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Cerritos budget facing $2 million deficit, Cerritos Auto Square sales continue to climb By Jerry Bernstein Facing a $2 million deficit in the 2009-10 budget, City Manager Art Gallucci said the city may have to draw on the city reserve to make up the difference. Speaking before the Cerritos Regional Chamber of Commerce at its monthly meeting May 6, Gallucci said, “the City/CRA operating budget this year is approximately $119 million, of which $2 million [property tax] comes from the state. The rest of the budget has to be raised locally.” He said the proposed operating budget for the new fiscal year beginning July 1 is $86,391,380. Overall retail sales in Cerritos declined an estimated $201,142,000 in fiscal year Conferring [l-r] are Todd Leutheuser, Southland Motors Car Dealers Association; Brad Mugg, Norm Reeves Honda Superstore, Michael Gilligan, Cerritos Ford; Art Gallucci, Cerritos City Manager; and Bill Stephens, Cerritos Infiniti.

Artesia Redevelopment Agency makes $542,000 payment to cover state raid of redevelopment funds Payment will cripple local job creation and economic growth. By Andrew Perry On May 10, Artesia’s Redevelopment Agency was forced to turn over $541,600 to the Los Angeles County Auditor, a required payment resulting from the State’s decision to raid $2.05 billion in local redevelopment funds as part of the 2009-10 State Budget. Instead of going to fund local job creation, economic growth and urban revitalization projects, this money will now be siphoned off to help pay the State’s obligations. The payment was made in accordance with a ruling by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lloyd Connelly last week which instructed local redevelopment agencies to abide by the provisions of ABX4-26 passed last year as part of the state budget. The bill allows the state

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Cerritos Redevelopment hit by state for $11.8 million causing a delay in Senior Housing Project By Jerry Bernstein City Manager Art Gallucci said construction of the 247 senior housing units on the site of the ABC Administration offices located on the southeast corner of Norwalk Boulevard and 166th Street will be delayed because of the state’s taking $11.8 million of Redevelopment money from Cerritos. In a report to the City Council at its May 10 meeting, the City Manager said the Superior Court in Sacramento denied the claim by California cities that the taking of the Redevelopment Agency funds was illegal and unconstitutional and ruled in favor of the state. He said the cities have appealed the ruling and asked the appellate court for a stay until it can rule on the appeal. The stay was denied but the court did agree to hear the appeal. Cerritos had until May 10 to send the money to Sacramento. He said the city had $22 million set aside in the Redevelopment Agency for the apartments. “Now half of that is gone and I am suggesting to the council that we postpone and delay Cuesta Villas. There are other options because there are numerous other laws that come into play that requires spending

increment on a five-year rotating basis. Asked what happens to the funds if the appeal is successful Gallucci said he didn’t know. He explained the money is supposed to go the state’s school districts, but in reality it will go into the state’s general fund to help balance the state budget which is approximately $20 billion in deficit. An equal amount will then not be subtracted from the funds earmarked for education. At a meeting of Korean War veterans earlier in the day, Mayor Joseph Cho said in response to a question about the senior housing development, the taking of the funds means the project will have to be postponed for at least a year before work can begin on it. He said there were 330 cities contesting the state taking the money. At the council meeting Councilman Bruce Barrow asked if the city could move forward with the project with the new District Administrative offices on the property the city has purchased on 166th Street, including moving the warehouse and nutrition facilities to a new location fronting on Moore Street

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Nancy Sousa installed as Woman’s Club President at annual officers installation dinner

The Woman’s Club of Artesia-Cerritos held its annual Installation Dinner May 6 installing Nancy Sousa as the club’s 2010-11 president. Other officers installed included Judy McNatt, First Vice President; Mabel Low, Second Vice President; Colleen Mar, Third Vice President; Linda Hard, Vice President in charge of fundraising; Ginger Webber and Terri Torres, Recording Secretary; Josie De Cora,, Director of Finance; Marlin McGauran, Treasurer; and Nancy Pinto, Corresponding Secretary. Appointments included Veronica Bloomfield, Parliamentarian; Rosemary Economy, Public Relations; Margaret Toy Registration/Reservation; and Betty McDougall, Newsletter. More that 40 members of the ArtesiaCerritos Woman’s Club gathered in the Skyline Room of the Cerritos Library May 6 for the club’s annual installation dinner of new officers. Installed as club president for 20010-11 was Nancy Sousa. Outgoing President Joanne Witt thanked the membership for their support during her term of office. “Without your active support we wouldn’t have been able to accomplish our goals. She said she was especially proud of the

club’s support for the 1st CEB Adoption Committee. “I feel very strongly that we should support our marines who are overseas fighting for our freedom here at home,” she stated. Incoming President Nancy Sousa also expressed pride in the club’s support of the 1st CEB Adoption Committee and pledged continued support for the Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton. The dinner was catered by Huffs Restaurant in Long Beach.

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Ribbon Cutting held for "unique" Coffee Studio in Artesia

Artesia Mayor Tony Lima and members of the Artesia and Cerritos Chamber of Commerce’s participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Coffee Studio located on the northeast corner of Norwalk Boulevard and 183rd Street, The coffee shop is owned by Punita, Haresh, and Rakesh Patel. Punita Patel described the Coffee Studio as being apart from other coffee houses because of its wide variety of rare coffees and organic drinks The Coffee Studio has Open Mic nights Thursdays from 7 to 10 p.m., and a Sunday story time at 2 p.m.

