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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2019

Arrest Made in Torrance Bowling Alley Shooting That Killed Three

By Staff Reports

TORRANCE—Police Monday announced the arrest of a 47-year-old parolee accused in the shooting deaths of three men during a fight at a bowling alley in Torrance.

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he arrest of RegWallace was arrested inald Wallace of early Sunday and was being Los Angeles, who held without bail at the Twin had been on parole Towers Correctional Facility, since 2017 following a con- according to sheriff ’s inmate viction for records. assault with “He took somebody’s Officers a deadresponded ly weapon father. Somebody’s to a shotsinvolving fired call a firearm, son. I just want justice just before was an- for my son and all the m i d n i g h t nounced by F r i d a y people in there.”

To r r a n c e at Gable p o l i c e House Bowl, Anglean Hubbard, Chief Eve 22501 HawIrvine at a thorne Blvd. mother of victim Monday afThree men ternoon news conference at were pronounced dead at the police headquarters. scene and two others were

taken to a hospital for treatment of their injuries. Two other men sought medical attention on their own.

Irvine said a fight involv-

ing a few people grew into a brawl involving as many as 15. At some point, Wallace pulled a handgun from his pocket and fired into the

crowd, Irvine alleged, adding that he was believed to have been the only shooter.

Witness Dana Scott previously told reporters that

a group of women got into a fight inside the building, then some men got involved.

About a minute later, gunn Arrest, see page 7

L.A. County Earthquake Early Warning Mobile App Available for Download

By Staff Reports

LOS ANGELES—The nation’s first publicly available earthquake early warning mobile application was officially launched last week

by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who said the program could help save lives by potentially providing critical seconds of warning before shaking actually starts.

Local Hero Returns to Compton T to Host MLB Youth Clinic

Courtesy MLB Highly-rated Cincinnati Reds prospect, pitcher Hunter Greene, who began his baseball career at Compton’s MLB Youth Academy, returned to host a clinic for youth this Sunday.

he ShakeAlertLA app is designed to send a warning to anyone who has downloaded it and is within Los Angeles County when sensors placed by the U.S. Geological Survey detect that an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 or greater is striking.

“We often say here in Los Angeles that it’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when the next big one is going to hit.

We know that we live in earthquake country,” Garcetti said a City Hall news conference.

ShakeAlertLA is a pilot project that was developed in collaboration with the USGS, AT&T and the Annenberg Foundation, although the app works on all major mobile networks and is an open-sourced technology that Garcetti said he hoped other cities and counties would use to develop their own systems.

“You may receive the alert before, during or after shaking,” the app tells users. “Take protective action as soon as you receive an alert or feel or hear an earthquake. Drop, cover and hold on.”

The application launched on the Apple and Google Play stores on Dec. 31 after more than a decade of research and development led by the USGS. Garcetti said the app will continue to be developed and improved after the rollout.

“ShakeAlert is NOT a prediction that an earthquake will occur. It signals that an earthn Quake App, see page 7

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NEWS LAUSD, Teachers Fail to Reach Contract Agreement

STRIKE LOOMS, AFFECTING SOME LOCAL SCHOOLS

LOS ANGELES—With the first L.A. teachers’ strike in 30 years threatened starting Thursday, no negotiations took place Tuesday between the 600,000-student Los Angeles Unified School District and the union representing the district’s teachers.

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nstead, the parties will attend separately to discrete aspects of their dispute, although they have scheduled a meeting Wednesday morning. A bargaining session meet-

ing they held Monday failed to break the logjam in their protracted negotiations. The LAUSD said it brought forward a new proposal Monday that would have added nearly 1,000 additional teachers, counselors, nurses and librarians, which the UTLA rejected.

United Teachers Los Angeles President Alex-Caputo Pearl told reporters outside district headquarters that he had several problems with the proposal and that he was surprised the district had “so little to offer. Unless something changes significantly there will be a strike in the city of L.A.” Caputo-Pearl said another bar-

gaining session is scheduled for Wednesday, and that UTLA leaders are not able to meet Tuesday because they must be in court.

The district is seeking an injunction based on alleged “insufficient notice of intent to strike” -- an assertion union officials are calling “unsubstantiated” and “disingenuous.” If the school district succeeds with the injunction, it could delay the strike by a few days, Caputo-Pearl has said.

In dispute is whether United Teachers Los Angeles, in setting the strike for Thursday, gave the Los Angeles Unified School District a legally required 10-day notice that its members would stop working under the

existing contract.

The teachers’ union plans to be in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday over whether it followed the rules.

The union’s goal is to preempt the district from going to court on the same issue after a strike begins, the Los Angeles Times reported. If that occurred, a judge could shut down the strike for several days, dampening its momentum.

In the meantime, UTLA is expected to argue in court that it has provided ample notice of its intent to strike, announcing its Jan. 10 strike date on Dec. 19.

The Los Angeles Unified Board of Education, meanwhile, passed a con-

Next Tuesday Is Final Deadline to Sign-Up for Financial Assistance Through Covered California

By Staff Reports

These are the final days for open enrollment for Covered California, California’s health insurance marketplace. Applications must be completed by next Tuesday, January 15th for coverage to begin two weeks later on February 1st.

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overed California continues to deliver on the promises of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with 11 insurers serving consumers all over the state—96 percent of whom are able to choose from two insurers or more, while 82 percent of have three or more choices.

“There has been so much noise— and at times, plain disinformation— around the Affordable Care Act in the past year, but the important thing for consumers to know is that Covered California’s open enrollment will go through Jan. 15,” Executive Director Peter V. Lee said. “You still have time to sign up and get quality and affordable coverage throughout 2019.”

More than 3.5 million consumers have been enrolled through Covered California at one time or another since 2014. About 1.3 million consumers were enrolled in 2018, with nine out of 10 getting financial assistance to help them pay for coverage. In fact, Covered California has helped cut the state’s uninsured rate to a historic low of 6.8 percent.

An estimated 1.1 million uninsured Californians are eligible to enroll in Covered California, and new research shows that 82 percent of uninsured consumers surveyed, who are eligible for financial assistance, do not know that they qualify for subsidies that can help bring that life-saving coverage within reach.

Covered California is the only place you can go to find out if you are eligible for financial help that lowers the price of your coverage. The average member pays $5 a day for health insurance, with many paying much less. Go to CoveredCA.com to see if you qualify for financial help. It’s easy: Just click on the button that says “Shop and Compare” and enter your ZIP code, your household income, n Deadline, see page 8

California Water Below Normal in Season’s First Snow Survey

PHILLIPS STATION, Calif.—Winter storms have blanketed California’s Sierra Nevada in snow, but the drought-prone state is still off to another drier-than-normal start to the crucial wet season, state officials said last week.

California water managers said the Sierra snowpack is only 67 percent of normal in this winter’s first manual measurement. The amount of snow is measured monthly through the winter at more than 260 locations to help water managers plan for how much they can deliver to customers later in the year.

As snow in the Sierra melts in the spring and summer, it flows into reservoirs for storage and provides drinking and agricultural water for much of California. The snow-

pack supplies about 30 percent of the state’s water needs, according to the Water Resources department.

Precipitation has bounced up and down as the state continues to recover from a devastating drought that led to tight water restrictions for residents and farmers. Persistent drought has also dried out trees and brush, contributing to severe wildfires. Gov. Jerry Brown declared a formal end to a three-year drought emergency in 2017, but said water conservation efforts must continue.

“The last few years have shown how variable California’s climate truly is and what a profound impact climate change has on our water resources,” Karla Nemeth, director of the California Department of Water Resources, said in a statement.

troversial proposal Tuesday that eases background check requirements for some parent volunteers in anticipation of the need for help in the event of a strike. Those volunteers will not need to pass a full federal background check, but will still be checked against a national database of sex offenders.

