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September 15, 2017

Into the fold

Volunteers create 14,000 origami cranes for cancer center installation.

Cory Bilicko Managing Editor

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t took a community, but now it’s done and ready to provide comfort and inspiration to patients and their families.

Volunteers from various organizations as well as staff from Long Beach Memorial Hospital pitched in to fold 14,000 paper cranes to form a large art installation in the shape of a cancer-awareness ribbon for the lobby of the MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute.

The “Cranes of Hope” installa-

tion, which replaces a similar but smaller one created four years ago, was unveiled and presented to the public Tuesday.

In a phone interview that morning, Cathy Kopy, executive director of the cancer institute, explained that the original origami installation was very popular with those who visited the facility, but over time it needed to be replaced because of fading from sun exposure and difficulty in cleaning all the tiny paper birds.

“They’re hung in our main lobby, which is surrounded by glass,” Kopy said. “So, over the past four years, the cranes’ paper has faded,

and they’re impossible to clean, so we just needed to brighten them up by replacing them. Being paper, the sunlight has really bleached them.”

Copy explained that many of the volunteers who folded cranes for the first installation once again stepped up to create more origami for the replacement piece.

Beatrice Jimenez, a marketing associate for MemorialCare Health System who helped spearhead the project, said it is difficult to determine the exact number of those who contributed to folding see INSTALLATION page 10 Photos by Cory Bilicko | Signal Tribune

Thousands of origami paper cranes form a large cancer-awareness ribbon in the lobby of the Todd Cancer Institute in Long Beach, in a photo taken Sept. 12. The paper birds were the creations of numerous community members and staff from Long Beach Memorial who folded them to replace a similar installation that was put in place four years ago.

Union at last

Signal Hill City Council approves vacant parcel ordinance

Westin Long Beach workers reach unionization after two-year dispute.

Sebastian Echeverry Staff Writer

Westin Hotel employees announced that their fight for hotel unionization had come to a successful conclusion, during a press conference Sept. 8.

Unite Here Local 11, the labor union in charge of the Westin Long Beach union campaign, expressed their sense of relief, following a two-year struggle with previous hotel owners to come to an agreement to unionize.

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, Second District Councilmember Jeannine Pearce and a representative from the hotel’s new management

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Second District Councilmember Jeannine Pearce and Westin Long Beach hotel employees announce that the employees have successfully unionized, during a press conference on Sept. 8. Hotel workers had struggled for unionization for over two years.

agency– Highgate Hotels– stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the hotel workers and congratulated them for the accomplishment.

“There really are no words to express the happiness we feel,” said union member Francisco Abdul Estin in Spanish. “The primary motive here was to have representation for the workers, respect from the owners and to have benefits for the families that can barely cover those

necessities.”

The struggle to unionize began in February 2015 with the hotel’s Anniversar y previous owner agency, Utah ReCelebration tirement Systems. Many lawsuits ensued, amidst complaints by hotel employees over working conditions and pay.

The dispute did not stay in the confines of Southern California; in-

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It also approved a permit allowing sale of alcohol for on-site consumption at Mother’s Market.

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With a packed agenda at its Sept. 12 meeting, the Signal Hill City Council approved an ordinance requiring owners of vacant parcels of more than one acre to install sediment controls by April 2018. It also approved a conditional-use permit allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at the future Mother’s Market and Kitchen.

After conducting a workshop, the council agreed to schedule a public hearing about amended zoning to ban all marijuana-related activities allowed

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under Proposition 64. It also approved the purchase of a comprehensive software system for the City, adopted bylaws for the new Signal Hill Municipal Refinancing Authority and authorized bond refinancing.

Vacant parcels After conducting a public hearing, the council approved an ordinance requiring owners of vacant properties of more than one acre to install stormwater runoff and sediment controls by April 24, 2018, at the owners’ expense.

As he had explained to the Planning Commission on Aug. 15, John Hunter of John L. Hunter and Associates, the City’s stormwater consultants, also explained to the council that stormwater runoff carries pollutants via storm drains from Signal Hill into two watersheds, the lower Los Angeles River and see COUNCIL page 11

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COMMUNITY

Legislative, local leaders address public at community event The event covered homelessness and the statewide teacher shortage.

Izzie Hallock

Online Editor

The public had a chance to learn about statewide and city issues and express their own opinions on those topics at a community event last Saturday at the Expo Arts Center.

Seventieth District Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell hosted a community-coffee event on Sept. 9 to discuss questions, concerns and ideas on legislative matters. Eighth District Councilmember Al Austin and Megan Kerr, Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) board president, were on-hand to answer questions about the council district and local education, respectively.

Kerr said construction on an Educare preschool located at 4840 Lemon Ave., which will focus on child development from birth to 5 years old, will conclude on March 2018.

Kerr said the idea of the school is to develop a better understanding of how to teach kids and translate that information to other officials to see how the State can improve its quality of education.

She said the facility will be the 22nd school in the Educare network.

Measure E is also funding a robust eight-year plan to get all LBUSD schools air-conditioning access. The project timeline prioritizes schools based on funding, availability and immediate necessity.

The full timeline of the plan can be found at lbschoolbonds.net/hvac-modernization-timeline.cfm.

A man asked O’Donnell about Senate Bill (SB) 807, which would exempt teachers with at least five years of experience in the field from paying state income tax. The bill– proposed earlier this year by U.S. Senator Henry Stern, who represents California’s 27th District– would additionally offer tax credits for the expenses used to earn a teaching credential. The bill would be a temporary measure that would end in 2027.

SB 807 is a direct response to a continual teacher shortage in California, a problem that O’Donnell referenced at the beginning of the event. The logic in the proposal is that it would give incentive to pursue a teaching credential.

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During a community discussion at the Expo Arts Center on Sept. 9, 8th District Councilmember Al Austin provided some insight as to what the Long Beach City Council is focusing on during its next few meetings. Some of the topics will include the potential banning of Styrofoam, construction improvements on the 710 Freeway and turning Long Beach into a sanctuary city.

The assemblymember said he was not in favor of the bill, even going so far as to say that the bill risks being a violation of the 14th Amendment.

He added that everybody should pay their taxes, and the bill is not the way to handle the teacher shortage.

“What’s going to happen is that today you’re going to give it to teachers, tomorrow you’re going to give it to cops, then you’re going to give it to firefighters, then you’re going to have to give it to everybody as time goes on,” he said.

“I think teachers should be paid decent dollars [...] but I think that’s the wrong approach.”

The issue of affordable housing was mentioned, and O’Donnell was asked what the State is doing to decrease the homeless population.

Last year, the State set aside $2 billion to address homelessness. O’Donnell said Long Beach is a model of how California should approach the issue, also praising the city’s mulsee COMMUNITY page 15

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New LB youth choir prepares to take the stage The vocal group will begin rehearsing in October.

Denny Cristales

Signal Tribune

Over the past year, developments have been in action to start up Long Beach’s first children’s choir.

Minister of Music at Grace First Presbyterian Church Stan DeWitt explained that the formation of the group originally began with the idea of a program that kids could get involved with after school.

“Last year we were looking for a new children’s music director at Grace First Presbyterian Church– where I am the minister of music– and we decided that we wanted to think bigger,” DeWitt said. “We’ve long talked about the possibility of an after-school music program here. We settled on the idea of a children’s choir, something that Long Beach currently doesn’t have. So this season we decided to jump right in and give it a go.”

DeWitt will be the executive director of the choir until someone is found to fill his shoes, and he explained that the musical director of the group will be Steve Clausen.

Clausen has been the music and choir teacher at Hughes Middle School for 20 years and will take on the role of director of the new youth chorus when rehearsals begin.

The idea originally stemmed from the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, which has become a model for the Long Beach group.

DeWitt said that the LA chorus started out as a church choir for the Pasadena Presbyterian Church before becoming a city-wide choir.

However, the one difference between the two groups is money.

“For this season, we are offering a really low inaugural season tuition of $400 for the season, or $50 per month,” DeWitt said.

“That will most likely go up next season, although we will keep the tuition as low as possible to make it affordable. As comparison, the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus tuition is over $1000 per year.”

Dewitt then explained that scholarships

will be given to singers who cannot afford the season’s tuition.

For the first year, DeWitt is expecting one choir, but as time goes on, improvements will be considered.

“For this season, there will be one group, and it will be open to singers in 6th to 12th grades. Eventually we will have three to four choirs of differing ages,” he said.

“We’ve also discussed offering music fundamental and training for young elementary kids down the road.”

DeWitt anticipates that the church choir will evolve into a nonprofit with multiple age-based choral groups.

However, the new youth choir will not be a competition team.

