Ontario News Press_12/9/2024

Report: Inland economy on solid ground going into 2025

TheInlandEmpire economy is gearing up well heading into next year, reaping benefits from ongoing expansion in transportation, healthcare, hospitality and other sectors, according to a report released Thursday.

The upbeat findings were part of the annual “Southern California Economic Update” published by the Southern California Association of Governments.

“The outlook for the near-term future is positive for the Inland Empire,” Chief Economist for the Inland Empire Economic Partnership Manfred Keil said. “First, steady growth in the U.S. economy is expected over the next six to 18 months, driving increases in spending. Second, migration to the region will increase as households move

developments in logistics, healthcare and energy projects, along with steadily increasing tourism, will result in economic positives over the coming year. Labor growth and capital investment are assured.

“Housing construction and sales should rebound as the cycle of interest rates turns lower,” according to the report.

The Inland Empire ranks as the 12th largest metropolitan statistical area nationwide, within 200,000 residents of the BostonCambridge MSA, which is ranked No. 11.

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ore than 700 households in Corona have participated in the Community Solar Program by Southern California Edison, city officials said Thursday.

The solar energy will result in over $50,000 in total annual savings on the residents’ energy costs, according to the city.

“The success of this campaign so far reflects the growing desire among our residents to embrace renewable energy and work together to make a difference,” officials said in a statement.

Many residents learned about the program via inserts in their water bills and digital campaigns in recent months. Time remains to enroll, “but spots are filling up fast,” officials said. “Once the program is at capacity, it will be sold out.” It was not immediately clear how many Corona households may enroll in the program.

Program participants get guaranteed savings of up to 10% off monthly electricity, avoid installation because no solar panels are required and may cancel anytime without

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gang member convicted in the killing of a 22-year-old Indio man more than eight years ago was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday, following previous life sentences for four co-defendants.

Miguel Cavazos, 44, of Indio, was previously found guilty of first-degree murder in October. He was identified as a potential participant in the killing of Adrian Valdez following an Indio police investigation that concluded well after the defendant’s cohorts had been sentenced.

In addition to first-degree murder, jurors also found true sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations, as well as a special-circumstance allegation of killing for the benefit of a criminal street gang.

Judge Otis Sterling sentenced the defendant to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to Thalia Hayden of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.

from the coastal areas and elsewhere in search of more favorable housing costs, which will trigger continued growth in populationserving industries such as healthcare, retail trade and leisure and hospitality services.” Keil joined SCAG Executive Director Kome Ajise and others Thursday for an Economic Roundtable in Riverside to spotlight key points from the SCAG report.

“The risk of recession is sharply lower than it was a year ago,” Ajise said.

“Consumers continue to drive the state and regional economies with their spending, and business investment in equipment and software is sharply higher. This should extend into 2025 as interest rates soften.”

Analysts said significant

“Challenges remain,” the report stated. “Comparing wages to gross domestic product, the Inland Empire ranks 300th out of 390 MSAs. Also, proposed hefty tariffs on imported goods, in particular from China, could reduce imports and negatively impact the region’s logistics industry.”

The full report is available at scag.ca.gov.

According to an Indio Police Department statement, the defendant was identified after “additional information surfaced (indicating) Cavazos was present and a participant in the shooting.”

Police declined to elaborate on the findings.

In 2019, Cesar Anthony Monzon, Angel Zacarias Lopez, Andrew Marquie Malanche and Jose Antonio Armendariz,

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Employment rates in the Inland Empire have fared better than other Southern California regions. | Image courtesy of SCAG

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Cynthia Erivo to receive Creative Impact in Acting Award at PSIFF 2025

By City News Service

Cynthia Erivo will receive the Creative Impact in Acting Award at Variety’s Creative Impact Awards during the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival, the entertainment publication announced Thursday.

Erivo will be honored for her performance as Elphaba in Jon M. Chu’s screen adaptation of “Wicked,” the first part of Jon M. Chu’s screen adaptation of the longrunning Broadway musical.

“Wicked” was released in the United States on Nov. 22 and has shattered multiple box office benchmarks for musicals. It eclipsed the worldwide opening of “Les Misérables” (2012), the previous record-holder, by approximately $60 million.

She will be recognized on Jan. 4 alongside Creative Impact in Directing Award

recipient Jacques Audiard and Legend & Groundbreaker Award recipient Jennifer Lopez, as well as Variety’s annual class of 10 Directors to Watch, which this year includes names such as Malcolm Washington (“The Piano Lesson”) and Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”).

The award will be presented by Erivo’s co-star, Ariana Grande, according to organizers. The Creative Impact in Acting Award announcement follows Wednesday’s news that Grande would the Rising Star Award during the festival’s ceremony on Jan. 3.

“In less than a decade, Cynthia Erivo has moved from Tony Award- winning actress (for ‘The Color Purple’) to Oscar-nominated actress (for ‘Harriet’) and now finds herself at the heart of the 2024 awards season. Her

role as Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ is already racking up major awards,” Steven Gaydos, Variety’s executive vice president of content, said in a statement “Erivo has taken on an iconic role and powerfully transformed it into a creative statement that is resonating with audiences and critics all over the world.”

Erivo is no stranger to the film awards conversation, having been previously nominated for a pair of Academy Awards for her lead role and performance of the song “Stand Up” in the 2019 movie “Harriet.” At PSIFF 2020, she was presented with the Breakthrough Performance Award for the same film.

In addition to the aforementioned Tony win for “The Color Purple,” Erivo also received Grammy and

Emmy awards over the course of the production (for Best Musical Theater Album and Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, respectively). The actress is one Oscar win away from achieving an EGOT, the grand slam of entertainment awards.

Her career began with roles in British television programs and West End musicals, prior to her first film roles in two 2018 films, “Widows” and “Bad Times at the El Royale.” She has also appeared in “Drift” and “Luther: The Fallen Sun,” and in January will be finishing filming on “Wicked Part Two,” which is expected to release in 2025.

After Variety’s ceremony on PSIFF 2025’s third day, the film festival will continue through Jan. 13.

Anniversary of ‘Day of Infamy’ observed in Norco

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The 83rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor was commemorated Saturday during a ceremony in Norco, featuring patriotic music and recollections from that “Day of Infamy,” which prompted the United States to go from neutral to Allied leader in World War II.

The Lake Norconian Club Foundation hosted the commemoration, which was free and open to the public, and got underway at 10 a.m. in Veterans Memorial Plaza at the George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center.

The event was intended to honor all service branches, not only the U.S. Navy, which will have representatives from the nearby Corona Naval Surface Warfare Center, part of U.S. Naval

Sea Systems Command, on hand. The Warfare Center’s commander, Capt. Joseph Burgon, was slated to speak, along with Lake Norconian Club Foundation President Su Bacon and others. Burgon recounted how the events of Dec. 7, 1941, impacted the Navy and the lessons learned from the sneak attack.

Attendees paid homage to those who made the ultimate sacrifice that day.

More than 2,400 U.S. soldiers, sailors and Marines died defending the Hawaiian naval base from Imperial Japanese attackers in a two-hour air assault. The following day, Dec. 8, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared war on Japan, which led to the Axis powers uniformly declaring

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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’sannual traditionofhosting Riverside County student choir singers continued Thursday at the tramway’s Mountain Station.

war on the U.S., marking the nation’s official entry into World War II.

Just before 8 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese torpedo bombers, dive bombers and fighters — altogether numbering more than 350 aircraft -— arrived in two waves, permanently sinking two battleships, the USS Arizona and Utah at Pearl.

The Arizona’s losses totaled 1,177 — the highest of any ship in the harbor. Most of the military vessels that went down in the surprise attack were resurrected and deployed to fight again.

Bellows, Hickam and Wheeler airfields were also bombed, as were the installations at Ewa, Ford Island and Kaneohe Bay, sustain-

Springs Aerial Tramway’s student choir series begins

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Performers from the Martin Luther King High School Choir kicked off the seasonal “Sounds of the Holiday” series Wednesday. The shows will continue on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays through next week at the Pines Café Stage, according to the tramway’s website. Each day will have

ing major damage. Imperial Japan carried out the attack in an attempt to cripple the U.S. Pacific Fleet

two showtimes at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., with the exception of Sunday’s performances, which were moved to 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at alternate locations as part of the annual tree-lighting ceremony.

Following the series debut, the La Quinta High School Chamber Singers were scheduled to take the stage on Thursday. Tickets are included with tramway admission.

More information on the holiday choir events is online at pstramway.com.

Cynthia Ervio. | Photo courtesy of Rhododendrites/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

as it sought domination over much of Asia.

The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. | Photo courtesy of Ereisch/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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TTed Danson to receive Golden Globes’ Carol Burnett Award

ed Danson, the veteran film and television character actor best known to many for his longrunning role as bartender Sam Malone on the classic sitcom “Cheers,” was named last week the recipient of the Golden Globes’ Carol Burnett Award.

The award honors a person “who has made outstanding contributions to television on or off screen.”

“Ted Danson has entertained audiences for decades with his iconic performances that will forever be ingrained in television history,” Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes, said in a statement Dec. 2. “His renowned career is a testament to his remarkable talent and versatility as an actor and bears resemblance to the award*s legendary namesake. It is an honor to present him with the 2025 Carol Burnett Award to celebrate the tremendous impact he has made and continues to make in television.”

Danson is a three-time

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Golden Globe winner, taking home prizes in 1985 for best actor in a limited series or TV movie for “Something About Amelia” and in 1990 and 1991 for his lead role on “Cheers.”

He has also played leading roles in the series “The Good Place,” “Becker” and “Mr. Mayor,” along with appearances in “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Fargo,” “CSI” and “Damages.” His film credits include “Three Men and a Baby,” “Hearts Beat Loud” and “Saving Private Ryan.”

