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Compton’s Critically Acclaimed Kendrick Lamar Awarded Pulitzer Prize

By Mesfin Fekadu

NEW YORK—Compton native Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music Monday, making history as the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the prestigious prize.

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he revered rapper is also the most commercially successful musician to receive the award, usually reserved for critically acclaimed classical acts who don't live on the pop charts.

The 30-year-old won the prize for “DAMN.,” his raw and powerful Grammy-winning album. The Pulitzer board said Monday the album is “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life.” He will win $15,000.

Lamar has been lauded for his deep lyrical content, politically charged live performances, and his profound mix of hip-hop, spoken word, jazz, soul, funk, poetry and African sounds. Since emerging on the music scene with the 2011 album “Section.80,” he has achieved the perfect mix of commercial appeal and critical respect.

The Pulitzer board has awarded special honors to Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and Hank Williams, but a popular figure like Lamar has never won the prize for music. In 1997, Wynton Marsalis became the first jazz act to win the Pulitzer Prize for music.

That makes Lamar's win that much more important: His platinumselling major-label albums—“good kid, m.A.A.d city,” “To Pimp a n Kendrick Lamar, see page 9

CALDWELL BEING Poem and photo by Melina Cervantes

It cages you with wires An idea of danger The urgency to get to the other side a path, a structure That is what its physicality tells you it is But it is not just a path It houses the running feet the sliding on its rails the gossip of the women who walk their children to school Echoes! of all that passes through it He never sleeps, he is relentless his humble ways of giving his entire being to the city And at night he watches over Don’t be scared he watched you grow up Running as a child to get to the other side He knows you, and you are safe He birthed you a beautiful creature to their surprise But he is a creator just like any others He serves his purpose and now You are on the other side a grown adult with a childish urge to slide down his rails He chuckles when you furiously defend his home When you hear “developing city” It has always stood Not developing But there is no need to defend him He is secure, strong, rough Just like what he produces So laugh with him at their mere efforts to describe him They speak based on what they’ve heard, articles, the news Not even a day they gave it.

California to Join Guard Border Mission, But with Conditions

By Kathleen Ronayne and Elliott Spagat SACRAMENTO—California Gov. Jerry Brown accepted President Donald Trump's call to send the National Guard to the Mexican border, but rejected the White House's portrait of a burgeoning border crisis and insisted that his troops will have nothing to do with immigration enforcement.

The Democratic governor broke a week of silence last Wednesday by agreeing to contribute 400 troops, though not all will be on the border.

Brown's commitment brought the pledges from four states that border Mexico to just shy of the low end of the president's target of 2,000 to 4,000 troops.

Trump praised Brown on Twitter last Thursday, but did not address the governor's comments on immigration.

The president said Brown was “doing the right thing and sending the National Guard to the Border. Thank you Jerry, good move for the safety of our Country!”

Brown cast his decision as a welcome infusion of federal support to fight transnational criminal gangs and drug and firearms smugglers.

“Combating these criminal threats are priorities for all Americans— Republicans and Democrats,” Brown wrote in a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

Federal law, notably the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, sharply limits military involvement in civilian law enforcement, creating a supporting role for the Guard. The Pentagon said last week that troops won't perform law enforcement functions or interact with people detained by border authorities without its approval.

Brown released a proposed agreement with the federal government that emphasizes the widely shared understanding of the Guard's limited role but explicitly bans any support of immigration enforcement. It says troops

"I am confident Governor Brown will not use our National Guard to harass or tear apart immigrant families in California."

State Sen Kevin de Leon cannot guard anyone in custody for immigration violations or participate in construction of border barriers.

The White House praised Brown's decision without addressing his comments on immigration enforcement.

“We're also glad to see California Gov. Jerry Brown work with the administration and send members of the National Guard to help secure the southern border,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said.

Reaction in California was limited, with few of Brown's allies or opponents weighing in.

State Sen. Kevin de Leon, a

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and author of California's so-called sanctuary state law, said Guard deployment was unnecessary and not a good use of resources. But he said more can be done to combat border crime and that he appreciated Brown's design of “a clear and limited mission focused on real public safety threats.”

“I am confident Governor Brown will not use our National Guard to harass or tear apart immigrant families in California,” he said in a statement.

Rob Stutzman, who advised former Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, praised the decision on Twitter, calling Brown's decision to accept money for using the Guard to fight drugs and human trafficking “good government.”

Immigration advocacy groups were critical, saying Brown's support was a boost for Trump's agenda.

Lillian Serrano, chair of the San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium, acknowledged the governor's proposed limits on the Guard's role but said his decision reflected “flawed logic that we need more boots on the ground.”

Pedro Rios, director for the American Friends Service Committee's U.S.n Border Mission, see page 8

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Robinson’s Daughter Says Black MLBers Reluctant to Speak Out NEW YORK—Jackie Robinson's daughter thinks Black baseball players are more reluctant to speak publicly about racial issues than their NFL and NBA colleagues because they constitute a lower percentage of rosters.

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HE spoke at Citi Field on Sunday to mark Jackie Robinson Day, the 71st anniversary of her father breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

While more than 200 NFL players protested racial inequality last season by kneeling or sitting during “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell was the only baseball player to take a knee.

“I don't think they have much choice,” Sharon Robinson said. “They are in the minority and where in football and basketball you have a group and therefore you can take a group action. So players if they speak out individually, they could be the only AfricanAmerican player on their team and it could be a difficult spot for them to be in.”

The percentage of Black players from the United States and Canada on opening-day active rosters rose to 8.4 percent, up from 7.7 last year and its highest level since at least 2012.

The percentage peaked at 19 in 1986, MLB said last week, citing Mark Armour of the Society of American Baseball Research.

“It's definitely a small representation at this level,”

Pittsburgh All-Star second baseman Josh Harrison said. “For younger guys coming up, if guys with 10 years or so in this league haven't really done much, you lean on those guys for advice. If you don't have anybody telling you one way or the other, you'll keep your mouth shut. You don't want to ruffle any feathers. If you don't have anybody to help you in that regard, you'll see a lot of guys be quiet.”

“Guys feel it's a lose-lose situation for them,” Harrison said. “It sucks because you want to have a voice, but some people feel they can't.”

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig retired Jackie Robinson's No. 42 throughout the major leagues in 1997, made Jackie Robinson Day an annual event in 2004 and five years later started asking all players to wear No. 42 each April 15.

"Guys feel it's a lose-lose situation for them."

Josh Harrison An educational consultant to Major League Baseball, Sharon Robinson attended the first-pitch ceremony before the Mets-Milwaukee game with her mom, 95-year-old Rachel Robinson, and brother David. On a chilly afternoon, the game time temperature was 42.

Sharon Robinson said action among African-American players is more an individual undertaking.

“They do it around their involvement in community themselves, and talk about why that's important,” she said.

“Part of the protest with the NFL or the NBA is how do we funnel some of these proceeds from the games, where we're helping to bring these proceeds, and funnel them into the AfricanAmerican community? So some of the baseball players do that through their own charities or their own work within communities that they're playing (in).”

Edward Robinson, a son of Jackie's brother Mack, attended the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against Arizona and wouldn't address Sharon Robinson's comments.

“However, I will tell you that Jackie stood for strength and education. I've seen some progress,” he said. “It comes and goes. What we need to do is maintain the high levels of progress and continue to show unity.”

California Governor Creates Committee on Census Outreach

By Sophia Bollag SACRAMENTO—California Gov. Jerry Brown has created a committee to help ensure the 2020 census reflects an accurate count of the state's population, his office announced Friday.

An accurate census count is essential to the state because it determines representation in Congress and federal funding, said Brown, a Democrat.

His announcement came amid worries that immigrants will be afraid to participate in the census because of a citizenship question the federal government is adding to the survey.

California is suing to bar that question from the census. California could be particularly affected if the question deters participation due to its large immigrant population.

Republican President Donald Trump's administration argues the question will help the government enforce voting rights by providing data on voting-age citizens.

The 25-member committee will submit a report in October outlining outreach ideas to ensure Californians participate in the census count. It includes experts in communications, civic engagement, immigration and other areas. Brown said the committee comprises a diverse cross-section of the state.

The census is intended to be a complete count of the entire U.S. population and is conducted every 10 years.

Beyoncé Gives $100,000 to 4 Historically Black Colleges

By Mesfin Fekadu NEW YORK (AP)—Beyoncé paid tribute to historically Black colleges during her groundbreaking Coachella performance, and now the singer is donating $100,000 to four Black universities.

The superstar singer announced Monday the Homecoming Scholars Award Program for the 2018-2019 academic year through her BeyGOOD initiative. She plans to give $25,000 each to Tuskegee University, Bethune-Cookman University, Xavier University of Louisiana and Wilberforce University. One student from each school will receive the scholarship money.

Beyoncé's Coachella festival set was critically acclaimed, as Beyoncé paid tribute to the marching bands, the dance troupes and step teams at historically Black colleges.

Last year, the singer launched the Formation Scholars Awards Program, supporting creative and bold young women, in celebration of the one-year anniversary of her “Lemonade” album.

Pioneering Black Choreographer, Director Donald McKayle Dies Donald McKayle, a modern dancer and choreographer who brought the Black experience in America to the Broadway stage in musicals such as “Raisin” and “Sophisticated Ladies,” has died. He was 87.

His wife, Lea McKayle, told the University of California, Irvine that McKayle died Friday night. He was a UCI professor emeritus of dance.

Born in Harlem, McKayle began dancing as a teenager.

McKayle choreographed works that focused on Black life and socially conscious themes such as poverty, homelessness and discrimination.

His 1959 work “Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder” depicted the lives of chain-gang prisoners.

McKayle was the first African-American man to both direct and choreograph major Broadway musicals, including 1973's “Raisin,” which won the Tony as best musical, and 1981's “Sophisticated Ladies.”

He also choreographed for movies and TV shows.

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Deported Veteran Becomes U.S. Citizen After California Pardon I get to live the American Dream for a second time.

SAN DIEGO—A decorated former U.S. Army paratrooper whose work on behalf of deported veterans drew widespread attention to his cause became a U.S. citizen last week, giving immigration advocates a rare reason to celebrate.

Hector Barajas Immigration Services told him in March that he was granted citizenship.

Hours before Barajas took his oath President Donald Trump tweeted about plans for a border wall with Mexico and a crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities. A surge of deportation arrests and sweeping policy changes have stung advocates of more open immigration policies.

Nathan Fletcher, a Marine combat veteran and chairman of the advocacy group Honorably Discharged, Dishonorably Discarded, said Trump's tweet started the day with “division and conflict and tearing families apart” and ended with Barajas taking his oath.

“It's a tremendous contrast of what can happen and what should happen and it shows that injustice can be overcome,” Fletcher said alongside Barajas.

