Oct. 5, 2018 | Vol. XL No. 41

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LB councilmember says vice mayor threatened her in May Gonzalez claims city attorney’s office also closed case with no explanation.

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Forged in flames

Mike DuRee retires from LB Fire chief position to spend time with loved ones, looks back on his career.

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Before entertaining guests at the entrance of the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor Sept. 28, performer Brad Hills must don his make-up and outfit to complete his portrayal of the historic ship’s undead character, The Captain.

Sebastian Echeverry Production Manager

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CULTURE Theater review

Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden at the Huntington

Mike DuRee is no stranger to service. His time in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1988 to 1994 plays testament to his committing ways. But serving in the military wasn’t the only crucible in which DuRee constructed a lifetime of service to his community.

He has led the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) since 2012, but on Oct. 5, DuRee’s service to Long Beach as the fire chief will come to an end.

DuRee is retiring from the firechief position to spend more time to travel with his wife, Aimee, and 15-year-old daughter, Claire.

He told the Signal Tribune in a phone interview the morning of Oct. 2 that there was no specific date or reason for when or why he decided to retire, but that he did discuss the idea many times with his family before proceeding with his choice.

“The pivotal moment, even though we’ve been talking about it for some time, was obviously after [LBFD Capt.] Dave Rosa’s death,” DuRee said. “That was a tough thing for all of us, myself and my family included. I realized that, you know, now is a good time. The department’s in good shape, the command staff is fantastic and everything is getting better.”

On Oct. 1, the City announced in a press release that the new LBFD fire chief will be Xavier Espino.

Mayor Robert Garcia said that “Xavier Espino is going to be a great fire chief. He has served our community for the past 32 years, and his appointment is well-deserved. I look forward to working with Chief Espino to continue the great work that our fire department is doing in the years ahead.”

DuRee also shared his thoughts on Espino, saying that “he is going to do wonderful things for our community, and I look forward to supporting him as I can.”

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Long Beach artists to showcase studios during ‘October is Arts Month’ Open-studio tour will take place over three weekends and feature about 70 artists.

Anita W. Harris Staff Writer

Courtesy Lisa Wibroe at lbopenstudiotour.com

Lisa Wibroe, organizer of the Long Beach Open Studio Tour and one of its featured artists, pictured with one of her artworks

For the first time in nine years of organizing her annual Long Beach Open Studio Tour, Lisa Wibroe has to spread it out over three weekends in October.

“I had gotten some complaints that people couldn’t make all the studios in one weekend,” Wibroe told the Signal Tribune. “So, now, we’ve got three weekends going on.”

Tina Burnight, assistant organizer, said that the free tour has traditionally taken place during the second weekend of October– in conjunction with Long Beach’s October is Arts Month and with National Arts and Humanities Month– but this year will continue into the third and see ARTISTS page 10

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Recent crimes, neighborhood improvements covered at Wrigley Association meeting Andrews staff member also discusses vice mayor’s apology to Councilmember Gonzalez.

Cory Bilicko Staff Writer

At its monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 1, the Wrigley Association hosted various speakers who provided updates on crime, road work and other improvements in the neighborhood, which includes parts of both the 6th and 7th council districts of Long Beach. A representative from Vice Mayor Dee Andrews’s office also spoke about a recent scandal between that elected official and 1st District Councilmember Lena Gonzalez.

Crime update Long Beach Police Department Officer Delmy Hughes, the resource officer for the division that includes the Wrigley neighborhood, presented a crime update, indicating that property crimes have increased lately. She said auto burglaries have been on the rise and that there had recently been a “rash” of thefts of catalytic converters in the area.

There was also an incident involving a minor who had broken numerous car windows.

“I think there were approximately five window smashes along Maine Avenue, like, two weeks ago,” she said. “The good news is that on Friday, [Sept. 28], we were able to detain a suspect who was responsible for a large amount of burglary-type

crimes in our area. This young gentleman was 14 years old, lives in a different city. That day, he decided to hit five different areas along Atlantic [Avenue]. Officers responded to the area. We flooded the area and were able to contain him and subsequently take him under arrest.”

Hughes encouraged residents to install security cameras on their properties, if possible, because, without a description from an eyewitness or video footage, police are not able to do much in response to reports of crime.

Hughes also provided information on a recent occurrence near Polytechnic High School.

“This was a couple of weeks ago,” she said. “We had to put the school on lockdown because there was an incident that happened outside of the school, right on [Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard] and 16th Street. We were getting conflicting statements that somebody possibly had a gun and they possibly ran onto the campus. So, we had to shut the campus down, and we had to do a protective sweep of the entire school.”

In closing, Hughes mentioned that the public is invited to the upcoming Commander’s Leadership Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 6pm, at the West Division Station, 1835 Santa Fe Ave. see WRIGLEY page 11

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LB councilmember says vice mayor threatened her in May

In statement, Gonzalez also claims city attorney’s office closed case with no explanation.

Denny Cristales Managing Editor

As details emerged last week about an incident between 1st District Councilmember Lena Gonzalez and Vice Mayor Dee Andrews, in which the latter allegedly threatened the councilwoman by telling her to “watch her back” or she’ll get hit by a bus, Gonzalez called for a review of workplace policies in a public statement Sept. 28.

In the statement, Gonzalez wrote that Andrews called her May 10 in a hostile manner. After the incident, the councilwoman reached out to the city attorney’s office to file an official complaint.

She also opted not to attend that week’s council meeting, she wrote.

“I had been completely taken aback by his words– threats directed at me personally and toward my career in public service,” she said. “[...] Unfortunately, the case was closed [by the city attorney’s office] with no explanation of the investigation details or process.”

Media website FORTHE initially wrote about the incident last week.

Councilmember Gonzalez’s office confirmed to the Signal Tribune Oct. 2 that FORTHE made a public-records request for its report and verified that all of its information is correct.

According to the article, Andrews did not take kindly to Gonzalez’s presence at a April 27 fundraiser for VIP Create Space, a revival of sorts of the World Famous VIP Records store. Moreover, the article states that Andrews told Gonzalez to not involve herself with VIP Records, adding to “watch your back or

Courtesy City of LB

First District Councilmember Lena Gonzalez sent a text message to Vice Mayor Dee Andrews in May expressing her shock in regard to comments he made to her, as pictured in this screenshot of Gonzalez’s cellphone that was provided by the City of Long Beach via public records. On Sept. 28, Gonzalez submitted a public statement through her office calling for a review of City policies relative to workplace threats and intimidation.

you’re going to get hit and killed by a bus.”

Shirin Senegal, president and partner of VIP Records, told the Signal Tribune Oct. 1 the company is not willing to comment about the issue for “legal reasons.”

Although the 6th-district office has not responded for comment

about the allegations, the Signal Tribune interviewed Lou Baglietto, special advisor to Andrews, during a Wrigley Association meeting this week.

Baglietto said the incident was simply a misunderstanding between the two councilmembers and that see COMPLAINT page 9

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OPINION

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ack in 2014, I used my column to congratulate my mother on her 95th birthday.

It is now four years later, and I am thrilled to announce that, this past Wednesday, Mom hit 99!

I am writing this article on her actual birthday. Before starting my typing, I checked out what I wrote about for her 95th birthday. Looking through that column, I realized that not much has changed. With that being the case, I am sharing the same information with you– just a little updated.

