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Bixby Knolls Car Wash celebrates its 35th year as a community icon Owners reflect on success in business and marriage

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Sheldon and Shell Grossman, owners of Bixby Knolls Car Wash & Detail Center, are celebrating 35 years in business at 577 E. Wardlow Rd. Sean Belk Staff Writer

When Sheldon and Shell Grossman got married in 1978, they made a pact that running a business together would never come in the way of their relationship. For the past three decades, the couple has kept that promise, while their full-service car wash has become a staple in the local community.

“We each put out the negative thoughts that might be detrimental to being in business together, and then we put out the positive things that would come from it,” said Sheldon, now 81.

“And you know what? We’ve never had any problems at all…

We work well together.”

With a motto of “clean car, fast service and personality,” Bixby Knolls Car Wash & Detail Center has withstood the test of

time. Now celebrating 35 years in business at 577 E. Wardlow Rd. in Long Beach, the car wash, with its bright logo of a red cartoon car and bubbles, sits in a prime spot, considered the “gateway” to Bixby Knolls. The business is hosting a free anniversary celebration on Sept.

14 at 4pm, providing music and entertainment, food from local vendors, clowns, giveaways, games, prizes and a free photo booth.

The operation was first built

by Exxon Corporation as part of a string of car washes the oil company owned in the greater Los Angeles area during the 1970s. Sheldon, who owned several other car washes at the time, purchased the business after the oil company was running it at a loss, he said. “They knew how

Michelle Lecours Staff Writer

Teachers at Signal Hill’s first middle school welcomed 750 students with brand-new classrooms and groundbreaking technology last week.

“We’re creating history, and we have the most incredible technology system here,” said Jessie Elwin Nelson Academy Principal Sparkle Peterson. “Seeing how happy the students and the parents (are)…has just been phenomenal.”

With a $45-million construction cost, Nelson Academy is focused on technology, science and arts education for its sixth- to eighth-grade students. The school boasts 31 classrooms, five basketball courts, a regulation-sized soccer field, a gymnasium, locker rooms, a multi-purpose room, a library and 89,288 square feet of indoor space. Funding for Nelson Academy was paid for by Measure A, Measure K and state school-facility program monies.

Located at 1951 Cherry Ave., the school was built with recycled materials, high-efficiency lighting systems and water-conservation fixtures. Sustainability is integrated into the school’s construction.

Peterson says Nelson Academy has received tremendous support from Signal Hill. Larry Forester, who is a councilmember for the city, agrees. “I’m thrilled,” Forester said. “We’ve been fighting for a middle school since 1998, 1999. At that time, a certain superintendent of schools didn’t necessarily feel that we deserved one. We, in Signal Hill, are extremely happy about [the new school].

“The [need for a] middle school is absolutely, positively necessary to be local,” Forester said. “And that’s what I’m most proud about is to have a local

Chittick Field project restarts plans for LB athletic fields, storm drain upgrades Sean Belk Staff Writer

While hopes of a grand Kroc Community Center were dashed nearly two years ago, Long Beach city officials aren’t taking no for an answer.

Picking up remnants of a project that failed to earn sufficient funding and support, city officials are now moving forward with plans to renovate an underutilized 19acre storm-water detention basin called Chittick Field, sometimes known as Hamilton Bowl. The project calls for creating a sports park with adult and youth soccer fields, a football field, a 400-meter, all-weather running track and other athletic facilities.

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U.S. News & World Report ranks CSULB as 4th-best public regional university in west

For the fifth consecutive year, US News & World Report has ranked California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) the fourth best public regional university in the western United States in its annual edition of “America’s Best Colleges Guide.”

Additionally, the Long Beach campus was recognized in the 2013 guide for having among the lowest debt loads for its graduating students and one of the top undergraduate engineering programs.

“It is always gratifying for our university to be ranked among the best in the country,” said CSULB President F. King Alexander. “It’s also increasingly important in today’s fiscal environment to be ranked among the best universities

in keeping our students out of debt.”

Overall, CSULB ranked 28th among all colleges and universities (private and public) in the western United States, a region made up of 13 states from Texas to California to Washington and includes Alaska and Hawaii. Among just public institutions, however, it came in fourth again behind Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and Western Washington University.

In the “Least Debt” category, CSULB ranked second-lowest among regional universities in the west with 42 percent of its graduates leaving the campus with an average debt of $12,401. The campus’s average debt load was the

13th lowest in the nation among all regional colleges and universities, and its percentage of graduates with debt was seventh-lowest among all regional colleges and universities nationally.

Finally, CSULB was listed as having one of the best undergraduate engineering programs (engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s) in the country. Based on a survey of engineering deans and senior faculty at all accredited programs, the rankings listed CSULB tied at No. 44 with several other U.S. undergraduate programs.

CSULB’s up-to-date U.S.News ranking comes on the heels of recent rankings from other publications, including a “Best in the

West” designation from The Princeton Review and a No. 9 national ranking in conferring bachelor’s degrees to minority students by Diverse Issues in Higher Education.

The 2013 “Best Colleges” package provides a thorough examination of how nearly 1,400 accredited four-year schools compare on a set of up to 16 widely accepted indicators of excellence. Indicators used to capture academic quality fall into a number of categories, including assessment by administrators at peer

institutions, graduation and retention rates of students, faculty resources, student selectivity and alumni giving.

The indicators include input measures that reflect a school’s student body, its faculty, and its financial resources, along with outcome measures that signal how well the institution does its job of educating students.

The exclusive rankings are available today at www.usnews.com/colleges. The 2013 edition of the Best Colleges 2013 guidebook will be available on newsstands Sept. 18.

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California State University, Long Beach was recognized in US News & World Report’s 2013 guide for having among the lowest debt loads for its graduating students and one of the top undergraduate engineering programs.

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Advance weekend 405 closures required to prepare for Mulholland Bridge demolition

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Autority (Metro) and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) are advising the public that two extended, 10-hour directional freeway closures will be required on the weekends leading up to “Carmageddon II” Sept. 29 and 30 to prepare the remaining half of the Mulholland Bridge for its final demolition.

The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor will remove the supporting wood structures called “falsework” from the newly constructed south bridge side and will adjust Mulholland Drive’s roadway alignment and elevation to meet the bridge’s new approaches.

The schedule for freeway and Mulholland Drive closures will be:

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CLEAN UP YOUR ACT What California Coastal Cleanup Day Who Sponsored by the Port of Long Beach Where Beach next to the Belmont Plaza Pool, 4000 E. Olympic Plaza When Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9am to noon More Info The Port of Long Beach needs volunteers for the 28th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day. The Port is sponsoring the event in partnership with the El Dorado Nature Center and will be handing out beach buckets to volunteers. Volunteers will receive bags, gloves, data cards and pencils but should be prepared for the sunny weather by bringing hats, drinking water, comfortable shoes and lots of sunscreen. To volunteer, call (562) 283-7718 or email mario.gonzalez@polb.com .

A COLD-BLOODED CONFERENCE What 9th annual North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show Who North American Reptile Breeders Where Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Ave. When Saturday, Sept. 15 from 10am to 5pm and Sunday, Sept. 16 from 11am to 4pm More Info Adults admission is $15 for a weekend pass; children under 13 admitted for $8 for weekend pass; children under 5 admitted free. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts admitted for $5. Open to the public, this captive-bred-only reptile show brings together top dealers from across the country offering thousands of exotic and petfriendly “herps.” With prices ranging from $5 to $50,000, everything from the common gecko to extraordinarily rare breeds of snakes with unusual morphing of colors will be represented. For the first time, the reptile conference will open early on Friday, Sept. 14 at 7pm for the premier of Gecko Night. (This particular event is free and open to all.) Call (708) 932-8044, email info@narbc.com, or visit narbc.com or reptileconference.com .

Due to the extended duration of the closures that will start earlier at night and continue later into the morning weekend hours, motorists are advised to: plan ahead; avoid the area; or eat, shop and play locally. Motorists should seek alternate routes in advance to avoid traffic gridlock. Sepulveda Boulevard will remain open as a primary alternate route.

Directional freeway closures are necessary for the contractor to completely remove temporary bridge supports over the center of the freeway without creating a safety risk to passing motorists.

Emergency vehicle access will be maintained. Pedestrians will be rerouted to a safe area outside the construction zone. Construction work is “weather permitting” and subject to change.

During the weekend of Sept. 2930, construction crews will remove the last-standing bridge span and two column sets– work that will require a full 53 hours to complete due to approximately 30 percent more demolition activity than the previous year, as well as the presence of inactive utilities. The public is urged to cooperate with authorities once again and stay off

local roads and freeways to help mitigate potentially severe congestion impacts.

Additional limited-duration weekend freeway lane closures will be necessary following the demolition of Mulholland Bridge to enable the contractor to continue bridge rebuilding efforts. Metro will release additional closure information as it becomes available. Bridge reconstruction is expected to be completed next year.

