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Unofficial results show Jones heading to Signal Hill City Council, Hansen re-elected

In this issue COMMUNITY

Measure changing city’s election date to November appears to have prevailed.

Catalina Airport runway project at midpoint

Military leaders, elected officials discuss Runway Repair Project, scheduled for completion next month.

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During a Long Beach Animal Care Services strategic-plan community workshop March 3, an animal advocate named Bonnie spoke about her 11-year-old dog, Zoe, which she adopted from Long Beach’s shelter, despite being told that the dog was “unadoptable.”

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The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder County Clerk’s unofficial general municipal election results this week show that incumbent Tina Hansen and candidate Keir Jones are leading in the Signal Hill City Council race.

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As a first step in developing its new strategic plan, Long Beach Animal Care Services (LBACS) conducted a public workshop– which became contentious– on Sunday, March 3, at the El Dorado West Community Center.

“A strategic plan for Long Beach Animal Care Services will be an important blueprint to continue our work of saving more animal lives and implementing important reforms,” Mayor Robert Garcia said in a statement.

Attended by over 100 residents, many holding signs reading “no kill,” the workshop began with Gerardo Mouet, director of the Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, giving an overview of the strategic-planning process and the mayor’s animal-care visioning taskforce, which he said has had four meetings so far.

“At the end of the seven-month process, there [will be] a document that has a mission statement and goals and objectives, based not only on the taskforce as a key stakeholder– and the mayor and council– but the public,” he said. “This is a public session to listen.”

Jyothi Robinson, Laura Maloney and Betsy McFarland– representatives from JVR Shelter Strategies and Adisa, consulting firms specializing in animal care hired by the City to implement the plan– then introduced themselves and the process, saying that

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ending any changes resulting from additional vote-by-mail ballots counted Friday, Signal Hill’s mayor has been re-elected to the city council, and the city clerk has garnered the fifth open seat on that governing body, according to unofficial results of the March 5 election from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder County Clerk’s office on Thursday.

Current Mayor Tina Hansen, a deputy district attorney with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, will return to the council on which she has served for 25 years.

Hansen, who is now serving in her fifth term as mayor, had attained 510 votes, or 35.2 percent, at press time.

Keir Jones, the current city clerk of Signal Hill, was trailing the mayor by only five

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votes, at 34.85 percent. Jones had run for city council two years ago but lost by one vote.

Christopher Wilson, who serves on the city’s Planning Commission and as a district director for 64th District State Assemblymember Mike Gipson, had earned 29.95 percent, or 434 votes, by press time.

In Tuesday’s election, residents voted on two of the city’s five council seats, with Hansen’s being up for re-election and Vice Mayor Larry Forester planning to resign after his current term. When the city council reorganizes later this month, Hansen and Jones will join Robert Copeland, Edward Wilson and Lori Woods on the dais.

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March 8, 2019

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COMMUNITY

March 8, 2019

Port of LB announces closure of 9th Street rail crossing March 9 Staff Report Signal Tribune

The 9th Street railroad crossing near Pico Avenue in the harbor district in west Long Beach will be closed March 9, according to the Port of Long Beach Feb. 22.

Port officials state that the move will immediately improve rail operations and increase the speed of moving goods through the terminal.

As an operational closure, the port will allow certain oversize trucks with special permits to traverse the crossing at appointed times. Port, commuter and local traffic will be able to use other routes around the closed section of 9th Street, including most oversize and overweight cargo, as well. Most vehicles will have to use the 710 Freeway to bypass 9th Street, according to the Port of Long Beach.

Port officials also said the closure is necessary, as it enhances railroad operations and allows marine terminals to move more

cargo by “on-dock rail” instead of by truck. The closure also improves efficiency in the port and air quality in the region, officials said.

The closure will allow for up to three additional on-dock trains to leave the port each week, and each on-dock train takes the place of up to 750 truck trips.

Trains leaving the port will purportedly reach their destinations up to a day earlier.

Moreover, port officials said that the closure of 9th Street at-grade rail crossing will also improve traffic safety and flow at the nearby busy intersection of Pico Avenue, Pier B Street and the on- and off-ramps to and from the 710 Freeway.

The Harbor Department is coordinating safety procedures with police, fire and public-works departments.

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A ro u n d Tow n A schedule of local activities and events A PEACEFUL BREAKFAST What Community breakfast Who Hosted by the California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ) When Friday, March 8, at 7:30am Where Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd.

More Info This is an opportunity for people of all racial, ethnic, religious, gender identities and cultural backgrounds to come together to share their visions of a truly inclusive community. Christian Picciolini, an award-winning television producer and former violent extremist, will be the keynote speaker. To purchase tickets, call (562) 435-8184 or email kmcilquham@ cacej.org.

FOR YOUR HEALTH What Health-education lecture Who Hosted by MemorialCare Senior Plus Program When Friday, March 8, at noon Where Long Beach Medical Center, 2801 Atlantic Ave. More Info The lecture will be on gastrointestinal health and will be followed by a screening of “Creed.”

Lunch will be provided. This is a free event. To register, call (562) 933-1650.

SEEKING WELLNESS What Wellness festival Who Hosted by Uptown Village Market and The Urban Charm When Saturday, March 9, from 11am to 5pm Where Recreation Park Golf Course Club House, 5001 Deukmejian Dr. More Info This event will include yoga classes, wellness presentations, educational workshops, activities, vendors, music therapy and food. All ages are welcome. Visit foodyogamusic.com.

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL What Mardi Gras parade and festival Who Presented by Shoreline Village When Saturday, March 9, from noon to 5pm Where Shoreline Village, 401-435 Shoreline Village Dr. More Info This event is free and family-friendly. The parade starts at 2pm. Shoreline Village will also be recognizing the Long Beach Boy Scouts’ impact on youth by honoring Marc Bonner (Assistant Scout Executive) and Sherry Martinez (ScoutReach Program Director) as the 2019 Mardi Gras King and Queen. The coronation will begin at 1:30pm at the Nautilus Shell. Visit facebook.com/events/2479475585458298/.

