail how the city pro- poses to use HUD funds in low-income areas in order to meet the city’s needs.” City officials hope to have a draft version of the action plan ready by May 18th and to make it available at the main public library, the neigh- borhood resource center, the city’s Web site, and by direct contact with city staff. “A public hearing on the recommended action plan will be held on June 18 in Long Beach City Council Cham- bers,” Hagos said. “Today’s presentation is part of an extensive community out- reach effort culminating in the June public hearing.” Hagos noted that between now and the early part of May, the city will use various means to inform community members about the action plan develop- ment process and to provide an opportunity for input from community members. Final accomplishments of the current action plan—which runs through Sept. 30—are not yet known, but Hagos detailed a long list of accomplishments in the action plan that ended on Sept. 30, 2007. “In order to provide safe, decent and affordable housing for Long Beach households with the greatest needs, the city assisted in the creation of 42 housing units for low- and moderate- income households,” Hagos said, adding that some of those were rental units and other were for sale units. Under the 2007-2008 action BY NICK DIAMANTIDES Staff Writer Incumbent 6th District Long Beach Councilman Dee Andrews decided not to attend a candidates’ forum Monday, March 24 and thereby let his challenger Ahmed Saafir field questions from the audience all by himself. Saafir ex- pressed disappointment and anger at Andrews’s absence, but he came prepared to han- dle the questions asked by the approximately 60 people who attended. The event, sponsored by the Long Beach NAACP, took place in the Earnest McBride Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard just south of Pacific Coast Highway. After brief com- ments by NAACP officials, Signal Hill City Councilman Ed Wilson, who served as moderator, announced that Andrews was not coming, and he read a written expla- nation from Andrews. “I have received countless calls from residents who are very upset with the latest smear campaign tactics that have been waged,” Andrews said in the statement. “I am not going to any meeting where my community is sub- jected to a public spectacle filled with divisive tactics used for political gain.” Andrews invited everyone with questions pertaining to policy or community to con- tact him at his office. “Last May, the voters chose the path of unity, hope, vision and leadership,” Andrews said. “I am working every day to lead my community along that path.” As Wilson read Andrews’ statement, Saafir frowned, but he showed no other signs of emotion. He had to wait more than an hour before he could speak to the audience. The first half of the forum was reserved for the five can- didates vying for two seats on the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education. Those candidates included Felton Williams, incumbent board president, and Rosa New Mayor on the Hill T R I B U N E Serving Bixby Knolls, California Heights, Los Cerritos, Wrigley and the City of Signal Hill Page 3 Page 16 Mixing it up Success Tastes So Sweet Concrete company A&A Ready Mix opens their new batch plant in Signal Hill Cookies by Design offers high-quality treats good for any occasion Pages 7–9 BY NICK DIAMANTIDES Staff Writer Mike Noll became the Mayor of Signal Hill Tuesday night, promising that the city will stay on the course it has maintained for many years. “Myself and the city council want to thank our residents for their contin- ued support and trust in our ongoing efforts in making the City of Signal Hill a better place,” he said. Every spring, the council appoints one of its members as mayor. Noll’s predecessor was Tina Hansen. On Tuesday night, to no one’s surprise, the council unanimously Andrews a no-show at candidates’ forum Your Weekly Community Newspaper March 27, 2008 VOL. 29, NO. 42 NAG educates members about grants to improve quality of life see NAG page 10 see FORUM page 15 see MAYOR page 14 Incoming Signal Hill Mayor Michael Noll is congratulated by former city treasurer Marjorie Grommé on his fourth term. (see Grommé’s comments on page 4)
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BY NICK DIAMANTIDESStaff Writer
You may qualify to receivegrant money for the homeimprovement project you havebeen putting off for some time.That qualification was one ofthe topics discussed by AlemHagos at last week’s WrigleyVillage Neighborhood Advi-sory Group (NAG) meeting.Hagos, development projectmanager for the Long BeachDepartment of CommunityDevelopment spoke to about 30
people who attended the NAGmonthly meeting last Thursdayat 2023 Pacific Avenue.
Hagos’ overall topic wasthe City of Long BeachAction Plan, which will detailhow the city plans to spendthe millions of dollars it willreceive from the United StatesDepartment of Housing andUrban Development (HUD)from October 1, 2008 to Sep-tember 30, 2009. “This planmust be developed and sub-mitted to HYD every year,”Hagos said. “It will describe
in detail how the city pro-poses to use HUD funds inlow-income areas in order tomeet the city’s needs.”
City officials hope to havea draft version of the actionplan ready by May 18th andto make it available at themain public library, the neigh-borhood resource center, thecity’s Web site, and by directcontact with city staff.
“A public hearing on therecommended action plan willbe held on June 18 in LongBeach City Council Cham-
bers,” Hagos said. “Today’spresentation is part of anextensive community out-reach effort culminating in theJune public hearing.”
Hagos noted that betweennow and the early part of May,the city will use various meansto inform community membersabout the action plan develop-ment process and to provide anopportunity for input fromcommunity members.
Final accomplishments ofthe current action plan—whichruns through Sept. 30—are not
yet known, but Hagos detaileda long list of accomplishmentsin the action plan that endedon Sept. 30, 2007. “In order toprovide safe, decent andaffordable housing for LongBeach households with thegreatest needs, the city assistedin the creation of 42 housingunits for low- and moderate-income households,” Hagossaid, adding that some of thosewere rental units and otherwere for sale units.
Under the 2007-2008 action
BY NICK DIAMANTIDESStaff Writer
Incumbent 6th DistrictLong Beach Councilman DeeAndrews decided not to attenda candidates’ forum Monday,March 24 and thereby let hischallenger Ahmed Saafir fieldquestions from the audienceall by himself. Saafir ex-pressed disappointment andanger at Andrews’s absence,but he came prepared to han-dle the questions asked by theapproximately 60 people whoattended.
The event, sponsored bythe Long Beach NAACP,took place in the EarnestMcBride Center on MartinLuther King Jr. Boulevardjust south of Pacific CoastHighway. After brief com-ments by NAACP officials,Signal Hill City CouncilmanEd Wilson, who served asmoderator, announced thatAndrews was not coming,and he read a written expla-nation from Andrews.
“I have received countlesscalls from residents who arevery upset with the latest
smear campaign tactics thathave been waged,” Andrewssaid in the statement. “I amnot going to any meetingwhere my community is sub-jected to a public spectaclefilled with divisive tacticsused for political gain.”
Andrews invited everyonewith questions pertaining topolicy or community to con-tact him at his office. “LastMay, the voters chose thepath of unity, hope, visionand leadership,” Andrewssaid. “I am working everyday to lead my communityalong that path.”
As Wilson read Andrews’statement, Saafir frowned,but he showed no other signsof emotion. He had to waitmore than an hour before hecould speak to the audience.The first half of the forumwas reserved for the five can-didates vying for two seatson the Long Beach UnifiedSchool District Board ofEducation.
Those candidates includedFelton Williams, incumbentboard president, and Rosa
New Mayor on the Hill
T R I B U N E
Serving Bixby Knolls, California Heights, Los Cerritos, Wrigley and the City of Signal Hill
Page 3 Page 16
Mixing it up Success Tastes So Sweet
Concrete company A&AReady Mix opens their newbatch plant in Signal Hill
Cookies by Design offershigh-quality treats good forany occasion
Pages 7–9
BY NICK DIAMANTIDESStaff Writer
Mike Noll became the Mayor of SignalHill Tuesday night, promising that the citywill stay on the course it has maintained formany years. “Myself and the city councilwant to thank our residents for their contin-
ued support and trust in our ongoing effortsin making the City of Signal Hill a betterplace,” he said.
Every spring, the council appoints one ofits members as mayor. Noll’s predecessorwas Tina Hansen. On Tuesday night, to noone’s surprise, the council unanimously
Andrews a no-showat candidates’ forum
Your Weekly Community Newspaper March 27, 2008VOL. 29, NO. 42
NAG educates members about grants to improve quality of life
see NAG page 10
see FORUM page 15
see MAYOR page 14
Incoming Signal Hill Mayor Michael Noll is congratulated by former city treasurerMarjorie Grommé on his fourth term. (see Grommé’s comments on page 4)
The Franchise Tax Board(FTB) this week announcedthat CalFile, the electronicstate tax-filing program, isnow offered in both Englishand Spanish. CalFile is avail-able at no cost to 6.5 millionCalifornians.
“Making the State’s freeand convenient CalFile pro-gram available in Spanishwill make tax filing easier foreven more Californians,”said State Controller and
FTB Chairman John Chiang. CalFile lists their benefits
as faster refunds, fewer errorsand immediate confirmation.CalFile takes income of up tonearly $311,000, itemizeddeductions, and some taxcredits. It is available to tax-payers who file the Forms 5402EZ, 540A, and, to a limiteddegree, the 540.
Taxpayers owed a refundcan request FTB to deposittheir funds in up to two differ-ent bank accounts.
