May 3, 2019 | Vol. XLI No. 19

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Bluff Park rally sight of terrorist plot, protest

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Homeless-outreach program discussed at neighborhood meeting LA-HOP pilot is LAHSA’s newest effort to serve the homeless.

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Survey says: Trails, parks at top of recreational priorities for SH residents City conducting study to gather feedback and determine recreational needs of community.

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Reseda man’s plot to bomb Sunday’s Bluff Park rally thwarted, FBI says Investigators say that terrorist plot was discovered through undercover probe.

Denny Cristales Managing Editor

As Long Beach protesters prepared for their anti white-nationalist rally Sunday at Bluff Park, a Reseda man was plotting behind the scenes to cause mass casualties at the event in the name of ISIS. A 30-page affidavit reveals that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted an undercover operation to intercept Reseda resident Mark Steven Domingo’s plot to “manufacture and use a weapon of mass destruction in order to commit mass murder.”

Per the document, Domingo purchased on April 23 and April 24 several hundred nails with the purpose of using them as shrapnel for an explosive device. Domingo was collaborating a terrorist plot with whom he believed to be an accomplice but was really an undercover law-enforcement officer with the FBI. see TERRORIST page 8

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Counter-protesters held signs at a rally to defend a “hate free LBC” in response to an anticipated white-nationalist rally at Bluff Park Sunday, April 28.

‘You can see the cowardness’ Community unites against anticipated white-nationalist rally at Bluff Park.

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They marched through Bluff Park, carrying signs that read “Nazi Free LBC” and chanting in solidarity “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.” Some drivers passing by honking in support, while others spat vulgarities at the crowd rallying together along Ocean Boulevard.

Dozens of community members gathered on the morning of Sunday, April 28, at Bluff Park in response to an anticipated white-nationalist rally. An increased amount of police patrolled Bluff Park and the neighborhoods surrounding the area.

The rally was being organized through a since-deleted Facebook event created by the United Patriot National Front (UPNF), a far-right group that has been linked to white nationalism and includes people like Antonio Foreman, who incited violence at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, killing one and leaving 28 others injured.

Word spread of the upcoming rally and, in response, safety-alert flyers began circulating throughout Long Beach and social media, delivering the message, “Gather with see RALLY page 8

Protesters spoke up against white nationalism Sunday at Bluff Park.

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Potential suspect with gun on LBCC campus false alarm, according to LBPD Officers determined that the suspect was just a student with a replica firearm for class.

SHPD Lt. claims police chief racially discriminated him when applying for captain position According to a lawsuit, SHPD Lt. Sagmit was denied a job in 2017 because of his Filipino origin.

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The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) Wednesday determined everything was “all clear” after a 911 call was made about a possible suspect with a gun at Long Beach City College’s (LBCC) Pacific Coast Campus.

LBPD officers determined the “suspect” was a student with a replica firearm that was brought to campus as part of a class, according to the department’s media-relations detail May 1.

The LBPD affirmed there were no injuries, arrests or real threats to the campus or students.

“Those who responded to this incident did exactly what they needed to do,” said Reagan Romali, LBCC superintendent-president in a press release Wednesday morning. “If you see something, say something. Thank you to our excellent faculty and staff who implemented the lock-down immediately. This highlights the importance [of] the emergency training provided and the partnership between LBCC and LBPD. We’ve offered several trainings over the past year to our faculty and staff, and we are extremely grateful for the incredibly quick response from the Long Beach Police Department.”

The LBPD stated that officers responded to a 911 call on May 1 at 10:20am at the LBCC Pacific Coast Campus. That’s when officers determined that the firearm was merely a toy, according to LBCC officials in its press release. The college clarified that the toy was for a class production.

LBCC officials said “dozens” of email and text alerts were distributed out to students and staff about the potential incident.

Those who evacuated buildings that morning returned to their rooms and resumed class as normal, according to LBCC officials.

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NEWS

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May 3, 2019

New homeless-outreach program discussed at neighborhood meeting LA-HOP pilot is LAHSA’s newest effort to serve the homeless.

Anita W. Harris Staff Writer

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SHPD lieutenant claims police chief racially discriminated him when applying for captain position According to a lawsuit, SHPD Lt. Sagmit was denied a job in 2017 because of his Filipino origin.

Denny Cristales Managing Editor

A Signal Hill Police Department (SHPD) lieutenant is alleging that officials neglected to promote him in 2017 because of his Filipino origin, according to a First Amended Complaint emailed to the Signal Tribune last week.

Per the claim, Lt. Ronald Sagmit filed a complaint of employment discrimination on Jan. 5, 2018, with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), citing that officials with the SHPD– specifically police chief Christopher Nunley– racially discriminated against him.

In the document provided by Sagmit’s attorney, Marc Coleman, to the Signal Tribune, the form reads that the department allegedly failed to promote Sagmit to police captain and provided misleading information about job applications because he is Filipino. “[...] They discriminated against him on the basis of his race and national origin [...] and failed to give him equal consideration in making employment decisions based on defendants’ preference for white candidates,� the form reads.

The Signal Tribune reached out to the SHPD this week to get a comment from Nunley about the issue, but the department deferred the request to the City’s deputy city manager, Hannah Shin-Heydorn.

On Thursday afternoon,

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Shin-Heydorn provided a statement from Signal Hill Mayor Lori Woods. “Although I cannot comment on matters of pending litigation, I would like to use this opportunity to highlight the Signal Hill Police Department’s values of integrity, loyalty, communication, family and responsibility,� Woods said. “Each and every member of our police department is committed to excellence in service. Our dedicated employees reflect these values in the work they do each and every day.�

Sagmit has been employed with the SHPD since Jan. 15, 2000, beginning his career as a volunteer reserve police officer. He was promoted as a full-time lieutenant in 2011. During his tenure, Sagmit has been promoted seven times and has received awards in recognition of his service.

The complaint goes on to list allegations of misconduct, such as a purported incident in which current police chief Nunley informed an SHPD lieutenant– described as Caucasian– of a job opening for captain in 2017, but failed to officially inform Sagmit. The document stated that Sagmit learned of the opening “by word of mouth� weeks later.

Only two candidates– including Sagmit– applied and made it on the eligibility list for the captain position. By the end of the application period, both candidates were not recommended for the position.

