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Long Beach protesters continue to march for George Floyd against police brutality and systematic racism

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Hood Santa delivers thousands of face-coverings to juvenile detention centers in Los Angeles and O.C. Page 2

Kristen Farrah Naeem Staff Writer

Illustration by Emma DiMaggio | Signal Tribune

LB City Council to vote on destruction of police misconduct records

COMMENTARY

Since 2017, destroyed files include three years of use of force reviews, 25 years of internal affairs complaint investigations and seven years of domestic violence case records, among other documents.

Emma DiMaggio Staff Writer

Signal Hill Police: the Ron Settles story Page 3

COMMENTARY

Despite a week of anti-police brutality protests, the Long Beach City Council has an agenda item for the destruction of police use of force review records at next week’s June 16 meeting.

In addition to use of force reviews, the records included internal affairs complaint investi-

gations and police compliance reviews, all of which are from 2014.

The item is tucked away in the consent agenda for the city council meeting on June 16, a list of items that are usually approved in one vote without discussion.

The Signal Tribune reviewed three years of city council agendas and found that, since 2017,

the council has approved the destruction of police records 22 times.

The destroyed files include three years of use of force reviews, 25 years of internal affairs complaint investigations and seven years of domestic violence case records, among other documents. see RECORDS page 6

With protesters calling for police abolition, LB City Council approves new ‘Framework’ to address systemic racism in Long Beach The Council also approved more aid to residents and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

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At its June 9 meeting, the Long Beach City Council passed new measures that they say will provide relief from the COVID-19 pandemic, a resolution acknowledging systemic racism in Long

Beach and the transparency between the police and the public.

Just outside the civic chambers, around 100 protesters gathered outside, calling for police abolition in the wake of George Floyd’s being killed by Minneapolis police. Others were also there to protest being shut out from the meeting.

“It’s time to abolish from

down up, because if we teach our kids history, we know that the police was made right after the slaves were freed, to protect property, so when you teach kids that, it makes no sense that now they want to protect us all, because they don’t,” said a women in attendance who called for po-

“Why is protest necessary for putting blatant murderers in prison?” read the sign behind local experimental punk-rock band WACKO as they performed for community members at an anti-police brutality protest organized by the local chapter of Black Lives Matter at Harvey Milk Park in downtown Long Beach on Friday, June 5.

Many people across the nation have asked the same question, as charges were filed against all four officers involved in the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota after 8 days of protests in all 50 states.

Floyd’s death was the latest high-profile killing in a long series of unarmed black Americans slain by both police and white vigilantes.

Charges have still not been filed against the three officers who shot Breonna Taylor, an unarmed black woman, to death in her own home on March 13 in Louisville, Kentucky after entering on the basis of a no-knock warrant to search for drugs that were never found. The downtown protest on June 5 coincided with what would’ve been see PROTESTS page 7

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Hood Santa delivers thousands of face-coverings to juvenile detention centers in Los Angeles and O.C. He goes by Hood Santa, but he doesn’t come around just once a year.

His latest good deed was a collaboration to donate face coverings to youth in juvenile detention centers in L.A and Orange County to protect them from the threat of COVID-19.

According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice Website, there are no confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 at DJJ facilities.

With the pandemic in mind and a desire to help the youth, Tito Rodriguez, as part of his non-profit, Local Hearts Foundation, reached out to his friends and set out on a journey that would end with the distribution of thousands of face-coverings to a vulnerable population.

“My good friend Nicky Diamonds, owner of Diamond Supply Co. (American streetwear and skateboard label) and I spoke about helping the youth in juvenile halls,” Rodriguez said. “A lot of us have been to juvie ourselves or know someone who has been.”

He continued, “As we started to see stories pop up about different groups of people that

are more vulnerable to getting and spreading the coronavirus we thought about our youth population, our future. We strongly felt the need to protect these children who are a lot of times overlooked or ignored which should not be the case for any child who simply makes a mistake or uses bad judgment in their lives.”

Rodriguez enlisted the help of his friend and internationally known tattoo artist David Velasquez, also known as Big Sleeps to bring a unique touch to the face coverings.

“He jumped at the chance to create a really sick looking face mask for our youth in juvenile hall. [He] felt a kinship with them, having his own experiences as a young person in juvenile hall.”

The end result was a black face covering with the unmistakable diamond icon associated with Diamond Supply co. resting on Big Sleep’s signature lettering in blue.

In an Instagram photo Rodriguez posted of Big Sleeps with a certificate of appreciation from the Probation Department for the face-covering donation, he reflects on the artist’s past and highlights how he is eager to help more

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With a headcount in hand, one thousand face coverings were dropped off to the Los Angeles Department of Probation Downey headquarters, and another thousand were donated to the Orange County Juvenile Hall for both youth and staff.

