Signal Tribune October 28, 2016

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October 28, 2016

Election 2016

Getting into the mind of the devoted Trump supporter Despite his well publicized derogatory remarks, local Republicans hold fast in their support of Trump.

Cory Bilicko Managing Editor

Just as many national media outlets were proclaiming that presidential nominee Hillary Clinton had most likely achieved enough of a lead in polls to indicate the Oval Office would be hers in January– particularly on the heels of a leaked recording of her competitor, Donald Trump, speaking about women in a derogatory manner– a group of local Republicans gathered at a Long Beach restaurant to watch the election cycle’s final debate together.

About 50 individuals affiliated with the Long Beach Area Republican Party (LBARP) met and dined on the patio at Forbidden City Chinese restaurant on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 19. Before the debate began, two local candidates addressed the crowd and asked for support: Andy Whallon, who is running to replace Alan Lowenthal in the House of Representatives for the 47th District; and Martha Flores-Gibson, who is opposing incumbent Patrick O’Donnell for the 70th District of the California State Assembly.

Even the two leading presidential candidates made an appearance at the event– thanks to one couple who were dressed as the political opponents, complete with Clinton and Trump masks and business suits.

One attendee, who identified herself as Amy Reed, said she is a

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Members of the Long Beach Area Republican Party dine at Forbidden City restaurant while watching the final debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on Oct. 19.

registered Republican who once supported Bill Clinton. She said she had watched the previous two presidential debates this year with LBARP. When asked why she is voting for Trump, she said she had originally been registered as an Independent but changed to Republican after seeing how corrupt the government is, particularly President Barack Obama.

“I think he is against white people,” Reed said. “He wants to change this country to a Muslim country. [The people in his administration] don’t respect our Christian religion. On top of that, they already took so much money from the Middle East– some of [those] countries

don’t respect women.”

Reed’s criticisms were not only focused on the Obama administration; she also reprehended the Clintons.

“I watched the impeachment of Bill Clinton,” she said. “I felt so embarrassed for our nation, where the whole world is watching the TV, about Bill being impeached. It was the most embarrassing moment for America.”

Asked why the former president’s misconduct would prevent her from voting for Mrs. Clinton, who was purportedly the primary victim in the affair, Reed said she does not respect the former secretary of state for staying in the relationship.

“If I was her, and my husband did

that to me so many times, I’d ‘fire’ him, especially if I was an attorney, able to make money to support myself,” Reed said. “You don’t need a man like that. The reason she wanted to stay is either she’s a fool or she’s hungry for the money.”

Reed said she also believes Secretary Clinton is hungry for power.

When asked if she thinks Trump also craves power, she said he already has it and is running for other reasons.

“I think Donald Trump is a wealthy man who doesn’t really have to do this. He has a good life,” she said. “He [is running for president] because, I really personally feel, he is worried about his children’s future. He is worried about

A DVD copy of America: Imagine the World Without Her sits on a table at Forbidden City restaurant during the Oct. 19 debate-viewing event hosted by the Long Beach Area Republican Party.

The film is a 2014 political documentary

by Dinesh D’Souza based on his book of the same name. It is a follow-up to his 2012 film 2016: Obama’s America. In the film that focuses on Clinton, D’Souza contends that parts of United States history are improperly and negatively highlighted by liberals, which he seeks to counter with positive highlights, according to Wikipedia.com.

America’s future.”

The Signal Tribune asked Reed her thoughts on having a president who uses vulgar language when speaking about women. She said that sometimes she herself will utter comments such as, “Hey, look at that fat girl” or “Look at that fat guy.”

“We all say stuff like that sometimes. You know? But we didn’t mean it to hurt somebody,” she said. see REPUBLICANS page 12

Signal Hill approves requisites for general municipal election The city council also increases hourly pay for part-time employees.

Sebastian Echeverry Staff Writer

Election During the Oct. 25 city council meeting, Signal Hill officials approved five resolutions neces-

sary to conduct its March 7, 2017 general municipal election. City Manager Charlie Honeycutt said the adoption of the resolutions was an important step in publicly announcing that the election will take place.

The resolutions the City espoused include one that calls for the election, a request for services from the County of Los Angeles to help in the voting polls,

the regulations set for candidate statements, provisions for the filing of rebuttal arguments for City measures submitted at municipal elections and a resolution setting guidelines for rebuttals on the City measure concerning the taxation of medical marijuana.

After the meeting, Honeycutt said, “Basically, it establishes the date for the general municipal election, and it’s a formality

to lay out the process of the election.”

The city manager said it is important to adopt the resolution pertaining to candidate statement regulations because there are publishing costs on election materials that the City needs to set.

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effort to comply with the California Fair Wage Act of 2016, which adjusts the minimum wage for hourly employees. The amendment will only focus on the hourly rates that fall below $10.50. The council approved the resolution in order to satisfy the City’s goal to “promote a transparent and open government.”

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NEWS

Signal Tribune

October 28, 2016

Customs facility still under scrutiny City council still studying JetBlue’s international plans for Long Beach Airport.

CJ Dablo Staff Writer

A major meeting that will analyze Long Beach Airport’s potential international future is coming, but the community will have to wait to hear how soon that will be.

The Long Beach City Council is expected to further examine a controversial proposal from JetBlue Airways, which has requested a customs facility so that it could offer international flights. The study had been tentatively scheduled for Nov. 15, but as of press time, this date has not yet been confirmed.

Numerous residents, who say they live under the flight path, have criticized the proposal to build a customs facility at the local airport. Community meetings were held on Oct. 20 and Oct. 25. At each of these meetings, Jacobs, a consulting engineering company, presented an overall positive

report on the impact of the federal-inspection services (FIS) facility. If city leaders agree to accommodate international flights out of Long Beach, building that facility would be a necessary step.

According to a presentation from David Tomber, an aviation principal from Jacobs, six to eight cities in Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador have been listed as “probable international destinations” for JetBlue Airways.

According to Tomber’s presentations over the last week, the potential construction of the FIS facility would mean about 200 to 250 jobs, and the company projected “$31 million to $38 million in one-time output.” Jacobs also determined that the economic contribution of the potential FIS facility would mean about “350 jobs and $36.4 million in annual output.” It also estimated that international travelers would spend $104 million per year.

Long Beach has been known for its strict airport-noise ordinance, which residents had fought for years to essee AIRPORT page 13

Courtesy City of LB

If city leaders and airport authorities eventually approve whether or not the Long Beach Airport will accommodate international flights, they will need to approve a proposal to build a customs inspection facility, which has been at the center of recent controversy. JetBlue has proposed about six to eight international destinations south of the border as far as Panama City. Community meetings to study the issue began last week.

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Community members and city officials unveil a new traffic signal and LED safety lights at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 51st Street on Tuesday. The improvements are intended to increase walkability in the neighborhood, access to public transportation and safety for pedestrians and bicyclists.

New traffic signal and safety lights installed in 8th District

Community members and Long Beach officials unveiled a new traffic signal and LED safety lights at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 51st Street on Oct. 25.

“The addition of this traffic signal will improve walkability in the neighborhood, access to public transportation and safety for pedestrians and bicyclists,” said 8th Councilmember Al Austin II. “This new traffic signal is the result of the persistent efforts of many residents, including seniors from Carmelitos and the adjacent neighborhood, raising concerns about the need for a safer intersection.”

