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LB City Council to consider increasing allowed pets from 4 to 6 to reduce animal euthanasia

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No Kill Long Beach says policy doesn’t go far enough.

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California leaders announce joint-lawsuit against JUUL for alleged advertising toward minors Page 10

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Nurses from the Long Beach Medical Center (LBMC) and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital (MCWH) participated in a rally on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and 27th Street Tuesday, Nov. 19 to demand a “fair contract” from MemorialCare officials.

Nurses rally to address understaffed hospital, call for MemorialCare leadership to settle contract MemorialCare officials say nurse-to-patient ratio follows state law despite struggle to hire more nurses

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City of Long Beach announces expansion to bike-share program

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Nurses from the Long Beach Medical Center (LBMC) and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital (MCWH) participated in a rally on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and 27th Street Tuesday to demand MemorialCare officials for a “fair contract.”

Nurses claim that the hospital is short staffed, and that it is “eroding” patient care and leading to a high turnover rate of ex-

perienced nurses, the California Nurses Association (CNA) said in a press release. In addition, the union group claimed “many new nurses are being asked to work in units without the appropriate training which puts patient safety in jeopardy.”

The Signal Tribune spoke with Chief Nursing Officer Tony Garcia and Vice President of Human Relations Marcie Atchison for MemorialCare via a conference call Wednesday night about those claims just as another negotiation

meeting was taking place.

Garcia said there have been 40 negotiation meetings since January this year.

During the call, Garcia admitted that the hospital has found itself short staffed at times, however, a state law–– Title 22–– mandates a certain number of nurses on staff, which Garcia said the hospital is meeting. As an example, Garcia said that nurses working in a medical-surgery unit (MedSurg unit) can care for see Nurses page 10

Soft launch of new Long Beach Homeless Ally program aims to gather civic leadership to help transient population Draw like there’s no tomorrow: Long Beach community remembers local artist Katie Phillips Page 2

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A new homeless-advocacy program called Long Beach Homeless Ally is in the works at The Century Villages at Cabrillo residential center to connect local businesses and schools with resources to help the homeless population citywide.

Representatives from the offices of 70th District Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell, 33rd District State Senator Lena Gonzalez, 47th District Congressmember Alan Lowenthal and Long Beach councilmembers met with homeless advocates Tuesday morning to share ideas on how the new program,

which is set to roll out in 2020, should operate and what services it could offer.

“This is an opportunity to bring everyone to the table to talk about homelessness,” Steve BeCotte, Long Beach Homeless Coalition (LBHC) president, said at the start of the meeting. see HOMELESS page 14

The City of Long Beach may soon allow residents to have up to six pets in their homes, two more than it currently allows.

Gerardo Mouet, director of Long Beach’s Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, stated in a Nov. 15 memo to the city manager that next month the city council will consider amending an ordinance to increase allowed pets from four to six and also regulate animals brought into the city for adoption.

The purpose of the amendments is to promote the Long Beach Animal Care Services (LBACS) “Compassion Saves” approach designed to minimize the number of animals euthanized, Mouet said.

According to the memo, LBACS already reduced the number of its animals euthanized by 82% between 2010 and 2018, dropping from 5,651 to 1,044. It also increased pet adoptions by 370% from 144 to 677 during that period.

“As recent as 2012, LBACS started seeing less animals coming into the shelter due to effective population-control efforts,” Mouet said in the memo, adding that it reduced euthanasia rates with the help of a 2015 spay-and-neuter ordinance and partnering see PETS page 8

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Artworks by Katie Phillips displayed throughout the Expo Arts Center for guests to see on Saturday, Nov. 16 during a celebration of life event for the late artist.

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Draw like there’s no tomorrow: Long Beach community remembers local artist Katie Phillips Kristen Naeem Staff Writer

Emotions of sadness and love filled the Expo Art Center on Nov. 17 as Long Beach residents remembered the late local artist Katie Phillips at a public reception celebrating her life.

Phillips painted multiple murals across Long Beach, including one commissioned to beautify the Aquarium of the Pacific when it was undergoing construction, and founded the local art collective Squeeze.

“From the time she was a little girl she was an artist. She always liked to sketch–– she always liked to draw,” Katie’s older sister Margaret Phillips told the Signal Tribune.”[…] She communicated

through her art that beauty that she found in this world. Everything that she did was reflected in her art. So whatever phase she was going through, like musical phases or artistic phases or whatever she was reading, it just influenced her art, and you can kind of see that in the gallery over there.”

One wing of the Expo Arts Center displayed Katie’s artwork while another had a series of photos from Katie’s life as well as an ongoing slideshow that showed Katie with her husband, family members, friends and pets.

Margaret recalled how Katie had used art as an outlet for her sense of humor since they were children.

“When we were little Katie always laughed, she laughed at

everything, even when she wasn’t supposed to. It started from the time she was born [until] her final days. We used to have to go to church as kids, and so we would sit there and draw pictures to get through the sermon,” Margaret told the Signal Tribune. “And we would start drawing pictures of the people around us, who was singing off key and stuff like that, and we would get in trouble because Katie would start laughing or she would just look at me and I would start laughing. Then our parents would get upset with us and we’d quiet down, then we’d start doing it again. And it just got to the point that we were no longer allowed to sit next to each other. So my younger sister started doing the same thing with her,

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and then she got separated. You couldn’t go to church without laughing, and that was Katie in a nutshell.”

Although she had previously gone into remission, cancer was detected in Katie’s liver in 2017.

While battling the disease for the final two years of her life, Katie was still active in the local artist community, continued to create and was teaching herself Japanese.

“It’s almost like she sped up her life, like she really took control of every situation she could to make art, and impactful art, no matter where she was,” Margaret said.

“Even though she fought it with her entire being and refused to acknowledge the fact that this could take her life, she just wanted to do as much as she could. That’s where the Aquarium of the Pacific mural started. She began a job here at the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association and loved it. She loved doing even more public art, she loved designing really fun events for people to come to, to bring them together, to lift up the community. And she

did all that stuff even after going through horrific treatments that would knock an ordinary person right off their feet.”