The document emphasizes that Sagmit’s fellow lieutenant was the only other internal candidate competing for the job and opted to take his name off the eligibility list after learning he would not be promoted– leaving Sagmit as the sole candidate.

According to the allegations, chief Nunley and SHPD Cpt. Rich Rocchi told Lt. Sagmit at a June 2017 meetsee LAWSUIT page 9

What do you do if you see a homeless person who may need assistance? There’s no crime or emergency, so you don’t want to call 911, but you do want to help.

Though the results of a January homeless count won’t be available until the end of May, according to Julie Jimenez, a Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) community-engagement coordinator, such encounters are increasingly common.

At a Signal Hill North Neighborhood Association (SHNNA) meeting on April 25, Jimenez shared details of a LAHSA pilot program called LA-HOP (Los Angeles homeless-outreach program), designed to help through mobile technology.

Initiated last summer, the program allows people to fill in a form online at La-hop.org with the location and description of the homeless person or people so an outreach team can contact them with assistance.

Jimenez said that there are more than 200 outreach teams throughout the county, along with a team of 12 sheriffs that go to homeless encampments.

The intimate meeting at the Signal Hill home of SHNNA President Chris Wilson also featured Signal Hill Senior Police Officer Don Moreau– who conducts homeless outreach– as well as Andrew Kerr, a member of the Measure H Citizen’s Oversight Advisory Board of the L.A. County Homeless Initiative. Signal Hill Councilmember Edward Wilson and Mayor Lori Woods also attended.

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need assistance, including housing, Jimenez said. She added that the reporting person won’t necessarily know the outcome of their request. “You won’t know what happens, but you’ll know that they’ve gone out,� she said. “We can’t tell you [the details], because homeless folks have rights, as well.�

She added that not all homeless accept help right away, and LAHSA can’t force housing on people. “Homeless people are all different,� Jimenez said. “Some are ready for help, some aren’t. Not everybody that’s homeless is on drugs. Some people are working folks, just like us.�

Moreau said it can take an average of 13 contacts with an individual before that person accepts services, even a shower or haircut. “It’s not if they accept services, see HOMELESS page 8

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dents are seeing more homeless people in the area and want to know what to do. “The instant reaction is always to call police,� he said. “We want people to find out the other resources available to us, such as LA-HOP.�

Jimenez said that LAHSA funds LA-HOP– along with service providers, such as People Assisting the Homeless (PATH), The Whole Child (TWC) and Jovenes– with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), based on the homeless count.

She added that the new LA-HOP program is working well but can only be found on LAHSA’s website since it’s still in the pilot stage.

Once someone contacts LAHOP online, a team approaches the homeless person or people to find out more about them and if they

At a Signal Hill North Neighborhood Association meeting April 25, Signal Hill Police Officer Don Moreau (left) and LAHSA Coordinator Julie Jimenez (right) speak about assisting area homeless.

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Survey says: Trails, parks top recreational priorities for Signal Hill residents City conducting study to gather feedback and determine recreational needs of community.

Cory Bilicko Staff Writer

Fitness opportunities– particularly from walking trails and parks– have emerged as the highest priorities for respondents in a recent survey commissioned by the Signal Hill Community Services Department to ascertain the community’s needs regarding recreational activities.

During a community meeting in the council chamber at City Hall Monday night, representatives from two consulting firms that were hired to collect and assess data for a parks-and-recreation master plan shared their findings thus far.

Tom Diehl, project consultant for GreenPlay LLC– a parks, recreation and open-space consulting firm based in Colorado– has been serving as project manager for the undertaking, and he led the presentation Monday evening.

Diehl was joined by Art Thatcher, a principal at GreenPlay, and Michael Singleton, senior principal with KTUA, a planning and landscape-architecture firm based in San Diego.

The purpose of the study is to gather community feedback on the city’s parks and recreation facilities, amenities, future planning, communication and more, according to the consultants. The survey and its subsequent analysis were designed to assist city officials in developing a plan to reflect residents’ needs and desires.

Diehl explained that Monday’s community meeting is part of a master-plan process that has included a “strategic kick-off,” an inventory and analysis of the city’s parks, focus groups and stakeholder meetings.

“We took all of that information, and we shared it with our survey firm– RRC Associates– and they helped us put together a survey, which was reviewed and approved by the City,” he said. “We sent out the survey. We did a demographic and trends study. We’re finishing up the needs-assessment part of our project. We’re in the findings stage, so we’re reporting what we’ve heard in the way of findings.”

Diehl mentioned that the following day, he and his team would be participating in a “visioning session” with City staff to develop some preliminary recommendations based on recurring themes that have emerged from the survey results.

“After that, we will get our report written up together, and we’ll share it with the project team from the City and get their feedback,” he said.

“And, when it’s to the point that it’s accepted as a draft, we’ll come back and present that. Again, that would be presented to the city council and as a public meeting.”

Diehl shared a breakdown of the demographics of the survey’s respondents, first in terms of length of residency: 17.6 percent of participants have lived in Signal Hill less than five years; 13.7 percent have resided in the city between five and nine years; 13.7 percent have lived in the city for 10 to 15 years; 13.7 have called the city home for 16 to 19 years; 35.3 percent have lived in the city for 20-plus years; and 6 percent of respondents are not residents of Signal Hill but use its facilities and services.

He also provided information about the city’s residents in terms of age, education, income and number of households.

Signal Hill’s median age is 37.2.

Forty-one percent have a bachelor’s

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Maps created by open-space consulting firm GreenPlay LLC show Signal Hill park acreage accessible by a five-minute bicycle ride and a 10-minute walk.

or post-graduate degree, 30 percent have attended some college, 15 percent have only a high-school diploma and 15 percent did not graduate from high school, according to Diehl, who acknowledged that the figures had been rounded.

There are 4,386 households, and the median household income is $77,411. The per-capita income is $40,431.

The city’s population grew by 0.87 percent between 2010 and 2018. By comparison, the country’s and state’s populations grew by 0.81 percent, whereas the county’s population only grew by 0.57 percent during that same time period.

Signal Hill’s population in 2018 was 11,828, but it is expected to climb to 13,043 by the year 2032.

