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America’s Free Press is in Crisis

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oday, many local newspapers are under incredible financial pressure and in jeopardy of going out of business because the control of access to trustworthy news online has become concentrated between two Big Tech companies: Facebook and Google.

They set the rules for how, where and when we see journalistic content online and how much revenue is made – and by whom

– from the hard work of journalists.

Big Tech’s dominance over news distribution and the ad sales it drives threatens quality journalism, and the cost of inaction – the decline of local news – is too great to continue to ignore.

In recent years, we have all seen how critical the free press is to a functioning democracy, as the spread of dangerous misinformation online has permeated our

culture.

Big Tech platforms are built to favor content that drive clicks which, in turn, favors extreme and outrageous misinformation. They undervalue quality news content and, as a result, the information ecosystem has become increasingly confusing and unhealthy.

As newsrooms across America have downsized or shuttered, Facebook has filled the void with untrustworthy sources, becoming

America’s de facto local news source.

Additionally, these platforms’ revenue models are structurally built around distributing content that separates us, which could not be more alarming in our highly fractured and partisan environment.

The government cannot regulate news under the First Amendment, leaving the duopoly of Facebook and Google free to handle

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it as they see fit. Ironically, U.S. antitrust laws prevent small and local papers from coming together to negotiate fair compensation from the tech giants for the news content they pay to produce.

Though this crisis may seem insurmountable, given the stranglehold Big Tech has on journalism, we have a viable solution.

We are asking our members of Congress to support the Jour-

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"In America, the president reigns for four years; journalism governs forever and ever." ~ Oscar Wilde

Winner of Sixteen LA Press Club Awards from 2012-2020.

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'Game-Changer-' New Development Coming to Commerce

By Brian Hews The City of Commerce, home to one of the largest cardrooms in the nation, and one of the largest high-end malls in the state, might now become a move-in city thanks to a new project the City Council is currently considering.

The proposed project will be located at Veterans Park and

an adjacent open lot next to the park, with completely new structures, an all-inclusive playground, a soccer and baseball youth sports complex, a library, and ample outdoor green space for community events and services.

The project will also include a new grass-stepped-amphitheater for community events and

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Community Garden Opens in La Mirada

By Tammye McDuff In 1998 La Mirada spent $110,000 to relocate a community garden from its location at

gardeners and forwarded the funds to the Church.

A ten-year agreement was signed, then in July 2008, an 18-month extension was agreed

THE LA MIRADA COUNCIL, minus Andrew Sarega (as usual) at the Community Garden dedication at Frontier Park.

La Mirada Activity Center to a portion of land owned by Mount Olive Lutheran Church.

The land had 42 plots, and the City collected annual fees from

upon. The garden went on until 2017, when the church informed the City that the garden would close in 2017.

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MODELO will be located at Veterans Park and an adjacent open lot next to the park, with 850 residential units, an all-inclusive playground, a soccer and baseball youth sports complex, and a library.

Money Pouring in to Cerritos Council Race

La Mirada Chamber and City Hold Sold-Out State of the City Luncheon

By Brian Hews

By Tammye McDuff

Cerritos is holding its City Council election in April of this year with two seats open, one is incumbent Frank Yokoyama’s, the other is Mayor Grace Hu’s, who is not running; and the campaign finance money, unlike any other City Council race in the county, is once again flowing heavily.

People often question why candidates spend tens, evens hundreds of thousands like Joseph Cho once did, to win a City Council seat that pays very little.

Candidates running for election must periodically file campaign donation reports known as 460’s, listing all their donations and expenses incurred for the period.

One of the reporting deadlines during the year is Dec 31, 2022, with reports filed by January; each Cerritos candidate turned in

The La Mirada Chamber of Commerce, and the City of La Mirada held their State of the City address and luncheon for the first time in thirteen years.

Hosted at the Holiday Inn, the event was sold-out with over 130 people filling up the ballroom consisting of residents, business owners and local government of-

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ficials.

Chamber President Richard Trujillo welcomed the room with a heartfelt speech," It is wonderful to see so many of you that have come out to our first annual State of the City Address 2022. The last time we had an event like this was in 2008, quite a few years ago!!"

Trujillo continued, "Like most

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Pico Rivera Putting Rescue Plan Funds to Work

By Brian Hews The votes are in from the Pico Rivera City Council in regards to the application of nearly $15 million the City received from the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan.

The City used a point system and asked each council person to rank projects, the highest achievable score was 20.

Council members were asked to rank projects including renovating the Smith Park Aquatics Center; building a 45,000 sf dog park; street median beautification; purchase Automatic License Plate Readers and PFAS Water Treatment to treat the City’s water.

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In a world on the brink of collective mental health crisis, Straight Talk Clinics of Orange County offers hope.

“I absolutely believe the public at large is struggling more these days than I’ve seen in the recent past [but] there is hope,” said Dr. Roberta Cone, executive director of Straight Talk Clinic. “With access to the proper tools, resources, and support, we can get through this.”

The Surgeon General’s public health advisory stated, “The pandemic era’s unfathomable number of deaths, pervasive sense of fear, economic instability, and forced physical distancing from loved ones, have exacerbated the unprecedented stresses young people already faced.”

“I couldn’t agree more,” said Dr. Cone.

“But unfortunately, I think it’s true across all ages, the pandemic has impacted everyone on multiple levels."

“Every part of our lives is being affected, with no escaping it at home, school, or work,” she said. “[People] are experiencing unprecedented levels of trauma which has led to a dramatic increase in the number of clients we are seeing with depression, anxiety, and passive suicidal ideation.”

Fortunately, many Straight Talk clients found a safe, caring, and affordable place to work these issues out to improved relationships at home, work, school and improved their overall quality of life.

Straight Talk staff and clients at their Santa Ana clinic have been affected by the increased number of positive coronavirus cases, deaths, and daily risk of exposure.

It has been especially traumatic for those who are from and living there since it had the second highest numbers of cases in Orange County, according to Dr. Cone.

“In 2020-21, we provided nearly twice (89 percent) the number of counseling sessions at our Santa Ana clinic compared to the year before,” Dr. Cone explained. “We have seen a significant increase in the number of clients experiencing grief, depression, anxiety, social isolation, relationship issues, and passive suicidal ideation.”

Dr. Cone has served as Straight Talk’s executive directly since 2019, and tirelessly leads 14 masters-level trainees at both their Santa Ana and La Mirada clinics. Two counselors are postgraduate associates, two more are licensed clinicians, and three are licensed clinical supervisors.

There are also licensed clinicians and postgraduate associates with education and experience in treating more serious mental health issues.

With more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Cone has proven herself to be a successful program administrator and clinician in the oversight, development, and delivery of behavioral health programs.

She previously served as program director of Gerry House; a certified Medi-Cal adult residential drug treatment program operated by Straight Talk Clinic.

“I am passionate about helping anyone

Straight Talk: Inexpensive Expert Help for Pandemic Stress

By Laurie Hanson living with mental health challenges and chemical dependency,” she said. “I hope to instill a message of hope, help, commitment, enthusiasm, and compassion to all clients and their families.”

Straight Talk Clinic’s mission is to make a variety of mental health, substance abuse, and rehabilitative services affordable and available to individuals and families whose access would otherwise be limited or nonexistent.

“Many of our clients were already struggling to provide for their basic needs, and they have continued to be the most vulnerable population during this crisis,” Dr. Cone said. “We have clients living in overcrowded homes with limited access to the internet, in circumstances or neighborhoods that feel unsafe. They are unemployed, underemployed, or working in essential front-line jobs that have proven to be more dangerous. They have lost loved ones and are afraid of losing more.”

Straight Talk is currently seeing a record number of clients, with many unable to afford the $25 counseling fee.

At their La Mirada clinic, Straight Talk has fortunately had a strong partnership with the City of La Mirada who has generously provided in-kind office space at their resource center and has subsidized counseling services for residents for the last 40 years. Ideally, Dr. Cone hopes for a similar arrangement in Santa Ana, but until then Straight Talk is actively fundraising.

“It has become especially costly to provide affordable counseling services with the recent passing of Assembly Bill 5, California’s independent contractor bill.

The change has significantly increased our overhead.”

A game changer came when COVID-19 first struck in March 2020. Both their Santa Ana and La Mirada clinics had to stop offering in-person counseling and quickly shift to providing telehealth only.

“While most prefer in-person counseling, we’ve had numerous clients tell us that telehealth has been a real lifeline for them– providing a practical and affordable method for counseling that they probably would have otherwise gone without because the commute would have made it nearly impossible,” she added.

In July 2020, they briefly reopened their Santa Ana clinic for in-person counseling but closed again during December 2020 through March 2021 surge. With their La Mirada clinic located at the City of La Mirada’s Resource Center, Straight Talk could only provide telehealth services

to Los Angeles clients until the center reopened again in July 2021.

“The silver lining of increasing our telehealth services is that we have been able to expand our services to the greater Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego areas,” Dr. Cone explained. “We even receive requests from clients living in northern California.”

“Fortunately, we were able to keep both clinics open through this last Omicron surge, and we continue to offer in-person counseling now as well as telehealth options,” Dr. Cone said. Straight Talk also now offers on-site services and programs at the elementary school level and up thru college, plus at other community-based organizations.

“We are thrilled that we received funding support from the McMillen Family Foundation to provide a trauma-informed mental health and substance misuse prevention program at Save Our Youth (SOY) in Costa Mesa,” she said. “Here we are providing teens with 6 hours of bilingual small group intervention and individual counseling after school twice a week for the entire 2021-22 school year.”

