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Vol. XXX, No. 1188

Sentencing Delayed for Former Cop in Oakland Shooting Case

BY THANDISIZWE CHIMURENGA SPECIAL TO L.A. WATTS TIMES

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FOSTER CARE — Aspiranet, a nonprofit, statewide family foster care and adoption organization, launched the Hero Initiative to encourage potential foster parents and families to get involved and help make a difference in the lives of one or more of California’s 75,000 children in foster care.

FIRST COLUMN

State Agency Recruits Foster Care Parents and Families

BY CHARLENE MUHAMMAD CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Elizabeth Gaines has always desired to have at least more than a dozen children, just like her grandmother, who had 14. For years she considered foster care but thought her complicated life as a single mom would cause a problem.

Then one day, she just made the commitment.

“I’ve been a foster care parent for a little over a year but I had to put it on hold because I didn’t want to bring children into a lot of confusion,” Gaines said. “I woke up and decided, ‘This is it; I’m going to do it.’ ” Her own beautician was a foster parent and talked often about the rewards, challenges and the difference having a family made in her children’s lives. That spiked

Gaines’ interest even more.

She already had five children: one was 12, while the others were 13, 23, 26 and 33. But she felt that adding the teenage boys to her family was the right thing to do.

“The foster boys were 15 and 16 when they came, and I was afraid, but they’re great. The rewards for my younger boys have been great. I mean, siblings will do this and that and fight, but there’s a certain kind of rapport they’ve developed,” Gaines said. “My oldest (foster care) son, now 17, he’s a leader and that’s been positive because they’ve been without male figures for so long.”

She said they manage their challenges as growing experiences, and she realizes that the boys are in situations that they had See FOSTER CARE, page 6

Sentencing for convicted killer Johannes Mehserle has been pushed back to later this year, and his attorney says he will argue to drop a gun-enhancement conviction.

Mehserle is the former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer convicted July 8 of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of 22-year-old Oscar Grant at an Oakland train platform on Jan. 1, 2009. The trial was moved to Los Angeles County Superior court from Alameda County last fall due to extensive pre-trial publicity, concerns about fairness and racial tensions.

Judge Robert Perry had set an Aug. 6 date for Mehserle’s sentencing, but he granted Michael Rains, Mehserle’s defense attorney, a postponement to prepare for arguments.

Motions and sentencing will take place Nov. 5 at 8:30 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Superior Court’s public information office.

Rains, who spoke to members of the media July 9, said he was disappointed but not overly surprised that Mehserle had been found guilty and felt that the verdict reached in the case was inconsistent.

According to the Oakland Tribune, Rains said his argument to Judge Perry will be “… there was no negligence in the case,” and that Perry should dismiss the jury’s finding that Mehserle was guilty of using a gun in the commission of a

Civil Rights Dean Lowery Says SCLC is ‘Off Track’

BY ERRIN HAINES AP WRITER

ATLANTA (AP) — One of the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference said he is saddened by the infighting and legal wrangling among dueling factions of the civil rights group and doesn’t know how much longer they can exist.

The Rev. Joseph Lowery said

The Rev. Joseph Lowery

the SCLC cannot afford to be distracted by bickering, which takes time away from the group’s mission of addressing social issues such as war, poverty and racism.

“Those in a position of leadership have let the organization drift,” he said. “It’s contrary to everything we stood for. We set out to help the world solve its problems in the context of the common good, and here we are setting a poor example.”

The SCLC has for months been embroiled in a dispute centered on its chairman and treasurer, who are facing federal and state investigations into allegations of financial mismanagement. Members of its board of directors chose sides over the issue, and both sides have continued to operate as the SCLC’s leadership.

The fight has effectively sidelined the SCLC from any of its social justice work and has also paralyzed its daily operations. The Rev. Bernice King, a daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. who was elected president of the group in October 2009, has not yet taken office and has distanced herself from the ongoing feud.

Unable to come to a resolution, the group asked a judge to decide who is in control of SCLC. The judge was still considering the matter after a monthlong hearing that ended recently.

Lowery said he does not think the SCLC can continue to exist in its current state — and doesn’t know whether it should.

“What’s happening now will destroy the organization,” he said.

“SCLC cannot afford to let its energies be consumed in such foolishness. If it’s going to continue on this path, it’s already come to an end.”

He said both sides are wrong because they have not been able to work out their differences in the peaceful and nonviolent way that is the cornerstone of the organization.

Lowery, who was the SCLC’s longest-serving president, said the current leaders are “off track.”

“They need to come to the table, put aside their personal differences for the good of the organization and the good of the country,” Lowery said. “As it is now, they are not serving any good purpose.”

Online: www.sclcnational.org.

Photo by JOHN KELVIN SMITH

PROTESTING — A woman talks to a crowd of protesters in Leimert Park.

Dozens gathered after a white former police officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed black man last year. Many wanted a stiffer sentence for Johannes Mehserle — who could have been found guilty of second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter for shooting 22-year-old Oscar Grant, or acquitted. Mehserle’s lawyer will attempt to get a conviction dropped for his client.

crime, also known as a gun-enhancement charge.

“This is a typical defense move; he’s basically doing a motion for a new trial, in which he’s saying that the jury came up with an incorrect verdict,” said Nana Gyamfi, a Los Angeles-based criminal defense attorney. “He will possibly argue to the judge that the finding of criminal negligence is inconsistent with the finding of intent to use a firearm, meaning ‘involuntary manslaughter’ is a finding that’s just above ‘it was a mistake.’ If someone is intending to use a firearm under the circumstances that Mehserle did, that’s not ‘just above (a) mistake.’ ” In spite of this, however, Gyamfi said the verdict and the

finding are indeed consistent.

“It’s like when someone drives drunk and kills someone.

That person intended to drink, and (he) intended to drive,” she said.

“But (he) did not intend to kill someone.”

Mehserle released a letter of apology to the public through his lawyer, dated July 4, about four days before the jury returned their verdict.

In the letter, he expressed remorse for killing Grant. Available online at http://sfg.ly/9FEkMF, it partly states: “I know a daughter has lost a father and a mother has lost a son. It saddens me knowing that my actions cost Mr. Grant his life, no words express how truly sorry I am.”

See SENTENCING DELAYED, page 11

NEWS IN BRIEF THE SOUTHLAND L.A. Grim Sleeper Suspect Had 4-Decade Arrest Record (AP) — The suspect in the “Grim Sleeper” killings was arrested at least 15 times for burglary, assaults and other crimes, but avoided prison even though a probation officer urged that he be given the maximum allowed, court and jail records show.

The crimes of 57-year-old Lonnie Franklin Jr. never were considered serious enough to send him to state prison or to warrant his entry in the state’s DNA database, authorities said.

“He’s danced to the raindrops for a long time without getting wet,” Detective Dennis Kilcoyne, head of the task force investigating the killings, told the Los Angeles Times.

Franklin was arrested July 7 on 10 counts of murder and other charges in the deaths of young black women that started in the

1980s, then appear to have stopped, only to resume again 14 years later — sparking the nickname Grim Sleeper.

At a July 10 community forum on the murders, city councilman and former police chief Bernard Parks said law enforcement and police should not be faulted for their past handling of Franklin.

“That’s not unusual,” Parks said of Franklin’s short sentences and frequent quick releases. He said jails are “constantly evaluating who can be let go to make room.”