In sharing a generational breakdown, Diehl said Millennials– those born between 1981 and 1998– make up the largest segment of the city’s population, at 25.46 percent. Next is Generation Z, born between 1999 and 2016, at 23.07 percent, followed

by Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980, at 22.35 percent. Baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, constitute 21.24 percent of the city’s population. The Silent/Greatest Generation forms 5.25 percent of the population, and Generation Alpha, those born in 2017 or later, make up 2.68 percent of the population.

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The city has 1,168 total businesses with 12,888 employees.

Regarding the most popular outdoor recreational behaviors, 16 percent participate in hiking, 15 percent in running/jogging, 12 percent in roadway bicycling, 9 percent in golf, 7 percent in canoeing/kayaking, 6 percent in freshwater fishing, 5 percent in saltwater fishing and 5 percent in mountain biking.

Walking emerged as the most common form of exercise among the city’s residents, at 26 percent, followed by: swimming, at 18 percent; weight training, at 13 percent; yoga, at 12 percent; aerobics, at 9 percent; Zumba, at 5 percent; and pilates, at 4 percent.

One question the survey posed is: How familiar are you and your household with parks and recreation programs, activities and facilities provided by the City of Signal Hill?

With a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “not at all familiar” and 5 being “very familiar,” 12 percent marked 1; 22 percent chose 2; 29 percent selected 3; 22 percent chose 4; and 16 percent marked 5.

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following recreation facilities and/ or programs managed by the City of Signal Hill? City parks received the highest usage, at 91 percent, followed closely by walkways and trails, at 89 percent. Special events, such as concerts in the park, received 57 percent. Library events/programs garnered 37-percent usage, the dog park received 25 percent, and active-adult and family excursions got 22 percent.

The survey also asked respondents about barriers to participating in the programs the City offers, and the top two answers given were: “no time or other personal reasons” and “not aware of the services offered.”

Regarding satisfaction with services or amenities offered, the areas that garnered the highest ratings were walkways and trails, City-sponsored special events and open grass at city parks.

Participants were also asked to rate the importance of various services or

amenities, and the highest-ranking items were: city parks, walkways and trails, fitness/wellness and special events.

One area respondents indicated as lacking was the need to connect trails with parks.

However, according to the consultants’ analysis of access to parks, residents are able to get to those areas rather easily overall.

In discussing the city’s park system, Singleton showed two maps of the city and where those open spaces are. One map highlighted parks that are accessible by a five-minute bike ride, and another illustrated those that are accessible by a 10-minute walk.

“If you look at it from the number of parks that you have, you’re actually within five minutes [of bike riding to] eight parks, which is a very, very high number,” Singleton said. “Most cities don’t have anywhere near that.

You have a very well distributed park system, from that standpoint.”

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Long Beach’s Golden Spike On May 10, the nation will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental rail line at Promontory Summit, Utah. On that day, Leland Stanford drove a 17.6-karat gold final spike into the tracks connecting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads.

But did you know that Long Beach also had a final gold spike marking the completion of the Los Angeles Terminal Railroad?

On Nov. 7, 1891, 12 carloads of people flocked to the Long Beach seashore to witness the opening of the Los Angeles Terminal Railroad (known locally as the Terminal Railroad). Flags were flown from housetops, and a large crowd of people awaited the visitors. A stop made at Pacific Park allowed many more to board the train before it reached the terminus on Rattlesnake Island (later renamed Terminal Island in honor of the railroad).

At the end of the line, passengers disembarked. They were given time to see the site of the city’s proposed new wharf. They then returned to Long Beach, got out and mingled with the crowd. A dedication ceremony, followed with a golden spike driven into the rail line by Miss Lucia Burnett (no relation to the author), daughter of the general manager of the rail line.

The spike was a facsimile of the regulation railroad spike, but made of solid gold, according to the Los Angeles Herald. It was engraved with the inscription: “Last spike driven by the Terminal Railroad at Long Beach, Cal.” The mallet then passed to W.H. Goucher, president of the Long Beach Board of Trustees, and Mayor Hazard of Los Angeles, each of whom gave the spike a couple of blows and drove it home.

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Long Beach Board of Trustees, gave a welcoming address. He was followed by C.M. Wells, president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, who spoke about the importance of transportation to a region.

T.E. Gibbon, general attorney for the Terminal Railroad, followed Mr. Wells, thanking the people for their good will and welcome. As legal counsel, he pointed out the Terminal Railroad was building a rail line all the way to Salt Lake by themselves, but was working with other rail lines to secure as direct a route as possible to form another transcontinental line.

Talk then turned to building a harbor at San Pedro to carry the seabound cargo of the new rail line.

Mayor Hazard said that $500,000 would be sufficient to make a harbor at San Pedro big enough to hold all the shipping on the Pacific Coast.

Judge Savage of San Pedro reminisced about landing in the city in 1866, when there was only 18 inches of water over the sand bar. Since that time, $800,000 had been spent on improving the harbor. He felt that a few hundred thousand dollars more would make the harbor perfect. Long Beach’s Dr. J.P. Widney told those gathered that it was now time for the people to wake up to the fact that San Pedro had been chosen by government engineers as the best place for public harbor improvement and that both cities should leave behind their differences and unite in one great effort to secure adequate appropriation for the establishment of a deep-water harbor– which they successfully did in 1899.

After all the grandiose speeches came what everyone was waiting for– the barbecue. A hungry crowd of 1,500 rushed from the speaker’s stand to the large tables set up in Pacific Avenue alongside the park. Two

plank tables resting upon piles of railroad ties extended 200 feet along the thoroughfare. They were heaped with smoking meats, stacks of white bread, coffee and apples. The men carved meat, while dozens of boys and girls carried the portions to the eager guests. There was plenty of meat (beef, mutton and pork), bread, coffee and apples to go around. The Long Beach band and Ahrend’s band of Los Angeles furnished the music.