Barajas came to the United States from Mexico when he was 7 years old and obtained a green card through family ties. After graduating from high school, he served in the U.S. Army from 1995 to 2001, when he was honorably discharged, according to his federal lawsuit filed in December

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ECTOR BARAJAS, who was deported to Mexico in 2010, beamed after taking his citizenship oath in a small, private ceremony at a government office in San Diego in full military uniform.

“I get to live the American Dream for a second time,” he said, holding a small American flag in his hand at a jubilant news conference.

Barajas founded the Deported Veterans Support Home in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, providing shelter and other services. Extensive media coverage, support from members of Congress and the American Civil Liberties Union's involvement raised his profile.

Barajas got his break last year when California Gov. Jerry Brown pardoned a 2002 conviction for shooting at an occupied vehicle.

Brown cited Barajas' military service and advocacy work.

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seeking citizenship.

He was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division and received several military accolades.

After serving prison time for his felony conviction, he was deported in 2004 to Mexico, lacking fluency in Spanish and struggling to find work, according to the lawsuit. He returned to the United States and was deported again in 2010 after police stopped him for a traffic infraction.

Green card holders who serve honorably in the military are eligible for citizenship, if they don't commit crime and meet other requirements. James Erselius, Barajas' attorney, said getting deported for a crime is typically a bar on citizenship.

Barajas, who served two years in prison, said he regretted his actions but that he “was no less of an American because of the mistakes that I've made.” He said he planned to stay at the Tijuana shelter for a year before returning to the Los Angeles to find a job and maybe go to school.

The ACLU said Barajas is the second deported veteran pardoned

by Brown to be allowed to return to the United States. It estimates there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of other veterans who were deported from the U.S. Marine veteran Marco Chavez was pardoned by Brown for cruelty to animals and allowed to return to the U.S. from Mexico in December.

‘Me Too’ Founder Burke: Focus on Survivors, Not Blaming Brooklyn, New York, offices of Girls for Gender Equity, said she wanted people to recognize its deeper purpose—

By Jocelyn Noveck

NEW YORK—They were honoring stars of Hollywood, the media and literature, but it was longtime activist and 'Me Too' founder Tarana Burke—a name unknown to most people until six months ago—who got the biggest ovation at Variety's annual Power of Women event on Friday.

Burke, who founded the ‘Me Too’ movement 12 years ago and runs it out of the

”Folks think it's about naming and shaming, about taking down powerful men. But they're wrong.”

Tarana Burke working with survivors of sexual assault, and not simply bringing down powerful

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Another misconception, according to Burke: that the current cultural reckoning is a “moment.”

“It is a mistake to think of this as a moment,” she said. “Movements are long, and they are built over time.

Movements are made from moments.”

Burke added that the past six months have been “like something out of a movie,” and that she had never imagined that one day she would see the country involved in a sustained national dialogue about sexual violence.

In order to keep momentum going, Burke explained, funds are needed. She said former tennis star Billie Jean King— who famously fought for equal pay for women on the tennis tour—had recently pledged to not only give $100,000 herself, but to help find nine more people to do that.

Burke was honored along with six other high-profile women, all for their work with various charities.

Emily Blunt was cited for her work with the Malala Fund, named for Pakistani activist Malala Yousafazi, in promoting education for girls around the world. She spoke of how education was helping her older daughter, who is only four, thrive. Author Margaret Atwood, honored for her work with the Canadian Women's

Foundation, spoke of how much her famous 1985 novel, “The Handmaid's Tale,” now a major TV series, had unexpected resonance in current times, and she jokingly invited Americans unhappy with the current political state of the country up to Canada, where she said they would find a hot cup of tea and a mattress to sleep on.

Singer Alicia Keys was

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Go Vote! Somebody Paid the Price!

Black People Must Vote or Reap the Consequences

By Jeffrey L. Boney All you have to do is crack open a history book, or sit with one of our experienced elders, and you will learn about the many sacrifices made by people of all races in order to ensure Black people obtained the uninhibited right to vote.

No other group of people in America have benefited more from the sacrifices made by so many people who fought, bled and died fighting for our freedom and the right to vote, as Black people have.

The freedom Black Americans experience today came with a significant price tag attached to it, and that freedom has definitely not been free. So much blood has been shed, and so many lives have been lost— all for our freedom and for the precious right to vote.

In fact, if you add up the number of Americans who died in World War I, World War II, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, all of the wars with the Indians, the MexicanAmerican War, the SpanishAmerican War and the Korean War, that number would not be as large as the total number of people who died alone in the Civil War fighting to end slavery.

After the Civil War, many Whites migrated from the North to the South in order to help Black people thrive in the new Reconstruction governments. Many of those White abolitionists ran for political office and won. Several Black men were also elected to the U.S. Congress and the South even elected some Black senators. These political gains and the progress made by Black people, as a result of the Reconstruction governments in the South, angered many Southern Whites.

Confederate Army supporters like Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest, and others, made up

in their minds that if they wanted to re-establish control and dominance over Black people in this country, then they would have to stop Black men from voting by any means necessary.

Nathan Bedford Forrest and several of his colleagues helped form the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), where he served as the first Grand Wizard. The Klan wore white robes and pretended to be the ghosts of dead Confederate soldiers in order to strike fear into the hearts of anyone, they encountered.

Members of the Klan did not want to be recognized, so they wore hoods to cover their faces, primarily, because many of the members of the Klan were prominent citizens and local authority figures.

At night, the Klan would hang signs warning Black people not to vote and threatened to kill any Black man who voted. To further frighten Black voters, the Klan would gather together in their costumes and place a large wooden cross in front of a Black man’s home and set it on fire. This served as a warning to any Black man who decided to vote in the next election. If a Black man defied the Klan and refused to adhere to their warning, he was lynched from a tree so everyone in the city would see him and have second thoughts about attempting to vote in future elections.

The Klan quickly grew across all Southern states and Black people were vulnerable to this heinous activity and their vicious attacks. Due to the constant harassment and brutal killings by the Klan, Blacks began to slowly dismiss voting. As a result, Black people began losing political representation, as well as the political advancements they gained during Reconstruction.

As time progressed, future generations of White Americans began to slowly

forget the struggles of Black well-being and livelihood of key positions. people and were not as vocal Black people for centuries.

Nearly everything that or as dedicated to the plight of So, why has it been so impacts our daily lives, in some Black people in the South as important for other people way, is influenced by an elected they had been in the past. to make it difficult for Black official or someone who is If you fast-forward in the people to vote? appointed by them. These history books, you can see that The reason, to me, is quite elected officials draft policy, Black voter intimidation and simple. Those who seek to introduce legislation, and vote Black voter disenfranchisement disenfranchise Black people on bills, that eventually become continued well beyond the from the voting process laws. blatant actions of the Klan. know exactly how important Whether voting for the State governments in the South voting is. Those who seek to judge, who has the power to joined the party sentence your and began passing Those who seek to disenfranchise loved one to a sweeping new sets lengthy prison Black people from the voting of laws called "Jim sentence or Crow" and those voting for the process know exactly how laws were designed judge who important voting is. to separate White has the power people from Black to determine people. disenfranchise Black people child support payments and Blacks could not eat in the relative to the voting process visitation rights through the same restaurants as Whites; know the profound impact family court—one or more there were separate schools that it has at every level of of these elected officials will for Black and White children; government—local, state, and impact your life in some shape, Blacks could not drink water national. form or fashion throughout from the same fountains as More importantly, those your lifetime. Every elected Whites; Blacks had to sit in who seek to disenfranchise official yields power and some the back of the buses, whereas Black people from the voting level of influence that we as Whites could sit up front; and process know that voting is so Black people should never Blacks could not ride in the powerful that those in political ignore or take for granted. same carriages as Whites on positions of power are able to It doesn’t matter whether the trains. direct necessary and critical you believe your vote matters All in all, this blatant form resources to select areas. They or not—and it most certainly of voting disenfranchisement are also able to ensure that does—you will have to adhere has significantly impacted the select people are appointed to to any law voted on by those

who’ve been elected to represent you. There is absolutely no level of complaining or reactionary response that will change that.

There are no acceptable excuses when it comes to voting. Either you do it or you reap the consequences.

Engaged citizens must seek to understand politics if they wish to better understand the impact of the laws and decisions that politics produce.

I can only wonder, however, if many of our political martyrs, who sacrificed their very lives for the right to vote that we should all appreciate today, are flipping over in their graves as they look upon much of our squandered voting potential and overwhelming collective political apathy.

Maybe this election cycle will prove to be different, however. At least I hope it will.

Jeffrey L. Boney serves as Associate Editor and is an award-winning journalist for the Houston Forward Times newspaper. Jeffrey has been a frequent contributor on “The Nancy Grace Show” and “Primetime Justice with Ashleigh Banfield.”

Is China Good or Bad for Our Mother Africa?

By Harry C. Alford

table some of our major design/ construction firms for capitalistic This question has been the participation (business and subject for concerned American employment). China does it and Blacks at least a million times. we should too.

Whenever one of us travels to the Something very significant African Continent the subject of may change the way international questionable activity by the nation business is done. Let’s look at the of China comes into play. After a nation of Djibouti, which faces dozen or so trips to any part of the the Suez Canal, a major waterway continent (Ghana for international to Botswana We are all over shipping. We have to Kenya to had a military base the world with Equatorial Guinea there for decades and so on and on) military bases. along with France, the shock of seeing Japan, and a few When China Chinese workers other nations. and construction Recently, was begins to build announced it that sites with Chinese one, we better writing on the the Navy of China billboards can will establish a “investigate”. turn a Black navy base just a person’s face into few miles away a mean scowl. Much of this from our military installation. It blame is the fault of American was fine for Japan, France, etc. but policy versus that of China. The now that the “Asian Tiger” known United States provides much more as China is coming in, the usual aid to Africa than China. China paranoia has instantly taken form. regards aid differently than the There must be something bad United States. China’s aid to Africa about this because it is China. is usually part of a total package Keep in mind that the nation of of commercial investments and Djibouti has very limited resources. construction projects while the US Most of its land cannot be farmed package is purely philanthropic. and is volcanic. Using the limited Frankly, I prefer the Chinese waterways for seaports produces Model. Why can’t the United States serious revenue from fees and taxes mix commercial interaction with and increases the number of jobs. their philanthropic endeavors? So, if France, Germany, the U.S. As we help fund the International etc. can lease military bases why Monetary Fund and/or the World can’t China or any other nation be Bank we should also bring to the allowed.

It was recently announced that our U.S. House Intelligence Committee will be holding hearings to probe the “Rising China Military Footprint in Africa”.

As US Marine General Thomas Waldhauser, chief of US Africa Command states: “You would have to characterize it as a military base.

It’s a first for them. They’ve never had an overseas base.” We are all over the world with military bases.

When China begins to build one, we better “investigate”. China has escorted more than 6,000 of their commercial freighters through the Suez Canal due to piracy activity in recent years. Having a naval base in

the area makes a lot of sense from a safety aspect.

