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Council proclaims Council approves fee increases CUSD partnership provides March Women’s parents with affordable internet The proposed resolution adds an additional $140,000 to the general fund.

“The city has been subsidizing or covering street permit issuance and administration costs,” interim Public Works Director John Strickland said. “The present fee schedule does not address many types of street work permits issued and administered.”

Public comments about the increases drew praise from residents hoping for increased revenue, but the group stood against raising fees affecting residents.

“I know there should be increases, but you are

placing too many upon the residents,” Lynn chise agreement for the utility.

Council members opposed fees affecting resiBoone said. “Maybe someone should go over dents, including a $50 jump in block party perthese.”

Utility companies are exempt from any fee in- mits, and a handicap curb fee increase to $150 for COMPTON—The City Council unanimously the pole sign andaunts, installation, then a $20 charge creases because of a lawsuit between andLofgren approved street work fee increases at its April 17 grandmothers, wives, ByEdison Darlene annually.

Residential Alhambra California in 2011. refuse bins were scheduled meeting, moving them beyond their current 1989 knowing At the March 14th regular friends and mentors “The utility company had a franchise agree- to increase from that $5 and $40 forofsmall levels. because themand welarge are meeting, Compton City ment, and the city adopted an ordinance concur- bins, to $25 and $75, respectively.

The city based its increase on inspection and as a commonwealth moved Council proclaimed March rent with the agreement,” City Attorney Craig “I am against gouging residents because of the administrative costs it traditionally did not greater gender 2017 as Women’s History ”toward Cornwell said. “The court found that city’s negligence, Councilwoman Jannaequality Zurita. interfering charge, then compared rates with other cities.

“Whereas Month. moneywomen’s with thehistory condiwith the franchise agreement is unconstitutional. ” “It is hard to ask for more “We compared our rates with Gardenia, LynThecreated proclamation, read by month was first recognized in Cornwell and Edison representatives nwood and Torrance,” interim Public Works DiandPage enacted Councilperson » See FEES, 9A language in the agreement that preserves the fran- Tana McCoy 1987 by Congress rector John Strickland said. and Mayor Aja Brown stated: by the President after lobbying “Whereas throughout our by the National Women’s nation’s history, women have History Project and “Whereas this year’s theme been pioneers in all areas of society from the arts and honoring trailblazer women in labor and business emphasizes sciences to business and labor “And whereas women how sharing the stories of have strengthened our exceptional women can give commonwealth, our nation society a fuller understanding and our city by fighting for of the female experience and social and economic justice inspire the next generation of women to be bold and dream serving in our armed forces “And whereas we big “Now therefore I, Mayor remember the great American women who fought for Aja Brown, and the Compton Working with AT&T and EveryoneOn, CUSD parents now have very affordable Internet access. CUSD’s suffragette and advancement City Council do hereby Community Relations Specialists will be sharing more information with parents this Saturday at their regular parent recognize and proclaim March of our democracy engagement workshops at Roosevelt Middle School.

“And whereas the 2017 as Women’s History AT&T launched a low cost offer called AT&T Access benefiting households with at least one individual receiving knowledge, skill and abilities Month in this great City of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or CalFresh/Food Stamps) or SSI (Supplemental Security Income) of women contribute to a more Compton, California, and call benefits. Eligible households who apply and are approved can receive high speed internet at 10, 5, or 3 mbps for as low robust work force and a more this observance to the attention as $10 a month. of all of our citizens on behalf prosperous economy “In this city, one in four residents do not have a high-speed Internet connection at home,” said Paulina Chavez,

By Chris Frost of the city council and myself “And whereas Compton EveryoneOn’s regional manager in Los Angeles. “Being unconnected prevents adults from seeking information about Bulletin Staff Writer Mayor Aja Brown present this women commissioners jobs and community updates while students are unable to participate fully in their education, especially as more and are working with Mayor to the Women’s Commission City Council anmore schools move their systems online.” you allmoved for your Brown, the cityCOMPTON—The council, and thank other step forward in the city manager search on “Our families must have Internet access at home,” said CUSD Board President Satra Zurita. “While we continue dedicated service to the City of city staff and other agencies Tuesday, April 27, as Council members Willie to build our hi-tech school district we have to ensure our students and families have the same kind of access in their Compton.” to increase awareness and Jones, Janna Zurita and Yvonne Arceneaux inhomes. We are grateful to AT&T and EveryoneOn for providing this wonderful opportunity.”

Acceptance of meetthe celebrate the importance terviewedand five candidates during a special EveryoneOn is a national nonprofit that creates social and economic opportunity by connecting people to the accomplishmentsing. of women in Proclamation and gratitude Internet. Since 2012, EveryoneOn has connected more than 400,000 people in the United States, with the goal of expressed

by Mary the history of Compton Mayor Eric J.were Perrodin did not attend the connecting one million people by 2020. For more information, visit EveryoneOn.org.

Compton’s of a conflictof involving current “Whereas wemeeting honorbecause the Lawson interimsisters, City Manager Bryan Batiste and CounCommission of Women. courageous mothers, cilwoman Janna Zurita.

Batiste took over for former interim City Manager Lamont Ewell on Jan. 25.

“City Manager Bryan Batiste wrote a memo to City Attorney Craig Cornwell requesting that Bulletin photos by Chris Frost Councilperson Zurita recuse herself from the inThe Sibrie Park Braves practice throwing skills on Saturday, April 29. of San Francisco and 26-year-old commercial sexsaid and a stateclear

By Cat Keniston terview process, ” Perrodin in asend written each“I will message that thoseuntil whothe choose to Sixteen men who solicited sex Douglas Ruff of Long Beach -ment. not participate Council written opinion Cornwell about female a buy women for from sex are contributing from undercover sheriff’s deputies tried to recruit an undercover receives

By Darlene Lofgren theand disagreement. ” to the trafficking of human beings,” were under arrest Friday as a result deputy to work as a prostitute Certificates were presented to the mentees of a Compton youth Zurita said Batistesaid. is only holding the position Schrader of a crackdown on human trafficking are each being held in lieu of $50,000 development program at the regular city council meeting on March until the Council a permanent manLocalfinds officials have alsocity focused in Compton, the Los Angeles County bail, she said.

14th. ager.

Human trafficking detectives resources on fighting trafficking Sheriff’s Department reported.

Saul Figueroa of the El Nido Family Centers conducted the “The accusations that everyone is making were in the to City of Compton.

Last year The 16 solicited sex from also rescued two females whohave no validity them, and the Council will presentation. and Mayor Aja Brown testified in front” undercover deputies along Long identified as commerciallycontinue searching for a qualified candidate, He was introduced by Councilperson Tana McCoy who stated that of the Losgoing Angeles County Board of Beach Boulevard, according to the sexually exploited children, Schrader she said. “He knew in this was only tem“El Nido builds strong families. The organization has a mentoring said. One of them was returnedporary. to San” Supervisors in a bid to impose rules department. program” for which council was presenting certificates of completion. had onsaid motels receiving county vouchers Another two men were arrested Bernardino County, where she Cornwell he cannot make Zurita recuse Figueroa gave a brief overview, explaining that the El Nido Family herself. requiring them to take steps to report on suspicion of felony pandering previously been reported as missing, Centers are funded through First Five L.A. “We have a mentor Council member hastrafficking. the right to parthe incidents of human as part of the sheriff’s operation, and the other was transferred to“Every component” he said. “We have 19 mentors and 21 mentees. All the ticipate in properly By which Chris Frost “Gangsnoticed look City at Council childrenmatas was conducted Wednesday, Department of Children and Family mentees are young or teen parents from 16 to 24, paired up with older ters,” he said.

