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May 29, 2015

Many locals eating up idea of meatless Monday

Corey Washington Staff Writer

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The City of Long Beach might make the world a little greener– and healthier– now that it has a day dedicated to vegetarian eating. The City is joining a small but growing club of major metropolitan cities in the U.S. that are encouraging residents to avoid eating meat.

Since May 19, when the Long Beach City Council approved a resolution that would dedicate Mondayss to vegetarian eating, word has spread throughout the city about “Meatless Mondays.” The concept was brought to the City Council by Farm Sanctuary, a farm-animal rescue and protection organization founded in 1986. The City Council voted 7-2 in favor of approving a resolution to create Meatless Mondays. The resolution would not mandate that residents eat vegetarian on Mondayss, nor make it illegal or an infraction, if they choose not to participate.

Local vegan and vegetarian aficionados alike said they considered a vegetarian day in Long Beach to be a win-win for the city and the global environment.

Long Beach joins a growing list of major cities that have already adopted a meatless Monday, including Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Oakland, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Jose and Washington D.C. The trend of supporting a vegetarian day is also growing worldwide.

Ahimsa Vegan Cafe is one of several vegan and vegetarian eateries in Long Beach that could benefit from the City’s support of a day dedicated to meatless dining.

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Signal Hill adopts tighter water restrictions CJ Dablo Staff Writer

At the May 19 City Council meeting, Signal Hill city officials adopted a resolution that will require residents and business owners to reduce their water consumption.

Shortly after Gov. Jerry Brown and the State Water Resources Control Board announced a mandate to reduce water consumption by 25 percent throughout California, Signal Hill and other communities scrambled to adopt new water restrictions.

Under the new rules, individuals are limited to watering their lawns and landscaped areas on Mondays and Thursdays. Other provisions of the resolution require that leaks and other malfunctions in the plumbing or water-distribution system must be repaired within 48 hours of the City’s notification. Refilling of pools and spas by more than one foot of water is also prohibited. Ornamental lakes and ponds may not be filled or refilled.

There are some exceptions to the rule on watering. The rules don’t apply to Signal Hill water customers who are using a low-flow drip irrigation system or manually watering their yards with a bucket or hose with a shut-off nozzle.

Signal Hill Director of Public Works Steve Myrter described to the Council last week the municipal efforts to evaluate the compliance of water customers who are irrigating their lawns. Once a week, a city employee will start the day at 5:30am to look at the water-consumption patterns. Myrter told the council that while there are fines that could be issued to those who are deemed to be wasting water, the staff is making efforts to contact water users over the phone to address problems with compliance first.

“We feel that we have been able to resolve these issues by education,” Myrter said, “and that’s our goal.”

Myrter said in his report to the Council that the City currently uses about 2,200 acre-feet of water. The City owns rights to about 2,000 acre-feet and buys about 200 acre-feet of imported water. He concluded that the new requirements will help manage the City’s efforts to use its own groundwater resources.

“By lowering our demand another 10 percent…we can essentially not be as reliant on the more expensive imported water,” the public-works director said.

The rules could change soon for the City to keep up with the new state mandate. see WATER page 15

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Over 1,000 athletes to compete in SoCal Special Olympics Summer Games

Cory Bilicko Managing Editor

The medals are polished and ready to be awarded to those among the 1,100 local athletes who earn gold, silver or bronze in aquatics, track & field, basketball, bocce, golf and gymnastics in next month’s Summer Games of Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) in Long Beach.

More than 5,000 local dignitaries, corporate sponsors, spectators and family members are expected to attend the events that will take place at California State Long Beach and Recreation Park Golf Course, according to SOSC. All events will be free and open to the public.

The events will start Saturday with the torch-lighting opening ceremony at 9:30am, followed by competitions, award ceremonies and special athlete educational activities throughout the weekend.

The first day will also include the annual Breakfast with Champions, during which leaders of the business

and sports communities honor the accomplishments of Special Olympics athletes. Doc Rivers, president of Basketball Operations and head coach for the Los Angeles Clippers, will serve as the keynote speaker. (Tickets for that event start at $75 and are available at sosc.org/bwc .)

SOSC will also highlight two of its signature programs, Healthy Athletes and Young Athletes, providing free health screenings and teaching the importance of sporting activities for mental development and physical growth to the youngest members of the Special Olympics community.

Leaders from SOSC and Cal State Long Beach will also formally announce that the partnership between the two entities will continue, as the university has extended its agreement to host Summer Games through 2017.

“We are tremendously grateful to the university and its generosity,” said Bill Shumard, CEO and president of SOSC. “From use of campus facilities for matches, their residence halls which house our athletes, to the wel-

coming staff, we are thrilled that Summer Games will continue at Cal State Long Beach.”

The Summer Games are the first of two Southern California championships each year, and this year’s Games serve as a prelude to the Special Olympics 2015 World Summer Games in Los Angeles July 25 through Aug. 2.

It will be the first Special Olympics World Summer Games conducted in the United States in 16 years. Organizers anticipate the World Summer Games will bring half a million people to the greater Los Angeles area, with more than 7,000 Special Olympic athletes participating from 170 nations.

There will be 15 athletes competing in the Summer Games who will then compete in the World Games.

According to specialolympics.org, the genesis of Special Olympics is rooted in the 1950s and early 1960s, when Eunice Kennedy-Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy, saw how unfairly those with intellectual see OLYMPICS page 3

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Sarah Kovacs competes in a track-and-field event in a recent Special Olympics Southern California.

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disabilities were being treated.

“She also saw that many children with intellectual disabilities didn’t even have a place to play. She decided to take action,” according to the Special Olympics website. “Soon, her vision began to take shape, as she held a summer day camp for young people with intellectual disabilities in her own back yard. The goal was to learn what these children could do in sports and other activities– and not dwell on what they could not do.”

Throughout the ‘60s, Kennedy-Shriver was the driving force behind President Kennedy’s White House panel on people with intellectual disabilities and as the director of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, and her vision for justice ultimately transformed into the Special Olympics movement.

After attending the first Special Olympics competition in Chicago in 1968, Olympic decathlon gold medalist Rafer Johnson, along with a small group of volunteers, founded California Special Olympics the following year by organizing a competition at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for 900 individuals with intellectual disabilites.

“Seeing the determination on their faces is inspiring,” Shumard said.

“Our athletes are excited to share the benefits of the many hours they have spent practicing and improving their skills, while building lasting relationships with coaches and teammates. It’s truly remarkable to watch the athletes live the oath of Special Olympics, ‘If I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.’ That’s what Special Olympics is all about.”

Witnessing that determination first-hand will be two Bixby Knolls community members: Blair Cohn, executive director of the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association; and Andrea Testa, realtor and former owner of FreeSpirit Yoga studio.

Cohn, who helps to organize ongoing local bike events, will serve as competition manager for cycling in this year’s Summer Games. Having worked with Spectrum Sports Management, who is overseeing all the Summer Games competitions, on numerous other events, Cohn had already made a name for himself in the field. Cohn said he helped Spectrum Sports identify cycling routes and figure out the logistics of those options.

“We’re going to use Shoreline Drive from Aquarium Way, and it’s a loop course,” Cohn said. “It goes out towards the freeway, but it’s a big U-turn that swings back and returns you back on Shoreline to Aquarium Way. And we’re going to use the grass on the side of the Aquarium as the staging area.”

Cohn said the loop is about 1.3 miles total and there will be multiple loops used for the different events, based on ability levels of the athletes.

“The shortest course is just 500 meters,” Cohn said. “The finish line will always stay the same. We’ll mark different starting lines based on the distance.”

COMMUNITY He said the Special Olympics Summer Games are “much more formal” than some of the other events he has helped to coordinate.

“I work with the technical delegate for cycling.

He’s coming from the Netherlands,” Cohn said.

“So we are on the top of the structure to make sure that the whole venue is set up and ready to go. What that means is there are people in other positions that are in charge of... the actual course itself– marking it– working the start line, to stocking the athlete lounge with food and drinks. We oversee to make sure the caterer’s there to set up lunch when it’s supposed to be there and the snacks are out when they’re supposed to be there, to making sure the equipment’s in place.”

Cohn said he’s looking forward to the Games because “you can’t help but be moved by it.”

Testa said she is “so Debi Anderson competes in a previous Special Olympics Games in gymnastics. excited” to volunteer for the Games after finding tation Team,” Testa said. “I can’t wait in the Olympics as a participant for out about that opportunity during the to cheer them all on! I guess I feel so sprinting in track/field; and C– I just Rose Parade and signing up that day. passionate about this event for a few love people and am stoked that folks “I’ve been assigned as bus greeter reasons: A– I’ve always wanted to at- with a disability get an opportunity to at Marine Stadium with the Transpor- tend an Olympics; B– I wanted to be participate in an Olympics. I’m going

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to be crying the whole time. I can’t wait.”

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about our advertising rates or just ask for clarification about an upcoming community event.

Our readers, local politicians and advertisers stop by the office too. Sometimes they come by to pick up a few extra issues for friends, share a story with one of our staff members, ask my opinion about a city matter or bring a check to pay an advertising bill. Others drop in to give us a “tip” about a story they think we might want to, or should, cover.

No matter how our followers contact us, we love the interaction.

A couple of weeks ago I received a phone call from a man whose name I did not recognize.

During the first few moments of our conversation, the gentleman stated that he called to say how much he appreciated what we do, how much he loves the paper, and more importantly, what we had done for him and his family. I wasn’t sure what he meant by the comment, but I continued to listen, hoping I would learn why he was so overly gracious with his compliments for me

Publisher

by Neena Strichart

Publishing a weekly newspaper like the Signal Tribune brings about communication from all sorts of folks who ask all sorts of questions. We get phone calls asking us where we are located, if we endorse a particular advertiser, where the new Signal Hill police station is located, where to find their polling place, who “she” should call if she thinks someone is breaking into the “house next door,” where and when Trader Joe’s is moving, if we need a poet laureate, and if we can fit in a press release five minutes before going to print. Some just call to say “thank you” for all the hard work our staff does to get the paper out every Friday.

We also receive emails. Those emailing may ask about an article in a particular issue, inquire

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and my staff.

According to the caller (I will refer to him as “Michael”), earlier this month he was casually reading the Signal Tribune when he saw an article of ours that changed his life. The article he was speaking of was actually a press release issued by the Long Beach Police Department and sported the headline “Murder suspect arrested after DNA match.” As Michael told me, he was compelled to read the entire article, because he said he just knew that it contained information that he had waited for and prayed to hear for more than 10 years. As he read the first sentence of the text, “After more than a decade, a Central California man will face a murder charge after he was connected to the 2002 crime through DNA, according to the Long Beach Police Department,” Michael said he let out a scream when he read the name of the murder victim. It was his brother’s name.

