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In this issue CULTURE

LB Shakespeare Company’s A Woman of No Importance Page 4

Photo via Woodrow Wilson High School’s Instagram

Woodrow Wilson High School is located on E. 10th Street in Long Beach. It first opened its doors in 1926.

Long Beach community split over petition calling for Woodrow Wilson High School’s name change Lissette Mendoza

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Karla Enriquez Digital Editor

Taking action to protect America’s nursing home residents against COVID-19 Page 3 COMMENTARY

A petition created on June 7, aimed at changing Wilson High School’s name has been getting support and creating controversy within the local community.

The high school located in the Alamitos Heights area of Long Beach was established in 1925, and was named after Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States.

A Change.org petition lists many reasons for the change, among them

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is the President’s “symbolic alignment” with the Ku Klux Klan by requesting a private screening of D.W. Griffith’s Birth of A Nation film, known for its racism, with its depiction of Black people as savages and the KKK as enforcers of “a just and human racial order.” Wilson’s segregation in the federal government during his tenure as president is also listed.

A lot of those opposing the name change included many individuals from families who have attended Wilson for generations and alumni who have consistently made financial contributions to the school.

Katie Rowe is one of those in-

dividuals to whom Wilson’s name carries a strong reputation. It also carries a generational tradition.

“As a fifth-generation Long Beach resident, and a third-generation proud Wilson graduate, I implore you to keep our school name Wilson,” Rowe wrote in public comment during the Monday, June 15 Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education meeting.

“94 years of graduating classes have ‘Wilson High School’ on their diplomas and our name is known nationwide as having a reputation for excellence both in the classroom and in athletics, Rowe said in her public see NAME CHANGE page 5

Community hosts Peace March from DTLB to North Side LB in response to shootings and racial tension Kristen Farrah Naeem

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July 10, 2020

A peaceful march from downtown Long Beach to the North Side of the City was held on Friday, July 3 in response to recent gun violence and racial tensions.

Protesters traveled by foot, skates, bikes, and by car up Atlantic Avenue from Ocean Boulevard to Artesia Boulevard, a total of 7.7 miles.

“Amongst racial tensions and shooting we as a community should put our foot down on any and everything dismantling our

neighborhoods,” read the flyer for the protest, shared by organizer and local rapper Joey Fatts, “Come out and walk.”

Tensions between some portions of Long Beach’s Latino and Black communities had been building online after a local street vendor, Bililfo Fernandez, was robbed at gunpoint and assaulted by two suspects who were identified as Black men. Despite community members and activists reminding their social media followers that the entire Black community should not shoulder the blame for the crimes of two individuals, racist

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comments against Black people by Latinos were left under shared videos of Fernandez being attacked.

Unrelated to the Fernandez incident, gun violence had been recurring frequently in Long Beach during the weeks leading up to the march. This includes the shooting deaths of 23-year-old Jose Rodriguez on June 24 in the Washington neighborhood, 49-year-old Archie Harris on June 28 in North Long Beach and 33-year-old Braulio Chavarin on June 30 in North Long Beach. Further gun violence eruptsee MARCH page 4

The Council also discussed a program regarding homeless housing and creating a new initiative called the Long Beach Violence Interruption Strategy.

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At its Tuesday, July 7 meeting, the Long Beach City Council discussed the rent moratorium, homeless assistance, a new violence-interruption plan, and announced a bounty for information about a recent arson case.

Consent Calendar The Council voted to approve the Consent Calendar, including item one, which cancels the Council’s July 21 meeting.

Moratorium As the end of the eviction moratorium looms, the City Council decided to wait on an extension, and instead observe how the County of Los Angeles handles their own extension which also ends on July 31, before returning for a vote at a special meeting later this month.

The current moratorium, which the Council approved in March, has an end date of July 31.

According to Rich Anthony, the city attorney, LA County currently has its moratorium on evictions, which applies to cities that do not have one. Since Long Beach has it’s own moratorium, the County one does not apply to the City.