This week, our family celebrated my mother, Marjorie Gromme’s, 99th birthday. With a recipe for a long life that has included a dash of clean living, a pound of wit, a pinch of luck (along with great genes and a brilliant oncologist (Dr. Robert Nagourney)), my mother has proven to have had all the necessary ingredients for a rather lengthy and fulfilling life. Starting off in the midwest as a farm girl, she later worked as a real Rosie the Riveter during the war, had a career doing social work for Los Angeles County, married and was widowed four times, served in the mid-‘70s as Signal Hill City Treasurer, was named Signal Hill’s Outstanding Older American in 1994 and has been a member of the Susan B. Anthony Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for more than 50 years. This year, she was honored on May 20 by the NAACP as one of its 2018 Amazing Women.

As her one and only child, I have been extremely fortunate to have a Mom whom I admire and consider to be my best friend.

Although one day I will probably regret the opportunity to reminisce with the siblings I may have had, I have been quite content during my more than 60 years to have had Mom pretty much to myself and, fortunately over the last 30 years, with my hubby Steve, whom by the way, she says she loves just as much as if she’d “borned him.”

My wonderful step-brothers, Jay and Mom with three of her pilot buddies in the early Michael Gromme’, 1940s. and their spouses/ kids/grandkids have also been a constant in our lives, as has Steve’s brother Robert.

My mom has always been my confidant and best critic/ audience. As we have grown older, I have done my best to be there for her, as well.

We have grown closer emotionally, espeMother in May at the NAACP affair with honorees cially over the last 20 Doris Topsy-Elvord (center) and Sharon McLucas. years, and I find that my favorite part of any day is the time we spend either together or chatting on the phone. Four to five times a week, we spend a minimum of an hour burning up the phone lines. How in the world see THOUGHTS page 11

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veryone was excited to have Mrs. E, Jeff’s mom, as our Cub Scouts den mother. After school on Thursdays, we’d walk to his house just a few blocks away to do activities to earn new badges. Mrs. E was funny and very devoted to our den. She laughed at our third-grader jokes and seemed to really enjoy being silly with us. She always gave us the best snacks. Those Thursday afternoons were ones we all really looked forward to, and Mrs. E was the main reason I stayed in Cub Scouts.

Thinking back to 1975 or so, Mrs. E was probably in her mid- to late-30s, which, at the time, seemed so, uh, old to me (I know better now). She had long, dirty-blond hair and wore John Lennon glasses. She reminded me of the sweet carefree character Emmy Jo from that 1970s kids’ TV show, “The New Zoo Revue.” She was a bit of a hippie, and I know she played the acoustic guitar. I always wondered if she ever thought of pursuing being a folk singer while she was in high school or college. I believe she stayed at home to raise the two kids and Mr. E was the breadwinner.

I can’t remember what he did for a living, but I probably never knew. At that age, all we knew was that your friends’ dads just went to work.

Jeff was a nice kid and good friend at the time. He was fun, goofy, quirky and had a bowl haircut and round face.

He loved to imitate voices of all kinds and often ran through a whole routine of them during class. I will always remember how he ran knock-kneed with his legs kicked out to the side. He was obsessed with monsters and was a talented cartoonist at that young age and could draw Godzilla and King Kong better than any of us. He had a bit of a nervous tick, and his eyes would roll up as he spoke sometimes. I would spend the night at his house, and we would build model airplanes and look for monster movies on TV. He tried staying over at my house once, but got homesick after two hours and had to be picked up. He was a softy and wanted his mom. His younger sister, Lisa, tagged along with us and hung out during the den meetings. She was one of the gang, and there wasn’t anything odd about that.

She, too, seemed to have the ability to laugh at everything, which made it all the more fun to be at their house. I didn’t know Mr. E very well. He was a quiet guy and seemed friendly enough. see CORNER page 5

COMMENTARY

Diagnosing breast cancer

By Angela Sie, M.D., MemorialCare Breast Center, Long Beach Medical Center Most Americans have had a family member or close friend diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2018, it is estimated that more than 266,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women in the United States, along with nearly 64,000 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer.

The best way to find early, curable breast cancer is through annual screening mammograms, starting between 35 and 40 years of age. Younger people should undergo testing if they are having any breast symptoms.

Even though getting diagnosed with breast cancer has become a common occurrence, many people do not understand that there are different types of breast cancer. Overall, breast cancer refers to malignant tumors or areas that have developed in the breast. Breast cancer can start in different areas of the breast, including the ducts (passages that drain milk from the lobules to the nipple), lobules (milk-producing glands) or tissue (fatty and connective tissues of the breast). Invasive cancers refer to those that have spread beyond the ductal system of the breast.

Common types of breast cancer • Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) is a non-invasive breast cancer that starts inside the milk ducts. It is considered non-invasive because it has not spread beyond the milk duct. In most cases, DCIS is not life -threatening, but having DCIS can increase the risk of developing an invasive breast cancer later on.

• Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) is the most common type of breast cancer, with about 80 percent of all breast cancers falling in this category. IDC begins in the milk ducts and is considered invasive because it has spread out of the ducts and into the surrounding breast tissue.

• Invasive Lobular Carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer. This invasive type of cancer begins in the milk-producing lobules, which empty into the ducts. It can be more challenging to find on mammography, but it is usually not an aggressive type of cancer.

• Metastatic breast cancer, also called stage IV, has spread to another part of the body. Breast cancer can come back in another part of the body years after the original diagnosis and treatment.

Remember, annual screening mammography is the most effective way to prevent breast cancer mortality. Talk to your doctor about any changes you may be experiencing with your breasts or if you have a family history of breast cancer and may need additional screening beyond mammography. Take charge of your breast health.

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We had a lot of fun at the E house each week and all went together to our monthly evening pack meetings. That was my first sense of community life. After the meetings, the Cubberly cafeteria would smell of coffee and cookies, as the adults would stand around and talk while we ran around and conspired about what trouble we would cause the next day at school. I could hear Mrs. E’s laugh bounce off the cafeteria walls and cut through all the chatter. It was all innocent, and there was just a sense or normalcy and idealism at the time.

I was sad when, at the end of fifth grade, Jeff announced that his family was moving to Huntington Beach. His dad got a different job, and they wanted a bigger house in the new tracts out there. After Mrs. E and family left, I didn’t move on in Cub Scouts, but started to pursue soccer instead. So, it was a new chapter for all of us.

Fifteen years later, I randomly bumped into Jeff’s sister when she appeared in the lobby of my work. I managed a production company and rehearsal studios in Anaheim, and she came in with one of the bands. She had grown up to be very attractive, but there was a sense of sadness to her face. I could quickly tell that she had gotten into drugs and dated a lot of musicians in the local scene.

She faintly remembered me and was only semi-friendly as we caught up a bit. I asked about her family and was surprised to hear that Jeff had joined the Air Force. Having such discipline and structure didn’t seem to fit a guy who was more of an artist type. Made me wonder what had changed with him. I learned that her parents had split up years ago, and she has no contact with her dad. As she talked, she started opening up more, and I learned that her dad had been very abusive to them all, especially to her mom. Apparently, there had been a lot of emotional and physical abuse in the house for years. She had also implied that she herself was the victim of physical abuse. At that moment, all of my memories of the silly, laughing family went dark. I didn’t want to hear or picture any more. We said goodbye, and she went off with the band.