He and I both shed tears during Michael’s telling of the pain and suffering that he and his family had endured wondering if any information would

ever come to light regarding his sibling’s murder.

Now, more than a decade later, while leisurely reading the Signal Tribune, he learned of the arrest of the man who may have killed his brother.

As soon as Michael and I ended our conversation, I called my staff into an impromptu meeting.

When we were all assembled, I told them about my phone visit with Michael. I wanted them all to know how much we impacted the life of one particular family just by printing a press release.

Earlier this week I called Michael to inquire about how he was feeling; his response was “It’s (the article) helping me move forward.” At the conclusion of our phone call, he said that he was so sad that his mother passed away before learning anything about who may have killed her son. I assured him that she knows. He quietly agreed with me, and we then said our goodbyes.

I am so thankful that we were able to help Michael. Our goal is to keep helping all of our readers for as long as the Signal Tribune continues to publish.

C O M M E N TA R I E S

Simple recipes for household cleaning using non-toxic products Many cleaning products contain ingredients and fragrances that can cause irritation and inflammation in the lungs for children with conditions like asthma and cystic fibrosis, and some may cause allergic reactions.

If your child has a lung condition, it’s important to consider using non-toxic cleaning products, especially when cleaning their medical devices like an inhaler or nebulizer.

Cleaning a metered-dose inhaler with spacing device • Always follow manufacturers’ recommendations and package inserts.

• Remove the back piece, and untwist the front piece.

• Soak parts for 15 minutes in mild solution of liquid dish soap and lukewarm, clean water. Rub gently.

• Rinse parts in clean water.

• Shake out excess water from the

By Eli Nussbaum, M.D., Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach

parts, and allow to air-dry in the vertical position.

Cleaning your child’s home nebulizer • Always follow manufacturers’ recommendations and package inserts.

• Filters may need to be cleaned or replaced. They can affect how well the machine works. Cleaning the nebulizer should be done daily.

You can create simple recipes for household cleaning using the following non-toxic products: baking soda, distilled vinegar, borax, hydrogen peroxide and Murphy’s Oil Soap®.

General household cleaning tips • When using a spray product, spray solution onto a cloth to contain the spray.

• Keep windows/doors open and fans on when cleaning.

• Use two pairs of cleaning gloves– one for the bathroom and one for the

rest of the home • Add fresh lemon juice to all cleaning recipes for a pleasant smell.

• These recipes may require extra scrubbing.

set for 30 minutes before scrubbing.

• Do not use on self-cleaning ovens.

tain, mix 1 part vinegar and 2 parts water. Let sit and then scrub.

Wood, tile, linoleum or vinyl flooring • Mix 2 to 3 capfuls of Murphy’s Oil Soap in 1 bucket of warm water.

Crayon markings • Moisten a cloth with vinegar and rub.

Household cleaners: Bathroom and kitchen sinks and toilet • Mix 1/2 cup borax and 1 gallon of water.

• Mix 3 cups water with 1/4 cup Murphy’s Oil Soap, and pour on clean cloth or sponge.

• Wipe down the cutting board and countertops with distilled vinegar.

• Mix baking soda and Murphy’s Oil Soap as a paste, baking soda alone for scrubbing.

Glass and mirrors • Mix 1 tablespoon of vinegar with 1 quart of water and apply to window with a cloth or sponge.

Ovens • Mix 1 cup of baking soda with water to make a paste.

• Spread inside oven walls, and let

Laundry • Before adding clothes, add 1/4 cup laundry detergent, and 1/4 cup borax or baking soda to washer filled completely with water.

Carpet stains • Soak stain with hydrogen peroxide.

Let it bubble for a few minutes and scrub.

Mold and mildew • For bathtub, shower walls and cur-

By using non-toxic cleaners, you’re improving the lung health of your child and potentially preventing asthma attacks, lung infections and allergic reactions. Maintaining a clean, safe environment is a large part of managing a child’s lung condition at home.

For more information on managing a child’s lung condition at home, visit MillerChildrens.org/Pulmonary .

Nussbaum is the medical director of the pediatric pulmonary center at Miller Children’s.

Seasonal transitions: caring for, storing and using outdoor power equipment By the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute

With warmer weather urging people to bring out lawnmowers, string trimmers and other lawn and garden equipment, [remember] that equipment care, maintenance and safety is a year-round activity. To operate machines safely, it’s important that equipment operators understand safety procedures and set expectations with others who use this equipment or are nearby.

Many people are eager to pull out lawn and garden equipment right now. Who wouldn’t be desperate to kickstart spring this year? This winter generated colossal respect for snow throwers, and we urge people to put these prized possessions away safely so they’ll be there for them next year. You want to ready your spring equipment for the same reasons– you want the equipment available when you need it.

The following are key tips for safe operation of mowers, chain saws, trimmers and edgers, gen-

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erators and other outdoor power equipment for lawn and landscape management.

Safety and maintenance tips Use the right equipment for the task. Mowers, hedge trimmers and more are designed to help you manage a landscape as efficiently and productively as possible. Select a “right-sized” product for the job.

Ask your retailer/dealer for assistance in size, capabilities, power sources and features that fit your needs.

Assign the right person to use the equipment. Only allow responsible adults who are familiar with the instructions to operate the machine.

Do not let children use outdoor power equipment. These machines should not be operated by young people who are not physically or developmentally ready to assume the responsibility of operating a powerful machine.

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The Signal Tribune welcomes letters to the editor, which should be signed, dated and include a phone number to verify authenticity.

Letters are due by noon on the Tuesday before desired publication date. The Signal Tribune reserves the right to edit ­letters for grammar, language and space requirements. Letters must be 400 words or less. The Signal Tribune will publish no more than one “pro” letter and one “con” letter on a particular topic in a single issue. The Signal ­Tribune does not print letters that refer substantially to articles in other publications and might not print those that have recently been printed in other p­ ublications or otherwise presented in a public forum. Letters to the editor and commentaries are the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Signal Tribune or its staff. Although the editorial staff will attempt to verify and/or correct ­information when possible, letters to the editor and commentaries are opinions, and readers should not assume that they are statements of fact. Letter-writers will be identified by their professional titles or affiliations when, and only when, the editorial staff deems it relevant and/or to provide context to the letter.

We do not run letters to the editor submitted by individuals who have declared their candidacies for public office in upcoming races.

This policy was put in place because, to be fair, if we publish one, we would have to publish all letters submitted by all candidates.

The volume would no doubt eliminate space for letters submitted by other readers. Instead, we agree to interview candidates and print stories about political races in an objective manner and offer very reasonable advertising rates for those candidates who wish to purchase ads. The Signal Tribune is published each Friday with a circulation of 25,000. Yearly subscriptions are available for $50.

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Alert nearby people of work to be done. Confirm the locations of pets and children, and ask that they be kept out of the area and supervised.

machine. Keep away from dropoffs and other hazards (water).

Uneven terrain could overturn the machine.

this higher ethanol fuel is dangerous– and is in fact illegal– to use in your mower or in any small engine equipment.

Read the operator’s manual to understand the controls of your equipment. Know how to stop the machine quickly. Do not remove or disable guards or safety devices.

Clear the area being managed.

Remove debris, wires, branches, nails, rocks or metal that may become projectiles if thrown by lawnmower blades and other equipment.

Regularly inspect your equipment. Check for loose belts and missing or damaged parts. Drain and responsibly dispose of old oil and put in fresh oil before starting equipment that has been in longtime storage. Install clean air filters so your engine and equipment will run optimally.

Dress properly. Wear substantial shoes, long pants and close-fitting clothes. You may want eye or hearing protection.

When putting away last season’s equipment, clean it and be sure to drain and responsibly dispose of fuel. Don’t leave fuel sitting in the tank for more than 30 days.

Untreated gasoline– without a fuel stabilizer– left in the system will deteriorate, which may cause starting or running problems and, in some cases, damage to the fuel system. One challenge is that most fuel contains some level of ethanol, which contains corrosive alcohol.

If that fuel is left in the tank over the winter months, it may damage your equipment. You need to drain it. Unless otherwise specified by your manufacturer, don’t forget to only use new fuel that is E10 or less to keep your machines in proper, working order.

Have your lawnmower’s cutting blades sharpened. That way, your mower will operate more efficiently, cutting your lawn cleaner and making it healthier.

Know your terrain. When operating on slopes, select the appropriate

Observe safe fueling procedures.

Fill your gasoline tank only when the engine is cool. If you need to refuel before completing a job, turn off the machine and allow the engine to cool. Never light a match or smoke around gasoline.

Do not use gas with more than 10 percent ethanol (E10) in your mower. Some gasoline filling stations may offer 15-percent ethanol (E15) gas or other fuel blends, but

LETTERS, EMAILS, and WEBSITE COMMENTS Flight of fancy?

I am a resident of Long Beach and have been the entire 58 years of my life growing up in north Long Beach and living most of my adult years in Bixby Knolls. I grew up with McDonnell Douglas in full swing. I can’t tell you during the ‘60s and ‘70s how many take-offs and landings there were at the Long Beach Airport, both commercially and related to manufacturing and testing of Douglas planes. Actually, I don’t think many residents bothered to wonder because it was a way of life. After all, the airport had been there before most homes were built in the area, and Douglas manufacturing started just after World War II had begun. Many folks of today don’t realize how many local residents were employed there and how important that plant and the Long Beach Airport were to our community.

We have had a noise ordinance for a while, and my understanding is that it is working. We have flight-number restrictions that I don’t think we have gotten close to. Planes of today are quieter, and emissions have greatly improved compared to when I was a kid. I don’t remember people in the ‘60s and ‘70s making such an uproar about the airport. I flew out of Long Beach for the first time in 1974 to Seattle, Washington. It was the heyday of plane manufacturing in Long Beach, and, again, it was a way of life as well as a means of support to many families.

The bottom line to this is I do not see why people are viewing international flights in Long Beach as a bad thing– just another change in our city and how our airport is used. Yes, I believe in the limitations to number of flights and times of take-offs and landings, but last time I heard, these were not an issue in regard to adding international flights, so why is it being discussed?

Ward Shaw Long Beach

May 29, 2015

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Public invited to ‘Give a Soldier a Night Out’ at Army Ball The Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Association of the United States Army (GLAC AUSA) is organizing its 240th annual Army Birthday Ball on Saturday, May 30 aboard the Queen Mary to provide the public an opportunity to honor soldiers and provide them with a night out.

Through the “Give A Soldier A Night Out” program, the public can make it possible for a local soldier to attend the ball with donations of $25, $50, $100 or more.

The event will include a three-course dinner, an entertainment program that honors the United States Army and reinforces their pride and honor in serving their country, prom-style photos and dancing.

