Nov. 23, 2018 | Vol. XL No. 48

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Long Beach City Council redeclares shelter crisis to address winter homelessness

COMMUNITY Online-order, or brick-and-mortar?

Eight years after its inception, Small Business Saturday still reminding shoppers to stay local.

Council also officially approves renaming facilities after Kell, Rosa​.

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Ten miles high and climbing

After family-owned Ten Mile Brewing Company celebrated first year in September, company plans expansion.

Cory Bilicko Staff Writer

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Photos by Sebastian Echeverry | Signal Tribune

Bringing a little ‘Doggystyle’ to the Hollywood Walk of Fame LB rapper Snoop Dogg honored with star Monday.

Officials at the American University of Health Sciences in Signal Hill invited Harriet Glickman to speak Nov. 17 about her part in the creation of Franklin Armstrong, a character of the Peanuts comic strip. Glickman said the demonstrations for desegregation in the 1960s inspired her to write to Charles Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts, to integrate a black character into the comic strip.

Is this your beach ball, Charlie Brown?

Civil rights advocate Harriet Glickman recalls during SH event efforts to include first black character in famous ‘Peanuts’ comic strip.

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Get to the chopper!

6th annual Festival of Flight kicks off Long Beach Airport’s 95th anniversary.

On July 31, 1968, readers of the popular Peanuts comic strip may have been surprised to open the newspaper and see the introduction of the first black character side-by-side with Charlie Brown and Snoopy. In the debut comic panel, Franklin Armstrong, a new and unannounced character, walks up to Charlie Brown and asks him if his beach ball had floated out into the sea.

At first glance, this brief cartoon strip seems fairly standard and not out of the ordinary. How-

ever, it marked a milestone in the countless efforts to desegregate America in the 1960s.

Officials at the American University of Health Sciences (AUHS) in Signal Hill hosted an event on Nov. 17 where Harriet Glickman, 92, a retired school teacher, spoke to attendees about how her concern for change during the height of the civil rights movement helped kickstart the idea of Franklin.

The halls of the AUHS were adorned with Peanuts memorabilia. Attendees were treated to an assortment of foods and drinks, as they watched

An interpretation of Franklin Armstrong’s debut in the Peanuts comic strip in 1968

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NEWS

Man jumps from freeway overpass The unidentified man died from his injuries after leaping onto the 710 Freeway.

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At its Nov. 20 meeting, the Long Beach City Council​ expressed official support of transgender people, approved two renaming actions, r​edeclared a shelter crisis and approved amending​a resolution r​egarding the utilization of flight slots allocated at Long Beach Airport​.​ Day of Remembrance Led by 1st District Councilmember Lena Gonzalez, the council recognized Transgender Day of Remembrance.

“I want to thank the LGBTQ Center for being here today [...],” Gonzalez said. “We really want to thank you very much, for not only helping us every year with Transgender Day of Remembrance at Harvey Milk Park, but ensuring that we’re bringing this to council, really, every single year to ensure that this becomes a mainstay and, really, is celebrated but also recognized within the city on an ongoing basis.”

Joel Gemino, Youth Services manager for the LGBTQ Center of Long Beach, gave a presentation on the special day, explaining that it is recognized internationally to “commemorate the lives of individuals we’ve lost to anti-trans violence.”

“In cities across the world, including Long Beach, communities will gather and speak the names of those taken too soon and too brutally,” Gemino said. “These vigils are not just gatherings in solace, but also in hope– hope for a future where this does not have to be the reality for some of our trans loved ones.”

Gemino listed various services that his facility offers to members of the community who identify as transgender.

Letter of opposition The council approved a motion directing the city manager to send a letter of opposition to President see COUNCIL page 13

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SH Planning Commission recommends amending conditional-use permit, reviews garage-sales permit applications City staff also presented 2019 dates for meetings during the discussion.

November 23, 2018

Online-order, or brick-and-mortar?

Eight years after its inception, Small Business Saturday still reminding shoppers to stay local.

Cory Bilicko Staff Writer

Courtesy City of SH

A chart showing the 2019 meeting dates for the Signal Hill City Council, the Signal Hill Planning Commission and the Sustainable City Committee.

Denny Cristales Managing Editor

The Signal Hill Planning Commission further reviewed garage-sales permit application processes at its Nov. 20 meeting to ensure the procedure is “streamlined” in response to a citizen complaint in October. The commission also approved to amend a conditional-use permit for a local brewing company to host outdoor events and viewed 2019 dates for Signal Hill City Council, Signal Planning Commission and Sustainable City Committee meetings.

Present at the meeting were three commissioners: Victor Parker, the chair; Christopher Wilson, the vice chair; and Jane Fallon.

Assistant Planner Ryan Agbayani presented a public workshop on the processing of garage sales.

He said that on Oct. 23, a resident attended a Signal Hill City Council meeting and raised a concern regarding how garage-sales permits are pro-

cessed. The resident reported that one property hosted four garage-sale events in his neighborhood, exceeding the maximum number of three in a calendar year. City staff checked the records and corroborated that a fourth permit was mistakenly issued to the property in question, Agbayani said.

In response to the mistake, city staff is verifying if any changes to the garage-sales process are necessary to avoid future mishaps and address community concerns.

Agbayani said that to apply for a permit, an applicant must complete a form and provide basic information, such as a name, address, telephone number, date of an event, etc. Based on previous complaints and to improve tracking, staff incorporated a field in the application where the applicant has to list how many events have been conducted in the calendar year for that particular property.

Staff then logs the information in a binder and verifies if the applicant is

still eligible to have a garage sale at the property. If all checks out, Signal Hill staff approves the application, and the applicant pays a necessary fee of $20.

Finally, a receipt is stapled to the back of the application as proof.

Agbayani said that, on weekends, when most garage sales take place but planners are not present, the Signal Hill Police Department becomes the primary force that facilitates garage sales, whether it be verifying if property owners have a permit or responding to resident concerns.

For context, Agbayani said the City issued 59 garage-sales permits in 2018.

“Staff has used this opportunity to review procedures and are committed to doing a better job at tracking,” he said. “We will be using an Excel sheet [...] to verify that the properties are indeed eligible to host events.”

The three commissioners opted for city staff to review the process one see COMMISSION page 8

Local business-development directors are hoping residents will have recovered from their Thanksgiving-Black Friday activities– or non-activity– to do some shopping Saturday, but not from their laptops while munching on a leftovers sandwich.

Nov. 24 is Small Business Saturday, a “movement” that American Express initiated in 2010 on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to encourage people to “shop small” and bring more holiday dollars to small-scale retailers.

Eight years ago, the recession was being no friend to “Mom and Pop” stores, so, in 2011, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution supporting the special day, and officials in all 50 states now take part, according to the credit-card company.

Intended as a counterpart to the big-box retail of Black Friday and the e-commerce specials of Cyber Monday, the event has gained traction the last few years, and it’s paid off, according to AmEx. “Since Small Business Saturday started, U.S. customers have reported spending an estimated total of $85 billion at independent retailers and restaurants,” the company’s website states. “That’s $85 billion over eight days alone.”

