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In this issue NEWS A lasting legacy

Long Beach mentoring organization says founder’s legacy will be ongoing Page 2

‘When it comes to strokes, minutes matter’ Ambulance retrofitted to respond to stroke emergencies hits the streets of Long Beach Page 6

Long Beach police arrest and charge suspect in woman’s slaying

The shooting may have been an act of domestic violence, detectives say Page 6

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Protesters take to the streets, outraged with Broadway Boulevard’s ‘Road Diet’ Sebastian Echeverry Managing Editor

Broadway Boulevard has recently seen some changes since Long Beach City officials redesigned the road earlier this year.

However, on Monday, July 15 commuters may have noticed a more recent addition to the road: hundreds of protesters carrying signs that read, “Broadway ‘road diets’ endangers lives.”

Robert Fox, who is running for the 2nd District Council seat against incumbent Jeannine Pearce in March, organized the protest. He said he wanted city officials to become aware of their grievances concerning Broadway’s new configuration.

The protest centered around the recent construction, also known as a “road diet,” which cuts down on the amount of lanes on a street.

In this instance, Broadway Boulevard was reduced to two single lanes with bike lanes on each side of the street and parallel parking spaces were added.

Fox claimed that Broadway’s redesign causes dangerous car accidents and has caused businesses located along the road to close down.

“Our businesses are going out

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The majority of homeless individuals throughout the Long Beach area are people simply trying to meet their daily needs after falling into difficult times because of rising rents, domestic abuse and a system of social services that can be lengthy and complicated in returning residents to a state of housing security.

That sentiment was the primary takeaway from a lecture

Port of Long Beach cargo drops amid tariff concerns

Anita W. Harris Staff Writer

Photo by Diana Lejins Robert Fox, Long Beach 2nd District Council candidate, leading other Long Beach residents near Bixby Park in a protest aimed at the Broadway Boulevard redesign referred to as “road diet” on Monday, July 15, 2019.

of business because of this,” he told the Signal Tribune on Monday.

Fox told the Signal Tribune during a phone interview Tuesday that residents were invited to two meetings to discuss Broadway Boulevard’s redesign before construction happened. The original

plans included diagonal parking space, he added. When construction on Broadway began, Fox said he was concerned that diagonal parking spaces were not being implemented.

“They never mentioned narsee PROTEST page 9

Mayoral advisor on homelessness speaks to church congregation about the victims of housing insecurity.

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Latest figures down by 10% compared to last year

Cultivating an understanding of the local homeless individual

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on Sunday by Daniel Brezenoff, a clinical social worker who serves as a senior advisor to Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia and as the temporary 1st District administrator until a special election determines who will resume the seat left by former councilmember Lena Gonzalez, who now serves in the state senate.

Brezenoff may be donning a number of hats at this time, but his perspective on homelessness is clear: housing is a human

right.

With 15 years of experience working with agencies that address housing, homelessness and mental health, Brezenoff, who had formerly served as the mayor’s deputy chief of staff, returned to working for Garcia in January, primarily as an advisor on those particular issues.

The 1st District, where Brezenoff lives with his family, is an area that is inundated with see HOMELESS page 10

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) reported last week that cargo-container shipments passing through the port are down by 10% compared to the same time last year, mostly caused by reduced imports and fewer empty containers being shipped to Asia to be loaded with goods.

Lee Peterson, POLB’s media-relations manager, told the Signal Tribune that most of that reduction is because last year, imports had increased unusually in advance of new tariffs on Chinese goods.

“Previous announcements of tariff increases have been made far enough in advance to allow shippers time to react— to rush imports, for example,” he said. “We are now starting to see the reduction of shipments because a [tariff] agreement has not yet been reached.”

Measured in 20-foot long cargo-container equivalent units, or TEUs, the port saw a nearly 14% reduction in imports in June, or 331,617 TEUs compared to 384,095 last year. In addition, 21,208 (or 9%) fewer empty containers were shipped to Asia to be loaded with goods compared to last June. Export volume remained relatively the same.

For its 2019 fiscal year, POLB projects that total imports will be 4.2% lower than in 2018, and exports will be 10% lower, primarily due to tariff concerns in both the U.S. and China.

“The story we saw develop see PORT page 11

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Long Beach mentoring organization says its founder’s legacy will be the ongoing support for young people.

Cory Bilicko Staff Writer

With a law degree from Harvard, Jean Egan surely had ingress to numerous professional opportunities. However, the focus of what would be her life’s work were the youngest residents of the Long Beach area and how she could ensure their progress in school and, hence, success in life.

Although she died at 56 late last month, Egan left behind a local legacy that will continue to nurture the development of young people as students, mentors and success stories, according to the officials who now run a nonprofit organization she founded– Long Beach BLAST (Better Learning for All Students Today)– which pairs college students and children for one-on-one mentoring to foster academics, future thinking and character development.

“You don’t meet many people with a Harvard Law degree who give up a promising legal career to work with inner-city kids, but that is what Jean Egan did,” wrote Doug Haubert, Long Beach city prosecutor, in an emailed response to the Signal Tribune Tuesday.

Haubert said he met Egan shortly after he was first elected, while he was researching the value of youth mentoring, particularly for at-risk kids.

“I wanted to partner with the

most reputable local mentoring organizations,” he wrote. “I think Long Beach BLAST and Operation Jump Start were the first that I partnered with.”

Haubert described Egan as an ambitious leader with an extensive influence on local students.

“She was so passionate about Long Beach kids and wanted each one to reach his or her potential,” he wrote. “Jean was a blessing to our city, and her work made a difference in the lives of thousands of kids.”

