August 27, 2021 | Vol. XLIII No. 35 by Signal Tribune

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VOL. XLIII NO. 35 SH COUNCIL

INSIDE: Long Beach looks to LA Board of Supervisors for direction on indoor vaccine mandates see page 2

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Karen Reside, member of the Long Beach Grey Panthers, speaks during public comment on Tuesday, Aug. 24 calling upon the Long Beach City Council to support the People’s Budget.

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Signal Hill City Council approves 40% to 70% fee increases to cover organics recycling

LB adopts $3 billion budget that invests in youth, increases police funding amid calls for divestment

n A ita W. a H rris Senior Writer

After hearing only one protest during a public hearing, the Signal Hill City Council voted on Aug. 24 to approve waste rate increases of 40% to 70% to help pay for new organic waste recycling services. Signal Hill residents will start paying a 40% higher rate per month as of Oct. 14—going from $16.50 to $23.15 per month—and receive a 64-gallon green bin to dispose of food scraps and yard trimmings. Businesses will also see rate increases of about 40%, or about $71 per month, depending on the number of containers and collection frequency. Multifamily residential buildings, such as apartments, will see an even higher increase of more than 70%, or nearly $94 per month more, depending on the number of containers and collection frequency. Public Works Department Contracts Manager Thomas Bekele said multifamily residents can reduce fees by cooperatively using trash bins less. “Neighbors can work together to reduce the trash by diverting more trash to organics and therefore reducing the frequency of the service, which will reduce the overall cost,” he said. Steven South, president and CEO of EDCO, which collects waste for Signal Hill, said single-family residents using more than one trash bin can also save by switching instead to an additional recycling bin or additional organics bin, both of which EDCO provides for free. “Rates are still some of the lowest of surrounding cities,” Bekele said. see ORGANICS page 3

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Thunder Studios CEO Rodric David holds a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award for live broadcasting that the studio received for coverage of the 2017 Rose Bowl Parade on Aug. 20, 2021.

Thunder Studios in Long Beach produces iconic content for celebrities, influencers and gamers

rK isten a F rrah Naeem Staff Writer

ucked away between warehouses in the west side of Long Beach is Thunder Studios, a production mecca for the entertainment and gaming industries. “No one knows that on any given day I’ve got Ariana Grande or Rihanna or Daft Punk or the Goo Goo Dolls or Katy Perry […],” CEO Rodric David said. “We’re not a direct-to-consumer business. We provide services to the entertainment industry.” During an average workday at Thunder Studios, a music video, brand commercial, and video game tournament can be in production simultaneously—destined for television, YouTube, Twitch

and a multitude of other streaming services. Among the most recent projects shot at Thunder Studios are the music videos for Lizzo and Cardi B’s new song “Rumors,” Ariana Grande’s song “God Is A Woman,” and SZA and Maroon 5’s “What Lovers Do.”

Studio space was former General Motors advertising lot

The lot for Thunder Studios was originally bought by David in 2013 from General Motors after the automotive company went bankrupt during the global financial crisis of 2008. The property was developed by General Motors 35 years ago as a site to create all the company’s North American advertising. Cars would be see THUNDER STUDIOS page 4

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The Long Beach City Council approved its fiscal year 2022 budget on Tuesday, Aug 23—a $3 billion plan that sets spending priorities for the City’s first year emerging from the pandemic. Long Beach’s budget includes no deficits and replenishes reserves that were depleted during the COVID-19 health crisis—largely thanks to an infusion of over $250 million from state and federal recovery funds. Though the extra funds have allowed the City to eliminate its furloughs and bring back services that were previously reduced, the funds are temporary. During the next fiscal year, the City will have to address a $36 million deficit. “This budget is good for us today. But it might not be the budget that we’re gonna have to look at tomorrow. Tomorrow, we’re gonna have a heavy, difficult time, an imbalance in our budget, we’re gonna have a deficit that is going to be huge,” Councilmember Roberto Uranga said. “The challenges are yet to come.” Of the departments that benefited from increased funding was the Long Beach Police Department, whose budget is set to increase by $16 million. The police department, among most see LONG BEACH BUDGET page 6

