September 3, 2021 | Vol. XLIII No. 36

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VOL. XLIII NO. 36

INSIDE: International City Theatre reopens with timely 9/11-themed “Closely Related Keys” see page 2

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A child leaps with joy during recess on the first day of class at Roosevelt Elementary School on Tuesday, Aug. 31.

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It’s been nearly two years since the Long Beach Unified School District sent tens of thousands of students home for online learning in the wake of an unnerving virus sweeping the nation.

On Tuesday, Aug. 31, those same schools opened their doors to an estimated 68,000 returning students.

“Today is really about reclaiming what we’d love to do, which is educate children in our schools,” said LBUSD Superintendent Jill Baker in a speech at Roosevelt Elementary School. “And also to ease the burden on families who for 18 months have been their children’s teachers or their students had to be out of school.”

Long Beach schools first shut down in March 2020, with a brief return in spring of 2021 with 35,000 returning students and another 14,000 for summer school.

LBUSD’s reopening comes with a slew of health guidelines as school districts statewide work to prevent COVID-19 infections among students, especially given that children under 12 years old are not yet eligible for the vaccine.

The reopening of LBUSD schools see BACK TO SCHOOL page 5

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Jose Loza poses for a portrait at Flatline Gallery in North Long Beach on Wednesday, Sept. 1, where some of his artwork is currently being displayed.

Jose Loza’s latest exhibition is a visual exploration into the social justice issues of 2020

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rtist José M. Loza’s latest exhibition exists as an artistic timeline of a tumultuous 2020.

Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, 2020 forced the nation to acknowledge a plethora of social justice issues affecting the country. “Things Unseen”—at Flatline Gallery through Sept.

19—includes a collection of works that touch on police divestment, immigration and worker’s rights.

Some of the art pieces were done in response to protests over the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, while others were done during quarantine—all an exploration of the meaning of marginalization.

The inspiration for the work came from seeing the local community “activate itself” within the past year, Loza said.

Meeting activists from local organizations who have been advocating for years also served as inspiration, especially see LOZA EXHIBIT page 5

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“Untitled,” in Jose Loza’s exhibition “Things Unseen” on display at Flatline Gallery.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (BOS) won’t implement any indoor vaccine mandates, for now.

At its Tuesday, Aug. 31 meeting, supervisors received a report from L.A. County Public Health showing that the County is making gains in fighting COVID-19.

Of the County’s 10.3 million residents, 56% are fully vaccinated. Hospitalizations have stabilized and are showing a slight decline, said L.A. County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer. The County’s seven-day cumulative case rate had a “welcome decline” of 12% compared to the previous week, with 166 new cases per 100,000 residents.

The data was enough to inspire optimism in the supervisors, who expressed confidence that an indoor vaccine mandate was not yet essential.

Supervisor Janice Hahn, who represents Long Beach, was “pleasantly surprised” by the information in the presentation.

“For me, I wasn’t convinced that I was ready to pull the trigger on proof of vaccination,” she said, noting that she didn’t want to get back to a point where businesses would be forced to shut down again.

A few weeks ago, the Board requested a report on implementing vaccine see VAX MANDATE page 3

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From left: Mehrnaz Mohammadi (Neyla) and Sydney A. Mason (Julia) in International City Theatre’s “Closely Related Keys.”

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International City Theatre reopens with timely 9/11-themed “Closely Related Keys”

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n its first live show since the pandemic closed curtains in March 2020, Long Beach’s International City Theatre (ICT) brings us a politically timely play that fits artistic director caryn desai’s [sic] goal of broadening patrons’ hearts and minds through art. Wendy Graf’s “Closely Related Keys,” directed by Saundra McClain, forces together two strong women—a reluctant New York lawyer and a desperate Iraqi refugee, half-sisters who’ve never met—ten years after 9/11.

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Graf notes that her play highlights preconceptions, xenophobia and the divisions that polarize our nation 20 years after 9/11. Not surprisingly, it also speaks to the current U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, leaving to fate the lives of translators and others who helped its 20-year mission.