Danson will receive the award during a gala dinner at the Beverly Hilton on Jan. 3 — two days before the Golden Globe Awards ceremony at the same venue. Viola Davis will be honored during the dinner with the organization’s Cecil B. DeMille Award. It will be the first time the Globes has hosted a separate event to present the honors.

The Golden Globe Awards will be presented Jan. 5, hosted by comedian

Ex-USC receiver Jordan Addison pleads not guilty to DUI charges

By City News Service

Former USC standout receiver Jordan Addison is due back in court Jan. 9 for a pretrial hearing on two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of alcohol after being caught asleep at the wheel near Los Angeles International Airport.

Addison, who is in his second season with the Minnesota Vikings, was not present in the Metropolitan Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday when his attorney entered not guilty pleas to one count each of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater, Ivor B. Pine, the deputy director of communications for Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto, told City News Service.

California Highway Patrol officers were dispatched at about 11:10 p.m. July 12 to a report of a disabled vehicle blocking lanes from the westbound Glen Anderson (105) Freeway to northbound Sepulveda Boulevard, according to a CHP statement.

Officers responding to the area reported a white RollsRoyce blocking the freeway’s No. 1 lane “with the driver asleep behind the wheel,” according to the CHP.

Addison, 22, was arrested at 11:36 p.m. after a DUI investigation was completed. He was released at 1:36 a.m. July 13, the CHP added.

Prior to attending USC, Addison was a consensus

All-American and Fred Biletnikoff Award winner as college football’s best receiver in 2021 at Pittsburgh. He transferred to USC in May 2022, and caught 59 passes for 875 yards and 14 touchdowns, all team highs, in his lone season with the Trojans.

Addison was drafted in the first round, the 23rd overall selection, in the 2023

NFL draft by Minnesota. He caught 70 passes for 911 yards and 10 touchdowns as a rookie in 2023 and has 36 catches for 575 yards and four catches this season.

Addison, driving a Lamborghini Urus, had been pulled over on July 20, 2023, and cited for speed and reckless driving before reporting to his first training camp with the Vikings.

Nikki Glaser. Past recipients of the Carol Burnett Award include Burnett, Norman Lear, Ryan Murphy and Ellen DeGeneres.

Ted Danson. | Photo courtesy of aitchisons/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Jordan Addison. | Photo courtesy of the NFL

HOLIDAY SHOPPING IDEAS

Charming Christmas Stocking Stuffers: Gift Ideas for All Ages

Explore Exciting Holiday Deals and Savings at Target and Beyond!

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HOLIDAY SHOPPING IDEAS

For Book Lovers: Gifts Beyond Pages

Choosing gifts for those who immerse themselves in the pages of books can often feel daunting, especially if the shelves of their library are already overflowing. Fortunately, options extend beyond simply buying more books. Consider alternatives like a cozy nook for their reading rituals, organized with essentials that express their "bookish" lifestyle. From clip-on reading lights to literary-inspired cocktail recipe books, these items will delight even the most discerning reader. E-readers like the Kindle offer vast libraries at their fingertips, while personalized items such as bookmarks and stamps establish a reader's personal library label. Noise-canceling earbuds for uninterrupted reading sessions are another useful choice—especially when the world outside is a bit too noisy. For those with a flair for decor, themed bookends and wall art make excellent choices. Meanwhile, crafting kits such as a mini bookstore model allow readers to blend creativity with bibliography interests. For those who read late into the night, gifts like warm, adjustable lighting, or a wearable blanket to snuggle into while exploring a story's depths, offer comfort. Apparel celebrating their love for books can be a nice touch too.

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Formaldehyde causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant. Little is being done to curb the risk.

By Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, ProPublica

Reporting Highlights

- An Ever-Present Danger: Formaldehyde is all around us and causes more cancer than any other chemical in the air. It can also trigger asthma, miscarriages and fertility problems.

- Industry Fights Back: Companies use formaldehyde for everything from making furniture to sterilizing food. Industry has repeatedly thwarted government efforts to limit its health risks.

- Closer Than Ever: Federal regulators were recently on track to make modest reforms, but those are all but guaranteed to hit a dead end when Donald Trump takes office.

These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.

In a world flush with hazardous air pollutants, there is one that causes far more cancer than any other, one that is so widespread that nobody in the United States is safe from it.

It is a chemical so pervasive that a new analysis by ProPublica found it exposes everyone to elevated risks of developing cancer no matter where they live. And perhaps most worrisome, it often poses the greatest risk in the one place people feel safest: inside their homes.

As the backbone of American commerce, formaldehyde is a workhorse in major sectors of the economy, preserving bodies in funeral homes, binding particleboards in furniture and serving as a building block in plastic. The risk isn’t just to the workers using it; formaldehyde threatens everyone as it pollutes the air we all breathe and leaks from products long after they enter our homes. It is virtually everywhere.

Federal regulators have known for more than four decades that formaldehyde is toxic, but their attempts to limit the chemical have been repeatedly thwarted by the many companies that rely on it.

This year, the Biden administration finally appeared to make some progress. The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to take a step later this month toward creating new rules that could restrict formaldehyde.

But the agency responsible for protecting the public from the harms of chemicals has significantly underesti-

mated the dangers posed by formaldehyde, a ProPublica investigation has found.

The EPA is moving ahead after setting aside some of its own scientists’ conclusions about how likely the chemical is to cause myeloid leukemia, a potentially fatal blood cancer that strikes an estimated 29,000 people in the U.S. each year. The result is that even the EPA’s alarming estimates of cancer risk vastly underestimate — by as much as fourfold — the chances of formaldehyde causing cancer.

The agency said it made the decision because its estimate for myeloid leukemia was “too uncertain” to include. The EPA noted that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, which the agency paid to review its report, agreed with its decision not to include myeloid leukemia in its cancer risk. But four former government scientists with experience doing statistical analyses of health harms told ProPublica that the myeloid leukemia risk calculation was sound. One said the risk was even greater than the agency’s estimate.

Jennifer Jinot, one of the EPA scientists who spent years calculating the leukemia risk, said there is always uncertainty around estimates of the health effects of chemicals. The real problem, she said, was cowardice.

“In the end, they chickened out,” said Jinot, who retired in 2017 after 26 years working at the EPA. “It was kind of heartbreaking.”

The EPA has also retreated from some of its own findings on the other health effects of formaldehyde, which include asthma in both children and adults; other respiratory ailments, including reduced lung function; and reproductive harms, such as miscarriages and fertility problems. In a draft report expected to be finalized this month, the agency identified many instances in which formaldehyde posed a health threat to the public but questioned whether most of those rose to a level the agency needed to address. In response to questions from ProPublica, the EPA wrote in an email that the report was not final and that the agency was in the process of updating it.

Still, if the past is any guide, even the limited efforts of President Joe

Biden’s administration are all but guaranteed to hit a dead end after Donald Trump is inaugurated. And one of the longest-running attempts to restrict a dangerous chemical in American history would be set back yet again.

ProPublica reporters have spent months investigating formaldehyde, its sweeping dangers and the government’s long, frustrating battle to curb how much of it we breathe.

They have analyzed federal air pollution data from each of the nation’s 5.8 million populated census blocks and done their own testing in homes, cars and neighborhood businesses. They have interviewed more than 50 experts and pored through thousands of pages of scientific studies and EPA records. They’ve also reviewed the actions of the previous Trump administration and what’s been disclosed about the next.

The conclusion: The public health risks from formaldehyde are greater and more prevalent than widely understood — and any hope of fully addressing them may well be doomed, at least for the foreseeable future.

Since its inception, the EPA has been outgunned by the profitable chemical industry, whose experts create relatively rosy narratives about their products. That battle intensified over the last four years as the EPA tried to evaluate the scope of the public health threat posed by formaldehyde.

Regulatory rules put the onus on the government to prove a chemical is harmful rather than on industry to prove its products are safe. Regardless of who is in the White House, the EPA has staff members with deep ties to chemical companies. During some administrations, it is run by industry insiders, who often cycle between jobs in the private sector and the government.

Trump has already vowed to roll back regulations he views as anti-business — an approach that promises to upend the work of government far beyond formaldehyde protections. Still, this one chemical makes clear the potential human toll of crafting rules to serve commerce rather than public health. And Trump’s last term as president shows how quickly and completely the

efforts now underway might be stopped.

At the EPA, he appointed a key figure from the chemical industry who had previously defended formaldehyde. The agency then quietly shelved a report on the chemical’s toxicity. It refused to enforce limits on formaldehyde released from wood products until a judge forced its hand. And it was under Trump that the agency first decided not to include its estimate of the risk of developing myeloid leukemia in formaldehyde’s overall cancer risk calculation, weakening the agency’s ability to protect people from the disease.

The latest efforts to address formaldehyde pollution are likely to meet a similar fate, according to William Boyd, a professor at UCLA School of Law who specializes in environmental governance. Boyd has described formaldehyde as a sort of poster child for the EPA’s inability to regulate chemicals. Because formaldehyde is key to so many lucrative industrial processes, companies that make and use it have spent lavishly on questioning and delaying government efforts to rein it in.

“The Biden administration was finally bringing some closure to that process,” said Boyd. “But we have every reason to suspect that those efforts will now be revised. And it will likely take years

for the EPA to do anything on this.”

Invisible Threat

Perhaps best known for preserving dead frogs in high school biology labs, formaldehyde is as ubiquitous in industry as salt is in cooking. Between 1 billion and 5 billion pounds are manufactured in the U.S. each year, according to EPA data from 2019.

Outdoor air is often suffused with formaldehyde gas from cars, smoke, factories, and oil and gas extraction, sometimes at worrying levels that are predicted to worsen with climate change. Much of the formaldehyde outdoors is also spontaneously formed from other pollutants.

Invisible to the eye, the gas increases the chances of getting cancer — severely in some parts of the country.

