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FACE OFF — (AP) An unidentified man is surrounded by a crowd during white supremacist group National Socialist Movement’s rally in downtown Los Angeles April 17. Hundreds of counter-protesters assembled to quash their message. The 500 counter-protesters held signs that read “Nazis: Get Out of Los Angeles” and “Racists Are Ignorant.” Five of the counterprotesters were arrested on suspicion of throwing items, police said. A shirtless man was seen being escorted to safety behind police lines by a plainclothes officer as counterprotesters punched him. Police Commander David Doan said a second man who crowd members believed was sympathetic with the white supremacists was also assaulted during the rally. Both received medical attention and were released.

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L.A.’s Ex-Gangsters Trained to Go Against Gang Life BY CHRISTINA HOAG AP WRITER

(AP) — The phone rang around 2 a.m., waking Teeida Townsend. “My homie got killed,” the caller said. Townsend knew how the cycle plays out here in the gang heartland of South Los Angeles: a killing, a revenge shooting, and then another. He rushed to the crime scene. Gang members were growing agitated. Beyond the yellow police tape, the bullet-riddled body of their teenage homeboy lay beneath a white sheet. “ ‘We have to keep calm, we don’t want no retaliation, don’t pick up those guns,’ ” he remembered telling them. Townsend’s no cop. He’s an exCrip, and one of the ranks of former gang bangers known as “gang interventionists” who police have come to

rely on to ease tensions. But the recent felony convictions of several of them, and the case of another accused of ordering a hit on a detective, have undermined their credibility and proven an embarrassment to the city’s anti-gang office that has funded them. To bolster the program, officials are offering them training to help them walk the hazardous line between gangs and the police, without endangering themselves or others and without falling back into gang life. “It’s very difficult work to do and it takes a toll on the person,” said Guillermo Cespedes, director of the Mayor’s Office on Gang Reduction and Youth Development. “How to train professionals in that field is a challenge.”

See EX-GANGSTERS, page 8

AP Photo by REED SAXON

GANG INTERVENTION — In this photo taken Feb. 26, Aquil Basheer, left, of the Professional Community Intervention Training Institute greets a pedestrian, as he gives a tour, outside The Cottage bar where one of his intervention workers, Ronnie “Looney” Barron, was killed in a drive-by shooting on Feb. 7 in Los Angeles.

Photo by RICHARD VOGEL

Census Bureau Concerned About Head Count Problems BY HOPE YEN AP WRITER

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. Census nears its final stages, the government is preparing for possible debacles that could derail its $15 billion head count, from mass identity theft and lawsuits to homeowners who refuse to answer their doors. Census Bureau documents, obtained by The Associated Press, underscore the highly fragile nature of the high-stakes population count before the government dispatches some 700,000 temporary workers to visit homes, beginning in May. The preparedness efforts are not entirely new. Previous censuses had contingency plans in place, at least conceptually, and the Census Bureau has never failed to meet its constitutional mandate of delivering

population counts by Dec. 31 each decennial year. But this is the first time the Census has detailed — in 300 pages of internal documents released under the Freedom of Information Act — specific risks to the once-adecade government count. It’s part of the bureau’s approach to handling threats that could undermine accuracy, omit large segments of the public, or add to already-ballooning costs. Many of the documents proved telling, even with portions redacted or withheld for security reasons. “Considering the volume of data that the Bureau of Census gathers during the census, some loss of confidential data is bound to occur,” one document bluntly states. Citing past missteps, such as the loss of work laptops by Census employees

in 2006, it details a rapid-response effort that includes notification of authorities, if appropriate, as well as free credit monitoring for potential identity theft victims. One document says the “No. 1 concern” could be a refusal by immigrants to participate. Placing a cap on costs if immigrants try to evade the count, the response plan notes that a Census worker will attempt to visit a home six times at most — or fewer, if a resident makes clear he won’t cooperate — before the worker questions neighbors to get the information. If that fails, the Census Bureau will statistically impute data based on characteristics of neighboring households. In 2000, imputation, a statistical method that was not part of See CENSUS, page 9

Benjamin Hooks, Legend, Dorothy Height, Civil Rights Boosted NAACP, Dead at 85 Activist, Dies at Age 98 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Civil rights leader Benjamin L. Hooks, who shrugged off courtroom slurs as a young lawyer before earning a pioneering judgeship and reviving a flagging NAACP, died April 15 in Memphis, Tenn. He was 85. State Rep. Ulysses Jones, a member of the church where Hooks was pastor, said Hooks died at his home following a long illness. Hooks took over as the NAACP’s executive director at a time when the organization’s stature had diminished in 1977. Years removed from the civil rights battles of the 1960s, the group was $1 million in debt and its membership had shrunk to 200,000 members from nearly a half-million a decade earlier. By the time he left as executive director in 1992, the group had rebounded. Hooks’ inspiration to fight social injustice and bigotry stemmed from his experience guarding Italian prisoners of war while serving over-

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dorothy Height, who as longtime president of the National Council of Negro Women was the leading female voice of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, died April 20. She was 98. Height, who continued actively speaking out into her 90s, had been at Howard University Hospital for some time. As a teenager, Height marched in New York’s Times Square shouting, “Stop the lynching.” In the 1950s and ’60s, she was the leading woman helping Martin Luther King Jr. and other leading activists orchestrate the Civil Rights Movement. The late activist C. DeLores Tucker once called Height an icon to all African American women. “I call Rosa Parks the mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” Tucker said in 1997. “Dorothy Height is the queen.” Height became president of the National Council of Negro Women in

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seas in the Army during World War II. Foreign prisoners were allowed to eat in “for whites only” restaurants while he was barred from them. When no law school in the South would admit him, he used the GI bill to attend DePaul University in Chicago, where he earned a law degree in 1948. He later opened his own law practice in his hometown of Memphis. See HOOKS, page 8

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1957 and held the post until 1997, when she was 85. She remained chairman of the group. “I hope not to work this hard all the rest of my life,” she said at the time. “But whether it is the council, whether it is somewhere else, for the rest of my life, I will be working for equality, for justice, to eliminate racism, to build a better life for our families and our children.” See HEIGHT, page 8

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NEWS IN BRIEF THE SOUTHLAND Gates, L.A. Police Chief During 1992 Riot, Dies (AP) — Daryl F. Gates, the former Los Angeles police chief, died April 16 of bladder cancer at his Dana Point home. He was 83. Gates served as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department for 14 years beginning in 1978, an era of tumultuous change as America’s second-largest city faced a surge in well-armed gangs, a burgeoning illegal drug trade, and growing racial conflict. In 1982, Gates apologized for saying more blacks died than whites during the use of carotid chokeholds because “the veins or arteries do not open up as fast as they do on normal people.” He told a congressional committee chaired by then-Sen. Joseph Biden in 1990 that casual drug users should be shot. Gates’ career began to unravel with the March 3, 1991, See BRIEFS, page 4

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OPINION EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON

The Two Sides of Daryl Gates That I Saw The lights had dimmed and the camera crew and sound techs had long since exited the KCBS stage. Still, we sat there for what seemed like hours afterwards engaging in bare-knuckled heated debate. My fierce opponent at one moment and, at another, jovial associate was former Los Angeles Police Department Chief Daryl Gates, who died in Dana Point on April 16 of bladder cancer. We were co-commentators for the station during the O.J. Simpson trial. On and off the set, we tackled everything from the Rodney King beating, the L.A. riots, the LAPD’s war on gang and drug violence, police misconduct and shootings, and of course, the Simpson trial. These were the issues that split Los Angeles for a decade before and did more to poison relations between the LAPD and minority communities, especially African Americans, than any other. Our debates were so intense that we continued the battle of words as we walked to our cars in the parking lot. After a while, this became a routine: We’d spar on the set and continue sparring as we walked to our cars. There were moments when Gates would sigh in exasperation that I and other critics just didn’t understand what he had to face running a department that was underresourced, got little political and public support, and yet was expected to be a kinder, gentler department while battling a spiraling gang, drug and violence problem.

I listened to him explain that he sincerely tried to make reform. He repeatedly cited the number of officers that he disciplined and terminated for misconduct and other offenses but said that his hands were tied by city officials, the police union, and a public that wanted tougher policing and were loath to see officers removed. Gates cited the community policing programs that he tried to put in place. Yet, he said, nothing he did seemed to matter. He and the LAPD were still relentlessly maligned. He wasn’t play acting to convince me that, underneath the tough cop’s exterior, he was a marshmallow-soft reformer. Gates passionately believed that he had done the best he could against the odds to move the LAPD into the modern era. As we parted, I always wondered which Gates I was talking to, the maligned, misunderstood reformer, or the chief whose name had become synonymous with dysfunction, brutality, racism and a triggerhappy mindset in the 1980s. During its big, bad years, the perception — and more often than not, reality — was that the LAPD was in every sense an occupying army in South L.A. Officers went where they pleased, did what they pleased and cracked heads when they pleased, all with the blind-eye acquiescence of city officials. Two massive riots, the King beating, the Rampart scandal, the Christopher and Webster commissions and a federal consent decree all made it obvious that the LAPD had to change.