Those interested may purchase seats for themselves or donate funds to pay for seats for soldiers. For more information, visit ausaglac.info/activities/outreach-activities/army-ball or call (714) 220-3897.

Source: GLAC AUSA

Kids, adults welcome to sign up for community run

More than ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­1 ,100 adults and hundreds of kids are expected to participate in the 8th Annual Ricky Park Wrigley River Run/Walk 5K, 10K and 15K, on Saturday, June 6, according to the Long Beach Neighborhood Foundation (LBNF), which organizes the event.

The first race will begin at 7:30am on the course located in the Wrigley neighborhood, and portions of the course will follow the Los Angeles River Trail. More than 10 local bands will be lining the course.

A race for children ages 10 and under– the River Run Tadpole Trot– will take place in conjunction with the event at 9:30am. All race proceeds will be donated to programs that benefit at-risk youth in Long Beach.

Those interested in participating can register at wrigleyriverrun. com or in person on Friday, June 5, from 5pm to 8pm in the parking lot of Holy Innocents Parish, 2500 Pacific Ave., or on Saturday, June 6, starting at 6am at the same location. This location is also the start/ finish line for the event.

“This will be a great chance for people across Long Beach to come together, enjoy the outdoors with their family, friends, and neighbors, get some exercise, have fun and support a great cause to help the youth of our city,” said race organizer Gavin Mc Kiernan.

A finish-line festival with live music, prizes and awards, including free shoes to the race winners donated by Legacy Running Store, will take place after the race. All participants will receive goodie bags, commemorative tee shirts and refreshments.

For more information, visit wrigleyriverrun.com .

Source: LBNF

Library event to allow attendees to ‘check out’ humans instead of books

You won’t find these books on any shelf. They’re actually people with diverse life experiences who volunteer to share their stories and answer questions on a one-on-one basis.

Returning for a second year, the Long Beach Human Library event will have “human books” available for 15-minute check-outs at Leadership Long Beach’s Idea Fest at Orizaba Park, 1435 Orizaba Ave. on Saturday, May 30 from 11am to 5pm. This year’s “books” include a mortician, a poet, a public breastfeeding advocate, a retired police officer, a Holocaust survivor and more.

The human library was designed to promote dialogue, reduce prejudices and increase understanding because everyone uses stereotypes at least some of the time. Research has shown that the more people from different groups are in contact with each other, the more stereotypes are reduced. The human library is a prime example of contact-based prejudice reduction, according to the event’s organizers.

Today the human library is a worldwide phenomenon, operating on six continents and 60 countries, local organizers said.

For more information, contact Long Beach Human Library coordinator Rachael Rifkin at lifestories2day@gmail.com or visit on.fb. me/1PDUVah. The event is produced in collaboration with Leadership Long Beach (leadershiplb.org), Idea Fest (ideafestlb.org), Gladys Ave Urban Farm (facebook.com/GladysAveUrbanFarm), Life Stories Today (lifestoriestoday.com) and Sole Searching Long Beach (solesearchinglb.org).

To read about last year’s Human Library event, visit signaltribunenewspaper.com/?p=24005 .

Source: Rachael Rifkin

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VISUAL LEARNERS What Arts festival Who Westerly School When Friday, May 29 from 5pm to 9pm Where Westerly campus, 2950 E 29th St. More Info The event will showcase a variety of artistic media across the curriculum and grade levels spanning an entire year. Spin-art sessions, jewelry making and drawing exercises will also be offered. Contact Ana Jimenez at ajimenez@westerlyschool.org or call (562) 981-3151.

WHAT A GREAT IDEA! What Idea Fest Long Beach Who Hosted by Leadership Long Beach When Saturday, May 30 beginning at 10am Where Gladys Avenue between 14th and Anaheim streets and also at Orizaba Park, 1435 Orizaba Ave. More Info The event will include classes, music, art, food and more. Event-goers can participate in classes ranging from popular arts to social justice, and science to local culture. There will also be performances, entertainment and other activities. The festival is intended to be a catalyst for transformation and leadership in Long Beach. To view classes and get more information, visit ideafestlb.org .

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What Community meeting about main library Who Hosted by Long Beach Public Library Foundation, Friends of the Long Beach Public Library and Plenary Edgemoor Civic Partners When Saturday, May 30 from 10am to noon Where Main Library Auditorium, 101 Pacific Ave. More Info The future of the main library, which will be a central part of Long Beach’s new civic center, will be discussed. Call (562) 628-2441.

SILENCE IS GOLDEN What Silent-film screening/fundraiser Who Hosted by nonprofit Rising Tide When Saturday, May 30 at 7:30pm Where 607 E. 3rd St. More Info The 1927 comedic silent film College, starring Buster Keaton, will be shown. Organist Robert Salisbury will present live musical accompaniment, as he plays the Lough Memorial Organ. Tickets are available for a donation of $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Call (562) 437-0958 to purchase or reserve tickets and obtain directions. Ample free parking is available. All proceeds will benefit Covenant Presbyterian Church Music Ministry and the Rising Tide after-school program.

EGGS WITH THE ELKS What Monthly breakfast Who Bellflower/Long Beach Elks Lodge 888 Where 16426 Bellflower Blvd. in Bellflower When Sunday, May 31, 2015 from 8am to noon More Info Breakfast will be open to the public at $6.50 per person. The meal includes eggs as you like them, bacon, sausage, hash browns, biscuits with gravy, orange juice, assorted fruit, Belgian waffles and coffee.

FA-LA-LA-LA-LAAAA What Fifth annual choral festival Who Hosted by Belmont Heights, California Heights and Lakewood First churches When Sunday, May 31 at 3pm Where California Heights United Methodist Church, 3759 Orange Ave. More Info Each choir will present its own set of favorite songs. The combined choirs will present Mozart’s “Missa Brevis K. 259 (Organ Solo Mass)” with orchestra. There will be a reception following the program. Free-will offerings accepted. Child care provided. Visit calheightsumc.org or call (562) 595-1996.

UP IN THE AIR What Community meeting about airport noise ordinance Who Hosted by Long Beach Neighborhoods First and HUSH 2 When Thursday, June 4 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm Where Minnie Gant School, 1854 Britton Dr. More Info The objective of the meeting is to educate residents on the coveted LGB noise ordinance and to address the formal request by JetBlue to expand their services to allow international flying out of the airport. The Long Beach city attorney and city prosecutor have been invited to walk the audience through the history of the LGB litigation history and the development of the noise ordinance, as well as answer any questions related to the ordinance. Call Rae Gabelich at (562) 423-1170 or Joe Sopo (562) 201-1026.

FUN AT THE 19TH HOLE What 33rd Annual Classic Golf Tournament Who Community Hospital Long Beach Foundation When Friday, June 5 from 3:30 pm to 6:30pm Where Recreation Park Golf Course, 5100 Deukmejian Dr. More Info Tickets cost $50 per person and will benefit Memorial Care Mental Health and Wellness programs at Community Hospital Long Beach. The tournament will feature music by the Ed Velasco Trio as well as a hosted bar, food, raffles and golf awards.

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BUONA SERA! What Italian-music performance Who Hosted by Shoreline Symphonic Winds of Long Beach When Friday, June 5 at 5pm Where Bethany Church and School, 2244 Clark Ave. More Info While the concert is free, food trucks will offer meals for purchase. For each meal purchased, Fulfilling Catering will provide one free meal to the Long Beach Rescue Mission. Visit shorelinewinds.org .

HERON HIKE What Hike through wetlands Who Hosted by Los Cerritos Wetlands Trust When Saturday, June 6 from 8am to 10am Where Meet at the intersection of PCH and 1st Street.

More Info Ecologists will discuss the history of the wetlands. Participants will view the Marketplace Marsh, learn about the reintroduction of the tides and keep a lookout for birds such as the Great Blue Heron. Pre-hike snacks provided by Whole Foods Market. RSVP at elizabeth@lcwlandtrust.org .

A HARD DAY’S EVENING What Screening of Beatles film Hard Day’s Night Who Hosted by Long Beach Cinematheque and The Frida Cinema When Saturday, June 6– gates open at 6:30pm, film begins at 8:30pm Where Sunnyside Cemetery, 1095 E. Willow St. More Info Early-bird price of $10 is available through May 31; gate price is $15. The entertainment will kick off with a live performance by Los Angeles Beatles tribute band Britain’s Finest.

A portion of ticket sales will support Sunnyside Cemetery, a non-profit historical institution. Visit thefridacinema.org/announcing-our-2015-sunnyside-cemetery-lineup .

OPEN HOUSES What Homes tour Who Hosted by the nonprofit Long Beach Heritage When Sunday, June 7 from noon to 5pm Where Throughout Long Beach More Info Tickets are $35 for members and $40 for guests and may be purchased at lbheritage.org with PayPal or by phone at (562) 493-7019. Tickets need to be purchased by May 29 in order to be mailed out on time. If the tour is not sold out, additional tickets may be available for purchase the day of the tour. A food truck will be onsite near 1st Street and Temple Avenue. The tour will include six distinguished homes representing the architectural history of Long Beach, including Miner Smith homes of Belmont Heights, Cliff May Ranchos, a Bluff Park Chalet Craftsman and a Raphael Soriano International-style house. Docents will highlight the interior and exterior features of the homes. Proceeds benefit the historic Bembridge House.

CRACK A BOOK What Bixby Knolls Literary Society meeting Who Hosted by Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association Where Elise’s Tea Room, 3924 Atlantic Ave. When Wednesday, June 10 at 7pm More Info The book to be discussed will be The Awakening by Kate Chopin and edited by Nancy Walker. Parking is available along Atlantic Avenue.

Call (562) 595-0081, email info@bixbyknollsinfo. com or visit facebook.com/bkliterarysociety .

‘CHIP’ IN FOR A GOOD CAUSE What Casino-night “Roaring ‘20s” fundraiser Who Hosted by the Executive Association of Long Beach When Friday, June 12 from 6pm to 11pm Where The Grand, 4101 E Willow St. More Info Visitors will be treated to light appetizers, desserts, drinks, raffle prizes, a photo booth, classic cars in the ballroom and dancing. There will also be prizes, including weekend getaways and cash. The event is open to all, including those who are not members of the Executive Association, a business networking organization. Tickets are $45 per attendee and can be purchased at longbeachexecs.com . The ticket price includes a welcome drink and a limited number of casino chips.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? What Monthly meeting Who Questing Heirs Genealogical Society When Sunday, June 21 at 1pm More Info The meeting will be a summer ice-cream social and will address the topics of finding Long Beach families and researching Native-American ancestors. The organization’s meetings are free and open to the public. Visit qhgs.info .

6 Signal Tribune NEWS Local journalist dies after fall at Pride Parade A freelance reporter for the Beachcomber newspaper has died after suffering a fall and hitting his head on the hardscape while taking photos of the Pride Parade on May 17, according to the publication’s publisher, Jay Beeler.