Through both grassroots organizing and political involvement, Egan developed programs that benefited students in public elementary schools and created citywide policies and mandates that supported children’s learning, according to Long Beach BLAST’s website.

Egan founded the organization after seeing a need for after-school programs for primary-grade students, according to the website.

“Jean did all the work in the early years– grant writing, program development, incorporation of the new agency, development of a board and coordination with the school district to bring the programs to the kids,” states the organization’s website. “Jean did all this with no compensation and only a dream to fulfill and a need to meet.”

In 1998, then Mayor Beverly O’Neill appointed Egan as chair of the Youth and Education section of the Long Beach Strategic Plan, through which she worked with community leaders, education professionals, school-district

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employees and parents to develop goals and objectives that would create the city’s plan for its children and youth through 2010.

Those undertakings indicated that the missing component was a consistent focus on improving the welfare of young people throughout the city, many of whom were at-risk youth.

“Key goals set forth in the plan included increasing the percentage of at-risk youth meeting academic standards, increasing youth engagement in productive activities and engaging college students as volunteers and mentors,” Long Beach BLAST’s website states.

“Jean had a passion for helping youth reach their academic and personal success. Because of her passion and dedication, thousands of students over the years have been positively impacted.”

In a phone interview this week, Liliana Real, executive director of Long Beach BLAST, said Egan’s legacy and reach have been “immeasurable.”

“She has affected, in a positive way, youth from kindergarten all the way to young adults doing their masters and their doctorates,” Real said. “Not only is the program geared to helping at-risk youth in the city, but it also helps our college students. We harness their spirit and their volunteerism to help our youth, but it also helps them out. Most of our mentors are future educators or people that are going to work in the social-services field, and, being able to work with our youth one-to-one helps them specifically to go into their career and also gives them experience working with kids.”

Real said that, upon hearing the news of Egan’s passing, several individuals who had volunteered as mentors expressed how much working with the organization benefited them.

“When we sent out the email to announce her passing, we had former mentors respond and say how much BLAST helped them with their future and helped them be empathetic,” Real said.

Marquita Grenot-Scheyer, the organization’s board president, told the Signal Tribune this week

Courtesy LB BLAST

Jean Egan, who founded Long Beach BLAST, a mentoring organization that pairs college students with children for mentoring, died in late June at the age of 56.

that local children had long been a priority for Egan.

“Jean began this organization over 16 years ago, and she built this organization to serve the children and youth of Long Beach, and her work has always been about student success and well-being,” Grenot-Scheyer said. “So, the legacy she will leave is that thousands– tens of thousands– of students, both in pre-school and high school, as well as our college and community-college mentors, have had the opportunity to come together to provide mentoring for children and youth.”

Grenot-Scheyer emphasized Egan’s ability to act as a bridge between various entities to achieve her goals in promoting student success, not only with Long Beach BLAST, but also through her leadership at Long Beach Career-Linked Learning (CaLL), a nonprofit that engages business partners to support students in career awareness, prepa-

ration and training.

“Jean was masterful at working across the educational segments and the community to serve the children and youth of Long Beach,” she said. “She worked in schools within the Long Beach Unified School District, she worked with our community-college partners, and she worked with our four-year institutions, such as Cal State Long Beach.

That’s when I first met Jean, about 12 years ago, where she strongarmed me into becoming a board member because she thought that I would be a great ally to make sure that we got the best and brightest and most diverse mentors to serve her children.”

Grenot-Scheyer’s first words to describe the education leader were “wicked-smart.”

“She was so persistent,” she said. “All of her work focused on the children and youth of Long Beach, and she could work a room see MENTOR page 3

Courtesy LB BLAST

From left: Long Beach City Prosecutor Douglas Haubert and Jean Egan at a benefit breakfast in 2018. The event is one of two annual fundraisers for Long Beach BLAST, a mentoring organization that Egan founded.

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like nobody else I knew, while at the same time making you feel that you were the most special person to her. She will leave a great legacy.”

However, the board president also stressed how important motherhood was to Egan.

“She and I both have college-age students, so every time we’d get together, we’d do updates on our daughters, and she always, always talked about how proud she was and how much she loved her daughter, [Ann Garth],” she said. “And, at the [July 13] memorial service,

Jean was smiling, because Ann did such a great tribute to her.”

There is no question as to the future of Long Beach BLAST, according to Grenot-Scheyer.

“On behalf of the board,” she said, “I can guarantee you that her legacy will continue to grow and to flourish as we work with our community partners and our school district and higher-ed partners, to ensure that we continue to provide high-quality mentoring services to ensure students’ success and well-being.” ✦

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A Long Beach-based Internal Revenue Service agent who allegedly tried to solicit a $5,000 bribe from a taxpayer pleaded not guilty on July 11 to a federal charge.

Felecia Edna Taylor, 50, a resident of the Florence neighborhood in South Los Angeles, was arrested in May at the IRS office in Long Beach after being named in a one-count federal criminal complaint that charges her with solicitation and receipt of a bribe by a public official, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

A July 22 status conference and a Sept. 3 trial before U.S. District Judge Terry J. Hatter Jr. were scheduled.

Taylor, who has worked for the IRS since 1990, is a tax

compliance officer for the federal agency, planning and conducting examinations of individual and business taxpayers, according to papers filed in Los Angeles federal court.

On May 1, a taxpayer contacted law enforcement and alleged that at a meeting two days earlier, Taylor was “inviting a bribe” in exchange for lowering the amount owed to the IRS to $10,000, according to federal prosecutors.

The taxpayer was allegedly supposed to pay the bribe to Taylor on May 7 at her office, court papers state. Instead, the taxpayer met with law enforcement and was wired for sound and given $5,000 in cash to hand to Taylor, the affidavit states.

