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‘Unprecedented’: 2 more locally acquired dengue cases in Baldwin Park

Assistance centers offer resources to people impacted by SoCal wildfires

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Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Orange counties opened “local assistance centers” last week offering recovery resources for residents impacted by the Bridge Fire burning in both counties and the Line Fire in San Bernardino.

The centers were described as one-stop shops where residents and business owners can get information about services and assistance they can access through local and state agencies or nonprofit groups.

Amongtheresources available were assistance with insurance claims, property cleanup procedures, replacing vital records and rebuilding assistance.

“My heart goes out to everyone that is struggling with loss,” Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said in a statement. “It can feel overwhelming and it’s common to not know where to start. I encourage anyone

who has been impacted by the Bridge Fire to visit our L.A. County Local Assistance Center. You’ll find helpful recovery resources, including supports for debris removal and rebuilding permits.

Recovery is a long road, but our county stands tall and ready to help.”

The Los Angeles County center was open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave. in Pomona, in Expo Hall 8.

The San Bernardino County center was open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and will also be open at the same time Monday at Cal State San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway in San Bernardino.

The Bridge Fire began around 3 p.m. Sept. 8 near East Fork and Glendora Mountain roads in the San Gabriel Canyon. As of Friday the blaze burned 54,795 acres and was 59% contained.

The Line Fire started

Sept. 5 near Base Line Road and Alpin Street in Highland, according to Cal Fire. Currently it is over 39,000 acres with 53% containment.

Orange County officials launched a website to help residents and also opened a center Thursday at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, where people affected by the Airport Fire received assistance and information on available resources.

The service center at 28000 Marguerite Parkway was on the second-floor lounge of the college and was open from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The website is at ocgov.com/ recovery.

Firefighters were continuing to make progress battling the massive Airport Fire in Orange and Riverside counties, holding the spread and growth of the blaze that started more than a week ago.

As of Friday, the fire had

burned 23,519 acres with containment at 51%. The size of the fire was the same Tuesday.

The blaze has destroyed 160 structures and damaged 34 others.

Legal claims are beginning to trickle in to the county regarding the cause that sparked the blaze. Authorities have said it started when an Orange County Public Works crew was removing boulders.

Mikhail Trubchik, 40, said his San Juan Capistrano home was destroyed in the fire and has filed a claim for $2.3 million. He said the blaze destroyed his house, guest house and a five-car garage.

Fred and Diane Neubauer of Trabuco Canyon filed a claim for $1,043.75 for hotel expenses when they were evacuated from the area.

Two law firms have also sent letters to the county of a potential claim that requests a preservation of evidence.

LA County Sheriff’s Department formally bans deputy gangs

By City News Service

Seeking to address an issue thathas long dogged the agency, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna announced a department policy Wednesday formally banning so-called deputy gangs or cliques.

“Our employees are dedicated professionals who maintain the highest standards of integrity and service,” Luna said in a statement.

“While I recognize the issue of law enforcement gangs has only involved a small fraction of the department, I also acknowledge that this long-standing issue must be addressed appropriately to maintain the community’s trust in us. The tireless efforts of our team to move the culture forward, strengthen our reputation, and eliminate any lingering shadows of mistrust are crucial to our public safety mission.”

Allegations of oftenviolent collections of deputy organizations within the department have led to various lawsuits over the years, some by department members claiming to have been discriminated against

or even physically assaulted for failing to join or submit to internal gangs’ influence.

Department critics have alleged that such gangs have led to increased violence by deputies against Black and Hispanic residents.

Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva long downplayed the existence or influence of such organizations, although he conceded during a January meeting of the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission that some “subgroups” did operate within the agency. He denied they were violent gang-like organizations, likening them instead to “softball teams.”

Villanueva long challenged county leaders and critics to identify any deputies who were active members of a so-called deputy gang, saying years of investigations failed to turn up any proof of their existence.

But critics have alleged long-standing gangs do exist within the agency, with members sporting tattoos announcing their allegiance to groups with names such as the Cavemen, Executioners or Banditos.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna. | Courtesy of LASD

Firefighters battle the Bridge Fire. | Photo courtesy of Cal Fire/Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

‘Unprecedented’:

2 more locally acquired dengue cases in Baldwin Park

By City News Service

Two more locally acquired cases of the mosquitoborne illness dengue have been detected in Baldwin Park residents, in addition to one announced last week, health officials said Wednesday, representing an “unprecedented” cluster of such cases in the region.

According to the county Department of Public Health, none of the patients had any history of travel to areas where dengue is endemic.

The cluster of three cases in Baldwin Park “is an unprecedented number of locally transmitted cases for a region where dengue has not previously been transmitted by mosquitoes,” according to DPH.

In October and November of last year, single locally acquired cases of dengue were confirmed by health officials in Pasadena and Long Beach.

“These additional cases of local virus transmission

are a stark reminder for all Los Angeles County residents that simple steps to prevent mosquito breeding and mosquito bites can lower the risk of mosquito-borne diseases and prevent more sustained transmission in the future,” health officials said in a statement.

The illness is generally spread by a bite from an infected Aedes mosquito.

Most patients never exhibit any symptoms, but one in four will develop signs including fever, nausea, vomiting, rash and aches and pains to the eyes, joints or bones.

The symptoms generally last no more than a week, and people usually fully recover within two weeks.

Deaths from the virus are extremely rare, health officials said.

Health officials noted that the symptoms of dengue often mirror those of other viruses, and they

urged health-care providers to be “vigilant for dengue fever in patients with acute febrile illness and test for and report such cases of mosquito-borne diseases.”

“Reducing exposure to mosquitoes and the risk for mosquito bites are crucial to preventing transmission of mosquito-borne disease, including dengue fever,” Dr. Muntu Davis, Los Angeles County health officer, said in a statement. “This can be as simple as using insect repellent to prevent mosquito bites, eliminating any standing water around your home where mosquitoes can breed, and keeping your home mosquito-free by using or fixing screens on your doors and windows. These straightforward measures can significantly reduce the risk of mosquito-borne disease for both you and your neighbors.”

Public Health officials said they are working with the

city of Baldwin Park and the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District to provide outreach to residents and offer information about dengue and ways to prevent mosquito bites. The Vector Control District is also increasing mosquito- trapping efforts in the area.

“The city will continue to update the community throughout this process,” Baldwin Park Mayor Emmanuel J. Estrada said in a statement. “In the meantime, we urge all residents to use EPA-registered insect repellent, eliminate standing water around your homes and ensure your window and door screens are in good condition. Let’s demonstrate the strength of the Baldwin Park community by working together to protect our community and limit the spread of dengue.”

Kings, Ducks open training camps; preseason starts this week

By City News Service

The Kings began their first training camp under coach Jim Hiller on Thursday at the Toyota Sports Performance Center in El Segundo, with three practices.

Hiller became the Kings interim coach on Feb. 2 following the firing of Todd McLellan after a 3-8-6 stretch that dropped their record to 23-15-10. In the 34 regular-season games Hiller led the team, the Kings went 21-12-1, giving them the 10th best points percentage in the league during that span.

The Kings’ season ended with a four games to one loss to the Edmonton Oilers in a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.

The Kings dropped the interim from Hiller’s title May 22.

The Kings have divided the 68 players on their roster into three groups. Thursday’s practices will begin at 10 a.m. with Group A, followed at 10:50 a.m. with a scrimmage between players in Group A and Group B. The Group B practice will begin at 12:15 p.m. and Group C at 1 p.m.

The Kings will begin preseason play Monday in Salt Lake City against the Utah Hockey Club, which the NHL considers a new

franchise, with players from the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes’ franchise is inactive, with a right to reactivate if owner Alex Meruelo has fully constructed a new, state-ofthe-art facility appropriate for an NHL team within five years.

Due to ongoing renovations at Crypto.com Arena, the Kings will not play preseason games there.

However, they will play two preseason games in Southern California, both against the Anaheim Ducks, Sept. 28 at the Toyota Center in Ontario, the home of their American Hockey League affiliate the Ontario Reign, and Sept. 30 at Honda Center.

The Kings will open the regular season Oct. 10 at Buffalo and play their home opener Oct. 24 against the San Jose Sharks following a seven-game road trip.

The Kings’ offseason acquisitions include goaltender Darcy Kuemper, obtained from the Washington Capitals on June 19 in exchange for center PierreLuc Dubois. Kuemper had a 10-1-3 record and 2.10 goals against average in 19 games for the Kings in the 2017-18 season before a midseason trade to Arizona.

Anaheim Ducks

The Anaheim Ducks opened training camp Thursday at Great Park Ice and FivePoint Arena in Irvine, beginning their attempt to rebound from their seventh consecutive nonplayoff season.

