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City officials brace for sales-tax revenue loss that may impact public services.

Anita W. Harris Staff Writer

Long Beach resident Rot Mythong being held by ICE at Adelanto Detention Center Page 2

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Bixby Knolls Towers, at 3737 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, has nine residents and staff confirmed with coronavirus, but no new cases in the past 14 days.

Long Beach long-term care-facility deaths account for 30 of 36 total citywide as of May 1 Anita W. Harris Staff Writer

Food pantries and distribution centers struggle to meet demands due to pandemic Page 4

Opinion

The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (LBDHH) is paying special attention to coronavirus cases among residents and staff at 11 local longterm care facilities, according to a statement from City officials May 1.

Cumulatively, the City has confirmed 210 positive cases of coronavirus so far in 18 of the city’s 93 long-term care facilities, accord-

ing to the statement.

Long-term care facilities have also reported 30 deaths so far related to the virus, according to the statement, comprising 83% of the city’s 36 total deaths to date.

Seven of the 18 facilities affected– including Bixby Knolls Towers at 3737 Atlantic Ave.– have reported no new cases in the past 14 days, which is the standard coronavirus incubation period.

However, that facility did experience one death from among seven

staff members and two residents who became infected.

According to its website, Bixby Knolls Towers has barred non-essential outside visitors since the end of March. The facility did not return a request for comment as of press time.

Of the 11 facilities with active cases, five have more than 25 total cases confirmed between staff and residents. Altogether, LBDHH resee FACILITIES page 5

Long Beach will reopen public spaces and small retailers

Mayor Robert Garcia announced that beaches, parks and more will open May 11, Small businesses can open on Friday with curbside pickup.

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LA Galaxy goalkeeper David Bingham donates meals to St. Mary Medical Center nurses battling coronavirus Page 2

On the latest COVID-19 live stream, city officials discussed the number of new coronavirus cases in Long Beach, the next stages of restarting the economy and reopening the city’s parks and beaches.

COVID-19

On Wednesday, May 6, the City officials announced that 791 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Long Beach.

Dr. Anissa Davis also announced that the City is reporting a new death, bring the total number of deceased to 39.

“The patient was a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and

loved ones,” Davis said.

In his comments, Mayor Robert Garcia also stated that the City had donated over 1.5 million pieces of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to hospitals, first responders and long term care facilities.

The City is also able to test over 1,000 patients a day and has tested over 12,000 people across see REOPENING page 7

With many of its businesses closed or operating at reduced capacity due to statewide coronavirus restrictions since March 19, the relatively small City of Signal Hill is expecting a significant hit to its sales-tax revenue.

Sales taxes collected from Signal Hill’s automotive and retail businesses comprise about 70% of the 2.2 squaremile City’s general-fund revenue, according to its 20192020 budget.

“We are bracing ourselves for a significant fiscal impact,” City Manager Hannah Shin-Heydorn told the Signal Tribune in an interview this week.

Regarding Governor Gavin Newsom’s May 4 statement that businesses may start reopening by Friday of this week, Shin-Heydorn said the City will follow Los Angeles (LA) County’s guidelines, which takes its lead from the governor but may make its own regional assessment.

Regardless, at least two months of lower-than-expected sales tax is forcing the City to revise its operating budget with lower revenue projections.

The City expects to receive a consultant’s report later this month with exact sales-tax revenue for January through March, Shin-Heydorn said.

But municipal departments are already working on trimming expenses, including for public services and programs.

Departments will present revised projections for fiscal see SIGNAL HILL page 5

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LA Galaxy goalkeeper David Bingham donates meals to St. Mary Medical Center nurses battling coronavirus

The star goal tender partnered with El Barrio Tacos to donate 70 meals.

Sebastian Echeverry Managing Editor

Los Angeles Galaxy star goalkeeper David Bingham visited Dignity Health’s St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach Wednesday, May 6 to donate meals to nurses and doctors who are currently on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. “My dad retired from Oakland PD [after] 30 years, and my sister is currently working in the ICU COVID pod in Atlanta, Georgia, so I think people don’t understand the stress they are under when they are working in those environments,� Bingham said. “My sister doesn’t even see my mom anymore. She’s staying at an AirBnB sometimes. So, I think that if we can give back in a small way, that’s what we should all be doing right now.�

Bingham, in partnership with local restaurants such as

El Barrio Taco based in Hermosa Beach, and some of his teammates have been donating meals to first responders while the Major League Soccer [MLS] season is currently on hiatus due to the virus.