LET’S GET COOKIN’ What Cooking demonstration Who Hosted by Farm Lot 59 When Saturday, March 9, from noon to 1pm Where Farm Lot 59, 2714 California Ave. More Info Attendees can witness demonstrations of cooking recipes at the farm. This event is free and open to the public. To register, visit farmlot59.org.

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WITH CARE What Alzheimer’s caregivers support group Who Hosted by Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach When Tuesday, March 12, from 3pm to 5pm Where Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach, 2801 Atlantic Ave. More Info This support group is an open gathering of people with common needs and interests who come together to share their feelings, thoughts and experiences in a safe environment. Attendees will learn how to better cope with and manage the challenges of dementia. Meet in Conference Room A1. To register, call (323) 930-6256.

LOOK TOWARD THE STARS What Astronomy night Who Hosted by the Signal Hill Public Library When Tuesday, March 12, from 6pm to 8pm Where Hilltop Park, 2351 Dawson Ave. More Info The event is free and for all ages. Colum-

bia Memorial Space Center astronomers will visit Hilltop Park to educate guests about the moon and stars, featuring professional equipment for a close-up look at the night sky. Call (562) 989-7323.

MEET YOUR OFFICERS What Community meeting Who Hosted by Long Beach North Division Police When Wednesday, March 13, from 6pm to 7pm Where North Division Police Substation, 4891 Atlantic Ave. More Info Special guest speakers will include the North Division’s new Quality of Life officer and the Long Beach Police Department Internal Affairs staff, who will explain the department’s procedure for investigation of complaints. Contact Erika Moreno at (562) 570- 9825 or email lbpdnorth@longbeach.gov.

A PEP IN YOUR STEP What Community exercise Who Hosted by Step Up Step Out Long Beach When Thursday, March 14, at 6:30pm Where Craftsman Village Park, 851 Orange Ave. More Info Run, jog or walk while exploring the community with neighbors. Visit facebook.com/ events/1237643589725760/.

HOMES FOR THE BRAVE What Veteran homebuyer orientation Who Hosted by Affordable Housing Clearinghouse When Saturday, March 16, from 10am to 1pm Where Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, 5901 E. 7th St. More Info This workshop is designed to help veterans get started on their journey to homeownership. Topics discussed will include credit and budgeting, VA loans, CalVet loans and down-payment assistance programs and resources. This event is free and will take place at Building #165. To register, visit eventbrite. com/e/homebuyer-orientation-for-veterans-tickets-55244907004.

OUTSPOKEN SISTERS What Spoken-word event Who Hosted by LGBTQ Center of Long Beach When Saturday, March 16, at 7pm Where Icehouse Arts Complex, 625 W. Anaheim St. More Info A cash bar will be available. Sister Spit features artists offering works that speak to contemporary issues of race, size, class, gender and sexuality.

This year’s lineup will feature Juliana Delgado Laopera, Baruch Porras Hernandez, Austin Hernandez, Katie Fricas, Katherine Agard, Cristy C. Road and Imani Sims. This event is free to the public. Visit centerlb. org or facebook.com/events/358198404735627/.

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SAVE THE ARTS What Fundraiser Who Hosted by Arts Council for Long Beach When Friday, March 22, from 11am to 1pm Where The Reef Restaurant, 880 South Harbor Scenic Dr. More Info Your support provides California State University, Long Beach’s College of the Arts and Long Beach City College students with semester-long paid internships at Long Beach arts-and-culture nonprofit organizations. Artist, educator and KAOS Network founder and director Ben Caldwell will give the keynote address at the fundraiser. To register, visit clblunch.eventbrite.com.

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OPINION

Signal Tribune

March 8, 2019 COMMENTARY

Deterring package thievery with online, home technologies

By Kristen Naeem, Signal Tribune Editorial Intern

The House is the home where the heart is It’s more than wood framing and stucco. It’s more than the concrete, insulation and wiring. The House on the east side of town is the binding epicenter of our family. Still there after 60 years of ownership is my dad holding down the fort, the ground zero, the step-off point where we all return. And as we all age, and after losing my mom, the House means all the more to our family. It’s the House that Cohn built.

A little backstory from my dad: The home was built in late 1952, and my parents moved in on Oct. 26, 1959. The original owners of the 1,192-square-foot, three-bedrooms plus, 1-and-a-half baths home were Sol and Frances Rosenblatt. The backyard was spacious and had an apricot tree just outside the back door and a lemon and plum tree at the distant southwest corner of the 6,000-square-foot lot.

My parents bought the House after driving around the city and finding an area that seemed to have all the virtues: an elementary, jr. high and high school– all within walking distance– and a college, now university, about one mile away; three markets; a couple of restaurants; a couple of banks; a small department store; a drug store; a shoe store; a nearby library; a bookstore; and other amenities. A movie theater opened but had only a short life just around the corner. No other neighborhood my parents looked at was both within our price range and so accessible to so many necessary establishments.

The 3000 block on Josie Avenue then had several families with children of brother and sister’s age. My parents became friends with three families and soon formed the Josie Avenue Low-Budget Gourmet Society, wherein one family each month offered hors d’oeuvres and drinks, a second family chose a modest restaurant and a third family offered dessert. Despite different views on any subject– political, religious or otherwise– the couples remained friends for several years until a few of them moved on to other cities because of job opportunities or a spouse dying. Almost 60 years later, and my dad remains friends with those families, however physically distant.

The post-war House had all the

classics, too: Wood paneling and the cottage-cheese ceiling that many, many years later was removed and painted over. In 1967, my parents completed an addition on the day I arrived home from birth at Los Altos Hospital that added a 400-squarefoot family room, a master bedroom, a bathroom with shower but no tub and a small study. The apricot tree gave way to the addition, but the lemon tree continues to flourish. The juniper bushes out front were replaced with low-maintenance plants that are more attractive. But it was those junipers that gave us protection for games of hide-and-seek and secret club meetings we organized as kids.

To this day, the House remains mostly the same as it was after that addition of 1967. No major renovations or remodels. The kitchen was done over just once. The carpet replaced maybe twice. Just fresh paint, some book shelves, moving the piano into another room, and the House remains the same. Overall, there is nothing to make it unrecognizable or change its juju. No marble counter tops or Viking appliances. It’s all familiar and comfortable. All the cupboards and closet doors all still look, feel and sound the same.

