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Council approves fee increases Compton native named Poet Laureate

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Library. poet should that go theoveronly Council difference members opposed fees affecting resiBoone “MaybeThe someone Bulletin Staff Writer laureate poet including and a a $50 jump in block party perthese. ” serves as an official between a greatdents, ambassador of L.A.’s arts from lousy is practice.

Poetry mits, and a handicap curb fee increase to $150 for Utility companies are exempt anyone fee inCOMPTON—The City Council unanimously the pole sign creases because of a lawsuit between Edison and science. approved street work fee increases at its April 17 community. isn’t rocket It’sand installation, then a $20 charge Alhambra California in 2011. meeting, moving them beyond their current 1989 “The role of the L.A. poet merely love.” annually. Residential refuse bins were scheduled “The utility company had agreeto increase from $5 and $40 for small and large levels. laureate is two-fold: first,a franchise Lewis is author of the Darlene Lofgren ment, and the city ordinance concur- bins,collection to $25 and $75,By respectively.

The city based its increase on inspection and to celebrate andadopted curateanan award-winning rent with the agreement, ” City Attorney Craig “I am against gouging residents because administrative costs it traditionally did not The final count forof the ever-widening cross-city “Voyage of the Sable Venus.”

Cornwell said. “The court found that interfering city’s negligence,” Councilwoman Janna Zurita. charge, then compared rates with other cities. the City of Compton appreciation for agreement poetry of all She is a writer-in-residence more money with the condiwith the franchise is unconstitutional. ” “It is hard to ask for Primary “We compared our rates with Gardenia, LynNominating kinds, from all cultures and and provost’s Cornwell and Edison representatives created fellow at the nwood and Torrance,” interim Public Works DiElection held on April nations; in second, to celebrate University Southern » See FEES,on Page 9A language the agreement that preserves the fran- of rector John Strickland said.

18th was released the rich and diverse history California.

Thursday April 27th. of Los Angeles poetry,” Lewis She will serve a two-year Three of the six said. term as poet laureate, and will positions won the “Poetry is high art, sure, be awarded an annual grant majority of votes in but it is also an exceedingly of $10,000 from DCA. their races - Council District 2 Isaac Galvan, City Attorney Craig Cornwell, and City Clerk Alita Godwin - and three positions will be in a did not disclose a specific plaid shirt, blue jeans, a black

By Staff Reports runoff election on June Authorities Friday sought location. Obeso is Hispanic, 5 baseball cap with the letters 6th: Mayor, Council the public’s help in locating an feet 8 inches tall, weighing 190 “RW” and black dress shoes.

District 3, and City Anyone with information 81-year-old man who suffers pounds with gray balding hair Treasurer. from Alzheimer’s disease and and brown eyes, according to about Obeso’s whereabouts To win in the Deputy Ryan Rouzan of the was urged to contact the Los was last seen in Compton. primary election, a Abel Obeso was last seen Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Angeles County Sheriff’s SEE ENTERTAINMENT » Page 8 candidate had to garner Obeso was last seen Department Missing Person’s about 4 p.m. Thursday in at least 50 percent plus Compton but authorities wearing a black jacket, a blue Detail at (323) 890-5500. one vote.

In the Mayor’s race, the results were Omar Bradley 1895 (27.5%),

By Chris Frost Bulletin Staff Writer Aja Brown 3248 (47.1 %), Lynn Rodgers Boone 360City (5.2%), Bryanmoved O. anCOMPTON—The Council Parker 368 (5.3%),search Jameson other step forward in the city manager Tuesday, April 27, Hays as Council members 725 (10.5%), andWillie Jones, Janna ZuritaErnest and Yvonne Arceneaux “Scooby” Green interviewed five candidates duringBradley a specialand meet291 (4.2%). ing.

Brown will face off in the Mayor Eric J. Perrodin not election. attend the June 6th did run-off meeting because of a conflict involving current The District 2 race interim City Manager Bryan Batiste and Counresulted in Al Hamade cilwoman Janna Zurita.

189for (14.8%), Batiste took over formerIsaac interim City Galvan Manager Lamont Ewell on 757 Jan. (59.5%), 25.

Bill Ivey 178 (14.0%), “City Manager Bryan Batiste wrote a memo and Jackie Venters 147 that to City Attorney Craig Cornwell requesting Bulletin photos by Chris Frost Councilperson Zurita recuse with herself from the in(11.5%); incumbent The Sibrie Park Braves practice throwing skills on Saturday, April 29. terview process,” Perrodin said in taking a written Isaac Galvan thestatement. “I will not participate election. until the Council receives a written opinion from3Cornwell about District results were the disagreement.” Chris Petit 177 (8.1%), Zurita said Batiste is only holding the position Robert L. Ray 279 city manuntil the Council finds a permanent (12.8%), Tana L. McCoy ager.

819 (37.8%), JoyceisKelly “The accusations that everyone making (11.1), Tomas will have no validity to241 them, and and the Council 649 (29.9%). continue searchingCarlos for a qualified candidate,” she said. “He knewIncumbent going in this was only McCoy andtemporary.” candidate Carlos will be Cornwell cannot make recuse the June 6thZurita run off Photo by Reed Saxonsaid heon herself. ballot.

People take part in a rally and peace parade in Los Angeles’ Koreatown.

“Every Council member has theAttorney right to parIn the City ticipate in properlycontest: noticedMarcus City Council matBy Chris Frost Musante But to 12 jurors in said.

Simi“According to the charter, ters,” he Bulletin Staff Writer the city (35.4%) Craig and managerwere serves at 2296 the will of theand Council Valley, the officers J. Cornwell 4175 (64.5%) nothing short of a legally defined conflict of inCOMPTON—The Sibrie Park Braves are continuing their innocent of wrongdoing and incumbent Craig terest, a situation that precludes the member 2011 success in 2012 as the team has won four of its first five allowed to walk free. a belief theelected. he or she cannot games.

The rage infrom theattending, black or Cornwell Thecomplying City Clerk with Mr. be open-minded exists, The squad collected a forfeit on Saturday, April 28, as their community toward the LAPD Batiste’s wishes hasposition no legal support. opponents, the Blue Jays,LAPD did notpolice show up for theingame. resulted”in comes is, what’s left to do. I Friday as city employees officers the was long-simmering

By Craig Clough andsaid farshe will not step Zurita away3028 from the inFormer San Francisco Giant and current Assistant Coach Satra D. Zurita LOS ANGELES—The bell think incontrovertibly, we filtered out into the streets for Lake View Terrace beating from being limited to the terviews, and thanked Cornwell for addressing Jesse Brew led the team through a spirited practice and (46.2%) and Alita L. Around City Hall” of motorist Rodney King, a Rodney King beating, dating atop City Hall tolled 63 times, are better off but we are not a “Handspraised the issue. the team’s fast start.

Godwin 3514 (53.7%) to convey confrontation that received a solemn remembrance of the where we need to be,” Mayor ceremony meant back to well beforeCouncilwoman the 1965 “They have surprised me so far,” he said. “I am especially Arceneaux Alita askedGodwin Cornwell incumbent cultural harmony worldwide publicity due to it number of lives that were lost Eric Garcetti told City News racial andpleased Watts riots, which alsolegal opinion directed to Council by our play at shortstop and pitcher.” for awere written CMC one block from being portion videotaped bygame a nearby in the Los Angeles riots 25 Service.

