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Rep. Grace Napolitano has decided to seek election in next year’s Cali-fornia June Primary in the newly

drawn 32nd Congressional District, she told the Los Cerritos Community News in an exclusive interview on Wednesday af-ternoon.

Napolitano, who will be seeking her eighth term in the United States House of Representatives in 2012, said that her deci-sion to run in the new 32nd Congressional District will avoid a potentially divisive Primary election against Rep. Linda T. Sanchez (D-39tt District) and California State Senator Ronald Calderon in the new 38th Congressional District.

Her current district covers several cities in the Southeast Los Angeles County and San Gabriel Valley areas including Nor-walk, where she has been a resident since 1960, all the way to Pomona to the east and portions of East Los Angeles to the west.

The new 32nd District does not include her home residences of Norwalk where she has lived and raised her family since 1960.

Under federal election law, a Member of Congress does not have to live in the dis-trict they represent, and Napolitano told the LCCN that she her current district overlaps nearly 20 to 30% of the new 32nd Con-gressional District.

“I have a lot of support from people and elected local officials who are in the new 32nd District, and I look forward to meet-ing with many more key leaders in the next several weeks,” Napolitano said.

She also said that her and Rep. Linda Sanchez have spoken during the past cou-ple of weeks about the 2012 election, and said that “in the long run it will work out better not to have two seated members of Congress run against each other in 2012.”

“I have a lot of respect for Congress-woman Sanchez, and I am sure that she will represent much of my current district with the same positive energy and constitu-ent service that my staff has done for the past decade,” Napolitano said.

Napolitano also said that she is confi-dent that she will be successful in the new 32nd Congressional District that now in-

By Randy Economy

Cerritos residents gathered together as a community to remember the day that changed the lives of peo-

ple all over the world and left a hole in the heart of a city forever.

On Wednesday, under pristine blue skies, hundreds of family, friends, com-munity leaders, neighbors, and members of the media gathered at an emotional memorial ceremony to remember those who died in the Aug. 31, 1986 Cerritos Air Disaster.

The DC-9 and a small plane collided at 6,500 feet and fell onto homes. The crash killed 67 people on the planes and

15 on the groundCerritos city officials read a list of

names of the victims who perished that fateful day, laid a wreath at a memorial inside the Cerritos Sculpture Garden, lis-tened to heartfelt and emotional stories, and just paused to reflect on the 25th an-niversary of the biggest air disaster in the history of Los Angeles County. Family and friends of victims along with city leaders held each other as they recalled the crash of Aeromexico Flight 498 on Aug. 31, 1986.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe, who was mayor of Cerritos at the time, described it as a fearful and painful

Hawaiian Gardens Council Reviews National Disaster Emergency PlanBy Jerry Bernstein

When a national disaster and/or a local emergency occur, the question asked is your

city prepared to respond? That was the question raised at a recent meeting of the Hawaiian Gardens City Council when it reviewed the city’s Disaster and Emer-gency Operation Center. Councilmember Reynaldo Rodriguez asked whether there was a special team that would respond to an emergency and was there someone who could be contacted 24 hours a day if necessary.

Juana Hernandez, Administrative Specialist, replied that traditionally the response is done by chain of command with the Emergency Operation Center [EOC] director, who is the City Admin-istrator. She said he would contact the coordinator and give instruction on how to proceed and would determine whether other staff members needed to be con-tacted.

City Administrator Ernesto Marquez said there was an organizational chart on who would be contacted in case of a na-tional disaster.

Mayor pro tem Oyama-Canada said she recalled that when people were evac-uated to the EOC during a flood event, there weren’t any cots or blankets. She inquired whether the City had those sup-plies now.

Hernandez said the city had more sup-plies but they were limited. She noted the supplies were paid for through $100,000 in Homeland Security Funding. And there were enough supplies to maintain a working government and to provide a shelter.

Councilmember Barry Bruce asked what would happen if the EOC director did not contact anyone during an inci-dent. Marquez said that according to the EOC plan the city was part of a county-wide network and the Sheriff’s Depart-ment would likely take the lead.

Communication Break Down Bruce stated at a previous city coun-

cil meeting there was discussion about a recent incident where the communica-tion between sheriff and the City appar-

Mayor Carol Chen, Councilmember Joseph Cho, Bruce Barrows and Mayor Pro Tem Jim Edwards place wreath at the Air Disaster Memorial in the city’s Sculpture Garden.

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The political hot summer debate over the future boundaries of five Supervi-sory districts in Los Angeles County is expected to boil over Tuesday, as three proposed political maps will be picked apart during a public hearing that could last long into the expected sweltering afternoon heat.

In play are three proposed plans that could affect who will be elected to the most powerful county governing board in America during the next 10 years, also known as the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

Several local community leaders, elected officials and civic and business groups are expected to attend the hear-ing that will focus on the three plans.

A new idea being pushed by Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, known as the “T-1 Plan” would essentially create two Supervisory Dis-tricts that would have a majority Latino voting registration edge. If approved by four of the five elected Supervisors, it would reassign 3,590,455 people among the five districts. Supervisor Molina introduced her plan on August 16, and would reassign 1,023 redistricting units that make up 134 whole or partial com-munities.

Plan “S-2” being backed by Supervi-sor Mark Ridley Thomas would reas-sign 3,375,553 people among the five districts, and is being pushed by several African American community groups and community activists including Jackie Dupont-Walker, Tunua Thrash and Marqueece Harris-Dawson all of Los Angeles.

Plan “A-3” that has the support of Supervisor Don Knabe of Cerritos would be the less aggressive shift in vot-ers, and would only shift 277,283 people among the five districts. During the past two public hearings before the Board of Supervisors, hundreds of locally elected

officials and community-based organiza-tions have spoke in favor of the “Knabe Plan” and many of them are expected to attend Tuesday’s meeting at the Hall of Administration.

Knabe told the Los Cerritos Commu-nity News in an interview on Wednes-day that “at this particular point not a lot is going on behind the scenes” other than lots of “political posturing.” Knabe, a former Cerritos City Councilman and Mayor said that he has always repre-sented his “entire district” regardless of one’s ethnic race or political philosophy.

“I am proud of the service my office and staff provides to all communities in the Fourth District,” Knabe said.

He called Molina’s planned “T-1 District” “totally ridiculous. It is beyond crazy.”

“Our plan meets all the requirements of the Voting Rights Act, and Supervi-sor Molina’s S-1 Plan does not and the other plan backed by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas if approved would be at the expense of the county’s growing Asian community,” Knabe said.

“This redistricting plan is not about me, it has always been about fairness,” he said. Knabe, who is up for reelection in 2012 said that if the Board of Super-visors can “get over this hump, it will work.”

Knabe was also critical of groups and elected officials who are trying to “create a racial divide in the County of Los Angeles” by putting one “political agenda before solid public service.”

The hearing next Tuesday is slated to begin at 1 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend.

The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room is located on West Temple Street across from Our Lady of Angels Catho-lic Cathedral in Downtown Los Angeles.

“Expect a long afternoon of emotion-al testimony on all sides,” Knabe said.

The Hawaiian Gardens City Council recently presented recognition plaques to the winners of the 2011 City’s Community Pride Beautification Award Program. Plaques and gift certificates were presented to Jose and Gloria Franco, Maribel Garcia and Edward Courdy for single family residences; Cypress Tree Apartments, Hawaiian Gardens Terrace Se-nior Apartments, and Hawaiian Gardens Apartments for multi-family units; Don Count and Linda Clegg, Leo Castillo and Luz Lopez and James and Jane Stine for mobile homes and El Pescador Restaurant, Durango Market and Piazza Family Restaurants – McDonald’s for commercial properties.

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Although some of the speakers had not known Yoo very long, they all

believed she would do a good job on the School Board.

Yoo is the Executive Director of the Gateway Academy that provides SAT and College Preparation classes for lo-cal high school students. Yoo said that she plans to hold parents and students accountable for the education of every child.

“I want to make a difference,” said Yoo. “And I want to come in first.”

Congratulating ABC School Board Candidate Lynda Johnson upon entering the race to replace newly elected Cerritos City Council member Mark Pulido were (l-r) Pulido, Fine Arts and Historical Commission member Nora Benzon, Johnson and Artesia Councilmember-elect Miguel Canales at a campaign kick-off event at Sunshine Park. Johnson has lived in Cerritos for 40 years, a product of local ABC schools, and served as PTSA President at Cerritos High School for three years. Johnson has 25 years expe-rience in law enforcement as a paralegal.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a new series of weekly columns featuring local mayors in Los Cerritos Community News service area.

Dear Neighbors,You are probably reading this mes-

sage because the Commu-nity News is now being de-livered to 95% of our homes in Hawai-ian Gardens. As a result of their new home delivery policy I have

been given the opportunity to write a weekly column allowing me to pass along information regarding programs and activities in and around our city. My goal is to help to promote the ac-tivities of our many volunteer groups; Youth Sports Programs, Service Clubs, Friends of the Library, etc., any organizations who strive to make our community better.

