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Comic Con 2016

August 31, 2016 Vol. 9 No. 70

Costumed Characters roam the Convention Center. Photo by Pat Krause

Q&A with Stan Lee the biggest name in Comics and a legend in the industry.

Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Inaugural Comic Con Palm Springs started with a bang on Friday, August 26th.

There was a ribbon cutting to start the event in grand style. The Iconic Comic Book guru Stan Lee, Palm Springs Mayor Robert Moon, founder of Palm Springs Comic Con, Christopher Spellman and the original Hulk portrayer, Lou Farrigno, did the ribbon-cutting

honors. Thousands of people waiting in line to enter this first ever Comic Con in the Valley at the Palm Springs Convention Center. It took that large facility to be able to hold the influx of people wanting to see what a Comic Con event was like.

Comic book fans were in awe of all the vendors that sold not only Comic books, but everything related to Comics and their super heroes. The

By Desert Star Staff Actor Gene Wilder has departed for the giant chocolate factory in the sky.

His family says he passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s disease, at the age of 83.

Wilder died Sunday night in Stamford, Connecticut, his nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman said.

The family chose not to disclose Wilder’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis three years ago.

“The decision to wait until this time to disclose his condition wasn’t vanity, but more so that the countless young children that would smile or call out to him ‘there’s Willy Wonka’, would not have to

be then exposed to an adult, referencing illness or trouble and causing delight to travel to worry, disappointment or confusion,” the family said in a statement. “He simply couldn’t bear the idea of one less smile in the world.”

Born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wilder began acting at the age of 12.

Wilder’s stage name came from the main character of Thomas Wolfe’s novel Look Homeward, Angel and from the playwright Thornton Wilder. Later in life, he said his psychoanalyst suggested that his name honored his mother, Jeanne.

Although his career

floor was lined with booths that sold posters, toys, T-shirts, memorabilia, costumes and masks, art work, etc. and of course all the comics you could want to fill a collection.

Comic Book artists had booths where you could get an autograph or buy an original work of art or just meet and talk to the artists. Some of the artists were busy drawing, and fans could

watch them at work.

I was amazed at the amount of people that entered the Convention Center. The line was never ending, and people brought their children to see first-hand what goes on at a Comic Con Convention. People were stopping at vendors to look or talk to them about their collections. There were groups of people talking to the artists.

Others took time out to partake

of a little food and beverage and watch all the many costumed fans. Parents even had their children in costume.

The costumes ranged from Super Heroes to Villains.

Fans of Stan Lee purchased tickets to get an autograph from him or had their photo taken with him.

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Gene Wilder, star of ‘Blazing Saddles’ & ‘Willy Wonka’, dies at 83

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comics and is considered the person that got Marvel Comics and Super Heroes to be the big entity that it has become.

Almost everyone has read a comic in his youth, and some like me still have a lot of those comics in a box somewhere.

Hundreds of Stan Lee fans stood in line to buy those tickets and Stan Lee signed autographs all three days. This is an amazing 93-year-old man who is humbled by his success that has lasted for 7 decades.

Palm Springs Mayor Robert Moon, Comic Book Icon and special guest, Stan Lee with creator of Comic Con Palm Springs, Christopher Spellman, at the ribbon cutting Photo by Pat Krause Batman and Wonder Woman. Photo by Pat Krause

2016 Comic Con Media Party BB Ingles, host of Comic Con Costume Party with Barbara and Jerry Keller, owners of LULUs. Photo by Pat Krause

TV Anchor Bianca Rae, Palm Springs Mayor Robert Moon and ac actress Kathy Garber. Photo by Pat Krause

Bistro in Palm Springs for the Media and invited guests.

The party was held the night before the event started for the public.

Comic Con was held on August 26-28 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Guests entered upstairs at LULUs where Chris Alguera as the Storm Trooper and Chris they were Bluhm, bar mgr. at LULUs Photo by Pat Krause greeted by a Star Wars Storm Trooper where they Story and Photos could get a remembrance

by Pat Krause photo of the night.

Comic Con Palm Special guest Actor Fred, Springs started its The Hammer, Williamson and inaugural adventure with a party at LULUs California his wife Linda greeted fans. BB

Comic Con Sunday, Stan Lee Q&A Story and Photos by Pat Krause Comic Con Palm Springs has proven to be another big convention for our Valley.

Thousands of people came every day, as there was one event after another. There were game rooms, Panels, guest speakers, a zombie walk, raffles, prizes, seminars, and workshops with comic book professionals actors and so much more. This was such a well-planned convention. There were posters set up in the lobby with costumed people for photographs and more inside the main room, as it seems everyone has a cell phone to take photos these days.

This was better than Halloween as everyone likes to dress up sometime and this was the biggest venue for that. The costumes ranged from a simple outfit to a very elaborate comic book

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hero costume complete with swords and other weapons.

It was hard to determine who was the professional or a costumed artist and everyone else. This event was the biggest costume party, and fans were eager to take photos of those in costume or be photographed. There was a Stan Lee table full of Stan Lee dolls, Pop’s toys, autographed photos, and even a limited edition of a Stan Lee guitar. Stan Lee is the biggest name in Comics and is a legend in the industry.

Stan Lee held a panel in the main ballroom area that could handle all the people that wanted to attend. Stan Lee would answer questions from the audience and tell about his life in comics that have lasted over 70 years.

He told about his start in comics and never thought it would become as big as

it has. He was President of Marvel Comics but liked being an editor more. He created a lot of fictional characters like Spider-man, The Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, The X-men and many more. He said he would think up a super hero and then ask the artists to create them, costumes and all. He was the writer and idea man and said he had the best artists to work with. He said he was an artist but didn’t pursue that part in his career.

Another comic icon, Todd Mcfarlane was part of the Sunday Q&A with Stan Lee. Todd created the comic SPAWN and drew the Hulk, Barman, Spiderman, and other for comic book publishers. They joked with each other on stage while Todd asked Stan questions.

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Ingles wore a Power Rangers costume and invited guests to his Costume Party that was a part of Comic Con on Saturday night, August 27th. BB is known for his costume parties that are held in Palm Springs on holidays. Many of the events connected to Comic Con were held at the Renaissance Hotel in Palm Springs. Other Palm Springs businesses held after parties, concerts, costume parties and more.

Guests were treated to pasta dishes, a variety of small tacos, A salad table and delicious desserts. The upstairs of LULUs was filled with people all excited about the upcoming Comic Con and what they were hoping it would be like. Owners Barbara and Jerry Keller came up to greet the guests as well.

There were a few others in costume that was going to be a big part of the event. This first Comic Con Palm Springs was going to be a huge event bringing in comic lovers from all over, many coming from far away just for these events.

Stan Lee and Todd McFarlane strips, movies, and television.

Stan Lee has made cameo appearances in several films and said if you got up to get popcorn at the movie you would have missed his cameo spot. Both Todd and Stan gave advice to all the people that want to get

into the making of Comic Books. Stan Lee gave Todd a pin he designed that shows two hands, one black and one white that says RESPECT on the top and said everyone should wear one to remind us all about showing respect for everyone. www.desertstarweekly.com

Affordable Care Act Offers Fewer Plans as Carriers Pull Out

By Janice Gough In much of the country, only one or two carriers are expected to offer coverage under the Affordable Care Act in 2017. In many parts of the country, Obama care customers will be down to one insurer when they go to sign up for coverage next year on the public exchanges.

A central tenet of the federal health law was to offer a range of affordable health plans through competition among private insurers. But a wave of insurer failures and the recent decision by several of the largest companies, including

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Aetna and UnitedHealthcare, have exited certain markets and are leaving large portions of the country with functional monopolies for next year.

According to an analysis done for The Upshot by the McKinsey Center for U.S. Health System Reform, 17 percent of Americans eligible for an Affordable Care Act plan may have only one insurer to choose next year. The analysis shows that there are possibly seven entire states currently set to have one insurer.

The market is still in some flux, while final contracts between insurers and the federal government won’t be signed until late September.

That means it is still possible that additional insurers will choose to enter new markets between now and then, and the competitive picture could improve. It is also possible that some carriers will decide to exit.

By comparison, only 2 percent of eligible customers last year had only one choice.

Aetna surprised regulators and others with the news that it was leaving most of the markets where it offered policies on the exchange, leaving it in just four states. The Obama administration says it is too early to evaluate competition in the ACA markets for 2017.

Open Enrollment begins Nov. 1st. A number of steps remain before the full picture of marketplace competition, and prices are known. Many large population centers like Denver, Los Angeles, New York, and Miami consumers will have multiple choices.

Lower occupation areas have limited choice, like the seven states that now have only one issuer: Alabama, Alaska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Wyoming, Kansas and North Carolina. Large sections of other states may also be down to one carrier, including Florida, Utah and Missouri. While the dwindling competition may not be fatal, it isn’t ideal. A rule in the health law limits how much of their premium’s

insurers can keep for overhead and profits, which may hinder a monopoly insurer’s ability to overcharge, even in the absence of competition.

People shopping for plans in the exchanges will be left with fewer insurer choices and probably fewer choices of doctors and hospitals because the companies that remain will most likely offer sharply smaller networks than the plans offered “ Off exchange�. It may force enrollees to change doctors and other health providers, if the providers do not contract on Exchange plans. Tax credits are not available for “Off Exchange� plans, leaving those with lower incomes with fewer choices.

Insurers say the current rush to the exits, underscores their contention that changes need to be made to the law.

The decline in participation must be addressed

by Congress and the administration to move forward with solutions that will improve the stability of the market and provide the affordable coverage options that consumers need.

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. Dear Mr. Richardson, I have read your article on exclusive use common areas and don’t get whether in a planned development the decks and balconies are in this category.

[In our association] some homes have decks, some have balconies, some have chimneys, some have both and some have neither. I understand that in January of next year DavisStirling will change to make EUCAs the responsibility of the HOA unless the CC&Rs say otherwise. Our HOA is having a contentious debate about an amendment to our CC&Rs that our board president is pushing and will result in the HOA being responsible for everything but doors and windows. This will result in increasing our dues substantially, special assessments and possibly a bank loan to cover all these repairs. That is why I am motivated to understand this issue and any help you can provide will be appreciated.

R.G., San Francisco

association may not have a copy of the subdivision map, but it is easy to obtain with the help of your friendly local title insurance company. Planned developments typically will not have exclusive use common area, which more typically is found in condominium projects.

Exclusive use common areas are defined by Civil Code 4145, unless the association governing documents define such areas. Under current Civil 4775, unless the governing documents say otherwise, the association maintains and repairs common area, and the individual member maintains “their� exclusive use areas. This left a question – who has responsibility for repairing exclusive use areas?

Mainstream HOA attorneys have been saying for many years that the conclusion is that the HOA repairs exclusive use areas, since they are still

common area. In January 2017, the law changes and closes that gap in the law. In 2014 the Executive Council of Homeowners sponsored AB 968, which confirms what HOA lawyers said for years – that the HOA repairs exclusive use common areas. The bill was non-controversial, and was passed. However, despite that the change to the law was quite modest, the law will not become effective until two years later – January 1, 2017.

The bottom line is that the change in the law will not affect most HOAs, because most associations either have specific governing document provisions allocating repair responsibilities or the HOA already handles exclusive use area repairs.

Some anti-HOA groups decried AB 968 as a big negative change for HOAs, but in so saying, they betray their ignorance - AB 968, when

implemented, won’t change what most associations already are doing. Chances are, in fact, that the change in the law next year won’t be even noticed by most – because most are already allocating repair responsibility the same as will the new Civil 4775.

Remember that if the repair to exclusive use common area is due to homeowner abuse or neglect, the HOA is still going to expect the homeowner to pay.

Thanks for your question, Kelly.

Janice Gough is a Financial Advisor in Palm Springs.

Visite our website: www. goughinsurance.com . You may contact her at email: Janice@goughinsurance. com or call (760)2517724 or (650)200-8291

Should We Worry About Upcoming Change in law?

Dear R.G.: Your planned development probably does not have exclusive use common areas, but it depends on how the subdivider set up your community. To determine if the balconies or decks are common area or part of a lot, your association legal counsel can check the subdivision map, which should answer that question as it indicates the boundaries of the lots. Your

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Coachella Valley students lagging behind their peers

By KMIR News Staff COACHELLA VALLEY - Coachella Valley-area school districts lagged far behind their counterparts from across the state in math and English testing, according to results released today by the California Department of Education.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said California students overall showed improvement on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, which was implemented last year to reflect new Common Core standards, replacing the previous Standardized Testing and Reporting Program.

The CAASPP online tests were administered in the spring to more than 3.2 million students across the state in grades 3-8 and 11.