Gates stood at the center of the tumultuous events that engulfed the LAPD. He was, depending on who you talked to, the top cop who expanded and popularized the kickbutt SWAT teams, or the top cop who devised and expanded innovative programs such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), which served as a national police model for drug prevention and education. Gates was well aware that the years when the LAPD carried his indelible stamp were now well past. L.A. city officials talked incessantly about reform and change. There was a new African American chief. The department was under intense federal scrutiny and later a consent decree mandating a total top-to-bottom overhaul of its policies on deadly force, minority hiring and promotions, as well as the handling of misconduct complaints. He seemed resigned to the fact that time and the department had passed him by; a time when the LAPD reigned over a city that was predominantly white, with an insular city government, and where the police were roundly hailed by homeowners as heroes. Los Angeles had rapidly faded into the past, and had morphed into one of the nation’s most diverse, demanding accountability and transparency. This meant the police force had to change with it. See HUTCHINSON, page 7

A Call for Education Equity BY MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN

Title I was created “to ensure all children a fair and equal opportunity to obtain a high-quality education.” However, the formula for distributing Title I funds is stacked against the very children it was most intended to help. The current formula (a complex combination of four formulas) favors large districts, regardless of their child poverty rate, while children trapped in areas of concentrated poverty in midsized cities and rural districts are seriously disadvantaged. The inequities between and within states are blatant and must be rectified in this reauthorization cycle. Mississippi has the highest concentration of Title I-eligible students (27.2 percent) and highest concentration of child poverty (30.4 percent), and it gets an average allocation of $1,318 for each Title I-eligible student. Why should Wyoming — with the lowest percentage of eligible students (11.6 percent) and a threetimes-lower child poverty rate (11.6 percent) — receive an average of $3,149 per eligible student — a $1,831 difference per child? Virginia’s Buchanan County Public School District has more than

30 percent eligible students and a 28 percent child poverty rate, and it receives $1,363 per eligible student. But why should Virginia’s Henrico County Public Schools, with 9 percent Title I-eligible students and a 10 percent child poverty rate, receive $1,943 — almost $600 more per eligible student? This is simply wrong and widens the opportunity gap between rich and poor districts and rich and poor children Title I was intended to help close. This resource inequity denies children in areas of concentrated poverty a way out and fuels the cradle-to-prison pipeline, which is creating a new American apartheid. A revised and more just allocation must ensure all children an equal opportunity to learn and succeed. Injustice to any child or group of children for a single day is morally indefensible, and the five years of this reauthorization period is a very long time in the life of a child. The Children’s Defense Fund believes that the most effective way to fix these inequities is to reform the formula, but it recognizes that a complete formula change this year may not be possible. In any case, immediate steps can and must be taken now to ensure many poor children a more level

playing field, including: • Supporting early learning by incorporating the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Marian Wright Edelman Early Learning Challenge provisions for children 0 to 5; including 0 to 5 children in any formula determining funding allocations to highpoverty districts; and requiring a percentage of these funds to be directed to support quality programs for young children. • Providing additional new competitively awarded monies to those districts and students most in need (as a partial way of dealing with the funding inequities) by including “poverty concentration” among the selection criteria; giving incentives to public-private partnerships in those areas; and ensuring these districts the technical support essential to success. • Providing effective educational support and stability for children in juvenile justice facilities and foster care under Title I-D to reduce recidivism and help children escape the prison pipeline. See EDELMAN, page 8

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Black Celebrity and Unapologetic Activism: a Contemporary Anomaly BY KAIA NIAMBI SHIVERS

Just recently, esteemed actor Danny Glover was arrested in Maryland along with 11 others who were protesting the questionable treatment of blue-collar workers employed by the food management plantation … oops, I mean corporation, Sodexo. Before the Sodexo protest, Glover sent out a personal statement to attendees of the last Academy Awards asking them not to wear Hugo Boss fashion because the company was shutting down its Ohio facility and preparing to relocate the factory overseas. And earlier than both of these socio-political stances, he has garnered a lengthy, unapologetic history of activism. One of his long-term fights has been for the development and restoration of the greatness of Haiti. Way before the Hollywood “elite” engaged in the relief-aid porn for the country they have already forgotten, Glover has been speaking for Haiti. So much so that he has been attempting to get the proper funding to do an epic film about Toussaint L’Ouverture, the brilliant strategist that led the Haitian Revolution. In black Hollywood, Glover is seen as a renaissance man and, to some, a fool. However, several decades ago, he would have been the standard among many entertainers and notables who used their star power to fight “the power.” Josephine Baker, Ruby Dee, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Robeson, Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Eartha Kitt. These are just some of the celebrities who walked, worked, risked their careers and lives, and put their money to good use. To advance the whole community, they were willing to sacrifice. Nowadays, I hear crickets chirping loudly on the other side of the Hollywood sign. They are quiet,

very quiet. You see, agitation and civil disobedience ain’t vogue. Plus over the hill, I smell the fear of many who are afraid to Kaia Niambi use backbone beShivers cause they do not want to lose their livelihood, not understanding that their souls get lost in the process. This is unfortunate because black Hollywood’s missing voice perpetuates an exploitative relationship with an industry where African Americans remain largely powerless in a lucrative system built by their black ancestors. For almost 100 years, minstrelsy and black face were the most popular forms of pop culture. Some years back, I remember conversing with several established actors who wished that black Hollywood could use their power to be in the room or golf course where the real power-decisions are brokered, putting money in the hands of the deserving. Although stars such as Glover are anomalies in the industry, his push for human progress shines brighter than his acting career and any prestigious award. Kaia Niambi Shivers is a native Angeleno, cultural-political critic and former L.A. journalist who is finishing her Ph.D. in Journalism and Media Studies.

Facts April 23, 1954 During his first year in Major League Baseball, Hank Aaron hits his first home run off a pitch thrown by Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals. Source: blackfacts.com

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BUSINESS In Estate Planning, Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Lose a Big Asset Due to Inattention

BIZSHORTS Chamber to Present Accelerate Recovery Special Briefing (L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Export Import Bank of the United States will present a briefing with bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg. The briefing will take place April 23, with registration at 9 a.m. and a breakfast program from 9:30 to 10:30, in the Bank of America Room at the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce, 350 S. Bixel St., Los Angeles. Topics to be discussed include Ex-Im Bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newly expanded efforts and role in supporting President Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recently launched National Export Initiative, improving access to credit, and critical financing for small- and medium-sized businesses. Hochberg is the 23rd president of Ex-Im Bank, the U.S. governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official export credit agency. Admission is $15 for members and $25 for non-members. Information: (213) 580-7569, jgonzalez@lachamber.com.

The Block at Orange to Host Summer Youth Job Fair (The Block at Orange) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Block at Orange will host the sixth annual Summer Youth Job Fair April 24, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Summer Youth Job Fair will provide a free opportunity for job

seekers to meet and interview on the spot with employers, learn about job opportunities, attend workshops and have their resume reviewed by career experts. Companies participating in the job fair and looking to hire include the City of Westminster, Fun Services, Knottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Berry Farm, Soak City, New York Life Insurance, California National Guard and the U.S. Marine Corp. Though the job fair is aimed at 16- to 25-year-olds, job seekers of all ages are welcome. Anyone attending is encouraged to dress for success and bring a resume. The Block at Orange is at the intersection of I-5 and State Highways 22 and 57 in Orange. Information: (714) 565-2664, www.theblockatorange.com.

Business Disaster Preparedness Forum to Take Place (COPE Preparedness) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The business continuity forum, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Getting Back to Business,â&#x20AC;? will take place April 30, 9 to 11:30 a.m., with lunch from noon to 1:30 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 601 S. Palos Verdes St., San Pedro. The event is designed to help participants learn how to protect a business after a disaster. The keynote luncheon speaker will be Lt. Gen. Russel L. HonorĂŠ, known for leading the Task Force in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. HonorĂŠ See BIZSHORTS, page 5

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Are you sure you know the beneficiaries under your will? If you have really done your estate planning, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure you know who the beneficiaries of your trust are. But, are you clear as to whom youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve designated as beneficiaries on your IRA, 401(k) or other retirement plan? Have you clearly listed successor beneficiaries to your retirement proceeds in case the person slated to receive your benefits dies before you do? Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good chance that you made your beneficiary designation many years ago. Are you clear who you named, and is that still the person you want to receive that asset? Do you know where a copy of your retirement plan beneficiary designation is located? Do you even have a copy of your beneficiary designation? If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like many people, you think you know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in your designation, but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not absolutely sure. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consider a hypothetical longtime employee that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll call Devon. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s say Devon has worked for a Kaiser Permanente hospital for the last 20 years. When he first filled in the beneficiary designations on his retirement plan, he named his sis-

ter, Toi. Years later, Devon married Cherish and they remained happily married, and he continued in his career until his retirement. After Devonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, Cherish was counting on receiving the proceeds from Devonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retirement plan to support her in her golden years. Imagine her surprise when she discovered that she was not the beneficiary as she and Devon had both assumed. In fact, upon Devonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, the retirement system found his sister to be his beneficiary designee. Meanwhile, Toi had married Don â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but Toi subsequently died. Don was a real charming ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; man and Devon never appreciated the way in which Don treated his sister. The sister would have been the sole beneficiary of Devonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retirement proceeds, but because she also has died, those assets would then go to Don, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;grievingâ&#x20AC;? playboy husband. The widow Cherish went to court to challenge this but lost, even on appeal. The courts found that the beneficiary designation remained valid, despite what appeared to be an unfair result. Don the playboy winds up with all of Devonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retirement proceeds and buys a glass of champagne in honor of Devon whenever heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out on a date. This story is hypothetical, but

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I can assure you that it can and does happen on a regular basis. You should check all your beneficiary designations periodically. Many assets have such designations: IRAs, 401(k)s and other retirement plans, life insurance, annuities, bank accounts, motor vehicles, etc. An unintended or poorly thought out beneficiary designation can thwart your intended estate plan. Talk about things that would make you roll over in your grave! Be safe and review your documents with a professional to make sure you will get the result you intend. William K. Hayes is a member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys. To contact Hayes, call (626) 403-2292. You can visit the Hayes Law Firm Web site at LosAngelesTrustLaw.com.

