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Hawaiian Gardens celebrates 46th anniversary By Jerry Bernstein
Accepting the Mayor's Trophy were the Diamondbacks Junior League TOC California District 38 Champions. The team went undefeated the entir entiree season. Stand Stand-ing with them are [l-r] Councilmembers Barry Bruce, Michael Gomez, Mayor Pro Tem Michiko Oyama-Canada, Mary Lou Landes, Tri-City Regional Medical Center and Mayor Victor Farfan.
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It was a cool morning and overcast April 10 as Hawaiian Gardens prepared to celebrate its 46th birthday with a parade down Carson Avenue, ending at Fedde Middle School on 214th Street, site of the city’s birthday carnival. Anniversary theme was “Unity in Diversity.” As residents and friends gathered to watch the parade, the clouds slowly disappeared letting the sun come out. More 200 participants marched in the parade representing approximately 52 entries. They included Hawaiian Gardens Mayor Victor Farfan , Mayor Pro Tem Michiko Oyama-Canada, and Councilmembers Barry Bruce, Reynaldo Rodriguez, and Michael Gomez, Los Angels County Supervisor Don Knabe, Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, Miss Hawaiian Gardens Jennifer Hyrtado and Princess Rosario Torres. Presiding over event were Grand See ANNIVERSARY con't on page 8
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Are they the problem or the answer? Article courtesy of Newsweek Long overshadowed by other domestic issues, education-policy reform has begun moving up on the Obama administration's agenda. Teachers' unions, which supported President Obama's election, are pushing back against some of the changes proposed by his education secretary, Arne Duncan, which they view as a threat to some of their hard-won contract gains—especially after a Rhode Island district, on the advice of federal officials, took the radical step of firing the entire teaching staff of a poorly performing high school. Seeking to change their image of intransigence in defend-
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By Jerry Bernstein The Artesia City Council voted to continue discussion on the Artesia Downtown Revitalization Project between 183rd Street and 186th Street to its next meeting. Three conceptual designs for the Downtown area have been proposed. The first would transform the downtown image from a “traffic boulevard” into a vibrant pedestrian friendly downtown that would encourage new entertainment and shopping activities. It would also reduce travel lanes from four lanes to two lanes to accommodate a 40foot wide center median with landscaping, fountains, street furniture covered pavilions etc. It would also include retail kiosks. The plan would also expand existing sidewalks from eight ft. to 16 ft. The second proposal would keep the existing four lanes, widen existing sidewalks from eight ft. to 18 ft, and construct decorative sidewalks with landscaping, ornamental street lighting, street furniture etc. It also calls for the installation of a monument similar to a “sail boat” with flag display for the downtown gateway entrance. Four community meetings were held and the general consensus of all the participants was they wanted a pedestrian atmosphere for the street with walkable sidewalks with adjacent landscaping. They did not want a landscaped medium in the middle
See ARTESIA CONTINUED ON 14 The Artesia City Council presented members of the Artesia-Cerritos Women’s Club a Certificate of Recognition for its ninety-five years of community service at the Council’s April 12 meeting. Accepting the Certificate is Club President Joanne Witt who thanked the Council. Witt said the club is open to all women, “Young and Old” who would like to become a member. The club is a member of the California and General Federation of Women’s
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The Hawaiian Gardens City Council approved a contract to American Asphalt of Corona in the amount of $265,000 for upgrading streets as part of the city’s Five Year Pavement Management Plan. Streets to be repaired include 221st St from Norwalk Boulevard to Wardham Avenue, Claretta Avenue from 221st Street to its north end, and Violeta Avenue from Civic Center Drive to 223rd Street. In his report to the Council Community Development Director Joseph Colombo said the work would include removal and replacement of asphalt and aggregate base in failed locations, overlaying the full street with Asphalt Rubber Hot Mix, installing wheel chair ramps to comply with the Disabilities Act and restriping the streets. A contract was also awarded to Nobest Incorporated of Westminster in the amount of $210,000 for the extension of 226th Street from Arline Avenue to Pioneer Boulevard. Work will include installation of new curbs and gutters, a landscaped median, handicap ramps, removal of trees whose roots are uplifting sidewalks, and installation of street lights. Colombo explained the extension of 226th Street requires encroachment into the City of Long Beach to provide
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Bill would require fifty percent vote of classified employees for Charter School Assemblymember Tony Mendoza (D-Norwalk) today announced AB 2363 moved out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee.The vote was 12-5. Sponsored by SEIU and supported by the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) and the California School Employees Association (CSEA), AB 2363 would require a 50% approval of the classified employees at a school that has been proposed for conversion to a charter school. The bill would also require a petition to start a new charter school to be signed by at least one-half
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Pictured are St. Irenaeus parishioner Patrick Kirby, at left, with Fiesta Committee Chairmen George and Christine Welsch ready to collect raffle ticket returns for the St. Irenaeus Fiesta in June. Prizes will be awarded on June 27, 2010. By Edna Ethington St. Irenaeus Catholic Church is known as a church of “Many cultures, but One Community Under God.” Parishioners will come together as a community at their annual Parish Fiesta that is planned for Friday, June 25, Saturday June 26 and Sunday, June 27. There will be games, carnival rides, food booths, Bingo, music and entertainment for families to enjoy. The public is cordially invited to come and enjoy all the activities of the St. Irenaeus Fiesta in June! This year, the Fiesta Committee selected the theme of “A Tribute to Hollywood” as a focus for decorating booths and winning honorary awards. The Fiesta Committee is already hard at work selling pre-sale ride and game tickets, raffle tickets and collecting raffle ticket return. The committee will have tickets available after each Mass in the church’s patio area on Saturdays and Sundays except after the Sunday 6:30 p.m. Mass. Game tickets are being sold at a discount price of 12 for $10.00 and ride tickets at 10 for $6.00. Raffle
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Tax strategy will spark immediate job growth By Meg Whitman When California hits hard times, Sacramento politicians predictably raise taxes. High taxes and out-of-control fees are driving both jobs and job creators out of our state. ....It starts with a pledge that I will not raise your taxes. And it requires a true commitment to cut spending. I have a road map to help create 2 million private-sector jobs by the beginning of 2015. With California facing a $20 billion deficit, we have to be strategic and responsible in how we deliver tax relief. I'm putting forward a tax-cut strategy that is affordable and focused on job creation. It's an achievable tax cut, not an empty campaign-year promise that can never be delivered. Here's my plan Eliminate the factory tax in California. California is only one of three states that do not offer a tax credit or exemption on the sales tax manufacturers pay on the equipment they buy. Think about it: a company has to pay a lot more to buy a piece of equipment here than in 47 other states, including other Western states we compete with.