This year, the EPA released its most sophisticated estimate of the chance of developing cancer as a result of exposure to chemicals in outdoor air in every populated census block across the United States. The agency’s sprawling assessment shows that, among scores of individual air pollutants, formaldehyde poses the greatest cancer risk — by far.

ProPublica found that, in every census block, the risk of getting cancer from exposure to formaldehyde in outdoor air over a lifetime is higher than the limit of one incidence of cancer in a million people, the agency’s goal for air pollutants. That risk level means that if a million people in an area are continuously exposed to formaldehyde over 70 years, the chemical would cause at most one case of cancer, on top of those from other risks people already face.

According to ProPublica’s analysis of the EPA’s 2020 AirToxScreen data, some 320 million people live in areas of the U.S. where the lifetime cancer risk from outdoor exposure to formaldehyde is 10 times higher than the agency’s ideal.

(ProPublica is releasing a lookup tool that allows anyone in the country to understand their outdoor risk from formaldehyde.)

In the Los Angeles/ San Bernardino, California, area alone, some 7.2 million people are exposed to formaldehyde at a cancer risk level more than 20 times higher than the EPA’s goal. In an industrial area east of

But ProPublica’s analysis of that same data showed something far more concerning: It isn’t just that formaldehyde poses the greatest risk. It’s that its risk far exceeds the agency’s own goals, sometimes by significant amounts.

Metal tanks are used to hold fish fixed with formaldehyde and stored in ethanol at the Smithsonian Division of Fisheries. FDA is in the midst of a massive project aimed at thwarting species substitution, in which consumers pay for one kind of fish but are sold another kind. FDA scientists store fish samples in the Smithsonian facility after taking DNA samples that allow them to create bar codes identifying individual fish species. | FDA photo by Michael J. Ermarth

downtown Los Angeles that is home to several warehouses, the lifetime cancer risk from air pollution is 80 times higher, most of it stemming from formaldehyde.

Even those alarming figures underestimate the true danger. As the EPA admits, its cancer risk calculation fails to reflect the chances of developing myeloid leukemia. If it had used its own scientists’ calculation — “the best estimate currently available,” according to the agency’s August report — the threat of the chemical would be shown to be far more severe. Instead of causing 20 cancer cases for every million people in the U.S., formaldehyde would be shown to cause approximately 77.

Using the higher figure to set regulations of the chemical could eventually help prevent thousands of cases of myeloid leukemia, according to ProPublica’s analysis.

As Mary Faltas knows, the diagnosis can upend a life.

Faltas, 60, is still sorting through the aftermath of having myeloid leukemia, which she developed in 2019. “It’s like having a storm come through,” she said recently. “It’s gone, but now you’re left with everything else to deal with.”

It wasn’t always clear she’d survive. There are two types of myeloid leukemia. Faltas had the more deadly acute form and spent a year and a half undergoing chemotherapy, fighting life-threatening infections and receiving a bone marrow transplant. Too sick to work, she lost her job as a dental assistant. She and her husband were forced to sell their house in Apopka, Florida, and downsize to a small condo — a move that took place when she was too weak to pack a box.

It’s almost always impossible to pinpoint a single cause for someone’s cancer.

But Faltas has spent her entire life in places where the EPA’s data shows there is a cancer risk 30 times the level the agency says it strives to meet. And in that way, she’s typical. Nationwide, that’s the average lifetime cancer risk from air pollution; formaldehyde accounts for most of it. Factor in the EPA’s myeloid leukemia calculation, and Faltas has lived in places where cancer risk from formaldehyde alone is 50 to 70 times the agency’s goal.

Layered on top of the outdoor risk we all face is the much more considerable threat indoors — posed by formaldehyde in furniture, flooring, printer ink and dozens of other products. The typical home has a formalde-

Formaldehyde

hyde level more than three times higher than the one the EPA says would protect people against respiratory symptoms. The agency said it came up with its recommended level to protect sensitive subgroups and that the potential for health effects just above it are “unknown.”

The EPA’s own calculations show that formaldehyde exposure in those homes would cause as many as 255 cancer cases in every million people exposed over their lifetimes — and that doesn’t reflect the risk of myeloid leukemia. The agency also said “there may not be a feasible way currently to reduce the average indoor level of formaldehyde to a point where there is no or almost no potential risk.”

ProPublica will delve more into indoor risks, and how to guard against them, in the coming days.

TheLongRoadto Nowhere

The fruitless attempts to limit public exposure to formaldehyde stretch back to the early ’80s, soon after the chemical was shown to cause cancer in rats.

The EPA planned to take swift action to reduce the risks from formaldehyde, but an appointee of President Ronald Reagan named John Todhunter stopped the effort. He argued that formaldehyde didn’t pose a significant risk to people.

A House investigation later revealed he had met with chemical industry representatives, including a lobbyist from the Formaldehyde Institute, just before making his decision. Todhunter denied being influenced but resigned under pressure.

In 1991, under President George H.W. Bush, the EPA finally deemed formaldehyde a probable human carcinogen and calculated the likelihood of it causing an extremely rare cancer that affects a part of the throat called the nasopharynx. But it quickly became clear that more protection was needed.

A 2003 study showed that factory workers exposed to high levels of formaldehyde were 3 1/2 times more likely to develop myeloid leukemia than workers exposed to low levels of the chemical.

“Having human data showing an effect like that … it’s a rare thing,” said Jinot, the former EPA statistician and toxicologist. “You want to seize that opportunity.”

She and colleagues at the agency crunched numbers, immersed themselves in the medical literature and consulted with other scientists to conclude that

formaldehyde was a known carcinogen and caused myeloid leukemia, among other cancers.

But in 2004, their work hit a roadblock. Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., persuaded the EPA to delay the update of its formaldehyde report until the National Cancer Institute released the results of a study that was underway.

The harms, meanwhile, continued to mount. In 2006, people who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina and were housed in government trailers began to report feeling sick. The symptoms, which included breathing difficulties, eye irritation and nosebleeds, were traced to high levels of formaldehyde.

In 2009, under the Obama administration, the EPA was once again poised to release its report on the toxicity of formaldehyde. By then, the National Cancer Institute’s study had been published, making the link between formaldehyde and myeloid leukemia even clearer.

This time, another U.S. senator intervened. David Vitter, R-La., who had received donations from chemical companies and a formaldehyde lobbyist, held up the confirmation of an EPA nominee. He agreed to approve the nomination in exchange for an additional review of the formaldehyde report by a panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

The outside review found “problems with clarity and transparency of the methods” used in the EPA report and recommended that, in its next version, the EPA employ “vigorous editing” and explain its arguments more clearly.

But the EPA would not issue that next version for more than a decade. After the outside review, the chemical industry seized on its findings as evidence of fundamental problems at the agency. For years afterward, the EPA’s release of chemical assessments — and its work on the formaldehyde assessment — slowed. “They became completely cowardly,” Jinot said. “They were shellshocked and retreated.”

As the EPA went about revising its report, it fell behind others around the world in recognizing that formaldehyde causes cancer. The World Health Organization’s arm that researches cancer had already concluded in 2006 that the chemical is a carcinogen. Five years later, scientists with the Department of Health and Human Services found that formal-

dehyde causes cancer, citing studies linking it to myeloid leukemia.

Between 2011 and 2017, the Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiatives, which had been created by an industry trade group, funded 20 studies of the chemical. The research presented formaldehyde as relatively innocuous. The industry trade group still disputes the mainstream science, insisting that “the weight of scientific evidence” shows that formaldehyde does not cause myeloid leukemia.

The trade group’s panel on formaldehyde also complained that regulation would be devastating for business. The argument was undercut by one of the few limits the EPA did manage to put in place.

In 2016, the EPA issued a rule limiting the release of formaldehyde from certain wood products sold in the U.S. Under Trump, the agency did not implement the rule until a court ordered it to in 2018.

But once the regulation was in effect, many companies complied with it. Necessity bred invention, and furniture and wood products makers found glues and binders with no added formaldehyde.

Still, under Trump, the EPA refused to move forward with other efforts that had been underway to tighten regulations of formaldehyde. When he assumed office, the agency was yet again preparing to publish the toxicity report that Jinot had been working on.

One of the new Trump appointments to the EPA was David Dunlap, a chemical engineer who, as the director of environmental regulatory affairs for Koch Industries, had tried to persuade the EPA that formaldehyde doesn’t cause leukemia. Koch’s subsidiary, Georgia-Pacific,

made formaldehyde and many products that emit it.

(Georgia-Pacific has since sold its chemicals business to Bakelite Synthetics.) At the EPA, Dunlap had authority over the division where Jinot and other scientists were working on the toxicity report.

Ethics rules require federal employees not to participate in matters affecting former clients for two years. Dunlap complied with the law, recusing himself in 2018 from work on formaldehyde, but only after taking part in internal agency discussions about its health effects. He signed his recusal paperwork the same day the EPA killed the toxicity report. Dunlap did not respond to requests for comment.

Imperfect Progress, Inevitable Disruption

This August, the Biden EPA finally managed to carry that report across the finish line, getting it reviewed by other agencies and the White House. For the first time, it also set a threshold to protect people from breathing difficulties caused by formaldehyde, such as increased asthma symptoms and reduced lung function.

In a draft of another key report on formaldehyde released this year, the EPA found that levels of the chemical were high enough to potentially trigger health problems in dozens of scenarios, including workers using lawn and garden products and consumers who might inhale the chemical as it wafts from cleaners, foam seating and flooring. But the agency is required to address risks only if they are deemed “unreasonable.” For many of those risks, the EPA said it wasn’t certain they were unreasonable.