The Ducks were 27-50-5 in the 2023-24 season, finishing seventh in the eight-team Pacific Division under firstyear coach Greg Cronin.

The Ducks have divided the 66 players on their roster into three groups. Thursday’s practices were scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. with Group 1 practicing at Great Park Ice’s Rink 3, followed by a second practice at FivePoint Arena’s Rink 4 at 10 a.m.

Group 2 was set to practice at 10:45 a.m. at Great Park Ice’s Rink 3, and at 11:30 a.m. at FivePoint Arena’s Rink 4.

Group 3 was expected to practice at 12:15 p.m. at Great Park Ice’s Rink 3, and at 1 p.m. at FivePoint Arena’s Rink 4.

All training camp practices were open to the public and free of charge.

Fans were recommended to visit AnaheimDucks.com for updates as training camp times are subject to change.

The Ducks held their #FlyTogether Fan Camp on Saturday. Fans were invited to join the team for

warm-ups at 8 a.m. to get a close-up look and interact with players in front of Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena on the east grass area.

The first group was scheduled to start skating at 9 a.m.

Festivitiesincluded what was billed as a special surprise from mascot Wild Wing. Fans had the opportunity to receive giveaway

items, including tickets to select games throughout the season, and hear live music. There also were appearances by the Ducks Power Players promotional team and mascot Wild Wing.

The Ducks will begin preseason play Tuesday at San Jose, then play host to the Sharks Thursday at Honda Center. They will open the regular season Oct.

12 at San Jose and play their home opener Oct. 16 against the Utah Hockey Club, which the NHL considers a new franchise, with players from the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes’ franchise is inactive, with a right to reactivate if owner Alex Meruelo has fully constructed a new, state-of-the-artfacility appropriate for an NHL team within five years.

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LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar sports the team’s new, classic-looking jerseys. | Photo courtesy of the LA Kings/X

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AStudy: 40% of voters willing to cross party lines on local issues

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

commonnarrative suggests that deeply polarized American voters always support their party's candidates, but a new study suggests otherwise in certain circumstances.

Researchers from Sacramento State and San Diego State universities asked more than 900 partisan voters about housing and homelessness - then asked them to choose, in a hypothetical local election - between a candidate from their party who disagreed with their views, or one from the opposite party who is aligned with them on policy.

Sacramento State Associate Professor of Political Science Danielle Martin co-authored the study.

"Overall, voters do support candidates from their own party - even when an opposite party candidate was closer to their views on one of those salient local issues," said Martin. "But we also found that about 40% defected from their party."

The study found that people with weak party loyalty were more likely to defect, as were people who are very invested in their policy position.

They also point out that in national and state-level races, people are much less likely to split their votes

between parties.

Study co-author Professor of Public Policy and Administration Ted Lascher, also from Sacramento State, said the data show that voters are more flexible when an issue hits close to home.

"One of the implications is that somebody who's running, who's the out party, in terms of local party identification, may be able to win elections in city council and mayoral races," said Lascher,

"if they choose the issue very carefully. Because voters will sometimes cross party lines on particular local issues."

San Diego State University Political Science Professor Brian Adams said this means that even though Democrats enjoy broad support in California, that support is more conditional than absolute in local races.

"A lot of this research suggests that if Republicans put forward candidates that

actually agreed with some of the policy positions that Democratic voters have," said Adams, "at least some Democratic voters would be willing to switch."

About 96% of electoral contests in the U.S. are at the local level - for races such as the school board, the city council, and the county board of supervisors. Support for this reporting was provided by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Ohtani becomes 1st player to hit 50 HRs, steal 50 bases in a season

Dodger slugger Shohei Ohtani on Thursday became the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season.

Ohtani crushed a pair of home runs during the first seven innings of Thursday’s game against the Miami Marlins, with his seventhinning blast giving him 50 on the year. He later added another home run for good measure, giving him 51.

He also stole a pair of bases during the contest — his 50th and 51st of the season.

Ohtani, 30, previously became the fastest player in MLB history to reach the 40/40 mark, hitting that milestone on Aug. 23. He was the sixth player ever to

reach the 40/40 mark.

His twin home runs on Thursday also set a Dodger club record for most home

runs in a season, passing the mark of 49 set by Shawn Green in 2001.

According to the team,

no Dodger with 40 home runs had ever stolen more bases than Green’s 20 in 2001.

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Shohei Ohtani celebrates his unprecedented milestone — hitting 50 home runs and stealing 50 bases in one season. | Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Dodgers/X

Biden's plan exposed on the news. Illegals voting in 2024 election. Take the poll & get your Free Trump gift! #Trump2024," a June advertisement on Facebook and Instagram from Patriot Sanctuary reads.

Accompanyingthe debunked statement that falsely implied President Joe Biden planned to have undocumented immigrants vote for him in the 2024 election is the Newsmax video where the claim originated and a call to action — take a poll and claim your free "In God We Trust" Trump hat and gold coin before they run out.

At the end of the poll, the user is prompted to enter credit card information on a page similar to other reported scams that promise free American flags and then make unsolicited charges to users' cards.

As candidates ramp up messaging ahead of the election, both Democrats and Republicans are leaning into the influencer economy, pushing their messages about how each will lead the country if elected in November. But, another kind of influencer has been running ads on popular social networks and may have changed the way you think about political subjects without you even realizing it.

They've been dubbed "inauthentic influencers," faceless networks of pages like Patriot Sanctuary entirely unaffiliated with legitimate political campaigns. They run paid advertisements to push misleading claims and, often, scams.

Collabstr analyzed the latest reports from the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship's ElectionGraph project to illustrate how so-called inauthentic influencers have sought to manipulate the decisions of voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

IDJC partnered with analytics company Neo4j to analyze trends in the Facebook

'Inauthentic influencers,' and their role in an election where democracy's on the ballot

social graph — a map of the connections between pages, users, and personal information underlying social networks. The report draws on an analysis of advertisements run on Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. It's worth noting that Neo4j performed its analysis before Biden stepped down as the Democratic Party candidate.

Researchersdescribed finding a "massive amount of manipulation and misinformation targeting Americans" through what it calls inauthentic influencers on social media platforms. These are not your typical influencers marketing cosmetics and sneakers. Instead, they're networks of seemingly independent accounts with names like "Liberty Defender Group" and "Truly American" running nearly identical, coordinated political advertisements with no disclaimer.

In many cases, researchers found these networks pushing factually inaccurate and misleading claims as well as outright scams. Sometimes they're linked by common credentials like

By Dom DiFurio, Collabstr via Stacker

Inauthentic influencers potentially reach millions with manipulative content Ultimately, the IDJC identified 158 networks of

acted with it at all. It provides the broadest possible picture of the impact a single post may have had on users.

For comparison, the

million impressions made by inauthentic influencers.

Researchers categorized pages according to independent reviews by team

these accounts collectively representing $8.5 million in ad spending and 504 million impressions from September 2023 through April 2024.

An impression is a count of every time a post appears

analytics service Databox estimates that the entire apparel and footwear industry achieved 460,000 impressions via Facebook ads in one month in 2023. If extrapolated over the period

on a user's screen while scrolling on a social network — whether or not they liked, shared, commented or inter-

of the IDCJ study, that could amount to roughly 3.68 million impressions — a fraction of the more than 500

members, Google searches to determine political party affiliation, and the Ad Fontes media bias scale. The team found that conservative-leaning pages spent $2.1 million more on ads over the period studied and recorded 315.4 million more impressions than progressiveleaning pages. And accounts falling into these ideological categories targeted different groups of Meta users across Facebook and Instagram.

Targeting older users in highly populous and swing states

Those partisan pages were equally likely to target older users over younger ones with their posts, but there were differences in the gender of users targeted. Researchers drew a parallel between how progressive pages aligned with national political trends in targeting more women with their ads than men and how conservative-leaning pages targeted men more heavily.

The ads tended to push misleading information about different topics based on their

ideological leanings, too. Among conservative influencer networks identified, immigration, the economy, safety and foreign policy were the top issues. For progressive pages, the economy was an important issue, too, along with health and social issues, including abortion access, according to researchers.

MAGA swag and health benefits scams

Aside from Donald Trumprelated swag and financial scams from conservative-leaning pages, researchers found that progressive-leaning pages also commonly pushed health benefits-related scams to users they targeted with ads.

Facebook has since shut down the Patriot Sanctuary page and others identified in research from the IDJC, which makes its database of political ads on Meta available publicly. Researchers warn, however, that when one page is closed, another tends to pop up in its place.