Perhaps we, the United States, need to look at this commercial/ enterprising activity with a little more of a capitalistic point of view. That is what China is doing in Africa and it appears to be just fine with our African nations. Let us take our larger corporations and partner them with our promising and growing minority owned companies and finance (not give away) major projects in Africa and elsewhere.

Let’s begin to empower our own Export/Import Bank with more funding (investment resulting in returns) and promote our great tax paying, job creating American businesses. It would not take long before we would start seeing American Brands occupying commercial sites throughout Africa with a blaze of U.S. glory. The millions of new jobs for African citizens would be pretty cool also.

Recently, there has been a break through. US based Bechtel Corporation has just signed a deal to build a $4 billion railway project in Kenya. Thus, it can be done with more focus towards capitalistic alternatives. Let’s try to emulate this “game changer”.

Mr. Alford is the Co-Founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®.

Website: www.nationalbcc.org

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OPED Child Opportunity and Stability Starts at Home

By Marian Wright Edelman Fifty years ago this week the Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act, became law after passing Congress in the wake of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s assassination. The Fair Housing Act prohibited discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, or sex.

It followed up the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 by addressing the persistent and pervasive housing inequality undergirded by federal policy that threatened to derail other efforts towards a more integrated and equal society. As he signed it President Lyndon B. Johnson said, “With this bill, the voice of justice speaks again. It proclaims that fair housing for all – all human beings who live in this country – is now a part of the American way of life.”

The hope at the time was that the Fair Housing Act signaled the beginning of a new era giving all Americans access to safe, affordable housing.

But as with so many of the historic promises during the Civil Rights Movement era, we have made great progress but huge implementation gaps and barriers remain. Fair access to housing for all is far from a reality and many Americans still have no access to decent and safe shelter they can reasonably afford as gentrification floods the land pushing the poor into shelters and the streets.

Recently the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), an organization dedicated to achieving more just public policy that assures people with the lowest incomes in our nation affordable and decent homes, launched the Opportunity Starts at Home

campaign together with renter households spend more partnering organizations to than half of their incomes on champion federal policies to housing, leaving them with far protect and expand affordable too little left over to fully cover housing today. other necessities, and there are The national multi- only 12 counties in the entire sector campaign includes nation where a full-time worker organizations addressing earning minimum wage can p over t y, afford a oneeconomic bedroom rental No state has an home. In many e q u a l i t y, civil rights, adequate supply cases the lack nutrition, of affordable of affordable health care, housing drives e d u c a t i o n , rental housing for families into m e n t a l overcrowded health, and the lowest income rental units more that with extended renters. recognize f a m i l y how essential members or quality affordable housing is to into homeless shelters. their own goals. The Children’s Our housing crisis is felt Defense Fund (CDF) is in every state as new families, pleased to be one of its steering seniors, people with disabilities, committee members. In a 2015 and young adults entering the CDF report on the impact of labor market face great barriers modest improvements in nine in their search for affordable existing policies and programs apartments or homes. The that could help reduce child Opportunity Starts at Home poverty significantly right campaign’s goals are to “advance now, CDF found increasing federal housing solutions housing subsidies for low- that bridge the growing gap income families would have between renter incomes and the largest impact. We know rising housing costs; provide having a safe, stable home is aid to people experiencing a basic need for all children. job losses or other economic Homelessness, unstable shocks to avert housing housing, and the unavailability instability or homelessness; of affordable housing all have expand the affordable housing dire consequences. But the stock for the lowest income critical demand far outweighs renters; [and] defend existing the supply for those most in rental assistance and other need. targeted housing resources As NLIHC explains: “There from harmful cuts.” It is clear are only 35 affordable and that such a broad new national available rental homes for every movement is desperately 100 ELI [extremely low income] needed. households nationwide, and no At a time when on any given state has an adequate supply night more than half a million of affordable rental housing people are homeless in America, for the lowest income renters. fair housing enforcement is Just one out of four eligible low being cut back under Housing income households receives and Urban Development federal housing assistance.” Secretary Ben Carson and NLIHC research shows 11 housing assistance is under million extremely low income attack in the Administration’s

budget proposals that included deep funding cuts, harmful rent increases, and arbitrary work requirements increasing the burden of vulnerable people already facing many challenges.

In a recent Child Watch column I cited findings from the University of Chicago’s Chapin Hall Center on Children’s Missed Opportunities: National Estimates report which highlighted results from a national survey on unaccompanied youth homelessness in America. The study, also published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, captures the horrible burdens of youth homelessness, including sleeping on the streets, in shelters, running away, being kicked out, and couch surfing. It showed one in 10 young adults

18-25 years old and at least one in 30 adolescents 13-17 years old experience some form of homelessness unaccompanied by a parent or guardian over the course of a year. This is horrific and demands urgent action.

As a nation we are hurting our growing edge and abnegating our responsibility to ensure all young people can reach their full potential and contribute to stronger communities and economies across the country.

I can think of nothing worse than having no place to call home.

Another recent survey reports nearly one million American households received eviction judgments in multiple states in 2016. Author Matthew Desmond taught many of us in Evicted the profound

repercussions of evictions.

Families may lose their benefits when they are sent to an old address, be denied employment, and be required to find new schools for their children and transportation to help them get there.

Healthy child development is linked to safety, nurturance, and predictability in daily routines. Yet too many children are being bounced around from pillar to post jeopardizing their positive cognitive and emotional development during a critical stage of their lives when stability is crucial. Find out how you can become involved in the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign. It provides many ways you can take action including sharing your own story about how housing needs have affected your family. It also shows you how to contact your Members of Congress to urge their support for stable, safe, affordable housing everyone, especially children, needs.

May 1 – May 8 will be a “Our Homes, Our Voices” National Housing Week of Action, with events across the country including letter-writing campaigns to elected officials, mealand story-sharing, community discussions, housing site visits, press events, rallies, meetings with elected officials, and nonpartisan voter registration drives.

I agree with Doug Rice, senior policy analyst for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a campaign partner, that: “[A] home is much more than just four walls and a roof; it’s the pathway to a healthier, more prosperous, and more secure life, and something that far too many Americans cannot attain.” It’s way, way past time to make that pathway of stability and safety accessible to all of America’s children and families.

Payday Lenders Wage New Wars Against Consumers and Regulation

By Charlene Crowell Nearly seven years ago, Congress fought for and won enactment of reforms that would help ensure that everyone would play by the same financial rules. The promise to the nation was that the days of ignoring the long-term health of the national economy as an excuse to justify lucrative and short-term profits would be over. The DoddFrank Wall Street Reform Act gave guardrails to lenders and consumers alike.

Charged to keep that vow was the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Serving as the nation’s financial cop-on-the-beat, CFPB worked to bring fairness and balance to the marketplace. So much so that 29 million consumers received nearly $12 billion in restitution from illegal and deceptive practices in its first years of operation.

Lately however, changes in Washington have wrought a different attitude, one that prefers stripping away rules and regulation that protect people, as unnecessary nuisances that bother businesses trying to make a buck – even if it isn’t an honest one.

Want an example? Consider the payday lending industry and its multi-pronged efforts to oppose reasonable regulation.

Three recent developments unmask a determination that is as deceitful

as the little loans it sells that set up deep debt traps for borrowers.

On March 22, South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution, S.J. Res. 56, to repeal the CFPB’s payday lending rule and prohibit the CFPB from doing something substantially the same in the future. An identical action was introduced earlier in the House of Representatives. These measures await action in both chambers.

Then on April 9 and under the joint auspices of two payday lending lobbyists, the Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA) and the Consumer Service Alliance of Texas, a lawsuit was filed that alleges the CFPB is “unconstitutional”.

The suit also takes aim at the same payday and small-dollar loan rule set to take effect in August of next year.

According to the lawsuit, “The Final Rule rests on unfounded presumptions of harm and misperceptions about consumer behavior and was motivated by a deeply paternalistic view that consumers cannot be trusted with the freedom to make their own financial decisions.”

Reactions from civil rights and consumer advocates clearly indicated they weren’t buying that bit of swamp land.

“It's no surprise that predatory payday lenders are behind litigation

Three recent developments unmask a determination that is as deceitful as the little loans it sells that set up deep debt traps for borrower. like this,” said Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP Washington Bureau Director and Senior Vice President for Policy and Advocacy. “With little accountability for their actions, predatory payday lenders have long preyed upon communities of color, draining them of their hardearned savings, and with their debt trapping practices, our economic futures. This CFPB rule establishes a much-needed set of transparent responsibilities for lenders and basic rights and protections for borrowers."

“At a time when many Americans are living paycheck to paycheck

while financial institutions are making record profits, we need stronger protections for consumers against unscrupulous financial practices,” said Marisabel Torres, Senior Policy Analyst, Economic Policy, UnidosUS. “Yet the payday industry is proving once again that they are focused on lining their pockets, not on the devastating financial harm their products cause. The CFPB’s payday rule has support from the Latino community, who are far too often targeted and exploited by predatory payday lenders, and we oppose attempts by the industry to impede the rule’s swift implementation.”

Two days later in an appearance before the House Committee on Financial Services, Mick Mulvaney, the CFPB’s illegally-appointed Acting Director made clear that a different director was in charge.

“The Bureau’s new strategic priorities are to recognize free markets and consumer choice and to take a prudent, consistent, and humble approach to enforcing the law,” said Mulvaney.

CFPB’s mission statement, also changed under Mulvaney, shirks away from enforcement and instead will emphasize ways “to educate and empower consumers to make better informed financial decisions.”

Pardon me, but if I’ve been financially snookered by a lender who promised one thing and

delivered something entirely different, an “humble approach” to legal enforcement would not be in my best interests. Most consumers – me included -- would want full financial justice that held those who violate laws and rules accountable.

A bicameral group of 43 lawmakers told Mulvaney pretty much the same thing in a letter they sent to him on March 27.

Misleading promises are a key part of payday lending’s deceit.

Add triple-digit interest rates to that deceit and it becomes nearly impossible for consumers of modest financial means to repay the typical two-week loan. Months, if not years later, loan fees wind up costing far more than the actual principal borrowed.

“The CFPB payday and car title lending rule is designed to help ensure that lenders only make loans borrowers can afford to repay—a baseline standard that responsible lenders already follow,” noted Mike Calhoun, President of the Center for Responsible Lending. “This is the payday lenders’ latest attack in their war against consumers.”

From kitchen table discussions of household money woes, to predatory lenders seeking ways to bilk consumers out of their hard-earned monies, the CFPB was created to be the arbiter that brought balance and fairness to consumer lending.

Let the Bureau do its job.

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HEALTH Covered California Offers Special Enrollment Opportunity for Those Who Missed Chance For Health Insurance Last Winter

Covered California’s annual open-enrollment period may be over, but if you are still uninsured, you may be able to get financial assistance to help you purchase the health coverage you need.

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HAT was the case for Josefina Meneses of Compton, who lost her insurance when her husband Mario Alberto lost his job—just six months after she was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer.