In addition to CalFile, FTBprovides a Check Your Refundonline service in Spanish. FTBalso has an interactive voice
response system in Spanishand staffs its call center withbilingual agents. Many volun-teer income tax assistance andtax counseling for the elderlysites provide bilingual supportstatewide to taxpayers needinghelp to complete simple taxreturns.
Another free e-file service isReadyReturn, a program thatcompletes tax returns for indi-viduals who in 2006 filed theirtax return as single, had nodependents, took the standarddeduction, and in 2007 hadonly one employer. ReadyRe-turn uses wage and withhold-ing data already provided byemployers to complete taxreturns. Taxpayers may acceptthe return as presented, makechanges, or choose not to use itand file using other means.
The FTB encourages tax-payers who owe money to useWeb Pay rather than mail acheck. Web Pay allows taxpay-ers to make payments fromtheir bank account to satisfytheir return balance due orextension payment. Taxpayerscan also pay estimated tax ormake any bill payments online.Taxpayers can also pay withtheir Discover/NOVUS, Mas-terCard, American Express, orVisa cards for a small fee. FTBalso accepts payments sentthrough Western Union.
For more information, visitftb.ca.gov.
AroundTown iiCHILI COOK-OFFThe Long Beach Fire Department has something cookingas several fire stations and amateur chefs serve it up in aChili Cook-Off tonight at 6 p.m. at the Rock BottomBrewery, located at 1 Pine Avenue in downtown LongBeach. The free event is part of the department’s annualFire Fighter Ale celebration. For more information, call(562) 570-2519.
ENDANGERED SPECIES HABITAT DAYHelp save endangered birds from extinction with theAquarium of the Pacific at the annual Endangered SpeciesHabitat Restoration Day Saturday, March 29 from 9 a.m.to noon. Participants will be removing the non-nativegrasses from the habitat. The event will take place at theSeal Beach Wildlife Refuge, located on the Seal BeachNaval Weapons Station. The event is free and RSVP isrequired. For reservations and more information, call(562) 590-3100 or visit www.aquariumofpacific.org.
ELKS BREAKFASTThe Elks Lodge of Bellflower/Long Beach is having itsmonthly breakfast on Sunday, March 30 from 8 a.m. untilnoon. Enjoy scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, fruit, coffee,waffles, orange juice and biscuits with gravy at this publicevent. The cost is $5.50 per person and the lodge islocated at 16426 Bellflower Boulevard in Bellflower.
LIVING HISTORY TOURSThe Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site is giving LivingHistory Tours on Sunday, March 30, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Visitors can tour the 164-year-old adobe house with “visi-tors from the past” who will step forward in time to hauntthe Rancho Halls. These “living history” characters willtake visitors to the realms of somewhere between 1840and 1940. The free, guided tours will be offered everyhalf hour throughout the afternoon, with the last tour leav-ing at 4 p.m. Rancho Los Cerritos is located at 4600 Vir-ginia Road in Long Beach. For more information, call(562) 570-1755 or visit www.rancholoscerritos.org.
CANDIDATES FORUMThe Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce and ConcernedCitizens of Signal Hill are hosting a Long Beach UnifiedSchool Board District 4 Candidates Forum Monday,March 31 at 6:30 p.m. The event will be moderated byAlan Tolkoff and will take place at the Mercedes BenzLong Beach-Signal Hill meeting room, located at 2300East Spring Street in Signal Hill.
COMMUNITY HEALTH LECTUREThe Todd Cancer Institute is hosting a community lectureThursday, April 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The lecture“Vitamins, Minerals and Me” will take place at the Hous-sels Forum at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center,located at 2801 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach. Learn theeffects of vitamins and how they can fit into your lifestylefrom Todd Cancer Institute medical director RobertNagourney, MD, who will discuss how vitamins and min-erals are essential components of a well designed cancerprevention program. For more information or to RSVP,call (562) 933-0961.
CHURCH CONCERT SERIESThe Grace First Presbyterian Church is continuing theirconcert series with former Wings guitarist Laurence JuberSaturday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. The free-will-donation con-cert will take place in the church’s sanctuary, located at3955 Studebaker Road in Long Beach. For more informa-tion about Juber or the concert, call (562) 420-3393 orvisit www.laurencejuber.com.
HOMETOWN HEROES EVENTGreater Long Beach Chapter of the American Red Crosswill be hosting the fourth annual Hometown HeroesRecognition Breakfast Tuesday, April 8 at the LongBeach Hilton Hotel starting at 7:30 a.m. The organiza-tion will honor those from the chapter’s nine-city com-munity who found themselves in heroic situations. TheLong Beach Hilton Hotel is located at 701 West OceanBoulevard in Long Beach. For more information, call(562) 490-4002.
Reminiscing revealedCOMMUNITY2 SIGNAL TRIBUNE MARCH 27, 2008
In the Feb. 14 issue of theSignal Tribune, readers wereasked to share their memoriesof the picture on the right. LongBeach residents Sandy Cum-mings, Bill Speaks and SusanHoffman and Signal Tribunepublisher Neena Strichart said:
Sandy Cummings of Long Beach
It was the retirement andsales of Sears Brothers FloorCoverings on Atlantic. Bill isthe name of the owner, BillSears. Sears Brothers was alongtime neighborhood fix-ture on Atlantic Avenue nextto Bake and Broil restaurant.
Bill still lives in the LosCerritos neighborhood west ofLong Beach Boulevard.
Bill Speaks of Long Beach
Sears Brothers FlooringCompany was a family busi-ness and it was therefore a lotof years. I’m not sure howmany. They had top servicethere and a large selectionfrom many top manufacturers.
Susan Hoffman of Bixby Knolls
Bill Sears is my cousin. Iwas there and it was a lot offun and very sad to see thestore close. My father and myuncle were the ones whostarted it in 1933. There werethree stores and this was thefirst. My other uncle had thestore in Los Angeles and mydad has a store in Santa Mon-ica. That’s where the nameSears Brothers came from,those brothers.
But the party was very funand a very nice way to close.
Neena Strichart/Signal Tribune Publisher
I remember the cake verywell. I should, I took the pic-ture. The event was the July28, 2001 surprise party for BillSears—celebrating his retire-ment and the closing of SearsBros. Floor Covering, his fam-ily’s long-time business. TheBixby Knolls store was locatedat 3677 Atlantic Avenue. Thatday the place was literallypacked wall-to-wall withfriends, family, clients and var-ious well-wishers sharinghugs, stories and refreshments.
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Trihydro Corporation, oneof Wyoming’s leading engi-neering and environmentalconsulting firms, recentlyannounced the opening of abranch office in Signal Hill.The 245-person firm nowboasts resources in 16 statesand 12 offices nationwide.
This expansion better en-ables Trihydro to providequality and responsive engi-neering and environmentalservices to long-standing west
coast clients. Trihydro’s newoffice staff will consist of fourveteran employees and isexpected to expand with addi-tional professional and techni-cal staff as needed.
“We are continually ex-panding and adjusting to meetthe needs of our clients. Thenew Trihydro office in SignalHill provides more convenientaccommodations for some ofour key professionals andanother location to recruit top
talent that is essential to meetthe growing needs of ourclients,” said Jack Bedessem,president of Trihydro in apress release. “We are proudof our expansion. It gives usthe opportunity to better sup-port our staff and at the sametime enhance our services toour local clients.”
Trihydro is located at 1318East 29th Street in SignalHill. For more information,call (562) 453-3536.
BY HEATHER POSEYStaff Writer
A&A Ready Mix celebratedthe opening of its new SignalHill Batch Plant with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday.
Formerly on Spring Street,A&A partnered with the Sig-nal Hill RedevelopmentAgency and the city of SignalHill to find a suitable locationfor the concrete plant’s opera-tions. Then, after five monthsof construction, A&A quicklylaunched its state-of-the-art,environmentally friendlyplant on Patterson Street.
“It’s been a long time com-ing,” said A&A Ready Mixowner Randy Callier.
Started in 1949 by hisfather Andre, A&A has grownfrom a building supply plantin Gardena to a large concretecompany with 22 locations.
“It’s the largest, family
owned concrete companywest of the Rocky Moun-tains,” said Chief OperatingOfficer Dennis Lee.
The relocation of thebatch plant represents thefirst General Industrial
development in Signal Hill’snew General Industrial Spe-cific Plan. The plant alsocontains equipment to reducenoise, filter water runoff andreduce dust and airborneemissions in the site area.
NEWS SIGNAL TRIBUNE 3MARCH 27, 2008
A&A Ready Mix relocates SHbatch plant to Patterson Street
A&A owners Randy and Kurt Callier and staff celebratethe relocation of their plant with Signal Hill dignitariesand chamber members. Neena Strichart/Signal Tribune
The Long Beach Playhouse is calling all theatrelovers. Longtime playhouse patrons Dottie and Ken
Reiner have responded to the organization’s donationrequest with a $15,000 challenge grant. From now untilMonday, March 31, the Reiners will match, dollar for dol-lar, every donation the playhouse receives up to $15,000,which could possibly mean a total of $30,000 for the the-atre. However, this offer is only for a limited time. Tomake a donation or for more information, call (562) 494-1014 or visit www.lbph.com.
