Your Weekly Community Newspaper February 11, 2011 Vol. 32 No. 36 T R I B U N E Pages 12-13 Serving BixBy KnollS, California HeigHtS, l oS CerritoS, Wrigley and tHe City of Signal Hill Don’t f orget this Mo n day! Stephanie Raygoza Editorial Intern Long Beach residents and elected officials gathered Feb. 5 to celebrate the grand opening of the Long Beach and Burnett Apartments, a housing development in which 80 percent of its units are made available as low- income housing. Sixth District Councilmember Dee Andrews, The Long Beach Housing Development Company (LBHDC) and housing developer Meta Housing Corporation hosted the ceremony with opening remarks from Andrews, US Congressmember Laura Richardson, and a prospective resident of the apartments. “The real celebration is that 46 families now have a safe and secure home,” said Graham Espley-Jones, president of the Western Community Housing, a nonprofit public benefit corporation. The apartments, located at 2355 Long Beach Blvd., on the corner of Burnett Street, are conveniently close to public transit, grocery mar- kets and other retail stores, offering what Espley-Jones stresses as “safe, quality affordable housing.” The grand opening included acknowledgements of the several people involved in the project, a rib- bon-cutting ceremony, a tour of the units, and lunch on the apartment Stephanie Raygoza/Signal Tribune The Long Beach and Burnett Apartments, 2355 Long Beach Blvd., are conve- niently located near public transit, grocery markets and other retail stores. Brett Ashley Hawkins Editorial Intern After 21 seasons and over ten years of competition, CBS’s reality behe- moth Survivor has cast its first contest- ant who’s also a current Long Beach resident, for its 22nd season, Survivor: Redemption Island. The chosen appli- cant is 26-year-old Stephanie Valencia, a distribution manager for a Signal Hill-based tequila label, Marquez de Valencia. In recent years, Survivor has cast competitors who once went to school in Long Beach. Jaison Robinson of Survivor: Samoa (the show’s 19th sea- son) graduated from Wilson High School; and Na Onka Mixon of Sur- vivor: Nicaragua (the show’s 20th sea- son) graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Valencia, however, is the first contestant cast by the show living in Long Beach before and after her appearance Valencia was born in Westminster Courtesy CBS 26-year-old Stephanie Valencia, a distribution manager for a Signal Hill-based tequila label, will com- pete on CBS’s Survivor: Redemption Island, which will begin airing Wednesday night. see apartments page 11 LB native competes for Survivor’s million-dollar prize in Nicaragua see survivor page 11 At candidate forum, incumbent SH council members defend record, debate challenger’s assertions about finances CJ Dablo/Signal Tribune Matt Simmons, Larry Forester and Tina Hansen debated issues surrounding Signal Hill's future at a candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters Monday in the Signal Hill Council Chambers. CJ Dablo Staff Writer Three candidates vying for the two available seats on the Signal Hill City Council found few places for common ground when they debated the future of the city Monday night. The two current council members defended their records and disputed facts presented by a contender dur- ing a candidate forum. More than 50 people packed into the Signal Hill Council Chambers to listen to real estate businessman Matt Simmons challenge City Coun- cilmember Tina Hansen and Vice Mayor Larry Forester for a council seat. Hansen and Forester have each served on the Council more than a decade. Hansen has been on the Lessons in kinship: renowned gang interventionist Father Greg Boyle shares stories with Literary Society CJ Dablo Staff Writer Sitting comfortably in a padded, red chair on a stage at the Expo Build- ing in Bixby Knolls, the portly man with the white beard and glasses didn’t look like a Jesuit priest responsible for one of the most successful gang-inter- vention programs ever developed. During Wednesday night’s book-sign- ing event hosted by the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association’s Literary Society, he was dressed in a green fleece-like jacket, without the telling white reverend’s collar. Father Greg Boyle, affectionately known as “Father Greg” to the kids at Homeboy Industries, paints a surpris- ing picture of the gang members who come to his organization for help. They arrive despondent, severely trau- matized, damaged or mentally ill, he says. Boyle dismisses the notion that kids are somehow lured into the gang lifestyle. They are damaged by terror and have seen torture, domestic vio- lence or abuse, he explained. “No kid is seeking anything when he joins a gang. He’s always fleeing something. Always,” Boyle said. “So, if you know this to be the truth, ‘cause I believe it is, then you start to address the stuff they’re fleeing rather than the supposed[ly] sexy attraction.” Boyle’s book Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion will be released Tuesday, Feb. 22 in paperback. An audio version of the book will be released in March. Before a crowd of about 285 people, Boyle told stories of gang members who sought the chance to get a fresh start at Homeboy Industries. Headquartered in Los Angeles, see Forum page 10 see Father greg page 5 Grand opening celebrates low-income housing for residents
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Your Weekly Community Newspaper February 11, 2011Vol. 32 No. 36
T R I B U N EPages 12-13
Serving BixBy KnollS, California HeigHtS, loS CerritoS, Wrigley and tHe City of Signal Hill
Don’t forgetthis Monday!
Stephanie Raygoza
Editorial Intern
Long Beach residents and electedofficials gathered Feb. 5 to celebratethe grand opening of the Long Beachand Burnett Apartments, a housingdevelopment in which 80 percent ofits units are made available as low-income housing.
Sixth District CouncilmemberDee Andrews, The Long BeachHousing Development Company(LBHDC) and housing developerMeta Housing Corporation hostedthe ceremony with opening remarksfrom Andrews, US CongressmemberLaura Richardson, and a prospectiveresident of the apartments.
“The real celebration is that 46families now have a safe and securehome,” said Graham Espley-Jones,president of the Western CommunityHousing, a nonprofit public benefitcorporation.
The apartments, located at 2355Long Beach Blvd., on the corner ofBurnett Street, are convenientlyclose to public transit, grocery mar-
kets and other retail stores, offeringwhat Espley-Jones stresses as “safe,quality affordable housing.”
The grand opening includedacknowledgements of the several
people involved in the project, a rib-bon-cutting ceremony, a tour of theunits, and lunch on the apartment
Stephanie Raygoza/Signal Tribune
The Long Beach and Burnett Apartments, 2355 Long Beach Blvd., are conve-niently located near public transit, grocery markets and other retail stores.
Brett Ashley Hawkins
Editorial Intern
After 21 seasons and over ten yearsof competition, CBS’s reality behe-moth Survivor has cast its first contest-ant who’s also a current Long Beachresident, for its 22nd season, Survivor:Redemption Island. The chosen appli-cant is 26-year-old Stephanie Valencia,a distribution manager for a SignalHill-based tequila label, Marquez deValencia.
In recent years, Survivor has castcompetitors who once went to schoolin Long Beach. Jaison Robinson ofSurvivor: Samoa (the show’s 19th sea-son) graduated from Wilson HighSchool; and Na Onka Mixon of Sur-vivor: Nicaragua (the show’s 20th sea-son) graduated from Long BeachPolytechnic High School. Valencia,however, is the first contestant cast bythe show living in Long Beach beforeand after her appearance
Valencia was born in Westminster
Courtesy CBS
26-year-old Stephanie Valencia, adistribution manager for a SignalHill-based tequila label, will com-pete on CBS’s Survivor: RedemptionIsland, which will begin airingWednesday night.
see apartments page 11
LB native competes for Survivor’smillion-dollar prize in Nicaragua
see survivor page 11
At candidate forum, incumbent SH council membersdefend record, debate challenger’s assertions about finances
CJ Dablo/Signal Tribune
Matt Simmons, Larry Forester and Tina Hansen debated issues surrounding Signal Hill's future at a candidate forum
sponsored by the League of Women Voters Monday in the Signal Hill Council Chambers.
CJ Dablo
Staff Writer
Three candidates vying for thetwo available seats on the Signal HillCity Council found few places forcommon ground when they debatedthe future of the city Monday night.
The two current council membersdefended their records and disputedfacts presented by a contender dur-ing a candidate forum.
More than 50 people packed intothe Signal Hill Council Chambers tolisten to real estate businessman MattSimmons challenge City Coun-
cilmember Tina Hansen and ViceMayor Larry Forester for a councilseat.
Hansen and Forester have eachserved on the Council more than adecade. Hansen has been on the
Lessons in kinship: renowned ganginterventionist Father Greg Boyleshares stories with Literary SocietyCJ Dablo
Staff Writer
Sitting comfortably in a padded,red chair on a stage at the Expo Build-ing in Bixby Knolls, the portly manwith the white beard and glasses didn’tlook like a Jesuit priest responsible forone of the most successful gang-inter-vention programs ever developed.During Wednesday night’s book-sign-ing event hosted by the Bixby KnollsBusiness Improvement Association’sLiterary Society, he was dressed in agreen fleece-like jacket, without thetelling white reverend’s collar.
Father Greg Boyle, affectionatelyknown as “Father Greg” to the kids atHomeboy Industries, paints a surpris-ing picture of the gang members whocome to his organization for help.They arrive despondent, severely trau-matized, damaged or mentally ill, hesays.
