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CERRITOS' CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET GOING STRONG
JUDGE’S RULING IN CENTRAL BASIN LAWSUIT CALLED INTO QUESTION
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CHARGES REFILED AGAINST FORMER L.A. COUNTY ASSESSOR JOHN NOGUEZ BY BRIAN HEWS
After ruling, two rogue directors once again fail to attend crucial board meeting. BY BRIAN HEWS A Superior Court judge has joined the fray at Central Basin (CB) by making the strangest of rulings in a lawsuit that will have wide-ranging ramifications on the Commerce-based agency. The lawsuit was filed when four CB board members appointed Leticia Vasquez as President and Art Chacon as VP back in January of this year. Led by Directors John Oskoui and Bob Apodaca, with attorneys from Aleshire and Wynder, a group sued attempting to invalidate the appointment by arguing that four votes was not a majority because there are eight seats on the board. Current California laws prevent HMG from requesting documents from Aleshire showing who is paying the Irvine-based firm.
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THE CERRITOS FARMERS MARKET is one of the area's finest. Said one shopper, "I really love it, they have the best selection of ethnic foods in the area and they are very well priced." Photo by Tammye McDuff.
BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Just a short three minute walk from the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts is the certified Farmers Market that is held each Saturday from 9:00 am to 1:00pm and one of the most complete markets around. There are tons of fresh vegetables, many which claim to be organic. Two
particular stands are quite popular with local shoppers. Due to the social distancing mandate, one line had over 40 people waiting to shop and the other stand just around 20. When asking one shopper why the line, he stated “I really enjoy this particular booth because they have the best selection of original Chinese foods in the area and they are very well priced.”
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DISNEY WILL HOLD MASSIVE AUCTION OF MEMORABILIA AUGUST 15 AND 16
Eyvind Earle Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through Concept: (Disneyland, 1957) When Walt Disney asked his Imagineers to find a creative use for the empty space within the Sleeping Beauty Castle, they settled on a walk through featuring dioramas that would tell the story of Sleeping Beauty. The painting is 10.25 x 20" and will sell between $15,000 and $20,000. Story on page 9.
District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced that her office has refiled 78 felony charges against former Assessor John Noguez, Ramin Salari and Mark McNiel in the largest public corruption scheme in Los Angeles' history that began 10 years ago. Los Cerritos Community News was the first to break details of the scheme and published more than 100 articles on the case. The case eventually garnered national media attention for months, a Los Angeles Press Club Award, and a Pulitzer Prize nomination. The saga began when LCCN found that during his election for Assessor, Noguez
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Affirmative Action Could Return to California. How Impactful Would It Be? BY BALA THENAPPAN This November, voters will determine the fate of Proposition 16, which would reinstate affirmative action across California. Whether affirmative action would be enough to address the underrepresentation of certain racial groups at the state’s top schools is unclear. In 1996, California voters approved Proposition 209, which prohibits the state from “discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to any individual or group in public employment, public education, or public contracting on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.” 209 effectively prohibits public institutions from employing affirmative action. There have been various challenges to 209 in the past - none have succeeded. In 2012, State Senator Edward Hernandez proposed SCA-5, which would have allowed voters to repeal 209’s ban on the use of affirmative action by public universities. Although SCA-5 was passed by the state senate in 2014, State
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Contract awarded for Cerritos upgrades The Cerritos City Council has awarded a $195,064 contract to RE Schultz Construction, Inc. of Orange for playground improvements at El Rancho Verde Park and Ecology Park. The project includes removing existing playground equipment, removing and relocating existing sand surface material and installing new equipment and rubberized surfacing. The work is funded in part with money from the Community Development Block Grant, which is regulated by guidelines established by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The work is expected to be completed in September.
Cerritos streets earmarked for asphalt improvements The Cerritos City Council has awarded Onyx Paving Company, Inc. of Anaheim a $282,000 contract for asphalt improvements in residential streets. The work, which will be performed in the area bordered by Shoemaker Avenue, South Street, Carmenita Road and Coyote Creek, consists of removing and replacing asphalt concrete and applying slurry seal. The project is funded through the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account, which allocates funds from the State of California to eligible cities and counties for road improvements and critical safety enhancements. The asphalt work is expected to be completed in September.
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High School Freshman Receive Silver Award for Mental Health Project BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Eighth graders, Sofia Orozco and Alexa Martinez co-created the “Mental Health Tackle Team” to earn their Girl Scout Silver Award and ended up developing a timely resource for students during the CoVID19 pandemic. The girls met over six years ago in Girls Scouts and have remained in the same troupe throughout elementary and middle school. Martinez and Orozco are part of Girl Scout Troop 15424, in the greater Los Angeles Council and will submit their project Mental Health Tackle Team as their Silver Award assignment in the coming weeks. The Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadet can earn. It recognizes leadership, organization, determination and dedication to improving the community. The girls will have invested over 50 hours into their project. Both Martinez and Orozco have dealt with personal experiences dealing with anxiety and wanted to openly share their thoughts and feelings with others. When school was shut down and mandates were ordered to stay safer at home, it brought a whole new level of stress and crisis. The four week campaign was designed to promote positive mental health through awareness and discussion, encouraging students to tackle their mental health issues. The plan was to highlight on topic each week. The first session focused on creative outlets and open discussion around social distancing, CoVID-19, fears and anxieties. Coping mechanisms were presented such
EIGHTH GRADERS Sofia Orozco and Alexa Martinez discuss the program with a friend. They co-created the “Mental Health Tackle Team” to earn their Girl Scout Silver Award and ended up developing a timely resource for students during the pandemic.
as belly breathing, and the five-point stress reducer. When anyone is experiencing stress, take a deep breath and identify: • What are five things I see? • What are four things I hear? • What are three things I smell? • What are two things I can touch? • What is one thing I can taste? Planning began in September 2019 to discover a community-centric topic that both Martinez and Orozco were passionate about. After much research, it was clear that Mental Health was a much-needed forum. The original strategy was to host inperson activities during lunch every week. However, once COVID-19 arrived and schools closed they thought their project had come to an end. Within a few weeks they were able to modify their campaign and move it to a 100-percent virtual forum relying on social media to communicate their message.
With the guidance of their school counselor, the program was expanded to include the takeover of ‘Wellness Wednesdays’, a weekly zoom call for all grades. Counselor Ms. Min provided vital encouragement and support, “I firmly believe this program was successful because it was student led and it was their voices which were front and center. Their ‘Tackle Team’ created a safe space for their peers to share real dialogue between one another and learn from each other.” The biggest concern of the students that participated was the lack of personal interaction with their friends. The Tackle Team wanted everyone to understand that it is okay to be scared. Parent Denise Orozco said, “As a parent, watching this project unfold, positive messages were not only reaching the students but reaching out to other family members and adults who also needed to have that discussion about anxiety.”