Memorial Service to be held May 31 honoring Veterans resting in Artesia Cemetery A memorial service will be held May 31 at the Artesia Cemetery, 11142 East Artesia Blvd. in Cerritos at10 a.m. The Woman's Club of Artesia-Cerritos will put flowers on the Veterans graves about 8:30 a.m. A spokesperson for the club said there are an estimated 120 service men buried in the cemetery. The last burial was for

Joshua Robert Whitaker who was killed in Afghanistan. A color guard will do the flag ceremony/laying of the Wreath under the direction of ROTC Sgt. Allard Former City Councilmember John Martin will do Taps. Edward Bloomfield will do the Invocation. Opening remarks and introduction of dignitaries will be made by Joanne Witt, President of the Artesia-Cerritos Woman's Club. Cemetery Trustee Dick Redmayne will be the speaker. Terry McCarthey will play the bagpipes. Following the service light refreshments will be served.

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Students from Turner Christian High School received Certificates of Recognition from the Hawaiian Gardens City Council at its May 11 meeting following their participation in a Student Government Day program sponsored by the City Council. Councilmember Barry Bruce congratulated the students, saying not only was the event educational but it was also fun. He added, several students told him they were interested in going into government once their education is completed. By Jerry Bernstein It was Student Government Day at the Hawaiian Gardens city hall May 11 with students from Turner Christian High School getting a look on how city government operates. Their day began with an orientation by Hawaiian Gardens City Clerk Sue Underwood, with a welcome by Mayor Victor Farfan and Councilmember Barry Bruce. [Student] Council members included Michelle Bruce, Mayor, Cristalle Lorraine Corrales Mayor Pro Tem, and Jesse Robert Daniel, Aaron H. Trimble and Maritza Aracely Villegas council members. Taking on the duties of city ha; staff were Katie Nicole, City Administrator; Cindy Garcia, City Clerk; Matthew Joseph Guerrero, Asst. City Clerk; Andrea Melissa Prudente, Community Development Director; Rosa Isabel Delgado, Finance

Director; Roberto Israel Ruiz, Human Services Director; Cristina Verenice Ruiz, Public Works Superintendent; and Jorge A. Garibay, Sergeant, Lakewood Sheriff’s Department. At 11 a.m. the mock city council met, with a full agenda. Items discussed included the refurbishing of the Skateboard Park at Clarkdale Park, a citywide residential plan in case of a major catastrophic event in the city with supplies to provide care for the city residents before federal assistance can be provided. The students also discussed the possible adoption of a law similar to the state of Arizona requiring persons to provide proof of citizenship upon request by law enforcement officers at traffic stops It was also noted the city of Costa Mesa has also adopted a similar practice. The council requested the city attorney and staff to review the feasibility of Hawaiian Gardens enforcing similar laws.

Cerritos College Film School will be hosting their annual spring fever film screenings 9 am Saturday May 21 at the Teleconference Center on the Cerritos College Campus. For more information contact Steven Hirohama stevenhirohama@mac.com.

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Norwalk Rotary holds annual fundraiser

Norwalk Treasurer Jerry Kress [l-r] and President Don Skala welcomed more than 150 guests to the Norwalk Rotary Annual Fiesta Dinner & Casino Night Fundraiser 2010 held May 7 at the Norwalk Arts & Sports Complex. The Norwalk Rotary hoped to raise about $10,000 to provide scholarships, Leadership Camps and donations to the Boy Scouts of America.

Pathways’ Honors Volunteers Every year, the Pathways Board of Directors and Staff hold an event to honor the many wonderful volunteers who donate their time to help those in need. This year was extra special for Pathways Volunteer Hospice because not only did they just move to a brand new location, but it is also their 25th anniversary. The Volunteer Appreciation “Garden Party” was held at Pathways’ new home in Lakewood. Many local officials came to the event including Lakewood’s Mayor

Joe Esquivel. We recognized three special volunteers this year who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to help: Lily Nuno (Caregiver Volunteer of the Year), Norene Samuelson (Hospice Volunteer of the Year), and Linda Atkinson (Bereavement Volunteer of the Year). Pathways’ congratulates all of the volunteers for the work they do, and thanks everyone who was in attendance on May 1st, 2010. If volunteering for Pathways Volunteer Hospice sounds like something you would be interested in doing, we are always looking for new volunteers to add to our special team. Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Meg Fisch to ask about next month’s training dates.

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LETTERS to the EDITOR Re: Court of appeals rules in favor of senior apartments on abc administrative site Dear Editor: [Even though the project has been delayed] the opponents feel very passionate about their stance against this project. Because they feel so strongly, nothing will change their minds. I can see clearly that the City adjusted all the negative points, but no amount of adjustments will ever satisfy those on the other side. It is not too often that people will admit that they were wrong, when it is an emotional stance. The changes to pacify the opposition will not change their mind, but it did reduce the financial benefit to ABC School District and lockout those who can benefit from the housing.

