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Preliminary data show up to 10% drop in LA-area unsheltered homelessness

By Jose Herrera, City News Service

Citing raw data from the 2025 Greater Los AngelesHomeless Count, officials announced Thursday that they expect to see a 5% to 10% decrease in unsheltered homelessness in the region, which would mark the second consecutive year of such a decline.

According to the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority, the city- county joint homeless agency, the preliminary results are in line with last year’s outcome, which showed a 10.7% and 5.1% decrease in unsheltered homelessness within the city and the county of Los Angeles, respectively. The final results of the 2025 count are expected to be released in late spring or early summer.

“When I first came to LAHSA, I publicly stated that we wanted to reduce unsheltered homelessness within three years,” LAHSA CEO Va Lecia Adams Kellum said in a statement. “We’ve done it in two.”

“The turning point came when the city and county aligned by declaring states of emergency on homelessness and proceeded to collaborate through LAHSA to address the crisis. We commend them for that,” she added.

LAHSA officials noted preliminary numbers do not include an annual multiplier developed by its partners at USC which plays

a crucial role in developing the annual count estimate.

Compared to 2024, the 2025 raw data showed an approximately 3,600 fewer counts of unsheltered homelessness, or individuals living in tents, makeshift shelters and cars.

The agency hailed the early results, which officials say show the region is on the right track to “solving” homelessness.

Data reflect a decline in unsheltered homelessness within the LA Continuum of Care, consisting of every city and unincorporated area the county — with the exception of Glendale, Pasadena and

Long Beach. Those three cities have separate departments that conduct annual homeless counts.

In January, LAHSA released system data for fiscal year 2023-24, which showed that within 12 months, the re-housing system performed more efficiently with 45% more people moving from the street into permanent housing, 32% more unhoused people moved into interim housing, and another 29% of people moved from interim to permanent housing.

LAHSA officials credited four measures for the

positive change — encampment resolution efforts such as LA Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe initiative and the county’s Pathway Home; strike teams tasked with preventing bottlenecks in the re-housing system; batch matching, a method that identifies multiple people for every supporting housing through one application; and master leasing, an initiative that allows the agency to lease entire apartment buildings and house people faster.

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LA Times: Edison towers in Eaton Fire zone had ‘ignition risks’

By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com

Southern California Edison power lines near the possible origin of the Eaton Fire were identified as fire hazards and overdue for maintenance, according to the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday.

Company records filed with the state and obtained by the Times show that Edison was aware that some power-line towers near a suspected ignition point posed fire hazards, the newspaper reported.

Towers on three lines now under suspicion were considered a potential “ignition risk” and long overdue for crucial maintenance work, according to the Times. Two power lines remained active until after the fire erupted and a third, the Mesa-Sylmar line, was decommissioned in 1971. But some investigators and attorneys suing Edison believe the MesaSylmar transmission line may have become energized during the Jan. 7 firestorm fueled by fierce winds and dry weather.

SCE records show 94 open work orders along the three lines as of Dec. 31, with some described as “ignition risks” because of concerns about vegetation in the area, damaged insulators and loose connectors, the Times reported. Seven of the 94 open work orders were for towers along the decommissioned Mesa-Sylmar line.

Videos by area residents appear to show flames at the bases of the three towers just prior to the fire’s spread toward Altadena.

In a filing last month, Edison said it was evaluating the possibility that the blaze was started by a reenergization of its unused Mesa-Sylmar line.

“We don’t know what caused the Eaton fire, and we’re not seeing any typical or obvious evidence associated with utility-caused ignitions,” SCE Vice President of Transmission Raj Roy told the Times.

He added that the company is “going to do a thorough investigation ourselves, and once we know anything that tells us otherwise, we’re definitely going to be transparent.”

Longtime fire safety expert Vyto Babrauskas said the decommissioned line could have become electrified Jan. 7 via a principle called induction.

“An electromagnetic field from the transmission line that is operating will basically cut through that dead line and induce a current in it,” he told the Times.

Babrauskas said he believes the work orders noted ignition risks “precisely because of this induction possibility — that high voltages would be induced.”

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Wasserman: No visa problems anticipated for 2028 LA Olympics

By City News Service

LA28 President Casey Wassermansaid

Thursday he does not anticipate any issues with athletes and various supporters entering the United States for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, despite concerns over potential restrictive policies from the Trump administration.

Speaking in front of the International Olympic Committee in Pylos, Greece, Wasserman said “irrespective of politics today, America will be open and accepting to all 209

countries for the Olympics.

L.A. is the most diverse city in the history of humanity and we will welcome the people from around the world and give them all a great time,” according to the Los Angeles Times.

Questioned by IOC member Ingmar de Vos about a number of bans or restrictions proposed by President Donald Trump since he took office in January, Wasserman said he has spoken with the president and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who indicated that B1/

B2 tourist visitor visas for athletes from participating countries would not be withheld.

“We have had four different administrations, three different presidents in our bid process,” Wasserman told the IOC, according to the Times. “All of them have affirmed and reaffirmed their commitment to both full access for everyone and the Olympic Charter.”

In separate comments Wednesday to the Associated Press, Wasserman said hip-hop star and Los

Angeles native Kendrick Lamar, who headlined the halftime show at this year’s Super Bowl, would likely perform in some capacity at the Olympics.

“Fortunately in my day job I represent Kendrick Lamar,” said Wasserman, who is also a high-powered sports and entertainment agent. “He is truly an L.A. icon, so I think it would be a pretty fair bet that Kendrick will be involved in the Olympics in Los Angeles in some way.”

The Olympics will take place July 14-30, 2028.

Authorities identify suspect in Arcadia murder, believe he fled to China

By City News Service

A41-year-old man who is believed to have fled to China has been identified as a suspect in the murder of a 61-yearold man in an Arcadia residence, authorities said Wednesday.

Arcadia Police Department officers were called to the 50 block of Woodlawn Lane, west of Santa Anita Avenue and Foothills Middle School, at around 6:26 p.m. on March 11, regarding a possible home invasion and shooting.

The victim, described as an Asian man, was allegedly shot in the torso by the suspect Zehao Lu, a Chinese national, before

being transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Two additional victims — a 43-year-old woman, who was unharmed, and a 13-year-old boy, who suffered minor scratches — were also in the home at the time, authorities said. Homicide investigators said they learned that Lu confronted the woman and her son in the driveway before forcing them into the residence where an altercation with the older man ensued. Lu then shot the 61-year-old victim and fled the scene, according

to the LASD.

Detectives recovered a gun inside the home but it was not immediately clear if it was the weapon used in the shooting.

Investigators believe the suspect and victim knew each other, though their exact relationship remains unknown.

Prosecutors last week filed one count of murder, two counts of assault with a semi-automatic handgun and one count of burglary with a person present against Lu. A no-bail warrant with an extradition order has been issued.

Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call the LASD’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or go to lacrimestoppers.org.

Bubblefest pops into Discovery Cube Orange County this spring

By Staff

SoCal families can once again embark on a bubble-filled adventure this spring at Discovery Cube Orange County’s Bubblefest. Tickets are now on sale for the fan-favorite event which begins on Friday, March 28 and runs through Monday, April 14.

An infinite number of bubbles will be overflowing throughout the always sold-out Mega Bubblefest Laser Show starring bubble artist Melody Yang. Yang will showcase her mesmerizing display of bubble artistry guiding

each audience member through an immersive journey through a galaxy of bubbles. This astronomical world of bubbles offers a blend of comedy, science, art, and entertainment four times daily throughout Bubblefest with shows at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. (subject to change).

Bubble Zone Festival will also be returning with an abundance of soapy science fun including paddle boat rides, Bubble Wall and other bubble-focused educational activities. Visitors can

pop on through an inflatable obstacle course, eyepopping science demonstrations, and much more.