In the Palm Springs Unified School District, 12 percent of students exceeded the state standard in English, while 26 percent met it, 25 percent ``nearly’’ met it and 37 percent failed to meet it. In math,

just 8 percent of students exceeded the standard, while 15 percent met it, 29 percent nearly met it and 48 percent failed to meet it.

Students in the Lake Elsinore Unified School District performed about the same in English, with 12 percent exceeding the standard, 29 percent meeting it, 29 percent nearly meeting it and 30 percent failing to meet it.

The news was worse in math, with 9 percent exceeding the standard, 18 percent meeting it, 32 percent nearly meeting it and 41 percent falling short of the standard.

Numbers were significantly lower in the Coachella Valley Unified School District, where just 5 percent exceeded the state standard in English, 18 percent met it, 26 percent nearly met it and 51 percent failed to meet it. In math, 59 percent of the district’s students failed to meet the state standard. Just 4 percent of students exceeded the standard, 10 percent met it and 27 percent nearly met it.

Across Riverside County,

16 percent of the more than 220,000 students who took the tests exceeded the state standard in English, up from 13 percent last year.

According to the test results, 29 percent met the English standard, up from 28 percent in 2015, and 25 percent ``nearly’’ met it, down from 27 percent the previous year.

In math, 11 percent of county students exceeded the standard, up from 9 percent last year, while 20 percent met the standard and 30 percent nearly met it -- compared to 19 percent and 31 percent, respectively, from 2015.

Statewide, 20 percent of students exceeded the standard in English, while 29 percent met the standard, 24 percent nearly met it and 28 percent did not meet it. In math, 17 percent exceeded the standard, while 20 percent met it and 28 percent nearly met it and 35 percent failed to meet it. ``The higher test scores show that the dedication, hard work and patience of California’s teachers, parents, school employees and

administrators are paying off,’’ Torlakson said. ``Together we are making progress towards upgrading our educational system to prepare all students for careers and college in the 21st Century.’’

Torlakson noted that the statewide test results continued to show an achievement gap, with 37 percent of Latino

students and 31 percent of black students meeting or exceeding standards in English, compared to 64 percent of white students. ``The achievement gap is pernicious and persistent, and we all need to work together to find solutions that help all groups rise, while narrowing the gap,’’ he said. Source KMIR

USCIS Proposes Rule to Welcome International Entrepreneurs

By Desert Star Staff WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing a new rule in the Federal Register, which would allow certain international entrepreneurs to be considered for parole (temporary permission to be in the United States) so that they may start and scale their businesses here in the United States.

“America’s economy has long benefitted from the contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs, from Main Street to Silicon Valley,” said Director León Rodríguez. “This proposed rule, when finalized, will help our economy grow by

expanding immigration options for foreign entrepreneurs who meet certain criteria for creating jobs, attracting investment and generating revenue in the U.S.” The proposed rule would allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use its existing discretionary statutory parole authority for entrepreneurs of startup entities whose stay in the United States would provide a significant public benefit through the substantial and demonstrated potential for rapid business growth and job creation. Under this proposed rule, DHS may parole, on a case-by-case

basis, eligible entrepreneurs of startup enterprises: · Who have a significant ownership interest in the startup (at least 15 percent) and have an active and central role to its operations; · Whose startup was formed in the United States within the past three years; and · Whose startup has substantial and demonstrated potential for rapid business growth and job creation, as evidenced by: o Receiving significant investment of capital (at least $345,000) from certain qualified U.S. investors with established records of successful investments;

o Receiving significant awards or grants (at least $100,000) from certain federal, state or local government entities; or o Partially satisfying one or both of the above criteria in addition to other reliable and compelling evidence of the startup entity’s substantial potential for rapid growth and job creation.

Under the proposed rule, entrepreneurs may be granted an initial stay of up to two years to oversee and grow their startup entity in the United States. A subsequent request for re-parole (for up to three additional years) would be considered only if the

Syrian refugee’s journey to success

By Desert Star Staff An estimated 11 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of the civil war in March 2011.

Stories of these refugees are continuing to emerge and make national headlines, like the viral video of 5-year-old bombing victim, Omaran Daqneesh and Yusra Mardini, the teenage swimmer part of the refugee Olympic team.

Ani Apelian, 59, is originally from Syria. Ani and her husband owned an organic olive oil soap factory, an e-commerce store, and various rental properties, in addition to Ani running a local Christian school.

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That all changed on March 21, 2014, when terrorists entered her hometown of Kessab, a quiet resort town in Syria only a little north of the Turkish border. Ani Apelian, her husband and 13-yearold son had no choice but to flee, with nothing but the clothes on their backs and their American passports.

“In half an hour, all of the town was empty.” Ani and her family went to the nearest city with their neighbors and friends from church, some of them still in their pajamas.

Soon after, they went to stay with her older daughter living in Dubai with her husband,

before finally landing in Corona, California to join her parents who had already left Syria earlier to live with Ani’s brother.

Here they’ve begun to piece their lives back together while caring for their elderly parents.

When Ani’s husband was looking for work initially, he stumbled upon Avon on the Internet. They needed work quickly and when Ani heard stories of women who had thriving Avon businesses, she said – “I can do that!” – and was determined to learn all she could. Ani has been able to supplement her husband’s income with her Avon business, and is able to help support August 31, 2016

her elderly parents, both in their 80s and 90s, because of the job’s flexibility.

Coming to a country knowing no one, and unsure of the culture, Ani says she owes Avon so much. “Every friend I have Corona is because of Avon,” she says.

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entrepreneur and the startup entity continue to provide a significant public benefit as evidenced by substantial increases in capital investment, revenue or job creation.

The notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register invites public comment for 45 days, after which USCIS will address the comments received.

The proposed rule does not take effect with the publication of the notice of proposed rulemaking. It will take effect on the date indicated in the final rule when a final rule is published in the Federal Register.

businessfamily, Ani has used Avon to get back to a life of empowerment and ownership. Ani wants to share her story to inspire future Representatives to join Avon.

Looking at all of the successful women of Avon, Ani says, “it gives me hope that I can be something again one day.”

Avon has given Ani community, support, and hope that she and her family can not only rebuild but thrive.

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Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival Sept 2,3 & 4th

By Desert Star Staff The Festival welcomes back bassist, Mimi Jones, a regular on the New York jazz scene and a rising star in straight-ahead jazz.

September 3, 2016, Annenberg Theater. 8pm.

For the more than two decades she’s been on the scene, bassist/vocalist/ producer/label owner and now filmmaker Mimi Jones has reigned supreme, as a sidewoman to an impressive coterie of musicians and as a leader with two CDs on her own Hot Tone Music label, A New Day(2009) and Balance (2014)— her critically acclaimed recording that featured compositions by Roy Ayers, Bob Dorough, and Adele.

Her third CD for the label, Feet in the Mud, is her most powerful, propulsive, and personal recording to date. “Feet in the Mud to me

means being true to one’s own self despite your race, age, gender, size et cetera,” Jones says. “It’s about finding true joy within yourself, having an open mind and spirit and a connection to the earth.”

Jones is supported by an engaging and ingenious collection of musicians: pianist Jon Cowherd (Brian Blade, Cassandra Wilson, Rosanne Cash), drummer Jonathan Barber (Kenny Barron, Kurt Elling, Erykah Badu), and soprano saxophonist Samir Zarif (Jason Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Aaron Neville).

Whether in trio or quartet configurations, Cowherd’s finessed acoustic and Fender Rhodes pianism, Barber’s raw but grooving, in-the-pocket drumming, and Zarif’s serpentine-fired sax lines provide the perfect simpatico support for Jones’s deeply satisfying bass lines and haunting vocals,

which are firmly anchored in the jazz tradition and are stylistically elastic enough to encompass other genres.

She will appear on Saturday night with Dee Dee Bridgewater as part of the Quiet Storm band.

All Events Passes Available $299 Free Events at the Jazz Festival Meet and Greet Friday, September 2, 2016 Everyone is invited to a meet and greet to kick-off the Festival Azul 369 N. Palm Canyon Dr. Palm Springs, CA 92272 Noon-3pm Live music, appetizers, a free drink.

Lunch available.

Come on out and get in the mood for a great weekend of entertainment.

Night Cap Friday, September 2, 2016 After Concert get together in the Alibi Room upstairs at Azul.

10:30pm-2am Appetizers, Happy Hour menu Available, for those of you who like to stay up late.

By Desert Star Staff PALM SPRINGS, CA (August 29, 2016) – Ted Casablanca Gallery, located in downtown Palm Springs, announced the gallery will launch the 2016-2017 season with its very first oneperson exhibition, “Philpot: Reverberation,” featuring the works of painter and sculptor Bret Philpot. “Reverberation,” for Philpot, is a study of the translation of music and sound onto surfaces in a language he understands.

The exhibition runs October 1 – November 1, 2016. An opening reception honoring the artist will be held at the gallery, located at 388 N. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, on Saturday, October 1 from 5 – 8 p.m.

For Philpot, this most recent series represents a new adventure, allowing music to steer his work in a direction previously unknown to his collectors. Balancing creative spirit with discipline of sound, much the way a musician composes music, Philpot has allowed his artistic voice to translate sound in a manner that is uniquely his, and is demonstrated in his newest artworks.

“My works represent the fusion of many different influences,” said Philpot. “It’s like uniting the sounds and lights of the Sahara Tent with the deep cultural landscape of Northern New Mexico.”

“Bret Philpot is a local legend who has a truly moving breadth of contemporary

work,“ said Ted Casablanca Gallery curator Bruce Bibby.

“But Bret’s pieces always pop with the unusual, and this exhibition is no exception.

He is probably the most societally conscious artist I have at TCG,” says Bibby.

“He’s a force to reckon with on many levels.”

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wednesday thru Monday. Ted Casablanca Gallery is located at 388 N Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. For more information, visit the gallery’s website at tedcasablanca. com. Ted Casablanca Gallery is a highly curated collection of contemporary artists, predominantly from California, with a strong emphasis on voice and narrative.

The Gills will be bringing their energetic and trashy live show out on the road this fall including playing at

one the countries biggest music festivals Austin City Limits on October 1.

“Philpot: Reverberation” featuring the Works of Artist Bret Philpot

The Pop Punk Anthem “Aria”

By Desert Star Staff Nashville’s The Gills are thrilled to announce the release “Aria” the first single off their second EP, 2 due out on October 14. “Aria” is incredible pop-punk power ballad, about a cool “dark killer” of a girl, just out of reach from the songs protagonist.

This second EP is the follow up to 1 that featured their break out single “Lemonade” that got attention and support from Beats 1/Apple Music (premiered the track on Ebro Darden’s show), Consequence of Sound, Alternative Press, Absolute Punk - and Conan O’Brien debuted the video for the song on his Team Coco website HERE. “…..The band delivers www.desertstarweekly.com

in your face jams…”

- Absolute Punk With this new EP front man, Jesse Wheeler dives deeper into his roots and what got him into music. Wheeler was diagnosed with Leukemia as a young teen and started writing songs from his hospital bed. He started writing funny songs with kitchsy guitar melodies to lighten his mood, and the mood of his friends and family, who kept him company at his bedside. Music became an important coping mechanism for Wheeler, a roll which is continues to play into his adult life. Along with Jesse’s personal story the EP dives into the bands initial struggles upon first moving to Nashville from Pensacola to pursue

music more full time, including huddling around the stove as their only source of heat in the brutal 2010 winter in Nashville.

Rounding out The Gills alongside Wheeler is Kansas transplant Justin Locke on keys and guitar lending a psychedelic element to The Gills sound. Holding down the rhythm section are Brothers Matt (drums) and Andy (bass) Prince. The brothers grew up perfecting their musical kinship playing together in church, but punk rock came calling and the brothers abandon the church approved music for The Gills.

Andy balances his time time in the Gills alongside his other roll, holding down bass duties for Manchester Orchestra.

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The Beach Boys Celebrate 50 Years Of “Good Vibrations”

Named the “Greatest Single of All Time” by MOJO magazine, “Good Vibrations” is a musical treasure for the ages. (PRNewsFoto/Universal Music Enterprises)

By Desert Star Staff LOS ANGELES, -- October 10th marks the 50th anniversary of the release of one of popular music’s most iconic songs of all time, The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.” The Beach Boys and Capitol/UMe will celebrate the golden milestone with the worldwide release of “Good Vibrations” (50th Anniversary Edition) on a 12-inch sunburst vinyl EP on October 7. Named the “Greatest Single of All Time” by MOJO magazine,

“Good Vibrations” is a musical treasure for the ages.