The area is also home to Atlantic Plaza Park, the Growing Experience Urban Farm Stand and the Carmelitos Kindergarten Head Start Program.

The LED safety lights will provide increased visibility and safety, officials said.

The intersection is within the boundaries of the future Daisy Avenue Bike Boulevard Project, which will span 9.5 miles between downtown and north Long Beach, connecting numerous schools, parks, libraries and bus stops.

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Ditches and hoes Local ‘plant people’ grow closer through community garden.

Denny Cristales Editorial Assistant

Photos by Denny Cristales | Signal Tribune

The Signal Hill Community Garden, located

by Spud Field at 2175 Cherry Ave., is tended by various volunteer gardeners who independently rent plots on a yearly-rate basis for recreational use. The garden is strictly for Signal Hill residents only.

Community garden volunteers, such as Signal Hill resident Lyn Hutchison, frequently visit the City’s public garden to tend to their own plots and cultivate and grow produce, such as cantaloupe, jicama and cabbage.

It was a sunny Tuesday in Signal Hill as local resident Lyn Hutchison made her familiar trek down 21st Street on foot– always with her shades on and gardening bag in hand. She finds herself making this trip quite often throughout the week.

Her destination is the city’s community garden, sandwiched between a few houses so discreetly that one might assume it is deliberately hidden within the neighborhood.

Across the street, the chatter and playfulness of children during recess at Alvarado Elementary School serve as background noise.

The Signal Hill Community Garden, located by Spud Field at 2175 Cherry Ave., is the city’s public spot for growing and cultivating produce recreationally. The garden is almost 3 years old now– created by the City in November 2013 after a house burned down at that same location, according to Hutchison.

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a result of Signal Hill volunteers dedicating their own personal time to gardening.

“And that’s half the fun– just doing the work,” Hutchison said. “It’s really a great way to get to know people who have a common interest.”

Volunteers, such as Hutchison, who was a master gardener in Oregon before moving to Signal Hill, tend the garden by raking up or washing down the area. Sometimes, they come together to help out other plots that have been neglected due to others’ lack of interest or unavailability to attend, because “it’s just nice of us to do that... their weeds are going to become our weeds,” Hutchison said.

All members are independent gardeners who serve as volunteers.

Members have to be Signal Hill residents who contacted the City in order to rent a plot in the garden for their personal use.

“We’re all independent, but we’re all working together,” she said.

“Like, ‘Hey, you need anything? I have an extra cabbage plant. I have some seeds. What seeds do you have?’ We’re always exchanging information and tips and things that work for us... we’re always sharing things.”

Signal Hill Mayor Lori Woods is also a member of the garden.

Hutchison called her a “great gardener” who often grows cantaloupe and okra and who has experimented with other techniques, such as haybale gardening, in the past.

One hay stack was visible at Woods’s plot this past Tuesday.

Another volunteer, Teri Wohlgemuth, is a master gardener who often hosts workshops to provide tips and techniques on gardening.

Other volunteers include Connie Malaambo and John Webster.

Those at the garden are not supposed to sell their produce for profit, and they are not allowed to hire workers to garden for them. Other rules include no alcohol and no pets.

Hutchison explained that some of the volunteers are “apartment dwellers” who don’t have access to small yards, so they often come to the community garden and rent a plot.

“It’s a great feeling to say, ‘Look what I grew!’” Hutchison said.

The garden is home to more than just fruits and vegetables, however. Monarch butterflies and birds, such as hooded orioles and mockingbirds, often come and make the garden a settlement of sorts. The butterflies especially love feeding on milkweeds, Hutchison said.

Unfortunately for the gardeners, the spot is also a welcome site for critters such as skunks, raccoons and opossums who often dig into the soil and pick out grubworms. The result is a lot of holes and ditches in areas that were meant for plants.

“You’ll get everything planted, and you come back the next day and it’s all dug up,” Hutchison said. “You work so hard and all of a sudden all your stuff is torn up... I mean, live and let live, but we cuss them out every once and a while.”

Members use deterrents to prevent the animals from interfering with the garden work, but no pesticides or poisons are used. The garden is completely organic, Hutchison said.

She remarked that the recent rain and the transition between seasons has the garden looking a little “bare.” Weather plays a big factor in see GARDEN page 9

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OPINION

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By Neena Strichart

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have always enjoyed Halloween. In my youth, my family didn’t have a lot of money to spend on such things as holiday costumes; nevertheless, Mom and Dad did understand my need to fit in with the neighborhood kids and were very creative in putting together costumes for me that were as good as, if not better than, those of my friends and schoolmates.

I remember a very special costume that my father and I planned for months. His idea

was for me to wear a white turtleneck sweater and white pants covered in white toilet paper. My face was also to be covered in the tissue so that, when the outfit was complete, I would look like a mummy. We whispered about it for months. Our goal was for me to sneak out the back door on Halloween night and try to fool my mother when she opened the front door. Well, I looked great when I left the house, but by the time I walked around front, the paper had all practically fallen to

my knees, and the surprise was spoiled.

Not letting me fret about what I considered to be a disaster, Mom quickly dressed me up in my red, black and white ruffled dress, clipped on me some of her big hoop dangle earrings and a half a dozen strands of long beads, a little rouge and lipstick along with a ribbon tied across my head. Once the costume was complete, Mom and Dad declared me “Queen of the Flappers”– disaster averted. I felt so pretty.

That night, probably 10 minutes into our trick-or-treating, I thought I was going to freeze to death in that little flapper-style dress. Mom to the rescue. She had brought along a sweater for me “just in case.” I remember thinking that flappers probably didn’t wear button-up sweat-

October 28, 2016 ers, but Mom convinced me that knits over dresses had been all the rage in the olden days. She sure had a gift of persuasion, and still does.

Thinking back, I don’t remember any organized school-, church- or city-sponsored carnivals for Halloween. Nope, instead we visited our friends’ and neighbors’ homes, all the while trying to remember who had given out the best candy the year before. In our early years, our parents went trick-or-treating with us. As we got older, we kids traveled in small groups and promised our folks that we would be careful.

We’d put the candy in our bags, buckets, sacks or pillowcases, all the while eating and walking, trying to gobble down as many of the sweet treats as possible before going home.

All us kids knew that the minute we got inside our homes, our parents would peruse our loot, looking for inappropriate treats.

After confiscating what they deemed dangerous or questionable, our folks would allow us a piece or two of candy (after we had already eaten our fill on the way home) before sending us off to bed with a sugar high that kept us hyped-up for days.

Looking back to those simpler sweet days, I believe that it was the fun of creating homemade costumes with my folks that made Halloween so memorable. I don’t think a store-bought outfit would have been as unforgettable, or even worth writing about.

Have fun with your kids, grandkids and neighbors this Halloween. You just may build some fond memories.

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A long road to seeing results?

Why am I voting “no” on Measure M? Measure M is a permanent tax increase that the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority says will be used to improve freeway traffic flow. But only 20 percent of the money from this tax will be spent on freeway improvements.

One of the worst traffic problems is on the 405 Freeway at the South Bay curve. The project to fix this problem is not expected to be finished until 2047– over 30 years from now. Yet, Signal Hill and Long Beach residents will start paying the tax in 2018.