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n Tuesday, Aug. 31, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors will discuss the implementation of vaccination mandates for certain indoor businesses, and Long Beach will be watching. “I believe strongly, not everybody does, but the public good always trumps personal liberty,” Mayor Robert Garcia said at a Tuesday, Aug. 24 city council meeting, alluding to persons who are unwilling to be vaccinated. “The greater public good and public health have to be considered, first and foremost, greater than a person’s individual belief about their own personal liberty in that moment.” Cities across the region have discussed the implementation of vaccine mandates. These mandates don’t require all individuals to get vaccinated, but rather require proof of vaccination to enter into certain businesses where the risk of COVID-19 transmission is higher. Currently, the City of Long Beach is reaching positive case levels similar to its first case surge around July 2020. Still, those levels are dwarfed by the winter surge that peaked around January of this year. Though vaccination levels are increasing in Long Beach—76% of adults have received at least their first dose of a vaccine—the highly transmissible Delta variant is threatening gains that the City has made in reopening. In Long Beach, masks are required in all indoor public spaces and outdoors during large-scale events with more than 10,000 attendees. Vaccines or regular tests are required for workers at dentist offices, many acute care

facilities, healthcare settings, high-risk congregate settings like homeless shelters and in public and private schools. In an Aug. 10 motion, Supervisor Janice Hahn stated, “To prevent future surges and new variants from circulating, especially as we approach fall and winter, we must consider whether additional measures are necessary, such as vaccine requirements for certain settings.”

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The greater public good and public health have to be considered, first and foremost, greater than a person’s individual belief about their own personal liberty in that moment. -Mayor Robert Garcia Those settings could include restaurants and bars, entertainment settings where food is served, gyms and fitness facilities. “We look at the risk level of the facilities. We know that masks reduce transmission, but when people must remove the mask to participate in the business, these protections are gone,” Director of Health and Human Ser-

vices Kelly Colopy said. Colopy assured the council that the Health Department was considering how vaccine mandates could potentially impact businesses. If mandates come into effect, businesses may have to hire extra personnel to check the validity of vaccine cards. Digital QR code readers may also be necessary in order to read digital vaccine records. The City’s ability to enforce such a mandate will also be taken into consideration. “We have hundreds of bars, restaurants, fitness and entertainment businesses,” she said. “And enforcement takes time and resources.” Colopy said the department supports a regional or statewide approach, since consistency would “support understanding” among business groups and residents. Thus, the department will look to the Board of Supervisors before moving forward with a mandate. Mayor Robert Garcia noted that, as of Tuesday, Aug. 24, 969 Long Beach residents had died of COVID-19. Getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent severe illness from COVID-19. Of those vaccinated, only 0.34% of vaccinated persons have experienced a post-vaccine infection, according to the City’s Health Department. Only 0.008% of those vaccinated have died from COVID-19. Vice Mayor Rex Richardson compared vaccinations to taking a pill to offset a heart attack. “To me, wearing masks, getting the vaccination, that’s taking a pill to offset a massive cardiac arrest,” Richardson said. “If it keeps our economy from shutting down again, if it keeps us from being overwhelmed in our hospitals, then we should look at high traffic areas, sensitive areas. I will be supportive of mandates in those areas.”

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Long Beach looks to LA Board of Supervisors for direction on indoor vaccine mandates

A man was killed in a traffic collision in Long Beach on Aug. 14, 2021. Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officers were dispatched to the San Gabriel River at Wardlow Road at approximately 6:53 p.m. in response to a possible case of battery.

The incident was later confirmed to be a fatal traffic collision that resulted in the death of one adult male. When officers arrived to the scene they discovered a 2007 Yamaha all-terrain vehicle (ATV) that was involved in the crash. The male adult rider was lying on the ground and non-responsive. The Long Beach Fire Department

arrived and provided emergency medical care. However, the rider succumbed to his injuries and died. A preliminary investigation found that the man was riding the Yamaha ATV southbound in the riverbed at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the ATV. He hit a concrete embankment and the collision separated him from the ATV.

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office will identify the deceased and notify his next-of-kin. Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to please call LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Shawn Loughlin at (562) 570-7355. Anonymous tips may be submitted by visiting www.LACrimeStoppers.org.

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Construction has begun on the proposed View Park in Signal Hill, seen on July 29, 2021. The Signal Hill City Council will form a committee to determine a possible park renaming and which historical markers to include in the park.

