December 17, 2021 | Vol. XLIII No. 51

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The Hangout offers a relaxing take on the shopping experience and yes, it comes with wine see page 4

Serving Bixby Knolls, California Heights, Los Cerritos, Wrigley and Signal Hill

Friday, December 17, 2021

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HOLIDAYS

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Inside Modica’s Deli in Long Beach, there is the Winter in Willmore Gingerbread Village with a model train that runs throughout the design seen on Dec. 15, 2021.

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Keir Jones became Signal Hill’s newest Mayor on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021.

Signal Hill City Council rotates in new mayor Keir Jones and vice mayor Tina Hansen Anita W. Harris eS nior Writer

During the Signal Hill City Council meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 14, the council selected a new mayor and vice mayor from among its five members, as it does annually per the city charter.

Effective immediately, Keir Jones is Signal Hill mayor for the next year, replacing Edward Wilson. Tina Hansen is serving as vice mayor, replacing Jones.

This is Jones’s first turn as mayor. He was elected to city council in March 2019, having served as elected city clerk before that.

During the meeting, City Clerk Carmen Brooks began the mayoral selection process by taking council nominations for mayor, noting that nominations didn’t need to be seconded.

Hansen nominated Jones and there were no further nominations.

The council unanimously voted for Jones as mayor.

“I’m very excited about the year ahead of us,” Jones said. “We have assembled a great team and I know that together we have a lot to accomplish for our residents—and a lot of exciting things for our future—and I’m looking forward to helping lead the way.”

As new mayor, Jones called for see SH MAYOR page 5

A powerful storm system slammed the Southland with heavy rain, high winds and mountain snow on Dec. 14, leading to flooded roadways, dangerous driving conditions and even some evacuations in Orange County due to mud and debris flows. Long Beach was doused with 0.88 inches of rain in the storm. The City encouraged residents to avoid the beach until Dec. 17 due to runoff from storm drain outlets and rivers. Photo by Richard H. Grant.

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Gingerbread master brings massive gingerbread village to Modica’s Deli for second year in a row Emma DiMaggio a M naging idE tor

THIS BIXBY SHOP IS FUELED BY

GENERATIONS OF LOVE FOR CHILDRENS TOYS

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Heather Rasmussen, the owner of Pixie Toy Store in Bixby Knolls, poses for a picture near some of the bookshelves inside her store on Dec. 14, 2021.

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As patrons enter the realm of make-believe that is Pixie Toys, they are welcomed by a colorful sea of plush, wood and plastic children’s toys.

A white shelf near the entrance stocked with Star Wars toys and books waits to be discovered by eager children and collectors.

Patrons perusing the aisles can also find green and red Tonka trucks and Children of the World puzzles—items that have the seal of approval of owner Heather Rasmussen’s own children.

The shop specializes in unique toys, items often not found in large retail shops, like cardboard sweets shop dioramas, Spanish educational books on Shakespeare and books that explain the physics of popcorn.

For Rasmussen, children’s toy shops are part of the family legacy.

Rasmussen grew up in her mother’s Hermosa Beach toy store in the 90s, a place that became a daily hangout after school.

“My mom said that I would go around and help customers and help them pick out [toys],” Rasmussen said, noting it is now see PIXIE TOYS page 6

For the past nine years, gingerbread master Isaac Salgado has crafted massive gingerbread villages for display at local businesses— and this year is no different.

“It’s all about supporting small businesses,” Salgado said. “I know that it helps bring new people into the neighborhood.”

This year’s gingerbread village, on display at Modica’s Deli for its second year, is 12 feet high, 10 feet long and four feet wide, weighing in at a whopping 1,000 pounds.

Gingerbread houses tiled with a variety of candy bricks climb the ridges of two icing mountains that tower over a smaller village below.

Salgado begins the gingerbread village at the end of September and bakes, decorates and constructs the village all the way until the week before Thanksgiving.

Nearly every portion of the village is created from scratch—from the icing to the walls of the gingerbread houses. (Though he does receive donations of leftover Halloween candy to embellish the village.)

It takes 350 pounds of powdered sugar to create enough royal icing for the mountains alone.

“Everything is baked in my home,” Salgado said. Once the homes are completed, the village’s structure comes to life in his garage before it’s disassembled and reassembled at the hosting business.

“They couldn’t get the frame through the door [of Modica’s Deli],” said Long Beach Heritage see GINGERBREAD page 6

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COVID hospitalizations continue climbing in LA County City News Servie c Sonrehtu Caainrofl Lolac Nesw

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County continued an unsettling upward climb as new infections continued to mount amid growing concerns about a winter virus surge, according to Dec. 16 data.

The latest state figures show there were 770 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Wednesday, up from 751 on Tuesday—but up about 100 from a week ago and roughly 200 above the number from late November.

Of the hospitalized patients, 179 were being treated in intensive care, down from 184 on Tuesday, Dec. 14.

Another 19 COVID deaths were reported by the county on Wednesday, Dec. 15, giving the county an overall virus-related death toll of 27,369.

The county also confirmed another 1,850 new COVID infections, raising the cumulative pandemic total to 1,551,117.

The rolling average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus remained relatively low, at 1.2%.

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Long Beach residents line up and fill out registration information at Houghton Park to receive COVID-19 vaccines on Nov. 22, 2021.

Health officials have been pointing to a post-Thanksgiving uptick in infections and case rates— prompting the state to reimpose a statewide indoor mask-wearing mandate on Wednesday. Los Angeles County already had such a mandate in place, but the rule will force people in neighboring counties such as Orange and Riverside to mask up, although it was unclear if those counties would enforce the rule.

County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said last week the trend in COVID numbers marked

what could be the onset of a winter surge in cases, and she has urged more people to get vaccinated or receive booster shots.

On Wednesday, Dec. 15, Ferrer hailed the work of community organizations for their help encouraging residents in hard-hit areas to get the vaccine.

“Longstanding inequities in access to health affirming opportunities have played an important role in contributing to the higher case, hospitalization and death rates experienced by Black and Latinx communities over the course of the

pandemic,” Ferrer said in a statement. “To overcome these inequities, we need to work to address multiple challenges in the equitable distribution of the very resources we each need to be healthy: clean air and water, healthy foods, safe parks, affordable housing, good jobs, and quality healthcare.

“This is the work that we will need to do if we are serious about building trust with residents and workers across our communities,” she said.

“Our partnerships with community organizations have taught us the importance of strengthening relationships and aligning resources with those who have often been marginalized and left behind.”

Black and Latino/a residents have consistently lagged behind their white and Asian counterparts in getting vaccinated against COVID-19, although there has been some upward movement in the vaccination numbers.

As of last week, 83% of Los Angeles County residents aged 12 and over had received at least one dose of vaccine, and 75% were fully vaccinated. Of all eligible residents aged 5 and over, 77% have received at least one dose, and 69% are fully

vaccinated.

Of the more than 6.15 million fully vaccinated people in the county, 84,931 have tested positive, or about 1.38%. A total of 2,798 vaccinated people have been hospitalized, for a rate of 0.046%, and 537 have died, for a rate of 0.009%.