Brew where coachessome the defensive members, and he said he elected. will prepare one. of the and sticks fueled by allegations against City Treasurer “We still have corners of of the toviolence erupted resident and broadcast on the the department of racism years ago when sections of the Public comments onIn thethe selection process fathe fundamentals. and race the results were Parker Center, city exploded into violence this city that remain vacant -- outside “You vored Batiste. keep your handsevening in front,news. step and aim at the chestbrutality. of Sanders 2965 good job, ” resident Carolyn the person you are throwingAs to,”the he said. sound Within hours“The and undeveloped, we still have the former headquarters tape “We washave played and mayhem. of man thedoes aDouglas (46.1%), Jasper “Jay” Stokes said.

“If you fire Batiste all of you have to fundamentals, but I know the team can do better. ” As city leaders double-digit unemployment of the Los Angeles Police and replayed by the media acquittals, fires were breaking deal with me.

Not just one of you, all of you. ” One of the cornerstones of team success is positive attiJackson 2113 (32.8%), in the 14 months to follow, out across the city and remembered the riots this in certain communities, and Department. asked the Council if they understood her tudes, Brew gathered said, and hemany deals with and Jenise Davis 1353 An angry crowd whoproblems viewed itimmediately.

-- and Reginald Denny, She week, ahead of Saturday’s we still have the potential for a and white twice, Arceneaux acknowledged her.

“I am not a babysitter and do not tolerate hardheads, ” he (21.0%). Sanders and anniversary of the initial violence or divide between outside the building the certainly to many in the black truck driver, was beaten said. “This is serious, and I am teaching them about baseball.”

Resident Lorraine Cervantes expressed Jackson will be in the conAprilteam 29,is turning 1992, the community in South Los outbreak of violence, the the police and the community night of The mercilessly at the of publicity cerncorner about the the meeting received. corner offensively, Brew said, beJune 8th run-off. rocksof diligent, and setting Angeles -- deemed the officers Florence and Normandie message was consistent: because of one rouge cop or a throwing cause “You guys kept this More meeting quiet, ” she said. hard work. details on before to be cage, clearly caught Much has changed, and much mistake that’s made. But I feel fire to a parking television.

“That is why no one is here tonight, and it is not “Theykiosk started in the batting but guilty, live pitching im- avenues on live the election results like our resilience pushes us overturning a police car. timing, redhanded brutalizing work still needs to be done. television. proves the hitters’ ” he said.

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City Clerk and Zurita ing runs singles doublesblack instead of with hometheir runs). sight, If sending a message toAlita Godwin city’s website: http://met the sponded, and said the meeting notice they stay focused, those ground ball hits will turn into line The City Hall bell tolled the acquittal that day of four batons and feet. this significant anniversary anyone considering joining comptoncity.org under The Sibrie Park Braves take advantage of a forfeit on Saturday, City Clerk/Elections. » See BRAVES, Page 5A » See MANAGER, Page 9A April 28, and hold an additional practice.

By Cat Keniston Compton native Robin Coste Lewis, winner of the is The proposed National resolution Book adds anAward, additional the new poet laureate of the $140,000 to the general fund.

Los Angeles, Mayor “The city has city beenofsubsidizing or covering Eric and Garcetti announced street permit issuance administration costs,” interim Public Works Director John Strickland Thursday. said. “The present fee“Robin schedule not address is does a fearless writer many types of street work permits issuedreclaims and adwhose lyricism ministered.” history for people who feel Public comments about the drew forgotten, andincreases gives voice praise from residents hoping for increased revto stood those against who feel silenced,” enue, but the group raising fees afGarcetti said.

“Los Angeles is fecting residents. fortunate to be represented “I know there should be increases, but you are by such a powerful artist.

She will push boundaries and challenge us to rethink our perspectives.”

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News A look at prominent figures in 1992 riot, where they are now

By John Rogers LOS ANGELES—Some of the key players have died.

Others have gone on quietly with their lives in the 25 years since a jury acquitted four white police officers in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King.

Days of deadly rioting began almost immediately after jurors set the officers free on April 29, 1992. Here are snapshots of King and the others who had prominent roles in those events.

RODNEY KING The video of his beating after a March 3, 1991, traffic stop drew international attention. The riot came more than a year later, when the four officers seen in the video were acquitted of assault and other charges. On the third day of the uprising, King went on TV to plead for calm, asking in a trembling voice, “Can we all get along?”

In subsequent years, he was arrested numerous times, mainly for alcohol-related crimes. He would reveal in his 2012 memoir that he struggled with alcoholism since childhood. King sued Los Angeles over the beating and was awarded $3.8 million

in 1994, but he told The Associated Press in 2012 that he lost most of that money to bad investments. King drowned in his backyard swimming pool on June 17, 2012, at age 47. A coroner’s report stated he had cocaine, marijuana, PCP and alcohol in his body.

STACEY KOON The police sergeant in charge when Rodney King was beaten, Koon was a 14year veteran of the LAPD who had been commended several times for his work. Acquitted of criminal charges at his state trial, Koon was later convicted in federal court of violating King’s civil rights and sentenced to 30 months in prison. In his memoir, “Presumed Guilty: The Tragedy of the Rodney King Affair,” he maintained he and his fellow officers did nothing wrong. Instead, he blamed the riot on the reaction of the news media and city officials to King’s beating. Koon lives in a Los Angeles suburb.

LAURENCE POWELL Powell, one of the four officers, is seen on the video hitting King more than 40 times. He also was acquitted

of state charges but convicted in federal court of violating King’s civil rights and sentenced to 30 months in prison. He lives in the San Diego area and has said he will no longer discuss the King case.

TIMOTHY WIND A highly regarded rookie cop until the King beating, Wind is seen on the videotape striking King with his baton.

Acquitted of all charges, he was still fired by the LAPD and has struggled to put his past behind him. He was hired as a police department community relations officer for the small Los Angeles suburb of Culver City in 1994 and remained in that job until 2000 when he moved to Indiana to attend law school.

Public records show he now lives in Kansas.

THEODORE BRISENO Briseno, who stomped on King’s back during the beating (he claimed to keep King on the ground so the beating would stop), broke ranks with his fellow officers and sharply criticized their actions. A fellow officer quoted him as saying immediately after King’s arrest that Koon had

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DARYL GATES Gates had been Los Angeles’ chief of police for 14 years when the rioting erupted, and he was pressured to retire shortly afterward.

Until then, he was nationally respected for pioneering such policing innovations as the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team and the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) programs that partner police with schools.

But he also was despised in the city’s black community over perceived racism and remarks like one he made that blacks were more likely to die when placed in police chokeholds because their arteries did not reopen as quickly as those of “normal people.” Gates, who blamed his command staff for letting the riot get out of control during its early hours, died of cancer in 2010. He was 83.

GEORGE HOLLIDAY Holliday was awakened by the 1991 traffic stop outside his San Fernando Valley home. He went outside to film

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During his criminal trial he testified that Powell, who struck King the most, was out of control and the beating was excessive. He was acquitted of all charges but was fired by the LAPD and struggled to find work afterward. He now lives in Illinois.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Robin [Compton native Robin Coste Lewis] is a fearless writer whose lyricism reclaims history for people who feel forgotten, and gives voice to those who feel silenced.”

—Mayor Eric Garcetti

it with his new video camera, catching the four white officers beating and kicking King. Holliday, who lives in a Los Angeles suburb and works as a plumber, says he is working on a documentary about his role in the King case.