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Downey Approves Temporary Outdoor Dining
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WALKABLE: Downey has closed Downey Ave. between 2nd and 3rd streets to allow stores and restaurants to use outdoor space to conduct their business. BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Downey City Council approved temporary dining guidelines for Downey restaurants, utilizing adjacent outdoor areas to serve food and drinks at the regular meeting. In response to this temporary situation and in efforts to assist restaurant businesses, the Community Development Department created a temporary outdoor dining program that would allow restaurants within the city to apply for provisional outdoor dining areas, assisting with the loss of indoor seating. As with many other cities in the area the program allows restaurant owners the flexibility to designate outdoor walkways, sidewalks or parking stalls for outdoor dining that can serve one or more restaurants in a center. All restaurants in the city are eligible to participate in the program that utilizes public and private property, meeting the
temporary outdoor dining criteria. However, the Downtown Downey Core District on Downey Avenue, will add a bit more to the experience. In an effort to provide additional space for the downtown businesses and open the area for additional pedestrian traffic, starting last Saturday July 25, Downey Avenue, between 2nd and 3rd Street will be closed indefinitely. This closure will open up public space to support the safe reopening of Downtown Downey business, the city has partnered with the District@Downey for the next six months. Effective Saturday, August 1st, the farmers market will be temporarily moved from Downey Avenue to the public parking lot located on the corner of 2nd Street and La Reina Avenue. The farmers market will continue to operate at its new location every Saturday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
MYSTERY SEEDS: Stranger Things have been arriving in people's mailboxes, if you receive them, contact information is at the end of the article below. BY TAMMYE MCDUFF People have been receiving packages of mysterious seeds from China. “The USDA is aware that people across the country and in Canada are receiving suspicious, unsolicited packages of seed that appear to be coming from China. The USDA urges anyone who receives an unsolicited package of seeds to hold onto everything and immediately contact their state plant regulatory official or APHIS State Plant Health Director. Currently the USDA does not have
any evidence indicating this is something other than a “brushing scam” where people receive unsolicited items from a seller who then posts false customer reviews to boost sales. Cecilia Sequeira, representative from the USDA said, “ I think it goes without saying, but do not plant seeds from unknown origins.” If you receive seeds contact Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services, Sacramento [916] 654.0317 or email nick.condos@cdfa. ca.gov; or State Plant Health Director, Sacramento [916]930.5500 or email Helene.R.Wright@usda.gov.
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HOW COVID-19 IS THREATENING OUR HEALTH IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
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encapsulated, sedentary habits that have already left us more isolated and less healthy. As we move toward a postCOVID world, too many neighborhoods offer too little choice, except to continue and even increase this drive-through lifestyle. Among other things, that is an unjust burden on those who are unable, because of income or age or illness, to own and operate a car. It seems that, as with so many other aspects of the pandemic, we are being forced to confront the structural inequalities and other failures of our existing ways of doing things. One of those failures is an alarming growth in obesity -- itself a risk factor for COVID-19 death, and also a problem that falls disproportionately on low-income and minority communities. In the past 50 years, worldwide obesity rates have tripled, and today in the US, 70% of adults are overweight or obese. The trend in children is especially ominous: in 1960, fewer than one in 10 American children were overweight or obese, but today, that number is one in four. Formerly very rare (and very serious) childhood diseases like Type 2 diabetes have become increasingly common. For adults, the increase is no less alarming. From 2000 to 2018, the prevalence of obesity increased from 30.5% to 42.4%. That's contributing to soaring health costs – over $190 billion a year in the US alone, or 21 percent of all health care spending, according to a Cornell University study. The pandemic is not helping. A recent international survey by Web MD indicated that 55% of men and 34% of women had gained weight during the lockdown. Of US respondents, 25% said they had gained 10 pounds or more. As we emerge from our lockdown, we need active living again – not sedentary drive-through lifestyles in drive-through-only neighborhoods. Of course, there are other factors that contribute to the obesity epidemic, including the growing consumption
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of junk food and the lure of sedentary activities online. But there's also evidence of a close correspondence between obesity and unwalkable, cardependent neighborhoods. People in these neighborhoods are likely to be heavier, more sedentary and less fit, a deadly pattern that begins when we are young. For those over 40, a little experiment is telling. In our talks, we often ask our audiences how many of them walked or biked to school. Most hands usually go up. Then we ask them how many of their kids, grandkids or friends' kids now walk or bike to school. Almost no hands go up. We have wrought a huge change in the lifestyles of our children, one that is taking a tragic toll. We chose to do it when we created unwalkable (and unbikable) suburban environments. No wonder our kids stay indoors on their screens, with too much junk food and too little activity. Safe, walkable neighborhoods are not just an amenity, they're a matter of life or death. Not only do we need to be safe from injury and violence – and pathogens, with proper social distancing – but we need to be in walkable environments where we can live active, engaged lives. As the sociologist Eric Klinenberg has pointed out, these neighborhoods create “social infrastructure” that can be a lifesaver in a crisis (including a pandemic). And more walking brings more social interaction, more time outdoors, more recreation, more smiles and more "life" in every sense. But in modern times, aren't we stuck with these car-dependent neighborhoods? No, we aren't. As the PBS series Designing Healthy Communities showed, there are plenty of good examples of neighborhoods that point the way. More walkable, transit-oriented suburban neighborhoods such as Oregon's Orenco Station prove that it's possible to offer places where people will choose to walk more. At Orenco Station, a study by the sociologist Bruce Podobnik showed that in 2002, 17 percent of residents reported
walking to shopping 5 or more times a week, a remarkably high number. By 2007, that number was up to an amazing 50 percent. Neighborhoods can change – for the better. We suggest that it's time to "retrofit the suburbs," adding living streets and centers for humanity – young and old, rich and poor – to formerly sprawling areas. That's what happened in Orenco Station (left), showing what can be done. These places are not just healthier, they offer a better quality of life, and if they have a mix of services and public transit, monthly transportation costs can be lower, too. Livability, affordability and health can go hand in hand. The idea is not to "take away people's yards," or any other choice. The idea is to provide more choices, for more people, in how to get around and what to do outdoors. Especially it's about offering more healthy choices. You might still live in your current suburban house, if you want, but find that you can now walk to a small town center nearby, offering a small park for recreation, a market and other shops, and lots of ways to get around by foot, bike, transit or car. As a result, you can get a quart of milk and don't have to burn up a quart of gasoline. Along the way, you might see a neighbor, exchange some news, or bring the kids for a walk or bike ride. And you might not just be improving your life: you might be saving it.
charges were added later. An appellate court ordered the matter dismissed on a technical violation in May of this year. In a criminal complaint filed Monday, prosecutors basically re- accused Noguez and others of their past crimes. The DA alleged that Noguez, along with Mark McNeil, a top official in the assessor’s office, and Arizona tax consultant Ramin Salari participated in a scheme in which Noguez would accept bribes to illegally lower the values of properties across greater L.A. so that Salari’s clients would pay less in taxes. Noguez faces an additional three counts of accepting bribes, two counts of embezzlement by a public or private officer, and one count of public records
violation. Salari was slammed with seven counts of grand theft, nine counts of embezzlement, and 23 counts of bribing an executive officer. On Monday, the three defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges and are scheduled to return on August 12. If convicted as charged, Noguez faces a maximum sentence of 36 years; Salari faces 59 years in prison and McNeil faces 22 years. Bail on Monday was set at $1.16 million for each defendant. The three were not taken into custody after the new case was filed as the bond was carried over from the previous case. No trial date has been set.
