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Attorney of Vegas man arrested at Trump rally pleads not guilty

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ALasVegasman arrested at a Donald Trump rally in Coachella last year was not present in court Thursday, with his attorney pleading not guilty to a pair of charges on his behalf.

Vem Miller’s attorney Angela Friedrichs entered the not guilty pleas to a misdemeanor charge of carrying a loaded firearm in a public place and an additional count of driving or parking a vehicle without evidence of registration, according to Thalia Hayden of the Riverside County District Attorney’s office and case records.

The defendant is due in court for a pretrial hearing on March 11.

Miller, 49, was arrested Oct. 12. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies assigned to the rally contacted the driver of a black SUV, later identified as Miller, at a checkpoint near

They allegedly found Miller in possession of a shotgun, a loaded handgun and a highcapacity magazine. At a news confer-

they noticed the interior of his vehicle “was in disarray,” claiming that the vehicle had a fake license plate and the suspect had “multiple”

ence the next day, Sheriff Chad Bianco

deputies detained the suspect at a second checkpoint after

fake passports and fake driver licenses with different names.

The sheriff said the vehi-

cle’s license plate, which he called “homemade,” was indicative that Miller was a part of a “sovereign citizens” movement, whose followers do not believe they are subject to any government regulations, including those for guns and vehicles. Miller later “flatly denied” that, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise.

Bianco also asserted that he believed “We probably stopped another assassination attempt,” referring two other recent attempts on Trump’s life, despite Miller’s claim that he was not there to harm the former president.

In comments to Southern California News Group, Miller said he supports Trump and only had the guns for protection.

“I’m an artist, I’m the last person that would cause any violence and harm to anybody,” Miller told the newspaper group.

Miller later filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in Nevada against Bianco and some deputies, alleging defamation of character.

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Woman arrested for alleged kidnapping, assault in Winchester

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Aconvicted felon accused of abducting and using a Taser on an acquaintance in Winchester was charged Tuesday with kidnapping and other offenses.

Olga Almendra Mendez, 44, of Menifee, was arrested Dec. 27 following a weeklong Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Along with kidnapping, Mendez is charged with making criminal threats, assault with a deadly weapon and sentence-enhancing allegations of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony and committing a crime while on bail.

The defendant, who is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, was slated to make her initial court appearance Tuesday afternoon at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta.

According to sheriff’s Sgt. Bradley Talbott, just before 10 a.m. on Dec. 18, patrol deputies were called to a residence in the area of Leon Road and Olive Avenue to investigate reports of a domestic altercation, but instead discovered that a “kidnapping and assault ... had occurred.”

Talbott said the victim, identified only as a Winchester woman, suffered a non-life-threatening wound, which court documents indicated stemmed from receiving a Taser shock, and was taken to a regional trauma center for treatment. The woman received medical attention and was released from the hospital.

Mendez was soon identified as the alleged assailant, and detectives initiated a search, but were unsuc-

Jtaken into custody without incident Dec. 27 in Paramount.

A possible motive behind the alleged abduction was not provided.

The alleged victim identified herself on social media as Erin Quinn, and claimed on social media that Mendez lured her to the location by offering to donate presents for a toy drive Quinn was attending.

Quinn said on her Facebook page that she drove to a location given by Mendez, who used a false name, and left her vehicle unattended for an undetermined amount of time to search for her.

Quinn said she told authorities that she recognized the suspect as her former house cleaner after she crashed her vehicle to escape the incident.

“My brain was jolting and my body was shutting down,” Quinn told KTLA5. “I thought literally either I was going to die or I was going to pass out.”

Court records show Mendez has a prior conviction for insurance fraud. She additionally has unresolved cases pending in Superior Court for alleged forgery, check fraud and filing a false police report.

“Little did I know, it was a set up and when I went back to my car, someone was in the back seat waiting for me with a taser,” Quinn wrote on Dec. 19. “While the suspect was pulling my hair and repeatedly tazing me for over 30 times over a 25-minute span of time. She made me drive while this was going on threatening my boys and my mom would be next.”

Riverside Habitat for Humanity erects memorial for former President Carter

immy Carter was honored by the Riverside chapter of Habitat for Humanity, whose volunteers and staff on Friday erected a memorial paying tribute to the late president at one of the nonprofit organization’s buildings on the east end of the city.

Carter, the 39th president of the U.S., died Sunday at 100 in Plains, Georgia, following nearly two years in hospice.

“President Carter’s contributions to Habitat for Humanity are among the most vital to our organization,” Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford said. “He opened doors of opportunity for families worldwide, and all of us at Habitat have been

honored and humbled to work alongside him. We were truly blessed to have his support, and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Carter family.”

The former chief executive was hands-on in erecting homes for people in need.

“Over the past 35 years, President Carter has led ‘Carter Family Builds’ three separate times in Southern California communities, most recently in 2007 to build and rehabilitate homes in San Pedro,” Habitat for Humanity-Riverside Executive Director David Hahn said. “His influence and support will truly be missed.”

According to published reports, Carter had a hand

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in constructing 4,390 homes in his volunteer efforts on behalf of Habitat for Humanity going back to the mid-1980s.

The morning of Dec. 27 at the Riverside ReStore, the nonprofit’s volunteers and staff plan to erect a memorial framed wall and door hailing the late president’s contributions,

The store, where Habitat for Humanity sells reused materials, furniture and other goods at a discount, is located at 2180 Iowa Ave.

Carter was elected president in 1976 and served from 1977-81. He was defeated for reelection by former California Gov. Ronald Reagan.

A Georgia native and

Naval Academy graduate who served aboard a nuclear submarine, Carter was the Peach State’s governor from 1971-75, leading up to his presidential victory against Gerald Ford. He mediated peace negotiations between Egypt and Israel in 1978, for which many observers say he should have won the Nobel Peace Prize. However, that honor was not bestowed on Carter until 2002, when the Nobel Committee recognized him for his humanitarian work.

Carter was preceded in death by his wife, Rosalynn Carter, who passed in November 2023 at age 96. They had been married 77 years.

Biden plans to establish Chuckwalla monument, sources tell Washington Post

By City News Service

PresidentJoeBiden isexpectedtosign a proclamation that would establish a Chuckwalla National Monument south of Joshua Tree National Park, it was reported Thursday.

The Washington Post, citing two sources who were briefed on the announce-

ment, reported Biden’s plan to establish the monument, which would make drilling, mining and other energy- and industrial-related activity illegal in the area. The paper reported that Biden will also make a similar proclamation for land surrounding the Sáttítla National Monument

in Northern California.

Having previously advocated in the nation’s capital for Biden to issue such a designation, Southern California tribal leaders spoke in October about their desire to protect the homelands of the Iviatim, Nüwü, Pipa Aha Macav, Kwatsáan and

Maara’yam peoples, also known as the Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Mohave or CRIT Mohave, Quechan and Serrano nations.

“Since time immemorial, we have called the lands in the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument home,” said Secretary Altrena Santil-

lanes of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians.