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COMMUNITY

WHAT’S GOING ON? Deadline for receipt of What’s Going On listings is Friday, noon, at least two weeks prior to activity. Fax to: (213) 251-5720, e-mail us at lawattsnus@aol.com or mail to: L.A. Watts Times, 3540 Wilshire Blvd., PH3, Los Angeles, CA 90010. TALKING PARENTS — The Friends of Angeles Mesa Public Library will present “Parents Talking,” a workshop series for parents, April 24, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Angeles Mesa Public Library, 2700 W. 52nd St., Los Angeles. Topics will include understanding your role in your daughter’s life and preparing your child for higher education. RSVP information: (323) 292-4328. FUNDRAISER — The Studio for Southern California History will host its fourth annual fundraiser, “An Affair in April,” April 24, 6 to 10 p.m., at 525 Alpine St., suite 103, Los Angeles. The fundraiser will include poetry, a raffle for studio products related to Southern California history, and tickets to local movie and sporting events. Ticket prices are $25 for members and $40 for non-members. Children can attend for free with a paying adult. Tickets may be purchased at www.socalstudio.org. Information: (213) 229-8890. EMPOWERMENT — The Los Angeles African American Women Political Action Committee

will host its 18th annual Empowerment Awards April 25, 2 to 5 p.m., at the Proud Bird Restaurant, 11022 Aviation Blvd., Los Angeles. Among others, the committee will honor U.S. Congresswoman Diane E. Watson, who is retiring from public service at the end of the year. Information: (323) 295 5154, www. LAAAWPAC.org. APRIL XMAS — “Christmas in April,” the annual fundraiser tea of Miss Growing in Grace and Growing in Valor, will take place April 24, noon, at the Embassy Suites in the Granada Courtyard, 1440 W. Imperial Ave., El Segundo. The event will feature the Perfect Tea Outfit Contest; the Cutest, Largest and Most Outrageous Hat Contest; the 50/50 Raffle and the 1/4 Raffle, which include the raffling off of two color HDTVs; and a silent auction. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to a local children’s organization. Ticket prices range from $35 to $100 for adults. Admission for children ages 2 to 8 is $18. Underground parking is free. Information: (213) 247-3025. STEPPIN’/RECEPTION — The California African American Museum will host a steppin’ workshop April 24, 1 p.m., for individuals who want to participate in a historical re-enactment of the evolution of African and African American

stomp-and-kick dancing using the same kinetic poly rhythms that influenced many of John T. Scott’s sculptures. The museum is at 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles. RSVP information: (213) 744-2024. Also, on April 30, 6 to 9 p.m., there will be an opening reception for the presentation “Our Love of John Scott” for CAAM members and invited guests. RSVP by April 23. Information: (213) 744-7680. EDIBLE GARDEN — The Edible Garden with Eugene Cooke will take place April 25, 2 to 4 p.m. The event will focus on where food comes from and how to grow food where you live and share it with others. Community, home and container gardens will be discussed. The event will take place at Crenshaw Yoga and Dance, 5426 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles. Preregistration is required at theinsideout.biz. IMPROV COMEDY — Cherry Spitz, an improv and sketch comedy group, will perform April 24 at the Found Theatre, 599 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach. Special guest DJ Poptart will provide musical accompaniment to the show. Tickets are $5. Information: (562) 433-3363, found theatre.org, cherryspitz.blogspot. com. See WGO, page 6

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Earth Day 2010 — A Good Start for Recycling BY RICHARD LEE

What can I do to show my appreciation for the planet, or even the neighborhood, where I live? That’s the question many of us ask ourselves. Well, recycling for me is one truly beneficial way. Recycling plays an essential role in protecting our environment and preserving our planet. Earth Day 2010 — which falls on April 22 — can be a good starting point to learn about new and ongoing ways to recycle with the City of Los Angeles or even launch an effort to take part in city recycling programs. Recycling, or reusing material rather than throwing it away, benefits our environment as well as our residents. Of course, saving energy, landfill space and money — along with creating new jobs, reducing air and water pollution and preserving habitat for wildlife — are among the many benefits of recycling. Los Angeles’ comprehensive recycling program, on average, collects more than 240,000 tons of recyclables and 480,000 tons of yard trimmings each year. Curbside collection, and “permanent S.A.F.E. (Solvents, Automotives, Flammables and Electronics) Centers” and mobile drop-off centers are available for all types of recyclable materials. With a goal of surpassing the state-mandated 50 percent target for landfill diversion, the city has developed and implemented effective and economically feasible source reduction, buy-recycled, and reuse programs, activities, and policies for our residential, business and institutional customers. We have developed a 65 percent diversion rate record. Last year, Waste & Recycling News named Los Angeles as the top recycler out of 10 of the largest cities in the United States. Cities were ranked based on

the recycling of various materials, including paper, metal, plastic, glass, bulk and organic. Citywide recycling programs in Los Angeles include, but are not limited to, apartment and Multifamily Recycling, Backyard Composting, Biosolids, Buy-Recycled, Commercial and Office Recycling and several other programs. An incentive program, the Recycling Rewards Pilot, rewards households for Blue Bin recycling. Locally, the program operates in nine communities, including Pico Union. The goal is to increase residential curbside recycling above current levels in households with high, medium and low recycling rates. Our Curbside Recycling Program is the nation’s largest. Through this program, the city collects a variety of recyclables from more than 750,000 households weekly. Using fully automated, liquefied natural gas-fueled collection vehicles and 90-gallon blue recycling and green yard waste containers, the city collects 979 tons of recyclable materials and 1,783 tons of green waste from residents, on average, daily. We are able to divert 45 percent of our wastes through the Curbside Recycling Program. This program, combined with our multifamily and other recycling programs, has enabled us to achieve our current 65 percent diversion rate. To learn more about the City of Los Angeles’ new and ongoing recycling programs, visit www.lacity san.org/solid_resources/recycling, or call 1 (800) 773-CITY (2489). You may also call 3-1-1, the city’s 24-hour non-emergency hotline, for assistance. Richard Lee is a public information officer for the City of Los Angeles’Department of Public Works.

BRIEFS Continued from page 1 beating of Rodney King. An independent review of the department released later that year found the LAPD had a significant problem of excessive force aggravated by racism and bias, and under pressure to resign, Gates announced his retirement. On April 29, 1992, just two months short of Gates’ leaving, a jury acquitted the officers of most

charges in the King beating, a verdict that triggered one of the worst outbreaks of civil unrest in Los Angeles history. Four days of rioting throughout the sprawling city left 55 people dead, more than 2,000 injured and property damage totaling $1 billion. Gates came under intense criticism from city officials who said officers were slow to respond. See BRIEFS, page 12

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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY MEETINGS, FORUMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Metro to Hold Meetings for the South Bay Metro Green Line Extension Project (Metro) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Metro will hold four public scoping meetings beginning April 26 for the South Bay Metro Green Line Extension project. These scoping meetings are the first step in the environmental process and Metro is seeking public comments and input for extending rail service farther into the South Bay to improve mobility in southwest Los Angeles County. Metro is currently preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report to identify transit improvements that would provide an alternative to the I405 corridor by accessing the regional rail network through connections to the Metro Blue Line and the proposed Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor, currently under environmental review. The following is a list of dates, times and locations for upcoming meetings: â&#x20AC;˘ April 26, 6 to 8 p.m., Nakano Theater, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. â&#x20AC;˘ April 28, 6 to 8 p.m., North Redondo Senior Center, Perry Park, 2308 Rockefeller Lane, Redondo Beach. â&#x20AC;˘ May 1, 10 a.m. to noon, Lawndale City Hall, 14717 Burin Ave., Lawndale. â&#x20AC;˘ May 5, 6 to 8 p.m., Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport St., El Segundo. Information: (800) 266-6883, www.metro.net/southbayextension.

encouraging gender-equity and entrepreneurship in Ethiopia, and aiding Congolese refugees in Zambia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Africa is, in fact, emerging as a major theater of economic investment, with China taking a leading

role,â&#x20AC;? Apter said in a statement prior to the reception. â&#x20AC;&#x153;America needs to wake up and get more involved on the African continent and with the African Diaspora overseas. UCLA provides an ideal resource to further this agenda.â&#x20AC;?

Information: www.international.ucla.edu/africa/50years.

Altadena Library District Seeking Artists The Altadena Library District is seeking participation in the first annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing Altadena Art Festival â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Art on Millionairesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Row,â&#x20AC;? taking place June 5. The deadline to be featured in the art show is April 26. Visit www.altadena.org for the application and guidelines. Booths and salon space are available. The event will take place at 600 E. Mariposa St., Altadena.

UCLAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s African Studies Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary The James S. Coleman African Studies Center at the University of California at Los Angeles celebrated its 50th anniversary April 17 with a gala reception and concert featuring Senegalese musician Baaba Maal. Both events helped raise money for ASC, the oldest university center in the United States focusing on Africa, according to UCLA. During the reception, ASC director Andrew Apter discussed the achievements of the center and of the African nations, such as Ghana, who 50 years ago fought to gain their independence from European rule. Specifically, Apter said ASC is sending 13 students to study the Arabic language in Morocco this summer, as well as 17 students to a brand new program in Senegal that will focus on developing an eco-village and environmental sustainability. Other ASC projects include

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ARTS & CULTURE

Zoe Saldana Wins in ‘The Losers’

SHORT TAKES

BY DARLENE C. DONLOE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

• Music, live theater, puppets and poetry will be part of Meet Me @ Metro, a theatrical performance piece featuring the works of six groups at six different locations along the Metro Red, Purple and Blue lines on May 2. Two sets of performances will begin at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., originating at Union Station and concluding at the Watts Towers Amphitheater near the Metro Blue Line 103rd Street Station. The performances are free.

