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HMG-LCCN ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE MARCH ELECTION

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os Cerritos Community News endorses candidates Jennifer Hong, Anna Titus, and Rocky Pavone, while also urging residents to vote yes on Measure C. This newspaper does not take these choices lightly, but believes these are the best candidates to guide the city into the future and the best way to stop Los Angeles County from taking crucial tax revenue from the City.

Ms. Hong is one of the most experienced candidates this newspaper has

seen in two decades.

She is endorsed by State Senator Bob Archuleta, Local 619 AFSCME, Mayor pro tem Frank Yokoyama, and City Council members Grace Hu and Mark Pulido. An experienced businesswoman, she has successfully run her multimillion dollar business for decades. And she knows the inner workings of the City, holding the position of planning commissioner since 2017, including as Vice Chair and Chair.

Ms. Titus, a 48-year resident and

current Fine Arts and Historical Commissioner appointed by current Cerritos Mayor Solanki, has always been a “community active” person. She knows Cerritos, and knows practically everyone in the area. Her knowledge of the City and the area would be invaluable. Like any organization, the City Council needs a person experienced in public relations and governance, Titus would fill the position perfectly.

This newspaper chose Rocky Pavone because he is a seasoned business exec-

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utive with extensive business experience in finance, which is always on the top of the list of controls for Cerritos residents.

Pavone teaches financial literacy workshops, educating and consulting individuals, families, businesses, and organizations in all aspects of finance.

Unlike Edwards and Vo, who have never signed the front of a check as a business owner, he knows how to run a business and will bring “outside of the box” thinking to the City Council.

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CERRITOS AUTO SQUARE INFLUENCING CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL RACE

LA MIRADA POP WARNER TOURNAMENT CHAMPS

BY BRIAN HEWS The Cerritos Auto Square is by far the largest revenue generator for the city of Cerritos, routinely generating between $10 and $12 million per year for City coffers.

And now apparently they want to influence the politics of the city.

Hews Media Group-Los Cerritos Community News has obtained campaign finance statements of Cerritos City Council candidates that show candidate Chuong Vo took an eye-opening $7,500 from the Southern California Motor Dealer’s Association (SCMDA).

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BELLFLOWER SHELTER SET TO OPEN IN MAY

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF The Bellflower City Council, at their last regular meeting, discussed the continued urgency for the construction of the Temporary Services Shelter that will be located on 8833 Cedar St. just south of the 91 freeway on Lakewood Boulevard.

City Manager Jeff Stewart gave an update to the progress of the shelter. The project initially began September 2019 when the city entered into a settle agreement with the Orange County Catholic Worker.

On October 1 the City entered into

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CENTRAL BASIN DIRECTOR APODACA ASSAULTED DIRECTOR VASQUEZ AT BOARD MEETING

BY BRIAN HEWS

Each district employee or teacher that is a veteran is given a customized shirt with their name and branch they served and given a pin signifying their veteran status. “They are an example to our students of service and careers after service” stated Guerra, “over 35 veterans have been honored and recognized. It’s been great to be able to meet them.”

Downey students are able to tour the STEM trailer brought to Downey from Fort Knox and to explore over 150 career jobs available within the military. Stu-

On the heels of yet another sexualharassment accusation against Central Basin Water Director Bob Apodaca, at a contentious board meeting last week, Apodaca was seen verbally and physically assaulting Chair Leticia Vasquez on video, afterwards callously laughing over the incident, while Directors Jahanshah "John" Oskoui and Dan Arrighi laughed along.

The assault and battery could land Apodaca and Oskoui in legal hot water.

Assault is defined as an intentional act that puts another individual in apprehension of immediate harm; battery is the completion of an assault and is defined as an intentional offensive or harmful touching of another person that is done without his or her consent.

The assault was first precipitated by Downey Assistant City Manager Oskoui, who was appointed, not elected to his position, under Cristina Garcia’s ill-conceived AB 1794.

Vasquez and Oskoui have been battling since his appointment, with Oskoui displaying an obvious lack of respect during meetings for Vasquez and fellow female Board Member Martha CamachoRodriguez.

In the video, Oskoui is heard telling Apodaca, who was sitting to Vasquez’ right, to “take the gavel” at which point Apodaca obliged and grabbed the gavel, while at the same time grabbing Vasquez’

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WINNERS: Head coach Manuel Rodriguez, assistant coaches Lance Marchetta, Jesse Martinez, Edward Rodriguez, Steven Rodriguez, Ronald Ruiz, Jefferey Willis, and Xarvel Yabur. The La Mirada Pop Warner Mitey Mite Blue Team includes 26 players ages eight and nine. The team includes George Aguirre, David Alatorre, Hector Betance, David Betancourt III, Hector Cabrera, Vito Console, Nathaniel Coronel, Raymond Davalos-Piña, Lucky Gomez, Benjamin Lafferre, Matthew Lafferre, Aiden Land, Noah Lara, Noah Lendo, Xzavier LunaRivas, Aiden Magdaleno, Aiden Marchetta, Elijah Martinez, Dylan McClintock, Dominic Razo-Hatch, Manuel Rodriguez, Steven Rodriguez, Camryn Ruiz, Robert Sanchez, Jacob Willis, and Izael Yabur. Story on page 9.

DOWNEY UNIFIED CELEBRATES MILITARY WEEK

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF This week Downey High School, Columbus High School and Warren High School along with school board members, city officials, teachers, counselors, students and community representatives celebrated the third annual Downey Military Career Week hosted by DUSD and the United States Army.

The Career Military Day collaboration was started in 2018 initiated by former Mayor and current Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army Mario Guerra.

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CERRITOS OPTIMISTS' ORATORICAL CONTEST FOR STUDENTS

PAST PRESIDENT Dr. David DeKriek (far right) with past award winners. The contest is open to students under the age of 19 as of Oct. 1, 2019.

The Cerritos Optimist Club, a local chapter of Optimist International, is committed to creating a more optimistic future for young people. Since 1970, the Cerritos Optimist Club’s goal is and always will be to support valuable programs that are intended to make the future brighter by bringing out the best in children in our community and in ourselves.

Since 1928, the Optimist International has hosted an annual Oratorical Contest for the youths of the local community.

“Just iMagine a World without Borders” is the topic for the 2019-2020 contest.

The Cerritos Optimist Club is partnering with the ABC Unified School District and Valley Christian Schools to provide a platform in which qualified students develop certain skill sets that will aid in their future endeavors.

The Oratorical Contest will take place on Feb. 27 and March 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Liberty Park in Cerritos. We encourage everyone to witness our youth in action as they present their speeches to the crowd.

The contest is open to students under the age of 19 as of Oct. 1, 2019. At

each level – local, zone, district, regional and the World Championship – there are scholarship opportunities for the winning contestants. Students wishing to participate in the oratorical contest can find out more about the contest by contacting David Jang at 562-243-7765.

The Cerritos Optimist Club has been participating in the Oratorical Contest for several decades and has been active in the community since 1974/1975. Other programs and service projects that the Club is involved in include the Middle School Track Meet, Elementary and Middle School Stem Program, Essay Contest and many more.

By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in youth, our communities, and ourselves. Optimists conduct positive service projects that reach more than six million young people each year. To learn more about Optimist International, please visit www.optimist. org, and to learn more about the Cerritos Optimist Club, visit www.cerritosoptimistclub.com.

February 21, 2020

BILL WOULD EXEMPT MILITARY RETIREMENT PAY FROM STATE INCOME TAX Republican California State Senator The bill comes as Jones makes a bid Brian Jones is behind a new bill that, if for the 50th Congressional District. passed, would change the way military “The 21st Senate District is blessed retirement pay is taxed. to have many veterans. Their skill sets, Jones coauthored the bill with Senaeducation and earning potential make tors Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), Bob them a great asset to not only the 21st Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera) and Pat Bates Senate District but to all of California.

(R-Laguna Niguel).

