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QUID PRO QUO? CERRITOS MAYOR SOLANKI & MAYOR PRO TEM VO GIVING BIG BREAKS TO CAMPAIGN DONOR MEMBERS BY BRIAN HEWS During the run up to the election this past March, Hews Media Group-Los Cerritos Community News reported that Cerritos Mayor pro tem Chuong Vo, who eked out a win over Sophia Tse, took an eye-opening $7,500 from the Southland Motor Car Dealer’s Association (SMCDA), while current Mayor Naresh Solanki took $2,500 from the SMCDA. To put the donation dollars in perspective, the $7,500 given to Vo was nearly 30% of his total campaign finances as of Jan. 18, 2020.
Most City Council candidates don’t spend half of the $7,500 that Vo received on their entire campaign. THE SMCDA is identified as a “major donor” on the Secretary of State’s website and boasts several Cerritos Auto Square dealers as members of their association. The SMCDA took $5,000 from the Cerritos Auto Square Association in November of last year. The Cerritos Auto Square is by far the biggest tax revenue generator for the city of Cerritos, which includes Norm Reeves, Penske, and Browning automo-
tive dealers, generating over $12 million a year. After learning of the Vo and Solanki donations, HMG-LCCN examined past SMCDA campaign financial statements and found that the contribution to Vo, who is also a Torrance police officer, was $5,000 more than any contribution given to candidates for the 2020 election. In fact, it was $7,000 more than the SMCDA gave to any previous Cerritos City Council candidates in the past five years, including former Mayors Carol Chen and George Ray. When the April 23 meeting rolled around, barely five weeks
SANTA FE SPRINGS CITY OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN QUESTIONABLE BILLBOARD SCHEME Since 1961, the Kudler family has been an integral part of the city of Santa Fe Springs. Bob Kudler, along with his brother Joel, purchased a building and started the very successful Kudco Diversified, Inc. (Kudco) in 1962 in this tiny southeastern city in Los Angeles County. The Kudler’s built the family business stressing hard work and ethics, providing for their families, as well as their many employees and customers. Bob’s son, Mark, followed and started Bulletin Displays, which has evolved into one of the largest independently owned billboard companies in the Los Angeles market. Kudler became expert at helping cities and legislators secure large revenue projects, working with many state and city officials drafting innovative sign ordinances that allowed cities to share in the revenue of the billboards. He was instrumental in designing all
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CERRITOS Mayor Naresh Solanki (top) and Mayor pro tem Chuong Vo took $10,000 from the SMCDA, then voted for a $70,000 rent deferral.
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after Solanki’s re-election and Vo’s narrow win, the two made good on the large SMCDA donations and handed one of the Auto Square dealers a huge payback. It is the kind of blatant quid pro quo vote that should catch the attention of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey and the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission. At the April 23 meeting, item 9C on the agenda asked the Council to review a request by Penske Jaguar Land Rover Cerritos, operated by Penske, Inc., to defer rent payments for three months because of the pandemic.
the Landmark Message Centers for Buena Park, Baldwin Park, and Lynwood, generating millions in annual revenue for those cities. Back in 2013, Kudler proposed the Santa Fe Springs Landmark Message Center on the 5 Freeway. Liking what they saw from Kudler, the city requested four additional signs on the 605 Freeway, but there was a problem; State law prohibited signs along that section of the freeway. Kudler told the City’s Billboard Committee, which at the time consisted of Vice Mayor Richard Moore, Councilmember Jay Sarno, City Manager Ray Cruz, and the City Planning Director Wayne Morrell, that he could get approval for the 605 signs. Based on that statement, the Billboard Committee, led by Morrell, emailed a “Black and Red Agreement” (BRA) to Kudler. A BRA is sent by the originator in
BELLFLOWER MAYOR Juan Garza cuts the ribbon with from (l-r) back Councilmember Sonny R. Santa Ines, Councilmember Ray Dunton, United States District Court Judge David O. Carter, Mayor Pro Tem Dan Koops and Councilmember Raymond Hamada. Next to Garza is Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn.
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HMG NEWS SERVICE BELLFLOWER, CA – The Bellflower City Council today conducted multiple small ribbon-cutting ceremonies for Bellflower’s New Hope Temporary Services Shelter, in compliance with current COVID-19 restrictions. Ceremonies included Los Angeles County Board Supervisor, Janice Hahn and United States District Court Judge, David O. Carter. New Hope will begin serving the Bellflower homeless population on Wednesday, May 20, 2020
in compliance with the City’s landmark settlement agreement with homeless advocate plaintiffs on September 23, 2019. Bellflower was the first city in Los Angeles County to sign on with Judge Carter’s order as a method of addressing the pervasive homelessness issue. The completion of New Hope is the first of such homeless shelters to open in Los Angeles County and will open only five months after a location, architect and construction company were identified. It rep-
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SANTA FE SPRINGS BASED PHILBRO-TECH DONATES $5,000 TO HELP FAMILIES IMPACTED BY COVID-19
LOCAL RESIDENTS drive up to get food at the Interfaith Food Center in Santa Fe Springs. Interfaith Food Center is one of the largest food pantries in California, serving between 900-1,200 households on a weekly basis
BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Recognizing the immediate and growing needs families are facing in dealing with economic hardships and maintaining basic household necessities due to COVID-19, Santa Fe Springs-based Phibro-Tech has donated $5,000 to The Interfaith Food Center (IFC) located at 11819 Burke Street in Santa Fe Springs.
After conducting a survey of needs in the local area and consulting with area leadership, Phibro-Tech concluded IFC’s work was filling a critical need during this rough period caused by the virus. “As an embedded community partner, we want to do our part to help ease
some of the challenges many are facing caused by the crisis,” said Phibro-Tech plant manager, David Clark. “We have seen that food, shelter and healthcare are the top issues affecting many in the community and believe in the work Interfaith Food Center does to address some of these issues.” Interfaith Food Center is one of the largest food pantries in California, serving between 900 -1,200 households on a weekly basis from a 6,800 square foot warehouse/distribution facility equipped with commercial refrigerators, freezers and walk-in cooler to properly maintain food donations. “Growing demand for services means a greater need for contributions,” said IFC’s executive director, Verónica G. Castro. “We are grateful for the donation from Phibro-Tech and look forward to a long-lasting relationship to help support the community in times of need.” IFC was founded in 1983 when several local churches and synagogues recognized a developing need as the number of malnourished senior citizens in the Whittier and La Mirada area continued to grow. This was primarily due to the impact of rising inflation while living on fixed incomes and limited Social Security dollars. This group of compassionate individuals organized and started Interfaith Food Center as a community-based food distribution center, serving some 30 low-income local families.
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APPLE-GOOGLE 'EXPOSURE NOTIFICATION' TOOL FOR TRACING COVID EXPOSURE RELEASED System will give health officials more data on who has COVID-19. STAFF REPORT Apple Inc. and Google released their COVID-19 exposure notification tools Wednesday, along with changes that will help public health authorities gather more information on who has the virus. Exposure Notification system helps authorities develop apps that notify users if they have come into contact with a person who has tested positive for the coronavirus. Users who’ve downloaded the app for their region will be able to update their status if they test positive. The iOS and Android system will then anonymously notify other users who have been exposed to that person. “User adoption is key to success and we believe that these strong privacy protections are also the best way to encourage use of these apps,” Apple and Alphabet Inc.’s Google said in a statement. “Over the last several weeks, our two companies have worked together, reaching out to public health officials scientists, privacy groups and government leaders all over the world to get their input and guidance.” Some governments have criticized the system because it doesn’t let authorities store data on who has the virus and track where it is spreading. Instead, it just notifies individuals if they have been exposed. This has also highlighted the privacy shortcomings of other approaches that collect user location data and store it on government servers. Still, Apple and Google listed several changes to the system Wednesday that they made after getting feedback from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, local health authorities and dozens of other experts. One change lets public health authorities contact exposed users based on “a combination of the API and data that users voluntarily chose to input into the app,” the companies said. The API is the application programming interface, the set of software tools that lets these new exposure notification apps communicate with Apple’s and Google’s operating systems. Public health apps want to get additional information from users who have been exposed and reach out to them. So Apple and Google are allowing the optional collection of additional data by these apps, including ZIP Codes and user phone numbers. These will be shared only if users give permission. Each public health authority will be able to set parameters for what counts as an exposure. The tools have been released via the iOS 13.5 update for iPhones released in the last four years, and Android phone users running Android 6.0 or later are receiving the system via a Google Play download.
MAY 22, 2020
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NORWALK HOLDS SUCCESSFUL BLOOD DRIVE BY TAMMYE MCDUFF A community blood drive was hosted by the City of Norwalk and Norwalk Pony Baseball Thursday, May 21st at the Arts & Sports Complex. Sharon Garate and Norwalk Pony League President, Evelin Magallenes were the organizers of the event. “We are here to volunteer and represent the Norwalk Pony Baseball League,” stated Garate, “I donate all the time, but usually have to travel to another city to do so. The reason we decided to bring the Red Cross to Norwalk was because most of their drives at this time are held at school campuses and they are all closed!” Susan Child, Registered Nurse in charge of the blood drive added “We are very excited to be here we had 43 slots and we have 44 donors signed up on the schedule with a goal of getting 30, we should well meet our goal today.” There is no specific test to give donors for CoVid-19. The Red Cross does conduct a prescreen asking if donors have been around anyone that has tested positive. If this is the case then they are not able to donate and temperatures are being checked when anyone comes in.