“We spoke with the [deputy] chief of probation, officer Bingham and Luis Dominguez, [acting deputy director] and they were super excited about it all. They said the ‘kids are gonna really love these,’” Rodriguez said.

He continued, “We want to thank the department of probation at Downey headquarters for allowing us to come and sit

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Rodriguez has his sights on working with the probation department in the future to benefit youth in juvenile halls, in collaboration with Nicky Diamonds.

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“The Local Hearts Foundation and Diamond Supply Co. are committed to [helping] create a platform where we can mentor the youth and have them involved in the community events we do throughout the year.”

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“This was one of the best things I personally have organized since starting our nonprofit organization. Knowing that they all have face masks, they’re all protected, as they should be to help with the spread of infection and COVID- 19, just knowing that we all played a small part in protecting the youth and their health feels absolutely amazing,” Rodriguez said.

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Tito Rodriguez, also known as Hood Santa, and his Local Hearts Foundation collaborated with artist Big Sleeps and Nicky Diamonds of Diamond Supply Co. to bring thousands of face-coverings to LA and OC County juvenile halls.

They plan on donating to San Diego and Ventura County juvenile halls in the future.

COMMENTARY

June 12, 2020

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Time for Cal State System to Stop Violating Sacred Native American Land

By Matias Belardes, Tribal Chairman and Dustin Murphey, Tribal Councilman of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation

Signal Hill Police: the Ron Settles story In September 1981, more than 200 demonstrators protested in front of a boarded up Signal Hill civic center over what many called “the murder” of Cal State University Long Beach football running back Ron Settles. Settles, African American, was found hanged with a mattress cover in his cell June 2, about two hours after he was stopped for speeding.

Police said when they stopped the 21-year-old he refused to produce a driver’s license or give his name. When they tried to get him out of the car, he bent over and reached under the seat for a knife.

In searching the vehicle, they located a vial of cocaine and said tests later revealed minute traces of PCP in Settles’ body.

Another Signal Hill jail death – that of Jack E. Browne, 48, a Long Beach welder arrested 10 days after Settles’ death on suspicion of intoxication, possession of tear gas without a permit and possession of drug paraphernalia – was also ruled a suicide.

The District Attorney determined Browne hanged himself, apparently using socks tied to a cell bar.

At the time, Signal Hill police had a history of being sued for beating without justification or for false arrest.

From 1968 up to Settles’ death in 1981, 29 claims were filed against the department, with 16 of the lawsuits resulting in settlements that cost Signal Hill more than $80,000. Signal Hill was also known “as the place to go” if you wanted to legally carry a concealed weapon and remain anonymous, since the names of those granted a permit were kept confidential. Gaylord Wert, police chief in the city of 6025 issued 95 permits to carry concealed weapons in 1981 – more permits than were issued by any other police chief in LA County.

By comparison, the Los Angeles or Long Beach police de-

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Ron Settles

partments issued no permits.

Following publicity about the department, city council member George Papadakis introduced a motion in which holders of Signal Hill concealed weapons permits would have their license rescinded January 1, 1982, and that the names of new applicants would be made public.

Following Settles’ arrest, a former inmate testified he heard Settles being beaten at the Signal Hill jail and that he saw no mattress cover in Settles’ cell. However, police said given Settles’ strength and weight it would have taken at least two people to hoist him if he were dead or unconscious, and a half dozen or more if he were conscious.

In a 5-4 decision, a coroner’s jury ruled in September 1981 that Settles died at the hands of another, other than by accident, and not by suicide as police contended.

The Los Angeles Times asked psychiatrist Bruce Danto, who

had studied suicides in police lockups since 1969 and authored two books on the subject, to make his own determination.

Danto concluded that Settles was an angry young man who represented a great deal in potential to his parents, who had sacrificed greatly for him. Settles perceived his own performance as being more than it was. In examining school records, Danto discovered Settles had failed or received incompletes in most of his courses, except for black history classes. Other university documents indicated Settles had recently received 51 parking tickets from campus police and his car had been impounded three times on campus. During an interview with Officer Jerry Lee Brown, Danto learned that after Brown had handcuffed Settles, he [Settles] “grabbed him by the testicles and began squeezing.”

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Last June, Governor Gavin Newsom took the bold step of owning up to California’s shameful history of “violence, maltreatment and neglect” against the Native American people who were the first to call California home.

Months after Governor Newsom made his pledge to provide redress for the genocide and ethnocide native peoples have suffered under Western rule, California State University – Long Beach (CSULB) officials blatantly violated the rights of our tribe by dumping large volumes of soil and debris onto a sacred site that has been a gathering place for indigenous peoples for centuries.