Data from Meta also paints an incomplete picture of the networks of dishonest actors that could be working to fleece concerned citizens and manipulate voters. The company is the only major ad platform or social network that allows approved organizations access to its advertising data for study. Social networks, including X, formerly known as Twitter, and TikTok, do not offer the same access.

"It underscores that tech platforms need to do more to allow academics and journalists access to platform data so that political actors can be held to account with the American public," lead researcher Jennifer StromerGalley said in a statement. This story originally appeared on Collabstr and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. The article was copy edited and retitled from its original version. Republished pursuant to a CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

phone numbers and addresses, connections that aren't obvious to the users who see their ads in their feeds.

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Inside fast fashion brands’ love affair with uncomfortable, synthetic, and slow-to-biodegrade fabrics

By Martha Sandoval, TheRealReal via Stacker

Polyester is everywhere, fromthatbeautiful forest-green waterproof parka to that soft, silky lingerie. Gone are the days when the material got a bad rap for being rough and uncomfortable. A quick look at garment tags often reveals telltale hints of fashion’s best open secret for a low-cost, multipurpose textile. But what’s the environmental cost of the prevalence of this plastic-based fabric and other inexpensive fabrics often used by fast fashion brands?

The RealReal used data from Textile Exchange to explore the far-reaching prevalence of polyester, including in the fast fashion industry.

Fast fashion is a clothing production model that enables consumers to buy affordable garments just two weeks after their design rather than months. Instead of two major seasons — spring/summer and fall/ winter — fashion brands can churn out new designs in as many as 50 to 100 microseasons. Companies like Zara, Shein, H&M, Forever 21, Uniqlo and Boohoo optimize resources by minimizing costs on labor, textiles and marketing.

Spanish fashion giant Inditex — the parent company of Zara, Bershka, Pull&Bear and other brands — is credited with pioneering this rapid production and sales process. However, the race to continually streamline production processes for increased profits goes as far back as the Industrial Revolution. Amancio Ortega, Inditex’s founder, simply perfected it.

At first glance, fast fashion appears to be a win-win

situation: Style mavens can constantly sport the latest trends without breaking the bank, while retailers enjoy continuous sales. However, this breakneck production and development has a dark side.

Synthetics dominate fiber global fiber production

Polyester alone accounted for 54% of global fiber production in 2022, according to Textile Exchange; combined with other synthetic fibers, that figure jumps to about 65%. These fibers are ubiquitous in seat belts, carpets, sportswear, shoes, hats, curtains and bedsheets, to name a few. And there’s a reason why.

Synthetic fibers like these seem to be miracle fabrics. They are often much easier to care for and maintain. They keep their shape, better resist stains and can be washed at lower temperatures.

Unlike natural fibers that begin with cultivation and harvesting plants, synthetic fibers are made from petroleum products through easily replicable chemical processes. This means better, more reliable raw materials and lower costs for manufacturers and consumers. In short, this plastic material fits the demands of modern life to a T.

A ‘plastic fantastic’ evolution

Synthetic fibers have evolved significantly since their initial development nearly a century ago in the DuPont laboratory. It was first created in the 1930s by Wallace Hume Carothers and a team of young chemists. This group would eventually be better known for inventing nylon, but not before

making inroads into other chemically based fabrics.

Development moved across the Atlantic around World War II, when British chemists John Rex Whinfield and James Tennant Dickson, who worked at Calico Printers’ Association in Manchester, patented “polyethylene terephthalate.”

With the help of inventors W.K. Birtwhistle and C.G. Ritchie, British scientists gave the world Terylene, or polyethylene terephthalate, the first textile made from polyester fibers. DuPont’s Dacron soon followed.

The 1960s was the age of “plastic fantastic.” Manufactured fibers rapidly became the textile of choice for the clothing industry. Its ease of care and versatility dovetailed with the postwar boom and the feminist movement.

Concerns about synthetic fibers first arose in the 1970s, amid wars in the Middle East and growing environmental consciousness — and it wouldn’t be the last.

The arrival of fast fashion in the 1990s made the question of synthetic fiber sustainability more urgent. While polyester can make durable, long-lasting items like medical equipment and prosthetics, its use in largescale clothing production is ecologically unsustainable.

Polyester production consumes vast amounts of water — though surprisingly not as much as natural fibers. Laundering clothes from these plastic fabrics also releases microplastics that harm marine life. In 2020, U.K. scientists found up to 1.9 million pieces of plastic in about 10 square

feet of the Mediterranean Sea.

The European Environment Agency estimates anywhere between 200,000 and 500,000 tonnes of microplastics from synthetic fabrics are released into waterways from factories and home washing machines each year, severely polluting marine environments. Once thrown away, synthetic fabrics also take a long time to degrade — up to a century, by some estimates.

Systemic and personal solutions to the fashion question

The fashion industry’s environmental impact has been so prominent that the United Nations established the Alliance for Sustainable Fashion in 2019. Efforts to reduce the clothing industry’s carbon footprint cover the entire life cycle of fashion, from producing raw materials to manufacturing, distribution, consumption and disposal.

Growingconsciousness around polyester’s sustainability has increased

momentum for finding more environmentally friendly alternatives, such as recycled polyester. Still, recycled polyester only accounts for 14% of polyester production.

Household items, plastic bottles, straws and other synthetic waste can be melted down to create raw material that is then transformed into polyester yarn for textiles. In 2021, Textile Exchange launched the 2025 Recycled Polyester Challenge, inviting companies to use at least 45% recycled polyester in their products by 2025.

These initiatives are a good sign, but they still do not solve the issue. Even after polyester is recycled, the final clothing product becomes more difficult to recycle again because of the complex process involved in recycling mixed materials and dyed garments.

Apart from systemic solutions offered by large organizations like the U.N. and Textile Exchange, consumers can also participate in the change. The environmental

toll of fast fashion’s lightning-fast production cycle is especially alarming because of the consumer behavior associated with it.

According to McKinsey, clothing production doubled from 2000 to 2014, with people purchasing 60% more clothes than before. McKinsey also noted that clothes are thrown away in as little as seven wears, and for every five pieces of clothing produced, about three end up in a landfill or incinerated yearly.

Faced with new, eyecatching designs every few weeks, the challenge for the environmentally and sartorially savvy is to resist the temptation of retail therapy and to extend the life of the clothing they own: a plastic fantastic challenge, indeed. This story originally appeared on The RealReal and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. The article was copy edited from its original version. Republished pursuant to a CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

When pediatrician Eric Ball opened a refrigerator full of childhood vaccines, all the expected shots were there — DTaP, polio, pneumococcal vaccine — except one.

“This is where we usually store our covid vaccines, but we don’t have any right now because they all expired at the end of last year and we had to dispose of them,” said Ball, who is part of a pediatric practice in Orange County, California.

“We thought demand would be way higher than it was.”

Pediatricians across the country are pre-ordering the updated and reformulated covid-19 vaccine for the fall and winter respiratory virus season, but some doctors said they’re struggling to predict whether parents will be interested. Providers like Ball don’t want to waste money ordering doses that won’t be used, but they need enough on hand to vaccinate vulnerable children.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that anyone 6 months or older get the updated covid vaccination, but in the 2023-24 vaccination season only about 15% of eligible children in the U.S. got a shot.

Ball said it was difficult to let vaccines go to waste last year. It was the first time the federal government was no longer picking up the tab for the shots, and providers

Pediatricians cut back on COVID shots as interest wanes

By Jackie Fortiér for KFF Health News.

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had to pay upfront for the vaccines. Parents would often skip the covid shot, which can have a very short shelf life compared with other vaccines.

“Watching it sitting on our shelves expiring every 30 days, that’s like throwing away $150 repeatedly every day, multiple times a month,” Ball said.

This year, Ball slashed his fall vaccine order to the bare minimum to avoid another costly mistake.

“We took the number of flu vaccines that we order, and then we ordered 5% of that in covid vaccines,” Ball said. “It’s a guess.”

That small vaccine order cost more than $63,000, he said.

Pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and techs are allowed to give covid vaccines only to children age 3 and up, meaning babies and toddlers would need to visit a doctor’s office for inoculation.

It’s difficult to predict how parents will feel about the shots this fall, said Chicago pediatrician Scott Goldstein. Unlike other vaccinations, covid shots aren’t required for kids to attend school, and parental interest seems to wane with each new formulation, he said. For a physicianowned practice such as Goldstein’s, the upfront cost of the vaccine can be a gamble.

“The cost of vaccines, that’s far and away our biggest expense. But it’s also the most

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important thing we do, you could argue, is vaccinating kids,” Goldstein said.

Insurance doesn’t necessarily cover vaccine storage accidents, which can put the practice at risk of financial ruin.