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That is a real job-killer. I will also accelerate the depreciation of new business equipment to encourage farmers, manufacturers and others to expand, invest and hire. Since 2000, California has lost 600,000 manufacturing jobs, equivalent to 32 percent of the industrial base. That must stop. Eliminate the start-up tax that requires small businesses to pay an $800 fee when they hang out a shingle. Small businesses employ nearly 80 percent of working Californians. We should encourage small-business creation, not tax entrepreneurs right out of the gate. Increase the research & development tax credit for California businesses from 15 percent to 20 percent to promote investment in new technologies and industries of the future. This will fuel innovation and keep California on the cutting edge of the global economy. Provide several targeted tax incentives: an incentive to encourage businesses to locate around our universities and foster close collaborations; a tax credit to create green tech jobs; and a $10,000 tax credit for buyers of new and existing homes. This last tax credit will shore up our real estate industry, increase home values and make it easier for young families to purchase their first homes. Eliminate the state capital gains tax. Capital gains play a unique role in fostering economic activity, especially by entrepreneurs in new-technology areas, and shouldn't be taxed. Texas, Washington and Nevada, states we compete with
for jobs, have no capital gains tax. The average unemployment in states with no capital gains tax is 9 percent; in California it's 12.5 percent. My primary opponent, Steve Poizner, opposed a cut in the federal capital gains tax rate, and only suggests reducing it on a state level. I will eliminate it. Income tax cuts coming As California's economy recovers and spending has been brought under control, I will move ahead with acrossthe-board income tax cuts. I will also put a freeze on all new regulations, while my administration works to smooth and untangle the mess of overlapping and conflicting regulations that now come out of Sacramento. My plan is laser-focused on creating jobs for Californians. And it will work. But don't just take my word for it. Ask the experts. After spending a year closely examining both my record and that of my primary opponent, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association endorsed me as the best choice for California's hard-pressed taxpayers. The path to a new California is clearly before us. It starts with creating the new jobs and innovative businesses we must have through smart tax cuts and conservative fiscal principles. If elected, I will lead our state toward a prosperous, secure future.
as Linda B, we have the same problem. Someone calls on every small detail of our daily lives. If someone does the slightest thing, the [code enforcer] is here. One neighbor tried to put a basketball hoop in the driveway for the kids, he was cited for a violation. I thought that was odd, so I drove around our neighborhood; there were 22 hoops in driveways, but our street is the only one that had a problem. I asked city hall what the deal was, they say they only go where they are called. So, someone has so little in their life that they call on every small thing we
do? The trash can thing happened here also, the [company that picks up the green trashcans] guy did not come till after dark and here came the [code enforcement] girl the next morning, but on other streets in our neighborhood the cans were still out on Friday, two days after trash day. We need a level playing feild, either bust everyone for everything or stop picking on certain streets because we have a crab on our street. Nancy( last name withheld on file) Cerritos
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Winner at the Cerritos Chamber Staff Appreciation Luncheon April 1 was Rose Hills. Representing the firm were Jim Richardson, Jose L. Mow Liemnyor, Kenny O. Pantoja, Jae Lee, John Lewis and Gordon Zbinden.
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Our Lady of Fatima kindergarten unveils art masterpieces Artesia, CA- Who will be the next great artist- a Picasso, a Cezanne, a Renoir? The Kindergarten class of Our Lady of Fatima School in Artesia invites you to a showing of their masterpieces on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 from 5pm to 8pm in the St. Joseph’s Center. This elegant evening will include live piano music and hors d’oeuvres. Artwork will be available for purchase and the artists will be on hand to discuss their work. Admission is $3 per person and all proceeds from the entrance and artwork sales will go towards the Kindergarten class end of the year program.
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The ladies of Concordia Lutheran Church in Cerritos have worked on a project that will travel the globe. These ladies have designed, sewn and embroidered stoles – the traditional symbol of the office of pastor – for 16 seminarians who will be ordained this summer in the country of Sudan. The project was considered and taken up this past fall. A visiting missionary, Rev. Bernie Lutz, mentioned a desire that these men would be able to receive stoles when they are ordained and installed as pastors. Rev. Lutz has travelled to the Sudan for a few months every year, to teach these men in the small Lutheran seminary. These men will serve in the Sudan, a country that is torn by civil unrest, and great poverty. Concordia’s pastor, Dustin Parker, notes the importance of the symbolism. “A stole is the symbol of our office, and it is worn like a yoke. It symbolizes the responsibility of a pastor to preach God’s word, and administer the sacraments of Baptism, Absolution and the Lord’s Supper. The stoles will be dedicated and blessed as part of the service this Sunday, April 18th, at the 9:00 at Concordia. They will then be flown to the Sudan for the ordination service later this summer. Everyone is invited to share in this special time. For more information, contact the church office at (562) 926 2491. The church is located on 183rd Street, between Carmenita and Marquardt.
