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Your Weekly Community Newspaper September 17, 2010VoL. 32 No. 15

Life-long LB resident organizing 55threunion of Wilson High’s Class of ’55

Darlene Quinn shares more than70 years of Long Beach history. Shewas born in the historic HarrimanJones Hospital, attended WoodrowWilson High, taught in the localschool system, meets with her Toast-masters Club at the enduring BelmontShore Fire Station and once ran acharm school for local teens.

Now, she is chairing the 55th re-union of Woodrow Wilson HighSchool’s Class of ’55, an event Sept.17, 18 and 19 at the Marriott Hotel towhich more than 140 people are ex-pected to attend, many of whom arestill local to Long Beach.

“While most classes have beenforced to combine two or more yearsof graduating classes together to getenough people to hold significant re-unions, the Class of ‘55 is very muchalive with 140 in attendance for the55th reunion,” said Quinn. “Class-mates are coming from across the na-tion and Canada.”

Quinn said they have a dynamiccommittee of 25 people who meet atleast a couple of times a year. “I have

found this group more dependableand with far better follow-throughthan many highly paid executiveswith whom I’ve worked in the past,”she said. “The class of ‘55 held re-unions every 10 years until after our30th, then every five years. After our40th, which was held in Catalina Is-land, the site of our Senior Ditch Dayin ’55, we began having them everytwo-and-a-half years.”

For the celebration of their 50thyear reunion, which coincided withthe 50th anniversary of Disneyland,the class returned to the area of theirfirst reunion in 1960– the DisneylandHotel, where Darlene became ac-quainted with Jack Quinn, whom shemarried four months later.

In addition to organizing WilsonHigh’s reunion, Quinn is also anaward-winning author at age 70-plus.Her new book Twisted Webs is basedon her experience on a nine-membermanagement team for the BullocksWilshire specialty department stores.ß

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In addition to serving as chair for Wil-son’s upcoming reunion, DarleneQuinn has published a book based onher experience on a nine-membermanagement team for the BullocksWilshire specialty department stores.

Photo by Cort Huckabone

Youth who participated in the Summer Youth Employment Training Programpick up their paychecks at Veterans Park last week.

More than 335 employers have benefited from 209,000 hoursof subsidized work through the efforts of 1,045 youth, thanks tothe Pacific Workforce Investment Network’s Summer Youth Em-ployment Training Program. As of August 27, more than $674,000in payroll had been earned by the youth, and saved or used tosupport the local economy. About 1,000 of those young workersretrieved their checks last Friday afternoon at Veterans Park.American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding, provided bythe LA County Department of Social Services, was used to paywages and workers compensation for the youth.

Recovered and reinvested

Residents attend Signal Hill ParksCommission meeting to protest tall treesNick Diamantides

Staff Writer

A group of about 20 hilltop resi-dents showed up at the Signal HillParks Commission meeting lastWednesday (Sept. 8) to demand thatthe City cut back or remove the talltrees that are impacting their views.During the meeting, Department ofPublic Works Director BarbaraMuñoz updated the Commission onthe Master Street Tree Plan that thepublic works department is currentlydrafting.

Muñoz noted that the existingplan is about 10 years old and needsto be updated. The residents want thenew plan to include provisions thatprotect views from trees that are tootall.

Muñoz explained that street treesare those that are planted in public

rights-of-way, and there are about3,600 of them, consisting of 70 dif-ferent species, in the city. She notedthat 71 percent of them are in goodhealth.

Muñoz also explained that, ac-cording to City policy, public workswill consider removing a tree if oneor more of the following criteriaexist: the tree is dead, diseased, or se-verely declining; the tree is poorlystructured, making it potentially haz-ardous; it is a seedling or “volunteergrowth;” the tree blocks ADA(Americans with Disabilities Act) ac-cess or utilities, or obstructs signs; orthe tree is severely damaging adja-cent hardscape or utilities.

The residents who spoke at themeeting want another criterion to beadded to that list– the tree is impair-ing the view once enjoyed from anearby residence. Muñoz and other

City officials do not want view im-pairment to be listed as a criterion fortree removal because of the subjec-tive nature of what constitutes a viewand complex legal issues that canspring from a city’s binding itself toprotect private views.

Alan MacKnight, who lives nearPanorama Trail, commended publicworks staff for the work they haddone on the Master Street Tree Plan.He insisted, however, that in the1990s City policy was to not planttrees that would exceed 12 feet inheight and would impair the views ofresidents who lived uphill from thetrees. He added that trees planted inthe ‘90s are now so tall that they areseverely impacting the views of res-idences on the hill. “The value of thatview property is reduced, and indi-

LB granted $2.5 millionfor joint restoration ofDeForest Wetlands

The City of Long Beach will re-ceive a 2010 River Parkways Grantworth $2.5 million for the DeForestWetlands Restoration project, the Stateof California Resources Agency an-nounced Tuesday.

“The funding will allow the City ofLong Beach to bring river wetlandsand wildlife back to the County’sStorm Water Detention Basin whilestill maintaining watershed protectionfor the local community,” said Los An-geles County Supervisor Don Knabe.“This project will be the longest publicopen-space project on the Los AngelesRiver to date.”

The DeForest Wetlands RestorationProject is part of a larger Lower LosAngeles River Parkway Plan that willimplement wetlands along the lowerLos Angeles River, as a joint projectbetween the City of Long Beach and

the Los Angeles County Department ofPublic Works.

South of the project site is Los An-geles County’s recently completedDominguez Gap Wetlandsproject. Both projects combined willcreate more than 86 acres of functionalwetland and riparian habitat along thelower Los Angeles River. The DeFor-est Wetlands Restoration Project is alsopart of Long Beach RiverLink, a planto create integrated open space withimproved habitat and a recreation net-work along the Los Angeles River thatwill connect Long Beach and the nat-ural river systems.

“This is great news for the City ofLong Beach,” Mayor Bob Foster said.“By restoring these wetlands, we’ll beadding more open space for the pub-lic’s use as well as improving waterquality.” ß see trees page 10

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Gabelich tells residents of budget woes,charter amendments, positive changesNick Diamantides

Staff Writer

Much of what 8th District LongBeach City Councilmember RaeGabelich had to say at her “commu-nity coffee” last Saturday wassomber news. She did, however, talkabout some of the positive thingshappening in the city as a whole, aswell as in her district. About 40 peo-ple attended the meeting, which tookplace in the Mirage Coffee House,539 East Bixby Rd.

After asking the audience to ob-serve a moment of silence for thevictims of the 9/11 terrorist attack,Gabelich introduced Long Beach Po-lice Chief Jim McDonnell, who gavea 45-minute presentation on the stateof the police department. (See relatedstory on page 3.)

After the chief’s comments,Gabelich reminded the attendees thatthe city is still in desperate financialstraits. “This coming Tuesday, thecouncil must adopt the budget thatwill close an $18.5 million shortfall,”she said.

On a positive note, Gabelich toldthe audience that, after months ofdiscussions, the council had restoredsome of the proposed budget cuts,including funding for the LongBeach Municipal Band and theneighborhood parades. “However,the major cuts include more than 50police officers and more than 20 fire-fighters, and significant cuts to serv-ices in all areas of the city,” she said.“And the cuts will only get worsenext year.”

Gabelich reminded the audience

that for several years she has talkedabout the need for Long Beach resi-dents to decide what kind of city theywant to live in and to decide if theyare willing to pay for it. She was al-luding to the fact that, over the pastfew years, she has publicly statedthat she believes the city needs to in-crease the utility user’s tax. In No-vember 2000, local voters passed aballot measure which reduced the taxby 50 percent, causing a sharp reduc-tion in city revenues, and, accordingto Gabelich, it is a major factor in thecity’s ongoing budget problems. Anyincrease in the utility user’s taxwould have to be approved by thevoters.

Gabelich also briefly discussedthe three charter amendments on theNovember ballot. One would changethe formula in which the port trans-fers money to the city’s Tidelands

Fund, which pays for lifeguards,beach maintenance and other pro-grams and infrastructure along LongBeach’s coastline. “Currently, thecity receives 10 percent of the net op-erating revenues from the port, but,as you know, there are many ways toadd expenses to reduce the netamount of revenues,” Gabelich ex-plained. “The charter amendmentwill change that formula to five per-cent of gross revenues.”

Gabelich then described the char-ter amendment that would eliminatethe city’s civil service departmentand consolidate its functions with thecity’s human resources department.“There would still be a civil servicecommission to review city employeeissues, but the HR department wouldtake over the testing and hiring dutiescurrently performed by the civilservice department,” she explained.

The third charter amendmentGabelich described would increasethe points awarded to veterans in thehiring process for city civil servicepositions. Gabelich also briefly men-tioned a proposed city tax on mari-juana sales that would go into effectonly if Proposition 19– legalizingmarijuana for recreational use in Cal-ifornia– passes in November.

