Signal Tribune April 14, 2017

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April 14, 2017

CJ Dablo | Signal Tribune

Richard Waide, owner of the Easy Does It Books & Gifts in Long Beach, celebrated 20 years in business at his store located at 3517 E. Broadway on April 12. Waide opened the doors to his Belmont Heights shop in 1997.

Photos by Cory Bilicko | Signal Tribune

Carlos Torres de Navarra, vice president of Commercial Port Operations for Carnvial Cruise Line, speaks during a press conference at the Long Beach Cruise Terminal Wednesday afternoon to mark the beginning of a multimillion-dollar renovation of the facility.

Cruise terminal to undergo multi-million-dollar renovation Comfortable lounge and improved ‘cold-ironing’ are part of plan.

Cory Bilicko Managing Editor

Passengers waiting to board ships at the Long Beach Cruise Terminal will soon have a comfortable, inviting area in which to lounge, and larger cruise liners docked at the shore will have better, “greener” access to the local electricity grid now that Carnival Cruise Line is undertaking a multi-milllion-dollar renovation of the facility inside the dome that once housed The Spruce Goose.

Carnival officials said the renovation will enlarge the space the company currently occupies in the facility from

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia addresses those at a press conference Wednesday afternoon to mark the beginning of renovations at the Long Beach Cruise Terminal.

approximately 66,000 square feet to 142,000 square feet. Carnival, which has operated the terminal since 2003, has been using only a portion of the geodesic dome for customs and guest check-in activities. The renovation will make the entire dome available for the company’s cruise operations.

Carnival representatives and city offiicals marked the beginning of the renovation with a press conference and ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the facility.

Carlos Torres de Navarra, vice president of Commercial Port Operations for Carnvial Cruise Line, provided some background information on the project and said the renovation will allow guests to have better experiences at the boarding site, which he said is the busiest cruise terminal in North America.

“One of the challenges we’ve always had here is, as we’ve brought continually larger ships, because it is a one-way terminal, everybody needs to get out of the terminal before we can let one guest [onto] the ship,” he said. “That has limited the size of the ships we’ve been able to pull here. So, with these terminal improvements and the assumption of the rest of the dome, now we have the ability of all those guests that want to come into the terminal to check in, sit down and relax while the [returning] guests are coming off the ship, and they can wait in a comfortable environment. We all know that it doesn’t rain in Southern California, but, for whatever reason, on

days that we have ships here, it rains.”

Torres de Navarra said the reason his company is taking on the renovation is twofold: the upsides of cruising from Long Beach, of which, “the sky’s the limit”; and cold-ironing technology, which enables ships to connect to the local electric grid and reduce exhaust fumes while docked.

“And that’s something that’s not only a commitment to the City of Long Beach, but it’s also a commitment to the people of Long Beach but also to the environment in general,” he said.

Mayor Robert Garcia was also at the event and said seeing the historic, iconic dome being used in such a way is “a good moment for the city.”

“This space has truly been underutilized and not really had full operations since the grand airplane that was in this building left,” Garcia said, referring to the wooden strategic airlift flying boat designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. “So, this really marks, I think, a special moment for the city as well, to really use the space completely year-round.”

Further enhancements to the area surrounding the geodesic dome that houses the cruise terminal and the adjacent Queen Mary attraction are also planned.

Torres de Navarra also announced Carnival Cruise Line and Carnival Foundation’s donation of $25,000 to the Mayor’s Fund for Education. ✦

Taking addiction out of the shadows

Book shop commemorates 20 years of providing sanctuary to those on the road to recovery.

CJ Dablo Staff Writer

For 20 years, the Easy Does It Books & Gifts in Long Beach has kept the secrets of the addicts who want a fresh start and a little dose of sympathy.

Business owner Richard Waide, clad in a blue shirt and blue jeans, said in an interview Tuesday that he hoped his shop located at 3517 E. Broadway has served as a protected community space for those members of the 12-step groups who struggle with many kinds of addictions. He won’t allow his customers to be photographed, and in keeping with the rules of many 12step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Waide will only allow customers to be identified by their first name followed by the initial of their last name.

“It’s a safe place for people to come,” Waide said, explaining why he wanted to create an environment where customers can strike up a conversation. “They can be total strangers, but in this store, they’re friends immediately.”

Last Wednesday, Easy Does It Books & Gifts celebrated its 20th anniversary. The number “12” is key to the shop’s identity. Waide recalled the day his business opened and how he wouldn’t allow the ribbon guarding the front of his store to be snipped until exactly 12:12pm on April 12, 1997.

The store is full of self-help books and gifts with a positive message. Framed prints of “The Serenity Prayer” share wall space with rows and rows of shelves displaying books like Sex in Recovery: A Meeting Between the Covers and The Recovering Heart: Emotional Sobriety for Women.

Waide has arranged on one display stand colored-glass pebbles proclaiming adages like “one day at a time” or “live and let live.” The Belmont Heights storeowner said his biggest sellers are the medallions for 12-step programs that celebrate specific anniversaries of sobriety or abstinence.

Just before noon last Tuesday, Ken H. wandered into the store armed with a sack lunch. LJ, his tiny and spry blackand-white rescue dog, see BOOKSTORE page 11

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Two men injured in Cal Heights drive-by shooting Two men were injured in the California Heights neighborhood on Saturday, April 8 in a driveby shooting, according to the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD).

Around 2:15am that day, officers responded to a “shots fired” call in the 1000 block of E. Wardlow Road, where they located two male adults who had been struck in the lower body by gunfire.

Both victims were transported to a local hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.

The preliminary investigation indicated that a vehicle had driven up to the victims and someone within the vehicle had fired shots at them.

The incident is being investigated as possibly gang-related.

Those with information regarding the incident are asked to contact the LBPD’s Gang Enforcement Section at (562) 570-7370; anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips” app to a smart phone or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.

Source: LBPD

April 14, 2017

Signal Hill City Council approves audited financial report Council also seeks residents to serve on committees.

Anita W. Harris Staff Writer

Financial report At the Signal Hill City Council meeting on April 11, city staff presented the council with the independently audited comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ending June 2016.

“The audit confirmed that revenues exceeded projections, expenditures were lower than budgeted and the City’s finances remain sound,” said City Manager Charlie Honeycutt.

Honeycutt explained that the fiscal year ended with $3.85 million in revenues over expenditures and that staff recommends about half the funds be allocated to new library construction, with the remaining allocated to a software purchase, pension reserves and capital-improvement reserves.

Acting Finance Director Scott Williams further specified that revenues have been in excess of expenditures for the past two fiscal years because of appropriate budgeting. “Another [reason] is the discipline and, frankly, the accountability on the part of City departments [ensuring] there’s not unnecessary spending going on,” he said.

Williams presented a pie chart showing the distribution of City revenues, illustrating that sales and use

tax represents about 75 percent of that revenue, followed by property taxes at about 8 percent of the total.

While the City receives 6.9 percent of property taxes paid by residents, the amount of that revenue has increased recently due to improving property values.

On the expenditures side, Williams presented charts showing that safety and infrastructure account for most of the spending. Specifically, police department expenses represent about 45 percent of total expenditure, followed by general government and public works, each at about 20 percent.

Community services and development account for another 12 percent.

“These are good ratios. When we look at the city as a whole […] this is a very good distribution of spending as a percentage of the general fund as a whole,” Williams said.

Williams elaborated on the City’s long-term obligations of pensions and medical liability for City employees of about $29.5 million, stating that the City is funding those plans well compared to other cities.

He noted that, on average, pension plans in other cities are about 70 percent funded, whereas Signal Hill pension plans are funded anywhere from 75 to 95 percent. “These are very good ratios of funding for pensions,” he said. The City is managing these liabilities by offering multiple tiers of coverage to its employees, thereby offsetting some of the burden carried

by the City.