“AccordingItto is Bulletin Writer Trina Schrader of the Services to be cared for, she said. theimperative charter, the that city merchandise. saidStaff Deputy parents to give them some support, social connections, so that these manager serves will of the Council and “The goal of the operation we takeata the stand collectively… against Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The young parents are not so isolated, and help support in raising these nothing short of a legally defined conflict of COMPTON—The Sibrie Park Braves arewas continuing their to impact the demand side of modern day slavery,” Brown said. intwo men -- 30-year-old Temmy Edia young babies in our community.” terest, a situation that precludes the member 2011 success in 2012 as the team has won four of its first five from attending, or a belief the he or she cannot games.

He further explained that “all the teens and young people here are be open-minded exists, complying with Mr. The squad collected a forfeit on Saturday, April 28, as their Compton residents and all the mentors are either Compton residents Batiste’s wishes has no legal support.” opponents, the Blue Jays, did not show up for the game. or stakeholders of the community; they might work in Compton or Zurita said she will not step away from the inFormer San Francisco Giant and current Assistant Coach go to school in Compton or come to church in Compton. So it’s a terviews, and thanked Cornwell for addressing Jesse Brew led the team through a spirited practice and Compton affair, and it’s a nine month program. They gave five hours issue. experts U.S. praised the team’s fast start. disease before Anderson to have twothe medical Attorney Eddie

By Fred Shuster of their time each month to meet with their mentees. And we’re here Councilwoman “They have surprised me so far,imposes ” he said. “Isentence, am especially Arceneaux asked Cornwell but evaluate Baca’s condition Jauregui counters in his A sentencing hearing to celebrate the end of (this specific) nine month program. Some will pleased by our play at shortstop and pitcher.” for aits written legal opinion directed to Council prosecutors countered and “assess impact” papers that medical testing for former Los Angeles continue the work because of the relationship they developed with Brew coaches the defensive portion of the game and sticks members, and he said he will prepare one. imposes is unneeded. Jauregui also County Sheriff Lee Baca, that such testing is before Anderson their mentees.

Public comments on the selection process fato the fundamentals. unnecessary, according to a prison term.

He is also pointed out that probation who was found guilty My hat goes off to them” said Figueroa, that when the children of vored Batiste.

“You keep your hands in front, step and aim at the chest of court documents obtained requesting extra time to a officials a prelast week of three felony “The man does good job,”prepared resident Carolyn the person you are throwing to,” he said. “We have sound the mentees “are ready to go to school, they are better prepared socially Tuesday. have a court-ordered presentencing report last year counts, will take place on Stokes said.

“If you fire Batiste all of you have to fundamentals, but I know the team can do better. ” and intellectually.”

Defense sentence dealinvestigation after pleaded guilty Mayof15. with me. Not just oneBaca of you, all of you. ” One the cornerstones of team success is positiveattorney attiCertificates were handed out to the mentees present at the meeting.

Nathan Hochman argues report prepared. to lying investigators She asked the Council if theytounderstood her tudes, Brew and he Judge deals with problems immediately.

U.S. said, District Figueroa then invited those in the audience, as well as those twice, and Arceneaux acknowledged her.

“I am not a babysitter and do not tolerate hardheads, ” he in his brief that the Alzheimer’s is a -a plea he subsequently Percy Anderson set the watching the meeting on television, to contact El Nido if interested said.

“This is serious, Lorrainewithdrew.

Cervantes expressed conI am teaching them about government is in baseball. a “rush”” “progressive,Resident incurable sentencing date and Tuesday in being a mentor to a young parent, or a young parent in Compton cern about the publicityBaca the meeting received.

The team is turning the corner to offensively, Brewsentenced said, behave Baca disease leading eventually faces up to 20 after attorneys submitted desiring to be a mentee.

“You guys kept this meeting quiet, ” she said. cause of diligent, hard work. before his illness to terminal dementia,” years in federal prison. their position papers on Mentors are asked “to commit five hours a month” for a nine month is why tonight,74, and it iswas not “They started in the batting cage, but live pitching progresses further.im-Baca Hochman “That wrote in no hisone is here Baca, the matter. period, said Figueroa, and that they receive “a stipend of one hundred on television.” proves the hitters’ timing,” he said. “We play small ball (scorin theof early stages of the brief, filed Monday in Los convicted March 15 reof Anwith singles attorney for isinstead dollars each month to take their mentees out to lunch, to the movies or City Clerk Alita Godwin andonZurita both ing runs and doubles home runs).

If disease.

Angeles federal court. obstruction of justice Baca haveground him ball whatever” and to assist with the expenditure of gas. sponded, and said the meeting notice metand the they stay wants focused,tothose hits will turn into line Hochman said he plans However, Assistant two other federal charges examined for Alzheimer’s “If anyone someone wants toof beaaforfeit mentor a mentee,” The Sibrieknows Park Braves takewho advantage onorSaturday, » See BRAVES, Page 5A » See MANAGER, Page 9A he invited, send them to the El Nido Family Center on April 28,“please and hold an additional practice.

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News Teen killed in Lynwood honored

By Cat Keniston The Gardena High School softball team honored a former player Monday, about four months after she was fatally shot in Lynwood while riding home from church with her family.

Investigators believe 16-year-old Danah RojoRivas was an unintended victim of a gang-related shooting on the night of Nov. 23.

Danah hoped to become a volunteer at an animal shelter because she loved dogs.

Relatives said Danah quit the team before she was killed and got a job so she could help support the family.

The team dedicated Monday’s game to Danah and displayed the No. 19 jersey

she wore last season in her memory.

Her brother was also invited to throw out the first pitch, according to NBC4.

Danah was sitting in the back seat of her family’s Ford Mustang with her dog on her lap, riding home with her mother and 18-yearold brother from a church function at the New Horizons Missionary Baptist Church.

While the Mustang was stopped at a red light on eastbound Euclid Avenue at Long Beach Boulevard, the family was caught in the line of fire of a car-to- car shooting.

The intended victim, a passenger in a burgundy Saturn SUV, jumped out of the vehicle and ran behind

Driver hits Compton Sheriff’s Deputy

By Cat Keniston A sheriff’s deputy was involved in a crash when another driver ran a red light and struck his vehicle in Compton, authorities said Friday.

The collision happened about 11:15 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Greenleaf Boulevard and Gateway Drive, according to Lt. Marc Lucio of the Sheriff’s Compton Station.

No one was hurt in the crash and no arrests were made, Lucio said.

the Mustang. The gunman continued to fire and a stray bullet pierced the rear of the Mustang and fatally struck the teen.

Her mother and brother were not injured, but the family dog, a white poodle mix, bolted out of the car and was killed by oncoming traffic.

Witnesses said at least two people were in the gunman’s vehicle, which sped away west on Euclid Avenue as the targets of the shooting ran off. Those witnesses didn’t

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Drama ‘Shots Fired’ takes layered look at police shootings

By Lynn Elber The title of “Shots Fired” makes it clear the new drama series is treading on contentious turf.

Yes, a police shooting of an unarmed youth is at the center of the story, paired with a previous death by gunfire. But it’s an AfricanAmerican sheriff’s deputy who has killed a white college student and roiled the North Carolina town where the story is set.

Series creator and executive producers Gina Prince-Bythewood (“Beyond the Lights,” “The Secret Life of Bees”) and her husband, Reggie Rock Bythewood (“Notorious,” “New York

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provide enough details for investigators to identify the suspects or their vehicle.

A $30,000 reward has been offered for information leading to whoever is responsible for Danah’s killing.