I could think of no better subject to begin with than our new Fedde Middle School Sports Complex because the questions I am most asked are when will it be completed and what will it consist of.

The short answer is that we are looking at a late October, early No-vember opening. The complex will consist of a synthetic turf Soccer/Foot-ball field with a rubberized running track and bleachers that will have a 1,000 person seating capacity. There

will also be two new baseball fields, basketball courts, a walking trail and a large snack bar.

In keeping with our city motto “Our Youth, Our Future” I am proud to have played a part in investing in our children’s future and I hope to see you all, young & old participating in healthy recreational activities at the new Sports Complex. You may contact me for questions or suggestions for future articles at: [email protected]

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Re: Norwalk/La Mirada Two Tier Diploma System

I read in the LCCN that the Nor-walk-La Mirada School District is con-sidering a proposal to create a two-tier system of diplomas- a "Basic Diploma" and a "Diploma of Distinction". I as-sumed that the "Diploma of Distinction" would recognize students with high academic achievement (for instance, students with a B grade point average or higher).

To my surprise, the proposal is to award the "Basic Diploma" to students who essentially have a D grade point average or lower, and to award the "Di-ploma of Distinction" to students who have a C grade point average or higher. District administrators were quoted in the article as saying that the proposed two-tier level of diplomas would "create a district-wide culture of success".

No, no, no. What the proposed two tier diploma system does is redefine substandard academic performance at the D level as success (via the Basic Diploma), and redefine average aca-

demic performance at the C level as excellence (via awarding the Diploma of Distinction to C students). The District does its students no favor by inflating its language and academic recognition in this way. Does the District believe that employers will evaluate these newly graduated students in the same manner?

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Supporting a County redistricting Plan to create a second Latino seat

WHEREAS there have been major demographic shifts in the County of Los Angeles over the past 10 years with Latinos now making up 48% of the population of the County, and

WHEREAS there are two compet-ing plans being considered by the Board of Supervisors, one diluting the latino vote by essentially preserving the status quo (Plan A2) and the other (Plan S1) making it possible for a second latino district, and

WHEREAS, Plan S1 would shift present boundaries in the 4th Superviso-rial District (coastal cities from Malibu - Palos Verdes) to include the Inland Empire, San Gabriel Valley, etc.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hubert Humphrey Democratic Club calls for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to adopt plan S1

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to Governor Jerry Brown, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, State Senator Alan Lowenthal, State Assemblynan, Tony Mendoza and the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.

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There were eighteen Part I felony crimes investigated by Cerritos Sher-iff’s Station personnel last week, down from twenty-four the previous one. Residential and commercial burglar-ies increased, vehicle thefts remained the same, and robberies and vehicle burglaries declined. Field deputies responded to 270 calls for service last week, down from 312 the previous reporting period. The current 2011 weekly average in calls for service is 273.

GREAT NEWS! There were no reported robberies last week.

Residential burglaries increased from four cases to seven. Open/un-locked doors or windows were respon-

sible for four entries, a door was kicked in, a window was shattered, and another was pried open. Laptop computers, cash, purses, cell phones, credit cards, an MP3 player, and jewelry were among the loss items. The 2011 weekly average in residential burglaries remains at 3.8.

It is very difficult to pry open a window that is equipped with security devices, such as locking pins. Hardware that holds the windows tightly against the frame will inhibit the movement necessary to force the window open

Commercial burglaries increased from one to two last week. A glass door and a window were shattered. Drugs (from a pharmacy), and cash (from a restaurant) were the items listed as stolen. The 2011 weekly average in commercial/“other structure” burglaries is 3.2.

Vehicle burglaries dropped from twelve to seven last week. Six were from high-volume commercial parking lots, and six were SUVs. Cash, laptop computers, a guitar, checkbooks, purses, credit cards, and CDs were taken. The 2011 weekly average in vehicle burglar-

ies remained at 6.3.Any visible property left in the pas-

senger compartment of a vehicle is fair game to a would-be thief. If you leave items in plain view, your risks substan-tially increase that a window will be shattered and the items will be stolen.

Vehicle thefts remained at one for the third consecutive week. An SUV was taken from a high-volume com-mercial parking lot. The 2011 weekly average in vehicle thefts is 2.7.

As with car burglary, you can be your own best police officer by using a steering wheel locking device when parking in commercial parking lots (es-pecially if your car is ten years or older, and really especially if it is a newer SUV or older model Toyota or Honda).

La Mirada Crime SummaryAugust 22 - August 28, 2011

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: An as-sault was reported on the 14700 block of Firestone Blvd. A suspect rammed a pa-trol vehicle and drove towards a deputy. The suspect was taken into custody.

RESIDENTIAL & STRUCTURAL BURGLARY: A burglary was reported on the 15700 block of Stanbrook Dr. A television was taken from an open garage.

Three burglaries were reported last week. A restaurant located on the 15000 block of Alondra Blvd. was burglarized. Cash was taken.

A store located on the 14200 block of Rosecrans Ave. reported a burglary. Cash, cigarettes, lottery tickets, and liquor were taken.

A business on the 14300 block of Alondra Blvd also reported an incident. Vehicle Burglary Four vehicle burglar-ies occurred last week. Three of the four incidents involved third row seats being taken from sport utility vehicles. The thefts occurred at the following locations: 16200 block of Avenida San Miguel; 14200 block of Firestone Blvd.; and the 13100 block of Los Alisos St.

A burglary was reported on the 13200 block of Lorca Rd. Tools were stolen from a vehicle's storage cabinet.

GRAND THEFT: A grand theft was reported on the 15000 block of Northam St. Semi trailer tires were stolen from parked trailers. Two laptop computers were stolen from an unlocked vehicle on

City of Hawaiian GardensPart I Actual Crimes (UCR’s)

August 2011

CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS – Delitos contra la persona

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Change fromCambio desde

August ‘10

YTDEn el año

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0 0 0

RapeViolación

0 0 0

Aggravated AssaultsAsalto con agravante

6 +1 33

RobberyRobo

0 -1 17

Grand Total - Persons 6 0 50

CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY – Delitos contra la propiedad

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YTD

BurglaryRobo con fractura

6 -1 29

Other TheftOtros hurtos

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Auto TheftHurto de autos

3 -3 34

ArsonIncendios Premeditados

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GRAND THEFT VEHICLE: One vehicle theft was reported last week. The vehicle was stolen from the 14200 block of Rosecrans Ave. It was later recovered in the same parking lot.

Two vehicle recoveries occurred last week. A vehicle stolen from the City of Inglewood was recovered on the 15200 block of Campillos Rd. A truck stolen from Fontana was found stripped near Desman Rd. and Knott Ave.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEETING - Sept. 24 A Neighborhood Watch Meeting is scheduled for Report-ing Districts 0461 and 0462. If you live in the area bounded by Imperial High-way and Rosecrans Avenue and between La Mirada Boulevard and Valley View Avenue, you are invited to attend.

Members of the Public Safety Team will discuss how you can protect your home and your property. Captain Maxwell of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department will be the guest speaker. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and have deputies address concerns about problems specific to this neighborhood.

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LAKEWOOD--- Lakewood Regional Medical Center, The Independent Physi-cians of Lakewood IPA and the Weingart-Lakewood Family YMCA are teaming up to fight obesity and promote sensible weight loss through a novel new program called the Thinner Winner Weight Loss Contest. Participants will work together as teams to see who can lose the most weight by the end of the10-week program and earn the top prize of $1,000.

Each participant in the program will begin by filling out a health risk assess-ment that will be used for goal setting. It will include baseline measurements of weight, blood pressure, heart rate, glucose, fasting cholesterol and blood oximetry. During the ten weeks, contest entrants will receive a gym membership and ac-cess to organized exercise sessions such as a Halloween Aerobics Marathon and Family Zumba under the Stars. Weekly classes conducted by Coast Health Care physicians and fitness experts will provide

education on nutrition, exercise, stress management and other topics related to a healthier lifestyle.

“The Thinner Winner Weight Loss Contest is an ideal opportunity to get families as well as local employers in-volved in improving the overall health of our community,” states Joseph Badalian, CEO of Lakewood Regional Medical Center. Statistics prove that workplace wellness programs lower overall health care costs for employers who offer them. For instance, the American Institute of Preventive Medicine reports companies that implement wellness activities can save from $3.48 to $5.42 for every dollar spent on wellness, and can reduce absenteeism by 30 percent. With nearly three quarters of of America’s work force classified as overweight or obese, businesses are incurring an additional $500 to $2,500 per employee in lost productivity and medical care for conditions related to obesity alone.