Dr. Richard J. Jackson is a renowned healthy cities expert, Professor Emeritus at the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, and former Director of the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control. Michael W. Mehaffy, Ph.D. is an urban researcher with KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and Executive Director of the Lenanrd Institute for Livable Cities and IMCL. www.livable-cities.org
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Nationally, domestic violence increased by 20 percent since COVID-19. At the beginning of the pandemic, Su Casa of Long Beach partnered with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office to place more than 100 survivors into hotels, while also offering another on-going program. “As communities shut down, many people were without work and confined to their homes with their abusers,� said Director of Development & Community Outreach Dean Lockwood, who has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than 30 years, and has been with Su Casa since 2017. “As more people became unemployed, lack of money became a trigger and brought about greater instances of domestic violence,� he explained. It was out of these sobering facts that Su Casa and the L.A. Mayor’s Office partnered to help curb pandemic-related domestic violence. Lockwood’s greatest message to survivors is, “You are not alone, and you can find compassionate support.� Su Casa serves all adult survivors and their children regardless of race, sex, religion, or economic status. Though focused on the Long Beach area, they frequently receive people from all over Southern California and even out of state. Their only qualification is to be impacted by domestic violence. Through outreach and education, their 24/7 Crisis Hotline, emergency shelter and transitional shelter they carry out their purpose. “Our mission is to empower individuals and families to live free from domestic abuse, and to build partnerships with communities to end domestic violence,� Lockwood said. Forty-one years ago, the nonprofit was the vision of one woman, Petra Meledez, who herself survived domestic violence. Out of frustration with the services available to her, she started housing families escaping abusive relationships in her home. Eventually she donated her home to the city she resided in with the condition that be used for a domestic violence shelter. It was out of this that Su Casa was born, according to Lockwood. Su Casa has two shelters. Their emergency shelter is in a home and provides immediate housing and support for families in need. Survivors can reside there for up to 45 days while receiving counseling, medical services, legal support, work and housing assistance. Their transitional shelter is in an apartment complex.
“Both shelters are operating full speed during the pandemic,� said Lockwood. “We have had to make significant changes to our procedures due to COVID-19. To keep the shelters free from outside contaminates, we have instituted new procedures.� “New participants are provided a room in a local hotel for a period of 14 days,� continued Lockwood. “We’ve extended the stay of survivors due to the difficulty of securing permanent housing. Many of the participants who held employment were furloughed and case management staff has assisted them in obtaining emergency benefits.�A special key program in its second year at Su Casa is their Domestic Violence Housing First Program, where participants come to the nonprofit in a situation where domestic violence creates housing insecurity. “After an assessment interview, we work with the participants to help resolve the housing issue to keep them in their current home or to help find other housing,� explained Lockwood. “We work with real estate professionals so that they understand the issues that may have caused the housing problems in the past and we stand with our participants. When the housing issues have been resolved, we then provide supportive services, such as domestic violence counseling, job search assistance, childcare, and more.� In light of COVID-19, Su Casa currently takes a “zero contact approach,� where all communications with clients are conducted by phone or video calls, and that any items given to them are sanitized and placed in an isolated room where they can pick them up later. “All counseling, both individual and groups, are provided now through video conferencing methods,� said Lockwood. “Children’s play time, counseling, and tutoring is done outside, with appropriate spacing to ensure safe distancing.� Though their Walk-In Resource Center and administrative offices are closed now due to the pandemic, they continue to take general inquiries, offer referrals and information while keeping their shelters open. For more information about their teleconferencing video services, please call 562-421-6537. Their 24/7 Crisis Hotline is available by calling 562-402-4888. Su Casa receives most of their funding through governmental and private grants along with support from the cities they serve, and from private donations. For more information or to contribute to their efforts, please visit online at sucasadv.org.
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SU CASA Director of Development & Community Outreach Dean Lockwood is pictured at their Walk-In Resource Center in Long Beach. The nonprofit has partnered with the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office to house 100 domestic abuse survivors in hotel rooms during COVID-19. Su Casa is in their second year of their Domestic Violence Housing First Program, to help victims escaping abusive relationship who are faced with housing insecurity. Photo by Laurie Hanson.
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'GET IN SOME GOOD TROUBLE' - REFLECTING ON JOHN LEWIS
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One of the greatest honors of my lifetime was serving in Congress alongside John Lewis. His humble spirit mixed with unwavering passion and resolute determination was a transcendent combination. When you were in his presence-- you knew it. Since his passing, I have been thinking about two distinct memories I have of him: In 2015, I accompanied him along with other Members of Congress on his regular Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Selma, Montgomery and Birmingham. He used those trips to instruct, enlighten, and inspire members of Congress from both sides of the aisle who probably didn’t know the “real” history of our Country. This year was particularly special – it was the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” where John was beaten and left for dead as he courageously led others across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to highlight African Americans inability to vote. President Obama was on the trip and gave one of his most memorable speeches ever. I took my 11-year-old granddaughter, McKenna with me. I felt it was time for her to understand our nation’s racist history. John loved children. He took extra time to talk to them and answer their questions. The photos he never tired of
posing for are some of McKenna’s greatest souvenirs from that trip. McKenna met one of the women who was only 11 when she decided to march across the bridge (much to her parent’s dismay). Would we allow McKenna at 11 to get into that kind of “good trouble?” Probably not. On the final day of the trip, we all held hands and walked with John across the bridge. He joked that now everyone was jostling to get next to him as he led the way. 50 years earlier- he was alone at the front of the line – the first one to get the full brunt of the police’s attacks. The other “good trouble” I got into with John was when he decided to hold a “sit-in” on the House floor demanding a vote on common sense gun legislation weeks after a gunman massacred 49 people and left 53 injured in a Florida nightclub. It was spontaneous, so we all walked over to the Capitol from our offices and committee meetings wearing our business attire (I lamented all night long that I had worn a dress – constantly yanking it down to cover my legs as I sat sprawled on the House floor all night long.) Speaker Paul Ryan was so incensed by our actions that he ordered the House cameras off so C-SPAN couldn’t broadcast our protest. Thanks to the ingenuity of some younger members who used Facebook and Periscope to livestream our
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Area Crime Blog La Mirada
July 20-26, 2020 Notable Arrests • Three male juveniles were arrested for vandalism to a block wall near the intersection of Ratliffe St. and Duffield Ave. • A burglary suspect was arrested near the intersection of Biola Ave. and Mansa • Eleven suspects were arrested throughout La Mirada for various warrants and narcotics violations. Residential Burglary • A daytime burglary was reported on the 14800 block of Calpella St. • Jewelry, cash and tools were reported stolen during burglary on the 14800 block of Greenworth Dr. Other Structure Burglary • A storage shed was broken into during a daytime burglary on the 14600 block of Mercado Ave. • A storage unit was broken into during a daytime burglary on the 13500 block of Adelfa Dr. Vehicle Burglary • A wallet and personal paperwork was reported stolen during an overnight window smash burglary on the 12900 block of Burgess Ave. Grand Theft • Golf equipment was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 15500 block of Alicante Rd. • A catalytic converter was reported stolen during an overnight theft on the 15300 block of Valley View Ave. • A catalytic converter was reported stolen during an overnight theft on the 14700 block of Rosecrans Ave. • Two bicycles were reported stolen on the 15500 block of Phoebe Ave. Grand Theft Auto • A sedan was reported stolen on the 14200 block of Firestone Blvd.