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Continued from page 1 Marshals, Radio Personalities Liz Hernandez and Ricardo Sanchez. Welcoming guests at the anniversary breakfast was Mayor Farfan. “Together we are building a new Hawaiian Gardens, he said, “where our residents can become one large family. By working together we will be able to serve the community,” he stated. Citing the proposed Sports Complex to be build at Fedde as an example, he said when completed the entire community will be able to come together. Supervisor Don Knabe stated the The hit of the parade were two Asian Elephants who wonderful thing about Hawaiian Gardens pleased the crowd lined up along the parade route. is the city is focused on its kids. “Not many cities have this focus,” he added. The Supervisor congratulated the city on its 46th anniversary.
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Bunnies, babies, and motorcycles By Helen M. Brown It was a fun-packed day in Norwalk Saturday, April 5, 2010. It was the annual Easter celebration with an Easter Egg Hunt held on City Hall Lawn. Music was furnished by DJ Guillermo
volunteers who are willing to rise to any occasion. The highlight of the day was when our distinguished former mayor and currently serving as a member of the Board of Trustees at Cerritos College Bob Arthur came roaring on the scene on a Harley with a huge Bunny Rabbit perched on the buddy seat. He was followed by his good friend Dean Foster, an employee of the city of Huntington Beach followed with a second Bunny.
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Children lined up and many pictures were taken of them with both Bunnies while others lined to for Face & Hair Painting, and other crafts. Easter Egg Hunts were going on all the while with children divided into age groups. Special eggs found contained tokens which could later be redeemed at the Lions Redemption Booth. All in all it was a delightful, funfilled day for the residents of Norwalk and their children. Thank you Mayor Stefenhagen and City Council.
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are made possible by residents leaving doors and windows open. It can only takes a few seconds for a thief to obtain and leave with your property. If you do not plan to be where the open door or window is for monitoring purposes, make sure these portals are secured. There were five commercial burglaries reported. Two were investigated the week before. Four closed businesses were involved last week where three windows were shattered and a door lock was drilled. Cell phones, computers, monitors, and racing oil were taken in those crimes. The fifth case involved a storage unit where speakers, a mattress, and hockey cards were taken. The 2010 weekly average in this crime category is 2.8. Vehicle burglaries increased from four to six last week. High-volume commercial parking lots were the crime scenes in four. Four of the vehicles were SUVs. One stereo and a GPS unit were taken along with credit cards, tools, sunglasses, an MP3 player, and a backpack. The new 2010 weekly average in vehicle burglaries is 6.6. Vehicle burglars rarely enter your vehicle to just look around, but are instead attracted to an item that they can see from outside. If your property is and restoring the remaining wall to its existing height. Councilman Reynaldo Rodriguez said he wasn’t against extending the street but wasn’t happy about all the Long Beach repairs. He said Long Beach had never done Hawaiian Gardens any favors and reminded the council that for years the city had blocked entrance to the street from Pioneer with a fence. He said they only took it down because it was against the law, adding they are mostly going to benefit from the extension. Mayor pro tem Michiko Oyama-
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COMMUNITY NEWS GROUP • APRIL 16, 2010 11 unionized public school system in the payment based on years on the job. U.S. At 7 a.m. on a school day, with many Consider the greatest teacher of our children already on their way to school, time, Jaime Escalante, subject of the film the leaders of the teachers union called a Stand and Deliver, who attracted national strike. Does that sound like an organizaattention by teaching college-level calcution that cares about kids? Smuts: I am from the ABC Unified lus to gang members and other "unteachSchool District in Southern California, ables." But because he was willing to have with about 21,000 students. Don't blame more students in his class than the United my district's union for failing schools. Teachers of Los Angeles contract allowed They're one of the reasons my district is for, he was basically run out of town by successful. Student achievement is the that union. main work of our teachers' union. In fact, The audience voted twice, at the beginlast year the union reps changed their title ning and end of the debate. The first vote from "union rep" to "learning rep." And was 24 percent for the motion (supportthey were told by the union president, your ing teachers' unions), 43 percent against, No. 1 job is student achievement. and 33 percent undecided. At the end of In my district, 10 struggling schools the debate, the audience was 25 percent in have just received a grant for innovative favor, 68 percent against and seven perprograms, $3.3 million from the AFT cent undecided. Therefore the winner was national organization. In other districts the team in favor of holding the unions throughout the United States, they're responsible. working on community partnerships, working on using student assessment data to evaluate teachers. Twice each year the AFT hosts the Shanker Institute, with workshops on reform, quality, curriculum standards—I have been part of that since 2005, and there has never been a session on how to keep crummy teachers. If you're for charters, for holding teachers accountFAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED able, listen to the AFT. Bathroom remodeling Sand: I'm glad Larry brought up Mr. & plumBing repair [Albert] Shanker [former president of the American Federation of Teachers] because CULTURED MARBLE, ONYX & FLORENTINE he is alleged to have said, "When school• Sink Tops children start paying dues, that's when I'll • Whirlpool Tubs & Showers represent them." I don't know if he did say • Cabinets & Flooring that, but that's been the teachers' union at• Shower Doors • Plumbing titude ever since I began my teaching career. In educating children there is nothing DIAMON FUSION GLASS more valuable than a dedicated and gifted RESTORATION & SURFACE PROTECTION teacher and nothing more harmful than a bad one. And it's those, the mediocre and CALL GARY incompetent ones, that the unions typically 562 865-0619 represent. Unions insist that school districts 562 577-9782 not pay good teachers what they're worth; ST. LIC# 516664 they insist on an archaic factory model of