Anthony stated that he is unsee LB COUNCIL page 2

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Where 5th Place and Ocean More Info The community is invited to help clean Alamitos Beach. Participants should wear masks and are encouraged to bring water bottles, sunscreen, trash bags, rakes and gloves.

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VIRTUAL STORY TIME What Video story reading for children Who Long Beach Public Library When Friday, July 17 at 12 noon Where https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh7ZTlgvmEjuJ9FqkayllXXtaDU9i8L-j More Info A new video of a story book reading will be uploaded to LBPL’s Youtube page.

The theme of the story will be “worms.”

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A protest against a proposed rental repayment plan in the Alamitos Heights neighborhood of Long Beach on June 23.

sure if the County will move to extend the moratorium past its July 31 end date. He also warned the Council that if it chooses not to extend the City’s eviction ban, he is unsure if the County’s moratorium will protect all of Long Beach’s tenants.

In response, Councilmember Rex Richardson moved to receive and file the city attorney’s report and wait until the end of the month so that the Council can react to the County’s decision.

Councilmember Mary Zendejas supported the motion and the plan to return at a later date. In her comments, Zendejas stated that the current situation is a crisis and that the Council needs to recognize that residents need assistance.

“We don’t know what the […] near future holds for us,” Zendejas said. “So, […] the faster we can get this approved and extended, and hopefully aligned with the County, the better because we really are facing some very uncertain times right now.

Oil Tax The City Council voted to have the City Manager, Tom Modica, reach out to the California State Lands Commissions and other stakeholders regarding a proposed increase of the Oil Barrel Production tax.

Additionally, the Council’s vote also asked the city attorney to begin the process to have the potential tax increase placed on the November 2020 ballot.

The proposed ballot measure would place a progressive tax on oil production in Long Beach that would increase over time. The proposal would also outline which programs would be supported by the tax revenue.

They claim the tax revenue would support several programs that pro-

mote youth development, environmental and health equity, and economic inclusion.

Homeless Assistance The City Council voted to have the City Manager work with relevant departments to develop a program that will create housing for homeless residents.

The new program, based on a State program, Project Room Key, will provide compensation to hotels and motels with extra rooms due to the health crisis.

In return, the rooms will provide temporary shelter for residents with nowhere to go.

According to Councilmember Mary Zendejas, Long Beach has seen a seven percent increase in homeless residents since 2019. She also stated that the City currently has 5000 mostly empty hotel and motel rooms.

“We all know that homelessness is a huge problem, and it needs to be addressed,” Zendejas said. “This said, our current circumstances have left us with opportunities to rethink what emergency housing looks like.

Zendejas also stated that Project Room Key had seen better results than many shelters.

While many shelters have a low occupancy rate, Project Room Key is operating at 97 percent capacity.

Part of the reason for this, Zendejas explained, is that Project Room Key makes it easier for tenants to stay with family and pets, while also providing a safer place than a shelter.

Violence Interruption Program The City Council voted to have the city manager look into creating a new initiative called the Long Beach Violence Interruption Strategy.

Councilmember Rex Richardson see LB COUNCIL page 4

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Taking action to protect America’s nursing home residents against COVID-19

By Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Nursing homes have become ground zero in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with outbreaks causing high rates of illness and death among vulnerable residents living together in close quarters.

That’s why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have taken a series of aggressive actions over the last several months to protect nursing home residents against the spread of this new coronavirus.

We understand how terrifying these outbreaks are for nursing home residents and their families, and how essential it is for them to know what is going on inside nursing homes.

So, we acted accordingly. Beginning in May, CMS required nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to inform residents, their families,

and their representatives within 12 hours of when a single confirmed COVID-19 case is reported, or when three or more residents or staffers develop respiratory symptoms within 72 hours of each other.

Residents, families, and their representatives also must be given weekly updates or be told by the end of the next day each time a subsequent COVID-19 case is confirmed and/or three or more residents or staffers develop respiratory symptoms within 72 hours of each other.