But Parks, who as police chief from 1997-2002 ordered new examinations of cold case files and as city councilman in the area of the killings raised a reward of $500,000 before the arrest, said he understands frustration from victim’s relatives and the community.

“If people are dead, there is no consolation, there is no excuse,” he said.

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OPINION EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON

The New GOP Con — Obama the Reverse Racist In quick succession J. Christian Adams, a former Justice Department attorney, strongly implied in his testimony to the Civil Rights Commission that the word came from the White House to the Justice Department to dump a voter intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party in Philadelphia.

Adams just as strongly implied that the White House put the word out to play hard ball on discrimination cases when the victims are minorities, and soft-peddle the same type of cases when the victims are white.

The conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch quickly announced a lawsuit against the DOJ to hand over documents on the case.

Not to be outdone, Rush Limbaugh gassed that Obama hates America (meaning whites) and that he’s

deliberately torpedoing the economy to “payback” the nation for 230 years of racial sins against blacks.

Any other time, and with any other president, this would be treated exactly for what it is: sheer lunacy.

But this is not any other time, and the president is Obama. The suspicion that always lurks close to the surface is that an African American, once in a position of power, will turn the tables and “pay back” whites for the decades of slavery, Jim Crow segregation, racial violence, abuse, degradation and exclusion they made blacks suffer.

The two-decade assault on affirmative action firmly implanted the widespread belief that unfit and unqualified minorities, and especially blacks, were hellbent to shove whites aside and grab all the plum positions. It was reverse

discrimination and racism. It was a short step from this to the notion that racism is virtually dead in America, except for the racism of blacks. This set the stage to tag Obama the reverse racist.

The shouts, taunts, spitting, catcalls, Obama Joker posters, Confederate and Texas Lone Star flags waved by Tea Party activists was not just a naked, spasmodic race baiting by unreconstructed bigots.

Many passionately believe that Obama is determined to give the company store away to minorities, especially blacks. Every chance he gets he’ll dump more money, devise more programs, and propose favorable legislation that favor blacks and minorities at the expense of whites.

An Obama White House will bend, twist and mangle laws to aid and abet black advancement. No

Eco.Soul.Intellectual

Parallels of Post-Reconstruction Era With PostObama Elections: Revolution is an Option

BY KAIA NIAMBI SHIVERS

As I witness the ongoing assault against all-things-Barack-Obama and the environment of hatred that has ensued after his election, I find that this atmosphere is reminiscent of the Post-Reconstruction Era. Post-Reconstruction is also called the Nadir Era because it signified one of the lowest points of U.S. history due to the violent white backlash against African American progress in the country.

Today’s whites have dirty little family secrets about a racist greatgreat-grandmother or a plantationowning ancestor, and even an heirloom of a picture postcard of a lynching circa 1907; whereas black folk have many hushed family stories about an ancestor being in the photo of the lynching postcard, or regarding someone who had to abandon their family in fear of being killed, run out of town, beat up or raped, or unrightfully disposed of lands during these times.

But before you understand Post-Reconstruction, let me briefly explain the period of Reconstruction.

This time marked a period of serious rebuilding of a fractured infrastructure due to a Civil War that left the United States dismantled, broke and uncertain of its future.

One of the biggest plans that had to be put in place was implementing policies and laws to ensure that recently emancipated enslaved black folk and quasi-free Negroes would be provided the opportunity to receive some of the civil liberties that whites had enjoyed for more than 200 years.

Things such as basic public education, land ownership, business loans, military protection in the South, the ability to sue in court and the right to vote for black men — (remember women were not a part of the public sphere during this time) — were just a few of the things implemented.

And what happened? Black folks flourished, often becoming more prosperous than the local whites.

Since black folk had command of many of the trades, knew the land, and were industrious, as well as communal, fully-operating and self-contained, black communities began to spring up throughout the country.

Eventually, they began to compete, and in some cases, surpass the prosperity of local markets.

In response, whites became agitated and hostile toward their progress.

From poor whites, who were landless and sometimes more impoverished than their black counterparts, to white elites, they began to have a deep disdain toward the progress of African Americans. Of course, they did not understand that black progress meant the nation benefited.

Nevertheless, these hostilities were brimming and became extremely prevalent during economic recessions.

This is when Post-Reconstruction became a reality. Along with the re-emergence of pattyrollers in the form of the Ku Klux Klan; the bevy of lynching acts against black males and females; and white vicious mobs that terrorized black communities in the North and Midwest, blacks were subjected to political and economic disenfranchisement in untold measures.

These inhumane depravities ranged from removing all black political officials to neutralizing black-owned businesses by way of brutal harassment and even murder.

As a result, whites set into motion a climate that would strip political and economic power from African Americans through systematic violence and a host of civil rights injustices. Since the power structure holds males as the true base of power

in this genderconscious country, black men were heavily targeted and thus removed as black powerbrokers, or removed from attempting to broker some Kaia Niambi type of power.

Shivers The culture of violence and vehement persistence to remove progressive actions in the upper echelons of politics and financial matters by white masses happened then, and it is going on as I write.

In the age of Post-Obama elections, we see poor white and working-class folks protesting policies that continuously undermine their communities in an attempt to reposition a false sense of white privilege.

On news channels, both left and right, you catch the blatant and subtle onslaught of undermining tactics toward President Obama, now Attorney General Eric Holder, and as of late, the deceased Thurgood Marshall. These offenses resemble actions that are creating an environment, though very nuanced, that loudly says, “See I told you, Negroes can’t run nothin’.”

This movement is an old, reconstructed BS machine, but from “Hannity & Colmes” to Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, it is being reinforced.

The anti-Obama climate is reigniting the same Post-Reconstructive tone that created almost a 100-year gap between having a black senator, and a list of other atrocities. The next time you might see a black president, or any president who is not white, will be in 2112!

What is even more disturbing are the familiar slogans and sentiments that strikingly resemble late 18th-century and early 19th-century See SHIVERS, page 3

matter how much Obama talks about being president of all the people, downplays race, and has an impeccable record on broad race-neutral legislation, he’s still a reverse bigot.

The knock of Obama as a racist is much more than mindless dribble; it serves a canny political purpose.

The starting point is the 2008 campaign. The GOP could not have been competitive during campaign 2008 without the bailout from white male voters.

Blue-collar white voters have shrunk from more than half of the nation’s voters to less than 40 percent. The assumption, based solely on this slide and the increased minority population numbers and regional demographic changes, is that the GOP’s white vote strategy is doomed to fail.

This ignores three political facts. Elections are usually won by candidates with a solid and impassioned core of bloc voters. White males, particularly older white males, vote consistently and faithfully. They vote in a far greater percentage than Hispanics and blacks.

GOP leaders have long known that blue-collar white male voters can be easily aroused to vote and shout loudly on the emotional wedge issues — abortion, family values, anti-gay marriage and tax cuts.

They whipped up their hysteria and borderline racism against health care reform. This was glaringly apparent in the ferocity and bile spouted by the shock troops and the GOP leaders, in consort with the Tea Party activists, brought out to harass and bully Democrat legislators on the eve of the final health care vote.

These are the very voters that GOP Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush Sr. and George W. Bush, and legions of GOP governors, senators and congresspersons, banked on for victory and to seize and maintain regional

and national political dominance.