Clients come to Straight Talk for a wide range of needs, and the length of treatment can vary. Some only come a few times, and some have been with them for years. Last year, they averaged around 15 sessions per client at their Santa Ana clinic for a total of 3,580 sessions. Most are referrals coming from the Orange County Health Care Agency, the Mental Health Association of Orange County, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Care Solace, as well as local hospitals, schools, other nonprofits, and word of mouth.

“Our program manager does extensive outreach in the community to raise awareness of our sliding scale services,” Dr. Cone said. “The majority of our clients contact us by phone or email to set up an appointment.”

Straight Talk provides individual and group counseling for couples, families, seniors, adults, teens, and children ages 5 and older. Their sliding scale model relies on master's level practicum trainees who provide counseling and mental health services under the direct supervision of their licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs).

“Our trainees are qualified to manage and treat a wide array of mental health needs, including suicidal ideation, depression, trauma, anxiety, stress reduction, an-

ger management, relationship coaching, family and group therapy, and substance abuse,” she said. “Our therapists employ multiple trauma-informed therapeutic approaches depending on the client’s problems and individual goals for therapy.”

Straight Talk therapeutic modalities include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and Dialectal Behavioral Therapy which are designed address issues including stress, social isolation, grief, concerns with substance use, suicidal ideation, relationship difficulties, and serious mental issues.

“Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is often used in combination with these approaches for emotional regulation and learning relaxation skills to significantly reduce rumination and worry,” she added.

“Social-emotional learning strategies are a primary therapeutic focus with children and youth to resolve problems in relationships, school, peers, and to help youth address negative influences like substance use associated with depression, academic problems, and suicide,” Dr. Cone said.

“We teach problem-solving skills to manage adverse events, social isolation, and resulting despair.”

“Attachment-based therapy is employed in our parenting groups and highlights the significance of early relationships on their child’s emotional life and relationships,” she added. “Along with a full continuum of care, we approach mental health in the frameworks of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) or ‘what happened’ to understand the root cause of trauma.”

Straight Talk’s rates start at $25 per one-hour counseling session for individuals earning less than $12,491 per year, and cost a maximum of $65 per hour for individuals earning more than $24,981 per year. Costs are based on a client's annual net income and fixed monthly expenses.

Rates as low as $15 per hour are offered to military service members, veterans, and their families.

“It currently costs us $115 per hour to provide services, so we rely on the generosity of our donors and community members to offset the difference between what it costs to provide services and what our clients can afford,” added Dr. Cone.

Straight Talk’s two clinics are located at: La Mirada Resource Center, 13710 La Mirada Boulevard, La Mirada, CA 90638 562-943-0195 South Coast Metro, 3785 South Plaza Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92704 714-8282000.

Prospective clients can reach Straight Talk at the phone numbers above, by email at info@ StraightTalkCounseling.org. For more information and to subscribe to their blog, please visit online at www. straighttalkcounseling.org/contact.

They can be followed on Facebook and Instagram at Straight Talk OC.

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'AAPI LA' Initiative and Podcast

COLLABORATION: The AAPI LA initiative will convene organizations, community leaders and corporate partners to increase outreach and collaboration with the AAPI community.

Staff Report Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday introduced the AAPI LA initiative, which he said is aimed at giving a voice to the Asian American Pacific Islander community in Los Angeles.

“The overarching goal is to support a community that has been historically misrepresented, disregarded and often referred to as the ‘invisible minority,'” according to the initiative’s website.

The AAPI LA initiative will convene organizations, community leaders and corporate partners to increase outreach and collaboration with the AAPI community.

“Los Angeles is a place where everyone belongs and where we value the contributions of all our diverse neighbors,” Garcetti said in a statement. “With AAPI LA, we are lifting up the voices of AAPI Angelenos and reaffirming our commitment to ending hate and discrimination in our city for good.”

The initiative also seeks to give the AAPI community an outlet to share their stories as anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents have risen during the pandemic.

A main component of the initiative is a podcast focusing on the Asian American experience in Los Angeles.

“After living in LA for more than 20 years, my family personally experienced a racist incident during this pandemic.

Some of my AAPI friends have experienced much worse, making the divisiveness and hate in our city very real to me,” said AAPI LA Advisory Board co-chair Dan Lin, who is also the CEO of the production company Rideback. “By joining AAPI LA, I hope that we can do our part to make LA a more harmonious place to live and embrace the diversity of cultures.”

The initiative is a partnership with the

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“Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF) is honored to be AAPI-LA’s fiscal partner to support our joint vision of providing a greater voice for the L.A. Area AAPI Community,” Executive Director Chun-Yen Chen said in the statement issued by the mayor’s office. “Together we can build a healthier and stronger AAPI community.”

Family-Friendly Charlotte’s Web at Historic La Habra Depot Theatre E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web comes to life in the opening production of The Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot’s first season, beginning Friday, Feb. 11.

Charlotte’s Web, named "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," was adapted for the stage

by Joseph Robinette, and has all the familiar characters: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend and writer.”

This production is directed by Phantom Projects Producing Director, Steve Cisneros who first performed on stage 30 years ago at the age of 12 in Charlotte’s Web at the La Habra Depot.

Charlotte’s Web is suitable for ages 5 and up and will run Feb. 11 to 27. There will be a sensory friendly performance Sunday, February 13 at 12 pm. In addition to Charlotte’s Web, The Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot’s first season includes a wide range of other plays.

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PASSINGS

Pedro "Pete Benzon Pedro “Pete” Benzon passed away peacefully on January 13, 2022, at the age of 81, at his home in Cerritos, California. Pete is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Nora Benzon. He was a father to three children: Lilian, Loraine, and Lawrence.

Pete enjoyed being an active member of the community. He proudly served as a member of the Community Safety Committee for the City of Cerritos and the Legislative Advisory Committee for the ABC Unified School District. Pete also had the honor of being a former President of PHILSELA, the Philippine Society of Southeast Los Angeles. In his free time, Pete loved to garden. He was known for his bountiful harvests of various fruits and vegetables. Pete also loved to laugh and share jokes amongst friends.

Pete will be honored at Forest Lawn in Cypress, California. There will be a Viewing on Friday, February 25, 2022, from 2:00-4:00 pm. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2022. The service begins at 1:30 pm, followed by a graveside ceremony.

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Project Homekey housing will also come with on-site supportive services, including case management. Residents will also have access to physical and mental health services, substance abuse treatment and eviction protection.

“When the work is complete on the two projects approved today, the state will see an additional 170 units of housing for people most in need — and we continue to approve projects on a rolling basis, which should offer hope for California’s most vulnerable residents,” said California Department of Housing and Community Development Director Gustavo Velasquez.

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By Tammye McDuff One holiday brings thousands of people together from all over the world to celebrate the single prediction by a furry forecaster. Here ye! Here ye! Today February 2, 2022 welcomed hundreds of fans to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to celebrate Groundhog Day and the 136th annual trek of the Punxsutawney Groundhog club.

Punxsutawney Phil, the seer of seers, the prognosticator of all prognosticators, was gently lifted from his burrow at 7:25 am, and held high to see his faithful followers had returned with glee.

Placing Phil on top of the stump, where in Groundhogese, he directed the president, Jeff Lundy and the inner circle to his prediction scroll that read: “Winter has been bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet winter is just another step in the cycle of life. As I look out over the faces of the true believers from around the world, I bask in the warmth of your hearts. I couldn’t imagine a better fate,

with my shadow I have cast, than a long and lustrous six more weeks of winter!”

The Christian religious holiday of Candlemas Day has become most commonly associated with the current celebration, but its roots are older than that.

The first celebration was held in Punxsutawney, 1886 marking the first time that Groundhog Day appeared in the local newspaper. The following year brought the first official trek to Gobbler's Knob.

Each year since then has seen a steady increase in participation of the celebration from people all over the world.

Today, Groundhog Day remains what it was when the tradition first came to our shores; a day to take everything a little less seriously, and break up the winter monotony... at least for a little while!

The annual event was hosted by the Pennsylvania Tourism Office with live coverage of the celebration at 6:15 am Wednesday morning at Gobble’s Knob.

Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring in front of thousands at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney.

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11,548 New COVID Cases and 96 Deaths in LA County More LA County residents passed away from COVID-19 between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021, than those who passed away from coronary heart diseases (21,513), which is historically the leading cause of death across the county.

Over the same 22 months, there were 3,422 pneumonia and influenza deaths recorded, a far lower number of deaths when compared to COVID deaths.

For the month of December, there were 396 deaths from COVID-19 compared to 163 deaths from pneumonia or influenza based on death certificate data.

Unfortunately, despite the availability of vaccines and the dominance of Omicron, which generally causes less severe disease than prior variants, COVID-19 deaths continue to far outstrip deaths due to other respiratory illness.

As the latest surge continues to subside, older and unvaccinated residents continue being the most at risk of ending up in the intensive care unit (ICU) or even dying.

The seven-day average COVID ICU census dipped only slightly from 760 to 740 as of February 1, representing a 3% decline from the week prior.

Meanwhile, among all COVIDpositive hospitalized patients, 20% required ICU level care compared to 17% for the week prior, and 14% required ventilation compared to 12% the week prior.

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Among COVID-19 residents admitted to the ICU, those 65 and older made up the majority at 53%; ages 50-64 were 27%; ages 30-49 were 13%; ages 18-29 were 4%; and those under 18 were 2%.

COVID-19 Testing Site at Cerritos Park East COVID-19 testing is available in the parking lot located near the picnic shelter at Cerritos Park East (CPE). The testing site is operated by A & C UrgentCare and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 to 11 a.m.

