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LB City staff prepare for how to reach hard-to-count residents in 2020 census

COMMUNITY

Council increases appropriations for several community-improvement projects.

Jordan High School graduates recognized with banners

Honorees include scholarship winners and those who will transition into university, community college and military.

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Cory Bilicko Photos by Denny Cristales | Signal Tribune

Long Beach residents gathered Tuesday, June 11, at Parkers’ Lighthouse to hear an update about the reopening of Community Hospital Long Beach.

OSHPD extends Community Hospital’s seismic-compliance deadline to 2025 Hospital foundation director confirms news at meeting this week.

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City unveils new lifeguard station for Bayshore area

The new station is intended to provide public safety for surrounding beach locations.

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NEWS SH City Council approves renewing oil-drilling permit

Signal Hill Petroleum to continue operating seven drill sites for one year while negotiating long-term agreement.

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Longtime advisor appointed as city’s 1st council district administrator

Brezenoff will serve 1st-district residents after State Senator election.

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June 14, 2019

Managing Editor

During its four-hour-plus meeting on June 11, the Long Beach City Council increased appropriations for a number of community-improvement projects and heard a presentation on how hard-to-count residents can indeed be accounted for in next year’s census.

The following items reflect the first half of Tuesday’s meeting.

North Pine The council voted 6-0 to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $55,000 to support the creation of angled parking and infrastructure improvements in the North Pine neighborhood.

The appropriations will be offset by 1st Council District one-time district priority funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department.

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ith what is touted as a “major milestone,” Community Hospital Long Beach (CHLB) Foundation Executive Director Matthew Faulkner told local residents Tuesday that the medical facility has achieved a seismic-compliance deadline extension to Jan. 1, 2025.

Serving as guest speaker Tuesday, June 11, at Parkers’ Lighthouse restaurant for the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Faulkner said the City of Long Beach and operator of CHLB– Molina, Wu, Network, LLC (MWN)– recently received approval from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) for the extension.

According to a CHLB Foundation press release that same Tuesday emailed to the Signal Tribune, OSHPD’s approval outlines the following dates for the medical facility: The submission of a rebuild and construction plan by July 1, 2020; the start of construction by Jan. 1, 2022; and the completion of construction

by Jan. 1, 2025.

“I’d like to say that we’re about 85 to 90 percent of the way there,” Faulkner said Tuesday in regard to the reopening of CHLB. “[...] Re-

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retrofit and rebuild are: 1957 Elevator Addition; the Hatfield Building; Maintenance and Loading Dock Canopy; North Addition and 1964 Addition; Elevator and Stair Additions; the Auditorium Addition; Equipment Building and Mechanical Room; and the Emergency Elevator Building.

Ray Burton, chairman of CHLB Foundation, said in a press release that the extension is crucial in the

14th Street Park In another 6-0 vote, the council also increased appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $35,000 for infrastructure improvements at 14th Street Park.

Those appropriations will be offset by the 1st Council District one-time district priority funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department.

During the public-comment period for the item, several residents spoke about their safety concerns with the park, including that, by mid afternoon each

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Matthew Faulkner, executive director of the Community Hospital Long Beach Foundation, is pictured Tuesday, June 11, at the Parkers’ Lighthouse restaurant informing residents about Community Hospital’s seismic-compliance deadline extension to 2025.

member, a hospital has to be able to withstand a major seismic event.

And after the 1933 earthquake in Long Beach– when everything came down– one building was standing, [...] [and it was] Community Hospital.”

The extension was granted in accordance with Assembly Bill 2190 provisions, a program of seismic safety building standards for certain hospitals.

According to the foundation, the areas that are included in the seismic

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NEWS

June 14, 2019

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SH City Council approves renewing oil-drilling permit

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SH Petroleum to continue operating seven drill sites for one year while negotiating long-term agreement.

Anita W. Harris Staff Writer

During its June 11 meeting, the Signal Hill City Council conducted a public hearing before renewing Signal Hill Petroleum’s (SHP) conditional-use permit (CUP) to operate seven drill sites for a year while it negotiates a new use-and-development agreement with the city.

The council also agreed to renew and amend two service contracts and– as successor to the Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency– approved an ownership change for a Nissan dealership.

Drill sites After conducting a public hearing and receiving no objection, the council approved extending SHP’s existing CUP to allow the production, storage, processing and transportation of oil and gas at seven drill sites from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020.

Colleen Doan, Signal Hill’s planning manager, said that SHP requested the one-year extension to allow uninterrupted oil production while it continues negotiating a new long-term agreement with the city.

The seven enclosed sites each contain multiple subsurface oil wells and– per the city’s 1990 comprehensive oil code – are the only places where new wells can be drilled, Doan said.

She added that the city’s code had assumed a 25-year lifespan for each oil field, estimating that they would have dried up by or before 2015. “[The code] was envisioned as a long-range economic tool in that new properties would become available for development as oil reserves

were depleted and active wells outside the drill sites were abandoned,” Doan said.

The City regulated all seven sites under a single five-year CUP in 1998. It has renewed the CUP seven times since then, including a series of short-term extensions after 2015, when the city and SHP began negotiating a mutually beneficial alternative agreement because the drill sites were not becoming available for property development as planned, Doan said.

The two entities entered an exclusive right-to-negotiate agreement in 2017, resulting in a proposed Heritage Square retail-and-residential development project at Cherry Avenue and Crescent Heights Street.

So far, SHP has demolished vacant buildings on the property and begun environmental surveying and community outreach, Doan said.