Nursing homes also must include information about what actions they’re taking to prevent or reduce the risk of transmission, and inform residents and their families about how those actions will change normal operations in the nursing home.

But we didn’t stop there. We also developed a system so the public could quickly and easily access data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the prevalence of

COVID-19 at every CMS-certified nursing home in the country.

This information is now publicly available in a searchable database that allows people to look up individual nursing homes and see how many COVID-19 cases and deaths, among both residents and staffers, have been reported there. This new system of national reporting for nursing homes is unprecedented.

The data can be found at our Nursing Home Compare website. (See the “Spotlight” section for the link.) CMS will update the data weekly and take enforcement action against nursing homes that do not report the required information. About 15,400 nursing homes nationwide are certified to accept people enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid.

The Nursing Home Compare website features a Five-Star Quality Rating System to rate nursing homes, with one star indicating the lowest overall quality of care and five stars indicating the highest. Early analysis of reported COVID-19 data shows that facilities with a onestar health inspection rating were more likely to have larger numbers of COVID-19 cases than facilities with a five-star health inspection rating.

In March, CMS and the states suspended standard inspections of nursing homes and began looking specifically for viola-

tions of infection control and prevention rules. We also provided a focused infection-control survey tool for nursing homes to

recommendations on phased re-openings of nursing homes in their areas, including when and under what circumstances to allow visitors.

Visits from family and friends are generally restricted at nursing homes now to help control and prevent the spread of the virus, except in compassionate care situations. We understand how hard it is to be separated from loved ones, especially el– Seema Verma ders, for so long.

Administrator of the Centers But as nursing for Medicare & Medicaid Services homes meet certain criteria, they may do self-assessments to ensure be in a position to allow visitors they were taking necessary steps again. Our guidelines recomto protect their residents against mend that visitation be allowed COVID-19. in Phase 3 with screening and CMS is providing addition- additional precautions, including al support and technical assis- social distancing and hand hytance to low-performing nursing giene (e.g., use of alcohol-based homes through its Quality Im- hand rub upon entry). We also provement Organizations. QIOs recommend that all visitors wear are composed of health quality a cloth face covering or faceexperts and clinicians with expe- mask for the duration of their rience in helping healthcare pro- visit. viders to improve the quality of Be assured that CMS will care for people with Medicare. use every tool at its disposal to CMS directed QIOs to focus protect the health and safety of their efforts on providing edu- America’s nursing home resication and training to all nursing dents. homes in the country.

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Be assured that CMS will use every tool at its disposal to protect the health and safety of America’s nursing home residents.

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Ensemble cast of the Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s streaming production of A Woman of No Importance.

Theatre review:

LB Shakespeare Company’s A Woman of No Importance

Anita W. Harris Culture Writer

Bravely continuing its “host of heroes” season even as local theatre curtains remain closed, the Long Beach Shakespeare Company (LBSC) is offering Oscar Wilde’s 1893 play, A Woman of No Importance, for virtual viewing through Monday, Aug. 3.

This streaming performance is an experiment for LBSC, producer Dana Leach told the Signal Tribune . The company recorded its staging of the play from different angles and in high definition, but discovered interesting things about theatre sound while editing, Leach added.

“The acoustics in the theatre are not great when it’s empty,”

Leach said. “We also learned the theatrical lights hum slightly anytime the light is not on full.”

Nevertheless, as directed by Lauren Velasco, LBSC’s A Woman of No Importance is an absorbing, well-paced drama with Wilde’s dialogue bouncing from one character to the next before plunging into real emotional depths.

British upper-crust society is exposed as petty, and its morality revealed as fickle, compared to the plight of one heroic woman.

The play opens with a visiting young American girl, Hester Worsley (Jessie Vane), gossiping with Lady Caroline (Lecia Papadopoulos) and her husband John (Brandon Warfield) in Lady Hun-

stanton’s (Yvonne Roberston) well-appointed English drawing room. Soon, a delighted young Gerald Arbuthnot (Conor Sheehan) announces he has been appointed as private secretary to the ambassador Lord Illingworth– the start of a “brilliant future,” according to Lady Hunstanton, who promptly invites Gerald’s mother to dinner.