“A spring break tradition for many families across Southern California, Bubblefest is a wonderment of soapy science sensations that combines music, lasers, and, of course, bubbles and more bubbles,” said Joe Adams, CEO, Discovery Cube. “This is our longest running show and partnership, thanks to the Yangs and their spectacular Mega Bubblefest Laser Show. We

can’t wait to see all our visitors covered in soapy solution and exploring first-hand the science behind bubbles.”

Tickets for Bubblefest are now on sale at discoverycube.org/orangecounty/events/bubblefest/. Advanced ticket purchases are highly encouraged. General admission or membership are required. Discovery Cube Orange County is located at 2500 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA 92705 and is open Monday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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the Constitution could help Trump expand presidential power

By Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch via ProPublica

behind-the-scenes legal effort to force Congress to call a convention to amend the Constitution could end up helping President Donald Trump in his push to expand presidential power.

While the convention effort is focused on the national debt, legal experts say it could open the door to other changes, such as limiting who can be a U.S. citizen, allowing the president to overrule Congress’ spending decisions or even making it legal for Trump to run for a third term.

Wisconsin Watch and ProPublica have obtained a draft version of a proposed lawsuit being floated to attorneys general in several states, revealing new details about who’s involved and their efforts to advance legal arguments that liberal and conservative legal scholars alike have criticized, calling them “wild,” “completely illegitimate” and “deeply flawed.”

The endeavor predates Trump’s second term but carries new weight as several members of Trump’s inner circle and House Speaker Mike Johnson have previously expressed support for a convention to limit federal government spending and power.

a former Democratic senator from Wisconsin who co-wrote a book critical of convention efforts like this one. “They’re just playing games to try to pretend that the founders of this country wanted you to be able to mix and match resolutions from all different times in American history.”

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Article V of the Constitution requires Congress to call a convention to propose and pass amendments if twothirds of states, or 34, request one. This type of convention has never happened in U.S. history, and a decadeslong effort to advance a so-called balanced budget amendment, which would prohibit the government from running a deficit, has stalled at 28.

Despite that, the lawsuit being circulated claims that Congress must hold a convention now because the states reached the two-thirds threshold in 1979. To get there, these activists count various calls for a convention dating back to the late 1700s. Wisconsin’s petition, for example, was written in 1929 and was an effort to repeal Prohibition. The oldest petition they cite, from New York, predates the Bill of Rights. Some others came on the eve of the Civil War.

“It is absurd, on the face of it, that they could count something that had to do with Prohibition as a call for a constitutional convention in 2025,” said Russ Feingold,

To avoid the threat of a convention, the legislatures in some states like Colorado and Illinois have passed resolutions withdrawing their petitions. The draft lawsuit says those actions don’t count because “once the Article V bell has been rung, it cannot be unrung.” Nearly half the states the draft counts have rescinded their petitions.

The draft lawsuit is the work of the Federal Fiscal Sustainability Foundation, a low-profile nonprofit that has drawn support from balanced budget advocates and the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council. The group’s chair, David M. Walker, oversaw government accountability as U.S. comptroller general during both the Clinton and Bush administrations. The draft lawsuit is signed by Charles “Chuck” Cooper, a high-powered conservative lawyer in Washington, D.C., who represented Trump’s previous attorney general during the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Walker and his team have shopped the lawsuit to over a dozen state attorneys general and Republican-controlled

legislatures seeking to find states to serve as plaintiffs, according to emails obtained through records requests, public testimony and interviews. Alongside ALEC’s CEO, they met with members of the Utah attorney general’s office in 2023, trying to recruit the state to take the lead, and planned to meet with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, emails show. Lawmakers in Utah, Arizona, South Carolina and West Virginia have sought to get their states to join the lawsuit.

Walker declined to confirm the authenticity of the draft complaint and wouldn’t say which states have signed onto the lawsuit. But it mirrors the legal arguments Walker and his group have made, and the document’s metadata shows Cooper’s firm authored it. Neither Cooper nor his firm returned repeated requests for comment. An ALEC spokesperson said the group has merely provided a “forum” to “exchange ideas.”

Walker said an attorney general’s office has written its own version with “modifications.” He said he hopes the states will announce their intent to sue within the next two months and file shortly after.

Walker and the draft complaint say the convention is necessary to confront the national debt and would be limited to discussing fiscal responsibility.

“Some people think that the convention would get together to basically rewrite the Constitution. That’s totally false,” Walker said. “That has nothing to do with what we’re proposing. Under Article V, it’s just a separate way to get an amendment to the existing constitution.”

Dozens of legal scholars and hundreds of civil society groups, organized by the government watchdog Common Cause, have warned that it would be exceedingly difficult to constrain a convention to just one idea and that calling one would expose the entire Constitution to revision. Some of them say the risk has grown under Trump.

“Nobody is observing any restraints on their power,” Georgetown law professor and convention critic David Super said. “If he continues to lose in the courts, one can imagine he will be trying to get a convention to adopt his view of presidential powers.”

Asked to respond, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly accused Wisconsin Watch of having “TDS” (Trump derangement syndrome) and being a “dark money” group. (Wisconsin Watch makes its donors public here.)

Sam Fieldman, of the campaign finance reform group Wolf-PAC, has individually worked with the foundation on the lawsuit. He said the process empowers states

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to check the federal government and change the Constitution if Congress fails to act.

“People who are claiming that this process will lead to tyranny are sitting here twiddling their thumbs while we are heading toward tyranny like a rocket right now,” Fieldman said.

“Fuzzy Math” and a “Time Machine”

Throughout history, the Constitution has been amended 27 times, including to abolish slavery and provide women with the right to vote. An amendment must be approved by two-thirds of both houses of Congress. It then must be ratified by three-quarters of the states to become law.

The Constitution also offers another way: Congress can call a convention after two-thirds of state legislatures request one.

But Article V provides few other details. It does not say what constitutes a valid application or how to add them together to reach 34. Nor does it say how a convention should run. It does not enumerate specifics on delegates, such as who can serve and how states should select them, nor whether each state gets one vote or votes relative to population. And it does not specify whether a convention can be limited to specific issues.

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finance reform and congressional term limits. None of the advocates have tried to use states’ old calls that didn’t specify a topic to reach the required 34.

But during a 2020 ALEC presentation, a balanced budget activist named David Biddulph debuted a new theory: By combining old resolutions that generally called for a convention with ones for a balanced budget amendment, the nation already surpassed the threshold.

Biddulph said he based his theory on a paper authored by Robert Natelson, a former law professor who focuses on Article V, and published by the Federalist Society in 2018. But Natelson’s paper did not claim the threshold had been reached, and in an interview, he said he disagrees with activists claiming otherwise.

During the presentation, moderated by former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Biddulph announced that his organization, which became the Federal Fiscal Sustainability Foundation, was encouraging attorneys general to file suit against Congress.

Biddulph did not respond to repeated calls and emails seeking comment.

is timing, which opponents like Super refer to as the “time machine” theory. Wisconsin passed a balanced budget amendment resolution in 2017, yet the draft instead includes the state’s Prohibition-era petition because it’s counting applications on the books between 1979 and 1998 — a period when the draft argues at least 34 existed.

Unmentioned, however, is that almost nobody during that period claimed that the nation had surpassed the threshold.

This is unlike recent debates over the Equal Rights Amendment, which would prohibit discrimination based on sex. Some argue that enough states have now approved the amendment, but the U.S. archivist declined to certify it because Congress explicitly set a deadline for ratification that states did not meet.

Getting States on Board Biddulph and others began to enlist state support in 2022 with an email that announced: “The historic milestone of 34 Article V state resolutions calling for an amendment convention to propose a Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) has finally been achieved, and surprisingly it happened over 40 years ago.”

As of now, the threefourths ratification requirement still stands. Critics fear delegates could take the extreme step of lowering the threshold to make it easier for the amendments to pass, a scenario that proponents dismiss as “fear mongering.”

Fewer than half the states have laws or policies governing convention procedures. The majority of those would give state legislators, rather than voters, the ability to select delegates. They’d also permit each state one vote, according to a 2025 review by the Center for Media and Democracy, a progressive government watchdog.