The Signal Tribune reached out to Signal Hill and Long Beach officials to get an idea of what resources or events might be in place to help lo-

Scan the QR code with a smartphone device to visit the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association's Facebook video promoting Small Business Saturday Nov. 24.

cal merchants during this day when consumers may have smaller brickand-mortar places on their minds.

“The City encourages people to shop the small businesses that have been featured in the Spotlight on Small Business [on the City’s website], as well as the businesses located at all of the City’s shopping centers,” wrote Elise McCaleb, Signal Hill redevelopment and economic-development manager, in an emailed response.

The special section to which McCaleb referred is a webpage that highlights various businesses in the city, as well as the opportunity for one’s business to be recognized at a city council meeting. Selected busisee BUSINESSES page 8

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Ten miles high and climbing

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After family-owned Ten Mile Brewing Company celebrated first year a few months ago, the company plans expansion.

Anita W. Harris Staff Writer

As evidenced by new breweries and the proliferation of unusually labeled bottles and cans, craft beers have become increasingly popular.

Ten Mile Brewing Company in Signal Hill “hopped” into the industry last year, celebrating its first anniversary in September.

“We’re really happy to be here and proud to say that we are the oneand-only [brewery] in the city right now,” Dan Sundstrom, Ten Mile’s owner and brewer, told the Signal Tribune.

Located at 1136 E. Willow St., across the street from the Sunnyside Cemetery, Ten Mile Brewing resides in a cavernous space strung with warm bulbs and featuring a large roll-up front entrance, which remains open during business hours Wednesdays through Sundays.

“The roll-up door gives [the brewery] a unique indoor-outdoor feel,” Sundstrom said. “You’re not really going through a doorway– it kind of just flows inside to outside, […] like a giant patio in a way. We do have our outside patio, too, which was just approved by the City a couple of months ago. […] We’re going to be putting some heaters out there and making it nice even in winter.”

With 16 beers on tap, Ten Mile offers a variety of tastes, which Sundstrom believes is part of the its appeal, distinguishing it from other local breweries.

“Most of the other breweries tend to have a focus,” Sundstrom said,

noting some of the specialty types that other local breweries make, such as sour, barrel-aged and flavored beers.

“We tend to stick to traditional styles from all over the world,” he said. “Right now, we have […] Forbidden Hollow Kentucky Common, which is a uniquely American historical beer– the most popular beer in America between about 1850 and 1890. Nobody [now] had heard of it.

We’ve won multiple awards for that beer.”

Sundstrom said the brewery also serves IPAs– which he said is the most popular beer for the current brewery crowd– as well as German lagers, Belgian and barrel-aged beers.

“Our first-anniversary beer was a whiskey-barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout,” Sundstrom said. “We’ve bottled that [and] we have it on tap– it’s getting great reviews.”

Brew mastery Never a big beer drinker before, Sundstrom’s journey to become Ten Mile’s master brewer started 13 years ago during a family camping trip to Oregon, where an old friend shared with him a “growler,” or jug, of beer he had brewed at home.

“I don’t know if it was the mountains and the river and the color of the stars– or everything together– but it was like an ‘Oh, wow!’ kind of moment,” said Sundstrom, as he recalled tasting that beer. “It was like nothing I’d ever had before, and [the fact] that he made it was fascinating to me.”

Anita W. Harris | Signal Tribune

Ten Mile Brewing Company, Signal Hill’s first brewery, recently celebrated its first anniversary September and features an open front entrance.

Sundstrom’s friend showed him his home-brew set-up, walked him through the brewing process and gave him the recipe, which Sundstrom replicated after returning home.

“It actually came out pretty

good!” he said. “People liked it, and that was very encouraging.”

After that, Sundstrom expanded his equipment and he and one of his sons, Jesse, who also took an interest in brewing, were asked to make beer for events, such as golf-tournament

fundraisers and weddings.

At the same time, the father-son pair entered competitions, scoring highly and earning blue ribbons, Sundstrom said. see BREWERY page 11

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Although I can’t believe we are now in the season of Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, holiday lists, holiday decorations, holiday songs– you get my drift, I do take a few moments to stop and think about who and what I am thankful for. There are no clichés here and no commercial jingles. This is just a good list of some of the things that keep me going each day.

I am thankful for: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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My soon to be 86-year-old father and his health, energy, wit and desire to learn and do more every day.

Alissa Cohn, the strong, smart, problem-solver, go-to gal who makes all things better.

Marley Fay Cohn. I could write a book about her already.

My sister Amy who tends to the sick and dying each day for 30 years and can laugh at all my silliness and keeps up a gusto and enthusiasm for new things.

My brother Matt whose creativity is genius, who can tickle the ivories like no other and is as passionate as they come for what he believes in.

The Phoenix in-laws whose generosity and hospitality has no boundaries.

The Vegas in-laws who have raised their kids with big open hearts and a moral compass that points due north.

Still being able to box and hold my own in the ring.

Annie the bulldog. A beautiful friendship.

The tightknit group of guys that stick together through thick and thin.

The extended sphere of friendships far and wide.

All my favorites in “Hidden Long Beach.”

The Signal Tribune for providing the opportunity for me write, letting me learn how to write and forcing me to write.

Apple Music for allowing me to play the soundtrack to my life.

For every single person who is involved in our district– who strolls on Saturdays, meets to discuss books at Literary Society, the socialites at Good Spirits Club, Supper Club and our Knights of the Round (Turn) Table (and the deejays that provide the music).

For the recent trip with my dad to Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Little Big Horn.

For St. Joe, Mich. The nearest far away place.

For the music of U2 that helps keep Kevin’s memory alive.

The Bixby Knolls business owners that personify the American Dream.

The BKBIA board of directors and my staff.

The legacy and influence of Lois Cohn.

The pirates, provocateurs, rebels, rascals, artists, poets and musicians that inspire me.

For Bixby Knolls and the opportunity that this amazing neighborhood has provided.

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COMMENTARY

Put your nutcracker to use this holiday season By newsandexperts.com

Snacking is as much a holiday tradition as turkey, tree lights, parties and shopping.

Those heaping plates of treats rarely provide healthy options, but few people complain– at least not until the New Year, when they realize they gained a few extra pounds.

Actually, though, a healthy holiday alternative might have been there all along, just ignored because of the more enticing sugary treats surrounding it. Many snack trays include healthy nuts of various kinds (after all, this is the season of the nutcracker), but data shows that the typical American is more apt to reach for cookies, candy and chips. And it’s not just a seasonal thing: six out of 10 Americans don’t eat any nuts on a given day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP).

Nuts often play second fiddle to less nutritious snacks, despite studies going back to the 1990s linking them to positive health outcomes– from lower cholesterol and blood pressure to reduced risk of cardiovascular problems.

Maybe this year, though, is the time to put that nutcracker to good use.

Earl Mindell, an internationally-recognized expert on nutrition, vitamins and herbal remedies, said the holidays are prime time for people to gain an awareness of the health benefits of nuts.

