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Change for change City installs donation meters to collect funds for homeless Page 3

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An image from The California Smokers’ Helpline (1-800-No-Butts) depicting different types of vaping devices.

Long Beach approves indefinite ban on selling flavored tobacco and vaping products

Council unanimously supports ban while staff gathers more information on recent vaping deaths and develops education campaign.

Anita W. Harris Staff Writer

Something is in the water: LA/LB Seaport agents put a freeze on over 5,200 fake refrigerator-water filters from China Page 7

CULTURE

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OPINION

Bygone Days The ghosts of libraries past

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October 4, 2019

After an hour-and-a-half discussion Tuesday night, the Long Beach City Council unanimously approved temporarily banning sales of flavored tobacco and vaping products throughout the city.

City Attorney Charles Parkin will draft a formal ordinance to that effect for council approval. Sellers will have 30 days to comply with the ban, which in-

cludes menthol cigarettes, and it will stay in effect until a council member brings it back for further discussion and action.

Kelly Colopy, director of Health and Human Services, agreed to present more information to the council before it votes on the ordinance with the latest findings regarding recent deaths and lung-related illnesses associated with e-cigarette and vaping products.

Councilmember Suzie Price–

who had brought the item forward with the support of Councilmember Stacy Mungo and Vice Mayor Dee Andrews– said that the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has reported over 800 cases of lung injuries and 12 deaths nationwide directly connected to vaping and e-cigarettes.

“No one picks up an e-cigarette for the first time expecting that it will rapidly injure their lungs see VAPE page 11

LB City Council approves parking-space audit Council also discusses possible municipal identification cards.

During its Oct. 1 meeting, the Long Beach City Council concluded two hearings, accepted a corporate donation for a public playground and discussed the feasibility of municipal ID cards. The following are highlights of the meeting.

The Breakers The council concluded a public hearing concerning an economic subsidy in connection with a transient occupancy tax-sharing agreement with see LB COUNCIL page 14

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Third District Long Beach Councilmember Suzie Price explains the objective behind a red-curb evaluation the City will conduct in parking-impacted neighborhoods in order to find possible removals or reductions to increase available on-street parking spaces.

The sounds of police and ambulance sirens racing toward motels along Pacific Coast Highway and Long Beach Boulevard may occur more than usual, Christopher Koontz, Long Beach Development Services Planning Bureau manager, points out.

According to Koontz, the city has had to deal with various emergency situations at, what the city calls, “nuisance motels.”

“We receive a large number of what we call ‘callsfor-service,’ so that’s police responding to issues ranging from prostitution–– drugs,” Koontz said.

Although not originally intended for it, a recently passed state senate bill to improve housing developments may have a side effect that could help reduce emergency calls-for-service at nuisance motels.

On Sept. 26, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 450 (SB 450) into law, making it easier to convert motels into transitional housing if the owner wishes to starting Jan. 1, 2020.

The bill was passed on the California Senate floor unanimously with 40 “yes” votes, according to the state legislation website.

Julia Katz, Long Beach Government Affairs analyst, said the city worked with California State Senator Tom Umberg, who represents part of Long Beach and Orange see HOUSING page 15

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An activist holds a protest sign during a climate-crisis rally at Bluff Park on Sept.27.

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Activists of all ages gathered for a climate-change rally at Bluff Park climate crisis rally was in Long Beach on Friday, Sept. 27.

Climate-crisis rally held at Bluff Park in downtown Long Beach Kristen Naeem Staff Writer

A climate crisis rally was held at Bluff Park in Long Beach on Friday, Sept. 27.

Residents and families arrived at the park carrying signs that brought attention to environmental issues with messages such as “Fight for your right to breathe� and “it’s not our opinion it’s science.� “Personally I wanted to come out here because I think that climate change is a serious issue that we have right now and I feel like the more that our voice is heard, or the louder it is, representatives and everyone [will] hear us and I think it’s really important for our voices to be heard� said Patty Sayarath, who attended the rally.

Organizations that were present at the rally included the Democratic Socialists of America Long Beach chapter, the Citizen’s Climate Lobby, and the Long Beach Environmental Alliance.

At the Long Beach Environmental Alliances’ booth volunteers displayed litter that was typically found within Long Beach.

Containers were filled with used aerosol spray cans, cigarette butts, used lighters and plastic Big Gulp and Starbucks cups that represent the common pieces of litter found around the city. “As you see on the table, this is all from our beach and it’s getting worse, the battle. I pulled the city’s records on litter and as you can see its pathetic� John Kindred, Long Beach Environmental Alliance Co-founder, told the Sig-

nal Tribune. “We’re acting like we’ve got another planet to go to and we don’t,� Kindred said. “Eventually, one of those science-fiction movies about disaster weathers that you see in the movies, that’s going to happen, it’s going to become a reality, and that’s the way it’s going right now. We should be doing a whole lot more and its pathetic.�

The Long Beach Environmental Alliance was formed by different local environmental groups in order to coordinate their efforts. “I also belong to a number of other organizations, and I saw how a lot of us are doing things but we’re not working together when we should and how a lot of things that we’re doing in each group effects the other and vice

versa,� Kindred said. “So we’re trying to build a stable alliance where we work together all the time because what effects the baby boomers also affects millennials and Generation Z and also Generation X.�

Long Beach City Councilwoman Jeannine Pearce organized a bike ride from City Hall to Bluff Park for city employees who wanted to participate in the rally. “We just put the bike ride from City Hall to here together. The city continues to be a leader in climate change so I thought it was important for the employees of the city to also feel that they can participate,� Pearce told the Signal Tribune.

The City of Long Beach is currently working on its Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, which

will guide how the city addresses the impacts of climate change. “I think we do an okay job. I think we can do a lot better,�

Pearce told the Signal Tribune in response to how she thought the city was doing in terms of environmentalism. “Obviously, we’re a city that has a long history with fossil fuel, and that’s going to be difficult to try to get everybody off of. We have to look at everything we do through a climate lens, and that will take training.�

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A second suspect was in custody today in connection with the death of a man gunned down inside an illegal gambling den in Long Beach in August, police said.

Johnny Akins, 49, of Long Beach was found wounded on a sidewalk in the 1500 block of West Pacific Coast Highway

about 1am Aug. 22 and died at a hospital the following day. “The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was inside of an illegal gambling establishment ‌ when he was shot,â€? according to a Long Beach police statement.

Homicide detectives identified 31-year-old Richard Quintana of Long Beach as the alleged gunman, and took him into custody

in September in Glendale, Arizona. Quintana was returned to Long Beach on Sept. 19, booked on suspicion of murder and held without bail.

On Tuesday, detectives arrested 35-year-old Nancy Interiano of Long Beach, who was booked on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact, police said. “Detectives believe Interiano had knowledge of Quintana’s in-

volvement in the shooting, and traveled with Quintana to Arizona to assist him in his efforts to avoid or escape arrest, trial or conviction,� according to a police statement.

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I’ve recently written my columns about fashion and language trends including influences from the Beatles, Twiggy, flower children, hippies, mini-skirts and 70s disco era.