The festivities ended with a grand ball. Some visitors even brought home the bones from the barbecue as souvenirs! (Los Angeles Times, Nov. 8, 1891) A trip over the Terminal Railway described A preview run of the rail line was held Oct. 23, 1891, when manager Thomas B. Burnett arranged for 200 farmers, in Los Angeles for a convention, to travel over his new line to Long Beach. The line, just completed the day before, was ready for a trial run. Nine cars were comfortably filled with the farmers, their wives and children as they anxiously anticipated this unforeseen honor. Burnett had promised to make the trip in 30 minutes, the fastest time ever made to Long Beach. But after the train had gone three or four miles at this high rate of speed, Burnett called a halt and ordered the train to go a little slower. It seemed the farmers were not used to going at such a high rate of speed, as the railroad men were getting a little squeamish. As it was, the trip was made in 50 minutes, and everyone arrived healthy and happy.

The farmers were greeted to a rousing reception; the band played and crowds cheered as the farmers left the train for their complementary lunch. Following lunch, carriages were available to give those who did not care to stroll on the beach a ride about the city. When it came time for the train to leave, the farmers

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gathered on the depot platform and gave the new road and the people of Long Beach a round of cheers that could be heard for blocks around.

(Los Angeles Times, Oct. 24, 1891) A July 1898 article in an issue of Terminal Topics, the monthly magazine of the Los Angeles Terminal Railway, described a rail trip from the Terminal Station in Los Angeles to Long Beach and on to Terminal Island. The cost of the 50-mile round trip from Los Angeles to Terminal Island was 50 cents. There were two terminals in Long Beach, one at First and Alamitos, the second on the northeast corner of Ocean and Pacific. Passengers who did not leave the train at Long Beach found themselves whirling along the ocean to Terminal Island, described as “a new and very attractive resort, where neither money nor labor is being spared to make a most charming place of amusement and recreation for the people.” From Los Angeles, the train passed through “a luxurious country of gardens and dairies, acres of blackberries and strawberries, green alfalfa fields and waving corn, passing flocks of sheep and herds of cattle.” Four trains daily and five on Sunday made it easy for a businessman to summer at the beach and continue to work in Los Angeles.

In November 1900, the Terminal Railroad became the Salt Lake and Terminal Railroad when it was decided to extend the line to Salt Lake City (San Francisco Call, Nov. 27, 1900). On Jan. 29, 1901, the board of directors of the Salt Lake and Terminal railroads formally transferred the Terminal to the Salt Lake, Los Angeles and San Pedro Railroad.

(LA Herald, Jan. 29, 1901). It was William Andrews Clark, a Montana mining baron and United States Senator who was the main investor in the project, giving the rail line the informal name of “The Clark Road.” The railroad operated independently until

April 1921, when the Union Pacific acquired Clark’s interest in the rail line.

Clark County, Nev., was named for W.A. Clark bringing the railroad through the state and creating the city of Las Vegas. Clark also had major investments in the Long Beach area. For more on Clark and the railroad, read my earlier blogs– “A fortune an heiress and sugar beets” at bit.ly/2Y2YG1D and the “Burnett District and the Terminal Railroad” at bit.ly/2GXEgQH. What happened to the Gold Spike?

The 17.6-karat gold spike from Promontory Summit is now displayed in the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. But what happened to the Terminal Railroad spike? If it was indeed “solid” gold, as reported in the press, it would have been too valuable to leave in the track and would have soon been removed, turned over to the railroad company and replaced. Most likely the original or replacement spike had little gold and may have just been painted a gold color. In any case, around 1911, two boys pried the eight-inch long spike out of the rail track, thinking it was pure gold.

The police recovered the spike and placed it in the junk room at police headquarters, where it was discovered in 1913. It was then put on display at the Chamber of Commerce.

(Los Angeles Times, April 13, 1913) What happened after that remains a mystery.

If you would like to learn more about what was going on locally during the rum running days of Prohibition, I will be speaking about my book Prohibition Madness at the Alamitos Branch Library, 1836 E. 3rd S., on Saturday, May 4, from 2pm to 3pm. For more information, contact the library at (562) 570-1037.

LETTERS, EMAILS, WEBSITE COMMENTS AND STATEMENTS In support of local officers Former Los Angeles County Sheriff and Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell recently spoke about the expectations placed on today’s police officers. In addition to their primary responsibility of protecting their communities, Sheriff McDonnell described how police officers are now expected to engage in issues such homelessness, mental illness and opioid abuse. The City of Signal Hill is very fortunate to have a police department that understands that those suffering from these issues are in need of help and should be treated with compassion and respect. Our police officers not only do this, but they try to find help for these individuals. The Signal Hill Police Foundation appreciates the good work of all the men and women of the Signal Hill Police Department and the leadership provided by Chief [Christopher] Nunley.

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The Port of Long Beach announced April 26 that the public is invited to comment on a draft assessment of new cargo-handling equipment technology that will help the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles reduce air pollution and reach their zero-emissions goals set by the Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP).

The draft assessment examines the current state of technology, operational characteristics, economic considerations, infrastructure availability and commercial readiness relating to cleaner cargo-handling equipment. The assessment can be found at bit.ly/2J6qaQ0.

Comments will be accepted through Friday, May 31, and can be emailed to caap@cleanairactionplan.org.

The CAAP has established goals of zero-emissions terminal equipment by 2030 and zero-emissions trucks by 2035. As part of this strategy, the ports developed feasibility assessments every three years for terminal equipment and drayage trucks to determine a path toward meeting those goals.

The Port of Long Beach stated that the CAAP contains a strategy to “accelerate progress toward a zero-emissions future while protecting and strengthening the ports’ competitive position in the global economy.”

Since 2005, port-related air pollution emissions in San Pedro Bay have dropped 87 percent for diesel particulate matter, 58 percent for nitrogen oxides and 97 percent for sulfur oxides, the port stated.

Targets for reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) from port-related sources were introduced as part of the 2017 CAAP Update. The document calls for the ports to reduce GHGs to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. The CAAP was originally approved in 2006.

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RAPTOR RAMBLE What Nature walk Who Hosted by Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust When Saturday, May 4, from 8am to 10am Where Los Cerritos Wetlands, 6720 Pacific Coast Hwy. More Info Walk with biologists and environmental educators and learn about the Los Cerritos Wetlands.

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CULTURAL CELEBRATION What Free community event Who Hosted by the Grace Presbyterian Church When Saturday, May 4, from 10am to 2pm Where Grace Presbyterian Church, 3955 Studebaker Rd. More Info This weekend marks both “Kodomo No Hi” (Japanese Children’s Day) and “Dia de los Niños” (Mexican Children’s Day). In honor of both of these celebrations, the church is hosting its first Multicultural Children’s Day Celebration. Activities will include cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts, display tables and entertainment. All ages are welcome. Call (562) 420-3393 or visit gracefirst.org.