Boyle dismisses the notion thatkids are somehow lured into the ganglifestyle. They are damaged by terrorand have seen torture, domestic vio-lence or abuse, he explained.
“No kid is seeking anything whenhe joins a gang. He’s always fleeingsomething. Always,” Boyle said. “So,if you know this to be the truth, ‘causeI believe it is, then you start to addressthe stuff they’re fleeing rather than thesupposed[ly] sexy attraction.”
Boyle’s book Tattoos on the Heart:The Power of Boundless Compassionwill be released Tuesday, Feb. 22 inpaperback. An audio version of thebook will be released in March. Beforea crowd of about 285 people, Boyletold stories of gang members whosought the chance to get a fresh start atHomeboy Industries.
Headquartered in Los Angeles,
see Forum page 10
see Father greg page 5
Grand opening celebrates low-income housing for residents
On Sunday, Feb. 6, at approxi-mately 4:45am, Long Beach policeofficers responded to the area of Myr-tle Avenue and Hill Street regardingthe call of a man with a gun inside aresidence. The caller, a 16-year-oldfemale resident of the home, said herfather, who was inside the residencearmed with a gun, had shot her and hermother. As the caller pleaded for help,the 9-1-1 operator could hear whatsounded like gunshots in the back-ground.
Officers responded and arrived inless than a minute and immediatelycontained the area. The 16-year-old
female caller ran out of the residence,while suffering from a gunshot wouldto her leg, and contacted the officers.She informed them that her woundedmother was inside the residence withthe suspect who was still armed.
Fearing for the life of the victim’smother, as well as the safety of anyother occupants inside the home, offi-cers forced entry into the residence inan attempt to rescue the injured femaleand apprehend the suspect. Knowingthe dangers involved in making entryinto the home of an armed suspect, theofficers made this split-second deci-sion to enter the home and rescue the
wounded victim, risking their ownlives.
Upon entry, officers observed thesuspect in the kitchen area standingover the victim’s mother, a 37-year-oldfemale, who was on the floor bleedingfrom a gunshot wound to the leg. Thesuspect fled into a nearby bedroomwhere officers chased him and tookhim into custody. Officers discoveredthat three minors and an elderlywoman, grandmother of the minors,were also in the residence at the timeof the shooting but were unharmed.
Paramedics transported the twovictims to a local hospital with non-lifethreatening gunshot wounds to theirlegs.
Upon further investigation, officerslearned that the suspect also physicallyabused both females prior to shootingthem. Officers searched the residenceand located two handguns and akitchen knife, which were seized asevidence. The motive for the assault isstill under investigation. The suspectwas transported to jail and booked onseveral felony charges including:attempted murder, assault with adeadly weapon, spousal abuse, andother charges pertaining to the posses-sion of the firearm.
Anyone who may have furtherinformation regarding this incident isencouraged to contact the Long BeachPolice Department’s Domestic Vio-lence Unit at (562) 570-7277. ß
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Highway at the border of Seal Beach and Long Beach, near the AvalonStreet entrance.
More Info Walk the wetlands and see birds, butterflies, spiders andnative ground squirrels. Contact [email protected].
MEET, GREET AND EATWhat Monthly breakfast meetingWho Hosted by the Long Beach Republican Women FederatedWhen Saturday, Feb. 12 at 9:30am Where Lakewood Country Club, 3101 Carson St.More Info RSVP is required. Cost is $15. Contact [email protected]
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GIVE BACKWhat A three-part training series at the El Dorado Nature CenterWhen Saturday, Feb. 12 from 9am to noonWhere El Dorado Nature Center, 7550 E. Spring St.Why To “give back” as part of a dedicated group of volunteers who plant,
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More Info Call (562) 570-1748 for an application or more information.
CAWFEE TAWKWhat Monthly coffee and conversationWho Councilwoman Rae GabelichWhen Saturday, Feb. 12 from 10am to noonWhere Mirage Cafe, 539 E. Bixby Rd.Why To share and voice concerns and suggestions on issues affecting the
neighborhoodMore Info Call (562) 570-6685 or email council.district8@long-
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YES, YoU CAN loSE!What Free “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Weight Loss
Surgery” seminarWho Hosted by the St. Mary Center for Surgical Treatment of ObesityWhen Saturday, Feb. 12 at 10am Where Health Enhancement Center, Glenn Room, on the St. Mary cam-
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NoVEl IDEASWhat Discussion of Shanghai Girls by Lisa See, in which two sisters
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Who Los Altos Neighborhood Library Book GroupWhen Feb. 12 at 10am Where 5614 E. Britton Dr.More Info New members are always welcome. Call (562) 570-1045.
CAllING All THESPIANSWhat Theatre audition for Cuban/Latin actors, musicians, singers and
dancersWho Long Beach Shakespeare CompanyWhen Saturday, Feb. 12 and Sunday, Feb. 13 between 10am and 2pm
(open call)Where Expo backroom theatre, 4321 Atlantic Ave. through the side doorMore Info Bring monologue, headshot, resume, and/or an instrument,
voice or dancing shoes. Cuban/Latin only. Bilingual a plus. Contact [email protected].
WAGoNS, PlANES AND TRAINSWhat Interactive workshopWhen Saturday, Feb. 12 from 1pm to 3pmWhere Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum, 18127 South Alameda St.More Info Go to the Rancho and learn about the early modes of trans-
portation on the Rancho San Pedro. Have the chance to create a wagon,train, and/or plane and join in one or all of the races: a pine wood derbycar race, airplane race, and wagon race to the Pueblo of Los Angeles.Experience history hands-on through this interactive activity. Admissionis free. Visit dominguezrancho.org.
TEA & TUNES WITH YoUR VAlENTINEWhat 6th annual Valentine’s Tea & TunesWho Hosted by the Friends of Banning Museum When Saturday, Feb. 12 from 1pm to 3pmWhere 401 East “M” St.More Info Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a light luncheon and a special
selection of teas. Live entertainment will be provided by the musical groupGoode Time Strings. Complimentary tours of the Museum and a distinctive“Crazy Quilts” exhibition assembled especially for this event will followthe program. Call (310) 548-2005.
MoRE EFFECTIVE RESEARCHWhat Monthly meetingWho Hosted by the Questing Heirs Genealogical Society of the greater
Long Beach areaWhen Sunday, Feb. 20 at 1:15pm Where Resurrection Lutheran Church, 1900 East Carson St.More Info A beginners’ class called “Traveling in Time” by Linda Ivers
will be held at 4pm. all (562) 598-3027 or visit cagenweb.com/questing.
CANDID WITH CANDIDATESWhat General meetingWho Long Beach Lambda Democratic ClubWhen Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7pm Where First Congregational Church, 241 Cedar Ave.More Info Join in as the club elects its new executive board, discusses
plans for 2011 and hears from candidates in the March 2011 elections.Visit lblambdadems.org.
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Joseph Borraselected Elk ofthe Month
The Bellflower/Long Beach ElksLodge No. 888 has selected JosephD. Borra (pictured above right withExalted Ruler Edward McCain Jr.) asElk of the Month for December2010. Born in Santa Monica in 1936,Borra grew up in Culver City andgraduated from Loyola High Schoolin Los Angeles.
In 1954, he began working forVons grocery stores, where he wasemployed a total of 50 years. Heserved on the National Guard unit inCulver City from 1962 to 1969.
In 1965, he and his wife movedto Huntington Beach, where theystill live. They bought a secondhome in Big Bear in 1979, wheretheir children and grandchildrenspend summers and snowy winters.
Borra was initiated into LodgeNo. 888 in January of 1988 andelected to the position of tiler forlodge year 1998-99. He is a memberof the Golf Committee and cooks forthe Breakfast Committee, and he wasalso a member of the Auditing Com-mittee. ß
The Long Beach Police Depart-ment announced last Friday that twoarrests have been made resulting fromthe investigation of the Jan. 29, 2011attempted murder of two Long BeachPolice Department gang detectives.
The incident launched an intensivefive-day investigation, which includedmany hours of witness interviews andanalysis of forensic evidence that cul-minated with the identification andarrest of the suspects. They have beenidentified as Erick Sianez and DavidSilva. Both suspects are 19-year-oldLong Beach residents and documentedmembers of a local street gang.
On Feb. 1, around noon, Sianezwas observed in the area of CowlesStreet and Magnolia Avenue in LongBeach and was taken into custody.After further investigation, he wasbooked for the attempted murder of thedetectives.
On Feb. 2, at approximately 4:10pm,Silva was observed in the area of the 710Freeway and Del Amo Boulevard andwas also taken into custody.
Last Friday, the Los AngelesCounty District Attorney’s Office filedfelony charges against the suspects,which included charges of brandishinga firearm, attempted murder of a policeofficer resulting in great bodily injury,assault with a deadly weapon, andshooting at an occupied vehicle. Thesecharges also include gang-enhance-ment allegations. The defendants willreturn to court on Feb. 24 for their pre-liminary hearing. Sianez’s bail was setat $2,040,000 and Silva’s bail was setat $3,040,000. Both will be held at theLos Angeles County Jail.