The program will kick off Monday, September 12th and will run through No-vember 14th, 2011. First, second and third place winners will be announced Novem-ber 17th during the Weingart-Lakewood FamilyYMCA Annual Auction & Din-ner. The cost to join the Thinner Winner Weight Loss Contest is $50 for YMCA members and $150 for non-members. For more information or to enroll in the con-test, call 562-425-7531 or log on to LakewoodThinnerWinner.com

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Today’s DentistryORAL FUNGAL

INFECTIONSAs I was channel surfing recently I

came across a science show concerned with fungus. The fungi group ranged from molds and mildew to edible mush-rooms and yeasts for baking. There is a fungus that is the largest living organ-ism on the planet and fungi that invade the body. It was rather creepy, but man-kind has been living with fungi since we first popped up on the scene. The microbes that make up the fungus group are diverse and can reproduce sexually, asexually, and by the spread of spores.

Your dentist is on the front line to help control and fix the damage caused by all the harmful microbes that can inhabit the mouth. There are over 30 different bacteria that cause tooth decay and over 60 that cause gum disease.

Virus infections can alter the body’s susceptibility to bacteria and infect the soft tissue in and around the mouth. They can create painful repetitive sores and be just a nuisance or be very fatal. But let’s discuss the fungus group of microbes and why your dentist is con-

cerned.The most common fungal infec-

tion of the mouth is called candidiasis or thrush. These fungi are normally present in the body and are warded off by the healthy immune system. When something interrupts or overloads the immune response the fungi can become rampant. This is called an opportunistic infection and can result in a burning sensation, tenderness and pain. The cheeks or tongue will get a whitish coating that can be scraped off. Your dentist is trained to spot these signs and prescribe the correct remedy. Usually nystatin troches 4-5 times a day for 2 weeks will kill the fungus.

Conditions that alter the immune system include diabetes, chronic dry mouth, chemotherapy, inappropriate use of steroid inhaler, HIV/AIDS, mononu-cleosis, stress, and nutrient deficiencies.

Fungus infections can occur under dentures and in the corners of the lips. I have prescribed antibiotics and people have developed fungal outbreaks. Topi-cal nystatin creams with mild steroids like triamcinoclone provide excellent results.

Oral fungus infections do not occur over night and take time to develop and spread into surrounding tissues. If you think you have symptoms do not hesitate to contact your physician or dentist for treatment. Fungal infections can spread down the throat and into the digestive tract and become very serious.For answers to your dental questions, contactDouglas Urban, D.D.S.' Cerritos, CA 90703 562 924-1523www. DrDouglasUrban.com


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“And the way the kids talk so cool is an out of sight thing And the number one radio station makes the town really swing yeah

Salt Lake City we’ll be coming soon”

It might seem funny to quote this verse and then go on to rave about the great songwriter who wrote it but such is the case of the unique Brian Wilson. Mostly known as the driving force behind the Southern California native son heroes “the Beach Boys,” Wilson is a bona fide genius at composing and arranging popular music. His work stretches from the early surf-sound gems of the 60’s to recent triumphs in the 21st century including the improba-ble re-working of Gershwin tunes. An exu-berant full-house of Wilson fans awaited him on Saturday night at the Performing Arts Center and they were not disappointed despite giving the man a standing ovation at the first few bars of “California Girls” that was the curtain raiser at Cerritos. Odd, quirky, original, and mostly just amaz-ingly talented, Brian Wilson lead a ten-man band that presented the song signposts of Boomer-youth in a hall where many in the crowd were twenty-something’s who have just recently “discovered” the endless Summer of Wilson-groove.

For the white-goatee set there were the songs that were just like a drive up PCH in a convertible when you weren’t ashamed to go shirtless and had plenty of hair hanging in an inverted wave across your tanned forehead. It felt great to hear “Dance, Dance, Dance,” “Catch a Wave,” “Little Deuce Coupe,” “In My Room,”

“Don’t Worry Baby,” and the now ironic “When I Grow Up to Be a Man” that featured that fantastic Beach Boys vocal harmony and driving sunny beat. Only the achingly nostalgic and corny “Surfer Girl” seems to slow the band’s accelerator but even lesser lights like “Wendy” or “Drive In” or yes, “Salt Lake City” sounded very sweet in these arrangements. While Wilson sometimes sits at his keyboard with arms down at his side or waving unpredictably to the sounds it is very much his talent that makes this all sound so great, with precise harmony coming from everywhere on stage and a tapestry of composition that meshes all the threads perfectly. A perfect example of the power of the sound was the first-half closing kick of the rousing “Darlin’,” “Let’s Do It Again,” and a wild “I Get Around” that made me actually feel young again.

The second half mixed the surprisingly fine Gershwin medley with Wilson origi-nals including George’s “Summertime,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” “I Got Rhythm” and the fine “Nothing But Love” alongside the hymn-like “Add Some Music” a perfect “Sail on Sailor” and one of Brian’s favorite old ones “The Little Girl That I Once Knew.” The band just got better as the show progressed, especially the twin talents on keyboards/vibes/vo-cals in Scott Bennett and Darian Sahanaja and terrific work from saxophonist Paul Mertens and percussionist Nelson Braggs. Yet, the lynchpin of the entire sound is the falsetto singing and guitar playing Jeff Foskett who was a tower of strength. More Beach Boy beauties flowed including “Sloop John B,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice, “ “God Only Knows” the recent winner “He-roes and Villains” and a rip-snorting “Good Vibrations.” Everyone stood and danced or thought about dancing in the glow. The following encores belied a man near 70 but Wilson drove this adoring audience to heights that only a master can reach.

Car plows into house at 183rd and Devin Avenue in ArtesiaSecond time in week car crashes into structure on 183rdBy Randy Economy

It has happened a gain. For the second time in less than one week, a car plowed into a house on 183rd Street in Artesia.

On Monday at around 10 a.m., a car driven by Robert Kirby, a lifelong Artesia area resident was struck by another vehicle when he was attempting to go northbound on Devlin Avenue.

Kirby, who was not injured in the ac-cident, had his vehicle forced off the road when another vehicle slammed into his car and end up crashing into a vacant struc-ture on the northwest corner of Devlin and 183rd Street.

Last week, a stolen car plowed into a home located at 183rd Street and Clarkdale, less than 100 yards away from the crash site on Monday.

Robert Yeutter, a lifelong resident of Ar-tesia, and a friend of Kirby’s said “he was lucky he didn’t get seriously injured.”

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Lotus Café owner John Hoang was excited to open up his restaurant for an Artesia Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting Aug. 29 to promote a fusion cuisine that returns to the roots of Chinese cuisine by using only the fresh-est ingredients and traditional cooking methods.

Hoang said that fusion cuisine brings the delicious tastes of traditional Chinese dishes in a new, healthier way. “I love to eat,” said Hoang, “and I want my customers to enjoy exactly what they want.”

If a customer has a special dish, he is encouraged to ask the server to inform the chef. Hoang promises to accommodate the customer as best he can.

Hoang has had many business experiences that prepared him for this new endeavor as a restaurant owner. He arrived in America from Vietnam in 1979, and he has been employed as the District Manager of GameStop, Vice-President of Operations for Marshalls and Regional General Manager for Lee’s Sandwiches.

Yet he knew that someday he would own a restaurant that served authentic Chinese food.

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Asian Bone Marrow Program (A3M) Celebrates 20 Years of Saving Lives… the Miracle Continues

This year marks the 20th Anniver-sary of Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M). A3M’s work remains a vital component in ensuring that patients find their matches and receive life-saving marrow/blood cell transplants to treat leukemia, aplastic anemia and other diseases.

On Oct. 2 A3M’s Benefit Dinner and Concert will be held at the Cerritos Center

for the Performing Arts featuring Lani Misalucha and Gam-my Award winner Jim Brickman. In the summer of 1990, Nick Susuki was diagnosed with leukemia. His physician informed him that to survive he needed a bone mar-row transplant from a matching donor. Marrow types can be traced to geographic origins. In an effort to find a match for Nick, the first A3M drive was held in

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sent Cerritos’ diverse population and even the farmers market. Many of the donors who registered, have come up as matches, giving hope to patients and their families year after year. With the help from past and current community leaders like Mayor Carol Chen, Council Member Mark Pulido and dutiful volunteers like Gene Kanamori and his wife Vickie, who are Cerritos resi-dents, A3M continues to help patients find their miracles. In honor of patients with hope in their hearts and the donors who selflessly donate their marrow, A3M requests your support so that lives can be saved. For more information visit: a3mHOPE.org Box office: (800) 300 4345 or Web: cerritoscenter.org

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2011 FOOTBALL PREVIEWSJohn Glenn hopes experience will pay off, young Norwalk squad to be challengedBy Loren Kopff

JOHN GLENN EAGLES2-8 overall last season, 2-4 in the Sub-

urban League, tied for fourth place14-36 overall last five seasonsHead coach: Ray Niemann (second

season, 2-8)Lost 16 seniors out of 49 from 2010

opening day roster2011 scheduleSept. 2 @ Santa Ana Valley

(6-4 last season)Sept. 9 @ Pioneer (4-6)Sept. 16 @ Bassett (3-7)Sept. 23 Cypress (9-2)Sept. 30 @ Cerritos (3-7)Oct. 7 @ Bellflower (5-6)Oct. 14 La Mirada (7-4)Oct. 21 @ Mayfair (8-5)Oct. 28 Norwalk (7-5)Nov. 4 Artesia (0-10)Nov. 11 BYERay Niemann waited a long time to

become head coach of John Glenn but almost immediately, there were issues that didn’t involve X’s and O’s that he had to take care of. As a result, the Eagles got off to a much slower start than Niemann ex-pected. By the time he had cleared up the negativity, it was too late but the Eagles played much better in the final two weeks of the season. When the Eagles played Cypress in their fourth game, Niemann benched 22 players and the team was blasted 63-0. He stated that the attitude of the team was not conducive to success and he had to change that.