If my memory serves me right, surfers started their impact on our clothing trends and effect on our vernacular in the early 60s. I remember watching beach movies like Beach Blanket Bingo with Annette Funicello and James Darren, and Gidget starring Sandra Dee and James Darren (that James Darren sure loved his beach babes!) The Gidget television show starring a very young Sally Field was a favorite of mine. It only lasted one season but I watched the reruns for years. Those shows showed cool kids having fun on the beach, including cute teenage boys and their antics along with what I considered to be pretty exciting romance. Watching the characters holding hands and doing a bit of kissing really set my young heart racing. As time went on, I learned to appreciate the genre of surf music created by the Beach Boys as well as Jan and Dean. In my late 50s I had the opportunity to see both groups in concert… it was a real blast from the past!

I recall some of the boys in my junior high and high school who identified as surfers sporting shaggy hair that had been bleached by the sun. They wore t-shirts made by the company Hang Ten. The brand’s logo was a pair of bare feet embroidered on the front of the wearer’s shirt. On the weekends or during school breaks, the guys also wore colorful shorts that were longer than most … shorts were not allowed at school in the 60s to mid-70s, for guys or gals.

Understanding the surfer guys in those days was darn near impossible for we non-beachy types. They seemed to have their own language. It turns out that they did! According to surfer. com, the following words (with definitions) were a few of the most popular among surfers then and now:

I can’t dance

• Awesome: exaggerate whenever you can - the wave was awesome, the ride was awesome, the surfboard is awesome, and you look awesome • Cool: surfers are usually cool, so be cool and spread coolness that’s cool, it sounds cool, and it looks pretty cool

Do any of you know the old song that goes: “I won’t dance, don’t ask me?” Well, that’s my life story. Don’t try to lure me out on the dance floor with an enthusiastic gesture and shouting, “Come on!” It’s just not going to happen, and I don’t bow to peer pressure. Plus, that’s more embarrassing than anything.

It’s not just that I don’t dance, it’s that I can’t dance. But oh, how I wish I could. To be at one with the beat and rhythm, to be able to move around uninhibited and to be the person that folks smile at and watch rather than point and laugh at–– It’s a total pipe dream.

Being able to dance is a secret

jealously I have of those who can do it. I’m especially jealous of those who can dance really well. It’s the whole sense of freedom and the ability to be comfortable and uninhibited while enjoying music that I envy–– and the ability to look good doing it, too. I certainly have dreamt that I could, but you really don’t want to see me try.

I have been to plenty of night clubs, concerts, weddings and after-hour parties and imagined myself being out on the floor and just doing my thing with all the right moves. I have it all played out in my head to just have fun out there. But the reality of the “doing my thing” part

would be more nerdy and manic than anyone would need to see.

No thanks.

I grew up watching all those old musicals with the big dance numbers. I’ve seen the seven brides dancing with seven brothers. I watched the Jets and the Sharks face off in dance battle, and I’ve seen Roxie Hart gives us all that jazz. I always admired the style and grace of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.

Those guys made it all look so easy. In fact, as a kid I loved Fred Astaire so much that I asked my mom to make me custom spats to wear on my dressup shoes. On our kitchen floor see CORNER page 13

• Dude: a dude is a surfing brother, so keep your peers close - hi dude, what’s up dude?

• Gnarly: praise your peers for their extreme stunts - that’s gnarly, he’s gnarly all the time; • Kook: a beginner surfer should suffer the cruelties of his/her conditions - he’s a kook, she looks like an absolute kook; • Rad: rad is cooler than radical rad move, rad dude, rad board; • Sick: a very surfy alternative to uber cool and insane wave or rides - that is a sick wave, what a sick ride; • Stoked: the most heard word in post-heat interviews is used for almost everything, particularly if you’re excited or exhilarated - so stoked, man Next week, I will relay my memories of Madonna’s fashion influences, Valley Girl fashion/ slang and the newest… VSCO girls and their trendy ways!

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STAFF WRITERS

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The ghosts of libraries past October is the month when attention turns to Halloween and spooky stories of ghosts and eerie happenings. Let me open the season with some tales of “supernatural” occurrences at the old Long Beach Main library, and I will leave it up to you to find out if the spirits have followed their beloved literary tomes to the new Billie Jean King Main library. They did before when the 1909 Carnegie library in Lincoln Park was torn down after a fire and its replacement built on the same site in 1977. But the BJK Main library is in a different location in the park.

Will that make a difference?

Who are these literary spirits?

Many were revealed by my fellow

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ONLINE EDITOR

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workers when I was gathering tales for my Haunted Long Beach books.

There was the lady in white dressed in a Victorian style dress, who hung around on the upper level of the library. Several people told me of seeing her in the area by Pacific Avenue and Ocean Boulevard.

One new employee sheepishly told me they were clearing books in the genealogy section of the library when she saw someone standing next to her. She considered it strange that the person was in the library before opening hours, but she thought it might be someone on the staff whom she hadn’t yet met. She was about to

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say something, turned and saw that the person standing next to her was a young, transparent girl dressed in Victorian attire. The apparition, who appeared with a friendly smile, had her blond hair done up in curls. In the blink of an eye she was gone.

Do you remember Y2K, when everything related to computers was supposed to go haywire when we switched from 1999 to 2000?

Well, in anticipation of any problems the Long Beach Civic Center was staffed for extra precaution on New Year’s Eve. A security guard was alone in the library around 3:30am on Jan. 1, 2000. He was see BYGONE page 6

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ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT What Support group Who The Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group When Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 3pm Where Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital, Conference Room A1, 2801 Atlantic Ave. More Info This gathering welcomes anyone who wishes to safely express their feelings, thoughts, and experiences regarding Alzheimer’s. The support group also aims to provide attendees with ways to cope with and manage the struggles surrounding the disease. To register call (323) 930-6256.

HERON HIKE What Nature walk Who Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust When Saturday, Oct 5. from 8am to 10am Where Los Cerritos Wetlands, near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and 1st Street More Info An educational walk around the Los Cerritos Wetlands that is appropriate for ages 7 and up. Naturalists will share facts about the land, tides and history of the wetlands. Parking is available on the inland side of the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and 1st Street, close to the border of Long Beach and Seal Beach. Participants must wear closed toe shoes. For more information or to register email elizabeth@lcwlandtrust.org.

PLANTING DAY What Volunteer farm work Who Farm Lot 59 When Oct. 5 from 9am to 2pm Where Farm Lot 59, 2714 California Ave. More Info A volunteering event for all ages where participants will be asked to plant various plants. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own hats, water, gloves and snacks.

IRRIGATION INSTALLATION What Volunteer work day Who Farm Lot 59 When Oct. 19 from 8am to 1pm Where Farm Lot 59, 2714 California Ave. More Info Farm Lot 59 has asked for community members’ help in installing its new irrigation system. Volunteers will also learn about water flow rates as well as irrigation system installation and maintenance.