We want to keep this talent here as well The bill, titled SB as show our respect 1071, would exempt for their service to California is one of only seven our nation,” said military retirement states that fully taxes military pay from the state’s Wilk in a statement. retirement pay. Other states include “Without some kind income tax.

Montana, New Mexico, Rhode Island, of incentive, CaliAccording to Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.

Jones, California is fornia’s infamously one of only seven high taxes and cost states that fully taxes of living will conmilitary retirement pay. Other states tinue to push the veteran community right include Montana, New Mexico, Rhode out of state.”

Island, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.

“California’s military veterans de"Our state should be encouraging serve better from Sacramento than having military retirees to make California their their retirement pay that they worked so home rather than driving them to other hard for to be taxed. That is why I am states," Jones said. proud to jointly co-author Sen. Wilk’s "The men and women who served common-sense measure to provide tax our country earned every dollar of their relief to our veterans. It will help keep retirement pay and states should not be more veterans in California by giving trying to tax it. This measure is the right them an incentive to pursue a second cathing to do and will help keep veterans reer here, instead of in other states,” said and their families in California."

Bates in a statement.

NEW LA PALMA CITIZEN ACADEMY STARTING MARCH 30TH Registration is now open for the 2020 La Palma Citizen Academy. The La Palma Citizen Academy is a free five-week course aimed at demystifying and introducing residents to local government. Each workshop focuses on specific aspects of local government functions, including administration, finance, public safety, community devel-

opment, community services, and public works.

The Citizen Academy takes place on five Monday evenings beginning on March 30 and ending April 27. Sessions are from 7-9 p.m. Space is limited, so interested residents should apply as soon as possible. www.cityoflapalma.org/academy.

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FOGO DE CHAO BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE A TEMPLE OF MEAT

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Fogo de Chao located at the Irvine Spectrum is truly a tribute to barbequed meat.

Recently our family gathered to celebrate the birthday of my oldest daughter and her choice of restaurants was the loud, vibrant and very modern dining steakhouse where large parties out number couples or family dining. The restaurant was packed and had its own stimulating energy.

The all-you-can eat Brazilian steakhouse has over 40 locations in the United States, eight restaurants in Brazil, five in Mexico, one in Jeddah and another in Dubai and it is a brilliant depiction of the rich history of the Churrasco.

The founders of Fogo de Chao grew up on a traditional Southern Brazilian farm in the Serra Gaucha, where they learned the churrasco grilling tradition that is the backbone of each restaurant.

The restaurant has a well stocked bar and can offer your favorite tonic, but I highly suggest that you try some of their specialty drinks, called Caipirinhas, muddled with fresh lime, pure cane sugar, soda and alcohol…..delicious and refreshing.

The Market Table is key to the restaurants profitability and where our waiter insisted we start the experience. The salad bar dominates the dining room and

is stocked with fresh vegetables, salads, fruits, cold meats and cheeses that are common to Brazil. But be warned; don’t fill up at the salad bar.

Upon returning to our table, we were told to flip over the red circular coaster to the green side, which signifies to roving servers that you are ready to begin. Waiters dressed in denim shirts, red bandanas and gauchos whisk by the table looking for green sided coasters. The servers sidle up the to the table holding skewers that are least two feet high, holding various cuts of filet mignon, top sirloin; chicken; lamb chops; pork loin and sausage.

Make no mistake, you will want to eat more, but take a breather because there is dessert. Choices include cheesecakes, pies, ice cream, crème brulee, flan and a papaya cream concoction.

In an interesting turn of events, after posting a photo of our dining party on social media, a long time friend of my father contacted me saying that he had fond memories of visiting the first restaurant in San Paulo. He and my father had paid a visit to the original wooden structure in 1979, learning about the art and culture of the city and gaining respect for the heritage and countryside of Porto Alegre.

For the amount of food that you receive, the prices are reasonable, but expect to pay at least $100 per person. Fogo de Chao receives ten stars, and is not for the faint of appetite.

Waiters dressed in denim shirts, red bandanas and gauchos whisk by the table then sidle up holding skewers that are least two feet high, with various cuts of perfectly cooked filet mignon, top sirloin; chicken; lamb chops; pork loin and sausage.

SALAD BAR: stocked with fresh vegetables, salads, fruits, cold meats and cheeses.

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PROGRAM TRAINS DOWNEY PD TO BECOME EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHS

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Certificates of Recognition were given to five Downey Police Officers for becoming “Tactical Medics.”

Before Downey Police Chief Dean Milligan introduced the officers, he gave a brief history of the program. “All of our Police Officers are required to maintain a scope of emergency training, such as CPR and things of that nature, however last year, our department decided to create a Tactical Medic Program. These are specially trained officers that can provide EMT care to officers in the field.”

Milligan praised the Downey Fire Department for being always ready and coming at a moment’s notice when called, however in the event that officers are injured these five officers can take immediate action. Three of the officers attended and graduated from the West Coast EMT Program and two others graduated from

Ask Rusty WILL SELLING A LARGE ASSET AFFECT WIFE’S SOCIAL SECURITY? Dear Rusty: If I have reached full retirement age (FRA) and wish to sell a $500,000 asset, will it affect my wife’s Social Security if we file jointly? I have heard that it will affect my Medicare (the

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DOWNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT'S newly developed Tactical Medic program was recognized by City Council. Members of the specialized team received over 200 hours of training in emergency medical services and are prepared to perform pre-hospital tactical casualty care to help save lives. Congratulations Officer Hempe, Officer Skoll, Officer Honrath, Corporal Asevo and Sergeant Pelayo. the Downey Adult School EMT program taught by Sean Youngblood.

The program is a 14-week, intensive training program beginning at 6:00 am and ending at 9:00 p.m. Through the Downey Adult school this program is a nationally accredited course, over seen by state regulations. Each officer underwent

over 800 hours of lecture, field training with EMT’s or Paramedics and trauma training.

Milligan added, “This is a great opportunity for our officers and for our city.

Hopefully they are never called upon, but in the case that they are, they can save lives.”

amount withheld each month) but she still has three more years before she can receive benefits. Is it better to liquidate assets before she reaches FRA if we will be penalized? Would her Medicare be affected as well as mine?

Signed: Planning Ahead Dear Planning: Only earnings from working can affect Social Security (SS) benefits, so passive income from selling a large asset won’t affect your wife’s future Social Security benefits (nor yours).

However, if your “combined income” from all sources (which is your Adjusted Gross Income plus any other non-taxable income you may have, plus 50% of your SS benefits) exceeds certain levels, your Medicare premium will be subject to the Income Related Medicare Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) rule, which will add a supplemental amount to your base Medicare Part B premium. If your combined income (including that sold asset) for the 2020 tax year is between $326,000 and $750,000 then your Medicare premium for 2022 will be at least $462.70 (I say “at least '' because the Medicare Part B premium can increase each year).

The IRMAA premium increases on a sliding scale starting at $174,001 of combined income for a married couple filing jointly ($87,001 for an individual). If you liquidate that large asset this year, it will be reported on your 2020 income tax return which will be filed in 2021. That will mean that your Medicare premium for 2022 will be affected by IRMAA, and so will your wife’s if she has enrolled in Medicare at age 65 in 2021 (which she need not do if

she has other “creditable” healthcare coverage through an employer).

So, should you liquidate that large asset before your wife reaches her SS full retirement age? It doesn’t matter for Social Security purposes because that passive income will not affect your wife’s SS benefit. But, if your wife enrolls in Medicare at age 65, her Medicare Part B premium, as well as yours, will be subject to IRMAA and, thus be considerably higher than the standard premium of $144.60 (the amount for 2020). Note that if your combined income for the following year is low enough to reduce your IRMAA premium, the Medicare premium will revert back to the lower level. Medicare typically uses income data from 2 years ago to determine current year premium, so they wouldn’t normally change your IRMAA premium back until they receive your income data for the previous year from the IRS. But, it is possible for you to contact Social Security earlier and provide them with proof that your income is now lower than reported in a previous year (causing the higher IRMAA premium) and they will adjust your Medicare premium sooner than they otherwise might.

This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity.