Signal Hill City Council agrees on subcommittee to rename and redesign planned View Park

Anita W. Harris Senior Writer

he Signal Hill City Council agreed during its Tuesday, Aug. 24 meeting to create a subcommittee to rename and redesign a planned park—currently called View Park—under construction at Cherry Avenue and E. Burnett Street. Aly Mancini, community services director, said the Parks and Recreation Commission had already formed a two-member subcommittee in April to design the park’s planned environmental education components. Since then, however, the council agreed to consider Vice Mayor Keir Jones’s proposal to change the park’s name to Remembrance Park and add education stations on Signal Hill’s history. Jones said his idea stemmed from attending a June memorial commemorating the 40th anniversary of Ron Settles’s death while in Signal Hill Police Department custody, organized in part by Settles’s aunt Juanita Matthews. “They really emphasized the importance of remembering these historical points,” Jones said. “It really showed how far our city has come.” Besides recognizing Settles, Jones

said the park could highlight Signal Hill’s first mayor, Jessie Nelson, who may have been the first female mayor in the country, appointed shortly after women received the right to vote. “I see this as an opportunity to provide a space to continue to share our story,” Jones said, comparing the idea to Hilltop Park’s historical elements. Matthews—who earlier in the meeting had asked the council to agendize a future discussion of an official Ron Settles remembrance day and plaque— said she supported the idea of renaming the park and adding historical education, especially in light of Settles’s legacy. “The culture of the city has been changed by his death,” she said. The newly expanded View Park subcommittee will consist of Mayor Edward Wilson, Councilmember Lori Woods, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Pam Dutch Hughes and Commissioner Terry Rogers, Mancini, and yet-to-be-determined members of the Sustainable City Committee and Diversity Coalition Committee. The subcommittee will seek public input as it decides on a new park name and which historical figures and events from the city’s past to feature. The council will still have to approve any proposed changes.

The council had already earmarked $100,000 for previously planned environmental education signage in the park, Mancini said, adding that she was confident any additional historical features could be covered by that budgeted amount. While the environmental education

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Rendering of planned View Park in Signal Hill, along Cherry Avenue south of Burnett Street. elements should be in place when the park is scheduled to open next spring, the historical education features may have to be added later, perhaps unveiled at the anniversary of the park’s grand opening, Mancini said. The park’s design includes a landscaped bluff along Cherry Avenue with

a decomposed granite trail leading to three sitting areas with views. It also features a stormwater infiltration system, or “dry wells,” to help prevent runoff and related environmental education signage, as required by the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, which funded $2.4 million of the park’s $3.3 million price tag. Mancini suggested that the historical elements be placed within the bluff along Cherry Avenue. “The bluff provides unparalleled view opportunities that naturally evoke feelings of peace and contemplation, which would reflect the nature of this design element,” she said. Councilmember Tina Hansen suggested Memory Point Park as another renaming option, and allowing residents to purchase pavers in the park with names of deceased loved ones. Hansen also expressed concern about possible public dissent over which historical events and people to feature. Woods suggested “revolving remembrances”—annual updates of the historical elements featured in the park. “There is a lot to celebrate in Signal Hill,” Woods said. “There is a lot to remember—how we’ve come to be where we are, and the future.”

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Besides additional costs for organic-waste recycling, the new rates include a consumer price index (CPI) increase of 5.2% to cover the past three years, offset by a slight rate decrease due to changes in the trash waste stream, he said. EDCO will start delivering green organic-waste containers to Signal Hill residents and businesses between Oct. 18 and Oct. 22. It will then begin collecting organic waste, along with trash and recycling, the week of Nov. 1. EDCO will also educate the community about how to use the new third bin in compliance with the law. Like all other cities in California, Signal Hill has scrambled to implement organic-waste recycling by Jan. 1, 2022 to comply with Senate Bill (SB) 1383, passed in 2016 to reduce “short-lived climate pollutants” such as methane gas from dairy livestock and landfills. SB 1383 seeks to reduce organic waste in landfills by 75% by 2025 and recover 20% more of the edible food currently thrown away by grocery stores and other food providers. The council approved ordinances that not only increase fees but allow EDCO to monitor, investigate and enforce organic-waste compliance. The City may face fines up to $10,000 per day if it does not comply by Jan. 1. Prior to the hearing, the City had posted public notices of the proposed rate increases and mailed 7,444 residents, businesses and property owners about it on July 2, City Clerk Carmen Brooks said. Per California’s Proposition 218: Right to Vote on Taxes Act, with 5,409 property parcels in Signal Hill, the City would have had to receive 2,705 written protests to prevent it from raising rates. Deputy City Manager Scott Charney read aloud a single letter of protest by a Signal Hill property owner he did not identify. “I am protesting any and all increase at this time due to the COVID epidemic hardship on all,” the sole objector wrote. The council will conduct a second hearing in September before fully adopting ordinances increasing rates and amending EDCO’s contract. Besides collecting organic waste and enforcing that policy, EDCO will report compliance data to CalRecycle, the state agency in charge of implementing SB 1383. EDCO will process the organic waste before transporting it to another processing facility in Riverside for further processing, South said. It will also transport some to Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD) facilities. “The organic waste will ultimately be composted,” he said. Councilmember Lori Woods said LACSD applies anaerobic digesters to organic waste to generate fuel for vehicles. It also sends some to California’s central valley to support agriculture.