Anyone with information about the shooting was urged to call sheriff’s Sgt. Robert Gray or Detective Adam Kirste at (323) 890-5500.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222TIPS (8477).

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Moyer, Will Patton, Mack the expected narrative—that A crucial goal, the pair Wilds and Aisha Hinds as the victim is black, the deputy said, is to get viewers to part of the ensemble. white—as part of their effort consider the sheer tragedy of “They came together to shift attitudes. a child’s loss for a parent. because they believed in the “Just that alone, to be able “Forget race for a second, vision,” Prince-Bythewood to challenge people’s points just connect with her as a said of the cast. Hunt and of view just in the way you mother,” Bythewood said. Or Moyer agreed. would look at the story, that rather two moms, DeWanda “I want to work on things was compelling,” that are alive in me, Bythewood said and the country was of the drama that on fire and is on fire Series creator and executive and two people were debuts Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern on writing about that producers Gina PrinceFox. and that was exciting The other to me,” the actress Bythewood … and her murder, the mostly told a TV critics’ husband, Reggie Rock ignored shooting meeting. of a black teenager, Said Moyer: Bythewood … are flipping adds more layers “It’s worth saying to a mystery that one of the the expected narrative— that’s intended things that attracted that the victim is black, the us all to it, with to entertain as well as illuminate. regard to especially, deputy white—as part of Bythewood said he specifically, playing learned early that their effort to shift attitudes. police officers, is “you get audiences that all of these at the edge of their characters, every seats, and while single one of them is they’re learning forward, hit Wise’s Shameeka Campbell gray.” them with the truth.” and Jill Hennessy’s Alicia But what the series In an interview, the Carr. creators are asking of viewers couple cited the 2012 “Mothers from very is no small thing: step into killing of teenager Trayvon different walks of life are another person’s shoes at a Martin in Florida by George suddenly members of a club time of American political Zimmerman as an impetus nobody wants to be a member and social acrimony. Are for their approach. Although of, and in the course of the they optimistic their show many people sympathized 10 hours their relationship can make even a dent? with Martin’s family and their evolves and the optics of that “We certainly have no loss, others “had no regard for are pretty striking,” Prince- optimism with the results Trayvon as a human being, a Bythewood said. that come from people child who was shot by a grown The chance for long- staying in their corners and man,” Bythewood said. form storytelling made the yelling at people across the Zimmerman, who argued pair reconsider their original room, and talking at each the shooting was in self- desire to pursue the topic as a other as opposed to talking to defense, was acquitted by a big-screen film. But they were each other,” Bythewood said. jury. able to entice movie actors, “There’s nothing good that “What we thought is the including Helen Hunt, who comes from that. We hope people that did not identify plays the state’s governor, (the drama) gives you a view with people like Trayvon or and Richard Dreyfuss, who from every seat in the house other kids who were killed portrays a real estate mogul. and gives you empathy and could easily be desensitized Sanaa Lathan and Stephan insight toward other people.” and say, `I already know what James star, respectively, as the story is, I already know an investigator and a special what the case is,”’ and ignore prosecutor, with Stephen

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for orchestrating a scheme to thwart an FBI investigation into inmate mistreatment in the jails he ran and of lying to the bureau.

After about two days of deliberations, a federal criminal jury found that Baca authorized and condoned a multi-part scheme that now has resulted in the conviction of 10 former members of the Sheriff’s Department.

During the trial, prosecutors described Baca as being the top figure in the conspiracy, which also involved his right-hand man, Paul Tanaka, and eight deputies who took orders from the sheriff.

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News Enterprise MS student on the cutting edge of technology

Eighth grader Anazarel Ramirez uses a 3D printer to create objects.

Eighth grader Anazarel Ramirez says she never imagined she’d have the chance to combine her creativity with technology.

But thanks to state-of-the-art 3D printers in the Enterprise MS Computer Lab, she has learned to use software to create objects like she’s

holding in her hands in her photo.

“I’m really happy I switched schools because this is an amazing program,” she said.

“You never thought that you’d be able to do the things I’m doing in this school - to be able to create things on a

computer and touch your creations.”

“This can really help you in the future if you want a good job,” she added. Anazarel says she’s found her career choice - working with computers on 3D modeling.

One of the biggest surprises for Anazarel came

Courtesy photo when she shared her news with her older brother, attending a prestigious university.

“I was telling him about the printers and software we’re using and he told me he’s using the exact same software we’re using - and he’s in college!”

Black Lives Matter groups joining forces with wage activists

By Errin Haines Whack A cluster of Black Lives Matter groups and the organization leading the push for a $15-an-hour wage are joining forces to combine the struggle for racial justice with the fight for economic equality, just as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. tried to do in the last year of his life.

They are launching their first national joint action on April 4, the 49th anniversary of King’s assassination, with “Fight Racism, Raise Pay” protests in two dozen cities, including Atlanta; Milwaukee; Memphis, Tennessee; Chicago; Boston; Denver; and Las Vegas.

King was gunned down in 1968 while on a visit to Memphis to support striking black sanitation workers.

“When MLK was assassinated, he was talking to workers who were dealing with union-busting, unfair wages,” said Kendall Fells, organizing director for the Fight for $15.

“The bottom line is that every day, workers of color across the country face deep-seated racism that would seem to be out of Dr. King’s era, but sadly it’s still happening today.”

Fells said the new political reality requires the groups to band

together.

After President Donald Trump’s election, some civil rights and social justice organizations are taking an all-hands-ondeck approach against an administration they see as hostile to the working poor and minorities.

By working together, the two groups can reach more people and amplify their messages, activists say.

“What we both realize is we’re stronger when we operate together,” Fells said.

Fight for $15 has helped raise the minimum wage in places like New York and Washington.

The Black Lives Matter movement grew largely out of the protests over the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a white officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.

The organization has demanded police reforms and an end to killings of unarmed black people.

Fight for $15 and Black Lives first came together in Ferguson. The nearly all-black workforce at the neighborhood McDonald’s had been on strike before Brown was killed.

After Brown’s death, those workers used their organizing skills to protest police department practices.

Rachel Dolezal struggles after racial identity scandal

By Nicholas K. Geranios A woman who rose to prominence as a black civil rights leader then lost her job when her parents exposed her as white is struggling to make a living these days.

Rachel Dolezal said she has been unable to find steady work in the nearly two years since she was outed as a white woman in local media reports, and she is uncertain about her future. “I was presented as a con and a fraud and a liar,” Dolezal, 40, told The Associated Press this week. “I think some of the treatment was pretty cruel.”

She still identifies as black, and looks black, despite being “Caucasian biologically.”

“People didn’t seem able to consider that maybe both were true,” she said. “OK, I was born to white parents, but maybe I had an authentic black identity.”

Dolezal had blond hair and freckles while growing up near Troy, Montana, with religious parents. She says she began to change her perspective as a teenager, after her parents adopted four black children.

Dolezal decided to become publicly black years later, after getting divorced.

The ruse worked for years until 2015 when her parents, with whom she has long feuded, told local reporters their daughter was born white but was presenting herself as a black activist in the Spokane region, an area with few minorities.

The story became an international sensation, and Dolezal lost the various jobs by which she pieced together a modest living for her family.

Attacked by both blacks and whites, she was fired as head of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP and kicked off a police ombudsman commission, and she lost her job teaching African studies

at Eastern Washington University in nearby Cheney.

Despite failing to find a job, Dolezal says she has to stay in the area because of a custody agreement involving one of her sons.

She has sold some of her artwork, and also braids hair to earn money. But she said local colleges have refused to hire her, as have nonprofits, government agencies and even local grocery stores.

