Monrovia Weekly_1/30/2023

Scorecard California shows kids still struggling, post-pandemic

RAND finds homelessness up 18% in 3 of LA’s high-priority areas

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

The unhoused population in three of Los Angeles’ highpriority neighborhoods has increased by an average of 18%, according to a yearlong count conducted by the RAND Corp., which released results Thursday.

The Los Angeles Longitudinal Enumeration and Demographic Survey — which focused on Hollywood, Skid Row and Venice — took place from September 2021 to October 2022 and is separate from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s annual tally. LAHSA is conducting

its 2023 count this week and expects to have results by the spring or summer.

The report found an increase in homelessness of 32% in Venice, 14.5% in Hollywood and 13% on Skid Row.

Jason Ward, the lead author and associate economist at RAND, said the count determined “that there is a lot to be learned by measuring progress on homelessness more regularly than the once-a-year count of unsheltered people conducted by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.”

Researchers also

surveyed 400 unhoused people during the first six months. Of those individuals, nearly 80% said they were “continuously homeless” for over a year and 57% for more than three years.

Nine out of 10 respondents were interested in housing, and 29% were on wait lists.

According to RAND, the study is the largest count of unhoused people in Los Angeles outside of LAHSA’s tally. RAND researchers said that though the methodology was different, the survey’s results found a 15%

increase in homelessness in the targeted areas compared to LAHSA’s last count in January 2022.

LAHSA’s 2022 count revealed 41,980 unhoused people in the city of Los Angeles, up 1.7% from 2020. In the county, there were 69,144 unhoused people, an increase of 4.1%.

Last year’s count was followed by criticism from some officials, including members of the City Council, who pointed to issues with accessing data related to the count and inconsistencies in communication between the agency and council

districts. Some council members called for a thirdparty count of Los Angeles’ unhoused population and a multi-year audit of authority’s previous counts.

In response, LAHSA announced changes for this year’s count that include using a new app, and ensuring that those counting have access to paper maps and tally sheets for counts if there are issues with connecting to the internet. Agency officials said earlier this month they also plan to hire a demographer and two data scientists for data analysis.

The RAND count determined some variation in unhoused people in the neighborhoods studied from month-to-month, with changes as high as 24%. Researchers attributed certain declines to city-authorized cleanups of encampments, but noted that the numbers came back up quickly.

Among the individuals surveyed, the most common answers for why unhoused people were not living in housing included never being contacted, privacy and safety concerns and issues with paperwork.

MADIA tech report: Tech innovation used to restore sight

A homeless encampment in the Hollywood area. | Photo by duallogic/Envato Elements

Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway opens at Disneyland for centennial celebration

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

The celebration of the 100th anniversary of The Walt Disney Company at the Disneyland Resort began Friday with the opening of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway and the debut of “World of Color -ONE.”

Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway marks the first time Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse have starred in a ride-through attraction at the Disneyland Resort. The attraction is located in Disneyland’s Mickey’s Toontown, which will reopen March 8 following its closure on March 9, 2022, for the land’s makeover.

Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway combines sets, audio-animatronics figures, animated media and projection-mapping techniques, all synchronized with trackless vehicles and a musical score to transport guests into the world of Disney Television Animation’s Emmy Award-winning “Mickey Mouse” cartoon shorts.

The attraction begins at the “El CapiTOON Theater,” a pun on the Disney-owned El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, where Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway transports guests into what is billed as “the wacky and unpredictable cartoon world of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, where they board a train engineered by Goofy and embark on a zany, out-of-control adventure with surprising twists and turns.”

Guests may see different details of the attraction depending on which vehicle they ride in and where they’re sitting within each vehicle.

The attraction also

San Bernardino County receives $12M in federal funding for key projects

BY STAFF

San Bernardino County has been awarded $12 million in federal community project funding as part of the omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress at the end of 2022. This funding will support the planning, design and construction of five major community projects across the county that will greatly improve facilities in regional parks, rural fire stations, unincorporated areas and the county flood control district.

The new funding was awarded by Reps. Pete Aguilar, Norma Torres, and Jay Obernolte as well as California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

includes paving 3,700 feet of roadway, widening 2,670 feet of roadway, improving 13 disability ramps and building 5,650 feet of sidewalk.

includes such other iconic Disney characters as Pluto, Goofy, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck and Pete and a new character created for the attraction, a little bird named Chuuby, pronounced “choobee.”

Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway features several sound effects created by Jimmy Macdonald for Disney animated shorts dating back to the 1930s. Some new effects were developed using Macdonald’s original equipment. The tri- tone whistle from Mickey Mouse’s debut cartoon in 1928, “Steamboat Willie,” was used to record the locomotive whistle sound for the attraction’s train.

Guests on the attraction will be required to join the complimentary virtual queue, accessible only via the Disneyland app. There will not be a standby line for the attraction upon its opening. Guests may also get quicker entry to the attraction with the purchase of an indi-

vidual Lightning Lane arrival window, subject to availability.

Debuting at Disney California Adventure Park is the water and light spectacular “World of Color -- ONE,” which uses an array of fountains, lighting, lasers, fog and flame effects and music to tell the story of how a single action -- like a drop of water -- creates a ripple that can grow into a wave of change.

The 1,200 fountains in “World of Color -- ONE” act as dancers, interpreting the various moments in the show. During the “Born to Play” sequence from Disney and Pixar’s animated film “Soul,” the jazz tune appears to be “played” by the fountains.

“World of Color -- ONE” is the first Disneyland Resort nighttime spectacular to feature characters, music and stories from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, the Avengers and Star Wars in the same production.

MADIA tech report: Tech innovation used to restore sight

BY BRENDA J. TRAINOR

Technology is at its best and most powerful when used to help people. Golden Eye Bionics (gebionics.com) is a Pasadena-based company that is advancing the use of microtechnology to develop the use of an “intelligent retina.” This technology can help blind people recover their sight with a micro implant.

Dr. Changlin Pang is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Golden Eye Bionics. He will be featured at the next MADIA Tech Launch (MADIAtech.org) meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 1 to speak about this technology and how his company has evolved from a research initiative to an advanced medical device manufacturing operation. Golden Eye BIonics is charting a successful entrepreneurial course born jointly out of Caltech and USC School of Medicine’s efforts to develop and manufacture advanced medical devices.

You can hear more about this fascinating company’s efforts by attending the dinner meeting of MADIA Tech Launch at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 at Tanner Research, 1851 Huntington Drive, Duarte. Tickets are $16.60 in advance or you can attend remotely via Zoom for no charge. Tickets for either the Zoom link or the on-site dinner are available through this eventbrite link: https:// lnkd.in/gTuv8rtP.

MADIA Tech Launch is a nonprofit organization supporting technology entrepreneurs in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley. More information can be found at the website: MADIAtech.org.

“We are grateful to our Congressional representatives for this extraordinary funding,” said Board of Supervisors Chair Dawn Rowe. “The county will use this new federal funding to complete important infrastructure projects that will significantly improve facilities and amenities for local residents.”

Aguilar (D-Redlands) directed $2.56 million to make significant street and pedestrian improvements in Little Third Street, an unincorporated pocket within the city of San Bernardino. This project has been a top priority for Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr., who included it in his Fifth District Roadmap to Revitalization. The project

Feinstein directed $3.75 million to the county to repair and expand the Mt. Baldy Fire Station. This rural station deep in the San Gabriel Mountains is an aging facility built nearly a century ago. Expansion is critical for the station, to allow it to house modern fire engines and accommodate the need for fire crews. This remodeled facility will enhance county efforts to protect residents from the dangers of wildfire, especially in isolated rural communities.

Torres (D-Pomona) made two funding awards to the county. The first provides $2.28 million to renovate and improve the food court at Prado Regional Park. This critical park facility was badly damaged by flooding several years ago and is unable to accommodate the

high demand of park visitors. The renovated facility will significantly improve kitchens and restrooms, meet ADA standards and expand dining options for patrons.

The second award from Torres directed $1.5 million in new funding to build Safe Routes to School in unincorporated Fontana. Many parts of this community do not have adequate sidewalks, crosswalks, or ADA-accessible ramps. This project will install traffic calming infrastructure near schools, to better protect children and pedestrians.

Obernolte (R-Big Bear Lake) awarded the county $2 million to begin the design and planning for the Desert Knolls Wash Phase IV flood control project near Apple Valley. This multi-phase project is a major undertaking for the county to expand the capacity of the Desert Knolls wash to protect High Desert communities against catastrophic floods.

Recent storms to boost SoCal water supply, but challenges linger

Southern California’s public water agencies will receive some extra water from the state as a result of the recent set of storms that pounded California, the Department of Water Resources announced Thursday.

The department expects to deliver 30% of requested water supplies this year, a stark increase from a projected 5% on Dec. 1. That increases the total amount of water supply to 1.27 million acre-feet.

Adel Hagekhalil, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, said the increased allocation, combined with water from the recent storms, will “certainly help” communities affected by the drought but that the region’s water challenges are “far from over.”

The district is continuing to “draw down” the Diamond Valley Lake, its largest reser-

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

voir, to meet water demands. There are also concerns over imported water from the Colorado River, according to Hagekhalil.

“In no way do these recent storms erode our commitment to continue investing in an equitable and reliable water supply to all of our member agencies,” Hagekhalil said. “We must be prepared for the next drought, or if dry conditions return in this current one. To replenish local storage and reduce reliance on imported supplies, we must all use water as efficiently as possible.”

Hagekhalil said the region must invest in local water supplies, develop new storage across the state and improve the flexibility of its distribution system.

“Nature has given us some relief this winter, but we need to recognize and continue adapting to the changing climate,” Hagekhalil

said.

The two largest reservoirs in the State Water Project, the Oroville and San Luis, have increased its water storage by 1.62 million acre-feet, enough to provide water to 5.6 million households for one year.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state will increase deliveries to local agencies supporting two-thirds of California residents.

“We’ll keep pushing to modernize our water infrastructure to take advantage of these winter storms and prepare communities for the climate-driven extremes of wet and dry ahead,” Newsom said.

State water officials said they were “cautiously optimistic” that California will weather the worst effects of the drought by early summer. Officials will measure snow levels throughout the winter and spring to get a clearer outlook on water supply.

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Scorecard California shows kids still struggling, post-pandemic

BY SUZANNE POTTER, PRODUCER, PUBLIC NEWS SESERVICE

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Many of California’s 13.5 million children and teens have not bounced back after the pandemic, especially children of color, according to the just-released 2023 California County Scorecard of Children’s Well-Being. The report showcases data from all 58 counties and shows wide disparities in indicators of health, education and more.

Kelly Hardy, senior managing director of health and research at Children Now, said anti-poverty measures during COVID helped a lot, but they were just temporary.

“Thirty-eight percent are

in families making less than two times the poverty level, which is around $60,000 a year for a family of four,” she said, “so, that’s a pretty low bar.”

The data show the state has more than 170,000 homeless students, and that the shortage of state-funded child care continues. The report found that in 2017, 2019 and 2021, only one in four working families had access to a space in a licensed child-care facility.

Susannah Kniffen, Children Now’s senior managing director of child welfare and government relations, said kids in foster care had alarmingly low

scores for access to healthcare and academic achievement.

“These kids are facing distinct challenges that other students aren’t,” she said, “and they need a very targeted approach to their education if we’re ever going to change the numbers, which are fairly dismal.”

Vince Stewart, vice president for policy and programs at Children Now, said in terms of education, kids appear to be losing ground as they get older.

“Forty-two percent of third graders met or exceeded standards and reading, 31% of fifth graders met or exceeded standards

in science, in 29% of eighth graders met or exceeded standards in math,” he said.

“And then 11th graders, it’s only 27% who are deemed ready for college-level math.”

The report does show some bright spots. California children have high rates of health insurance and a high proportion of babies are born at normal birth weight.

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What to know about TurboTax before you file your taxes this year

BY SOPHIA KOVATCH, PROPUBLICA

Series: The ProPublica Free Tax Guide Free, Fact-Checked Tax Information. That’s All.

Under the Free File agreement, Americans who make less than $73,000 per year should be able to file their taxes for free with one of the tax preparation companies that partners with the IRS. But this program has been historically underutilized,

with just 4% of eligible Americans filing for free in 2021.

The story of the Free File program is long and twisting, and it can seem more like a fight against free tax filing than a fight for it. One of the biggest players is Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, one of the largest tax preparation software companies in the country.

ProPublica has reported

on Intuit and the Free File program since 2013. Here’s what we’ve found.

The Truth About TurboTax

In 2002, Intuit, H&R Block and other tax prep companies signed a deal with the IRS to provide free tax filing services to millions of Americans. In return, the IRS agreed it would not create its own tax filing system that could compete with the tax

prep companies.

A government-run tax filing system, often known as return-free filing, is already a reality in many countries around the world. With a return-free filing system, the government fills out the tax forms with the information it already has, and taxpayers simply have to review the

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On July 17, 1955, Walt Disney expanded his animated film empire by opening Disneyland in Anaheim, California—the first Disney theme park. The attraction cost $17 million to build and now brings in almost $3 billion annually. Disneyland’s success was followed by the 1971 opening of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Several other Disney resorts later opened worldwide, including Tokyo Disneyland in 1983 and Shanghai Disneyland in 2016.

To remain popular and keep guests returning for more, Disney parks have said goodbye to many old rides to introduce new and improved entertainment experiences over the years. Stacker curated a list of these Disney rides that no longer exist. Read on to revisit 16 popular Disney theme park attractions from the past.

Rainbow Caverns Mine Train (1956-1977)

Walt Disney designed Rainbow Caverns Mine Train as part of the Living Desert in Frontierland and launched the ride one year after Disneyland opened. Until 1959, the slow-moving train took visitors through an Old West mining town named Rainbow Ridge, surrounded by caverns, a desert, and mountains. The attraction was rebranded as Mine Train

Through Nature’s Wonderland in 1960, removing the mining town elements and adding over 200 faux animals. Two decades later, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a roller coaster still in operation, replaced the mine train.

Submarine Voyage (1959-1998)

Submarine Voyage replaced two short-lived boat rides on a lagoon in the Tomorrowland area of Disneyland. Submarine Voyage featured eight underwater crafts modeled after the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine. These vessels took passengers on an adventure to the North Pole, where riders encountered ancient ruins, beautiful mermaids, and a gigantic squid. The attraction was closed from 1998 until 2007, when it reopened as the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, based on the popular Disney-Pixar film.

America Sings (19741988)

When General Electric’s Carousel of Progress moved to Walt Disney World, America Sings took over Disneyland’s Carousel Theater to celebrate America’s bicentennial. This Tomorrowland attraction

Disney rides that don’t exist anymore

BY BETH MOWBRAY, STACKER

was a comedic musical revue sung by 110 animatronic animals.

Sam the Eagle guided visitors through a timeline of patriotic American tunes divided into four vignettes: a Deep South swamp, the Old West plains, a glitzy 1890s ballroom, and a 20th-century back alley. When the show was phased out after 14 years, the animatronics were repurposed for Splash Mountain, and the building was converted into the Star Wars Launch Bay.

World of Motion (19821996)

World of Motion, sponsored by General Motors, was one of Epcot’s original features.

Vehicles known as Omnimovers carried passengers through scenes depicting transportation history and predicting what future cars could look like. Educational and fun, the ride provided a comprehensive look at modes of transit, including walking, riding bicycles, driving cars, and flying airplanes. After 14 years, Test Track, a more interactive attraction focused on car design and testing, replaced World of Motion.

Journey Into Imagination (1983-1998)

Journey Into Imagination—an attraction at Future World in Epcot— featured Dreamfinder, a creative gentleman passionate about sparking new ideas.

Dreamfinder used his imagination to create an adorable purple creature named Figment, and together they encouraged visitors to use their imaginations by exploring art, literature, and technology. After the

show, guests were allowed to execute on their ideas with hands-on activities in a creative lab called ImageWorks. ImageWorks and this attraction are still in operation, but they have evolved over the years. In 1999, the show became Journey Into Your Imagination, and in 2002 it was revamped into the current feature, Journey Into Imagination with Figment.

Horizons (1983-1999)

Disney’s futuristic attraction Horizons opened on Oct. 1, 1983, exactly one year after Epcot opened. The 15-minute ride carried passengers in a suspended vehicle through a 136,000-square-foot building that depicted scenes of life and work in the 21st century. Looking back, Disney Imagineers—the creative minds who dream up park attractions—did an incredible job predicting future technology. For instance, Horizons featured a robot vacuuming for a human and a “holographic telephone” that allowed people to see each other while talking.