The California Heights Neighborhood Associationhas just updated its Web site. The new and improved
Web site has been changed by volunteer members to makeit more user friendly to site visitors looking for informa-tion about association meetings, community events andother neighborhood information. For more information,visit www.calheights.org.
FreeSpirit Yoga has got something new for the menof Bixby Knolls. From now until the end of June, the
yoga studio is offering a men’s stretch class, designed totighten the back hips, hamstrings and shoulders. Taught byPilates teacher and yoga instructor Pat Andersen, thestretch class takes place Sundays at 3:30 p.m. and costs $7.FreeSpirit Yoga is located at 3910 Atlantic Avenue inBixby Knolls. For more information, call (562) 989-9959or visit www.freespirityoga.com.
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Approximately 49 trees willbe planted along the AtlanticAvenue corridor between Car-son Street and Burlinghall onSaturday, April 26, as part of apartnership between the BixbyKnolls Business ImprovementAssociation (BKBIA), the2008 class of Leadership LongBeach and the Long BeachDepartment of Public Works.
“It’s a win-win situation,”said Blair Cohn, BKBIA
executive director in a pressrelease. “The tree plantinghelps complete the BKBIAtree-planting program andcontributes to our overallstreetscape plan. LeadershipLong Beach gets to leave alegacy of the 2008 class andPublic Works gets to celebrateArbor Day and continues tocreate the urban forest ofLong Beach. How can it getany better than that?”
Approximately 100 volun-teers are needed to plant thetrees, according to Cohn. Alltools and supplies will be pro-vided by the Department ofPublic Works, and food andrefreshments will be providedby the BKBIA.
Those interested in partici-pating in the event shouldcontact the Bixby KnollsBusiness Improvement Asso-ciation at (562) 595-0081.
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Elect Karen Thomas HilburnSchool Board District 4 (Long Beach & Signal Hill)
VOTEAPRIL 8TH
NOLL RETURNS AS MAYORCongratulations to Michael
Noll on his fourth time asmayor for the city of SignalHill. I was there in the early1970s when Michael ran forcouncil as a write-in candidate.My husband, Alfred Posner,was running for his secondfour-year term as city treasurerand won; Michael was notelected that time, but he stayedvigilant and has been a big partof this city ever since.
Michael has been outspo-ken as to his thoughts for thefuture of the city and was astrong advocate for the city toenter into the redevelopmentagency. Those who spoke sostrongly against it should beever so thankful that their
opposition was overruled.The foresight of that coun-
cil, in taking the step they didin those early 1970s, has paidoff a thousandfold.
I’ll never forget the thrill oftaking that huge check to thebank, along with then coun-cilmember Bob Randle. Howmuch was it for? I can’tremember, but former MayorKeaton King will probably beable to recall. I was city trea-surer at the time, having beenappointed to the office uponthe death of my husband inJune of 1975.
Now a resident of the city ofLong Beach for the past five-plus years, I enjoy watching theSignal Hill Council meetingsvia Charter Cable. It’s not asmuch fun as being there in per-son, making eye contact with
Michael at times and both of ustrying to keep a straight face.
Yes, back in those daysthere used to be a good num-ber of residents attending thecouncil meeting, some toprotest most anything thatmeant change. It did keep themeetings lively and sometimespretty late into the night. It’stoo bad the meetings are nowso poorly attended.
So, congratulations, Michael.May you and your fellowcouncil people continue todevelop “the Hill,” make itbeautiful and a city to beproud to be a part of. I amproud to claim you as a dear,longtime friend.
Marjorie GromméFormer Signal Hill
City TreasurerLong Beach
Signal Hill registered voters will have the opportunityApril 8 to vote for the person they want to represent them asschool board member for the next four years. I fear a lowerthan low voter turnout. Most elections include several itemson a ballot—this go ‘round will be just the one race, the onebetween three candidates vying for School Board memberof Long Beach Unified School District’s (LBUSD) fourthdistrict.
I worry many folks will not bother to vote with just theone race on the ballot while others who do not have school-age children will not think the matter, well—matters. I’msure there will also be other categories of residents who willchoose not to vote because they are either unfamiliar withthe candidates or believe that their votes don’t really count.
In my opinion, whether it’s one race or a dozen, an elec-tion is an election and the voters need to respond. I am oneof the voters who do not have school-age children; in fact Ihave no children (except for my two thirty-something stepkids). Just because I don’t have children doesn’t mean theschool board doesn’t concern me.
I am a product of LBUSD. I attended and graduatedfrom Signal Hill Elementary School, Jefferson MiddleSchool and Woodrow Wilson High School. Living so faraway from my middle school and high school gave meuntold opportunities to misbehave and participate in unsafebehavior, sorry Mom. Because of my personal experiences,albeit 30-plus years ago, I believe Signal Hill students andparents have unique needs and may need special attentionfrom our school district and our board member.
We have run articles about some of the candidate forumsand even included a question and answer special feature—part two of district 4 to run next week. Those who wouldlike to meet the candidates and hear them debate variousquestions submitted by a live audience should considerattending the forum to be held next Monday at MercedesBenz, 2300 East Spring Street, 6:30 p.m. next Mondaynight (March 31). The event will be moderated by AlanTolkoff, and is sponsored by the Signal Hill Chamber ofCommerce and Concerned Citizens of Signal Hill. The Sig-nal Tribune will provide coffee from It’s a Grind. Nothingbetter than caffeine to get the juices and questions flowing!
Those who think their votes don’t count can talk to Sig-nal Hill city council member Larry Forester—or “LandslideLarry,” as we like to call him. Larry currently sits on theSignal Hill council because of one vote- that’s right ONEVOTE. Although several have taken credit as the personwho marked that winning ballot—the point is, each andevery vote does count. I hope to see you at the forum onMonday night.
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Letter to the EditorFrom the Independent, Press-Telegram, Feb. 24 1974
SUBMITTED BY The Coalition for Practical Regulation
In a recent court decision,Signal Hill, as well as 17other Los Angeles Countycities, and the Building Indus-try Legal Defense Foundationhave prevailed in a lawsuitfiled in Orange County Supe-rior Court challenging thewater quality standards for theLos Angeles region regardingstorm water and urban runoff.
The Superior Court foundthat the state and the LosAngeles Regional WaterBoards failed to comply withstate laws requiring that waterquality standards be reason-able. The court also found thatstorm water regulations couldbe unreasonable and unachiev-able, since several were basedon potential future uses.
The court concluded thewater boards had failed tocomplete the state law-requiredreview of the effects of stormwater regulations on the econ-omy and housing.
“We hope that the judge’sdecision will encourage thewater boards to initiate a sin-cere dialogue with all of thecities,” said Signal Hill coun-cilman Larry Forester. “Wewant to work with the boardson reasonable standards thatwill result in more efficientand cost-effective ways toimprove surface water qualityin the region.”
Forester added, “The 18cities are committed toimproving the environmentand will continue to fully fundand carry out all of their exist-ing storm water and urbanrunoff programs.”
The litigation stemmed froma concern raised by a numberof cities and the BuildingIndustry Legal Defense Fundthat existing water quality con-trol regulations were neverintended to be applied to stormwater. The parties argued thatthe standards were outdatedand not based on sound scienceand that implementing stan-dards not intended for stormwater would result in unneces-
sarily costly programs fundedby local taxpayers and home-owners.
The water quality standardswere first adopted by thewater boards in 1975 and lastamended in 1994.
“Science and technologyhave come a long way since1975 and even since 1994.There have been great advancesin the treatment and control ofurban runoff, but we are a longway from perfection, and rea-sonable standards are needed tobe developed for storm waterand urban runoff,” saidForester. “The water boardshave to recognize that all levelsof government, local, state andfederal have limited financialresources to tackle major waterquality problems.”
The litigation involved theBuilding Industry Legal DefenseFoundation and the cities ofArcadia, Bellflower, Carson,Cerritos, Claremont, Commerce,Downey, Duarte, Glendora,Hawaiian Gardens, Irwindale,Lawndale, Monterey Park, Para-mount, Santa Fe Springs, SignalHill, Vernon and Whittier.
For more information aboutthe case, contact Signal Hillcity manager Ken Farfsing at(562) 989-7305.
NEWS SIGNAL TRIBUNE 5MARCH 27, 2008
Crimes reported by the LBPD for March 11–18Districts 6 (North of PCH), 7 & 8 (East of the L.A. River)
Wednesday, March 19
Assault With A Deadly Weapon4:30 p.m. • 47th Street & Long Beach BoulevardTwo subjects were involved in an argument when thesuspect physically assaulted the victim with a sharpobject. The victim was transported to the hospital withnon-life-threatening injuries.