“It’s natural to pass judgment and objectify those who are different because we haven’t taken the time to appreciate or know their struggles, their values or their humanity,” desai notes of the play.

With so much riding on its premise, the play depends upon its five players to help us not only understand but feel. And it succeeds, to a degree. New York corporate attorney Julia (Sydney A. Mason) is the most sympathetic of the characters. Mason makes palpable how the Yale-educated Julia—a Black woman working in a white man’s world—must hold herself together as strongly as steel to survive, both professionally and personally.

Though Julia enjoys a passionate relationship with fellow attorney Ron (Nick Molari), who is white, we understand why she balks at meeting his parents and doesn’t want him to meet her father Charlie (a warm Oscar Best).

Through Mason’s taut movement and facial expressions, we feel Julia’s angst about all she’s had to manage to become who she is.

We also feel Julia’s torment in trying to keep her world from crumbling as her father reveals she has a surprise half-sister—who is an Iraqi Muslim, and who needs to live in Julia’s apartment while auditioning at Juilliard.

As the women meet, or rather fail to connect over a number of days together—like magnets of the same polarity that can’t bond—they reveal deeply entrenched wounds about their mothers that help explain their wariness, especially Julia’s.

For her part, hijab-wearing half-sister Neyla (Mehrnaz Mohammadi) is not only angry at Charlie for abandoning her and her mother in Iraq but se-

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From left: Nick Molari (Ron) and Sydney A. Mason (Julia) in International City Theatre’s “Closely Related Keys.” cretly communicates with a mysterious but demanding Tariq (Adrian Mohamad Tafesh) back home.

Mohammadi imbues young Neyla with an innocent appeal despite her traumatic upbringing in Iraq, including her mother’s harrowing death.

Mohammadi also speaks naturally and mellifluously, but it’s not as easy to connect with Neyla’s experience as with Julia’s. That may be because we don’t see it, only hear Neyla describing it. We see Tariq when they speak over Neyla’s laptop, but his presence doesn’t necessarily make their world more real.

What we do see on stage—very fittingly designed by Stephanie Kerley Schwartz—is Julia’s rather fabulous apartment with the looming ghosts of the World Trade Center twin towers floating above. Composed of crinkled fabric illuminated from behind, they are flanked by two secondary “towers,” suggestive of the two sisters, or per-

haps their mothers’ deaths that haunt them.

“Closely Related Keys” is an ambitious play worth experiencing, especially now as we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11. What has changed between people, this play asks, and what still needs to change? What does it take to move forward rather than repeat ourselves? While those questions may be unanswerable, this intricate and well-paced play gives us two women who learn that vulnerability may be necessary to heal their deep wounds and possibly start relating.

International City Theatre’s “Closely Related Keys” continues at the Beverly O’Neill Theatre, 330 E. Seaside Way, through Sunday, Sept. 12, with shows Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

The Sunday, Sept. 5 show features a post-show talkback. Masks required.

Tickets are $49 to $52 and can be purchased at ictlongbeach.org.

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Cal State University chancellor lists health and academic success as top priorities for the school year

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alifornia State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro outlined his top priority for the school year during his first visit to California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) yesterday—the health and safety of everyone in the CSU system.

“The continued health and safety of everybody in the CSU is of paramount importance,” Castro said during the Tuesday, Aug. 31 visit. “It’s been a guiding light.”

The CSU system announced its vaccination policy in early 2021—requiring vaccines for all students, faculty and staff who participate in in-person activities, with some religious and medical exemptions.

“That policy has been critical to our success,” Castro said, noting that the policy is coupled with masking in classrooms, social distancing, and testing on a regular basis for the unvaccinated.

Vaccination self-certification must be fulfilled by Thursday, Sept. 30, as reported by CSULB’s independent student newspaper. Students who fail to comply with campus policy will be subject to a hold placed on their record.

Other health measures available on-campus include testing and vaccinations. Approximately 97% of students who are on campus have reported being vaccinated, CSULB’s President Jane Conoley said.