“Many of us love pecan pie, especially during the holidays,” Mindell said. “But eaten separately throughout the year, as is the case with almonds, chestnuts, walnuts and other tree nuts, they’ll significantly change your diet for the better. The nutritional values and different ways nuts protect your health are worth changing your snack habits.”

Mindell said the following four nuts offer many health plusses (and make great stocking stuffers to balance out all those marshmallow snowmen and candy canes): •

Almonds. These are loaded with antioxidants– which have been found to help protect against inflammation, aging, heart disease and cancer– and vitamin E. Several studies have linked higher vitamin E intake with lower rates of heart dis-

ease, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. “Also, high amounts of magnesium in almonds can help lower blood-sugar levels,” Mindell said. “Many people don’t get enough magnesium.”

Chestnuts. The Christmas song begins, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,” but many may forget about chestnuts once the holidays pass. If you’re worried about picking up an extra five or more pounds from Thanksgiving through January– as many Americans do– this could be your nut. “It’s low in fat,” Mindell said, “and a good source of magnesium, protein, vitamin E and dietary fiber, which you need for colon health. You need to look into keeping them around all year.”

Pecans. This is another nut high in antioxidants, fiber and healthy fats, which help lower cholesterol. Of particular interest to men, the beta-sitosterol in pecans has been shown to be helpful to prostate health. “They’re also rich in several B-complex groups of vitamins, which help increase the rate of metabolism, so it could help in losing weight,” Mindell said.

Walnuts. These have the highest content of antioxidants of any nut. Walnuts are also a good source of heart-healthy polyunsaturated fats, including plant-based omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 oils have been shown to raise serotonin levels in the brain, so there’s a school of thought that consistent walnut consumption can ward off depression. “Walnuts are one of those treats you might only think about during the holidays, and that’s a shame,” Mindell said. “They’re full of amazing stuff.”

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“We all should be eating more nuts,” Mindell said.

“The research is all there, supporting how they reduce the risk of chronic diseases, provide many daily health benefits and can add longevity.”

Earl Mindell, R.Ph., M.H., Ph.D., is an internationally-recognized expert on nutrition, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and herbal remedies. He is the author of 63 health-oriented books. He is currently an associate professor at Chapman University, School of Pharmacy.

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Get immunized to fight the flu By the California Department of Public Health

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) urges Californians to get the influenza (flu) vaccine to protect your health during the flu season.

In California, flu usually begins to increase in late November or December. It takes a couple of weeks after vaccination for the body to build immunity, so, if you have not done so already, now is the time to get vaccinated to have the best protection.

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“Getting vaccinated is the best line of defense against flu,” said Karen Smith, CDPH director and state public-health officer. “You can prevent missing work or school, visits to the doctor or hospitalization and protect others from coming down with the flu.”

A person with the flu may be contagious and infect others before they even feel sick.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

during the 2016–2017 season, flu immunization prevented an estimated 5.3 million illnesses, 2.6 million medical visits and 85,000 influenza-associated hospitalizations in the United States.

Flu vaccines are administered as a shot or nasal spray. For the 201819 flu season, the CDC recommends vaccination with no preference for any one vaccine over another.

CDPH recommends the annual flu

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Around Town GIVING BACK What Fundraiser Who Hosted by Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach When Until Friday, Dec. 14 Where Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Institute, 701 E. 28th St., Suite 202 More Info In time for the holiday season, the annual “Adopt-a-Family” program encourages donations of cash, gift cards or gifts for children diagnosed with cancer and other serious blood disorders. To adopt a family or get involved, contact the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Institute at (562) 933-8600.

tails and soft drinks. Baked goods and treats will also be available for purchase from Ladie Kakes. Free parking will be available at parking garage C at The Streets, located off of 3rd Street between Long Beach Boulevard and Pine Avenue. Visit downtownlongbeach.org.

CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY What Holiday event Who Hosted by the Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau When Tuesday, Nov. 27, from 11am to 1pm Where Terrace Theater Plaza, 300 E. Ocean Boulevard TOUR LIFE More Info The Annual Long Beach Christmas Tree What Walking tour Lighting Ceremony will kick off the holiday season.

Who Hosted by Long Beach Heritage Following the lighting will be a family-friendly holiWhen Saturday, Nov. 24, from 9:30 am to noon day party that will include performances by local muWhere Meet at the Bembridge House, 953 Park Cir- sicians and dance groups, a fireworks show, free phocle tos with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, a giant snow-globe selfie More Info Light refreshments will be provided. Tick- station, kiddy trains circling the Rainbow Bridge and ets cost $15 and can be purchased in advance at lbher- free “light-up” wearables for kids. Food and beveritage.org or by calling (562) 493-7019. ages will be available for purchase from food trucks.

Call (562) 436-3645 or visitlongbeach.com TOY DRIVE What Toy drive HERON HIKE Who Hosted by Signal Hill Police Department What Walking tour When Saturday, Nov. 24, from 9am to 5pm Who Hosted by Los Cerritos Wetlands Where Target, 950 E. 33rd St. When Saturday, Dec. 1, from 8am to 10am More Info Participants are encouraged to donate a Where Meet at the Los Cerritos Wetlands, 6720 Panew, unwrapped toy for underpriviledged kids. Con- cific Coast Hwy. tact Captain Brian Leyn at SHPD at bleyn@signal- More Info Ecologists will lead a tour of the wethillpd.org or call (562) 989-7205. lands adjacent to the Marketplace Shopping Center.

Attendees will learn about history and how the local SAGE SMUDGE oil business co-exists with the wetlands. There might What Workshop be a chance to come across great blue herons, which Who Hosted by Farm Lot 59 measure up to four-feet tall with wing spans up to When Saturday, Nov. 24, from 11am to 1pm six-and-a-half feet. There will also be opportunities Where Farm Lot 59, 2714 California Ave. to volunteer in helping restore Los Cerritos Wetlands.

More Info Farm Lot 59 invites guests to make their Closed-toe shoes are required. Parking will be availown smudge sticks, herb bundles that are used for able at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway cleansings. The bundles are traditionally made with and 1st Street, at the border of Long Beach and Seal white sage. The farm will provide all the ingredients. Beach. To RSVP, contact Elizabeth at elizabeth@lcwLight refreshments and snacks will be provided. Visit landtrust.org. farmlot59.org.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA PIC WITH THE GRINCH What Fundraiser What Holiday event Who Hosted by The Miller Children’s & Women’s Who Hosted by the Downtown Long Beach Alliance Hospital Long Beach When Saturday, Nov. 24, from 2pm to 6pm When Saturday, Dec. 1, from 8am to 11am Where The Loop, 100 E. Ocean Blvd.

Where Parkers’ Lighthouse, 435 Shoreline Village More Info The Loop will host a photo opportunity Dr. with Christmas character The Grinch. The first photo More Info Santa is giving his reindeer a break and arrivwill be free, with additional pictures available for $1 ing by yacht to take pictures with the kids during breakeach. Other entertainment will include arts and crafts, fast. Attendees are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped face painting, and live music performances by Pow! gifts for Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital patients.