Sunday, March 23
Shooting8:30 p.m. • 100 block of East Louise StreetThree suspects approached the victim and one produceda handgun and shot the victim in the lower torso. Thevictim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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On March 19, Lowell PTAheld a candidate forum, theincumbent tried to put aspin on the Wilson Gym-nastic Title 9 Lawsuit byclaiming the conversion ofthe gymnastics room wasfor an “exercise” facility tocombat teen obesity. Thatdisingenuous comment wasdesigned to draw attentionaway from the real intendeduse; to build a weight roomfor the football team.The incumbent made anotherdisingenuous statementclaiming that only “23 luckygals” got to use that roomand denied 1400 studentsper day the chance toexercise. The honest factsshow the room was not onlyused once a day by theGymnastics Team, and inorder to accommodate 1400students per day the roomwould have to be the size ofa Football Stadium. JudgeFrees got the District toadmit the same kind ofexercise could be accomplishedon the grassy area at theschool and ruled against theDistrict. Unbelievably thisBoard is considering anappeal. What programscould be saved by endingthis lawsuit now?
When I reiterated my pledgeto require all issues withpotential legal ramificationsto be brought to the Boardbefore costly lawsuits, theincumbent’s response was,“That’s just plain silly”. Oneof the duties of a Boardmember is to be the trusteeof the taxpayers’ dollars.That’s not silly business;that’s serious business.
I stated that I was against the10% pay cut for substituteteachers: Coincidentally theone million dollars lost in theairport lawsuit “fiasco” isexactly the amount the Dis-trict claims they will save bycutting substitutes salaries? Idon’t think that’s “Silly”!
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Paul Colacchio has beenselected as the new managingdirector of the Long BeachPlayhouse. A Long Beachresident, Colacchio has beenactively involved with thePlayhouse for many years asa stage manager, prop master,producer and most recentlyas the acting managing direc-tor after the departure ofMartie Ramm, who was hired
in December but had toresign after one week for per-sonal reasons.
Colacchio has extensiveexperience in the areas offinance, communications andspecial events management,having worked in these fieldspreviously for companies suchas Walt Disney Feature Anima-tion, Walt Disney ConsumerProducts, Passion Films, Inc.and the Breast Cancer Care andResearch Fund.
He will be in charge of busi-ness and administrative func-tions and will oversee dailyoperations at the Playhouse.
Established in 1929, thePlayhouse is one of the oldestcontinuously operating the-atres on the west coast. Per-formances are held 50 weeks
out of the year and the Play-house brings in over 30,000yearly patrons with 326 per-formances annually. In addi-tion to producing 16 playseach year in its Mainstage andStudio Theatres, the Play-house produces four stagedreadings of playwright’s newworks, has ongoing work-shops for youth and adults,active internship programs inits scene and costume shopsand a professional full-timeproduction staff.
The Long Beach Playhouseis located at 5021 East Ana-heim Street, across fromRecreation Park. It is celebrat-ing its 76th year of continuousoperation. For more informa-tion, log on to www.lbph.comor call (562) 494-1014.
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Locals can enjoy plenty ofblues and pro-jamming at thePuka Bar every Sunday from3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Recently, acouple of harmonica aficiona-dos and bongo players joinedin on the jam session withLenny Gee’s Lock Brotherscreating quite a stir in themellow but hip audience.
Although billed as a BluesPro-Jam, the Lock Brothersalso perform myriad 50sfavorites, a crowd pleaser forthe baby-boomers and thosewho really love to rock.
Puka Bar is located at 710West Willow Street in LongBeach. Open daily 4 pm to2 a.m. Call (562) 997-6896.
Musicians can sign up to join the band on stage for ablues jam session Sundays at the Puka Bar.
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Senator Alan Lowenthalhonored Lakewood MayorDiane DuBois as Woman ofthe Year of the 27th SenateDistrict in a special ceremonylast Monday at the State Capi-tol. The award recognizesexemplary California womenfrom each senate district inthe state.
DuBois’ dedication spansmore than three decades andis shown through her volun-teer commitments, sustainedenergetically over the years.
Her compassion for the ter-minally ill led the inauguralboard of trustees of the LongBeach Ronald McDonaldHouse to appoint her as the
board’s “community out-reach” chair. Her goal is tosecure the team of volunteersneeded to make the new Housea success.
The award follows years ofserving other worthy commu-nity service organizationssuch as Pathways Hospice,Meals on Wheels, LakewoodRegional Medical Center andnumerous others.
“I am proud to recognizeone of my district’s most ded-icated women,” said Lowen-thal. “She has truly givenback to her community andexemplifies the title of 27thSenate District 2008 Womanof the Year.”
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To address the problem,the city is asking those in thecommunity to report anyabandoned shopping carts.
If anyone sees an aban-doned shopping cart, theyare asked to cal l (800)252-4613 and give thelocation of the shoppingcart or to call the store andask the manager to retrievethe cart.
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The Long Beach BridgeClub is offering four freeEasybridge lessons to intro-duce you to this fabulous pas-time. The lessons are forbeginners and people return-ing to bridge after some years,or social players who want tolearn modern bridge. It willbe held on Saturday after-noons, starting May 10 from 1p.m. to 3 p.m. EasybridgeBooks are provided free forthe first four weeks as well.
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plan, the city also used HUDfunds to provide securityand/or utility deposits to 73households, conduct codeenforcement inspections on19,925 housing units, providehome improvement assistanceto 790 households in the formsof rebates, tool rental and
security enhancements andprovide more than 200 zero- orlow-interest loans for the reha-bilitation of housing units.
Hagos described about 20other projects undertaken bythe city with HUD funds, butthe people in attendanceseemed most interested in thehome improvement assistanceprograms.
In response to questionsfrom the audience, Hagos saidthat the city has a programthat offers rebates of up to$2,000 for exterior improve-ments on residential proper-ties and another program thatoffers up to $500 towardrental tools used for homeimprovement projects includ-
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Translating for the churchis Melanie Riecke Hiller, aninstructional specialist at CalState Northridge who has aMasters in special education.Hiller has a teaching creden-tial in deaf and hard-of-hear-ing education and has servedas a teacher of the deaf inthe Alhambra School Dis-trict since 1999.
The church currently hastwo members who are hear-ing impaired and antici-pates that others may beginto attend when they learnthat ASL translation isavailable.
First CongregationalChurch, located at the cor-ner of Third Street andCedar Avenue, is wellknown for its involvementin the downtown commu-nity, including a free sum-mer day camp and aSunday drop-in center forthe homeless. Services takeplace every Sunday morn-ing at 10 a.m.
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Last weekend was busywith celebration as manyLong Beach and Signal Hilllocations were buzzing withEaster activities for all. Fromegg hunts to religious reen-actments to parades and cos-tume contests, residents andguests went all over to par-take in the local happenings.
The Holy Innocents Churchspent Good Friday in remem-brance with a ceremony andtheatrical reenactment ofJesus’ arrest and crucifixion.Residents and parishionersgathered on Pasadena Avenue,where the production wasstaged. Holy Innocents Churchis located at 435 East 20thStreet in Long Beach.
The Easter Bunny washopping around Signal Hill,greeting families and posingfor pictures as the Eggstrav-
aganza Egg Hunt came toSignal Hill Park on CherryAvenue Saturday morning.Guests enjoyed free food,kids’ crafts and familyfriendly activities. SignalHill Park was just one of the17 local parks that hostedegg hunts that day.
Animal lovers from vari-ous cities were at Belmont
Shore Sunday for the 8thannual Haute Dog EasterParade at Livingston Park.The parade was organized byJustin Rudd and the Commu-nity Action Team (CAT). Itbrought dogs of all shapes,sizes and breeds together asthe dogs participated in cos-tume contests and raisedmoney to help benefit charity.
More than 700 peopleattended the YMCA ofGreater Long Beach 40thAnnual Good Friday Break-fast in the Walter Pyramid onthe California State Univer-sity, Long Beach campus.
Former Long Beach MayorBeverly O’Neill said she washumbled to have beenselected as the person to readaloud the Bible passage,which described the crucifix-ion, death, burial and resur-rection of the Lord JesusChrist. The passage ends withChrist telling His followers,“Lo, I am with you always tothe end of the world.”
Later, keynote speaker Dr.Robert C. Maxson—who isthe former president ofCSULB—told the audience,“Growing, developing andlearning is not just for the
young.” He encouraged listen-ers to break out of the herdmentality, take on new chal-lenges and get activelyinvolved in making their com-munities better places inwhich to live.
“The greatest source ofstrength and energy is per-sonal happiness,” he added.“And happiness is nothing buta state of mind—it’s a deci-sion.” He explained that tosucceed in life and to make adifference in the world, peo-ple need to understand thatevents, circumstances andother people’s behavior do notreally have the power to makeus unhappy people. “We allhave seasons of sadness,” hesaid. “But you decide whetheryou want to be a happy orunhappy person (during thecourse of most of your life).”
YMCA hosts GoodFriday fundraiser
Before a crowd of musicstudents and supporters, Cali-fornia State University, LongBeach officials announced ear-lier this month the largestdonation in the university’s his-tory: $16.4 million from theBob Cole Trust to providescholarships for student musi-cians. In recognition of thegenerosity of the donation,CSULB renamed the depart-ment of music as the Bob ColeConservatory of Music.
“In establishing the BobCole Conservatory of Music,we are doing more than rec-ognizing a man for his extra-ordinary generosity to ouruniversity,” said CSULBPresident F. King Alexanderin a press release. “This con-servatory will forever honor aLong Beach man who lookedto the promising futures ofstudents at our university andwanted to help them succeed.”