Debra Russell, SHP’s vice pressee SH page 11

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Map of Signal Hill showing numbered locations of seven oil-drill sites belonging to Signal Hill Petroleum, whose conditional-use operating permit the Signal Hill City Council agreed to renew during its June 11 meeting

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June 14, 2019 COMMENTARY

Tips for your pets in the event of an emergency Residents should be ready for Pet Preparedness Month.

By City of Long Beach

Father’s Day 2019

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n a recent evening, I was speaking with the man in his chair, and I noticed just over his shoulder that he was surrounded by names like Hugo, Melville, Churchill, Hemingway, La Carre, Faulkner, Hadrian, Augustus and Dickens. And by no coincidence his name also appeared on the bookshelf over 40 times– and deservedly so, since he is a prolific writer and has a command of the language equal to or surpassing these other names. And he certainly has a life of adventure just like Hadrian or Augustus. He lives a life as deep, strong, colorful and full as the characters in all those books.

This man is a world traveler (visited 55 countries) and is in great health mentally and physically (knock on wood). He lives a very disciplined life. Up out of bed at 4:20am to be in the gym no later than 5:05am. He religiously practices his flugelehorn at 4:30pm sharp,

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then watches the nightly news over dinner, then a Netflix movie at 7pm.

In bed by 9:30pm.

He doesn’t miss any appointments, always arriving early, and even ritually follows up to have his tire air pressure checked each month.

He took up running at age 40 and now at age 86 remains at the front of the pack each Saturday with the Bixby Knolls Strollers, outpacing those decades younger. He meticulously and diligently led the Literary Society for 100 months straight and returns each February for the group’s anniversary. And after stepping back from this one activity, he actually created a monthly, informal Film Society in his home.

His social calendar is bustling with the gym, lunches, dinners, gym friends, family events, movies, concerts and a lady friend– or “inamorata” as he calls her.

Says his life is better than ours.

He wanted us to have the same life as his– growing up on the all-Jewish westside of Chicago.

He’s direct, gruff and no longer has a filter. Articulate, serious, trivia master and sometimes off color.

Doesn’t do social media but will not hesitate to research online any and all subjects of interest and will share it with family and friends. Generous and willing to go the distance to help people.

Unique in his kind gestures– he would sit by me during physical therapy and read out loud from Elvis Presley’s biography. He also read me stories on his porch about the Civil War that got me hooked on reenacting.

Laughs at a good joke but loves to tell one even more– and they aren’t always clean or PC. Mr. Cohn has a voracious appetite for life. He is a voracious reader.

He’s busy these days working on parts II and III of his autobiography.

He recently wrote an essay called “Grateful,” and the long list of things included: marrying the right girl, climbing 18,000 feet to Mt. Everest base camp, being introduced to jazz at a young age and that good work gives life meaning.

I am grateful for each visit, event, dinner, Saturday stroll and each milestone we reach together. Each year.

Happy Father’s Day to a great role model, leader, champion, adventurer. Our own Hugo, Melville, Churchill, Hemingway, La Carre, Faulkner, Hadrian, Augustus and Dickens.

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Natural disasters and other unexpected emergencies require readiness for every member of the family, including pets. Pet Preparedness Month encourages residents to incorporate the needs of their pets in family-emergency plans.

What can people do to prepare their pets in the event of an emergency?

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Keep veterinarian information and vaccination records in a safe place.

Include pet toys, treats or bedding in emergency kits to help reduce the stress of pets.

Make sure all pets wear collars and tags with up-to-date identification information. Pet ID tags should contain name, telephone number and any urgent medical needs.

Microchip pets as a more permanent form of identification. A microchip is implanted under the skin in the animal’s shoulder area, and can be read by a scanner at most animal shelters.

Include in emergency kits a small hand shovel, cat litter or plastic bags for pet-sanitation needs.

Bring pets indoors at the first sign or warning of a storm or disaster. Pets can become disoriented and wander away from home in a crisis.

Store an emergency kit and leashes as close to an exit as possible. Make sure that everyone in the household knows where it is.

Replace old food and medication and update photos and emergency contact information annually.

For additional information on pet preparedness, visit bit.ly/2RfapIj or longbeach.gov/disasterpreparedness.

Cohn.

COMMENTARY

The benefits and real predatorial dangers of online chatting

By Kristen Naeem, Signal Tribune Editorial Intern

Many people who did not grow up during the digital age remain unaware of the existence and potential dangers of the website Omegle, a site that allows users to video chat with randomly selected people from around the world.

I was recently reminiscing with childhood friends of mine who had grown up with me in Bixby Knolls, and they reminded me of all the

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times we had logged onto Omegle as a group with our friends and the strange experiences we had on it.

Although Omegle has an option where users can input their interests and meet people based on them and also released its newest feature– called “college chat” that requires users to have an email ending in “.edu” before joining in chats– its main function allows people to have

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truly random chats through video and messaging. The service does not require any sort of registration or membership from users before they are allowed to begin chatting anonymously. Once users enter the site, there is simply a large blue button that says “start a chat.”

While it may be hard to find the goal of talking to strangers online appealing, Omegle has reached a

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level of popularity among young people and adults who want to do exactly that, and the website promotes this with its motto “Talk to strangers!”

When I was attending middle school, Omegle was a popular site to visit during sleepovers and when adults weren’t around– which is why see OMEGLE page 10

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COMMUNITY

June 14, 2019

LBTV earns nine government-programing STAR awards Staff Report

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The City of Long Beach’s Video Communications Division, known as LBTV, received nine government-programming STAR awards at the States of California and Nevada National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (SCAN NATOA) annual conference, according to city officials this week.

“Communicating with our residents is a top priority for the City of Long Beach, and video is one of the most effective tools available,” said Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. “LBTV does a great job of keeping our residents informed– which is why they have won awards every year since 2001.”