Switching to other topics,Gabelich said she was glad to see thestart of street improvements on At-lantic Avenue between San AntonioDrive and 52nd Street. “The grindingand repaving should take placewithin the next couple of weeks,” shesaid, adding that street improvementwork will soon begin on Long BeachBoulevard between Del Amo Boule-vard and the 710 Freeway. “This willinclude repaving the street,streetscape improvements, includingnew trees and converting 56th Streetand Ellis Street into one-way streets,as part of our one-way couplet,” shesaid.

Toward the end of her presenta-tion, Gabelich reminded the audi-ence of her staunch opposition toCabe Toyota’s proposal to erect an80-foot electronic billboard at thesoutheast corner of Wardlow Roadand Long Beach Boulevard. Shenoted that the Long Beach PlanningCommission denied the request lastyear, but Cabe appealed that decisionto the city council, which will decideon the matter Oct. 7. “It is importantfor you to come to the council meet-ing so the rest of the council knowshow the community feels about theproposal,” Gabelich said.

In closing, Gabelich said she wasglad to see the new Marshalls storeup and running in the Bixby KnollsShopping Center, and she encour-aged everyone to shop there as wellas to support all the stores and restau-rants in the area.

During the question-and-answerperiod, several residents made sug-gestions as to how the city could cutexpenses, including reducing streetsweeping to every other week in cer-tain neighborhoods. ß

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8th District Councilmember Rae Gabelich

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READ ALL ABOUT IT

The Long Beach Main Library, 101 Pacific Ave., is hosting mixed-mediaartist and painter Jaye Whitworth and her series entitled Read This Painting.Her work will be displayed in the upper and lower exhibit galleries, as wellas on the display wall in the children’s department through October. Call(562) 570-7500.

SCRABBLE SCRAMBLE

The Covenant Presbyterian Church will host a Scrabble Scramble Tourna-ment on Friday, Sept. 17, beginning at 6pm. All proceeds benefit the localnonprofit Rising TIDE at Marguerite Kiefer Education Center, a programserving over 300 inner-city children and youth. Contact Sandra Lawler at(562) 432-4293 or [email protected].

GLASS CLASS

The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum, 18127 S. Alameda St., will hosta “Stained Glass Art” activity class on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 1pm to 3pm,as part of its Weekend Activity Series. This is an interactive and educationalworkshop in which participants will learn how to make their own stained-glass art piece, as well as learn about air balloons by creating their own 1910hot air balloon. This free activity is open to all ages. Call (310) 603-0088.Visit dominguezrancho.org.

DNA DECONSTRUCTED

The next meeting for the Questing Heirs Genealogical Society of the greaterLong Beach area will be Sunday, Sept. 19 from 1:15pm to 5pm in the ParishHall of Resurrection Lutheran Church, 1900 E. Carson St. The subjects willbe cemetery research and DNA. This meeting is free and open to the pub-lic. Call Liz Myers at (562) 760-3027 or visit cagenweb.com/questing.

CHAMBER CHOW

The Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce’s September membership luncheonwill take place Thursday, Sept. 23 from noon to 1:30pm in the Signal HillPark Community Center, 1780 E. Hill St. Featured speaker will be JanisKent, architect and founding president of the Certified Access Specialist In-stitute, with a presentation on Navigating Today’s Accessibility Concernsand Issues. Learn how to make a business compliant with the Americanswith Disabilities Act and the recently passed California Senate Bill1608 while socializing with Chamber members, local officials, and legisla-tive representatives. Lunch prepared by Triple R Catering. Cost is $25 perperson but will be discounted to $15 for members with advance non-refund-able reservations made before noon on the day before the luncheon. Non-members are welcome at a cost of $25 per person. Make reservations byleaving a voice-mail message at (562) 424-6489.

JUSTICE LEAGUE

The California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ), formerly knownas The National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ), will introduceits officers and new board members at its 47th Annual Dinner meeting andreport to the community on Thursday, Sept. 23, at the Hyatt Regency– LongBeach, 200 South Pine Ave. There will be a reception at 5:30pm with dinnerat 6:30pm. Tickets are $75 per person. Contact CCEJ at (562) 435-8184.

REUNITE FOR A NIGHT… OR TWO

Millikan High’s graduating classes of 1959 and 1960 (the first graduatingclass to spend all three high-school years at Millikan) will reunite to cel-ebrate a 50th class reunion at 6pm on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Hyatt Re-gency– Long Beach, 200 South Pine Ave. A pre-reunion mixer will beFriday, Sept. 24, at 6pm. Cost is $100. Discounted hotel rooms are avail-able by mentioning Millikan Class Reunion. For more info, call GaryBlodgett at (562) 943-1936.

PROPOSITIONS EXPLAINED

The Long Beach Area League of Women Voters will present a nonpartisanreview of all the propositions on the November ballot on Saturday, Sept.25 from 10am to noon at the Los Altos Library, 5614 E. Britton Dr. Thepros and cons of each proposition will be presented to help the audienceunderstand the purpose of each proposition, what a “yes” versus a “no”vote means, the fiscal impact, and who supports and opposes the proposi-tion. The event is free and open to the public, and ample street parking isavailable. Call Renee Simon at (562) 431-8558 or the League office at(562) 277-0842.

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Jim McDonnell has been chief ofthe Long Beach Police Department forabout six months. In spite of ongoingbudget cuts that have significantly re-duced the number of patrol officers anddetectives, McDonnell exudes opti-mism and insists that the departmentwill continue to effectively carry out itsmission to protect the city’s residentsand businesses.

McDonnell spoke to the residentswho attended 8th District Long BeachCity Councilwoman Rae Gabelich’s“Community Coffee” at the MirageCoffeehouse last Saturday (Sept. 11.)“Looking at the crime picture here,we’ve had tremendous success in thiscity in the last two years with double-digit crime reduction,” he said. Mc-Donnell noted that the departmentneeds to do a better job of publicizingits crime-reduction success, but, unfor-tunately, TV news media concentrateprimarily on violent crimes andtragedies. “We want to be able to draw

them down for the good stories, to givethe full picture,” he said. “Too oftenpeople that don’t live in Long Beachhear about gangs, murders and horren-dous traffic accidents.”

McDonnell said more peopleshould know how the LBPD compareswith other local law-enforcement agen-cies. “The LA Sheriff’s Department hasa 7.2-minute average response time foremergency calls for service. The LAPD(recently) went from 6.2 minutes to 5.7minutes on average, and they cele-brated that,” he said. “The responsetime right now in Long Beach is 3.8minutes. We want to be able to main-tain that. It’s important to me that whenyou call 9-1-1, we get there as quicklyas we possibly can.”

McDonnell acknowledged, how-ever, that maintaining that rapid re-sponse time will be a challenge withthe city’s continually shrinking budget,which has forced the layoffs of morethan 100 sworn police officers so far.

“We had 1,020 (sworn officers) alittle over a year ago. We are nowdown to 901, and for the next budget

year we are looking in the ballpark of867 or so,” he said. “This means thatsome of the things we have been ableto do, we won’t be able to do as muchof. My goal is to continue to keep us asa full-service police department.”

McDonnell said the LBPD willcontinue to make arrests and conductinvestigations for all crimes committedin the city. “The reality of it is that itmay take a little bit longer, but we arenot going to let anything fall by thewayside,” he said.

Reflecting on the terrorist attacksthat happened on September 11, 2001,McDonnell said it would be naïve tothink something like that would nothappen again. He explained that, inaddition to terrorist attacks, law-en-forcement agencies are bracing for thepossibility that the kind of masskillings now taking place in Mexicowill begin happening in the UnitedStates. “When you look at the level ofviolence that is happening with thedrug cartels on the other side of theborder, that is not going to stay southof the border,” he said. “The cartels are

selling their dope here through thegangs, which are their drug-distribu-tion network.” He noted that Latinogangs in this area pay taxes to theMexican mafia in order to participatein that organization’s multi-level mar-keting of illegal drugs. He explainedthat all local, state and federal law-en-forcement agencies are trying to pre-vent the violence from spreading northof the border by sharing informationwith each other and beefing up their

For T.J. and Lauri Sullivan of AAA Calvert Electrical,Heating & Air Conditioning, their business is their life.

“We think of it as our baby. Even when we’re not on thejob, we spend a lot of time thinking and talking about thebusiness. We talk about what went on with our customersthat day and how we can make sure everyone is completelyhappy with what we do. Always that is our ultimate goal,”said Lauri.

T.J. gained his work ethic from his father Tom SullivanSr., who founded the business in 1966. Originally, Tom fo-cused mainly on electrical contractor work, doing a lot of oilfield, industrial, commercial and residential jobs. It wasn’tuntil 1983 that he purchased Calvert Heating and Air Condi-tioning.

T.J. began working for Tom in 1978 at the age of 16, andthen went to trade school to become an electrician. Aftergraduating, he continued on at his father’s business and beganto build a strong following and customer base. After Tompurchased Calvert Heating and Air Conditioning, T.J. wentback to trade school for air conditioning training.

Lauri, T.J.’s wife of over 20 years, came into the businessin 2004 when T.J.’s mother, Pat, passed away. Up to thatpoint, Pat had handled every aspect of the administrativework. In July of 2005, T.J. and Lauri took over the business.