According to a recording of that meeting, Taylor provided adjusted tax records to show a reduction of the taxpayer’s lia-

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In response, the taxpayer allegedly handed Taylor an envelope containing $5,000 in cash.

Taylor took the envelope in one hand, mouthed the word, “Five?” and placed five fingers in the air to non-verbally confirm the amount the taxpayer had just given her, court papers allege.

When the taxpayer replied, “Yes, what we agreed on, yep it’s all there,” Taylor placed the envelope on her desk and stated, “We are all done,” the affidavit alleges.

If convicted of the bribery charge, Taylor, who remains free on bond, would face up to 15 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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July 19, 2019

Like a Ninja…Turtle No good deed goes unpunished.

You’ve all heard this before but I learned it the hard way.

In 1990 we had a big party for my grandma’s 90th birthday.

Family flew in, there were great tributes and all the other loving pomp and circumstance. As a special treat, my brother had the singer of his band come over to the house after the party and entertain my grandma with a private show. One special song was “Unchained Melody,” which brought a tear to my grandma’s eye. As I suspect, she was moved by the sweet performance and perhaps by her reflection back on her life and the husband she lost in 1979.

“I need your love. God speed your love to me.”

It was a wonderful night and very special for the whole Cohn family.

But then a few weeks later the singer asked if my brother would return the favor. This was a big one. The singer asked if my brother would come to his

son’s birthday party out in Highland and perform for him and his friends. Oh, and could he bring his brother Blair, too.

Perform?

Yeah, as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Say what?

I reluctantly agreed. How could I not after the guy had been so sweet to granny.

The dreaded day came and we drove out to Highland. I had no idea how far Highland really was.

It’s far enough to give you plenty of time to meditate on your impending debut performance as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

We were told by our host that we were just supposed to make an appearance to the birthday boy and guests when the pizza was delivered. That seemed easy enough, but all I knew was that the turtles were named after renaissance artists. I could probably handle it.

We sat in a camper down the street so we could remain anon-

ymous and put our costumes on. The camper was our “Green Room.” Literally. After we had our pajama-like clothes on we noticed that my brother’s mask didn’t fit him well enough and the back of his head and neck were showing. For authenticity’s sake, we had to quickly improvise and drape a green napkin over his neck so he’d be all turtle. Strike one.

The party at the house was in full swing and loaded with people by the time we were dressed and good to go. As our call time got closer I sat quietly in my green clothes giving my brother a look of pure misery. He gave a maniacal, knowing laugh about the situation. He knew we were in for it.

After making our plan for the grand entrance we walked up to the house. We convinced ourselves that it was going to be great--The kids would love us and cheer. They’d get turtles and pizza.

We opened the front door,

jumped in and yelled our introductions: Brother: “I’m Michaelangelo!”

Me: “I’m Donatello!”

Together: “And we LOVE BEING TURTLES!” Silence.

No reaction. You could cut the air it was so still. People stared.

Not one of the twenty kids huddled together reacted. Not a smile, a yell, a scream, or a hooray! In fact, the only movement in the room was from the guy sitting on the couch who stared and then slowly took a drink of his beer.

Strike two.

Now what? Not even the host tried to rescue us.

My brother started to pace, and I knew he was in panic mode. If you could have seen under my mask you would have seen the three shades of crimson blush displaying my absolute horror and embarrassment. At that moment it became the most embarrassing moment in my life, surpassing the time in junior high when a girl

snuck into the boys’ locker room and saw me naked.

I wasn’t a performer, I wasn’t used to being an entertainer, and we just tanked it. We skulked our way through this morgue of a party into the kitchen area.

Then the host told us that the pizza delivery was going to be thirty minutes late, and we had to go out in the backyard and entertain the kids. Strike three. That was the worst thing that we could have heard. This was going to be prolonged misery. I followed my brother’s nervous pacing past the packs of disinterested relatives out to the backyard. All I could focus on was that green napkin over his neck that was doing a poor job.

Once out in the backyard I felt even more exposed and clueless.

And for some reason my turtle character broke into an English accent. I had no other ideas. I was 25 at the time and knew nothing see MUTANT TURTLE page 9

LETTERS, EMAILS, WEBSITE COMMENTS AND STATEMENTS An overlooked snub?

I’m old enough (but not thrilled to admit) to have personally observed the 1957 Miss Universe Pageant that was described in last week’s Signal Tribune by author Claudine Burnett in “A Look at Bygone Days” and I can’t agree with her description of some of what occurred during that scandal-plagued pageant.

Burnett claims that Ginette Cidalise-Montaise, Miss Martinique, the first African-American contestant in the history of the pageant, actually received a plurality of votes for the title “Miss Photogenic,” but had that honor stolen from her when the rules were subsequently changed to award the title

to Miss Germany, Gerti Daub.

Ms. Burnett based her claim on a single July 25, 1957 column written by Stanley Robertson of the Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper and no other evidence. Would both Robertson and Burnett have us believe that while there were enough prejudice-free international photographers among the numerous ones covering the contest to give Miss Martinique the most votes for Miss Photogenic, every single one of the numerous international reporters present were too prejudiced to report that a rewriting of the rules cost her that title?