Meanwhile, sparks fly between Hester and Gerald, while the drawing room fills with ladies and gentlemen continuing to gossip, mostly about marriage and women. Enter the wittily assured Lord Illingworth (Jonah Goger), replete with his “wicked” reputation. ​ see REVIEW page 6

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ed the day after Harris’ death, on June 29, at a vigil being held for him near the intersection of Orange Avenue and South Street in Long Beach, which ended in the death of one woman and serious injuries in two others.

Signs held by marchers and on cars July 3 included “The time for justice is always right now,” “We are stronger together,” “Black Lives Matter,” and many more.

Many protesters also waved Mexican flags of different sizes as they marched.

Joey Fatts took to Instagram to urge unity between the Black and Latino communities, as did Los Angeles based Latino rapper Swifty Blue, who also attended the July 3 march. They both reiterated that the actions of a few individuals shouldn’t allow their communities to turn against each other, and that Black and Latino people accomplish more when they are united.

The Long Beach chapter of Black Lives Matter also participated in the march, including chapter co-founder Dawn Modkins.

The march attracted participants from outside Long Beach, including Derron Smith of Compton, who walked all 7.7 miles in the hot sun.

Smith told the Signal Tribune that he loved seeing people from different generations come together for the greater good during the march.

“As we’re walking, I’m praying to save lives– the kids’ lives.” Smith told the Signal Tribune. “[As] we’re walking, kids are out praising with us as we walk, because they want peace.”

Smith explained that while his community in Compton is plagued by gun violence, residents have no one to turn to because calling the police can often lead to further violence.

“I’m from Compton, where there’s always drive by shootings, always,” Smith said.

“Where do we get peace at in our homes, when we hear gunfire? And when the police come to your door for protection, they come in to kill– and that’s what the devil does. He comes to kill, steal and destroy– those three things. We want to be protected.

There ain’t no justice.”

Smith also commented on the hypocrisy of those who claim to be religious or spiritual but continue to practice racism and hate.

“It doesn’t make sense that you love God but you don’t love people,” Smith said.

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brought forward the agenda item after the recent uptick in violence across Long Beach, which he described as an ongoing challenge.

“We haven’t made the types of investments necessary to really change the narrative and break the cycle,” Richardson said.

To develop the new program, the Council asked the city manager to look into creating the new program that will implement the best practices to disrupt violence, direct outreach to community leaders and direct funding to community-based organizations.

Councilmember Roberto Uranga supported the plan but expressed his concern that the City will cut funding to the program as it has done to similar initiatives in the past.

“Over the years, we’ve had budget challenges. We look at these types of programs as easy cuts, and we’ve paid the price over the years,” said Uranga.

Bounty The Council voted to approve an expenditure of $10,000 to go to a reward for information connected

to an arson fire at Men’s Suit Outlet from May 31.

The arson occurred after looters began damaging local businesses across the City. During the incident, a fire destroyed the Men’s Suit Outlet at 655 Pine Avenue.

The fire also damaged four other businesses, including the Legacy Beauty and Barber Shop, 10th Planet Long Beach Jiu-Jitsu, PeopleReady, and the Urban School of Self-Defense.

The damage from the fire is estimated to be at around $5,176,200.

The money from the City and an additional $10,000 from the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will make up a total reward of $20,000.

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comment. The group represents every race, creed, gender and belief, and we all wear the Wilson ‘W’ with pride.”

Rowe went on to describe how her grandmother was a 1933 Earthquake Class graduate and her love of the school was deep, attending her 60thyear high school reunion. “Changing the name does not change history,” Rowe said.

Some alumni even went on to state that they will sever any future financial donations to the school if the name is changed.

“If you do change our name please take my wall of fame plaque down,” Terry Kassien submitted as a public comment. “Burn it, trash it, shred it, it will not matter to me, my pride will evaporate. And I will never donate, associate or be involved with any new school name fundraiser or event.”