Bob Cole, who died in2004, was a Long Beach realestate entrepreneur for morethan 35 years. Considered oneof the area’s most successfulreal estate businessmen, thefounder of Bob Cole Realtydeveloped the method of trad-
ing real estate tax free. Andwith playing piano to entertainhis family and friends being alifelong favorite pastime, itwas that passion that led thegift being directed to theCSULB music department.
“This is an extraordinarygift, one that will set the CalState Long Beach music pro-gram apart from its peers,”said Andrea Taylor, vice pres-ident of University Relationsand Development.
$16.4M donation will create Bob ColeConservatory of Music at CSULB
The YMCA’s Good Friday breakfast featured (left toright): Dr. F. King Alexander, Alan Hostrup (YMCA Presi-dent & CEO), Jack Hinsche, Arline Walter, BeverlyO’Neill, Dr. Robert Maxson, Supervisor Don Knabe, andMayor Bob Foster. Nick Diamantides/Signal Tribune
Elect Karen Thomas HilburnSchool Board District 4 (Long Beach & Signal Hill)
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Part One of Two
BY NICK DIAMANTIDESStaff Writer
This week and next, theSignal Tribune focuses on thethree candidates running tooccupy the District 4 seat ofthe Board of Education of theLong Beach Unified SchoolDistrict (LBUSD). District 4encompasses the Southeastportion of Long Beach and allof Signal Hill and Avalon.Due to space constraints, halfof the questions will appear inthis issue and the rest will bein next week’s paper.
Incumbent Jon Meyer was
first elected to the school boardin 2003 to fill the unexpiredterm of a board member whodied. He was reelected in 2004and is now running for his sec-ond full, four-year term. Prior toserving on the board, he workedfor the LBUSD for 27 years as ateacher and 13 as a principal.
Prior to retiring, challengerKaren Hilburn worked for theLBUSD for 39 years—first asa teacher, then as a principaland later as an administrator.
Paul Crost, the other chal-lenger, worked as a labor andemployment attorney for 40years before recently retiringto begin a career as a mediator.
On April 8, voters in theLBUSD’s districts 2 and 4 willdecide who will represent themon the board of education.
Signal Tribune: Can youbriefly describe some of thegood things now being donein the LBUSD?
Meyer: The Long BeachUnified School District contin-ues to do many good things.We provide all of our 10thgraders a free PSAT to identifyand encourage as many stu-dents as possible to opt formore challenging academiccourse work. This has helpedboost enrollment in our ad-vanced placement courses to anall-time high. Hispanic studentand African American studentenrollment has increased 95percent and 85 percent respec-tively in the last few years.Small learning communities arecommon on most of our highschool campuses and have ledto greater personalization andhigher student success. Manda-
tory intervention after gradethree for all students who lag inmath and literacy was approvedby the state after our districtpushed for this reform. Newapproaches to math instructioncontinue to foster great successstories at our elementary level.
Crost: Some good thingshave begun but need morework to make them fullyeffective. A few examples arethe Jordan ACE Academy;principal training programsare a great start but need moreinput from other employeesand parents to make princi-pals inclusive leaders; andprofessional development.
Hilburn: LBUSD hasdeveloped over many years anoutstanding seamless partner-ship with LBCC and CSULBto help local students. Histori-cally, all LBUSD high schoolshave received full accreditationfrom Western Association ofSchools and Colleges (WASC).
Signal Tribune: Recently,the District announced a $40million budget cut due to theState of California budgetdeficit. What programs can becut back or eliminated?
Crost: While the budgetcrunch has made cutbacksinevitable, they will severelylimit the ability of the districtto maintain, let alone improve,the level of education, healthand safety of our students.Teachers, administrators andsupport staff will have to domore with less resources andmanpower. To the extent cut-backs become necessary, weshould keep them as far awayfrom the classroom as possible.
Hilburn: I cannot agreewith many of the suggestedcuts, (recently listed inLBUSD’s budget) becausethey directly impact the chil-dren. However, they did sug-gest cutting Financial Servicesand Business Services to the
tune of 5.5 million dollars. It ispuzzling that this amount is solarge. Is that departmentalready too large? A betterlook into Central Office ex-penditures and potential cutswould be a first priority beforeconsidering any cuts thatwould impact the classrooms.Transparency in the budgetprocess is badly needed.
Meyer: It would not behonest to say that some ofthese cuts will not affect theclassroom. For example, itlooks like a number of ourteachers on special assign-ment as literacy and mathcoaches will now be asked toteach full time. Support staffhiring has been frozen and wewill do without replacingthose members who retire orresign. Several administrativepositions in the board officewill remain unfilled. Declin-ing enrollment, we hope, willbe matched by an appreciablenumber of retirements. Thelist of cuts goes on.
Signal Tribune: What arethe programs you wouldabsolutely not cut back oreliminate?
Hilburn: I would not cutthe programs that have thegreatest impact on the greatestnumber of students. I wouldnot cut the substitutes’ salariesbecause we will lose the goodones to other districts.
Unknown to many is thelarge burden being placed onmany of the schools in mydistrict. Some programs arebeing entirely funded by par-ent/PTA efforts throughfundraising with very littlecredit being given to thosecarrying the load.
Meyer: We absolutely willnot cut back on our existingclass size reduction, which isquite an expensive outlay offunds. We will not lay off any
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Candidates for LBUSD’sDistrict 4 maketheir cases Paul Crost Karen Hilburn Jon Meyer
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Crost: Class size reduc-tion, school of choice andprograms that help our lowerperforming students.
Signal Tribune: What clas-sifications of personnel canbe laid off or have theirsalaries reduced?
Crost: Salary reductionsare not an appropriate re-sponse to budget cuts. It isunwise and counterproductiveto ask employees to acceptpay reductions while askingthem to work harder andunder more difficult condi-tions. Staff layoffs thatdirectly impact the classroomshould be an action of lastresort. Any detailed descrip-tion of particular classifica-tions that can or should belaid off would be inappropri-ate without a detailed analysisof the budget.
Hilburn: Many proposedsalary cuts for classifiedemployees have already beenapproved. Classified employ-ees have been notified that achange in their work year hasbeen reduced from twelvemonths to ten months.
A closer look is warrantedinto the equity of classifiedversus certificated cuts. In thepast the burden almost alwayswas placed on the classifiedemployees. Currently, thereexist several “principals onspecial assignment,” whichare central office positionsthat bear scrutiny. Some mayneed to be eliminated or reas-signed back to a school site.Attrition is always better thanlay offs.
Meyer: Substitute teacherpay will be reduced by 10percent, yet that pay will stillrank our sub pay quite high incomparison with other dis-tricts. We will not reduce thesalaries of any employeesalthough there may be someshifting of personnel from ahigher salary classification toa lower one. There are areasof job restructuring thatrequire contract negotiation
and of course they are off lim-its to open discussion.
Signal Tribune: Whatother expenditures can bereduced?
Hilburn: The completeelimination of all perks thecentral office administratorsenjoy, including costly travel[to] conferences, where theytravel to other states, includ-ing trips to Canada.
Meyer: We continue to lookat other areas of expenditurereduction and they can be pub-licized after staff makes theirrecommendations to the board.
Crost: We need to avoidwasteful litigation such as theairport lawsuit brought by thedistrict against the City ofLong Beach and the Title IXlitigation involving the Wilsongirls’ gymnastics program.
Signal Tribune: Can youbriefly tell us what you thinkshould be done differentlyby the LBUSD Board ofEducation?
Crost: The board’s deci-sion-making process shouldbe more transparent. Cur-rently the open session of
board meetings is devoid ofany debate or discussionabout critical issues such asbudget cuts.
Board meetings should beheld at school sites locatedthroughout the district so thatthe community has a greateropportunity to attend and par-ticipate. The board should besubject to term limits so thatfresh ideas can be brought tothe board. Board memberswho have served for decadesare likely to become part ofthe administrative teaminstead of serving as indepen-dent guardians of public fundsand overseers of the districtadministration.
Meyer: Hindsight alwaysoffers a perfect second guessposition by any board. Aslong as our schools remainsafe, as long as our studentscontinue to increase in acade-mic and personal achieve-ment, as long as every boardmember serves the best inter-ests of students first, this dis-trict will remain successful.
Hilburn: Increased andexpanded vocational educa-tion throughout the schooldistrict is a number-one prior-
ity. There is a large populationin our schools not being nur-tured and offered positivedirection. That population isthe kids falling through thecracks and pushed out into theworld without the ability tomake a living. Those are thestudents bound for college.Career schools/vocationaleducation/trade schools aredesperately needed. The offer-ing of trades will reduce thetruancy and drop-out rates aswell as discipline problems inour district.
Better and more open com-munication among boardmembers, the public and thevarious entities with a stake inthe school district. Fewerdecisions made behind closeddoors. Move board meetingsout into the districts to makeaccess easier for the commu-nity. Better communicationbetween board members andthe schools they represent.
