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Saving Fido’s family jewels Proposed LB ordinance to spay, neuter dogs offers numerous exemptions

CJ Dablo Staff Writer

A new ordinance to address pet overpopulation is close to final approval by the Long Beach City Council, but for area residents who hesitate to put their dog “under the knife,” there are key exceptions to the City’s proposed plan to require canines to be spayed and neutered by the time they turn 6 months old.

With a veterinarian’s certification, there are medical exemptions available for pets that are unable to endure surgery or are incapable of breeding.

In addition, purebred show dogs, “working” animals (e.g. guide dogs for the disabled or dogs in police K-9 units or search-and-rescue agencies, etc.), dogs that are trained to herd other animals and even dogs that are considered “breeding stock” for herding purposes are all exempt from the ordinance.

Owners must provide documentation to qualify for the exemptions.

Although Long Beach Animal Care Services (ACS) also serves Signal Hill, that city’s pets aren’t affected by Long Beach’s proposed plan. Signal Hill Community Services Director Pilar Alcivar-McCoy confirmed in an email last week that Signal Hill adopted Long Beach’s animal ordinances “as they existed on Sept. 7, 2009.” Long Beach updated some of their ordinances since that time, but Signal Hill has not adopted the changes, Alcivar-McCoy said.

The second reading of the Long Beach ordinance is scheduled for Tuesday, March 17. Councilmembers debated the proposed law on March 10, and in the first reading, they approved the plan in a 6-0 vote. Councilmembers Lena Gonzalez and Roberto Uranga were not present for the vote last Tuesday. The 4th District has not yet elected a new representative to the Council dais. There is already a municipal ordinance on the books that requires cats to be fixed by the time they reach 4 see ANIMALS page 11

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In a first-reading vote, Long Beach City Councilmembers approved an ordinance that aims to address pet overpopulation. With a few exceptions, the proposed rule will require Long Beach residents to spay and/or neuter their pet dogs and rabbits. There is already an ordinance that requires cats to be fixed.

Veterans air concerns about healthcare services, benefits at Long Beach VA townhall meeting

Sean Belk Staff Writer

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Dan Behan, top right, a 57-year-old Lakewood resident who served as a Navy Seal from 1975 to 1995, asks Michael Fisher, director of the VA Long Beach Healthcare System, questions during a townhall meeting on Tuesday, March 10..

If it weren’t for benefits and medical services provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affair (VA), Tim Bird, a 65-year-old U.S. Army veteran who served during the Vietnam War in the late 1960s, might not be alive today, he said.

Still, Bird said a program called VASH (Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing), which provides veterans with housing vouchers, case management and clinical services through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the VA, is being “mismanaged” locally.

“There are serious problems going on with that program, and it’s because of mismanagement,” he said during a townhall meeting at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System on Tuesday, March 10, adding that many local veterans remain homeless for months before being helped because of staffing issues related to social workers.

Bird, who once lived in a hotel and who has advocated for forming a VASH advisory committee, was one of nearly 50 veterans who attended the meeting at the Long Beach VA’s Learning Center Auditorium. It was the third town hall organized in the last year at the VA for veterans to express concerns about services and benefits.

The regular forums are part of nationwide efforts, brought forward by VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald, to have VA medical centers and benefits offices improve communication with veterans, according to a prepared statement about the event.

“Caring for veterans is a calling, and our first commitment is to provide veterans and their families the timely, quality care and benefits they have earned and deserve through their service

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2004 murder of Bixby Knolls woman focus of Dateline NBC episode

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It’s a homicide that garnered national media attention, perhaps primarily because it took place in the victim’s home while there were police officers just outside her front door and behind her house. Last Friday, that level of attention continued when NBC aired a Dateline episode dedicated to the case, in which a Bixby Knolls woman’s husband was found guilty of plotting her murder.

On the morning of Nov. 8, 2004, 50-year-old Lynn Schockner answered her door to find Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officers there saying that a next-door neighbor had called 9-1-1 regarding a prowler behind the Schockner home. As reported in the Signal Tribune, Lynn told the officers she would get them a key to the side gate, but instead of returning to the front door, she stepped into the back yard, perhaps planning to

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A man waiting just outside her back door stabbed her in the neck repeatedly then ran into the house,

overturning some items and grabbing some costume jewelry before exiting and jumping over the backyard fence.

Police officers, looking for a prowler, arrested him on the spot before realizing that he had just killed Lynn.

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case. After their discussion, Charlie pulled Birdsall aside– out of his father’s earshot– and quietly asked about his dad’s involvement, saying that he knew Fred was somehow a part of it.

Indeed, in September of 2007, Fred would be found guilty, but not of directly killing his wife.

As reported in the Signal Tribune in a Sept. 13, 2007 story, prosecutors in the case said that several weeks before the killing, Fred gave $50,000 to 32-year-old Frank Jaramillo of Woodland Hills to arrange the murder.

Jaramillo then hired 25-year-old Nicholas Harvey of Port Hueneme to kill Lynn and make it appear that burglary was the motive. According to evidence the LBPD compiled, Fred had planned the murder to prevent Lynn from getting half of the couple’s assets– valued at $7 million– after she filed for legal separation.

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‘SPOKES’ PEOPLE What Kidical Mass Neighborhood Bike Ride Who Hosted by the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association (BKBIA) Where Georgie’s Place, 3850 Atlantic Ave. When Sunday, March 16 at 1pm More Info Kids and adults will bike for roughly two and a half miles, beginning and ending at Georgie’s Place. Participants are encouraged to wear green. Call (562) 595-0081, emailinfo@bixbyknollsinfo.com or visit bixbyknollsinfo.com .

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Construction is currently underway to widen a section of Cherry Avenue from Pacific Coast Highway to 19th Street. Signal Hill city staff said roadwork, which reduces traffic to one lane in each direction, is restricted to weekdays from 7am to 4pm and is expected to continue through June.

Sean Belk Staff Writer

Efforts to widen a portion of Cherry Avenue from Pacific Coast Highway to 19th Street are moving along “on schedule,” a Signal Hill city official confirmed last week.

In a brief update to the Signal Hill City Council on Thursday, March 5, Public Works Director Steve Myrter said the project, which began in January, has experienced “no surprises” so far. Although construction was held up briefly by a few rainy days, the City was able to complete other tasks in the meantime.

Myrter noted that the intersection of PCH and Cherry Avenue, where a temporary traffic signal has been installed, is at a “low spot” that doesn’t drain well in heavy rain, but the small amount of rain so far this year has allowed the project to move forward smoothly.

“It’s going to be tricky in the rainy season,” he said. “We knew that.

Unfortunately, with our funding in line, we had no choice but to move forward, and we will proceed as we can, but the project is on schedule at this point.”

The $6.7-million project, which has been in the works for nearly 15 years and was funded entirely by state and federal grants, proposes to widen Cherry Avenue from PCH to 19th Street by 10 feet, creating a second lane in each direction in order to alleviate a bottleneck that for years has caused gridlock during peak traffic hours.

During the first phase of construction, traffic along the section of Cherry Avenue will be squeezed to just one lane in each direction, he said. According to city staff, roadwork is restricted to weekdays from 7am to 4pm and is expected to continue through June.

The work includes removing 18 inches of concrete on a section of the street and replacing it with asphalt while installing a new storm-drain pipeline that will eventually prevent flooding at PCH and Cherry Avenue during heavy rains, diverting water to Chittick Field, which is used as a stormwater-detention basin.

Myrter said that, until the new storm drain is installed on Cherry Avenue in the next few weeks, water would have to be pumped out.

City Manager Ken Farfsing noted that the City of Signal Hill has spearheaded the street improvement, acting as the project manager, after securing grants, however, a majority of the roadwork is technically located in the city of Long Beach.

Myrter said the City of Signal Hill has taken steps to inform nearby residents about the project by sending out about 1,200 letters and delivering 800 door hangers in the southeast neighborhood of Signal Hill.

He said the City has electronic signs to inform drivers, encouraging them to avoid Cherry Avenue while construction is underway and to, instead, take designated alternative routes, such as Atlantic or Redondo avenues for north and southbound traffic.