No one issue separates the two sides. They have been negotiating for nearly two years without coming close to a resolution. They’ve already gone through mediation and a fact-finding session in recent months.

The fact finder’s report was issued last month, and it sparked more verbal sparring between the two sides.

Caputo-Pearl said after Monday’s bargaining session that the district’s latest proposal was inadequate for several reasons, including that a potential raise for teachers would be contingent on cutting future health care benefits, that it actually increases class size instead of lowering it, and would not add enough long-term nurses, counselors, and librarians.

With around 1,000 schools in the district, Caputo-Pearl said the offer would only amount to about one additional employee per school.

Caputo-Pearl also said that it was not clear if the 1,000 positions agreed to by the district would be new hires, or the result of the district shuffling around employees.

But the district insisted Wednesday that its most recent contract offer to the union incorporates many of the recommendations including in the fact-finding report, such as a 6 percent pay raise, a $30 million investment in hiring of professional staff and reducing class sizes and elimination of a section of the labor agreement that the union claims would allow the district to unilaterally increase class size.

UTLA officials have said many elements of the district’s latest offer remained “unclear,” suggesting that the 6 percent salary increase being offered still appears to be contingent on cuts to future union members’ health care and contending the offer also appears to maintain the contract section allowing increases in class size.

The union is also continuing to push for increased district investment in hiring of counselors, nurses, librarians and other professional staff, saying the $30 million proposed by the district would have a negligible impact on only a small percentage of LAUSD campuses.

The union has been pushing the district to tap into an estimated $1.8 billion reserve fund to hire more staff and reduce class sizes. LAUSD claims the staffing increases being demanded by the union would cost an estimated $786 million a year, further depleting a district already facing a $500 million deficit.

The district filed federal court papers Thursday in hopes of preventing teachers who serve special-education students from taking part in a strike, noting that the district’s special-ed programs are monitored under a federal consent decree. The union decried the move, saying the district was “using our most vulnerable students as pawns.” A federal judge denied the district’s claim Friday.

The union has also blasted the district for hiring an estimated 400 substitute teachers who can be brought in if a strike does occur. Caputo-Pearl said the union believes the move is illegal and will do little to allay the impact of a teachers’ strike.

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NEWS Gov. Newsom Points to California Exceptionalism, Challenges

“For eight years, California has built a foundation of rock,” he said. “Our job now is not to rest on that foundation. It is to build our house upon it.”

Democratic lawmakers praised Newsom for his focus on early childhood education, while Republicans, who are in the minority, held off on harshly criticizing the new governor. Other statewide elected officials also were sworn in Monday, including Eleni Kounalakis, the state’s first elected female lieutenant governor.

“Today California turns a page in its history,” Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon said. “With a new governor, we have the chance to reaffirm our commitment to be bold on behalf of the people who have elected us to serve.”

Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins said Newsom was “true to his word to bring big and bold ideas to the table,” particularly his emphasis on affordable housing.

Republican Sen. Jim Nielsen said he is eager to work with Newsom on wildfire threats but is skeptical that California can afford his other proposals.

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ACRAMENTO— California Gov. Gavin Newsom boldly declared his state a model for the nation Monday but said its leaders have failed to rein in the soaring cost of living and stem inequalities that are making it harder for people to achieve what he called the “California dream.”

“We face serious challenges—some that have been deferred for too long,” Newsom said in his inaugural address. “We face a gulf between the rich and everyone else—and it’s not just inequality of wealth, it’s inequality of opportunity.”

Still, Newsom said it’s California that can best defend U.S. values in the face of “incompetence and corruption” in Washington. He never mentioned President Donald Trump by name, but his speech was laced with sharp rebukes of Trump’s policies, particularly on immigration.

“The future depends on us,” he said. “And we will seize this moment.”

Hours after taking the oath of office, Newsom proposed state-funded health care coverage for 138,000 young people living in the country illegally and reinstating a mandate for everyone to buy insurance or pay a fine—part of former President Barack Obama’s health care law that was eliminated by Republicans in Congress last year.

The outgoing governor, fellow Democrat Jerry Brown, and other political dignitaries packed into a tent outside the Capitol in Sacramento for Newsom’s address. A church choir from Compton and a Mexican-American band energized the crowd in a display of the 51-year-old Newsom’s flashier style.

The crowd became hushed and somewhat subdued when Newsom first began his speech, but laughter soon broke out when Newsom’s 2-year-old son, Dutch, wandered on stage dragging a blanket.

Newsom held him for part of the speech and, when he put him down, the 2-year-old alternated between hiding behind the podium and evading his mother’s grasp while walking across the stage. Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, eventually carried him off stage.

Newsom praised Brown, a longtime family friend, for his fiscal restraint but signaled an unmistakable shift in priorities. He barely mentioned climate change—one of Brown’s signature issues—water or the high-speed rail line Brown has championed.

Instead, he focused on policies benefiting children and families, including early childhood education, health care and housing. He suggested California has failed to adequately care for suffering families. California is the world’s fifth-largest economy but also has the nation’s highest child poverty rate and largest homeless population.

“We have the resources to ensure a decent standard of living for all,” he said. “It’s not a question of whether we can do this, but whether we will.”

He indicated he will be more willing to invest in those pricey priorities than Brown, who focused on saving money for a future recession and warned before leaving office that Democrats would overspend.

Newsom will deliver his first budget address Thursday, offering a look at whether he can make fresh investments while keeping California’s reserves stocked, as he’s pledged.

He focused on policies benefiting children and families, including early childhood education, health care and housing.

He suggested California has failed to adequately care for suffering families.

n Newsom, see page 7

Wells Fargo Pays Fine, Drops Insurance License in California SACRAMENTO—Wells Fargo has agreed to pay California $5 million to settle allegations that it opened insurance policies for its customers and charged them without their consent.

The San Francisco-based company agreed to give up its insurance licenses for two years and to pay another $5 million if it ever wants to sell insurance in California again.

Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones accepted the settlement on Wednesday.

He says company representatives issued

about 1,500 insurance policies without the consent of customers. The settlement is part of a massive fake-accounts scandal that has tarnished the reputation of one of the nation’s largest banks.

Wells Fargo spokeswoman Catherine Pulley says the company has worked to make things right for customers and earn back their trust. It previously stopped issuing new insurance policies.

More than 92 percent of California is considered abnormally dry, or in moderate, severe or extreme drought, according

to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a project of several federal agencies and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. That’s up from 56 percent a year ago.

California typically gets about twothirds of its annual rainfall between December and March.

A storm is expected to drop snow and rain on much of Northern California, including the Sierra, this weekend and into next week, the National Weather Service said Thursday.

At Phillips Station, a water measure-

ment site near Lake Tahoe, officials on Thursday measured 25.5 inches (65 centimeters) of snow and a snow water equivalent of 9 inches (23 centimeters)—about 80 percent of average for the early January survey.

“We still have three wet season months ahead of us, so there’s time for the snowpack to build and improve before it begins to melt, which usually starts happening around April 1,” Michael Anderson, climatologist for the water department, said in a statement.

Women’s Jail Project May Not Have Votes to Move Forward

By Elizabeth Marcellino

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s plan to retrofit an immigration detention center in Lancaster as a women’s jail, long opposed by criminal justice advocates, may not have the votes it needs to move forward Tuesday.