The City of Los Angeles is the big winner because their projects are first in line. That is why I am voting “no” on Measure M! Gary Dudley Signal Hill

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Payback takeback

By Signal Hill Mayor Lori Woods

f you’ve been following along with me over the last 13 weeks, you now have the makings of a proper emergency kit. The next challenge is where to store your supplies.

You’ll have to decide what storage container works best for your space, but here are a couple of convenient, inexpensive ideas: • Crush-resistant containers that are waterproof/airtight • Stackable five-gallon buckets with lids • 55-gallon drum or large trash can (with lids) • Large rectangular containers (i.e., RubbermaidTM), also stackable When deciding where to store your supplies, think about where in the house you will shelter during an emergency. No matter what type of containers you use, if you can’t get to them, or they get destroyed during the disaster, your efforts will have been wasted. You want to make sure you can access your supplies in a moment’s notice. There’s no point to having emergency supplies if you need a ladder to get to them or they’re buried under a pile of boxes. If your basement is the safest place to be in a disaster, then store your supplies there and make sure they’re easy to access. If you live on the upper floor of an apartment building and earthquakes are your main concern, store your emergency supplies in a backpack or duffle

bag and make sure it’s located somewhere along your escape route.

When considering storage locations, you also want to protect your emergency supplies by keeping them somewhere they will be safe from falling objects, flood water, extreme heat and cold, or any other potential threat posed by likely disasters in your area. Since the most likely scenario for needing an emergency kit consists of you and your home being fine but not having access to local stores, my inclination is to go with whatever works best for the contents of the kit, while keeping access in mind.

Although there is no single perfect location, the point is to identify a place that will be safe and well preserved, accessible in the context of your own home and somewhere that you will remember. In addition, make sure it is not too inconvenient to access, otherwise you will be less likely to check it every year or two and replace things that have expired.

Be creative as you find a solution that works best for you. I’ve seen someone store their supplies in a medium-sized cardboard drum, which was then placed in the corner of the living room, covered with a tablecloth and used as a lamp stand.

Now here is your shopping list for Week #14 from the American Red Cross 21 Weeks to Prepare plan:

_____2 cans fruit/veggies _____1 package eating utensils _____1 package plastic drinking cups ____ paper towels and napkins _____$2 set aside to purchase an emergency radio

I am relieved that Secretary of Defense Carter has suspended all efforts to collect reimbursements from affected California National Guard members.

The California National Guard has stood in defense of our state for more than 110 years. In addition, the job of defending the safety and interests of the United States has fallen squarely on the able shoulders of the CalGuard innumerous times. Guardsmen from California have been deployed overseas nearly 40 times just since 2001.

Congress has an obligation to do right by our CalGuard veterans who bravely stood in harm’s way for our nation, and that is an obligation I take very seriously. First and foremost, these collections must stop immediately, and I strongly support Secretary Carter’s move in that direction. While suspending reimbursements is a good first step, it is only one step toward resolving this situation that has impacted too many of our brave veterans through no fault of their own.

We must also move quickly to fully remove this cloud of uncertainty from our Guardsmen by completely waiving these repayments. I have joined with over 120 of my colleagues in Congress in writing to Secretary Carter and calling on him to immediately do so. The responsibility for this situation lies squarely on the doorstep of the Pentagon.

While our first efforts must be to gain relief for our veterans, in the longer term, the Defense Department will have to answer to the American taxpayers on how these overpayments happened and why it took so long to discover them. Our veterans fulfilled their obligation through their service; now we must fulfill our obligations to them.

‘Competition’ admonition?

I feel that the media coverage of the Long Beach cannabis measures (MM, MA as well as state Prop 64) by the local area daily and weekly news publications have been mostly fair and unbiased. Even the usually prohibitionist Gazette has endorsed measures MM and MA. So far, the Signal Tribune has been consistently accurate, until last week’s issue in which it was twice stated that MM and MA were “competing measures.” The City [of Long Beach] keeps misinforming voters on that intentionally misleading statement through their comments to the media, as well as through their press conferences, press releases, and multiple slick, glossy campaign flyers that they say are not campaign flyers, but rather “educational aids.” They are even sending out flyers to all residents via Long Beach utility bills. They are calling the measures “competing” so that they can make voters believe that they must vote for one or the other. In all of their press and mailers, it is never clearly stated that an MA victory is dependent on MM getting a majority of “yes” votes at the polls, and then MA must get more votes than MM. It is not made clear that a voter who wants high taxes for sick people– the City refers to them as “consumers”– can vote “yes” on both measures if they want. Both Measures can win, which by definition is the opposite of “competing.”

The proponents of Measure MA encourage that confusion because if voters are kept unaware that they are allowed to vote for Measure MM and/or MA, MM may not get the needed majority of votes and the ban continues.

Or if both measures win, the City would get the chance to cruelly raise taxes on medical patients, which could then enable the black market to continue operating in Long Beach. The City wins, and the patients lose either way.

Fortunately, polls are currently at 80 percent on Measure MM, so Long Beach citizens are smarter than the City gives them credit for.

Larry King Long Beach Medical Cannabis Task Force

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AROUND TOWN ART WITH HEART What Kids art exhibition Who Hosted by Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach When Friday, Oct. 28 from noon to 5pm Where Miller Children’s Hospital, Houssels Forum, 2801 Atlantic Ave. More Info The pediatric-patient art exhibition will feature the artwork of current and former patients. The first 150 attendees will receive a free patient-art calendar. Calendars and greeting cards will be available for purchase, as well. Call Denise at (562) 243-0170 or email Marissa at mgomez3@memorialcare.org.

STOP IT What Anti-bullying workshop Who Presented by the office of 3rd District Councilmember Suzie Price When Saturday, Oct. 29 from 9am to noon Where CSULB, CBA building, Room 140, 1250 Bellflower Blvd.

More Info The workshop will cover the topics of bullying, safety and social media. Guest speakers will discuss social-media trends and its effects on children and how being “cyber safe” can protect individuals from being bullied. Free parking will be available at Lot 17. To RSVP, call Lisa at (562) 570-6300 or email lisa.west@longbeach.gov.

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ON THE GREEN What Golf tournament Who Presented by Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach When Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 9am Where Pelican Hill Golf Club, 22800 S. Pelican Hill Rd. More Info The Wally Joyner and Friends Golf Classic will help raise funds for the Miller Long Beach Hospital. Participating at the event at an MVP Sponsorship Level will give attendees the opportunities to golf alongside those who have played in Major League Baseball. To RSVP, call (562) 933-1670.

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CAREER MOVES What Job fair Who Presented by Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach When Thursday, Nov. 3 from 8am to 11am and 4pm to 7pm Where Long Beach Memorial, Houssels Forum, 2801 Atlantic Ave. More Info The hospital will host the fair for career opportunities as physical and occupational therapists and BSN-prepared RNs. Refreshments and parking validation will be included. Call (562) 933-1251.

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Union Station Patsaouras Plaza Upgrades near Completion Renovations to Patsaouras Bus Plaza on the east side of Union Station will be completed October 10. Once open, the plaza will be restricted to buses and shuttles only.

Private vehicles should use the new Union Station East Pick-up/Drop-o= Facility, accessible on Vignes St. Thank you for your cooperation during this e=ort.