The GOP’s win with the white vote failed in 2008 only because of the rage and disgust of legions of white voters at Bush’s horribly failed and flawed domestic and war policies. This was more a personal and visceral reaction to the bumbles of Bush than a radical and permanent sea change in overall white-voter sentiment about Obama, the Democrats and the GOP. Even if the GOP is, as is widely seen, an insular party of Deep South and narrow Heartland, rural and non-college-educated, blue-collar whites, this is not a voting demographic to mock, ridicule or be sneered at, let alone dismiss, because the numbers are still huge.

Adams, the former Justice Department attorney, Limbaugh, Tea Party activists, and GOP leaders have crudely but effectively programmed millions to think of and see Obama as their worst racial nightmare. To them, he’s a black man who has real power and will lord it over whites. It’s the worst kind of con; but for the Obama loathers, selling the con is all that matters.

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 policymakers 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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BUSINESS BIZSHORTS Forum to Examine Economic Insecurity for Seniors of Color

IRS Highlights Job Opportunities for New Grads on YouTube

(The Greenlining Institute) — With older Americans finding it increasingly difficult to maintain dignity and financial security, The Greenlining Institute and KPCC 89.3 FM’s Crawford Family Forum will sponsor a panel discussion July 30, 9 to 11:30 a.m., examining the growing crisis of economic insecurity for seniors of color.

Because people of color often have less wealth than their white counterparts, they may enter retirement in a particularly vulnerable financial situation. A key focus of the event will be discussion of a policy and advocacy agenda aimed at ensuring that all older Americans have the opportunity for security and dignity as they age.

Information will also be presented about the challenges facing

older Californians of color, and both the traditional and non-traditional opportunities for these seniors to increase their financial stability.

The forum will feature E. Percil Stanford, chief diversity officer of AARP; René A. Nourse, senior investment management specialist with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Laura Trejo, general manager, City of Los Angeles Department of Aging; and others.

Crawford Family Forum is at 474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena.

Information: www.scpr.org/ crawfordfamilyforum.

WASHINGTON (IRS) — The Internal Revenue Service on July 6 announced the availability of a new job search tool on YouTube dedicated to helping job seekers learn about employment opportunities at the IRS. As many recent high school and college graduates actively seek employment, the IRS’s new YouTube playlist, Working at the IRS, provides information about various career paths available throughout the nation’s tax administration agency. The playlist features “Day in the Life” videos in which IRS employees discuss their jobs, the diversity of the IRS work force, and the culture of the agency.

The IRS has more than 100,000 full-time and seasonal employees and hires new employees throughout the year to fill various positions, including revenue

sexist and classist dynamics at work in the public sphere. What I see are systematic entrapments to disempower an effective leadership and the consciousness of a country that not only believed but knew there was a better way — and it came in a black face.

In the midst of my frustration with critiquing the Obama administration and its evident follies, I had to

look at myself. I must be conscious about how my energy and my perspective are being directed and think about ways in which I can put Obama’s feet and behind to the fire without incinerating him, myself, and all of us in the process.

In my opinion, well-meaning, frustrated critics are so caught up in the chaos in pointing out all things bad about Obama that they under-

SHIVERS Continued from page 2 lynching parties that celebrated as they cut off the scrotums of black men and passed out his phalanges during lunch time in front of cheering white families.

Though I am fervent in holding Obama accountable, I often must sit back and acknowledge the racist,

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slow the pace at which it develops new cars.

It currently takes Toyota about 24 months on average to bring a new vehicle to market in Japan, Uchiyamada said. The time varies somewhat in other markets, including the United States.

Mortgage Applications Rise 7 Pct. as Rates Fall

(AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. is extending the time it takes to develop new vehicles by about four weeks for more quality checks in the wake of its massive safety-related recalls, a top executive said July 7.

Executive Vice President Takeshi Uchiyamada said the company has learned a lot from its recalls of more than 8.5 million vehicles worldwide, including the need to

WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for home loans rose about two weeks ago as consumers raced to refinance at the lowest rates in decades.

The Mortgage Bankers Associations said July 7 that overall applications increased nearly 7 percent from a couple of weeks earlier. While they have been increasing in recent weeks, they remain below early 2009 levels.

Applications to refinance home loans were up 9 percent to the highest level since May 2009.

But new mortgages taken out to purchase homes fell 2 percent.

mine their own power, thus neutralizing a healthy agenda that can be manifested.

Sometimes, I must realign my own perspective. And the day I wrote this piece was that day.

The inner me understands that the “powers that be” have established a machine that is entrenched to manipulate every cell in every living thing. However, the higher inner me

knows that machines can be dismantled, but without the master’s tools.

It ain’t about change any more; we just have to be different. We’ve got to be the revolution we’ve been waiting for.

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.

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DON BLEVINS — Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and the Empowerment Congress will host an evening with Don Blevins, the new Los Angeles County Chief of Probation, on July 19, 6 to 8 p.m. The event is an opportunity for residents of the Second District to meet the department’s new leader. The event will take place at the Second District Exposition Park Administrative Office conference facility, 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles. Parking is free. Information: (323) 5866523, mguevara@bos.lacounty.gov.

WATTS FEST — Auditions for the 44th Annual Watts Summer Festival, scheduled for Aug. 13, 14 and 15 at Ted Watkins Park, will take place Saturdays, 1 to 3 p.m., through July 24, at 944 W. 53rd St., Los Angeles. Also, if you’re interested in volunteering for the festival, several positions are still open. Information: (323) 789-7304.

BOOK SIGNING — A book signing and reception for author and youth advocate John Hill will take place July 16, 6 to 9 p.m., at Lucy Florence Cultural Center, 3351 W. 43rd St., Leimert Park. Hill, who served for 10 years as Chief of Staff to Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke, will discuss his latest book, “Dreamer in the Fields: My Life as a Child Migrant Farm Worker.” In his latest project, Hill

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tells a personal story somewhat reminiscent of the struggles faced by the characters in John Steinbeck’s novel “The Grapes of Wrath.” In this case, the Hill children are born to parents who favor alcohol above the basic needs of their children. Hill also shares his story of life as a foster child and child laborer, having to overcome many challenges in his struggle for a normal home life and a decent education. Refreshments will be served. Information: (424) 602-9562.

SEA SHANTY — The second annual Sea Shanty Day will be presented by The Santa Monica Traditional Folk Music Club July 17, noon to 6 p.m., at Point Fermin Park’s bandshell at Gaffey and Shepard streets in San Pedro. This free event celebrates the songs used to ease boredom and synchronize the muscle power of sailors during the pre-industrial age of sail. The songs’ rhythms, many in call-and-response form, were precisely timed to fit raising and lowering sails, pumping out water, heaving the anchor, or whatever task was at hand. The song leaders, called shantymen, would personalize the songs and no two shantymen would normally sing them alike. Although shanties had as many origins as the ports and sailors, the majority of them were of African American origin. Information: SeaShantys@aol.com.

SOS MEETING — On July 18 at 2:30 p.m., the Amachi Mentoring Program will be discussed at the Save Our Sons prison/justice ministry meeting at Crenshaw United Methodist Church, 3740 Don Felipe Drive, Los Angeles. Big Brothers and Big Sisters sponsor the Amachi Program. The motto is “People of Faith Mentoring Children of Promise.” Robert Bartley of Faith United Methodist Church will be the speaker. Potential mentors, and parents and caregivers seeking mentors for their children, are urged to attend. Information: (323) 2920141.

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BRIEFS Continued from page 1

L.A. Seeks New Lawn Watering Schedule (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council is moving to change lawnwatering rules because experts found the current conservation rules were putting too much pressure on mains.

The council says residents should be able to water their lawns for eight minutes three times a week, always before 9 a.m. or after 4 p.m.