The center obtained audio of former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania at a private ALEC workshop saying that because “most states are going to be controlled by Republicans,” rural and Republican voters will have “an outsize granted power” in a convention.

“We have the opportunity as a result of that to have a supermajority,” he said, even though “we may not even be in an absolute majority when it comes to the people who agree with us.”

Santorum did not return emails seeking comment.

Over the years, people from across the political spectrum have attempted to call conventions for various topics, such as campaign

That same theory forms the basis of the draft lawsuit, which counts six petitions that called for a convention without stating a specific purpose alongside balanced budget ones to support their claim for a convention.

“They realize they will never get to 34 honestly now, so they are talking about a new math,” said Nancy MacLean, a historian whose book “Democracy in Chains” discusses the dangers of a convention. Some convention opponents, like Super, refer to this as the “fuzzy math” theory.

During a legislative hearing in Utah, Sharon Anderson, a conservative opponent of a convention, used a metaphor to criticize the counting method.

“A certain team, discouraged that they hadn’t scored the winning touchdown yet, devised a way to win the game,” Anderson said. “Instead of actually getting the ball into the end zone, they would basically add up all the yards they had gained until they totaled a distance needed to cross the goal line.”

But Natelson, a member of ALEC’s board of scholars who is cited repeatedly in the lawsuit, said if lawmakers had wanted to limit their calls to specific topics, they could have done so.

The second key part of the foundation’s legal argument

The message, obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy and provided to Wisconsin Watch and ProPublica, asked states to pass a resolution demanding Congress call a convention and directing the state’s legislature and attorney general to “take such actions as will require Congress’s compliance.”

Republican state lawmakers in Utah and South Carolina responded within days, introducing measures incorporating some of the proposed language.

“We have a tremendous opportunity as a state to deal with an issue that is a very serious and grave moment in our nation,” Utah state Rep. Ken Ivory, a Republican who introduced the measure, said at a legislative hearing in February 2022. “It’s the power of the state to be able to deal with the excessive debt and the financial explosion and the swindling, as Thomas Jefferson said, the swindling of the future on a massive scale.”

Since the Utah hearing, Arizona and West Virginia have also introduced measures demanding Congress call a convention. West Virginia’s was the most explicit, resolving to “commence federal court action” against Congress, and

January jobless: LA County's rate declines; OC, IE rates increase

By Staff

Los AngelesCounty's seasonallyadjusted unemploymentrate dropped to 6% in January from a revised 6.1% in December, according to California Employment Development Department data released Friday.

The 6% rate was higher than the 5.4% recorded in January 2024.

In Orange County, the January unemployment rate was 4.1%, compared with a revised 3.7% in December, and above the January 2024 estimate of 3.9%.

California's seasonally adjusted jobless rate was 5.4% in January, down from 5.5% in December and higher than the year-ago rate of 5.1%.

Nationwide unemployment registered 4% in January, 4.1% in December and 3.7% in January 2024.

Total nonfarm employment in LA County declined by 99,500 jobs from December to January, totaling nearly 4.55 million.

The trade, transportation and utilities sector posted month-over job losses of 24,100.

Inland Empire Riverside County's unemployment rate began this year above where it closed out 2024 — 5.3% compared with 5% in December, according to preliminary EDD estimates released Friday.

The January rate was 0.2% below the year-ago mark, when countywide unemployment was 5.5%.

The unemployment uptick was the result of payroll losses throughout the regional economy, according to the EDD.

The EDD published the data outside of its normal schedule because of an annual statistical revision process — called "benchmarking" — that is done in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor. The revision process is intended to improve accuracy of results and will wrap up near the end of the month, when the February jobless numbers will be released.

The combined unemployment rate for Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the Inland Empire, was also 5.3%, up from 4.9% in December.

San Bernardino County's unemployment rate was 5.2%.

The latest agency estimates indicated that Mecca had the highest unemploy-

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advanced the furthest, passing the state House of Delegates before stalling in its Senate. So far, none of the resolutions has been adopted. West Virginia’s was reintroduced last month.

In February 2024, activists believed they were close to filing the lawsuit, emails obtained through a public records request show. The Senate presidents and House speakers in Utah and Arizona signed letters expressing their interest in joining a federal lawsuit against Congress to force a convention on fiscal issues.

In an email that was cc’d to the Arizona lawmaker who sponsored the state’s resolution, convention supporter Mike Kapic celebrated Utah’s and Arizona’s interest as a “win.”

“One more and UT says they’ll lead the filing in federal court,” Kapic wrote. “Then watch other states rush to file.”

It still hasn’t happened.

The Arizona Legislature does not have standing to file a lawsuit on its own, a spokesperson for the state attorney general said, and the Democratic attorney general has not agreed to take the case.

A spokesperson for the Utah attorney general’s office declined to comment on whether the state had agreed to file the suit.

Ivory said by email that he is unaware whether Utah has any current plans to sue Congress. “New AG, New Congress, New President,” he wrote, adding that he believes “negotiations” may be taking place with Congress “with potential promising results,” but that he is not involved.

Alaska is the only state listed on the draft complaint, but the state attorney general’s office would not confirm whether it has joined.

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ment rate within Riverside County in January at 12.9%.

The January rate in Cherry Valley was 9.6%, 8.7% in Coachella, Rancho Mirage's was 7.6% and East Hemet's was 7.4%

Bi-county data indicated that payrolls shrank across the board, led by the trade, transportation and utilities sector, which eliminated an estimated 23,400 jobs, primarily in retail as stores, suppliers and consumers began retreating from more robust holidayseason shopping.

Additional job losses posted in the agricultural, construction, financial services, health services, hospitality, information technology, manufacturing and professional business services sectors, which lost an aggregate 16,000 positions.

Miscellaneous unclassified industries also recorded 1,000 job cuts.

lican Rep. Jodey Arrington has also introduced resolutions to trigger a convention, including one he put forward last month. His office did not agree to an interview.

If Congress does call a convention, it would likely be up to delegates to keep it from creeping into other parts of the Constitution.

Historians generally agree that the 1787 constitutional convention itself was a runaway convention.

Delegates met in Philadelphia to amend the Articles of Confederation, a process that required unanimity among states. Instead, they scrapped the entire document and drafted the Constitution, proposing a lower threshold for states to ratify amendments.

Mollie Simon contributed research.

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‘The president wanted it and I did it’: Recording reveals head of Social Security’s thoughts on DOGE and Trump

By Eli Hager, ProPublica

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Since the arrival of a team from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, Social Security is in a far more precarious place than has been widely understood, according to Leland Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration. “I don’t want the system to collapse,” Dudek said in a closed-door meeting earlier this month, according to a recording obtained by ProPublica. He also said that it “would be catastrophic for the people in our country” if DOGE were to make changes at his agency that were as sweeping as those at USAID, the Treasury Department and elsewhere.

Dudek’s comments, delivered to a group of senior staff and Social Security advocates attending both in person and virtually, offer an extraordinary window into the thinking of a top agency official in the volatile early days of the second Trump administration. The Washington Post first reported Dudek’s acknowledgement that DOGE is calling the shots at Social Security and quoted several of his statements. But the full recording reveals that he went much further, citing not only the actions being taken at the agency by the people he repeatedly called “the DOGE kids,” but also extensive input he has received from the White House itself. When a participant in the meeting asked him why he wouldn’t more forcefully call out President Donald Trump’s continued false claims about widespread Social Security fraud

as “BS,” Dudek answered, “So we published, for the record, what was actually the numbers there on our website. This is dealing with — have you ever worked with someone who’s manicdepressive?”

Throughout the meeting, Dudek made alarming statements about the perils facing the Social Security system, but he did so in an oddly informal, discursive manner. It left several participants baffled as to the ultimate fate of the nation’s largest and most popular social program, one that serves 73 million Americans. “Are we going to break something?” Dudek asked at one point, referring to what DOGE has been doing with Social Security data. “I don’t know.”