As early as I can recall, the kitchen was painted in earth tones and had flower wallpaper before the upgrade in the ‘80s. From our small Formica kitchen table, I would sit and stare out the window looking at the huge sycamore tree across the street swaying in the breeze. I probably stared at it for hours while there was a standoff until I ate all my vegetables. And there were all the Sunday mornings when I would wake up to the smell of bacon and pancakes and race down the hall to the feast. All the syrup got my hands and pajamas sticky before I went off to play in the other rooms.

Our dining room has hosted tens of thousands of gatherings. And if you look carefully down the table, you can still faintly see and hear all the past guests talking and laughing.

Countless Thanksgivings, Passovers, birthdays, Valentine’s Day Red Dinners, visiting relatives and friends provided the House with laughter, music and layers of memories that are still stuck inside the walls.

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The living room was also the center of hospitality in the early days when my parents often entertained friends, and the “8mm home movies” looked straight out of Mad Men or The Wonder Years. It’s the location of conversations, classic cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and the warmth of the fireplace.

When I came along, the family room was my universe with its linoleum floor, where I had my Lincoln Logs and Hot Wheels tracks set up.

The room was the center of imagination and Sesame Street. We continue to gather in the family room after dinners or other meals to watch movies, documentaries, concerts or awards shows. The row of VHS tapes along the top shelf above the TV all stand as testaments to many other similar nights in the past– bygone eras. And the loaded bookshelf of VHS tapes in my mom’s office (converted brother’s bedroom) look at us with titles of a decade of Thanksgiving celebrations, family reunions and the converted home movies documenting the family going back 40, 50 or 60 years. You’ll find classic images of the Kennedy-era Plaza neighborhood. Also, decades of fashion “dos and don’ts” all appear on the tapes. Most of the tapes reflect the hard work of my mom, who spent hours recording and editing for our archives. Many tapes keep the images of people once dear to us from the past who have passed.

Watch one of these, and the sense memory goes on overload.

My bedroom was my safe haven and creative laboratory. I was comforted on so many mornings as a kid just lying in bed in the pitch dark, the heater on to stay toasty and hearing the shuffle of my mom’s feet walking down the hall to get breakfast ready. Many days I’d have 93KHJ AM radio on while I pretended to work in an office or build a fort. The little room made it safely through all my phases, from dinosaurs and monsters to World War II and punk rock with a drum set in its center.

The long hallway that wraps around the house seemed like it was a mile long and 20-feet high when I was a kid. Pushing my trucks or walking to my dad’s back study to

When my mom first mentioned to me in passing that she had heard from some neighbors that packages were being stolen around our neighborhood, I didn’t give it much thought at first. Then I went to visit a friend who also lives in Bixby Knolls and noticed her family had a new doorbell I had never seen before. It was attached to a black rectangle made of smooth plastic and had a circular blue light on it.

Apparently, it was one of the video doorbells produced by the brand Ring and was one of the new lines of defense that residents of Bixby Knolls and surrounding areas had been using to protect their property. This was my first sign that the package-stealing epidemic in the area was more serious than my mother’s offhand comment had led me to believe.

It appeared that my friend’s family several blocks away had also been made aware of the spree of package thefts and were searching for ways to make the front of their home, where packages are usually at risk of being stolen, more secure. When I questioned my friend further about her family’s new high-tech doorbell, she informed me that not only could it send alerts to a homeowner’s phone, it also provides live digital footage of whoever is outside the door.

Upon further review of the company’s website, I noticed that one of its main selling points was that, by using their doorbell in conjunction with a phone, consumers will be able to monitor what occurs on their doorstep “whether you’re in the backyard or halfway around the world.”

Unlike my mother, my friend’s parents had not heard about the thefts from word of mouth. They

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informed me about a forum I was previously unaware of, Nextdoor, which allows people within the same community to post messages that their neighbors can see and reply to. Apparently, there had been an abundance of posts from in and around the Bixby Knolls area concerning stolen packages.

Some residents were even able to provide video footage on Nextdoor of the thieves in action, presumably with devices such as the Ring video doorbell.

Package theft is unfortunate and frustrating for community members, but technology is helping residents protect their homes and property. However, technology, such as online forums and new devices, aren’t the only way people are attempting to dodge package thieves. Having a package delivered to a different address is a step some residents have felt it necessary to take. Picking up a package from a friend’s house when you could have it delivered directly to your home may seem like a hassle, but it is a viable option to preventing further package theft. This is what one acquaintance of mine was driven to do once he had two different packages stolen from the front of his door. After losing both a book and a vinyl record to thieves, he did not want to continue running the risk of having his packages stolen in the same way again.

Hopefully, the ingenuity and vigilance of community members will lead to the apprehension of these package thieves. In the meantime, residents are finding solutions to the problem in a multiplicity of new ways that will help to curtail the attempts of criminals in the area.

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Officials say joint military, conservancy repair project of Catalina Airport’s runway at its midpoint Military leaders, nonprofit reps and elected officials discuss Runway Repair Project, scheduled for completion next month.

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ilitary personnel with the United States Marine Corps and the United States Naval Construction Battalions, also known as the “Seabees,” swarmed onto Catalina Island in January. Arriving by sky and sea, the troops set up camp and began their mission: To provide Catalina Airport a renovated runway where aircrafts can come and go as they please.

It’s been a few months since the island’s increase in military presence, and now officials can conclude that the Runway Repair Project– a joint military and Catalina Island Conservancy initiative that began December to repair the Ace Clearwater Airfield at the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island– is at its midpoint, according to project officials March 1.

Friday afternoon, military leaders, conservancy representatives and elected officials discussed the project and observed progress on the airport-runway reparations. More than 100 Marines and Seabees are replacing asphalt with concrete as part of a training procedure for future missions, in addition to providing a long-term use for the runway.

“I’ve represented Catalina Island for 20 years now,” said 47th District Congressmember Alan Lowenthal Friday. “[...] So, I heard about the need, and I’ve seen the need to fix the airport, the runway for many, many years. And I tried to be a support as much as I can to the conservancy over the years. [...] So, I’m just really pleased to see this [...] come to fruition.”