“No competitions,” he explained. “However, down the road the group will tour and will be singing with groups like the Long Beach Symphony. For this season, we will perform our first concert at Grace First Presbyterian Church.”

DeWitt said that the choir will be in good shape for its first year if it has around 20 to 30 members.

Before the choir performs for the first time, the singers will attend rehearsals.

“All of the rehearsals will be held weekly at Grace First Presbyterian Church,” DeWitt said. “We will rehearse from Oct. 1 through Dec. 17, and then start up again in January and continue through May.” Overall, the response from the community has inspired DeWitt and other directors that have played a crucial role in developing the new youth choir.

“The greatest thing about this process so far has been the enthusiasm everyone in the arts community has shown,” DeWitt said.

“We have notes of encouragement, excitement and congratulations from the executive directors of the Long Beach Symphony and the Camerata Singers, and from the musical directors of Camerata and the Long Beach Chorale. The thing we hear over and over again is, ‘It’s about time.’”

For more information about the concerts, contact DeWitt at (562) 972-3324 or stan@gracefirst.org.

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By Blair Cohn Executive director Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association

‘Waging’ a campaign against AB 168

We are deeply concerned with the passage of AB 168 and are urging Gov. Jerry Brown to veto this bill as it exposes all employers to unnecessary litigation, creates hurdles in the hiring process and seeks to tackle an issue already addressed by existing law.

California has taken great strides in attempting to level wage disparities, particularly when it comes to gender-pay inequalities. However, AB 168 does nothing to resolve concerns, while it only puts new restrictions on small-business owners who may have legitimate reasons for inquiring about an applicant’s pay history.

Research shows us that those who work at a small business tend to stay there longer than employees of a large corporation, for a variety of reasons.

Therefore, when a small-business owner must fill a job vacancy, they likely are unaware of current market wages. Asking an applicant about their salary history allows the small business to remain competitive and empowers the applicant to leverage current market wages.

Small-business owners have a much more direct relationship with their employees than larger corporations and want to offer competitive wages to retain a skilled, vibrant workforce, but adding new mandates and legal liabilities does nothing to accomplish this.

For these reasons, NFIB is strongly urging Gov. Brown to veto AB 168.

Tom Scott California State Executive Director National Federation of Independent Business

More election deflection?

[Tuesday’s] [President’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity] meeting is just the latest effort by Mr. Trump and Kris Kobach to suppress the voting rights of eligible American citizens. The Trump and Kobach commission should be shut down before it can cause lasting harm to our democracy. Congress should take action to defund the commission without delay.

Today’s commission meeting was absent any testimony from women or people of color. Yet, the commission did include testimony suggesting that American citizens should be required to pass a background check before being allowed to vote. Kobach failed to call out this offensive proposal, which shouldn’t be a surprise as Kobach has also been moonlighting as a columnist for Breitbart [News Network].

I will continue to refuse to comply with this commission’s requests for voter data because it would compromise the privacy of California voters and because the commission has no authority. It is clear that this commission has but one goal– to suppress the vote and undermine voting rights.

Strangely, the issue of Russian tampering in our elections has not been a focus of the commission. Why is that? For a commission formed to investigate election integrity to ignore Russian tampering and instead demand personal information from American citizens is unbelievable.

Alex Padilla Secretary of State California

No news is bad news

The Hun Sen regime is making it perfectly clear that it has no intention of allowing a free press to exist in Cambodia, and the government appears ready to use any contrivance it can– intimidation, threats, coercion and even outright violence– to prevent the people of Cambodia from having independent, reliable and trustworthy news that is not filtered through the [Cambodian Prime Minister] Hun Sen lens.

RFA (Radio Free Asia) in Cambodia has faced a growing escalation of rhetoric from the Hun Sen regime, and now, for the safety of its staff, RFA has been forced to cease operations within Cambodia. It joins the Cambodia Daily newspaper, numerous non-governmental agencies, as well as FM broadcast stations that have been forced to close by the government.

The democratic principles that the Cambodia people are guaranteed under their constitution are being destroyed– one at a time– by the Hun Sen government, and I am appalled.

The right of political expression, the right of a free media and the right to dissent, are all being quashed by Hun Sen in an effort to subvert free and fair national elections in Cambodia scheduled for next year.

This is a crisis situation, and I will call on the United States ambassador to Cambodia as well as the Secretary of State to express my concern and urge them to take any and all action to stop this out-of-control situation and assist the Cambodian people.

Alan Lowenthal U.S. Congressmember Long Beach

I faintly remember that kids were supposed to stand up and tell the rest of the class what they did over their summer. Or maybe write an essay about it? I think I was actually only asked to do this once, so perhaps it was just a suburban legend in my failing memory. But I felt compelled to write down all the things the Cohn family did this summer, since it was an exceptional one.

I made the commitment to having a lot of “summer fun” rather than just sprinkle in some stuff in between work, work and work. It was a summer in which I got to: feast on all the best summer fruits like plums, watermelon, pears and white peaches; swim in neighbors’ pools; and fill each day to the max. It was a Westways Magazine-type summer with plenty of firsts too. Please allow my indulgence in sharing the details.

I’d say we officially kicked off summer mid-June with a return trip to St. Joe, Michigan. This is our sentimental favorite spot and what I’ve called the “nearest faraway place.”

Our stay at “Ruthie’s Place” just outside of town provided a cozy serenade of Lake Michigan, birds, frogs and crickets. Each day was crammed with activities, from renting a surrey bike to cruise around town, to checking out the local art walk, attending the all-brass jazz band concert, making multiple trips to Sherman Ice Cream (worthy of a whole story to itself), enjoying breakfast along the St. Joseph River, devouring Silver Beach Pizza’s best and listening to Artie Shaw’s “Moonglow” as we strolled down Main Street. We even enjoyed a quick visit with cousins in Chicago and explored Wrigleyville this time around.

Once back home, we immediately finished up plans for my 50th birthday party at Pat Murphy’s place. The party exceeded all my expectations, and Alissa outdid herself with the details, of course. What a great mix of people from all corners of my life. Favorite snacks and food truck, drinks, live music and a perfect summer night.

We had to make extra booze runs to keep up! The party started at 3pm, and the last guest left at 1:30am.

July came quickly, and we packed everything in. We lucked out one day with a random decision to go to Downtown Disney. We had perfect weather and no crowds. After lunch and beignets at the Jazz Kitchen, we took Marley to the big Disney store where she was as excited as, well, a kid in a Disney store. An incredibly generous cashier gave Marley multiple “my first visit” pins to wear. We were even tempted to go into Disneyland itself, but we knew better than to press our luck.

We got to enjoy the Municipal Band in Los Cerritos Park with full

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picnic set-up, including some local fare and Annie our bulldog slobbering all over people who stopped by our blanket.

We headed to the beach off the peninsula with friends and scored a great spot at low tide so all the kids could play in the water. July 3 had us enjoying the fireworks and spectacle of the “Big Bang on the Bay,” and of course on July 4 we were all red, white and blue for the non-parade and park fun in Los Cerritos. After hanging out with my dad and having some dinner, we were back in the neighborhood later that evening for the fireworks courtesy of the Virginia Country Club.

First Fridays had us laughing as we enjoyed seeing George Washington himself on a Segway cruising down Atlantic Avenue with a patriotic musical escort to drive the theme home.

Most summers we never really have the OC Fair high on our radar.

That was different this year. The day before the actual fair opened we had tickets for the Pacific Amphitheatre to see a favorite band, Dashboard Confessional, play. We indulged and upgraded to a VIP package to meet the singer/songwriter in his trailer for a private concert with the other 20 uber-fans. We had one-on-one photo ops and then sat front row for sound check and more private concert. Marley even had her little jean jacket signed by the singer and sat on stage to have a conversation with the singer.

I went back to the fair the next night (opening day) to see the David Bowie tribute band, which was a blast, and soaked in the sensory overload aural barrage that is the fair. It is truly overwhelming and makes for great artsy photo ops. As a matter of fact, we ended up visiting the OC Fair four times! As an event guy, I was really impressed by how much programming there is every day in every part of the fair grounds. Music, food, cultural performances, comedy, magic and demonstrations of all types.

We took Marley to see the animals, pig races, farms, exhibits, bands of all types and the steady stream of people watching. There truly is something for everyone. Thank goodness I gave up eating red meat years ago or I’d be taken away in an ambulance with all the tempting crazy fair food options. But, I admit that we did indulge and go for the fried Oreos, a huge “S’moreo,” roasted corn, Krispy Kreme donut chicken burger, chicken bowls and Dole Whips on the way in and out.