Recorded across several sessions at four Hollywood studios between February and September 1966, “Good Vibrations” was a revelation upon its release, wowing musicians, critics and music fans and rocketing to the top of singles charts around the world. A crown jewel of popular music, “Good Vibrations” has been called a “pocket symphony,” with

its still-innovative production, lush, layered arrangements and range of instruments, including the world’s most celebrated use of the theremin.

The “Good Vibrations (50th Anniversary Edition) vinyl EP features the original 7” single version, an alternate studio take, an edit of the song with elements from various sessions, an instrumental, and a live version from a Honolulu rehearsal in August, 1967 that was originally intended for the lost album Lei’d in Hawaii, plus the single’s B-side, “Let’s Go Away For Awhile.” A pullout lithograph of the single’s original Japanese cover art, with its “Good Vibration” title typo intact, is included in the EP package, which features the original 1966 U.S. single cover art on its front.

Fans in North America and the U.K. are invited to share their “Good Vibrations” with The Beach Boys for a chance to be featured in a special 50th anniversary tribute video. For more information, visit TheBeachBoys. com/goodvibrations.

2016 is a golden year for America’s Band. In June,

The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds (50th Anniversary Edition) was released worldwide in several configurations, including a 4CD/ Blu-ray Audio collectors edition presented in a hardbound book, featuring the remastered original album in stereo and mono, plus hi res stereo, mono, instrumental, and 5.1 surround mixes, session outtakes, alternate mixes, and previously unreleased live recordings; a 2CD and digital deluxe edition pairing the remastered album in stereo and mono with highlights from the collectors edition’s additional tracks; and remastered, 180-gram LP editions of the album in mono and stereo with faithfully replicated original artwork.

Led by founding member Mike Love, The Beach Boys are on tour all year, celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Good Vibrations.” Founding member Brian Wilson is also on tour, accompanied by founding member Al Jardine, performing Pet Sounds live for the last time.

New memoirs by Love and Wilson will be published this fall.

The Beach Boys continue to hold Billboard / Nielsen SoundScan’s record as the

top-selling American band for albums and singles, and they are also the American group with the most Billboard Top 40 chart hits (36). “Good Vibrations” was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame® in 1994. ‘Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys’ has achieved triplePlatinum sales status and ‘The SMiLE Sessions,’ released to worldwide critical acclaim in 2011, was heralded as the year’s Best Reissue by Rolling Stone and earned a GRAMMY Award® for Best Historical Album.

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and recipients of The Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY Award, The Beach Boys are a beloved American institution that remains iconic around the world.

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Pryor, but said that the two men were not close friends. began in the theater, he was Wilder was married four known as a comedic icon times, to actress-playwright for his role in Willy Wonka Mary Mercier, Mary Joan and the Chocolate Factory Schutz, Saturday Night Live and for his work with director comedienne Gilda Radner, Mel Brooks in a slew of and Karen Boyer. He had movies, including Blazing adopted Schutz’s daughter Saddles, Young Frankenstein Katharine in 1967. and The Producers.

Radner and Wilder met He was nominated, but did in 1982 on the set of the not win, Oscars for his portrayal Sidney Poitier film Hanky of Leo Bloom in The Producers Panky. They married in 1984, and for co-writing Young and remained together until Frankenstein with Brooks. she died of ovarian cancer Wilder also paired several in 1989. The same year, the times with comedian Richard actor was diagnosed with non-

Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Wilder was reportedly devastated by Radner’s death, and acted only sporadically in the years after.

Wilder’s memoir Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art was published in 2005. He subsequently wrote several novels, a collection of stories, and a novella. His last acting role was in the 2002-03 season of the sitcom Will and Grace, playing Mr. Stein – a role for which he won an Emmy.

He is survived by Boyer, Katharine and Walker-Pearlman.

Obama Speaks at Lake Tahoe Summit Tomorrow

President Obama will speak at the 20th annual Lake Tahoe Summit on Wednesday. (Tahoe Regional Planning Agency)

By Desert Star Staff LAKE TAHOE, Nev. President Obama will headline the 20th annual Lake Tahoe

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Summit on water clarity on as Governor Jerry Brown and Wednesday. He’ll be joined by a Senators Barbara Boxer and slate of heavy hitters, including Dianne Feinstein of California.

Senator Harry Reid, as well The event, at Harvey’s August 31, 2016

Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino Outdoor Arena on the Nevada side of the lake, is expected to draw a sellout crowd of 7,000 people.

Julie Regan, chief of external affairs at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, said President Bill Clinton attended the first summit back in 1997, when the lake seemed to be at a tipping point, getting cloudier by the day.

“Today we’ve arrested that decline,” she said. “We have been holding steady on lake clarity for the last 15 years.

And we are hopeful that if we continue in this good direction, we’ll actually get back to 100 feet of clarity, which is what it was in the 1960s.”

Regan said since then

regional planners have attacked the problem by instituting mandatory inspections for all boats to keep invasive species out, by lessening pollution with more public transit, and by clearing 65,000 acres of dry brush and dead trees.

Regan is hoping Congress will reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act by the end of this year, so the good work can continue.

“We have unprecedented challenges from climate change and prolonged droughts,” she added. “We’re looking at tree mortality and threats from wildfire. So we’ve got a lot of challenges ahead.”

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Calif. Prop 55 Supporters Rally for Education Funding

Prop 55 supporters are rallying in San Diego today for education funding. (Melpomenem/iStockphoto)

By Desert Star Staff SAN DIEGO - Supporters of Proposition 55 are gathering at San Diego City College today to make the case for the November ballot initiative

that would extend a tax on the wealthy to fund education.

Prop 55 is a replacement for Proposition 30, parts of which expire in 2017. Prop 55 would cut the sales tax

By Desert Star Staff DES MOINES, Iowa – As they dig into the fall semester, Iowa community college students can take comfort in knowing their education comes from a top-rated community college system.

A new study from the online research site WalletHub ranks Iowa 15th among community college systems in the nation.

Rob Denson, president of Des Moines Area Community College, credits the state’s board system, in which elected members represent the needs of local colleges.

He adds community colleges are well integrated into the business community, so they’re seen as workforce drivers for the state.

“Knowing that 60 percent or more of all the jobs in this state require more than high school, but no more than a two-year degree,” he points out. “So, our responsiveness to the government, the parents and students, the businesses that hire our students, is exceptional.”

In fall 2015, more than 93,000 and students were enrolled at an Iowa community college, including 33,000 jointly enrolled high school students.

Denson says community colleges also work with local high schools on Career Colleges that combine two years of secondary education with an associate’s degree in a career preparatory program. He maintains it’s a great partnership.

“Because of pooled funding and community college funding, we can get the equipment, so it’s state of the art,” he says. “And because all of our academic programs have advisory committees of businesses, we’re teaching competencies that are absolutely current.

“And then, it’s easier for us to find an academicallyqualified college instructor to teach that class.”

One area that Denson says needs to be addressed is rising tuition. When the community college system was created 50 years ago, operating costs were to

by 0.25 percent but keep the higher taxes on the wealthy that now provide about $7 billion a year for public education.

Kelly Mayhew, a professor of English, humanities and gender studies at the college, called it a “must-pass” initiative.

“Before we passed Prop 30, we were going through terribly draconian budget cuts, which meant closing classes, fees were going up,” she said. “And so, I can’t imagine going back to before, when students in our schools suffered profoundly.”

Opponents have argued that high-income earners will flee the state if Prop 30’s taxes are extended, but statistics show that California has seen an increase in its numbers of millionaire and billionaire residents

since Prop 30 passed.

Mayhew added that before Prop 30, class sizes in kindergarten through 12th grade went up dramatically and programs that had once been considered vital had to be cut. She said schools now have reversed some of the cuts from eight years ago, restoring school counselors and extracurricular activities, and she wants to see that progress continue.

“I’m involved in Prop 55 because that will at least stabilize the funding at the current levels without raising any extra taxes, but keeping the taxes on the top earners for the next 12 years,” she said.

The rally on the San Diego City College campus is to start at 1 p.m.

Iowa in Top Tier for Community College Systems

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Campus Equality Shane Windmeyer called harmful, religion-based bigotry.

“It’s not necessarily about just physical harassment or physical acts of discrimination; it’s also about the mental anguish of somebody who is told that they don’t have the human dignity or worth because they’re LGBT, especially under the guise of religion,” he said.

Andrews University is run by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, and the list claims it has a history of anti-LGBT policies and practices. Free

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In the fall of 2015, more than 93,000 students were enrolled at an Iowa community college. (Pixabay) be split equally between the Legislature, property taxes and student tuition.

But he says increased enrollment and shifts in the economy have left the funding formula off balance.

“Property tax is now only about 6 percent of our budget, because that rate has

not changed,” he explains.

“State aid is right around 24 percent, and student tuition is very close to 60 percent.”

According to the Iowa Department of Education, tuition at two-year colleges in Iowa averaged about $4,200 annually, a 50 percent increase from 2005.

Two Michigan Schools on LGBTQ “Shame List”

By Desert Star Staff LANSING, Mich. - A new list of colleges considered “dangerous” for LGBTQ students includes two in Michigan. LGBTQ advocacy organization Campus Pride released its “Shame List” on Monday, which features 102 schools that the organization alleges openly discriminate against LGBTQ youth in policies, programs and practices.

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Methodist-affiliated Spring Arbor University made the rankings for receiving Title Nine exemptions that could allow it to freely and openly discriminate against LGBTQ youth. Spring Arbor said the exemption was needed so it could maintain current policies and practices, and claimed the school would be welcoming but not affirming.

Windmeyer said all families and young people have a right to know if a campus climate could be hostile toward LGBTQ students. But he pointed out that while two Michigan August 31, 2016

schools made the “Shame List,” many others did not.

“That’s the larger story, ‘The campuses that are religious-based in our state, why have they not applied for a Title IX exception?’ What you’ll find is that there’s other religious viewpoints out there beyond ones of exclusion and ones that harm LGBT young people,” he added.

Campus Pride also recently released its 2016 “Best of the Best” Top 30 list of LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities. No Michigan schools made the rankings.

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HOROSCOPES ARIES

Mercury is the Soul ruler of Aries, after Mars. Mercury helps Aries build a new mind, gather resources for learning. Mercury helps educate Aries, making the “initiator” less risk taker, more mentally poised. Mercury retro is affecting daily life.

Take special care with health.

Be kinder than usual when communicating. Don’t display frustration or impatience.

Or you will be imitated.

TAURUS The eclipse is summoning your creative gifts, talents and abilities, inviting you to express thoughts, ideas, desires and aspirations. It’s important to allow for enjoyment and happy feelings. Previous issues with partners may emerge. They were never fully tended to.

One must rework those same matters once again in order to move forward. Listening, questioning, patience, clarity and compromise are keys.

GEMINI

AUGUST 31 – SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST BY RISA D’ANGELES

But you should try to be.

CANCER You represent the Milky Way – that path of stars in the night sky holding all the world in its heavenly light. You are the Moon Maiden, spilling forth starlight that nourishes Earth’s kingdoms. Spilling stars from your hands, each night you ask, “Have I given you enough stars to nourish your path? Shall I give you more?” And thus humanity continues to be nurtured.

LEO The mystery of the Sphinx is contained in your sign. The Sphinx mystery speaks of the relation of our zodiac with the great Galactic center. Whereas Cancer broods over, and Virgo ponders in silence, Leo concentrates its mind on what it values, learning how to deeply value the self. To be prosperous one must have love. Love creates a magnet within our heart. The heart of love attracts what is needed. Love more.

VIRGO

What is your relationship with your home? Does it provide the comfort and security needed?

Are there thoughts, intentions to move and rearrange things?

Or to seek help with family dynamics? Family Constellation work is good to research. There may be adjustments needed in family lifestyle and/or home.

Take care with domestic issues.

Nothing may be as it seems.

You always seek forms that have a deep level of beauty and perfection. This applies to you, too, in the ways you look, speak and project yourself into the world. In all that you do, there is an expansion of wholeness. Especially now with Jupiter in Virgo. All Virgos are Madonnas hiding what

By Desert Star Staff The European Commission ruled on Tuesday that “selective treatment”

by Ireland allowed Apple to pay a tax rate of one percent on EU profits in 2003 down to 0.005 percent in 2014.

The US company has been ordered to pay up to €13 billion to cover the unpaid tax.

“Member States cannot give tax benefits to selected companies – this is illegal under EU state aid rules. The Commission’s investigation concluded that Ireland granted illegal tax benefits to Apple, which enabled it to pay substantially less tax than other businesses over many years. In fact, this selective treatment allowed Apple to pay an effective corporate tax rate of one percent on its European profits in 2003 down to 0.005 percent in 2014,” said EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager EU in a press release before her speech.