“We’ve had things happen like a refrigerator gets unplugged. And then we’re all of a sudden out $80,000 overnight,” Goldstein said.

South Carolina pediatrician Deborah Greenhouse said she would order more covid vaccines for older children if the pharmaceutical companies that she buys from had a more forgiving return policy.

“Pfizer is creating that situation. If you’re only going to let us return 30%, we’re not going to buy much,” she said. “We can’t.”

Greenhouse owns her practice, so the remaining 70% of leftover shots would come out of her pocket.

Vaccine maker Pfizer will take back all unused covid shots for young children, but only 30% of doses for people 12 and older.

Pfizer said in an Aug. 20 emailed statement, “The return policy was instituted as we recognize both the importance and the complexity of pediatric vaccination and wanted to ensure that pediatric offices did not have hurdles to providing vaccine to their young patients.”

Pfizer’s return policy is similar to policies from other drugmakers for pediatric flu

vaccines, also recommended during the fall season. Physicians who are worried about unwanted covid vaccines expiring on the shelves said flu shots cost them about $20 per dose, while covid shots cost around $150 per dose.

“We run on a very thin margin. If we get stuck holding a ton of vaccine that we cannot return, we can’t absorb that kind of cost,” Greenhouse said.

Vaccine maker Moderna will accept covid vaccine returns, but the amount depends on the individual contract with a provider. Novavax will accept the

return of only unopened vaccines and doesn’t specify the amount they’ll accept.

Greenhouse wants to vaccinate as many children as possible but said she can’t afford to stock shots with a short shelf life. Once she runs out of the doses she’s ordered, Greenhouse said, she plans to tell families to go to a pharmacy to get older children vaccinated. If pediatricians around the country are making the same calculations, doses for very small children could be harder to find at doctors’ offices.

“Frankly, it’s not an ideal situation, but it’s what we

have to do to stay in business,” she said.

Ball, the California pediatrician, worries that parents’ limited interest has caused pediatricians to minimize their vaccine orders, in turn making the newest covid shots difficult to find once they become available.

“I think there’s just a misperception that it’s less of a big deal to get covid, but I’m still sending babies to the hospital with covid,” Ball said. “We’re still seeing kids with long covid. This is with us forever.”

Jackie Fortiér wrote this story for KFF Health News.

Nonprofit works to improve Latino graduation rates in California

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

Latinos make up 40% of California's population and more than 56% of K-12 public school students.

However, Latino high school graduation rates are low, prompting a national effort to encourage parental involvement. The Parent Institute for Quality Education is a nonprofit focused on social justice and equity-based approaches, empowering families to advocate for their children's success in education.

Elizabeth Cabrera, vice president of program and impact for the organization, said forging a strong bond between parents and the

school is key.

"Data show that if families are involved, the chances of students graduating from high school going off to college are greater," Cabrera reported. "It needs to be a priority and we need to create action plans around it to make it happen. And it's not a 'nice to have,' it's a must-have to really be able to support the student all around."

As of 2020, 66% of Latinos in California had a high school diploma, compared with 95% of white residents. High school graduation rates and enrollment in higher education among Latino students have improved in

recent years.

Cabrera pointed out her group leads workshops for parents around the state.

"We directly work with districts and school leaders to have us come into their schools, work with their families, to train them and teach them about everything from what the education system looks like," Cabrera outlined. "What's at the state level, at the county level, at the local level, and what can you do to get involved and ask the right questions. Also, things like better understanding the different assessments."

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the

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Peace Projects in 170 Countries : HWPL Celebrates a Decade of Global Commitment to Peace

From September 18, 2024, the 10th Anniversary of the HWPL World Peace Summit is being celebrated in South Korea and various locations worldwide reaching 122 countries. Under the theme ‘Creating World Peace Community Through Regional Collaboration’, this event commemorates, global leaders’ and citizens’ commitment to peace that lasted for a decade, with an eye towards future strategies to promote global harmony.

HWPL stated that the purpose of the annivertsary is to review achievements since 2014 and discuss future plans. Various sessions are being held in each country at different levels to gather regional talents and establish networks essential for tailored peace strategies, strengthening regional networks to tackle local peace threats and harnessing collective capacities.

Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) is an international NGO affiliated with UN ECOSOC. Through 10 years of international cooperation for peace, HWPL has gathered 500,000 members in 170 countries and is carrying out peace projects through MOAs or MOUs with 1,014 organizations in 105 countries.

Chairman Lee Man-hee of HWPL pointed out that division of religion caused tremendous loss of life, emphasizing that religions must take the lead in dialogue and understanding. “We must work together to create a world of peace and leave it as a legacy for future generations,” he said. “This is to fulfill our mission as a light that brings life to the global village. Only through love and peace can the world become one.”

In line with the event keyword of regional cooperation, HWPL formed a partnership with the intergovernmental organization Group of 7+(G7+) and high-level political forum organization The Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO) to develop peace initiatives. G7+ was established to unite conflict-affected countries by a vision of peace, stability, and development, with 20 member states, and PALATINO was founded to promote development and integration within a framework of full democracy, having 23 member states.

A peace project in the Timor-Leste was presented by Minister of Higher Education, Science and Culture, Dr. Jose Honorio da Costa Pereira Jeronimo. He explained that the Ministry and eight higher education institutions partnered with HWPL to introduce peace education

in the country. “I believe that peace education will play a crucial role, not just as a simple subject, in helping students grow into future global citizens and in laying the foundation for peace and stability across society,“ he expressed.

H.E., Prof., Dr. Emil Constantinescu, the 3rd President of Romania and President of Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization reminded participants of the 2014 HWPL summit that advocated international cooperation for peace-building. “An incredible and impressive image proves that faith in global peace is very much more than a mere initiative,” he recalled. “It was then that I first truly felt that we are all one, irrespective of our perceived differences. We are all united in one breath in the service of the greater calling of global peace.”

This peace summit engages social representatives in peace projects in different countries. In South Korea, the ‘Together: Connecting Korea’ officially launched for a national campaign for social harmony. Aligning with 230 civil society organizations, this campaign connects generations and diverse cultures, and carries out various environmental protection activities.

San Gabriel City Notices

CITY OF SAN GABRIEL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

“CDBG LOCAL STREETS SLURRY SEAL PROJECT, FY 24/25”

CONTRACT NO. 24-03 / CDBG PROJECT NO. 602633-23

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSINVITATION FOR BIDS

Date of Bid Opening: Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the “CDBG LOCAL STREETS SLURRY SEAL PROJECT, FY 24/25” will be received at the office of the City Clerk of the City of San Gabriel, 425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776, California, until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. At 3:05 p.m., bids will be opened and read aloud at the San Gabriel City Hall.

Section 3 Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: This is a HUD Section 3-covered construction project subject to creating economic opportunities directed toward the low-income persons and business concerns which provide economic opportunities to the low-income persons. A mandatory job walk meeting for interested bidders will be conducted on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the San Gabriel Public Works Department, at 917 E. Grand Avenue, CA, 91776. Interested bidders who arrive for the meeting after 10:30 a.m. will not be eligible to submit bid proposals. Call the Project Manager, Alan Mai at (626) 308-2825, or email at amai@ sgch.org, should you require further information.

Description of Work: The work generally consists of furnishing all necessary labor, materials, tools, equipment, and other incidental and appurtenant work necessary for the application of Type II slurry seal at various designated streets within the City of San Gabriel and the re-pavement of the Vincent Lugo Park’s parking lot. The work shall also include but not necessarily limited to following: sweeping before and after slurry seal applications; removing of grease spots (by grinding); restoration of all existing striping, pavement marking and raised markers; all necessary traffic control and public notifications to all adjacent properties to work areas; posting signs for “NO PARKING” and arranging for towing of cars, if necessary; and all other miscellaneous appurtenant work. The bid items, corresponding estimated quantities, and time allowed to complete the work are listed in the Bidder’s Proposal and Statement. All required installation and construction shall be performed by the Contractor as specified in the Project Plans, Specifications, Special Provisions and Contract Documents, and as directed by the Engineer. Engineer’s Estimate - $480,000.

The contract is to be executed within 7 calendar days after award of contract by City Council. Time for completion of the work is thirty (30) working days for all work from the date of the Notice to Proceed.

Contract Documents: To obtain the project documents, please contact San Gabriel Public Works Project Manager, Alan Mai, at (626) 308-2825 or email: amai@sgch.org

Bid Security: Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check, cash, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price payable to City of San Gabriel as a guarantee that the awarded bidder will execute the Contract and provide the required bonds, certificates of insurance, and endorsements within seven calendars days of the of the award of contract by City Council.

Award of Contract: The City reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality (non-responsiveness) in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interest of the City. The bidder shall guarantee the Total Bid Price for a period of 90 calendar days from the date of bid opening.