Among Katie’s collection of work is the mural “A Life of Possibilities,” located at 1639 E. South St. in north Long Beach.

The mural is a colorful, geometric rendering of three diverse smiling children. According to the Arts Council for Long Beach’s website, the mural “represents all the choices and chances children have to shine as they grow into adulthood.”

Katie’s family has asked that those who wish to make a donation in her memory contribute to a scholarship fund created by the Arts Council for Long Beach.

“She would want any child that wants to draw, to draw,” Margaret told the Signal Tribune.

“It doesn’t matter if its the back of your homework,” she said.

“Start sketching. Nobody can stop anybody from doing that. If it’s in your heart, do it, because that’s what she did.”

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20th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil held at Harvey Milk Park in downtown Long Beach Kristen Naeem Staff Writer

A candlelit vigil was organized by the LGBTQ Center of Long Beach in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance at Harvey Milk Park in downtown Long Beach on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

The first Transgender Day of Remembrance was held in Boston, Massachusetts in 1999 in remembrance of the unsolved murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts. The day has since grown and is now observed in cities across the nation every Nov. 20.

The vigil at Harvey Milk Park included comments by public officials and members of the LGBTQ Center of Long Beach, who organized the event, as well as American Sign Language interpreters.

First District Councilmember elect Mary Zendejas spoke at the event and promised to be an ally for the transgender community in city council.

“I just want to say thank you for being here,” Zendejas said to the crowd. “And to my transgender brothers and sisters that are her tonight, please know that you do have a champion in me, and that I will always be an ally [to] you and I will join you in that fight because there are too many lives that have already been lost,

and not one of them are we ready to dismiss like that, not one of those lives. So we have to come together as a community and move forward and learn from our mistakes, and make sure that our elected officials move forward with us.”

Following Zendejas, 2nd District Councilmember Jeannine Pearce approached the stage and spoke about the courage of the transgender community, as well as the economic inequality it often suffers from.

“Today is our 20th anniversary of remembering our transgender friends, and I want to do more than remember them,” Pearce said. “I want to recognize why we’ve lost so many. We’ve lost so many because they’ve been role models to the rest of us, whether we’re trans, whether we’re part of the LGBT community. They are people who have lived their lives true to themselves. It’s so awful [that] some of us struggle to live

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Attendees of the Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil held at Harvey Milk Park on Nov. 20 holding candles as the names of transgender people who passed away in the last year are read aloud.

our lives true to ourselves. And so I want to not only remember, I want to take a step back and learn from their courage. And often that courage means they find themselves in economic hardships. We consider why we lose so many

lives. Often those whose lives we’ve lost, were people who lived in poverty, that have struggled to try to be true to themselves at work. And so today, with Trump in office, think about how much courage it takes sometimes ev-

ery single day in the fight against injustice, against racism [and] against economic oppression.”

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OPINION

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November 22, 2019

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By Neena Strichart

A Thanksgiving poem

Holiday Magic in the In-Betweens These are the “dark-early” months, a clear sign that winter is near as are the holidays. Well, I guess the holidays have been here since September according to Costco and Target, but you get my drift. Now enter all the family rituals of enjoying lights on houses, decorations on lawns and the holiday parades. Soon, cars will drive home with trees on them.

Tradition My favorite moments during the holiday season come not when you would most expect them. It’s not when we all sit down at the Thanksgiving table or when we take turns opening presents. It’s also not the shopping for special gifts or mailing our holiday cards.

All of that is great, but there are real magic moments of time during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Chanukah that evoke that true sense of warmth, happiness and satisfaction as advertised on TV. I guess you might compare these moments to the cozy comfort feeling of lounging in pajamas all day with nowhere to go and no agenda on the calendar but that’s still not quite right.

I’m going to try my best to better describe these moments for you.

The magic for me happens in the in-betweens. It usually happens after all the ritual and ceremony.

The magic starts when the cheering is over for the football games; when the TV is off; when the music is off.

After the belt buckles are loosened, the pants are unbuttoned due to overstuffing, and shoes get kicked off.

After the stress levels of the prepping and anticipation for the holidays starts to subside; The magic exists when everyone has all gone home and when the house guests have all gone

to bed; When the holiday table still has evidence of the big gathering; the wine glasses have barely a sip at the bottom and stand together on the table in conversation of their own; When the room has a tangible feeling of the eight hours of preparation for the gathering; The magic exists when the candles burn themselves out with long, thin trails of smoke that call an end to ceremony.

It exists when it’s dark and cold outside in contrast to the oven warmth and toasty feeling from the heater or fireplace in the house.

It’s when the lights in the house are mostly off, but just the lamp in the corner gives that late-night warm glow; and when just a few houses on the block glow the same way and when the neighborhood is completely still.

The magic comes when the rooms are quiet, but the walls still hold the sound of laughter, discussion, small talk, gossip and good cheer.

It’s when some of the dishes are already loaded into the washer but most are left stacked with souvenirs of the great feast; When you are stuffed from feasting (and snacking) all day long but the plates of desserts with a just a few cookies and cakes on them still look tempting.

It’s when the stains on the tablecloth are not even dry yet.

It’s when there are just a few shreds of ribbons, bows and wrapping paper on the floor.

It’s when you’re tired but are not quite ready to give up on the night and you just sit by yourself for a minute to replay it all, and you listen to the silence; you playback all the conversations in your head. You smile.

You sing songs from the night.

You think of your mother who is

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Thanksgiving Wishes

By Neena Strichart On Thanksgiving eve, I begin preparation for the next day’s events with much trepidation.

My mind wanders quite wildly to holidays past when things went south quickly – good intentions were dashed Will this year be different? Will kinfolk behave?

Will “Aunt Lil” stay sober? What about “Uncle Dave”?

I hope that young cousins don’t kick, bite or yell, or ask while we’re eating, “Hey, what’s that weird smell?”

No olives on fingers, no water tipped over, No barking of pets named Queenie or Rover.

For potatoes, no lumps – I cross fingers this year Blair Cohn | Signal Tribune

and hope we don’t run short of scotch, wine or beer.

