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BY BRIAN HEWS MONITORING WELL The Cerritos City Council, at their INregular CERRITOS meeting on Thursday, August 27,

AGENCY EMPLOYEES WITHOUT APPROVAL

AB 323 would also direct General Services to include community newspapers in their state advertising contracts.

Finance Director Andrew Hamilton refuses to(AP) submit SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CaliďŹ nancial reports for scrutiny. fornia newspaper companies would have

two more years to comply with a state law requiring them toHEWS treat newspaper delivery

BY BRIAN people like employees instead of contractors, under a bill thatGroup-Los took its first step in Hews Media Cerritos the Legislature Tuesday.

Communityon News has learned that The same bill Finance would require deCentral Basin Directorstate Andrew Hamilton been issuing paychecks to partments andhas agencies to place their marCentral Basin employees despite fact keting and outreach advertising withthe comthatand the ethnic board has notoutlets, passedhelping a 2020-’21 munity news an

budget.

NEWSPAPERS page 12 The budgetSee stalemate is due to Directors John Oskoui and Bob Apodaca; they are defying a court decision from last week deliberately not attending special board meetings called to approve the budget.

In addition, the actual amount of payroll has not been approved as an item on the consent calendar during regular board meetings, and Hamilton is not submitting

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by Cerritos’ trash hauler, CalMet Services, for an “extraordinary adjustment Lakewood~The Water Replenishment to the maximum allowable solid waste District (WRD) is embarking on a projectmanagement to construct rates.� two new wells as part of The public meeting will beMonitorconducted WRD’s Regional Groundwater teleconference, residents can voice ingbyProgram (RGWMP). their via be public commentinby One opinion well would in Paramount thesubmitting city_clerk@cerritos. other well an willemail be in to Cerritos. usInbya 3:00 August 27. Residents phonep.m. callon WRD President Vera Robles DeWitt told HMGthe that the wells can also call in during meeting by will be in Progress and Cerritos meeting Park connecting to thePark teleconference

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HONORING OUR FALLEN: Senator Bob Archuleta (center) with Marines folding the flag flown over the state capital in honor of Marine Cpl. Marco "Andy" Barranco, one of the servicemen who was killed in a training accident earlier this month. The Barranco family shared their memories of their son, brother and friend during the private this past Sunday, 9. Story onJacob pageand 6. Jared Joseph with LAFD East.

KITSceremony FOR HOMELESS: CerritosAug. residents Josiah, ofďŹ cials display their COVID Kits for the Homeless. They were inspired by paramedic Jose Perez and his actions helping the homeless. FireďŹ ghter Perez, a 16-year veteran, recently died after contracting COVID. Photo courtesy of the Joseph family.

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Josiah, Jacob and Jared Joseph are making their mark. As part of the curriculum for Los Angeles Urban League 2020 Online Biz Camp, these young men had to turn an idea into a business.

Partnering with the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Biz Camp is a four week summer program that teaches

teens how to develop a business plan, learn critical thinking skills and learn what it takes to be your own boss. Instead of baking cupcakes or creating shirts, the Joseph brothers took it to a whole new level. After holding a family meeting they decided to give back to the community and develop CoVID Kits for the homeless.

Initially the project was made possible

Because groundwater,See water contained INCREASE page 12 in deep underground aquifers, cannot be directly observed; WRD must track it through deep wells and specialized monitoring equipment.

Could COVID-19 See WRD page 14 Inspire Permanent PROP 17 WOULD Changes in Statewide ALLOW PAROLEES Internet Access?

INTO THE BALLOT BOX. HOW WOULD THEY VOTE?

BY BRIAN HEWS

BY BALA THENAPPAN See $&/53"- #"4*/ page 12 See TRIPLETS page 12 Golden State Water (GSW) has apThe majority of California students plied to the CPUC to implement three will engage in some form of remote learnrate increases starting in 2022 for its ing this year because of the COVID-19 Service Area 2 cities. pandemic. The onset of remote learning BYhas BALA THENAPPEN According to its website, GSW’s parinspired various efforts to broaden inent company is American States Water ternet access across California.

This November’s ballot willconducted feature by Company (AWR) American States Utility LOCOE IS HOSTING a three-week Census Chalk-a-thon to help ‘Get Out The Count’ Based on a 2018 study proposition 17, which would allow Services, Inc. Through its utility subthe National Center for Education Statisfor the 2020 Census. The marathon will begin Monday August 17th and will conclude Californians on parole for a felony sidiary, GSW and AWR provides water tics, 6 percent of American kidsconbetween on Monday September 7th. viction to vote.

Currently, felons must service to residents across California the ages of 3 and 18 - over 3 million in complete their prison sentence and their located within more than 80 communitotal - lack home internet access. Accordparole sentence to vote. Could parolees ties throughout 10 counties in Northern, ing to several state leaders, roughly 1.2 swing elections in the state’s most comCoastal and Southern California, approxi- BY TAMMYE MCDUFF million of those kids live in California. federal funding for education, health and petitive districts? mately 255,000 customers.

Internet access is particularly low in Afother vital programs.

The term “parolees� applies to peoThose cities that would be affected homes, low income areas, The Los Angeles County Office of To get students and families involved, plerican-American who are allowed back into the comby the increase include all or portions and rural areas.

An EdSource study found Education [LACOE] is hosting a three- LACOE is hosting a countywide Cen- munity from prison before their prison of Artesia, Bell, Bell Gardens, Carson, that only 34% of rural households are subweek Census Chalk-a-thon to help ‘Get sus “CHALKATHON� urging school sentence is scheduled to be completed, Cerritos, Compton, Cudahy, Culver City, scribed to an internet provider.

Out The Count’ for the 2020 Census. districts to continue to spread the word as long as they follow certain guidelines Downey, El Segundo, Gardena, HawaiThere have been efforts around the The marathon will begin Monday August about the importance of completing the and reporting requirements.

Roughly ian Gardens, Hawthorne, Huntington country to at least temporarily broaden 52,000 Californians are expected to be 17th and will conclude on Monday Sep- Census.

Park, Inglewood, Lakewood, La Mirada, internet access during the pandemic.

Eartember 7th.

Students, families and school staff are on parole in 2021.

Lawndale, Long Beach, Norwalk, Paralier this year, the government of South California parolees should be expectWith the 2020 Census deadline quick- invited to create sidewalk art promoting mount, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate.

Bend, 30 buses that are ed to leanIndiana left as adeployed voting bloc.

In 2007, ly approaching, there is approximately Census participation. All art pieces should IfALL the application is approved the avequipped with wifi to various sites in the ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT 40 PRIDE: HallCounty SelďŹ e Day is a celebration of local ‘2020census.gov’ government and gives andemployees ‘Everyone Florida gave 150,000 ex-felons who had percentCity of LA households that include erageand  residential customer will see their residents the opportunity to get out in their community and show off their best camera phone skills while showcasing their local been convicted for less serious offenses have yet to respond and be counted. At government buildings. The pictures must berisk posted to social media using hashtag #cityhallselďŹ e to enter the contest.

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Cerritos teenagerSUPPORTS and his CYPRESS P.D. OFFICERS COMMUNITY team making the world greener one drop at a time

AUGUST14, 7, 2020 AUGUST “I have owned lots of reusable straws, and my friends have as well - they’re great for the environment, but they’re a bother “There cures that are to clean andare take around,” Yuanbeing said. sold, “Usvaccines that are being sold and the proding tiny brushes is extremely annoying, ucts these cases actually and in I would oftenoften find times myselfareforgetting delivered,” said Goldberg, “people are to take out my reusable straw when eating taking these products believing that they out.” have“With a curea orbracelet a vaccine sure prevenon,orI acould wear it tion, when they reallynoticing putting it, themaround every dayare without and selves at a higher risk.” whenever I decide to get a drink my straw Senior citizens seem tothere,” be targeted would conveniently be right he exmore than any other community.

Phishplained. ing After emailsconducting are the worst, yousurto morewanting than 300 click on shady websites that give away veys and 40 interviews plus doing extenyour personalresearch, information; activity that sive market Yuan and his team fraud experts say has gone up 350% since came with a few key features: coronavirus, while some offer nonexistent • An openable yet functional reusable free stuff like iPhones.

Google identified straw that is extremely easy to clean more than 300,000 • A bracelet that suspicious covers the websites straw on and Amazon has taken down than a the wrist to prevent germs andmore bacteria million items already in thousands of sell• A stylish design to spark converers' accounts. sation/make a statement about keeping Wilson grew up and went to college oceans clean in Louisville, is a special• To donateKentucky. part of theShe proceeds to plasist in Housing Authority and was deemed tic cleanup nonprofits around the world an essential worker.

Wilson startedweto have feel “Over the past few months, symptoms toward the end of March, worked for hours each day to turn not our long workplace notified that idea after into aher reality,” Yuanwas said.

“We have somebody hadresearch, recently created visited prohad conducted who market come down with coronavirus.

“I had totypes, contacted manufacturers, and diare arrhea, the vomiting; the headache that almost ready to start product production.” never subsided.

I mean I had a headache They have begun with an Indiegogo to for almost three weeks.

And end begin crowdfunding the idea,by andtheraised of the weekend, by days, Marchbut 31st, was just about $500 in two stillI need adtotally, you know, like I've got to do ditional funding. “We’re currently sometrying thing. got to figure out as if Icrowdfund have this to raiseI've awareness, as well or not.” through preorders and donations,” he added. At the time there was no test for CoVID-19.