Apple was attributing its profits to a “head office” in Cork that had no employees, premises or any economic

activity, and paid almost no tax, said Vestager.

The 130-page ruling on Apple’s Irish operations was published on Tuesday following a three-year investigation.

“I disagree profoundly with the commission’s decision,” said Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan, adding that the country’s tax system leans on the law “without exception.”

According to a FT source familiar with the matter, Apple would have to restate its accounts as a result of the ruling. The US company allegedly paid tax at a rate of one percent, well below Ireland’s then official 12.5 percent corporate tax.

The investigation was accompanied by strong warnings from Washington not to fine American companies.

The US Department of Justice accused the European Commission of becoming a “supranational tax authority” overriding the tax codes of its member countries.

The Obama administration warned the EU that the

the entire path of evolution is moving towards. It’s a Trinity that dwells within you.

LIBRA A new level of self-recognition appears, along with new self-esteem. Things you have done since the last eclipse have allowed you to become strong with self- knowledge and selfconfidence. Notice all the “self” words in the sentences. The eclipse eliminates hindrances to moving forward into new and exciting horizons. You have enriched yourself with so many graces and beauty.

Consider sharing it with someone who loves you.

SCORPIO You refuse to succumb to a fragmentary picture presented by the world. You know as a Scorpio that everything is connected within a web of golden light. (Indra’s Net).

You stand in a garden with a chalice in your hand, reciting the three sounds of AUM each day. Each sound (level) is a part of you and the world. Spirit (A), soul (U), personality (M).

Say each sound individually.

Pour forth your chalice (U) of sounds to the world in need.

This is discipleship work.

goal, cycle after cycle. We are now in a cycle of Love/Wisdom which governs our entire solar system. The emphasis is on the Sun and the heart of the Sun. Your virtue is enthusiasm. This means “filled with God.” Your mind and heart always seek the higher regions of knowing, each next step upon the Path. It’s important to realize you ARE the Path. Actually.

CAPRICORN As both Cancer and Virgo are signs of the Mother, Capricorn is the Father principle (Will and Purpose). The messenger within all signs is Mercury.

With Mercury in Virgo we are told that all structures we are used to, and Capricorn loves structure, are no longer working or available as usual. This makes us feel directionless at times. Look to, find, speak with the Big Dipper in the sky for direction.

PISCES field of golden energy. Often this realization isn’t understood by others. You are the other side of Virgo. Its shadow.

You have inclusive reasoning along with “isolated unity.”

Meaning, often Pisces stands alone. Your companions are Neptune and Pluto. You sense all the parts & how they play within the One whole unified state. You are not from here.

Risa D’Angeles is the founder and director of the Esoteric & Astrological Studies Research Institute: Risa’s Esoteric Astrology. She can be reached at risagoodwill@gmail.com.

AQUARIUS

Sag is the sign of the Path and the goal of all things. You are always reaching for a new

Know that you are essential to the path humanity is on. As you walk the path yourself, you come to understand the true essential meaning of life on Earth. Earth is a school.

The Earth-as-school path trains our minds. You see past, present and future.

Your mind is learning how to interpret inner truths and explain them to the world.

Only then can humanity build the new culture & civilization, the template, with you.

investigation could “create an unfortunate international tax policy precedent.”

The European Commission accused Ireland in 2014 of dodging international tax rules by allowing Apple to funnel tens of billions of dollars of European profits into the country in return for maintaining jobs. Apple has rejected the decision and said it will appeal.

“The European

Commission has launched an effort to rewrite Apple’s history in Europe, ignore Ireland’s tax laws and upend the international tax system in the process. The Commission’s case is not about how much Apple pays in taxes, it’s about which government collects the money. It will have a profound and harmful effect on investment and job creation in Europe,” a statement from Apple said.

The multibillion-dollar

SAGITTARIUS

PISCES: You know the Voice of the Silence sounding through the universe. You see all things as one, united in a

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penalty for Apple will be much bigger than fines on other US companies such as Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler.

The European watchdog had previously ordered the Netherlands and Luxembourg to recover €30 million in unpaid taxes from the coffee company and carmaker.

The biggest penalty to date involved EDF, the French energy group, which was ordered to repay €1.4 billion. www.desertstarweekly.com

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BY THEDA KLEINHANS REICHMAN

‘Me Before You,’ ‘Quantico’ and ‘9 Months That Made You’ Now on DVD

Me Before You As I sat down to write this column I marveled to myself: “Where did the summer go?” It seemed that spring had just recently sprung, then came summer with the kids home from school and now suddenly not only spring, but summer has slipped by. At this rate Christmas and Chanukah are just around the corner.

Looking back at the recent past, two fine family films were released in August.

One was the new version of Disney’s “Pete’s Dragon.”

Unlike the earlier version, this dragon is not a cartoon, he is a computer generated fantasy creature who stands 24 feet tall. He is soft, green and loyal to those he loves like the little boy in the story.

This dragon will not only captivate your imagination, he will steal your heart as well. And for Mom, Robert Redford is also in the film.

The other late summer film of note, is “Florence Foster Jenkins.” It is too adult for the younger kids in

9 Months That Made You the family, but it will be fun for teens and older family members who enjoy a good comedy with plenty of heart.

Meryl Streep stars as the title character, Florence, with Hugh Grant co-starring as her manager and partner in life. This is a true story about a wealthy socialite who loved to sing, not realizing that she was tone deaf. Usually her protective ‘husband’ manager was able to shield her from critics, but things change when she sings at Carnegie Hall in 1944. Funny, sad and well worth seeing.

Presently there are not too many new films to enjoy so the next best thing to going to the movies is to bring the movies home to you via DVD. And this method is cheaper since the whole family can sit down and watch a show together for just one very small rental fee. Here are a few suggestions for DVD viewing.

If you are romantic at heart, don’t miss seeing “Me Before You,” which arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and digital

HD from MGM and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment August 30. The film is based on the critically acclaimed, bestselling novel by Jojo Moyes, who also wrote the screenplay for the film.

When Louisa Clark (Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”) unexpectedly loses her job as a waitress she scrambles to find employment as soon as possible since her tight-knit family relies on her salary to stay afloat. In desperation, she accepts the job as caregiver to Will Traynor. Prior to a terrible car accident Will was a wealthy young banker with an adventurous soul. He loved life and lived it to the fullest, but since the crash he has no desire to live. He now keeps everyone at a distance. Things change dramatically when Louisa (Lou) takes the job. Unlike his family, Lou refuses to cater to his overbearing attitude and mood swings. Her joy and sparkling personality, combined with her no nonsense spirit, are hard

for Will to ignore. She is determined to show him that life is still worth living and eventually she encourages him to join her in a series of adventures that change both of their lives in ways they never expected. The DVD package comes with added bonus features that include outtakes, deleted scenes and a segment called “Me Before You--From Page to Screen.” Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and some suggestive material.

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“Quantico: The Complete First Season” comes to DVD on September 13, starring Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra. In the series Chopra is Alex Parrish, one of a diverse group of young recruits at the FBI Quantico Base. Despite intriguing personal secrets and complicated pasts, Alex and her fellow “NATS” (New Agents in Training) are the best, brightest, most thoroughly vetted candidates in the U.S., so it seems impossible that one of them could be a traitor. The DVD

has many bonus features that include: Bloopers, Deleted Scenes and a featurette entitled “Who Did It? False Leads, Theories and Red Herrings” in which the cast reflects on not knowing who was the culprit until the very end of the series, and the various theories they held about his or her identity and more. Running time is approximately 946 minutes for the 22 episodes (5 discs).

This does not include the bonus feature materials.

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From PBS comes “ 9 Months That Made You” which is all about the lasting effects of our time in the womb. Mom and Dad, if you haven’t figured out how to tell your kids about the birds and the bees, this may be a very helpful guide. Discover the thrilling story of how you were made, from the moment of conception to the moment of birth 280 days later. In three episodes this breakthrough series charts how 100 trillion cells come together to make that unique individual--You.

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THEATRE

BY BEVERLY COHN

“As Straw Before the Wind” - Needs More Wheat & Less Chaff

L-R: Muni Zano as Poncing Enrile, Tita Pambid as Nene Santos and Anita Borcia as Mildred Novak in Felix Racelis’ “As Straw Before the Wind.” Photo: Michael Helms Photography property to house more residents, trumps her concern Tita Pambid as Nene Santos in a flashback to her childhood for her current patients. For example, grandpa’s daughter horrors during World War ll. Photo: Michael Helms Photography made arrangements for her Anyone who has ever American Army Captain who father to have a private room. needed the services of a served under General Douglas Without asking, nurse Santos caretaker, either temporarily or MacArthur. He is quite informs him that he has to permanently, may have been unhappy that his daughter share his room with another fortunate enough to have a Maria, played by Rochelle person until she builds a new Filipino caregiver. With over Lozano, put him in this facility. facility which, given that she’s 400 nursing schools and He ruminates: “Our children turned down by the bank approximately 80,000 students, hide us away like dogs.” Zano for a loan, could basically the Philippines is the world’s is the only real professional in never happen. Grandpa is largest provider of trained the cast and gives a believable understandably furious citing nurses who tend to their flock performance despite the poor his military background, in the most loving, caring way. direction by Lesley Asistio. arguing that he deserves to That said, Nene Santos, a not The other resident of this be treated with respect and so warm and fuzzy Filipina facility is Mildred Novak who dignity. When he continues nurse played by Tita Pambid, is is well on her way to senility, to balk, the good nurse puts the lead character in the world and is pretty much confined him in “restraints,” which premiere of Felix Racelis’ “As to a walker. The role is poorly were just silly silky strands of Straw Before the Wind,” on played by Anita Borcia, who ribbon. Rounding out the cast stage at the Ruby Theatre at is guilty of “indicating” her is Santos’ young daughter, The Complex in Hollywood. characterization, which in Pilita, her assistant who is The story revolves around acting terms means faking being groomed to take over the Santos. She is the owner of crying or other emotions business some day. However, a small convalescent home in instead of actually delivering she has other plans for her the San Gabriel Valley. It is not an honest performance. future. Played by Sarnica Lim, exactly a thriving business as Getting back to 65-year-old this young actress is not quite there are only two residents – a Santos, who has occasional ready for “prime time” as she crusty old wheel chair bound flashbacks to her painful seemed lost in trying to deliver Poncing Enrile, a.k.a. grandpa, childhood, we would not call a believable performance. played by Muni Zano. The her a loving caretaker as her Given the extraordinary character is a former Filipinoambition to buy an additional history of Filipinos as care

givers, I really wanted to like this production, but it is so badly directed by Asistio, who clearly could not elicit anything close to fully actualized performances. Perhaps one of the most outrageous lack of theatricality was in the set changes where, instead of using other members of the cast such as Doan Nguyen and Gabriel Garcia, both of whom played multiple roles, wheelchair bound Grandpa, and walker-dependent Novak, break character and assist in set changes, totally destroying the suspension of disbelief.

Granted, there was practically no budget, which mitigated any real production values. That restriction is understandable and easily forgiven, but to ignore basic theatre craft just bespeaks of amateurs.

According to press notes, the playwright grew up with survivors of World War II and, “The majority of the women in my family were nurses.”

Perhaps his own personal experiences, motivated the playwright to write “As Straw Before The Wind,” and enlist Lesley Asistio to direct his play.

Despite honorable intentions, the association turned out to be an artistically bankrupt alliance.

It is difficult to say how Racelis’ interesting material would fare under a more professional cast and seasoned director, as the story is really compelling as it does touch on several aspects of the human condition – from the warehousing of the elderly to ambition and childhood experiences that haunt us.

Perhaps he was thinking the same thing as he did check his email from time to time during the performance.

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Sea Rise Threat to Norfolk, Atlantic and Gulf Military Bases

By Desert Star Staff RICHMOND, Va. – Climate change represents a serious problem for U.S. coastal military bases – especially in and around Norfolk, according to a recent study.

The report, “The U.S. Military on the Front Lines of Rising Seas,” from the Union of Concerned Scientists, looked at the impact of sea-level rise on 18 Atlantic and Gulf Coast military installations – including Paris Island, Camp Lejeune and Annapolis.

Report author Astrid Caldas, a climate scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists,

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said the Norfolk Navy base has averaged about 10 flood events a year in the recent past.

“Under the intermediate sea-level rise scenario, it’s going to see roughly 280 flood events per year,” Caldas warned; “and if the highest scenario plays out, by 2050, about 540 flood events per year - more than once daily.”

According to the report, daily high tides likely will cover the entire Langley Air Force Base by the end of the century.

Caldas stressed that the Department of Defense is well aware of the issue and is actively pursuing steps to

deal with the higher seas. But there has been resistance to that policy from members of Congress who criticize global warming as a hoax.