These charges resulted from theinitial incident that occurred onJan. 29, 2011, at approximately10:50pm, when the suspects droveup to a group of individuals nearMcArthur Park and fired a shotinto the air. As they fled the scene,they drove in the direction of apolice vehicle occupied by the twogang detectives. The fully uni-
formed detectives were operatingan identifiable police vehicleequipped with emergency lightsand siren. The detectives heard theshots behind them near the parkand began to make a U-turn toinvestigate.
At that time, the suspects fired mul-tiple rounds at the detectives as theydrove past them. The detective drivingthe police vehicle was struck in theupper torso in an area unprotected byhis vest. The detective attempted topursue the suspect vehicle; however,his injury prevented him from doingso. The detectives switched positions,and the injured detective was trans-ported to the hospital by his partner.The detective has since been releasedfrom the hospital and is expected tomake a full recovery.
A group of police officers on thesoutheast corner of Anaheim Streetand Mahanna Avenue on an unrelated
investigation heard the shots beingfired, and an officer from within thatgroup saw the suspect fire shots intothe detectives’ vehicle. That officerthen fired his weapon at the suspectsas they fled in their vehicle south-bound on Mahanna Avenue from Ana-heim Street. As the suspects fled, theytossed a handgun out of the vehicle,which was recovered by officers. Thesuspects abandoned their vehicle afew blocks away and fled from thearea on foot.
At last Friday’s news conference atLong Beach Police Headquarters,Police Chief Jim McDonnell thankedmany police department employees fortheir hard work and dedication to theinvestigation, which included employ-ees assigned to: the Homicide Detail;the Career Criminal ApprehensionTeam; and the Gang, Narcotics andWarrant Detail. Especially high on hislist of praise were employees of the
Forensic Services Division, as theirefforts proved to be invaluable to theinvestigation.
McDonnell also thanked US Mar-
shal David Singer and his deputies,and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’sDepartment for their contributions tothis investigation. ß
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The state has very serious budgetissues and is looking for any relief.Redevelopment cannot be eliminatedin a knee-jerk reaction to solve thisproblem. Redevelopment is much tooimportant to our communities.
Redevelopment definitivelyincreases property values and result-ing property, sales and business taxrevenues to local agencies, includingschools. The governor would leadsome to believe that redevelopment istaking all property tax revenues fromschools and local governments whenin fact the improvements funded byredevelopment greatly increase pro-perty values, thereby generating morein tax revenue than if redevelopmenthad not been in place.
We are working to rebuild a com-munity that has suffered many chal-lenges. The Los Angeles Riots in theearly 90s led to the implementation ofredevelopment in Central and NorthLong Beach project areas. Those thatlived in these areas before that timewill clearly understand the devastatingand lasting effect that event had on ourcommunity. If not for redevelopmentthese areas would be in decline, crimewould be skyrocketing and we wouldnot be able to attract businesses to thearea.
Now nearly all improvements wesee are due primarily to redevelop-ment in one form or another. Redevel-opment demonstrates investment andcommitment in the community, to thisbusinesses and homeowners leverageprivate investment, compounding theinvestment. The Bixby Knolls area iswell on its way, and North and Centralare making tremendous strides. Butwe are far from done. Revitalizationdoes not occur overnight. It literally
takes decades. Redevelopment improves the
appearance of our businesses and resi-dential areas, businesses move in,property values increase, more jobs areproduced, more opportunities to shopand dine occur. People spend money inthe area, businesses thrive, sales tax isgenerated and other businesses decideto invest, adding to the momentum.This activity would not occur in thetime frame that it does without rede-velopment.
Further, improvements to our pub-lic-safety facilities help police and firedepartments to more efficiently servethe community. Problem locations thatdraw on our public-safety resourcesare improved or eliminated, reducingdemands on the public-safetyresources, allowing them to betterserve the entire community.
Redevelopment also funds librariesand park land, both of which help giveour youth and residents good, healthyalternatives. If redevelopment did notmake these investments, the city’s gen-eral fund would be tapped and theresources are simply not there.
Redevelopment is a slow process.It does not happen overnight, and, justas we are preparing for the most signif-icant improvements, the funding isbeing threatened. We must not allowthis to occur.
We need to support redevelopmentas the economic resource and revenuegenerator for our communities, schoolsand cities. If we can retain it, redevel-opment will continue to support thecommunity, and business.
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Chair
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Thank you very much for coveringRae Gabelich’s community meetingabout the walkway between WrigleyHeights and Los Cerritos Park and Ele-mentary School [“Pedestrian tunnellinking Wrigley to Bixby Knollsbecomes contentious topic atGabelich-Johnson community meet-ing,” Jan. 28, 2011]. Cory did a greatjob. Also for putting an announcementabout the meeting in your paper theprevious week.
I asked one lady whom I had neverseen before if she lived in Los Cerritos(I didn’t recognize her from WrigleyHeights). She said she lived in BixbyKnolls. I asked how she knew aboutthe meeting (since I didn’t think Raenotified that area). She said she justread about a meeting regarding the DelMar Tunnel/Walkway in the Signaland came to see what it was all about!
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CJ appears to have just taken what thehead of The Center for Discovery (Dr.Craig Brown) said at face value [“Newsite for adolescent treatment to take
over former site of Boys Town,” Feb.4, 2011]. Maybe what he said is true,but if you follow the first link I pro-vided her in the email (to their web-site), it’s clear that The Center forDiscovery has two different types offacilities: one treats eating disorders,and the other is dual diagnosis.
The Wardlow Road facility is sup-posed to be dual diagnosis– not a treat-ment center for eating disorders asCouncilmember James Johnsonis reported to have said. Thefacility here will be treating what TheCenter for Discovery calls dual diag-nosis patients– those with both a diag-nosed psychiatric illness and drug oralcohol addiction.
Neena, I don’t mean to be a com-plainer. I will be very happy if the storyis correct about the kind of patients thatwill be treated in our neighborhood,but what Dr. Brown is reported to havesaid is not what their website says.
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It has been my honor to serve onthe Signal Hill City Council since1997. As mayor and a certified publicaccountant, I want to dispel the pre-tense that the water department is run-ning a deficit and should be sold off. Ialso want to assure the community thatthe city’s drinking water is good qual-ity and meets or exceeds state drink-ing-water standards.
The City Council is proud that ourresidents pay 17-percent less for drink-ing water than Long Beach residents.Our water department is an independ-ent enterprise that is completelyfunded by revenues collected fromwater sales. The City Council is just asproud to have prudently built up over$3.9 million in water departmentreserves to replace or repair water sys-tem facilities and equipment. Over $1million is available in the water devel-opment fund that was paid by develop-
ers to be spent on future water systemimprovements. The City has alsoinvested over $10 million in water sys-tem upgrades in recent years.
The city’s water quality is highlyregulated and regularly tested. Eachyear the water department is requiredby the California Department of PublicHealth to provide a consumer confi-dence report to each customer. Thisreport identifies the results of the waterquality analysis and verifies that SignalHill drinking water is safe. The reportis available on the City’s website.
Signal Hill residents can restassured that the City Council will con-tinue to work hard to ensure that thewater department is in sound financialcondition and provides high-qualitydrinking water at a reasonable price.
Edward H.J. wilson
Signal Hill Mayor
February 22 is Spay Day, whenmany veterinarians offer reduced-costspaying and neutering. If you haven’tyet had your animals sterilized, hereare some great reasons to “spay theday!”
• Animal shelters across the coun-try are overflowing with homeless catsand dogs. Up to 4 million animalsmust be euthanized for lack of homesevery year.
• Spaying and neutering preventthousands upon thousands of animalsfrom being born only to struggle tosurvive on the streets, suffer at thehands of cruel or neglectful people, orbe euthanized in shelters.
• Spaying and neutering eliminateanimals’ chances of contracting severalcancers that are expensive to treat andoften fatal, including uterine, ovarian,and testicular cancer.
• Sterilization reduces or elimi-nates mating urges, aggression, andexcessive territoriality, making steril-ized dogs three times less likely to bite.
• Sterilized animals are much lesslikely to “mark their territory” on yourfavorite armchair or embarrass you bymounting objects– or your guests’ legs.
For the nearest low-costspay/neuter clinics, call 1-800-248-SPAY. To learn more, visit PETA.org.
Time is passing quickly forthose who still want to enter ourSweetheart Sweepstakes. Dead-line for entries is next Wednes-day at noon. See pages 12 and 13for details.
Going from business to busi-ness to enter can be a grandexperience as you visit newplaces or have the opportunity torediscover old favorites. Don’tforget to shop for your valentinewhile you’re out and about.There are great bargains andunique gifts right here in ourown back yards– and somepretty terrific restaurants too!
I think we did a marvelousjob gathering prizes this year,and we are especially thankful tohave Renaissance HollywoodHotel & Spa as our main grandprize sponsor this year. Theirgenerous donation of deluxeroom accommodations for two,complimentary breakfast for twoat Twist, a box of truffles and achilled bottle of sparkling wine,late check-out and valet parkingis a package valued at $330.WOW! If you are able, do checkout their website at renaissance-hollywood.com.