SOON JA DU The Korean grocer’s killing of a 15-year-old black girl, Latasha Harlins, in a dispute over a bottle of orange juice, raised tensions in the black community just two weeks

after King’s beating. Those tensions escalated further when she was convicted of manslaughter but sentenced only to probation and community service. Many in Los Angeles’ black community still say Du’s sentencing played almost as big a role in triggering the riot as King’s beating. Du, 77, lives in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley.

REGINALD DENNY The white truck driver who drove into the epicenter

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Man pleads no contest to arson in 2014 Los Angeles inferno LOS ANGELES—A man who a witness said was angry about the killing of a black man by police in Missouri pleaded no contest Monday to igniting a huge inferno in downtown Los Angeles that destroyed a block of apartments under construction.

Dawud Abdulwali, 58, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after entering the plea to one count of arson of a structure and acknowledging allegations of using an accelerant and causing millions of dollars in damage.

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Joy Roberts said the plea was negotiated.

The December 2014 blaze gutted the seven-story Da Vinci apartment complex, which was in the woodframing stage of construction.

The fire also blew out windows and set off fire sprinklers in adjacent towers.

Traffic came to a halt on a nearby freeway as flames and searing heat blew across lanes.

Visible for miles, the fire looked as if a volcano had erupted among downtown high-rises. Cinders rained down on the area.

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buildings housing city and county departments as well as a major law firm, was estimated at $100 million.

Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas praised the lengthy prison sentence for “a man who set one of the most expensive and destructive building fires in the city’s history.”

During a preliminary hearing last year, a witness testified that a week Abdulwali a week after the fire attended a party and bragged that he set it because he was angry about the killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed black man, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2016.

Popaul Tshimanga said Abdulwali ranted about Brown’s death.

“He was mad,” Tshimanga said, adding that Abdulwali said “he burned the building” near a freeway and “didn’t like the way the cops were killing black people.”

Investigators from the city fire department’s arson team and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives sifted through 75,000 square feet (6,970 square meters) of debris.

Six months later they arrested Abdulwali, a taxi driver living in a rented room in South Los Angeles.

The Da Vinci complex was rebuilt.

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of the riots as they were just beginning was pulled by several black men from the cab of his big rig and beaten nearly to death as millions watched in horror on live TV. Denny underwent numerous operations to repair his shattered head, put an eye back into its socket and reset his jaw. After the beating, he publicly forgave his attackers and even met with one of them, who publicly apologized. Since then, he has remained steadfastly out of the spotlight, living quietly in Arizona where he has worked as a boat mechanic.

videotaped attacking Denny after the white trucker stopped his vehicle at a South Los Angeles intersection to avoid hitting rioters, Williams is the one seen smashing a brick into Denny’s head as he struggles to get back to his feet. He was convicted of mayhem, assault and other charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Released after four years, he was convicted of the 2000 murder of a Los Angeles drug dealer and sentenced to 46 years to life in prison. He remains incarcerated at California’s Calipatra State Prison.

DAMIAN “FOOTBALL” WILLIAMS One of several men

HENRY KEITH “KEEKEE” WATSON Watson, who stomped on

Denny during the attack, was convicted of misdemeanor assault and sentenced to time served for the 17 months he spent in jail before his case was resolved. He later apologized personally to Denny, the only one of his attackers to do so.

An ex-Marine and father of two grown daughters, Watson went into business and operates a successful limousine service. He still lives in the neighborhood

where he grew up, just a few blocks from where Denny was attacked.

ANTOINE MILLER Miller was convicted of robbing Denny during the beating and sentenced to 27 months of probation. He was shot to death at age 31 in a Hollywood nightclub in 2004.

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videotaped going through Denny’s pockets as he lay on the ground, pleaded guilty to beating and attempting to rob the truck driver. He was sentenced to three years in prison. His immediate whereabouts could not be determined.

BOBBY GREEN Green was one of the riot’s greatest heroes. The black truck driver was watching the

violence unfold on television at his Los Angeles home when he saw Denny being attacked and quickly headed to the scene. He and others helped push Denny back into his truck’s cab and then Green drove him to the hospital, saving his life. Later, despite threats and insults from the community, he testified against Denny’s attackers.

Green lives with his family in a Los Angeles suburb.

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the lawlessness that it was open season and that the cops were not going to try to stop it.

Twenty-five years later, the carnage that was wrought in the city, and the sweeping changes to the LAPD that came after, are well-known, having been exhumed and turned over each time the calendar hits April 29.

Aside from the deaths, 2,000 people were injured and more than 1,000 buildings were destroyed by fires in violence that lasted for six days and resulted in the National Guard being called in to restore order.

LAPD Chief Daryl Gates, who had led the department since 1978, stepped down a few months after the riots and is widely viewed as the man most responsible for the mayhem, after bringing a military mentality to policing that left minority communities feeling brutalized.

Gates also was criticized for a slow response to the initial outbreak of violence and for pulling his officers from key areas where the unrest was starting, including Florence and Normandie, allowing the violence to spread.

“The LAPD in 1992 was very much of a military mindset.

They were more functioning from the standpoint of an occupying army as opposed to the motto to protect and serve,” Matt Johnson, president of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, told City News Service.

Other changes came to the LAPD. Police chiefs were given term limits. The Office of the Inspector General was formed to audit investigations and conduct reviews of the disciplinary system. In the wake of the Rampart corruption scandal, the department entered a consent decree in 2000 under which the U.S. Department of Justice oversaw the LAPD for five years.

Perhaps most significantly, the department adopted a community policing approach, under which officers who patrol neighborhoods work closely with key organizations and community leaders to build trust and increase communication.

“I think that the core belief in the mission has changed in the police department -- that police officers now see themselves as people that build community and as people that are part of the community, as people that reflect the diversity of the community, where in 1992 and years prior I think those things were not always true,” LAPD Chief Charlie Beck told CNS. Crime and unemployment have also plunged since the riots, but troubling signs still remain.

A new Loyola Marymount University poll found that six in 10 Angelenos think another riot is likely in the next five years, the highest that sentiment has been in 20 years. A UCLA study released this week found that neighborhoods in South L.A., Koreatown and Westlake have not seen economic improvements since the riots and in some cases have gotten worse.

Studies over the past few years have also found that L.A. is one of the least affordable major cities in the country, with rent prices that are sky- rocketing due to a housing shortage.

Fueling some of the belief about future riots is the increased focus nationwide on the shootings of black males by police since the killing of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014 led to days of civil unrest there and criticism of police forces being equipped with military-grade weaponry.

In Los Angeles, the weekly meetings of the Board of Police Commissioners features a group of activists who routinely express rage and hatred at the department over officer-involved shootings.

Beck was dismissive of the group and the suggestion they could represent a larger discontent with the LAPD among some residents.

“It’s the same people though, 30 or 40 people,” Beck said.

“You are talking about a very small group of people who are at the Police Commission every single week. I don’t know that I or any chief could ever satisfy them.”

Johnson, who leads the civilian board that oversees the department, said he sees an LAPD always looking to improve.

“I think police departments generally do well on the ‘to protect’ part and they forget about the ‘to serve’ part. And I think our department today is much more dedicated to the serve part,” he said. “It’s almost not fair to compare today to where the department was 25 years ago. This is a totally different department, not to say that there isn’t work to be done and improvements to be made.”

Garcetti said the city and LAPD are always on the hunt to improve tactics and pointed to the recently approved policy by the Police Commission that gives a new priority for deescalation techniques as proof.