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SOROPTIMIST MONTE CARLO NIGHT FUNDRAISER FEB. 29

2018 MONTE CARLO NIGHT: members of the Soroptimist International of ArtesiaCerritos at last year's 27th annual fundraiser, over 270 attended the event.

BY DIANNA NEEDHAM Soroptimist International of ArtesiaCerritos will hold their 28th annual Monte Carlo Night fundraiser on Saturday, February 29 at 6 pm. Attendees will be treated to a fun and elegant evening with casinostyle games (blackjack, craps & poker), a delicious buffet dinner, and awesome prizes anticipated to total over $30,000.

Tickets are $75 each and can be purchased by calling Sandy Fikse at 562-618-8731 or by contacting any Soroptimist member.

The event theme is “The Great Gatsby�, a nod to the roaring 1920s and the F. Scott Fitzgerald literary classic. The event will be held at the beautiful Centre at Sycamore Plaza, 5000 Clark Avenue, Lakewood.

Last year’s event was sold out with 270 attendees including many elected officials and other dignitaries. Prizes totaled over $35,000.

Proceeds will fund scholarships for college women, career training for high school girls, donations to community organizations (Su Casa-Ending Domestic Violence, Community Family Guidance

Center etc), other Soroptimist programs, and Soroptimist education.

Sponsors are sought at various levels ranging from $10,000 to $100. All event sponsors will be listed in the event program and sponsors at $350 and above will also be listed on signs at the event. All donors at the $350 level and above will also receive event tickets in accordance with their sponsor level. To find out more about being a sponsor, call Sandy Fikse at 562-618-8731.

Prize donors are also sought. All prize donors will be listed in the event program.

To arrange a prize donation, contact Kathy Lovell at 562-921-2984.

To learn about becoming a Soroptimist member, contact President-Elect Sowmya Ananthanarayanan, MD at 562-716-2601.

The local service club welcomes new members. Soroptimist International of Artesia-Cerritos celebrated its 48th year of founding and a successful previous year with over $25,000 in giving through its Soroptimist programs and donations to many local organizations/charities.

ALPINE VILLAGE WILL SOON CLOSE Alpine Village is set to close its doors this coming April, sad! The 51-year-old restaurant, located in Torrance, has been the site of 51 Oktoberfest celebrations and other big gatherings.

Alpine Village is a So Cal icon, owing to its very visible location next to the 110 freeway and its unique design.

The property recreates a traditional German village, and during the busy Oktoberfest season beer drinkers and weekend revelers descend for group parties in the beer garden setup.

Those big few weeks, however, have not been enough to keep the place finan-

cially viable year-round, however.

The upcoming end of the restaurant does not mean the end of the grounds in total, however. The area, which used to house attractions like a petting zoo and sporting fields, is likely to be landmarked for preservation, in part because of a petition circulated by fans of the property last year.

Other aspects, like the Alpine Market and bakery area, and the ongoing swap meet, will be unaffected by the closure, though eventually much of the freeway-adjacent property will be redeveloped. Expect a formal closure for the Alpine Village restaurant and bar sometime in mid-April.

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CRIME REPORTLA MIRADA

February 10-16, 2020 Notable Arrests Three suspects were arrested throughout La Mirada for various warrants and narcotics violations.

Aggravated Assault A report of assault was reported on the 14500 block of Forita Rd. A victim was treated for a head injury on the 15400 block of Alicante Rd. Other Structure Burglary Nine storage units were broken into on the 15000 block of Alondra Blvd. These incidents are still under investigation.

Vehicle Burglary A late night window smash burglary was reported on the 16100 block of Rosecrans Ave. Grand Theft Several unlocked box trucks had various items stolen during a late night theft on the 15600 block of Heron Ave. A catalytic converter was reported stolen on the 14700 block of Artesia Blvd.

A catalytic converter was reported stolen on the 13000 block of Ramsey Dr. Grand Theft Auto A sedan was reported stolen on the 14900 block of Gagely Dr. A van was reported stolen on the 12700 block of Lake Forest Way.

STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED IN LA PALMA During the overnight hours of February 9, La Palma Police Officers were conducting surveillance of several businesses in the Centerpointe complex due to recent thefts and burglaries. One of the burglaries occurred at the Beacon Day School, and the other occurred at an office that was currently undergoing renovations.

In both burglaries, several thousand dollars of tools and equipment were taken by the suspects.

At around 2:30 a.m., an officer noticed two subjects attempting to siphon gasoline from a van belonging to the Beacon Day School. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle as it left the area. Officers searched the vehicle and located stolen property and other evidence linking the suspects to the previous burglaries.

Further investigation led to the discovery of a significant amount of stolen tools and equipment located at the suspect’s residences Whittier. All of the property was recovered and later returned to the owners.

Both suspects were arrested and booked on charges of Theft and Possession of Stolen Property. Detectives are conducting further investigation to determine if the suspects are responsible for additional crimes in the area.

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KENNEDY HIGH's FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE PROGRAM Friday Night Live members pose with the La Palma City Council after leading the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance and introducing the many activities that FNL participates in.

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF At the scheduled meeting of the La Palma City Council, a group of local high school students were invited to lead the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance.

This in and of itself is not an unusual occurrence, however it was the group that noted attention.

Friday Night Live [FNL] is a group of young students from John F. Kennedy High School. The FNL program is designed for high school-aged young people; motivated by youth-adult partnerships that create opportunities to enhance and improve local communities through involvement. Community service, social action activities, participation in advocacy for safe and healthy environments, and promotion of healthy policies are organized by youth to appeal to youth.

FNL directives encourage young people to develop programs that are meaningful to them promoting messages through shared experiences and foster peer-oriented programming, youth driven, and youth led. Students are goaldirected, action oriented, and innovative, empowering young people to become active leaders and develop community resources. The group has a broad appeal to diverse ethnic, racial and social groups to care about each other and their environment.

The Kennedy HS group is focused this year on the dangers of teenage vaping, drug and alcohol abuse. FNL holds discussion groups to talk about how nicotine changes the way the brain works, how it could lead to addiction, mood swings and lowering impulse control. They also engage other students by presenting the affects it can have on their ability to learn, stating that one in four highs school students who vaped, also smoked cigarettes.

LA PALMA CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES 2020 SPRING HOME SPOTLIGHT WINNER

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF La Palma City council acknowledged and congratulated Michael and Dolores Abeyta of 8181 Suffield Street for winning the 2020 Spring Home Spotlight Award with a certificate and a bronze yard sign on Tuesday evening, February 18th.

Michael and Dolores Abeyta have been residents of La Palma since 2012, “we have thoroughly enjoyed living in the City because it still has that small town feel,” stated Dolores, “we have raised two children in the schools and it has been a great experience.”

Over the past eight years the Abeyta’s have totally upgraded and remodeled their home’s exterior and interior so that it is almost like an entirely different model home.

They have shown pride of ownership of their home by the numerous upgrades.

They have replaced the old roof with a new terra cotta tile, installed new windows and painted the exterior of the house.

The family has also replaced the old garage doors and side gates with decorative wooden doors and painted metal gates.

The front yard also received quite a bit of landscaping efforts with a new

lawn, the addition of an Olive tree and installed a lighted pole that displays and honors the American flag. New planters have been built that contain bright California native flowers.

“A well-kept home is a true reflection on the community,” said Michael, “since day one, it has been a work in progress, and we are very happy to show off the completed project. We love our home and look forward to many more happy years in the community.”

The Abeyta’s continually show their pride of ownership by always keeping a clean and neat front yard and adding new improvements.

The most recent home improvement involved replacing a walkway that gave easier access to the front door and new landscape lighting that highlights the beautiful front yard.

“Proud, diligent homeowners are the heart of a strong, safe neighborhood and a vibrant city,” said Mayor Peter Kim, “by keeping La Palma beautiful, residents like these are one of the many reasons why we have been named one of the best places to live in the United States.”