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There was 23 part one crimes reported, down from 43 the week before; 2020 running average stands at 28.3 per week, down from the 2019 average of 33.2. Miscellaneous crimes were 5, up from 3 the week before; 2020 running average is 7.4, down from 8.8 in 2019. Alarm calls were 36, up from 26 compared to the week before; 2020 running average is 37.8, down from 47.9 in 2019 Calls for service were 260, down from 274 compared to the week before; 2020 running average is 267.6 calls per week down from 317.2 calls in 2019.
Cerritos high school baseball dugout vandalized
Cerritos station deputies responded to Cerritos High School regarding a vandalism report call. A preliminary investigation revealed that between Friday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 7 persons unknown spray-painted graffiti on the baseball dugout. The graffiti appeared gang related and was homophobic in nature. School officials estimated the damage at $500
Cerritos burglar tracked down by victim
On Thursday, July 23 at approximately 1:43 PM Cerritos Station deputies responded to 19928 Claretta Ave., Cerritos regarding a burglary just occurred call. A preliminary investigation revealed that the resident was working inside her garage when she noticed an unknown adult male exit her residence through the front door. The victim confronted the suspect as he fled on foot. The female victim immediately contacted Cerritos Station and reported the incident as she gave chase. She followed the suspect and enabled deputies to apprehend him. The 31-year-old suspect, who is a resident of Long Beach, was arrested for burglary.
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COAST PLAZA INCREASES CAPACITY WITH FIELD UNIT
NEW FIELD UNIT from (l-r) Pablo Chavez, Director of Engineering & Operations Kevin Akrey, and Antonio (Tony) Maldonado inside the fully operational unit STAFF REPORT Norwalk ~ This past Friday, July 24th, Coast Plaza Hospital received an additional emergency medical field unit, adding to the unit already in place, to expand capacity. The field units, equipment and supplies are provided by International Medical Corps thanks to funding provided by AbbVie and logistical and shipping support provided by FedEx. “We are so grateful to the IMC for their generosity, collaboration and ingenuity during this difficult time,” said Patrick Rafferty, CEO of Coast Plaza Hospital. “The supplies that they have provided us with, both directly and through their partnerships, make it possible for us to meet the needs of our community. I am also honored to work with an amazing team here at CPH. Chief Nursing Officer Downapha Britton and Director of Engineering & Operations Kevin Akrey played key roles in making the field unit operational in order to expand capacity and safely care for our patients.”
In April, as part of its global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, International Medical Corps deployed emergency medical field units, personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to four acute-care hospitals in Los Angeles operated by Avanti Hospitals—Coast Plaza Hospital, East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital, Community Hospital of Huntington Park and Memorial Hospital of Gardena. The PPE has helped to ensure that staff are protected and able to care for others, while the field units—which come complete with an HVAC system for cooling and heating—provide extra space to screen incoming patients for COVID symptoms. Each month, the organization has continued to send additional supplies, such as pulse oximeters and portable handwashing sinks to keep up with patient and staff needs. International Medical Corps delivers emergency medical and related services to those affected by conflict, disaster and disease, no matter where they are.
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INNOVATION CALTRANS REPAVING ROADWAY USING RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES
BUTTE COUNTY — Caltrans will repave a section of Highway 162 in Oroville this week using recycled asphalt pavement and liquid plastic made with single-use, plastic bottles – the first time the department has paved a road using 100 percent recycled materials. The pilot project features work on three lanes of a 1,000-foot highway segment. The department is testing the material for later use throughout the state. A one-mile segment of pavement using this treatment will recycle 150,000 plastic bottles. “This pilot project underscores the department’s commitment to embracing innovative and cost-effective technologies while advancing sustainability and environmental protection efforts,” said Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin. The “plastic” roadway has been found in previous tests to be more durable and last two to three times longer than traditional hot-mixed asphalt pavement. This pilot will be the first test on a state highway. “California has set ambitious goals for recycling and other environmental priorities, and meeting them requires innovative and cost-effective solutions,” said Senator Ben Hueso (D-40), who has advocated for Caltrans to test this material. “Using waste plastic that was otherwise destined for a landfill will not only reduce the cost of road repair and construction, but also increase the strength and durability of our roads. As a leader on environmental justice issues, California is uniquely positioned to
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WORKERS POUR a mixture of recycled asphalt pavement and liquid plastic made with single-use, plastic bottles to repave a highway in Oroville. A one mile re-pavement project will use 150,000 plastic bottles.
transform the transportation industry once again by using this new technology that could revolutionize the way we look at recycled plastic.” Caltrans currently has a cold in-place asphalt recycling program that uses large machines to remove 3 to 6 inches of roadway surface and grind up the asphalt while mixing it with a foamed binding agent made of bitumen, a leftover sludge from oil refining. However, the recycled material used in this process is only durable enough to serve as the roadway base. Trucks need to deliver hot-mix asphalt from a production plant miles away and place a final layer over the base. Using this new technology developed by TechniSoil Industrial of Redding, a recycling train of equipment grinds up the top 3 inches of pavement and then mixes the grindings with a liquid plastic polymer binder, which comes from a high amount of recycled, single-use bottles. The new asphalt material is then placed on the top sur-
face of the roadway, eliminating the need for trucks to bring in outside material for a paving operation. By eliminating the need to haul asphalt from the outside, this process can significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions. “We’re excited about introducing a new sustainable technology and helping pave the way for utilization of recycled plastics throughout the state,” said Caltrans District 3 Director Amarjeet S. Benipal. “This process is better for the environment because it keeps plastic bottles out of landfills and helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reliance on fossil fuels.” The $3.2 million paving project covers a stretch of Highway 162 between the Feather River and Christian Avenue in Oroville. Lamon Construction Company, Inc. of Yuba City is the prime contractor. The construction schedule is subject to change due to traffic incidents, weather, availability of equipment and/or materials, and/or construction-related issues.