“These lands contain thousands of cultural places and objects of vital importance to the history and identity of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians.”

The proposed monument would encompass approxi-

mately 627,000 acres of public lands, as well as protect approximately 17,000 additional acres in the Eagle Mountains. Advocates said it would also “protect important

cessful in locating her for a week, until confirming that she was in Los Angeles

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YExcessive screen time leads to more anger, outbursts for preschoolers

oung children spending more than 75 minutes on a tablet were more likely to show increased outbursts of anger and frustration, a new study has found.

A lead researcher on the study said when preschoolers spend time on tablets at 3 ½ years of age, they show increased outbursts of anger by age 4 ½, which then leads to increased time on computer tablets at age 5 ½, The 74 reports.

Researchers described the trend as a “vicious cycle,” where excessive tablet use delays children’s ability to deal with their emotions, leading them to use screen time to soothe themselves when they’re upset.

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and a cycle that could interfere with the development of self-regulation skills.

minutes more per day.

Carrier and her co-investigators to believe parents should delay introducing young children to screen technology. This aligns with recommendations from the World Health Organization, which stress the importance of physical activity, interactive play and quality sleep over sedentary screen time.

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“The preschool years are a very important time for learning how to cope with negative emotions [like frustration and anger],” said Gabrielle Garon-Carrier, an assistant professor of psychoeducation at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec. “Learning to recognize emotions and adopt behaviors that are acceptable to society cannot be done in front of tablets.”

The study was published this month in JAMA Pediatrics.

Previous research has linked the use of mobile devices to emotional dysregulation in children, GaronCarrier said, but few studies have been able to show a direct link between tablet use

Preschoolers learn to use time in front of a screen to cope with frustration or other challenging emotions, GaronCarrier said, rather than how to manage those feelings.

Student researchers visited the homes of 315 families with preschool-aged children in Nova Scotia, Canada three times—when children were 3 ½ in 2020 and again in 2021 and 2022.

Parents were asked how much time their children spent using a tablet and also about emotional behaviors; along with how the child handled transitions at bath or bedtime.

Researchers found that children whose tablet use increased by 75 minutes when they were 3 ½ were 22% more angry or frustrated at other points of the day by the age of 4 ½, according to the study. A year later, the same children were using the tablet about 17

The study followed the same children over three years, from 2020 to 2022, as part of a bigger research project into other aspects of family life such as sleep and physical activity, GaronCarrier said.

A parent can’t be blamed, she said, for letting a child who has frequent tantrums spend more time in front of a screen.

“It’s probably challenging for parents who have kids with destructive behaviors,” she said. “That could explain the cycle. The child spends time on the tablet and doesn’t learn to regulate his emotions. He has more outbursts and the parent is exhausted.”

She acknowledged that the research took place during the pandemic, when both children and adults spent more time in front of screens. But the findings hold, she said, because children continue to spend time in front of tablets.

The findings led Garon-

While the study did not account for what type of content children were watching, Garon-Carrier said many preschoolers watch videos on YouTube, which allows parents to adjust settings on their accounts so that once one video is over, another doesn’t automatically begin. This approach helps limit screen time to just one video at a time.

It’s especially important to remove screens from important moments in the day, she said, including mealtimes and before bed. Also, parents can model good screen habits for their children. It can be helpful to make a family plan about screen use, which might include a rule that bans phones at the dinner table.

“This can be challenging for adults,” Garon-Carrier said. “Imagine how challenging it is for preschoolers. They need external people to say, ‘That’s enough.’ They can’t say that for themselves.”

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California nonprofit leaders recall President Jimmy Carter’s legacy

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

Former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Dec. 29 at 100 years of age, had a huge effect on the Golden State far beyond his presidency, according to California nonprofit leaders.

Carter and his wife Rosalynn volunteered for four decades with Habitat for Humanity, helping to build more than 200 homes in California and more than 4,000 nationwide.

Erin Rank, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, said his selfless example has inspired thousands of people over the years.

“We hear from the homeowners who talk about the impact that had on the trajectory of their life,” Rank

explained. “Both to have a stable place to live but also to have a president who was humble enough to show up and get his hands dirty and really build.”

when he lies in state at the Capitol Rotunda. Carter’s influence is still widely felt, as he fought to desegregate schools and founded the Department of Education.

Rank noted she will join a number of families helped by the Carters to pay homage in Washington, D.C., this week

He also created the cabinetlevel Department of Energy and was the first to put solar panels on the White House.

Jimmy Carter was also a leader in civil rights.

Jorge Reyes Salinas, communications director for Equality California, said Carter was the first chief executive to invite LGBTQ+ people to the White House.

“Even stating that Jesus would be accepting of same-sex marriage, which -- as a Christian at that time -- it was a huge message for the American people to have those conversations,” Salinas recounted.

Carter was also a major opposition figure condemning the failed Briggs initiative in 1978, a proposition on the California ballot that would have banned LGBTQ+ people from teaching in public schools.

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Former President Jimmy Carter spoke at an event for Habitat for Humanity in 2007 in Los Angeles. | Photo courtesy of County of Los Angeles

Local officials praise Jimmy Carter after former president’s death at 100

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President Jimmy Carter as news spread that Carter had died at age 100, after living longer than any other U.S. president.

Carter died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to his son Chip.

President Joe Biden scheduled Carter’s funeral in Washington, D.C. for Jan. 9, and is declaring a National Day of Mourning in the U.S., according to The Associated Press.

“Jimmy Carter’s extraordinary public service didn’t end when his presidency did. He has remained an icon of kindness and humility and a champion of peace,” Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said on X, accompanied by a photo of her with Carter.

“I had the opportunity to build houses with him for low income families in San Pedro in 2007 when I was on the City Council,” she added. “His legacy will live on for generations to come, not only here but around the world. May he rest in peace.”

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also weighed in on the loss Dec. 30 afternoon.

“It’s a sad day as the country mourns the loss of President Jimmy Carter — a leader who exemplified the importance of service and care during his presidency and beyond. While in the White House, President Carter established the idea of human rights as a core tenet of American foreign policy and created a path towards a clean energy future, among other important achievements. After his term, he continued to lead,” Bass said.

“The international legacy he leaves behind lives on in the Carter Center as an active and powerful defense

of freedom and democracy around the globe.

Domestically, his inspiring work through Habitat for Humanity showed generations of Americans that there are no limits to community service and helping others.

“Years ago, I was fortunate to sit and speak with President Carter. I will cherish the conversation we were able to have, and am grateful for his wisdom and guidance. I send my deepest condolences to the entire Carter family and his loved ones on this difficult day.”

Assemblyman Mike Gipson, D-Los Angeles, also remembered Carter’s work for Habitat for Humanity.

“Habitat Humanitarians: The Carters Carter Work Project will always remember President Jimmy Carter for his work with Habitat for Humanity as I served on the Board of Directors in Los Angeles. Rest in peace and rest and power, Mr. President,” Gipson posted on X.