Caldas said steps such as building floodwalls and relocating installations need to be taken, and the sooner the better. But, she said, it’s all but impossible to move a huge Navy base such as Norfolk.

“With the U.S. fleet, they need deep channels for the big ships to go in,” Caldas said. “And if you talk about some places, some bases being relocated, where’s Norfolk going to go, right?”

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MUSIC Well-worn territory yields pay dirt for Americana artists

BY ROBERT KINSLER

Americana continues to provide one of the most nourishing genres for both established and up-andcoming artists, as evidenced by a slew of new highlyrecommended albums.

Jude Cole) on the disc. dozen-song set. Information: Sutherland has an easy-on-the- songsandwhispers. ears raspy baritone and sings com or bobbo.org. with honesty that recalls the delivery of a young Bob Dylan or Merle Haggard. Information:

Artist: Kiefer Sutherland Title: Down In A Hole (Ironworks Music) You might like if you enjoy: Emitt Rhodes, Shooter Jennings, Kris Kristofferson Tell me more: The good news for fans of actor Kiefer Sutherland is that his new debut album “Down In A Hole” is a solid and highlyrecommended artistic effort that blends Americana, folk rock and alt-country styles with style and substance.

The sparse acoustic ballad “I’ll Do Anything” and pianoand-guitar blending “Calling Out Your Name” display the artist at his most confessional, but other tracks also highlight the 49-year-old Sutherland’s knack for constructing toptier songs while mining real life experiences tackling life’s highs and lows. The rocking “Can’t Stay Away,” infectious “Going Home,” sweeping “Calling Out Your Name” and Johnny Cash-styled “Shirley Jean” are among the other standout originals (co-written

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You might like if you enjoy: touch it sums up the sound and Artist: Bobbo Byrnes Mo Pitney, the Mavericks, approach of Americana duo Title: Motel Americana Dwight Yoakam Hymn for Her. Lucy Tight and (Bobbo Byrnes) Tell me more: Bigger isn’t Wayne Waxing’s latest album You might like if you always better. The Nashville“Drive Til U Die” crackles with enjoy: The Fallen Stars, based trio known as the Coal fire on countrified alt rockers Dawes, Steve Earle Men offers up plenty of magic (the blistering “Devil’s Train,” the Tell me more: As a member via beautiful songs that are psychedelic “Milkweed”) and of the Fallen Stars, Bobbo beautifully rendered by singercaptures a lust for life even on Byrnes has long proven guitarist-mandolin player Dave the ballads (the pretty “Mazzy himself as a key voice on Coleman, drummer-vocalist Star” and acoustic “Seas of the international Americana Dave Ray and bassist Paul Croatia”). Writing about what scene. On his new solo Slivka. The trio (aided by you know is almost always the album “Motel Americana,” the special guest keyboardist Seth best advice for indie artists, singer-songwriter and multiTimbs) across “Pushed To and because Hymn for Her instrumentalist continues to The Side.” There are upbeat live on the road (the duo call a successfully explore roots rock songs on the 12-song album 1961-vintage Bambi Airstream and alt-country, focusing on (the driving “Fast Rider” and towed by a Ford van their the slightly quieter and more honky tonk delight “Speeding home) there is an authenticity nuanced regions of Americana. Like a Demon” for sure), but about their blend of blues, altThe songs bask in a sonic glow the majority of originals here country, rock and folk that is that fuses his own voice with thrive via sparse and relatively infectious. The aforementioned those of singers Tracy Byrnes quiet presentations centered on “Seas of Croatia,” rousing and Ben Riddle and a wide artful arrangements; the lovely “Hi Ho Silver” (written about range of acoustic and electric “Depreciate,” introspective the challenges of hitching instruments (Bobbo himself “Pushed to the Side,” ethereal and unhitching their home on handles guitar, bass, mandolin, “Travis” and melodic “Stones wheels), lovely “Acetylene” pedal steel, dobro and more!).

River” benefit from quiet sonics and disc-ending bluesy rocker The infectious mandolinand lyrics immersed in tangible “The Road Song” provide an anchored “APB,” shimmering “I emotion and honest stories. inspired glimpse into the lives May Never Know” (love the B3 Information: TheCoalMen.com. of the original Hymn for Her. work courtesy of Rami Jaffee Information: HymnforHer.com. on this one) and confessional Artist: Hymn for Her “Hate This Town” are among Title: Drive Til U Die Artist: Lauren Adams the terrific songs on the (Hymn for Her) Title: Somewhere Else

Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Circle Band that features Sammy Hagar along with Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson, and Jason Bonham played a concert to a soldout crowd at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in the Special Events Center on August 27th. These musicians are all well-known artists and come together for these unique concerts. Sammy Hagar has been thrilling fans with his music for decades. Michael Anthony is a guitarist who has played with Van Halen and Chickenfoot. Vic Johnson is another rock guitarist who has been a part of Busboys and Sammy Hagars Waborita’s band. Jason Bonham is a drummer and the son of John Bonham, Drummer for

Led Zeppalin, and tours with Led Zeppalin Experience.

The band came on. Stage, and fans stood shouting and clapping as they played their first song. Sammy is the lead vocalist for the group and sang some of his best-known hits. The audience must know most of the words, and they were singing along with a lot of the tunes. Sammy has had so many hit songs over his career like, Why Can’t This Be Love and Right Now? Sammy Hagar is a Grammy winner, author, entrepreneur, restaurant owner of Cabo Wabo Cantina and Sammys Beach Bar & Grill and a song writer. He is also the man behind the Cabo Wabo Tequila and Sammy Beach Bar Rum because he wanted a better

(Lauren Adams) You might like if you enjoy: Mary Chapin, Carpenter, Carol Martini, Alice Wallace Tell me more: On her latest album “Somewhere Else,” Los Angeles singersongwriter Lauren Adams mixes the sounds of modernday Americana, ‘70s soft rock, blues and authentic roots music in the service of original material. Adams has a straightforward style of songwriting that benefits from her nice soprano voice as well as a number of guest players and a solid line-up of players who bring richness to the wide range of material. One of Adams’ greatest strengths comes in that each song is its own little slice of life, with a sparse ballad (“Heavy, Heavy Heart”), intimate folk rocker (“Miss You”) or playful country rocker “We Try Harder” each taking the listener to a very different place. The album closes with a powerful reworking of John Anderson’s “Seminole Wind,” a powerful roots rocker that is bolstered by vocal harmonies, Nick Kirgo’s electric guitar work and a strong Native Americanminded environmental message delivered by Adams with emotional force. Information: LaurenAdams.com.

Sammy Hagar at the Fantasy Springs Casino

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Sammy has played with many bands like Montrose, Van Halen and his own bands the Wabitos and Chickenfoot. He went to Fontana High School, so he knows CA well. Sammy is known as the Red Rocker because of his reddish blond curly hair that is like a halo over his head. The lights on the stage make his hair many colors. The audience stood on its feet throughout most of his performance. Cabo Wabo and Sammy Hagar T-shirts were worn by many of the fans. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino continues to bring the best entertainers to the Valley. Watch for upcoming acts like Cheech and Chong, Julio Iglesias and Alice Cooper, that are not to be missed August 31, 2016

Sammy Hagar. Photo by Pat Krause

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ComicConPalmSprings vying for attention. As for diehard I brought a few vintage fans of the monster genre, black-and-white photos of you’ll be impressed with the Greta Garbo, Sophia Loren and Ava Gardner as their eyes, recently opened exhibit, The Guillermo Del Toro, At Home framed by graceful eyebrows with Monster’s gallery now that were more my style. The at the Los Angeles County ominous bushy eyebrows that endeared The Incredible Hulk to Museum of Art through Nov. comic culture were not for me. 27. An inventive filmmaker of Glamor, not ghouls is the focus his generation, his films include the Devil’s Backbone and of the Body Concierge, where Crimson Peak. Fitting that he Paul Chapman, owner and lead Lou Ferrigno, the Incredible Hulk actor. Photo by Pat Krause calls his cherished home base therapist reinforces the “three “Bleak House,” located in the

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Mission Hills Country Club Celebrates 45 Years Of rich history with multimillion-dollar renovation

By Madeline Zuckerman The Mayor and City Officials of Rancho Mirage, California, were on hand as Garret Kriske, General Manager of Mission Hills Country Club, announced the unveiling of a multimilliondollar renovation and reinvention project that will bring stylist décor along with new dining, social, and family features to the club. The

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project, slated to complete in the fall of 2016, will create a new and enhanced club experience for its year-round membership, and allow the club to offer an even more robust calendar of events.

“This is an exciting time to be part of Mission Hills Country Club as we look toward the future,” stated GM Garret Kriske. “Inspired by our rich history and time-honored

traditions, my staff and I are dedicated to honoring our past while reinventing the club experience to be the very best it can be. With a goal of Building Relationships and Enriching Lives® this reinvention will provide expanded value for our members. Our “reinvented” club will have so much more to offer our members. We will continue to feature the most robust calendar of events, enhancing the club’s long-standing traditions, while creating new ones too,” Kriske continued.

Renowned across the country for its prestigious tradition of world-class golf, Mission Hills Country Club, a member of the ClubCorp family of clubs, is a premier private country club featuring three golf courses within the Coachella Valley. The club

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is home to the Dinah Shore Tournament Course, rated the No. 1 golf course in the Valley, and home to golf’s first Major of the year -- the LPGA’s ANA Inspiration.

“As the Mayor of Rancho Mirage, I am honored to share in the excitement of this renovation,” stated Ted Weill. “Mission Hills Country Club has been one of the crown jewels of golf for so many years. This magnificent addition to Mission Hills Country Club will only enhance its reputation.

The City of Rancho Mirage congratulates Mission Hills Country Club for their wellplanned reinvention, offering the entire family the ultimate in relaxation and dining,” Mayor Weill continued.

Some of the key features of the Mission Hills ReInvention will encompass:

Updated clubhouse foyer and entrance, New Touchdown Room with private work zone, Improved Dinah Shore Boardroom, New Anytime Lounge with amazing Media Area, Addition of two new dining areas, including The Oak Room – a new upscale dining venue, New climate-controlled wine lockers, Complete renovation of Men’s locker room.

In celebration of Mission Hills Country Club’s 45 year legacy, the Club is offering several innovative new membership programs and savings, and the club has revamped its YOUNG EXECUTIVE Golf Membership for those under 50 to help introduce the club life experience to more people.

For more information, please call Debra Ramos or John Conroy directly at 760-324-9400 or visit www.missionhills.com

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Dreamer Challenging Nationwide Immigration Injunction

By Desert Star Staff NEW YORK - A Mexican immigrant in New York is challenging a nationwide injunction on two Obama administration immigration programs.

Martin Batalla Vidal’s parents brought him to this country eighteen years ago, when he was seven years old. When the administration expanded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, he was granted a three-year work permit. But that was revoked after 26 states challenged the expansion in court, saying it would cost them money.

Amy Taylor, legal director at Make the Road New York, said the injunction issued by a Texas district court should not apply to immigrants living in New York.

“A state that intentionally chose not to participate in that litigation because the state supported these programs,”

she said. “Mr. Batalla Vidal really feels it was an unjust infringement on his rights.”

A lawsuit, filed in the Federal District Court in New York, said the Texas court did not have the authority to issue a nationwide injunction. That injunction also applies to the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, or DAPA, program.

Justin Cox, a staff attorney with the National Immigration Law Center, pointed out that the injunction forces millions of immigrants in states that have not challenged these programs to spend extra time and money renewing their work permits at more frequent intervals.

“There have been individuals who have sought to renew their employment authorization and there have been delays, and they’ve actually had to quit their jobs because they’re no longer work authorized,” he said.

Each application to renew a work authorization

President Obama announces his immigration reforms in November 2014. (The White House) cost more than $450, which Cox noted can be prohibitive to low-wage workers.

Nationally, about 60 percent of those eligible for deferred action under DAPA and DACA live in states that have not challenged

the programs. According to Taylor, with the vacancy on the Supreme Court still unfilled, a definitive ruling could take years.

“So we see it as incredibly important not only to Martin and to his individual

circumstance but to potentially millions of other people who could benefit,” she added.

Overturning the injunction could affect an estimated five million undocumented immigrants.

Feds Announce New Rules for Commercial Drone Use

By Kitty Alvarado The Federal Aviation Administration announced

new rules for commercial use of UAS, unmanned aircraft systems, more commonly

By KMIR News Staff INDIO, Ca. -A grand opening ceremony was held on Monday for the new Coachella Valley Small Business Development Center.

The new center within Indio’s Workforce Development Center will serve as a ``one-stop hub’’ for local small business consulting, according to Riverside County Supervisor John J. Benoit’s office.