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LONG BEACH ART WALK What Local art fair Who LB Art Walk When Saturday, Oct 4. from 4pm to 10pm

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STATE OF THE ARTS What Honors ceremony Who Mayor Robert Garcia and the Arts Council for Long Beach When Friday, Oct. 11 from 6pm to 9pm Where Scottish Rite Event Center, 855 Elm Ave. More Info Individuals who have made a positive impact in the arts will be honored at this ceremony. This event is free and open to the public. The ceremony will be followed by a reception.

ASK THE CANDIDATES What 1st District Candidate Forum Who East Village Association When Thursday, Oct. 17 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm Where Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum, 695 Alamitos Ave. More Info For the first half of the event representatives from Lime scooter company will be present to answer questions from residents. Then candidates from the 1st District will have time to speak about themselves and their platforms. The public will be able to ask candidates questions and give commentary. However, attendees must submit their questions and comments to eastvillageLB@gmail.com by Oct. 10.

LITTER PATROL What East Village neighborhood clean up Who East Village Association When Saturday, Oct 5. from 8am to 11am Where 423 E. 4th St. More Info A volunteer opportunity that is open to the public. Participants will help clean and remove litter from the East Village neighborhood.

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ADULTING 101 What Life skills class Who Cambodian Association of America When Wednesday, Oct 9 from 3pm to 4:30pm Where Signal Hill Public Library, 1800 E Hill St. More Info A class that will teach relationship skills every second Wednesday of the month.

Those who wish to participate must register at the library or by calling 562-989-7323.

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS What Day of the Dead celebration Who Friends of Signal Hill Public Library When Friday, Nov. 1 from

11am to 4pm Where Signal Hill Public Library, 1800 E Hill St. More Info A free event for all ages to celebrate the Day of the Dead, a Latin American holiday which honors and celebrates those who have died.

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on the upper level by the Central Reference area and chanced to look towards Pacific and Ocean.

There he saw the outline of a young woman dressed in an old fashioned white dress. She was transparent, had her hands through the table, looking down as if she was reading something. The guard noticed she cast no shadow and he was certain her image was not caused by lights or passing cars. As he approached the stairs she disappeared. He claims he saw her several times and sensed a feeling of sadness about her. He also told me he would swear in a court of law about the validity of his sightings.

There was also an apparition which a library security guard and I saw one evening after closing. It wasn’t the woman in white, who seemed to hang out on the upper level, but a male from an undetermined time period.

I was in charge that night, and had given all the other staff the A-OK to leave, when I heard our security guard yell at someone on the lower level. As I rushed to the stairs I saw the guard by the administration offices and a dark

shape running across the floor towards the Miller Room, on the opposite side of the library. We both thought it was a homeless person looking for a safe, warm place to spend the night. As she patrolled the lower level I stationed myself at the top of the stairs to see if the person reappeared, trying to hide from her. Suddenly the elevator, which was on the lower level, began to rise. When the door opened on the upper level I expected to find our mysterious visitor, but when the door opened there was no one there. Roxanne, the guard that night, and I were both stunned, but she continued to search the entire downstairs level while I played lookout up above.

No one was found.

Other “ghostly� happenings occurred at the old Main library.

Elevators ran by themselves, opening doors to reveal nothing there except a “cold� presence.

One staff member working in her office experienced strange rustling sounds coming from the back of the desk area when no one else was there. Once, library employees returned after a weekend of leisure to find the desk unit in the corner office completely collapsed and tossed about the floor.

Another eerie happening was

recounted by an employee who was working after the library had closed at 5:30pm. Sometime between 6:30pm and 7pm, the public address system came on.

She went and stood directly under one of the speakers to check that she was hearing correctly. There was some sort of faint noise. She hurried to the area of the library where the public address microphone was kept, but there was no one there. A minute later she received a phone call from the security guard asking if she had been using the public address system. He too had heard the same eerie voice over the intercom. Later, another security guard mentioned that the same thing occurred several times late at night when he was on duty and supposedly alone in the building.

Later the library’s PA system was tested and no mechanical issues were detected. Eventually it was tied into City Hall’s public address system. After that whenever anything strange came over the intercom everyone dismissed it as another missive from City Hall.

Since 1909 a library has stood on the corner of Ocean Boulevard and Pacific Avenue in downtown Long Beach’s Lincoln Park.

Though it appeared to many that some of the original staff and pa-

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Perhaps, the spirits of old Main have already moved with the books they loved–– books that became like friends. They may want to be near books that helped them get a job, delivered lessons on how to overcome difficult times, gave instructions on how to raise their children or just provided entertainment. If you do run across a ghost at the new BJK Main library, let me know. It will make me happy to know that they have found a new home.

If you’d like to learn more about “library ghosts� and other hauntings you’ll find more in my book Haunted Long Beach 2.

Also I’ll be talking about the folks who inhabit our local cemeteries (from my book Died in Long Beach: Cemetery Tales) on Wednesday Oct. 9 at the Belmont Heights United Methodist Church (317 Termino) around 7:20pm.

The Belmont Heights Community Association is hosting the program, and my presentation will follow their general meeting which starts at 7pm.

On Oct. 15, I’ll be at the Los Altos Neighborhood Library (5614 E Britton Dr.) to give a 5:30pm presentation on my book Haunted Long Beach 2. Both programs are open to all and books will be available for sale (cash or check only) with proceeds going to support newspaper digitization.

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Charger does want to remind you, though, that he’s a flesh-andblood cat and not just a symbol—he needs security, love and a forever home, haunted or not. You can meet him on the shelter side of the Companion Animal Village at 7700 East Spring St., (562) 570PETS. Ask for ID#A629137.

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For one, those knowledgeable in ghost detection say that water is a good conductor of energy for spirits to make themselves known.

The new BJK Main library is built over the city’s first water source, which is why city founder William Willmore donated land for a public park around it. It wasn’t much, just a boggy watering hole sufficient to supply a few sheep. Later James Rowland Cook, who built the first house in the city in 1882 (at 327 Pine), drilled for water and found a brackish, but drinkable source. Willmore promised buyers in his new city he would bring in a good supply of pure water. He kept his promise but went bankrupt in the process, relinquishing his claim to the city that would be renamed Long Beach.

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The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency announced Sept. 30 that agents at the Los Angeles/ Long Beach Seaport confiscated 5,202 counterfeit refrigerator-water filters. The labels on the fake product seem genuine, and often fail to remove lead from drinking water.

LA/LB Seaport agents put a freeze on over 5,200 fake refrigerator-water filters from China Sebastian Echeverry Managing Editor

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency announced Monday that agents at the Los Angeles/ Long Beach Seaport confiscated 5,202 counterfeit refrigerator-water filters.

The report stated that the possible value of the fake filters totaled about $224,202.

According to a report from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) cited in the agency’s press release, counterfeit water filters pose serious health threats to consumers. The labels on the fake product seem genuine, and often fail to remove lead from drinking water, the study stated.

“The water filters seized contained counterfeit NSF certification markings printed on the products, and have not been eval-

uated, tested or certified by NSF,” according to a statement from the agency.