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had it reduced staffing and other costs as enrollment declined. It''s ridiculous and hilarious how the Superintendent always pulls out the bucket and baskets used to catch leaking rain water scenario to justify the need for a new district office. He''s been doing this for years and it''s getting a little old. A guy with a doctorate degree should be able to figure out that reduced enrollment is the major cause of reduced revenue and that it costs much less to repair roofs than to pay hundreds of thousands in rent after the project is done. And board members should be able to figure out that there is no "free lunch". The four million the city will pay to renovate comes from where? You guessed it, the taxpayers-the main source of all public funds.

Had the district reduced staffing (particularly administrative) through attrition as enrollment declined by 2,500 to 3,000 students over the past 5 to 10 years, it would have more than sufficient funds to repair the roofs and remodel the district office plus have money left over to buy the latest technology for students and to keep teacher salaries at a competitive level. Please recall that the district generates a base revenue limit of over $5,000 per student per year, and this represents a loss to the district of over $15,000,000 (that''s million!) Please note that this is per year and doesn''t represent categorical supplements to student funding which brought per year student funding to close to $9,000 per year during the good times. The district would be generating surpluses and not deficits

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Continued from page 1 2009-10, a 9.6 percent reduction. This is a $2,011,420 reduction in sales tax revenue for the city in 2009-10. On a brighter note, the city ranks #56 out of

two years. The good news is the city is seeing a slight increase in the economy. For the past 11 weeks an average of 618 cars per week has been sold. He said this is helping the city, which receives one cent for every dollar collected in sales tax as well as helping employment in the city.

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537 cities in total sales tax collected with approximately $19 million in 2009. The total combined operating and CRA budget for 2010-11 is $118,108,620. The City Manager said the Cerritos Auto Square, the major source of income for the city, includes 17 dealers and 27 auto franchises. “We are one of the few auto centers in the United States that hasn’t lost a franchise during the current downturn in the economy.” He said the auto mall was averaging more than 1,000 car sales per week. This dropped down to 400 during the past

He said, “the downturn in the economy hit the city very hard. We stopped hiring new employees. As people retired, we didn’t fill their positions. That alone saved us $3 million. We also cut $8.9 million out of the budget.” Turning to employment in the city, he said next to dollar income this is the next most important item. Without employment there is no growth. We look very seriously at all our businesses and how we can help them. He cited LaMar-Chrysler/Plymouth as an example. He said for many years LaMar

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When he began his tenure in the AUHSD in 2005 as the first superintendent to be hired from outside the ranks of the school district, there was a need for decisive leadership. Board president Brian O’Neal said Dr. Farley lived up to his reputation. “Dr. Farley has provided strong leadership over the past five years, during very difficult times,” Mr. O’Neal said. “I know he will continue to be an outstanding leader in his new role at Capistrano Unified.” Looking back on his tenure in the AUHSD, Dr. Farley said he is proud of the many initiatives, programs, and changes that positively influenced the education of students and the development of certificated and classified staff. “Dr. Farley, who signed a four year contract, said CUSD trustees agreed that stability in the superintendency will be important for the district, as all California school systems contend with the most difficult financial conditions many have encountered. Mr. Thomas “Hoagy” Holguin, AUHSD board member, said Dr. Farley worked well with board members to

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Continued from page 1 and adjacent to the proposed new offices Gallucci said the city has been in discussion with ABC and we are discussing a time line and a planning process. When we complete that we will be coming back to the council for direction. Barrows also asked how soon that would be and Gallucci replied several weeks. Work on the apartments themselves would be delayed for another year because of the state taking the $11.8 million that was earmarked for the apartments, which he said the cities with Redevelopment Agencies feel the taking

of the money is both illegal and violates the state constitution. The City Manager also stated even though the money was taken from Cerritos, the city still has to build new housing for low to medium income families under state law. All the state has given the cities is an extra year. Mayor Cho commented it was a shame the state has a to try to resolve its budget deficit by taking our money Conditional Use Permits In other business the Council approved two conditional use permits [CUP] requested by CWCA O’Donnell for two properties. The first is a warehouse in an existing industrial building located at 15905, 15931, 16011 and 16107 Commerce Way. The subject property is zoned industrial. Current Planning Manager Robert Lopez said the warehouse was built in 1972 and did not require a CUP at that time. However current code requires one. He said the request was initiated after a business license was requested and it was discovered the property did not have a CUP. Approval of the permit will bring the property into conformance with city code. The second conditional use permit is to permit light industrial warehouse uses in an existing industrial property located at 15927, 16011 and 16005 Distribution Way. Lopez said the request for the CUP was initiated by the applicant who is currently seeking tenants for the vacant building and would like to bring the property into conformance with the city’s municipal code.