Zoe Saldana appears to be unstoppable. The petite actress, who has become the latest “it” girl, starred in two of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters last year, “Star Trek” and “Avatar,” the latter holding the distinction of the highest-grossing film of all time. This year, Saldana’s star power continues to shine. This month alone, she has two films opening within a week of each other — “Death at a Funeral” and “The Losers.” Of the two, Saldana gets to show off her acting and fighting chops in the high-octane, popcorn flick “The Losers,” which opens nationwide April 23. “The Losers,” shot in Puerto Rico, is a nonstop thrill ride complete with gratuitous mayhem, sinister plots, double crossing, betrayal and laughs. “The Losers” is reminiscent of 1983’s “The A Team,” which starred Mr. T, George Peppard, Dwight Schultz and Dirk Benedict, who were known as B.A. Baracus, Hannibal, Howling Mad and Faceman, respectively. This movie has Roque (Idris Elba), Pooch (Columbus Short), Clay (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), Jensen (Chris Evans) and Cougar (Oscar Jaenada). The film comes directly from the pages of the popular DC/Vertigo comic book series, by the team of writer Andy Diggle and artist Jock. In the film, a U.S. special forces unit is betrayed while on a search-and-rescue mission in the Bolivian jungle, and presumed dead. The group becomes set on taking down “Max” (Jason Patric), a powerful, heavily guarded enemy. Of course, along the way a lot of things get blown up, a lot of people get shot, and a love story develops. The L.A. Watts Times recently attended a press conference to talk to Saldana, who spoke about her latest role and meteoric rise to the A list.

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THE LOSERS — (Left to right) Zoë Saldana as Aisha, Chris Evans as Jensen, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Clay, Columbus Short as Pooch, Idris Elba as Roque and Oscar Jaenada as Cougar in the action thriller “The Losers,” which opens nationwide April 23.

Q: The fighting between you and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (“Watchmen”) in this movie looked authentic. ZS: The stunt coordinator was the one from Avatar. He trained me. He knew exactly what I could do more than I knew what I could do myself. By the time we got to Puerto Rico, we basically changed a couple of things. I had to change the bows and arrows for the guns and knives. We really wanted to get that fight scene to be amazing and violent. We’re beating the crap out of each other, but we’re also getting to know each other. Throughout the conversation, me and Jeffrey wanted to capture that. Q: How much fun was it kicking Jeffrey’s butt? JEFFREY MORGAN: (laughter) She did not kick my ass. It was even-Steven. ZS: When you’re the only girl in the cast, you have twice as much work to do because you don’t want to be singled out. You don’t want to say, ‘I can’t do this.’ Then they’re like, ‘Oh she’s wimping out because she’s a girl.’ I really wanted to impress the guys. I liked being around them. I’ve always known I could hold my own. It was fun. Q: Lately you’ve been playing strong characters. ZS: You always want to play great characters. Right now I feel

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Hollywood has made a living portraying women as canker sores. We always have to be rescued. Women are doing so much. I grew up in Queens in the ’80s, where women were caretakers and the soldiers. I’m in that phase right now. Q: This is, without question, a good year for you. ZS: As artists, you can only ask for one thing and that’s to pay the bills. Living off of your art enough to pay the bills. It’s great when you get to do that, and you are recognized by amazing producers and directors for the work you’ve put in. I’m lucky to get to work with actors who challenge you every single day. Q: Was it harder to do the fight scenes or to do the nude love scene? ZS: It helps when you get along with the actors. Jeffrey (Dean Morgan) was such a gentleman and so respectful. Trust me, as a woman, try doing that with a freaking prick. Been there — it’s not a good day at work. You’re the only one that’s naked, and you have to act like you’re not aware you’re naked and not only that, you have to flip your hair and have an orgasm. “The Losers” (Warner Bros. Pictures) stars Saldana, Idris Elba, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Columbus Short, Chris Evans, Oscar Jaenada and Jason Patric. The film, rated PG-13, is directed by Sylvain White (“Stomp the Yard”) from a screenplay by Peter Berg and James Vanderbilt. On the Donloe Scale, D (don’t bother), O (oh, no), N (needs work), L (likable), O (OK) and E (excellent), “The Losers” gets an O (OK).

WGO Continued from page 4 SEA CLUB — Third- to sixthgrade students with an interest in marine life can explore local marine environments by enrolling in Cabrillo Marine Aquarium’s after-school SEA Club offered for four consecutive Wednesdays, April 28 through May 19, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Students will have an opportunity to use microscopes and learn about the relationship between humans and the ocean. Activities could include a trek to the tide pools of Cabrillo Beach, watching crabs scurry and investigating the marvels of mud. Admission for four sessions is $30 and includes a SEA Club T-shirt. Financial assistance is available. Pre-registration is required. The aquarium is at 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro. Information: (310) 548-7562, cabrillomarine aqaurium.org.

explores the concept of hunger in Los Angeles — not only physical hunger, but also the core human desire for wanting more. Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 7 p.m. Tickets at $20. Information: (213) 489-3703, www. companyofangels.org.

MUSIC • “Ask Your Mama: The Langston Hughes Project (LHP),” featuring the Ron McCurdy Quartet, will take place April 29, 7 p.m., at the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. “Ask Your Mama” is Hughes’ homage in verse and music to the struggle for artistic and social freedom at home and abroad at the beginning of the 1960s. Information: (626) 405-2100.

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To experience the entire collection, the audience will gather at Union Station, board the Metro Red or Purple lines and disembark at four other stations, where additional performances will take place, before viewing the final presentation at Watts Towers Amphitheater. Experienced as a whole, the piece will revolve around the theme of movement in America today. It was inspired by interactions with the youth of Watts who, despite being in their late teens, had never traveled outside of a 10-mile radius of their community, as well as by many Angelenos who have never traveled to Watts. It is hoped that Meet Me @ Metro will help bridge that gap. Reservations are limited and required for this free event. Information: wattsvillagetheatercompany. org, metro.net. • The musical “Harry Who?” will be performed April 24, 2 and 8 p.m., at the Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John Ave., Pasadena. The musical will benefit music departments of high schools and colleges throughout the San Gabriel Valley through the Theaters of Vision All-Star Community Orchestra, with a cast of 160 performers, including Tap Chicks, The Towne Singers, Brighterside Singers, Centre Stage Productions Inc., TOVP Dancers, Rose City Ballroom and Sisters of Swing. Tickets are $15 to $40. Information: (800) 595-4849, www.HarryWho.org. • “L.A. Views III — Hunger and the City” runs at Company of Angels inside The Black Box at The Alexandria, 501 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, through April 25. A project of the company’s Playwrights’ Group, this year’s festival

• The first of several events to raise the funds to put a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honor the late Ethel Waters takes place April 24, 6 to 9 p.m., at the Lucy Florence Cultural Center, 3351 W. 43rd St., Los Angeles. Waters is the African American woman who made “Stormy Weather,” a hit song in 1930; the first black actress to star in a television show; the first minority nominated for an Emmy Award and the second nominated for an Oscar; and who made the song “His Eye is on the Sparrow,” a standard Christian hymn. Waters opened many theatrical doors that were at that time closed to people of color. A diverse group of Los Angeles and East Coast women have joined forces to organize a community effort to honor Waters with a star. The growing honorary committee includes Marla Gibbs, CCH Pounder, Loretta Devine, Ed Asner, Diane Watson, Kim Coles, Barbara Morrison and James and Daisy Tormé. Information: (310) 559-7673, www.ethelwatersstar.com.

FASHION • African Vibes magazine will roll out the red carpet to celebrate its fourth anniversary of shining the spotlight on Africa and Africans April 24, 6 to 9 p.m., at the Avalon Hollywood, 1735 Vine St., Hollywood. This year, the publication will honor celebrity fashion designer Korto Momolu of Bravo’s hit reality competition “Project Runway.” The magazine will host a glam lounge and present an “I Wear African” fashion show, showcasing the contemporary fashions of African designers. Information: www. africanvibes.com.

DANCE • Collage Dance Theatre will present its show “Laundromatinee” April 23 and 24, 7 and 9 p.m., at Spin Cycle Coin Laundry, 2201 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles. “Laundromatinee” was first performed for viewers and washday customers at Thriftiwash Laundromat in Santa Monica in 1988. This work celebrates the local coin-op as a community gathering place. Its premiere performance was rated “one of the decade’s best site-specific works in Los Angeles” by Dramalogue. Tickets are $25. Information: www. collagedancetheatre.org.

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ARTS & CULTURE The eighth Annual TV Land Awards took place April 17 at Sony Studios in Los Angeles.