The proposal by Councilman Greig Smith now goes to the Department of Water and Power and back to the council for approval.

Under the current ordinance, all residents may water their lawns for 15 minutes on Mondays and Thursdays. The new proposal says those who live at odd-numbered addresses can water three days a week, while those at even-numbered addresses can water on three alternating days.

The DWP says 101 pipes burst from July to September, two times the normal rate.

Court OKs Pasadena Playhouse Reorganization Plan (AP) — Pasadena Playhouse officials say a court has approved a bankruptcy reorganization plan so it won’t be long before the historic theater is out of debt and back in business.

Executive director Stephen Eich issued a statement July 8 saying the plan was approved the day before, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The playhouse closed in February and filed for bankruptcy protection in May with $2.3 million in debt. Eich says a $1 million pledge from a group of anonymous donors allowed them to come up with the plan. More donations were being sought.

The stage and school, where actors like Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman got their start, opened in 1925 and was California’s official theater for 65 years.

Eich says the company hopes to announce plans for a fall production.

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(AP) — New figures show that violent crimes have dropped in the city and county of Los Angeles.

Police say the overall number of violent crimes reported dropped more than 11 percent in the first half of this year compared with the same six months in 2009.

There were 151 homicides in the city — a 3 percent increase — but that included the slayings of four people during a fight at a North Hollywood restaurant in April.

In the county, the Sheriff’s Department says violent crime for January through June dipped by nearly 4 percent compared with the same 2009 period.

There were 85 homicides reported — a 17 percent drop. That continues a five-year trend of declining homicide rates in unincorporated areas and 40 cities policed by sheriffs.

High-Speed Rail Tunnel Could Ruin Park (AP) — Park advocates are raising concerns over a proposal to bore a high-speed rail tunnel underneath a historic park north of downtown Los Angeles.

The California High SpeedRail Authority on July 8 released a report looking into possible routes from downtown’s Union Station to suburban Palmdale to the north. The report analyzed one option which would require digging up the Los Angeles State Historic Park and much of the artifacts buried underneath.

A coalition of environmentalists and preservationists said the “cut and cover” technique would dig up the park, previously known as the cornfield, make it unusable for years, and damage artifacts from the city’s early history.

The rail authority said it has held meetings with stakeholders to hear their concerns.

THE STATE Calif. NAACP Chief Criticized for Pot Proposition Backing SAN JOSE (AP) — The president of the NAACP’s California chapter says she will not falter in her support of a measure to legalize marijuana despite criticism from some religious leaders who are calling for her to resign.

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She also rejected calls to step down from preacher Ron Allen and his International Faith-Based Coalition, which opposes the measure.

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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY MEETINGS, FORUMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Genealogy Seminar to Take Place “Black Roots: Tracing the Family Tree� will take place July 17, 9:30 a.m., at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles.

sports activities, cultural and educational activities, concerts, movies, employment opportunities for local youth and resource fairs.

PAD will provide youth with productive activities to decrease the likelihood of participation in at-risk behavior, including gang activity and is a

component of the county’s Gang Initiative intended to reduce gangs and gang violence. The goal of PAD is to strengthen individuals in communities and influence them to see their communities and neighbors in a better light.

For a complete listing of hours and activities that will be available

at each location, visit: http://parks. lacounty.gov.

Radical Women to Hold Mobilizing Meeting Radical Women will have a mobilizing meeting July 22, 7 p.m., at Solidarity Hall, 2170 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles.

The meeting will focus on cur-

rent socialist feminist political mobilizing efforts and how to get involved in issues, including the Supreme Court nominations and accountability for British Petroleum.

A summer supper, with vegetarian option, will be served at 6:30 p.m. for an $8 donation.

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Information: (800) 895-3180, www.ncbwinclac.org.

Department of Parks and Recreation Announces ‘Parks After Dark’ Program (L.A. County) — The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation has started its Parks After Dark (PAD) program at three Los Angeles County parks.

PAD will offer surrounding communities and youth extended park hours and activities and will be implemented at three county parks: Ted Watkins Park and Franklin Roosevelt Park in the Florence-Firestone area; and Pamela Park in unincorporated Duarte.

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ARTS & CULTURE Fishburne’s ‘Thurgood’ is Thur-rific!

SHORT TAKES FILM • The Guy Hanks & Marvin Miller Screenwriting Program, also known as The Cosby Program, will accept applications from July 15 to Sept. 15. This program was established by Bill and Camille Cosby at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.

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Unaffiliated with USC, the goal of the Hanks-Miller program is to develop the pool of qualified African American writers in the entertainment industry.

The program meets twice a week in the evenings for 15 weeks beginning in February 2011. It is designed to assist writers in completing a television or feature script, while giving them the opportunity to examine African American history, culture and iconography. Tuition is free to those selected.

The program is not designed for beginning-level writers. The writers being sought are those who have taken the initiative to study television or feature writing through workshops or classes, though a degree in cinematic writing or filmmaking is not required.

Writers selected for this program usually have no produced credits, but are on the brink of great success. They are able to use the product and the relationships they create in this workshop environment to advance their careers. Information: www.CosbyProgram.com, CosbyProgram@yahoo.com.

DANCE • Lula Washington Dance Theatre will present a free 30th anniversary outdoor dance July 30, 8 p.m., at Grand Performances, 300350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles.

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The event will feature the world premiere of new works by Lula Washington, as well as Jordi Caballero of “So You Think You Can Dance”; Tamica WashingtonMiller with Marcus L. Miller and Freedom Jazz Movement; performances of “Reign” by Guggenheim winner Rennie Harris and “Love Is...” by Christopher Huggins, a former Alvin Ailey dancer.

Student dancers from the theater’s school will be featured as well. Admission is free. Information: grandperformances.org.

• Viver Brasil will present “Alaafia/Harmony” July 31, 8:30 p.m., at John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood. Members of the dance company have steeped themselves in Afro-Brazilian culture, working with leading practitioners from Bahia, Brazil. Six Bahian guests visiting from Brazil perform with the company this year. Peace, as expressed in the tradition of the Yoruba community, is at the center of the performance. Up-tempo passionate dance, performed in costumes crafted by devotees of Afro-Brazilian sacred practice, blends with Portuguese and African vocals and the rhythms of drums and percussion to create a totality of well-being — the harmony in life, Alaafia. Tickets are $30 before July 24 and $35 afterward. Tickets for students and children are $12. Information: (323) 4613673, www.FordTheatres.org.

BOOKS • Mablean Ephriam, best known as the judge from the TV show “Divorce Court,” will sign her new book, “Life Lessons: Tools for Weekly Living,” Aug. 1, 2 to 4 p.m., in the main gallery of The Museum of African American Art, located on the third floor of Macy’s, Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, 4005 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles.

Information: www.maaala.org.

ART • A panel discussion with artists and a curator for the exhibit “Some Assembly Required: race, gender & globalization” will take place July 25, 3 p.m., at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.

Curator Shelby Graham and “Some Assembly Required” artists Willie Little, Amalia MesaBains, Dominique Moody and Betye Saar will have a discussion about the social and political issues explored in this exhibition and the artists’ works.

The exhibit explores the impact of globalization on personal identity. By combining found or discarded items, man-made or natural materials, personal or generic objects, these artists strive to assemble an identity that incorporates the multi-layered aspects of self in the 21st century. Each artwork weaves together not only different materials but also diverse perspectives influenced by culture, race, gender and religion. The assemblages communicate personal and artistic responses to the impact of globalization on life and self. This event is free with museum admission. RSVP: rsvp@ cafam.org, (323) 937-4230, ext.