Prevailing Rate of Wage: Pursuant to Section 1770, et seq., of the California Labor Code, the Contractor shall pay the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California for the locality where the work is to be performed. A copy of said wage rates is available on-line at: www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/DPreWageDetermination.htm. The Contractor and any subcontractors shall pay not less than said specified rates and shall post a copy of said wage rates at the project site.

This project is funded with the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Federal Labor Standards Provisions, including prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts will be enforced. In the event of a conflict between Federal and State wages rates, the higher of the two will prevail.

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Labor Code Compliance: Attention is directed to the provisions of Labor Code § 1725.5: Per SB 854, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a Public Works Project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (with limited exceptions for this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1a). No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). All contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records to the Labor Commissioner for all new projects awarded on or after April 1, 2015. The Labor Commissioner may excuse contractors and subcontractors on a project that is under the jurisdiction of one of the four legacy DIR-approved labor compliance programs (Caltrans, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District and County of Sacramento) or that is covered by a qualified project labor agreement. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

Any contract entered into pursuant to this Notice will incorporate the provisions of the State Labor. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of workman needed to execute the contract shall be those determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City of San Gabriel and are available to any interested party on request.

Attention is directed to the provisions of Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under them. The Contractor or any subcontractor shall comply with the requirements of said sections in the employment of apprentices. Information relative to apprenticeship standards and administration of the apprenticeship program may be obtained from the Director of Industrial Relations, San Francisco, CA, or the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and its branch offices.

All bidders shall be licensed in accordance with provisions of the Business and Professions Code and shall possess a Class “A” State Contractor’s License at the time this contract is awarded. The Successful Contractor and his subcontractors will be required to possess business licenses from the City of San Gabriel and maintain current until completion of the project. Business licenses can be purchased or renewed at the Finance Department at 425 S Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA.

Questions: All questions relative to this project prior to the opening of bids shall be in writing or esmail and received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, and shall be directed to: Public Works Project Manager, Alan Mai, at email: amai@sgch.org.

Publish September 23 & 30, 2024

SAN GABRIEL SUN

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

San Gabriel Unified School District 408 Junipero Serra Drive San Gabriel, California 91776

Tuesday, October 08, 2024 7:00 p.m.

Board Room

NOTICE:

The Governing Board meeting agenda is accessible by visiting: https://tinyurl.com/sangabrielboardagenda

PUBLIC ACCESS:

Governing Board meetings will also be available virtually via Zoom by clicking/following the link located at the top of the Governing Board Meeting page.

“Public Hearing under Education Code Section 60119, requires that each year a Governing Board hold a public hearing to give teachers, parents and community members the opportunity to give input as to whether the district has or will have sufficient textbooks and instructional materials.”

Publish September 23, 2024

SAN GABRIEL SUN

EL Monte City Notices

The Trust for Public Land REQUEST FOR BID

The Trust for Public Land requests bids from pre-qualified General Contractors (Class “A” and/or “B” License) for the construction of the Zamora Park Renovation Project (“Project”) in El Monte, CA.

Notice is hereby given that The Trust for Public Land has determined that General Contractor bidders on this Project must be prequalified prior to submitting a bid on this Project.

TPL conducted a contractor pre-qualification pursuant to the Department of Industrial Relations framework. Contractor pre-qualifi-

cation packages were submitted on January 9, 2023 after a public advertisement. Only the listed pre-qualified General Contractors are eligible to submit a bid on the Zamora Park Renovation Project: AMG & Associates, Inc.; Los Angeles Engineering, Inc.; and Ohno Construction Company.

MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING: There will be a mandatory bidder’s meeting on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 8:00 am at the project site (3820 Penn Mar Ave, El Monte, CA 91732). Failure to attend this meeting shall give cause to have your bid declared non-responsive.

FILING OF SUBMITTALS: All submittals must be delivered on or before 1:00 pm, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 through the City of El Monte’s PlanetBids portal.

The Request for Bid packages may be obtained through the City of El Monte’s PlanetBids portal.

Gabriel Ramirez, City Clerk

Published on: Monday, September 23, 2024 and Thursday, September 26, 2024 EL MONTE EXAMINER

Monrovia City Notices

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN AND BICYCLE MASTER PLAN UPDATE CITY OF MONROVIA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Monrovia is seeking proposals for the development of a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan and Bicycle Master Plan Update. Proposals shall be submitted electronically by 6:00 p.m. on October 17, 2024 to bids@monroviaca.gov.

The full request for proposal is listed on the City of Monrovia website at: • www.monroviaca.gov/your-government/city-clerk-s-office/ bids-rfps

Background

On October 12, 2023, the City received funding from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) through the FHWA SS4A Program. This program supports the development of a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (Action Plan) that identifies significant roadway safety concerns and outlines the implementation of projects and strategies to address these issues. The goal is to create a holistic strategy to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries.

Project Description

The City of Monrovia is requesting proposals from qualified firms to develop Monrovia’s own Action Plan. Alongside the Action Plan, the City requests that the selected firm also update the City’s current bicycle master plan. This planning effort will assist in identifying and prioritizing traffic safety projects and programs in Monrovia. The final Action Plan must align with the Federal Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Safe System Approach and meet requirements for future SS4A Demonstration and Implementation Grant funding as well as other funding programs, such as the State’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP).

The RFP document outlines the scope of work, selection process, and required proposal content. Proposals will be evaluated based on qualifications, experience, implementation plan, cost, and other criteria set forth in the RFP.

Questions

Inquiries regarding this proposal should be directed to Sophia Sousa, Management Analyst, by phone, (626) 932-5512, or email, ssousa@monroviaca.gov.

/s/ Alice D. Atkins, MMC, City Clerk

Publish September 23 and 26, 2024 MONROVIA WEEKLY

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MANUEL A. CARREON Case No. 22STPB06270 To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MANUEL A. CARREON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Victoria Y. Gonzalez in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that 6ictoria Y. Gonzalez 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 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 Sept. 5, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 62 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:

DARRELL G BROOKE ESQ SBN 118071

THE BROOKE LAW GROUP PC 525 S MYRTLE AVE STE 204 MONROVIA CA 91016 CN109989 CARREON Sep 16,19,23, 2024 TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

CHUNG JEN WANG AKA PETER CHUNG-JEN WANG AKA WANG CHUNG

JEN PETER AKA WANG

ZHONGREN

CASE NO. 24STPB10215

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CHUNG JEN WANG AKA PETER

CHUNG-JEN WANG AKA WANG

CHUNG JEN PETER AKA WANG ZHONGREN.

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MONA WANG 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: 10/11/24 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.

form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner

SOPHIA KIM SAKAMOTO - SBN 258981

SAKAMOTO & RUELAS, APC

18115 VALLEY VIEW AVE., STE. 201 CERRITOS CA 90703

Telephone (714) 994-4900 BSC 225742 9/16, 9/19, 9/23/24

CNS-3852323# EL MONTE EXAMINER

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Ramon Andrade

Case No. 24STPB06888

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Richard Meza in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Richard Meza be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on November 15, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. 5. 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.

September 19, 23, 26, 2024 ROSEMEAD READER

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MAY TRAN

Case No. 24STPB10255

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Anna Tran in the Supe-rior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Anna Tran be appointed as personal representative to ad-minister the estate of the decedent.

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

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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 Oct. 10, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 79 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: PAUL HORN ESQ SBN 243227

PAUL HORN LAW GROUP PC 11404 SOUTH STREET CERRITOS CA 90703

CN110345 TRAN Sep 19,23,26, 2024 EL MONTE EXAMINER

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

NEIL THOMAS MARTAU

CASE NO. 24STPB10430

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by EMILY WEST MARTAU in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that EMILY WEST MARTAU be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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: 10/24/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

DEBBY S. DOITCH, ESQ. - SBN 266731

ANDREW D. NUTBROWN, ESQ.SBN 343702

KJMLAW PARTNERS, PLC 301 E COLORADO BLVD STE 600 PASADENA CA 91101

Telephone (626) 568-9300 9/23, 9/26, 9/30/24 CNS-3853886# AZUSA BEACON

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SANDRA ADRIENNE WATERS

Case No. 24STPB07790

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Michael Waters 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 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 Oct. 18, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WILLIAM HOOVER CASE NO. 24STPB10538

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in

the WILL or estate, or both of WILLIAM HOOVER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by TANI S. HOOVER in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that TANI S. HOOVER 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 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: 10/18/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

Attorney for Petitioner

SCOTT T. HOLMAN, ESQ. - SBN 315487 HOLMAN & HOLMAN, LLP 316 W. FOOTHILL BOULEVARD MONROVIA CA 91016

Telephone (626) 358-1218 9/23, 9/26, 9/30/24 CNS-3854218# DUARTE DISPATCH

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: NEIL THOMAS MARTAU CASE NO. 24STPB10430

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by EMILY WEST MARTAU in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that EMILY WEST MARTAU be appointed as Special Administrator with general powers to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/24/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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.