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He said the City has also posted “local traffic only” signs at three intersections surrounding the project that are meant to inform drivers that they are entering a residential area.

Myrter added that Signal Hill is also planning to take additional measures to prevent drivers from cutting through residential areas, specifically to deter traffic down Junipero Avenue, which he said doesn’t have the capacity to handle heavy traffic.

The first measure the City is planning to implement is eliminating the

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SOMETHING WILDER What Free screening of Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot Who Presented by Long Beach Opera and Long Beach Cinematheque Where Sunnyside Cemetery, 1095 E. Willow St. When Friday, March 13 at 8pm More Info Parking is available inside the cemetery, and there is limited parking in the lot. Overflow parking is available on the streets outside the cemetery. Attendees are encouraged to bring low-back chairs, blankets and food/picnic baskets.

Visit longbeachopera.org/events/coincidences .

WHAT LIES BENEATH? What Groundwater Festival Who Hosted by the Water Replenishment District Where 4040 Paramount Blvd. in Lakewood When Saturday, March 14 from 10am to 2pm More Info The free family event will include games, prizes, food and educational opportunities for all ages. Visit wrd.org or call (562) 921-5521.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? What Monthly meeting Who Questing Heirs Genealogical Society When Sunday March 15 at 1pm Where Resurrection Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 1900 East Carson St. More Info Discussion topics will be women in World War I and finding female ancestors in newspapers. Visit qhgs.info or call Liz Myers at (562) 598-3027.

FA-LA-LA-LA-LAAAAA What Free children’s concert Who Presented by Long Beach Camerata Singers Where Cal Heights United Methodist Church, 3759 Orange Ave. When Sunday March 15 at 3pm More Info The free, interactive concert and education program is for children ages 3 and up and their families, as part of the 41st Long Beach Bach Festival.

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What Free concert Who Performed by the U.S. Naval Academy Gospel Choir Where Covenant Presbyterian Church, 607 E. 3rd St. When Sunday, March 15 at 4pm More Info The musical ensemble, composed of 50-plus midshipmen, has performed in major cities across the country, including Washington, D.C. at President Obama’s Inaugural Concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. After the free concert, there will be an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner for a donation of $15 per person. Contact Rev. Adele Langworthy at (562) 437-0958, ext. 25 or cloves@msn.com .

FLOWER POWER What Art demonstration Who Conducted by artist Nirali Thakkar Where Palms Park, 12305 207th St. in Lakewood When Wednesday, March 18 at 7pm More Info The demo will be part of the Lakewood Artist Guild March meeting and will feature a how-to on floral design using acrylic paint on canvas. There will also be an art show in which members can win monetary prizes based on the votes of the demo artist and the other attendees, and tickets for various door prizes will also be available for attendees to purchase. The meeting is free and open to the public. Call (562) 421-8212, email lakewoodguild@yahoo.com or visit lakewoodartistguild.com .

STOPPING THE CYCLE What Educational forum on domestic violence Who Hosted by Temple Israel Where 269 Loma Ave. When Thursday, March 19 at 7pm More Info Panelists will include: Eva Kuncewicki of Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Long Beach/West Orange County; Giovanna Martinez of WomenShelter of Long Beach; and Ellen Goldsmith, LCSW, who is in private practice in Long Beach. The panel will explore the nature of domestic violence and its effects on the community at large as well as within the Jewish community. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions of panel members, and there will be a reception following the forum. There is no charge for admission. Call Eric Shatzkin at Temple Israel at (562) 434-0996.

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We want you to know that we enjoy the Tribune and gain a great deal of pertinent information from it weekly. We have recently read the article written by Cory Bilicko in the Feb. 27 edition of the Signal Tribune (“USPS officials hope to open new Bixby Knolls post office by mid summer”). The article was quite complete and well composed, except that Mr. Bilicko stated that the primary concern of those in attendance at the meeting appeared to be “lack of safety” at the Market Street post office. That is the only area in the article where we are in disagreement.

In our observation, the major concern certainly has to do with the disgraceful appearance of [the Market Street] post office, [which is] very dirty on the inside and the outside as well. Too, safe and sufficient parking is a no-no. The curb in front is painted red and is hazardous. The across-the-street parking is/was overflowing with mud, et al. The outside and inside mailing sites made no sense. Available? Very difficult access.

Four or five Long Beach postal managers were at the meeting. No one felt pleased with the status quo. The anticipated planned move has not allowed the neighborhood...needed postal services.

Hopefully, our local and state representatives will accept the area’s need [for] improved postal services.

One of the major questions [we] had was, Where were the Long Beach postmaster and his staff early in November 2014 when the staff at the Bixby Knolls post office were telling us that they had to move but they did not know where they would end up? So nothing actually happened until February 2015! And we do hope the leasing agent sent from San Francisco knows or learns enough about our area when decisions are made. dorothy and Paul Hartstein long beach

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by Neena Strichart

When I am at work, I work. I rarely take a full 15-minute break or any kind of a lunch period away from my desk. It is my choice. I guess I am afraid if I slowed down it would be too difficult to get myself revved up again. After all, at nearly 60, I am a senior citizen. Nevertheless, once in a while I do play Solitaire or check in on one of my Facebook accounts.

A week or so ago, I was doing a bit of scanning through my personal Facebook postings and caught sight of a darling photo of a very small weasel riding on the back of a rather large woodpecker. Thinking it was probably a phony picture that had been Photoshopped, I checked it out on Snopes.com.

To my surprise, the folks at Snopes claim that the photo was real and untouched. Looking further into the matter, I discovered that the photograph, although precious at first glance, was actually, according to the NYDailynews.com, “An amazing image that captures a ferocious mid-air tussle between an unwavering woodpecker and a preying weasel.”

Once I discovered the sad truth, I immediately removed the photo as my desktop wallpaper and replaced it with the family photo that had preceded it. Darn it. I wonder what else in nature looks nice but really isn’t what it appears. How about a Venus flytrap?

Speaking of birds, my friend Debbie King sent me a blurb about crows that I thought you would enjoy. Thanks, Deb. Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA) recently found over 200 dead crows near greater Boston, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. Bird pathologists examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone’s relief, confirmed the problem was definitely not Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be vehicular impacts.

However, during the detailed analysis it was noted that varying colors of paints appeared on the bird’s beaks and claws. By analyzing these paint residues, it was determined that 98 percent of the crows had been killed by impacts with trucks, while only 2 percent were killed by colliding with a car.

MTA then hired an ornithological behaviorist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills. He very quickly concluded the cause: When crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. They discovered that while all the look-out crows could call-out “cah,” not a single one could shout “truck.”

Carols of the belles

The Long Beach Choral Belles are members of the California Women’s Chorus, Inc (CWC), which now numbers over 300 in their 11 choruses. Originating in Bellflower as part of the PTA Mothersingers, they joined the CWC in 1965 and became known as the Choral Belles. Under the direction of Barbara Neal-Peebles, the chorus performs throughout the year in Southern California. Barbara spent 13 years as director of Choral Belles, took some time off to raise two daughters and then returned to direct again. The Choral Belles are a small but mighty chorus of 14, not including the director and the accompanist Alicia Adams. Together with 150-plus CWC members throughout California, they will travel to Santa Ana for the Southern area rehearsal. The area rehearsal will be held at the Church of the Foothills, 19211 Dodge Ave. in Santa Ana on March 14 and will begin at 8am with hospitality. By 8:45am, everyone is expected to be in their seats and ready to sing. Guest director Rob Blaney will be ready for the downbeat, and guest accompanist Christine Lecce will be ready at the piano. Rehearsal will continue until 1pm, and the singers will have an opportunity to greet their old friends, meet new ones and best of all, join each other in music. Auditions for soloists will be held after rehearsal.

CWC members throughout California have been rehearsing this music in their individual choruses in preparation for their combined performance at the annual CWC concert Sounds of the Season on April 26 at 2pm at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, 100 The City Drive in Orange. No stranger to CWC concerts, the Long Beach Choral Belles have hosted three concerts in the past: 1987, 1996 and 2005.

