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How Trump plans to seize the power of the purse from Congress

By Molly Redden, ProPublica

DonaldTrumpis entering his second term with vows to cut a vast array of government services and a radical plan to do so. Rather than relying on his party’s control of Congress to trim the budget, Trump and his advisers intend to test an obscure legal theory holding that presidents have sweeping power to withhold funding from programs they dislike.

“We can simply choke off the money,” Trump said in a 2023 campaign video. “For 200 years under our system of government, it was undisputed that the president had the constitutional power to stop unnecessary spending.”

His plan, known as “impoundment,” threatens to provoke a major clash over the limits of the president’s control over the budget. The Constitution gives Congress the sole authority to appropriate the federal budget, while the role of the execu-

tive branch is to dole out the money effectively. But Trump and his advisers are asserting that a president can unilaterally ignore Congress’ spending decisions and “impound” funds if he opposes them or deems them wasteful.

Trump’s designs on the budget are part of his administration’s larger plan to consolidate as much power in the executive branch as possible. Last month, he pressured the Senate to go into recess so he could appoint his cabinet without any oversight. (So far, Republicans who control the chamber have not agreed to do so.) His key advisers have spelled out plans to bring independent agencies, such as the Department of Justice, under political control.

If Trump were to assert a power to kill congressionally approved programs, it would almost certainly tee up a fight in the federal courts

and Congress and, experts say, could fundamentally alter Congress’ bedrock power.

“It’s an effort to wrest the entire power of the purse away from Congress, and that is just not the constitutional design,” said Eloise Pasachoff, a Georgetown Law professor who has written about the federal budget and appropriations process.

“The president doesn’t have the authority to go into the budget bit by bit and pull out the stuff he doesn’t like.”

Trump’s claim to have impoundment power contravenes a Nixon-era law that forbids presidents from blocking spending over policy disagreements as well as a string of federal court rulings that prevent presidents from refusing to spend money unless Congress grants them the flexibility.

In an op-ed published Nov. 20, tech billionaire Elon Musk and former Republi-

can presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who are overseeing the newly created, nongovernmental Department of Government Efficiency, wrote that they planned to slash federal spending and fire civil servants. Some of their efforts could offer Trump his first Supreme Court test of the post-Watergate Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which requires the president to spend the money Congress approves. The law allows exceptions, such as when the executive branch can achieve Congress’ goals by spending less, but not as a means for the president to kill programs he opposes.

Trump and his aides have been telegraphing his plans for a hostile takeover of the budgeting process for months. Trump has decried

LA County health agency warns of consuming recalled

LA County board begins efforts to implement Measure G reforms

By Anusha

Following voters’ approval of an overhaul to county governance, the Board of Supervisors is beginning Wednesday to implement the changes, including a compromise that combined two competing proposals over the makeup of a task force that’ll oversee the process.

Among the provisions of Measure G is an expansion of the Board of Supervisors from five to nine members following the 2030 census, and making the county CEO an elected position by 2028. The measure also includes the creation of the positions of county legislative analyst and director of budget and management.

Measure G also formalizes the establishment of an Ethics Commission and a compliance officer by 2026. The Board of Supervisors has already begun the process of creating an Ethics Commission, but its existence will now be codified in the charter, along with

the establishment of the compliance officer post, protecting it from being disbanded in future absent another public vote.

The measure also had a series of other provisions, including the creation of a commission that would review the county charter every 10 years; requiring all county departments to present their annual budgets during public meetings; requiring all Board of Supervisors agenda items to be posted at least 120 hours prior to a regular meeting; authorizing suspension of an elected official charged with a felony relating to a violation of officials duties; and requiring that the changes be made with no additional cost to taxpayers.

Board of Supervisors Chair Lindsey Horvath, who helped spearhead Measure G, introduced a motion aimed at beginning the process of implementing various changes included

Shankar, City News Service

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After audit of services agency, board proposes LA County homeless department

By Anusha Shankar, City News Service

Followinganaudit

critical of a city-county homeless service agency, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to explore the creation of a county department to centralize homeless services.

The board approved the motion on a 4-0 vote, with Supervisor Holly Mitchell abstaining. Mitchell questioned whether creating a county department would only shift persistent administrative challenges from one agency to another.

Mitchell also noted that the county audit that cited financial-control issues with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority only evaluated money being disseminated, not the actual work being done to assist the homeless.

The audit of LAHSA was requested by Supervisor Lindsay Horvath and the board in February, and its results were released last week.

The county AuditorController Department report cited several concerns about LAHSA’s management of homeless funding, such as failing to recoup cash advances provided to subcontractors, failing to establish repayment schedules for subcontractors, lack of adequate records for tracking cash advances awarded to other agencies and failure to adequately monitor contracts with recipient agencies and document whether subcontractors who received funds actually met the terms of their contracts.

LAHSA officials disagreed with many of the

issues cited in the report, but acknowledged others and said many had already been recognized and recommendations of the auditor were already in the process of being implemented, “with many having already been resolved.”

In its response to the audit provided to the county, LAHSA CEO Va Lecia Adams Kellum contended that several issues identified in the report were “in whole or in part attributable to LAHSA’s fiscal practices during the COVID-19 years. ... Therefore, these actions should be considered within a broader context of the public health emergency, rather than being assessed solely through the conventional accounting framework.”

She also noted that the period of time examined in the audit — fiscal year 2016-17 through 2023-24 — “captured a time of rapid growth and expansion for LAHSA, both in its organizational size, scope and nature of its functions.” She said that during that time, the agency evolved from a conventional “pass-through grant and contract administrator into a systems administrator with significant programmatic and direct services roles.” She also wrote that the agency underwent a “complete agencywide reorientation” between 2019 and 2022 to focus on public health responses due to the pandemic.

Speaking at Tuesday’s meeting, Horvath said a new county department would increase transparency for voters and improve

the county’s oversight of services and efforts to bring the homeless off the street.

“We need a dedicated county department to centralize and streamline investments and programs to move faster and more intentionally towards a future where 75,000+ are safe in housing and supported,” Horvath said.

The board’s move came on the heels of voters approving Measure A in the November election, which will double and extend in perpetuity a countywide sales tax to fund homelessness measures.

Measure A will take effect April 1 and its revenue generation is expected to cross $1 billion in fiscal year 2025-26. Supervisors on Tuesday stressed the need to use the funds collaboratively with regional agencies.

LAHSA has come under scrutiny from public officials in the past, with several Los Angeles City Council members calling for increased transparency about the agency’s operations.

In response, LAHSA earlier this year introduced data dashboards on its website designed to give a better picture of its operations. The dashboards allow viewers to access data on street outreach, interim housing and time- limited subsidies; details on LAHSA-funded programs and their efficacy; as well as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe initiative and the county’s Pathway Home program.