“There was an attitude problem with students that I don’t know if it resulted in years past,” Niemann said. “But that was one of the cultural changes that we needed to make and I think we’ve done a good job of doing that.”

.OFFENSEGlenn scored only 60 points in its first

eight games and never scored more than two touchdowns in any of those games. But the team scored 64 points against Artesia and Cerritos for its two victories to end the season and had a say in how the Suburban League got its fourth and final playoff representative.

“We started getting into our rhythm and they understood where we were coming from,” Niemann said. “We got rid of a lot of the cancer and the attitude that we had.”

Niemann admitted his offense was too complicated last year but it will be fast

faced this year led by senior quarterback Anthony Escobar. He threw only five touchdowns last season but has improved a lot in the offseason and could fly under the radar as far as the rest of the league is concerned.

“He really loves what we’re doing in terms of throwing the ball,” Niemann said. “He’s very accurate. He may not throw a real deep bomb but he throws a very accurate ball. He’s a very, very smart football player.”

Escobar’s top two targets will be seniors Robert King, who was used mostly as a tight end last season, and Vincent Watkins. Also on the receiving end will be senior John Lemos and juniors Cesar Arzate and Cyrus Villena. Junior Steven Reed returns as the team’s top running back, having scored five touchdowns in 2010 includ-ing two in the last game against Cerritos. Joining him in the backfield will be senior Frankie Lopez and sophomore Antonio Lucero.

The weak spot on offense figures to be the line where the Eagles can’t afford any injuries as they have no depth. Junior Jorge Zamudio will be at left tackle with returning senior Nick Game at left guard. Last season’s center, senior Tony Ramirez, moves to right guard with Ruben Vasquez taking over as the new center. Senior right tackle Josiah Moreno returns as the right tackle.

DEFENSEThe Eagles allowed 472 points last sea-

son including at least 47 in seven straight games. King and Moreno will be on the ends of the line with Game and Zamudio occupying the tackle spots. The top defen-sive backs will be Arzate and junior Rene Gaytan while the leading linebackers are Lopez, Ramirez and senior Henry Gomez.

SCHEDULEThe Eagles will be home only four

times this season and once within the first six games. The first three games seem to be winnable. Glenn has split its last two games with Santa Ana Valley and Pioneer. The first three opponents failed to reach the playoffs last season.

“I think we should be playing very competitively in most of those games,” Niemann said. “I don’t see too many prob-lems. I think the only true battle in terms of whether we’re going to see a “W” or not is going to be the Cypress game.”

Emotions will be high when Glenn trav-els to Cerritos to open up league action. Those two teams have combined for 54, 64 and 56 points the last three meetings. Glenn will be looking for its first win at Bellflower in at least six games at Ron Yary Stadium. The Eagles are also seeking their first win against Norwalk since 2002.

NORWALK LANCERS7-5 overall record last season, 4-2 in

the Suburban League, third place, lost to La Serna 28-21 in Southeast Division quarterfinals.

36-23 overall last five seasons

Head coach: Jesse Ceniceros (fourth season, 26-12)

Lost 25 seniors out of 41 from 2010 opening day roster

2011 scheduleSept. 2 Los Alamitos (8-3 last

season)Sept. 10 @ Cypress (9-2)Sept. 16 St. Paul (6-4)Sept. 23 @ Colony (7-4)Sept. 30 Artesia (0-10)Oct. 7 Mayfair (8-5)Oct. 14 @ Bellflower (5-6)Oct. 21 BYEOct. 28 @ John Glenn (2-8)Nov. 4 @ Cerritos (3-7)Nov. 11 La Mirada (7-4)Norwalk is enjoying probably its best

stretches of football in school history, going to the playoffs four straight seasons and finishing no worse than third place in the Suburban League during that time. But the 2011 season figures to be the most challenging for head coach Jesse Cenic-eros because of the senior class that re-cently graduated. Despite the quarterfinal loss in the playoffs, the players were very eager to start preparing for this season, which will see the Lancers have as many as five sophomores on the team, the most that Ceniceros has ever had in one year.

“You try to give the kids a little bit of a break but then they kept on asking, ‘coach, can you open up the weight room for us’,” Ceniceros said. “The good thing about it is they’re good, hard working kids and they believe in our system now and are doing all of the steps necessary to be a league champ and a CIF champ. We’re young but this is a team that is a little bit different from last year’s team.”

OFFENSENorwalk rushed for 3,726 yards and 41

touchdowns in 2010 but return only 93 yards and one touchdown for this season. The high scoring, double wing offense that produced 382 points, will be led by returning senior fullback Billy Rogers. He accounted for 55 yards and scored once. Joining him will be a pair of junior trans-fers from Santa Fe High School, Aaron Brigham and Jacquise Hooper, as well as junior Brian Sullivan. The latter is the fastest on the team, according to Cenice-ros, who is going to surprise some people. Senior Jonathan Armas and sophomore Rashaad Penny complete the backfield. Penny is the latest of running backs in his family, having followed older brothers Robert and Elijhaa and Ceniceros thinks Rashaad, who will be a starter, might be the best among the three Penny’s.

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The new starting offensive line will consist of junior left tackle Andy Rivera, junior left guard Eduardo Limon, senior center Roberto Avila, senior right guard Benjamin Esparza and junior right tackle Isheiko McLaine.

“I think as far as our size, I think we’re just as big as last year’s line,” Ceniceros said. “Again, we’re real young. That’s what I like. So, we’re able to mold these guys for at least two more years. The future looks good for these guys.”

DEFENSEThe defense, at times, was suspect as

it yielded at least four touchdowns in all five losses and held only two opponents to single digits. Norwalk will return five players on defense with Avelar the lone returning lineman. Joining him will be seniors Kevin Galindo, Marvin Hernan-dez and Sal Vasquez. The secondary will be solid with Favela and Panuco com-ing back along with Brigham, Penny and Sullivan. Senior Gus Guzman and Jose Vasquez will be the main outside linebackers with junior Michael Mora and Rogers holding down the fort in the middle. Ortega and senior Jonathan Re-cinto will also figure in the mix.

SCHEDULEThe Lancers hope to avenge two blow-

out losses from last season when they host Los Alamitos and travel to Cypress to begin 2011. It won’t get easier in the next two weeks but when Artesia comes to Excelsior Stadium, Norwalk should be more than tested by four opponents who have the potential to go far in the playoffs. Norwalk has scored 61 points against Artesia in each of the last two meetings. In fact, under the Ceniceros watch, the Lancers have scored over 30 points 13 times in 18 league games, win-ning 12 of them. But the Lancers are 2-4 against La Mirada and Mayfair in the past three seasons. The home game against La Mirada might be for a possible league

championship.“That’s the whole reason why we got

those teams to play us because we want to see the best possible teams out there,” Ce-niceros said of his non-league slate. “Our goal every year is to make the playoffs and make a run at [a championship]. If we see better teams in the preseason, once we get into league, it should help us out.”

2011 VOLLEYBALL PREVIEWS

Artesia, John Glenn, Norwalk looking to escape bottom of Suburban LeagueBy Loren Kopff

ARTESIA PIONEERS10-14 overall last season, 6-6 in the

Suburban League, fourth place, lost to Quartz Hill in the Division III-AA first round

22-57 overall last five seasonsHead coach: Micah Burpo (fourth

season, 13-39)Key losses: Ashley Crawford, Brigith

Geronimo, Holly Holtzer, Marina Ramos

The Pioneers finally ended their play-off drought that dated back to1996 and were hoping to build off of that momen-tum. But then came the word that setter Holly Holtzer would not be returning and all of a sudden, a rebuilding theme entered the mind of head coach Micah Burpo. Now, instead of contending for even a higher spot than fourth place in the Suburban League, Burpo is hoping just to get into the playoffs. He said that his summer plan was falling apart and he had not been training a backup

setter to Holtzer, thinking she would be returning for her senior season.

“I think [2010] was a very nice year,” Burpo said. “It was a very good year for Artesia. This year will be different. In addition, we lost Holly. So, that’s a huge hit right there.”