She was worried she might become homeless in March, but friends bought some of her artwork, which provided enough money to pay the rent for a few months.

Dolezal has written a book about her ordeal, scheduled to be published next week. The book, called “In Full Color,” features a cover photo of the author with the darkened skin and frizzy hair that allowed her for years to pass as a lightskinned black person.

Dolezal last year legally

changed her name to Nkechi Amare Diallo, a west African moniker that means “gift from the gods.”

She changed her name in part to give her a better chance of landing work from employers who might not be interested in hiring the controversial Rachel Dolezal, a name she still intends to use as her public persona.

“Maybe if I applied with a new name, people would see me for the qualifications and expertise on my resume, and not toss my application in the trash based on my name,” she said.

The local chapter of the NAACP was not interested in commenting on Dolezal.

“We moved on long ago,” the organization said in an email.

Dolezal is the mother of two sons, ages 15 and 1, and also raised a stepbrother who is now 21 and a college student.

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Opinion Should Congress go to term limits?

By Harry Alford Last week, I attended and participated at the annual meeting for the conservative group known as Club for Growth. One thing that caught my ear was that most of the members believe that Congress is not participated by the “pure at heart”. There are a lot of funny things that can go down with the ever-looming lobbyists and the allure of personal gain. Congress is broken.

Congress was thought to be the answer to the subprime mortgage scandals and the Wall St. shenanigans that almost brought on a Depression but we were hit by a terrible recession that lasted a good nine years. The authors of the legislation were Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Congressman Barney Frank. Both legislators were scheduled to step down from any other congressional elections. A warning to us all is to not trust lame duck congressmen writing major legislation right before they leave Congress. The temptation of doing sneaky stuff and then run off with the money, connections and fortune is too tempting.

By the way, the staffers of Senator Dodd carefully wrote this law to be severely complicated. Likewise, the staffers of Congressman Frank made the law very complicated which demanded professional consultants to explain it to our banking community by way of high fees. These two camps of staffers went into business to consult and guide people through this massive piece of legislation for a handsome fee. Both groups would start their work for a minimum retainer of $100,000.00. Wow! What a great hustle.

Another example of “something must be stinky in our Congress” is the H1B Visa Program which was exposed on 60 Minutes last Sunday. This allows a massive number of immigrant professional workers to enter the

United States and begin their full-time employment. They bring special talents that are in high demand amongst our industries. Sounds great but that isn’t how it works. They bring in talented foreign workers to replace our actively employed American workers. Our actively employed workers are working at, let’s say, the $120,000 level. They are notified that they are being severed from employment. But first, they must train the incoming H1B Visa workers to take over their job description. If they don’t train this person, whose employment will be $60,000 then there will be no severance package as they are, in fact, fired. The victims were shattered and heart broken. Evil doers in Congress victimized these loyal American workers.

There are “thieves in the castle called Congress”. How do we stop this? It is simple. Congresspersons gain their influence and power through tenure – like a teacher or union member. What we need is a system of “meritocracy” not tenure. As we elect officials to represent and serve our best interest, we should not give them the luxury of playing it safe until you can take chances and start risking their careers by cheating and not living up to their code of ethics. You can be ethical in the beginning but the more you become re-elected, the more you become spoiled and the feeling of invincibility settles in. It is a blue print for corruption.

A major prevention of corruption is Term Limits. Let’s first start with our governors. Per Wikipedia: “The governors of the following states and territories are limited to two consecutive terms, but are re-eligible after four years out of office: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South

Intelligence reports reveal Russia’s secret war against America’s fracking industry

By Drew Johnson Recent intelligence reports show Russia is interested in influencing more than just America’s elections. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his cronies have taken aim at undermining the U.S. energy industry.

Buried within the U.S. intelligence community’s report on Russian activities in the presidential election is evidence the Kremlin is financing and choreographing anti-fracking propaganda in the United States. By targeting fracking, Putin hopes to increase oil and gas prices, destabilize the U.S. economy and threaten America’s energy independence.

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a drilling technique in which water and sand are pumped through rock at high pressure to release deposits of oil and natural gas.

Thanks to new technologies which make the process more efficient and environmentally friendly, fracking supports 4.3 million jobs and generates half a trillion dollars in economic benefit to the United States annually. Natural gas prices have dropped in half, saving American families $200 a year on average.

Fracking is the major reason why the country is on pace to become completely energy independent by 2020. America relies on fracking to produce more than 1.5 billion barrels of oil yearly -- over half of total U.S. oil output.

Russia sees all this as a threat.

The Russian government, relying heavily on energy exports for revenues, is concerned “about the impact of fracking and U.S. gas production on the global energy market. “Increased U.S. gas exports create “potential challenges” for the profitability of Russia’s state-owned oil and gas monopoly.

In response to America’s growing fracking industry, RT, Russia’s government-funded international media outlet, aired air a slew of dubious attacks against fracking -- ramming 62 anti-fracking television stories down viewers’ throats in seven months.

This isn’t the first time Russia has been accused of antifracking activism.

In 2014, intelligence information led then-NATO secretary general to conclude Moscow conspired with environmental groups to block fracking activities in Romania, Lithuania and Bulgaria.

A U.S. Senate report found the Sea Change Foundation funneled over $43 million to environmental causes, financing anti-fracking organizations like the League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club. The foundation is heavily funded by a Bermuda-based shell corporation with direct ties to Putin and Russian oil interests.

Russia’s propaganda and money funneled to America’s most extreme environmental outfits explains why anti-fracking attacks continue even though science confirmed fracking poses no public health threat.

The EPA could “not find evidence that [fracking] led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources.”

The U.S. Geological Survey and the Groundwater Protection Council found fracking caused no groundwater contamination.

A three-year study at the University of Cincinnati found fracking had no impact on local water supplies.

Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, American Samoa, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Equivalently, the Governors of Indiana and Oregon are limited to serving 8 out of any 16 years. Finally, the governors of Indiana and Oregon are limited to serving 8 out of any 12 years. Conversely, the Governors of Montana and Wyoming are restricted to two terms, limited to serving 8 out of any 16 years. Finally, the governors of the following states and territory are absolutely limited (for life) to two terms: Arkansas, California, Delaware, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, the Northern Mariana Islands and Oklahoma. The current Governor of California (Jerry Brown) is, however, serving a fourth term because his first two terms were before limits were passed in California, and the limits did not apply to individuals’ prior terms.

That’s it for governors. But for federally elected senators and representatives let’s make it 6 years’ maximum. That would be one election for senators and 3 terms for congresspersons. Six years is plenty of time to leave a legacy. Do your best and then turn it over to the next capable person. We don’t need examples of generations being handed over to family members or officials staying around for decades before leaving it to a relative. The Dingell’s of Michigan are prime examples of this. One Dingell stays for decades. Upon his death, his son takes over and stays over a half century.

Upon his illness and age, he hands it over to his very young wife It is like royalty! Here’s to good governance and meritocracy.

Mr. Alford is the co-founder, President/ CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc. org Email: halford@nationalbcc.org

A suspicious mind is a terrible thing to waste

the 90-minute presentation. We had to sign up for a time Dr. James L. Snyder I have discovered over the years several types of minds. that was “convenient for y’all.”

All I could see was that gregarious smile and the The “open mind” which catches everything except the truth. The “analytical mind” which organizes everything beach. As the glaze thickened over my eyes, I signed up. to the point of sterility. The “closed mind” which you can Then we were off.

While I was smiling, my wife was mumbling bounce ideas and they never stick.