“Policing is a tough business, we ask them to put themselves in violent and difficult situations, and any large organization won’t have 100 percent of people who do it perfectly,” Garcetti said. “With that said, Los Angeles never rests on its laurels, and for the people who are unhappy about the present, they should be joining up to work on the future, which I think they are.”

Courtesy photo Roosevelt ES students are getting ready to receive their Civic Learning Award on May 15 at a special ceremony in Downtown LA. The Civic Learning Award for public schools is co-sponsored by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye. It recognizes and value the important role of public schools in preparing students for participation in our democracy. The awards are designed to both celebrate successful efforts to engage students in civic learning and to identify successful models that can be replicated in other schools.

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Opinion

Banning ‘Lunch Shaming’ “In 2017, we’re taking hot lunches out of a child’s hands and throwing it away...We’re one of the wealthiest and most powerful nations in the world and we’re not feeding our children lunch. They are experiencing real hunger in the middle of the school day and to me that’s just unacceptable.”

—New Mexico State Senator Michael Padilla

By Marian Wright Edelman Here’s a test with just one question: If a hungry child can’t afford to eat, should the adults in her school punish and humiliate her for not having lunch money? As disgraceful as this question is, adults in schools across the country fail this test every single day. New Mexico has just become the first state in the nation to ban “lunch shaming” — policies that penalize children who don’t have enough money to buy a hot lunch in the cafeteria.

New Mexico’s new law, the “Hunger-Free Students’ Bill of Rights,” is a welcome move that has helped put a spotlight on a common form of cruel and unusual punishment against poor children.

State Senator Michael Padilla, the lawmaker who introduced it, understands what it’s like to be hungry at school. As a child growing up in the foster care system he often couldn’t afford lunch either, he said in the New York Times: “I made Mrs. Ortiz and Mrs. Jackson, our school lunch ladies, my best friends. Thank goodness they took care of me, but I had to do other things like mop the floor in the cafeteria. It was really noticeable that I was one of the poor kids in the school.” In another interview he remembered that in addition to having to clean tables or help in the kitchen, sometimes his school lunch would be taken away or replaced with a slice of bread and cheese. “I’m 44 now, and I was shocked to find out that this was still happening. This is still a very real issue here in the United States.”

Requiring chores in exchange for food or replacing hot nutritious lunches with cold cheese and bread are common occurrences in many communities. In 2016, Pennsylvania elementary school lunch worker Stacy Koltiska made headlines when she said she quit her job over her district’s policy of denying hot lunches to students with debt and replacing them with cold cheese sandwiches after seeing tears in a child’s eyes.

She said, “As a Christian, I have an issue with this. It’s sinful and shameful is what it is . . . God is love, and we should love one another and be kind. There’s enough wealth in this world that no child should go hungry, especially in school. To me this is just wrong.”

This wrong is compounded in other school districts which use physical marks on the children to “remind” parents that they haven’t paid, as Arizona parent Tara Chavez learned when her son came home from his elementary school earlier this month with the words “LUNCH MONEY” stamped in block letters on his arm. She later learned her son’s school lunch account had money in it but was low. “I asked if he was given a choice by the lunch lady and he said, ‘No, she just grabbed my wrist and put the stamp on’ . . . I think there’s a better way to communicate the message than stamping a child with the word ‘Lunch

Money.’ There’s a billion other ways you could do it that would be better than that.” Still other schools do not feed children at all. The New York Times shared the story of an Omaha school cafeteria cashier who asked to resign her position at a school with a “no money, no meal” policy: “She had been secretly paying for students’ meals,” a coworker remembered, “and couldn’t afford to keep it up.”

School districts argue that “lunch shaming” tactics are necessary to weed out children whose families can afford to pay for meals but forget or choose not to, adding to the debt the schools are forced to absorb. Unpaid meals can add up: one study notes the School Nutrition Association found about 75 percent of districts had some unpaid student meal debt at the end of the last school year.

But the same article notes many students who cannot pay for their meals actually qualify for free or reduced priced meals through the federal school lunch program but aren’t signed up.

During the 2015-2016 school year 21.6 million children received free or reduced price lunches through the National School Lunch Program. The federal program also includes a community eligibility provision which allows school districts, individual schools, or groups of schools to offer two nutritious meals daily to all students at no charge if more than 40 percent of their students meet certain eligibility standards that should help address the unpaid meal fees problem.

Last school year more than 18,000 high poverty schools in nearly 3,000 school districts across the country — serving more than 8.5 million children — participated in this program, giving them the chance to serve all of their students without the administrative burdens of taking applications and collecting meal fees and without being forced to turn children away. But many other eligible schools haven’t yet implemented this program.

The right answer should not depend on the kindness of lunch ladies or cruel school district policies that shame children and leave them hungry for more than food. The federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 required the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to examine the challenges of unpaid school meal fees.

USDA sent a Report to Congress, Review of Local Policies on Meal Charges and Provision of Alternate Meals, in June 2016 and issued guidance requiring school districts participating in the National School Lunch or School Breakfast program, beginning with the 20172018 school year, to establish policies and procedures to address the challenge of unpaid school meal fees, although significant local discretion is allowed on the content of the policy. States also may develop policies

or guidelines for all school districts to follow. The USDA’s website includes resources to help states and school districts develop, disseminate and implement effective policies for children and families.

If we love our children the only moral choice in this rich country should be making sure children have access to the food they need. Schools are on the front line with hungry children entering classrooms every day and have a special obligation to ensure those children have the healthy food they need to concentrate and thrive. As the new law in New Mexico now requires, schools should be offering to help eligible poor children sign up for the federal free or reduced price

lunch program, rather than shaming them and denying them food for the “sins of their parents.” Jennifer Ramo, the executive director of the anti-poverty and anti-hunger group New Mexico Appleseed who helped draft the law said, “People on both sides of the aisle were genuinely horrified that schools were allowed to throw out children’s food or make them work to pay off debt. It sounds like some scene from ‘Little Orphan Annie,’ but it happens every day . . . We have to separate the child from a debt they have no power to pay.” She added in another interview: “We’re saying feed these children first, and let the grownups sort out the finances.”

Other states, including Texas and California, are

already working on similar anti-shaming legislation of their own. Every state should follow New Mexico’s example and ban this heartless and stupid practice. No child in rich America, the world’s largest exporter of food, should go hungry. Adults in schools who set this policy or carry out the cruel and unusual punishments are the ones who should be ashamed.

Marian Wright Edelman is President of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information go to www. childrensdefense.org.

Trump postponing fight on border wall funding? reportedly indicated a willingness majority in the House that could be

By Robert Romano to put off the additional border challenged, in the Senate Democrats Click here to urge Congress to wall funding until later in the year, have 25 seats up, 10 in states that build the wall now! according to Dow Jones Newswires: President Trump won in 2016.

It is still possible the the $33 “President Donald Trump is open to If funding for the wall is not billion budget supplemental, which waiting until later this year to secure secured by Congress this year, it includes $1.4 billion for “for CBP funding for a wall along the border is they, not Trump, who could Procurement, Construction, and with Mexico, White House officials pay a mighty price next year for Improvements, including $999 said Monday night, in a shift that not keeping one of the President’s million for planning, design, and could clear the way for lawmakers to signature promises. They’d be far construction of the first installment strike a deal to avoid a government better off addressing it now. of the border wall, $179 million for shutdown on Saturday.”

In the meantime, as noted by access roads, gates, and other tactical Not waiting for a direct quote of Americans for Limited Government infrastructure projects, and $200 President Rick Manning million for border security in a statement, the U.S. technology deployments” might wind up in the April On Meet the Press, House Minority already has a wall, “which already consists of about 28 continuing resolution 600 miles of walls, fencing after all.