‘TIS (ALMOST) THE SEASON What Holiday boutique events Who Hosted by the Assistance League of Long Beach When Thursday, Nov. 3 and Friday, Nov. 4 from 9am to 4pm Where Assistance League of Long Beach Philanthropic Center, 6220 E. Spring St. More Info Holiday items on sale include decorations, home accessories, purses, apparel, tabletop items, orchids, jams and jellies, olive oils, soaps and lotions, candy, jewelry and more. Admission and parking is free. Door prizes will be awarded hourly during the event. Email Suzanne at spleo10@gmail.com or call (909) 210-6245.

Metro Proposes Measure M On November 8, 2016, L A County voters will be asked to authorize a Los Angeles County Tra;c Improvement Plan called Measure M. Currently, there are 10.2 million people living in L A County, and we are projected to grow by 2.3 million people in the next 40 years. Angelenos spend an average of 81 hours a year stuck in tra;c, and congestion and air pollution are expected to get worse with more growth. The measure is intended to raise funding to meet those needs. Get educated before you vote at metro.net.

FAST TALK What Monthly meeting Who Hosted by Friends of Belmont Shore When Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6pm Where St. Bartholomew’s Church, 5100 E. Broadway More Info The meeting will include a Powerpoint presentation by attorney Alex Cherin and developer Steve Shaul from CenterCal Properties and Raymond Lin from Taki-Sun, the property owners of Seaport Marina Hotel. There will also be discussion on the issue of speeding on E. Ocean Boulevard and adding more parking. Visit shorefriends.org.

Silver Line All-Door Boarding Public Hearing Metro wants to know what you think about All-Door Boarding on the Silver Line. Please join us at a public hearing on October 19 to discuss the proposed permanent implementation of this program; the pilot is due to end in December 2016. Find out more at metro.net/silverline.

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WALK ABOUT What Walking tour Who Led by Los Cerritos Wetlands When Saturday, Nov. 5 from 8am to 10am Where Meet at the intersection of PCH and 1st Street More Info Ecologist will lead a nature walk through the Marketplace Marsh. Attendees will see Great Blue Herons. The walk is appropriate for those ages 7 and up. Closed-toe shoes are required. To RSVP, email Elizabeth at elizabeth@lcwltrust.org.

CALLING EARLY SHOPPERS What Holiday fundraiser Who Hosted by PEO Chapter OL of Long Beach When Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9am to 3pm

Where Grace First Presbyterian Church, 3955 Studebaker Rd. More Info The marketplace-type event will include handmade fabric creations, garden greenery, jewelry, edibles, holiday and home decor and other items available for purchase. Call Anna at (562) 882-3380 or email peolongbeach@gmail.com.

EDUCATED AND EMPOWERED What “Empowering Underserved Women” event Who Hosted by the American Association of University Women When Saturday, Nov. 5 at 9:30am Where Leisure World, Clubhouse 3, Room 1, 13533 Seal Beach Blvd.

More Info The group will present the story of Nicole De La Roza Rivera, who received a career-development grant from the American Association of University Women. Lunch will be available and catered

by Baja Fresh. RSVP by Oct. 29. Email lee.tsao@ hotmail.com.

SALUTING THOSE WHO SERVED What 20th Annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade Who Presented by the Long Beach Veterans Day Committee When Saturday, Nov. 5 at 10am Where The intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Harding Street More Info The parade will include live music, food, community services, career expo, Kids’ Zone and Vets’ Club. Attendance is expected to be more than 2500 people. Email VetsFest@gmail.com.

UP IN THE AIR What Festival of Flight event Who Presented by Long Beach Airport When Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10am to 2pm Where Long Beach Airport, 4100 Donald Douglas Dr. More Info The festival will be a free celebration open to the public that will feature food trucks, static aircraft and vehicle displays, beer garden and entertainment. No pets, bags or coolers are allowed. Call (562) 570-2678 or email flylgb@longbeach.gov.

BRING THE KIDS! What Family festival and car show Who Presented by Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach When Sunday, Nov. 6 from 11am to 2pm Where Long Beach Memorial Med Center, 2801 Atlantic Ave. More Info The free festival will a include a car show, live music, food, raffles, giveaways and activities for kids. Resources related to diabetes care will be provided during the event. Call (562) 933-5043.

JOIN THE DISCUSSION What Conversations in Place discussion Who Hosted by Rancho Los Alamitos When Sunday, Nov. 6 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm Where Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 E. Bixby Hill Rd. More Info The event will feature speaker Josh Kun, panel discussion moderated by Oliver Wang with Greg Bryant and Craig Torres and performance by Grammy Award-winning band Quetzal. Tickets are $25 each.

Visit rancholosalamitos.org.

WHAT’S YOUR PLAN? What Medicare workshop Who Presented by Long Beach Memorial When Monday, Nov. 7 from 1pm to 3pm Where Community Hospital Long Beach Auditorium, 1720 Termino Ave. More Info The workshop will inform residents about Medicare, Medicare Advantage, prescription-drug and Medigap plans. Registration is required. Call (562) 933-1650.

THE NEXT SUPPER What Monthly meet-up Who Hosted by the Bixby Knolls Supper Club When Monday, Nov. 7; seatings at 6pm or 7:30pm Where Bamboo Teri House, 3391 Atlantic Ave. More Info For reservations, email supperclub@bixbyknollsinfo.com and provide the number of people in the party.

PAGE-TURNERS What Monthly meeting Who Hosted by the Bixby Knolls Literary Society When Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7pm Where Elise’s Tea Room, 3924 Atlantic Ave. More Info The meeting will feature a discussion on the novel The Crying of Lot 49 by author Thomas Pynchon. The public is welcome, and all are encouraged to read the book in advance. Email info@bixbyknollsinfo.com or call (562) 595-0081.

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Hidden dangers also come in disguise during Halloween season Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt famously said it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

This Halloween season, it is even better– and much safer– if those candles are flameless, since nearly 40 percent of the 860 home-decoration fires (excluding Christmas trees) annually begin with candles, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

What’s more, each year between 2011 and 2013, during the three-day period around Halloween, there were an estimated 10,300 fires in the country that caused 25 deaths, 125 injuries and $83 million in property loss, according to the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

With spending on Halloween decorations, costumes and candy expected to reach an 11-year high, simple precautions are encouraged to help ensure a safe Halloween season while installing and maintaining your decorations and buying costumes.

Here are some Halloween safety tips: • Love decorating with candles? Instead of lit candles, use battery-operated, flameless candles in jack-o’lanterns and inside and outside the home. On an average day, candles cause 25 fires, according to the National Candle Association. But Halloween– trailing only Christmas Day,

• Before decorating, carefully inspect electrical items and cords and discard any with damaged wires or broken bulbs. And, only use decorations that bear the labels of trusted independent safety organizations like Underwriters Laboratories (UL0, Intertek or CSA).

• Extension cords should not be overloaded either. Use no more than three strands of lights per extension cord (follow the manufacturer’s instructions). Ground fault circuit interrupters also should be used wherever water might come into contact with electrical items.

• Also, check the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website (cpsc. gov) for Halloween-related product recalls.

Courtesy SCE

Instead of lit candles, those decorating for Halloween can use battery-operated, flameless candles in jack-o’-lanterns and inside and outside the home.

Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day– is the fourth-highest day for candle fires. Flameless candles are simply safer since overall nearly 10,000

home fires annually start with burning candles.

• While decorating, always look up and look out for power lines,

and never throw light strands or electrical cords into trees or vegetation near power lines or place them on utility poles.