Kassien, who spoke of his love for the school and his time playing varsity baseball, suggested finding a way to honor all of the students who have walked Wilson’s halls and honor their pride.

Karen Berry Autry, an alum from the class of 1979 also carries the Wilson name with pride.

“While I would never condone or support any form of racism, Autry said in a statement to the Signal Tribune. “I would urge the LBUSD to seriously consider the ramifications of reacting to this request.”

“While I cannot say I speak on behalf of every Wilson alum, I can say many are very proud of the legacy and wear their “Bruin pride” with honor,” Autry said.

The change.org petition, started by a person identified as Jacob B., had over 3,300 signatures of its desired goal of 5,000 as of publication time.

Some Wilson alumni believe that people could use this as a teachable moment to learn from the mistakes made by the 28th United States President Woodrow Wilson and perhaps as a teaching tool with the current student body.

“We should learn from history, not hide it,” Theodore Dwight Bunce wrote in for the board’s public comment. Bunce listed Wilson’s “accomplishments” as a president such as his commandment of the military during World War I and his advocacy for the League of Nations.

“Wilson was not an advocate of civil rights for African-Americans,” Bunce said. “Wilson was a man of his time to the mixed record of presidential success, naming of the high school for him shows high regard, in which he was held after his death, but before the era in which we now live. Please do not change the name of my high school alma mater.”

LBUSD Board Vice President Jon Meyer who has represented District 4 which includes Wilson High School, since 2003, believes there are things to take into consideration when it comes to Wilson’s name change.

“I am emphatically for every Black Life Matters,” Meyer said in a statement to the Signal Tribune.

“I taught in the Long Beach Unified District for many years, I taught at Poly High School. I was a teacher there during the race riots, I was put on special assignment to try and create a better atmosphere and feeling among our students and school.

I have long been committed to the goal of equity of all of our students and I believe very strongly in that.

However, I think there is a real difference between pulling down the

statue of Robert E. Lee, of John C. Calhoun and wanting to rename a high school whose namesake Woodrow Wilson, among many other things fought very hard for world peace in the League of Nations.”

Meyer also noted the president’s guidance through the amendment that gave women the right to vote, something Rowe also mentioned in her public comment.

Meyer believes we need to view Wilson through the historical context of his time. Wilson was president from 1913-1921.

“It is certainly true that he was not an advocate for firm racial equality,” Meyer said. “But remember when he was president every one of the states in the United States had a presence of the Ku Klux Klan, so those were troubling times.”

Meyer said anytime he is asked about the subject, he refers people to John Meacham’s “The Soul of America: The Battle for our Better Angels” “I think that is where we’re at right now. We are in a battle for our better angels and it can best be done by locking arms and moving through our institutions, our schools, our business world and everyone proclaiming the imperative of equity.”

According to a 2012 article from the Press Telegram, both Meyer and his wife attended Wilson High School, as did his two children and Meyer’s own father. The article also stated that at the time Meyer had one grandchild at Wilson, with two more on the way, marking the 4th generation of Meyer’s to attend Wilson High School.

“We’re definitely a Wilson family,” Meyer stated in the 2012 Press Telegram article. He graduated in the class of 1953.

Meyer has worked for more than 40 years in the LBUSD as a teacher, coach, principal and school board member. This includes working as a teacher, principal and football coach at Wilson High School. Wilson’s football stadium is named after Cliff Meyer, Jon’s father who was considered a “Wilson legend” by the 562. org. Cliff Meyer was the captain of the inaugural 1926 Wilson football team and went on to be Wilson’s football coach from 1942 to 1967, according to an article from the LA Times. Jon’s son Scott Meyer also played for the Wilson football team and graduated in 1983 and worked as an assistant there in the late 1990s and early 2000s according to the Daily Breeze. He went on to coach

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at other schools, including Jordan High School before returning to Wilson as a defensive coordinator for their football team for one season in 2010.