TIDYING UP What Clean-up event Who Hosted by the City of Signal Hill When Saturday, May 11, at 9am Where Calbrisas Park, 2451 California Ave. More Info Join the community for the Signal Hill mayor’s 10th annual clean-up event. Water and light snacks will be provided. Gloves, trash bags and grabbers are also available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Youth participation is encouraged, but those who are underaged must be accompanied by an adult and have a parent or guardian sign a waiver. RSVP is not required. Contact the City’s Community Development Department at (562) 989-7340.

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Long Beach Opera and CalRep’s In the Penal Colony Anita W. Harris Culture Writer

In their first collaborative effort, Long Beach Opera (LBO) and CalRep present In the Penal Colony, a Philip Glass opera, through this weekend at the Studio Theatre of the California State University Long Beach (CSULB) campus.

A macabre tale based on a 1919 Franz Kafka story, with a libretto

by Rudolph Wurlitzer, In the Penal Colony tells of an observer (tenor Doug Jones) visiting a prison in which a machine inscribes an inmate’s sentence directly onto his skin with needles for over 12 hours until he dies.

A rigidly principled officer (baritone Zeffin Quinn Hollis) tells the visitor that each prisoner tortured this way achieves a state of enlightenment shortly before his death.

The visitor and officer sing in haunting minor key about the de-

graded nature of prisoners and the machine– or “the apparatus,” with which the officer is clearly enamored– accompanied by a five-person string orchestra perched above the stage playing Glass’s rhythmic music, conducted by LBO artistic director Andreas Mitisek.

CalRep adds a diverse and dynamic ensemble cast of eight prisoners and a guard to the original opera, composed of highly emotive CSULB students. The prisoners– male and female– interject statements over the music that were compiled and composed by playwright Juliette Carrillo from interviews with CSULB’s Rising Scholars community who’ve been incarcerated or have family members who served time.

Those statements– about how cold prison is, how they are just a last name and number, how the see REVIEW page 7

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prison system is based on profit, how they feel alone and realize freedom means being able to think for themselves– add real-world weight to what the visitor and officer intone about the machine and justice.

CalRep’s contribution to the performance is powerful. Its significance is emphasized in the playbill and on stage before the performance as we are shown staggering statistics about U.S. prison populations that we can’t ignore, such as that total incarcerations currently amount to 2.4 million, having grown 500 percent in the last 30 years, primarily due to drug offenses.

Director Jeff Janisheski, also CalRep’s artistic director, describes the U.S. prison system as a modern form of slavery that perpetuates racism and violence.

“The goal is to listen to the voices that are marginalized, stigma-

tized and silenced,” he notes of the production.

During the performance, the prisoners’ chorus of voices punctuates Glass’s steady music with anger and sadness, creating a dissonance rather like how the visitor (and the audience) feels about the torture machine– we know about it and cringe but can’t object to it, thus implicating us in the prisoners’ pain.

Words and images creatively projected onto the backdrop of a glassed-in prison allow us to see who is inside and who is outside, emphasizing the power disparity between the prisoners and their keepers.

Toward the end, the tables turn on the officer, leaving the visitor and us unscathed, though marked nonetheless as we see the machine’s gruesome effects when it stops working in the theoretically elegant way it was designed.

The CSULB student performers are uniformly excellent in their expression, not just vocally but physically through their visible emotional immersion. Together with the two equally emotive operatic singers Hollis and Jones, this creative collaboration is a deeply affecting highlight of LBO’s current season’s theme, #Justice.

In the Penal Colony continues through May 4, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm. Visit CalRep.org for tickets or call CalRep’s box office at (562) 985-5526. For tickets to LBO’s free community conversations on justice, or to purchase tickets for its upcoming productions, visit LongBeachOpera. org.

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it’s when,” Woods added. “[Service] people are dedicated to just keeping that contact, building that trust.”

Moreau praised LA-HOP as an entry point for outreach teams that can direct people to an assistance provider, such as PATH or veteran’s services, for long-term care. But the teams can do things like make appointments or help procure IDs, which are necessary to get services.

Teams have to try to locate the reported homeless person or people within 72 hours before closing the case, Moreau added.

“It’s not always going to be successful,” he said. “They won’t close it out until they’ve made several attempts. […] Maybe that person has moved on and they’re not there anymore.”

Kerr said that while LA-HOP is meant to streamline calls for assistance through one countywide contact rather than different agencies, jurisdictional considerations are still complicated.

Long Beach gets its own HUD funding, but the city also partners with LAHSA, Kerr said. Long Beach residents may therefore get faster service contacting the city’s health department. He also said the city is piloting a program that includes a homeless expert for 911 calls.

Kerr further described a new bridge-housing service opening

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in north Long Beach sometime next year, at the location of a former liquor store.

“There’s going to be a 24/7 city presence– law-enforcement presence, homeless-services presence,” he said. “The bridge-housing concept is getting people over that barrier of, ‘I don’t want a shelter in my area.’”

Moreau said such housing programs help reduce barriers that prevent people from staying in shelters– such as having to split from their pets or partner for the night.

“This could be a model that is replicated elsewhere,” Kerr said.

Kerr later told the Signal Tribune that the increased homelessness LAHSA is trying to address with programs like LA-HOP is a result of California’s recent economic growth.

“We have to rethink our cities to solve this in the long term,” Kerr said. “We have to be creative in how we create housing opportunities for the next generation, for these jobs that we’re creating.

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Counter-protesters marched Sunday in response to an anticipated white-nationalist rally at Bluff Park that morning.

our community in resistance at Bluff Park! Outnumber them!”

The protesters got their wish, as the UPNF did not show up to Bluff Park.

“You can see the cowardness,” said Yota One, a former Long Beach resident and member of the Zulu Union. “Once they found out this was happening, like all cowards, they just decided not to show up.”

One, who currently lives in Norwalk, found out about the rally through Twitter.

“You can’t just sit at home when something like this is going on,” One said. “This is my home. It’s not a tolerated situation here. This is a place of community. Bluff Park– this is yoga park, and you’re trying to do a far-right, nationalist movement here? That’s never going to happen.”