“You should always choose decorations and costumes with safety in mind,” said Paul Jeske, SCE’s director of Corporate Health and Safety. “Smart and careful placement and maintenance of decorations and thoughtful costume selections using flame-resistant, flame-retardant or non-combustible materials are the best approach to a fun and safe Halloween.” ✦ The above article was written by Paul Netter, a member of the Southern California Edison media relations team and writer for insideedison.com.

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A creepy calendar of local Halloween, autumn and Dia de los Muertos events OCTOBER 22-30 Celebrating the dead... and the living

The Museum of Latin American Art’s (MOLAA) Dia de los Muertos celebration from 8pm to midnight will honor three Hispanic women with its second-annual Spirit Award.

The honorees are: Maria Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino; Luz Maria Doria, vice president and executive producer of Univision’s “Despierta America,”; and Maestra Ofelia Esparza, artist and educator renowned for creating Day of the Dead altar installations for more than 30 years.

The event is located at the museum, 628 Alamitos Ave., and includes various admission ticket packages at its website at molaa.org.

SATURDAY, OCT. 29 The plot thickens

The Historical Society of Long Beach (HSLB) will mark 21 years of storytelling at Sunnyside Cemetery and its inhabitants with the annual Historical Cemetery Tour from 8:30am to noon at 1095 Willow St. Costumed actors will present stories of those buried at the site.

Presentations will be from 9am to 2:40pm, and visitors are also free to roam the premises on a self-guided tour.

Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. Tickets are: $20 for general admission; $15 for HSLB members; $8 for those ages 5 to 18; and $1 for children under 5.

Visit hslb.org/historical-cemetery-tour/.

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SUNDAY, OCT. 30 Harvesting a good time

Rancho Los Alamitos will host its Children’s Fall Harvest Festival from noon to 4pm in an event that includes games in the barnyard and harvest crafts. The event is free. Refreshments will be available for purchase.

Those who attend are encouraged to arrive in costume for a parade at 2pm. Volunteers of the CSULB Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies will teach kids how to do their own magic tricks. Stand-up comedy magic by Rob Rasner will also be included.

Free parking will be available at CSULB, Lot 11A, on Palo Verde

Avenue. Handicap shuttle services to the Rancho will be available. Email Michael at michael1@rancholosalamitos.org.

MONDAY, OCT. 31 Free fun!

The Calvary Chapel Signal Hill is hosting its free annual Let Him Shine celebration from 6pm to 10pm at Signal Hill Elementary School, 2285 Walnut Ave. Carnival games, rides, hot dogs, popcorn and cotton candy will be serviced at no charge. Free candy will also be distributed. Live presentations of music, art demonstrations and illusion tricks will be featured, including a break-dancing performance.

Call assistant pastor Anthony Rico at (562) 804-5509.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5 “Face” the music

Downtown Long Beach’s third-annual Dia de los Muertos celebration will be held on Pine Avenue between 6th and 7th streets from 5pm to 10pm.

Live music from Sweet and Tender Hooligans will be featured. Art displays and face-paint designs in honor of the holiday will be included. Food vendors and community organizations will be present, as well.

Email Cory Allen at Cory.Allen@LongBeach.gov or call (562) 506-5597.

Autumn offerings

The Los Altos United Methodist Church of Long Beach, 5950 E. Willow St., will host its annual craft fair from 9:30am to 3:30pm. Various vendors and eateries will be on-site selling food and items, including arts-and-crafts and homemade supplies. A “white elephant” table will be featured, as well. Vendor tables are still available. All vendors keep their own sales and profits. Visit losaltosumc.org, email office@losaltosumc.org or call (562) 598-2451

Peachy-keen The El Dorado West Sugar Peach Festival from 9am to 3pm at 2800 N. Studebaker Rd. will include food trucks and craft items, such as jewelry, mosaic stoneware and glass, for people to use or purchase. Call (562) 570-3227.

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The PrimeTime Players, a group of senior performers, will be presenting their third and final show for 2016 in November.

The group, whose ages range from 55 to 97, will be celebrating their 20th anniversary in February 2017, and it has presented 59 shows in the past two decades, according to Jayme Mekis, a spokesperson for the PrimeTime Players.

The group will be presenting its parody of America’s Got Talent– Seniors Got Talent– at 10 different venues in the greater Long Beach/Seal Beach area, starting with its first performance at the Long Beach Senior Center, 1150 E. 4th St., on Nov. 7.

For more information on show times and locations, visit primetimeplayers.org. ✦ Source: PrimeTime Players Courtesy PrimeTime Players

The Prime Time Players are a group of seniors who produce three shows a year at elder centers in the Long Beach community.

Long Beach Memorial to present Medicare workshop Long Beach Memorial will offer a free workshop to inform residents about Medicare, Medicare Advantage, prescription-drug and Medigap plans.

The workshop will take place on Monday, Nov. 7 from 1pm to 3pm at the Community Hospital Long Beach Auditorium, 1720 Termino Ave. Registration is required. Call (562) 933-1650.

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LB Police Department receives grant for preventing traffic-related deaths, injuries The Long Beach Police Department has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a year-long program of special enforcements and public-awareness efforts to prevent traffic-related deaths and injuries.

“This funding, through our valuable partnership with OTS, will play

a vital role in enhancing our efforts to increase the safety of our roads,” said Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna.

“We will continue our mission to raise awareness of traffic-related concerns, which cause collisions that are often preventable, through both educational and enforcement measures.”

After falling to a 10-year low in

2010, the number of persons killed has climbed nearly 17 percent across the state, with 3,176 killed in 2015, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which also identified a six-year rise in pedestrian and bicycle fatalities.

“Years of research tell us that enforcement and education work best

jointly to combat unsafe driving,” said OTS Director Rhonda Craft. “This grant brings both tactics together, with the Office of Traffic Safety and the Long Beach Police Department working in concert to help keep the streets and highways safe across Long Beach and the State.”

Activities the grant will fund in-

clude: educational presentations; DUI checkpoints; DUI saturation patrols; bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement; motorcycle safety enforcement; distracted driving enforcement; seat belt and child safety seat enforcement; speed, red light and stop sign enforcement; compilation of DUI “hot sheets,” identifying worst-of-the-worst DUI offenders; and specialized DUI and drugged-driving training such as standardized field sobriety testing, advanced roadside impaired-driving enforcement and drug-recognition evaluator.

Funding for the program is from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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She explained that, for instance, this was a bad year to grow tomatoes due to the fickle weather that switched from overcast and cold to hot and dry frequently. This weather combination leads to tomato wilt, when plants begin to crumple up and die.

Regardless, Hutchison enjoys spending her days at the community garden with her fellow “plant people,” especially because they are so hard to come by, she said.

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Long Beach Veterans Day Parade Committee chooses LBPD officer as honoree grand marshal

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Paul Del Rosario, a Long Beach Police Department sergeant, will be featured as an honoree grand marshal for the Nov. 5 Long Beach Veterans Day Parade.

Long Beach Police Department Sgt. Paul Del Rosario has been selected as an honoree grand marshal for the upcoming Long Beach Veterans Day Parade.

Del Rosario was raised in Long Beach.

He graduated from Millikan High School and received a bachelor’s degree in political science from California State University, Long Beach.

In October 2012, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and attended recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego with Hotel Company 2nd Recruit Training Battalion. He graduated recruit training as the series honor graduate.