LBTV received four first place STAR Awards in three categories:

On June 7, at approximately 10:25pm, Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officers were dispatched to Del Amo Boulevard and Orange Avenue regarding an injury traffic collision, which resulted in the death of a female adult.

According to the LBPD, when officers arrived on scene, they discovered an unconscious female driver seat-belted inside a 2003 GMC Yukon and a heavily-damaged 2018 Nissan Titan pickup truck containing injured passengers and an injured driver.

Long Beach Fire Department Paramedics responded and transported the five occupants from the pickup truck to local hospitals. The

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“Foam Free” for Best use of Animation and Environmental (two awards).

“Go Long Beach – Digital Inclusion” for the Talk Show category.

“The Source” for the Video Text/Bulletin Board category.

LBTV also received second and third place awards for five additional videos:

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“Nature Centered for 50 Years” in the Public Service Announcement category.

“Go Long Beach, featuring Mayor Robert Garcia” in the Food and Travel category.

“LBPD E-Scooter” in the Instructional category.

“Long Beach Connect” in the Magazine Format category.

“Active Shooter Training” in the News Single Story category.

The STAR Awards were established in 1996 to recognize outstanding community television and social-media programming produced by local jurisdictions serving communities in California and Nevada.

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Female resident killed after driver collides with vehicle at intersection

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female driver was determined deceased on scene by paramedics.

The preliminary investigation revealed that a 20-year-old male resident of Long Beach was driving the 2018 Nissan Titan east on Del Amo Boulevard attempting to accelerate through the intersection with Orange Avenue as the traffic control light was phasing to red. As the Nissan entered into the intersection, the 2003 GMC Yukon was broadsided while traveling north on Orange Avenue.

It was determined that the driver of the GMC was wearing her seatbelt, but she sustained traumatic fatal injuries. Four of the five occupants in the Nissan were also wearing seatbelts, and those occupants sustained a variety of injures.

The driver of the GMC is only being identified as a 49-year-old resident of Long Beach, pending notification to next of kin.

Both drivers had a valid driver’s license. While at the hospital, the driver of the Nissan provided a blood sample to determine if he was driving impaired. The investigation remains ongoing.

Those who may have information regarding the incident can call Long Beach Police Department Collision Investigation Detail Detective Steve Fox at (562) 570-7110. Anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 1-800222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips” app to a smartphone or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.

A ro u n d Tow n A schedule of local activities and events THINK ABOUT YOUR HEALTH What Health-education lecture Who Hosted by Long Beach Medical Center When Friday, June 14, at noon Where Long Beach Medical Center, Houssels Forum, 2801 Atlantic Ave. More Info MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center staff are inviting the public for a free “Medicine, Munchies and Movies” health-education lecture.

Amandeep Bhalla, an orthopedic surgeon, will host a lecture on spine health and caring for aging bones.

The lecture will be followed by a screening of Green Book. Lunch will be provided. To register, call (562) 933-1650.

STORM THE BEACH What 4th Annual Storm The Beach 5k/10k race Who Presented by Meals on Wheels of Long Beach and U.S. Vets Long Beach When Saturday, June 15, at 7am Where Pierpoint Landing, between the Aquarium of the Pacific and Shoreline Aquatic Park, 200 Aquarium Wy. More Info The race will benefit Long Beach U.S. Vets by proving housing, employment services, mental-health services and other resources to more than 800 homeless veterans, according to event organizers.

For race details, visit usvetsinc.org/longbeach/.

LEARNING CULTURE What Tongva lecture Who Hosted by Rancho Los Cerritos When Saturday, June 15, at 10am Where Rancho Los Cerritos, 4600 Virginia Rd. More Info Tongva artist Craig Torres will present a lecture, followed by a workshop in which participants can create clapper-stick instruments from elderberry bush branches. The cost of the event is $8 per person.

Visit rancholoscerritos.org/tongva.

FOR THOSE IN NEED What Food bank Who Organized by the Long Beach Seventh-Day Adventist Church When Sunday, June 16 from 8am to 10am (hosted every third Sunday of the month) Where Long Beach Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1001 E. 3rd St. More Info All families and individuals are welcome to access the food bank. Visit longbeachca.adventistchurch.org.

LOVIN’ IT What Monthly fundraiser Who Hosted by PLAYlive Nation Lakewood and Ronald McDonald House Long Beach When Monday, June 17, to Friday, June 21, from 5pm to 9pm

Where PLAYlive Nation Lakewood, 500 Lakewood Center Mall STE 127 More Info Individuals are invited to purchase game time for $10 an hour to donate to raise funds for Ronald McDonald House Long Beach, a local charity.

Visit playlivelakewood.com.

UNDER THE MOONLIGHT What Movie screening Who Sponsored by Long Beach Transit, Port of Long Beach and other organizers When Tuesday, June 18; Thursday, June 20; and other dates at 8pm Where Granada Beach, 5000 E. Ocean Blvd. (June 18); Cherry Beach, 1 Junipero Ave. (June 20); and other varied locations More Info Presented by various sponsors, the Moonlight Movies on the Beach summer schedule will include movies such as The Sandlot (June 18) and Happy Gilmore (June 20). Movies will be screened throughout the summer, and locations will vary. Movies are free, parking will be available on-site and snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. Visit facebook.com/moonlightmoviesonthebeach for the full schedule.

A HISTORY LESSON What Historic lecture Who Hosted by Friends of Banning Museum When Saturday, June 22, at 10am Where Banning Museum, 401 E. M St. More Info Friends of Banning Museum invites the community to join it for its next “Keeping History Alive” lecture at the Banning Museum. The lecture will be presented by author Michael D. White, vocational maritime historian and researcher. Contact Melanie at (310) 548-2005.