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just stay in the classroom. The unions are also responsible for seniority rules that often require districts to lay off junior people before senior people. It's happening all around the country now. And some of these junior people are the best teachers in the district, and some of the senior people being saved are the worst. Would anyone in his right mind organize schools this way if all they cared about was what's best for kids? These issues are just part of a larger problem. Our nation has been trying to reform the schools since the early 1980s, and the whole time the teachers unions have used their political power to block it. Consider charter schools. There are many kids stuck in schools that aren't teaching them. They need options, and charter schools can provide them. But charter schools are a threat to teachers unions. If you give kids a choice and they leave regular public schools, they take money and jobs with them, and that's what the unions want to stop. So they've used their political power to put a ceiling on the numbers of charter schools. As a result we have 4,600 charter schools and well over 90,000 public schools, and huge waiting lists of people desperate to get into charter schools. McLaughlin: There is no research that correlates student achievement to collective bargaining rights, either for or against. So people can say what they want, but in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts our students perform higher than anybody else in this country, [and] we have the strongest collective bargaining rights in the country. What bargaining rights do is provide dignity for a profession that frankly gets beat up on a lot. We do that with language that improves working conditions for teachers but also for children. For example, we could have language setting class sizes in the teachers' contract. Collective bargaining rights can also help ensure academic freedom. There are times as a teacher that I need to advocate for a child, I may need to say something an administrator might not appreciate my saying in front of a parent. I need to be able to do that without fear, and that's why collective bargaining rights are so important in a classroom: to be able to do what you know is best for children. Paige: Teachers' unions represent the most dominant political force in American education—highly financed, highly organized, mammoth organizations. The National Education Association has 3.2 million members, 14,000 locals, and in 2007 they collected about $400 million from their members. In America about 12 percent of the workforce is unionized, but in education it's 38 percent. Teachers' unions sit on both sides of the negotiating table in many cases. They have representatives on the school boards, so they're negotiating with themselves. You heard a lot about children. Don't be fooled: teachers unions' main interest is the welfare of their members. In 2000, a Buffalo school district was the most
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Norwalk’s Villalpando victorious, leaves John Glenn’s Vera tough loss victim By Loren Kopff Senior pitchers Juan Vera and Jonathan Villalpando of their respective John Glenn and Norwalk baseball teams put on such a pitching display this past Wednesday that it was hard to see one team come away with a loss. Both were nearly mirror images of each other but when push came to shove, Villalpando had just enough with his arm, and his bat. Villalpando’s ninth inning single brought home junior second baseman Skyler Bautista with the game winning run and the visiting Lancers snapped a six-game losing streak with a hard fought 3-2 win over their cross town rivals. Villalpando went all nine innings, giving up seven hits, striking out eight and throwing 116 pitches. But he had the clutch hit when his team needed it, especially after his team blew a one-run lead the previous inning. “After a good bunt, I wanted to get the run in, especially in the top of the ninth,” Villalpando said. “I wanted to put the ball in play and try to make something happen. I saw the ball down a little and drove the ball to right.” Vera walked Bautista to lead off the top of the ninth and was sacrificed over by senior shortstop Moises Acosta. Following the second out of the inning, Villalpando laced his biggest hit of the
season to right. “We needed this win to get back in the race and start going north instead of south,” said Norwalk head coach Ruben Velasquez. “We squeaked one out; we really did. I was a little disappointed we came out flat. I had to remind my guys this was rivalry week.” Norwalk improved to 6-11 overall and 2-3 in the circuit. But the Lancers also opened up a two-game lead on the Eagles, who fell to 6-10 overall. They remain the last team to win a league contest. Not to be outdone was Vera’s performance both on the mound and with his bat. Vera went the distance for the second straight time and fourth time this season, giving up nine hits and fanning seven batters. He threw 137 pitches but fell to the Lancers for the second straight season. Vera was also two for two and scored both of the Eagles’ runs after leading off the fourth and eighth innings respectively. “I expected that coming in because we faced him last year and it was the same thing,” Villalpando said of the pitching duel. “He threw good the first couple of innings, then we ended up winning.” Through the first three innings, both hurlers were nearly identical in pitches thrown (39-37 in Vera’s favor) and both had faced one batter over the minimum. Glenn stopped scoring threats when senior catcher Joseph Alvarez threw out senior right fielder Juan Camacho at second in the top of the first and Norwalk catcher Ryan Martinez grounded into a double play in the next inning. The Eagles would also have a runner picked off of first in the opening inning, then see three batters strikeout against