The county on Tuesday confirmed eight additional cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, raising the county’s total to 15.

Long Beach and Pasadena, both of which operate their own health departments separate from the county, have each confirmed one Omicron case.

The Omicron variant was first detected in South Africa, but it has quickly spread to dozens of countries worldwide. While the variant is blamed for a spike in cases in South Africa, studies are continuing on whether Omicron is more dangerous, more easily transmitted or potentially resistant to vaccines.

Health officials have thus far said current vaccinations appear to be effective against the variant. Omicron has been deemed a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

OIL SPILL

Three companies face charges in oil spill off Orange County coast City News Servie c Sonrehtu Caainrofl Lolac Nesw

The company that owns the underwater pipeline that ruptured in October, leaking thousands of gallons of oil into the ocean water off the coast of Huntington Beach, was indicted today along with two of its subsidiaries on a federal charge of illegally discharging oil.

Prosecutors said Amplify Energy Corp. and two of its subsidiaries—Beta Operating Co. and San Pedro Bay Pipeline Co.—failed to adequately respond to eight leak alarms during a 13-hour period, then improperly restarted the 17-mile-long pipeline after it had been shut down in response to the alarms.

The indictment filed in Los Angeles federal court charges the companies with one misdemeanor count of negligent discharge of oil.

For a “corporate defendant,” the charge carries a penalty of up to five years of probation, as well as fines that could potentially total millions of dollars, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Amplify Energy issued a statement Wednesday evening insisting its personnel responded quickly to signs of a possible leak, but they believed the “leak detection system alarms” were false.

“Amplify Energy and its employees are committed to safe operations that keep our people, the environment, and the communities in which we operate safe at all times,” according to the company. “That is the operating commitment we strive to uphold, and the prompt actions and reasonable care our employees demonstrated in responding to events on October 1 and 2 reflect that commitment.”

Prosecutors said the pipeline, which is used to carry crude oil

from several offshore drilling platforms to a processing plant in Long Beach, began leaking the afternoon of Oct. 1, but the companies continued pumping oil through the line until the following morning.

All told, about 25,000 gallons of oil seeped into the ocean from the ruptured 16-inch pipeline, which is submerged about 4.7 miles west of Huntington Beach.

The spill occurred in federal waters at the Elly oil-rig platform, which was built to process crude oil from two other platforms, which draw from a large reservoir called Beta Field. Elly is one of three platforms operated by Beta Operating Co., which is owned by Amplify Energy and also operates Ellen and Eureka nearby. Elly processes oil production from Ellen and Eureka and is fed by some 70 oil wells. The processing platform separates oil from water.

The leak forced the cancellation of the popular Huntington Beach Airshow, which was underway when the spill was detected. Beaches were closed up and down the Orange County coast as crews worked to contain the crude oil.

Federal investigators have said the pipeline appeared to have been damaged by a ship’s anchor, likely belonging to one of dozens of cargo ships that have been backlogged over a period of months outside the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex.

Investigators have boarded and searched at least two cargo ships that were believed to be potentially involved in the “anchor-dragging,” which authorities have suggested occurred as long ago as January during stormy weather.

The October leak resulted in at least 25,000 gallons of crude oil being leaked into the ocean.

During news conferences fol-

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Workers clean oil out of wetlands near Huntington State Beach on Oct. 4, 2021 after an oil spill. lowing the leak, Amplify Energy CEO Martyn Willsher repeatedly denied that company workers had any indication of a possible leak in the pipeline until the early morning hours of Oct. 2, despite various reports that a sheen in the water was detected a day earlier.

A report issued by federal authorities later stated that the company’s control room received a low-pressure alert on the pipeline at about 2:30 a.m. Oct. 2, but the line remained in operation until about 6 a.m.

The federal indictment alleges the companies: • Failed to properly respond to eight alarms from an automated leak-detection system between 4:10 p.m. Oct. 1 and 5:28 a.m. Oct. 2; • Shut down and then restarted the pipeline five times after the first five alarms were triggered, meaning oil continued flowing through the damaged line for more than three hours; • Pumped oil for three additional hours late on Oct. 1 into the early morning hours of Oct. 2 while a manual leak test was performed,

despite the sixth and seventh alarms; • Despite the eighth alarm, operated the pipeline for nearly one hour in the predawn hours of Oct. 2 after crew on a boat the company contacted failed to spot any discharged oil in the middle of the night; • Operated the pipeline with crew members who were not adequately trained on the automated leak detection system; and • Operating the pipeline with an “understaffed and fatigued crew.”

In its statement, Amplify Energy defended the actions of its workers.

“Over the course of the timeframe in question, Amplify’s offshore platform and onshore pipeline personnel worked together to troubleshoot and rectify what were believed to be false leak detection system alarms,” according to the company. “Following each alarm, the crews investigated various components of the platform and the pipeline’s instrumentalities to determine what could be contributing to what were thought to be false alarms.

“Unbeknownst to the crew during this period, and further complicating their efforts, however, was the fact that the pipeline’s leak detection system was not functioning as designed, but was repeatedly and wrongly signaling a potential leak at the platform where no leak could be detected by the platform personnel and where no leak was actually occurring. Instead, as the factual record shows today, the leak occurred over four miles away, where the pipeline had been displaced more than 100 feet by a ship’s anchor—a fact not shared with Amplify by anyone with knowledge of that anchor-dragging incident. Had the crew known there was an actual oil spill in the water, they would have shut down the pipeline immediately.”

Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, said, “The grand jury has confirmed what many of us long suspected: the timeline for reacting to the oil spill did not add up and in all likelihood resulted in a much worse spill. If these charges are proven, the full measure of the law must be brought to bear against Amplify and its subsidiaries, both for the damage their possible negligence caused and as an example to others in the oil and gas industry on what will happen if you don’t follow the rules.”

More than a dozen companies doing business in the region have sued Amplify Energy Corp. for damages resulting from the spill.

Fishing resumed late last month along the Orange County coast, following a two-month shutdown of fisheries due to the spill.

The fishing ban encircled 650 square miles of marine waters and about 45 miles of shoreline, including all bays and harbors from Seal Beach to San Onofre State Beach, officials said.

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(Left) LBUSD-owned property at 4310 Long Beach Blvd. (Right) LBUSD-owned property at 999 Atlantic Ave. The LBUSD Board of Education approved both vacant properties for sale.

LBUSD Board approves selling two vacant properties, possibly to use for public good Anita W. Harris Seroin Wrreti

During its meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 15, the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution to seek a waiver from the State Board of Education (SBE) to sell two vacant properties—and potentially develop them in ways that benefit the community.

The two non-educational sites are office buildings at 999 Atlantic Ave. and 4310 Long Beach Blvd.

According to David Miranda, LBUSD’s executive director of facilities, the properties have been vacant for four to seven years and burden the district with ongoing maintenance and security costs.

SBE requires LBUSD to first offer surplus properties to other government agencies before taking open bids from the public for sale or lease, Miranda said. Though other agencies were interested, none made LBUSD an offer, he added.