Located on the CSULB campus, the 22-acre site known as Puvungna holds religious, cultural and historical significance for several tribes and native groups, including the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation.

Puvungna is a historical Native American village and burial ground. It is an active site of religious worship for tribal members.

While we recognize CSULB’s leaders are facing unprecedented challenges due to COVID-19, we have faith the university can address multiple important issues simultaneously. Dumping on this land is deeply disrespectful to our people. As the university presumably would not dump debris or drive heavy equipment over a cemetery, it should not do so on or near land that holds the graves of our ancestors. The Puvungna village underlies the entire campus, most of which is now developed. Of the original 500 acres once occupied by the Acjachemen and Tongva nations, only these few acres remain in a natural state.

Despite months of negotiations, university leadership continues to slow-walk a correction to this issue. The campus tried to pave over Puvungna to build a parking lot and strip mall nearly three decades ago. In 1993, our tribal leaders and others whose ancestors practiced the Chinigchinich religion sued the university over its attempt to negate the site’s listing on the National

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Register of Historic Places in order to proceed with its construction plans. Although we won that lawsuit, we were not able to establish permanent site protections through the litigation.

Several months ago, after notifying CSULB of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Register of Historic Places violations and raising concerns over CSULB’s refusal to remove the debris it had dumped, we filed a lawsuit. If this debris is not removed, it could well be the first step in a process known as “site capping,” whereby a sacred site is covered with a layer of fill and then developed. We strenuously object to having our last remaining parcel of sacred land in the area paved over.

The time has come for all state agencies to follow the governor’s lead in not only making amends for past harms done, but also in avoiding future harm to indigenous peoples and lands that hold significant cultural value.

Even without the previous lawsuit to remind the university of its obligations, CEQA is clear that the university is required to consult with culturally affiliated tribal governments before taking any action that would undermine the integrity of this site. Our tribal government was not consulted before the university placed debris on this land as required by law. If we had been, our response to the proposed action would have been a clear and unequivocal, NO. As a public institution funded by the tax dollars of Californians, CSULB should honor its legal and ethical obligations to the people who have called this land home since time immemorial. We call upon the university to take swift action to reverse the damage done to Puvungna and ensure the site remains protected and treated with respect in perpetuity.

Matias Belardes is Tribal Chairman and Dustin Murphey is a Tribal Councilman of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation.

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Police use high power lenses on cameras to survey crowd in front of Signal Hill Police Department. Ron Settles’ father, Donell (at center with microphone) speaks to crowd of about 1,500-2,000 at Hinshaw Park. His wife, Helen, stands to his right. Photograph dated December 6, 1981. (James Ruebsamen | Herald Examiner)

Brown had already lost one testicle in a motorcycle accident.

Trying to get Settles to release his hold, Brown said he hit the prisoner. Settles then started kicking. To protect himself Brown hit him with his baton. Brown said once Settles was subdued he was turned over to another officer who booked him.

Danto’s final opinion on Settles was that all the ingredients of suicide were there. A grand jury investigation followed.

A seven month investigation

by Los Angeles District Attorney John Van de Kamp determined that it would never be known for certain the proximate cause of Settles’ death. He added that Coroner Thomas T. Noguchi had done a very poor, unprofessional job in analyzing the case.

He cited the loss of evidence and mistakes in drug tests. He added, however, that the coroner’s office

had adopted new procedures that gave him the confidence future jail deaths would be treated in a more professional matter. ​ The grand jury recommended that no effort be made to prosecute any officers involved in the Settles case due to insufficient evidence. The Settles’ case was ultimately settled out of court, with both parties refusing to disclose the amount awarded to the family, though some sources claim $760,000, others $1 million.

Led by city council member David J. Bellis, a maverick long critical of the city administration and the Police Department, a consulting firm was hired by the city after the September 1981 protests regarding Settles’ death. The 70-page report, written after a 2 1/2 month study by a six-member team, was released in March 1982. It concluded that the 29-member department be dis-

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It also recommended the department abandon the practice of officers working a 12-hour shift, three days a week in favor of regular eight-hour, 5 day shift. This was recommended because long hours could result in fatigue and poor decision-making. Following a six-month impasse, police officers agreed to give up their 3-day week, which they preferred.

Bellis called the report “excellent” but said he was against abolishing the Police Department. He was, however, in favor of replacing the police chief and the lieutenant and getting new leadership.

Though the council disagreed with the recommendation to fire Wert, chief of the city’s beleaguered Police Department, a new council decided differently after it was discovered that Wert had issued 39 concealed weapons permits since January. In May 1982, Signal Hill Police Chief, Gaylord (Red) Wert was fired. In December 1984 veteran City Manager David Caretto, the last of the city’s long-term administrators resigned.