The university president pointed to the high vaccination rates in Long Beach as an advantage. As of Monday, Aug. 30, about 76.8% of those over 18

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Students walk past a new sign explaining mask rules on the upper campus quad at California State University, Long Beach during the schools Week of Welcome on Aug. 30, 2021. had at least one dose of the vaccine.

As of the same date, five faculty members had an active unresolved COVID-19 case, according to the university dashboard, while the number for students stood at 31—a combined total of on and off-campus infections.

“We expected some cases,” Castro said of CSULB. “But they appear to be at a manageable level, and the high vaccination rate coupled with the testing and the masking I think has served us very well so far.”

Conoley said that the university is

not looking for a specific number of positive cases on-campus that would trigger concern, but the “fallout of those cases.”

“Public Health will tell us ‘It’s time to pivot’, or they’ll say ‘You’re doing okay and you’re managing,’” the president said. “I think what we all have to accept now is that there is no perfect COVID moment, but we can manage and keep the majority of people safe.”

However, Conoley noted that the university is prepared to go fully virtual if the need arises.

Despite pandemic setbacks, the chancellor emphasized the university system’s need to move its educational goals forward, which include the progress of Graduation Initiative 2025.

The CSU initiative intends to increase graduation rates for all CSU students while removing equity gaps for underrepresented students.

“We need to meet our mission, which is to educate almost 500,000 incredibly talented and diverse students, including about 39,000 here in Long Beach,” Castro said.

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Partners of Parks announces fundraising campaign for burned playground

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n Thursday, Sept. 2, Partners of Parks Long Beach announced a campaign to raise $1 million to rebuild the Admiral Kidd playground, which was burned down on July 18.

“Our community is already lacking green space and now our children have nowhere to play. I want this playground rebuilt as quickly as possible and I’m committed to supporting Partners of

Parks in their fundraising efforts and to rallying local businesses to share their support,” Councilmember Roberto Uranga said in a statement.

The campaign will end on Dec. 1 and includes incentives for donations including a naming opportunity for $250,000 and opportunities for commemorative bricks along the walkway approaching the playground. Residents can donate online at https://tinyurl. com/HELPKIDD Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune

The burnt remains of the playground area of Admiral Kidd park in West Long Beach on July 20, 2021. The fire occurred on Sunday, July 18.

continued from page 1 mandates. San Francisco, New York City, New Orleans and Palm Springs have all implemented similar mandates, which require business patrons to prove that they’re vaccinated in order to enter certain businesses.

The implementation of such a mandate would require resources. Businesses would need a reliable means to verify vaccinations, and potentially additional staff to do so. At the government level, cities would need resources to enforce the health orders.

Even so, Ferrer said that Public Health believed “it’s worth a limited mandate” for locations with a high risk of transmission. “[A vaccine mandate] does immediately reduce risk when it gets implemented at these higher risk settings, and it does help us slow down transmission,” Ferrer said. “From our perspective, one of the things we’re desperately needing to do is to stop the cycle of surges. We can’t just keep doing this cycle.”

Those high-risk environments would include bars, indoor restaurants, entertainment centers, card rooms, theatres and other areas where people are crowded together and may remove their mask for eating and drinking.

By CDC standards, L.A. County is still considered an area with “high transmission,” defined as a 7-day average of 100 new cases per 100,000 residents. The highly transmissible Delta variant has long overtaken the previous strain of COVID-19 and now makes up nearly all sequenced cases.

With schools reopening and the Labor Day weekend on the horizon, Ferrer stressed cautious optimism.

Even if the board does implement a vaccine mandate in the future, it will only apply to the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.

For incorporated areas, their guidance is more symbolic. Long Beach has its own health department, meaning it is not behested to follow County guidance, but the City has a history of mirroring health decisions made at the county level. At it’s Aug. 24 meeting, the Long Beach City Council said it would look to the supervisors for guidance.

Supervisors and health officials stressed the importance of vaccination, the most effective means of preventing infection from COVID-19.

