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Jackson Alleges Fraud, Challenging Council Election in Court
New Child and Family Well-Being Center Scheduled to Open Next April
Photo by Dennis Freeman for The Bulletin
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Leads the Groundbreaking for the new Child and Family Wellbeing Center Scheduled for Completion in April 2020. By Staff Reports
Michelle Chambers
Jasper “Jay” Jackson
Jasper “Jay” Jackson is contesting the results of the April 16th City Council election in which he placed 3rd in the District 1 race and was thus eliminated from the June 4th run-off. In a petition filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last week, Jackson alleges three causes of action in calling for several avenues of court relief, from seeking a new election to eliminating challenger Michelle Chambers from the June election and inserting himself. Among his claims, Jackson contends: Chambers does not reside in the City of Compton, there were voting irregularities both on election day at various precincts as well as the vote count by the Registrar/Recorder’s Office in Norwalk, and a claim that one individual voted six different times, using six different names in six different voting locations. In the official tally, Jackson finished behind incumbent Janna Zurita and Chambers. If no candidate received 50.1% of the vote, the top two finishers advance to the general election in June. Currently that’s Zurita and Chambers. In the most recent report, released last Thursday, Zurita leads all District 1 candidates with 38.61% of the 1,719 votes cast. Her total nearly doubles Jackson’s, a difference of 327 votes. However, the difference between Chambers and Jackson is much closer, 53 votes.
City of Compton Primary Nominating Election Member of the City Council, 1st District
WILLOWBROOK— County and local officials, led by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, broke ground yesterday on a new child and family health center on the Martin Luther King Jr. Medical Campus.
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everal Los Angeles County departments and local service providers, including Special Needs Network (SNN), will share the three-story, 55,000-squarefoot building to “maximize collaboration and service integration.’ The first floor of the Center will replace the three trailers currently serving as the MLK Pediatric Medical Hub Clinic, which provides outpatient clinical ser-
vices for at-risk pediatric and adolescent patients and their families. The County Departments of Health Services, Mental Health, Public Health, and Children and Family Services will all have staff at the new Center to provide services such as pediatric and adolescent health care for foster youth, and forensic medical exam-
Men to Boys, Frank Talk on What It Means to be a Man
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Jasper “Jay” Jackson 19.99%
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Richard Alatorre 12.76%
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Ronald Green 3.30%
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Francisco Rodriguez 2.0 2.33%
Famed Director John Singleton Passes Suddenly See Page 12
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inations, hearing and vision screenings, trauma-informed mental health services, family visitation, and Parent-Child Interactive Therapy. The second floor will house an Autism Center operated by St. John’s Well Child and Family Center and the Special Needs Network. The Autism Center will provide comprehensive screening, medical, dental, and behavioral health services for special needs children, teens and adults. Other state-of-the-art, high quality services will include Applied Behavior Analysis, speech and occupational therapies, outdoor sports courts, a yoga center and music, technology and creative spaces. The third floor will house a Family Justice Center where a multi-disciplinary team of professionals will work together, under one roof, to provide supportive services to those affected by domestic, family, intimate partner, and sexual violence. Construction is scheduled to be completed next April 2020.
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In the District 4 race, challenger Justin A. Blakely and incumbent Emma Sharif are headed for a June showdown. Blakely garnered 43.6% of the vote to Sharif ’s 30.09%
Photo by Dennis J. Freeman for The Bulletin Jesse Moore speaks to a young man during the Promoting Healthy Manhood conference on Saturday, April 27, 2019. COMPTON—Saturday at the Douglas F. Dollarhide Community Center in Compton was a day of frank discussion among men and boys. The Positive Results Corporation (PRC) held an all-day forum focusing on positive reinforcement for young men. The Promoting Healthy Manhood conference featured panel discussions on topics
such as sexual assault, preventing domestic violence, and building healthy relationships. Founded by LAPD Officer Tony Newsom in 1992, the organizations’ stated mission “is to address Bullying, Inter-Personal/ Teen Dating Violence, & Sexual Assault in youth, young adults & communities of color.”
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NEWS Suspected Bicycle Slasher Pleads Not Guilty
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OS ANGELES (CNS)—A homeless man accused of randomly slashing the faces of nine people while riding past them on a bicycle pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 10 felony counts. Lenrey Briones, 19, is charged with seven counts of aggravated mayhem, two counts of attempted aggravated mayhem and a single count of second- degree robbery. The charges include an allegation that he personally used a knife and that he was convicted last September of attempted arson. Briones is accused of slash-
ing the faces of nine people, including a 13-year-old boy, between March 20 and April 1 as he rode his bicycle in South Los Angeles, South Gate and Lynwood, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The injuries caused permanent disfigurement to seven of the victims, according to prosecutors, who said Briones is also charged with trying to take a purse belonging to one of the victims. He was detained about 1:45 p.m. last Wednesday near a homeless camp in the 10900 block of Wilmington Avenue
in Watts. Officers found a bike nearby that is believed to be the one used in the attacks, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “This suspect has been terrorizing the cities of Los Angeles and South Gate for the last several months,” LAPD Capt. Dan Randolph said at an April 3 news conference at the department’s Newton Station, when police were appealing for help in finding the attacker. Some of the victims suffered “significant cuttings” in what Newton Station Lt. Raul Jovell called “life-changing events and incidents.” One
woman needed 20 stitches to treat her injury, according to Jovell. Tips from the probation department helped investigators identify and locate Briones, police said.
Briones remains jailed in lieu of $9 million bail and is due back in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom June 13, when a date is scheduled to be set for a hearing to determine if there is sufficient evidence to
allow the case against him to proceed to trial. He could face a potential life prison sentence if convicted as charged, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
STATEPOINT CROSSWORD
Lynwood Bicyclist, 57, Killed by Pickup Truck ACROSS 1. May occasion 5. ____ Tzu 8. Auto unit 11. Lyft alternative 12. “On Golden ____” 13. Zetkin of International Women’s Day fame 15. Forever and a day 16. “The Simpsons” palindrome 17. Angler’s decoys 18. *Mother, e.g. 20. Friend in war 21. Divided, it cannot stand? 22. Black gold 23. *Mother, e.g. 26. Like anti-cruelty proponents 29. “This land is your land...” 30. Loan shark 33. *Like Old Mother Hubbard’s cupboard 35. “Captain Marvel” genre 37. It also rises, in Spanish 38. Faulkner’s “As I Lay ____” 39. Ant construction 40. “Not my brother’s ____” 42. First Tudor monarch’s number 43. Meteorologist’s line 45. Battles royal 47. Modus operandi 48. Chocolate source 50. Barrymore or Carey
52. *Like grandmother on mother’s side 55. Like Al Yankovic 56. Gaelic 57. Joie de vivre 59. On pins and needles 60. *She played Zuzu’s mom in Christmas movie classic 61. Left to a Russian 62. Pastrami partner 63. Greek H 64. One quarter of a Presidential term DOWN 1. *School org. with moms (and dads) as members 2. Indian music 3. Farm team 4. Pool hall mishap 5. Powerball, e.g. 6. Playwright Chekhov 7. Perfume property 8. Lime-rich soil 9. Mouse to a snake 10. Fossil fuel 12. Accepted truths 13. Request to Geico 14. *Mother’s song 19. Tedium 22. “Days of ____ Lives” 23. *Delivery room word 24. Binary digits code 25. Train runners 26. *What many mothers
want 27. Lacking guile 28. “Sesame Street” regular 31. Olympic cast-out 32. Future fish 34. Shining armor 36. *Form of thank you to mom 38. Gloomy and drab 40. Jared’s competitor 41. Hosted 44. Off-color 46. With nobody to call your own 48. Editor’s insert 49. Between harbors 50. Controvert 51. *Mother’s Day, e.g. 52. *Emmanuel Macron’s mom, e.g. 53. Toward shelter, nautically 54. Volcanic flow 55. “The Art of ____” 58. And not LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
LOS ANGELES (CNS)—A 57-year-old man riding a bicycle was struck and killed by a pickup truck in the unincor-
porated Los Angeles County Firestone Park community that borders South Gate, the California Highway Patrol said
Saturday. The victim was identified as Vicente Lopez of Lynwood, the CHP reported. The crash on Al ame d a St re et , s out h of Fi restone B ou le vard, o cc ur re d a litt le b efore 10:10 p.m. Fr i d ay. Witnesses told the CHP that Lopez was riding the bike in an easterly direction as he left the parking lot of a 7-Eleven located at the southwest corner of Alameda Street and Firestone Boulevard, when he crossed directly into the path of a 2017 Ram 2500 pickup going southbound on Alameda Street. Paramedics rushed him St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, where he was pronounced dead at 11:38 p.m. Friday. The driver of the pickup truck, a 65-year-old man from Los Angeles, was not injured or arrested.
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NEWS
Photo by Dennis J. Freeman for The Bulletin
HBCU Holds 3rd Annual Football Combine at Lynwood High Just as they do in the NFL, coaches from 26 historically black colleges and universities put more than 500 Southland athletes through football drills and skills competition
last weekend at Lynwood High School. But instead of pro contracts, the coaches were scouting student-athletes for their programs while the students were seeking an opportu-
Army Vet Arrested in Alleged Terror Plot Targeting LB Rally
nity to learn and compete at the next level. Now in its 3rd year, the program was open to high school underclassman, unsigned high school seniors and junior college student-ath-
letes. The program has a proven record of success, placing more than 100 students with HBCU programs in the first year, including 3 from Lynwood High.
Compton Sheriffs YAL Hosts Junior Olympic Boxing Channeling their inner Ali’s and De La Hoya’s, the hooks, jabs and uppercuts were flying last weekend as the Compton Sheriff Youth Activities League
(YAL) hosted Junior Olympic bouts. Compton native and Corrido singer Rhyan Lowery (El Compa Negro) came home to support the Racial Harmony & Riot Memorial Show.