Videopolis (1985-1989)

Videopolis was a trendy teen dance club located in the Fantasyland portion of Disneyland. A 5,000-squarefoot outdoor arena offered space for up to 3,000 young guests to dance the night away. Entertainment included a DJ, live bands, and 70 monitors playing popular music videos. The club also spawned a short-lived Disney Channel show of the same name and an Orlando counterpart, Videopolis East, located on Disney World’s Pleasure Island.

Maelstrom (1988-2014) Originally named

SeaVenture, Maelstrom was a log flume-style ride in the Norway Pavilion at Epcot. A 10th-century ship with a dragon head ferried passengers through the swamps and seas of Norway. The attraction blended education with thrills, featuring Norwegian history, Viking legends, and an exciting 28-foot plunge. After 26 years in operation, however, Frozen Ever After—an updated flume ride based on the hit Disney film “Frozen”—replaced Maelstrom.

Dreamflight (19891998)

Dreamflight, sponsored by Delta Air Lines, was the third incarnation of an aviation-focused ride originally called If You Had Wings. Located in the Tomorrowland section of Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, this attraction included a journey through flight history and a peek into the future.

Omnimovers carried riders as they watched various scenes unfold, like planes used for crop dusting, commercial airlines, and futuristic air travel. In 1996, Delta discontinued sponsorship of the ride, and it remained open for two more years under the name Take Flight before closing to make room for Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin ride.

Body Wars (1989-2007)

Body Wars was the feature attraction in Epcot’s Wonders of Life pavilion, a venue focused on health and fitness. The motion simulator ride was much like the 1966 film “Fantastic Voyage,” mimicking the experience of being shrunk down and placed inside the human body to race through the bloodstream.

production. Toward the end of its run, the tour had been whittled down to about 30 minutes and focused primarily on movie props and the staged filming of a catastrophe scene. The attraction shut down entirely after 25 years as the park (now Hollywood Studios) decided to focus on more film-specific rides.

The Great Movie Ride (1989-2017)

Although the attraction remained open for 18 years, Star Tours—another motion simulator ride in Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios— ultimately became more popular with guests. After MetLife ended its sponsorship of Body Wars in 2001, the ride remained open for six more years before closing in 2007.

Adventurers Club (1989-2008)

The Adventurers Club was more than just another bar: It included elaborately themed decor, animatronics, and interactive shows by a vibrant cast of characters.

Upon entering the Adventurers Club, visitors were introduced to an imagined world of 1930s explorers. The club’s fictional founder, Merriweather Adam Pleasure, belonged to the Society of Explorers and Adventurers, a group whose membership and mythos are woven throughout the Disney brand. Clever Disney fans will find links to the society hidden throughout park attractions, and a film about the secret society is currently in development. The fun ended when Disney replaced Pleasure Island with Disney Springs, a more family-friendly group of restaurants, shops, and attractions.

The Studio Backlot Tour (1989-2014)

The Studio Backlot Tour— one of the original features when Walt Disney World’s Disney-MGM Studios opened in 1989—provided a behind-the-scenes tour of a film studio. The initial tour lasted hours, allowing guests a glimpse of real sets and current TV shows in

Another original attraction in Walt Disney World’s Disney-MGM Studios was The Great Movie Ride. Housed within a replica of the infamous TCL Chinese Theatre, slow-moving cars carried guests through a visual timeline of cinema history. The ride’s displays included videos, costumes, and props from famous films like “The Wizard of Oz” and the “Indiana Jones” series. After 28 years, The Great Movie Ride was closed to make room for more contemporary attractions in the park (now Hollywood Studios). Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, based on recent award-winning Mickey Mouse cartoons, took over the space in 2020.

ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter (19952003)

Perhaps one of Walt Disney World’s scariest attractions, ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter received negative feedback from guests throughout its run in the Magic Kingdom. In fact, it was shut down for adjustments just one month after opening.

Guests were harnessed into stationary seats in a mock laboratory where an alien escaped. Although there was no movement, the experience featured special effects like rumbling seats and a pitch-black room to enhance fear. The attraction closed in 2003 due to ongoing complaints and was replaced by Stitch’s Great Escape!, a similar ride that is also no longer in operation.

The Timekeeper (19942006)

Based on Disneyland Paris’ Le Visionarium, which debuted in 1992, The Timekeeper opened in Walt Disney World two years later. This Circle-Vision 360° film was located in the Metropolis Science Centre within Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom. For a dozen years, a robot by the name of Timekeeper used this theater to help visitors travel through time. The attraction closed in 2006 to make room for a new show: Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor.

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Biden calls man who disarmed Monterey Park shooter in Alhambra; city honors him with ‘medal of courage’

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

The man credited with saving an unknown number lives by wrestling a gun away from a mass murderer at an Alhambra dance studio received a phone call Thursday from President Joe Biden, who thanked him for “taking such incredible action.”

Biden posted a video and audio of the call with Brandon Tsay on his Twitter account.

“I wanted to call to see how you’re doing and thank you for taking such incredible action in the face of danger. I don’t think you understand just how much you’ve done for so many people who are never even going to know you,” Biden told the 26-year-old Tsay. “But I want them to know more about you.”

Tsay repeatedly thanked Biden for the phone call, saying, “For you to call, that’s just so comforting to me.”

He later added, “I appreciate your words of kindness. Thank you, President Biden.”

Biden told Tsay, “You have my respect.”

“You are America, pal. You are who we are,” Biden said. “America’s never backed down. We’ve always stepped up, because of people like you.”

The city announced Tsay would be honored during Sunday’s Lunar New Year Festival in Alhambra. He was scheduled to receive a “medal of courage” from the Alhambra Police Department and other honors during a ceremony planned for 12:30 p.m. Sunday on the festival’s main stage.

Tsay confronted 72-yearold gunman Huu Can Tran when Tran walked into the Lai Lai Ballroom and Studio in Alhambra late Saturday night. Unbeknownst to Tsay at the time, Tran had just shot 20 people — 11 fatally — at a dance studio in Monterey Park less than 20 minutes earlier.

“My first thought was I was going to die here, this is it,” Tsay told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Jan. 23.

Tsay, whose family runs the Lai Lai studio, said the gunman was “looking around the room” as if he was “looking for targets.”

“He started prepping the weapon and something came over me,” Tsay said. “I realized I needed to get the weapon away from him. I needed to take this weapon, disarm him or else everybody would have died.

Conservation groups criticize California water board’s side deals for Delta water

BY SUZANNE POTTER, PRODUCER, PUBLIC NEWS SESERVICE

The State Water Board now says it will take another two years to finalize the San FranciscoSan Joaquin Delta water management plan, and it is proceeding with voluntary agreements with water agencies in the meantime.

Conservation groups spoke out at a workshop held by the board late last week - and some are asking the board to scrap the voluntary agreements.

Ashley OverhouseCalifornia water policy advisor with Defenders of Wildlife - said a new plan to put more water into the estuary is crucial since four species of native fish have made the federal endangered species list since 1992, bringing the total to 6.

“When I got the courage, I lunged at him with both my hands, grabbed the weapon and we had a struggle. We struggled into the lobby, trying to get this gun away from each other. He was hitting me across the face, bashing the back of my head.”

Tsay said he used his elbows to try to dislodge the gun from the man’s hands, and eventually after a life-or-death struggle, he managed to grab the weapon and point it at the man. He said he yelled at the man to “get the hell out of here,” threatening to shoot.

“I thought he would run away, but he was just standing there contemplating whether to fight or to run,” Tsay said. “I really thought I would have to shoot him and he came at me. This is when he turned around and walked out the door, jogged back to his van. I immediately called police with the gun still in my hand.”

Tsay said he did not recognize the gunman. He was left shaken by the violent encounter.

“I was shaking all night. I couldn’t believe what happened,” he told ABC.

“A lot of people have been telling me how much courage I had to confront a situation like this. But you know what courage is? Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the ability to have adversity to fear when fearful events happen such as this.

“In crises like this, the people need courage, especially the victims, their friends, their families. My heart goes out to everybody involved, especially the people in Star Dance Studio and Monterey Park. I hope they can find the courage and

the strength to persevere.”

He has been hailed by a hero by local authorities and state officials, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, with whom Tsay met earlier this week.

The Alhambra Lunar New Year Festival was held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Main Street, featuring music, dance performances, cultural performances and other activities

The event will also included a remembrance ceremony to honor the victims of the Monterey Park shooting, which occurred following that city’s Lunar New Year Festival. Organizers noted that in light of the shooting, Sunday’s festival will be “slightly more subdued” than usual.

“Creating community is an important goal under any circumstance,”

John Bwarie, CEO of the Alhambra Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement. “Now we find that the ties between us matter most, because we can face this tragedy together and rise above it. We invite everyone in Southern California to celebrate the new year with us in Alhambra and show our strength and faith in the future.”

Alhambra city officials issued a statement last week saying the festival would go forward despite the Monterey Park tragedy, and public safety will be a main focus.

“The safety of our community is paramount,” according to the city and Chamber of Commerce. “As such, additional resources from the Alhambra Police Department will be present. We look forward to our celebration and our community coming together.”

water quality. Multiple water agencies pump water from the delta and send it to the farms of the Central Valley and to cities in Southern California.

Other agencies are resisting entreaties to release more water into the delta. The group representing public water agencies, the State Water Contractors, spoke out in favor of the board’s decision to move forward with the voluntary agreements.

Overhouse said the whole process has dragged on far too long.

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“At this point, we’re trying to avoid extinction for most native fish populations that rely on the Bay-Delta,” said Overhouse. “We’re talking about not just delta smelt, we’re talking about all runs of salmon, longfin smelt, and sturgeon. They would be completely wiped out.”

Over-pumping of freshwater, pollution and climate change contribute to poor

“One of the reasons why this has been held up is due to political reasons,” said Overhouse. “Water agencies have delayed the planning process significantly in order to negotiate the amount of water that they would have to release.”

The water board is taking public comment on the report that establishes the scientific basis for the voluntary agreements, now through Feb. 8.

The Bay-Delta plan is supposed to be updated every three years but the last major update took place in 1995.

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forms for accuracy. This is not the case in the U.S.

Switching to such a system would devastate tax prep company profits. That’s why Intuit and other members of the industry spent millions through the years lobbying to preserve the Free File agreement, particularly the part that restricts the IRS from creating its own free filing system.

That’s not all Intuit did to limit the scope of Free File. Intuit purposefully suppressed its own Free File product. It added website code to block its Free File page from showing up in search engines and used manipulative marketing patterns to trick customers into paying for TurboTax even when they qualified for Free File. It later removed the code.

Internal documents previously obtained by ProPublica show these strategies were intentional on the part of Intuit and H&R Block.

In previous statements, Intuit and H&R Block maintained that they support and encourage free tax filing options through Free File and other avenues within their businesses.

ProPublica’s Reporting Impact

As ProPublica reported on Intuit and the Free File program, government officials took note.

When ProPublica pointed out that codifying the existing Free File agreement into law would permanently bar the IRS from creating its own free filing system, the bill got new scrutiny in Congress and the restriction on an IRS-created filing system was scrapped.

Senior IRS leadership and a New York state regulator began investigating Intuit and the Free File program. The Federal Trade Commission started investigating Intuit too, looking into the company’s allegedly deceptive marketing practices.

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Ultimately, Intuit was found to have tricked millions of Americans into paying to file their taxes when they should have been able to do so for free. The company reached a $141 million dollar settlement in May 2022 in a case led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia. (Intuit did not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement.) More than 4 million people are expected to receive money as part of the settlement. It’s not clear when the payments will be made.

The Current State of Free File

Following ProPublica’s reporting in 2019, the IRS reformed the Free File program. It barred companies from using deceptive practices to deter taxpayers from using Free File and removed the prohibition on the IRS creating its own tax filing system.

Intuit left the Free File

program in October 2021, citing a desire to innovate beyond what the agreement would allow. In March 2022, during the first tax season in which TurboTax did not participate in the Free File program, the FTC sued Intuit over deceptive ads for its so-called “Free” edition.

Intuit disputed the FTC’s arguments but agreed to pull the ads in question for the remainder of tax season.

After both Intuit and H&R Block left the Free File program, the future of the program was unclear. It’s still difficult to find truly free tax filing options. The

IRS created a tool to help you find this year’s Free File options.

More changes may be on the horizon for Free File. In August 2022, IRS received a mandate to look into creating a public filing system, with $15 million allocated to the study.

Former Trump lawyer faces disbarment in California over attempt to overturn election

The state Bar of California announced Thursday it has filed a disciplinary complaint against former Chapman University law school dean John Eastman, accusing him of pushing bogus claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

The complaint alleges Eastman promoted false and misleading claims of election fraud, including at his appearance before a crowd that included many protesters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The complaint seeks to disbar Eastman.

“There is nothing more sacrosanct to our American democracy than free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power,” said George Cardona, the bar’s chief trial counsel. “For California attorneys, adherence to the U.S. and California Constitutions is their highest legal duty. The Notice of Disciplinary Charges alleges that Mr. Eastman violated this duty in furtherance of an attempt to usurp the will of the American people and overturn election results for the highest office in the land -- an egregious and unprecedented attack on our democracy -- for which he must be held accountable.”

Eastman, who planned to

hold a virtual news conference Friday morning with former U.S. Attorney Edwin Meese and other judges and attorneys, issued a statement with his attorney, Randall A. Miller, saying Eastman “disputes every aspect” of the complaint.

Eastman, while working as an attorney for former President Donald Trump, authored two legal memos purporting to validate a plan to block or postpone the certification of President Joe Biden’s election. Eastman argued that Vice President Mike Pence could at least postpone a certification of the votes while Trump supporters worked to replace Biden electors.

The complaint points out that multiple officials, including Trump’s U.S. Attorney William Barr, said publicly that there was no evidence of the widespread election fraud touted by Trump’s supporters. The complaint also notes how many of the lawsuits seeking to overturn the election results were all dumped for lack of any evidence and characterized as speculative.

The complaint also accused Eastman of helping to provoke the crowd gathering before Congress certified the vote Jan. 6.

Eastman’s statement said

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he “determined that, in light of the acknowledged illegality and serious allegations of fraud, one possible option was for the vice president to accede to requests from numerous state legislators to postpone certification for a brief period of time to allow the claims of fraud and illegality to be assessed by the state legislatures. Dr. Eastman’s assessments were the product of comprehensive research of the law and historical records -- including the 12th Amendment and Electoral Count Act, supported by reasonable interpretation of legal and historical precedent, scholarly analysis and legislative history.”

Miller said, “Any lawyer engaged to provide his or her legal assessment in a dynamic, consequential, and often emotional arena should be deeply troubled by the notion that a licensing authority (bar) can take their license if they do not like the lawyer’s advice, or find the advocacy distasteful.”

Miller said Eastman acted ethically in his representation of Trump.

“Dr. Eastman was one of dozens of advisers to the president. He was a lawyer, not Rasputin,” Miller said.

Eastman was a central

figure in the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 violence. He sued to stop the select committee from gaining access to thousands of his Chapman University emails.

Eastman was successful in shielding some emails from the investigators, but U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ruled that Eastman should turn over hundreds of emails due to Carter’s finding that Eastman and Trump likely committed criminal fraud in attempting to block certification of the election.

According to the bar’s complaint, Eastman’s “legal theory to support his proposed courses of action was based on misinterpreted historical sources, misinterpreted law review articles, and law review articles which he knew, or was grossly negligent in not knowing, were themselves fundamentally flawed, such that no reasonable attorney with expertise in constitutional or election law would conclude that Pence was legally authorized to take the actions (Eastman) proposed.”

The complaint adds that in an “email exchange with another individual in early October 2020, (Eastman) himself had recognized that these courses of action were

improper.”

When Eastman could not convince Pence and his advisers to block the electors, he switched to delaying the certification, according to the bar. Eastman “conceded that the positions he was urging Pence to take were contrary to historical practice, violated several provisions of statutory law, and would likely be unanimously rejected by the Supreme Court,” according to the bar.

In Eastman’s address to the crowd before the insurrection, he said, “We know there was fraud, traditional fraud that occurred. We know that dead people voted.”

The bar complaint alleges that Eastman “knew, or was grossly negligent in not knowing, that, as an attempt to cast doubt on the results of the election, this statement was false and misleading, in that, as (Eastman) knew at the time, there was no evidence upon which a reasonable attorney would rely of fraud in any state election, involving deceased voters or otherwise, which could have affected the outcome of the election.”

