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LB residents ages 12 and up can now get a vaccine

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Signal Hill City Council okays Target remodel and Gateway Center North development

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he City of Long Beach started providing COVID-19 vaccines for residents as young as 12 years old on Thursday, May 13.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 15 on May 10, 2021, which was followed by approvals from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) May 12.

“This is a huge milestone in our effort to fully vaccinate everyone against COVID-19,” Mayor Robert Garcia said in a statement. “By getting vaccinated, these kids protect not only themselves but everyone around them.”

As of May 11, there have been 53,145 COVID-19 cases in Long Beach and 933 people have died from the virus. More than 320,000 vaccines have been administered, which includes 181,091 first doses and 139,601 second doses.

All vaccines are administered free of charge and have been provided directly by the federal government.

All residents, even those who have received COVID-19 vaccinations, are reminded to continue practicing all health and safety protocols, including wearing face coverings, maintaining proper physical distance from others and sanitizing high touch areas frequently.

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Citing major budget surplus, Newsom proposes $600 rebate checks City News Service Courtesy City of Signal Hill

Rendering of a remodeled Target store at 950 E. 33rd St. in Signal Hill, the plans of which have just been approved.

North development has incentivized Target to stay in Signal Hill rather than move to another city, retaining about 200 jobs. The other new fter holding a public hearing on May businesses will further add jobs and sales-tax 11, the Signal Hill City Council ap- revenue for the City. proved a remodel of a Target store at Community Development Director Colleen 950 E. 33rd St. and developing the Doan said the rest of Gateway Center North will adjacent 13-acre site at 3177 California Ave. to be built in phases as developer VenturePoint, Inc. become Gateway Center North. secures tenants.

The council’s approval is the New development plans in“I do see this as final step for the plan to move clude a three-story self-storsupporting local forward, following an environage facility with outdoor mental review and the Planning spaces for RVs or boats and employment.”

Commission’s final okay in solar panels, a drive-thru — John Clement, President of restaurant with indoor seating April.

VenturePoint The first phase of the plan is and commercial space for up remodeling the Target store into three retailers and a mediside and out, which Target representative John cal or dental office.

Dietrich said will start this spring and be finished As part of the self-storage facility deal, Signal by the winter holidays.

Fields North—a subsidiary of Signal Hill PetroThe council also approved a conditional-use leum that operates oil wells on the site—has to permit (CUP) amendment for Target that will pay the City a “public benefit fee” of $250,000 allow it to sell alcohol for off-site consumption. and an ongoing fee of $1 per leased self-storage Economic Development Manager Elise McCaleb said the remodel and Gateway Center see TARGET DEVELOPMENT page 3 Anita W. Harris

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Nearly two-thirds of residents in Southern California and across the state would receive $600 state stimulus checks under a rebate proposal Gov. Gavin Newsom announced May 10, while families with children would receive an extra $500.

“We are tripling the Golden State Stimulus to get money in the hands of more middle-class Californians who have been hit hard by this pandemic,” Newsom said.

The payments are being proposed in response to what Newsom called a $75.7 billion state budget surplus.

Newsom also proposed $5 billion to assist renters who have fallen behind in their payments, and another $2 billion to cover utility bills that residents hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic have struggled to pay.

The stimulus payments would be directed to families earning up to $75,000.

The proposal needs to be approved by the state Legislature.

Community Hospital celebrates grand reopening of ER After being closed

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Community Hospital Long Beach (CHLB) held a grand reopening for its emergency department on Wednesday, May 12 after nearly three years of closure.

“We, along with countless residents and first responders, are thrilled for this reopening,” said John Molina, Founder Partner of Pacific6 and the operator of Community Hospital Long Beach.

“Three years was far too long for East

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Medical staff stand in front of the newly-opened Community Hospital Emergency Department on Wednesday, May 12.

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Long Beach to go without these necessary, vital, life-saving services and our team couldn’t be prouder to serve our community once again.”

CHLB has been on a years-long hiatus after it closed in the summer of 2018 due to its inability to meet the state’s seismic compliance requirements.

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immune to our seismic environment,” CHLB Executive Director Matthew Faulkner told the Signal Tribune.

“What we were able to do through working in partnership with the City and MWN is determine that we could save and preserve the vital acute care components.”

These vital care components include emergency room surgery and intensive care units, both of which were previously housed in the Heritage Building on the CHLB campus. The building was retrofitted for seismic events twice, he said.

“Community Hospital is a Long Beach institution, and we were so happy to have it reopen earlier this year,” Mayor Robert Garcia said. “It’s services like their emergency department that our community needs easy access to, and I’m thankful for the entire team that worked to make this reopening happen.”​ The three-year process was undertaken with close consideration of community needs--- involving a task force, public forums and input from community leaders.

“The opening of the Emergency Department represents a huge milestone for Community Hospital. Area residents will now have the 24/7 medical services that have been so critically needed,” said Councilmember Daryl Supernaw, who has been a fierce advocate for the hospital’s reopening.

In January 2021, CHLB was granted state licensure and was allowed to reopen for transfer patients in order to free up other hospitals to care for COVID-19 patients.

The emergency department cur-

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Mayor Robert Garcia (center, jazz hands) stands with medical staff at the grand reopening of Long Beach Community Hospital’s Emergency Center on Wednesday, May 12.

rently counts 20 emergency beds and serves walk-in and transfer patients. It immediately began to serve patients as of noon on Wednesday, May 12.