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Summer all-star staffs announced for Cerritos, Norwalk youth softball associations By Loren Kopff The 2010 all-stars and coaching staffs of the Cerritos Girls Softball Association and Norwalk Girls Softball Association were recently announced as close to 100 girls will represent their cities this summer. The summer tournament schedule kicks off over Memorial Day weekend and could go as far as into the first weekend of August. The four Cerritos all-star teams will participate in the Lakeside Tournament, May 28-31, the Torrance Tournament, June 4-6 and will host their own tournament, June 11-13. On the weekend of June 18-20, the 8-Under and 12-Under teams will be in the Corona Tournament, while the 10-Under All-Stars will be in the Chino Hills Tournament. As for the Norwalk all-stars, the confirmed tournaments they will be in are the West Covina Tournament, May 2831, the Rancho Cucamonga Tournament, June 11-13 and their own Summer Daze

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Like so many pitchers before him who have been successful wearing the blue and gold of Gahr, junior pitcher Jacob Faria has emerged as a big game stopper. Whenever the Gladiators need a win, Faria comes through time after time. Faria was sent to the mound last Friday in his 10th start of the season and won his eighth straight game as the Gladiators knocked off the Bears 6-2 to claim the season series 2-1. Gahr (15-10 overall, 6-4 in the San Gabriel Valley League) also caught up with Warren in the league standings and began the final week of the regular season in a three-way tie for second place, two games behind frontrunning Downey. Faria’s victory was the fifth straight he has totaled following a Gahr loss. “He’s definitely been a pleasant surprise,” said Gahr head coach Gerardo Perez. “He’s matured throughout the course of the season to the point where we can count on him. He’s a great kid; he’s a great teammate.” Faria escaped a hiccup in the top of the first inning when Warren had runners at first and second. But he struck out Adan Cabrales and through the first three innings, had faced two over the minimum. Meanwhile, Warren starter Gene Gonzalez was making life easier for the Gladiators. On his second pitch of the game, he hit senior first baseman Daniel Lack. On the next pitch, he plunked junior left fielder Josh Palmer and one pitch later, senior second baseman Michael Lugo was safe on a fielder’s choice to load the bases. The fourth pitch Gonzalez would throw was in the dirt and allowed Lack to come home. He then walked senior center fielder Brenton Allen before senior third baseman Marcus Tomlin grounded out, which brought in Palmer. Two innings later, Lugo led off with

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Valley Christian blanked by Whittier Christian in final home game of season By Loren Kopff When the calendar turned from April to May, Valley Christian’s baseball team was sitting somewhat pretty in the race for the third and final automatic California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section playoff berth from the Olympic League. The Crusaders were in third place and had a bye from league action while Whittier Christian was sitting in fourth place and had the task of playing a home and home series with league-leading Montclair Prep, the second ranked team in Division V. The Crusaders were hoping that when they faced Whittier Christian in the final week of the regular season, they would need just one win to get into the playoffs, thinking that Montclair Prep would sweep the Heralds. But, it was Whittier Christian which turned the tables on everyone and now, it was V.C. which needed a sweep to reach the playoffs. Dreams of reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2007 were dashed as the Heralds crushed the Crusaders 10-0 this past Tuesday evening in a game that ended after five innings due to the mercy rule. V.C. fell to 7-18 overall and 3-8 in the circuit with the last game of the season played on May 13. The hosts also lost for the 11th time in the last 13 games. “We put ourselves in that position,” said V.C. first-year head coach Sean Buller. “As a player and as a coach, I’ve always hated not being able to control our destiny. But I told these guys early on in the year it was going to come down to us having to face Whittier Christian [to get in the playoffs]. It’s unfortunate that they hit the hot streak when they did.” V.C. had previously defeated the Her-

alds 4-2 back on Mar. 30 as senior David Hefley pitched a six-hitter complete game. He was sent to the mound in his final high school home start hoping to have similar results. And it was going his way early as he threw six pitches to his first four batters. But two singles around the first of five errors led to the first run of the game in the top of the second. Then with one out in the next inning, Grant Escobar singled, stole second and scored on a home run from Steven Krecker. It went from bad to worse for Hefley as another error allowed Cameron Stanley to be safe. Hefley would hit George Flynn and give up a run scoring single to Vince Marinacci. Hefley would give up five runs in four innings of work. “He’s bummed that his final game pitching is going to be that way, but looking on paper, he only made a couple of bad pitches,” Buller said. “He had a lot of those guys out on the front foot and he was spotting up. But he’s had some elbow problems and he has been fighting through them.” Two more errors in the fifth inning led to four more unearned runs as Marinacci crushed a two-run shot and Krecker added a bases-clearing double. But it wasn’t just the defense having a bad outing. The Crusaders were limited to three hits and had a total of four base runners with one getting caught in a pickle in the second inning. Only once did V.C. have a runner reach third, and that came in the bottom of the first when sophomore third baseman Shane Stillwagon doubled and stole third. Junior second baseman Daniel Hernandez had the other two hits. “It’s unfortunate these guys can’t make the transition from their batting practice to the game,” Buller said. The Crusaders will graduate four players of the dozen that were on the 2010 team and Buller is confident it will be much better next season. He was quick to mention that the junior varsity team smacked Whittier Christian 16-5 and he’s already planning for the future. “I’ve set our summer schedule up to face all of the tough teams around here,” Buller said. “We’re facing a lot of San Gabriel Valley League teams, Moore League teams, St. John Bosco and St. Paul because my idea is to get up to the level of being the best. These guys just lack innings…and the game knowledge.” CIF DIVISION V TENNIS