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THE GREATER L.A. New Car Dealers Assoc. donated $10,000 to the college's Automotive Technology Program. Matt Browning, board member of GLANCDA and president and partner at Browning Automotive Group, presented the check to Nazih Yehya, chairman of the Cerritos College Foundation Board, Joe Mulleary, chair of the Automotive Technology Program, and Carol Krumbach, executive director of the Cerritos College Foundation.

Staff Report The Cerritos College Foundation received a $10,000 donation from the Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association (GLANCDA) to support the College’s Automotive Technology Program.

Matt Browning, board member of GLANCDA and president and partner at Browning Automotive Group, presented the check to Nazih Yehya, chairman of the Cerritos College Foundation Board, Joe Mulleary, chair of the Automotive Technology Program, and Carol Krumbach, executive director of the Cerritos College Foundation, on January 19. The funds will support student scholarships.

“GLANCDA has partnered with the Cerritos College Automotive Program for many years. Continuing this support will help educate well-trained technicians and future leaders of our industry,” said Bob Smith, executive director of GLANCDA.

“We are committed to supporting workforce development and job creation in the region.”

GLANCDA and its franchise dealers have been dedicated supporters of Cerritos College’s automotive programs, generously donating more than $500,000 toward student scholarships, facility upgrades, and training enhancement. Most recently, GLANCDA donated $10,000 to the College in October 2021.

Cerritos College’s Auto Technology Program provides students with handson technical skills. The program is a nationally authorized training site for GM, Ford, Chrysler, and import vehicles. The College also hosts an Advanced Transportation and Logistics program, one of 10 centers in California. The program advances the workforce in the rapidly developing, technology-driven transportation and energy industries while improving the environment and stimulating the economy.

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By David S. Chun, M.D., pediatric cardiologist, Children’s Heart Institute As a pediatric cardiologist, I am always asked, “What are the chances of the COVID-19 vaccine giving my child myocarditis?” And the answer I tell them each time, “Extremely low – much, much lower than your child getting COVID-19 which results in a heart issue.”

Simply put, myocarditis is inflammation of the child’s heart. Children can get myocarditis from the cold, flu and now also COVID-19. There are mild cases and severe cases. In mild cases your child may experience heart palpitations, chest pain and difficulty breathing. In severe cases, there could be permanent heart damage and hospitalization.

It’s unfortunate that the misinformation and misconceptions floating out there are leaving our parents feeling vulnerable and indecisive – even though I know they want what is best for the child. We all do; so, it’s important to clear the air on the facts and fiction surrounding this.

Myocarditis vs.

Post-Vaccine Myocarditis

The CDC has identified myocarditis as a rare side event of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines – with more of this rare occurrence presenting in male teens and young adults.

As a parent it’s completely normal to feel concerned about any vaccine side effect your child may have. But it’s important to weigh the risk of side effects against the risk of infection.

With COVID-19, children and teens

have a much greater chance of being infected with COVID-19 that results in a heart issue, than experiencing myocarditis as a side effect of the vaccine.

In addition, children who were vaccinated against COVID-19, if they were to get myocarditis – studies show that postvaccine-related myocarditis is much more mild than classic myocarditis. Symptom duration is much shorter and usually resolves with minimal, if any, medical treatment, and heart function is less affected than those with classic myocarditis.

COVID-19 & Side Effects of MIS-C

With this latest surge, we have more children hospitalized than ever before with COVID-19. One condition we are seeing grow exponentially is the number of COVID related multi symptom inflammatory syndrome infections, or MIS-C. Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart, but MIS-C can affect the eyes, skin and some internal organs, in addition to the heart. It’s much more severe than myocarditis. About 50 percent of MIS-C patients have decreased heart function; not a position to put your child in.

In my line of work as a medical professional, and as a dad myself, facts matter. I vaccinated my children as soon as I could to protect them against COVID-19 which could have a much more negative impact on their overall health than any post-vaccine acquired heart disease. Let’s bust the myth that the COVID-19 vaccine can increase the risk of a child having a heart condition, it is actually quite the opposite.

Coronavirus vaccines for children younger than 5 could be available far sooner than expected — perhaps by the end of February — under a plan that would lead to the potential authorization of a two-shot regimen.

Pfizer is expected to submit to the FDA a request for emergency-use authorization for the vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old, the first vaccine available for that age group.

The FDA urged the companies to submit the application so that regulators could begin reviewing the data.

Entering a third academic year, and in the midst of another covid-19 wave, parents, students and teachers are near a breaking point.

The FDA’s outside advisers are expected to meet on the two-dose application in mid-February. The CDC’s outside experts, members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, also are expected to convene.

In December, Pfizer announced that two doses of the vaccine in 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds did not trigger an immune response comparable to what was generated in teens and adults.

But the two-shot regimen did create a protective immune response in children 6 months to 2 years old.

That’s when drugmakers added a third shot to the trial to try to improve the immune response, a blow to many pediatricians and parents who now have to wait several more months to protect children.

People familiar with the updated two-dose data say the vaccine has a good safety profile in young children and showed an ability to prevent a significant number of covid-19 cases.

In the trial, children between 6 months and 5 years old received two doses of 3-microgram shots, a tenth of the dose given to adults, three weeks apart.

The trial was designed to measure immune responses in younger children after immunization, to see if their responses were comparable to what was reported to be protective in teens and young adults.

Pfizear is expected to provide updated data when they submit their request for authorization to the FDA. .

Additional data will become available when the company files with the FDA for emergency-use authorization, according to people familiar with the situation.

A segment of parents has been trying to push the FDA to move faster on children’s vaccines.

But some doctors said they worry that an effort to accelerate pediatric vaccines could hurt the push to increase uptake of boosters in adults and vaccinations in older children.

While those demanding the vaccine have been vocal, vaccine uptake among children who are already eligible has been slow — and some pediatricians fear that acceptance will be lower in younger age groups.

In areas where shots have been available to 5- to 11-year-olds since early November, more than 70 percent of eligible children have not gotten a single shot, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Councilman Yokoyama Launches Cerritos Re-Election Campaign

By Tammye McDuff Nearly one hundred people attended Cerritos Council Frank Yokoyama's official campaign launch for re-election this past Sunday, January 30.

Special attendees included Supervisor Janice Hahn, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, former Cerritos Mayor Mark Pulido, Artesia councilman Ali Taj, ABC Board member Dr. Olga Rios and Water Replenishment District President John D. S. Allen.

Allen welcomed everyone saying, "I have known Frank for years and I have seen his commitment. The most important thing in an elected official is character; if you have a strong character, then you will have the strength to solve those difficult issues and Frank can do this for the City of Cerritos."

A Cerritos resident since 1976, Yokoyama is a City liaison to the ABC Unified School District and is a member of the City's Performing Arts and County Health Department committees.

Yokoyama serves as the council's delegate to the Southeast Water Coalition

PICO RIVERA from page 1 In a presentation to the City Council

by City Manager Steve Carmona at their last meeting, the top project among the councilmembers was repairing the Smith Pool at a cost of $6.5 million.

Aquatic Design Group (ADG) visited the Smith Park Swimming Pool in Pico Rivera in August 2021 to perform a comprehensive assessment on the aging pool and present an estimate of overall costs.

During the visit, ADG evaluated the leaks and documented existing conditions of the swimming pool shell, decks and swimming pool equipment to come up with their estimate.

ADG found eleven items at the pool that do not comply with current code standards, including pool finish, the deck, and the lack of ADA Compliant Access.

Second in line is to install PFAS treatment facilities to remove contaminants from the City’s groundwater, which was budgeted at nearly $4.3 million.

PFAS consists of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate– more commonly referred to as PFOA and PFOS, respectively–are fluorinated organic compounds that are part of larger group of compounds known as perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These man-made chemicals are infamous for being both water and lipid-resistant. The problem persists in several cities across Los Angeles County.

The third problem the City Council wants to tackle is to achieve a pavement condition index (PCI) of 67 and maintain, rehabilitate, reconstruct, and improve the City’s street pavement conditions.

PCI is a numerical index between 0 and 100, used to indicate the general condition of a pavement section. The method is based on a visual survey of

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Long-time colleague and current Cerritos Mayor Grace Hu remarked, "It is my honor to be here and give Frank my support. We have worked together for over five years; in that time we have balanced our budget, voted to hold waste management fees, and kept our council forwardthinking."

In honor of his service as a volunteer coach for the City's Youth Sports Leagues, Yokoyama received the 2014 Merit Award for coaching six sports teams and the 2020 Mayor's Award for coaching 20 sports teams.

Dr. Rios said, "Frank is a man of integrity, commitment and dedication. He has the expertise that not many have; he is a local businessman and attorney."

Yokoyama graduated from UC Berkeley Business School and Harvard Law School.

the number and types of distresses in a pavement; Alligator cracking and the number of potholes is some of the distress types used to calculate the PCI. The overall cost will be $4 million.

Dog owners will love that the City Council approved a 45,000 square foot dog park by utilizing an easement adjacent to 605 FWY, which is subject to negotiation. Estimated cost: $1,500,000.

Next on the list is to install new heating and air conditioning systems in Pico Rivera and Rivera Park gymnasiums and replace the same systems at other City park facilities. Estimated cost: $800,000.

Safety has been made a priority by the City Council and City Manager, so a portion of the funds will be earmarked to purchase Automatic License Plate Readers.

ALPRs capture computer-readable images of license plates and allow law enforcement agencies to compare plate numbers against those of stolen cars or individuals suspected of criminal acts.

Estimated cost: $340,000.