“There’s no question in my mind that [getting vaccinated] is a responsible thing to do, if not for yourself, for your family. If not for your family, for the community,” Supervisor Kathyrn Barger said. “I hope that those numbers will scare people into doing the right thing, which is unfortunate, but I think that is the reality.”

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Local environmental groups call on Amazon to reduce emissions related to sea transport

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rassroots environmental organizations from port communities held a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 31 at the end of Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier in Long Beach to speak about the “Ship It Zero” campaign.

The campaign’s goal is to get large retailers to stop shipping their products on vessels that use fossil fuels, with the

Aug. 31 press conference calling out Amazon in particular.

“The future runs on renewable resources,” said Melanie Larsen of Cal State Long Beach’s Environmental Science and Policy Club. “And Amazon is in a prime position to lead with sustainability.”

The campaign asks retailers like Amazon to commit to using only zero-emission ships to move their products by 2030.

“Fossil fuels produce byproducts that pollute our air, our water, and hurt

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Multiple local grassroots organizations gathered at the end of Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier to voice their support for the “Ship It Zero” campaign. the people that live here, like myself,” Larsen said. “And because fossil fuels are not renewable, it will not sustain us forever.”

The Coalition For A Safe Environment compiled a list of different types

of transportation that don’t rely on fossil fuels, including several cargo ships that use power sources such as electricity and hydrogen fuel cells.

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deployment,” said Chris Chavez, deputy policy director for the Coalition for Clean Air. “And considering that some of the founders and owners of these companies have found a way to launch themselves into space, clean ships shouldn’t be the thing relegated to science fiction.”

Cargo ships usually have diesel engines, which can release over 40 cancer-causing substances into the air, according to the California Air Resource Board.

The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container seaport in the U.S., according to the California Association of Port Authorities.

“Behind me there are currently dirty ships responsible for a significant portion of global greenhouse gas emissions,” said Associate Director of Climate Planning & Resilience for Climate Resolve Natalie Hernandez. As she spoke, several large vessels were traveling through Long Beach waters in front of the pier.

According to a 2019 memo by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), California has the worst air quality in the entire country. The state has also failed to meet the standards set forth by the Clean Air Act since the 1970s.

“Our air in Southern California has never met National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for smog,” Chavez said. “In other words, our air is so dirty it’s illegal.”

According to the EPA, in 2019 there were 34 million people in California living in areas where the air doesn’t meet the NAAQS, more than double the number of any other state.

A Nov. 2009 study by the American Journal of Public Health, found that 1,400 episodes of asthma-related bronchitis were attributed to ship emissions, which accounted for 21% of such cases in Long Beach.

“As somebody who grew up with asthma, had families who grew up with asthma, has experienced wildfire up close and personal, lived through two mega-droughts and more, I can say that the time for bold climate action and bold action to bring clean air was yesterday,” Chavez said. “We aren’t talking about lines on a chart, we’re talking about the lives and health of Californians.”

According to a press release by Ship It Zero, one of its member organizations, STAND.Earth, recently delivered a petition to Amazon with over 20,000 signatures from customers asking for clean shipping at the company’s Seattle headquarters.

According to the Ship It Zero website, Amazon has not responded publicly to the campaign’s demands.

The “Ship It Zero” campaign is encouraging people to email Amazon executives to demand that the company switch to clean shipping.

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LOZA EXHIBIT

continued from page 1 “how their work overlaps [with] a lot of the motivation of the activists [that] were active last year,” Loza said.

In “Hazard Pay,” Loza explores the closures of two North Long Beach Kroger stores in response to a city ordinance requiring “hero pay,” a $4 hourly pay boost for grocery workers.

The yellow poster calls for hazard pay, created using screen printing, which Loza referred to as a “democratic medium.”

It depicts a masked grocery worker in red ink with a speech bubble that says “We went from being ESSENTIAL to SACRIFICIAL. All for the bottom line.” Another worker says “Closing is Retaliation Against Workers Fighting for Hazard Pay!” An executive appears below them maskless with the words “Meanwhile, We had a Record Profit YEAR!” Another theme explored is the use of force by police departments against protesters.