While open enrollment was over, the Meneses signed up for Covered California during its specialenrollment period in spring of 2017 and kept the coverage needed to treat the tumor on Josefina’s right arm.

“At that time, I felt very sick, to tell you the truth,” Josefina recalled.

“I thought those were the last days of my life. I was very desperate.

One of my grandchildren said to me, ‘Grandma, I don’t want you to die,’ and I told him, ‘I am not going to die. I’ll fight for you.’”

The 54-year-old Josefina is still fighting, having undergone her third round of chemotherapy in February.

It hasn’t been easy, but not having to worry about any of the costs associated with the treatments has relieved her of one burden.

Like the Meneses, those who are eligible can sign up for coverage through Covered California’s special-enrollment period, between now and Oct. 15, as long as they do so within 60 days of a

qualifying life event occurring.

The following circumstances are among the more common reasons individuals become eligible for special enrollment: • They lose their health coverage because they have lost or changed jobs.

• They get married or enter a domestic partnership.

• They have a baby, adopt a child or place a child for adoption or in foster care.

• They move and gain access to new Covered California health insurance plans that were not available where they previously lived.

• They become a citizen, a U.S. national or a lawfully present individual.

If you qualify under any of these conditions, you are eligible to get health insurance coverage and join your fellow Californians in having one less thing to worry about.

Make sure you take advantage of the financial help available to you and your family. During the recently completed 2018 openenrollment period, the 85 percent of Covered California enrollees who receive subsidies saw their cost of coverage dropping 11 percent in 2018 over the previous year. Nearly 60 percent of subsidyeligible enrollees have access to Silver coverage for less than $100 per month, and 74 percent can purchase Bronze coverage for less than $10 per month. That’s less than what some people pay for their cell phone bill.

“The best decision is to give yourself and your family the peace of mind of having health insurance,” said Covered California Executive

Director Peter V. Lee. Lee said the exchange, which added 423,484 plan selections during the open-enrollment period that concluded on Jan. 31, is proud to be part of the effort that continues helping millions of people get the coverage and care they need — despite all of the political rhetoric coming out of Washington D.C. For more information on specialenrollment rules, visit: http://www.

CoveredCA.com/individuals-andfamilies/getting-covered/specialenrollment.

Those who qualify for Medi-

Mission Possible: Celebrating Women’s Strength and Persistence

By Pattie Tucker BSN, MPH, DrPH

The National Women’s History Project is celebrating this year’s National Women’s History Month with the theme, Nevertheless, She Persisted. This year’s theme reminds me of countless diverse American women who persisted and made great contributions to our nation’s history. First, there is Graciela Gil Olivarez, who was born during the 1930s and raised in a segregated community in Arizona.

As a young adult, Olivarez developed a strong confidence in her abilities to learn.

Years later a philanthropist asked Olivarez to counsel Mexican and Mexican American families in Phoenix to help lower juvenile delinquency and dropout rates.

Olivarez’ work led to her appointment as Arizona’s state director of the Office of Economic Opportunity and later President Johnson appointed her as a member to the National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity.

In 1970, Graciela Gil Olivarez became the first Mexican American to graduate from Notre Dame University School of Law. Through her persistence, Olivarez became a law professor at University of New Mexico, chairperson of Mexican American Legal Defense Fund and the highest-ranking Mexican American woman in President Carter’s administration.

Facing sexism and personal challenges, Wilma Mankiller, persisted and in 1985, she became the first woman elected Principal Chief of Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation.

As a child, Mankiller’s family relocated from Oklahoma to San Francisco.

It was during the 1960s in San Francisco she became involved in the civil rights movement and joined the Occupation of Alcatraz. In 1976, Mankiller decided to return to Oklahoma, bringing her experience and strong desires to help make life better for her people. Mankiller served as Cherokee’s highest leader and was instrumental to laying important foundations for the Nation’s economic and cultural status.

In 1998, President Bill Clinton awarded Mankiller with the prestigious Medal of Freedom—the highest civilian award of the U.S. Another forerunner who persisted is Vivian Pinn, MD. As a girl growing up in Lynchburg, Virginia during an era of segregation, Pinn knew she wanted to be a doctor although she did not know any women doctors.

Helping to care for her grandparents and the heartbreaking memory of her mother’s doctor dismissing her complaints of pain and her mother later dying from bone cancer, was behind Pinn’s strong desire to be a doctor.

Vivian Pinn With her family’s support, Pinn became the only woman in the University of Virginia medical class of 1967.

She became the first African-American woman to chair an academic pathology department at Howard University College of Medicine, and in 1991, Pinn was named the first full-time director of Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health. These women have demonstrated their strength and persistence to overcome life challenges and achieve awesome accomplishments.

They have also contributed to the mission of “healthy lives for everyone” possible through their work in science, law, medicine, and social justice.

"The best decision is to give yourself and your family the peace of mind of having health insurance."

Dr. Peter V Lee Cal may enroll through Covered California year round.

Eligible consumers who are interested in signing up should go to www.CoveredCA.com where they can get help to enroll. They

can explore their options and find out if they qualify for financial help by using the Shop and Compare Tool. They can also get free and confidential enrollment assistance by visiting www.coveredca.com/ find-help/ and searching among 800 storefronts statewide, or more than 17,000 certified enrollers who can assist consumers in understanding their choices and enrolling, including individuals who can assist in other languages. In addition, consumers can reach the Covered California service center by calling (800) 3001506.

Well-Child and Family Center Opening Care Facility in Leimert Park

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he Black AIDS Institute (BAI) and St. John’s Well Child and Family Center (SJWCFC) are opening A Clinic for Us (C4U), a free or low-cost community-centric primary care facility in Los Angeles’ Leimert Park neighborhood.

C4U is a new collaboration between the BAI and SJWCFC to expand and enhance affordable health care to Black communities in Los Angeles County. The partnership launched the first Black HIV/ AIDS prevention clinic in the West Lake neighborhood in February. A new Black Gay Men’s drop-in center in Compton is scheduled to open in September.

To launch the new facility, located at 4251 Crenshaw Blvd. (Crenshaw north of Vernon), BAI and SJWCFC, in partnership with Paramount Studios and Car Pros Kia of Carson, will sponsor a community health fair and open house from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm on Friday, April 20, 2018. Members of the community are invited and encouraged to participate to learn more about this new community health resource.

Entertainment, free food, free giveaways, including free entry into a drawing for a new Kia Optima from Car Pros Kia of Carson, free round-trip ticket to New York City, and free T-shirts to the first 50 attendees will be provided.

In addition, free health screenings, and a chance to be the first clients to make an appointment at the new clinic will be offered. A number of elected officials and surprise celebrity guests are expected to attend.

“There are a number of remarkable

healthcare organizations doing amazing work in Leimert Park and we work with many of them,” said, Phill Wilson, President and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute.

64% of recently diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases in Leimert Park and surrounding areas have been Black. According to AIDSVu, 1,377 out of every 100,000 Black Angelinos was living with HIV, compared to 591 out of every 100,000 white Angelinos.

“These numbers speak to the need for additional resources and services within Black communities, particularly communities in south Los Angeles,” said Wilson.

“Clearly, health disparities between Black and other racial ethnic groups in this county continue to exist and there are still enormous unmet needs in this community.

It is our hope that A Clinic for Us will help mitigate those issues and extend much needed free or low-cost prevention and treatment services to those most in need in this community.”

Over 98% of the population in South Los Angeles is a racial/ethnic minority.

Almost 70% of the families in these communities are under/uninsured, and most residents endure disparities relating to access/use/outcomes of health care compared to other areas of Los Angeles County.

BAI’s motto is “Our People, Our Problem, Our Solution.” The Black AIDS Institute has remained committed to ending the HIV epidemic and addressing the social determinants of health, and structural and systemic barriers that contribute to undermining the overall wellness of Black communities.

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NEWS

Trump Administration Pauses Legal Orientation for Immigrants

By Amy Taxin Immigrant advocates are outraged by a U.S. government decision to put on hold a program that helps tens of thousands of immigrants navigate the country's complex immigration court system.

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HE $8 milliona-year program that provides legal orientation to immigrants in deportation proceedings is on hold pending review, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which oversees immigration courts.

This move that came to light this week angered immigrant advocates, who called the assistance a lifeline for asylum seekers and other

immigrants fighting deportation without lawyers.

“Every day this program is not in operation puts family unity at risk, harms our communities, and infringes on the right of all people to make informed decisions about their legal claims,” the New Yorkbased Vera Institute of Justice said in a news release.

The program helps more than 50,000 people in immigration detention each year, according to

Vera. It was started in 2003.

Immigrants who can't afford attorneys or find lawyers to handle their cases for free must represent themselves in their deportation cases. For many, the program is their only source of legal guidance in a complex and overwhelming system.

Advocates hold group sessions with immigrants in detention to provide an overview of deportation proceedings

and also offer individual case orientation.

The program helps immigrants make more informed decisions and helps complete cases more quickly, according to the immigration courts' website.

The immigration courts face a tremendous backlog of more than 600,000 cases, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University.

Opposition to Immigrant Sanctuary Spreading in California

By Amy Taxin SANTA ANA—More local governments in California are resisting the state's efforts to resist the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, and political experts see politics at play as Republicans try to fire up voters in a state where the GOP has grown weak.

Since the Jeff Sessions-led Department of Justice sued California last month over its so-called “sanctuary state” law limiting police collaboration with immigration agents, at least a dozen local governments have voted to either join or support the lawsuit or for resolutions opposing the state's position. Those include the Board of Supervisors in Orange County, which has more than 3 million people.

More action is coming this week, with leaders in the Orange County city of Los Alamitos scheduled to vote Monday on a proposal for a local law to exempt the community of 12,000 from the state law. On Tuesday, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is meeting

to consider joining the Trump administration lawsuit.

Immigration has been a hot topic across the country since President Donald Trump campaigned in 2016 on promises of tougher enforcement and a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. It has been a lightning rod issue in California far longer.

The state passed a measure backed by Republican Gov. Pete Wilson in the 1990s to deny public health care and education to immigrants in the country illegally. It was later overturned but left a lingering resentment among the state's growing Hispanic population.

In recent years, California Republicans have taken a less strident approach to immigration in a state where one in four people are foreign-born. But the Trump administration lawsuit has energized many in a party that has been rendered nearly irrelevant at the state level, where Democrats control every key office.

“When the attorney general of the United States decides to take a firm position against it, I think that

"Politics is very much about emotions, especially in midterms."

Raphael Sonenshein gave a signal to a lot of us that, ‘Hey, California is on the wrong side of this thing,”' said Fred Whitaker, chairman of the Republican Party in Orange County. He also is a councilman in the city of Orange who proposed a local resolution on the issue that passed last week.

Raphael Sonenshein, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at California State University, Los Angeles, said it's not surprising Republicans are galvanizing over immigration.

“Politics is very much about emotions, especially in midterms,” he said. “I think it was only a matter of time when people went back to the issue that actually hits the nerve in the Republican base these days more than any other.”