In September 1982, Michael McCrary, a former Palm Springs police lieutenant with a bachelor’s degree in public administration, was hired as chief. In July 1983, he fired two Signal Hill police officers after a teenage Explorer Scout reported having sex with the officers. The girl said she did not come forward at the time because she thought the officers would not be punished under the administration of former chief Wert, who headed the department from 1979 until May 1982. The girl said the sexual activity occurred between 1980 and 1982.

Other actions to clean up the department followed.

Half of the city’s 28-officer department was replaced through termination, retirement and attrition by 1986.

Signal Hill was transitioning to a new age; the city had begun to replace their oil derricks with condominiums. In the 1982 and 1984 City Council elections, Signal Hill residents – many newcomers who had moved into the city’s newly built condominiums – voted out old timers who had controlled the city since the 1960s. A new city was born.

Some residents believed it was Settles’ death and the attendant publicity that changed their city so radically.

“It was like a little country town up until the episode of Ron Settles,” Doris Miller, president of the Signal Hill Historical Society, told the Los Angeles Times in June 1985. “Before 1981 everybody knew the other person,” Miller said. “You knew what your neighbors had for breakfast. Now the old-timers have almost all moved away or died. Progress in the long run is good,” she said.

“But I miss the friendliness.” (LA Times 6/30/1985).

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lice abolition rather than reform.

Others called for defunding the police and instead putting that money towards other resources.

“You can definitely put that money to resources, to stop the school to prison pipeline. If you defund the police, give the kids better counselors, the kids are going to be getting [in] less trouble. More community, more places for kids to go and have fun and learn some fucking community. No reform, abolition. ” Although the City has decided to allow their economy to reopen since the safer-at-home order due to coronavirus, the civic chambers are still closed to the public. Last week’s city council meeting was postponed, days after the protests where LBPD shot at peaceful protesters.

Framework Prior to the city council, on Sunday, June 7, councilmember Rex Richardson facilitated a “Discussion on the Framework for Reconciliation”, featuring senator Lena Gonzalez, councilmember Jeanine Pearce, LBUSD board member Juan Benitez and LBCC board member Uduak Joe-Ntuk.

The online webinar drew some comments from users on Richardson’s Instagram page who were concerned with not being notified of the meeting in a timely manner. Richardson had posted the flyer of the “webinar” at 6pm an hour before it went live at 7pm Gonzalez, Pearce, and Benitez had also shared the flyer that same day. Other’s were concerned with the webinar’s lack of accessibility for people who don’t have the proper technology, internet access or social media accounts to view.

Richardson replied in a comment, “This isn’t a city council meeting. The city council meeting is on Tuesday. You aren’t missing out.”

The recorded webinar was posted for viewing on Richardson’s Facebook page that evening.

On June 9, City Council voted to have the city attorney work with the city manager to draft a resolution affirming the City’s commitment to adopting the “Framework for Reconciliation in Long Beach.”

After weeks of protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25, protests over police

brutality and systemic racism have popped up across the country and Long Beach, calling for reform and abolition of police systems and funding. According to the city council, the purpose of the “Framework” is to acknowledge systemic racism in Long Beach and for the City to commit to rebuilding public trust in the local government.

The City’s Framework proposes four steps: • Request City Manager to issue a public statement condemning the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN, acknowledging the existence and longstanding impacts of systemic racism in our America and Long Beach; • Request City Manager to conduct a formal listening process to hear accounts and experiences of racial injustice, inequity, or harm of community members; • Request City Manager to convene stakeholders to evaluate the feedback from the listening process and shape policy, budgetary, charter, and programmatic reform ideas; and • Request City Manager catalyze action, presenting immediate, short-term, medium-term, and long-term present recommendations for the City Council to consider.

The Framework calls for modernizing the Citizen Police Complaint Commission and reviewing the status of existing police reforms. It is also a potential ballot measure for the November 2020 election.

Councilmember Rex Richardson supported the bill saying that rebuilding public trust and addressing racial equity needs to be a top priority for the City as it moves forward.

“We all witnessed the brutal killing of Mr. George Floyd by four Minneapolis police officers,” Councilmember Rex Richardson said. “And, all across America, people are protesting an unjust system where evidence demonstrates that the system is tilted against Black lives, Black bodies and the opportunity for Black communities to succeed. This is not a political opinion. This is backed by science and data and our own eyes, which confirm it.”

Richardson also stated that to rebuild public trust in the institution, the City must work toward providing racial and economic equity.

One of the issues he addressed was the health of African Americans in Long Beach. Richardson said that the difference in life expectancy in East Long Beach compared to Northwest and Southwest Long Beach is seven years. Additionally, African Americans make up 22 % of COVID-19 cases in Long Beach– despite only making up 12 % of the population.