For every man, there is the “woman’s mind.” Every something like, “This is a mistake. I know there is a catch husband knows if he wants to change his wife’s mind, somewhere. Nothing is free.”

Being the sophisticated husband I am with a vast, all he has to do is agree with her. Finally, the “political mind,” which for all practical purposes is an oxymoron. cultivated vocabulary at my disposal, I said nothing.

There is a time to speak, but every husband knows it is Politicians obviously do not have a mind of their own.

They change their mind so often you hardly know who usually not when in the presence of his wife.

We had a great time. they are.

The beach was wonderful I find most people’s and late that night we minds are like beds – all I must confess (which is hard for me enjoyed a marvelous made up and tucked neatly supper. Everything was away. Many of these people to do) my wife’s suspicious mind going along quite nicely have sound minds – sound and we drifted off to sleep asleep, that is. has saved us from a few potentially listening to the waves The most valuable disastrous situations. rhythmically massage the mind is the suspicious beach outside our window. mind. It is in this frame of (But you didn’t hear it from me.)

Then the time came mind that the real picture for the 90-minute has developed for me. An presentation. It was quite incident several years ago educational. I learned my wife was right all along. illustrated this to me.

The “catch” she worried about was called a We received one of those calls every American gets at least once a month. An invitation to come to Daytona “timeshare.”

Timeshare is an interesting concept. First, you must Beach and spend two nights at a motel on the beach. The sponsor even offered to throw in breakfast, which we buy a week (or two if you like). At that point, I was ready to sign up. My pen was dripping ink ready to sign promptly threw out (or was it “up?”).

It all sounded wonderful. My wife and I had never anything, anywhere.

Then my wife began asking questions. It’s a good stayed on the beach and thought it would be an excellent opportunity. Eagerly we said “yes” thrilled with the thing she did.

That is when we learned another thing about prospect.

“Oh, by the way,” the young woman on the telephone timeshares. After one buys a week, the cost has just begun. said, “you will be required to listen to a 90-minute Of course, they told us, we must pay property taxes on “our property.” Then there are monthly maintenance fees presentation.”

It was then my suspicious mind kicked in. To be and insurance premiums. We learned the word “share” more honest, the kick came from my wife, who had the in timeshare means we share all our money with them.

By the time she finished her presentation, there were suspicious mind.

“Is there anything we have to buy?” my wife made me more fees on our timeshare than fleas on a West Virginia hound dog. ask the delightful woman on the telephone.

That was not the worst of it though. When our week “Absolutely nothing,” she said so cheerily, I believed her. My wife, “Miss Suspicion,” did not buy it for a came, we were expected to “rent” our own room to stay in it. When the woman got through with her 90-minute second.

Finally, I convinced her to go and I arranged with the presentation (which actually took three hours), timeshare woman on the telephone for the two nights on the beach. made as much sense to me as renting underwear.

There are times when a suspicious mind does come in Looking back on this incident, I realize a suspicious handy, but not always. Sometimes I appreciate trusting mind does come in handy.

I must confess (which is hard for me to do) my wife’s someone without any fear. But, who?

The antidote for a suspicious mind is found in the suspicious mind has saved us from a few potentially Bible. The Old Testament prophet understood this when disastrous situations. (But you didn’t hear it from me.)

When we arrived at the Daytona Beach office, they he wrote, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose greeted us most graciously. I was smiling a smile that mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee” (Isaiah 26:3). said, “See, I told you this was going to be great.”

There are many things to be suspicious about, but The cordial receptionist gave us a key to our room and easy-to-follow directions to our motel on the beach when I come to Jesus Christ, I can relax. He gives me and, best of all, coupons for supper for two at a fancy peace of mind because He is easy to trust. restaurant.

Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God So far, everything promised to be a magnificent Fellowship, 1471 Pine Road, Ocala, FL 34472. He lives adventure.

Just as I picked up the key, the lady reminded us of with his wife in Silver Springs Shores.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 THE BULLETIN 5

Opinion IRS outsources tax investigations to contractors, findings wind up in newspapers

By Natalia Castro Government officials take an oath of office to protect the securities of the American people, contractors do not. Yet for some of our most sensitive tax records and information, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has employed third party contractors to pursue investigations; the IRS has manipulated the law and politicized our agencies as a result.

Our critical tax payer information and records should only be handled by the government agencies which are indebted to the American people’s trust.

Dr. Leslie Robinson, an accounting professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College is not one of those people. Dr. Robinson was hired by an unnamed government agency to write a report on the various tax standards pertaining to the federal investigation into Caterpillar.

According the New York Times, who also reviewed the leaked report that Caterpillar themselves have not received access to, Dr. Robinson spent over 200 hours reviewing the investigators evidence for the government. Dr. Robinson has seen every single available document to the case agents assigned to the investigation into the construction company, Caterpillar, for tax and accounting fraud. Yet her report was been leaked by the media to discredit the companies positive attributes the President has been attempting to highlight.

Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning explains, “This leaked report meant to embarrass a company that President Trump recently praised was illegally leaked for political purposes, but what it reveals was that a federal agency, unnamed at the moment, apparently shared tax information with a Dartmouth College professor to go after Caterpillar. This continuation of the left’s use of the government as a political weapon almost two months in to the Trump presidency is beyond troubling.”

Dr. Robinson was able to produce an 85-page analysis on Caterpillars actions, using a mixture of publicly available and internal financial data from the company, as well as bank data tracking wire transfers from Switzerland into the United States. A government agency provided a private citizen with significant autonomy over a corporation’s financial information, a practice which Congress has directly tried to prevent through legislation demanding confidentiality for government documents.

So how can a government agency release information regarding individual companies taxes to a private citizen?

By manipulating a law about photocopying.

26 U.S. Code 6103 allows non-clearance granted individuals to handle paperwork “to the extent necessary in connection with the processing, storage, transmission, and reproduction of such returns and return information, the programming, maintenance, repair, testing, and procurement of equipment, and the providing of other services, for purposes of tax administration.”

This provision was made so an intern can make a photocopy, file a paper, or fix a computer wire without wearing a blindfold, not so a university professor could assist a federal investigation.

But nonetheless the IRS created their own regulation to grant themselves the power to use contractors.

Regulation § 301.7602–1T Examination of books and witnesses provides individuals granted permission by the agency the ability to “receive and examine books, papers, records, or other data produced in compliance with the summons and, in the presence and under the guidance of an IRS officer or employee, participate fully in the interview of the witness summoned by the IRS to provide testimony under oath.”

And since May 2014 the IRS has hired outside firms to assist in income tax audits and corporate investigations; paying the Quinn Emanuel law firm $2.2 million to perform duties the department would normally handle privately.

The reason our lawmakers wanted only trusted government officials to have sole access to this data is simple, our most crucial financial information should be private and nonpartisan; in the wrong hands this information can be used as a tool for corruption and political manipulation.

This is exactly what happened to Caterpillar; it is no surprise the report regarding the companies tax investigations was mysteriously leaked just days after the corporation received public praise from President Trump.

Despite clear confidentiality clauses, executive agencies like the IRS appear to have taken these investigations into their own hands and politicized the release of information. Reining in executive agencies to return to their purpose, rather than politics is a necessity.

In 2015, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) highlighted the problem in a letter to the IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, explaining that “In a tax system based on voluntary compliance, the integrity of the tax administration process and protection of taxpayer rights is of paramount importance. To those ends, Congress put in place specific restrictions on government action in the examination process.”

Transparency is necessary to democracy. We deliver information on taxes to the government with the expectation that the information is being secured and utilized properly. When agencies give taxpayer data to a third party and then it winds up in the newspaper they violate the critical trust between the people and their government — and the spirit if not the letter of the law. The IRS is not just being political, they are dismantling our political system.