Not all community members in Long Beach agree on keeping the Wilson name, however.

For Adriana Carlos, a name change should be considered for not just Wilson but for other Long Beach schools.

“I feel like the Long Beach School District should hear and consider the change. While they’re at it, let’s review all the schools,” Carlos said in

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response to a Signal Tribune question asking if Wilson High School’s name should change.

Carlos attended Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School, located in the West Side of Long Beach which has a large Latino population of 71% according to publicschoolreview.com.

“I can see why one would feel like the name was representative of the community but they missed the mark there. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was a conquistador and according to see NAME CHANGE page 7

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT Thursday, July 2 1:13pm, Auto burglary, 2200 block Ohio Ave. 3:36pm, Identity theft, 2700 block Cherry Ave. 11:56pm, Spousal abuse, E. 33 rd St./Cerritos Ave. Friday, July 3 10:40am, Burglary, 2300 block Lewis Ave. 1:25pm, Burglary, 3300 block Gundry Ave. 6:22pm, Assault with a deadly weapon, 700 block E. Spring St. Saturday, July 4 8:01pm, Pyrotechnics, 1900 block Stanley Ave. 8:08pm, Pyrotechnics, 2400 block E. 19 th St. 8:38pm, Pyrotechnics, 2200 block Walnut Ave. 8:47pm, Pyrotechnics, E. Burnett St. west of Cherry Ave. 8:55pm, Pyrotechnics, E. Burnett St./Gardena Ave. 9:27pm, Pyrotechnics, Stanley Ave./E. 19 th St. 9:29pm, Pyrotechnics, 2500 block E. 21 st St. 9:51pm, Pyrotechnics, 2100 block Cherry Ave. 10:47pm, Pyrotechnics, Temple Ave./E. 19 th St. 11:51pm, Pyrotechnics, Atlantic Ave./E. Willow St.

TST6260 Case No. 20CMCP00048 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, 275 MAGNOLIA AVE., LONG BEACH, CA 90802 PETITION OF: Brian Demetrius Shaw TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioners: BRIAN DEMETRIUS SHAW has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: BRIAN DEMETRIUS SHAW to Proposed Name: MAAZI AMIR JAMAAL. 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. 27. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1399 E. 28th, Street, Signal Hill, June 19, 26, & July 3, 10, 2020. ___//ss//___ Mark C. Kim, Judge of the Superior Court Dated February 21, 2020

July 10, 2020 CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6278 NOTICE OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Municipal Election will be held in the City of Signal Hill on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for the following Officers: Three Members of the City Council

Full term of four years

The nomination period for these offices begins on Monday, July 13, 2020, at 7:30 a.m. and closes on Friday, August 7, 2020, at 4:30 p.m.

If nomination papers for an incumbent officer of the City are not filed

by Friday, August 7, 2020 (the 88th day before the election), the voters shall have until the 83rd day before the election, Wednesday, August 12, 2020, to nominate candidates other than the person(s) who are the incumbents on the 88th day before the election, for that incumbent’s elective office. This extension is not applicable where there is no incumbent eligible to be elected.

If no one or only one person is nominated for an elective office, appointment to the elective office may be made as prescribed by § 10229, Elections Code of the State of California.

Vote centers will be open as required during the identified voting period pursuant to Sections 4007 and 14401 of the Elections Code. Vote centers can be found at www.lavote.net.

Carmen R. Brooks City Clerk Published on: July 10, 2020 Posted at City Hall, Discovery Well Park, Reservoir Park, Signal Hill Library and on the City’s website on or before:

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Sunday, July 5 12:58pm, Petty theft, 700 block E. Spring St. (suspect arrested) Monday, July 6 5:04am, Burglary, 2700 block Cherry Ave. 7:56pm, Robbery,2 nd degree, 700 block E. Spring St. (suspect arrested) 8:12pm, Rape, 1000 block Lincoln St. Tuesday, July 7 1:01pm, Battery, 800 block E. Spring St. 4:09pm, Forgery, 1900 block St. Louis Ave. 8:03pm, Robbery, strong arm, 700 block E. Spring St. 9:27pm, Auto burglary, 1800 block Dawson Ave. Wednesday, July 8 8:19am, Auto burglary, 2200 block Village Way 12:13pm, Auto burglary, 2200 block Village Way 5:34pm, Person with a knife, 1600 block E. Willow St.