GIVING BLOOD: A local resident seen giving blood at the Sports Complex in Norwalk. 43 signed up to the event held by the Red Cross yesterday. Most of the blood drives have been full, and many are first time donors said Child, “Hopefully they will continue after this crisis, because there is always a need for blood.” The blood goes to a lab and it is tested for certain things, but CoVid-19 is not one of the diseases that are currently tested for. It should be noted, according to Gulf Coast Blood Center “No cases of coronavirus or flu virus have been linked to blood exposure. Instead, we protect ourselves and our donors by maintaining clean hands, wearing gloves, cleaning work surfaces and covering coughs and sneezes.” The coronavirus does not pose any risk to blood donors, either during the donation process or while attending organized blood drives. Given this information, the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have not recommended blood centers take any additional action at this time.
Cerritos Councilmember Gives Away Free Masks & Gloves
GIVEAWAY: from (l-r) Cerritos Councilmember Frank Yokoyama, his daughter Makenna, former Cerritos Mayor Mark Pulido and Commissioner Jennifer Hong practice distancing at the mask and glove event held at Sprouts in Cerritos. BY TAMMYE MCDUFF There was such an enormous response to the first free mask and gloves give away held by City Council members on May 9th, Councilman Frank Yokoyama along with former Mayor Mark Pulido and Commissioner Jennifer Hong gave away more masks and gloves outside of the Sprouts Market on South Street. The first event was so well attended that the group was there well over the 11:00 am closing time “People kept showing up and we kept giving them masks and gloves. We
could have stayed longer, but we ran out of both masks and gloves,” said Yokoyama. Sprouts Market supplied bottled water for all attendees at both events. Yokoyama, Hong and Perez donated a second wave of personal protective equipment, over 1,000 masks and 2,000 gloves. “We decided to do this a second time, because so many of our senior residents were unaware of the giveaway, so I went to the senior living facilities and homes to personally pass out flyers. So many of them are living in fear of this disease,” added Yokoyama.
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VANS SHOES DONATES TO AREA STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
SHRIJI MANDIR TEMPLE AND KIWANIS DONATE GROCERIES TO BELLFLOWER FAMILIES
VAN DOREN, front, sporting a Lakewood L, with Mayor Todd Rogers and Councilmembers Steve Croft and Ariel Pe with some of the donated Vans items.
LEFT TO RIGHT sitting Socorro Melgarejo, Prakash Mehta, Rekha Bajaria, Sonal Desai, Bhargav Patel, Manoj Gandhi, Victor Sanchez and Anil Desia volunteers from the Temple and from Kiwanis Bellflower.
BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the end of the 2020 school year is not what high school seniors imagined. Mayfair High School senior Neriah Cervantes says, “I choose to remember all of my good memories, I have had so far and not focusing on what I have lost, but what I have gained.” Cervantes is in ASB and is also a Miss Bellflower Princess volunteer in Bellflower and Lakewood at different food distributions and fund raisers for nonprofit organizations. Helping to ease the end of the year blues, Vans Shoes approached the City of Lakewood, wanting to donate 100 pairs of classic style Vans shoes. Steve Van Doren, VP of Events and Promotions for Vans, helped to organize the donation. Van Doren, along with Mayor Todd Rogers delivered the shoes to five area high schools, to be delivered to students who have given back to the community in some way. “This is just a way for us to thank volunteers in the Lakewood area and it has worked out great, all the enthusiasm from the students is what it’s all about,” he said. Principal of Mayfair High School Dr. Hillary Weissman said that students have been sending photos of themselves helping their family, helping out in the community, or serving meals, “And to hear that our students have been gifted
CERRITOS' TENNIS, PICKLEBALL, IRON-WOOD WILL OPEN THIS SUNDAY Cerritos' tennis and pickleball courts and Iron-Wood Nine Golf Course will reopen for public use on Sunday May 24. At tennis and pickleball courts, users must: •Maintain physical distancing of six feet at all times. •Bring their own racket and balls. Write their initials on each ball and only handle their own tennis and pickleball balls. •Wear a face covering at all times, except during play. •Wash and sanitize hands frequently. Only singles play will be permitted, with a maximum of two people on the court. A one-hour maximum play will be enforced. No group gatherings are allowed. Courts will be available daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., weather permitting, on a first come, first served basis. Courts may be closed without prior notice. At Iron-Wood Nine Golf course, players must:
with this donation, really fills your heart,” she added. Other students who have shown compassion during this pandemic and received Vans shoes were from St. Josephs, Artesia High School, Lakewood High School and Odyssey STEM Academy, whose students have volunteered through the Environmental Sustainability Program. Odyssey STEM Academy representative Murielle Montreuil noted “During the holidays, when growing our crops and even during other times throughout the year, our students donated to Food Finders. Obviously Environmental Sustainability, believes in giving back to the community and not wasting food.” Lakewood is home to one of the original Vans shoe stores which is located in Lakewood Center. Rodgers added, “There is a lot of connection that we have with the company and the brand. To hear that they are still committed to the Lakewood Community and our exceptional high school students, is really appreciated. The kids were thrilled to get the shoes.” The City partnered with local high schools and asked who might be deserving of community recognition. So even though these students will be unable to walk in their commencement ceremonies, they will still walk in style, and into future in their Vans. •Maintain physical distancing of six feet at all times. •Wear a face covering at all times. •Wash and sanitize hands frequently. •Bring their own water. Drinking fountains will be closed. Reservations are required for golf course play and driving range use; no walk-ups will be allowed. Reservations will be accepted on Friday, May 22; and Saturday, May 23 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. To make a reservation during these times, please call (562) 916-8400. Cash will not be accepted; only debit or credit card transactions will be allowed. A maximum of four golfers will be allowed per tee time. Tee times will be scheduled 15 minutes apart. A 45-minute maximum play will be enforced on the driving range. Seating will not be available at the facility and no group gatherings are allowed. Rental equipment will not be available and all practice areas will be closed. The golf course will be open daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., weather permitting. The course may be closed without prior notice. For more information, please call the Recreation Services Division at (562) 916-1254.
BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Kiwanis of Bellflower partnered with The Shriji Mandir Temple once again to organize a drive-through food distribution, held at the Kiwanis Bellflower Hall Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Victor Sanchez, Past President and Caring Connections Board Member, originally contacted HMG in April of this year to request coverage for such a generous donation. The Temple had reached out to Cerritos Mayor Naresh Solanki and he in turn contacted Mayor Garza, who put the project into the hands of Bellflower Kiwanis. The first distribution purchased groceries for 40 families. The most recent distribution served families from the Bellflower Unified School District. Since the initial conversation, the Temple was able to buy enough groceries for 125 families.
The Kiwanis of Bellflower provided volunteers to move the groceries from the store to the distribution sight at Kiwanis Hall for storage. Caring Connections invited the families most in need. The food baskets for both distributions included rice, lentils, cooking oil, tomatoes sauce, pancake mix, toilet paper, tooth paste, breakfast cereal and fresh vegetables. As with the first distribution monies to purchase the food items was raised in a matter of days and donated by Grocery Outlet who were able to gather all of the food items on the list. Another food distribution has been scheduled for June 17th and will include needed baby items, such as wipes and diapers. If you need or know a family that needs to be included and put on the list, or if you would like to donate items or funds, please contact Socorro Melgarejo at smelgarejo@busd.k12.ca.us
CSUF CAR COLLECTION SOLD TO RHODE ISLAND MUSEUM STAFF REPORT Cal State Fullerton found a buyer for the $10 million collection of postwar sports and grand touring cars donated by Nicholas Begovich, an engineer, philanthropist and longtime Fullerton resident who died May 3. The Audrain Automobile Museum in Newport, Rhode Island, has bought the collection for future display, CSUF officials announced Wednesday. The collection already has been shipped to the mu-
seum, a university spokeswoman said. The money from the sale will support the university’s Center for GravitationalWave Physics and Astronomy, as well as research in sustainable energy and power by its College of Engineering and Computer Science. Begovich started collected the cars in the early 1950s. Many of the vehicles came directly from their factories, including the 1969 Lamborghini Miura that Begovich bought in Italy.
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MONTEBELLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO BOARD OF EDUCATION
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The Montebello Unified School District (MUSD) is seeking candidates for a provisional appointment to the Board of Education through December 2020. In accordance with Education Code Section 35107 to be eligible to be elected or appointed as a member of a governing board of a school district, an interested party must be: • 18 years of age or older • A citizen of the State • A resident of the school district • A registered voter • Not disqualified by the Constitution or laws of the State from holding a civil office
In addition, in accordance with Education Code 35107(b)(1), a District employee appointed or elected to the Board must resign his or her employment before being sworn in, or his or her employment will automatically be terminated upon being sworn into office. PROMPT - candidates are to submit a written statement (not to exceed 400 words) regarding their interest in the position and how they are qualified to empower our students to achieve academic excellence as model citizens. Please include your resume with the written statement. We look forward to receiving written interest from community members who want to be considered for this provisional appointment. We will need your name, address, city, zip code, telephone, E-mail, date of birth, and number of years living in MUSD boundaries.