Wednesday’s donations included 70 taco bowls to the medical center’s emergency, intensive care and respiratory units.

Abby Rojas, a nurse with the ER unit that has worked directly with COVID-19 patients, thanked Bingham for his donation, and spoke about the dangers of the coronavirus. “When we first started to encounter COVID patients and treat them, and as this became more prevalent, we changed our approach and wore more safety gear,� she said. “It’s very scary because the COVID patients can look as healthy as you and I, and in a matter of see BINGHAM page 4

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Long Beach resident Rot Mythong being held by ICE at Adelanto Detention Center As activists rush to free Mythong in fear that he may contract COVID-19, California 47th District Congressman Alan Lowenthal introduces resolution to cease deportations of Southeast Asian refugees.

Kristen Farrah Naeem Staff Writer

Local immigrant-rights groups have been phone banking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since April 30 to advocate for the release of Rot Mythong, a Long Beach resident and ethnically Lao war refugee from Cambodia, from the Adelanto Detention Facility before he potentially contracts coronavirus.

Mythong was sentenced to life in prison when he was 17, and was granted parole after serving 29 years. The crime was not immediately known.

The day he was scheduled to be released on parole, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation made the decision to transfer him directly to ICE detention.

Many activists believe that remanding an inmate to ICE custody after they have finished serving their sentence in jail or prison is excessive and cruel.

California jails and prisons have the option to notify ICE when an inmate is released, but is not required to do so, according to Asian Prisoner Support Committee member Daniel Tan at a seminar on Southeast Asian deportation at the United Cambodian Community building in Long Beach on Feb. 18.

The Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition, Sanctuary Long Beach, Khmer Girls In Action and the May Day Long Beach Coalition shared infor-

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According to the script, Mythong survived cancer twice and suffers from asthma. He recently had an asthma attack, and reportedly has experienced constant coughing and dryness in his throat. With these conditions, he is at high risk of COVID-19, the immigrant-rights groups stated.

An online ICE database confirms that Rot Mythong is still being held in detention at Adelanto Detention Facility. Sanctuary LB did not respond to further inquiries about Mythong, as of press time Thursday, May 7.

Detention centers become hazardous places in an outbreak.

This was shown when an outbreak of mumps in ICE detention centers spread to immigrants being held at 57 different locations in 2018 and 2019, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

While many Southeast Asian immigrants arrived in the United States with refugee status and are legally considered permanent residents, their residency can be easily lost if they commit a crime, including non-violent ones.

In many cases, decades pass between the offense and when those who committed them are deported. Middle-aged individuals, who have assimilated to life in the U.S. are deported for crimes they committed when they were teenagers.

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The deportation of Southeast Asians, especially Cambodians, increased exponentially once Trump entered office. ICE reported a 279% increase in the deportation of Cambodian immigrants from the United States between fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018. In fiscal year 2017, ICE deported 29 Cambodian nationals, compared to 110 in fiscal

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The “New Deal”

On March 4, 1933, a huge crowd gathered around radios on Pine Avenue to listen to the inauguration of a new President, Franklin D. Roosevelt. This new invention, the radio, brought the ceremonies in Washington to life.

To many, it felt as if they were actually witnessing the event, listening to the music, the cheers, the vows taken and the inaugural address itself. Some thought it was actually better than being there, for how else could you get a firsthand, detailed report of things as they happened? It was definitely preferable to being part of the crowding, milling mass in Washington.

Later that evening there was a gathering in the Municipal Auditorium to celebrate the new Democratic regime. Various speakers, the Municipal Band, and the American Legion Drum Corps helped celebrate the new leadership that most hoped would pilot the country to a more prosperous era.

Roosevelt was quick to act. On March 6, 1933, in order to keep the banking system of the country from collapsing, FDR used the powers given by the Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917 and suspended all transac-

tions in the Federal Reserve and other banks and financial institutions. On March 9, Congress met in a special session and passed the Emergency Banking Relief Act. This gave the president the power to reorganize all insolvent banks and provided the means by which sound banks could reopen their doors without long delay. As Roosevelt was “shaking up” the financial community, Long Beach experienced a “shaking up” of its own.

Earthquake

In late February 1933, demolition work on the picturesque old Hotel Virginia began.

It was estimated that it would require 50 men over a period of 60 days to complete the work Huge 15 ton air compressors operating 18 compressed air hammers were brought in and huge steel chutes running from the building to a continuous line of trucks were employed. However, the demolition crew got some help they weren’t expecting---at 5:54pm. on the evening of March 10, 1933, an earthquake struck.