Michael Sandow died eight days after the accident, to which Long Beach Fire Department paramedics responded at Ocean Boulevard and Cerritos Avenue shortly before noon, when they found Sandow Courtesy Jay Beeler unconscious and Freelance reporter Michael Sandow was taking phosuffering from head tographs during the May 17 Pride Parade downtown trauma. when he fell and hit his head. He died eight days later.

He was transon May 25. Because Sandow was a ported to St. Mary Medical Center and later that day 69-year-old with diabetes, it is beoperated on to relieve fluid pressure lieved that he suffered from a diabetic on the brain. He remained in a coma- seizure, causing the fall, according to tose state until his passing at 12:30am Beeler.

A native of the Chicago area, Sand-

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ow moved to Long Beach in October 2014 to live downtown with a friend that he had known since they were both 18 years old. In January he responded to a Beachcomber advertisement for a writer and thereafter submitted more than a dozen published stories, Beeler said.

“Michael was a freelance writer for nine years at the Forest Park Post before coming to Long Beach,” Beeler said. “He was very talented and eager to explore his new surroundings. The Pride Parade offered an opportunity to photograph the large, iconic, rainbow banner typically seen in the parade.”

It is unknown if he ever captured the image prior to his fall.

Sandow’s feature stories included a recent Aquarium of the Pacific presentation by oceanographer Bill Patzert, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach coverage and mandatory dog neutering.

“Until my recent move, I was usually producing five 1,000-word pieces per issue. They were sometimes accompanied by photos,” Sandow told Beeler in a January email. “The articles I wrote ranged from store openings to local events and some interesting places I encountered in my local travels.”

Sandow was born in Washington, D.C. on December 16, 1945, the son of Cliff and Anne Sandow, who are now deceased. He grew up with two younger sisters, Shelley and Courtney, and two younger brothers, Peter and John– all currently living in the Forest Park area, a suburb directly west of downtown Chicago.

He attended St. Veronica Grammar School and Lane Tech High School in Chicago. His sister Courtney said that Michael “did service in the U.S. Army, was once married with two stepsons, divorced, and worked at a camera store in South Bend, Indiana, before moving back to Forest Park.”

Stepson Richard Sypel later confirmed that Sandow was married to Sharon for about 20 years. Along with his other stepson, Phillip Sypel, Sandow is survived by six grandchildren, all living in South Bend.

Sandow’s younger brother, John, stated “he really loved the idea of society evolving to the future. Mike believed in the future more than he let on. The electric race cars at the Grand Prix, for instance,” in reference to an April 17 story he authored about Formula E race cars.

A private, family memorial is planned at a future time and place.

Source: longbeachcomber.com

May 29, 2015

Bryan Sastokas

Courtesy City of LB

City of LB appoints new director of Technology and Innovation Long Beach City Manager Pat West on Wednesday named Bryan M. Sastokas, a technology executive with 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors, as director of Technology and Innovation. Sastokas’s appointment will be effective June 15, 2015.

“Bryan has a proven history of innovation and project delivery,” West said. “His commitment to technology services for public agencies and history of award-winning service will be a great addition to our Senior Management Team and will continue to help the City’s evolution as an innovation and technology leader.”

Since 2014, Sastokas has served as chief information officer for the City of Oakland, where he is currently responsible for overseeing technology initiatives and for the delivery of IT services.

Prior to joining the City of Oakland, Sastokas held executive positions with: the City of Modesto; the City of Coral Springs, Florida.; and several private-sector companies. Those include: the Universal Service Administrative Company; John Hancock Financial Services; Bay Networks, Inc; and Stream International Inc.

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“I am committed to developing and implementing technologically based solutions to create even more efficiencies, while also helping the City of Long Beach better engage with residents, businesses and visitors,” Sastokas said.

Under Sastokas’s leadership, his cities have been ranked in the Top 10 by the Center for Digital Government and a recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, according to the City of Long Beach. Professionally, Sastokas has been recognized nationally as one of the “Premier 100 IT Leaders” by Computerworld, named one of Government Technology’s “Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers for 2015,” and has been acknowledged by the San Francisco Business Times & Silicon Valley Business Journal as a “Community Champion” in the 2015 Bay Area CIO Awards.

“Bryan is committed to an innovative approach to city government and will be an outstanding asset to our team,” said Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. “His leadership will greatly enhance our efforts to focus on technology that benefit our residents, businesses and visitors.”

“The City of Long Beach has been named a Top-10 Digital City for four consecutive years,” according to a press release from the City. “The Department of Technology and Innovation plans and develops the technology infrastructure for the City, while working across traditional boundaries and improving government service for the entire Long Beach community. The department works to create a more energy-efficient computer environment and emphasizes transparency, openness and civic engagement. The department also runs LBTV, the City’s cable channel.”

Sastokas holds a Master of Science in management from Cambridge College. He attended undergraduate school with a focus on computer engineering at Pennsylvania State University, completed graduate studies at Harvard University in software engineering, and earned a graduate certificate in senior executive leadership from Georgetown University.

Sastokas is replacing Curtis Tani, who retired as director of Technology Services in September 2014.

“I would also like to thank Chris Wilding for his exemplary service as acting director of Technology and Innovation these past eight months,” West said.

Source: City of LB

CULTURE

May 29, 2015

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Life

Imitating Cory Bilicko

Posing questions to local artist Vincent Mattina California Heights resident Vincent Mattina’s day job is art director/designer in the garment industry doing branding and packaging, but in his free time he creates highly detailed, incredibly imaginative mixed-media pieces that take the Steampunk approach to more sophisticated, surrealistic places.

The 53-year-old has a bachelor’s “Wild Life,” assemblage degree in illustration and fine art. He works on three-dimensional sculpturI feel that if they are interested al pieces in his studio and digital art in his home office. enough to ask, I take it as a comThe St. Louis, Missouri native’s work will be on display at the Expo Art pliment. I have found that my inCenter, 4321 Atlantic Ave., beginning Friday, June 5 at an opening during the terpretation may not be what they First Fridays Art Walk from 6pm to 10pm. The show will continue through see in it; sometimes their vision is July 1. fascinating.

If you chose to suddenly do work that is completely different from what you normally create, what would it likely be?

I would like to be an oceanic explorer like Bob Ballard. His work intrigues me; he is actually going places no one has ever seen, on our own planet.

How do you feel when people ask you to explain the meaning of your art?

Do you listen to music while you work? If so, what?

Absolutely. I listen to most every genre of music, but while I am working I like to listen to instrumental: Brian Eno, Amon Tobin, Max Richter, Clint Mansell, Jonny Green“Delta Waves,” digital mixed media wood, Miles Davis, Bill Laswell, Jon Hassell, Robert Fripp, Michael Brook. I could go on and on. I love music.

What’s the typical size of one of your paintings?

My digital images are made at 4800 x 6000 pixels, which is around 16 inches by 20 inches.

How much time do you usually spend on one piece?

Lately, I have been slowing myself down to make more complex images. I would say 20 to 30 hours.

What tips would you share with a painter who wanted to achieve the sense of realism you accomplish in your work?

Take your time, and do a lot of research to find good references.

Why Steampunk?

I have always liked Steampunk, even before it was called Steampunk. As a kid I loved books and movies envisioned

by H.G. Wells and Jules Verne. The Time Machine and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea were some of my favorites.

“Low Tide,” digital mixed media

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Crimes reported by LBPD Council districts 6, 7 & 8 (no arrest info supplied)

2:43pm Non-injury hit-and-run 1800 block Oregon Ave.

6pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 300 block W. 20th St.

4:05pm Battery 2000 block Linden Ave.

Thursday, May 21 12:29am Robbery– commercial 200 block W. Willow St.

3:13pm Residential burglary 2300 block Lemon Ave.

6:17pm Robbery– person 4800 block Atlantic Ave.

5:47pm Non-injury hit-and-run 2300 block E. PCH

8:58pm Non-injury hit-and-run E. PCH/MLK Jr. Ave.

7:30pm Non-injury hit-and-run Long Beach Blvd./E. Willow St.

6:26pm Battery 2100 block Orange Ave.

Saturday, May 23 12:28am Robbery– person E. PCH/Walnut Ave.

5:30am Non-injury hit-and-run 10 block W. 49th St. 6am Grand theft– motor vehicle 4400 block Banner Dr. 10am Grand theft– motor vehicle 2700 block E. PCH 1:01pm Residential burglary 2700 block Oregon Ave. 2:31pm Assault– not firearm E. 20th St./Long Beach Blvd.

E Y E Friday, May 22 10am Residential burglary 2100 block San Francisco Ave. 10am Residential burglary 1900 block Locust Ave.

2:25pm Injury hit-and-run Magnolia Ave./W. 20th St.

8:30pm Residential burglary 2700 block Cedar Ave.

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1am Grand theft– motor vehicle 400 block W. 25th St. 9:47am Assault– not firearm 2500 block Atlantic Ave. 11:48am Battery 4500 block Atlantic Ave.

9:56pm Robbery– person 300 block E. Willow St.

Sunday, May 24 1:29am Commercial burglary 3900 block Long Beach Blvd.

10:20am Robbery– commercial 100 block E. 28th St. 11:51am Battery

May 29, 2015 4900 block Long Beach Blvd.

Residential burglary 4400 block Gardenia Ave.

Indecent exposure Cherry Ave./E. Willow St.

3:26pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 3200 Del Mar Ave.

9:57pm Robbery– person 2400 block Long Beach Blvd.

6:08pm Child abuse 2300 block Lewis Ave.

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5:46pm Residential burglary 1900 block San Francisco Ave. 11pm Battery 3500 block Linden Ave.

Monday, May 25 1:21am Battery Long Beach Blvd./W. PCH 2:53am Non-injury hit-and-run 1900 block E. PCH 6:40am Grand theft– motor vehicle 100 block E. 28th St. 12:05pm Residential burglary 700 block E. 20th St. 12:24pm Grand theft– property 3700 block Countryside Ln. 7:39pm Residential burglary 4600 block Banner Dr. Tuesday, May 26 12:05am Grand theft– motor vehicle 2100 block Locust

12:14am Non-injury hit-and-run E. 23rd St./Long Beach Blvd.

3:37am Non-injury hit-and-run 2900 block Chestnut Ave.

Wednesday, May 27 6:16am Auto burglary 4000 block Chestnut Ave. 9:03am Stolen vehicle recovered 2100 block Golden Ave. 12:02pm Stolen vehicle recovered Locust Ave./E. 21st St.