However, instead of taking open bids on the properties, Miranda said LBUSD can apply to SBE for the waiver in consideration of board feedback last June to use those properties to benefit the community.

If SBE grants the waiver during their next board meeting in March, LBUSD can then issue a request for proposals (RFP) to developers who might transform the properties into “community good” uses such as housing, library or community centers, or medical or mental-health clinics, Miranda said.

Regardless of their intent, LBUSD would evaluate development proposals mainly by the amount bid to purchase the properties. Only 10% of the evaluation criteria is based on the project’s potential use for “greater community good,” according to the resolution.

Local developers and those that are financially sound enough to see the development through would also get some preference in the proposal evaluation process, Miranda said, as would small businesses or disabled veteran-owned businesses.

Miranda said he hoped to present a development recommendation for the LBUSD board to approve by June after a team evaluates proposals during the spring.

In addition to allowing LBUSD to apply for the waiver in January, the resolution allows LBUSD to hire a real-estate agent to help market the two properties.

Board Vice President Megan Kerr said that while this alternative process takes longer than an open-bidding process, she appreciates the opportunity to potentially “do good” through it.

“I appreciate staff really listening to this board and wanting not only to get a fair price for properties and do right by taxpayers, but to also see if there’s community benefits and enhancements,” Kerr said.

The resolution stems from LBUSD’s longer-term process of evaluating seven of its properties in Long Beach that it considers “surplus,” though only the two considered for the waiver are actually vacant.

The others are various LBUSD administrative offices used for human resources, records management and transportation.

The board agreed to form an asset management committee in 2017, which met during 2019 and 2020 to create a report advising LBUSD to sell off the vacant properties, which the board approved last June.

The committee found that the properties would not be needed for educational purposes, especially since LBUSD enrollment is declining at roughly 2% per year.

POLITICS

Alan Lowenthal leaving Congress next year, LB Democrat says City News Servie c Sonrehtu Caainrofl Lolac Nesw

Veteran Long Beach politician Alan Lowenthal will not seek re-election to Congress next year, he announced Thursday, Dec. 16.

“Almost 30 years ago to the day, I made the decision to run for the Long Beach City Council because I felt that my council member didn’t listen to me or my neighbors. Every day since, over three decades of public service, I have re-committed myself to listening to you, to serving your interests, and doing my best for you,” the 80-year-old Democrat said in a message to constituents.

“This journey has taken me from Long Beach City Hall, to the California State Capitol, and to our nation’s capital. During my time as a public servant, I have met some

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Congressman Alan Lowenthal, representing California’s 47th District.

of the most incredible people, received the counsel of wise leaders, and had the honor of working with some of the most dedicated public servants. “…But just as every journey has a beginning, so too does it have an end. I am announcing today that I will not be running for reelection to Congress in 2022.

“It is time to pass the baton. It is time to rest and surround myself with the benefits of a life well-lived and earned honorably in the service of my fellow citizens,” he continued.

Lowenthal has represented California’s 47th District since 2012.

The district encompasses portions of eastern Los Angeles County and western Orange County.

Lowenthal serves on the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

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The Hangout offers a relaxing take on the shopping experience and yes, it comes with wine Karla M. Enriquez

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n the busy 4th Street corridor stands The Hangout, a one-stop shop offering anything from housewares to books that quite literally invites its patrons to “hang out.”

The collective, made up of various small businesses running inside a small business, occupies a 4,000 square foot 1920s brick building that tops off shopping with a small wine and beer market and garden.

“The thing that is really beneficial for the business and for our shoppers here is you don’t have to go to 10 different stores, you can literally come to one place and you can have a glass of wine after [shopping] is done,” shop founder Melissa Carpenter said.

The inviting scent of its own Hangout candle draws patrons into the sprawling shop and greets them with a large table of holiday offerings, like green and white ceramic candle holders and Finchberry’s Meadow bath soak.

The front left portion of the store allows patrons to browse through Jhoanna Belfer’s book selection at Bel Canto Books, located inside The Hangout. To the right they can soak in a vast selection of plants.

Delve deeper into the store and there’s a dried flower station by The Golden Garden (Tanya Bartels), vintage home finds, artisanal ceramic mugs, a record station, and even baby clothes.

Each section feels homey, like small rooms in an apartment with a southwestern aesthetic—waiting to be perused for clothes and accessories or lounged in with a crate of records.

“The concept for this space came together from accumulating thoughts, ideas and things that I did when I was in fashion,” Carpenter said, noting her journey in retail started with children’s clothes in 2014.

Carpenter had previously worked as a clothing designer for over 20 years with brands like Abercrombie and Fitch, Eddie Bauer and Roxy.

Accustomed to being around a group of creatives and having

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the ability to expand, Carpenter merged her children’s clothing store with her second store, The Hangout, in 2018.

Coming from a fast-paced corporate job, Carpenter was ready to connect to the community when she opened The Hangout, giving way to the collective concept of the store.

“The path I wanted to have was to create a platform for people who were either transitioning from one life to another or were starting out,” Carpenter said of the community of vendors at The Hangout.

A lot of the offerings at the shop come from local Long Beach vendors, like Cinply Essentials, whose handcrafted Rose Gold body elixir is in stock at the shop, as well as vendors from LA and San Diego, while others are International Fair

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The path I wanted to have was to create a platform for people who were either transitioning from one life to another or were starting out.

-Melissa Carpenter, owner of The Hangout Trade items.

On a particularly rainy afternoon, patrons talked and lingered by an aromatic area of the store that carries Commonwealth Provisions candles and incense—the incense cones being the most popular item at the shop.

“I’ve done 15 reorders this year,” Carpenter said, noting that they’re a customer favorite because they bring relaxation.

And relaxation is what patrons have been seeking since the beginning of the pandemic, Carpenter said, adding that since COVID-19 didn’t allow people to see friends or go to music events, some turned to shopping.

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Melissa Carpenter, the owner of The Hangout, poses for a portrait near the front door of her store on Dec. 15, 2021.

According to Carpenter, the community hunkered down at the shop in the last year and has treated it as a safe space.

“Because the space is so big, we were able to create this little retreat where people could just walk here.

We created a destination and it has brought so much community support,” the shop’s founder said.

One of the areas patrons can lounge in is the dimly lit Hangout Market—which opened five months ago in the back of the store—fully equipped with a selection of tea, wine, beer and snacks.

A cup of Le Reveur Rose can be had in the Golden Garden, and savory appetizers like the calamari fritti can be ordered for delivery from the Italian restaurant La Tarantella next door.

For Carpenter, the market area of the shop was meant to be—eventually. The building was once home to a grocery store, so Carpenter said she knew the area was meant for feeding and socializing.

The Hangout is ever-changing, something Carpenter takes pride in. At one point the store boasted a barbershop, which has now moved to its own location, and a leather maker, who now has his own private studio.

Carpenter said she loves the ability to be creative with the shop and offer patrons a new experience over time.

“It feels fantastic,” Carpenter said of The Hangout’s evolution since 2018. “But I’m never satisfied, I’ll never be satisfied so it’s where I go from here, it’s about where I go forward from here.”