Upon completion of recruit training, Del Rosario reported to School of the Infantry (West) for Marine Combat Training with India Company.

He then reported to the Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center at Dam Neck,

Virginia, serving as the class guide and graduating at the top of his class.

He was then promoted to lance corporal.

Upon completion of the basic intelligence specialist course, Del Rosario reported to Marine Wing Support Squadron 473 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. He was later promoted to the rank of corporal.

As such, he attended the corporals course and graduated at the top of his class.

In October 2015, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant.

He reported to Weapons Training Battalion, Quantico and completed the combat marksmanship coach course at weapons training battalion and earned the secondary military occupation specialty of combat marksmanship coach.

Del Rosario is currently serving as the non-commissioned officer in charge of the intelligence section of MWSS-473 and is a

mentor to junior Marines.

In June 2014, the Long Beach Police Department hired Del Rosario.

He graduated from the Long Beach Police Academy in December of 2015 as the class president and is currently assigned to afternoon patrol in the north division.

“We are constantly looking for an honoree grand marshal who has served his country and, whenever possible, served this great city of ours,” said parade chair Val Lerch. “Sergeant Del Rosario has done both with honor.”

The 20th Annual Long Beach Veterans Parade will take place Saturday, Nov. 5 with a 10am start. It runs down Atlantic Avenue from Harding Street to 56th Street, and it typically takes about two hours. ✦ Parade route information is available at lbveteransdayparade.com.

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Bixby Knolls Car Wash, 577 E Wardlow Rd., will offer free full-service car washes to all veterans and military personnel on Wednesday, Nov. 9 and Thursday, Nov. 10.

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“We just– sometimes our mouths [work] faster than our minds...

Maybe it’s because he always has beautiful women around him, and maybe because he’s a rich man... he says, ‘I can have any woman I want.’ If you were a rich man, you’d probably have the same attitude.”

Reed was not alone in her distrust of Secretary Clinton. As the debate began, it seemed there was nothing Clinton could say that the crowd of Republicans would buy. Almost every remark Clinton made was followed by groans or laughs from those in attendance.

Michael Mantong was among those Trump supporters. He said he’s also a registered Republican who believes Clinton does not deserve to be president because of her handling of a coordinated attack against two US government facilities in Benghazi, Libya by members of the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sharia in 2012, as well as her subsequent deletion of Benghazi-related emails on a private server.

“She didn’t act in the best interest of the Americans who were there in Benghazi,” Mantong said. “She did it for political reasons– postponing getting them out. I also believe the emails– she deleted them. I believe that. I believe that she used her private email server for the sole purpose of avoiding scrutiny by the American people and the Freedom of Information Act.” Mantong, who is a financial analyst, said that, even though Trump “has flaws” and “all of us do,” the Republican nominee has a strong business perspective.

After Mantong praised Trump’s business sense and his ability to get a return on investments, the Signal Tribune asked him if he trusts his choice for president with the nuclear codes. He said yes and was asked why.

“He has never fired a nuclear weapon before,” Mantong said, then a server appeared to take his drink order.

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A man wearing a Donald Trump costume mingles with attendees during an Oct. 19 debate-viewing party at Forbidden City restaurant in Long Beach.

A woman wears a Hillary Clinton costume during the Long Beach Area Republican Party’s debate-viewing event on Oct. 19.

As soon as he was finished placing his order, the Signal Tribune pointed out that Trump has never had the authority to fire such a weapon and pressed him for why he believes Trump can be trusted.

“Well, I think if anybody had been raped or killed by Donald Trump, it would have come out by now, and it hasn’t, until three or four weeks before his election, and that’s very suspect,” Mantong said, referring to numerous accusations against the millionaire that he had acted inappropriately toward women.

Again, the Signal Tribune pressed Mantong for an explanation, asking what his statement has to do with trusting Trump with the nuclear codes.

“The same thing with Hillary,” he said. “People have been killed [under her watch], and she has never had experience with her hand on the nuclear code either. So, as far as

The Signal Tribune then asked Reed, who was sitting nearby, if she agreed with that statement.

“Yes,” she said, citing Hillary Clinton’s rise from being a smalltown college student to becoming secretary of state.

The Signal Tribune asked what her career path had to do with Trump’s remarks about women.

Mantong explained that Trump’s leaked remarks about grabbing women by their genitals was part of a private conversation, not meant for the public to hear, and that if the tape had been released more closely to the time he had made those remarks, he would have given the comments more weight.

The Signal Tribune asked both Reed and Mantong if there has been anything about Trump that has given them pause and made them reconsider voting for him.

Both said no.

looking at that, they are both at the same starting point. They both have the same temperament.”

Asked what he thinks about Trump’s derogatory remarks about women, Montang said, “Irrelevant.”

When asked if he feels comfortable voting for someone who has used vulgar language about women, in the way he has been shown to do so, Mantong said yes.

“Democrats have never had a problem with it before,” Mantong said.

The Signal Tribune pointed out that Trump has never run for president before and that, until recently, he has largely been known for being a millionaire and TV personality.

Mantong clarified that he was referring to the misconduct of John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton.

“I think if he was running as a Democrat, [Democrats] would have no problem with it,” he said.

“If anything like this had come out when the events happened, for example, 10 years ago or 11 years ago, and things came out then and were reported then, and people accused him then– absolutely,” Mantong said. “But when I wait to accuse somebody right before they’re being elected– I don’t care who it is– if it’s a Republican or a Democrat, I [am] suspect [of] that, heavily, because all the timing is just really convenient for the other person.”

Just then, an individual shushed Mantong, as the room had quieted and the focus was on the man and the woman determined to become the 45th president of the United States. ✦ This Saturday, the Signal Tribune will meet up with local Democrats departing Long Beach at 6:30am on a bus to Las Vegas to canvas for Hillary Clinton. Read the story in next week’s issue.

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13 LB man convicted of 13 misdemeanor counts for harassing ex-girlfriend October 28, 2016

Steven Thomas Fabar, 48, of Long Beach, was convicted of 13 misdemeanor counts by a jury for repeatedly harassing a woman by sending her text messages and visiting her house in the middle of the night, according to Randall C. Fudge, Long Beach assistant city prosecutor.

The jury heard evidence of over 50

contacts made by Fabar after the court issued a restraining order prohibiting him from contacting her, Fudge said.

The contacts included text messages, social media postings, emails and letters left on her porch and car windshield.

Fabar’s harassment started after the victim broke off their seven-week re-

Compton resident dies in Long Beach accident A resident of Compton was killed in an accident late last week, according to the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD).

On Oct. 21, at approximately 10:25am, officers were dispatched to the 5900 block of Waterfront Place regarding a single-vehicle accident involving a semi-truck.

Upon arrival, an officer contacted the male adult driver of the semi-truck and, based on his observations, felt that the subject was possibly in medical duress and called for Long Beach Fire to respond.

When fire personnel responded, they began administering medical aid and subsequently

transported the subject to a local hospital.

At the hospital, the subject’s medical condition declined, and he was later pronounced deceased.

The subject is only being identified at this time as a 33-year-old resident of Compton.

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office will determine cause of death and make positive identification.

Those who may have information regarding the accident are urged to contact collision investigation detectives at (562) 570-7355.

Source: LBPD

lationship. She obtained a restraining order against Fabar four days later, fearing for her safety after the many contacts, Fudge said.