“At that time my dad really only had one employee,which was me. When Lauri and I started handling things our-selves, the first thing we did was hire an air conditioningtechnician, Tom Gardner. Since then, we’ve hired two more

electricians, Mike Phipps and Eddie Diaz, and a helper, DeanChristofferson. By 2009 our volume had increased so greatlythat Lauri hired an additional person, Leonanna Myers, tohelp with the daily office tasks,” said T.J.

The work picture also changed a bit. AAA Calvert mostlydid commercial work when Tom was running the business.When T.J. and Lauri took over the company, they decided toexpand their business by reaching out for more residentialjobs in order to assist local homeowners with their electrical,heating and cooling needs.

Though there have been some changes, some things staythe same. AAA Calvert still resides in the same complex thatthey have since the 1970s. And good old-fashioned customerservice remains a top priority.

“Customer service is a lost art. If someone calls, they’llget somebody on the phone. We try to deal with customerslike they are family friends. We’re here to take care of theproblem– and we follow up. That’s a big part of it,” said T.J.“We really go out of our way. There are times we go out, andit’s something so simple that we don’t even charge for it. Ifwe go out to a little old lady’s house and the breaker istripped, we just reset it. I just tell them to call us when theyreally have a problem.”

Administrative assistant/dispatcher Leonanna Myers is abig part of the team effort, and she admires the way T.J. andLauri treat their customers. “I feel like they really try to notjust make every caller a customer, but make every customera friend. I don’t think a lot of companies are like that, and I

think it’s pretty cool to be a part of that,” said Leonanna.The rest of their employees are just as dedicated to mak-

ing their customers happy.“All of our guys are polite, considerate, conscientious,

and they care about being kind to people. We’ll do whateverwe need to do to make sure the customer is satisfied, and wealways stand by our work,” said Lauri. “In turn, we get a lotof referrals. We just have lot of nice customers. Not only nicecustomers, but customers we connect to. That’s what makesyou feel good when you go home. When you solve some-one’s problem or create a connection with a customer– that’swhat’s gratifying.”

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LBPD chief optimistic about department’s strength in spite of budget cuts

Congresswoman Laura Richard-son has announced that $950,000 hasbeen awarded to help fund neededimprovements along I-405 in the 37thCongressional District. This fundingincludes a $712,500 grant for a mod-ification at the I-405 and WilmingtonAvenue interchange in Carson and a$237,500 grant for ramp improve-ments at the I-405 and Cherry Avenueinterchange in Long Beach.

“With hundreds of thousands ofpeople using I-405 each day, theseprojects are necessary to relieve con-gestion and to improve the safety ofthis stretch of the interstate,”Richardson said. “I-405 is one of themost important transportation corri-dors in Southern California, and it is

vital that we take the necessary stepsto relieve traffic congestion by mod-ernizing and expanding these keysections of the freeway. The improve-ments will provide improved accessand use of the interstate by the peoplewho live here, and it will improve theflow of goods to and from the ports.”

The I-405 and Wilmington Av-enue interchange modification inCarson will include the widening ofWilmington Avenue from 223rdStreet, south of I-405, to 220th Streetnorth of the interchange, and the con-struction of a new northbound I-405on-ramp from Wilmington Avenue.The Cherry Avenue I-405 ramp im-provements will reconfigure the col-lector/distributor road to eliminate the

need for aging bridge structures, re-configure the interchange to providefull directional traffic movements,create the opportunity to install an ad-ditional lane in each direction on I-405 in the project area, and possiblyeliminate the southbound I-405Spring Street and the northbound I-405 Orange Avenue on and offramps.

“These projects are important tokeep our roads modern and trafficmoving smoothly through the 37thDistrict,” Richardson added. “And,in addition to the benefits of a mod-ernized highways system, thismoney also creates local jobs forcompleting the work, which bringsmoney into our local economy.” ß

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I have heard it said that peoplemost fear speaking or singing infront of a large group. Remember-ing how I felt giving an oral bookreport in front of my peers at Sig-nal Hill Elementary School, orhaving to recite a poem forchurch, I have to say that I too suf-fered from the public-performingphobia.

Through the years I have facedmy fear of public speaking andjust did it anyway. I have learnedto keep it short and to the point,and I have done my best to notonly inform my audience but toentertain them a bit as well. you’llhave to ask those who have beenwithin earshot of my variousspeeches whether or not I havebeen successful.

During the big karaoke craze afew years ago, I also tackled thesinging-in-public thing, oftenchoosing to belt out the Neenaversion of “La Bamba” (yes, inSpanish), and more recently havetried my hand at Curley’s in Sig-nal Hill singing “Believe” by Cheror “Feel Like a Woman” by Sha-nia Twain– especially after a glassor two of adult beverage.

It looks as if my practice at ad-dressing crowds will come inhandy later this month since Ihave been asked to be one of the

“roasters” at the “Ray Grabinskiand Rae Gabelich Get Roasted”benefit, which is being held tohelp the Knights of Pythias withtheir wilderness education pro-gram for at-risk youth. One of the“knights” sent over the followingdetails for the event. Read below–I hope to see you there.

Eighth District CouncilwomanRae Gabelich and former 7th Dis-trict Councilmember Ray Grabin-ski will be the subjects of anevening of jokes, barbs and hu-morous anecdotes from some dis-tinguished community leaders, allto help at-risk youth have the op-portunity to attend a wildernesscamp.

The Rae-Ray Roast, which willraise money for the Pythian YouthFoundation’s (PYF) WildernessCamp in the Sequoia NationalForest, will take place on Thurs-day, Sept. 30 at the law offices ofKeesal, Young & Logan. The cele-bration begins with a reception at5:30pm. William Grisolia, a 2010Music Award Nominee for BestBlues Song of the Year, will pro-vide entertainment. A limited num-ber of tickets are available at $50each.

Among the roasters who will beproviding the good-natured trib-utes are Supervisor Don Knabe,Press-Telegram columnist TomHennessy, Signal Tribune pub-lisher Neena Strichart and jazzlegend Al Williams. GloriaCordero, a partner with the ABCAdvocacy Group and a longtimefriend of Gabelich and Grabinski,will be the roastmaster.

“The Rae-Ray Roast will be acelebration of friends and friend-ships that have resulted in morethan four decades of service to theLong Beach community,” saidThomas White, executive directorof the Pythian Youth Foundation.“The roast is an opportunity forfriends to reflect on the power offriendships and a time to saythanks to two dynamic citizens ofour community.”

The Pythian Youth Foundationis a nonprofit charitable organiza-tion founded in 1946 to developand manage a 19-acre wildernesscamp that was granted by Presi-dent Harry S. Truman. The foun-dation and its sister organization,the Children’s Welfare Founda-tion, have quietly worked behindthe scenes in Long Beach for thepast ten years. Working closelywith the YMCA, Police AthleticLeague, the Signal Hill Commu-nity Association and other publicand nonprofit organizations, PYFhas provided free camperships forchildren between 9 and 11 years ofage. They have also sponsoredbook drives in partnership withthe Long Beach Public Library topromote literacy and given awaythousands of bicycle safety hel-mets to help prevent head injuries.

Rae Gabelich was elected tothe Long Beach City Council in2004 and re-elected without oppo-sition in 2008. She represents theEighth District, which includesBixby Knolls, Los Cerritos andpart of North Long Beach. On theCity Council, Gabelich has fo-cused on improving public safety,revitalizing the business corridorsin Bixby Knolls and North LongBeach, and protecting the qualityof life in the neighborhoods. She isa retired flight attendant forUnited Airlines, and she has ason, Guy. Her late husband, GaryGabelich, set the world land speedrecord in 1970, and she has main-tained that enthusiasm for racing,helping to establish and organizethe annual Bixby Knolls DragsterExpo and Car Show.

Ray Grabinski has been afriend of Long Beach for the past50 years. He was raised in NorthLong Beach, graduated from LongBeach Jordan High School, at-tended Long Beach City Collegeand is a US Army veteran. As awidowed father living in the Bixbyarea, he raised four sons– Ray Jr.,Bill, Mike, and Matt. He was firstelected to the Long Beach CityCouncil in 1986 and served as 7thDistrict Councilman through1994. In 1998, he was re-electedas 7th District Councilmember fora third term. Ray recently retiredfrom the University of California4-H Program, where he served asresource development coordinatorfor Los Angeles County.

For reservations or event infor-mation, contact Thomas White at(562) 881-0165 or email [email protected].

Whooping cough (pertussis) hasbeen declared an epidemic in Cali-fornia this year, with case numbersprojected to be the highest in 50years. Almost 2,800 people in thestate have been sickened with thedisease, with 159 hospitalizationsand seven deaths (all deaths havebeen in infants less than two monthsof age). Long Beach has had 31cases to date this year, compared toonly eight cases at this time last year.

Pertussis is contagious and isspread by coughing or sneezing.Pertussis causes a severe, long-last-ing cough illness in adolescents andadults; complications are rare inthis age group, but days to weeks ofschool or work may be missed.However, complications are morecommon in infants who get infectedbefore they are fully vaccinated;they can become very ill and re-quire hospitalization or even diefrom pertussis.