The dashboards can show how many unhoused

OCTA board votes to buy 50 new greener buses

By City News Service

TheOrangeCounty

Transportation Authority will buy 50 new zero-emission buses, officials said Tuesday.

On Monday, the OCTA Board of Directors voted to buy 40 hydrogen fuelcell electric buses and 10 battery-powered vehicles to replace compressed natural gas buses at the end of their run.

“I’m proud that OCTA is an industry leader in transitioning to zero- emission

technology,” OCTA Chair Tam Nguyen said. “And I’m glad we’re helping set the standard for a future where our passengers can continue to count on reliable bus service while protecting our environment.”

The agency is working to comply with a state goal of zero-emission technology by 2040. Half of the agency’s new buses must be zeroemission by 2026, and all of them by 2029, officials said. The initial price of the 50

residents entered the rehousing system in respective City Council or Board of Supervisors’ districts, how many people individual programs have helped, and the performance of local service providers.

“We’ve been working hard to provide the public access to clear, easy-todigest data on homelessness in Los Angeles,” Adams Kellum said at the time. “LAHSA is committed to transparency and accountability as we work toward ending homelessness for our unhoused neighbors.”

Tuesday’s motion asked the CEO to report back to the board within 60 days on the feasibility of creating a county department dedicated to homelessness issues, while LAHSA would “retain only the core func-

tions including Homeless Management of Information System administration, the Greater Los Angeles Homeless County and other emergency response services as designated and funded by the board.”

Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who co-sponsored the motion to explore a new county department, stressed that the move was not an effort to blame LAHSA for shortcomings.

“Make no mistake — this is not an effort to point accountability away from our Board of Supervisors,” Barger said in a statement after the vote. “I believe a county department focused on homelessness will help us create more unity of effort and will also help end a blame game. Ultimately, our board is responsible and

accountable for addressing the homelessness crisis. We are the entity that must make thoughtful, informed decisions and direct resources accordingly. The forthcoming analysis will further fuel our work and efforts to be introspective. I look forward to the report back and to continuing this important work.”

Supervisor Janice Hahn voted in support of the motion, but said she was open to a new county department only “if it will actually mean bringing people inside faster and more effectively addressing this humanitarian crisis. What I am not interested in is replacing one bureaucracy with another or rolling back the progress we have made linking arms with the city of Los Angeles.”

new buses was $84.4 million, but taking advantage of the state’s tax exemption for zero-emission vehicle sales, the OCTA was able to negotiate the price down to $77.5 million.

The 40 hydrogen fuel-cell buses will cost $63.6 million, with the battery-powered electric buses costing $13.9 million.

The agency’s board also voted to buy 11 battery chargers for the new vehicles, which will cost $2.2 million.

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A battery-electric bus in the OCTA’s fleet. | Photo courtesy of the Orange County Transportation Authority

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Health experts brace for Trump Administration 2.0

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

California could be in for some big cuts to health care for lowincome families under a second Trump administration, according to health experts.

Policy specialists at the nonprofit KFF said they are bracing for Trump allies in Congress to make major reductions to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, in order to pay for big tax cuts promised by the president-elect.

Larry Levitt, executive vice president of health policy at KFF, said it would force states to backfill or raise costs.

“For the ACA, simply letting enhanced financial aid expire after next year would result in big out-of-pocket premium increases, reduced enrollment and more people uninsured,” Levitt projected.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s choice for Health and Human Services Secretary,

did not say much on the campaign trail about funding for Medicaid or the Affordable Care Act, so his positions are unclear. Kennedy has expressed skepticism about vaccines and has said the U.S. should stop putting fluoride in drinking water.

Jennifer Kates, senior vice president and director of the Global Health and HIV Policy Program for KFF, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cannot require states to follow its recommendations on vaccines and fluoridation.

“That’s up to states and local governments,” Kates explained. “But CDC can recommend, and if those recommendations are not being made or being watered down or changed, that sends a message to states, to schools, to parents.”

Health advocates are also raising concerns DACA recipients could lose access

to health plans sold on the state marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act. Changes to so-called

Advocacy groups protest as Trump tells Senate to halt judicial appointments

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

On Nov. 19, Presidentelect Donald Trump called on the U.S. Senate to stop confirming President Joe Biden’s nominees to federal judgeships, even as civil rights groups are pressing for the opposite.

Some 26 of Biden’s nominees still need Senate approval; five of them from California.

Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program for the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, is part of a coalition that recently wrote to senators, urging them to prioritize Biden’s nominees.

“There are about 900 lifetime judges,” Zwarensteyn explained. “The first Trump administration had 234 confirmations. We could be facing that again, which would mean more than half of the judiciary may end up being judges who have been appointed by the incoming president.”

The Biden administration has confirmed 218 judges over the past four years, and the Senate had scheduled multiple votes two weeks ago. Republicans have taken votes to slow the process down

but Democrats are motivated to get it done before they lose the majority in January.

Zwarensteyn noted federal judgeships are lifetime appointments.

“Every single one of the seats that we can fill

now hopefully will be with somebody who is fair-minded, ethical, and does have a commitment to everybody’s rights,” Zwarensteyn stressed. “I think this is an important guardrail for our democracy, especially knowing the threats ahead.” Federal judges often make highly consequential decisions on topics including educational equity, immigration, fair pay, access to health care and the constitutionality of book bans.

“public charge” rules could make families with mixed immigration status hesitant to use Medicaid benefits.

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Mustafa Kasubhai to a federal judgeship in Oregon. | Photo by Wikilaw contributor/Wikimedia Commons

Series: The New Immigration: How Recent Arrivals at the Border Have Changed the Country and Its Attitudes

At first, she didn’t think much about the Nicaraguan asylum-seekers who began moving into town a few years ago. Rosa was an immigrant too, one of the many undocumented Mexican immigrants who’d settled nearly 30 years ago in Whitewater, a small university town in southeast Wisconsin.

Some of the Nicaraguans had found housing in Rosa’s neighborhood, a trailer park at the edge of town. They sent their children to the same public schools. And they got jobs in the same factories and food-processing facilities that employed many of Rosa’s friends and relatives.

Then Rosa realized that many of the newcomers with ongoing asylum cases could apply for work permits and driver’s licenses — state and federal privileges that are unavailable to undocumented immigrants. Rosa’s feelings of indifference turned to frustration and resentment.

“It’s not fair,” said Rosa, who works as a janitor. “Those of us who have been here for years get nothing.”