Tim Kielpinski, chief operating officer with the nonprofit Catalina Island Conservancy that operates the runway, explained that, mid-last year, officials with the Caltrans Department of Transportation Division deemed it necessary to fix what was described as an “aging” asphalt runway.

As conservancy officials mulled

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ways to approach such an expansive initiative, a retired Seabee told Kielpinski to enlist the help of his fellow Navy Construction Battalion brothers and sisters.

“That’s [the Seabees’s] skill set,” Kielpinski said. “Well, how do you reach out to the Seabees as a civilian?”

And that’s when conservancy officials got the idea to contact Lowenthal’s office. The congressmember recommended the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, an initiative that matches community needs with military training.

Months of planning eventually led to an agreement where multiple Marines and Seabees would work to refurbish the runway– an effort that officials said would benefit locals and allow military men and women to gather experience for future missions.

In December, tons of equipment were transported to the island’s airport in preparation for the project.

“So, I was here when the first set of Marines came,” Kielpinski said. “[...] And they started elbowing each other and chuckling and going, ‘Wow, this is [in] a lot worse shape than any of the runways in Iraq or

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Marines and Seabees are pictured on top of a concrete surface at Catalina Island’s Airport in the Sky Friday, March 1.

Afghanistan.’ [...] The runway itself was not in good condition.”

Officials said that the island relies on the airport to transport not only residents and tourists, but a majority of its goods– such as supplies, packages, mail, etc.

Lisbeth Andriessen, IRT major with the Marine Corps, said the training program prepares the military for deployment, adding that it assists communities and allows residents to build relationships with each other.

“We restore military readiness– that’s the training portion,” she said.

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Colonel Matthew Seay of Marine Wing Support Squadron 37 said the Marine Corps is not used to doing such a permanent project, as its work is focused on being “temporary and expeditionary.”

“This is not something we do,” he said. “That’s more in the Seabees realm when you talk about something that is a little bit more enduring. And that’s really where our only hesitation was. ‘OK, we’re not normally looking at this from a permanent perspective.’ But we said, ‘Let’s go for it.’ And I’ll tell you, from our commander’s perspective, that’s a really key piece to this– being able to look at a project like this, that’s really not always totally within our comfort zone, and saying, ‘Yes, we will be successful.’”

A Southern California native, Marine Corps Brigadier General Rick Uribe, who has more than two-decades experience touring with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, said Friday’s briefing about the airport project was his first time being at Catalina Island.

“I’m a fixed-wing pilot by trade, so I’ve flown over it [at] about 46,000 feet, and from 46,000 feet, it’s about that big,” he joked, as he brought his fingers together to indicate the small size. “But what a beautiful place. Kudos to you all for what you’ve done out here to preserve this place.”

Uribe commended the work of the conservancy and the men and women with the Marines and Seabees, adding how he believes a joint training project of this magnitude has never been done.

“This is providing great training building in a place where we’re not getting shot at, and so that’s kind of a benefit,” he said to a chuckling audience. “[...] I’d also like to thank the men and women of the Seabees, because this is not just a Marine project. Frankly, the Seabees are the ones that are mentoring our Marines.

We have about 80 percent of the mission, but that 20 percent the Seabees are doing are the mentors. We are the mentees.”

Tony Budrovich, Catalina Island Conservancy president and CEO, said the Marines and Seabees have been “a wonderful partner” and have displayed “professionalism” and “extraordinary” abilities in their work.

“The town of Avalon is very military-pro,” said Budrovich about the local residents who live more than 30 minutes away from the airport and project site. “They love celebrating the military, but the people of town have done some wonderful things for the troops that are here. And we love that community feeling. So, both from the legislative standpoint of giving us their support and from the Marine and Seabees standpoint, it’s been a great project.” ✦

Photos by Denny Cristales | Signal Tribune

A Marine-squadron helicopter landing at the Airport in the Sky on Catalina Island Friday, March 1.

On Friday, March 1, Colonel Matthew Seay of Marine Wing Support Squadron 37 praised the work and dedication of his fellow Marines and the Navy’s Seabees on the Runway Repair Project, a joint effort from military and the Catalina Island Conservancy to increase the long-term use of the Catalina Airport by repairing its runway.

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The Aquarium of the Pacific’s sea otter celebrated his 22nd birthday, a rare feat, according to experts.

Staff Report Signal Tribune

Charlie is 22 years old, the ripe age to perhaps graduate college in the spring. But there is no graduation. Instead, Charlie has a different milestone to celebrate– the fact that he became the second southern sea otter on record to ever reach the age of 22 on Saturday, March 2, according to experts from the Aquarium of the Pacific last week.

For Charlie’s birthday, aquarium biologists presented him with an ed-

ible seafood cake.

In a press release, Brett Long, an aquarium curator, said, “Charlie is nearly double the average lifespan of a wild southern sea otter.

Although he doesn’t get around like he used to, he is enjoying life, and we are appreciating every day he is with us.”

Southern sea otters reside along the coast of Northern California from just south of San Francisco to the Central California coast. Aquarium experts said they are critical to the kelp forest ecosystem.

Photo by Michael Hardy Photography

Brendan Kane (Max) & Phie Mura (Diana) in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Lend me a Tenor

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The Long Beach Playhouse’s Lend me a Tenor Ava Homa Culture Writer

Lend me a Tenor, a pun on “lend me a tenner” (a $10 bill), is an award-winning comedy by Ken Ludwig that has been revived numerous times since its 1989 Broadway adoption. Sharp humor, theatrical farce and mistaken identities make for a highly entertaining show, guaranteed to give you a laughter-filled evening, provided that you allow the delightful suspension of disbelief.

A well-known Italian tenor, Tito Merelli (rich-voiced Zachary Salas) is to make a first appearance in the U.S. for an Otello show at Cleveland Opera House. Drama and mayhem make him fall dead right before the performance, or so the manager Saunders (Karl Schott) and his shy

bespectacled assistant Max (Brendan Kane) believe. To save his career, Saunders convinces the amateur Max to dress up as Merelli and sing in his stead. The audience, who have only heard of Merelli’s name and apparently can’t recognize his face or voice, fall for the scheme.