IT’S JUST BUSINESS What Business summit Who Presented by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Regional Network When Wednesday, June 26, from 8am to 2pm Where Long Beach Harbor Board Room, 4801 Airport Plaza Dr. More Info Leading experts from multiple federal agencies will present tools, strategies and best practices for business owners and entrepreneurs. The event is designed to educate and connect businesses to federal resources and provide networking opportunities. The summit will also include a plenary session on import and export guidelines and support. This is a free event, and refreshments will be provided. Visit sites.ed.gov/aapi.

6 Signal Tribune Gonzalez sworn in as 33rd District CA State Senator Special election for Long Beach’s 1st council district to be held later this year.

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On Wednesday, June 12, at the State Capitol in Sacramento, Lena Gonzalez was officially sworn in as the Senator representing the nearly one million constituents that make

up the 33rd district. Her predecessor, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, administered the oath of office.

Gonzalez resigned her position as Long Beach’s 1st-district councilmember on Tuesday. Gonzalez was elected to fill the vacant Senate District 33 seat in a special election last week, receiving 69 percent of the vote. “I’m so honored to serve in the State Senate,� Gonzalez said. “I want to continue to focus on the priorities I had on the Long Beach City Council, such as cleaning up our coastlines and waterways and finding solutions for affordable housing.

In addition, in the Senate I’d like to focus on bringing higher education to all communities and providing healthcare access to all Californians.�

Sen. Gonzalez represents the 33rd Senate District, which includes the city of Long Beach and portions of southeast Los Angeles, including the cities of Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Lakewood, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, Signal Hill and South Gate.

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NEWS

LB mayor appoints longtime advisor as city’s 1st council district administrator Staff Report Signal Tribune

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia has appointed his longtime staff member and senior advisor, Daniel Brezenoff, as Administrator for the 1st Council District, Garcia’s office announced this week.

Brezenoff will oversee the operations of the 1st-district office until a new councilmember is elected.

Brezenoff will not vote at council meetings or propose legislation as administrator, Garcia’s office noted. “1st-district residents deserve the highest level of service and representation until they can elect a new councilmember,� Garcia said. “Daniel’s many years of experience at City Hall and in the 1st district make him an excellent choice to ensure residents’ needs are addressed during the transition period.�

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On Tuesday, June 11, the City of Long Beach announced the introduction of a pilot program that changes street-sweeping service along the Broadway Corridor between Alamitos Avenue and Redondo Avenue.

Beginning the week of July 8, street-sweeping service will take place within the curbside bike lanes, eliminating the need for “traditional street-sweeping service and the inconvenience of having to move vehicles to accommodate the service,� the City stated in a press release.

This change to street-sweeping service is anticipated to ease park-

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Brezenoff, a clinical social worker and Long Beach resident, worked in the 1st-district office as Legislative Director when Garcia was 1st-district councilmember and vice mayor.

He currently serves as senior advisor to the mayor, leading initiatives on housing and homelessness, among other duties. “I’m looking forward to working closely with 1st-district residents again and to making sure they continue to have a voice at City Hall,�

Brezenoff said. “We don’t want 1st-district residents to miss a beat during this transition.�

Senator-elect Gonzalez was voted into the 33rd Senate District on June 4 after serving as First District Councilwoman since 2014 and is expected to be sworn into her new office later today at a ceremony in Sacramento.

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City of LB announces upcoming changes to street sweeping along Broadway corridor

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ing impacts in the area and allow vehicles to remain parked along Broadway while curbside street sweeping is being done, officials said. “Residents will no longer have to move their cars twice a week on Broadway and lose valuable parking,� said Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. “And we are going to launch this program without compromising street cleanliness.�

In addition to the updated street-sweeping operations, the City’s Public Works Department will reconfigure street striping in the Alamitos Beach neighborhood to increase diagonal parking stalls.

Work is scheduled to begin in midJune on Appleton Street between Alamitos Avenue and Junipero Avenue, adding 65 new diagonal parking stalls in the area. “The goal of these changes is to ease some of the parking concerns raised by residents and businesses along this portion of the Broadway corridor,� said 2nd District Councilmember Jeannine Pearce, who represents a large portion of the area. “Working with Public Works, we were able to identify new solutions to long-standing parking issues, and we thank the community

for their input and patience during the recent street construction.�

Added 3rd District Councilmember Suzie Price: “Residents and businesses benefit from both parking availability and clean streets. This pilot program is an opportunity to effectively manage both. The City should continue to look for creative solutions like this and test them when appropriate.�

In 2017, Public Works unveiled a compact street sweeper capable of sweeping protected bike lanes and keep the City in compliance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) standards. And in 2018, more than 100 spaces were added on 1st and 2nd streets in Alamitos Beach. “It has long been a goal of the Public Works Department to identify opportunities to increase parking,� said Craig Beck, director of Public Works. “We continue to look for locations in parking-impacted areas where additional spaces can be added or operations can be modified to lessen parking frustrations.�

As service rolls out in July, “No Parking– Street Sweeping� signage will be removed along the corridor.

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This week, Long Beach City Manager Patrick West named Cynthia Guidry as the City’s director of the Long Beach Airport (LGB).

Guidry has 26 years of local government experience in various leadership positions, including 14 years in airport management, according to city officials.

For the past five years, Guidry has served as the deputy executive director for the City of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the governing body for LAX and Van Nuys Airports. There, she oversaw more than 400 employees in the LAWA Planning and Development Group. She also has managed employees in the LAWA Planning, Environmental, Engineering and Facility Management divisions.