Jill A. Notini, a spokesperson for AHAM cited in the press release, said consumers may find it “incredibly difficult” to spot a counterfeit water filter.

“Counterfeit water filters have brands and logos that make them look authentic, so the public could be easily mislead, especially if the product is bought online,” LaFonda Sutton-Burke, CBP LA/ LB Seaport director, said. “We are advising consumers to protect

their families by ensuring they are purchasing these products from legitimate sources only.”

This hasn’t been the first batch of fake water filters the CBP has confiscated. According to the press release, 169,490 counterfeit replacement refrigerator water filters, under-sink ion-exchange filters, pool and spa filters and water bottle filters with a combined value of $8,440,764 have been seized since October of last year.

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A “Change for Change” donation meter located at 135 Pine Ave. Three other meters are located at 2017 E. 4th St., 4708 E. 2nd St. and 5251 E. 2nd St.

October 4, 2019

Mayor Robert Garcia inserts a coin into a “Change for Change” donation meter located at 135 Pine Ave. Garcia announced that patrons can insert change, which will go towards funding new and innovative solutions to reduce homelessness, including prevention, services and connections to housing. Pictured above is one of four donation meters located in downtown Long Beach.

Change for change: City launches homeless fund, meters installed to collect donations Staff Report Signal Tribune

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, the City of Long Beach unveiled one of four Donation Meters that are in place to raise money for and awareness of the Mayor’s Fund to End Homelessness. The vision of the Mayor’s Fund to End Homelessness is that the experience of homelessness in Long Beach will be rare and brief. It’s a key component of Everyone Home Long Beach, which identifies new and innovative solutions to reduce homelessness, including prevention, services and

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“Homelessness is the biggest issue facing Long Beach right now,” said Mayor Robert Garcia. “The Mayor’s Fund to End Homelessness is one way our community members can make a difference on this important issue.”

The idea for installing donation meters was first brought forward in May 2016 by 8th District Councilmember Al Austin and two former council members and approved by the entire Council.

“I want to empower people to create meaningful change with these donation meters, while also

raising awareness around the many aspects of homelessness,” said Councilmember Austin. “This is an opportunity for the community to give directly to services and be part of the solution.”

The City first created a Mayor’s Fund to address homelessness in 1990. Donations to that fund were not tax-deductible; now, the fund is administered by the Long Beach Community Foundation. Under the Long Beach Community Foundation, the fund is more donor-friendly and allows the Health and Human Services Department to use the funds for traditionally

under-funded aspects of addressing homelessness, such as prevention.

“Sometimes, an act as simple as helping someone get their car fixed when they are having car trouble is enough to prevent them from falling into homelessness,” said Kelly Colopy, Director of Health and Human Services. “Having tools like the Mayor’s Fund to End Homelessness allows the people on the ground to assess the needs of our most vulnerable residents and help in a way that has maximum impact.”

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October 4, 2019

Anita W. Harris Culture Writer

When Jon Peterson quit his job in April 2018 after 10 years in the tradeshow industry, he never thought he’d be presiding at the Ernest Borgnine Theatre a yearand-a-half later as director of his own theatrical production company.

“I gave three days’ notice and then was on a flight to Taiwan to teach kids musical theatre,” he told the Signal Tribune in an Oct. 1 interview.

Peterson had enjoyed his previous job but said it wasn’t fulfilling, so he took a leap of faith to explore his artistic side, armed with 30 years’ experience as an actor and an MBA in finance. After his five-week contract in Taiwan was up, Peterson came back home unemployed.

Fortunately, Peterson knew Tim Cable, a Mason and personal representative of the Long Beach Scottish Rite, which houses the Ernest Borgnine Theatre. Peterson had performed in two shows at the theatre– Forever Plaid in 2016 and A Christmas Carol in 2017, in which Cable had played Scrooge.

Peterson asked Cable if he could rent the theatre for a season and produce a show every couple of months. The Rite usually rents out the space for events such as graduations and dance recitals when the Masons don’t use it to award degrees.

“He said, ‘Why don’t you just become a resident theatre company?’” Peterson recalls Cable saying. “Now we’re the resident theatre company here.”

Peterson credits Cable’s passion for theater as the crucial component of his company finding a home.

“He’s putting his neck out as well because he’s having to convince his board to let us have so much freedom within their space,” he said. “Because this belongs to the Masons, ultimately.”

Though Peterson’s P3 Theatre Company– the Ps standing for passionate, progressive and pragmatic– became incorporated as a nonprofit in August 2018, Peterson said things only got rolling at the end of last year, mostly with him as a one-man show.

“I haven’t slept much in nine months,” he said. “But I’ve en-

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joyed it, so it’s not work to me.”

Though P3’s board mostly consists of friends and family and relies on volunteers, Peterson expects the company will solidify as it grows.

“We’re well on our way to becoming more organized as we’re getting our name out there and getting more structured,” he said.

To that end, Peterson has lined up an ambitious range of productions for P3’s first season, beginning with Andrew Lloyd Weber & Tim Rice’s musical, Evita, which just completed a successful run at the Ernest Borgnine Theatre.

Over 100 patrons attended each Evita performance between its first and final shows, which were even larger, Peterson said.

“For a brand-new theater company and for a space that people don’t recognize as a theater, that’s pretty darn great,” he said.

Peterson had invited the widow of actor (and Mason) Ernest Borgnine, who died in 2012, to attend the performance at his namesake theatre. Though she was in London at the time, she graciously sent flowers on Evita’s opening night, Peterson said.

Peterson credits the success of the show to casting Christy Mauro-Cohen and Euriamis Losada as the two leads, Eva Perón and Che, as well as director and choreographer Jimmy Hippenstiel, who had directed Peterson in Evita 23 years ago. That production had also included Mauro-Cohen and Rudy Martinez, who Peterson cast as Juan Perón in this production.

“Without the Eva and Che that I had, I would have done something else,” Peterson reflected.

“It’s just too big of a risk with a show like this and roles like that, which are so heavy vocally and acting-wise.”

Peterson also credits a talented ensemble of 23 additional performers, only a few of whom were references.

“I had budgeted for 18 chorus members, but I expanded that to 23 because there was just so much talent and I really wanted to show Long Beach what we can do,” he said.

Next up for P3 is Steel Magnolias in November, whose cast Peterson has already selected and for which a beauty-parlor set is being designed. Because of his

own acting experience, Peterson wants to make sure the actors get what they want from productions, whether it’s a professional platform or simply personal fulfillment, he said.

“Being a brand-new theatre company, [the actors] don’t know what to expect,” he said. “If you develop a negative reputation as a theatre company, quality people aren’t going to want to work for you.”

Tenuous grant funding and limited manpower also continue to challenge the company, Peterson said.

“Finances are always a challenge as a nonprofit startup,” he said. “For Evita, things from lighting equipment to props– everything– we had to either rent, bring in or borrow.”

But Peterson said the magic of theatre pulled everyone together, and he was pleased to see that the cast even ate lunch together between matinee and evening performances.