But then he said, in a more reassuring tone: “They’re learning. Let people learn. They’re going to make mistakes.”

Dudek embodies the dramatic whipsawing of life as a public servant under DOGE. For 25 years, he was the ultimate faceless bureaucrat: a midlevel analyst who had bounced between federal agencies, ultimately landing at the Social Security Administration and focusing on information technology, cybersecurity and fraud prevention. He was largely unknown even within the agency. But in February, he suddenly vaulted into the public eye when he was put on leave for surreptitiously sharing information with DOGE. It appeared that he might lose his job, but then he

was unexpectedly promoted by the Trump administration to the position of acting commissioner. At the time, he seemed unreservedly committed to the DOGE agenda, writing — then deleting — a bellicose LinkedIn post in which he expressed pride in having “bullied agency executives, shared executive contact information, and circumvented the chain of command to connect DOGE with the people who get stuff done.”

Now, only weeks into his tenure, he was taking a far more ambivalent posture toward not just DOGE but Trump. On multiple occasions during the meeting, according to the recording, Dudek framed the choices that he has been making in recent weeks as “the president’s” agenda. These choices have included planned cuts of at least 7,000 Social Security employees; buyouts and early retirement offered to the entire staff of 57,000, including those who work in field offices and teleservice centers helping elderly and disabled people navigate the program; cuts to disability determination services; the dissolution of a team that had been working to improve the user experience of the ssa.gov website and application process; a reduction of the agency’s footprint across the country from 10 regional offices to four; the terminations of 64 leases, including those for some field office and hearing office space; proposals to outsource Social Security

“I work for the president. I need to do what the president tells me to do,” Dudek said, according to the recording. “I’ve had to make some tough choices, choices I didn’t agree with, but the president wanted it and I did it,” he added later. (He didn’t name specific actions that Trump did or did not direct.)

At still another point, Dudek said that “I don’t want to fire anyone” but that “a lot of the structural changes that you’ve seen me make at headquarters, I’ve had long conversations with the White House about, and the DOGE team. … And that’s not to say I don’t have some more hard choices to come. The president has an agenda. I’m a political appointee. I need to follow that agenda.”

Dudek also more than once dismissed Trump’s claims about Social Security fraud, which the president amplified just hours after Dudek’s meeting in a speech to Congress in which he implied that millions of probably-dead people over the age of 100 are receiving Social Security benefits. There are indeed 110-yearold and older people in one of the Social Security databases that the DOGE team has been looking at, Dudek said, but those people are “not in pay status” — they’re not actually being paid benefits. “These are records we never bothered with,” he explained.

Still, Dudek and two of his deputies, who also spoke intermittently at the meeting, seemed hesitant to more publicly resist Trump’s misstatements. A spokesperson chimed in to say that they were proud of a recent press release in which, in mild language, they’d obliquely contradicted some of the false claims. The other official said that DOGE’s narrative about dead people receiving benefits “got in front of us” but that “it’s a victory that you’re not seeing more [misinformation], because they are being educated.”

Spokespersons for Dudek and the Social Security Administration, the White House and Elon Musk did not respond to requests for comment.

Dudek’s remarks come at a time when many Social Security employees are feeling confused about Dudek, his role versus

DOGE’s and what it all means for the future of the Social Security Administration, according to ProPublica’s conversations with more than two dozen agency staffers. Many said that because the recent cuts at the agency have been carried out in a piecemeal fashion, the public doesn’t seem to be grasping the totality of what is happening to the program, which is having its 90th anniversary this year.

The layoffs — and the looming specter of potentially thousands more employees taking a buyout by a March 14 deadline — have meant even less attention to the complicated casework of low-income elderly people and people with physical and intellectual disabilities, as ProPublica has reported.

Meanwhile, DOGE, which Musk has portrayed as a squad of techno-efficiency geniuses, has actually undermined the efficiency of Social Security’s delivery of services in multiple ways, many employees said. Under DOGE, several Social Security IT contracts have been canceled or scaled back. Now, five employees told ProPublica, their tech systems seem to be crashing nearly every day, leading to more delays in serving beneficiaries. This was already a problem, they said, but it has gotten “much worse” and is “not the norm,” two employees said.

And under a policy that DOGE has applied at many agencies, front-line Social Security staff have been restricted from using their government purchase cards for any sum above $1. This has become a significant problem at some field offices, especially when workers need to obtain or make copies of vital records or original documents — birth certificates and the like — that are needed to process some Social Security claims, one management-level employee said.

“Elections have consequences,” Dudek wrote in a March 1 email to the agency’s staff.

In the meeting earlier this month, Dudek was asked about many of these organizational changes, according to the recording. Regarding the closure and consolidation of regional offices as well as the cuts to the part of the agency that helps evaluate disabil-

ity claims, which is already severely backlogged, he said: “It certainly was done at the administration level. That would have not been my first preference. I think we need to see what’s going to happen in terms of fallout.”

“Again,” he said, “I work for the president. DOGE is part of that.”

Dudek, who had been scheduled to speak for only 15 minutes, according to a copy of the agenda, instead spoke for around an hour, talking about everything from his upbringing by a disabled mother who’d depended on Social Security, to a 1989 book titled “Bureaucracy” that mentions Trump. He continued to vacillate between sharing advocates’ concerns for vulnerable Social Security recipients and sticking up for some of what DOGE has been trying to do at his agency.

“I actually like having the kids around,” he said, adding that although they were unfamiliar with the “nuances” of Social Security, he was trying to get them to be more thoughtful. “They’re thinking about work differently.” He confirmed that the DOGE team members had broad access to Americans’ Social Security numbers and other personal data, but he claimed that if they were to do anything illegal with that information, he’d have them investigated and potentially prosecuted. He said he wanted to bulk up resources for field offices and customer service, even as front-line workers received buyout offers just like other staffers. Throughout, Dudek emphasized that he wanted constructive feedback and open conversation, because he cares deeply about the Social Security Administration and the people it serves. He was honest about his shortcomings: “I’m in a role that I did not expect to be in,” he said. “I am an IT guy and a fraud guy.”

Dudek will eventually be replaced by Frank Bisignano, Trump’s long-term pick to run the Social Security Administration. At times, Dudek sounded fatalistic. “I’m the villain,” he said in the recording. “I’m not going to have a job after this. I get it.”

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Temple City City Notices

NOTICE INVITING FORMAL SEALED BIDS STREET POLE INSTALLATION AND ILLUMINATED ENTRY SIGNS FOR LAS TUNAS DRIVE STREETSCAPE CITY PROJECT ID: P24-06

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Temple City invites sealed bids for the above stated project and will receive such bids in the office of the City Clerk, City of Temple City, 9701 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, CA 91780, up to the hour of 2:00 PM on April 22, 2025. The bids received will be publicly opened approximately 15 minutes after the bid submittal deadline in the City Hall.

Late bids will not be considered.

Copies of the Bidding and Contract Documents, Plans and Specifications can be obtained by e-mailing your request with your contact information to: Pwbids.Templecity@transtech.org. Upon receipt of your e-mail, you will be registered as a plan holder, and a pdf file of the Bidding and Contract Documents, Plans and Specifications will be e-mailed to you at no cost. Hard copies will not be provided.

All questions regarding this bid shall be directed via email, no later than 10 calendar days prior to the Bid due date and time, to Pwbids.Templecity@transtech.org. Any questions received after this deadline will not be answered. It is the responsibility of the bidder to confirm transmission of correspondence.

Estimated cost for base bid schedule is in the range of $150,000.00

Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond, made payable to the City of TEMPLE CITY for an amount no less than ten percent (10%) of the bid amount.

Required License Classification is State of California Contractor Licenses A-General Engineering Contractor or C-10 Electrical Contractor. No bid will be accepted from a Contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of the Business and Professions Code.

This project is subject to the requirements of SB 854. Prevailing wages shall be paid to all workers in accordance with California Labor Code 1771.

Bids must be prepared on the approved Proposal forms in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders and submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity, and to take all bids under advisement for a period of 60 calendar days.