Three scholarships will be awarded to vocal-music students who will perform at the concert also. The Choral Belles donate directly to the host group yearly for scholarships in addition to selling scholarship fundraiser tickets to members of their community. Proceeds from their performances are directed to the vocal scholarship funds also. The Choral Belles are responsible for distributing the scholarship fundraiser tickets to all CWC choruses and collecting their donations.

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Street-maintenance project to close southern terminus of 710 Freeway Sunday morning The southern terminus of the Long Beach Freeway (710) will be closed below Anaheim Street from 5am to 1pm on Sunday, March 15 so that crews can complete street work during an annual maintenance project, according to the City of Long Beach.

Signs will inform motorist of detours, as the following ramps will be closed: • Southbound 710 Downtown off-ramps that access 6th Street, Broadway and Golden Avenue exits • Northbound 710 on-ramps from Shoreline Drive, Ocean Boulevard, 3rd Street and 7th Street Harbor Scenic Drive will not be affected by the closure.

The project will supplement the maintenance work that is done throughout the year and will focus on street repairs, traffic signs and lights, pavement markings, tree trimming, graffiti removal, landscape maintenance and improvements, guard-rail maintenance and street sweeping.

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Signal Tribune publisher honored as Assembly District Woman of the Year

Seventieth-District Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (DLong Beach) recognized Signal Tribune publisher Neena Strichart as the District’s Woman of the Year on Monday, March 9 in Sacramento on the Assembly floor.

“In celebration of her tireless dedication to community service and in honor of Women’s History Month, I am proud to recognize Neena Strichart as our Woman of the Year,” O’Donnell said.

In addition to being the publisher of the Signal Tribune, Strichart has worked as a longtime volunteer with organizations such as the Friends of Long Beach Animals, the Long Beach/Bellflower Elks Club, the Susan B. Anthony chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and Fast Friends.

“I am both extraordinarily happy and humbled to be named

Woman of the Year,” Strichart said.

“As my 95-year-old mother Marjorie Grommé likes to say, ‘There is a big difference between being in your community and being of your community.’ I am proud to be of my community. I want to thank Assemblymember O’Donnell for this recognition.”

Strichart will also be acknowledged on Saturday, March 21 at O’Donnell’s 2015 Women of Distinction event at California State University, Long Beach. It is there that O’Donnell will recognize women from throughout the 70th District who have been deemed to go above and beyond for the community. Event information and the nomination form are available at asm.ca.gov/a70 . For more information, call his district office at (562) 495-2915.

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From left: Assembly Minority Leader Kristin Olsen, 70th District Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell, Signal Tribune publisher Neena Strichart, 58th District Assemblymember and Vice-Chair of the Women’s Caucus Cristina Garcia and Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins on the State Assembly floor Monday

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Dr. Larry Albers, chief of mental health at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System, takes questions during a townhall meeting at the VA facilities on March 10.

to our nation,” McDonald said in the statement. “As we seek continual improvement and to rebuild trust among veterans, it is critical that we continue to listen and learn directly from those who use our system.”

During the forum, a panel of doctors, senior staff members and management from Long Beach VA and the regional VA benefits office in Los Angeles took questions posed by veterans and attempted to provide answers.

Issues brought forward included: inadequate staffing, such as lack of primary-care and mental-health physicians; changes in group-therapy sessions that aren’t properly promoted; miscommunication between departments; organizational issues; reduced funding from Congress; and patients not being able to get prescription medications.

Michael Fisher, who was hired as director of the VA Long Beach Healthcare System last year, told the group of veterans that changes have been implemented as a result of the last town hall about three months ago.

He said four new medical-surgery inpatient beds have been added and more beds are on the way to prevent congestion and provide patients with better “access,” which Fisher said is a leading concern for the medical center.

While some veterans gave praise, others criticized the VA for recently spending millions of dollars on new buildings and seismic upgrades at the Long Beach facilities while having insufficient staff.

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Behan also said that, because of mail-theft incidents, he has requested that the VA discontinue mailing his pain medications, including controlled substances, but the hospital continues mailing them anyway.

“I’m scared to death every month because I have to come here and I don’t know if I’m going to get my meds,” he said during the town hall.

In response, doctors and management said the hospital is in the process of correcting recruitment issues and is hiring about 35 staff members in the mental-health department.

“We are hiring as fast as we can right now,” Fisher said. “It’s not fast enough. I’ll agree with you. We’re looking at different ways in our [human resources] processes to be more effective and efficient, but it is a huge priority for us.”

Some veterans brought forward a request to implement a pilot program to allow homeless veterans to park their vehicles overnight at the Long Beach VA campus. Fisher, however, said such a proposal poses a “security risk,” adding that an initial assessment concluded that the VA doesn’t have enough resources to allow veterans to park overnight.

An alternative, he said, might be to contact property owners in Orange County who would be willing to rent property out to homeless veterans.

Robert McKenrick, director of the VA’s Los Angeles regional office, said the request to start such

a pilot program for homeless veterans who live in their vehicles has been submitted to the VA’s headquarters, but he has yet to hear back.

McKenrick said McDonald recently visited the greater Los Angeles area to learn more about homelessness among veterans in the region, noting that the secretary plans to add 500 more employees and invest $30 million to address the issue regionally.

In addition, McKenrick said both President Barack Obama and McDonald stated recently that the U.S. government hopes to completely eliminate a backlog of pending disability-compensation claims, which reached 611,000 nationwide in 2013, by the end of this year, adding that switching to electronic data has so far helped reduce the buildup.

“We got a commitment to the American people and to the veterans to get that backlog taken care of and get it done,” McKenrick said.

“So, we’re working on it.”

He noted that the VA secretary has expressed a commitment to provide all veterans with assistance, whether it be issues related to medical services, job placement, Social Security benefits or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), from the time they are “sworn into service” until they die.

“It’s not just our job to point them in the right direction,” McKenrick told the group of veterans. “We will help you get there. We will help you engage, and we will follow up to make sure you get the service you need.” ß

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eatre review

Long Beach Symphony Orchestra’s Classics series

Little Tree eatre’s e Moon, the Sun and the Empty Space

Culture Writer

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Vicki Paris Goodman

While the Long Beach Symphony continues its search for a new music director, its Classics series season marches on in fine style with a line-up of guest conductors who have so far delighted audiences.

Besides, speaking from years of orchestral experience, I can say with certainty that it’s good for the orchestra’s musicians to play to the beat of different batons. I learned from each and every one.

The orchestra’s March concert, led by the exuberant William Eddins and characterized by its exclusive focus on American Masterworks, ironically offered a program largely unknown to most concertgoers.

As such, many of those in attendance had to trust that Eddins’s somewhat avantgarde selections would not disappoint. Fears allayed early on, LBSO’s concert-going faithful were, in fact, surprised at just how enjoyable unfamiliar music can be.

The concert began with the brief and boisterous “Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman #1” by Joan Tower, an electrifying exhibition of brass, woodwinds and forceful percussion. Eddins displayed his moxie right from the start, with a willingness to go for broke, commanding fortissimo trumpets, trombones, timpani and bass drum. Wow! But would Eddins contrast that boldness with sensitivity during the sure-to-come serene passages? Yes, he would, and did. A conductor who clearly makes the most of dynamic range, even in spite of what a

composer may have intended, Eddins obviously has the musical knowledge and experience to successfully change it up. I loved what I heard.

Leonard Bernstein’s “Facsimile (Choreographic Essay for Orchestra)”– an unusual title, I thought– tells the story of a lonely young woman who meets a man, and then a second man, ultimately resulting in a quarrelsome triangle. The piece showcases all of the instruments in the orchestra, something Eddins appears to fancy in the pieces he selects. Swiftly changing meter characterized the piece (and kept the musicians’ rapt attention).

There were many masterfully performed solo parts by principal players, which always lends interest. And the piece’s story was easy to follow, with its initial sadness, yielding to the happy hope engendered by possibility, transitioning to the frantic quarrel sequence, and finally coming around full circle as it reconciles to the loneliness whence it began. An interesting piece, if not an unequivocal crowd-pleaser.

The one program offering mostly familiar to attendees was the “Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes” by the inimitable Aaron Copland. Everyone knows the iconic “Hoe Down,” and I think most would also recognize “Buckaroo Holiday.”