911 ambulatory and paramedic services will begin to utilize the hospital’s emergency department later this month after final approval from Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services.

“We have been so thoroughly in-

spected and the place has been gone over with a fine-tooth comb, so you can be assured that you will have high quality, very safe, excellent health care here,” Faulkner said. “We look forward to the community utilizing Community Hospital and we look forward to the community supporting us as we go forward to sustain these services.”

Emma DiMaggio and Karla Enriquez contributed to this report.

Those aged 12 and older seeking to be vaccinated will be able to do so, without appointment, at the following City-run vaccine sites: • The City’s mass vaccination clinic at the Long Beach Convention Center from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.

Both drive-through and walk-up options are available.

• Cabrillo High School (2001 Santa Fe Ave.), from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays • Tucker Middle School (2221 Argonne Ave.), from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays Youth, ages 12 to 17 years old, will need parental consent in order to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The consent form is available online.

While only Pfizer is available to those younger than 18, all three vaccines (Janssen, Moderna, and Pfizer) are offered onsite at the Convention Center.

All eligible people also may make vaccination appointments online via My Turn, the State’s COVID-19 vaccine notification and appointment system or by calling 833.422.4255. My Turn will allow for online appointments for those 12 to 15 years old starting on Thursday, May 13.

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Medical staff stand in front of the newly-opened Community Hospital Emergency Department on Wednesday, May 12.

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he City of Long Beach Development Services Department is extending the deadline for residential landlords and tenants to submit applications for the Long Beach Emergency Rental Assistance Program (LB-ERAP) to June 11, 2021. The previous deadline for the new program approved in March was May 12, 2021.

“We are very thankful that Governor Newsom is making tenant assistance a priority and these additional resources and time will allow more folks to get support,” Mayor Robert Garcia said.

All LB-ERAP applications can be submitted via an online information and service portal at longbeach.gov/ erap. The program, funded through the Federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, provides rental assistance to residential landlords and income-eligible tenants in Long Beach who have experienced financial loss or economic hardship due to COVID-19. In addition, applicants who only need assistance with utility payments may also apply for LB-ERAP funding.

LB-ERAP implements the tenant protection laws enacted by the State of California. However, LB-ERAP is separate from the State’s rental assistance program, and applicants should not apply to the State program if the unit for which they are seeking assistance is located in Long Beach.

To be eligible, residential tenants must rent in Long Beach and meet the following criteria: • The household has a household income at or below 80% of the area median income.

• One or more individuals within the household has experienced a financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to the COVID-19 pandemic; and • One or more individuals within the household can demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability.

Other program details are as follows: • The program will prioritize households at or below 50% of the area median income.

• The program will prioritize assisting households with past due rents and lower-income tenants who have been unemployed for 90 days or more and who are at risk of housing instability.

• The program will prioritize paying outstanding past due rent and utilities before addressing future rents and utility payments.

• Landlords with one or more eligible tenants can apply to get reimbursed for 80 percent of each eligible tenant’s unpaid rent between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, if they agree to waive the remaining 20 percent of unpaid rent for that specific time period.

• If a landlord is applying on behalf of their tenant, the tenant must also complete the application and provide necessary documentation.

If a tenant is eligible but their landlord chooses not to participate in LBERAP, they may apply on their own for 25 percent of the unpaid rent between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021.

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Remembering the Cambodian genocide

Council condemns anti-Asian racism amid rising hate incidents

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ayor Edward Wilson presented a proclamation to representatives of the local Cambodian community recognizing Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day at the Signal Hill City Council’s Tuesday, May 11 meeting.

The proclamation acknowledges the Khmer Rouge regime’s killing of nearly 2 million Cambodians between 1975 and 1979. The City flew the Cambodian flag during the month of April to mark the genocide.

Wilson said the Khmer Rouge regime seized the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on April 17, 1975, driving 2 million residents into forced-labor camps—outlawing money, property, books and religion.

“We remember those lives lost and celebrate the resilience of the Cambodian community,” Wilson said. “Today, the Long Beach/Signal Hill area has the largest and oldest Cambodian community in the nation.”

The Cambodian embassy’s Consul General Kim Chha Hout thanked the mayor and City for the recognition.

Thary Ung, president of the nonprofit Cambodian-California Sister State, Inc., also thanked the council.

“I lost a number of family members in the genocide, which ultimately resulted in the death of a quarter of the population,” she said. “It is important to remember the event of the genocide to learn from it so it never repeats again.”

Charles Song, a board member of the Signal Hill Community Foundation, said when the Khmer Rouge regime forced millions of Cambodians into labor camps 46 years ago, it executed former government officials, doctors, artists, scholars and his own family members.

“Most of us who have lived through the regime were severely traumatized by the experience,” Song said.

Several hundred thousand Cambodians left the country and became refugees across the world, Song said, approximately 140,000 to the U.S. He was one of those refugees.

“We must continue to remember and share the story of this human tragedy in hopes that it will never happen again, in Cambodia or elsewhere in any other country,” he said.

Richer San, on the board of directors of Long Beach’s Cambodia Town, said the reign of terror forced Phnom Penh residents to leave with whatever they could carry, with no transportation. Those who didn’t or couldn’t comply were executed on the spot.

