Signal Tribune August 18, 2017

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Local singing group’s new artistic director ‘We never know what seizing opportunities to make his voice heard disaster can hit us’ James Bass advises vocalists to ‘sing’ in the moment.

Zoe Adler Editorial Intern

Unlike musical instruments, voices don’t last forever. Voices take time to mature and can begin to fade very early. So, vocalists have an expiration date, which is why conductor and singer Dr. James K. Courtesy James K. Bass Bass takes advantage of Dr. James K. Bass is assum- the present while preing the position of artistic paring for the future.

Bass, who happens director for the Long Beach Camerata Singers. His first to be a bass, sings rehearsal with the group frequently and conwill be on Aug. 22, and his ducts multiple musical first concert with them will groups, all while workbe the Camerata Peace ing as a professor and director of choral studProject on Oct. 8. ies at UCLA. He sings bass with and is the associate conductor for Florida’s Grammy-nominated classical choir Seraphic Fire and is the new artistic director for the symphonic choir Long Beach Camerata Singers.

Bass chooses to take on so much because he knows that singing is a temporal skill, he explained to the Signal Tribune in an interview on Tuesday.

“Voice, it has a shelf life, so as a conductor or a teacher, you can go until you no longer have sanity,” Bass explained, “but as a professional, classical singer, there’s a point when people will say, ‘There’s somebody better than you, and I can hire them,’ so you have to do it while you can.”

While a broken instrument is replaceable, a broken voice is not, which is why he advises all singers to take advantage of the now.

“In order to make a living or in order to be involved in these high-level events, you basically hit the iron while it’s hot, because you don’t know when it’s going to go away,” Bass said.

He added that in many ways he developed his philosophy to do as much as possible from advice his dad gave him.

“My father’s lesson was, ‘Burn the candle at both ends until you burn the house down,’” Bass said, which he takes to mean that as long as he can do something, why not do it?

But part of this practice also developed from necessity because the ability to succeed and make money as a classical musician requires significant effort and travel.

“In the modern classical world, if you live in one town, and you say, ‘I’m only going to work in this one town,’ you’re never going to make enough money to pay for rent,” Bass said.

“And so the classical world is a very fluid market where you’re going all over the place, and if you’re any good at all, then multiple places are going to want you.” see DIRECTOR page 6

Long Beach, Signal Hill officials say cities are prepared for potential crises.

Sebastian Echeverry Staff Writer

The recent increase in nuclear-war rhetoric between President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un has caused some concern over the sensitive topic.

As world leaders work to disarm the tension, Long Beach officials have certain steps in place for citizens to follow in the event of a major emergency– natural or man-made.

The Disaster Preparedness Bureau and Emergency Communications Department in Long Beach are in charge of planning, coordinating and managing disaster preparedness. The bureau also oversees mitigation, response and recovery operations during times of city-wide crisis.

The bureau provides a comprehensive program in which it prepares citizens and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to respond to incidents and return to “normalcy” as quickly as possible.

NGOs include school districts, hospitals, transportation agencies, utility companies and the American Red Cross.

The bureau is tasked with being the liaison between county, state and federal agencies responsible for emergency management. That includes the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management (OEM), California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The Signal Tribune reached out Aug. 11 via email to Reggie Harrison, director of the Long Beach Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications Office. He stated that citizens should follow three main steps to be prepared for an emergency.

The first is to coordinate an emergency preparedness plan. That includes a communications strategy to notify family members outside of the area and to check in on loved ones. The first step recsee PREPAREDNESS page 11

Prosecutor’s proposal to increase JetBlue noise fines mutually approved Audits to be conducted on library foundation funds.

Denny Cristales Online Editor

Long Beach City Prosecutor Doug Haubert announced last week that JetBlue has agreed to his proposal to increase consent-decree fines for late-night flights– starting with the current quarter of 2017, which began in July– from $3,000 to $6,000 per violation.

The change is the first time the decree has been modified since its inception in 2003. Originally, JetBlue would pay $3,000 for each violation of the Long Beach Airport Noise Ordinance in a quarter– with a limit of six violations– and then it would pay $6,000 for each additional violation within that same time frame.

The change proposal sets the violation to a flat fee of $6,000.

The modification to the noise ordinance and its consent-decree fine is a result of a trend in recent quarters that sees an increase in JetBlue’s late-night flights, according to Haubert.

“Ultimately, I think JetBlue is making efforts, but I want to make sure that we are doing everything we can to disincentivize violations of the law,” Haubert said in a phone interview Monday, adding that he believes financial sanctions are an effective motivator. “These are criminal violations of the law, and they should not be taken lightly. I’m not saying JetBlue is taking them lightly– I’m just saying that we need to make sure there are effective deterrents.”

Haubert admitted the fine increase was not a perfect solution, but he believed that it is currently the best option when considering the interests of the city and the flying public. He said the recent trend in the increased noise pollution at the airport warrants a thorough discussion on what else can be done to improve compliance with the mandate.

“I think the best outcome would be to keep the noise ordinance in place and to strictly enforce its provisions so that people are not flying in late constantly, which does dramatically Denny Cristales | Signal Tribune and negatively impact the quality of life for the Last week, Long Beach City Prosecutor Doug Haubert announced that JetBlue has agreed to residents that live near the airport,” he said. “If a proposal that would increase consent-decree fines for late-night flight violations of the Long see VIOLATIONS page 10 Beach Airport Noise Ordinance, beginning with the current quarter of 2017, from $3,000 to $6,000.

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NEWS

August 18, 2017

LB City Council incumbents, mayor file for re-election, begin fundraising Garcia, Richardson become first incumbents to help others’ campaigns through officeholder accounts.

Cory Bilicko Managing Editor

Long Beach’s primary election next April may seem far off, but there’s already one thing constituents in odd-numbered districts considering a run for city council can count on: squaring off against an incumbent.

All current councilmembers in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th districts have filed paperwork to seek re-election in the April 10, 2018 primary election. Additionally, Mayor Robert Garcia and City Prosecutor Doug Haubert have both filed to seek re-election, according to the city clerk’s office.

At press time, according to the city clerk’s website, all the aforementioned candidates are running unopposed, with the exception of 1st District Councilmember Lena Gonzalez, who, thus far, has a single competitor– one Carmen A. Huxley.

The other two seats that will be on next year’s ballot are city auditor and city attorney, but, despite some media reports to the contrary, Laura Doud and Charles Parkin have not filed paperwork to reclaim their respective seats.

As if early filing and a term of experience weren’t advantage enough, some incumbents have also been publicizing their successful fundraising efforts thus far.

On June 2, Garcia announced he would be seeking another term as the city’s figurehead, and his announce-

ment was quickly followed by fundraising emails to constituents.

On June 19, his campaign issued another email regarding a fundraiser at a private residence near the Virginia Country Club.

“It’s been an honor serving as your mayor for the last three years,” he wrote, from his Robert Garcia for Mayor campaign email address.

“Together we’ve moved Long Beach forward, and I hope I can count on your support for my reelection in 2018.”

On June 23 and 26, another email from his campaign asked for support– not for his own re-election efforts– but for those of three current council members.

“I hope you can join me to support Vice Mayor [and 9th District Councilmember] Rex Richardson, Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez and [5th District] Councilwoman Stacy Mungo,” Garcia wrote of a fundraiser scheduled for June 27. “It has been a pleasure to work with these council members the last three years, and I look forward to continuing all the good work we’ve done together.”

The email also included a contribution form so that donations could be made to any or all of the three incumbents.

Perhaps due in part to that event and the donation form, one of those council members allegedly broke a fundraising record the following month.

In a July 31 email blast from the “Rex Richardson for City Council 2018” campaign, the 9th District councilmember announced “great news” about his fundraising efforts.

“My re-election campaign for see CAMPAIGNS page 14

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SH Planning Commission approves Mother’s Market site design It also recommends that city council approve an ordinance requiring sediment control on vacant properties.

Anita W. Harris Staff Writer

At its Aug. 15 meeting, the Signal Hill Planning Commission adopted two resolutions regarding Mother’s Market and Kitchen at 2475 Cherry Ave., one approving its site plan and design, and the other recommending that the city council allow the sale of alcoholic beverages at the market for onsite consumption.

The council also adopted a resolution recommending that the council approve a vacant parcel ordinance, requiring soil erosion and sediment control measures on unimproved vacant parcels of one acre or more in size.

abandoning two oil wells on the site and changing the signage.

Aesthetic changes to the building include a new roof design, brick accenting, additional external wall art (and retaining existing ceramic wall art) and mountain scenery in the windows.