The EPA made the decision after employing a variety of unusual

Formaldehyde

scientific strategies. One involved outdoor air. The EPA first estimated the amount of formaldehyde in the air near some of the country’s biggest polluters. To determine whether those amounts posed an unreasonable risk of harm, the agency compared them to a specific benchmark — the highest concentration of formaldehyde measured by government monitors in outdoor air between 2015 and 2020. EPA records show that peak level was recorded in 2018 in Fontana, California, about 50 miles east of Los Angeles. The EPA concluded the levels near polluting factories would not be unreasonable if they were below this record high, even though local scientists had noted that the Fontana reading didn’t meet their quality control standards, according to documents obtained by ProPublica. Local air quality officials said they didn’t know what caused the temporary spike in the level of formaldehyde near the Fontana monitor.

The fact that an air monitor in Fontana once registered a fluke reading that dwarfs the level of formaldehyde in the air near her home is of little comfort to Rocky Rissler.

A retired teacher, Rissler shares her home in Weld County, Colorado, with her husband, Rick, two horses, one dog and 12 highland cows; she calls it the “Ain’t Right Ranch” — a name that feels increasingly fitting as the number of oil and gas facilities near her home has ballooned in recent years.

The rural area is one of hundreds around the country — many of them in Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota and West Virginia — where the formaldehyde risk is elevated because of oil and gas production. Gusts of nausea-inducing pollution

have become so frequent that Rissler now carries a peppermint spray with her at all times to ease the discomfort. She has frequent headaches, and her asthma has worsened to the point where she’s been hospitalized three times in recent years.

Rissler, who is 60 but says she feels “closer to 99,” has also been diagnosed with chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD — conditions that have been linked to formaldehyde exposure. Just walking up the slight hill from her horse barn to her front door can leave her winded.

“It feels like a gorilla is sitting on my chest,” she said. And while she used to jog in her youth, “these days, I’m only running if there’s a bear chasing me.”

Under Biden, EPA scientists have been sharply divided over how to gauge all the dangers of formaldehyde. Some employees throughout the agency have been working to strengthen the final health assessment expected later this month. But they are fighting against immense outside pressure.

During the past four years, no fewer than 75 trade groups have pushed back against the EPA’s findings. Among them are the Fertilizer Institute, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, the Toy Association, the National Chicken Council, the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association, the RV Industry Association, the Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance and the American Chemistry Council, which represents more than 190 companies and led the charge. Meanwhile, scientists with ties to the industry are pushing the EPA to abandon its own

toxicity calculations and use theirs instead — a move that could seriously weaken future limits on the chemical.

“I’ve seen the industry engage on lots of different risk assessments,” said Tracey Woodruff, a professor and director of the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment at the University of California, San Francisco. “This one feels next level.”

An EPA spokesperson wrote in an email that the agency’s draft risk evaluation of formaldehyde was “based purely on the best available science.”

The industry’s fortunes have now shifted with Trump’s election.

Despite campaign assurances that he wants “really clean water, really clean air,” Trump is expected to eviscerate dozens of environmental protections, including many that limit pollution in water and air. He will have support from a Republican Congress, where some have long wanted to rewrite environmental laws, including the one regulating chemicals.

Trump has already laid out a plan to require federal agencies to cut 10 rules for every one they introduce, a far more aggressive approach than he took during his last time in the White House, when he rolled back more than 100 environmental rules. And his transition team has floated the idea of relocating the EPA headquarters, a move that would surely cause massive reductions in staff.

According to regulatory experts consulted by ProPublica, the incoming administration could directly interfere with the ongoing review of formaldehyde in several ways. The EPA could simply change its reports on the chemical’s health effects.

“They can just say they’re reopening the risk assess-

ment and take another look at it. There may be some legal hurdles to overcome, but they can certainly try,” said Robert Sussman, an attorney who represents environmental groups and served in the EPA under Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

Project 2025, the conservative playbook organized by the Heritage Foundation, calls for the EPA’s structure and mission to be “greatly circumscribed.” Its chapter on the agency specifically recommends the elimination of the division that evaluated the toxicity of formaldehyde and hundreds of other chemicals over the past three decades. Project 2025 also aims to take away funding for research on the health effects of toxic chemicals and open the EPA to industry-funded science.

Trump distanced himself from Project 2025, saying, “I don’t know what the hell it is.” But after the election, some of his surrogates have openly embraced the document, and Trump picked an architect of the conservative plan to fill a key cabinet post.

Last month, Trump announced he had chosen former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York to head the EPA. Zeldin could not be reached for comment, and the Trump transition team did not respond to questions about formaldehyde. In his announcement, Trump said Zeldin would deliver deregulatory decisions “to unleash the power of American businesses.”

“The election of Trump is a dream for people who want to deregulate all chemicals,” said Woodruff, the University of California, San Francisco, professor. “We are going to continue to see people get sick and die from this chemical.”

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

Study: Fish farms consume far more wild fish than previously thought

By Sophie Kevany for Sentient.

Broadcast version by Suzanne

Potter

for California News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration

Fish, once a Friday penance for many, has recently become the “good meat” poster child. Fish farming has been touted as a way to help protect wild marine animals and, by some, even a way to feed the world. Yet a new study in Science Advances makes the case that farming fish comes at a much higher cost than previous estimates suggest, because of how much aquaculture relies on wild fish. According to the researchers, the total mass of wild fish required to produce farmed fish could be 536 percent higher than previous estimates. The drain on wild fish populations can in turn make it harder for vulnerable communities to find food. One of the core arguments for farmed fish - the idea that it protects wild fish by leaving them in the sea - ignores the fact that aquaculture relies on feed made from wild anchovies, sardines, herring, mackerel and other fish that many coastal nations rely on for sustenance.

The field of fish farming is no stranger to criticisms: overcrowded pens; poor fish health; inhumane killing methods; pollution; plastic waste from nets used to create pens, as well as diseases (spread by escaped farmed fish) that cause health problems for wild fish populations.

Nonetheless, the practice is growing. Farmed fish production is expected to have expanded by over 17 percent between 2022 and 2032, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. By 2050, global demand for fish is expected to nearly double, thanks in part to an ever-increasing output of farmed seafood. Over a similar period, demand for fishmeal - the feed carnivorous farmed fish like salmon, trout and bass rely on - is projected to grow over seven percent by 2030.

“This is a hot topic in academic circles, but I don’t think the public under-

stands how fish farming works, especially in terms of its reliance on wild fish,” Spencer Roberts, an environmental science and policy researcher at the University of Miami and a co-author of the new study, tells Sentient. In reality, says Roberts, aquaculture has simply shifted pressure from one set of fish to another.

The need for fish feed is creating problems for people too. “When we hear about fish farming feeding the world, it’s not true. The reality is that it’s starving people...in places like West Africa where ‘reduction fisheries’ are taking their fish,” says Roberts, and selling or using them to turn into fishmeal. “Subsistence fishing communities are literally starving and being forced to emigrate,” Roberts adds.

Part of how the aquaculture industry sold itself as the more sustainable option is thanks to what’s known as the fish-in-fish-out ratio - the measurement of how many wild fish it takes to feed farmed ones. This figure, in essence, compares the number of how many wild fish are used as feed for fish farming, versus how many come out to feed humans. The calculation is used by the industry to demonstrate its efficiency, and therefore, its sustainability. It’s used to make the case for how large a role it should play in a future with a growing global population, increasing planetary warming and shrinking natural resources, like farmland to grow food.

By focusing only on the ratio, Roberts and his co-authors argue, the true number of wild fish used to feed farm ones ends up obscured - indirect deaths are ignored, essentially - while outputs are maximized. This creates a misleading measurement.

There are a number of ways this plays out, but here’s one example: so-called fish trimmings. Trimmings, which are the parts of the

fish people don’t traditionally eat (heads, tails and so on), are conventionally classified as by-products and subtracted on the basis that they are not wild fish. But according to a representative from The Marine Ingredients Organizations, only about 20 percent of trimmings for fishmeal come from farmed fish. The other 80 percent is from wild fish.

Once you adjust the calculation for the fish trimmings and other factors, the study finds, the volume of wild fish used to feed farmed fish could be over 300 percent higher than standard estimates. Taking other factors into account - when farmed fish that don’t eat fishmeal are excluded, and indirect mortalities like slippage are included - it’s even more dramatic. The total wild fish mass, according to the study, could be 536 percent higher.

It is not yet possible to convert the study’s new percentage estimates into wild fish numbers, but Roberts says researchers working on the question believe reduction fisheries account for most fish taken from the ocean each year,

killing over a trillion wild animals. These are animals who could otherwise be maintaining ocean health simply by staying in the sea, or helping to feed vulnerable populations.

Responses from fishmeal trade bodies to the new study varied, with the Marine Ingredients Organization favoring “a shared metric system” of lifecycle assessments, rather than fish-in-fishout, and linking to a study that supports these as “the pathway to improved sustainability for all feed ingredients.” A life cycle assessment quantifies the environmental impacts of a product, system or service from beginning to end.

The Federation of European Aquaculture Producers’ general secretary Javier Ojeda was more upbeat about the study, saying its average ratio confirms that farming of fish reliant on fishmeal “is a net producer of aquatic food [which] should be heralded as great news,” rather than a way to “demonize” it.

The Problem with Dewilding the Ocean Fish farming creates another problem: dewild-

ing. Separately, another new study finds mariculture - fish farming that takes place in the sea - is contributing to oceanic dewilding. Dewilding is a term for prioritizing human interests over ecosystems and, essentially, destroying the natural or wild world. Fish farms pollute the ocean too, with fish feces and uneaten food from farms creating excess nitrogen and phosphorus that can lead to algae blooms, depriving the water of oxygen.

The study looks at different dewilding categories, one of which is conceptual dewilding. Conceptual dewilding is a category that deals with human perceptions, which can set the stage for uncontrolled exploitation, says Becca Franks, co-author and assistant professor of environmental studies at New York University.

“The ocean is less explored than the moon... [but] as we map it for more places to put farms in and start to see it as a place to extract more resources from, the less we see it as a wild place, and the more we are going to be casual about destroying it,” Franks tells Sentient.