Wow! School of Music and The Crudes. The Federal Cost will be $10 for adults and $7 for children under 12.

Bar will be selling beer, wine, holiday-themed cock- Call (562) 432-6500 to make a reservation.

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vaccination for everyone six months of age and older. While anyone can get the flu, pregnant women, children under 5, adults 65 years of age and older and people with chronic conditions such as heart disease, lung disease, diabetes and asthma are particularly at risk for flu-related complications. Flu vaccinations are needed every year to maintain the greatest protection, because the vaccine changes each year to match circulating viruses and annual vaccination boosts immunity.

For pregnant women, flu complications can include premature birth, low birth weight and stillbirth of the baby.

Besides helping prevent flu complications, flu vaccine given during pregnancy also helps protect babies from flu infection for several months after birth, before the baby can be immunized, which is a time that babies are at high risk for flu complications.

Common symptoms of the flu include fever or feeling feverish, a cough and/or sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, chills, fatigue and body aches. Children may also have nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.

To stop the spread of flu and other respiratory illnesses, you should also: • • • •

Stay home while sick and limit contact with others.

Cover coughs or sneezes with your sleeve or disposable tissue.

Wash hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and warm water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.

CDPH encourages Californians to contact their health care provider, physician’s office or clinic about getting the flu vaccine. When flu vaccine is in stock, adults with Medi-Cal can also get immunized at the pharmacy where they generally pick up their prescriptions. Some local health departments may also offer low- or no-cost flu immunizations.

For more information about the flu, visit the CDPH’s website at cdph.ca.gov. For the flu-vaccine location nearest you, visit flu.gov. ✦

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Feeding with a thankful heart Staff Report Signal Tribune

Long Beach Vice Mayor Dee Andrews hosted the 6th council district’s 11th annual “Serving with a Thankful Heart” event Nov. 19 at Ernest S. McBride, Sr., Park. Volunteers served Thanksgiving-themed lunches and dinners throughout the day to locals. Pictured is: Long Beach Police Department Deputy Chief Alex Avila (left) serving meals during lunch to constituents at the event; and volunteers serving food in the afternoon (above).

Bringing a little ‘Doggystyle’ to the Hollywood Walk of Fame File photo by Sebastian Echeverry | Signal Tribune

The iconic and Long Beach local rapper Snoop Dogg, pictured in this file photo from the Queen Mary’s Summertime Long Beach concert festival in July, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Nov. 19.

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The same week Snoop Dogg’s debut album “Doggystyle” celebrates its 25th anniversary– released Nov. 23, 1993– the Long Beach rapper achieved another milestone, this time joining a growing list of celebrities and icons who are on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where he was honored Nov. 19. According to walkoffame.com, Snoop’s star is the 2,651st to be implemented since the Walk of Fame’s inception in 1961.

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more time to ensure that it is as efficient as possible.

“We’re in agreement that we ask staff to go back and look at the process to reassure that they, not only have streamlined it, but they have the checks and balances in place to [...] solidify that citizens are compliant and that we have addressed their concerns,” Parker said.

Senior Planner Colleen Doan gave a presentation about Ten Mile Brewing, 1136 E. Willow St., whose owner, Daniel Sundstrom, proposed an amendment to Conditional Use Per-

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mit 16-02 that would allow up to 12 outdoor events a year in the business’ parking lot.

City staff compromised with Ten Mile Brewing for its one-year anniversary event Sept. 26 and allowed the brewery to host the festivities outdoors and use it as a template for a proposed plan, Doan said.

“So, staff used the template from the anniversary event to develop the conditions of approval for outdoor events,” she said, adding that Ten Mile Brewing would need to provide an outdoor application for each function that includes

an event plan and a deposit that needs to be maintained to host the 12 events each year.

The commissioners approved the resolution, 3-0, to recommend the Signal Hill City Council to amend the conditional-use permit.

The Signal Hill Planning Commission will conduct its next meeting Dec. 18 at 7pm at the Signal Hill City Hall Council Chamber, 2175 Cherry Ave. The planning commission hosts meetings on the third Tuesday of each month.

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We just tell the neighborhood, ‘You have to commit to spending some money in the district– eat, shop and use services. We tell them, ‘You’ll feel good doing so, because you’re supporting your neighborhood.’

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nesses will have the chance to give a brief presentation on their products and/or services and will also be featured in the City’s social media and newsletters, according to the website.

The webpage includes a form that Signal Hill’s small-business owners can fill out to be considered for the spotlight. It can be found at cityofsignalhill.org/596/Spotlight-onSmall-Business.

By press time, the City had featured seven businesses, including posting a brief paragraph with a description of each, along with a slideshow of images of the business.

In an interview Monday afternoon, Blair Cohn, executive director of the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association (BKBIA), told the Signal Tribune that, in the past, he and his staff had used a few “gimmicks,” such as a scavenger hunt and Bingo-type contest to encourage residents to patronize local stores, but they are keeping it simple for now.

“We just tell the neighborhood, ‘You have to commit to spending

some money in the district– eat, shop and use services,’” Cohn said.

“We tell them, ‘You’ll feel good doing so, because you’re supporting your neighborhood.’”

On the day of the interview, the BKBIA released a new video it had produced to communicate that message of keeping spending local. The video is available at facebook.com/ BKBIA. Cohn said, in honor of Small Business Saturday, the Bixby Strollers weekly, early-morning walking group will conclude its route at Lola’s Mexican Cuisine, which will provide participants with a spread of food and coffee.

“Before we start the walk, I’m going to remind the group, ‘Hey, you got some good hospitality today. We expect you to come back and spend some money,’” Cohn said. “‘Go wash your car, get your hair and nails done– just commit to being back here today.’”✦

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Man jumps from freeway overpass

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The 54-year-old man died from his injuries after leaping onto the 710 Freeway.

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A man jumped to his death from a freeway overpass the morning of Nov. 21 in Long Beach, causing temporary closures to parts of the 710 and 91 freeways.

Authorities pronounced the man, identified as Francisco Carillo Santana, 54, dead at the scene after he jumped from the overpass around 8:19am.

According to a representative from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), officers responded to the area after receiving multiple calls of a man walking along the shoulder in an agitated state. By the time officers arrived at the scene, they found Santana sitting on the “transition wall.”

The situation forced other Long Beach depart-

ments to respond in an attempt to help the man.

The Long Beach Police Department confirmed to the Signal Tribune that its mental-health evaluation team, officers with training to respond to cases where mental health is a concern, tried to de-escalate the situation. They spent about 30 minutes trying to communicate with Santana.

The Long Beach Fire Department reached out to the Los Angeles Fire Department for its assistance in procuring a large airbag.

“We requested assistance from LA County Fire,” Long Beach Fire Department Cpt. Matt Dobberpuhl told the Sig-

nal Tribune in a phone interview Nov. 21. “They have a large inflatable airbag that was deployed in an effort to try to protect his fall. However, the person made an effort to avoid that. He ended up jumping off of the overpass just after 8 o’clock. I think it was about 8:15am, and he was pronounced

deceased on scene.”