But that’s only the beginning of trouble.

All the female characters, as well as the male bellhop (incredible Russell Malang), try hard to seduce the big-bellied Italian celebrity. His drama-queen of a wife Maria (Liz Alvarado) can’t live with his infidelity but also can’t live without him. Saunders’s daughter Maggie (Bridget Rago) likes the aspiring tenor Max but is craving a “fling” before committing. In a strange turn of events, she loses her virginity to

a man she wishes was Tito Merelli.

The setting is a hotel suite with a “stage wall,” so the audience can see the inside of both rooms. The play is deftly directed by Gregory Cohen.

The Long Beach Playhouse’s Lend me a Tenor is a well-structured, energetic and clever farce with a splendid cast. If you are looking for a comic chaos to detox your soul through laugher, this play will surely appeal to you.

The Long Beach Playhouse’s Lend me a Tenor runs through March 23 at 5021 E. Anaheim St. on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are on sale from $14 to $24. Online ticketing is available at lbplayhouse.org. The box office can be reached at (562) 494-1014.

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The Long Beach Police Department released surveillance footage this week of a potential suspect involved in a “sexual battery” incident Feb. 26. LBPD officers are asking the public to aid in the capture of the suspect.

LBPD searching for potential ‘sexual battery’ suspect Staff Report Signal Tribune

The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) requested the public’s help Monday, March 4, in identifying a suspect who detectives believe may be responsible for a sexual battery where an adult female victim was groped by an adult male suspect.

Officers said that on Tuesday,

Feb. 26, at approximately 7:15am, the suspect approached the victim from behind as she was walking southbound in an alley east of Long Beach Boulevard and south of Pacific Coast Highway.

The suspect struck the victim on the back of her head with an unknown object and proceeded to “body slam” her onto the ground.

The suspect reached underneath her clothing and groped her breast.

The suspect’s attack was interrupted when the victim began to yell for help and a bystander came to her aid. The bystander told the victim to run as he chased after the suspect.

The victim sought medical attention on her own for a complaint of pain to her head, officers said.

The suspect is being described as a male Hispanic in his 20s who has a thin build and was wearing a burgundy baseball cap with a “diamond” stitched on the front at the time of the assault. The victim described the diamond as a “wedding diamond,” according to the department. He was wearing a gray jacket with black on the sides of the jacket, dark colored pants and black shoes.

Detectives are asking those who may have also been a victim and have not reported the incident to do so immediately by calling police dispatch at (562) 435-6711.

Those who may have information regarding the person responsible for the crimes can contact LBPD’s Sex Crimes Detective Adriana Jaurigui at (562) 570-7372. Anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 1-800222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips” app to a smartphone or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.

City of LB to host public hearings on ADA self-evaluation, transition plan for pedestrian facilities Staff Report Signal Tribune

The City of Long Beach’s Citizen’s Advisory Commission on Disabilities (CACoD) will host public hearings on March 12 and March 13 to receive input regarding locations that are “currently barriers” to those who have disabilities, according to officials in a press release this week.

The hearings will be conducted on March 12 at noon in the Long Beach City Council Chamber and March 13 at 6:30pm at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library, 5870 Atlantic Ave.

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In addition to attending one of the hearings, the City is encouraging the public to fill out a survey that is available at bit.ly/PedestrianFacilitiesLB. “I encourage community members to come out to our upcoming public hearings, as well as take the survey on pedestrian facilities in Long Beach, because your input is valuable to us,” said Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. “Our public-works and accessibility teams are always looking for ways to make this city a safer place for all.”

Attendees will be presented a

summary of results of the City’s American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) self-evaluation for pedestrian facilities. The same information will be presented at both hearings.

The first meeting on March 12 will be live streamed and archived at bit.ly/2zThmte.

American Sign Language and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided, officials said.

Visit longbeach.gov for more information.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT Thursday, February 28 6am Felony warrant; misdemeanor warrant Myrtle Ave./E. 27th St. (suspect arrested) 6:32am Forgery 2200 block E. Willow St. 11:42am Grand theft - motor vehicle 1100 block E. Willow St. 11pm DUI E. Wardlow Rd./Orange Ave. (suspect arrested) Friday, March 1 10:08am Stolen vehicle - recovered E. 27th St./Myrtle Ave. Saturday, March 2 1am DUI Atlantic Ave./E. 35th St. (suspect arrested) 1am Possessing paraphernalia/ possessing controlled substance 2000 block Junipero Ave. (suspect arrested) 7pm False identification to a Peace Officer 2400 block California Ave. (suspect arrested) Monday, March 4 1:29am DUI; drugs/alcohol causing bodily injury E. PCH/Loma Ave.

(suspect arrested) 2:09am Burglary 2700 block Cherry Ave. 3:33am Burglary 3200 block E. Willow St. 11:51am Auto burglary 2400 block California Ave. 11:51am Robbery 900 block E. 33rd St. (suspect arrested) Tuesday, March 5 2:07am DUI; hit & run; property damage 3300 block Cerritos Ave. (suspect arrested) 7:56am Possessing controlled substance; appropriating lost property 3100 block E. PCH (suspect arrested) 10:06am Battery 2300 block Lewis Ave. 2:27pm Auto burglary 3100 block E. PCH Wednesday, March 6 10:37am Grand theft - motor vehicle 600 block E. Wardlow Td. 3:38pm Auto burglary E. 19th St./Junipero Ave.

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play on his typewriter was a grand hike. The hallway is lined with faces from both sides of the family tree, some dating back to the early 20th century. I used to come home from school and take the hike to the back of the house to watch my shows until I heard the honk from my mom’s car; then I’d run out and undo the combination lock and open the garage for her. Weekend afternoons were spent by the garage door and side fences, which were the backstop for catch with tennis or wiffle balls.

We had a “hobby room” loaded with crafts and cook books. The sewing machine was in there, and so was my brother’s science-lab kit. We kept plenty busy in there for hours.

It later became the gift-wrapping station and the first location of my mom’s computer and video-editing projects. The cook books and family photos remain on the walls.