Findings by Roberts and his team that aquaculture’s dependence on wild fish is underestimated, are, Franks says, an example of “this rough, casual” approach to marine environments, and evidence that we are “not looking at the ocean as a wild space that should be approached with respect and caution.”

Franks offers an example of humanity turning from a rough approach to a respectful one: whales. “We used to see them as floating oil reserves ...[but] with enough organizing and attention to who they actually were ... and allowing a bit of poetry to come in ... [we have] completely changed the way we think about whales, and it has allowed them to do better.”

The bottom line, according to Franks, is that the critical role of oceans in storing carbon and mitigating climate change means we should take a very careful look at what kinds of aquaculture we want to proceed with, adding, “the details really matter.”

Sophie Kevany wrote this article for Sentient.

A new study examined the true sustainability of fish farming. | Photo by Lilly Agustina/Act For Farmed Animals/We Animals

Neoliberalismisa sprawling, contentious, difficult economic and political concept that can be hard to pin down because it shapes our lives in so many ways. Sometimes it can seem to describe everything, so it often appears not to mean anything. The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Teen Vogue offer a best effort: Neoliberalism is an economic philosophy and a political system devoted to enforcing economic competition, protecting the power of businesses and celebrating the “free market” — that is, the capitalist market — as the wisest and best judge of people, institutions and ideas.

Quinn Slobodian, a history professor at Wellesley College, is one of the leading historians on neoliberalism. He describes it as “the ongoing effort to protect capitalism from democracy,” which is helpful, but now that, too, must be explained.

First of all, “capitalism”: the economic system we live under that organizes the production and distribution of goods and services around private ownership and profit. Under this system, a comparatively small group of owners purchases the labor of the majority. (Think of your time and energy as a resource that belongs to you. When you work for someone, you are selling that labor to them, and when a boss hires you, they are buying it.) Secondly, “democracy”: from the Greek, meaning “the rule of the people.” The word speaks to a political system in which power is meant to be vested in the people. Capitalism, which relies on the productive power of hierarchy — many people working under the authority of a smaller group of bosses — has always come into conflict with political systems based on freedom and equality. Neoliberalism, Slobodian argues, is a response by politicians and capitalists to protect the market from interference by democratic representatives of the people. So, for example, when international free-trade agreements, like NAFTA, require national governments to privatize public utilities and adjust their labor laws to encourage economic growth, they allow corporations and private businesses to overrule government demands for social justice.

What is neoliberalism? An economic and political system devoted to the free market

By John Patrick Leary, Economic Hardship Reporting Project via Stacker

Other critics tend to think about neoliberalism as a way of life, a “subjectivity” that is a way of thinking and behaving that we’re all sucked into. If capitalism celebrates competition, in neoliberalism, we can see how economic competition takes over more and more of our lives.

Wendy Brown, a professor of politics at UC-Berkeley, describes neoliberalism in terms of the pressure on everyone to “hustle,” to always be working, striving, branding, investing. People encounter this intense competition in all sorts of ways. Think of a Lyft driver, picking up passengers after work to help pay down her student debt and cover her sky-high rent. Or the high school student in Detroit, rising at dawn to attend a charter school across town that his parents chose after sorting through myriad options. That same student makes a TikTok in the hallway at lunch, laughing and dancing for the brief amusement of someone halfway across the world, and the profit of advertisers on the app. Or consider the Cambodian farmer who takes out a microloan with a development bank to make improvements on his house. What do they all share?

Neoliberals might say they have abundant choices — they are free to patronize the

employers, media, banks, car dealers or schools of their choice. They are competitive, clawing to make their way in a dynamic marketplace; they are individuals, making their way with minimal interference from large government institutions, like a public health system or a centralized school district. For those who defend the economic system, these people are above all free — to compete with one another, to get ahead (or fail to get ahead), and ultimately to choose their destiny with relatively little government interference.

But then think of the wear and tear on that weary Lyft driver’s vehicle, costs she alone is responsible for because Lyft considers her an independent contractor, not an employee. And what about the wear and tear on her? In 2016, a pregnant Lyft driver went into labor in her car, dropping off her last passenger on the way to the hospital. The company, which does not grant drivers health insurance or maternity leave, praised her devotion to the job.

And what about that high school student in Detroit? The city’s public school system has been transformed over the past decade into a bewildering archipelago of charter schools, some of which are

operated for profit by firms far from Detroit, so he’s fortunate his parents even had the time and wherewithal to research school options. Will those parents also be able to help him manage the anxiety that has soared among American teens — one result, doctors say, of social media corporations’ marketing to young people, mining teenagers’ social lives for advertising dollars?

All of these spaces — school, childbirth, just hanging out in the hallway with friends — should be protected from the whims and predations of the market, but they are dominated by private businesses and the profit motive. For the Cambodian farmer, the good news is that highinterest microloan integrated him into the global financial system; but that’s also the bad news, as many who lost their land and savings to poorly regulated predatory microlenders have learned. What may seem at first glance to be freedom, the decrease of state regulation and the increase of choice, can also be viewed as the extension of oppressive hierarchies into new parts of people’s lives, especially their working lives.

For Melinda Cooper, a feminist critic of neoliberalism, neoliberalism

Her Conservative government moved aggressively to privatize public housing and decimate the power of unions.

In 1980, for instance, Thatcher’s parliament passed the Housing Act, which set about privatizing Britain’s council houses, or state-owned public housing. Flats could be purchased by their tenants, who then became responsible for their upkeep. Some of these tenants prospered as homeowners; many other working-class tenants could not maintain their old apartments and sold out to investors, who in turn jacked up rents, exacerbating Britain’s affordable housing crisis.

also happens at home, and it uses the power of the government in ways that can be hard to see. As she argues, neoliberalism’s promotion of the capitalist free market cannot be separated from “family values” conservatism. Neoliberals have fought to shrink public welfare benefits and public education funding, maintaining that this is inefficient and wasteful spending. But families must be fed and children must be educated. These responsibilities don’t simply disappear, they just get passed on. Families who could have once counted on free public college tuition are forced to take on massive education debt; relatives have to manage the time and expense of caring for the ill and the elderly; and families, especially mothers, are charged with more and more of the responsibility to rear and care for children.

Now for another short-and-sweet definition: Neoliberalism is “the free economy and the strong state,” to borrow from historian Andrew Gamble’s description of Margaret Thatcher’s rule in 1980s Britain. Thatcher was an admirer of neoliberal economic thinkers like Friedrich Hayek, and many regard her term in office as an attempt to put neoliberalism into practice.

This is neoliberalism in a nutshell: The state uses its muscle to break up a public asset, turning what had once been a public, democratic obligation (providing and maintaining affordable housing for the people) into an individual’s personal obligation, subject to the power of the private market. In the process, an asset built and maintained by a democratic government — public housing — became, in the end, just another engine to create private fortunes.

In the United States, critics of neoliberalism call out its unpopular effects — including expensive housing, low wages, unaffordable higher education, broken public infrastructure and inadequate health care — but there’s been little momentum or will in Congress to address any of these issues at the required scale. In the national affordable housing crisis, for example, there is a society, ostensibly politically democratic and equal, whose people cannot afford a place to live in their home states and towns.

None of this is exactly new, even if the problems are getting worse. Defining neoliberalism can seem unnecessarily complicated if one concentrates too much on that prefix — what’s so “neo” about low wages and expensive housing? So, to keep it simple: Neoliberalism is the newest stage of a very old conflict between capitalism and democracy. This story was produced by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Teen Vogue, and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. The article was copy edited and retitled from its original version. Republished with CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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Monrovia City Notices

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NOTICE TO VENDORS CALLING FOR PROPOSALS

RFP# M-25-202 MUSD UPS REFRESH FY2025

Monrovia Unified School District, hereinafter referred to as the District, is seeking competitive proposals for an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) Refresh, including hardware, software and physical installation. In addition to issuing this Request For Proposals (RFP) and in conformity with the FCC Schools and Library Division (SLD), “Universal Service Fund” (also known as E-Rate funding), MUSD will post a Form 470 to seek E-Rate discounts for the services sought by this RFP.

The Form 470 will be posted on December 9, 2024, and can be found on the EPC portal and at the following website: https://data. usac.org/publicreports/Forms/Form470Rfp/Index or https://data. usac.org/publicreports/Forms/Form470Detail/Index

Bids accepted until 2:00 p.m on January 21, 2025. All bids shall be submitted in the format and method specified within the RFP. All bids will be opened no earlier than the day following the bid deadline. All questions must be submitted in the format outlined in the RFP by December 20, 2024.

No bidder may withdraw a submitted bid for a period of ninety (90) days after the time set for opening proposals.

The District and Board of Education reserve the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bid or in the bidding procedure.