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The first act highlights the viewpoints of the British upper class, revealing blatant biases about Americans, the poor and women. Illingworth and the married Mrs. Allonby (Andrea Stradling) engage in hypocritical and knowing flirtation, and the scene ends with Illingworth remembering the soon-to-arrive Mrs. Rachel Arbuthnot as some “woman of no importance.”

Then Act II begins with the women talking about men, particularly married men, setting the stage for the unassuming and grounded Mrs. Arbuthnot’s (Lauren Holiday) entrance. When she and Illingworth face each other with Gerald between them, and Illingworth realizes Gerald is his son, the tone of the play suddenly turns serious and deeply personal as the consequences of aristocratic views becomes clear.

Does Illingworth have a right to Gerald as his son, given that he left Rachel pregnant? Rachel tells it like it is, which may resonate with how women still feel today when a child’s father leaves her to raise it alone, often in shame.

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And yet Illingworth dubs Rachel a typical “selfish” woman for not allowing Gerald to go away with him. (Yes, he says that.)

These impactful scenes are nicely edited on video, with closeups of the three actors, whose interactions are the real heart of the play and well worth the first scenes illuminating the society in which they operate.

Both Acts III and IV culminate in emotional revelations, and Illingworth’s boorish behavior may make you wonder how and why the #Me Too Movement didn’t begin a hundred years ago.

The three main actors carry their roles especially well: Goger as Illingworth is both confidently witty and smarmy; Holiday as Rachel is strong yet vulnerable; and Sheehan makes a boyishly innocent Gerald (like a young George Hamilton), especially in a scene where Illingworth introduces him to smoking and drinking while basically explaining how women should be seen and not heard.

The supporting actors also excel, some in extended scenes, all the more admirably considering most rehearsals happened via Zoom video-conferencing, ac-

cording to Leach. As directed by Velasco, they inflect their voices engagingly even while negotiating varying degrees of British accent. Costumes by Leach are fashioned appropriately for the time– all silks, puffy sleeves and cravats– and set design by Tim Leach is Victorian but pleasantly bright and cheerful.

A couple of viewing tips: Read the program link LBSC sends before watching the play, just as you would in the theatre. Also, you can click CC for captioning in the YouTube video link to discern the higher pitched voices such as Lady Caroline’s in the opening scene, or better yet, follow along with this public-domain copy of Wilde’s play.

Otherwise, sit back, relax, and enjoy a night (or day, or whenever) in a local theatre once again for a substantial and emotional look at a time reminiscent of our own in many ways.​ Visit LBSC’s website at lbshakespeare.org to purchase a streaming ticket for A Woman of No Importance. One ticket is $35 and good for an entire household to view the play as many times as desired, through Aug. 3.

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This brief biography for children was written as a joint project with the Long Beach Unified School District. It is illustrated with family photographs.

Herrera worked with Cesar Chavez directing a social service program for migrant farm workers and was the first Mexican American woman to run for the Long Beach City Council. She founded the Centro Shalom in 1977, a social service agency, in Long Beach.

Wikipedia he was a slave trader and broke up many native families,� said Carlos, “The Black Lives Matter movement has brought [to] light historical injustices,� Carlos said. “I’m happy that people are trying to learn and move past our racial prejudices.

Our community should reflect that growth with the change of the school names.�

Carlos suggested naming the school after some of the “amazing� alumni Wilson has had.

Some of Wilson’s notable alumni include comedian Gabriel Iglesias; musician Bradley Nowell, olympian hurdler Lashinda Demus, olympian swimmer Jessica Hardy, MLB players such as Bobby Grich and Bob Bailey; art director Tom Wilkes, astronaut Bruce McCandless, and dozens more throughout the school’s almost 95-year history.