“We need to commit our system to ending the narrative of A Tale of Two Cities in this moment,” Richardson said.

Third District Councilmember Suzie Price supported the motion and stated that she understands the frustration of protestors across the nation, but did not agree with the idea of Long Beach as “two cities.”

“We share one City, and people often talk about this term ‘Tale of Two Cities.’ I’ll be honest. I don’t like that because I think it unnecessarily divides us. We are one city with opportunities and challenges in each area of the city and areas that we need to help promote, build up, support so that we can continue to be better as a city together,” Price said.

COVID Financial Support As COVID-19 continues to affect Long Beach residents negatively, the City Council approved a series of measures to offset the impacts.

The first program voted on by the Council was a rental assistance program for tenants that are impacted by the ongoing health crisis.

The program will provide up to $1000 a month to tenants who experienced a loss of income from the coronavirus. The program will distribute these payments for up to three months.

Additionally, the program will provide help to up to 1600 households, who will be chosen by a lottery system.

The program is similar to a rental assistance program adopted by the City of Los Angeles, but the Long Beach Program will distribute the payments to landlords instead of tenants.

The program will be supported by funds granted to the City by the CARES Act, which was passed in March 2020, as well as a $300,000 grant by Los Angeles County Supervisor, Janice Hahn.

The City Council also voted to approve the COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Loan Plan,

which will provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by the economic shutdown.

The plan will focus on businesses that are hit the hardest by the pandemic, such as restaurants, retail, non-profits, and small companies that employ Long Beach residents.

The Council also voted to approve an amendment extending the moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic and passed the ordinance that extends supplemental sick leave.

Police Council The Council voted to approve a request for the City manager to report back to the Council within 30 days on the Citizen Police Complaint Commission (CPCC).

The Council asked that the report contain a summary of investigations over the past five years, ways for the board to improve transparency and accountability between the Long Beach Police Department and the public.

8th District Councilmember Al Austin, who once served as a commissioner on the board supported the measure.

In his comments, Austin stated that the Council was created after the killing of Don Johnson, an off-duty Black police office, by police.

“Here we are 30 years later, and it’s time for us to look at ways that the CPCC can be updated and improved [with] accountability, transparency, and confidence in the relationship between the community and our Police Department,” Austin said.

“It is important that we have a timely conversation now on how to improve the efficacy of the CPCC.” State of Emergency The City Council voted to approve an extension of a local emergency ratified by the Council on June 5, 2020.

The extension was supported by the City Manager, Tom Modica, and Long Beach Police Department Chief Robert Luna.

“The police chief and I are both recommending that we keep this in place at least for one more week. We do not see this to be a long-term emergency, but we are still seeing a lot of activi-

ty in our City,” Modica said.

The declaration’s extension will only last for an additional week and will be voted on at the June 16 City Council meeting.

The declaration of emergency was called on May 31, after looters starting vandalizing businesses across Long Beach during a protest against police brutality.

Street sweeping The City Council ended the meeting with an update on street-sweeping, along with recommendations on how the Council should proceed.

The Council voted to restart street-sweeping after a moratorium was implemented in late March. The purpose of the suspension was to provide relief to residents who were forced to remain home under the Governor’s order to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

When the City resumed sweeping, officials received an influx of complaints from residents who did not know that it had started up again. In response, the City offered a onetime waiver to anyone who was financially impacted by the health pandemic.

Another way the City has helped spread the word is through flyers distributed to people’s houses.

According to Craig Beck, the Director of Public Works, the outreach is beginning to show results.

“We have gone from a very difficult sweeping operation in that some routes were only 10 to 15 % available to sweep, to around 90 %,” Beck said. “So, we’re getting good compliance, and we will continue to provide education on this issue.”

View the agenda for the June 16 city council meeting here.

The Long Beach City Council meetings are held every Tuesday, except for the last Tuesday of the month. Council meetings are being hosted through teleconference in council chambers in the Civic Center Plaza, 411.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT Thursday June 4 12:24pm, Auto burglary, 2500 block E. 21st St. Friday, June 5 11:31am, Forgery, 2100 block E. Hill St. 3:52pm, Burglary, 2000 block E. 21st St. 5:04pm, Identity theft, 3300 block Myrtle Ave. 5:46pm, Stolen vehicle – recovered, 2200 block E. Willow St. Saturday, June 6 7:02am, Burglary, 1900 block Crescent Dr. 6:09pm, Carrying concealed dirk or dagger; felony warrant, St. Louis Ave/E. 20th St. (suspect arrested)

sale at any time. Name of auctioneer: KE Auction Services. The following units are scheduled for sale: Unit # & Customer Name: Unit # B015/Jan CampbellUnit # C060/Pedro Esparza- C099/Moun Soponrath- Unit # C145/Jennifer GranaUnit # E052/Alex Wallace- Unit # E061/ Alex Wallace. Unit(s) contents may in-