Under Democratic leadership,

California has enacted a series of laws in recent years aimed at helping immigrants, including issuing driver's licenses regardless of legal status and assisting with tuition at state universities. After Trump was elected, lawmakers passed the measure to limit police collaboration with federal immigration agents.

Immigrant and civil rights advocates applauded the measure, known as SB54, as a way to encourage immigrants to report crime to police without fearing deportation. Critics said it would make it too hard for federal agents to find and deport ex-convicts who are a danger to communities.

Most of the local governments siding with the Trump administration are in Orange County, an area once considered a GOP stronghold but that voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. But it's starting to spread.

Escondido in neighboring San Diego County has voted to support the federal lawsuit and last week the small city of Ripon in the state's

Central Valley did the same.

In many cases, meetings on the issue have drawn boisterous crowds.

Anti-illegal immigration activists have traveled from city to city to attend, heightening tensions with those who want their communities to support immigrant-friendly policies or stay out of the fray.

In response to the controversy, some local governments have taken the opposite approach. Leaders in Santa Ana, an Orange County city home to about 330,000 residents, voted to support California in the lawsuit.

Some of the supervisors pushing the issue in Orange and San Diego counties are Republicans running for Congress and they may see this as a way to generate needed enthusiasm, said Louis DeSipio, a political science professor at the University of California, Irvine.

“The mobilization that could come from introducing immigration debates into county political races may be a critical element in a year like 2018 when Democrats will likely be more mobilized than Republicans,” he said.

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NEWS

Man Regrets 911 Call That Led To Sacramento Police Shooting SACRAMENTO—A neighbor said he regrets making the 911 call that preceded the fatal shooting

by Sacramento police of an unarmed Black man in his grandparents' backyard.

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AVE Reiling told the Sacramento Bee he heard breaking glass on the night of March 18, went outside and

found the windows of his two trucks smashed and a man in a hooded sweatshirt nearby. He briefly chased the man down the block and then called authorities.

Reiling regretted that his report led to the killing of 22-year-old Stephon Clark.

“It makes me never want to call 911 again,” he said Monday.

Clark was shot by two Sacramento officers who fired 20 rounds while he stood in the backyard, across the street from Reiling's residence.

Police have said the officers

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Shooting victim Stephon Clark and his sons. involved in the shooting— who have not been formally identified by the department because of threats—feared Clark was pointing a gun at them. An autopsy found that Clark was shot from behind.

Reiling, who is white, said he couldn't make out facial features in the dark and wasn't certain if the man he saw by his trucks was Clark. He also was not sure if there was anything in Clark's hands, he said.

On the 911 call, Reiling keeps telling the dispatcher that “the dogs are going crazy” in the backyard where he thought the vandal had gone.

“He busted two of my windows in and he broke the car's window across the street from me,” Reiling is heard

"It makes me never want to call 911 again."

Dave Reiling saying in a recording released by police along with body camera video three days after the shooting.

Reiling stood on the street talking to the dispatcher on the phone until a helicopter and two patrol cars arrived.

The helicopter crew instructed him to go indoors, so he did, he told the newspaper.

Minutes later, Reiling heard gunshots. He assumed police and the suspect were involved in a shootout, he said.

An officer is heard on the video yelling “gun” before he and his colleague shoot Clark, who was found with a cellphone but no weapon.

Reiling did not know Clark but said he saw him a few times when the young man visited his grandparents. Reiling, a mechanic, said he knew some of Clark's family members better and occasionally worked on their cars.

Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn has said he believes Clark was the man who broke car windows on the night of the shooting but could not yet “say factually it was him.”

Reiling said another nearby parked car also had a broken window.

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Mexico border program in San Diego, questioned why Brown would send troops while rejecting Trump's premise that they are needed to help stop illegal immigration.

“If he's in disagreement with Donald Trump about the justifications for having the National Guard on the border, then why would he accept it?” he said.

Unlike Republican governors in other border states, Brown disagreed with Trump's portrayal of a border spiraling out of control, noting that Border Patrol arrests fell to the lowest level last year since 1971 and that California accounted for only 15 percent of the agency's arrests on the Mexican border.

“Here are the facts: there is

no massive wave of migrants pouring into California,” Brown wrote the Trump Cabinet members.

In contrast, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is contributing 1,000 troops, embraced Trump's mission the day it was announced, saying it would promote the rule of law and “help ensure we are doing everything we can to stem the flow of illegal immigration.”

Brown said California's troops would join an existing program to combat transnational drug crime, firearms smuggling and human trafficking. About 250 California National Guard troops are already participating, including 55 at the border.

The new contingent of California Guard members being deployed could be posted at the border, the coast and elsewhere statewide, Brown said.

California deployed troops to the border under former Presidents George W. Bush in 2006 and Barack Obama in 2010.

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Butterfly” and “DAMN.”—became works of art, with Lamar writing songs about Blackness, street life, police brutality, perseverance, survival and selfworth. His piercing and sharp raps helped him become the voice of the generation, and easily ascend as the leader in hiphop and cross over to audiences outside of rap, from rock to pop to jazz. He's also been a dominator on the charts, having achieved two dozen Top 40 hits, including a No. 1 success with “Humble,” and he has even collaborated with the likes of U2, Taylor Swift, Imagine Dragons, Rihanna and Beyoncé.

His music, with songs like “Alright” and “The Blacker the Berry,” have become anthems in the wake of high-profile police shootings of minorities as the conversation about race relations dominates news headlines.

He brought a dose of seriousness to the 2015 BET Awards, rapping on top of a police car with a large American flag waving behind him. At the 2016 Grammys, during his visual-stunning, show-stopping performance, he appeared beaten, in handcuffs, with chains around his hands and bruises

on his eyes as he delivered powerful lyrics to the audience.

Lamar's musical success helped him win 12 Grammy Awards, though all three of his major-label albums have lost in the top category—album of the year. Each loss has been criticized by the music com-

‘Me Too’ Founder Burke

Finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in music were Michael Gilbertson's “Quartet,” which debuted last February at Carnegie Hall, and Ted Hearne's “Sound from the Bench,” a 35-minute cantata released last March.

Du Yun, who won the music Pulitzer last year for her opera “Angel's Bone,” said she was thrilled about Lamar's win. “‘To Pimp a Butterfly' got my blood pumping and the video for ‘DNA.' made me want to make the music I'm making now,” she wrote in a statement. “Freedom of expression is the height of art, and Kendrick Lamar is the embodiment of that freedom.”

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quipping that she still thinks elephants can drive cars.

TV host Padma Lakshmi was honored for her work at the Endometriosis Foundation of America, telling the room how she suffered from the debilitating condition for years—spending up to a week every month confined to bed—and even had several operations before anyone told her what might be causing her pain. And journalist Tamron Hall spoke emotionally about her efforts to fight domestic violence after the murder of her sister, Renate, in Houston in 2004. Hall was honored for her charity helping domestic violence victims, the Tamron (Heart) Renate Fund.

The event, hosted by comedian and latenight TV host Samantha Bee, also featured remarks from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who urged more women to run for political office and spoke of the need to achieve gender parity in the U.S. Congress. She also urged the Senate to move on legislation to reform

[Lamar] brought a dose of seriousness to the 2015 BET Awards, rapping on top of a police car with a large American flag waving behind him. munity, launching the conversation about how the Recording Academy might be out of touch. “DAMN.” lost album of the year to Bruno Mars' “24K Magic” in January.

The rapper, born in Compton, California, was handpicked by “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler to curate an album to accompany the ubiquitously successful film, giving Lamar yet again another No. 1 effort and highly praised project.

“DAMN.,” released on April 14, 2017, won five Grammys, including best rap album, and the album topped several year-end lists by critics, including NPR, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, BBC News, Complex and Vulture.

Man Charged with Capital Fire in Studio Fire That Killed Two

VAN NUYS—A 28-year-old man was charged Tuesday with capital murder for allegedly setting fire to a music studio in Studio City last Saturday, killing two men and leaving a 15-year-old girl and a man in his 20s critically injured.

Efrem Zimbalist Demery Jr. of Los Angeles is set to be arraigned Tuesday in a Van Nuys courtroom on two counts each of murder and attempted murder and one count of arson of a structure.

The murder charge includes the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. Prosecutors will decide later whether to seek the death penalty against Demery, whom police said may have had a prior dispute with at least one of the two men who was killed.

The criminal complaint also includes allegations that Demery used an accelerant and committed great bodily injury during the commission of the crime.

Investigators believe that Demery knew and had been together with the two deceased victims -DeVaughn Cemar Carter, 28, and Michael Pollard Jr., 30, both of Los Angeles -- and that a dispute erupted with one or both of them, according to Los Angeles Police Department Chief of Detectives Justin Eisenberg.

Demery then went across the street from Top Notch Recordings at 3779 N. Cahuenga Blvd., bought gas at a Chevron station and returned to torch the interior of the building before fleeing out a rear door, Eisenberg alleged.

Firefighters were dispatched at 6:54 a.m. Saturday to the building and had the greater-alarm fire out within 28 minutes of their arrival.

A K-9 on loan to the Los Angeles Fire Department's Arson/Counter- Terrorism Section from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives detected an accelerant, and forensic evidence, surveillance video and witness statements caused investigators to zero in on Demery, according to Capt. William Hayes of the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division.

Demery, who is believed to have been friends with at least one of the dead men, allegedly poured fuel in a hallway and set it ablaze, Hayes said, adding that Carter and Pollard were in one room and the two injured victims were in separate areas of the studio at the time.

Responding firefighters found all four victims down inside the building.

The injured girl and man appear to have no connection to Demery or the dead victims, police said.

Carter and Pollard were pronounced dead at the scene and the two injured victims remain hospitalized in critical condition with "significant burns," Eisenberg said Monday.

The nature of the possible dispute between Demery and the other two men remains under investigation, Hayes said.

Demery -- whose prior criminal history includes burglary and selling counterfeit goods -- was arrested on suspicion of murder about 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the area of 135th Street and Avalon Boulevard in the Willowbrook area when a California Highway Patrol officer stopped him for a traffic violation, according to Eisenberg.

By the time he was stopped, Demery had already been identified as a suspect in the Saturday morning fire, which Eisenberg called a "senseless and horrific crime."

Demery has been held without bail since his arrest.

‘Me Too’ founder Tarana Burke how sexual harassment is dealt with on Capitol Hill.

“Time's Up, U.S. Senate!” she said.

The Democrat from New York did not, however, make the announcement that host Bee had earlier quipped she was hoping for—a presidential run in 2020.

Keith Jackson Remembered at Rose Bowl

By Beth Harris

PASADENA—Keith Jackson was remembered as “the Walter Cronkite of sports broadcasting” and a loving husband, father and grandfather away from the broadcast booth in a memorial service at the Rose Bowl.