Benoit is scheduled to attend the late-morning ceremony that will also highlight the county’s designation as the host of the Coachella Valley Small Business Development Center, which was previously hosted by the Orange County Inland Empire

Regional Small Business Development Center Network.

The center will also be home to the East Valley Coalition, an economic development partnership including Riverside County and the cities of Coachella, Indio and La Quinta. ``The Coachella Valley Business Center will attract and support businesses to our area, and work closely with people looking to start a business, move their business here, or stay and grow their company,’’ Benoit said. ``Our partnership with the Coachella Valley Small Business Development Center and East Valley Coalition augment an impressive array of resources available to businesses at this location.’’

known as drones.

“Today is a very important milestone in the evolution of our efforts to safely integrate unmanned aircraft into our national airspace system,” says FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.

The new rules now in effect, essentially make it easier for people applying for commercial licenses.

In the past you needed a pilot’s license, now you only need a certificate and be at least 16-years-old.

The FAA says this will be good for the industry “We believe that it will enable innovation to flourish while maintaining the highest levels of safety in the world’s

busiest and most complex aviation system,” says Huerta.

The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary, Michael Foxx says this will also be good for the economy, “Over the next ten years commercial unmanned aircraft systems could generate more than $82 billion for the U.S. economy and by 2025 could be supporting as many as 100 thousand new jobs.”

Kevin Koch with Uncle Don’s Hobbies in Palm Desert, who sells both commercial and recreational use drones, says these rules do not affect the average drone user. And unless you apply for a special exemption with the FAA, safety rules stay the same.

“Such as don’t fly over an airport or within five miles of an airport, don’t fly over in public parks where it’s not allowed, don’t fly over 400 feet don’t fly without an observer, all of those rules stay put,” says Koch.

And regardless of the use, flying over fires or emergency scenes can get you in big trouble “Those rules are absolute you cannot interfere with the emergency vehicles or the fire prevention vehicles or the airplanes or the helicopters, the bottom line you may not fly over it,” says Koch.

For more information on the new rules click: FAA Source: KMIR

Following the ribboncutting, members of the public and business

community are invited to stay for tours, refreshments, networking opportunities and

workshops on marketing and programs available at the center. Source: KMIR

Coachella Valley Small Business Development Center holds Grand Opening

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Study Provides New Evidence on How Money Shapes U.S. Elections

A new study provides stark evidence on how money shapes U.S. elections. (Pixabay)

By Desert Star Staff DENVER – As public outrage over the influence of money in politics continues to grow – seen in both the Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump campaigns – a new study provides compelling evidence that the U.S. political system is more “one dollar, one vote” than “one person, one vote.”

Thomas Ferguson, director of research at the Institute for New Economic Thinking in New York and his team, tapped data on congressional races and discovered a stark correlation.

“Basically, you get the percentage of votes that you have of the percentage of money,” he explains. “It’s an amazingly crass relationship, and it’s very direct and it holds for hundreds of elections.”

Researchers created a chart to track spending and votes in U.S. Senate and House races since 1980.

Ferguson says if money and votes were unrelated, the chart would be scattered.

Almost without exception, he says the results produced a straight line: when parties spend little to no money, they get the fewest votes, and spending the most money results in the most votes.

Ferguson says the research supports findings from a Princeton and Northwestern study that shows the poor and middle class have virtually zero influence on government when the wealthiest Americans oppose policies.

Ferguson cites the preference by a majority of

corporations and top earners for lower taxes as one example of what can happen when money drives politics.

“The rest of us have to live with the consequences of that,” he states. “Roads that don’t work, schools that are collapsing. And the notion that the last dollar rather than the last votes should determine things strikes me as a crazy idea.”

Ferguson says he hopes the data will force a conversation about the need to create a more democratic political system in the U.S. He notes public financing of elections and giving candidates free and equal time on publicly owned airwaves would be good first steps to reduce the influence of money in politics.

Rape bil awaits CA gov’s signature as sex assailant Brock Turner gets out of jail early

By Desert Star Staff Brock Turner’s sixmonth sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman is coming to an end three months early. The exStanford swimmer’s light penalty provoked outrage and inspired California legislation now just one-step away from becoming law.

Turner, 20, will likely be released from jail Friday having served only half of his sixmonth sentence. Three months may be a short time to serve for sexual assault, but a lot has changed between when he was convicted and now.

Three months ago, Turner was found guilty of assault with intent to commit rape of an intoxicated woman, sexually penetrating an intoxicated person with a foreign object, and sexually penetrating an unconscious person with a foreign object. On top of his brief jail time, Turner will spend the rest of his life on the sex offender registry and will have to complete a sex offender management program.

Although life on the sex

offender registry is no one’s idea of fun, it is a far cry from what the prosecutors were originally seeking, which was a six-year sentence in federal prison.

While California has mandatory minimum sentencing laws for forcible rape, the same is not true for cases where the victim is unconscious or severely intoxicated – which is what allowed Turner to slink out of court with what was seen by many as a slap on the wrist.

But on Monday, state lawmakers passed legislation that would remove a judge’s ability to use discretion during sentencing of such crimes.

“Sexually assaulting an unconscious or intoxicated

victim is a terrible crime and our laws need to reflect that,” Democratic Assemblyman Bill Dodd, a co-author of the legislation, said in statement.

He went on to say, “This bill is about more than sentencing, it’s about supporting victims and changing the culture on our college campuses to help prevent future crimes.”

The bill now moves to Governor Jerry Brown (D), but he has made no mention of whether or not he will sign it into law.

Turner’s sentence was cut short largely due to the fact that he had no prior runins with the law, which was also what inspired Judge

Activists hold signs calling for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench after his controversial sentencing in the Stanford rape case, in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 10, 2016. © Stephen Lam / Reuters Aaron Persky to give him a lean sentence, explaining that anything harsher might have a “severe impact” on Turner.

Persky also received

a significant amount of backlash from the sentencing – so much, so that he was transferred into civil court.

DHS to Review Use of For-Profit Detention for Immigrants

By Desert Star Staff AUSTIN, Texas - The federal Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that it will review its policy of detaining undocumented immigrants in private, for-profit facilities.

The announcement by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson comes on the heels of a decision by the Department of Justice to phase out private companies used to operate federal prisons.

Christina Parker, the

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immigration programs director with Grassroots Leadership, said her group has documented a litany of problems and abuse at the for-profit immigration facilities located in Texas and elsewhere.

“They say that they’re going to conduct a review looking at all aspects of contracting in these facilities, how they’ve operated and what happened there, the kind of abuses and neglect that we see in those facilities,”

she said. “Any honest review looking at that would have to result in them terminating their contracts just like the DOJ did.”

Detention center facilities are located in Karnes City, Dilley and several other places across Texas. The majority of the centers are operated by the GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America. A recent report said private companies manage about 72 percent of all beds in immigration detention facilities in the country.

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Parker said Grassroots Leadership and other advocacy groups have documented the same type of conditions in federal immigration detention centers that the Department of Justice cited in its decision to phase-out the use of forprofit prison corporations.

“Pretty regularly, we see in here issues of medical neglect, poor food, of unsanitary and inhumane conditions, and abuse by guards,” she added.

“These are just places that shouldn’t exist at all, but

certainly shouldn’t be run by private prison corporations.”

Johnson ordered the Homeland Security Advisory Council, chaired by former FBI and CIA Director William Webster, to review the use of private prison companies.

Two Texans, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo and former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, are also on the panel. The council’s report is due by November 30th.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF EARL GREIF, DECEASED (Prob C§§19040(b), 19052) Case No: INP1600608 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE PALM SPRINGS COURTHOSUE In re EARL GREIF, individually, Decedent, and as Trustee of the GREIF SURVIVORS TRUST of the GREIF TRUST AGREEMENT dated May 17, 1967 Notice is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named Decedent that all persons having claims against the Decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court, at 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262, and mail or deliver a copy to MARK RANDALL GREIF, as trustee of the GREIF SURVIVOR’S TRUST of the GREIF TRUST AGREEMENT, dated May 15, 1967, of which the Decedent was the settlor, at 6557 Nevada Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91303, within the later of 4 months after August 31, 2016 (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you or you must petition to the late claim as provided in Probate Code §19103. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. Date: 8/25/2016 /s/ Sunny T. Boren, Attorney for MARK RANDALL GREIF, Trustee of the GREIF SURVIVOR’’S TRUST of the GREIF TRUST AGREEMENT, dated May 15, 1967 6557 Nevada Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91303 8/31, 9/2, 9/7/16 CNS-2919380# DESERT STAR WEEKLY. DSW16-1255 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BARBARA ELLEN MCCLURE CASE NO. INP 1600580 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of BARBARA ELLEN MCCLURE. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ERIC LEE PRESCOTT in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ERIC LEE PRESCOTT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: September 19, 2016 at 8:45AM in Dept. 1A located at 46-200 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201. 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. Petitioner: ERIC PRESCOTT P.O. BOX 634, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240, (760) 660.3322. Publish August 31, 2016, September 2, 7, 2016. DSW16-1252 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JULIE ANN BECKER aka JULIE A. BECKER aka JULIE BECKER NO. INP1600542 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JULIE ANN BECKER aka JULIE A. BECKER aka JULIE BECKER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by STEVEN A. GRIJALVA AND STACY L. HOBSON in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that STEVEN A. GRIJALVA AND STACY L. HOBSON 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: September 12, 2016 at 8:45AM in Dept.

1A located at 46-200 OASIS STREET, INDIO, CA 92201 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 h earing. 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: SCOT T. MOGA/MOGA LAW FIRM 123 E. NINTH STREET, SUITE 105, UPLAND, CALIFORNIA 91786 (909) 931-2444. DESERT STAR WEEKLY Pub August 17, 24,31, 2016. DSW16-1246 NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE CASE#30-2015-00811927-PR-PWCJC IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF ORANGE In the matter of the ESTATE OF NOREEN BRYCE GRUEBL, Decedent. Notice is hereby given that HERBERT COHEN, Administrator of the ESTATE OF NOREEN

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BRYCE GRUEBL, will sell at private sale to the highest and best bidder, subject to confirmation of said Superior Court, on or after the 12TH day of September, 2016, all the right, title and interest of said Decedent at the time of death and all the right, title and interest the estate has acquired in addition to that of said Decedent in and to all the certain real property situated in the city of Palm Desert, County of Riverside, State of California, particularly described as follows: Lot 5 of Tract No. 13145-18, in the City of Palm Desert, County of Riverside, as shown by Map on file in Book 125, Pages through 55, inclusive of Maps, Records of Riverside County California. Except all minerals, oil, gas, petroleum, other hydrocarbon substances and all underground water in or under or which may be produced from said land which underlies a plane parallel to and, 500 feet below the present surface of said land for the purpose of prospecting for , exploration, development, production, extraction, and taking of said minerals, oil, gas, petroleum, other hydrocarbon substances and water from said land by means of mines, wells, derricks or other equipment from surface locations on adjoining or neighboring land or lying outside of the above-described land, it being understood that the owner of such minerals, oil, gas, petroleum, other hydrocarbon substances and water, as set for above, shall have not right to enter upon the surface of the above-described land nor to use any of the said land or any portion thereof above said plane parallel to and 500 feet below the present surface of said land for any purpose whatsoever.