Villalpando. But in the bottom of the fourth, Vera singled to left and would eventually come home on a double from junior left fielder Juan Rojas. It stayed that way until the top of the sixth when Bautista blooped a single to shallow center. Acosta followed that up by reaching on an infield single and after both runners advanced on a sacrifice from Camacho plus an intentional walk issued to Villalpando, Bautista scored when senior designated hitter Chris Hernandez was safe on an error. Both pitchers went into the eighth inning having thrown 90 pitches but Norwalk seemed to have gotten the upper hand on Vera in the eighth inning when Camacho singled and later came home on a double from Hernandez. However, the rally nearly cost the Lancers because they stranded the bases loaded for the second time in the game. In the bottom half of the inning, Vera singled and with two outs, tied the game when senior second baseman Davon Foggie singled to shallow right. Heading into the bottom of the ninth and with his pitch count at 103, Villalpando put it in cruise control. He got senior first baseman Rudy Villegas to ground out, then gave up a base hit to senior pinch hitter Jay Chavez. But he would be thrown out trying to stretch it into a double and Villalpando concluded the game with a strikeout. “This game was mine from the beginning,” Villalpando said. “It was mine to win or lose. I stay in good condition and I knew I could have gone nine innings. I went nine innings last year against Cerritos.” “Offensively, he’s not where he wants to be and he’ll be the first to tell you that,” Velasquez said. “But emotionally,
he’s been showing us his senior leadership and his desire to win.” Camacho and Hernandez each went two for four as the two squads will wrap up their home and home series today at Norwalk. The Eagles will be seeking to stop a brief four-game losing streak to Norwalk with the last three coming in league action. Norwalk will host Cerritos on Wednesday as the battle for fourth place and that final automatic playoff berth heats up. “Especially in league and especially against your city rivals,” Villalpando said of the importance of the win. “They’re a good team and they had a lot of heart today. It’s important coming off a sixgame losing streak to get a “W” and get us back in contention.” Vera was the last Glenn pitcher to beat Norwalk and he went the distance to do that on Mar. 20, 2008. Vera has been Glenn’s top pitcher since that season and in his high school varsity career, has thrown 12 complete games. “We’ve known Juan for a long time,” Velasquez said. “Our kids are all from Norwalk and they’ve all played through the Little Leagues and the Pony Leagues. They’re all educated with each other. I expected Juan to be there for them at the end just the same way we were going to win or lose with Villalpando. There was no way he was going to let me pull him out of the game.” The Eagles, coming off a championship in the St. Paul Tournament where they won four in a row, will begin a home and home series on Wednesday at Artesia.
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By Loren Kopff TORRANCE-Artesia’s baseball team was hoping to wrap up the South Torrance Tournament with a win and continue to build on the momentum that has carried the team since beginning the season with six straight losses. Valley Christian, on the other hand, was looking for a way to scratch out a victory while being shorthanded. Despite committing four errors on the day, one fewer than the Crusaders, Artesia rallied from a two-run deficit and knocked off V.C. 6-3 last Thursday at North Torrance High to capture fifth place in the tournament. The Pioneers, who have dealt with injuries to their pitching staff, improved to 5-10 overall. Junior Jose Esparza worked five strong innings, giving up five hits and one earned run while sophomore Cesar Soto needed only 19 pitches over the final two frames to pick up his second save of the season. “The pitching is starting to get a little bit better,” said Artesia head coach Michael Gaoghagen. “We’ve got the main guys that we’re going to count on doing much better. But still, we need to tighten up our defense. If we don’t tighten that up, we’re going to be in trouble.” In the four games of the tournament, the Pioneers made 15 errors. But V.C. wasn’t faring much better on defense with nine of the 12 varsity members in uniform for the game. Two players from the junior varsity team were called up as the Crusaders (6-10) were feeling the effects of spring vacation. “From a coaching standpoint, it just looked like our guys wanted to be more on spring break than to be out here,” said V.C. first-year head coach Sean Buller. “That’s my disappointing thing. For both teams, in my opinion, nobody looked like they wanted it and we pretty much gave it to them.” The Crusaders took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when senior left fielder George Taylor hit a sacrifice fly to center to bring home freshman shortstop Patrick Avila. They added to their lead in the next inning when sophomore center fielder Brian Burgin, one of the two J.V. call-ups singled, stole second and scored on a double from sophomore third baseman Shane Stillwagon. But the Pioneers answered back in the bottom of the second to tie the game. Senior right fielder Giovanni Vidal reached on the first of five errors and moved to second on a fielder’s choice. Senior designated hitter Abel Chavez would double him in, then score on a base hit from Soto. Artesia took the lead for good in the third when senior left fielder Anthony Johnson was safe on an infield single, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a base hit from Vidal. After advancing to third without the benefit of a hit, Vidal came home when senior second baseman Tyler Guerra reached on an error. The Crusaders got one of those runs back in the fourth when junior catcher Jacob Dupuy was safe on an error, moved to second on another error, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Avila’s sacrifice fly. But the Pioneers added solo tallies in the bottom half of the frame and in the sixth. “These guys have to want it more and that’s the frustrating thing as a coach, seeing things that just repeatedly happen and we are not making adjustments,” Buller said. Vidal was Artesia’s big playmaker, going two for four, scoring twice and driving in a pair of runs. He and Johnson combined to reach base on seven of
eight trips to the plate. Soto was two for two and drove in a run as the Pioneers resumed Suburban League action this past Wednesday against La Mirada. “It gives some guys some opportunities to try to take someone’s job and pretty much make sure our pitching is okay and everybody is healthy,” Gaoghagen said of the tournament over spring break. “This will be the healthiest we’ll be starting next week.” Artesia wraps up the home and home series with a road trip to La Mirada today, then hosts John Glenn on Tuesday. As for the Crusaders, five different players collected one hit each. Sophomore pitcher Dylan Algra took the loss but has an earned run average of 2.47. V.C. got back into Olympic League action this past Tuesday with a home game against Campbell Hall and will visit the Vikings today before hosting Montclair Prep on Tuesday. V.C. was one game out of first place but tied for third. “My positives have been that I see a lot of athleticism in them,” Buller said. “The negatives are we’re just aren’t making any adjustments that need to be done. I do think we have a great shot with this league.”