Nearly 400 family and friends gathered Sunday on the field at the historic stadium where Jackson, the folksy voice of college football for decades on ABC, called a record 15 New Year's Day games—the last in 2006. A smattering of the public looked on from seats in the south end zone. The stadium's radio and TV booths are named in his honor.

“This was Keith Jackson's cathedral,” said Tim Brant, who served as master of ceremonies and was one of several former broadcast partners who spoke during the two-hour, 15-minute memorial.

Jackson came up with the Rose Bowl nickname, “The Granddaddy of Them All.” It was an example of what Walt Disney Co. chairman and CEO Robert Iger via video called “Keith-speak.”

Offensive linemen were “big uglies.” A dropped ball was a “fuumm-bull!” Players were “young-uns.” A big play would

elicit the cry “Whoa, Nellie!” although Jackson didn't utter what became known as his signature phrase as much as viewers thought.

“I think I said it probably at least once a game,” said Bob Griese, who called games for 15 years with Jackson. “People would hear that and they just assumed he said it.”

Griese suggested to Jackson that he put the phrase on shirts and caps and sell them. Jackson rejected the idea, saying, “It's about the kids. It ain't about me.” Jackson died on Jan. 12 at age 89. He lived in nearby Sherman Oaks.

Brant noted Jackson's mantra when calling games was “amplify, clarify and don't intrude.”

He remembered the time Jackson stood up Alabama's Bear Bryant. The coach kept Jackson waiting for an interview the day before a Saturday game. Finally, Bryant came over and said, “You want to see me?”

Jackson replied, “Not anymore, coach. We'll try to catch you next time.”

Lynn Swann first met Jackson when he starred at USC and they later worked together calling games in the USFL. “You never heard Keith talk down about a college player's

talent,” he said.

Basketball Hall of Famer Ann Meyers Drysdale worked the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with Jackson.

“Keith was our Walter Cronkite of sports broadcasting,” she said. “He's trustworthy, accurate and totally respected.”

Todd Harris was a sideline reporter on Jackson's college football telecasts for seven years. Jackson was asked to read promos for a new ABC series called “Snoops,” featuring three scantily clad, sexy private eyes.

The second week he read the promo, Jackson mentioned he had watched the debut episode. “Someone needs to buy that woman some britches,” he said.

Harris, hearing the comment in his earpiece, busted out laughing.

Four large black-and-white photos of Jackson, including one with his wife of 65 years Turi Ann, decorated the stage, along with two sprays of redand-white roses. The main stadium video board and two others played highlights of Jackson's career that included the Olympics, college and NBA games, baseball, auto racing, and in 1970 he was the first play-by-play announcer for the

NFL's “Monday Night Football” on ABC. The pep band from Jackson's alma mater, Washington State, played the national anthem.

Son Lindsey recounted what it was like having Jackson and his booming voice as a father.

“You guys got big uglies, fuumm-bull and Whoa, Nellie,” he told the crowd. “What I got was, ‘Lindsey, why are the trash cans still out front? This homework needs more work, and the inevitable was how fast were you really going?”'

Jerry Johnsen recalled when Jackson first turned up at his family's home to court his sister, Turi Ann. “Keith gave me a quarter and said, ‘Go away for an hour,”' he said. “An hour later, I was back and he had another quarter in his pocket.”

Johnsen said Jackson always carried a wad of cash and used it to tip people. He once asked Jackson why he did it.

“I can't buy the happiness I see on people's faces when I give them a fifty dollar bill,” Jackson told his brother-in-law.

Johnsen said, “He was always thinking about the other guy. It wasn't about the money.

It was always about making them feel good.”

Your child’s dreams are like stars: If he chooses them as his guides, he can reach his destiny.

BORN TO BE GREAT By 2020, 65 percent of all jobs will require postsecondary education and training beyond high school. Previously, courses teaching higher-order thinking skills like critical thinking and problem solving were reserved for the economically advantaged and “gifted and talented.”

The federal government has a responsibility to invest in the success of every student. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires that acquisition of those higher-order thinking skills be the standard for every student but your involvement is needed to make those requirements realities.

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LEGAL NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: TED MELVIN CONLEY CASE NO. 17STPB11247 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of TED MELVIN CONLEY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by THOMAS CONLEY in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that THOMAS CONLEY 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 in this court as follows: 04/24/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 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 GUY A. LEEMHUIS, ESQ. - SBN 208098 LAW OFFICES OF GUY A. LEEMHUIS 1801 CENTURY PARK EAST, 24TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90067 4/4, 4/11, 4/18/18 CNS-3115983# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:70441 AdId:23485 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DIOSELINA CHAVEZ aka DIOSELINA CABRERA CHAVEZ Case No. 18STPB02767 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DIOSELINA CHAVEZ aka DIOSELINA CABRERA CHAVEZ A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Maria Chavez in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Maria Chavez 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 23, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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.

Attorney for petitioner:

MICHAEL S DAMSKY ESQ SBN 102652 GUAGENTI & DAMSKY 2615 190TH ST STE 105 REDONDO BEACH CA 90278 CN947738 CHAVEZ Apr 4,11,18, 2018 SchId:70487 AdId:23500 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-17-799555-CL Order No.: 170461547-CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/24/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JAIME RAFAEL SAAVEDRA AND MARIA DEL CARMEN SAAVEDRA, HUSBAND AND WIFE Recorded: 5/29/2008 as Instrument No. 20080942437 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 5/24/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, in the Vineyard Ballroom Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $256,480.50 The purported property address is: 2254 E BLISS ST, COMPTON, CA 90222 Assessor's Parcel No.: 6155-033-021 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-17-799555-CL. 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. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-17-799555CL IDSPub #0138970 4/18/2018 4/25/2018 5/2/2018 SchId:70501 AdId:23505 CustId:608 -----------Drivers: New Dedicated Positions

HIRING NOW! Home Weekly, Starting at $58k+/ year CALL 888-852-6250 Drivers: New Dedicated Positions HIRING NOW! Home Weekly, Starting at $58k+/ year CALL 888-852-6250 SchId:70509 AdId:23507 CustId:677 -----------T.S. No. 036925-CA APN: 6151011-026 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 6/2/2000. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 5/24/2018 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 6/13/2000, as Instrument No. 00 0906041, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: RAFAEL RAMIREZ AND EVANGELINA RAMIREZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AND BERTHA RAMIREZ, A SINGLE WOMAN WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN

BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: VINEYARD BALLROOM, DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELES - NORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650 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: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 526 W PALMER ST 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 will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured 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: $127,774.91 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary 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 (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 036925-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 CLEAR RECON CORP. 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:70512 AdId:23508 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS CITY OF COMPTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT “NOTICE INVITING

BIDS” SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 on or before May 2, 2018 at 10:00 AM, opened and read in the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220. The bid package will be available online at www.comptoncity. org on April 11, 2018.

All Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to: City Clerk, City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton CA 90220 And marked outside with: “Request for Bids for POTHOLE REPAIR SERVICES” The proposed work shall be performed in accordance with the contract specifications and other contract documents as specified herein and shall consist of the following general work descriptions: to provide POTHOLE REPAIR SERVICES in the City of Compton. If you need additional information, please contact John Strickland, at (310) 605-5505.

The Agency reserves the right, after opening bids, to reject any or all bids, or to make award to the lowest responsible bidder and reject all other bids; to waive any informality in the bidding; and to accept any bid or portion thereof; and to take all bids under advisement for a period of Ninety (90) calendar days. Bids will be compared on the basis of the engineer's estimate of the quantities of the several items of work as shown on the Bid Sheets. Only such plans, specifications, and items of work as are appropriate shall apply to the work as bid.

COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION SPOKESPERSON The City of Compton is soliciting proposals from experienced media relations firms and consultant to provide public and internal communications, governmental brand management and strategic community partnerships. The consultant will work with all Elected Officials and City Manager to develop a comprehensive and unified look, feel and style for public communications material produced and distributed by the City.

Proposals will be received in the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220 until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 23, 2018.

POSTMARKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All proposals must be clearly marked, “PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION SPOKESPERSON IN THE CITY OF COMPTON – DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL” and shall be delivered during the business hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, except holidays, to the City Clerk’s Office.

Submit an original and three (3) copies of your proposals. Your proposed fee is required to be submitted under separate, sealed cover. All submittals are to be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name, address, and telephone number of the individuals or entity submitting the proposal to the attention of: City of Compton, City Manager’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

All submitted proposals will be reviewed and analyzed by City staff and the proposal which best meets the needs of the City will be selected for further analysis and negotiation.

At the time of contract award, the contractor shall possess a Class A Contractor's License or a combination of Specialty Contractor's License(s) adequate to perform the work herein described. All subcontractors shall have equivalent licenses for their specific trades. The contractor and all subcontractors shall have a valid City of Compton business license prior to commencing work.

The City of Compton reserves the right to reject any or all proposals submitted. No guarantee is made hereby that any contract will be awarded pursuant to this Request for Proposals, or otherwise. All costs incurred in the preparation of the proposals, in the submission of additional information, and/or in any other aspect of a proposal prior to the award of a written contract will be borne by the respondent.

Each bid must conform and be responsive to this notice and shall be made on the official forms furnished in the Instructions to Bidders. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check, or by a corporate surety bond on the form furnished by the AGENCY, as a guarantee that the bidder will, if an award is made to him in accordance with the terms of their bid, promptly secure workmen's compensation insurance and liability insurance, execute a contract in the required form, and furnish satisfactory bonds for the faithful performance of the contract and for the payment of claims of material and laborers thereunder. Said check or bidder's bond shall be in an amount not less than 10 percent of the amount of the bid. The Performance Bond shall be not less than 100 percent of the total amount of the bid price named in the contract. The Payment Bond shall be not less than 100 percent of the total amount of the bid price named in the contract. The AGENCY reserves the right to reject any bond if, in the opinion of the AGENCY Attorney, the Surety's acknowledgment is not in the form included in the contract documents or in another form substantially as prescribed by law.

Minimum wage rates for this project have been predetermined by the Secretary of Labor. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the prevailing wage rates as determined by the State for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and their subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate.

In accordance with provisions of Section 1773.2 (amended 1977) of the California Labor Code copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the State Director of Industrial Relations and are available at the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed. Copies of the prevailing wage rates are on file with the City and available upon request.

The City of Compton hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business and Women's Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Parties interested in obtaining a Request for Proposal (RFP) package should contact the: City Manager – Economic Services City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 (310) 605-5585

The Contract Documents call for monthly progress payments based upon the Engineer's estimate of the percentage of work completed. The AGENCY will retain 5 percent of each progress payment as security for completion of the balance of the work. At the request and expense of the successful bidder, the City will pay the amounts so retained upon compliance with the requirements of Government Code Section 4590 and the provisions of the Contract Documents pertaining to the Substitution of Securities.

Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: April 11, 2018 April 18, 2018 April 25, 2018 SchId:70579 AdId:23531 CustId:314 -----------CITY OF COMPTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR

SUBMITTAL DEADLINE To be considered, proposals must be submitted no later than Monday, April 23, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. to the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220.