Holiday magic can be found in the most unexpected moments

Juicy turkey, nice ham and me not a crier

no longer around to enjoy these nights.

It’s when you are able to catch one last episode of the Twilight Zone Marathon before the news comes on.

The magic comes just at that time you crawl into bed with cold sheets and pillows and fall into a deep, deep sleep.

It’s the time when you wake up in the morning after sleeping in and have no sense of a rush.

And it’s just before the first cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and the house is covered in holiday memories, and you just feel content.

I hope you all enjoy your holidays and find your magic moments of the season.

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I wish for baked yams that do not catch fire.

Nevertheless, no matter the meal, here’s my bottom line, my big point, my main spiel.

As long as we gather, give thanks as we’re blessed, doesn’t matter what’s eaten or how we are dressed.

What counts is reflection for what comes our way, and that we’re together this Thanksgiving Day.

The Signal Tribune Family wishes you and yours a very blessed Thanksgiving Day

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read the names of transgender people who have died since November 2018. It was noted that while many of these individuals’ death certificates and police reports refer to them by their birth name and assigned gender, their preferred names and genders were used during the reading.

The ages, race and place of death of each individual was also listed, with the youngest victim this year being 17 years old.

The LGBTQ Center of Long Beach’s Transgender Health and Engagement Specialist, Mallery Robinson came onstage to talk about her experiences as a transgender woman, “As a trans woman, I know what it is like to be afraid of the potential violence we may face by the hands of others. As we gather here today, I

want to say that we are enough.

We are more than enough, we are exceptional, unique and beautifully made.”

Robinson told the crowd that her own parents, classmates, friends and teachers had been supportive of her when she began her transition at 16 in her hometown of Montgomery, Alabama and this showed her not to expect people to be hateful.

Near the end of the night, a board member of the City of Los Angeles’ Transgender Advocacy Council, Jazzmun Nichcala, invited all the transgender attendees of the vigil to the front of the stage to be recognized by the community.

“We are not alone,” Nichala said.

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A ro u n d Tow n A schedule of local activities and events YOUTH FISHING DERBY What Children’s fishing competition Who El Dorado Park When Saturday, Nov. 23 from 8am to 1pm Where El Dorado Regional Park, 7550 E. Spring St. More Info A fishing competition for those 15 years of age and younger. Participation is free.

Registration will be held from 8am to 9am. Prizes will be given to the winners. For more information call (562) 570-1771.

ORCHID TALK What Horticulture talk by Steve Hampson Who South Coast Orchid Society When Nov. 25 from 7pm to 9pm Where Whaley Park Community Center, 5620 E. Atherton St. More Info Steve Hampson will be presenting a program entitled “Searching for Wild Orchids in China.” Hampson is the senior horticulturalist at Roger’s Gardens in Corona Del Mar. This event is free and open to the public.

RANCHO READING What Children’s story time Who Rancho Los Cerritos When Tuesday, Nov 26 from 9:30am to 10am Where Rancho Los Cerritos, 4600 Virginia Road More Info An out loud reading of a children’s book in Rancho Los Cerritos library. Attendance is free and no registration is required.

TURKEY TROT What 5K/10K walk/run Who Long Beach Turkey Trot When Thursday, Nov. 28 from 7am to 9:45am Where Granada Boat Launch Ramp, 1 Granada Ave. More Info A run/walk to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday. Participants can choose between 5K and 10K courses. A half-mile course will also be available for children. For more information visit https://www.justinrudd.com/trot.html.

EASTERN EXERCISE AT THE LIBRARY What Tai Chi class Who Signal Hill Public Library When Friday, Nov. 29 at 11:30am Where Signal Hill Public Library, 1800 E Hill St. More Info A class guided by Tai Chi instructors from the MAYE Center which is suitable for all levels. Participants are encouraged to bring their own yoga mat. Registration is required for this event. Registrations can be made by calling 562989-7323 or at the library.

PLANETARIUM NIGHTS What Astronomy show Who Loredana Vetere When Friday, Dec 6. from 7pm to 8pm Where Long Beach City College, 4901 E Carson St., LAC Campus, D-326 More Info Join speaker Loredana Vetere in LBCC’s planetarium for a show displayed on their dome ceiling screen preceded by a presentation about astronomy. Admission is free but seating is limited, guests are encouraged to arrive early.

VEGAN FOOD COURT What Plant-based food marketplace Who Long Beach Vegan Festival When Saturday, Dec. 7 from 12pm to 5pm Where The Pike Outlets, 95 S Pine Ave. More Info A variety of vegan food vendors will gather for this monthly event. Entry is free. For more information visit https://vegandistrictlb. com/.

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS What Christmas fair Who Rancho Los Cerritos When Sunday, Dec 8 from 1pm to 4pm Where Rancho Los Cerritos, 4600

Virginia Road More Info Attendees of this holiday fair will meet Santa, learn about 19th century Christmas traditions, make crafts and listen to live music.

Entrance is $5 per person.

CUENTOS Y CANTOS BILINGUAL STORY TIME What Bilingual children’s program Who Mark Twain Neighborhood Library When Saturday, Dec. 12 at 2pm Where Mark Twain Neighborhood Library, 1401 E Anaheim St More Info This bilingual event is meant to foster a love of reading in both Spanish and English, and is designed for children between the ages of 2 and 5. Children and their families will also be able to play games and sing in a bilingual setting.

CANDLELIGHT TOUR What Historical holiday event Who Rancho Los Cerritos When Saturday, Dec. 14 from 5pm to 8:30pm Where Rancho Los Cerritos, 4600

Virginia Road More Info Guides will lead attendees on a candlelit tour around the grounds of Rancho Los Cerritos where they will encounter costumed historical characters. General admission is $20.

LONG BEACH ART WALK What local art fair Who LB Art Walk When Saturday, Dec.14 from 5pm to 10pm Where East Village Arts District More Info Galleries and businesses will be displaying artwork for the public to see. Artists will also get a chance to sell their artwork and musicians will be playing live music.