DEADLINE AND CONTACT EMAIL The deadline to express written interest in this position is Wednesday, May 27, 2020 by 4:00 p.m.. It is the intent of the Board of Education
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NORMA AMEZCUA IS NEW NLMUSD BOARD MEMBER
UNITED SIKHS PROVIDE FOOD TO OVER 2,000 IN ARTESIA
The Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Board of Education has appointed Norma Amezcua as its newest board member. The appointment of Amezcua, a Norwalk resident, fills a vacancy that was created with the resignation in April of Ana Valencia, who was elected to the Norwalk City Council in March. Valencia had served on the board since 2001. "It's a big responsibility that I'm taking on, and I'm ready to give what I have to offer," said Amezcua, who is the Director of Early Care and Education programs for the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, a Montebello-based nonprofit organization. NLMUSD is a K-12 district that serves nearly 18,000 students. Amezcua's appointment took place at the board's regular meeting on May 4. Her appointment is provisional for 30 days and becomes effective thereafter unless a petition for a special election containing a sufficient number of signatures is filed with the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Amezcua an Associate's degree in child development from Los Angeles City College, a Bachelor's degree in human development from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena and a Master's degree in early childhood education from California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Hasmik Danielian, the NLMUSD superintendent, praised Amezcua's accomplishments as a parent and community member. "We are excited about Norma joining the board and her commitment to helping the district fulfill its promise to have every student become future ready for success in college and careers."
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VOLUNTEERS put food in trunk of car at the event, the sheriff's provided traffic control as over 100 cars lined up prior to the opening. Photo by Tammye McDuff. BY TAMMYE MCDUFF United Sikhs partnered once again with the City of Artesia to host their second food distribution event at the Artesia Library Saturday May 16th. They were prepared to feed up to 2,000 residents. This first event held Saturday, May 2, 2020 provided groceries for a week to over 1,000 residents. This second event was to provide readymade meals. Each vehicle received five freshly prepared and carefully packaged meals along with a distribution of gloves and masks. The organization, located in Buena Park, gathered the day before and the morning of the event to cook and assemble the boxes. Each meal included rice, garbanzo beans with a sweet treat on the side and every individual received a free ice cream cone. The Lakewood Sheriff’s Department was on hand to help with crowd control; over 100 cars had lined up an hour before the event began. “I want to thank the United Sikhs for coming here with their numerous
volunteers and organizing a second drive-thru,” said Mayor Ali Taj. The food distribution was supposed to begin at 10:00 a.m. but there were so many people in line, they opened earlier, “the Sikhs have executed this event flawlessly, again arriving way ahead of time to set up and ready to serve - they prayed together and then began distributing the food boxes.” United Sikhs is a UN affiliated nonprofit, headquartered in New York, with 11 chapters throughout the world, “we have been doing CoVID 19 relief since it was declared a pandemic and have served over two million meals around the world,” said Meetan Kaur, Associate Director, “we are very blessed to have a network of volunteers and it all comes from our faith. Serving the community is a large part of who we are.” If you or anyone you know requires help during this crisis, please visit unitedsikhs.org or call the emergency hotline at 1.855.878.6333. United Sikhs Emergency Response team is ready to help anyone who has been severely impacted by CoVID-19.
WRD ADOPTS PROGRAM TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES The Water Replenishment District’s (WRD) Board of Directors have adopted a resolution to increase the amount of local and small businesses that compete for contracts with the district. The resolution encourages and solicits participation for Construction, Professional Services, and Material, Supplies, or Equipment Contracts by Small Business Enterprises, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises, and Local Business Enterprises. As the largest groundwater management agency in the state of California, WRD
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BY TAMMYE MCDUFF A few years ago, Hews Media Group introduced to our readers a brand new clothing design company called ‘Picture This’. The idea was to send in an original design or colored picture that a child had made and the company would then turn their art into a shirt or a dress. In the last four years owner Jaime Newberry has expanded her line to include men and women’s clothing with great success. Things are a little different right now. With the CDC’s recommendation that people cover their faces when out in public, Newberry immediately knew her company could provide a fun, creative, and practical option that people can design themselves the same way they have done with dresses, t-shirts, beanies, and leggings. Now, you can design and order your own gaiter-style face cover that can be used as a neck warmer or headband, yes it is multi-functional. Picture This offers printable coloring book style templates, where kids and adults can doodle, stick stickers, paste pictures, and do any other kind of fun hands-on creative arts and crafts image. Upload a well-lit smartphone photo of your designed template to place your order and the finished product is sent back with a custom cut-and-sewn face mask. “We invest in the detail,� said Newberry,� our masks are as carefully created as our clothing with soft lightweight, stretchy fabric and we add the artist’s keepsake signature in the hem.� The fabric is high quality cotton, with care instructions printed in the hem so there are no scratchy tags.
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Continued from page 1 black “ink� to the vendor, who writes back in red “ink� accepting the terms; in contract law it is called implied contract, which is a legally-binding obligation on both parties. Kudler relied on the agreement and went to work, only later to be caught in a dirty web that extended to many corners of Santa Fe Springs City Hall. Get the Property Approved With the BRA in hand, Kudler went to work and enlisted the help of L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn and Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio, who worked with him to write a law that would help Santa Fe Springs. In a little under three years, Rubio’s AB 3168 passed and the state allowed the billboards. Kudler told HMG-LCCN, “This was a major victory that would generate millions for the city of Santa Fe Springs. We were told this could not be done, yet we got it done.� Kudler and his company began the pre-work need to begin construction of the billboards, which can sometimes take years. Elections Have Consequences During the 2018 City Council elections, Vice Mayor Moore chose to retire and Councilmember Sarno inexplicably lost his re-election; the elections changed the membership of the Billboard Committee, which was put on hiatus for many months. That is when the questionable actions by City Manager Cruz, Planning Director Morell, and the property owner, the same property that Kudler spent two years to get approved for billboards, began.
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Kudler had an iron-clad lease with the owner to build signs on the Dollar Self Storage property located at 8717 Pioneer Boulevard. After the property was approved by the state, making it much more valuable, the landlord, Jack Thompson, suddenly told Kudler he was “talking to sign competitors.� That was a violation under the term of Kudler’s lease. Thompson’s attorneys tried an end run, contacted Kudler, and informed him they wanted to terminate the lease if he “could not show progress.� Kudler showed them the extensive work progress at the site, which Kudler said the attorneys called “impressive,� so they could not legally void the contract. The lawyers subsequently agreed to have Thompson attend a Billboard Committee meeting and sign the required consent form to continue the process. Quid Pro Quo? On May 28, 2019 the Billboard Committee reconvened with Vice Mayor Bill Rounds and Councilmember Annette Rodriguez as new members, along with City Manager Cruz and Planning Director Morrell. Like the attorneys, everyone in the meeting was impressed by the progress Kudler had made, except for Morrell, who Kudler suspected was talking to Thompson’s attorneys. Towards the end of the meeting, Morrell inexplicably stated that he was told by “competitors� that Kudler did not have a lease. Sensing a scheme, Kudler asked Morrell who the competitors were, but Morrell refused and actually told Kudler he would refuse to answer a public records request. “Why would he be talking to competitors,� an incredulous Kudler told HMGLCCN, “I had the lease.�
Thompson, his attorney, and city officials kept up the ruse and scheduled a July 18, 2019  Billboard Committee meeting where Thompson would “bring a notarized copy of the consent form that the city needed,� presumably ending the stalemate with Kudler. But only three hours before the meeting, Kudler received an email that Thompson “could not show up.� Kudler attempted to negotiate at the meeting but Morrell told Kudler he would “put the property out to bid to other sign companies.� Santa Fe Springs Councilmember Annette Rodriquez voiced her concerns saying it was unethical to stop the process started by Councilmembers Sorno and Moore, but it only delayed the inevitable. Two months later, Morrell drafted a letter, signed by Cruz, stating that the property would be put out to bid. Shockingly, and illegally, Morrell and Cruz excluded Kudler from bidding, citing, similar to Thompson’s attorneys, that the “Santa Fe Springs Landmark Message Center on the 5 Freeway was not complete.� But Morell knew it was complete, recently meeting and receiving a modification of Kudler’s building permit for the property; a permit that clearly showed progress in the building of the signs. And, according to Kudler, Cruz was in on the scheme too. After sending information to Morrell, Kudler sent Cruz photos and video of the fabrication and documented proof of the progress. But Morrell and Cruz refused to acknowledge the progress and attempted to put the property out to bid, so Kudler was forced to file for arbitration on August 19, 2019. The Competitor Emerges On October 8, 2019, Kudler received word from Alim Malik, Thompson’s new
In participation with the State of California, Los Angeles County has launched the Great Plates Delivered initiative. The program provides qualifying older adults with three home-delivered meals a day and will help stimulate the economy by utilizing local restaurants and employees. L.A. County will implement the program on behalf of the City of Cerritos. The program is jointly funded by FEMA (75 percent), the State (18.75 percent) and local jurisdictions (6.25 percent). Individuals can apply for Great Plates Delivered by calling 2-1-1. To qualify, individuals must meet the following requirements: • Be age 65 or older OR age 60 to 64 and have been diagnosed with or exposed to COVID-19 or at high risk as defined by the CDC • Live alone or with one other programeligible adult • Not currently receiving assistance from other state or federal nutrition assistance programs, like CalFresh/SNAP or Meals on Wheels • Earn less than $74,940 (single) or $101,460 (two-person household) • Have difficulty accessing food resources or preparing your own meals • Live in unincorporated L.A. County or a city that does not have its own Great Plates Delivered program The program will run through Wednesday, June 10, 2020, with an option for the State to seek two additional 30day extensions from FEMA. For more information about Great Plates Delivered, visit wdacs.lacounty.gov/greatplates. attorney, who is partners in a firm with Michael Tidus. Malik told Kudler not to communicate with Thompson’s former attorneys. HMG-LCCN researched and found that Michael Tidus represented Glen Emanuel of the mega-billboard company Outdoor Associates during a billboard project on the 5 Freeway in Santa Fe Springs. Kudler was incensed, “this probably would have surfaced earlier if Morrell did not illegally threaten to refuse my public records request.â€? “I just want to get the billboards done so the city can get the revenue. During this time, a city can use revenue from any source, this project can provide that, it is a real shame this is going on.â€? Kudler’s arbitration case is due to be heard soon.