If you would like to nominate a home for the Home Spotlight Award, call 714.690.3350 or visit CityofLaPalma. org/HomeSpotlight

February 21, 2020

KEEPING CORONAVIRUS IN PERSPECTIVE Kaiser Permanente infectious disease physician urges public not to panic, noting influenza is a much more prevalent disease with serious consequences STAFF REPORT As hardly a day goes by without the coronavirus dominating the headlines, many people are rightfully concerned and wondering what steps they should take to protect themselves and their loved ones.

Although taking precautions is important, Dr. Jonathan T. Truong, an infectious disease physician with Kaiser Permanente Southern California, notes it’s important not to overreact.

“The coronavirus should be a cause of concern, but not alarm or panic,” he explained. “The quarantine process of people who are being evacuated from China has been effective in controlling the spreading of the disease in America.

As such, we need to keep things in perspective.”

For example, Dr. Truong noted there have been no deaths in the USso far resulting from the coronavirus. In contrast, he said between 200,000 and 400,000 Americans get hospitalized due to complications form the flu each year, and as many as 60,000 die from it.

“We know that influenza is infectious and it kills, and we have a vaccine for it – let’s focus on that!” he said. “It’s important to beaware of coronavirus, but we have an opportunity to help prevent 50,000 to 60,000 deaths a year with a flu shot. Despite that, only about half of the

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US population gets vaccinated.”

When it comes to catching the coronavirus, the chances are slim unless one has recently returned from China, has been in close contact with a person who’s returned from China and is infected by the disease, or if you’re someone who’s taking care of a coronavirus patient without wearing protective gear.

Simple precautions such as washing your hands frequently with soap or alcohol-based gel, not touching your eyes, mouth or face, cooking your food thoroughly, and keeping a distance of at least six feet from anyone who has a respiratory illness will help protect yourhealth, Dr. Truong said.

He noted coronavirus symptoms include coughing, fever, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. If someone exhibits those symptoms, Dr. Truong advised seeking medical attention. “If you’re sick, wear a mask so you don’t spread it,” he noted. “If you need to see a doctor, it’s best to call ahead. We want to be prepared to prioritize your case, and avoid spreading infection to other patients.”

As for buying a common mask for additional protection against coronavirus, Dr. Truong said that is not advisable unless it is an N-95 mask that also must be fitted for maximum protection. Those masks are primarily used by health care professionals, and there’s a shortage of them currently due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

“The bottom line is we need to take a step back and not overreact,” Dr. Truong noted. “Yes, we should be concerned about the spreading of the coronavirus.

However, so far, this disease has had minimal impact on our population. Preventing the flu is a much more urgent matter, and I encourage everyone to get vaccinated.”

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Continued from page 1 Pavone would round out an impressive team of elected officials complementing the legal background of Mayor pro tem Frank Yokoyama, and the extensive successful business background of Councilwoman Grace Hu. The choice for Measure C is simple, Los Angeles County will eventually take the increment that is available, leaving Cerritos with no available increase, losing out on $11 million, much of which is generated from people who live outside of Cerritos.

Why lose out on that money for 75 cents per $100 dollars spent?

Both current Mayor Solanki and perennial candidate and conservative in name only Chuong Vo are against Measure C. How could someone be against a measure that would bring so much money to the city if you were truly concerned about the city?

Give Solanki credit, he has always been against any kind of tax increase, but Vo’s stance shows his utter duplicity.

Measure C will bring in over $11 million to the city which will go towards, among other things, more cops on the street.

A good question for Vo: would he be against a Torrance sales tax increase if it added more police to his workforce in Torrance? The answer is no, which indicates he is against Measure C only to pander to Cerritos’ neo-conservative voters.

The money would also go towards infrastructure improvements, and program & support services, with many Se-

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nior programs and support for the Senior Center receiving funds.

Is Vo against helping Cerritos’ seniors? The answer is yes if he is against Measure C. Then there’s the revelation by this newspaper that Vo took $7,500 from the Southern California Motor Car Dealers Association, which the majority of members are dealers in the Cerritos Auto Square.

The amount is nearly 30% of his campaign total. That is a lot of money for a City Council race, and raised many eyebrows among former elected officials that HMG-LCCN contacted.

Did Vo meet with them, did he promise anything for the money, did they talk about Measure C? Those are questions sent to both Vo and the spokesperson for SCMDA, as of time of publication, both have not responded.

The choice is clear, go with the old guard endorsed candidates who want to keep cutting services, who vote no against using the library for education of others, and who will take a stance just to garner votes and thousands of dollars in campaign donations, or bring new blood into the City Council, those who are more open-minded and more inclusive of residents, who advocate for safety, infrastructure, program improvements, and Senior services... while keeping an eye on the city’s finances.

Whatever your choice is, please exercise your right as an American and vote March 3.

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KINKY BOOTS AT THE CERRITOS CENTER : WHO’S READY TO GET KINKY?

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inner of six Tony Awards, including best musical, Kinky Boots is running for three weeks only at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts from February 14th to March 1st.

Kinky Boots is the winner of every major Best Musical award from the Grammys to London’s Oliver Award.

Based on true events, this large than life tale tells the story of two people with absolutely nothing in common. Charlie has inherited a shoe factory that he never wanted to own and Lola is a fabulous entertainer with wild ideas, while both yearn for a father’s approval.

The story behind this fabulous musical began with Steve Pateman. In his 30’s he had taken over as boss for WJ Brookes - a traditional shoe factory in the village of Earls Barton in Northamptonshire which had existed for more than a century.

Struggling with changes in fashion and competition from abroad, Pateman had started to look for new markets.

He was persuaded by an unexpected phone-call to think about expansion into women’s shoes that could support the weight and build of a man, in men's sizes for transgender people.

The original program documented Pateman’s energetic and good-humored

attempts to move into a market he had barely heard of.

The story came to the stage as ‘Kinky Boots’ and in 2012 and officially debuted on Broadway April 2013. Steve Pateman who is a bit more outspoken and flamboyant, was substituted with the more demur character of Charlie Price, played by Lukas Poost and Lacies became personified as Lola, played by Cornelius Jones. Of course there is a romantic tryst between Charlie, his fiancée who wants to turn the factory into condominiums and a factory worker who believes in Charlie’s new expansion to save the business that has been in the family for generations.

The audience is delighted by over 200 pairs of shoes, tons of feathers and sequins, and incredible vocals. It is full of energy and great vibes all about finding yourself and going outside the social norms.

Critics have heralded the stage adaption saying “You should never underestimate the power of a good musical that can make consenting adults yearn to be dancing drag queens in stiletto heeled footwear,” [Variety].

Kinky Boots is about finding your passion, overcoming prejudice and transcending stereotypes.

The musical has a big heart and dances home the message about friendship and acceptance.

KINKY BOOTS is released at the Milan Fashion Week for Shoes, receiving huge approval from the industry. The audience is delighted by over 200 pairs of shoes, tons of feathers and sequins, and incredible vocals.

OPENING scene between Charlie and his Dad and the factory he will one day inherit.

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LA MIRADA POP WARNER TOURNAMENT CHAMPS

The La Mirada City Council recognized the Pop Warner Mitey Mite Blue Team at the February 11 City Council meeting. The team was recognized for winning the Wescon Regional Championship and the Island/Mainland Championship.

The team recently won the Orange Empire Conference, Mt. Baldy Youth Football Conference, and the Palomar

Conference, which included teams from across the southern California region.

The Mitey Mite Team earned the championship title in all three conferences and advanced to the Wescon Conference, competing against teams from different regions. The La Mirada City Council congratulated the team on earning the Wescon Regional Football Championship.

LONG BEACH SYMPHONY CELEBRATES BEETHOVEN On Saturday, March 7 at 8:00 PM, in the Long Beach Terrace Theater, the Long Beach Symphony will commemorate Beethoven’s 250th birthday.