The Hangout is located at 2122 E 4th St. For more information follow them on Instagram @_thehangout or visit their website shopthehangout.com.

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(1) Bel Canto Books adorn one of the walls of The Hangout on Retro Row in Long Beach on Dec. 15, 2021. (2) One of the newer additions is the Market inside of The Hangout on Retro Row in Long Beach on Dec. 15, 2021.

Customers can get beer, wine, tea, or snack from the adjoining restaurant next door. (3) Some of the most popular items are the felt hats that can be purchased at The Hangout on Retro Row in Long Beach on Dec. 15, 2021.

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AROUND TOWN

10 holiday events happening this weekend in Long Beach 7. Holiday Festival

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What Christmas celebration Who My Ancestors’ Dreams When Sunday, Dec. 19 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Where 1480 E 28th St. More Info A free holiday celebration for the community. Each child receives a free gift. Everyone is asked to wear a mask.

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1. A December To Remember

What Holiday celebration and free resources Who New Generations When Saturday, Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where 2426 Santa Fe Ave. More Info During this event free haircuts, toys, clothes, popcorn and more will be given to community members.

8. Meet Santa

What Photos with Santa Who Kathie Sitton When Sunday, Dec. 19 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Where Corner of Appian Way and Pomona Drive More Info Community members are invited to have their photos taken with Santa. To reserve a photo time, text 1-714-864-1405.

2. 4th Annual Parol Lantern Festival

What Christmas celebration Who Downtown Long Beach Alliance and more When Saturday, Dec. 18 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where Intersection of Pine Ave. and 5th St. More Info A free community celebration highlighting the Filipino Christmas tradition of parol lanterns.

3. Winter in Willmore

What Holiday celebration Who Willmore City Heritage Association and more When Saturday, Dec. 18 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Where Drake Park, 951 Maine Ave. More Info The community is invited to celebrate the holidays together. The event will include snow, art activities, face painting, live music and food. Attendees are asked to bring canned foods to do-

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Santa and Mrs. Claus wave to families along the parade route during the Daisy Lane Christmas Parade on Dec. 11, 2021.

nate.

4. Village Road Christmas Pop-Up

What Small vendor marketplace Who Mae’s Pop Up Market and more When Saturday, Dec. 18 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where 4405 E Village Rd. More Info A variety of small business vendors will be selling their products.

5. Naples Boat Parade

What Holiday celebration Who Naples Boat Parade When Saturday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m.

Where Naples Canal More Info A parade of large and small decorated boats will travel through the canal. More information can be found at naplesca.com

Ride

What Community bicycle ride Who Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association When Sunday, Dec. 19 at 11 a.m.

Where Los Cerritos Park, on Country Club Drive south of Bixby Road More Info A community group bike ride for all ages. Participants are encouraged to wear ugly Christmas sweaters.

6. Ugly Sweater Bike

9. Blues Holiday Concert

What Live music Who Long Beach Blues Society When Sunday, Dec. 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Where Cesar Chavez Park, 401 Golden Ave. More Info A free holiday blues concert for the community.

10. Carols & Beer

What Holiday celebration Who Ten Mile Brewing When Tuesday, Dec. 21 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Where 1136 E Willow St. More Info The community is invited to listen to Christmas carols while enjoying beer. Food will also be available for purchase.

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continued from page 1 vice mayor nominations. Wilson nominated Hansen and there were no further nominations. The council unanimously voted for Hansen as vice mayor.

“I look forward to working with Keir and helping him lead the city through the next year,” Hansen said.

Council’s mayoral selection process

City Manager Hannah Shin-Heydorn reminded the council of the formal mayoral selection process it initiated in March and agreed to on Nov. 9, codifying a formerly informal practice of giving each council member a chance to be mayor.

She explained that since there are five council members each serving a four-year term, it’s hard to ensure that each member has a chance to serve as both vice mayor and mayor, but that is the council’s goal.

The formalized procedure states that all council members should have an opportunity to serve as vice mayor and mayor during their term and each vice mayor will be appointed mayor after one year.

Each member of the council then advances one step up in the mayoral rotation, with the outgoing mayor rotated to the bottom of the list, Shin-Heydorn said. New members elected to council are placed at the end of the rotation schedule.

“If multiple new members of the city council are elected, their position in the rotation will be based on vote count,” she said.

The council had decided to formalize the procedure after the last two mayor rotations did not go as smoothly as Wednesday’s.

Outgoing mayor Wilson’s service recognized

Jones presented Wilson with a proclamation recognizing his contributions over the past year, noting that Wilson served the office with “authenticity, enthusiasm and dedication.”

The proclamation commends Wilson’s “strong leadership through the COVID-19 pandemic,” Jones read, specifically citing providing rent relief, expanding food distribution programs and ensuring online schooling and childcare programs. “[Wilson stood] in support of persons of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage who experienced a rise in hate crimes related to the geographic origins of COVID-19,” Jones read.

Jones further noted Wilson’s involvement in a private memorial event in June honoring Ron Settles, who died in 1981 while in Signal Hill Police Department custody. Wilson was also instrumental in the council’s November decision to officially recognize June 2 as the annual Ron Settles Day of Remembrance, Jones said.

Wilson further supported a Diversity Coalition Committee (DCC) budget request in May to conduct a citywide survey on diversity, equity and inclusion, Jones noted. Wilson had been instrumental in forming

the DCC in July 2020.

Finally, Jones commended Wilson’s continuing involvement in regional governing bodies, such as the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), on which Wilson serves on the Audit Committee and Energy & Environment Committee. Wilson is also on the board of directors for the regional Gateway Cities Council of Governments, Jones noted.

Woods noted that such regional representation is important for a city as small as Signal Hill, which is 2.2 square miles in area.

Jones also commended Wilson for his regional involvement, and his commitment to “inclusion and equality.”

“Ed wants to make sure everyone is visible, everyone has a place at the table,” he said.

Brooks acknowledged Wilson’s leadership and “passion” in sticking with his principles when it comes to Signal Hill.

“You’re not a ‘yes’ man,” Brooks told Wilson. “You’re not afraid to have a dissenting vote, but always in the spirit of what’s best for the city.”

Wilson thanked the council for their “indulgence,” which he said he would expound upon during a mayor’s reception in his honor on Thursday, Dec. 16. He also thanked city staff who work to implement the council’s decisions, and the residents of Signal Hill.

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Signal Hill residents will not face delays in their residential waste and recycling services during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Since Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on a Saturday, there will be no disruption in their service. Regularly-scheduled residential collection during the weeks of Dec. 27, 2021 and Jan. 3, 2022 will continue as usual.

All public disposal sites, buyback centers and customer service offices—including PARK Waste and Recycling and Signal Hill Waste and Recycling—will be closed on Christmas Day (Saturday, Dec. 25) and New Year’s Day (Saturday, Jan.

1) only.

“EDCO would also like to remind its customers to recycle this holiday season,” the waste disposal company said.

Paper gift wrap, gift boxes, greeting cards, cardboard, glass, metal and plastic containers can all be recycled in commingled recycling containers.