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their bird appeal. Our native purple and pale purple coneflowers are always a good choice, but a few relatively new hardy varieties increase the color options for gardeners. The 2020 AAS Winner Sombrero® Baja Burgundy was trialed for three years, survived brutal winter and summer conditions and continued to produce deep-violetred flowers midsummer to frost. Cheyenne Spirit Echinacea produces a mix of purple, pink, red and orange flowers while PowWow Wild Berry’s compact plants are topped with deep rose-purple flowers. Start these two from seed in early spring and be rewarded with colorful flowers the first summer. A popular companion of coneflowers, black-eyed Susans, are sure to add a bright spot of color to any garden. And as the flowers fade, they provide an abundance of seed for birds to enjoy fall through winter. The 2020 AAS Winner American Gold Rush provides all the beauty plus a resistance to Septoria leaf spot disease. Longtime favorite flowers like cosmos, coreopsis, marigolds and zinnias also help bring in the seed-eating birds. Select single flowered varieties for maximum seed production. Radiance and Cosmic Orange cosmos, Sahara Starlight and the Profusion series of zinnias are a few outstanding performers to consider. Look for other award-winning varieties that attract seed-eating birds, hummingbirds and other pollinators to your garden on the AAS website (allamericaselections.org). AAS is a nonprofit trialing organization with test gardens and volunteer judges across the United States and Canada. Winners are
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STATE OF GAHR HIGH ATHLETICS BOYS BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, SOFTBALL ENJOYING GREATEST SUCCESS AT GAHR HIGH BY LOREN KOPFF @LORENKOPFF ON TWITTER This is the third in a series of stories on the athletic programs of the area high schools from the past 15-20 years and the immediate future of most of their sports. Each story will have comments from that school’s athletic director, or one of the coathletic directors on most, if not, all the sports that school competes in. Next up is Gahr High, which has been trying to get out of the San Gabriel Valley League for over 20 years. Yet, the school has been successful in several sports, making some question why it would leave the SGVL.
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FOOTBALL The main sport which would have benefited from a change in leagues would be football, which left the league in 2002 to become freelance for four seasons. But the program is 15 games under .500 since 2000 and even though the program’s lone league title came in 1975, there have been some bright moments. Not only has Greg Marshall been the athletic director for roughly 20 years, he has been the program’s head coach since 2003. Marshall replaced Glen Fisher when the program was in its second season as a freelance team and went 6-4 that season. Since then, the Gladiators have had six winning seasons and the 2007 season, which has been the program’s best, advanced to the semifinals for the first time. In fact, in the history of Gahr football, it has played in 10 playoff games. “Our thing is anytime our freshmen and sophomores have stayed together, we’ve had our best years,â€? Marshall said. “Anytime you lose 10, eight‌sometimes we’ve lost upwards to 12 kids, you can’t really judge the program by that. But when we’ve kept our kids, then we’ve been very successful. I like what we’re doing with what we have and what we have to play against. It would be nice to get into another league, but it’s never going to happen. We’ve done well for our situation.â€? Marshall says Gahr should have stayed a freelance team or in another league because it doesn’t really fit in
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the SGVL and that it wasn’t their choice to come back to the league to begin the 2006 season. But he added that when the program has been able to keep its players, it has been competitive in the SGVL. The Gladiators have been 3-2 or 4-1 in league games five times since 2007. “When we were freelancing, we would be playing teams like us, win, lose or draw,� Marshall said. “And the kids felt good about it. So, our numbers were steady.� Of the five trips to the postseason since the 2007 season, three have come in the past four seasons and Gahr has gone 22-22 in that time. But Marshall will be the first to tell you that it’s tough to match up with Downey High, Paramount High and Warren High, for the most part, in the SGVL for football. As far as the future, it’s pretty much going to be on a year to year basis. “Our current numbers are better than
they’ve ever been,� Marshall said. “I think the last two years it’s been kind of crazy. I walk in and we’re having 40-50 kids year-round now, whereas before we would have 20. For some reason, kids still want to play football here. When you look down the road, we’ve already lost two of our best kids from last year; two kids who transferred out to La Habra, and I think another one might be going somewhere else. It’s hard to project where you’re going to be and how you’re going to do if the kids stay.� GIRLS VOLLEYBALL This has been by far the most successful fall program, not just in the past 20 years, but since the school opened in 1965. The Lady Gladiators have won 258 matches in the past 20 years, with three league titles and finished in second place seven times. Only once has Gahr missed the playoffs (2008) and the 2002 team advanced to the semifinals. The program has seen three coaches in the past 20 years, highlighted by Sonny Okomoto, who left after the 2011 season. “I think about the girls and the boys programs,� Marshall said. “We’ve had some good years and some bad years, but we don’t tend to lose kids. Volleyball is not a big recruiting sport for some reason in this area. Downey and Warren have some good years and have some bad years, and we’ll have some good years. It’s like high school sports should be.� Marshall says it’s kind of expected that the program does well just because
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Continued from page 10 the league is divided by the haves and have nots, and Gahr is part of the haves, along with Downey and Warren. The Lady Gladiators have gone at least 5-5 in league competition for over 20 years and he added that the bottom half of the league is not that competitive, which helps Gahr. GIRLS TENNIS This program won league titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and has finished in second place and in third place another three times each. Gahr has gone 100-112 in league action since 2002. “Our league is what it is,” Marshall said. “It’s a real competitive league tennis-wise. So, you can take those kids and coach them up, teach them the skills, even play doubles and manage to get into the playoffs and be very competitive in our league.” Marshall continued to say for being an off-campus sport, you can’t ask for a better production from the program. But when the school gets its new tennis courts, which are scheduled to be completed in August, he says you’ll see a change in the type of athlete the program gets. He added that tennis is all about the facilities and players want to play on nice facilities that are on campus. BOYS WATER POLO Gahr won a league title in 2003 but did not field a team the next year. Marshall said the program had to start all over in 2005. Gahr has finished anywhere from third to sixth in league 16 times. Its teams had been playing at Cerritos College for many years, but lost use of that facility and the program has struggled since, having to compete at Artesia High or at the City of Norwalk. “Without a consistent pool and a good facility, it’s just going to be hit and miss,” Marshall said. CROSS COUNTRY Head coach Bryan Leighliter has been the main staple in a program that won six league titles from 1970-1983 but like most programs anywhere, numbers will dictate how successful it can be and for how long. “I think Leighliter does a heck of a job,” Marshall said. “Cross country is a numbers game and he doesn’t have great numbers. But he is one of those guys who does a great job developing the workouts for the kids and their times and their improvement. That’s what he bases their motivation on. They get so excited about their [personal records] and how hard they’re working.” BOYS BASKETBALL There are three programs at Gahr that have posted more than 335 overall victories in the past 20 years and this is one of them, going 344-240 since the 20002001 season. Every year, the Gladiators have competed in the tougher divisions and have finished anywhere from first to fourth in league. The program has been to the CIF-Southern Section divisional finals three times under two coaches and won it all in 2011 under current head coach Ricky Roper. In addition, Gahr has advanced to the semifinals once (2010) and the quarterfinals another time (2006), both under former head coach Bob Becker. “We’ve been struggling a little bit lately, for us,” Marshall said. “But I think coach Roper has done his best coaching the last couple of years with the least amount of talent. We always have those types of bodies. We don’t have the big 6’8” kid all the time. But we always have, at Gahr, the athletic kids, skilled kids.” The program has missed the playoffs twice, both coming within the past three seasons and has finished under .500 four times. In two of those seasons, Gahr
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finished in fourth place in league but still advanced to the postseason based on the automatic 12 victories it needed to apply for an at-large bid. It’s never easy predicting who will win the SGVL every season because it’s one of the toughest leagues in the Southland. In the past 20 years, only Paramount has not finished in first place. Dominguez High leads the way with nine titles, followed by Gahr with four, Downey and Lynwood High each with three and Warren with two. “Every single year, there’s no rest for that thing,” Marshall said. “Somehow, there’s still parity there. There hasn’t really been a dominant team since the Dominguez years when [former head coach] Russell [Otis] was over there.” GIRLS BASKETBALL Marshall calls the girls basketball program an interesting group even though the past three seasons have been rough going, not advancing to the playoffs. Before that, the Lady Gladiators had a stretch of 11 postseason trips in 12 seasons. In 2013, Gahr won a CIF-SS divisional championship under Al Dorogusker in the last of his 10 seasons with the school. Marshall says the program always used to have girls with ability coming into high school but hasn’t had that in a while. “Right now, I like the young group that we have,” Marshall said. “Keeping coaches has been the problem since coach Al. But [current head coach] Darrell [Gillcrese] is out there working hard. He loves the girls and the girls are responding and I think this program is coming back.” Marshall added that in girls basketball, they have to come in ready to go because a lot of girls are playing a lot of basketball just like the boys. He added that you can’t catch up if you don’t have the experience. Gahr has not won a league title since the late 1990s, just because Lynwood has dominated the league ever since. But the program has a combined 10 second and third place showings. BOYS SOCCER For three brief seasons, Gahr was competitive in the league with a pair of titles and three trips to the playoffs. Under former head coach Jason Wood, the Gladiators went a combined 29-15-8 from the 2003-2004 to 2005-2006 seasons. But that’s where most of the excitement ends as the program has won 46 games over the past 14 seasons with no trips to the playoffs and one third place finish, in which it lost the tiebreaker to get into the playoffs. “If you go back to league [play], the schools they’re playing have club players and we’re not,” Marshall said. “We’re changing to how we’re doing it. We’re doing it more old style where we’re going to develop on campus, [have] yearround practices, year-round conditioning because we’re not really getting the club influence.” Gahr has finished in last place nine times in the past 20 seasons and went completely winless in 2017-2018 and again in 2018-2019. Marshall added that Gahr did a much better job this past season under head coach Miguel Canales and that they have the kids and the interest. GIRLS SOCCER The 2000s began with solid teams under former head coach Christy Killingsworth, who compiled a 41-33-4 record in four of her five seasons at Gahr with a playoff appearance every season. But since then, the program has gone through eight coaches who have combined to win 81 games in the past 17 seasons. Gahr was able to snap its long streak of futility this past season as head coach Martin Henry, in his second stint as the mentor of the program, won 15 games and advanced to the second round of the