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DISNEY HOLDS AUCTION EVENT AUG. 15-16
A Disney auction will give avid Disney fans a chance to add a part of the Anaheim theme Park history to their collection and is expected to fetch as much as $70,000 per auction piece Van Eaton Galleries located in Sherman Oaks will hold the Disneyland 65th anniversary auction August 15 and 16th. "Disneyland: the first 65 years" auction items will be on exhibition through
August 14 at the Sherman Oaks gallery located at 13613 Ventura Blvd. Van Eaton has published a 376 page catalog for the auction which contains more than 1,100 items from Disney with items ranging from ride vehicles to animatronic figures to cast member attire. You can see the catalog on our website at loscerritosnews.net.
Disneyland Main Street Mailbox Prop: from the 60's and 70's measures 17" tall x 14" wide x 9" deep. Many postcards sent from visitors went through the mailbox which is in very good condition with a few scuffs. Expected to garner $3,000$5,000.
Pirates of the Caribbean Attraction Poster from 1967 extremely rare original hand silk screened. The poster has been vintage mounted to board with a wooden frame. Measuring 54" x 36" the poster is in fair condition. Expected to sell for $7,000$10,000.
Davy Crockett Frontierland Sign from 1955, an original park-used sign from the earliest years proudly announcing Crockett as the "Marshall of Walt Disney's Frontierland." Hand silk screened with wooden frame measures 26.25" x 21", good overall condition. Expected to garner $2,000$4,000.
Pirates of the Caribbean Skeletal Helmsman figure, 2007. A very rare figure created in an edition of 100 pieces, the figure is numbered, stands 19" tall and is in very good condition. Expected to sell for $400-$600.
Original Haunted Mansion Stretching Portrait from the 1970's Measures 144" x 48" and is in good condition overall. Hand-painted featuring the woman sitting on the tombstone of her husband George. The picture is expected to fetch between $80,000-$100,000.
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COMMENTARY AMERICA’S PASTIME MAKES ITS MUCH-NEEDED RETURN WITH OTHER SPORTS BEGINNING TO FOLLOW SUIT BY LOREN KOPFF @LORENKOPFF ON TWITTER The four-month wait is over for baseball. The 60-game MLB season began on July 23 and, for basketball and hockey, their unexpected hiatus comes a week after that with the resumption of their regular seasons and postseasons. While there are some unusual aspects to the 2020 season, it is still baseball, and nothing beats the voices of your favorite play-by-play announcers and color analysts, the crack of the bat and the roar of…piped in noise. Yeah, with no spectators allowed at the ballparks, MLB decided to pipe in noise for that real experience atmosphere. I watched a lot of baseball since last Thursday and other than the fact that there were no spectators, it pretty much was status quo. The game was still played the same, scoreboards are still lit up and provide game and season stats and other tidbits of the players when they come up to bat, players still have their walk-up songs played and horns blare when home runs are hit. While the risk of the Coronavirus is still out there with no timetable of when it will go away, it was important to get
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baseball back to some type of normalcy when no one quite knows when everything will truly get back to normal. And, if anyone was wondering what it would feel like without real spectators in the stands (sorry cutouts of heads, you don’t count), one doesn’t have to go too far back to find out. On Apr. 29, 2015, a Baltimore Orioles home game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards against the Chicago White Sox was spectator-free because of civil unrest in the Charm City. But, members of the media, photographers and other team personnel were still allowed to be at the game. The same is going on during these unprecedented times, although there is a limit on the number of media that can attend a game. Also, it was interesting to see the different broadcast crews, both national and local, do their best to cover the game. Some were broadcasting games from studios in other cities, some were broadcasting games from studios at the ballparks and some were broadcasting games from the press box, though six feet away. In any event, it sounded like the broadcasters were in their normal comfort zone at the ballpark. Yes, it was great to get baseball back and watch something other than reruns of classic games on television. While the recent outbreak over the weekend from
the Miami Marlins cast a dim light on the sport, it still goes on, for now. Then came this past Tuesday afternoon with the first televised exhibition National Hockey League game. Again, like baseball, it was still hockey with piped in noise. The NHL, like the National Basketball Association, have seemed to be operating diligently, placing themselves in the so-called bubble, with few to zero positive cases after numerous tests. Having two to three hockey games in either Edmonton or Toronto everyday or having up to six NBA games at three different venues in Orlando is the right thing. I only wish it could be that easy for baseball, but it isn’t. With 30 baseball teams playing 60 games in two or even three cities as opposed to 24 hockey teams in two cities or all of basketball hunkered down in Orlando, it just wasn’t feasible for baseball. I was even coming up with a scenario where the West Division teams could play in Seattle or Phoenix, places that have retractable roofs. But the teams in the Central and East divisions wouldn’t have that luxury. And, you would be able to have no more than three games in one city per day. It all comes down to the obvious, which is test every day or every other day and being smart and responsible. No pool parties, in which one baseball player has
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admitted to, no spitting, in which that same player has been caught doing in an exhibition game, and no large gathering. But I guess that was too much to ask for as it relates to the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers. Just be safe and smart and we’ll all get through this together. Closer to home and this immediate area, the scramble to reschedule games has already started for high school athletics. More will come from the area schools over the next several months but I’ll be intrigued to see what the dynamics of boys and girls volleyball and boys and girls water polo being played from the middle of December to as late as the middle of March, especially if a coach for a girls volleyball team is also the coach for a boys volleyball team. I’ll be intrigued to see what football will be like from January to April and if there will be a homecoming game. I’ll be intrigued to see if some mountain schools will have to cancel or postpone some events because of the anticipated snow they will see in January and February. And, I’ll be intrigued to see the impact of club players being allowed to play at the same time as their high school sports, which is one temporary change the CIF-Southern Section has made for the 2020-2021 school year. As I’ve said before, changes are happening on a daily basis and sometimes on an hourly basis. There will be a time when that light at the end of the tunnel will finally surface. But we don’t know when it will happen. At the same time, just sit back, enjoy the baseball season, enjoy wall to wall hockey and basketball on a daily basis and get ready for the National Football League in September. Be safe everyone.