Memories for thousands were flash frozen --- preserved for a lifetime --- when the ground around Long Beach shook for 11

seemingly never ending seconds.

The killer force quake, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, occurred at the optimum time to save lives.

Most people were home for dinner, off the streets and away from the schools that would face almost total destruction. Still, 51 people were killed in Long Beach and an additional 91 in surrounding areas.

Bricks and debris rained down on the streets, loosened by the powerful movement of the earth. Buildings crumbled, streets buckled and fires erupted in several spots. Telephone poles swayed and snapped, putting the city’s 32,052 phones out of service. Electricity was gone but an alert gas company worker turned off the city’s gas lines during the temblor preventing further fires.

Fortunately, the city had a disaster plan, and the help of the Pacific Fleet anchored off the Long Beach coast. Electricity was restored to the downtown area by 7:30pm., but outlining hospitals were without power. The city disaster center got on their portable radio and called on anyone with access to bootleg liquor to bring it to the command center. From here they took it to hospitals to use in sterilizing surgical instru-

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ments. Within an hour after the first jolt, all roads leading into the city were patrolled with the help of 2000 Navy men who came ashore with loads of blankets and supplies immediately after the first shock. They stayed for almost a week, helping anywhere they could.

In the area affected by the earthquake, 4,883 people were injured; 1,893 homes were destroyed, 31,495 damaged; 207 buildings were declared uninhabitable, 1,550 were deemed repairable. All of the Long Beach schools suffered considerably, as did the city’s churches. On March 13, the State Legislature voted $50,000 for emergency relief in the way of food and clothing.

Later $150,000 ($3 million today) was appropriated for rehabilitation work in the quake struck area.

On March 14, the Senate passed a bill appropriating $5,000,000 ($100 million) as an outright gift

for relief. Long Beach, however, declined to accept any of this money, advising Washington authorities it did not desire charity, but rather an opportunity to borrow the money needed to carry on the work of rehabilitation. Acting on this, Congress amended the act permitting loans from the funds.

Long Beach bounced back quickly. Rebuilding operations began the day after the quake. By March 16, more than 5000 men were employed at removing debris and putting the town back together. Business activities resumed as quickly as possible. By March 15, 75 stores had reopened.

Tourists flocked to Long Beach to see the damage. On March 20, over 200,000 cars and one million sightseers were in town. By April, Long Beach was more or less back to normal.

Come back next week for the next installment in this series.

O’Donnell Supports Governor’s Friday Gradual Opening of Workplaces (Sacramento) - Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D - Long Beach) issued the following statement in support of the Governor’s remarks that the state will allow lower-risk workplaces to reopen beginning this Friday.

“I support the Governor’s gradual reopening of California, which will help our economy

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and get people back to work while keeping us safe,” said Assemblymember O’Donnell.

“We need to remember to be cautious and cooperative during this time as the pandemic is still impacting communities.”

Today, the Governor announced the next stage of his stay-at-home order that would allow some lower-risk businesses to reopen, including retail

locations, manufacturing sites and small businesses. Some counties, however, may have stricter guidelines and will not re-open. ________________________ _________________ Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell represents the 70th Assembly District, which includes Long Beach, Signal Hill, San Pedro and Catalina Island.

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Food pantries and distribution centers struggle to meet demands due to pandemic

Locally and nationally food pantries face high demand but face donation shortages.

Karla Enriquez Staff Writer

Alma Campos doesn’t just have to worry about feeding her family during a national pandemic, she is also responsible for a couple dozen other fresh meals.

Campos is the co-founder of New Generations, a program designed to keep at-risk youth involved in mentorship and sports.

For years, the program has also included food distribution, and in the last couple of weeks, demand has risen due to issues related to the coronavirus pandemic.

According to Feeding America, a national nonprofit organization and network of more than 200 food banks, the number of food insecure children could reach 18 million due to COVID-19.

A 2019 report by the United States Department of Agriculture stated that 37 million people faced hunger nationally before the threat of COVID-19 became known, a number that will rise.

According to Campos, in the last couple of weeks as many as 80 families benefited from New Generations’ food distribution in a single day in less than 45 minutes.

“How we know that is because

the time we open [is] 9:30am, and by 10am we didn’t have anymore [food],” Campos said. “That’s when we saw we need[ed] more food.”

This became a point of concern for Campos.