Copland’s “Rodeo” is the symphonic equivalent of Americana. Yet another spectacle of brass and percussion, it naturally seems to elicit our devotion. The clip-clop of horse’s hooves amid undeniably American themes just makes Copland so good, so simple, so

down-to-earth. “Corral Nocturne” leads seamlessly into “Saturday Night Waltz,” one of my personal favorites.

“Rodeo” is timeless. The orchestra performed the piece splendidly.

The final piece of the evening was the little-known “Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra” by George Gershwin. Gershwin wrote a concerto? I’d had no idea.

The piece begins with exciting sequential percussion solos, one instrument after another, leading into the lone piano’s entrance as the orchestra is at rest.

Guest-soloist pianist Ian Parker gave a stunning and inspired performance of the piece in three movements, much of which turns out to be reminiscent of themes from An American in Paris. So the unfamiliar concerto is quite familiar, after all, with its striking and quintessential Gershwin intervals, chords and other recognizable qualities.

After taking his curtain calls to a near unanimous standing ovation, Parker sat down at the piano once again for a much appreciated encore.

Of course, he played “Rhapsody in Blue.” What else would he play?

It was a wonderful evening at the symphony.

The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra performs its Classics Series concerts at the Long Beach Terrace Theater, 300 E. Ocean Blvd. Tickets for Classics Series concerts range from $20 to $88. For tickets and concert information, for both Classics and Pops! Series concerts, visit lbso.org .

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Those looking for character development and a strong plot probably were bemused with The Moon, the Sun and the Empty Space, which Little Tree Theatre performed March 6, 7 and 8 as part of the Collaborative Season at Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theatre. But the vast majority of audience members weren’t bothered by such things and had a grand time.

Photo by Donny Jackson The Moon, the Sun and the Empty Space, developed and directed by Jack Pullman and Diana Schoenfield in the Little Tree Alexander Marc Makardish, Jeremy Theatre’s production of The Moon, the Sun and the Charles Hohn and David Anthony Empty Space Anis, delighted all with its shadow bowler-hatted men and one woman connote A puppetry, backlit silhouettes, musical interludes Clockwork Orange without the violence. and magic tricks. Especially noteworthy were Many disparate scenes later, Robinson guitarist Amanda Carson’s original pieces stumbles back on stage. Is he returning from “Calling Time” and “Hope It Runs,” folk bal- another time, a wormhole or simply a reverie lads with clear, original imagery, and Jack Pull- of his youth? Though this would have been a man’s banjo pieces, one of which, “No fitting ending, the play goes on for another 20 Tycoon,” was an original. minutes.

For those who long for a plot synopsis, this Magician Naathan Phan, attired in mysteriis all that can be said: An older gentleman (For- ous-man-from-the-East black silk with embroirest Robinson) dressed in shabby suit and tie dered red dragons, masterfully levitates a table. sits on a bench. Is he waiting for a bus? Is he Phan also has the bulk of the 30 or so spoken coming home from a trip? Is he embarking on words throughout the play, asking Pullman, one? Is he homeless and has everything he “What do you want out of life?” This theme owns in his suitcase? This remains unclear. He had not been apparent prior to this, so “Huck” has an empty jar, however, which may symbol- and the audience were equally stumped. ize his soul, his loneliness or nothing at all. A The playbill for The Moon, the Sun and the playful spot of light appears to intrigue and Empty Space would have benefited from a few amuse him. Is this his inner light that has fled words from the directors. Prior to the show, a and must be returned to the jar? Under a hat, he couple mentioned that they were attending to finds a transistor radio and is befuddled by its see their nephew perform. When they had propensity to play music. Does this mean he asked him what the play was about, he couldn’t comes from a time before that technology was say. It’s one thing if the audience doesn’t invented? understand a play, but the actors must.

Eventually, Robinson exits, and the younger Jack Pullman takes over. Dressed like The Long Beach Playhouse’s Collaborative SeaHuck Finn (dilapidated straw hat, cut-off jeans, son continues with Catharsis Production’s The suspenders), he boards a raft, not with Jim but Complete Works of William Shakespeare with dancer Diana Schoenfield in leotard and (Abridged), March 13-22. Performances are loose-fitting ‘70s shirt. The time period is ever- Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at ambiguous, since there are elements of pre- 2pm. Tickets are $12. Tickets may be purchased Civil War days, the Depression, the ‘60s, and online at lbplayhouse.org or by calling (562) perhaps the present. Three black-attired, 494-1014. The Playhouse is located at 5021 E. Anaheim St.

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-Crimes reported by the lbPd Council districts 6, 7 & 8 (no arrest info supplied) thursday, March 5 11:16am Battery 700 block W. 19th St.

Noon Residential burglary 1700 block E. Carson St.

12:49pm Residential burglary 3800 block Gardenia Ave. 8:12pm Non-injury hit-and-run E. Spring St./Long Beach Blvd.

8:20pm Robbery- person 2100 block Pacific Ave. 9:33pm Residential burglary 2300 block Locust Ave.

friday, March 6 1:47pm Assault– not firearm 3500 block Falcon Ave.

5:51pm Non-injury hit-and-run 4800 block Atlantic Ave.

6:39pm Auto burglary 3400 block Pacific Ave.

6:45pm Assault– not firearm 1900 block Lemon Ave. saturday, March 7 6:41pm Battery Long Beach Blvd./E. Spring St.

9pm Grand theft– motor vehicle W. Del Amo Bl./Long Beach Blvd.

11:23pm Residential burglary 500 block E. 25th St.

11:31pm Non-injury hit-and-run E. PCH/Orange Ave.

sunday, March 8 6:30am Grand theft– pick pocket 3400 block Pacific Pl. 4:02pm Assault– not firearm 2200 block Olive Ave. 4:03pm Assault– not firearm 200 block E. 49th St.

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vehicle 3600 block Long Beach Blvd.

11:27am Residential burglary 1100 block E. Hill St.

8:40am Non-injury hit-and-run E. Spring St./Cherry Ave.

1:56pm Stolen vehicle recovered 4900 block Elm Ave.

9:33am Residential burglary 900 block E. San Antonio

3:25pm Residential burglary 3900 block Gardenia Ave.

10am Battery 2300 block Linden Ave.

Wednesday, March 11 11:39am Assault– not firearm 2200 block Lewis Ave.

10:19am Residential burglary 1100 block Claiborne Dr.

8:17pm Residential burglary 2100 block Pacific Ave.

10:40am Grand theft– property 2900 block Pacific Ave.

9:44pm Residential burglary 4600 block Banner Dr.

12:57pm Residential burglary 200 block E. 46th St.

9pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 200 block W. Willow St.

tuesday, March 10 1:30am Grand theft– motor vehicle 2300 block Maine Ave. 8:30am Grand theft– motor

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2:40pm Petty theft 900 block E. 33rd St. (suspect taken in custody) 11:42pm Unauthorized use of ID to obtain credit/goods Molino Ave./E. PCH (suspect taken into custody) friday, March 6 2:04am Grand theft– property 2800 block Walnut Ave.

7am Auto burglary 1900 block Temple Ave.

11:18pm DUI 2800 block Walnut Ave. (suspect taken into custody)

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7:30pm Residential burglary 1400 block E. Willow St.

Monday, March 9 8:24am Auto burglary 1400 block E. Willow St.

10:57am Auto burglary 1400 block E. Willow St.

1:50pm Grand theft– $950 or less 2400 block Cherry Ave. 7:09pm

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8:44pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 2100 block E. 27th St. tuesday, March 10 4:45am Auto burglary 2400 block California

9:43pm Battery 900 block Las Brisas Way

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End of the Rainbow at ICT

Vicki Paris Goodman Culture Writer

End of the Rainbow attempts to chronicle the last few weeks in the tragic life of superstar Judy Garland.

The much loved actress and singer died of a drug overdose at the age of 47 after a lifetime of substance abuse, purportedly engendered from a very early age by those managing her career, and with the full approval of her domineering mother.

As always, International City Theatre’s production values are tops, from the excellent cast that populates this production to designer Aaron Jackson’s striking set representing Garland’s first-class hotel suite in London.