“I ‘awas the movelocal To become littlewatching drop’ in this news one night when they announced that ment to save the ocean and for more inforamation pop-up testing site was happening outon the BluStaw’s IndieGoGo camside could just drive and paigna church. (and to You place an order to beupfilled get And 2021), she wasplease also feeling pressure by one.

January visit online at from work to determine whether she had www.//igg.me/at/blustraw/x/24223350#/.

FAKE TESTING COVID SITES POPPING UP IN COUNTY

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF

As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, scammers are taking advantage of this unprecedented time of fear

BY LAURIE HANSON and uncertainty. In a special zoom meeting hosted by AARP, participants were “Many little drops make an ocean,” is a able to hear from the Assistant Director Chinese idiom taught by parents of Harry for Consumer Protection, Richard GoldYuan of Cerritos that motivates him today berg of the Department of Justice about towards a greener future for the world’s a new crop of coronavirus related scams, oceans tomorrow. including info on what to look out for and The 17-year-old Whitney High School how to protect yourself. student and his team have developed a An essential worker and coronavirus fashionable way to revolutionize beverage survivor, Shannon Wilson, shared her CYPRESS POLICE Department officers drinking with one simple invention calledrecently received good will donations of cards story of an encounter with a fake pop-up and“BluStraw”. snacks from the Women’s Club of Cypress. This year the department celebrates 64 COVID-19 testing site. “Their tech said the years of service the community.

“My parents toalways used that saying something about the labs that they were to push me to recycle and make environworking for, and it had HIPAA, but they mentally conscious decisions,” said Yuan, Sometimes officers in the field receive the had HIPAA spelled wrong. This lady

BY LAURIE HANSON “however, I never really understood the items, but more often they are dropped off didn't even switch the gloves out when gravity of plastic pollution untiland mypublic high at CPD. Despite pandemic, protests she swabbed me. And then it dawned on school years.”

Edible goodies like pizza, snacks, me, what did they put in my mouth? You scrutiny of law enforcement, the Cypress After reading about islands of cookies, soda, and coffee are sometimes know? You just, you lose it. I, I was in a Police Department (CPD)literal continues to replastics floating in the world’s oceans, ceive community support and good will given by a handful of individuals. “One state of panic.”

Yuan learned theylast would soon outnumber woman even brought in an entire lunch!” donations for the several months.

Michelle Kosinski, host of The Perfect all the fish in the sea.

He work said in “When officers leave forthe theUnitday, said Faessel. Approximately 50 sworn of- Scam stated,”While you were out there ON A MISSION to save the world’s oceans with one small invention, Harry Yuan of ed States, more 500they million plastic as members of thethan public, are not im- ficers and 30 professional staff (with some trying to stay healthy and safe and afloat, Cerritos is pictured holding his BluStraw image and silicone cylinder it will be made straws arethe used daily, and if put together mune to struggles of everyday life,” on training) have been with the department, thousands upon thousands of scammers He and a group of teen’s simple idea is to create a reusable straw that can be worn would circle the planet and a Greg half from. some since 1989. said CPD Support Servicestwo Sergeant slimedPhoto theirby way out of the woodas a bracelet, making it handy to use anytime, have anywhere.

Laurie Hanson. times over.

“It is a reminder of the warm rela- work, and they're trying to get your monFaessel.

“Knowing that our work is rec“Crazy, he said.

“I can’t ognized andright?!” appreciated during timeseven like tionship we share with our community,” ey, which is even more disgusting than it fathom much plastic that is.” he said.

CPDstraw has always pursued these is how an uplifting feeling.” idea of a“The reusable that doubles as aa normally Though aren’t the largis plastic becausestraws so many people are That is when he reached out across the stylish partnership with community members and worried At the start of COVID-19, the CPD bracelet – the BluStraw. est contributor plastic pollution in the about to their futures right now.” it is to in times like these received of Personal Protective state to adonations few environmentally passion- businesses, “We’re and aiming keep plastic outthat of People ocean, Yuan his team discovered that are atand home, online, and suscepwe see the fruits of [our] efforts.”

Equipment (PPE)together and homemade ate friends who came up masks, with a our oceans and start an environmentally tible the whole idea claiming to shift away from plastic to scams everything from “Behind each and everythe badge is the things officers seenoceanic wearing on friendly “small solution”are to often decrease plasmovement around globe,” he an to reusable straws is really a symbol of all-out cure for coronavirus to payday heart of a man or woman who cares deeply service calls today, according to Faessel. tic waste. said. “We have been working on this idea loans. an eco-friendly futuretailoring for all, old he said.

It They're even scams for thethe Cypress family.”

Faessel.

Most original donationsthought are given one-time “Our wasonifawe could since beginning of said summer as there like is something concluded through soromance they and impersonating the IRS year, the due CPDto celebrated their cial media, friends, and the eco-friendly basispeople only, to usually attached or are This get make with a tinynotes change in their few activities the pandemic.” or people's grandkids. The Justice Depart64th birthday. Their mission to provide drawings lives, made itby would children everyday be expressing the ‘little On Yuan’s team is Derrick Cai, 16, of San ment community of thousands the last decade. why is getting of callsItaisweek, professional public safety in partnership thanks [in and the support.

The Women’s drops’ ocean] that would Club makeofa Jose, Ashish Basetty, 17, of Fremont, Ar- from they came up with a new reusable silicone people alerting them to what clearly with the community is something they will Cypress recently explained gave cardsYuan. and That snacks. big difference,” is nav Jain, 16, of San Jose, and Maddox Yu, smell straw like in the form and of aeven bracelet everyscams, that,for is the tip continue to carryout in the years to come.

Other he donations are given anonymously. when and his team of came up with the 16, of Evergreen. day living. of the iceberg.

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We Rise Above brings awareness to sexual harassment and violence

By Tammye McDuff What began on a post-it note and the dream of a Girl Scout Gold Star Award has turned into a major movement with more than 300 volunteers in over 40 schools nationwide.

We Rise Above [WRA] is an organization founded by Thrisha Senthilnathan and was established to educate the community into fully understanding the effects of sexual harassment; how to identify and prevent it; how to be safe and to raise awareness on this sensitive issue.

WRA strives to speak for victims who have been silenced, help the community WRD have access to valuable resources and Continued page 1 generation carve a path forfrom the younger to make a change, perhaps eventhrough one daya This project is made possible eradicate sexual violence. partnership with the United States Geologare (USGS). a studentWRD’s run organization ical“We Survey partnership that the ratepayer challenge funds. to discuss withhas the taken USGSon saves not only violence but allgroundwathe other WRDsexual has been monitoring things that may and go West with Coast it suchBasins as drug ter in the Central for use, issues, andprogram even self over mental 50 years.health This monitoring is defense,” Senthilnathan.

The group integral to said WRD’s work and consists of a uses workshops, awareness weekswells and network of more than 300 monitoring seminars, rallies and assemblies to showat 60 locations throughout the District. case The videos andwells awareness. new will be installed and One of the most potent drilled approximately 2,100presentations feet deep. is thatThe of survivors.

Sexual violence occurs wells will provide comprehensive every 96 seconds in the United States. data of groundwater levels and quality in “We want to make sure that students aquifers within the Montebello Forebay.are prepared for the future.

We want to make The Forebay is vital to Southern Los sure all students are made aware what Angeles County’s water supply. of The 43 sexual violence actually is,” added Sentcities within WRD’s jurisdiction use about

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THE ORIGINAL GROUP of We Rise Through meticulous planning, WRD Above volunteers from Cerritos High School. Founder Thrisha Senthilnathan is reduced waste and maximized recycling Metro) has deployed its first zero emisduring the construction of ARC by di- sion electric bus on the G Line in the San in the back row, third from left. verting 75 percent of construction waste Fernando Valley The deployment is the from the landfill. first of 40 electric buses that will be put “WRD is excited to receive a Plati- into service by the end of 2020. hilnathan. One survivor’s story tells how they were forced to have photos taken of num Certification from LEED for our Al“Even as we confront the immediate their private parts, stories of victims who bert Robles Center for Water Recycling challenge of COVID-19, we are making a actually did speak up and were criticized and Environmental Learning,” said WRD long-term investment in a healthier, more for it and heartbreaking tales of children President Vera Robles DeWitt. “Many sustainable future with the delivery of this being molested for years. first electric bus on the G Line,” said Los eco-conscious decisions were made durIn California, sexual assault is defined Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair ing the construction of ARC. This project as touching the intimate part of another Eric Garcetti. person, against that person’s will for the will serve millions of people through our The electric buses cost $1.15 million purpose of sexual gratification or arousal. water recycling facility and educational each in a total project valued at over $80 Sexual assault can happen to anyone, re- exhibits.” million. This project includes the deployARC also offers a state-of-the-art ment of the electric buses and associated gardless of age, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation. One workshop that has learning center that immerses visitors charging equipment and infrastructure imgarnered much attention is what the word into an interactive educational experience provements. The new buses will be capa‘consent’ actually means. Consent is focused on the history of water in the re- ble of recharging at various points along about communication, clear words or ac- gion and the importance of groundwater. the G Line (Orange). tions used to communicate or demonstrate permission to engage sexualgallons) activities, 250,000 acre-feet (82 inbillion of understood by both parties involved. water annually. The Forebay conserves WRA acre-feet is just over a year old, gallons) and has 150,000 (48.9 billion received permission to implement the proeach year. WRD employs the most adgrams to the ABC Unified School District. vanced technology to maintain high-qualiBy doingfor this, it givesofteens a safe to ty water millions people in space Los Anlearn about sexual abuse giving students, geles County. along with staff the education needed “The Water Replenishment District alto take what they have learned into real ways strives to be proactive in monitoring world circumstances. groundwater quality” said WRD President WRA takes on representing other topics District such as5 Vera Robles DeWitt, dress codes, the case of Gypsy Rose and the City of Paramount. “The construcBlanchard, sex violence in sports and tion of these two wells is an investmentthe in difference harassment, assault our future tobetween create a drought-resilient and and domestic abuse.water supply.” locally-sustainable The organization offers help and reDirector Allen, representing District sources to those that are dealing with sex3 and the City of Cerritos, added “WRD ual violence. also offertocounseling is proud of itsThey commitment delivering regarding sex trafficking; what look for, quality water to pumpers andto residents how to react andThese who tonew go to. in our region. wells support To reach out to Riseand Above’ visit WRD’s mission to ‘We protect preserve high quality groundwater.” weriseaboveofficial on Instagram to send a direct message.