Her anger is largely directed at President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party for failing to produce meaningful reforms to the immigration system that could benefit people like her. In our reporting on the new effects of immigration, ProPublica interviewed dozens of long-established Latino immigrants and

Immigrants’ resentment over new arrivals helped boost Trump’s popularity with Latino voters

By Melissa Sanchez and Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica

their U.S.-born relatives in cities like Denver and Chicago and in small towns along the Texas border. Over and over, they spoke of feeling resentment as they watched the government ease the transition of large numbers of asylum-seekers into the U.S. by giving them access to work permits and IDs, and in some cities spending millions of dollars to provide them with food and shelter.

It’s one of the reasons so many Latino voters chose Donald Trump this election, giving him what appears to be Republicans’ biggest win in a presidential race since exit polls began tracking this data. Latinos’ increased support for Trump — who says he could use the military to execute his plans for mass deportations — defied conventional wisdom, disrupting longheld assumptions about loyalties to the Democratic Party. The shift could give Republicans reason to cater to Latinos to keep them in the party’s fold.

On the campaign trail, Trump singled out Whitewater after the police chief wrote a letter to Biden asking for help responding to the needs of the new Nicaraguan arrivals. While some residents were put off by Trump’s rhetoric about the city being destroyed by immigrants, it resonated with many of the longtime Mexican-immigrant residents we interviewed. They said they think the newcomers have unfairly received benefits that they never got when they arrived illegally decades ago — and

that many still don’t have today.

Among those residents is one of Rosa’s friends and neighbors who asked to be identified by one of her surnames, Valadez, because she is undocumented and fears deportation. A single mother who cleans houses and buildings for a living, Valadez makes extra money on the side by driving immigrants who don’t have cars to and from work and to run errands. It’s a risky side hustle, though, because she’s frequently been pulled over and ticketed by police for driving without a license, costing her thousands of dollars in fines.

One day two summers ago, one of her sons found a small purse at a carnival in town. Inside they found a Wisconsin driver’s license, a work permit issued to a Nicaraguan woman and $300 in cash. Seeing the contents filled Valadez with bitterness. She asked her son to turn in the purse to the police but kept the $300. “I have been here for 21 years,” she said. “I have five children who are U.S. citizens. And I can’t get a work permit or a driver’s license.”

When she told that story to Rosa one afternoon this spring, her friend nodded emphatically in approval. Rosa, like Valadez, couldn’t vote. But two of Rosa’s U.S.born children could, and they cast ballots for Trump.

One of Rosa’s sons even drives a car with a bumper sticker that says “Let’s Go Brandon” — a popular antiBiden slogan.

Rosa said she is glad her

children voted for Trump. She’s not too worried about deportation, although she asked to be identified solely by her first name to reduce the risk. She believes Trump wants to deport criminals, not people like her who crossed the border undetected in the 1990s but haven’t gotten in trouble with the law. “They know who has been behaving well and who hasn’t been,” she said.

In the months leading up to the presidential election, numerous polls picked up on the kinds of frustrations felt by Rosa and her family. Those polls indicated that many voters considered immigration one of the most pressing challenges facing the country and that they were disappointed in the Biden administration’s record.

Biden had come into office in 2021 promising a more humane approach to immigration after four years of more restrictive policies during the first Trump administration. But record numbers of immigrants who were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border began to overwhelm the system. While the Biden administration avoided talking about the border

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Criminal charges announced vs. US Framing West, 2 employees

Criminal charges have been lodged against US Framing West and two employees of the construction company for alleged violations of state labor laws across the Southland and elsewhere, officials said Tuesday.

Theannouncement follows the surrender and arraignment of the defendants in Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this month, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

Between 2018 and 2022, Bonta alleges, US Framing West provided framing construction for multiple projects across California using crews of unlicensed subcontractors. While working these projects, US Framing West allegedly committed grand theft, payroll tax evasion, prevailing wage theft and filed false documents with the state.

In the 31-count complaint, Bonta alleges that the company failed to pay more than $2.5 million in state payroll taxes during this period and underpaid its workers by about $40,000 at a public works project in Cathedral City.

A representative of the Louisville-Kentucky-based company could not immediately be reached for comment.

“California has some of the strongest worker protections in the country, but there are still too many who are willing to skirt the law to make an extra buck,” Bonta said in a statement. “My office will not stand by when businesses — or the individuals who run them — steal from workers and defraud the state. I want to thank our union partners for alerting us to this case and for fighting every day to ensure good jobs,

situation like a crisis, the way Trump and the GOP had, outspoken critics like Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott amplified the message that things at the border were out of control while he arranged to bus thousands of immigrants to Democrat-controlled big cities around the country. In Whitewater, hundreds of Nicaraguans arrived on their own to fill jobs in local factories, and many of them drove to work without licenses, putting a strain on the small local police department with only one Spanish-speaking officer.

While the Biden administration kept a Trump expulsion policy in place for three years, it also created temporary parole programs and an app to allow asylum-seekers to make appointments to cross the border. The result was that hundreds of thousands more immigrants were allowed to come into the country and apply for work permits, but the efforts didn’t assuage the administration’s critics on the right or left. Meanwhile, moves to benefit undocumented workers who were already in the country were less publicized, said Kathleen BushJoseph, a policy analyst at the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute.

The White House did not respond to requests for comment.

Conchita Cruz, a co-founder and co-execu-

By City News Service

fair wages, and safe conditions for California workers.”

US Framing West is a construction company that specializes in framing contracting. The state Department of Justice investigation allegedly revealed that the company secured a number of high-paying framing jobs on large construction projects in Southern California and elsewhere, then subcontracted out the physical labor to unlicensed subcontractors, according to Bonta’s office.

Starting in 2018 and through to 2022, US Framing West is alleged to have hired numerous unlicensed contractors for projects throughout the state and failed to file and submit taxes to the California Employment Development Department for these employees, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

Bonta said the inves-

tigation began after the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council alerted the DOJ to potential wage theft violations occurring at an Oakland construc-

Latino voters

tive director of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, which serves a network of around 1 million asylumseekers across the country, said that because of either court challenges or processing backlogs, Biden wasn’t able to deliver on many of his promises to make it easier for immigrants who’ve lived in this country for years to regularize their status.

“Policies meant to help immigrants have not always materialized,” she said.

Cruz said that while the administration extended the duration of work permits for some employment categories, backlogs have hampered the quick processing of those extensions. As of September, there were about 1.2 million pending work permit applications, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data, with many pending for six months or more. USCIS said the agency has taken steps to reduce backlogs while processing a record number of applications.

Biden’s attempts to push for broad immigration reform in Congress, including a proposal his administration sent on his first day in office, went nowhere. Earlier this year, in an effort to prevent a political win for Biden before the election, Trump pressured Republicans to kill bipartisan legislation

that would have increased border security.