Crusaders double trouble for Ontario, venture into unchartered territory By Loren Kopff Baby steps could be one way to describe the Valley Christian boys tennis team in 2010. They could also be referred to as the Rodney Dangerfield of the sport in the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section-getting little to no respect. Either way, the Crusaders advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2000 after they knocked off Ontario 12-6 this past Wednesday in a Division V first round match. The Alpha League champions won their 18th straight match after losing to John Glenn to begin the season. V.C. will now face second ranked and second seeded Arlington today. At time of press, the site of the match was not yet determined. This was V.C.’s ninth playoff match since 2000 and came two seasons after a 4-12 campaign. The Crusaders also won their ninth league championship in school history. So, when head coach Gene Bras saw the bracket and noticed his team wasn’t ranked in the top 10 poll, he wasn’t too surprised. “Probably we have to do something in CIF to probably gain that respect,” Bras said. “Not just ourselves but probably as a league a little bit too. That kind of goes

with the package a little bit. In the past the Alpha League hasn’t done all that well and I understand that.” The strength of the Crusaders this season has come from the doubles’ teams of senior Chris Aalberg and junior Jim Herrema, juniors Binh Pham and Conner Tien and senior Chris Hunt and sophomore Tyler Zak. They took seven of the nine sets from Ontario including a dramatic 6-4 win from Hunt/Zak against Jon Gonzales/ Daniel Olmos that put the Crusaders up 9-5 at that time. V.C.’s number three duo, which went 31-5 in league action, rallied from a 4-3 deficit to win the next three games. Aalberg/Herrema went 55-1 this season while Pham/Tien breezed through league action with a 25-1 mark. The Jaguars actually tied the match at 5-5 when Feliciano Osuna/Jason Tran beat Hunt/Zak 6-2. But freshman Stephen Kobata, V.C.’s top singles player and junior Lance Lee, the number two singles player, picked up consecutive victories and the Crusaders held on from there. Kobata, who went 20-16 in league action, has been a pleasant surprise to Bras and the rest of the team. “He’s done a really good job,” Bras said. “Through the second round of league, he kept on knocking off a new person each time. He’s skilled and he’s played a lot but he really hasn’t competed a lot. That’s been kind of a good thing for him. If he stays here for four years, he’s going to get bigger and stronger. This year, he’s become more of a dominant force as he progresses through our system.” Later in the match, Pham/Tien, the number two pair, led Osuna/Tran 5-1 before dropping the next four games before winning the final two. In fact, that’s how close Ontario’s number one duo came to sweeping the Crusaders. The match was clinched when junior Amin Ghabbour defeated Missael Arellano 6-2 to make the score 10-6. Ghabbour

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a double and later came home on another Tomlin groundout. That would be more than enough for Faria, who yielded solo tallies in the fourth and seventh innings, scattered six hits and struck out four. He threw 92 pitches and went the distance for the second time this season. “Whether we got four or two [runs], I felt we were going to have to play seven innings of focused ball,” Perez said. “We still had to play.” Lack was hit for the second time leading off the fifth and scored on Lugo’s base hit to center. In the next inning, junior right fielder Alex Newman was safe on an infield single, stole second, move to third on a base hit from senior catcher Alex Hernandez and came home on another wild pitch. Lack then collected the team’s fifth hit, which brought in Hernandez. “We’re battle tested; we’ve had to come from adversity all year long,” Perez said. “Right now, we’re just taking it one day at a time, watching our growth and seeing how things happen. Hopefully we can play well next week and take care of business and go to the playoffs on a positive note.” Gahr hosted Paramount this past Tuesday and knocked off the Pirates 6-0 for its 16th overall win and seventh in league action. Coupled with Warren’s win against Downey, the Gladiators entered their road meeting with Paramount this past Thursday one game behind Downey. Another Gahr win plus a Warren win will give the Gladiators a share of the league title. The California Interscholastic FederationSouthern Section playoffs begin on Tuesday with wild card action or Thursday with Division III first round action. “I do let them know about [winning league] because I feel it’s important to have a sense of tradition of all of the things that have been accomplished from the people before [them],” Perez said. “I keep the focus on today and I keep the focus on what we’re doing.”

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The meeting will also air live on Cerritos TV3 and will be streamed over the City of Cerritos website at www.cerritos.us. In accordance with Section 33433 of the California Health and Safety Code, a summary of the above-referenced actions and their related findings shall be available to the public for inspection and copying no later than Thursday, May 13, 2010, the time of the first publication of this notice of public hearing, and shall be available through the public hearing on May 27, 2010. This summary shall be available on Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, at the Office of the City Clerk, located at Cerritos City Hall, Cerritos Civic Center, Bloomfield Avenue and 183rd Street, Cerritos, California, 90703. If you challenge the above mentioned matter and related actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Cerritos City Council/Cerritos Redevelopment Agency, at, or prior to the public hearing. Any person interested in this matter may contact the Office of the Cerritos City Clerk at (562) 916-1248, for additional information and/or appear at the hearing in person or by agent and be heard. Dated: May 13, 2010 /s/Josephine Triggs Josephine Triggs, City Clerk Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 5/14/10 CITY OF CERRITOS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Cerritos will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. on the following matter: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CERRITOS TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE A FREEWAY AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE I-5 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY OF CERRITOS This public hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of the Cerritos City Hall, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, located at Bloomfield Avenue and 183rd Street, Cerritos, California. The meeting will also air live on Cerritos TV3 and will be streamed over the City of Cerritos web site at www.cerritos.us. The California Department of Transportation is proceeding with a project to widen the Interstate-5 Freeway between the Los Angeles/Orange County line and the I-605 Freeway; and has requested cooperation of the City of Cerritos through a Freeway Agreement to clarify scope of work and right-of-way and maintenance issues impacting the City of Cerritos. The public is encouraged and invited to attend this public hearing and appear at the hearing in person or by agent and be heard. Written comments will also be accepted at the hearing or can be mailed or hand delivered prior to the hearing to: City of Cerritos Public Works Department Engineering Division 18125 Bloomfield Avenue P.O. Box 3130 Cerritos, CA 90703 Any person interested in this matter may contact Kanna Vancheswaran, Assistant City Engineer, at (562) 916-1219. 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TO ADVERTISE CALL 800-901-7211 CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