Marley made it over to Reservoir Park a number of times to climb, slide and swing, and we enjoyed our own evening picnic among the other families doing the same thing.

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Of course we did do all of the BKBIA things like Strollers, Supper Club, Literary Society, First Fridays, Kidical Mass and Good Spirits Club.

Plus, we had three amazing Concerts in the Park(ing lot). The concert in July had 500 fans of the band come and take over the event! The last concert in the series provided us some great reggae and ska to close out the summer vibes.

What else?

We explored El Segundo’s new foodie court at the Proud Bird. It is very cool, not only with the food options, but its aviation museum and classic planes just outside the dining room. You can go out and walk around the bi-planes as United Airlines and other jets are coming in for landings right overhead at LAX. We grabbed the map and enjoyed the Pow! Wow! mural tour, not just in Bixby Knolls, but all over town.

Alissa and I had date night and saw another favorite band play at The Wiltern in L.A. When my dad returned from his trip to England, we organized a wonderful family brunch at his house. We enjoyed eating and chatting in the back yard, and then I surprised the whole family by hiring Hedgehog Swing to give us a private concert of gypsy jazz and other family jazz favorites. Both my brother and my dad sat in and got to play with the band, which made for an incredible afternoon.

We drove all the way to Rancho Las Lomas for the first time to attend a friend’s wedding. I personally had never heard of the place but, after heading 15 miles east on Chapman off the 57, I found myself stunned with the beauty of the incredible oasis.

We kept our cycling tradition going by attending Ciclavia, this time riding from Wilmington to San Pedro and back free of car traffic. We ate in a small breakfast spot in San Pedro that we would never have known about otherwise.

Our biggest adventure had been booked back in April when my dad said he was treating the whole family to a train trip up to Salem, Oregon to watch the eclipse. The bedroom and roomettes we had made the 27-hour trip comfortable and luxurious. Once we arrived, we stayed on the grounds of a huge conference center with six other families at most. It felt like we had the property to ourselves, including a huge pool and playground.

There were no crowds, food shortages or traffic for us. We got to watch the eclipse in a soccer field in perfect solitude as the temperature dropped 10 degrees and darkness fell around us.

We were promised “totality,” and we certainly got it. It was mind-blowing. see COMMENTARY page 7

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FOR ART’S SAKE What Art exhibit Who Hosted by Club d’Art and the Long Beach Art Museum When Friday, Sept. 15 to Sunday, Nov. 5 all day Where The Art Exchange, 356 E. 3rd St. More Info A new generation of young artists from LBCC will be presented in an outdoor exhibit. Visit artexchangelongbeach.org/event/lbcc-show/.

MEDICINE, MUNCHIES AND MOVIES What Education lecture Who Hosted by Long Beach Memorial When Wednesday, Sept. 15 at noon Where Conference room A1/A2, 2801 Atlantic Ave. More Info Katy Hyman, program coordinator of Palliative Care, will host a 45-minute lecture on aging with positivity and a 15 minute question and answer forum. The lecture will end with a screening of Hidden Figures, and a free lunch will be provided. Call (562) 933-1650.

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HELP FOR HOMELESS What Homeless services Who Hosted by the 14th annual Compton Homeless Veterans Stand Down When Saturday, Sept 16 to Monday, Sept. 18 at 6:00am Where 700 N. Bullis Rd. More Info Services will include employment assistance, medical and vision exams, hot meals and social security benefits. Veterans can call Carolyn Smith from the VA Long Beach at (562) 826-800 for pre-registration. To volunteer, email jennifer.tsan@ va.gov.

A CLEAN SWEEP What Beach clean-up Who Hosted by Long Beach Park, Recreation and Marine When Saturday, Sept. 16 from 9am to noon Where Alamitos Bay Marina; Belmont Pier, lot at the end of Termino Avenue and Ocean Boulevard; Cherry Beach, lot at the end of Junipero Ave. and Ocean Boulevard; Peninsula, lot at 72nd Place and Ocean Boulevard and Sea Scout Base More Info Representatives from the Aquarium of the Pacific, Seal Beach Yacht Club, the Long Beach Marine Institute and Clean LB will attend the event.

Bags and gloves will be available for attendees. Call (562) 570-4876.

PUT YOUR WALKING SHOES ON What Walking tour Who Hosted by Long Beach Heritage When Saturday, Sept. 16 from 9:30am to noon Where Meet at WPA Mural at 3rd Street at the Promenade More Info Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through PayPal on lbheritage.org. Walkers will view Long Beach’s various styles of architecture from modern to art deco. Call (562) 493-7019.

FIESTA IN THE PARK What Celebration Who Hosted by Councilmember Roberto Uranga When Saturday, Sept. 16 from noon to 6pm Where Silverado Park, 1545 W. 31st St. More Info Live music, entertainment for kids, beer and wine gardens and food trucks will be available at the event. Call (562) 570-7777.

HELPING HANDS What Fundraiser Who Hosted by Meals on Wheels When Sunday, Sept. 17 from 11:30am to 3pm Where Alpert Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. Willow St. More Info Tickets cost $20, which will include lunch and an auction paddle. Visit musicistheremedy.org/quartermania.html to purchase tickets.

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SCHOOL SPIRIT RIDE What Bike ride Who Hosted by BKBIA When Sunday, Sept. 17 at 1pm Where Meet at Georgie’s Place, 3850 Atlantic Ave. More Info Ice cream will be available, and DJ Bill will be providing live music. Visit bixbyknollsinfo. com.

NOW HEAR THIS What Product expo Who Hosted by the Long Beach/Lakewood Chapter and Hearing Loss Association of America When Sunday, Sept. 17 from 1pm to 4pm Where Ken Miller Recreation Center, 3330 Civic Center Dr. More Info Attendees will learn about the latest products and services for people suffering from loss

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OWN YOUR HEALTH What Prediabetes education class Who Hosted by Long Beach Memorial When Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 5:30pm to 8pm Where Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital, Conference Room A2, 2801 Atlantic Ave. More Info Attendees will be taught by certified diabetes instructors and physical therapists. The class will discuss good eating habits, exercise and the relationship between obesity and insulin resistance.

Beverages will be available. To RSVP, call (562) 933-5043.

MEET AND EAT What Breakfast with Chris Steinhauser Who Hosted by the Rotary Club of Signal Hill When Thursday, Sept. 21 from 7:30am to 8:30am Where Curley’s Cafe, 1999 E. Willow St. More Info Breakfast with the LBUSD superintendent is $11 for guests and non-members.

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WHAT IS YOUR INVOLVEMENT? What Meeting Who Hosted by Long Beach Republican Women Federated When Thursday, Sept. 21 from 5:30pm to 7pm Where 4195 Viking Way, room 210 More Info The topic will be how to get more involved in the community. Refreshments will be served at the free event. Call (562) 938-9180.

KEEP OWNING YOUR HEALTH What Diabetes program Who Hosted by Long Beach Memorial When Thursday, Sept. 21 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm Where Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital, Conference Room A2, 2801 Atlantic Ave. More Info The program is a quarterly class that includes diabetes presentations and provides viewers a chance to gain support from people who are also living with diabetes. Kyaw Moe, M.D., nephrologist, Long Beach Memorial, will lead the class.

Beverages will be available. Walk-ins are welcome.

Call (562) 933-5043 to RSVP. SEW WHAT? What Meeting Who Hosted by the Long Beach Chapter of the Embroiderers Guild of America When Friday, Sept. 22 at 11am Where Long Beach City College, building QQ in room 122, 4901 E. Carson St. More Info After the meeting, a lecture on Japanese embroidery will take place. Email barrychen99@ gmail.com.

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE What 5K run Who Hosted by Team Spirit Long Beach When Saturday, Sept. 23 from 7am to 8:30am Where Granada Beach, 5000 E. Ocean Blvd.

More Info The run will honor those affected by cancer and help expand support programs for patients and families at the MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute at Long Beach Memorial. Pre-registration costs $55 and same-day registration costs $70.

Visit memorialcare.org/teamspirit to pre-register.

STEP IT UP What Senior walk Who Hosted by the Heart of Ida When Saturday, Sept. 23 from 8am to 10pm Where Rosie the Riveter Park, 4900 E. Conant St. More Info Senior walkers and friends will walk a one-kilometer course and learn health and safety tips. Tai Chi demos, craft tables and snacks will be available. Booths at the event will include representatives from Meals on Wheels Long Beach and Long Beach Public Libraries. Email heartofida@gmail.com, call (562) 570-3548 or visit goo. gl/62CWru. WALK THE WALK What Walking tour Who Hosted by Long Beach Heritage When Saturday, Sept. 23 at 9:30am Where Meet at Bembridge House, 953 Park Circle (the west end of 10th Street) More Info Walkers will tour Willmore City, the first residential development in Long Beach. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the event. Call (562) 493-7019 to RSVP or reschedule in case of rain.