For a listing of daily closures and latest updates visit metro.net/405 .

On Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at approximately 11:52pm, officers from the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) responded to the 1200 block of 10th Street regarding a report of a person choking a male subject unconscious and placing him into the trunk of a car, which ultimately led to the arrest of three suspects.

Based on the description provided by witnesses, officers were able to conduct a traffic stop of the car a few blocks away. Patrol officers found blood in the trunk of the vehicle, but no body. Officers returned to the location where they had first observed the car and where the assault had been reported to have occurred, and they found a bloody hammer and gun.

While officers were searching the area of the traffic stop, a witness reported hearing a shot in the 1000 block of St Louis Avenue. When the witness went outside to investigate, they saw a subject in the alley on the ground. Responding officers found a 24-year-old male adult in the alley who had sustained a gunshot wound to the upper torso. Long Beach Fire Department paramedics responded and transported the victim to a local hospital. On the afternoon of Sept.

10, LBPD received notification from the hospital that the 24-year-old victim, who has been identified as Hector Campos, had been pronounced deceased. Campos’s city of residence has not yet been determined. All three suspects have been re-booked

for kidnapping and murder and are now being held without bail.

Homicide detectives were notified, and the preliminary investigation revealed that Campos had been assaulted and then left in the alley after being shot. Officers were able to connect the two subjects detained in the traffic stop to Campos, and the suspects were placed under arrest.

Further investigation led police to a third suspect, who was located in an apartment complex near the original assault location on 10th Street, and he was also arrested for his involvement.

At this point in the investigation, detectives have been able to piece together that the victim met with the suspects in Riverside County earlier in the evening. After a dispute, the victim was assaulted, placed in a car and brought to Long Beach. He was

assaulted again before being placed in the trunk of the car and driven a few blocks away, where he was dumped and shot. At this time, it is unknown what started the initial dispute or the motive for the assault.

The three arrested in relation to this incident have been identified as 19-year-old Jose Duenas of Long Beach, 20-year-old Christopher Ramirez of Mira Loma, and 21-yearold Antonio Portales of Long Beach.

All three subjects were booked for kidnapping and murder and are currently being held at the Long Beach City Jail on $500,000 bail.

Anyone having information regarding this incident should Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Mark McGuire and Greg Krabbe at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted via text or web by visiting tipsoft.com .

Three men arrested in connection with 24-year-old’s kidnapping and murder Source: Metro

GET FIT What Fitness Awareness Festival Who Hosted by Body Like Mine Lifestyle Fitness Studio Where Heartwell Park, corner of Carson Street and Clark Avenue When Saturday, Sept. 15 from 11am to 6pm More Info Body Like Mine Lifestyle Fitness Studio will host their first annual Health and Fitness Awareness Festival. All attendees receive free entry to the festival and will be offered complimentary services, such as workshops on nutrition, financial management and effective parenting/education. All ages welcomed. The festival will include healthy food vendors and local health and fitness businesses will be there to provide their products and services as well. For more information, visit bodylikeminefestival.com .

POST-OLYMPIC BLUES What Parade of Long Beach Olympians Who Sponsored by the City of Long Beach Where Parade will start on 2nd Street When Saturday, Sept. 15 at 2pm More Info Coordinating the parade are Stacey Toda from Mayor Foster’s office, Tasha Day from the Office of Special Events & Filming, and Blair Cohn from the BKBIA, with assistance from Tom Shadden from the Aquatic Capital of America and John Fylpaa from the Century Club. Olympian Misty May-Treynor is confirmed to attend, among others. All Olympic athletes with a connection to Long Beach are invited and should contact Stacey Toda at stacey.toda@longbeach.gov .

STACK UP ON THE HILL What 3rd Annual Breakfast at the Foothill Club Who Signal Hill Historical Society Where Discovery Well Park, 2200 Temple Ave. When Saturday, Sept. 22 from 9am to 1pm More Info For a small donation, participants will be served a pancake breakfast as they spend time viewing a variety of presentations and displays about the history of the City of Signal Hill and the oil industry, including a magnificent collection of photographs and artifacts. Families encouraged to come. Kids activities will be available.

For more information, call (310) 529-8362 or email EJVillanueva@gmail.com .

PREP FOR THE VOTING BOOTH What Proposition workshop Who Long Beach Republicans Where The Grand, 4101 East Willow St. When Wednesday, Sept. 26 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm More Info Workshop will include a presentation and recommendations on the November ballot propositions. Guests are requested to donate $5. Light appetizers and refreshments will be available. RSVP to Michele@LongBeachRepublicans.org or call (562) 424-1246.

GARNISHING YOUR GARMENTS What General meeting Who Hosted by the Long Beach Chapter of the Embroiderers Guild of America Where California Heights United Methodist Church, 3759 Orange Ave. When Friday, Sept. 28 beginning at 10:30am More Info The Chapter meets the fourth Friday of every month. Guests are welcome and requested to donate $2.

FEELING LUCKY? What Diamonds & Hearts Casino Night and Silent Auction Who Operation Jump Start Where Long Beach Marketplace, 6475 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. When Friday, Sept. 28, 7pm to 11pm More Info Operation Jump Start invites the Long Beach community to place their bets on the success of local students at the first-ever Diamond & Hearts casino night. The Vegas-style festivities will include classic Sin City table games like blackjack, poker, craps and roulette, as well as a silent auction featuring exclusive prizes such as a VIP package to the Long Beach Grand Prix and tickets to see the USC Trojans live. Tickets are $75 per person and are on sale now at operationjumpstart.org .

SAFETY FIRST What Car-seat safety check at the 5th District Good Neighbor Festival and Picnic Who Miller’s Children’s Hospital Where El Dorado Branch Library parking lot, 2900 N. Studebaker Rd. When Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10am to 2pm More Info Attendees may have their child’s car seat inspected by certified technicians at the 6th Annual 5th District Good Neighbor Festival and Picnic. Technicians will provide consultations and help ensure your child is safe before every trip. Spaces are limited. Call (562) 933-9151 or email dluna2@memorialcare.org to schedule a free consultation.

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by Neena Strichart

As so many of us have noticed, as of late, our air has been infused with the distinct odor of sulfur. The rotten-egg smell is not due to a local gas leak or red tide but reportedly more likely caused by a zephyr blown our way from the Salton Sea. Located approximately 24 miles south of Indio, the Salton Sea often gives off a rather pungent smell, but according to Sam Atwood, Air Quality Management District’s (AQMD) mediarelations manager, we don’t usually get wind of it this far north.

After receiving a press release Tuesday evening from the AQMD that was titled “Salton Sea confirmed as source of widespread sulfur odors,” (see the press release at the end of my column), I gave Sam a call to clarify a few points. He was very generous with his time and explained to me that although the “sea” in question routinely goes through an ecological transformation that causes a very distinct odor, it is the first time in his tenure to have experienced calls as far as 150 miles

away reporting the stench. “In my 19 years here, I have never seen this happen,” said Sam during our telephone visit Wednesday afternoon. He attributed the distance the odor is traveling to a series of extreme weather conditions. When I asked him where some of the calls were coming from, he said that the AQMD has had reports as far away as Simi Valley, Victorville, and Big Bear Lake. Now, in my opinion, that’s a stink with wings!

Having never been to the Salton Sea, I wanted to learn more about it in order to share the information with our readers. To the computer I went, and, son-of-a-gun, I found a website for the Salton Sea History Museum and Visitors Center (saltonseamuseum.org). I looked up the phone number and gave it a call, hoping to find someone to chat with. Boy, did I hit the jackpot! Jennie Kelly, founder and director of the center, answered. During our short conversation she informed me that she is a 30-year resident of the Salton Sea

area who loves both her community and her center. She encouraged me to invite our readers to come down for a visit and experience the beauty of the area. Now, don’t jump in your car yet! On Jennie’s website she has the following notice posted: The major floods in the Mecca area on September 10th and 11th have taken out the road to the museum. We will be closed for a short time while the road is repaired. The closure will include September 14-16 but likely will be open again by September 21. Please call us at 760-574-5471 for updated information if you plan on coming to visit.

If you get a chance, turn the negative (stink) into a positive (road trip) and plan to visit the Salton Sea. As my mom would say, you may come out “smellin’ like a rose!” Don’t forget to stop by the museum to learn more about the area and buy a souvenir. Although I quit smoking six years ago, I just gotta have the ashtray sold in their gift shop!

Salton Sea confirmed as source of widespread sulfur odors

Air quality officials have further confirmed the Salton Sea as the likely source of strong sulfur odors smelled by thousands of residents across more than 150 miles of the Southland yesterday.