Witnessing Evita’s first rehearsal was when he realized it was all worth it, Peterson said.

“Realizing that I’d created this platform, this space, for all these people who have the same passion as I do to come together and bare their souls– the excitement in their eyes was invigorating to me,” he said. “Any challenges, obstacles, stresses, any tears, any frustration– it all just got washed away with seeing that.”

Peterson sees P3 continuing to take root and grow in Long Beach for a long time.

“My five-year plan is to be on the stage at Radio City Music Hall, accepting our special Tony Award for regional theatre,” he said. “I don’t think small. If it takes longer than five years, it takes longer. If it takes shorter, it takes shorter.”

Along the way, he has gotten help from the Long Beach-based Nonprofit Partnership, the Arts Council of Long Beach, the Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) and the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce. He also recently joined the Leadership Long Beach Institute.

“It’s neat to get involved with these different community organizations,” he said. “You see just how cohesive Long Beach is.”

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Jon Peterson, director of the new P3 Theatre Company, below a portrait of late actor Ernest Borgnine at his namesake theatre, located inside the Long Beach Scottish Rite

P3’s mission as creating employment opportunities for theatrical artists and making sure the entire community has access to the arts, such as by providing free tickets to veterans and low-income seniors.

“One of my strictest policies is that nobody will be denied entrance to the theatre because they don’t have the money to come,” he said. “The theatre’s been very good to me. It’s my turn to take it and give it back.”

will infuse Long Beach with a breath of fresh air.

“If I could say anything else to the community, it would be ‘Go to the theatre– any theatre,’” he said. “It not only provides employment, it’s therapeutic for the patrons, for the people on the stage, for the people backstage.

Just support the arts.”

For more information on the P3 Theatre Company, including upcoming productions, visit P3Theatre.biz.

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and land them in the emergency room,” Price said. “No one expects to be killed by using these products either.”

Price acknowledged that adults use such products as a way to stop smoking cigarettes but that the vaping mechanism seems to be causing injuries and needs to be examined more closely.

“Additionally, we’ve seen teen nicotine-addiction increasing rapidly and connected with vaping e-cigarettes,” she said. “This is heavily connected with the marketing of vape products to teens [through] mimicking candies and sugary fruit flavors.”

Price said the temporary ban would target flavored nicotine vaping products to safeguard the city’s youth until health officials can further study the injuries that result from their use.

“Under our temporary ban, [consumers] would still be able to access the products,” she said. ”It would just not be the flavor of cotton candy.”

Price noted that Los Angeles County also just instituted a ban Tuesday night on flavored vape and tobacco products, including menthol, joining other California counties such as San Mateo and San Jose as well as states such as Massachusetts, Michigan and New York with similar bans.

“I believe it’s time for the City of Long Beach to do the same,” she said, adding that she would make it a permanent ban if her colleagues agreed.

Councilmember Daryl Supernaw noted that a recent CDC report indicated that THC-infused vaping products may be likely to blame for the lung injuries and deaths, not flavored tobacco products.

Attending audience members– many from Long Beach’s 13 vape shops– applauded this information.

Information on the CDC’s website as of Sept. 27 states that the lung injuries may be associated with products containing THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. Of 514 patients, 77% reported using THC-containing products in the month prior to symptom onset, with 36% reporting exclusive use of those products.

However, the CDC says it doesn’t know the specific chemical exposure causing the injuries since no single product or substance has been linked to all cases, and recommends that users

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A map from the Center for Disease control (CDC) showing lung injuries directly caused by e-cigarette and vaping by state, as of Sept. 27

refrain from any e-cigarette or vaping products, particularly those containing THC or anything off the street.

Supernaw also raised the point that the ban may drive up black-market demand for flavored vaping products, which also drew audience applause. And he asked if simply switching the vaping liquid from oils to water-soluble would help.

“I have more questions than answers here,” he said.

Further council discussion veered toward the need for education, not just for vaping but tobacco use in general, with Mungo calling for an aggressive tobacco-education campaign.

Councilmember Jeannine Pearce said that though the council is supportive of small businesses, she supports a permanent ban to protect the health and safety of citizens. She also called on Colopy for more user data to help the council understand the issue better so it could be better informed when the formal ordinance comes back for council approval.

“We’re all kind of working without […] shared information on that,” Pearce said.

Colopy noted that 61% of high schoolers buy products in vape shops, even though the law requires consumers to be 21 years of age.

Councilmember Rex Richardson advocated asking city staff to formulate a policy. He also said that flavored products may attract youth, but menthol-flavored products target the African-American

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“What we don’t want to do– while we’re excited about this motion– is to go out and shape the policy without doing the work,” Richardson said. “Let’s put the burden on staff to go figure this thing out and bring us quality policy.”

Over 20 members of the public commented on the ban, with several supporting it but others– especially those in the vape business– suggesting that the ban is misplaced and advocating instead for more industry self-regulation.

Vape-shop owners uniformly said they check licenses to make sure they don’t sell to kids. One handed the council a stack of 42 fake-identification cards his business had collected.

Many shop owners, such as Nick Almaguer, said they themselves were previous smokers who had quit using flavored-nicotine vaping products and have helped large numbers of other smokers quit the same way.

“I am looking at losing my job, […] my boss is looking at losing his business, my friends are looking into going bankrupt,” he said.

“And the thing that I care about the most is my customers.”

Other shop owners warned of a larger black-market as a result of the ban, and said that the problem for underage consumers is real-

ly Juul products, which contain 10 times as much nicotine as the flavored products they carry, and which kids can purchase at nearly 500 convenience stores in Long Beach.

Many owners advocated targeting the illegal THC-product market since the CDC says that may be behind the recent deaths, not the flavored-nicotine products that have been on the market for years.

Parents, anti-smoking and anti-tobacco organizations, a retired public-health professor and one sixth grader spoke in support of the ban and for more tobacco education in schools.

After public comment, Mungo offered friendly amendments to Price’s proposed ban, including having it begin on Jan. 1, 2020 to allow 90 days for retailers to sell their remaining product and limiting product tobacco levels to 2.5%. She also said it was easy to order products on online sites like Amazon so banning may not be effective.

Price declined those amendments, as well as the idea of banning Juul and non-flavored THC products.

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She added that she doesn’t believe a temporary ban will force businesses to close.

“We’re just starting to learn more and more about this industry because of deaths,” Price said.

“I don’t want those to be Long Beach deaths. […] I can’t control what people buy on Amazon.

This item is meant to address what people buy in Long Beach.”

Mungo clarified that she doesn’t want to punish and ban an industry that hasn’t actually caused any deaths and that the council needs more information.