12:17pm Two grand thefts– property 2200 block San Francisco Ave. 3:20pm Residential burglary 3900 block Cerritos Ave. 6:55pm Non-injury hit-and-run 3900 block Cherry Ave. 7:03pm Assault– not firearm 2200 block Myrtle Ave. 8:45pm Non-injury hit-and-run 3500 block Orange Ave. 11:09pm Auto burglary Linden Ave./E. PCH Crimes reported by SHPD Citywide Thursday, May 21 12:45am Battery 2800 block Walnut Ave. (suspect identified) 3:11pm Residential burglary 2300 block Lemon Ave.

8:55am Auto burglary 2200 block Long Beach Blvd.

8:18pm Commercial burglary 2200 block E. Willow St. (suspect identified)

10:25am Grand theft– property 1800 block Magnolia Ave.

Friday, May 22 2pm Receiving known stolen property 900 block E. 33rd St.

11:07am Non-injury hit-andrun Long Beach Blvd./E. Burnett St. 11:47am Assault– not firearm 1900 block Cedar Ave. 3:39pm Battery 2400 block Cedar Ave. 4:52pm

6:50pm Injury hit-and-run Coronado Ave./E. PCH 7:15pm Attempted commercial burglary 900 block E. 33rd St. (suspect taken into custody) 11:14pm Robbery– person E. 19th St./St. Louis Ave. Saturday, May 23 1:46pm

7:54pm Bring drugs into prison 2700 block Walnut Ave. (suspect taken into custody) Sunday, May 24 3:46am Grand theft– motor vehicle Obispo Ave./E. PCH 8:05am Petty theft 900 block E. 33rd St. (suspect identified) 11:55am Attempted residential burglary 2300 block E. 19th St. 7:17pm Commercial burglary– $950 or less 2100 block E. Willow St. Monday, May 25 5:10am Residential burglary 2600 block E. 19th St. 6:56am Non-injury hit-and-run 2400 block Palm Dr. 1:30pm Commercial burglary– $950 or less 700 block E. Spring St. (suspect taken into custody) 5:09pm Grand theft– $950 or less 700 block E. Spring St. (suspect taken into custody) Tuesday, May 26 3:06pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 900 block Nevada St. 5:50pm Grand theft– $950 or less 700 block E. Spring St. (suspect taken into custody) 6:30pm Possess bad check 2200 block E. Willow St. (suspect taken into custody) 6:50pm Battery– spouse, cohabitant, date 2500 block E. 21st St. (suspect identified) Wednesday, May 27 9:25am Auto burglary 2400 block Cherry Ave. 4:40pm Battery 2600 block E. 28th St. (suspect identified) 7:56pm Injury hit-and-run Orange Ave./E. 32nd St.

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May 29, 2015 Theater review

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Death of a Salesman at Long Beach Playhouse Heidi Nye

Culture Writer

To fully appreciate the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage run of Death of a Salesman, you have to forget you ever saw the 1985 film starring Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich. This is a difficult task, but it’s just not fair to compare the fine acting of the former with the Golden Globe-winning performances of the latter.

Dustin Hoffman’s portrayal of Willy Loman, the hapless aging traveling salesman, is fraught with an agonizing sense of tragedy, whereas Karl Schott is less intense and, therefore, less painful to watch. So, too, in a comparison of John Malkovich’s rendition of errant son Biff and that of John Conway. In the film, Biff carries with him the threat of emotional violence in every line he delivers, whereas the Playhouse’s Biff is someone you might invite to dinner, provided he stayed on his side of the table. The film carries with it the rawness and cruelty of Richard Burton’s and Liz Taylor’s performances in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), a movie that should only be tackled if everything in your world is going right.

The Playhouse’s Death of a Salesman, directed by Carl daSilva, conveys the power behind playwright Henry Miller’s masterful script without making you feel like you’ve been beaten and left at the side of the road.

Premiered on Broadway in 1949, Miller’s play is as poignant and pertinent today as it was when it debuted. Just as a generation struggled with the growth of consumerism and corporatism at the end of World War II, so, too, we are now faced with all that plus job elimination due to automation, wage stagnation or decline for many Americans, increasing job insecurity and an even more egregious gap between rich and poor than was experienced by post-war workers. In short, Willy Loman’s story of the easily-cast-to-the-garbageheap employee is the tale we hear all too often or are experiencing ourselves in 2015.

Linda (Harriet Whitmyer), Willy’s long-suffering wife; Biff (John Conway), the son who showed so much promise but, in his mid30s, is shiftless and marginally employed; and Happy (Zachary Salene), the younger son who works as a low-level cog in the corporate machine and fritters away his paychecks on women and booze, all give convincing performances. The actors play both young and 20-years-older versions of themselves. Some of the best moments are when Willy is remembering hyper-idealized scenes with his teenage sons, who at least in his reveries, beamed in his presence.

But Willy is 63 and, oh so tired of a life on the road, especially since he’s no good at selling and perhaps never was. He has memories– or are they delusions?– that his customers love him, no, adore him. He is seriously slipping– talking to himself and to the ghost of his dashing and wildly successful brother Ben (Skip Blas), lunging at his boss and truly believing that he should be spared the corporate ax because he was there at the naming of his boss when the latter was a newborn. When he does finally do himself in– yes, the “death” in the title is more than a spiritual demise– no one besides his nuclear family and his neighbor Charley (Gary Douglas) is there.

I couldn’t help but remember how, when my mother died, I asked the executive director of the institution that my mom had headed for 30 years if she’d like an obit for an email blast. Absolutely zero interest, even when I suggested that there were still people alive who would remember her and that I would write it. That message addressed posthumusly to my mother was the same as Miller’s to Willy: Go ahead and give your life blood to the company. It will suck your every drop and, when you’re dried up, cast you off. There are plenty of Willy’s to take your place.

Death of a Salesman continues on the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage through Saturday, June 20. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are $24 for adults, $21 for seniors and $14 for students. Tickets may be purchased online at lbplayhouse.org or by calling (562) 494-1014. The Long Beach Playhouse is located at 5021 E. Anaheim St.

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Karl Schott plays Willy Loman in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage production of Death of a Salesman.

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May 29, 2015

Things to consider before acquiring reptiles as pets Steve Strichart Associate Publisher

A while back, I read about a family whose baby was diagnosed with salmonella. The article went on to say that this family had a pet iguana and that was how the baby got the infection. While the article failed to mention how the baby and iguana came into contact with each other (salmonella is transmitted through contact), I had to wonder why the parents placed the iguana in the baby’s

playpen or put the baby in the iguana’s cage? Now, you know that neither of those things happened.

So, the only way that baby could get salmonella was if one of the parents failed to wash his or her hands with antibiotic soap and water. That simple!

According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, an estimated 11 million pet reptiles live in US households.

That means about one out of every 25 households includes at

least one reptile, and many have two or more. Reptiles can make great pets for “kids” of all ages, but some important facts must be taken into consideration before you go buy that cute turtle, frog, lizard or snake.

Reptiles are susceptible to infection and disease, and some of these can be transmitted to humans. Common sense must be used at all times when working around any type of pet, and reptiles are no exception. Cleanliness is of extreme importance

when handling or cleaning up after any reptile. Antibacterial soap is a must-have product. It can save you a lot of headaches later.

Another thing to keep in mind is that a baby reptile bought at a pet shop or online will grow up to be something you may not be prepared to take care of. Some turtles obtain weights of 80plus pounds, some frogs get over 12 inches across, and all large snakes start out about 14 inches long. Do your research before you get your pet. Read a book or

go online and read a care sheet on the reptile you plan on buying.

Remember, you can kill a pet in a matter of months, but you can’t kill a book.

If you plan on obtaining a reptile or amphibian, check reptilecare.com or kingsnake.com for care sheets and valuable information on how to house and care for your new pet.

Strichart is a member of the Southern California Herpetology Association and Rescue.

City of Signal Hill to host pet event

The City of Signal Hill Community Services Department will host its annual Hounds on the Hill event in Signal Hill Park, 2175 Cherry Ave. on Saturday, June 6 from 11am to 2pm.

The event will feature vendor booths, pet vaccinations, children’s activities and music.

Over 20 vendors will be participating, including Pawsitively For Dogs, Pet Post Community, Friends of Long Beach Animals, Centinela Feed & Pet Supplies, Long Beach Animal Hospital, Joyful Paws Pet Hotel & Daycare, Society of California Veterinary Vaccine Care (“SCVVS”), Lucky Dog Spot, GoFETCH, Pussy & Pooch Pethouse and Pawbar, FastFriends Greyhound Adoption, Magic Bean Photography, DogPact, Friendly Animal Adventures and Bark! Bark! Where Cool Dogs Go. For more information, visit cityofsignalhill.org or call (562) 989-7330.

Source: City of SH

Making summer trips with pets cruelty-free

Planning a family getaway this summer? These tips will help you travel safely with animal companions and arrange a cruelty-free itinerary.

• Road-tripping with Rover can be fun, but never fly animals in an airplane cargo hold. It’s too dangerous. Many animals have been lost or harmed due to delays, negligence or extreme temperatures.

• Take along your animals’ toys, blankets, bowls, food, medications and plenty of fresh water, as well as a list of emergency veterinarians in the area.

• Be sure your animal wears identification at all times, and pack a rescue kit, including food, a leash and a towel, so that you can also help any stray animals you may come across.

• Create a cruelty-free itinerary complete with vegetarian eateries and animal-friendly accommodations and entertainment. Marine parks and other animal exhibits aren’t fun for captive animals.

• Don’t patronize hotels that use caged birds or other captive animals as “decorations.” Tell the manager you won’t stay until the exhibit is removed and the animal is sent to a reputable sanctuary.

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Organization specializes in greyhound adoptions The following is an excerpt from the website of FastFriends, a greyhound adoption organization.

Why adopt from FastFriends?

Your greyhound has been acclimated to home life.

Greyhounds who come directly from the track, or who go from the track to a kennel, have never experienced life inside a home. A dog adopted in this way will have to go through a number of adjustments, from learning to walk on tile, to disregarding the noise of the television, to learning to relieve themseleves outside.

We are one of the few groups nationwide that places its dogs in foster homes for a minimum of two weeks prior to adoption. Here, experienced greyhound owners help the dog adjust to all the little things about life in a home that we take for granted.

Your greyhound is carefully matched to your preferences and lifestyle We develop profiles on every dog in foster care. An experienced volunteer helps each of the foster families complete a comprehensive questionnaire of each dog’s habits and traits. We let you know what we know about the dog, even the less attractive traits, so that you can make an intelligent decision.

Our adoption process, which requires you to fill out an application, meet with a placement representative and view possible adoptive dogs, may seem like a lot of work, but remember that you’re planning a relationship that will last 10-plus years. Isn’t it worth taking the time to make sure you’re getting a dog that will be just right for your family?