Also part of our grand prizeare two tickets for an opening-night performance at the Pan-tages Theatre. If you haven’t hadthe chance to attend a show at
the Pantages, you don’t knowwhat you are missing. Althoughthe shows are always top-notch,the venue itself is about as opu-lent as it gets. A big thanks goesout to them as well. You can findthem online at pantages-theater.com and broadwayla.org.
When we approached BrendaSoto Bryan of Allstate Insuranceabout donating something for theSweetheart Sweepstakes thisyear, she insisted on coming upwith her own prize package,including dinner, movies, flow-ers, candy, and even a gas card!What a deal. A huge thank yougoes out to Brenda and her staff.
A couple of last-minute addi-tions include a gift certificate forfree tax preparation for EACHSweetheart Sweepstakes pack-age, courtesy of the LakewoodLiberty Tax Service and wineglasses from Nelson Anderson atCbeyond, a phone-serviceprovider. The wine glasses willgo with the Home RomanticHome package. Thanks to bothcompanies for their prizes.
We hope you enjoy thesweepstakes as much as we didputting it together for you– goodluck, and remember– you can’twin if you don’t enter. Prize win-ners will be announced nextweek!
Homeboy Industries has been servingthe Southern California communitysince 1988. Boyle, a Jesuit priest andnative Angelino, has served as itsdirector, shepherding the thousands ofgang members who come throughHomeboy’s doors.
Rival gang members work next toone another at Homeboy Industries,which has developed several nichebusinesses. Participants learn occupa-tional skills as they undertake any of avariety of jobs such as waiting tables atHomeboy or Homegirl Cafés or oper-ating machinery for their custom silk-screening and embroidery business.The operation has grown to offer itsparticipants tattoo-removal and coun-seling services.
Drawing on ideas from MotherTeresa, Boyle attributes the success ofthe program to a philosophy that seeks
to include everyone: gang members,felons, the traumatized and the broken.
“And so all of us together areinvited to imagine the circle of com-passion and then imagine that nobodyis standing outside that circle,” Boylesaid. “And to that end, I think we’recalled to do something very specific,which is stand at the very edges withthe poor and the powerless and thevoiceless. We’re invited to stand withthose whose dignity has been denied,with those whose burdens are morethan we can bear.”
“I just think that he makes such animpact in the community,” saidStephanie Toller Negrete as she waitedin line to get her book signed. The 45-year-old California Heights residentheld two hardback books, one ofwhich will be part of a Valentine’s Daygift for her husband.
The lessons that Boyle taught res-onated with another member of theaudience who was just about to standin line to get his book signed. RafaelVega, a 24-year-old resident of BoyleHeights in East LA, said he metBoyle about ten years ago. Vega saidhe wasn’t really at-risk to join a gang,but he’s lost a few friends who weregang members. After meeting “FatherGreg” briefly and volunteering at oneof his missions, Vega began a careerpath in community services. Vegasaid that Boyle motivated him andencouraged him.
Eventually, he plans to earn anadvanced degree. He’s already finishedfour-year college and is now lookingfor a job. For now, he says he is intern-ing at Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Vil-laraigosa’s office and also works at theParks and Recreation Department.
“Now… almost ten years latersince I last met [Boyle], I just wantedto come, speak with him and just. . .tellhim thank you for being that motiva-tion in my life,” Vega said.
Boyle retold a few of his stories,some humorous and some moving, oflife with the young men and women hehas helped: the kid who needed freelegal help and asked for an attorneywho could work “Sonny Bono;” the174th burial he had to perform lastweek; and the young man who moveda flight attendant to tears when he toldher his story about his life as aredeemed gang member who that daywas on a return flight home from a tripto the White House.
That flight attendant saw in thatman the shape of God’s heart, Boyleexplained, describing a moment ofmutual understanding during which
two very different people becomeclosely linked.
“People cry sometimes,” Boylesaid. “Suddenly [there’s a] kinship…two souls feeling their worth: flightattendant, gang members.”
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Gordon Cohn (left), a regular discussion leader with the Bixby Knolls Business
Improvement Association Literary Society, interviews Father Greg Boyle (right)
of Homeboy Industries at the Expo Building in Bixby Knolls Wednesday.
“As a member of the Diagonal Toastmasters Club, I personallyhave benefited from the mentoring and support the club gives. Iwould like to invite those interested in developing confidence inpublic speaking and leadership skills to join us every Thursdayand become a member.”
On Wednesday, Feb. 9, a multi-agency gang-enforcement operationheaded by the Long Beach PoliceDepartment (LBPD) was conductedin the city of Long Beach and resultedin the arrest of 13 individuals and therecovery of weapons, ammunition,and other evidence. The operationfocused on a local gang responsiblefor multiple shootings in recentmonths, including one which targetedtwo uniformed detectives, leaving onewounded.
LBPD gang-enforcement detec-tives have been investigating a seriesof shootings that occurred sinceDecember 2010. During the course of
these investigations, detectives devel-oped information that the shootingswere related through suspects or bythe weapons involved in the crimes.They soon focused the investigationon the East Side Longos gang, one ofthe oldest Hispanic gangs in LongBeach who claim territory in a partic-ular area of central Long Beach.Members of this gang are believed tobe responsible for six shootings in thisgeographical area, including therecent attempted murder of the twogang-enforcement detectives.
LBPD gang detectives, SWAT,and directed-enforcement officersteamed up with members of the LosAngeles County Sheriff’s Depart-ment, the US Marshal’s Office, StateParole, Los Angeles County Proba-tion, and the Department of Childrenand Family Services to plan and exe-cute this early-morning task-forceoperation.
Fifteen locations throughout LongBeach were simultaneously servedwith search warrants, immediatelyfollowed by parole searches at 15additional locations, followed by pro-
bation searches at 15 more locations.Each of those 45 different residencessearched had a connection to a docu-mented member or associate of theEast Side Longo gang.
The successful result of this majoroperation includes the arrest of twomale juveniles who are believed to beresponsible for a shooting thatoccurred on December 29, 2010, inthe central Long Beach area. Thatshooting is still under investigation.
Eleven additional subjects werealso arrested for various charges,including parole violations, weaponspossession violations and outstandingwarrants, for a total of 11 felonyarrests and two misdemeanor arrests.
In addition to the arrests, hand-guns, a rifle, ammunition, andother evidence were seized, andfour children were safely taken intoprotective custody and released tothe Department of Children and
Family Services.“I’d like to take this opportunity
to acknowledge the law-enforcementagencies for their help,” said LBPDChief Jim McDonnell. “Their contri-bution was invaluable to the endresult of this operation.”
Anyone with information regard-ing this investigation, as well as anygang-related crime, should contactLBPD gang-enforcement detectivesat (562) 570-7370. ß
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Grand Prix’s Committee of 300 adopts veterans Park for twice-monthly clean-upsThe Committee of 300, the volun-
teer group associated with the ToyotaGrand Prix of Long Beach from theinception of the race, announced thisweek its partnership with the City ofLong Beach Parks, Recreation andMarine by “adopting” Veterans Park,101 E. 28th St. The group’s first parkclean-up will take place Saturday,Feb. 12 at 10am and will continue onsubsequent second Saturdays of everymonth.
Sixth District Councilmember DeeAndrews is joining in the celebrationof the partnership and will be on hand
at the clean-up, as will representativesfrom Seventh District CouncilmemberJames Johnson’s office, whose districtborders the park.
“This year our board of directorshas placed a strong emphasis on com-munity service, and we’re very thank-ful to have gotten the support from citycouncil members as well as from theParks, Recreation and Marine depart-ment to help us make this happen,”said Committee of 300 President Sal-vador Farfán. “This is a great opportu-nity to make a positive impact in thecommunity.”
Farfán hopes that his committee’sbeing involved in the park will inspirethe residents and business owners inthe surrounding neighborhoods to joinin and get to know each another whiledoing some good. “The fact that itgives our members yet another oppor-tunity for service and lets the publicknow that our organization is activeyear round is just the icing on thecake,” he said.
The group’s “Redcoats” can beseen on race weekend as ambassadorsto all things race-related as well as tothe city of Long Beach. During the
rest of the year, the group volunteerson an ongoing basis with a number ofnonprofit organizations in addition toits yearly selection of one nonprofit tobe the recipient of funds raised by thecommittee throughout the year. Thisyear’s recipient will be the HistoricalSociety of Long Beach. Last year theCommittee of 300 raised nearly$5,000 for the Steel Magnolias of theStramski Center.
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In addition to the arrests of 13 individuals this week, a rifle, handguns, ammunition, and other evidence were seized by aLong Beach Police Department-headed multi-agency gang-enforcement operation, which focused on a local gang respon-sible for multiple shootings in recent months.
The South Coast Air QualityManagement District (AQMD), theair-pollution control agency forOrange County and major portions ofLos Angeles, San Bernardino andRiverside counties approved a meas-ure last week to comply with amandatory emission-fee provision inthe federal Clean Air Act withoutplacing the fee burden on area busi-nesses.
Since 2008, AQMD has workedcollaboratively with impacted indus-tries, as well as federal, state andlocal agencies to craft an alternativemeasure that would satisfy require-ments of the federal Clean Air Act’sSection 185 without requiring theregion’s major facilities to pay costlymitigation fees.