The bar noted that though Trump claimed 5,000 ballots in Georgia

were cast by dead voters, the Georgia State Election Board “found just four such votes, all of which had been returned by relatives.”

The bar also faulted Eastman for claiming Dominion electronic voting machines were manipulated.

“In fact, (Eastman) knew that on or about Nov. 12, 2020, the Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council and the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees issued a joint statement which stated that the `2020 presidential election was the most secure in American history’ and `there was no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised,”’ according to the complaint.

After the mob stormed the Capitol, Eastman continued to push for Pence to delay the certification for 10 days “to allow the legislatures to finish their investigations, as well as to allow a full forensic audit of the massive amount of illegal activity that has occurred here,” according to the complaint. Pence, however, announced at 3:42 a.m. that the Electoral College votes were counted and certified, electing Biden.

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Anumber of tests used by patients to make major health care decisions have once again escaped regulation by the Food and Drug Administration, following intensive lobbying on behalf of testmakers, professional associations and academic medical centers.

For years, experts have warned about the dangers of so-called laboratorydeveloped tests — including certain cancer screenings and diagnostic tests for everything from Lyme disease to autism — reaching patients without FDA oversight.

ProPublica recently published an investigation about popular prenatal screenings that fall into this category, which one expert described as an unregulated “Wild West.” Upwards of half of all pregnant people now receive one of these prenatal screenings. (We also have put together a guide for expecting parents.)

Congress was on the cusp of finally creating a pathway for the FDA to scrutinize these tests, as it does for many other common commercial tests. For much of 2022, the VALID Act seemed on track for passage — and then, in the final weeks of the year, legislators backed away.

The VALID Act, which had bipartisan support, had been developed after nearly a decade of debate among stakeholders about ways to close a regulatory loophole and clarify the FDA’s role in overseeing the testing industry. The legislation had momentum thanks, in part, to Theranos’ fraudulent blood-testing scandal and the coronavirus pandemic, both of which revealed the possible consequences of unchecked

tests reaching patients.

But lawmakers left VALID out of a must-pass end-ofyear bill that dealt with a range of spending priorities.

Opponents argued that VALID would have created burdensome regulations for lab-developed tests, or LDTs, stunting essential innovation and flexibility while limiting patient access to health care.

The current approach to lab-developed tests goes back to 1976, when Congress revamped the regulation of medical devices. At the time, the tests were considered low-risk and were not in wide use. Since then, the FDA has effectively exempted this type of lab test from its requirements.

Today, the number and complexity of lab-developed tests has grown. A study by the Pew Charitable Trust said there’s no way of knowing how many are used on patients each year because there are no tracking measures. But Pew estimated that 12,000 labs are likely to use LDTs, many of which process thousands of patient samples each day.

“The needs were getting bigger and bigger, and also the potential risks get bigger and bigger, too,” said Mark McClellan, who served as the head of both the FDA and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services during President George W. Bush’s administration. He had urged Congress to pass the bill.

Several people involved in bill negotiations told ProPublica that concern over how it would affect academic labs is what killed it.

“University laboratories and their representatives in Washington put on a fullcourt press against this,” said Rep. Larry Bucshon, a Repub-

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lican from Indiana. A former cardiothoracic surgeon, Bucshon co-sponsored VALID in the House, along with Rep. Diana DeGette, Democrat of Colorado.

Bucshon pointed to the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Association for Molecular Pathology as particularly influential forces that persuaded his colleagues to leave VALID out of the end-of-year bill. According to disclosure forms, AAMC spent at least $300,000 on lobbying activities that included the VALID Act in 2022, while AMP spent at least $189,000. Since 2018, AMP spent at least $957,000 on lobbying activities that included VALID.

AMP had also urged academic lab leaders to reach out to elected officials about this issue. It shared sample letters for them to sign and send, and it organized a “Virtual Advocacy Day,” where AMP scheduled meetings between members and their representatives in Washington, providing them with talking points, background information and best practices.

“Here’s the thing,” Bucshon said. “The academic medical centers, and big medical centers, are in every state.” They employ a lot of people and have significant economic impact in every lawmaker’s turf, he said, “and so that gives them a pretty big voice.”

Heather Pierce, AAMC’s senior director for science policy and regulatory counsel, said that many academic medical centers make and use a number of lab-developed tests, and they typically don’t have the infrastructure or staff to handle the type of FDA oversight set out by VALID. FDA review, she said, would also add time to the process of developing tests for patients with urgent

needs.

The makers of prenatal screening tests weighed in on the bill, too. Illumina, for example, spent more than $3 million over two quarters of 2022 on lobbying activities that included provisions of the VALID Act. And since 2019, Invitae paid at least $950,500 on lobbying activities that included VALID.

“While we support efforts to make sure that lab-developed testing is high quality, Invitae believes that the VALID Act would increase the cost of testing, slow innovation, and force consolidation in the industry while imposing many requirements that do little to improve patient care,” said a spokesperson in an email.

While some proponents of the bill still hold out hope for the VALID Act, others said it’s unlikely to get traction again anytime soon. Several of those involved said they anticipate the FDA, which has long claimed jurisdiction over the tests, will try to use its current powers to take direct action, though that will likely take more time and could face litigation from opponents.

“While we stand ready to work with Congress, we are considering all options,” an FDA press officer said in a statement. “One of those options is administrative action, which could include rulemaking.”

Speaking at a trade conference in October, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said that going it alone is “not something we want to do, because having a clear law passed leads to the best situation.” But, he said, if nothing passes, “we also can’t stand by.”

Current and former FDA officials have expressed befuddlement at how difficult it has been to regulate these tests. “There’s almost a point of, what do I need to do?” Jeff Shuren, director of the FDA’s

Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said to a trade journal in October. “Do I need a pile of dead bodies before somebody says enough is enough?”

Some opponents of VALID acknowledge that lab testing reform is needed. But they said it should be done without involving the FDA. AMP’s proposed policy, for example, would update the existing oversight system under the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare, which reviews lab operations.

Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky and a former physician, introduced an alternative bill that would do just this, dubbed the VITAL Act. An aide to Paul said the issue came to his attention after AMP approached him about it several years ago. Paul is expected to re-introduce the VITAL Act this year.

While the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare monitor the quality standards in labs, no federal agency checks to make sure lab-developed tests work the way they claim to before they reach patients; similarly, no agency vets the marketing before the tests are sold. Companies aren’t required to publicly report so-called adverse events — incidents that happen when the tests

get it wrong. And no federal agency has recall authority.

The VALID Act would have phased in the FDA review process over time, with the agency evaluating only high-risk tests — ones where an inaccurate result could lead to serious harm.

Momentum for VALID began to stall in the summer, with a push for an amendment that would exempt academic medical centers.

“I do think that the fact that we couldn’t get it done in July and August really created this opportunity for people to poke holes in the boat, as it were,” said Cara Tenenbaum, a former FDA policy adviser. “This protracted process allowed people who maybe were not otherwise engaged, or fully engaged, to have an outsized effect that I don’t think was in the interest of patients.”

Pew declined to comment on the proceedings. Tenenbaum lobbied in support of VALID on behalf of Pew.

Bucshon said he understands the concerns of regulatory skeptics. “Include me in that category, if it’s unnecessary and inappropriate regulation that stymies innovation and technology advancements,” Bucshon said. “This isn’t one of those situations, in my opinion.”

Rep. Adam Schiff announces campaign for Feinstein’s US Senate seat

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Rep. Adam Schiff announced his campaign Thursday for the U.S. Senate seat held by Dianne Feinstein, who has not yet stated whether she will be stepping down at the end of her current term next year. Feinstein, 89, has held the seat since 1992.

“We’re in the fight of our lives for the future of our country,” Schiff, D-Burbank,

said in a statement announcing his bid. “Our democracy is under assault from MAGA extremists, who care only about gaining power and keeping it. And our economy is simply not working for millions of Americans, who are working harder than ever just to get by.

“And at this moment, we need a fighter for our democracy and our families, which

is why I’m launching my campaign to be the next U.S. Senator for California.”

Schiff is the second prominent Democratic member of Congress to announce a bid for Feinstein’s seat.

Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, announced her candidacy last week.

Schiff, 62, is in his 11th term in the House of Representatives. He was first

elected to Congress in 2000.

“We need a fighter in the U.S. Senate who has been at the center of the struggle for our democracy and our economy,” Schiff said. “To achieve universal health care for all Americans. To protect our environment, while creating millions of new green jobs by tracking the climate crisis head-on. To work tirelessly to protect

our democracy by getting money out of politics and expanding the right to vote.

To fight for workers, working families, and the middle class. To build affordable housing and keep people safe. To protect our rights. To deliver.”

Schiff’s announcement comes a day after he was removed by Republican House Speaker Kevin

McCarthy from the House Intelligence Committee. Schiff was previously the chair of the panel.

“The fight for our democracy and working families is part of the same struggle. Because if our democracy isn’t delivering for Americans, they’ll look for alternatives, like a dangerous demagogue who promises that he alone can fix it,” Schiff said.

This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.

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El Monte City Notices

URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 3019

AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL MONTE AMENDING CHAPTERS

15.01 THROUGH 15.05 AND 15.38 OF THE EL MONTE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 2023 LOS ANGELES COUNTY TITLE 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, AND 33 AMENDMENTS TO THE 2022 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, INCLUDING THE BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, RESIDENTIAL, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS, AND EXISTING BUILDING CODES

WHEREAS, Government Code Section 50022.9 permits the City of El Monte (the “City”) to adopt, by reference, the Los Angeles County codes as the City’s codes; and

WHEREAS, the California Building Code Standards (the “California Building Code”) establishes statewide codes and regulations for building construction and fire safety and is published every three years by order of the California Legislature; and

WHEREAS, the 2022 California Building Code is based upon the International Code Council’s (“ICC”) 2021 International Building Standards Code; and

WHEREAS, the 2022 California Building Code was published on July 1, 2022, and became effective on January 1, 2023; and

WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and 18941.5 authorize cities and counties to modify the California Building Code by adopting more restrictive standards and modifications if such standards and modifications are accompanied by express findings that they are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions, and

WHEREAS, on November 15, 2022, the County of Los Angeles adopted more restrictive standards and modifications to the 2022 California Building Codes, as memorialized in the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Codes (Building Code, Residential Code, Electrical Code, Mechanical, Plumbing Code, Green Building Code, and Existing Building Code); and

WHEREAS, the City has historically adopted the Los Angeles County codes with their local amendments in order to establish a uniformity of standards which serve to minimize conflict and confusion in addressing the community’s public peace, health and safety needs; and

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of El Monte (the “City Council”) finds that the standards and modifications are based on local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions which include, but are not limited to the following:

1. The City is subject to relatively low amounts of precipitation, very low humidity levels, and extremely high temperatures. These climatic conditions are conducive to the spread of drought conditions and fires.

2. The warm, dry climate in the City is conducive to the construction and maintenance of swimming pools, which create a higher probability of child drownings; and

3. The City is in close proximity to the San Andreas Fault and other earthquake faults within the County of Los Angeles. The height limits on accessory structures are reasonably necessary because such structures are not otherwise subject to a building permit and design review, and as a result they are not subjected review for compliance with the Code’s seismic structural building standards.

WHEREAS, the aforementioned geologic and climatic conditions have also contributed to the loss or damage of 262 homes in the Anaheim fire of 1982, 71 homes in the Baldwin Hills fire of 1985, 33 homes in the Porter Ranch fire of 1988, 162 homes in the Santa Barbara fire of 1990, 3300 homes in the Oakland fire of 1991, 2,232 homes in the Cedar fire of 2003, 1500 homes in the Southern California wildfires of 2007; and more recently, 1,311 structures were lost in the Dixie fire of 2021.

WHEREAS, these fires have resulted in the tragic loss of lives along with enormous property losses; and

WHEREAS, Government Code Sections 36934 and 36937 expressly authorize the City Council to adopt an urgency ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety.

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL MONTE, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The facts set forth in the above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.

SECTION 2. The “2023 Los Angeles County Building Code” means and refers to the Los Angeles County amendments to the 2022 California Building Code, as adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022.

SECTION 3. The “2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code” means and refers to the Los Angeles County amendments to the 2022 California Residential Code, as adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022.

SECTION 4. The “2023 Los Angeles County Plumbing Code” means and refers to the Los Angeles County amendments to the 2022 California Plumbing Code, as adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022.

SECTION 5. The “2023 Los Angeles County Mechanical Code” means and refers to the Los Angeles County amendments to the 2022 California Mechanical Code, as adopted by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022.

SECTION 6. The “2023 Los Angeles County Green Building Standards Code” means and refers to the Los Angeles County amendments to the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code, as adopted by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022.

SECTION 7. The “2023 Los Angeles County Existing Building Code” means and refers to the Los Angeles County amendments to the 2022 California Existing Building Code, as adopted by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022.

SECTION 8. Title 15 (Building and Construction) of the El Monte Municipal Code is hereby amended by the amendment of Chapter 15.01 (Building Code) of the El Monte Municipal Code in its entirety so as to adopt and incorporate by reference the provisions of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code and the 2022 Los Angeles County Residential Code, as adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022. In so adopting and incorporating by reference the provisions of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code and the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code amendments to the 2022 Edition of the California Building Code and the 2022 Edition of the California Residential Code, it is the intent of the City to adopt and incorporate by reference the 2021 Edition of the International Building Code and the 2021 Edition of the International Residential Code, respectively, of the International Code Council to the same extent they were adopted and amended by the State of California by way of the California Building Code, 2022 Edition and the California Residential Code, 2022 Edition — all subject to additional City modifications detailed below.

SECTION 9. The amendment of Chapter 15.01 of the El Monte Municipal Code shall not apply to or excuse any violation thereof occurring prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, nor shall it affect any punishment or penalty imposed before these amendments take effect, or any suit, prosecution, or proceeding pending at the time of amendments, for any offense committed under the previous provisions. Further, the code provisions adopted and incorporated herein by reference shall be in full force and shall be applicable to construction wherein plans have been submitted on or after the effective date of this Ordinance.

SECTION 10. The City Council finds as follows:

A. The amendments to Section 15.01.040 and 15.01.540 are reasonably necessary because of the City’s proximity to the San Andreas Fault and additional earthquake faults in the area. The height limits on accessory structures are reasonably necessary because such structures are not otherwise subject to a building permit and design review, and as a result they are not subjected to review for compliance with the Code’s seismic structural building standards. Accessory structures and other buildings that have not been reviewed for compliance with seismic standards are more likely to have been built to less stringent standards, and therefore such structures are more likely to be susceptible to collapse or other structural failure during a seismic event. The height limit on such buildings is reasonably necessary to attempt to prevent or minimize structural compromise of such buildings should a seismic event occur.

B. The amendments adopting permit and height limits on masonry and concrete fencing is reasonably necessary due to the City’s proximity to major earthquake faults. Concrete and masonry walls exceeding three feet in height are subject to a higher likelihood of cracking, collapse, and other structural failure during seismic events, which warrants the permit requirement for such fences. The permit requirement for concrete and masonry fences exceeding 3 feet in height is reasonably necessary in attempting to prevent or minimize structural compromise of such fences should a seismic event occur.

SECTION 11. Chapter 15.01 of the El Monte Municipal Code is amended in its entirety to state as follows:

Chapter 15.01 - BUILDING CODE

Sections:

15.01.010 - Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

15.01.020 - Definitions.

15.01.030 - Amendment of Section 106.1.1 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

15.01.040 - Amendment of Subsection 202 of Chapter 2, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

15.01.050 - Amendment of Subsection 1502 of Chapter 15, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

15.01.060 - Amendment of Subsection 1510.7.2.1 of Chapter 15, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

15.01.070 - Amendment of Subsections 1617 & 1617A of Chapter 16, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

15.01.080 - Amendment of Section 1617.3.1 & 1605A of Chapter 16 (Definitions) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

15.01.090 - Amendment of Section 1617.7.1 & 1609.1.3 of Chapter 16 of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

15.01.100 - Amendment of Section 3109.4.1 of Chapter 31 (Special Construction) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

15.01.110 - Adoption of Appendices.

15.01.120 - Amendment of Appendix “J” (Grading) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

15.01.130 - Adoption of Additional Related Codes.

15.01.140 - Exclusion of Other Appendices.

15.01.510 - Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

15.01.520 - Definitions.