One of the pieces, “Pain Compliance device,” is a manual on how to create a paper rubber bullet. Rubber bullets were launched at protesters during the 2020 protests.

Loza was inspired to create the piece after seeing the bruises left by a rubber bullet on a friend.

“You don’t really have an early concept [of rubber bullets] unless you’re directly impacted by it,” Loza said, noting that he wanted to create something tangible so people could get an idea of their size and feel.

The words “Targeting Specific Agitators” appear inside a yellow star police badge on the art piece. The materials needed appear on a side panel— scissors, glue and a grenade launcher.

A cloud of pink, orange and purple watercolors resembling a bruise hover over the rubber bullet cut-out. Five completed paper-cut outs float under the manual and an actual rubber bullet sits on a pedestal below. The activity sheet is available on Loza’s website.

Loza explores accessibility to art materials in this exhibition. His newer works of art were created on different forms of advertising mail.

“Essentially it’s material that we all have access to,” Loza said. “I was

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The more recent mixed-media pieces by José Loza done on “junk mail” hang at Flatline Gallery. These particular pieces were inspired by images of immigration camps.

looking at it to see, well firstly, accessibility, how inexpensive it is, but also as a challenge to kind of try and create something dynamic with just everyday materials.”

Those mixed media pieces tackle immigration camps, which were widely photographed during the Trump Administration.

“Untitled,” created on top of an El Super market promotional ad, is encrusted with diamond-shaped stamps in red, orange, pink, blue and green following the colors of the ad. The stamps create a chain link fence from which three swallows emerge.

“There’s a lot of photographs taken of people just looking through these chain-link fences,” Loza said of his

inspiration. “What caught my attention was how those diamond-shaped spaces in between the fences, almost held and captured people’s stares and their hands, and it just connected with me.”

Loza opted not to use people’s images in order to not capitalize on their suffering and instead used the birds for this piece and detailed expressions in other charcoal drawings.

“Those birds, [they’re] able to move in and out of those small spaces,” Loza said. “To me, it’s like a metaphor for the transference of these emotions and this connection of our humanity.”

Those pieces were created at Flatline Gallery during Loza’s summer residency, the gallery’s director Elizabeth Munzon said.

Munzon expressed the importance of this exhibition taking place in North Long Beach, an underserved area whose residents face some of the issues depicted.

“It’s important because of all the events that happened in the past year and a half,” Munzon said. “Also for the community to see an artist like Jose Loza working throughout all of these events and creating this type of artwork to share with the community.”

To keep up with Jose Loza’s work, follow him on Instagram @jmloza_art.

Book an appointment to see “Things Unseen” at Flatline Gallery, Wednesday through Friday. Flatline is open weekends from noon to 6 p.m.

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also comes at a time when the highly transmissible Delta variant is pushing COVID-19 case rates back to levels on par with the first surge in July 2020.

During a speech, Mayor Robert Garcia noted that a year ago Long Beach was the first jurisdiction in all of California to vaccinate teachers and educators, as well as the largest school district to bring back in-person classrooms in March due to mass vaccinations.

All LBUSD staff and students attending in-person classes must be vaccinated or register for weekly COVID-19 testing. For unvaccinated students, excluding preschool classes, tests will be required for at least the first three weeks of school. Masks are only required indoors.

“It is inevitable that there might be some outbreaks. That is just what comes with the territory,” said California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. “And as our public health experts have said to us, the more you test, the more you’re going to find more cases. It’s what we do about it, in the quarantine, that makes a difference.”

Unvaccinated students who are exposed to COVID-19 will be required to quarantine for ten days from their first exposure or can return to school on their seventh day with a negative COVID-19 test taken two days prior.

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Allison, a Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School student, prepares to raise her hand and tell superintendent Thurmond that her dream is to be a lawyer on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 In the midst of reopening, Thurmond fielded questions from a fifth-grade Roosevelt Elementary School class. A young student aptly asked, “Why are you here?” to a room of laughing offi-

cials and press members.