Actress Marla Gibbs with sister Frieda Rentie

Singers Alicia Keys and Leona Lewis, actor Jamie Foxx and celebrity spokeswoman Halle Berry

Actor Todd Bridges

Actors Telma Hopkins and Ted Lange

Jenesse Center, a nonprofit that provides programs to help families victimized by domestic violence, held its 30th Anniversary Silver Rose Gala & Auction April 18 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Actress Elise Neal

Actress Taraji P. Henson

HUTCHINSON Continued from page 2 Gates, then, was truly a man of another time. His pleas and sighs of exasperation over the problems that still haunted him as we talked and walked to our cars told me much about a man who still deeply believed that he had tried to do what was best for the city, despite everything. These were the two sides of Gates that I saw as we smiled, shook hands, exchanged a laugh, and walked away from each other those nights in the studio parking lot. Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a political analyst and author of “How Obama Governed,” among

other works. His nationally heard talk show is on KTYM-AM 1460 AM Los Angeles, Fridays, 9:30 a.m., and KPFK Pacifica Radio 90.7 Los Angeles, Saturdays, noon, Pacific Standard Time. Hutchinson is also president of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, which has weekly news, discussion and speaker forums. Attendees can come hear and dialogue with community leaders, elected officials and policy makers on Thursdays, 7 p.m., at the Lucy Florence Cultural Center, 3551 W. 43rd St., Los Angeles. Information: (323) 383-6145.

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HEALTH THE PULSE USDA Awards Grants to Develop Obesity Prevention Programs

Grants Aimed to Expand Nutrition Help for LowIncome Seniors

WASHINGTON, D.C. (USDA) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture on April 13 announced steps to develop and evaluate America’s obesity prevention programs. The goal is to identify the behavioral factors that influence obesity to help prevent it. The $11 million in grants are being awarded through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Human Nutrition and Obesity program to develop effective obesity prevention strategies along with behavioral and environmental instruments for measuring progress in obesity prevention efforts. The program also promotes strategies for preventing weight gain and obesity.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (USDA) — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced April 14 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest in pilot projects to increase access and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program, among low-income seniors. Award grants totaling about $8 million will allow state agencies to pursue innovative outreach and delivery pilot projects. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is encouraging state agencies to submit grant applications for programs designed to boost SNAP participation among Medicare’s Extra Help population.

EX-GANGSTERS Continued from page 1 As ex-gang members, Townsend and his colleagues have singular access to a culture largely impenetrable to outsiders. With street credibility earned through gang exploits, doing prison time, and even doing favors for gang leaders, gang code dictates these veterans are respected and have a “license to operate,” or permission to move freely on gang turf. But they must also make it clear to authorities and gang members that they no longer condone the gang life or participate in it. They can’t, however, preach against the gang, which would

HOOKS Continued from page 1 “When I was in court, I was lucky to be called ‘Ben,’ ” he said in an interview with Jet magazine. “Usually it was just ‘boy.’ ” In 1965, he was appointed to the Tennessee Criminal Court, making him the first black judge since Reconstruction in a state trial court anywhere in the South. President Richard Nixon nominated Hooks to the Federal Communications Commission in 1972. Hooks was the FCC’s first black commissioner, serving for five years. At the FCC, he addressed the lack of minority leadership in media and persuaded the commission to

HEIGHT Continued from page 1 Height received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994 from President Bill Clinton. Height was born in Richmond, Va., and the family moved to the Pittsburgh area when she was 4. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from New York University and did postgraduate work at Columbia University and the New York School of Social Work. (She had been turned away by Barnard College because it already had its quota of two black women.) In 1937, while she was working at the Harlem YWCA, Height met famed educator Mary McLeod Bethune, the founder of the National Council of Negro Women, and then-

alienate members. At the same time, it can be a struggle for them to remain on the fringe of a life they swore allegiance to as teens, in some cases carrying on as a family tradition. It was a lifestyle they attested their loyalty to with tattoos, and gave them a sense of identity and community, as well as income from crime. “The street has a hell of a pull,” said 55-year-old Aquil Basheer, who runs the interventionist training course Professional Community Intervention Training Institute in South L.A. “That’s

propose a new rule requiring TV and radio stations to be offered publicly before they could be sold. Minority employment in broadcasting grew from 3 percent to 15 percent during his tenure. Hooks later was chairman of the board of directors of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis and helped create The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis. President George W. Bush in 2007 presented Hooks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “Our national life is richer for the time Dr. Hooks spent on this earth,” President Barack Obama said in a statement. “And our union is more perfect for the way he spent it: Giving a voice to the voiceless.”

first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who had come to speak at a meeting of Bethune’s organization. Height eventually rose to leadership roles in both the council and the YWCA. “Michelle and I were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Dorothy Height - the godmother of the Civil Rights Movement and a hero to so many Americans,” President Barack Obama said in a statement. “Ever since she was denied entrance to college because the incoming class had already met its quota of two African American women, Dr. Height devoted her life to those struggling for equality. … Michelle and I offer our condolences to all those who knew and loved Dr. Height – and all those whose lives she touched.”

Extra Help, also called the Low Income Subsidy, is a program to help low-income individuals or couples with limited resources pay for their Medicare prescription drug plan costs. Under a new law, data from these applications is sent to state Medicaid agencies to enroll people in Medicare Savings Programs. The deadline to submit grant proposal applications is June 30. Interested State agencies may obtain grant applications at www. grants.gov or www.fns.usda.gov/snap.

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one of the biggest obstacles we face in this work.” City officials say it’s worth taking a chance on ex-gang members because intervention can be uniquely effective in tamping down gang-related violence. When an interventionist, Ronald Barron, was shot to death in February by a graffiti tagger he confronted, interventionists were called on to spread the word that the killing was not gangrelated, thwarting possible retaliation. When gangs held parties in parks known as “Hood Days,” they negotiated with rival gangs to prevent gun-toting gatecrashers. “I can’t talk to the people you talk to,” Los Angeles police Sgt. Curtis Woodle told Basheer’s class. “We got to team up.” When Townsend arrived at the shooting scene on a recent Sunday morning, he set to work pacifying emotional gang members, while a colleague tried to console the victim’s distraught relatives. “They listened to me because they respect me as an O.G.,” recalled the 46year-old Townsend, referring to the term “original gangster,” which means a longtime, well-respected gang member. “If you don’t have no respect, these guys will laugh in your face,” he said. Dealing with armed, volatile gangsters can be dangerous work. Basheer recalled being threatened with a gun several times on the streets. “You got nothing but your own wit, personality and relationships in situations where all hell is breaking loose,” he said. Interventionists walk a particularly thin tight-rope when they interact with police. Gang members may think they are turncoats, and cops may believe they’re still in the gang. They have to clarify they do not work as informants, and emphasize their focus is community safety, especially protection of children, and even individual gang members. “It’s a very, very hard line sometimes,” said interventionist Leon Bryant, recalling one instance when he had to quickly allay gang members’ suspicions when a cop approached him as he was talking to them. Later, he had to tell the officer not to approach him so openly. For many one-time gang members, families are a powerful motive to stay out of “the life.” Former homegirl Nicola Daugherty said she brought up three of her

families with loved ones on the autism spectrum, this fundraising effort generates funds for autism research, awareness and family services. Autism is the fastestgrowing serious developmental disorder, with 1 percent of the population affected. Registration begins at 8 a.m., the opening ceremony is at 9:30 a.m., and the walk kicks off at 10 a.m. Information: www.walknow forautism.org, (800) 549-0500, ext. 765.

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seven children to follow her footsteps. After serving prison time for selling cocaine, witnessing driveby shootings, seeing her 18-year-old brother killed, and finally changing her life through a church, she’s now set on saving her own kids and others. “I only taught my boys what I knew — gang-banging,” the 40-yearold hairdresser said. “It’s my duty and job to pull them out. It’s still not too late.” The most successful gang interventionist is one who has made a deep personal commitment like Daugherty, experts say. But it’s not always easy to immediately distinguish them. Many apply to courses after hearing about them through the grapevine. A 37-year intervention veteran, Basheer carefully screens applicants for each class, looking at whether they have left the gang mentally, as well as

EDELMAN Continued from page 2 The Department of Education must require that children and teens in juvenile facilities receive a highquality education, coordinated with the public school curriculum, and that schools facilitate their successful transition back to regular classrooms. Children in foster care also need stability and equal access to educational opportunity. The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 requires state and local child welfare agencies to collaborate with education agencies to promote educational stability for foster children. Reciprocal requirements on education agencies are now needed in ESEA. • Ending zero-tolerance school discipline policies and out-ofschool suspensions which disproportionately affect minority children. While school safety is not negotiable, one-size-fits-all zero tolerance policies contribute mightily to school dropouts and the cradle-to-prison pipeline. Current school discipline policies too often are based on the serious misbehavior of 5 to 10 percent of students. While violent and seriously unruly students must be separated from the rest of the class, they need appropriate counseling and ways to keep up with coursework in a supervised, supportive

p.m., at New Philadelphia AME Church, 19100 S. Susana Road, Rancho Dominguez. Recognizing the limited access to health care services in and around the cities of Compton, Carson and the South Los Angeles area, and that African Americans are disproportionately at a higher risk of stroke, heart attack and heart disease, this year’s free event focuses on breaking down the barriers to a healthy heart. Participants will hear from Kaiser Permanente physicians and other health care professionals about nutrition, fitness, stress reduction and managing medications. Free blood pressure screenings and health information will be available in the exhibit area. Non-Kaiser Permanente members are welcome. Registration: (310) 517-2581.

physically. He tests them to see if they can work with rival gang members, wear colors associated with another gang, and cooperate with cops, for instance. After the courses, some interventionists are employed by nonprofit agencies under contract to the city, and others by nonprofits working independently. Salaries average about $36,000 a year. Many do the work informally as volunteers. For Townsend, receiving letters from imprisoned former homeboys and the eyes of his five children and two grandchildren are a constant reminder not to fall back. He joined the gang at 13, and quit at 38. “The temptation is always going to be there,” he said. “But I never wanted to backslide. I’ve moved totally forward. God gave me a second chance. I’m trying to save some lives.”

learning environment until they are ready to rejoin their peers. The Department of Education must promote positive, consistent and fair discipline measures that keep students in school and learning, and focus more on preventing and re-enrolling school dropouts building on proven strategies. In 1969, the Defense Fund’s parent organization, the Washington Research Project, issued its first report: “Title I: Is it Helping Poor Children?” The answer then was “no.” Unless major changes are made to Title I’s funding inequities, and more attention is paid to those vulnerable poor and minority children who are at risk of dropping out and going to prison, the answer will still be “no” for millions of children. It is time for the federal government to be an instrument of equality rather than inequality. The Defense Fund stands ready to do everything we can to help achieve this doable and long-overdue goal. Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s Defense Fund, whose Leave No Child Behind mission is to ensure every child a healthy start, a head start, a fair start, a safe start and a moral start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information, go to www.childrensdefense.org.