Camila Chávez, the executive director of the Dolores Huerta Foundation in Bakersfield, California, said Democrats failed to combat misinformation and turn out Latino voters. She recalled meeting one young Latina Trump supporter while she knocked on voters’ doors with the foundation’s sister political action organization. The woman told her she was concerned that the new immigrant arrivals were bringing crime and cartel activity — and potentially were a threat to her own family’s safety.

“That’s our charge as organizations, to make sure that we are in the community and educating folks on how government works and to not vote against our own self-interests. Which is what’s happening now,” said Chávez, who is the daughter of famed farmworker advocate Dolores Huerta and a niece of Cesar Chávez.

Trump has made clear he intends to deliver on his deportation promises, though the details of how he’ll do it and who will be most affected remain unclear. The last time Trump was elected, he moved quickly to issue an executive order that said no “classes or categories” of people who were in the country illegally could be exempt from enforcement.

Tom Homan, who Trump has picked to serve as his “border czar,” said during a recent interview with Fox & Friends that immigrants who were deemed to be a threat to public safety or national security would be a priority under a new administration. But he said immigrants with outstanding deportation orders will also be possible targets and that there will be raids at workplaces with large numbers of undocumented workers.

The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

Mike Madrid, a Republican strategist, said it’s wishful thinking to believe Trump will give any special treatment to undocumented immigrants who have been living and working in the U.S. for a long time. But he’s heard that sentiment among Latino voters in focus groups.

“They believe that they are playing by the rules and that they will be rewarded for it,” Madrid said. “Republicans have never been serious about legal migration, let alone illegal migration. They’re allowing themselves to believe that for no good reason.”

The Republican Party’s growing appeal to Latino voters was especially noticeable in places like Del Rio, a Texas border town. As ProPublica previously reported, Trump flipped the

tion project. The DOJ, with support from other state agencies, subsequently conducted a joint investigation into US Framing West for allegations relating to violations of state labor laws and tax evasion on construction projects spanning Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego and other counties, the office said.

county where Del Rio sits from blue to red in 2020 and won it this year with 63% of the vote.

Sergio Garza Castillo, a Mexican immigrant who owns a gas station and convenience store in Del Rio, illustrates that political shift. Garza Castillo said he came to the U.S. legally as a teenager in the 1980s after his father, a U.S. citizen, petitioned and waited for more than a decade to bring his family across the border.

Ever since Garza Castillo became a U.S. citizen in 2000, he has tended to vote for Democrats, believing in their promise of immigration reform that could lead to more pathways to citizenship for longestablished undocumented immigrants, including many of his friends and acquaintances.

But the Democrats “promised and they never delivered,” Garza Castillo said. “They didn’t normalize the status of the people who were already here, but instead they let in many migrants who didn’t come in the correct way.” He believes asylum-seekers should have to wait outside the country like he did.

He said he began to turn away from the Democrats in September 2021, when nearly 20,000 mostly Haitian immigrants seeking asylum waded across the Rio Grande from Mexico and camped out under the

city’s international bridge near Garza Castillo’s gas station. Federal authorities had instructed the immigrants to wait there to be processed; some remained there for weeks, sleeping under tarps and blankets with little access to water and food. Garza Castillo said he and other business owners lost money when the federal government shut down the international bridge, an economic engine for Del Rio.

Some of the Haitian migrants were eventually deported; others were allowed into the U.S. to pursue asylum claims and given notices to appear in court in a backlogged immigration system that can take years to resolve a case. “That to me is offensive for those who have been living here for more than 10 years and haven’t been able to adjust their status,” Garza Castillo said.

He hopes Trump seizes on the opportunity to expand support from Latino voters by creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who’ve been here for years. “If he does that,” he said, “I think the Republican Party will be strong here for a long time.”

AnjeanetteDamon, Nicole Foy, Perla Trevizo and Gerardo del Valle contributed reporting.

Republished with Creative CommonsLicense(CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).

State Attorney General Rob Bonta, with union leaders Lorena Gonzalez and Matt Miller, announces charges against US Framing West for alleged wage theft. | Photo courtesy of agrobbonta/Instagram

Internet, press freedom groups sound alarm at Trump’s choice for FCC

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

President-elect Donald Trump’schoiceof Brendan Carr to lead theFederalCommunications Commission is raising red flags among groups that advocate for a free press and consumer protections.

Carr is currently the top Republican on the Federal Communications Commission.

Craig Aaron, president of Free Press, a national public interest group that acts as an FCC watchdog, said Carr has already refused to condemn Mr. Trump’s calls to pull the broadcast license of the ABC television network.

“That should be an easy question for an FCC chair to answer: Are you going to go after ABC’s broadcast license because they fact-checked the debate? The correct answer is, ‘No, that’s ridiculous,’” Aaron stressed. “And what Brendan Carr essentially said testifying in Congress was, ‘Well, I’d have to look at it.’ That’s not the answer you want.”

The FCC regulates radio, television and cable communications, so its decisions have big implications for Californians, and all Americans.

Carr also wrote the Project 2025 chapter on media issues, saying the FCC should rein in big tech, promote national security and emphasize prosperity and FCC accountability. Under President Joe Biden, the FCC has strengthened consumer protections and approved net neutrality rules.

Aaron worries protections will go out the window and fears the FCC will change the rules to allow megamergers of media companies.

“If you just allow the cronies of the administration to buy up these local TV stations, networks, infrastructure, then that’s another way you can take control,” Aaron contended. “And Brendan Carr’s never met a media merger he didn’t like.”

The position of FCC chair does not require Senate confirmation, so Carr is likely to be appointed. However, any future vacancies would require Senate approval.

Health experts speak out against RFK Jr. leading Health and Human Services

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

Groupsfightingto improveaccessto health care are asking the U.S. Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Kennedy is an environmental lawyer who ran for president, then threw his support to Donald Trump in August.

Matthew Herdman, California state director for the nonprofit Protect our Care, said Kennedy has falsely linked vaccines to autism.

“When he went to American Samoa to talk about vaccine safety there, almost immediately afterward, there was a large measles outbreak that led to 83 Americans losing their lives,” Herdman recounted. “I would be terrified to see that happen, spread nationwide across our country.”

Kennedy has said one of his priorities would be to reexamine pesticides that are legal in the U.S. but banned or being phased out in Europe.

He has also promoted raw milk, despite warnings from the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that unpasteurized milk can carry salmonella, E. coli, Listeria and the virus that causes bird flu.

Dr. Diana Dayal, an emergency room resident physician at UCLA Medical Center and a union representative, said she’s troubled by Kennedy’s beliefs.