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playoffs. Marshall says that Henry had to get the girls involved in more than just playing high school soccer. “But once again, you have to find what’s the formula for winning,” Marshall pondered. “Obviously, it’s so hard to get coaches to stay. I forgot how many we’ve had. That’s never going to work. It wasn’t like we weren’t trying to find the right guy.” Gahr has had four winning campaigns in the past 19 seasons and has finished in the top three in league all four of those times. But, the topic of on-campus coaches versus walk-on coaches is constantly talked about throughout Gahr because of what they bring to the school community, according to Marshall. GIRLS WATER POLO This program faces the same situation as boys water polo with no pool and the athletes coming in with no experience. Since the 2003-2004 campaign, the Lady Gladiators have won 20 league events with no league championships. Marshall still thinks it’s good for the kids and that’s the answer he gives when people ask him why Gahr has a girls water polo program. “Obviously, we’re not going to win a lot, and a lot of our contests are kind of upside down,” Marshall said. “But you can’t tell those kids that it’s not good. We’ll continue to have it, without a pool and without a set system of how to get kids on campus. I don’t know what else we can do, [with] not having a pool and being on campus.” WRESTLING Gahr had some good wrestlers in the late 1990s and early 2000s when Tim Brogden was the head coach. But the program fell a little when he left, and several off-campus coaches came on board. The program has since bounced back with a pair of on-campus coachesformer head coach Mark Schulist and current head coach Harry Chung. As a result, the numbers are up. “Once again, wrestling is something you can teach…they start early and it takes all sizes, which is great,” Marshall said. “We turned it around, then we have Harry, who is an ex-Gahr guy, and we kind of kept that on. Coach Schulist, even though he is not the head coach, he stayed in tacked with it. He hasn’t left it. So, that was a big turnaround for us.” BASEBALL With five wins shy of 400 since the 2000 season, this is Gahr’s most winningest program and is the dean of the SGVL with 13 league championships and five second place finishes. There have been three head coaches during that time with Gerardo Perez having wrapped up his 16th season, albeit with nine games played before the global pandemic shut everything down. The Gladiators have been one of the strongest programs in Southern California, falling under .500 (not including this past season) twice and advancing to the semifinals four times. But there is always going to be that one question that will linger-why hasn’t the program gone all the way to the divisional finals? Marshall said he isn’t too upset that the program has not played for a divisional championship because it’s not what the program is set up to do. It’s designed to develop kids, especially the ones who don’t play year-round, and get them into college. “That’s the goal for him,” Marshall said. “And we play a very competitive for Division I. We play people who look like us.” Marshall admits the key to having a chance to play for a Division I championship is to have two or three solid starting pitchers instead of one. He added that if the Gladiators were in a different division, then maybe it would be different.
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“That’s not something that we chase here; we don’t chase league titles or CIF championships,” Marshall said. “What I like to base it on is out of the 22 sports we have, I’d like to think that every year we should have someone make a run at something if we’re all doing what we’re supposed to be doing.” SOFTBALL This is the third winningest program and almost like baseball, has been the queens of the league for nearly the past 20 seasons, finishing in first place nine times and second and third place a combined four times. It’s hard to believe the program has racked up 337 wins under seven coaches. But, much of the success has come since 2013 when former head coach Shawn Quarles took over the program. In his final five seasons, he took his teams to the playoffs, including a trip to the divisional finals in 2018, a trip to the semifinals in 2015 and a trip to the quarterfinals in 2016. Quarles took over for Mike Rogers, who had coached Gahr for six seasons and advanced to the quarterfinals in 2007 and 2008. Not to knock him, but Marshall said Rogers was a great guy but not a great fit for the kids whereas Quarles was, who had a goal for the program and how they were going to get there. “He’s a local guy, Gahr guy and all that stuff,” Marshall said. “I think all that stuff matters. He went here, so his kids came here, and all the local talent starts staying here, which helps. And they play travel ball. Once you start getting the travel ball players staying at home and coming in and playing, now it is what it is.” Marshall, who admitted he is happy with the softball program, added that with current head coach Rey Sanchez being an on-campus guy and a softball guy, it’s an added bonus. Sanchez guided the 2019 team to a 22-6 mark and a semifinal berth. The team was undefeated in six games this past season before play was cancelled. BOYS VOLLEYBALL/BOYS TENNIS Marshall says there needs more consistency in coaching just like the girls volleyball program. The boys have gone 77-81 in league matches since 2002 with a pair of league titles and three second place finishes. The boys tennis program is much like the girls tennis program in that there are not a lot of students that get to see the team because it plays off campus. The Gladiators have won 134 league matches since 2002 with four league titles and seven second place finishes. Marshall added that the program seemed to be in good shape with head coach David Thompson in charge. He guided the 2017 team to a divisional championship. But Thompson has stepped down and Marshall believes the program won’t suffer because of that. TRACK AND FIELD Marshall said the boys winning a divisional title in 2000 and the girls doing so in 2001 and 2002 put the program on the map. In one of those years, over 20 track and field athletes advanced to the state preliminaries. Gahr has always had speed, good performances, some good years, and the numbers have been good. “It’s going to cycle, and our girls are going to be pretty good in a couple of years,” Marshall said. “We have some good, young talent that came out who have been running track their whole lives. It’s such a numbers game in league [and] it’s kind of hard to beat Downey and Warren when they have 100-something kids. If we win a race, they win three or four.” Marshall added that the key goal is how many athletes the program can send to the divisional finals.
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CERRITOS from page 1 Penske, Inc. is a $32 billion dollar revenue juggernaut, with a $3 billion market cap (stock price multiplied by the shares outstanding) as of March 2020; Roger Penske reportedly made nearly $1.9 billion in 2018. According to the agenda, Cerritos, not the billion dollar juggernaut that is Penske Inc., paid for drafting of the Rent Deferral Agreement. The deferral agreement was a sweetheart deal; Penske would have one year to pay the deferral amount back, which was just over $70,000, and no interest would be charged. Under California and FPPC conflict of interest laws, "city councilmembers have a mandated manner in which they must disqualify from decisions made at a public meeting and must publicly identify a conflict of interest and leave the room before the item is discussed." Specifically, California Government Code Section 84308(c) states, “Prior to rendering any decision pending before an agency [City Council], each officer [Councilmember] of the agency who received a contribution within the preceding 12 months in an amount of more than $250 from a party, or from any participant, shall disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding.” Solanki and Vo were mandated to disclose on the record that they received money from the SMCDA, who received money from the Cerritos Auto Square, and leave the meeting but they did not, and in doing do violated Section 84308. Further, “no Councilmember shall attempt to use his or her official position to influence a decision pending before the agency if the officer has received a contribution in an amount of more $250 within the preceding 12 months from a party or participant, if the officer knows that the participant has a financial interest in the decision.” Solanki and Vo should have recused themselves from the vote, but they did not. The Institute for Local Government in their election ethics publication wrote, "It’s not a good idea to ask for or accept campaign contributions from people who have business pending before an officeholder’s agency — or will in the foreseeable future. Soliciting your agency’s vendors for contributions to your re-election campaign is also a poor practice.” “The goal is to avoid any inference that receiving a campaign contribution will influence actions, whether it’s a vote on a policy matter or a decision to use the contributor’s company or firm to provide goods or services to your agency." Well-respected law firms such as Richards, Watson & Gershon; Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP; the staff of the Fair Political Practices Commission; among others, contribute to the publication. Yet after the presentation by City staff, and public comments by residents concerned about the lost revenue, Vo and Solanki stumbled over themselves to cast a yes vote. In fact, Vo can be seen on video clamoring to approve the motion by Solanki to vote on the deferral, interrupting Councilmember Grace Hu after Solanki called for the motion. Solanki had to ask who approved the motion, at which time Hu said she approved, Vo then immediately seconded the motion and the deferral was approved. Also voting on the deferral was Councilmembers Frank Aurelio Yokoyama and Grace Hu, but they were allowed as a check on the campaign statements of the SCMDA showed no contributions to Yokoyama nor Hu. Several emails into Mayor Solanki and Mayor pro tem Vo went unreturned.