By: Arin Golestani

Director of Information Technology

By authority of the Governing Board of Monrovia Unified School District, Monrovia, County of Los Angeles, State of California

Publishing Dates: December 9 and December 16, 2024 MONROVIA WEEKLY

EL Monte City Notices

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL MONTE, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 02-2024 BETWEEN THE CITY OF EL MONTE AND LAMAR CENTRAL OUTDOOR, LLC, TO CONSTRUCT A DIGITAL BILLBOARD AT 11605 VALLEY BOULEVARD IN AREA NO. 5 OF THE CITY’S BILLBOARD OVERLAY ZONE

WHEREAS, on July 18, 2017, the El Monte City Council (the “City Council”) adopted Ordinance No. 2914, establishing El Monte Municipal Code (EMMC) Chapter 17.88 – Freeway Overlay Zone (the “Overlay Zone”) and seven (7) overlay areas in which billboards would be allowed; and

WHEREAS, on December 17, 2019, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2961, adding an additional three (3) overlay areas, for a total of ten (10) areas; and

WHEREAS, on January 29, 2024, Ray Baker of Lamar of Los Angeles (the “Applicant”) submitted an application for Design Review No. 05-2024 and Development Agreement No. 02-2024, to construct a digital billboard (the “Proposed Project”); and

WHEREAS, the digital billboard will be located at 11605 Valley Boulevard (Assessor Parcel No. 8565-010-004), El Monte, California (the “Subject Property”), Area No. 5 of the Overlay Zone; and

WHEREAS, the requests were made pursuant to the requirements of Chapters 17.122 (Design and Minor Review) and 17.129 (Development Agreements) of the El Monte Municipal Code (EMMC); and

WHEREAS, the full Development Agreement is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit A; and

WHEREAS, on August 27,2024, the El Monte Planning Commission (the “Planning Commission”) held a full and fair public hearing and adopted Resolution No. 3675, recommending the City Council approve Design Review No. 05-2024 for the billboard’s aesthetics and recommending the City Council approve Development Agreement No. 02-2024 for the terms and regulations of the billboard; and

WHEREAS, on November 19, 2024, the City Council held a full and fair public hearing to consider the First Reading of this Ordinance to approve Development Agreement No. 02-2024; and WHEREAS, notices of the Planning Commission and City Council public hearings were placed in a local newspaper and mailed to all property owners in accordance with the EMMC, and all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and present evidence.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1 – RECITALS. The recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference;

SECTION 2 – GENERAL PLAN. The 2011 General Plan land use designation for the Subject Property is “Regional Commercial” The General Plan does not specifically identify digital billboards as a potential revenue source. However, there are other areas of the General Plan that discuss the need for new revenue sources to implement City policies and support programs. Therefore, the proposed digital billboard is consistent with the General Plan.

SECTION 3 – ZONING. The Subject Property is located within the C-3 (General Commercial) zone. The surrounding zoning and land uses of the adjacent properties are as follows:

• North: Freeway ROW; I-10 Freeway

• East: C-3; Multi-tenant Commercial Use

• South: C-3; Religious Facility

• West: Freeway ROW; I-10 Freeway

SECTION 4 – ENVIRONMENTAL. In accordance with the criteria and authority contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of 1970 and the CEQA Guidelines as amended, an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was circulated from April 7, 2017 to May 8, 2017 to establish the Free way Overlay Zone. On July 18, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2914 approving the Freeway Overlay Zone. A total of four (4) mitigation measures were incorporated in the MND to reduce the impacts of any future billboards to a “Less Than Signifi cant” level. These mitigation measures have been incorporated in Exhibit A, Conditions of Approval, of the City Council Resolution, approving Design Review No. 05-2024. Therefore, no further envi ronmental analysis is required.

SECTION 5 – DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FINDINGS. Pursuant to EMMC Section 17.129.090, the City Council approves Development Agreement No. 02-2024, based upon the following findings:

D. The Development Agreement is consistent with the purpose, goals and policies of the General Plan and any applicable Specific Plan;

Finding of Fact:

Objective CD-8.8 of the Community Design Element of the General Plan calls for signs to be of high quality and distinct styles that complement building architecture. In addition, signs should not present a cluttered image. The digital billboard will follow a simplified modern design with metal finishings. Other approved digital billboards in the City are also of a modern design. This creates a level of unison between the different billboards. Furthermore, the proposed billboard meets all the development standards of Chapter 17.82 (Billboard Overlay Zone) of the EMMC.

The General Plan does not specifically identify digital billboards as a potential revenue source. However, there are other areas of the Plan that discuss the need for new revenue sources to implement City policies and support programs. Examples from the Economic Development Element include the following:

• Introduction: Designing a Prosperous Economy and Increase Local Revenues – attracting and expanding economic activity through revitalization efforts, increasing business value, improving sales and generating new revenues;

• Goal ED-1: Policy ED-1.5 – Funding. Explore, develop and use alternative funding sources to pay for and provide incentives for economic development activities for which the City lacks sufficient resources; and

• Goal ED-3: An improved El Monte Businesses environment that attracts new businesses, investment, new jobs and increased revenues to El Monte.

The proposed installation site is compatible with the uses and structures on the site and in the surrounding area;

The proposed location for the billboard is adjacent to the I-10 Freeway right-of-way. The nearest structure is a two-story commercial structure used for a retail cannabis business. The two-story commercial structure is not highly visible form the I-10 Freeway. The proposed billboard will be compatible with the surrounding area.

The proposed billboard will not create a traffic or safety problem, including problems associated with onsite ac-

The proposed location for the billboard is adjacent to the I-10 Freeway right-of-way. Traveling eastbound, the billboard will be located after vehicles entering the freeway from Valley Boulevard have merged with travel lanes. The next exit is more than one-half (½) mile away. The proposed billboard will not create traffic or safety problems.

The proposed billboard would not interfere with onsite parking or landscaping required by the Zoning Code;

The base of the billboard will not impact any onsite parking or landscaping on the Subject Property. Therefore, it will not impact any onsite parking or landscaping on the

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Pamela G. McConoughey in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Pamela G. McCo-noughey 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 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. 31, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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 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 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 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:

WILLIAM J ZEUTZIUS JR ESQ SBN 152829

LAW OFFICES OF ZEUTZIUS & LABRAN

234 E COLORADO BLVD STE 520 PASADENA CA 91101

CN112288 COHEN Dec 5,9,12, 2024 ROSEMEAD READER

contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of EARLE DONALD SWEENEY.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CATHERINE M. DECAMARA in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CATHERINE M. DECAMARA 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: 12/24/24 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

RENEE L. SPIECKERMANN - SBN 279111

LAW OFFICES OF RENEE L. SPIECKERMANN

25101 THE OLD ROAD

STEVENSON RANCH CA 91381

Telephone (661) 255-5411

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

CATHLEEN DAVISON MASTAN

CASE NO. 24STPB13412 heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, creditors, and persons otherwise be interested in or estate, or both of CATHDAVISON MASTAN.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has by JOSHUA H. MASTAN Superior Court of California, LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE rethat JOSHUA H. MASTAN be as personal representaadminister the estate of the PETITION requests authority administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es(This authority will allow personal representative to take actions without obtaining court Before taking certain very actions, however, the perrepresentative will be required notice to interested persons they have waived notice or to the proposed action.) independent administration aube granted unless an inperson files an objection to 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: 01/08/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 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 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

GRAHAM S. HANCOCK - SBN 356215 1112 FAIROAKS AVE

SOUTH PASADENA CA 91030

Telephone (626) 799-7156 12/5, 12/9, 12/12/24 CNS-3875576# MONROVIA WEEKLY

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

CECILIA E. LERMA CASE NO. 24STPB13306

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CECILIA E. LERMA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ADRIAN LERMA in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ADRIAN LERMA 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: 01/03/25 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

FRED EDWARDS - SBN 317309 THE LAW OFFICE OF FRED W EDWARDS 9333 BASELINE RD. STE 250 RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA 91730

Telephone (909) 888-8588 12/5, 12/9, 12/12/24 CNS-3875733# ROSEMEAD READER

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SANDRA COLLIER AKA SANDRA COLLIER-CARTER CASE NO. 24STPB13417

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of SANDRA COLLIER AKA SANDRA COLLIER-CARTER.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KENNETH COLLIER, SR. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KENNETH COLLIER, SR. 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: 12/31/24 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

SYBIL YVONNE BURRELL - CSB: 183383

101 N. CITRUS AVE., SUITE 2B COVINA CA 91723

Telephone (213) 572-3700

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JUDY ANN NOVELL CASE NO. 24STPB13553

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by PATRICK J. HEGARTY in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that PATRICK J. HEGARTY 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: 01/10/25 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

THOMAS O. HOFFMAN - SBN 100881

LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS O. HOFFMAN

302 W. SIERRA MADRE BOULEVARD SIERRA MADRE CA 91024

Telephone (626) 355-4422

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WILLIAM MICHAEL MAES

CASE NO. 24STPB13038

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by BEATRICE PADILLA in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that BEATRICE PADILLA 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: 01/17/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 44 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

VICTORIA P. MARTIN - SBN 277116

ARCHANGEL ESTATE PLANNING & TRUST SERVICES 16191 KAMANA ROAD, STE. #202 APPLE VALLEY CA 92307 Telephone (760) 946-2233 12/9, 12/12, 12/16/24 CNS-3876669# ROSEMEAD READER

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ANA DAMARIS SANTANA CASE NO. 24STPB13399 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ANA DAMARIS SANTANA.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by BLANCA AMER in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that BLANCA AMER 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: 01/08/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 located at 111

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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024245503

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Budget Friendly Transportation, 1101 Horizon Dr STE 103, Fairfield, CA 94533. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on December 2024. Signed: GOLDEN STATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC (CA-264758851, 1101 Horizon Dr STE 103, Fairfield, CA 94533; NIRMALJIT SINGH, PRESIDENT. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Solano on December 3, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024245805 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GOURMET LEAVES, 13556 Gilmore St, Van Nuys, CA 91401. 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: ARMEN BASMADZHYAN, 13556 Gilmore St, Van Nuys, CA 91401 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 3, 2024. 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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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024245985 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Pop & Glow Creations, 13611 Ramona Dr, Whittier, CA 90602. This business is conducted by a married couple. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on December 2024. Signed: (1). Sandra Lizet Nieto, 13611 Ramona Dr, Whittier, CA 90602 (2). Christian Nieto, 13611 Ramona Dr, Whittier, CA 90602 (Wife). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 4, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024244931