“It was simply unfair to requirelarge facilities already subject to thestrictest air pollution requirements inthe nation to carry the burden for theregion’s failure to meet the federalozone standard,” said William A.Burke, Ed.D., chairman of AQMD’sgoverning board. “This alternativemeasure will meet federal require-ments and help clean up under-regu-lated mobile sources that areresponsible for 80 percent of our airpollution.”
Section 185 of the federal CleanAir Act requires all major sources ofsmog-forming volatile organic com-pounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides(NOx) operating in severely polluted
areas, including Southern California,to pay fees if the area fails to meetfederal clean-air standards. A majorsource is defined as a facility with thepotential to emit more than 10 tonsper year of VOCs or NOx.
Rule 317– Clean Air Act Non-Attainment Fees– satisfies the federalrequirement with an alternative “fee-equivalent” program where fundingfor federal, state and local air-qualityimprovement programs not currentlybeing used to meet clean air plancommitments for the one-hour ozonestandard will be used to reduce emis-sions from mobile and other sourcesin the Southland. Program fundsmust be equivalent to fees that wouldhave otherwise been collected frommajor sources.
The Southland is designated“extreme” non-attainment for thepollutant ozone and did not meet a2010 deadline for attainment. Begin-ning in 2012, all major sources ofVOC and NOx emissions wouldhave been required to pay a fee forthe portion of their emissions thatexceeded 80 percent of their baselineemissions, totaling approximately$30 million per year for all affectedbusinesses. Under the fee equivalentprogram major sources will no longerbe required to pay a fee.
Under the fee equivalent program,AQMD will:
• Establish an account to befunded by mobile-source emission
reduction/infrastructure improvementprograms that meet certain eligibilitycriteria. Only funding programsapproved by the US EnvironmentalProtection Agency, the California AirResources Board (CARB), andAQMD may be used.
• Calculate fees that would havebeen required under the federal CleanAir Act provision. Funds collectedunder the fee-equivalent programmust be at least equal to thoserequired by the Section 185 provi-sion.
• Annually, beginning July 1,2012, determine sufficient funding isavailable to meet Section 185requirements. Any additional fundsmay be credited to the followingyear.
• Annually report to US EPA andCARB a list of major sources in theregion and the amount of fundingneeded to meet the Section 185 feeobligation.
• Develop a “backstop” rule to be
implemented should program fund-ing drop below specified thresh-olds.
Major sources of VOC and NOxemissions in the Southland arerequired to meet the most stringentpollution-control requirements in thenation and have reduced their emis-sions significantly over the years.Under the fee-equivalent program,funds available from various federal,state and local programs will be usedto fund projects to help reduce emis-sions from other sources, such asmobile sources and alternative fuelinfrastructure.
Projects could include school busreplacements and retrofits, plug-inshore power for ships, liquefied nat-ural gas trucks, clean vehicle rebates,lawn mower replacements, etc.
Based on current estimates, suffi-cient funding should be availableuntil at least 2020, and beyond whenthe federal one-hour ozone standardis expected to be met. ß
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Signal Hill high-school flutistselected to play Carnegie Hall
Margo Folwick, daughter ofRoger and Suzanne Folwick of Sig-nal Hill, has been selected for the2011 American High School HonorsPerformance Series at Carnegie Hallon Saturday, Feb. 19. She will be aflutist in the Honors Band, which islimited to the highest-rated highschool performers from across NorthAmerica.
Margo, a sophomore at OrangeCounty High School of the Arts(OCHSA), auditioned this fall for theHonors Performance Series and wasaccepted after a review by the selec-tion board committee. She will joinother performers from the UnitedStates and Canada for the perform-ance.
Margo is a member of theOCHSA Symphony Orchestra andFennell Wind Ensemble. She is alsoa member of the Pacific SymphonyYouth Orchestra, which will be tour-ing Bulgaria this summer.
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Council since 1994. She works as adeputy district attorney for the LosAngeles County District Attorney’sOffice. Forester, a retired technicalsales engineer, was appointed to CityCouncil in 1998.
Monday’s debate, an event spon-sored by the League of Women Vot-ers, centered on economic priorities.While the incumbent candidatesemphasized a record of successesduring their terms on the Council,Simmons stressed the need forimmediate change.
“I think change is healthy,” Sim-mons said. “It reminds everybodythat the city council works on behalfof the residents.” But Simmons alsocriticized the current administrationand its financial decisions. “We arespending money at a non-sustainablerate,” he said, adding that the cityformerly had $8 million in operatingreserves but now has $4 million.
Both Hansen and Foresteracknowledged that although the Cityhas already made efforts to cutspending, they are still reviewing thebudget for more places where SignalHill could save money. They priori-tized the need to analyze personnelpension funds.
“We need to continue to revieweverything in the budget againstincome,” Forester said, adding thatthe City has already reduced spend-ing by $1 million.
Forester stressed that the Cityshould apply a crucial test when con-sidering an item on the budget– “Is itnice or absolutely necessary?” “And,believe me, everything is on the tableto be reviewed,” Forester said.
Hansen did not agree with Sim-mons’s assertion that the City Coun-cil needs a new perspective. “This isnot time for change,” Hansen said,adding that the city leaders haveoverseen several positive changesover the years. She highlighted thenumber of new businesses that havemoved into Signal Hill.
“You need council members likemyself who understand the completepicture of the issues facing our cities,who are not just looking at this year,but are looking at five years downthe road to make sure that we planeffectively,” she said.
Simmons challenged the financialdecisions of the current city leaders,targeting personnel budgets.
“There’s a property planner get-ting paid $160,000 a year,” Simmonssaid, explaining that the city paidfull-time salaries for this employeeand another city worker who servedas a property inspector. “After theyretired, we hired a part-time contrac-tor who is able to do this job in aboutthree hours.”
Hansen took issue with Sim-mons’s statement, explaining that hewas referring to two employees whohave since retired after they hadserved the city as a building inspec-tor and a building official. Hansensaid that these employees had otherjob functions that involved codeenforcement, inspections and han-dling issues with the abandoned oilwells.
“And it’s absolutely crazy tothink that our building inspector andour building official each worked 20hours a week or three hours a weekand then sat at their desk the rest ofthe time and collected their full pay,”Hansen said. “That is absolutely nottrue.”
The candidates addressed thefuture of the city’s RedevelopmentAgency (RDA) projects. Earlier thisyear, Governor Jerry Brownannounced his intention to endRDAs as part of an aggressive planfor budget cuts.
The candidates acknowledged theRDA’s contribution to Signal Hill’ssuccess. Since 1974, redevelopmentinitiatives transformed the city’sblighted areas into projects that ben-efited the community. Projects
included the development of afford-able-housing units and the clean-upof abandoned oil wells in the city.
But while the RDA’s achieve-ments were praised, Simmonsexpressed specific concerns aboutone new potential RDA project. Atthe City Council and RDA meetingsearlier this month, council membersvoted to recognize construction of anew library as a possible future rede-velopment project. If plans for con-struction move forward, the Citywould need to seek approval for an$11.3-million bond to pay for theproject.
Simmons criticized prospectiveplans to build a new library since thisproject could not generate revenuefor the city.
“I love libraries, but that’s a lia-bility,” said Simmons. “But if weinvest in revenue generators, likewhether it’s restaurants or things likethat, that will help us afford to pur-chase libraries. So, I think we’redoing things a little bit backwards.Instead of issuing a new bond for$11.3 million for a new library, weshould be looking at revenue gener-ators to help out our overall budget.”
Both Hansen and Forester arguedin favor of future plans to constructa new library, indicating that if theRDA does indeed build one, the citywould keep local property tax dollars
for a local project. Hansen furtherexplained that projects out of theRDA funds would not affect generalfunds.
“I think we need to keep ourproperty taxes in Signal Hill and usethe economic engine we built to givea gift to the city in the way of alibrary,” Hansen said.
Later in the debate, Simmonsnoted that the intersection at Cherryand Pacific Coast Highway has asevere traffic-congestion problem.Both Hansen and Forester explainedthat a project to widen the street isalready in progress. The City ofLong Beach is in the process ofacquiring the property needed tocomplete the project. Forester saidthat he was told that the project maytake place within the next sixmonths.
The candidates also debated theEDCO transfer station, water rightsand term limits. Simmons opposednearly all of the positions taken byHansen and Forester. Candidatescould only agree that the police forceservices should not be contracted outto the LA County Sheriff’s Depart-ment.
Hansen and Forester stood unitedon all topics presented in the forum.Following the debate, Forester wasasked whether he worried if hewould have to distinguish himself
from Hansen.“Tina and I are running as a pair,”
Forester said. “Tina and I haveworked well together. We haven’talways agreed. Legal issues I leaveto Tina. Engineering issues I take.And that’s the beauty of our Counciland the diversity of the variousmembers. It takes three votes to getanything done. If Mr. Simmons getson Council, it’s Mr. Simmons. Hehas no other votes that are going tojoin him. A council member of one isworthless.”