Christmas trees, fresh wreaths and garlands, and cut flowers can also be recycled.

“Customers can simply place live decorations in their designated green waste carts after all lights and decorations have been removed,” EDCO said in a statement. More information about EDCO’s holiday waste schedule and recycling can be found at edcodisposal.com.

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continued from page 1 her 7-year-old daughter who helps customers shop.

“Just to see my daughter sell, it’s so surreal, living how I did,” Rasmussen said. “It’s weird to see her walking around trying to sell things, what my mom tells me I did.”

For Rasmussen, growing up in her mother’s shop kicked off a love for children’s toys that eventually led her to pursue her own shop while in college.

With $1,000 dollars, a dream and no formal business training, Rasmussen set up a few shelves at Banana Berry, a knitting studio on Wardlow Road, around 2007. She invested in the toy brand Alex that carried art toys and other items for kids.

What started off as a few shelves and one product line at a Wardlow store expanded into Rasmussen’s Bixby Knolls shop over ten years ago, now overflowing with whimsical plush animals and toy box sets.

It’s the fidget toys and slime however that have been all the rage among kids lately, Rasmussen said.

The shop has a shelf stocked with fresh slime ranging from a soft purple lavender dreams to a brick red cherry bomb.

Rasmussen’s young advisers, her daughter and her 10-year old son, keep her up to date with the latest toys.

“I start to see what they’re interested in and what we play with a lot (during homeschool), so I sample all my stuff on my kids and my neighbors,” Rasmussen said.

The shop’s name, Pixie Toys, is an accidental nod to the toy shop she grew up in, Enchanted Elf. According to Rasmussen, she later found out that a pixie is a baby elf—a fitting name for the mother-daughter toy store legacy.

As a nod to her mother’s shop and to the toys that fascinated her as a child, Rasmussen recently began carrying the Playmobil brand at Pixie Toys. The German brand features an array of toys that chil-

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Heather Rasmussen, the owner of Pixie Toy Store in Bixby Knolls, holds some of the newly giftwrapped toys that will go out to customers on Dec. 14, 2021. Plush Lego Star Wars-themed toys sit on a bookshelf near the front door of Pixie Toy Store in Bixby Knolls on Dec. 14, 2021.

dren can use on the go like school buses and miniature stores.

It’s toys like these that have attracted patrons to the Bixby shop during the busy Christmas season.

“It’s been a different year because last year most kids weren’t really coming into the toy store [due to the pandemic],” she said, noting that the experience at times has been overwhelming for kids.

“There’s even more excitement than ever before because of that.”

Last Christmas, some of the patrons included local restaurant owners that came in and bought gifts for the people they had laid off during the early days of the pandemic, Rasmussen said.

And that sense of community is what Pixie Toys has bred for years.

According to Rasmussen, three shop employees used to be children in the community who frequented the shop.

The local community has shown Pixie Toys that same support since the beginning. In 2012, Blair Cohn, executive director for The Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association, surprised Rasmussen with a “cash mob” of patrons ready to shop.

The shop buzzed with patrons who were each encouraged to spend $20. In a YouTube video, patrons can be seen walking around with giant plush animals and multiple boxes of puzzles.

“Long Beach is super supportive,” Rasmussen said. “Customers know how important it is to bring back money to their community.”

Rasmussen’s favorite part about having her children’s toy shop is seeing the joy of community children.

“It’s just really fun, especially to see the kids smiling and get so excited,” Rasmussen said. “[It] brings back so much from my own childhood. I love that part.”

Pixie Toys is located at 3914 Atlantic Ave. For more information follow them on Instagram @pixietoyslb.

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President Chris Hogan. “The frame had to be cut into four separate pieces to get through the door.”

This year Salgado also created a second village at the historic Bembridge House, though it’s dwarfed by the massive display at Modica’s.

The villages are a collaboration between Salgado and Hulean Tyler, an engineer that creates a wood framework that helps the gingerbread houses withstand weighty layers of icing, candy and chocolate.

Previously working in the food industry and now a Signal Hill business owner, Salgado has nine years of experience in the art of gingerbread villages, earning him the informal title of “gingerbread master.”

His first formal gingerbread house was featured at Drake Park nearly a decade ago. He described the 2.5-foot tall and 3-foot wide house as “pretty small.”

The three-house display captured the attention of local realtors at the Mike Dunphy Group, who recruited Salgado to create a display for their firm.

“Instead of doing a small one, I went from three houses to 10 houses,” Salgado said. “I put a little bit more chocolate, a little bit more icing.”

The gingerbread village has

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Inside Modica’s Deli in Long Beach, there is the Winter in Willmore Gingerbread Village with a model train that runs throughout the design seen on Dec. 15, 2021. grown since, and it’s slowly transitioning into a family affair.

“My oldest was very involved in putting the structure together. She did some of the tile work along the train, because we have a live train that goes around it,” Salgado said.

“She’s becoming very intrigued and very skillful at this.”

The villages are made possible thanks to donations from local businesses and residents in and

around Willmore.

“It’s a smaller community with a big community feel,” Salgado said, noting that the gingerbread villages are made possible by volunteers and fundraising. “We do a lot for one another.”

The gingerbread village will be on display until Dec. 31. Modica’s Deli is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day of the week except Sunday, when it closes at 4 p.m.

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An ex-con who was arrested in connection with a series of breakins at restaurants earlier this year in Long Beach pleaded no contest on Dec. 15 to a felony count of second-degree commercial burglary.

Corey James Swayney, now 21, was immediately sentenced to four years in state prison.

Swayney admitted that he had two prior convictions for burglary last year.

Following his June 23 arrest by Long Beach police, he was charged with eight felony counts of second-degree commercial burglary involving break-ins between June 12 and June 21 at La Taqueria Brand, Waffle Love, The Breakfast Bar, Chipotle, Chen’s Chinese Restaurant, Panchos Vegan Tacos, Park Pantry and The Ordinaire.

Detectives were able to determine through video surveillance footage that one suspect was involved in the series of burglaries, according to Long Beach police.

Investigators said each restaurant was broken into through its front door and money and/or electronics were stolen.

As a result of his plea, Swayney agreed to pay restitution involving all of the charges.

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Long Beach native Allan McIntosh has been incarcerated at San Quentin prison since 1998. But thanks to changes made by LA County District Attorney George Gascón and the advocacy of Long Beach-based nonprofit Unite The People, he may be returning home soon.

“His grandkids are asking him like ‘Man, can you finally please make it home for Christmas with us?’” said Cesar McDowell, McIntosh’s former cellmate and founder of legal nonprofit Unite The People.

McIntosh was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison under the Three Strikes Law for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

McIntosh had previously been convicted of robbery and attempted robbery, but alleges that the gun was only for self defense because he lived in a “gang-infested” area.

Gascón stopped using three strikes sentencing enhancements in LA County when he took office in December 2020, but people already imprisoned under those enhancements must wait for their cases to be reviewed.

McIntosh is waiting to get a letter from the DA’s office with his resentencing date, but he has no idea when it will come.

“They won’t give you any type of timeline because of how backed up the courts are,” McDowell said.