Mayor Edward Wilson later commented that it is important for the City to consider pension liability. “At some point people are going to retire and [the pension] should be there, and if we don’t address it now, then it won’t be there when people need it,” he said.

Williams presented a table listing the City’s committed reserve funds, representing about half of the $34.8 million total reserve. Of these committed reserves, the largest were for economic uncertainty at $5.1 million, or 36 percent of committed reserves, and budgeting and land acquisition representing 25 percent. Capital improvements and retirement liability reserves each represent about 10 percent of the committed total. “That’s exactly where we want to be as an organization,” Williams said.

Overall, Williams noted that the City’s general fund is funded at just over 80 percent, which he stated was significant. “This is unique to cities,” he said.

In addressing how to allocate the 2015-2016 fiscal year’s $3.85 million in unspent revenues, Councilmember Lori Woods asked about the staff recommendation of $500,000 toward a software purchase. Williams explained that this was to upgrade the enterprise resource planning system (ERP), a comprehensive citywide resource tracking and planning tool.

“It’s all-inclusive in terms of both

Source: LBPD

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Neena Strichart | Signal Tribune

Chief of Police Christopher Nunley (right) introduced new Signal Hill police officer Taylor Byrd (left) at the Signal Hill council meeting April 11.

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Motorcyclist dies in collision with vehicle A motorcyclist has died after a two-car accident last weekend.

On Sunday, April 10, at approximately 7:55pm, Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officers responded to a vehicle-motorcycle traffic collision on Marina Drive, just west of Studebaker Road.

Upon arrival, officers discovered a 2006 Buick Terraza with major damage to the rear right side area and a 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle that had split in two pieces. The driver of the motorcycle was found lying in the street and had sustained major injuries. He was transported to a local hospital by LBFD paramedics and pronounced deceased a few hours later.

The investigation revealed the Buick was traveling southeast on Marina Drive and was attempting to make a left-hand turn into a shopping center, when it was struck by the motorcycle, which was traveling northwest on Marina Drive in the No. 1 lane, at a high rate of speed. The force of the impact caused the handlebars, front forks and front wheel of the motorcycle to break apart from the rest of the motorcycle.

The driver of the motorcycle is only being identified as a 25-yearold male resident of Long Beach, pending notification of next of kin. He was believed to be driving under the influence of alcohol and did not have a valid motorcycle endorsement on his California driver’s license.

The driver of the Buick was a 39-year-old female resident of Long Beach. She and her 12-yearold passenger had only minor pain and were not transported, according to police.

human resources as well as planning, financial reporting, budgeting, even things like contract tracking,” he said.

Wilson elaborated on the ERP, noting how it has helped improve the City’s efficiency. “In the past […] it was a manual process trying to coordinate and gather all that information and then put it in the financial statements,” he said. “So, the ERP program allows all of that […] to be integrated.”

Wilson also requested that the au-

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April 14, 2017

19-year-old Long Beach man killed in possible gang-related shooting A 19-year-old is dead after a possibly gang-related shooting Tuesday, April 11.

At approximately 6:30am that day, officers responded to the 1000 block of E. Market Street regarding a shooting that just occurred.

Upon arrival, they found a male adult suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the upper torso.

Long Beach Fire Department personnel transported him to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.

The victim has been identified as Gerardo Ortiz of Long Beach.

The incident is being investigated as possibly gang-related, police said.

Those with information regarding the incident are asked to

contact homicide detectives Teryl Hubert and Michael Hubbard at (562) 570-7244; anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips” app to a smart phone or visitinglacrimestoppers.org.

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Long Beach city auditor’s report reveals factors contributing to problems with contracts

A summary report of contract administration audits released by Long Beach City Auditor Laura Doud this week indicates there are two factors contributing to inconsistencies and lax oversight of City contracts.

According to Doud’s office, contracts provide valuable goods and services that allow the City to Source: LBPD deliver public services to citizens, but there are risks associated with contractual relationships into which the City enters.

Prior to 2015, the City Auditor’s Office performed several auOn Wednesday afternoon, the SHPD issued a dits on or related to City contracts press release with more information, indicating that that identified a pattern of risks the collision started in the area of Willow Street and related to the City’s administraSignal Parkway and ended on Willow Street, tion and oversight of contracts. just east of Cherry Avenue.

Based on this, the office recently The collision involved 13 vehicles. Six people conducted a series of contract adwere transported to area hospitals. ministration audits to more closeAt press time, none of the injuries appeared to be ly evaluate the City’s oversight life-threatening, according to police. of contracts. The summary report The investigation is ongoing, and the cause of the found that audits of contracts for collision has not yet been determined. various goods and services from 2012 through 2016, totaling nearSource: SHPD ly $66 million, had recurring patterns of risk across different City departments indicating that comprehensive changes are needed to better manage the City’s extensive use of contracts.

The report found two primary factors that contributed to inconsistencies and lax oversight of City contracts: a lack of an effective contract monitoring system (CMS); and a lack of citywide staff guidance or training on how to manage contracts. Without a CMS and proper guidelines, employees are left to determine the best way to manage contracts, which has resulted in inconsistent and poor contract oversight, according to the report.

Several audits found limited City verification of contract work Project1_Layout 1 2/13/14 10:47 AM Page 1 and limited assurance performed that the City paid an appropriate price or received the services and goods for which it has paid. For example, in managing the $1-million-per-year graffiti-abatement contract, the City did not validate the accuracy of incident report data even though the data’s reliability questionable due to “Hewas that believeth

Signal Hill PD temporarily closes Willow Street after 13-vehicle accident The Signal Hill Police Department (SHPD) issued a community alert Tuesday afternoon advising residents to avoid westbound Willow Street between Cherry Avenue and Junipero Avenue and eastbound Willow Street at Cherry Avenue for about an hour because of traffic congestion.

In an emailed response to the Signal Tribune Wednesday, SHPD Lt. Ron Sagmit said the congestion was caused by an accident.

“SHPD officers were on scene investigating a multiple-vehicle traffic collision,” Sagmit said. “A driver suffered a medical emergency, causing multiple collisions.”

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The audits also found the City did not properly plan for contract renewals, resulting in periods in which work was being performed without a contract in place, limiting the City’s control over the vendor or protection in case of dispute.

In addition, several audits found instances where major changes to contract terms occurred after a contract was awarded. For example, the City’s contract for emergency board-up services to secure unsafe conditions on private property showed labor rates increased by as much as 5 percent and materials by as much as 65 percent only two months after the contract was executed without justification as to why increases were needed.

As a result of the audits, the mayor and city council are aware of these recurring contract oversight risks, and City management, including the Harbor and Water Departments, are implementing controls– such as procedural modifications and contract administration training and policies– to address the issue, according to Doud’s office. Responses from the city manager and Water Department further detail City actions to implement the City Auditor’s recommendations, according to her office.

“I am pleased the importance of good contract oversight has been recognized, and City management has begun addressing risks discussed throughout this report,” Doud said. “Providing resources and guidance to City staff can have an immediate positive impact in protecting City assets.

We will continue to monitor this progress as work still needs to be done to ensure the City is vigilant in its contract administration and oversight, as many of these contracted goods and services are vital to the public.”

The complete Contract Administration Audit Summary Report can be viewed at https://tinyurl. com/lm2k4oz.

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Downey man sentenced to prison for robbing street vendors in LB A 26-year-old man was sentenced April 5 to six years in state prison for robbing fruit vendors over a span of five months, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced this week.

At the April 5 court appearance, Miguel Rodriguez of Downey pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree robbery in case NA105870.

The defendant also admitted that he was previously convicted of second-degree robbery in 2007.