Natalia Castro is a contributing editor at Americans for Limited Government.

The coming state pension collapse

By Natalia Castro Across the country, states are experiencing a pension crisis that could leave them defaulting on millions of dollars in retirement benefits. Fiscal irresponsibility enabled by the federal government has allowed pensions to go underfunded by anywhere from $1.5 trillion to $5 trillion dollars, now individual states are experiencing the strain of making unrealistic promises in defined benefit plans.

A state’s ability to fund their pension plans is determined based on net amortization, or the measure of whether funding policies in place in state and local governments are sufficient to reduce pension debt in the near term.

States such as Kentucky, have been consistently underfunding plans for decades. Currently Pew Charitable Trusts research concludes that only 41 percent of the promised returns from Kentucky’s pension system are currently funded, leaving a net amortization cost of about $1.7 billion.

Nearly $1.3 billion alone comes from the states Teachers Retirement System.

But Kentucky is far from alone.

In fact, only 14 states have at least 100 percent funding for their pension plans, leaving 36 at risk for potential default.

In New Jersey, a state 42 percent underfunded, this means a net amortization cost of roughly $6 billion, with both teachers and public employees being underfunded by nearly $5 billion alone.

Aside from the devastating economic impact this has on the states as a whole, the high pension debt causes an economic drain on all aspects of a state.

California, at 76 percent funded, is the national median. However, as Forbes.com contributor Scott Beyer explains, in Los Angeles alone the city owes anywhere from $15 billion to $26 billion, sucking money from core services. Beyer explains that throughout California, “unfunded pension liabilities have already caused bankruptcy in Stockton, Vallejo and San Bernardino; and eat up similarly large chunks of the budget in San Jose and San Diego.”

Similarly, in Dallas, the city’s D Magazine reported in March 2017 that this year the state will face “inevitable periods of austerity, the potential of higher taxes, even more crumbling or poorly maintained infrastructure and

a slow corrosion of the very services and infrastructure that give cities their competitive advantage” due to a clear inability to fund public employee pensions. As a state, Texas remains only 79 percent funded.

While Dallas might be attempting to cut spending, other states have ignored this clear problem.

Despite being underfunded in teacher’s retirement systems an estimated $71.4 billion alone, the state continues to make promises for high teacher salaries and pension promises.

Between 2010 and 2014, the Northwest Herald reports this causes 89 percent of new dollars spent on education to go to retirement costs. Rather than assisting teachers with resources and materials in the classroom, states are struggling to meet unrealistic pension promises.

One reason states might be ignoring the consequences of defaulting on these payments is simple, perhaps they believe the federal government will save them.

Currently, under Section 14(2) (b)(1) of the Federal Reserve Act the Fed can purchase municipal bonds from state and local governments for periods of 6 months. If a state is unable to make payments to state pensions for example, this would allow the Fed to essentially take the debt from the state governments and bail them out of their situation.

Essentially, states are not bound to fiscal responsibility because they have the printing press of the Federal Reserve to save them from default.

Luckily, U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) has introduced legislation to solve this problem. The State and Local Pensions Accountability and Security Act would prevent the Federal Reserve from providing “any loan, grant, or other form of financial assistance to a pension plan established or maintained by the government of any State or political subdivision… or to the government of any State or political unless such government, agency, or instrumentality certifies that the financial assistance will not be used, directly or indirectly, to fund such a pension plan.”

Babin’s legislation forces states to be accountable for the money and reign in on promises that only harm the state’s financial plans. By eliminating the fall back for states, they will finally have to renegotiate their pension deals to something more sustainable.

THE BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2017

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Focus on the Family

How to develop character in young children

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FAMILY FEATURES

n a typical day, it’s possible for children to spend more time engaging with technology than interacting with their peers faceto-face. As a result, the “selfie culture” is on the minds of today’s parents, who worry about how they can make sure their children grow into kind and selfless adults.

However, a national survey revealed that parents don’t fully realize the power they have when it comes to developing good character in their children. The online survey, commissioned by national high-quality preschool provider Primrose Schools®, profiled hundreds of U.S. parents whose children attend, will attend or have previously attended an early education program between the ages of 3-5.

In today’s social media-focused world, 92 percent of parents agree that nurturing positive character traits in children is more important than it used to be. Yet nearly 50 percent of parents are unaware of just how early they can and should start helping their children develop these traits.

When Character-Building Should Begin

The foundational skills for good character start emerging in the first year of life. Children as young as 6 months old can demonstrate outward signs of budding empathy skills. Character and emotional intelligence continue to develop throughout the early years and are significantly influenced by young children’s interactions with their parents and caregivers. Yet almost 50 percent of parents believe preschool is too early for children to start learning socialemotional skills, and could be missing critical opportunities to support their child’s development.

“We now know that IQ no longer represents an accurate predictor of school readiness, much less future life success,” said Dr. Laura Jana, a pediatrician and nationally acclaimed parenting and children’s book author.

“It’s not just about learning the ‘3 Rs’ of reading, ’riting and ’rithmetic anymore. It’s the addition of a fourth ‘R’ that represents relationships and the importance of reading other people, which sets children up for success in today’s world.”

Finding Child Care that Nurtures Good Character

In addition to parents, child care providers play a key role in helping children develop a strong foundation.

However, more than half of parents surveyed feel their child did not or will not acquire honesty, generosity and compassion (54, 54 and 62 percent, respectively) during their early education experience.

Parents seeking early education and care for their children should look for providers that emphasize character development. In these nurturing environments, children have opportunities to learn and practice social-emotional skills every day through games, puppet play, books, music, art projects and more. At Primrose Schools, their Balanced

Learning® approach also includes hands-on experiences to help children apply concepts like generosity in reallife situations.

For example, each year thousands of children at more than 325 Primrose schools across the country take part in the annual Caring and Giving Food Drive. The preschoolers earn money to purchase canned goods through chores at home. They practice perspective taking, learning about the importance of giving through stories, songs, art projects and more. They even take field trips to grocery stores to shop for food items, which are then donated to local charities. At the end of the experience, the children feel a sense of accomplishment and have practiced skills like empathy, generosity and compassion.

“We believe who children become is as important as what they know,” said Gloria Julius, Ed.D., vice president of education and professional development for Primrose Schools. “That’s why nurturing children’s social-emotional development and building character has been an integral part of our approach for more than 30 years.”

For additional information, tips and resources on how to nurture good character in children, visit PrimroseSchools.com/characterresources.

Why Nurturing Good Character Early is Important Intentionally nurturing social-emotional skills starting at birth is an important and often overlooked opportunity as these skills have been shown to be key predictors of future health, academic and life success. Early brain and child development research now shows more clearly that the first five years of life are critical for building the foundation for traits such as honesty, generosity, compassion and kindness, which will impact children for a lifetime.

DEVELOPING CHARACTER AT HOME Take an active approach to helping children develop a solid foundation in good character with these tips: n

Help children recognize their feelings. Help little ones recognize and understand their feelings by giving them vocabulary words to express themselves.

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Lead by example. Children learn a lot by watching the interactions of adults. Model social-emotional skills by listening to others, apologizing when you hurt someone’s feelings, being respectful of others, etc.

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Help children identify other perspectives. Point out differences in other people’s thoughts and feelings. When reading with children, ask what they think the characters are feeling or narrate the emotions and exaggerate facial expressions for young children.

Talk about your own decisions in terms of right and wrong.