“Numbers went up and we weren’t members of any food bank […] we went to different food banks in Los Angeles and Orange County, they said they didn’t have food for new members. That was a difficulty for us [in order] to have more food,” she said.

As a result, their Saturday and Wednesday food distribution schedule was scaled back to just Wednesday morning.

Similarly to New Generations, food pantries and distribution centers around the county and nationally have seen a surge in demand for food, but there’s also a decline in donations.

A Feeding America survey found that in its national network 98% of its food banks reported an increase in demand for food assistance while 59% reported having less food inventory since the beginning of the pandemic.

Furthermore, an additional survey conducted by the same nonprofit found that within a week of the CDC’s announcement

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on social distancing guidelines, 41% food banks in the network began reporting “critical funding shortfalls.”

Feeding America saw a $100 million donation from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the largest in the organization’s history, at the heel of an announcement that Feeding America would need 1.4 billion in “additional resources” over the next six months to continue feeding those in need.

Still, more donations are needed to meet the needs of Feeding America.

Other food delivery services, such as Long Beach’s Beacon For Him, can’t accept food donations for the time being to ensure food deliveries are fresh.

However, their search for drivers to meet the delivery demand is ongoing.

And then there’s Campos, who ultimately received help from a church to keep the food distribution going.

“Every Wednesday, I pick the food up in the morning, at 9am the food is loaded in the van, [and] we just go to our location and distribute at 10:30am,” she said.

Campos wants this effort to grow and is planning on reaching out to 7th District Councilmember Roberto Uranga in the near future.

“We were thinking of speaking to our councilman […] we need a big distribution like other counties have done,” Campos said. “We want to do that here in Long Beach.”

For now, folks can find Campos on Santa Fe. Ave every Wednesday morning handing out every last bag of food, until it runs out.

New Generations is accepting monetary and food donations at 2426 Santa Fe Ave Long Beach, Ca. 90810 or contact them at: (562) 363-6457.

LBCC 2020 Commencement Ceremony moves to June 12

Local chef and LBCC alumnus, Chef T, will serve as the 2020 Commencement keynote speaker.

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Long Beach City College rescheduled and revised its annual Commencement exercises as a virtual ceremony to take place on Friday, June 12 at at 5 p.m. Local chef and LBCC alumnus, Visoth Tarak Ouk, better known as Chef T, will serve as the 2020 Commencement keynote speaker.

In reaction to the physical distancing necessary to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the College will produce an online platform and recorded ceremony for those receiving their Associate Degree of Arts, Associate Degree of Sciences, and Certificates of Achievement. LBCC graduates, friends and family will be able to watch the virtual ceremony from www.LBCC. edu on June 12 at 5 p.m.

“We look forward to celebrating our Long Beach City College Class of 2020 in our inaugural virtual graduation,” said Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees President Vivian Malauulu. “Our students and their families deserve to have a commencement ceremony to honor their hard work and sacrifices. There is no one better to address our graduates during these trying times than Chef T.” “The Class of 2020 is an exceptionally determined group of students who deserve all the celebration possible,” said Long Beach Community College District’s Interim Superintendent-President Lou Anne Bynum. “Our students, assisted by the incredible work of our faculty, staff and administrators, has persevered. Chef

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T truly embodies that Viking spirit of tenacity and grit that is reflected in our Class of 2020.”

Chef T is a graduate of Long Beach City College’s Culinary Arts Program and has gone on to become a local celebrity as the executive chef in Long Beach restaurants including The Federal, Waters Edge Winery, La Creperie, Rance’s Chicago Pizza and the Far Bar. “For a second-generation kid from an immigrant family, this is an amazing honor to return to LBCC as this year’s Commencement Speaker,” said Chef T. “Who knew that the student who had to walk three hours to LBCC would one day be the one to offer advice to the Class of 2020?”

The original in-person ceremony was originally scheduled for June 4. In addition to the virtual ceremony, the Class of 2020 will be welcomed back to walk in LBCC’s next in-person Commencement Ceremony in 2021. More details will be included on the LBCC Commencement website www.LBCC.edu/Commencement in the near future.

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minutes or even hours, they become very sick–– now they’re fighting for their lives and we’re trying to help them to recover.”

Rojas said that donations, including one from a professional athlete, reminds first responders that they are being thought of.

“It really warms our hearts and our souls to get this outpouring from the community and to be thought of by the LA Galaxy, it

really means a lot,” Rojas said.

“Especially because we’re huge sports fanatics and we’re missing the action outside our work.”

Major sporting events around the world came to a grinding halt earlier this year as the highly contagious virus continued to spread.