“It is important to remember,” Wilson said, adding that the City will raise the Cambodian flag again at City Hall at 8 a.m. on May 20.

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(Above) A woman prays while wearing the traditional dress of the Aspara ceremony during the 2020 Cambodia Town Cultural Festival. (Below) Signal Hill City Hall.

he City Council adopted a resolution condemning anti-Asian and anti-Pacific Islander racism at its Tuesday, May 11 meeting.

City Manager Hannah Shin-Heydorn recounted how the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in “harmful and xenophobic rhetoric related to the origins of the disease” resulting in a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).

Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition addressing AAPI discrimination amid the pandemic, documented over 3,700 hate incidents targeting persons of AAPI heritage in the U.S. since March 2020, Shin-Heydorn said.

The resolution was vetted by the City’s Diversity Coalition Committee (DCC), Shin-Heydorn said, adding that the council had first proposed it in March following the March 16 shootings of mostly Asian spa workers near Atlanta, Georgia.

Members of the DCC expressed support during the meeting, both in person and by email, read aloud by Deputy City Manager Scott Charney.

“It is imperative that we as a city raise awareness and unequivocally express publicly that anti-Asian behavior and sentiments are not acceptable,” DCC Member Lisa Wong said by email. “We should not live in a society where I have to impress upon my mother not to walk out the door for an evening stroll, or limit outdoor activity to avoid arbitrary racial discrimination, verbally or physically.”

The resolution notes that 25% of Signal Hill’s population is of AAPI heritage and that xenophobic comments by federal leadership during the virus inflamed anti-Asian sentiment with regard to COVID-19’s origins.

“Such statements have promoted unfounded fears and perpetuated stigma about persons of [AAPI] heritage and have contributed to increasing rates of bullying, harassment, and hate crimes against them,” it states.

The resolution invites the community to “support inclusion of people of all races, national origins, and ethnicities.”

“When you see things that are not right, it’s important to say something about it at the time,” Wilson said, tying the resolution to Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day. “Don’t wait until it gets to a point where it’s disastrous.”

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space per month.

Parking on the site will be expanded to accommodate the new businesses with 492 total spaces, Doan said. The City will review parking and traffic circulation every quarter, especially given that there is an existing drive-thru—a Chick-fil-A restaurant—on Long Beach property adjacent to the planned new one, she said.

Resident Nick Pugh proposed an alternative plan to the new drive-thru that would make an eatery there less car-centric and more open, similar to nearby, pedestrian-friendly Steelcraft food-court at 3768 Long Beach Blvd. in Long Beach. However, the developer found the plan not to be a “good fit”

with the location, according to McCaleb.

“Mr. Pugh’s use is best suited in a high-density urban location, pedestrian-oriented, surrounded with similar walk-up (food-truck oriented) smallfood vendor facilities,” VenturePoint said in an April 8 letter.

Other planned development includes a new 75-foot Gateway Center North freeway sign which will replace the existing Target sign. There will be six-foot-high Target signs along 33rd Street and the store will have a tower added reminiscent of an oil derrick—a nod to the City’s oil-drilling legacy.

During the public hearing, the council heard from several members of

the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters (SWRCC), a union representing construction workers, some of whom live in Signal Hill.

“We oppose this Gateway Center North project unless and until the City has adequately assessed and mitigated the potential air-quality and health risks and greenhouse-gas impacts of the project,” SWRCC representative Ray Lawson said.

Other members called for the development project to hire local skilled workers to help mitigate the project’s environmental impact.

SWRCC representative Frank Zambrano said hiring construction workers locally will also help reduce area

homelessness.

“The best way to be able to mitigate that is jobs,” Zambrano said.

He said the State has an apprenticeship program that local skilled craftsmen could enter to build a career and maintain a family with a livable wage.

“It’s a great project,” he said of Gateway Center North. “But it’s also about building a community.”

Mayor Edward Wilson encouraged project developer VenturePoint and Target to hire locally.

However, John Clement, president of VenturePoint, said with Target staying in the city and additional businesses adding jobs, the project is securing 300 jobs that the city otherwise would

not have.

“I do see this as supporting local employment,” Clement said.

Dietrich said Target uses mostly skilled union members for construction to ensure quality.

He also said that Target’s drive-up service for customers who buy online and drive to the store to pick up is not going away once COVID-19 pandemic restrictions ease. That service requires workers to bag products and deliver to waiting cars.

“We do not anticipate going down in employment,” Dietrich said. “Only up.”

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THEATRE REVIEW

Long Beach Playhouse seeks fresh plays for festival Anita W. Harris Senior Writer

Got a play? The Long Beach Playhouse (LBPH) is calling for submissions of unproduced play scripts for its 2022 New Works Festival competition.

“All playwrights are welcome and invited to submit a play; the only requirement is that the play has not been previously produced,” LBPH says.

“Plays that have been performed as staged readings or in workshops qualify, but those that have been delivered

as full productions are not.”

LBPH Executive Director Madison Mooney told the Signal Tribune that the company has held a New Works Festival for about 30 years.

“It’s a way we can encourage new and experienced playwrights to create new theatre works,” she said.

Playwrights can submit scripts through the New Works Festival submission page on LBPH’s website.

There is a submission fee of $15 and plays should be in PDF form.

Winners will be selected after a New Works Literary Committee reads and evaluates each script, narrowing down to a list of finalists. It will then select two finalists for staged readings of their plays in late March or early April 2022.