Doan contextualized the site in terms of the City’s vision for a central business district.

“The subject site is part of a larger vision established by the City’s General Plan since 2001,” she said. “The General Plan vision is for Heritage Square, a unique downtown mixed-use central business district.”

The central business district was envisioned at that time to include specialty retail, public open

space and residential development.

In 2010, a Fresh & Easy market was constructed on the site, becoming an anchor tenant for the development, until its corporate office closed the store in 2016.

In 2017, Doan said, the City refined the Heritage Square vision in conjunction with Signal Hill Petroleum (SHP), which owns part of the site, and the city council approved their updated plan.

“The refined vision continued to incorporate specialty retail, view restaurants, open space and a high-density residential component, and very earth-toned materials, such as stone, wood, metal and glass,” Doan said. “The desee PLANNING page 13

Mother’s Market The commission approved proposed site design changes to the Mother’s Market and Kitchen location at 2475 Cherry Ave., formerly occupied by Fresh & Easy.

Senior Planner Colleen Doan presented the commission with detailed plans of the site’s design, including moving existing parking Courtesy SH Planning Department spaces to accommodate An image created by architectural collective Urban Arena depicting Mother’s Market a new 1,011-square-foot and Kitchen at the site of the former Fresh & Easy, presented at the Signal Hill Planning outdoor eating area, Commission meeting Aug. 15

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OPINION

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by Zoe Ad ler Editorial intern I remember the first gay person I met. I think everyone does. For me, it was my youth group leader at my church– the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach (UUCLB).

She always wore a small braid in her long, blonde hair and tie-dye shirts, or so my 7-yearold memory serves me. She and her partner were raising a daughter my age who was a frequent playmate of mine, and I honestly never thought much of it.

I think I was lucky to be raised in such an open-minded family and at such an accepting church like the UUCLB. Because of my upbringing, I have never seen LGBTQ+ people as different, and I’ve never struggled to understand them.

However, many people did not grow up with words like “transgender” and “lesbian” in the acceptable vocabulary list, and I don’t just mean people my age. Plenty of Millennials, Gen Xers and Baby Boomers lack an understanding of what different genders and sexualities mean, which is where I come in.

Consider me the answer to all those awkward and uncomfortable questions. I am the savior, product of hippie parents and a hippie church, who will happily explain those words we all hear on the Internet but are too afraid to actually ask about.

A unique part of my generation, Generation Z, is that as a whole we are more accepting and open to all genders and sexualities, and we have opened the doors to explore more fluid and diverse definitions of such words. Thanks to social media, there’s a normalcy to what

was once considered abnormal, and my generation has no problem with the heaps of new labels being introduced.

So let’s start with the basics– what is gender, and what is sex, and are they really different? First of all, yes, they are very different.

Sex is what someone is assigned at birth, and there are only three: male, female and intersex. Sex is based solely on one’s genitals with intersex being someone born with genitalia that cannot be easily defined as either male or female.

Gender, on the other hand, is how someone identifies, and there are plenty more than three. Gender can be seen as a spectrum based on traditional gender expectations within which men and women act and dress a certain way. On one side of the spectrum are cisgender men, or people who identify as male and have male genitalia. On the other side are cisgender women, or people who identify as female and have female genitalia. In between, there are so many genders. Here are a few, and I will consistently use the gender-neutral singular pronoun “they” to avoid making pronoun assumptions.

Agender: One who feels no particular attachment to any specific gender. They may dress and present themselves in any number of ways. Other words for agender include gender neutrois, gender neutral and genderless.

Androgynous: Someone whose physical appearance is not traditionally male or female, but instead is a mix of both. Androgynous can also sometimes be used to refer to someone who is intersex.

Bigender: Similar to genderfluid, someone who is bigender fluctuates between male and female and identifies with both genders, or sometimes with a third gender.

Butch: A female who identifies as masculine.

Although often used as a derogatory term for lesbian, butch is in fact a gender identity.

Dyke can be used the same way.

Feminine- and masculine-of-center: Someone who presents themselves and identifies as slightly feminine or masculine but does not identify completely as a woman or man respectively.

Feminine- and masculine-presenting: Also known as femme- and masc-presenting, these labels can be used to describe someone who presents themselves as more masculine or feminine, but does not necessarily identi-

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fy as female or male. Not to be confused with feminine- and masculine-of-center.

Genderfluid: One who feels sometimes male, sometimes female and sometimes a mix of both. They may dress and present themselves in a variety of ways, including but not limited to switching between a traditionally male and traditionally female appearance, sticking to just one such appearance or appearing androgynous.

Gender non-conforming (GNC): Someone who does not identify with the traditional male and female genders. Also can be called gender non-binary.

Genderqueer: Someone who does not identify with the traditional male and female genders or an umbrella term for many gender non-conforming or non-binary identities.

Homoromantic: Someone who experiences romantic attraction to people of the same sex/ gender.

Homosexual: Someone who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex/gender.

Lesbian: A woman who is sexually attracted to other women.

Panromantic: Someone who experiences romantic attraction to people of all genders and sexes.

Pansexual: Someone who is sexually attracted to people of all genders and sexes.

Polyamorous: Someone who prefers and has an orientation towards consensual, non-monogamous relationships.

Transgender: Someone who identifies with a gender other than the one that correlates with their sex assigned at birth.

Straight (heterosexual): Someone who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex/gender

In addition to genders, there are also sexual and romantic orientations. A sexual orientation, or sexuality, is a label used to describe to whom someone is sexually attracted. A romantic orientation is a label used to describe to whom someone is romantically attracted.

Romantic attraction is the desire to have intimate relationships that do not involve sex.

Here is a list of sexualities and romantic orientations to know:

Queer: Though once a derogatory term for homosexuals, it is now often used to describe anyone who is not straight and is often interchangeable with the acronym LGBTQ. (It also is the “Q” in “LGBTQ.”)

Aromantic: Someone who does not experience romantic attraction to others.

Asexual: Someone who does not experience sexual attraction to others. They may still experience romantic attraction and the desire to be in committed, nonsexual relationships.

Biromantic: Someone who experiences romantic attraction towards men and women or to two specific sexes/genders.

Bisexual: Someone who is sexually attracted to both men and women or to two specific sexes/genders.

Gay: Someone who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex/gender. Often used specifically to describe homosexual men.

Heteroromantic: Someone who experiences romantic attraction to people of the opposite sex/gender.

One common misconception is that everyone must use one of these– or any other– label.

However, it is perfectly acceptable to not label one’s sexuality and gender, or to be confused about it. The term questioning is often used, but is obviously not mandatory, for individuals that are unsure of their sexuality or gender. Nobody is required to pick a sexuality or gender, and it is also perfectly acceptable to change it. It is not uncommon for people to pick a label and eventually come to change it.

This is because humans are constantly changing creatures and people often grow and develop throughout their lifetimes.

I know these lists can be daunting, and many people would prefer to forget everything they just read, which is, of course, perfectly fine. However, I encourage everyone who learned something new through this article to stew on all this information and consider how awesomely diverse the human race is. While it can be intimidating and even frustrating, the truth is that without learning to embrace, or at least accept, the existence of these sexualities and genders, it will become very hard to live in this world. If we Boomlets can do it, then so can you.

LETTERS, EM AI LS AND W EBSI TE COM M ENT S

Standing up, speaking out

We at the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations mourn the death of Heather Heyer and the lives damaged by the heinous act of violence of a white supremacist who plowed his car into a crowd of anti-hate protestors in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the last weekend.

Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, friends and communities who are suffering directly from the trauma caused by this violence.

We condemn this tragedy for what it was: a blatant and ugly act of racism and domestic terrorism. We support calls for investigation into allegations of police inaction on that day so that it might be better understood how violent clashes could be prevented by police in the future.

We call upon all to not only condemn this violence, but to speak against the ugly racial hatred that fueled it. We also urge all people of Los Angeles County to have the courage to stand up and protect people and communities targeted by hate. We urge meaningful actions to support those who are subjected to hostility and prejudices. And we remind people of the need to educate ourselves and others about racist ideology and how it affects more than we know through our implicit unconscious biases, as well as our explicit prejudices.

Our Commission was born out of the aftermath of a wave of hate violence known as the Zoot Suit Riots, and we continue to this day to fulfill our mission to “transform prejudice into acceptance, inequity into justice, hostility into peace.” To join us in this important work, go to lahumanrelations.org.

We will soon release a report on the hate crimes reported in Los Angeles County in the post-election period. Please go to our website and provide us with your email address should you wish to be notified of this report once it is released.