Previously, she held positions as Chief of Planning and Civil Engineer at LAWA, and she began her engineering career in the Department of Public Works for the City of Los Angeles.

“We are excited to welcome Cynthia Guidry to Long Beach Airport,” West said. “Guidry has a wealth of expertise, having served in an airport-management capacity at one of the world’s largest airports. As an airport professional and a Long Beach resident, she understands our community, our customers and how unique Long Beach Airport truly is.”

Guidry has a background in civil engineering and project management. At LAWA, she led efforts developing new policy and procedures for LAWA’s Capital Im-

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provement Program and managed multi-billion-dollar capital improvement projects. She also has been responsible for construction safety, logistics, inspections and quality-assurance programs.

Guidry holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Irvine, and an MBA from Pepperdine University. She is also a licensed professional engineer.

“I am thrilled to join the team and honored that the City of Long Beach selected me to steward an incredible award-winning airport,” Guidry said. “Operating for over 95 years, LGB Airport holds a special niche in the aviation community with its easy access, sustainable facilities and welcoming feel for travelers. I look forward

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to working with the LGB team and our stakeholders for continual partnership and success as we deliver the next phase of airport improvements.”

Guidry is replacing Jess Romo, who retired in February 2019.

Claudia Lewis, LGB’s manager of Finance and Administration, who had been interim director, will return to her role overseeing public affairs, government relations, finance, accounting, revenue development, audit, risk management and personnel/human resources for the airport.

“Claudia has done a great job as interim director, and we thank her for her service,” West said.

Guidry’s appointment will be effective July 29.

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Although this time last year yielded records for the Port of Long Beach, officials said cargo numbers were down this past month.

Port officials: LB cargo down in May Staff Report Signal Tribune

Port of Long Beach cargo volumes in May fell compared to a year ago, when a historic high was set for the month, said officials in a press release June 11.

A variety of factors are combining to impact international trade, according to Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero.

“One year into the trade war, escalating tariffs have pushed retailers to order goods early, warehouses are brimming with inventory as a result, and in response, ocean carriers are managing their vessels to deal with reduced demand,” Cordero said. “We are hopeful Washington and Beijing can resolve their differences before we see long-term changes to the supply chain that impact jobs in both nations.”

A total of 573,623 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) moved through the port in May, 16.6 percent down compared to the same month in 2018. Imports decreased 19.5 percent to 290,568 TEUs. Exports declined 15.3 percent to 120,577 TEUs, while empty containers sent overseas dipped 11.7 percent to 162,479 TEUs. Calendar year to date, the port has handled more than 3 million containers, 6 percent fewer than the same point in 2018.

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LB councilman recognizes Jordan High School graduates with banner program

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City of Long Beach officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony/press conference on Friday, June 7, in the Bayshore area for the unveiling of the new Bayshore Lifeguard Station, located at 5415 E. Ocean Blvd.

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The students who were honored include scholarship winners and those who will transition into university, community college and military.

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The new station is intended to provide public safety for surrounding beach locations.

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Long Beach 9th District Councilmember Rex Richardson congratulated a group of Jordan High School graduates Monday, June 10, on campus– 6500 Atlantic Ave.– and unveiled street banners, which featured the names of said graduates who will be attending four-year universities, community colleges or the military. The unveiling of the banners is the fifth straight year the tradition has taken place. The banners will be displayed along the Atlantic Corridor in an effort to not only celebrate the academic successes of the Jordan High School graduates, but to also motivate other students who are aspiring to follow in their footsteps.

Featured speakers Monday included Richardson, Long Beach Unified School District Board Member Megan Kerr, Jordan High School Principal Veronica Coleman and Jordan High School graduates and scholarship winners.

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This week, California 70th District Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell and Sen. Tom Umberg presented a resolution in the State Assembly and Senate congratulating the California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) men’s volleyball team on its 2019 NCAA championship victory earlier this year.

CSULB emerged victorious over the University of Hawaii last month in the final round of the NCAA’s volleyball championships at Long Beach. Following its 2018 championship victory, men’s volleyball became the first program at the university to win back-to-back NCAA National Championships.

“Today, we stand next to champions on and off the court,” O’Donnell said.

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ident of community relations and real-estate development, said that in-state oil companies produce 34 percent of the gasoline California uses, regulated by state laws that don’t apply to foreign oil companies.

“We’re all on the path for other forms of energy to be used in California,” Russell said. “Until that happens– to be able to provide the energy that we all use today– local production is very important for our state. We create jobs, pay taxes and produce it with the highest safety standards and the cleanest standards.”

SHP contributes approximately $622,000 each year to the city’s general fund in the form of franchise taxes, oil-well permits and oil-barrel taxes, a portion of which offsets the city’s oil-field services and inspection costs, according to the staff report.

Though the council unanimously approved the CUP extension, Councilmember Tina Hansen asked whether an end was in sight for the drawn-out negotiation process between the city and SHP. “I’m hopeful,” said Scott Charney, Signal Hill’s community-development director. “But I think if we don’t begin making some progress soon, we’re going to need to choose an alternative strategy.”

Service contracts The council also approved renewing and amending two service contracts that affect municipal employees.

The first is for labor-relations services with legal firm Filarsky & Watt, LLP, which the city has contracted with since 1980.

Deputy City Manager Hannah Shin-Heydorn said that the city depends on the additional legal coun-

sel because it only employs one fulltime human-resources manager.

The council also approved a requested increase in Filarsky & Watt’s hourly-billing rate and monthly retainer, which had not been adjusted for several years, Shin-Heydorn said.

The retainer will increase from $1,000 to $1,500 in July and then to $2,000 next year. The hourly rate will increase by 10 percent, from $280 to $310, for the next two years.