“Let’s name it after a different Wilson, Nancy Wilson or Brian Wilson, for example, if you are that attached to the name,� Erin Foley said in the petition’s comments. “Or a notable local woman we can be proud of forever, such as Evelyn Knight. We need to stop glorifying racists.�

For Gabi Cascio, a Black mother who lives near Wilson High School according to her petition comment, the name change is something she supports. “It’s harmful to me and my family to keep this name, I will not send my children to a school named after a racist.� “I support changing the names of the schools,� Long Beach resident Julia Switzky said via an Instagram comment on a Signal Tribune post. “Racism goes deep into our society.

Names like this are a symptom of white supremacy. The least we can

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do is change names to recognize the legacy of great Black, indigenous and POC folks in our city’s past by [renaming] our schools for them.�

LBUSD Board of Education President Felton Williams said in a statement to the Signal Tribune that he acknowledged the interest from members of the community about the renaming of Wilson High School. Williams has represented District 2 of LBUSD since 2004 which includes the West Side where Cabrillo is located, as well as the Wrigley, Washington and central parts of Long Beach, including Poly High School.

Williams grew up and attended schools in San Pedro before attending CSULB and beginning his career in Long Beach, including working at CSULB and LBCC. “The comments received by the district represented a reflection of the broad range of interest expressed by members of the community about the renaming,� he said. “This is not the first instance regarding issues of renaming district schools for various reasons. As a result, a committee was formed, consisting of culturally and economically diverse representatives of the community and LBUSD staff.�

He continued, “The committee worked diligently and crafted a set of recommendations that would be followed during the renaming of schools and related facilities and presented their recommendations to the board. The recommendations were approved by the board and serve as the vehicle by which such matters are considered. That process appears to be working quite well for the district and current questions regarding the renaming of schools or facilities should be trusted to that process.�

In the past couple of years, Long Beach has seen the renaming of some of its schools after attention has been drawn to the namesake’s past.

In 2016 Robert E. Lee Elementary School, located in the predominant-

ly Latino Zaferia neighborhood in the East Side of Long Beach, and named after a confederate general, was renamed Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary, after a Long Beach community activist.

According to the Historical Society of Long Beach, Herrera was a lifelong human rights activist dedicated to helping those in need.

Olivia taught at the Long Beach Day Nursery, advocated for disadvantaged families, was the first Mexican-American woman to run for City Council in 1970, worked with Cesar Chavez directing a social service program now known as the Campesino Center, for migrant farm workers, and founded Centro Shalom, a social service agency in Long Beach in 1977. She lived and was well-know in the Latino Zaferia neighborhood until her death in 2002.

Furthermore, in 2014, the LBUSD Board of Education voted in support of renaming Peter Burnett Elementary in Long Beach, to Bobbie Smith Elementary. Burnett, who served as California governor from 1849 to 1851, backed legislation to keep free slaves out of the state and supported Native American genocide, according to a Press-Telegram article.

Bobbie Smith was the first Black LBUSD board member in 1988. She was also president of the LBUSD school board for four terms.

Long Beach residents are not alone in wanting to replace Wilson’s name. As recently as Saturday, June 27, Princeton University announced the removal of the 28th president’s name from its School of Public and International Affairs and Wilson College, after a board of trustees vote, deeming his namesake inappropriate on his racist views Lockbased in your price and policies, according to a state-

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A high school bearing the president’s namesake in Dallas also saw the creation of a petition to change the school’s name. Another petition in D.C. with the same request for its high school had over 19,000 signatures at the time of publication and was still receiving support.

Those supporting the petitions often left comments stating they had started their own petitions and asked for mutual support to rename their local schools bearing Wilson’s namesake. “District of Columbia residents are also trying to change the name of our Woodrow Wilson HS,� Ross Mappes commented on the Long Beach petition effort. “Please also consider signing our petition in solidarity.�

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