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The population of parolees in California is disproportionately Black and Latino. In 2016, 26% of California’s parole population was Black (even though only 6% of California’s overall population was) and 40% of California’s parole population was Latino. In California, Black voters and Latino voters, according to the California Public Policy Institute, tend to vote Democrat by a signiďŹ cant margin.

However, most research also suggests that voter turnout amongst parolees would be very low. The Florida study mentioned above found that, among those eligible to vote, only 16 percent of black ex-felons and 12 percent of all other felons voted in the 2016 election.

Another study found that only ~13 percent of ex-felons in Iowa who had gotten their right to vote restored in

AUGUST14, 7, 2020 AUGUST 2020 tutional privilege, something even he may recognize, since on the subject of evictions, all the executive order does is ask the Department of Health and Human Services to study the matter.

Some of what the president hopes to accomplish by fiat is important and worthy.

For example, he extended the CARES Act, which provided student loan relief that was slated to end on Sept. 30, through Dec. 31. As an educator who sees how students struggle, I would very much like to see that happen. But it requires a law passed by carrier routes be eliminated.

Congress, not will unilateral executive action.

To save California at a Trump’s approach newspapers, to executive power is extremely he extend continues minimum, the dangerous.

LegislatureIfmust as he has in recent — suspending a the exemption to ABdays 5, which will tax enacted by Congress, extending a law provide newspapers with more time set by Congress to expire — where will it to get past COVID-related advertising end? Will any action the president wants declines and to adjust their operations and Congress refuses to pass simply be deto meet changing creed by executiveconsumption order? That’spatterns. how it’s In addition, to further aid ethnic and starting to look. community newsofpublishers, the 7,created The framers the Constitution AUGUST 2020 an elegant system checks and balances, Legislature shouldofprioritize these in which generally takes two of outlets forit public outreach ads.branches Not government for any major federal action. only will this help provide residents Enacting a law requires passage by both with access to key local resources and houses of Congress and either a presidenpublic health information, it will help tial signature or a congressional override of these community bridge the a veto. Enforcing outlets a law takes prosecution ďŹ nancial gap without any additional by the executive branch and conviction in state funding.Nominations for cabinet offithe judiciary. cials, federal judges, ambassadors and othIf California’s lawmakers don’t ers soon take both a presidential nomination and act to help community news Senate confirmation. publishers, they risk losing a vital The system is often inefficient and local voice for their constituents – and sometimes fails to be produce necessary accarrier routes will eliminated. themselves. tion.ToBut the alternative is to vest all at powsave California newspapers, a DavidAnd Chavern is president ers in the president. as James Madison minimum, the Legislature must extend and CEO ofthat News Media warned, long ago, is the very Alliance, definition the exemption to AB 5, which willlargest of tyranny. the news industry’s

provide newspapers with more time trade organization, david@ to get past COVID-related advertising Erwin Chemerinsky is Dean newsmediaalliance.org. declinesofand adjust theirSchool operations thetoUC Berkeley of Law. to meet changing consumption patterns.

In addition, to further 2009 and 2010 voted inaid theethnic 2012 and presicommunity news publishers, the dential election, much smaller than the Legislature should prioritizeinthese ~55% turnout rate observed the whole outlets forthat public outreach ads. Not electorate year. only will this helpturnout providetypically residents Given the low observed among ex-felons and the and with access to key local resources Democratic dominance in help recent public healthparty’s information, it will statewide elections Governor Newsom these community outlets bridge the and Governor Brown won each of the ďŹ nancial gap without any additional last 3 gubernatorial elections by over state funding.

1,000,000 votes prop 17 would hardly GRAND OPENING: After don’t postponing If California’s lawmakers make a dent in statewide election reits soon original Aug. 5 opening act to help community newsdue to sults.

Even at the local level, where prop COVID-related inspection the publishers, they risk losing a delays, vital 17 has the potential to be most relevant slocal eafood chain’s latest location is now voiceonly for their constituents and politically, a handful races–were open in Hawaiian Gardens.of According to a themselves. decided bypost, less than 10,000 votes in Facebook the new restaurant opened David Chavern is president recent years. this past Wednesday.

It is located at 12130 and CEO of News Media Alliance, Currently, 19thekickincrab.com. states allow parolees Carson St. Web: the news industry’s largest to vote. The passage of prop 17 would be perhaps thetrade mostorganization, progressive shift in david@ California’s electoral policy since the newsmediaalliance.org. state began allowing ex-felons (who had completed their prison sentence/parole) to voteand in 1974.

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Given the low turnout typically observed among ex-felons and the Democratic party’s dominance in recent statewide elections - Governor Newsom and Governor Brown won each of the last 3 gubernatorial elections by over 1,000,000 votes - prop 17 would hardly make a dent in statewide election results. Even at the local level, where prop 17 has the potential to be most relevant politically, only a handful of races were decided by less than 10,000 votes in recent years.

Currently, 19 states allow parolees to vote. The passage of prop 17 would be perhaps the most progressive shift in California’s electoral policy since the state began allowing ex-felons (who had completed their prison sentence/parole) to vote in 1974.

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Local Democratic Club Invites Community to Celebrate Norwalk and U.S Census 100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote Bureau Launch First Social Media 'Takeover'

The Hubert Humphrey Democratic Club of Cerritos, under the leadership of Co-Presidents Larry Caballero and Elaine Duvali, is hosting a virtual fundraiser celebrating the passage of the 19th Amendment that granted American women the right to vote on August 26, 1920.

An original reader’s theater narrative entitled “Organize, Agitate, Educate” (the winning advice given to suffragists by Susan B. Anthony) and written

by Norma Velia Williamson, HHDC Recruitment/Fundraiser Chair, will be dramatically read and accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation that describes the 72 year struggle by American women for suffrage.

Fourteen historical characters, among them Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Alice Paul, Woodrow Wilson and others will be joined by 24 narrators who will recount the remarkable, valiant story of the American women’s movement for suffrage, from 1848 to 1920.

Community members are invited, on August 26, 2020, to participate as general audience, for a $20 donation, in this Zoom meeting forum and should visit the Hubert Humphrey Democratic Club Facebook page.

Here they can purchase admission “tickets” via PayPal or by using their personal credit card. A second option for obtaining an “admission” ticket is paying by check and mailing contact information (name, email, phone number) to HHHDC, 11331, 183rd St. #136,

Cerritos, 90703.

Payment should be received no later than August 21. Event Zoom link will be emailed to paying audience.

In addition to 3 Gold Sponsors and 12 Silver Sponsors, all readers have donated $50 to “be a part of history” and are a distinguished group of former and current state, federal and local officials among them Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, LA County Board Supervisor Janice Hahn and Assembly member Cristina Garcia, retired Superior Court Judge Leland Tipton, ABCUSD Board President Dr. Olga Ríos, Board members Ernie Nishii, Sophia Tse, Board Candidate District #4 Leo Perez, as well as former Mayors Gloria Kappe, Diana Needham and Mark Pulido and current Cerritos Councilmember Frank Yokoyama.

Other local dignitaries joining the readers are Anna Titus, Cerritos Fine Arts and Historical Former Commission Chair, Norma Williamson, Assembly District 58, Cerritos 2020 Woman of the Year, Yuri Nishii, Assembly District 58 State 2020 Woman of the Year and Ashley Gong, 2021 Cerritos Distinguished Woman of the Year along with a host of civic minded community members.

Monies generated will be donated to various Democratic political campaigns as well as non-profits that reflect Democratic values of social, racial and environmental justice.

For information on how to join the Hubert Humphrey Democratic Club, contact nvwilliamson@gmail.com.

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Norwalk, CA – With the 2020 Census count concluding on September 30, Norwalk and the U.S. Census Bureau partnered to launch a social media takeover titled #CensusMattersNorwalk this past Wednesday, August 12.

As a first of its kind, the dynamic campaign tok place across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

A variety of materials, including photos and video, were posted on all three platforms every hour from 9 am to 7 pm. The campaign included live stories from the Norwalk Senior Center and Social Services Center.

The goal of the campaign was to increase engagement, especially in the younger demographic, who may be completing the survey for the first time. During the takeover, followers were encouraged to like, share or comment on posts for opportunities to receive Census swag.

Making history, Norwalk is the first municipality to partner with the US Census Bureau on a social media campaign. Following a successful Census Parade in June 2020, the takeover is another example of Norwalk’s innovative Census outreach campaign, which kicked off in April 2019 with the unveiling of Census wrapped transit and City vehicles.

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Hawaiian Gardens Needs to Step up Census Participation

STAFF REPORT Nationwide and in California as a whole, responses to the 2020 Census are on track at 62%.

However, it is vitally important that everyone be counted. Results from the 2020 Census inform planning and funding decisions for such critical public services as hospitals and health care, emergency and disaster response – and schools and education programs. In fact, census results will shape decisions about how billions of dollars in federal funds flow into communities each year for the next decade.