The council agreed that it doesn’t want to drive consumers to other cities or to the black market for tobacco products. It asked Colopy to not only present more information but work with vape shops and outline an education campaign. Some council members added that parents and schools should be involved as well.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT Thursday, September 26 10:13am, Auto burglary, 700 block E. Spring St. 3:42pm, Identity theft, 3200 block E. PCH Friday, September 27 2:15am, Burglary, 1900 block Cherry Ave. 5:57pm, 4 misdemeanor warrants, 1600 E. Willow St (suspect arrested) Saturday, September 28 4:04am, Burglary, 3100 block E. PCH Sunday, September 29 2:31pm, Inflicting corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant, 1700 block E. Willow St (suspect arrested) 2:31pm, Force or assault with deadly weapon, not firearm: great bodily injury likely; Inflict corporal injury on spouse/cohabitant, 1700 block E. Willow St. (suspect arrested) 9:38pm, Petty theft under $950, misdemeanor warrant, 1600 block E. Willow St. (suspect arrested) Monday, September 30 3:57pm, Identity theft, 3300 block Lemon Ave. 5:09pm, Burglary, 2600 block E. 28th St. Tuesday, October 1 12:46pm, Identity theft, 2600 block Myrtle Ave. 1:08pm, Elder abuse, 2500 block E. Willow St. Wednesday, October 2 6:04am, Contempt of court: violated protective order, Junipero Ave./E. 19th St. (suspect arrested) 1:02pm, Elder abuse, 2000 block Alamitos Ave TST6044 / 2019 242504 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: NEX AUTO, 2103 E. Harding St., Long Beach, CA 90805. Registrant: TARA KEAK, 2103 E. Harding St., Long Beach, CA 90805. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Tara Keak. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name September, 2019. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 9, 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: September 13, 20, 27 & October 4, 2019.

TST6046 / Case No. 19CMCP00145 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

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TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: MARLENE MARTINEZ JAIMES has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: MARLENE MARTINEZ JAIMES to Proposed Name: MARLENE MARTINEZ 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: November 05, 2019; Time: 8:30am; 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 September 20, 27 & October 4, 11, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated September 3, 2019 TST6049 / 2019 238304 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. NICETY STUDIO, 2. ANNA JACQUES DESIGN, 31 Roswell Ave., Unit 3, Long Beach, CA 90803. Registrant: ANNA SINGER, 31 Roswell Ave., Unit 3, Long Beach, CA 90803. This business is conducted by: an Individual.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Anna Singer. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in August, 2019. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 4, 2019. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: September 13, 20, 27 & October 4, 2019.

TST6051 / 2019 246178 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: A. THOMPSON INTERIORS, 4600 N. Cerritos Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807.

Registrant: ANDREA N. THOMPSON, 4600 N. Cerritos Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Andrea N. Thompson.

The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in November, 2018. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 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: September 20, 27 & October 4, 11, 2019.

TST6052 / 2019 244538 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: SEASONED SOUL WELLNESS, 2401 E. 5th St., #10, Long Beach, CA 90814. Registrant: TIFFANY DAWN THOMAS, 2401 E. 5th St., #10, Long Beach, CA 90814. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Tiffany Dawn Thomas. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in September, 2019.

This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 10, 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: September 20, 27 & October 4, 11, 2019.

TST6053 / Case No. 19CMCP00149 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: Renata E. Solorzano by and through her mother Xiomara E. Gonzales TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: RENATA E. SOLORZANO by and through her mother XIOMARA E. GONZALES has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: RENATA ELIZABETH SOLORZANO to Proposed Name: RENATA ELIZABETH GONZALES 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: November 12, 2019; Time: 8:30am; 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 September 20, 27 & October 4, 11, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated September 10, 2019 TST6054 / Case No. 19CMCP00150 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: Consuelo Zamora.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Consuelo Zamora has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: CONSUELO ZAMORA to Proposed Name: CONNIE ZAMORA 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: November 12, 2019; Time: 8:30am; 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 September 20, 27 & October 4, 11, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated September 10, 2019 TST6055 / Case No. 19NWCP00348 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, NORWALK SUPERIOR COURT, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 PETITION OF: Destani Hernandez & Michael Dominguez on behalf of: Elijah James Hernandez.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Destani Hernandez & Michael Dominguez on behalf of Elijah James Hernandez have filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: ELIJAH JAMES HERNANDEZ to Proposed Name: ELIJAH JAMES AURE DOMINGUEZ 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: November 06, 2019; Time: 1:30pm; Dept. C, Room 313. The address of the court is the same as above.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause

October 4, 2019 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 September 20, 27 & October 4, 11, 2019 ___//ss//___ Margaret M. Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court Dated September 12, 2019 TST6058 / Case No. 19CMCP00156 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, COMPTON COURTHOUSE, 200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF: Legend Suren Robertson by his mother Rocio Robertson.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: LEGEND SUREN ROBERTSON, by his mother Rocio Robertson, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: LEGEND SUREN ROBERTSON to Proposed Name: LEGEND SUREN. 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: November 19, 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 September 20, 27 & October 4, 11, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated September 17, 2019 TST6059 / 2019 246675 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: EL CHITO SUSHIS Y MARISCOS, 7809 Howe Street, Paramount, CA 90723. Registrant: JESUS E. CARLON SALERNO, 7809 Howe Street, Paramount, CA 90723. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Jesus E. Carlon Salerno. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 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: September 20, 27 & October 4, 11, 2019.

TST6060 / Case No. 19CMCP00162 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, COMPTON COURTHOUSE, 200 West Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220 PETITION OF: Juan Gonzalez Martinez TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: JUAN GONZALEZ MARTINEZ has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: JUAN GONZALEZ MARTINEZ to Proposed Name: GONZALEZ MARTINEZ. 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: November 26, 2019; Time: 8:30am; 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 September 27 & October 4, 11, 18, 2019 ___//ss//___

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October 4, 2019 Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated September 23, 2019 TST6061 / 2019 251254 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: BIG R JANITORIAL SERVICE, 14110 ½ Orizaba Avenue, Paramount, CA 90723. Registrant: MOISES ROMERO RAMOS, 14110 ½ Orizaba Ave., Paramount, CA 90723. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Moises Romero Ramos. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 18, 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: September 27 & October 4, 11, 18, 2019.

TST6062/ 2019 251243 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: NEW LIFE CONNECTION, 1704 W. Palmer St. Registrant: 1. JUAN JAIMES GONZALEZ, 1704 W. Palmer St., Compton, CA 90220, 2. EMMA GUZMAN, 464 Falcon Ridge Way, Bolingbrook, IL 60440. This business is conducted by: a General Partnership. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Emma Guzman, Partner. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in September, 2019. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on Sept. 18, 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: September 27 & October 4, 11, 18, 2019.

TST6065 / Case No. 19LBCP00344 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: Tyron Adrian Martinez Castillo TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: ARTURO ANGEL MARTINEZ & MAURA CASTILLO MARTINEZ has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: TYRON ADRIAN MARTINEZ CASTILLO to Proposed Name: ADRIAN MARTINEZ. 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: November 15, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. 27. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755 September 27 & October 4, 11, 18, 2019 ___//ss//___ Mark C. Kim, Judge of the Superior Court Dated September 26, 2019 TST6067 / 2019 253868 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. SOLUTIONS THE LEGAL WAY, 2. LEGAL WAY SOLUTIONS, 2201 E. Willow Street, Suite D, #276, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: SHAWON L. WALKER, 2201 E. Willow Street, Suite D, #276, Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Shawon L. Walker. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on September 19, 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: October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019.