County of Los Angeles Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services Office of External Communications

SIGNAL TRIBUNE ONLINE EDITOR

Denny Cristales

DESIGN EDITOR

Sebastian Echeverry

ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS

Barbie Ellisen Katherine Green Sharon McLucas

PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Neena R. Strichart STAFF WRITERS

CJ Dablo Anita W. Harris

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

Stephen M. Strichart

Mea culpa

The Aug. 11 story “Signal Hill City Council OKs bond for new library” and its headline should have indicated that the council has not yet approved a new bond, only the refinancing of existing bonds and the formation of a municipal financing authority to potentially issue a new bond in the future.

MANAGING EDITOR

CULTURE WRITER

Adam Buchsbaum

Cory Bilicko

EDITORIAL INTERNS

Zoe Adler Izzie Hallock

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NEWS

August 18, 2017

LBPD arrests 18-year-old for murder of LB man

On Aug. 14, Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) detectives arrested Drake Loza, an 18-year-old resident of Long Beach and documented gang member, in the area of 10th Street and Orange Avenue, for the Aug. 12 murder of Jonathan Sandoval-Aleman. The killing took place in the area of 7th Street and Orange Avenue.

Loza was booked at the Long Beach City jail and is being held on $2,000,000 bail.

Sandoval-Aleman was a 23-year old resident of Long Beach.

Those with information regarding the incident are asked to contact the LBPD Homicide Detail at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips” app to a smart phone or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.

Source: LBPD

New LBUSD year to begin Aug. 30 The new academic year begins Wednesday, Aug. 30 for most students in the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD).

Students who are new to the school district may pre-register beginning Tuesday, Aug. 22. Pre-registration of new students is conducted on a firstcome, first-served basis at each school, according to LBUSD. Attendance at a school of residence is not guaranteed and is based on space availability; if classes reach capacity at a neighborhood school, staff will advise parents of the options available for their children to attend other LBUSD schools.

To be eligible to enroll in kindergarten, children must be 5 years old by Sept. 1, according to state law.

Source: LBUSD

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Two pedestrians killed in separate traffic accidents This week the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) reported two vehicular accidents that resulted in fatalities of pedestrians.

The first occurred Monday, Aug. 14 at approximately 1:15am at Long Beach Boulevard and Bort Street, resulting in the death of a man who had been struck by a car.

When officers arrived on scene, they discovered a male pedestrian lying on the southwest corner of the two streets. They also discovered an abandoned 2000 Ford Expedition on the west service road of Long Beach Boulevard and W. Adams Street.

Long Beach Fire Department Paramedics responded and determined the pedestrian deceased at the scene.

The preliminary investigation revealed that prior to the accident, the Expedition had been involved in another accident involving a bicyclist at Long Beach Boulevard and the westbound 91 off ramp. A witness who was also riding with the victim at that accident was trying to prevent the driver from fleeing the scene and jumped onto the driver’s side run-

ning board of the vehicle and was reaching through the driver-side window to turn off the car’s ignition, when the driver took off southbound Long Beach Boulevard.

The driver then made a turn at a high rate of speed at Bort Street, where the witness/victim fell off the vehicle and struck his head on the curb. The driver then parked his vehicle in the middle of the service road on Long Beach Boulevard and W. Adams Street and fled the scene on foot. The victim is a 51-year-old resident of Los Angeles.

On Tuesday, Aug. 15, around 12:09am, officers were dispatched to Cherry Avenue and 65th Street regarding a traffic collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian.

When officers arrived on scene, they discovered a male adult pedestrian lying in the roadway on Cherry Avenue, with bystanders administering CPR on him. Officers also discovered a green 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier in the roadway with the driver also on scene.

Long Beach Fire Department paramedics responded and trans-

ported the victim to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, and he was later pronounced deceased.

The preliminary investigation revealed the pedestrian was attempting to cross Cherry Avenue outside of a crosswalk, just north of 65th Street, when he was struck by the Chevrolet that was travelling northbound on Cherry Avenue.

Police sais no identification was found on the victim but the LA County Coroner’s Office would attempt to identify him and notify next of kin.

The driver of the vehicle, a 39-year-old resident of Lakewood, was not under the influence and is not facing charges related to the fatality. However, he did not have a valid driver’s license or insurance, and charges for those violations are pending.

Those who may have information regarding the incidents are asked to call LBPD Collision Investigation Detective Brian Watt at (562) 5707355.

Source: LBPD

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MOVIES IN THE PARK What Movie screenings Who Hosted by The 100 Days of Summer When Friday, Aug. 18 through Wednesday, Aug. 23 at dusk, around 8pm Where Moana at Silverado Park, 1545 W. 31st St. (Aug. 18); Beauty and the Beast at Scherer Park, 430 E. 49th St. (Aug. 21) and Wardlow Park, 3457 Stanbridge Ave. (Aug. 23) More Info Sponsored by Signal Hill Petroleum, the Movies in the Park program is free. Though the screenings will begin at around 8pm, movie-goers are encouraged to come early and have a picnic dinner. Contact Jane Grobaty via phone at (562) 5703233 or email at jane.grobaty@longbeach.gov.

PITCH PERFECT? What Chorale auditions Who For Long Beach singers hosted by the Long Beach Chorale When August 2017, by appointment Where Belmont Shore area More Info To schedule an audition, call (562) 4271931 or email lbchorale@gmail.com. The ability to read music will be required for an audition. Visit longbeachchorale.org.

PULL THAT PLANE What Team competition and fundraiser Who Hosted by Special Olympics Southern California When Saturday, Aug. 19 at 9am Where Long Beach Airport, 4100 Donald Douglas Dr. More Info Groups will compete to see who can pull a 124,000-pound FedEx Boeing 757 airplane the fastest. To participate, the minimum individual commitment is $50 and the the minimum team commitment is $1,250. Sign up or donate at goo.gl/ KTzUWm. Visit sosc.org.

WHODUNNIT? What Murder-mystery dinner Who Hosted by Community Hospital Long Beach Employees Foundation Committee When Saturday, Aug. 19 at 6pm Where Grand Event Center, 4101 E. Willow St. More Info The over-the-top talent show will showcase performers who hope to participate in the grand finale, but with a twist. The dinner will include a chance to solve the murder mystery and unveil the culprit. Tickets are $75 for the play, food and beverages. Visit chlbfoundation.org.

ARE YOU MY MOMMY? What Genealogy meeting Who Hosted by Questing Heirs Genealogical Society, Inc. When Sunday, Aug. 20 at 1pm Where Heartwell Park Community Center, 5918 Parkcrest St. More Info Attendees can learn from experts the tools required for genealogical research. The meeting will be free and open to the public. Visit qhgs.info/.

SPOKES-PEOPLE What Neighborhood bike ride Who Hosted by the BKBIA When Sunday, Aug. 20 at 1pm Where Meet at Georgie’s Place, 3850 Atlantic Ave. More Info Bikers under the age of 18 are required to bring and wear a helmet. A DJ will be spinning tunes and ice cream will be served. Visit bixbyknollsinfo. com/events/kidical-mass/.

MEET THE AUTHOR What Life-advice talk Who Hosted by the Alpert Jewish Community Center When Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 6pm Where Weinberg Jewish Federation Campus, 3801 E. Willow St. More Info Susan Covell Alpert, the author of Driving Solo: Dealing with Grief and the Business of Financial Survival and Later is too Late: Hard Conversations that Can’t Wait, will speak about the various forms of loss and about the importance of efficient preparation in reducing stress, saving money and preserving relationships. Following her talk, her books will be available for purchase. The event is free. RSVP to events@jewishlongbeach.org or to Sharon Kenigsberg at (562) 426-7601 x1008. Visit alpertjcc.org.

SEW WHAT? What Monthly meeting Who Hosted by the Long Beach Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America When Friday, Aug. 25 at 11am Where Long Beach City College, 4850-5040 Carson St./Clark St., Building T, Room T1313 More Info Social hour will at 11am and the program will begin at 11:30am with a lesson on a knitted and beaded amulet bag. Email longbeachega@gmail. com.