In honor of this auspicious occasion, Maestro Eckart Preu chose Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D – the only concerto he ever wrote for that instrument. Following a brief intermission, the orchestra will present Schubert’s 9th Symphony in C

major, dubbed “The Great” to distinguish it from his shorter symphony in the same key. Ticketholders are invited to attend a pre-concert talk at 7:00 PM by Maestro Eckart Preu and guest soloist Stefan Jackiw or to enjoy free live music in the lobby of the hall before the concert.

For more information, please visit LongBeachSymphony.org or call (562) 436-3203.

DOWNEY STUDENTS were able to tour the STEM trailer brought to Downey from Fort Knox and to explore over 150 career jobs available within the military.

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Continued from page 1 dents and counselors were able to discuss careers and scholarships available. The United States Army is the largest giver of scholarships in the country and the world’s second largest employer.

“We are thankful for the vision of DUSD and giving their students the opportunity to learn about future and potential careers. While the military is not for everyone (only 3 out of 10 graduating senior’s country wide are eligible for the Army), every young adult should have the opportunity to explore all careers available to them,” said Guerra.

Dr. John Garcia, Superintendent of Downey Unified School District remind-

ed those at each high school of the vision of DUSD. “It is our vision statement that all students graduate with a 21st Century education that ensures they are college and career ready, globally competitive and citizens of strong character”. They lived up to that vision this week.

There are many challenges today for keeping our all-volunteer military. Almost 50 percent of our youth admit they know little to nothing about military service, with over 70 percent not being able to qualify for active duty, whether due to obesity, drugs, health problems, misconduct or aptitude. Only one percent of the population currently serves; and our veteran population is declining.

Calvary Chapel HS and Piux Matthias Academy were also in attendance along with representatives of the Air Force and Marines.

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CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 6 BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS

Cerritos’ historic season falls one penalty kick short of victory, loses to Charter Oak

BY LOREN KOPFF @LORENKOPFF ON TWITTER The toughest way to go out in any high school soccer game is when you lose in penalty kicks, especially by a goal. The Cerritos High boys squad, arguably the feel-good story of the 2019-2020 season could taste a berth in the CIF-Southern Section Division 6 quarterfinals.

Already leading 2-0 heading into the fourth round of the penalty kick format, the host Dons needed one more goal to move on. Instead, Cerritos would miss its next two attempts while Charter Oak High rallied with two straight goals.

Then in the eighth round, senor defender David Cruz was high on his attempt while Tristian Thomas ended the contest as his shot deflected off the left post and in for the 2-1 win (4-3 in penalty kicks).

But what makes this season special for the Dons is no other Cerritos team

had advanced to the playoffs since 2000, and no other Cerritos team had won more than two playoff games in the same season since the 1989-1990 team, which win four games before falling in the 3 A championship game.

“I was here last year as the j.v. coach and what we set out accomplish was this: something like this as successful as this season because a lot of the guys are seniors,” said Cerritos first-year head coach E d w a r d Va s q u e z .

“We saw that they have talent and they deserve to have a season like this.

They deserve it.

They worked for it; they earned it. This shows their hard work.”

Following the contest, senior defender Matthew Sousa gave his team an emotional speech reminding the players what they had just accomplished this past season. Cerritos also concludes the campaign at 9-13-2, the most victories since the 2003-2004 team, which finished at 9-15-3. Overall, the program holds a 10-13 playoff mark in 13 trips.

“At the end of the day, I’m proud of the boys; I’m proud of how we played,” Sousa said. “When you go to PK’s, it’s a flip of a coin. There’s nothing you can

do there. Our goalie came up big; we just didn’t have the luck to put it away.”

Cerritos grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute when senior midfielder Sebastian Zambrano fed a long pass to senior forward Ezekiel Alcantar, who headed the ball in near the left post. Three minutes later, the Chargers nearly tied the contest, but a free kick from inside the penalty arc from Ryan Armendariz hit the crossbar.

Then in the 22nd minute, a long range shot from Rafael Regalado tailed off to the right.

Those would be the only two shots Charter Oak would get in the first half.

“It was just a great cross from Sebastian Zambrano off the right and a great finish from Zeke, which he has been doing all season long,” Vasquez said of the goal.

The Dons thought they would be going to the halftime break up 2-0 after a free kick from Sousa was waived off. Instead the referees waived it off, claiming a Cerritos player either pushed or interfered with a Charter Oak player.

“I think in the first half, we had a lot of momentum going,” Sousa said. “That goal that the refs said wasn’t in kind of brought us down a little bit. But I think

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we were pushing, and in the second half, we tried to push back and forth.

“Apparently, the referee said our player pushed [a Charter Oak player], but in my view, I didn’t see that,” Sousa later said.

Charter Oak would outshoot Cerritos 6-5 in the second half with the big goal coming in the 47th minute from Regalado, The best chance for Cerritos to win the game in regulation came two minutes into stoppage time when senior forward Noah Leonardo’s free kick inside the penalty arc barely goes above the crossbar.

The Chargers would also have chances to win the game late. But shots from Cedrick Alexander and Thomas within the last five minutes of the second overtime went to the right and left respectively of the post.

“I didn’t have [any] doubts,” Vasquez said. “These last two rounds have been tight, scrappy games, especially the first one which went into overtime. We had all the confidence in the world in our guys.”

“At the end of the day, we’re a very defensive team; we have been all year,” Sousa said. “We try to score goals off the counterattack because with Alcantar and Leonardo up top, they can put goals in the back away on fast breaks. So, we just try to contain the team as long as we can; get them tired and go back right at them.”

Sousa would take the first penalty kick and deposit it to the right of Charter Oak goaltender Joseph Wilds. After

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GAHR GIRLS LOSE BATTLE OF GOALKEEPERS DURING PENALTY KICKS IN SECOND ROUND PLAYOFF LOSS

CIF-SS DIV.4 AA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

Hosoda, Whitney power past Highland in second round

BY LOREN KOPFF @LORENKOPFF ON TWITTER Myron Jacobs was quite concerned about one player as he scouted Highland High in preparation for his team’s CIF-Southern Section Division 4 AA second round game last Saturday night.

The first-year head coach for Whitney was hoping Azha Dickson and her height would not dominate the game and blow the Lady Wildcats out of their own gymnasium.

Instead, it was junior Kimberly Hosoda who stole the show, especially in the third quarter which was the telling point of the game.

With her team down by a point at halftime, Hosoda scored half of Whitney’s 18 third quarter points and the Whitney defense limited the Bulldogs to one point in the stanza as the hosts stormed back to knock out Highland 43-31 last Saturday night. The Lady Wildcats improved to 14-13 at the time as it hosted top-seeded Paloma Valley High this past Wednesday night in the semifinals.

“There’s no tomorrow practice and there’s no tomorrow game,” Jacobs said to his team at halftime. “We played for the seniors; we tried to keep it alive as long as we can. We knew that’s where they wanted to go with the ball. So, what we did was we did a very good job of shadowing her in front of [Dickson], making them throw over the top. And we knew that she wasn’t a very good player going with her left hand.”

“I think the biggest motivation for us was just getting into our heads that this is do or die,” Hosoda said. “There’s no second chance; there’s no tomorrow.

If we lose, it’s over. I think we all just came to play for not for ourselves, but for our teammates, our seniors, everyone in the stands, our friends, families and teachers. We just came together and tried to pull off a win.”

The opening quarter featured four lead changes with Whitney leading by five points on two separate occasions.

While Dickson was nearly a one-person show for the Bulldogs, the tri-Golden League champions, with nine points in the first quarter, it was a pair of threepointers from junior Julianna Lee and one more from freshman Layla Lacorte that was pacing the Lady Wildcats.

The lead changed hands three more times in the second quarter, but Whitney was limited to two field goals in 13 attempts. Meanwhile, Kimberly Leon scored half a dozen points for Highland as she and Dickson combined for all 20 points Highland scored in the first half.

Then in the third quarter, Hosoda and the Whitney defense took over.

After the eighth lead change of the night, and the last one, Hosoda scored

off a steal, then hit a three-pointer and finally grabbed an offensive rebound and scored, all in succession, to make it 2820. For added measure, she had another steal and assisted on Lee’s three-pointer with 4:23 left in the third quarter. That was followed by a steal and basket from senior Janelle Ho and with a 13-point lead late in the stanza, Whitney was smelling a victory.