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City of Long Beach announces expansion to bike-share program

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The City of Long Beach announced Monday that it will be expanding its bike-share program with 10 new bike hubs across the city.

To celebrate the expansion, the City will be hosting an event for residents at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library. on Thursday, Nov. 21, to promote a new hub located by the library.

“Since we launched bike share in 2016, it has grown to nearly 40,000 members,” Mayor Robert Garcia stated in a City press release. “We are very excited to be adding bike-share hubs in uptown today.”

The new hub is the first phase of the City’s goal of expanding the program across Long Beach.

As of now, new hubs can be located in north Long Beach, Bixby Knolls and Wrigley.

The City also plans to add an additional 500 bikes to the program’s current pool of 480.

According to the memo released by the City, the access to public bikes has allowed users to burn over five million calories and caused a decrease of 120,000

pounds of carbon emissions in 2019 alone. This is the equivalent of taking 43 vehicles of the road.

“Over the past year, the City of Long Beach added over 10 miles of bike lanes, closed significant gaps in the bikeway network and constructed pedestrian improvements like enhanced crosswalks and reconstructed sidewalks,” Craig Beck, director of Public Works, said. “The bike-share program is an important tool in allowing more residents and visitors an opportunity to use alternate transportation.”

The celebration for the new bike hub will take place on Nov. 21 at 1:30pm, at the Michelle Obama Library on 5870 Atlantic Ave. The event will include giveaways and promotions for attendees.

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For Jon Choy, founder and owner of Plenty of Bikes in Signal Hill, selling someone a bike isn’t enough. “I always find out what they intend to use the bike for. I think that’s most important. I’m not here to sell people anything–– I’m here to help people,” Choy said.

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Like many people, Jon Choy grew up riding bikes but allowed the hobby to fall to the wayside as he got older. It wasn’t until he picked up a used bike at a garage sale that he rediscovered his passion for the hobby, which would eventually lead to his bike shop, Plenty of Bikes, located at 2815 Junipero Ave. “I used to ride with my stepdad,” Choy said. “He taught me how to ride on the road with the cars, and we used to do rides on the weekends and then–– you know when you get a car you stop riding your bike–– so that disappeared for ten years or something.”

Choy decided to buy the used bike after bringing his childhood bike over from San Francisco, where he is originally from, and realizing that he needed something in better condition. He found what he was after in a used road-bike that he picked up at a garage sale.

After acquiring his new bike, Choy began tinkering on it in his living room, where he began to realize how much he enjoyed the process. That first bike led to him repairing bikes for others out of his garage, then in a storage locker and eventually at his shop.

“I still have [the bike] here,” Choy said, “I kept it for the memories.”

Nine years later into owning the shop, Choy sees himself as somewhat of a liaison to the bike world. One of his goals is to educate customers on the misconceptions and how to find the best fit for them.

A common belief is that bikes can be overly expensive, which Choy says is not necessarily true.

While some bikes may be pricey, he says that it is possible to find a quality ride for an affordable price.

Another benefit of bicycles is upkeep. For riders who are good with maintenance the cost can range from $50-$100 annually, or less, depending on how often the bike is used.

Choy also says that people are not aware of the amount of group bike rides that happen around Long Beach, and how it can be a way for people to ride their bikes more.

One of the things that Choy credits for helping spread awareness of the usefulness of bikes is the bike-share program funded by the City of Long Beach. He also says it can be another way for lapsed riders to practice if they do not have a bicycle of their own.

“That’s where the bike-share thing is really nice, […] because if you haven’t gotten on one, you don’t want to dump a ton of money into it. You can take one of those little rental bikes out [and] you could ride around for a little bit. [From] my experience, it’s a good way to test the waters,” Choy said.

Considering all the different models, uses and other factors buying a bike can seem daunting at times, which is where Choy tries to help his customers. When fitting someone for a bike he considers the kind of route the rider will be traveling on, budget and their personal needs.

“I always find out what they intend to use the bike for. I think that’s most important. I’m not here to sell people anything–– I’m here to help people,” Choy said.

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Theatre review:

Little Shop of Horrors at the Long Beach Landmark Theatre

Brett Ashley Hawkins Culture Writer

No one who has ever reviewed Little Shop of Horrors has ever admitted the truth. Not once. It’s rather shocking. The truth ought to be revealed. It really doesn’t matter how strong the leads are at all. It doesn’t matter how marvelous the set is decorated, how immaculately tasteful the costumes are—none of it. Mark these words: the entire fate of a production of this classic completely rests in the hands of the following characters: Crystal, Ronette, and Chiffon.

You see, being a Greek chorus who drives the action of just about every scene is rewarding, but an extremely arduous task.

Fortunately for audiences at the Long Beach Landmark Theatre, Teanna Vick, Yunga Webb, and Courtney Kendall are not only up to the challenge, but they deliver like Domino’s. Their vocals are powerful and the attitude to back it up is 100-percent authentic.

And it’s not to say that any other aspect of this new (and recently extended) show is lacking in any capacity. In fact, it’s quite difficult to point out any weak spot of this production. Megan O’Toole and Curtis Heard direct Little Shop with unheard of precision. No detail is left untended.

With the Greek chorus and production aspects completely fulfilled, the narrative itself can take flight. Seymour Krelborn (Matt DeNoto) is a longtime employee of a struggling Skid Row flower shop run by the demanding Mushnik (Michelle Chaho).

When a total eclipse of the sun brings a peculiar plant into his possession, Seymour names it Audrey II after his co-worker (Amanda Webb), whom he is smitten with.

The peculiar plant brings much success to the shop to Mushnik’s

delight and Seymour’s popularity, but the plant (George Carson with puppetry by Sean Balin) reveals its true colors, expressing its necessity for human flesh and blood. Conflicted by his desire to abandon mediocrity and attract Audrey, Seymour is faced with several difficult decisions that could eventually impact the entire world.