LOS ANGELES (AP)—An Army veteran who converted to Islam and discussed launching various terror attacks throughout Southern California was arrested as he plotted to bomb a white supremacist rally as retribution for the New Zealand mosque attacks, federal prosecutors said Monday.
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ark Domingo, an in- targeted innocent Americans that he fantryman who served expected to gather this past weekend.” a combat stint in AfInvestigators said Domingo postghanistan, was arrest- ed an online message March 3 that ed Friday after visiting a park in said “America needs another Vegas Long Beach where authorities said event,” an apparent reference to the he planned to plant home-made ex- 2017 mass shooting that killed 59. plosive devices made with nail-filled He allegedly said it would spark civil pressure cookers in advance of a Nazi unrest to weaken “America by giving rally scheduled Sunday. them a taste of the terror they gladly Domingo, 26, was arrested on a spread all over the world.” charge of providing material supAfter Domingo began to discuss port to terrorists. seeking revenge A criminal comfor the March plaint said he had “Sometimes we get 15 attacks that been planning killed 50 people asked ‘What keeps since March to at New Zealand “manufacture and mosques, a conyou up at night?’ use a weapon of fidential source mass destruction who has worked This is a case that in order to comwith the FBI mit mass murder.” keeps us up at night.” since 2013 beU.S. Attorney gan chatting with Ryan Young, FBI Nick Hanna told him about his a news conference plans. that Domingo supported violent jiDomingo said he had an assault had and spoke about becoming a rifle, semi-automatic rifle and sevmartyr and of pledging allegiance eral magazines of ammunition. He to the Islamic State group if it estab- discussed picking off Jews walking to lished a presence in the United States. synagogue, shooting police officers or “This is a case in which law en- attacking a church or military base, forcement was able to identify a man according to investigators. consumed with hate and bent on When the source asked him how mass murder, and stop him before he planned to carry out violence he could carry out his attack,” Han- without getting caught, court records na said. “The criminal case outlines said Domingo replied: “Martyrdom, a chilling terrorism plot that devel- bro.” oped over the past two months and n Terror Plot, see page 9
Compton Deputy Daryll Louis with two proud young boxers.
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BULLETIN | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019
NEWS TONIGHT - MAY1ST
SATURDAY MAY 4TH
Obama’s Other Daughters Presents Black Girl Magic
Obama’s Other Daughters is back with another installment of their hilarious live comedy show Black Girl Magic!! Come turn up with OOD and some of LA’s hottest improv and stand-up comedians as they
create comedy based off of clips of successful Black women! So, come laugh, grab a snack from the cafe, take a photo with Obama and share in some Black Girl Magic with us!
8:30 – 9:30 pm Upright Citizens Brigade Sunset, Inner Sanctum, 5419 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles (323) 908-8702 Free, Must RSVP/See Website
SATURDAY MAY 4TH
LA DERBY DAY 2019
Project Alpha of LA presents LA Derby Day 2019! Over 750 attendees dressed in fine spring fashions, pastel colored suits, seersucker blazers, boaters and high-class millinery will gather in Pasadena, CA for one of the largest Kentucky Derby celebrations in the country. Come and enjoy: • A catered soul food buffet, courtesy of LA’s own Dulan’s Restaurant • Live band and DJ • Top shelf cash bar
• Live stream of The Kentucky Derby • Contests, celebrity hosts and judges, door prizes and more Come see and be seen! Tickets on sale now with General and VIP pricing. VIP tickets include premiere seating, private bar, table service and exclusive access throughout the day. Proceeds from LA Derby Day go to support Project Alpha. Contributions are tax-deductible. The mission of Project Al-
pha of LA is to develop young people, in the greater Los Angeles area, into their full potential as students, leaders, and oncoming professionals through mentorship and scholarship. The organization was founded in 1980. Project Alpha operates the highly-regarded Alpha Junior Gents mentoring program that primarily works with Black and Latino youth. Additionally, the organization provides academic scholarships to deserving college-bound seniors.
11:00 am To 5:00 pm Pasadena City Hall 100 Garfield Ave, Pasadena http://laderbyday.com/ $70 - $125
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MAY 5TH
Hammer Projects- Jamilah Sabur Jamilah Sabur is a multidisciplinary artist whose work incorporates performance, video, and installation. Un chemin escarpé / A steep path (2018) is a five-channel video installation featuring her inner world, from a cricket field in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica to underwater geological features of the Caribbean sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The video bridges ritualistic practice with digital technology, evoking questions related to navigation between the material world and the transcendental plane. The piece is inspired by geophysical data taken aboard the retired research vessel Vema and the geological term escarpment, referring to a steep slope formed from erosion. In one image we encounter a figure carrying a rhombus, a recurring form in Sabur’s practice that references the architecture of her mother’s childhood home in Jamaica. Sabur also deconstructs the phenomenon known as the Rossby whistle—a frequency emitted from the Caribbean Sea every 120 days that can only be detected from space—using it as inspiration for a sequence of movements she performs in the video and it is featuring it in the score.
KJLH WOMEN’S HEALTH EXPO
Treat yourself to the gift of health! The KJLH Women’s Health Expo features panels of medical specialists, prizes, vendors, free massages, free health screenings, breakout sessions, healthy food samples, exercise classes, gift bags, and
wholistic wellness and beauty and hair pavilions. A live broadcast kicks your day off first thing in the morning with panel discussions from medical and health professionals from a variety of disciplines. PLUS we’ve got a
truckload of incredible door prizes. The event is free but we encourage you to register in advance so you can be among the first to get a bag full of freebies and information. Everyone who registers in advance will qualify for the drawings.
7:00 am To 4:00 pm Long Beach Convention Entertainment Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach https://www.kjlhradio.com/event/womens-health-expo-2019/ (310) 330-2200 Free, Family Friendly, Must RSVP for prizes/gifts
NOW THROUGH MAY 12
11:00 am To 5:00 pm Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, LA https://tinyurl.com/y5uthbnu (310)443-7000 • Free
FRIDAY MAY 3RD SWAAM is Spoken Word, Art and Music. That’s when super-talented poets, singers, musicians and “open mic” artists will perform– backed by our awesome LIVE BAND. So come on! Food, drink, and wonderful entertainment await you on this and every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. Two extraordinary women square off in a high-stakes academic debate over race, reputation and who gets the final word on how American history is written. Don’t miss The Niceties now on stage in the Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse.
Exclusive Black Cultural Events ticket offer! Use code: NICEBCE for $30 tickets includes fee for performances now thru May 12. Excludes premium seating. Visit geffenplayhouse.org to secure.
8 -10 pm Geffen Playhouse Theater, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles https://geffenplayhouse.org/the-niceties $30 w/ BCE Promo Code
8 - 10:30 pm The Cultural Social Club, 7617 S. Crenshaw Blvd, Inglewood https://tinyurl. com/y5gnvztn (323) 253-8918 $5 before 8:30 pm and $10 after
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NEWS Inglewood Coalition Wins Round in Fight Against City Over Arena LOS ANGELES (CNS)—A judge ruled a neighborhood group’s petition challenging the Clippers’ plans to build an arena on public property in Inglewood can move forward. On Thursday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary H. Strobel found in favor of Uplift Inglewood Coalition in its lawsuit alleging that Inglewood violated the California Surplus Land Act. The law requires cities to give first priority to affordable housing development when selling public land. Uplift Inglewood filed the petition in June 2018, alleging the city did not comply with the law before it entered into formal negotiations to sell over 22 acres of city-owned land for the development of a Clippers arena. The ruling “is a step forward for our neighbors in Inglewood who are simply asking the city of Inglewood to follow California’s affordable housing laws,” said coalition member D’artagnan Scorza. “In the midst of boom-
Uplift Inglewood maintains that the land should have been offered first for affordable housing development before being offered to the Clippers. Clippers Arena Inglewood
Proposed Location for New Clippers Arena
Chargers Make Another Significant Donation to Local Boys & Girls Club As it did last September, The Los Angeles Chargers organization has donated an additional $400 thousand to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles. Chargers defensive tackle Justin Jones was joined by Chargers President and CEO Dean Spanos and Calvin Lyons, President and CEO of the Metro Clubs. The Metro Boys and Girls Clubs were formed in 2015, joining 5 existing area Boys & Girls Clubs: Challengers, since 1968; Watts/ Willowbrook, since 1968; Bell Gardens, since 1960; Jordan Downs and Nickerson Gardens.
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ing development—which has caused skyrocketing rents and the loss of affordable housing—it simply does not make any sense to prioritize an NBA arena over the needs of Inglewood residents.” Public land should be used for the public good and access to housing is central to building strong communities, according to Scorza. Uplift Inglewood maintains that the land should have been offered first for affordable housing development before being offered to the Clippers. Trial is scheduled for September, at which time the coalition says it will also seek to enforce several other state housing laws meant to address Inglewood’s and other cities’ housing and homeless crises. The coalition’s website states the group is made up of parents, teachers, students, faith leaders and others “looking to help shape the future of our city so that working families can continue to live in Inglewood and benefit from the city’s resurgence.” The Clippers are looking forward to prevailing at trial, according to a spokesman for the project.
CSUDH Honored with 2018 Tree Campus USA Recognition CARSON—California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) was honored with 2018 Tree Campus USA® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.