Next on the list was to help residents by establishing a job training/workforce development program to help reduce Pico Rivera's unemployment rate. Estimated cost: $232,000.

Finally, the City will design and construct a patio and walkway at the Senior Center accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. Estimated cost: $800,000.

City Manager Steve Carmona told HMG-CN, "The Councils American Rescue Plan adoption is a reflection of Council aligning its priorities with the our city residents priorities that were recently highlighted in our community survey, I am eager to start the projects."

Pico Rivera Mayor, Dr. Monica Sanchez, told HMG-CN, " The Pico Rivera City Council wanted to ensure that we prioritize how we expend the allocated American Rescue Plan Act funds based on the greatest need to improve the quality of life for our residents. These areas include investing in building structures for senior citizen programs, parks and recreation, safe water treatment, infrastructure and street repair, public safety and economic development. We believe it’s a great plan and I want to complement city staff and council for a job well done in identifying the most important priorities. Once completed our residents will benefit for years to come.

INCUMBENT Cerritos Councilman Frank Yokoyama with LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn and Artesia Councilman Ali Taj, both are endorsing Yokoyama.

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Redistricting Cerritos College

The Cerritos Community College District is redistricting.

Redistricting is the process of adjusting District lines every 10 years after the release of the U.S. Census.

We want public feedback.

• January 12 1st Public Hearing and Discussion of Draft Maps • January 19 2nd Public Hearing on Draft Maps • February 9 Consideration of Vote on Revised Trustee Areas • February 16 Consideration of Vote on Revised Trustee Areas (if needed) • February 28 Deadline to adopt map

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Visit www.cerritos.edu/redistricting to view the proposed maps and comment.

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Vertical Gardening: Beauty and Harvest

By Melinda Myers

Go vertical to expand your outdoor gardening space, create privacy and add beauty to bare walls and fences. Grow pole beans, peas, squash, melons, tomatoes, and other vining edible plants onto supports; saves space, reduce the risk of disease, and easily harvest.

Enjoy the many benefits of vertical gardening even when growing in containers.

Create your own or purchase a support that securely fits and supports the vines growing in the planter. Or purchase a container with an integrated trellis. Further reduce maintenance by utilizing a self-watering pot like the City Jungle Self-Watering Tomato Planter large enough to grow and support two indeterminate tomatoes.

Mount containers on a wall or fence or stack and secure them vertically to increase growing space. Systems like the Vigoroot 4-Tiered Balcony Garden provide lots of planting space.

Include trellises and arbors in raised beds and elevated gardens to further maximize growing space. Trellises train vines upward while arches allow you to grow two layers of plants, one over the trellis and one below.

Dress up a bare wall or fence, screen a bad view or create privacy with a plantcovered trellis. Leave space between the wall and trellis when gardening next to a building. This space allows airflow between the building and plants.

Grow annual vines for quick cover and perennial vines for years of beauty.

Mix the two to quickly cover the trellis with the annual vine while waiting for the perennial to establish and reach its mature size. Plant two vines with different bloom times on one trellis to extend the

Self-Watering:City Jungle tomato planter.

colorful flower display. Or look for those that bloom at the same time to double the floral impact.

Use decorative supports to add beauty or a focal point year-round. Select the style – rustic, formal or colorful – that complements your garden design, furnishings, and personality. Make sure whatever you choose is strong enough to support the plants you grow.

Mask rain barrels, compost bins and other functional areas in the landscape with a wall of plants. Leave space for easy access as you fill your compost bin or harvest finished compost and rainwater.

Use trellises and arbors to brighten often overlooked spaces. A vine-covered arbor makes a nice floral welcome at the entrance to a walkway or colorful transition between garden areas. Make sure the opening is large enough to accommodate visitors and any equipment needed.

No matter your style and location, vertical gardens can help you maximize your growing space and garden’s beauty.

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As a service to the Cerritos community, Whitney High School’s Ecology and Wildlife Club is partnering with the nonprofit organization Tree-Plenish to host a local tree sale, with the goal of replenishing the school’s paper usage.

Since 1998, Cerritos has boasted the honor of being named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation, the National Association of State Foresters, and the USDA Forest Service. The honor is given to select cities throughout the country for outstanding community forestry programs. Last year, Eco Club’s students were very successful with their Gala apple tree planting campaign. In this year’s event, residents will be able to choose and order from three tree species: Red Haven peach, Newtown Pippin apple, and Benton cherry trees.

The students of Eco Club are aiming to sell at least 110 trees to offset Whitney High School’s paper usage and build a greener local community. The sale will last until February 13th and customers will be able to pick-up their tree(s) at a socially distanced drive-thru pick-up at Whitney High School on Sunday, March 13th. Each tree costs $10 but the first

50 trees ordered will be free of cost, so request one now! To order a tree, visit: http://tpevents.org/school/2153.

For more information refer to the club’s FAQ: https://tinyurl.com/whstreeplenish22 ABOUT TREE-PLENISH Tree-Plenish is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to create more sustainable schools by replenishing the number of trees used to satisfy each school’s paper requirements. Tree-Plenish events are planned by student leaders. Leaders determine the number of trees they want to plant in their community based on the amount of paper their school uses. Once the number of trees to be planted is determined, they plan and advertise the event, and anyone in the community can request to have a tree planted in their yard (or plant trees themselves).

HOW CAN STUDENTS CONNECT WITH TREE-PLENISH? Interested in hosting an event during the 2022-2023 school year? Our team will reach out to you over the summer with more information! We will give you all the resources and mentorship you need to host your own Tree-Plenish event.

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La Mirada Community Foundation Scholarships Available The La Mirada Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its Scholarship program for high school seniors residing in La Mirada which include the Bob Jenkins Community Service and the SoCal Edison STEM Scholarship.

Recipients are selected based on meeting academic requirements and involvement in the community. Applications and descriptions for each scholarship, require-

ments, and qualifications, are available by visiting the LMCF page at cityoflamirada.org.

Applications must be submitted to La Mirada City Hall by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. Scholarship applications are available at La Mirada High School, City Hall, and the City’s website.

For additional information, call City of La Mirada City Hall (562) 943-0131.

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Hews-Pinault Wedding in Vermont

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WEDDING BLISS: Jessica Hews and Matt Pinault, center, at the Essex. Next to Jessica is her sister and Maid of Honor Ellis; next to Matt is his brother and Best Man, Mike. The wedding party (l-r) is Jake, Kieran, Aaron, Jake, Mike, Matt, Jessica, Ellis, Allison, Lee and Christina. At the time of the pictures, it was fifteen degrees.

Staff Report Jessica Hews and Matt Pinault celebrated their love on January 16 at a destination wedding at the Essex Resort and Spa located in Essex, Vermont, about twenty minutes from Burlington.

It took over a year as the couple was set to get married in Jan. 2021, postponed because of Covid-19.

Sunday's weather was bright and sunny, twenty degrees, but the two days prior, temperatures dipped to minus twelve - standing - before climbing to a balmy minus two.

Jessica met Matt in Boston five years ago while Jessica was enrolled in a yearlong clinical dietician internship at Bos-

ton's Brigham and Women's Hospital.

After working at Massachusetts General, Jessica got her clinical dietician job at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, MA.; Matt worked as the Audio/Visual Infrastructure Manager at Worcester Polytechnic.

They rescheduled their wedding for Jan. 2022 still a bit nervous about Omicron, but wedding attendees accommodated by producing vaccine cards.

In the interim, they bought a house in Putnam, CT., and moved in with their new cats, Georgette and Charvet; Putnam is a thirty minute drive from Worcester. They wanted to thank everyone who made the wedding possible.

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27th Annual Nike Extravaganza - Medina’s Three-Pointer Lifts Valley Christian After Defenders Blow Double-Digit Lead

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter SANTA ANA-For nearly four seasons, Valley Christian High senior Nathan Medina has been nothing short of spectacular, coming up with big shots game in and game out. Arguably one of the best ever to play for the school, Medina came up with another clutch shot last Friday against St. Margaret’s High in the 27th annual Nike Extravaganza at the Meruelo Athletic Center on the Mater Dei High campus.

With the score tied 60-60 and time running down in regulation, Medina launched a three-point attempt and won the game with 4.8 seconds remaining as the Defenders knocked off the Tartans 63-

60. It was his third basket from beyond the arc in the game and saved the Defenders from another second half collapse in which they blew a 15-point lead over the final 12 and a half minutes.

“He has a great will to win and a great will to score, and when it’s all said and done, he wanted to win the game,” said V.C. first-year head coach Tom Lewis of his leading scorer. “He hit the big shot, which I’m proud of him. That’s what you want to see from your seniors.”

What’s remarkable about Medina’s

performance is that he was playing with a tweaked ankle from the previous night in a 69-58 loss at Heritage Christian High in which he failed to score for the first time this season. He didn’t start against St. Margaret’s but made his presence known nearly midway through the opening quarter when he drained a three-pointer to put his team up 11-6.

He would end the stanza with another long range basket with 1.8 ticks left, extending V.C.’s advantage to 19-10.

Despite playing for the second time in 18 hours, the Defenders were holding their own in the first half against the ninthranked team in the CIF-Southern Section’s Division 4AAl. They began the second quarter on a 7-0 run and led 31-13 with 4:35 remaining the half, their largest lead of the game. However, the Tartans closed the half on a 12-0 run over the final 3:14 and for the first time, V.C. was feeling the affects of the early afternoon game following a late night contest.

“Playing a game last night, and when you play Heritage [Christian] in our league and playing [today], we were gassed and we couldn’t get any consistency going,” Lewis said. “But when it’s all said and done, whoever makes the last few plays

when it’s tied wins the game. Thank god Nate made some great shots for us.”