LEARN MORE, AGE LESS What Senior-classes registration Who Hosted by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSULB (OLLI) When Saturday, Aug. 26 beginning at 8am online and from noon to 3pm in person Where CSULB Human Services & Design Building, Room 101, near corner of Palo Verde Avenue and East State University Drive More Info OLLI is a program that provides classes for anyone 50 and older. Fall registration can be completed online or in person. For help registering online, come at 12:30pm on Aug. 26 with a credit card and email address. Parking will be available in Lot 9 for free with an OLLI permit or for $8. Classes will fill on a first come, first serve basis. OLLI’s class catalogue, called The SUN, can be obtained by visiting the OLLI office (address listed above) or by calling (562) 985-8237. Registration will be accepted in person at the OLLI office between 9am and 4:30pm or by mail. Email olli@csulb.edu or visit csulb.edu/centers/olli.

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Luckily, doing as much conducting and directing as he does will pay off later in life, should his ability to sing wear out.

“The older you get, the better you are. [...] If you get to a certain point at a certain age, you’re not going to go backwards; you’re only going forwards,” Bass said. “A singer is the opposite. You get to a certain point and then there will be that summit, and you’re going down the other side. Conductors tend to get more expensive as they get older and better, and singers get less expensive.”

As a conductor for the Camerata Courtesy James K. Bass Singers, Bass will not just be responsible for conducting the ensemble, but also for Dr. James K. Bass, who is the Long the selection of pieces to be performed, Beach Camerata Singers’ new artiswhen concerts will happen and what op- tic director, also works as a profesportunities the group will take. sor and director of choral studies at His first concert with the group, called UCLA and sings professionally with the Camerata Peace Project, will be on and is the associate conductor for Friday, Oct. 8, with rehearsals beginning Grammy-nominated classical choir Tuesday, Aug. 22.

Seraphic Fire.

“In a typical choral [or] orchestral concert, you go and hear a group perform some major work,” Bass said, “and in this case, what we want is people to have an understanding of how amazingly human the idea of folks coming together and joining in choir like this [is].”

So, in lieu of singing a large classical choral piece, Camerata will be performing smaller works that harken to the themes of peace and unity.

“This allows me to pick pieces that have the most emotional content and place them in one idea,” Bass said. “We will be doing a brand-new work that’s only a year-and-a-half old, but the text was written by a young Somali immigrant living in Minnesota. We’re going to be doing music that comes from Southern religious tradition. We’re doing a Russian piece. We’re doing a piece by [Leonard] Bernstein.”

This eclectic vocal mix will be combined with a pre-show roundtable discussion moderated by Arts Council for Long Beach Board President Tasha Hunter and accompanied by a narration written by Bass himself.

“The narrative is reflective of the music and of society,” he explained. “There will be some [...] descriptions of the music we are about to sing or something describing what we have just sung, but then I have woven in anecdotes and famous quotes of the world’s most famous purveyors of peace.”

He plans to have the narrative also fit in with the talk beforehand, he said.

The talk itself will feature spokespeople from different ethnic and racial groups and organizations who will discuss issues of diversity and inclusion and what it means to have a sense of belonging.

Bass explained that many of these messages are communicated because of one huge asset that choral music has– words.

“Ultimately, a part of this is to create social commentary about justice and peace,” he said, “ and we have the vehicle to do it through this symphonic choir.”

By creating a conversation through his very first concert, Bass will no doubt create a Long Beach-wide conversation about the Camerata Singers. ✦

Event to highlight artistic achievements, education The Arts Council for Long Beach will host its annual State of the Arts event in partnership with the Office of Mayor Robert Garcia on Thursday, Oct. 5 from 6pm to 9pm.

The event brings together residents, the creative community and city leaders to celebrate the arts in Long Beach.

In addition to announcing new projects, every year the Arts Council recognizes local arts excellence by honoring residents who make an impact in the arts and culture of Long Beach. Arts awards, such as the James H. Ackerman Philanthropist Award, identify people whose work supports a city with a healthy arts fabric. The celebration recognizes artists, performers, educators and administrators who work every day to foster creativity, enliven communities and enable a thriving arts city. Online nominations are now open and are due Thursday, Aug. 31.

This year’s theme, “Arts Rising,” honors the work that Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach City College and Cal State Long Beach do for arts education.

“Arts education is the foundation for creating a dynamic arts audience in Long Beach,” said Tasha Hunter, executive director of Uptown Business Improvement District and board president for the Arts Council. “The more engaged our students are, the better our creative economy is in the future.”

The event will be free and open to the public. It will take place at the historic Packard by Millworks, 205 E. Anaheim St. New this year is a VIP reception beginning at 5pm that includes a musical performance, a preview of the Pump exhibition and an opportu-

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nity to meet the Arts Council’s 2016– 2017 professional artist fellows. Performers will also be showcased during State of the Arts.

Admission requires an RSVP via Eventbrite at stateofthearts2017. eventbrite.com.

Source: Arts Council for LB

Shakespeare Orange County’s Henry IV, Part I

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From left: Robert Tendy (Prince Hal) and Bodie Newcomb (Falstaff) in Shakespeare Orange County’s Henry IV, Part I Anita W. Harris Culture Writer

It wouldn’t be summer without outdoor Shakespeare. Directed by Gavin Cameron-Webb, Shakespeare Orange County’s production of Henry IV, Part I delivers the perfect diversion: political plotting, pranks, romance, swordfights and the comedic wisdom of a portly drunk.

What’s more, seating is up on stage, so you won’t miss a moment of the action and amusement.

The play begins with King Henry IV’s (John Shouse) ascension to the English throne and, almost immediately, a plot to usurp him, orchestrated by the slighted Percy Family, especially determined young Hotspur (Michael Shenefelt). Meanwhile, the king’s son Prince Hal (Robert Tendy) is busy cavorting in taverns with his friend Poins (Jonathon Fisher) and the older, inebriate Falstaff (Bodie Newcomb), whom they tease relentlessly.

The structure of the play offers a satisfying buildup of tension on two sides– on one, the Percy Family’s ongoing vengeful plotting against the king, and on the other, Prince

Hal having to face up to his obligations, which in one droll scene involves him and Falstaff role-playing as the king. Eventually, Hotspur and the rebellious Scottish and Welsh forces clash with the English in battle, swords and daggers yielding carnage. What fate will befall your favorite characters?

Acting in this production is uniformly strong. Shouse is convincingly regal as Henry IV (reminiscent of British actor Sir Ian McKellen). Shenefelt is compelling as the hot-headed Hotspur, seeking revenge for his family’s honor and sometimes romancing his wife, Lady Percy (a fitting Alexandra Wright).

Tendy’s Prince Hal is Hotspur’s effective opposite– charmingly clever and only interested in enjoyment, at least until it’s time to grow up. And Newcomb thoroughly embodies the hearty Falstaff, with his propensity for exaggeration and purely selfish motives. (His wittiness in justifying his seemingly dishonorable behavior is something to listen for.)

The supporting cast also contributes enthusiastically, including Nate

Ruleaux as the thickly accented and kilted Scottish militant Mortimer, and Fisher as the prince’s privileged pal Poins. Genevieve Flati seems to have had clown training and uses it to good effect as the comical Bardolph.

Adding to the delight, costuming (Sean McMullen) is interesting and inventive, with deconstructed suits, school uniforms and military attire interwoven with medieval robes and tartan fabrics. The result transforms the story from a history play to a timeless tale of power, duty, honor and even survival.

As the summer winds down, why not sit under the stars (with occasional fireworks) and experience a Shakespeare play that has it all? And don’t worry that this is only Henry IV, Part I– like any Star Wars film, it’s complete in itself while still part of an ongoing family drama.

Henry IV, Part I continues through Aug. 26 at Shakespeare Orange County, 12762 Main Street, Garden Grove, with shows Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm. Tickets are $25 to $40. For tickets and information, call (714) 590-1575 or visit shakespeareoc.org.

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Art exhibit to explore three artists’ views of sacred, secular themes

Greenly Art Space, 2698 Junipero Ave #113 in Signal Hill, will host an exhibit featuring three artists who explore sacred and secular themes. Conversaciones Sagradas– which will include the work of Bea Rios, Chris Gonzales-Aden and S. Starr– will run from Aug. 19 to Oct. 1.

Rios explores the juxtaposition of victory through suffering by interweaving “ancient narratives” to discover “the transformative power of triumph in the midst of pain through the usage of light, figurative form and photography.”

Kimberly Hocking, director of Greenly Art Space, said that, upon meeting Rios last year, she was immediately struck by the power and freedom of expression in her paintings.

“I became enthralled with the beauty and suffering she was able to convey with abstract forms and the interplay of contrasting colors,” Hocking said. “I invited [Rios] to create new work for a show this year, and she chose to explore the image of the cruciform, traveling to Mexico City to discover the ways her heritage impacts her artistic creations.”