“President Carter was a true public servant, a leader who understood that good works should extend far beyond the walls of elected office,” Long Beach Mayor

Rex Richardson posted.

“During his presidency, he championed equality, human rights, and conscientious government; afterwards, he continued to dedicate his life to helping others succeed and thrive.

“His legacy stands as a powerful testament to the strength of the American virtues of unity, hope, and peace. The City of Long Beach extends our deep condolences to President Carter’s family and loved ones,” Richardson added.

“Former President Jimmy Carter led with a belief that government can & should be a vessel for good. The impact of his leadership in helping to advance equality across our nation & the globe will live on. Thank you for your service to our country,

Mr. Carter. May you rest in peace,” LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell posted.

Mitchell’s fellow Supervisor, Hilda Solis issued a statement saying, “His time both in the White House and outside left an indelible mark on our country and the lives of Americans.”

Recalling her time working with the former president, she added, “President Carter emphasized human rights and environmental justice throughout his lifetime, demonstrated through his time building affordable housing for those in need, establishing the Department of Education, calling for bilingual education and pursuing solar panel technology well ahead of his time. He also dedicated the Carter Center to combat health issues in Atlanta, Georgia.”

Carter’s death was also mourned by the daughters of the late President Richard Nixon.

“Our family is saddened to learn of the passing of President Jimmy Carter,” Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower said in a statement issued by the Richard Nixon Foundation in Yorba Linda, home of Nixon’s presidential library.

“Throughout his long and productive life, President Carter’s service to others — both in public office and as a private citizen — earned him the respect and affection of the American people and of people across the globe.

His hands-on humanitarian work, which he and Mrs. Carter tirelessly carried out together, helped to provide decent housing, eradicate disease, and improve the lives of millions in communities both at home and abroad. His quest for peace in troubled regions of the world, which culminated in the signing of the Camp David Accords, will long be remembered as one of the hallmarks of his presidency

and his life.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Carter family as they honor and reflect on President Carter and his enduring legacy of service to our nation and the world, the statement added.

The public was also invited to pay tribute to Carter at the Nixon Library beginning at 10 a.m. Dec. 30 by signing a book of condolences that will be delivered to the Carter family.

“President Carter was a man of rare character — whose beliefs ran true, deep, and never wavered,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

“His candor and compassion, moral leadership, and sense of duty set a standard we all should aspire to. California joins the nation and the world in mourning his passing,” Newsom added.

“President Jimmy Carter leaves a legacy unlike any other,” said Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, a former Burbank congressman. “Ceaseless in his service, unbending in his dignity, and revered for his commitment to our common humanity. He fought the good fight and kept the faith — and now he has finished his race.

“May his memory be an inspiration.”

Sen. Alex Padilla weighed in Dec. 30 afternoon, praising Carter for his work in office and beyond.

“His legacy of service extends far beyond his time in the Oval Office. His organization’s extensive nonpartisan election observation helped the United States live up to our commitment to promote peace and democracy around the world,” said Padilla. “And long after he

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left public office, the fact that you could wander into Sunday School taught by the former president, or find yourself building homes with Habitat for Humanity alongside a 95-year- old Jimmy Carter is a testament to his selflessness and his deep faith.”

The Plains native graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis in 1946, and spent seven years as a naval officer before returning to Georgia and entering politics in 1962. He was elected governor in 1970.

When Carter emerged from the pack to claim the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976 he was largely unknown outside his home state. With the nation reeling from the Watergate scandal and the resignation of Nixon in 1974, Carter’s outsider status, humble background as a peanut farmer and perceived honesty proved a winning combination in a close election against incumbent Gerald Ford.

Carter’s presidency began with much hope and featured some high moments, most notably his brokering of the 1978 Camp David peace accord between Israel and Egypt. However, the economy was marked by rising inflation and energy shortages, and as Iranian militants seized 52 American hostages and held them for more than a year, Carter began to be perceived by voters as weak and ineffectual.

His stubborn refusal to nurture cooperative relationships with leaders of his own Democratic Party in Congress didn’t help his fortunes either, leading to a primary challenge from Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy in 1980. Carter held off Kennedy, but was helpless to withstand the nationwide tide of conservatism that swept Ronald Reagan into office in November.

Carter’s reputation among historians and the public at large was at a low ebb when he left the White House, but would undergo a historic transformation in the years that followed.

He established the Carter Center in 1982, a nonprofit institution dedicated to promoting human rights and finding peaceful solutions to conflict. He traveled the world tirelessly, monitoring elections and otherwise advocating for peace and democracy.

Back home in the United States he devoted chunks of his time and energy to Habitat for Humanity, and could often be seen wielding a hammer himself helping to build houses for needy families.

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and good works.

He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for “undertaking peace negotiations, campaigning for human rights, and working for social welfare,” according to the Nobel Committee.

Carter’s health gradually weakened in recent years. In February 2023, Carter’s family announced that he would forego further hospital stays and live out his final time receiving hospice care at home. His wife of 77 years, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, died on Nov. 19 of that year at age 96.

“Today, America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian,” President Joe Biden said in a statement issued by the White House. “Over six decades, we had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend.

“With his compassion and moral clarity, he worked to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil rights and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless, and always advocate for the least among us. He saved, lifted, and changed the lives of people all across the globe. ... To the entire Carter family, we send our gratitude for sharing them with America and the world,” Biden continued.

“And to all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning — the good life — study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility. He showed that we are great nation because we are a good people — decent and

honorable, courageous and compassionate, humble and strong.”

On the night of Dec. 30, Biden issued a proclamation declaring Carter’s death and calling him “a man of character, courage and compassion, whose lifetime of service defined him as one of the most influential statesmen in our history.”

In the proclamation, he declared that “as an expression of public sorrow,” he was directing that `the flag of the United States be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions for a period of 30 days from the day of his death.

President-elect Donald Trump commended Carter’s service to the nation as well.

“I just heard of the news about the passing of President Jimmy Carter,” Trump said. “Those of us who have been fortunate to have served as President understand this is a very exclusive club, and only we can relate to the enormous responsibility of leading the Greatest Nation in History. The challenges Jimmy faced as president came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude.

“Melania and I are thinking warmly of the Carter family and their loved ones during this difficult time. We urge everyone to keep them in their hearts of prayers,” Trump concluded.

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Former President Jimmy Carter. | Photo courtesy of the White House

Landlords are using AI to raise rents — and cities are starting to push back

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Landlords are using AI to raise rents—and cities are starting to push back

If you’ve hunted for apartments recently and felt like all the rents were equally high, you’re not alone: Many landlords now use a single company’s software—which uses an algorithm based on proprietary lease information—to help set rent prices, The Markup reports.

Federal prosecutors say the practice amounts to “an unlawful informationsharing scheme,” and some lawmakers throughout California are moving to curb it. San Diego’s city council president is the latest to do so, proposing a ban that would prevent local apartment owners from using the pricing service, which he maintains is driving up housing costs.