We have to be able to shut them down.” Of the 12 batters that Brittany Colenzo faced, none worked her to a three-ball count and none saw more than five pitches in any at-bat. The Gladiators visited last place Dominguez this past Thursday and will travel to Lynwood on Tuesday. Those two opponents have been blasted by the rest of the league by more than 10 runs for as long as people can remember. Gahr will return home on Thursday to face Warren. The Gladiators also saw their team batting average drop to .255 and the team earned run average rise to 5.08. Those numbers figure to get much better by the time Warren comes to town. “It’s a gut check,” Rogers said. “You have to work. You either do it or you don’t. You’re either going to go one way or the other; there’s no middle. It’s a matter of what they want to do.”
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Gahr pitching roughed up by Downey in San Gabriel Valley League opener By Loren Kopff The irony to this past Tuesday’s San Gabriel Valley League softball opener between Gahr and Downey is that what happened to the host Gladiators is what they hope to be doing to their next two league opponents. Unfortunately, Gahr head coach Mike Rogers never thought his team would be completely dominated in a 16-0 loss to the Vikings. In a performance in which he called “pretty disheartening”, Rogers saw Downey’s Brittany Colenzo throw just 31 pitches in a four-inning perfect game that ended early after the Vikings pushed across eight runs in the top of the fourth. Gahr, which has now fallen for the fourth straight time to the Vikings, suffered its worst loss since a 22-2 thumping by Bishop Montgomery last Mar. 31 and its worst shutout since being blanked by Kennedy 15-0 on Mar. 5, 2005. In addition, the Gladiators were held hitless for the first time since Apr. 27, 2002 when Village Christian accomplished the feat in a Thousand Oaks Tournament game. Gahr also lost its league opener for the first time since 2005. “There’s nothing to do other than our pitchers have to hit their spots,” Rogers said. “Bottom line, you can’t give up (16) hits and expect to win. Our pitchers couldn’t shut them down. When you dig yourself a hole that deep, it’s tough to come back.” The Vikings, ranked eighth in the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section Division III poll scored twice in the first inning to set the tone. With two outs, Debra Lovell knocked in Eileen Rico and Katie Medina with the third hit of the inning. The Gladiators (3-9, 0-1) were still in the game after Downey scored just once in the second. But the Vikings batted around in the third, scoring five times off of six hits and chasing junior pitcher Marissa Frese. Downey would pound out six more hits in the fourth inning when 12 batters came to the plate. Medina, who has verbally committed to the University of Florida, scored four times while Sydney Colenzo collected three hits and scored three times. Half a dozen other players all got a pair of hits. “We should never be losing in that fashion to those guys,” Rogers said. “They’re good but they’re not that good.
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saying he did not like to be locked into an agreement, which he felt tied the city’s hands, The Council agreed to a request to The Newly elected Councilman John modify the Historical District Master Remodel Lyons requested the opportunity to meet Plan to incorporate a replica of a bell with staff and provide input into the contower similar to the one that was origiceptual design that resulted in a third or nally located in the old school house modified proposal. It includes maintaining the existing that was located at the southwest corner four traffic lanes, creation of a 38ft. wide of 183rd Street and Pioneer Boulevard. landscaped median between 186th Street Cost of the tower would be $275,000 and 187th St. which would be supple- associated with the modification. City mented by a 42-inch high decorative Manager Maria Dadian said the modiwrought iron fence to eliminate pedes- Sprinklers fication might be incorporated into the trians jaywalking across Pioneer BoulePhase One portion of the project. vard. During the last few years Artesia has It would also create parking bays on both side of Pioneer Boulevard, which acquired and improved two properties would reduce existing curbside parking in the city on which contained the Artespaces from 68 to 48 spaces. Estimated sia Historical Museum and the Historic cost would be $1,189,560. This does not Artesia Fire Station. The two properties include the gateway entry monument. Both the second and third concept and certain areas abutting them have toalso includes outdoor dining. However, gether been designated as the Historic REAL ESTATE Lyons said this would necessitate modi- District Zone by the city. Short Sale/Foreclosure fying storefront footage, which he bePhase one calls for demolition and Specialists lieved was not feasible. removal of selected areas and the instalYOU HAVE OPTIONS! In other business the Council voted lation of new hardscape including of AVOID as FORECLOSURE! to end the franchise agreement known walls, fences, pilasters and gates along MIKE 562.233.2537 the “Evergreen” Clause which automatiAGENTsite infrastructure improvements cally renewed the city’s contractBUYER’S with with to include site drainage, installation of Consolidated Disposal every five“FREE” years. LIST HOMES TOM:said 562.964.7741 an irrigation system and new landscape Councilmember Sally Flowers eliminating the “Evergreen Clause” did planting. Amenities include a new restnot terminate the city’s contract with room facility consistent with adjacent Consolidate Disposal that still has five architecture. Bids will be presented in years to go. All it does is give the city the April or May. ability to shop around and see if the city A second phase of the project, which can get a lower price for its trash pickup his pending, will incorporate the MTA if it so wishes. Councilmember John Lyons agreed, owned abandoned railroad right of way.
Artesia Library events for May 2010 Preschool Storytime Fridays, May 7, 14, 21, and 28, at 11:30 a.m. Stories, music, fingerpuppets, flannelboards, and a simple art activity. Family Storytime: Tuesdays, May 4, 11, 18, and 25, and 7:00 p.m. Stories, music, fun, and an art activity. Homework Center for children is open Tuesdays 3:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays, 3:005:45 p.m., Fridays 3:00 - 4:45 p.m., and Saturdays, 12:004:45 p.m. Free homework assistance! The Woman's Club of Artesia and Cerritos provides additional homework assistance on Wednesdays! Saturday, May 1, 12:00 p.m. Garden Party! Children will hear and act out stories about planting flowers, vegetables, and trees. Then they will plant their own seeds and cuttings to take home and start their own garden! Real Estate Sales Saturday, May 1, and May 15, 11:00-11:45 a.m. English Conversation Practice for Adults!