So now, sophomore Faith Devera, who was an opposite hitter last season, takes over as the new setter. The bulk of the offense will come from returning sophomores Daisy Briseno, an outside hitter, and Kyla Kelly, a middle blocker. The other returning player is junior outside hitter Kimberly Lee.

Burpo lists his top newcomers as se-nior libero Jasmine Cornejo, the current leading scorer in school history from the soccer team, junior middle blocker Dana Arrington from the basketball team, junior opposite hitter Marrissa Chavez, a 5’ 10” lefty, and junior outside hitter Lorraine Young.

“As a varsity team, we don’t have a team,” Burpo said. “We don’t have a group of seven, eight, nine girls that we can train together, practice together and work together.”

Burpo added that she would be sur-prised if his team grabs that fourth and final automatic playoff berth but won’t be disappointed if the Pioneers finish in fifth place.

“I know what [else] is going on,” Burpo said. “I know we can probably be okay with Norwalk and John Glenn. But I don’t know what’s going on at Bell-flower. I do know that Mayfair, Cerritos and La Mirada are going to be good because all of their kids play club for me and they’ve gotten a lot better.”

CERRITOS LADY DONS13-11 overall last season, 11-1 in the

Suburban League, first place, lost to Cypress in the Division III-AA second round

72-45 overall last five seasons

Head coach: Khanh Vo (fifth season, 63-33)

Key losses: Jhea Illo, Cherise Kam, Erin Sagubo, Telena Vo, Jessica Wu

The Lady Dons keep on dominating the Suburban League despite graduat-ing top talent from the previous seasons. Since 2008, Cerritos has gone 33-3 in league matches and winning 107 of 118 sets in league. This season, Cerritos returns only four players but feels it still has enough to make it four straight league championships.

“We lost a lot of experience [from 2009],” said Cerritos head coach Khanh Vo of last season. “Talent wise, I actually thought I had a good group last year and they’re continuing to develop this year. But I was surprised at the way they were able to gain that experience that quickly.”

Senior outside hitter Susan Suski emerges as one of the main go-to players and getting her the ball will lie in the hands of senior setter Trisha Justiniano. The other returning players are junior middle hitters Arnelle Duru and Bali Leffall-young. Vo added that Leffall-young will always have power and that she has developed very well with her speed. He also stated that Duru’s ball control is much better to the point where she could play all around.

“Susan has come along pretty well and Trisha’s decision making and controlling of the offense has gotten better as she has gained more experience,” Vo said.

Sophomore libero Mariah Gonzalez, who could also be used as an outside hitter and is projected to be one of the better all around players, and sophomore middle blocker Anne Osuji, who stands at six feet tall, are projected as starters with five other defensive specialists-seniors Angela Chung and Michelle Lin and sophomores Brittany Diaz, Rachel Fitterer and Jamie Janchoi-fighting for

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the last starting spot. Vo said this is a squad that has the talent and drive to win another league title.

“The good luxury I have this year is I’m not returning two starters,” Vo said. “I have doubled those numbers and that helps a lot.”

GAHR GLADIATORS14-13 overall last season, 7-3 in the

San Gabriel Valley League, second place, lost to Xavier Prep in the Divi-sion II-A first round

63-75 overall last five seasonsHead coach: Sonny Okamoto (26th

season, 337-202)Key losses: Chelsea Heyward, Elyse

Quiones, Kathleen Santos, Marianne Tapales, Jillian Tiedeman, Erica Willig

Slowly, the Gladiators are inching to-wards the top of the San Gabriel Valley League and if league favorite Downey isn’t on its ‘A’ game, Gahr just might be able to take a match away from the Vikings for the first time since 1998. The Gladiators return five players with three of them juniors, thus making Gahr a serious threat for next few seasons.

“We’re better than the teams from four or five years ago,” said Gahr head coach Sonny Okamoto. “We have more athletes on the team. [Junior outside hit-ter] Jewelyn [Sawyer] is a good athlete. I think she gets a lot from my program because there is a lot more structure in my program.”

Junior outside hitters Aaliyah Heck-ard and Jewelyn Sawyer are the top two scoring leaders and the most athletic on the team. But they will get a bigger help from junior outside hitter Dymond Johnson, whom Okamoto says ‘has a passion for the game’. She’s going to be

the top newcomer who will score some points.

Gahr won’t be big on the right side and setting will be a major question mark. Senior Anne Esperazante will take over the setting duties in her first year on the varsity squad while another newcomer, sophomore Oluoma Okaro, will be the leading middle blocker. Senior Hazel Sebastian, a defensive specialist last season, will be the libero. Senior middle hitter Jayla Hall and junior backup setter Natalie Dilorio are the other returning members.

“My confidence level is this-we still have to play,” Okamoto said. “I’ve watched Paramount and Paramount serves pretty darn tough. They can run people if they don’t miss. If they get hot, they might give me a problem.”

JOHN GLENN LADY EAGLES3-15 overall last season, 2-10 in the

Suburban League, sixth place35-60 overall last five seasonsHead coach: David Cruz (fourth

season, 21-33)Key losses: Arlene Gomez, Gaby

Lucero, Sharae Moten, Mariam PerezAfter going to the playoffs for the

third time in the previous four seasons, the Lady Eagles stumbled to their worst season in at least 13 seasons in 2010. An experienced group failed to live up to high expectations but Glenn returns half a dozen plays, all of whom figure to be inserted into the starting lineup.

“Not only was it a disappointing season, I had a lot of individual perfor-mances that I was disappointed with,” said John Glenn head coach David Cruz. “I was expecting more from some of the seniors.”

Glenn will get most of its points from senior outside hitters Kimberly Orozco and Victoria Robledo along with senior middle blocker Moshanae Summerise. Senior defensive specialist Desiree

Hindman and senior libero Denise Ponce and junior setter Gabby Cruz also return. Orozco and Gabby Cruz, the coach’s daughter, will make the team better because of their club experience.

“I need that returning group to be the leaders of our team and they have been doing that so far,” David Cruz said. “They provide a lot of experience on and off the court. They play multiple sports and they’ve been on varsity for several years. They know what it takes to be successful.”

Junior outside hitter Jayme Leal, junior opposite hitter Denise Miranda and sophomore middle blocker Myra Gomez are the top newcomers for a squad that struggled during the summer but only because its best players were not in action. Since 2003, Glenn has fin-ished in fourth place five times and has not finished in third place since 2002.

NORWALK LANCERS1-13 overall last season, 1-11 in the

Suburban League, seventh place22-69 overall last five seasonsHead coach: Quoc Nguyen (second

season, 1-13)Key losses: Kassandra Caro, Nancy

Ceja, Joanna Macias, Priscilla Mendoza, Kate Olegario

Head coach Quoc Nguyen’s first sea-son was nothing more than a learning experience for everyone involved in the program. But with seven players return-ing, including six seniors, the Lancers are primed to move out of the bottom half of the league and make it to the playoffs for the first time since 2005. That was also the last time Norwalk has had a winning record. Since then, the team has done no better than a tie for fifth place.

“Even our returners didn’t get much playing time during the season the year before,” Nguyen said. “Definitely it was a learning experience. I learned a lot. I made a lot of mistakes in my coaching style and in my drills. Nobody expects or thinks [of winning one match], espe-cially when you put any kind of effort into [coaching].”

The offense will be centered around senior middle blocker Amy Siliezar and junior middle blocker Michelle Macias. Nguyen stated that Siliezar is defensively stronger but Macias will provide most of the points. He also said senior setter Crystall Martinez might be the second best setter in the league and “controls the game very well”. The rest of the returning players are all senior defensive specialists-Viviana Cardenas, Jessica Contreras, Nancy Meza and Andrea Zepeda. The top varsity rook-ies will be junior outside hitters Brenae Brown and Romawell Touch and sopho-more outside hitter Viviana Gomez. Norwalk didn’t lose to La Mirada during the summer and because of that, Nguyen projects his team to finish in

either second or third place.“I honestly think with the group that

we have, we’re a lot more athletic,” Nguyen said. “They’re a little bit more raw but they’re a lot more athletic and I think that is going to help in our league with Mayfair and La Mirada.”

VALLEY CHRISTIAN LADY CRU-SADERS

14-10 overall last season, 5-3 in the Olympic League, second place, lost to Palm Springs in the Division II-A second round

69-54 overall last five seasonsHead coach: Brett Rinks (first season)Key losses: Delaney Davis, Samantha

Hundertmark, Caitlyn Peters, Delayne Rock, Lexie Romberg, Ally Streelman, Amy Sybesma

Brett Rinks replaces Erica Streelman as the school’s eighth head coach since 1998 but will have a very experienced team that has the potential to win an Olympic League title for the first time since 2001. Rinks, who is no stranger to the Lady Crusaders program, says the team has more unity and may not be as big as last season’s team but will be faster.

“They’ve all been my girls; I’ve coached them their entire time here whether they were on J.V. or varsity the last three or four years,” Rinks said. “I have two sophomores on varsity but I coached both of them last year on J.V. as freshmen. So the whole team is what I’ve coached.”