San Diego’s proposed ordinance, which is currently being drafted, comes after San Francisco enacted a first-in-the-nation ban on “the sale or use of algorithmic devices to set rents or manage occupancy levels” for residences in July. San Jose is considering a similar approach.

Similar bans have passed or are being considered across the country. In September, The Philadelphia City Council passed a ban on algorithmic rental pricefixing with a veto-proof vote. New Jersey has been considering its own ban.

In August, The Department of Justice and the attorney generals of eight states—California, North Carolina, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington—filed an antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, the leading rental pricing platform based in Texas. The complaint alleges that “RealPage is an algorithmic intermediary that collects, combines, and exploits landlords’ competitively sensitive information. And in so doing, it enriches itself and compliant landlords at the expense of renters who pay inflated prices…”

RealPage has been a major impetus for all of the actions. Some officials accused the company of thwarting competition that would otherwise drive rents down, exacerbating the state’s housing shortage and driving up rents in the process.

“We are disappointed that, after multiple years of education and cooperation on the antitrust matters

concerning RealPage, the (Justice Department) has chosen this moment to pursue a lawsuit that seeks to scapegoat pro-competitive technology that has been used responsibly for years,” the company’s statement read in part. “RealPage’s revenue management software is purposely built to be legally compliant, and we have a long history of working constructively with the (department) to show that.”

“Every day, millions of Californians worry about keeping a roof over their head and RealPage has directly made it more difficult to do so,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta in a written statement.

A RealPage spokesperson, Jennifer Bowcock, told CalMatters that a lack of housing supply, not the company’s technology, is the real problem—and that its technology benefits residents, property managers, and others associated with the rental market. The spokesperson later wrote that a “ misplaced focus on nonpublic information is a distraction… that will only make San Francisco and San Diego’s historical problems worse.”

As for the federal lawsuit, the company called the claims “devoid of merit” and said it plans to “vigorously defend ourselves against these accusations.”

In 2020, a Markup and New York Times investigation found that RealPage, alongside other companies, used faulty computer algorithms to do automated background checks on tenants. As a result, tenants were associated with criminal charges they never faced and denied homes.

Is It Price Fixing—or Coaching Landlords?

According to federal prosecutors, RealPage controls 80% of the market for commercial revenue management software. Its product is called YieldStar, and its successor is AI Revenue Management, which uses much of the same codebase as YieldStar, but has more precise forecasting. RealPage told CalMatters it serves only 10% of the rental markets in both San Francisco and San Diego, across its three revenue management software products. Here’s how it works: In order to use YieldStar and AIRM, landlords have historically provided RealPage with their own private data from their rental

applications, rent prices, executed new leases, renewal offers and acceptances, and estimates of future occupancy, although a recent change allows landlords to choose to share only public data. This information from all participating landlords in an area is then pooled and run through mathematical forecasting to generate pricing recommendations for the landlords and their competitors.

The San Diego council president, Sean Elo-Rivera, explained it like this:

“In the simplest terms, what this platform is doing is providing what we think of as that dark, smoky room for big companies to get together and set prices,” he said. “The technology is being used as a way of keeping an arm’s length from one big company to the other. But that’s an illusion.”

In the company’s own words, from company documents included in the lawsuit, RealPage “ensures that (landlords) are driving every possible opportunity to increase price even in the most downward trending or unexpected conditions.” The company also said in the documents that it “helps curb (landlords’) instincts to respond to down-market conditions by either dramatically lowering price or by holding price.”

Impact on Tenants

Thirty-one-year-old Navy veteran Alan Pickens and his wife move nearly every year “because the rent goes up, it gets unaffordable, so we look for a new place to stay,” he said. The northeastern San Diego apartment complex where they just relocated has two-bedroom apartments advertised for between $2,995 and $3,215.

They live in an area of San Diego where the Justice Department says information-sharing agreements between landlords and RealPage have harmed or are likely to harm renters.

The department in August filed its antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, alleging the company, through its legacy YieldStar software, engaged in an “unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing”. The complaint names specific areas where rents are artificially high. Beyond the part of San Diego where Pickens lives, those areas include South Orange County, Rancho Cucamonga, Temecula, Murrieta, and northeastern San Diego.

In the second quarter of 2020, the average rent

in San Diego County was $1,926, reflecting a 26% increase over three years, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Rents have since risen even more in the city of San Diego, to $2,336 per month as of November 2024—up 21% from 2020, according to RentCafe and the Tribune. That’s 50% higher than the national average rent.

The attorneys general of eight states, including California, joined the Justice Department’s antitrust suit, filed in District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

The California Justice Department contends RealPage artificially inflated prices to keep them above a certain minimum level, said department spokesperson Elissa Perez. This was particularly harmful given the high cost of housing in the state, she added. “The illegally maintained profits that result from these price alignment schemes come out of the pockets of the people that can least afford it.”

Renters make up a larger share of households in California than in the rest of the country — 44% here compared to 35% nationwide. The Golden State also has a higher percentage of renters than any state other than New York, according to the latest Census data.

San Diego has the fourth-highest percentage of renters of any major city in the nation.

The recent ranks of California legislators, however, have included few renters:

As of 2019, CalMatters could find only one state lawmaker who did not own a home— and found that more than a quarter of legislators at the time were landlords.

Studies show that lowincome residents are more heavily impacted by rising rents. Nationally, between 2000 and 2017, the percentage of income that Americans without a college degree spent on rent ballooned from 30% to 42%. For college graduates, that percentage increased from 26% to 34%.

“In my estimation, the only winners in this situation are the richest companies who are either using this technology or creating this technology,” said EloRivera. “There couldn’t be a more clear example of the rich getting richer while the rest of us are struggling to get by.”

The State Has Invested in RealPage

Private equity giant Thoma Bravo acquired RealPage in January 2021 through two funds that have hundreds of millions of dollars in investments from California public pension funds, including the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, the Regents of the University of California and the Los Angeles police and fire pension funds, according to Private Equity Stakeholder Project.

“They’re invested in things that are directly hurting their pensioners,” said K Agbebiyi, a senior housing campaign coordinator with the Private Equity Stakeholder Project,

a nonprofit private equity watchdog that produced a report about corporate landlords’ impact on rental hikes in San Diego.

RealPage argues that landlords are free to reject the price recommendations generated by its software. But the Justice Department alleges that trying to do so requires a series of steps, including a conversation with a RealPage pricing adviser. The advisers try to “stop property managers from acting on emotions,” according to the department’s lawsuit. If a property manager disagrees with the price the algorithm suggests and wants to decrease rent rather than increase it, a pricing advisor will “escalate the dispute to the manager’s superior,” prosecutors allege in the suit.

In San Diego, the Pickenses, who are expecting their first child, have given up their gym memberships and downsized their cars to remain in the area. They’ve considered moving to Denver.

“All the extras pretty much have to go,” said Pickens. “I mean, we love San Diego, but it’s getting hard to live here.”

“My wife is an attorney and I served in the Navy for 10 years, and now work at Qualcomm,” he said. “Why are we struggling? Why are we struggling?”