However, as of August 4, just 60.7% of Hawaiian Gardens residents have re-

sponded among the state’s 480 incorporated cities. And for every person who does not respond, the California Department of Finance estimates that state and local governments will lose out on $1,000 a year in federal funding tied to population for the next 10 years.

Now more than ever, your response to the 2020 Census matters. Responding is easier than ever. For the first time, you can respond online. And the census asks just a few questions and takes only a few minutes to respond.

So, if you haven’t responded, please do so today, and urge your family, friends, and neighbors to respond too. For more information, visit https://2020census. gov/en/ways-to-respond.html.

AUGUST 14, 2020

MARINE KILLED IN ACCIDENT HONORED IN MONTEBELLO STAFF REPORT Senator Bob Archuleta presented the U.S. flag that was flown over the State Capitol in Sacramento to the Barranco family, honoring Marine Cpl. Marco "Andy" Barranco, one of the servicemen who were killed in a training accident earlier this month. During the presentation of the flag, Sen. Archuleta explained the 13 folds of the U.S. flag ceremony, gave remarks honoring Marine Cpl. Marco Barranco and all who have made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our country, as well as all the current servicemen and women.

The Barranco family shared their memories of their son, brother and friend during the private ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, outside of the family home in Montebello. They were joined by members of the Montebello Police Department, the U.S. Marine Corps, and immediate family.

"It was my honor to be invited by Cpl. Barranco's family to be part of this private ceremony. They have shown such strength and grace during this most difficult time for their family. The U.S. Marine Corps family has supported them since this tragic

Marine Cpl. Marco "Andy" Barranco. accident took place last week, as have the city of Montebello, the Montebello Police Department, family, friends, and the entire Montebello community. God bless Marine Cpl. Marco Barranco, may he rest in peace," Sen. Archuleta said.

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On a 19-1 vote , the California Judicial Council has voted to end its freeze on eviction cases early, giving Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers three weeks to come up with their own plan to protect 4 million renters.

Two emergency rules freezing court eviction cases and court foreclosures will end Sept. 1, California Chief Justice Tani CantilTo advertise call 562-407-3873 Sakauyen said in a statement, “The judicial branch cannot usurp the responsibility of the other two branches on a long-term basis to deal with the myriad impacts of the pandemic. The duty of the judicial branch is to resolve disputes under the law and not to legislate. I urge our sister branches to act expeditiously to resolve this looming crisis.”

In that same statement, Cantil-Sakauye said the Judicial Council received thousands of comments, both from tenants who fear homelessness and from small landlords who face the loss of their livelihoods or fear bankruptcy.

It was originally scheduled to end August 14, but Cantil extended the freeze.

Assembly Housing Committee chair David Chiu, D-San Francisco, Said in a state-

ment, “This gives the legislature enough time to pass a solution to prevent evictions and foreclosures without a gap in protections,” Chiu said.

Chiu’s proposal is AB 1436, one of two bills under review to protect tenants unable to pay rent due to the pandemic.

Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin argued that nearly 400,000 families in L.A. County, almost half with children, face possible eviction if the bill isn’t passed.

AUGUST 7, 2020 AB 1436 would ban evictions until 90 days after the state of emergency is lifted or next April, whichever occurs first. Tenants then would have a year to repay back rent.

About a third of California cities and counties enacted tenant protections of their own. But Gary Blasi of the UCLA Luskin Institute argued local eviction ordinances may be ineffective because most tenants don’t know the rules, which vary from city to city, and very few have access to timely legal assistance.

Blasi wrote, “California, and especially Los Angeles, is in the middle of a perfect storm of high unemployment and high rent burdens. Los Angeles faces waves of evictions and those evictions will result in many more people becoming homeless.”

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“Although the upcoming at 211la.org/lacounty/rentrelief or by The LA County COVID-19 Rent school year will look different because of the safety precaution of distance learning 2-1-1.

Relief willprevent open on put in application place to help theAugust spread of dialing the coronavirus, our students still need 17, 2020, for income-eligible renters necessary tools for a productive learning experience, I commend businesses, such as First District Rent in LosHills, Angeles County. Eligible rent-said Archuleta.

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The program provides must provide a W-9 and sign a particito help but didn’t want to host another to property owners on to pation in order to have On agreement Sunday, August 2nd, Rosethe Hills rent foodpayments distribution event. We wanted behalf of an income-eligible household. rent paid on behalf the tenant.

Memorial Park and of Mortuary along with know what our community was in need Eligible Property Owners The City ofBob LosArchuleta Angeles also State Senator distributed of right now. Education is still going to The First District Rent Relief Proreceived its backpacks own allocation Coronaviover 1,000 filledofwith neces- happen and students will always require open to property owners with rus Relief, and Economic Securityof gram is saryAid, school supplies to local students supplies.” rental units located within the unincor(CARES) Act funds has its own all grade levels from and kindergarten to colInterested families were required to porated areas of the First Supervisorial programs lege level.for City residents. If you preregister online and had to present their District. live“Although in the Citythe of Los Angeles, please upcoming school year registration confirmation at the drive Property owners are not required to will lookMyLA311 different by because the safety contact callingof3-1-1 or through distribution. in Los Angeles County to qualify. precaution of distance learning put in liveRose (213) 473-3231, or visiting lacity.org/ Hills has also partnered with the Applications will be accepted place to helpavailable prevent programs. the spread of the local school district myla311 for to help supply each through August 31, coronavirus, our students still need nec- school with pencils,2020. crayons, paper and essary tools for a productive learning backpacks. experience, whether in a classroom or The Back to School Giveaway is one

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To make it even more fun, all the selfEssentials for Education Drive (SEED). materials to keep students organized Mayor Blanca Pacheco posted a video ies will be reviewed and awards will Supplies and backpacks will be dewhether they are learning virtually or be in asking Downey residents participate, in a variety of different categories. liveredall based on wish lists to from schools given the classroom.

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(LA), Water Replenishment District the machines are part of the airport’s coronavirus, travelers passing through “Unfortunately, we have canceled (WRD), Sherre Titus, Shaila Patankar, efforts to keep passengers safe though Los Angeles International Airport can our packaging event on August 21st and many other individual donors. Los “rigorous cleanings, new technology now buy masks, gloves, hand sanitizer at Sears in Los Cerritos Center,” said Cerritos Center, a generous and consisand an increasingly touch-free experiand other PPE at vending machines in ABC Education Foundation Board tent supporter of the ABC Education most of the airport's terminals. ence from curb to gate.” It also helps Member and SEED Program Chair, Foundation, donated the space at Sears The airport is working with Hudson travelers comply with LAX’s mandaCindy Yen Chen. “Our board members for preparing backpacks and supplies Group and PepsiCo Beverages North remain involved and will help deliver for distribution. tory facial-covering policy.

America to install the machines in areas all of the backpacks to our schools, Some of the prices include: on the departures level inside terminals but we want to minimize the risk of The ABC Education Foundation • Digital thermometer — $9.99 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 and the Tom Bradley any major gathering to assemble the was founded in 2011 to support AB• N95 mask — $6.99 International Terminal in the pre-sebackpacks. “ CUSD programs in jeopardy due to cuirty areas.

The ABC Education Foundation has budget cuts. From inception through • Two-pack of disposable face The units RESIDENTS offer a touch-free paymentstudent been raising funds throughout the com2018, the Foundation has funded over CERRITOS and Tetzlaff Josiah, Jacob and Jared prepping masks — $4.50 option that accommodates tap-to-pay munity since 2012 for this project and $350,000 in programs for ABC schools, their CoVID Kits for distribution.

• Ten-pack of nitrile gloves — $7.99 has distributed backpacks to over 6,000 the majority given to schools through credit card or mobile-payment plat• Four-ounce container of hand students over the years. an annual grant program as well as forms, including Apple Pay, Google

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF to the Cancer Society and to Shepherds sanitizer — $6.99 Working directly with principals and their annual school backpack initiaPay and Samsung Pay. Each machine Manor where cancer patients recover. social workers at ABCUSD, the ABC tive. The Foundation also helped secure has What an anti-microbial installed Thetriplets machines restocked started out asshield a lesson in busi-on The alsoare made recent adaily. large Education Foundation ordered supplies $3.5 million in additional grants for the donation of kits to the Los Angeles Urban ness management has turned into a fullbased on perceived needs for students district in previous years.

A0424-Used Oil (Cerritos) 9/23/05 1:33 PM Page 1 League. The League is L.A.’s premier fledged opportunity to further serve the organization advancing equal opportunicommunity. The Joseph triplets, Josiah, ties on behalf of African Americans and Jacob and Jared are still busy at work putting together CoVID Kits for the other minority groups since 1921. It is a homelessREPORT population. nonprofit dedicated to advocacy, However, as of August 4, justleader60.7% STAFF This past weekend the triplets preship, and neighborhood change in South of Hawaiian Gardens residents have repared another donation for volunteers Los Angeles focusing on five areas: sponded among the state’s 480 incorpoNationwide and in California as to Education, to Los Angeles adistribute whole, responses to the Skid 2020row.

Cen-The rated cities.Employment, And for everyHealth, personHouswho ing, and young have also made deliveries sus aremen on track, as more than 62% of does not Safety. respond, the California Department of Finance estimates that state households have responded online or and local governments will lose out on by phone, or by mail if they received a paper questionnaire in the mail or on $1,000 year in federallocations funding throughtied to artworkain designated population for the next 10 years.the Calitheir doorstep. out the county.