The team lost two players who would have been seniors this season but senior middle blocker Brooke Coates returns after not playing last season. She joins a senior group that consists of setter Carley Berkenkamp, outside hitters Alexa Chandler and Cassie Palmer and libero Kalei Mancia. The other return-ing player is junior opposite hitter Morgan Haner, who was a pleasant surprise when she was called up from the junior varsity team a few weeks into last season due to injuries to Chandler and Amy Sybesma.

“I think last year kind of encouraged her to come back this year with a little more fire because she has really been working hard and stepping up this sum-mer,” Rinks said of Chandler.

New to the team will be junior middle blocker Cierra Trudeau, junior defensive specialist Cayla Palmer and junior Jor-dan Resner, sophomore middle blocker Maggie Streelman, who was an outside hitter last season on the junior varsity team and will make a huge impact this season and sophomore defensive specialist Janae Megorden. Allyson DeKruyf will be the backup setter.

“I think this is one of the most physi-cally and mentally talented teams we’ve had in the last five or six years since I’ve been here,” Rinks said. “They’re all very well rounded players.”


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ently broke down and nothing went into effect as far as a liaison between the City and the Sheriff Department. He also not-ed that people were evacuated from their homes

but given no direction where they should go. He said he could see how the EOC Plan would work for a massive di-saster but questioned if it would work if another local incident occurred.

The city manager said he met with the Sheriff Station Commander Captain Guyovich and she acknowledged there was a breakdown in communications. He said he told the caption that in the fu-ture the city needed to be notified of any incident in Hawaiian Gardens and the city would take the lead in any evacua-tion that was necessary so the residents would be sheltered and have a safe place to go.

Bruce agreed there was a good plan

moment in time that he'll never forget. "We will all remember that day. It was bright, sunny, a beautiful day here in Cer-ritos, just like today, and then something went terribly wrong," Knabe told those gathered. "Our lives changed forever that day, and it was the day the Cerritos had so much taken away from our heart and soul," Knabe said as he recalled the emo-tions of that day.

Current Cerritos Mayor Carol Chen, along with Mayor Pro-Tem Jim Edwards and Councilmembers Bruce Barrows, and Joseph Cho read a list of all 82 peo-ple who died in the two-plane collision. Chen also led the Memorial ceremony in a moment of silence at the exact time in which the crash took place at exactly 11:56 a.m. As ringing bells sounded, the hundreds who had gathered, including several members of the Southern Cali-fornia media who actually reported on the news to the world about the crash during that Labor Day Weekend, stood in silence and reflected.

Patrick Healy, a reporter for NBC LA was covering that "Breaking News" event in 1986, and returned to Cerritos again to cover the 25th Anniversary Me-morial. "I remember every detail about that day, from the moment I heard about that crash, to pulling up with our news truck into the neighborhood. It was mass chaos," Healy said.

Reverend Don Koepke, who served as a Minister at Concordia Lutheran Church at Stowers Avenue and 183rd Street in Cerritos, reminded those gathered that he remembered that "we were all involved in a very inhumane situation," but said

that a "determination" and "prayer" and hard work helped get the neighborhood "back on their feet."

Koepke also recalled ministering to a wife and mother who was returning from the store when the jetliner smashed into her house, claiming 3 members of her family.

"She let out a moan like I've never heard and never will hear again," he said.

During the reading of the names of the victims, a jet liner streaked across the sky blue sky above and a light breeze blew across those who gathered inside the Cerritos Sculpture Garden.

“It was like a sign from above,” Knabe said afterwards.

for a major situation but he wanted to see a plan for a local emergency.

Hernandez said the city manager had instructed her to put together a team of experienced staff members to address such issues as local emergencies. She explained the Planning/Logistics Team consisted of nine members who would address many of the smaller issues that occur and they would look at the com-pliance issues that the city needed to ad-dress.

Mayor Mike Gomez asked about conducting a mock drill for local emer-gencies. He suggested the City conduct these types of drills and perhaps alleviate mishaps such as occurred a few weeks ago where residents were evacuated from their homes in the middle of the night and were not directed to a shelter.

Hernandez hoped to hold an in-house drill in September. She noted that the EOC shelter was located at the C. Rob-ert Lee Center because it was the largest facility in the city and had the capability to separate people with special needs and also has the ability to feed people as well as offer sanitary locations. She also not-ed that the alternate site was the Helen Rosa Center.

`Mayor Pro Tem Olyama-Canada in-quired whether the sports complex could be used as an alternate option. The city manager said the staff would look into it. Hernandez added the city’s EOC plan had been evaluated by the Health De-partment, Red Cross and several other agencies

cludes the cities of El Monte, Baldwin Park, West Covina, San Dimas and Mon-rovia.

Some of this new district is currently represented by Rep. David Dreier and Rep. Gary Miller, both members of the Republican Party and both who now find themselves in danger of being defeated in 2012 due to the newly drawn and approved district boundaries.

The new 32nd Congressional District now is considered to be a “Democratic-Friendly District” with a majority of the population being of Latino ancestry.

Dreier, the current Chairman of the House Rules Committee and considered to be one of the most powerful members of Congress has been a longtime resident of San Dimas, which is now in this new 32nd Congressional District that Napolitano has her sights set on.

It is not known what Dreier’s political plans are for 2012 election.

Napolitano who was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas, moved to California after she and he first husband was married and moved to California where they raised 5 children, all who are now raising fami-lies of their own. She began her political career as a Member of the Norwalk City Council winning her first election in 1986 by 28 votes over incumbent Councilman Lou Banas.

Napolitano was reelected to the Nor-walk City Council in 1989 and served as Mayor. She won election to the California State Assembly in 1992, and served three two-year terms before being elected to Congress.

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CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENSORDINANCE NO. 540

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VOLUNTARY ALTERNATIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO PART 1.9 OF DIVISION 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE IN ORDER TO PERMIT THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE AND OPERATION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESERVATIONS.

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hawaiian Gardens (“City”) in 1973 approved and adopted the Redevelopment Plan for the 1973 Project Area (“Redevelopment Plan”) covering certain properties within the City (the “Project Area”); and

WHEREAS, the Hawaiian Gardens Community Redevelopment Agency (“Agency”) is engaged in activities to execute and implement the Redevelopment Plan pursuant to the provisions of the California Community Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code § 33000, et seq.) (“CRL”); and

WHEREAS, since adoption of the Redevelopment Plan, the Agency has undertaken redevelopment projects in the Project Area to eliminate blight, to improve public facilities and infrastructure, to renovate and construct affordable housing, and to enter into partnerships with private industries to create jobs and expand the local economy; and

WHEREAS, over the next few years, the Agency hopes to implement a variety of redevelopment projects and programs to continue to eliminate and prevent blight, stimulate and expand the Project Area’s economic growth, create and develop local job opportunities and alleviate deficiencies in public infrastructure, to name a few; and

WHEREAS, as part of the 2011-12 State budget bill, the California Legislature has recently enacted and the Governor has signed, companion bills AB X1 26 and AB X1 27, requiring that each redevelopment agency be dissolved unless the community that created it enacts an ordinance committing it to making certain payments; and

WHEREAS, specifically, AB X1 26 prohibits agencies from taking numerous actions, effective immediately and purportedly retroactively, and additionally provides that agencies are deemed to be dissolved as of October 1, 2011; and WHEREAS, AB X1 27 provides that a community may participate in an “Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program,” in order to enable a redevelopment agency within that community to remain in existence and carry out the provisions of the CRL, by enacting an ordinance agreeing to comply with Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code as enacted by AB X1 27; and

WHEREAS, the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program requires that the community agree by ordinance to remit specified annual amounts to the county auditor-controller; and WHEREAS, under the threat of dissolution pursuant to AB X1 26, and upon the contingencies and reservations set forth herein, the City shall make the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 community remittance in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Ninety Thousand Twenty-Two dollars ($1,590,022) as well as the subsequent annual community remittances as set forth in the CRL as enacted by AB X1 27; and WHERERAS, the City does not intend, by enacting this ordinance, to pledge any of its general fund revenues or other assets, to make the remittance payments contemplated by the CRL as enacted by AB X1 27, it being understood that any remittance payments will be funded from Agency funds and/or assets transferred to the City in accordance with AB X1 27; and

WHEREAS, the City reserves the right to appeal the California Director of Finance’s determination of the Fiscal Year 2011-12 community remittance, as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 34194; and

WHEREAS, City understands and believes that an action challenging the constitutionality of AB X1 26 and AB X1 27 will be filed on behalf of cities, counties and redevelopment agencies; and WHEREAS, while the City currently intends to make these community remittances, they shall be made under protest and without prejudice to the City’s right to recover such amounts and interest thereon, to the extent there is a final determination that AB X1 26 and AB X1 27 are unconstitutional; and WHEREAS, the City reserves the right, regardless of any community remittance made pursuant to this Ordinance, to challenge the legality of AB X1 26 and AB X1 27; and