I have no doubt that playwright Peter Quilter got the details right. But the action, which should have been heartbreaking start to finish, left me cold. That is, until Garland’s meltdown on stage early in the second act finally earned my modest sympathies. But it wasn’t enough. Not nearly.

The talented Gigi Birmingham obviously worked hard to master Garland’s unusual and characteristic performance style, hand and arm gestures, and even some of her facial expressions. But the “it” factor missing from her performance was lovability, a sweetness that Garland always projected, at least when performing. You can’t move an audience when they are

witnessing the downfall of a shrew.

Director John Henry Davis should have softened Birmingham’s depiction, rather than encouraging or accepting its stridency. He also took her hand and arm movements way over the top.

At best, you can say Birmingham’s gesturing was merely reminiscent of Garland, who could admittedly be a little annoying on stage to the sensibilities of some. But this portrayal went way too far and proved annoying and distracting.

One of the three supporting cast members saved the production from being completely void of emotional inspiration. Garland’s piano accompanist Anthony, played by the handsome and thoroughly engaging Brent Schindele, is a character almost too good to miss. He is charismatic, kind, loving and modest– the only thing about this play that made me glad to be there.

Schindele’s acting is exceeded only by his prowess at the piano.

Michael Rubenstone plays Garland’s fifth and final husband Mickey Deans. Rubenstone seems to do a fine job in his role as Garland’s fiance, manager and general support system. Initially, he works hard to keep her away from the pills and the booze, but finally succumbs to her need for them in order for the show to go on. Thus his monetary motives become transparent, and Anthony

Gigi Birmingham as Judy Garland in ICT’s End of the Rainbow

calls him on it more than once. Suffice it to say, the two men are not each other’s biggest fans.

Even so, Rubenstone’s Mickey isn’t convincing as someone who’s interested only in the money.

Through most of the play, it is at best ambiguous as to whether or not he

Photo by Suzanne Mapes

truly cares for Garland. This is yet another miss on the part of director Davis.

Wallace Angus Bruce capably handles a number of minor roles.

A three-piece combo of musicians provides live music at the rear of the stage. The trio becomes more visible for Garland’s public performances, a clever device that imbues the stage with the ambience of a performance hall such as the London Palladium.

Unfortunately, End of the Rainbow’s tone-deaf direction results in a production well acted but insensitive to the nuanced persona of the

beloved star to whom it aims to pay tribute. A shame.

End of the Rainbow continues at International City Theatre through March 15. Tickets are $48 for Saturday evening and Sunday matinee performances; $46 for Thursday and Friday evening performances. Evening performances are at 8pm; Sunday matinees are at 2pm. ICT is located in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center at 300 East Ocean Blvd. Call (562) 4364610 for reservations and information.

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The ArtExchange visual-arts center in downtown Long Beach, 356 East 3rd St., will host 5x10: Contemporary, a five-person survey of “forward-thinking” artists, featuring Robert Grad, Patrick Ahern, Ching Ching Cheng, Nano Rubio and Andrew K. Thompson.

The art exhibit’s goal is to offer a look into the process and execution of ideas from artists whose interests are distinct and whose ambitions are selfless. The five artists reflect an attitude in their art that is self-driven, evoking natural curiosity and materially guiding viewers through thoughtful poetic rigor, according to curator Jorge Mujica, who says the attitudes showcased in the exhibition display a humble mastery of materials that is visibly understood when the work is shown intermixed, evoking empathy between artwork and artist. Visitors to the exhibit can expect to see traditional tropes in art transformed and reconsidered. Collectively, the show will feature 50 unique items– 10 from each artist.

The show will open with a reception on Saturday, March 14 from 6pm to 11pm. There will also be a film screening and an artist talk in the space on Thursday, March 19 from 6pm to 8pm.

Questions for Robert Grad How would you characterize the 10 pieces you created for 5X10: Contemporary?

Part of the concept of the show is to include a study or something about the process of making the work in addition to the work itself. So six of my pieces are new, fully realized pieces of art, and three illustrate an element of my process. I also included a demo CD cover I made

“Unlearn Everything,” wood blocks, plexiglas, steel rod and spray paint

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years ago where I layered a transparent print on top of a piece of sandpaper. This was the original spark which ultimately sent me in the direction of visual art after a career in music. I fused together heavily layered “Up, Up and Away,” spray paint, acrylic and pigment ink on wood panel works in twodimensional and printed on transparent acrylic and view that many of the imperfections, three-dimensional space using a floated above a painted chain-link disappointments and difficulties I face variety of materials including photofence. I printed the 10 raw photos in life are part of a purification graphs, chain link fence, used used in this piece and put them in a process. A “trial by fire” where ultiwooden blocks from childhood, frame next to it so you can see the mately misplaced priorities and paint and broken toys. These pieces source materials. The one other ele- empty desires are burned away, leavare part of a series I call “Purifried” ment I’d say is different is how ing me with many of those essentials which characterizes my desire to much I focused on the process of I possessed as a child. Each of these reignite the excitement, spontaneity making these. I really wanted to works contain an element of the and passion I had as a child but with push myself into new and uncom- “child me” and “adult me” perspecthe wisdom of adulthood. fortable territory artistically. I feel I tive put together into a cohesive How do these pieces differ from was successful in that and happy whole with a representative element work you’ve previously done? with the results. These works defi- of movement. This reflects my desire All of these are more three-dimen- nitely open a new door for me. to find balance and ease in moving sional, and I broke out of the rectanback and forth between these two perHow do the pieces you created for gular plane as well. Also the this show fit into your concept of spectives. layering processes I used are much To view more of Grad’s work, visit rob“purifried?” more complex. For instance, in I cannot find the specific quote, but grad.com . For more information “Fly,” I created an abstract work, there is a saying in an Eastern phi- about The ArtExchange, call (562) photographed it, then layered that (7278), email losophy that all wisdom is found in 567-7ART photo with nine others. Each photo qualities we possess naturally as arthappens@artexchangelb.org, or visit contributes to the content, texture, children. Purity. Passion. An excite- artexchangelb.org . color and emotion. The result is ment for life. “Purifried” reflects my

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Recreation & Marine, the city will face an estimated loss in revenue of $187,500 due to the difference between the license fees for altered pets and the fees for unaltered pets. The report also states that the proposed program has budgeted $21,000 to hire an animallicense inspector to work on a part-time basis, $5,000 toward educational materials, and $30,000 for a spay-and-neuter voucher program to aid owners with the cost of compliance. Stevens noted in his presentation to the City Council that there may be grant opportunities or partnerships available for the program.

The proposed ordinance will also change the rules surrounding the sale of animals. According to the staff report, pet stores in the city may only sell cats, dogs and rabbits that are either bred in Long Beach by breeders with a permit or obtained through a humane society, animal shelter or a rescue organization.

Although he eventually voted in favor of the ordinance, 8th District Councilmember Al Austin expressed reservations with the mandate. In addition to budget concerns, he pointed out that Long Beach’s animal shelter, located on the far east side of town, is a considerable distance from many other

parts of the city and that compliance may be problematic for working-class and low-income families.

Just before he voted Tuesday night, Austin criticized the current system of licensing that relies on an “honor system” for residents to register their pets in the first place.

Earlier that night, Stevens had cited statistics from the American Veterinary Medical Association, which estimates that there are about 102,000 dogs in Long Beach. He added that more than 35,000 dogs are registered in the city.

Austin called the new policy “flawed.”

“I think it’s a fallacy to believe that mandatory spay and neutering is going to all of a sudden change the way people in Long Beach deal with their pets,” Austin said, as he urged the Council to address the low number of registered dogs. “We have an issue with about…60,000 pets out there that aren’t registered today.”

MORE INFORMATION (to adopt a pet) Long Beach Animal Care Services (562) 570-7387

Signal Hill Mayor Edward Wilson presented the City’s Sustainability Award to Michael and Estelle Ashworth, owners of the home at 2070 Raymond Ave., during the March 5 City Council meeting. The Sustainable City Committee selected the property for the award based on its landscaping being both sustainable and well designed, according to the City.