McIntosh isn’t the only one in limbo waiting to learn their resentencing date. McDowell said nearly all of Unite The People’s cases are moving slowly through the courts.

“They put the new directive out […], but they don’t have enough district attorneys and public defenders to actually keep the courts going,” McDowell said.

According to McDowell, once McIntosh is given a resentencing date and arrives at court, the judge can decide to release him right there and then, or in three to five

days.

The Three Strikes Law was passed in California in 1994 after Assembly Bill 971 was signed into law by former Governor Pete Wilson and Prop 184 was passed by voters.

The two laws were virtually identical, and were passed after the deaths of Kimber Reynolds and Polly Klaas by repeat offenders who had been in and out of prison. The law was meant to lower the number of recidivist criminals out on the street.

According to a 2019 report by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the rate of recidivism (returning to prison) for incarcerated people in the state has averaged 50% in the past two decades.

According to the 2019 CDCR report, evidence-based rehabilitation programs can lower the rate of recidivism by providing inmates with work skills, education, and counseling for drug addiction.

According to his loved ones, since being sent to San Quentin prison, McIntosh has focused on reforming himself.

He joined the prison’s basketball team, the San Quentin Warriors, and was featured with his teammates in the documentary Q-Ball.

According to Daviena Dumont-McIntosh, his wife, he learned how to install flooring while incarcerated, and hopes to use this skill to open his own business.

She also said her husband plans to set up a sports and mentoring program for at-risk youth.

“So that kids know there’s other outlets […] so that they don’t go down or even get involved in the situation that put him there,” Dumont-McIntosh said.

She doesn’t feel it’s fair that McIntosh was sentenced to 25 to life behind bars for a crime in which no one was hurt.

“There’s murderers getting out every day,” she said. “There’s rapists getting out every day—people

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(Above) Cesar McDowell, CEO of Unite the People, talks to students at Intellectual Virtues Academy in Long Beach on Dec. 14, 2021. (Below) An image of Allan McIntosh, who has been incarcerated since 1994 due to a three strike sentencing enhancement that was added to his gun possession charge.

that are like real threats to society are getting out.”

The Three Strikes Law has been a subject of controversy since it was enacted. In 2003, the law was brought before the U.S. Supreme Court, who ruled that it did not violate federal law or the Eighth Amendment which forbids “cruel and unusual punishments.”

“Whoever has the strongest union makes the law,” McDowell said during a talk to high school students at Intellectual Virtues Academy on Tuesday, Dec. 14.

The Three Strikes Law was strongly supported by the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA), who donated $1 million to Wilson after he announced his support for the law, according to a report by the Georgia State University Law Review.

The CCPOA has also heavily lobbied against bills that could reform the Three Strikes Law. According to a study by the Justice Policy Institute, Black people are disproportionately impacted by the Three Strikes Law. Although only 6.5% of California’s population is Black, 44.7% of inmates serving out sentences for third strikes are

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According to the California Legislative Analyst’s Office, in 2004 there were 7,574 people serving 25 years to life in prison for their third strike, 412 of whom were charged with possession of a weapon like McIntosh.

Although McIntosh missed his own children growing up due to being incarcerated, he hopes to get out soon and meet his grandchildren. He calls them, but they’ve never had a chance to meet in per-

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“The grandchildren are always asking, even when he was my cellie, his grandchildren would always be asking. They don’t understand that he’s in a situation that he can’t get out of,” McDowell said. “[…] They always ask him like ‘Hey grandpa, when are you coming home?

Grandpa, when can we come see you? Can you come see us right now?’”

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The historic Queen Victorian style Bembridge House, decorated in lights for “Heritage Holidays.” The last tour of the decorated home for the holiday season will take place Saturday, Dec. 18 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at LBHeritage.com.

The halls are decked with holly at the historic Bembridge House, which is open for its last tour of the holiday season this Saturday, Dec. 18 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The house adjacent to Drake Park is the “nicest” remaining Queen Anne Victorian in Long Beach, according to Long Beach Heritage President Chris Hogan.

“It’s a beautiful architectural example of late Victorian architecture,” Hogan said, noting that most Victorian-style homes in the city were demolished to make way for new developments. “In Long Beach, there are hardly any left.”

The Bembridge House still stands thanks to former homeowner Dor-

othy Bembridge, who “fought the City and won,” Hogan said, after officials wanted to tear down the home to make room for an expansion of Drake Park in 1969.

The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and contains many of the original furnishings dating from the early 1900s.

Though this year’s tours will not include a guide, docents will be present in each room to answer questions about the building.

Ticket sales ($15 for adults) are used to maintain the historic house. Children can enter free if accompanied by an adult. Tickets can be purchased at lbheritage.com.

The house is located at 953 Park Circle Drive.

WWW.SIGNALTRIBUNE.COM • LEGAL NOTICES • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2021 TST6573 / 2021 253806 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: O’LAVI, 3315 Falcon Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: BROGYN MARIE GAGE, 3315 Falcon Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Brogyn Marie Gage. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 19, 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: November 26, & December 3, 10, 17, 2021 TST6575 / 2021 249778 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. HANDSOME CATERING, 2. HEIGHTS CUISINE, 2240 N. Legion Dr., Unit 202, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: JONATHAN BALTAZAR, 2240 N. Legion 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: Jonathan Baltazar. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in September, 2013. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 15, 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: November 26 & December 3, 10, 17, 2021 TST6574 Case No. 21CHCP00425 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CHATSWORTH COURTHOUSE, 9425 PENFIELD AVE., CHATSWORTH, CA 01311 PETITION OF: ANNETTE GONZALES BUSTOS TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Annette Gonzales Bustos has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: ANNETTE GONZALES BUSTOS to Proposed Name: TWIGGY GONZALES BUSTOS 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: January 18, 2022; Time: 8:30a.m., Dept.

F47. 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, November 26 & December 3, 10, 17, 2021 ___//ss//___Davis B. Gelfound, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: November 22, 2021 TST6577 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-21-892929-BF Order No.: 210464393-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/14/2007. 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 Code 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): JOSEPH L CALLIER, AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 8/23/2007 as Instrument No. 20071977762 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 1/4/2022 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: $391,729.62 The purported property address is: 2240 N Legion Drive Unit 207, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 7215-003-040 Legal Description: Please be advised that the legal description set forth on the Deed of Trust is in error. The legal description of the property secured by the Deed of Trust is more properly set forth and made part of Exhibit “A” as attached hereto. A CONDOMINIUM COMPOSED OF: A) AN UNDIVIDED 1/27TH INTEREST IN AND TO LOT 1 OF TRACT NO. 32193, IN THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 893 PAGES 93 AND 94 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM UNITS 1 TO 27 INCLUSIVE AS DEFINED AND DELINEATED ON A CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED NOVEMBER 15, 1978 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 78-1273419 OFFICIAL RECORDS EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS, AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES LYING BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND, BUT WITH NO RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY AS PROVIDED IN DEEDS OF RECORD. B) UNIT 17 AS DEFINED AND DELINEATED ON THE ABOVE REFERENCED CONDOMINIUM PLAN. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-21-892929-BF. 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 website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-21-892929-BF to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a

bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. 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 of 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. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-21-892929-BF IDSPub #0175640 12/3/2021 12/10/2021 12/17/2021 TST6578 / 2021 256252 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: JUST NICE CREATIONS, 18723 Via Princessa 335, Santa Clarita, CA 91387.