V.C. quickly turned its six-point halftime lead into a 15-point lead within the first 3:26 of the second half thanks to half a dozen points from senior Micah Sybesma and a three-point play from Medina following one of his three rebounds. But little by little, St. Margaret’s chipped away at its deficit and after Lewis called a timeout with 4:17 remaining in the game, up by five points, the Tartans scored the next seven points on a basket from Russell Frye, a three-pointer from Dylan Cormac and the go-ahead basket from Sam Dunnell with 1:56 left in the game. It was the first time the Defenders had trailed in the game.

But with 1:22 left, Medina tied the contest with a pair of free throws and half a minute later, sophomore Jacob Bayla put V.C. up with two free throws. Bayla scored a career-high 26 points on 10 of 14 shooting from the field. He also had three rebounds and three steals in playing all 32 minutes. It was just the second time Bayla has scored over 20 points this season.

“Well, I didn’t take him out,” Lewis said. “He’s just starting to really come into his own and it’s a great time of the year for him to come into his own. I’m proud of him; he’s worked extremely hard.”

Medina scored 18 points while Sybesma who did not miss a shot or free

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605 LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL

Whitney picks up ugly win to capture first 605 League title

By Loren Kopff To say that there has been parity in girls basketball in the 605 League would be an understatement. Entering this season and based on who was coming back from last season, any one of four schools-Artesia High, Cerritos High, Pioneer High and Whitney High could have won the title.

Oxford Academy, followed by Cerritos and Pioneer have finished in first place in the first three years of the league’s existence and now, you can add Whitney to that list. The Wildcats blew a four-point lead with 51.1 seconds left in regulation against Artesia last Saturday afternoon, then survived some unfortunate events that went against the host Pioneers to come away with a 44-40 overtime victory.

The win improved Whitney’s league mark to 4-0 as it clinched no worse than a tie for the league crown. Artesia dropped its second league game in four tries at the time, thus erasing any possibilities of a potential three-way tie had it gone the other way.

“Right now, to be honest with you, I’m not even worried about that no more,” said Whitney head coach Myron Jacobs.

“After watching today’s game and after watching yesterday’s game, we need to be in the gym Monday through Sunday because we missed a lot of lay-ups. We had terrible passing. We basically played the same game we played yesterday against Cerritos. The only thing that bailed us out is Artesia didn’t have enough firepower to put us away.

“I truly believe Artesia’s coach did a good job preparing for us, but I also thought that we beat ourselves in this game,” he continued. “I thought we took ourselves mentally out of the game, not focusing on today’s game, but instead worrying about yesterday’s game.”

With 35.8 seconds left in regulation, Artesia senior Esja Shriver scored on a pass from senior Sydney McKee, who then scored and was fouled with 6.3 seconds left. McKee missed the ensuing

free throw, but still had a chance to win the game five seconds later. After firstyear head coach Mollie Williams called two timeouts with 2.1 seconds left, senior Sha’mira Barnes was fouled one second later, but also missed her free throw.

In overtime, the Wildcats built a fivepoint lead a minute in on a basket and three-pointer from junior Layla Lacorte before McKee fed a pass to senior Aminah Roberts who drained a trifecta with half a minute remaining. Williams immediately called for a timeout, which was not granted by the officials and sophomore Alyssa Truong’s basket sealed the deal for Whitney.

“As far as I know, it’s legal to where you’re able to call a timeout after the basket falls,” Williams said. “I don’t know why [the timeout] wasn’t called. But it wasn’t called, so we had to move on from there. I think that missed call led to some momentum for Whitney, which gave them a bucket and we had to climb back from something that we shouldn’t have because I clearly called a timeout.”

Whitney had lost to Cerritos the previous night 56-36 in a game that did not factor in the league standings and the fatigue showed against Artesia as both teams combined for 12 points in the first quarter. In fact, the first half featured four ties and no lead changes as Whitney led by no more than four points at any time.

The Pioneers took their first lead of the game one minute into the second half on a Barnes basket and outscored Whitney 11-6 in the stanza. The tide shifted back to Whitney within the first two minutes of the fourth quarter when it went on a 7-0 run to lead 28-25 with 6:13 left in regulation. Whitney wouldn’t score for the next 3:18 but the Pioneers could only score once during that time. Lacorte would drain a perimeter shot with 79 seconds left to give her team a 34-29 lead before Artesia staged its rally.

“I’m proud of our girls,” Williams said

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CERRITOS BOYS BASKETBALL FINDING ITS GROOVE AT RIGHT TIME, CLINCH SECOND PLACE IN 605 LEAGUE

By Loren Kopff Cerritos High first-year co-head coach Lance Convento missed the Jan. 23 boys basketball meeting with Whitney High due to Covid protocols. He couldn’t get a good gauge on how the second meeting five days later would turn out or how his team could keep its late season momentum going against an improved Wildcats team that was in the hunt for a spot in the CIF-Southern Section divisional playoffs.

The first meeting, which counted towards the condensed 605 League schedule, was delayed 12 days with Cerritos coming out on top 58-44. Last Friday, the Dons completed the season-series sweep with a 48-33 win, improving to 7-14 overall. Although that win doesn’t count towards their league record, per the league athletic directors, Cerritos will be heading to the playoffs, a huge accomplishment considering the team began the season 2-13.

“I thought it was definitely a huge confidence booster for winning more games,” Convento said. “We had a really tough non-league schedule. I thought coming into league, we definitely needed it for our confidence and team morale to get some wins. It was huge getting our guys to play better and just keep up their spirits.”

After Whitney sophomore Joseph Whittaker scored the game’s first basket, the Dons scored the next seven points and never looked back. They led 13-10 at the end of the first quarter and doubled its second quarter scoring over the Wildcats to lead 31-19 at the break. Senior Brendon Dela Pena, who had nine points in the half, was one of eight players who contributed to the 31 points.

Any chance of the Wildcats possibly getting back in the game were immediately dashed when the Dons went on 7-0 run to begin the second half. Whittaker led the Wildcats with 13 points while junior Ethan Wong was held to five points, the fewest in any league game this season, and six rebounds. At the time of the contest, Whitney was still alive for third place as John Glenn High had yet to play Pioneer High. That game was finally made up this past Monday and with Glenn earning a 50-44 win, the Eagles clinched third place and knocked Whitney out of any playoff talks. Whitney would defeat Glenn 50-38 this past Sunday behind 17 points from Wong, then fall to league champion Artesia High 67-35 this past Monday. The ‘Cats (6-16 overall) hosted Oxford Academy on Feb. 3 and is scheduled to face Pioneer today.

“I think Whitney definitely came out a

VC from page 10 throw, added 10 points. The win was the third this season against a team currently ranked among the top 16 in its respective division.

“We’re hoping it helps,” Lewis said.

“That’s our goal. We talked about it before the game and at halftime that we needed [the win]. Hey, we got out of this building with a win and now I can go relax for about seven hours.”

V.C. would then knock off Whittier Christian High 54-45 this past Tuesday to improve to 17-9 overall and 3-4 in the circuit. The Defenders concluded the regular season at Olympic Leagueleading Village Christian High on Feb. 3, the fourth-ranked team in Division 2AA and will finish in third place. Four of the five teams in the Olympic League will end the regular season with a winning record

lot tougher,” Convento said. “I think they game planned for our press a lot better. I think our press worked a lot better in the first game, but this time it didn’t work as well.

“I feel like [Wong] is the engine to that team,” Convento later said. “Guys look up to him and it is kind of tough when he’s not going.”

Dela Pena led Cerritos (7-14) with 14 points and had four offensive rebounds in the second half while junior Andrew Hartman added 10 points and four rebounds.

The Dons concluded the regular season at home against Glenn on Feb. 3.

“I told the guys discipline,” Convento said of the team’s late season turnaround.

“That’s the key word I’ve been preaching to them the last couple of days. I think they came out today and I think they got less than 12 turnovers; that was our goal.

We’ve been turning the ball over a lot recently and not being disciplined.”

CIF-SS PLAYOFFS

The basketball and soccer playoffs will be released on Tuesday morning with wild card action in boys basketball and boys soccer on Wednesday, wild card action in girls basketball and girls soccer on Thursday, first round action for the boys on Friday and first round action for the girls on Saturday. As of time of press, four area boys basketball teams have clinched automatic berths to the postseason with another two sitting in great shape for at least an at-large bid.

Artesia, which hosted Pioneer on Feb. 3, won the 605 League a 5-0 record and is 21-5 overall, the program’s best record since the 2006-2007 season when the Pioneers went 33-2 and won the CIF State Division I-AA championship. Artesia is ranked second in Division 4AA Cerritos and Glenn, ranked eighth in Division 5A, are the second and third place teams respectively with the latter making the playoffs for the first time since 2013-2014. However, the team’s 1211 record entering its Feb. 3 road game at Glenn is the program’s best in over two and half decades.

La Mirada High was leading the Suburban League with a 5-0 record heading into its road game at Mayfair High on Feb. 3. The Matadores are 11-13 overall and knocked off second place Mayfair 68-64 on Jan. 25.

Gahr High improved to 15-9 overall and 5-4 in the San Gabriel Valley League following a 57-49 win against Warren High this past Tuesday. The Gladiators were sitting in third place, a game ahead of Downey High, entering their Feb. 3 game at second place Paramount High.

Gahr and Downey split the season series.

Valley Christian High was sporting a and the fifth team, Maranatha High, began the week one game above .500. The CIFSS playoff brackets will be released on Tuesday with wild card action beginning on Wednesday and first round action starting on Feb. 11.