APN# 632-250-005-7 More commonly known as 41497 Princeville Lane, Palm Desert, Riverside County, California 92211. The property is to be sold on an “as is” basis, except for title. Terms of the sale are cash in lawful money of the United States on confirmation of sale, or part cash and balance upon such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Administrator. A certified check in an amount acceptable to the Administrator must accompany the bid and the balance to be paid on confirmation of sale by the court. The Administrator has given an exclusive listing to CRAIG MARSON, First Team Real Estate (1-877-228-9776). Bids or offers must be in writing and can be mailed to the office of CRAIG MARSON, First Team Real Estate, at 12501 Seal Beach Blvd., Suite 100, Seal Beach, CA 90740 or delivered to him personally at said address at any time after the first publication hereof and before date of sale. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. Dated: 8/26/16 Herbert Cohen, Personal Representative of the Estate 8/31, 9/2, 9/7/16 CNS2919709# DESERT STAR WEEKLY. DSW16-1253 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, Case No.: PSC 1603591 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, PALM SPRINGS BRANCH, 3255 E TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1) Petitioner: ITALO JOHN ROBERT ALIGHIERI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: ITALO JOHN ROBERT ALIGHIERI to Proposed Name: ITALO BOTTI 2) 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 change described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING - Date, Time and Place: September 23, 2016 8:30 a.m. Department PS3 Address: 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262. Superior Court of California, Riverside County, Palm Springs. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on this petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: DESERT STAR WEEKLY, 13279 Palm Drive Suite 5, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240. Dated: July 27, 2016 Judge of the Superior Court. Pub August 17, 24, 31, September 7, 2016. DSW16-1240 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, Case No.: PSC 1601360 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, PALM SPRINGS BRANCH, 3255 E TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1) Petitioner: RUBEN HERNANDEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: RUBEN HERNANDEZ ARANDA to Proposed Name: RUBEN HERNANDEZ-ARANDA 2) 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 change described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING - Date, Time and Place: September 16, 2016 8:30 a.m. Department PS3 Address: 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262. Superior Court of California, Riverside County, Palm Springs. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on this petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: DESERT STAR WEEKLY, 13279 Palm Drive Suite 5, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240. Dated: July 21, 2016 Judge of the Superior Court. Pub August 10, 17, 24, 31, 2016. DSW16-1234 SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) ON SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT CASE NO. PSC 1301518 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (Aviso al Demandado): ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF’S TITLE, OR ANY CLOUD ON PLAINTIFF’S TITLE THERETO. YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): PATTY L. SCHUYLTZ, AN INDIVIDUAL NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea las informacion continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta pro escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov) en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que

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le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado immediatemente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org) en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

AVISO: Por ley, la corto tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE 3255 E. TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direction y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): ALAN J. ROMERO, ROMERO LAW, APC, 80 S. LAKE AVE., SUITE 880 PASADENA, CA 91101; TEL; 626-396-9900 Date (Fecha): February 18, 2016 Clerk, by (Secretario):, Deputy (Adjunto). PUBLISH August 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2016 DSW16-0169 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DESERT HANDCRAFTED SOAP 62042 ALPINE ST., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: CURTIS KEVIN OFFUTT 62042 ALPINE ST., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. WILLIAM THOMAS WARD 62042 ALPINE ST., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: CURTIS KEVIN OFFUTT, PARTNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 26, 2016. Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201610841. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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). Pub August 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2016. DSW16-1254 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: VOLVO CARS PALM SPRINGS 67-977 EAST PALM CANYON DRIVE, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County; 5350 KEARNEY MESA ROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111. Full name of registrant: PALM SPRINGS V, INC. 67-977 EAST PALM CANYON DRIVE, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 922234/CALIFORNIA. Business is conducted by COROPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: WESLEY G. HINKLE, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on July 26, 2016. Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201609458. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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). Pub August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2016. DSW16-1251

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A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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). Pub August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2016. DSW16-1247 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: NEATO’S ELEMENT’S 11691 FOXDALE DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: JUANITA ANN HAMILTON 11691 FOXDALE DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/01/2016. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime).

Signed: JUANITA ANN HAMILTON. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on July 22, 2016. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201609329 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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 PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub August 17, 24, 31, September 7, 2016. DSW16-1245 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: THE PLATINUM WASH 65882 4TH STREET, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ROBERTO CARLOS RENDON 65882 4TH STREET, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: ROBERTO CARLOS RENDON. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 10, 2016. Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201610127. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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). Pub August 17, 24, 31, September 7, 2016. DSW16-1242 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: A+INSPECTIONS 41026 179TH STREET E., LANCASTER, CA 93535. Los Angeles.

Full name of registrant: YOLANDA- -DESCHENE 41026 179TH STREET E., LANCASTER, CA 93535. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: YOLANDA- -DESCHENE. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 4, 2016.

Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201609882. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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). Pub August 17, 24, 31, September 7, 2016. DSW16-1241 AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: MARS WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT 45507 SMURR ST, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: IVAN- -CONSTANTINO 80889 AVERY DR., INDIO, CA 92201.

JUSTIN ALBERT RODRIGUEZ 49150 BRALEY CT., INDIO, CA 92201. Business is conducted by: CO-PARTNERS. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/09/2016. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime).

Signed: IVAN- -CONSTANTINO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on June 14, 2016. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201607583 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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 PROFESSIONAL CODE).

Pub June 29, July 6, 13, 20, August 17, 24, 31, September 7, 2016. DSW16-1191

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: ENSIGHT ESCROW SERVICES 2790 CABOT DR SUITE #4-140 CORONA, CA 92883.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ENSIGHT, INC. 1224 W. CHASE DR., CORONA, CA 92882/ CA. Business is conducted by COROPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: MICHAEL LEE VARLEY, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 18, 2016.

Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201610516. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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). Pub August 24, 31, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE September 7, 14, 2016. DSW16-1249 FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE NESS AS: COACHELLA VALLEY VOLSWAGEN FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- 79050 VARNER ROAD, INDIO, CA 92203. Riverside NESS AS: BEARDFELLOWS TRADING COMPANY County; AS ABOVE. Full name of registrant: BN 4656 MCFARLAND ST, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504. DEALERSHIP II, LLC 6400 CHRISTIE AVENUE Riverside County; PO BOX 70484, RIVERSIDE, CA #5405, EMERYVILLE, CA 94608/CA. Business 92513. Full name of registrant: JOSHUA DANIEL is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. DOWDING 4656 MCFARLAND ST, RIVERSIDE, CA Registrant has not yet begun to transact business 92504. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. under the fictitious business name(s) listed above.

Registrant has not yet begun to transact business I declare that all the information in this statement under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as I declare that all the information in this statement true, information which he or she knows to be false, is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares is guilty of a crime). Signed: MEHRABAN KHAas true, information which he or she knows to be JEHNOURI, MANAGING MEMBER. This statement false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: JOSHUA DANIEL was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County DOWDING. This statement was filed with the County on August 4, 2016. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk of Riverside County on August 16, 2016. Clerk Recorder File No. R-201609891 NOTICE — Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT No. R-201610422. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTI- MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHOFILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS RIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN- COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub AuLAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS gust 17, 24, 31, September 7, 2016. DSW16-1237 AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub August 24, 31, STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICSeptember 7, 14, 2016. DSW16-1248 TITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following fictitious FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE business name(s) MAIDPRO PALM DESERT 77-670 FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI- SPRINGFIELD LANE UNIT 8, PALM DESERT, CA NESS AS: BEST SUSHI & GRILL 13525 PALM DR 92211. Riverside County has been abandoned by #3, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside the following person(s): SUENOS GRANDE 77-670 County; 25463 CAMELLIA ST, CORONA, CA SPRINGFIELD LANE UNIT 8, PALM DESERT, CA 92883. Full name of registrant: DANNY- -CHONG 92211/IL. This business is conducted by: CORPO25463 CAMELLIA ST, CORONA, CA 92883. Busi- RATION The fictitious business name(s) referred to ness is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant above was filed in Riverside County on: 05/08/2014 has not yet begun to transact business under the I declare that all the information in this statement fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as that all the information in this statement is true and true, information which he or she knows to be false correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, informa- is guilty of a crime. Signed: MARK THOMAS GAVItion which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a GAN, PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the crime). Signed: DANNY- -CHONG. This statement County Clerk of Riverside County, signed by, Peter was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder on August on August 10, 2016. Peter Aldana Assessor-County 1, 2016 File No. I-201401208 Pub August 10, 17, Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201610119. NOTICE — 24, 31, 2016 DSW16-1236 THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK.

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BUSINESS AS: LA MICHOACANA ICE CREAM DELICIOUS 13148 PALM DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County; 13401 MOUNTAIN TOP, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Full name of registrant: ANTONIO MENDOZA VALDEZ 13401 MOUNTAIN TOP, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: ANTONIO MENDOZA VALDEZ. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 2, 2016. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201609757 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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 PROFESSIONAL CODE).

Pub August 10, 17, 24, 31, 2016. DSW16-1232 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: PALM COUNSELING SERVICE 13550 PLAM DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County; PO BOX 393, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Full name of registrant: ANNICK JULIA TYTGAT 13550 PALM DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime).

Signed: ANNICK JULIA TYTGAT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on August 1, 2016. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201609706 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT 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 PROFESSIONAL CODE).

Pub August 10, 17, 24, 31, 2016. DSW16-1230 Trustee Sale No. : 00000005923065 Title Order No.: 730-1602964-70 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/30/2007.

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. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/06/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-0087562 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: MERCEDES SISON AND ESMENIO SISON HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 10/05/2016 TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: 2410 WARDLOW ROAD # 104, CORONA, CA 92880. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: LOT 17 BUBBLING WELLS, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA 92241 APN#: 657-331002-5 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, 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 $312,645.86. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000005923065. 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. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.COM, LLC 800-280-2832 www.auction.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 08/24/2016 NPP0290166 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 08/31/2016, 09/07/2016, 09/14/2016.

DSW16-1258 TSG No.: 8634204 TS No.: CA1600273203 FHA/ VA/PMI No.: APN: 688-063-025-4 Property Address: 910 ISLAND DRIVE #209 RANCHO MIRAGE , CA 92270 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/06/2010. 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. On 09/21/2016 at 09:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 01/15/2010, as Instrument No. 2010-0018837, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, State of California. Executed by: VERA MARIE BEALL, A MARRIED WOMAN, AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC

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AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) AUCTION.COM ROOM, 2410 WARDLOW ROAD #104, CORONA, CA 92880 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 688-063-025-4 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 910 ISLAND DRIVE #209, RANCHO MIRAGE , CA 92270 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, 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 $372,486.37. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 or visit this Internet Web www.Auction.com , using the file number assigned to this case CA1600273203 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 1500 Solana Blvd Bldg 6 Ste 6100 Westlake, TX 76262 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 800-280-2832NPP0290055 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 08/31/2016, 09/07/2016, 09/14/2016.

DSW16-1257 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. 7870.20973 Title Order No. 8636567 MIN No. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/30/2007. 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.A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): James Toomey, an unmarried man Recorded: 04/05/07, as Instrument No. 20070232036, of Official Records of Riverside County, California. Date of Sale: 09/20/16 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: In front of the Corona Civic Center, located at 849 W Sixth Street, Corona, CA The purported property address is: 65784 W. 14th Street, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240-2320 Assessors Parcel No. 664-150-015-0 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 $322,574.87. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 877-484-9942 or 800-280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site www.USA-Foreclosure. com or www.Auction.com using the file number assigned to this case 7870.20973. 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: August 26, 2016 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee Lizette Jurado, Authorized Signatory 2121 Alton Parkway, Suite 110, Irvine, CA 92606 866-3876987 Sale Info website: w ww.USA-Foreclosure. com or www.Auction.com Automated Sales Line: 877-484-9942 or 800-280-2832 Reinstatement and Pay-Off Requests: (866) 387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Toomey, James L. ORDER # 7870.20973: 08/31/2016, 09/07/2016,09/14/2016.

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T.S. No. 16-43032 APN: 656-032-088-2 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/7/2010.

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. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of 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 below. 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 and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: ROBERT A. HUFFMAN, A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Law Offices of Les ZieveDeed of Trust recorded9/15/2010 as Instrument No. 20100442975 in book , pageof Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, Date of Sale:10/7/2016 at 9:30 AM. Place of Sale: In the area in front of 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, California 92881. Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $72,286.56 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 owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property 14777 Palm Drive Spc 171, Desert Hot Springs, California 92240. Described as follows: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust A.P.N #.: 656-032-088-2 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of 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 the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub. com, using the file number assigned to this case 1643032. 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. Dated 8/22/2016 Law Offices of Les Zieve, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA92606 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 8487920 For Sale Information: (714) 848-9272 www. elitepostandpub.com ____________ Ashley Walker, Trustee Sale Officer THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. EPP 19427 8/24, 8/31, 9/7/2016. DSW16-1250 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. 7367.23479 Title Order No. NXCA-0220284 MIN No. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/13/2007. 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.A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): Raymond A. Arseo and Cynthia R. Arseo, husband and wife as joint tenants Recorded: 09/20/2007, as Instrument No. 2007-0592934, of Official Records of RIVERSIDE County, California.

Date of Sale:09/06/2016 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: In front of the Corona Civic Center, located at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA The purported property address is: 53600 FREDERICK STREET, COACHELLA, CA92236-9723 Assessors Parcel No. 7684400012 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 $158,672.15. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 877-484-9942 or visit this Internet Web site www.

USA Foreclosure.com or www.Auction.com using the file number assigned to this case 7367.23479.