Flashback to the one night I had dinner with the E family just after they just moved into their new house. I do recall that Mr. E had a hair-trigger temper. He snapped at Jeff when his eye tick would appear. I remember not really wanting to sit at the table and hoped we could just eat in the family room, but Mr. E was polite enough to me as a guest. It was fine being there for most of the night, though I could sense some tension. We went to a local hobby shop to buy model airplanes for our project that night. I went home the next day and never saw the Es again.

Flashback even farther back to the one Thursday afternoon that was different from all the others. All us scouts showed up to the house for our den meeting as eager as usual. The garage was already set up with the tables, chairs and craft materials. Mrs. E came out to greet us, and we noticed that she had a cast on her arm. She told us a story about tripping and falling down the stairs and joked about being such a klutz. We were 8 years old and didn’t think anything of it. We spent that afternoon doing our activities as normal. Mrs. E doted on us, helping us with the craft, gave us our snacks, laughed as we all joked around and acted what I can only imagine nowadays would be controlled obnoxiousness.

Standing there in the lobby, the light went on, and I connected all the dots. It took me the 15 years, some hindsight and maturity to understand it. After speaking to Lisa, it finally dawned on me that my den mother’s arm had been broken by her husband. It was anyone’s guess as to what else she had to suffer or go through and for how long. How many Thursdays did she come out with that big smile of hers as a cover-up to what was really going on inside that standard green and white, post-war, eastside tract house? Theirs was the house on the quiet street with a big secret.

What a tragic tale I discovered that I can only hope got better sooner than later over time. The illusion of this perfect childhood memory had the cover torn off to reveal the ugly truth. It was a lesson of looking beneath the surface of things and realizing that not everything is as it appears. So true to this day.

In this era of revelations of abuse of power of all sorts, I am reminded of what appeared to be an all-American family that had a deep, dark secret, and I was right up close to it, but never knew. I felt bad for them all, how their laughter and smiles covered up so much.

I hope Mrs. E survived well enough and never lost her ability to laugh that silly laugh of hers. ✦

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Theatre review

Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden at the Huntington Anita W. Harris

In and out of the monster factory Dark Harbor performers explain make-up process, training involved with annual event.

Denny Cristales

Culture Writer

Though I usually review local productions, Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden at the Huntington in San Marino offered a unique opportunity for an immersive theatrical experience, one that proved aesthetically beautiful and emotionally intriguing.

A collaboration between the CalArts Center for New Performance and the Huntington Library and Garden, Nightwalk is a site-specific play written and directed by Taiwanese playwright Stan Lai. It involves two separate storylines– one set in 16th-century China and the other in 1920s California– that metaphysically converge as love stories.

The two stories unfold as vignettes staged at various locations within the Huntington’s Chinese Garden (or Garden of Flowing Fragrance) that the audience experiences while walking in a circuit.

Limited to 40 each night, the audience is soon divided into two groups, one of which follows a clockwise, or “western,” direction through the garden circuit while the other travels eastward, or counterclockwise.

The eastern path starts with Tang Xianzu’s 16th-century Chinese play, “The Peony Pavilion,” in which a young gentlewoman (Jessika Van) imagines that a writer named Willow (Hao Feng) is writing her life and dreams of their encounter in a springtime garden. Upon waking, she begins wasting away of lovesickness.

That ecstatic day punctuates the maiden’s melancholy domestic

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Chenxue Luo (opera singer) in Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden at the Huntington

confinement and allows some comedy in the form of a radiant flower goddess (Sarahjeen Francois) and her two delightfully bumbling assistants (Kristin Wetenkamp and Abigail Stanton), who have ushered in spring too early, upsetting natural rhythms.

The audience group that starts in the other direction experiences the 1920s-California story first, involving Henry Huntington himself (Adam J. Smith), soon after purchasing Thomas Gainsborough’s painting, The Blue Boy, which is being cleaned by his maid, Fragrance (Christine Lin). Fragrance (Reggie Yip) is also the Chinese gentlewoman’s maid in “The Peony Pavilion” story.

In another overlap of names, Huntington has commissioned an artist named Willow (Peter Mark) to paint a “mate” for Blue Boy. But Willow is enraptured by the resurrected spirit of a young woman, Bella (Lizinke Kruger), who had died of a broken heart after having spent one night with him, which he had thought was

a dream.

Bella seems to have been allowed a second life because Willow found her self-portrait near her grave. Similarly, in “The Peony Pavilion” story, the maiden wishes her portrait to be buried in a garden for the writer Willow to find one day (though they have only met in her dream).

These are only some of the parallels between the two stories that enchantingly intertwine characters across centuries, continents and cultures, metaphysically connected by love, art and gardens.

The two stories (and the two audience groups) converge at a midpoint Chinese-opera performance, hosted by Mr. Huntington. The singer (Chenxue Luo) performs the part of “The Peony Pavilion” maiden as she dies of her broken heart.

Each audience group then proceeds forward in the circuit to experience the other story, but in reverse since they are actually moving “backward” along the circle. Thus each group’s experience is slightly see THEATER page 11

Folks have witnessed first-hand the looming creatures of the night that roam the outskirts of the Queen Mary during its Dark Harbor event every Halloween season, but few are familiar with how the cast of characters are brought to life behind the scenes.

Dark Harbor performers gathered inside a specific room aboard the Queen Mary Sept. 28, as makeup artists applied every intricate detail of color and design to turn mild-mannered individuals into fullfledged horrors.

Groups of performers moved in and out of the monster factory and sat in separate make-up stations for what could be a 20-minute-plus process, a fluid preparation time that could change in accordance to the type of monster.

Hunter Leyvas and Nicholas Guerrero work in tandem during the annual event. Both experts in sliding techniques and stunts, Leyvas and Guerrero’s in-character gimmicks are that of crazy twins.

“We run around together, and we’re pretty much the same person, but just little things are off,” Leyvas, who is performing for a second year at Dark Harbor, told the Signal Tribune. “We run around together, and people see me and then, two seconds later, people see him. They’re like, ‘Wait, didn’t we just see you?’”

Guerrero described the act as a pair of schizophrenic, psycho clowns who delight in terrorizing attendees. A running trope for the two are the use of trigger words.

“Before the start of the night, we’ll come up with a random word that we’ll say to one another,” Guerrero, a third-year performer, said.

“I’ll lure somebody in, and I’ll tell them to say the word to [Leyvas] to win a prize or something. So, they go and say the word to her, and she’ll flip out. Then, I’ll go back in and say, ‘Why did you say that to her? You just said her trigger word.’

And we just go off.”

Leyvas said the words are random see HARBOR page 8

Scan the above QR code with a smartphone device to watch a video highlighting the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor make-up process. In this collaborated piece by Signal Tribune staffers Denny Cristales and Sebastian Echeverry, local performers Hunter Leyvas and Nicholas Guerrero talk about their characters and feelings about the annual Halloween event.

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‘Dog’gone hard-working LBPD detectives become face of nonprofit fundraising effort LB Police Historical Society raising money for museum.