Shortly after, CHP took over the scene and temporarily shut down the freeway near the overpass, according to an official.

Underground explosion leads to five injured, investigation to cause still ongoing Denny Cristales Managing Editor

An underground electrical vault exploded Nov. 20 near Golden Shore and West Seaside Way, rendering five people hospitalized with injuries, according to Long Beach Fire Department Cpt. Matthew Dobberpuhl in a phone interview to the Signal Tribune.

The blast occurred around 4:13am, according to the captain. Southern California Edison (SCE) private contractors were working inside the vault when the incident occurred, which led to Long Beach Fire Department officers responding to the scene.

There were a total of five patients with burn injuries that were transported to area hospitals, Dobberpuhl said. According to Julia Roether, a SCE spokesperson, four patients were discharged, but one remained in the hospital.

Roether left a statement to the Signal Tribune the evening of Nov. 20

about the incident.

“Southern California Edison is aware of the incident involving contractors working on an underground project early this morning in the Golden Shores area of Long Beach,” she said. “Several workers were injured and taken to the hospital, where they are being treated. The extent of their injuries is not known at this time. SCE has initiated an investigation. The contract crew was working on a scheduled maintenance outage at the time of the incident. Approximately 73 customers in Long Beach were without power due to this outage and no additional customers have been impacted.”

Nancy Pratt, Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) spokesperson, told the Signal Tribune officers responded to the scene early that morning and provided traffic control until the situation was addressed.

As of press time, a cause for the explosion was unknown and SCE officials were still investigating the issue.

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Meeting to inform about potential 2020 voting-center locations

November 23, 2018

City officials to host public grand opening for new Whaley Park playground

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Officials with the Los Angeles County Voting Center Placement project will host a community meeting Dec. 5 from 4pm to 6pm at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, 1600 Atlantic Ave., to garner feedback about voting centers that will be implemented in 2020.

The meeting will have Khmer and Spanish language assistance. The primary cities of focus for the discussion will be Long Beach, Signal Hill and Lakewood.

According to the Voting Solutions for All People (VSAP) website, Los Angeles County will transition from utilizing polling places to vote centers in 2020 for elections. County officials are implementing the change in an effort to allow voters to cast a ballot at any vote-center location over an 11-day period, according to the website.

The goal of the meeting is to identiy and place accessible and convenient vote-center locations throughout the county.

For more information about the project and future meeting dates, visit lavote.net and vsap.lavote.net.

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A rendering of the Whaley Park playground, which will have its grand opening Nov. 28 at 5620 Atherton St. Staff Report Signal Tribune

Parkgoers, particularly youngsters, will have a new playground to frequent starting Nov. 28, when city officials will host a public

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grand-opening celebration for a new playground at Whaley Park, 5620 Atherton St, at 3:30pm.

City of Long Beach officials announced the event via press release Nov. 20.

“I am excited for our youth and families to experience this new playground,” 4th District Councilmember Daryl Supernaw said.

“They will really connect to its arts, science and music theme that is prevalent in Whaley Park’s programming. The playground offers an opportunity to foster creativity through play.”

Event organizers will provide “an adventure-guided passport” to all youth in attendance to explore the new playground with “some exciting supehero characters,” according to the release.

The Long Beach Symphony Instrument Petting Zoo will offer musical entertainment for children, who will have the chance to create

melodic sounds with various instruments, officials added.

The project included: the installation of two new playground structures, one for ages 2 to 5 and another for ages 5 to 12; site furnishings; and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements. The playground was designed with an arts and sciences theme, “intended to enhance the robust arts and sciences programming and camps available at Whaley Park community center,” officials wrote in the release.

The press release also states that the project was supported through Measure A funds, which contributed a total of $910,000.

Measure A is a Long Beach ballot initiative approved by voters in 2016 as a 10-year sales tax to fund public-infrastructure and public-safety services.

“This playground is another example of the repairs and upgrades to Long Beach parks and improvements in public safety that are underway and made possible by Long Beach residents and their support of Measure A,” Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia said.

The public can call the City of Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine Department at (562) 5703150 to learn more about the grand opening.

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A turning point came three years ago when the pair made five different kinds of beer for Dan’s daughter, Emma’s, wedding, during which he was asked by two restaurateurs to make beer for their establishments.

“At that point, we decided to go ahead and make the leap into the commercial world,” Sundstrom said.

Brewery design Sundstrom had looked around for an area location, ranging from north Orange County to Long Beach and Paramount, when a family member noticed the Signal Hill building being refurbished.

“It kind of fell into our laps,” Sundstrom said of the space.

However, since Signal Hill had never had a brewer, Sundstrom had to jump some hurdles for the Planning Commission to secure City permits, including producing a report of how surrounding cities handle alcohol production.

After that, Sundstrom and his family worked on the space to make it their own, building everything themselves, from flooring, drains, a bivalve system, a cold room, tables, bars and even the bathroom.

“We have a very unique bathroom,” he said. “We made custom-cast concrete countertops, and we used exposed-copper piping that has industrial valves.”

Sundstrom said all his past skills came together in creating the Ten Mile Brewing space, from being a food photographer for 22 years to working as a set builder in the film industry.

He also worked for 15 years as a facilities manager for the Bethany Church in Long Beach, during which he oversaw the construction of a $3-million education building, including concrete, plumbing and electrical components.

“I learned a lot of skills in doing that and had an artistic eye from photography, too,” Sundstrom said.

“When I came into this [brewery] context, I could use a little bit of everything in making something visually appealing and having the skills to make it happen.”

Family affair Operating the brewery continues to be a family affair, as Jesse is still brewing with Sundstrom and bonding over the process while still in high school. “[Jesse] took an interest in cooking and chemistry, and so he came alongside and got interested in what I was doing, and so we started brewing together,” Sundstrom said. “And now it’s really a whole family business.”

Sundstrom’s wife, Joanne, keeps the brewery’s books, and his daughter, Emma, handles event planning and festivals and acts as City liaison.

Older son, Aaron, has other em-

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Jesse Sundstrom (left) and Dan Sundstrom (right), owner-brewers at Ten Mile Brewing Company in Signal Hill, where the brewery recently marked its first anniversary.

ployment but helps with human-resources policies and interviewing employees, whom the family realized were necessary to hire.

“Typically one of us will always be behind the bar here,” Sundstrom said. “For the first seven months, we did virtually everything. […] We were just to the point of burnout.

Now we’re up to eight employees.”

“We all have a part in it, and all the kids are part owners in the business also, so they have something vested here,” he said.

Sundstrom was sure to mention another presence at the brewery.

“Another family member that’s become very well-known is Barley, which is our brewery dog,” he said.

“He’s a 110-pound Akita. […] He’s just a big teddy bear and he lays right in the middle of everything and meets everybody.”

Communal atmosphere Sundstrom credits his family’s involvement as part of the brewery’s appeal.

“The family part of it is really huge,” he said. “Families are attracted to other families.”

He said patrons appreciate being able to bring their kids and play shuffleboard and the board games stacked on a shelf.