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Separate traffic accidents claim lives of pedestrian, motorcyclist The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) on Sept. 11 reported two traffic fatalities that had occurred within the last two weeks.

On Wednesday, Aug. 30, at approximately 7:40pm, officers were dispatched to the area of Santa Fe Avenue and Willow Street regarding a vehicle-versus-pedestrian traffic collision.

When officers arrived, they located an elderly male pedestrian in the street. Long Beach Fire Department paramedics transported him to a local hospital with major head and body trauma.

The preliminary investigation revealed he was walking eastbound across Santa Fe Avenue at Willow Street, in the marked south crosswalk, when he was struck by a 2009 Nissan Versa, travelling southbound on Santa Fe Avenue in the No. 1 lane.

Witnesses and video surveillance footage confirmed the pedestrian entered the crosswalk against a red light and the Nissan entered the intersection on a green light. The driver of the Nissan, a 35-year-old female resident of Long Beach, remained at the scene.

On Aug. 31, the pedestrian succumbed to his injuries. LBPD officials said they did not receive notification from the hospital and learned of his death on Sept. 11 when the LA County Coroner’s Office contacted them.

The deceased was identified as 72-year-old Roberto Venegas, a resident of Mexico who was in Long Beach visiting family.

Those who may have witnessed the collision are asked to contact LBPD Collision Investigation Detective Sirilo Garcia at (562) 570-7355.

On Sunday, Sept. 10, at approximately 12:16pm, officers were dispatched to 4th Street and Obispo Avenue regarding a traffic collision involving a motorcycle.

When officers arrived, they discovered a male adult subject lying in the northeast parking lot at 4th Street and Obispo Avenue, with a motorcycle nearby. Long Beach Fire Department paramedics responded and determined the subject deceased at the scene.

The investigation revealed the motorcycle was traveling eastbound on 4th Street in the center divider, at a high rate of speed. The driver appeared to lose control of the motorcycle and clipped the back end of a 2007 Jeep Wrangler, traveling westbound on 4th Street in the No. 1 lane.

It was determined the motorcyclist had recently purchased the motorcycle and did not have a motorcycle license endorsement. He is only being identified as a 47-year-old resident of Long Beach, pending notification of next of kin.

The driver of the Jeep, a 20-year-old female resident of Long Beach, remained at the scene and was questioned and released.

Source: LBPD

September 15, 2017

CA attorney general leads DACA lawsuit against Trump administration County supervisors also oppose DACA ban, vow to provide support for Dreamers.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra– joined by the attorneys general for Minnesota, Maryland and Maine– filed a lawsuit Sept. 11 against the Trump administration over its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative (DACA). The four states filed the suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California arguing that the administration violated the Constitution and federal laws when it rescinded DACA. “The DACA initiative has allowed more than 800,000 Dreamers, children brought to this country without documentation, to come out of the shadows and become successful and productive Americans,” Becerra said.

“One-in-four of those DACA Dreamers know California as home, and it’s no coincidence that our great state is the sixth-largest economy in the world. In California, we don’t just support and value them– we fight for them. And it’s important that we get this right. We will not permit Donald Trump to destroy the lives of young immigrants who make California and our country stronger.

The court of public opinion has already spoken: the vast majority of Americans agree Dreamers should be here to stay; so now it’s time to fight in every way we can– and on multiple fronts– in the court of law.”

In the complaint, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills and Becerra describe the several violations by the federal government of the Constitution and federal laws designed to ensure that the government treats everyone fairly and transparently. Among other things, the complaint alleges: •The Trump administration’s termination of DACA and the associated Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo and FAQs may lead to the untenable outcome that the administration will renege on the promise it made to Dreamers and their employers that information they gave to the government for

their participation in the program will not “Los Angeles County is home to more be used to deport them or prosecute their Dreamers than any other county in the naemployers. The risk DACA grantees face is tion,” Hahn said. “They are fundamental to compounded by DHS’s earlier imposition our families, to our communities, and to our of boundless enforcement “priorities” that economy. While it is up to Congress to ultisweep in most immigrants. The threatened mately pass legislation to protect Dreamers, misuse of sensitive information provided in here in LA County we need to do everything good faith by DACA grantees to the govern- we can to be there for these young people. ment is fundamentally unfair, violating the We will have their back.”

Fifth Amendment’s due-process guarantee.

Solis said the Dream Act is a strong leg•The federal Regulatory Flexibility Act also islative solution that has allowed young imrequires the government to analyze the ef- migrants to continue living their American fects of a proposed change on small busi- Dream with a path to citizenship. nesses, many of which are owned by, or “Our Dreamers’ futures are in danger– employ, Dreamers, and to take comments and so is the future of almost 65,000 undocon the proposed change. The administration umented students who graduate high school completely ignored these legal requirements. every year and could have been supported •The termination of DACA directly affects through DACA,” Solis said. “Today’s acthe substantive rights of almost 800,000 peo- tions signify the County’s ongoing commitple and indirectly affects millions more, as ment to all immigrant communities and our well as small and large businesses, nonprof- clear opposition to this Administration’s atits and the towns, cities and states that these tacks on our vulnerable population.” individuals call home. The federal AdminisThe motion: trative Procedure Act requires such a change • directs the chief executive officer (CEO) to to be made for sound reasons, and for the send a letter to Congress, the Senate and the public to be able to make formal comments President to demand a permanent legislative on it before it’s made into law. Whether or solution for all DACA recipients and their not the initiative was implemented through families notice and comment rulemaking, it cannot • directs the CEO to send a letter to Gov. be terminated without it.

Jerry Brown and Attorney General Xavier In July, Attorney General Becerra led Becerra, urging any action necessary by the 20 attorneys general in sending a letter to State of California, such as litigation, to proBeachDACA Remembers Trump urging him to maintain and defendLong tect California recipients DACA. In the letter, the attorneys gener- • implements a travel restriction for one al explain how DACA has benefited their year on LA County employees on official states and the nation as a whole and call on LA County business, with the exception Trump to fulfill his public commitment to of emergency response and assistance, to Dreamers, whom he called “incredible kids” the nine states (Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, who should be treated “with heart.” Roughly Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South a quarter of all DACA grantees, or more than Carolina, West Virginia) that threatened le200,000 young people, live in California, ac- gal action unless the administration phased cording to Becerra’s office. out DACA A copy of the lawsuit is available at oag. • directs the Office of Immigration Affairs to ca.gov/news. conduct outreach efforts to current DACA From Citizen to Suspect: On the On Sept. 12, the LA County Board of recipients to assist them with renewing their Line w Long Beach Supervisors passed a motion, offered and

by Su- status during the six-month interim period, Our Long Bea pervisorsTerminal Hilda L. Solis and Janice Hahn, to and to provide ongoing updates to LA CounIsland Stories demonstrate the Board’s strong opposition to ty residents regarding their legal rights the decision to end DACA and to lend serSaturday, March 25th, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

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All in the Timing at Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theatre Anita W. Harris Culture Writer

Some experiences can only be had in the theatre. All in the Timing by David Ives, continuing at the Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theatre through Sept. 30, provides just such an event through a set of six rollickingly absurdist one-act comedies.

Each of the six pieces was chosen from Ives’s collection, and dynamically directed, by ‘Phie Mura, and brought to life by nine engaging and committed actors.

In the first piece, “Words, Words, Words,” three monkeys with literary names– Kafka (Laura Clagett), Milton (Mitchell Nunn) and Swift (Arturo Jones)– attempt to type Hamlet without knowing what it is, per the oft-cited probability hypothesis that an infinite number of monkeys randomly typing would eventually produce Shakespeare.

These monkeys, though, are fully aware they are kept in a glass cage for this purpose, creating a send-up of the whole premise as they share their thoughts about the experiment and read what they have written so far.

The second piece also offers a hilarious take on language as Dawn (Katherine White), a lonely woman with a stutter, learns “The Universal Language” from Don (Michael Kaye), who sounds like the Muppets’ Swedish Chef as he teaches in an ingeniously comic language designed to unite the

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From left: Arturo Jones (Swift), Mitchell Nunn (Milton) and Laura Clagett (Kafka) in Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theatre’s All in the Timing world, bringing Dawn out of her shell.

Language and music are combined artfully, operatically and still hilariously in “Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread,” which features the composer Glass (Brian Pirnat) purchasing bread from a baker (Rick Reichman), along with two women (Clagett and White).