Paige Pelonis Multimedia Editor

There are two members of the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) Drug Investigations Section that are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Their names are Abby and Ozzy, and they have recovered a combined total of more than $25 million in U.S. currency and narcotics in their time with the LBPD, according to officials.

Sgt. Timothy Long told the Signal Tribune Oct. 3 that these two hard-working detectives are motivated solely by the promise of a tennis ball after a long day’s work. That’s because Abby and Obby are dogs– K-9 detectives– who have been with the department for six and five years, respectively.

“Both continually train with their handlers daily working for the reward of a tennis ball,” Long said. “Both K-9 detectives respond in state-of-the-art K-9 police vehicles, equipping them with comfort and emergency evacuation alarms meant to protect each K-9 in the event of a vehicle emergency. They can travel by air, land or sea, providing their skills to any law-enforcement, narcotics-related detection needed. They have big hearts, love people and will play if their handler doesn’t put them to work when on scene.”

Aside from their significant commitment to the LBPD, Abby and Ozzy have recently entered the local spotlight of the Long Beach Police Historical Society (LBPHS), a nonprofit organization committed to the preservation and sharing of LBPD artifacts, memorabilia and history. A press release from the organization indicated that the two dogs have been memorialized as stuffed animals in order to be sold at $20 each for a fundraiser to help the group

work toward creating a museum to display the artifacts.

Cmdr. Mike Lewis, executive director of the LBPHS, told the Signal Tribune by telephone Sept. 26 that approximately 400 of the stuffed Abbys and Ozzys have been sold so far, approaching the initial goal of selling 500.

“As soon as you pick one up, you want to buy one,” Lewis said.

Lewis said the organization will ultimately have either an online museum or a brick-and-mortar space to showcase all of the artifacts after approximately 15 years of gathering items and working toward the goal of having a museum. Lewis also said the stuffed dogs are being brought out to community events for sale and promotion for the cause.

Detective Chris Thue of the Long Beach Drug Investigations Sections has worked as Ozzy’s handler for the last five years. Thue told the Signal Tribune by email Oct. 3 that Ozzy is approximately 5 and a half years old and was born in Mexico.

“Ozzy is half Belgium Malinois and half German Shepard,” Thue said. “Ozzy is trained to detect the odor of marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin.

Once I was given the Ozzy, I went through six weeks of training with him and then was certified. Since then, Ozzy and I have certified every year. Ozzy and I have assisted the FBI, DEA, HSI, Postal Inspectors, LA Impact, LA BEST, Coast Guard, TSA, ATF and numerous other local agencies with investigations that led to small and large seizures.”

Abby’s handler is Detective Luis Rodriguez, who said Abby has assisted in more than 500 investigations, resulting in the seizure of more than 5,000 pounds of controlled substances.

“Abby works undercover and long hours for the opportunity to locate her ball (her reward for finding the scent of controlled substance),” Rodriguez said via email.

“Abby is trained in the detection of marijuana, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine. Abby continues to work for the LBPD and assist neighboring agencies, including federal entities when requested. She has participated in searching large-crew cruise ships, international cargo-container ships, buses, airplanes of all sizes and various properties throughout the state. To date, Abby does not eat treats, maintains a strict diet and exercise regi-

men to remain in top shape to be able to assist when called upon.”

Rodriguez also said Abby is the longest tenured and active K-9 on duty.

Both handlers said their dogs are continually training and renewing their certifications in order to continue to be strong and effective contributors to their department.

The stuffed dogs are available for purchase in person at The Signal Tribune newspaper office, 1399 E. 28th St., Signal Hill, Calif.

90755. Cash or checks only.

Checks to be made out to the Long Beach Police Historical Society. Call (562) 595-7900 for details.

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Pictured, from left: Detectuve Luis Rodriguez with Abby and Detective Chris Thue with Ozzy

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Photos by Nate Lubben

Tasty tunes The Music Tastes Good Festival returned to Marina Green Park in Long Beach for a third year last weekend, with performances by Janelle Monae and Parquet Courts (both pictured), as well as New Order, James Blake, Santigold and many others. The event also featured 16 chefs offering dishes with the theme “Port Cities of the West Coast.”

and vary every night.

“It can be like papaya one night. It can be pizza another night,” she said. “[...] We just joke around like that.

We’re big jokesters.”

Leyvas and Guerrero both said they enjoy being a part of the event, attributing the fun to the Queen Mary’s infamous reputation of being haunted. She said the haunt factor adds an “extra presence there, so it gives you more of a spooky feelingness to it.”

Leyvas said the duo have been training with fellow sliders for eight months to put the show together. The practice consists of organizing proper sliding technique and ensuring performers won’t crash into guests during their movements.

Guerrero explained that his sliding team adds about five new people every year. The new additions to the roster vary in skill level, which can lead to more time investing in basic drills until more advanced techniques can be learned and refined.

“I look forward to this day every year,” Guerrero said. “My life literally becomes, ‘Eat. Sleep. Haunt.’

Sliding is one of my main things, and I love it. It’s what I’m very passionate about. You can see it in our stunt show how passionate our guys are, especially the rookies this year.

They’re killing it, and they’re kind of just pushing it that far to make me want to do better and aspire to do better tricks.”

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Pictured, from left: Hunter Leyvas, a second-year performer at the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor event, and Nicholas Guerrero, a third-year performer.

Leyvas and Guerrero, decked out in their make-up for their characters at the event Sept. 28, said they are expert sliders, often using this technique to scare Dark Harbor attendees.

For more information about the Dark Harbor, which runs from Sept. 27 to Nov. 2, visit queenmary.com.

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An artist applies make-up to performer Sarah Sheppeck Sept. 28 inside the Queen Mary for the ship’s annual Halloween event, the Dark Harbor.

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Andrews did not mean any harm.

Although the aforementioned article states that Andrews used the word “kill”– information that was verified

by Gonzalez’s office– Baglietto said the term was never used.

“I think anytime you use the word

‘kill’– there was a quote specifically– ‘You’ll get hit by a bus and killed.’– I think that would be incorrect,” he said.

The City of Long Beach provided the Signal Tribune, per a public-records request Oct. 1, a screenshot of

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a text-message thread between the councilmember and vice mayor in May. Included with the screenshot was also a voicemail, in which Andrews can be heard apologizing to Gonzalez about his comments.

In the message, he clarified that he didn’t intend to disrespect the councilwoman.

“Lena, I don’t think you understand what I was trying to say,” Andrews said. “There’s no disrespect to you or anybody else on the dais. [...] I’m really sorry you took it that way, but I was just trying to give you

some heads up on some things.”

The voice message can be heard on signaltribune.com.

The Signal Tribune also spoke with Gary Anderson, principal deputy city attorney with the City of Long Beach, Oct. 1 in regard to Gonzalez’s claim that her case was closed with no explanation. Anderson said the attorney’s office is declining to comment on the issue.

Councilmember Gonzalez’s office stated to the Signal Tribune Sept. 28 that no follow-up to the incident is planned.

“In my nearly 10 years as a City employee, I have never experienced an issue like this,” Gonzalez said.

“As a City, we need to fully address our workplace practices [and] policies relative to employee threats and intimidation [and] the role of the city attorney and the creation of accountability measures for all levels of government. It is absolutely unacceptable for anyone to feel unsafe in the workplace.” ✦

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Courtesy Tina Burnight at lbopenstudiotour.com

A ceramic artwork by Tina Burnight, assistant organizer of the Long Beach Open Studio Tour and one of its featured artists

fourth weekends of October, as well.