After the debate, Hansen contin-ued to criticize Simmons’s lack ofexperience.
“I think what we took away fromthis is that he doesn’t know the his-tory of this city. He hasn’t beeninvolved in this city,” Hansen said,explaining that Simmons did notunderstand the issues confronting thecurrent administration. “We needleaders that understand the history,that understand the issues, that arelooking at the big picture and thatcan see us through this.”
Hansen said she hopes that voterswill conclude after this debate thatshe has both the knowledge andexperience needed for the job.Forester also stressed his record.
“I’ve served for 12 years,” hesaid, during the forum. “And I stillfirmly believe we are the little city
that could and did.” Following the debate, Forester
voiced concerns about his oppo-nent’s arguments.
“Mr. Simmons has some facts,”Forester said, “but they’re all out ofcontext. They’re not used properly.And he really needs to spend sometime educating before he decides totry to run for Council.”
Simmons continued to disputethe need for experience after thedebate.
“My feeling is the Council hasdone a great job during good times.My concern is that they have notadapted to the economic realities,”he said, stressing that the city needssomeone new with a new perspec-tive.
“During not-so-good times, weneed somebody who could adapt andlive within our means today,” Sim-mons explained. “That is not hap-pening today.”
With only a few weeks left beforethe March 1 election, and no futurescheduled debates, the candidates arealso facing a traditionally low voterturnout. About 16.6 percent to 17.3percent of the registered voters inSignal Hill turned out to cast theirvotes in the last two Council elec-tions, according to City voter reports,which included both absentee andelection-day ballots. ß
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Hospital but lived in Long Beach themajority of her life. She cites long-winded bicycle rides around BixbyKnolls and California Heights andspending time in Hughes MiddleSchool’s On Campus Suspension as themost memorable times of her life. Sheattended high school at Long BeachPoly and made her mark as the presi-dent of SCARABS– an undergroundPoly sorority now required to operateunder the school’s student organizationguidelines as “the Duck Club.”
“My senior year at Poly was verytypical… [but] very memorable andextremely active,” Valencia said. “Plan-ning [the annual Sweethearts dance,] aschool dance that is bigger than prom[was] no easy task, but I had a blastdoing it!” Valencia also held jobs in thepast few years at Long Beach establish-ments such as Jongewaard’s Bake ‘N’Broil and the Yard House in ShorelineVillage.
In late 2009, Valencia sent her audi-tion tape in to the casting associates ofSurvivor, who were reviewing appli-cants to cast the 36 contestants whowould appear on the show’s 21st and22nd seasons. “My audition experiencewas stressful because I kept thinking tomyself, ‘they’re going to think that Idon’t care enough about playing thegame because I wasn’t considered aSurvivor fan,’” Valencia said. “Iwanted to stand out, so I thought, ‘howcan I get the most attention in thesmallest amount of time?’” She thenopted to add flair to her audition bydonning a bikini for her one-take video.
Though selected among the thou-sands vying to compete for a spot onthe show, Valencia admits she wasn’t abig fan of the show until after she wascast. “My experience as a viewer of thegame prior to actually being on theshow was minimal,” she said. “Ofcourse, I knew what Survivor was andI knew who [first-season winner]Richard Hatch and [second-seasoncontestant Jerri Manthey] were, but Iwouldn’t consider myself a true fan.”Once cast though, Valencia watchedevery season of the show twice andsoaked herself with as much game-related knowledge that she couldbefore filming began in Nicaragua insummer 2010.
Of the numerous skills she’s assem-bled throughout her life, Valencia’slocal upbringing helped prepare her forthe competition, she says. “Beingraised in Long Beach absolutely gaveme a leg up on my competitors. I feelit’s contributed to my ‘scrappiness,’”Valencia said. “Long Beach is a verydiverse city, so I’m used to seeing peo-ple from all walks of life already. Plus,I’ve been raised never to judge a book
by its cover.” She did however fear thather bossiness would be quicklydetected by her fellow teammates, asshe believes it’s a trait most people dis-cover about her when an initial impres-sion is made.
This season on Survivor, Valencia isone of 18 contestants competing for themillion-dollar prize. The way the gameis played involves the show’s contest-ants voting off one of their fellow play-ers until only two or three playersremain. Then, a jury consisting of nomore than nine eliminated playersvotes for one of the remaining eligibleplayers to win the million dollars andthe title of “sole survivor.”
“Who doesn’t need a million dol-lars nowadays?” Valencia said. “Thebest thing I could do is invest it in ourfamily business. I know that I’m goingto be working my entire life– and notbecause I have to, but because I like tokeep busy. So why not invest in build-ing a career that I’ll be more thanhappy doing the next 50 years of mylife?”
The prize won’t be achieved easilythough, for Valencia will be competingagainst the other 17 competitors. Chiefamong her competition are: past con-testants “Boston Rob” Mariano andRussell Hantz; former NFL playersSteve Wright and Grant Mattos; andMiss Maine 2009, Ashley Underwood.
Another twist this season, asidefrom allowing two former contestantsto compete again for the prize, is theconcept of “Redemption Island,” anaspect of the game used in the Israeli,Filipino, and Serbian incarnations ofthe show. The twist provides contest-ants voted out in early rounds the pos-sibility of re-entering the game. Whena contestant is eliminated, he or she istaken to the secluded area. There, therecently eliminated contestants willcontinue living as they were while inthe game by preparing their own food,water, and shelter.
When a second player is eliminated,that player is also sent to “RedemptionIsland.” The two eliminated playerswill then participate in a head-to-headduel challenge in which the winnerremains an occupant of the island while
the loser is eliminated from the game,this time for good. The surviving playerwill then wait for the next eliminatedplayer to arrive for the next duel chal-lenge. The eliminated player who sur-vives the duel(s) on Redemption Islandwill return to the game at a pre-deter-mined point and reunite with the otherplayers still eligible for the prize.
Upon returning home from filmingin Nicaragua, Valencia dove head-firstinto her work at Marquez de Valencia.In January, she appeared at GBK Pro-ductions’ 2011 Golden Globes GiftLounge as a vendor with her sister,Sara Valencia. The sisters presentedseveral attendees, includingactor/comedian George Lopez, withtequila samples such as a peppermint“teaquila” recipe created by them.Other celebrities who enjoyed thetequila that evening included MelissaJoan Hart, Eric Stonestreet, MartinShort, Catherine O‘Hara, Janet Jack-son, Dennis Quaid, Jennifer LoveHewitt, Dule Hill, Raven-Symoné, andErnie Hudson. “[It’s] the best job I’veever had,” Valencia said. “We justlaunched our new website. One of mymain goals is to get Marquez de Valen-cia in every single location where I liketo drink and dine.”
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with transit dollars in a transit corridor that will actuallymake it better for people to live because ultimately wewant to encourage people to be riding the various modesof transportation,” Richardson said, addressing thenumerous project investors and developers. “This is agood project all the way around. It’s good news for thecity.”
The Long Beach and Burnett Apartments is a mixed-income apartment community, offering 46 two- andthree-bedroom housing units. Thirty-six units are avail-able to very low-, low- and moderate-income householdswith rents ranging from $489 to $1,211 a month.
Energy-efficient appliances, a resident room andclassroom, computer learning center, laundry facility,recycling room and 7,000 square feet of open space aresome of the features provided to residents.
The LBHDC invested $9.9 million of redevelopment20-percent Tax Increment Housing Set Aside funds in theproject. Meta Housing Corporation specializes in devel-oping affordable and market-rate apartment communitiesfor families and seniors.
“Long Beach and Burnett Apartments has revitalizeda once blighted and underutilized property, turning it intoan asset for the community,” said Andrews. “This is yourhome. If you treat it like your home, then you know it’sa safe place.”
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Sixth District Councilmember Dee Andrews directs theaudience's attention to the recurring theme of “affordablehousing for all” at the opening ceremony for the LongBeach and Burnett Apartments last Saturday.