Saturday, May 8, 12:00- 1:00 p.m. Royal Mother's Day Tea. Hear stories about mothers and share something special about your mother or a special mother you know. Refreshments served. Tuesday, May 11, 11:00 a.m. Artesia Adult Book Club meeting and refresh-
ments. Books are available for checkout at the library or bring your own! Saturday, May 15, 12:00 p.m. I Like Me! Storytime and very special art activity, decorating people shapes with buttons, sequins, and more!!! Saturday, May 29-myOwn Book Club for young readers, with games and refreshments, 11:00 a.m. We are accepting applications for Summer Reading Program volunteers now. Pick up an application at the library! Volunteers may be ages 12 and up. We are accepting donations of new and gently used books, audio CDs, and DVDs.
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TO ADVERTISE CALL 800-901-7211 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS # CA-10335070-CL Order # 100003562-CA-LPI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/29/2006. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JAE DONG TAK AND YOUN SOOK YANG , HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 4/6/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0747846 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 4/29/2010 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $691,448.27 The purported property address is: 13507 ELGERS ST CERRITOS, CA 90703 Assessors Parcel No. 7023-006-015 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to Aurora Loan Services LLC 10350 Park Meadows Dr. Littleton CO 80124 Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan 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 the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 . 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. Date: 4/7/2010 Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap. com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder's rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3493063 04/09/2010, 04/16/2010, 04/23/2010
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 09-0166937 Title Order No. 09-8-518517 Investor/Insurer No. 112522006 APN No. 7010-008-019 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/23/2006. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by ERIC MORENO AND VANESSA NICOLE ORTIZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 05/23/2006 and recorded 06/01/06, as Instrument No. 06 1202982, in Book -, Page -), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 05/07/2010 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, 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 and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 16220 INDIAN CREEK RD, CERRITOS, CA, 90703. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $562,629.46. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks 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 Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/18/2010 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3512982 04/09/2010, 04/16/2010, 04/23/2010
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 090046464 Title Order No. 09-8-139246 APN No. 7050-016-034 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/22/2006. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by SIMON WHANG A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 12/22/2006 and recorded 01/04/07, as Instrument No. 20070015758, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 05/14/2010 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, Los Angeles, CA at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, 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 and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 19730 SALLY AVENUE, CERRITOS, CA, 90703. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $547,012.97. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks 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 Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 07/15/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-0194 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.94252 4/16, 4/23, 4/30/2010
ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE CALLING FOR BID NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ABC Unified School District will receive up to but not later than 2:30 PM on the 18th day of May, 2010 Bids for: ABC Bid # 1364 Intrusion Alarm at Niemes Elementary School All bids shall be made and presented on a form furnished by the District. Bids submitted shall conform to the terms and conditions stated on said form. Bids shall be received in the office of the Purchasing Department at 16700 Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703 and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above-stated time and place. Bidders may obtain drawings and specifications at a mandatory pre-bid meeting on May 5, 2010 at 8:00 AM sharp to meet at the Niemes Elementary School 16715 Jersey Ave., Artesia, Ca 90701. All public works are subject to prevailing wage payments, Valid License Class C-7 and DSC System certified installer will be required . Los Cerritos Community News
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Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 4/16 and 4/23/10 CITY OF ARTESIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Planning Commission of the City of Artesia will hold a Regular Planning Commission Meeting in the City Council Chambers of the Artesia City Hall, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday April 27, 2010, to conduct a Public Hearing to consider the following item(s): Case No. 2010-08
Design Review 11732 South Street
Jeff Smith, 2211 W. Sunset Pointe Dr. Cedar City, UT 84720 A request for design review approval to modify condition No. 27 of P.C. Resolution No. 2008-47P per Case No. 2008-50 for the property located at 11732 South Street in the Commercial Planned Development (C-P-D) Zone. Resolution No. 2010-07 Case No. 2010-09
Conditional Use Permit 18709 Pioneer Boulevard
Baber Mumtaz, 11637 Dune Street, Norwalk, CA 90650 A request for approval of a conditional use permit to allow threading as an incidental use within an existing retail business located at 18709 Pioneer Boulevard in the Commercial General (C-G) Zone. Resolution No. 2010-08 Case No. 2010-10
Conditional Use Permit 18167 Pioneer Boulevard
Ajmal Mumtaz, 11637 Dune Street, Norwalk, CA 90650 A request for approval of a conditional use permit to allow threading as an incidental use within an existing retail business located at 18167 Pioneer Boulevard in the Commercial General (C-G) Zone. Resolution No. 2010-09 If you challenge any of these proposals in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Artesia Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS # CA-09-290518TC Order # 090426267-CA-DCO YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/29/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ILONDA L BROWN , A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 6/5/2007 as Instrument No. 20071353752 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 4/30/2010 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $623,521.48 The purported property address is: 10826 DROXFORD ST CERRITOS, CA 90703 Assessors Parcel No. 7038-008-032 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to OneWest Bank, FSB 2900 Esperanza Crossing Austin TX 78758. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has not obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does apply to this notice of 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. Date: 4/1/2010 Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap. com Reinstatement Line: (877) 908-4357 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder's rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3516410 04/09/2010, 04/16/2010, 04/23/2010
COMMUNITY NEWS GROUP • APRIL 16, 2010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 09-0185108 Title Order No. 09-8-600877 Investor/Insurer No. 6447376432 APN No. 7055-022-004 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/13/2006. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by ILYA BERKAN AND TATIANA BERKAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 04/13/2006 and recorded 04/25/06, as Instrument No. 06 0894843, in Book -, Page -), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 05/07/2010 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, 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 and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 19517 IBEX COURT, CERRITOS, CA, 90703. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $493,874.41. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks 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 Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 04/07/2010 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-91401-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3495057 04/09/2010, 04/16/2010, 04/23/2010