We used to have a desert tortoise named Gus that lived under the house and backyard for years. We had our ritual of looking for him in spring after hibernation and going out to feed him lettuce. He would also feast off the dropped plums from the tree. I’d climb up the tree and watch him eat and look across the neighborhood rooftops thinking of the ways to scale the walls and jump in and out of the backyards and

into the swimming pools. The backyard patios now cover up all of my Army men villages and the burial sites of pet lizards and toads.

Today, when the house is quiet, you can hear the echoes off the walls of 60 years of a family growing up and building lives. All the episodes and chapters of American life that come with pursuing careers, kids, daycare, sports, music lessons are embedded and float around as welcome ghosts and spirits.

Sometimes, it’s just necessary to go there after traveling or being away simply because of a busy schedule and commitments. It’s like touching home base on the field just because. The House is the sound of my mom’s shuffling feet and her terrycloth robe. It’s her single-handedly preparing a Thanksgiving feast after working full-time. It’s my dad’s study with rows and stacks of books, papers and briefcase. It’s the faint smell of Aliage perfume and Jovan Musk. It’s the USC games and cheering on the team. It’s plenty of joy and loss. It’s the arguments and awkward silences. It’s a castle and fortress. It’s where the heart is.

Someone said, “You can never go back home.”

Wrong.

I go back as often as I can. ✦

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A resident and advocate of a “no kill” shelter in Long Beach (center) speaks during a Long Beach Animal Care Services strategic-plan community workshop March 3 as two of the City’s hired consultants listen.

Photos by Anita W. Harris | Signal Tribune

Advocates displayed a banner during a Long Beach Animal Care Services strategic-plan community workshop March 3 designed to promote pet adoptions at the City’s shelter as a way to reduce euthanasia.

Many residents further called for a separation between LBACS and spcaLA (the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles)– which has partnered with LBACS since 1991– saying that the dual entrances to their shelter facilities are confusing and that spcaLA discourages adopting pets from the LBACS side, leading to the deaths of those animals.

A few residents stated they have been told by spcaLA staff that they couldn’t adopt from the LBACS side of the shelter and that they resent how spcaLA operates businesses on its side.

“We have to either cut our relationship with them or they need to play by the same rules as the City with regard to transparency, disclosing outcomes and letting people take pictures,” one resident said. “spcaLA– get out of Long Beach,” another resident implored.

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“I do not understand why this city has been so effing recalcitrant to ‘no kill’ for so long,” she said. “We’ve had protests, we’ve had petitions, we’ve been to city council […] and nobody seems to pay us the slightest bit of attention, including our mayor, who promised when we helped get him elected that he would look very seriously into ‘no kill.’”

This prompted questions from the audience of “Where is he?”

Lawrence also asked the three consultants a “yes or no” question about whether they had experience leading shelters to practice less euthanasia, though the consultants had made it clear at the beginning of the workshop that they couldn’t respond.

He has not addressed in any way the fact that the City has allowed spcaLA to call the shots at LBACS, even though that was raised as a concern in the audits.”

Only a couple of residents expressed support for the efforts of both LBACS and spcaLA, and one, Maryann James, listed positive economic benefits if the City were to embrace a “no kill” animal shelter, including increased business, tourism, grant eligibility and adoption revenue.

At the close of the workshop, when residents pressed about next steps, the consultants said they didn’t know because they had to process the input and meet with the task force.

“We’re all here to demand the city go to ‘no kill’ as fast as possible,” one resident summarized. “Nothing else is really going to be acceptable.” ✦

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Staycee Dains, the new LBACS manager as of January, said she appreciated the large turnout and thanked residents for attending and providing input.

“Animal-care services in any city cannot succeed without the support of its citizens,” she said.

Despite a recent two-part audit indicating management problems, LBACS said in a statement that it has continued a 10-year trend of increasingly positive results for shelter animals, citing a 13-percent decrease in the number of impounds and about a seven-percent reduction in euthanasia between 2017 and 2018.

David Dykstra, an animal advocate for 17 years, publicly commented that he counted Mouet and the consultants using the words “strategic plan” 47 times, calling it a “show of force.”

“Make sure you know where those numbers are coming from,” he warned workshop attendees.

Two hours of heated commentary by residents followed, each with three-minute speaking slots. Most expressed the interests of No Kill Long Beach (formerly Stayin’ Alive Long Beach), an advocacy group demanding that LBACS enhance programs– such as promoting adoptions and spaying/neutering– that minimize the euthanasia of animals at its shelter.

“LBACS needs to make the No. 1 priority of the shelter to be adoptions,” the first resident speaker said, drawing loud audience response and sign-waving, as did most other comments. “Adoptions save lives.”

A woman named Bonnie brought her 11-year-old black dog, Zoe– wearing a kerchief– to show that the dog was quite adoptable despite being deemed unadoptable by LBACS because it had been returned by two other owners.

Ashley Summers, a resident and member of an international organization to save animals, deplored the unnecessary killing of potential pets at the shelter.

“I would think that we would do everything we could […] before sticking a needle into the arm of someone who doesn’t want to die,” she said. “Something as simple as putting up a sign or having better customer service– encouraging adoptions rather than giving people the run-around.”

“Obviously it’s ‘no,’” Lawrence concluded. “Glad you earned your $50,000 [fee].”

Tom Kelch, a lawyer and professor, asked Mouet how much money is actually being paid to the consultants to develop the strategic plan, which prompted a few in the audience to ask, “How much?” and say, “It’s our money.”

Mouet said he could only respond after the meeting, since neither he nor the consultants could answer questions during this part of the strategic-planning process.

“Instead of wasting money on this process,” Kelch said, “[implementing ‘no kill’] is what ought to be being done.”

Christine O’Malley, a resident and supporter of No Kill Long Beach, said that the mayor has deliberately excluded the organization’s presence.

“Mayor Garcia has kept ‘no kill’ voices silent in the restructuring of LBACS,” she said. “He has excluded ‘no kill’ voices on the task force […]. He has hidden the [Facebook] comments of Long Beach residents who’ve asked him– respectfully– about having a ‘no kill’ shelter […].