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The show opens with an elderly gentleman, dressed in a blue suit with a red, white and blue tie and black horn-rimmed glasses, making his way to the center of the stage with the help of a cane.

His stride is slow, but steady.

He surveys the audience and then matter-of-factly begins to tell his story, losing the cane as he recalls history.

“We might as well get right down to it,” he says. “I’ve given 50 years to the law. I’ve seen a lot and I’ve gotten too old to keep secrets.”

The show is “Thurgood,” and the man is Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court justice, brought to living color through the thunderous and luminous acting of Laurence Fishburne.

Set at his alma mater, Howard University, where he has returned to give a speech, “Thurgood,” running at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood, is actually a riveting 95minute class that not only reiterates Marshall’s legendary status as a civil rights lawyer and justice, but also provides insight into who he was as a man, which apparently included a relationship with liquor and an eye for the ladies.

Part history lesson, part law and civil rights review, “Thurgood,” written by George Stevens Jr., plays like a live documentary, winding through the noted jurist’s life from humble beginnings until his appointment on the highest court in the nation.

It speaks to Marshall’s relationship with is father; his wives; Charles Hamilton, his mentor at Howard University; President Lyndon B. Johnson; his friendship with poet

FOSTER CARE Continued from page 1 no control over, so she keeps their past in the past to keep them progressing as a happy family and toward a positive future.

“Some people get into foster care just for the money, but if it’s not naturally in your heart to care for the children, you won’t be successful, and the kids will know that it’s all about the dollar,” Gaines said.

“When the child hits their door is when reality will kick in for them, so it has to come from the heart.”

The L.A. resident attributes part of her family’s manageability to the support she has received from Aspiranet, her foster care agency.

The nonprofit, statewide family foster care and adoption organization began in 1971 as a six-bed group home for boys, and has expanded into a network of programs and services to more than 9,300 children and families annually.

Gaines said she often gravitates to the parent support group and she likes the open-door policy.

“They give incentives to the children through programs like financial planning and responsibility classes,” she said. “They emphasize education, and I’m learning a lot myself.”

In May, which is National Foster Care Month, Aspiranet launched the Hero Initiative to encourage potential foster parents and families to get involved and help

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THUR-RIFIC — Laurence Fishburne plays Thurgood Marshall in “Thurgood.”

Written by George Stevens Jr., the play had its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse. In “Thurgood,” Fishburne brings Marshall to life through thunderous and luminous acting, L.A. Watts Times writer Darlene Donloe observes.

Langston Hughes; and how he became interested in the law and justice after witnessing too much injustice.

As he recalls his life, we watch as he wins cases, works on Brown v.

Board of Education, doubts himself after arguing a case before the Supreme Court, works as a lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and chides himself for being so engrossed in his work that he didn’t know his first wife was dying of cancer.

Although this one-man show is laden with enough law and historical facts for one to pass an upcoming exam, Fishburne, who totally engages the audience, effectively delivers the material with passion.

There are funny moments, as well as emotional and tense ones, like the story of the night he was almost lynched.

Reprising the role that garnered him a Tony nomination, Fishburne, who did the show on Broadway in 2008, is comfortable and confident

in this role, confirming him as one of today’s best and cherished actors.

Aided with some audio and video shown against a stucco-colored backdrop, Fishburne, with few props, is left to his own acting devices to get the show’s points across. Points well taken.

Marshall’s life makes for a good story, and Fishburne is a good storyteller.

“Thurgood” is not only a play about Marshall, it’s partly a play about America.

That’s why it’s highly appropriate that Fishburne ends the show with a quote from Langston Hughes — “O, let America be America again.”

The Geffen Playhouse is at 10886 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles.

Showtime information: (310) 2085454, www.geffenplayhouse.com.

On the Donloe Scale, D (don’t bother), O (oh, no), N (needs work), L (likable), O (Outstanding) and E (excellent), “Thurgood” gets an E (Excellent).

make a difference in the lives of one or more of California’s 75,000 children in foster care.

The new campaign was developed around its core values of respect, integrity, courage and hope, said Andrea Helzer, district administrator for Aspiranet.

Fear is sometimes a barrier between good foster parents, families and foster children, but parents would have access to social workers on a weekly basis for whatever support, resources, intervention or therapy they would need to make the journey less scary and more manageable, she said.

While Aspiranet has experienced no placement gap among various ethnicities, Helzer said, teenagers are the most common placement referral and the most difficult to find homes for because of a lot of people’s prejudice against them and the foster care stigma.

Foster parents and families prefer cute, young children, believing they can make a difference in their

lives if they get them earlier, but they can well impact the lives of teenagers too, she added.

“Teenagers are able to express their anger and sadness, whereas the little children just know they’re sad and angry, but aren’t able to articulate that and sometimes act out,” Helzer said.

In recruiting families for teens and sibling sets, Aspiranet implements outreach in Watts, Compton and Inglewood to help increase chances that children can be placed with families of the same ethnicity.

Helzer added that many teenagers who age out of foster care end up homeless, in jail, and a very small percentage ends up going to college.

With the Hero Initiative as a call to action to have more foster parents for teens and siblings, Aspiranet hopes to end that cycle.

“I feel that as a society we’re failing in that area and we really need to improve our programs to help children who are aging out of foster care,” Helzer said.

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ARTS & CULTURE The YWCA of Greater Los Angeles presented “The Phenomenal Woman Awards: Saluting Women Who Change the Game” July 13 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel’s Crystal Ballroom in Los Angeles.

Venus Williams was the special guest at the event, during which outstanding women executives were acknowledged before their peers and the Los Angeles business community.

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HEALTH

When Is A Drug Too Risky to Stay on the Market?

BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP MEDICAL WRITER

The arthritis pill Vioxx was withdrawn but menopause hormones were not, even though both were tied to heart risks. A multiple sclerosis medicine was pulled and later allowed back on.

So, when is a drug too risky to stay on the market?

Drug safety questions recently arose again, as calls recently mounted for the diabetes pill Avandia to be withdrawn. Surprisingly, the Food and Drug Administration has no firm rules for deciding such cases – just a murky guideline of “when the risks exceed the benefits.”

“Each drug has its own complex story,” so comparisons to previous decisions can’t be made, said Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, the FDA’s principal deputy commissioner.

The agency does need better criteria for weighing drug safety, he said. It has asked a group of outside scientists, the Institute of Medicine, to give advice. The report was expected before the July 13 to 14 hearing on Avandia, a controversial pill whose maker, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, insists is safe.

The FDA can order a drug off the market, but that can be challenged in court. Usually, a company voluntarily withdraws the medicine at the FDA’s request.

Many things influence whether such a request is made, said Dr. Brian Strom, a drug safety expert at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a longtime FDA drug safety adviser who has consulted for Takeda Pharmaceuticals, which makes Actos, an Avandia rival.

Some factors to consider: • How serious is the illness being treated? Severe side effects are accepted for cancer drugs, for example, but not for an allergy drug such as Seldane, which on rare

occasions caused sudden death and was withdrawn a decade ago, Strom said.

• How big is the harm? “Causing a little nausea isn’t so bad.

Killing people is,” Strom said.

• How frequent are the risks versus the benefits?

• Are there safer alternatives?