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TST3657t.S. no. t10-69566-Ca / aPn: 7217-006-130notiCe of truStee’S Sale you are indefault under a deed of truSt dated11/4/2004. unleSS you taKe aCtion to Pro-teCt your ProPerty, it May Be Sold at aPuBliC Sale. if you need an exPlanationof tHe nature of tHe ProCeedingagainSt you, you SHould ContaCt alaWyer. a public auction sale to the highest bid-der for cash, Cashier’s Check drawn on a state ornational bank, check drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, or savings associa-tion, or savings bank specified in section 5102 ofthe financial Code and authorized to do businessin this state will be held by the duly appointedtrustee as shown below, of all right, title, and inter-est conveyed to and now held by the trustee in thehereinafter described property under and pursuantto a deed of trust described below. the sale will bemade, but without covenant or warranty, expressedor implied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by the deed of trust, with interestand late charges thereon, as provided in thenote(s), advances, under the terms of the deed oftrust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expensesof the trustee for the total amount (at the time of theinitial publication of the notice of Sale) reasonablyestimated to be set forth below. the amount may begreater on the day of sale. Pursuant to CaliforniaCivil Code Section 2923.54 the undersigned, onbehalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer, or author-ized agent, declares as follows: [x] the mortgageloan servicer has obtained from the commissionera final or temporary order of exemption pursuant toSection 2923.53 that is current and valid on thedate the notice of sale is filed and [x] the timeframefor giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a)of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.52 or 2923.55 trustor: eric W. Wolf, anunmarried man duly appointed trustee: Cr titleServices, inc. c/o Pite duncan, 4375 Jutland drive,Suite 200, San diego, Ca 92117 877-576-0472recorded 11/09/2004 as instrument no. 042903171 in book , page of official records in theoffice of the recorder of los angeles County, Cali-fornia, date of Sale: 2/25/2011 at 10:30 aM Placeof Sale: at the front entrance to the Pomona Supe-rior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd.,Pomona, Ca amount of unpaid balance and othercharges: $294,579.99 Street address or other com-mon designation of real property: 1955 discoveryWay Signal Hill, Ca 90755-5624 a.P.n.: 7217-006-130 legal description: as more fully described insaid deed of trust the undersigned trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address or other common designation, if any,shown above. if no street address or other commondesignation is shown, directions to the location ofthe property may be obtained by sending a writtenrequest to the beneficiary within 10 days of the dateof first publication of this notice of Sale. thetrustee shall incur no liability for any good faitherror in stating the proper amount of unpaid bal-ances and charges. for sales information pleasecontact Priority Posting and Publishing at www.pri-orityposting.com or (714) 573-1965 reinstatementline: 877-576-0472 date: 2/4/2011 Cr title Serv-ices, inc 1000 technology drive MS 314 o’fallonMo 63368 Penny White, trustee Specialist federallaw requires us to notify you that we are acting asa debt collector. if you are currently in a bankruptcyor have received a discharge in bankruptcy as tothis obligation, this communication is intended forinformational purposes only and is not an attemptto collect a debt in violation of the automatic stay orthe discharge injunction. P793962 2/4, 2/11,02/18/2011
TST3659notiCe of truStee'S Sale trustee Sale no. :20100015010396 title order no.: 100611860fHa/va/PMi no.: you are in default undera deed of truSt, dated 07/14/2006. unleSSyou taKe aCtion to ProteCt your ProP-erty, it May Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. ifyou need an exPlanation of tHe natureof tHe ProCeeding againSt you, youSHould ContaCt a laWyer. ndex WeSt,llC, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuantto deed of trust recorded on 07/25/2006 as instru-ment no. 06 1640551 of official records in the office
of the County recorder of loS angeleS County,State of California. exeCuted By: ClaralouiSe SPenCe, Will Sell at PuBliC auC-tion to HigHeSt Bidder for CaSH,CaSHier'S CHeCK/CaSH eQuivalent or otherform of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payableat time of sale in lawful money of the united States).date of Sale: 02/24/2011 tiMe of Sale: 10:30aM PlaCe of Sale: at tHe WeSt Side oftHe loS angeleS County CourtHouSe,direCtly faCing norWalK Blvd., 12720norWalK Blvd., norWalK, Ca. StreetaddreSS and other common designation, if any,of the real property described above is purported tobe: 2324 JeanS Ct, Signal Hill, California90755 aPn#: 7217-025-037 the undersignedtrustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectnessof the street address and other common designa-tion, if any , shown herein. Said sale will be made,but without covenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by said deed of trust, with interestthereon, as provided in said note(s), advances,under the terms of said deed of trust, fees, chargesand expenses of the trustee and of the trusts cre-ated by said deed of trust. the total amount of theunpaid balance of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initialpublication of the notice of Sale is $33,165.36. thebeneficiary under said deed of trust heretoforeexecuted and delivered to the undersigned a writtendeclaration of default and demand for Sale, and awritten notice of default and election to Sell. theundersigned caused said notice of default andelection to Sell to be recorded in the county wherethe real property is located. for truStee SaleinforMation PleaSe Call: agenCy SaleS& PoSting 3210 el CaMino real, Suite 200irvine, Ca 92602 714-730-2727www.lpsasap.com ndex West, l.l.C. May BeaCting aS a deBt ColleCtor atteMPtingto ColleCt a deBt. any inforMationoBtained Will Be uSed for tHat Pur-PoSe. ndex West, l.l.C. as trustee dated:02/03/2011 ndex West, l.l.C. 15000 SurveyorBoulevard, Suite 500 addison, texas 75001-9013telephone: (866) 795-1852 telecopier: (972) 661-7800 aSaP# 3888134 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011,02/18/2011
TST3658notiCe of truStee'S Sale tS no. 10-0142749 title order no. 10-8-511541investor/insurer no. n/a aPn no. 7215-016-025you are in default under a deed oftruSt, dated 06/29/2007. unleSS you taKeaCtion to ProteCt your ProPerty, itMay Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. if you needan exPlanation of tHe nature of tHeProCeeding againSt you, you SHouldContaCt a laWyer." notice is hereby given thatreContruSt CoMPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by PrinCeSS v f raMey, a SingleWoMan, dated 06/29/2007 and recorded 07/05/07,as instrument no. 20071597220, in Book , Page ),of official records in the office of the Countyrecorder of los angeles County, State of Califor-nia, will sell on 03/04/2011 at 10:30aM, at the Westside of the los angeles County Courthouse, directlyfacing norwalk Blvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd., nor-walk, Ca 90650 at public auction, to the highest bid-der for cash or check as described below, payablein full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said deed oftrust, in the property situated in said County andState and as more fully described in the above ref-erenced deed of trust. the street address andother common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 2355Monte verde drive, Signal Hill, Ca,907553937. the undersigned trustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrectness of the street addressand other common designation, if any, shownherein. the total amount of the unpaid balance withinterest thereon of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold plus reasonable estimatedcosts, expenses and advances at the time of the ini-tial publication of the notice of Sale is $856,504.06.it is possible that at the time of sale the opening bidmay be less than the total indebtedness due. inaddition to cash, the trustee will accept cashier's
checks drawn on a state or national bank, a checkdrawn by a state or federal credit union, or a checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, or savings bank spec-ified in Section 5102 of the financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state. Said sale willbe made, in an ''aS iS'' condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty, express or implied, regardingtitle, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy theindebtedness secured by said deed of trust,advances thereunder, with interest as provided, andthe unpaid principal of the note secured by saiddeed of trust with interest thereon as provided insaid note, plus fees, charges and expenses of thetrustee and of the trusts created by said deed oftrust. dated: 02/04/2011 reContruSt CoM-Pany, n.a. 1800 tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94SiMi valley, Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219,Sale information (626) 927-4399 By:trustee's Saleofficer reContruSt CoMPany, n.a. is a debtcollector attempting to collect a debt. any informa-tion obtained will be used for that purpose. aSaP#3877422 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011
TST3660notiCe of truStee'S Sale tS no. 10-0141714 title order no. 10-8-508633investor/insurer no. n/a aPn no. 7215-020-021you are in default under a deed oftruSt, dated 04/22/2005. unleSS you taKeaCtion to ProteCt your ProPerty, itMay Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. if you needan exPlanation of tHe nature of tHeProCeeding againSt you, you SHouldContaCt a laWyer." notice is hereby given thatreContruSt CoMPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by lateef t franKS, a Single Man,dated 04/22/2005 and recorded 05/02/05, as instru-ment no. 05 1017867, in Book , Page ), of officialrecords in the office of the County recorder of losangeles County, State of California, will sell on03/04/2011 at 10:30aM, at the West side of the losangeles County Courthouse, directly facing nor-walk Blvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd., norwalk, Ca90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder forcash or check as described below, payable in full attime of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed toand now held by it under said deed of trust, in theproperty situated in said County and State and asmore fully described in the above referenced deedof trust. the street address and other commondesignation, if any, of the real property describedabove is purported to be: 2244 Sea ridge drive,Signal Hill, Ca, 90755. the undersigned trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. the total amount of the unpaidbalance with interest thereon of the obligationsecured by the property to be sold plus reasonableestimated costs, expenses and advances at thetime of the initial publication of the notice of Sale is$1,194,313.47. it is possible that at the time of salethe opening bid may be less than the total indebt-edness due. in addition to cash, the trustee willaccept cashier's checks drawn on a state ornational bank, a check drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, savings association,or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of thefinancial Code and authorized to do business inthis state. Said sale will be made, in an ''aS iS'' con-dition, but without covenant or warranty, express orimplied, regarding title, possession or encum-brances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured bysaid deed of trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid principal of thenote secured by said deed of trust with interestthereon as provided in said note, plus fees,charges and expenses of the trustee and of thetrusts created by said deed of trust. dated:02/02/2011 reContruSt CoMPany, n.a. 1800tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley,Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale information(626) 927-4399 By:-- trustee's Sale officerreContruSt CoMPany, n.a. is a debt collectorattempting to collect a debt. any informationobtained will be used for that purpose. aSaP#3867611 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011
TST3654notiCe of truStee’S Sale tS no. 09-0092004 title order no. 09-8-260641investor/insurer no. 139547592 aPn no. 7215-019-097 you are in default under a deedof truSt, dated 07/14/2006. unleSS youtaKe aCtion to ProteCt your ProPerty,it May Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. if youneed an exPlanation of tHe nature of