Oversee potential costly lit-igation. The money recentlylost in litigation could havebeen spent more wisely onour children and could haveeliminated some of the cutswe are now facing.
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voted to move Noll into thatposition, and appointedCouncilwoman Ellen Ward asthe new vice mayor. Later,Councilmen Ed Wilson andLarry Forester wereappointed chair and vice chairof the Signal Hill Redevelop-ment Agency.
Noll noted that much hasbeen accomplished in thecity, but he gave credit to thecity manager, city attorney,chief of police, all depart-ment heads and employeesfor the city’s many suc-cesses. “We have a busyagenda again this year andwith the help of our cityteam, we will (have) lots ofresults,” he said.
After Noll’s comments,Hansen was presented with
proclamations, and certifi-cates of commendation fromrepresentatives of a widearray of elected officials. “Itwas a very quiet year andthat’s a good thing,” Hansensaid afterwards. “That meanswe are on our course that wehave charted. We’re movingforward.”
After the reorganizing ofthe council, everyone walkedto the Signal Hill Commu-nity Center for the Mayor’sReception. More than 100people attended the party,which included champagne,a buffet dinner and livepiano music. The next meet-ing of the city council isscheduled for 7 p.m., April 8in the City Hall councilchambers.
COMMUNITY14 SIGNAL TRIBUNE MARCH 27, 2008
The Queen Mary andSteamship Historical Soci-ety of America are continu-ing their yearly tribute tothe RMS Titanic with the2008 Titanic RemembranceDinner named “In ThoseLittle Boats” Saturday, April12. The event will spotlightthe experience of the pas-sengers who were in thelifeboats on the fateful nightof April 14, 1912.
It has been over 100 yearssince White Star and Harland& Wolff first laid down plansfor the Olympic class liners.Among them, the RMSTitanic, which at that timewas the largest and most lux-urious ship ever constructed.
Many decisions weremade in subsequent planningand designing that ultimatelyled to disaster. Her antici-pated arrival and infamousmaiden voyage have madethe Titanic the most famousship in history.
The event will be aboardthe Queen Mary in the Veran-dah Grill. The evening willbegin at 6 p.m. with light
refreshments and a cash bar.The dinner will commence at7 p.m.
The night will include avariety of “ice breaker” gamesand a presentation by keynotespeaker Roy Megnot. He willdiscuss, among many things,
the life-saving equipment ofthe 20th century.
Tickets for the TitanicRemembrance Dinner are $96per person and period or for-mal dress is encouraged.
For more information call(562) 435-3511.
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A couple dressed as “Captain and Molly” attend lastyear’s Titanic Remembrance Dinner aboard theQueen Mary.
Mayorcontinued from page 1
Diaz, his challenger for theLBUSD district 2 seat; JonMeyer, incumbent LBUSDvice president and his twochallengers for the district 4seat: Karen Thomas Hilburnand Paul Crost.
The school board candi-dates made many of the samepoints that they had made ininterviews with the SignalTribune. Those interviewswere published in the March20 and 27 issues, with theremainder of the Meyer,Hilburn and Crost interviewsslated for the April 3 issue.
One of their sharpest dif-ferences surfaced when mod-erator Wilson read a questionregarding a lawsuit filed lastyear by parents of WoodrowWilson High School girlgymnasts. The suit was filedafter school officials con-verted the girls gymnasticsgym to an all-purpose sportsfacility, while moving thegymnastics program to whatthe parents alleged wereinadequate facilities.
Meyer and Williamsstaunchly defended the Wil-son High School decision aswell as the LBUSD decision
to fight the lawsuit, which thedistrict lost. Meyer said theschool was not trying to elim-inate the girls program, buthad to make a tough decisionto meet the needs of thegreater student body. Williamsagreed, saying the athleticneeds of the entire studentbody were of paramountimportance and LBUSD’sintention was always to pre-serve the girl’s gymnasticsprogram, but the parents whofiled the lawsuit refused tocompromise.
Hilburn said if she had beenon the board, she would haveprevented the lawsuit, becausethe school’s decision—as thepresiding judge noted—was aclear violation of a federallaw. Diaz agreed, adding thatthe lawsuit was an example ofthe school district failing toinclude parents in the decisionmaking process. Crost said theboard should have just admit-ted that a mistake had beenmade instead of spending tax-payer dollars fighting a law-suit that could not be won.
After a little more than anhour of answering questionsfrom the audience, the school
board candidates turned thepodium over to 6th Districtcandidate Saafir.
Most of the questions fromthe audience pertained to jobcreation, affordable housingand gang violence.
Saafir’s answers coveredmany of the points he made inhis interview, which was pub-lished in the March 13 issueof the Signal Tribune. He saidhe would focus on bringingmore businesses to the 6thDistrict, which would provideboth jobs and revenues thatcould be invested in afford-able housing. He added thathe would help direct cityresources to teaching childrento avoid drugs, gangs andcrime, and to teaching parentshow to rear their children.
In his closing remarks,Saafir noted that democracywas precious and many peoplehad died to give us the right tovote. He added that electionsare established so that the bestperson can rise to the top.
“I came ready to debate andto answer the questions so thatyou could make a clear dis-tinction on who you want to beyour councilperson,” he said.
Later he picked up theempty chair that had beenreserved for Andrews. “Thereis no way we can have anhonest and open election withthis chair empty,” he said.“This is very disrespectful to
all of you who came and to allof the people of this district.”
Ed Note: Readers thatmissed any of the candidateinterviews mentioned in thisarticle can find them online atwww.Signal Tribune.com
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TST2637 / 20080374454FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person is doing business as: GREENLY ARTSPACE, 1963 St. Louis Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant:KIMBERLY HOCKING, 1963 St. Louis Ave., Signal Hill, CA90755. This business is conducted by: an individual. I declarethat all information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Kimberly Hocking. The registrant has not begun totransact business under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk ofLos Angeles County on March 4, 2008. NOTICE: This fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from the date itwas filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious busi-ness name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filingof this statement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Sig-nal Tribune: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2008.
TST2638 / 20080374455FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person is doing business as: JA YOGA, 5529 E.Spring St., Long Beach, CA 90808. Registrant: MICHAEL MAN-LEY, 5529 E. Spring St., Long Beach, CA 90808. This businessis conducted by: an individual. I declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct. Signed: Michael Manley. Theregistrant has not begun to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed herein. This statementwas filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on March4, 2008. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the office of thecounty clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business namein violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or com-mon law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2008.
TST2639 / 20080374456FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person is doing business as: KATHY’S HAIRDESIGNS, 3419 Orange Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. Regis-trant: KATHERINE STEVENS, 441 E. Pleasant St., Long Beach,CA 90805. This business is conducted by: an individual. Ideclare that all information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Katherine Stevens. The registrant has not begun totransact business under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk ofLos Angeles County on March 4, 2008. NOTICE: This fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from the date itwas filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious busi-ness name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filingof this statement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Sig-nal Tribune: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2008.