This may prove to be the strongest argument for those wanting Avandia withdrawn. A new study found Actos – the only other drug that works the way Avandia does – to be safer.

The popular arthritis pill Vioxx originally won approval because it was a more powerful and safer alternative to painkillers that cause stomach troubles. That advantage disappeared when Vioxx’s heart risks emerged, and a drug without that problem, Pfizer Inc.’s Celebrex, was available. Merck & Co. withdrew Vioxx in 2004.

Many see a similar situation with Avandia and Actos. However, Sharfstein said one of the issues the Institute of Medicine had been asked to advise the FDA on is how to weigh comparison studies, especially if they are not gold-standard trials where similar groups of people are given one or the other pill and followed over time to see how each group fares.

In Avandia’s case, some but not all studies have tied it to heart risks and deaths, and the bottom line may be different for various age groups.

A new study found risks among elderly Medicare patients not seen in younger ones.

Also, the drug initially won approval in 1999 because it lowered blood sugar. That’s a less clear benefit than reducing kidney problems or other diabetes complications.

Questionable approval criteria now are coming back to haunt the FDA as harmful effects emerge for drugs already in wide use, said Dr. Alastair Wood. He is a longtime Vanderbilt University professor now at a private equity firm who has led many FDA drug safety panels.

“Ten years since the drug was approved and we still don’t know if it produces the benefits that patients really want. That’s unacceptable,” he lamented.

The FDA has called the special meeting in July to hear from experts on its endocrinology and drug safety panels, which include physicians from leading hospitals and research universities.

Ultimately, though, the decision whether to withdraw the drug rests with federal scientists. In 2007, the agency’s internal panel of drug safety specialists voted 8-7 to keep Avandia on the market.

The agency’s drug safety panel, which consists of high-ranking officials from the FDA and other agencies, was set up in 2005 to resolve safety disputes, after the agency was criticized for its handling of the Vioxx situation.

It will likely include FDA drug center leadership who oversaw the initial approval and subsequent labeling of Avandia.

AP Business Writer Matthew Perrone contributed from Washington.

THE PULSE CDPH Warns: Don’t Eat Certain Ready Pac Baby Spinach SACRAMENTO (CDPH) — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director Dr. Mark Horton has warned consumers not to eat certain packaged baby spinach products being recalled by Ready Pac Foods Inc. Two lots of baby spinach product may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, which can cause serious illness. The E. coli was isolated from routine surveillance samples. No illnesses had been linked to this product.

The recalled spinach was produced and distributed to retailers in California, Oregon and Arizona between June 21 and 27.

The baby spinach is sold in 6ounce packages under the Ready Pac label.

Only the following two lots of baby spinach are being recalled: • “Best if Used By:” JUL 04 I1707B IR127121 • “Best if Used By:” JUL 08 I2007B IR130373 E. coli O157:H7 infection often causes abdominal cramps and diarrhea. People with severe infections may suffer kidney damage and require hospitalization.

Complications can also be fatal.

Those most at risk for serious complications include young children, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems.

Consumers with any of these symptoms should contact their health care provider.

If you have either of the recalled lots of baby spinach, you should throw them away.

Information: www.cdph.ca.gov.

CDPH: Whooping Cough Cases up to 1,337 in Calif.

(AP) — The number of whooping cough cases in California jumped by more than 400 in the most recent reporting period, a surge that’s expected to continue as the epidemic approaches its expected peak in late summer.

As of June 30, 1,337 cases of the highly contagious disease were reported from across the state, and 700 more cases remained under investigation, said Ken August, a spokesman for the California Department of Public Health.

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, was declared an epidemic in California last month after 910 cases of the highly contagious disease were reported as of June 15, and 600 more cases were under investigation.

Five California babies under three months of age have died of the illness. Unimmunized or incompletely immunized babies are particularly vulnerable.

The number of cases represents more than a five-fold increase over the same period last year, when 258 cases were reported. But the new numbers may not represent a current surge in infection because the increase includes cases that are months-old, August said.

The number of infections is expected to peak in August and early September, he said.

The increase is significant enough to cause concern at the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the surge was expected because whooping cough tends to peak every five years, said Stacey Martin, an epidemiologist for the federal agency.

Diabetics Eye Obesity Surgery to Tame Blood Sugar (AP) — Some obese patients reversed their diabetes soon after weight loss surgery.

Now doctors are testing whether the operation helps diabetics who are merely overweight or a tad obese control their blood sugar.

The Cleveland Clinic is recruiting 150 overweight and obese diabetics. Some will have surgery and their progress will be compared to those who manage their diabetes with medicine. The goal is to see which group can beat their diabetes.

New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center is looking for 50 diabetics to undergo surgery. Doctors will track if patients’ blood sugar levels normalize after the procedure.

Move to Ban Pot Clinics in Unincorporated Areas (AP) — Los Angeles County wants a complete ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the county.

The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously July 6 to ask county staff to prepare an ordinance banning pot clinics in unincorporated areas.

The Regional Planning Commission would have to approve the ordinance before the board takes it up, which would probably take about three months.

Supporters say the ban would protect unincorporated neighborhoods from pot dispensaries that were expelled from nearby cities and are looking to set up shop again.

Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky supports the ordinance but says there are no legal pot dispensaries in unincorporated communities, so existing county rules are sufficient.

Nurses Barred Elsewhere Still Licensed in Calif.

(AP) — Thousands of registered nurses who were barred in other states for misconduct are still licensed to treat patients in California, according to a state board.

The Board of Registered Nursing has discovered that some 3,500 nurses no longer have licenses to work in medicine in other states, said Russ Heimerich, spokesman for the Department of Consumer Affairs.

Heimerich estimates 2,000 of those nurses were sanctioned elsewhere for serious violations, including sexual abuse, neglect, rampant drug use and criminality.

The majority of those cases involved nurses who are licensed but not currently working in California, Heimerich said.

The state attorney general’s office intends to assign two teams of attorneys to handle these cases and nothing else, Heimerich said.

The cases would require a See THE PULSE, page 9

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SPORTS BRAD PYE JR.

SPORTS BEAT Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.

During the heydays of Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks and Bob Gibson, the National League was called the “Freedom League.� Ditto for the National League All-Star teams. The National League All Stars had only a couple of African American starters — Ryan Howard, Jason Heyward, and David Price.

The All Stars featured only a few American blacks — Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter, Carl Crawford, et al.

In the 1949 All-Star Game, Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe and Larry Doby broke the color line in the 1949 All-

Star Game at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field.

The Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz was the winner of the AllStars’ Home Run Derby, with 32, on July 12. Bo Jackson, who blasted a historic homer in the 1989 AllStar Classic, smacked one of the most explosive homers of the night in the Celebrity All-Stars “Comedy� to help the American Leaguers prevail, 15-11.

Two African American major league managers had their teams leading their respective divisions at the All-Star break. They’re the Cincinnati Reds’ Dusty Baker and Texas Rangers’ Ron Washington.

THE PULSE Continued from page 8 new round of discipline in California and could result in lost licenses.

The board’s examination was prompted by a Los Angeles TimesProPublica investigation last year that examined a national database and found many licensed California nurses had been in trouble elsewhere.

As a result of the investigation, the board is proposing to replace its databases and hire 140 more investigators to look into violations across the healing arts.

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The New York Yankees’ public address announcer, Bob Sheppard, who was dubbed by Yankee Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson “The Voice of God� from 1951 to 2007, died July 11. He was 99. Paul Olden, a Dorsey High graduate of color, took over as the Yankees’ new “Voice of God� when the Yankees moved into their new Stadium in 2009.