A restitution hearing is scheduled for July 5 in Department S01 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court,

Long Beach Branch.

Deputy District Attorney Simone Shay, who prosecuted the case, said Rodriguez robbed three separate fruit vendors on: Sept. 11, 2016; Jan. 17, 2017; and Feb. 2, 2017, in the 6900 block of Paramount Boulevard in Long Beach.

On Feb. 14, Rodriguez was arrested in connection with the muggings.

The case was investigated by the Long Beach Police Department.

Source: LA District Attorney’s office

Public welcome to provide input at ICTF Joint Powers Board meeting The governing board of the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) Joint Powers Authority (JPA) will meet at 6pm on Wednesday, April 19 at the Port of Long Beach Administration Building located at 4801 Airport Plaza D. The meeting is open to the public, and attendees are welcome to address the JPA Board. The meeting agenda includes administrative items and is available on the JPA’s website, ictf-jpa.org.

The ICTF serves to enhance the efficient flow of intermodal (truck and rail) cargo through the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB). The 148-acre facility is located approximately five miles north of POLA and POLB, at the

northern terminus of State Highway 103 and is operated by Union Pacific.

The ICTF JPA is a public entity created in 1983 to oversee the development and operation of the ICTF. The JPA is administered by a governing board that operates separately and apart from the cities of Long Beach and Los Angeles.

For more information, visit the JPA’s website at ICTF-JPA.org or contact Alex Mitoma at (562) 2571534.

Source: POLB

April 14, 2017

O’Donnell welcoming nominations for teacher-recognition ceremony

Seventieth District Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach) is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying outstanding local teachers to honor at his 3rd Annual Teacher Recognition Ceremony. To be eligible, nominations for educators who live or work within Long Beach, San Pedro, Signal Hill or Catalina Island must be received by April 20.

“As a teacher, I appreciate the level of care and dedication that it takes to ensure every student succeeds,” said O’Donnell, chair of the Assembly Education Committee. “The Teacher Recognition Ceremony is an opportunity for us to celebrate our local teachers who go above and beyond to inspire students to reach their full potential.”

Teacher nominations are being accepted online, by email, by fax or by mail and should be directed to O’Donnell’s district office: Office of Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell Attn: Allison Gallagher 5000 E. Spring St. Suite 550 Long Beach, CA 90815 Fax: (562) 429-7871 Allison.Gallagher@asm.ca.gov a70.asmdc.org The public awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 4. For more information, call the District Office at (562) 429-0470.

Source: O’Donnell’s office

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Teaching grandchildren about Social Security

Trauma-informed pilot program results in increased attendance, decreased suspensions

By Essie L. Landry Social Security public-affairs specialist

One of the greatest gifts you can give a grandchild is the gift of financial literacy. Helping them save money early in life and showing them how to make wise spending decisions goes a long way toward a bright financial future. As they get older, they may want to save for special purchases or their college education. You can encourage them when they get their first job to begin saving for the future, including their retirement.

When you celebrate their graduation from high school, you can also remind them to set up a “My Social Security” account. They need to be age 18 or older and have a US mailing address, a valid email address and a Social Security number. And while their retirement is many years away, you can explain the importance of reviewing their earnings record each year since Social Security uses the record of earnings to compute their future benefits. As they start their first major job and begin saving, they’ll be able to monitor the growth of the estimates of benefits available to them.

You can access My Social Security at socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.

The US Treasury recently introduced a retirement savings account for a simple, safe and affordable way to save for retirement. It’s perfect for people whose employer doesn’t offer a savings plan. There are no costs or fees to open and maintain a myRA account. The account won’t lose money and is backed by the US Treasury. The individual chooses the amount to save.

The account is portable and moves with them from job to job. The account owner can withdraw the money they put in without tax or penalty. You can learn more about myRA at myra.gov.

You can share your knowledge about Social Security with your young savers by explaining how the program works and how it has worked for you.

About 96 percent of all Americans are covered by Social Security.

Social Security is financed through workers’ contributions, which are matched by their employers. We use the contributions to pay current benefits. Any unused money goes into a trust fund. Nearly all working people pay Social Security taxes, and about 61 million people receive monthly Social Security benefits. About 42 million of those beneficiaries are retirees and their families. Encourage them to watch our Social Security 101 video at socialsecurity.gov/multimedia/webinars/social_security_101.html.

Social Security replaces about 40 percent of an average worker’s income, but financial planners suggest that most retirees need about 70 percent to live comfortably in retirement. Americans need more than Social Security to achieve that comfortable retirement.

They need private pensions, savings and investments. That means starting to save early and monitoring your Social Security record for accuracy.

You can share lessons from your own life about saving and planning for retirement. Remember, the best place anyone of any age can visit for quick, easy information about Social Security is socialsecurity.gov. Your personal stories about how you prepared for retirement and what role Social Security plays can help them see what is needed for a secure financial future. Give them the gift of financial literacy today.

Essie L. Landry is the Social Security public-affairs specialist in the Sierra West area.

By Patricia Costales, LCSW CEO The Guidance Center

There’s a movement underway at Beach High School, and it has resulted in increased attendance and decreased suspensions during the first semester of the 2016-2017 academic year.

What’s driving the movement is Beach’s team of compassionate, committed staff and the collaboration of student support programs on campus: Restorative Justice, Safe and Civil, and our recently launched It’s About T.I.M.E. (Trauma-Informed Movement in Education) pilot program, among others.

The Guidance Center launched It’s About T.I.M.E. in partnership with Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) and Beach High School at the beginning of the 2016-2017 academic school year, with future plans to expand the trauma-informed program to additional schools within the district to help children throughout the community who have experienced trauma.

It’s About T.I.M.E. goes hand-inhand with Restorative Justice practices, brought to Beach by the California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ) five years ago, and Safe and Civil initiatives established at Beach over the past several years. Both programs’ focus on supporting students’ personal and academic success through positive behavioral support has laid the foundation for It’s About T.I.M.E.’s training.

It’s About T.I.M.E., which is based on ChildTrauma Academy’s Neurosequential Model in Education (NME), supports and encourages staff in the understanding that many children have endured ongoing, significant life

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stressors and traumatic experiences, and that trauma can inhibit students’ ability to succeed in the traditional classroom environment. The goal of the program is to support staff in seeing students and their challenging behaviors through a different or “trauma-informed” lens and respond with compassion and love to promote healthy bonds, which are scientifically proven to help students’ brains heal emotionally and develop academically.

Building on the foundation set by Restorative Justice and Safe and Civil, Nathan Swaringen, LCSW, a clinical therapist in The Guidance Center’s School Based program, trained Beach staff in the trauma-informed approach prior to the start of the school year, and has continued on as an onsite collaborator, consultant, model and instructor for staff.

And we’re seeing the trauma-informed approach working. Suspensions at Beach decreased by approximately 74 percent in the first semester of this school year, and attendance has increased by approximately 9 percent, consistently outpacing the school’s monthly attendance goal by 10 percent.

Not only has attendance increased and suspensions decreased, but students have also expressed how supportive they feel the school is this year.

At the conclusion of the first semester of this year, Beach students were given a survey. The majority of students surveyed expressed that they feel “the school is a supportive and inviting place” for them. And, 91 percent of all students surveyed report having

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at least one staff member with whom they have a positive connection. Both are critical components of an environment that helps children who have experienced trauma succeed in the classroom and in their personal lives.

It’s important to remember that each number cited is a child, and each figure trending in a positive direction is a life positively changed.

These first-semester outcomes speak volumes to the positive impact the trauma-informed approach can have in the hands of influential community members like school staff.

We’re looking forward to using the pilot program at Beach as a model for empowering more educators with the trauma-informed approach as we expand It’s About T.I.M.E. to another school within LBUSD next year.