15.01.530 - Amendment of Section R113 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

15.01.540 - Amendment of Subsection R105.2 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

15.01.550- Amendment of Subsection R106.2 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

15.01.560 - Amendment of Subsection R105.3 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

15.01.570 - Amendment of Subsections R108.1, R108.2 and R108.3 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

15.01.580 - Amendment of Section R202 of Chapter 2 (Definitions) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

15.01.590 - Adoption of Appendices.

15.01.600 - Exclusion of Other Appendices.

15.01.10 - Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

A. The 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code is hereby adopted in its entirety and incorporated by reference into the El Monte Municipal Code, together with, and subject to, those amendments, additions and modifications delineated in this Chapter below. For the purposes of this Chapter 15.01, the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code, as adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022and its appendices as adopted herein may be referred to collectively as the “El Monte Building Code” or “this code.”

B. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the City of El Monte and certain equipment specifically regulated herein.

15.01.020 - Definitions.

Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the words used in the El Monte Building Code shall have the meanings ascribed to them within the El Monte Building Code. The foregoing notwithstanding, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below for purposes of this Chapter and the El Monte Building Code:

A. Whenever the term “municipality,” “City,” “County” or “City of El Monte” is used, it shall mean the City of El Monte or the appropriate department, division, or agency of said City as the context may reasonably require.

B. Whenever the term “Legislative Body”, “Board of Supervisors”, or “City Council” is used, it shall mean the City Council of the City of El Monte, California.

C. Whenever the term “Building Official” is used, it shall mean the Chief Building Official of the City of El Monte.

D. Whenever the term “Building Department” is used, it shall refer to the Building and Safety Division of the Community and Economic Development Department of the City of El Monte.

E. If any term used in the El Monte Building Code refers to an office, officer, board, commission or other public body not established by, or having jurisdiction over or within, the City of El Monte, the term shall be deemed to refer to such office, officer, board, commission or other public body as shall in fact be charged with the responsibility of performing the duty intended to be performed by said office, officer, board, commission or other public body.

F. The terms “Los Angeles County Title 26 Building Code,” “2023 Los Angeles County Building Code,” “California Building Code,” or “California Building Code, 2022 Edition” as used in the El Monte Municipal Code shall mean and refer to the El Monte Building Code as adopted and incorporated by reference under this Chapter.

15.01.030 - Amendment of Section 103 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

Adoption of the California Building Code, 2022 Edition and the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code shall be subject to the addition of the following subsection 103.3.1 (Municipal Code Violations) to the text of Section 103.3 (Violations) of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of said code:

Any person who violates any provision of the El Monte Building Code shall be punished as provided under Chapter 1.24 (General Penalty) of the El Monte Municipal Code.

15.01.040 - Amendment of Subsection 106.3 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code shall be subject to the following amendments to subsection 106.3 (Work Exempt from Permit-Building) of Section 106 (Permits) of Chapter

1, Division II (Scope and Administration):

Item “1” shall state the following:

1. One-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses, and similar uses, provided the floor area does not exceed 120 square feet and the highest point of the roof does not exceed 15 feet 0 inches above adjacent grade.

NOTE: The accessory structure shall comply with the City Zoning Code regardless of whether a building permit for said structure is required or not.

Item “2” shall state the following:

2. Wood, wrought iron and similar fences not over 6 feet high and masonry, concrete and similar garden or pilaster fences not over 3 feet high.

NOTE: Fences shall comply with the City’s Zoning Code regardless of whether a building permit is required or not.

Item “4” shall state the following:

4. Retaining walls not over 3 feet high measured from the top of the footing to the top of the wall, unless supporting a surcharge.

NOTE: Retaining walls shall comply with the City’s Zoning Code regardless of whether a building permit is required or not.

15.01.050 - Amendment of Subsection 106.4.3. of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code shall be subject to the addition of item 106.4.3.1 (Future Property Line) to Subsection 106.4.3 (Information on plans and specifications) of Section 106 (Permits) of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration). This added item 106.4.3.1 shall state the following:

106.4.3.1 Future Property Line.

(a) It is contemplated that certain streets within the territorial boundaries of the City of El Monte may be widened in the future in compliance with the circulation elements of the City’s updated General Plan. When such streets are proposed for future widening such information shall be shown on the official zoning maps in Title 17 of the El Monte Municipal Code.

(b) Whenever building permits are issued for a structure on

a lot having a future property line shown thereon in the official zoning maps, such future property line shall be considered to be the official lot line(s) for purposes of establishing building locations relative to setbacks, yard areas, open yards and the like.

15.01.060 - Amendment of Subsection 106.4 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code shall be subject to the following amendments to Subsection 106.4 (Application for Permits) of Section 105 (Permits) of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration). This added item 106.4.1.2 shall state the following:

106.4.1.2 Demolition Permits.

(a) Demolition permits may be issued to raze buildings and structures when the following pre-conditions have been satisfied:

1. The permit applicant provides the Building Official with a reasonably detailed written description of the subject property as well as a legal description.

2. The permit applicant provides the Building Official with the date the contemplated demolition will begin.

3. The terms and conditions, if any, upon which each permit is granted are written upon the permit application or appended in writing thereto.

4. The permit applicant, or his/her/its authorized agent, posts a cash/surety bond or a depositor’s cash book assignment in an amount equal to the estimated cost, plus ten percent (10%) of the work required to be done or other amount as determined by the Building Official. Such costs shall be as estimated by the Building Official.

5. The permit applicant provides the Building Official with proof of compliance with the rules and regulations of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

(b) The Building Official may waive the requirement for a bond or deposit at his/her discretion when the demolition is included as part of the permit for a new structure on the same site.

(c) Each bond posted or deposit made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) shall expressly require that each and every term and/or condition associated with a demolition permit be complied with to the satisfaction of the Building Official.

(d) If a demolition permit does not set forth a specific completion date, the work authorized shall be completed within sixty (60) days after the date of the issuance of the demolition permit, unless otherwise set forth by the written order of the Building Official in his/her discretion.

(e) Whenever the Building Official finds that a default has occurred in the performance of any term or condition of any demolition permit, the Building Official shall give written notice thereof to the permittee. In such notice of default, the Building Official shall state the work to be done, the estimated costs thereof, and the period of time determined by the Building Official to be reasonably necessary for the completion of such work. If compliance is not had within the time specified by the Building Official, the Building Official, without delay and without further notice or proceeding, shall proceed to use any cash/surety bond or depositor’s cash book or any portion of such instrument, to cause the required work to be done by contract or otherwise. The balance, if any, of such instrument upon the completion of the work, shall be returned to the depositor or to his successors or assigns after deducting the cost of the work, plus ten percent (10%) thereof.

(f) When a cash/surety bond or depositor’s cash book assignment has been posted, the Building Official shall return the cash/surety or release the cash book assignment to the depositor or to his successors or assigns upon the termination of the bond, except any portion thereof that may have been used or deducted as elsewhere provided in this chapter.

(g) In the event of any default in the performance of any term or condition of the demolition permit, the Building Official, or any duly authorized person employed or engaged by the City, may go upon the premises to complete the required work or to remove or demolish the building or structure. The owner, or his representatives, successors, or assignees, or any other person who interferes with or obstructs the ingress or egress to or from any such premises of any authorized representative or agent of any surety or of the City of El Monte engaged in the work of completing, demolishing, or removing any building or structure for which a demolition permit has been issued after a default has occurred in the performance of the terms or conditions thereof shall be guilty of a violation punishable in accordance with Title 1 (General Provisions), Chapter 1.24 (General Penalty) of the El Monte Municipal Code.

(h)In addition to the demolition permit, permits for encroachments of public rights-of¬-way, the construction of protective canopies, electrical wiring, and the like, shall be obtained

when required by the El Monte Municipal Code.

(i) The requirements for pedestrian protection shall be those set forth under Chapter 33 (Safeguards During Construction) of the El Monte Building Code as adopted herein. Except as otherwise provided under the El Monte Building Code, any use of the public right-of-way shall conform to the requirements of the El Monte Department of Public Works.

(j) The requirements, restrictions, and procedures for the filling of abandoned cesspools and the capping of abandoned sewer lines shall be those set forth under the El Monte Plumbing Code as adopted pursuant to Chapter 15.02 of the El Monte Municipal Code.

(k) All rubble, including footings and slabs, and debris shall be removed from the premises and the premises shall be left in a clean and orderly condition. The Building Official may approve alternate methods upon a written request by the applicant.

(I) A permit applicant for any of the following varieties of projects, activities or undertakings shall also comply with the provisions of Chapter 8.20 (Solid Waste - Removal, Collection, Disposal and Diversion) of the El Monte Municipal Code: (i) any project, activity or undertaking involving construction, demolition, additions, alterations, remodeling, encroachments, tenant improvements or grading when such projects, activities or undertakings require a building, demolition, encroachment and/or grading permit; (ii) any renovation and repair projects performed at all varieties of premises (including but not limited to roof tear-offs); (iii) any premises clean-outs (including but not limited to apartment clean-outs); (iv) any warehouse clean-ups; (v) nuisance and/or weed abatement clean-ups; or (vi) any street/road maintenance clean-ups.

15.01.070 - Amendment of Subsections 109.1, 109.2 and 109.3 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code shall be subject to the amendment of Subsections 107.1, 107.2, and the addition of Subsection 107.2.1 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) in their entirety. As amended, Subsections 107.1, 107.2, and the addition of subsection 107.2.1 shall now read as follows:

107.1 Building Permit Fees

The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be made by the Building Official whose determination shall be final. The value to be utilized in computing the permit and plan review fees established pursuant to this Chapter, shall be the total value of all work for which the permit is issued including, by way of illustration and not by limitation, construction and finish work, painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing, heating, airconditioning, elevators, fire-extinguishing systems, and all other permanent equipment.

107.2 Plan Check Fees or Review Fees for Buildings or Structures

(a)When a plan or other data is required to be submitted for review and approval by the Building Official pursuant to this chapter, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submittal of such plan or other data. Where the plan or other data is incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan review (recheck), a recheck fee shall be paid at the time of submittal of such plan or other data. Said plan review and recheck fees shall be established and may be amended from time to time, by resolution of the City Council. The plan review fees specified in this section are separate fees from the permit fees and are in addition to the permit fees. When submittal documents are incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan review or when the project involves deferred submittal items as defined in Section 107.3.4.2, an additional plan review fee shall be charged as set forth in the adopted fee schedule.

107.2.1 General

All fees or service charges established in connection with this Chapter shall be paid to the Building Official c/o El Monte Building and Safety Division. Permit and plan check fees and any other Code-related fees or service charges shall be the fees and service charges established by resolution of the El Monte City Council and fees and services charges may be amended, modified and/or updated from time to time by City Council resolution.

15.01.080 - Amendment of Section 202 of Chapter 2 (Definitions) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code shall be subject to amendment of Section 202 of Chapter 2 (Definitions) of the California Building Code, 2022 Edition by the addition of the following defined term to the list of defined terms set forth therein:

GARAGE, PRIVATE, is a building or portion of a building in which motor vehicles are kept or stored, and which has three sides fully enclosed with approved materials. The fourth side shall be provided with a door or doors providing ingress and egress for the motor vehicles to be kept therein.

15.01.090 - Reserved

15.01.100 - [Reserved]

15.01.110 - Adoption of Appendices.

The following appendices that are part of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code are adopted in their entirety:

A. Appendix I, Patio Covers; and

B. Appendix J, Grading.

15.01.120 - Amendment of Appendix “J” (Grading) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code.

A. Appendix “J” (Grading) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Building Code is amended by amending Section J109 in its entirety to state the following:

Section J109.3 Drainage. All drainage facilities shall be of such design as to carry surface waters to the nearest practical street, storm drain, or natural watercourse approved by the City Engineer.

Drainage waters shall not flow over a public sidewalk or parkway, but shall be deposited in a concrete receptor, located outside the driveway and parking area where possible, and approved for the purpose, and then carried under the sidewalk or parkway, through the curb into the gutter in a manner approved by the City Engineer.

EXCEPTION: Group U Occupancies and R-3 Occupancies, other than townhouses, may flow over a public sidewalk or parkway.

Surface waters entrapped on adjacent properties by reason of any fill shall be drained by the installation of pipes, conduits, culverts, or flumes in keeping with good engineering practices and design, to the nearest street, storm drain, or natural watercourse, as approved by the Director of Public Works and shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property on which the fill is placed. No slope of any kind shall drain surface waters onto adjoining property limits and where fill exceeds twelve (12”) inches in depth.

15.01.130 - Adoption of Additional Related Codes.

Except as hereinafter changed or modified, the following parts of the California Code of Regulations are adopted in their entirety:

A. Part 8, Historical Building Code; and

B. Part 10, Existing Building Code.

15.01.140 - Exclusion of Other Appendices.

Any additional appendices which may happen to be contained within the same book volume as the California Building Code, 2022 Edition, are not adopted or incorporated into the El Monte Municipal Code unless stated in this Chapter.

15.01.510 - Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

A. The 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code, as adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022, is adopted in its entirety, and incorporated by reference into the El Monte Municipal Code, together with, and subject to, those amendments, additions and modifications delineated in this Chapter below. For the purposes of this Chapter 15.01, the Los Angeles County Residential Code as adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022, and its appendices as adopted herein may be referred to collectively as the “El Monte Residential Code” or “this code.”

B. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the City of El Monte and certain equipment specifically regulated herein.

C. For clarification purposes, the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code contains Chapters 1 through 10 and 44, as the State adoption of the 2021 International Building Code excluded Chapters 11 through 43.

15.01.520 - Definitions.

Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the words used in the El Monte Residential Code shall have the meanings ascribed to them within the El Monte Residential Code. The foregoing notwithstanding, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below for purposes of this Chapter and the El Monte Residential Code:

A. Whenever the term “municipality,” “City,” “County,” or “City of El Monte” is used, it shall mean the City of El Monte or the appropriate department, division, or agency of said City as the context may reasonably require.

B. Whenever the term “Board of Supervisors”, “legislative body” or “City Council” is used, it shall mean the City Council of the City of El Monte, California.

C. Whenever the term “Building Official” is used, it shall mean the Chief Building Official of the City of El Monte.

D. Whenever the term “Building Department” is used, it shall refer to the Building and Safety Division of the Community and Economic Development Department of the City of El Monte.

E. If any term used in the El Monte Residential Code refers to an office, officer, board, commission or other public body not established by, or having jurisdiction over or within, the City of El Monte, the term shall be deemed to refer to such office, officer, board, commission or other public body as shall in fact be charged with the responsibility of performing the duty intended to be performed by said office, officer, board, commission or other public body.

F. The terms “Los Angeles County Title 30 Residential Code,” “2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code,” “California Residential Code” or “California Residential Code, 2022 Edition” as used in El Monte Municipal Code shall mean and refer to the El Monte Residential Code as adopted and incorporated by reference under this Chapter.

15.01.530 - Amendment of Section R113 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code shall be subject to the addition of the following Subsection R113.5 (Municipal Code Violations) to the text of Section R113 (Violations) of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of said code:

Any person who violates any provision of the El Monte Building Code shall be punishable as provided under Chapter 1.24 (General Penalty) of the El Monte Municipal Code.

15.01.540 - Amendment of Subsection R105.2 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code shall be subject to the following amendments to Subsection R105.2 (Work Exempt from Permit) of Section R105 (Permits) of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration):

Item “1” shall state the following:

1. One-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses, and similar uses, provided the floor area does not exceed 120 square feet and the highest point of the roof does not exceed 15 feet 0 inches above adjacent grade.

NOTE: The accessory structure shall comply with the City Zoning Code regardless of whether a building permit for said structure is required or not.

Item “2” shall state the following:

2. Wood, wrought iron and similar fences not over 6 feet high and masonry, concrete and similar garden or pilaster fences not over 3 feet high.

NOTE: Fences shall comply with the City’s Zoning Code regardless of whether a building permit is required or not.

Item “3” shall state the following:

3. Retaining walls not over 3 feet high measured from the top of the footing to the top of the wall, unless supporting a surcharge.

NOTE: Retaining walls shall comply with the City’s Zoning Code regardless of whether a building permit is required or not.

15.01.550 - Amendment of Subsection R106.2 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code shall be subject to the addition of item R106.2.1 (Future Property Line) to Subsection R106.2 (Site Plan or Plot Plan) of Section R106 (Construction Documents) of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration). This added item R106.2.1 shall state the following:

R106.2.1 Future Property Line.

(a) It is contemplated that certain streets within the territorial boundaries of the City of El Monte may be widened in the future in compliance with the circulation elements of the City’s updated General Plan. When such streets are proposed for future widening such information shall be shown on the official zoning maps in Title 17 of the El Monte Municipal Code.