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DOWNEY MAYORS' IMPACT AWARD
BY TAMMYE MCDUFF The recipient of the Mayors Impact Award is the recognition of residents for their exceptional service to the Downey community through outstanding volunteerism, acts of heroism, mentorship or other displays of strong community partnership. At the July 28th City Council meeting several residents received this recognition for the creation and coordination of the recent Police Appreciation Award. “These residents are a prime example of going above and beyond any expectation of our residents,’ said Mayor Blanca Pacheco,� Kandy Grzebyk runs and manages the Positively Downey Facebook page. Kandy reached out to me awhile back and said she wanted to do something positive for the Police Department. Kandy organized the Police Appreciation Parade that was a huge hit with our residents, over 100 vehicles participated, and our Police officers.� Additional recipients of the Impact Awards is the Sarofeem Family, �Lupe and Sam, as a matter of fact the entire family, is highly involved in the community,� stated Pacheco, “We are a city that is involved and we are city that is engaged. The Sarofeem family is a prime example of this.� The Sarofeem family owners of the Olive RestoBar
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Continued from page 1 At the same time, Oskoui and Apodaca stopped all business from being conducted at the agency handing Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia her shot at drafting a bill to put Central Basin into receivership. Garcia’s receivership mission was joined by Assembly Speaker Rendon’s General Counsel Alf Brandt, who was shown to have a conflict of interest when HMG revealed that his brother, Norris Brandt, had worked for Central Basin for three years. Alf Brandt also assisted Garcia in her 2016 bill that added three appointees to Central Basin’s Board, two of which have resigned, with Oskoui remaining and causing all the financial problems. To complete the trifecta, Alf Brandt and former disgraced GM Kevin Hunt have been, as Hunt said in a text, “good friends for years.” The other directors, VP Art Chacon, Phil Hawkins, and Martha Camacho-Rodriguez argued that the majority was four and Vasquez’ appointment was legitimate citing Frank Heldman’s resignation - under a cloud of controversy – that left only six directors on the board. And there is clear case precedent for
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their argument. In the landmark 1987 California Appeals Court case Price vs. Tennant Community Services District the court addressed a situation that exactly matches the CB question: whether the quorum is changed if there is a vacancy on the board. The Appeals Court found that the law expressly mandates a board, which is absent members due to a vacancy, can transact business if a majority of the remaining board members vote. Yet the judge inexplicably ruled, seemingly using Price vs. Tennant as both a precedent and an argument, that Vasquez is President of the CB Board, while at the same time ruling that a majority is five seats. The ruling invalidates a letter Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey sent in March of this year ordering CB and President Vasquez to cure and correct the appointment. At the time, CB Attorney Anthony Willoughby slammed Lacey for “not knowing the facts.” “First and foremost you [Lacey] must be aware of the facts of the situation prior to issuing any letter or claims opinion on actions,” wrote Willoughby. Willoughby rightfully asserted that Lacey made no effort to fully investigate the facts of the situation, nor did she contact the elected officials involved in the issue including President Vasquez, VP Chacon, and Directors Hawkins and Camacho-Rodriguez. Willoughby indicated he will appeal the ruling and that “it should be heard very quickly.” Meanwhile, Apodaca and Oskoui have already shown that they would rather see the agency dissolved than follow the judges ruling; the two did not show up for a special meeting this past Friday
to discuss a new GM, general counsel, and to discuss and pass the budget. Another board meeting is scheduled for tomorrow July 27 highlighted by a 248-page agenda of business items; business items Oskoui, Apodaca, and Finance Director Andrew Hamilton have blocked for nearly four months. “The optics will be terrible if the three attempt to block the meeting, not attending or by Hamilton cutting off the Zoom meeting,” said Director Phil Hawkins, "but they did it Friday so who knows." “We are ready to go,” said VP Chacon, “let’s hope Oskoui and Apodaca are as ready as we are to move this agency forward too.”
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Continued from page 1 Along with the regular booths of expertly displayed fruits, are fresh baked goods, kettle corn, fresh coconut and coconut water or milk, aqua Freskas, roasted corn, avocado oil and of course homemade tamales. One booth, The Seeds of Xanadu, offered beautifully displayed fresh herbs, such as stalk of lavender, marigold that you cook with and sunflower sprouts. Al natural raw honey was offered along with bee pollen, royal jelly and beeswax candles. Flower stands filled the air with the scents of lilies and trailing vines, bougainvillea and Mediterranean trees could be purchased to adorn your home garden. As a special incentive WIC families get $28 extra to spend on fruits and vegetables at the farmers market this summer, just text “FARMERS” to 91997.
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CITY COUNCILMAN HUIZAR CHARGED IN 34-COUNT INDICTMENT LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today returned a 34-count indictment against Jose Huizar, an elected member of the Los Angeles City Council, on charges that he led a criminal enterprise where he used his powerful position at City Hall to enrich himself and his close associates, and unlawfully gave favorable treatment to developers who financed and facilitated bribes and other illicit financial benefits. The indictment incorporates the allegations made in last month’s criminal complaint that charged Huizar, 51, of Boyle Heights, with one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. The indictment specifically alleges 402 overt acts that Huizar and his co-conspirators committed to further their criminal enterprise, including bribery, honest services fraud, and money laundering. In addition to the RICO conspiracy charge, the indictment charges Huizar with the following criminal charges: 12 counts of honest services wire fraud; two counts of honest services mail fraud; four counts of traveling interstate in aid of racketeering; six counts of bribery; five counts of money laundering; one count of structuring cash deposits to conceal bribes; one count of making a false statement to a financial institution; one count of making false statements to federal law enforcement; and one count of tax evasion. Huizar is expected to appear via videoconference for his arraignment, which is scheduled for August 3 in United States District Court.
MAGNITUDE 4.2 QUAKE 'AFETRSHOCK' ROCKS L.A. STAFF REPORT At least three temblors rocked an area near Los Angeles early Thursday, shaking residents out of their sleep and prompting scientists and celebrities to light up social media. No serious damage or injuries were reported. The magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit the Pacoima area at about 4:30 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Pacoima, in the northern San Fernando Valley region, is about 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The quake was downgraded from an initial estimate of 4.5. The area was rolled by a magnitude 3.3 quake or aftershock about 10 minutes later, the USGS said. Two hours later the landscape was rolled by a magnitude 3.9 aftershock.w The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office noted the quakes on Twitter, directing residents to its earthquake preparedness page. The rattling drew notice across social media despite the predawn hour. Some of the rich and famous also took note. "Oh man!! Wow that felt much bigger than a 4.5 #earthquake," tweeted Khloé Kardashian. "So scary! Sneakers and my flashlight by my bed." "That literally just scared me," tweeted TV personality Karamo Brown. "My entire house was shaking and my dogs were howling before and while it was happening. I’m awake now! 2020 enough is enough!" Social media star Kevin Langue tweeted that the "earthquake was so strong i woke up and my bed was in the yard."