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Screens are shown inside of the mobile broadcast unit control room on Aug. 20, 2021. That day, the studio hosted an online Call of Duty esports tournament that players can be seen preparing for on the screens.

brought to the site and disassembled so professional photographers could capture the vehicle’s interior for instruction manuals. To achieve this goal, General Motors created special stages for its vehicles. Its previous purpose and pre-existing stages made the location perfectly suited for conversion into a production studio. “This is just a legacy from the former company,“ David said. The largest stage at Thunder Studios is 16,000 square feet. It was recently used to shoot a soon-to-be-released advertising campaign by Katy Perry for the GAP brand. The gaping white space is devoid of any right angles, with the monochromatic floor gently curving up until it becomes a surrounding wall. In the center of the stage, barely perceivable when not in use, is a turntable 28 feet in diameter that can rise up and spin. “When you see automotive commer-

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cials on television, of a car in a void […] that’s turning around with the leasing deals on the side— they’re all done here,” David said. Above the stage hangs the biggest lightbox in the world, made specially for Thunder Studios. Affectionately known as “Big Bertha,” the massive structure is too large to be taken through the wide stage doors that can even accommodate tanks.

Thunder Studios brings together gamers from around the world

David had a long-standing respect for all branches of the entertainment industry before founding Thunder, having graduated from the University of Southern California as a theater major. His appreciation for creatives casts a wide net across genres and industries. This includes the relatively new field of esports, or professional video gaming, that has experienced a renaissance in the past decade. “I really appreciate the art form […],” David said. “And the art form is broad— whether it’s someone who plays video games or someone who does comedy or someone who sings, you know? It’s very easy for me to respect their work and how hard it is to perform to the level that they do.” Thunder Studios boasts a fully-equipped esports arena, which hosted a Call of Duty tournament sponsored by Fireball Whiskey on Friday, Aug. 20. “Thunder Studios has been remarkable in the service that they provided, the insight into the gaming industry, the creative output,” said Khari Streeter, creative director for the tournament. “The collaboration, the cooperation, has been as top-notch as I’ve ever experienced in the business— 30 years as a creative director.” Thunder Studios has a strategic alliance with Riot Games, and will be hosting a competition for its video game Valorant in October. Prior to the pandemic, video game influencers from across the globe would travel to Thunder Studios’s esports arena to compete. While Thunder Studios is usually closed to the public, it occasionally sells tickets and opens its doors so niche video game fans can watch their favorite players compete. “We’ve had a thousand people in here,” David said. “Chanting and cheering for people you’ve never heard of, but for their gaming communities they’re the most popular people in the world.” Even after travel and in-person events were canceled, Thunder Studios was still positioned to be a major player in esports, with its ability to pull from gamers’ camera feeds or gameplay feeds remotely and edit them together to be professionally rebroadcasted, mostly on Twitch. “We do a massive amount of online gaming tournaments where we don’t do anything in the studio,” David said. “Everyone’s playing online.” Thunder Studios is now slowly welcoming more players and performers onto the lot for in-person productions. “We’ve worked really hard to make it a more remote workflow,” David said. “Now that people have vaccinations, it’s a little easier to get more talent to come closer together and allows us to do a different style of programming.”

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‘We have a voice’: Long Beach artist uses her artwork to uplift underrepresented communities

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ith every stroke of her brush, pencil or medium used, Long Beach artist Karina Vazquez is intent on using her art to shine a light on social issues. “I think artists should always pull from what’s happening,” Vazquez said. “[When] there’s good things then, of course, you need nice art but there’s all these other issues going on in the world, and if we ignore them, then we’re not really reflecting on what’s happening.” Vazquez shows solidarity through her art by paying homage to farmworkers, immigrants, essential workers and national movements like Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Stop Asian Hate. Her latest mural, an ode to essential workers, adorns a community space in Canoga Park. The sharp rays of the sun appear as a crown over the face of a person turned upwards as if soaking in the heat. Her long blue braids swing below her like arms. A lone hand appears above the braids holding a red heart, its blue arteries extending into a fruit tree. A yellow banner hangs from a branch with the word “Esencial” (essential) proudly flowing like a flag. “It was commissioned during the middle of the pandemic, and it was an ode to the migrant workers and the essential workers that were still working, risking their lives to make ours easier,” she said. For Vazquez the piece holds meaning. Her family, who hold jobs as janitorial workers, mechanics and plumbers, never stopped working through the pandemic. “Everyone had these jobs where you make other people’s lives go round,” she said. “I put a lot of heart into that piece, it meant a lot to me.” Vazquez also wanted to highlight the importance of these workers outside of the pandemic. “[I wanted] to remind people that they like to complain about immigration, and the truth of the matter is that [these workers] are doing so much for the country, and for us as individuals, and we don’t even think about it,” she said. As a Mexican immigrant herself, Vazquez uses her work to uplift the