Registrant: LISA MCWILSON, 18723 Via Princessa, Santa Clarita, CA 91387. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Lisa McWilson. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in September, 2021. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 23, 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: December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 TST6581 Case No. 21LBCP00373 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN COURTHOUSE, 275 Magnolia, 1st Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802 PETITION OF: NATI TEWOLDE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Nati Tewolde has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: NATI TEWOLDE Proposed Name: NATHANIEL SOLOMON 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: January 13, 2022; Time: 8:30a.m., Dept. 526. 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, December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 ___//ss//___ Michael P. Vicencia, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: November 30, 2021 TST6576 Case No. 21LBCP00369 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN COURTHOUSE, 275 Magnolia, 1 st Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802 PETITION OF: CRYSTAL RANSOM TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Crystal Ransom has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: CRYSTAL RANSOM Proposed Name: CHRYSTAL JEAN SMOCK 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: January 7, 2022; 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, 1860 Obispo Ave., Ste. F, Signal Hill, CA 90755, November 26 & December 3, 10, 17, 2021 ___//ss//___ Mark Kim, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: November 24, 2021 TST6598 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BARBARA BOSWELL, aka BARBARA L. BOSWELL, aka BARBARA LOU BOSWELL CASE NO. 21STPB11459 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BARBARA BOSWELL, aka BARBARA L. BOSWELL, aka BARBARA LOU BOSWELL A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed

by FOX MORGAN BOSWELL, II in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that FOX MORGAN BOSWELL, II be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on JANUARY 11, 2022 at 8:30 A.M. in Dept.: “11” located at: 111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA Stanley Mosk Courthouse IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative ,as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

OTHER CALIFORNIA statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

DENAE L. OATEY, ESQ., SB# 215276 Attorney for Petitioner MADDEN, JONES, COLE & JOHNSON 3010 Old Ranch Parkway, Suite 450 Seal Beach, CA 90740 PNSB# 107298 Published in: Signal Tribune Pub Dates: December 17, 24, 31, 2021 TST6596 / 2021 249825 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: LEZAMA LOGISTICS, 11909 Hawthorne Blvd., #233, Hawthorne, CA 90250. Registrant: LEZAMA LOGISTICS INC., 11909 Hawthorne Blvd., #233, Hawthorne, CA 90250. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Luis R. Mendoza Lezama. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 15, 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

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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: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 TST6599 / 2021 265404 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. ADAN CHALINO SANCHEZ PUBLISHING, 2. ROSALINO SANCHEZ BRAND, 3.

ACS MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 4. CHALINO PUBLISHING, 5. CHALINO SANCHEZ PUBLISHING, 6. ROSALINO RECORDS, 7141 Cloverlawn Dr., Paramount, CA 90723. Registrant: ACS MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 7141 Cloverlawn Dr., Paramount, CA 90723. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Maricela Vallejo De Sanchez, President. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in December, 2021.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on December 7, 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: December 17, 24, 31, 2021 & January 7, 2022

Pets of the week:

Emma and Elizabeth

Meet Emma and Elizabeth, two dowagers working to maintain their dognity after their owner unceremoniously booted them out into the street and wouldn’t take them back in. They’re listed as 12 years old, but they might be younger. These gentlewomen are mellow and loving to anyone coming their way, whether kids or adults. At the moment, they’re considering the position of pulling Santa’s sleigh, but they’d much prefer it if they could spend the remainder of their golden years at one of the homes they stop off at. A large yard would be a bone-us. Adoptions are now conducted through appointment only, so call 562-570-PETS or email PetAdopt@longbeach.gov to meet Grayson. Ask for ID#A665727 for Emma and ID#A665731 for Elizabeth.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE Thursday, December 9

5:33 p.m., Fire, Temple Ave./E. Willow St. 9:44 p.m., Auto burglary, 900 block E. 33rd St.

Friday, December 10

3:19 p.m., Fire, 1700 block E. Hill St.

Saturday, December 11

12:08 a.m., DUI, Gardena Ave./E. Burnett St. (suspect arrested) 1:26 a.m., Auto burglary, E. 33rd St./Lime Ave. 4:40 a.m., Identity theft, 600 block E. Willow St. 5:13 a.m., Burglary, 2400 block Gundry Ave. 7:21 a.m., Burglary, 1400 block E. Burnett Ave. 1:43 p.m., Identity theft, 2800 block Sunset View 1:52 p.m., Grand theft, 700 block E. Spring St. 3:53 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 700 block E. Spring St. 9:17 p.m., Misdemeanor warrant, 1300 block E. 23rd St. (suspect arrested) 11:02 p.m., Auto burglary, 1800 block E. Willow St.

Sunday, December 12

9:32 a.m., Burglary, 2100 block E. Hill St.

Monday, December 13

7:01 a.m., Person with a gun, Cherry Ave./E. Willow St. 11:12 a.m., Auto burglary, 3000 block California Ave. 2:35 p.m., Grand theft, 1400 block E. 28th St. 3:55 p.m., Battery, 3200 block E. Hill 6:08 p.m., Identity theft, 2400 block California Ave. 9:58 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle; felony warrant; misdemeanor warrant, 700 block E. Spring St. (suspect arrested)

Tuesday, December 14

1:13 a.m., Burglary, 1100 block E. Burnett St. 6:57 a.m., Fire, 2400 block California Ave. 7:38 a.m., Grand theft, 2400 block Lewis Ave. 9:15 a.m., Auto burglary, 1300 block E. 29th St. 10:01 a.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, California Ave./E. Burnett St. 11:31 a.m., Identity theft, 2200 block Jeans Ct. 12:36 p.m., Grand theft, 2700 block Cherry Ave. 11:29 p.m., Contempt of court; violated protective order, E. 19th St./Raymond Ave. (suspect arrested)

Wednesday, December 15

5:10 p.m., Identity theft, 2500 block Hillcrest St. 5:53 p.m., Prowler, 1900 block Junipero Ave. 8:26 p.m., Robbery, 2400 block Cherry Ave. LBPD reporting area is too extensive to report here.

TST6582 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 17-48690 APN: 7211-004-033 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/16/2007. 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 a 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 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: KIMBERLY BLUE, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: ZBS Law, LLP fka Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 3/21/2007, as Instrument No. 20070636444, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 1/13/2022 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Vineyard Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $518,448.69 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2535 CALIFORNIA AVE, 1 SIGNAL HILL, California 90755-3306 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust A.P.N #.: 7211-004-033 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.

If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (855) 9763916 or visit this Internet Web site www. auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 17-48690. 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. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligi-

ble tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 976-3916, or visit this internet website tracker.auction.com/sb1079, using the file number assigned to this case 17-48690 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

Dated: 12/2/2021 ZBS Law, LLP fka Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (855) 976-3916 www.auction.com _________________________________ Michael Busby, Trustee Sale Officer This office is enforcing a security interest of your creditor. To the extent that your obligation has been discharged by a bankruptcy court or is subject to an automatic stay of bankruptcy, this notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a demand for payment or any attempt to collect such obligation.