Seventy-five percent of the re-cent hospitalizations statewide havebeen in infants less than 6 months ofage. Pertussis vaccine has beenavailable for infants over 2 months

of age and young children for manyyears, but the protection it gives de-creases over time; a booster vaccinefor older children and adults called“Tdap” (tetanus/diphtheria/acellularpertussis) was finally licensed in2005. A Tdap booster can take theplace of a tetanus booster and is rec-ommended for children between theages of 11 and 18 and for all adults.

In order to combat the epidemic,the California Department of PublicHealth (CDPH) initiated a programthat has made free vaccine availableto birthing hospitals to vaccinatenew mothers and family memberswho will be close to newborn in-fants. Most infants get infected bya close family member or caretaker,so to protect newborns, health offi-cials recommend Tdap booster vac-cination of all older children andadults in the family, as well as anyother caretakers of the infant.

All three birthing hospitals inLong Beach (Long Beach Memo-rial Medical Center/Miller Chil-dren’s Hospital, St. Mary’sMedical Center and Pacific Hospi-tal of Long Beach), have signed up

for the program and are in theprocess of implementing protocolsto routinely offer the vaccine towomen after they give birth. TheCity of Long Beach Department ofHealth and Human Services(Health Department) is assistingthe hospitals with advice, coordi-nation of efforts, educational ma-terials and additional vaccine. Thehospitals and the Health Depart-ment are also working on plans tooffer vaccine to the family mem-bers of newborns. Health officialsare urging families who are ex-pecting babies to take advantage ofthis program and to get vaccinatedbefore the baby’s arrival to ensureprotection.

Tdap is available through manylocal healthcare providers and at theHealth Department. Appointmentsfor vaccines at the Health Depart-ment may be made by calling (562)570-4315. For more information onwhooping cough, call the Health De-partment’s Immunization Program at(562) 570-4212 or visit the LongBeach Health Department’s websiteat longbeach.gov/health. ß

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Wet, but not wild

The death toll continues to rise at SeaWorldafter a 12-year-old orca named Sumar died at thetheme park’s San Diego location. Sumar died farshort of the expected 50- to 60-year lifespan oforcas who roam the vast oceans, their rightfulhomes.

Orcas are intelligent marine mammals whothink and plan and work cooperatively. They sharecomplex extended family relationships and swimfor up to 100 miles every day. At SeaWorld, theirworlds have been reduced to tiny, barren concretetanks where they perform tricks for food andsplash shrieking crowds.

These animals will continue to live and die inmisery as long as the public buys a ticket. The next

time your family is considering a trip to SeaWorld,please ask yourself if it’s right to expect the life-long confinement of intelligent and aware animalsfor a few hours of diversion. Please say no. VisitPETA.org to learn more.

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Just when you thought that a familycaregiver’s job couldn’t get more dif-ficult, consider this: Many of the esti-mated 1,000,000 households caring fora senior in Los Angeles and Orangecounties are trying to help an aging rel-ative who’d rather not have help.

A study of family caregivers whoresponded to a survey on caregiver-stress.com revealed that more than halfof the respondents (51 percent) saidthat their aging relative was very resist-ant to care. These seniors often objectto help, whether it’s from their ownchildren or a professional who tries tocome into their homes to assist.

“This is a real problem for familycaregivers worried about the safety ofa senior loved one who might be for-getting food on the stove or neglectingto take their medications,” said DebbieTeofilo, owner of the Home InsteadSenior Care office serving the GreaterLong Beach/Seal Beach area.

But experts say that keepingfiercely independent seniors safe athome isn’t a lost cause; there are solu-tions for them and their family care-givers. That’s why the Home InsteadSenior Care network is launching Car-ing for Your Parents: Education for theFamily Caregiver.

The unique, educational programincludes a number of resources that ad-dress senior resistance to care as wellas a variety of other topics such aschoosing an in-home care provider, thesigns of aging, long distance caregiv-ing and communicating with agingparents. The free materials and videosare available at caregiverstress.com.

Why do seniors resist help? “Ifseniors admit they need help, they feeltheir independence is in question,” saidTeofilo. “Seniors believe that once theyacknowledge they need help, they’lllose control of their affairs. They aretrying to maintain dignity. Unless theyfeel they can trust someone, they resistchange. I believe it’s the fear that lifeas they’ve known it will be taken awayfrom them.”

Sometimes seniors only want helpfrom a son or daughter, which can putundue pressure on that family care-giver who feels he or she can’t call forprofessional help. Most caregivers can

go into “crisis mode” to rally around aloved one in the short-term, “but youcan’t be totally immersed in a crisismode long-term without your ownfamily, work and health suffering,” ac-cording to family caregiving consultantDr. Amy D’Aprix, who holds a Ph.D.and master’s degree in social work andis author of From Surviving to Thriv-ing: Transforming Your CaregivingExperience.

The strain can take a particular tollon working family caregivers. TheHome Instead Senior Care study re-vealed that 42 percent of caregiversspend more than 30 hours a week care-giving. That’s the equivalent of a sec-ond full-time job.

The following are strategies fromHome Instead Senior Care and familycaregiving consultant Dr. AmyD’Aprix to help family caregivers turnresistance into assistance.

1. Understand where the resist-ance is coming from.Ask your parentwhy he or she is resisting. “Mom, I no-tice that every time I bring up the ideaof someone coming in to help, you re-sist it. Why is that?” Oftentimes, olderadults don’t realize they are being re-sistant.

2. Explain your goals. Remindyour loved one that you both want thesame thing. Explain that a little extrahelp can keep her at home longer andwill help put your mind at ease aswell. Have a candid conversation withhim about the impact this care is hav-ing on your life. Oftentimes, seniorsdon’t understand the time commitmentof a caregiver.

3. Bring in outside help. If a rela-tionship with a parent is deteriorating,ask a professional, such as a geriatriccare manager, for an assessment. Athird-party professional can providevaluable input. Also, go to4070talk.com for tips on how to talkwith a loved one. If you are havingproblems getting through to your olderadult, consider asking another familymember or close friend to intervene. Ifyou’re not making headway, perhapsthere’s someone better to talk withyour parents.

4. Research your options to find

the best resources for your lovedone. Contact your local Area Agencyon Aging or a geriatric care manager toresearch resources in your community,or go to homeinstead.com and click onthe resources tab for The Home CareSolution, a guide for family caregiversto help them find the best in-home carefor their loved ones. If you decide out-side help is needed, reassure your par-ents and tell them you have researchedcaregivers and you are confident youhave found the best one you can findto come into the home to help.

5. Respect your parent’s deci-sions. Sometimes you won’t agreewith your parent’s decisions and that’sokay. As long as your loved one is ofsound mind, he or she should have thefinal say.

A note: If your senior has dementia,seek professional assistance from adoctor or geriatric care manager.Logic often will not work, and otherstrategies must be employed. ß

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An estimated 20 million Ameri-cans– including nearly 10 percent ofnon-pregnant 1 women ages 15 to 44and 5 percent of pregnant women– re-ported illegal drug use in 2008. Sub-stance use and abuse are increasingamong women and affect women of allbackgrounds, regardless of age, so-cioeconomic status, or race.

Marijuana is, by far, the most com-monly used illegal drug, taken byroughly 75 percent of illicit drug users.Recreational use of prescription drugsis on the rise, especially amongwomen, with more than six-millionpeople reporting non-medical use ofprescription drugs such as opiates,tranquilizers, and stimulants. Use ofother street drugs, such as cocaine,methamphetamines, heroin, hallucino-gens, and inhalants, also remainedhigh.

Illegal drug use in women increasesthe risk of physical and mental healthissues, such as reproductive problems,liver disease, stroke, certain cancers,STDs, and depression. Because theycan cross the placenta to a fetus, illegaldrugs are especially dangerous to useduring pregnancy. Illegal drug use dur-ing pregnancy can lead to pretermbirth, birth defects, still birth, and new-born-related problems, including ad-diction at the time of birth, breathingdifficulties, irritability, and bondingtroubles.

Substance abuse and dependenceare treatable medical conditions, notsigns of weakness, bad character, orlack of will power. Many women arereluctant to admit that they are having

problems with substance abuse, fearingrepercussions at work or with the po-lice, social isolation, or loss of theirchildren. Others may not be aware ofthe extent of their dependence on drugsor may be in denial. But if you orsomeone you know has a substanceabuse problem, it is important to seekhelp.

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• Giving up important social, work, orrecreational activities because ofsubstance use

Remember that casual drug use canquickly turn into dependence. It is bestto avoid using illegal substances, in-cluding prescription medications thatwere not prescribed to you. If you arepregnant, that goes double. Pregnantwomen should also inform their doctorof any medications that they take sothey can be sure they are safe to useduring pregnancy. your doctor can bean excellent resource for advice andeducational information on illegal andprescription drug abuse and can referyou to health professionals and supportgroups that can help.

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The funding will support Dra-matic Results’ Write-On Arts pro-gram, a language arts/visual artsintegrated program, for 600-plusstudents as part of their regular in-structional day and provide profes-sional development for 60-plusclassroom teachers working in thelowest performing inner-cityschools in Long Beach.