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he Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and universities for excellent campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. Currently, there are 364 campuses across the United States with this recognition. CSUDH achieved the recognition by meeting Tree Campus USA’s five standards: maintaining a tree advisory committee; developing a campus
tree-care plan; dedicating annual expenditures for its campus tree program; hosting an Arbor Day observance; and creating a student service-learning project. “It is truly an honor to be recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation, an organization with a long history of advocating for the protection of trees, and subsequently all the other species whose survival depend on healthy forests, both in natural and urban settings,” said Ellie Perry, sustainability coordinator/assistant energy analyst for CSUDH’s Office of Sustainability. To manage the diverse variety of trees on the 346-acre campus, especially in light of four building construction projects under way or starting soon, CSUDH’s Sustainable Landscape Committee developed a comprehensive plan that committed the campus to a oneto-one tree replacement ratio for trees
that need to be removed due to construction, pest infestation, and other issues. The committee also set a target to increase tree coverage on campus to 25 percent by 2025. The university is actually exceeding its tree replacement ratio, Perry noted, and in some cases, non-native trees, such as Eucalyptus, are being replaced with water-wise and climate-resilient tree species. “Our student population is growing, so new buildings are being built to accommodate the need for more stateof-the-art learning and living spaces,” said Perry. “The Sustainable Landscape Committee calculated how many trees will be planted as part of the new construction, versus how many we have to remove. When the work is done, we will actually have 50 more trees then we do now, many of which will be more envi-
ronmentally friendly.” The Sustainable Landscape Committee is also supporting student-run projects, including a Global Information System (GSI) tree mapping project with the Sustainability Club. The students are working with volunteers and entire classes to compile data related to each tree’s GPS coordinate, information on its health, and whether or not it shows signs of damage from invasive species. “These GSI updates will be critical in effectively managing campus tree cover and help direct ground efforts to limit the spread of invasive pests such as the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer, which has decimated large parts of Los Angeles County’s urban forest,” Perry explained. CSUDH also hosts an annual tree planting ceremony during its Earth Day Festival. This year, a second citrus
tree will be planted in the “Earth Day Grove.” As they grow, the fruit will be added to the university’s Urban Farm harvests, which are distributed to the Campus Dining Services Department, and food insecure students on campus. The Arbor Day Foundation has helped campuses throughout the country plant thousands of trees, and Tree Campus USA colleges and universities invested more than $51 million in campus forest management last year. “Tree Campuses and their students set examples for not only their student bodies, but the surrounding communities showcasing how trees create a healthier environment,” said Dan Lambe, president of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Because of your school’s participation air will be purer, water cleaner, and your students and faculty will be surrounded by the shade and beauty the trees provide.”
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BULLETIN | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019
OP-ED
Black Men Still Incarcerated at Disproportionate Levels By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent
some organizations and media outlets trying to get to
The fact that African Americans make up a disproportionate amount of the United States’ prison population remains a defining characteristic of the nation’s criminal justice system, and though the latest numbers from the U.S. Sentencing Commission show a gradual change, many organizations said it’s still cause for alarm.
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he most recent available report shows that African Americans comprise only about 12 percent of the total population in America, but still represent 33 percent of the federal and state prison population. By contrast, 64 percent of American adults are white, but just 30 percent of those individuals are locked up. It’s statistics like those that have
an increased likelihood that you’ll be drawn into the criminal a n justice system. offender’s past, And once justice-involved, climbBlack men received sentences that ing out of poverty becomes harder, were on average 20.4 percent longer the report said. the bottom of why than that of white men, the report Also, the report’s authors said the America contin- noted. local government should be doing ues to lock up AfriThe nonprofit Sentencing Project more to support those who are juscan-Ameri-cans, particularly Black found that Black men are nearly six tice-involved, including those who men. (The Vera Institute have con- times as likely as white men to be in- are formerly incarcerated and those tinued to write about this issue and carcerated and for Black men in their with parole, probation, and commuCNN now has a series called “The 30s, one in every 10 are in prison or nity supervision. Redemption Project with Van These individuals and Jones,” which airs Sundays at their families struggle with When accounting for violence access to housing, employ9 p.m.) According to the most reeducational opportuin an offender’s past, Black men ment, cent U.S. Sentencing Report, nities, and meeting health which analyzed data over five and mental health needs received sentences that were years from 2012 to 2016, Black and experience a patchon average 20.4 percent longer work of services that are men serve sentences that are on average 19.1 percent longer under-resourced and not than that of white men. than those for white men with targeted to meet the comsimilar crimes. plex challenges that come Without considering all of the jail on any given day. before, during, and after justice infacts involved per case, some might Though the gap is closing pre- volvement, FPWA officials said. argue that criminal history and other sumably because of stiffer policing in The result is a continuing cycle of mitigating circumstances come into rural and predominately white areas poverty and incarceration that has a play when a judge imposes a sen- and the opioid epidemic that’s hit devastating impact on families for tence—regardless of color. white areas hardest, agencies in cities generations, they said. However, the Commission’s re- around the country are still trying to “If we are serious about endport also debunks that view. offer ways to stop the mass incarcera- ing mass incarceration, if we want “Violence in an offender’s crim- tion of Blacks. to disrupt systems that criminalize inal history does not appear to conAccording to a report from the the poor, we must better utilize and tribute to the sentenced imposed,” Federation of Protestant Welfare resource the organizations that are according to the authors of the Com- Agencies (FPWA), if you are poor in already providing critical services in mission’s study. New York City—especially if you’re a these communities,” Jennifer Jones When accounting for violence in low-income person of color—there’s Austin, FPWA CEO and Executive
James J Byrd’s Killer Didn’t Deserve theDeath Penalty By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor
Killing is wrong. Killing Black people because they are Black is even more wrong. Lynching Black people is exponentially wrong. So why was I opposed to the state-imposed killing of John William King, the despicable murderer of James Byrd, Jr.? I happen to think that there are worse things that can happen to you than death. The now 44-year old King could have gotten a sentence of life in prison and lived miserably there for the rest of his life. In some ways, death is salvation for him. Imagine being relatively healthy with nothing to look forward to? Just sitting there, in jail, surrounded by the Black people your white supremacist self purports to hate. That might be torture worse than death.
Director, said in a news release. “Systemic racism drives both poverty and the mass incarceration of low-income people, especially people of color. This cycle of poverty and criminal justice involvement feeds on itself and creates herculean barriers to achieving economic and social advancement, for those who have been justice involved and for their loved ones,” Jones said. “There are proven ways to support communities experiencing high levels of poverty, income insecurity and incarceration. Human services organizations are a key part of those solutions,” she said. There’s a need for more resources, “more compassion, and more political will to end the poverty to prison pipeline and we must also recognize the role of intergenerational trauma in creating the pipeline and provide mental health and trauma-informed services to those who are justice-impacted,” said Michael A. Lindsey, Ph.D., MSW, MPH, Executive Director of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University. “As recommended, let’s create a ‘trauma-informed New York,’ where health and human service providers, managed care companies, policymakers, governmental agencies, and community and faith leaders, have the tools to effectively work together to solve this crisis,” Lindsey said.
ames Byrd, Jr. was dragged for almost biases replete in the application of the death an avowed racist white man who participatthree miles near Jasper, Texas in 1998. penalty, with numerous studies supporting ed in the brutal murder of a Black man. But John William King and two other men the many ways the death penalty is unfairly I am frequently reminded of the 1920 Tulsa, (one whose death penalty sentence was awarded. According to the Death Penalty In- Oklahoma lynching of Ray Belton, an 18-year carried out in 2011, another who was senformation, as an example, Washington state old white man who shot a taxi driver. Though tenced to life in prison) were found guilty Belton confessed to his crime and said it one of the most horrific hate crimes in was “an accident,” he was denied the due Jurors acted contrary to the sta- process of a trial and conviction. After his modern US history (Black men were also burned alive in the heyday of lynching). a Black newspaper editor opined tistics, voting to apply the death lynching, Mr. Byrd’s family was present at the exethat if a white person could be lynched, so cution in Huntsville, Texas. Byrd’s sister, penalty to an avowed racist white could a Black person. A year later, the atClara Taylor, noted that the murderer, tempted lynching of the Black shoeshine man who participated in the bru- “boy” Dick Rowland because of the false who maintained his innocence, showed no remorse when he was convicted, and accusation that he assaulted the white eltal murder of a Black man. showed none when he was executed. He evator operator Sarah Page, was the spark never acknowledged, and never looked at that led economically envious whites to James Byrd, Jr.’s family. jurors were “three times as likely to recom- destroy the Greenwood (Black Wall Street) Does a man whose body sported disgustmend a death sentence for a Black defendant section of Tulsa. ing tattoos, including, according to one news than a white one.” In Louisiana, someone who This walk down history lane is extremely source, “one of a Black man with a noose killed a white person was nearly twice as like- relevant to the present. If we could execute around his the white murneck hanging derer of James from a tree” Byrd, Jr. (I try deserve the not to mention death penalty? the names of I say no. Keep devils more than that filth alive is necessary), and keep him we can execute miserable. His a Black person execution creaccused of someates a martyr for thing, whether white supremathey did it or not. cists. Had he lived Applying the death he would have penalty erodes our evolved into nothhumanity, whether ing more than pitithe accused is guilty ful irrelevance. The or not. death penalty has I think it is far been abolished in more appropriate to 20 states, with morlet a reprobate like atoriums on execuJames Byrd Jr.’s killtions in other states, er simmer in his remost recently in pugnance. If he had California, thanks lived his life in pristo Governor Gavin on, with no hope, no Newsome. It ought help, no possibilities, to be abolished nathat would have been tionally. a greater punishment According to than death. While I the Death Penalty respect the Byrd family Information Center and ache with them at (https://deathpenaltythe gruesome murder info.org/documents/ of James Byrd Jr, I would FactSheet.pdf), nearly prefer a punishment for 1500 people had their death sentences carried ly to get the death penalty as one who killed racist murderers that is both humane and inout between 1976 and now. Despite the fact a Black person. The death penalty is applied humane. We don’t execute them because we that African Americans are just 13 percent of through a racial lens—based on the race of don’t stoop, as a society, to the level of comthe nation’s population, we were more than a the criminal and the race of the victim. mitting a crime we abhor. We ignore them third of those executed after receiving a death From that perspective, the man who mur- and exacerbate their misery be reminding sentence. People who killed white people were dered James Byrd, Jr. committed a crime so them that they have no hope of release. far more likely to get the death penalty than egregious that jurors acted contrary to the The death penalty is inhumane. It should people who kill Black people. There are racial statistics, voting to apply the death penalty to be abolished.
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OP-ED
Out of Sight... ...Out of mind?