Fabar violated the restraining order approximately 50 times over the next five months, causing the victim to disconnect both her personal and work cell phones and delete all social

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tablish and then protect. Community members who criticized transforming the domestic airport into an international one cited the ordinance as one of the main reasons behind their opposition to the customs facility. They fear that a major transition to international service would open the door for the noise ordinance to be challenged and then possibly weakened or eliminated altogether.

The public-comment period at both the Oct. 20 and Oct. 25 meetings drew a number of individuals from the community who voiced concerns about an international airport.

“It’s critical that everyone here be aware of the true risk that an FIS facility represents,” Long Beach resident Bob Joy said during the public-comment period at the Oct. 25 presentation. He went on to describe the rarity of the local airport-noise ordinance,

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media accounts.

“No one should have to endure months of harassment after ending a relationship,” said City Prosecutor Doug Haubert.

Fabar faces a maximum of up to 13 years of jail, in addition to fines and probation. Deputy City Prosecutor Nadine Dahdah handled the case.

“The victim in this case just wanted to be left alone,” Dahdah said. “Unfortunately, the victim had to alter her life because of the defendant’s stalker-like conduct.”

Sentencing will be held on Nov. 17, in Department 8 of the Long Beach Courthouse. ✦

since it is an “exemption” to one federal law called the Airport Noise and Capacity Act (ANCA), which applies to other airports throughout the U.S. “If our noise ordinance falls, we revert to the…ANCA, which allows unlimited flights 24-7, with no noise restrictions.”

There is a major dispute over whether the noise ordinance is at risk.

According to Tomber’s presentation on Oct. 25, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had concluded in two letters to the City that building the FIS facility would “not negatively impact the noise ordinance.”

Most recently, Mark Bury, who serves as the deputy chief counsel for the FAA, wrote a letter last week to the Long Beach city attorney’s office, stating that an international-service facility would not weaken the noise ordinance and included a copy of another letter sent to JetBlue Airways last year.

“Concerns that the introduction of international service consistent with

the current noise ordinance would undermine that ordinance or cause a change in the FAA’s position toward it are unwarranted,” Deputy Chief Counsel Patricia McNall wrote. He did also note that a potential new carrier could challenge the noise ordinance, if its representatives believe the ordinance is a “barrier to entry” into the market. The carrier then could file a complaint with the FAA. In that case, city leaders could choose to defend the ordinance or consider another course of action, Bury concluded.

There are next steps for the city council, once the date to discuss the proposal has been confirmed. Tomber noted that at that date, councilmembers will hear the feedback from the residents and commissioners. It has not yet been determined if city leaders at that time will be expected to vote whether to proceed with the customs facility. If they do move forward with the plan, there will be numerous steps for further approval. ✦

Source: LB City Prosecutor’s office

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or Email legalnotices@signaltribune.com CITY OF SIGNAL HILL 2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal Hill, CA 90755-3799 TST 5330 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, the City Council of the City of Signal Hill will conduct a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California to consider the following: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 16-02 ADOPTION OF THE 2016 SAFETY ELEMENT AND INCORPORATION OF THE LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN AS PART OF THE SAFETY ELEMENT All California cities are required to prepare and maintain a General Plan. The Safety Element is one of the seven required elements of the General Plan. It is necessary to periodically review the Safety Element to ensure it addresses the existing conditions within the City and meets the requirements of state laws. The City’s Safety Element addresses Public Safety Services, Seismic and Geologic Hazards, Hazardous Materials Hazards, Fire Hazards, Flood Hazards, Other Hazards, Evacuation Routes and Goals, and Policies and Implementation Programs.

Applicant: City of Signal Hill Recommendation: On October 18, 2016, the Planning Commission recommended City Council approval ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are hereby invited to attend the hearing to present written information, express their opinions or otherwise present evidence on the above matter.

IF YOU WISH TO LEGALLY challenge any action taken by the City on the above matter, 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 prior to or at the public hearing.

NEGATIVE DECLARATION 10/07/16(1) has been prepared in conjunction with the subject project based on an initial study and finding no significant environmental impacts associated with the project. The City Council will be the approving authority of the Negative Declaration.

FURTHER INFORMATION and associated documents on this item may be reviewed by the public between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays at the Community Development Department located at 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California. For any questions or concerns contact Selena Kelaher, Associate Planner, via email at skelaher@cityofsignalhill. org or calling at (562) 989-7341.

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TST5319 / 2016 247313 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: LEE KIRK GLAM STUDIO, located at 2140 Sea Ridge Drive, Signal Hill, CA 90755. The fictitious business name(s) referred to above were filed on April 29, 2016, original File No. 2016105818, in the County of Los Angeles. Registrant(S): 1.

RAEVEN MARIE KIRK, 2. CIARA LYNN LEE, 2140 Sea Ridge Drive, Signal Hill, CA 90755.

This business was conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: Ciara Lynn Lee. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on October 7, 2016. Pub. The Signal Tribune: October 14, 21, 28, & November 4, 2016.

TST5317 / 2016 240153 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as: VISIBLE DIFFERENCE, 2880 Atlantic Ave. Suite 290, Long Beach, CA 90806. Registrant: 1. SUNAINA G. SEHWANI, 2. JULIE R. FRANKLIN, 3. TRACY L. KELVIE, 2880 Atlantic Ave. Suite 290, Long Beach, CA 90806. This business is conducted by: Copartners. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Tracy L. Kelvie. The registrants have begun to use this fictitious business name.

The registrants began using this fictitious business name in March, 2016. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 29, 2016.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.

The filing of this statement does

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL 2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal Hill, CA 90755-3799 TST 5331 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION Ordinance No. 2016-10-1492 was introduced by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, October 25, 2016. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 16-06 ADDING CHAPTER 20.65 TO TITLE 20 OF THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE CODIFYING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCEDURES TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS A copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the City Clerk’s Office and on the City’s website: www.cityofsignalhill.org.

Robert D. Copeland City Clerk Published in the Signal-Tribune newspaper on October 28, 2016.

Posted at City Hall, Library, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on October 28, 2016.

not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

Pub. The Signal Tribune: October 7, 14, 21, 28, 2016.

TST5321 / 2016 238987 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. ELECTRONICS RECYCLING SOLUTIONS, 2.

LAY SENG COMPUTER, 1711 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Long Beach, CA 90806. Registrant: JOHN MAYES, 3734 Cerritos Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: an Individual.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: John Mayes. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 28, 2016. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: October 14, 21, 28, & November 4, 2016.

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Crimes reported by the LBPD Council districts 6, 7 & 8 (no arrest information supplied) Thursday, Oct. 20 3am Auto burglary 1000 block E. PCH 5am Residential burglary 200 block E. Canton St. 7am Grand theft– motor vehicle 4800 block Pacific Ave. 8am Residential burglary 400 block E. Carson St. 12pm Spousal abuse 3200 block Long Beach Blvd.

3pm Child cruelty 3500 block Linden Ave. 3pm Battery 3800 block Golden Ave. 7pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 2300 block Oregon Ave.

2000 block Long Beach Blvd.

Monday, Oct. 24 12am Residential burglary 3500 block Long Beach Blvd.

12pm Grand theft– person 2700 block Pacific Ave.