Any contract entered into pursuant to this notice shall become effective or enforceable against the City of TEMPLE CITY only when the formal written contract has been duly executed by the appropriate officers of the City.

If there are any questions regarding this project, please submit your questions to following e-mail: Pwbids.Templecity@transtech.org.

BY ORDER of the City of Temple City, California.

Dates: March 24, 2025

Published in: Temple City Tribune

INVITATION TO BID

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Sections 1600 and 1601, all bids or proposals shall be submitted through the City’s electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids. com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43375 by 2:00 pm Pacific Standard Time on or before April 17, 2025 for the project listed below. A bid submitted after the time set shall not be considered. Bidders are required to submit (upload) all items listed in the section 4(d) of Instructions to Bidders, including a copy of the required Bidder’s Bond and acknowledgement of all addendums. Bids will be received by the City via the electronic submission up to the date and time shown in the Notice of Inviting Bids. The City will be responsible for bid tabulations. Bids will be opened and read out loud by the City Clerk’s Office in Council Chambers at the date and time stated in the Notice of Inviting Bids. Bid results will be made available to the public on the City’s website in the electronic bid management system once the bid tabulation has been completed.

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

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

El Monte Police Department Memorial, CIP 711

The proposed work consists of the construction of a waterfall memorial monument to honor the City’s fallen officers. The memorial will be located in front of City Hall and will be integrated into the existing landscape area. The project includes new monument construction and site improvements to enhance accessibility, aesthetics, and functionality. The work includes, but is not limited to, furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete the improvements per the construction documents. This includes the installation of a precast memorial wall with bronze plaques, a Marubachi fountain by Stone Forest, new flagpoles, 9” thick concrete bands, decorative pavement inlay by PaverArt, decorative pavers, 6” concrete mow bands, concrete paving, benches, stabilized decomposed granite, new planting and turf, irrigation system and existing system modifications, uplighting, grading, excavation, backfill, and compaction as required for the monument, hardscape, and planting areas, along with soil preparation, including amendments and fine grading for planting areas. Demolition includes the removal of existing elements as noted on the plans. The project also involves the installation of new electrical and plumbing systems to support lighting and the fountain. All work shall be performed in accordance with the approved construction drawings, specifications, and applicable City standards. The contractor is responsible for verifying site conditions prior to construction and ensuring proper coordination with City representatives throughout the project. The City Engineer’s estimate for the project is $748,507.

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

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

Questions: Project-specific questions must be submitted in writing through the City’s electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43375 by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on or before April 9, 2025. All posted questions will be answered in writing and conveyed via written addenda to all Bidders via posting on PlanetBids.

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on April 2, 2025 10:00am at El Monte City Hall front Lawn Area (at bandstand), 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, CA, 91731. Every Bidder is required to attend the pre-bid meeting. Failure of a Bidder to attend will render that Bidder’s Bid non-responsive. No allowances for cost adjustments will be made if a Bidder fails to adequately examine the Project before submitting a Bid.

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

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

Office of the City Clerk

City of El Monte – City Hall East 11333 Valley Blvd El Monte CA, 91731

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

Bids Remain Sealed Until Due Date and Time. Electronic Bids are transmitted into the City’s bidding system via hypertext transfer protocol secure (https). Bids submitted prior to the due date and time are not available for review by anyone other than the submitter, who will have until the due date and time to change, rescind or retrieve its bid should they desire to do so. Upon the Bidder’s entry of their bid, the system will ensure that all required fields are entered. The system will not accept a Bid for which any required information is missing. This includes all necessary pricing, subcontractor listing(s) and any other essential documentation and supporting materials and forms requested or contained in these solicitation documents. All Bid submission information must be fully transferred from the Bidder server to the bid system server before bid closing. Bids still transmitting at the time of bid closing will not be accepted. Bidders will receive an e-bid confirmation number with a time stamp from the bid management system indicating their bid was submitted successfully. The City will only receive those bids that were transmitted successfully. DO NOT FAX OR EMAIL.

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

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

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

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

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

Opening of Bids. Bids will be received by the City via the electronic submission up to the date and time shown in the Notice of Inviting Bids. The City will be responsible for bid tabulations. Bids will be opened and read out loud by the City Clerk’s Office in Council Chambers at the date and time stated in the Notice of Inviting Bids. Bid results will be made available to the public on the City’s website in the electronic bid management system once the bid tabulation has been completed.

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

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

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

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

Bonds: The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price, and a faithful performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price.

[End of Invitation to Bid]

Publish March 24, 2025 EL MONTE EXAMINER

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

DAVID JIMENEZ JR. CASE NO. 25STPB00848

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

VID JIMENEZ JR..

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

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

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

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

06/24/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 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 issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

Attorney for Petitioner FANG L. CHEN - SBN 315706 THE LAW OFFICES OF FANG CHEN 20657 GOLDEN SPRINGS DR #209 DIAMOND BAR CA 91789

Telephone (626) 512-8990 3/17, 3/20, 3/24/25 CNS-3905657# EL MONTE EXAMINER

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

SUSANNE K. PASSENTINO

CASE NO. 25STPB02772

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

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/11/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

Attorney for Petitioner JENNIFER L. FIELD - SBN 236565 LAW OFFICE OF JENNIFER L. FIELD 405 N INDIAN HILL BLVD CLAREMONT CA 91711 Telephone (909) 625-0220 BSC 226557 3/17, 3/20, 3/24/25 CNS-3905827# AZUSA BEACON

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ALLEN H. LASKO CASE NO. 25STPB00077 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ALLEN H. LASKO.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/23/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS AN-

LEGALS

GELES, CA 90012

Attorney for Petitioner

ZACHARIAS N. TRIPODES - SBN 311595 LAGERLOF, LLP

155 N LAKE AVE FLR 11

PASADENA CA 91101

Telephone (626) 793-9400

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LILY YING CASE NO. 25STPB02802

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

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/18/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 44 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-3117

tion 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner RICHARD L. CHINEN - SBN 105407, BARBARO, CHINEN, PITZER & DUKE LLP

301 E COLORADO BLVD STE 700 PASADENA CA 91101

Telephone (626) 793-5196

3/20, 3/24, 3/27/25

CNS-3906111# ARCADIA WEEKLY

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LUCIA LARA CASE NO. 25STPB02586

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

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/07/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

Attorney for Petitioner

BYRON R. LANE - SBN 132625 LANE LAW GROUP, INC. 28924 S. WESTERN AVE. STE 206 RANCHO PALOS VERDES CA 90275

Telephone (310) 521-5300 3/20, 3/24, 3/27/25 CNS-3906277# EL MONTE EXAMINER

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RAUL GUILLEN, JR. CASE NO. 24STPB03866

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/10/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 4 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

Attorney for Petitioner C. TRACY KAYSER - SBN 230022

KAYSER LAW GROUP, APC 1407 N. BATAVIA ST., SUITE 103 ORANGE CA 92867

Telephone (714) 984-2004

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3/20, 3/24, 3/27/25

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WILLIAM PERRON CASE NO. 25STPB01321

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

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/04/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four

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

Attorney for Petitioner EMANUEL THOMAS, ESQ. - SBN 311906 THE THOMAS FIRM 4017 LONG BEACH BLVD. LONG BEACH CA 90807

Telephone (562) 349-0700 3/20, 3/24, 3/27/25 CNS-3906610# EL MONTE EXAMINER

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Cecilia Salmeron Carranza, aka Cecilia S. Carranza, aka Cecilia Carranza Case No. 25STPB02923 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Cecilia Salmeron Carranza, aka Cecilia S. Carranza, aka Cecilia Carranza A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by William C. Hayman in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that William C. Hayman 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 Es-tates 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 April 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. 11. located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

Petitioner:

William C. Hayman

P.O Box 2683 Rocklin, Ca 95677

916.257.6356

March 24, 27, 31, 2025 SAN GABRIEL SUN

Glendale City Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF GLENDALE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:

The Community Development Department, after having conducted an Initial Study, has prepared a Negative Declaration for the following project:

Project Description:

The City of Glendale is proposing a Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) to establish a framework for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improving community resilience to climate change. The CAAP outlines strategies and actions in sectors such as energy, transportation, waste management, and land use to achieve sustainability goals. Implementation of the CAAP would involve policy recommendations, community programs, and infrastructure improvements to support emissions reductions and climate adaptation measures.