As Glass shops, however, his words morph with the three others’ into rhythmically repetitive phrases (evoking Glass’s music), synced to their choreographed movements. What makes it funny? That Philip Glass can’t buy bread without his artistry taking over,

spurred by seemingly mundane verbal exchanges.

This piece (as well as the monkeys piece) also includes delightfully colorful costuming (Rebecca Roth), with the two ladies’ dresses both elegantly formal and vividly whimsical.

The set (Sean Gray) is also colorful and imaginative, working perfectly for each piece. Wall art, such as a Philadelphia highway sign, hints at each act, thus helping to unify the whole series.

Music and film clips (such as Charlie Chaplin skits) shown between acts also help each flow into the next rather than

the series seeming like disjointed stories.

Further unifying the series are “interviews” with the playwright both at the beginning and end, with Ives played by Kaye and the other actors as reporters with written questions for him to answer. Often we just get his answer, such as “pantyhose,” and are left to muse over what the question could possibly have been.

The remaining acts– “Sure Thing” (a man and woman get to reset their conversation at will by ringing a bell), “The Philadelphia” (explaining why you might be having a bad day) and “Mere Mortals” (three men share who they think they are)– offer further trips into the absurdity and poignancy of the everyday. They also take advantage of the talents of the remaining actors– Kacey Leggio and Larry Mura– who, like the others, deliver their complex parts keenly.

All in the Timing is thoughtfully designed by director Mura to deliver Ives’s creative and inspired works in the most entertaining way. As she says of his play in her notes, “the silliness gives me courage, the philosophy keeps me wondering.” You will certainly feel the same after this uniquely cerebral yet comedic theatrical experience.

All in the Timing continues at the Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theatre, 5021 E. Anaheim St., through Sept. 30, with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm.

Tickets are $20-$24. For tickets and information, call the box office at (562) 494-1014, or visit lbplayhouse.org.

Assemblymember O’Donnell secures state clean-air funding for local ports Calling it “a green light at the end of a long legislative tunnel,” 70th District Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D–Long Beach) successfully worked to secure hundreds of millions of dollars for clean air efforts in and around California ports in the recent cap-and-trade expenditure agreement reached this week.

“As the representative of the two busiest ports in the nation, this is an investment I have been fighting for since I first came to the Legislature,” O’Donnell said about the funds that will be utilized to support the aggressive development and deployment of clean technologies at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. “This investment will allow the ports to make green while continuing to go green.”

O’Donnell’s efforts to secure consistent state funding for the ports, although years in the making, is met with success less than two months after the extension of California’s landmark cap-and-trade program.

“The ports have made significant progress in their clean air efforts in the last decade, and this spending deal will continue that momentum,” O’Donnell said. “These dollars will improve air quality in our community, and ultimately make California ports more competitive. It’s a win-win for the Southern California region.”

Source: O’Donnell’s office

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Marley turned 2 in late August, and we stretched out the celebration starting with the Salem trip. She also got to play and explore at Pretend City in Irvine where she was a doctor, dentist, fisherman, police dispatcher and cashier at Trader Joe’s. Days later, we took her to her first Dodgers game after first stopping at Philippe’s for a French dip sandwich.

And finally, as Labor Day drew near, marking the end of summer, we had one last adventure planned. We got in the car at 11:30pm after the September First Fridays and drove all night, arriving at sunrise in Williams, Arizona, where Alissa’s family had rented an incredible cabin in the woods. It was just an hour’s drive to the south rim of the Grand Canyon, and I got to witness it for the first time ever along with Marley. It was as spectacular as everyone says. And just two exits away from downtown Williams is “Bearizona.” I was a bit skeptical at first, but driving around this animal sanctuary was quite a thrill.

Black bear, bison, goats and wolves were along the trails. We went into the park to see more bears, badgers, bobcats and porcupines. A flashback to the Lion Country Safari of my youth.

Now, finally back in Bixby Knolls for a while and getting in the groove of work weeks and planning ahead for Beach Streets, Small Business Saturday and our holiday party. The time will fly, and the days will continue to be filled to the max but just differently from summertime. How on earth will we be able to top it next year? I am optimistic we can, and I’m up for the challenge. ✦ Carpe diem.

CSULB Alumni Relations seeks nominations for award Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 Distinguished Alumni awards for Cal State Long Beach. The deadline is Monday, Nov. 6, 2017.

The Distinguished Alumni is the highest award the Alumni Association bestows, and some past recipients have included Nevada Supreme Court Justice Michael Douglas, health and fitness expert Denise Austin, former Disney imagineer Tony Baxter, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, Lindora Inc. President Cynthia Stamper Graff and founders of P2S Engineering Kevin and Kent Peterson.

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“The cranes have taken on a really significant mean“All I know is they came in so fast this time it was ing for the patients that come here for treatment,” Kopy hard to keep up with the count,” Jimenez said. “I think, said. “The patients feel very attached to those cranes. I from the last time, people sort of knew what this project think it’s because they’re hopeful. When the door opens, was, so when we put that call to action out there, people they flutter, they feel very alive and they’re taking flight. really jumped on it, and we did have some churches and Somehow that is just really inspiring and comforting for some community groups [participate]. A lot of our vol- our patients.” unteers here at the hospital just went full force into this She added that some of the cranes that are placed into project– our patients as well.” vases scattered around the center seem to disappear beJimenez added that, because so many people were cause patients take them home. And that’s perfectly fine familiar with the original incarnation of the piece, it with the center’s staff. was easy this time to find volunteers to work on it. She “It’s really interesting because patients will pick up explained that various contributors would work on the that crane and take it because somehow it’s symbolic folding off-site and then deliver the cranes to the hos- of their journey,” Kopy said. “And we’ve just decided pital. The folding took about six months, and then the we’re going to keep filling up those vases, and if patients planning and installation itself took about another six feel like they need a crane, we’re going to offer them a months, Jimenez said. crane to take home. It’s a very interesting relationship “I think a lot of people actually find the cranes kind of that our patients have with those cranes.” ✦ therapeutic,” she said. “It didn’t really take much [effort to find volunteers] this time around. The community really just got behind it almost immediately.”

Kopy explained that the original project itself was the brainchild of MemorialCare’s marketing staff.

“As we were developing and building our cancer center, our marketing team wanted to find a way to engage the greater Long Beach community in preparing for the opening of our center, so they thought of this idea of the origami cranes,” Kopy said. “Of course, there’s the Japanese legend that whoever folds a thousand cranes will be granted a wish. And so, when the call to action originally went out, it was ‘help us fold a thousand cranes to have our wish of a comprehensive cancer center in the community of Long Beach come to fruition.’”

Kopy said that first request for assistance resulted in the creation of 10,000 cranes.

“It was a way to engage the community and to start anticipating the arrival of this outpatient cancer center,” Kopy said.

Kopy noted that there is a significant difference in how the new installation looks.

“It looks very different because the first installation was just strands, but in this installation the colors are so bright and vibrant, and the cranes are strung much tighter together,” she said. “So, it has a completely different look and feel to it.”

During her interview Tuesday, Kopy Cory Bilicko | Signal Tribune expressed gratitude to all the community Numerous community members and staff from Long Beach Memorial members who helped make the art piece a folded the thousands of origami paper cranes that are now in the lobby success, because it has become quite meanof the Todd Cancer Institute in Long Beach to replace a similar instalingful for patients. lation that was created four years ago.

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California attorney general issues consumer alert following Equifax data breach California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued a consumer alert Sept.

10 following an Equifax data breach that affected 143 million Americans and over 15 million Californians.

Equifax is one of the nation’s three major credit-reporting agencies.

According to Equifax, the breach lasted from mid-May through July and compromised names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers.

“Millions of Californians’ personal information has been compromised as a result of this massive data breach.

Equifax’s response to date is unacceptable,” Becerra said. “My office has been and will continue to be in touch with Equifax until we get to the bottom of this massive data breach.

We will do what’s necessary to hold Equifax accountable. In the meantime, I urge all consumers to heed this alert to protect themselves.”

Consumers who want to check whether they have been impacted by the Equifax data breach can visit equifaxsecurity2017.com/potential-impact. Those using Wi-Fi are advised to make sure they are using a secure Wi-Fi connection before submitting personal information.

Consumers are also encouraged to take the following steps to protect their personal information: 1. Put a fraud alert on your credit file.

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Councilmember Lori Woods expressing concern that the April 2018 deadline was too soon for property owners to implement a control plan, especially given the costs.

“I would like to propose a recommendation that we set the date further out, but definitely by the storm season at the end of 2018,” she said.