Artists with studios west of Cherry Avenue will open their spaces the weekend of Oct. 13 and 14, with those east of Cherry Avenue opening the following weekend of Oct. 20 and 21. Artists who have committed to opening their studios a second time will do so on the final weekend of the tour, Oct. 27 and 28.

About 70 artists are participating in the tour this year, in about 46 studios, with a number of artists sharing collective studio spaces, according to the organizers.

The number of participants has increased each year since the first time Wibroe began the initiative in 2009, when it showcased about 20 studios with a grant from the nonprofit Knight Foundation.

Since then, Wibroe and Burnight have applied for micro-grants from the Arts Council for Long Beach to provide most of their funding.

“Every year, so far, we have been able to get one,” Burnight said. “And that helps. It doesn’t pay for everything, but it definitely does help.”

For her ongoing efforts, the Arts Council for Long Beach will present Wibroe with its Creative Economy Leader award during its State of the Arts event on Oct. 12 at the Expo Arts Center in Bixby Knolls, according to an Oct. 3 announcement via email by Griselda Suarez, executive director of the Arts Council.

“It is a gift to the city, from my perspective, every year,” Wibroe said of her initiative. “It’s the biggest event of Arts Month.”

Though Burnight said she manages many of the details of putting the event together, including updating the artists’ bios and art images on the event website, the tour is Wibroe’s vision, and she is the one who finds the artists and vets their work and studios.

“I seek out people and […] contact them and set up appointments to see their studios and their work,” Wibroe said. “It is a lot of work, and it does take us all year to put it together and try to get artists. I call it ‘herding cats.’ […] Everybody’s studio is different. You never know

what you’re going to see. I do vet out each place personally.”

Burnight said that ensuring safety and access is also a concern in the vetting process.

“We want to make sure the access for people is safe,” she said. “We want to make sure people aren’t going to be tripping over anything.”

The tour’s main purpose is to increase the community’s awareness of local artists, since their studios are sometimes hidden in plain sight, Burnight said.

“We want to show the residents of Long Beach that they have artists right in their neighborhood,” Burnight said. “They could have an artist two doors down from their home and not even know it. So, we want to let people know that artists live and work amongst them. We want to give artists an opportunity to show their work to their communities.”

The organizers also want artists to find each other and collaborate.

“We want artists to meet other artists, as well,” Burnight said. “We would really like to show other cities that Long Beach has quality art.”

To promote the tour, the pair provides brochures to participating artists to distribute to friends, neighbors, family and local businesses.

Artists also get identifying signs to place in front of their studios.

Wibroe said it’s hard to estimate how much traffic studios will get,

since artists track visitors separately and the tour will now be spread over three weekends. In previous years, individual studios have hosted more than 100 visitors, with some coming from nearby cities, such as Palos Verdes, Huntington Beach and Claremont.

“There’s actually a lot of walkability,” Wibroe said of the tour.

“But the artists are happy with opening up the studios and having a good showing– people coming in and being interested in who’s in their neighborhood and what they’re creating and what it’s like to be an artist and see the art in their own space, as opposed to a gallery that’s curated by someone else. So, it’s got a lot of things going for it that are different than a regular show.”

Despite the work involved, Wibroe said she has fun, since it fits with her ethos of promoting art.

After graduating from Cal State Long Beach with a fine-arts degree, Wibroe encouraged fellow artists in the program to participate in the tour and also actively seek out new artists. She also curates art in local restaurants.

“I’m always moving art into community,” she said. “And that’s the big push here– I’m really trying to connect the community and art supporters with the artists. And also connect artists with other artists.”

Both Wibroe and Burnight are art-

ists themselves and will be opening their shared studio on the first and third weekends. Theirs will also be among the studios that offer live music– Wibroe’s husband’s band will play, as well as members of Burnight’s ukulele club.

“We think that music and art go together really, really well, so we encourage [studios] to do that, but that’s completely up to the individual artist,” Burnight said.

To kick off the tour, Wibroe and Burnight are gathering participant artists together at the Hellada Art Center at 117 Linden Ave. on Oct. 6 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, something they do each year.

“We get all the artists together, and we kind of party together and invite people to come,” Wibroe said.

“It’s a way for them to get collaborations going.”

Wibroe said she hopes the public will also attend the kickoff at Hellada in advance of the tour.

“People can get a sneak peek,” Wibroe said. “We’ll have artists putting up one piece of work, and they’ll be there to talk to people and talk to each other.”

A tour map and artist information for the Long Beach Open Studio Tour, which begins Oct. 13, is available at lbopenstudiotour.com.

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6th district Lou Baglietto, special advisor to Vice Mayor Dee Andrews, who represents the 6th district, began his presentation by joking that “It’s been a relatively quiet week at the vice mayor’s office,” alluding to the recently surfaced scandal between Andrews and 1st District Councilmember Lena Gonzalez.

As reported in the Signal Tribune, Andrews allegedly threatened Gonzalez by warning her to “watch her back” or she’ll get hit by a bus.

“He had a policy disagreement with her,” Baglietto said. “He spoke in a way that she did not understand what he was saying. She assumed he was threatening her, which [could not be] further from the truth. He apologized to her, if there was any misunderstanding, which is on an audio recording, which can be found [online], and the city attorney asked the senior city prosecutor to do an investigation. There was an investigation. Vice Mayor Andrews talked to Councilwoman Gonzalez. That was it.”

Baglietto said that some media outlets had misreported the incident.

The Signal Tribune asked Baglietto exactly what aspect of the reports were incorrect.

“I think anytime you use the word ‘kill’– there was a quote specifically– ‘You’ll get hit by a bus and killed.’– I think that would be incorrect,” he said. “That word was never used.”

Baglietto explained that Andrews clarified his remark in his apology.

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said. “He doesn’t know how to drive a bus, so it would not be him doing it.”

Regarding improvements in the district, Baglietto said that there is a considerable amount of repaving work underway in the Wrigley area and that residents should be mindful of and heed the signs posted about the construction.

“You’re seeing a variety of postings of ‘no parking anytime’ for a period of days,” he said. “We’ve had some calls into the office about that.

Please, if you see a sign, obey the sign. Do not park in your driveway the night before, because you may not be able to get your car out of the driveway and into the street because of the construction work.”

Baglietto added that the public-works department begins all such projects with tow trucks to move vehicles interfering with the road work. He also said the 6th-district newsletter includes information pertaining to which streets are being repaved.

He also informed those in attendance that a potential property-based improvement district (PBID) is being considered for the business corridor along Pacific Avenue in the 6th district.

“We are beginning to put together a game plan [that] will invite people from your leadership in Wrigley, [the Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance], some of the other groups that are involved along Wrigley corridor, along Pacific Avenue, to try to figure out a game plan to go forward,” he said. “[The] Economic Development [Department] has kind of posted a long calendar of what things would have to happen. It’s actually not as simple as you might think, but there are some community events we might want to do to help get the businesses enthused about having a PBID, get the community out on Pacific Avenue, so we will be posting more information sometime this month.”