“That’s my league MVP,” Jacobs said of Hosoda. “You don’t get a kid like that that wants it more than any other kid on the court. And no disrespect to any other team, but when you look at a kid that comes out here and doesn’t get a break; that plays the whole game with heart and when she’s sick, that’s who I stick with.”

Highland would miss 13 straight shots from the field from late in the second quarter until Dickson scored with 5:38 left in the game, ending a stretch of nearly 13 minutes without a field goal.

The Bulldogs managed to get within wight points before a pair of free throws from Hosoda, another steal and basket from Ho and a Ho basket assisted by Hosoda ended the Whitney scoring.

“I think that only happened because I put my reserves off the bench [in],” Jacobs said of the fourth quarter. “I played Rachel Lee, I played Rachel Song, I played Samantha [Poitras], who was a j.v. player that I moved up. We wanted to work them in to get ready for next Wednesday, the big show.”

While three players from Highland scored, led by Dickson’s 14 points, Hosoda continued her late season surge and led the Lady Wildcats with 14 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and three assists. Ho added a dozen points and had four steals with three rebounds and Lee pitched in with nine points and four rebounds. In all, Whitney had 32

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GAHR HIGH senior goalkeeper Ashley Correia dives to make one of her five saves against San Dimas High last Saturday in a CIF-Southern Section Division 5 second round game. Gahr lost 1-0 (4-3 in penalty kicks) but Correia notched her 10th regulation shutout this season as the Lady Gladiators end the season at 15-8-2.

Photo by Armando Vargas, Contributing photographer.

The late season momentum that the Gahr High girls soccer team had been riding came to an end last Saturday afternoon in a showdown of goalkeepers, both during regulation and in penalty kicks. In the end, HMG-CN Sports Editor Gahr couldn’t Loren Kopff muster another kick or two and fell to San Dimas High 1-0 (4-3 in penalty kicks) in a CIF-Southern Section Division 5 second round game.

The Lady Gladiators, who ended a 16-year playoff drought, ends the season at 15-8-2, the most wins by any Gahr team since the 1997-1998 season when that team finished 17-3-2. This also was Gahr’s first home playoff game since 2001 and the first time in school history any Gahr girls soccer team had played in the second round.

“For the team and the girls who put in a lot of work…we have eight seniors, so they were here when we had one win their freshman year,” said Gahr head coach Martin Henry. “I’m really proud of them and I’m happy to see them get to the playoffs, finally.”

The eighth-ranked Lady Gladiators had entered the contest winning four of

their last five games but couldn’t generate much offense in the first half. The best chance came in the 30th minute when junior NEWS & forward NichNOTES olette Palomo, the team’s leading FROM scorer with 27 PRESS goals, had her shot blocked by ROW San Dimas goalkeeper Maddison Moris.

The best chance for the game’s first goal would come six minutes earlier when a shot from Illiana Betancourt hit the crossbar and bounced back to Jessica Mejia, whose follow-up was high. The action would heat up in the second half and again, the goalkeepers took centerstage. Eight minutes in, Gahr senior netminder Ashley Correia tipped a shot from Julia Maldonado up and over the net, and on the ensuing corner kick, a shot from Mayerly Maldonado sailed high.

In the 52nd minute, Moris would stop a shot from senior Brianna Rios and two minutes later, Correia dove to her right to deflect an attempt from Ella Ray. Palomo would also have a pair of

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Continued from page 11 chances to score in the final 14 minutes of regulation, but Gahr’s best opportunity would come in the 69th minute when a free kick from junior defender Kate Alcaino was saved by Moris. But the ball would briefly trickle away from Moris and on the follow-up, junior midfielder Itzel Perez was wide on her attempt to get the ball through the left side of the net. “There were spurts of them at us, and then we had spurts,� Henry said.

We had some golden opportunities that if you would have said Nicholette was going to have two opportunities like that, I would have said she was going to bury them. But there were some

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good saves too by their goalie. You have to give the goalie credit. Ashley was phenomenal today. But as they say, if you’re going to go down, this is the hardest way to go, but also probably the best in the end.�

Both teams combined for four shots and two saves in the 20-minute overtime session but notched goals in the first round of the penalty kick session.

After Bethany Starks was high on her attempt, Gahr went up 2-1 when sophomore forward Kayla Berneal found an opening on the left side of the net.

However, Mayerly Maldonado was true in the third round while senior midfielder Kim Sanchez was stopped by Moris. In the fourth round, Moris was successful while sophomore Makayla Wade was wide left. San Dimas had a chance to end the session, but Julia Maldonado was high on her attempt while sophomore forward Alyssa Miller found the left side of the net. In the next round, Julia Berard snuck the ball through the right side for the winner. “We got greedy as the year went on,� Henry said. “We thought we could do well once we got into the playoffs.

Being in Division 5 compared to the rest of our league, once we get in, we play schools that are more our caliber.�

After more than a decade of very few wins and last place or fifth place finishes in the San Gabriel Valley League, Gahr figures to be a factor in the playoff race next season. In the past three seasons, Gahr has gone 28-31-7 and showing signs of improvement.

Henry believes that this season’s team will leave a legacy for the future Gahr teams. “I hope so,� Henry said. “We have a lot of returners. We lose Ashley and that

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In other girls soccer playoff action, fifth-ranked La Mirada High advanced to the Division 2 semifinals with a 1-0 win over Yorba Linda High this past Wednesday. The Lady Matadores (185-3) will host top-ranked Mira Costa High on Saturday evening at John Glenn High.

Valley Christian High came away with a 2-1 win against Temple City High this past Wednesday to improve to 16-2-2. The Lady Defenders will visit Charter Oak High on Saturday morning in a Division 5 semifinal contest. V.C. is ranked third in the division while Charter Oak is 10th.

The lone remaining area basketball team in the playoffs is the Artesia High girls squad, which posted a 47-45 win at the Academy of Careers and Exploration High this past Wednesday. The Lady Pioneers, seeded third in Division 5 AA, improved to 24-7 and will visit San Bernardino High on Saturday in a semifinal tilt.

It’s the first time since 2003 than any Artesia squad has reached the semifinals and the 24 victories are the most since the 2001-2002 team went 26-6 and captured the Division III-AA championship.

BASEBALL Several teams are participating in the prestigious Newport Elks Tournament. In the Orange County Division, Artesia will host Whittier Christian High on Saturday and visit Whittier High on Monday in pool play action while V.C travels to Buena Park High on Saturday before hosting Godinez

High on Monday.

In the Frank Lerner Division, Gahr visits Huntington Beach High on Saturday before entertaining Temecula Valley High on Monday while in the Costa Mesa Division, Cerritos High hosts Long Beach Poly High on Saturday and goes to Valencia High on Monday.

The tournament will continue with games on Wednesday with opponents and locations to be determined following Monday’s action.

John Glenn High hosts Bell High today, North Torrance High on Tuesday and Firebaugh High on Thursday while La Mirada is participating in the Loara Tournament, which begins today and runs through Feb. 29.

Whitney High begins its season on Tuesday hosting Santa Ana Valley High and will travel to Fairmont Prep High on Thursday.

SOFTBALL Artesia hosts Ocean View High on Tuesday and Warren High on Thursday while Cerritos continues play in the Savanna Tournament on Saturday before visiting Edison High on Tuesday, Fountain Valley High on Wednesday and Kennedy High on Thursday.

Gahr will host Chino Hills High on Wednesday and travel to Ocean View on Thursday while La Mirada also continues play in the Savanna Tournament on Saturday. The Lady Matadores will also visit Downey High Tuesday.

Norwalk High visits Bell Gardens High today, Schurr High Wednesday and V.C. on Thursday while the Lady Defenders host Long Beach Cabrillo High today before wrapping up play in the Savanna Tournament on Saturday.

V.C. also hosts Oxford Academy on Tuesday.