Tuesday, June 9 1:38am, Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2600 block Lime Ave. 11:28am, Auto burglary, 2400 block California Ave. 12:21am, Stolen vehicle – recovered, 2300 block Dawson Ave. 3:53pm, Stolen vehicle – recovered, 2700 block Cherry Ave. 5:14pm, Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2700 block Dawson Ave. Wednesday, June 10 8:27am, Grand theft – motor vehicle, 3300 block Lemon Ave. 9:12am, Auto burglary, 1800 block E. Hill St. 10:56pm, Stolen vehicle, 2600 block Lime Ave.

TST6246 / 2020 085657 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: THE COMPOUND STUDIO, 1833 N. Reservoir Dr. West, Signal Hill, CA 90755.

Registrant: ANTHONY A. ARVIZU, 1833 N. Reservoir Dr. West, Signal Hill, CA 90755.

This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Anthony A. Arvizu. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in April, 2003. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 20, 2020. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: May 29 & June 5, 12, 19, 2020.

TST6247 Case No. 20LBCP00107 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: Deborah Ann Durr TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioners: DEBORAH ANN DURR has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: DEBORAH ANN DURR to Proposed Name: NORMA JEAN DURR. 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 22, 2020; Time: 8:30a.m., Dept.

26. 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, June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2020. ___//ss//___ Michael P. Vicencia, Judge of the Superior Court

TST6250 Notice of Public Lien Sale Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of the California Self-Storage Facility Act Code, Section #21700, the undersigned will be sold by public auction at: Storco Self Storage, 3050 Orange Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807, County of Los Angeles, and State of California. Auction date of: June 22nd, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Terms of sale: Cash sale, all sales are final and purchased at buyers own risk. No guarantees or warranty of any sale are promised by seller.

Storco Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or cancel auction. Facility owner or its representatives has the right to bid on any and all units or stop

On 6/29/2020 at 11175 S CENTRAL AVE LOS ANGELES, CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2017 INFIN VIN: JN1BJ0RP7HM383450 STATE: CA LIC: 8BYE742 at 10 AM TST6254/Order No: 7640 Auto Lien Sale

TST6257 NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION Ordinance No. 2020-06-1513 was introduced by the Signal Hill City Council at their meeting of Tuesday, June 9, 2020. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.90 ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE IN RELATION TO DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CAMPAIGN ADVERTISEMENTS TO CONFORM WITH STATE DISCLOSURE ACT AB 249

On 6/29/2020 at 371 W PALMER AVE GLENDALE, CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2018 NISSA VIN: 3N1AB7AP3JY235151 STATE: CA LIC: 8JBB868 at TST6255/Order No: 7641 Auto Lien Sale On 6/29/2020 at 371 W PALMER AVE GLENDALE, CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2019 KIA VIN: KNDPM3AC2K7513760 STATE: CA LIC: 8ENY944 at

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

Carmen R. Brooks City Clerk Published in the Signal Tribune newspaper on June 12, 2020.

Posted at City Hall, Signal Hill Library, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on or before June 12, 2020.

NOTICE OF CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the June 9, 2020 Public Hearing of the City Council of the City of Signal Hill to consider extension of Conditional Use Permit 97-03 was continued to Tuesday June 23, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. to be held via video/teleconference to consider the following: 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. THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER EXTENDING THE CUP TO ALLOW SHP TO CONTINUE OIL PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES WHILE PLANS FOR A LONG-TERM RENEWAL CONTINUE. CONSOLIDATED DRILL SITE LOCATIONS:

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East of N. Olive Avenue, at Gateway retail center (3051 Califor nia Avenue).

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

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

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

South of Combellack Drive, west of Temple Avenue.

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

South of Grant Street, between Redondo and Obispo Avenues.

Applicant: Signal Hill Petroleum Inc. Recommendation: On May 19, 2020, the Planning Commission recommended City Council approval of a one-year extension 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 97-03, may be inspected by the public.

Please contact the Community Development Department at (562) 989-7340 for more information.

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

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 to “stay at home” to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, you are encouraged to participate and provide comments during the workshop in one of the following ways: • • •

You may participate via teleconference by calling (408) 6380968 on the date and time of the meeting, using meeting number 872-8593-8898 and password 308280; You may participate via Zoom by typing in Zoom.us. Click on Join A Meeting, and enter the following meeting number 8728593-8898 and use password 308280; or You may submit comments no later than 5pm on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, by email to cdoan@cityofsignalhill.org, or by mail to the attention of Colleen Doan, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, CA, 90755, and your comments will be read into record.