The real MVP of Little Shop is Michelle Chaho, who embodies the ambition, ruthlessness, and greed of Seymour’s boss, Mushnik, effortlessly. Chaho steals scene after scene without delving too far into being overly camp. DeNoto also plays the hopeless hero with relatable ease and Jay Dysart has no trouble depicting the villain everyone loves to hate. And even the ensemble of Lisa Bode Heard, Carlos Carlos, and Emily Morgan manages to shine without star billing.

Voice acting, however, is a tricky business. Without seeing the actor at face value, there is a heaping responsibility for the portrayer to get every syllable and every cadence and tone— speaking and singing—completely perfect. Anyone would be remiss to not recognize George Carson as a force after his performance as the vile space plant Audrey II.

Photo courtesy Long Beach Landmark Theatre

Courtney Kendall, Yunga Webb, and Teanna Vick serenade Matt DeNoto during his moments of indecision.

For such a well-rounded effort, Little Shop is bound to impress audiences through and through. The fact that it has been extended an additional weekend speaks volumes. Above all, kudos must be paid to the team behind the Long Beach Landmark Theatre: they consistently present strong material worthy of a much larger space. That said, the intimate setting paired with the world class performances is a marvel that should not be changed.

Little Shop of Horrors runs

until Nov. 24 at the Long Beach Landmark Theatre at First Congregational Church of Long Beach, 241 Cedar Ave. Tickets are on sale at cost between $15

to $50. Online ticketing is available at lblandmark.org. The theater’s box office can be reached at (562) 366-0085.

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November 22, 2019

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ties, both LBACS and spcaLA are housed at the P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village in Long Beach, with a 55-year lease-back agreement expiring in 2053. LBACS leases part of the facility from spcaLA for its shelter operations and the City pays spcaLA 50% of the total facility’s operating expenses, according to the audit.

And though LBACS’s live-release rates (LRR) of animals have increased, the audit found that the LRRs and impound improvements strained LBACS’s resources and spread thin the shelter’s staff.

It also found deficiencies in LBACS’s standard-operating procedures, resulting in inconsistent decision-making, conflicting shelter practices and changes implemented without proper direction and explanation.

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Graph from Phase 2 of the City of Long Beach’s audit of its animal-care services showing increases in live-release rates of animals in recent years

with adoption organizations.

Mouet further stated that city staff plans to work with spcaLA (the Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)– which is housed in the same facility as LBACS– in negotiating a memorandum

of understanding (MOU) to maximize the effectiveness of LBACS’s Compassion Saves approach.

That approach stems from an April 16 LBACS study session showing the positive impact of animal population-control

efforts. The City had created a task force the previous October following results of a two-phased city-auditor’s report on LBACS completed last year. The City also hired a new LBACS manager, Staycee Dains, last February.

Along with deficiencies in LBACS operations, the audit noted that though they maintain separate leadership and identi-

No kill Though Mouet said the three proposed steps are designed to aid LBACS’s effectiveness in reducing euthanized animals, Dr. Patricia Turner of No Kill Long Beach, an advocacy group calling for no animal to be put down unless it has untreatable pain or illness, told the Signal Tribune that the steps are too limited.

“These actions don’t go far enough,” Turner said, adding that the real problem is

LBACS’s physical and operational proximity to spcaLA. “The MOU must establish LBACS’s independence from spcaLA […] as its own entirely city-operated animal shelter and facility so that they can operate at scale to meet the needs of the people of Long Beach,” she said.

Turner said that such a separation would allow LBACS to operate full-service adoption and foster programs and a robust volunteer program.

“Ideally, spcaLA would not be associated with the City of Long Beach,” she said. “They are on taxpayer land.”

Turner also said that the MOU should require transparency by spcaLA about the outcome of animals under its care, such as how many it euthanizes or sends out to adoption, foster care or to other shelters.

“That MOU is the most important thing,” Turner said when comparing the three steps.

The step of limiting the number of animals brought into the city for adoption is a response to the general perception that spcaLA brings in animals from other places, Turner said, but noted that the memo doesn’t specify that organization as the problem.

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Entrance to the P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village and Education Center in Long Beach, housing both spcaLA (Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and Long Beach Animal Care Services

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gards to animals being brought into Long Beach, mentions spcaLA,” she said. “It applies to anybody.”

Turner said therefore a person who finds a kitten in Lakewood couldn’t by law bring it to the Long Beach shelter, nor could a rescue organization that finds a dog in neighboring Compton bring it in for adoption.

“It places a burden on these rescue organizations who are already overburdened, under-resourced and they’re doing the work that LBACS should be doing of adopting animals out,” she said. “LBACS is not adopting large numbers of animals out because spcaLA doesn’t want them to. It’s just foisting the problem back on the community.”

She remarked that the 677 adoptions LBACS reports is small next to comparable cities like Sacramento, whose shelter managed 5,000 adoptions. That city’s website states that the shelter sent out 5,037 dogs and cats for adoption last year and 4,321 as of October this year.

And regarding the proposed ordinance amending the number of pets people can have, Turner said her organization advocates for eight rather than six but said such laws don’t impact animal welfare by themselves.

“If you’re concerned about animal welfare, the laws don’t do anything in terms of changing human behavior except to deter responsible people who would take good care of a larger number of animals from having them,” she said, adding that Sacramento allows up to 10 pets per household. Sacramento’s website states that residents can harbor up to three dogs and seven cats.

Public opinion supports a no-kill policy and stronger adoption efforts, Turner said, but also noted that LBACS and spcaLA practices affect all pet owners.

“If your dog gets out, your dog could go to the shelter,” Turner said. “And if he gets sick, […] he could be killed.”

Shelter progress Despite these concerns, Staycee Dains, LBACS manager, told the Signal Tribune that she collaborated with Mouet on the

steps and is hopeful for continued progress.

She said that the City has already made great strides in reducing its stray-animal population following the four-yearold spay-and-neuter ordinance.

The City increasing its limit of how many pets residents can have will further reduce the stray-animal population, she said.

“The idea is to allow people to have more animals so they can adopt more animals from the shelter,” she said.

Dains said she is also hopeful that the MOU with spcaLA will formalize the ways in which their operations work together, especially as LBACS has evolved over the past decade.