(b) Whenever building permits are issued for a structure on a lot having a future property line shown thereon in the official zoning maps, such future property line shall be considered to be the official lot line(s) for purposes of establishing building locations relative to setbacks, yard areas, open yards and the like.

15.01.560 - Amendment of Subsection R105.3 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code shall

be subject to the following amendments to Subsection R105.3 (Application for Permit) of Section R105 (Permits) of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration). This added item R105.3.3 shall state the following:

R105.3.3 Demolition Permits.

(a) Demolition permits may be issued to raze buildings and structures when the following pre-conditions have been satisfied:

1. The permit applicant provides the Building Official with a reasonably detailed written description of the subject property as well as a legal description.

2. The permit applicant provides the Building Official with the date the contemplated demolition will begin.

3. The terms and conditions, if any, upon which each permit is granted are written upon the permit application or appended in writing thereto.

4. The permit applicant, or his/her/its authorized agent, posts a cash/surety bond or a depositor’s cash book assignment in an amount equal to the estimated cost, plus ten percent (10%) of the work required to be done or other amount as determined by the Building Official. Such costs shall be as estimated by the Building Official.

5. The permit applicant provides the Building Official with proof of compliance with the rules and regulations of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

(b) The Building Official may waive the requirement for a bond or deposit at his/her discretion when the demolition is included as part of the permit for a new structure on the same site.

(c) Each bond posted or deposit made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) shall expressly require that each and every term and/or condition associated with a demolition permit be complied with to the satisfaction of the Building Official.

(d) If a demolition permit does not set forth a specific completion date, the work authorized shall be completed within sixty (60) days after the date of the issuance of the demolition permit, unless otherwise set forth by the written order of the Building Official in his/her discretion.

(e) Whenever the Building Official finds that a default has occurred in the performance of any term or condition of any demolition permit, the Building Official shall give written notice thereof to the permittee. In such notice of default, the Building Official shall state the work to be done, the estimated costs thereof, and the period of time determined by the Building Official to be reasonably necessary for the completion of such work. If compliance is not had within the time specified by the Building Official, the Building Official, without delay and without further notice or proceeding, shall proceed to use any cash/ surety bond or depositor’s cash book or any portion of such instrument, to cause the required work to be done by contract or otherwise. The balance, if any, of such instrument upon the completion of the work, shall be returned to the depositor or to his successors or assigns after deducting the cost of the work, plus ten (10%) percent thereof.

(f) When a cash/surety bond or depositor’s cash book assignment has been posted, the Building Official shall return the cash/surety or release the cash book assignment to the depositor or to his successors or assigns upon the termination of the bond, except any portion thereof that may have been used or deducted as elsewhere provided in this chapter.

(g) In the event of any default in the performance of any term or condition of the demolition permit, the Building Official, or any duly authorized person employed or engaged by the City, may go upon the premises to complete the required work or to remove or demolish the building or structure. The owner, or his representatives, successors, or assignees, or any other person who interferes with or obstructs the ingress or egress to or from any such premises of any authorized representative or agent of any surety or of the City of El Monte engaged in the work of completing, demolishing, or removing any building or structure for which a demolition permit has been issued after a default has occurred in the performance of the terms or conditions thereof shall be guilty of a violation punishable in accordance with Title 1 (General Provisions), Chapter 1.24 (General Penalty) of the El Monte Municipal Code.

(h) In addition to the demolition permit, permits for encroachments of public rights-of¬-way, the construction of protective canopies, electrical wiring, and the like, shall be obtained when required by the El Monte Municipal Code.

(i) The requirements for pedestrian protection shall be those set forth under Chapter 33 (Safeguards During Construction) of the California Building Code as adopted herein. Except as otherwise provided under the El Monte Building Code, any use of the public right-of-way shall conform to the requirements of the El Monte Department of Public Works.

(j) The requirements, restrictions, and procedures for the filling of abandoned cesspools and the capping of abandoned sewer

lines shall be those set forth under the El Monte Plumbing Code as adopted pursuant to Chapter 15.02 of the El Monte Municipal Code.

(k) All rubble, including footings and slabs, and debris shall be removed from the premises and the premises shall be left in a clean and orderly condition. The Building Official may approve alternate methods upon a written request by the applicant.

(I) A permit applicant for any of the following varieties of projects, activities or undertakings shall also comply with the provisions of Chapter 8.20 (Solid Waste - Removal, Collection, Disposal and Diversion) of the El Monte Municipal Code: (i) any project, activity or undertaking involving construction, demolition, additions, alterations, remodeling, encroachments, tenant improvements or grading when such projects, activities or undertakings require a building, demolition, encroachment and/or grading permit; (ii) any renovation and repair projects performed at all varieties of premises (including but not limited to roof tear-offs); (iii) any premises clean-outs (including but not limited to apartment clean-outs); (iv) any warehouse cleanups; (v) nuisance and/or weed abatement clean-ups; or (vi) any street/road maintenance clean-ups.

15.01.570 - Amendment of Subsections R108.1, R108.2 and R108.3 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) of the 2019 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

Adoption of the 2019 Los Angeles County Residential Code shall be subject to the amendment of Subsections 108.1, 108.2 and 108.3 of Chapter 1, Division II (Scope and Administration) in their entirety. As amended, Subsections 108.1, 108.2 and 108.3 shall now read as follows:

R108.1 General

All fees or service charges established in connection with this Chapter shall be paid to the Building Official c/o the El Monte Building and Safety Division. Permit and plan check fees and any other Code-related fees or service charges shall be established by resolution of the El Monte City Council and may be amended, modified and/or updated from time to time by resolution.

R108.2 Permit Fees

The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be made by the Building Official whose determination shall be final. The value to be utilized in computing the permit and plan review fees established pursuant to this Chapter, shall be the total value of all work for which the permit is issued including, by way of illustration and not by limitation, construction and finish work, painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing, heating, airconditioning, elevators, fire-extinguishing systems, and all other permanent equipment.

R108.3 Plan Review Fees

(a)When a plan or other data is required to be submitted for review and approval by the Building Official pursuant to this chapter, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submittal of such plan or other data. Where the plan or other data is incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan review (recheck), a recheck fee shall be paid at the time of submittal of such plan or other data. Said plan review and recheck fees shall be established and may be amended from time to time, by resolution of the City Council.

15.01.580 - Amendment of Section R202 of Chapter 2 (Definitions) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code shall be subject to amendment of Section R202 of Chapter 2 (Definitions) of the California Residential Code, 2022 Edition, by the addition of the following defined term to the list of defined terms set forth therein:

GARAGE, PRIVATE, is a building or portion of a building in which motor vehicles are kept or stored, and which has three sides fully enclosed with approved materials. The fourth side shall be provided with a door or doors providing ingress and egress for the motor vehicles to be kept therein.

15.01.590 - Adoption of Appendices.

The following appendix that is part of the 2023 Los Angeles County Residential Code is adopted in its entirety: Appendix “H,” Patio Covers

15.01.600 - Exclusion of Other Appendices.

Any additional Appendices which may happen to be contained within the same book volume as the Los Angeles County Title 30 Residential Code (California Residential Code, 2022 Edition), are not adopted or incorporated into the El Monte Municipal Code unless stated in this Chapter.

SECTION 12. Chapter 15.02 of the El Monte Municipal Code is amended in its entirety to state as follows:

Chapter 15.02 - PLUMBING CODE

Sections:

15.02.010 - Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Plumbing Code.

15.02.020 - Administrative Authority.

15.02.030 - Fees and Service Charges.

15.02.040 - Adoption of Appendices.

15.02.050 - Exclusion of Other Appendices.

15.02.10 option of 2023 Los Angeles County Plumbing Code.

A. The 2023 Los Angeles County Plumbing Code as adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022, is hereby adopted in its entirety and incorporated by reference into the El Monte Municipal Code, together with, and subject to, those amendments, additions and modifications delineated in this Chapter below. For the purposes of this Chapter 15.02, the 2023 Los Angeles County Plumbing Code, as adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022, as adopted herein may be referred to as the “El Monte Plumbing Code” or “this code.”

B. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to use or maintenance of any plumbing system within the city of El Monte.

15.02.020 Administrative Authority.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Plumbing Code shall be subject to deletion of Subsection 101.4 (Chief Plumbing Inspector) of Section 101.0 (General Provisions) of Chapter 1, Division II (Administration):

Whenever the terms “Chief Plumbing Inspector”, “Administrative Authority” or “Authority Having Jurisdiction” is used in this Code or its appendices, it shall mean and refer to the Chief Building Official of the City of El Monte or designee.

15.02.030 Fees and Service Charges.

The adopted provisions of the 2023 Los Angeles County Plumbing Code notwithstanding, permit and plan check fees and any other code-related fees or service charges shall be the fees or service charges of the City of El Monte unless changed by resolution of the El Monte City Council and may be amended, modified and/or updated from time to time by resolution.

15.02.040 Adoption of Appendices.

A. The following appendices that are part of 2023 Los Angeles County Plumbing Code are adopted in their entirety: Appendices “A,” “B,” “D,” “G,” “I,” and “K.”

B. Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Plumbing Code shall be subject to the adoption and incorporation of an additional Appendix N (Swimming Pools). As adopted, Appendix N (Swimming Pools) shall state and provide the following:

APPENDIX M

Swimming Pools

Basic Provisions: Appendix M (Swimming Pools) is hereby added for the purpose of providing basic plumbing regulations with respect to swimming pools.

M1 - Swimming pool wastewater shall be disposed of as hereinafter set forth in this section and the type of disposal proposed shall be approved by the Administrative Authority prior to the commencement of any work. A means of disposal of the total contents of the pool (periodic emptying) without surface runoff shall be established to the satisfaction of the Administrative Authority.

M2 - The following are legal methods of swimming pool wastewater disposal:

1. To a public sewer.

NOTE: Approval from the Engineering Division is required for this method.

2. On the property if the property is large enough to ensure that runoff will not encroach on abutting property.

NOTE: Approval from the Engineering Division is required for this method.

3. To a tank truck.

M3 - No direct connection shall be made between any sewer, drainage system, drywell or subsoil irrigation line and any line connected to a swimming pool.

M4 - Waste water from any filter, scum gutter overflow, pool emptying line or similar apparatus or appurtenance when dis-

charged to any part of a drainage system, shall be provided with a three (3) inch (76.2 mm) trap.

M5 - Except as provided in M6, the discharge outlet terminal from any pool or filter shall be protected from backflow by an air gap at least six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above the flood rim of the receptor.

M6 - No scum gutter drain, overflow drain, back wash discharge drain, or pool emptying line shall enter any receptor below the rim unless the pool piping at its deepest point, the bottom of the filters, and the bottom of the scum gutter drain, or overflow inlets are at least six (6) inches (152.4 mm) above the surface rim of the receptor.

M7 - A positive point of potable water supply to each swimming pool shall be established and shall be installed as required by Chapter 6 of the California Plumbing Code.

M8 - Plans for other than private swimming pools shall be approved by the Los Angeles County Health Department.

15.02.050 - Exclusion of Other Appendices.

Any additional appendices which may happen to be contained within the same book volume as the 2023 Los Angeles County Plumbing Code are not adopted or incorporated into the El Monte Municipal Code unless stated in this chapter.

SECTION 13. Title 15 (Building and Construction) of the El Monte Municipal Code is hereby amended by the amendment of Chapter 15.03 (Mechanical Code) of the El Monte Municipal Code in its entirety so as to adopt and incorporate by reference the provisions of the 2023 Los Angeles County Mechanical Code, as adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022. In so adopting and incorporating by reference the provisions of the 2023 Los Angeles County Mechanical Code, it is the intent of the City to adopt and incorporate by reference the 2021 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials to the same extent it was adopted and amended by the State of California by way of the California Mechanical Code, 2022 Edition — all subject to additional City modifications detailed below.

SECTION 14. The amendment of Chapter 15.03 of the El Monte Municipal Code shall not apply to or excuse any violation thereof occurring prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, nor shall it affect any punishment or penalty imposed before these amendments take effect, or any suit, prosecution, or proceeding pending at the time of amendments, for any offense committed under the previous provisions. Further, the code provisions adopted and incorporated herein by reference shall be in full force and shall be applicable to construction wherein plans have been submitted on or after the effective date of this Urgency Ordinance.

SECTION 15. Chapter 15.03 of the El Monte Municipal Code is amended in its entirety to state as follows: Chapter 15.03 MECHANICAL CODE

Sections:

15.03.010 - Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Mechanical Code.

15.03.020 - Fees and Service Charges.

15.03.030 - Adoption of Appendices.

15.03.040 - Exclusion of Other Appendices.

15.03.010 Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Mechanical Code

A. The 2023 Los Angeles County Mechanical Code is hereby adopted in its entirety and incorporated by reference into the El Monte Municipal Code, together with, and subject to, those amendments, additions and modifications delineated in this Chapter below. For the purposes of this Chapter 15.03, the 2023 Los Angeles County Mechanical Code, as adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on November 15, 2022, as adopted herein may be referred to as the “El Monte Mechanical Code” or “this code.”

B. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, location, operation and maintenance or use of heating, ventilation, cooling, refrigeration systems, incinerators and other miscellaneous heat-producing appliances within the City of El Monte.

15.03.020 Fees and Service Charges.

The adopted provisions of the 2023 Los Angeles County Mechanical Code notwithstanding, permit and plan check fees and any other code-related fees or service charges shall be the fees or service charges of the City of El Monte unless changed by resolution of the El Monte City Council and may be amended, modified and/or updated from time to time by resolution.

15.02.030 Adoption of Appendices.

The following appendices that are part of the 2023 Los Ange-

les County Mechanical Code are adopted in their entirety: Appendices “B,” “C,” and “D.”

15.03.040 - Exclusion of Other Appendices.

Any additional Appendices which may happen to be contained within the same book volume as the California Mechanical Code, 2022 Edition, are not adopted or incorporated into the El Monte Municipal Code unless stated in this chapter.

SECTION 16. Chapter 15.04 of the El Monte Municipal Code is amended in its entirety to state as follows:

Chapter 15.04 GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE

Sections:

15.04.010 - Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Green Building Standards Code.

15.04.020 - Fees and Service Charges.

15.04.030 - Exclusion of Appendices.

15.04.010 Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Green Building Standards Code.

A. The 2023 Los Angeles County Green Building Standards Code is adopted in its entirety and incorporated by reference into the El Monte Municipal Code, together with, and subject to, those amendments, additions and modifications delineated in this chapter, below. For the purposes of this Chapter 15.04, the 2023 Los Angeles County Green Building Standards Code as adopted herein may be referred to as the “El Monte Green Building Standards Code” or “this code.”

15.04.020 Fees and Service Charges.

The adopted provisions of the 2023 Los Angeles County Green Building Standards Code notwithstanding, permit and plan check fees and any other code-related fees or service charges shall be established by resolution of the El Monte City Council and may be amended, modified and/or updated from time to time by resolution.

15.04.030 - Exclusion of Appendices.

Any appendices which may happen to be contained within the same book volume as the 2023 Los Angeles County Green Building Standards Code are not adopted or incorporated into the El Monte Municipal Code unless stated in this chapter.

SECTION 17. Chapter 15.05 of the El Monte Municipal Code is amended in its entirety to state as follows:

Chapter 15.05 ELECTRICAL CODE

Sections:

15.05.010 - Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code.

15.05.020 - Amendment of Article 90 (Introduction) of the 2019 Los Angeles County Electrical Code.

15.05.030 - Authority of Building Official.

15.05.040 - Fees and Service Charges.

15.05.050 - Adoption of Annexes.

15.05.060 - Exclusion of Other Annexes.

15.05.010 Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code.

A. The 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code is adopted in its entirety and incorporated by reference into the El Monte Municipal Code, together with, and subject to, those amendments, additions and modifications delineated in this chapter, below. For the purposes of this Chapter 15.05, the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code as adopted herein may be referred to as the “El Monte Electrical Code” or “this code.”

B. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to use or maintenance of any electrical system within the city of El Monte.

15.05.020 Amendment of Article 90 (Introduction) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code shall be subject to the addition of Section 90.10 (Administration) to Article 90 (Introduction). As adopted, Section 90.10 shall read as follows: 90.10. Administration.

All administrative permitting and related requirements of the El Monte Electrical Code shall be governed by the applicable provi-

sions of Chapter 1.24 (General Penalty) of Title 1 (General Provisions) of the El Monte Municipal Code.