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vote to approve a $215 million budget for Mira Loma Detention Center and award a design-build construction contract to San Fernando Valley-based Bernards Bros. Inc. was postponed at the request of Supervisor Shei-

la Kuehl. The matter is set to of the women who would be the vote and both she and Kue- reduce the numbers of arrests come back before the board housed there, and too far away hl called then for strategies to and jail time by treating menin three weeks, but Kuehl said from family members who overcome the challenges posed tal illness, providing jobs and she would not vote to build on would need to visit.” by the facility’s location. educating young people. the site -- which is roughly 70 Solis said she is committed The JusticeLA Coalition Supervisor Janice Hahn, miles north of downtown Los to finding strategies that en- declared victory Tuesday as who chairs the board, said the Angeles -- and Supervisor Hil- courage family reunification members stood outside the decision to delay a vote and reda Solis said changes would and lower recidivism rates, but Kenneth Hahn Hall of Admin- think the jail plan was made by need to be made to the plan stopped short of saying she istration in orange T-shirts the board as a whole. before she would support it. would never support a plan to with the slogan “can’t get well “It was a collective will to Funding for the project build in Lancaster. in a cell” emblazoned on the put the brakes on, to take a requires four votes from the “L.A. County should be back. step back and to pause,” Hahn five-member Board said. “There is a new of Supervisors. sheriff in town who “Visitation is a huge part of ensuring “The location of also has some ideas the proposed wom- rehabilitation and reducing recidivism for women.” ... he also would like en’s jail at Mira Loma to weigh in.”

Supervisor Hilda Solis poses significant, Sheriff Alex Viland in my opinion, lanueva has talked insurmountable obstacles to on the forefront of diversion “We can finally claim this about reducing the jail popuour goal of creating a women’s and rehabilitation, rather than victory after seven years,” Eu- lation and finding alternatives jail that is the centerpiece of a punishment than incarcera- nisses Hernandez of JusticeLA to incarceration and many gender-responsive corrections tion,” Solis said. said, drawing cheers. advocates of reform see him system,” Kuehl said Monday.

The board approved the Coalition speakers urged as a potential ally. He did not “Mira Loma is too far away project in concept in 2015, the board to invest in comn Jail Project, see page 7 from the home communities though Solis abstained from munity resources that could

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OPINION

Newly sworn-in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the 116th Congress to order “on behalf of all America’s children.”

By Julianne Malveaux

The 116th Congress, sworn in on January 3, is the most diverse our nation has ever seen. There are more women—102—than ever before. More members of the Congressional Black Caucus—55—than ever before.

Indeed, a former Congressional Black Caucus intern, Lauren Underwood (D-IL) is part of the incoming firstyear class. At 32, she is the youngest Black woman to serve.

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his Congress includes the first Native American woman, two Muslim women, openly gay representatives, and others. Much of this diversity was displayed at the ceremonial swearing-in of the Congressional Black Caucus, an inspirational event that preceded the official swearing-in on Capitol Hill. There, as I listened to speeches by the top Congressional Democrats—incoming speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA), incoming Majority leader Steny Hoyer (MD), and incoming Whip James Clyburn (SC), I was awash in hope and optimism.

These leaders, along with outgoing Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Cedric Richmond (LA) and incoming Chair Karen Bass (CA) spoke of challenge, struggle, and optimism and focused on possibilities.

As I listened to them I could not help but think of the poet Langston Hughes, and his poem Let America Be America Again. Written in 1935, the poem was first published in Esquire Magazine in 1936. Though Hughes did not consider it one of his favorites, it captures the duality of our nation, the marked difference between our nation’s soaring establishing rhetoric and the stark reality that many experience. In the words of Malcolm X, it is the difference between the American dream and the American nightmare. Here is what Langston Hughes writes in his poem: “Let America be America again.

Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free.

(America never was America to me.)

Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed— Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above. (It never was America to me.) O, let my land be a land where Liberty Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we breathe.”

(There’s never been equality for me, Nor freedom in this “homeland

This Congress includes the first Native American woman, two Muslim women, openly gay representatives, and others.

of the free.”)

No freedom in this homeland of the free, but this Congress offers freedom possibilities. It offers the possibility of fixing the Voting Rights Act, even as the Supreme Court has attempted to erode voting rights, even as at least two elections were stolen in 2018, those of Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Andrew Gillum in Florida.

This Congress offers freedom possibilities in resisting the insanity of a “wall” that the Great Negotiator (and purported author of The Art of the Deal) swore that Mexico was paying for. Not. This Congress offers freedom possibilities in its efforts to pre-

serve the Affordable Health Care Act and to move us to Medicare for all.

This colorful Congress (the pictures tell it all) offers a sharp contrast to the dismal (as in grey and navy suits) set of Republicans, overwhelmingly white and male, and overwhelmingly staid.

It’s not about MAGA (Make America Great Again), it’s about MAF, or Make America Fair. This is what Congressman James Clyburn shared when he spoke at the ceremonial swearing-in. He opened with the words of French historian Alexis Tocqueville, who observed when visiting

this country: “the greatness of America lies not in being more e n l i g hte ne d than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.”

Clyburn went on to list the many ways our nation has attempted to self-correct, from the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation to the Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision declaring “separate but equal” to be “inherently unequal.”

Clyburn talked about the Great Society legislation, another of our nation’s attempts at self-repair, and he concluded by saying that, “America does not need to be made great again, she is already great. Our challenge is to

make that greatness apply fairly and equitably to all of our citizens.”

Can this diverse new Congress make our nation fair for many who have never experienced our nation in the way it is supposed to be? In the words of Langston Hughes, “It never was America to me.” We’ve come a long way since he wrote his 1935 poem, but we still have so much to do. After these last two dystopian years under the leadership of President Genital Grabber (let’s just call him GG), this new Congress offers us many possibilities. May they manifest!

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy”

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Applauds Congressional Efforts to Protect Voting Rights As the 116th Congress begins to tackle its agenthe importance of reducing barriers to voting.

At the same time, we must recognize the need to da this term, voting rights is a key issue. Among the This bill is a great starting point toward measures restore the Voting Rights Act (VRA). We look foritems included in the newly introduced H.R. 1 bill, that will improve voting opportunities for millions ward to working with Congress on a greatly-needed “For the People Act,” is better access to early voting, of eligible Americans in communities of color, peofix to the Shelby v. Holder decision that decimated easier access to online voter registration, and the recple with disabilities, and those who have limited-Enthe voting rights protections within the VRA. ognition of the need to restore the Advancing JusVoting Rights Act of 1965. tice pledges to work This bill is a great…for millions of eligible Americans in Asian Americans Advancing with Congress on Justice, an affiliation of five civil refining the lancommunities of color, people with disabilities, and those rights organizations, responds to guage and provithe introduction of H.R. 1. with the sions in this bill to who have limited-English proficiency. following statement: ensure all eligible “Asian Americans Advancing Americans have the Justice (Advancing Justice) has worked for decades glish proficiency, which includes one-third of the access and ability to vote.” to preserve the voting rights for every eligible AmerAsian American community. ican while fighting against voter suppression tactics The right to vote is the foundation of our demAsian Americans Advancing Justice is a national afthat impede Asian Americans’ access to the ballot ocratic system, and we must do all we can to ensure filiation of five leading organizations advocating for the box. We commend the members of the House who that all Americans have equal access to exercise this civil and human rights of Asian Americans and other unhave taken a step in the right direction to recognize fundamental right. derserved communities.

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OPINION A New Year for Children As we begin the New Year, every new headline reminds us that these are very tumultuous times. I start this season redoubling my determination to focus all my energies towards helping build a transforming movement for children to end child poverty and inequality at this extremely dangerous time of attempted regression.

And we must all strengthen our efforts to continue to try to provide a moral compass

and example for our young and organize relentlessly to protect all of our children.

The Children’s Defense Fund’s mission to leave no child behind and ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities has never been more important.

These are extremely perilous times for chil-

dren and for our nation and world. Although we face unprecedented challenges and threats to the safety and well-being of children at home and around the world, we must all resist and take whatever actions are required for as long as it takes never to go backwards.

So often we procrastinate and make excuses for our inaction, depression, and despair. It’s not the right time. I can’t make a difference. It’s not my business. Nobody will pay attention. It’s

God did not wait till the world was ready, till . . . nations were at peace.