Councilmember Edward Wilson said that the 50-percent retainer increase looks bad, even though the contracted amount had not been adjusted for several years. He also said that such contracts should be sent out for bid to ensure fair rates for both the firms and the city.

Shin-Heydorn said staff is putting together a database of municipal-contract expiration dates to ensure they are renewed on time and in a fair way.

Steve Filarsky, from the legal firm, said Signal Hill was his first client when he became a full-fledged attorney.

“I have enjoyed my 39 years here,” he said. “I still enjoy doing this.”

The council also agreed to extend and amend the scope of a contract with SFG Retirement Plan Consulting, LLP, an investment-advisor and fiduciary-services group, so that it manages municipal-employee investments by itself instead of with the city.

“Plan fiduciaries are responsible for overseeing the operations and investments of public-retirement plans,” she said. “Failure to perform one’s fiduciary duties may result in personal liability.”

But she said that the city will still remain involved with plan-invest-

ment decisions to ensure they are competitive.

“We’ll still be actively engaged,” she said. “[The change] really is seeking to reduce that personal liability and to recognize the professional expertise that’s needed to make these investment decisions.”

The council also agreed to alter SFG’s fee structure from a percentage basis to a flat fee of $24,000 per year.

Mark Shuster, SFG’s founder and manager, said that the firm will proportionally distribute its fee to city employees based on each contributor’s account size.

Shin-Heydorn said the fee amendment could save employees up to $10,000 over the next eight years.

Nissan ownership As successor to the Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency, the council agreed to allow a change in ownership of the Nissan of Long Beach dealership– located in the Signal Hill Auto Center– which ceased operating on April 30.

City Manager Charlie Honeycutt said that the property owner had agreed to make site improvements in March 2011 but had not completed them.

A new ownership group, Long Beach N Properties, LLC, is interested in acquiring the dealership, Honeycutt said. The council agreed to transfer ownership contingent on the new owner making the improvements.

Honeycutt said that the city will require improvements to the front of the property within six months and the back of the property– used for auto storage– within two years.

“All the inventory is still sitting out there on the property,” Honeycutt said. “That’s a hopeful sign that

we’ve got something to move forward on.”

Service recognitions Among several presentations during the meeting, Mayor Lori Woods recognized outgoing commissioners: Carmen Brooks, who is now the city clerk; David Hopper, who is now city treasurer; Russell, who recently moved out of Signal Hill; and Jane Fallon, who served on the Planning Commission from 1996 to 2019.

During those 23 years, Fallon served as commission chairman five times, assisting with retail, auto-dealership, housing and trail-system development projects, Woods said.

“Jane has helped influence the pattern and appearance of development in Signal Hill through her contribution to numerous general-plan updates and amendments to the zoning code,” Woods said, adding that Fallon also volunteered and served on the Sustainable Cities Committee since its inception in 2008.

A tearful Fallon expressed her thanks to the city for the opportunity to serve.

“I’ve enjoyed every minute of every meeting,” she said.

Woods also presented certificates of recognition to: Lucy Salazar, principal of Alvarado Elementary School; Scott Tardibuono, principal of Signal Hill Elementary School; and members of the Signal Hill Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).

During new business, Councilmember Keir Jones said that, in attending new-councilmember training by the League of California Cities, he came to appreciate the work of Signal Hill’s staff, especially the finance department’s transparency

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City of Long Beach officials said last week that the station’s pre-fabrication process provided savings on both construction time and cost.

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TST5940 T.S. No. 15-37130 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/14/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below.

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

Trustor: UCHE P. RODRIGUEZ, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust recorded 12/22/2006, as Instrument No. 20062851899, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:7/3/2019 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $601,658.56 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

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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.

as: ROMA PIZZA, 1000 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA 90813. Registrant: ANGKERKATH LOR, 1000 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA 90813.

This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Angkerkath Lor. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 30, 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: June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019.

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 (800) 758-8052 or visit this Internet Web site www.Xome.com, using the file number assigned to this case 15-37130.

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.

TST5943 / 2019 151375 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: SANDPIPER CONSULTING & AGENCY, 758 Rose Ave. #208, Long Beach, CA 90813. Registrant: 1. LARRY LACOST, JR., 2. TINA LACOST, 758 Rose Ave. #208, Long Beach, CA 90813. This business is conducted by: a Married Couple. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Larry Lacost, Jr., Owner. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 31, 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: June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019.

Dated: 5/31/2019 LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (800) 758-8052 www.Xome.com _________________________________ Michael Busby, Trustee Sale Officer This office is enforcing a security interest of your creditor. To the extent that your obligation has been discharged by a bankruptcy court or is subject to an automatic stay of bankruptcy, this notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a demand for payment or any attempt to collect such obligation EPP 29095 Pub Dates 06/07, 06/14, 06/21/2019 TST5942 / 2019 150386 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business

TST5944 / Case No. 19CMCP00085 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 200 West Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF Wesley Dominguez.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: WESLEY DOMINGUEZ has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: WESLEY DOMINGUEZ to Proposed Name: WESLEY ALISTAIR KNIGHT. 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 August 1, 2019; Time: 8:30AM;

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Ordinance No. 2019-05-1505 was introduced by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, May 28, 2019 and adopted by the City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, June 11, 2019. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TO CHANGE THE CITY’S GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION DATE TO THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION DATE OF THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER OF EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS AND REDUCING ONETIME COUNCILMEMBER TERMS BY FOUR MONTHS The ordinance was adopted by the following vote: AYES:

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

NOES:

NONE

ABSENT:

VICE MAYOR ROBERT D. COPELAND

ABSTAIN:

NONE

A copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the City Clerk’s office and on the City’s website: www.cityofsignalhill.org.