We invite you to join the trauma-informed movement and help us reach more children in Long Beach.

Join us for a social-hour fundraiser on Wednesday, May 17 at Timeless Pints, located at 3671 Industry Ave in Lakewood, to help us bring trauma-informed toolkits to classrooms in LBUSD and keep the movement going. If you’re interested in attending, contact Nicole Bucaro, marketing and events specialist for The Guidance Center, at nbucaro@tgclb.org or call (562) 216-2304 to be added to the list to be among the first to be able to purchase tickets.

Patricia Costales, LCSW, is the CEO of The Guidance Center, a nonprofit child and family mental health organization headquartered in Long Beach.

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AROUND TOWN PAIN IN THE NECK? What Health-education lecture Who Hosted by Long Beach Memorial When Friday, April 14 from noon to 4pm Where Long Beach Memorial, Houssels Fourm, 2801 Atlantic Ave. More Info The lecture called “All About Back and Neck Pain” will be presented by Azadeh Farin, a neurosurgeon at Long Beach Memorial, and then answer a few questions. Free lunch will be provided. Call (562) 933-1650 to register.

BUTTER UP! What Pancake breakfast fundraiser Who Hosted by the Long Beach Area Council Boy Scouts of America When Saturday, April 15 from 8am to 10am Where Applebee’s, 899 E. Spring St. More Info The event will supports the scout group’s scout-reach program. Cost is $10 and includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, red potatoes, coffee and orange juice. Credit cards accepted. Call Sherry at (562) 427-0911 ext. 244.

EGG-CITEMENT! What Easter Eggstravaganza for children Who For kids up to 5th grade When Saturday, April 15 from 10am to noon Where California Heights United Methodist Church, 3759 Orange Ave. More Info The event will include an Easter-egg hunt, crafts, games, a visit with the Easter Bunny and more.

Visit calheightsumc.org or call (562) 595-1996.

‘WANA’ STAY INFORMED? What Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance (WANA) meeting Who Open to residents When Monday, April 17 from 7pm to 9pm Where Veterans Park, 101 E. 28th St. More Info Special guests will be: Long Beach Police Department Commander Jeff Berkenkamp of the West Division; City Prosecutor Doug Haubert; and Alejandra Guirton, port communications specialist with Port Academy of Global Logistics.

BRANCHING OUT What Neighborhood tree-planning event Who Presented by 8th District Long Beach When Saturday, April 22 from 9am to noon Where Dooley Elementary School, 5075 Long Beach Blvd.

More Info Councilmember Al Austin and the City of Long Beach’s Housing and Neighborhood Services Bureau– and other community organizations– will host the event to celebrate Earth Day. Volunteers will help plant trees around the school. Call the services bureau at (562) 570-6866.

TEA FOR TWO? What Victorian tea Who Presented by Rancho Los Cerritos When Saturday, April 22 from 11am to 12:30pm Where 4600 Virginia Rd. More Info Costumed docents will serve a variety of

teas, sandwiches, and pastries, and performer Kim Bemowski will talk about the secret language of Victorian fans. The Rancho’s Victorian fan collection, as well as Bemowski’s personal collection, will be on display during the tea. Tickets are $36. Visit rancholoscerritos. org/upcoming-events/victorian-tea or call (562) 2062040.

TEE OFF What Golf tournament Who Hosted by Food Finders When Monday, April 24 at 11:30am Where Lakewood Country Club, 3101 E. Carson St. More Info The tournament will sponsor Food Finder’s Food Rescue Program. Registration costs include single players for $150, foursome players for $600 and other optional donation amounts. Visit foodfinders.org/ event/fore-food-rescue-golf-tournament to learn more about registration costs and tournament details.

STAY IN THE KNOW What Community meeting Who Hosted by 8th District Councilmember Al Austin When Monday, April 24 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm Where The Mirage Cafe, 539 E. Bixby Rd. More Info The community meetings are scheduled for the fourth Monday of each month to provide an opportunity for residents to hear about the latest updates in the 8th District and the City, as well as to ask questions and share comments. This month’s guest speaker will be Long Beach City Auditor Laura Doud.

A LOOK AT CRIME What North Long Beach community meeting Who Hosted by the Long Beach Police Department When Wednesday, April 26 from 6pm to 7pm Where North Division Substation, 4891 Atlanic Ave. More Info Commander Rudy Komisza will conduct the meeting, with guest guest Detecive Claudia Lopez speaking about financial cimes investigations. Contact Patrol Resource Officer Jose Gonzalez at (562) 570-9827 or Neighborhood Services Specialist Erika Moreno at (562) 570-9825 or lbpdnorth@longbeach. gov.

EGGS FOR ELKS What Monthly breakfast Who Hosted by the Elks Lodge #888 When Sunday, April 30 from 8am to noon Where 16426 Bellflower Blvd.

More Info The cost is 47 per person and includes eggs to order, full breakfast buffet, waffles with all toppings, coffee, orange juice and drink specials at the bar.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? What Meeting Who Hosted by Questing Heirs Genealogical Society, Inc. When Monday, May 21, 2017 at 1pm.

Where 5918 E. Parkcrest St. More Info The meeting, which is free and open to the general public, will provide tools for genealogical research from experts. Contact Liz Stookesberry at (562) 760-3027

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California Secretary of State Alex Padilla and State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) are calling for California voters to have an earlier say in the presidential primary process, through Senate Bill 568.

California typically has a June primary, but the late timing dilutes California’s impact and influence in the presidential primary nomination process, according to Padilla’s office.

California voters have a unique stake in shaping the national discourse and the selection of presidential nominees, as 19.4 million Californians are registered to vote, far exceeding every other state in the nation, according to the secretary of state’s office.

“A state as populous and diverse as California should not be an afterthought,” Padilla said. “Moving up the California primary in 2020 makes sense and will give California voters a more significant role.

By holding our primary earlier, we will ensure that issues important to Californians are prioritized by presidential candidates from all political parties.”

Lara said California is the largest, most diverse state in the nation with one of the largest economies in the world. “Yet Californians’ voices are silenced when it comes to choosing presidential nominees,” he said. “California is leading the nation on clean air, criminal justice reform and expanding healthcare for all, and moving up our presidential primary will ensure our state’s voters are heard in the national debate.”

Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Kevin Mullin said SB 568 will help make California relevant again in the selection process of the next president.

“In 2016, the two candidates had nearly sewn up their party’s nomination by the time our state’s primary election was held in June,” Mullin said. “As the world’s sixth largest economy with the nation’s largest population, it’s absurd that California had no real say in who the presidential candidates would be.”

In 2008, California moved up its presidential primary to February, resulting in the highest primary voter turnout since 1980. The goal of Senate Bill 568 is to move California’s presidential primary election to third after Iowa and New Hampshire. Specifically, SB 568 calls for the California presidential primary to be held on the third Tuesday in March and authorizes the Governor to move it even earlier if other states move up their primary elections.

SB 568 will be heard in the Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments on Tuesday, April 18 at 1:30pm.

SB 568 would also move up primary elections in statewide office and legislative races, eliminating potential voter confusion from multiple election dates.

An earlier presidential primary in 2020 will help engage new voters from the top of the ticket down to state legislative races, according to Padilla’s office.

Source: Padilla’s office

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Handling wild animals near SH residences Residents often call city officials when confronted with wild animals, such as skunks, opossums and other wildlife that occupy the area, according to the City of Signal Hill.

Per the City, unless wildlife are posing some sort of threat to the safety or well-being of pets or humans, those animals have the right to habituate in their natural surroundings. Unless there is a danger in and around private property,

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animal control cannot remove wild animals.