“We really want to make sure our efforts are collaborative and make sure whatever we’re putting into place is going to be definitely beneficial for the LBACS shelter animals” she said. “I’m very hopeful that we will be able to come up with a memorandum of understanding.”

Dains added that LBACS will begin negotiations as soon as possible and expects the process to be short, hoping to complete the agreement early in 2020.

Dains said she is also confident in LBACS’s Compassion Saves model to ensure the animals in its care get everything they need and especially an appropriate outcome, whether that means being returned to an owner, adopted, placed in foster care or sent to a rescue organization.

“We want to make sure that we’re making excellent outcome decisions for them,” Dains said. “Making sure that animals are getting to their outcome as soon as possible is a really important part of the Compassion Saves model.”

Dains said she is also pleased with reforms allowing volunteers to come on board faster.

“We’ve streamlined some of our training so that those who can come to the shelter and go through the screening process and be trained has been thankfully truncated,” she said.

She added the City has opened up the window of time it can screen volunteer candidates by contracting with

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A table from a Nov. 15 memo to the Long Beach city manager showing how Long Beach Animal Care Services (LBACS) reduced animal-euthanasia rates and increased adoptions between 2010 and 2018.

another organization to provide such services as fingerprinting.

“People won’t have to wait from their orientation to their processing time, which for some people could be weeks,” Dains said. “We’ve definitely seen an increase in volunteer retention from going to that process.”

More volunteers have allowed LBACS to develop new programs, such as behavior rehabilitation for dogs, Dains said.

“Prior to starting this program, [some dogs] were not getting their needs met and so

would languish in the shelter [and] their behaviors would become increasingly concerning because they weren’t getting the right type of enrichment, like getting out of their kennels and getting the right type of handling,” Dains said.

She noted that a lot of the dogs at the shelter have been through trauma and need someone to guide them through that experience through specific activities with volunteers, such as educational training that helps them cope with the shelter environment.

“It has made a huge differ-

ence in the stress level of our dogs in our kennels and the ease of volunteers being able to handle the dogs,” she said.

As for cats, Dains said her own office has become the place for especially scared cats to calm down before continuing into the shelter.

“People have been so invested and have really made a lot of personal sacrifices to see our animal-services department succeed,” Dains said. “We’re very excited to keep up the momentum and progress that everyone in our community has worked on for so many years.”

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November 22, 2019

California leaders announce joint-lawsuit against JUUL for alleged advertising toward minors

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Los Angeles County 4th District Supervisor Janice Hahn announced that the state of California filed a joint lawsuit against electronic cigarette maker, JUUL, Labs, Inc (JUUL) alleging that the San Francisco-based company targeted young people in its ad campaign and did not provide proper warnings about the risks of using their products– such as cancer, birth defects and reproductive harm.

Hahn, who represents Long Beach, announced the lawsuit along with California Attorney General Xavier Bacerra and Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey.

“Nearly one in 10 high school students in LA County report using e-cigarettes. That is not by chance,” Supervisor Janice Hahn said during a press conference. “JUUL has systematically targeted the teen market with everything from the design of their products to their advertisements. With this lawsuit we are

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going to hold JUUL accountable for their hand in this public health crisis and do what we can to stop this company from creating a new generation of nicotine addicts.”

The suit also alleges that that the company acted unlawfully by not properly verifying the age of California customers.

JUUL is also accused of violating the privacy rights of minors by keeping the personal e-mail addresses of individuals who visited their website but did not meet the required age required by law.

The suit claims that the company used these e-mail addresses to market to those underage individuals.

“We’ve worked too hard, committed our hard-earned money for too long combating harmful tobacco use to stand idly by as we now lose Californians to vaping and nicotine addiction,” Becerra said. “JUUL adopted the tobacco industry’s infamous playbook, employing advertisements that had no regard for public health and searching out vulnerable targets. Today we take legal action

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Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn (middle), Attorney General Xavier Becerra (right) and Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey (left) announce a joint lawsuit filed Monday morning, Nov. 18 against San Francisco-based electronic cigarette maker, JUUL, Labs, Inc (JUUL). The lawsuit alleges that JUUL targeted young people through advertising and failed to give warnings about the product’s chemical exposure.

against the deceptive practices that JUUL and the e-cigarette industry employ to lure our kids into their vaping web. We will hold JUUL and any other company that fuels a public health crisis accountable.”

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as the CDC reports 42 deaths in relation to e-cigarette or vaping use. There are also 2,172 cases of associated lung injuries nationwide– with three deaths reported in California.

The use of e-cigarettes by young people has increased rapidly over the past few years. Juul sales make up more than 64% of the U.S. market for e-cigarettes.

Since JUUL’s launch in 2015, the amount of young people vaping in the United States has

more than doubled. Partially due to the fruity flavors, such as mint or mango.

The lawsuit is the latest step for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in its attempts to push back against e-cigarette use among underage smokers. In September, the Board approved a ban on flavored tobacco products in unincorporated areas of the county.

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no more than five patients.

“To be fair and transparent, we do struggle, at times, to hire nurses, and this is something that is not unique to our location,” he said. “This is something that happens everywhere across the nation.”

Garcia explained that nurses are often pulled from other duties to help patients first, something MemorialCare officials said is their top priority. Because of that transition, it may be perceived that there is understaffing situations that may impact patient care, Garcia said.

“When it comes to patient care, we have the correct and appropriate number of nurses taking care of those patients,” he said.

Alejandra Zavala, a nurse working the orthopedic-neurology unit at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, participated in Tuesday’s rally and spoke with the Signal Tribune about their claims.

“A lot of our nurses are concerned about understaffing,” Zavala said. “It’s really hard to care for these patients when we’re understaffed–– when we’re being put out of ratio, which means we have to take more patients than we’re supposed to.”

She added that patients are

being moved to other units in the hospital to undergo certain life-saving services, however, Zavala claims that some of the nurses on these floors are not certified to do such tasks.

An example she gave was a neurology-stroke scale procedure that alerts nurses if the patient is experiencing stroke symptoms, or if medical teams need to notify a doctor about the patient’s condition. Zavala claimed that MemorialCare “refuses” to certify nurses on other hospital floors, thus experienced certified nurses have to take on more calls for stroke patients.