Carmen R. Brooks City Clerk Published in the Signal-Tribune newspaper on June 14, 2019.

Posted at City Hall, Signal Hill Park Community Center, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on June 14, 2019.

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June 14, 2019 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: June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated May 30, 2019 TST5946 / Case No. 19NWCP00199 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 Esther Medina Pena.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: ESTHER MEDINA PENA has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: ESTHER MEDINA PENA to Proposed Name: ESTHER MEDINA. 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: August 7, 2019; Time: 1:30PM; Dept. C, Room 312. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-

lished 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, June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019 ___//ss//___ Margaret M. Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court Dated May 31, 2019 TST5950 / 2019 157131 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: RETURN TO WORK PARTNERS, 115 Pine Avenue, Suite 350, Long Beach, CA 90802. Registrant: MONJARAS & WISMEYER GROUP INCORPORATED, 115 Pine Avenue, Suite 350, Long Beach, CA 90802. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Steve Monjaras, CEO. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in July, 2018. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on June 7, 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,

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST5949 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION Ordinance No. 2019-05-1506 was introduced by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, May 28, 2019 and adopted by the City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, June 11, 2019. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 19-01, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO CHANGE AN APPROXIMATE 0.96ACRE SITE AT 1365 AND 1387 E. 23RD STREET FROM RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY (RH) TO SUMMERLAND RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-22) AND ADDING CHAPTER 20.27, SUMMERLAND RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-22) TO THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE SITE The ordinance was adopted by the following vote: AYES:

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

NOES:

NONE

ABSENT:

VICE MAYOR ROBERT D. COPELAND

ABSTAIN:

NONE

A copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the City Clerk’s Office and on the City’s website: www.cityofsignalhill.org.

Carmen R. Brooks City Clerk

or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

Pub. The Signal Tribune: June 14, 21, 28, & July 5, 2019.

TST5951/ Case No. 19CMCP00090 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 200 West Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF Sammie Lee Stokes.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: SAMMIE LEE STOKES has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: SAMMIE LEE STOKES to Proposed Name: SAMUEL LEE STOKES. 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: August 13, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 904, 9th Floor. 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 June 14, 21, 28 & jULY 5, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated June 6, 2019 TST5953 / Case No. 19CMCP00091 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 200 West Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF Karina Medina Mendoza TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: KARINA MEDINA MENDOZA has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: KARINA MEDINA MENDOZA to Proposed Name: KARINA MENDOZA. 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: August 15, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, Room 9th Floor. 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 June 14, 21, 28 & July 5, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated June 7, 2019

Published in the Signal-Tribune newspaper on June 14, 2019.

Posted at City Hall, Signal Hill Park Community Center, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on June 14, 2019.

What are you planning to do during your summer vacation?

TST5952 NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the City Council of the City of Signal Hill will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California to consider adopting a resolution amending the Uniform Schedule of Fees to change fees for afterschool programs and summer camps in the Community Services Department.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are invited to attend and be heard at the Public Hearing. Testimony may be presented in person or in written form prior to the hearing and made part of the record. Written comments may be submitted prior to the Public Hearing to the City Clerk at the above address.

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

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For further information, contact the office of the City Clerk at (562) 989Dated: June 14, 2019 CITY OF SIGNAL HILL

Carmen R. Brooks Carmen R. Brooks, City Clerk

LB Fire Chief among those named to American Red Cross Los Angeles Region Board of Directors Staff Report Signal Tribune

Two Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) veterans, including LBFD Fire Chief Xavier Espino, were among the five Long Beach community leaders recently named to the Board of Directors of the Greater Long Beach, Rio Hondo and South Bay Chapter of the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region, according to the humanitarian organization this week.

“We are so excited to apply the insights of these accomplished individuals toward bolstering our operations,” said the chapter’s Executive Director Veronica Garcia Dávalos.

“Their experience serving our community through the public and private sectors will be a great asset in realizing our mission.”

Red Cross board members partner with local organizational leadership in an effort to help local communities and acting as the nation’s greatest supplier of blood.

The new board members of the Greater Long Beach, Rio Hondo and South Bay Chapter include:

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Clinton Holsinger– Owens Corning Holsinger currently serves as Plant Controller at Owens Corning, where he has worked since 2016.

Owens Corning is a global leader in building materials that conserve energy and improve fire resistance and air quality in the places where people live, work and play. In 2019, the company was ranked No. 1 on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens.

Victoria Ballesteros– SAG-AFTRA Health Plan | SAG-Producers Pension Plan Ballesteros is a veteran leader in the fields of nonprofit and public service. She has served the City of Long Beach as Communications Officer, as well as member of the U.S. Congress and California State Senate. In addition, Ballesteros has advocated for the well-being of children and senior citizens alike.

Janette Kim– 21st Century Fox Born and raised in Los Angeles, Kim has dedicated her life to serving the community that shaped her.

In her early years, she served both the city of Los Angeles and the Korean American community as an intern for the late Mayor Richard Riordan and at the Korean Youth and Community Center in Economic Development, where she also led the youth as a camp counselor. Kim has 20-plus years of professional finance experience, the last 15 of which have been in the entertainment industry. She is a current active national voting member at the Television Academy.

Xavier Espino– Long Beach Fire Department A 33-year veteran of the Long Beach Fire Department and second-generation firefighter, Espino was named Fire Chief in 2018 after joining the department in 1986.

Throughout his career in the LBFD, Espino has held the position of firefighter/paramedic, captain, battalion chief and assistant chief. He is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach with a bachelor’s degree in occupational studies.