TST6066/Order No: 5976 Auto Lien Sale On 10/17/2019 at 2639 E FOOTHILL BLVD PASADENA,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2018 DODGE VIN: 2C3CDXCT5JH129658 STATE: CA LIC: 8CSC540 at 10 AM

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I pretended to tap dance as well as Shirley Temple. Later I marveled at Michael Jackson and Gregory Hines.

I have been self-conscious as far back as I can remember.

At religious school, I would try to ditch out when it was time to go downstairs for dance class. My face was probably red the entire time while forced into the dance steps. I think dancing “The Box” at my junior high prom was probably the last time I did any type of public dancing for an extended amount of time. The best thing I could do was slam dance at punk rock gigs. That didn’t take much skill other than the ability to push and shove, take a punch, and have a fair amount of cardio endurance.

One time, at a company party, I got away with bobbing, weaving and stepping to my left like I was in the boxing ring. It wasn’t pretty and I think most of the guests thought, “What’s with that guy?”

Some people are just so natural that even the slightest movement of head, shoulders, or hips can do the trick. I can get mesmerized by a good dancer even by the slightest of moves. As I got older, I gained a huge appreciation for ballet and the athleticism it takes to be a dancer–– the grace and strength of the leaps and turns.

Maybe, I should have taken up ballet instead of playing soccer? No. I’d be too shy to even try it.

At home when I dance for Marley it looks more like I’m priming a water pump than copying the cool kids on the video she’s watching.

I’m also jealous of Break Dancers and how their bodies move and contort into unbelievable positions. That old school Hip-Hop was just made for to get your groove on, or

at least put on an Adidas track suit and show off what you can do. In my case, the only thing breaking would be my neck.

On a First Friday, a woman from the neighborhood called out all the dances in rapid fire and showed us the Watusi, the Mashed Potato, the Jerk, and the Stroll. Damn, how come I can’t do that? I love the old footage of American Bandstand featuring the latest dance crazes. Those dances done right made the kids look so cool. It seemed like everyone else could get the hang of it while I’d be counting out time or remembering what move happens next. I’ve got those proverbial two left feet people talk about.

I went to a concert at the Greek Theater and watched a guy a few rows in front of me dancing by himself to the B-52s “Plant Claire.” No one laughed as the guy just went for it. He was totally uninhibited and in the moment. I’ve seen people of all types doing their things at festivals and shows. No fear, just fun. And I certainly applaud everyone who dances in the parking lots of the summers concerts we host.

These days, I watch a guy like Justin Timberlake who is such at ease when he dances and I think, “Boy, if I had his skills and arsenal of moves to use at any club or party I would knock ‘em dead.” But if Justin’s got “moves like Jagger” then I’ve got the moves like Frankenstein. I’ll sit this one out and just watch, thank you.

I’ve been to raves, electronic-dance-music shows, and reggae festivals where I really loved all the music but was still just the guy hanging around the back and nodding my head to the music. Even this past

summer, at the OC Fair with the great tribute bands, I just kind of bobbed and swayed with Marley on my shoulders.

Other people all around me just went for it.

And at this age, things are even worse for me. I’m older, and my back and hamstrings are so tight I can barely even bend. All hope is lost. I’m the guy they talk about in movies and commercials being so awkward at weddings and other special occasions. It’s really almost too embarrassing to write about. And poor Alissa.

She knows I’ll avoid any type of dancing when possible. As a matter of fact, at my own wedding not only did I not have anything to eat or drink to fill me up with energy and courage, but when forced out on the dance floor I just stood there stiff and said “I’ve got nothing.” I had no moves, no ideas for moves, nothing deep in the archives to pull from.

Not even one special move to fake my way through it for a few minutes. How ridiculous is that? I bailed out and went back to talking to guests. However, if there’s a slow song, or if Moonlight Serenade comes on, then I’ll grab Alissa and hit the floor. At least I can hold on tight and not feel like I’m in the embarrassing spotlight.

I think it may just come down to this: It’s a four-drink minimum for me. Give me four Tom Collins to drink, a big room with dim lighting, and some good and loud 80s New Wave, and then I may join you on the dance floor to get daffy.

Until then, I won’t dance.

Don’t ask me.

That popular saying goes, “Dance like nobody’s watching.” Well, I better keep it all to myself. You’ll be happy that I did. ✦

TST6068 NOTICE OF A PUBLIC WORKSHOP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, the Planning Commission of the City of Signal Hill will conduct a public workshop at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California, to consider the following: CONCEPTUAL PLANS FOR A RESIDENTIAL PROJECT A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF A REVISED 7-UNIT 2-STORY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH THREE ADDITIONAL GUEST PARKING SPACES ON .39 ACRES IN THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-10), OPPORTUNITY AREA 1, AT 2599 E. PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. Applicant: Thomas Jacobs, Agent Property Owner: Mike Afiuny Recommendation: Receive public comment and provide direction as deemed appropriate.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are hereby invited to attend this public workshop to present written information, express their opinions or otherwise present evidence on the above matter. You are encouraged to participate at the workshop to ensure that the applicant has the opportunity to respond to comments prior to finalizing the plans for the public hearing. A public hearing will be scheduled at an undetermined time after the workshop and a separate public hearing notice will be sent at that time.

THE FILE and associated documents for the proposed project may be reviewed by the public between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays, in the Community Development Department at City Hall.

FURTHER INFORMATION on this item may be obtained at the City of Signal Hill Community Development Department located at 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California, or by emailing Colleen Doan, Planning Manager, at cdoan@cityofsignalhill. org or calling at (562) 989-7344, or by visiting the Current Projects webpage at www. cityofsignalhill.org.

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Breakers Development, LLC for the property at 210 East Ocean Blvd.

The council voted 7-0 to authorize the execution of documents and the agreement with the LLC for the development of an upscale independent boutique hotel.

The development includes: conversion of the existing historic building– which began as a high-end hotel in 1926 but, from 1990 to 2015, served as a senior housing facility– into a luxury hotel and spa; 185 rooms averaging 400 square feet; dining and entertainment, including over 12,000 square feet dedicated to food and beverage; and more than 10,000 square feet of meeting space/ballroom.

The developer would be responsible for making improvements to the nearby Victory

Park.

Staff indicated that the project is expected to create 500 temporary construction jobs and 240 permanent jobs.

The projected development cost is approximately $135 million, which equates to about $729,000 per room. Staff said the high costs of redevelopment are because of the adaptive reuse of the historic building, which has experienced extensive deferred maintenance and dilapidation.

Staff also indicated that the projected transient occupancy tax (TOT) to the City would be about $42.6 million over 20 years and $73 million over 30 years.

Per the sharing agreement, the developer would receive 80% of the TOT, and the City would retain the remainder, which would

be about $13 million over the nine-year assistance period.