God came when the Heavens were unsteady, and prisoners cried out for release.

God did not wait for the perfect time.

God came when the need was deep and great.

God dined with sinners in all their grime, turned water into wine.

God did not wait till hearts were pure.

In joy God came to a tarnished world of sin and doubt.

To a world like ours, of anguished shame God came, and God’s Light would not go out.

God came to a world which did not mesh, to heal its tangles, shield its scorn.

In the mystery of the Word made Flesh the Maker of the stars was born.

We cannot wait till the world is sane to raise our songs with joyful voice, for to share our grief, to touch our pain, God came with Love: Rejoice! Rejoice!

These words are a reminder and encouragement for all we must and will do in the new year. As the holy season comes to a close and the time

for new beginnings emerges, let’s commit to moving forward together for children with purpose, determination, gratitude, and joy.

By Marian Wright Edelman

overwhelming and my little bit doesn’t matter.

We must struggle with ourselves and ask God’s forgiveness and help to keep being useful and not let daily distractions keep us from pushing forward. And we always must remember that it is always the right time to do right. I share an adapted version of Madeleine L’Engle’s poem “First Coming” (used by permission in my book Guide My Feet as published in Imagining the Word):

We must all…provide a moral compass and example for our young and organize relentlessly to protect all of our children.

Marian Wright Edelman is Past-President of the Children’s Defense Fund, whose Leave No Child Behind’s mission is to

ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to

adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

For more information, go to www.childrensdefense.org.

Rep. Maxine Waters Makes History FIRST BLACK, FIRST WOMAN TO CHAIR HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

By Charlene Crowell

As 2019 begins, there is also a new Congress with leadership in the House of Representatives that makes history for people of color and women alike.

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ong-time California Representative Nancy Pelosi returns as Speaker of the House—the first time in 50 years that a Member of Congress has achieved this feat. On a gender note, Speaker Pelosi becomes the most powerful woman on Capitol Hill and the only female in the nation’s history to do so.

There’s also another key woman and legislator that is making history. Congresswoman Maxine Waters is now the first Black and the first woman to chair the powerful House Financial Services Committee. Having served on this committee since 1995, and its Ranking Member in the previous Congress, Waters will set the committee’s agenda in key areas affecting the economy, banking, housing, insurance and securities.

The House Financial Services Committee oversees the activities and responsibilities for major financial regulators, agencies, and the nation’s central bank, the Federal Reserve. These agencies include but are not limited to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation—that insures monies in depository institutions, as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission that is charged with maintaining fair and efficient investment markets.

In other words, the fiery and bold Black lawmaker who earned a reputation for challenging Wall Street and major lenders during the housing crisis will now set the direction for a range of financial players, regulators, and institutions. From monetary policy to the production and distribution of currency, and expanding financial access to affordable housing options, a progressive and principled committee chair is running the show. She is also expected to set standards of performance that level the financial playing field and hold lenders account-

She is also expected to set standards of performance that level the financial playing field and hold lenders accountable

able when they take advantage of consumers or discriminate in their lending.

With the right kind of regulation and committee oversight, the nation may be able to change financial trends that have worsened both racial and gender wealth gaps.

For example, a December 2018 report by the Asset Funder’s Network analyzed racial and gender disparities in wealth and found that Black and Latina women have “lost substantial amounts of wealth in the last two decades”.

From 2007 to 2016, Black women ages 45-65 had a 74 percent drop in median wealth, compared to that of White women who experienced a 28 percent drop. Further, the Asset Funders Network concluded the median “quasi-liquid” savings for single Black and Latina women aged 45-50 was $0.

Earlier in 2017 the Federal Reserve found that nearly 1 in 5 Black families have zero or negative net worth—twice the rate of white families. Additionally, the median net worth of Black families was one-tenth of that held by White families.

These wealth disparities continue to plague communities of color in large part because of disparities in home ownership that enable consumers to build wealth. Year after year, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) report has consistently found that consumers of color are denied access to mortgages, especially private conventional loans that remain the most sustainable and affordable loans.

Last year, the Center for Investigative Reporting published its analysis of the most recent HMDA report. “It found a pattern of troubling denials for people of color across the country, including in major metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, Detroit, Philadelphia, St. Louis and San Antonio,” states the report. “Af-

rican Americans faced the most resistance in Southern cities— Mobile, Alabama; Greenville, North Carolina; and Gainesville, Florida—and Latinos in Iowa City, Iowa.”

A second but equally harmful trend is predatory lending that targets these same consumers with high-cost credit that creates debt traps. When consumers find themselves short of cash before paydays, overdraft fees, payday and car title loans are among the most predatory due to their extremely high interest rates and failure to consider whether borrowers have the financial capacity to repay the loans without taking on additional debt.

For all of Black America, as well as consumer advocates and others who believe financial fairness should be the nation’s watchword, an expectation of a new era of accountability, access and transparency is hoped to soon unfold.

“She is a tough and savvy defender of consumer protection and holds the feet of the banks and the Trump administration regulators to the fire,” said Mike Calhoun, president of the Center for Responsible Lending in a recent interview.

Should anyone doubt the resolve of Congresswoman Waters, consider her reaction last fall when she and other prominent progressives faced a series of bomb threats and other violence.

“We have to keep doing what we’re doing in order to make this country right,” Waters told the Washington Post. “That’s what I intend to do. And as the young people say, ‘I ain’t scared.’”

Charlene Crowell is the Center for Responsible Lending’s Deputy Communications Director. She can be reached atCharlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

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HEALTH Doctors’ Critical Role in Making the Diabetes Heart Connection

Run Benefits Mental Health Causes

By Staff Reports VAN NUYS—A 5-kilometer fun run to raise awareness and funds to ensure that all in need get the mental health support they seek was held Sunday in Woodley Park in Van Nuys.

Participants in the “5K for the Five Signs” included Talinda Bennington, the widow of Chester Bennington, the lead singer of the alt-rock band Linkin Park who committed suicide in 2017, and DJ Nash, the creator of the ABC drama “A Million Little Things.”

Talinda Bennington is a co-founder of 320 Changes Direction, what she described as an effort “to streamline access to the help that is available” for those suffering with mental health concerns and “to change the culture of mental health so that those in need—and their family members—are able to speak openly about their struggles so that they can seek the care they deserve.”

“A Million Little Things” is about a group of people from Boston who became friends after being in an elevator that became stuck and later have to deal with the suicide of “the one whose life is the most put together on paper,” said Nash, who had a friend commit suicide.

The series’ next original episode, which will air on Jan. 17, includes the group running in a 5K on behalf of suicide prevention.

The run benefits the Campaign to Change Direction, a global initiative focused on changing the culture of mental health, and Give an Hour, which provides free mental health care for active duty, National Guard and reserve service members, veterans and their families and other groups.

The run’s title refers to the five signs of emotional suffering—personality changes; being uncharacteristically angry, anxious, agitated or moody; withdrawal or isolation from other people; neglecting self-care and engaging in risky behavior; and being overcome with hopelessness and overwhelmed by circumstances.

African Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians have a 50 to 100 percent higher burden of illness and death from diabetes than white Americans.

By Dr. Omar M. Lattouf

One in 10 Americans lives with type 2 diabetes.

Among many communities, diabetes is downplayed as “having a little sugar” and, with long family histories with the disease, dismissed as an inevitability.

The disease is far more dangerous than most realize.

Diabetes doesn’t merely put patients at risk of shock, limb amputation, and obesity. Patients with diabetes are up to four times more likely to die of heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, than their non-diabetic peers.

Many people who have had diabetes for years un-

fortunately learn of the risks of heart disease and stroke only after having an attack.