By Marian Wright Edelman
Baby dolls, tiny trucks, toy food and dress-up capes. Scattered about the ballroom of a motel in Northeast Washington, D.C., and captured in a Washington Post column by Petula Dvorak, these hallmarks of child’s play are not merely a sign of productive imaginations— they’re evidence of a larger child and family poverty crisis that must end in our affluent nation.
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wenty minutes outside the city’s downtown, a stretch of budget motels along a major highway serve as overflow shelters for homeless families in the nation’s capital. They have strict rules about where children are seen and heard. Signs dotting the hallways announce “No Playing on the Hotel Premises” and children are forbidden from gathering in common spaces. The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project, a local nonprofit, reserves event spaces to carve out areas where children can be children. However, the lack of space and high cost of reserving ballrooms and conference halls means pop-up playtimes are much too limited. Away from the hustle and bustle of Capitol Hill where big deals are made and bills become laws, the motels—and the 1,000 homeless children within them—are largely out of sight and out of mind. Other shelters are similarly isolated. Until it closed in October 2018, the city’s largest family shelter was D.C. General, a former abandoned public hospital whose neighboring buildings included a jail and a morgue. Out of direct view and tucked into the nooks and crannies of a dense, bustling city, it is too easy to overlook out-of-sight homeless children. Until tragedy strikes. Eight-year-old Relisha
Why do we fail to see our poor children until their faces stare at us from a Missing Child poster?
Racial Wealth Divide Worsens with Tax Cuts: Black Families Have a Dime for Every Dollar Held by Whites By Charlene Crowell
If you’re like me, every time you hear a news reporter or anchor talk about how great the nation’s economy is, you wonder what world they are living in.
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ertainly these journalists are not referring to the ongoing struggle to make ends meet that so much of Black America faces. For every daily report of Wall Street trading, or rising corporate profits, you’re reminded that somebody else is doing just fine financially. To put it another way, ‘Will I ever get past my payday being an exchange day… when I can finally have the chance to keep a portion of what I earn in my own name and see how much it can grow?’ When new research speaks to those who are forgotten on most nightly news shows, I feel obliged to share that news—especially when conclusions find systemic faults suppress our collective ability to strengthen assets enough to make that key transition from paying bills to building wealth. Ten Solutions to Close the Racial Wealth Divide is jointly authored by the Institute for Policy Studies, Ohio State University’s Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. This insightful and scholarly work opens with updates on the nation’s nagging and widening racial wealth divide. It then characterizes solutions offered as one of three approaches: programs, power, and process. According to the authors, programs refer to new government programs that could have a major impact on improving the financial prospects of low-wealth families. Power refers to changes to the federal tax code that could bring a much-needed balance to the tax burden now borne by middle and low-income workers. Process refers to changes to the government operates in regard to race and wealth. “For far too long we have tolerated the injustice of a violent, extractive and racially exploitive history that generated a wealth divide where the typical Black family has only a dime for every dollar held
by a typical white family,” said Darrick Hamilton, report co-author and executive director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University. From 1983-2016, the median Black family saw their wealth drop by more than half after adjusting for inflation, compared to a 33 percent increase for the median White households. Keep in mind that these years include the Great Recession that stole nearly $1 trillion of wealth from Black and Latinx families, largely via unnecessary foreclosures and lost property values for those who managed to hold on to their homes. Fast forward to 2018, and the report shares the fact that the median white family had 41 times more wealth than the median Black family, and 22 times more wealth than the median Latinx family. Instead of the $147,000 that median white families owned last year, Black households had $3,600. When Congress passed tax cut legislation in December 2017, an already skewed racial wealth profile became worse. “White households in the top one percent of earners received $143 a day from the tax cuts while middle-class households (earning between $40,000 and $110,000) received just $2.75 a day,” states the report. “While the media coverage of the tax package and the public statements of the bill’s backers did not explicitly state that it would directly contribute to increasing the racial wealth divide, this was the impact, intended or otherwise.” With the majority of today’s Black households renting instead of owning their homes, escalating rental prices diminish if not remove the ability for many
consumers of color to save for a home down payment. As reported by CBS News, earlier this year, the national average monthly cost of fair market rent in 2018 was $1,405. Recent research by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition on housing affordability found that more than 8 million Americans spend half or more of their incomes on housing, including over 30 percent of Blacks, and 28 percent of Hispanics Homeownership, according to the Center for Responsible Lending, remains a solid building block to gain family wealth. But with an increasing number of households paying more than a third of their income for rent, the ability to save for a home down payment is seriously weakened. CRL’s proposed remedy in March 27 testimony to the Senate Banking Committee is to strengthen affordable housing in both homeownership and rentals. To increase greater access to mortgages, CRL further advocates lowdown payment loans. “The nation’s housing finance system must ensure access to safe and affordable mortgage loans for all creditworthy borrowers, including low-to-moderate income families and communities of color,” noted Nikitra Bailey, a CRL EVP. “The lower down payment programs available through FHA and VA, provide an entry into homeownership and wealth-building for many average Americans.” “Government-backed loans cannot be the only sources of credit for low-wealth families; they deserve access to cheaper conventional mortgages,” added Bailey. “Year after year, the annual Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data reveals how consumers of color, including upper-income Black and Latinx households are disproportionately dependent on mortgages that come with higher costs. Our nation’s fair lending and housing finance laws require that the private mortgage market provide access for low-wealth families. We need additional resources for rental housing to address the affordability crisis that many working families face.” There’s really no point in continuing to do the same thing while expecting a different result. When the status quo just isn’t working, change must be given a chance.
Rudd was abducted from the D.C. General homeless shelter in March 2014. Relisha loved art and baby dolls and would exuberantly spell V-I-C-TO-R-Y on her school’s cheer team. For months, Relisha’s disappearance dominated the news cycle and brought the glare of national attention to D.C. General. City officials, pundits, locals and anonymous online commenters heaped blame on Relisha’s family, her teachers and her social workers. But assigning blame did nothing to bring Relisha home. Five years have passed and Relisha is still missing. Why do we fail to see our poor children until their faces stare at us from a Missing Child poster? Why do we blame parents rather than blame our broken, unjust system that fails to provide affordable housing for families? Thousands of Relishas live everywhere among us, without safe places to live and grow up. They are homeless because housing is too expensive and their parents’ jobs pay too little; unaccounted for because affordable quality child care is out of reach; finding pockets of playtime in motel ballrooms because play is otherwise forbidden; hurting because poverty hurts. It’s time to stop assigning blame and start taking action. Next week the Children’s Defense Fund will release a new edition of our report Ending Child Poverty Now with an urgent call to action. We must make poor children’s struggles visible to our political leaders and policymakers at all levels of government and in every state and community. We must lift up child poverty solutions that work including a higher minimum wage, housing assistance vouchers for struggling parents, transitional jobs programs and child care assistance. We must keep children front and center, invisible no longer. Marian Wright Edelman is President Emeritus of the Children’s Defense Fund.
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HEALTH
Surge in U.S. Measles Cases Leads to Extraordinary Measures The return of measles may be an early warning sign of a resurgences of other vaccine-preventable diseases such as rubella, chickenpox and bacterial meningitis.
NEW YORK (AP)— Last week in Southern California, more than 1,000 students and staff at UCLA and Cal State Los Angeles were quarantined on campus or sent home after cases began to appear. It was a limited order, and half already are out of quarantine, officials said Monday.
Recent Infectious Disease Outbreaks Among Children are a Cause of Concern for Parents
By Staff Reports
PASADENA – With measles and whooping cough cases happening regionally and across the country, many parents across Southern California are rightfully concerned about how to best protect the health of their children.
“When it comes to both measles and the whooping cough, immunization is the best answer to help protect your child from getting sick.”
Dr. Robert Riewerts Kaiser Permanente
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os Angeles County health officials on April 22 reported five confirmed cases of measles – the first in the county in 2019 – were linked to international travel. Also, Orange County health officials earlier this month reported that an infant died following a bout with whooping cough – the first death from that disease since 2007. According to Dr. Robert Riewerts, regional chief of pediatrics with Kaiser Permanente Southern California, it’s important for parents to know the facts, and take the necessary steps to protect their children. “When it comes to both measles and the whooping cough, immunization is the best answer to help protect your child from getting sick,” said Dr. Riewerts. “In fact, most childhood vaccines are 90 to 99 percent effective in preventing disease. Not vaccinating your children puts their health at grave risk.” Measles is an infectious viral disease that causes fever and a red rash on the skin, typically occurring in childhood. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can be a serious disease for all ages, but especially for infants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine be given to children at age 12-15 months, and a second dose at age four to six. For Whooping cough, the CDC recommends a DTaP vaccination at 2, 4 and 6 months old, at 15 through 18 months, and at 4 through 6 years of age.
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uarantines in California. Fines in New York City. Orders for some people to avoid public places in Rockland County, New York. As an outbreak of measles surges across the United States—with 704 cases this year and counting—some local health officials are trying to deal with contagion in unvaccinated communities by turning to extraordinary police powers from the past. “Unfortunately, we are revisiting diseases from another generation,” said Jason Schwartz, an assistant professor of health policy at the Yale School of Public Health. “And now we are revisiting public health responses from another generation” in instances where vaccination programs have fallen short, he said.