Also, Yankees principal owner George Steinbrenner died July 13, reportedly of a heart attack. The 80year-old died the same day of the All-Star game.

And the beat continues‌ Did you see Kim Clijsters beat Serena Williams (6-3, 6-2) in an exhibition match in Brussels, Belgium, before an all-time-record crowd of 35,681? The old record was 30,472 for an exhibition between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in Houston in 1973.

The all-time majors winner in women’s tennis is Margaret Smith Court with 24 titles.

South Africa’s 800-meter star Caster Semenya will be back in action as a woman July 15 in Helsinki, Finland. She was recently cleared to compete as a female by the International Associations of Athletics Federations after allegations that she was a man arose last year.

And the beat continues‌

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The NBA is a business. It’s nothing personal.

There aren’t any rules which confine a player to one city — even if it is his hometown team. I would have preferred King James to stay with the Cavs. It’s James’ right to move on to Miami to play with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.

Get over it, Cleveland. King James has hit the road to Miami and won’t be back, other than to play against the Cavs.

As quiet as it’s kept, Cleveland did get something for James: They traded him to Miami for a pair of first-round draft selections and two future second-round picks. The Cavs also have the right to trade firstround picks with the Heat in 2012.

It’s official: Derek Fisher will return to the back-to-back world champion Los Angeles Lakers next season. Like Kobe Bryant, Fisher will be shooting for his sixth NBA championship ring.

And the beat ends.

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Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush is being called the reason why his alma mater USC has lost at least two key future All-Americans in junior defensive end Malik Jackson and Seantrel Henderson, USA Today’s national Offensive Player of the Year. Jackson is transferring to Tennessee and Henderson will attend the University of Miami to play for coach Randy Shannon, the first black head coach in the history of the school.

USC was placed on a two-year ban from bowl games, four years probation and the loss of 30 scholarships, because Bush and his family allegedly received extra benefits, among other reasons.

Ex-Georgia athletic director Damon Evans disgraced himself, his university, his wife and two children by being snagged for a DUI. At the time, he had a woman in his car who is not his wife. Evans was scheduled to sign a new five-year contract for $550,000 per year.

Evans resigned in disgrace.

Black NFL quarterbacks continue to make the police blotter.

Included are ex-Oakland Raider JaMarcus Russell, the Philadelphia Eagles’ Michael Vick and the Tennessee Titans’ Vince Young.

Vicks’ mentor, Tony Dungy, thinks the Eagles star may still be in trouble with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell even though the police cleared him.

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L.A. WATTS TIMES

July 15, 2010

PUBLIC NOTICE Trustee Sale No. CA09000553-10-1 . Loan No. 1769328232 Title Order No. 4414925 APN 2647-027-006 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED March 5, 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 July 23, 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 March 11, 2008, as Instrument No. 20080413785 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: NELSON CHAVEZ AND NORMA CHAVEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, in favor of CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC 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: 14456 MERCER ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 91331 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 $396,288.48 (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: July 1, 2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA09000553-10-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Clarisa Gastelum, 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. Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #4498 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Trustee Sale # CA0933998-2 Loan# 1010046306 Order # 090111382 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/15/2007. 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 07/22/2010 at 1 :00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 5/24/2007 as Document No. 20071262236 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, ARTEMIO M. CORTEZ, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, MEGA CAPITAL 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 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 # 5135-034-011 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: 1354 VALENCIA STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90015 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: $456,792.22 (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: 07/01/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, 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 #4895 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Trustee Sale # CA0933361-2 Loan# 1009411339 Order # 090097410 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02/14/2007. 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 07/22/2010 at 1 :00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/28/2007 as Document No. 20070428704 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, SANTA CHAVEZ A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor, INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, 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 # 6022-013-019 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: 203-205 EAST 76TH PLACE, 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: $422,406.23 (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 X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 07/01/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, 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 #4905 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Trustee Sale # CA0933099-1 Loan# 1006823114 Order # 090090348 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/13/2008. 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 07/22/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 12/22/05 as Document No. 05 3158113 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, ANTONIO P CERVANTES, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, INDYMAC FEDERAL BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, 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 # 6051-013-015 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: 1127 E 107TH ST., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90002 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: $365,586.94 (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: 07/01/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, 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 #4922 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Trustee Sale # CA0929978-3 Loan# 1009963826 Order # 080165434 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/23/2007. 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 07/27/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/31/2007 as Document No. 20071315881 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, GILBERTO MENDOZA AND ROSALINA MENDOZA HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, 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 # 6022014006 LOT 157 OF TRACT NO. 1889, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 21, PAGE 29 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM THE NORTH 25 FEET AND THE EAST 7 FEET THEREOF CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOR STREET PURPOSES. THE LATEST TAX ROLL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR SHOWS THE SITUS ADDRESS ON SAID LAND AS 246 E. 76TH PL, LOS ANGELES,CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 246 - 248 EAST 76TH PLACE, 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: $341,985.67 (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: 07/01/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, 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 #4923 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Trustee Sale # CA0926816-2 Loan# 1009166545 Order # 080041098 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/17/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 07/27/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/28/2006 as Document No. 20062621500 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, CAROL A POWELL, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, SBMC 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 # 6033-013-029 LOT 91 OF TRACT NO. 4512, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 49 PAGE 3 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THE LATEST TAX ROLL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR SHOWS THE SITUS ADDRESS ON SAID LAND AS 1218 W 85TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1218-1220 WEST 85TH STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90044 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: $407,460.86 (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: 07/01/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, 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 #4924 2010-07-01 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Trustee Sale No. CA09000330-10-1 . Loan No. 501235138 Title Order No. 4373847 APN 5013-002-009 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED October 17, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On August 3, 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 24, 2006, as Instrument No. 06 2356070 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: IRVIN W. TAYLOR, III, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER`S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FOR FLAGSTAR BANK, F.S.B. 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: 5122 DEANE 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 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 $354,021.11 (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: July 8, 2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA09000330-10-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Clarisa Gastelum, 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. Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #4954 2010-07-08 2010-07-15 2010-07-22 Trustee Sale No. CA09000585-10-1 . Loan No. 1769334075 Title Order No. 4418533 APN 5504-028-030 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED April 9, 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 August 9, 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 April 15, 2008, as Instrument No. 20080647774 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA , executed by: EDWIN J. TAMARAAND OLIVIA G. ALEMAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, in favor of CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC 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: 620 S GRAMERCY PL #109, LOS ANGELES, CA 90005 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 $398,928.34 (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: July 15, 2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA09000585-10-1 . 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92606 949-252-8300 Clarisa Gastelum, 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. Clarisa Gastelum, Authorized Signature TRUSTEE CORPS IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Ad #4968 2010-07-15 2010-07-22 2010-07-29 Trustee Sale # CA0935328-3 Loan# 1009716745 Order # 090134202 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/06/2007. 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 08/09/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 04/12/2007 as Document No. 20070879040 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, JOSE J. LOPEZ AND JUANA SANTANA HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B. A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK, 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 # 6032-015-030 LOT 162 OF WOOD AND SCHLEICHER'S FIGUEROA PARK SQUARE, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 11, PAGE(S) 102 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF THE VACATED ALLEY TO THE SOUTH OF SAID LAND DISCLOSED BY RESOLUTION #92-1400022 RECORDED NOVEMBER 10, 1992 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 92-2085514, OFFICIAL RECORDS THE LATEST TAX ROLL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR SHOWS THE SITUS ADDRESS ON SAID LAND AS 632 W. 85TH ST. LOS ANGELES,CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 632 632 12 634 W 85TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90044 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: $459,242.02 (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: 07/15/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, 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 #5057 2010-07-15 2010-07-22 2010-07-29 Trustee Sale # CA0956149-2 Loan# 1794046731 Order # 4254197 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/20/2004. 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 08/09/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 06/03/2004 as Document No. 04 1421964 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, IN SOOK NAHM, A WIDOW AND CHI EUN HAN, A SINGLE WOMAN AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, FIRST AMERICAN LENDING CORP., 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 # 5501-005-020 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: 3323, 3327 AND 3327 1/2 BEVERLY BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA 90004 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: $496,402.57 (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 X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 07/15/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM , 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 #5073 2010-07-15 2010-07-22 2010-07-29 Trustee Sale # CA0935814-2 Loan# 1796144287 Order # 4030435 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/08/2006. 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 08/09/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 12/26/2006 as Document No. 06 2858519 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, HERTHEAL TONEY SMITH, UNMARRIED, as Trustor, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., 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 # 5046-008-011 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: 3428 POTOMAC AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90016 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: $275,114.84 (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: 07/15/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, 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 #5074 2010-07-15 2010-07-22 2010-07-29