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TST5835 / Case No. 19CMCP00015 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, COMPTON COURTHOUSE, 200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF: Gerard Cazares Escandon.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: GERARD CAZARES ESCANDON has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: GERARD CAZARES ESCANDON to Proposed Name: VICTOR CAZARES ESCANDON. 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: April 4, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 904. 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: February 15, 22 & March 1, 8, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated February 8, 2019 TST5836 / 2019 034642 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. GOLDEN BULL ENTERTAINMENT 2. RANCHO LOS GAVILANES BUCKING BULLS, 20756 Hart St., Winnetka, CA 91306. Registrant: JOSE ULISES HERNANDEZ, 20756 Hart St., Winnetka, CA 91306. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Jose Ulises Hernandez. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on February 8, 2019. 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: February 15, 22 & March 1, 8, 2019.

TST5837 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-14-619246-JP Order No.: 12-0144187-02 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): ANGEL PULEX, AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 2/3/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0261893 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 4/11/2019 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and

PUBLIC NOTICES other charges: $1,199,404.85 The purported property address is: 2218 OHIO AVE, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 7215-026-053 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 916939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-14-619246JP. 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. 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 619-645-7711 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.: CA-14-619246JP IDSPub #0150386 2/22/2019 3/1/2019 3/8/2019

as: ALOHI COUNSELING, 2510 E. Willow St., Unit 101, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: ROBERT M. SCHLESINGER, A MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY CORPORATION, 2510 E. Willow St., Unit 101, Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Kelly James, Secretary. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in February, 2019. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on February 13, 2019. 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: February 22, & March 1, 8, 15, 2019.

TST5841 / 2019 034900 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: MCZ SUSPENDED CEILING SYSTEMS, 4341 Gundry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: MITCHELL C. ZACHARY, 4341 Gundry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Mitchell C. Zachary. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on February 11, 2019. 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: February 22, & March 1, 8, 15, 2019

TST5844 / Case No. 19LBCP00083 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTH DISTRICT , 275 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802.

PETITION OF Annette Monica Miranda.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: ANNETTE MONICA MIRANDA has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: ANNETTE MONICA MIRANDA to Proposed Name: DAYJZA KI’MONAE ALEXANDER-ARRANAGA. 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: April 5, 2019; 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: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ___//ss//___ Mark C. Kim, Judge of the Superior Court Dated February 21, 2019

TST5838 / 2019 037891 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: ALOHI COUNSELING, located at 2510 E. Willow St., Unit 101, Signal Hill, CA 90755-6306. The fictitious business name(s) referred to above were filed on September 24, 2014, Original File No. 2014271088, in the County of Los Angeles. Registrant(S): ALOHI ENTERPRISES, INC., 2510 E. Willow St., Unit 101, Signal Hill, CA 907556306. This business was conducted by a Corporation. Signed: Kelly James, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on February 13, 2019. Pub. The Signal Tribune: February 22 & March 1, 8, 15, 2019.

TST5842 / Case No. 19TRCP00052 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTHWEST DISTRICT, 825 Maple Avenue, Torrance, CA 90503-5096 PETITION OF Evelyn Renee Baines.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: EVELYN RENEE BAINES has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: EVELYN RENEE BAINES to Proposed Name: RENEE EVELYN BAINES. 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: April 5, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. B, Room 340. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be

TST5846 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE HILLBROOK HOA, INC. VS WASHINGTON, ROBIN J. CASE NO: BC668606 R

Under a writ of Sale issued on 11/30/18. Out of the L.A SUPERIOR COURT STANLEY MOSK, of the CENTRAL DISTRICT, County of Los Angeles, State of California, on a judgment entered on 03/07/18.

The described property is sold subject to the right of redemption. The amount of the secured indebtedness with interest and costs is $42,802.60 (Amount subject to revision)

In favor of HILLBROOK HOME OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. and against WASHINGTON, ROBIN J. AKA SIMPKINS, ROBIN J.

I have levied upon all the right, title and interest of said judgment debtor(s) in the property in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows:

LOT 1 OF TRACT NO. 35227, UNIT 79 IN THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 970, PAGES 71 AND 72 OF MAPS, IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY RECORDER

APN: 7216-021-124

Commonly known as: 1903 TEMPLE AVE. #327, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 Public notice is hereby given that I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States all the right, title and

TST5839 / 2019 037908 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business

TST5840 / 2019 016233 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: FIRE & FLOUR BAKEHOUSE, 3710 Hathaway Avenue, Apt. 471, Long Beach, CA 90815. Registrant: AUDREY HOA CHAI WAH PHAM ZIMMERMAN, 3710 Hathaway Avenue, Apt. 471, Long Beach, CA 90815.

This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Audrey Hoa Chai Wah Pham Zimmerman. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on January 18, 2019. 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: February 15, 22 & March 1, 8, 2019.

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: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ___//ss//___ Deirdre Hill, Judge of the Superior Court Dated February 20, 2019 TST5843 / Case No. 19LBCP00082 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTH DISTRICT, 275 Magnolia Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802 PETITION OF Massiah Major Miranda.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: MASSIAH MAJOR MIRANDA by his mother ANNETTE MIRANDA has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her son’s name as follows: Present Name: MASSIAH MAJOR MIRANDA to Proposed Name: MASSIAH MAJOR ALEXANDER-ARRANAGA. 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: April 5, 2019; 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: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ___//ss//___ Mark C. Kim, Judge of the Superior Court Dated February 21, 2019

March 8, 2019 interest of the debtor(s) in the above described property or so much as will be sufficient to satisfy said writ or warrant with interest and all costs on 03/27/19, 10:00 AM at the following location.

STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE 111 N. HILL STREET, ROOM 125B LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 ( X ) This sale is subject to a minimum bid in the amount of $0.00 (Subject to revision) Prospective bidders should refer to sections 701.510 to 701.680, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure for provisions governing the terms, conditions and effect of the sale and the liability of defaulting bidders.