One was one of the individuals leading the march at Bluff Park, carrying a banner that read “TrumpPence Must Go.” “Just to hate someone based off of color, sexual preference– it’s not

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only annoying, it’s just old-fashioned,” One said, “and it goes all the way to our president currently– he helps breed this. The rise of white nationalism has gone up within the last year and a half.”

Other residents agreed with One, such as Alice Greening, a Long Beach resident, who told the Signal Tribune that, “Trump has stirred it up. He’s made the crazies on the fringe come out openly and recruit others to their ranks, and it’s sad.

He’s been a disaster in so many ways, especially in stirring up hate.”

Greening found out about the rally through Facebook. She decided to attend after learning about the synagogue shooting that occurred the day prior in San Diego, leaving one person dead.

“After what happened [...], I felt I really had to be out here and show solidarity,” she said. “We have to stand up against racism and fascism.”

Diversity was a key term among the counter-protesters who attended the rally.

In an interview with the Signal Tribune, John, who only wanted to be identified by his first name, said, “I’m from Kentucky. I’m brown. I would expect [racism] where I’m from, but not from one of the most diverse cities in the country.”

Racism is also what prompted John to move to Southern California in the first place, he said.

“The progressiveness, the values– it’s the reason I moved here, and there’s no room for this [white nationalism] here,” he said. “They do have freedom of speech, just like anybody, but we have the freedom to counter-protest, so I felt I had to stand up.”

The diversity among the participants was apparent, as well, ranging from all ages and an array of ethnicities standing behind the same cause.

One said: “You have whites, blacks, browns, gays, straights all in this one little sector that are coming against the one thing that everyone can get behind and its unity and to get out the hate.” ✦

cords show that Domingo was an active duty U.S. Army infantryman who was assigned to Fort Campbell, Ky., and then deployed to Afghanistan from Sept 10, 2012, to Jan. 16, 2013.

The public document shows that FBI agents reviewed website posts provided by an online covert employee in March 2019 that indicated Domingo’s support of violent terrorist and jihad activities.

On March 3, 2019, Domingo posted the following (corrected for grammar): “America needs another Vegas event [...],” the post reads, referencing a 2017 mass shooting that claimed the lives of 59 people. “[...]

It’s about weakening America [and] giving them a taste of terror they gladly spread all over the world.”

In another instance, Domingo expressed sadness about a March 13, 2019, mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, where 50 people were killed.

Domingo said in his post that he wanted to “shed” the blood of those causing harm to his Muslim “brothers and sisters.” FBI investigators believe, according to the affidavit, that the New Zealand mass shooting was the primary motivator in Domingo’s desire to plan a terrorist attack.

Private conversations between the investigator and Domingo show the

latter’s anger with the New Zealand shooting and his need to cause a “retaliatory response.”

According to a law-enforcement database, Domingo had three firearms registered in his name: two semi-automatic rifles and a bolt-action rifle.

At some point, Domingo concluded that Sunday’s rally was his target, after mulling other possible options around the county. Per the document, Domingo told the undercover investigator about different methods to conduct the attack, such as a drive-by shooting or the use of an improvised explosive device (IED).

Eventually settling on the use of an IED, Domingo and the undercover officer surveyed the area of Bluff Park the evening before the rally.

When Domingo was transporting one of the IEDs to the undercover officer’s vehicle, FBI officers appeared and arrested the Reseda man.

On Monday in downtown Los Angeles, FBI investigators hosted a press conference to discuss the incident. That same day, Domingo appeared in court to face charges.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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The undercover officer’s role in the investigation was to purportedly manufacture weapons for an upcoming attack. Domingo provided the officer items to inspect and develop– although the affidavit shows that the weapons were “inert.”

The City of Long Beach released a statement April 29 in response to the incident. The protest– scheduled for Sunday, April 28, at 10am at Long Beach’s Bluff Park– was organized as an anti-rally against members of the United Patriots National Front (UPNF), who were allegedly organizing a rally of their own on-site.

Although UPNF members did not unite that morning, the City states that about 200 counter-protesters were at the event Sunday.

The City also stated that the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) “heavily monitored” the protest, which concluded with no issues.

The LBPD worked closely with regional and federal partners to “review and assess information related to the event.”

“Due to the ongoing and close coordination with our outside partners, and the contingency plans that were developed, we were confident that the safety of our community members was never compromised,” said LBPD Police Chief Robert Luna.

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City of LB auditor releases annual fraud report Staff Report Signal Tribune

On May 1, City Auditor Laura Doud released her annual Fraud Hotline Activity Report, which highlighted the City’s fraud-hotline operations, investigations and 21 corrective-action recommendations as a result of the 76 cases closed in 2018.

“City fraud, waste and abuse affects all of us and reduces resources for important city services, including public safety, street repairs, libraries and parks,” Doud said in a City press release Wednesday morning. “This is why my office continuously works to deter and detect fraud against the City of Long Beach.”

Of the 76 cases closed in 2018, the Report highlights the top fraud tip types, such as: 1. Waste or abuse of City resources 2. City payroll fraud 3. City contract or vendor fraud According to the City, for every tip received through the city auditor’s fraud hotline, the office creates a case and conducts analysis to determine if there is sufficient basis to investigate. Of the 76 cases closed in 2018, 47 percent were related to City fraud, waste or abuse, had sufficient basis and were investigated by the office or in conjunction with a City department.

As a result of the investigations, there were nine cases with founded allegations or control weaknesses that led to 21 corrective-action recommendations surrounding: • • • • •

Contract enforcement Verification of vendor work and invoices Efficient staffing structure Collateral employment verification Policies and procedures for employee committees and on-boarding volunteers.

Some cases (16 percent) were not actionable, because the City stated that they lacked sufficient information or merit. Other closed cases fell outside of the city auditor’s fraud hotline purview and were referred to the appropriate City department (25 percent) or external agency with jurisdiction (12 percent) for review.

“The value of our fraud hotline is that it allows anyone to easily and confidentially report tips of alleged City fraud, waste or abuse,” Doud said. “If you suspect wrongdoing against the City, please report your detailed tip.”