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BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Being green in a regular everyday routine takes hard work, dedication and will power. It is definitely not an easy lifestyle change to take on, especially when our world is built for convenience. But you can stay green during quarantine. Our options have become limited these days; so many stores will not allow customers to bring in their own reusable shopping bags or containers. California has some of the most progressive recycling policies in the United States. Recycling organic material is fundamental to the state’s recently enhanced efforts to reduce the impact on climate change. Now that most of us find ourselves at home more there are things that we can still do to benefit our communities and environment. Evaluate your kitchen and garage storage options. Often times the most sustainable storage option is the one that may already be in your kitchen cupboards. Consider taking an inventory of the items you currently have and use a ‘first in first out system. This ensures older products are used first and less waste occurs. Wasting less food begins with shopping smarter. Plan ahead and always eat a good meal before shopping, this will avoid any impulse buying. Purchase loose vegetables and fresh fruits from a local farmers market to avoid less plastic consumption. Be sure to store produce in glass containers so that they are accessible and stay fresh. When possible switch to cloth material instead of paper towels. Use a microfiber cleaning cloth instead for those everyday spills, cleaning and countertops; check out reusable paper towels. Food 52 offers reusable sheets made from a three dimensional blending of cellulose cotton. They are super absorbent and won’t leave fibers on your surfaces. When you can, consider replacing those plastic bags and containers for glass containers. It is generally safer than plastic and food can be safely re-heated without chemicals leeching into the food. Lastly, fix what you already own. Take an inventory of items that would require simple fixing like sewing a button on, binding a book or repairing home projects that can easily be repaired instead of replacing them. Conserving the lifecycle on your items will reduce waste in landfills and conserve that hard earned cash.
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Notice is hereby given that the City of La Mirada, California invites sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment, and services for Capital Improvement Project No. 2020-03. Plans and Specifications and the Instructions to Bidders for the Slurry Sealing and Signing and Striping Project are on file in the office of the City Clerk, La Mirada City Hall, 13700 La Mirada Boulevard, California 90638. The general items of work include the roadway slurry seal including providing traffic control, crack sealing, weed abatement, type II latex slurry seal, and installation of pavement striping and markings. Sealed bids shall be delivered to the City Clerk at or before 11 a.m. on August 14, 2020. Bids must be submitted on the blank forms, prepared and furnished for that purpose and included in the Plans and Specifications. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or delete portions of any or all bids, or waive any informality or irregularity in the bid or the bid procedures. Anne Haraksin, City Clerk City of La Mirada
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City Council of the City of Artesia will hold a Public Hearing to consider the following item at the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. on August 10, 2020. The meeting will be held by teleconference only and can be viewed live over the internet at https://artesia.12milesout.com/livevideo Public comments can be submitted to publiccomments@ cityofartesia.us any time before the item is heard. Funding Activities for the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program – Coronavirus Response Round 1 Proposed Action: The City Council will conduct a public hearing concerning funding activities for the 2020 Community Development Block Grant Program – Coronavirus Response Round 1 (CDBGCV1). In response to the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19), the City of Artesia will receive an allocation of CDBGCV1 in the amount of $113,758 to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID19 pandemic. The City of Artesia, hereby requests written comments and questions regarding the distribution of the allocated funding. Further information concerning the CDBG program and the CDBGCV1 allocation can be obtained by emailing Andrea Mejia at amejia@cityofartesia.us. If you challenge the City’s actions in regard to this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing.
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Published at Los Cerritos Community News 7/31/20 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS FLOR OLIVIA SAAVEDRA DE FIELDS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: DONALD FLOR OLIVIA SAAVEDRA DE FIELDS TO FLOR OLIVIA FIELDS. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant a petition without a hearing. Court date 8/31/20, Dept C, 10:30 A.M. Published at LCCN 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, and 7/24/20.
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Norwalk's Economic Recovery Program Gives Out $$$$
RECOGNIZING that small businesses are the backbone of our neighborhoods, Norwalk launched the Economic Recovery Stimulus Program. One of the first recipients was El Taco Locco – awarded $10,000. With the owner is (left) Mayor Jennifer Perez.
JOHN LEWIS with Supervisor Hahn's granddaughter McKenna, "John loved children, he took extra time to talk to them and answer their questions," said Hahn.
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Continued from page 6 sit-in, America could watch us and hear our speeches all night long. We never did get the vote we wanted– but I have thought many times that the best thing I ever did in Congress was to take a stand by sitting down all night. This was the “good trouble” John Lewis talked about. The kind that is inconvenient, uncomfortable, shakes the conscience, and disrupts the status quo. I have never been good at ‘all nighters’. In college I could never stay up to finish a paper or study for an exam. To this day, I am in bed by 9:30pm! But sitting on the floor with my colleagues, singing, praying, and speaking off the cuff at the podium, I knew I could do it (especially when I saw my colleague
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Continued from page 1 Assembly speaker John Perez withdrew it from consideration amidst strong criticism of the bill by Asian-American activist groups. In June of this year, Assemblywoman Shirley Weber’s proposal to bring affirmative action back to this November’s ballot - ACA-5 - passed the California State Legislature. A “yes” vote on 16 is a vote in favor of affirmative action. Opponents of 209 point to the skewed racial breakdown of the UC student population as evidence of the need for affirmative action. In 2019, AfricanAmericans, Hispanics, AsianWhites, and WhiteAsians respectively constituted 6.5%, 39.4%, 36.5%, and 15.5% of California’s population. The UC undergraduate population, the same year, was 4% African-American, 25% Hispanic, 21% White, and 33% Asian. However, private universities, allowed to employ affirmative action, do not necessarily display perfect racial balance either. Chapman University’s current undergraduate population is 1.7% African-American, 14.6% Hispanic, 11.3% Asian, and 52.6% White. Stanford University’s current undergraduate population is 7% African-American, 17% Hispanic, 23% Asian, and 32% white. (It’s important to note that Stanford does attract a high amount of students from across the country, not just California.) A report published by the New York Times in 2017 revealed that, based on an examination of 100 schools across the country, black students and hispanic students - despite affirmative action were actually more poorly represented
from Illinois, Tammy Duckworth, who had to remove both her prosthetics so she could sit on the floor.) When it was over, we all marched down the Capitol steps to an awaiting cheering throng of people who had gathered all night from DC and beyond to give us encouragement. John led us down the steps and as we gathered in the capitol plaza, we began to sing “We Shall Overcome” with an ad-libbed verse saying “we shall pass a bill.” In my lifetime, I haven’t gotten into enough “good trouble.” I have done some – like leading 75 unfairly suspended hotel workers back into their workplace on Century Boulevard and getting into a scuffle with the head of security. But usually, I am too cautious, or too worried about what people will think. I hope to honor the legacy of John Lewis, by getting into more good trouble in the future, with whatever time I have left. at the country’s top universities in 2017 than in the 1980s. The report found that while affirmative action does boost the percentages of minority students at top schools, it fails to fully correct for deep seated educational inequalities. These inequalities are particularly evident in California. Over the past several years, graduation rates for AfricanAmerican, Native-American, and Latino students in California have been behind the statewide graduation rate by several points and behind the graduation rate of Asian-American students by over 10 percentage points. A recent study by Stanford found that the highly segregated nature of California’s school districts means minority students are clustered in high poverty schools, contributing to the racial achievement gap in education. Anthony Lising Antonio, a professor of education at Stanford University who supports proposition 16, wrote to the Cerritos Community News that affirmative action is only one of several remedies necessary to address underrepresentation. “Affirmative action is one policy tool to address equitable access to more selective colleges and universities,” he wrote. “It has been shown to be helpful but to fully remedy underrepresentation requires a number of policies that affect access to the economy and quality K-12 schooling as well.” Prop 16 is one of several propositions on this year’s ballot that could reverse longstanding laws in California. Others include Prop 17, which would allow people on parole to vote, and Prop 15, which would tax commercial property based on its market value and not based on the price at which it was purchased.