plight of other immigrants. An illustration she posted on Instagram in September 2020 depicts a woman whose stare is fixed on the ground, wearing exhaustion and sorrow on her face. The black and white symmetrical landscape behind her shows a desert and a man-made border. Two jugs with the words “compasion” (compassion) and “dignidad” (dignity) stand to the right. The image was created for a contest by humanitarian aid nonprofit Border Angels. Another piece from July 2019 depicts a young immigrant girl with two long tears falling down her face, her brow delicately furrowed. Using aluminum, Vazquez blanketed the girl’s body, which is surrounded by a bright yellow sun and mountains. The artwork is encased in steel wire, like a cage. With the purpose to stand with immigrant children and shine a light on the work of immigrant groups, Vazquez sold the piece and donated the proceeds to nonprofit Border Kindness. “I didn’t struggle the same way that a lot of them are struggling right now,” Vazquez said. “But that’s part of the reason why I like to focus on [immigration] because I was given an opportunity to come here and make my life here and that’s exactly what they’re trying to do.” Vazquez extended the same care and solidarity to BLM with a colorful mural on Pine Street in Long Beach of a young Black girl wearing a crown holding out a sign that reads “Change is Coming.” An illustration she created depicting

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(Above) Long Beach artist Karina Vasquez, who goes by @sleepy.day. dreams on Instagram, poses for a picture near the Aquarium of the Pacific in downtown Long Beach on Aug. 20, 2021. (Left) A mural by Karina Vasquez, image courtesy of the artist.

a young Asian girl holding a “watchful eye” will be part of an anti-racism project taught to middle and high school children nationwide through the organization Make Noise Today. “I’m glad to be a part of something that is meant to educate, facilitate difficult topics, and create a positive impact in a world that seems quite mad,” Vazquez said in an Instagram post. Not one to be confined, Vazquez’s work extends far beyond cultural issues, using her art to explore her own emotions and those of the world.

Often, the overt emotion portrayed in her characters is a reflection of current events. To reflect on how 2020 affected her and fellow artist Alepsis Hernandez mentally and emotionally, the two collaborated on a 20-foot mural in Gardena. Part of the piece shows a woman almost fully submerged in water, her eyes closed in resignation. “It was like a big reminder to ourselves and to everyone else that we

just have to stand up and rise above the struggle,” she said. As Vazquez continues her journey as an artist, she takes the responsibility of uplifting the underrepresented seriously. “We have a voice,” Vasquez said of being an artist. “However small it may be, there’s a number of people paying attention.” To keep up with Vazquez’s work follow her on Instagram @sleepy.day. dreams.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE Thursday, August 19

7:22 a.m., Elder abuse, 2200 block Ohio Ave. 3:05 p.m., Auto burglary, 700 block E. Spring St.

Friday, August 20

1:48 a.m., DUI, Cherry Ave./Willow St. (suspect arrested) 7:01 a.m., Person with a knife, 1900 block E. Willow St. 9:37 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, Raymond Ave./E. 21st St. 10:41 a.m., Auto burglary, 700 block E. Spring St. 12:01 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 3300 block Olive Ave. 12:06 p.m., Auto burglary, 3200 block California Ave. 3:48 p.m., Person with a knife, 2200 block E. Willow St. 5:11 p.m., Person with a knife, E. Willow St./Junipero Ave.

Saturday, August 21

12:59 a.m., DUI, E. PCH/Junipero Ave. (suspect arrested) 1:11 a.m., DUI, Grand Ave./E. Willow St. (suspect arrested) 11:38 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 1900 block Temple Ave. 4:58 p.m., DUI, 3300 block Gundry Ave. (issued citation)

Sunday, August 22

2:18 p.m., Grand theft, 3000 block California Ave. 5:47 p.m., Petty theft; possessing narcotic controlled substance; false I.D. to Peace Officer; misdemeanor warrant, 2400 block Cherry Ave. (2 suspects arrested)

Monday, August 23

1:04 p.m., Grand theft, 800 block E. 29th St. 8:30 p.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, Reservoir Dr. W./Redondo Ave.