“Our league is in the top three leagues in Southern California,” Lewis said. “We have some of the best teams in Southern California. It’s a great opportunity for kids to play against really good players and really good teams and some outstanding coaches. It’s a grind. I coached in the Trinity League; that’s a grind, but this is a grind, too. You go on the road every game [and] you have to show up. There are no games off.”

WHITNEY from page 11 “We had a lot of ups and downs, as everyone else. But I can only speak about ours.

I am proud of them pushing through. We

CERRITOS HIGH SENIOR Alec Reyes (#3) goes strong against Whitney High junior Justin Wahyudi in last Friday night’s 605 League contest. Cerritos knocked off the Wildcats 48-33 as Reyes scored seven points, had four rebounds and three steals. PHOTO BY ARMANDO VARGAS, Contributing photographer.

17-9 overall record and 3-4 in the Olympic League after knocking off Whittier Christian 54-45 this past Tuesday. The Defenders entered their Feb. 3 game at Village Christian High in third place, a game ahead of Maranatha High.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Entering games played on Feb. 3, Whitney High had clinched a share of the 605 League title with Cerritos claiming no worse than second place. Artesia will finish in third or fourth, depending on what Pioneer does this week. However, at 13-9, Artesia most likely will get in as an at-large representative.

Norwalk High (14-10, 3-2) will finish in second place in the Suburban League and hosted Bellflower High on Feb. 3 while V.C. was sitting in a second place tie with Heritage Christian High with a 3-4 league mark.

Norwalk, ranked second in Division 2, won the Suburban League and was 131-2 overall, 7-0-0 prior to its Feb. 3 road game at Bellflower High while La Mirada will be the league’s second place team with a league mark of 5-2-0 and an overall record of 11-3-2.

V.C., winners of seven straight games, won the Olympic League and was 14-2-2 overall, 7-0-0 in league play, entering its Feb. 3 home game with Village Christian.

The Defenders are ranked fifth in Division 5.

GIRLS SOCCER

Artesia, ranked third in Division 5, won the 605 League and had a 16-1-1 record after an 8-0 win at Whitney this past Monday. Cerritos was slated to face Oxford Academy in a third place play-in game on Feb. 3.

Cerritos, ranked seventh in Division 5, won the 605 League and was 11-1-3 entering this week while Artesia is the league’s second place team at 4-12-1 overall and 3-1 in the circuit.

La Mirada is unranked but won another Suburban League crown and will wrap up the regular season at 11-2-7 overall, 6-0-1 in league play while another unranked team, V.C., won the Olympic League and was 11-4-3 overall, 5-0-1 in league action as the Defenders faced Maranatha this past Wednesday and travelled to Village Christian on Feb. 3.

are still short a couple [of girls] and they fought their way through all the adversity that happened in this game.”

Both teams were playing shorthanded as Whitney, with eight players present, was missing junior Kayla Hamakawa while the Pioneers, who suited up seven players, were without its big rebounder, junior Samerika Young and had senior Jordan Manning absent for most of the third quarter with foul trouble.

“Her presence not being in the game I think drew us down a bit,” Williams said of Manning. “But our girls continued to fight and in the third quarter, we were able to pick it up. So, it gave us an opportunity to use a little bit more of our guards and do a little bit of a faster paced tempo when we’re playing defense.”

“For us, we don’t have our true point guard, who is the captain and settles everyone down,” Jacobs said. “If you have a

[Hamakawa] here, you don’t have a problem with offense. I thought my girls did a good job fighting back. But we’re also a little beat up and I think right now, mentally is where we’re beat up at.”

The two teams met again this past Tuesday in the regularly scheduled game and Whitney came away victorious again, this time 57-38 as Lacorte scored 23 points while sophomore Kylie Wang added 18 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and three steals. The win improved Whitney’s mark to 17-3 overall as the Wildcats hosted Oxford Academy on Feb. 3 for their homecoming game. Whitney then hosts Pioneer tonight to end the regular season.

Artesia dropped to 13-9 overall and hosted Pioneer om Feb. 3 to end the regular season. Those two teams haven’t faced each other yet and a win by Artesia would lock down third place for the Pioneers.

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CERRITOS from page 1 their report in a timely manner.

Cerritos City Council Candidate and ABCUSD Trustee Ernie Nishi was the leader at nearly $43,000, loaning the campaign $24,000, which equates to $19,000 in outside donations. Fifty-six different people donated to Nishi’s campaign for an average of $340 per person, four people gave $1,000; taking out those amounts would take the average donation down to $290.

Candidate Jennifer Hong took in nearly $24,000, none of that total was personal loans. Thirty-five people donated to her campaign for an average of $685. Peggy Huang from Rolling Hills and Vanai Osothprorop from Cerritos each gave $4,900, taking those amounts would drag the average donation down to $425.

Incumbent Frank Yokoyama was next at nearly $16,000, none of that total was personal loans. Forty-six different people donated to Yokoyama’s campaign for an average of $350 per person. Five people gave $9,400, taking the average down to $160 per person.

In a surprise, candidate Lynda Johnson garnered only $10,500, with a personal loan of $750. Thirty-nine individuals donated, for an average of $250, no donations were over $500.

On the expense side, Nishi spent $8,000 for the period, for a total cash on hand of $35,000; Hong spent nearly $15,000 for a total cash on hand of $9,000; Yokoyama spent $1,600 for a total cash on hand of $14,400; and Johnson spent nearly $5,000

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According the Fair Political Practices Commission’s website, the next deadline to file is March 3 for the donation period covering Jan. 1 to Feb. 26, 2022.

March 31 is the next and last deadline covering the period Feb. 27 to Mar. 26, 2022, a full 23 days before the April 12 election.

These reporting deadlines will not allow Cerritos residents to know crucial individual donations to candidates garnered after March 26, 2022…… until June 30, 2022.

GARDEN from page 1 Four years later, the City Council proposed a Community Garden at Frontier Park during a special study session held February 9, 2021.

City Council and staff, headed by Councilman John Lewis began to explore establishing a community garden. “A garden provides access to fresh food and produce, offers physical activity through garden maintenance and improves social connections among residents,” said Lewis, “It can also offer the potential to provide children in an after-school program to learn about agriculture and nutrition.”

Nearly one year later, the garden blossomed with a grand opening and ribbon cutting of the new La Mirada Community Gardens on January 27.

The garden is now fully operational and will offer many benefits, including growing fresh produce, promoting a sense of community among gardeners, and encouraging active and healthy lifestyles.

Crews installed a perimeter fence, irrigation lines, hose bibs, garden plots filled with topsoil, new walkways and created a central refuse collection area. The new garden area accommodates 20 individual plots of about 150 square feet and one larger garden area.

“This is a community gardens and a communal project,” remarked Mayor Ed Eng. “We have been planning this for awhile now. This is the best way to nurture community spirit and that special connection that money can’t buy.”

Lewis added, “The community is really behind this, and will keep us moving forward as a community.”

Residents are invited to the gardens to participate in activities lead by volunteers with gardening experience. Events such as farmers markets featuring produce grown in the garden as well as outside vendors could be hosted on the site.

One five-year-old La Mirada resident dug a hole, and planted flower seeds and watered her entry “Me and my dad are going to come back and watch the flower seeds grow,” she added shyly.

For more information regarding the Community Gardens, call (562) 943-7277.

LA MIRADA from page 1 businesses, the Chamber of Commerce and the City have undergone many shifts and changes. A few years ago Noel Jaimes and I sat down with Brian Hews from Hews Media Group and discussed the ideas and goals for the newly re-formed La Mirada Chamber of Commerce. It was an insightful couple of hours as we discussed the issues that faced us. And here we are two years later! A newly organized Chamber of Commerce, partnered with some of the best and the brightest of the City, ready to take on the new year."

Pastor Jack Miranda from the Jesse Miranda Center gave the benediction, followed by the pledge of allegiance by La Mirada Planning Commissioner and veteran Rick Cline. The men's chorale group Masters of Harmony sang the national anthem, which received the first standing ovation of the afternoon.

Mayor Ed Eng acted as Master of Cere-

monies and speaker, along with City Manager Jeff Boynton.

City finances remain strong, ranking among the top seven percent of cities in California for low financial risk according to the State Auditor.

For 32 consecutive years, La Mirada has received the GFOA Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting, adopting the tradition of balanced budgets.

Eng was happy to report that the city's adjustment to the pandemic incurred limited disruptions. Many of the City's programs and services continued to operate as usual, with an occasional pivot for safety through virtual events.

The Biden Administration's American Rescue Plan delivered $11.5 million to the City, and over $3 million was delivered to shuttered venue operators.

Previous residential and business relief programs continued and the City added a Mortgage Assistance Program; Rental Assistance Program; Restaurant Assistance Program and an Accessibility Modification Grant which were made available.

LASD Vice Sergeant Oscar Rodriguez gave the Public Safety portion of the address, with a ten year Part 1 crime comparison that showed only a slight increase from 164.8 in 2020 to 168.9.

Rodriguez noted the increase was tied to vehicle and catalytic converter thefts.

Rodriguez discussed ways that citizens can be proactive and encouraged all to become involved in a Neighborhood Watch campaigns.

Boynton discussed the advantage of having a business in La Mirada beginning with the advantageous position between Los Angeles and Orange counties. Twice named 'Most Business Friendly City' with a tax rate that is the lowest in LA County, he noted there was no Utility Users Tax

or Municipal Property Tax and remains to have the lowest Business License Fees in the area.

New housing has increased the City's popualtion base with the opening of Warmington Homes / Paloma 39; Olson Company / Laurel Walk Homes and The Charlie Apartment Homes complex.