“He has touted countless baseless claims time and time again that have later been contradicted by expert review,” Dayal pointed out.

“From his takes on vaccine development to fluoride safety, he misrepresents isolated data as conclusive and then interprets other studies incorrectly. Conveniently he then ignores vast scientific evidence and peer review that runs counter to

his beliefs.”

Chris Noble, organizing director for the group Health Access California, noted Kennedy once called the COVID-19 vaccine the “deadliest vaccine ever made.”

“RFK Jr. will continue to propagate medical conspiracies that further erode trust in evidence-based medicine that will result in preventable death and grave threats to public health if given a seat of power,” Noble contended. Billions of dollars in federal subsidies for health plans on CoveredCA are set to expire next year unless the Republican-controlled Senate reinstates them. Kennedy has so far not taken a public position on the issue.

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Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

STEPHEN P. AJALAT, ESQ.SBN 159051, AJALAT & AJALAT LLP

330 NORTH BRAND BLVD., SUITE 1250

GLENDALE CA 91203

Telephone (818) 506-1500 11/25, 11/28, 12/2/24 CNS-3873093#

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MAO SUNG KU aka MAO S. KU

Case No. 24STPB12882

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MAO SUNG KU aka MAO S. KU

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Bonnie Yao 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 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 Dec. 26, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 99 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 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: PAUL HORN ESQ SBN 243227 PAUL HORN LAW GROUP PC 11404 SOUTH STREET CERRITOS CA 90703 CN111981 KU Nov 28, Dec 2,5, 2024 WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KEVORK GEORGE SALIBIAN

Case No. 24STPB12909

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Wenhao Huang be appointed as personal represen-

tative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Dec. 16, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 62 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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.

Attorney for petitioner: ROUPEN AVSHARIAN ESQ SBN 182647

AVSHARIAN & ASSOCIATES 450 N BRAND BLVD STE 600 GLENDALE CA 91203

CN111986 SALIBIAN Nov 28, Dec 2,5, 2024

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARKO VITERI

Case No. 22STPB10480

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Avril H. Maciel in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Walter Michael Viteri be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections

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with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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.

Attorney for petitioner: KENT L KRISTOF ESQ

SBN 237745

M DENISE KRISTOF ESQ

SBN 201987

KRISTOF & KRISTOF 1122 E GREEN ST

PASADENA CA 91106

CN111997 VITERI Nov 28, Dec 2,5, 2024

BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LETICIA CABA

Case No. 24STPB13048

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of LETICIA CABA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Miriam Caba-Stafford in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Miriam CabaStafford 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 ap-proval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per-sonal 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 on January 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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 rep-resentative 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.

Attorney for petitioner: ANJA M REINKE ESQ SBN 146385 LAW OFFICE OF ANJA M REINKE 4000 W MAGNOLIA BLVD STE L BURBANK CA 91505 CN112243 CABA Nov 28, Dec 2,5, 2024 ALHAMBRA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Shylana Rose Lightfeldt Case No. PRRI2402202

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Shylana Rose Lightfeldt

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by John B. Lightfeldt in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that John B. Lightfeldt 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 on January 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. 8. located at 4050 Main St, Riverside, Ca 92501.

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.

Petitioner: John B. Lightfeldt 3610 Central Avenue Suite 400 Riverside, Ca 92506

925-233-8898

DECEMBER 2, 5, 9, 2024

RIVERSIDE INDEPENDENT

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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: 12/30/2024 Time: 9:30AM Dept: C. Room: 312 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: Glendale Independent DATED: November 6, 2024 Olivia Rosales JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. November 11, 18, 25, December 2, 2024 GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Megan Kristina Sutcliffe FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24NWCP00428

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 12720 Norwalk Blvd, Norwalk, Ca 90650, SouthEast Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Megan Kristina Sutcliffe filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Megan Kristina Sutcliffe to Proposed name Megan Snow 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: 12/30/2024 Time: 9:30AM Dept: C. Room: 312 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: Glendale Independent DATED: November 6, 2024 Olivia Rosales JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. November 11, 18, 25, December 2, 2024 GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Luxi Ye FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24PSCP00508 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 400 Civic Center Plaza , Pomona Ca 91766, East Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Luxi Ye filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Luxi Ye to Proposed name Lucy Ye 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: 01/17/2025 Time: 8:30AM Dept: G. Room: 302 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: Baldwin Park Press DATED: November 7, 2024 Salvatore Sirna JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. November 18, 25, December 2, 9, 2024 BALDWIN PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

GALSTAR WOOD HOMEOWNER VS SUAZO, ARCADIA CASE NO: 2STLC03417 R Under a writ of Sale issued on 02/13/24. Out of the SUPERIOR COURTCIVIL, of the CENTRAL DISTRICT, County of Los Angeles, State of California, on a judgment entered on 12/29/22. The described property is sold subject to the right of redemption. The amount of the secured indebt-edness with interest and costs is $23,721.50 (Amount subject to revision) In favor of GALSTAR WOOD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, A NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATION and against SUAZO, ARCADIA. I have levied upon all the right, title and interest of said judgment debtor(s) in the property in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: A CONDOMINIUM COMPRISED OF: PARCEL 1: THAT PORTION OF LOT 1 OF TRACT NO., 23264, IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 819 PAGES 29 AND 30 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE-CORDER OF SAID COUNTY SHOWN AND DEFINED AS UNIT 72 ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED JANUARY 11, 1973 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 3668 IN BOOK M4259 PAGE 480, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. PARCEL 2: AN UNDIVIDED 1/124TH INTEREST IN AND TO THAT PORTION OF LOT 1 OF SAID TRACT NO. 23264, SHOWN AND DEFINED AS ``COMMON AREA`` ON SAID CONDOMINIUM PLAN, EXCEPT THEREFROM 1/2 OF ALL OIL, GAS AND OTHER HYDRO-

CARBON SUBSTANCES IN AND UNDER THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN

930; THENCE NORTH 59 DEGREES 21 MINUTES EAST 9343.27 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO A POINT IN THE SOUTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE CENTER LINE OF BARANCA STREET AS SHOWN BY SAID MAP DISTANT THEREON SOUTHERLY FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE CEN-TER LINE OF CAMERON AVENUE, 1000.00 FEET , AS RESERVED BY TITLE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY, BY DEED RECORDED FEBRUARY 21, 1944 IN BOOK 20687 PAGE 153, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. BY DEED DATED JANUARY 22, 1964 RECORDED JANUARY 22, 1964 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 3933 IN BOOK D2332 PAGE 80, OF OFFI-CIAL RECORDS, JOSEPH DOBLE MULLENDER AND VIVIAN P. MULLENDER, QUITCLAIMED TO BRUTOCO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, A CORPORATION, THE RIGHT TO ENTER UPON THE SURFACE OF THE SUBSURFACE TO A DEPTH OF 500 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND BUT RESERVING THE RIGHT TO TRAVERSE ANY PORTION BELOW 500 FEET. ALSO EXCEPT ALL PRECIOUS METALS AND ORES IN SAID LAND AND THE PROVISIONS FOR RIGHT OF ENTRY AND WAY, AS CONTAINED IN THE DEED PAR-TITION OF THE RANCHO LA PUENTE, BETWEEN WILLIAM WORKMAN AND JOHN ROWLAND RECORDED IN BOOK 10 PAGE 39 ET SEQ., OF DEEDS. APN: 8493-041-072 Commonly known as: 2117 E. AROMA DRIVE, WEST COVINA, CA 91791 Public notice is hereby given that I will sell at public auction to the highest bid-

and

costs on 01/15/2025, 10:00 AM at the following location. STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE 111 N. HILL STREET, ROOM 125B LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 ( ) This sale is subject to a minimum bid in the amount of $0.00 (Subject to revision) Prospective bidders should refer to sections 701.510 to 701.680, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Pro-cedure for provisions governing the terms, conditions and effect of the sale and the liability of defaulting bidders.

Creditor’s Attorney MOORE, PAMELA ABBOTT 1111 E KATELLA AVE. STE 200 ORANGE, CA 92867 Dated: 11/12/24 Branch: Los Angeles ROBERT G. LUNA, Sheriff By: MOJARRO, Deputy Operator Id: E293448 Para obtener esta infor-macion-traduccion en Espanol llame a este numero: (213) 972-3950 NOTE: IT IS A MISDEMEANOR TO TAKE DOWN OR DEFACE A POSTED NOTICE BEFORE THE DATE OF SALE. ( Penal Code section 616) CN110904 2STLC03417 R Nov 18,25, Dec 2, 2024 WEST COVINA PRESS

County of Los Angeles Department of the Treasurer and Tax Collector

Notice of Divided Publication Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code (R&TC) Sections 3702,

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240008896

The following persons are doing business as: Public Good, 51979 Holliday Lane, Pioneertown, CA 92268. Mailing Address, Po Box 93, Pioneertown, CA 92268. Christine Mathias, 51979 Holliday Ln, Pioneertown, CA 92268. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Christine Mathias. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on October 2, 2024 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240008896 Pub: 10/07/2024, 10/14/2024, 10/21/2024, 10/28/2024, 11/04/2024, 11/11/2024, 11/18/2024, 11/25/2024 San Bernardino Press

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Integrity Notary Service 20385 Barrel Road Riverside, CA 92507 Riverside County Integrity Life Planning (CA, 20385 Barrel Road, RIVERSIDE, CA 92507 Riverside County This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).) s. Ernest Romero, Secretary Statement filed with the County of Riverside on October 24, 2024 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of

County, Clerk

File# R-202413391 Pub. 11/11/2024, 11/18/2024, 11/25/2024, 12/02/2024 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240010223

material matter

to Section 17913 of the

and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 62506277). /s/ Marie Rutledge, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on November 5, 2024 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240010223 Pub: 11/11/2024, 11/18/2024, 11/25/2024, 12/02/2024 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240010299

The following persons are doing business as: (1). POINT S TIRE & WHEEL OUTLET US (2). TIRE OUTLET US (3). POINT S TIRE OUTLET US (4). TIRE & WHEEL OUTLET US , 5483 Moreno St, Montclair, CA 91763. Mailing Address, 2870 Surveyor St, Pomona, CA 91768. AVRA LLC (CA, 1301 E Burton Street, Fullerton, CA 92831; Arsen Tchaghlassian, Manager. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Arsen Tchaghlassian, Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on November 6, 2024 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240010299 Pub: 11/11/2024, 11/18/2024, 11/25/2024, 12/02/2024 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240010317

The following persons are doing business as: Boiling Point Restaurant Chino Hills, 13089 Peyton Dr 6018, Chino Hills, CA 91709. Mailing Address, 13668 Valley Blvd, Unit C2, City of Industry, CA 91746. BP PARTNERS I, Inc (CA, 13668 Valley Blvd, Unit C2, City of Industry, CA 91746; Chi How Chou, President. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino

This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on April 1, 2011. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 62506277). /s/ Chi How Chou, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on November 6, 2024 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally

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expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240010317 Pub: 11/11/2024, 11/18/2024, 11/25/2024, 12/02/2024

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as (1). Prado Realty Group (2). Prado Homes & Estates (3). Prado Commercial (4). The LionHeart Group (5). Orange Hill Real Estate Team (6). Prado Estates 119 N Maple Street Suite M Corona, CA 92878

Riverside County Concise Realty, Inc. (CA, 119 N Maple Street Suite M, Corona, CA 92878

Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. Danny Talamantes, CEO Statement filed with the County of Riverside on November 7, 2024 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202413987 Pub. 11/11/2024, 11/18/2024, 11/25/2024, 12/02/2024 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT 20246701827. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CIP Productions, 500 N Park Vista St Apt 123, Anaheim, CA 92806. Full Name of Registrant(s) Ciprian Stoica, 500 N Park Vista St Apt 123, Anaheim, CA 92806. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /S/ Ciprian Stoica. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on October 28, 2024. Publish: Anaheim Press 11/18/2024, 11/25/2024, 12/02/2024, 12/09/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20246702672. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EARTH & YIN, 2805 S Fairview St Unit B, Santa Ana, CA 92704. Full Name of Registrant(s) MONARCH ACUPUNCTURE VENTURES, INC. (CA, 2805 S FAIRVIEW ST, UNIT B, SANTA ANA, CA 92704. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on October 1, 2024. EARTH & YIN. /S/ WHITNEY JACKS, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on November 7, 2024. Publish: Anaheim Press 11/18/2024, 11/25/2024, 12/02/2024, 12/09/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240009443

The following persons are doing business as: Money Hacking Mama, 7847 Lion Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. Mailing Address, 7847 Lion Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. Prosperous Media Group, LLC (CA, 7847 Lion Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730; Rachel Jimenez, President. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet

begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Rachel Jimenez, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on November 16, 2024 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240009443 Pub: 11/25/2024, 12/02/2024, 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240009645

The following persons are doing business as: MR.KEYS MOBILE, 392 S Mountain Ave, Upland, CA 91786. Mailing Address, 392 S Mountain Ave, Upland, CA 91786. MR.KEYS INC (CA, 392 S Mountain Ave, Upland, CA 91786; DARLENE SARINANA, CEO. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 62506277). /s/ DARLENE SARINANA, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on October 18, 2024 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240009645 Pub: 11/25/2024, 12/02/2024, 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240010753