“We now have solid evidence that clearly points to the Salton Sea as the source of a very large and unusual odor event,” said Barry Wallerstein, executive officer of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

AQMD technicians took numerous air samples in Riverside and San Bernardino counties yesterday while AQMD field inspectors, trained to gauge the severity of odors, conducted odor surveillance in the Coachella Valley and across the agency’s four-county jurisdiction.

Today’s analysis of the air samples showed a clear progression of hydrogen sulfide levels, with the highest concentrations found at the Salton Sea and decreasing concentrations found as the distance increased from the sea. This progression, or gradient, points to the Salton Sea as the source of the odor, Wallerstein said.

In addition, AQMD inspectors helped pinpoint the Salton Sea as a source of odors by ruling out other potential sources including landfills and oil refineries. AQMD officials also performed air quality modeling showing that strong odors could have traveled across the region given recent weather conditions.

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Ms. Joey Magid wrote that the Taxpayers’ Right to Know and Vote initiative is the same as a “minority” taking over management of the city of Signal Hill [Letters to the Editor, Sept. 7, 2012]. She believes that the city is like the state legislature and its two-thirds requirement to pass taxes. It leads to the whole state being held hostage by a minority.

She is forgetting that political party politics is at work at the state level.

At the city level, there is no party politics. All decisions are nonpartisan.

There is no minority.

There is no minority party leader pushing other party members around to oppose anything the majority party proposes. Signal Hill voters are free to make their own decision.

Getting a two-thirds vote for city measures is do-able. In a study of 2,500 city measures, 1986 to 2002, Public Policy Institute of California researchers found that 42 percent with the two-thirds requirement were approved. They also found that the passage rate is linked to whether the voter thinks the cost is worth the service that will be funded with the new revenue.

Bottom-line– if it’s worth it, we approve it.

Another fact that is important to understand: State law governs Know and Vote. Magid overlooks this in her claim that the police chief will have to go to a vote for a simple fee like one for a firearm-sales permit.

State law exempts that type of fee. And so does Know and Vote.

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Hydrogen sulfide, a product of organic decay such as that occurring in the Salton Sea, has an unmistakable rotten-egg odor. Scientists have theorized that strong winds pushed surface waters aside and allowed water from the bottom of the shallow sea– rich with decaying and odorous bacteria– to rise to the surface.

While hydrogen sulfide concentrations at the Salton Sea yesterday were higher than normal, they were not high enough to cause irreversible harm to human health, AQMD officials said. This is the case even taking into account that concentrations in the early hours Monday may have been considerably higher than when AQMD technicians sampled for the gas on Monday evening.

Since midnight Sunday (12:10 a.m. Monday) AQMD has received about 235 complaints of sulfur- and rotten-egg type odors. Almost all calls were received by 5:30 p.m. on Monday, with only a dozen or so received overnight and Tuesday morning.

On Sunday evening, a strong thunderstorm developed over the Salton Sea and winds from the southeast of at least 50 mph pushed odors from the Salton Sea to the northwest– across the Coachella Valley, through the Banning Pass and across the Los Angeles Basin, air quality officials said. Since yesterday, an onshore breeze from the west appears to have kept any remaining odors from spreading far into the Los Angeles Basin.

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COMMUNITY John Allen elected president of Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Long Beach resident John Allen was elected president of the Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners at its regular Board meeting on Sept. 6. Allen is beginning the third year of his first full term, having previously served two years of a former commissioner's unfinished term from 2007-2009. Also elected during the meeting were Paul Blanco as vice president and Suzanne Dallman as secretary.

“I want to thank my fellow commissioners for having the confidence in me to elect me as president of the Board of Water Commissioners for a second time,” said Allen. “In the next 28 years, California is projected to grow by 10 million or more people. To make the water work that we have available for Southern California, and Long Beach in particular, we need to conserve water, conserve water and conserve water.”

Allen will begin his official duties as president on Oct. 1. He will take over for outgoing President Frank Clarke, who served in the position during the previous year. Allen assumed the presidency a year earlier than expected because Vice President William Townsend resigned his commission seat in August 2012.

Townsend and his family recently moved out of Long Beach, and Long Beach City Charter requires commissioners to be residents of the city.

Allen was appointed to the Board of Water Commissioners by Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster in July 2007.

After practicing law for nearly 38 years, the last 26 of which were with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Allen retired as head deputy of the Public Benefits Fraud Division of that office.

He has served on the board of directors of Long Beach Tran-

sit, the Long Beach Area Boy Scouts, and the Women’s Shelter.

He is also an active member of the Long Beach Bar Association.

Allen is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, and he received his J.D. from the Hastings College of the Law. Since 1931, the water department has been governed by a Board of five Water Commissioners, each appointed to a fiveyear term by the mayor, subject to approval of the City Council.

The overlapping terms of the Board members provide necessary continuity and bring to the Department the combined expertise of the Commissioner’s business and professional backgrounds.

In addition to the five current commissioners, 54 citizens of the city have served as members of the Board.

The Board is charged with full jurisdiction over all water works necessary to the acquisition, treatment, sale, and distribution of water served to the City and is responsible for the collection and disposal of the City's sanitary sewage. Among other duties, the Board has authority to acquire or sell real property, to construct and operate facilities, to purchase equipment and enter into contracts. The Board establishes the water department’s mission and goals, and it adopts policies and strategies to meet these ends. The Board submits an annual budget to the City Council, fixes water and sewer rates, hires the general manager and establishes compensation for all water department employees.

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LBUSD superintendent, LB police chief to discuss community involvement at next NAACP meeting Long Beach Unified School District Superintendent Christopher Steinhauser will address the community about new education programs and other current educational events during the next meeting of the Long Beach Branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which is open to the community.

Issues such as the budget and how the community can provide support will be addressed by both Steinhauser and Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell. The meeting will be Sunday, Sept.

16 at 3pm at Ernest McBride Sr. Park,

1550 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. “This is an opportunity for members of the public to receive information, share their concerns, solutions and ask questions,” said Naomi Rainey, president of the Long Beach Branch NAACP, who added that the main goals of the meeting are to provide two-way communication and to help the community become safer and stronger.

The Signal Hill Historical Society will host its third annual “Breakfast at the Foothill Club” on Saturday, Sept.

22 from 9am to 1pm at Discovery Well Park, 2200 Temple Ave. For a $6 donation, participants will be served a pancake breakfast that will also include scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, juices and coffee.

Attendees will also learn about the unique and colorful history of Signal

Hill while viewing a variety of presentations and displays about the city and the oil industry, including a collection of photographs and artifacts.

Kids’ activities will be available, and The Chordells will perform country music.

For more information, call (562) 544-6003.

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Nature center coordinating LB’s California Coastal Cleanup Day Source: SHHS

California Coastal Cleanup Day is the largest volunteer event in the state of California, according to the California Coastal Commission. Every year on the third Saturday in September, tens of thousands of people head out to beaches, lakes and inland waterways to clean up tons of trash.

“The California Coastal Cleanup Day is a fun and easy way to help keep Long Beach clean,” said Mayor Bob Foster.

El Dorado Nature Center staff and volunteers are organizing the Long Beach event to give residents an opportunity to take an active role in improving the health of our local beaches and waterways.

To participate, those interested should arrive at one of the six clean-up sites on Saturday, Sept. 15 between 9am and noon and sign a liability form. Participants under age 18 must have a parent or guardian’s signature. Forms will be available at each cleanup site and online at longbeach.gov/naturecenter .

Long Beach cleanup sites • Alamitos Beach, Ocean Boulevard at Alamitos Avenue • Alamitos Bay Marina, 255 N. Marina Dr. • Belmont Plaza Pool, 4000 E. Olympic Plaza • Bluff Park, Ocean Boulevard at Coronado Avenue • Mother's Beach, East Appian Way under the 2nd Street bridge • Pierpoint Landing, 200 Aquarium Way Volunteers should bring sun protection, shoes and drinking water, and they are encouraged to: • Reduce the supplies used and trash created by bringing their own supplies.

• Reuse by providing a reusable bag or bucket and an old pair of gardening or work gloves to pick up trash. Children can bring their sand pails and shovels to help them clean.

• Repurpose by creating their your own trash-collecting device by creatively using household items. Cut the top off a milk jug, carton, or cleaning bottle to use as a container to collect trash. Any container provided means one less plastic bag.

For more information, visit longbeach.gov/naturecenter and click on “California Coastal Clean Up,” or contact Brooke Davis at brooke.davis@longbeach.gov or (562) 570-4876.

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Staged reading to recapture Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial to fight against Prop. 8, put end to discrimination

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A one-night-only staged reading of Dustin Lance Black’s 8, The Play will be presented on Friday, Sept. 21 at 8pm at the Ernest Borgnine Theater, 855 Elm Ave. It is supported by Public Theater of Southern California, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), the sole sponsor of Perry v.