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Pawzzle, 128 W Chestnut St apt 3, Glendale, CA 91204-1727. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on November 2024. Signed: Artem Vinnichenko, 128 W Chestnut St apt 3, Glendale, CA 91204-1727 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 3, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024246649 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ESP Solutions, 970 West 190th Street 302, Torrance, CA 90502. 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. Signed: Jolt, LLC (CA202016810455, 970 West 190th Street 302, Torrance, CA 90502; Bradley Comyns, Manager. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 4, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024242864 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as E.N.G PLUMBING SERVICES, 3447 Brighton Street, Rosemead, CA 91770. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on November 2024. Signed: EUDES NEFTALI MOSCOSO ORREGO, 3447 Brighton Street, Rosemead, CA 91770 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 27, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024242076 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Rokktober, 11870 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 106, Los Angeles, CA 90025. 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: October Comstock, 11870 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 106, Los Angeles, CA 90025 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 26, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024242073 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Simply Cute, 11870 Santa Monica Blvd 106, Los Angeles, CA 90025. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on April 2024. Signed: October Comstock, 11870 Santa Monica Blvd 106, Los Angeles, CA 90025 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 26, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024243603 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as (1). The Tenant Team (2). Tenant Team (3). Car Accident Solutions (4). Block LLP Injury Law Firm (5). Block Law Firm (6). Block Injury Law Firm (7). Block Law Group (8). Block Law (9). Quick Counsel , 2101 W Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506. This business is conducted by a limited liabilty partnership. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2023. Signed: (1). Safarian Law, 2101 W Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506 (2). Block Law, 2101 W Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506 (3). Block LLP, 2101 W Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506. Alex Safarian, General Partner

The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 2, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024245485 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ERNEST CREATES, 339

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W WILSON AVE UNIT 206, GLENDALE, CA 91203. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on December 2024. Signed: Ernest Waddell, 339 W WILSON AVE UNIT 206, GLENDALE, CA 91203 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 3, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024245195 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as South El Monte Social Golf Group, 1527 Durfee Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: South El Monte Social Golf Group (CA-6445522, 1527 Durfee Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733; Ronnie Angel, President. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 3, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024245538

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as AI VISUAL, 26 E Colorado Blvd Unit A, Arcadia, CA 91006. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on October 2024. Signed: HUNG JU WEI, 26 E Colorado Blvd Unit A, Arcadia, CA 91006 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 3, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024244740

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Frend, 1819 Victory Blvd, Glendale, CA 91201. 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 December 2024. Signed: DNS Distribution Company, LLC (CA-202464217329, 1819 Victory Blvd, Glendale, CA 91201; Shawn Simon, Member. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 2, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024247024 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as (1). pvco (2). pvcompany , 1254 S Brannick Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90023. 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: jennifer anahi vargas rivera, 1254 S Brannick Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90023 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 5, 2024. 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 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

Glendale City Notices

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE

On December 3, 2024, after a duly noticed public hearing was conducted and closed, the Council of the City of Glendale, California adopted Ordinance Nos. 6034 entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTIONS

30.10.070, 30.11.020, 30.11.050, 30.12.020, 30.14.020, 30.15.020, 30.16.020, 30.34.080 and 30.70.050, OF TITLE 30 OF THE GLENDALE MUNICIPAL CODE, 1995, RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSSORY DWELLING UNITS

(CASE NO. PZC-0013-2024).” A copy of said Ordinance is on file and available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk.

In substance, said Ordinance amended Title 30 of the Glendale Municipal Code to amend development standards and make other clarifying changes to standards and requirements related to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs), in response to the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s assertion of 16 areas of non-compliance with state law, as well as due to changes in state law. Among other items, said Ordinance incorporated findings to re-adopt the prohibition on construction of an ADU on top of a detached garage, the prohibition on construction of an ADU and an accessory living quarters on the same lot, and the allowance of JADUs in zones other than single-family zones for single-family uses; said Ordinance also amended Title 30 to adopt objective design standards for ADUs, and to allow existing multi-family uses to construct up to 8 detached ADUs in some cases, consistent with state law, among other amendments.

Suzie Abajian, Ph.D.

City Clerk of the City of Glendale

Publish December 9, 2024 GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE

On December 3, 2024, after a duly noticed public hearing was conducted and closed, the Council of the City of Glendale, California adopted Ordinance Nos. 6035 entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN (DSP) RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSSORY DWELLING UNITS (CASE NO. PGPA-003908-2024.” A copy of said Ordinance is on file and available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk.

In substance, said Ordinance amended the Downtown Specific Plan by amending Chapter 3, Land Use. Section 3.3 Land Uses & Permit Requirements, Table 3-A-1: Land Uses and Permit Requirements and Table 3-B-1 by correcting an error that allowed construction of a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) on a lot developed with more than one residential dwelling unit. Said Ordinance also amended the above-referenced Tables 3-B-1 and 3-A-1 to incorporated findings to re-adopt the allowance of a JADU in a zone other than a singlefamily zone for single-family uses.

Suzie Abajian, Ph.D. City Clerk of the City of Glendale

Publish Decmeber 9, 2024 GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PLANNING HEARING OFFICER HEARING VARIANCE CASE NO. PVAR 003543-2024

LOCATION: 515 – 523 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE

APPLICANT: Rodney Khan/Khan Consulting

ZONE: (DSP) - Downtown Specific Plan – Transitional District

LEGAL DESCRIPTION/APN: Portions of Lots 7, 8 and 9, Tract No. 253 (APNs: 5637-003051 and 5637-003-053)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The applicant is requesting approval of a standards variance to exceed the floor area ratio permitted in the DSP – Transitional District. The project is the Hotel Indigo, which has already received its discretionary approvals and is under construction. The project site allows a maximum floor area ratio (FAR) of 3.00 and a maximum floor area of 69,928 SF on the 23,309.43 SF subject site. The applicant is proposing revisions to the approved and currently under construction plans, which increase the FAR to 3.1 and total floor area to 72,507 SF. The additional floor area will be contained within the volume of the approved building.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION

The project is exempt from CEQA review as a Class 32 “Infill Development Projects” exemption pursuant to Section 15332 of the State CEQA Guidelines. The project meets all the findings required by Section 15332 to qualify for this categorical exemption.

PUBLIC HEARING

The Planning Hearing officer will conduct a public hearing regarding the above project at 633 E. Broadway (Municipal Services Building) Room 105, Glendale, CA 91206, on DECEMBER 18, 2024, at 9:30 AM or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the hearing is to hear comments from the public with respect to zoning concerns. The hearing will be held in accordance with Glendale Municipal Code, Title 30, Chapter 30.43. and 30.44.

The meeting can be viewed on Charter Cable Channel 6 or streamed online at: https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/management-services/gtv6/livevideo-stream . For public comments and questions during the meeting call 818-937-8100. City staff will be submitting these questions and comments in real time to the appropriate person during the Planning Hearing Officer Hearing. You may also testify in person at the hearing if you wish to do so.

If the final decision is challenged in court, testimony may be limited to issues raised before or at the public hearing.

The staff report and case materials will be available a week before the hearing date at www. glendaleca.gov/agendas.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS: If you desire more information on the proposal, please contact the case planner Roger Kiesel in the Planning Division at RKiesel@glendaleca.gov, or (818) 937-8152, or (818) 548-2140. The staff report and case materials will be available before the hearing date at www.glendaleca.gov/agendas.

Any person having an interest in the subject project may participate in the hearing, by phone as outlined above, and may be heard in support of his/her opinion. Any person protesting may file a duly signed and acknowledged written protest with the Director of Community Development not later than the hour set for public hearing before the Hearing Officer. “Acknowledged” shall mean a declaration of property ownership (or occupant if not owner) under penalty of perjury. If you challenge the decision of this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Glendale, at or prior to the public hearing. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, please notify the Community Development Department at least 48 hours (or two business days) for requests regarding sign language translation and Braille transcription services.

When a final decision is rendered, a decision letter will be posted online at www.glendaleca. gov/planning/decisions. An appeal may be filed within 15 days of the final decision date appearing on the decision letter. Appeal forms are available at https://www.glendaleca.gov/ home/showdocument?id=11926

Dr. S. Abajian, The City Clerk of the City of Glendale

Publish December 9, 2024

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

Probate Notices

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 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. Petitioner: John B. Lightfeldt 3610 Central Avenue Suite 400 Riverside, Ca 92506 925-233-8898 DECEMBER 2, 5, 9, 2024 RIVERSIDE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KATHRYN A. SMITH CASE NO. 24STPB13580 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of KATHRYN A. SMITH.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by IRENE M. KLANGOS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that IRENE M. KLANGOS 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

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 this 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 information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site https://www.altisource.com/loginpage. aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2023-02101-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction, if conducted after January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (866)-960-8299, or visit this internet website https://www.altisource.com/loginpage.

aspx, using the file number assigned to this case 2023-02101-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: November 27, 2024 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 238 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 https://www.altisource.com/loginpage.

aspx ____________ Trustee Sale Assistant. BCNS # 242880/Reference # 2023-02101-CA, Run Dates: 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024 RIVERSIDE INDEPENDENT

Fictitious Business Name Filings

11/11/2024, 11/18/2024 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

LEGALS

($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/ 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 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20246703956. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JJ Fire Protection, 2295 N Tustin St Unit 80, Orange, CA 92865. Full Name of Registrant(s) Jimmy Desbiens, 2295 N Tustin St Unit 80, Orange, CA 92865. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 1, 2024. /S/ Jimmy Desbiens. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on December 2, 2024. Publish: Anaheim Press 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

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-202414992

Pub. 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

RIVERSIDE INDEPENDENT

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MBI Welding & Fabrication 1229 Columbia Avenue Unit C1 Riverside, CA 92507

Riverside County Juiced Rite, LLC (CA, 1229 Columbia Avenue Unit C1, Riverside, CA 92507

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. Stephanie Bryan, CEO Statement filed with the County of Riverside on December 4, 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-202414993 Pub. 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024

Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as (1). California Realty and Mortgage Group (2). California Realty Group (3). California Mortgage Group (4). Calrmgroup 37948 Sawleaf Place Murrieta, CA 92562

Riverside County California Mortgage Group, Inc. (CA, 37948 Sawleaf Place, Murrieta, CA 92562 Riverside County

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-202412741 Pub. 10/28/2024, 11/04/2024,

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

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 following person(s) is (are) doing business as VISISTA COLLECTIONS 6770 Belynn Ct EASTVALE, CA 92880 Riverside County SRIANA INVESTMENTS LLC (CA, 6770 Belynn Ct, Eastvale, CA 92880 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. SUDHIR POTTURI, MANAGING MEMEBER

Statement filed with the County of Riverside on December 4, 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

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. 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. Joakim L Torehov, President Statement filed with the County of Riverside on November 20, 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-202414429 Pub. 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024 Riverside Independent

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2 suspects arrested in connection with Coachella fatal shooting

An 18-year-old man and a boy suspected in the fatal shooting of a man in Coachella were arrested, authoritiesannounced Wednesday.