Not long ago, measles was thought to be a problem that was mostly solved. A decade ago, the cases numbered fewer than 100 a year. But they have been jumping since then, with the worst happening right now. On Monday, U.S. health officials said the national tally already has eclipsed the total for any full year since 1994, when 963 cases were reported. Measles in most people causes fever, a runny nose, cough and a rash all over the body. A very small fraction of those infected can suffer complications such as pneumonia and a dangerous swelling of the brain. The return of measles may be an early warning sign of a resurgences of other vaccine-preventable diseases such as rubella, chickenpox and bacterial meningitis, some experts say. In recent decades, health officials have relied on doctors to prod families to vaccinate their children against measles and other diseases. That push has been bolstered by requirements in every state that children be vaccinated to attend public schools. But as vaccination rates have fallen in some communities and cases exploded, officials recently have taken more dramatic steps. Health officials have had such measures available and have been prepared to use them in case of unusual and even exotic outbreaks—like a new flu pandemic or Ebo-
la—“but here we are implementing them for measles,” he said. It’s been more than 25 years since those kinds of measures were taken against measles, Schwartz said. The use of quarantines and other orders are driven in part by a growing concern that outbreaks of measles and other diseases could get worse, despite the availability of effective vaccines, some health experts said. “I think there’s a sense of anxiety and even a little panic in the public health community” as officials see high levels of mistrust of government and science from a surprising number of people, said Lawrence Gostin, a Georgetown University public health law expert. That anxiety has led to what Gostin believes are missteps by officials. It’s one thing to isolate someone with measles or to quarantine someone who has been exposed, he said. Those people are infection risks, and short-term limitations of where they can go and who they can meet are legally and medically appropriate, Gostin said. But it’s another thing to take the kind of step Rockland County, NY initially did, in which unvaccinated kids were placed under house arrest—not because they were infection risks, but because their parents weren’t listening to public health officials, he said. “That’s overly punitive,” he said. Indeed, a judge struck down the initial emergency order. One community had success without taking such measures. Officials in Vancouver, Washington, declared an end Monday to a measles outbreak that began in January but apparently stopped at 71 cases a month ago. It was a much smaller community than New York City or Los Angeles and was tamed by an intense investigation and vaccination campaign that involved 230 health workers tracking down infected people and those they had contact with, at a cost of about $865,000. Meanwhile, there is a new wave of efforts in state legislatures to end philosophical and religious exemptions to vaccination requirements in schools.
Californians Traveling Abroad Urged to be Fully Vaccinated Against Measles By Staff Reports SACRAMENTO—The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today urged Californians to make sure they are protected against measles. Vaccination is especially critical for those who plan to travel internationally. In 2019 to date, there have been 38 cases of measles in California. This is an increase of 15 cases from last week, and compares with 11 cases at this time in 2018. Of the 2019 cases, 14 cases were in international travelers, 22 cases were due to spread from travelers to persons in California, and 2 cases are of unknown source. Measles is currently widespread in many countries. “Vaccination is the only way to ensure you and your family members will not get measles,” said State Public Health Officer and CDPH Director Dr. Karen Smith. “Many countries are currently experiencing widespread measles activity. Make sure you and your family are fully vaccinated before travelling internationally, and contact your healthcare provider immediately if anyone develops a rash and a fever while you are abroad, or when you return.” The international travel associated with the 2019 California cases include India,
Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam and the Ukraine. “Overall, California has a relatively high vaccination rate for measles,” said Dr. Smith. “Approximately 95 percent of all children entering kindergarten in California have received the necessary two doses of measles vaccine. Our vaccination rates have helped to stop the spread of measles in California. However, as evidenced by the outbreaks to date, the remaining unvaccinated and under vaccinated Californians are at risk. Vaccination is the best way to stop the spread of this highly contagious and serious virus.” Individuals returning from international travel should call their healthcare provider for advice and avoid contact with other people if measles symptoms develop. Measles begins with a fever that lasts for several days, followed by a cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis (red eye) and a rash. The rash typically appears first on the face, along the hairline, and behind the ears and then affects the rest of the body. Infected people are usually contagious from about 4 days before their rash starts to 4 days afterwards.
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NEWS Man Charged with Dispensary Security Guard’s Killing in Inglewood INGLEWOOD (CNS)—A Paramount man was in custody Wednesday on suspicion of killing a uniformed security guard who was gunned down outside the unlicensed marijuana dispensary in Inglewood where he worked. Adhan Rasheed Clark, 25, was ordered to be held in lieu of $3.04 million bail while awaiting arraignment May 2 on a murder charge stemming from the April 11 slaying of Enrique Alvarado, along with one count of possession of firearm by a felon. The criminal complaint includes gun and gang allegations, and alleges that Clark has a 2012 conviction for grand theft. He was arrested Monday in the San Pedro area in connection with Alvarado’s killing, according to Inglewood Police Department Capt. Mark Fried. Officers responded to a radio call of a victim down in a parking lot in the 11000 block of South Crenshaw Boulevard about 12:40 p.m. and found Alvarado suffering
from multiple gunshot wounds, the police captain said. Paramedics took the 22-year-old guard to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Fried said.
Murdered Security Guard, Enrique Alvarado
Suspect Adhan Rasheed Clark
Citrus Tree Disease Confirmed in Compton; Area Now in New Quarantine
Due to the detection of an incurable plant disease called Huanglongbing (HLB) in Compton, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has expanded the Los Angeles HLB quar-
antine area by 99 square miles. This quarantine means that it is illegal to move citrus trees and plant material out of the quarantine area and to bring citrus fruit or plant material into this area from other states or countries.
HLB kills all citrus trees it infects and is spread by a small pest called the Asian citrus psyllid as it feeds on leaves and stems of citrus trees. HLB is not harmful to humans or animals, but once a tree is infected, it will die and must be
removed. Agricultural officials are in the Compton area and working to protect backyard citrus trees by inspecting them for the disease. Are you interested in sharing what your readers can expect from
Lack of Affordable Rents Bedevils California, Nation
LOS ANGELES (CNS)—A USC study released Tuesday says Washington, D.C., and California cities have the widest disparity between income and affordability for rental housing. New research by USC housing experts reveals lack of affordable rent is a bigger problem than previously realized, not only in big coastal cities but across much of the United States, according to a statement released in conjunction with the study. The findings come from a new method by researchers at the USC Price School of Public Policy to provide policymakers a more accurate picture of rental market conditions. It helps show ratcheting pressure on working people as well as the challenges companies face in recruiting labor. The findings also underscore how traditional methods of calculating rent burden often substantially misrepresent real-world conditions. “The study shows a growing mismatch of rents and incomes, how rents are rising faster than wages. It’s an affordability problem acute among the poorest people, but it affects a much broader constituency of people,” said Dowell Myers, professor of urban planning and demography at USC Price and director of the school*s Population Dynamics Research Group.
Washington, D.C., was the least affordable metropolitan area overall in the nation. Four of the 10 least affordable metros are in California: San Diego, Los Angeles, Riverside-San Bernardino and Sacramento. The nation’s most affordable cities are inland, including Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and Phoenix. The newly published study appears in the peer-reviewed, policy research journal Cityscape, which is produced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The prevailing method of assessing lack of affordability is excessive rent burden, measured by the percentage of renters who spend more than 30% of their household income on rent. But this technique has shortcomings because it does not distinguish degrees of local affordability very well. It also leads to anomalies, such as finding that affordability in San Francisco or Washington, D.C., is better than the national average, Myers said. Instead, the new method the researchers used is designed to measure the growing mismatch between rising rents and incomes in a way that can distin-
guish metropolitan areas more accurately over time, while also isolating problems at both low and middle-income levels. It employs an indicator the researchers call the “constant quartile mismatch,” which uses the same census data in a different design to compare changes in rent and income distributions from their values in a base year -- 2000 in this study, which precedes both the housing bubble and the Great Recession, to 2016. Rent distributions have shifted upward in the nation and most metropolitan areas, while income distributions have improved very little. For example, since 2000, the median rental payment nationwide increased by 17.2% (in 2016 dollars) while the median annual income of renters has actually declined slightly, from $38,468 to $37,500 (-2.5%).
agricultural officials and best practices for citrus tree care? I’ve provided a list of tree care practices to prevent the spread of HLB below my signature. To help protect citrus trees from Huanglongbing, citrus tree owners in Compton should follow these tips: • Inspect trees for Huanglongbing (HLB) mont h ly, and whenever watering, spraying, pruning or tending trees. If you spot the pest or disease, call: 800-491-1899. • Disease symptoms: o Symptoms of HLB include blotchy, yellowing of leaves, yellow shoots, lopsided, small and bitter fruit, and premature and excessive fruit drop. • Agriculture officials are working hard in the area to find and stop the disease. Please allow them to access your property. • As part of your tree care, visit your local nursery or garden center to get advice on products that can help protect your citrus tree. • Do not move citrus plants, foliage or fruit into or out of your area, and especially across state or international borders. This could unknowingly contribute to the spread of the pest and disease.
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He also allegedly discussed killing a neighbor he was upset with as a prelude to broader violence and later contemplated bombing the Santa Monica Pier, where he said a summer attack on the crowded tourist spot would maximize casualties because people wouldn’t be able to escape the blast in the enclosed space. Eventually, he settled on the idea of planting an improvised explosive device that would be remotely triggered or detonated by a timer at a white supremacist event, investigators said. The confidential source connected him with a purported bomb maker who was actually an undercover police officer. Domingo bought 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms) of nails long enough to puncture internal organs and provided them to the bomb maker, though the resulting contraption contained only inert materials, authorities said. If he survived the planned bombing, Domingo allegedly discussed launching further attacks on the Long Beach Port or on a train. The plot was thwarted just two days ahead of the event, investigators said, when an FBI SWAT team arrested Domingo after he was given the pressure cookers and surveyed Bluff Park in Long Beach, where the rally was supposed to happen. White nationalists, however, never showed up at the park Sunday. Instead, a large group of counter protesters demonstrated for peace. Phone and email messages seeking comment from the public defender representing Domingo were not immediately returned. A voicemail left at a phone number listed for Domingo was not returned. A statement from his family asked for privacy. “We do not know what is going on at this point,” the statement said. “We are surprised by all of these events in regard with Mark.” The suspect’s younger brother told reporters outside the family’s Los Angeles home that Mark Domingo had converted to Islam in recent months. “Like anybody else, I don’t want to assume a thing when someone joins a new religion,” James Domingo said. “If anything, I thought it was a good thing. I thought maybe my brother finally found some sort of guidance in this world.” James Domingo declined to speculate on whether his brother was guilty, only saying he would “wait for the trial.” Domingo is believed to have acted alone and authorities said the public was not at risk. After Domingo was identified online by the FBI, he was under surveillance around the clock, said Ryan Young, the FBI special agent in charge of counter terrorism at the Los Angeles office. “Our biggest fear is this was a rapid what we call ‘radicalization to mobilization to violence,‘” Young said. “Sometimes we get asked ‘What keeps you up at night?’ This is a case that keeps us up at night.” While Domingo had appeared committed to carry out the plot, court papers portray him as suddenly reluctant as the bomb plot came together. He told the others he thought were his confederates they should consider postponing so he could finish reading the Quran and experience the Muslim holy month of Ramadan beginning in May. Last Wednesday, he told the confidential source he wanted to think about it for a night. “Let’s just sleep on it,” he said, according to court papers. “If we’re still as motivated ... I’ll give the go-ahead.” The next day he sent a message to the supposed bomb maker that the plan was on. The two referred to the bombs as “presents” they needed to wrap for a party. “Keep the presents somewhere safe lol,” Domingo wrote back Friday morning before making plans to meet that night.