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“We’re ultimately trying to meet the goals […] that have been established for each of the watersheds,” added City Manager Charlie Honeycutt. “We have some additional time to get things implemented.”

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Dr. Daniel Hoover addresses the Signal Hill City Council at its Sept. 12 meeting, protesting the City’s relocation of his free Tai Chi classes from Hilltop Park.

the Los Cerritos Channel.

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

“Exposed sediment– in other words, vacant lots without vegetation, without gravel– will have an erosion rate that’s upwards of 100 times that of vegetated land,” Hunter said.

“Vacant parcels are the largest area of exposed sediment other than construction sites.”

Metals and bacteria are carried into larger bodies of water with that sediment.

“The ultimate goal of this ordinance is to prevent sediment, as best we can, from discharging into stormwater,” Hunter said.

The City has identified 35 parcels that would be affected by this ordinance, spanning 119 acres. These properties are owned by 17 different entities, including Signal Hill Petroleum (SHP), which owns 10, and the City of Signal Hill, which owns seven.

“Ultimately, the property owner is responsible to ensure compliance,” said Assistant Planner Ryan Agbayani.

Owners are also responsible for costs associated with installation and maintenance of control devices, estimated to be between $23,000 and $153,000 over five years, depending on type.

John L. Hunter and Associates has created a manual to help owners navigate the options and costs of devices, which will be available on the City’s website. The consultants will also meet with property owners upon request to help prepare a compliance plan.

Noncompliance could result in a $1,000 misdemeanor fine, six months in county jail and progressive fines for continued noncompliance.

Councilmember Larry Forester stated that, according the Federal Clean Water Act, the City could, in fact, be sued for noncompliance up to $30,000 per day by a non-governmental organization, such as Heal the Bay. “I must say that I’m strongly in favor of this ordinance.

But I must warn you that it’s only a start,” he said. “Lawsuits that could happen […] under the Clean Water Act exist, whether we do this ordinance or don’t do it.”

However, the council’s decision to approve the ordinance was not unanimous, with

Alcohol sales The council also approved a conditional-use permit allowing the future Mother’s Market and Kitchen to sell alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption.

The Planning Commission had already approved design changes to the site on Cherry Avenue, which is owned by SHP and had been occupied by Fresh & Easy from 2010 to 2016.

Senior Planner Colleen Doan reviewed these plans with the council, which include moving parking spaces to accommodate outdoor eating, abandoning two oil wells on the site and changing signage.

Deborah Rubino of Mother’s Market stated that the alcoholic beverages served would be specialized.

“Our beer and wine is a select offering,” Rubino said. “It’s not like your local liquor store.”

Rubino also stated that while the market would be open from 7am to 10pm, the dining-room serving alcohol would close at 9:30pm. The company hopes to open the market before the winter holidays.

Marijuana ban After hearing a presentation on cannabis management presented by consulting agency HdL Companies, the council unanimously voted to prepare a zoning amendment prohibiting all marijuana-related activities allowed under Proposition 64 and to schedule this amendment for a public hearing before the Planning Commission.

Prop 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), was passed in November 2016, allowing the cultivation, sale and use of marijuana for non-medical purposes throughout the state.

Matt Eaton of HdL Companies stated that the proposition passed with a 56-percent approval rating overall, with a 64-percent approval rating by Signal Hill voters.

A subsequent senate bill, SB 94, the Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act, was passed in June 2017, allowing local control over medical and recreational (or “adult-use”) facilities.

Eaton stated the City has the right to regulate marijuana-related activities given the new law, including creating and enforcing ordinances, and establish zoning and land-use requirements.

“You have the right to continue a ban,” Eaton said.

Eaton recommended considering four questions when deciding how to proceed.

“What industry do we want? What businesses in that industry do we want? Where are we going to put those businesses? And how many businesses do we allow?” Eaton suggested. “Once you answer those questions, then you can circle back and address the revenue question.”

Eaton shared some of the complexities involved in making these decisions, based on his experience in Colorado and other California cities.

For example, the City would have to weigh the costs (including water and power resources, and noise and odor complaints) of individuals growing marijuana at home (up to six indoor plants are allowed for personal use) versus allowing marijuana to be sold in stores.

“If you want to move forward with a ban, then you have to take into consideration the impact that the personal use will see COUNCIL page 15

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TST5530 / Case No. TS020944 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220.

PETITION OF Jose Luis Cervantes.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: JOSE LUIS CERVANTES has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: JOSE LUIS CERVANTES, to Proposed Name: JODECI CERVANTES. 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, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: September 26, 2017; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 904. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 939 E. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: August 25, & September 1, 8, 15, 2017. ___//ss//___ Brian S. Currey, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: August 14, 2017.

TST5531 / Case No. TS020945 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220.

PETITION OF Luis Vicente Cervantes.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: LUIS VICENTE CERVANTES has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: LUIS VICENTE CERVANTES, to Proposed Name: DWIGHT CERVANTES. 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, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: September 26, 2017; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 904. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 939 E. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: August 25, & September 1, 8, 15, 2017. ___//ss//___ Brian S. Currey, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: August 14, 2017 TST5532 / 2017 230007 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: BELLI’S HOME MAINTENANCE, 2726 San Francisco Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806. Registrant: CHARLENE C. FORD, 2726 San Francisco Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Charlene C. Ford. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in August, 2017 . This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 21, 2017. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: August 25, & September 1, 8, 15, 2017.

TST5533 / 2017 229262 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: BUCKINGHAM INVESTMENTS, 3730 Gundry, Long Beach,

PUBLIC NOTICES CA 90807. Registrant: KC PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., 3730 Gundry, Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: a Corporation.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Kevin C. Hoban, CEO. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in February, 2017 . This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 18, 2017.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: August 25, & September 1, 8, 15, 2017.

TST5534 / 2017 228263 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: N’TEGRITY COMMUNITY MANAGERS, 1905 Redondo Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: THE BACK OFFICES AND ASSOCIATES., 1905 Redondo Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Verna M. Charles, Owner. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 18, 2017. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

Pub. The Signal Tribune: August 25, & September 1, 8, 15, 2017.

TST5545 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-14-619246-JP Order No.: 12-0144187-02 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THE COPY PROVI DED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR (Pursuant to Cal. Civ. Code 2923.3) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/18/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial C ode and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee.

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

The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ANGEL PULEX, AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 2/3/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0261893 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES

County, California; Date of Sale: 10/10/2017 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,125,009.87 The purported property address is: 2218 OHIO AVE, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 7215-026-053 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sa le date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA14-619246-JP . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return o f the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only.

QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale

Line: 916-939-0772 O r Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp.

TS No.: CA-14-619246-JP IDSPub #0131404 9/15/2017 9/22/2017 9/29/2017 TST 5538 / 2017 237693 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: THOUGHTS & THEMES, 2627 N. La Vere Dr. where business is located.

Registrant: ADRIANA MORENO, 2627 N. La Vere Dr., Long Beach, CA 90810. This business is conducted by: a Married Couple. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Adriana Moreno. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 25, 2017.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017.

TST5539 / 2017 243800 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: FRIENDS OF LONG BEACH ANIMALS, 3815 Atlantic Ave., Suite 4, Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: FRIENDS OF LONG BEACH ANIMAL SHELTER, 3815 Atlantic Ave., Suite 4, Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Margo Carter, Treasurer. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in March, 2007. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 31, 2017. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017.

TST5540 / TRUSTEE SALE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 131705 Title No. 3207742 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/26/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/29/2017 at 11:00 AM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly

September 15, 2017 appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 11/08/2004, as Instrument No. 04 2887237, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Mary Alice Oliphant, an Unmarried Woman, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766.

All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 7215-023022 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2400 Skyline Drive #102, Signal Hill, CA 90755 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $459,979.36 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dated: 9/5/2017 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC James Lewin/Authorized Signature 41689 ENTERPRISE CIRCLE NORTH, STE. 228, TEMECULA, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714730-2727 The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. may be attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free 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

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST5547 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION Ordinance No. 2017-06-1495 was introduced by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, September 12, 2017. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 12.16 EXPANDING THE APPLICABILITY OF THE EXISTING STORMWATER AND URBAN RUNOFF POLLUTION CONTROL BY IMPOSING SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES ON UNIMPROVED VACANT PARCELS 1.0 ACRE OR MORE IN SIZE AS MANDATED BY THE CITY’S WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS 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.

Keir Jones City Clerk Published in the Signal-Tribune newspaper on September 15, 2017.

Posted at City Hall, Signal Hill Library, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on September 15, 2017.