“In addition to the staged reading, a critique is provided by a professional theater critic,” LBPH stated in a kickoff announcement. “Following each staged reading, a talkback session is moderated, with questions from the audience for the actor, director and the playwright.”

Winners of the 2021 New Works

Festival—chosen from 2020 submissions—will be presented virtually on June 4 and 5 through LBPH’s website, lbplayhouse.org.

Staged readings of the winning plays—Suzie Heaton’s “Book Club” and Marc Littman’s “Leon’s Warning”—will be shown prerecorded, with a live online talkback after each show.

The event is free to the public with support of a Port of Long Beach grant, though registration is required.

Each year LBPH receives 75 to 140 scripts for its New Works Festival, Mooney said, adding that she’s not sure how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect this year’s submissions.

LBPH has received 30 scripts so far and the submission deadline is June 30.

“I know some folks have had a rough time this past year trying to be creative and have had artistic block,” she said. “But for others I know, they finally felt like they had some free time and have been writing more, painting more and finally finished a long-ago forgotten project.”

The pandemic has been difficult for theatres as well due to health

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The Long Beach Playhouse is seeking script submissions for its 2021 New Works Festival.

guidelines barring indoor congregation—effectively halting productions.

Most area theatres had to cancel their planned seasons or move some productions online, which is not always possible due to licensing or as straightforward as filming a staged play due to actor-union safety guidelines that require social distancing.

LBPH has been able to offer only virtual versions of plays since March 2020—William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” and Austin James and Sarah Hoeven’s series, “Zoom’s Fairytales.” Both can still be streamed for a donation through LBPH’s website.

Now that Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning to ease restrictions in California as of June 15—with about half the population vaccinated with one dose and new virus cases, hospitalizations and deaths plunging— theatres can once again plan live productions.

“We are hopeful for a September reopening,” Mooney said. “Finalizing those plans and having tickets available for purchase in the summer will depend on, well, everything.”

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LGBTQ Center partners with the City of Long Beach to offer a free one-day vaccine clinic Karla M. Enriquez Digital Editor

In order to provide a safe and inclusionary space for members of the LGBTQ community, the LGBTQ Center Long Beach will host a one-day vaccine clinic on Friday, May 21.

The clinic will take place from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Houghton Park. Although an appointment is not required, it is encouraged and can be made by calling (562) 270-6428.

“While many in the public may not need this service themselves, they likely know a friend, a family member, a neighbor, or a fellow churchgoer who might need a safe place to access this life-saving service,” said Executive Director of the LGBTQ Center Long Beach Carlos Torres. “No one should have to fear discrimination when receiving medical treatment for a worldwide pandemic.”

Last year, the Trump administration finalized a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) administrative rule that rolled back health care discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community. As of May 10, 2021, HHS announced it would enforce prohibitions on sex discrimination based on a ruling by the Supreme Court.

“There is a lot of work to be done in helping medical providers understand the LGBTQ community,” Torres said in a statement. “The LGBTQ Center Long Beach salutes the city of Long Beach’s Department of Health and Human Services for being at the forefront of care for our community.”

For more information on the services provided by the LGBTQ Center and to stay up to date, visit CenterLB. org and follow @CenterLB across social media.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE Thursday, May 6

5:04 a.m., Rape, 1800 block Junipero Ave. 2:48 p.m., Elder abuse, 3200 block E. PCH 4:46 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2200 block E. 21st St. 7:00 p.m., Battery, Obispo Ave./E. PCH

Long Beach will create a COVID-19 memorial. What it will be or how it will be funded remains unknown.

Friday, May 7

12:41 a.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, 2400 block Cherry Ave. 7:41 a.m., Auto burglary, 1800 block Temple Ave. 9:33 a.m., Grand theft, 2300 block California Ave. 3:45 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 3000 block California ave.

6:51 p.m., Felony spousal abuse, Freeman Ave./E. 20th St. 8:40 p.m., Inflict corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant; felony warrant, 1900 block 20th St. (suspect arrested)

Saturday, May 8

10:21 a.m., Auto burglary, 2100 block E. Hill St. 1:46 p.m., Identity theft, 2000 block E. 21st St. 6:55 p.m., DUI, E. Willow St./Orange Ave. (suspect arrested) 11:04 p.m., Felony spousal abuse, 3200 block E. PCH

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o memorialize and recognize the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Long Beach City Council unanimously voted to begin the process to create a COVID-19 memorial during its Tuesday meeting.

“I certainly am most interested in this as a device for healing, and sort of allowing people to cope with what we just went through,” Vice Mayor Rex Richardson said. “Because there will be trauma for years to come based on what we just experienced.”

As of Tuesday, May 11, 933 Long Beach residents had died of COVID-19, representing “the single largest loss of life [Long Beach has] ever experienced,” Mayor Robert Garcia said.

City Manager Tom Modica is tasked with creating an advisory board, who will decide what the memorial itself

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should be, as well as a formal process for its creation.

Though advisory board members have not yet been selected, Ron Arias, often referred to as the “modern-day founder of the Long Beach Health Department,” accepted a leadership role in the process.

Arias will be joined by COVID-19 victims and survivors, Garcia said, who will help steer the conversation and develop the memorial itself.

“It’s going to be more than a lifetime to process the impact of this pandemic,” Councilmember Suely Saro said, suggesting that “heroes at the front line” be included in the process. The suggestion was met with resounding support from the council.