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BELLFLOWER from page 1 resents a remarkable transformation from an empty metal warehouse to a state of the art 50-bed shelter and navigation center which will provide much needed services to Bellflower’s homeless population, all made possible through the support and funding from Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, as well as city funds. “Among the things that we are most proud of is the incredible speed with which we identified a location and constructed the shelter, a reflection of the dire need to ad-
To advertise call 562-407-3873 Los Cerritos Community News - LosCerritosNews.net 13 dress homelessness in our City” said Bell- less liaisons and the Los Angeles County (Case No. 8:18-cv-00155 DOC (JDE)). Enflower Mayor, Juan Garza. “The end result Sheriff’s Department. tering into the Settlement Agreement was a is almost impossible to behold when con“It was clear to the City Council that response to a 2018 Citizens’ Satisfaction sidering the point from which we started.” something needed to be done, not only to Survey where the City Council learned that New Hope’s operator, Mercy House, help our homeless population but also to homelessness was at the top of residents’ will begin intake of homeless individuals ensure the safety and quality of life of all list of serious problems in Bellflower. The on May 20, 2020, and help program partici- Bellflower residents,” said Mayor Garza. City Council anticipates that the City’s pants with creating a housing plan, making The New Hope Temporary Service landmark agreement with the plaintiffs in connections to housing resources and end- Shelter is the result of the Bellflower City this matter will help move homeless indiing their homelessness as soon as possible. Council entering into a Settlement Agree- viduals with ties to the City of Bellflower, The program maintains a strict no-walk-up ment on September 23, 2019, in a federal from the streets into appropriate temporary policy and depends on referrals from local case captioned Orange County Catholic housing while also allowing the City to ennon-profit organizations, contracted home- Worker, et al., v. Orange County, et al. force various regulations.
CITY OF CERRITOS STATE OF CALIFORNIA NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES PROJECT NO. 13065, FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STPL-5325(018) RFP NO. 1401-20 Project Identification:
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES , PROJECT NO. 13065, FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STPL-5325(018)
Project Description: Proposals must be received on or before:
The services to be provided shall consist of construction management and inspection services for the Rehabilitation of 166th Street, from Carmenita Road to Bloomfield Avenue, Federal Project No. STPL- 5325(018). Consultant shall have a minimum of five (5) years licensed experience performing similar tasks.
Place of proposal receipt:
Office of the City Clerk, City Hall Attention: Dario Simoes, Assistant City Engineer 18125 Bloomfield Avenue Cerritos, CA 90703
Proposals must be marked:
“CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES, PROJECT NO. 13065, FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STPL-5325(018) – DO NOT OPEN”
CITY OF CERRITOS STATE OF CALIFORNIA NOTICE TO BIDDERS OF THE 166TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS FROM CARMENITA ROAD TO BLOOMFIELD AVENUE FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STPL-5325 (018) PROJECT NO. 13065, BID NO. 1402-20 Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Cerritos, County of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby invites sealed bids for the following project: Project Identification:
166TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS FROM CARMENITA ROAD TO BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STPL-5325 (018), PROJECT NO. 13065, BID NO. 1402-20
Project Description:
The work or improvement to be performed generally consists of pavement rehabilitation on 166th Street from Carmenita Road to Bloomfield Avenue. Pavement rehabilitation consists of cold milling 3” of existing asphalt concrete (AC); construction of a 1” AC leveling course; and the construction of a 2” AC overlay. Additional improvements include the removal & replacement of deficient concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks panels and wheelchair access ramps; adjustment of utilities to grade; and re-striping of lane lines and stop bars; and the removal of parkway trees.
Friday, June 19, 2020, 3:00 p.m.
Bids must be received on or before:
11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Proposals must be made in accordance with Sections VI and VII of the City’s “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES, PROJECT NO. 13065, FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STPL-5325(018), RFP NO. 1401-20.” Proposals are required on the entire scope of work outlined in the Request for Proposal.
Place of bid receipt:
Office of the City Clerk, City Hall 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, First Floor Cerritos, California 90703 Bids must be marked “166TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS FROM CARMENITA ROAD TO BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STPL-5325 (018), PROJECT NO. 13065, BID NO. 1402-20, DO NOT OPEN”
Please direct all comments or questions to Dario Simoes, Assistant City Engineer at (562) 916-1228, or via email at dsimoes@cerritos.us. The last date to receive questions is June 12, 2020.
All bids shall be made on the form furnished by the City and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above-stated time in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Cerritos, City Hall.
The consultant awarded the contract shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers from all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses in law or equity that may at any time arise or be set up because of the damages to property or personal injury, including death, received by reason of or in the course of the performance of any and all obligations and/or work on the Project by any willful, reckless, or negligent act or omission of the consultant, any of the consultant’s employees, or any subconsultant. This indemnity and hold harmless shall be construed to the fullest extent allowable under the law, except that if any such liability is determined to have caused by the active negligence or willful misconduct of the City, the consultant shall not be required to indemnify and hold harmless the City for the percentage of liability attributable to the City’s active negligence or willful misconduct.
Obtaining Contract Documents: A set of Contract Documents, including the plans and specifications, may be purchased at the Engineering Division of the City of Cerritos for $10.00 ($15.00 if mailing is requested). There will be no refund for return of the Contract Documents. Return of such documents is not required.
The Request for Proposal is currently available from the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department of the City of Cerritos.
The consultant shall procure and maintain, for the duration of the contract, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the consultant’s performance. The cost of such insurance shall be borne by the consultant. General Liability: $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage. If Commercial General Liability insurance with a general aggregate limit is used, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this contract, or consultant shall receive written permission by City for variation. Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability: Workers’ Compensation limits as required by the Labor Code of the State of California. Professional Liability: Insurance shall be appropriate to the consultant’s profession. This coverage may be written on a “claims made” basis, and must include coverage for contractual liability. The Professional Liability insurance must be endorsed to be applicable to claims based upon, arising out of or related to services performed for the project. NOTE: The insurance policy must include a special endorsement to policy that provides: 1. The City of Cerritos, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers are included as additional insureds. The coverage shall contact no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers. 2. The insurer shall not cancel or reduce the insured’s coverage without first providing thirty (30) days advance written notice to the City of Cerritos. 3. The City of Cerritos will not be responsible for premiums or assessments on the policy. The insurer shall furnish the City of Cerritos a certified copy of the policy within five (5) days upon request. The successful consultant shall maintain, during the life of the contract the above specified with the above-referenced special endorsement. Pursuant to Section 1735 of the California Labor Code, the consultant shall not discriminate in the employment of persons for the work as described in the Request for Proposal because of race, religious creed, color, nation or origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or gender of such persons. If the consultant is found to be in violation of this Section on this work, the consultant shall be subject to all penalties imposed in Part 7, Chapter 1 of the California Labor Code. The City of Cerritos reserves the right to award a contract to any respondent the City may select, and is not obligated to award to the respondent who submits the lowest fee schedule. The City further reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to postpone proposal openings for its own convenience, and to waive any informality or irregularity in a proposal to the extent allowed by law. The City further reserves the right to reissue a new Request for Proposal for the same or similar services. Proposals received by City are public information and must be made available to any person upon request. Submitted proposals are not to be copyrighted. This Notice of Request for Proposal is not a comprehensive listing of all requirements with which the successful consultant must comply. This list only identifies minimum standards that the successful consultant must comply with during the term of the contract for construction management and inspection services. For a complete list of requirements, please review the Request for Proposal. In case of a conflict between this Notice and the Request for Proposal, the terms of the Request for Proposal shall govern.
Each bid shall be accompanied by bid security referred to in the Contract Documents and by a list of proposed subcontractors. Evidence of insurance, a performance bond, and a labor and materials bond as specified in the Contract Documents will be required prior to execution of the contract. In accordance with Public Contract Code section 22300, the bidder who is awarded the contract may substitute securities for retention moneys withheld by a public agency to ensure performance under the contract. The procedure and requirements for substituting said securities is set forth in Public Contract Code section 22300, which is incorporated by this reference as set forth herein. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or portions thereof, or to waive any informality or irregularity in a bid to the extent allowed by law. No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the California Business and Professions Code. The contractor must possess a license of the following classification at the time the contract is awarded (and must maintain this license classification through completion of the project): “A” or “C-12.” The bidder's attention is also directed to Section 7028.15 of the Business and Professions Code for further reference. Only a contractor registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to bid on public works contracts in California shall be permitted to submit a bid. Furthermore, only subcontractors registered with the DIR to bid on public works contracts in California shall be permitted to perform work or labor or render service under subcontract to the subject contractor. This project is federally funded and the United States Secretary of Labor has determined the general prevailing rate of wages and employer payments to health and welfare, vacation, pension and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. This rate and scale is on file with the Secretary of Labor and is published in the Code of Federal Regulations (“Davis-Bacon Act”). The contractor to whom the contract is awarded, and the subcontractors under him, must pay not less than these rates for this area to all workers employed in the execution of the contract. The bidder's attention is further directed to Section 9204 of the Public Contract Code regarding the claims resolution process for all public works projects. Any dispute or claim against the City under a public works project shall be processed in accordance with Section 9204 of the Public Contract Code and any other applicable law. By order of the City of Cerritos. Dated/posted/published: May 22, 2020 Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 5/22/20 CITY OF CERRITOS NOTICE OF FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 BUDGET REVIEW NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cerritos City Council will review and consider an agenda item at a special meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. on the following matter: FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 BUDGET: REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF THE PRELIMINARY COMBINED FINANCIAL PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF CERRITOS AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021. (COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY) This agenda item will be reviewed and considered in the Council Chambers of the Cerritos City Hall, Cerritos Civic Center, Bloomfield Avenue and 183rd Street in Cerritos, California 90703. The meeting will also air live on Cerritos TV3 and will be streamed over the City of Cerritos website at www.cerritos.us.
Proposals are required for the entire work described in the Request for Proposal.
Any person interested in this matter may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 9161248, for additional information and/or appear at the hearing in person or by agent and be heard.