Over the course of three years, in addition to improvements to the interior of their home, the Ashworths have completely renovated the landscaping of their residence, creating three additional living areas, with the assistance of a friend, according to the City. They removed about 25 yards of concrete, block walls and bricks, along with overgrown succulents and cacti which made the yard inaccessible and unfriendly to their small children, according to the City. Those plants were donated to friends and landscape architects for replanting.

The front yard now includes decorative fencing, artificial turf, pavers, stones, feather grass, succulent plantings, a rock garden, drip-line irrigation and automated timers. The paved portion of the parkway has also been cleared and planted with low-lying grasses and shrubs that allow for water percolation and help to create a healthy environment for street trees, according to the City.

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At last Tuesday’s meeting, Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal urged the Council to pass the ordinance.

“Knowingly or unknowingly, pet owners are contributing to our overpopulation, and it’s become clear that we’re not going to adopt our way out of this problem,” Lowenthal said. “We know that the vast majority of dogs selected or picked up by ACS are unaltered, and that by reducing the number of animals being impounded, we can focus more resources and volunteer hours on adoptions, public outreach and mobile clinics, which we know all work.”

Ted Stevens, manager of Long Beach ACS, told the Council that the ordinance emphasizes education of residents, not citations. He acknowledged that citations are a part of the new program, but he described how the staff responsible for enforcement will also offer vouchers and other resources to residents who may be looking for low-cost opportunities to spay and neuter their pets.

“Our focus is more about getting compliance and helping the individual pet owners and not coming down on them with a hammer,” Stevens said.

If the ordinance passes next week, the license fees will be increased as of Oct. 1. As far as those fees go, owners might be motivated to spay or neuter their dogs soon. According to a staff report from the Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine, the license cost for residents with altered dogs will increase from $20 to $28. Seniors will still enjoy a discounted rate, but their license costs for altered canines will increase from $10 to $14.

The rules are different for those residents who already have licenses for the dogs that are not spayed or neutered. According to Stevens, currently, more than 3,000 unaltered dogs have licenses in the city. In October, the license fee for unaltered dogs will be increased from $95 to $105. Fifth District Councilmember Stacy Mungo proposed an exception to the spay/neuter mandate to cover unaltered dogs that have a current registration as of Oct. 1. These particular dog owners will have to pay careful attention to the new rules. In these cases, owners should never let their license lapse and should never lose their dog. Under this rule, Mungo explained that if there is a lapse in the registration or if the unaltered hound runs away and is picked up

by ACS, the dog must be spayed or neutered.

There aren’t any changes to Signal Hill’s license fees. In an email, Stevens confirmed on Wednesday that the Signal Hill City Council would have to approve any increase in fees that affect its own residents. According to the City of Signal Hill’s website, residents are charged $20 to license altered dogs and $95 to license unaltered dogs. Seniors aged 60 and over who wish to qualify for a discount are allowed one altered dog per household and are only charged $10 for a license.

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TST4854 / 2015 040877 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: AFFORDABLE ROOFING 2, 2431 Charlemagne Ave., Long Beach, CA 90815. Registrant: MARTEN GOLTRA, 2431 Charlemagne Ave., Long Beach, CA 90815.

This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Marten Goltra. 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 February 17, 2015. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on February 17, 2015.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: February 20, 27, & March 6, 13, 2015.

TST4856 / 2015 041259 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: BLUE TEAM WINDOW CLEANING, 3730 Gundry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: KEVIN C. HOBAN, 3730 Gundry Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Kevin C. Hoban. 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 February 17, 2015. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: February 20, 27, & March 6, 13, 2015.

TST4857 / 2015 043311 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: KEME DEVELOPERS, 1841 W. Cameron St., Long Beach, CA 90810. Registrant: BRYON JOHNSON, 1841 W. Cameron St., Long Beach, CA 90810. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Bryon Johnson. 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 February 18, 2015. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal,

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state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: February 27, & March 6, 13, 20, 2015.

TST4858 / 2015 043408 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: PIZZA VILLA "THE PIE ON WHEELS", 3640 Falcon Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: JORGE VILLANUEVA, 3640 Falcon Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807.

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

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 February 18, 2015. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on February 18, 2015. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: February 27, & March 6, 13, 20, 2015.

TST4861 / Case No. D14-02927 SUMMONS (FAMILY LAW) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: JACOB WESLEY BYRNE You are being sued.

PETITIONER’S NAME IS: CHANELLE BYRNE CASE NUMBER: D14-02927 You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Formal Written Response to the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and cost. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. The name and address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA 751 PINE AVE.MARTINEZ, CA 94553 Dated: January 9, 2015 Order For Publication Summons Dated: February 19, 2015 Stephen R. Nash, Clerk Of The Superior Court Published in the Signal Tribune Newspaper: February 27, & March 6, 13, 20, 2015

TST4859 / 2015 027820 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: IMPACT MUSIC CONSULTING, 3980 Falcon Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: WILLIAM KEVIN COMSTOCK, 3980 Falcon Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: William Kevin Comstock. 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 February 2, 2015. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires

CItY of sIgnAl HIll TST4872 2175 Cherry Avenue Signal Hill, CA 90755-3799

Ordinance No. 2015-02-1473 was adopted by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, March 5, 2015. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 15-01 ESTABLISHING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION AS A DESIGNATION ON THE OFFICAL PLAN LINES MAP OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL WITHIN SECTION 20.72.085 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE A copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the City Clerk’s Office and on the City’s website: www.cityofsignalhill.org.

Robert D. Copeland City Clerk

Published in the Signal-Tribune newspaper on March 13, 2015.

Posted at City Hall, Library, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on March 13, 2015.

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: February 27, & March 6, 13, 20, 2015.

TST4860 / 2015 028754 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: BABY CARE BY KATHERINE, 6481 Atlantic Ave. #N148, Long Beach, CA 90805.

Registrant: KATHERINE MURG, NT, 6481 Atlantic Ave. #N148, Long Beach, CA 90805. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Katherine Murg. 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 February 3, 2015. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: February 27, & March 6, 13, 20, 2015.

TST4863 / Case No. VS026898 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650.

PETITION OF Venessa Louise Lopez.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: VENESSA LOUISE LOPEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: JOSHLYNN MARIE ZEPEDA, to Proposed Name: JOSHLYNN MARIE LOPEZ. AND, Present Name: SEAN SONNY MONTES, to Proposed Name: SEAN SONNY LOPEZ. 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: April 22, 2015; Time: 1:30pm.; Dept. C, Room 312. 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: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015. ___//ss//___ Margaret Miller Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: February 25, 2015 TST4865 / Case No. TS018504 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 200 West Compton Blvd., Compton CA 90220 PETITION OF Robert Dwayne Peterson.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: ROBERT DWAYNE PETERSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: ROBERT DWAYNE PETERSON, to Proposed Name: ROBERT DWAYNE CARTER. 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: April 17, 2015; Time: 8:30am.; Dept. B. The address of

the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 939 E. 27th.

Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015. ___//ss//___ William Barry, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: February 26, 2015

TST4864 / 2015 039546 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: SUGAR DADDIES SWEET SHOPPE, 429 Shoreline Village Drive Suite E, Long Beach, CA 90802. Registrant: CLOVER CONFECTIONS, INC., 10051 Birchwood Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92646. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Michael Daniel, 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 February 13, 2015. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015.

TST4867 / 2015 031215 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: SPARKICREATIVE, 3553 Atlantic Ave. Ste. 149, Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: JULIE FOGG, 3640 Myrtle Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Julie Fogg. 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 February 4, 2015. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015.

TST4868 / 2015 031536 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: THE ACTIVE PORT, 3640 Myrtle Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: JULIE ANNE FOGG, 3640 Myrtle Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Julie Anne Fogg. 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 February 4, 2012. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on February 5, 2015.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 6, 13, 20,

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TST4869 / 2015 048587 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: THE COMMON CREATIVE DESIGN, 3118 Cade St., Long Beach, CA 90805. Registrant: GILBERTO ZAVALA, 3118 Cade St., Long Beach, CA 90805. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Gilberto Zavala. 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 February 24, 2015. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015.