“With our two past federal grantsfor Math in a Basket, we have fos-tered academic motivation withinthe classroom for over 1,200 stu-dents, while bringing up their math

scores,” said Beverly White, Dra-matic Results operations managerand evaluation coordinator. “Withthis longitudinal Write-On Arts proj-ect, we hope to continue to enhanceacademic motivation and positivegroup collaboration, this time inte-grating art with English languagearts to increase student proficiency.”

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WRD recognized for contributions to water-reuse industryThe nonprofit WateReuse Associ-

ation has named the Water Replenish-ment District of Southern California(WRD) the WateReuse Institution ofthe year for 2010. The award recog-nizes institutions whose significanceand contributions to the communitycontinue to advance the water-reuseindustry.

The award was presented at the25th Annual WateReuse Symposiumin Washington, D.C. to WRD for tak-ing major steps to eliminate importedwater for groundwater replenishmentin south Los Angeles County.

WRD manages two of the mostheavily used groundwater basins inthe state. Groundwater from thesebasins provides 40 percent of theoverall water supply to the 4 millionresidents in 43 cities in WRD’s

service area.More than ten percent of the

state’s population relies on WRD toreplenish the groundwater basins. Asa result, the District has developedwater-reuse projects that simultane-ously meet regional needs while con-tributing to long-term statewidesolutions. Programs like WRD’sWater Independence Now (WIN)help ensure that the region has a reli-able source of local water supply asthe future of imported water becomesless certain.

The WIN program is a nationallyrecognized model of local water sup-ply development that includes the LeoJ. Vander Lans Advanced WaterTreatment Plant in Long Beach, Cal-ifornia and the Groundwater Reliabil-ity Improvement Program (GRIP).

These efforts replace importedwater with purified wastewater for theprotection and replenishment of thegroundwater basins. “This is a greathonor for WRD to receive the Wa-teReuse Institution of the year. Thisaward symbolizes the recognitionfrom our colleagues as it recognizesour commitment to securing our re-gion’s water sources by using innova-tive water-reuse projects,” said WRDBoard President Sergio Calderon.

“This award is further evidence ofWRD’s leadership in developing alocal, reliable and sustainable watersupply that includes smart water recy-cling projects,” said WRD GeneralManager Robb Whitaker. “Our proj-ects will have permanent benefits thatgreatly contribute to solving Califor-nia’s water crisis.” ß

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you’ve got the bungalow, the yard, and the walkability factor. yourbike is parked in the garage, and there’s a coffeehouse just around thecorner. you’ve been reading Cottages and Bungalows magazine andyou’re pumped to spiff up your casa. And then you realize that whatmakes living in an historic district special is that your neighbors aren’tbuilding mansionettes or putting in vinyl windows.

But what changes can you make on your house? Who has the an-swers? Who has ideas?

The Restoration Trade Fair– now in its third year– is the place to getthese questions answered from the experts. During the day-long fair onSunday, Sept. 19 from 9:30am to 4pm at Luther Burbank Elementary,501 Junipero Ave., attendees can meet neighbors, figure out house-im-provement budgets, and tap into resources far and wide– from city offi-cials, community experts, specialized contractors and consultants– alleducated and certified in historic and preservation topics.

Event highlights will include: • More than 50 specialty vendors and exhibitors. On hand will be a

variety of non-profit, city, heritage, historic and community groups pro-viding educational services to add color and character to the day. Plus,top-notch local vendors and artisans offering services and consulting ina variety of areas, including landscaping and nursery resources,interior/exterior design, lighting, flooring, furniture and cabinetry, paint-

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Discovering that our usual play re-viewer Vicki Paris Goodman would beunable to attend opening night of LongBeach Playhouse’s The Importance ofBeing Earnest was a pleasant surprisefor me, as I so wanted to have the op-portunity to experience the perform-ance and share it with our readers.Having read the play in college andseeing several different theatre compa-nies give their interpretations of OscarWilde’s 19th century farcical comedy,as well as the musical version, Earnestin Love, I do consider myself a bit ofan Earnest aficionada.

The history of Wilde’s play takes usback to London on Valentine’s Day,1895, when the curtains first rose forThe Importance of Being Earnest, ATrivial Comedy for Serious People.Now, more than a century later, thestory line still plays to a comedy-lovingaudience’s hunger for witty dialogueand farcical humor.

Exploiting the social workings ofVictorian-era London, the play’s majorpremises focus on the pettiness of theupper class’s perception of what isproper and important and their totaldisregard for anyone or anything thatthey deem beneath them.

With that said, I must say that thisparticular cast did an exceptional jobof story telling and of entertaining theaudience. The nine-person ensembleplayed their parts to perfection, and Iespecially got a kick out of the twomain characters, Algernon Moncrieff(Paul Griffiths) and John Worthington(Matt Landig). Although neither was“really” named Earnest, (or werethey?), the two reminded me of thecharacters Frasier and Niles on theonce popular television sitcom Frasier.Just like those metrosexual brothers,Algernon and John are also self-indul-gent and quite judgmental of those they

deem gauche or unsophisticated. Theyjustify their actions and convincethemselves, and sometimes the audi-ence, that their selfish behavior is a re-sult of their silver-spooned birthrights.Oddly enough, the characters are quitelikeable even if they are narcissistic.

Although not part of the two mainromantic partners, John’s ward Ce-cily’s governess Miss Prism (TeriCiranna) and her crush ReverendCanon Chasuble (Tim Forsyth) giveoff the rawest sensual chemistry I’veever witnessed on stage. Holy cow!The couple may be in their senioryears, but their relationship made evenme blush. Wow!

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lows patrons to bring beverages to theirseats– I sure needed something wet tocool me down after all that passion!

For a good time with lots of laughs,don’t miss Long Beach Playhouse’sImportance of Being Earnest– it’s sureto make you think differently about theVictorian era.

Long Beach Playhouse is locatedat 5021 E. Anaheim St. Tickets areavailable for The Importance of BeingEarnest through Saturday, Oct. 9. Fri-day and Saturday night performancesbegin at 8pm, and Sunday matineesstart at 2pm. Regular ticket prices are$22/$20/$12 and are available by call-ing (562) 494-1014 or at lbplay-house.org ß

rectly the City’s revenues will be im-pacted by that,” he said. “My strongrecommendation is that you considermodifying the plan for specific areaswhere views are important.” MacK-night also recommended that theCity remove trees that impact viewsand replace them with trees that donot grow to such heights.

Sanford Simmons, who lives inPromontory Crest, agreed withMacKnight. He added that being ableto enjoy the magnificent view wasthe main reason most people pur-chased homes on the hill. “I wouldlike to be able to see the view that weused to be able to see,” he said. “The

city does not allow residents to buildfences that would impair their neigh-bors’ views, so why should the citybe able to plant trees that blockviews?”

Local realtor Matt Simmons (sonof Sanford), who also lives on thehill, told the commission that viewhomes have always sold for morethan homes in the interior of thesame neighborhoods. “We are herebecause we have lost our views andour property values have been low-ered,” he said, adding that he is angrythat tree removal criteria do not in-clude trees that impact views.

Commissioner Ken Davis, who isalso a realtor, said he understands theconcerns of the residents who spokeat the meeting and he is empathetic,but he noted that the issue of tree re-moval is very complex. “We haveresidents who walk through the cityand love the tall trees and do notwant them removed,” he said. “Wehave to make sure we are treatingeverybody in the city equally.”

Davis added that he agrees thatappropriate-sized trees should beplanted in certain areas, but comingup with a city policy to accomplishthat task and taking on all the legalramifications of such a policy is notsomething most cities are prepared to

do. He explained that it is extremelydifficult to determine what is a pri-mary view (worthy of protection)and what is not.

Commissioner Denise Damrow,who is an attorney, echoed Davis’sremarks. She added that, from a legalstandpoint, the city is not required toprotect residents’ views from treesthat have increased in height.

Muñoz noted that, while theDraft Street Tree Policy does not listview protection as a criterion, it doesallow City staff to evaluate a requestfrom a property owner for the re-moval of a tree adjacent to his or herproperty. “I believe the new StreetTree Policy would be helpful in re-solving some street-tree removal re-quests,” Muñoz said. “The newpolicy will now allow city staff toevaluate a tree removal request be-yond our typical removal criteria.Obviously, we will not please every-one, especially owners who want toremove all the trees on both sides ofa street and several trees within anadjacent park.”

Muñoz added that the MasterStreet Tree Plan, which includesthe Street Tree Policy, will likelybe presented to the Signal Hill CityCouncil for approval sometime inOctober. ß


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Other high-tech equipment thechief hopes to obtain for the LBPD in-cludes automated license plate readerswhich can almost instantly determineif a certain car is reported as stolen orimplicated in a crime, and shot-spottertechnology, which can pinpoint theexact address where a gun was fired.