And while fans may miss cheering for their favorite teams, it’s the athletes that feel a void now that their passion is put on

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Bingham said helping out in the community is helping him and his teammates fill up the time.

The now two-year veteran with the LA Galaxy told the Signal Tribune that the first couple of weeks following the pandemic’s outbreak were clouded in uncertainty. He said things were constantly changing, but now the team has come to terms that major games may be put on hold for an uncertain amount of time.

“Everyone is staying positive and we do our individual workouts, but I think for me, I was lost without playing soccer,” Bingham said. “Obviously, this is important to me, so this has filled that soccer gap for me, and this is something I look forward to doing every week. It’s just a bright light during this time.”

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private home or family to return to during outbreaks, making it important to consider what types of actions policymakers can take to protect these populations.”

Age has been heavily correlated with COVID-19 mortality rates in Long Beach, according to data in the City’s statement. Of the 36 who have died, 23 were over 80 years old, three were in their 70s, seven in their 60s and three in their 50s.

Regardless of age, the City plans to continue protecting everyone as it begins Stage 2 of Governor Newsom’s reopening plan this Friday, allowing lower-risk workplaces to resume business, Mayor Robert Garcia said in his May 6 COVID-19 update.

“With each step forward, we will need to evaluate at least a few weeks of data to make sure hospitalizations remain stable,” Garcia said. “[And] vulnerable populations remain protected.”

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year 2018.

Lowenthal’s resolution references laws and policing practices that disproportionately affected refugee and immigrant communities.

“The War on Drugs, Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, expansion of the incarceration system and over policing of low-income refugee communities resulted in a significant number of Southeast Asian Americans coming into contact with the criminal justice system,” the resolution states. “Whereas the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 expanded the definition of what type of crime could result in deportation and limited due process protections for immigrants, refugees and other noncitizens; the Act also allowed the expanded definition to be applied retroactively without proper consideration of an individual’s lived circumstances.”

Southern California and Long Beach received an influx of South Asian refugees after the violence experienced in the region, such

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Facilities ports 89 confirmed cases among staff and 121 among residents.

Statewide, the death rate in long-term care facilities is disproportionally higher than in the general population. Longterm care facility cases comprised 14% of the California total as of April 29, but 34% of its deaths, according to KFF, a nonprofit firm tracking the state’s COVID-19 data.

Across the country, COVID-19 has also disproportionately affected the 2.2 million people who live in nursing homes or other care facilities and the 3 million who work in them, according to an April 23 KFF report. In some states, nearly half of those infected have succumbed to the virus.

“Individuals that reside in long-term care facilities are among the most vulnerable in the US to this virus, given occupation density of these facilities and residents’ underlying poor health,” KFF’s report states.

“Many residents do not have a

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as the Cambodian Genocide, the Cambodian- Vietnames War and the U.S. war in Vietnam. Long Beach has the largest population of ethnically Cambodian people outside of Cambodia.

“Throughout its history, America has greatly benefited from the direct contributions of immigrants to our nation,” Congressmember Lowenthal said. “This year marks the 45th anniversary of the great diaspora from Southeast Asia, many survivors of which settled in the 47th District, rebuilt their lives, and added to our culture by sharing theirs. I am proud to introduce this resolution to remind us of the struggle these immigrants faced, to remember the challenges they overcame, and to celebrate contributions they have made to American life.

It is also in honor of them that we urge the president to halt the deportation of Southeast Asian refugees, many who came to the United States as part of the diaspora. The story of the refugee is the story of America and we cannot turn our backs on them, now or in the future.”

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years 2020 to 2022 during a public budget-workshop on Thursday, May 28. The workshop will begin at 6pm either at City Hall’s council chamber or virtually if social-distancing restrictions are still in place, Shin-Heydorn said.

Because of the City’s heavy dependence on sales-tax revenue, it is more vulnerable than cities with more diversified revenue sources such as tourism, hotel taxes or higher property taxes, Shin-Heydorn said.

“The sales-tax hit is pretty big,” she said.

In addition, the State has allowed small businesses to defer tax payments, which impacts the City’s cash flow.

“We’ll have to plan for those deferrals in our projections as we look at fiscal-year 2021 in terms of the timing of when we should be receiving those,” Shin-Heydorn said.

While she doesn’t know the exact number of businesses that have had to temporarily shut down, Shin-Heydorn said she is not aware of any that have had to close permanently.

However, she said a number of businesses have asked about the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, part of the federal CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) that provides a low-interest loan for eight weeks of payroll expenses, in-

cluding benefits.