Brown, the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8, and Broadway Impact, an organization that engages in theatre community to fight for marriage equality. The Broadway world premiere on Sept. 19, 2011, in New York City, brought in over $1 million to support AFER’s efforts in achieving full federal marriage equality.

The play portrays the legal arguments and testimonies of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial that

led to the overturn of Proposition 8, also known as the “California Marriage Protection Act,” which restricted gays and lesbians of the fundamental freedom to marry.

Producing artistic director Denis McCourt heard about the play through the partner of his set designer, John Novac, about a year ago. “The funny thing about this play is that all of these characters are actually real people who are in the media now and alive.

Although it is a play, it really is their life,” McCourt said. “As soon as I heard about it, I contacted the national organization, which is Broadway Impact.”

In addition, McCourt requested that Long Beach Vice Mayor Robert Garcia and Long Beach community activist Justin Rudd participate in the staged reading.

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The cast for the staged reading of 8, The Play in Long Beach will include, among others, (clockwise, from left) Justin Rudd, David Fox-Brenton, Paul Wong, Linda Slade, Joshua Gray, Chacko Vadeketh, Cheryl Turner, Lisa Glass, Toni Attell, Anthony Gruppuso and Robert Garcia.

with it who would be very fortunate,” McCourt said. “And so, I’m sitting there thinking, ‘If you had to pick a power couple, a gay power couple in Long Beach, which two people would it be?’

And of course, Vice Mayor Robert Garcia was the first person I thought of, and then I thought of Justin.”

In the performance, Garcia will play Jeff Zarrillo, and Rudd will play his partner, Paul Katami, two of the four plaintiffs in the trial.

“It’s great that we are doing this performance,” Garcia said. “It’s a really well-known play, and it’s especially great that it is for a good cause. That’s why I’m involved.”

Neither Garcia nor Rudd has performed in any sort of show in years. Garcia has not participated in a staged reading since high school. As for Rudd, “I haven’t been on stage in 10 years or so,” he said.

But their lack of recent experience didn’t bother McCourt when he decided that they were right for the show. “They are such good sports,” McCourt said. “They’ve known each other for a long time. They engage with each other. It’s been a lot of fun working with them. I think at the end of the day, this is their story. It means a lot to them.”

McCourt added that directing a staged reading is a lot simpler than helming a play. Staging, lighting, set pieces and props are

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Long Beach Vice Mayor Robert Garcia and community activist Justin Rudd will participate in the staged reading of 8, The Play on Friday, Sept. 21 at the Ernest Borgnine Theater in Long Beach.

of little concern. Actors are allowed to have the script in their hand throughout the entire show.

“And this is a really great professional group of actors,” he said.

“Even at today’s reading, most of them didn’t need their scripts.”

The play is based on the actual words of the trial transcripts, firsthand observations of the courtroom drama and interviews with the plaintiffs and their families. “It already has a court feel to it,” McCourt noted. “And the way the actors are set up on stage, it feels like a courtroom.”

There is an additional testimony

in the play by Ryan Kendall, a young, college-aged man. He is actually one of the first witnesses who is on trial in the play.

“He was sent to therapy where they tried to actually reverse his gayness,” McCourt said. “In his testimony, he talks about how his mom told him, ‘I wish I had a child with Down syndrome instead of a gay son.’ Yes, [the play] is focused on fighting for marriage equality, but it is also fighting to stop discrimination.”

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Long Beach awarded silver level in walk-friendly communities designation

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center has designated Long Beach a Silver-Level Walk Friendly Community for its walkability initiatives and programs. Sponsored by the US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and FedEx, Walk Friendly Communities is a national recognition program aimed at recognizing communities for their commitment to pedestrian safety.

“By making it easier and safer for our residents and visitors to walk to their destinations, we are reducing the number of vehicle trips, calming traffic through our many neighborhoods, and improving the overall quality of life in Long Beach,” Mayor Bob Foster said.

Long Beach was recognized for its variety of programs that promote walking and enable pedestrians and transit riders to easily and safely move around the city. Among the initiatives and campaigns the City and local advocacy organizations have undertaken in recent years are: • Safe Routes to School educational programs promoting the rules of the road • Traffic-calming strategies that include traffic circles, diverters, reconfigured lanes and curb extensions • A Child Passenger, Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety program through the City’s Neighborhood Services Bureau • Neighborhood street fairs and events in business districts that encourage pedestrian traffic and local shopping • The forthcoming three-milelong walking path, next to the beach bike path, which will increase coastal access to pedestrians • The Port of Long Beach’s forthcoming one-mile pedestrian bay front park that will include pedestrian access to the shoreline • The newly remodeled downtown Transit Gallery that was improved for walkability, including the use of extensive public art, new shelters, lights and landscaping • Long Beach Transit’s TranSmart communications system, which alerts riders to real-time bus arrival information • The new walking path at Rosie the Riveter Park and Interpretive Center that features a historical timeline of World War II and the contributions of the Long Beach community • Work by walk advocacy group City Fabric to hold walking events, conduct walk tours and involve Long Beach citizens in active living • Walking tours by Long Beach Heritage to help foster preservation advocacy and education Also, according to the Walk Friendly Communities website, the City of Long Beach has good sidewalk design standards and 100-percent sidewalk coverage on arterial and non-arterial streets. Sidewalks

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Local young artist-photographer hopes for luck selling pieces during his quest to become tattooist

“The Strength of Society” by Vincent Perez Ariana Gastelum Editorial Intern

Vincent Perez is a 19-year-old artist and photographer from Long Beach who enjoys drawing and capturing pictures that have a surreal vibe and metaphoric message behind them.

Perez grew interest in art after he chose to have it as his elective class in middle school. He continued to take more advanced classes throughout his high school years. “There are a lot of people that think, ‘Oh, my God, you’re given this gift. You know how to draw this and that.’ I think that’s ridiculous,” Perez said.

“I learned. Everybody starts off drawing stick figures. Even I started off drawing stick figures. It just takes practice. Eventually you get better.”

His favorite tool to sketch with is an ordinary pen. However, he also enjoys using oil paints and charcoal, but not #2 pencils. “They’re like nails on chalkboard to me,” he added.

Perez says he is most inspired by Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali. His favorite painting is called “Les Elephants,” which is an image of two elephants with skinny, elongated legs, carrying heavy baggage– contrasting the idea of weightlessness and structure.

Many of the portraits Perez makes express their subjects’ individuality, according to Perez. “A lot of my artwork is really contradicting,” Perez said. “Like, I could draw a beautiful girl, but she’ll be sad. It’s a side that people don’t know or usually see.”

During Perez’s senior year of high school, he was required to turn in an art portfolio that included a photography portion.

Perez explained that he was told to start taking pictures of nature to get acquainted with photography. “A lot of photographers got frustrated trying to help me, telling me to take pictures of flowers,” he said. “But I jumped right into portraits.” One of the pictures that Perez used in his portfolio was an image of him sitting behind a light bulb that covered his face. “I had this idea of people losing their heads in a metaphoric way, but in order to show it, I had to show it in a physical way,” he said.

Since then, Perez grew more attracted to photography and continued to take pictures for school projects and as a hobby. He upgraded from his mom’s camera to a Canon Tt2i and edits software with Picasa.

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portfolio,” he noted. “These people are more than happy to do this. I’ve had people ask me for photo shoots and then, in return, I’ll ask them to take pictures that are other than [them trying to look] beautiful so that I could add them to my portfolio.”

Most of Perez’s photographs required little premeditation. “Sometimes I’ll just go to [El Dorado Park].

I just take my camera around if I know I’m going to be doing a photo shoot,” Perez said.

Perez says he favors portraits in both his art and photography. “I like drawing humans because there’s different ways to draw them emotionalized and stylized,” Perez noted. “It’s just what I’ve always been best at.

It’s never really been hard for me. I think that bringing out the story behind them is art. You can relate to it and express a lot more.” He then differentiated portraits from still life.

“I could paint fruit, and that would be cool, but I wouldn’t get any feeling out of it or any satisfaction from painting it.”

When Perez was 16, he purchased a tattoo kit. He said he always wanted to be a tattoo artist because, “It’s a cool way to help people cope with their problems or celebrate.” It was his mom that gave him the determination to pursue his career choice. “My mom always said, ‘Be careful with what you do because one day, you’re actually going to end up doing it, and maybe you won’t like it,’” Perez said. “So I bought a machine, and I proved to myself that I did like it. I loved it.”

However, shortly afterward, he realized it was not safe for him to practice on other people without a license,

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Last year, Perez attended Long Beach City College as an art major.

However, this year, he has decided to take a break. Currently, he is working at

In-N-Out in Signal Hill and hopes to start selling his art. “I just sold a picture the other day for like $10,” Perez noted.

“There are so many people that sell pretty much crap for hundreds of dollars.