The requirements of the developer include a minimum investment of $70.7 million for direct construction costs and a minimum AAA-rated four-diamond hotel for 20 years.

Anaheim Street The council also concluded a public hearing and adopted a resolution– in a 7-0 vote– continuing the East Anaheim Street Parking and Business Improvement Area assessment levy for the period of Oct. 1, 2019 through Sept. 30, 2020, and authorizing the acting city manager to extend the agreement with the Zaferia Business Association for a one-year term.

Corporate donation In a 7-0 vote, the council also approved the acceptance of a donation from The AES Corporation in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the development of a new playground at Channel View Park in the 3rd Council District. Councilmember Suzie Price, who represents that district, explained that members of the residential community located across the street from AES had contacted her office to request that a more “active park” be developed nearby.

“So, we reached out to AES, and they were immediately gracious and very generous and agreed to help partner with the City to develop this park,” Price said.

Parking audit The council voted 7-0 to request that staff conduct a red-curb evaluation in neighborhoods with limited parking spaces to find any possible

removals or reductions in order to increase available on-street parking while maintaining safety.

“We think that we can recoup some additional parking spaces if we have the opportunity to conduct a red-curb audit in parking-impacted neighborhoods,” Price said. “I know that, where we have a parking-impacted neighborhood, being able to get an additional spot or two on a street makes a huge difference for the business corridors and for the multi-family residences that are usually located in parking-impacted areas. We also want to look proactively at how we can try to find efficiencies with our current parking configurations in [those] neighborhoods.”

Product ban In an effort to combat the reportedly harmful effects of vaping, the council also voted 7-0 to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance temporarily banning the sale of flavored vapor products in Long Beach.

“I’d also like to encourage us to work with some of the community organizations that do education around this issue,” said 8th District Councilmember Al Austin. “I think all of us as councilmembers can help reach our school-age children and help our parents as well.”

(See related story on page 1.)

HIV/AIDS program In a 6-0 vote, the council also authorized the acting city manager to execute an agreement, including changing the grant amount, with the California Department of Public Health, to accept and expend grant funding in an amount not to exceed $1,215,325, for the HIV/AIDS

Surveillance Program, for the period of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2024.

Identification cards Per an agenda item from 5th District Councilmember Stacy Mungo, the council voted 7-0 to request that the acting city manager work with the Technology & Innovation Department and all other appropriate departments to work together, research and report back within 180 days on the potential costs, benefits, partnerships and challenges of a City of Long Beach-issued identification card to consolidate and streamline residents’ transactions among various city departments.

During public comment, resident Corliss Lee said she was not aware that ID cards were even necessary and that the idea “smacks of Big Brother and a watchful eye of the City” that would keep track of residents’ activities.

“I think that makes people fearful,” Lee said. “I wouldn’t want to inhibit their participation in anything by them being paranoid that their participation is being tracked.”

Mungo said that, in the last few months, she has been reaching out to various community leaders to get their feedback on the matter and that several other cities in the nation use such an identification system, which is actually digital and can be used on phones. She added that it would be an opt-in service.

The Long Beach City Council meets at 5pm on Tuesdays, with the exception of the last Tuesday of the month, at City Hall, 411 W. Ocean Blvd.

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County, to write and sponsor the bill. In a statement from earlier this year, Mayor Robert Garcia said the bill was designed to remove dated regulations that were barriers for more housing projects.

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires new development projects to undergo inspection for environmental impact reports. With SB 450 passing, motel-conversion projects with certificates for occupancy are exempt from the CEQA if they meet certain requirements.

Before SB 450, Koontz said third parties could use environmental studies of conversion projects as a way to litigate the project and stall its development.

“It’s not that noting the en-

vironment in and of itself is an issue, it’s that the environmental study is an opportunity for litigation, which can be someone who just doesn’t want to see the project move forward,” Koontz said.

“It could be someone who is trying to extort money or funds for the litigation process.”

This caused some housing-nonprofit partners to back off conversion projects because of the cost to keep up with the litigation and added complexity, according to Koontz.

Starting Jan. 1, the city will implement a local ordinance that will do away with environmental studies.

“It’ll be a matter of matching a nonprofit partner or development partner with a motel and being able to convert them into say,

supportive housing instead of a nuisance motel,” Koontz said.

The bill can help bring about 100 units of supportive housing, which includes some services such as case management and substance rehabilitation, Koontz said.

Koontz said the low-budget operations of some motels don’t allow for much security to be present, which causes a higher amount of emergency calls. The city believes that having supportive housing where the motels once operated could reduce the amount of calls-for-service.

“We think it will dramatically reduce the number of calls-forservices, which allows our first responders […] to be out responding to more urgent issues than doing motel check-ins,”

Authorities ID motorist killed when loose wheel and tire hit SUV on freeway City News Service Southern California Local News

Authorities Monday morning identified a motorist who was killed when a wheel and tire that had come loose from a pickup truck crashed into her SUV on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in Long Beach.

Judith Yourman, 61, of Rancho Palos Verdes, was driving a 2019 BMW X3 in the No. 1 lane of the northbound freeway near Wardlow Road when she was fatally injured about 1pm. Sun-

day, according to the coroner’s office and the California Highway Patrol.

A man riding in the BMW was taken to a hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries.

A Dodge Ram pickup truck was in the No. 4 lane of the southbound freeway when “for an undetermined reason (the) Dodge lost the rear left wheel/ tire,” according to a CHP statement.

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Koontz said.

The city is working on reaching out to individuals who are considered “housing insecure” about future transitional housing provided by SB 450. These are individuals who may spend months living in motel rooms but struggle to find a place to stay once money runs out.

“This would provide them the ability to have more stability, to have an address, so they can be matched with services and maybe be able to […] move in to something more permanent,” Koontz said.

Katz added that the Long Beach Multi-Services Center, a facet of the Long Beach Health and Human Services Department, would take the lead in providing the supportive services

SB 450 requires to be offered at or near the transitional-housing project.

Currently, the city is negotiating certain properties for motel-conversion projects, but Koontz said he could not disclose any more details as of press time.

Koontz added that motel-conversion projects alone will not solve the housing crisis in the city, but they can help provide struggling individuals with a second chance.

“It is an important part of an overall strategy to address housing and prevent homelessness,” Koontz said,” and provide people with dignified safe living situations.” ✦

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median and getting ejected to the northbound lanes into oncoming traffic. The wheel/tire collided with the driver side compartment of Yourman’s BMW. This impact crushed the driver side compartment where Yourman was positioned, causing Yourman to suffer fatal injuries.”

The pickup truck driver was interviewed by officers.

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Signal Tribune

October 4, 2019

You’ve heard the whispers, and now it’s here.

Ride LBT to the new Signal Hill Public Library.

The beautiful Signal Hill Public Library is Long Beach’s newest landmark, and you can hop aboard LBT to check out all it has to offer. Purchase your mobile TAP Card on the LBT app and take route 21 to get there.

Long Beach Transit is connecting you to the places that make our city’s imagination come alive. For real-time route information, visit ridelbt.com

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