We must do more to raise patients’ awareness of the connection between these deadly ailments and empower them to lessen their risks. Right now, two in three people with diabetes don’t realize that heart disease is their most probable cause of death.

If more people knew about the risks, they could take preventative action.

Ninety-nine percent of individuals with diabetes report that such knowledge would lead them to seek remedies.

Type 2 diabetes prevents the body from efficiently

As Health Law Case Goes to Appeals Court, Sign-Up Numbers Hold Steady

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON, DC— Democratic Attorneys General last week appealed a federal court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, as new enrollment numbers underscored the staying power of the Obamaera law.

The government reported that about 8.4 million Americans have signed up this year under the law, reflecting steady demand for its subsidized health insurance. President Donald Trump still disdains “Obamacare,” but he failed to repeal it after promising a better plan in its place.

The Democratic Attorneys General said they’ve launched their appeal of a recent ruling by a conservative federal judge in Texas who declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. In Washington, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced a vote next week on a resolution that would authorize lawyers for the House to join the appeal.

The health law remains in place while the lawsuit continues before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.

Last week’s enrollment update covers the 39 states served by the federal HealthCare. gov website. For those states, sign-up season officially ended Dec. 15. The final count will be higher, after major states like

California and New York that run their own campaigns are added in.

The Trump administration called the sign-up numbers “remarkably steady” at a time when unemployment has been low and more workers have access to job-based coverage. Sign-ups in the 39 HealthCare.gov states were about 5 percent lower than last year, despite the administration’s deep cuts to the advertising budget and Trump’s ongoing disdain for the program.

A former Obama administration official said it’s validation for former President Barack Obama’s signature law.

“A larger percentage of

people kept their coverage than ever before,” Joshua Peck, who previously ran marketing for HealthCare.gov, said after analyzing the new numbers.

“Once again, demand for comprehensive health coverage

a lawsuit filed by group of Republican-led states. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, recently ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, declaring the entire law unconstitutional after Congress

“A larger percentage of people kept their coverage than ever before.”

Joshua Peck, former marketer for HealthCare.gov wins the day and underscores the resiliency of the Affordable Care Act.” With the House under Democratic control, repeal is out of the question for Republican foes of “Obamacare.”

The greatest threat to the ACA now seems to come from

repealed its fines for uninsured people.

Democratic State Attorneys General defending the health law announced that they have formally launched their appeal of O’Connor’s ruling. The Democratic state

officials stepped in after the Trump administration said it would no longer defend key parts of the ACA, such as its protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions.

“We think the decision was wrong-headed and that it was an over-reach,” said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. If the case were to reach the Supreme Court, the five justices who upheld the health law in its first major challenge continue to serve.

They are the court’s four liberals and Chief Justice John Roberts. Becerra said the appeals court case may take a year to decide.

producing insulin, a hormone that regulates the amount of sugar in the blood. As a result, patients’ blood sugar levels can swing wildly.

Elevated blood sugar levels damage blood vessels over time, stiffening them and degrading the elasticity necessary for efficient circulation.

That’s a deadly recipe for heart attacks.

Further, African Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians have a 50 to 100 percent higher burden of illness and death from diabetes than white Americans. This higher diabetes rate could help explain why these populations are notably more likely to die of heart disease.

Many people with diabetes aren’t doing enough to prevent heart disease. About half of adults with diabetes do not meet recommended blood sugar, blood pressure, or LDL cholesterol levels. Given the knowledge and tools we have to address these risk factors, the cardiovascular toll of diabetes should be decreasing.

Instead it’s on the rise.

Part of the challenge is that even physicians aren’t fully informed about the connection between diabetes and heart disease. There are “educational gaps in physicians’ knowledge” of diabetes which prevent them from making informed treatment recommendations to patients. While focusing on controlling glucose levels in the blood is important, that alone may not protect people with diabetes from heart disease.

A good start is more closely monitoring and managing patients’ blood fats, including cholesterol levels. Studies show that patients with high LDL cholesterol levels are more likely to develop heart disease.

Doctors can recommend these patients change their diets, increase their physical activity or prescribe cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Physicians should also closely monitor patients for high blood pressure. Hypertensive diabetics are twice as likely to develop heart disease compared to those without high blood pressure.

Doctors cannot stand by as heart disease and diabetes ravage our country. By better understanding the link between these conditions—and educating patients about that connection—physicians can play a leading role in combatting these costly, coexisting, and chronic conditions.

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quake has started and you may feel shaking. This app is meant to help provide alerts for your safety,” according to the app.

ShakeAlertLA was made possible by a $260,000 grant from the Annenberg Foundation in 2017, Garcetti’s office said.

“We all know that the past couple of years has given us many stark reminders that emergencies do not announce themselves beforehand. They just happen, and they happen fast,” said Cinny Kennard, the foundation’s executive director.

The ShakeAlertLA app can be accessed at Mayor.

LA/3pwx30nakMm. In addition to providing quake alerts, the app also includes tips on preparing for and recovering from a quake. It also includes a listing and map of recent quakes.

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shots erupted, Scott said.

Another witness, who refused to give his name, said a fight erupted and he heard nine gunshots.

Wes Hamad, a 29-yearold Torrance resident, said he saw a “huge fight” break out that lasted about five minutes, blocked the entrance of the bowling alley and devolved into “complete chaos.”

“I grabbed my niece and started running toward the far end of the bowling alley,” he said.

“As we were running, we heard 15 shots.”

Killed were Michael Radford, 20, and Robert “Tank” Meekins and Astin Edwards, both 28 and best friends.

Meekins leaves behind a 5-year-old son, whose godfather was Edwards.

“When I go home and tell him that his daddy’s not coming back, it’s going to break his heart because he’s a daddy’s boy, always has been,” said Meekins’ mother, Anglean Hubbard. “And I wonder the person that sat up here and took all of these people’s lives, how is he sleeping? How is he dealing with that? He took somebody’s father. Somebody’s son. I just want justice for my son and all the people in there.”

Relatives of all three victims told reporters they believed the men were killed while trying to break up the fight.

No employees of the bowling alley, a community fixture for about five decades, were injured, Harris said.

Torrance Mayor Pat Furey described the shooting as “horrible” in a social media post.

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, issued a statement Monday morning saying she was “deeply saddened” to learn of the shooting at Gable House Bowl.

“This shooting weighs heavily on my heart, as it took place right outside of my district in a bowling alley that should be a place for fun and celebration for members of our community,” the lawmaker said.

“I extend my deepest sympathies to the victims, their families, and all those who have been impacted by this shooting. I would also like to thank the Torrance Police Department, first responders, and staff of the Gable House Bowl for their bravery and response to this incident.”

‘A Personal Legacy’: Quilts Seek to Honor Lynching Victims

In this quilt representing Alabama, each pine needle represents one lynching victim, their names written on the back.

Some states have several Quilts due to its number of victims.

By Andrew J. Yawn

representing this in what you do? You’re a fabric artist and quiltmaker. What would it be like to take on this large project to represent the people who were lynched in America?”’ Tredway said.

So far, Tredway has completed Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas. Next is Virginia, and its difficult-to-stitch dogwood.

The white mother of a Black daughter, Tredway said

me the most (about the quilts) is, ‘How can something this beautiful be about something WASHINGTON—Willie Perkins. Zachariah Graso horrible?’ The second thing ham. Cornelius Robinson and Will Thompson. is, ‘I can look at this longer than a lynching photo and take ames are the only ing database is,” Tredway said, in the history,”’ Tredway said. heirlooms still left referring to work done by Quilting has long been a from the four, who Stewart Tolnay and E.M. Beck traditional medium for Afriwere all lynched at documenting lynchings. “The can-American art. various times in Alabama’s his- number isn’t as important to In Gee’s Bend, Alabama—a tory, and they are four of the me as representing that, at one long-segregated, river-bound thousands of people lynched point, someone thought it was peninsula inhabited mostly by nationwide who Lynda Tred- OK to commit an act of terror descendants of slaves—quiltway hopes to memorialize against another human being.” ing remains an honored trawith her quilting project.