Creditor’s Attorney LAW OFFICES OF EDWARD W HESS, JR. 550 N. PARKCENTER DR., STE. 105 SANTA ANA, CA 92705 Dated: 2/22/19 Branch: Los Angeles ALEX VILLANUEVA, Sheriff By: LISA MOJARRO, Deputy Operator Id: E229646 Para obtener esta informacion-traduccion en Espanol llame a este numero: (213) 972-3950 NOTE: IT IS A MISDEMEANOR TO TAKE DOWN OR DEFACE A POSTED NOTICE BEFORE THE DATE OF SALE. ( Penal Code section 616) CN958065 BC668606 R Mar 1,8,15, 2019

TST5847 / 2019 043916 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: SANTA FE GARAGE, 1581 Santa Fe Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813. Registrant: LB SANTA FE GARAGE, INC., 1581 Santa Fe Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813. This business is conducted by: a Corporation.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Jose L. Dominguez, President. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in February, 2019. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on February 21, 2019. 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: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019.

TST5848 / 2019 046532 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: MIRANDA GENERAL CLEANING, 16630 Lake Ave., Paramount, CA 90723. Registrant: ROSA VILLEGAS., 16630 Lake Ave., Paramount, CA 90723. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Rosa Villegas. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on February 25, 2019. 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: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019.

TST5849 / Case No. 19CMCP00020 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, COMPTON SUPERIOR COURT, 200 West Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF Maritza Dennise Navarro and Kamilah Navarro by her/ his mother, Griselda Navarro or father Alberto Ibarra.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: MARITZA DENNISE NAVARRO AND KAMILAH NAVARRO

BY HER/HIS MOTHER, GRISELDA NAVARRO AND/OR ALBERTO IBARRA has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her/his name as follows: a. Present Name: MARITZA DENNISE NAVARRO to Proposed Name: MARITZA DENNISE IBARRA. b. Present Name: KAMILAH NAVARRO to Proposed Name: KAMILAH IBARRA 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall

NEWS

March 8, 2019

Election

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A PARCEL MAP WAIVER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, the Planning Commission of the City of Signal Hill, California, will conduct a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California, to consider the following: PARCEL MAP WAIVER 19-01 A REQUEST TO ADOPT A PARCEL MAP UTILIZING THE PARCEL MAP WAIVER PROVISION, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 18.20 EXCEPTIONS AND WAIVERS, OF THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE, TO SUBDIVIDE AN EXISTING 292,732 SQUARE-FOOT PARCEL INTO TWO SEPARATE PARCELS TO ISOLATE AN EXISTING DRILL SITE FROM THE REMAINING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 3055 CALIFORNIA AVENUE IN THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR (SP-6) ZONING DISTRICT Applicant: Thomas D. Shollin, agent Property Owner: E S FIELD LLC (Signal Hill Petroleum) Recommendation: Approve.

PARCEL MAP WAIVERS are granted by the Planning Commission at a public hearing.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are hereby invited and encouraged to attend the public hearing to present written information, express their opinions, or otherwise present evidence on the above matter.

IF YOU WISH TO LEGALLY challenge any action taken by the City on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City prior to or at the public hearing.

THIS PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT from requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to Section 15315 Class 15 of the categorical exemptions.

FURTHER INFORMATION and associated documents on this item may be reviewed by the public between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays at the Community Development Department located at 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California.

For any questions or concerns, please contact Ryan Agbayani, Assistant Planner, via email at ragbayani@cityofsignalhill.org or by phone at (562) 989-7341.

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: March 5, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 904. 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: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated February 21, 2019 TST5851 / 2019 054869 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. APEX INFUSION PHARMACY, 2. APEX HOME INFUSION PHARMACY, 3299 E. Hill St., Ste 301, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: CS GOOD NEIGHBORS, INC., 26860 Desert Locus St., Murrieta, CA 92562. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Claudia Nelfa Brown, President. The registrant

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Hansen said she feels honored that the residents still want her to represent them on the council, but she will not celebrate a win until the vote count is made official.

“Although I do not believe from past experience that the results will change after all ballots are counted,” she said, “I respect the process and will wait for the next tally by the County– which will be on Friday– before I declare a definitive victory.”

Jones said his campaign was about the future of Signal Hill and that he is thrilled to take that vision to the city council.

“Over the course of the last several months, we have talked with residents in every corner of this city,” he said, “and I am ready to bring their experiences and concerns to City Hall and give them a new voice.”

Replacing Jones as city clerk, Carmen Brooks, a planning commissioner who ran unopposed, got 707 votes.

David Hopper, who also ran without an opponent, garnered 698 votes for city treasurer.

The unofficial results also indicate that voters passed two competing measures– M and N– however the one with the most votes will take effect.

Measure M would amend the city charter to change the city’s general municipal election date to the statewide primary election date of the first Tuesday after the first

Denny Cristales | Signal Tribune

Signal Hill residents voted on the positions of Signal Hill City Council, City Clerk, City Treasurer and two competing charter amendments– Measure M and Measure N– on Tuesday, March 5, at Discovery Well Park. Mail-in ballots were also submitted.

Monday in March of even-numbered years– from the current date of the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of odd-numbered years– commencing on March 8, 2022, and, consequently extending one-time councilmember terms by one year.

Measure N would change the city’s election date to the statewide general election date of the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years, beginning on Nov. 3, 2020, and as a consequence, reduce one-time councilmember terms by four months.

Measure M received 490 “yes” votes and 347 “no” votes. Measure N got 597 “yes” and 246 “no” votes.

Because N garnered more approval votes than M, it will prevail, pending final results.

Signal Hill Deputy City Clerk Kimberly Boles told the Signal Tribune that the County will be tallying additional vote-by-mail (VBM) ballots on Friday, March 8, at 1pm.

“The County will accept VBM ballots until Friday, March 8– as long as [they are] postmarked no later than March 5,” Boles said. “So, unofficial results will be updated through the end of the week.”

Results may be viewed at lavote.net/home/voting-elections/ current-elections/election-results/ live-results. ✦

has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on March 4, 2019.

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: March 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019.

TST5852 Auto Lien Sale On 3/24/2019 at 1265 W MANCHESTER AVE LOS ANGELES, CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2018 KIA VIN: 3KPFK4A72JE214276 STATE: CA LIC: 8CNJ697 at 10 AM TST5853 Auto Lien Sale On 3/24/2019 at 2525 W FLORENCE AVE LOS ANGELES,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2019 CHEVR VIN: 3GNCJKSB6KL164449 STATE: CA LIC: 8FRU808 at 10 AM

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