McDonnell also talked about howHomeland Security measures beingtaken by local law-enforcement agen-cies in the Los Angeles/Long Beacharea are serving as a model for law-en-forcement agencies throughout theUnited States. “We know our counter-parts in the other agencies,” he said.“We work with them on a regularbasis,” he said. “We opened up theEmergency Operations Center (at thePort of Long Beach). Everybody hasa role, and everybody knows theirrole, and we know what the other peo-ple’s roles are.”

After his comments, McDonnellfielded questions from the audience.Most of the questions pertained to howpolice staffing levels would be im-pacted by budget cutbacks.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 SIGNAL TRIBUNE 13PUBLIC NOTICESTST3534

notiCe of truStee'S Sale tS # Ca-09-252030-edorder # 090133096-Ca-dCi you are in defaultunder a deed of truSt dated 7/21/2006. un-leSS you taKe aCtion to ProteCt yourProPerty, it May Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. ifyou need an exPlanation of tHe nature oftHe ProCeeding againSt you, you SHouldContaCt a laWyer. a public auction sale to the high-est bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state ornational bank, check drawn by state or federal creditunion, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings andloan association, or savings association, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 to the financial code and au-thorized to do business in this state, will be held by dulyappointed trustee. the sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regardingtitle, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remainingprincipal sum of the note(s) secured by the deed of trust,with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in thenote(s), advances, under the terms of the deed of trust,interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of thetrustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial pub-lication of the notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to beset forth below. the amount may be greater on the dayof sale. BenefiCiary May eleCt to Bid leSStHan tHe total aMount due. trustor(s):SereivudtH eung, a Married Man aS HiS Soleand SeParate ProPerty recorded: 7/27/2006 asinstrument no. 06 1665370 in book -, page - of officialrecords in the office of the recorder of loS angeleSCounty, California; date of Sale: 10/8/2010 at 10:30 aMPlace of Sale: at the West side of the los angelesCounty Courthouse, directly facing norwalk Blvd., 12720norwalk Blvd., norwalk, Ca 90650 amount of unpaid bal-ance and other charges: $617,358.61 the purportedproperty address is: 1876 Stanley ave Signal Hill,Ca 90755 assessors Parcel no. 7216-024-004 the un-dersigned trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the property address or other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. if no street address orother common designation is shown, please refer to thereferenced legal description for property location. in theevent no common address or common designation of theproperty is provided herein directions to the location ofthe property may be obtained within 10 days of the dateof first publication of this notice of Sale by sending a writ-ten request to JPMorgan Chase Bank, n.a. 7301Baymeadows Way Jacksonville fl 32256. Pursuant toCalifornia Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalfof the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, de-clares as follows: [ 1 ] the mortgage loan servicer hasnot obtained from the commissioner a final or temporaryorder of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that iscurrent and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [2 ] the timeframe for giving notice of sale specified insubdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does apply to this no-tice of sale. if the trustee is unable to convey title for anyreason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive rem-edy shall be the return of monies paid to the trustee, andthe successful bidder shall have no further recourse. ifthe sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at thesale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.the Purchaser shall have no further recourse against theMortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's attorney.date: 9/3/2010 Quality loan Service Corp. 2141 5th av-enue San diego, Ca 92101 619-645-7711 for nonSale information only Sale line: 714-730-2727 or loginto: www.fidelityasap.com reinstatement line: 619-645-7711 Quality loan Service, Corp. if you have previouslybeen discharged through bankruptcy, you may havebeen released of personal liability for this loan in whichcase this letter is intended to exercise the note holder'srights against the real property only. tHiS notiCe iSSent for tHe PurPoSe of ColleCting a deBt.tHiS firM iS atteMPting to ColleCt a deBt onBeHalf of tHe Holder and oWner of tHenote. any inforMation oBtained By or Pro-vided to tHiS firM or tHe Creditor Will BeuSed for tHat PurPoSe. as required by law, youare hereby notified that a negative credit report reflectingon your credit record may be submitted to a credit reportagency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obliga-tions. aSaP# 3722572 09/17/2010, 09/24/2010,10/01/2010

TST3535notiCe of truStee'S Sale trustee Sale no. 201-058880 loan no. r12110900-rC title order no.4466431 you are in default under a deed oftruSt dated 03-12-2004. unleSS you taKe aC-tion to ProteCt your ProPerty, it May BeSold at a PuBliC Sale. if you need an exPla-nation of tHe nature of tHe ProCeedingSagainSt you, you SHould ContaCt a laWyer.on 10-07-2010 at 10:30 a.M., PlM lender Serv-iCeS, inC. as the duly appointed trustee under and pur-suant to deed of trust recorded 04-15-2004, Book ,Page , instrument 04 0924472, and as modified by theModification of deed of trust recorded on 12-12-2005,Book , Page , instrument 05 3043882, and as modifiedby the Modification of deed of trust recorded on 07-30-2007, Book , Page , instrument 20071786509 of officialrecords in the office of the recorder of loS angeleSCounty, California, executed by: SHaronda lynnallen, as trustor, WaSHington Mutual BanK, fa,a federal aSSoCiation, as Beneficiary, will sell atpublic auction the trustor's interest in the property de-scribed below, to the highest bidder for cash, cashier'scheck drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier'scheck drawn by a state or federal credit union, or acashier's check drawn by a state or federal savings andloan association, savings association, or savings bankspecified in section 5102 of the financial Code and au-thorized to do business in this state. the sale will be heldby the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right,title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trusteein the hereinafter described property under and pursuantto the deed of trust. the sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regardingtitle, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remainingprincipal sum of the note(s) secured by the deed of trust,interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expensesof the trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initialpublication of the notice of Sale) reasonably estimatedto be set forth below. the amount may be greater on theday of sale. Place of Sale: at tHe WeSt Side of tHeloS angeleS County CourtHouSe, direCtlyfaCing norWalK Blvd., 12720 norWalK Boule-vard, norWalK, Ca amount of unpaid balance andother charges: $180,923.47(estimated) Street addressand other common designation of the real property pur-ported as: 2599 Walnut ave, unit 223, Signal Hill,Ca 90755 aPn number: 7211-026-132- oBtainedWill Be uSed for tHat PurPoSe. tHe land re-ferred to in tHiS guarantee iS Situated intHe State of California, City of Signal Hill,County of loS angeleS and iS deSCriBed aSfolloWS: a CondoMiniuM CoMPriSed of: Par-Cel 1: (a) an undivided 1/82nd intereSt in andto lot 1 of traCt no. 31155, in tHe City of Sig-nal Hill, County of loS angeleS, State ofCalifornia, aS Per MaP reCorded in BooK1004 PageS 95 and 96 of MaPS, in tHe offiCeof tHe County reCorder of Said County. ex-CePt tHerefroM all oil, MineralS, andotHer HydroCarBon SuBStanCeS in andunder Said land, WitHout, HoWever, anyrigHt of SurfaCe entry for tHe PurPoSe ofdrilling for, Mining or otHerWiSe extraCt-ing Said SuBStanCeS, togetHer WitH anySuBSurfaCe leaSeS tHereto and revenueStHerefroM, otHer tHan Set fortH in tHatCertain unit agreeMent reCorded MarCH 1,1972 aS inStruMent no. 3250, aS reviSed intHat Certain doCuMent reCorded noveM-Ber 18, 1974 aS inStruMent no. 3210, offiCialreCordS aS reServed By franCeS t. CloCK,edWin H. CloCK, PHilliP t. CloCK, ralPHCloCK, JoHn H. MC WHinney and PatriCia MCWHinney van de Water, in deed reCordedoCtoBer 25, 1978 aS inStruMent no. 78-1183923, offiCial reCordS. exCePt tHere-froM unitS 1 to 82 inCluSive aS defined anddelineated on a CondoMiniuM PlanreCorded aPril 22. 1985 aS inStruMent no.

85-450742. offiCial reCordS. (B) unit 55, aS de-fined and delineated on tHe aBove re-ferred to CondoMiniuM Plan. ParCel 2: anexCluSive eaSeMent, aPPurtenant to Par-Cel 1 aBove for all uSeS and PurPoSeS of a"ParKing SPaCe" over and aCroSS tHat Por-tion of lot 1 of Said traCt no. 31155. definedand delineated aS "reStriCted CoMMonarea" PS-55 on tHe aBove referenCed Con-doMiniuM Plan. ParCel 3: an exCluSive eaSe-Ment, aPPurtenant and to ParCel 1 aBove,for all uSeS and PurPoSeS of a "garageSPaCe" over and aCroSS tHat Portion oflot 1 of Said traCt no. 31155. defined and de-lineated aS "reStriCted CoMMon area" g-55on tHe aBove referenCed CondoMiniuMPlan. the undersigned trustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the street address and other com-mon designation, if any, shown herein. the propertyheretofore described is being sold "as is". regarding theproperty that is the subject of this notice of sale, the un-dersigned, as mortgage loan servicer or as authorizedagent for the mortgage loan servicer declares that: (1) ithas not obtained from the Commissioner a final or tem-porary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section2923.53 that was current and valid on the date the noticeof sale was recorded; and, (2) the time frame for giving anotice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pur-suant to Civil Code Sections 2923 52 or 2923.55 date:09-13-2010 for truStee'S SaleS inforMation,PleaSe Call 714-730-2727, or viSit WeBSite:WWW.lPSaSaP.CoM PlM lender ServiCeS, inC.,aS truStee PlM lender ServiCeS, inC.. agentfor or aS ServiCing agent (408)-370-4030 eliZ-aBetH godBey, viCe PreSident PlM lenderServiCeS, inC. iS a deBt ColleCtor atteMPt-ing to ColleCt a deBt. any inforMationaSaP# 3734528 09/17/2010, 09/24/2010, 10/01/2010