Meg Penny, who has been employed at Ten Mile since May, said that it is the most communal brew-

ery she has worked in.

“We’re very lucky in that we have this space, specifically,” she said. “It’s difficult for a lot of newer breweries to operate within certain spaces and also bring in a large of group of people and enjoy the atmosphere.”

She note that many patrons have become regulars because of that communal atmosphere.

“They hang out for hours, and not just drinking– they bring in their families, they play games, they watch football or hockey,” Penny said. “It’s like a decompressive space here. […] It’s like a community space.”

On tap The brewery is already expanding through canning their beer, opening a satellite-taproom location and developing its lagers, Sundstrom said.

“We did our first canning run about a month ago,” he said, adding that Ten Mile’s beers can be found in local stores, such as The Wine Country, Corked and Liquor Land.

“We’re starting to get exposure outside of the brewery now,” he said.

Ten Mile will also expand into a new SteelCraft location in Bellflower by early 2019, Sundstrom said.

SteelCraft’s location at Long Beach Boulevard and Bixby Road uses

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repurposed shipping containers to house food-and-drink vendors.

Sundstrom said SteelCraft has been selective about choosing vendors for its new Bellflower and Garden Grove locations, sending in secret shoppers to evaluate them.

“We were thrilled that they chose us,” Sundstrom said, noting that the other breweries selected for SteelCraft locations are larger and more well known. “To have a second location within your first year is astounding to me. We feel very blessed that this opportunity has happened.”

Another development Sundstrom is focusing on is the brewery’s lagers, which he says are the “new wave” in craft beers.

“Lagers traditionally haven’t been real widely produced in the craftbeer world because of time,” he said. “The world ‘lager’ itself means ‘cold storage’ and so when you make a lager, you need to count on it sitting around for a long time, […] and you can’t use that [tank] space for something else.”

The family had built a “lager wall” of tanks in the brewery dedicated to just that type of beer.

“That’s where they sit and condition, and we don’t touch them for a month,” he said. “Those beers will continue to improve even in three and six months. No commercial breweries really let their beer sit around that long.”

Sundstrom said he and Jesse formulate all their own recipes, many of which stem from their home-brewing years, adjusting them over time.

“Beer is a living thing, really,” he said. “It’s in constant evolution. It’s going to be green, if you will, and then it’s going to mature and come into its prime, and then it’s going to go out the backside. So we taste it at different times […] and we’ll go out next time and change a few things and do it all over again.” ✦

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TST5788 / 2018 262961 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. BIGGER DOT, 2. DRIVE SAVANT, 1436 E. 33rd St., Signal Hill, CA 90755, Mailing Address: 355 Redondo Ave., Long Beach, CA 90814 Registrant: B2B SERVICES GROUP, INC., 1436 E. 33rd St., Long Beach, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Marci Tasche, CFO. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in October , 2018. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on October 17, 2018. 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: November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018.

TST5792 / 2018 281998 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, located at 939 E. 27th St., Signal Hill, CA 90755. The fictitious business name(s) referred to above were filed on November 3, 2017, original File No. 2017318068, in the County of Los Angeles.

Registrant(S): 1. NEENA R. STRICHART, 2. STEPHEN M. STRICHART, 939 E. 27th St., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business was conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: Stephen M. Strichart, Husband.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on November 7, 2018. Pub. The Signal Tribune: November 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018.

TST5793 / 2018 282027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 2. THE SIGNAL HILL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th Street., Signal Hill, CA. 90755. Registrant: SIGNAL HILL PAPER, LLC, 1860 Obispo Avenue, Suite F, Signal Hill, CA 90755.

This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: James Eleopoulos, Managing Member. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in December, 2017. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles

PUBLIC NOTICES County on November 7, 2018. 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: November 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018.

TST5794 / 2018 267090 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: VCM CRUZ, 130 E. 119th St., Los Angeles, CA 90061. Registrant: VALENTIN CRUZ MARTINEZ, 130 E. 119th St., Los Angeles, CA 90061. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Valentin Cruz Martinez. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in August, 2018. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on October 22, 2018. 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: November 16, 23, 30 & December 7, 2018.

TST5795 / 2018 274081 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: LOTUS COUNSELING SERVICES, 5199 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 612, Long Beach, CA 90804. Registrant: JAIMIE CHOU, 5199 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 612, Long Beach, CA 90804. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Jaimie Chou. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on October 29, 2018.

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: November 16, 23, 30 & December 7, 2018.

TST5796 / Case No. TS021143 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, South Central District, 200 West Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF SAMARI DIOR HANNA-MATTHEWS by parent D. Terry and G. Hanna.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: SAMARI DIOR HANNA-MATTHEWS has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: SAMARI DIOR HANNA-MATTHEWS to Proposed Name: SAMARI DIOR HANNA. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: January 8, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: November 16, 23, 30 & December 7, 2018 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated October 23, 2018 TST5798 / Case No. 18TRCP00038 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Torrance Courthouse, 825 Maple Avenue, Torrance, CA 90503 PETITION OF Yukio Iseri.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: YUKIO ISERI has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: YUKIO ISERI to Proposed Name: JOE YUKIO ISERI. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: January 18, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. B. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the

petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: November 16, 23, 30 & December 7, 2018 ___//ss//___ Eric C. Taylor, Judge of the Superior Court Dated November 14, 2018 TST5800 / 2018 270014 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: OCEANS BLUE, 135 E. Pepper Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: NOVOSOL GROUP LLC, 135 E. Pepper Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Jaime S. Kamei, President. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on October 24, 2018. 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: November 23, 30 & December 7, 14, 2018.

TST5800 / 2018 270014 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: OCEANS BLUE, 135 E. Pepper Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: NOVOSOL GROUP LLC, 135 E. Pepper Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Jaime S. Kamei, President. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on October 24, 2018. 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: November 23, 30 & December 7, 14, 2018.

November 23, 2018 TST5801 / 2018 292946 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. ALOHI VACATIONS, 2. PICS 4 MY PARTY, 3.ALOHI HYPNOTHERAPY, 4.

IEP HELP 4 MY KID, 5. RMS EVENTS, 7. RMS WEDDINGS, 8. THE MFT EXAM COACH, 2510 E. Willow St. Unit 10, Signal Hill, CA 90755-6306. Registrant: ALOHI ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, 2510 E. Willow St., Unit 101, Signal Hill, CA 90755-6306. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Kelly J. James, Secretary. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in May, 1993.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 21, 2018. 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: November 23, 30 & December 7, 14, 2018.

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Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officers are looking for the suspect or suspects involved in the Nov. 17 death of two Long Beach residents.

According to the department, there is no suspect or motive information about the crime that took the lives of 56-year-old Sandra Coleman and 55-year-old Don Sims.

At 5:45pm on Nov. 17, LBPD personnel dispatched officers to the 1300 block of E. 17th Street regarding a “shots call,” according to the department. When officers arrived, they saw a vehicle in the middle of the street, where the driver and front passenger had gunshot wounds to

the upper torso.

LBPD officials said that the Long Beach Fire Department determined Coleman deceased at the scene, and Sims died at a local hospital after being transported.