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Continued from page 10 junior goalkeeper Elijah made a pair of diving saves, one to the right and the other to the left, Zambrano found the right side of the net to make it 2-0.

Moon would dive to his right to stop Alexander’s shot before the momentum quickly shifted. Following a diving save

by Wilds on junior midfielder Adrian Arrayga, Armendariz kept his team alive with a goal to the left of Moon. With the scored tied at 2-2 going to the sixth round, Alcantar’s shot deflected off the left post. But Jack Koval’s attempt would bounce off the crossbar and somehow make it past the goal line, much to the chagrin of the Cerritos team, which had already raced towards Moon thinking the game was over.

Last season, the Dons were knocking on the door of a playoff berth but finished in fourth place in the 605 League, going 7-10-4 overall and 3-4-3 in the circuit. It was the most league wins since the 2002-2003 team won four of 12 league contests. Then this season, the Dons started off slow, winning twice in the first 14 games before winning five of their last seven league games. In the postseason, Cerritos knocked off Pomona High 2-1 in overtime on the road,

then eliminated St. Genevieve High 3-2, also on the road.

“It’s a long season and it takes time,” Vasquez said. “It takes time to adjust to build chemistry and we said from the beginning, it doesn’t matter how we start.

It matters how we finish, and we finished on a great note.”

“I think it’s just the heart and the want to play,” Sousa said of the turnaround. “This group has the want to play; they’ll give everything on the field.

I know it hurts them a lot right now taking this loss. But at the end of the day, I know that they know they left it all on the field.”

Now, the tough part is replacing the 18 seniors on a team of 26. But everyone will tell you that the accomplishments from this past season left a legacy for the future and that Cerritos is no longer the laughing stock that saw the program finish in last place 13 times in the past 19 seasons until its third place finish this past season.

“I think so because every other freshmen and underclassmen who come in here now have to make it a run,” Sousa said of leaving behind a legacy. “It’s in their hands now.”

“It feels good to put some recognition for the boys soccer program here at Cerritos High School,” Vasquez said.

“It’s been a long time and it feels nice to put some respect on our program.”

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WHITNEY

Continued from page 11 rebounds, forgetting the fact it was facing Dickson.

“Obviously having a big definitely plays a different role,” Hosoda said.

“It’s harder for us to rebound. Obviously [sophomore Eliana Amanuel] has a lot of responsibilities with that because she’s our main rebounder. So, she really pulled through with that, even though we had some struggles.”

“It’s a lot to the kids,” Jacobs said. I wanted it for my freshmen; I have a very young team. But at the end of the day, my goal here is to break the Whitney curse and get past the quarterfinals. And, I think this year might be the year.”

Whitney would fall to Paloma Valley 48-29 this past Wednesday, thus missing a chance for the program’s first trip to the semifinals in school history. This was the second straight season the program has advanced to the quarterfinals and seventh in school history, all coming since 2008.

The Lady Wildcats led 14-10 at the half but shot 21 percent from the field in the second half. Hosoda led Whitney with 12 points and had seven rebounds.

Still, Whitney finished at or above .500 for the fifth straight season and ninth out of the last 10 seasons.

The School of Choice-Open Enrollment application window for the ABC Unified School District will be Monday, March 2, 2020, at midnight – Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 3:00 p.m.

Parents may apply for all available school programs through the online application at www.abcschoolsofchoice. com and through the link on the ABC Unified School District homepage.

The application process will enable parents to apply online from home, the school site, or the district office. Parents will also be able to check the status of their application(s) throughout the process, print a receipt of the time and date of their application, and make multiple choices of schools for their child.

Parents will be notified of the results of the lottery electronically through the email provided on the application. The website will be activated on Monday, March 2, 2020, at midnight – Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 3:00 p.m.

The results of the lottery will be posted online Friday, May 1, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.

Tim Catlin, Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance, is coordinating the effort for the district and may be contacted at (562) 926-5566, Ext. 21104

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Continued from page 1 THE SCDMA counts several Auto Square dealers as members.

To put that in perspective, the $7,500 given to Vo is nearly 30% of his total campaign finances as of Jan. 18.

Vo, a Torrance Police Officer, is against Cerritos’ Measure C, the salestax measure that would bring in over $11 million to the City, which is likely why he got the donation.

Vo’s stance has many scratching their heads, some of the Measure C funds would be spent to increase public safety in the form of more sheriffs and more sheriff’s units on the streets.

Many say it is Vo pandering to the neo-conservatives in Cerritos to get their vote.

Usually big organizations inside cities spread the wealth and contribute to all viable candidates, but in the Auto Square’s case they chose Vo for a big pay day.

In other reports, Naresh Solanki took in $23,000, $20,000 of the total was a personal loan with only seven donations, one was from Biz Fed Political Action Committee.

Hong garnered over $43,000 from 55 different sources, none of the amount was from a personal loan.

Edwards took in over $35,000, of which $20,000 was a personal loan; over 25 people donated, along with a $500 from the Biz Fed PAC as well as $2,500 from SCMDA. And that same PAC, just like the Cerritos Auto Square, is attempting to influence politics inside Cerritos on its own dime.

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organization of businesses, mailed out a campaign advertisement similar to that in 2016, endorsing Jim Edwards, Naresh Solanki, and Vo. Biz-Fed does not list a single business within their 108 members from Cerritos.

The mission of Biz Fed is to “support business friendly candidates and job supporters.”

The mailer smacks of hypocrisy, the only person to sign the front of a paycheck and who is a job creator is Solanki, who owns the Best Way Market chain.

Edwards has been a teacher all his life and Vo is a police officer.

Emails into Vo via Cerritos resident Brad Beach did receive a response, Vo’s email, voforcouncil@verizon bounced, and Beach said he would forward it to Vo. Just over an hour later, the email and attachment found its way onto to several pro-Vo Facebook pages.

BELLFLOWER

Continued from page 1 a lease agreement with the owner of the property on Cedar Street thirteen days later, the City adopted a resolution delegating authority to the City Manager to execute documents with bidding and without further council authority.

On November 13, an initial public meeting was held at the Cedar Street location which was not well received. In response to the negative response, on December 2, City Council and staff scheduled a tour of a facility that is similar to the one that is planned for Cedar Street, only two people attended.

December 10, a second meeting was held for the public at a neutral location to further discuss the shelter. “It was a general consensus that this meeting went

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The city of Bellflower was subsequently awarded $1.4 million dollars by Supervisor Janice Hahn for the TSS. A meeting was held with the Mayor and the presiding judge on February 3 to give him an update on the first city run shelter to be constructed in LA County.

A Temporary Shelter Committee has been established and meetings are being designed in order to establish working instructions.

The building will offer 50 beds to Bellflower’s homeless community. Preconstruction and plumbing improvements are now being done. The construction is anticipated to be complete mid May 2020 when the shelter will finally open.

APODACA

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Vasquez recoiled and shrieked, obviously scared by the actions of Apodacaand rightfully so- in 2013 Apodaca was accused of sexual harassment which included unwanted touching and settled the case out of court, costing Central Basin ratepayers $670,000; he was recently accused by a Metropolitan Water District employee of the same harassment.

Immediately after the shriek, you can hear director Dan Arrighi, another unelected appointee under Garcia’s bill, and an employee of the San Gabriel Water District, mimic Vasquez’ scream.

It is at that point you can hear both directors laugh with Oskoui telling Apodaca, “don’t do that you know what she does,” which was in reference to her scream.

Vasquez then said, “he assaulted me,” at which point all three men laughed again.

It was a pattern of verbal abuse exhibited by Apodaca during the entire meeting.

The controversy originated from board actions taken at the recent January 30 meeting, where the rotation section of the Central Basin’s Administrative Code came in the question.

Apodaca, Oskoui, and Arrighi argued that, since the board could not vote to appoint a chair, Apodaca, who has been chair for five consecutive years, should be

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“rotated” into the chair position under the administrative code.