NOTICE OF DIVIDED PUBLICATION Made pursuant to Section 3381, Revenue and Taxation Code

ORDINANCE NO. 533

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS ENACTING CHAPTER 1.08 OF TITLE 1 OF THE HAWAIIAN GARDENS MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE OFFICIAL CITY LOGO.

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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS.

SECTION 1. Chapter 1.08 of Title 1 of the Hawaiian Gardens Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows: 1.08.010 City Logo. The official logo of the City of Hawaiian Gardens shall be in the form of a circle approximately one and one-half inches in diameter, the face of which is as set forth below:

Pursuant to Sections 3381 through 3385, Revenue and Taxation Code, the Notice of Power to Sell Tax-Defaulted Property in and for Los Angeles County, State of California, has been divided and distributed to various newspapers of general circulation published in the County. A portion of the list appears in each of such newspapers. NOTICE OF IMPENDING POWER TO SELL TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY Made pursuant to Section 3361, Revenue and Taxation Code Notice is hereby given that real property taxes and assessments on the parcels described below will have been defaulted five or more years, or, in the case of nonresidential commercial property, property on which a nuisance abatement lien has been recorded or that can serve the public benefit by providing housing or services directly related to low-income persons when three or more years have elapsed and a request has been made by a city, county, city and county, or nonprofit organization that property will be-come subject to the tax collector's power to sell. The parcels listed will become subject to the tax collector's power to sell on July 1, 2010, at 12:01 a.m., by operation of law. The tax collector's power to sell will arise unless the property is either re-deemed or made subject to an installment plan of redemption initiated as provided by law prior to 5:00 p.m., on June 30, 2010. The right to an installment plan termi-nates on June 30, 2010, and after that date the entire balance due must be paid in full to prevent sale of the property at public auction.

1.08.020 Use of City Logo. It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to make or use the logo of the City of Hawaiian Gardens, or any cut, facsimile, or reproduction thereof, for any purpose other than for the official business of the City of Hawaiian Gardens, its City Council, officers or departments, except upon approval of the City Council by ordinance or resolution. 1.08-030 Imitation of City Logo. No person shall place any imitation of the City logo on any publication, object or material that is designed, calculated, intended or likely to confuse, deceive or mislead the public to believe it to be an official City publication, object or material, and no person shall circulate or distribute any such publication, object or material in the City of Hawaiian Gardens. Any person violating this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

The right of redemption survives the property becoming subject to the power to sell, but it terminates at 5:00 p.m. on the last business day before actual sale of the property by the tax collector. All information concerning redemp-tion or the initiation of an installment plan of redemption will be furnished, upon request, by Mark J. Saladino, Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector, 225 North Hill Street, First Floor, Los Angeles, California 90012. The amount to redeem, in dollars and cents, is set forth opposite its parcel number. This amount in-cludes all defaulted taxes, penalties, and fees that have accrued from the date of tax-default to the date of June 30, 2010. I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and cor-rect. Dated this 21 day of April, 2010.

1.08.040 Use of City Logo for Political Campaign Prohibited. No person or campaign committee shall use the City logo, or any cut, facsimile, or reproduction thereof, for purposes of supporting or opposing the nomination or election of any person to any City or other public office, or for purposes of supporting or opposing any ballot measure, nor include such City logo on any writing distributed for purposes of influencing the action of the electorate, or any part thereof, in any election. This section shall not be applicable to writings issued by the City of Hawaiian Gardens or the City Council as a whole pursuant to law.

MARK J. SALADINO TREASURER AND TAX COLLEC-TOR COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES STATE OF CALIFORNIA PARCEL NUMBERING SYSTEM EXPLANATION

1.08.050 Manufacture and Sale of Souvenirs and Decorative Items. Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent a person from manufacturing or selling non-documentary objects, such as souvenirs or decorative items, bearing the City logo as part of the design, provided that such person undertakes such activity pursuant to agreement with the City, approved by the City Council or by such officer as the City Council may designate, containing such requirements and limitations as the City Council or such officer shall deem appropriate to assure that such use of the City logo is in good taste and in the best interests of the City of Hawaiian Gardens.

The Assessor's Identification Num-ber (AIN), when used to describe property in this list, refers to the Assessor's map book, the map page, the block on the map, if applicable, and the individual parcel on the map page or in the block. The Assessor's maps and further explanation of the parcel numbering system are available in the Asses-sor's Office, 500 West Temple Street, Room 225, Los Angeles,

1.08.060 Custodian of City Logo.

SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its adoption. The City Clerk or the City Clerk’s duly appointed deputy shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance to be published as required by law.