I feel like I can’t do that. I don’t have the credibility for it.”

This image of Vincent Perez (titled “Bad Ideas”) sitting behind a light bulb is one of the photos he used in his portfolio. “I had this idea of people losing their heads in a metaphoric way, but in order to show it, I had to show it in a physical way,” he said.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 New exhibit at Historical Society of LB documents city’s relationship with drinking establishments

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It all started as one man’s battle Happy Days Long Beach: Bar & against a “dry” Long Beach. It was Lounge Exhibition, which will feature 1890, and the man was D.J. McCarthy, more than 30 bar and lounge images, who went on to operate the city’s first along with drink menus, coasters, bar, known as D.J. McCarthy’s Saloon. matchbooks, and other bar-related artiSince those early days, drinking estab- facts dating from 1897 to 1979. These lishments have been a source of both materials come from the historical socicommunity and controversy and, per- ety’s extensive collections and have haps more than any other venues, have been curated by its professional staff, reflected the trends and social dynamism who bring to the task decades of experiof the coastal town of Long Beach. ence researching and exhibiting local The Historical Society of Long history.

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Beginning with one of those expedient love-at-first-sight scenarios that really only occur in fiction (I think), The Changeling (currently in The Studio Theatre at Long Beach Playhouse) opens with the noble Alsemero professing his love for Beatrice, whom he has met in a church just minutes before. Alsemero decides to cancel his voyage from Alicant, Spain, to Malta, so that he can marry Beatrice, but she regretfully informs him that, a mere five days ago, she had promised to marry Alonzo de Piracquo.

Enter De Flores, who was born a gentleman, fell on tough times, and is now the servant of Beatrice’s father, Vermandero. De Flores is characterized as an ugly man, with a face full of scars, and Beatrice is clearly repulsed by him, as evidenced by her constant insults. However, he is in love/lust

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Changeling is a very sexual story (and The Playhouse is taking a nearly “no holds barred” approach to this production).

Rick Kopps, who appears attractive in his headshot within the show’s program, is suitably creepy as De Flores, and he relishes his scenes in his pursuit to quash Beatrice’s maidenhood. He and Mowrey establish a love-hate, arousal-repulsion relationship that is dynamic, exciting and, at times, subtle; in her quest to charm him into murdering Piracquo, she caresses his scarred face, then, out of his sight, rubs that hand on her dress.

The make-up on Kopps’s face does indeed transform him into what many would consider a hideous creature, but it would have been more complete and effective had it been extended down his neck.

There’s a subplot in The Changeling that is set in a madhouse run by Alibius, who is worried that he cannot sexually satisfy his wife, Isabella. Alibius asks his servant, Lollio, to protect Isabella from the occupants of the asylum who might want to copulate with her. Lollio agrees to guard her, in the hopes that he himself can have sex with her, and he tells Alibius that neither fools (people born with mental diseases) nor madmen (those suffering from a decline of mental acuity during the course of their lives) will have intercourse with her. Alibius expresses that it is neither type of patient about whom he is worried, but rather the sane visitors to the asylum that might try to seduce her.

Acting on that foreshadowing, friends Antonio and Pedro soon enter the picture. Pedro gives Alibius a substantial sum of money to take proper care of Antonio. After managing to get his own cut from Pedro, Lollio agrees to watch over Antonio and make him wise. Lollio then introduces Antonio and Francisca (Francisco in the original script but played here delectably

by Jill Cary Martin), who is another madhouse resident, to Isabella, unaware that they are just pretending to be a fool and a madman, respectively. When Lollio tries to seduce Isabella, she denies him and threatens to have Antonio kill him. He then sets out to pit Antonio and Francisca against one another by telling each that Isabella is in love with him/her.

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Terri Mowrey is the manipulative virgin Beatrice and Rick Kopps is her unwelcome suitor De Flores in Long Beach Playhouse’s production of The Changeling.

centerpiece within this plot. Equally impressive is the very acrobatic relationship between Lollio (Jeffrey Kieviet) and Antonio (Jeremy Charles Hohn).

As the plot lines further develop toward an intersection that is, unfortunately, a tenuous one, much blood is shed (through stabbings and gunshots), and almost as much clothing is shed. (In a rare case of gender equity regarding undressing, there’s a congruent amount of male nudity as there is female nakedness.) The simulatedsex scenes are handled artfully, but each is treated differently. One is skillfully manipulated with the use of sheets covering particular parts, only after they’ve been “peep-show” revealed, while the other is performed with more of a gruffness that serves both of those characters perfectly in an act that is at once cathartic and retributive.

Primarily through costume, director Dave Barton and The Playhouse have modernized The Changeling, which was written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley during the English Renaissance. For example, as Jasperino, who is Alseremo’s friend,

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Jeffrey Gilbank is rather punked out in faux-hawk, leather motorcycle jacket and combat boots. That type of updating feels copacetic, as it is modern enough yet vague enough so that his true character can come through without too much distraction. However, when it’s time for a dance scene to occur, and the intro to Michael Jackson’s hit “Thriller” is queued, it reads like an uninspired choice that elicits some (presumably unwanted) chuckles from the audience. It was especially disappointing since other sections in the production utilize songs that were a bit more obscure, such as David Lynch’s “The Pink Room,” from his Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me soundtrack. When a song is too familiar, and we have too many pop-culture associations with it already, its appropriation can be a bit cheesy. All other attempts at rendering the show more contemporary worked more subtly and effectively though.

Although there are times that the language of the play and the dualing plotlines can become cumbersome, overall, the actors seem to grasp the complexities of the writing and convey their characters’ arcs with finesse and gusto.

The Changeling will continue in The Studio Theatre at Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 East Anaheim St., through Saturday, Sept. 29. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8pm, and Sunday matinees are at 2pm. General admission is $24, $21 for seniors, and $14 for students. For more information, call (562) 494-1014, option 1, or visit lbplayhouse.org .

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Southern California Edison sponsors free lamp exchange On Saturday, Sept. 15, residential customers of Southern California Edison can bring their old incandescent and halogen lamps to be recycled and receive, new energy-efficient lamps in exchange. Any residential customer of SCE can participate in the lamp exchange, which will take place from 8am to 3pm in the parking lot of Kmart, 2900 Bellflower Blvd.

Customer lamps brought for exchange do need to be in working order, and SCE requests that they leave the old incandescent bulbs in the lamps (they also prefer it if lamp shades are left at home.) SCE customers will have eight styles of new lamps to choose from, depending on the type of lamp and wattage of the existing bulbs (desk

and table lamps qualify for one of four desk/table lamp styles; floor lamps qualify for floor, desk, or table lamps; halogen torchieres qualify for all eight lamp selections.)

Pictures of all new lamps available can be found at scelampexchange.com .

The goal of the lamp exchange program is to replace old, inefficient lighting fixtures with new Energy Star-rated efficient fixtures. By switching from inefficient incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent bulbs, people can save up to 75% off their home lighting costs.

Many people are unaware that incandescent bulbs are one of the least efficient lighting sources available; 90 percent of the energy used by an incandescent bulb goes toward producing

heat, not light.

How to participate • Participants in the lamp exchange may bring up to 10 working lamps to exchange and are limited to a total of 10 lamps per household.

• Provide a California Driver’s license or an SCE residential bill to prove eligibility • Quantities are first-come, first-served and while supplies last.

• Leave lamp shades at home • Do leave the old incandescent bulbs in the lamp sockets

The City of Long Beach will celebrate local Olympians with a parade on Saturday, Sept. 15. The parade route starts in Belmont Shore at 2pm. Gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Jessica Hardy will be among the athletes present that day, and other Long Beach Olympians have been confirming their attendance daily, according to the City of Long Beach.

“We are delighted to host this parade in honor of our Olympians who competed in London as well as those who participated in past Olympics,” said Mayor Bob Foster. “This is going to be a great event

for the entire city of Long Beach.”

The Long Beach Parade of Olympians will start at the intersection of Second Street and Livingston Drive. Athletes will head east down Second Street, turn south at Bay Shore Avenue towards Ocean Boulevard, and then head west along Ocean Boulevard to the Belmont Plaza Pool, where the parade will conclude.

Parade goers should look for a spot on the south side of Second Street, or either side of Bay Shore Avenue for the best viewing opportunities. Immediately following the parade, community members

are invited to “meet and greet” Long Beach’s Olympic athletes at McKenna’s on the Bay, 190 North Marina Dr. Long Beach streets will not be closed for the parade. The City’s Police Department will clear a path for the parade, and cars will be allowed through once the parade has passed.

Bay Shore Avenue is still closed to vehicles for the summer season. Parking is available at metered spots or public beach lots along Ocean Boulevard.

For more information about the parade, call Stacey Toda in the Mayor’s office at (562) 570-6801.