TST3519notiCe of truStee’S Sale trustee Sale no.442259Ca loan no. 3010765307 title order no. 411137you are in default under a deed of truStdated 09-22-2006. unleSS you taKe aCtion toProteCt your ProPerty, it May Be Sold at aPuBliC Sale. if you need an exPlanation oftHe nature of tHe ProCeedingS againStyou, you SHould ContaCt a laWyer. on 09-24-2010 at 10:30 aM, California reConveyanCeCoMPany as the duly appointed trustee under and pur-suant to deed of trust recorded 09-28-2006, Book ,Page , instrument 06 2157267, of official records in theoffice of the recorder of loS angeleS County, Cali-fornia, executed by: roger r. KuSKe, a MarriedMan aS HiS Sole and SeParate ProPerty, astrustor, WaSHington Mutual BanK, fa, as Benefi-ciary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidderfor cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or nationalbank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal creditunion, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, savings association, orsavings bank specified in section 5102 of the financialCode and authorized to do business in this state. Salewill be held by the duly appointed trustee as shownbelow, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and nowheld by the trustee in the hereinafter described propertyunder and pursuant to the deed of trust. the sale will bemade, but without covenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, topay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) securedby the deed of trust, interest thereon, estimated fees,charges and expenses of the trustee for the total amount(at the time of the initial publication of the notice of Sale)reasonably estimated to be set forth below. the amountmay be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: at tHeWeSt Side of tHe loS angeleS CountyCourtHouSe, direCtly faCing norWalKBoulevard, 12720 norWalK Blvd. , norWalK,Ca legal description: lot 16 of traCt no. 53467,in tHe City of Signal Hill, County of loS an-geleS, State of California, aS Per MaP filedin BooK 1288, PageS 30 tHrougH 34 inCluSiveof MaPS, in tHe offiCe of tHe CountyreCorder of Said County. exCePt tHere-froM all rigHtS of grantor (inCluding roy-alty intereSt), if any, to oil, gaS, MineralS,and otHer HydroCarBon SuBStanCeS in andunder tHe aBove deSCriBed real ProPertyBeloW a dePtH of 500 feet But WitHout anyrigHt to uSe of or entry to tHe SurfaCeand tHe uPPer 500 feet of SuCH real ProP-erty, aS reServed in deed reCorded July 29,1992 aS inStruMent no. 92-1384335. alSo ex-CePt froM tHe land, for tHe Benefit ofgrantor, itS SuCCeSSorS in intereSt, or

otHerS, eaSeMentS for aCCeSS, uSe, enJoy-Ment, MaintenanCe, rePairS, and for otHerPurPoSeS, all aS deSCriBed in tHat CertaindeClaration of eStaBliSHMent of Condi-tionS, CovenantS and reStriCtionS forProMontory eaStBluff, reCorded May 17,2004 aS inStruMent no. 04-1240342 of offiCialreCordS, inCluding any aMendMentStHereto (ColleCtively, tHe ‘’deClaration’’).amount of unpaid balance and other charges:$869,292.09 (estimated) Street address and other com-mon designation of the real property: 2655 eaStCatalina drive Signal Hill, Ca 90755 aPn num-ber: 7215-029-016 the undersigned trustee disclaimsany liability for any incorrectness of the street addressand other common designation, if any, shown herein. theproperty heretofore described is being sold “as is”. incompliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mort-gagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares:that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their fi-nancial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclo-sure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s)to assess their financial situation and to explore optionsto avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: bytelephone; by united States mail; either 1st class or cer-tified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. date: 08-27-2010deClaration PurSuant to California CivilCode SeCtion 2923.54 Pursuant to California CivilCode Section 2923.54, the undersigned loan servicer de-clares as follows: 1. it has obtained from the commis-sioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuantto Section 2923.54 that is current and valid on the datethe notice of sale is filed; and 2. the timeframe for givingnotice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 orSection 2923.55.California reConveyanCeCoMPany, as trustee (714) 259-7850 or www.fi-delityasap.com (714) 573-1965 orwww.priorityposting.com California reCon-veyanCe CoMPany iS a deBt ColleCtor at-teMPting to ColleCt a deBt. anyinforMation oBtained Will Be uSed for tHatPurPoSe. deBoraH BrignaC, viCe PreSident9200 oaKdale ave MailStoP n110612CHatSWortH, Ca 91311 aSaP# 371207909/03/2010, 09/10/2010, 09/17/2010

TST3514 / 20101150787FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following persons are doing business as: CHange your life,107 S. fair oaks ave. #002, Pasadena, Ca 91105. registrant: 1. adaMCHriSting, 14253 eastridge drive, Whittier, Ca 90602, 2. PatriCKSHen, 385 San Palo Place, Pasadena, Ca 91105. this business is con-ducted by: a Joint venture. i declare that all information in this statementis true and correct. Signed: adam Christing. the registrant has notbegun to transact business under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. this statement was filed with the county clerk of los an-geles County on august 18, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the officeof the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not of itself au-thorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal trib-une: august 27, & September 3, 10, 17, 2010.


the following person is doing business as: Blu Button, 2112 e. 4th.St., long Beach, Ca 90814. registrant: eStHer eugene KiM, 2315e. 6th. St., long Beach, Ca 90814. this business is conducted by: anindividual. i declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: esther Kim. the registrant has not begun to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of los angeles County on au-gust 18, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. anew fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of anotherunder federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: august 27, &September 3, 10, 17, 2010.


the following person is doing business as: ready Pet go!, 3324daisy ave., long Beach, Ca 90806. registrant: Jeffrey JoHnSon,3324 daisy ave., long Beach, Ca 90806. this business is conductedby: an individual. i declare that all information in this statement is trueand correct. Signed: Jeffrey Johnson. the registrant has not begun totransact business under the fictitious business name or names listedherein. date started business was . this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on august 20, 2010. notiCe: thisfictitious business name statement expires five years from the date itwas filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.the Signal tribune: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2010.


the following person is doing business as: train of tHougHt Con-Sulting & Mediation, 4433 e. village rd., Ste. l, long Beach, Ca90808. registrant: Brigitte dutil, atr, Mft, 603 Molino ave., longBeach, Ca 90814. this business is conducted by: an individual. i declarethat all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Brigittedutil. the registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed herein. date started business was Jan-uary 1, 2010. this statement was filed with the county clerk of los an-geles County on august 20, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the officeof the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not of itself au-thorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal trib-une: September 10, 17, 24, & october 1, 2010.


the following person is doing business as: aCCeSS aPPraiSal Man-ageMent, 6731 e. el Carmen St., long Beach, Ca 90815. registrant:JoHn PySter, 6731 e. el Carmen St., long Beach, Ca 90815. thisbusiness is conducted by: an individual. i declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct. Signed: John Pyster. the registranthas not begun to transact business under the fictitious business nameor names listed herein. this statement was filed with the county clerk oflos angeles County on august 31, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious busi-ness name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violationof the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal trib-une: September 10, 17, 24, & october 1, 2010.


the following person is doing business as: loCS-MytH @+ naturaleSSenCe, 4142 Business St., long Beach, Ca 90807. registrant:danyette Marie tHoMaS, 1878 golden ave., long Beach, Ca90806. this business is conducted by: an individual. i declare that all in-formation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: danyette M.thomas. the registrant has not begun to transact business under thefictitious business name or names listed herein. this statement was filedwith the county clerk of los angeles County on September 3, 2010. no-tiCe: this fictitious business name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious busi-ness name statement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state,or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: September 10, 17, 24, & october 1,2010.


the following person is doing business as: national SoftWare So-lutionS, 5202 e. Brittain St., long Beach, Ca 90808. registrant:Bryan BlaKeley SMitH, 5202 e. Brittain St., long Beach, Ca90808. this business is conducted by: an individual. i declare that all in-formation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Bryan B. Smith.the registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed herein. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on September 3, 2010. notiCe:this fictitious business name statement expires five years from the dateit was filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.the Signal tribune: September 10, 17, 24, & october 1, 2010.


the following person is doing business as: CM travel, 1031 e.tehachapi dr., long Beach, Ca 90807. registrant: CHeryl ann Mc-nulty, 1031 e. tehachapi dr., long Beach, Ca 90807. this businessis conducted by: an individual. i declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: Cheryl ann Mcnulty. the registranthas begun to transact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. date started business was december, 2009. thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of los angeles County on Sep-tember 8, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious business name statement ex-pires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.a new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of anotherunder federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: September 10,17, 24, & october 1, 2010.