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Shane Mckeithen, field deputy with 7th District Councilmember Roberto Uranga’s office, spoke next and gave some updates on construction. He said the roundabouts located on Daisy Avenue at 25th and 28th streets are expected to be completed

by Oct. 4. He also said that he had been asked why the roundabouts were designed in an oval shape.

“I followed up with the traffic engineers, and they determined that it was due to the fact that Daisy Avenue itself is a double-wide road, so they had to find a different method than the usual traffic circle,” Mckeithen said. “The oval design was the best suited design for these locations, as it allowed ample room for the drivers while maintaining its purpose of traffic safety.”

Mckeithen also noted that a fence has been erected on East Wardlow Road, east of the 405 Freeway overpass, in an effort to address residents’ concerns regarding encampments that have been forming in the area.

“This was a collaborative effort between our office, the water department and the public-works department,” he said. “We were able to move a fire hydrant, which was previously not allowing for anything to be done in the area.”

He explained that moving the hydrant allowed for the fence to be installed and that residents have called the district office to express gratitude for being able to walk with their children more safely through the area.

He also spoke about the intersection of Willow Street and Daisy Avenue, where a traffic light will soon be installed and a new crosswalk has been delineated. The expected date for the traffic light is Oct. 22 or sooner, Mckeithen said.

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Mom and I share more than just celiac disease; we are both natural blondes, love to see men in uniform (her preference is pilots and mine is police officers), are plus-sized (although I wasn’t more than a size 12 until I hit age 45) and can both say more with a raised eyebrow and a naughty smile than most people could say with a thousand words. I am proud to say that I love to hear people tell me, and they often do, “You are just like your mother!”

With today being the celebration of Mom’s completion of 99 years on this planet, I do want to reflect and remember the fact that we nearly lost Mom at age 88 when she was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer.

Thanks to the work of local scientist/oncologist Dr. Robert Nagourney, she has been cancer-free now for more than 11 years. We still can’t believe that such a miracle took place, but it certainly did. We owe Dr. Nagourney and our Heavenly Father our eternal gratefulness.

As I have told folks many times, having Mom look at me over the top of her tri-focals still makes me a bit nervous, as that is her signal to me of her silent disapproval, or at least of her pretending to be unhappy with me.

Fortunately for me, I can still get a rise out of her, and I have to admit, sometimes, I do it purposely. Why? Let’s just say I still like to get attention from my mom– good or bad!

For Mom’s birthday 15 years ago, I wrote a short poem and placed it, and a cute drawing of a mother/daughter, on a mouse pad for her to keep by her computer. The sentiment still remains… Happy birthday, Mommy! I love you MOST! As I get older and begin to gauge how I appear at middle age.

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different, depending on which story they view moving forward in time and which backward.

A final, candle-lit scene ties all the characters together at a banquet, with a coda of two women on their cellphones, played by Van and Kruger, searching for this performance, as if the heart-aching story has rippled outward to today only as a remote echo of what it was.

The actors, five of whom are CalArts students, are invariably excellent, and especially commendable for performing in the open night air with audience members literally sitting at their feet at different points in the garden. Moreover, they have to repeat their performances, in a different order, for each audience group as they circle the garden.

Costumes (E.B. Brooks) and makeup (Janell Turley) are exquisite, enhancing each character’s grace and beauty, especially the women. The opera singer, along with her costume and makeup artists, comes from the Shanghai Kun-

qu Troupe.

But it’s the Huntington Chinese Garden at night– with its well-lighted, carved-wood pavilions, bridges, reflective lake, Taihu stones and bonsai trees– that is the real star of this production, in which the actors float like ephemeral ghosts, accompanied by the music of flautist Yin Qian and guitarist Omar Torrez.

Lai has masterfully rooted his haunting story in the landscape and history of this garden, which is both Californian and Chinese, while evoking poetic emotions that transcend time and place.

Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden continues at the Huntington, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, through Oct. 26, daily, except Tuesdays, at 7:30pm. Tickets are $85 to $150. For tickets, call the Huntington at (626) 405-2100 or visit huntington.org/ nightwalk. The Huntington offers free admission the first Thursday of each month with a reservation.

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PETITION OF Natalia Bermudez Trujillo.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: NATALIA BERMUDEZ TRUJILLO has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: NATALIA BERMUDEZ TRUJILLO to Proposed Name: NATALIA JASMIN BERMUDEZ TRUJILLO. 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: October 19, 2018; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. S27, Room 5400. 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: September 14, 21, 28 & October 5, 2018 ___//ss//___ Mark C. Kim, Judge of the Superior Court Dated September 7, 2018 TST5763 / 2018 218518 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: BEAN LIGHTING, 1600 E. 29th Street, Unit A, Signal Hill, CA TST5772 Lien Sale On 10/21/2018 at 19569 HIGHLAND TERRACE DR WALNUT, CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2014 PORSC VIN: WP1AC2A28ELA87884 STATE: CA LIC: 7JDF121 TST5773 Lien Sale On 10/21/2018 at 1726 ALAMITOS AVE LONG BEACH, CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2013 MERCEDES-B VIN: WDDHF5KB3DA751712 STATE: CA LIC: 6ZGY343 TST5774 Lien Sale On 10/21/2018 at 16807 S VERMONT AVE GARDENA, CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2010 TOYOTA VIN: JTDBT4K36A1367396 STATE: OH LIC: 367396X

TST5775 Lien Sale On 10/21/2018 at 16807 S VERMONT AVE GARDENA, CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2012 TOYOTA VIN: JTDBT4K31CL025720 STATE: MI LIC: 025720X STATE: OH LIC: 367396X

PUBLIC NOTICES 90755. Registrant: SETH MORGAN PORTER, 1231 E. 4th Street, Unit 1, Long Beach, CA 90802. This business is conducted by: an Individual.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Seth Morgan Porter. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 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: September 21, 28 & October 5, 12, 2018.

TST5764 / 2018 232412 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: KNICK KNACK, 112 E. 22nd St., San Pedro, CA 90731. Registrant: TROY JAMES GARCIA, 112 E. 22nd St., San Pedro, CA 90731. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Troy James Garcia. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in September, 2018. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 12, 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: September 21, 28 & October 5, 12, 2018.

TST5765 / 2018 238285 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: PARLOUR MARIE, 4166 Norse Way B, Long Beach, CA 90808. Registrant: JOHNATHAN COOLEY, 4682 Milo Dr D, Huntington Beach, CA 92649.

This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Johnathan Cooley. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in September, 2018. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 19, 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: September 21, 28 & October 5, 12, 2018.

TST5766 / 2018 212519 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing busi-

ness as: UNDEFEATED ADACEMY, 332 Argonne Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90814. Registrant: ROBERT SCOTT WEBB, 332 Argonne Ave., Long Beach, CA 90814. This business is conducted by: a General Partnership. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Robert Scott Webb, General Partner. 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 August 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: September 21, 28 & October 5, 12, 2018.

TST5769 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE: APN: 7211-030-075 TS No: CA0800033618-1 TO No: 18-0002059-01 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED November 16, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On October 25, 2018 at 09:00 AM, Vineyard Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on November 23, 2005 as Instrument No. 05 2856992, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by JOSE DE JESUS CASTRO, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for AMERICA`S WHOLESALE LENDER as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”.