As children’s abilities and understanding grows, discuss your

values and take advantage of everyday situations to describe and demonstrate good citizenship and desirable behavior. n

Let kindness and respect rule the day. Set household guidelines grounded in showing kindness and respect, and help children learn to follow them. When they break the rules, calmly explain how or why their behavior was unkind and how they could have better handled the situation.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 THE BULLETIN 7

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(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.

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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.

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by JAMES R. ALFORD, TRUSTEE OF THE JAMES R. ALFORD LIVING TRUST DATED JANUARY 28, 2008 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) at Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, and State described as: APN No.: 6137-019-027 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 14623 S. CAIRN AVENUE, COMPTON, CA 90220 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale of property will be made in “as is” condition, 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 said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges

and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $74,256.90 The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

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 714-730-2727 or 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale, or visit this Internet Web site www. servicelinkasap.com or www.nationwideposting. com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 161081168259-1.

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: 03/08/2017 TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY, As Trustee BRENDA B. PEREZ, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER TITLE TRUST DEED SERVICE COMPANY 26540 Agoura Road Suite 102 Calabasas, CA 91302 Sale Line: 714-7302727 or Login to: www. servicelinkasap.com or Sale Line: 916-9390772 or Login to: www. nationwideposting.com 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.. We are assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing. NPP0303536 To: COMPTON BULLETIN 03/15/2017, 03/22/2017, 03/29/2017 SchId:67551 AdId:22475 CustId:68 -------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROBERT LEE JACKSON CASE NO. 16STPB06929 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the lost WILL or estate, or both of ROBERT LEE JACKSON. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed

by DARRYL EDWARD JACKSON in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DARRYL EDWARD JACKSON be appointed as personal representa-

tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s lost WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The lost WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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.

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 in this court as follows: 05/01/17 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 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.

In Pro Per Petitioner DARRYL JACKSON

EDWARD

P O BOX 203 GARDENA CA 90248 3/22, 3/29, 4/5/17 CNS-2987900# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:67560 AdId:22479 CustId:61 -------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ANNIE LEE BANNER Case No. 17STPB00464 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ANNIE LEE BANNER A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Michael Louis Banner and Walter Prescott Banner in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Michael Banner 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 April 20, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 29 located at

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.

Petitioner: Michael Louis Banner and Walter Prescott Banner MICHAEL LOUIS BANNER WALTER P BANNER 1010 WILSHIRE BLVD UNIT 807 LOS ANGELES 90017

CA

CN933513 BANNER Mar 22,29, Apr 5, 2017 SchId:67570 AdId:22483 CustId:65 -------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF OSCAR WILLIS, SR. Case No. 17STPB01366 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of OSCAR WILLIS, SR. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Oscar Willis, Jr. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Oscar Willis, Jr. 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 April 25, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 79 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: ZOE A HAMILTON ESQ SBN 186266 LAW OFFICE OF ZOE A HAMILTON 6601 CENTER WEST

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CN935258 WILLIS Mar 29, Apr 5,12, 2017 SchId:67575 AdId:22485 CustId:65 -------------------------------NOTICE OF HEARING

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MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS FOR E. Boyd Esters Manor NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, at 5:45 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at the Council Chambers of City Hall, 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, the City Council of the City of Compton (the “City”) will conduct a public hearing as required by Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, at which it will hear and consider information concerning a proposed plan of financing providing for the issuance by the California Public Finance Authority of multifamily housing revenue bonds in one or more series issued from time to time, including bonds issued to refund such revenue bonds in one or more series from time to time, and at no time to exceed $15,000,000 in outstanding aggregate principal amount, to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of a 50-unit senior multifamily rental housing project located at 1101 North Central Avenue, Compton, California. The facilities are to be owned

by Southeast Senior Housing Preservation, L.P., a California limited partnership (the “Borrower”) or a partnership created by BlueGreen Preservation and Development, LLC (the “Developer”), consisting of a nonprofit public benefit corporation as the general partner and one or more limited and/or special limited partners, operated by Monfric Inc., and are generally known as E. Boyd Esters Manor (the “Project”).

Those wishing to comment on the proposed financing and the nature and location of the Project may either appear in person at the public hearing or submit written comments, which must be received by the City prior to the hearing. Written comments should be sent to City of Compton at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220, Attention: City Clerk.

CITY CLERK City of Compton SchId:67583 AdId:22489 CustId:314 --------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERT LEE CARTER Case No. 17STPB01291 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERT LEE CARTER A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Robert Maxwell Carter in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Robert Maxwell Carter 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 May 3, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 79 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.

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.

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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.

SchId:67608 AdId:22498 CustId:65

MAXWELL

1750 W MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD #202 LOS ANGELES 90062

CA

CN935772 CARTER Mar 29, Apr 5,12, 2017 SchId:67584 AdId:22490 CustId:65 -------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KERRY CLAY GRIFFIS Case No. 17STPB02560 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KERRY CLAY GRIFFIS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Keisha Griffis in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Keisha Griffis 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 April 24, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 99 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.

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ROBERT CARTER

CN935290 BATES Mar 29, Apr 5,12, 2017

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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.

Robert Maxwell Carter

CA

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Attorney for petitioner: VERLAN Y KWAN ESQ

Petitioner:

PARK

SUMMONS (Parentage—Custody & Support) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT(AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Arturo Arguelles. You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page.

Lo han demandado.

Lea la informatión a continuación y en la pagina siguiente. PEITITIONER’S NAME IS (Nombre del demandante): Marlyin Soto CASE NUMBER (Numero Del Caso): FAMVS 1302065. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner.

A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help a finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web Site (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

Tiene 30 días de calendario después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 o FL-123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante.

Una carta o llamada telefónica o una audiencia de la corte no basta para protegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos.

La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales.

Para asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www. lawhelpca.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado. NOTICE: THE RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders.

They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO-LAS ÓRDENES DE RESTRICCIÓN SE ENCUENTRAN EN LA PÁGINA 2: Las órdenes de restricción están en vigencia en cuanto a ambos cónyuges o miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier agencia del orden publíco que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.EXENCIÓN DE CUOTAS: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a petición de usted o de la otra parte The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, 14455 Civic Drive, Victorville, CA 92392. The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney or plaintiff without attorney is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Marlyin Soto, 15593 Mojave Street, Hesperia, CA 92345. Date: (Fecha): 2/27/17 Clerk, by (Secretario, por) Jennifer Martinez,Deputy (Adjunto) Published: The Compton Bulletin, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 4/19.

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.

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.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BETTYE JEAN BATES aka BETTYE J. BATES aka BETTYE BATES Case No. 16STPB04493 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BETTYE JEAN BATES aka BETTYE J. BATES aka BETTYE BATES A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Advance Inheritance, LLC in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that James L. Leestma 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 June 2, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 99 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: JAMES ESQ

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LEESTMA

SBN 207311 LAW OFFICE OF JAMES LEESTMA

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THE BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2017

News Q&A: Who’d gain from a Trump border wall? Hint: Not Mexico

By Alex Veiga LOS ANGELES—As a billionaire developer, Donald Trump built casinos, luxe condo towers and lush golf courses. Now, as president, Trump aims to develop perhaps his most ambitious and surely his most contentious project yet: A wall along the nearly 2,000mile U.S.-Mexico border.

How? At what cost? And who would benefit?

Much remains unknown.

Ultimately, though, experts say the project, if built, could deliver a windfall for some large construction companies and their suppliers. Engineering and infrastructure companies that have worked on previous government projects could capture a chunk of the multibillion-dollar work.

Among them are Kiewit and Flour Enterprises.