the following persons are doing business as: fieldS inSuranCeagenCy, 5000 e. Spring St. #550, long Beach, Ca 90815. registrant:1. SCott f. fieldS, 7331 e. Crows Parkway, orange, Ca 92867, 2.JoHn l. de la torre, 4465 Cerritos ave., long Beach, Ca 90807.this business is conducted by: a general Partnership. i declare that allinformation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: John de latorre. the registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed herein. date started business was au-gust 20, 2010. this statement was filed with the county clerk of los an-geles County on September 3, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the officeof the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not of itself au-

thorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal trib-une: September 17, 24, & october 1, 8, 2010.


the following persons are doing business as: SuMMit Safety teCH-nologieS, 4320 Sunfield ave., long Beach, Ca 90808. registrant: 1.MiCHael d. laWrenCe, 2. viCtoria B. laWrenCe, 4320 Sunfieldave., long Beach, Ca 90808. this business is conducted by: a Husbandand Wife. i declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: Michael d. lawrence. the registrant has begun to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. datestarted business was September 13, 2010. this statement was filed withthe county clerk of los angeles County on September 13, 2010. no-tiCe: this fictitious business name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious busi-ness name statement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state,or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: September 17, 24, & october 1, 8,2010.


the following person is doing business as: dutil'S inCoMe taxServiCeS, 2623 Hardwick St., lakewood, Ca 90712. registrant:roBert J. dutil, 2623 Hardwick St., lakewood, Ca 90712. this busi-ness is conducted by: an individual. i declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: robert J. dutil. the registrant hasbegun to transact business under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. this statement was filed with the county clerk of los an-geles County on September 15, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the officeof the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not of itself au-thorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal trib-une: September 17, 24, & october 1, 8, 2010.


the following person is doing business as: dutil'S fiduCiary Serv-iCeS, 2623 Hardwick St., lakewood, Ca 90712. registrant: roBertJ. dutil, 2623 Hardwick St., lakewood, Ca 90712. this business isconducted by: an individual. i declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: robert J. dutil. the registrant hasbegun to transact business under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. this statement was filed with the county clerk of los an-geles County on September 15, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the officeof the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not of itself au-thorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal trib-une: September 17, 24, & october 1, 8, 2010.


the following persons are doing business as: leaP finanCial, 909e. Marshall Pl., long Beach, Ca 90807. registrant: 1. rHina M.ovalle, 2. Juan e. ovalle, 909 e. Marshall Pl., long Beach, Ca90807. this business is conducted by: a Husband and Wife. i declarethat all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: rhinaM. ovalle. the registrant has begun to transact business under the fic-titious business name or names listed herein. date started business wasSeptember 14, 2010. this statement was filed with the county clerk oflos angeles County on September 15, 2010. notiCe: this fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from the date it was filed inthe office of the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not of it-self authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signaltribune: September 17, 24, & october 1, 8, 2010.

TST3528 / Case No. NS022980oRDER To SHoW CAUSE FoR CHANgE oF NAME

SUPERIoR CoURT oF CALIFoRNIA, CoUNTY oF LoS ANgE-LES, 415 West ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802,

SoUTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.Petition of Cristina Margaret arranaga, for Change of name.to all intereSted PerSonS:1. Petitioner CriStina Margaret arranaga, filed a petition withthis court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name:CriStina Margaret arranaga to Proposed name: CriSto-PHer auguSt arranaga.2. tHe Court orderS that all persons interested in this matter shallappear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause,if any, shy the petition for change of name should not be granted. notiCe of Hearingdate: october 19, 2010; time: 1:30 P.M.; dept. g, room 51. the ad-dress of the court is the same as above. a copy of this order to ShowCause shall be published at least once each week for four successiveweeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the followingnewspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, tHe SignaltriBune, 939 e. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, Ca 90755: September 17,24, & october 1, 8, 2010.___//ss//___douglas M. Haigh, Commissioner of the Superior Courtdated September 7, 2010

TST3527

2175 Cherry Avenue

Signal Hill, California 90755-3799

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

A-1 Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Sig-

nal Hill, California, until 10:00 AM on September 30, 2010 and on the same day

shortly thereafter, they will be publicly opened and read for construction of

RESERVOIR PARK UPGRADES PROJECT, NO. 725, in accordance with the

Specifications and Construction Drawings therefore. Bids must be made on the

forms provided for this purpose, addressed to the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill,

marked "Bid for," followed by the title of the project and the date and hour for

submitting bids. Bids are required for the entire work as shown on the Con-

struction Drawings and as described in the Bid Schedule and the Specifications.

The work to be accomplished under this contract consists of fine grading, con-

crete and concrete paver installation, planting, irrigation, installation of exercise

equipment stations and decomposed granite paving. All work must be com-

pleted within thirty (30) working days after receipt by the Contractor of the Notice

to Proceed from the City.

A-2 The contract documents, which include the Specifications and Con-

struction Drawings, may be obtained at the City of Signal Hill Finance Depart-

ment for $25.00 or $30.00 by mail. The documents are entitled “RESERVOIR

PARK UPGRADES, PROJECT, NO. 725"

A-3 Bids will not be received unless they are made on a proposal form

furnished in the Contract Documents by the City of Signal Hill. Each bid must

be accompanied by cash, certified check, cashier's check or bidder's bond,

made payable to the City of Signal Hill for an amount equal to at least ten percent

(10%) of the amount bid, such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to

whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the Contract.

A-4 All bids are to be compared on the basis of the estimate of quantities

shown in the Bid Schedule(s) and as stipulated herein. Bids will not be accepted

from the contractors who are not licensed in accordance with the provisions of

Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code of the State of Cal-

ifornia. The Contractor shall be required to possess a currently active Class A

license at the time the bid is submitted.

A-5 Attention is directed to the provision in Section 1777.5 of the Labor

Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any sub-

contractor under the Contractor.

A-6 Before a Contract is entered into with the successful bidder, the bidder

shall present evidence in writing to the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, that he/she

has a current combined single limit liability policy with aggregate limits for Bodily

Injury and Property Damage in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000).

A-7 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code of

the State of California, the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each

craft, classification or type of workman needed to execute the contract shall be

determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California which

are on file with the City Clerk of Signal Hill and copies will be made available to

any interested party on request. These rates shall be the minimum wage rates

for this project. A copy of the Contractor's certified payroll, as well as those of

all subcontractors, will be required to be submitted with each invoice.

A-8 Attention is directed to Government Code Sections 4590 and 14402.5

permitting the substitution of specified and approved securities for contract re-

tention of funds. All such securities shall be subject to the review and approval

of the City Attorney of the City of Signal Hill.

A-9 The successful bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond in

an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price and a

faithful performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%)

of the contract price, and said bonds shall be secured from a surety company

satisfactory to the City Attorney of the City of Signal Hill.

A-10 The City of Signal Hill reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or

delete portions of any and all bids or waive any informality or irregularity in the

bid or the bid procedures and shall be the sole judge of the bids received.

A-11 It is estimated that this contract will be awarded on October 19, 2010

by the City Council. It is desired that work begin the week of November 22,

2010.

BY ORDER of the City of Signal Hill.

Advertised at City Hall on: September 10, 2010

Advertised in the Signal Tribune: September 10 and 17, 2010

ciTy oF Signal Hill

P U B L I C N O T I C E S

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The Long Beach Central AreaAssociation will sponsor a specialexhibition entitled Through OurEyes: The Young Black Men’s Pho-tovoice Project at Houghton ParkCommunity Center, 6301 MyrtleAve. The one-day exhibit will bepresented Saturday, Sept. 18, start-ing at 1pm with a discussion begin-ning at 2pm.

Through Our Eyes explores thefactors affecting young black men’stransition to manhood throughpowerful photographs and rivetingpersonal accounts. Digital cameraswere given to a socio-economicallydiverse group of young black menliving in Los Angeles, and theywere asked to capture the elementsthat influence their developmentfrom boyhood to manhood. Twelveparticipants, aged 16 to 26, com-pleted all phases of the project– athree-month period of photo taking,photo sorting, discussions, andtheme/sub-theme development.

The project was envisioned bya 12-member community/acade-mic advisory board with membersfrom various family, health, arts,neighborhood, education, and so-cial service organizations interested in addressing premature mor-

bidity and mortality in black menin Los Angeles. This transitionalage was thought to be importantbecause it is considered a danger-ous time for young black males,yet an interventional point to pro-mote a safe and healthy life trajec-tory. The photovoice process isbased on health promotion princi-ples and theory from PauloFreire’s work on education for crit-

ical consciousness, feminist the-ory, empowerment education, anda community-based approach tophotography.

Long Beach Central Area Asso-ciation President John Malveauxhad seen the premiere presentationin Los Angeles and invited Dr. Na-zleen Bharmal, principal investiga-tor, to bring the project to LongBeach.

Project partners include: Ninth

District Councilmember SteveNeal; Long Beach Parks Recreationand Marine; Long Beach Grip Proj-ect; NAACP- Long Beach Chapter;St. Mary Medical Center; and Fel-ton Williams Ph.D., president ofLBUSD Board of Education.

The exhibit and discussion arefree and open to the public.

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