The department wrote in a press release Nov. 18 that the incident is being investigated as gang-related, but a motive for the shooting remains unknown.

Those with information regarding the incident can contact LBPD homicide detectives Mark Mattia and Don Collier at (562) 570-7244.

Anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips” app to a smartphone or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.

EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT Thursday, Nov. 15 1:03pm Stolen vehicle– recovered 2600 block Dawson Ave. 2am DUI Redondo Ave./E. Willow St. (suspect arrested) 12:41pm Battery 2800 block Walnut Ave. 5:57pm Auto burglary Creston Ave./Walnut Ave. Friday, Nov. 16 1:40pm Identity theft 3300 block California Ave. 7:40pm Grand theft 700 block E. Spring St. Saturday, Nov. 17 9:07pm Possessing paraphernalia; possessing controlled substance; possessing burglary tools; 4 misdemeanor warrants (suspect arrested) Sunday, Nov. 18 12:45am Robbery, second degree E. 33rd St./Falcon Ave.

(suspect arrested) 9:49pm DUI 2500 block Palm Drive (suspect arrested) Monday, Nov. 19 9:06am Auto burglary 2800 block Orange Ave. 5:40pm Possessing paraphernalia; trespassing injuring property 1800 block Junipero Ave. (suspect arrested) 7:10pm Battery 3200 block E. 19th St. Tuesday, Nov. 20 12:41pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 2900 block E. PCH 6:27pm DUI E. Willow St./Lemon Ave. (suspect arrested) Wednesday, Nov. 21 No information at press time due to holiday

efforts to establish a legal definition of “sex” under Title IX that excludes transgender people. The letter will request new language in state and federal agendas, in consultation with the LGBTQ Center of Long Beach, that specifically supports transgender-inclusive policies on the state and federal levels.

“Since two years ago, [the Trump] Administration has been dubbed as ‘the discrimination administration’ because of its constant attacks and exclusion of the LGBTQ community,” Gonzalez said. “The National Center for Transgender Equality has tracked this administration’s roughly 30 individual actions against the trans community, and what we’re asking for today is to ensure that this inclusion– not exclusion– remains on our state and federal legislative agendas and also remains a mainstay of our policy work here in the city.”

Gonzalez went on to identify numerous offenses the Trump administration has made against the transgender community.

After some discussion, including public input both in favor of and opposing the agenda item, the council voted unanimously to support the motion.

Renaming facilities Vice Mayor Dee Andrews, who represents the sixth council district and serves as chair of the Housing and Neighborhoods Committee, recommended that the council approve renaming the Convention Center Exhibit Hall as the “Ernie Kell Hall” at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center.

Fifth District Councilmember Stacy Mungo said she is pleased at the opportunity to honor the city’s first elected mayor, who died April 29, 2017.

“Many of you know that, over a year ago, when Ernie passed, there was a group of residents who approached me about naming something after him and made some recommendations on some items,” Mungo said. “I’ve really appreciated the process and the community input.

I really appreciate and commend the neighborhood committee. It’s been vetted through the committee, and it has been in alignment with the city process and city policies of a year since the passing, which has allowed us to take the feedback of the residents who care very deeply about our city assets.”

The motion passed 9-0.

The council also approved renaming the Long Beach Fire Department​​ Regional Training Center at 2249 Argonne Ave​. as​ the “Captain​ ​Da-

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vid Rosa Regional Training Center.”​ Rosa was killed in the line of duty earlier this year. ​ “I’m very happy that this will go through the committee,” Andrews said. “And I’m looking forward to the ribbon-cutting ceremony– and much love for Station 10.”

That motion was also approved 9-0.

Winter shelter The council unanimously approved a motion by 8th District Councilmember Al Austin to: redeclare a shelter crisis; suspend applicable provisions of local law, including those contained in the City’s zoning ordinances and regulations; authorize the operation of a winter shelter, for the period of Dec. 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019, inclusive; and authorize the city manager, or designee, to execute a lease, including any necessary documents and amendments, with the United States Veterans Initiative, for approximately 7,318 rentable square feet of space at 5571 Orange Ave. for use as a winter shelter.

Fee schedule The council approved receiving supporting documentation into the record, concluding a public hearing and adopting a resolution to amend the City’s “master fee and charges” schedule by reducing selected entitlement fees and adopting new fees related to mailed public-hearing notices.

Linda Tatum, Development Services director, presented on the item.

“We feel that the proposed resolution tonight balances the direction of the council to reduce the cost of the conditional-use permit process,” Tatum said. “But we think that it also provides ample notification to the public for discretionary actions.”

Flight slots The council adopted a resolution amending Resolution No. C-28465 with respect to the utilization of flight slots allocated at Long Beach Airport and related administrative amendments to the resolution, in accordance with the Airport Noise Compatibility Ordinance.

Long Beach Airport Director Jess Romo explained that the resolution would not affect the noise ordinance.

“This action tonight does nothing with the noise ordinance itself,” Romo said. “We know that the ordinance has been hard-fought. It is one of the strictest in the nation. Instead, what we are looking at is amend-

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ments to the resolution, which is that enabling document that helps us protect and, really, show how we will enable airlines to maximize the capacity that does exist at the airport.”

The resolution increases minimum slot-use requirements; revises definitions of flight-slot and ferry operations to provide increased flexibility to carriers; and makes various administrative amendments to facilitate continued implementation of the Flight Allocation Resolution and to update certain word and phrase references.

Second District Councilmember Jeannine Pearce remarked that having no public comment on the issue is a positive sign, considering airport matters typically draw much community attention.

“Knowing that we’ve come this far, not having public comment is one of the few times [when] I’ll say it shows how far we’ve come,” she said. “This is the least amount of people I’ve seen in this room whenever we’ve talked about the airport. So, for that, I applaud staff for their hard work and really taking your time to get it right.”

Contract amendment The council authorized the city manager, or designee, to execute a second amendment to Contract No. 33938 with HDR Engineering, Inc., of Long Beach for engineering and architectural design services for the Shoemaker Bridge Replacement Project, to increase the contract amount by $1,751,450, for a revised total amount not to exceed $6,451,450.

Hotel workers The council also approved a staff recommendation to request that the city attorney draft an ordinance amending Chapter 5.54 of the Long Beach Municipal Code to add hotel-worker safety provisions to the existing ordinance.

The next Long Beach City Council meeting will be at 5pm on Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the council chamber, 333 W. Ocean Blvd.

LIVES LIVED Alvarez Ortiz 24 Joan Quinn-Chaplain 69 Eric Key 48 Idolio Naranjo 53 Florence McCune 89 Ronald Simpson 79 Lois Grisham 90 Michael Lane 58 Jonathon Rodewald 57 Pauline Cristante Stephen Schultz 71 The families were assisted by McKenzie Mortuary.

For more details on service dates and times, contact (562) 961-9301.