Postmarks will not be accepted. The City may extend the deadline at its option.

During this period of restricted contact, any attempt by a proposing firm, its representative or agent to contact, lobby, or make a representation to a member of the City Council, or any other official, employee, or agent of the City will be grounds for disqualification.

Alita Godwin, CMC Publish: 4/11/18 4/18/18 SchId:70582 AdId:23532 CustId:314 -----------REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO PERFORM FOR STREET DESIGN SERVICES FOR COMPTON BLVD. (CITY LIMIT EAST TO CITY LIMIT WEST) IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, CALIFORNIA The City of Compton Public Works Department is requesting Request for Proposals (RFP) from design consultants for Street Design Services to be performed on city roads within the City limits (From City Limit to City Limit.).

This RFP describes the proposal format, submittal requirements, preliminary scope of services, project schedule, the minimum information that must be included in the proposal, and the selection process. Failure to submit the Proposal in accordance with the procedures outlined maybe cause for disqualification.

Requirements for this RFP are available online at www.comptoncity. org on April 11, 2018. In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit five (5) copies of their Proposal and one digital copy on CD or USB drive no later than 10:00 AM, May 2, 2018 to: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Attention: John Strickland Jr. Project Manager

to:

Late proposals will not be accepted.

Any questions should be directed Mr. John Strickland Project Manager Office Phone: 310.605.5505 Email: jstrickland@comptoncity.org Sincerely, Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: April 11, 2018

April 18, 2018

April 25, 2018

SchId:70584 AdId:23533 CustId:314 ------------

T.S. No. 17-48806 APN: 6160-018082 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/22/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: Shawneka BrownWheeler, A Married Woman As Her Sole and Separate Property Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 8/30/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1931775 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:5/2/2018 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $257,211.05 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1 9 3 RACQUET CLUB DRIVE COMPTON, CA 90220 Described as follows: LOT 64 OF TRACT NO. 38239, IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1032 PAGE(S) 39 TO 47 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS AND AMENDED IN BOOK 1055, PAGES 58 THROUGH 66 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND OTHER HYDROCARBONS, BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET, WITHOUT THE RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, AS RESERVED IN DEEDS OF RECORD. A.P.N #.: 6160-018-082 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub. com, using the file number assigned to this case 17-48806. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Dated: 4/5/2018 Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 8489272 www.elitepostandpub.com ______________________________ ___ Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale Assistant

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2018

LEGAL THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 25208 Pub Dates 04/11, 04/18, 04/25/2018 SchId:70593 AdId:23536 CustId:108 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Recording requested by: TS No. CA17-797273-NJ Order No.: 95518550 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/7/2014.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the accrued principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): NORMA L. LINTON, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded: 11/14/2014 as Instrument No. 20141216639 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 6/5/2018 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of accrued balance and other charges: $201,342.35 The purported property address is: 2211 W 134th Street, (Los Angeles Area) Compton, CA 90059 Assessor's Parcel No. : 6134-030-005 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 916-9390772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the trustee: CA-17-797273NJ. 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. The undersigned trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee, or the mortgagee's attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-6457711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-17-797273-NJ IDSPub #0139139 4/18/2018 4/25/2018 5/2/2018

SchId:70595 AdId:23537 CustId:608 -----------NOTICE OF FIRST AMENDED PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: EUNICE BAILEY AKA EUNICE MARTIN CASE NO. 16STPB05447 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of EUNICE BAILEY AKA EUNICE MARTIN. A FIRST AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by WILLIE JARVIS BAILEY, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE FIRST AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that WILLIE JARVIS BAILEY, JR. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE FIRST AMENDED 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: 05/07/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 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 PAUL HORN, ESQ. - SBN 243227 PAUL HORN LAW FIRM, PC 11404 SOUTH STREET CERRITOS CA 90808 4/11, 4/18, 4/25/18 CNS-3119729# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:70599 AdId:23538 CustId:61 -----------PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID The City of Compton Fire Department is in the process of seeking bids for the purchase of 1(One) Fire Engine.

SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220. Sealed bids should be received no later than 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 23, 2018 .

Bid information may be obtained on the City’s website as of Wednesday April, 11, 2018. Contact: Fire Chief Ronerick Simpson at (310)605-5670 or rsimpson@comptoncity.org for inquiries.

ALITA GODWIN CITY CLERK Publish 4-11-18 4-18-18 PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID The City of Compton Fire Department is in the process of seeking bids for the purchase of 3(Three) Light Rescue Trucks.

SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220. Sealed bids should be received no later than 10:15 a.m. on Monday, April 23, 2018 at the City of Compton City Clerk’s Office at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, Ca 90220.

Bid information may be obtained on the City’s website as of Wednesday April, 11, 2018. Contact Fire Chief Ronerick Simpson at (310)605-5670 or rsimpson@comptoncity.org for inquiries.

ALITA GODWIN CITY CLERK Publish 4-11-18 4-18-18 SchId:70634 AdId:23549 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JULIUS C. CAIN CASE NO. 18STPB03394 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JULIUS C. CAIN.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by TORRIE CHYRESEANN CAIN in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that TORRIE CHYRESEANN CAIN 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 in this court as follows: 05/11/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 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 PAUL HORN, ESQ. - SBN 243227 PAUL HORN LAW GROUP, PC 11404 SOUTH STREET CERRITOS CA 90703 4/18, 4/25, 5/2/18 CNS-3121316# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:70660 AdId:23560 CustId:61 -----------REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO PROVIDE DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE WILMINGTON AVENUE SAFE STREETS PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, PHASE II IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, CALIFORNIA The City of Compton Public Works Department is requesting Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified consultants to provide design services for the Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvements Project, Phase II within city limits from Rosecrans Avenue to Greenleaf Boulevard.

The RFP describes the proposal format, submittal requirements, preliminary scope of services and project schedule, the minimum information that must be included in the proposal, and the selection process. Failure to submit the Proposal in accordance with the procedures outlined maybe cause for disqualification.

Requirements for this RFP are located on the City’s website at www. comptoncity.org. In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit five (5) copies of their Proposal and one digital copy on CD or USB drive no later than 5:00 PM, May 17, 2018 to: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Attention: Mr. John Strickland Project Manager Late proposals will not be accepted. to:

Any questions should be directed

Mr. John Strickland, Project Manager Office Phone: 310.605.5505 Email: jstrickland@comptoncity.org Sincerely, Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: April 18, 2018 \April 25, 2018 \May 2, 2018 \May 9, 2018 SchId:70663 AdId:23561 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF WILLIAM BROOKS, JR. Case No. 18STPB03447 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of WILLIAM BROOKS, JR. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Williannetta Brooks in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Williannetta Brooks be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the de-

cedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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 14, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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.

Attorney for petitioner: ROBIN D CHOW ESQ SBN 138502 LAW OFFICES OF ROBIN D CHOW 4520 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 202 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 CN948368 BROOKS Apr 17,18,24, 2018 SchId:70682 AdId:23567 CustId:65 -----------SchId:70698 AdId:23572 CustId:61 -----------APN: 7321-025-011 TS No: CA07000746-17-1 TO No: 8715193 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED July 25, 2012. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On May 25, 2018 at 09:00 AM, near the fountain located in the Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on July 31, 2012 as Instrument No. 20121132058, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed

by EFFIE M. PORTER, SURVIVING JOINT TENANT, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 19006 BELSHAW AVENUE, CARSON, CA 90746 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express 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 the Deed of Trust, estimated 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 obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $274,214.20 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee

may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. 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. 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 In Source Logic at 702-659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee's Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07000746-17-1.

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: April 10, 2018 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07000746-17-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Bobbie LaFlower, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.ISL Number 39085, Pub Dates: 04/18/2018, 04/25/2018, 05/02/2018, THE WEEKENDER SchId:70703 AdId:23574 CustId:669 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE AND OF INTENTION TO TRANSFER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE(S) (UCC Sec. 6105 et seq. and B & P 24073 et seq.)

Escrow No. 18-1079-GL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale of assets and a transfer of alcoholic beverage license(s) is about to be made. The name(s) and business address(es) of the Seller(s)/ Licensee(s) are: WOO YOUNG KIM, 600 E. EL SEGUNDO BLVD, COMPTON, CA 90222 Doing Business as: URUAPAN MARKET All other business names(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s)/ Licensee(s) within the past three years, as stated by the Seller(s)/Licensee(s), is/are: NONE The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s)/Applicant(s) is/are: HS & PARK, INC. 114 S. OXFORD AVE, #102, LOS ANGELES, CA 90004 The assets being sold are generally described as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT,GOODWILL, TRADENAME, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, INVENTORY, ABC LICENSE and is/are located at: 600 E. EL SEGUNDO BLVD, COMPTON, CA 90222 The type of license and license no(s)to be transferred is/are: OFF SALE BEER & WINE 20-489290 And are now issued for the premises located at: SAME The bulk sale and transfer of alcoholic beverage license(s) is/are intended to be consummated at the office of: ACE ESCROW INC, 3030 W 8TH ST, STE 408, LOS ANGELES, CA 90005 and the anticipated sale/transfer is MAY 21, 2018 The purchase price or consideration in connection with the sale of the business and transfer of the license, is the sum of $140,000.00, including inventory estimated at $30,000.00, which consists of the following: DESCRIPTION, AMOUNT: CASH $10,000.00 DEMAND NOTE $130,000.00 TOTAL CONSIDERATION $140,000.00 It has been agreed between the Seller(s)/Licensee(s) and the intended Buyer(s)/Applicant(s), as required by Sec. 24073 of the Business and Professions code, that the consideration for transfer of the business and license is to be paid only after the transfer has been approved by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Dated: 4/02/2018 WOO YOUNG KIM, Seller(s)/ Licensee(s) HS & PARK, INC., Buyer(s)/ Applicant(s) LA2003709 COMPTON BULLETIN 4/18/18 SchId:70710 AdId:23576 CustId:628 ------------

PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BIDS Sealed bids are invited for: For qualified developers to acquire and develop City of Compton Successor Agency owned properties known as the 500 Block of East Compton Boulevard and 600 Block of East Compton Boulevard for CommercialRetail, Mixed Use or Residential Development.

Bid deadline- Bid submissions should be received no later than 3 pm on May 10, 2018 at the City of Compton City Clerk’s Office at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

Bid information may be obtained on the City’s website as of Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

Contact Leslie NacionalesTafoya, Administrative Analyst at 310-6055697 or lnacionalestafoya@comptoncity.org for any inquiries.

ALITA GODWIN CITY CLERK Publish:

4/18 & 4/25

SchId:70711 AdId:23577 CustId:314 -----------PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BIDS Sealed bids are invited for: For qualified developers to acquire and develop the City of Compton Successor Agency owned properties known as 413 and 415 North Alameda Street for CommercialRetail, Mixed Use or Residential Development.