DEBBY S. DOITCH, ESQ. - SBN 266731

ANDREW D. NUTBROWN, ESQ.SBN 343702

KJMLAW PARTNERS, PLC 301 E COLORADO BLVD STE 600 PASADENA CA 91101

Telephone (626) 568-9300 9/23, 9/26, 9/30/24 CNS-3854643# AZUSA BEACON

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Janet Barbara Goetz CASE NO. 24STPB10499

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Janet Barbara Goetz

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Julie Zamora in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Julie Zamora 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 with full authority . (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 10/29/2024 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST. LOS ANGELES CA 90012 STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE. 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.

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 (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: Clayton D. Wilson - SB# 40339

414 S. First Ave. Arcadia, CA 91006

Telephone: (626) 574-1890 9/23, 9/26, 9/30/24 CNS-3854669# MONROVIA WEEKLY

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Pasadena City Notices

Zoning Code Amendments related to Adaptive Reuse of Existing Non-Residential Buildings, including changes related to Shared Parking, Tandem Parking, and Variances for Historic Resources

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Planning and Community Development Department is bringing forward Zoning Code Amendments to amend Title 17 (the Zoning Code) of the Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) to establish procedures to facilitate the adaptive reuse of underutilized non-residential buildings, including modifying the entitlement process for shared parking, to facilitate the reuse of buildings and comply with new state legislation, and modify the entitlement process for variances for historic resources, to facilitate the reuse of historic resources.

PROJECT LOCATION: Citywide

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: An Addendum to the 2015 Pasadena General Plan Environmental Impact Report (GP EIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2013091009) to address the potential site-specific environmental impacts associated with the proposed amendments has been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA) (Cal. Public Resources Code Section 21000, et. seq., as amended) and its implementing guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., Title 14, Section 15000 et. seq.). This Addendum has been prepared and will be processed consistent with State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., Title 14, Section 15162 and Section 15164). The addendum found that the proposed amendments will not result in any potentially significant impacts that were not already analyzed.

PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: On July 10, 2024, the Planning Commission considered the proposed Zoning Code Amendments at a publicly noticed hearing and recommended that the City Council approve the Zoning Code Amendments as presented by staff, with the following amendments:

1. Remove the maximum density limits for existing buildings. However, density limits would apply to new construction with units;

2. Require an average unit size of 450 square feet for projects; with 10 or more units, exempting 100% affordable housing projects;

3. Reduce parking requirements when providing on-site car/ vehicle sharing; and

4. Reduce open space requirements for properties in proximity to public parks.

The Planning Commission made two additional recommendations that the City Council direct staff to study:

1. Whether adaptive reuse should be allowed in zones that do not currently allow housing (e.g. Industrial General and Commercial General zones); and

2. Financial incentives to facilitate adaptive reuse projects.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council will conduct a public hearing and consider the proposed Zoning Code Amendments and proposed environmental determination. The hearing is scheduled for:

Date: Monday, September 30, 2024

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Place: Council Chambers, 100 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena, CA. Please refer to the City Council agenda for instructions to view a live stream of the meeting. The meeting agenda will be posted at: http://ww2.cityofpasadena.net/councilagendas/ council_agenda.asp

Public Information: All interested persons may submit correspondence to correspondence@cityofpasadena.net prior to the start of the meeting. During the meeting and prior to the close of the public hearing, members of the public may provide live public comment. Please refer to the agenda when posted for instructions on to how to provide live public comment. If you challenge the matter in Court, you may be limited to raising those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing, or in written correspondence sent to the Council or the case planner at, or prior to, the public hearing.

For more information about the project:

Contact Person: Melanie Hall, Planner

Phone: (626) 744-7101

E-mail: mhall@cityofpasadena.net

Website: www.cityofpasadena.net/planning

Mailing Address: Planning & Community Development Department

Planning Division, Community Planning Section 175 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101

ADA: To request a disability-related modification or accommodation necessary to facilitate meeting participation, please contact the City Clerk’s Office as soon as possible at (626) 744-4124 or cityclerk@ cityofpasadena.net. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help ensure availability.

PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 16, 23, 26, 2024 PASADENA PRESS

Monterey Park City Notices

LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF MONTEREY PARK

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (DA-23-03) BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF MONTEREY PARK AND THE COMMONS OF MPK, LLC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 64 UNIT CONDOMINIUM PROJECT ON REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 338 – 410 SOUTH ALHAMBRA AVENUE (ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBERS 5259-004-036, 5259-004-037, AND 5259-004038)

The Monterey Park City Council introduced an Ordinance at the September 18, 2024 regular City Council meeting.

If adopted, the proposed ordinance would approve the Development Agreement between the City of Monterey Park and the Commons of MPK, LLC to facilitate the development of a 64 unit condominium project located at 338-410 South Alhambra Avenue (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 5259-004-036, 5259-004-037, and 5259-004-038), consistent with and pursuant to Government Code Section 65867.5.

Adoption of the proposed Ordinance is scheduled to take place at the October 2, 2024 regular City Council meeting at 6:30 p.m., in the City of Monterey Park, California, or as soon thereafter as possible.

For a copy of the proposed Ordinance, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (626) 307-1359.

Approved as submitted above: Karl H. Berger, City Attorney

ATTEST:

Maychelle Yee, City Clerk

Publish September 23, 2024 MONTEREY PARK PRESS

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOSE EFREN RIOS

CASE NO. 24STPB10165

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARIZA GOMEZ 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 with limited authority. (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: 10/09/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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: 10/23/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

Attorney for Petitioner REYES VALENZUELA, ESQ.SBN 216283

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner

JAMES G. BEIRNE - SBN 163755 LAW OFFICE OF JAMES G. BEIRNE 16633 VENTURA BLVD., STE. 900 ENCINO CA 91436

Telephone (818) 224-4500 9/16, 9/19, 9/23/24 CNS-3851641# BALDWIN PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ESPERANZA P. UCBARRERA AKA ESPERANZA BARRERA CASE NO. 24STPB04415

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ESPERANZA P. UC-BARRERA AKA ESPERANZA BARRERA.

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DIANA GOMEZ be

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

Attorney for Petitioner

LANE J. LOPEZ - SBN 227998 FERGUSON CASE ORR PATERSON

LAW OFFICES OF REYES VALENZUELA 8136 2ND ST STE 100 DOWNEY CA 90241

Telephone (213) 623-3300 9/16, 9/19, 9/23/24

CNS-3851672# BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARIA ELENA LUNDEN CASE NO. 24STPB09933

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by HECTOR HERNANDEZ in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that HECTOR HERNANDEZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/15/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DOLORES V. STOCKTON aka DOLORES VERONICA STOCKTON Case No. 24STPB10170

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DOLORES V. STOCKTON aka DOLORES VERONICA STOCKTON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Ellie Page in the Supe-rior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Ellie Page be appointed as personal representative to ad-minister the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Oct. 14, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 4 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

Attorney for petitioner:

JEFFREY S COHEN ESQ

SBN 205598

DAVID KIM ESQ

SBN 226574

DOUGLAS ALC

WRIGHT KIM

130 SOUTH JACKSON STREET

GLENDALE CA 91205

CN109998 STOCKTON

Sep 19,23,26, 2024

BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

LILA LEE HINES

CASE NO. 24STPB10275

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DAVID GUZMAN be appointed as Special Administrator to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/22/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

Attorney for Petitioner

MATTHEW P. MALCZYNSKISBN 271258

HAVENS MALCZYNSKI GRIGOLLA LLP

333 W. FOOTHILL BLVD. GLENDORA CA 91741

Telephone (626) 335-6884

9/19, 9/23, 9/26/24 CNS-3853176#

WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROSARIO CASTRO

CASE NO. 24STPB10403

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOSHUA ENGLE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOSHUA ENGLE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/14/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

Attorney for Petitioner RODNEY GOULD, ESQ. - SBN 219234

LAW OFFICE OF RODNEY GOULD 15233 VENTURA BLVD., STE. 1020

SHERMAN OAKS CA 91403

Telephone (818) 981-1760 BSC 225766 9/19, 9/23, 9/26/24

CNS-3853842# BALDWIN PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SAMIR A. ELMASHHARAWI CASE NO. 24STPB10486

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARTHA C. ELMASHHARAWI in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARTHA C. ELMASHHARAWI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/16/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

LEGALS

Attorney for Petitioner

JOHN L. SHAW - SBN 58283

LAW OFFICE OF JOHN L. SHAW 5816 TEMPLE CITY BLVD. TEMPLE CITY CA 91780

Telephone (626) 286-3710 9/23, 9/26, 9/30/24 CNS-3854144# GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHINHDA KHOMMARATH

Case No. 24STPB10513

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Kathy Khommarath 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 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 Oct. 18, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

Attorney for petitioner:

PHUNPHILAS VIRAVAN ESQ SBN 188072 LAW OFFICE OF PHUNPHILAS VIRAVAN

4879 E LA PALMA AVE STE 203

ANAHEIM CA 92807

CN110373 KHOMMARATH Sep 23,26,30, 2024

MONTEREY PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Rafael Valencia CASE NO. PROVA2400798

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Rafael Valencia

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Itzel Maory Valencia in the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Itzel Maory Valencia 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 with full authority . (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 10/31/2024 at 9:00AM in Dept. F1 located at 17780 ARROW BLVD FONTANA CA 92335 FONTANA SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA.