The following persons are doing business as: Avalos Equestrian Center, 4014 Philadelphia St, Chino, CA 91710. Mailing Address, 14762 Cherry Cir, Chino Hills, CA 91709. Kassandra Avalos, 14762 Cherry Cir, Chino Hills, CA 91709. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on November 1, 2024. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Kassandra Avalos, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on November 25, 2024 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious

Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240010753 Pub: 12/02/2024, 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240010157

The following persons are doing business as: Great Spines Chiropractic, 337 N Vineyard Ave Suite 400, Ontario, CA 91764. Mailing Address, 337 N Vineyard Ave Suite 400, Ontario, CA 91764. Enrique Guerena Villegas, 337 N Vineyard Ave Suite 400, Ontario, CA 91764. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on October 24, 2024. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Enrique Guerena Villegas. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on November 4, 2024 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240010157 Pub: 12/02/2024, 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024 San Bernardino Press

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Daniel and Son Plumbing 22956 Joy Ct Wildomar, CA 92595 Riverside County Koch Plumbing LLC (CA, 22956 Joy Ct, Wildomar, CA 92595 Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. Genirro Mazzocchio, President Statement filed with the County of Riverside on November 25, 2024 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202414710 Pub. 12/02/2024, 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024 Riverside Independent

LA County health agency warns of consuming recalled raw milk

By Staff

The detection of H5 bird flu in a retail sample of recalled raw milk prompted a warning Tuesday from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. While no illnesses associated with this lot of raw milk have been reported in LA County, many retailers in the area may have sold voluntarily recalled raw milk that could be contaminated with the virus, according to the department.

After a request from state health officials, The Raw Farm LLC issued a voluntary recall of cream top, whole raw milk with lot code 20241109 and “best by” date of 11/27/2024 printed on the packaging. Customers should immediately return any remaining product to the retail point of purchase, according to the county health department.

Some retailers where the product was sold in LA County include:

-Back Door Bakery, 8349 Foothill Blvd., Sunland;

-Eataly, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles;

-Erewhon Market, 475 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena;

-Erewhon Market, 26767 Agoura Road, Calabasas; -Erewhon Market, 4121 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles;

-Erewhon Market, 7660 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles;

-Lazy Acres, 1841 N.

Western Ave., Los Angeles; - Vitamin City LB, 6247 E. Spring St., Long Beach; Vitamin City, 642 W. Arrow Highway, San Dimas; and

-The Whole Wheatery, 44264 10th St. W, Lancaster. More retail stores may be added to the list as the investigation continues, officials said.

Despite the lack of reported illnesses, “out of an abundance of caution, and due to the ongoing spread of H5 bird flu in dairy cows, poultry, and sporadic human cases, consumers should not consume any of the affected raw milk,” according to a county statement.

The county health department has also told retailers to remove the possibly contaminated raw milk from shelves. Health inspectors plan to visit retail businesses where the milk was sold to ensure that it is no longer available for purchase, officials said.

Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria. Pasteurization is a heating process that kills germs and makes milk safer to drink while not eliminating milk’s nutritional value.

For more information on bird flu in humans and animals, visit ph.lacounty. gov.

LA County to pilot a $7M initiative for trans, gender expansive, intersex people

By City News Service

Thecounty Board of Supervisors approved a $7 million pilot program to expand wellness and equity services for the trans, gender-expansive and intersex community.

The program will distribute the funding over two years, through grants to TGI organizations and nonprofits providing housing and

health services, and engaging in outreach programs.

At Tuesday’s board meeting, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath stressed that TGI individuals face significant housing, health, employment and safety challenges and increased discrimination.

“At a time when attacks on these communities are escalating across the nation and

Probation officers at LA County juvenile

to be equipped with anti-OD drug

By City News Service

Staffandprobation officers working at Los Angeles County juvenile detention facilities will carry naloxone under a motion approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.

Naloxone, commonly referred to by its commercial name Narcan, is a drug used to reverse the effects of opioids and used in preventing overdoses. In January 2023, the board approved a motion to make Narcan available at juvenile halls and camps and called for staff to be trained on using the drug.

“Naloxone has the power to save lives by reversing the effects of opioids, including fentanyl, and it is fairly easy to administer as long as it is readily accessible,” the motion reads.

Supervisors Janice Hahn and Lindsey Horvath championed the cause, calling for probation officers, substance use disorder treatment providers, Department of Mental Health providers, and credible messengers to carry Narcan on them.

Tuesday’s motion cited a report by the Probation OversightCommission which

even in our own backyard, we must decisively act to provide protection, support and opportunity for everyone to thrive with dignity,” Horvath said.

ApprovingHorvath’s motion, the board directed the Department of Public Health to provide a report back in 60 days, detailing the program specifications and funding allocations.

in the ballot item, including a proposed makeup of the task force that will guide the process.

But fellow Supervisor Holly Mitchell, who had vocally opposed Measure G, introduced a separate proposal for the makeup of the task force. The competing proposals had many similarities, but differed in the number of task force members — Horvath proposed 13 while Mitchell suggested 15 — and the process in which they would be chosen.

DuringTuesday’s meeting, however, Mitchell instead proposed a series of amendments to Horvath’s motion that outlined procedures for selecting the task force members and included some requirements for supermajority votes by the task force on select issues.

Horvath accepted the amendments to her motion, saying “our desire has always been ... that we bring all voices into the conversation,” and it was ultimately approved by the board. Mitchell then withdrew her original competing motion.

The resulting compromise motion calls for an application process for people who

halls

found that since October 2023, three doses of naloxone were administered in two separate incidents at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, the only predisposition juvenile hall in the county — stressing the need for the increased access. During a random inspection by the POC, only five out of 12 probation officers were carrying naloxone and the closest access to it was in a locked box or locked office.

“Substance use disorder providers in Los Padrinos are currently not allowed to carry Naloxone in the facility

Measure G

want to serve on the task force. In the end, each of the five members of the Board of Supervisors will appoint one member to the task force, and those appointed members will in turn select an additional five members from the pool of applicants, with those at-large selections representing the business sector, municipalgovernment, communityorganizations and a person with experience in public sector ethics.

The remaining three members of the task force will be nominated by labor groups — one by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, one by the Service Employees International Union Local 721 and one by the Coalition of County Unions.

Horvath noted in her original motion that the county can immediately implement provisions of Measure G requiring open departmental budget hearings and barring former county officials from lobbying the county for at least two years from the time they leave county employment.