The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1509 EAST 23RD STREET #B, SIGNAL HILL, CA 907553562 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $368,534.93 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any

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reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information.

If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address www.Auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08000336-18-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: September 11, 2018 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000336-18-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Myron Ravelo, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction. com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.ISL Number 49718, Pub Dates: 09/28/2018, 10/05/2018, 10/12/2018, SIGNAL TRIBUNE

TST5770/ 2018 235906 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing busi-

ness as: EICHNER FUKUI DESIGN, 2925 Cedar Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806. Registrant: 1. MAUNA EICHNER, 2. LEE FUKUI, 2925 Cedar Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806.

This business is conducted by: a General Partnership. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Mauna Eichner, Partner. 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 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: September 28 & October 5, 12, 19, 2018.

TST5768 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-14-704988-RY Order No.: 160055931-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/12/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): LILIA LOPEZ, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded: 7/20/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1599635 of Offcial Records in the offce of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 11/20/2018 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST5776 NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, the Planning Commission of the City of Signal Hill, California, will conduct a public workshop at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California, to consider the following: CONCEPTUAL PLANS FOR AN INDUSTRIAL PROJECT THIRD PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF NINE SINGLE-STORY BUILDINGS, THIRTY-FOUR FEET TALL, ON TWO VACANT SITES TOTALING 8.4 ACRES, ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF WALNUT AVENUE AT 21ST STREET. PROJECT ENTITLEMENTS THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING ENTITLEMENTS: • A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE EASTERLY SITE FROM COMMERCIAL OFFICE (CO), TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI); • A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION FOR THE EASTERLY SITE FROM COMMERCIAL OFFICE (CO), TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI); • A REQUEST TO VACATE 21ST STREET BETWEEN WALNUT AVENUE AND GUNDRY AVENUE; • A TENTATIVE TRACT MAP CREATING NINE INDUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUM LOTS, ONE FOR EACH BUILDING; AND • A SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REIVEW. Applicant: Steven Christie of Xebec Realty, Agent Property Owner: Signal Hill, XC, LLC Recommendations: Receive public comments and provide direction for consideration at a future public hearing.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are hereby invited to attend this public workshop to present written information, express their opinions or otherwise present evidence on the above matter. You are encouraged to participate at the workshop to ensure that the applicant has the opportunity to respond to comments prior to finalizing the plans for the public hearing.

A public hearing will be scheduled after the workshop and a separate notice will be sent regarding the public hearing.

THE FILE and associated documents for the proposed project 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, in the Community Development Department at City Hall.

FURTHER INFORMATION on this item may be obtained at the City of Signal Hill Community Development Department located at 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California, or by emailing Colleen Doan, Planning Manager, at cdoan@cityofsignalhill.org or calling (562) 989-7344.

Published in the Signal Tribune newspaper on: October 5, 2018 Posted in accordance with S.H.M.C. Section 1.08.010 on or before: October 5, 2018 Mailed to property owners and residents within 500’ radius on or before: October 5, 2018

NEWS

October 5, 2018 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $569,934.38 The purported property address is: 2388 CERRITOS AVENUE, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 7211-019-010 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com, using the fle number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-14-704988-RY. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be refected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the

Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA14-704988-RY IDSPub #0145543 10/5/2018 10/12/2018 10/19/2018

TST5777 / 2018 247420 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: BORG’S FRAMING, LLC, 1930 E. 15th St., Los Angeles, CA 90021. Registrant: BORG’S FRAMING, LLC, 3601 Bluebell St., Seal Beach, CA 90740. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Casey Harry Borg, Owner. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in September, 2018.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 27, 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: October 5, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

Signal Tribune

EYE ON CRIME

CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT Thursday, Sept. 27 12:41am DUI Redondo Ave N/O E. PCH (suspect arrested) 2:02am Burglary 3100 block E. PCH 9:01am Elder Abuse 700 block E. Willow St. 11:55am Battery 1600 block E. Willow St. 5:29pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 2000 block Dawson Ave. Friday, Sept. 28 10:49am Contempt of court:; violation of protective order, etc; Battery on spouse/co-habitant; misdemeanor warrant 2400 block Cherry

Ave. (suspect arrested) 3:53pm Identity theft 2700 block Cherry Ave. 6:24pm Grand theft 900 block E. 33rd St. 7:17pm Appropriating lost property; theft/petty under $950 900 block E. 33rd St. (suspect arrested) Saturday, Sept. 29 5:49am Mail theft; attempted crime; misdemeanor warrant 1900 block Discovery Way (suspect arrested) 5:58am Battery on spouse/ co-habitant 2700 block Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) 2:14pm

Grand theft 2400 block Cherry Ave.

PENDING SALE

Sunday, Sept. 30 1:34am Hit and Run; property damage; DUI California Ave./E. 33rd St. (suspect arrested)

12:12pm Possessing paraphernalia; possessing controlled substance 1800 block Junipero Ave. (suspect arrested)

1:40am Auto burglary 2500 block California ave.

2:21pm Grand theft– motor vehicle E. Willow St./Town Center E.

5:48am 3 misdemeanor warrants (suspect arrested)

SOLD

4 3 6 B E L L F LO W E R B L # 1 1 0 2 B R M 2 B AT H 1 , 2 7 1 S Q F T. $ 5 2 0 , 0 0 0

SOLD

LO N G B E AC H 4 5 5 E O C E A N B LV D # 7 1 2 ST U D I O 1 B AT H , 4 4 8 S Q F T. $ 2 6 5 , 0 0 0

LAND FOR SALE

SIGNAL HILL C R E STO N D R I V E 5 , 1 7 8 S Q F T. $ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 D E S E RT A R E A S CA L I F O R N I A C I T Y 9 , 0 1 1 + S Q F T. $ 1 , 5 0 0 - $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 CA L I F O R N I A C I T Y 2 . 5 AC R E S . $ 5 , 0 0 0 R O S A M O N D 5 AC R E S . $ 2 5 , 0 0 0

7:19pm Auto burglary 2100 block Gundry Ave.

Monday, Oct. 1 6:55am Stolen vehicle - recovered E. 27t St./Myrtle Ave.

FOR SALE

LO N G B E AC H

Wednesday, Oct. 3 10:10am Auto burglary 1800 block Stanley Ave.

FOR SALE

ARROW BEAR 32732 PORCUPINE LANE 2 B R M 1 B AT H 1 , 0 2 4 S Q F T. $ 1 8 5 , 0 0 0

PENDING SALE

IRVINE

LAKEWOOD 4 7 4 4 PA LO V E R D E AV E 4 B R M 2 B AT H 2 , 6 3 6 S Q F T. $ 6 5 0 , 0 0 0

P LU S G A R AG E CO N V E RT E D TO ST U D I O W / . 7 5 B AT H

SOLD

LAKEWOOD

303 TERRA BELLA 2 B R M 2 . 5 B AT H 1 , 3 2 4 S Q F T. $ 6 1 0 , 0 0 0

FOR LEASE

5 6 1 3 S A M A N T H A AV E 4 B R M 3 B AT H 2 , 2 2 2 S Q F T. $ 7 2 5 , 0 0 0

S E A L B E AC H 1 2 2 0 0 M O N T E C I TO R OA D A 2 0 1 3 B R 2 B A 1 , 1 2 4 S Q F T. $ 4 5 9 , 9 0 0

PENDING SALE

3 2 1 G L A DY S # 4 2 B R M 2 B AT H W / G A R AG E $ 2 , 4 0 0 / M O

LEASED

SIGNAL HILL

3 2 1 G L A DY S # 1 3 B R M 2 B AT H W / G A R AG E $ 2 , 7 0 0 / M O

Each office is independently owned and operated.This is not meant as a solicitation if your property is currently listed with another broker. Broker does not guarantee the accuracy of square footage; lot size or other information concerning the condition or features of property provided by seller or obtained from public records or other sources, and the buyer is advised to independently verify the accuracy of that information through personal inspection and with appropriate professionals.