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Cindy K. Myers (SBN: 297532) 3548 Seagate Way Suite 240 Oceanside, CA 92056 Telephone: (858) 549-8600 9/23, 9/26, 9/30/24 CNS-3854530# ONTARIO NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DANIELLE MARIE GIOVANELLO CASE NO. 24STPB10618

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DANIELLE MARIE GIOVANELLO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by NICHOLAS JOSEPH GIOVANELLO AND GUY PATRICK GIOVANELLO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that NICHOLAS GIOVANELLO AND GUY PATRICK GIOVANELLO 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 with limited authority. (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: 10/22/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

Attorney for Petitioner

TALINE PANOSSIAN, ESQ. - SBN 332654

LAW OFFICES OF TALINE PANOSSIAN, APC

301 E. COLORADO BLVD., SUITE 510 PASADENA CA 91101

Telephone (626) 628-8117 9/23, 9/26, 9/30/24

CNS-3854580# GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE # CIV SB 2425429 TO ALL INTERESTED PER-

SONS: Petitioner: Aiden Isaiah Kennedy by his father Daniel Kaldas & Mother Julie Kennedy, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present Name(s): Aiden Isaiah Kennedy to Proposed name: Aiden Isaiah Kaldas, THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 10/15/2024 Time: 8:30 am Dept.: S24 The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino DistrictCivil Division 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation printed in this county: Ontario New Press Newspaper. Date: August 27, 2024 STAMPED/s/: Gilbert G. Ochoa, Judge of the Superior Court Publish Dates: 9/2/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/16/2024, 9/23/2024 ONTARIO NEWS PRESS

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Shelsi Iliana Castro FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24NNCP00523 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 150 West Commonwealth Ave, Alhambra, Ca 91801, NorthEast Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Shelsi Iliana Castro filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Shelsi Iliana Castro to Proposed name Veronica Pierson 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name

should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a.Date:

and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of Orange 700 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, California 92701 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff with

Public Notices

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#: FBN20240007793 Pub: 09/02/2024, 09/09/2024, 09/16/2024, 09/23/2024 San Bernardino Press

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.

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).

The following persons are doing business as: (1). HUGGING HEARTS (2).

, 551 E

AND

APT 43, Ontario, CA 91761. Mailing

551 E Riverside Dr APT 43, Ontario, CA 91761. JOAN CORDERO, 551 E Riverside Dr APT 43, Ontario, CA 91761. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino

business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ JOAN CORDERO, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on August 27, 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

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Keller Williams Sierra Madre 37 W Sierra Madre Blvd #200 Sierra Madre, CA 91024 Los Angeles County Mailing Address, 27290 Madison Ave 200, Temecula, CA 92590. Riverside County Temecula Valley Real Estate, Inc (CA, 27290 Madison Ave #200 Temecula, CA 92590 Riverside County This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on September 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. Home David Benton, President Statement filed with the County of Riverside on September 5, 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

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202411366 Pub. 09/09/2024, 09/16/2024, 09/23/2024, 09/30/2024

Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Sarangheajjj 3519 Millhouse Ct Riverside, CA 92503

Riverside County Mailing Address 3519 Millhouse Ct Riverside, CA 92503

Riverside County Angelina Barlow, 3519 Millhouse Crt, Riverside, CA 92503

Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a individual. 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.Angelina Barlow Statement filed with the County of Riverside on September 3, 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

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-202411245 Pub. 09/09/2024, 09/16/2024, 09/23/2024, 09/30/2024

Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN20240007613

The following persons are doing business as: Sevenfold, 1900 S Proforma Ave Suite G-2, Ontario, CA 91761. Mailing Address, 1900 S Proforma Ave Suite G-2, Ontario, CA 91761. Parallel Ventures LLC (CA, 1900 S Proforma Ave Unit G-2, Ontario, CA 91761; Nancy Li, Managing Member. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino 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 July 31, 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 62506277). /s/ Nancy Li, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on August 22, 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#: FBN20240007613

Pub: 09/09/2024, 09/16/2024, 09/23/2024, 09/30/2024 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240008022

The following persons are doing business as: CIYA PET, 3238 E Orchard St, Ontario, CA 91762. Mailing Address, 3238 E Orchard St, Ontario, CA 91762. CIYA PETSUPP TRADE LLC (CA, 3238 E Orchard St, Ontario, CA 91762; RUNTAO DENG, MANAGER. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino 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 March 21, 2023. 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/ RUNTAO DENG, MANAGER. This statement was

filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on September 4, 2024 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240008022 Pub: 09/09/2024, 09/16/2024, 09/23/2024, 09/30/2024 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20246698949. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MUST LOVE, 2543 Farview Rd, Fullerton, CA 92833. Full Name of Registrant(s) Hakuna Brands Inc. (CA, 2543 Farview Rd, Fullerton, CA 92833. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on October 3, 2018. MUST LOVE. /S/ Hannah Hong, Chief operating officer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on September 16, 2024. Publish: Anaheim Press 09/23/2024, 09/30/2024, 10/07/2024, 10/14/2024

City of Hope celebrates historic $150M gift for pancreatic cancer research

By City News Service

City of Hope officials

Wednesday were celebrating the receipt of a $150 million gift from philanthropists A. Emmet Stephenson Jr. and his daughter Tessa Stephenson Brand to support pancreatic cancer research — the largest donation in the hospital’s history.

According to the hospital, the donation is equivalent to nearly two- thirds of the total annual research budget for pancreatic cancer from the National Cancer Institute.

The donation was made in honor of Toni Stephenson, who survived lymphoma but died from pancreatic cancer in 2020. Emmet and Toni met in kindergarten and were married for nearly 53 years.

“We want to ignite interest and encourage pancreatic cancer research worldwide. We know that cancer discoveries require significant funding, which is why Tessa and I believe multiple elements of

this gift will make a difference in fighting this terrible disease,” A. Emmet Stephenson Jr. said in a statement. “This initiative is a purposeful investment to spur ingenuity and ensure that the most promising advances move forward as fast as possible. We believe City of Hope is an excellent partner for this program to facilitate lifesaving work.”

Included in the gift is the $1 million Stephenson Prize, described as one of the largest privately funded awards for scientific investigation. It will be awarded annually to a leading scientist or team “making the most promising advancements in pancreatic cancer research, treatment and cures.”

The prize, the first of which will be awarded next year, will be open to individual investigators and teams of researchers at institutions around the world.

“The Stephensons are entrepreneurs who believe in groundbreaking innovation, and City of Hope is a pioneer driving transformational change in cancer care. We are honored to receive their visionary gift, the single largest in City of Hope’s 111-year history,” Robert Stone, CEO of City of Hope and the Helen and Morgan Chu Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair, said in a statement. “It is evidence that City of Hope is best positioned to catalyze collaboration among the nation’s top scientific minds, disrupting traditional research models and accelerating breakthroughs that ultimately lead to cures.”

According to City of Hope, pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancer, resulting in the third-most deaths of any cancer type and the worst average five-year survival rate, at 13%.

Holiday imports, consumer spending fuel cargo surge at Port of LA

By City News Service

Asurge of cargo volume spurredbythe upcomingholidays resulted in a near-record of container movement at the Port of Los Angeles in August, which experienced a 16% increase over the same period in 2023, officials announced Wednesday.

Port workers handled a total of 960,597 twenty-foot equivalent units in August. Loaded imports came in at 509,363 TEUs, an 18% increase compared to the same month last year, and loaded exports were at 121,744 TEUs, a 3% decrease over 2023. The port also processed 329,491 empty containers, a 22% jump compared to 2023.