Deputies from the Central Homicide Unit, with assistance from the Major Crime Unit and the Thermal Station Coachella Community Action Team, located Gael Silva and a 17-year-old male suspect Tuesday.

According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Silva was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of murder, while the 17-year-old was booked into juvenile hall.

The name of the juvenile suspect will not be released because of his age.

Deputies responded to the 51800 block of Shady Lane shortly after 3:20 a.m. on Oct. 12 to reports regarding shots fired.

“Upon arrival, deputies located a deceased male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Responding deputies

By City News Service

secured the scene with crime scene tape and closed the area to all vehicle and foot traffic,” sheriff’s officials said in a statement. Investigators later identified the victim as 44-yearold Roman Gamboa, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

An ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting continued Wednesday evening.

Anyone with information regarding the case was urged to call Central Homicide Investigator Ortiz at 951-955-2777 or Thermal Station Investigator Glasper at 760-863-8990.

Perez announces Hurkey Creek Park Beautification Project

By Staff

Riverside County will fund updated amenities for Hurkey Creek near Highway 74 in the San Jacinto Mountains, 5th District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez announced Tuesday.

The Hurkey Creek Park Beautification Project will provide money to pay for improved landscaping, restrooms and general maintenance, including painted picnic tables and a new ice maker.

In a prepared statement, Perez, who proposed the project, reminisced of childhood visits to the park that give personal significance to the initiative.

“Hurkey Creek was a place we went to for vacation as a kid with our tíos, tías and cousins,” Perez said. “For many folks, especially on the east side, we like going there, it’s only an hour drive up the 74. So I’m very proud of the fact that we are making this investment here and building up Hurkey Creek for more generations.”

Hurkey Creek Park is operated by the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District.

The park has 130 individual campsites for stays of up to 14 days, as well as large group camping areas in five separate loops that each can accommodate 80-100 campers, according to the county parks district. Hiking trails, a picnic area and playground are also park features.

park is at rivcoparks.org.

Woman hit crossing Riverside street, suffers major injuries

By City News Service

A54-year-oldwoman was hit by a car while trying to cross a Riverside intersection Thursday, sufferinglife-threatening injuries.

The victim, identified only as a Corona resident, was struck shortly before 8 a.m. at Eucalyptus and University avenues, near downtown, according to the Riverside Police Department.

Sgt. Tim Jensen said the woman was walking northbound on Eucalyptus and entered the crosswalk at University when a southbound Honda Civic initiated a left turn onto University from Eucalyptus, plowing into the victim.

The motorist, identified only as a 29-year-old Riverside man, immediately stopped, Jensen said.

Riverside Fire Department paramedics arrived within minutes and found the pedestrian with extensive injuries. She was taken to Riverside Community Hospital in critical condi-

tion, according to the sergeant. He said the motorist was questioned but not arrested.

Anyone with information was asked to contact the Major Accident Investigation Team at 951-826-8720.

Sheriff’s estate auction to feature cars, precious metals, furniture

By City News Service

An auction of automobiles, precious metals, foreigncurrency, appliances and other items from estates placed under the management of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will be online next week.

Hesperia-based Bid Fast & Last is coordinating with the sheriff’s Office of the Public Administrator to provide the live internetbased engagement, scheduled for Tuesday morning.

Officials said interested

bidders will be permitted, by appointment only, to view items on the auction block in-person at the sheriff’s Perris warehouse, 800 S. Redlands Ave., where they’re stored. The preview is slated ahead of the auction.

Items up for grabs include sports cars, SUVs, currency from Canada and other countries, artwork, silver coin collections, mobile phones, tools, desks, cabinets and hundreds of pocket knives.

A few standouts in the assortment include the farewell edition of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, a Samurai sword, a Dusty Strings Harp and a vintage Halda typewriter.

Bidding will be available via bidfastandlast.com, using the page “Riverside Public Administrator Auction 2024.” The Office of the Public Administrator assumes control of some estates within the county’s jurisdiction when there are no heirs.

A rustic section of Hurkey Creek Park. | Photo courtesy of the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District

This 2023 Jeep Gladiator is one of several vehicles and other items in the upcoming online auction.

| Photo courtesy of bidfastandlast.com/Riverside County

Gael Silvia. | Photo courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

| Photo by TonyTheTigerSon/Envato

MoVal couple accused of fatally abusing adopted son due in court

By City News Service

AMoreno Valley couple accused of killing their adopted son are slated to be arraigned this week on first-degree murder and other charges.

Juan Moreno Sanchez, 59, and Alejandra Marin, 51, were arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation.

Along with murder, both defendants are charged with a special circumstance allegation of inflicting torture in the act of killing.

They made a joint initial court appearance on Nov. 26, when Superior Court Judge Gail O’Rane appointed the pair public defenders and scheduled their arraignment

for Friday at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

Each is being held without bail at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside.

According to sheriff’s Sgt. Jarred Bishop, on the afternoon of Nov. 21, patrol deputies went to the defendants’ two-story house on a cul de sac in the 13000 block of Malibu Court, near Westlake Drive, to investigate reports of a child in medical distress.

The 10-year-old boy, identified in court documents only as “J.S.,” was taken to Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley in grave condition.

“Deputies’ initial inves-

tigation revealed signs of possible neglect and abuse,” Bishop said. “Several hours later, the juvenile’s health declined, and he was pronounced deceased at the hospital.”

Central Homicide Unit detectives took over the investigation, determining that J.S. had been adopted by Sanchez and Marin, who were questioned and taken into custody without incident on Nov. 22.

Details regarding the alleged mistreatment of the victim were not disclosed.

Neither defendant has documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.

penalties or fees, according to the city. The solar project was expected to go initiate on Feb. 1 with credits appearing on March SCE bills.

“This program is part of the City’s ongoing dedication to improving sustainability and offering tangible benefits to our residents,” officials said. “The City has enrolled its own eligible SCE accounts in this program, leading by doing. Through its participation, Corona is supporting California’s climate goals by reducing carbon emissions and increasing renewable energy use. Together, we’re showing

how small changes can create a big impact.”

The Community Solar Program, also known as community renewables, is a state program established by the California legislature and administered by SCE to provide local, renewable electricity without the installation of solar panels or cost.

Instead of installing any solar on residential properties, residents subscribe to a piece of a large shared solar farm located elsewhere in SCE territory, according to PowerMarket, a company that connects consumers

with local renewable energy projects. For Corona residents, the field of solar panels supplying the electricity is in Inyokern in Kern County.

“It costs you nothing to join and you will be guaranteed savings every month,” according to PowerMarket. “And that’s all while you are supporting the critical growth of our transition towards cleaner energy solutions.”

To enroll in the program, residents may visit powermarket.io/corona.html, call PowerMarket at 661-4430452 or email dimension@ powermarket.io.

all in their 30s, were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Along with first-degree murder, each defendant was convicted of gang activity and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations. The Indio jury also found true a specialcircumstanceallegation against Monzon of killing for the benefit of a gang, while the panel found true a special-circumstance allegation of firing from a vehicle causing death against his associates.

Deputy District Attorney Jacob Silva said there was a dispute at the grave site of Lopez’s cousin before the defendants targeted Valdez. Valdez was standing with

a group of people, some of whom were known gang members, outside a home in the 82600 block of Mountain View Avenue when the shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. Aug. 7, 2016, authorities said.

Surveillance footage from an Indio 7-Eleven showed the occupants of a Chevrolet Caprice and a Toyota Sequoia congregating at the convenience store, then going to the Mountain View property.

A security camera mounted on a nearby home captured gunfire coming from both sides of the Toyota, while the driver of the Chevrolet sped away eastbound. Silva conceded during the trial that it was

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Valdez at the time, and Armendariz’s attorney John Dolan argued that gunfire originating from within that group could have struck Valdez.

Armendariz, who police said was driving the Toyota, was arrested Aug. 8, 2016. Three bullet holes were found on the exterior of the SUV, and ammunition was found inside, according to the prosecution.

Lopez and Malanche went to nearby JFK Memorial Hospital hours after the attack. Malanche was hospitalized with a single gunshot wound that entered through his backside, while Lopez was treated for a graze wound.

Police were notified, and officers seized a backpack

belonging to Lopez that he had dropped near the emergency room. The satchel contained two handguns and nearly 100 rounds of ammunition, according to an Indio police affidavit filed in support of an arrest warrant.

According to the declaration, Lopez told police he was inside the Chevrolet during the shooting, but he did not admit to taking part. Malanche told detectives he was driving by the Mountain View Avenue home with Lopez when they were fired upon. Malanche said he was “scared,” and that he and Lopez fired several shots at their attackers in retaliation, according to the affidavit.

unclear who fired the fatal shot.

10 and 15 people were standing with

Miguel Cavazos. | Photo courtesy of the Indio Police Department

Alejandra Marin & Juan Sanchez Moreno. | Photos courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

Solar panels. | Photo courtesy of PowerMarket