Leader Nancy Pelosi thundered, and other barriers. This But it may not get done “The burden to keep it open is on the is not a binary choice of until the September the wall or no wall. We already way things are looking.

Republicans. The wall is in my view have walls.”

On NBC’s Meet the What Trump has Press on Sunday, April 23, immoral, expensive [and] unwise.” proposed is to expand White House Chief of Staff existing border security, Reince Priebus outlined not to invent it. Part of the White House’s confirmation from Trump, Senate that was funded by the 2006 Secure priorities, “We expect a massive Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Border Act, which, ironically, increase in military spending, we (D-N.Y.) immediately pounced Schumer voted for. Are the 600 expect money for border security in on the news in a statement: “It’s miles of walls and fencing that are this bill, and it ought to be because good for the country that President already in place “immoral, expensive the president won overwhelmingly Trump is taking the wall off the table [and] unwise,” too, Leader Pelosi? and everyone understood that the in these negotiations… Now the Manning continued, outlining border wall was part of it.” bipartisan and bicameral negotiators the stakes, “One of the fundamental Attorney General Jeff Sessions, can continue working on the promises Trump made was to appearing on Fox and Friends on outstanding issues.” secure the border by expanding the April 24 confirmed, “We’ll move a But then taking to Twitter in the nation’s border wall infrastructure,” bill forward with some money for morning, Trump insisted he was adding, “[This is] about whether the the wall.” still pro-wall: “Don’t let the fake Republican Congress can keep the Sessions added, “[A]nd it will media tell you that I have changed basic promise the President made be up to Congress to pass it, and if my position on the WALL. It will get to secure the border… that united the Democrats filibuster that and built and help stop drugs, human Trump’s electoral coalition and block it, they’re the ones shutting the trafficking etc.” propelled Republicans to majorities whole government down just to keep Assuming the White House in both houses of Congress, and not the wall from being built, no doubt indeed is willing to put off the fight cave into the temper tantrum of the about it.” over additional wall funding until left still trying to figure out how it Congressional Democrats, for September now, Trump should be lost everything in 2016.” their part, naturally, are threatening cognizant that Schumer will likely Manning concluded, “Elections a government shutdown. On Meet want to filibuster it then, too. A have consequences. the Press, House Minority Leader government shutdown will again In 2016, President Donald Nancy Pelosi thundered, “The appear imminent.

Trump and Republicans won burden to keep it open is on the In the meantime, a delay will majorities in the Electoral College, Republicans. The wall is in my view likely build angst among the the House and the Senate, and as immoral, expensive [and] unwise.”

President’s supporters who are a result, it is they, not Democrats, To which President Donald anxious for a win, ire that will who get to decide what the nation’s Trump responded on Twitter, “The be directed at Congressional priorities are.”

Democrats don’t want money from Republicans and Democrats, whose Indeed. Republicans won the [the] budget going to border wall attention are already turning to election. They are in the majority. despite the fact that it will stop drugs the 2018 midterms. That cuts both It’s time they start acting like it, and and very bad MS 13 gang members.” ways. While Republicans have a build the wall — now.

But late Monday, Trump

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2017 THE BULLETIN 5

Opinion Mother said there’d be days like this

Dr. James L. Snyder Mothers are the greatest dispensers of advice since God said, “Let there be light.” Some, not me, refer to it as maternal instinct.

My own mother gave me some splendid advice when I was growing up. Unfortunately, much of Mom’s advice shed light on nothing. Absolutely nothing at all.

Let me outline some advice my mother gave me that, to this day, I have no idea what she was talking about.

I distinctly remember my mother standing before me, with hands on her hips, scolding me for something and then saying, “Who do you think you are?”

This always disturbed me and caused me to wonder about my nativity. As a young person, I often pondered this question myself.

As with most teens, I had long moments of identity crisis. (When you are young most of your energy goes into producing hormones, and so the brain functions on low voltage.) It greatly confused me that the person who should know who I was, asked me the question I had been asking myself. If she does not know who I am, what hope do I have?

Then there was the time I asked my mother for money. She whirled around and replied, “Do you think money grows on trees?”

Up to that point, I have never given the matter much thought. I simply assumed money came from my father going to work and being paid. However, here was something new to ponder.

Where does money come from, really? What added to my confusion was the name of our bank The Elm Tree Branch of First National Bank of Harrisburg. Now I was totally confused.

When I was quite young, I remember asking my mother for something in the store. I think it was some small toy that I took a fancy to and asked my mother to buy it for me. She flatly refused. I complained and demanded to know why. She looked me straight in the eye and said, “Because I am the mother, that’s why.”

To this day, I still do not know what in the world that statement meant. What did her being a mother have to do with buying me that toy?

When she saw my confusion, she told me, “When you have children of your own, you will understand.” I have children of my own as well as grandchildren, and I still do not know what she meant. It must be a mother thing, which is all I know.

Then there was the time I wanted to do something with some friends and my mother would not let me. “But everyone else is going,” I protested in vain. That’s when my mother gave me her spin on the situation at hand.

“What if EVERYONE jumped off a cliff? Would you do it, too?”

The thing that confused me was, nobody was going to jump off any cliff. In fact, nobody in his or her right mind would ever think of such a stupid thing. Nobody, that is, but my mother.

I figured she must have gotten her sadistic side from her mother. It must be something mothers pass on to their daughters, because as a man, I don’t get it.

Most memorable of her nuggets of wisdom to me is that piece of advice I still abide by. Before I would leave the house, my mother would say, “Make sure you have clean underwear on in case you get in a car accident and have to go to the hospital.”

I have never figured out what clean underwear has to do with going to the hospital, but that piece of advice made for the worst day of my high school years. Just as I drove into the school parking lot one day it dawned on me that I had forgotten to put on clean underwear. Panic raced through my teenage heart like never before. I was certain some disaster awaited me around the next corridor.

By the end of the day, I was a nervous wreck. Driving home, I was sure something would happen to me, putting me in the hospital. I imagined myself being rushed into surgery and the first thing the medical team asked was, “Check his underwear to see if it’s clean.”

Upon finding my underwear not clean, they refused me any medical attention and sent me back to my mother. To this day, I am paranoid about wearing clean, fresh underwear each day.

I have my mother to thank for that.

Looking back at what I learned after years of hearing my mother’s advice, I have only one piece of wisdom to pass on to you for those moments with your mother. The next time your mom makes one of those parental off the wall statements, just smile and ask her, “When you were my age, did you walk to school or carry your lunch?”

She’ll be confused, and you’ll be even.

The one thing my mother did that I will always be grateful for is that she encouraged me to read my Bible. She bought my first Bible for me and encouraged me to read and study it each day. In that Bible, as a young person, I ran across a verse of scripture that has stood me in times of trouble. “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” (Proverbs 3:5 6).

Thanks Mom and Happy Mother’s Day. Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, 1471 Pine Road, Ocala, FL 34472. He lives with his wife in Silver Springs Shores.

Free tuition is still no guarantee of employment

By Natalia Castro New York is truly Hillary Clinton’s home state; which is why it is no surprise the state became the first in the country to adopt a full tuition scholarship to provide essentially “free” college attendance for students living in the state, similar to what Clinton had proposed nationally on the campaign trail.