This story was produced by The Markup and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. Re-published with CC BY-NC 4.0 License.

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Monrovia City Notices

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MONROVIA CITY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held at 7:30 PM or as soon thereafter before the City Council of the City of Monrovia on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, in Council Chambers at Monrovia City Hall, 415 South Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, California, 91016. The purpose of the Public Hearing will be to obtain views from citizens on the proposed 51st Year (Fiscal Year 2025-2026) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Allocation.

Further details regarding the use of CDBG funds you may call (626) 932-5563, email jwoo@monroviaca.gov, or visit the Community Development Department at Monrovia City Hall, 415 South Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, California, 91016, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M., Monday through Thursday.

Este aviso es para informarle sobre una junta pública acerca del asunto indicada mas arriba. Si necesita información adicional en español, favor de ponerse en contacto del Departamento Servicios Comerciales y Vecindarios al número (626) 932-5563.

Jessie Woo Neighborhood Services Program Coordinator PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 6,

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FRANCO SALVATORE IEZZA CASE NO. 24STPB14194

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contin-gent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of FRANCO SALVATORE IEZZA.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by FLAVIA DOLORES LOCOCO AND TINA THOMAS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that FLAVIA DOLORES LOCOCO AND TINA THOMAS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authori-ty will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very im-portant 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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/21/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

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

at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu-ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

GREGORY R RYAN ESQ SBN 99541

RYAN & ASSOCIATES

1712 W BEVERLY BLVD SUITE 201 MONTEBELLO, CA 90640

CN113035 LOWREY Jan 6,9,13, 2025

ROSEMEAD READER

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

Attorney for Petitioner H. JOHN KHOUKAZ, ESQ. - SBN 210847

BEZAIRE, KHOUKAZ & BABAIAN 6928 OWENSMOUTH AVE., STE. 200 WOODLAND HILLS CA 91303

Telephone (818) 264-0604 12/30/24, 1/2, 1/6/25 CNS-3882199# MONROVIA WEEKLY

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOHN C. LOWREY

Case No. 24STPB14224

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOHN C. LOWREY A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Carol Hill and David Rego in the Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Carol Hill and David Rego be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 22, 2025

1100 Town & Country Road, Suite 1111

Orange, CA 92868

Telephone: (714) 867-2200 ext. 269 1/6, 1/9, 1/13/25

CNS-3883608# ARCADIA WEEKLY

Notice of Petition to Administer the Estate of Roger Blanton [California Probate Code § 8100]

Case No.: 24STPB11748

Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles

Notice is hereby given to all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors and contingent creditors, and other persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both of the above-named decedent, that a petition has been filed by Diana Blanton in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, requesting that Diana Blanton be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of Roger Blanton and for probate of the decedent’s will, which is available for examination in the court file.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. This will avoid the need to obtain court approval for many actions taken in connection with the estate. However, before taking certain actions, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or have consented to the proposed action. The petition will be granted unless good cause is shown why it should not be.

The petition is set for hearing in Dept. No. 11 at 111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 on February 19, 2025 at 8:30 am.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LUCIA NUNO

[CALIFORNIA PROBATE CODE § 8100]

CASE NO.: 24STPB14331

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Notice is hereby given to all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors and contingent creditors, and other persons who may otherwise be interested in the estate of the above-named decedent, that a petition has been filed by Danielle Gutierrez Nuno in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, requesting that Danielle Gutierrez Nuno be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of Lucia Nuno.

The petition is set for hearing in Dept. No. 5 at 111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 on January 30, 2025, at 8:30 AM.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, 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 subdivision (b) of Section 58 of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of delivery of the notice to you under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are interested in the estate, you may request special notice of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Section 1250 of the California Probate Code.

Attorney for Petitioner: Karen A. Shiffman, Esq. Talley Law Group, LLP

eral in accordance with your rights under Section 9623 of the California Uniform Commercial Code, by tendering the estimated amount of $54,227.60 in payment of the unpaid balance of the obligation, secured by the property to be sold, including expenses reasonably incurred by the undersigned in retaking, holding, and preparing the collateral for disposition, in arranging for the sale, and for reasonable attorney’s fees and for reasonable legal expenses incurred in the foreclosure. It will be necessary to contact the agent for updated figures after the date of this notice. Such tender must be in the form of cash, certified check, or cashier’s check drawn upon a California bank or savings institution, and may be made payable to 21st Mortgage Corporation, and delivered to the undersigned at Steele, LLP, 17272 Red Hill Avenue, Irvine, California 92614, or at the place and time of sale. There is no warranty relating to title, possession, quiet enjoyment, or the like in this disposition. This Firm May Be Collecting A Debt And Any Information We Obtain Will Be Used For That Purpose. The sale date shown on the attached notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to the public as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether the sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (877) 440-4460 or visit this Internet Website address www.mkconsultantsinc. com, using the file number assigned to this case 0099-6264. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Attorney for Petitioner: Karen A. Shiffman, Esq. Talley Law Group, LLP 1100 Town & Country Road, Suite 1111 Orange, CA 92868 1/6, 1/9, 1/13/25 CNS-3884282# ARCADIA WEEKLY

File No: 0099-6264

Notice Of Sale Of Collateral

TO: Jose Raul Medina and Natalie Linda Medina, Notice Is Hereby Given, pursuant to Section 9610 of the California Uniform Commercial Code, of the public sale of that certain mobile home generally described as follows: 1972 Madison Mobile Home which is located at 1045 N. Azusa Avenue, Space 212, Covina, CA 91722 and registered with the Department of Housing and Community Development under Decal No. LAJ4375 and the following Serial and Label/Insignia Number(s): Serial Number(s) S0498XX S0498XXU Label/Insignia Number(s) 19974 19975 The Undersigned Will Sell Said Collateral On January 14, 2025 AT 11:00 A.M., Behind The Fountain Located In Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766. Such sale is being made by reason of your default on August 1, 2024 under that certain Security Agreement dated September 23, 2019, between you, as debtor, and, 21st Mortgage Corporation as secured party, and pursuant to the rights of the undersigned under said Security Agreement and Section 9610 of the California Uniform Commercial Code. At any time before the sale, you may redeem said collat-

Dated: December 16, 2024 21st Mortgage Corporation By: /s/ Raymond Soriano Steele, LLP, as Agent Tel: (949) 222-1161. steelllp0099-6264. 12/23/2024 AZUSA BEACON

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Zidney Anne Bermudez FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24NWCP00465 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 12720 Norwalk Blvd, Norwalk, Ca 90650, Southeast Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Zidney Anne Bermudez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Zidney Anne Bermudez to Proposed name Anne Calimquim Bermudez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Date: 01/31/2025 Time: 9:30AM Dept: C. Room: 312 The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Arcadia Weekly DATED: December 3, 2024

Lee W. Tsao JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. December 23, 30, 2024, January 6, 13, 2025 ARCADIA WEEKLY