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

FURTHER INFORMATION on this item may be obtained by emailing Colleen Doan, Community Development Director, at cdoan@cityofsignalhill.org or calling (562) 989-7344.

Published in the Signal Tribune newspaper per Gov’t Code §65091(a)(4) on: Posted in accordance with S.H.M.C. Section 1.08.010 on: Mailed to affected property owners within 300’ on:

On 6/29/2020 at 371 W PALMER AVE GLENDALE, CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2017 CHEVR VIN: 1G1ZB5ST7HF286680 STATE: CA LIC: 8AKU947 at

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TST6245 / 2020 085012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: THA SHOP, 3900 Lewis Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: SOLOMON MUTH, 3900 Lewis Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

Signed: Solomon Muth. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 19, 2020. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: May 29 & June 5, 12, 19, 2020.

TST6253/Order No: 7621 Auto Lien Sale

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Sunday, June 7 3:23pm, Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2600 block E. 28 th St. 11:53pm, Burglary, 1800 block Gladys Ave. Monday, June 8 3:23am, Auto burglary, 1900 block Temple Ave. 7:53am, Auto burglary, 1900 block Temple Ave. 7:58am, Auto burglary, 2800 block Moonstone Dr. 8:42am, Burglary, 2800 block Sunset View 9:01am, Auto burglary, 2100 block Kelly Dr. 9:49am, Auto burglary, 1900 block Temple Ave. 4:17pm, Auto burglary, 2500 block E. 21st St. 4:49pm, Person with a knife, 2200 block E. Willow St.

clude but are not limited to: Electronics, furniture, appliances, garage items, toys, clothing, sporting goods, tools, automotive and miscellaneous household goods, unless otherwise stated. Publish Dates: 06/05/2020 & 06/12/2020.

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Police offices are allowed to destroy records of civilian complaints of police misconduct, but only after they’ve retained the records for at least five years.

The Long Beach Police Department seems to be aware of this fact. An analysis of city council documents revealed that LBPD usually requests the destruction of use of force records almost exactly five years after their creation.

The Long Beach Police Department has faced criticism in the past for their lack of transparency in providing these records to people who seek them under the Public Records Act. In late 2019, the Beachcomber sued the LBPD for not providing police misconduct records.

Public concern about police misconduct has intensified recently. The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer has prompted nationwide protests. Just this week, a LBPD officer was fired after posting a photo on Instagram of a baton and a bloody sidewalk while on duty. Many protesters are calling for city officials to defund the police.

The Signal Tribune contacted the LBPD media relations department for a comment on this story, but we have not received a response back.

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Porter Gilbert, member of the Long Beach Citizen Police Complaint Commission, spoke to the crowd about the lack of accountability for police officers in Long Beach. “The commission is a farce,�

Gilbert said. “I have been on this commission for a year, I have been taking very detailed notes for a day like today so I can tell you what a farce and what a joke it is. There is no accountability for the police in Long Beach.�

Gilbert explained that the Long Beach Citizen Police Complaint Commission is not an oversight body, and was only able to make recommendations on LBPD cases of police violence and police brutality presented to them, but have no power to enforce their recommendations and are never told the outcomes of individual cases. Evidence is often withheld from commissioners and commissioners often dismiss cases, in open session, that they have not reviewed, according to Gilbert. “Although required by the by laws, the commission has not submitted an annual report to the city council or mayor since 2015.

The commission is a farce. I am a commissioner.�

Donte Jordan Along with signs that bore the images and names of black victims who have received nationwide media coverage were those of locals that have been killed by LBPD, including Donte Jordan, Lionel Gibson and Feras Morad.

In all three local cases the LBPD officers involved did not face disciplinary measures after an investigation.

Donte Jordan was followed by police on Nov. 10, 2013 after two officers believed he matched a description of a shooter that was given to LBPD. Long Beach Police Officers Robert Cruz and Raymond Panek claimed Jordan had “items� in both his hands at the time of the shooting, and instead of stopping when ordered to, he questioned the officers about why they were confronting him, according to the Justice System Integrity Division’s memorandum on the investigation.

At the time of Jordan’s fatal shooting he was holding a black smartphone the officers claimed they mistook for a gun. Cruz and Panek both shot at Jordan multiple times, two of them hitting him from behind, one of them striking the front of his chest and one striking his arm from an undetermined location.

The investigation memoran-

dum states that a gun was found 55 feet away from where Jordan was fatally shot. Cruz claimed he had seen Jordan drop the black .25 caliber Beretta Jetfire handgun on the sidewalk earlier, but thought it was a cellphone.

Jordan’s mother, Pamela Fields, spoke at the June 5 protest. She is also the aunt of Dante Parker, who was tased to death

by Victorville police, and Derrick Hunt who was killed in an officer-involved shooting by LBPD. “Thank you all for coming out and standing in solidarity with us,� Fields said to the crowd.