Burnett left out of her story what ultimately turned out to be the biggest controversy of the pageant,

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and caused interruption of the proceedings with booing and hissing by the crowd of 4,000 present at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium--their obvious favorite, Miss Germany, did not win. The public was so upset with the judges’ snub of Miss Germany that the telephone switchboard at KTTV, the Los Angeles TV station carrying the pageant, was flooded with angry callers. The same was true at the Los Angeles Times, which then owned KTTV. The Times, itself, would report: “Obviously the favorite of the packed [Long Beach Municipal] auditorium, Miss Germany’s introduction as the fourth runner-up drew spontaneous boos from the audience to the extent that

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Ed Hennessy, the master of ceremonies, had to remonstrate with the crowd.”

See: wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerti_Daub With all the phony reality shows on TV now, I’m sure many people not of my generation are thinking-big deal, a contest didn’t go the way you wanted. But the 1950s were a more innocent time.

American television had very strict standards. There were numerous restrictions on what could be shown or said on TV-things that today would seem laughable: Lucy and Ricky had to have separate beds; they weren’t allowed to use the word pregnant; the 1957 pilot episode of “Leave It to Bea-

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ver” was originally yanked because it showed the toilet seat; the good guys wore white and the bad guys wore black.

Right up to the final judging, all reports had Daub the overwhelming favorite with the public.

Yet there in front of us, live, we witnessed such an obvious injustice--unlike anything we’d yet been exposed to on TV. Years later, my own sister would say that had a profound affect on how she viewed both television and the world from then on.

Richard Gutmann Long Beach resident

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‘When it come to a stroke, minutes matter’ Ambulance retrofitted to respond to stroke emergencies hits the streets of Long Beach

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The unit is currently operating in: Santa Monica, Hawaiian Gardens, Signal Hill, Lakewood, La Mirada, Cerritos, Artesia, Bellflower, Paramount, parts of Whittier, Beverly Hills, and it assists with stroke-related calls coming from Malibu and Santa Monica.

Patients who are treated by the UCLA Mobile Stroke Unit in Long Beach will be transported to the most appropriate level-ofcare stroke facility in geographic proximity, including Long Beach Memorial Hospital which is a Joint Commission Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, the press release read.

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ments to patients faster than ever before. It is operated by UCLA and sponsored by the Arline and Henry Gluck Foundation, the press release states.

While the pilot program originally started on the Westside, Hahn secured $1.5 million in county funding for the project so that the pilot program could be expanded to cities in Eastern Los Angeles County, including Long Beach.

“When it comes to a stroke, minutes matter,” Hahn stated in the press release. “If a patient gets treatment quickly, they have a better chance of not just surviving—but also avoiding damage to the brain which can cause paralysis and inability to comprehend or speak language. With UCLA’s Mobile Stroke Unit, stroke victims here in Long Beach are going to be able to receive treatment in the

into custody and identified as a suspect on July 16.

Osborne was charged on July 18 with suspicion of murder.

At approximately 4:10pm, Osborne entered the Long Beach Police Department’s Public Safety Building with his attorney and identified himself as the suspect

police had been searching for. He was taken into custody and booked for murder.

Police said the suspect Osborne and victim Romero were involved in a dating relationship. Detectives believe the murder to be an isolated incident of domestic violence.

Romero was shot at around 8am on July 11 and responding officers found her lying unconscious with a gun shot wound to her upper torso.

A male suspect was seen fleeing the scene by witnesses and SWAT was later dispatched to a home near Magnolia Ave., but officers did not find the suspect inside.

Although the house was found empty, according to a City News Service report, loud banging noises could be heard as officers began entering the building.

The Long Beach Fire Department transported Romero to a local hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries and died, police said.

Osborne is being held on $2 million bail at the Long Beach City Jail.

Those with information regarding this incident should contact LBPD Homicide Detectives Oscar Valenzuela and Sean Magee at (562) 570-7244. To leave anonymous tips about this crime call 1 (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or text TIPLA or visit lacrimestoppers.org.

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Musical Theatre West’s The Little Mermaid Anita W. Harris Culture Writer

Disney’s The Little Mermaid, at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center through July 28, is everything you’d expect if you’ve seen the 1989 animated film. But Musical Theatre West’s very magical production brings the story to life in a visually stunning way, with watery set designs and colorful costumes, as well as excellent singing by the energetic cast.

The story is based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and centers on Princess Ariel (Katharine McDonough), the red-haired, fish-tailed little mermaid of the title, who falls in love with the human Prince Eric (David Burnham) as she saves him from drowning.

Infatuated by everything human, Ariel has no problem accepting an offer from her evil Aunt Ursula (Cynthia Ferrer) to trade her beautiful voice for legs in order to be with him.

That the entire stage seems under water is a delightful accomplishment by scenic designer J. Branson. Through kaleidoscopic video projection and blue and green lighting (designed by Paul Black), plus sparkly curtains, the undersea realm of Ariel’s father, King Triton (Marc Cedric Smith), is made palpably real.

Colorful costuming (Leon Dobkowski) and neon wigs (Michon Gruber-Gonzales) on the various

underwater denizens add to the effect, making the surface world– the shore and the prince’s palace– seem rather drab and boring in comparison. (One wonders what Ariel sees in it.)

The prince himself, though, is wonderfully played by the animated Burnham, who also sings very well. That’s important because McDonough as Ariel has an exceptional voice– clear, pitch-perfect and resounding. But it’s Ferrer as the power-hungry, half-octopus Aunt Ursula who ultimately steals the show with her malicious bravado, supported by two sneaky henchmen Flotsam (Jacob Hoff) and Jetsam (Matt Braver).

And Jalon Matthews does justice to his protective crab character, Sebastian, whose Caribbean accent infuses the production with melodic fun. His “Under the Sea” number fabulously showcases the talented ensemble cast.

Ariel’s other friends– lovelorn Flounder (Connor Marsh) and silly seagull Scuttle (Joe Abraham)– also add verbal and physical humor as they aid her journey.