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BY TAMMYE MCDUFF When cracks appear on green tomatoes the fruit usually rots before it ripIn November of 2014, the La Palma

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The 12-year-old 115-pound purebred Before receiving rigorous training at Dutch Shepherd stood out during his ‘Schutzhund III’ in Germany, Sem came 8-year career with the department for help- to the Cypress Police Department from the ing to apprehend two murder suspects and Netherlands. In California he received his for having remarkable search capabilities police training, said Faessel. that helped seize 168 pounds of narcotics, When not working, Sem was a family according to Support Service Division Sgt. dog and loved to play with his family’s Greg Faessel. other pets. He was particularly fond of goThough he retired in 2018, the K9 is ing to the beach and loved to go on long not forgotten by his handler, Sgt. Rebecca walks.

Mondon who worked with him for 6 years Though he will be missed by the Cyand still misses him today. In particular, he press Police Department he is not forgotwas known for being an outstanding search ten. partner.

They have since welcomed another “Sem was passionate about his work K9 officer to their ranks named “Bono”. and so was his handler,” said Faessel. The 3-year-old Belgian Shepherd is also “When he retired, Sgt. Mondon [just] be- from the Netherlands and is a recent Pocame a detective but she always missed lice K9 Academy graduate who now works working with him. To this day, she de- with officer Terry Mermer in what hopescribes her time with him as the most fun fully will be another long, outstanding and she had in her career.” memorable K9 career.

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Los Cerritos Community News - LosCerritosNews.net To advertise call 562-407-3873 situations…they weren’t in perfect alignment. But they were very close together, coincidentally.”

Adams went on to say that he initially asked how the school was going to be able to handle facilities and thought that they can get around that if they had the opportunity to participate.

Besides the situation with the facilities, Adams pointed out more concerns that the high school will be facing during these unprecedented times.

“One of the things that is of concern is

BY LOREN KOPFF that Cerritos specifically…we’re a nation@LORENKOPFF ON TWITTER ally ranked academic school,” Adams said.

“And that works out fine. But if the rest of the country starts to open up…and CaliCerritos High will begin its online fornia does not where we do something schooling on Aug. 24, six days after its be transportation, which seems to be the funky with our grades…all of a sudden, first athletic event was to be played. As same with all the other ABCUSD schools. soon as the CIF-Southern Section released our rankings go down because we’re not getting the legitimate grade because we’re He stated that under the conditions prior its revised athletic calendar for the 2020to COVID-19, they didn’t have the bus 2021 year because of the Coronavirus pan- not in person.” capacity, either physically or financially Because the athletic calendar will be demic, co-athletic directors Robert Adams to be able to adapt to the recommendashortened for this school year, a lot of and Todd Denhart began revising their tions that are in place now and be able to sacrifices will have to be made, one of schedules as well as began planning for get it done. Adams continued to say that them being the two-sport athletes. With what will be a trying and unusual athletic the school will have to be creative with its the winter sports now being in the spring, season once it begins, which is scheduled scheduling of events and the transportaexcept for girls water polo which will be to be in November with practices and tion, especially once the playoffs begin a fall sport this season, Adams admitted it December for the first wave of games. because the possibility of multiple district was going to be a concern more so for the Like everything else, there is still, and schools going far away for playoff events, females than the males. He also noted that will continue to be a lot of uncertainty. a lot of the seniors who play in the revised plus the regular transportation of the Adams watched online the press conferelementary, middle school and high school spring season will be affected because of ence that the CIF-SS had with its media students will exist. their senior activities, i.e. senior awards, members on July 20 and as soon as the “I’m very appreciative of the Southern prom, graduation if their teams advanced revised athletic calendar was released, Section’s attempt to try to fit in everyto the CIF playoffs and even the state which will feature a fall season and a thing,” Adams said. “I have very little playoffs. heavy-loaded spring season, among other criticism for what they’re trying to do and One of the rules that the CIF has things, the first thing that ran through his how difficult it is because we’re working altered for the upcoming school year is mind was apparent. on it differently. But as we work through “As an athletic director, facilities,” Ad- that athletes can play with their club team the Department of Health recommendaand their high school team in the same ams said. “Facilities, facilities, facilities. tions and the safe practices, I think that season. However, it may not be as easy That’s my first reaction to it; that would if we’re able to have competition in high actually be something that would be a con- as it sounds because athletes may opt for school athletics this year, by far the largest their club teams. sideration. I watched everything as it was hurdle not driven by CIF is going to be “The problem is, with that, is that in happening live. We tried to stay as current transportation for us.” some sports, it presents more challenges as possible with the information. Between On the topic of the same coach for than other sports,” Adams said. “So, I that, and then the county health departmultiple sports, Cerritos has only two. think with softball and baseball, both of ment and ABC [Unified School District’s] Denhart coaches the boys and girls golf my coaches feel that it’s not going to be a teams, while Henry Ayesiga coaches boys huge issue.” and girls tennis.

Those sports will be He also added that it shouldn’t be a played in the spring. big problem with the basketball teams.

“With Henry, it’s going to involve a lot However, with soccer it’s a much different News When of different staffing issues,” Adams said. story.

You Want It “It’s going to take some different kinds “It’s a very difficult sport to do seven of staffing and some creative scheduling. days a week,” Adams said of soccer. “You So, one of the things we’re working with really shouldn’t [play seven days a week].

Henry on is, since he is the boys and girls Now, if a team like Cerritos has maybe 75 coach, is going to facilities at high schools percent club participation, how many stuthat have 12 courts.

Then, you can take dents am I going to lose because they’re HEWS M E D I A GROUP both varsity boys and girls teams together just going to choose to stay with club? Or and play them all it once.”

I’m going to help them make the decision Winner of Eight L.A. Press Club Awards 2012-2015 The football schedule had been set that they need to reduce their activity.” prior to the schools being shut down in Adams has separate Zoom meetings March.

Once the new football calendar coming up with incoming freshmen and was revealed, which does not include a their families as well as the returning playWeek Zero game, Cerritos had to drop ers and their families to try to get them Buena Park High from its Week Zero as much information as he has on what is contest and find a replacement for its happening at the ABCUSD and how the bye week. Within an hour of the CIF school and athletic schedules might work. announcement of the calendar on July Of all the concerns that Cerritos will 20, Cerritos was getting inquiries from be facing, Adams said his biggest one will

Cerritos athletic personnel preparing for major issues once the games resume

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Continued from page 2 the virus. My job told me I had to a positive test in order to be paid COVID pay, or I would have to use personal time, sick time, or whatever." The doctors told Wilson she had multiple symptoms but that was not enough.

Wilson drove herself down to the location, even though she was having difficulty breathing. She described her encounter: “Well, you have these white tents put up, and you have all these people in the parking lot with the PPE on. And there were cones out that sectioned off a portion of the parking lot. There were a couple of cars in front of me and few behind me.

Everyone had on white or blue PPE, and

everyone was wearing masks, and tablets or cell phones and of course gloves.” She began to film the process on FB live so others could know what to expect.

“I was greeted by a friendly person who asked my symptoms, and recorded what I was saying and said that if I got worse to go to the emergency room. I was coughing, and having trouble breathing.

They gave me a mask, a N95 mask which they had boxes of, took my personal information and insurance card. I was told that it was not covered and had to pay a $240 fee.”

Wilson says she then spoke to somebody on the phone over FaceTime dressed as a doctor who again asked about her symptoms. A fee of $200 was charged to her credit card. “The first thing they did was take my temperature when I pulled up. They had the rolling thermometers

that go across your forehead. The first one, the battery was dead, so she had to get another one, and they just passed it.

She took one out of her pocket and gave it to her, and then she used it. There, there was no sanitation, no nothing. They didn't wipe it off...”

“The RN just had a red tag that just said RN. No name, no picture, no nothing.

She had big gloves on, too. The gloves were just too big for their hands.” The strangest part was the test itself. Not like the swab way up into the nose like you see on TV, this was about 1 second, just a quick swab in Wilson’s mouth, barely reaching her throat.

Friends were watching out for her, watching how hard it was for Wilson to breath and she was encourage to check out the test site. Apparently a real nurse was watching and sounded the alarm to the

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schools that they normally wouldn’t consider being a legitimate opponent for football. In the end, Cerritos was able to fill its schedule by inserting Segerstrom High where it would have had its bye week and moved everything else before that up a week as there is now no Zero Week game.

On the resumption of beginning practices, Adams predicts that if they do not have regular practices or some sort of an adapted regular football practice and regular volleyball practice by post-Thanksgiving, they’re really going to be at risk for getting that first season started on time.

“We’re eager to try to open up under the parameters the state has had, basically, the conditions of each individual county,” Adams said. “Los Angeles County, basically, will guide what ABC Unified is going to do on campus. I would imagine that as we move back into different tiers, or stages of reopening, I would hope that… right after school starts, if conditions improve to the point where the county will allow it, we would be eager to start going back maybe right after the start of school or the first week of September, something like that.”

In closing, Adams says he doesn’t think that they’ve seen all the possible fallout as it goes through the coaching staffs.

“Our boys volleyball staff has resigned due to the COVID stuff,” he said. “I was somewhat surprised because I thought that might happen with some off campus people just because of financial situations and situations in life; different time commitments necessary for them to survive, and it may not include the ability to coach at the high school level for this season.

“I want to make sure that I’m clear that I welcome the opportunity to have to try to solve these problems because it means that we actually are returning to activity, which is better than not returning to activity,” he later said. “If we don’t return to activity, I don’t have any of these issues. Coach Denhart and I look forward to trying to work our way through them because that means that we have problems to try to solve.”

scam. Wilson called the County Health Department to see if they knew anything about this testing site. They didn’t.