Commander Galen Carroll of the Long Beach Police Department North Division and the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association released the following tips this week for businesses to remind them to take the necessary precautions to stay safe and avoid any incidents.

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• Windows– Keep windows clear of too much signage • Street addresses– Make address clearly visible and well-lighted on the front and rear of the business.

• Secure doors and windows each night • Bolt down cash registers • Empty all cash registers when business is closed

• Keep only necessary cash in the register, and vary the schedule and route of bank deposits.

• Keep windows free of signs and banners so there is always a clear view into the business.

• Install a camera surveillance system, and make sure all cameras are working and recording.

• Advertise your security alarm system with signs in visible locations.

• Develop a mutual-aid system among nearby businesses

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TST4173 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 10-0141714 Doc ID #0001001886442005N Title Order No. 10-8-508633 Investor/Insurer No. N/A APN No. 7215-020-021 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/22/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by LATEEF T FRANKS, A SINGLE MAN, dated 04/22/2005 and recorded 5/2/2005, as Instrument No. 05 1017867, in Book , Page , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 09/24/2012 at 11:00AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2244 SEA RIDGE DRIVE, SIGNAL HILL, CA, 90755. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $1,303,080.30. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee's Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder's Office. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-800281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case TS No. 10-0141714. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Offi-

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TST4187 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 12012385 Loan No: 0155243348 APN 7217006071 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED September 11, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On October 4, 2012, at 11:00 AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on September 19, 2006, as Instrument No. 06 2076597 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA, executed by: PETER A. DAVIS, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC., AS NOMINEE FOR METROCITIES MORTGAGE, LLC, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2145 CRESCENT DRIVE, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining unpaid balance of the obligations secured by and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust (together with any modifications thereto). NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder`s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714.730.2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case 12012385. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $700,498.59 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on

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TST4188 TSG No.: 6673159 TS No.: CA1200244243 FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN: 7217-015-077 Property Address: 2075 FREEMAN AVENUE SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/07/2005.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 10/04/2012 at 11:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 10/19/2005, as Instrument No. 05 2516418, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California. Executed by: ANDREW MAGGIOTTO AND JANINE MAGGIOTTO, HUSBAND AND WIFE, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) Inside the lobby of the building located at 628 North Diamond Bar Blvd., Suite B, Diamond Bar, CA All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 7217-015-077 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2075 FREEMAN AVENUE, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $969,284.98. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1200244243 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to ver-

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ify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse. First American Title Insurance Company First American Title Insurance Company 3 FIRST AMERICAN WAY SANTA ANA, CA 92707 Date: FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0207138 SIGNAL TRIBUNE 09/14/2012, 09/21/2012, 09/28/2012 TST4190 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DANIEL PATRICK O'GARA, AKA DANIEL P. OGARA, AKA DANIEL P. O'GARA, AKA DANIEL O'GARA Case No. NP015114 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DANIEL PATRICK O'GARA, AKA DANIEL P. OGARA, AKA DANIEL P. O'GARA, AKA DANIEL O'GARA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Bonnie Phelps in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Bonnie Phelps be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Oct. 11, 2012 at 1:30 PM in Dept. No. 4 located at 415 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

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

Attorney for petitioner: JOHN T. ANDERSON, ESQ. SBN 65050 LAW OFFICE OF JOHN T ANDERSON 1741 E WARDLOW RD LONG BEACH CA 90807

TST4168 / 2012 159909 FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. WHOLESOME WHOLESALE CLUB, 2. SOOZIE Q WORKS FOR YOU, 315 W. 3rd St. Unit 206, Long Beach, CA 90802. Registrant: LOUIE DO IT ALL INDUSTRIES, INC., 315 W. 3rd St. Unit 206, Long Beach, CA 90802. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Susan M. Arete, Vice President. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein.

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TST4169 / 2012 166621 FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as: ALLINGTON COMPANY, 36323 El Camino Dr., Palmdale, CA 93551. Registrants: 1.

RICHARD ALLINGTON, 2. MARGARITA ALLINGTON, 36323 El Camino Dr., Palmdale, CA 93551. This business is conducted by: a Husband and Wife. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Richard Allington. The registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. The registrant began using this fictitious business name on August 3, 2012. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 17, 2012. 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 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2012.

TST4176 / 2012 169457 FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: MR. B'S BOX, 2059 W. Jefferson Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90018. Registrant: MARK E. GALLOWAY, 2933 Eucalyptus Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Mark E. Galloway. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 22, 2012.

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 31, & September 7, 14, 21, 2012.

TST4177 / 2012 171758 FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: SOMETHINGTURQUOISE.COM, 5293 E. Anaheim Rd., Long Beach, CA 90815.

Registrant: JENNIFER RACHEL CARREIRO, 5293 E. Anaheim Rd., Long Beach, CA 90815. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Jennifer Rachel Carreiro. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 27, 2012. 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 31, & September 7, 14, 21, 2012.

TST4178 / 2012 171848 FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. SUNBELT REALTY, 2. SUNBELT ASSOCIATES, 4429 Village Rd., Long Beach, CA 90808. Registrant: INTERNATIONAL SUNBELT PROPERTIES, INC., 4429 Village Rd., Long Beach, CA 90808. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Joan McCormick, Vice-President. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 27, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five

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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 31, & September 7, 14, 21, 2012.

TST4175 / Case No. NS025773 oRDER To SHoW CAUSE FoR CHANGE oF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 415 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802.

PETITION OF Svapnaben Trivedi For Change of Name.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner SVAPNABEN TRIVEDI, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: SVAPNABEN TRIVEDI to Proposed Name: SVAPNA ALAN TRIVEDI. 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: October 5, 2012; Time: 8:30 A.M.; Dept. 11, Room 31. 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 31, & September 7, 14, 21, 2012. ___//ss//___ Ross M. Klein, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: August 28, 2012

TST4181 / 2012 167273 FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: BOARD & BARKFEST, 8116 Byron Road, Unit D, Whittier, CA 90606.

Registrant: DANIEL L. GUESS, 5418 Premiere Ave., Lakewood, CA 90712. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Daniel L. Guess. The registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. The registrant began using this fictitious business name on August 1, 2012. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 20, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business

name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012.

TST4182 / 2012 175413 FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as: 1. POWERFLEX LICENSING, 2. POWERFLEX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, 2420 E. 28th St. #11, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: 1. ROBERT E. SCHAUER, 2. PATRICIA A. SCHAUER, 3508 Maple Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. This business is conducted by: a Husband and Wife. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Robert E. Schauer. The registrants have not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 30, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012.

TST4183 / 2012 177197 FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: "IN GOOD HANDS" QUALITY HOME HEALTH CARE, 17439 Virginia Ave. Unit U, Bellflower, CA 90706. Registrant: DANIELLE SNEED, 17439 Virginia Ave. Unit U, Bellflower, CA 90706. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Danielle Sneed. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 4, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012.

TST4184 FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: CIRCLE OASIS ASSISTED LIVING, 119 Termino Ave., Long Beach, CA 90803.

Registrant: SHORE LIVING LLOC, 119 Termino Ave., Long Beach, CA 90803. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Eric Schriver, Manager. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names

Man dead after threatening stepmother, attacking police

On Tuesday, Sept. 11, at approximately 1:45pm, Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officers responded to a residence in the 1900 block of Hardwick Street regarding a male subject armed with a knife, which resulted in an officerinvolved shooting.

Through the preliminary investigation, detectives have learned that the department’s Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call from a woman at the residence. The caller indicated that her 20-year-old stepson, identified as David Jordan, was inside the house, armed with a knife, threatening her, and yelling that he wanted the police to kill him.

Officers arrived at the location and approached the residence to make contact. Concerned that the residents could become hostages or injured by the suspect, officers attempted to evacuate the two females inside the residence.

While the officers were at the front door trying to get the residents out, one of them made contact with Jordan, ordering him to put the knife down.

The suspect lunged towards one of the officers with the knife, causing the officer to discharge his weapon. At the same time, the suspect threw the knife

at the officer. The suspect then armed himself with a second knife, again moved towards the officer in a threatening manner, causing the officer to discharge his weapon a second time.

Officers immediately began performing CPR and continued until paramedics arrived; however, the suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene. Investigators have learned that the suspect resided at the location with relatives.

The Long Beach Police Homicide Detail is conducting an investigation to identify the circumstances of the shooting. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is conducting an independent investigation of the shooting, as they do with all officer-involved shootings that occur in Los Angeles County that result in injury or death.

Anyone who may have information relating to the shooting is asked to contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Terri Hubert and Mark Bigel at (562) 570-7244.

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Source: LBPD

listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 29, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012.

TST4189 / 2012 180723 FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as: SPARKICREATIVE, 3553 Atlantic Ave. Ste. 149, Long Beach, CA 90807.