WHEREAS, to the extent a court of competent jurisdiction enjoins, restrains, or grants a stay on the effectiveness of the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program’s payment obligation of AB X1 26 and AB X1 27, the City shall not be obligated to make any community remittance for the duration of such injunction, restraint, or stay; and

WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference. Section 2. Participation in the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program. Subject to Sections 3 and 4 herein, in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 34193, and based on the Recitals set forth above, the City Council hereby determines that the City shall comply with the provisions of Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, as enacted by AB X1 27 and hereby authorizes the continuation of the Agency after enactment of AB X1 27. Subject to Section 6, any remittance payment required to be paid by the City shall be paid from Agency funds and/or assets transferred to the City in accordance with AB X1 27. Section 3. Payment Under Protest/Reservation of Rights. Except as set forth in Section 4, below, the City Council hereby determines that the City shall make the community remittances set forth in Health and Safety Code section 34194 et seq. Neither the adoption of this ordinance, nor the acknowledgment of or references to any provisions of AB X1 26 and AB X1 27, nor the City's payment of any remittances contemplated by AB X1 27 shall be deemed to be, nor are they intended as, an acknowledgment of the validity of AB X1 26 and AB X1 27, and the City reserves all rights in its sole discretion to challenge the validity of any or all provisions of AB X1 26 and AB X1 27 in any administrative or judicial proceeding and/or repeal of this ordinance, without prejudice to the City's right to recovery any amounts remitted in accordance thereof. Section 4. Effect of Stay or Determination of Invalidity. City shall not make any community remittance in the event a court of competent jurisdiction either grants a stay on the enforcement of AB X1 26 and AB X1 27 or determines that AB X1 26 and AB X1 27 are unconstitutional and therefore invalid, and all appeals therefrom are exhausted or unsuccessful, or time for filing an appeal therefrom has lapsed. Any community remittance shall be made under protest and without prejudice to the City’s right to recover such amount and interest thereon in the event that there is a final determination that AB X1 26 and AB X1 27 are unconstitutional. Section 5. Implementation. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Administrator to take any action and execute any documents necessary to implement this Ordinance, including but not limited to notifying the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller, the Controller of the State of California, and the California Department of Finance of the adoption of this Ordinance and the City’s agreement to comply with the provisions of Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, as set forth in AB X1 27. Section 6. Additional Understandings and Intent. It is the understanding and intent of the City Council that, once the Agency is again authorized to enter into agreements under the CRL, the City will enter into an agreement with the Agency as authorized pursuant to Section 34194.2, whereby the Agency will transfer annual portions of its tax increment to the City in amounts not to exceed the annual community remittance payments to enable the City, directly or indirectly, to make the annual remittance payments. The City Council does not intend, by enactment of this Ordinance, to pledge its general fund revenues or assets to make the remittance payments.

Section 7. CEQA. The City Council finds, under Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15378(b)(4), that this Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) in that it is not a “project,” but instead consists of the creation and continuation of a governmental funding mechanism for potential future projects and programs, and does not commit funds to any specific project or program.

Section 8. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications

of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof.

Section 9. Certification; Publication. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once within 15 days of adoption in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the City of Hawaiian Gardens, and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance, including the vote for and against the same, in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with Government Code § 36933.

Section 10. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its adoption.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 23rd day of August, 2011, by the following vote:

AYES: FARFAN, RODRIGUEZ, BRUCE, OYAMA-CANADA, GOMEZ NAYS: NONE

ABSENT: NONE

ABSTAIN: NONE

/S/______________________________ MICHAEL GOMEZ Mayor

ATTEST:

/S/_______________________________SUZANNE UNDERWOODCity Clerk

CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENSCITY CLERK’S OFFICEC E R T I F I C A T I O N

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SSCITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS )

I, Lucie Colombo, Asst. City Clerk/Asst. Records Manager of the City of Hawaiian Gardens, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 540, was duly and regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a Special meeting of the City Council on the 8th day of August, 2011, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a Regular meeting of the City Council on this 23rd day of August, 2011, by the following votes as the same appears on file and of record in the Office of the City Clerk.

AYES: FARFAN, RODRIGUEZ, BRUCE, OYAMA-CANADA, GOMEZNOES: NONEABSENT: NONEABSTAIN: NONE

/S/_________________________________________LUCIE COLOMBOASST. CITY CLERK / ASST. RECORDS MANAGER

Published at Los Cerritos Community News 9/2/11

County of Los Angeles Department of the Treasurer and Tax Collector

Notice of Divided Publication

Pursuant to Sections 3702, 3381, and 3382, Revenue and Taxation Code, the Notice of Sale of Tax Defaulted Property Subject to the Power of Sale in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California has been divided and distributed to various newspa-pers of general circulation published in said County for publication of a portion thereof, in each of the said newspapers.

Whereas, on July 5, 2011, I, MARK J. SALADINO, Treasurer and Tax Collector was directed by the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, State of California to sell at public auction certain tax-defaulted proper-ties which are Subject to the Power of Sale. Public notice is hereby given that unless said proper-ties are redeemed prior thereto, I will, on October 17 and 18, 2011, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the Fairplex Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, 1101 W. McKinley Av-enue, Building 8, Pomona, California, offer for sale and sell said properties at public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier's check in lawful money of the United States for not less than the minimum bid. If no bids are received on a parcel, it will be re-offered at the end of the auction at a reduced minimum price.

The minimum bid for each parcel is the total amount necessary to re-deem, plus costs, as required by Section 3698.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

Prospective bidders should obtain detailed information of this sale from the County Treasurer and Tax Col-lector. Pre-registration and a $5,000 deposit in the form of cash, cashier's check or bank issued money order is required at the time of registration. No personal checks, two-party checks or business checks will be accepted for registration. Registra-tion will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., starting Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at the

Treasurer and Tax Collector's Office located at 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California, and will end on Friday, September 30, 2011, at 5:00 p.m.

If the property is sold, parties of inter-est, as defined by Section 4675 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, have a right to file a claim with the County for any proceeds from the sale, which are in excess of the liens and costs required to be paid from the proceeds. If excess proceeds result from the sale, notice will be given to parties of inter-est, pursuant to law.

All information concerning redemp-tion, provided the right to redeem has not previously been terminated, will upon request be furnished by MARK J. SALADINO, Treasurer and Tax Collector.

If redemption of the property is not made according to the law before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2011, which is the last business day prior to the first day of auction, the right of redemption will cease.

The Assessor's Identification Number (AIN) in this publication refers to the Assessor's Map Book, the Map Page, and the individual Parcel Number on the Map Page. If a change in the Assessor's Identifica-tion Number occurred, both prior and current As-sessor's Identification Numbers are shown. An explanation of the parcel numbering system and the maps referred to are available from the Office of the Assessor located at 500 West Temple Street, Room 225, Los Angeles, California 90012.

A list explaining the abbreviations used in this publication is on file in the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Col-lector, 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California 90012, or telephone 1(213) 974-2045.

I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Los Angeles, California, on August 8, 2011.

MARK J. SALADINOLos Angeles County

Treasurer and Tax CollectorState of California

The real property that is subject to this notice is situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and is described as follows:

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE OF SALE OF TAX-DEFAULTED PROP-ERTY SUBJECT TO THE POWER OF SALE(SALE NO. 2011A) 3668 AIN 7011-009-037 GAR-CIA,FRANCISCO G AND MARIA E LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS AN-GELES $29,285.00 3677 AIN 7040-002-021 RIVERA,JORGE LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $6,572.00 3678 AIN 7049-005-016 ARE-VALO,RAFAEL A AND BLANCA I LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS AN-GELES $2,991.00 3679 AIN 7049-014-006 ASSO-CIATED SOUTHERN INV CO LO-CATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGE-LES $2,263.00 3949 AIN 8025-001-016 LE-KIVETZ,EDWARD J TR EDWARD J LEKIVETZ TRUST AND MET-CALF,GEORGE R AND KATHLEEN E LOCATION COUN-TY OF LOS ANGELES $27,730.00 3959 AIN 8049-006-011 ALVA-REZ,JOSE M AND BRENDA LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $4,297.00 3960 AIN 8050-003-067 STALLCUP,THOMAS AND IDA LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS AN-GELES $1,395.00 3974 AIN 8070-025-025 CARAVEO,ANNETTE AND ROGER LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS AN-GELES $4,247.00 3979 AIN 8075-020-017 MEJIA,MAURICIO C LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $9,071.00 4674 AIN 7011-029-008 TELLEZ,ELEAZAR B LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $10,296.00 4683 AIN 8076-019-030 MATTHEWS,DOUGLAS M AND JOYCE L LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $1,764.00

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CITY OF CERRITOSORDINANCE NO. 963