Rounding out the cast are Ariel’s six mermaid sisters– each with a unique personality, most pronounced in Fatima El-Bashir as Aquata– and Eric’s conservative but likable guardian Grimsby (Martin Kildare). The entire cast sings, dances and even swims and flies through the air with professional enthusiasm.

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From left: Katharine McDonough (Ariel) and Marc Cedric Smith (King Triton) in Musical Theater West’s The Little Mermaid

In Andersen’s original story, the little mermaid’s feet burn sharply when she walks and she jumps back into the sea by the end, turning to foam. Because, really, is it ever okay to trade your voice for anything? But in this tune-filled version, the challenges of life and love are readily overcome with the help of a singing crab, wishful thinking and Disney magic. Such candy-coated sweetness goes down easily, especially with the young, though everyone will enjoy The Little Mermaid’s

transporting visuals and enchanting vocals.

Musical Theatre West’s The Little Mermaid continues at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200 E. Atherton St., Long Beach, through July 28, with performances this Thursday at 8pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, and Sundays at 1pm & 6pm. Tickets start at $20. For tickets and information, call the box office at (562) 856-1999 x4 or visit musical.org.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT Thursday, July 11 9:25am, Stolen vehicle - recovered, 800 block Walton Ave. 10:28am, Assault with a deadly weapon, Lewis Ave., south off E. Willow St. 11:31am, Grand theft of a motor vehicle, 2300 block E. Spring St. 1:35pm, Identity theft, 2300 block Cerritos Ave.

Friday, July 12 8:29am, Stolen vehicle - recovered, Cerritos Ave./E. 25th St. 4:32pm, DUI, Cherry Ave./E. 28th St., (suspect arrested) 10:22pm, Forgery, 3000 block California Ave. 10:33pm, Burglary, 2400 block Gaviota Ave. Saturday, July 13 6:21am, Grand theft of a motor vehicle, 1800 block Raymond Ave. 8:33am, Auto burglary, 1300 block E. 23rd St. 6:46pm, Inflict corporal injury on Spouse/Cohabitant, 700 block E. Spring St. (suspect arrested) Sunday, July 14 9:18am, Burglary of retail merchandise less then $950; misdemeanor warrant, 900 block E. 33rd St. (suspect arrested) Monday, July 15 9:24am, Identity theft, 2500 block E. Willow St. 4:24pm, Forgery, 2200 block E Willow St. Tuesday, July 16 12:14am, Petty theft, receiving known stolen property, 2 misdemeanor warrants, 2500 block Hillcrest St., (2 suspects arrested) 3:46pm, Auto burglary, 2300 block California Ave 7:03pm, Grand theft of a motor vehicle, 2700 block Cherry Ave

TST5969 / Case No. 19CMCP00100 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, COMPTON COURT, 200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90723 PETITION OF DONALD LEE KOOLMEES. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: DONALD LEE KOOLMEES has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: DONALD LEE KOOLMEES to Proposed Name: DON KOOLMEES. 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 29, 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 June 28 & July 5, 12, 19, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated June 27, 2019 TST5971 / Case No. 19CMCP00105 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME,

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 200 West Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF STEVENSON LUMPKIN BUTTS. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: STEVENSON LUMPKIN BUTTS has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: STEVENSON LUMPKIN BUTTS to Proposed Name: STEVE JOHNSON. 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: September 3, 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 July 5, 12, 19, 26, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated July 1, 2019 TST5979/ CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso): 19LBCV00384 SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO: Pan American Oil Company; All Persons Unknown, Claiming Any Legal or Equitable Right, Title, Estate, Lien or Interest in the Property Described in the Complaint Adverse to Plaintiff’s Title, or Any Cloud On Plaintiff’s Title Thereto; and Does 1 -100.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case.

There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov) en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secre-

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tario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados.

Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY: Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, 275 Magnolia, Long Beach, CA 90802 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): ERNEST J. GUADIANA; 10345 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90064; (310) 746-4400.

Date: (Fecha) JUNE 13, 2019 SHERRI R. CARTER, Clerk (Secretario)

By Elizabeth Salcido, Deputy (Adjunto) Published Signal Tribune, July 12, 19, 26 & Aug. 2, 2019 TST5980 / Case No. 19LBCP00252 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, GOVERNOR GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN COURTHOUSE, 275 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802 PETITION OF: Oliver Zayes Juarez by his father, Moises Juarez and his mother, Marcela Rayon Zayes.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: OLIVER ZAYES JUAREZ by his father, Moises Juarez and his mother, Marcela Rayon Zayes has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: OLIVER ZAYES JUAREZ to Proposed Name: OLIVER JUAREZ ZAYES. 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 21, 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 July 12, 19, 26, & August 2, 2019 ___//ss//___ Michael P. Vicencia, Judge of the Superior Court Dated July 10, 2019 TST5982 / 2019 192845 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. ENCORE GAS & SUPPLY 2. ENCORE GAS AND SUPPLY, 2675 Temple Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: ENCORE WELDING AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY LLC, 2675 Temple Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Benjamin Anderson, President. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on July 12, 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: July 19, 26, & August 2, 9, 2019.