“We want all of our students to have a chance to do what you’re doing today, to be with your great teacher, to be with your friends in school,” Thur-

mond said. “And in order to make that happen, we have to show other schools that this can be done.”

Richard H. Grant contributed to this story.

The former head of a Long Beach substance abuse treatment provider for at-risk youth faces multiple years behind bars for running a bogus billing scheme that defrauded a public health insurance program of over $17 million.

Richard Ciampa, 67, pleaded guilty in January to a federal charge of health care fraud.

The Long Beach resident was president and chief executive officer of what was previously called Atlantic Recovery Services. ARS purported to provide substance abuse treatment services to needy students at over 50 schools throughout Los Angeles County.

However, prosecutors said, the company was in fact designed to exploit atrisk youth and defraud taxpayers, with supervisors telling staffers to forge student signatures, falsify treatment records and enroll students who had no need for services.

The government recommends that U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez sentence Ciampa to nine years imprisonment and restitution of $17.6 million. Attorneys for Ciampa filed their sentencing papers under seal in Los Angeles federal court.

The 2016 indictment alleges that Ciampa created an environment for rampant fraud by constantly warning ARS managers and counselors that they would lose their jobs if they did not increase billing.

In a letter to the court, Ciampa blamed ARS employees for not comprehending that “the pressure I put on them to increase our revenue” was not a directive to bill for counseling sessions that never happened.

“I wish I had listened more, asked more questions, and taken seriously those who tried to warn me,” he wrote.

Prosecutors said Ciampa ordered managers and counselors to bill for two crisis intervention sessions per student per month, even though crisis interventions were to be billed only if the student had relapsed or faced an imminent threat of relapse, neither of which could be planned in advance.

The company shut down in April 2013, when California suspended payments to the enterprise.

Nine others face charges for allegedly participating in the scheme.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE Thursday, August 26

11:00 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2300 block E. Spring St. 12:19 p.m., Grand theft, 1400 block E. Willow St. 4:42 p.m., Battery, 1900 block Stanley Ave. 4:46 p.m., Grand theft, 2600 block Cherry Ave.

Friday, August 27

10:15 a.m., Burglary, 800 block E. 28th St. 10:57 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2900 block Cherry Ave. 2:08 p.m., Robbery; possessing controlled substance; vandalism, 2400 block Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) 4:00 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2900 block Cherry Ave. 4:29 p.m., Auto burglary, 2100 block E. 21st St.

Saturday, August 28

12:39 p.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, 2500 block Temple Ave. 9:22 p.m., Battery, 700 block E. Spring St. 9:39 p.m., Disorderly conduct; intoxicated drugs with alcohol, 700 block E. Spring St. (suspect arrested)

Sunday, August 29

1:27 a.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, 3500 block E. PCH 11:21 a.m., Felony spousal abuse, 1300 block E. 23rd St.

Monday, August 30

7:46 a.m., Auto burglary, E. 21st St./Junipero Ave. 8:46 a.m., Grand theft, 2500 block Cherry Ave. 1:15 p.m., Auto burglary, 2200 block E. 21st St. 4:15 p.m., Elder abuse, 2200 block Stanley Ave.

Tuesday, August 31

12:35 a.m., Auto burglary, E. 19th St./Molino Ave. 7:34 a.m., Auto burglary, 2400 block E. 19th St. 8:47 a.m., Auto burglary, 2300 block Stanley Ave. 1:34 p.m., Burglary, 2700 block Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) 3:48 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2100 block E. Spring St. 7:26 p.m., Grand theft, 2400 block Cherry Ave.

Wednesday, September 1

2:56pm, Identity theft, 2700 block Walnut Ave. LBPD reporting area is too extensive to report here.