The real property that is the subject of this notice is situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and is described as follows: PROPERTY TAX DEFAULTED IN YEAR 2007 FOR TAXES, AS-SESSMENT, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007 3678 $1,005.24 AREVALO,RAFAEL A AND BLANCA I AIN: 7049-005-016 3946 $261.05 NICHOLS,MELINDA K AIN: 8020-011035 3947 $721.40 LOPEZ,STEVEN AIN: 8021-024-029 3950 $1,117.73 LATTA,CHRISTOPEHR CO TR C AND K LATTA TRUST AND THOMSON,JOHN C C/O STADIUM PROPERTIES AIN: 8025003-004 3960 $218.54 STALLCUP,THOMAS AND IDA AIN: 8050-003-067 3962 $2,724.06 WACHOVIA MORTGAGE FSB C/O C/O LPS WACHOVIA MTGE AIN: 8051-008046 3965 $36,378.55 GLENN WOOD POST 7138 VET-ERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF UNITED STATES SITUS:13605 FUNSTON AVE NORWALK CA 90650-4209 AIN: 8056-016-015 3973 $1,844.27 GARCIA,MIGUEL AND STACY AIN: 8070-022-027 3974 $1,106.37 CARAVEO,ANNETTE AND ROGER AIN: 8070-025-025 3975 $10,735.28 CISNEROS,JOSE J SITUS:14344 PIONEER BLVD NORWALK CA 90650-4869 AIN: 8073-009-004 3978 $57,634.17 SURI,SATNAM K AND RAJINDER S SITUS:11600 ROSECRANS AVE NORWALK CA 90650-3818 AIN: 8074-015-024 3979 $3,196.35 MEJIA,MAURICIO C AIN: 8075-020-017 PROPERTY TAX DEFAULTED IN YEAR 2005 FOR TAXES, AS-SESSMENT, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005 3667 $1,073.62 AVALOS,ALBERTO SITUS:12107 161ST ST NORWALK CA 90650-7164 AIN: 7009025-012 3668 $19,929.93 GARCIA,FRANCISCO G AND MARIA E SITUS:11859 165TH ST NORWALK CA 90650-7249 AIN: 7011-009-037 3669 $758.56 SALDANA,FELIX SITUS:11927 ARKANSAS ST ARTESIA CA 90701-1825 AIN: 7011-016-038 3670 $179.94 SUPANGAN,ROEL M AND IRENE A SITUS:16829 JUDY WAY CERRITOS CA 90703-2848 AIN: 7012-002-054 3671 $10,312.38 OERTELL,RALPH L AND VIRGINIA SITUS:12636 LUCAS ST CERRITOS CA 90703-1124 AIN: 7012-018-013 3672 $1,899.35 SAMPO,ROBERT A AND JOANNE SITUS:17327 MAURICE AVE CERRITOS CA 90703-1231 AIN: 7012-027-008 3673 $13,613.98 BERNADINO,ALFONSO AND ESPARZA,ELIZABETH SI-TUS:16611 GRAYSTONE AVE ARTESIA CA 907031614 AIN: 7016-019-050 3675 $28,196.75 LEY LOPEZ,ALVARO SITUS:10723 ELGERS ST CERRITOS CA 90703-2604 AIN: 7034-025-016 3676 $16,450.80 BUTT,ROGER S AND MARIE M SITUS:11503 DENA ST ARTESIA CA 907015525 AIN: 7039-025-010 3677 $1,982.13 RIVERA,JORGE SITUS:12153 186TH ST ARTESIA CA 90701-5777 AIN: 7040-002021