TST5983 / 2019 187640 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: ARYAN CREATION, 18430 Arline Ave., Apt. 7, Artesia, CA 90701. Registrant: 1. FNU FATIMA BEGUM, 2. FNU MOHAMMAD SHAHNAWAZ ALAM, 18430 Arline Ave., Apt. 7, Artesia, CA 90701. This business is conducted by: a Married Couple. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Fnu Fatima Begum, 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 July 8, 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 TriTST5984 Auto Lien Sale On 8/5/2019 at 6830 CRENSHAW BLVD LOS ANGELES,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2017 HYUND VIN: 5NPE24AF4HH521120 STATE: CA LIC: 8HLR260 at 10am

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST5985 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION Ordinance No. 2019-06-1507 was introduced by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, June 25, 2019 and adopted by the City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, July 9, 2019. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, TO AMEND AND REPLACE CHAPTER 2.88 OF THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY’S NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY 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 July 19, 2019.

Posted at City Hall, Signal Hill Park Community Center, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on July 19, 2019.

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TST5986 / Case No. 19CMCP00114 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: Daniel Garcia Blas TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: DANIEL GARCIA BLAS has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: DANIEL GARCIA BLAS to Proposed Name: DANIEL MORA. 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: September 17, 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 July 19, 26, & August 2, 9, 2019 ___//ss//___

Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated July 16, 2019 TST5987 / Case No. 19NWCP00260 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: John Van Aalst and Angelica Van Aalst, on behalf of Miranda Rose Van Aalst TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: JOHN VAN AALST AND ANGELICA VAN AALST, ON BEHALF OF MIRANDA ROSE VAN AALST has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: MIRANDA ROSE VAN AALST to Proposed Name: EDEN ROSE VAN AALST. 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: September 11, 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 July 19, 26, & August 2, 9, 2019 ___//ss//___ Margaret M. Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court Dated July 17, 2019

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about being a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle or what the kids expected. I had never seen one episode of the cartoon. I ended up just doing wind sprints back and forth across the lawn speaking in my accent. I think I was trying my best to kill time and not have to talk to the kids. I was like a balloon let go in a room just flailing around. I was possessed by the nervous stage fright. The kids would come up and say something and I’d respond as a Cockney Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle then run off. It was my nervous energy and adrenaline that kept me moving. I think the kids were really, really confused.

One girl said to me, “You don’t sound like a ninja turtle.”

I answered, “You’re bloody well right!” and I sprinted off.

I don’t even know what my brother was doing this whole time among the swarming kids.

The pizza was finally delivered and we all filed into the house to surround the birthday boy and sing him Happy Birthday. At least people participated in that.

As pizza, cake, and ice cream were brought out, and as the un-

phased and unaffected relatives and guests grabbed their plates, we said goodbye and walked out of the house unnoticed. Just before we got out the door the host handed us a large pizza box and thanked us.

We hurried it back to the camper to change our clothes in record time and then speed-walked it to our car.

We got onto the freeway and drove in silence for the first few miles, both processing what had just happened to us. I think we both let out a primal scream shortly after that. And that pizza box which was our payment-viasnack, had three cold, slim slices with one partially eaten crust tossed in, too. Out came a mad rush of manic laughter and whining at the same time.

I gave up any idea of being a performer. And I don’t love being a turtle. (Somewhere deep in the Cohn archives is the one photo from the party and we’ll just keep it there.)

P.S. Highland is an even farther drive home when you have been humiliated. ✦

Long Beach gunshot victim drives away from scene of shooting, hospitalized City News Service Southern California Local News

A man was hospitalized Friday morning in Long Beach with non-life-threatening injuries he suffered in a shooting and the shooter was at-large.

Officers located the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the lower body near the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway about 1:20 a.m., according to Lt. James Richardson of the Long Beach Police Department.

Long Beach Fire Department paramedics were called to the scene and transported the victim

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to a hospital, he said.

A preliminary investigation determined the victim was wounded in a shooting near 14th Street and Chestnut Avenue and was able to drive himself to the area of Atlantic Avenue and PCH, where he was found by police, Richardson said.

A description of the shooter was not immediately available.

A motive for the shooting was under investigation. The age and name of the victim was not disclosed. The Signal Tribune inquired with the LBPD about the status of the shooter.

Police officials said gang detectives were sent to investigate.

The investigation is still ongoing.

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rowing the street to 10 feet,” Fox said. “What happened to the diagonal parking?”

He added that pulling out of driveways and onto Broadway Boulevard has become more difficult since the road’s update, and it is harder to see cyclists using the new bike lane.

“I am not against bike lanes,” Fox said. “The Broadway diet has to go.”

As “road-diet” protesters marched up and down the crosswalks located on the intersection of Cherry Avenue and Broadway Boulevard asking cars to honk their horns to support their cause, counter-protesting cyclists streamed down the new bike lanes chanting, “road diets save lives.”

At times, the two groups would holler at each other, each stating their opinion on the road’s new design and downplaying the other’s point of view.

John Tully, chief operating officer of a bike-sharing service provider in Long Beach called Pedal Movement, said the redesign has slowed traffic down on Broadway Boulevard and claimed that the road’s redesign is not the culprit for businesses closing down.

“It’s reduced speed on the corridor,” he said. “Businesses become more visible when traffic is slowed down.”

Nick Rose, a member of Fox’s election campaign, told the Signal Tribune in an email that the ongoing count of accidents on Broadway Boulevard since the redesign is “over 70,” but he does not have picture evidence to support the claim.

His campaign will be collecting more data throughout the week.

He also claimed that the Long Beach Police Department has not kept count of the accidents unless they were major.

Rose added that the campaign will be pulling together input from the community they received during the rally.

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2nd District Councilmember Jeannine Pearce wrote a statement on Facebook claiming that she, Long Beach City Manager Pat West and Long Beach City Public Works Director Craig Beck had walked down Broadway Boulevard and spoke to local business owners.

“Here’s what we heard this week: 1. There were spots in front of my business removed 2. Business went down during construction and after, but it’s back up now 3. Loading zones are needed for restaurants 4.