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TST6513 APN: 7219-019-002 TS No: CA07001767-19-1 TO No: 191314951-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 September 24, 2018. 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 28, 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 October 3, 2018 as Instrument No. 20181010168, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by SUSANA M ALVAREZ, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for MAGNOLIA BANK, INCORPORATED 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: 4908 AND 4910 E STEARNS ST, 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 $357,271.05 (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 702-659-7766 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, CA07001767-19-1. 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 702-659-7766, or visit this internet website www.insourcelogic.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA07001767-19-1 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 24, 2021 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA0700176719-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-6604288 Amy Lemus, 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.cured party retains rights under its security instrument, including the right to foreclose its lien. Order Number 75972, Pub Dates: 9/3/2021, 9/10/2021, 9/17/2021, SIGNAL TRIBUNE TST6515 / 2021 191216 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: K&K ENTERPRISES, 3300 Lemon Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: CAC LIANG, 3949 Locust 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: Cac Liang. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in July, 2021. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August, 26, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

TST6516/Order No: 8879 Auto Lien Sale On 9/21/2021 at 3050 FIRESTONE BLVD SOUTH GATE,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2015 JEEP VIN: 1C4BJWDG0FL633699 at 8AM

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CRIME

Long Beach man arrested in connection with stabbing at downtown Los Angeles vaccine demonstrations City News Service

Southern California Local News

A 30-year-old Long Beach man was in custody on Thursday, Sept. 2 in connection with a stabbing that occurred last month during dueling demonstrations in downtown Los Angeles over COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Eric Cohen was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Wednesday and booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. His bail was set at $1 million.

During a Thursday morning appearance on KTLA5, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said video from the scene of the Aug. 14 protests outside Los Angeles City Hall also captured a second stabbing, but that victim has not yet come forward.

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,

Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune

The Ronald F. Deaton Civic Auditorium houses the Los Angeles Police Department Headquaters in Los Angeles, California.

Vaccine supporters had gathered for a “No Safe Space For Fascists” rally at the intersection of First and Spring streets, followed one hour later by a “Choose Freedom March” against

“medical tyranny.”

At the peak of the rallies, about 500 anti-vaccination protesters were on City Hall’s South Lawn and about 30 to 50 counter-protesters were at First

and Spring streets, according to police.

The LAPD deployed 100 personnel to the event.

Video from the scene showed the anti-vaccination crowd yelling at the

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

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.

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,

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.

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 201819: 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

other side from across First Street, with the scene subsequently devolving into a melee.

Both sides could be seen exchanging punches and throwing objects at each other. The clash lasted about two minutes, Moore said.

The stabbing victim suffered a lacerated heart and punctured lung, but is expected to survive, Moore said.

“This anti-vax debate is manifesting itself in protests and demonstrations and violence in other parts of the country as well,” Moore said during the appearance on KTLA. “In Los Angeles, we’re not going to stand for it.

Our arrest last night demonstrates that we’ll put whatever resources we need to identify those responsible for such violence and bring them to criminal justice system.”

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 TST6512 Notice of Public Lien Sale Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of the California Self-Storage Facility Act Code, Section #21700, the undersigned will be sold by public auction at: Storco Self Storage, 3050 Orange Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807, County of Los Angeles, and State of California.

Auction date of: September 17 TH, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Terms of sale: Cash sale.

All sales are final and purchased at buyers own risk. No guarantees or warranty of any sale are promised by seller. Storco Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or cancel auction. Facility owner or its representatives has the right to bid on any and all units or stop sale at any time. Name of auctioneer: KE Auction Services. The following units are scheduled for sale: Unit # & Customer Name: Unit # E115 – Jon Miller - Unit #E116 – Jon Miller – Unit # B100/Managers Unit(s) contents may include but are not limited to: Electronics, furniture, appliances, garage items, toys, clothing, sporting goods, tools, automotive and miscellaneous household goods, unless otherwise stated. Publish Dates: 09/03/2021 & 09/10/2021 TST6514/ 2021 183611 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1.

CABINET BOY, 2. STUCCO BOY, 3. HARDSCAPE CONCEPTS, 4. PAINT BOY, 5. PAVER BOY, 6. PAVER CONCEPTS, 1868 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806. Registrant: JEREME LEE JAMES, 135 E. Roosevelt Rd., Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Jereme Lee James. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in January, 2014.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 18, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

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