Registrants: 1. JULIE FOGG, 2. DAVE ORTEGA, 3640 Myrtle Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: a General Partnership. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Julie Fogg. The registrants have begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. The registrants began using this fictitious business name on August 1, 2012. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 7, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 14, 21, 28, & October 5, 2012.

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EYE ON CRIME Crimes reported by LBPD Council Districts 6, 7 & 8

Thursday, Sept. 6 Residential burglary 2am– 3800 block of Pine Avenue

Residential burglary 10:35am– 4200 block of Cedar Avenue Battery 11am– 2000 block of Olive Avenue Auto burglary 6pm– 3800 block of Marron Way Auto burglary 7pm– 3900 block of Marron Way

Commercial burglary/shoplifting 7:13pm– 100 block of E. Willow Street Auto burglary 11:30pm– 300 block of E. 19th Street

Friday, Sept. 7 Residential burglary 11:42pm– 3900 block of Linden Avenue Saturday, Sept. 8 Residential burglary 3pm– 200 block of Chestnut Avenue

Commercial burglary/shoplifting 9:29pm– 1200 E. Pacific Coast Highway

Sunday, Sept. 9 Auto burglary 1:45am– 2500 block of Long Beach Boulevard

Monday, Sept. 10 Residential burglary 12:30pm– 100 block of San Antonio Drive Auto burglary 10pm– 2000 block of Chestnut Avenue

Auto burglary 10pm– E. 46th Street/Atlantic Avenue

Tuesday, Sept. 11 Residential burglary 8:30am– 4700 block of Pacific Avenue Residential burglary 9am– 2300 block of Lime Avenue

Residential burglary 2:09pm– 4100 block of Locust Avenue Crimes reported by SHPD Citywide

Thursday, Sept. 6 Strong-arm robbery 12:22am– 1900 block of St. Louis Avenue

Commercial burglary 8:40am- 900 block of E. 33rd Street Suspect in custody.

Robbery (inhabited dwelling/common carrier) 2:45pm– 2500 block of Cherry Avenue Stolen vehicle 6:21pm– 900 block of E. 33rd Street

Robbery (person) 8:45pm– E. 19th Street/Stanley Avenue

Robbery (person) 10:30pm– Junipero Avenue/E. Pacific Coast Hwy. Friday, Sept. 7 Mental disorder–danger to others 2:40am– 2500 block of Cherry Avenue Cruelty to elder/dependent adult 10:30am– 3300 block of Olive Avenue

Stolen vehicle recovered 4:59pm– Temple Avenue/E. 19th Street Mental disorder–danger to others 8:21pm– 2100 block of Ohio Avenue

Stolen vehicle 10:22pm- 900 block of E. 33rd Street

Saturday, Sept. 8 Annoying phone call/obscene matter/threats 11:48am– 1000 block of E. 32nd Street Suspect identified.

Stolen vehicle 3:28pm- 1800 block of Raymond Avenue

Monday, Sept. 10 Commercial burglary attempt 8:20am– 900 block of E. Willow Street Petty theft with prior 1:55pm– 700 block of E. Spring Street Suspect in custody.

Tuesday, Sept. 11 DUI (alcohol/drugs) 12:38am– Cherry Avenue/Wardlow Road Suspect in custody.

Disorderly conduct– under the influence 1:14am– 2300 block of Dawson Avenue Suspect in custody.

Battery 7:53pm– 1900 block of Stanley Avenue

Wednesday, Sept. 12 Auto burglary 3:33am- Freeman Avenue/21st Street

Stolen vehicle 8:12am- 700 block of E. Spring Street

Auto burglary 11pm– Obispo Avenue/E. Pacific Coast Highway

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County of Los Angeles Department of the Treasurer and Tax Collector Notice of Divided Publication

Pursuant to Sections 3702, 3381, and 3382, Revenue and Taxation Code, the Notice of Sale of Tax Defaulted Property Subject to the Power of Sale in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California has been divided and distributed to various newspapers of general circulation published in said County for publication of a portion thereof, in each of the said newspapers.

Public Auction Notice (R&TC 3702) of Sale of Tax-Defaulted Property Subject To The Power of Sale (Sale No. 2012A)

Whereas, on June 19, 2012, I, MARK J. SALADINO, Treasurer and Tax Collector was directed by the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, State of California to sell at public auction certain tax-defaulted properties which are Subject to the Power of Sale.

Public notice is hereby given that unless said properties are redeemed prior thereto, I will, on October 22 and 23, 2012, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the Fairplex Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, 1101 W. McKinley Avenue, Building 6, Pomona, California, offer for sale and sell said properties at public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier's check in lawful money of the United States for not less than theminimum bid. If no bids are received on a parcel, it will be re-offered at the end of the auction at a reduced minimum price.

The minimum bid for each parcel is the total amount necessary to redeem, plus costs, as required by Section 3698.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

Prospective bidders should obtain detailed information of this sale from the County Treasurer and Tax Collector. Pre-registration and a $5,000 deposit in the form of cash, cashier's check or bank issued money order is required at the time of registration. No personal checks, twoparty checks or business checks will be accepted for registration.

Registration will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., starting Monday, September 24, 2012, at the Treasurer and Tax Collector's Office located at 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California, and will end on Friday, October 5, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.

If the property is sold, parties of interest, as defined by Section 4675 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, have a right to file a claim with the County for any proceeds from the sale, which are in excess of the liens and costs required to be paid from the proceeds. If excess proceeds result from the sale, notice will be given to parties of interest, pursuant to law.

All information concerning redemption, provided the right to redeem has not previously been terminated, will upon request be furnished by MARK J. SALADINO, Treasurer and Tax Collector.

If redemption of the property is not made according to the law before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 19, 2012, which is the last business day prior to the first day of auction, the right of redemption will cease.

The Assessor's Identification Number (AIN) in this publication refers to the Assessor's Map Book, the Map Page, and the individual Parcel Number on the Map Page. If a change in the Assessor's Identification Number occurred, both prior and current Assessor's Identification Numbers are shown. An explanation of the parcel numbering system and the maps referred to are available from the Office of the Assessor located at 500 West Temple Street, Room 225, Los Angeles, California 90012.

A list explaining the abbreviations used in this publication is on file in the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California 90012, or telephone 1(213) 974-2045.

I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Los Angeles, California, on August 22, 2012.

MARK J. SALADINO Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector State of California

The real property that is subject to this notice is situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and is described as follows:

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE OF SALE OF TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THE POWER OF SALE (SALE NO. 2012A) 4417 AIN 7211-008-009 KATZ,MARIE J LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $27,195.00 4420 AIN 7212-007-056 2800 WALNUT LLC C/O C/O CHARLES G WESTLUND JR LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $139,056.00 4422 AIN 7212-009-017 COVENANT CONNECTION MINISTRIES INC LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $44,652.00

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continued from page 1 used as a recreational field for soccer and baseball games since the 1950s.

Long Beach is now leasing the property from Los Angeles County to provide athletic facilities. But the deal was made with the assurance that the site will continue to serve the cities of Signal Hill and Long Beach as a temporary holding area or “bowl” for storm-water runoff, which is regularly pumped out to other locations, eventually ending up in the Los Angeles River.

“It’s Chittick Field only when it’s dry,” noted Signal Hill City Councilmember Larry Forester, who said that 11 storm-drain pipes empty into the field. “I would love to see it used for something else… But, in a major storm, you wouldn’t believe the water that comes out of those pipes…People ultimately have to know that, during the winters, that [field] could have three to five feet of water in it.”

Charlie Honeycutt, Signal Hill deputy city manager, assured that plans by Long Beach city staff include measures to maintain the site’s current function as a storm-water detention basin, which receives half of Signal Hill’s storm-water runoff. “We’ve been very involved in making sure the drainage facilities continue to provide the flood control function that it’s supposed to serve– and [Long Beach] is doing that,” he said.

Honeycutt added that the project’s design maintains devices that Signal Hill city staff installed to catch trash as part of a statefunded water-quality demonstration project. He said the project allows Signal Hill to add more water-quality features in the future.

Plans for recreational facilities began several years ago, as a proposal to build a Kroc Center, an ambitious, $140-million project that would have been made possible through a hefty donation to The Salvation Army by Joan Kroc, widow of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc. The project, similar to other centers, would have included raised buildings, pools and other athletic facilities.

But the Kroc Center project was eventually abandoned in 2010, primarily due to lack of sufficient funding that was required to match the donation.

Since then, Long Beach city officials have held on to the allocation of a $4.3-million LA County Regional Park and Open Space District grant that is now expected to fund a much smaller version of the original proposal.

The Long Beach Planning Commission unanimously approved an addendum to the Kroc Center environmental impact report on Aug. 16, allowing the new project to move forward. On Aug. 21, the Long Beach City Council unanimously approved awarding a nearly $1-million contract to Crew, Inc. to start grading construction. The city’s General Fund is temporarily funding the project until the city is officially awarded the grant.