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EDUCATION NOTEBOOK Internships for College Students Available through Arts Internship Program (L.A. County) — Los Angeles County, through its Arts Commission, has given grants totaling $250,000 to arts organizations throughout the county to support paid internships for college undergraduates in summer 2010. Descriptions of and contacts for the internship positions will be posted on the commission’s Web site on April 28. Go to www.lacounty arts.org, click on “Internships,” then “2010 Internship Positions.” Interested students should act as soon as positions are posted, as there is stiff competition for a limited number of internships. Students apply directly to the organization offering the internship, not the commission. Graduating seniors who complete their undergraduate degrees by Sept. 1, 2010, are eligible, as well as undergraduates. Applicants must have completed at least one semester of college by June 2010 and be currently enrolled (fulltime) in a community college or a four-year university. Applicants must be a resident of and/or attending school in L.A. County. Interns work for 10 consecutive weeks, starting between May 31

and June 11, 2010, and ending between Aug. 6 and 20, 2010. They are paid $350 per week, for 40 hours a week, and take part in educational and arts networking activities.

Multicultural Undergraduate Summer Internships Available at Science Camp (CSPG) — The Center for the Study of Political Graphics has been awarded a grant from the Getty Grant Program to hire two undergraduate students for summer internships. Interns are given a stipend of $3,500 for a full-time, 10-week period between May 31 and Aug. 20. Getty internships are intended specifically for outstanding students who are members of groups currently underrepresented in the visual arts: people of African American, Asian, Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islander descent. Previous experience in the arts is not necessary. To apply, send a cover letter, resume and references by May 6. E-mail is preferred and may be sent to admin@politicalgraphics.org. Traditional mail may be sent to Mary Sutton, Program Director, CSPG, 8124 W. Third St., Suite 211, Los Angeles, CA 90048-4309. Information: (323) 653-4662, www.politicalgraphics.org.

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Classical Music Offered Free to Inner-City Children BY ERIKA A. MCCARDEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Maestro James DePreist, violinist Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges and blind pianist-composer Thomas Wiggins Bethune are just some of the renowned black classical musicians children can learn about while taking a classical music course at the Watts-Willowbrook Boys & Girls Club. Launched in January by the club, the Watts-Willowbrook Music Conservatory is a free 10-week program led by local symphony musicians to culturally enrich and transform the lives of inner-city children through music education. “It’s been a dream of mine to bring music education, training and instruments to the Boys & Girls club to enhance the community and also help further the education of children and prepare them for their futures,” said Les Jones, the local club’s executive director. To launch the program, Jones joined forces with longtime friend and musician Billy Mitchell, executive director of the Scholarship Audition Performance Preparatory Academy; and Charles Dickerson, director of the Southeast Symphony and Inner-City Youth Orchestra. Both say they share the same vision as Jones, with Mitchell signing on as the program’s director, and Dickerson as its music director. Mitchell managed getting instruments and resources while Dickerson was in charge of the curriculum and recruiting top-notch instructors, said Jones. Jones said he was in charge of making sure the club had “parents, kids and engagement.” In the program, parents are told about the benefit of what classical music can do for the child and family and are asked to attend one or two sessions, Mitchell added. “Also, there are rules they must adhere to: Make sure the child arrives on time, encourage consistent practice every day, provide a reasonable space for (a) child to practice, and be a motivating factor,” Mitchell said. “This isn’t a drop-off program; it’s a family program.” The program operates with up to 30 or more students on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for 10 consecutive weeks, closing with a recital. There is a twoweek interim before the next session begins for new and returning students. “Les’ idea was for us to bring an opportunity for younger children in our community to learn symphonic instruments and classical music history,” Dickerson said. “Parents are

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tremendously excited because they realize nothing remotely close of a program exists for their kids in the community. “Learning music is transferable into so many areas of life. It requires a heightened degree of discipline, focus and practice. It’s an understanding of excellence that has not been realized before, as nothing less is expected.” There are five teachers per class, with an onsite coordinator and two parent coordinators to manage the children. The conservatory does not limit enrollment, but is dependent on donations of instruments and funding. Due to the lack of instruments available, the children are learning how to play violins until other classical instruments are donated and introduced. “These kids are taught by some of the best teachers I’ve seen, and they’re all African American professional musicians,” Mitchell said. “There are 40 kids enrolled right now, but we don’t have enough violins. I’d like to see financial support from the African American community. We hope to one day see a com-

CENSUS Continued from page 1 previous court battles over statistical sampling, increased the U.S. population by 1.1 million, particularly among urban racial minorities who would have been missed by a head count. Census Bureau director Robert Groves has ruled out sampling but not other statistical methods. Another risk being monitored by the bureau is the possibility of a conservative boycott following recent rhetoric, including one blogger’s threat to pull out a shotgun to scare away Census workers. The White House condemned the remarks April 6, and the bureau said it remains on the lookout for signs of a boycott or other trouble. Conservatives who refuse to participate may also be counted by way of neighbor questioning or statistical imputation. “With these things, anything can turn on a dime, implode and impact our ability to recruit staff and gain cooperation,” Arnold Jackson, the bureau’s associate director for the decennial Census, said in an interview. “We also remain terribly concerned about safety.” He said the bureau has tightened security procedures and boosted targeted advertising to specific groups, including a public service announcement released recently featuring President George W. Bush’s former political adviser, Karl Rove. Jackson said the Census Bureau will tap into its reserve fund of roughly $7 million for ad buys in low-response regions, which he identified as having predominantly “non-English-speaking households, areas of heavy concentration of minority groups, such as African American and Latino, and urbanized areas.” As of April 8, the mail participation rate for the 2010 Census is 63

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petitive youth symphony.” And Jones said he hopes the symphony won’t be confined to Watts, but that the children’s talent can be showcased in a wide region. The conservatory is open to beginner, intermediate and advanced students ages 7 to 18. To learn more about the program, contact (323) 567-2278 or visit www.wwbgc.net. percent, and officials remain cautiously optimistic they will be able to match, if not top, the 2000 mail-back rate of 72 percent by the time the Census Bureau winds down its mailin operation in late April. From May to July, Census takers are sent to homes that do not mail back forms. Other potential risks include: • Information technology breakdowns. A key software system used to schedule, deploy and pay Census takers is full of defects, and its ability to handle a massive payroll of more than 600,000 temporary employees who begin work in May remains in doubt. Robert Goldenkoff, a director at the Government Accountability Office, believes the Census could face serious delays if IT problems aren’t fixed soon; the Census Bureau says it’s dealing with the problem. • Lawsuits. Census officials are calling it “relatively certain” that they will be sued by at least one state that just misses gaining an additional U.S. House seat. The state will probably move quickly “in order to potentially reverse the December 2010 announcement” of the official head count figures, according to documents. Officials said litigation could involve outreach to nonEnglish-speaking communities or Census methodology, such as the count of prisoners, non-citizens or religious missionaries overseas. • Mass retirements. A significant number of Census Bureau employees are now eligible to retire, and the 2010 count could be in peril if there is a mass exodus during peak census periods. So far, however, there has been no sign of that, according to documents. In the meantime, the bureau is developing detailed plans to make the learning curve shorter for newly hired employees. On the Net: 2010 Census: www.2010census.gov.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Trustee Sale # CA0952596-3 Loan# 60632225 Order # 4220992 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/25/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 04/29/2010 at 1 :00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/04/2005 as Document No. 05 2672752 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, EDWIN SAUL AND IYONNIE SAUL, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Boulevard,Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 2502-001-176 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 15232 FOOTHILL BOULEVARD UNIT 158, LOS ANGELES, CA 91342 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $ 361,464.71 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 __ Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 04/08/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: AMY LEMUS , TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714 ) 786-5351 (714)786-5351 (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #2704 2010-04-08 2010-04-15 2010-04-22 Trustee Sale No. CA09000312-09-1 . Loan No. 1010560983 Title Order No. 090884483-CA-GTI APN 6055-011-051 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED October 10, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On May 3, 2010, at 1:00 PM, at the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA, MTC FINANCIAL Inc dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on October 18, 2007, as Instrument No. 20072374683 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: MOHAMMAD A. HANNAN, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor, in favor of INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1419 WEST 97TH STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90047 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $552,545.30 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: April 8, 2010 Trustee Corps TS No. CA09000312-09-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Ernie Aguilar Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.noticesolutions.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-786-5351 Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the "mortgage loan servicer" as defined in Civil Code s 2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. The time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52. Ernie Aguilar Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #2773 2010-04-08 2010-04-15 2010-04-22 Trustee Sale No. CA09000004-09-1 . Loan No. 1009964923 Title Order No. 090856819-CA-GTI APN 6015-014-016 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED May 7, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On May 11, 2010, at 1:00 PM, at the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd. Pomona, CA, MTC FINANCIAL Inc dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on May 22, 2007, as Instrument No. 20071236625 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: INES JOSE MARROQUIN AND RINA ARACELY LEON MARROQUIN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, in favor of THE MORTGAGE STORE FINANCIAL, INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1657-1659 WEST 67TH STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90047 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust,