“A lot of businesses certainly have expressed that this is going to be a trying time,” she said.

The City also hopes to benefit from the CARES Act relief, but since it has a population of about 11,600– significantly less than the 500,000 threshold the CARES Act covers– it is depending on LA County distributing those funds.

“We haven’t seen any distribution formula as of yet,” Shin-Heydorn said. “We’re just hoping that they take into account the smaller cities– and there’s quite a lot of them that don’t meet that 500,000 threshold– receiving their fair share of those supportive funds.”

In the meantime, the City is working to ensure that its police force has protective equipment, such as masks, gloves and sanitizers, that FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) will reimburse.

“We want to make sure we’re protecting residents,” Shin-Heydorn said.

As far as programs and services for residents, Shin-Heydorn said she couldn’t promise that there won’t be cuts, adding that non-essential programs and services may be temporarily paused.

“In the short term, there will be some potential for impacts felt by the community,” she said. “The council will have to make difficult decisions during the budget

workshop. But they’ve always been very fiscally prudent and they’ve always had quality of life for community residents at the forefront.”

Health orders might also impact those programs and services, Shin-Heydorn said. Even as the governor relaxes stay-at-home orders, if afterschool-childcare and library programs requires physical distancing, that could limit how big they can be.

“So the changes to some of the programs and services may not be necessarily financially driven, but may be [the] new normal that we all have to live in as we reopen,” she said.

Shin-Heydorn encouraged residents to attend the budget workshop to get a better view of the current and future situation as pertains to all departments.

“However it’s conducted, I would highly encourage residents to listen in,” she said. “It’s a long meeting, but a very informative meeting.”

The City remains hopeful that the economy will rebound strongly as it emerges from coronavirus restrictions, Shin-Heydorn said.

“This was not planned for– nobody expected a health pandemic in 2020,” she said. “We are viewing and treating this as a significant concern but it’s also a shortterm concern. This isn’t our new normal forever.”

Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, L.A. County has shut down all bars & restaurants, with the exception of pick-up and delivery.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer take-out at this time. So, we will be temporarily closing our doors until the crisis is over.

Stay safe and healthy!

We look forward to seeing you all very soon!

PUBLIC NOTICES

Friday, May 1 2:04am, Violating domestic violence court order, 3200 block E. PCH, (suspect arrested) Saturday, May 2 1:13pm, Burglary, 1800 block Freeman Ave. 3:18pm, Auto burglary, 1500 block E. Hill St. 3:23pm, Auto burglary, 2100 block Ohio Ave. Sunday, May 3 5:58pm, Burglary, 2400 block Lewis Ave. Monday, May 4 6:35am, Elder abuse, 1800 block Stanley Ave. 1:52pm, Battery, E. Spring St./Walnut Ave. 2:17pm, Person with a knife, E. Hill St./Walnut Ave. 5:21pm, Identity theft, 2300 block Lewis Ave. Tuesday, May 5 1:07pm, Identity theft, 2600 block Cherry Ave. 1:59pm, Identity theft, 3300 block Lewis Ave. Wednesday, May 6 9:52am, Vehicle burglary, 1900 block Temple Ave. TST6201 Case No. 20CMCP00043 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: Alieda Patricia Lopez TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioners: ALIEDA PATRICIA LOPEZ has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: ALIEDA PATRICIA LOPEZ to Proposed Name: ALEIDA PATRICIA LOPEZ BEY. 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: July 31, 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, April 24 & May 1, 8, 15, 2020.

TST6224 Case No. 20NWCP00094 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, NORWALK COURTHOUSE, 12720 NOR-

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6233 NOTICE OF THE CLOSING OF 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR ADA SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Signal Hill will be closing the City’s Fiscal Year 2019-2020 ADA Sidewalk Improvements Project which was to be funded with Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) funds, with all funds in the amount of $103,293 decommitted so that they can be available for other activities to address immediate community needs in light of COVID-19.

All interested parties are invited to express their opinion on the above item. Written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755 or cityclerk@cityofsignalhill.org.

Additional information concerning the CDBG program may be obtained by contacting the Community Services Department at amancini@cityofsignalhill.org or calling (562) 989-7330.

Posted this 8th day of May, 2020 ___________________________ Carmen R. Brooks City Clerk Published in the Signal Tribune newspaper Posted in accordance with S.H.M.C. Section 1.08.010 on:

May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020

Declaration of Nationality.