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Tuesday, Oct. 2 11:06am Elder abuse 700 block E. Willow St.

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S E A L B E AC H 1 2 2 0 0 M O N T E C I TO R OA D # B 3 1 0 2 B R M 2 B AT H 1 , 0 1 0 S Q F T. $ 3 9 9 , 9 0 0

6:56pm Forgery 2800 block Pointe

6:48pm Disorderly conduct; intoxicated drug with alcohol E. 33rd St./Cerritos (suspect arrested)

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DuRee served the LBFD for 24 years. In 1994, DuRee stepped into the halls of Fire Station 7 for the first time– it was his first assignment fresh out of the academy.

He said he was proud to be able to dawn the same badge his father and grandfather did. His first emergency response was a medical-aid call.

“It was a relatively routine medical-aid call, and I had a huge smile on my face as we were rolling down the street,” DuRee said. “I never, ever took that for granted. I never forgot that feeling I had when I joined the fire department, and the pride that I had, and the opportunity I was given to serve this community.”

Looking back, DuRee said that one of his most cherished moments as the fire chief is grounded in tragedy.

Capt. Rosa was shot and killed on June 25 while responding to an explosion at a downtown senior-apartment complex. His death sent shockwaves throughout the department and DuRee’s family.

“That was obviously one of the darkest hours of Long Beach Fire, certainly in my career, and it really kind of shook every one of us to our core,” DuRee said. “But what I cherish the most about that, despite all the trauma and tears and confusion about what happened, the men and women of this organization, both sworn and civilian, came together, we all threw our arms around each other, and we got through that issue together.”

DuRee said the department’s response to that event is something he will always remember, and he said that it is indicative of the LBFD ability to muster up strength in dark times.

If given the chance to do something over again, DuRee said that he would have focused a lot more on giving prospect leaders within the fire department more tools to grow.

“One thing I could have done better, or been more effective in, is really developing a generation of leaders that are going to be emerging in the next 10, 15 or 20 years,” he said.

“If I could go back and start over, right from the outset, we would have identified people who were young firefighters and given them more in the way of tools and knowledge to help them be effective fire-service leaders.”

DuRee also said that deep budget cuts also caused him and his commanding staff to make difficult decisions to keep the department functioning. He said he felt the LBFD was able to serve the community well regardless of financial hardships.

His desire to do more for command personnel is exemplary of the leadership rooted in the DuRee family. His familial role models instilled in him what community truly meant, he said.

“I was born and raised in Long Beach Fire,” he said. “I was born and raised in that family environment that was encompassing of not only your own immediate family in the home that you lived in but your own fire family, and that firehouse that you live for a third of your life, as well.”

DuRee said he remembered growing up in Long Beach and visiting the homes of other firefighters throughout his childhood. His forefathers and their colleagues would work on fixing those homes together.

DuRee is a fifth-generation City employee. His great-great-grandfather was the superintendent of the

passing on the position of leadership to the next generation and plans to focus his energy on just his family.

During his retirement, DuRee plans on staying active within the California Fire Chief’s Association.

He is working on Emergency Medical Services Committees (EMS) and political advocacy for the association.

At the international level, DuRee is on the board of the International Association of Metropolitan Fire Chiefs, which consists of larger departments around the world. DuRee is the EMS section chair, and he will continue to work there.

“I think, for now, that’s plenty,” he said. “I just want to get reconnected with the family, take a little bit of a tactical pause, and we’ll see what the future brings.” ✦

Courtesy City of LB

The City of Long Beach announced this week that Xavier Espino, pictured, will be the Long Beach Fire Department’s new fire chief.

File photo

Long Beach Fire Department Chief Mike DuRee retired Oct. 5 from his position after serving the department and city for decades. DuRee said he his shifting his focus to his family during his retirement.

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I just want to get reconnected with the family, take a little bit of a tactical pause, and we’ll see what the future brings.

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Mike DuRee LBFD Chief

recreation department, which later became known as the City’s Parks, Recreation & Marine Department.

The first of the DuRee family to join the LBFD was Mike’s great-grandfather, Allen DuRee, in the early 1900s. He led the department from 1933 to 1946. Following Allen was Stan DuRee, Mike’s grandfather, who, after his time in the U.S. Navy in World War II, served as the Long Beach fire chief in 1946 and retired as a battalion chief in 1976.

After Stan came Mike’s father, Rick DuRee, who was the fire chief in 1970 and retired in 2001 as a dep-

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uty chief. It wasn’t until 2012 that Mike became the head of the fire department.

DuRee said that as a department head of a city government, it becomes common to “marry” the city that he works for.

“The city becomes your second family,” he said. “When I stare at the ceiling at 3am, and I’m worried about something, it’s because I’m worried about something in my city.

I worry about something that could go wrong or something that did go wrong. I worry about the public’s safety.”

DuRee said he is comfortable

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Pictured is a June press conference, where Long Beach Fire Department Chief Mike DuRee gave remarks about the passing of Capt. David Rosa, who was killed in the line of duty while responding to an “explosion” call at a nursery home. DuRee said Rosa’s death represents a “dark” moment in Long Beach Fire Department history, but he also added that it was a unique moment for the city to unite together and mourn as one.

LIVES LIVED Maria Minelli 90 Shontee Harris 48 Stephen Clements 68 William Wright III Stephen Cherry 50 Joseph Laskodi Jr 62 Chris McAuley 58 Howard McCowen 94 Andrew Pringle 62 William Leach 85 Juan Mejia 55 Michael Barry 33 Syble Amos 97 Dolores Welander 88

The families were assisted by McKenzie Mortuary.

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

Pet of the week:

Sable

Sable, named for his sleek, dark, burnished fur, is pure love. He purrs his way into the hearts of shelter staff, volunteers and visitors whenever he’s picked up. No one wants to put him down, but for some odd reason, he hasn’t gone home yet. He’s just a baby—16 weeks old—and he’s the only guilt-free way to take home a Sable! Meet him on the shelter side of the Companion Animal Village at 7700 East Spring St., (562) 570-PETS. Ask for ID#A615209.

(This rescue encouraged by the usual suspects.)

October 5, 2018

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The bus is better together.

Long Beach residents 62+ can become a CSC member by picking up a Senior TAP Card for reduced bus fare at our booth at the expo. To learn more about the Club call 562.591.2301, or email us at seniors@lbtransit.com.

WHAT: 10th Annual Successful Aging Expo WHEN: Saturday, October 13th WHERE: The Grand Long Beach, 4101 E Willow St, Long Beach, CA 90815

CONNECTED SENIORS CLUB

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