Gonzales-Aden has examined Biblical narratives for many years through the media of printmaking and drawing. His larger-than-life figures seek to not only “illustrate a story, but to draw from it places of connection “The Starving Madonna And Child,” oil, acrylic and gold leaf by S. Starr with our own stories and our own conHocking said the artwork in the exhibit invites viewversations with God.” “I believe the artist is a fool, who, through discipline ers to consider their relationship to sacred imagery and to and craftsmanship, plays and jests for his or her audi- focus their attention on the universal struggles portrayed.

“The images created by these three artists are at ence,” he said, “providing the opportunity to see things from a different perspective and deepen their experienc- times both beautiful and heartbreaking and speak to hope, suffering, pain, light and narrative,” Hocking said. es.”

On Saturday, Aug. 19, from 7pm to 9pm, the gallery Starr shares ideas about refugees and their unique will host a free opening reception; the show can also struggles.

“Lifelong travel has humbled and inspired me with the be viewed by appointment at (562) 533-4020 or during variety and richness of artistic beauty permeating every regular gallery hours on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fricountry, culture and religion of the world,” Starr said. days from 11am to 2pm. More information is available at “My work is shaped and driven by the opposing beau- greenlyartspace.org. ty, crushing hardship and persistent determination of all Source: Greenly Art Space those who suffer, yet dare to hope for more.”

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Exhibit to feature contemporary Caribbean art Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago, curated by Tatiana Flores, will be on view at the Museum of Latin-American Art (MoLAA) from Sept. 16 to Feb. 25. The exhibit features 21st Century art of the Caribbean, as seen through the framework of the archipelago.

While it is common for scholars to stress the region’s variegated colonial history and extraordinary diversity, Relational Undercurrents focuses instead on identifying thematic continuities in the art of the Caribbean islands, according to MoLAA. As some of these themes are not typically thought of as belonging to “Latin America,” the exhibition questions the conceptual boundaries imposed on areas that are geographically contiguous and share both similar ecologies and histories.

Departing from the premise that the concept of Latin America favors mainland countries, the exhibition proposes a mapping of the region that begins with the islands. It features over 80 artists with roots in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Curaçao, Aruba, St. Martin, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, The Bahamas and Barbados.

As their work reveals, an insular focus brings to the fore those issues that cannot be overlooked when dealing with the Caribbean and which are also relevant to the region as a whole. Arising from the region’s prolonged legacy of colonialism, recurring themes include race and ethnicity, history, identity, sovereignty, migration and sustainability.

These and others are explored in the exhibition’s four thematic sections: Conceptual Mappings, Perpetual Horizons, Landscape Ecologies and Representational Acts. Relational Undercurrents includes painting, installation art, sculpture, photography, video, and performance. The exhibition is accompanied by a comprehensive, full-color catalog.

Conceptual Mappings focuses on works that represent an active effort to map intentional connectivity. Through an array of visual means, the artists in this section challenge the spatial order imposed by the traditional map, the emblem of colonialism par excellence. In the words of the scholar Walter Mignolo,“Putting the Americas on the map from a European perspective was not necessarily a task devoted to finding the true shape of the earth; it was also related to controlling territories and colonizing the imagination of people on both sides of the Atlantic.”

In contrast to imperial maps, many of the works on view here could be said to embark on a project of decolonization. Archipelagic in nature, they involve a process of counter mapping, reframing a different paradigm, plotting new points of connection, and imagining and creating new coordinates.

In so doing, they propose more diverse, just and complex forms of conceiving the world.

A reception for the exhibition will take place Saturday, Sept. 16 from 7pm to 9pm. Admission is $15 but free for MoLAA members. Admission to the museum will be free on Sunday, Sept. 17, during special hours from 1pm to 5pm.

More information is available at molaa.org.

Source: MoLAA

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there’s a way to strike a balance, I think that’s what everyone wants to do.”

The consent-decree renewal will expire on June 30, 2018. Haubert said if the fine increase does not appear to impact JetBlue’s noise-pollution trend, then “obviously all options would be on the table,” including criminal prosecution. He added that airlines, including JetBlue in 2003, have been prosecuted in the past.

“But, I’m hoping the number of violations decrease,” he said. “It’s not my goal to prosecute any airline; my goal is to achieve compliance within these laws.”

Haubert said he is planning to speak to the Airport Advisory Commission (AAC) at its meeting next month to specifically address the prosecution of airlines and airport operators who violate City rules, the background of the noise ordinance and prosecution efforts in the past and details of what would happen if a criminal case were filed.

“We have a unique airport here in Long Beach,” Haubert said. “It’s a great asset, but it also happens to be located close to single-family neighborhoods that have been established a long time. And when a new airline comes in, it has to comply with rules that we have in place. No one questions JetBlue’s value to the city, but people do question whether or not it’s possible for them to comply with the rules that they accepted when they came to Long Beach.”

In addition to the consent-decree amendment, audits will now be conducted on the airport noise-ordinance funds that go to the Long Beach Library Foundation, per an agreement between Haubert and the foundation.

JetBlue has made the noise-ordinance violation payments to the foundation since 2003, when the decree was established. The mandate specifies that the contributions must only be used on books, publications, online databases and family learning centers.

It was recently discovered that the library foundation was not a signee on the decree, and, thus, was not legally obligated to spend the funds in the suggested manner. City Auditor Laura Doud reached out to Haubert regarding the matter.

The library foundation “happily agreed” to sign an agreement.

“I don’t think anyone in 2003 thought that the consent decree would still be going on 14 years later,” Haubert said. “And the initial agreement was between the city prosecutor and JetBlue. The library foundation didn’t sign the agreement and, therefore, never agreed to be bound by the terms that were reached by JetBlue and the city prosecutor.”

A formal agreement has now been put in place to ensure the library foundation’s funds would be used for the specified items, Haubert added.

“I thought it was prudent to ensure that the library foundation used the money for the intended purpose, and I also thought it was important to have a mechanism to verify the expenditures are proper,” he said. “The library foundation staff and its board members have always been forthcoming and agreeable to sharing information, but I thought an agreement in place would provide more transparency and more accountability to the entire process.”

Operating away from Haubert’s proposals is the City of Long Beach’s plan to amend curfew violations for all airliners at Long Beach Airport (LGB).

LGB is beginning a public process to consider amending curfew regulations for airlines, according to a City of Long Beach press release on Aug. 10. The press release stated the decision to adjust the regulations were based on recommendations from the airport staff, city attorney’s office, outside legal counsel and preliminary discussions with the Federal

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Aviation Administration (FAA) to encourage compliance and reduce infractions.

In an email on Tuesday, Stephanie Montuya-Morisky, public affairs officer with LGB, said the goal of the amendments is to further minimize the number of departure- and arrival-time violations at LGB to aid in reducing the noise pollution.

Airliners have tallied a total of 119 infractions from January to June this year, specifically between the nighttime hours of 11pm and 7am, per airport data provided in the press release. An additional 14 violations have occurred from 10pm to 11pm.

In her email, Montuya-Morisky said the proposed amendments to solve the curfew

problem would: • Increase the fine structure and target repeat violators by progressively increasing fine amounts to be more in line with fines at other curfew airports in the region • Authorize the airport director to require the return of allocated air-carrier flight slots in the case of excessive and repeated noise violations • Modify the minimum flight slot-use regulations to require increased utilization • Make other updates and changes to modernize the ordinance, while ensuring that the City maintains its grandfathered status under the federal Airport Noise and Capacity Act see VIOLATIONS page 11

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(ANCA) “The airlines have been sent notices of the proposed amendments,” Montuya-Morisky said in an email to the Signal Tribune. “We have not received official response. [Long Beach] Airport will also engage further with the airlines, participate in community outreach, work with the City Attorney’s Office and outside legal counsel and communicate with the FAA on planned amendments before the adaptations to the noise ordinance are complete.”

ommends citizens to take first-aid and CPR classes through the American Red Cross and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).

Once a communication plan is established, the second step is to keep five to 10 days worth of food, water and emergency supplies stored nearby.

Harrison said citizens’ third step should be to register with AlertLongBeach– the City’s emergency notification system– to receive free messages during a crisis. The system is designed to keep those who live or work in Long Beach informed before, during and after a major emergency or disaster.

Alert messages are sent to designated cell phone numbers, email addresses and text devices. Residents can sign up for AlertLongBeach at longbeach.gov/disasterpreparedness/alert-long-beach/.

Harrison said the training of emergency response assets is designed to cover any type of crisis.