TST2644TSG No.: 3541125 TS No.: 20079134009712 FHA/VA/PMI No.:Notice Of Trustee’s Sale YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST, DATED 2/16/2006 UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD ATA PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER. On 4/2/2008 at 11:30 AM First AmericanLoanstar Trustee Services, as duly appointed Trustee under andpursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 02/24/2006, as InstrumentNo. 06 0411982, in book , page , of Official Records in the officeof the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of Califor-nia. Executed by: Tamala Risher, will sell at public auction to high-est bidder for cash, cashier’s check/cash equivalent or other formof payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale inlawful money of the United States) At the front entrance to the
Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd.,Pomona, CA All right, title and interest conveyed to and now heldby it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in saidCounty and State described as: As more fully described in theabove mentioned Deed of Trust APN# 7211-030-060 The streetaddress and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 1507 East 23rd Street #A, Signal Hill, CA 90805 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectness of the street address and other com-mon designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, butwithout covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regardingtitle, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principalsum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interestthereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms ofsaid Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trusteeand of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amountof the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property tobe sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advancesat the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is$365,554.63 The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretoforeexecuted and delivered to the undersigned a written Declarationof Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Defaultand Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice ofDefault and Election to sell to be recorded in the County wherethe real property is located. Date: 3/13/2008 First American TitleInsurance Company First American LoanStar Trustee Services 3First American Way Santa Ana, CA 92707 First American LoanstarTrustee Services may be acting as a debt collector attempting tocollect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that pur-pose. Original document signed by Authorized Agent Chet Scony-ers - For Trustee’s Sale Information Please Call (714) 573-1965P373093 3/13, 3/20, 03/27/2008
TST2643TSG No.: 3515342 TS No.: 20079070803774 FHA/VA/PMI No.:Notice Of Trustee’s Sale YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST, DATED 2/6/2007 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTIONTO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACTA LAWYER. On 4/2/2008 at 11:30 AM First American LoanstarTrustee Services, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuantto Deed of Trust recorded 02/12/2007, as Instrument No.20070300826, in book , page , of Official Records in the office ofthe County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California.Executed by: Esther A. Perez, will sell at public auction to highestbidder for cash, cashier’s check/cash equivalent or other form ofpayment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawfulmoney of the United States) At the front entrance to the PomonaSuperior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CAAll right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it undersaid Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County andState described as: As more fully described in the above men-tioned Deed of Trust APN# 7211-030-094 The street address andother common designation, if any, of the real property describedabove is purported to be: 1415 East 23rd Street , Signal Hill, CA90755 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for anyincorrectness of the street address and other common designa-tion, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, pos-session, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum ofthe note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon,as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of saidDeed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and ofthe trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of theunpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to besold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances atthe time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is$414,170.18 The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretoforeexecuted and delivered to the undersigned a written Declarationof Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Defaultand Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice ofDefault and Election to sell to be recorded in the County wherethe real property is located. Date: 3/13/2008 First American Title
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First American LoanStar Trustee Services 3 First American WaySanta Ana, CA 92707 First American Loanstar Trustee Servicesmay be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt.Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Originaldocument signed by Authorized Agent Chet Sconyers - ForTrustee’s Sale Information Please Call (714) 573-1965 P3709793/13, 3/20, 03/27/2008
TST2645NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 07-59547 Title OrderNo. 07-8-271750 Investor/Insurer No. 061158554 APN No.7215-016-017 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OFTRUST, DATED 09/07/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OFTHE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACTA LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COM-PANY, as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trustexecuted by THOMAS KANG, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLEAND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 09/07/2004 and recorded09/15/04, as Instrument No. 04 2369410, in Book , Page ), ofOfficial Records in the office of the County Recorder of LosAngeles County, State of California, will sell on 04/02/2008 at1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior CourtsBuilding, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona at public auction, tothe highest bidder for cash or check as described below,payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in theproperty situated in said County and State and as more fullydescribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The streetaddress and other common designation, if any, of the realproperty described above is purported to be: 2380 MONTEVERDE DRIVE, SIGNAL HILL, CA, 90755. The undersignedTrustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the streetaddress and other common designation, if any, shown herein.The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon ofthe obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reason-able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time ofthe initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $663,382.39. It ispossible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be lessthan the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, theTrustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state ornational bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union,or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan associ-ation, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business inthis state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, butwithout covenant or warranty, express or implied, regardingtitle, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtednesssecured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note securedby said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in saidNote, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and ofthe trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 03/08/2008RECONTRUST COMPANY 1757 TAPO CANYON ROAD, SVW-88 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Infor-mation (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale OfficerRECONTRUST COMPANY is a debt collector attempting tocollect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for thatpurpose. FEI# 1006.15066 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2008
TST2646 / 20080409167FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person is doing business as: SMARTY PANS, 3258W. Willow St., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: DAVID SCOTTBEERY, 4145 Marwick Ave., Lakewood, CA 90713. This businessis conducted by: an individual. I declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: David Beery. The registranthas begun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. Date started business was July,2007. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Ange-les County on March 10, 2008. NOTICE: This fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name state-ment must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement
does not of itself
authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in vio-lation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.The Signal Tribune: March 13, 20, 27, & April 3, 2008.
TST2647 / 20080417085FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person is doing business as: BEACHSIDE MORT-GAGE, 3250 E. Willow St., Signal Hill, CA 907855. Registrant:JON M. WOODS, 17062 Marina Bay Dr., Huntington Beach, CA92649. This business is conducted by: an individual. I declare thatall information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: JonM. Woods. The registrant has not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles Countyon March 11, 2008. NOTICE: This fictitious business name state-ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name inviolation of the rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 13, 20, 27, & April 3, 2008.
TST2649 / 20080462831FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person is doing business as: ALL-IN-ONE-ELEC-TRIC, 6216 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. #320, Long Beach, CA 90803.Registrant: R U GROUNDED, INC., 6216 E. Pacific Coast Hwy.#320, Long Beach, CA 90803. This business is conducted by: aCorporation. I declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: Debra I. Refkin, Secretary/Treasurer.The registrant has begun to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed herein. Date started busi-ness was January 1, 1997. This statement was filed with thecounty clerk of Los Angeles County on March 18, 2008.NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior tothat date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorizethe use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.The Signal Tribune: March 20, 27, & April 3, 10, 2008.
TST2648 / Case No. CV26109SUMMONS (FAMILY LAW)
NOTICE TO RESPONDENT:TRACI LEE SHETTERLY,You are being sued.PETITIONER’S NAME IS: MANSOUR ALBASHA CASE NUMBER CV26109You have 20 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Peti-tion are served on you to file a Formal Written Response to thecourt and have a copy served on the petitioner. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may makeorders affecting your marriage, your property, and custody ofyour children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorneyfees and cost. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk fora fee waiver form.If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. The name and address of the court is:FIFTH JUDICIAL COURT ofthe STATE of NEVADACOUNTY of NYEP.O. Box 1031,Tonopah, NV 89049 Dated: January 28, 2008Order For Publication SummonsDated: March 10, 2008John P. Davis, District Judge //s// Laura Zubia, Deputy ClerkPublished in the Signal Tribune Newspaper: March 20, 27, April3, 10, 2008
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which made Ramona sadbecause Davy was such a niceboy and she did so long to kisshim. However, Ramona wasnot so sad that she stoppedchasing Davy. Round andround they went every morn-ing until Miss Binney arrived.
Miss Binney, by this time, hadbegun to teach her classsomething more than games, therules of the kindergarten, andthe mysterious dawnzer song.Ramona thought of kindergartenas being divided into two parts.The first part was the runningpart, which included games,dancing, finger painting, andplaying. The second part wascalled seat work. Seat work wasserious. Everyone was expected
to work quietlyin his own seatw i t h o u td i s t u r b i n g
anyone else.R a m o n afound it dif-
f i cu l t tos i t s t i l l ,becauseshe was
a lways in teres ted in whateveryone e l se was do ing .“Ramona, keep your eyes onyour own work,” Miss Binneysaid, and sometimes Ramonaremembered.
For the first seat-workassignment each member of theclass was told to draw a pictureof his own house. Ramona,who had expected to learn toread and write in school likeher sister Beezus, used her newcrayons quickly to draw herhouse with two windows, adoor, and a red chimney. Withher green crayon she scrubbedin some shrubbery. Anyone
familiar with her neighborhoodcould tell the picture was ofher house, but somehowRamona was not satisfied. Shelooked around to see whatothers were doing.
Susan had drawn a picture ofher house and was adding agirl with boing-boing curlslooking out the window.Howie, who had drawn hishouse with the garage dooropen and a car inside, wasadding a motorcycle parked atthe curb. Davy’s house lookedlike a clubhouse built by someboys who had a few oldboards and not enough nails. Itleaned to one side in a tiredsort of way.
Ramona studied her owndrawing and decided shewould have to do something tomake it more interesting. Afterconsidering various colors ofcrayon, she selected the blackand drew big black swirlscoming from the windows.
“You aren’t supposed toscribble on your picture,” saidHowie, who also was inclinedto pay attention to other peo-ple’s work.
Ramona was indignant. “I did-n’t scribble. The black is partof my picture.”
When Miss Binney asked theclass to set their pictures onthe chalk rail so that everyonemight see them, the c lassnoticed Ramona’s picture atonce, because it was drawnwith bold, heavy strokes andbecause of the black swirls.
“Miss Binney, Ramona scrib-bled all over her house,” saidSusan, who by now hadrevealed herself as the kind ofgir l who always wanted toplay house so she could be themother and boss everybody.
“ I d id not !” protes tedRamona, beginning to see thather picture was going to be
misunderstood by everyone.Maybe she had been wrong totry to make i t interest ing .Maybe Miss Binney did notwant interesting pictures.
“You did, too!” Joey ran up tothe chalk rail and pointed toRamona’s black swirls. “See!”
The class, including Ramona,waited for Miss Binney to sayRamona should not scribbleon her picture, but Miss Bin-ney merely smiled and said,“Remember your seat, Joey.Ramona, suppose you tell usabout your picture.”
“I didn’t scribble on it,” saidRamona.
“Of course you didn’t,” MissBinney said.
Ramona loved her teachereven more. “Well,” she began,“that black isn’t scribbling.It’s smoke coming out of thewindows.”
“And why is smoke comingout of the windows?” gentlypressed Miss Binney.
“Because there’s a fire in thefireplace and the chimney iss topped up,” expla inedRamona. “ I t ’ s s topped upwith Santa Claus, but he does-n ’ t show in the p icture .”Ramona smiled shyly at herteacher. “I wanted to makemy picture interesting.”
Miss Binney returned hersmile. “And you did make itinteresting.”
Davy looked worried. “Howdoes Santa Claus get out?” heasked. “He doesn’ t s tay inthere, does he?”
“Of course he gets out,” saidRamona. “I just didn’t showthat part.”