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day, numerous homeless people occupy the space and that it is unsanitary for kids to use.

One speaker was Crystal Jones, who owns a daycare center near the park. She said the children for whom she provides care, as well as her own daughters, play at the park.

“Parks make life better, and I think it’s very important that we improve and change the park for the better, for the safety of the community as a whole, for all the children and the neighbors in the community of the 14th Street District,” Jones said. “All the kids I take there– they love it. They always want to go back. They’re [always] looking for new things and exploring the different sections.”

Alleys In a 7-0 vote, the council increased appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $20,000 to support alley improvements in the 1st District. The increase will be offset by 1st Council District one-time district priority funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department.

Fence repairs In another 7-0 vote, the councilmembers: increased appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation & Marine Department by $24,000, offset by 1st Council District one-time district priority funds transferred from the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department, to support the realignment of the fence surrounding the Jenny Oropeza Community Center amphitheater; and decreased appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $24,000 to offset the transfer.

Pine Avenue The council also voted 6-0 to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Economic Development Department by $25,000 to support the creation of a community vision for business corridor improvements that revitalize and activate historic Pine Avenue and the North Pine neighborhood. The vote also decreased appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide

Activities Department by $25,000 to offset a transfer to the Economic Development Department.

During public comment, Romeo Garcia, owner and chef of Romeo Chocolates, which is located in the northern section of the Pine Avenue downtown business district, said it is exciting to see an “activation of the storefronts and that there’s actually a sense of destination” in that area.

“Historic Pine Avenue is a really important corridor here in downtown Long Beach,” Garcia said, “and [this is] an important opportunity for residents and us business owners to come together in this visioning process to make it a continual intergenerational space that’s safe, that’s walkable, and gives an opportunity for people in Long Beach and our tourists to live, shop and dine.”

those hard-to-count areas, the characteristics are low-income neighborhoods, households below the poverty level, people older than 25 with less than a high-school diploma, people who are unemployed, non-family households, single-parent households, people living in low-visibility housing, renters and temporary residents, and overcrowding households.”

Modica added that those populations particularly included: senior citizens, immigrants, refugees, people with disabilities, homeless people, the LGBTQ community, Hispanics/Latinos, Pacific Islanders, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Native Americans, children under 5 years old, veterans, residents with limited English proficiency and college students.

Meeting canceled Without discussion on the matter, the council also voted 7-0 to cancel its meeting of July 23, 2019.

Next week, the Signal Tribune will report on the second half of the June 11 council meeting.

Wine fest The council voted 7-0 to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $2,679, offset by 2nd Council District one-time district priority funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide funds to the LAWineFest, Inc., which hosted the LAWineFest at the Pike Outlets on June 1 and 2.

Census The council heard a presentation on the status of Census 2020 planning and authorized the execution of an agreement with the County of Los Angeles, to accept, expend and administer County-allocated funding in the amount of $322,141, to support Census 2020 outreach efforts to “hard-to-count” communities.

Tom Modica, assistant city manager, said the census is important because it affects congressional representation, redistricting, and state and federal funding, as well as planning, policy and decision-making.

“In the census, we tend to talk about hard-to-count areas, and so we really focus [...] on either people who don’t want to be counted or aren’t aware of the census and how [to] make sure everybody counts,” Modica said. “And, so, [for] some of

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reopening of the hospital.

“We are very pleased to announce this and also announce that compliance with this ruling will necessitate the reopening of CHLB, after it passes inspection by the California Department of Public Health,” he said.

Faulkner also emphasized the need to have an emergency facility on the east side of Long Beach.

“You have to have that there in a life-saving situation,” he said. “[...]

We saw 30,000 patients at Community’s emergency department annually. 7,000 of those patients were behavioral health, and 4,000 of those behavioral-health patients were admitted. So, one begins to ask the question: What is happening to those people now that the hospital is closed?”

CHLB has been closed since July 2018. Faulkner said that Community handled 25 percent of the city’s

paramedic runs.

“It, therefore, provided an important role in the region for emergency care,” he said. “[...] Without us in play now, the wait times in area emergency rooms have gone up. [...] There is some overcrowding in emergency rooms. [...] We’re not trying to replace the other hospitals– they’re great hospitals, they do great service– it’s a matter of proximity of where we all live. And the east side of Long Beach has about 300,000 residents.”

Faulkner concluded by saying that the agreement with the City and MWN is being finalized, and the agenda will be presented at a future Long Beach City Council meeting, likely in July.

For more information, visit chlbfoundation.org for updates on the reopening of CHLB.

Free parks recreation programs beginning June 17 Staff Report Signal Tribune

Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) will offers 10 weeks of free recreation programs planned for youth and families, according to the City this week.

“The City’s summer parks programs provide safe and inviting opportunities for families and kids and encourage a healthy, active lifestyle,” said Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. “By keeping parks

programmed during the day and many activated in the evening, families have positive and safe activities to enjoy together.”

The “Summer Fun Days” program seeks to engage children ages 5 to 12 in activities, including sports, games, arts and crafts and special events. This is a free drop-in program with no custodial child care. The program will run Monday through Friday, from June 17 to Aug. 23, from 11am to 5pm each day. Daily program schedules are available at bit.ly/

summerfundays.

In addition to Summer Fun Days, “Be S.A.F.E.” the (Summer Activities in a Friendly Environment) program will extend free supervision hours at designated parks during the evening.

Be S.A.F.E. offers arts and crafts, outdoor games, sports, science activities, computer labs and more. The program will be offered Monday through Friday, from June 17 through Aug. 23, from 5pm to 8pm.

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June 14, 2019