Project Title: Glendale Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP)

Project Location: Citywide, Glendale, Los Angeles County

Project Applicant: City of Glendale Office of Sustainability 633 E. Broadway Glendale, CA 91206

The Proposed Negative Declaration and all documents referenced therein are available for review in the Community Development Department, Planning Division office, Room 103 of the Municipal Services Building, 633 East Broadway, Glendale, California 91206-4386 and on the Planning Division website GlendaleCA.gov/Environmental. For information on the proposed project and any upcoming public hearings and/or meetings please contact David Jones in the City of Glendale Office of Sustainability at (818) 548-3351 or DJones@ Glendaleca.gov.

Written comments may be submitted to the City of Glendale, Office of Sustainability, at the address listed above for a period of 30 days after publication of this notice.

Proposed Negative Declaration Comment Period: March 24, 2025, to April 22, 2025

Publish March 24, 2025

GLENDALE INDEPEDNENT

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF AMELIA G. SILVA aka AMELIA GONZALES SILVA

Case No. PROVA2500181

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of AMELIA G. SILVA aka AMELIA GONZALES SILVA

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Carlos Gonzalez in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.

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

The independent 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 April 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM in Dept. No. F2 located at 17780 ARROW BLVD, FONTANA CA 92335.

hearing instructions. If you have difficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear inperson, you can appear in the department on the day/ time set for your hearing.

Attorney for Petitioner:: KEELEY C. LUHNOW, 7777 FAY AVENUE SUITE 203, LA JOLLA, CA 92037, Telephone: 858-4540024

1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: PAUL HORN ESQ SBN 243227 PAUL HORN LAW GROUP PC 11404 SOUTH STREET CERRITOS CA 90703 CN115146 SILVA Mar 17,20,24, 2025 ONTARIO NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JITENDRA KALYANI, AKA JITENDRA V. KALYANI, AKA JITENDRA VENILAL KALYANI CASE NO. 30-2025-01465919-PR-PWCMC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of JITENDRA KALYANI, AKA JITENDRA V. KALYANI, AKA JITENDRA VENILAL KALYANI.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ANJALI J. KALYANI in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ANJALI J. KALYANI 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.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/30/2025 at 1:30 PM in Dept. CM08 located at 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, Costa Mesa Justice Complex NOTICE IN PROBATE CASES

The court is providing the convenience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (occourts.org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote

as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: KRISTINE M. BORGIA SB#276777 KRISTINE M. BORGIA LAW CORPORATION 3962 11TH STREET SUITE 202 RIVERSIDE, CA 92501 MARCH 20, 24, 27, 2025 SAN BERNARDINO PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY JANE OROZCO CASE NO. 25STPB02888

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by GILBERT MICHAEL OROZCO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GILBERT MICHAEL OROZCO 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.

quests that JOHN E. SPIELMANN AND ALISON SPIELMANN 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.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/11/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

ing 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.

TOMOHIRO J KAGAMI

3/20, 3/24, 3/27/25 CNS-3905570# ANAHEIM PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Ora Lee White Case No. PROVA2500221

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Chandra G. White in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Chandra G. White be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on April 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM in Dept. F2. located at 17780 Arrow Boulevard, Fontana, Ca 92335.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/14/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

JON A. SAN JOSE - SBN 151892

LAW OFFICE OF JON SAN JOSE 5000 E. SPRING STREET, STE. 405 LONG BEACH CA 90815

Telephone (562) 498-8477

3/20, 3/24, 3/27/25 CNS-3906578# GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARIANNE SPIELMANN CASE NO. 25STPB02812

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOHN E. SPIELMANN AND ALISON SPIELMANN in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re-

Attorney for Petitioner

TONY J. TYRE - SBN 269506

ALLYSON S. HELLER - SBN 315086

WILLIAM C. MASON III - SBN 319441

LAW OFFICES OF TONY J. TYRE, ESQ.

100 S. CITRUS AVE. STE 101 COVINA CA 91723

Telephone (626) 858-9378

3/20, 3/24, 3/27/25

CNS-3906352# PASADENA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SHUNJI MUSO

Case No. 25STPB02705

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

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

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on April 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 79 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the grant-

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF NAOMI MARIETTA DE LA CRUZ

Case No. 25STPB02893

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of NAOMI MARIETTA DE LA CRUZ

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Bianca De La Cruz in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Bianca De La Cruz be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on April 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 29 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

s. Ana Maria Pardo Statement filed with the County of Riverside on February 3, 2025

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-202501615

Pub. 02/24/2025, 03/03/2025, 03/10/2025, 03/17/2025 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20250001845

The following persons are doing business as: Roof Now, 473 E Carnegie Dr, San Bernardino, CA 92408. Mailing Address, 473 E Carnegie Dr, San bernardino, CA 92408. EcoHome Specialties (CA 5843899, 19 E. Citrus Ave 201, Redlands, CA 92373; Jaron Gallagher, CEO. 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 February 24, 2025. 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/ Jaron Gallagher, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on February 24, 2025 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#: FBN20250001845 Pub: 03/03/2025, 03/10/2025, 03/17/2025, 03/24/2025 San Bernardino Press

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Sierra Pines Mobile Home Community 1601 N Sepulveda Blvd # 629 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Riverside County Mark Telesz, Trustee of the Joseph Sherman Administrative Trust, 1601 N Sepulveda Blvd Suite 629, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a trust. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on February 1, 2025. 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. Mark Telesz, Trustee of the Joseph Sherman Administrative Trust Statement filed with the County of Riverside on February 26, 2025

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-202502701 Pub. 03/03/2025, 03/10/2025, 03/17/2025, 03/24/2025 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as JBI Commercial Openings 455 W La Cadena Dr Suite 11 Riverside, CA 92501 Riverside County JBI Group (CA, 455 W La Cadena Dr Suite 11, Riverside, CA 92501 Riverside County This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. Benjamin Holloway, President Statement filed with the County of Riverside on February 20, 2025 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-202502354 Pub. 03/03/2025, 03/10/2025, 03/17/2025, 03/24/2025 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LHC REFERRALS

248 W Vereda Norte Palm Springs, CA 92262 Riverside County LEASKOU HIGGINS CORPORATION (CA, 248 W Vereda Norte, Palm Springs, CA 92262 Riverside County

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

s. Benjamin Leaskou, President CEO Statement filed with the County of Riverside on February 25, 2025 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-202502562 Pub. 03/03/2025, 03/10/2025, 03/17/2025, 03/24/2025 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as (1). PlainJoe Studios (2). PlainJoe (3). PMGX 7345 Piute Creek Drive Corona, CA 92881 Riverside County Storyland Studios, LLC (CA, 7345 Piute Creek Dr, Corona, CA 92881 Riverside County This business is conducted by:

LEGALS

a limited liability company (llc). Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 15, 2025. 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. Blake Ryan, CEO Statement filed with the County of Riverside on February 25, 2025 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-202502592

Pub. 03/03/2025, 03/10/2025, 03/17/2025, 03/24/2025 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Lot1 Productions 33645 Harvest Way E Wildomar, CA 92595

Riverside County Lot1 Productions (CA, 33645 Harvest Way E, Wildomar, CA 92595

Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on February 21, 2020. 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. Casey Jacobs, Chief Financial Officer Statement filed with the County of Riverside on February 3, 2025 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-202501624 Pub. 03/10/2025, 03/17/2025, 03/24/2025, 03/31/2025 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20250001929