The plan for the memorial is still in a fledgling state, lacking both an advisory board and funding. Modica will work to secure both in the coming

weeks and months.

“Certainly there will have to be some serious fundraising efforts to get support, and even federal and state support could be looked at, as well, for a project of this magnitude,” Garcia said.

Garcia noted that not all cities will have COVID-19 memorials, giving greater weight to Long Beach’s undertaking.

The creation of a memorial that honors both Long Beach residents and victims nationwide, Garica said, is a “big charge” and is “certainly not going to be a fast process.”

“This event changed our city, changed our region,” Richardson said.

“When we look back on this moment, we want to make sure that this sort of represents how we came together as a community to really overcome this challenge.”

IMMIGRATION

Here’s where to send letters of encouragement to migrant children held at Convention Center

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fter amassing nearly 30,000 toy and book donations, the City of Long Beach is accepting “encouraging letters” for unaccompanied migrant children being held at the Convention Center.

“It doesn’t surprise me that our community donated tens of thousands of toys and books for these children,” Mayor Robert Garcia said in a statement. “This is what Long Beach is all about. I’m looking forward to continuing to support these kids through this letter-writing campaign.”

Number of unaccompanied migrant children surges at border This past year, the number of children in the care of Health and Human Services (HHS) surged. As of April 26, 22,103 children were in HHS care, rising steadily from 11,551 as of March 23.

Both the mayor and local advocacy groups have blamed the rise on Title 42, a 1944 public health law that has been leveraged by border officials to turn away migrant families at the border.

As families are turned away in droves, many have chosen to send

their children over the border alone to increase their chances of entering the country.

The Long Beach Convention Center acts as a halfway point as federal officials work to reunite the minors with family members or designated sponsors in the United States.

Though the center has been outfitted with beds, a medical center and a space for recreation, at its core it’s still a detention center. The City of Long Beach launched a toy drive and, now, a letter campaign to brighten up the often surgical-looking atmosphere.

Steve Goodling, President & CEO of the Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, said he was “extremely impressed by the volume of donations” from the community.

“Once again, Long Beach has demonstrated how generous a community it truly is,” Goodling said in a statement. “We thought that this gift giving would continue at that level for the first three or four days, but it continued for a solid two weeks, with many donors dropping off gifts until the very last minute.”

How can I send a letter?

From May 10 through Saturday, May 22, community members can drop off 8.5-by-11-inch, one-sided letters in English or Spanish. Letters

can also contain appropriate photos or drawings. Letters in envelopes must be unsealed.

Health and Human Services will give the letters directly to the children, according to the City, and will be displayed within the shelter so “children can read positive messages from the community throughout their stay.”

The Long Beach Public Library (LBPL) will accept letters from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, at the following LBPL To-Go locations: • Billie Jean King Main Library, 200 W. Broadway • Bay Shore Library, 195 Bay Shore Ave. • Bret Harte, 1595 W. Willow St. • Los Altos, 5614 Britton Dr. • Mark Twain, 1401 E. Anaheim St. • Michelle Obama, 5870 Atlantic Ave. Letters can also be dropped at the following area hotels from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily: • Golden Sails Hotel, 6285 Pacific Coast Hwy. • Hilton Long Beach, 701 W. Ocean Blvd.

• Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport, 2640 N. Lakewood Blvd.

• Long Beach Airport Marriott, 4700 Airport Plaza Dr. • Westin Long Beach, 333 E. Ocean Blvd.

Sunday, May 9

4:24 a.m., Burglary, 1000 block E. 32nd St. 1:04 p.m., Battery, 2200 block E. Willow St. 3:27 p.m., Identity theft, 1900 block Raymond Ave.

Monday, May 10

10:30 a.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, 1800 block Orizaba Ave. 3:58 p.m., Forgery 1500 block E. Spring St.

Tuesday, May 11

12:44 a.m., DUI, 700 block E. Spring St. (suspect arrested) 8:42 a.m., Identity theft, 2400 block California Ave. 4:48 p.m., Criminal threats, 1500 block E. Spring St. 6:36 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 900 block E. 33rd St.

Wednesday, May 12

8:11 a.m., Burglary, 2200 block St. Louis Ave. 10:26 a.m., Indecent exposure, E. 28th St./Cherry Ave. 11:06 a.m., Identity theft, 1900 block St. Louis Ave. 12:24 p.m., Identity theft, 1100 block E. 23rd St. 3:37 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, E. 27th St./California Ave. LBPD reporting area is too extensive to report here.

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CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6441 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION

Ordinance No. 2021-05-1520 was introduced by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, May 11, 2021. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL AND SIGNAL FIELDS NORTH, LLC, FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65864 ET SEQ. The ordinance was introduced by the following vote: AYES:

MAYOR EDWARD H.J. WILSON, VICE MAYOR KEIR JONES, COUNCIL MEMBERS ROBERT D. COPELAND, TINA L. HANSEN, LORI Y. WOODS

NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE 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. _______________________________ Carmen R. Brooks City Clerk Published in the Signal Tribune newspaper on May 14, 2021.

Posted at City Hall, Discovery Well Park, Reservoir Park, and Signal Hill Public Library on or before May 14, 2021.