In God We Trust. Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: ‘’ altamirano-el, rogelio© ‘’, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: ‘’ ALTAMIRANO JR., ROGELIO© ‘’, corp.sole Dba.: ‘’ ROGELIO ALTAMIRANO JR.© ‘’, and, ‘’ ALTAMIRANO, ROGELIO© ‘’, corp.sole Dba.: ‘’ ROGELIO ALTAMIRANO© ‘’ having reached the age of majority hereby duly affirms to declare my intention to be as my pedigree subscribes, as an: Toltecah Moorish American National , but not a citizen of the United States. I declare permanent, and unalienable, allegiance to the Moorish Empire, In God We Trust, The united states of America, Republic ( Major ), The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2, etc.. In harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and all Natural laws governing moors, I hereby Declare and Proclaim my nationality as an: Toltecah Moorish American National. I am that I am: ‘’ altamirano jr., rogelio© ‘’, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “ altamirano-el, rogelio© ”. Notice of Merging of Legal Title with Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve all rights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: ‘’ ALTAMIRANO JR., ROGELIO© “, corp. sole Dba.: ‘’ ROGELIO ALTAMIRANO JR.© ‘’, to the depositor: ‘’ altamirano-el, rogelio© ‘’, nom deguerre: ‘’ altamirano jr., rogelio© ‘’. All property , of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returned fully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Principal / Creditor: ‘’ altamirano-el, rogelio© ‘’, nom deguerre: ‘’ altamirano jr., rogelio© ‘’, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special deposit is to be used exclusively for the benefit of : ‘’ HOUSE OF TOLTECAH TRUST© ‘’, a Private Divine Unincorporated Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of any bank , nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. This deposit is not limited to, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and satisfaction. Any and All Attorneys with a License from the BAR Association are explicitly prohibited from administrating ‘’ HOUSE OF TOLTECAH TRUST© ‘’ property without handwritten consent from each and every trustee, after said Attorneys have furnished their nationality, and Principal for whom’s interest they are working Pursuant to Public Law 89-487 & Public Law 75-583, to Trustees in plain writing. All Rights Reserved.

TST6230 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 2019-01265-CA A.P.N.: 7216-035-011 Property Address: 2180 Village Way, Signal Hill, CA 90755 PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/15/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-

Trustor: BLAKE HUTTON A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 10/26/2004 as Instrument No. 04 2756230 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 07/02/2020 at 09:00 AM Place of Sale: VINEYARD BALLROOM DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELES-NORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 703,378.26 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2180 Village Way, Signal Hill, CA 90755 A.P.N.: 7216-035-011 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common desig-

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible

TST6231/Order No: 7380 Auto Lien Sale

TST6232/Order No: 7369 Auto Lien Sale

On 05/24/2020 at 2169 FIRESTONE BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2017 RAM VIN: 3C63RRGL3HG754371 STATE: CA LIC: 79335B2 at

On 05/24/2020 at 8820 ALONDRA BLVD BELLFLOWER, CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2018 DODGE VIN: 2C3CDZAG7JH245722 STATE: CA LIC: 8LAR757 at

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6223 PUBLIC NOTICE by COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT No. 29 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY of PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED MASTER CONNECTION FEE AND CONNECTION FEE RATE ORDINANCES The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 29 of Los Angeles County will hold a public hearing on May 13, 2020, at 1:30 p.m., via teleconference. The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with an opportunity to make comments regarding the Master Connection Fee Ordinance and Connection Fee Rate Ordinance introduced to the Board on April 8, 2020. The boundaries of Sanitation District No. 29 are shown below.

Sanitation District No. 29 provides wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal services. The District’s Connection Fee Ordinances prescribes fees for connecting to the District’s sewerage system or for significantly increasing the quantity and strength of wastewater discharged by an existing user. The connection fee is based on the quantity and strength of the discharge. The discharge from a single-family home is equal to one capacity unit. All other user categories are charged proportionately. It is proposed that the connection fee rate be decreased from $4,530 per capacity unit to $3,828.75 per capacity unit.

For more information, you can call us at (562) 908-4288 ext. 2750 between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm Monday through Friday, or write to us at P.O. Box 4000, Whittier, CA 90607-4000. In addition to providing comments at the public hearing, written comments regarding this matter may also be submitted to the District Clerk at these same addresses.

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nation, if any, shown above.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 703,378.26.

Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

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WALK, CA 90650 PETITION OF: Denise Rochelle Hernandez TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioners: DENISE ROCHELLE HERNANDEZ has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: DENISE ROCHELLE HERNANDEZ to Proposed Name: ROCHELLE CHUNG. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: May 27, 2020; Time: 1:30p.m., Dept. C, Room 312. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, April 17, 24 & May 1, 8, 2020

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May 8, 2020 for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866)960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site “http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx” using the file number assigned to this case 2019-01265-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur

close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Date: April 29, 2020 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 “http://altisource.com/resware/TrusteeServicesSearch.aspx”http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx Date: April 29, 2020 _______________________ Trustee Sale Assistant WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBIT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published in the Signal Tribune on May 8, 15, 22, 2020

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6234 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on Tuesday May 19, 2020, the Planning Commission of the City of Signal Hill, California, will conduct a public hearing via video/ teleconference at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following: ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF CUP 97-03 SIGNAL HILL PETROLEUM INC. (SHP) HAS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) FOR SEVEN CONSOLIDATED DRILL SITES IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY. THE CUP IS SET TO EXPIRE ON JUNE 30, 2020. EXTENDING THE CUP TO JUNE 30, 2021, WILL ALLOW SHP TO CONTINUE OIL PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES WHILE PLANS FOR A LONG-TERM RENEWAL CONTINUE. CONSOLIDATED DRILL SITE LOCATIONS: 1. East of N. Olive Avenue, at Gateway retail center (3051 California Avenue).

2. Southeast corner of Spring Street and Orange Avenue (1251 E. 29th Street).

3. North of Willow Street, south of 27th Street, between Walnut and Gardena Avenues.

4. Southwest of Junipero Avenue and Combellack Drive, behind Home Depot.

5. South of Combellack Drive, west of Temple Avenue.

6. South of 20th Street, between Redondo and Obispo Avenues.

7. South of Grant Street, between Redondo and Obispo Avenues.

Applicant: Signal Hill Petroleum Inc. Recommendation: Staff is recommending approval with conditions.

AN INITIAL STUDY AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION 9/18/97 (1) for the subject CUP was approved and certified by the City Council under Resolution 98-06-4831 in 1998. On October 1, 2002, an Amended CUP 97-03 and Supplemental Mitigated Negative Declaration 8/12/02 (1), were approved for a term of ten years and certified by the City Council under Resolution 375-09-02. In accordance with California Code of Regulations Section 15162 no subsequent Negative Declaration is required for the extension of CUP 97-03 in that no changes to the previously approved project are proposed. The Mitigated Negative Declaration, as well as material relevant to CUP 9703, may be inspected by the public between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and on Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Community Development Department located on the lower floor of City Hall.

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Garcia announced that small retailers would be allowed to reopen starting Friday, May 8, under guidelines issued by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Under the new guidelines, small businesses will be allowed to reopen, but only with curbside pickup and with proper health precautions. Such as social distancing and face masks.

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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, Community Development Director, at cdoan@ cityofsignalhill.org or calling at (562) 989-7344.

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“So, even if Long Beach wanted to open, it’s not allowed in the statewide order. But we are allowed to open florists, toy stores, bookstores, clothing stores and sporting goods stores for curbside pickup.”

Car-dealer showrooms will also be allowed to reopen on Friday.

However, large retailers are still not allowed to reopen to the public under the new restrictions.

Beaches Mayor Garcia announced that due to the lift on certain restrictions by the Governor beaches, tennis centers, parking lots and parks in Long Beach will be open on Monday, May 11.

However, the mayor stressed that residents will not be able to meet as groups and must continue to practice social distancing when in public.

Swimming will also not be allowed when the beaches open.

“I want to be also very clear, we will have strict enforcement, particularly on the beach with lifeguards and firefighters and police,” Garcia said. “If gathering begins to occur, or other actions that are unsafe and [residents] are not being distant, that enforceCity Limits is Open for Food To Go Only! ment will occur.”

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Orders are taken via phone 562-427-4630 Garcia stated that the City everyday from 10am-7pm. chose Monday as the reopening (We stop taking orders at 6:30pm). date to give workers from the Parks and Recreation department time to sanitize restrooms at the No need to leave your car, pick up your order parks and beaches. in the alley, near the back entrance.

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Garcia also stated the City’s Health Department would be monitoring the data during this period to see if cases of coronavirus begin to spike.

If this happens, the mayor said the City would respond accordingly and asked for support from the community by practicing proper social distancing techniques.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are hereby invited to participate in this public workshop to present written information, express their opinions, or otherwise present evidence on the above matter.

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

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