I watched buses not pull all the [way] in the red zone, but stop well before where the bus bench was– meaning there is space for additional parking,” Pearce wrote.

She stated that these were all points that she had heard of before, but that she asked West and Beck to analyze the issues first-hand.

Pearce wrote, “as promised, changes are coming.”

She added that red curbs at all bus stops will be reduced and the benches will be pushed closer to the intersection to create one to two spots at every intersection for short-term loading zones.

The black parking blocks on the ground will be moved 18 inches to give more space for cars.

Pearce added that she will put an item on the city council agenda to move trash pick-up times to 4am.

Her post mentions that there was “a lot of misunderstandings , false numbers and questions on why the bike lane was on the inside.”

“This street is designed to save lives, slow traffic,” her post read. “We are still working to improve what the traffic engineers designed– to have it match with how we all move in corridor.” ✦

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homeless individuals, partially because that is where many social services are located.

In an August 2018 interview with the Signal Tribune, then 1st District Councilmember Gonzalez elaborated on the concentration of homelessness and programs in that area, which includes downtown. “In the 1st District, my district, fortunately or unfortunately– however you look at it– we are the core of social services,â€? Gonzalez said. “Just in that small radius alone, we have [Mental Health America], Christian Outreach [‌], Second Samoan Church, Long Beach Rescue Mission, the First Congregational Church– and they’re all providing homeless services.

So, I know, in a larger context, people don’t want to hear it, but

[those] experiencing homelessness, oftentimes they’re going to be in these areas.�

Brezenoff, who said he and his children encounter homeless people on a daily basis, spoke about the current state of homelessness in the area– and what he has learned through his experiences as a social worker associating with that segment of the population– during a “Lunch and Learn� talk on July 14 at Grace First Presbyterian Church.

Brezenoff clarified that, because he was speaking on a Sunday during the church’s luncheon, he was providing his thoughts in an informal capacity, unrelated to official city business.

His presentation focused on the fact that those experiencing homelessness are people who are just trying to get by, in the

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face of extremely challenging circumstances, and that residents who take a harsh stance in addressing the problem need to adjust their mindset when considering those who are dealing with finding a safe place to sleep. “Caring for our neighbor– that’s the meaning of community,� he said during his lecture. “And maybe it’s the meaning of civilization.�

Brezenoff then spoke about the numerous factors that have contributed to the homeless problem in Long Beach, attempting to dispel the myth that such residents are in their current situation because they are “lazy and they’re drug addicts.� “In 2008, we had the housing crash,� he said. “Many people lost a great deal of their savings, just as they reached retirement.

It made governments cut back on public services. And, soon after this, the housing market rebounded, [and], as you know, Prop 13 really keeps the State from reaping a lot of the benefits of a hot real-estate market.

So, you’ve got increasing land prices. People love to come to California– we all know why.

There are many, many reasons people want to come to California. And so, all of this is happening at once, and we have this rental crisis that is up and down the state.�

He added that, in 2012, in response to the recession, the state eliminated redevelopment agencies, which had been a significant source of funding for the city government to build housing. “So, we don’t have a source of that now– a consistent source [of funding] for building affordable housing,� he said. “Most of you rely on the private sector, the nonprofit sector and federal tax credits. Now, Gov. Newsom is starting to help by sending a little more money our way. But, as you know, housing takes a [while] to build. There’s not a whole lot of available land.�

Brezenoff added that affordable housing is usually more expensive to build than market-rate housing. “The reason is affordable housing is always going to be built with subsidies because the developer can’t get the return on investment that they would with market housing,� he said. “And subsidies come with strings attached. You have to pay a certain wage [to crews], for example.�

He said the good news, however, is that the Everyone Home

initiative and its task force have identified the sources of homelessness and is addressing the problem, but it takes time.

In the meantime, encampments have been appearing in various locations throughout the city. Brezenoff said he often hears residents declare that the occupants of such camps need to be “harassed� so that they will leave. That approach does not work, Brezenoff said, because those people will have to go somewhere, and, many times, they will occupy public park spaces because that is where they feel safe. Residents, however, should not be afraid of them, he said. “I have two kids, and they see folks who are homeless probably every day,� he said. “I live right by Bixby Park. They go to school downtown. They’re not afraid of them, and this is the thing that blows people’s minds– there’s no reason to be.

The reality is that people who are homeless are, by far, more likely to be victims of violent or serious crimes against their person or property than to perpetrate one. The crimes that homeless folks are more likely to commit are things like public urination, and it’s not a mystery why. It’s not because they’re just jerks and they want to pee on your rosebush. It’s because there’s no place to go to the bathroom. What are they supposed to do?�

Brezenoff said, after interacting with hundreds of individuals experiencing homelessness, he has made several observations about them as people. “Most of them are not addicted to drugs,� he said. “Most of them are from Long Beach, have roots here [and] have been here a while and lived inside. Most of them have worked many years in their life. Most of them would like to work again, if they’re able. Some are in their 60s or 70s, disabled. This is a time when they could be retired.�

Another problem, according to Brezenoff, is that the housing available to address homelessness is not always ideal. For example, drug dealers will prey on individuals living in places that are known to house those who have been experiencing homelessness.

He then mentioned the various programs the City has in place to address the issue, including the Multi-Services Center– which serves 13,000 people a year.