The police and media showed up at the church, but the testers had already gone.

That night Wilson ended up in the hospital. They helped her, tested her, and she was able to go home the next day. She did have coronavirus and felt doubly hurt from her scam experience. Wilson called her credit card company and found out that the person who charged her card, that supposed doctor that she spoke to over video chat, was actually a nurse practitioner based in Florida, but licensed to practice in Kentucky.

If you or someone you know has been the victim of a fraud or scam, call AARP's Fraud Watch Network Helpline, at 877908-3360.

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At Kaiser Permanente, Dr. Salzman now protect infants and children from Southern California. “If vaccination Childhood and AdultHilda L. Solis said aStudents drop in childhood vaccinations with rates decline, we mayDPSS possiblyGive see an 1,000 14 vaccine-preventable diseases before Supervisor and the Backpacks School Supplies started in March, when stay-at-home increase in some preventable diseases age 2. orders were issued. As the shelter-inthat can have dire consequences on Vaccines have drastically reduced Vaccinations are place directive has been lifted, the vac- infant death and disability caused by children’s health.� cination rate has improved, but remains preventable diseases in the U.S. It is also critically important for Critically Important, below average. adults to be up-to-date with their vac“In light of the COVID-19 panDr. Salzman urged parents not to cinations, according to the Centers for demic, many health care organizations Especially During the jeopardize their children’s health by Disease Control and Prevention. The have taken important steps to ensure not vaccinating them against common CDC states adults are at-risk of contheir patients’ safety, and to reassure childhood diseases, which pose signifitracting serious diseases that are still COVID-19 Pandemic cant risks to infants and young children them that visiting a medical facility for common in the U.S. STAFF REPORT

“We know that it can be costly to prepare a child for school, especially during these challenging times,� Supervisor Solis told reporters prior to the distribution at DPSS Toy Loan Headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. “That’s why it’s important that as a County, we do whatever we can to help youth in our communities have the tools they need to be successful Health Officials Stress in the classroom.

Immunizations Protect and event Solis acknowledged the annual for its commitment to low-income families Promote Good Health in L.A. County, praising the 85-year-old Toy Loan Program for its well-earned STAFF REPORT reputation as the largest and most successful With free toy-lending library program in the August being National Immunation.

The program is sponsored and supnization Awareness Month, health offiported by the Board of Supervisors. cials are emphasizing the importance of Toy Loan Program was created in children and adults getting vaccinated 1935 during the Great Depression as a against the and other diseases to free service flu to allow low-income children protect their health, especially during to borrow toys from a DPSS toy lending the COVID-19 pandemic. libraries in the same manner that books are “Pediatricians are always borrowed from a public library. conChildren who participate a sense of recerned when wedevelop see a drop in imsponsibility through the observance of an munization rates since this could lead honor code and merit system that rewards to an increase in vaccine preventable them when toysasare returned onwhooptime and diseases such measles and undamaged. ing cough,� said Dr. Mark B. Salzman, The program serves approximately regional lead, pediatric infectious 30,000 children at over 50 toy lending diseases, with Kaiser libraries located at afterPermanente school programs,

who are not immunized. Last year, a “Each year, thousands of adults in the United States get sick from diseases measles outbreak occurred across the that could be prevented by vaccines — country due to a lack of immunizations.

Although some people are hesitant some people are hospitalized, and some even die,â€? said Dr. Kimberly Petrick, a to vaccinate their children, studies have repeatedly shown that most childhood family medicine physician with Kaiser vaccines are 90 to 99 percent effective Permanente Southern California. “According to the CDC, even if you got all in preventing disease and protect our LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERVISOR Hildaagainst L. Solisthe (in window) Dept. society spread ofjoined disease. of your vaccines as a child, the protecof Public Social Services Director Antonia JimĂŠnez and DPSS Toy Loan Program According to the CDC, several tion from some vaccines can wear off staff time. for theYou annual School Giveaway to ensurehave that over important achievements been1,000 over mayBackpack also be at & risk for Supply children ages 5 through 17 have the necessary tools for a successful school year. reached in controlling vaccine-preventother diseases due to your age, job, lifestyle, travel, or health conditions.â€?

Infants, older adults, and people community centers, nonproďŹ t organizawith weakened immune systems (like tions and libraries throughout the county. those undergoing cancer treatment) are This year marks the 5th anniversary especially vulnerable to vaccine preof the Backpack Giveaway, which serves ventable diseases. Vaccines are one of children from families receiving beneďŹ ts the safest ways to protect your health from DPSS. Due to the ďŹ nancial impact and any side effects are usually mild of COVID-19 on the local economy, the and go away on their own. Severe side event’s host emphasized that this distribueffects are very rare. tion is needed more than ever.

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able diseases: Routine childhood immunization “Our department thewill among children bornrecognizes 1994-2018 increasing support that children need durprevent an estimated 419 million illing this pandemic and we want to ensure nesses, 26.8 million hospitalizations they are prepared with the tools necessary and 936,000 early deaths over the for a successful school year, whether it is course of their lifetimes, at a net savvirtual or in-personâ€? said DPSS Director ings of $406 billion in direct costs and Antonia JimĂŠnez. “Today’s children are $1.9 trillion in total societal costs. tomorrow’s future. That’s why I believe Through immunization, we can it’s important that we nurture, prepare and

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Observing the requirements to wear masks and social distancing guidelines, participating families remained safely in their vehicles while DPSS Toy Loan staff placed the backpacks in their trunks. For families that indicated they use public transportation, an appointment was made for a contact-free pick up.

All backpacks and school supplies any health reason remains safe, and were donated by County of Los Angeles is critically private/corporate important to protect one’s employees, donors and health,�

Dr. Petrick, practices through asaid partnership with who Amazon, which at Kaiseronline Permanente’s offices allowed donationsmedical by visiting the in Santa Toy LoanMonica.

Program’s Amazon Smile wish list. For instance, all Kaiser Permanente The DPSS serves 3.5 million custommedical facilities screen members’ temers in L.A.before County, the are Department peratures they allowed of into Public Social Services is the largest local the building, she explained.

Patients social services agency in the nation. who are sick are often seen in a dif-The department provides beneďŹ ts and services ferent area, or are brought in through to families and individuals, including a different entrance to a separate area.

CalFresh food and nutrition assistance; Some locations have Medi-Cal health,also dental anddrive-thru vision insurvaccination sites peopleassistance who prefer ance; ďŹ nancial andfor homeless for not to enter a medical office qualifying individuals through building. the General “It’sprogram understandable that some Relief and for families through the CalWORKs In-Home Suppeople questionprogram; the safety of vaccines,â€? portive Services for disabled and elderly Dr. Petrick noted. “However, the eviresidents, and employment and are supportive dence is clear – vaccinations safe, services to help residents prepare for theto and we’re taking the necessary steps labor market.

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A law that took effect earlier this year makes it harder for companies to treat their workers as contractors who are not entitled to minimum wage and certain benefits.

It was most prominently aimed at ridehailing giants Uber and Lyft. A judge on Monday ordered those companies to treat their California drivers as employees — with benefits including overtime, sick leave and expense reimbursement.

But newspaper companies have said treating carriers as employees would drive up costs and accelerate the decline of printed newspapers.

Lawmakers had already provided a one-year reprieve to newspapers from the contractor law, which the bill by Democratic Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio of Baldwin Park would extend to Jan. 1, 2023.

California News Publishers Association general counsel Jim Ewert said newspapers had been using this year to look at alternative distribution models.

“Then COVID19 happened,” he told the Senate labor committee.

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Advertising plummeted by half, forcing 18 of the state’s newspapers to shut down their print editions “because they just couldn’t make ends meet,” Ewert said.

While many newspapers are trying to shift all content to online editions, “print revenue is still their life blood,” he said.

Extending the deadline for making the newspaper delivery people employees by two years ”would provide some breathing space necessary for these newspapers to get back on their feet.”

Without it, he predicted that more newspapers will close or limit home delivery.

Rubio said community and ethnic news outlets would be particularly hard hit and perhaps most helped by an infusion of state advertising revenue. Neither her office nor legislative analysts could say how much revenue that might generate.

“I know the importance of having dynamic media options available in a host of languages,” Rubio said.

There was no opposition as the bill passed the labor committee. But the California Broadcasters Association asked Rubio to amend it to clarify that the ads could be placed with all local news outlets, not just newspapers.

Rubio cited a recent industry analysis that newspapers could face an 85% in-

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crease in distribution costs related to the new law.

The contractor law’s author, Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez of San Diego, opposes extending the exemption. And two of the five senators on the labor committee made it clear they view it as a temporary reprieve due to the coronavirus.

Democratic Sens. Richard Pan of Sacramento and Hannah-Beth Jackson of Santa Barbara both supported the bill.

“At the same time we want to make sure workers are protected as well and that they have the benefit they get from being employees,” said Pan. “COVID is a crisis, but it’s my hope that we don’t use it as an excuse,” added Jackson.

Gonzalez has another bill with implications for the media sector that previously cleared the committee.

It would include an end to what critics have said are unworkable limits on services provided by freelance still photographers, photojournalists, freelance writers, editors, and newspaper cartoonists, with certain restrictions to make sure they are not replacing current employees.

Both bills next go to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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In 2023 Golden State is asking for another 4.44% increase which would tack on $2.94 to the current bill; in 2024 they're asking for a 4.58% increase which will tack on another $3.17 to the bill.

The entire increase is over 25%.

According to the filing, the application will be assigned to a judge who will consider proposals and evidence presented during the formal hearing process.