The solution is to maintain proper home and yard maintenance so that wildlife will not be attracted to those areas, according to the City.

Wildlife are always looking for the three life-sustaining elements of food, water and shelter.

Animals usually feed off of food that has been left out for pets, fruits and vegetables that have fallen from trees or vines and garbage that wild animals dig

out of trash receptacles.

Water can come from pet water dishes and uncovered ponds or pools.

As for shelter, wildlife often take cover under decks, under houses and in overgrown shrubbery or plants.

If a resident does encounter a wild animal that appears aggressive, injured, ill or dead, that individual should call animal control immediately at (562) 570-PETS. Source: City of SH

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Road-tripping with your dog can be fun, but never fly them in an airplane cargo hold. It’s too dangerous, and many pets have been lost or harmed because of delays, negligence or extreme temperatures.

Planning a family getaway this summer? These tips will help you travel safely with animal companions and arrange a cruelty-free itinerary.

• Road-tripping with Rover can be fun, but never fly animals in an airplane cargo hold. It’s too dangerous. Many animals have been lost or harmed due to delays, negligence or extreme temperatures.

• Take along your animals’ toys, blankets, bowls, food, medications and plenty of fresh water, as well as a list of emergency veterinarians in the area.

• Be sure your animal wears identification at all times, and pack a rescue kit, including food, a leash and a towel, so that you can also help any stray animals you

may come across.

• Create a cruelty-free itinerary complete with vegetarian eateries and animal-friendly accommodations and entertainment. Marine parks and other animal exhibits aren’t fun for captive animals.

• Don’t patronize hotels that use caged birds or other captive animals as “decorations.” Tell the manager you won’t stay until the exhibit is removed and the animal is sent to a reputable sanctuary.

For more tips, visit HelpingAnimals. com.

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Pet Expo to debut new features, bring back crowd favorites

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The America’s Family Pet Expo will return to the OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Dr., in Costa Mesa Friday, April 28 through Sunday, April 30. Creatures great and small, from four-legged to flying, will be on display at the annual family-friendly event.

“The Pet Expo is now in its 28th year, and we couldn’t be more excited,” said Doug Poindexter, president of the World Pet Association, producers of the America’s Family Pet Expo. “Offering education on responsible pet care, entertainment and pet adoptions, The Pet Expo is the ultimate destination for all pet lovers. Each year the show progresses to include the best in pet ownership and care. We will continue to offer a variety of educational presentations, product launches, amazing pet acts and our popular animal adoptions, as well as showcasing the latest trends in the pet care industry.”

Last year, there were more than 500 animal adoptions including dogs, cats– and even a few guinea pigs– that were adopted from the Pet Expo’s Southern California animal-rescue partner organizations, according to Pet Expo representatives.

The event will also feature Cook’s Racing Hogs & Dogs, a race that consists of four pigs that run from one end of a 90foot U-shaped track to the other.

Four dogs then compete in a similar race. Waiting at the end of the track is a treat– vanilla ice cream and a golden Oreo cookie.

The 2017 Expo will also debut The Catit Playground, an interactive activity that brings a close-up view for guests to watch adoptable cats and kittens and see how they interact with different toys and people.

Lucy’s Wave Maker will return and also feature a cat surfer. The wave maker made international headlines from its appearance in the 2017 Rose Parade. America’s Family Pet Expo is the first stop on the 2017 National Tour that kicks off in Costa Mesa.

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of common and rare species of reptiles in all shapes and sizes, such as lizards, snakes, and spiders. Plus, the Splash Dogs will also be on hand offering a “splashing” good time as these dogs compete at dock jumping.

In advance of the Expo, kids can design and create a 10-gallon aquarium in the Kids Aquarium Contest. There will also be police-dog demonstrations, an aquatic touch tank and The Great American Petting Zoo. Added to the Expo line-up is the America’s Family Pet Expo Hobbyist Aquascaping contest. This new feature will consist of intermediate to advanced aquarists in a competition to create the most appealing natural aquarium. The participants will use a variety of live plants and other natural decorations in order to create a miniature underwater jungle. Pet Expo attendees are encouraged to watch the process of setting up a fully functional planted aquarium from 10am on Friday, April 28 to noon on Saturday, April 29. Ribbons and cash prizes will be awarded to the top three aquascapers on Saturday, April 29 at 5pm.

Pet adoptions will be handled onsite for those looking for that perfect animal addition to the family. There will be hundreds of animals hoping to find their “furever home” from local community partner organizations at the Pet Expo.

General admission is $15; seniors 60 and over, $13. Children 6 to 12, $10. Children 5 years and under, free. Active and retired military free with ID. Show hours are: Friday from 10am to 6pm; Saturday from 10am to 7pm; and Sunday 10am to 6pm.

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Theatre review

Stupid F*cking Bird at The Garage Theatre Anita W. Harris Culture Writer

The playbill for Stupid F*cking Bird, at The Garage Theatre through April 29, warns that it contains gunshots, fog, herbal cigarettes, adult language and actors. The last item, all seven of them, are the most amazing thing about this production, lifting the play out of its cynicism and enriching our experience with their strong performances.

Based on Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, this play by Aaron Posner offers a thoroughly modern adaptation, centering on Con (Joey Millin), a young playwright who desires to create something new for the stage, partly in reaction to the neglect he feels from his actress mother Emma (Kate Felton). That his mother is in a relationship with famous writer Trig (Paul Knox) complicates matters, and is made worse when Nina (Acacia Fisher), the airy girl Con loves and casts in his play, also falls in love with Trig. Two additional friends, Mash (Nori Tecosky), who loves Con, and Dev (Steven C. Martin), who loves Mash, are added to the mix almost as comic relief

amidst all the angst and unrequited love. Emma’s brother Sorn (Allen Sewell), an aging doctor, completes the ensemble, adding a wider, life-affirming perspective.

In the very intimate setting of The Garage Theatre, these seven actors nimbly engage with each other and with us. The set moves from Emma’s garden by a lake to the kitchen of her house, but the play often breaks the fourth-wall boundary with the audience (especially those in the front rows of the U-shaped seating), making us complicit in the characters’ tribulations. We are spoken to directly, especially by Con, rather like in the experimental theatre he creates within the play, compelled to feel the same pain and ask ourselves the same existential questions about art, love, life and death.

Because these actors are so believable and engaging, we are willing to go along with this occasionally disconcerting aspect of the play, which seeks to expose our truths.

The play offers a lot to consider about human existence, mostly from the perspective of a younger generation that hasn’t yet found its way.

The four younger characters— Con,

Nina, Mash and Dev— don’t quite have the experience or footing that the three older characters do, who seem more fully developed. A particularly revealing scene is when these younger four engage in a kind of square dance in which each talks to himself or herself about love, sometimes in unison, before breaking into separate but simultaneous monologues about their own anxieties until uniting again. This little orchestration beautifully conveys their (and our) essential isolation and how all they need or want is the love that somehow eludes them.

Of the older characters, Con’s mother Emma (Felton) turns out to be especially formidable, despite our initial perceptions of her as a shallow actress. It’s perhaps telling that (as she informs us in no uncertain terms) she had to struggle in her career with a young child in tow while Con faces none of the same hardships but is nevertheless overwhelmed by existential angst (rather like the prince in Hamlet, which is referenced a few times).

There is a lot of lightness here, too, especially through geeky Dev (Martin), whose optimism and al-

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Treasure Island at Long Beach Playhouse Anita W. Harris

is brought to life before our Culture Writer very eyes. The women pirates, Ahoy there, all ye theatre adventurtoo, play their ers! There’s treasure to be had in yonroles with gusto, der Long Beach Playhouse! Treasure with the brash, Island, that is, from the book by Robert double-sworded Louis Stevenson, adapted for the stage Isabella Lolita

by Phil Willmott and very imaginatively Esmeralda Cordirected by Dale Jones. Take your fill of tez (A’driana rummy pirates, rollicking sea shanties, Abbate) standspirited swordfights, a cheese-obsessed ing out for castaway and one very brave young flamboyance. lad as you set sail on the Hispaniola to Photo by Michael Hardy Photography Fight choreogwhere X marks the spot.