In placing Measure G before voters, Horvath and Supervisor Janice Hahn

but have requested that the Probation Department outline a process that would allow them to do so,” according to the motion.

SUD providers are experts in addiction and overdose identification and treatment, making it essential that they carry naloxone on them while working with incarcerated youth, according to the motion.

The board directed POC to regularly inspect juvenile detention facilities to ensure the implementation of the naloxone access.

argued that the County Charter was adopted in 1912, when the population was about 500,000. But the county now has 10 million residents and encompasses 88 cities within its border, yet the Board of Supervisors still has only five members.

Mitchell and Supervisor Kathryn Barger opposed the measure, saying the changes were being rushed forward, and questioning if nine would be the proper number of members on an expanded board. They also opposed the concept of an elected CEO, saying in a ballot argument against the measure that the person would lack accountability, serving with no term limits while endowed with the power to control the county’s massive budget and weakening the Board of Supervisors’ authority over the budget and the ability to hold department heads accountable.

Opponents had also contested the notion that the changes could be implemented without any new costs to taxpayers, given its creation of new elected positions and county offices.

Consumers should watch out for raw milk with lot code 20241109 and “best by” date of 11/27/2024 printed on the packaging. | Photo courtesy of the California Department of Public Health

Photo by Mercedes Mehling on Unsplash

Narcan nasal spray is a common way of delivering naloxone. | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

Free fentanyl test strips are available Wednesday at participating libraries in Los Angeles County as part of an ongoing effort to combat opioid overdoses.

The LA County Library system operates the naloxone clinics as part of an initiative with the California Department of Health Care Services.

Testsstripshave been available since early November, on Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m. at the following 13 library locations: AC Bilbrew, Claremont Helen Renwick, Compton, East Los Angeles, El Monte, Lancaster, Leland R. Weaver, Lennox, Malibu, Norwalk, San Fernando, Temple City and West Hollywood

LA County libraries offer free fentanyl test strips

By City News Service

The strips can detect the presence of fentanyl — a synthetic opioid up to 50

times stronger than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. Even a tiny

amount can be fatal, county officials said. Users dissolve a small

Trump

the 1974 law as “not a very good act” in his campaign video and said, “Bringing back impoundment will give us a crucial tool with which to obliterate the Deep State.”

Musk and Ramaswamy have seized that mantle, writing, “We believe the current Supreme Court would likely side with him on this question.”

The once-obscure debate over impoundment has come into vogue in MAGA circles thanks to veterans of Trump’s first administration who remain his close allies.

Russell Vought, Trump’s former budget director, and Mark Paoletta, who served under Vought as the Office of Management and Budget general counsel, have worked to popularize the idea from the Trump-aligned think tank Vought founded, the Center for Renewing America.

On Nov. 22, Trump announced he had picked Vought to lead OMB again. “Russ knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State and end Weaponized Government, and he will help us

return Self Governance to the People,” Trump said in a statement.

Vought was also a top architect of the controversial Project 2025. In private remarks to a gathering of MAGA luminaries uncovered by ProPublica, Vought boasted that he was assembling a “shadow” Office of Legal Counsel so that Trump is armed on day one with the legal rationalizations to realize his agenda.

“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral,” Vought said.

Trump spokespeople and Vought did not respond to requests for comment.

The prospect of Trump seizing vast control over federal spending is not merely about reducing the size of the federal government, a longstanding conservative goal. It is also fueling new fears about his promises of vengeance.

A similar power grab led to his first impeach-

ment. During his first term, Trump held up nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine while he pressured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to open a corruption investigation into Joe Biden and his family. The U.S. Government Accountability Office later ruled his actions violated the Impoundment Control Act.

Pasachoff predicted that, when advantageous, the incoming Trump administration will attempt to achieve the goals of impoundment without picking such a highprofile fight.

Trump tested piecemeal ways beyond the Ukrainian arms imbroglio to withhold federal funding as a means to punish his perceived enemies, said Bobby Kogan, a former OMB adviser under Biden and the senior director of federal budget policy at the left-leaning think tank American Progress. After devastating wildfires in California and Washington, Trump delayed or refused to sign disaster declarations that would have unlocked

federal relief aid because neither state had voted for him. He targeted so-called sanctuary cities by conditioning federal grants on local law enforcement’s willingness to cooperate with mass deportation efforts. The Biden administration eventually withdrew the policy.

Trump and his aides claim there is a long presidential history of impoundment dating back to Thomas Jefferson.

Most historical examples involve the military and cases where Congress had explicitly given presidents permission to use discretion, said Zachary Price, a professor at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. Jefferson, for example, decided not to spend money Congress had appropriated for gun boats — a decision the law, which appropriated money for “a number not exceeding fifteen gun boats” using “a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars,” authorized him to make.

sample in water, dip the strip into the solution and wait for results to appear within five

minutes. One line indicates the presence of fentanyl, while two lines indicate a negative result.

More information is available at LACountyLibrary.org/naloxone.

County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who championed the naloxone clinics, said in a statement that “young people are at risk and parents are scared.”

Hahn added, “Bringing these life-saving tools like test strips and naloxone into libraries and making them as accessible as possible to every community makes sense. I’m thankful to our L.A. County Library staff for their willingness to be this critical resource for the communities they serve.”

President Richard Nixon took impoundment to a new extreme, wielding the concept to gut billions of dollars from programs he simply opposed, such as highway improvements, water treatment, drug rehabilitation and disaster relief for farmers. He faced overwhelming pushback both from Congress and in the courts. More than a half dozen federal judges and the Supreme Court ultimately ruled that the appropriations bills at issue did not give Nixon the flexibility to cut individual programs.

Vought and his allies argue the limits Congress placed in 1974 are unconstitutional, saying a clause in the Constitution obligating the president to “faithfully execute” the law also implies his power to forbid its enforcement. (Trump is fond of describing Article II, where this clause lives, as giving him “the right to do whatever I want as president.”)

The Supreme Court has never directly weighed in on whether impoundment is

constitutional. But it threw water on that reasoning in an 1838 case, Kendall v. U.S., about a federal debt payment.

“To contend that the obligation imposed on the President to see the laws faithfully executed, implies a power to forbid their execution, is a novel construction of the constitution, and entirely inadmissible,” the justices wrote.

During his cutting spree, Nixon’s own Justice Department argued roughly the same.

“With respect to the suggestion that the President has a constitutional power to decline to spend appropriated funds,” William Rehnquist, the head of the Office of Legal Counsel whom Nixon later appointed to the Supreme Court, warned in a 1969 legal memo, “we must conclude that existence of such a broad power is supported by neither reason nor precedent.”

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