This ambitious effort passed through the New York state legislature provides full funding for tuition at state two-year and four-year colleges and universities based on income; however, while New York claims to be expanding opportunity in education, they’re using artificial wealth to drown their economy.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed the Excelsior Scholarship in the state’s $153 billion budget plan, to cover tuition costs provided families earn less than $125,000 a year. Families earning up to $100,000 a year would be eligible in the scholarships first year of implementation, and by the third, the threshold will increase and stabilize at $125,000 a year.

According to the Governor’s office, “Based on enrollment projections, the plan will cost approximately $163 million per year once fully phased in.”

Cuomo defended the plan, explaining, “Today, college is what high school was — it should always be an option even if you can’t afford it. With this program, every child will have the opportunity that education provides.” College attendance has expanded, but access is not the problem — if anything over-access is a much greater problem Cuomo is prolonging.

By creating more artificial demand for a college degree, it becomes less valuable to the millions of Americans already in the labor force. College degrees are no longer preparing students for success in the current economy, they have lost their value because of their expansion.

Millennials are now the largest and the most college educated generation in history, yet more and more are leaving the labor force. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows labor participation for 25-34 year olds has dropped from an annual, unadjusted average of 84.6 percent in 2000 to 81.6 percent, accounting for 1.3 million millennials who never entered the labor force on a net basis if labor participation had remained at the same rate.

Bloomberg’s Richard Vedder explains how the drop in labor participation this cripples our overall labor field and the ability for students to succeed. Vedder writes, “the number of new college graduates far exceeds the growth in the number of

technical, managerial, and professional jobs where graduates traditionally have gravitated…we have a new phenomenon: underemployed college graduates doing jobs historically performed by those with much less education. We have, for example, more than 100,000 janitors with college degrees, and 16,000 degree-holding parking lot attendants.”

Massive incentives to attend college, like Cuomo’s, only perpetuate the idea that everyone should go to college, and that is simply untrue. Expanding funding for college education does not allow underprivileged children the opportunity for a genuine education, it offers them an artificial degree Cuomo has told them they “should” have but is increasingly failing to secure career prospects.

Regenerating the mentality that college is the new high school transmits the idea that college is for everyone, ignoring the economic and individual value of alternate paths like entering the workforce. As students flood into their now free colleges, college costs will continue to rise and Cuomo will fall into a similar trap as Clinton’s plan.

Tuition has an average growth rate of 6.61 percent since 1970; similarly, public university enrollment has grown over time as well, with an average annual growth rate of 1.34 percent. As Forbes.com columnist Andrew Kelly explained in an Oct. 2015 report, colleges inflate tuition prices when they receive greater government aid. Under Cuomo’s plan university enrollment will boost and universities will be forced to expand to accommodate, continuing to raise costs over time.

Universities will experience even greater trials as they are forced to keep these students longer than just four years. The National Center for Education Statistics’ most recent numbers show, only about 34 percent of students at public institutions even graduate in four years. With an increase in the number of students going to school while struggling with work and childcare responsibilities, these programs will pay for students’ educations for significantly longer than just four years even if these students attend four year institutions.

As Kelly warned, “The exact relationship between aid and tuition increases — whether it causes or enables — is actually less important from a policymaking perspective because the end effect is the same: more aid, higher tuition prices. That’s why simply pouring more aid into the system won’t create affordable college. To get there, we need reforms that actually change the incentives for colleges.”

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Lifestyle

Add Life to Outdoor Spaces

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FAMILY FEATURES

nce the structural elements and hardscape features of your outdoor living space are in place, it’s time to turn attention to the details that really bring the area to life.

Vibrant textiles like cushions, pillows and rugs can all soften the look of a space while adding colorful charm, but another effective place where you can introduce plenty of character is the landscaping.

Often, homeowners treat the landscape and the architectural components of an outdoor living space as distinct design elements. Making the landscape seamlessly integrate into the area not only transforms the way the space looks, it enhances the outdoor ambiance.

Create Climate Control

One of the first considerations is the functional benefits landscaping can bring for needs such as shade. Quaking aspens and birch trees are beautiful and fast-growing options, or for a more traditional look, some maple trees grow quickly and certain varieties create a dazzling display of color. Another popular option is the Bradford pear, but this tree can be brittle and is prone to splitting so choose it with care. Flowering trees such as the tulip tree or dogwood are other fast-growing options. If a tree is impractical for your space or simply not your style, you might instead consider large flowering bushes, such as the lilac or Rose of Sharon.

Keep Prying Eyes Out

When it comes to privacy, there is also a multitude of options.

Ornamental grasses come in a surprising array of colors and looks, and many grow high enough to shield a private lounge or eating area. Alternatively, you could consider a lush climbing vine paired with a trellis. Dwarf trees and shrubs also lend privacy when planted in close proximity. Another stylish option is to put oversized planters into play. Fill them with the vegetation of your choice for an instant eye block topped with live plants. For an outdoor kitchen, make these vessels do doubleduty by making them the basis for your herb garden.

Set Boundaries

If your outdoor space doesn’t have a clearly defined perimeter, you can easily introduce borders using a line of shrubbery or bushes. Low-growing options can help maintain an open feel while adding some definition to the area. Creating specific boundaries not only lends an aesthetic touch, it can help guide traffic patterns; for example, encouraging visitors to keep to a stone path.

Go Low Maintenance

If you’re leery of adding too much work with plants that need frequent care and attention, there are several options that require little effort. Succulents are a great way to add texture, interest and color to a planter or table-top pot. For more color, opt for low-maintenance perennials that require little water. After your initial planting and fertilizing, you’ll need to water during dry spells in the summer, but for the most part, they’ll require little extra attention through the year until it’s time to trim them back for winter.

Consult with experts at your local nursery or garden center for advice on the trees and plants that work best in your climate zone, and find more tips for creating your ideal outdoor living space at eLivingToday.com.

Enhance Your Outdoor Living Space

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o matter the season or the region, outdoor living is more popular than ever, as homeowners look to “bring the indoors out” and create spaces that are true extensions of the home. The newest designs in outdoor living spaces do not simply feature the look of the indoors, but the functionality as well.

Regardless of the size of your deck – or budget – these simple tips from the experts at Trex can add interior function to your outdoor oasis:

Absolute Al Fresco

While grilling and al fresco dining are longtime hallmarks of backyard entertaining, outdoor kitchens are now finally living up to their name. From storing seat cushions to keeping drinks cold, today’s outdoor kitchen accessories can make outdoor spaces look as put-together as the rest of the home. Among the newest advancements is the Trex Outdoor Kitchens collection, which features outdoor cabinetry and functional elements such as trash bins, ice chests and storage drawers that eliminate the need for back-and-forth trips inside the home.

Railing Redefined

Even railings have taken on a more functional role in today’s backyards. One of the most popular trends is “cocktail railing,” which provides a flat surface for drinks and plates. By using a matching deck board to create a shelf for the top rail, you

can achieve a look that complements your home’s deck while making great use of space.

Lights, Please

Lighting is another “bright” idea for adding versatility to the outdoors. Lighting systems that incorporate deck lighting and other exterior lighting work together to create ambiance that can be adjusted for any setting. By choosing which outdoor elements to highlight, it’s easy to change the look of an outdoor living space without moving any furniture.

Material Matters

Just because people are spending more time on their decks doesn’t mean they’re willing to put in extra hours for maintenance. Wood alternatives, particularly woodplastic composites, are especially popular due to their lowmaintenance features. Unlike wood, composite decking such as Trex Transcend resists fading, staining, scratching and mold – and won’t rot, warp, crack or splinter. No sanding, staining or painting is required, and food and drink spills wash off easily with soap and water. The latest generation of composite decking also features wood-grain patterns and rich, saturated colors that look and feel more natural than ever before.