“We take an ‘all-hazards’ and comprehensive approach to emergency planning. While an earthquake is the most probable disaster for this area, we also train for potential floods, heat waves, terrorist attacks and other natural and man-made disasters,” his statement reads. “A number of our existing disaster plans, training events and exercises would be applicable across a broad range of potential disasters.”

Long Beach officials adhere to the National Incident Management System developed by the Department of Homeland Security to guide departments and agencies at the federal, state and local levels.

He mentioned that non-governmental organizations and the private sector work together to manage incidents involving all threats and hazards regardless of the cause, size or location.

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More information on the City of Long Beach’s proposed amendments to Long Beach Airport curfew regulations can be found at bit.ly/LGBNoise.

Monthly reports for all airliners and their data trends as they relate to the Long Beach Airport Noise Ordinance can be found at lgb.org/information/ noise_abatement/monthlyreport.asp. Further data on noise-ordinance trends can be found under section 16.43.040 at bit.ly/2uJxQ4t.

Health officials report increases in mosquitoes, West Nile Virus risk In recent weeks, the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District (GLACVCD) has seen a marked increase in West Nile virus (WNV) activity across its jurisdiction. Forty-nine mosquito samples tested positive for WNV last week alone.

Year-to-date, the vector control district has detected West Nile virus activity in more than 50 cities and communities within its jurisdiction. As of Aug. 11, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 22 human cases, 10 of them from the San Fernando Valley within GLACVCD’s boundaries.

“San Fernando Valley is of heightened concern for us this year,” noted Susanne Kluh, the District’s scientific-technical services director.

Residents planning to spend time outdoors are reminded of the importance of preventing mosquito bites and removing sources of standing water where mosquitoes lay eggs and develop.

“It’s easy to forget insect repellent or ignore standing water,” said Levy Sun, public information officer at GLACVCD. “But no one forgets when they or a family member becomes sick with West Nile virus.”

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Preventing mosquito bites is key, according to GLACVCD, which recommends the following: • Apply mosquito repellents to exposed skin before going outdoors.

Clothing can also be treated with permethrin products to prevent bites (read and follow all labels).

• Use and reapply repellent as recommended on the label. How long a repellent works depends on the active ingredient and the concentration selected.

• The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends products with the active ingredients DEET, Picaridin, IR3535 and some oil of lemon eucalyptus products as being safe and effective.

• Use infant seat/stroller screen covers on babies younger than 2 months and only EPA registered repellents on older children. Oil of lemon eucalyptus should not be used on children younger than 3 years of age.

Around the home, eliminating mosquitoes from properties is critical, according to GLACVCD. • Any water left standing for more than one week in containers such as flower pots, fountains and pet dishes provide the perfect breeding habitat for mosquitoes.

• Check water collected in rain barrels and buckets, as these can breed hundreds of mosquitoes every week. If larvae are detected, dump the water onto lawns where the immature mosquitoes will die (do not pour into gutters or streets). Discard or seal these containers against future mosquito problems.

• Ensure swimming pools, spas, and ponds are properly maintained. Report inoperable pools to the GLACVCD at ReportMosquitoes.org or by calling (562) 944-9656.

Source: GLACVCD

Management Area F, which includes the cities of Long Beach, Avalon and Signal Hill.

In a phone interview with Signal Tribune Wednesday, Signal Hill Councilmember Lori Woods said that, when she was mayor, she focused on public safety and preparedness. She contributed to the Signal Tribune with a weekly column called “Home, Safe Home,” in which she detailed the American Red Cross’s tips to be ready in the event of a disaster.

Since 2013, Signal Hill officials designated an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) coordinator. Currently, Richard Johnson oversees the EOC position from the Signal Hill Police Department, according to Woods.

“Richard has brought us up to speed on all our FEMA requirements and all our disaster-preparedness reporting and planning,” Woods said.

Signal Hill is FEMA-compliant, which means that in the event of an emergency the City does not have to access additional channels to receive FEMA aid or reimbursement.

Woods said the City has 30 CERT members on standby.

Those members go through quarterly training to stay updated on life-saving skills, according to the councilmember.

The newest protocol being used to prepare for an emergency is the Map Your Neighborhood program. The 30 CERT members are trained to use the program to help prioritize aid to those who need it most.

The nine-step protocol pamphlet includes a double-sided sign– one side reads “help,” and the other reads “OK.” The sign is designed to be placed on windows of homes to notify first-responders where their assistance is needed.

“We never know what disaster can hit us,” Woods said.

“Whether it is a threat from North Korea or a commonplace earthquake here in the region, I think it would be silly of us to not think those disasters could hit us as well.” ✦

Port of Long Beach sees busiest month ever

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Surging cargo volume last month set a record in the Port of Long Beach’s 106-year history, surpassing the previous high mark set in August 2015 for the number of containers moved across its docks.

Surging cargo volume in July set a record for the best month in the Port of Long Beach’s 106-year history, surpassing the previous high mark set in August 2015 for the number of containers moved across its docks, according to port officials.

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Overall, container business in Long Beach was 13.1-percent higher in July compared to the same month a year ago. Imports jumped 16.3 percent to 378,820 TEUs– also setting an all-time record for the Port– as retailers anticipate consumer demand for goods in the coming months. Exports slipped 11.7 percent to 126,098 containers.

The recent wave of imports helped push empty containers 27.7 percent higher, to 215,394 TEUs. Empty containers are repositioned overseas.

“These numbers are great for Long Beach and good news for the economy,” said Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero. “They are also indicators of the kind of service we provide to our customers as they seek the best and most efficient pathways to get their goods to US markets.”

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TST5513 / 2017 195726 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: JS INTL,24428 Park St, Torrance, CA 90505. Registrant: KENICHIRO ISHIYAMA, 24428 Park St., Torrance, CA 90505. This business is conducted by: an Individual.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Kenichiro Ishiyama. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on July 24, 2017. 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: July 28, & August 4, 11, 18, 2017.

TST5515 / 2017 168648 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as: USCN GLOBAL, 6380 A E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90803 Registrants: 1. YAN GAO, 2. MICHAEL BRAUSEN, 6380 A. East Pacific Coast Hwy., Long Beach, CA 90803. This business is conducted by: a General Partnership.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Yan Gao. The registrants have begun to use this fictitious business name.

The registrants began using this fictitious business name in June, 2017.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on June 29, 2017. 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: July 28, & August 4, 11, 18, 2017.

TST5516 / Case No. TS020931 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220.

PETITION OF Jason Jovon DeBerry.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: LATOSHIA GAYNELLE JACKSON has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name:JASON JOVON DEBERRY, to Proposed Name: LA’DALE JOVON JACKSON. 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: September 5, 2017; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 904. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 939 E. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: July 28, & August 4, 11, 18, 2017. ___//ss//___ Brian S. Currey, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: July 26, 2017 TST5518 / 2017 189782 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: SOUTHBOUND 405, 2422 Glenwood Place, South Gate, CA 90280. Registrant: JOAQUIN MENDEZ, 2422 Glenwood Place, South Gate, CA 90280. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement

PUBLIC NOTICES is true and correct. Signed: Joaquin Mendez. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on July 19, 2017. 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: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017.

TST5519 / 2017 204833 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: D.R. SHUFF, 1147 E. 25th St., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: DR. HYDRAULICS, INC, 1147 E. 25th St., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: David Shuff, President.

The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 1, 2017. 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: August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017.

TST5522 / 2017 191933 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: CONDOBILLING, 4835 E. Anaheim St., Suite 208, Long Beach, CA 90804. Registrant: ALAIN L. SULVERSTON, 4835 E. Anaheim St., Suite 208, Long Beach, CA 90804.

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

The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on July 20, 2017. 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: August 11, 18, 25, & September 1, 2017.

TST5524 / 2017 188344 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. BEACH LEMONADE, 2. SHAKE SHAKE LEMONADE, 29 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802.

Registrant: VIVIANNA DOMINGUEZ, 29 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Vivianna Dominguez. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in June, 2017. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on July 18, 2017. 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: August 11, 18, 25, & September 1, 2017.

TST5525 / 2017 213617 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: BENNETT TRANSPORTATION, 1022 E. 32nd St., #8, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: CURTIS MARQUIS BENNETT, 1022 E. 32nd Stl, #8, Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: person signing. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in August, 2017 . This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 7, 2017. 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: August 11, 18, 25, & September 1, 2017.