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 240564CA Loan No. 0083407288 Title Order No. 327292 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04-08-2004. 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 04-30-2010 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 04-27-2004, Book , Page , Instrument 04 1027689, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: TERESITA D. FULLER, A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier's check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier's 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. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BOULEVARD, 12720 NORWALK BLVD. , NORWALK, CA Legal Description: LOT 23 OF TRACT NO. 28696, IN THE CITY OF CERRITOS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 823, PAGES 49 AND 50 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $269,489.75 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 19127 APPLETREE COURT CERRITOS, CA 90703 APN Number: 7054-024-052 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DECLARATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.54 Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54, the undersigned loan servicer declares as follows: 1. It has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.54 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; and 2. The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or Section 2923.55. DATE: 04-06-2010 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee (714) 259-7850 or www.fidelityasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DEBORAH BRIGNAC, VICE PRESIDENT 9200 OAKDALE AVE MAILSTOP N110612 CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 ASAP# 3463878 04/09/2010, 04/16/2010, 04/23/2010
ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE CALLING FOR BID NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ABC Unified School District will receive up to but not later than 3:00 PM on the 18th day of May, 2010 Bids for: ABC Bid # 1365 Walk-in Freezer at Cerritos High School and Carmenita Middle School All bids shall be made and presented on a form furnished by the District. Bids submitted shall conform to the terms and conditions stated on said form. Bids shall be received in the office of the Purchasing Department at 16700 Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703 and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above-stated time and place. Bidders may obtain drawings and specifications at a mandatory pre-bid meeting on May 4, 2010 at 2:00 PM sharp to meet at the Cerritos High School, 12500 E 183rd St., Cerritos Ca 90701. All public works are subject to prevailing wage payments, Valid License Class B or C-38 will be required . Los Cerritos Community News April 16, 2010 April 23, 2010 Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 4/16 and 4/23/10 ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE CALLING FOR BID NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ABC Unified School District will receive up to but not later than 2:00 PM on the 18th day of May, 2010 Bids for: ABC Bid # 1361 Roofing at Gahr High School and Melbourne Elementary School All bids shall be made and presented on a form furnished by the District. Bids submitted shall conform to the terms and conditions stated on said form. Bids shall be received in the office of the Purchasing Department at 16700 Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703 and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above-stated time and place. Bidders may obtain drawings and specifications at a mandatory pre-bid meeting on May 4, 2010 at 11:00 AM sharp to meet at the District office 16700 Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, Ca 90703. All public works are subject to prevailing wage payments, Valid License Class C-39 and Garland Approved Applicator will be required. Los Cerritos Community News April 16, 2010 April 23, 2010 Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 4/16 and 4/23/10 ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE CALLING FOR BID NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ABC Unified School District will receive up to but not later than 1:00 PM on the 18th day of May, 2010 Bids for: ABC Bid # 1363 Beams at Tetzlaff Middle School and Leal Elementary School All bids shall be made and presented on a form furnished by the District. Bids submitted shall conform to the terms and conditions stated on said form. Bids shall be received in the office of the Purchasing Department at 16700 Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703 and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above-stated time and place. Bidders may obtain drawings and specifications at a mandatory pre-bid meeting on May 4, 2010 at 8:00 AM sharp to meet at the District office 16700 Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, Ca 90703. All public works are subject to prevailing wage payments, Valid License Class B will be required.
All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and express their opinion on the matters listed above. Los Cerritos Community News PUBLISHED: April 16, 2010
Okina Dor, Associate Planner
Published at Los Cerritos Community News 4/16/10 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TSG No.: 3784959 TS No.: 20089073501489 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 1702828345 APN: 7010-005-048 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/07/2006. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05/06/2010 at 01:00 P.M., FIRST AMERICAN LOANSTAR TRUSTEE SERVICES LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 12/19/2006, as Instrument No. 06 2818100, in book , page , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. Executed by: HENRY THACH, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, Los Angeles county, CA All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 7010-005048 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 16116 ROCKYRIVER LN, CERRITOS, CA, 90703 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $488,315.87. 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. Date: 04/08/2010 First American Title Insurance Company First American LoanStar Trustee Services LLC 3 First American Way Santa Ana, CA 92707 FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-277-4845 FIRST AMERICAN LOANSTAR TRUSTEE SERVICES LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Requirements of SB1137 have been met pursuant to the Notice of Sale Declaration of record. The beneficiary or servicing agent declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner of Corporations a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the Notice of Sale is filed and/or the timeframe for giving Notice of Sale specified in subdivision (s) of California Civil Code Section 2923.52 applies and has been provided or the loan is exempt from the requirements. FEI#1018.01125 04/16, 04/23, 04/30/2010
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Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 4/16 and 4/23/10 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 10-0000883 Title Order No. 10-8-008639 APN No. 7044-010-028 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/21/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by DANILO ANDRES AND MADONNA ANDRES, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 03/21/2009 and recorded 03/31/09, as Instrument No. 20090455139, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 05/14/2010 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, Los Angeles, CA at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, 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 and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 19124 MARTHA AVENUE, CERRITOS, CA, 90703. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $627,658.22. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks 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 Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 04/15/2010 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.92170 4/16, 4/23, 4/30/2010
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