15.05.030 Authority of Building Official.

The adopted provisions of the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code, notwithstanding, the Building Official of the City of El Monte, or the Building Official’s expressly authorized City-employed or contracted representative(s) shall oversee the enforcement of the provisions of the El Monte Electrical Code and shall be vested with the authority to enforce all such provisions on behalf of the City of El Monte.

15.05.040 Fees and Service Charges.

The adopted provisions of the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code notwithstanding, permit and plan check fees and any other code-related fees or service charges shall be the fees and service charges unless amended by resolution of the El Monte City Council and may be amended, modified and/or updated from time to time by resolution.

15.05.050 Adoption of Annexes.

The following annexes that are part of the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code are adopted in their entirety: Annexes “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” “E,” “F,” “G” and “H.”

15.05.06 - Exclusion of Other Annexes.

Any additional annexes which may happen to be contained within the same book volume as the 2023 Los Angeles County Electrical Code are not adopted or incorporated into the El Monte Municipal Code unless stated in this chapter.

SECTION 18. Chapter 15.38 of the El Monte Municipal Code is amended in its entirety to state as follows:

Chapter 15.38 EXISTING BUILDING CODE

Sections:

15.38.010 - Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Existing Building Code.

15.05.020 - Fees and Service Charges.

15.38.030 Amendment of Chapter 14 (Relocated or Moved Buildings) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Existing Building Code.

15.38.010 Adoption of 2023 Los Angeles County Existing Building Code.

The 2023 Los Angeles County Existing Building Code is adopted in its entirety and incorporated by reference into the El Monte Municipal Code, together with, and subject to, those amendments, additions and modifications delineated in this chapter, below. For the purposes of this Chapter 15.38, the 2023 Los Angeles County Existing Building Code as adopted herein may be referred to as the “El Monte Existing Building Code” or “this code.”

15.38.020 Fees and Service.

The adopted provisions of the 2023 Los Angeles County Exist ing Building Code notwithstanding, permit and plan check fees and any other code-related fees or service charges shall be the fees and service charges unless amended by resolution of the El Monte City Council and may be amended, modified and/or updated from time to time by resolution.

15.38.030 Amendment of Chapter 14 (Relocated or Moved Build ings) of the 2023 Los Angeles County Existing Building Code.

Adoption of the 2023 Los Angeles County Existing Building Code shall be subject to the amendment in its entirety of Chapter 14 (Relocated or Moved Buildings). As amended, Chapter 14 shall state the following:

Chapter 14 Relocated or Moved Buildings.

Buildings, structures, and their building service equipment moved into or within this jurisdiction shall comply with the provi sions of the technical codes for new buildings or structures and their building service equipment, as amended by the State of Cali fornia. Applicants requesting moving permits shall submit a certifi cate showing freedom from termite infestation for each building or structure to be moved. Said certificate shall be submitted at the time application for the moving permit has been duly filed. Upon filing of the application for permit to move a building or structure, and payment of the fee prescribed in the adopted fee schedule, the Building Official shall cause the building or structure to be inspected and shall prepare a written report which shall be forwarded to the applicant. This report shall indicate the approval or disapproval by the Building Official, and if approved for moving, shall outline the requirements necessary to make the building or structure conform to the codes and regulations of this and other ordinances duly ad opted by the City of El Monte.

The report of inspection shall remain valid for a period of ninety (90) days from the date that the building or structure has been in spected. If the building or structure has not been relocated by the

expiration of this time limit, then a new report and inspection fee shall be required. The applicant shall agree in writing, which shall be notarized, to make all the required changes and repairs within one hundred and eighty (180) days after relocation and shall post with the Building Official, a faithful performance bond, cash or surety, in an amount equal to the cost of the required reconstruction as determined by the Building Official. The faithful performance bond shall guarantee that the required changes shall be made, or the building or structure shall be removed or demolished, and the site cleared, cleaned, and restored to its original condition insofar as is practical.

SECTION 19. The amendments do not include the following sections of the El Monte Municipal Code and shall remain as approved by City Council on June 21, 2022:

15.07 – El Monte Art in Public Places Program.

15.08 – Public Facilities Impact Fees.

15.09 – Certificate of Occupancy.

15.10 – Miscellaneous Deletions.

15.12 – Deletions.

15.14 – State Energy Calculations Review Fee.

15.22 – Building Regulations – House Numbering.

15.24 – Building Regulations – Moving, Relocating and Demolition of Buildings, Part 1 – Definitions.

15.26 – Building Regulations – Moving, Relocating and Demolition of Buildings, Part 2 – Design Approval.

15.28 – Building Regulations – Moving, Relocating and Demolition of Buildings, Part 3 – Relocation Permit.

15.30 – Building Regulations – Moving, Relocating and Demolition of Buildings, Part 4 – Moving of Buildings.

15.32 – Building Regulations – Moving, Relocating and Demolition of Buildings, Part 5 – Demolition of Buildings.

15.34 – Fire Code.

15.36 – Small Residential Rooftop Solar Systems.

15.40 – Grading and Erosion Control.

SECTION 20. The amendments shall not apply to or excuse any violation thereof occurring prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, nor shall it affect any punishment or penalty imposed before these amendments take effect, or any suit, prosecution, or proceeding pending at the time of amendments, for any offense committed under the previous provisions. Further, the code provisions adopted and incorporated herein by reference shall be in full force and shall be applicable to construction wherein plans have been submitted on or after the effective date of this Urgency Ordinance.

SECTION 21. Inconsistent Provisions. Any provision of the El Monte Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to the extent neces

STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF EL MONTE

I, Gabriel Ramirez, City Clerk of the El Monte, County of Los Angeles, State of California, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of Ordinance No. 3019 adopted by the City Council of the City of El Monte, at a regular meeting by said Council held on 24th day of January, 2023, by the following votes to wit:

AYES: Mayor Ancona, Mayor Pro Tem Herrera, Councilmembers Cortez, Martinez Muela, Puente, Rojo and Ruedas

NOES: None

ABSTAIN: None

ABSENT: None

Publish January 30, 2023

EL MONTE EXAMINER

INVITATION TO BID

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Sections 1600 and 1601, all bids or proposals shall be submitted through the City’s electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids.com/ portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43375 by 2:00 pm Pacific Standard

Time on or before February 23, 2022 for the project listed below. A bid submitted after the time set shall not be considered. Bidders are required to submit (upload) all items listed in the section 4(d) of Instructions to Bidders, including a copy of the required Bidder’s Bond and acknowledgement of all addendums. Bids will be received by the City via the electronic submission up to the date and time shown in the Notice of Inviting Bids. The City will be responsible for bid tabulations. Bids will be opened and read out loud by the City Clerk’s Office in Council Chambers at the date and time stated in the Notice of Inviting Bids. Bid results will be made available to the public on the City’s website in the electronic bid management system once the bid tabulation has been completed.

The foregoing notwithstanding, the award of any contract shall be subject to approval by the City Council at a duly noticed City Council meeting and the City Council reserves the right to reject all Bids.

The Bidder, by submitting their electronic proposal, agrees to and certifies under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the certification, forms and affidavits submitted as part of this proposal are true and correct. The Bidder, by submitting its electronic bid, acknowledges that doing so carries the same force and full legal effect as a paper submission with a longhand (wet) signature. By submitting an electronic bid, the Bidder certifies that the Bidder has thoroughly examined and understands the entire Contract Documents (which consist of the plans and specifications, drawings, forms, affidavits and the solicitation documents), and that by submitting the electronic bid as its Bid proposal, the Bidder acknowledges, agrees to and is bound by the entire Contract Documents, including any addenda issued thereto, and incorporated by reference in the Contract Documents.

Gibson Mariposa Storm Drain and Fencing Improvement Project, CIP 066

The proposed improvements are located within the Gibson Mariposa Skate Park. The improvements are necessary to provide safety enhancement features that will benefit the local community. The proposed improvements will consist of:

• Perimeter tubular steel fencing - The perimeter fencing design will be to provide safety measures to the existing skate park.

• Landscape / Hardscape and concrete Improvements

• Safety cameras

Construction of a storm drainage system for the skate park

This is a federally assisted construction contract. Federal Labor Standards Provisions outlined in the HUD-4010 form, including prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA), will be enforced.

The “current Federal Wage Decision” is the one in effect ten (10) days prior to the bid opening date and can be found online at http:// www.wdol.gov In the event of a conflict between federal and state wage rates, the higher of the two will prevail. “The Contractor’s duty to pay State prevailing wages can be found under Labor Code Section 1770 et seq. and Labor Code Sections 1775 and 1777.7 outline the penalties for failure to pay prevailing wages and employ apprentices including forfeitures and debarment.” This Project is a “public work,” and thus, the Contractor and any Subcontractors must pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) regarding the prevailing rate of per diem wages. Copies of those rates are on file with the Director of Public Works and are available to any interested party upon request. The contractor shall post a copy of the DIR’s

determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job

Section 3 Statement: This is a HUD Section 3 construction contract. First preference will be given to a bidder who provides a reasonable bid and is a qualified Section 3 Business Concern. Second preference will be given to a bidder who provides a reasonable bid and commits to achieving the Section 3 employment, training, and subcontracting opportunity goals by submitting a Declaration of Intent to comply with Section 3 requirements, including benchmarks. Two Section 3 MANDATORY Pre-Bid Meetings will be held to discuss the Section 3 bid preference and goals. The first is on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 10:00am and the second is on Wednesday February 15, 2023 at 10:00am. The mandatory pre-bid meetings will be held at Gibson Mariposa Skate Park, by the amphitheater 4140 Gibson Road, El Monte, CA, 91731,. Bidders shall attend at least to one of the two mandatory pre-bid scheduled meetings. A bidder who is not responsive to the Section 3 requirements of the Housing Development Act of 1968 (as amended), will not receive

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. It is not a violation for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

Completion of Work: All work shall be completed within ninety (90) working days from the date designated on the Notice to Proceed.

Obtaining Contract Documents: Specifications and contract documents are posted in the City’s electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43375. All Bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of El Monte PlanetBids System website to participate in a Bid or to be added to a prospective Bidders list. Only those parties that have registered with the City as a plan holder on a particular project will receive the addendum(a) for that project. The City is not responsible for notifications to those parties who do not directly register as a plan holder on the City’s database. It is the responsibility of all perspective Bidders to register on the City’s database to ensure receipt of any addendum(a) prior to Bid submittals. Additionally, information on any addendum(a) issued for any bid specifications for any project will be available on the City website at: https:// www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43375. The City reserves the right to reject as nonresponsive any bid that fails to include the information required by any addendum(a) posted on the City website.

Questions: Project-specific questions must be submitted in writing through the City’s electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43375 by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on or before Wednesday, February 15, 2023. All posted questions will be answered in writing and conveyed via written addenda to all Bidders via posting on PlanetBids.

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: Two mandatory pre-bid meetings will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 10:00am and on Wednesday February 15, 2023 at 10:00am at Gibson Mariposa Skate Park, 4140 Gibson Road, El Monte, CA, 91731. Every Bidder is required to attend to one of the two mandatory pre-bid meetings. Failure of a Bidder to attend will render that Bidder’s Bid non-responsive. No allowances for cost adjustments will be made if a Bidder fails to adequately examine the Project before submitting a Bid.

Submission of Proposals: All Bids or Proposals shall be submitted through the City’s electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43375 no later than the date and time prescribed. All Bids must be signed by an authorized representative.

All required sections, including pricing, shall be submitted (uploaded) to PlanetBids via the website. The Bidder shall attach Subcontractor(s) Listing, Experience Form, Copy of Bid Security, and all other documents as listed in the BIDDER’S CHECKLIST to the PlanetBids Attachments Tab. The system will not accept a Bid for which any required information is missing. Prior to the Bid due date and time, all Bidders shall submit the original Bid Security to: Office of the City Clerk City of El Monte – City Hall East 11333 Valley Blvd El Monte CA, 91731

The award of the contract by the City Council is contingent upon the Bidder submitting the required bonds and insurance, as described in the Contract, prior to the Bid due date and time. If the Bidder fails to comply with these requirements, the City may award the contract to the second or third lowest Bidder and the Bid security of the lowest Bidder may be forfeited.

Bids Remain Sealed Until Due Date and Time. Electronic Bids are transmitted into the City’s bidding system via hypertext transfer protocol secure (https). Bids submitted prior to the due date and time are not available for review by anyone other than the submitter, who will have until the due date and time to change, rescind or retrieve

its bid should they desire to do so. Upon the Bidder’s entry of their bid, the system will ensure that all required fields are entered. The system will not accept a Bid for which any required information is missing. This includes all necessary pricing, subcontractor listing(s) and any other essential documentation and supporting materials and forms requested or contained in these solicitation documents. All Bid submission information must be fully transferred from the Bidder server to the bid system server before bid closing. Bids still transmitting at the time of bid closing will not be accepted. Bidders will receive an e-bid confirmation number with a time stamp from the bid management system indicating their bid was submitted successfully. The City will only receive those bids that were transmitted successfully. DO NOT FAX OR EMAIL.

Bid Security: Each proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check, or bid bond executed on the prescribed form, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid price payable to the City of El Monte. Bidders are hereby notified that in accordance with the provisions of Public Contract Code section 22300, securities may be substituted for any monies which the City may withhold pursuant to the terms of this Contract to ensure performance.

Prior to the bid due date and time, all Bidders shall submit the original Bid Security to the City Clerk. Proof of delivery that is date/time stamped and signed for by the City Clerk from other couriers other than Certified mail will be accepted. A copy of the proof of delivery shall be submitted with the bid package by the bid due date.

Contractor’s License: Bidder must possess a current Class_”A”General Engineering Contractor license issued by the State of California, at the time the bid is submitted.

Contractor Registration: All Bidders and listed subcontractors must have registered with the California State Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 prior to submitting a Bid. Furthermore, a Contractor and all subcontractors must be registered pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 before entering into a contract to work on a public project.

City’s Right to Postpone Opening of Bids. The City reserves the right to postpone the date and time for the opening of Bids at any time prior to the date and time initially announced in this Invitation to Bid in accordance with applicable law.

Opening of Bids. Bids will be received by the City via the electronic submission up to the date and time shown in the Notice of Inviting Bids. The City will be responsible for bid tabulations. Bids will be opened and read out loud by the City Clerk’s Office in Council Chambers at the date and time stated in the Notice of Inviting Bids. Bid results will be made available to the public on the City’s website in the electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43375 once the bid tabulation has been completed.

Award: The award shall be made to the lowest responsible Bidder whose proposal complies with the specified requirements. The foregoing notwithstanding, the award of any contract shall be subject to approval by the City Council at a duly noticed City Council meeting. Contractor shall execute the Contract within ten (10) days after it has received the Contract from the City. The City reserves the right to waive any irregularity in the proposals. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the opening of bids.

Rejection of Bids: The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids. The City further reserves the right to waive immaterial irregularities in any Bid. Any Bid not conforming to the intent and purpose of the Contract Documents may be rejected. The City reserves the right to make all awards in the best interest of the City.

Disqualification of Bidder: If there is a reason to believe that collusion exists among any Bidders, none of the Bids of the participants in such collusion will be considered and the City may likewise elect to reject all bids received.

Wage Rates: Bidders are hereby notified that the California Department of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the work. Copies of the current schedules for prevailing wages applicable to this project are on file in the City’s office. It shall be mandatory for the Contractor and any subcontractor under it to pay not less than the said specified rates to laborers and workmen employed by them in the execution of the Contract. The contractor’s duty to pay State prevailing wages can be found under Labor Code, Section 1770 et seq. Labor Code Sections 1775 and 1777.7 outline the penalties for failure to pay prevailing wages and employ apprentices including forfeitures and debarment.

This public works construction project is also funded in whole or in part with federal funds. Accordingly, federal labor standards provisions including prevailing wage requirements of the David-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) will be enforced. In the event of a conflict between Federal and State prevailing wage rates, the higher of the two will prevail.

Bonds: 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.

Conflict of Interest: in the procurement of supplies, equipment, construction, and services by the sub-recipients, the conflict of inter-

est provisions in 24 CFR 85.36 OMB Circular A-110, and 24 CFR 570.611, respectively, shall apply. No employee, officer, or agent of the sub-recipient shall participate in selection or in the award or administration of a contract supported by Federal funds if a conflict of interest, real or apparent, would be involved.