TST5523 / 2017 191922 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: CONDOBILLING, located at 4611 E. Anaheim St., #C, Long Beach, CA 90804. The fictitious business name(s) referred to above were filed on December 19, 2014, original File No. 2014356395, in the County of Los Angeles. Registrant(S): EASTSIDE REALTY SERVICES, INC., 4611 E. Anaheim St, #C, Long Beach, CA 90804. This business was conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: Alain Silverston, Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on July 20, 2017. Pub. The Signal Tribune: August 11, 18, 25 & September 1, 2017.

TST5528 / Case No. TS020943 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220.

PETITION OF Mariana Carranza.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: MARIANA CARRANZA has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: MARIANA CARRANZA, to Proposed Name: MARY ANN CARRANZA. 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: September 26, 2017; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 904. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 939 E. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: August 18, 25, & September 1, 8, 2017. ___//ss//___ Brian S. Currey, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: August 10, 2017.

TST5529 / 2017 226153 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: QUALIROOF, 2683 Lime Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755.

Registrant: ASPHALT, FABRIC, AND ENGINEERING, INC., 2683 Lime Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Douglas E. Coulter, President. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in August, 2017. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 17, 2017. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new

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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: August 18, 25, & September 1, 8, 2017.

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST5527 THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL 2175 Cherry Avenue Signal Hill, California 90755-3799 Notice Inviting Bids A-1 Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, California, until 10:00 AM on September 7, 2017 and on the same day shortly thereafter, they will be publicly opened and read for “SIGNAL HILL DOG PARK PROJECT, NO. 128” in accordance with the Specifications and Construction Drawings therefore. Bids must be made on the forms provided for this purpose, addressed to the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, marked “Bid for,” followed by the title of the project and the date and hour for submitting bids. Bids are required for the entire work as shown on the Construction Drawings and as described in the Bid Schedule and the Specifications.

The work to be accomplished under this contract consists of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, tools and incidentals as required by the Specifications and Contract Documents. The work shall be complete, and all work, materials, and services not expressly indicated or called for in the Contract Documents which may be necessary for the complete and proper construction of the Work in good faith shall be provided by the Contractor as though originally indicated, at no increase in cost to owner.

The site at which this work will be accomplished is 3100 California Avenue, Signal Hill. The work to be accomplished under this Contract for the construction of a dog park generally includes parking lot, entrance signing, sidewalks, drainage system, hardscape, artificial turf, decomposed granite walkways, play mulch, irrigation, landscape planting, fencing, gates, drinking fountains, site furniture, and miscellaneous related work as shown on the Plans and Specifications.

All Work must be completed within fifty (50) working days after receipt by the Contractor of the Notice to Proceed from the City of Signal Hill.

A-2 The contract documents, which include the Specifications and Construction Drawings, may be purchased at the City of Signal Hill Finance Department for $25.00 or $30.00 by mail. The documents are entitled “SIGNAL HILL DOG PARK PROJECT, NO. 128.”

A-3 Bids will not be received unless they are made on a proposal form furnished in the Contract Documents by the City of Signal Hill. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, certified check, cashier’s check or bidder’s bond, made payable to the City of Signal Hill for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the Contract.

A-4 The contractor’s license classification required for this Contract is a currently active Class “A” license. The Contractor and all Subcontractors shall have all licenses required by the State for the type of work being done (see http://cslb.ca.gov).

A-5 All bids are to be compared on the basis of the estimate of quantities shown in the Bid Schedule(s) and as stipulated herein. Bids will not be accepted from the contractors who are not licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California. The Contractor shall be required to possess a currently active Class “A” license at the time the bid is submitted.

A-6 Attention is directed to the provision in Section 1777.5 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under the Contractor.

A-7 Before a Contract is entered into with the successful bidder, the bidder shall present evidence in writing to the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, that he/she has a current combined single limit liability policy with aggregate limits for Bodily Injury and Property Damage in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000).

A-8 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification or type of workman needed to execute the contract shall be determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California which are on file with the City Clerk of Signal Hill and copies will be made available to any interested party on request. These rates shall be the minimum wage rates for this project. A copy of the Contractor’s certified payroll, as well as those of all subcontractors, will be required to be submitted with each invoice.

A-9 Attention is directed to Public Contract Code Section V-22300 permitting the substitution of specified and approved securities for contract retention of funds. All such securities shall be subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney of the City of Signal Hill.

A-10 The successful bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price and a faithful performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, and said bonds shall be secured from a surety company satisfactory to the City Attorney of the City of Signal Hill.

A-11 The City of Signal Hill reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or delete portions of any and all bids or waive any informality or irregularity in the bid or the bid procedures and shall be the sole judge of the bids received.

A-12 It is estimated that this contract will be awarded on September 26, 2017 by the City Council. It is desired that work begin the week of October 16, 2017.

A-13 No Contractor or Sub-Contractor may be listed on proposal unless they are registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code Section 17255.

BY ORDER of the City of Signal Hill.

Posted at Signal Hill City Hall, Signal Hill Park Community Center, Reservoir Park, Discovery Well Park on: August 11, 2017 Published in Signal Hill Tribune on:

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sign modifications for this existing building have taken into account the refined design theme.”

In addition to site design, Doan also shared a request with the commission that the conditional-use permit (CUP) for Mother’s Market include the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption. The CUP for Fresh & Easy had only allowed the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption.

The council adopted a resolution recommending that the city council approve this request. The council will evaluate the CUP at its Sept.

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Representatives of Mother’s Market were on hand to express to the commission their keen interest in opening a Mother’s Market in the area. Several Signal Hill residents in the audience also publically voiced their support of the store, lauding the quality of its produce and prepared foods.

Debra Russell, vice president of community relations for SHP, said that the property had been left vacant since Fresh & Easy closed in 2016.

“Although we’ve had interest from other prospects, we have held out, without rent, to make sure that we bring the best use to our community, which we feel is Mother’s Market and Kitchen,” Russell said. “Bringing in a quality grocery store has been a top priority for our residents and visitors and businesses.”

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Vacant parcels After hearing from City staff at their July 18 meeting about the need for a vacant parcel ordinance (VPO), the commission adopted a resolution recommending that the city council approve such an ordinance, requiring soil erosion and sediment control for unimproved vacant parcels of one acre or more in size.

John Hunter of John L. Hunter and Associates, the City’s stormwater consultants, explained to the commission that stormwater runoff carries pollutants via storm drains from Signal Hill into two watersheds, the Lower Los Angeles River and the Los Cerritos Channel.

While cleaner water has been an ongoing effort for state and federal governments since 1969, the most current regulation, the 2012 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit (or MS4), approved by the regional water board in 2015, requires more stringent numerical limits to pollutants in stormwater runoff.

Such pollutants include metals, pesticides and bacteria. Hunter described particles of clay soil in particular as “pollutant magnets.”

“All of those particles get washed out into the waterways,” Hunter said. “Clay soils […] will pick up bacteria, they will pick up metals, they will mobilize those and get them out to the river. So it’s very important that we control the sediment.”

Hunter explained that vacant parcel runoff contains 100 times more pollutants than parcels with vegetation. In order to meet regulation goals, the City determined that best management practice is to reduce the amount of sediment leaving properties.

The City has identified 35 parcels of vacant land of over one acre (including contiguous properties of over one acre), covering 119 acres in all, which will require soil erosion and sediment control devices. Of these properties, the City owns seven, with 10 owned by SHP, three

by Chemoil and 15 owned by 14 other entities.

After sending notices to affected property owners, City staff hosted a community meeting on Aug. 7. Of the 11 people who attended, none voiced an objection to the impending requirement, and no objectors voiced their views at the commission meeting either.

In answer to Commissioner Christopher Wilson’s question about how the affected property owners reacted at the meeting, Hunter said the owners were amenable.

“I felt that they took it in stride,” he said. “They understood what the problem was, and they were willing to fix it.”

Assistant Planner Ryan Agbayani concurred.

“I would say that it was received very well,” he said.

“There were just cost [questions] and questions associated with timeline for adoption. As far as costs, we gave them the breakdown, and I can’t think of any major, significant objections to that.”

Hunter showed a table of implementation and maintenance costs for different sediment control options property owners might choose to implement. Five-year costs range from $6,000 to $155,000, depending on the option chosen.

Hunter described how each parcel has a unique topography so property owners might choose to implement multiple types of control.

Such options include: straw wattle or gravel bag and silt fencing; landscaping; hydraulic mulching; and gravel mulching. Hunter’s firm has produced a guide to help property owners navigate these options, called the Vacant Parcel Erosion and Sediment Control Manual. Owners also have the option to choose an alternative method of control.