Subsidiaries of both have signed up as interested vendors.

But the project would likely also be stymied by the struggles that have beset the industry in recent years, notably a shortage of skilled labor and rising materials costs.

Here’s what’s known and not known about the potential effects on U.S. construction companies and workers: ___ Q: Which companies would likely work on the wall?

A: The government has laid out plans to hire contractors for design and construction. Some smaller businesses would serve as subcontractors. One factor the government is to consider in choosing contractors is their track record in hiring small

businesses as subcontractors and making significant use of them. The Customs and Border Protection agency has set a goal of having 38 percent of subcontracts go to small businesses.

Roughly 850 companies have expressed interest online in being vendors. Among them are self-described small, disadvantaged firms, like Nationwide Construction Services of Jacksonville, Florida, and Northwest Geotechnical Consultants of Wilsonville, Oregon. Some of the big companies include a subsidiary of the construction and engineering firm Parsons Corp. and Vulcan Materials Co., a producer of asphalt and ready-mixed concrete.

“It probably will take a really big general contractor that is used to managing multiple projects under one large umbrella and that will need many suppliers,” said Ty Gable of the National Precast Concrete Association.

“It’s going to help a lot of individual suppliers along the way.”

The Trump administration has said it wants the wall to provide not only a physical barrier but also access roads, motorized vehicle gates, lighting, communication towers, ground sensors and remote video surveillance.

That would mean job opportunities for companies beyond construction firms.

Some that have expressed interest include Border Technology Inc. of Hereford, Arizona, whose website says it’s worked with the Border Patrol using drones and other equipment to monitor the border. ___

Q: What kinds of jobs are we talking about?

A: Along with engineering and design work, the project would require numerous construction and heavy machinery operators. Among the jobs: Truck drivers to ferry materials, crane operators, concrete workers, diggingequipment operators, site supervisors and general laborers. Any employees who work on-site would have to pass an immigration and criminal-history check.

Finding enough skilled laborers could be tough, though, because thousands of skilled construction workers left the industry after the housing meltdown and Great Recession a decade ago.

“It ultimately comes down to how much they’re willing to pay,” Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, said of the contractors. “Firms would price in the difficulty of recruiting workers in their bids for doing the work.” ___ Q: How long might it take to build?

A: Unclear. For now, the government’s contract solicitations are intended only to assess prototype designs for the wall and to build some segments of the structure. In addition, acquiring land from private owners that would be needed to build the wall would likely add delays. ___ Q: What might the wall look like?

A: The government has been inviting companies to submit designs for a wall made of either reinforced

concrete or other materials.

The idea is to evaluate several prototypes before deciding on a design and material.

The wall is envisioned being as high as 30 feet, with automated gates for pedestrians and vehicles.

The wall would also extend at least 6 feet underground to deter tunneling across the border; be resistant to climbing tools; and be strong enough to withstand attempts to make a 12-inch diameter breach in the wall using a sledgehammer, drill or other power tools.

And, among other things, the Trump administration wants the side of the wall facing the United States to be “aesthetically pleasing in color.” ___ Q: What benefits might the wall deliver for the U.S. construction industry?

A: Given the estimated cost—somewhere between $8 billion and roughly $20 billion—the project would represent just a thin slice of overall U.S. construction spending. Spending last year on public construction totaled $286 billion. And that was just a quarter of overall construction spending, which includes residential and commercial developments.

Still, “as a single project, it would dwarf everything else,” Simonson said. “Even if it came in at the low end, a single $8 billion construction project would top anything else that’s out there now.” ___ Q: How soon will a design be chosen?

A: Companies have until Wednesday to submit

prototype designs. Up to 20 finalists will be selected to make more detailed design renderings and an oral presentation in Washington.

The government would then award a contract based on sample walls that are to be built in San Diego and be visible to the public.

It’s unclear how soon construction on prototype designs would begin or when the designs would eventually be available to see. Initial documents laying out the timeline for how companies should submit wall designs indicated that the government wants to finalize a design and begin awarding contracts as early as May. ___ Q: How much would the project cost?

A: Unclear. Trump has suggested that the project would cost $12 billion.

Congressional Republicans have estimated it could go as high as $15 billion.

An internal report prepared for Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly projected the cost of building a wall along the entire U.S.Mexico border at about $21 billion, according to a U.S. official who is involved in border issues. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the report has not been made public. An estimate by engineers at the National Precast Concrete Association puts the cost of the wall at $8 billion. This would be for a design made up of reinforced concrete panels, with some portion of the panels extending underground. Not included is the potential cost of acquiring

land.

“That’s the variable that probably gets these numbers much higher than $8 billion,” Gable said. ___ Q: Where would the money come from?

A: The White House’s budget proposal to Congress included a $2.6 billion to forge ahead with the border wall.

Critics—Democrats and some Republicans—have argued that a border-long wall is unnecessary and have chafed at the notion that Trump wants to draw upon U.S. taxpayer money, even though he promised repeatedly during the campaign that Mexico would be forced to pay for the wall.

It’s unclear how soon Congress might act on Trump’s request or how much money might be approved or appropriated.

The government has cautioned would-be contractors that the project is subject to “availability of appropriated funds.” ___ Q: Any other potential hurdles?

A: The Trump administration appears to be bracing for a fight with private landowners over the government’s likely use of eminent domain.

Under eminent domain, the government can, under some circumstances, order landowners to accept buyouts for their property to make way for the fence.

The administration’s recently proposed budget includes money to hire 20 lawyers to work on land acquisition.

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By Anthony McCartney LOS ANGELES—A battle over control of the Los Angeles Lakers is over after an agreement was reached to have Jeanie Buss serve as controlling owner of the storied NBA franchise for the rest of her life.

The agreement was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday and states that Jim and Johnny Buss have agreed that their sister will serve as the controlling owner. The filing ends weeks of uncertainty about control

of the Lakers as the franchise tries to put several losing seasons behind it.

Earlier this month, Jeanie Buss went to court seeking an order to control the team after her brothers called for a board meeting that she interpreted as a challenge to her power. That filing came days after she removed Jim Buss as the Lakers’ executive vice president of basketball operations.

She replaced her brother with Magic Johnson and also fired longtime general

manager Mitch Kupchak, whom Johnson replaced with sports agent Rob Pelinka.

A person familiar with the agreement who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly said Jim Buss has been replaced as a trustee of the Lakers by his younger sister, Janie. A document filed Monday names Janie Buss as a successor trustee and states she agrees with her older sister serving as the team’s controlling owner.

Attorney Robert Sacks,

who represents Jim and Johnny Buss, did not return a phone message Monday.

Sacks had previously said the brothers have no interest in wresting control from their sister and that the entire court fight is unnecessary.

The Lakers also had no immediate comment on the development, which was first reported by the Los Angeles Times.

“It’s hard to imagine a better outcome. Jeanie will run the team, just as Dr. Buss (late owner Jerry Buss) always intended,” her attorney, Adam Streisand, wrote in an email.” And Laker fans can get back to hoping for championships instead of favorable court rulings.”

George Lucas gives another $10M to USC for student diversity

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NEW YORK—George Lucas has given another $10 million to the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts to fund the student diversity program he helped establish.

The donation was announced Monday by USC, Lucas’ alma mater.

Last fall, USC established a foundation in Lucas’ name to support students from underrepresented communities who qualify for financial support.

It was funded with an initial $10 million gift from the George Lucas Family Foundation.

Michael Renov, vice dean of academy affairs, said the gift will help USC “recruit storytellers whose voices are underrepresented in cinematic media and whose inclusion benefits all of us.”