Tuesday, August 24

5:27 a.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, 3100 block E. PCH 9:03 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, E. 33rd St./California Ave. 10:22 a.m., Battery, 900 block E. 33d St. 12:55 p.m., Petty theft, 700 block E. Spring St. (suspect arrested) 2:18 p.m., Petty theft, 1600 block E. Willow St. (suspect arrested) 3:41 p.m., Possessing paraphernalia & burglary tools, 7 misdemeanor warrants, 2400 block Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) 9:22 p.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, Brayton Ave. N/O Burnett St.

Wednesday, August 25 None reported.

LBPD reporting area is too extensive to report here.

others, faced budget cuts last year due to financial constraints caused by the pandemic. The police’s budget, which takes up over 40% of the City’s general fund, was criticized by residents and advocates during the council meeting and previous budget hearings. Many residents called for the adoption of the People’s Budget, an annual list of priorities created by a coalition of local advocacy groups, nonprofits and organizations. Their budget includes increased language access, a citywide rental housing division, right to counsel for renters and investment in community land trusts, among other demands. In the Civic Chambers, residents held bright yellow signs donning the words “ADOPT THE PEOPLE’S BUDGET.” In a short chant led by Gaby Hernandez, executive director of the Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition, the chambers filled with voices that echoed “What do we want?” “The People’s Budget.” “When do we want it?” “Now!” “I know that you will ignore us tonight, but Long Beach is listening to us. The vision of a world without policing, surveillance and prisons is spreading like never before,” resident Kenny Allen said. “You may attempt to delay the forces of change with your vote tonight. But to borrow from Victor Hugo, ‘No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.’ A time beyond police has come.” At past council meetings, council members have pointed towards Long Beach’s rising crime rate as a justification for maintaining the police’s budget. Among the votes at the Tuesday, Aug. 24 council meeting was the approval of Budget Oversight Committee recommendations that enhanced funding for youth, traffic speed abatement, fireworks mitigation and funds for a future COVID-19 memorial. Here are some of the changes that were adopted into the budget: Youth Fund now exceeds $1 million, climate change category cut by $100,000 The Long Beach Youth Fund saw a boost from around $920,000 to $1.04 million. During previous meetings, council members asked that the fund meet or exceed $1 million. An additional $457,000 for community grants was added by defunding the Youth Ambassador Program and the field work program. Direct allocations from the State may restore these programs in the future, according to a staff report. The Youth Fund is made up of dollars from Measure US, a per-barrel oil tax that was passed by voters last year. The funds from the tax are meant to be spent on youth, climate change and community health. Though the recommendation increased youth funding, 67% of which will go to community organizations, funding geared towards climate change was cut by $100,000. The funding for the climate change category now stands at $123,209.

Council beefs up police funding for fireworks abatement and sworn officers in air support team Police funding was increased by $200,000, half of which will support the fireworks enforcement team that was piloted in fiscal year 2021. The other half will go towards the conversion of two civilian officers to sworn officers in the police’s air support team. Last year, budget cuts sliced helicopter staffing from six sworn personnel to two sworn personnel and two civilian positions. Helicopter staff support officers on the ground by radioing in information from a bird’s eye view. If the City wants to maintain sworn officers in fiscal year 2023, it will have to identify structural funding for the

positions. Currently, the officers are supported by one-time funds in the budget.

$200,000 to determine the future of Bixby Knolls

The council allocated $200,000 to determine the financial future of Bixby Knolls. The money will be used to locate a permanent revenue source for the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association to replace former Redevelopment Agency funding.

Slowing down drivers on residential streets

The council allocated $100,000, split equally between council districts, for speed mitigation efforts on residential streets. All changes must comply with current regulations and must be approved by the City’s traffic engineer.

COVID-19 memorial

In May, the council set in motion a process to create a COVID-19 memorial. There are no concrete plans for the memorial thus far. The fiscal year 2022 budget allocates $100,000 in one-time funding for the Public Works Department to create a vision plan for the memorial. “I certainly am most interested in this as a device for healing, and sort of allowing people to cope with what we just went through,” Vice Mayor Rex Richardson said at the May 11 meeting. “Because there will be trauma for

years to come based on what we just experienced.”