EPP 33696 Pub Dates 12/10, 12/17, 12/24/2021 TST6597 APN: 7273-018-006 TS No: CA07000241-21-1 TO No: 210502734-CA-VOI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED September 19, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 3, 2022 at 10:00 AM, behind the fountain located in the Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on September 26, 2007 as Instrument No. 20072217292, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed

by NOEMI A. LORICO, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 422 & 424 EAST 9TH STREET, LONG BEACH, CA 90813-4411 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining 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 the Deed of Trust, estimated 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 obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $364,470.94 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section

5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right.

The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. 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. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic at 702659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website www.insourcelogic.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07000241-21-1.

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 Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 702-6597766, or visit this internet website www. insourcelogic.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA07000241-211 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: December 3, 2021 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07000241-21-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Amy Lemus, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. Order Number 78907, Pub Dates: 12/10/2021, 12/17/2021, 12/24/2021, SIGNAL TRIBUNE

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Long Beach man found insane at time of fiance’s killing City News Servie c Sonrehtu Caainrofl Lolac Nesw

A judge ruled Dec. 15 that a Long Beach man was insane at the time he murdered his fiance last year.

“The court has found the defendant insane at the time of the offense,” Superior Court Judge James D. Otto said shortly after Colin Chandler Wolters pleaded no contest to second-degree murder.

The judge said he based his finding on reports from two doctors who were appointed by the court

TST6588 / 2021 247408 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: FASTBENDRIGHT, 1941 San Anseline Avenue, Long Beach, CA, 90815. Registrant: FASTBENDER LLC,1941 San Anseline Avenue, Long Beach, CA, 90815, a limited liability company. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Ramon Clyde Dawson, President of FASTBENDER LLC. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 10, 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: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 TST6589 / 2021 254059 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: M CASTELLANO PRODUCE, 746 S Central Ave A1 31/32, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Registrant: Manuel D Castellano Agreda, 2024 E El Segundo Blvd, Compton, CA, 90222. Mailing Address: 2024 E El Segundo Blvd, Compton, CA, 90222.

This business is conducted by: an individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Manuel D Castellano Agreda, 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 November 19, 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: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021

TST6591 / 2021 254054 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: OPERATION TRANSPORTATION, 5540

he loved Smith “with all my heart” and that she “deserved all the joys that life has to bring.”

He said his fiancee knew about his history of mental illness.

“I am so sorry for your loss,” he told the victim’s family members.

The woman’s aunt, Susan Tate, said at the hearing, “Chelsea didn’t deserve this. We don’t deserve this nightmare.”

Speaking directly to the defendant, the victim’s aunt asked, “Why did you do that to her? She was nothing but nice to you. …You know you were perfectly sane when

Quinn Street 25, Bell Gardens, CA, 90201.

Mailing Address: 19009 S Laurel Park Rd SPC 60, Rancho Dominguez, CA, 90220.

Registrant: A&H PROJECTS DESIGNED, 19009 S Laurel Park, SPC 60, Rancho Dominguez, CA, 90220. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: A&H PROJECTS DESIGNED President, Emilio Hernandez Lopez. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in October 2020. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 19, 2020. 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: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021.

TST6592 / 2021 250910 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: (1) 4JS LEGAL SERVICES and (2) 4J’S LEGAL SERVICES, 14158 Paramount Blvd, Paramount, CA, 90723. Registrant: GINA GAMINO, 2053 Garvey Ave North, West Covina, CA, 91791. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Gina Gamino. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in August 2013. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 16, 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: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 TST6593 Notice of Public Lien Sale Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of the California Self-Storage Facility Act Code, Section #21700, the undersigned will be sold by public auction at: Storco Self Storage, 3050 Orange Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807, County of Los Angeles, and State of California.

Auction date of: December 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Terms of sale: Cash sale, all sales are final and purchased at buyers own risk. No guarantees or warranty of any sale are promised by seller. Storco Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or cancel auction. Facility owner or its representatives has the right to bid on any and all units or stop sale at any time. Name of auctioneer: Climers Auction Services. The following units are scheduled for sale: Unit # & Customer Name: Unit # B082/Lucina Villegas-Ortiz - Unit # C195/Tanisha Morgan - Unit# E075/Moises Godoy – Unit contents may include but are not limited to: Electronics, furniture, appliances, garage items, toys, clothing, sporting goods, tools, automotive and miscellaneous household goods, unless otherwise stated. Publish Dates: 012/10/2021 & 12/17/2021.12/24/2021, SIGNAL TRIBUNE

you brutally killed our sweet Chelsea.”

Wolters is due back in a Long Beach courtroom Jan. 14, with the judge expected to hear additional victim impact statements from other members of Smith’s family.

The judge noted that Wolters could potentially spend the rest of his life in a mental institution.

Deputy District Attorney Peggy Kane said after the hearing that what happened was a “horrible, horrible tragedy.”

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6602 NOTICE OF URGENCY ORDINANCE ADOPTION Urgency Ordinance No. 2021-12-1530-U was adopted by the City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, December 14, 2021. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 18.26 URBAN LOT SPLITS TO TITLE 18 SUBDIVISIONS AND SECTION 20.10.041 TWO-UNIT PROJECTS TO CHAPTER 20.10 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS OF TITLE 20 ZONING AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA 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.

The urgency ordinance was adopted by the following vote:

AYES:

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

NOES: NONE

ABSENT: NONE

ABSTAIN: NONE

Pursuant to Signal Hill Charter Section 315, this ordinance shall become effective immediately. A certified 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 December 17, 2021.

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CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6601 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION Ordinance No. 2021-11-1529 was introduced by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, November 9, 2021 and adopted by the City Council at their meeting of December 14, 2021. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 21-02, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO CHANGE AN APPROXIMATE 2.56-ACRE PORTION OF AN 8.69-ACRE SITE AT 2040 WALNUT AVENUE FROM COMMERCIAL OFFICE (CO) TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI), CONTINGENT ON THE CITY COUNCIL’S ADOPTION OF THE SECOND RECIRCULATED MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE PROJECT The ordinance was adopted by the following vote:

AYES:

MAYOR KEIR JONES, VICE MAYOR TINA L. HANSEN, COUNCIL MEMBERS ROBERT C. COPELAND, EDWARD H.J. WILSON, 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 December 17, 2021.

Posted at City Hall, Discovery Well Park, Reservoir Park, and Signal Hill Public Library on or before December 17, 2021.

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to examine the 37-year-old defendant.

Wolters was charged with the March 16, 2020, strangulation of Chelsea Smith, 27, at the couple’s apartment in the 4600 block of Whitewood Avenue in the Lakewood Village area.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by Long Beach Fire Department personnel.

Wolters immediately surrendered to officers and has remained behind bars ever since.

Speaking just as the hearing came to a close, the defendant said

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