From left: Jack Murphy (Billy Bones) and Carmel Artstein raphy by Matt The robust cast of this endeavor do (Jim Hawkins) in Long Beach Playhouse’s Treasure Island Franta is dytheir darnedest in bringing to life the namic, with the 1770s story of a boy who accompanies a ship’s crew to find buried treasure after a map of its lo- whole crew at each other’s throats at one point, fists flying cation was left behind by a pirate at his mother’s London and swords clashing.

While Treasure Island was originally written as a boy’s boarding house. But the adventure is not limited to boys in this production– female pirates “yo ho ho” as well, heaving adventure, the inner Jim Hawkins in each of us would deropes and swords right alongside their male counterparts. light in being swept away by this swashbuckling producAs director Jones notes, “Why should boys get all the fun?” tion, a treasure trove of exuberance.

In fact, our young hero Jim Hawkins is astutely played by Treasure Island continues at the Long Beach Playhouse Carmel Artstein, a girl in real life.

All 19 members of the ensemble clamber about the stage Mainstage Theatre, 5021 E. Anaheim St., through May 6, at the center of the theatre’s U-shaped seating, on a set sug- with shows Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. gestive of a wooden ship’s deck with mast and sails. They Tickets are $20 to $24. For tickets and information, call the also interact with the audience, leading us in song and play- box office at (562) 494-1014 or visit lbplayhouse.org. fully engaging with those seated near the stage. Costumes are raggedy and brightly patterned, befitting our image of pirates. There is even an ornery pirate parrot puppet, voiced and operated by Kip Hogan.

The enthusiastic actors fully inhabit their larger-than-life characters. Jill Prout embodies the role of Lady Trelawney, organizer and financer of the voyage and the epitome of a proper English noblewoman who just happens to tote a gun. Assisting her are the clear and idealistic Miss Lucinda Livesey (Serena Bottani-Henderson), who insists their hunt on the island is for butterflies, and the dignified and stalwart Captain Smollett (Jaxson Brashier).

Among the pirates, colorful characters abound, including: Black Dog (Gregory “Grib” McEwan), a very convincing human-canine mix; cunning peg-leg Long John Silver (an impressive Erik Celso Mann), brought on as ship’s cook and becoming Jim’s surrogate father, but secretly mutinous; and the man behind the map, Billy Bones, heartily portrayed

by Jack Murphy. Mitchell Nunn is hilariously sympathetic as dairy-deprived island castaway Ben Gunn, whose fantasy of dancing and singing cheese-women

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Joey Millin (center) and cast in The Garage Theatre’s Stupid F*cking Bird

truism contrast humorously against Con’s dark self-centeredness and Mash’s Gothic sensibility. Martin as Dev is absolutely perfect, as are, frankly, all the actors in their roles (and Tecosky as Mash also sings prettily). The play challenges each to be a character and a real person, and each performer is utterly up to the task, baring their souls and selves completely. That is certainly a testament to direction by Matthew Anderson with Maribella Magaña, as much as to each actor’s skill.

You’ll want to go see Stupid F*ck-

ing Bird for the convincing performances, stay for the complicated yet interestingly told story and emerge more aware of life’s heaviness and how it offers just enough hope to keep us going for one more day.

Stupid F*cking Bird continues at The Garage Theatre, 251 E. 7th Street, through April 29, with performances Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm. Tickets are $15-$20. For tickets and more information, call the box office at (866) 811-4111 or visit thegaragetheatre.org.

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dit report be completed earlier going forward rather than several months after the fiscal year has ended. “Timeliness is actually important as well,” he said.

The council moved to receive and file the audited financial report and to carry over reserve balances to the current 2016-2017 fiscal year.

Residents sought Honeycutt stated that the City is actively seeking residents to serve on two open positions, one on the Planning, Parks and Recreation Commission and the other on the Civil Service Commission.

“We are also seeking applications for the vacant city clerk position,” he added, noting that a resident would be able to apply for both city

clerk and a commission position if candidate interviews for each can be scheduled on different dates, which the council agreed to do.

In addition, Honeycutt noted that there was also an opening for a resident to serve on the Sustainable City Committee. Councilmember Robert Copeland affirmed his positive experience serving on that committee. Wilson commented on its importance to the City, and Councilmember Larry Forester further noted its importance to the state.

“It’s a very valuable committee for the state,” he said. “Because that’s where we’re going, with sustainable community strategies, reducing the carbon footprint, looking at […] transportation, things like that.”

Since positions have to be filled before June

1, the council voted to make appointments at the May 23 council meeting.

Resurfacing Deputy Director of Public Works Grissel Chavez-Arredondo reported that the City had received five bids to resurface 23rd Street between Orange and Walnut avenues. Staff recommended awarding the contract to EBS General Engineering, Inc., for a cost of $91,285, with work to be completed between May 1 and May 31. The council authorized the City manager to award the contract in a form approved by the city attorney.

Property transfer As successor agency to the Signal Hill Re-

development Agency, the council considered transfer of ownership to the City of a 6,750 square-foot public parking lot at the corner of St. Louis and Willow streets. Economic Development Manager Elise McCaleb explained that the property had been acquired in 2011 and the passage of CA Senate Bill 107 in 2015 has now allowed this transfer.

The council voted to approve the transfer, with a caveat that the successor agency oversight committee would have to approve it as well.

The next meeting of the Signal Hill City Council will take place Tuesday, April 25, at 7pm in the council chamber at 2175 Cherry Ave.

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The Museum of Latin American Art has received a 2016 Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for “A Museum Exhibit on a Limited Budget” from the Themed Entertainment Association.

MoLAA exhibit awarded for outstanding achievement

The Museum of Latin American Art’s (MoLAA) exhibition Transformations, curated by MoLAA curator of Collections, Carlos Ortega, has received a 2016 Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for “A Museum Exhibit on a Limited Budget” from the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), an international nonprofit association.

The Museum will be presented with the award on Saturday, April 22 at the 23rd Annual Thea Awards Gala at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.

Transformations, from 2015, told the stories of five Long Beach community members. Videos told of their personal transformations in the face of complex experiences that included battling cancer, surviving incarceration and gang violence.

Displayed on the walls were works of art from MoLAA’s collection, selected by each storyteller to visually represent their emotional state before and after their transformative experience.

The common thread in all the stories was the support received from family and friends that led to the transformation of each participant and the importance of their connection to art. Because of its popularity, the exhibit was extended by several months.

“In most art exhibits, the curator receives much of the glory,” Ortega said. “In the case of Transformations, the glory was, rather, the huge emotional connection between the public and the participants’ stories.”

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obediently padded behind his owner and eventually settled down next to his owner at a living-room area at the back of the shop. Ken gulped down his lunch from his perch at one of the arm chairs. He told the Signal Tribune that he has been sober for about 18 years. He credits friends like Waide, who was there to help him finally get help for his alcohol addiction.

“I was terrified. I was just totally scared to death,” Ken said of the moment he realized he had hit his own “bottom” nearly two decades ago. “I couldn’t stop drinking.”

Waide, who took a seat in the chair next to Ken, recalled that day when Ken’s former wife walked into the shop to announce she had given up on her husband.

Waide chuckles a little at the memory.

“She says, ‘If you and your friends want my husband Ken, you can have him,’” Waide said. “He’s holed up in this motel down there, and he’s all yours.’ And she stormed out.”