The crowd cheered and began to chant Jordan’s name.

Among the many other names besides “Donte Jordan� chanted in Harvey Milk Park by protestors before they began marching were “Feras Morad� and “Lionel Gibson.�

Feras Morad Morad was killed less than two years after Jordan on May 27, 2015. He was a CSULB student who was practicing for debate team with two friends in a second story apartment when he began to feel and act strangely and erratically. While the two people he was with tried to restrain him, they eventually asked a neighbor to call 911 after they were unable to prevent Morad from jumping out the second story window and seriously lacerating his arm.

According to the memorandum statement of one of his friends who witnessed the beginning of the altercation between LBPD Officer Matthew Hernandez and Morad, the 20-year-old “appeared confused and incoherent.

It seemed as though Morad did not realize Hernandez was a police officer and did not notice his surroundings.�

Hernandez continued to give Morad verbal commands which he did not seem able to understand and tased Morad twice, tried to wrestle him to the ground and struck him with a flashlight before inflicting six fatal gunshot wounds. After shooting Morad, Hernandez handcuffed Morad before the Long Beach Fire Department rendered emergency care. LBFD had already informed LBPD that Morad was not armed prior to Hernandez being dispatched.

The statement taken from LBFD Captain Robert Grego says that Grego told Hernandez to let LBFD subdue Morad, but Hernandez did not respond to him.

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present at the time indicate that Morad was not attacking Hernandez, but seemed confused and dazed. “Morad was not being violent or aggressive, but was not following directions,� Grego’s statement in the JSID memorandum reads, “Hernandez kept telling Morad to get on the ground.

Morad got on the ground, but got right back up. Grego was ‘shocked’ when Hernandez drew his firearm, as Morad was ‘just standing there.’�

Grego and Morad’s two friends yelled at Hernandez not to shoot.

According to the JSID memorandum, Hernandez arrived on scene at 7:34pm and discharged his firearm at Morad at 7:37pm.

Hernandez said he feared for his and others’ safety when confronting Morad, which is why he used lethal force. The JSID investigation found that there was insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Hernandez committed manslaughter.

Lionel Gibson Lionel Gibson died less than a year after Morad, when six LBPD officers opened fire and shot him 13 times after they claimed he reached for what turned out to be a fake gun, on May 7, 2016.

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However, officer Rios’ statement reads “Rios and Brammer ordered Gibson and German G. (Gibson’s acquaintance) to sit on the cement with their arms raised above their heads.�

According to officer Barajas’ JSID statement, “German G. (Gibson’s acquaintance) was laying on his back with his arms extended. Gibson was seated on his buttocks with his arms extended above his head.�

Certain witnesses listed in the JSID investigation corroborated LBPD’s statement that shots were initially fired after Gibson began to lower his hands. However, after the initial volley of shots there are variations in how Gibson’s movements are described. After the officers’ initial shots to Gibson’s torso, Brammer’s statement says that Gibson “continued to reach for the grip of the weapon,� throughout the shooting. Brammer describes Gibson reaching for the weapon four times as he was being shot 13 times, while some witnesses instead describe him as being slumped over with his hands in his lap after the first shots by officers hit him.

The March to Garcia’s residence From Harvey Milk Park the protestors marched down 3rd Street towards Pine Avenue, where they then turned right and continued walking up Pine, eventually turning right on 8th Street.

The crowd congregated in front of the Temple Lofts LLC condominium complex on Locust Avenue, where Mayor Robert Garcia was believed to be residing. The amount of protesters was so big that the crowd wrapped around almost the entire block of his believed residency. Many residents came out to their balconies to record what was happening in the street. One woman yelled down to protestors “I love you,� which many yelled back. Garcia did not make an appearance during the protest.

The police presence near the Friday, June 5 protest was a stark contrast to the Sunday, May 31 protest which also took place in downtown Long Beach. LBPD officers did not make any attempt to disperse or stop demonstrators from marching.

National Guard troops lined storefronts at some downtown corners, but did not instigate or obstruct the crowd.

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His name’s Sylvester, but the resemblance between his personality and the iconic cartoon character’s ends with his name and color pattern. Syl’s a mere babe at 3 months old, but he promises to be a handsome guy, with that cross between a milk mustache and Salvador Dali’s! No smug attitude like his namesake’s—just a whole lot of friendly and playful—but we’d still keep Tweety Bird at a distance!

Because the shelter is closed to the public, adoption appointments are conducted through email, so contact AnimalRescue@longbeach. gov to meet Whiskers. Ask for ID#A643327 (This rescue encouraged by the usual suspects.)

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