TST2650NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS # CA-07-118967-NF Loan #3063043107 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUSTDATED 6/15/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECTYOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Apublic auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s checkdrawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings andloan association, or savings association, or savings bank specifiedin Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do busi-ness in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The salewill be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed ofTrust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in thenote(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interestthereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the totalamount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale)reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may begreater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BIDLESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): DONALDPENDLETON AND, HELEN PENDLETON, HUSBAND AND WIFE,AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 6/20/2006 as Instrument No.2006-1349015 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in theoffice of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Dateof Sale: 4/9/2008 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the West side ofthe Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd.,12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA. Amount of unpaid balance andother charges: $499,720.36 The purported property address is:2298 ROSE AVENUE SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 Assessors ParcelNo. 7215-004-042 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liabilityfor any incorrectness of the property address or other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or othercommon designation is shown, directions to the location of theproperty may be obtained by sending a written request to the ben-eficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Noticeof Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, thesuccessful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the returnof monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall haveno further recourse. Date: 3/18/2008 Quality Loan Service Corp.2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NONSALE information only Sale Line: 714-259-7850 or Login to:www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 x3704/s/ Nicole Fuentes, Trustee Sale Officer If you have previously beendischarged through bankruptcy, you may have been released ofpersonal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended toexercise the note holder’s rights against the real property only.THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING ADEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ONBEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANYINFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM ORTHE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Asrequired by law, you are hereby notified that a negative creditreport reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a creditreport agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations.ASAP# 2703268 03/20/2008, 03/27/2008, 04/03/2008
TST2656Trustee Sale No.: 20070134013058 Title Order No.: 3206-44918 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED9/19/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. NDex West, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee underand pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 09/30/2005 asInstrument No. 05 2366485 of official records in the office ofthe County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of Califor-nia. Executed By: Michael A Leonard and Marydale F Leonard,will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’scheck/cash equivalent or other form of payment authorized by2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the UnitedStates). Date of Sale: 4/16/2008 Time of Sale: 11:30 AM Placeof Sale: At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior CourtsBuilding, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA Street Addressand other common designation, if any, of the real propertydescribed above is purported to be: 1957 Temple Avenue 107Signal Hill, CA 90755 APN#: 7216-020-068 The undersignedTrustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the streetaddress 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 encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s)secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as pro-vided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed ofTrust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of theunpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to besold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advancesat the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is$375,743.25. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust hereto-fore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Decla-ration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice ofDefault and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused saidNotice of Default and Election to sell to be recorded in theCounty where the real property is located. For Trustee SaleInformation Please Call: Priority Posting & Publication 17501Irvine Blvd., Suite One Tustin, CA 92780 714-573-1965www.priorityposting.com NDex West, LLC as Authorized AgentDated: 3/15/2008 NDex West, LLC may be acting as a debtcollector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtainedwill be used for that purpose. P380867 3/27, 4/3, 04/10/2008
TST2657Trustee Sale No.: 20070134013136 Title Order No.: 1149897FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU AREIN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/28/2006.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY,IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDexWest, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant toDeed of Trust Recorded on 01/02/2007 as Instrument No.20070004049 of official records in the office of the County
Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California. ExecutedBy: Mariflor Bautista Mariflor Bautista, will sell at public auctionto highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check/cash equivalent orother form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at timeof sale in lawful money of the United States). Date of Sale:4/16/2008 Time of Sale: 11:30 AM Place of Sale: At the frontentrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mis-sion Blvd., Pomona, CA Street Address and other common des-ignation, if any, of the real property described above is purportedto be: 2337 Monte Verde Drive Signal Hill, CA 90755 APN#:7215-016-024 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the street address and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, pos-session, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum ofthe 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 expenses of the Trustee and ofthe trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of theunpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to besold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances atthe time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is$779,230.22. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretoforeexecuted and delivered to the undersigned a written Declarationof Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Defaultand Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice ofDefault and Election to sell to be recorded in the County wherethe real property is located. For Trustee Sale Information PleaseCall: Priority Posting & Publication 17501 Irvine Blvd., Suite OneTustin, CA 92780 714-573-1965 www.priorityposting.com NDexWest, LLC as Authorized Agent Dated: 3/15/2008 NDex West,LLC may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect adebt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.P380869 3/27, 4/3, 04/10/2008
TST 2658NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION
Ordinance No. 2008-03-1377 was adopted by the City Council on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. A sum-mary of the ordinance is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALI-FORNIA, APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 08-03, A REQUESTTO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY RECLASSIFYING AN APPROXI-MATELY 6.1-ACRE SITE AT 2950 WALNUT AVENUE TO “SP-4, AUTO CENTERSPECIFIC PLAN”
This ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Michael J. Noll,Vice-Mayor Ellen Ward, Council Members Larry Forester, Edward H.J. Wilson, Tina Hansen
NOES: NoneABSENT: NoneABSTAIN: None
A certified copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the City Clerk’s Office.
//s/ Kathleen L. PachecoCity Clerk
Published in the Signal Tribune Newspaper on March 27, 2008Posted at City Hall, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on March 26, 2008
City of Signal Hill
TST 2659 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION
Ordinance No. 2008-03-1378 was adopted by the City Council on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. A sum-mary of the ordinance is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALI-FORNIA, APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 08-04, AMENDINGSIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 20.47.010 “PURPOSE” BY ADDINGNATIONALLY FRANCHISED OR OPERATED AUTOMOBILE, TRUCK, MOTOR-CYCLE AND OTHER VEHICLE SALES, SERVICE AND RELATED FACILITIES ASPERMITTED USES IN THE AUTO CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
This ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Michael J. Noll,Vice-Mayor Ellen Ward, Council Members Larry Forester, Edward H.J. Wilson, Tina Hansen
NOES: NoneABSENT: NoneABSTAIN: None
A certified copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the City Clerk’s Office.
//s// Kathleen L. PachecoCity Clerk
Published in the Signal Tribune Newspaper on March 27, 2008Posted at City Hall, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on March 26, 2008
City of Signal Hill
TST 26552175 Cherry Avenue w Signal Hill, California 90755-3799
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE SIGNAL HILL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE FIVE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008/09 THROUGH 2013/14AND TEN YEAR HOUSING PLAN
FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008/09 THROUGH 2017/18
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambersof the Signal Hill City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California, a Public Hearing of the Sig-nal Hill Redevelopment Agency (“Agency”) will be held to consider adoption of the Five Year Imple-mentation Plan. The Five Year Implementation Plan contains the specific goals and objectives of theAgency for the project area, the specific programs, including potential projects, and estimated expen-ditures proposed to be made during fiscal years 2008/09 through 2013/14, and an explanation of howthe goals and objectives, programs, and expenditures will eliminate blight within the project area.The ten year Housing Plan portion of the Implementation Plan addresses the Agency’s housingrequirements and responsibilities pursuant to the California Redevelopment Law for fiscal years2008/09 through 2017/18.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any person wishing to be heard on the above matter may appear andspeak at the Public Hearing , or may comment in writing by submitting written correspondence at, or priorto, the Public Hearing. Written comments may be sent to the City Clerk’s office at Signal Hill City Hall,2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, Ca. 90755, or may be presented to the Agency at the Public Hearing.
Any and all persons having any objections to the Implementation Plan or the regularity of any of theproceedings, may appear before the Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency at the time and place set forthherein and show cause why such proposed Implementation Plan should not be approved and adopted.Anyone challenging the approval of the Implementation Plan, if such approval is given, in court musthave appeared at the public hearing and objected to the proposed Implementation Plan, and furthermay be limited to raising only those issues such person or someone else raised at the public hearingdescribed in this notice.
_________________________________Rebecca BurlesonSecretary to the Redevelopment Agency
Published in the Signal Tribune, Thursday, March 27, 2008, Thursday April 3, 2008, and ThursdayApril 10, 2008
Mailed to persons who have requested notification no later than March 21.Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008, at:Starbucks, 1788 E. Willow StreetFire Station 60, 2300 E. 27th StreetDiscovery Well Park, 2200 Temple AvenueSignal Hill Corporation Yard, 2175 E. 28th Street
City of Signal Hill
TST2651CITY OF HUNTINGTON PARK
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FORRECOMMENDATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF PARKING POLICYTo be submitted to the City Engineer’s Office
6550 Miles AvenueHuntington Park, CA 90255
By 5:00 P.M., Thursday, April 3, 2008
The City of Huntington Park is soliciting Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified parkingconsultant having professional experience in the parking policy and the implementation of the policy.The purpose of the Requests for Qualifications is to solicit a consultant to provide parking manage-ment and implementation plan for the City.
The City is interested in receiving submittals from firms with prior experience in work with local government.
The City reserves the right to withdraw this Request for Qualifications at any time, without priornotice. Further, the City makes no representation that any contract will be awarded to any respondingparty to the RFQ. The City expressly reserves the right to postpone submittal opening for its ownconvenience, and to reject any or all submittals responding to this Request for Qualifications withoutindicating reasons for such rejection.
If you have any questions or request a copy of the Request for Qualifications, please contact:Patrick Fu, City Engineer - Phone No.: (323) 584-6253 Fax No.: (323) 589-7122 • E- mail: [email protected]
City of Huntington Park
LEGAL NOTICES SIGNAL TRIBUNE 19MARCH 27, 2008
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