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Daughter Eden Rose Banayan by & through her parents Nicole & Shahab Banayan FOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER: 24VECP00613 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 6230 Sylmar Ave, Van Nuys, Ca 91401 Northwest Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner (1. Daughter Eden Rose Banayan by & through her parents Nicole & Shahab Banayan, (2. Daughter Eden Rose Banayan by & through her parents Nicole & Shahab Banayan, (3. Daughter Eden Rose Banayan by & through her parents Nicole & Shahab Banayan, (4. Daughter Eden Rose Banayan by & through her parents Nicole & Shahab Banayan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Eden Rose Banayan to Proposed name Megan Rose Banayan 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

TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 54276 (1) Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described (2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: TECHNOLENE INC, 710 S MYRTLE AVE #514, MONROVIA, ID 91016 (3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 710 S MYRTLE AVE #514, MONROVIA, ID 91016 AND 967 E PARKCENTER BLVD #278, BOISE, ID 83706 (4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: TECHNOLENE SOLUTIONS INC., 630 CASA DE LEON REDLANDS, CA 92373 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT of that certain business located at: 710 S MYRTLE AVE #514, MONROVIA, ID 91016 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: TECHNOLENE (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is JANUARY 29, 2025 at the office of: OAK ESCROW, INC., 301 EAST GLENOAKS BLVD., SUITE 2 GLENDALE, CA 91207, Escrow No. 54276, Escrow Officer: JENNIFER WOODARD (8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above (9) The last date for filing claims is: JANUARY 28, 2025. (10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. (11) As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: NONE. DATED: DECEMBER 9, 2024 TRANSFEREES: TECHNOLENE SOLUTIONS INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION ORD-3107529 ARCADIA WEEKLY 1/6/25

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Tran, Quang Hien; Tran, Quang Minh by and through Tran Vy Thao FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24NNCP00830 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 300 East Olive, Burbank, Ca 91502, North Central Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Tran, Quang Hien; Tran, Quang Minh by and through Tran Vy Thao filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Tran, Quang Minh to Proposed name Tran, Max Minh ; b. OF Tran, Quang Hien to Proposed name Tran, Harry Hien 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below

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Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF TIMOTEO CORNEJO

Case No. 24STPB14174

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Earnesto Lauro Cornejo in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Earnesto Lauro Cornejo be appointed as personal repre-sentative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 99 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.

Attorney for petitioner:

CLARK E SELTERS ESQ SBN 306892

SELTERS & SELTERS

399 W MISSION BLVD STE K POMONA CA 91766

CN112986 CORNEJO

Dec 30, 2024, Jan 2,6, 2025

BALDWIN PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

DORA GUADALUPE GOMEZ

CASE NO. 24STPB14190

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contin-gent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DORA GUADALUPE GOMEZ.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by FRANK OLIVAS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGE-LES.

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

THE PETITION requests author-

ity to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authori-ty will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very im-portant 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 interest-ed person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/13/25 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 knowledge-able in California law.

Attorney for Petitioner

DANIEL B. BURBOTT - SBN 279759

GAUDY LAW INC. 267 D STREET UPLAND CA 91786

Telephone (909) 982-3199 12/30/24, 1/2, 1/6/25 CNS-3881812# BALDWIN PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JANET F. VORE CASE NO. 24STPB14284

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contin-gent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the lost WILL or estate, or both of JANET F. VORE.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by BRADLEY WAYNE BROWN in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that BRADLEY WAYNE BROWN be ap-pointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s lost WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The lost WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authori-ty will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very im-portant 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 interest-ed 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:

LEGALS

01/28/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 62 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

Attorney for Petitioner

MIN N. THAI - SBN 232770

SPLINTER & THAI, PC 25124 NARBONNE AVE., STE. 106 LOMITA CA 90717

Telephone (310) 539-6334

12/30/24, 1/2, 1/6/25

CNS-3882146# WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JAMES WILFRED BLAINE

Case No. 24STPB14268

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Elizabeth Ann Perkovich in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Elizabeth Ann Perko-vich be appointed as personal rep-resentative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 11 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: DIANA LAM ESQ SBN 340713 THE BURBANK FIRM L C 2312 WEST VICTORY BLVD STE 100 BURBANK CA 91506

CN113000 BLAINE Jan 2,6,9, 2025 GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF STANLEY THOMAS BURNETT Case No. 24STPB14365

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Melissa Gange 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 on January 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 67 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: ALICE A SALVO ESQ SBN 103796

LAW OFFICES OF ALICE A SALVO 20350 VENTURA BLVD STE 110 WOODLAND HILLS CA 913642452 CN113027 BURNETT Jan 6,9,13, 2025 BALDWIN PARK PRESS

changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Alondra Veronica Figueroa to Proposed name Alondra Veronica Armas 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 01/31/2025 Time: 8:30AM Dept: V. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Alhambra Press DATED: November 27, 2024 Robin Miller Sloan JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. December 16, 23, 30, 2024, January 6, 2025 ALHAMBRA PRESS

Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 24FL001267 To All Interested Persons: Lili Wang and Yicheng Lin on behalf of Ruxi Wang, a minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME Ruxi Wang PROPOSED NAME Grace Ruxi Lin 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 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 not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice Of Hearing Date: 03/06/2025 Time: 1:30pm Dept. L74 REMOTE HEARING The address of the court is Lamoreaux Justice Center, 341 The City Dr S, Orange CA 92863. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each 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: Anaheim Press Date: November 18, 2024 Julie A Palafox Judge of the Superior Court Pub Dates: December 16, 23, 30, 2024, January 6, 2025 ANAHEIM PRESS

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF MariePierre Fortin FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24TRCP00480 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 825 Maple Avenue, Torrance, Ca 90503, Southwest Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner MariePierre Fortin filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Marie-Pierre Fortin to Proposed name Marie-Pierre Fortin Danault 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 01/31/2025 Time: 8:30AM Dept: M. Room: 350. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Burbank Independent DATED: December 9, 2024 Gary Y. Tanaka JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. December 16, 23, 30, 2024, January 6, 2025 BURBANK INDEPENDENT

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Van Thuc Truong FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24PSCP00540 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1427 West Covina Parkway, West Covina, Ca 91790, East Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Van Thuc Truong filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Van Thuc Truong to Proposed name Vivian Van Thuc Truong 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to

COURT Pub. December 23, 30, 2024, January 6, 13, 2025 ALHAMBRA PRESS

Case No. PB2023-050496| IN

MATTER OF LINDA FAYE-LONG, Deceased. NOTICE OF

NO: 602-506-6086. Do NOT appear in person unless you have been specifically ordered to do so. For more information about Court Connect, please see https://superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/ court-connect Dated this 19th of December, 2024, /s/ C.A. Soderquist, Esq., cs@probatefamily. com, Counsel for Brigette Long-Rhodes. Publish 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024, 1/6/2025 PASADENA PRESS ORDER TO

Statement filed with the County of Riverside on October 23, 2024

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

I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202413312

Pub. 11/21/2024, 11/28/2024, 12/05/2024, 12/12/2024 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240009443