Bid deadline- Bid submissions should be received no later than 3 pm on May 10, 2018 at the City of Compton City Clerk’s Office at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

Bid information may be obtained on the City’s website as of Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

Contact Leslie NacionalesTafoya, Administrative Analyst at 310-6055697 or lnacionalestafoya@comptoncity.org for any inquiries.

ALITA GODWIN CITY CLERK Publish: 4/18 & 4/25 SchId:70713 AdId:23578 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FRANCISCO AYALA AKA FRANCISCO AYALA AMEZCUA CASE NO. 18STPB03296 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of FRANCISCO AYALA AKA FRANCISCO AYALA AMEZCUA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ANA PATRICIA AYALA in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ANA PATRICIA AYALA 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 with limited authority. (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: 05/10/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 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 JOHN R. RAMOS, ESQ. SBN 59887 LAW OFFICES OF JOHN R. RAMOS 2509 W. BEVERLY BLVD MONTEBELLO CA 90640 4/18, 4/25, 5/2/18 CNS-3122613# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:70719 AdId:23580 CustId:61

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ENTERTAINMENT

Moving Tributes Usher Nina Simone Into Rock Hall of Fame

By Mesfin Fekadu

Nina Simone, the “High Priestess of Soul,” who taught herself to play piano by ear at the age of 3 in rural North Carolina, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this past weekend in Cleveland.

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HE late icon was welcomed to the prestigious music club with show-stopping performances from Lauryn Hill and Andra Day. Simone, who died in 2003, was welcomed into the Rock Hall in a groundbreaking way from performers who she has deeply inspired, from Hill to Mary J. Blige.

Hill was exceptional, stretching her voice as wide as possible, and singing in French, in honor of Simone's music. Hill earned a standing ovation from the audience.

Day, a Grammy-nominated R&B singer, was also extraordinary, hitting high notes that also earned her applause. Blige inducted Simone, calling the singer “bold, strong, feisty and fearless.”

“Her voice was so distinctive and powerful and I never heard anything like it,” the R&B superstar said.

Simone was a leader in pushing for civil rights and influenced everyone from Aretha Franklin to Alicia Keys.

Her brother, Sam Waymon, accepted the honor on his sister's behalf.

“They said I had three minutes, I said, ‘No, I don't.' I'm going to take the time necessary to say what I got to say,” Waymon said.

A Somber Close to the Bridal Fashion Career of Amsale Aberra

By Leanne Italie NEW YORK—It was a somber end Friday to the last bridal collection created by the late Amsale Aberra, closing silently with the first gown she ever designed for her namesake line—a sleek satin column look with an illusion neckline from 1990, when File photo so many brides favored huge ball skirts and pouffy sleeves.

Amsale Aberra The music was shut off and only the clicks of photographers' cameras were heard as the model in Aberra's “A101” dress walked on a terrace of the Gramercy Park Hotel, on the city's first warm and sunny day of spring. The model was of Ethiopian descent, Aberra's native country, showing off the gown after a short video played of Aberra talking about her work.

“Every time someone came to say ‘I'm wearing your dress,' it's such a privilege to me,” Aberra said on the video. “It's just a nice feeling.”

The bridal designer died April 1 at age 64 after battling uterine cancer.

She worked until the final fitting on the Spring 2019 line two weeks before her passing. Her death was relatively sudden, said her husband and the Amsale company's president and CEO, Neil Brown.

“The incredible outpouring of love and admiration for her has been such a driving force at this time,” he told The Associated Press. “It's really been such a powerful energizer for us.”

Brown and the couple's 30-year-old daughter, Rachel Amsale Brown, were in the audience, greeting friends and admirers before and after the show.

Aberra rose to prominence on the strength of “A101” and similar silhouettes, embracing a singular aesthetic of understated elegance that carried her through more than 30 years in fashion. Aberra herself said it best in the video that came near the end of the show: “The Amsale bride is someone who is classic but modern. Her approach in design is Every time simple and clean, yet sophisticated. She's someone came very confident. She doesn't like flashy thing(s) but to say ‘I'm something which is really good quality, and wearing your quality is important to her.”

Quality was of extreme importance to dress,' it's such a Aberra as well, whether she was serving clients privilege to me. of her couture Amsale line or the lower-priced Nouvelle. She was a self-professed perfectionist who before she launched her company put an advertisement in Brides magazine offering her services as a dress designer.

Sarah Swann, Amsale studio director, said in a pre-show interview that the collection honors Aberra's famed simplicity, but Aberra also had cathedral elegance on her mind. That played out in a pocket collection, Amsale Blue Label, offering upscale ballgowns, pearl and crystal beading and draped bows.

“She wanted this bride to feel regal,” Swann said.

The two worked together for five years. Swann was among those who helped Aberra choose her successor as Amsale design director, Margo Lafontaine, a former senior studio director at Vera Wang.

Aberra arrived in the United States from Ethiopia at age 19, but not to study fashion. There was no market for that back home. At first she took on commercial art, then political science, a degree she earned but “which she quickly decided she didn't know what to do with,” her husband said.

Her studies were disrupted by revolution and the overthrow of Ethiopia's emperor, Haile Selassie, Brown said. She was forced to take menial jobs to support herself after her father became a political prisoner. Brown said he and Aberra met in Boston, where they lived in the mid-1970s. It was at a party, after Brown conjured up the confidence to chat up the “stunningly beautiful” girl he knew from the Harvard-area coffee shop where she worked.

Brown moved to New York first after graduation. Aberra followed and soon enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She later joined the school's board of trustees and remained a member until her death. She went into the bridal industry after searching to no avail for a wedding gown she liked for her own nuptials in 1985. She made one herself instead.

Although her achievements were great, Brown said, she had goals of a more personal nature she had hoped to fulfill.

“Unfortunately, many of her goals that she left undone were those that were the simplest and closest to heart,” he said. “To spend more time with her family in a pure, relaxing, enjoyable manner. To be able to spend more time reconnecting with her family back home in Ethiopia. But she did what she enjoyed until the end.”

"Her voice was so distinctive and powerful and I never heard anything like it."

Mary J Blige Waymon said sharp words during his speech, including lines like, “To all the brothers out there, protect your sisters.” He said he always protected Simone, and continues to do so.

He also told the crowd, “If you're sampling (Nina's) music, you better pay for it!”

The 33rd annual Rock Hall ceremony kicked off with a tribute to Tom Petty, who died in October at age 66. The Killers earned a loud applause from the audience when they started performing “American Girl,” then transitioning to “Free Fallin'.”

The Cars and four first-time nominees, including Simone, Dire Straits, The Moody Blues and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, make up the 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class.

2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Nina Simone.

Beyoncé, Lamar Headline Coachella As compiled from AP and CNS Beyoncé paid tribute Saturday to historically Black colleges and universities and also reunited with Destiny's Child during her headlining performance at Coachella, which was delayed for a year because of her pregnancy.

Beyoncé performed a two-hour set of her hits in Indio, California, where the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is held each year.

The superstar was due to perform last year but had to postpone because she was pregnant with her twins, Sir and Rumi.

Her return did not disappoint the audience with a rousing set, including

paying tribute to the marching bands, the dance troupes and step teams at HBCUs. She even performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the national Black anthem.

Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams also joined her as they sang their smash “Say My Name,” and husband Jay-Z also came out for a collaboration.

Compton's Kendrick Lamar made two surprise guest appearances at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on Friday, performing “Yeah Right” with Vince Staples and “All the Stars” with SZA. Nigerian singer Wizkid, who was slated to perform at 2:45 p.m.

Saturday, was “unable to make it into

Beyoncé in concert.

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the country” and his set canceled, the festival announced in a Twitter post, though he will remain on the bill for next weekend.

Eva Longoria to Receive Star on Walk of Fame sisters Emily, Liza and Esme.

"If it wasn't for them being so mean to me when I was little, I wouldn't have the tough skin I have," Longoria said of her sisters, who attended the ceremony, as did their mother.

Longoria also thanked "Desperate

You can't understand where we're going if you don't know where we came from.

HOLLYWOOD—A star was unveiled Monday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honor Eva Longoria, fulfilling a prophecy the "Desperate Housewives" star said she made in 1998.

The ceremony came nearly 20 years to the day when Longoria moved to Hollywood from Texas and "I stood on the corner of La Brea (Avenue) and Hollywood Boulevard and said, `One day, I'm going to have a star,"' Longoria said.

"To be here is so surreal," Longoria said.

Longoria recalled being an extra for two years before getting a line of dialogue, including on the 1999 Ricky Martin music video, "Shake Your Bon- Bon." "I was shaking my bon-bon and I thought I had arrived. I'm in a Ricky Martin video. Somebody one will see me. No one saw me," Longoria said.

Among the people Longoria thanked were her mother Ella Eva Mireles "who taught me about work ethic and how to work hard," and her

Housewives" creator Marc Cherry for giving her "a role of a lifetime" and castmate Felicity Huffman.

"Being around Felicity made me a better actress, but it also made me a better human being," Longoria said.

The was ceremony held in connection with the May 4 release of Longoria's latest film, the romantic comedy "Overboard," in which she plays the best friend of a single mother struggling to make ends meet (Anna Faris).

Faris, Martin, Huffman and Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O'Farrell preceded Longoria in speaking in late-morning ceremony across the street from the TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard The star is the 2,633rd since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the first 1,558 stars.

Born March 15, 1975, in Corpus Christi, Texas, Longoria received a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

After graduating from college, she entered a talent contest that brought her to Los Angeles, where she was spotted and subsequently signed by a theatrical agent.

Longoria first prime-time speak-

ing role came in 2000 as a flight attendant on an episode of "Beverly Hills, 90210." She was a cast member of the CBS daytime drama "The Young and The Restless" from 2001-03.

Longoria's first prime-time series as a cast member was the 2003 ABC crime drama "L.A. Dragnet."

Longoria was nominated for a Golden Globe for best performance by an actress in a television comedy or musical series in 2006 and joined her castmates in receiving five SAG Award nominations for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series for her portrayal of Gabrielle Solis on "Desperate Housewives," which ran from 2004-12.

Longoria starred in and executiveproduced the short-lived NBC 201516 comedy "Telenovela." She has also directed episodes of the ABC comedy "black-ish," The CW romantic comedy "Jane the Virgin," the Fox comedies "LA to Vegas" and "The Mick" and "Telenovela."

Outside of her career in entertainment, Longoria spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention and received a master's degree in Chicana/o studies from Cal State Northridge in 2013, beginning work on it while "Desperate Housewives" was in production.

"I was terrified," Longoria told CSUN Magazine. "I don't have time to do this, but for some reason you make time. I'd have to go to class, 7 to 10 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays after shooting. And it was so fulfilling in a way I couldn't even imagine.

"The reason I wanted to do it was because I wanted to understand the immigration issue better. But you can't understand where we're going if you don't know where we came from.

This history is important, and that's what really motivated me to finish my master's."