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6435 NOTICE OF A WORKSHOP May 27, 2021 6:00 P.M.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 27, 2021, the City Council of the City of Signal Hill, California, will conduct a budget workshop at 6:00 p.m. via video/teleconference to discuss the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Operating and Capital Budget and the City’s Schedule of Fees and Charges.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are hereby invited to participate in the budget workshop to present written information, express their opinions, or otherwise present evidence on the above matter.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 to “stay at home” to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, you are encouraged to participate and provide comments during the public workshop in one of the following ways: • Call (408) 638-0968 (audio only) on the date and time of the meeting and enter the meeting ID 865-6711-0333, press # when prompted to provide participant ID, and enter passcode 762794. If you would like to make a public comment, please notify the meeting host by pressing *9 on the telephone keypad; • Visit https://zoom.us/j/86567110333 on your desktop computer or laptop and enter passcode 762794; or • Download the app from the app store if you are using a smart phone and enter meeting ID 865-6711-0333 and passcode 762794 when prompted; • You may submit comments prior to the meeting date by email to cityclerk@ cityofsignalhill.org, or by mail to the attention of City Clerk, 2175 Cherry Avenue ,Signal Hill, CA 90755. If received prior to the publication of the agenda (on or before May 19, 2021), staff will incorporate the comments into the staff report.

If received after the publication date and before 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, staff will read the comments aloud during the public workshop.

• The City is not responsible for meeting disruptions or technical difficulties; however, if you are disconnected, please repeat the steps above.

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

FURTHER INFORMATION and associated documents on this item may be obtained from the City Clerk’s office by calling the City Clerk at 562- 989-7305 or by emailing kboles@cityofisignalhill.org Carmen R. Brooks City Clerk Published in the Signal Tribune newspaper per Govt Code §65091(a) (4) on: Posted in accordance with SHMC Section 1.08.010 on:

May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021

NOTICE OF DIVIDED PUBLICATION Made pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 3381 Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code (R&TC) Sections 3381 through 3385, the Notice of Power to Sell Tax-Defaulted Property Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California, has been divided and distributed to various newspapers of general circulation published in the County. A portion of the list appears in each of such newspapers.

NOTICE OF IMPENDING POWER TO SELL TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY Made pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 3361 Notice is hereby given that the following parcels listed will become Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time, by operation of law. The real property taxes and assessments on the parcels listed will have been defaulted five or more years, except for: 1. Nonresidential commercial parcels, as defined in R&TC Section 3691, which will have been defaulted for three or more years; 2. Parcels on which a nuisance abatement lien has been recorded, which will have been defaulted for three or more years; 3. Parcels that can serve the public benefit and a request has been made by the County of Los Angeles, a city within the County of Los Angeles, or nonprofit organization to purchase the parcels through Chapter 8 Agreement Sales pursuant to R&TC Section 3692.4, which will have been defaulted for three or more years.

The Tax Collector will record a Notice of Power to Sell unless the property taxes are paid in full or the property owner initiates an installment plan of redemption, as provided by law, prior to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, when the right to initiate an installment plan terminates. Thereafter, the only option to prevent the sale of the property at public auction is to pay the taxes in full.

The right of redemption survives the property becoming Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell, but it terminates at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, on the last business day before the scheduled auction of the property by the Tax Collector.

The Treasurer and Tax Collector’s Office will furnish, upon request, information concerning making a payment in full or initiating an installment plan of redemption. For more information, please visit our website at ttc.lacounty.gov.

The amount to redeem the property, in United States dollars and cents, is set forth in the listing opposite each parcel number. This amount includes all defaulted taxes, penalties, and fees that have accrued from the date of tax-default to the date of Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 16 day of April, 2021

__________________________________ KEITH KNOX TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES STATE OF CALIFORNIA PARCEL NUMBERING SYSTEM EXPLANATION The Assessor’s Identification Number, when used to describe property in this list, refers to the Assessor’s map book, the map page, the block on the map, if applicable, and the individual parcel on the map page or in the block. The Assessor’s maps and further explanation of the parcel numbering system are available in the Assessor’s Office, 500 West Temple Street, Room 225, Los Angeles, California 90012.

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

TAX

DEFAULTED

IN

YEAR 2018 FOR TAXES, ASSESSMENT, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 2919 $1,366.52 KELLEHER, ROBERT C AND CAROL A AIN: 7207-005-090 2921 $5,959.62 MAYNARD, SHEILA CO TR GUY FAMILY DECD TRUST SITUS:2777 RAYMOND AVE SIGNAL HILL CA 90755-2129 AIN: 7212-017-090 2924 $1,656.90 TEN EYCK, FRED W AND TEN EYCK, WARREN E AIN: 7217-015-013 PROPERTY TAX DEFAULTED IN YEAR 2016 FOR TAXES, ASSESSMENT, AND OTHER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016 2922 $46,160.14 HUOT, CHRISTINA AND SENG, HOL SITUS:1980 SAINT LOUIS AVE SIGNAL HILL CA 90755-5837 AIN: 7216-015-022 2923 $17,162.35 ROJAS, AMERICO SITUS:1837 TEMPLE AVE UNIT B SIGNAL HILL CA 90755-1164 AIN: 7216-023-031 CN977653 578 May 14,21, 2021 TST6419 / 2021 086808 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. TUTTLE CAMERAS, 2. VITWAR CYNTHIA, 5467 E. Carson St., Long Beach, CA 90808. Registrant: TUTTLE CAMERAS, INC., 5467 E. Carson St., Long Beach, CA 90808. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Eric Vitwar, President. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name.