For more information and outdoor living inspiration, visit trex.com.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2017 THE BULLETIN 7

Legal Advertising APN: 6141-004-003 T.S. No.: 2016-2349 Order No.: 160025868 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/04/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state of national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Ebelia Perez and Dolores Gonzalez Duly Appointed Trustee: S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Deed of Trust recorded 09/14/2006, as Instrument No. 06 2053045 in book XX, page, XX of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale: 05/10/2017 Time: 11:00 AM Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other reasonable estimated charges: $38,519.60 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1416 w 163RD Street, Compton, CA 90220 A.P.N.: 6141-004-003. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855)986-9342, or visit this Internet Web site www.superiordefault.com using the file number assigned to this case 2016-2349. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Date: 04/04/2017. S.B.S. TRUST DEED NETWORK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION. 31194 La Baya Drive, Suite 106, Westlake Village, California, 91362 (818)991-4600. By: Colleen Irby, Trustee Sale Officer.

WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT,

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-----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DEANNA MAE WASHINGTON Case No. 16STPB05526 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DEANNA MAE WASHINGTON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Aneta R. Washington in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Aneta R. Washington 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.

in Dept. 99 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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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.

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

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

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 BRENDA J. LOGAN, ESQ. SBN 153164 400 CORPORATE POINT,

A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 8, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 29 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JAMES MARK GUZMAN

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

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

Petitioner: Aneta R. Washington ANETA R WASHINGTON PO BOX 8143 LOS ANGELES CA 90008 CN934981 WASHINGTON Apr 19,26, May 3,10, 2017 SchId:67691 CustId:65

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-----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BETTYE JEAN BATES CASE NO. 16STPB04493 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of BETTYE JEAN BATES. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by PAMELA D. BATES in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that PAMELA D. BATES 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: 06/02/17 at 8:30AM

CULVER CITY CA 90230 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/17

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Case No. 17STPB03301 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JAMES MARK GUZMAN A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Susan Marie Guzman in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Susan Marie Guzman 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 22, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept.

No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: JOHN H CABALLERO ESQ SBN 105328

12016 TELEGRAPH RD

SANTA FE SPRINGS CA 90670 CN936714 GUZMAN Apr 26, May 3,10, 2017 SchId:67706 CustId:65

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-----------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-11465926-CT Order No.: 939887 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THE COPY PROVI DED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR (Pursuant to Cal. Civ. Code 2923.3) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2/3/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial C ode and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): LARRY TATE AND DOROTHY TATE, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 2/15/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0347117 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 5/18/2017 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $371,053.96 The purported property address is: 15626 S VISALIA AVE, COMPTON, CA 902203339 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 6139-025-020 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 sa le date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www. qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-11-465926-CT . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return o f the monies

paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy.

The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 O r Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-11-465926-CT IDSPub #0125621 4/26/2017 5/3/2017 5/10/2017 SchId:67712 CustId:608

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-----------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000006525844 Title Order No.: 730-1700129-70 FHA/VA/PM No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/29/2006. 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. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 04/03/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0702477 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: JOHNNY OFISA AND LINA OFISA, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 05/26/2017.

TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM. PLACE OF SALE: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766.

STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 603 WEST INDIGO STREET, COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 90220.

APN#: 6161-025-027. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $293,232.79. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil

Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-758-8052 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www. homesearch.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000006525844.

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 TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:XOME 800-7588052 www.homesearch. com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 04/20/2017 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-4617592 04/26/2017, 05/03/2017, 05/10/2017 SchId:67721 CustId:64

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-----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOSE GARCIA AKA JOSE GARCIA HERNANDEZ CASE NO. 17STPB03415 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JOSE GARCIA AKA JOSE GARCIA HERNANDEZ. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CARLOS CABRERA in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CARLOS CABRERA 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: 05/23/17 at 8:30AM in Dept. 99 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner PAULO I. MENEZES - SBN 248864 DUARTE LLP

&

MENEZES,

17215 STUDEBAKER RD. STE 240 CERRITOS CA 90703 4/26, 5/3, 5/10/17 CNS-3003314# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:67724 CustId:61

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ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LILLIAN DELL ALLEN CASE NO. 17STPB03173 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of LILLIAN DELL ALLEN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LEROY ALLEN, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LEROY ALLEN, JR. 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.

ant to AB 811, and (3) to authorize the levy of a special tax to finance or refinance Authorized Improvements which shall include seismic improvements pursuant to AB 2618.

Any person who wishes to challenge the amendment to the validation Judgment must provide written notice to Danielle Sakai at Best Best & Krieger LLP, 3390 University Ave., 5th Floor, Riverside, CA 92501, phone number (951) 6861450, by May 22, 2017, or appear at the hearing on May 30, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in Department 54 of the Sacramento County Superior Court located at 720 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.

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-----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JESSIE SALDANA CASE NO. 17STPB03545 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JESSIE SALDANA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARY L. HERNANDEZ in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/12/17 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARY L. HERNANDEZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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 BL. SUITE 301 GARDENA CA 90247 4/26, 5/3, 5/10/17 CNS-3003500# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:67727 CustId:61

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-----------------------------------TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE MATTER OF THE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CALIFORNIA HOME FINANCE AUTHORITY CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM AND PACE PROGRAM: Golden State Finance Authority (“GSFA”), formerly known as California Home Finance Authority (“CHF”) is seeking to amend the validation Judgment obtained in Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 34-2015-00174212, which authorized the finance or refinance for acquisition, installation and improvement of energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy improvements affixed to or on real property and in buildings, whether the real property or buildings are privately or publicly owned and whether the real property or buildings are used for residential, commercial, industrial, or other purposes (the “Clean Energy Program”) and authorized the CHF Property Assessed Clean Energy (“PACE”) Program to include the financing of the seismic strengthening infrastructure for all types of property located in GSFA jurisdictional areas..

GSFA is now seeking to amend the validation Judgment, to include (1) Resolution No. 2016-05, (2) to amend the Program Report for the PACE program to authorize the financing of seismic strengthening improvements that are permanently fixed to residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural or other real property in California pursu-

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/26/17 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

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 22, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept.

No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: IAN NOEL ESQ SBN 183113 LAW OFFICE NOEL

OF

IAN

9800 LA CIENEGA BLVD STE 200 INGLEWOOD CA 90301 CN937006 KYLE 3,10,17, 2017 SchId:67742 CustId:65

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----------------------------------NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and pursuant to Section 1993.07 of the California Civil Code, the property listed below believed to be abandoned by: West Intermodal Transport, Inc., a California Corporation Who last known business address was: 18221 S. Susana Road, Unit B, Compton, CA 90221 Will be sold at public auction on: Date:

May 24, 2017

Time:

10:00 a.m.

Place: 18221 S. Susana Road, Unit B, Compton, CA 90221 Preview: of sale

8:00 until time

Description of Property:

Attorney for Petitioner

INVENTORY

PAUL HORN, ESQ. - SBN 243227

10 pallets wood chair seats; 8 pallets seat backs; 15 pallets unassembled office cubicles; 2 donage stands, stnless steel tbl, 15 cases sheet straps, 2 cases Velcro tape (sm); 28 cases Velcro tape (lg), 776 cases Remedies humidifiers (6 per case), 46 Remedies cool mist humidifiers, 10 pallets wood bases, 10 desk bases, 33 fabric side chrs, 7 desks, 1 Panasonic phn brain, 4 chairs, 1 couch

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-----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOHN WESLEY KYLE Case No. 17STPB03397 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOHN WESLEY KYLE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Gloria Kyle in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Gloria Kyle be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

Terms of sale are: cash in lawful money of the United States, money order or cashier’s check, with sale going to the highest bidder in competitive bidding, the property must be paid for and removed by the purchaser at the time of sale.