As a history instructor who dition passed on through the Since she began in 2013, first began teaching in pregenerations. Tredway Tredway has completed 24 dominantly minority visited Gee’s Bend and quilts for nine states, including schools in Washington, Alabama, and she estimates D.C., in 1969, Tredway “The thing people say to me the most (about the spoke with those quiltshe has 41 quilts and three said it became “imperaquilts) is, ‘How can something this beautiful be makers. It was just another reminder that years left to completion. Sewn tive” to become familiar about something so horrible?’” her project is larger into the front of each quilt is with African-American than 65 quilts. that state’s official tree or flow- history.

Lynda Tredway, Quilter “It does feel like er. Each leaf represents one Her passion for tellI’m doing this for of the names scrawled on the ing the stories of lynchThe visit also solidified the more than me, like I’m doing back. ing victims first blossomed as the project is a personal, spirThere are scores of pine she studied the anti-lynching itual practice. She says aloud purpose of Tredway’s mission. this for a larger understanding. needles representing the hun- campaigns of Ida B. Wells the name of each lynching She marveled at EJI’s steel The honor really goes to the dreds lynched in Alabama, Barnett. Tredway’s foray into victim before writing it on the pillars emblazoned with the people who had to endure this and it took three quilts to re- quilting as a medium for “re- back of the quilt. In so many names of those killed for the horror,” Tredway said.

“If I can represent that in cord them all. demptive art” was inspired by cases, Tredway may be the color of their skin under the any way that commemorates “I’m a history teacher but the photography of Ken Gon- first person in decades to ut- guise of justice.

Here was a horrible truth them and honors the incredinot a historian, so I’d say I’m zales-Day, who photoshopped ter these names. She preserves not trying to be as accurate lynching victims out of pic- them in the hope she won’t be that, through art, allowed peo- ble sacrifices they have made, ple more time to spend with it then I feel like I might have as the Tolnay and Beck lynch- tures to show mobs staring the last.

“I feel like a memory keep- and understand it. contributed a small part to us thirstily at naked trees. “That “The thing people say to reconciling.” said to me, ‘Why aren’t you er…It feels like a personal leg-

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acy piece to me,” Tredway said.

This past April, Tredway’s journey led her to Montgomery where the nonprofit Equal Justice Initiative unveiled the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, the nation’s first memorial to more than 4,000 known Black lynching victims, and the Legacy Museum, which traces the history of slavery through lynching to present day mass incarceration.

At the time, Tredway called it a “holy experience.” She recognized so many of the names.

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Newsom was light on specifics, but he brought a relatable touch to the speech by sharing life experiences. His parents divorced when he was young, and Newsom primarily lived with his mother, who he said worked three jobs. His father, William Newsom III, was a judge and friend of the wealthy Getty family.

Newsom pledged to launch a “Marshall plan” for affordable housing and invest in early childhood and higher education. Newsom and his wife, an actress and documentary filmmaker, have four children.

“All kids—not just the children of a governor and a filmmaker—should have a good life in California,” he said. “No one should live in constant fear of eviction or spend their whole paycheck to keep a roof overhead.”

While Brown was prone to quoting philosophers and peppering his speeches with Latin phrases, Newsom quoted labor icon Cesar Chavez and a young, unnamed immigrant woman he met in Los Angeles.

He told the crowd that he will strive to bring together all Californians, from rural to urban, citizen to immigrant, Democrat to Republican.

“We will build one house for one California,” he said.

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immediately respond to a request for comment.

“We have a sheriff who does not want to build and that is unprecedented,” Mark-Anthony Johnson of Dignity & Power Now told the board, after thanking them for “challenging the conventional wisdom that this was just a done deal.”

But it’s not clear whether the board and the sheriff are willing to go as far as criminal justice advocates would like.

For activists, it isn’t simply a question of where the jail is built.

“The ask is not for a better women’s jail, it’s for meaningful and real alternatives to incarceration,” said community activist Kristina Lear. “I’m not asking for a relocation, I’m asking for a halt to it.”

Esther Lim of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California said the county didn’t do enough frontend analysis on who needs to be jailed versus who needs diversion and treatment, pointing out that one of the most detailed studies behind the jails plan was provided by a construction management firm.

It’s time to “reexamine what criminal justice looks like here in Los Angeles,” Lim told City News Service.

Before the board, Lim pointed out that Mira Loma is not the only jail slated for construction.

“CCTF is a mistake that will cost us

billions of dollars,” Lim said.

A $2.2 billion Consolidated Correctional Treatment Facility is planned to replace the crowded, decrepit Men’s Central Jail and provide better treatment and more humane conditions for the roughly one-third of inmates who have mental health issues.

The Department of Public Works had recommended increasing the CCTF budget by roughly $30 million and awarding a contract to McCarthy Building Companies Inc. A vote on that item was also postponed for three weeks at the department’s request.

“If you’re going to take Mira Loma off the table, we need to look at the entire jail plan,” Supervisor Kathryn Barger told her colleagues.

Lancaster is in the district she represents, but Barger said she had no issue with choosing another location for a women’s jail in downtown Los Angeles or elsewhere.

As for the existing Lancaster detention center, “I’d love to flatten it and put in affordable housing tomorrow,” Barger said. But she also warned the board that $100 million in state funding for the project was at stake. The county has also spent roughly $8 million on planning for the Mira Loma project, according to a DPW spokesman.

While everyone on the board agreed with the need to rethink the plan, at

least with regard to Mira Loma, no one offered a specific alternative.

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas reminded his colleagues that one of the reasons for updating the county jail system is to comply with Department of Justice concerns about the treatment of suicidal and mentally ill inmates.

“This discussion is at least 15 years old. Four governors later, 10 members of the board of supervisors later ... we have yet to land,” Ridley- Thomas said. “What then are we prepared to construct?”

Even Kuehl, who was willing to take the strongest stance against Mira Loma, maintained her support for the men’s jail project, saying it would improve the treatment and rehabilitation of mentally ill jail inmates.

But Lim and other advocates argue that most of those inmates are behind bars for non-violent offenses and could be diverted into community-based programs where they would have a better chance of leading productive lives.

Johnson estimated that the county could divert about 10,000 individuals annually into community programs rather than jailing them and said the vast majority of the county’s diversion programs had not yet been implemented.

To date, the county has diverted roughly 2,500 offenders through its Office of Diversion and Reentry.

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By Don Thompson

SACRAMENTO— Xavier Becerra became perhaps the nation’s most influential attorney general when he was named California’s top lawyer two years ago, and he has since used his post atop what some call the “Resistance State” to pummel President Donald Trump’s administration with dozens of legal actions.

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eading into 2019, he may turn up the heat even more, buoyed by his overwhelming endorsement from voters, a Democratic U.S. House and a more aggressive governor who takes office Monday.

Becerra kicked off the new year on Thursday by leading a coalition of 17 Democratic attorneys general in appealing a recent ruling by a conservative federal judge in Texas that declared the Obama-era Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.

The law that Becerra called the “backbone of our health care system” will remain in place while the case is considered by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.

In all, California’s first Latino attorney general has filed about 70 briefs and other legal actions—including 45 lawsuits—against the Trump administration, mostly targeting its environmental and immigration policies.

“We’re going to keep respecting immigrant families, like my own, who work hard to build a better California,” Bec-

erra said at one of the numerous news conferences he has held in English and Spanish, sometimes twice in one day, to criticize Trump policies.

Becerra has scored some significant victories, most notably in defending former President Barack Obama’s “Dreamers” program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation, and in defending the bulk of California’s socalled sanctuary laws that limit state cooperation with federal immigration agents.