A local veterinarian recently complimented our foster-care program.

She had adopted two greyhounds from the laboratory in which she worked.

Even though she had worked with the dogs, she learned very little about their temperaments, as it turned out. The first hound did work out great, but the second one has not fit in well at all. She feels that a program like ours would have helped her find the best match for her family and lifestyle.

You get a knowledgeable, friendly support network When you adopt from us, you join a family of greyhound lovers who delight in the joy experienced by new adopters. Your placement representative, your greyhound’s foster family, and our other volunteers are happy to share with you what they know about greyhounds and about adjusting to life with dogs in general. A new dog, however wonderful he is, changes the dy-

namic in the home. He alters to some degree all of the human and animal relationships. This means that you’ll inevitably have questions and needs, especially in the first few weeks. It’s a great relief to know that folks out there know what you’re going through and are ready to help and encourage you.

You can always turn to someone who knows your greyhound When you adopt from us, you can be assured that the foster family knows a lot about your greyhound and can help you through questions or difficulties that can arise in the early days of adoption. You don’t have to try to explain what your dog is like over the phone to someone who has only seen him in a kennel.

You’re adding a greyhound to your family that has run out of options Our dogs come from the Caliente race track in Tijuana, Mexico. This track is governed by the American racing system. In fact, many of these dogs started their racing careers at American tracks. Sure, we could get dogs from Arizona. But dogs from these tracks who aren’t adopted stand a chance of being sent to another, lesser-grade track. Greyhounds that don’t make the grade at the Caliente track basically have nowhere else to go. We are the only local group committed to take dogs only from Caliente, and we take more from that track than does anyone else.

Why do we focus on track dogs?

Thanks to the tremendous efforts of volunteers across the nation, most retired American–bred racing greyhounds do find homes. Current statistics indicate that about 80-85% of the 30,000 greyhounds leaving the track each year are adopted. Our goal is to increase this percentage to 100-percent placement for the available dogs. For the most part, we take as many dogs from the track as we can house and place, month after month, constantly looking for more foster homes to keep up with the constant supply coming from Caliente. We have a very good working relationship with the track owner and manager, who will call us when the pet kennel is getting too full to let us know we need to pick up dogs very soon, and somehow we find a way

to make it happen. If we take in a dog from another source, usually that means one less dog we can rescue from the Caliente track. The Caliente greyhounds are great dogs, by the way. Retired Caliente dogs typically are between 18 months and 5 years of age, in good physical condition, beautiful and loving. They’re retired in most cases because File photo they’re a bit Greyhounds have all the advantages of breeding and training when it comes to being a good pet, acslower than cording to FastFriends greyhound adoption organization. the other dogs: Tijuana, Mexico, we have taken dogs makes them wonderful companions. maybe they from Arizona, Colorado, and Idaho on Their intelligence and breed make run 44 miles an hour instead of 45. occasion. We also rescue racing grey- them perfect house pets, clean, quiYour greyhound always has a home hounds left at local animal shelters. et, and a loving companion. Whether Should a greyhound not work out Our first commitment is to former rac- you are a family looking for a playful in a home, or should your lifestyle ers, but we will try to help any hound friend, or an individual looking for a change radically and you can no longer in need. devoted companion, a well-mannered care for your greyhound, we always Greyhounds spend most of their greyhound could be just the pet for take the dog back and find him a new lives in the company of other dogs, you. Because greyhounds have been home. With us, you never need worry their trainers and handlers. Grey- raised in kennels, a careful introducthat your dog will end up in a shelter if hounds have all the advantages of tion into a suitable home environment you can no longer keep him. breeding and training when it comes to is a must for successful placements. being a good pet. Their sociability gen- For more information, visit greytdogs.

FastFriends Greyhounds Greyhounds placed through our erally makes them great with other pets org . program usually are between 18 (including cats!). Their temperament months and four years old. These ex-racers are intelligent, quiet, clean, gentle, good-natured, adaptable dogs who adjust readily to their new home environment. They are eager to please and respond positively to any attention. They seem grateful for their new homes and regard their new owners with never-ending affection. They do not require a great deal of space to run, as many people think, but they do need exercise. Inside the house they enjoy curling up in a corner on a soft blanket.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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TST4908 / Case No. NS030268 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR

CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 275 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802.PETITION OF Shaduana Dwaynise Shaw, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: SHADUANA DWAYNISE SHAW filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: SHADUANA DWAYNISE SHAW, to Proposed Name: SHADUANA DWAYNISE PURVIS. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, shy the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 12, 2015; Time: 8:30am.; Dept. 27. The address of the court is the same as above.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 939 E. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015.

Ross M. Klein, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: May 1, 2015 TST4909 / 2015 117806 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: BEACH CITIES MIDWIFERY & WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE, 1224 E. Wardlow Rd., Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: BEACH CITIES MIDWIFERY & WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE, 1224

E. Wardlow Rd., Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Betty Snell, President. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 1, 2015. 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: May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015.

TST4911 / 2015 097203 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: SUMMIT AVIATION KLGB, 2830 E. Wardlow Rd., Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: FLYIN CLUB LLC, 2165 S. Dupont Dr. Ste. F, Anaheim, CA 92806. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Samuel Isitander, President. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on April 10, 2015.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new

City of Signal Hill 2175 Cherry Avenue Signal Hill, CA 90755-3799 TST4939 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Notice is given that proposals for “Tree Trimming and Tree Maintenance Services” for City properties will be received at the office of the Director of Public Works, City of Signal Hill City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California 90755 until 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 18, 2015.

Proposal documents may be obtained at the office of the Director of Public Works at the above address or downloaded from HYPERLINK “http://www.cityofsignalhill.org” www.cityofsignalhill. org or mailed, upon request, by calling (562) 989-7351, Monday thru Thursday, 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. and Friday from 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of: the qualifications of the firm presenting proposal the bid price proposed operations and management tools and controls overall proposal The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. The City is not obligated to award a contract. The selected vendor will be notified and the results posted to the City’s website 5 to 7 days following the closing date.

Dated: May 27, 2015 Advertised: May 29, 2015 __/ss/________ Steve Myrter Director of Public Works

City of Signal Hill 2175 Cherry Avenue Signal Hill, CA 90755-3799 TST4937 NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, the Planning Commission of the City of Signal Hill will conduct a public workshop at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California, to consider the following: PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW OF REVISED PLANS A REQUEST TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING 800 SQUARE FOOT SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING AND DETACHED GARAGE TO CONSTRUCT A NEW 3,072 SQUARE FOOT TWO-STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING WITH A THREE CAR GARAGE AT 1995 ST. LOUIS STREET IN THE RLM-2, RESIDENTIAL LOW/MEDIUM-2, ZONING DISTRICT THE PLANS WERE REVIEWED PREVIOUSLY AT THE OCTOBER 2014 WORKSHOP. THE PLANS HAVE BEEN REVISED AS FOLLOWS:

• A REDUCTION OF 115 SQUARE FEET; • REVISED FLOORPLANS: 5-BEDROOMS, NO GAME ROOM AND NO LIBRARY; • CONVERTED THE 812 SF COVERED BALCONY TO A 456 SF UNCOVERED BALCONY; AND • INCLUSION OF A PORCH AND COVERED BALCONY AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE Applicant: Seth Sor for Kimberly Ly Recommendation: Receive public comments and direction for future public hearing.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are hereby invited to attend this public workshop to present written information, express their opinions or otherwise present evidence on the above matter. You are encouraged to participate at the workshop to ensure that the applicant has the opportunity to respond to comments prior to finalizing the plans for the public hearing. A public hearing will scheduled after the workshop and a separate notice will be sent regarding this meeting.

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

FURTHER INFORMATION on this item may be obtained at the City of Signal Hill Community Development Department located at 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California, or by emailing Selena Alanis, Assistant Planner, at salanis@cityofsignalhill. org or calling at (562) 989-7341.

Published in the Signal Tribune newspaper: Posted in accordance with S.H.M.C. Section 1.08.010: Mailed to property owners within 500’ radius:

May 29, 2015 May 29, 2015 May 29, 2015

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: May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015.

TST4914 / 2015 106024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: REFLUX COMPONENTS, 125 E. 9th St. Suite B, Long Beach, CA 90813. Registrant: PATRICK DONOVAN, 125 E. 9th St. Suite B, Long Beach, CA 90813. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Patrick Donovan. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on April 20, 2015.

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: May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015.

TST4915 / 2015 119229 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: BMK PROPERTIES, 2633 E. 28th St. #620, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: BMK PROPERTIES INC., 2633 E. 28th St. #620, Signal Hill, CA 90755.

This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Barry Knight, CEO. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 4, 2015.

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: May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015.

TST4916 / Case No. YS027272 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 825 Maple Ave., Torrance, CA 90503.

PETITION OF Genet Taye Ababa, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner: GENET TAYE ABABA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: GENET TAYE ABABA, to Proposed Name: GENET SOLOMON. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, shy the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 12, 2015; Time: 8:30am.; Dept. B. The address of the court is the same as above.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 939 E. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015. Steven R. Van Sicklen, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: May 5, 2015 TST4917 / 2015 122298 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: JLC PHOTOGRAPHY, 2254 Gaviota Ave. #6, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: JACQUELINE L. CLINGMAN, 2254 Gaviota Ave. #6, Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Jacqueline L. Clingman. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 7, 2015. 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: May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015.

TST4918 / 2015 123207 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: VOLUNTEER STARS, 4629 Hayter Ave., Lakewood, CA 90712. Registrant: TODD HEISS, 4067 Hardwick St. #533, Lakewood, CA 90712. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Todd Heiss. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 7, 2015. 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

City of Signal Hill 2175 Cherry Avenue Signal Hill, CA 90755-3799 TST4938 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Signal Hill will hold a public hearing on July 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California, to consider: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, FINDING THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (CMP) AND ADOPTING THE CMP LOCAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65089 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are hereby invited to attend a public hearing to present written information, express their opinions or otherwise present evidence on the above matter.

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

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED to submit written comments to the Public Works/Engineering Department or during the public hearing.

FURTHER INFORMATION on this item may be obtained at the City of Signal Hill Public Works/Engineering Department located at 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California or by contacting Travis Brooks at (562) 989-7355. ___________//ss//________________ Travis Brooks Public Works Management Analyst Published in the Signal Tribune on: May 29, 2015 Published at City Hall, the Library, Reservoir Park and Discovery Well Park on: May 29, 2015

May 29, 2015 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: May 15, 22, 29, & June 5, 2015.

TST4919 / 2015 116849 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 5 M G INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., 375 Redondo Ave. Ste. 219, Long Beach, CA 90814.

Registrant: M G INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., 375 Redondo Ave. Ste. 219, Long Beach, CA 90814.