with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $471,273.07 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any applicable. reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: April 22, 2010 Trustee Corps TS No. CA09000004-09-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Ernie Aguilar Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.noticesolutions.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-786-5351 Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the "mortgage loan servicer" as defined in Civil Code s 2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. The time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52. Ernie Aguilar Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #2835 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 2010-05-06 Trustee Sale No. CA05000158-09-1 . Loan No. 1880701295 Title Order No. 4347095 APN 5227-019-006 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED May 13, 2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On May 7, 2010, at 01:00 PM, At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building,350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA, MTC FINANCIAL Inc dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on May 23, 2008, as Instrument No. 20080916032 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: DINA MORALES, A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor, in favor of JUST MORTGAGE, INC. as Beneficiary, WILL SELLAT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 920 NORTH HERBERTAVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90063 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $309,169.35 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: April 15, 2010 Trustee Corps TS No. CA05000158-09-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Ernie Aguilar Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.NoticeSolutions.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-786-5351 Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the "mortgage loan servicer" as defined in Civil Code s 2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. The time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52. Ernie Aguilar Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #2867 2010-04-15 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 Trustee Sale # CA0957264-3 Loan# 0146241963 Order # 961032 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02/05/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05/03/2010 at 1:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/12/2007 as Document No. 20070301331 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, GERARDO HERREJON, UN MARRIED MAN, as Trustor, SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC., as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 5453-023-022 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3311 MACEO STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90065 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $401,423.96 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the

commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 04/08/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: ERNIE AGUILAR, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: ( ) -, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #2874 2010-04-08 2010-04-15 2010-04-22 Trustee Sale # CA0954169-3 Loan# 192159405 Order # 4233858 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/28/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05/03/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/07/2008 as Document No. 20080807434 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, WILLIAM O CAMPOS , AND MARTA G CAMPOS , HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, as Trustor, COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6058-005-007 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 10039 SOUTH MANHATTAN PLACE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90047-4249 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $350,253.48 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 04/08/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: ERNIE AGUILAR, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #2877 2010-04-08 2010-04-15 2010-04-22 Trustee Sale # CA0955571-3 Loan# 1009198720 Order # 090634653 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 01/10/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05/10/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 01/22/2007 as Document No. 20070123421 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, JOSE CHUNAB, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, PROMINENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6063-001-025 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 137 EAST 101ST STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90003 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $355,591.01 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 04/15/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: ERNIE AGUILAR, *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #2978 2010-04-15 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 Trustee Sale # CA0958766-2 Loan# 153459152 Order # 55010530 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/16/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05/12/2010 at 1 :00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/29/2006 as Document No. 20062635977 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, WILLIE LEE STEELE, AND MARCIA E STEELE, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH

(payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6134-006-005 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 13125 STANFORD AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90059-3341 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $364,178.23 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 __ Does XDoes not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 04/15/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: AMY LEMUS, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #2999 2010-04-15 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 Trustee Sale # CA0954205-3 Loan# 146716440 Order # 4234569 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/20/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05/11/2010 at 1 :00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/30/2006 as Document No. 20062654248 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, MARIO VILLATORO, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor, INTERNATIONAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION ASSOCIATION, DBA INTERNATIONAL MORTGAGE, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 4007-009-010 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 6104 8TH AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90043 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $382,254.57 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does XDoes not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 04/15/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: AMY LEMUS, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #3007 2010-04-15 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 Trustee Sale No. CA7000012-09-1 . Loan No. 1010028882 Title Order No. 090793617-CA-GTI APN 5307-002-030 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED May 21, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On May 17, 2010, at 01:00 PM, At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA, MTC FINANCIAL Inc dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on May 30, 2007, as Instrument No. 20071300298 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: MARTIN REYES, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, MARTIN REYES, as Trustor, in favor of PROMINENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3931 AND 3933 DRYSDALE AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90032 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $393,883.61 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California,

or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: April 22, 2010 Trustee Corps TS No. CA7000012-09-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Ernie Aguilar Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.NoticeSolutions.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-786-5351 Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the "mortgage loan servicer" as defined in Civil Code s 2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. The time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52. Ernie Aguilar Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #3082 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 2010-05-06 Trustee Sale # CA0958644-1 Loan# 133182652 Order # 55010479 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 03/16/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05/17/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 04/04/2006 as Document No. 06 0717211 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, MEDWENNA STEPHENSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, AND DARRELL J STEPHENSON, as Trustor, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 4012-001-019 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 7302 9TH AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90043-5054 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $379,285.00 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 04/22/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: ERNIE AGUILAR, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #3093 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 2010-05-06 Trustee Sale # CA0951136-1 Loan# 70832472 Order # 090513661 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/14/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05/21/2010 at 1:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/21/2007 as Document No. 20072585079 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, FLORENTINO RODRIGUEZ, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor, W J CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6067-025-018 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2506 EAST 114TH STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90059 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $373,894.44 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does XDoes not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 04/22/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: AMY LEMUS, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #3177 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 2010-05-06

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PUBLIC NOTICE Trustee Sale # CA0926979-2 Loan# 1009807429 Order # 080043124 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 03/21/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05/13/2010 at 1:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 03/23/2007 as Document No. 20070661986 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, JULIO MEDINA, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor, PMC BANCORP, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6021-005-012 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1412, 1414 EAST 76TH STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90001 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $471,971.52 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 04/22/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: AMY LEMUS , TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714)786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #3205 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 2010-05-06 Trustee Sale No. CA09000067-09-1 . Loan No. 170980999 Title Order No. 4336938 APN 2506-030-067 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED October 5, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On May 17, 2010, at 01:00 PM, At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building,350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA, MTC FINANCIAL Inc dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on October 26, 2007, as Instrument No. 20072425925 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: ROSALBA SAAVEDRA, AND FERNANDO SAAVEDRA, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, in favor of COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB. as Beneficiary, WILL SELLAT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 14701 WEST FOREST EDGE DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 91342 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $452,534.72 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary's bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: April 22, 2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA09000067-09-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Paul Tran Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.NoticeSolutions.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-786-5351 Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the "mortgage loan servicer" as defined in Civil Code s 2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. The time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52. Paul Tran Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #3209 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 2010-05-06 Trustee Sale No. CA7000158-09-1 . Loan No. 502114353 Title Order No. 4330199 APN 6065-013-009 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED June 25, 2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On May 17, 2010, at 01:00 PM, At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building,350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA, MTC FINANCIAL Inc dba Trustee Corps, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on July 2, 2008, as Instrument No. 20081176904 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: ANDRES ZAZUETA A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor, in favor of FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1428 E 107TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90002-3539 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest theron, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $305,587.66 (Estimated), provided, however,

prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.DATE: April 22, 2010 Trustee Corps TS No. CA7000158-09-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Ernie Aguilar Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.NoticeSolutions.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-786-5351 Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the "mortgage loan servicer" as defined in Civil Code s 2923.53(k)(3) declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Civil Code section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. The time frame for giving a notice of sale specified in Civil Code Section 2923.52 subdivision (a) does not apply to this notice of sale pursuant to Civil Code Sections 2923.52. Ernie Aguilar Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #3221 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 2010-05-06 Trustee Sale # CA0959457-1 Loan# 184906107 Order # 967283 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/27/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05/13/2010 at 1:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 07/09/2008 as Document No. 20081217660 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, GREGORY J THOMAS AND TRACIE L THOMAS HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, PARAMOUNT RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE GROUP, INC., as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 6052-006-033 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 155 EAST 95TH STREET AND 9415 SOUTH WALL STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90003, The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $444,840.41 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 Does XDoes not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 04/22/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: AMY LEMUS, TRUSTEE SALES OFFICER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400, IRVINE, CA 92606 FOR SALE INFORMATION CONTACT: (714) 786-5351, (714) 786-5351, (949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATEMENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CONTACT: (949) 252-8300 Ad #3225 2010-04-22 2010-04-29 2010-05-06 Trustee Sale # CA0959652-3 Loan# 136349944 Order # 4294487 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/31/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05/13/2010 at 1 :00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 06/12/2006 as Document No. 06 1281623 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, SANDRA KAY SORRELLS, A WIDOW, as Trustor, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). AT: At the front entrance of the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona CA The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State describing the land therein: APN # 2110-014-125 AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 7632 TOPANGA CANYON BOULEVARD, #201, LOS ANGELES, CA 91304 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is: $288,078.50 (estimated amount). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2924f: The Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has indicated that the requirements of California Civil Code Section 2924f have been met. See Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. Compliance with California Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: X Servicer does hereby state that Servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the notice of sale is filed. 2. Timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 __ Does XDoes not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 04/22/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. 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The 2010-2011 Action Plan (Action Plan) is the third annual implementation plan of the Five-Year 2008-2013 Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan for the Los Angeles Urban County (Consolidated Plan). The Consolidated Plan describes the housing and community development needs, as well as activities to address those needs through the Los Angeles Urban County Program, as defined and funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As required by HUD, the Consolidated Plan brings together, in one (1) consolidated submission, the planning and application aspects of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Programs. The Urban County Program's geographic area encompasses 47 participating cities, and the entire County's unincorporated areas. Project descriptions, resources to be utilized, and proposed accomplishments for the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011) are delineated in the Action Plan. In addition, the Action Plan addresses monitoring standards and procedures. A public hearing on the Action Plan will be held before the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on: May 25, 2010 - 9:30 a.m. Board Hearing Room - 381 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 West Temple Street - Los Angeles, CA 90012 Copies of the proposed document will be available during a 30-day public review and comment period from April 23, 2010 to May 25, 2010 at the following locations: 1st District Anthony Quinn Library, 3965 Cesar E. Chavez Ave., Los Angeles (323) 264-7715 East Los Angeles Library, 4837 E. Third St., Los Angeles (323) 264-0155 Graham Library, 1900 East Firestone Ave., Los Angeles (323) 582-2903 La Puente Library, 15920 E. Central Ave., La Puente (626) 968-4613 Montebello Library, 1550 W. Beverly Blvd., Montebello (323) 722-6551 South El Monte Library, 1430 N. Central Ave., South El Monte (626) 443-4158 2nd District Carson Regional Library, 151 E. Carson St., Carson (310) 830-0901 East Rancho Dominguez Library, 4205 E. Compton Blvd., (310) 632-6193 East Rancho Dominguez Lennox Library, 4359 Lennox Blvd., Lennox (310) 674-0385 View Park Library, 3854 W. 54th St., Los Ange-les (323) 293-5371 Willowbrook Library, 11838 Wilmington Ave., Los Angeles (323) 564-5698 Woodcrest Library, 1340 W. 106th St., Los Angeles (323) 757-9373 3rd District Agoura Hills Library, 29901 Ladyface Ct., Agoura Hills (818) 889-2278 Malibu Library, 23519 W. Civic Center Way, Malibu (310) 456-6438 San Fernando Library, 217 North Maclay Ave., San Fernando (818) 365-6928 West Hollywood Library, 715 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood (310) 652-5340 4th District El Segundo Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo (310) 524-2722 Hacienda Heights Library, 16010 La Monde St., Hacienda Heights (626) 968-9356 Hawaiian Gardens Library, 11940 Carson St., Hawaiian Gardens (562) 496-1212 Lomita Library, 24200 Narbonne Ave., Lomita (310) 539-4515 Rowland Heights Library, 1850 Nogales St., Rowland Heights (626) 912-5348 South Whittier Library, 14433 Leffingwell Rd., Whittier (562) 946-4415 5th District Altadena Library, 600 E. Mariposa St., Altadena (626) 798-0833 Duarte Library, 1301 Buena Vista St., Duarte (626) 358-1865 La Verne Library, 3640 D. St., La Verne (909) 596-1934 Lake Los Angeles Library, 16921 E. Ave. O, Suite A, Palmdale (661) 264-0593 Littlerock Library, 35119 80th St. East, Littlerock (661) 944-4138 Newhall Library, 22704 W. Ninth St., Newhall (661) 259-0750 Quartz Hill Library, 42018 50th St. West, Quartz Hill (661) 943-2454 Assisted listening devices, agenda in Braille, and/or alternate formats are available upon request. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters, other auxiliary aids and services, or reasonable modifications to Board meeting policies and/or procedures, such as to assist members of the disabled community who would like to request a disability-related accommodation in addressing the Board, are available if requested at least three (3) business days prior to the Board meeting. Later requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible. Please telephone the Executive Office of the Board at (213) 974-1431 (voice) or (213) 974-1707 (TTY), from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Copies of the proposed document are also available for review at the Community Development Commission (CDC), 2 Coral Circle, Monterey Park, CA 91755. Citizens wishing to submit written comments during the public review and comment period may mail them, postmarked no later than May 25, 2010, to the CDC, to the attention of Raymond Webster, CDBG Division, who can be reached at (323) 890-7317 if there are any questions.

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NATIONAL GROUP SECURITY, INC. 3333 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE #511 LOS ANGELES, CA 90016 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP# 7531) AGENCY WIDE INTERNAL RISK ASSESSMENT AUDIT The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles invites proposals from qualified firms to assess the effectiveness of risk management, controls and governance processes within its departments and programs. Copies of the RFP may be obtained beginning April 12, 2010 online at www.hacla.org/ps. Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 P.M., May 7, 2010, at 2600 Wilshire Blvd, #3100, Los Angeles, CA 90057. 4/15, 4/22/10 CNS-1838346# WATTS TIMES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP #7528) VOIP TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles invites proposals from qualified firms interested in providing VoIP Telephone System & Professional Services. A copy of the RFP may be obtained beginning April 19, 2010, via www.hacla.org/ps or by calling (213) 252-5405 or 252-1832. Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 P.M., by May 25, 2010, at 2600 Wilshire Blvd., #3100, Los Angeles, CA 90057. 4/22, 4/29/10 CNS-1842371# WATTS TIMES $50,000 REWARD NOTICE The City of Los Angeles offers a reward payable at the discretion of the City Council to one or more persons in the sum or sums up to an aggregate maximum total sum of $50,000 for information leading to the identification and apprehension of the person or persons responsible for the act of murder against, JESSIE JACKSON, in the City of Los Angeles. On Thursday, June 25, 2009, at approximately 9:40 a.m., 18-year old Jessie Jackson was walking westbound on the north side of 55th Street towards Western Avenue, when he was shot by two suspects for unknown reasons. The suspects had exited an older model blue or green colored vehicle and shot Jackson from behind. When the victim was lying on the ground, the suspects stood over him and shot him again. The suspects then ran back to their vehicle and fled northbound on Western Avenue. Jackson was taken to the hospital where he remained on life support until his death on June 29, 2009. LAPD is still searching for the suspects, and encourages witnesses to come forward, even anonymously, to assist them in their investigation. The person or persons responsible for this crime represent an ongoing threat to the safety of the people of Los Angeles. Unless withdrawn or paid by City Council action, this offer of reward shall terminate on, and have no effect after, OCTOBER 20, 2010. The provisions of payment and all other considerations shall be governed by Chapter 12 of Division 19 of the LAAC Code, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 158157 and 166666. This offer shall be given upon the condition that all claimants provide continued cooperation within the criminal justice system relative to this case and is not available to public officers or employees of the City, their families, persons in law enforcement or persons whose misconduct prompted this reward. If you have any information regarding this case, please call the Los Angeles Police Department at 1-877-LAWFULL, 24 hours. C. F. No. 10-0010-s14 4/22/10 CNS-1843426# WATTS TIMES

Qualified “B” licensed General Building Contractors are invited to submit a sealed bid on Project E1011, Module 11.10 to the BurbankGlendale-Pasadena Airport Authority by 2:05 PM, May 27, 2010. The Work includes, but is not limited to, the following: Installation of new doors, new windows, air conditioning, insulation and correction of some code deficiencies for thirty-one single family homes. Bidders may obtain construction documents from the Bob Hope Airport Web Site at bobhopeairport.com under Business Opportunities and are encouraged to do so prior to the mandatory pre-bid conference. All Bidders shall register with the Airport Engineering Department either via web site or in person. Bids submitted by firms who have not registered with Airport Engineering will be considered non-responsive. A mandatory Pre-bid conference has been scheduled for May 13, 2010, at 10:00 A.M. at the Bob Hope Airport Engineering Offices, 2800 N. Clybourn Ave., Burbank, California. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100346306 The following person is doing business as: NIMBY Delivers 2202 S. Figueroa St., Ste. 643 Los Angeles, CA 90007 NIMBY Delivers LLC 2202 S. Figueroa St., Ste. 643 Los Angeles, CA 90007 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (The registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) is This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on March 12, 2010. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE: This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the Los Angeles County Clerk. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before that time. 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). First Filing: 4/8/2010, 4/15/2010, 4/22/10, 4/29/10 LAWT 415 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100493950 The following person is doing business as: Premier Concepts 919 E. Helmick Street Carson, CA 90746 Premier Concepts P.O. Box 71025 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Lisa Humphrey 919 E. Helmick St. Carson, CA 90746 This business is conducted by an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (The registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) is This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on April 12, 2010. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE: This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the Los Angeles County Clerk. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before that time. 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). First Filing: 4/15/2010, 4/22/10, 4/29/10, 5/6/10 LAWT 416 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100459353 The following person is doing business as: A’Jae Designs, True Adornment 3419 W. 78th Place Los Angeles, CA 90043 Alicia Green 3419 W. 78th Place Los Angeles, CA 90043 This business is conducted by an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (The registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) is This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on April 5, 2010. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE: This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the Los Angeles County Clerk. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before that time. 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). First Filing: 4/8/2010, 4/15/2010, 4/22/10, 4/29/10 LAWT 417

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PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SS019331 Superior Court of the State of California, for the County of Los Angeles. In the Matter of the Application of Steve Angelica for change of name. The application of Steve Angelica for change of name having been filed in Court and it is appearing from said application that Steve Angelica filed an application proposing that the name be changed to The Pen. Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered and directed, that all persons interested in said matter did appear before this court located at 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 on the 12th of April, 2010 of said day to show cause why such application for change of name should not be granted. It is further ordered that a copy of this Order to Show Cause be published in a newspaper of general circulation, printed in said county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day of said hearing on the 27th of May, 2010 located at 1725 Main Street, at 8:30 AM, Dept. A, Room 104, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Gerald Rosenberg Judge of the Superior Court Published Runs 4/15/10, 4/22/10, 4/29/10, 5/6/10 NC-LAWT-15-2010

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