tHe ProCeeding againSt you, youSHould ContaCt a laWyer.” notice is herebygiven that reContruSt CoMPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by rayMond King, a WidoWer,dated 07/14/2006 and recorded 07/24/06, as instru-ment no. 06 1620031, in Book , Page ), of officialrecords in the office of the County recorder of losangeles County, State of California, will sell on02/25/2011 at 10:30aM, at the West side of the losangeles County Courthouse, directly facing nor-walk Blvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd., norwalk, Ca90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder forcash or check as described below, payable in full attime of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed toand now held by it under said deed of trust, in theproperty situated in said County and State and asmore fully described in the above referenced deedof trust. the street address and other commondesignation, if any, of the real property describedabove is purported to be: 2001 e 21St St unit133, Signal Hill, Ca, 907555959. the under-signed trustee disclaims any liability for any incor-rectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. the total amountof the unpaid balance with interest thereon of theobligation secured by the property to be sold plusreasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of thenotice of Sale is $376,139.10. it is possible that atthe time of sale the opening bid may be less thanthe total indebtedness due. in addition to cash, thetrustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on astate or national bank, a check drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association, savings asso-ciation, or savings bank specified in Section 5102of the financial Code and authorized to do busi-ness in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’aSiS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty,express or implied, regarding title, possession orencumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness securedby said deed of trust, advances thereunder, withinterest as provided, and the unpaid principal of thenote secured by said deed of trust with interestthereon as provided in said note, plus fees,charges and expenses of the trustee and of thetrusts created by said deed of trust. dated:10/02/2009 reContruSt CoMPany, n.a. 1800tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley,Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale information(626) 927-4399 By:trustee’s Sale officer reCon-truSt CoMPany, n.a. is a debt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt. any information obtained willbe used for that purpose. aSaP# 388844501/28/2011, 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011
TST3663 / 20110183315FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
the following person is doing business as: 1. aBifoundation, 2. CoMPro data teCHnol-ogy, 3. refund ConneCtion, 4. KtnJ Mar-Keting, 5150 Candlewood St., Suite 14C,lakewood, Ca 90712. registrant: aMeriCanBuSineSS innovatorS, inC., 5150 Candle-wood ave., Suite 14C, lakewood, Ca 90712. thisbusiness is conducted by: a Corporation. ideclare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: norman tillman, vice-President. the registrant has not begun to trans-act business under the fictitious business nameor names listed herein. this statement was filedwith the county clerk of los angeles County onfebruary 2, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious busi-ness name statement expires five years from thedate it was filed in the office of the county clerk.a new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. the filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state, or com-mon law (see section 14411 et seq., Businessand Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:february 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011.
TST3649 / 20110090228FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
the following person is doing business as: liB-erty tax laKeWood, 5908 del amo Blvd.,lakewood, Ca 90713. registrant: edWard Wil-Son, 2043 Crescent dr., Signal Hill, Ca 90755.this business is conducted by: an individual. ideclare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: edward Wilson. theregistrant has begun to transact business underthe fictitious business name or names listedherein. date started doing business under thisfictitious Business name was January 10, 2011.this statement was filed with the county clerk of
los angeles County on January 18, 2011.notiCe: this fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictitious busi-ness name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. the filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious busi-ness name in violation of the rights of anotherunder federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).Pub. the Signal tribune: January 21, 28, & feb-ruary 4, 11, 2011.
TST3650 / 20110090229FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
the following persons are doing business as:SaKura auto PartS, 1030 Cristobal ave.,Wilmington, Ca 90744. registrant: 1. roSarioCalero, 2. Patty Herrera, 849 tenth St.,Hermosa Beach, Ca 90254. this business is con-ducted by: a general Partnership. i declare thatall information in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: rosario Calero. the registrantshave begun to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed herein. datestarted doing business under this fictitious Busi-ness name was in 2006. this statement was filedwith the county clerk of los angeles County onJanuary 18, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious busi-ness name statement expires five years from thedate it was filed in the office of the county clerk.a new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. the filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state, or com-mon law (see section 14411 et seq., Businessand Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:January 21, 28, & february 4, 11, 2011.
TST3651 / 20110098063FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
the following persons are doing business as:tHe SPindlerS Cottage, 1843 gladys ave.#1, Signal Hill, Ca 90755. registrant: 1. WilliaMM. Woody, 2. CHeryl l. StraCHan, 1843gladys ave. #1, Signal Hill, Ca 90755. this busi-ness is conducted by: a Husband and Wife. ideclare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: William M. Woody. theregistrant has not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on January19, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new ficti-tious business name statement must be filed priorto that date. the filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in this state of a ficti-tious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: January 21, 28,& february 4, 11, 2011.
TST3658 / 20110143557FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
the following persons are doing business as: 1.griSWold Media, 2. griSWold ProduC-tionS, 6481 atlantic ave., apt. 316, long Beach,Ca 90805. registrant: 1. aManda griSWold,2. david griSWold, 6481 atlantic ave., apt.316, long Beach, Ca 90805. this business isconducted by: a Husband and Wife. i declare thatall information in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: amanda griswold. the registranthas begun to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed herein. thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of losangeles County on January 26, 2011. notiCe:this fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the officeof the county clerk. a new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date.the filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious busi-ness name in violation of the rights of anotherunder federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).Pub. the Signal tribune: January 28, & february4, 11, 18, 2011.
TST3664 / 20110215834FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
the following person is doing business as:SoutHern California danCe aCadeMy,4410 greenmeadow rd., long Beach, Ca 90808.registrant: Paula vreulinK, 1825 St. louis
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ave., Signal Hill, Ca 90755. this business is con-ducted by: an individual. i declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Paula vreulink. the registrant has begunto transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. date started doingbusiness under this fictitious Business namewas august, 1993. this statement was filed withthe county clerk of los angeles County on feb-ruary 9, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the dateit was filed in the office of the county clerk. a newfictitious business name statement must be filedprior to that date. the filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use in this state of a fic-titious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: february 11, 18,25, & March 4, 2011.
TST3665 / 20110215835FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
the following person is doing business as:PinKHaM ManageMent, 3146 val verde ave.,long Beach, Ca 90808. registrant: Betty l.PinKHaM, 3146 val verde ave., long Beach, Ca90808. this business is conducted by: an individ-ual. i declare that all information in this statementis true and correct. Signed: Betty Pinkham. theregistrant has not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on february9, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new ficti-tious business name statement must be filed priorto that date. the filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in this state of a ficti-tious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: february 11, 18,25, & March 4, 2011.
TST3662 / 20110183314FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
the following person is doing business as: 1. SaMdealS, 2. SaM SPort dealS, 22 W. 47th St.,long Beach, Ca 90805. registrant: guStavoraMireZ, 22 W. 47th St., long Beach, Ca 90805.this business is conducted by: an individual. ideclare that all information in this statement is trueand correct. Signed: gustavo ramirez. the regis-trant has not begun to transact business under thefictitious business name or names listed herein.this statement was filed with the county clerk oflos angeles County on february 2, 2011. notiCe:this fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. the filingof this statement does not of itself authorize theuse 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., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal trib-une: february 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011.
TST3666 / 20110215836
FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
the following person is doing business as:long BeaCH loCal, 2076 eucalyptus ave.,long Beach, Ca 90806. registrant: longBeaCH loCal, inC., 2076 eucalyptus ave.,long Beach, Ca 90806. this business is con-ducted by: a Corporation. i declare that allinformation in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: Sasha Kanno, executive director.the registrant has begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on febru-ary 9, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from thedate it was filed in the office of the county clerk.a new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. the filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use inthis state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.the Signal tribune: february 11, 18, 25, &March 4, 2011.
TST3656 / Case No. NS023530
oRDER To SHoW CAUSE
FoR CHANGE oF NAME
SuPerior Court of California,County of loS angeleS, 415 West oceanBlvd., long Beach, Ca 90802, SoutH Judi-Cial diStriCt.Petition of noreen C. angeles, for Changeof name.to all intereSted PerSonS:1. Petitioner noreen C. angeleS, filed apetition with this court for a decree changingnames as follows: Present name: davidMattHeW tenZa to Proposed name:MattHeW tenZa angeleS.2. tHe Court orderS that all persons inter-ested in this matter shall appear before thiscourt at the hearing indicated below to showcause, if any, shy the petition for change ofname should not be granted. notiCe of Hearingdate: february 16, 2011; time: 1:30 P.M.; dept.g, room 51. the address of the court is thesame as above. a copy of this order to ShowCause shall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior to thedate set for hearing on the petition in the fol-lowing newspaper of general circulation,printed in this county, tHe Signal triBune,939 e. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, Ca 90755: Jan-uary 28, & february 4, 11, 18, 2011.___//ss//___douglas M. Haigh, Commissioner of the Supe-rior Courtdated January 05, 2011
FEBruAry 11, 2011 SiGNAL TriBuNE 15BuSiNESSES & SErviCES