Trump once threatened to pull all immigration agents out of California, which he predicted would create a “crime mess like you’ve never seen.”

Becerra, 60, was appointed attorney general by departing Gov. Jerry Brown, and in November won the support of nearly two-thirds of voters over Republican Steven Bailey, a retired judge. Bailey criticized Becerra for reacting to “every tweet coming out of Washington” instead of focusing on reducing crime.

In Democratic-dominated California, however, Becerra’s biggest criticism from a Democratic primary opponent, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, was that he didn’t sue Trump more.

Becerra’s campaign website calls him the son of immigrants, although his father, Manuel, was born in Sacramento and grew up in Mexico.

His mother, Maria Teresa, was born in Mexico and came to the United States after marrying his father.

Becerra says his father “was more immigrant than my mom” because he spoke Spanish on road construction crews, while his mother spoke English at her clerical jobs.

He mentions his parents at every opportunity and used to

wear his father’s wedding ring as his own.

Becerra’s longtime friends also credit his parents for his success.

“Hard-working, commitment to education, strong integrity and character: He never wavered from those values,” said former California Democratic Party Chairman Art Torres, a longtime state legislator who gave Becerra his first political job running Torres’ state Senate office in Los Angeles.

Becerra quickly learned the benefits and pitfalls of L.A. Latino politics when he moved there in 1986 to take the job.

Within a few years he went from becoming an assistant attorney general to winning an open state Assembly seat after he says his wife, a perinatologist (an obstetrician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies), told him to “get it out of your system.”

He almost immediately began campaigning for an open congressional seat and was elected to the first of 12 twoyear terms. There he made immigration and health care issues a priority as he rose to become Democratic caucus chairman before Brown picked him in 2016 to replace Kamala Harris, who won a U.S. Senate seat.

“It was really a meteoric rise,” said David Ayon, a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University and an analyst at the political opinion research firm Latino Decisions. He has known Becerra since they attended Stanford University at the same time.

Becerra was among the first of a “new generation of Latino candidates in Southern California that were really highly educated—young, energetic and had the appearance of being these Boy Scouts,” said Ayon, co-author of “Power Shift: How Latinos in California transformed politics in America.”

Don Thomas, who has known Becerra since kindergarten, said Becerra learned to n Attorney General, see page 9

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stay calm and self-controlled in high school as a varsity golfer and an exceptional poker player. Becerra studied the advice of famous golfers even as he practiced with a set of used clubs costing less than $100.

“I’m going to read about it, I’m going to study it, then I’m going to practice my ass off,” Thomas said. “That’s just the way he went about things.”

Teachers and friends routinely mispronounced Xavier, sometimes nicknaming him “Zav” or “X.” Becerra didn’t start correcting them with the

proper Spanish pronunciation, “HAH-vee-air,” until college.

Unlike his father, Becerra recalls no overt discrimination but cringes when remembering how, nearly 30 years ago as a young politician, two women at a chamber of commerce reception told him, “We like you a lot; you blend so well.”

Lori Kalani, co-chair of the Cozen O’Connor law firm’s state attorneys general practice, represents business clients who often aren’t particularly happy with California’s aggressive environmental and

consumer protection laws, like its nation-leading internet privacy law. But she credited Becerra with being a quick learner and being “extreme-

ties said his concentration on Trump means his office neglects other core duties, like combating opioid misuse or seizing guns from those no

“We’re going to keep respecting immigrant families, like my own, who work hard to build a better California.”

Xavier Becerra ly open-minded to opposing opinions.”

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longer allowed to have them.

Becerra said he intends to devote more of his agency’s

time to priorities including white collar crime, elder abuse and human and sex trafficking.

But he created new bureaus to protect the Affordable Care Act, women’s reproductive rights and environmental laws, he said, “to defend the people, the values and the resources of our state.”

The attorney general’s office has long been a stepping stone for politicians, including Brown and Harris, and Becerra’s rise fueled speculation about a future bid for governor or U.S. Senate. Becerra ran

unsuccessfully for Los Angeles mayor in 2001, explored a Senate run before his appointment, and was mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate in 2016.

The attorney general’s office gives him a “perfect platform” for moving up, said Torres.

“But I don’t think he’s in any rush to do so. He’s very thoughtful, methodical, in how he proceeds,” Torres said.

“I don’t think there’s anything that’s beyond his reach when he’s ready to move.”

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 2018-04489 A.P.N.: 4027-030-018 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.] YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/14/2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2424h(b), (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States), will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of 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 below. 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 and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: POWER MOVES II, INC., A ILLINOIS CORPORATION Duly Appointed Trustee: ENTRA DEFAULT SOLUTIONS, LLC 1355 Willow Way, Suite 115, Concord, California 94520 Phone: (925) 272-4993 Deed of Trust Recorded 12/19/2017 as Instrument No. 20171473761 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 2/1/2019 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $509,512.62 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2738 W 94TH ST. INGLEWOOD, CA 90301 to be sold: A.P.N.: 4027-030-018 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. We are attempting to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. 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 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 the 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 714730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www. servicelinkASAP.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2018-04489. 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. 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.

Date: 1/3/2019 ENTRA DEFAULT SOLUTIONS, LLC Koland Mattie, Trustee’s Sale Officer A-4680722 01/11/2019, 01/18/2019, 01/25/2019

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 2018-04489 A.P.N.: 4027-030-018 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.] YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/14/2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2424h(b), (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States), will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of 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 below. 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 and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: POWER MOVES II, INC., A ILLINOIS CORPORATION Duly Appointed Trustee: ENTRA DEFAULT SOLUTIONS, LLC 1355 Willow Way, Suite 115, Concord, California 94520 Phone: (925) 272-4993 Deed of Trust Recorded 12/19/2017 as Instrument No. 20171473761 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 2/1/2019 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $509,512.62 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2738 W 94TH ST. INGLEWOOD, CA 90301 to be sold: A.P.N.: 4027-030-018 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. We are attempting to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. 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 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 the 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 714730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www. servicelinkASAP.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2018-04489. 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. 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.

Date: 1/3/2019 ENTRA DEFAULT SOLUTIONS, LLC Koland Mattie, Trustee’s Sale Officer A-4680722 01/11/2019, 01/18/2019, 01/25/2019

SchId:74145 AdId:24724 CustId:68

SchId:74148 AdId:24725 CustId:68

LEGALS T.S. No. 18-52989 APN: 6157-020-019 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/25/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of 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 below. 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 and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: VICTOR K. SCOTT,AN UNMARRIED MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 6/7/2007, as Instrument No. 20071379907, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:1/17/2019 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Vineyard Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $432,762.99 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 owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 401 WEST SCHOOL STREET COMPTON, California 90220-2017 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust A.P.N #.: 6157-020-019 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of 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 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 the 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 (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 18-52989. 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.

Dated: 12/19/2018 Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee

30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (800) 280-2832 www. auction.com ______ Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale Assistant THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 27580 Pub Dates 12/26, 01/02, 01/09/2019 SchId:74036 AdId:24689 CustId:108 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARCELLA KINGI Case No. 18STPB11199 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARCELLA KINGI A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed

by Henry M. Kingi in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Henry M. Kingi be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 10, 2019 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: MICHAEL G DAVE, ESQ SBN 035898 LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL G DAVE 11377 W OLYMPIC BLVD STE 500 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 CN955669 KINGI Dec 26, 2018, Jan 2,9, 2019 SchId:74056 AdId:24695 CustId:65 -----------T.S. No. 18-52247 APN: 4143-019-003 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/21/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-

CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.