Infrastructure continues to be improved with ongoing 'robust capital improvements' such as new street signs, traffic signals, LED streetlights, landscaped street medians, new playground equipment, and 1,200 newly planted trees.

Every residential street has been improved in the last eight years.

Future improvements include Phase 6B Neighborhood Street Improvement, Creek Park & Bridge renovations, new city entrance and wayfinding signs, and energy conservation and efficiency improvements.

"We are optimistic about the future," said Eng, "our quality of life remains to be of the highest standards and we are moving forward with a strong and healthy community with our new community garden and farmers market coming soon. We are going to have a blockbuster season ahead."

Closing the event was a special presentation to Richard Trujillo as outgoing Chamber president. He was presented with a plaque and a Certificate of Recognition by the City for his dedication and continued work with the Chamber.

Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Noel Jaimes added, "It has been 13 years since the last State of the City. We are run by a great city council and managed by a professional and heartfelt staff. We are fortunate to be so supported by community groups and our sponsors who make living in La Mirada a joy and a delight."

CITY OF CERRITOS STATE OF CALIFORNIA NOTICE TO BIDDERS OF CITYWIDE ATHLETIC COURT RESURFACING PROJECT NO. 22101, BID NO. 1448-22 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: CITYWIDE ATHLETIC COURT RESURFACING, PROJECT NO. 22101, BID NO. 144822. Project Description: The project provides for the resurfacing of the following athletic courts: Brookhaven Park basketball court (13167 Brookhaven Street); Friendship Park basketball court (13650 Acoro Street); Gridley Park basketball court (Gridley Road and Yearling Street); Satellite Park basketball court (12410 Ash Creek Road); Westgate Park basketball court (18830 San Gabriel Avenue); Ecology Park basketball court (17133 Gridley Road); Liberty Park pickle ball court and Camp Liberty Stage (19211 Studebaker Road). Bids will be opened: Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 11:00 AM. Place of bid receipt: Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, First Floor, Cerritos, California 90703, Bids must be marked: “CITYWIDE ATHLETIC COURT RESURFACING, PROJECT NO. 22101, BID NO. 1448-22.” 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: Project plans and specifications are available by contacting the City’s Engineering Division at (562) 916-1219, or by visiting the Public Works counter at City Hall located at 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, California 90703. A non-refundable cost for the documents is $10.00 ($15.00 if mailing is requested). Each bid shall be accompanied by bid security referred to in the Contract Documents and by a list of proposed subcontractors. Evidence of insurance, a performance bond, and a labor and materials bond as specified in the Contract Documents will be required prior to execution of the contract. In accordance with Public Contract Code section 22300, the bidder who is awarded the contract may substitute securities for retention moneys withheld by a public agency to ensure performance under the contract. The procedure and requirements for substituting said securities is set forth in Public Contract Code section 22300, which is incorporated by this reference as set forth herein. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or portions thereof, or to waive any informality or irregularity in a bid to the extent allowed by law. No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the California Business and Professions Code. The contractor must possess a license of the following classification at the time the contract is awarded (and must maintain this license classification through completion of the project): “A” or “D47”. 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 shall be available to any interested party upon request at Cerritos City Hall located at 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, California, 90703. In addition, rates may be obtained by visiting http://www.dir. ca.gov/OPRL/pwd/, calling the DIR, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, 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 pay not less than these rates for this area to all workers employed in the execution of the contract. The bidder’s attention is further directed to Section 9204 of the Public Contract Code regarding the claims resolution process for all public works projects. Any dispute or claim against the City under a public works project shall be processed in accordance with Section 9204 of the Public Contract Code and any other applicable law. By order of the City of Cerritos.

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Jacob Park in Cerritos will be rededicated as Jim Edwards Park on Saturday, February 26 at 11 a.m. The community is invited to attend the event with entertainment and light refreshments. All attendees must wear a face covering; the dedication will be rescheduled if the event of rain.

Located at 19824 Jacob Avenue, the park was renamed to pay tribute to late Mayor and Councilmember Jim Edwards, who passed away in May 2020. The park is near the Edwards family home and was a frequent site for the family’s gatherings and activities.

A Cerritos resident for more than 43 years, the longtime educator Edwards was elected to the Cerritos City Council in 2005, was re-elected in 2009 and served as Mayor of Cerritos from 2008 to 2009 and 2012 to 2013.

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CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT 6252 TELEGRAPH ROAD COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA 90040 NOTICE INVITING BIDS RECYCLED WATER CONVERSION PROJECT NO. CBMWD 2022-100 BID SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 10, 2022 2:00 P.M. LOCATION FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS: CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT 6252 TELEGRAPH ROAD COMMERCE, CA 90040 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT (“DISTRICT”) invites and will receive sealed bids for the award of a contract for RECYCLED WATER CONVERSION, IN THE CITY OF COMMERCE, PROJECT NO. CBMWD 2022-100, up to, but not later than, March 10, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. (“Bid Submission Deadline”) at the offices of the DISTRICT located at 6252 Telegraph Road, Commerce, California 90040, after which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the Bid Submission Deadline will be returned unopened. The DISTRICT reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. All interested persons are invited to attend the bid opening.

The project shall consist of furnishing products, labor, tools, transportation, and services to construct the following: PROJECT OVERVIEW: The Work involves furnishing all labor, equipment and materials necessary to construct new Recycled Water Conversion including but not limited to off-site and on-site improvements, backflow preventer, demolition, grading, excavation, backfill, concrete, landscape repair, and irrigation conversion. Construct all new off-site work as shown on the construction plans. In addition, Contractor is to: 1. Protect existing facilities in place.

WORK SITE: The project area is at the McMaster Carr located at 9630 Norwalk Bldg, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: The DISTRICT will conduct a Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference at the DISTRICT’s offices at 6252 Telegraph Road, Commerce, California 90040, and may or may not conduct a Site Walk.

Prospective bidders are to attend a Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference with the DISTRICT’s Representatives at 10:00 A.M. on February 14, 2022. The purpose will be to discuss the scope of work to be performed under these Specifications.

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ADDENDA: ALL ADDENDA FOR THIS CONTRACT WILL BE POSTED ON THE DISTRICT’S WEBSITE AT WWW.CENTRALBASIN.ORG. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO VISIT THE DISTRICT’S WEBSITE TO CHECK AND VIEW SUCH ADDENDA AND TO

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ticipation in the planning process. A Public Hearing regarding this proposed Substantial Amendment to the 2019-20 One Year Action Plan will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 6:00 p.m. via Channel 3 and City’s website as noted above. The public has thirty (30) days to comment on the proposed substantial amendment starting February 7, 2022.

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INCLUDE THE FORMWORK FOR THE ADDENDA IN THEIR BID PACKAGE. Failure to include all addenda and addendum acknowledgement forms from the DISTRICT’S website with Bids may render the Bid as non-responsive.

For more information, call Julia Gonzalez, Deputy Director of Community & Economic Development Department at (562) 801-4447 or via e-mail at juliagonzalez@pico-rivera.org.

BIDDERS WILL HAVE UNTIL 10:00 A.M. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2022 TO SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATIONS TO THE DISTRICT REGARDING THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. Requests for clarifications will be accepted via email only. Please send requests to: Isabelle Guido at isabelleg@ centralbasin.org.

PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER are invited to provide comments prior to the hearing via the email provided above. If you challenge the above referenced materials in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Pico Rivera City Clerk at, or prior to, the public hearing.

BID SECURITY: Bids must be accompanied by a bidder’s bond, cashier’s check or certified check (hereinafter, the “Bid Security”) in an amount equal to no less than TEN PERCENT (10%) of the amount of the bid. The bidder’s bond or certified check shall be made payable to the CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT and shall be given as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract if a contract is awarded to the bidder, and will be declared forfeited, paid to, or retained by the DISTRCT as liquidated damages if the bidder refuses or neglects to enter into a contract on the terms of the accepted proposal within fourteen (14) calendar days after bidder’s notification of DISTRICT’s acceptance of the proposal. No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) consecutive calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids.

BIDS TO REMAIN OPEN: The Bidder shall guarantee the Total Bid Price for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) consecutive calendar days after the date of Bid opening.

CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE: The Contractor shall possess a valid California Class “A” Engineering License or the Combination of all of the following Contractor licenses, C-7, C-8, C-12, C-27, C-31, and C-34 at the time of Bid submission as well as at all times the Contractor is engaged in performing the Work for the DISTRICT. Failure to possess the specified license at the time of submittal may render the Bid as non- responsive.

CALIFORNIA WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Sections 1770, 1773, 1773.1, 1773.6 and 1773.7 as amended, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for the locality where the Work is to be performed. It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Work is awarded and upon any subcontractor under the Contractor to pay not less than said specified rates to all workmen employed by them in the execution of the Work.

SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES: Pursuant to Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code, the Contractor may request the DISTRICT to make retention payments directly to an escrow agent or may substitute certain securities for money withheld by the DISTRICT to ensure performance under the contract, as provided in the Contract Documents.

EXCAVATION AND TRENCH SAFETY: If the work involves trenches or open excavations, which are five feet or deeper, the bid must contain, as a bid item, adequate sheeting, shoring, and bracing, or other methods to assure workers safety.

PAYMENT BOND REQUIRED: The successful contractor will be required to file with the DISTRICT at the time of execution of the contract, a Payment Bond (Labor and Materials Bond) in the amount of 100% of the bid amount in accordance with Civil Code 9550.

ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE MATERIALS: This Invitation for Bids does not specify locations of possible materials, such as a borrow pit or gravel bed, for use in the proposed construction project which would be subject to Section 1603 of the Fish and Game Code.

NONCOLLUSION DECLARATION: Each bid submitted for the Project shall be accompanied by a Noncollusion Declaration in the form required by the District.

CONTACT: All communications relative to this Work shall be directed to the DISTRICT prior to opening of the bids. All technical questions regarding the bid documents or addendums must be submitted via email only to: Isabelle Guido at isabelleg@centralbasin.org.

DISTRICT’s RIGHTS RESERVED: The DISTRICT reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in a bid, and to make award to the lowest responsive responsible bidder as it may best serve the interest of the DISTRICT. Published at Commerce Community News 2/4/22

Published: February 4, 2022 ********************************************************************************* In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Pico Rivera is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability. Please contact Anna Jerome at (562) 801-4389 if special program accommodations are necessary and/or if program information is needed in an alternative format. Special requests must be made in a reasonable amount of time in order that accommodations can be arranged.

Published at Los Cerritos Community News 2/4/22

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 2022006143 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: MENTAL HEALTH WITH MJ, 3325 E 2ND ST, APT. 7, LONG BEACH, CA., 90803 REGISTERED OWNER IS MARILYNN JAUREGUI, 3325 E 2ND ST, APT. 7, LONG BEACH, CA., 90803. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED AS A INDIVIDUAL. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: 5/21. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /S/ MARILYNN JAUREGUI. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 1/10/22. In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the of notice of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. Effective January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business Name Statement must be accompanied by the affidavit of identity form. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or Common Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). LCCN 1/21 1/28, 2/4, 2/11/22.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 2022010758 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SAN MARINO DENTAL CENTER, 1901 W. 8TH ST. #E, LOS ANGELES, CA., 90067. REGISTERED OWNER IS HUANG AND WU, DDS, 1901 W. 8TH ST. #E, LOS ANGELES, CA., 90067. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED AS A CORPORATION. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: N/A. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). /S/ SHIH-YUAN HUANG. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 1/18/22. In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the of notice of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. Effective January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business Name Statement must be accompanied by the affidavit of identity form. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or Common Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). LCCNF 1/21 1/28, 2/4, 2/11/22.

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Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice US Storage Centers – Cerritos located at 16015 Piuma Ave. Cerritos, CA 90703 intends to hold an auction to sell the goods stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 2/17/2022 at 10:00AM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings. Winifred Elease Williams; Maurice Parker Jr Jones; Shownadi Michilay Garner.

All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

Published at the Cerritos Community News 1/28/22 and 2/4/22 Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice US Storage Centers - Commerce – Olympic located at 5415 E. Olympic Blvd. Commerce CA 90022 intends to hold an auction to sell the goods stored by the following tenants at the storage facility.

The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 2/17/2022 at 10:00AM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings. Steven Hernandez; Pedro Martinez Martinez; Gustavo Castro; Daisy Zarate; Leticia Anaya Gil; Ana Ivonne Molina Arias; Elie Samaha; Andy Gonzalez; Maria del Socorro Batista; Ethan Huy Ngo; Angel Tolentin; Jorge Enrique Saucdedo; Ralph Brooks; Evett Rose Valdez; Helyn Mabell Sanchez; Israel Navarro (2 units); Veronica Esparza Ramirez; Brent James Collins; Meneces Lorenzo Antonio; Clemente Maldonado; Patricia Cano; Vivian Omega Guerrero; Sandor Moises Duran; Aurelio Quintero Zavala. All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

Published at the Cerritos Community News 1/28/22 and 2/4/22

STATEMENT of ABANDONMENT of USE of FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File number: 2017080793 The person(s) or entity listed below are abandoning the use of the following fictitious business name(s): Hawaiian Gardens Casino Security Department, 11871 Carson St., Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716. The fictitious business name was originally filed in Los Angeles County on March 31, 2017 and is being ABANDONED by Jorge L. Magana, 5726 Wilson Ave., South Gate, Ca., 90280. The business was conducted by an Individual. Person declares that all information in this statement is true and correct. /S/ Jorge L Magana. LCCN 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25/22 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ERIC TANN FOR CHIA HUNG TANG filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: CHIA HUNG TANG TO ERIC CHIA HUNG TANN. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and

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must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant a petition without a hearing. Court date 3/21/22, 10:30 am, Dept C, RM 312. Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4/22, Case number 22NWCP000006

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF COLLEEN B. DE BELLING Case No. 22STPB00168 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of COLLEEN B. DE BELLING A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Paul R. De Belling, Jr. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Paul R. De Belling, Jr. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Feb. 15, 2022 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 11 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: RICHARD A LEHN ESQ SBN 147571 ARDISH & LEHN APC 9530 E IMPERIAL HWY STE J DOWNEY CA 90242-3041 CN983656 DE BELLING Jan 21,28, Feb 4, 2022 SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case # RIC 2000265 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO) LUEVINA HENRY, an individual; JOHN THYMES, an individual; DOES 1 through 50 inclusive; YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): PING LI, An individual; HOULING CHEN, an individual; LINGCHONG CHEN, an individual; NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado.

Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): County of Riverside 4050 Main St., Riverside, CA. 92501 The name, address, and telephone number of the plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Law Offices of Stephen P. Chang, 13200 Crossroads Parkway N. Ste. 165, Industry, Ca. 91746 Date: Jan 17, 2020 /s/ C. Ortiz, Deputy Clerk Published at LCCN 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11/22

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS CHIA CHEN TANG filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: CHIA CHEN TANG TO EDDIE CHIA CHEN TANN. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant a petition without a hearing. Court date 3/21/22, 10:30 am, Dept C, RM 312.

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4/22, Case number 22NWCP000005

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 10753 Artesia Blvd. Cerritos, Ca 90703 on February 16, 2022 at 11:00 am.

Hannah Bollinger- Household items Nicole Weston- Household items Nicole Weston- T.V., furniture, totes Kionna Clarkson- Furniture Jonathan Aguilar- tools and boxes Brown Donald- Household Goods Joana Beltran- household goods Jesse Rodriguez- Car Parts JOEL CASTILLO- luggage Dora Maldonado- clothes an personal items Duncan Duncan and Associates- Business and Household Items Hilario Maria- Household Goods Paul Kiefer- household goods Jennifer Bribiesca- Bedroom set nightstands dresser drawers mirror tv with stand Kyle Ward- furniture, boxes, tools Leo Schmitz- furniture, couch, appliance, books Bryce Brewster- Sofas, household items, 2 large dressers, boxes The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Published at LCCN 1/28/2022 and 2/04/2022

CITY OF ARTESIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Planning Commission of the City of Artesia will hold the Regular Planning Commission Meeting at the Albert O. Little Community Center located at 18750 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 to conduct a Public Hearing to consider the following item: Case No. 2021-26 17901 Pioneer Boulevard, Unit N

Conditional Use Permit

Sumi Beauty Salon 17901 Pioneer Boulevard, Unit N Artesia, CA 90701 A request for approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow the operation of a beauty salon (Sumi Beauty Salon) in an existing commercial center located at 17901 Pioneer Boulevard in the Pioneer Specific Plan and making a determination of a Class 1, Categorical Exemption from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines.

Resolution No. 2022-03P If you challenge any of these proposals in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Artesia Planning Commission at or prior to the public hearing.

All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and express their opinion on the matters listed above.

Okina Dor PUBLISHED: February 4, 2022 Community Development Director Published at the Cerritos Community News 2/4/22 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE AND OF INTENTION TO TRANSFER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE(S) (UCC Sec. 6101 et seq. and B & P Sec. 24074 et seq.)

Escrow No. 130-6024-RK Notice is hereby given that a bulk sale of assets and a transfer of alcoholic beverage license is about to be made. The names, and address of the Seller/Licensee are: RUAN GROUP, INC., 5809 LAKEWOOD BOULEVARD, LAKEWOOD, CA 90712 The business is known as: HERITAGE FAMILY PANTRY AKA: RANCHO'S HERIT-AGE The names, and addresses of the Buyer/Transferee are: STEVE KWANG YOUL KIM, 450 SOUTH OXFORD AVENUE, #216, LOS ANGELES, CA 90020 As listed by the Seller/Licensee, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller/Licensee within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to Buy-er/Transferee are: NONE The assets to be sold are described in gen-eral as: CERTAIN FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, GOODWILL, INVENTORY AND OTHER ASSETS OF A CERTAIN BUSINESS KNOWN AS HERITAGE FAMILY PANTRY AKA: RANCHO;S HERITAGE and are located at: 5809 LAKEWOOD BOULE-VARD, LAKEWOOD, CA 90712 The kind of license to be transferred is: 41-ON-SALE BEER AND WINE-EATING PLACE/LICENSENO. 627837 The anticipated date of the sale/transfer is MARCH 7, 2022 at the office of: GLEN OAKS ESCROW, 184 N. CANON DRIVE, SUITE B, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210.

The amount of the purchase price or consid-eration in connection with the transfer of the license and business, including the estimated inventory, is the sum of $500,000.00 which consists of the following: CHECK(S) $500,000.00; TOTAL AMOUNT $500,000.00 It has been agreed between the Sell-er/Licensee and the intended Buy-er/Transferee, as required by Sec. 24073 of the Business and Professions code, that the consideration for transfer of the business and license is to be paid only after the trans-fer has been approved by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Dated: JANUARY 27, 2022 RUAN GROUP, INC., A CALIFORNIA COR-PORATION STEVE KWANG YOUL KIM 800096-PP LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS 2/4/22

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