By order of the City of Cerritos. Dated/posted/published: May 22, 2020
Dated: May 22, 2020
Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 5/22/20
/s/Vida Barone Vida Barone, City Clerk/Treasurer
Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 5/22/20
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Trustee Sale No. 16-004413 SLE 730-1702873-70 APN 8042-034-032 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 08/30/05. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 06/16/20 at 10:00 am, Aztec Foreclosure Corporation as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Frederick H Leyva, a widower, as Trustor(s), in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. as nominee for Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp,, as Beneficiary, Recorded on 09/12/05 in Instrument No. 05 2184538 of official records in the Office of the county recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state), Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California described as: 12811 HEFLIN DR, LA MIRADA, CA 90638 The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $541,139.54 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call or visit the Internet Web site, using the file number assigned to this case 16-004413. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. www.nationwideposting.com 916-939-0772 Or Aztec Foreclosure Corporation (877) 257-0717 www.aztectrustee.com DATE: 05/14/2020 AZTEC FORECLOSURE CORPORATION Amy Connolly Assistant Secretary / Assistant Vice President Aztec Foreclosure Corporation 3636 N. Central Ave., Suite #400 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Phone: (877) 257-0717 or (877) 257-0717 Fax: (602) 638-5748 www.aztectrustee.com NPP0370263 To: LA MIRADA LAMPLIGHTER 05/22/2020, 05/29/2020, 06/05/2020
CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS NOTICE AND SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 593 ORDINANCE NO. 593 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (NO. 583) BETWEEN THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS AND HAWAIIAN 1311 LLC, DBA: HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65864 ET SEQ., AND ADOPTING THE ASSOCIATED INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE HOTEL PROJECT LOCATED AT 22434 NORWALK BOULEVARD, CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS. HEARING BODY: DATE OF HEARING: TIME OF HEARING: LOCATION OF HEARING:
Hawaiian Gardens City Council May 26, 2020 6:00 P.M., or soon thereafter. City Council Chambers 21815 Pioneer Boulevard Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716 Virtual Teleconference Video Meeting Only
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 26, 2020, the City Council of the City of Hawaiian Gardens will consider the adoption of Ordinance No. 593, approving the Development Agreement for the “Green Property,” located at 22434 Norwalk Boulevard (APN: 7076-033-910). If adopted, the ordinance would approve a Development Agreement between the City of Hawaiian Gardens and Hawaiian 1311 LLC, DBA: Holiday Inn Express & Suites in connection with the development of the subject property (APN: 7076-033-910), in Hawaiian Gardens, California. If approved, the Development Agreement No. 583 would permit the development of a four-story, 42,164 square foot, 71-unit hotel on approximately 55,107 square foot vacant parcel located on the east side of Norwalk Boulevard, between Brittain Street and 226th Street. The Ordinance incorporates the Development Agreement, which establishes and vests certain development rights, obligations and conditions for development of the “Green Property”, which comprises approximately 1.25 acres. The Development Agreement also addresses the manner in which Developer will pay a fair share contribution for impacts with the Project, and the manner in which the overall development and construction of the Project will occur. In accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) has been prepared for the proposed project. Also, the City has prepared a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for reporting and monitoring on the measures the City hereby has either required or made a condition of approval to the project to mitigate or avoid significant environmental effects, which is adopted together with the IS/MND. Note: The above is a summary of the Ordinance. A copy of this notice is posted at the City Hall at 21815 Pioneer Boulevard, Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716. Also, a copy of the full text of the Ordinance is available on the City’s website at www.hgcity.org or contact the City Clerk’s Office for additional information. _____________________________ LUCIE COLOMBO, CMC, CPMC CITY CLERK Published: May 22nd, 2020 Posted: May 19, 2020 Los Cerritos Community News Published at Hawaiian Gardens Community Newspaper 5/22/20 ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE At the Board Meeting of June 2, 2020 at 7 p.m., the Board of Education will hold a public hearing regarding the Budget of the District for the fiscal year 2020-21, prior to Final Adoption as required by Education Code Section 42103. The proposed budget will be on file and available for public inspection at the following location should members of the public wish to review the budget prior to the public hearing.
Location: www.abcusd.us Date(s): May 28 - June 1, 2020
MAY 22, 2020 CITY OF CERRITOS STATE OF CALIFORNIA NOTICE TO BIDDERS OF THE EL RANCHO VERDE PARK AND ECOLOGY PARK PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NOS. 20116, 20118 AND 10074 BID NO. 1396-20
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Cerritos, County of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby invites sealed bids for the following project: Project Identification:
EL RANCHO VERDE PARK AND ECOLOGY PARK PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NOS. 20116, 20118 AND 10074, BID NO. 1396-20
Project Description:
The work or improvement to be performed generally consists of providing all labor, material, tools and equipment necessary to remove existing playground equipment, install new playground equipment, remove existing sand and install new rubberized playground surfacing, remove and reconstruct concrete walkways, at Gridley Park East and Reservoir Hill Park and other items as specified in the Bid Sheet. Gridley Park East is located at 19851 Pioneer Boulevard and Reservoir Hill Park is located at 16733 Studebaker Road both in the City of Cerritos. The play equipment installer shall be a certified installer of Game Time Playground Equipment.
Bids must be received on or before:
11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Place of bid receipt:
Office of the City Clerk, City Hall 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, First Floor Cerritos, California 90703 Bids must be marked: “EL RANCHO VERDE PARK AND ECOLOGY PARK PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NOS. 20116, 20118 AND 10074, BID NO. 1396-20”
All bids shall be made on the form furnished by the City and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above-stated time in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Cerritos, City Hall. Obtaining Contract Documents: A set of Contract Documents, including the plans and specifications, may be purchased at the Engineering Division of the City of Cerritos for $10.00 ($15.00 if mailing is requested). There will be no refund for return of the Contract Documents. Return of such documents is not required. Each bid shall be accompanied by bid security referred to in the Contract Documents and by a list of proposed subcontractors. Evidence of insurance, a performance bond, and a labor and materials bond as specified in the Contract Documents will be required prior to execution of the contract. In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, the bidder who is awarded the contract may substitute securities for retention moneys withheld by a public agency to ensure performance under the contract. The procedure and requirements for substituting said securities are set forth in Public Contract Code Section 22300, which is incorporated by this reference as set forth herein. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or portions thereof, or to waive any informality or irregularity in a bid to the extent allowed by law. No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the California Business and Professions Code. The contractor must possess a license of the following classification at the time the contract is awarded (and must maintain this license classification through completion of the project): “A.” The bidder's attention is also directed to Section 7028.15 of the Business and Professions Code for further reference. Only a contractor registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to bid on public works contracts in California shall be permitted to submit a bid. Furthermore, only subcontractors registered with the DIR to bid on public works contracts in California shall be permitted to perform work or labor or render service under subcontract to the subject contractor. No contractor or subcontractor awarded work on this project shall appear on the federal or state debarment lists. The bidder’s attention is further directed to Section 9204 of the Public Contract Code regarding the claims resolution process for all public works projects. Any dispute or claim against the City under a public works project shall be processed in accordance with Section 9204 of the Public Contract Code and any other applicable law. This is a federally assisted construction contract. Federal labor standards provisions outlined in HUD-4010 form, including the prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA), will be enforced. The applicable federal wage decision is the one in effect ten (10) days prior to bid opening; it is online at http://www.wdol.gov/wdol/scafiles/davisbacon/ca.html. In the event of a conflict between Federal and State wage rates, the higher of the two will prevail. The State wage rates are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/index.html. Lower State wage rates for work classifications not specifically included in the Federal wage decision are not acceptable. This is a HUD Section 3 covered construction contract and requires compliance with the hiring goals outlined in Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act. A bid preference may be given to a bidder who provides a reasonable bid and is determined to be a qualified Section 3 Business. A Section 3 Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at City Hall 2nd Floor Public Works Conference Room, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703, to explain the Section 3 bid preference and hiring goals. In order to receive consideration for the Section 3 bid preference, a bidder must complete, sign, and submit the following forms with its bid proposal: a) Section 3 Business Certification form; and b) Section 3 Resident Certification form(s). A reasonable bid must be within the Zone of Consideration factored at the time of the bid evaluation. Direct all questions to Jane Freij, Section 3 Coordinator, at jfreij@willdan.com. Additional federal requirements, as detailed in the Information to Bidders, apply to this project. Apprenticeship Program: Attention is directed to Sections 1777.5, 1777.6, and 1777.7 of the California Labor Code and Title 8 of the California Administrative Code, Section 200, et seq., to ensure compliance and a complete understanding of the law regarding apprentices. Conflict of Interest: No employee, officer, or agent of the sub-recipient shall participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by federal funds if a conflict of interest, real or apparent, would be involved. The conflict of interest provisions in 24 CFR 85.36, OMB Circular A-110, and 24 CFR 570.611 shall apply. By order of the City of Cerritos. Dated/posted/published: May 22, 2020 Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 5/22/20
The Public Hearing of the School District, to be held during the Board Meeting June 2, 2020 will begin at 7 p.m. or as soon thereafter as practicable, conducting its business telephonically. The public can listen to it live via conference call phone number (310) 372-7549 using Conference Code 654456. Persons wishing to address the Board regarding the Budget of the District should submit their comments during the public comment period which runs from 8:00 am on Monday June 1, 2020, to 12:00 pm on Tuesday June 2, 2020, via one of the following methods: Send an email to public.comments@abcusd.us Submit comment via this form http://myabcusd.org/publiccomment Call (562) 584-1145 and leave a voicemail These matters will be considered at such time as this agenda item is considered by the Board of the School District. Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 5/22/20
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To advertise call 562-407-3873 California, and is described as follows: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR
NOTICE OF DIVIDED PUBLICATION Made pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 3381
Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code (R&TC) Sections 3381 through 3385, the Notice of Power to Sell Tax-Defaulted Property Subject to the Tax Collector's Power to Sell in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California, has been divided and distributed to various newspapers of general circulation published in the County. A portion of the list appears in each of such newspapers. NOTICE OF IMPENDING POWER TO SELL TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY Made pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 3361 Notice is hereby given that the following parcels listed will become Subject to the Tax Collector's Power to Sell on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time, by operation of law. The real property taxes and assessments on the parcels listed will have been defaulted five or more years, except for: 1. Nonresidential commercial parcels, as defined in R&TC Section 3691, which will have been defaulted for three or more years; 2. Parcels on which a nuisance abatement lien has been recorded, which will have been defaulted for three or more years; 3. Parcels that can serve the public benefit and a request has been made by the County of Los Angeles, a city within the County of Los Angeles, or nonprofit organization to purchase the parcels through Chapter 8 Agreement Sales pursuant to R&TC Section 3692.4, which will have been defaulted for three or more years. The Tax Collector will record a Notice of Power to Sell unless the property taxes are paid in full or the property owner initiates an installment plan of redemption, as provided by law, prior to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, when the right to initiate an installment plan terminates. Thereafter, the only option to prevent the sale of the property at public auction is to pay the taxes in full. The right of redemption survives the property becoming Subject to the Tax Collector's Power to Sell, but it terminates at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, on the last business day before the scheduled auction of the property by the Tax Collector. The Treasurer and Tax Collector's Office will furnish, upon request, information concerning making a payment in full or initiating an installment plan of redemption. For more information, please visit our website at ttc.lacounty.gov. The amount to redeem the property, in United States dollars and cents, is set forth in the listing opposite each parcel number. This amount includes all defaulted taxes, penalties, and fees that have accrued from the date of tax-default to the date of Tuesday, June 30, 2020. I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 24th day of February, 2020.