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PUBLIC NOTICE Trustee Sale # CA0930298-2 Loan# 1259051360 Order # 3960134 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 08/28/2007. 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 08/09/2010 at 01:00PM, MTC FINANCIAL INC., dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 09/06/07 as Document No. 20072070471 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CALIFORNIA, executed by, GERMAN L AUXUME, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., 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 # 6075-013-026 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: 643 W IMPERIAL HWYA,B,C&D, LOS ANGELES, CA 90044 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: $550,119.23 (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 X Does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52 or 2923.55 Dated: 07/15/2010 MTC FINANCIAL INC. DBA TRUSTEE CORPS, as Successor Trustee By: CLARISA GASTELUM, 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 #5111 2010-07-15 2010-07-22 2010-07-29

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100837520 The following person is doing business as: Morgan Bailey Premium Coffee & Tea Company 9663 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 829 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Morgan Rich Corporation 9663 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 829 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Morgan Rich Corporation 10817 Rosemary Way Corona, CA 92883 This business is conducted by a Corporation. 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 June 18, 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).

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INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB 7789) FIDELITY INSURANCE FOR LA LOMOD LA LOMOD invites from qualified insurance carriers, brokers and agents to provide Fidelity Insurance for LA LOMOD, the PerformanceBased Contract Administrator (PBCA) of project-based Section 8 contracts in Southern California.

Copies of the IFB may be obtained by contacting Connie Loyola at (213) 413-2368 or by e-mail connie.loyola@hacla.org. The IFB may also be downloaded at www.hacla.org/ps.

Bids will be accepted until 2:00 pm, August 4, 2010.

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BRIEFS Continued from page 4 harm caused by illicit drugs among blacks. He also accuses Huffman of backing the measure because of alleged financial ties to the marijuana lobby. She called that “ludicrous.”

Oakland Businesses Clean Up After Verdict Protests OAKLAND (AP) — Downtown business owners swept up broken glass and scrubbed graffiti July 9, as Oakland recovered from protests that splintered into rioting and looting after a white former transit officer was found guilty of killing an unarmed black man.

Debris littered streets and some shops remained closed and boarded up along a mile-long strip where hundreds of protesters marched after a Los Angeles jury convicted former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer Johannes Mehserle of involuntary manslaughter on July 8.

The initially peaceful demonstration turned violent after dark, with people breaking into an athletic wear store, ransacking a beauty supply store and a jewelry shop as well as setting at least one trash can on fire as police in riot gear tried to clear the streets.

In the end, about 30 businesses were damaged, but the city did not immediately release a damage estimate. Police said roughly 80 people were arrested for violations that included failure to disperse, vandal-

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20100726052 The following person is doing business as: Institute for Community Economic Development 4210 Degnan Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90008 Institute for Community Economic Development 4445 west 59th Street Los Angeles, CA 90043 Reginald D. Chapple 4210 Degnan Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90008 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 May 27, 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).

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ism and assaulting a police officer.

Police Chief Anthony Batts said his officers had been careful to allow people to demonstrate peacefully, while containing the chaos so it wouldn’t spread to other parts of the city. There were no serious injuries reported, he said.

THE NATION NAACP Calls for More Equality in Oil Spill Cleanup KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NAACP is urging changes to counter what it contends is racial inequality in oil spill cleanup efforts.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People detailed 13 suggestions for the Gulf of Mexico spill response July 10 during its annual convention in Kansas City. Urging equal access to contracting opportunities is among its recommendations.

Jacqui Patterson directs the NAACP’s climate justice initiative.

She says the discrimination claims are anecdotal and NAACP workers have been documenting complaints on site.

The group wants a meeting with BP’s chief executive. Messages left with BP representatives weren’t immediately returned.

NAACP President Ben Jealous said his group fears minorities have “limited access” to higher-paid cleanup jobs.

WGO Continued from page 4 TRANSPORTATION FORUM — Because L.A. County receives less federal matching funds for transportation than other jurisdictions due to an agency’s measure for prioritizing federal investments, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and PolicyLink will host a community forum July 16, 9 a.m. to noon, in the Muses Room in the Wallis Annenberg Building at the California Science Center, 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles. The forum’s purpose will be to solicit ideas for new funding criteria for urban transportation systems. Guest speakers will include: State Sen. Alan Lowenthal, chair of the California Senate Transportation and Housing Committee; Thomas Jenkins, principal consultant of InfraConsult, LLC; Efren Martinez of the Empowerment Congress; and more. Information: http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/ Pages/issues/newstarts.htm.

LITURGICAL DANCING — Liturgical Dance Extravaganza will take place July 18, 3:30 p.m., at St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church, 12923 S. Avalon Blvd., Los

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White’s movie and television credits include “Black Dynamite” and a recent appearance on “The Mo’Nique Show.” Summer Nights is a monthly event that brings together professionals from all over. The event will feature guest DJ Seldom Seen (formerly known as Damu) mixing today’s and yesterday’s music. The dress code is upscale casual (no sports attire).

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SENTENCING DELAYED Continued from page 1 Cephus “Bobby” Johnson, Grant’s uncle, expressed that the letter was insincere.

Speaking at a press conference in Oakland days after the verdict, he said, “…This letter that was not addressed to Wanda Johnson, Sophina Mesa (fiancée of Oscar Grant) or Tatiana, Oscar’s daughter, or even to us as a family … this letter, let’s be clear, was not addressed to us; it was addressed to the public … . This is a ploy … just like he faked a cry on the stand, he’s sending out a fake letter to the public … It’s garbage.”

Mehserle could possibly face a maximum of 14 years in state prison. If the gun-enhancement charge were dismissed, the maximum amount of time he could

receive would be reduced to just four years.

Without the gun enhancement charge, it is also possible that Mehserle could receive probation.

Wanda Johnson, the mother of Oscar Grant, expressed her fears via e-mail.

“I figured they would try to push it back as far as they can in order to try to say, time served,” she said, later adding, “the whole system is unjust.”

In another related development, the U.S. Justice Department will conduct its own investigation of the killing in conjunction with the United States attorney’s Office and the FBI.

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