Plans for year-end surpluses

The council approved a list of projects to prioritize with any year-end surpluses at the end of fiscal year 2021. They include, in no priority order: Martin Luther King Jr. statue restoration and park area improvement, a North Long Beach pool feasibility study, all-abilities playground design enhancements for Admiral Kidd Playground and other potential playground projects, duck pond gap funding as necessary, tree trimming enhancements, Bluff Park historic lamps, Bixby Bandshell and park improvements, gateway sign (405 and 22) implementation, a public fireworks show on July 4 and beach streets. Budget Manager Grace Yoon clarified that these items were not included as budget items due to the unpredictable nature of sales tax and other revenue sources. She said the City is optimistic about the potential for year-end surpluses, but that it was “too early to say” whether there would be enough to fund all the projects. City Manager Tom Modica noted that some projects may be achievable, but that the City needed to create cost estimates for each proposed project. He also noted that the council could identify other urgent priorities before the fiscal year ends.

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6509 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION Ordinance No. 2021-08-1526 was introduced by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, August 24, 2021. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA ADDING CHAPTER 8.11 TO TITLE 8 OF THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL REDUCTION The ordinance was introduced by the following vote:

AYES:

MAYOR EDWARD H.J. WILSON, VICE MAYOR KEIR JONES, COUNCIL MEMBERS ROBERT D. COPELAND, TINA L. HANSEN, LORI Y. WOODS

NOES: NONE

ABSENT: NONE

ABSTAIN: NONE

A copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the City Clerk’s Office and on the City’s website: www.cityofsignalhill.org. ___________________________ Carmen R. Brooks City Clerk Published in the Signal Tribune newspaper on August 27, 2021. Posted at City Hall, Discovery Well Park, Reservoir Park, and Signal Hill Public Library on or before August 27, 2021.

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6510 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION Ordinance No. 2021-08-1527 was introduced by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, August 24, 2021. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED SOLID WASTE HAULING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH EDCO DISPOSAL CORPORATION D.B.A. SIGNAL HILL DISPOSAL AND ADOPTING SOLID WASTE CHARGES The ordinance was introduced by the following vote:

AYES:

MAYOR EDWARD H.J. WILSON, VICE MAYOR KEIR JONES, COUNCIL MEMBERS ROBERT D. COPELAND, TINA L. HANSEN, LORI Y. WOODS

NOES: NONE

ABSENT: NONE

ABSTAIN: NONE

WWW.SIGNALTRIBUNE.COM • LEGAL NOTICES • FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021 ponements 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 In Source Logic at 702659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website www.insourcelogic.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08000132-21-1. 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 Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 702-6597766, or visit this internet website www. insourcelogic.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA08000132-211 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: August 3, 2021 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000132-21-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Dalaysia Ramirez, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702659-7766 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. Order Number 75439, Pub Dates: 8/13/2021, 8/20/2021, 8/27/2021, SIGNAL TRIBUNE TST6507 APN: 7232-004-022 TS No: CA07000113-20-1 TO No: 200016009-CA-VOI 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 March 16, 2011. 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 19, 2021 at 10:00 AM, behind the fountain located in the Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766, 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 March 23, 2011 as Instrument No. 20110434080, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by JOANNA MARIE MCCULLEY AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for FINANCIAL FREEDOM ACQUISITION LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF ONEWEST BANK, FSB 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: 2559 VUELTA GRANDE AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90815 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 $513,486.16 (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 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 In Source Logic at 702659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website www.insourcelogic.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07000113-20-1. 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 Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 702-6597766, or visit this internet website www. insourcelogic.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA07000113-20-1 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: August 19, 2021 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS

No. CA07000113-20-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Dalaysia Ramirez, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. Order Number 75761, Pub Dates: 8/27/2021, 9/3/2021, 9/10/2021, SIGNAL TRIBUNE TST6508 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR Notice of Divided Publication NOTICE OF DIVIDED PUBLICATION OF THE PROPERTY TAX-DEFAULT LIST (DELINQUENT LIST) Made pursuant to Section 3371, Revenue and Taxation Code Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Sections 3381 through 3385, the County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector is publishing in divided distribution, the Notice of Power to Sell Tax-Defaulted Property in and for the County of Los Angeles (County), State of California, to various newspapers of general circulation published in the County. A portion of the list appears in each of such newspapers. I, Keith Knox, County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector, State of California, certify that: Notice is given that by operation of law at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time, on July 1, 2019, the Tax Collector declared the real properties listed below tax defaulted. The declaration of default was due to non-payment of the total amount due for the taxes, assessments, and other charges levied in tax year 2018-19 that were a lien on the listed real property. Non-residential commercial property and property upon which there is a recorded nuisance abatement lien shall be Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell after three years of defaulted taxes. Therefore, if the 2018-19 taxes remain defaulted after June 30, 2022, the property will become Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell and eligible for sale at the County’s online auction in 2023. All other property that has defaulted taxes after June 30, 2024, will become Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell and eligible for sale at the County’s online auction in 2025. The list contains the name of the assessee and the total tax, which was due on June 30, 2019, for tax year 2018-19, opposite the parcel number. Payments to redeem tax-defaulted real property shall include all amounts for unpaid taxes and assessments, together with the additional penalties and fees as prescribed by law, or paid under an installment plan of redemption if initiated prior to the property becoming Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell. Please direct requests for information concerning redemption of tax-defaulted property to Keith Knox, Treasurer and Tax Collector. You may mail inquiries to 225 North Hill Street, Room 115, Los Angeles, California 90012, or call 1(888) 807-2111 or 1(213) 974-2111.

19: LISTED BELOW ARE PROPERTIES THAT DEFAULTED IN 2019 FOR TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND 0THER CHARGES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019. AMOUNT OF DELINQUENCY AS OF THIS PUBLICATION IS LISTED BELOW. A CHURCH OF LOVE CORP 7215-008008 $14,400.81 B AND T VENTURES LLC SITUS 2735 ROSE AVE SIGNAL HILL CA 90755-1927 7212-012-040 $28,444.41 BARNES, THOMAS P AND SINOEUN M 7212-016-040 $7,340.05 CARMICHAEL, DEMARIUS A SITUS 3113 ATLANTIC AVE NO 1 LONG BEACH CA 90807-5063 7207-018-030/S2017010/S2018-010 $3,183.63 DOWLING, DEBORAH A SITUS 2225 OLIVE AVE LONG BEACH CA 908064439 7211-013-019 $26,943.95 HUOT, CHRISTINA SITUS 1908 SAINT LOUIS AVE SIGNAL HILL CA 90755-5837 7216-015-033 $4,471.69 JACKSON, LYNN E TR JACKSON FAMILY TRUST 7211-028-029 $1,243.50 LARSON, YASUKO SITUS 2599 WALNUT AVE NO 117 SIGNAL HILL CA 90755-3665 7211-026-086 $2,995.71 MAYNARD, SHEILA CO TR GUY FAMILY DECD TRUST SITUS 2777 RAYMOND AVE SIGNAL HILL CA 90755-2129 7212017-090/S2017-010 $6,694.68 MOSLEY, KIMBERLY C SITUS 2101 E 21ST ST UNIT 218 SIGNAL HILL CA 90755-5973 7215-019-063/S2017-010 $1,764.86 ORTEGA, JOSE R SITUS 2482 ATLANTIC AVE LONG BEACH CA 90806-3222 7211-007-001 $23.74 PARAMOUNT RICHFIELD MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC SITUS 645 E BURNETT ST LONG BEACH CA 90806-3223 7211-007-028/S2016-010 $769.28 SJS LONG BEACH LLC SITUS 1898 E SPRING ST SIGNAL HILL CA 7212-006074 $596,617.88 CN979895 578 Aug 27, Sep 3,10, 2021

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TST6499 APN: 7201-008-036 TS No: CA08000132-21-1 TO No: 210205165-CA-VOI 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 25, 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 September 21, 2021 at 10:00 AM, behind the fountain located in the Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766, 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 December 2, 2005 as Instrument No. 05 2943877, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by GAIL OWEN SMITH, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. 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: 2851 GOLDEN AVENUE, LONG BEACH, CA 90806-1455 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 $505,663.29 (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 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 post-

I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 2021.

KEITH KNOX TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES STATE OF CALIFORNIA Assessees/taxpayers, who have disposed of real property after January 1, 2018, may find their names listed because the Office of the Assessor has not yet updated the assessment roll to reflect the change in ownership. ASSESSOR’S IDENTIFICATION NUMBERING SYSTEM EXPLANATION The Assessor’s Identification Number, when used to describe property in this list, refers to the Assessor’s map book, the map page, the block on the map (if applicable), and the individual parcel on the map page or in the block. The Assessor’s maps and further explanation of the parcel numbering system are available at the Office of the Assessor. The following property tax defaulted on July 1, 2019, for the taxes, assessments, and other charges for the Tax Year 2018-

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