The following persons are doing business as: Money Hacking Mama, 7847 Lion Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. Mailing Address, 7847 Lion Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. # of Employees 1. Prosperous Media Group, LLC (CA, 7847 Lion Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730; Rachel Jimenez, President. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to

the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Rachel Jimenez, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on October 16, 2024. Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240009443 Pub: 11/25/2024, 12/02/2024, 12/09/2024, 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024, 1/06/2025, 1/13/2025 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240010278

The following persons are doing business as: (1). New Life Transport Parts Center (2). Road Equipment Parts Center , 1805 S Milliken Ave, Ontario, CA 91761. Mailing Address, 400 Gordon Industrial Ct SW, Byron Center, MI 49315. Jomar QSub, Inc. (MI, 400 Gordon Industrial Ct SW, Byron Center, MI 49315; Daniel Woltjer, Treasurer. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on July 1, 2019. 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

LEGALS

Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Daniel Woltjer, Treasurer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on November 6, 2024 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20240010278 Pub: 12/05/2024, 12/12/2024, 12/19/2024, 12/26/2024, 1/02/2025, 1/09/2025, 1/16/2025, 1/23/2025 San Bernardino Press

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as 19K Security Solutions 7091 Deer Canyon Eastvale, CA 92880 Riverside County Gustavo Jimenez Jr, 7091 Deer Canyon, Eastvale, CA 92880 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. Gustavo Jimenez Jr Statement filed with the County of Riverside on December 11, 2024 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which

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

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202415258 Pub. 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024, 01/06/2025 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240011359

The following persons are doing business as: Nice Jump, 2908 S Whispering Lakes Ln Apt 10, Ontario, CA 91761. Mailing Address, 2908 S Whispering Lakes Ln Apt 10, Ontario, CA 91761. Ashley E Pioquinto, 2908 S Whispering Lakes Ln Apt 10, Ontario, CA 91761. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 62506277). /s/ Ashley E Pioquinto. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on December 12, 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#: FBN20240011359 Pub: 12/16/2024, 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024, 01/06/2025 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20240011399

The following persons are doing business as: SIN YUN TRUCK INC, 2248 Wandering Ridge Dr, Chino Hills, CA 91709. Mailing Address, 919 N Unruh Ave, La Puente, CA 91744. xscape one inc (CA, 2248 Wandering Ridge Dr, Chino Hills, CA 91709; MEIGUANG ZHANG, president. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino

This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 62506277). /s/ MEIGUANG ZHANG, president. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on December 13, 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#: FBN20240011399 Pub: 12/23/2024, 12/30/2024, 01/06/2025, 01/13/2025 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20246703817. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MISSION VIEJO MHRC, 23228 Madero, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. Full Name of Registrant(s) 23228 Madero Opco, LLC (CA, 23228 Madero, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. This business is conducted by a

Senior attacked by 2 dogs in Desert Hot Springs requires arm amputation

By City News Service

A76-year-old woman attacked by two dogs near Desert Hot Springs had to have part of her right arm amputated, Riverside County Animal Services officials announced last week.

The victim, who was visiting from Sinaloa, Mexico, to see relatives, suffered “multiple wounds” to her limbs on Saturday as a result of the bites from the year-old male and 4-yearold female pit bulls, according to a statement from the agency.

She was taken to a hospital, where a medical

assessment resulted in the amputation, according to the agency.

“These tragedies are preventable and illustrates the critical need for all dog owners to be extra vigilant in keeping their yards secure,” Animal Services Interim Director Kim Youngberg said in a statement. “This victim was enjoying some holiday time with her family and just trying to get in some morning exercise. Then this horrific incident occurred.”

The woman was bitten just after 8:30 a.m. Saturday near the intersection of

Thomas Avenue and Kay Road, according to the statement. An Animal Services officer was called to the scene to impound the dogs.

As of the morning of Dec. 30, the woman was still hospitalized.

According to the agency, the officer’s investigation determined that the dog owner’s property had a six-foot chain-link fence, but the animals were able to escape by digging under the fence in the soft desert sand.

The dogs were later euthanized at Thousand Palms’ Coachella Valley Animal Campus.

Riverside Connect Transportation software offers enhanced experience

By Staff

Riverside Connect Transportation has announced implementation of its new scheduling software, Ecolane, designed to enhance user experience with its origin-to-destination advanced reservation transportation service.

Riverside Connect provides origin-to-destination services for seniors and persons with disabilities. This software upgrade, according to officials, “ensures a seamless transition while maintaining the quality and reliability on which customers depend.”

All current funds in Riverside Connect accounts will be transferred to the new Ecolane system without further action from users.

The process for scheduling reservations will remain the same. Users can call 951-6878080 during the designated hours to book trips.

Hours of operation:

- Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

- Saturday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

- Holidays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fares range from $2.25 to $3.25 per passenger, per boarding. The exact fare must be paid upon boarding as drivers cannot provide change. When scheduling trips, the operator will confirm the fare. Pre-paid payment options are also available. For more information, contact 951-687-8080.

Pechanga Powwow celebrates tribes nationwide

By City News Service

Members of Indian tribesnationwidedescended on Temecula last week to celebrate Native American culture during the Pechanga Powwow, which featured traditional ceremonies, food, competitions and fireworks to mark the start of 2025.

The event opened on Friday and concluded Sunday at the resort’s Summit Events Center, a concert venue.

“Powwows, by definition, are Native American gatherings in which American Indians sing, dance, reconnect with old friends and celebrate their rich ancestral histories,” according to a Pechanga statement.

The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians began hosting powwows in 1995, drawing upwards of 75,000 visitors to the free events in the 2010s. After the 2014 powwow, the events were suspended due to major construction on the resort property, which lasted more than five years.

When the resort was ready to hold another one in

2020, the COVID lockdowns were imposed, and ongoing concerns led to a cancellation in 2021. However, the powwows returned in 2022.

Along with tribal “bird dancing” and drum chants, the powwow featured traditional foods, artisan crafts sales, Peon games — and a fireworks extravaganza during the nighttime part of

the celebration on Saturday. There were drum contests with cash prizes as high as $14,000.

Featured performers in this year’s drum performances included Blacklodge, Sharpshooter, Southern Thunder, White Tail Boyz and Young Spirit.

More information is available at pechanga.com.

AHL alumni named as All-Star Classic honorary captains

By City News Service

The American Hockey League last week announced the selection of league alumni Grant Fuhr and Lorne Henning as honorary captains of the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic, which will be held at Acrisure Arena.

AHL President Scott Howson said Fuhr and Henning would be performing ceremonial captains roles on Feb. 2-3 — including joining teams in the locker rooms, sitting on team benches during the All-Star

Challenge and appearing at the upcoming AHL Hall of Fame induction and awards ceremony.

Fuhr, who played for four AHL franchises, also earned five Stanley Cup trophies with the Edmonton Oilers, achieving NHL All-Star status six times and taking home the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender in 1987-88.