TST4870 / Case No. LS026431 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, NORTHWEST DISTRICT-EAST BLDG., 6230 Sylmar Ave., Room 107, Van Nuys, CA 91401.

PETITION OF Francine Epstein on behalf of Justin and Matthew Epstein TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: FRANCINE EPSTEIN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: JUSTIN EDWARD WHITCRAFT EPSTEIN, to Proposed Name: JUSTIN EDWARD EPSTEIN. AND Present Name: MATTHEW MICHAEL WHITCRAFT EPSTEIN, to Proposed Name: MATTHEW MICHAEL EPSTEIN. 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: April 10 2015; Time: 8:30am.; Dept. M 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: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015. ___//ss//___ Huey P. Cotton, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: February 27, 2015 TST4871 / 2015 057666 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: SELECTIVE ELITE GROUP ONE, 3553 Atlantic Ave. #711, Long Beach, CA 90807.

Registrant: NAIMAH A. WILLIAMS, 3553 Atlantic Ave. #711, Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Naimah A. Williams. 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 March 4, 2015. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015.

TST4873 / 2015 060583 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: JUST BUENO NUTRI-

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MARCH 13, 2015

Board of trustees extends Long Beach Community College president’s contract to 2019

The Long Beach Community College (LBCC) District Board of Trustees voted March 10 to extend Superintendent-President Eloy Ortiz Oakley’s contract for two additional years, through February 2019, according to Stacey Toda, LBCC associate director of Public Relations & Marketing.

“LBCC has made great strides under President Oakley’s leadership,” said Board of Trustees President Jeff Kellogg. “But we have many

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challenges ahead. The Board feels strongly that he is the right person to lead our college in the next four years and beyond.”

Oakley’s current contract had been set to expire June 30, 2017.

In awarding the extension, trustees expressed their support for Oakley and their commitment to work as a team to accomplish a number of key goals at the college.

Among the goals outlined by Oakley in his January State of

continued from page 3 left-hand turn from southbound Cherry Avenue to 19th Street. The downside, however, is that residents will also no longer be able to turn left onto 19th Street from Cherry Avenue, Myrter noted.

Another measure the City has already studied is adding a left-handturn signal at Cherry Avenue and 21st Street.

This measure, which he said was evaluated by the City’s traffic-safety committee before the project started, will force drivers to wait for the signal rather than just allowing the turn at the green light, improving traffic flow.

“It might help us discourage some cut-through traffic,” Myrter said.

“There have been some concerns about this intersection, [and] this is something we’ve already been studying anyway, so we can go ahead and implement that.”

Councilmember Tina Hansen said she was “shocked” to see vehicles backed up from PCH to 21st Street down Junipero Avenue, where she lives, during peak traffic hours, adding that even more measures may need to be implemented.

“We may need to have somebody out there talking to drivers at some point just to say this is a residential area, this is not the detour for Cherry [Avenue],” Hansen said. “The perfect solution would be to have a barricade and to have somebody be there.”

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TION, 7623 Firestone Blvd., Downey, CA 90241. Registrant: REBECCA BUENROSTRO, 10821 Kibbee Ave., Whittier, CA 90604.

This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Rebecca Buenrostro. 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 March 6, 2015. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 13, 20, 27, & April 3, 2015.

TST4875 / 2015 063798 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: OPENBOXSUPPLY, 2176 Dudley Circle, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: JOSE MICUEL MORALES, 2176 Dudley Circle, Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Jose Miguel Morales. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statement was filed

the College address are improving the time it takes for students to complete a degree, certificate or transfer requirements.

“I very much appreciate the Board’s confidence and support,” Oakley said. “I look forward to working with the trustees and our outstanding faculty and staff in the coming years, as a united team, to bring Long Beach City College to even greater heights.”

Source: LBCC

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Former SHPD officer arrested on assault charges

A former Signal Hill Police Department (SHPD) officer was arrested last week on charges of assault under color of authority and assault with a firearm.

Jacob Swigger, a 39-year-old resident of Lake Forest, surrendered to the California Highway Patrol and was booked at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department on a felony arrest warrant issued out of Orange County Superior Court, according to the SHPD. He then posted bail and was released pending an arraignment at a future date.

Swigger’s arrest was related to a “road rage” incident that occurred on the 405 Freeway in Orange County in November 2014. At the time of the incident, Swigger was employed as a police officer by the City of Signal Hill, although he was off-duty and driving a personal vehicle when the incident occurred.

“Mr. Swigger is no longer employed by the City of Signal Hill,” said SHPD Chief Michael Langston. “Police officers’ conduct on and off duty must comport with their oath of office, the law enforcement code of ethics and strict professional standards. The California Highway Patrol and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office conducted a complete, thorough and unbiased investigation into this matter, and that investigation concluded with criminal charges being filed against Mr. Swigger. That said, as chief of police, I am nonetheless saddened by the fact that someone who had previously subscribed to a life of public service has been charged with a crime.”

Source: SHPD

Photos by Sean Belk/Signal Tribune

From left: Signal Hill Police Chief Michael Langston watches on as new Signal Hill police officers recite an oath of office after being introduced by Mayor Ed Wilson during the City Council meeting on Thursday, March 5.

Introductions Mayor Ed Wilson and Police Chief Michael Langston introduced Justin Moon and Richard Taylor, who have been hired as new Signal Hill police officers.

Presentations Wilson presented members of Camp Fire USA with a proclamation, recognizing the organization’s 105th birthday while members of Camp Fire USA presented Wilson and the City Council with a birthday cake. Wilson also presented Signal Hill homeowners Michael and Estelle Ashworth with the City’s Sustainability Award for installing drought-tolerant landscaping at their home at 2070 Raymond Ave. Pedestrian trail The Council voted

unanimously (5-0) to approve the second reading of a zoning-ordinance amendment that reclassifies an approximate 60-foot-by-250-foot section of Creston Avenue, immediately west of Cherry Avenue, from a designation of “local street” to “pedestrian connection.” The zone change is part of a $535,000 project to build a “City View” park with a landscaped pedestrian trail, benches and an electronic monument sign.

Audit report The Council received and filed a report that the California State Controller has recently finished an audit on the City’s various transportation related funds, including state gas tax. The audit found that the City

with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on March 9, 2015.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 13, 20, 27, & April 3, 2015.

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: March 13, 20, 27, & April 3, 2015. ___//ss//___ William Barry, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: March 11, 2015

During the Signal Hill City Council meeting on March 5, Mayor Ed Wilson, fifth from left, presented a proclamation to members of Camp Fire USA in recognition of the organization’s 105th birthday.

has “accounted for and expended these funds in compliance with State requirements and no adjustments were required,” according to a staff report. sewer project The Council received and filed a report on the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County’s $3.67-million project to install “forcemain” underground sewer lines along a portion of Willow Street from Dawson to Orange avenues. City staff said the project, which requires that at least one eastbound traffic lane be closed on Willow Street, is behind by four months and should be completed by mid August.

Park security The Council voted unanimously (5-0) to enter into a threeyear contract with Platt Security, Inc. to provide security services at city

parks at a cost of $59,500 per year, with the possibility of an additional two-year contract extension. Since 2006, Platt Security has been contracted to provide security services at city parks that are only open from 5am to 10pm while working with the Signal Hill Police Department. According to a city staff report, Platt Security cleared 2,191 people and turned away 387 vehicles from Hilltop Park, the most frequented park in the city, because of its picturesque views,, during times when the park was closed in December 2014.

The next Signal Hill Council meeting is scheduled for 7pm on Tuesday, March 17 in the Council Chamber. ß

a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: EDUARDO E. MORALES A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation Recorded 7/18/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1574569 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2101 RIDGVIEW TERRACE DRIVE SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 A.P.N.: 7217-029-010 Date of Sale: 4/9/2015 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $834,358.49, estimated The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

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 auc-

tion. 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 site www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 14-2623-11. 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. Date: 3/11/2015 The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation 2955 Main Street, 2nd Floor Irvine, California 92614 Foreclosure Department (949) 7209200 Sale Information Only: (916) 9390772 www.nationwideposting.com Frank Escalera, Team Lead NPP0243337 To: SIGNAL TRIBUNE 03/13/2015, 03/20/2015, 03/27/2015

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TST4876 / Case No. TS018550 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT 200 West Compton Blvd., Compton CA 90220.