Publish January 30, 2023 EL MONTE EXAMINER

Rosemead City Notices

ORDINANCE NO. 1013

A SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1013 ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE APPROVAL OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 22-01 AND ZONE CHANGE 22-01

On January 24, 2023, the City Council of the City of Rosemead adopted for second reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 1013, approving Planned Development 22-01 and Zone Change 22-01, “An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosemead, County of Los Angeles, State of California, for the approval of Planned Development 22-01 and Zone Change 22-01, amending the zoning map of the subject site from Single Family Residential (R-1) to Planned Development (P-D) zone. The subject site is located at 8601 Mission Drive (APNs: 5389-009-029, 030, and 031)”. The following is a summary of Ordinance No. 1013.

Ordinance 1013 (Planned Development 22-01 and Zone Change 22-01)

Mission Villas, LLC is proposing the development of 37 two-story dwelling units, eight of which will be developed utilizing the City’s Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance. In addition, four out of the 37 units will be designated as affordable units. The dwellings will range in size from 1,546 to 2,553 square feet with four different floor plans. Of the 37 units, 29 would be four-bedroom single family dwelling units, four would be three-bedroom duplexes, and four would be four-bedroom duplexes. All units will include an enclosed two-car garage. The project also includes 25 guest parking spaces and access would be provided via one 40-foot-wide driveway on Mission Drive. In addition, the project will include new landscaping, decorative hardscape, exterior walls and lighting, and open space areas. The project site is located at 8601 Mission Drive (APNs: 5389-009029, 030, and 031) in the Single Family Residential (R-1) zone.

Environmental Determination

The City of Rosemead acting as a Lead Agency, has completed an Initial Study in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code Section 21000-21177) and pursuant to Section 15063 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR). The Initial Study was undertaken for the purpose of deciding whether the "project" may have a significant effect on the environment. On the basis of the analysis within the Initial Study, the City has concluded that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment with the incorporation of mitigation measures and has therefore prepared a Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration. The Initial Study reflects the independent judgment of the City.

Passed, Approved and Adopted the 24th day of January 2023 by the following vote:

AYES: ARMENTA, CLARK, DANG, LOW AND LY

NOES: NONE

ABSENT: NONE

ABSTAIN: NONE

The full text of Ordinance No. 1013 is available for inspection during regular business hours at the City Clerk’s Office (8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California 91770) Monday – Thursday 7:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. or at www.cityofrosemead.org.

DATED THIS 30th DAY OF JANUARY 2023

Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk City of Rosemead 8838 E. Valley Boulevard

authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/16/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. ST11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

RICHARD MEAGLIA - SBN 89670, LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD MEAGLIA 688 WEST FOOTHILL BLVD MONROVIA CA 91016 1/23, 1/26, 1/30/23 CNS-3661855# MONROVIA WEEKLY

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GARY DENNIS URBINO CASE NO. 22STPB12036

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of GARY DENNIS URBINO.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOHN URBINO-MORRISON in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOHN URBINO-MORRISON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/27/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

Publish January 30, 2023

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Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

LINDA KAY JUSTICE WHITE

CASE NO. 23STPB00290

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of LINDA KAY JUSTICE WHITE.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by TIMOTHY SHAWN WHITE JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that TIMOTHY SHAWN WHITE JR. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the

form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner ARMEN D. GREGORIAN, ESQ.SBN 240371, GREGORIAN LAW, APC 21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD., STE. 500 TORRANCE CA 90503 1/23, 1/26, 1/30/23

CNS-3662399# TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

SUZAN LILLY MEYER AKA SUZAN MEYER AKA SUZAN

L. MEYER

CASE NO. 23STPB00708

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of SUZAN LILLY MEYER AKA SUZAN MEYER AKA SUZAN L. MEYER.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ANDREW JAMES MEYER in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ANDREW JAMES MEYER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 03/03/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner PHILIP L. TANGALAKIS - SBN 78379

least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Date: 03/28/2023 Time: 8:30AM Dept:

3. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Arcadia Weekly DATED:

January 10, 2023 Robin Miller Sloan JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT

Pub. January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2023 ARCADIA WEEKLY

Notice of Sale of Real Property at Public Auction

Case No. 22STPB06471

In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles

In the Matter of the Estate of MARIAN E. LUCERO, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, through her agent, Larry Weiner, Flans & Weiner, Inc., 16200 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 417, Encino, California 91436; telephone (818) 501-4888, www.flansweiner. com, David Hastings, Administrator, will sell at public auction, to the highest and best bidder, subject to confirmation of said superior court, on February 2, 2023, at 10:00 AM, at 7951 & 7953 Graves Street, City of Rosemead, (County of Los Angeles), State of California, all of the right, title and interest of said deceased at the time of death and all right, title and interest that the estate of said deceased has acquired by operation of law or otherwise, other than or in addition to that of said deceased, at the time of death, in and to all the certain real property in the city of Rosemead, County of Los Angeles, State of California particularly described as:

Parcel 1:

Those portions of Lots 39 and 40 of Tract No. 2809 in the City of Rosemead, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 33 Page 76 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County, described as a whole as follows :

Remaining twenty-five percent interest to be sold on same terms and conditions. Ten percent of amount bid to be deposited with bid. Property is sold in “as is” condition.

January 18, 2023

DAVID HASTINGS, Administrator MARIELLEN ROSS ATTORNEY AT LAW 435 Yale Avenue Claremont, California 91711

Telephone: 909/398-7022

1/23, 1/26, 1/30/23

CNS-3662424# ROSEMEAD READER

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Hsiao Chiao Lu FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22SHCP00523 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 300 East Walnut St, Pasadena, Ca 91101, Northeast District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Hsiao Chiao Lu filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Hsiao Chiao Lu to Proposed name Shirley H Lu 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Time:

Date: 03/13/2023

8:30AM Dept: P The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Arcadia Weekly DATED: December 28, 2022 Robin Miller Sloan JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2023 ARCADIA WEEKLY

Trustee Notices

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice

TANGALAKIS & TANGALAKIS 4264 OVERLAND AVE CULVER CITY CA 90230 1/30, 2/2, 2/6/23 CNS-3664032# AZUSA BEACON

Public Notices

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Quang Nhon Truong FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 23AHCP00014 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 300 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena, Ca 91101, Northeast District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner Quang Nhon Truong filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Quang Nhon Truong to Proposed name Jerry Quang Truong

2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at

Beginning at a point in the Southwesterly line of said Lot 40, which point is 186.14 feet Northwesterly measured along the Southwesternly line of said Lots 39 and 40, from the Southeast corner of said Lot 39, said point of beginning being also the most Westerly corner of the Parcel of land described as Parcel 47, in the deed to Southern California Edison, Co., a Corporation, recorded in Book 1752 Page 266, Official Records of said County; thence from said point of beginning, Northeasterly along the Northwesterly line of said Parcel 47, a distance of 190.80 feet, more or less, to a point in the North line of said Lot 39, from the North line of Lot 39, which point is 27.96 feet Westerly, measured along said North line of Lot 39, form the Northeast corner of said Lot 39; thence Westerly along the North lines of said Lots 39 and 40, a distance of 269.44 feet, more or less, to the Northwest corner of said Lot 40; thence Southerly along the West line of said Lot 40, a distance of 88.42 feet to the Southwest corner of said Lot 40; thence Southeasterly along the Southwesterly line of said Lot 40, a distance of 117.36 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.

Except therefrom the Westerly 74 feet, measured at right angles of said Lot 40.

Parcel 2:

That portion of the Northerly 8.80 feet of Graves Avenue, formerly Garvey Avenue, 97.60 feet wide, described in Parcel 3 of that certain order vacating certain portions of Graves Avenue, recorded on April 27, 1939 as Instrument No. 1190 in Book 16564 Page 139 of Official Records of said County, which lies between the Southerly prolongation of the Easterly line of Westerly 74 feet of Lot 40 in Tract No. 2809, as per map recorded in Book 33 Page 76 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County and the Southwesterly prolongation of the Northwesterly line of the land described in Parcel 47 of the deed to Southern California Edison Company, recorded in Book 1752 Page 266 of Official Records of said County.

APN 5284-024-016 & 5284-024-017

Commonly known as 7951 & 7953 Graves Street, Rosemead, California (County of Los Angeles)

Terms of sale in lawful money of the United States on confirmation of sale.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-22-912546-AB Order No.: 0222002745 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/5/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID

LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE.

Trustor(s): JOSE CRIVELY, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE & SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 5/18/2005 as Instrument No. 05 1168644 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 2/9/2023 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, in the Vineyard Ballroom Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $372,677.41 The purported property address is: 16625 EAST BENBOW STREET, COVINA (AREA), CA 91722-2407 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 8419008-005 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID-

DERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER:

The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as QUICKCREW BUILDER, 39147 CALLE Del Sur, green valley, CA 91390. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 2021. Signed: jorge s martinez, 39147 Calle Del Sur, green valley, CA 91390 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 25, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires 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 this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

Pub. Monrovia Weekly 01/30/2023, 02/06/2023, 02/13/2023, 02/20/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023017035 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as (1). WHY NOT WORLD GAME? (2). WHYNOTWORLDGAME. COM , 727 North Dillon St, Los Angeles, CA 90026. This business is conducted by a limited liability company (llc).

Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on June 2022. Signed: Totally Social LLC (CA201500910248), 727 NDillon Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026; Zachary Zarate, President. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 24, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires 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 this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

Pub. Monrovia Weekly 01/30/2023, 02/06/2023, 02/13/2023, 02/20/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023010298

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SHIR SHANUN PSY.D., 174 West Las Flores Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2023. Signed: Shir Shanun, 174 West Las Flores Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 17, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires 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 this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

Pub. Monrovia Weekly 01/30/2023, 02/06/2023, 02/13/2023, 02/20/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023018349

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as FUNKY LOVE ART STUDIO, 931 Galemont Ave, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745. This business is conducted by a general partnership.

Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2023. Signed: (1). Cynthia D Carranza, 931 Galemont Ave, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 (2). Maribel Arellano, 6750 Fry St., Bell Gardens, CA 90201 (3). David Calvillo, 18349 La Naca St, La Puente, CA 91744 (General Partner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 25, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires 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 this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 01/30/2023, 02/06/2023, 02/13/2023, 02/20/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023017732

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as FANCYFACE DESIGNS, 1088 E Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91501. This business is conducted by a limited liability company (llc). Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2023. Signed: FF DESIGNS LLC (CA-202354311766), 1088 E Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91501; VAGAN OVALYAN, MEMBER. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 25, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business

name statement expires 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 this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

Pub. Monrovia Weekly 01/30/2023, 02/06/2023, 02/13/2023, 02/20/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023017732 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as FANCYFACE DESIGNS, 1088 E Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91501. This business is conducted by a limited liability company (llc). Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2023. Signed: FF DESIGNS LLC (CA-202354311766), 1088 E Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91501; VAGAN OVALYAN, MEMBER. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 25, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires 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 this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 01/30/2023, 02/06/2023, 02/13/2023, 02/20/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023 015490

FIRST FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as HOME MADE HH, 433 Pioneer Drive Apt 4, Glendale, CA 91203. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: Hasmik Hovsepyan, 433 Pioneer Dr Apt 4, Glendale, CA 91203 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 23, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires 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 this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 01/30/2023, 02/06/2023, 02/13/2023, 02/20/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023018154 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as SKINMOTIVE, 13 E Foothill Blvd, Arcadia, CA 91006. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: Nora Aguilar Gamez, 13 E Foothill Blvd, Arcadia, CA 91006 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 25, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires 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 this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

Pub. Monrovia Weekly 01/30/2023, 02/06/2023, 02/13/2023, 02/20/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023019672 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as DESIGNERCON, 1851 Victory Bl, glendale, CA 91201. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on June 2018. Signed: 3D Retro inc (CA-3664609), 1851 Victory Blvd, glendale, CA 91201; Alex Goretsky, CFO. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 26, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires 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 this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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Glendale City Notices

the successful Bidder shall substitute a properly licensed and qualified Subcontractor— without an adjustment of the Bid Amount.

7. Permits, Inspections, Plan Checks, Governmental Approvals, Utility Fees and Similar Authorizations: The City has applied and paid for the following Governmental Approvals and Utility Fees: City of Glendale Building Permits and Inspections

8. All other Governmental Approvals and Utility Fees shall be obtained and paid for by Contractor and will be reimbursed based on Contractor’s actual direct cost without markup. See Instructions to Bidders Paragraph 14, and General Conditions Paragraph 1.01 for definitions and Paragraph 1.03 for Contractor responsibilities.

9. Bid Forms and Bid Security: Each Bid must be made on the Bid Forms obtainable at the Public Works Facilities Management Division. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a cashier’s check or certified check drawn on a solvent bank, payable to “City of Glendale,” for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the Bid. Alternatively, a satisfactory corporate surety Bid Bond for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the Bid may accompany the Bid. Said security shall serve as a guarantee that the successful Bidder, within fourteen (14) calendar days after the City’s Notice of Award of the Contract, will enter into a valid contract with the City for said Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.

10. Bid Irrevocability. Bids shall remain open and valid for ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline.

11. Substitution of Securities. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300, substitution of securities for withheld funds is permitted in accordance therewith.

Central Library 222 E. Harvard Street, Glendale, CA 91205

Note: All Contractors planning to attend the pre-bid job walk on February 9th shall RSVP prior to 4 pm on February 6th by email to aasaturyan@glendaleca.gov or by calling (818) 937-8247.

City of Glendale Contact Person: Arthur Asaturyan, Project Manager Phone: 818-937-8247 E-mail: aasaturyan@glendaleca.gov

Mandatory Qualifications for Bidder and Designated Subcontractors:

A Bid may be rejected as non-responsive if the Bid fails to document that Bidder meets the essential requirements for qualification. As part of the Bidder’s Statement of Qualifications, each Bid must provide satisfactory evidence that:

Bidder: satisfactorily completed at least Three ( 3 ) prevailing wage public contracts in California; each comparable in scope and scale to this Project, within Five ( 5 ) years prior to the Bid Deadline and with a dollar value in excess of the Bid submitted for this Project.

General Scope of Work: Contractor shall furnish labor, materials, equipment, services, and specialized skills to perform work involved in the Project. The Work in the Bid is defined in the Project Drawings and Specifications and will generally include, but not limited to:

The Children’s Room Move the entryway and extend the interior window overlooking the main atrium. Lower shelving and increase wall shelving.

• Decrease the footprint of the service desk. Create flexible programming space that can be used by the public when not programmed.

• Remove existing tech room and improve access to power and data for mobile devices. Create areas for preschoolers and tweens, and a lactation room.

• Update security system and add an Assistive Listening System (ALS).

• Combine storage areas and improve staff area.

Teen Space

• Create a dedicated teen space that is acoustically sealed. Turn the existing SoundSpace into storage that enables flexible use of the space.

• Create a visible and usable recording studio and control room in the Teen Space. Create three meeting rooms and a social gaming space. Provide mobile display shelving for rotating featured collections.

• Improve access to power and data for patrons’ personal and library devices. Update security system and add an ALS.

Restrooms

•Create ADA-accessible adult restrooms adjacent to the auditorium and two- family restrooms within the Children’s Room.

Other Bidding Information:

1. Bidding Documents: Bids must be made on the Bidder’s Proposal form contained herein. Bidding Documents may be obtained by visiting City of Glendale’s website.

2. Completion: This Work must be completed within 270 calendar days from the Date of Commencement as established by the City’s written Notice to Proceed.

3. Acceptance or Rejection of Bids. The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to award all or any individual part/item of the Bid, and to waive any informalities, irregularities or technical defects in such Bids and determine the lowest responsible Bidder, whichever may be in the best interests of the City. No late Bids will be accepted, nor will any oral, facsimile or electronic Bids be accepted by the City.

4. Mandatory Pre-Bid Job Walk. A mandatory pre-bid job walk will be held at the project site at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, February 9th at the Glendale Central Library, located at 222 E. Harvard Street, Glendale, CA 91205.

5. Contractors License. At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, including full completion of all corrective work during the Correction Period, the Contractor must possess a California contractor license or licenses, current and active, of the classification required for the Work, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3, Section 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code. In compliance with Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Bidder must possess the following license(s): General “B.”

The successful Bidder will not receive a Contract award if the successful Bidder is unlicensed, does not have all of the required licenses, or one or more of the licenses are not current and active. If the City discovers after the Contract’s award that the Contractor is unlicensed, does not have all of the required licenses, or one or more of the licenses are not current and active, the City may cancel the award, reject the Bid, declare the Bid Bond as forfeited, keep the Bid Bond’s proceeds, and exercise any one or more of the remedies in the Contract Documents.