For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920

A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of 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 below. 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 and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

For Sale Information: (800) 280-2832 www. auction.com ________ Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale Assistant THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 27613 Pub Dates 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2019 SchId:74078 AdId:24703 CustId:108 ------------

30 Corporate Park, Suite 450

T.S. No.: 2018-0503 Loan No.: LOZANO/16-02899/CALDWELL APN: 6163-020017 Property Address: 132 EAST CALDWELL, COMPTON, CA 90220 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/16/2016. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of 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 below. 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 and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: MIGUEL A LOZANO A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: WESTERN FIDELITY TRUSTEES Recorded 11/18/2016 as Instrument No. 2016-1453861 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 1/30/2019 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $74,375.88 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 132 EAST CALDWELL COMPTON, CA 90220 A.P.N.: 6163-020-017 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of 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 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 the 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 844-477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2018-0503. 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: 12/27/2018 WESTERN FIDELITY TRUSTEES 1222 Crenshaw Blvd., SUITE B Torrance, California 90501 Sale Line: (310)212-0700 Kathleen Herrera, Trustee Officer

Irvine, CA 92606

SchId:74105 AdId:24712 CustId:670

Trustor: ROBERT LEE VARTABEDIAN, A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 7/1/2005, as Instrument No. 05 1562452, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:1/31/2019 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Vineyard Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $311,603.98 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 owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 5348 WEST 127TH STREET HAWTHORNE, California 90250 AKA 5348 WEST 127TH STREET LOS ANGELES , California 90250 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust.

A.P.N #.: 4143-019-003 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of 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 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 the 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 (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 18-52247. 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.

Dated: 12/24/2018 Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee

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ENTERTAINMENT

Alfonso Cuarón, Regina King, Mahershala Ali, ‘Green Book’ and ‘Roma’ Score Golden Globe Wins

By Staff Reports

BEVERLY HILLS—”Green Book,” the story of the bond that grows between a Black musician and a white New York nightclub bouncer during a 1960s tour through the Deep South, took home a trio of Golden Globes Sunday evening, while the Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” was named best drama film.

“Green Book” earned Globes for best comedy/musical film, best screenplay and best supporting actor for Mahershala Ali. Director Peter Farrelly called the film honor “beyond anything we ever imagined when we started shooting this thing.”

He said the film’s story—about how people of different races can bond simply by spending time together and talking— ”gave me hope.”

“If Don Shirley and Tony Vallelonga can find common ground, we all can,” he said. “All we have to do is talk and not judge people by t h e differences,

but look for what we have in common, and Globe for her supporting work in “If Beale we have a lot in common.”

Street Could Talk.” She hailed writer-direcMahershala Ali’s supporting-actor tor Barry Jenkins, saying, “I love you with prize for portrayall my heart. Thank ing musician Don you for your empathy.

Alfonso Cuarón…said Shirley was the first Thank you for telling Globe win of his castories so rich.” the movie [‘Roma’] was reer.

King also made shaped “by this place, “Dr. Shirley was the biggest politia brilliant man,” Ali cal statement of the this very complex lab said. “I just want to night, pledging that thank him for his on all of her enterthat shaped and passion, his virtuostainment industry created me, so muchas ity, the dignity with projects in the next which he carried two years, she will gracias Mexico.” himself every day.” employ “50 percent He also hailed women.” his co-star, Viggo “I challenge anyMortensen, calling him one out there who is “an extraordinary screen in a position of power, partner.” not just in our indus“You pushed me evtry but in all indusery day, man. No days tries, I challenge you off. Even the days off to challenge yourselves weren’t days off,” Ali said. and stand with us in solRegina King won idarity and do the same,” her first career King said.

Golden T h e

Mexican film “Roma” won for best foreign-language film, while Alfonso Cuarón was named best director for helming the project. He gave thanks to Netflix for bringing the “very unlikely film” to the public eye, and said the movie was shaped “by this place, this very complex lab that shaped and created me, so muchas gracias Mexico.”

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” was named best animated film.

Sandra Oh—who co-hosted Sunday night’s ceremony with Andy Samberg— won her second career Globe, winning for best actress in a drama series for BBC America’s crime-thriller “Killing Eve.” She won a Globe in 2006 for best supporting TV actress for her work on “Grey’s Anatomy.”

She hailed “Killing Eve’s” cast and crew, but said, “Mostly there are two people here tonight that I’m so grateful that they’re here for me. I’d like to thank my mother and my father.”

Left; Mahershala Ali won his first Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in Green Book. Middle; Regina King was awarded Best Supporting Actress for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk and Right; Roma won for Best Foreign Film as did Director, Alfonso Cuarón.

DJ Art Laboe, 93, Spins Oldies to Link Inmates and Family

By Russell Contreras

P

ALM SPRINGS—It’s approaching 9 p.m. and Art Laboe adjusts the microphone as Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family” ends.

“And now it’s time for you to call up for those goodnight dedications,” Laboe announces.

“Hello?” a young girl says. “I want to dedicate this to my dad that’s in Lancaster (prison) and I miss tonight ... I just want to say, Dad, I love you no matter where you go...” She dissolves into tears.

The 93-year-old DJ based in Palm Springs, California, credits one group of listeners for keeping him on the air after 75 years: family members who want to send messages to loved ones in prison.

Every Sunday on his syndicated show “The Art Laboe Connection Show,” his baritone voice calls on family members to speak directly to inmates in California, Arizona or Nevada. Sometimes, Laboe reads parts of letters written by inmates.

It’s a role Laboe says he feels honored to play.

“I don’t judge,” Laboe said in an interview with The Associated Press at his Palm Springs studio. “I like people.”

He often tells a story about a woman who came by the studio so her toddler could tell her father, who was serving time for a violent crime, “Daddy, I love you.”

“It was the first time he had heard his baby’s voice,” Laboe said. “And this tough, hard-nosed guy burst into tears.”

Born Arthur Egnoian in Salt Lake City to an Armenian-American family, Laboe grew up during the Great Depression in a Mormon household run by a single mom.

His sister sent him his first radio

when he was 8 years old. The voices and stories that came from it enveloped him.

“And I haven’t let go since,” Laboe said.

He moved to California, attended Stanford University and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Eventually, he landed a job as a radio announcer at KSAN in San Francisco and adopted the name Art Laboe after a boss suggested he take the last name of a secretary to sound more American.

But it was when Laboe worked as a DJ for KXLA in Los Angeles where he gained fame.

Laboe was one of the first DJs to play R&B and rock ‘n’ roll in California and is credited by scholars for helping integrate dance halls among Latinos, Blacks, Asian Americans and whites who were drawn to his multicultural musical line up.

By 1956, Laboe’s afternoon show became the city’s top radio program.

Over the decades, Laboe maintained a fan base, especially among Mexican-Americans who followed him from station to station. He started getting calls from inmates’ family members in the 1990s on his syndicated oldies show. Current and former gang members were some of his

most loyal fans.

“Here is someone who gave a voice to the most humble of us all through music,” said Lalo Alcaraz, a syndicated cartoonist and television writer who grew up listening to Laboe in San Diego. “He brought us together.

That’s why we sought him out.”

Over the years, the syndicated show on Sunday has aired in California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

In 2015, iHeartMedia’s KHHT-FM (92.3) dropped Laboe’s syndicated oldies show after the station abruptly switched to a hip-hop format, sparking angry protest in Los

Angeles.

“Without Art Laboe, I’m So Lonely I Could Cry,” wrote essayist Adam Vine. Laboe later returned to the Los Angeles airwaves on another station.

Alex Nogales, president and CEO of the Los Angeles-based National Hispanic Media Coalition, said generations of Latino fans still attend Laboe-sponsored concerts to hear the likes of Smokey Robinson, The Spinners or Sunny & The Sunliners.

“I see these really tough looking guys in the crowd. I mean, they look scary,” Nogales said.

“Then Art comes out and they just melt. They love him.”

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