3679 $802.96 ASSOCIATED SOUTHERN INV CO SITUS:19023 STUDEBAKER RD CERRITOS CA 90703-6454 AIN: 7049-014-006 3943 $21,194.77 CASTELLON,ANA M SITUS:11809 BOMBARDIER AVE NORWALK CA 90650-1930 AIN: 8015-036-023 3944 $7,490.17 ALANIS,RANDOLPH C AND JUDY A SITUS:11653 HERMES ST NORWALK CA 90650-1628 AIN: 8016-007-003 3945 $107.29 ALEJANDRE,LAURA SITUS:10922 PLUTON ST NORWALK CA 90650-7533 AIN: 8020-009-005 3948 $3,360.67 JENNERICH,JOHN P AND EVELYN T SITUS:11801 FAIR-FORD AVE NORWALK CA 90650-7745 AIN: 8022-010-040 3958 $14,696.59 SHIMKO,MARK R AND JULIE A SITUS:12723 GRAYSTONE AVE NORWALK CA 90650-2664 AIN: 8049-002-016 3959 $65.03 ALVAREZ,JOSE M AND BRENDA SITUS:11309 ADOREE ST NORWALK CA 90650-2786 AIN: 8049-006-011 3961 $4,349.98 DALE,WENDY S SITUS:10520 CHEDDAR ST NORWALK CA 90650-2103 AIN: 8051-005-004 3963 $12,545.72 BAN,SOVILA AND OUK,PAULA SITUS:13209 FLATBUSH AVE NORWALK CA 90650-2100 AIN: 8051-026-043 3964 $525.27 COLANGELO,ANITA TR ANITA COLANGELO TRUST SITUS:13910 EDGEWATER DR UNIT 102 NORWALK CA 90650-3404 AIN: 8052-017-248 3966 $4,386.85 OURIQUE,CARLOS AND KRISTEN SITUS:12228 PINE ST NORWALK CA 90650-4266 AIN: 8056-019-012 3967 $31,682.59 WALTERS,GEORGINA SI-TUS:12062 FOSTER RD NORWALK CA 90650-4218 AIN: 8056-021-016 3972 $2,249.48 GAXIOLA,LORENZA SITUS:14521 MARILLA AVE NORWALK CA 906505246 AIN: 8070-022-020 3977 $13,744.64 DAVIDSON,THANIEL SITUS:14719 CLARKDALE AVE NORWALK CA 906505813 AIN: 8073-028-010 3980 $267.22 GONZALEZ,JUAN M AND MARIA D SITUS:14644 BEHRENS AVE NORWALK CA 90650-4620 AIN: 8075-039-012 3981 $18,465.37 WALTERS,GEORGINA SI-TUS:15328 MAIDSTONE AVE NORWALK CA 906506445 AIN: 8079-020-013 3982 $1,300.89 VILLEGAS,RUDY C AND YO-LANDA SITUS:12042 EXCELSIOR DR NORWALK CA 90650-5905 AIN: 8080-003-003 3983 $1,953.14 RAMIREZ,CARLOS JR SI-TUS:11927 MOLETTE ST NORWALK CA 90650-6550 AIN: 8080-019-033 PROPERTY TAX DEFAULTED IN YEAR 2004 FOR TAXES, AS-SESSMENT, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004 3976 $9,841.69 VERNOLA,MIKE T AND DEBBIE S SITUS:11904 LINDALE ST NORWALK CA 90650-4929 AIN: 8073-013-012 PROPERTY TAX DEFAULTED IN YEAR 2003 FOR TAXES, AS-SESSMENT, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003 3949 $21,567.22 LEKIVETZ,EDWARD J TR EDWARD J LEKIVETZ TRUST AND METCALF,GEORGE R AND KATHLEEN E SITUS:11318 NORWALK BLVD SANTA FE SPRINGS CA 90670-3832 AIN: 8025001-016 CN#837730 Published at LCCN 5/14 and 5/21/10

CITY OF ARTESIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City Clerk of the City of Hawaiian Gardens shall be the official custodian of the official logo of the city. SECTION 2. Ordinance Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase in this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason, held to be unconstitutional or invalid, or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction such decision shall not affect the validity of effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.

California 90012.

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 May 25, 2010, to conduct a Public Hearing to consider the following item(s): Case No. 2010-11

Conditional Use Permit & Design Review 18735 Corby Ave

Jonathan Matson, 13271 South Street, Cerritos CA 90703 A request for approval of a conditional use permit to convert an existing private garage into a warehouse and office use and design review approval for exterior improvements of parking layout and trash enclosure for the property located at 18735 Corby Avenue in the Light Manufacturing and Industrial (M-1) Zone. Resolution No. 2010-10P

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Hawaiian Gardens City Council on this 11th day of May, 2010.

Case No. 2010-12

/S/ Mayor

Rajendra Kumar Jawa, 3126 Los Feliz Boulevard, Glendale, CA 90039 A request for approval of façade and site improvements of a retail building located at 19027 Pioneer Boulevard located in the Commercial Planned Development (C-P-D) Zone. Resolution No. 2010-11P

Attest:

Design Review 19027 Pioneer Boulevard

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.

/S/ Suzanne Underwood, City Clerk City of Hawaiian Gardens

All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and express their opinion on the matters listed above. CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS CITY CLERK’S OFFICE CERTIFICATION

PUBLISHED: May 14, 2010

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO FILL VACANCY ON THE ARTESIA CITY COUNCIL

I, Suzanne Underwood, City Clerk of the City of Hawaiian Gardens, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 533, was duly and regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a Regular meeting of the City Council on APRIL 27, 2010, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a Regular meeting of the City Council on this 11th day of MAY 2010, by the following votes as the same appears on file and of record in the Office of the City Clerk. AYES: GOMEZ, RODRIGUEZ, BRUCE, OYAMA-CANADA, FARFAN NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE

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/S/________________________________ SUZANNE UNDERWOOD CITY CLERK/RECORDS MANAGER

A vacancy on the Artesia City Council has occurred by the death of Councilmember Larry R. Nelson on May 1, 2010. The Artesia City Council has decided to fill the vacancy by appointment. The person to be selected to fill the vacancy will be appointed by the Artesia City Council on or before June 1, 2010. The person appointed will fill Mr. Nelson’s unexpired term of office. That term runs until November 8, 2011. The City Council is accepting applications for the position. Application forms are available in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Artesia located at 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California 90701 (562) 865-6262. Applications must be received by the City Clerk no later than Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. A person seeking appointment to this position must, at a minimum, be a resident of, and registered voter of, the City of Artesia and be able to attend Regular City Council meetings on the second Monday of each month in the evening, multiple other meetings a month when necessary, and participate in civic activities, events, and serve on regional boards as a representative of the City. The City Council is requesting that applicants sign a pledge to abide by a code of ethics and may also seek a pledge not to run for election to the City Council after the expiration of their appointed term.

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