The Signal Tribune asked Waide why Ken’s wife would have told the shop owner about the situation in the first place.

“I was probably the only person that she knew of that was sober and…might be willing to help,” Waide replied. He had met the couple at the store previously.

Waide and another friend then visited Ken at his motel and banged on the door until Ken let them in.

The room was littered with bags of Cheetos and bottles of Gatorade and vodka.

Waide and Ken took turns telling the story of Ken’s decision to finally seek help. With Waide and another friend’s support, Ken finally connected to a detox facility and a recovery house. He made up his mind to get sober and stay sober. He started participating in his AA meetings and spent more time at Waide’s shop, where he would often eat lunch with him and others who would gather there.

It wasn’t an easy road for Ken. He had been suffering from health problems, and his drinking had already captured the wrong kind of attention from law enforcement.

During his interview, Ken acknowledged that, at that point 18 years ago, he already had to deal with three separate incidents of driv-

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ing under the influence within the play cases before finally deciding to Waide’s shop. space of three weeks. He couldn’t buy a medallion for their daughter/ “This is a safe place to be,” Waide drive. He had to commute by rail sister to commemorate her six years said. ✦ to his job in Hollywood. He had of sobriety. worked as a plasterer for movie sets.

Another man, a stocky fellow with Waide says his store has focused a loud voice, laughingly told Waide on material for about 24 programs a little bit of his story of the mistakes that have established themselves he made that landed him in jail and in the area. He added that there are the decision he made to stay clean. about 200 programs that have struc- He was shopping for a medallion tured their meetings similar to AA’s. and a special gift box to deliver to There’s even an AA meeting that a friend who completed 20 years of takes place at his store every Thurs- staying drug-free. He selected a meday at 2pm. dallion from Cocaine Anonymous.

It took a while, but Ken eventualWaide said that even in a busily healed. He’s now living in a new ness that has such a serious aspect, home with his girlfriend of about 11 there is always room for humor. He years. Ken is retired now and still acknowledges that circumstances hangs out at the store all the time. are funnier after the fact, though, Waide said that when he opened not when one is going through drahis store 20 years ago, he fully ex- ma. Either way, he makes himself pected to have time to read lots of available to be, in turns, a listening books between customer sales. He ear and a cheerleader to those dealsaid that during his time in the shop, ing with addiction, as well as to their Photos by CJ Dablo | Signal Tribune he has never had time to read a sin- loved ones.

At his cash register, business owner gle book. Waide has had to resort to Waide calls his store a “safe haRichard Waide displays a stash of saving reading time for after-store ven.” From his perch next to Ken, “chips” designed to celebrate annihours. Like many other independent Waide glanced over at his friend, versaries for participants of 12-step book sellers, Waide’s sales have who said that he had been terrified programs. The proprietor of the suffered a little in this digital age. especially in the earlier days of soEasy Does It Bookstore said that his E-book sales and Internet giants like briety that he would turn to alcohol shop has become a safe space for Amazon are cutting into his profits. if he weren’t in an AA meeting or at individuals living with addictions.

However, Waide stresses that these competitors don’t offer what he can offer– a sympathetic ear from a man who has gone through tough times too.

Waide doesn’t mind sharing that, years back, he also had struggled with alcohol. He was homeless at one point and faced his own health problems.

At his store on a sunny Tuesday morning, a steady stream of customers had breezed through the door. A woman Many of the items on sale at the Easy Does It Bookstore deal with addiction and recovery. The and her daughter shop marked its 20th anniversary on April 12. pored over the dis-

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TST5419 / 2017 070717 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: SAPOR’S LOUISIANA FRIED CHICKEN, 5184 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805.

Registrant: SAPOR’S LOUISIANA FRIED CHICKEN INC., 5184 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Angkerkath Song Lor, President.

The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on March 21, 2017. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: March 24, 31, & April 7, 14, 2017.

TST5426 NOTICE OF PETITION NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DONALD B. FREDRICKSON Case No. 17STPB02667 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DONALD B. FREDRICKSON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Ralph H. Serrano in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Ralph H. Serrano 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 April 27, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 79 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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.

PUBLIC NOTICES 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 Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: MARK E SWATIK ESQ SBN 269542 BURKLEY BRANDLIN SWATIK AND KEESEY, LLP 21515 HAWTHORNE BLVD # 820 TORRANCE CA 90503 CN936122 FREDRICKSON Apr 7,14,21, 2017 Pub. The Signal Tribune: April 7, 14 & 21, 2017.

TST5427 / 2017 079269 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as:1. JACK UP YOUR LIFE, 2. JACK UP YOUR EVENT, 3744 Orange Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: JOHN LEONARD MIEROP, 3744 Orange Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807.

This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: John Leonard Mierop. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on March 30, 2017. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

Pub. The Signal Tribune: April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2017.

TST5428 / 2017 079495 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. A REAL ESTATE & MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC., 2. REMCO A REAL ESTATE AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY, 3. A REAL ESTATE AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY, 4. REMCO, 2020 Cherry Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: A REAL ESTATE & MANGEMENT COMPANY, INC., 2020 Cherry Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Drew Baker, President. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name.

The registrant began using this fictitious business name in November, 2000. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on March 30, 2017. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2017.

TST5429 / 2017 079556 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: 1. PHOTOGRAPHERJACK. COM, 2. PHOTOGRAPHERJACK, 2210 Gaviota Ave. #A, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: EDWARD KENNY WRIGHT III, 2210 Gaviota Ave. #A, Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Edward Kenny Wright III. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in March, 2017.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on March 30, 2017. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2017.

TST5430 / 2017 069135 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: HOT BUTTER WARRANTY, 2032 Junipero Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: AMBER LYNN PATTISON, 2032 Junipero 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: Amber Lynn Pattison. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on March 20, 2017. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2017.

TST5432 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000004988416 Title Order No.: 150007136 FHA/ VA/PMI No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/25/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/01/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0951163 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: JOHN G HUGHES III, A UNMARRIED MAN AND CHRISTINA TAYLOR ANTONIO, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States).

DATE OF SALE: 05/15/2017. TIME

OF SALE: 11:00 AM. PLACE OF SALE: BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1460 EAST WILLOW STREET #212, SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA 90755. APN#: 7211-026-064. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $464,725.21. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

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

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkasap.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000004988416. 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. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES and POSTING 714-7302727 www.servicelinkasap.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765

April 14, 2017 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 04/11/2017 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-4616459 Pub. The Signal Tribune 04/14/2017, 04/21/2017, 04/28/2017.

TST5433 / 2017 082281 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: TEAZO LOUNGE, 147 W. 6th St., Long Beach, CA 90802.

Registrant: TUNG VAN NGUYEN, 8281 Roosevelt Ave., Midway City, CA 92655. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Tung Van Nguyen. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in April, 2017. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on April 3, 2017.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: April 14, 21, 28, & May 5, 2017.

TST5434 / 2017 082852 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: VIBE ENGINE, 122 Redondo Ave. Unit B, Long Beach, CA 90803. Registrant: JORDAN MORA, 122 Redondo Ave. Unit B, Long Beach, CA 90803. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Jordan Mora. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on April 3, 2017.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: April 14, 21, 28, & May 5, 2017.

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The Port of Long Beach has rescheduled workshops for a new grant program this year that will foster new health programs for asthma and empower schools, day-care centers and other facilities to purchase air filters.

Two workshops will be held, both on Wednesday, April 19, at the Port of Long Beach Interim Administrative Offices, 4801 Airport Plaza Dr. The session on air filters will take place from 2pm to 3pm. The workshop on health programs will be from 3:30pm to 4:30pm.