7pm Lewd act with child under 14 2700 block Pacific Ave. 10pm Assault– not firearm Pacific Ave./W. PCH

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11pm Spousal abuse 1800 block Cherry Ave.

Friday, Oct. 21 12am Residential burglary 2100 block Chestnut Ave.

10am Grand theft– motor vehicle 2800 block San Francisco Ave. 1pm Spousal abuse 3200 block San Francisco Ave. 7pm Battery 200 block E. PCH 8pm Robbery– person 1400 block E. PCH 11pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 4200 block Gardenia Ave.

8am Residential burglary 1500 block E. Carson St.

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8am Robbery– commercial 2500 block Long Beach Blvd.

10am Robbery– person 800 block E. 19th St. 4pm Battery E. PCH/Redondo Ave. 9pm Grand theft– motor vehicle Cedar Ave./W. PCH 11pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 1900 block Henderson Ave. Wednesday, Oct 26 7am Auto burglary 2800 block Daisy Ave.

4pm Indecent exposure 500 block W. Willow St. 6pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 200 block E. 47th St. 6pm Battery 1900 block Line Ave. 7pm Assault– not firearm 1900 block Daisy Ave. Sunday, Oct. 23 1pm Residential burglary 4100 block Cherry Ave. 2pm Battery 2801 Atlantic Ave. 5pm Battery

Elizabeth Nagy 89 Stephen Butler 67 Mark Pascone 59 Larry Alexander 74 Albert Reeder 76 Edward Beer 81 Jose Ruiz 60 David Avalos 61 Kenneth Krytzer 76 Andrew Butler 82 Nettie Tilley 90 Sean Mullane 73 Austyn Huskey 25 Lonnie McConnell John Solone 79 Erick Ziesman 96 Kent Weinberg 32

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5:45am Commercial burglary 900 block E. Spring St. 1:59pm Residential burglary 1700 block E. Creston Ave.

2:59pm Forgery 2400 block Gundry Ave. Friday, Oct. 21 9:11am Auto burglary 2400 block E. 20th St.

10:12pm Spousal abuse 700 block E. Spring St.

Monday, Oct. 24 2:10pm Forgery 3300 block Lemon Ave.

5:12pm Suspect 1– Commercial burglary, possession of burglary tools, altering/falsifying drivers license.

Suspect 2– Commercial burglary.

900 block E. 33rd St. (both suspect arrested) 6:36pm Grand theft– property 900 block E. 33rd St. Tuesday, Oct. 25 1:21am Contempt of court: violate protective order.

2200 block Cerritos Ave. (suspect arrested)

7:08pm Public intoxication 1800 block E. Willow St. (suspect arrested) Saturday, Oct. 22 11:18pm

9:55pm Public intoxication 3300 block E. PCH (suspect arrested)

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9pm Possession of paraphernalia, three misdemeanor warrants.

E. Spring St./California Ave. (suspect arrested)

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Thursday, Oct. 20 7:06am Suspect 1– Possession of paraphernalia, possession of controlled substance.

Suspect 2– Possession of paraphernalia, contempt of court: violation of protective order, inflicting corporal punishment on spouse.

2500 block Cherry Ave. (both suspects arrested)

Wednesday, Oct. 26 12am Possession of controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, misdemeanor warrant.

E. 20th St./Raymond Ave. (suspect arrested) 7:48am Possession of paraphernalia 2200 block E. Village Way (suspect arrested) 11:23am Grand theft– motor vehicle 2500 block Cherry Ave. 1:44pm Identity theft 2000 block E. Alamitos Ave. 2:29pm Possession of marijuana/hashish, appropriation of lost property, violation of parole.

1900 block Obispo Ave. (suspect arrested) 3pm Possession of paraphernalia, use access card data without permission, four misdemeanor warrants.

2700 block Walnut Ave. (suspect arrested) 3:07pm Identity theft 2700 block Walnut Ave.

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8pm Spousal abuse 100 block E. 23rd St. 8pm Robbery– person 200 block E. Willard St.

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Sunday, Oct. 23 9:06am Commercial burglary 700 block E. Spring St. (suspect arrested)

Crimes reported by SHPD Citywide

Saturday, Oct. 22 4am Residential burglary 500 block E. Wardlow Rd. 10am Residential burglary 4100 block Atlantic Ave.

12pm Child cruelty 2400 block Chestnut Ave.

6pm Robbery– commercial 100 block E. Willow St.

6pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 1800 block Daisy Ave.

7am Auto burglary 1500 block E. Wardlow Rd.

11am Robbery– person 4400 block Atlantic Ave.

1pm Rape 2700 block Walnut Ave.

4pm Assault– not firearm 200 block E. 20th St.

Tuesday, Oct. 25 12am Grand theft– motor vehicle 1900 block Maine Ave.

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the minimum wage will rise to $11 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2018.

Eventually, by 2022, the State plans to set the minimum wage to $15 per hour. Hannah Shin-Heydorn, Signal Hill deputy city manager, presented to the city council a slideshow that displayed three part-time positions that will be impacted by the amendment, in-

cluding the City’s maintenance helper, recreational aide and recreation leader No. 1.

Honeycutt said that all Signal Hill part-time employees begin at a certain hourly pay rate. The salary increases by 5 percent after an employee undergoes a performance evaluation. The amendment is in place to make sure the starting amount of income is consistent with the Fair Wage Act. Disabilities The city council approved a

zoning ordinance amendment to organize reasonable accommodation procedures to ensure equal access to housing for persons with disabilities in accordance with state and federal laws.

The amendment assures the City is in compliance with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) as well as the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. The FEHA states that new buildings consisting of four or more dwelling units must be designed and constructed in a manner that allows access to disabled persons. The Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 provides administrative housing security and is stricter than its predecessor.

With the ordinance now in place, the City will work with disabled persons and developers of housing for the disabled, to allow them to make modifications to their residence in a manner not normally available under zoning regulations.

SHEA The Signal Hill Employees’ Association (SHEA) and the City have agreed upon a new memo-

Signal Tribune randum of understanding (MOU) that will go into effect July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017.

The MOU provides for a onetime stipend, an increase toward health benefit premiums and an adjustment to stand-by pay. Miscellaneous employees will also receive an additional three hours of personal holiday leave under the new memorandum.

According to the City staff report, the City and SHEA negotiated on the agreement to comply with the Myers-Milias-Brown Act, which promotes communication between public employers and their employees by outlining a reasonable method of resolving disputes regarding wages and hours.

With the memorandum in effect, the City will provide a four-tiered sick leave retirement system based on years of service for its employees. For example, an employee that has zero to five years of experience will receive 15 percent of unused sick leave pay, while an employee with 15 or more years will be given 50 percent of unutilized sick leave funds.

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Presentations 70th District Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell spoke to the council about a legislative update and his political experiences in Sacramento.

During the meeting, Honeycutt gave a presentation on Measure M, which is a sales tax increase supported by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to fund transportation developments throughout Los Angeles. On Sept. 13, the council adopted a resolution to formally oppose Measure M because it doubles transportation sales tax and makes it permanent.

According to the presentation, 40 of the 88 cities in the County oppose the measure. To find more information on the aforementioned piece of legislation, citizens can visit the Gateway Cities Council Government website at gatewaycog.org. There is a Measure M link on the City website as well, according to Honeycutt. ✦ The next Signal Hill City Council meeting will take place Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 7pm in council chamber, 2175 Cherry Ave.

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