“I'm very excited about this project, and I am happy to see it getting off the ground,” said 6th District Councilmember Dee Andrews, a longtime proponent of the project, during the Council meeting. “Approximately 24,500 kids under the age of 19 live within one mile of this park, which shows how important this park is … [It] will be free for every kid in the city of Long Beach and probably all over the world.”

Michael Conway, Long Beach’s director of public works, told the planning commission that storm drain improvements should handle most of the annual rainfall, while the City has

School

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Chittick Field, located at 1900 Walnut Ave., has been used for recreational purposes since the early 1950s and is now slated for renovations that will include soccer and football fields, a running track and athletic facilities.

An underutilized site, Chittick Field will become home to new athletic fields and facilities after major construction of a $4.3million project begins next year. The first construction phase, which will start in the coming weeks, will include grading and fencing of the area.

budgeted for extra maintenance to keep up conditions of the field. He said city staff intends to have low-flow runoff captured within a “contained system” rather than in open trenches, preventing any impacts to the surface of the field.

Jill Griffiths, Long Beach planning officer, said much of the same mitigation measures planned for the Kroc Center, including those pertaining to the removal of a low-flow pump station, remain intact for the new project. “What’s being done now will have less of an impact than the Kroc Community Center would have had,” she said.

Long Beach city staff said the initial phase of construction should begin in coming weeks. However, construction is prohibited during the rainy season, which lasts from Oct. 15 to April 15. The second phase, which will include improvements to drainage and storm water facilities, building a 134space parking lot, installing landscaping and irrigation, and constructing athletic facilities, should begin in fall 2013.

Marilyn Surakus, Long Beach capital projects coordinator, said the City is expected to soon receive flood control permits from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works to be able to start construction.

continued from page 1 middle school finally in Signal Hill.”

At the City’s request, the Long Beach Unified School District agreed to name the school after the Signal Hill’s first mayor, Jessie Elwin Nelson, who was also one of the first female mayors in Southern California, Forester said.

A state-of-the-art middle school What is revolutionary for Long Beach Unified is that students will receive Apple iPad computers as daily educational tools. “Every student will be receiving an iPad, and they will be allowed to take the iPad home,” Peterson said. “All of the algebra classes will be using the (iPad) as their textbook. And, eventually… instead of having any textbooks, everything will be done on an iPad. The iPads will become our textbooks.”

“I want us to go global with communicating with kids in other countries through this iPad,” said Peterson. “I expect us to do things that have never been done before.”

At the end of the month, after enrollment settles, iPads will be distributed, and expectations will be reviewed with students. Peterson said Nelson parents have attended an orientation and both parents and students must sign a user agreement to obtain a computer.

“We just believe that the students are going to treat the iPads just like they treat their phones and textbooks,” Peterson said. “They take care of their phones, [and] they take care of their textbooks.”

Language arts teacher Marci Sheets looks forward to the educational enhancement iPads will facilitate for her students. “Finding new apps and software programs that allow us to individualize instruction [will] meet the kids’ needs so we can group them [effectively].”

“We are going to be at the top of technology, and the teachers are able to give better guidance and individual atten-

Photo by Larry Forester

The new Jessie Elwin Nelson Academy, 1951 Cherry Ave., includes 31 classrooms, five basketball courts, a regulation-sized soccer field, a gymnasium, locker rooms, a multi-purpose room, a library and 89,288 square feet of indoor space.

tion,” Forester said. “It’s really allowing the students of Long Beach Unified to bring themselves into the 21st century.”

Cutting-edge classroom technology Every classroom is installed with a new, 70-inch flat-screen television, surround-sound audio and whiteboards.

Teachers are able to broadcast instruction from their computers, iPads and document cameras for students to easily view and hear.

Classrooms also have “Teacher Stations,” a system composed of a large, specialized desk that integrates a computer, keyboard and document camera.

The “doc cams” allow educators to project onto their big-screens the instruction they are writing on paper. This replaces outdated overhead projectors, which require a special felt pen used on a plastic transparency that is then visually reproduced on a wall. The teacher stations include a platform that can be raised so teachers can stand and write or type while they’re teaching.

“So far [students] have been very respectful of all of the new equipment,” Sheets said. “They are happy to have new desks and new classrooms and, of course, they’re excited to get the iPads.”

Many former Butler Middle School stu-

dents are excited to have the gymnasium and locker rooms they did not have at Butler, according to Sheets.

Nelson’s faculty transitioned over from Butler and other Long Beach Unified schools. “My teachers are just so excited and ready… the expectations are very high here, and that’s incredible,” said Peterson. “It’s just a place that’s warm and welcoming and filled with learning.”

The future is bright “I was at Butler for 15 years, and I loved it, and I’m happy I get to continue some of the family relationships that I started there,” Sheets said. “I have many siblings now of students I had at Butler.

So I didn’t lose the community ties I built at Butler, yet it’s a fresh start, it’s a new environment, and we have more students from the Signal Hill area. So it’s exciting personally to expand our community.”

“I feel like I’m surrounded by such a wonderful team, because a principal cannot do it alone,” Peterson said. “It takes all of us working together, and I feel that I have that. I want to see Nelson be the best school in the nation, not just in Long Beach Unified…We’re out-of-the-box thinkers.”

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to pump gas, but not [run] car washes,” he said.

Sheldon took over the establishment during a time when Long Beach was known for its many car dealerships along Long Beach Boulevard, and hoards of Volkswagen “Beetles” would roll into the lot, Sheldon recalled. “People used to ask me what I do particularly at the car wash … ‘Well, I do rear windows on Volkswagen bugs,’ I’d tell people, and I’d get a laugh once in a while.”

After buying the car wash, Sheldon met Shell at a business party in Huntington Beach through a mutual friend. Discovering they had more in common than just the spelling of their names, they decided to tie the knot and are now celebrating their 34th wedding anniversary. Becoming business partners, however, wasn’t an easy decision.

“As things progressed [Sheldon] asked me to work and help out, and it evolved where we ended up working together,” Shell said.

“We did a lot of serious work prior to that because we didn’t want to do anything to hurt our relationship.”

As a former registered nurse, Shell brought her expertise in public relations to the company, training employees in customer service, which she said has become one of the company’s strong suits.

For most customers, the car wash, which offers full-service, self-service and detail options, is convenient. But treating customers with “dignity and courtesy” is what keeps them coming back, Shell said. “Looking customers in the eyes when you greet them and smiling is important,” she said. “My mission statement is to consistently exceed

our customer’s expectations.”

The Grossmans have also been well thought of by their employees– some of whom have been on board for decades. The business owners even take their staff out for a dinner gathering each year to show their appreciation.

The company’s general manager, Ramon Paz, originally from Honduras, has been with the company for 33 years, first working as a vacuum/detail worker. “You can have the most beautiful car wash in the world, but if the service is no good, then customers won’t come,” said Paz, who received the “2011 Manager of the Year” award from the Western Car Wash Association.

“We take care of the customers like our family.”

While Shell brought experience in customer relations, Sheldon brought his vast industry knowledge, which has ultimately helped the company grow to become one of the longest running car washes in the greater Los Angeles area, he said. As a car-wash owner since 1966, Sheldon has regularly attended car-wash conventions, while serving as board of director for prestigious industry organizations, including the California Car Wash Association, the Western Car Wash Association and the International Car Wash Association.

Most car washes today use a “brush type system” or a rubberized concept to save money, but the Bixby Knolls Car Wash is one of the few operations that still use a “brushless system,” whereby employees wash them by hand so that vehicles don’t get scratched or marked, Sheldon said. “It seems the more and more car washes go to a brush system, the more advantage I have,” he said.

The company has also added the latest technology to their establishment, currently featuring watersaving, electricity-saving and green

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Sheldon Grossman, co-owner of Bixby Knolls Car Wash & Detail Center, displays a banner proclaiming his business’s 35th anniversary.

elements in their full-service and coin-operated facilities. The car wash also uses cleaning agents and spray waxes that are environmentally friendly, according to a statement by the company.

While the industry has changed, being involved in the community– whether it’s through the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association, local philanthropic groups or the Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce– has helped keep business booming, Shell added.

After the operation was turned over to someone else to run for a few years, the Grossmans came back in 2008 and were welcomed with open arms, she said. “We consider ourselves a community car wash,” Shell said. “We really … are the community and are for the community.”

An employee at Bixby Knolls Car Wash & Detail Center dries a car after it was cleaned with the business’s “brushless system,” whereby employees wash vehicles by hand so that vehicles don’t get scratched or marked.

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3033 Long Beach Blvd.

Long Beach, CA 90807

3619 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach, CA 90807

562-426-6322

562-427-4256

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

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