The solicitations are part of the first round of the Port Community Grants Program. On March 27, the Board of Harbor Commissioners approved guidelines for the $46-million plan, which aims to help those in the community who are most vulnerable to port-related pollution. The funding will be distributed over the next 12 to 15 years and adds to the $18.2 million awarded under a previous grant program, making the total commitment to the community almost $65 million, accoding to port officials.

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A man riding a motorcycle was killed this week when he collided into a semi-truck and trailer.

On Wednesday, April 12, at approximately 7:49am, officers from the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) responded to Lakewood Boulevard and Conent Street on a report of a motorcycle colliding into the truck.

The initial investigation of the collision found that the driver of the motorcycle was a 27-year-old male resident of South Gate and the driver of the semi-truck and trailer was a 33-year-old male resident of Compton.

The semi-truck and trailer were stopped at a driveway in the 3400 block of Lakewood Boulevard, waiting to enter the Long Beach Airport to make a delivery. The motorcycle was traveling southbound Lakewood Boulevard at a high rate of speed, according to police. The motorcyclist moved from the No. 3 lane into the No. 4 lane and collided with the truck waiting to enter the airport.

Long Beach Fire Department personnel responded and determined the driver of the motorcycle to be deceased on scene.

The name of the motorcyclist is being withheld until next of kin can be notified.

Those with information regarding the collision are asked to call Collision Investigations Detective David Lauro at (562) 570-7358.

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EYE ON CRIME Crimes reported by Long Beach Police Department Council districts 6, 7 & 8 (no arrest information supplied)

Thursday, April 6 Midnight Residential burglary 2400 block Golden Ave.

Friday, April 7 6am Auto burglary E. PCH/Redondo Ave.

1pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 3100 block Maine Ave.

3am Auto burglary 3400 block Orange Ave.

6am Grand theft– person 2400 block Linden Ave.

2pm Residential burglary 2100 block Chestnut Ave.

6am Grand theft– motor vehicle 400 block E. Spring St.

7am Residential burglary 500 block E. Wardlow Rd.

5pm Residential burglary 3200 block Pine Ave.

8am Auto burglary 4400 block Linden Ave.

6pm Battery 300 block E. Carson St.

9am Spousal abuse 2300 block Cedar Ave.

11am Grand theft– motor vehicle 10 block W. 49th St.

10pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 800 block W. 31st St.

10am Residential burglary 3500 block California Ave.

11am Residential burglary 2500 block Atlantic Ave.

11am Grand theft– motor vehicle 600 block W. 31st St.

2pm Robbery– person Gardenia Ave./E. PCH

Sunday, April 9 Midnight Battery 2100 block Long Beach Blvd.

8am Exhibitinging firearm 1000 block E. 21st St.

Noon Grand theft– motor vehicle 1900 block Palmer Ct. 1pm Residential burglary 2500 block Atlantic Ave.

10pm Spousal abuse 800 block E. San Antonio Dr. 11pm Robbery– person 300 block E. 19th St.

2pm Residential burglary 2000 block Golden Ave.

Saturday, April 8 1am Grand theft– motor vehicle 1400 block E. Wardlow Rd.

3pm Auto burglary 4500 block California Ave.

2am Assault– not firearm Atlantic Ave./E. Wardlow Rd.

5pm Residential burglary 3800 block Gardenia Ave.

3am Spousal abuse 2100 block Earl Ave.

6pm Residential burglary 1400 block Armando Dr.

10am Spousal abuse 2100 block Locust Ave.

11pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 4900 block Pacific Ave.

Noon Residential burglary 2500 block Earl Ave.

Monday, April 10 Midnight Two assaults– not firearms 1000 block E. Hill St. 4am Three Auto burglaries W. Willow St./Pacific Ave. 8am Residential burglary 200 block E. San Antonio Dr. 10am Two Assaults– not firearms 100 block E. 28th St. 4pm Residential burglary 2200 block Pasadena Ave. 6pm Exhibiting firearm 1900 block Pacific Ave.

1am Residential burglary 700 block W. PCH

7pm Residential burglary 2200 block Olive Ave.

11am Residential burglary 2100 block Pine Ave.

8pm Residential burglary 2400 block Magnolia Ave.

4pm Felon– possess firearm 2000 block Pasadena Ave. (suspect arrested)

11pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 400 block W. 25th St.

6pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 200 block Pacific Ave.

Tuesday, April 11 Midnight Assault– not firearm 500 block W. PCH

8pm Residential burglary 1100 block E. 45th Way

3am Spousal abuse 2500 block E. PCH

9pm Residential burglary 4500 block Atlantic Ave.

4am Auto burglary 1800 block Gardenia Ave.

10pm Assault– not firearm 100 block W. Del Amo Bl.

2pm Residential burglary 3000 block Orange Ave.

2700 block American Ave. 10pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 100 block Eldridge St. Wednesday, April 12 6am Residential burglary 1900 block E. 45th St. 7am Battery 2700 block Pine Ave. 8am Auto burglary E. Hill St./Lime Ave. 8am Auto burglary 1000 block E. 21st St. 10am Spousal abuse E. San Antonio Dr./Cerritos Dr. 11am Auto burglary 2400 block Cedar Ave. 4pm Residential burglary 2300 block San Francisco Ave. 7pm Battery 4500 block Atlantic Ave. 8pm Soliciting lewd act 2000 block Lime Ave. 8pm Auto burglary 2000 block Long Beach Blvd.

9pm Grand theft– motor vehicle 2300 block Linden Ave.

8pm Grand theft– motor vehicle

Crimes reported by Signal Hill Police Department Citywide

Thursday, April 6 8:50am Auto burglary 2300 block Walnut Ave. 1:27pm Petty theft 2400 block Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) 4:02pm Elder abuse 3500 block E. PCH 5pm Auto burglary 19th St./Temple Ave. 6:16pm Grand theft- motor vehicle 900 block E. 33rd St. 9pm Auto burglary 2100 block E. Hill St.

Friday, April 7 8:56am Grand theft- motor vehicle 700 block E. Spring St. 11:58am Petty theft E. PCH/Orizaba Ave. (suspect arrested) 1:06pm Auto burglary 2100 block E. Hill St. 10pm Auto burglary 1000 block E. 32nd St. Saturday, April 8 7:20am Auto burglary 1000 block E. 32nd St. 3:10pm Auto burglary 3000 block California Ave.

9:06pm Spousal abuse 3100 block E. PCH (suspect arrested) 10:57pm Auto burglary E. 19th St./Temple Ave. Sunday, April 9 2:38am Spousal abuse Cherry Ave./E. 21st St. (suspect arrested) 5:46am Auto burglary 2600 block E. 19th St. Monday, April 10 9:44am Three misdemeanor warrants Alamitos Ave./Walnut Ave. (suspect arrested)

10:32am Forgery 1600 block E. Spring St.

7:06pm Petty theft 700 block E. Spring St.

10pm Auto burglary 1800 block Temple Ave.

Wednesday, April 12 11:29am Auto burglary 2000 block Freeman Ave.

Tuesday, April 11 7:41am Auto burglary 1800 block Temple Ave. 10:58am Identity theft 3200 block E. Willow St. 3:14pm Petty theft 2400 block Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) 4:06pm Driving without license, felony warrant Dawson Ave./E. Willow St.

12:33pm Auto burglary 1800 block Stanley Ave. 7:56pm Commercial burglary 900 block E. Spring St. 8:59pm Contributing to delinquency of minor 1100 block E. Burnett St. (suspect arrested)

April 14, 2017

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We’ve cleaned the air in our communities to make our days a lot more enjoyable. Since 2005, the Port has reduced diesel emissions by 85% and we’re committed to being a world leader in air quality initiatives. www.polb.com/airquality

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Signal Tribune

April 14, 2017

We will be closed Sunday, April 16