6. Subcontractors’ Licenses and Listing. At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, each listed Subcontractor must possess a current and active California contractor license or licenses appropriate for the portion of the Work listed for such Subcontractor and shall hold all specialty certifications required for such Work. When the Bidder submits its Bid to the City, the Bidder must list each Subcontractor whom the Bidder must disclose under Public Contract Code Section 4104 (Subcontractor Listing Law), and the Bidder must provide all of the Subcontractor information that Section 4104 requires (name, the location (address) of the Subcontractor’s place of business, California Contractor license number, California Department of Industrial Relations contractor registration number, and portion of the Work). In addition, the City requires that the Bidder list the dollar value of each Subcontractor’s labor or services. The City’s disqualification of a Subcontractor does not disqualify a Bidder. However, prior to and as a condition to award of the Contract,

12. Prevailing Wages. This Project is subject to the provisions of California Labor Code Section 1720. Contractor awarded this Contract and all Subcontractors of any tier shall not pay less than the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to perform the Work. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, pursuant to the California Labor Code, and the United States Secretary of Labor, pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act, have determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The rates determined by the California Director of Industrial Relations are available online at www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/. Davis-Bacon wage rates are included in this Specification and are available online at www.wdol.gov/. To the extent that there are any differences in the federal and state prevailing wage rates for similar classifications of labor, Contractor and its Subcontractors shall pay the highest wage rate. California Department of Industrial Relations ― Public Works Contractor Registration.

Beginning July 1, 2014, under the Public Works Contractor Registration Law (California Senate Bill No. 854 - See Labor Code Section 1725.5), contractors must register and meet requirements using the online application https://efiling.dir.ca.gov/ PWCR/ActionServlet?action=displayPWCRegistrationForm before bidding on public works contracts in California. The application also provides agencies that administer public works programs with a searchable database of qualified contractors. Application and renewal are completed online with a non-refundable fee of $300. More information is available at the following links:

http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSE/PublicWorks/SB854FactSheet_6.30.14.pdf

http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html

Beginning April 1, 2015, the City must award public works projects only to contractors and subcontractors who comply with the Public Works Contractor Registration Law.

Notice to Bidders and Subcontractors:

• No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a Bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)].

• No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5.

• This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

The prime contractor must post job site notices prescribed by regulation. (See 8 Calif. Code Reg. Section 16451(d) for the notice that previously was required for projects monitored by the DIR Compliance Monitoring Unit.)

Furnishing of Electronic Certified Payroll Records to Labor Commissioner. For all new projects awarded on or after April 1, 2015, contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement).

Dated this day of , 2023, City of Glendale, California.

Dr. Suzie Abajian, City Clerk of the City of Glendale

Publish Janury 30, 2023 & February 2, 2023

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Glendale (“City”) will receive sealed Bids, before the Bid Deadline established below for the following work of improvement:

Glendale Transportation Center Renovation Project SPECIFICATION NO. 3926

Bid Deadline: Submit before 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 (“the Bid Deadline”) Original plus two (2) copies of Bid to be submitted to: Office of City Clerk 613 E. Broadway, Room 110 Glendale, CA 91206

Bid Opening: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 City Council Chambers 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206 NO LATE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Bidding Documents Available: January 24, 2023, on City of Glendale Website: https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/finance/purchasing/rfp-rfqbid-page Mandatory Pre-Bid Job Walk: Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Time: 9:00 am

Location: Glendale Transportation Center 400 W. Cerritos Avenue Glendale, CA 91204

Note:

All Contractors planning to attend the pre-bid job walk on February 8th shall RSVP prior to 4 pm on February 6th by email to aasaturyan@glendaleca.gov or by calling (818) 9378247.

City of Glendale Contact Person: Arthur Asaturyan, Project Manager Phone: 818-937-2847

E-mail: aasaturyan@glendaleca.gov

Mandatory Qualifications for Bidder and Designated Subcontractors: A Bid may be rejected as non-responsive if the Bid fails to document that Bidder meets the essential requirements for qualification. As part of the Bidder’s Statement of Qualifications, each Bid must provide satisfactory evidence that:

Bidder: satisfactorily completed at least Three (3) prevailing wage public contracts in California; each comparable in scope and scale to this Project, within Five (5) years prior to the Bid Deadline and with a dollar value in excess of the Bid submitted for this Project.

Following Quality Assurances must be met:

1. Contractor is hereby directed to recognize the value and significance of the building and exercise special care during the work to ensure that the existing building, its details, materials and finishes which are to remain are not damaged by the work being performed.

2. Contractor shall be responsible for protection of all existing materials and components to remain in place throughout the duration of construction. Extent of protection is to cover all historic elements to remain that are in the vicinity of construction activities or may be harmed by the movement of materials through the building and project site, whether specifically called out on the drawings, or not. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to provide any additional protection required to prevent soiling and damage to existing finishes and elements to remain. All questionable protection requirements should be identified for Architect’s review. In the event of damage, such items shall be repaired or replaced by the contractor at his expense, to the satisfaction of the Architect and City of Glendale.

3. Protection is to be secured adequately so as to maintain a safe environment for workers throughout the duration of the project.

General Scope of Work: Contractor shall furnish labor, materials, equipment, services, and specialized skills to perform work involved in the Project. The Work in the Bid is defined in the Project Drawings and Specifications and will generally include the repairs to the wood framed windows and doors, fractured stucco, rotted trellis, replace the existing roof, and landscape improvements at the Glendale Transportation Center located at 400 W. Cerritos Ave. The GTC is a historic structure, and all provisions will be made to preserve, restore, and replicate the original features and finishes.

Other Bidding Information:

1. Bidding Documents: Bids must be made on the Bidder’s Proposal form contained herein. Bidding Documents may be obtained by visiting City of Glendale’s website.

2. Completion: This Work must be completed within 75 calendar days from the Date of Commencement as established by the City’s written Notice to Proceed.

3. Acceptance or Rejection of Bids. The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to award all or any individual part/item of the Bid, and to waive any informalities, irregularities or technical defects in such Bids and determine the lowest responsible Bidder, whichever may be in the best interests of the City. No late Bids will be accepted, nor will any oral, facsimile or electronic Bids be accepted by the City.

4. Mandatory Pre-Bid Job Walk. A mandatory pre-bid job walk will be held at the project site at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8th at the Glendale Transportation Center, located at 400 W. Cerritos Avenue, Glendale, CA 91204.

5. Contractors License. Contractor License. At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, including full completion of all corrective work during the Correction Period, the Contractor must possess a California contractor license or licenses, current and active, of the classification required for the Work, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3, Section 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code. In compliance with Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Bidder must possess the following license(s): General “B.” The successful Bidder will not receive a Contract award if the successful Bidder is unlicensed, does not have all of the required licenses, or one or more of the licenses are not current and active. If the City discovers after the Contract’s award that the Contractor is unlicensed, does not have all of the required licenses, or one or more of the licenses are not current and active, the City may cancel the award, reject the Bid, declare the Bid Bond as forfeited, keep the Bid Bond’s proceeds, and exercise any one or more of the remedies in the Contract Documents.

6. Subcontractors’ Licenses and Listing. At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, each listed Subcontractor must possess a current and active California contractor license or licenses appropriate for the portion of the Work listed for such Subcontractor and shall hold all specialty certifications required for such Work. When the Bidder submits its Bid to the City, the Bidder must list each Subcontractor whom the Bidder must disclose under Public Contract Code Section 4104 (Subcontractor Listing Law), and the Bidder must provide all of the Subcontractor information that Section 4104 requires (name, the location (address) of the Subcontractor’s place of business, California Contractor license number, California Department of Industrial Relations contractor registration number, and portion of the Work). In addition, the City requires that the Bidder list the dollar value of each Subcontractor’s labor or services. The City’s disqualification of a Subcontractor does not disqualify a Bidder. However, prior to and as a condition to award of the Contract, the successful Bidder shall substitute a properly licensed and qualified Subcontractor— without an adjustment of the Bid Amount.

LEGALS

ment

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF HYO SOOK PARK

Case No. 23STPB00317

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of HYO SOOK PARK

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Tracey Kyong Hee Lee in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PRO-

BATE requests that Tracey Kyong Hee Lee be appointed as personal repre-sentative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on March 3, 2023 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu-ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.

been filed by KEVIN KOMNENUS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KEVIN KOMNENUS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

02/17/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner

LINDA M. VARGA - SBN 149988

the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Feb. 10, 2023 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu-ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: FRANCES L MARTIN ESQ SBN 86977 21515 HAWTHORNE BLVD SUITE 980 TORRANCE CA 90503

CN993398 PARRA

Jan 23,26,30, 2023 MONTEREY PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERT M. McDONALD aka ROBERT MORRIS McDONALD, ROBERT MORRIS McDONALD SR.

Case No. PRRI2300053

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERT M. McDONALD aka ROBERT MORRIS McDONALD, ROBERT MORRIS McDONALD SR.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Julie Lynn Renville in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE.

THE PETITION FOR PRO-

BATE requests that Julie Lynn Renville be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

sonal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: PAUL HORN ESQ SBN 243227 PAUL HORN LAW GROUP PC 11404 SOUTH STREET CERRITOS CA 90703 CN993405 MCDONALD Jan 23,26,30, 2023 CORONA NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JACK MORGAN CASE NO. PROSB230039

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JACK MORGAN.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by REBECCA S. FORT in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that REBECCA S. FORT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

03/02/23 at 9:00AM in Dept. S37 located at 247 W. 3RD STREET, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

after the Bid Deadline.

11. Substitution of Securities. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300, substitution of securities for withheld funds is permitted in accordance therewith.

12. Prevailing Wages. This Project is subject to the provisions of California Labor Code Section 1720. Contractor awarded this Contract and all Subcontractors of any tier shall not pay less than the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to perform the Work. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, pursuant to the California Labor Code, and the United States Secretary of Labor, pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act, have determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The rates determined by the California Director of Industrial Relations are available online at www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/. Davis-Bacon wage rates are included in this Specification and are available online at www.wdol.gov/. To the extent that there are any differences in the federal and state prevailing wage rates for similar classifications of labor, Contractor and its Subcontractors shall pay the highest wage rate. California Department of Industrial Relations Public Works Contractor Registration.

Beginning July 1, 2014, under the Public Works Contractor Registration Law (California Senate Bill No. 854 - See Labor Code Section 1725.5), contractors must register and meet requirements using the online application https://efiling.dir.ca.gov/ PWCR/ActionServlet?action=displayPWCRegistrationForm before bidding on public works contracts in California. The application also provides agencies that administer public works programs with a searchable database of qualified contractors. Application and renewal are completed online with a non-refundable fee of $300. More information is available at the following links: http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSE/PublicWorks/SB854FactSheet_6.30.14.pdf http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html

Beginning April 1, 2015, the City must award public works projects only to contractors and subcontractors who comply with the Public Works Contractor Registration Law.

Notice to Bidders and Subcontractors:

contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a Bid proposal for a public works

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner:

EMMANUEL HAN ESQ SBN 275843 HAN & PARK LAW GROUP INC 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 1100 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 CN993424 PARK Jan 23,26,30, 2023 MONTEREY PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RONALD MAURICE FISHER AKA RONALD M. FISHER CASE NO. 23STPB00394

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of RONALD MAURICE FISHER AKA RONALD M. FISHER.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has

HENRY J. MORAVEC III - SBN 149989

MORAVEC, VARGA & MOONEY

2233 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, STE 17 SAN MARINO CA 91108 1/23, 1/26, 1/30/23

CNS-3661719#

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JONATHAN PARRA aka JOHNNY ANGEL PARRA

Case No. 21STPB02433

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JONATHAN PARRA aka JOHNNY ANGEL PARRA

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Idalia Parra in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Idalia Parra be ap-pointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the dece-dent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on March 21, 2023 at 8:30

AM in Dept. No. 11 located at 4050

Main St., Riverside, CA 92501.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either

(1) four months from the date of first issu-ance of letters to a general per-

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

KATHLEEN SUSAN ALLEN CASE NO. PROSB2300021

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of KATHLEEN SUSAN ALLEN.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JEANINE R. GARCIA AND JENNIFER PIGOTT in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JEANINE R. GARCIA AND JENNIFER PIGOTT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/07/23 at 9:00AM in Dept. S35 located at 247 W. 3RD STREET, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0212

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner

LESLIE E. RILEY - SBN 265987, VARNER & BRANDT LLP

3237 E GUASTI RD #220 ONTARIO CA 91767 1/23, 1/26, 1/30/23

CNS-3662094# ONTARIO NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

JOANNE VERONICA ANDREWS

CASE NO. 23STPB00361

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JOANNE VERONICA ANDREWS.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOHN F. ANDREWS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOHN F. ANDREWS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration au-

thority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

02/16/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 4 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner GENA MERRILL, ESQ, - SBN 297817, THE OAKLEY LAW GROUP 2600 W. OLIVE AVE. 5TH FLR. BURBANK CA 91505

1/23, 1/26, 1/30/23

CNS-3662123#

BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BEATRICE VITERI

Case No. 23STPB00285

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BEATRICE VITERI A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Walter Michael Viteri and Diana Viteri Perez in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Walter Michael Viteri and Diana Viteri Perez be appointed as personal representative to ad-minister the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Feb. 17, 2023 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either

(1) four months from the date of first issu-ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person

interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner:

M DENISE KRISTOF ESQ SBN 201987

KENT L KRISTOF ESQ SBN 237745

KRISTOF & KRISTOF

1122 E GREEN ST PASADENA CA 91106 CN993623 VITERI

Jan 30, Feb 2,6, 2023

BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

PAMELA HEPWORTH WALTON

CASE NO. 23STPB00613

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of PAMELA HEPWORTH WALTON.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DAWN REBECCA WALTON in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DAWN REBECCA WALTON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

02/24/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

ANNA VALIENTE GOMEZ - SBN 246661

LAW OFFICE OF ANNA VALLENTE GOMEZ

2146 BONITA AVENUE LA VERNE CA 91750 BSC 222792 1/30, 2/2, 2/6/23 CNS-3663504# WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY HELEN ARMIJO CASE NO. PROSB2300045

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of MARY HELEN ARMIJO.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CAROL TAFOYA in the Superior Court of California, County

of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CAROL TAFOYA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/28/23 at 9:00AM in Dept. S36 located at 247 W. THIRD STREET, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

JASON L. GAUDY - SBN 228975 GAUDY LAW INC.

267 D STREET UPLAND CA 91786 1/26, 1/30, 2/2/23

CNS-3663080# ONTARIO NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHRISTOPHER ALLEN KOSEFF CASE NO. PRRI2202049

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CHRISTOPHER ALLEN KOSEFF.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CHRISTOPHER J. KOSEFF in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CHRISTOPHER J. KOSEFF be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/15/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 4050 MAIN STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA 92501

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court

and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner AARON CHARLES GREGG - SBN 76612

AARON CHARLES GREGG, APLC 110 E WILSHIRE AVE #503 FULLERTON CA 92832

1/26, 1/30, 2/2/23

CNS-3664059#

CORONA NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROBERT GEORGE HAND CASE NO. 22STPB10100

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ROBERT GEORGE HAND.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ROBERT GENE HAND in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ROBERT GENE HAND be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 03/01/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

ADAM M. MILLER - SBN 277939

MILLER LAW OFFICE, PC 25000 AVE STANFORD, STE 172 VALENCIA CA 91355 1/30, 2/2, 2/6/23

CNS-3664595# GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: NICOLA BIASE CASE NO. 23STPB00307

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of NICOLA BIASE.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by NICHOLAS BIASE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that NICHOLAS BIASE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

02/16/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 4 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner PENGPENG JI - SBN 337770 LO & LO LLP 506 N. GARFIELD AVE. STE 280 ALHAMBRA CA 91801 1/30, 2/2, 2/6/23 CNS-3664621# ALHAMBRA PRESS

Public Notices

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Shontal Esbend FOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER: 23AHCP00002 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 300 E. Walnut St, Pasadena, Ca 91101, Northeast District TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Shontal Esbend filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name

a. OF Shontal Esbend to Proposed name Shontal Govindhu Esbend 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Date: 03/25/2023

Time: 8:30AM Dept: P. Room:300 The address of the court the same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county:

Alhambra Press DATED: January 3, 2023 Robin Miller Sloan JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2023 ALHAMBRA PRESS