Zavala said she does not want to feel like she is in a fight with MemorialCare, but she is urging officials to think about how their concerns may impact patient care.

During the conference call Wednesday night, Atchison said that more bargaining meetings are being planned and that she is “pleased with the progress.”

“We’re down to a handful of issues, but we’ve made significant progress,” she said. “We’re down to the wire of the last articles that we’re going back and forth about, so we’re very hopeful that we’ll get a contract here soon.”

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT Thursday, November 14 1:22pm, Identity theft, 2500 block E. Willow St. 5:49pm, 3 misdemeanor warrants, 2700 block E. PCH (suspect arrested) 6:25pm, Trespassing, driving on private property; misdemeanor warrant, 2400 block E. PCH (suspect arrested) 8:12pm, Contempt of court; disorderly behavior, 900 bloc k E. Spring St. (suspect arrested) Friday, November 15 7:35am, Misdemeanor warrant, Cherry Ave./E. 28th St. (suspect arrested) 9:58pm, Resisting/obstructing police officer; theft by use of access card information; appropriating lost property (over $400); receiving stolen property; felony warrant, 900 block E. 33rd St. (suspect arrested) Saturday, November 16 9:06am, Burglary, 2300 block E. Spring St. Sunday, November 17 2:37am, DUI, 2300 block Walnut Ave. (suspect arrested) 4:11am, Possessing paraphernalia, 4 misdemeanor warrants, E. Willow St./Myrtle Ave. (suspect arrested) 10:47pm, Auto burglary, 1000 block E. 32nd St. Monday, November 18 12:48am, Spousal abuse, E. 28th St./Atlantic Ave. 8:20am, Auto burglary, 1800 block Redondo Ave. 2:32pm, Robbery, 1600 block E. Willow St. 3:54pm, Auto burglary, E. 19th St./Molino Ave. 4:20pm, Stolen vehicle – recovered, 1900 block E. 21st. St. Tuesday, November 19 10:41am, Retail burglary, merchandise less than $950; 6 misdemeanor warrants, 2400 block Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) 7:36pm, Possess paraphernalia; petty theft ( under $950); misdemeanor warrant, 900 block E. 33rd St. (suspect arrested) Wednesday, November 20 7:57am, Forgery, 1600 block E. Willow St. 1:02pm, 1:02pm, Possessing controlled substance, 1000 block E. 32nd St. (suspect arrested) 5:09pm, Forgery, 900 block E. 33rd St.

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TST6099 / Case No. 19LBCP00389 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 DOMENIQUE POBLANO TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: OLIVER DOMENIQUE POBLANO by his mother, ERIKA RODRIGUEZ has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: OLIVER DOMENIQUE POBLANO to Proposed Name: DOMENIQUE JOSE RODRIGUEZ. 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: December 5, 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 November 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ___//ss//___ Michael P. Vicencia, Judge of the Superior Court Dated October 24, 2019 TST6100 / Case No. 19TRCP00329 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, TORRANCE COURTHOUSE, 825 MAPLE AVENUE, TORRANCE, CA 90503 PETITION OF: WILFRIDO FERRER TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: WILFRIDO FERRER has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: WILFRIDO FERRER to Proposed Name: WILFRIDO CERVANTES. 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: December 20, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. B. 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 November 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ___//ss//___ Dierdre Hill, Judge of the Superior Court Dated October 24, 2019

PETITION OF: ROGELIO FLORES CABALLERO TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: ROGELIO FLORES CABALLERO has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: ROGELIO FLORES CABALLERO to Proposed Name: ROGELIO CABALLERO FLORES. 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: December 6, 2019; Time: 8:30A M; Dept. B. 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 November 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ___//ss//___ Dierdre Hill, Judge of the Superior Court Dated October 24, 2019

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CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6123 DATE: November 22, 2019 TO:

NANCY L. CLEMMER (“OWNER”) (and all owners of or occupants at Property Address)

RE:

3309 Lemon Avenue, Signal Hill, California 90755 (PROPERTY ADDRESS) NOTICE OF TOTAL ABATEMENT COSTS

TO THE OWNER, AGENT OF THE OWNER, LESSEE, OCCUPANT, OR PERSON IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY LISTED ABOVE AND HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED: Following multiple letter notices to the Owner and other attempted communications requesting corrections of the nuisance conditions existing on the Property (defined below), on or about June 17, 2019, the City of Signal Hill (hereinafter “City”) issued to the Owner of the Property (defined below) a Notice and Order to Abate a Public Nuisance pursuant to Signal Hill Municipal Code (hereinafter “SHMC”) § 8.12.080 – the final notice required by the SHMC prior to initiation of nuisance abatement procedures by the City. And, on or about August 23, 2019, the City issued to the Owner a second Notice and Order to Abate a Public Nuisance pursuant to SHMC § 8.12.080. These notices specifically stated that the failure to abate the nuisance condition will result in the City taking action to abate the same and that the costs would constitute a lien on the Property.

Pursuant to the authority vested by SHMC § 8.12.110, on or about September 25, 2019, the City Manager of the City (through his designated agents and contractor) caused the Property to be repaired, boarded and secured, cleaned and abated of the nuisance conditions that existed on the Property. The City’s abatement was conducted pursuant to a Court Order for Abatement signed by Judge Tomson T. Ong on September 11, 2019.

Thereafter, on November 12, 2019, the City Council of the City of Signal Hill confirmed the costs of such repair, boarding, securing, cleaning and abating the nuisance conditions and confirmed that such costs are entitled to be assessed upon the Property in the sum of $23,104.97 (“City Abatement Costs”), in accordance with SHMC § 8.12.120.

YOU MAY APPEAL to the City Council the reasonableness of the amount of the City Abatement Costs, as set forth above, by serving a written request for such appeal on the City Clerk. The written request must be received by the City Clerk within FIFTEEN (15) DAYS from the date of service of this Notice of Total Abatement Costs. Failure to file an appeal within this fifteen-day period shall constitute a waiver of your rights to contest the reasonableness of the City Abatement Costs.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, pursuant to SHMC § 8.12.120, a lien may be imposed on the Property if full payment of the City Abatement Costs is not received by the City within THIRTY (30) DAYS from the date of service of this Notice of Total Abatement Costs.