Vasquez, and Directors Art Chacon, Phil Hawkins, and Martha CamachoRodriguez argued that Apodaca was not in line to take the appointment and voted Vasquez in as Chair and Chacon as VicePresident.

During the entire meeting, Apodaca, Oskoui, and Arrighi did not recognize Vasquez as chair, and displayed unprofessional behavior in contrast to that of a board member of a public agency, to make their point.

At several points during the meeting, an obviously angry Apodaca could be seen berating Vasquez while lunging forward in a menacing manner to yell just inches from her face.

Oskoui and Arrighi could be seen throughout the two hour meeting treating Vasquez with contempt also, haranguing and treating her in a very condescending manner.

Emails were sent to Oskoui, Arrighi and Apodaca for comment without response.

Emails were also sent into the Downey City Council, which has two woman as members; Mayor Blanca Pacheco, and Mayor pro tem, Claudia Frometa, surprisingly, in this #MeToo era, they have not responded either.

Emails and phone messages were left with the remainder of the City Council and with Oskoui’s boss, Downey City Manager Gilbert Livas. They too chose not to respond.

Vasquez was understandably upset and angry at the treatment and subsequent assault. “They laughed at me, they think touching and assaulting a woman is funny. I’m frightened of these people, I hope something is done, at the least they should not hold positions of responsibility. In my opinion they [Apodaca & Oskoui] should resign, they have no respect for women.”

“This is not the first time this has occurred and I’ve reported this sexual harassment by these serial harassers to the previous General Manager and previous Human Resources Director and my complaints have been ignored. Unfortunately, their behavior has escalated to physical assault.”

Vasquez finished with a call to others who might have been harassed by Oskoui, “Director Oskoui is the Assistant City Manager of Downey, I call on any women who have been victimized by him in Downey or anywhere else, to please come forward.”

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T.S. No.: 2016-01491-CA

A.P.N.:7030-025-031 Property Address: 18027 Point Arguello Pl, Cerritos, CA 90703 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/17/2006. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: Ruben Suarez and Patricia Suarez, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 06/01/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1202829 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 04/09/2020 at 09:00 AM Place of Sale: VINEYARD BALLROOM, DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELES-NORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 709,365.07 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON 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, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 18027 Point Arguello Pl, Cerritos, CA 90703 A.P.N.: 7030-025-031 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.

The 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 the Deed of Trust with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 709,365.07.

Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE 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 this 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 (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2016-01491CA. 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.

Date: February 6, 2020 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237 Ventura, CA 93003 LCCN 2/14, 2/21, 2/28/20

CITY OF ARTESIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City Council of the City of Artesia will hold a Regular City Council Meeting at the Artesia Council Chambers, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California at 7:00 p.m. on March 9, 2020, to conduct a Public Hearing to consider adopting the following item: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARTESIA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING

BY REFERENCE TITLE 26 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING AND AMENDING THE 2019 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE; TITLE 27 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING AND AMENDING THE 2019 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE; TITLE 28 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING AND AMENDING THE 2019 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE; TITLE 29 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING AND AMENDING THE 2019 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE; TITLE 30 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING AND AMENDING THE 2019 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE; TITLE 31 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING AND AMENDING THE 2019 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE; TITLE 33 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING AND AMENDING THE 2019 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE; AND THE 2019 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE; TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, DELETIONS AND ADDITIONS, INCLUDING FINDINGS, FEES AND PENALTIES; AND AMENDING THE ARTESIA MUNICIPAL CODE 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.

PUBLISHED: February 21, 2020

Ernesto Sanchez City Clerk

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 2/21/20 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 20037-HY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the Seller(s) are: KMAN ENTERPRISES, INC., 13436 BEACH ST. CERRITOS, CA 90703 Doing Business as: COIN LAUNDRY All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are: The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: CHEEMA TANVEER INC, C/O ELITE BUSINESS INVESTMENTS, CORP, 5404 WHITSETT AVE #18, VALLEY VILLAGE, CA 91607 The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TRADE NAME, MACHINERY, GOODWILL, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AND COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, SUPPLIES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS and are located at: 12236-40 CENTRALLA ST., LAKEWOOD, CA 90715 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: NEW CENTURY ESCROW, INC, 500 S. KRAEMER BLVD STE 275, BREA CA 92821 and the anticipated sale date is MARCH 10, 2020 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.

The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: NEW CENTURY ESCROW, INC, 500 S. KRAEMER BLVD STE 275, BREA CA 92821 and the last day for filing claims shall be MARCH 9, 2020, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: 02-14-2020 BUYERS: CHEEMA TANVEER INC LA2471135 LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS 2/21/2020

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 2020024143 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SHIMMERING LIGHT, 17777 CENTER COURT DR., SUITE 600, CERRITOS CA 90703. Registered Owner: MELINDA GARCIA, 4550 LINCOLN, UNIT 200, CYPRESS, CA., 90630. 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/ MELINDA GARCIA This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 29, 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 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, AND 2/21/20.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 2020010620 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: GOLDEN RULE SOLUTIONS, 5025 HARBOR ST., COMMERCE, CA., 90040. Registered Owner: ANA MARIA EQUIHUA-PEREZ 5025 HARBOR ST., COMMERCE, CA., 90040. 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/ ANA MARIA EQUIHUA-PEREZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 14, 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 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, AND 2/21/20.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 2020000241 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: HOLMES BENEFIT CONSULTING, 17777 CENTER COURT DR., SUITE 600, CERRITOS CA 90703 Registered Owner: LISA HOLMES 3491 LILLY AVE., LONG BEACH, CA, 90808. 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/ LISA HOLMES. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on January 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 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, AND 2/21/20.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 2019311219 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: MANNA REAL ESTATE 13405 ARTESIA BLVD., STE. 100, CERRITOS CA 90703 Registered Owner: RMCER CORPORATION, 13405 ARTESIA BLVD., STE. 100, CERRITOS CA 90703 .THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED AS AN CORPORATION.. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: 12/2019. 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/ GRACE HU. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 2, 2019. 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 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, AND 2/21/20.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY. In accordance with CA Civil Code, Sections 1980-1991, notice is hereby given that on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10:00 am at 16511 Pioneer Blvd. #B, Norwalk CA 90650, Sam Kim and Associates, APC will sell at auction to the highest bidder property abandoned by: KHR Capital, Inc., Ki Ho Ron, and Kyung Rae Kim, & unnamed Occupants. This is an auction of abandoned property after a judgment from the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles case number 19NWCV00458 after a Writ of Possession of Real Property judgement was executed and posted by Los Angeles County Sheriff at 16511 Pioneer Blvd. #B, Norwalk CA 90650. PROPERTY TO BE AUCTIONED: 16 Tables, 48 chairs, misc. kitchen items consisting of pots, pans, knives, containers, spatulas, cutting board, trays, bowls, plates, cups, slicer machine, rice cooker, oven, food containers, Styrofoam cups, refrigerator, gas grill, fryer, telephone, ice maker machine, 1 stereo receiver/player, CCTV system with 8 camera, three flat screen TV stainless steel storage shelfs, register, office table. Items on Lease from 3rd party may be excluded. For further information Please Contact: Sam Kim, Esq., 714-856-7733. TERMS OF THE SALE: CASH ONLY, ALL ITEMS SOLD AS IS AND MUST BE REMOVED AT THE TIME OF PAYMENT (SAME DAY) BY 5:00PM OR THEY WILL BE DONATED, INSPECTION DAY OF SALE ONLY. Notices published 5/7 & 5/14, 2020.

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 2/7 and 2/14/20 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: TERESA HALL PANG-YU CASE NO. 20STPB01231 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of TERESA HALL PANG-YU. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by PETER HALL YUNG PANG in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that PETER HALL YUNG PANG 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: 03/10/20 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner GREGORY M. AJALAT, ESQ. - SBN 150878 AJALAT & AJALAT, LLP 5200 LANKERSHIM BLVD. SUITE 850 NORTH HOLLYWOOD CA 91601 2/21, 2/28, 3/6/20 CNS-3342855# LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS

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