KEITH KNOX TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES STATE OF CALIFORNIA
PROPERTY TAX DEFAULTED IN YEAR 2017 FOR TAXES, ASSESSMENT, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017 2468 $180.90 HURLEY, LLOYD R AND ANN M AIN: 7034022-046 2732 $1, 210.41 GARCIA, ROY N AND ROCIO C AIN: 8052015-050 2739 $272.17 DELGADO, CLIFFORD SITUS: 14525 CLARESSA AVE NORWALK CA 90650-5212 AIN: 8070-021-020 2740 $197.54 GAXIOLA, LORENZA AIN: 8070-022-021 PROPERTY TAX DEFAULTED IN YEAR 2015 FOR TAXES, ASSESSMENT, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 2462 $376.18 ALVARADO, RUBEN AND BENITA SITUS: 11869 ALGARDI ST NORWALK CA 906507166 AIN: 7009-004-051 2463 $23, 478.64 WILSON, DEIDRA A AND WILSON, MISHCHELE M SITUS: 11219 LUCAS ST CERRITOS CA 90703-1625 AIN: 7016-018055 2464 $5, 997.28 NOWELL, KATHRYN A TR KATHRYN A NOWELL TRUST SITUS: 17816 CALIENTE CIR CERRITOS CA 90703-9015 AIN: 7022017-069 2465 $7, 403.46 INGRAM, JAMES L TR INGRAM FAMILY TRUST SITUS: 12344 REVA ST CERRITOS CA 90703-8309 AIN: 7025-024-021 2466 $21, 056.91 MANCUSO, ROBERT G SITUS: 18733 HOLMES AVE CERRITOS CA 90703-6345 AIN: 7028-006-036 2467 $5, 391.81 LAMBERT, HENRY A C/O C/O J LAMBERT SITUS: 18022 CLARKDALE AVE ARTESIA CA 90701-4121 AIN: 7033-022-006 2470 $99.51 LEONARDO, SERGIO AND ADRIANA SITUS: 12109 DROXFORD ST ARTESIA CA 90701-5801 AIN: 7040-034-002 2471 $294.93 KRISH, CHALAT P AND LAKSHMY V TRS C AND L KRISH TRUST AND VENKAT, PRIYA SITUS: 19620 CHRISTINA WAY CERRITOS CA 90703-7700 AIN: 7056-001-049 2721 $51, 265.71 ARANJO, ELVA C/O C/O MARC COHEN ESQ SITUS: 12012 PIUMA AVE NORWALK, CA 90650 AIN: 8021-014-026 2722 $1, 745.19 GOMEZ, JAVIER AND ZEPEDA, JEANETTE A SITUS: 12229 BEATY AVE NORWALK CA 90650-2007 AIN: 8025-006-015 2730 $819.51 PERALTA, GONZALO SITUS: 11571 ANGELL ST NORWALK CA 90650-2744 AIN: 8049-016-023 2731 $6, 941.07 HUGHES, HOLLAND TR HOLLAND AND HAZEL HUGHES TRUST SITUS: 11536 MAZA ST NORWALK CA 90650-2738 AIN: 8049-018-008 2733 $7, 481.65 GARRISON, DELBERT B AND RUTH A SITUS: 13608 ROSETON AVE NORWALK CA 90650-3855 AIN: 8054-003-008 2734 $1, 140.36 CABLE, MARTHA A SITUS: 14002 ROSETON AVE NORWALK CA 90650-3825 AIN: 8054030-018 2735 $1, 243.03 DELAROSA, JORGE C AND DECABRERA, ANA R AND CABRERA, JORGE JR SITUS: 13909 SUMMER AVE NORWALK CA 906503833 AIN: 8054-034-029 2738 $2, 172.10 JUAREZ, MARGARITO AND GUTIERREZ, VIRIDIANA SITUS: 14439 PAINTER AVE NORWALK CA 90650-5156 AIN: 8070-003022 2741 $5, 195.38 MAGANA, TIBURCIO AND YOLANDA SITUS: 12136 HOPLAND ST NORWALK CA 90650-6658 AIN: 8080-033-010
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOSE ARTURO CERVANTES CASE NO. 20STPB03166 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JOSE ARTURO CERVANTES. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CHRISTINE SCHOUTEN CERVANTES in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CHRISTINE SCHOUTEN CERVANTES 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: 09/15/20 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your 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 MARK BRIFMAN - SBN 75923 BRIFMAN LAW CORPORATION 15545 DEVONSHIRE STREET SUITE 204 MISSION HILLS CA 91345 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/20 CNS-3363240# COMMERCE COMMUNITY NEWS
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Commerce will conduct a public hearing to adopt an Ordinance prohibiting public nuisance vehicles upon any street in residential zones and amending time limitations and restrictions for long-term parking on public streets. A copy of the Ordinance establishing said regulations will be available at the City Clerk’s office on May 29, 2020. Said public hearing will be held via teleconferencing (zoom), on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at 6:00 p.m., at which time proponents and opponents of the proposed regulation will be heard. Any comments, objections or other information by the public may be submitted via e-mail to the city clerk at lshumway@ci.commerce.ca.us prior to the hearing. Per Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. CITY OF COMMERCE City Clerk 2535 Commerce Way Commerce, California 90040 (323) 722-4805 Published at Commerce Community Newspaper 5/22/20 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Commerce will conduct a public hearing to adopt an Ordinance creating and implementing a temporary recreational vehicle parking permit program. A copy of the Ordinance establishing said regulations will be available at the City Clerk’s office on May 29, 2020. Said public hearing will be held via teleconferencing (Zoom), on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at 6:00 p.m., at which time proponents and opponents of the proposed regulation will be heard. Any comments, objections or other information by the public may be submitted via e-mail to the City Clerk at lshumway@ci.commerce.ca.us prior to the hearing. Per Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. CITY OF COMMERCE City Clerk 2535 Commerce Way Commerce, California 90040 (323) 722-4805 Published at Commerce Community Newspaper 5/22/20 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: YUEN DONG YEE CASE NO. 20STPB03429 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of YUEN DONG YEE. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JONATHAN W. YEE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JONATHAN W. YEE 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
PROPERTY TAX DEFAULTED IN YEAR 2014 FOR TAXES, ASSESSMENT, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 2469 $23, 779.57 KOKA, VENKATESH R SITUS: 18300 PIONEER BLVD ARTESIA CA 90701-5533 AIN: 7040-017-007
examination in the file kept by the court.
PROPERTY TAX DEFAULTED IN YEAR 2011 FOR TAXES, ASSESSMENT, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011 2729 $1, 411.32 STOUT, B GRACE SITUS: 12824 ORR AND DAY RD NORWALK CA 90650-2706 AIN: 8049-011-010 CN969721 538 May 15,22, 2020
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20020077837 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: APPLE DOG BAKERY BLVD., 11501 ROCHESTER CT., CERRITOS CA 90703 Registered Owner: YOON JU OH 11501 ROCHESTER CT., CERRITOS CA 90703. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED AS AN Individual. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: 4/2020. 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 thousand dollars ($1,000). /S/ YOON JU OH. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on May 7, 2020. 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 of notice 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. Effective January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business Name Statement must be accompanied by the affidavit of identity form. 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). LCCN 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12
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PARCEL NUMBERING SYSTEM EXPLANATION The Assessor's Identification Number, when used to describe property in this list, refers to the Assessors's map book, the map page, the block on the map, if applicable, and the individual parcel on the map page or in the block. The Assessor's maps and further explanation of the parcel numbering system are available in the Assessor's Office, 500 West Temple Street, Room 225, Los Angeles, California 90012. The real property that is the subject of this notice is situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of
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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: 09/23/20 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS 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 knowledgeYOU 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 TRENT C. MARCUS, ESQ. - SBN 227772 19900 BEACH BOULEVARD, C-1 HUNTINGTON BEACH CA 92648 BSC 218212 5/8, 5/15, 5/22/20 CNS-3362528# LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS
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