“The American consumer continues to spend and that’s helping to power our economy,” Gene Seroka,

executive director of the port, said during an online media briefing. “Some of the cargo arriving now is replenishing inventories even beyond the year-end holiday season. Combined with a steady flow of manufacturing parts and components, we should continue to see elevated volume in the near term.”

Seroka added that “It’s been a very busy summer on our docks and I’m thankful to all of our dedicated waterfront workers and terminal operators for their commitment to handling this level of volume safely and efficiently through America’s Port.”

In the eight months of 2024, the port moved 6,631,688 TEUs, representing a 17% increase over the same period last year.

George Goldman, presi-

dent and CEO of the North America division of CMA CGM, a global shipping group, joined Seroka to discuss factors behind the recent surge of cargo volume, as well as what U.S. ports can expect in the coming months.

Looking ahead to the fourth quarter, Goldman said his company sees shipping and trading to be “strong.”

“The commodities that the consumer in North America has purchased at the beginning of the pandemic -- some of those are now coming up for renewal,” Goldman said. “We see it happening right now with the strength of the consumer market and retail sales.

“We see the GDP (gross domestic product) numbers are good,” he added.

Norwalk votes to expand moratorium on building new homeless shelters, housing

By City News Service

The Norwalk City Council is moving forward Wednesday to expand its moratorium on building new homeless shelters and Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing back on the ordinance threatening to sue the city.

The City Council voted Tuesday to expand an ordinance to stop building new homeless shelters and transitional housing.

After the council originally approved an ordinance to put a moratorium on the number of emergency shelters, single-room occupancy units, supportive housing and tran-

sitional housing in August, Newsom told the city it was in violation of state law and urged the city to reverse direction.

Instead of easing policies directed at housing, the Norwalk City Council decided to extend the deadline of the moratorium Tuesday on building new shelters and housing.

It comes after the California Department of Housing and Community Development sent a notice of violation to Norwalk Mayor Margarita Rios and other city leaders. “It is unfathomable that

as our state grapples with a homelessness crisis, Norwalk would pass an ordinance banning the building of homeless shelters,” Newsom said in a statement. “We can’t leave people in dangerous and unsanitary encampments -the city of Norwalk needs to do its part to provide people with shelter and services.”

Norwalk passed the ordinance citing the Housing Crisis Act. It allows city’s and local governments to issue bans on housing facilities when there is “an imminent threat” to public health and safety.

In its letter to Norwalk, the state said, “There are no findings of a threat specific to the housing subject to the moratorium, nor any finding of a citywide threat.”

Rios and the City Council responded to Newsom by saying in a statement Norwalk has made strides in providing shelter for its homeless population.

“Gov. Newsom’s threats of a lawsuit overlook Norwalk’s long-standing and effective efforts to address homelessness,” they said in the statement. “The city has made significant strides,

including opening affordable housing for homeless veterans, supporting L.A. County’s Homekey project, funding its own homelessness engagement teams, and being one of the few cities in L.A. County with a dedicated Social Services Department to assist people experiencing homelessness.

Norwalk also hosted one of the largest Project Roomkey sites during the pandemic. Despite these efforts, Norwalk has received no Measure H funding, forcing the city to use its own resources to manage the fallout from abandoned

state-mandated programs, which puts both residents’ safety and the city*s finances at risk. We urge Gov. Newsom to recognize Norwalk’s proactive measures and provide direct resources to support its ongoing efforts.”

In its notice of violation, the state reminded Norwalk what other cities in California were forced to do about addressing their housing shortages. Anaheim and Huntington Beach were ordered to produce new housing plans after they lost lawsuits brought on by the state.

Tessa Stephenson Brand and A. Emmet Stephenson Jr. | Photo courtesy of City of Hope

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Home sales slow in August in SoCal, statewide

By City News Service

Home sales slowed in August in Southern California and across the state, the California Association of Realtors announced Tuesday.

The Southern California region saw a 2.3% decline in sales, compared to the same month last year, and a 5.3% drop from July. Los Angeles County’s pace fell 3.2% between July and August, but was unchanged from a year ago, and Orange County was down 6.5% from the previous month and 7.3% from a year ago.

Statewide, August’s sales pace fell 6.3% from the 279,810 homes sold in July of this year to 262,050, but were up 2.8% from a year ago at this time.

“Home price growth in California continued to moderate in August as the market neared the end of the traditional home buying season,” CAR President Melanie Barker said in a statement. “With the Federal Reserve signaling it will lower interest rates soon, mortgage rates are expected to ease well below their recent peaks. As such, housing affordability will improve in the fall, and buyers will benefit from

lower costs of borrowing in the coming months.”

The only other region of the state to experience a decline in year-to- year sales was the Far North, which dropped 5%.

“Despite a slightly better

lending environment in recent weeks, closed home sales pulled back in August as buyers evaluated whether to wait for the Federal Reserve to cut rates before entering the market,” CAR Senior Vice President and chief

economist Jordan Levine said. “Pending sales, along with mortgage application trends, however, suggest that housing demand has been slowly improving in the past few weeks. If mortgage rates remain at their current low

or dip further in the coming weeks, home sales should rise steadily as we move toward the end of the year.”

The median price of an existing, single-family home declined somewhat in the Los Angeles metro area, from $849,000 in July 2024 to $827,000 in August, up from $792,500 in August of last year. It increased in Los Angeles County overall, however, from $909,010 in July to $919,890 in August, up from $882,010 last August.

Orange County’s average price increased from $1.39 million in July to $1.4 million, up from $1.31 million last August.

San Mateo County had the highest median price in August at $1.9 million. Statewide, the median price of an existing, singlefamily home was $888,740 in August, up slightly from $886,560 in July and from $859,670 in August 2023.

Santa Anita to host group that provides aftercare for retired racehorses

By City News Service

ThoroughbredAftercareAlliance, a Lexington,Kentuckybased nonprofit that distributes grants to organizations that re-home retired thoroughbreds, will be on-site at Santa Anita Park on Saturday for the inaugural California Crown, officials announced Wednesday.

“We’re excited to host the inaugural California Crown and partner with Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance to highlight accredited aftercare,” Santa Anita Park General Manager Nate Newby said in a statement. “This event spotlights the best of California racing, and collaborating with Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance provides a great opportunity for race fans

and participants to learn more about the mission to support thoroughbreds after racing.”

Following the running of the $100,000 Unzip Me Stakes, winning connections will be presented with a Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance-branded blanket and gift bag in the winner’s circle, and a check presentation will be made from 1/ST Racing -- which owns Santa Anita -- to Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.

The Kentucky-based group accredits, inspects and awards grants to approved aftercare organizations to retrain, retire, and rehome thoroughbreds using industry-wide funding. Officials said that since its inception in 2012, the organization

has granted more than $31.9 million to accredited aftercare organizations.

“Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is thrilled to be part of the inaugural California Crown,” said Emily Dresen, the group’s director of Funding & Events. “Presenting the Best Turned Out awards with LRF Cares is a great way to showcase the importance of horse care both before and after the track.”

California Crown Day is headlined by the $1 million California Crown at 1 1/8 miles on the Santa Anita main track, which is also a “Win and You’re In” race for the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 2.

Overall, California Crown day will offer more than $3

million in elevated purses.

In recent years, Santa Anita officials have touted safety improvements that

Deputy gangs

The issue gained attention following a 2018 brawl among off-duty deputies at a party in East Los Angeles, purported to have been a group of Bandito deputies attacking younger deputies who were unaffiliated with the gang.

The Los Angeles Times

reported earlier this year that a 2022 fight between off-duty deputies and a group of teenagers outside a Montclair bowling alley involved a pair of department members who allegedly admitted having tattoos linking them to a group known as the Industry Indians, a clique based in the

Industry sheriff’s station.

A report released by the Civilian Oversight Commission last year suggested that at least a half-dozen deputy gangs or cliques were active in the department, with their activities leading to more than $55 million in legal damages against the agency.

According to the sheriff’s department, the policy unveiled Wednesday specifically bars participation in a law enforcement gang and soliciting others to become members of such a gang. It also bars deputies from being members of any hate group.

The policy also requires

have brought down the annual number of fatalities since 2019, when at least 42 horses died at the

sparking debate about safety issues at Santa Anita and about horse racing in general.

department members to take part in any investigations in alleged prohibited activities.

It also notes that criminal allegations may be referred to prosecutors, and allegations of participation with any banned internal gangs will be referred to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, which could lead to a suspension or revocation of a deputy’s certification.

Department officials said the policy was developed in consultation with various oversight bodies, and through negotiations with labor organizations.

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