If you have any questions, please call or email Colleen T. Doan, Acting Community Development Director, at (562) 989-7344 / cdoan@cityofsignalhill.org.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: The “Property” is located at 3309 Lemon Avenue, in the City of Signal Hill, County of Los Angeles, California, described as: LOT NUMBER: 22; BLOCK: 2; TR#: 4143.

The County Assessor’s number of the Property is: APN 7148-002-022.

Dated as of this 22nd day of November, 2019. _________________________________ Colleen T. Doan Acting Community Development Director City of Signal Hill, California

November 22, 2019 PETITION OF: ROSA MARIA NUNEZ TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: ROSA MARIA NUNEZ has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: ROSA MARIA NUNEZ to Proposed Name: MARIA JOSE MONSERRAT NUNEZ. 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: January 7, 2020; 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 November 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated October 22, 2019 TST6111 / 2019 285173 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. LONG BEACH BUSINESS JOURNAL, 2. SOUTH COAST PUBLISHING, INC., 2599 E. 28th Street, Suite 212, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: SOUTH COAST PUBLISHING, INC., 2599 E. 28th Street, Suite 212, Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: George Economides. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name.

The registrant began using this fictitious business name in September, 1988. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on October 29, 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.

PUBLIC NOTICES 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: November 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019.

TST6113 / Case No. 19LBCP00171 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT, 200 WEST COMPTON BLVD., COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 90220 PETITION OF Jacqueline Mitchell TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: JACQUELINE MITCHELL has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: ELEANOR JACQUELINE MITCHELL to Proposed Name: JACQUELINE MITCHELL 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: December 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 November 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019 ___//ss//___ Gary Y. Tanaka, Judge of the Superior Court Dated October 31, 2019 TST6114 / Case No. 19CMCP00181 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT, 200 WEST COMPTON BLVD., COMPTON, CA 90220

PETITION OF: Carlos Lorenzo Juarez Garcia TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: CARLOS LORENZO JUAREZ GARCIA has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: CARLOS LORENZO JUAREZ GARCIA to Proposed Name: CARLOS LORENZO JUAREZ 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: January 7, 2020, Time: 8:30A M; Dept. A, 9th Floor. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, CA 90755 November 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019 ___//ss//___ Gary Y. Tanaka, Judge of the Superior Court Dated October 31, 2019 TST6115 / Case No. 19LBCP00180 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT, 200 WEST COMPTON BLVD., COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 90220 PETITION OF Crus Palacios Jr. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: CRUS PALACIOS JR. has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name CRUS PALACIOS JR to Proposed Name: CRUZ PALACIOS JR 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: January 2, 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 Lock in your be published at least onceprice 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 November 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019 ___//ss//___ Maurice A. Leiter, Judge of the Superior Court Dated November 1, 2019 BENEFICIAL EQUITABLE TITLE HOLDER; REGISTERED OWNER I, Davis, Solomon Morris Junior, the fifth generation; deposes, affirms, being duly sworn by the oath of Divine, Natural, Common Law; am an autochthonous “natural� man, competent, lawfully capacitated, having attained the age of majority, capable of handling my own private affairs, the beneficial equitable title holder; registered owner; bona fide holder in due course of the infant estate: (State of California Instrument Number: 104-79-2353679; SOLOMON MORRIS DAVIS JR., V; State of California Instrument Number: 1052015287395; SOLOMON ‘AHNIQS MORRIS TAJEE DAVIS, VI); The Supreme, Superior, vested Authority; disaffirm, dispute, and refute all instruments and contracts fabricated during infancy; under penalty of perjury; the laws of the United States that the aforementioned is true and correct - All Rights Reserved

TST6121 / 2019 301677 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: NOSEY PEOPLE SOCIETY, 2215 Ohio Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755.

Registrant: BREANNE L. PATTERSON, 2215 Ohio Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Breanne L. Patterson.

The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in November, 2019. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 18, 2019. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires

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Steve BeCotte, Long Beach Homeless Coalition (LBHC) president, speaks to attendees of a soft-launch event of a new homeless-advocacy program coming to Long Beach in 2020 called the Long Beach Homeless Ally program on Tuesday, Nov.19.

LBHC leaders based at the villages hosted the event and collected feedback from attend-

ees to see what direction the program should take before it launches next year.

The goal of the Long Beach Homeless Ally program is to identify local businesses,

schools and civic offices in the community as “allies,� so homeless individuals can approach these institutions knowing they will receive help, in some cases food or water, no questions asked.

Paige Pelonis, vice president of communications with the LBHC, said the establishments that choose to become an ally in the program would be identified with a sticker posted on the front door of that ally’s main entrance.

When a homeless individual sees that sticker, then they know the office or business is a program ally and they can seek help from them without being kicked out, Pelonis added. “You should be able to ask for water and not be charged 25 cents,� she said. “You need it.�

The LBHC’s next step is to call each attendee individually to follow up with their thoughts and feedback on the program, Pelonis said.

Teresa Chandler, interim deputy City manager and former Homeless Services Division officer, will work with the LBHC after feedback from Tuesday’s event is implemented to the program to inform the homeless

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The soft-launch event asked attendees to break off into three groups to create hypothetical scenarios where a person is experiencing early stages of homelessness, and then the groups had to pinpoint services this person would benefit from. Each group came up with three different homeless profiles, from someone dealing with mental-health issues to someone loosing their jobs and not affording rent.

According to the 2018 Long Beach Everyone Home Taskforce report, a person’s loss of employment was the major cause for someone falling into homelessness. Earlier this year, the Long Beach Point-in-Time Homeless Count report stated that 1,894 people were experiencing homelessness citywide.

About 67% of the homeless counted in Long Beach are unsheltered.

The report also stated that 61 families are experiencing some form of homelessness, and 24% of those families are unsheltered.

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