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LEGALS T.S. No. 014703-CA APN: 6162007-004 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 4/6/2006. 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 On 5/23/2019 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 4/18/2006, as Instrument No. 2006 0844261, , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: DONALD GREEN, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY 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: 448 WEST CALDWELL STREET COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 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: $415,604.64 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 or its predecessor 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 014703-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) 2802832 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:75398 AdId:25143 CustId:670
-----------NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 12830 Roselle Ave., Hawthorne, CA, 90250, on May 15th at 2:00 PM.; Rodney Wendi, Assorted household items; Cherrell Butler, Clothes; Laurent Hechmati, boxes, household items, books; Abelardo Munoz, Clothing; Ashley Thomas, Boxes of misc. goods and household items; Maria Lassiter, Household Items; Maurice Lawson, Boxes and misc. items; Dyamond L Daniel, Fridge and boxes; Mitzie Holmes, Totes full of misc household goods, and items; Mia Yarbrough, Futon, couch, 10 boxes of misc. items and household goods; Fredrick Steen, Kitchen appliances, washer, dryer, couches, beds, dressers, household goods; Angora Ingram, Mattress, bed couch, storage bins and boxes; Leticia Bolen, Plastic tubs and mattress; Ashton Alexander, Tv, clothing, and misc. personal items; Howard Edwards, Boxes of misc. and personal items; DeShon Turner, Clothing, personal items, futon and misc.; Gustavo Cerezo, Fridge, misc. home and personal items; Bobby Bryant, clothing, twin mattress, frame. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
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 DAVID J. WORKMAN, ESQ. - SBN 165891 LAW OFFICE OF DAVID J. WORKMAN
CN959466 05-15-19 Apr 24, May 1, 2019
21515 HAWTHORNE SUITE 980
SchId:75444 AdId:25158 CustId:65
TORRANCE CA 90503
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BLVD.,
4/17, 4/24, 5/1/19
NOTICE
CNS-3243034#
Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 12714 S. La Cienega Blvd, Hawthorne CA 90250, 310-363-9305, on May 15th, 2019 @ 3:00PM. Account, Description of goods: Guzman Maricela, home; Garcia Jose, home; E Wanda Artison, home; Juan Carlos Dubon, House items; Robert Sena, house items; Percy Nichols Jr, house items; E Wanda Artison, home; Michael Frieson, house; Mariana Tavares, Small dresser, night stand and toys and TV; Aisha Herrell, Household and furniture; Dorlisa Thomas, House; Corey James, household items; James Nelson, Home; Willietta Boyd, 1 bed, night stand, tv, stand, drawers, bureau, mirror, 2 night stands, china set, boxes, fridge; Alexis Edwards, Home and furniture; Keith Smith, Home and furniture; Kalia Gabrun, Clothes; Kenya Golden, Catering and home items. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
THE COMPTON BULLETIN
CN959472 05-15-19 Apr 24, May 1, 2019
“Request for Bids Proposal for ROAD REPAIR SERVICES (POTHOLE REPAIR- REMOVE AND REPLACE)”
SchId:75446 AdId:25159 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: EDITH LEANNA THOMPSON CASE NO. 19STPB03026 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of EDITH LEANNA THOMPSON. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ALFRED B. THOMPSON, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ALFRED B. THOMPSON, JR. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act 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: 05/17/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of
SchId:75452 AdId:25161 CustId:61 -----------SECTION A. 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, 2019 at 3:00 pm, 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 17, 2019. 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:
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 ROAD REPAIR SERVICES (POTHOLE REPAIR - REMOVE AND REPLACE) 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. 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. 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. 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 17, 2019 April 24, 2019 May 01, 2019 SchId:75455 AdId:25162 CustId:314 -----------REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TRUCK MOUNTABLE SPRAY INJECTION ROAD REPAIR MACHINE The City of Compton Public Works Department is soliciting a Request for Proposals (RFP) to companies to supply a Truck Mountable Spray Injection Road Repair Machine. 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 shall be cause for disqualification. Requirements for this RFP are enclosed. In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit 5 copies and one copy on a CD or USB drive of their proposal no later than 3:00 PM, May 2, 2019 to: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Attention: Mr. John Jr.,Project Manager
Strickland
Late proposals will not be accepted. Any questions should be directed to: John Strickland Jr. Office Phone: 310.605.5505
Email: jstrickland@comptoncity.org Sincerely,
Petitioner: Phyllis Chestnut PHYLLIS CHESTNUT
Alita Godwin
1857 W 41ST PL
City Clerk PUBLISH: April 17, 2019
LOS ANGELES CA 90062
April 24, 2019
CN959592 CHESTNUT Apr 17,24, May 1, 2019
May 01, 2019
SchId:75495 AdId:25175 CustId:65
The Compton City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. SchId:75465 AdId:25165 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3846 W. Century Blvd Inglewood, CA 90303 May 15, 2019 at 1 PM. Vernethe Ramirez - furniture and boxes; Mia Kemp - Personal items and furniture; Kelly Moseley - 10x15 unit 2 bedroom; Alvon Blair - Household items; Gwendolyn Williams - Two bedroom house; Auntanish Smith - Boxes, 2 couches, crib, fireplace, toddler bed, game, chair, 2 small dresser, 3 televisons; Arnulfo Munguia - Boxes, clothes, small table; Eddie Stevens - Household Furniture; Devin Packard - Boxes of clothes; Paul Iyere - Household goods; Geoff Kabule - Dresser, boxes; Syrea Hicks - Rates, dining table, server; Damon Bias - Personal property and furniture; Rosalie Denby Boxes, deep fridge; Stephan Land - Duffle bags of clothing. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. CN959514 05-15-19 Apr 24, May 1, 2019 SchId:75492 AdId:25174 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DESSIE MARIE CHESTNUT Case No. 19STPB03137 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DESSIE MARIE CHESTNUT A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Phyllis Chestnut in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Phyllis Chestnut be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 3, 2019 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 2D 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.
-----------NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1017 E El Segundo Blvd, El Segundo, CA 90245. May 15th, 2019 at 4:00 pm. Lacy Ostendorf, Household goods; Julienn Walker, Household items; Tara Murray, Household goods; Kiera Lewellyn, Personal property; Andrea Cameron, Household goods, furniture; La Seona Smith, Personal property; Austin Meick, Household items; Albin Reif, Household items; Frank Espinoza, Personal Property; Julian Badillo, Household items. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. CN959532 05-15-19 Apr 24, May 1, 2019 SchId:75509 AdId:25181 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FRED W. SPOONER CASE NO. 19STPB02654 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of FRED W. SPOONER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by NATHANIEL WILLIS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that NATHANIEL WILLIS 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: 05/31/19 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 JAMES A. DIAMOND SBN 118484 DAVIDSON RUSS & DIAMOND 1875 W REDONDO BEACH BLVD. SUITE 301
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LEGALS GARDENA CA 90247 4/24, 5/1, 5/8/19 CNS-3246124# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:75562 AdId:25202 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GWENDOLYN ROBERTS aka GWENDOLYN R. ROBERTS Case No. 19STPB03704 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GWENDOLYN ROBERTS aka GWENDOLYN R. ROBERTS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Roslyn R. Roberts in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Roslyn R. Roberts be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’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 20, 2019 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 2D 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: KELLI C STANFORD ESQ SBN 201882 LAW OFFICES OF KELLI C STANFORD 319 EAST HILLCREST BLVD INGLEWOOD CA 90301 CN959740 ROBERTS Apr 24, May 1,8, 2019 SchId:75592 AdId:25213 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 35764-KR (1) Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described. (2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: DUGGAL INC 947 N LA BREA AVE INGLEWOOD CA 90302 (3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 2108 MARTINA AVE TORRANCE CA 90501
(4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: J S MULTANI SUBWAY INC 24538 STARLIGHT LN WEST HILLS CA 91307
140695
(5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT of that certain business located at: 947 N LA BREA AVE INGLEWOOD CA 90302
1963 CARSON STREET
(6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: SUBWAY #25471 (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is MAY 17, 2019 at the office of: ADVANTAGE ONE ESCROW, 7777 CENTER AVE., SUITE 350 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647, Escrow No. 35764-KR, Escrow Officer: KIT RHOADS (8) Claims may be filed with: ADVANTAGE ONE ESCROW, 7777 CENTER AVE., SUITE 350 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647, Escrow No. 35764-KR, Escrow Officer: KIT RHOADS (9) The last day for filing claims is: MAY 16, 2019. (10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. (11) As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: NONE. Dated: APRIL 15, 2019 SELLER: DUGGAL INC A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION BUYER: J S MULTANI SUBWAY INC A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION LA2254154 INGLEWOOD TRIBUNE 5/1/19 SchId:75633 AdId:25228 CustId:628 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GRACE LUCIEL DUNCAN CASE NO. 19STPB03596
LAW OFFICE GAUGH
OF
KENNETH
TORRANCE CA 90501 5/1, 5/8, 5/15/19 CNS-3247920# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:75634 AdId:25229 CustId:61 -----------CITY OF COMPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 1802 Pursuant to Section 65090 of the California Government Code, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Planning Commission of the City of Compton, on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Compton City Hall Council Chambers, to consider a request of Electric Guard Dog LLC. to modify the zoning ordinance to allow electrified fencing in commercial and manufacturing/industrial zones within the City of Compton. The Council Chambers is located at 205 S. Willowbrook Ave., Compton, CA 90220. If you have comments concerning the proposed zone text amendment, please submit the comments in writing, to Richard Rojas, Director, Community Development Department, Planning Division, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220. Comments are due by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, 2019. If you have any questions, you may call the City of Compton Community Development Department at (310) 6055532, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Richard Rojas, Director Community Development Department Publish: May 1, 2019 and May 8, 2019
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of GRACE LUCIEL DUNCAN.