After retiring, he made the switch to broadcasting and has been an analyst for the Coachella Valley Fire-

birds, the AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken, since the developmental league franchise was founded. Henning, a member of four consecutive Stanley Cup-winning New York Islanders teams between 1980-83 — twice as a player, twice as an assistant coach — has served in various head and assistant coaching roles since retiring. He is currently a pro scout for the Kraken. Fans can find more information about the event at cvfirebirds.com/allstar.

Riverside Connect bus. | Photo courtesy of City of Riverside/Facebook

| Photo courtesy of the American Hockey League

The dogs that attacked were euthanized at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms. | Photo courtesy of Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez

| Photo courtesy of Pechanga Resort Casino

give any notice if encampments are deemed hazardous or a threat to public safety.)

The council also recommends that cities store belongings for as long as it typically takes for someone to get permanent housing. We found that the longest any city stores property is 90 days. But the wait for permanent housing can be much longer.

If officials, alongside case managers and health care professionals, worked with unhoused people over weeks, rather than days, before sweeping an encampment to help them get inside, they wouldn’t be separated from their belongings and their possessions wouldn’t need to be stored in warehouses, said Marc Dones, the policy director for the Benioff Homelessness and Housing initiative, a homelessness research group that developed recommendations for addressing encampments.

This approach would place case workers and service providers on the front lines of encampment removals. Instead, sanitation workers usually

handle these traumatic displacements, research shows. And in America’s 100 largest cities, police are usually working alongside sanitation workers to not only conduct encampment closures, but also run warrant checks and cite people for camping or trespassing.

People are usually forced to move without any — or minimal — connections to housing or support. We heard from people that offers of shelter sometimes were just a piece of paper with phone numbers for congregate shelters on it or city workers mentioning a shelter.

In many American cities, this perpetuates a cycle by pushing people into surrounding neighborhoods, which causes housed residents to complain more, which leads to more sweeps.

“We have gone all in on sweeps, and we have not really explored other options,” said Megan Welsh Carroll, co-founder and director of the Project for Sanitation Justice at San Diego State University, who

Homeless

has advocated for spaces where people experiencing homelessness can shower and use the restroom. “And I wonder if we could bring back some compassion and some empathy if our sidewalks felt cleaner and safer to walk down.”

Punitive policies, whether they originate with Trump or local governments, make homeless people more invisible, which will continue to erode public compassion, said Sara Rankin, a law professor at Seattle University who studies the criminalization of homelessness. “All of those approaches are designed to create the illusion that the problems are getting better, when really it’s just sweeping human beings under the rug without regard to their humanity, without regard to what really happens to them,” she said.

Those experiencing homelessness told us they already feel like they’re seen as problems to be solved, not people to be helped. In reporting on the issue, we wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the

humanity of the people we had met and talked to, so we gave them notecards and asked them to describe their experiences with sweeps in their own words.

We wanted our readers to better understand people like Kyra Gonzales, a woman I met in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She told me that city officials had recently taken the only pictures she had of her daughter. While

talking, we discovered her daughter and my 4-year-old share the same birthday. Making that connection helped me understand how emotionally devastating sweeps can be.

She told me she knows that her belongings are an “eyesore,” so she tries to keep them out of the way. She also told me that her tent had been taken by the city. Temperatures that

month dropped as low as 14 degrees. “I cried because it was cold,” she said. I asked her what the public doesn’t understand about homelessness.

“I was just like you once,” she said, looking me in the eye. “I’m not any different now, I’m just without housing, without a house.”

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heritage values tied to the land, such as multi-use trail systems established by Indigenous peoples and sacred sites,” in addition to further recognizing tribal sovereignty and allow new ways for tribes to co-steward their homelands with federal agencies.

SAs outlined, the potential monument holds spiritual significance and contains natural resources sustaining multiple Indigenous peoples.

The organization Protect Chuckwalla cited the proposal as complementary to the developmental Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. Monument boundaries

They said added protections for public lands would increase equitability in accessing the natural parts of the eastern Coachella Valley and surrounding areas, such as Mecca’s Painted Canyon trail and the Bradshaw Trail in southeastern Riverside County.

were drawn not to interfere with areas the DRECP focused on as “suitable for renewable energy development,” with the DRECP in turn identifying parts of the lands in the eastern Coachella Valley as necessary for biological conservation.

“As the original stewards of these lands we have been tasked with preserving the cultural, natural, and spiritual values imparted by our ancestors,” said David Harper

of the Mojave Elders for the Colorado River Indian Tribes. “Therefore, caring for these lands is a sacred duty and honor.”

Last year, at least two dozen members of the California congressional delegation, including Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Indio, and U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler, both Democrats, called for the issuance of a Presidential Proclamation under the 1906 Antiquities

Act to formally approve the national monument.

The idea also has support from tribal leaders and representatives, at least eight city governments in the Coachella Valley and more than 225 local businesses and establishments.

“For the Quechan people, a national monument designation status for the land means preserving the lifeways, culture, stories and teachings that connect us to

our past, present and future,” said Donald Medart Jr. of the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe Council. “We’re calling on President Biden to help us continue to share the beauty of these places that our ancestors entrusted us to steward by indefinitely protecting them.”

More information about the campaign to establish Chuckwalla National Monument can be found at protectchuckwalla.org.

Ontario Civic Center projects expected to complete in 2025

everal of Ontario’s Civic Center Campus Expansion projects have 2025 completion dates, the city announced.

The expansion is part of the broader Ontario Plan to revitalize the downtown area with a modernized Civic Center Campus that aims to enhance facilities for public employees, draw more people to downtown and optimize available space.

The projects include the construction of a City Services Building, a Civic Center Parking Structure and a new Fire Station 1, officials said.

The expansion also is expected to include the public-private partnerships with the University of La Verne College of Health and Community WellBeing and a space for a new the Ontario-Montclair School District Headquarters.

“Situated at the City’s core, the Civic Center is crucial in Ontario’s downtown revitalization, encompassing high-density housing, dining, retail, services, public spaces, offices, and civic facilities,” according to a city statement.

“Through joint expansion efforts and collaborations, Ontario is committed to

By Staff

The expansion also includes the C-Block Mixed Use Project, located on Euclid Avenue between D and C streets. The project broke ground in October 2022 and is under construction, officials said. It will include about 150 residential apartment units and 4,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

The building design calls for an L-shaped, four-story structure design with oneand two-bedroom apartments, according to the city. The building will be organized around three green courtyards and an outdoor recreation

area that will have pedestrian access to the ground-level businesses in units on Euclid Avenue.

Developers are a partnership of Ontario-based Kendrew Development and Hutton Companies, based in Orange, according to the Downtown Ontario Improvement Association. The estimated total development construction cost is $30 million.

Completion is expected by December 2025.

More information is available online at ontarioca.gov/ CivicCenterExpansion.

Chuckwalla

This artist’s rendering depicts the forthcoming C-Block mixed-use project under construction in downtown Ontario. | Image courtesy of the city of Ontario

Homeless encampment. | Photo by Russ Allison Loar CC BY-NC-ND 2.0