There are three ways to anonymously report tips of alleged City fraud, waste or abuse 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to the City Auditor’s Fraud Hotline: • • •

By phone at 1-888-FRAUD-07 (1-888-372-8307) An online form at CityAuditorLauraDoud.com The MyAuditor App available for free at the App Store or Google Play

The City stated that studies support how tips are the most common method of fraud detection. To emphasize this, the City offices implemented an internal educational campaign that was recently recognized in early April with the Excellence in Public Information and Communications (EPIC) Award by California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO), officials said.

“This annual report, which is part of our Fraud Hotline educational campaign, shows how tips initiate positive change,” Doud said. “Together we can make Long Beach better by protecting taxpayer dollars and ensuring they are used best for the public’s benefit.”

The complete Long Beach City Auditor’s 2018 Fraud Hotline Activity Report can be viewed at bit. ly/2VbqnID. A summary chart of cases closed can be viewed at bit. ly/2DLCv8F.

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ing that he should take his name off the eligibility list, as well. After Sagmit inquired why he would choose to do so, the claim shows that Cpt. Rocchi responded that it was the lieutenant’s chance to “save face.”

Sagmit chose to not remove his name from the list. The lawsuit reads that Sagmit was then given “documented counseling” over evaluations he had conducted of employees under his supervision– something that seemed unnecessary, the form suggests. He later learned that the captain position was opened to outside candidates after officials realized Sagmit was the sole applicant.

The lawsuit lists other allegations that occurred sometime after the captain job opening in 2017, such as “unwarranted criticisms for minor issues” regarding Sagmit’s division about occurrences that the lieutenant “could not have possibly known about.”

Later, the document purports other multiple attempts to sabotage Sagmit’s credibility, including alleged misinformation about the captain position (being relabeled into a deputy chief position), leniency with fellow employees who committed violations while the lieutenant would receive strict criticism, and other examples.

The lawsuit concludes that the pattern of behavior within the SHPD had Sagmit discern that the motivations for officials’ actions were racially charged.

In a phone interview Thursday, Coleman said the department, after the lawsuit, offered Sagmit a promotion to captain and $100,000. As of press time, Sagmit and his attorney have opted to maintain their lawsuit and are requesting a trial by jury for September.

Coleman said he is going to take the depositions of other SHPD officers and staff and others who have left or may be leaving the depart-

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ment to get more information about issue, because he believes “this is a bigger problem.”

“There are some underlying racial issues in the department,” Coleman said. “There’s not just a segment, but it’s a number of other officers, as well, who have left within the last recent months. I think there are six minority employees, which is a lot

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Dancers will include: Rick Bryson, president of Bryson Financial; Amanda Johnson, real-estate investor; Rick Loveall, mortgage advisor; Ellyn McIntosh and Dave Sobanski, respective corporate medical director/physician and licensed vocational nurse; and Mariusz & Aleksandra Wirga, who are with MemorialCare.

Officials with the MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute at Long Beach Medical Center state that more than 1,800 patients each year have access to targeted, customized therapy treatments tailored to their unique needs.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT Thursday, April 25 10:41am, Identity theft, 700 block E. Spring St. Friday, April 26 7:50am, Elder abuse, 4800 block Sunset Blvd.

12:37pm, Obtaining money by false pretenses; 2 misdemeanor warrants, 1900 block Molino Ave. (suspect arrested) 2:15pm, Auto burglary, 2200 block Gaviota Ave. 5:37pm, Inflicting corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant, 1100 block E. Burnett St. (suspect arrested) Saturday, April 27 Sunday, April 28 1am, DUI, E. 28th St./Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) Monday, April 29 1:16am, Armed robbery, 3500 block E. PCH 7:48am, Burglary, 2600 block Cherry Ave. 11:21am, Burglary, 700 block E. Spring St. 11.34pm, Battery, 1900 block Cherry Ave. Tuesday, April 30 5:22am, Grand theft - motor vehicle, 1600 block E. 29th St. Wednesday, May 1 2:23pm, Stolen vehicle - recovered, California Ave. south of E. Burnett St. 3:30pm, Petty theft under $950.00; 2 misdemeanor warrants, 2200 E. Willow St., (suspect arrested) 4:02pm, Battery, 1900 block Cherry Ave. 6:35pm, Auto burglary, 3300 block Orange Ave. 6:52pm, Battery, 2100 block Cherry Ave. 10:52pm, Possessing controlled substance, 2100 block Cherry Ave., (suspect arrested) TST5870 / 2019 070816 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL CO., 2. ITC GOLF TOURS, 3. ITC AFRICA TOURS, 2428 Lewis Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: LOIS ANNE HANCOCK, 2428 Lewis 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: Lois Anne Hancock. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in March, 1981. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on (date) .

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 29 & April 5, 12, 19, 2019.

TST5889 / Case No. 19NWCP00111 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, NORWALK COURTHOUSE, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 PETITION OF Joel Maglalang/Angelissa Maglalang TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: JOEL MAGLALANG has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his daughter’s name as follows: Present Name: AVA GABRIELLE GENUINO MAGLALANG to Proposed Name: AVA GABRIELLE GENUINO MAGLALANG 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: May 29, 2019; Time: 1:30A M; Dept. C, Room 312. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: April 12, 19, 26 & May 3, 2019 ___//ss//___ Margaret M. Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court Dated March 22, 2019 TST5890 / Case No. 19CMCP00050 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 200 W. Compton , Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF Kenedi Rogers.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: KENEDI ROGERS has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: KENEDI ROGERS to Proposed Name: MARY ELIZABETH KENEDI WHITING. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 6, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 904. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: April 12, 19, 26 & May 3, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court

Dated April 3, 2019 TST5893 / Case No. 19CMCP00043 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT OFFICE, 200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF Alieda Patricia Ward.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: ALIEDA PATRICIA WARD has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: ALIEDA PATRICIA WARD to Proposed Name: ALIEDA PATRICIA LOPEZ BEY. 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: May 21, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 904. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: April 12, 19, 26 & May 3, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated March 26, 2019 TST5894 / Case No. 19NWCP00132 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY , NORWALK SUPERIOR COURT, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 PETITION OF Ngoc Duong Tran.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: NGOC DUONG TRAN has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: NGOC DUONG TRAN to Proposed Name: COREY NGOC DUONG TRAN. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 12, 2019; Time: 1:30A M; Dept. C, Room 312. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: April 12, 19, 26 & May 3, 2019 ___//ss//___ Judge Margaret M. Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court Dated April 9, 2019 TST5895 / Case No. 19NWCP00137 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTHEAST DISTRICT, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 PETITION OF Andrea Ashley Padilla.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: ANDREA ASHLEY PADILLA has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: ANDREA ASHLEY PADILLA to Proposed Name: ANDREA RHYE NAAKTGEBOREN. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 26, 2019; Time: 1:30A M; Dept. C. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 2019 ___//ss//___ Margaret M. Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court Dated April 11, 2019