The registrant began using this fictitious business name in May, 2011. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on April 13, 2021. 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: April 23, 30 & May 7, 14, 2021 TST6428 Case No. 21LBCP00112 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, LONG BEACH COURTHOUSE, 275 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802 PETITION OF: Sheena Kamura Conroe TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Sheena Kamura Conroe has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: Sheena Kamura Conroe to Proposed Name: Shiina Kamura Less. 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: June 11, 2021; Time: 8:30a.m., Dept. 27. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA., April 30 & May 7, 14, 21, 2021 Mark C. Kim, Judge of the Superior Court Dated April 27, 2021 TST6430 / 2021 093645 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: VEGA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, 14352 Alburtis Ave., Unit 3, Norwalk, CA 90650.

Registrant: IRMA I VEGA, 14352 Alburtis Ave., Unit 3, Norwalk, CA 90650. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Irma I. Vega. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on April 21, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2021 TST6431 / 2021 083311 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1.

RUG’IT CLEANING, 2. RUG’IT, 1679 E. 28th St., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Mailing address: 65 Pine Ave., #729, Long Beach, CA 90802.

Registrant: RUG’IT, INC., 1679 E. 28th St., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Isaac Salgado, President. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in February, 2011. This

May 14, 2021 statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on April 8, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2021

TST6437 Case No. 21LBCP00124 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN COURTHOUSE, 275 Magnolia, Long Beach, CA 90802 PETITION OF: David Rodriguez FLORES TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: David Rodriguez FLORES has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: David Rodriguez FLORES to Proposed Name: David Flores. Present Name: Rey FLORES-RODRIQUEZ to Proposed Name: David Flores. Present Name: Rey Rodriguez FLORES to Proposed Name: David Flores. Present Name: Rey David FLORES RODRIGUEZ to Proposed Name: David Flores. 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: June 16, 2021; Time: 8:30a.m., Dept. 26. 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, 1860 Obispo Ave., Ste. F, Signal Hill, CA 90755, May 14, 21, 28 & June 4, 2021 Michael P. Vicencia, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: May 4, 2021

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May 14, 2021

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL NOTICE OF PREPARATION

THE PROJECT includes the updating of the City’s Housing Element to address housing needs for the October 2021 to October 2029 Planning Period. The SCAG RHNA allocation for the City identified a housing need of 517 housing units. The RHNA allocation for Signal Hill includes 161 very low-income units, 78 low-income units, 90 moderate-income units, and 188 above moderate-income units. The Project area encompasses the entirety of the City limits, approximately 2.2 square miles. Housing Inventory Sites will be identified within the Housing Element for the development of up to 724 housing units, in line with the recommendation of the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to allot for 15 to 30 percent above a local government’s allocated housing units. The Project also identifies four Housing Inventory Sites as required by Government Code section 65583.2 (a).

THE PROJECT IS LOCATED in the City of Signal Hill and encompasses the entirety of the City limits. Four Inventory Housing Sites are identified and located at the following locations: • Walnut Bluff: is located north of E. Willow Street at 2653 Walnut Avenue (APN #: 7212- 010-038) in the Central neighborhood. The site is approximately two acres in size. There are currently four active oil and gas wells, three abandoned wells, and limited vegetation.

• Heritage Square: is located northwest of the intersection of Cherry Avenue and Burnett Street (APN #s: 7214-005-900 through 904; 7214-005-010, 011; 7214-006019, 020, 014, 015) in the Civic Center neighborhood. The site is approximately 8.8 acres in size. There are four active oil and gas wells, six abandoned wells, and limited vegetation.

• Town Center Northwest: is located northeast of the intersection of E. Willow Street and Walnut Avenue (APN #: 7212-011-034) in the Central neighborhood. The site is approximately 8.3 acres in size. There is one injection well onsite, with approximately eight active oil and gas wells and approximately 10 abandoned wells outside of the drill site area, and limited vegetation.

• Orange Bluff: is located south of where E. 27th Street dead-ends into the property from the east (APN #s: 7212-008-049, 051, and 7212-010-010, 19, and 020) in the Central neighborhood. The site is approximately 9.2 acres in size. The existing site is mostly vacant; however, the center of the site is developed with a light industrial building. There are 11 active wells and 10 abandoned wells. Scattered about the site are remnants of previous developments including foundations and paved areas, with limited vegetation.

POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS include Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Energy, Geology and Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population and Housing, Public Services, Transportation/Traffic, and Tribal Cultural Resources. These topics will be addressed in the EIR. In addition, the EIR will describe and evaluate project alternatives that may reduce or avoid any identified significant adverse impacts of the project. Unless new information identifying other potential impacts is presented during the scoping process, the following topics will not be discussed further in the EIR: Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry, Biological Resources, Mineral Resources, Recreation, Utilities and Service Systems, and Wildfire.

THE INITIAL STUDY is being circulated for public review from May 14, 2021, to June 14, 2021. The associated documents may be viewed on the City’s website at www. cityofsignalhill.org and are also available for viewing by appointment in the Community Development Department of City Hall at 2175 Cherry Avenue between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays. To make an appointment call (562)-989-7340.