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: August 11, 2016 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.,

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as Trustee Julian Ojeda Authorized Signatory 2121 Alton Parkway, Suite 110, Irvine, CA 92606 866387-6987 Sale Info website: www.USA-Foreclosure. com or www.Auction.com Automated Sales Line: 877-484-9942 or 800-280-2832 Reinstatement and Pay-Off Requests: (866) 387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ARSEO, RAYMOND A and CYNTHIA RORDER # 7367.23479: 08/17/2016,0 8/24/2016,08/31/2016. DSW16-1239 Trustee Sale No. 776721 Loan No. Title Order No. APN See Exhibit “A” NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/15/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/07/2016 at 09:00AM, First American Title Insurance Company as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded on July 1, 2005 as Document Number 20050530219, which was subsequently modified as set forth in that First Amendment To Note Secured By Deed Of Trust recorded February 26, 2015 as Document Number 2015-0076686 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by: The Desert Alliance For Community Empowerment, A California Non-Profit Corporation, as Trustor, The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, a Delaware Corporation, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: the front steps to the entrance of the former Corona Police Department, at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: See Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein Exhibit “A” THAT PORTION OF PARCEL 8 OF PARCEL MAP 23951-1, IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 170, PAGES 13 THROUGH 15, INCLUSIVE OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, LYING SOUTH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: BEGINNING ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID PARCEL 8, SOUTH 0° 99’ 28” EAST 26.04 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH 89° 59’ 32” WEST 242.84 FEET, PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL 8 TO THE WEST LINE THEREOF. THIS LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS BASED ON THAT CERTAIN LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 8, 1991 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 349008, OFFICIAL RECORDS. APN: 763-140-081-2 (OLD APN) 763-141-046-4 (NEW APN) - Not Yet Assessed The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 53990 Enterprise Way, Coachella, CA 92236.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $1,604,194.08 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may visit the website below using the file number assigned to this case. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. For information on sale dates please visit our website at: http://www. ncs.firstam.com/socal/ DATE: 8/4/16 First American Title Insurance Company 4380 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 110 San Diego, CA 92122 (858) 410-2158 David Z. Bark, Foreclosure Trustee NPP0288753 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY PUB: 08/17/2016, 08/24/2016, 08/31/2016. DSW16-1238 APN: 682-443-031-1 TS No: CA08000864-16-1 TO No: 160074625-CA-VOI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED June 15, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On September 8, 2016 at 09:00 AM, in front of the Corona Civic Center, 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on June 22, 2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0492692, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by ROBERT S. ACKRICH AND RUTHANN B. ACKRICH, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS., as Trustor(s), in favor of CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 121 SOUTH TORREMOLINOS D, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses

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and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $349,158.12 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a 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, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. 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.

Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property.

Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic at 702-6597766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA0800086416-1. 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: August 8, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000864-16-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-6604288 Miguel Ochoa, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic 702.659.7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ISL Number 15958, Pub Dates: 08/17/2016, 08/24/2016, 08/31/2016, DESERT STAR WEEKLY. DSW16-1244 APN: 676-540-045-9 TS No: CA08001178-16-1 TO No: 95309969 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED January 2, 2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On September 21, 2016 at 09:00 AM, Auction.com Room, 2410 Wardlow Road #104, Corona, CA 92880, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on January 16, 2008 as Instrument No. 2008-0024357, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by BETH G. MALAGAR A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for PARAMOUNT RESIDENTIAL MORT-

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GAGE GROUP, INC. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4 QUEENS COURT, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $707,242.66 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a 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, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. 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.

Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property.

Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address www.Auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA0800117816-1. 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: August 8, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08001178-16-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Miguel Ochoa, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic 702.659.7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ISL Number 15961, Pub Dates: 08/17/2016, 08/24/2016, 08/31/2016, DESERT STAR WEEKLY. DSW16-1243

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Trucking Industry Faces Tougher Emissions Rules

By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif. California drivers have to share the road with thousands of heavy-duty trucks that transport thousands of pounds of goods across the state every day.

Because we also share the air, the Obama administration announced this week that new carbon-emission standards will require up to a 25-percent reduction for trucks and buses over the next 10 years.

Paul Billings, senior vice president for advocacy at the American Lung Association, said the standards will improve the health of people and the economy.

“These rules will provide tremendous climate and health benefits to the American people,” he said, “and the great thing about them is they actually save people money too, because the vehicles will be more efficient to operate, because they’ll burn less fuel and operate more efficiently.”

There are more than 2,500 miles of interstate in California and 25 segments of interstates, making the state one of the most heavily traveled regions for big-rig traffic. California already has some of the toughest heavy-truck emission standards in the country.

With semi-trucks often lasting at least 10 years on the road and driving 1 million miles during that time, Billings predicted that the new emission standards will have a long-term impact on the country’s air quality.

“The thing about trucks is, they last a long time, and so it takes a long time for new technology to come in and replace the older trucks as they retire,” he said. “But this is a forward-looking rule, so we’ll continue to see benefits as these cleaner, more efficient vehicles replace the older, less efficient vehicles.”

The Obama administration estimates the new rules will

performed CPR on the woman, who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, until county fire paramedics arrived but she was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Her name was not immediately released. “Half an hour later we see the lights flashing and sure enough it was the cops, and the ambulance and the firefighters all parked right here on both sides of the street,” Castro explained.

According to Castro, there has always been suspicious activity, such as drug dealing, at the home where the shooting

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happened. “Cars will park right here or across the street and they’ll just go buy the stuff and then they will leave,” she added. She says shootings or street fights routinely happen in the neighborhood. Her family has even taken the safety precautions. “My little brother and sister, we don’t let them play outside, we let them play inside or in the backyard, not out here because of everything going on,” Castro said.

After the most recent shooting, Castro says the violence has gotten out of hand. Her family is now thinking

of moving to a safer place.

“We are planning on moving next month, this neighborhood is just bad, and it’s scary living here,” Castro said.

According to Marshall, the department’s Major Crimes Unit and Street Crimes Unit ``have been following up on several investigative leads.’’

Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to contact the Indio Police Department at (760) 391-4057, or make an anonymous tip to Coachella Valley Crime Stoppers at (760) 341-7867. Source: KMIR

Felony Charges Filed Against Four Teens Accused of Attack

By KMIR News Staff PALM DESERT, Ca. - A 17-year-old teen being tried as an adult for allegedly throwing rocks at an 18-year-old man outside a Palm Desert house party in an attack that left the victim comatose is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon.

Isaac Flores -- along with 18-year-old co-defendants Miguel Angel Ramirez, Luis Becerra-Gomez, and Nickolas Hernandez -- are charged with assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit a crime in connection with the Aug. 14 assault on Trey O’Connor.

Flores additionally faces a sentence-enhancing allegation of rendering O’Connor comatose during the alleged assault, indicating prosecutors believe he threw the rock that hit the victim in the head and caused the most serious injury.

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Ramirez appeared before a judge in Indio Monday afternoon, while BecerraGomez and Hernandez are free on bail and slated to be arraigned in October. Ramirez is due back at Indio’s Larson Justice on Sept. 8 for a felony settlement conference.

O’Connor remains hospitalized in critical condition in a medically induced coma following brain surgery, according to a GoFundMe page started by his family in an effort to raise $25,000 to pay for his medical bills.

According to police, the defendants and the victim were among those attending a house party within a Palm Desert gated community at 111 Azzuro Drive.

According to a declaration in support of an arrest warrant, the defendants left the party in Becerra’s

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Indio Police Investigate 5th Homicide of 2016

By KMIR News Staff INDIO, Ca. - Police sought the public’s assistance in apprehending whoever shot and killed a woman in Indio on Sunday night.

Officers found the 30-yearold victim at 9:17 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 82300 block of Santa Rosa Avenue, said Indio police Sgt. Daniel Marshall.

“We were all in the room and we were talking on the phone and texting and we heard five gun shots all in a row,” said Maria Castro, a six-year resident of the neighborhood.

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pickup truck about 2:30 a.m. but could not leave the premises because the exit gate turned out to be locked.

Ramirez allegedly threw a water bottle at a group of partygoers as they left, and in retaliation, the group, which included O’ Connor, threw beer cans and rocks at Becerra’s truck, denting it and shattering one of its mirrors, according to the document.

The defendants then allegedly drove to another part of the community and planned their return attack. Ramirez allegedly hatched the plan to reciprocate by collecting two large rocks, which he gave to Hernandez and Flores, the declaration states.

The group made a second pass by the house in Becerra’s truck, and Hernandez and Flores threw the rocks, one of which struck O’ Connor in the head, the declaration alleges.

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The declaration alleges that all four defendants ”made admissions to their respective involvement in the assault of O’ Connor’’ to police.

Deputies took Ramirez and Hernandez into custody on Thursday afternoon on Avenida Herrera in La Quinta and Gerald Ford Drive in Palm Desert, respectively.

Ramirez was booked into the Riverside County jail in Indio and released Monday on $45,000 bail after pleading not guilty in an Indio courtroom. Hernandez was released Friday on $65,000 bail, jail records show.

Becerra-Gomez was picked up by law enforcement at noon Friday, also on Avenida Herrera, and was released that night on $65,000 bail.

Booking information for Flores was unavailable.

Source: KMIR

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Steelhead Numbers in Northwest Far Below Prediction

By Desert Star Staff PORTLAND, Ore. - The number of steelhead making their way up the Columbia River and into its Northwest tributaries has fallen far below predictions this season. The migration of “A-run” steelhead from the ocean to freshwater is wrapping up through Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River Gorge, and the count is about half of the 10-year average.

Jim Murphy, senior counsel with the National Wildlife Federation, said the emerging trend of warmer waters in the Northwest are most likely contributing to the drastic decline in numbers.

“It is likely attributed to the fact that the waters are getting warmer,” he said. “Often times the streamflow gets lower at periods of the year when it used to be higher. We’re seeing things like snowmelt occurring

earlier, ending sooner.”

B-run steelhead, which spend a longer time in the ocean before returning to freshwater to spawn, are returning now. However, it is too early to know what numbers will look like for this season.

Bob Rees, executive director of the Association of Northwest Steelheaders, also said the low numbers are likely from poor water conditions, such as a pocket of unusually warm water that lingered near the Pacific coast last summer, often referred to as “the Blob,” and the low amount of runoff from snowmelt. He said keeping an eye on fish such as steelhead in the Northwest can provide a picture of the health of the environment.

“We kind of call them our canary in the coal mine,” he said. These are fish that have very broad home ranges,

By Desert Star Staff Sixty percent of groundwater in the Indus and Ganges river basin – essential for the lives of over 750 million people in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh – is too contaminated to drink or use for irrigation, a new study says.

The groundwater of the vast Indo-Gangetic basin, named after the Indus and Ganges rivers, is contaminated and inappropriate for use, a team of scientists wrote in Nature Geoscience.

“Within 60 percent of the aquifer [permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater], access to potable groundwater is restricted by excessive salinity or arsenic,” says the study, which is entitled ‘Groundwater quality and depletion in the Indo-Gangetic Basin mapped from in situ observations’.

Some 23 percent of the groundwater stored in the basin contains too much salt at a depth of up to 200 meters (650ft), while about 37 percent of it “is affected by arsenic at toxic concentrations,” the scientists explained.

The groundwater extraction from the Indo-Gangetic basin

amounts to nearly one quarter of the total global figure, accumulating fresh water stored underground in soil or rock and fed by rivers and rainfall.

This huge area is known for the Indus Valley Civilization, which gave birth to ancient South Asian culture.

The study, which incorporates local records of groundwater levels and water quality from 2000 to 2012, has also found that the water table was stable or rising across about 70 percent of the aquifer.

As a rule, groundwater can become salty due to natural causes and manmade activity, including inefficient irrigation and poor drainage.

Arsenic is naturally present in groundwater, but levels may be affected by the use of farming fertilizers and mining.

Arsenic contamination of drinking water is a major problem in the region and beyond.

In the 2015, the World Water Development Report authored by the UN Environment Program (UNEP) warned that only 60 percent of the world’s demand for water will be met by existing resources at the

The steelhead count at Bonneville Dam is about half of the 10-year average for this time of year.

(Peter Oelschlaeger/flickr) both in fresh water and in salt water, and their health is really an indication about how our environment is faring over time.”

Murphy said climate change has a hand in low steelhead counts, and that there is something we can do to

help future generations thrive.

“We’ve got to reduce the carbon pollution emissions that we have and keep the level of warming under control,” he added. “We can do that but we have to move very quickly to get off of polluting sources of

energy and get clean sources of energy online quickly.”

Murphy added that protecting forests and wetlands in the Northwest is important to naturally cooling water sources for the fish.

current rate of use by 2030.

That would leave 40 percent of the population without access to the water it needs, the UN body said, and signs of this impending crisis

are already there for all to see.

In South Asia, cities are increasingly feeling the pressure of population growth and urbanization. Previous media reports suggested that most

Indian cities face daily water shortages, while in the Pakistani city of Karachi electricity and water shortages have led to protests and citywide unrest.

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