The Public Advocates Office, which is an independent consumer advocate within the CPUC, may review this application.

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Cerritos Zoom Meeting online link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81165142925, , the Zoom Meeting call-in telephone number is (669) 900-6833, and the Zoom Meeting ID: 811 6514 2925.

The meeting will air live on Cerritos TV3 and will be streamed over the City of Cerritos website at www.cerritos.us.

Residents interested in this matter can contact the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 916-1248 for additional information.

In July 2017, Cerritos entered into a 10-year contract with CalMet, the agreement called for CalMet to hold its residential rates while increasing commercial rates by 9% As provided in the agreement, CalMet submitted a request to adjust the rates in 2018, which included a 5% residential increase, a 4.3% commercial been increase, and a 5.4% rolloff increase.

But the increase was denied on a 3-2 vote with Mark Pulido and Councilmembers Grace Hu and Frank Yokoyama voting no, while current Mayor Naresh Solanki and Jim Edwards voted yes.

In 2019 CalMet was again allowed to raise the rates per the contract by 3.1% for residential, 3.3% for commercial bins, and 3.3% for rolloffs.

But CalMet wanted more and approached the council to secure the maximum allowable rate under the contract, proposing a 14% increase to the commercial rates while freezing residential rates at the current levels.

And they are asking for the same increase for this year.

CalMet’s residential rates are some of the lowest in the area, in fact, only Norwalk is lower than Cerritos as of June 2019. CalMet is also in the middle of the road for its rates on commercial bins.

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Consumer Starts 'Not Made in China' Biz Directory

BY TAMMYE MCDUFF Consumers now have a choice when shopping for country-of-origin products that reflect their ethical choices. A new directory on online services now offers products for consumers who want to vote with their wallets.

Increasingly, consumers are looking for an alternative to foreign made products as a way of showing their sup-

port for local businesses and the values that underlie how we live and work in America. The challenge has been how to find these companies among the thousands of products available at large retailers nationwide.

The ‘Not Made in China’ directory is an online website that lists products across a broad range of categories.

Manufacturers provide detail around where their products are made and what, if any, percentage of the product contains foreign content.

“By letting customers browse for products with the full knowledge of where they are made allows consumers to make more informed choices around the countries they want to support with their purchases. We are operating on trust knowing that the power of our community will ensure that manufacturers are highly motivated to ensure

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proper disclosure around product content,” says Michael Paul, founder of the directory.

“We saw a need for an easier way to identify where products are made. I realized that so much of what we are buying comes from China, a country that many of us are troubled by in terms of its bad record on human rights, intellectual property theft, and the like.”

The Directory seemed to be an easy and powerful solution for consumers looking to more thoroughly understand what they are buying and where it comes from.

Local business is the backbone of our economy and employment. This directory allows consumers to support these local businesses while also sending a message to China that its practices are not acceptable. China’s economic power comes from its exports. Reduc-

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tions in exports hurt the Chinese Government, losing vital foreign exchange to finance their global activities.

Companies throughout North America and the globe are now able to register and post their product listings on the NotMadeInChina.Directory website’s database. This is a world-wide service.

The listing is a free service and will always be free to businesses and consumers. The NotMadeInChina.Directory is now live to manufacturers who are signing up and posting their products.

“This is a tangible way for consumers to vote with their wallets,” says Paul, “It’s a small yet important effort that we can all get behind.”

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NOTICE OF ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Municipal Election will be held in the

City of Commerce on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for the following Measure(s):

City of Commerce Ordinance No. 737: Shall Ordinance No. 737 of the City

Council of the City of Commerce approving and adopting First Amendment to Development Agreement No. 717 [also identified as Commercial Cannabis Permit

I.D No. 18-017] between the City of Commerce and 2SBK, Inc. [a California

Corporation] for relocation of an approved commercial cannabis business to 6445 Bandini Boulevard; making findings consistent with and pursuant to Government

Code Section 65867.5; and making findings of a CEQA categorical exemption. be adopted?

Yes

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City of Commerce Ordinance No. 738: Shall Ordinance No. 738 of the City Council of the City of Commerce approving and adopting First Amendment to

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Development Agreement No. 715 [also identified as Commercial Cannabis Permit

I.D No. 18-059] between the City of Commerce and Commerce Concentrates,

LLC [a California Limited Liability Company] for change of membership and ownership of Commerce Concentrates, LLC, additional of cultivation and non-

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Government Code Section 65867.5; and making findings of a CEQA categorical exemption be adopted?

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City of Commerce Ordinance No. 740: Shall Ordinance No. 740 of the City Council of the City of Commerce approving and adopting First Amendment to Development Agreement No. 720 [also identified as Commercial Cannabis Permit

I.D No. 18-047] between the City of Commerce and Summit Manufacturing, LLC [a California Limited Liability Company] for addition of cultivation as a license

type to an approved commercial cannabis business; making findings consistent

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CEQA categorical exemption be adopted?

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City of Commerce Ordinance No. 741: Shall Ordinance No. 741 of the City Council of the City of Commerce approving and adopting First Amendment to Development Agreement No. 733 [also identified as Commercial Cannabis Permit

I.D No. 18-023] between the City of Commerce and A&E Investment Group, LLC

[a California Limited Liability Company] for change of membership and ownership of A&E Investment Group, LLC, previously approved to operate a commercial cannabis business; making findings consistent with and pursuant to Government Code Section 65867.5; and making findings of a CEQA categorical exemption be adopted?

Yes

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Nationwide and in California as a whole, responses to the 2020 city, allowing kids without homeCeninternet sus are on track, as more than 62% of access to access district wifi at those sites. households have responded online or In April, after calls from California leadby phone, bycompanies mail if theytoreceived ers urging or tech address the a paper questionnaire in the mail provide or on issue, Google announced it would theirchromebooks doorstep. free to 4,000 students and freeHowever, wifi to ~100,000 ruralimportant households for it is vitally that at least 3 months.

HereResults at home, the the ABC everyone be counted. from Unified Schoolinform District, which and serves the 2020 Census planning fundcommunities of Artesia, Cerritos, Hawaiing decisions for such critical public ian Gardens, and partsand of Lakewood, Long services as hospitals health care, Beach, and Norwalk has attempted to ademergency and disaster response – and dress the problem.

Dr. Mary Sieu, Superschools and education programs. In fact, intendent of the ABC tolddecisions HMG-LCCN, census results will shape about “To the of extraordinary needsfunds during howmeet billions dollars in federal this online learning, have flowtime intoof communities eachwe year for prothe vided over 5,000 devices and 1,100 internext decade.

net hotspots to families in need. Fortunately, our district achieved a 1:1 student However, as of August 4, just 60.7% to device ratio, making it easier to check of Hawaiian Gardens residents have reout devices, like Chromebooks, to our stusponded among the state’s 480 incorpodents. rated cities. And for every person who Some activists have urged for more does not respond, the California Departpermanent changes to the state’s broadment of Finance estimates that state band infrastructure. A group of school and local and governments loseCalifornia out on members educators will across $1,000 a year in federal funding tied to recently formed an organization titled the population for the next 10 years.

“Digital Equity Coalition.” In an email to more than ever,News, your response the Now Cerritos Community the group to the 2020 Census matters.

Respondwrote that it’s goal is to “make broadband ing is easier than ever.

For the first who internet available to every student time, you respond online.

And theand needs it forcan digital learning, both now census asks just a few questions and permanently.” takes a few minutes to respond.

Soonly far, the “Digital Equity Coalition” So, ifhelped you haven’t please do has get theresponded, Santa Clara County so today, and urge your Board of Supervisors to family, approvefriends, over $7 and neighbors to respond too. more million in funding to set up hotFor spots for information, visit https://2020census. over 15,000 residents and the city of San gov/en/ways-to-respond.html.

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internet access. It also has goals beyond the pandemic.

One specific proposal that has gained the support of the Digital Equity Coalition and many others amidst the pandemic is having more cities set up their own broadband networks. According to BroadbandNow, there are 331 municipal networks in the United States. Also according to BroadbandNow, people who live in areas with a municipal network, on average, pay less for internet access than people who don’t.

Internet Service Providers, like Comcast, typically lobby state legislators to prevent municipalities from setting up broadband networks. Based on a 2019 article in Vice, 26 states either restrict or ban municipalities from setting up broadband networks, even if the municipality isn’t serviced by any private company in some cases.

In 2018, the California state government eliminated all legal barriers to municipal broadband. But change has been slow. Today, as reported by ConnectCalifornia, there are 17 municipal networks in the state - but only 6 offer residential services (the rest only provide business services).

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to highlight inequities in internet access, it is likely that calls for governmental intervention in broadband will grow louder.

Jorge Pacheco Jr., Vice President of the Oak Grove School District Board of Education and a member of the “Digital Equity Coalition”, explained, “Internet access is a human right...Education, healthcare, housing, employment, all of it requires internet access these days, especially during this global pandemic, which is why closing the digital divide now and for all should be one of our greatest priorities.”

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cerritos Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at a special meeting on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. on the following matter: Review and consideration to waive full reading of and adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CERRITOS PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL APPROVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2020-1, AMENDING THE CERRITOS GENERAL PLAN BY CHANGING THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF TWO (2) ADJACENT PARCELS, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY ±1.35 ACRES IN TOTAL, LOCATED AT 10742, 10750, AND 10754 ARTESIA BOULEVARD (APNS 7034-018-009, 7034-018-117), FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL.* Review and consideration to waive full reading of and adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CERRITOS PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL APPROVE DEVELOPMENT MAP AMENDMENT 2020-1, AMENDING THE CERRITOS DEVELOPMENT MAP BY CHANGING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF TWO (2) ADJACENT PARCELS, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY ±1.35 ACRES IN TOTAL, LOCATED AT 10742, 10750, AND 10754 ARTESIA BOULEVARD (APNS 7034-018-009, 7034-018-117), FROM INDUSTRIAL (M) TO INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL (MC).* *Pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this project is categorically exempt from CEQA Review.