SchId:75637 AdId:25230 CustId:314
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JULIUS DUNCAN in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
OF INVITATION FOR RFPs
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JULIUS DUNCAN 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.
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Sealed RFPs are invited for: Appraisal Services The Successor Agency/City of Compton is soliciting proposals from qualified companies to perform appraisal services for Successor Agency and Housing Successor Agency owned vacant lots located at various locations throughout the City. RFP deadline- RFP submissions should be received no later than 3:00 pm, May 15, 2019 at the City of Compton City Clerk’s Office at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220. RFP information may be obtained on the City’s website as of Wednesday May 1, 2019. Contact Leslie NacionalesTafoya Administrative Analyst at 310-6055697 or lnacionalestafoya@comptoncity.org for any inquiries.
A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/17/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. 4 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
ALITA GODWIN, MMC
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.
SchId:75660 AdId:25237 CustId:314
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 KENNETH GUAGH, ESQ. - SBN
CITY CLERK Publish: May 1, 2019
-----------IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING, JUVENILE DEPARTMENT IN RE THE DEPENDENCY OF: OSSI TIYMAR WATSON DOB: 11/14/2015 TOMIYA LEE SHAVERS DOB: 8/30/2009 NO: 18-7-02918-8 KNT 18-7-02919-6 KNT NOTICE OF HEARING TO: * Randy Lamar Watson a/k/a Randy Lamar WatsonHicks, Father of Ossi; Tommie Lee Pitts III, Father of Tomiya., and/or anyone claiming parental/paternal rights or interest in the children and to All Whom It May Concern: On November 2, 2018, a petition for Termination was filed in the above entitled Court, pursuant to RCW 13.34.080 and/or RCW 26.33.310 regarding the above named children, whose parents are Tiya Cherie Anderson a/k/a Hester and *.
[FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL 253-372-5738, 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.] Said Petition will be heard on June 3, 2019, at the hour of 8:15 a.m., at King County Superior Court, Juvenile Department, 401 4th Ave North, Kent, WA 98032, before a judge of the above entitled court, at which time you are directed to appear and answer the said petition or the petition will be granted and action will be taken by the court such as shall appear to be for the welfare of the said children. Dated April 24, 2019. BARBARA MINER KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK BY: AMD, Deputy Clerk 5/1, 5/8, 5/15/19 CNS-3247996# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:75664 AdId:25239 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE AND OF INTENTION TO TRANSFER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE (UCC 6101 et seq. and B & P 24073 and 24074 et seq.) Escrow No. 009403-JK Notice is hereby given that a bulk sale of assets and a transfer of alcoholic beverage license is about to be made. The names, Social Security or Federal Tax Numbers, and address of the Seller/Licensee are: JYMC ENTERPRISE INC, 840 W ROSECRANS AVE, COMPTON, CA 90222 The business is known as: JJ LIQUOR The names, Social Security or Federal Tax Numbers, and addresses of the Buyer/Transferee are: BD SUPER CORP., 840 W. ROSECRANS AVE, COMPTON, CA 90222 As listed by the Seller/Licensee, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller/Licensee within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer/ Transferee are: NONE The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TRADENAME, GOODWILL, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENT and are located at: 840 W ROSECRANS AVE, COMPTON, CA 90222 The kind of license to be transferred is: OFFSALE GENERAL, License # 21-579802 now issued for the premises located at: 840 W ROSECRANS AVE, COMPTON, CA 90222 The anticipated date of the sale/ transfer is MAY 24, 2019 at the office of: UNITED ESCROW CO, 3600 WILSHIRE BLVD #913, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010. The amount of the purchase price or consideration in connection with the transfer of the license and business, including estimated inventory, is the sum of $565,000.00, which consists of the following: DESCRIPTION, AMOUNT: CHECKS DEPOSITED INTO ESCROW BY BUYER $565,000.00 It has been agreed between the Seller/Licensee and the intended Buyer/ Transferee, as required by Sec. 24073 of the Business and Professions Code, that the consideration for the 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: MARCH 28, 2019 JYMC ENTERPRISE INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Seller/ Licensee BD SUPER CORP., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Buyer/Transferee LA2256398 COMPTON BULLETIN 5/1/19 SchId:75699 AdId:25250 CustId:628 -----------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. 19-37130-MK 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: RONALD WAYNE STEHLER AND SATHANY CHHIM STEHLER, 1770 E. BROADWAY, LONG BEACH, CA 90802 Doing Business as: WINE MESS LIQUOR STORE 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: The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s)/Applicant(s) is/are: LONG BEACH WINE & SPIRITS INC, 612 BAKER ST., COSTA MESA, CA 92626 The assets being sold are generally described as: FURNITURES, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENTS, TOOLS, TRADENAME, GOODWILL, LEASEHOLD INTEREST,
LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, ALL TRANSFERABLE PERMITS, LICENSES AND INVENTORY OF STOCK IN TRADE and is/are located at: 1770 E. BROADWAY, LONG BEACH, CA 90802 The type of license(s) and license no(s) to be transferred is/are: 21-OFFSALE GENERAL/LICENSE #522633 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: TEAM ESCROW, 17310 REDHILL AVE, STE 140, IRVINE, CA 92614 and the anticipated sale/ transfer is MAY 28, 2019 The purchase price or consideration in connection with the sale of the business and transfer of the license, is the sum of $365,000.00, including inventory estimated at $65,000.00, which consists of the following: DESCRIPTION, AMOUNT: CASH $200,000.00, NOTE $165,000.00, ALLOCATION TOTAL $365,000.00 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: Seller(s)/Licensee(s): RONALD WAYNE STEHLER AND SATHANY CHHIM STEHLER Buyer(s)/Applicant(s): LONG BEACH WINE & SPIRITS, INC. LA2257037 LONG BEACH CALIFORNIAN 5/1/19 SchId:75700 AdId:25251 CustId:628 -----------RESOLUTION NO. 25,008 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO AMEND THE CITY’S EXISTING AGREEMENT FOR INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, APPROVE INCREASES TO THE SOLID WASTE RATES, AMEND CHAPTER XXI OF THE COMPTON MUNICIPAL CODE (INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT), COLLECT SOLID WASTE CHARGES FOR CERTAIN SINGLEFAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ON THE 2019-2020 COUNTY TAX ROLL, AND MAKE A FINDING THAT THE FOREGOING ACTIONS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT; SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING; AND TAKING RELATED ACTIONS (June 18, 2019 at 5:35 p.m.) WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (California Public Resources Code Section 40000 et seq.) (“Act”), the City must implement its Source Reduction and Recycling Element in order to maintain the diversion of 50% of solid waste collected in the City from landfill disposal through source reduction, recycling, and composting; and WHEREAS, Chapter XXI of the Compton Municipal Code (Integrated Waste Management) (“Chapter XXI”) establishes standards for the collection, transportation, recycling, processing and disposal of solid waste (“services”) and provides for the awarding of franchise agreements and the levy of charges for such services; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 5471, et seq. and Chapter XXI any of the charges (plus any interest or penalties) may be collected on the County of Los Angeles Property Tax Roll (“Tax Roll”), the water bill for the premises, or by separate bill of the City or the City’s authorized hauler, and the City intends to include the charges for singlefamily residential properties that do not receive water service from the City on the Tax Roll for fiscal year 2019-20; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1501 of the Compton City Charter, California Public Resources Code Sections 40059(a)(2), 49300, and 49500-49524, and Section 21-1.3 of the Compton Municipal Code, the City and Pacific Coast Waste & Recycling, LLC (“Pacific”) previously entered into that certain Agreement for Integrated Solid Waste Management Services, dated on or about May 17, 2010, providing an exclusive franchise to Pacific to perform services within the City, and the agreement was amended and restated on or about October 1, 2012, for among other purposes, to extend its term to September 30, 2022, and was assigned to Consolidated Disposal Service, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Services, Inc. (“Republic”), in 2013 (“Existing Agreement”); and WHEREAS, in furtherance of meeting the requirements of Callifornia’s mandatory commercial recycling law (California Public Resources Code Sections 42649-42649.7 and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Sections 18835-18839) (“MCR law”) and California’s mandatory organics recycling law (California Public Resources Code Sections 42649.8-42649.87 (“MOR law”), the City Council proposes to amend Chapter XXI to require, with certain exceptions, that public entities and businesses that generate four cubic yards or more of solid waste per week and multifamily dwellings of four or more units, regardless of the amount of solid waste they generate source separate recyclable materi-
als from other solid waste and make arrangements with the City’s authorized hauler for the collection of recyclable materials and that public entities, multifamily dwellings of four or more units, and businesses that generate four cubic yards or more of solid waste per week source separate organic waste from other solid waste and make arrangements with the City’s authorized hauler for the collection of organic waste; and WHEREAS, Republic has proposed additional and/or enhanced recycling programs to enable the City to comply with the MCR and MOR laws, and has also proposed additional and/or enhanced bulky waste/ cleanup programs; and Resolution No. 25,008 Page 2 WHEREAS, the City Council and Republic desire to amend the Existing Agreement, without extending its term, to set forth their agreements with respect to the recycling and bulky waste/cleanup programs and other matters, including modifying the method to calculate rate increases for increased costs due to inflation and providing for Republic to take over the billing for commercial and multifamily premises commencing on or after August 1, 2019 (with the City to undertake proceedings to collect delinquencies with respect to such billings on the Tax Roll commencing in fiscal year 2020-21); and WHEREAS, in order to compensate Republic for the cost of providing services, as described above, Republic has requested the City Council to approve rate increases for all properties and the City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed rate increases in accordance with the requirements of Article XIII D of the California Constitution and the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act (Government Code Section 53750, et seq.); and WHEREAS, at the public hearing, the City Council will also consider the collection of the charges for singlefamily residential properties that do not receive water service from the City on the 2019-20 Tax Roll, amendments to the Existing Agreement, and amendments to Chapter XXI, as described above; and WHEREAS, the City Council will consider making a finding that the foregoing actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15308 on the grounds that it can be seen with certainty that the enhanced solid waste regulations will not have a significant effect on the environment and that the new requirements, which strengthen requirements for the handling of solid waste, represent actions by a regulatory agency (the City) for the protection of the environment; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That each of the above recitals is true and correct and is adopted by the City Council. Section 2. That City staff are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and file with the City Clerk a written report that contains a description of each parcel for which the City proposes to include the charges on the 2019-20 Tax Roll and the proposed amount of the charges for fiscal year 2019-20. Section 3. That the City Council hereby adopts the Procedures for the Conduct of a Public Hearing substantially in the form presented to the City Council at this meeting and on file in the office of the City Clerk. Section 4. That the City Council hereby sets a public hearing on June 18, 2019 at 5:35pm, to consider the matters described in recitals hereof. Section 5. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish this Resolution at least once within 15 days of its passage in the official newspaper, and to provide such other notice of the public hearing and the Report in the time and manner required by law. ADOPTED this 23rd day of April, 2019. Resolution No. 25,008 Page 3 Aja L. Brown ___________ MAYOR OF THE CITY OF COMPTON ATTEST: Alita L. Godwin ____________ CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF COMPTON STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss CITY OF COMPTON ) I, Alita L. Godwin, City Clerk of the City of Compton, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council, signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk at the regular meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of April, 2019. That said resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members- Zurita, Galvan, McCoy, Sharif, Brown NOES: Council Members- None ABSENT: Council Members- None ABSTAIN: Council Members- None Alita L. Godwin __________ CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF COMPTON SchId:75701 AdId:25252 CustId:314
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ENTERTAINMENT ‘Boyz n the Hood’ Director John Singleton Dead at 51 LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Flowers were placed Tuesday morning on the star honoring Oscar-nominated director John Singleton on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one day after he was removed from life support at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following a massive stroke earlier this month. “John passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends,” according to a statement released by the family’s publicist. “We want to thank the amazing doctors at Cedars-Sinai hospital for their expert care and kindness and we again want to thank all of John’s fans, friends and colleagues for all of the love and support they showed him during this difficult time.” It was Singleton’s directorial debut with “Boyz n the Hood,” for which he also wrote the screenplay, that defined his career. Singleton received Oscar nominations for best director and best original screenplay. He was the first African-American ever nominated for the best-director Oscar, as well as being the youngest-ever nominee in the category. Thomas Schlamme, president of the Directors Guild of America, said that with “Boyz n the Hood,” Singleton “exploded into Hollywood, our culture and our con-
sciousness with such a powerful cinematic depiction of life in the inner city.” “John grew up in South Central L.A. with a love of cinema that showed itself early on,” according to his family’s statement. “He went on to become one of the most lauded graduates of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Within months of graduating, John returned to South Central to shoot his debut feature, `Boyz n the Hood.’ The movie, which was unusually shot in sequence, masterfully captured a story of friendship, youth and the peril of hard choices in a community marred by gang violence.” The family noted that Singleton took pride in providing opportunities to new talent, including Tupac Shakur, Regina King, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson. “One of the greatest ever to do it,” King wrote on her Instagram page. “Thank you God for blessing us with this gift better known as John Singleton. Having trouble finding enough words to share just what you mean to me. Will always love you John! Your spirit will forever shine bright.” Singleton’s family noted that “like many African-Americans, Singleton quietly struggled with
hypertension. More than 40% African-American men and women have high blood pressure, which also develops earlier in life and is usually more severe. His family wants to share the message with all to please recognize the symptoms by going to Heart.org.” Singleton is survived by his mother, Sheila Ward; his father, Danny Singleton; and his children Justice, Maasai, Hadar, Cleopatra, Selenesol, Isis and Seven. The family said details about memorial services will be provided at a later date.
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Royale Undaunted by Speedy Pace of Success LOS ANGELES (AP)—Aliyah Royale imagined her TV series debut might be a comedy. Instead, she plunged into an emotionally demanding role in a police-shooting drama that brought the 19-year-old into the daunting orbit of a veteran star and heavyweight producers. Whatever the challenges, Royale said she felt compelled to be part of “The Red Line,” which details the devastating effect an unarmed African-American doctor’s killing has on his husband, played by Noah Wyle of “ER” and “The Librarians” fame, their adopted daughter Jira (Royale) and the white officer (Noel Fisher) responsible. The eight-episode limited series which debuted on Sunday at 8 p.m. also stars Emayatzy Corinealdi and is from executive producers Ava DuVernay (“Selma,” “Queen Sugar”) and Greg Berlanti (“Everwood,” “Political Animals”). Also notable: it’s on CBS, and is among the steps it’s taking toward inclusiveness after prolonged criticism for its predominantly white prime-time lineup. To Royale, the story “felt like it was something that hadn’t been done before and really should be.” While Wyle’s Daniel struggles with depression and Fisher’s
Paul with guilt, teenager Jira is unmoored, her sheltered life in a loving Chicago home uprooted. “You have a parent taken away from you who was a part of your daily life, someone whose face you’re used to seeing every morning and every night. It makes it even worse when it was for reasons that could have absolutely been prevented,” Royale said. “And that reason opens up a new world of racial problems that Jira genuinely didn’t know existed.” Royale’s credits mostly include short films and, testament to her fashion sense, a 2014 stint on “Project Runway: Threads,” the teen version. She earned the role of Jira after an intense search, said Caitlin Parrish, who with Erica Weiss wrote the play that became the basis of “The Red Line.” Both are showrunners for the series. “We weren’t just looking for someone good, we were looking for someone special.”
“Thank you God for blessing us with this gift better known as John Singleton.” Regina King
Street art of Nipsey Hussle in LA Breathes Life into Legacy
By Jonathan Landrum Jr.
LOS ANGELES (AP)— Along busy highways, on the sides of buildings and inside a school basketball court, more than 50 colorful murals of Nipsey Hussle have popped up in Los Angeles since the beloved rapper and community activist was gunned down outside his clothing store.
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ome show the rapper gazing into the sky or bowing his head. One has him standing with angel wings. Others include inspiring quotes. The street artists who created the work said they want his legacy to grow and his entrepreneurial spirit to live on. “He wasn’t the biggest star, but I knew his music. His passing led me to rediscover him under a completely new light,” said Levi Ponce, who created an elaborate blue, black and white mural on 26-foot-building with Hussle’s image in one day. A lyric from his song “Victory Lap” was written above his head. “In my case,” Ponce said, “I’m a painter and paint in the streets. Nipsey was able to give it on a greater scale. He went out of his way to help the community. For me, that’s motivation and inspiration.” The death of the 33-year-old Hussle sent a shock wave through the hip-
hop community and beyond. Fans poured out adoration for a man whose career hit new heights with “Victory Lap,” his first studio album that earned a Grammy nomination after he released much sought-after mixtapes for a decade. He was an up-and-coming rapper and beloved figure for his philanthropic work that went well beyond the usual celebrity “giving back” ethos. After he passed away, Hussle’s peers, from Jay-Z to Snoop Dogg, along with political and community leaders, were quick and effusive in their praise using words. For Ponce and others, paint was how they paid homage. “The world is uniting because of him. You can see the revival of all the murals going up,” said Nick Ansom, CEO of the Venice Basketball League. He spearheaded a project to create the Nipsey Hussle Memorial Basketball Court at the nonprofit charter school Crete Academy, a few blocks from Hussle’s clothing store. The basketball court is painted blue with a checkerboard border
and a side view of Hussle at midcourt. Ansom said he felt the urge to push forward the initiative to create a basketball court mural in honor of Hussle as a “thank you” “He went out of to the rapper who his way to help he says was “starting to reach his the community. peak.” He and his partner, Michael For me, that’s McLeod, drove motivation and around South Los Angeles looking inspiration. for possible schools before Crete So I had to get Academy foundmy paint on the er-principal Hattie Mitchell agreed to walls right away.” embrace the idea. Afterward, Levi Ponce Ansom drew his vision for the mural on paper and called artist Gustavo Zermeno Jr. to design it. He said about 40 people gathered to paint and touch up the mural in a week’s t i m e frame. Hussle’s father a n d sis-
ter attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil it just days after the rapper’s public memorial service, which drew more than 20,000 people to Staples Center. Before Zermeno helped create Hussle’s basketball court mural, he had already done some street art of the rapper elsewhere in town. He painted a mural of Hussle in between other popular Los Angeles figures including Lakers player LeBron James and Snoop Dogg on the side of a clothing store. When Ansom asked for his help, Zermeno said it was a “no brainer.” The muralist feels he’s just doing his part to celebrate Hussle by doing both for free. “It’s bigger than just painting a mural,” said Zermeno, who has also created murals of the late Mac Miller and Selena. “A lot of the murals are solidifying Nipsey’s legacy.” Mitchell shed tears while talking about Hussle’s positive influence over her students at Crete Academy and the community. She was not only taken aback by the mural at her school, but also by the many others around town. “These murals are popping up every day,” she said. “There are photos that are truly memorializing this man. Most people are coming here to take photos with their family and etc. But I saw an individual who didn’t have his phone out. He had his shoulders up, his head down. At that moment, I truly realized that our memorial in our court is somewhat of a gravesite. ... It’s a place where you can remember someone, feel their spirit and grieve.”