PETITION OF Chauncee Markellus Roscoe Hicks.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner: CHAUNCEE MARKELLUS ROSCOE HICKS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: CHAUNCEE MARKELLUS ROSCOE HICKS, to Proposed Name: ROAM HICKS. 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: April 23 2015; Time: 8:30am.; Dept. B, Room 906. The address of the court is the same as above. A

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time she examined the evidence in December 2004. “There was never a doubt in my mind,” she said.

According to the 2007 Signal Tribune story, Harvey and Jaramillo were convicted of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of murder for financial gain on March 13, 2007 and May 24, 2007, respectively. Both men were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Both Harvey and Jaramillo confessed to police, and both claimed that Schockner was the mastermind. Other evidence against Schockner included dozens of calls he had made to Jaramillo on his cell phone in the days leading up to the killing and a videotaped conversation between the two men during which Schockner said that Harvey had done a sloppy job and all three of them were going to “go down.”

One of Schockner’s defense attorneys, Stanley Perlo, however, told the jurors that Jaramillo was a con man who had wrongfully taken $100,000 from Schockner and plotted the murder to prevent being cut off from the cash flow during the couple’s divorce proceedings. Perlo told the jurors that Jaramillo was the actual mastermind of the murder. The jury, however, did not buy it.

Before being led from the courtroom in handcuffs, Schockner told the

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press he was innocent.

“I had absolutely nothing to do with the murder of my wife,” he insisted.

The trial had begun on Aug. 30, but, by the time it was over on Sept. 6, the jury reached its conclusion in less than 40 minutes. feeling the heat The NBC program, entitled In Broad Daylight, indicated that making the case against Fred was challenging.

Det. Birdsall felt the pressure from the department, which was “under fire” for not preventing a murder.

Cory Bilicko/Signal Tribune Detectives had identiA March 2015 photo shows the Bixby Knolls home where Lynn Schockner was killed by a hitman in 2004. fied some connections among the three susthe Port Hueneme area, which is where wanted the pre-recording that says, Jaramillo told Nelson to meet him pected conspirators, but not nearly hitman Harvey lived. Fred said yes.

‘You’re receiving a call from a Califor- at Thousand Oaks Mall, off of, of all enough to go to court.

The question led Fred to explain nia penal institution,’” Nelson said. places, Lynn Road. that he had purchased a used BMW “And he hung up on me, I think, the The two men met in the mall’s “You have a murder for hire,” Birdfrom a man named Frank Jaramillo, first time.” Nelson called back a few parking lot, where Jaramillo handed sall said in his NBC interview. “Okay, whom Fred knew from a Long Beach minutes later, and Fred accepted the over $1,000, saying that he wasn’t able now you’ve got to go arrest everybody. gym that Jaramillo managed. Fred also call. to withdraw more because detectives I’d love to, but do I have probable said that he had lent Jaramillo about “I said, ‘I’m the guy that did that were monitoring his banking account. cause? No, I really don’t. I’ve got to $100,000. work at your house for you,’ and I said, A few days later, Detective Birdsall prove more.”

Investigators surmised that Fred ‘Well, I’m going to need my other half. and his partner paid a visit to Jaramillo, According to the program, detecwas taking advantage of Jaramillo.

I’m going to need my money, you asking him questions about “Uncle tives continued dropping in on Fred in “I think Fred Schockner wanted to know, for an attorney,” Nelson said. John.” Jaramillo told the detectives he a non-threatening manner, until, finally, own Frank Jaramillo in some way,” “He says, ‘Well, you already have it.’ I didn’t know who John is. Then Nelson they asked him if he knew anyone in Birdsall said, acknowledging that Fred said, ‘No.’ And he said, ‘Well, you’re walked into the room. had used the debt as leverage to have going to need to talk to your guy.’”

“It was like the ‘Oh, shit’ look of the Jaramillo arrange the murder in an However, Fred didn’t say the name century,” Nelson said. “He just hung “absolution of all debt.”

Frank Jaramillo. He didn’t say any- his head and... I think the whole world Detectives also noticed that, on the thing incriminating. came crashing down at that point.” check Fred had written to Jaramillo for So, Nelson figured he would try A sloppy job $25,000 for the BMW purchase, he something riskier. A trap.

Nearly a month later, Lynn’s killer had noted that the car would be deliv- “Uncle John” was behind bars, but her husband was ered on either Nov. 7 or 8, which coinThe detective devised a plan to still a free man– back in the Schockner cided with the date that Lynn was make Jaramillo believe he was about home with their son Charlie. killed. to be implicated by hitman Nick Har“I always had my suspicions,” Birdsall said detectives had tapped vey. He phoned Jaramillo, this time Charlie said in the program. “I didn’t more than 60 phone calls between pretending to be Harvey’s “Uncle want to put it past him, as much as, as Fred and Jaramillo, but neither suspect John”– a man with a past of his own a kid, you don’t want to suspect somesaid anything that implicated them. who doesn’t particularly like cops. He one of that.”

The time had come to launch an under- told Jaramillo that Harvey would “go Charlie also described his father as cover squad led by detective Chris to the cops” if he didn’t get money an unpredictable man who would sudNelson. from Jaramillo and Fred. However, denly become enraged, beating Charlie Nelson said he was “armed with according to police phone taps, and then Lynn. He said, at one point, information” about hitman Harvey.

Jaramillo did not make the incriminat- Lynn finally told Charlie she was plan“Nick Harvey’s told the homicide ing call to Fred. ning to leave Fred. Charlie was guys what’s up. They’ve told me,” So, Nelson, again posing as Har- relieved, he said.

Nelson said in his interview. “So now, vey’s uncle, called Jaramillo, asking if After Lynn’s murder, when Charlie if you’re Frank and Fred– ‘Frick and he’d contacted Fred. Jaramillo said he was living with his father, police Frack’– your biggest concern is that had not, but that he himself would be became concerned for the boy’s safety, Nick’s caught.” willing to meet Uncle John to give him and they asked Lynn’s brother Mark to Nelson went to a county-jail facil- money to keep Harvey from talking. see MURDER page 15 ity, from where he phoned Fred and posed as Harvey, the hitman that Jaramillo had hired.

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Lynn Schockner (above) was murdered in her Bixby Knolls home in November of 2004 after her husband Fred hired a hitman, who then paid another man, to kill her.

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invite Charlie to stay with him and his wife in Georgia for an extended visit.

Mark did so, and Fred, to Mark’s surprise, agreed to the visit.

Meanwhile, Jaramillo, in custody as the alleged middle man, was confessing to police about what had transpired– that he’d accepted money from Fred for Lynn’s murder and given a portion of it to Harvey to kill her.

Police were able to persuade Jaramillo to set up a meeting with Fred at a local restaurant. Fred showed up, not saying anything, but he passed a handwritten note to Jaramillo: “Are you wired?”

Jaramillo, lying, told him no, and Fred stayed in the restaurant.

Jaramillo tried to get Fred to admit his role in the killing, but Fred deflected his attempts.

“You know that you and I would

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not be sitting here if you didn’t want Lynn killed. You know that,” Jaramillo is heard saying on video acquired from the hidden camera he was wearing.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Fred says in reply. But Jaramillo didn’t give up.

He told Fred he was scared and that he knew Fred was also afraid. He then

reiterated that the two of them would not be in that situation if it weren’t for Lynn.

Fred finally let something slip.

“And if it hadn’t been sloppy on [Harvey’s] part,” he says in the video, “we wouldn’t be here either.”

It was the first time Fred had uttered something that implicated him.

Jaramillo, however, didn’t stop there.

As reported in the program, it was as though Jaramillo knew that police needed more. He continued to goad Fred, who took the bait. Police then had enough information to arrest Fred, but they didn’t. They allowed him to return home, to see what he would do, which wasn’t much.

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The next morning, police showed up at the Schockner residence and arrested Fred.

They searched his home and, in his trash, found a note he’d scribbled the night before: “Sloppy Nick.”

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