The following persons are doing business as: IE Embroidery, 4323 Rudisill St, Montclair, CA 91763. Courtney Moore, 4323 Rudisill St, Montclair, CA 91763. 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/ Courtney Moore, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on February 26, 2025 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#: FBN20250001929 Pub: 03/10/2025, 03/17/2025, 03/24/2025, 03/31/2025 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20250002200

The following persons are doing business as: THAT 1 PAINTER ONTARIO-FONTANA, 14050 Cherry Ave Suite R #628, Fontana, CA 92337. Mailing Address, 17944 Pokeroot Ln, San Bernardino, CA 92407. DS & SONS GROUP LLC (CA-202463015350, 17944 Pokeroot Ln, San Bernardino, CA 92407; Aakash Dhirajbhai Parmar, 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/ Aakash Dhirajbhai Parmar, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on March 4, 2025 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#: FBN20250002200 Pub: 03/10/2025, 03/17/2025, 03/24/2025, 03/31/2025 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20250002209

The following persons are doing business as: Bakers Heating & Air Conditioning, 1049 W Notre Dame St, Upland, CA 91786. Mailing Address, 1049 W Notre Dame St, Upland, CA 91786. Steven Hill, 1049 W Notre Dame St, Upland, CA 91786. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on November 28, 2005. 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/ Steven Hill, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on March 5, 2025 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#: FBN20250002209 Pub: 03/10/2025, 03/17/2025, 03/24/2025, 03/31/2025 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20250001253

The following persons are doing business as: (1). M and M Sports (2). M and M Embroidery (3). M and M Screenprinting (4). M and M Sports and Apparel (5). M & M Sports (6). M & M Embroidery (7). M & M Screenprinting (8). M & M Sports & Apparel , 14726 Ramona Ave. Suite W8, Chino, CA 91710. Mailing Address, 14726 Ramona Ave. Suite W8, Chino, CA 91710. Edward J. Martin, 14726 Ramona Ave. Suite W8, Chino, CA 91710. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on June 1, 1993. 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/ Edward J. Martin, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on February 6, 2025 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#: FBN20250001253 Pub: 03/10/2025, 03/17/2025, 03/24/2025, 03/31/2025 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20250002550

The following persons are doing business as: Golden Ray Spa, 4307 Los Serranos Blvd., Chino Hills, CA 91709. Mailing Address, 4307 Los Serranos Blvd, Chino Hills, CA 91709. Yutong Wang, 4307 Los Serranos Blvd, Chino Hills, CA 91709. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 2, 2025. 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/ Yutong Wang, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on March 12, 2025 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#: FBN20250002550 Pub: 03/17/2025, 03/24/2025, 03/31/2025, 04/07/2025 San Bernardino Press

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Messi Street Original Fast Food 3848 N McKinley St Suite B Corona, CA 92879 Riverside County Mailing Address, 8002 Soft Winds Dr,

Corona, CA 92883. Riverside County LC Mortgage Team, LLC (CA, 1222 Lavendar Way, Corona, CA 92882 Riverside County This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).) s. Lekeshia Cunningham, Managing Member Statement filed with the County of Riverside on February 19, 2025 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

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. Dylan Christopher Gianella Tibbetts Statement filed with the County of Riverside on March 10, 2025 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-202503395 Pub. 03/17/2025, 03/24/2025, 03/31/2025, 04/07/2025 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20256709829. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: (1). SGS (2). SGS Inc , 155 N Riverview Dr Ste. 118, Anaheim, CA 92808. Full Name of Registrant(s) Security Guard Solutions Inc (CA, 155 N Riverview Dr Ste. 118, Anaheim, CA 92808. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Security Guard Solutions Inc. /S/ Mustafa Juma, CEO (Chief executive officer). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on February 21, 2025. Publish: Anaheim Press 03/24/2025, 03/31/2025, 04/07/2025, 04/14/2025

LA County Sheriff Robert Luna challenges subpoenas from oversight body

By City News Service

In a heated discussion, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna Thursday refused to comply with subpoenas issued by an oversight body that requested information related to possible deputy misconduct and use of force.

The county’s Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission issued subpoenas demanding records related to three cases in which deputies allegedly beat, shot, and used excessive force on young men. Luna said the department has “nothing to hide,” but county counsel instructed him not to send the information.

“As you’re aware, we filed a declaratory relief action to go to court so that we can get clarification for all of these requests,” Luna said. “This isn’t an issue of trying to hide any information. We just want clarification so we can follow the law.”

“What you’re asking us to do right now violates the law, according to county counsel.”

Earlier last week, Luna filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, asking a court to decide whether the LASD should comply with the COC’s request.

COC Chair Robert Bonner, a former federal judge, criticized Luna’s actions, which he described as “extraordinary, and frankly, disrespectful to this commission.”

“... We resorted to the subpoenas only after our previous efforts requesting the sheriff’s department to voluntarily share documents with this commission through what we call request to review docu-

ments or information were rejected,” Bonner said. “All of them have been rejected on the claim that such documents were confidential under state law.”

COC members sought to discuss the issue with county counsel in closed session, but that was challenged too. Ultimately, the COC requested for county counsel to leave, and had a closed session discussion with special counsel.

The COC is asking for all records related to the death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado, who was killed in 2020 by deputies who shot him in the back; the case of Emmett Brock, a transgender man who was beaten by a Norwalk deputy outside a 7-Eleven in 2023; and documents in the case of Joseph Perez, who was beat by Industry station deputies in 2020.

The LASD argued that deputy personnel records are confidential under a state law, thought there

are some exceptions. In part, Luna’s lawsuit seeks to clarify whether the COC is allowed to access those records. He said he is also concerned that if he provides the records to the COC, the department could face criminal charges.

In 2020, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors gave the commission the power to issue subpoenas through the Office of Inspector General. L.A. County voters also approved Measure R, giving the COC ability to directly subpoena witnesses and records. Gov. Gavin Newsom also implemented a law providing similar powers to oversight agencies in California.

Transparency was one of the key issues in the 2022 sheriff’s election, when Luna defeated former Sheriff Alex Villanueva. Luna and other county officials had sharply criticized Villanueva for not being more cooperative with oversight bodies on a number of issues.

Mystery, romance abound in ‘Jane Eyre’ at A Noise Within

By Staff

Mystery and romance abound in a thrilling and heart wrenching tale of self-determination adapted by Elizabeth Williamson from the classic novel by Charlotte Brontë.

A Noise Within artistic director Geoff Elliott helms “Jane Eyre” for a March 29 opening at the company’s home in Pasadena, where performances continue through April 20.

“I read the adaptation first, having never read the novel, and I couldn’t put it down—it set me on fire,” says Elliott. “It’s a deeply affecting love story that’s also a Gothic horror tale, at once stirring, terrifying, with an impending sense of violence, and, in the end, uplifting. Williamson did a remarkable job of distilling the novel, which I’ve since read three times, into a sweeping, fast-moving two hours that moves like a river.”

Orphaned as a child and determined to live life

Homelessness

on change while continuing the momentum LAHSA, the re-housing system, the city and county have produced over the last two years,” Kellum said in her statement.

“LA has been waiting years for this moment. Let’s trust what we have built and the real progress we are making.”

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council authorized the creation of a new bureau to ensure taxpayer funds on homelessness are resulting in the appropriate outcomes. The entity will live within the city Housing Department, consisting of

temporary members from LAHSA, the Mayor’s Office, LAHD, the city administrative office and LA’s Housing Authority.

City staff are expected to report on the exact number of employees that will serve in that department, as well as potential funding sources.

Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who chairs the Housing and Homelessness Committee, led the effort following growing concerns over transparency and performance outcomes.

“No one in City Hall is tasked with knowing,

for example, how often encampments are being visited by outreach workers, how many shelter beds are filled on any given night, how many vacancies we have across our PSH (permanent supportive housing) units, and how long those vacancies take to get filled,” Raman said.

Raman described the future bureau as a “lightweight and fiscally responsible” response to this gap.

Recent audits ordered by the city, county and court illustrated failures in LAHSA’s ability to provide oversight

of funding and services.