This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Seany Renfrow, President. The registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. The registrant began using this fictitious business name on May 15, 2014.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on April 20, 2015. 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: May 15, 22, 29, & June 5, 2015.

TST4920 / 2015 124656 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: RIGHT CHOICE CONSTRUCTION, 3735 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: CESAR ENRIQUE MEJIA COMEZ, 3735 Cherry 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: Cesar Enrique Mejia Gomez. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 11, 2015.

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: May 15, 22, 29, & June 5, 2015.

TST4929 / 2015 124395 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: FELINE GOOD SOCIAL CLUB, 3642 Vermont St., Long Beach, CA 90814. Registrant: LONG BEACH FELINES, INC., 3642 Vermont St., Long Beach, CA 90814. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Pamela J. Leslie, Vice President. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 8, 2015. 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: May 22, 29, & June 5, 12, 2015.

May 29, 2015 TST4930 / 2015 125386 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: ZIZILU, located at 2322 Monte Verdi Dr., Signal Hill, CA 90755. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed on April 20, 2013, original File No. 2013 015776, in the County of Los Angeles. Registrant: ALJABBAN, RAZAN , 2322 Monte Vista, Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business was conducted by: an Individual. Signed: Razan Aljabban. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 11, 2015. Pub. The Signal Tribune: May 22, 29, & June 5, 12, 2015.

TST4934 / 2015 120401 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: LOS ANGELES SINUS AND ALLERGY SPECIALISTS, 1701 Cesar E. Chavez Ave. #560, Los Angeles, CA 90033. Registrant: JAHANGIR SHARIFI MD, INC., 1701 Cesar E. Chavez Ave. #560, Los Angeles, CA 90033. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Jahangir Sharifi, President. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 5, 2015.

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: May 22, 29, & June 5, 12, 2015.

TST4929 / 2015 124395 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: FELINE GOOD SOCIAL CLUB, 3642 Vermont St., Long Beach, CA 90814. Registrant: LONG BEACH FELINES, INC., 3642 Vermont St., Long Beach, CA 90814. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Pamela J. Leslie, Vice President. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 8, 2015. 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: May 22, 29, & June 5, 12, 2015.

TST4930 / 2015 125386 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: ZIZILU, located at 2322 Monte Verdi Dr., Signal Hill, CA 90755. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed on April 20, 2013, original File No. 2013 015776, in the County of Los Angeles. Registrant: ALJABBAN, RAZAN , 2322 Monte Vista, Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business was conducted by: an Individual. Signed: Razan Aljabban. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 11, 2015. Pub. The Signal Tribune: May 22, 29, & June 5, 12, 2015.

TST4934 / 2015 120401 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing busi-

PUBLIC NOTICES ness as: LOS ANGELES SINUS AND ALLERGY SPECIALISTS, 1701 Cesar E. Chavez Ave. #560, Los Angeles, CA 90033. Registrant: JAHANGIR SHARIFI MD, INC., 1701 Cesar E. Chavez Ave. #560, Los Angeles, CA 90033. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Jahangir Sharifi, President. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 5, 2015.

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: May 22, 29, & June 5, 12, 2015.

TST4924 Trustee Sale No. : 00000004734340 Title Order No.: 730-1403958-70 FHA/ VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/22/2007.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 06/01/2007 as Instrument No. 20071326298 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: MARKESE R. FREEMAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 06/11/2015 TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELES-NORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2749 E 21ST STREET, SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA 90755 APN#: 7215027-067 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, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, 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 obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $1,293,720.94.

The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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 wheth-

er your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000004734340. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.COM, LLC 2 ONE MAUCHLY IRVINE, CA 92618 800-280-2832 www.auction.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP as Trustee Dated: 05/04/2015 NPP0247260 To: SIGNAL TRIBUNE 05/15/2015, 05/22/2015, 05/29/2015

TST4923 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOAN WILSON

Case No. BP162636

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOAN WILSON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Joyce James in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Joyce James be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on June 17, 2015 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: JANE BAUER ESQ SBN 97406 1131 E MAIN ST STE 107 TUSTIN CA 92780 Pub. Signal Tribune May 22, 29 & June 5, 2015.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-14-618596-AB Order No.: 8425871 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/25/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater

on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ARMIN A ALFARO, AND SHERYLENE I ALFARO, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 7/11/2007 as Instrument No. 20071640547 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 6/12/2015 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $893,450.64 The purported property address is: 1928 ORIZABA AVE, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 7217-013-037 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 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www. qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-14-618596-AB . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-7302727 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp.

TS No.: CA-14-618596-AB IDSPub #0083046 5/22/2015 5/29/2015 6/5/2015 TST4935 APN: 7217-013-038 T.S. No. 005932CA NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to CA Civil Code 2923.3 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 2/11/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 6/18/2015 at 10:30 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 2/24/2009, as Instrument No. 20090256340, in Book N/A, Page N/A, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JOAQUIN O. VELASCO, UNMARRIED MAN OSCAR VELASCO AND REGINA VELASCO, HUSBAND AND WIFE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR

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CASH, 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 FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: PARCEL 4, OF PARCEL MAP NO. 26036 AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 315, PAGE(S) 60 AND 61 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1918 ORIZABA AVENUE SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 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 held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $647,792.88 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. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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 (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING. COM, using the file number assigned to this case 005932-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP. CLEAR RECON CORP. 4375 Jutland Drive Suite 200 San Diego, California 92117 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL 4, OF PARCEL MAP NO. 26036 AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 315, PAGE(S) 60 AND 61 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Published in the Signal Tribune May 29, June 5, & 12, 2015.

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According to Charlie Ligorria-Diaz, an assistant manager for Ahimsa Vegan Cafe, the idea is good and could become popular. Ligorria-Diaz said he found out about “Meatless Mondays” from kitchen staff and thinks it will be a boon for local restaurants and the vegetarian community.

Ahimsa Vegan Cafe, located downtown on 4th Street, is already a popular destination for vegans and vegetarians, according to Ligorria-Diaz, who estimates that about 50 percent of the restaurant’s patrons are vegan or vegetarian and the remaining 50 percent are meat-eaters, testing out the vegetarian lifestyle. With the adoption of Meatless Mondays, he said he believes local vegan and vegetarian restaurants could benefit from a day that promotes vegetarianism, creating more business.

Ligorria-Diaz is not alone. Joana Tavares, manager of I Love Vegan on Pacific Avenue, a vegan Thai restaurant, echoed the same sen-

timents. Tavares said many of I Love Vegan’s customers are tourists visiting Long Beach.

Tavares said she was unaware the city now has a vegetarian day but believes that eventually the decision could bring additional foot traffic into establishments like I Love Vegan.

“I didn’t know about it, but I think it’s a good idea,” Tavares said. “We have a lot of vegans here.”

Ligorria-Diaz and Tavares agreed vegetarianism is not just about eating healthy. The issue is directly tied to environmental sustainability, particularly water conservation– a point raised at the City Council meeting on May 19.

Water is used to support agricultural growth, which is also how livestock, such as cattle, are fed. Many of those animals, such as cows, wind up slaughtered for meat processing and food consumption. According to the Vegetarian Society, a vegetarian advocacy or-

ganization, the estimates of how much water is required to produce one kilo of beef varies from 13,000 liters to 100,000 liters. The organization also cites that more than 8 percent of water consumption is due to livestock production.

Various studies have also linked vegetarianism to reducing the environmental impact on global warming. For example, a study published by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) in 2006 suggests raising livestock generates more greenhouse gases than all cars and trucks in the world combined.

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PUBLIC NOTICES TST4936 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 121945 Title No. 95510636 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/30/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 06/18/2015 at 11:00 AM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 01/06/2010, as Instrument No. 20100012061, in book -, page -, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Felicia T. Leinonen, A Married Woman as Her Sole and Separate Property, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 7214-009-103 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2506 East Willow Street #208, Signal Hill, CA 90755 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, but without cove-

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nant or warranty, expressed 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 said Deed of Trust, 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 obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $215,334.94 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. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dated: 5/28/2015 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Rivas/Authorized Signature 41689 ENTERPRISE CIRCLE NORTH, STE. 228, TEMECULA, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-7302727 The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. 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

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and clear ownership of the property. You COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TST4925 should also be aware that the lien being TREASURER AND COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TAX COLLECTOR auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR are the highest bidder at the auction, you NOTICE OF are or may be responsible for paying DIVIDED PUBLICATION NOTICE OF Made pursuant to Revenue and off all liens senior to the lien being aucDIVIDED PUBLICATION Taxation Code Section 3381 Made pursuant to Revenue and tioned off, before you can receive clear Taxation Code Section 3381 title to the property. You are encouraged Pursuant to Revenue and to investigate the existence, priority, and Taxation Code Pursuant Sections 3381 through 3385, to Revenue and the Notice Power to Sellthrough Tax-Defaulted size of outstanding liens that may exist Taxation 3381 3385, Codeof Sections Property andPower for thetoCounty of Los Angeles, Noticeinof Sell Tax-Defaulted on this property by contacting the county the State of California, has been divided and Property in and for the County of Los Angeles, recorder’s office or a title insurance com- State distributed to varioushas newspapers of general been divided and of California, circulationtopublished in the County.

A portion pany, either of which may charge you distributed various newspapers of general of the published list appears each A of such in the in County. portion a fee for this information. If you consult circulation the list appears in each of such either of these resources, you should be ofnewspapers. aware that the same lender may hold newspapers.

NOTICE OF IMPENDING POWER TO SELL PROPERTY more than one mortgage or deed of trust NOTICETAX-DEFAULTED OF IMPENDING POWER TO SELL Made pursuant to Revenue and Taxation TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERCode Section Made pursuant to Revenue3361 and Taxation TY OWNER: The sale date shown on Code Section 3361 this notice of sale may be postponed Notice is hereby given that real property taxes and assessments theproperty parcels one or more times by the mortgagee, Notice is hereby given thatonreal described will have been defaulted five on the parcels and below assessments beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant taxes or more years, or, in the case of nonresidential below will have been defaulted five to Section 2924g of the California Civil described property on which a orcommercial more years, property, or, in the case of nonresidential nuisance abatement has been recorded, Code. The law requires that information commercial property, lien property on which a or that abatement can servelienthehaspublic benefit by been recorded, about trustee sale postponements be nuisance providing housing or services directly can serve the public benefitrelated by made available to you and to the public, orto that low-income persons three or more COUNTY OFwhen LOSdirectly ANGELES COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TST4925 providing housing or services related as a courtesy to those not present at the toyears haveCOUNTY elapsed, and a request hasmore been TREASURER ANDor TREASURER AND persons when three low-income COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES OF LOS ANGELES madehave by aelapsed, city, county, city and county, TAX COLLECTOR TAX COLLECTOR sale. If you wish to learn whether your years and a request TREASURER AND has beenor TREASURER AND nonprofit thatand property, will by a organization city, TAX county, city county, or TAX COLLECTOR COLLECTOR sale date has been postponed, and, if made become subject to the Tax power NOTICE OF NOTICE OF thatCollector's property, willto nonprofit organization applicable, the rescheduled time and become sell. subject DIVIDED DIVIDED PUBLICATION PUBLICATION to the Tax Collector's power to NOTICE OF NOTICE OF subject to the listed will become date for the sale of this property, you may sell. The parcels Made pursuant to Revenue Revenue and and Made pursuant to DIVIDED PUBLICATION DIVIDED PUBLICATION Tax power to sell onsubject July 1,to2015, Taxation Code Section 3381 Taxation Section 3381 TheCollector's parcels listed willCode become the call (714) 730-2727 for information reMade pursuant to Revenue and Made pursuant to Revenue and at 12:01 a.m., by operation of July law.