Agbayani stated that, regardless of method, property owners are responsible for meeting this obligation, and properties would be inspected annually. According to the municipal code, noncompliance could result in a $1,000 misdemeanor fine, six months in county jail and progressive fines for continued noncompliance.

The city council will hear about the VPO at its meeting on Sept. 12, with a second reading on Sept. 26. If approved, the VPO will be come legal 30 days from then, on Oct. 26. Affected property owners must then comply within 180 days, by April 24, 2018.

Property hearing The commission approved a second, and final, 200-day construction time limit extension to Reginald McNulty for improvements to his home at 3347 Brayton Ave. Doan reported that City staff had mailed notices to neighboring property owners within a 100-foot radius of the home after the commission heard McNulty’s extension request at the last Planning Commission meeting on July 18. No comments have been received in response.

“We can confirm that the applicant continues to make progress on the property, and [it] is not deemed a nuisance,” Doan said.

The next meeting of the Signal Hill Planning Commission will take place Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 7pm in the council chamber at 2175 Cherry Ave.

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Long Beach City Council is off to an incredible start. Thanks to your efforts, we’ve raised more than $70,000,” he wrote. “Additionally, we broke the record for money raised in the first reporting period in Long Beach City Council history.”

Those incumbents who weren’t the beneficiaries of Garcia’s late-June endorsement have also begun their fundraising.

According to her campaign’s Facebook page, 3rd District Councilmember Suzie Price hosted a kickoff of her re-election efforts on May 17, and a fundraiser for her took place at a residence on June 30.

In the 7th District, Councilmember Roberto Uranga announced his campaign kickoff during a June 1 fundraiser at a business in his district.

Money-raising efforts for incumbents– and their personal-favorite candidates– will further be eased by an ordinance the council passed in April.

In a 5-3 vote, the council approved the ordinance that changes the campaign-finance rules that formerly did not allow money from a city councilmember’s officeholder account to be transferred to the account of another candidate running for a local, state or federal office.

The rule dates back to the late 1990s, and it had been amended in 2014, according to the city attorney’s office. The new ordinance allows key city officials to take money from their own officeholder accounts and transfer or donate that money to another candidate’s campaign. Citing the municipal code, City Attorney Charles Parkin confirmed in a statement to the Signal Tribune in May that there are still rules that apply to donations in a calendar year, including contribution limits of $750 toward councilmember officeholder expense funds as well as limits of $1,000 toward officeholder expense funds for the offices of the city attorney, city auditor, city prosecutor and the mayor.

Fourth District Councilmember Daryl Supernaw, as well as Price and Mungo, voted against it when the time came for a final reading of the ordinance on April 18. Richardson was not present for the vote because of the birth of his daughter, according to his office.

Price issued a statement to her constituents the night the council took the vote, indicating that the funds raised for her district would stay local and not be used to contribute to another candidate’s campaign. She emphasized, both in her statement and in a phone interview with the Signal Tribune, that if she wanted to support a candidate running for office, she would write a personal check to their campaign.

“It’s my own personal value,” Price told the Signal Tribune, “that if people are going to donate money to the officeholder account, they should have faith in knowing that that money is going to be recycled right back […] into the community that they’re designating the money to be used in.”

As early as last week, reports began surfacing of current elected officials making use of that new ordinance.

On Aug. 6, LBReport.com published a story entitled “Follow the Money,” in which publisher Bill Pearl indicated that Garcia and Richardson were the first two incumbents to use their contributor-fueled officeholder accounts to help fund others’ campaigns.

The local news website reported that those who gave money to the officeholder accounts of the mayor and vice mayor, thinking it would allow them to offset costs of holding office and perhaps help present district events and neighborhood groups, should now realize that Richardson directed part of that money toward helping to re-elect two of his fellow incumbents and an incumbent school board member and that Garcia applied part of the funds to helping get a new member of Congress elected, as well as toward the campaign of a Signal Hill City Council candidate.

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Records filed with the Long Beach City Clerk’s office indicate that on June 30– the final day of the first half of 2017 reporting period– Richardson used his officeholder account to donate $250 each to the re-election campaigns of Gonzalez, Uranga and 1st District School Board Member Megan Kerr. Garcia used his officeholder-account funds to give $1,000 to the campaign for Jimmy Gomez for Congress and $500 to Keir Jones for his campaign for Signal Hill City Council. Gomez, who had previously served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2017, was elected to the United States House of Representatives for California’s 34th Congressional District. Jones was narrowly defeated in his bid for council but was appointed May 9 as the new Signal Hill city clerk, replacing Robert Copeland, who had been elected as a councilmember in March.

(To read the full story, visit lbreport.com/ news/aug17/ofchold.htm.)

According to the city clerk’s office, candidates must be registered voters in Long Beach who have lived in the council district for which they plan to run for at least 30 days prior to the end of the nomination period.

Long Beach residents interested in running for one of the open seats can find more information about the requirements and process at longbeach.gov/cityclerk/elections/ election-home-page. ✦

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This ad was sponsored by: Signal Hill Police Department What do you know about how a farm is run?

What kind of farms have you visited?

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Farm Times Riddles & Rhymes!

Read the riddles to fill in this farm animal puzzle:

1. Most farmers use tractors, but I still may help to cat break ground in some fields or pull heavy loads.

2. I can eat many kinds of plants. My milk may be drunk dog ct! 1 e f or made into cheese. I don’t have a “baaaaaad” attitude. rrr 3. I am the “purrfect” pet. I chase mice away. I may not get along with the dog!

Pu r 4 4. I have a long neck like a camel. My soft fur is used to make clothing and blankets.

I can help carry things up mountains. I am calm, but watch out – sometimes I spit!

5. If I am a rooster, I crow at sunrise. If I am a hen, I lay eggs.

6. I might eat hay, grass, barley or corn. My milk can be made into butter, pig 5 cheese, yogurt and ice cream. I even have a type of bell named after me!

7. I have long ears and great hearing. I may freeze when goat cow frightened, then thump the ground to warn others.

6 7 8. I lay eggs. My feathers are used for pillows. I have good 9 eyesight and honk loudly when something seems wrong.

8 9. My fluffy wool ranges in color from creamy white to black.

11 It is sheared and used for making clothing and carpeting. sheep 10. Some say I like damp and rainy weather. My babies 10 follow me in a line. I have webbed feet for swimming.

11. I help to herd and gather sheep. I guard and protect.

12 12. I have a pink curly tail. I lie in mud to keep cool. When someone makes a mess, others may joke that they act like me.

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He e I know I shouldn’t, but I like to “get my brother’s goat!”

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I’m a llama. I have long, banana-shaped ears and I am about twice as big as you.

I am an alpaca!

Who are you?

There are lots of different kinds of farms.

Fill in my rhyming clues one by one – you’ll know seven types when you are done!

1. You’ll find birds at poultry farms, in coops, in fields, in pens; feathered creatures: roosters, chicks and __________.

2. Large, refrigerated tank trucks let us deliver milk with ease – to the dairy plant to be readied for butter, cream and _________.

3. Black and yellow insects can ‘bee’ farmed to make us money; dripping sweetly in their hives is gold, delicious ___________.

4. A livestock farm may have ranchers or sheepherders – like little Bo Peep; they breed different animals like goats, cattle and __________.

5. An orchard grows apples to bite and bake and squeeze; it’s a farm that plants endless rows of leafy apple __________.

6. A cranberry bog grows bitter berries we crush into sauce and chomp; they’re farmed in a wet, marshy field that looks a bit like a _________.

7. A vineyard is a farm for grapes, the fruit that grows on vines; the grapes are used in juice and jam, in jellies and in _________. trees

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What Kind of Farm?

There’s a storm a-comin’. Help the hen get her chicks inside the barn before they get soaked!

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There are some phrases that do not mean exactly what they say. They have special meanings.

These phrases are called “idioms.” Match these farm animal idioms to their meanings: 1. until the cows come home 2. when pigs fly 3. work for chicken feed 4. one horse town 5. stubborn as a mule 6. pull a rabbit out of your hat 7. when the cat’s away the mice will play 8. get your ducks in a row 9. get someone’s goat 10. golden goose

A. not willing to change one’s mind B. people will do what they want while the boss is gone C. until it’s very, very late Hi, ho, hi, ho...get D. work for almost nothing your ducks all in a row!

E. something of great value F. do something surprising G. annoy or bother someone H. town without many people I. organize things well J. never

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Who Am I?

Hi everyone. It’s me, Peak, again! This week I’m visiting my cousin at the farm. There are lots of different animals here. Get a piece of paper and list all the ones you can think of. Then, do my farm puzzle!

Kids: color stuff in!

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