Review and consideration to waive full reading of and adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CERRITOS PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2020-1, A REQUEST BY APPLICANT KIA OF CERRITOS, ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, TO PERMIT AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, WAREHOUSING, AND OFFICE USES AT 10742, 10750 AND 10754 ARTESIA BOULEVARD, CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA, 90703. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS PROPOSED TO BE RE-ZONED FROM INDUSTRIAL (M) TO INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL (MC) UNDER DEVELOPMENT MAP AMENDMENT 2020-1 (APN 7034-018-117 AND APN 7034-018-009).*

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*Pursuant to Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this project is categorically exempt from CEQA Review.

This public hearing will be conducted by teleconference via Zoom video communications, as authorized by State of California Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20. Members of the public may provide public comment by submitting an email to planning@cerritos.us by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. You may also provide audio public comment by connecting to the teleconference meeting online or by telephone/mobile call, as noted below: Cerritos Zoom Meeting online link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84073018113 Cerritos Zoom Meeting call-in telephone number: (669) 900-6833 Cerritos Zoom Meeting ID: 840 7301 8113

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The meeting will also air live on Cerritos TV3 and will be streamed over the City of Cerritos website at www.cerritos.us. A copy of the related staff report will be available for download from the website by 6:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the public hearing.

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If you challenge the above mentioned item and related actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence emailed to the Department of Community Development prior to the public hearing.

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Any person interested in this matter may contact the Department of Community Development at (562) 916-1201 for additional information and/or participate in the teleconference public hearing.

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If you challenge the above mentioned item and related actions in court, you may be limited NOTICE TO CREDITORS BULKyou SALE to raising only thoseOF issues or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, (Secs. or in6101-6111 writtenUCC) correspondence emailed to the Department of Community Development prior to the public Escrow No.hearing.

107-039986 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Bulk Sale is about to be made. The name(s) and business address(es) of the Seller(s) are:

Any person interested in INC., this matter may contact the Department of Community CERRITOS REFERENCE LABORATORIES, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 20124 STATE RD., CERRITOS, CA

Development at (562) 916-1201 for additional information and/or participate in the teleconference public hearing.

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Doing Business as: CERRITOS REFERENCE LABORATORIES

All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are: NONE The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 1057 E. IMPERIAL HWY #254 PLACENTIA CA 92870 The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: ISSAM KABBANI, 3848 DEL AMO BLVD., SUITE 303, TORRANCE, CA August 7, 2020 90503 The assets to be sold are described in general as: THE BUSINESS AND GOODWILL and are located at: 20124 STATE RD., CERRITOS, CA 90703

/s/Robert A. Lopez Robert A. Lopez 800, SAN DIEGO, CA 92103 and the anticipated date of sale/transfer is AUGUST 31, 2020, pursuant to Division 6 of the CaliforCurrent Planning Manager

The Bulk Sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: THE HERITAGE ESCROW COMPANY, 2550 FIFTH AVE, SUITE nia Code. This Bulk Sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2

The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: THE HERITAGE ESCROW COMPANY, 2550 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 800, SAN DIEGO, CA 92103 Escrow #: 107-039986, Escrow Officer: DEBBIE KNEESHAW HOWE and the last date for filing claims shall be AUGUST 28, 2020 which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: JULY 22, 2020 ISSAM KABBANI,

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARY MARTINEZ PEREZ aka MARY M. PEREZ Case No. 20STPB06001 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARY MARTINEZ PEREZ aka MARY M. PEREZ A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Alfred Perez, Jr. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Alfred Perez, Jr. 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 on Dec. 16, 2020 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 5 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal 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: VERONICA L ALVAREZ ESQ SBN 179698 LAW OFFICES OF VERONICA L ALVAREZ 111 S GARFIELD AVE STE 102 MONTEBELLO CA 90640 CN971017 PEREZ Aug 7,14,21, 2020

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ES-TATE OF ROGER L. PICKARD Case No. 20STPB05112

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be inter-ested in the will or estate, or both, of ROGER L. PICKARD

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Jason R. Pickard in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Jason R. Pickard be appointed as personal repre-sentative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Nov. 24, 2020 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 5 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: EUGENE S ALKANA ESQ SBN 60411 LAW OFFICES OF EUGENE S ALKANA PLC 131 N EL MOLINO AVE STE 310 PASADENA CA 91101 CN970997 PICKARD Jul 31, Aug 7,14, 2020

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CITY OF CERRITOS STATE OF CALIFORNIA NOTICE TO BIDDERS OF THE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF NEW BULKHEADS FOR THE CERRITOS OLYMPIC SWIM CENTER PROJECT NO. 20201, BID NO. 1408-20 Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Cerritos, County of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby invites sealed bids for the following project: Project Identification:

FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF NEW BULKHEADS FOR THE CERRITOS OLYMPIC SWIM CENTER PROJECT NO. 20201, BID NO. 1408-20

Project Description:

Mandatory Walk-through:

Bids must be received on or before:

The work or improvement to be performed generally consists of removal and replacement of two moveable pool bulkheads, installation of ADA compliant pool lift, and other items identified in the bid schedule.

Place of bid receipt:

Office of the City Clerk, City Hall 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, First Floor Cerritos, California 90703 Bids must be marked: “FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF NEW BULKHEADS FOR THE CERRITOS OLYMPIC SWIM CENTER PROJECT NO. 20201, BID NO. 1408-20”

10:00 a.m., Friday, August 28, 2020 Cerritos Olympic Swim Center, 13150 E. 166th Street, Cerritos, CA 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 8, 2020

All bids shall be made on the form furnished by the City and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above-stated time in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Cerritos, City Hall.

Obtaining Contract Documents: A set of Contract Documents, including the plans and specifications, may be purchased at the Engineering Division of the City of Cerritos for $10.00 ($15.00 if mailing is requested). There will be no refund for return of the Contract Documents.

Return of such documents is not required.

Each bid shall be accompanied by bid security referred to in the Contract Documents and by a list of proposed subcontractors. Evidence of insurance, a performance bond, and a labor and materials bond as specified in the Contract Documents will be required prior to execution of the contract. In accordance with Public Contract Code section 22300, the bidder who is awarded the contract may substitute securities for retention moneys withheld by a public agency to ensure performance under the contract. The procedure and requirements for substituting said securities is set forth in Public Contract Code section 22300, which is incorporated by this reference as set forth herein.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or portions thereof, or to waive any informality or irregularity in a bid to the extent allowed by law.

No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the California Business and Professions Code. The contractor must possess a license of the following classification at the time the contract is awarded (and must maintain this license classification through completion of the project): “A.” The bidder's attention is also directed to Section 7028.15 of the Business and Professions Code for further reference.

Only a contractor or subcontractor who currently is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to bid on public works contracts in California, pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5, shall be permitted to submit or be listed on a bid. No bid shall be accepted, nor any contract or subcontract entered into, without proof of the contractor or subcontractor’s current registration to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the California Labor Code, the DIR has determined the general prevailing rate of wages and employer payments for health and welfare, vacations, pensions and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. These rates shall be the minimum rates for this project. Copies of the prevailing wage rates are on file at City Hall, located at 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, California, 90703, and shall be available to any interested party upon request. In addition, rates may be obtained by visiting www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/ pwd/, calling the DIR, Division of Labor Statistics and Research’s Prevailing Wage Unit at (415) 703-4774, faxing the Prevailing Wage Unit at (415) 703-4771, or writing to: DIR, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, Prevailing Wage Unit, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco, CA, 94142. The contractor to whom the contract is awarded, and the subcontractors under him, must not pay less than these rates for this area to all workers employed in the execution of the contract.

The bidder’s attention is further directed to Section 9204 of the Public Contract Code regarding the claims resolution process for all public works projects. Any dispute or claim against the City under a public works project shall be processed in accordance with Section 9204 of the Public Contract Code and any other applicable law.

By order of the City of Cerritos. Dated/posted/published: August 14, 2020 Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 8/14/20 CITY OF CERRITOS NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cerritos City Council will review and consider an agenda item at a regular City Council meeting on Thursday, August 27, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. on the following matter:

Review and consideration of a request by CalMet Services for an extraordinary

adjustment to the maximum allowable solid waste management rates This public meeting will be conducted by teleconference as authorized by State of California Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20. Members of the public may provide public comment by submitting an email to city_clerk@cerritos.us by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. You may also provide audio public comment during the meeting by connecting to the teleconference meeting online or by telephone/mobile call, as noted below:

Cerritos Zoom Meeting online link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81165142925

Cerritos Zoom Meeting call-in telephone number: (669) 900-6833

Cerritos Zoom Meeting ID: 811 6514 2925 The meeting will also air live on Cerritos TV3 and will be streamed over the City of Cerritos website at www.cerritos.us. A copy of the related agenda report will be available for download from the website on the Friday prior to the public meeting. If you challenge the above mentioned item and related actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence emailed to the Office of the City Clerk prior to the public meeting. Any person interested in this matter may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 916-1248 for additional information and/or participate in the teleconference public meeting and be heard. Dated: August 14, 2020/August 21, 2020 /s/Vida Barone, City Clerk/ Treasurer Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 8/14 and 8/21/20

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DRIVE THRU YES

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