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September 15, 2017 investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law

requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site - www.servicelinkASAP.com - for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: 131705. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST5548 Notice Inviting Bids A-1 Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, California, until 10:00 AM on OCTOBER 3, 2017 and on the same day shortly thereafter, they will be publicly opened and read for construction of “3800 BLOCK OF CHERRY AVENUE – CONSTRUCTION OF NEW INTERCONNECTION PROJECT, NO. 129” in accordance with the Specifications and Construction Drawings therefore. Bids must be made on the forms provided for this purpose, addressed to the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, marked "Bid for," followed by the title of the project and the date and hour for submitting bids. Bids are required for the entire work as shown on the Construction Drawings and as described in the Bid Schedule and the Specifications.

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

The Work to be accomplished under this contract generally includes providing all labor and equipment to complete the installation of a new 6” water pipeline connecting from the City of Signal Hill’s existing 6” water main line in the 3800 block of Cherry Avenue; connect said pipeline to the sidewalk at the vault/interconnection; grind for plates and saw cut; excavate and install piping; hydro test and provide BAC-T test; backfill with sand/2 sack slurry; grind and cap permanent pave; provide necessary traffic control; and provide as-built drawings, as shown on the Construction Drawings and Specifications.

All Work must be completed within 15 calendar days after receipt by the Contractor of the Notice to Proceed from the City of Signal Hill.

A-2 The contract documents, which include the Specifications and Construction Drawings, may be obtained at the City of Signal Hill Finance Department for $25.00 or $30.00 by mail. The documents are entitled ““3800 BLOCK OF CHERRY AVENUE – CONSTRUCTION OF NEW INTERCONNECTION, PROJECT, NO. 129”.

A-3 Bids will not be received unless they are made on a proposal form furnished in the Contract Documents by the City of Signal Hill.

Each bid must be accompanied by cash, certified check, cashier's check or bidder's bond, made payable to the City of Signal Hill for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the Contract.

A-4 All bids are to be compared on the basis of the estimate of quantities shown in the Bid Schedule(s) and as stipulated herein.

Bids will not be accepted from the contractors who are not licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California. The Contractor shall be required to possess a currently active Class “A” license at the time the bid is submitted.

A-5 Attention is directed to the provision in Section 1777.5 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under the Contractor.

A-6 Before a Contract is entered into with the successful bidder, the bidder shall present evidence in writing to the City Clerk, City of Signal Hill, that he/she has a current combined single limit liability policy with aggregate limits for Bodily Injury and Property Damage in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000).

A-7 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification or type of workman needed to execute the contract shall be determined by the Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California which are on file with the City Clerk of Signal Hill and copies will be made available to any interested party on request. These rates shall be the minimum wage rates for this project. A copy of the Contractor's certified payroll, as well as those of all subcontractors, will be required to be submitted with each invoice.

A-8 Attention is directed to Public Contract Code Section V-22300 permitting the substitution of specified and approved securities for contract retention of funds. All such securities shall be subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney of the City of Signal Hill.

A-9 The successful bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price and a faithful performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, and said bonds shall be secured from a surety company satisfactory to the City Attorney of the City of Signal Hill.

A-10 The City of Signal Hill reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or delete portions of any and all bids or waive any informality or irregularity in the bid or the bid procedures and shall be the sole judge of the bids received.

A-11 It is estimated that this contract will be awarded on October 10, 2017 by the City Council. It is desired that work begin the week of November 7, 2017.

A-12 No Contractor or Sub-Contractor may be listed on proposal unless they are registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code Section 17255.

BY ORDER of the City of Signal Hill.

Posted at Signal Hill City Hall, Signal Hill Park Community Center, Reservoir Park, Discovery Well Park on: September 15, 2017 Published in Signal Hill Tribune on:

September 15, 2017

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. A-4631565 09/08/2017, 09/15/2017, 09/22/2017 TST5541 / 2017 232578 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: PRO EQUITIES, 333 W. Broadway, Suite 312, Long Beach, CA 90802. Registrant: 1. ALBERT ITEN, TRUSTEE OF INTER VIVOS TRUST 9/11/80, 25432 Sea Bluff Drive, #104, Dana Point, CA 92629, 2. WILLIAM A. EDDY, TRUSTEE OF EDDY SURVIVORS TRUST DTD 12/14/05, 5420 Las Lomas Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90815, 3. WILLIAM A. EDDY JR., PARTNER IN EDDY PARTNERSHIP, 5213 Sokei, Kapaa, HI 96746, 4. SALLY EDDY BEDNAR, PARTNER IN EDDY PARTNERSHIP, 203 Shore Road, Old Greenwich, CT 06870, 5. JANE M. EDDY, PARTNER IN EDDY PARTNERSHIP, 255 West 84th St., #5C, New York, NY 10024, 6. MARGARET EDDY MORROW, PARTNER IN EDDY PARTNERSHIP, 3211 Oak Grove, Los Alamitos, CA 90720, 7. PETER J. EDDY, PARTNER IN EDDY PARTNERSHIP, 611 Deas Way, Mount Shasta, CA 96067, 8. MARY A. EDDY, PARTNER IN EDDY PARTNERSHIP, 416 S. Berkley Ave., Pasadena, Ca 91107, 9. JOHN P. EDDY, PARTNER IN EDDY PARTNERSHIP, 328 Claremont Ave., Long Beach, CA 90803.

This business is conducted by: a General Partnership. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: John P. Eddy, Partner in Eddy Partnership, General Partner.

The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in June of 1979. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 23, 2017.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017.

TST5542 / 2017 228020 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. ARCELIA’S TACOS, 2. TACOS ON WHEELS, 3. ARCELIA’S TACOS ON WHEELS, 2350 Linden Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806. Registrant: ARCELIA COOLEY, 2350 Linden Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Arcelia Cooley.

The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 17, 2017.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017.

TST5543 / Case No. VS030606 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Rm 101, Norwalk, CA 90650 PETITION OF Consallo Johnson.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: CONSALLO JOHNSON has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: CONSALLO JOHNSON, to Proposed Name: ADRIANE CIERRA MCCRAY JOHNSON. 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, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: October 11, 2017; Time: 1:30 P M; 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: September 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017. ___//ss//___ Margaret M. Bernal, Judge of the

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Superior Court Dated: August 08, 2017 TST5546 / 2017 252127 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: JB AUTO REPAIR, 2171 N. Kelly Dr., Signal Hill, CA 90755.

Registrant: DELMYS AGUETA, 2171 N. Kelly Dr., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Delmys Argueta.

The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in August, 2017. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 7, 2017. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 15, 22, 29 & October 6, 2017.

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EYE ON CRIME Crimes reported by Signal Hill Police Department Thursday, Sept 7 3:38pm Auto burglary 1800 block Temple Ave. 4:18pm Identity theft 2700 block Walnut Ave. 10:03pm Assault with deadly weapon– not firearm, storage of firearm, contempt-of-court violation 2200 block Rose Ave. (suspect arrested) Sunday, Sept. 10 3:59am Inflicting corporal injury on spouse 2600 block Lime Ave. (suspect arrested)

4:30pm Auto burglary 2800 block Cherry Ave. 5:15pm Grand theft 2000 block Dawson Ave. Tuesday, Sept. 12 1:53am DUI E. 29th St./Walnut Ave. (suspect arrested) 6:38am Auto burglary 2600 block Panorama Dr. 7am Auto burglary 2700 block Hill St.

5:25am Grand theft– motor vehicle 1800 block Orizaba Ave.

8:56am Burglary 2100 block Sea Ridge Dr.

12:37pm Auto burglary 1100 block E. Wardlow Rd.

9:12am Auto burglary 2100 block Bay View Dr.

Monday, Sept. 11 6:43am Auto burglary 2000 block E. 21st St.

10:38am Forgery 1400 block E. 23rd St.

11:56am Two misdemeanor warrants E. 32nd St/Cerritos Ave. (suspect arrested) 4:22pm Burglary 2000 block E. 21st St. 10pm DUI 2200 block E. Willow (suspect arrested) Wednesday, Sept. 13 5:10am Felony warrant 2500 block Walnut Ave. (suspect arrested) 12:49pm Elder abuse 2200 block Sea Ridge Dr. 12:52pm Felony spousal abuse 700 block E. Spring St. 3:14pm Grand theft– auto 700 block E. Spring St. The LBPD reporting system is still down.

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tiservice center– the Long Beach Health & Human Services Department– which he described as a “one-stop shop for the homeless.”

“I think, on a per-capita basis, Long Beach does more than any other city to address the issue and [is] committing to improving the homelessness situation,” O’Donnell said.