TST5896 / Case No. 19CMCP00033 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, COMPTON COURTHOUSE, 200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF Andrea Gomez Buenrostro.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: ANDREA GOMEZ BUENROSTRO has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: ANDREA GOMEZ BUENROSTRO to Proposed Name: ANDREA BUENROSTRO PENA 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: May 14, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 904. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated March 15, 2019 TST5897 / 2019 089949 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: SUN & JAMES, 1819 Redondo Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: 1. JEREME JAMES, 1819 Redondo Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755, 2. XIAOYA SUN, 1380 Veteran Ave., #409, Los Angeles, CA 90024. This business is conducted by: Joint Venture. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Jereme James, General Partner. 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 4, 2019. 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 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 2019.

TST5898 / Case No. 19LBCP00147 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, LONG BEACH COURTHOUSE, 275 Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802 PETITION OF Sharmaine Shanelle Price.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: SHARMAINE SHANELLE PRICE has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: SHARMAINE SHANELLE PRICE to Proposed Name: HANIYAH ELEORA ISRAEL. 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: May 28, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. S26, Room 5500. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755, April 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 2019 ___//ss//___ Michael P. Vicencia, Judge of the Superior Court Dated April 19, 2019 TST5899 / NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RUFUS RUFF CASE NO. 19STPB02627 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in

May 3, 2019 the WILL or estate, or both of RUFUS RUFF. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CALVIN RUFF in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CALVIN RUFF 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 in this court as follows: 05/31/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. 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.

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 LYNN E. MOYER - SBN 132287 LAW OFFICES OF LYNN E. MOYER 12501 SEAL BEACH BLVD., SUITE 120 SEAL BEACH CA 90740 5/3, 5/10, 5/17/19 CNS-3247763# THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE TST905 / Case No. 19STCP0156 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STAN-

TST5900 Auto Lien Sale On 05/13/2019 at 1561 W 132ND ST GARDENA,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2018 HONDA VIN: 2HGFC2F51JH554047 STATE: CA LIC: 8DHR518 at 10 AM TST5901 Auto Lien Sale On 05/13/2019 at 2535 S. SYCAMORE AVE LOS ANGELES,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2019 HONDA VIN: 19XFC2F83KE201184 STATE: CA LIC: 8HND844 at 10 AM TST5902 Auto Lien Sale On 05/13/2019 at 2169 FIRESTONE BLVD LOS ANGELES,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2019 HONDA VIN: 1HGCV1F36KA016871 STATE: CA LIC: 8HNW643 at 10 AM TST5903 Auto Lien Sale On 05/13/2019 at 6830 CRENSHAW BLVD LOS ANGELES,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2014 HONDA VIN: 2HKRM3H70EH523317 STATE: CA LIC: DP429FM at 10 AM

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May 3, 2019 LEY MOST COURHOUSE, 111 North Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 PETITION OF Natasha Sudan King.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: NATASHA SUDAN KING has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: NATASHA SUDAN KING to Proposed Name: HUSNIYYAH SUDAN MUHAMMAD. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 25, 2019; Time: 10:30A M; Dept.44, Room 418. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ___//ss//___ Edward B. Moreton, Jr., Judge of the Superior Court Dated April 29, 2019 TST906 / Case No. 19NWCP00143 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, NORWALK COURTHOUSE, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 PETITION OF Daniel Kim. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: DANIEL KIM has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: DANIEL KIM to Proposed Name: DANIEL CHOONG MAN KIM. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 19, 2019; Time: 1:30A M; Dept. C, Room 312. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ___//ss//___ Margaret M. Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court Dated April 15, 2019 TST907 / Case No. 19NWCP00144 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, NORWALK COURTHOUSE, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 PETITION OF Jenifer Michelle Reininger.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: JENIFER MICHELLE REININGER has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: JENIFER MICHELLE REININGER to Proposed Name: KAYLA CARLYLE UEDA. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 19, 2019; Time: 1:30A M; Dept. C, Room 312. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ___//ss//___ Margaret M. Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court Dated April 15, 2019 TST5908 / Case No. 19CMCP00065 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, COMPTON SUPERIOR COURT, 200 West Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220

PETITION OF Alexis Lance Agcaoili.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: ALEXIS LANCE AGCAOILI has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: ALEXIS LANCE AGCAOILI to Proposed Name: ALEC RAPHAEL LAGAT. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 25, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 904. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated April 30, 2019 TST5909 / 2019 2019110506 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: EXCLUSIVE DISC JOCKEY SERVICES, 2225 E. 28th St., Ste #511, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: GARRETT GERARD LAPRATT, 2225 E. 28th St., Ste #511, Signal Hill, CA 90755.

This business is conducted by: who or what. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Garrett Gerard Lapratt. 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 26, 2019.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019.

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CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST5904 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION Ordinance No. 2019-04-1504 was introduced by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, April 9, 2019 and adopted by the City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, April 23, 2019. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 12.21 OF THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE The ordinance was adopted by the following vote:

TST5910 / Case No. 19CMCP00066 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT, 200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF Rene Zenteno Raya by and through his mother Loyda Zenteno.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: RENE ZENTENO RAYA by and through his mother, Loyda Zenteno has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: RENE ZENTENO RAYA to Proposed Name: RENE RAYA. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: June 27, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 904. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be

AYES:

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

NOES:

NONE

ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE Pursuant to Signal Hill Charter Section 315, this ordinance shall become effective 30 days from and after the date of its adoption. 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 May 3, 2019.

Posted at City Hall, Signal Hill Park Community Center, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on April 26, 2019.

published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755: May 3,

10, 17, 24, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated April 30, 2019

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