PLEASE SUBMIT COMMENTS in writing to Elise McCaleb, Project Planner, by email to emccaleb@cityofsignalhill.org, or written comments may be mailed to the attention of Elise McCaleb in the Community Development Department at 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755 and must be postmarked no later than June 14, 2021.

A SCOPING MEETING, as part of the NOP process, will be conducted jointly with the Planning Commission Workshop. Information for joining the meeting is included below: Date: May 18, 2021 Time: Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.

In order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, this will be a virtual meeting.

The City of Signal Hill thanks you in advance for taking all precautions to prevent spreading the COVID-19 virus.

Published in the Signal Tribune newspaper per Govt Code §65091(a) (4) on: May 14, 2021 Posted in accordance with SHMC Section 1.08.010 on: May 14, 2021

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BID NOTICE TST6434 REQUEST FOR BIDS TO PERFORM SUBCONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Erickson-Hall Construction Company is requesting subcontractor bids for the following project: Jordan High School – New Classroom Building (Phase 2B) This is a Lease-leaseback project for Long Beach USD consisting of the construction of a new, two-story classroom building, including site work and related infrastructure, at the existing school site located at 6500 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA. Project Scope also includes the demolition of existing Classroom Buildings 200, 300, 350, and Cafeteria Building 250. The new building totals approximately 31,400 square feet and includes special education classrooms, general education classrooms, treatment simulation lab and computer lab.

Bids must be submitted on or before 2:00PM on Monday, May 24th , 2021 to; Erickson-Hall Construction at 500 Corporate Drive Escondido, CA 92029 Per PCC 20111.6, all MEP subcontractors are required to be prequalified with Long Beach USD and must submit a prequalification questionnaire at www.Qualitybidders. com minimum ten (10) business days prior to the bid opening, if not already prequalified.

This project is subject to an Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) and Community Workforce Development Agreement (CWDA). Subcontractors of all tiers must have an EMR of 1.24 or less at the time of enrollment and not greater than 1.5 over the last 5 years.

Subcontractors must comply with general prevailing rates (PCC.1720 et seq.) and shall be registered with the DIR.CA.gov prior to submitting a bid (LaborC9de 1725.5) Each BIDDER shall be a licensed contractor in the classification as required for the work to be performed at the time of bid submission and must maintain the licenses throughout the duration of the project.

Questions regarding this bid/project are to: be directed to: Jim Thiss (jthiss@ericksonhall.com) 760-796-7700

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6440 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION

Ordinance No. 2021-05-1519 was introduced by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, May 11, 2021. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO CHANGE AN APPROXIMATE 13.63-ACRE SITE AT 950 E. 33RD STREET AND 3177 CALIFORNIA AVENUE FROM “COMMERCIAL GENERAL” AND “FREEWAY SELF-STORAGE SPECIFIC PLAN” DESIGNATIONS TO “SP-12, GATEWAY CENTER NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN” AND REPEALING SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODECHAPTER 20.32 ENTITLED “FREEWAY SELF-STORAGE SPECIFIC PLAN” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACING IT WITH A NEW SPECIFIC PLAN ENTITLED “SP-12, GATEWAY CENTER NORTH SPECIFIC PLAN” ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR A COMMERCIAL CENTER The ordinance was introduced by the following vote: AYES:

MAYOR EDWARD H.J. WILSON, VICE MAYOR KEIR JONES, COUNCIL MEMBERS ROBERT D. COPELAND, TINA L. HANSEN, LORI Y. WOODS

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To listen to the meeting live at 7:00 p.m.: • Call (408) 638-0968 (audio only) and enter meeting ID: 860-0994-8336, press # when prompted to provide participant ID, and enter passcode: 636831. If you would like to make a public comment, please notify the meeting host by pressing *9 on the telephone keypad.

To view and participate at 7:00 p.m.: • Visit www.zoom.us on your desktop computer or laptop, click on “Join a Meeting,” and enter meeting ID: 860-0994-8336 and passcode: 636831 when prompted; or • Download the app from the app store if you are using a smart phone, and enter meeting ID: 860-0994-8336 and passcode: 636831 when prompted.

• Please note that you will be placed in “listen only” mode, and your video feed will not be shared with the Commission or public. If you would like to make a public comment, please notify the meeting host by raising your virtual hand (see hand icon at bottom of screen) and you will be invited to speak when the Commission is taking public comments. Please do not simultaneously use a microphone through Zoom and a cellphone/telephone. That combination results in audio problems for all participants.

• To make a general public comment or comment on a specific agenda item, you may also submit your comment, limited to 250 words or less, to the Community Development Director at cdoan@cityofsignalhill.org not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 and your comment will be read into the record.

• The City is not responsible for meeting disruptions or technical difficulties; however, if you are disconnected, please repeat the steps above.​

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TST6438 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to section 15082 of the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (14 Cal. Code Regs. section 15000 et seq.: the State CEQA Guidelines) that the City of Signal Hill intends to prepare an environmental impact report (EIR) in connection with the City’s Housing Element Update. In compliance with Public Resources Code Section 21067 and State CEQA Guidelines section 15050, the City of Signal Hill (City) is the Lead Agency responsible for preparation of an EIR addressing potential impacts associated with the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update Project.

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ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE 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. __________________________ Carmen R. Brooks City Clerk Published in the Signal Tribune newspaper on May 14, 2021.

Posted at City Hall, Discovery Well Park, Reservoir Park, and Signal Hill Public Library on or before May 14, 2021.

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