He pointed out other bills that are making efforts to address the problem, such as SB 2, a recently passed bill that imposes a $75 fee on real-estate transactions to fund state-housing subsidies. He was lukewarm on SB 35, a bill that seeks to expedite the process for cities to build homes by holding them accountable to a certain volume standard set by the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). The bill aims to create a plan for cities who are not fulfilling the volume goal.

O’Donnell proposed that states should incentivize the building of workforce homes through tax credits.

“I don’t think we should be taking money to fill homes,” he said.

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“The State should incentivize others to do that and maximize how we use State dollars to get affordable housing.”

Someone else in the audience suggested utilizing and refurbishing excess containers at the Port of Long Beach into housing units.

Austin said the City is looking into every possible option to solve the problem, including the utilization of containers.

On that note, Austin added that the Long Beach City Council will make future decisions on banning Styrofoam, making Long Beach a sanctuary city and redoing the 710 Freeway.

The councilmember was praised for his stance against the Long Beach Airport becoming an international terminal. He was asked whether he sees JetBlue officials coming back and pushing another effort for that proposal again.

“As a result of us, more or less, defeating the international terminal, it has actually created a situation where our airport is becoming more competitive now,” Austin said. “[...] I don’t think JetBlue has

the monopoly that they once did on Long Beach Airport. I do think there is a sense of concern about late-night flights right now with JetBlue [...] We just need to be mindful with our airport. Right now, we have a very successful airport. It’s operated at a very high level, and it’s competitive. And that’s something that I think is good for Long Beach.”

Austin also mentioned the City will host community meetings about the City’s land-use planning and development to garner further feedback. The meetings are scheduled for: Sept. 30 at 3pm at Veterans Park Community Center, 101 E. 28th St.; Oct. 4 at 6pm at Whaley Park Community Center, 5620 E. Atherton St.; Oct. 14 at 11am at Best Western Golden Sails Hotel, 6285 Pacific Coast Hwy.; and Oct. 18 at 6pm at the Expo Arts Center, 4321 Atlantic Ave. Austin announced the open-road Beach Streets event will take place on Oct. 28 from 10am to 4pm along Atlantic Avenue and Wardlow Road. ✦

one is hospitable, so that last company was very gracious to us.”

Ault said hotel employees and Highgate Hotels share a common philosophy of family in the workplace.

“It didn’t matter if they wanted to unionize or did not want to unionize,” Ault said. “I’ve been doing this for 31 years now, and I noticed that the hotel has a big sense of family– no matter what side of the fence that you are on.”

The Southern Californian coast is a new market for Highgate Hotels, according to Ault. The company has hotels in New York, Austin, San Francisco, Waikiki and now Long Beach. Many of the hotels under the company’s management are union hotels.

“We have fantastic relationships,” Ault said. “It only made sense for us to come to Long Beach to unite everyone to be here.”

For the hotel workers, the picketers that rallied at the gates of the Westin have vanished for the time being, and instead, are in the process of negotiating over pay, benefits and

working conditions at the Westin.

Mayor Garcia said the union resolution not only benefits hotel employees, but also the residents of Long Beach.

“Having talked to many of [the residents], they are really looking forward to today as well,” Garcia said during the press conference.

Though Long Beach hotel workers benefit from a living-wage initiative approved by Long Beach voters by more than 60 percent in 2013, many of those employees still struggle to cover basic expenses like health insurance. They also deal with high rates of work-related injuries, particularly in housekeeping, according to a press release from city officials.

Lorena Lopez, director for Unite Here Local 11, spoke with the Signal Tribune shortly after the press conference about her labor union’s success and future goals.

“We are still going to be in the city of Long Beach seeking justice,” she said. “Many workers still do not have the justice that these workers do.” ✦

have on your community and how you want to address it, and you would want to address that through a robust personal-use ordinance,” Eaton said.

Answering a question by Mayor Edward Wilson about marijuana licenses, Eaton explained that the State could grant licenses if a city doesn’t otherwise prohibit it.

Woods supported at least a temporary ban before Jan. 1, 2018, when the new law would take effect.

“I recommend that we move forward with the zoning ordinance (banning marijuana activity) while we do further long-term study,” she said.

Honeycutt concurred. “[The ban] would allow us to understand the different types of businesses that are evolving,” he said. “And also understand what the community thinks about it.”

Software system Turning to internal matters, the council authorized a contract between the City and Tyler Technologies, Inc., for implementation, licensing and support of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, for approximately $302,000, plus about $61,500 in recurring annual costs.

The new software solves past City issues with software modules that didn’t “speak” to each other, which impeded information gathering and planning. The ERP system would encompass financial management, personnel management and payroll, permitting and licensing, and utility billing.

“This really is the primary mechanism whereby we deliver timely, accurate and relevant information,” said Acting Finance Director Scott Williams. “A robust ERP system allows us to engage in financial planning and analysis and not simply financial reporting– looking backward– but future planning.”

A representative from Tyler Technologies stated that full implementation of the new system would take 10 to 12 months.

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stead, the battle to unionize reached Utah and the shores of Europe.

“We came to this point through protests, legations and trips to foreign countries,” Estin said. “I had the opportunity to travel to France to talk about the problems we had here. That really helped in terms of reaching this happy ending. We also went to Chicago. There have been a lot of events that benefitted the campaign.”

The national and international trips were attempts to help Unite Here Local 11 and Utah Retirement Systems reach an agreement.

“We spent two years struggling with the other company, and they didn’t want to give us any type of opportunity,” Estin said. “They wanted to wash their hands and leave without any protection for us.”

Representatives from Utah Retirement Systems agreed to sell the hotel grounds to Highgate Hotel last month. “[The previous owners] were very kind,” said John Ault, the new managing director for Westin Long Beach. “In the hotel business, every-

Services The council also authorized two contracts for professional staffing services, to CSG Consultants and Interwest Consulting Group, each for a three-year term, at a combined annual cost of $200,000.

In addition, the council agreed to increase the city attorney’s billing rates by about 2.6 percent. The rates had not been adjusted since 2013, and the new rates would stay in effect until 2021.

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stressed that Signal Hill litigation costs are relatively low compared to other cities, such as Bell and Carson.

“We do have two litigation matters going right now, but it’s unusual to have that much,” he said.

Bylaws Subsequent to its creation by the city council and Housing Authority on Aug. 22, the new Signal Hill Municipal Financing Authority conducted a special meeting to adopt bylaws and a conflict of interest code.

“The bylaws establish that the city council will serve as the board of directors,” said Honeycutt. “The board members will serve without compensation.”

The Financing Authority’s first regular meeting will be Oct. 24, 2017.

Debt management Pursuant to Senate Bill 1029 requiring municipalities to adopt local debt policies with specific provisions, the council, the council as Successor Agency and the Financing Authority approved a resolution adopting a formal debt management policy.

Suzanne Harrell, the City’s financial consultant, reviewed the purpose of the bill and the City’s debt policy with the council.

“The debt policy includes the types of debt that can be issued, when it’s appropriate to issue debt, […] the relationship of the debt [to] and integration with the City’s capital improvement program, your policy goals for planning, as well internal procedures,” she said.

As the successor agency to the Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency, the council also authorized the refinancing of the City’s 2007 and 2009 tax allocation bonds.

Harrell explained that the refinancing would reduce the interest rate from approximately 4.95 percent to almost 2 percent, which generates debt service savings of about $2.6 million over eight years.

Fitness fallout In light of a citywide recreation assessment by Richard Fisher Associates (RFA), presented to the council on Aug. 9, Wilson and Community Services Director Aly Mancini showed a two-minute video by the National Fitness Campaign, touting The Fitness Court, an installable, compact public area with exercise equipment.

Wilson suggested this as a fitness option that could be assessed in terms of viability and location.

Ironically, during public business, Dr. Daniel Hoover pleaded with the council to prevent the City from relocating his free Tai Chi classes, which he has conducted at Hilltop Park for seven years.

After recently being featured in the Long Beach Business Journal and on CNN, Hoover received notice that, due to complaints about the increasing size of his one-hour weekly class, his permit would not be renewed.

“What we offer is a free health service to the population,” Hoover said.

“Our class meets the needs of the [RFA] assessment in many ways.”

Though the City has offered Hoover other locations for his class, either the topography or related fees make them non-viable.

About 15 practitioners from Hoover’s class also attended the meeting, and five of them also addressed the council, which could only listen since the issue was a non-agenda item.

“From a marketing standpoint, it’s such a great thing having the Tai Chi up at the top of Signal Hill,” said Nancy Wharton of Long Beach, one of the practitioners. “It’s such a win-win […], demonstrating ‘out in the light’ programs that you support.”

The next Signal Hill City Council meeting will take place Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 7pm in the council chamber at 2175 Cherry Ave.

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