Tax power to sell on 1,The 2015, Collector's Taxation Code Section 3381 Taxation Code Section 3381 garding the trustee’s sale or visit this In- Tax Collector will record a power to sell unless the Pursuant to Revenue and Pursuant to Revenue and at 12:01 a.m., by operation of law. The Tax ternet Web site - www.servicelinkASAP. Taxation property taxes are paid or anunless installment Taxation Code Sections 3381 through 3385, Code Sections 3381 through 3385, Collector will record a power to sell Pursuant toin full Revenue and the Pursuant to Revenue and plan of redemption is initiated, as provided the Notice of Power to Sell Tax-Defaulted com - for information regarding the sale Taxation theproperty Notice of Sections Power to Tax-Defaulted taxes are paid inSell fullthrough or an installment 3381 through 3385, by Taxation Code Sections 3381 3385, Code lawof prior toPower 5:00 p.m., on June 30, 2015.

The Property in and for the the County of Los Los Angeles, Property in and for County of Angeles, is initiated, as provided by plan redemption the Notice of Power to Sell Tax-Defaulted of this property, using the file number as- the Notice of to Sell Tax-Defaulted right to initiate an installment plan terminates State of California, has been divided and State of California, hasonbeen divided and law prior to 5:00 p.m., June 30, 2015.

The Property in and and for the the County of Los Los Angeles, in for County of Angeles, signed to this case: 121945. Information Property on June 30, 2015.

Thereafter, the only option distributed to various newspapers of general distributed to various newspapers of general an installment plan terminates right to initiate has been divided and State of California, has ofbeen divided and Statetoofprevent California, the sale property atoption public about postponements that are very short distributed circulation published in the the County.

A portion circulation published in the County. portion on Juneto 2015.

Thereafter, the only newspapers of A general distributed to30, various newspapers general isvarious byappears paying taxes inofA full. oftoauction the list appears in each of such of the list in each of prevent the sale ofthe the property at such public in duration or that occur close in time to circulation in the the County.

A portion circulation published in County. portion published right of the redemption survives newspapers. is by paying in full. auction intaxes each of such the ofnewspapers. theThe list appears in each of such the list appears the scheduled sale may not immediately of property becoming subject to the power tothe sell, The right of redemption survives newspapers. be reflected in the telephone information newspapers. but it OF terminates at 5:00 p.m. onSELL thesell, last NOTICE OF IMPENDING POWER TO SELL NOTICE IMPENDING POWER TO becoming subject to the power to property business day before the scheduled auction TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY or on the Internet Web site. The best way NOTICE PROPERTY at 5:00 p.m.TO onSELL the lastof but itTAX-DEFAULTED terminates NOTICE OF IMPENDING POWER TO SELL OF IMPENDING POWER theTAX-DEFAULTED property the Tax Collector.

Made pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Made pursuant to Revenue and Taxation of day by before the scheduled auction TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY to verify postponement information is to business The Treasurer andPROPERTY Tax Code Section 3361 Code Section 3361 byto the Tax Collector. the property Made pursuant to Revenue andCollector's Taxation Office pursuant Revenue and Taxation attend the scheduled sale. A-FN4526530 Made will furnish, upon request, information The Treasurer and Tax Collector's Office Code Section Section 3361 Code 3361 05/29/2015, 06/05/2015, 06/12/2015 concerning payment inthat full real or information initiating Notice is hereby hereby givenrequest, that real property an Notice is given property will furnish, upon

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The of Assessor's and further are available in the Assessor's Office, 500 system explanation of the parcel numbering West Temple Street, Room 225, Los Angeles, are available in the Assessor's Office, 500 California 90012.

West Temple Street, Room 225, Los Angeles, The real property that is the subject of this 90012.

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May 29, 2015

Andrews announces run as write-in candidate Sixth District Long Beach City Councilmember Dee Andrews announced last week that he will seek another term as a write-in candidate in next April’s Municipal Primary Election. Since 1992, Andrews is only the fourth city councilmember to seek a third term, according to Derek Humphrey, Andrews’s campaign consultant.

“I’m proud of my record, working to improve and protect 6th District neighborhoods, but there is much work that still needs to be done, and there are projects I want to see through to completion,” Andrews said. “After a lifetime in central Long

Beach, I think voters have a pretty good idea of who I am, what I stand for and what they can count on me to fight for. Today, I will begin what is likely to be my final political campaign, by asking voters to write my name in to allow me the honor of continuing to represent them at City Hall.”

Under Long Beach’s city charter, councilmembers may run for a third term, but only as write-in candidates in the primary election. Upon advancing to the general election, their names will appear on the ballot.

Source: Derek Humphrey

Victim of 2014 robbery, shooting dies from wounds; reward for information reissued On May 26, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, at the recommendation of 4th District Supervisor Don Knabe, reissued a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of 54-year-old Felix Avelar Duran of Long Beach, a mini-market owner who was shot during a robbery in March 2014.

On May 19, 2015, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office notified the Long Beach Police Department that Duran had died from injuries caused by the shooting. He had remained hospitalized and on life support since the incident.

On March 24, 2014, at approximately 7:50pm, police were dispatched to the area of 7th Street and Cerritos Avenue regarding an “unknown trouble” call, possibly involving an assault with a deadly weapon.

Arriving officers determined that a robbery to a liquor store in the 1100 block of E. 7th Street had occurred, and the store owner, who was 53 at the time, sustained a gunshot wound to the upper torso.

Long Beach Fire Department paramedics transported Duran to a local hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

Due to the extent of his injuries, homicide detectives responded to the scene. Officers worked throughout the night to collect evidence, review witness statements and seek out any video surveillance that may have captured useful information, according to police.

In May of 2014, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors established a

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reward, and investigators released surveillance video footage depicting the suspect entering the store, shooting the victim and taking the cash register before fleeing on foot. The suspect was described as a black male, in his late teens or early 20s, with an average build and wearing a black hoodie-style sweatshirt with “Cali” across the front-chest area.

Those with information regarding the suspect’s identity or whereabouts are urged to contact LBPD homicide detectives Scott Lasch and Donald Goodman at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIPLA plus the tip to CRIMES (274637), or visiting lacrimestoppers.org .

Source: LBPD

Congressmembers Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA-48) last week introduced bipartisan legislation to preemptively protect the will of voters across the country from a possible decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that could lead to the elimination of independent redistricting in six states and reinstall partisan gerrymandering into the drawing of Congressional districts in these states, according to Lowenthal’s office.

The bipartisan bill, H.R. 2501, the Citizens’ Districts Preservation Act, protects the decision of voters in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, New Jersey and Washington to keep politics out of redistricting and keeps the current congressional districts that were drawn by independent redistricting commissions in place until after the next census occurs in 2020.

“When the voters choose a commission to draw their state’s congressional districts, their decision should be respected,” Rohrabacher said. “Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress has the power to ensure that the will of the people be carried out, and adopting the Citizens’ Districts Preservation Act will accomplish just that.”

H.R.2501 was introduced in anticipation of an expected June ruling by

the Supreme Court in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, a case challenging Arizona’s non-partisan, citizen-run redistricting commission. Based on indications from the Justices during oral arguments on the case in March, the court could rule to take away the power of Arizona’s redistricting commission, which was established by a vote of the people of Arizona, to draw congressional districts and return this authority to the state legislature.

“Our bipartisan bill preserves the will of our constituents who chose to end gerrymandering and take politics out of redistricting,” Lowenthal said. “Instead of putting redistricting back into the hands of special interests, we want to keep the lines drawn by community interests.”

In addition to Arizona’s citizen-led commission, the Citizens Redistricting Commission in California, which was given the authority to draw congressional districts by more than 60 percent of California voters in 2010, would likely also have their congressional district-drawing powers taken away.

Other independent redistricting commissions in Washington, New Jersey, Hawaii, Idaho and potentially other states could be similarly affected by the Supreme Court decision. Furthermore, states looking to

create new non-partisan redistricting models for their congressional districts could be preemptively stymied in their efforts.

H.R. 2501, which currently has 16 bi-partisan cosponsors, draws on the ability of Congress, under Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, to uphold commission-drawn districts for Arizona, California, and other states.

“Allowing politicians to draw their own legislative districts is like allowing a fox to guard the henhouse,” National Redistricting Director for Common Cause Kathay Feng said. “The Citizens’ Districts Preservation Act will ensure that voters’ voices are heard by keeping in place congressional districts drawn through independent redistricting commissions like the successful one in California.”

In January, Rohrabacher and Lowenthal filed a bipartisan amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the Arizona Redistricting Commission. The brief was cosigned by 10 other Congressional Democrats and nine Congressional Republicans representing districts across the nation from California to New York and from Washington to Florida, according to Lowenthal’s office.

Source: Lowenthal’s office

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Myrter said that Signal Hill is considered by state authorities to be a “small-community water supplier” since it only has 2,993 service connections. However, the threshold to become an “urban water supplier” begins at 3,000 service connections.

Councilmember Michael Noll suggested that the City adopt a “toolbox” of ideas to address the future classification as an urban water supplier, noting that the City needs only seven service connections to exceed the classification as a small-community water supplier.

Auto dealerships and, particularly, a manufacturer of heart valves supplied to hospitals are among Signal Hill’s biggest water customers, and City Manager Ken Farfsing noted that there are “no easy answers” to managing the water needs and consumptions from these business customers. He criticized the state authorities at the May 19 Council meeting, noting that specific decisions on how to comply with the new requirements were left up to the cities.

“The State basically has thrown this to the cities,” Farfsing said. “[They] said ‘You go figure it out. We just want 25-percent reduction across the board. If your residents have to cough up and… basically they’re now going to have to conserve more because you decide to keep a business going, that’s your decision you’re making as a community.’ I think that’s unfair.” ✦

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