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Marleik “Mar Mar” Walker (left) and Harriet Glickman (right) talk about Franklin Armstrong, the first black character introduced in the Peanuts comic strip, during an event on Nov. 17 at the American University of Health Sciences in Signal Hill. The event celebrated individuals that have made an impact on society. Following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Glickman wrote to Charles Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts, to integrate a black character in 1968.

Glickman read Peanuts books to children who were invited to come in before the main presentation.

AUHS officials hosted the event to celebrate individuals who have made a difference in society.

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, activists began protesting during much of the civil rights movement for the inclusion of African-Americans and other minorities into segregated cities in the U.S., Glickman said. Despite attempts for peaceful protests, there were many instances of violence.

Glickman grew up in a time where segregated communities were scattered throughout the nation. There were restaurants, barbershops, hotels and grocery stores that only catered to black people or white people separately. People’s skin color defined what public buses, water fountains or schools they could use and attend.

“My sister and I were raised in a family where respect, love and caring for others– no matter who, no matter what color they are or religion they followed– was taught,” she said.

Glickman said the racially triggered murder of Emmet Till in 1955, the lunch counter sit-in movements in 1960 and the Freedom Rider protests in 1961 inspired her to challenge perceptions of a segregated society.

It wasn’t until the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in April of 1968 that Glickman decided to act.

“I didn’t just say one day, ‘Well, I’ll do something about it,’” Glickman said. “It was an accumulation of all of the things that I’ve learned through the years.”

Glickman said she decided to reach out to someone who could influence others. She chose to reach out to cartoonists– one in particular: Charles Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts comic strip.

In her letter to Schulz, Glickman called for the inclusion of a black character into the comic. She wrote that having a black child run, play and interact with other white children in an innocent environment could have a positive impact on others. At first, Schulz was interested in the idea, but he worried that white cartoonists portraying a black character could be considered as “patronizing.”

“The fact that he said, ‘I really like the idea,’ that’s what said to me, ‘OK, go a little further,’” Glickman told the Signal Tribune.

She decided to send the letters between her and Schulz to her African-American friends, who all made suggestions as to what this new character should be and look like.

After more exchanges of letters between Glickman and Schulz, the cartoonists who worked on the Peanuts finally added Franklin to Charlie Brown’s group of friends.

Following Franklin’s debut, Glickman received letters from various readers of the comics thanking her for the idea to include a black

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“Not everybody liked this in the south,” Glickman said. “A lot of people didn’t like Charlie Brown sitting in a classroom with Franklin.”

Glickman said that despite the new character’s criticism, Franklin made a positive impact on some readers.

During the event, Glickman read a portion of a letter that Schulz received from a black U.S. Army sergeant who was deployed in Vietnam in the 1960s. The soldier, identified as Franklin Feeman, wrote to Schulz telling him that the integration of a black character in the Peanuts comic raised the morale of the troops fighting overseas.

Since his debut in 1968, Franklin has appeared in various forms of Peanuts media, including books, television shows and movies. This year marked the 50th anniversary of the character’s creation. In the animated versions of his character, Franklin has been voiced by 19 actors.

One of those voice actors, Marleik “Mar Mar” Walker, was present during the Nov. 17 event and joined Glickman as she spoke to the audience. He voiced Franklin’s character for the digitally animated “Peanuts” movie in 2015. Walker, 16, spoke to the Signal Tribune about his character’s impact.

“I didn’t think it was that deep because I thought there were always African-American characters in the Peanuts,” Walker said. “I was born in 2002; that’s all I grew up on. But as I further did my research and found out more about Ms. Harriet Glickman and all the stuff she did, I was amazed.”

Walker said the other cast members of the film began to realize the depth of Franklin’s origin after the film was released.

“I felt like it was my responsibility to tell my friends and family,” he said.

Walker added that playing a character like Franklin has helped him understand his roots. His mother commented that Walker was venturing into music production and had a new film coming out soon. Despite his progressing career, Walker said Franklin helps him take a step back and realize the struggles of the civil rights movement.

“It’s changed me just to know where we come from,” he said. “Me being able to play Franklin was a huge opportunity, and I’m glad that I went through this.”

During the event, AUHS Co-founder Gregory Johnson emceed Glickman’s presentation. He said that Franklin’s introduction into mainstream media is important for young audiences.

“People need models,” he said.

“You want inclusion? The best way to get inclusion, the best way to break down segregation is to actually have someone else that they can see that is making a difference, and then they start believing they can too.” ✦

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6th annual Festival of Flight kicks off Long Beach Airport’s 95th anniversary.

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Attendees wait in line to tour a C-17 military aircraft at the Festival of Flight Nov. 17. The C-17 was formerly produced in Long Beach.

A family lands after taking a helicopter tour at the Festival of Flight Nov. 17.

Thousands attended the sixth annual Festival of Flight Nov. 17 at the Long Beach Airport (LGB). The festivities also celebrated a milestone for LGB– its 95th anniversary.

Guests were able to tour stationed planes and sit inside the cockpits of helicopters with pilots. Aircrafts on display included a Gulfstream G650 jet, World War II warbirds and helicopters from the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD), California Coast Guard, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and California Highway Patrol.

There was also an extensive display of antique cars from the 1930s.

Attendees waited more than two hours to tour the biggest exhibition on display– a C-17, a military-transport aircraft used in the United States Air Force and first launched in 1991 from the McDonnell Douglas’s plant in Long Beach.

Alan Partidge, a C-17 pilot, spoke with the Signal Tribune about the experience required to fly the 174-foot aircraft.

“It’s continuous training with a lot of plateaus,” Partidge said. “It takes four months to learn how to fly, then another two years to be able to become a co-pilot, where you hit a plateau and stay there for a while to gain experience.

Then you go back to the training base, which is in Oklahoma, where you can finally become an aircraft commander. After a couple of years and another plateau, you can become an instructor pilot.”

Staff Sgt. Albert Lomeli, a mechanic on the C-17, also described his own learning experience.

“I went to bootcamp first, and after I went to a two-part tech school, spe-

At the Festival of Flight Nov. 17, Kids painted on “DJ,” a Cessna 182S Skylane, which, for $5, children were allowed to illustrate on as part of a fundraiser from SafeLaunch, an organization dedicated to preventing drug addiction.

cifically for the C-17,” he said. “After around six months of training, you can become an apprentice. Two to three more years, you can become a journeyman and, after about five-and-ahalf years, you can reach the top level, which is a craftsman.”

Anthelion Helicopters provided 15-minute helicopter tours at a cost of $50 per person. The route featured a roundtrip to the Queen Mary from LGB. Festival attendee, Nate, who flew with his wife and two small children on the helicopter said, “It was awesome. It was our first time flying.”

The Flores family, who also took a helicopter ride, joked that it was, “Terrifying. No, I’m just kidding. We weren’t nervous; we’ve been on a plane before.

This one was screaming, but we had fun.”

A popular plane amongst kids was “DJ,” a Cessna 182S Skylane, which, for $5, children were allowed to paint on as part of a fundraiser for SafeLaunch, an organization dedicated to preventing drug addiction.

Live entertainment was provided by the Long Beach City College Jazz Combo, The Satin Dollz and Knight Ryder. ✦

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