However, he also discussed

the challenges associated with getting people to take advantage of such services, as not everyone is inclined to accept them. “It’s not that they don’t want help,� Brezenoff said. “It’s that they’ve been through the ringer so many times and led down the path, and it didn’t pan out. They got a voucher, but they couldn’t find a place to accept the voucher. They went to this agency, but the social worker didn’t show up for the appointment. They went to a hospital because they were feeling suicidal, but they came back just feeling worse– more traumatized. It takes 17 or 18 times of talking to folks who are chronically homeless to get them even to be willing to accept services.�

Even then, Brezenoff said, the process is not simple, and it involves many unknown factors and additional challenges that may compel homeless individuals to resort to returning to the unfortunate circumstances with which they have become familiar. “Services doesn’t mean, ‘Here’s the keys to your apartment and $500 in spending money,� he said. “Services means, ‘Fill out this form and maybe, in a few months, you might be able to get in line for some housing that you might be able to get, and it could be OK, but it could be awful, and you’d rather go back to the river.’�

Brezenoff emphasized that the vast majority of the local homeless population are people from the area– not transients who have relocated to Long Beach. “It’s people in Long Beach who have been evicted, who can’t pay their rent, or maybe it’s domestic violence or divorce, or maybe they age out of foster care,� Brezenoff said. “So, that’s what’s happening, and this is why one of the things we really need to do is prevention, prevention, prevention.

We don’t have a good system in place for keeping people in housing. It’s a tricky thing to do, but we’ve got to really work on that.�

Information about Long Beach’s programs to address homelessness is available at longbeach.gov/health/services/ directory/homeless-services. Information about such services Los Angeles County provides is available at lacounty.gov/ residents/social-services/homeless-services.

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list of imports, followed by electronics, plastics, furniture and clothing, according to its website.

Top exports consist of petroleum, chemicals, waste paper and foods.

Though POLB’s imports are generally down by 9% so far this year, no single category is lower, Peterson said.

“Not any one item stands out,” he said. “For exports, certain commodities are down, such as waste paper, which China has decided to import less of.”

Since last year, China’s ban on certain recyclables has caused exports of waste paper, plastic scrap and metal scrap to plummet, according to media reports.

On the other hand, tariffs on garlic from China has been a boon to California garlic growers, according to media reports, though almond growers have been hurt by higher Chinese tariffs on U.S. nuts.

Though solar panels and washing machines have been identified as products that could be especially impacted by tariffs on Chinese imports, those affects have not yet been felt locally.

At the Home Depot in Signal Hill, an appliance employee who wished to remain anonymous for employment reasons said that he hasn’t seen any changes in sales, mostly because the majority of appliances the store carries are made in America.

“The only imported appliances are Korean— Samsung and LG,” he said, adding that other brands, including those from China, are only sold through Home Depot online.

However, the employee surmised that while tariffs on appliance parts haven’t yet made a significant difference to their prices, there may yet be effects down the road.

“It’s just like a car, there are pieces from all over the world to make them,” he said. “But when the manufacturer advertises, they say it’s assembled in America.”

Since last July, the Trump administration has increased tariffs on Chinese goods by 25%, which led China to retaliate by increasing tariffs on U.S. exports to China by anywhere from 5% to 25%.

So far, the U.S. has assessed $250 billion in additional tariffs on Chinese products while the Chinese have similarly taxed $110 billion worth of U.S. goods, according to a Congressional Research Service report of June 26.

U.S. exports to China dropped by nearly 20% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to last year, and imports from China by nearly 14%, the report states.

China is by far the top trading partner for both ports.

Data courtesy Port of Long Beach

Chart measuring Port of Long Beach container trade in TEUs (20-foot equivalent units), showing a decrease in imports in June 2019 compared to June 2018

“If trade is reduced in the long term, we know there will be impacts,” Peterson said. “In Long Beach, 51,000 jobs are connected to the Port of Long Beach.

In Southern California overall, 575,000 jobs are connected to the trade, tourism and construction at this port, either directly or indirectly.”

Peterson also said that POLB is proactively reaching out to Southeast Asia and other markets to enhance connections with trading partners.

“We are also working with our trade officials and representatives to communicate the positive impacts and benefits of trade,” Peterson said, adding that the port continues to make investments to

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Last year’s June activity was, in fact, the highest the 108-yearold port had ever seen, with more than 752,000 containers processed compared to about 677,000 this past June.

Though comparatively lower, last month was still the second-best June for the port, POLB said.

“Right now, we are definitely seeing a tariff-related disruption of the cargo growth we would expect this time of year,” Peterson said.

“Warehouses are full of goods, because retailers stocked up ahead of expected higher tariffs. That product needs to move to market before more is ordered.”

Meanwhile, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), POLB’s larger neighbor and competitor, announced last week that its June cargo volume was up by nearly 6% over the same time last year, for a total of about 765,000 TEUs. Opposite of POLB, imports through POLA increased by 3.5% to 396,307 TEUs in June compared to last year, though exports decreased by 5.6% to 139,318 TEUs, POLA said in a statement.

Empty-container volume increased by 19% to 229,153 TEUs. So far in 2019, POLA’s overall volumes have increased 5.3% compared to last year, when it set an all-time cargo record, POLA said.

“Completing the busiest 12-month period in the port’s history makes me proud of our extraordinary capabilities and grateful to all our stakeholders,” POLA’s Executive Director Gene Seroka said in a statement. “With container exchange per vessel at record levels, we will continue to enhance and optimize our port complex in the coming months.”

Peterson said that part of the reason for POLA’s increases is that ocean-carrier shipping alliances shifted some vessels to POLA in June.

There are also differences between the two ports in terms of types of cargo each primarily sees coming through.

POLA’s top five imports last year were furniture, auto parts, clothing, footwear and electronics, according to its trade-statistics summary. Exports mainly consisted of paper, animal feed, fabrics and cotton, soybeans and scrap metal.

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