Auditors with the firm Alvarez & Marsal identified $2.3 billion of funding, including appropriations, commitments or spending related to city programs, according to the assessment released by U.S. District Judge David Carter.

Further, auditors said, the city and LAHSA “did not initially provide all requested financial data, prompting A&M to make multiple efforts to identify, trace and reconcile relevant data as it was produced to A&M.”

Limited financial over-

on her own terms, strongwilled Jane (Jeanne Syquia) takes a position at Thornfield Hall working as a governess for the brooding Edward Rochester (Frederick Stuart). There, she falls in love with her mysterious employer… until the discovery of a dark secret leads to a devastating aftermath. This production offers a compelling portrayal of one woman’s quest for freedom and fulfillment in the face of devastating adversity.

Performances of Jane Eyre take place March 29 through April 20 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. (no matinee on Saturday, March 29). Preview performances take place on Wednesday, March 26; Thursday, March 27; and Friday, March 28, each at 7:30 p.m.

A one-hour INsiders Discussion Group will take place prior to the matinee on Sunday, March 30, begin-

ning at 12:30 p.m. Post–performance conversations with the artists will take place every Friday (except the preview) and on Sunday, April 6. Student matinees are scheduled on select weekdays at 10:30 a.m.; interested educators should email education@anoisewithin.org.

Tickets to Jane Eyre start at $51.50 (including fees). Student tickets start at $20. Tickets to the preview performances on Wednesday, March 26 and Thursday, March 27 will be Pay What You Choose starting at $10 (available online beginning at noon the Monday prior, and at the box office beginning at 2 p.m. on the day of the performance). Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.

A Noise Within is located at 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena. For more information and to purchase tickets, call (626) 356–3100 or go to www.anoisewithin. org.

sight and performance monitoring of homeless programs resulted in oversight that frequently missed verifying the quality, legitimacy or reasonableness of expenses, A&M determined.

In response to financial management concerns with LAHSA, the LA County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to explore the creation of a county department to centralize homeless services. The city is also exploring similar action.

Kellum has previously contended that several issues identified were “in

whole or in part attributable to LAHSA’s fiscal practices during the COVID- 19 years. ... Therefore, these actions should be considered within a broader context of the public health emergency, rather than being assessed solely through the conventional accounting framework.”

The homeless agency has led significant efforts to bolster transparency through the creation of accessible databases, which in turn better track available shelter beds and outcomes of services.

Sheriff Robert Luna. | Photo courtesy of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department / Facebook

Jeanne Syquia as “Jane Eyre.” | Photo by Daniel Reichert

LA leaders denounce Trump’s order to dismantle Department of Education

HoursafterPresi-

dent Donald Trump

signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, Los Angeles Unified School DistrictSuperintendent Alberto Carvalho said that undermining current funding levels could prove to be “catastrophic” to the quality of education for students.

On Thursday, Trump advanced a campaign promise to eliminate the education department, which he has characterized as wasteful and full of “woke” and “liberal” ideology. Though, dismantling the department will not be possible without action from Congress.

In a video statement, Carvalho, who heads the nation’s second largest school district, noted that federal investment of education across the country is reasonably small -- about 4% of the total federal budget, annually, or about $270 billion for 15,000 school districts.

LAUSD receives about $1.2 billion of federal investment with about $470 million supporting the largest program, Title 1. These funds provide services to the “poorest of the poor” in the district that has 85% of its population living at or below the poverty level, according to Carvalho.

Dollars also support children diagnosed with autism, ADHD, disabilities, or who require special assis-

tance, as well as students experiencing homelessness.

“These federal programs provide stability, support and accelerated learning for thousands of kids in our district, and millions of kids across America,” Carvalho said.

He warned that dismantling the DOE will impact students, teachers, food and education programs.

“Lastly, for those who argue that maybe there’s a better way of earmarking dollars directly to states through block grants and empower states with local decisions, I have news for you: That’s already the reality,” Carvalho said. “This begs the question, `Why?’ and `Why now?’ and `What is the impact long-term that will directly impact our kids?”

According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the department will continue to manage federal student loans and Pell grants, as well as other critical duties such as enforcement of civil rights.

Trump’s Administration has already reduced the agency’s workforce as part of a larger plan to downsize federal operations, led by the Department of Government Efficiency.

The president’s action also prompted swift response from Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and other L.A. regional elected officials.

He said energizing an old tower can easily cause hazardous sparking.

SCE spokeswoman Diane Castro questioned the newspaper article’s conclusions and defended the company’s maintenance procedures.

“Unfortunately, despite a significant investment of time in attempting to educate the reporter, the Los Angeles Times opted to publish a misleading and careless piece,” Castro said. “Our customers deserve better. The SCE team inspects and prioritizes repairs following (California Public Utilities Commission) regulations. We remain focused on a fact-based and thorough investigation.”

In a Feb. 6 filing with the state utilities commission, SCE reported it’s investi-

By City News Service

“Today’s illegal act by the Trump Administration will have disastrous consequences for our schools,” Schiff said in a statement. “It will mean less resources for special education, for teacher training and for individualized attention to the learning needs of each child. That these cuts are made to fund a tax cut for large corporations makes the sacrifice of our schools even more unbearable.”

Rep. Nanette Barragán, who represents California’s 44th Congressional District, called Trump’s order a “reckless decision” and an attack on students.

“Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Republicans are ready to destroy our public education system for the purpose of slipping a few extra dollars in the pockets of their billionaire donors. They will strip away essential programs and resources, like Pell grants, Title I funding and antidiscrimination protections, that are critical to student success,” Barragán said in a statement.

Rep. Robert Garcia, who represents California’s 42nd Congressional District, added that they would not rest and will fight to stop these actions and “rebuild America’s education system.”

Roxanne Hoge, chairwoman of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County, defended Trump’s order. She attended a

recent Parents Not Partisans educational summit, in which they discussed California’s educational outcomes.

“The bloated federal bureaucracy plus California’s incredibly powerful public sector teachers unions have already caused irreparable harm to students,” Hoge said in a statement. “If educating California’s young people actually mattered more than funneling money to that one special interest, Governor Gavin Newsom and his cronies wouldn’t have shut down our schools for almost two years.”

Edison towers

gating multiple possible causes of the Eaton Fire, including if the inactive Mesa-Sylmar line somehow became electrified. The utility noted that visual evidence did not show clear indications of arcing or significant changes to the tower’s condition.

Attorney Mikal Watts’ Texas-based firm co-filed a lawsuit last month on behalf of three Altadena residents who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire. He is among those who have contended that sparks from the Mesa- Sylmar line may have ignited the blaze.

“They still need to eliminate the ignition risk and instead they’ve got work orders that are more than five years old that they did not perform,” Watts told the Times.

Edison provided an update on its Eaton Fire investigation Tuesday.

“The cause remains under investigation as part of our ongoing commitment to a thorough and transparent investigation,” according to a company statement. “Southern California Edison is beginning the next phase of inspections and testing of electrical equipment in Eaton Canyon, which started yesterday.”

Los Angeles County and the cities of Sierra Madre and Pasadena sued Edison earlier this month, claiming the utility’s equipment ignited the Eaton Fire.

“The county’s complaint against SCE alleges that witnesses, photos, and

videos indicate the fire started directly under SCE transmission lines in Eaton Canyon,” according to a March 5 statement from the county announcing the lawsuits. “After the fire started, SCE informed the California Public Utilities Commission that a ‘fault’ occurred on its transmission line around the time the fire started.”

A Feb. 6 letter from Edison to the CPUC said “that photographic evidence of its tower at the end of the idle Mesa-Sylmar transmission line shows signs of potential arcing and damage on the grounding equipment for two of the three idle conductors,” according to county officials.

The municipal lawsuits

“Photogrammetry” video displays flames from the Eaton Fire under SoCalEdison power lines, according to attorneys representing fire victims. | Photo courtesy of LA Fire Justice

| Photo courtesy of White House / Facebook