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA, TO ELECT AND IMPLEMENT PARTICIPATION BY THE CITY OF CERRITOS AND THE CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY IN THE VOLUNTARY ALTERNATIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO PART 1.9 OF DIVISION 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE IN ORDER TO PERMIT THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE AND OPERATION OF THE CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cerritos (City) approved and adopted the Redevelopment Plans for the Los Cerritos and Los Coyotes Redevelopment Projects (collectively, Redevelopment Plan) covering certain properties within the City (the Project Area); and

WHEREAS, the Cerritos Redevelopment Agency (Agency) is engaged in activities to execute and implement the Redevelopment Plan pursuant to the provisions of the California Community Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code § 33000, et seq.) (CRL); and

WHEREAS, since adoption of the Redevelopment Plan, the Agency has undertaken redevelopment projects in the Project Area to eliminate blight, to improve public facilities and infrastructure, to renovate and construct affordable housing, and to enter into partnerships with private industries to create jobs and expand the local economy; and

WHEREAS, the Agency intends to continue to implement a variety of redevelopment projects and programs to continue to eliminate and prevent blight, stimulate and expand the Project Area’s economic growth, create and develop local job opportunities and alleviate deficiencies in public infrastructure; and

WHEREAS, as part of the 2011-12 State budget bill, the California Legislature has recently enacted, and the Governor has signed, companion bills AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27, requiring that each redevelopment agency be dissolved unless the community that created it enacts an ordinance committing it to making certain payments; and

WHEREAS, specifically, AB 1X 26 prohibits agencies from taking numerous actions, effective immediately and purportedly retroactively, and additionally provides that agencies are deemed to be dissolved as of October 1, 2011; and

WHEREAS, AB 1X 27 provides that a community may participate in an "Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program", in order to enable a redevelopment agency within that community to remain in existence and carry out the provisions of the CRL, by enacting an ordinance agreeing to comply with Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the California Health and Safety Code; and

WHEREAS, the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program requires that the community agree by ordinance to remit specified annual amounts to the county auditor-controller; and

WHEREAS, under the threat of dissolution pursuant to AB 1X 26, and upon the contingencies and reservations set forth herein, the City shall make the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 community remittance of $9,339,030, as well as the subsequent annual community remittances as set forth in the CRL; and

WHEREAS, the City reserves the right to appeal the California Director of Finance’s determination of the Fiscal Year 2011-12 community remittance, as provided in California Health and Safety Code Section 34194; and

WHEREAS, City understands that an action challenging the constitutionality of AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 has been filed on behalf of cities, counties and redevelopment agencies and believes that additional actions may be filed; and

WHEREAS, while the City currently intends to make these community remittances, they shall be made under protest and without prejudice to the City’s right to recover such amounts and interest thereon, to the extent there is a final determination that AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 are unconstitutional; and

WHEREAS, the City reserves the right, regardless of any community remittance made pursuant to this Ordinance, to challenge the legality of AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27; and

WHEREAS, to the extent a court of competent jurisdiction enjoins, restrains, or grants a stay on the effectiveness of the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program’s payment obligation of AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27, the City shall not be obligated to make any community remittance for the duration of such injunction, restraint, or stay; and

WHEREAS, all other legal pre-requisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.

Section 2. Participation in the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program. In accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 34193, and based on the Recitals set forth above, the City Council hereby determines that the City shall comply with the provisions of Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the California Health and Safety Code, as enacted by AB 1X 27.

Section 3. Payment Under Protest. Except as set forth in Section 4, below, the City Council hereby determines that the City shall make the community remittances set forth in California Health and Safety Code section 34194 et seq.

Section 4. Effect of Stay or Determination of Invalidity. City shall not make any community remittance in the event a court of competent jurisdiction either grants a stay on the enforcement of AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 or determines that AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 are unconstitutional and therefore invalid, and all appeals therefrom are exhausted or unsuccessful, or time for filing an appeal therefrom has lapsed. Any community remittance shall be made under protest and without prejudice to the City’s right to challenge the legality of AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 or to recover such amount and interest thereon in the event that there is a final determination that AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 are unconstitutional. If there is a final determination that AB 1X 26 and AB 1X 27 are invalid, this Ordinance shall be deemed to be null and void and of no further force or effect.

Section 5. Implementation. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to take any action and execute any documents necessary to implement this Ordinance, including but not limited to notifying the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller, the Controller of the State of California, and the California Department of Finance of the adoption of this Ordinance and the City’s agreement to comply with the provisions of Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, as set forth in AB 1X 27.

Section 6. Additional Understandings and Intent. It is the understanding and intent of the City Council that, once the Agency is again authorized to enter into agreements under the CRL, the City will enter into an agreement with the Agency as authorized pursuant to Section 34194.2, whereby the Agency will transfer annual portions of its tax increment to the City in amounts not to exceed the annual community remittance payments to enable the City, directly or indirectly, to make the annual remittance payments.

Section 7. CEQA. The City Council finds, under Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15378(b)(4), that this Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that it is not a "project", but instead consists of the creation and continuation of a governmental funding mechanism for potential future projects and programs, and does not commit funds to any specific project or program. The City Council, therefore, directs that a Notice of Exemption be filed with the County Clerk of the County of Los Angeles in accordance with CEQA Guidelines.

Section 8. Custodian of Records. The documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings on which these findings are based are located at the City Clerk’s office located at City Hall, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, CA, 90703. The custodian for these records is the City Clerk.

Section 9. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof.

Section 10. Certification; Publication. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once within 15 days of adoption in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the City of Cerritos, and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance, including the vote for and against the same, in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with Government Code Section 36933.

Section 11. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from its adoption.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Cerritos City Council on the 25th day of August 2011:

/s/Carol K. Chen Carol K. Chen Mayor

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

/s/Mark Steres Mark Steres, City AttorneyCity of Cerritos

ATTEST:

/s/Art Gallucci Art Gallucci, City ManagerCity of Cerritos

/s/Vida Barone Vida Barone, Interim City ClerkCity of Cerritos

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.CITY OF CERRITOS )

I, Vida Barone, City Clerk of the City of Cerritos, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No. 963 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Cerritos at a Regular Meeting held on the 25th day of August, 2011, and that it was so adopted as follows:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS – Barrows, Cho, Pulido, ChenNOES: COUNCILMEMBERS – NoneABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS – EdwardsABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS – None

DATED: August 25, 2011

/s/Vida Barone Vida Barone, Interim City Clerk


CITY OF ARTESIA NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF A PARKING IN-LIEU FEE AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FEE FOR NEW RESTAURANTS AND RESTAURANT EXPANSIONS IN THE OLD DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY

On September 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California, the City Council of the City of Artesia will hold a public hearing to consider:

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Artesia, California establishing the amount of the Parking In-Lieu Fee and Parking Operation and Maintenance Fee for new restaurants and restaurant expansions in the Old Downtown area of the City. The Old Downtown area consists of the area along Pioneer Boulevard bounded by 186th Street on the north, 187th Street on the south, the first alley east of Pioneer Boulevard on the east and the first alley west of Pioneer Boulevard on the west.

The amount of the proposed Parking In-Lieu Fee is Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) per off-street parking space required by Artesia Municipal Code Section 9.2-1103(b)(8)(D) that cannot be provided on the lot or parcel on which the restaurant or proposed restaurant is located. The Parking In-Lieu Fee is proposed to partially offset the City’s reasonable cost of providing off-street parking in a surface lot for new or expanded restaurants in the Old Downtown area.

The amount of the proposed Parking Operation and Maintenance Fee is Five Hundred Dollars ($500) per parking space per year for each year a new restaurant business or successor restaurant remains in operation. The Parking Operations and Maintenance Fee is proposed to be adjusted upward on an annual basis, commencing January 1, 2013, based upon the change in the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, for the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County area for the immediately preceding twelve (12) month period for which statistics are available. The Parking Operation and Maintenance Fee is proposed to partially offset the City’s reasonable cost of operating and maintaining off-street parking in a surface lot for new or expanded restaurants in the Old Downtown area.

The adoption of this proposed Resolution would approve the establishment of the proposed Parking In-Lieu Fee and Parking Operation and Maintenance Fee for the purpose of meeting the City’s operating expenses and is, therefore, exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21080 et seq.) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the public may submit written comments to the following address, prior to said hearing, or attend and speak thereon. A complete copy of the draft Resolution is available for public review during normal business hours at the City Clerk’s Office, City of Artesia, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California 90701.


CITY OF ARTESIA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City Council of the City of Artesia will hold a Regular City Council Meeting in the City Council Chambers of the Artesia City Hall, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2011 to conduct a Public Hearing to consider the following item: 1. CASE NO. 2011-13 PROPERTY ACQUISITION 11825 168TH STREET City of Artesia, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, Ca. 90701 A request for approval for the property acquisition for the property located at 11825 168th Street with Assessors Identification Number (AIN) 70111-005-025

If you challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and express their opinion on the matter listed above.

PUBLISHED: September 2, 2011 Gloria Considine, City Clerk


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