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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:
SOUTH STREET REHABILITATION, PROJECT NO. 21301, BID NO. 1405-20
Project Description:
The work or improvement to be performed generally consists of selective cold milling of 1.5” of existing AC, including the construction of 1.5” AC overlay, crack sealing the existing AC, installation of a Type II Slurry Seal, the re-striping of stop bars, curbs and markings, and other items identified in the bid schedule. Additional improvements include the removal & replacement of deficient concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks panels and wheelchair access ramps, removals of “In Roadway Warning Lights” throughout the City.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 11:00 a.m.
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Office of the City Clerk, City Hall 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, First Floor Cerritos, California 90703 Bids must be marked: “SOUTH STREET REHABILITATION, PROJECT NO. 21301, BID NO. 1405-20.”
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 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 or subcontractor who currently is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to bid on public works contracts in California, pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5, shall be permitted to submit or be listed on a bid. No bid shall be accepted, nor any contract or subcontract entered into, without proof of the contractor or subcontractor’s current registration to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the California Labor Code, the DIR has determined the general prevailing rate of wages and employer payments for health and welfare, vacations, pensions and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. These rates shall be the minimum rates for this project. Copies of the prevailing wage rates are on file at City Hall, located at 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, California, 90703, and shall be available to any interested party upon request. In addition, rates may be obtained by visiting www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/pwd/, calling the DIR, Division of Labor Statistics and Research’s Prevailing Wage Unit at (415) 703-4774, faxing the Prevailing Wage Unit at (415) 703-4771, or writing to: DIR, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, Prevailing Wage Unit, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco, CA, 94142. The contractor to whom the contract is awarded, and the subcontractors under him, must not pay 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: July 31, 2020 Published at Los Cerritos Community News 7/31/20
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ES-TATE OF ROGER L. PICKARD Case No. 20STPB05112 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be inter-ested in the will or estate, or both, of ROGER L. PICKARD A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Jason R. Pickard in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Jason R. Pickard be appointed as personal repre-sentative 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 obtain-ing court approval. Before taking certain very im-portant actions, however, the personal representa-tive will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or con-sented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on Nov. 24, 2020 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 5 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 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 rep-resentative 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 Cali-fornia 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 pro-vided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: EUGENE S ALKANA ESQ SBN 60411 LAW OFFICES OF EUGENE S ALKANA PLC 131 N EL MOLINO AVE STE 310 PASADENA CA 91101 CN970997 PICKARD Jul 31, Aug 7,14, 2020
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JEAN E. ANDERSON CASE NO. 20STPB05243 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JEAN E. ANDERSON. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DAVID ERIC ANDERSON AND ELLEN ESTHER ANDERSON in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DAVID ERIC ANDERSON AND ELLEN ESTHER ANDERSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent's WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/25/20 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Notice of Telephonic Hearing Due to court closures, you may participate telephonically by scheduling with CourtCall at 1-888-882-6878. Please check the court's website at www.lacourt.com for information regarding closure to the public. 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 KAREN A. STEVENSON SBN 143385 LAW OFFICE OF KAREN A. STEVENSON 13122 STERN AVENUE LA MIRADA CA 90638 7/24, 7/31, 8/7/20 CNS-3380139# LA MIRADA LAMPLIGHTER
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CLINTON PAUL HARRIS, JR. CASE NO. 20STPB05032 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CLINTON PAUL HARRIS, JR.. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CYNTHIA HARRIS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CYNTHIA HARRIS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent's WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act 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: 11/19/20 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Notice of Telephonic Hearing Due to court closures, you may participate telephonically by scheduling with CourtCall at 1-888-882-6878. Please check the court's website at www.lacourt.com for information regarding closure to the public. 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 DAVID M. PRICE - SBN 120105 PRAY PRICE WILLIAMS & PICKING 555 E OCEAN BLVD. STE. #810 LONG BEACH CA 90802 7/17, 7/24, 7/31/20 CNS-3379712# • LA MIRADA LAMPLIGHTER
NOTICE OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE, CITY OF CERRITOS, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Cerritos adopted Ordinance No. 1033, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CERRITOS REPEALING CHAPTER 2.22 OF THE CERRTIOS MUNICIPAL CODE, THEREBY DISSOLVING THE CITY OF CERRITOS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (COUNCIL). City Attorney Summary: This Ordinance will repeal Chapter 2.22 of the Cerritos Municipal Code, entitled Economic Development Commission. The Economic Development Commission is hereby dissolved. The full text of this adopted ordinance can be obtained by contacting city_clerk@cerritos.us or by visiting the Office of the City Clerk (by appointment only) at 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703. State of California, County of Los Angeles, ss. City of Cerritos. I, Vida Barone, City Clerk of the City of Cerritos, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1033 was introduced for first reading on July 9, 2020. Thereafter, said Ordinance was duly approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on July 23, 2020, by the following vote: AYES: Barrows, Hu, Yokoyama, Vo, Solanki. NOES: None. /s/Vida Barone Vida Barone, City Clerk/Treasurer. DATED: July 24, 2020 Published at Los Cerritos Community News 7/31/20 ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE CALLING FOR BID NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ABC Unified School District will receive up to but not later than 11:00 AM on the 26th day of August, 2020 Bids for: ABC Bid # 1559 Painting at Various Schools – Unit Price Bid All bids shall be made and presented on a form furnished by the District. Bids submitted shall conform to the terms and conditions stated on said form. Bids shall be received in the office of the Purchasing Department at 16700 Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703 and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at a Zoom Meeting at the above-stated time and place. Bidders may obtain bid documents by emailing a request to info.purch@abcusd.us no later than 2:00 PM August 10, 2020. All public works are subject to prevailing wage payments, Valid License valid Class C-33 Contractor's License and DIR Registration will be required. Los Cerritos Community News
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Published at Los Cerritos Community News 7/31 and 8/7/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 20200101330 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: NAVARRO TRANSPORT, 1995 E. 20th ST, PO BOX 3512, LOS ANGELES, CA., 90058. Registered Owner: FRANCISCO JAVIER NAVARRO, 1995 E. 20th ST, LOS ANGELES, CA., 90058. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED AS AN INDIVIDUAL. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: N/A. 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/ FRANCISCO JAVIER NAVARRO . This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 7/2/2020. 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 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7/20.
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