Cost of advertising and sale will be paid for from the proceeds of sale.

Dated: April 28, 2017 Richard L. Seide, Esq. 901 Dove Street, Suite 120 Newport Beach, CA 926603018 Tele: (949) 474-8000 CN937196 BMSR-001 May 3,10, 2017 SchId:67751 CustId:65

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Entertainment Ella Fitzgerald’s 100th birthday marked with Grammy exhibit

By Michael Cidoni Lennox LOS ANGELES—The Grammy Museum is putting rare Ella Fitzgerald memorabilia on display for what would have been the singing legend’s 100th birthday.

The museum’s “Ella at 100: Celebrating the Artistry of Ella Fitzgerald” exhibition includes the first Grammy Award that Fitzgerald won—the first awarded to an African-American woman— as well as some of her gowns, sheet music and personal telegrams.

Fitzgerald died in 1996 at 79 from complications with diabetes and left few possessions beyond personal notes, but the exhibit puts a focus on what made Fitzgerald a star—her voice.

Grammy Museum curator Nwaka Onwusa says she wants visitors to be captivated by her singing, so the exhibit includes video and audio of her early performances with jazz greats Count Basie or Duke Ellington.

The exhibit is one of several celebrations of Fitzgerald’s birthday on Tuesday. New York City declared it Ella Fitzgerald Day and the Smithsonian has also opened a special exhibit, while Starbucks stores in the United States played her music.

“Ella Fitzgerald’s is probably the single most important voice in American history,” said recording artist Miles Mosley. “If you’re going to start with any song before 1970, her version is the one you start from. That’s the ground floor.

That is the most representative version of what the composer themselves wished their songs would sound like.”

Over the course of her career, she sang swing, bebop, pop, jazz.

Among her best-known works are a 1938 novelty smash, “A-Tisket, A-Tasket,” which she co-wrote, and a series of eight album sets, each dedicated to an American songwriter or songwriting team.

In addition to being best sellers, those albums helped establish the long-play record as a platform for deeper, more serious musical exploration.

Twenty-plus years after Fitzgerald’s death, the rave reviews keep pouring in.

Celebration of Fitzgerald’s 100th actually began March 31, as Dianne Reeves held a Fitzgerald tribute concert at the Library of Congress, which serves as home to Fitzgerald’s personal library.

A day later, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, which has long hosted a Fitzgerald exhibit, opened a new display, “First Lady of Song: Ella Fitzgerald at 100,” kicking off Jazz Appreciation Month.

Onwusa said Fitzgerald’s exhibit was not an easy display to put together, noting that the relatively new Grammy Museum, which opened in 2008, could not compete with the long-established Smithsonian and Library of Congress, which have long been collecting Fitzgerald memorabilia.

But the Los Angeles-based Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation and Fitzgerald estate came through with enough items to make for an attraction, including gowns Fitzgerald wore in performance, rare photographs, sheet music, newspaper articles, concert programs. Securing performance footage proved more challenging, but was critical for Onwusa.

“When you come to Ella at 100, immediately we want visitors to be captivated by her voice,” she explained. “That’s what draws you to Ella.”

To that end, there are viewing and listening stations, where exhibit visitors can watch and hear Fitzgerald performing in various

points in her career. She was an active professional performer for some 65 years, going in semiretirement in 1994, after having both of her legs amputated below the knee due to the effects of the diabetes.

For those just being introduced to Fitzgerald, Verve/UMe has just released a career-spanning primer, the four-CD set “100 Songs for a Centennial.” For hardcore fans, there’s the lavish six-album vinyl limited-edition “Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George and Ira Gershwin Song Books,” which is newly packaged with lithographs, a book and a bonus track. Numerous other releases and events are planned throughout the year.

But once the celebration ends, it’s fairly clear that the Fitzgerald legacy will continue.

Grammy Museum executive director Scott Goldman singled out a relative newcomer such as Andra Day as a perfect example. “(Here’s) a young AfricanAmerican artist who is blurring the lines between jazz and soul and R&B.” he noted. “If you listen to Andra Day, you’ll hear a little Ella Fitzgerald. And I think many artists carry that. I think that’s what makes Ella Fitzgerald so special. She lives.”

The exhibit runs through Sept.

10.

Nwaka Onwusa, curator of The Grammy Museum at L.A.

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Cosby jury can hear about quaaludes, not accuser’s lawsuit

By Kristin DeGroot PHILADELPHIA—Jurors at Bill Cosby’s sex assault trial can hear his explosive deposition testimony about quaaludes but can’t hear about the lawsuit he settled afterward with the accuser, a judge ruled Friday.

Cosby, 79, is accused of drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004.

He calls the encounter consensual.

In the decade-old deposition, Cosby said he got seven prescriptions for quaaludes in the 1970s, intending not to take them himself but to give them to women he was pursuing for sex. The powerful sedatives were banned in 1983, and Cosby said he no longer had them when he met Constand 20 years later.

Defense lawyers therefore pushed to exclude his testimony about quaaludes from the trial. But

Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill on Friday said the testimony was fair game.

During the deposition, Constand’s lawyer asked: “When you got the quaaludes, was it in your mind that you were going to use these quaaludes for young women that you wanted to have sex with?”

“Yes,” Cosby answered.

“Did you ever give any of these young women the quaaludes without their knowledge?” lawyer Dolores Troiani continued.

Cosby’s lawyers objected, and the question went unanswered.

Cosby goes on trial June 5 in suburban Philadelphia, with jury selection set to start May 22. The jury will be sequestered for the estimated two-week trial.

O’Neill on Friday also denied prosecutors’ bid to include Cosby’s comedic riffs about Spanish fly,

which they argued showed his familiarity with date-rape drugs. The defense called the passage, from his 1991 book “Childhood,” nothing more than a fanciful story about adolescent boys trying to pursue girls. “They’re never in the mood for us,” Cosby wrote. “They need chemicals.” Spanish fly, made from a green beetle of the same name, has been sold as an aphrodisiac.

Cosby, once known as America’s Dad for his beloved portrayal of Dr. Cliff Huxtable on his top-ranked “The Cosby Show” in the 1980s and ‘90s, is charged with felony sexual assault.

O’Neill excluded any references to Constand’s sexual battery and defamation lawsuit or the settlement that followed after Cosby gave four days of deposition testimony in 2005 and 2006. The jury may simply be told the testimony came in a prior

legal matter. That means defense lawyers can’t suggest through crossexamination that Constand made the accusations to get money from Cosby.

“I’m surprised that the defense won’t be allowed to at least raise for the jury the fact that a civil suit was pursued. I understand how come (references to) the settlement may be too much, but I think that it is a fair area of inquiry for the defense ... to show possible motive,” said veteran criminal lawyer William J. Brennan, who is not involved in the case. Accusers in the Philadelphia church-abuse case, in which he took part, were asked about lawsuits they filed against the Roman Catholic archdiocese.

Cosby has pleaded not guilty in the criminal case, which prosecutors reopened in 2015 after key parts of the deposition were unsealed.

Making new album an emotional rollercoaster for Mary J.

By Nicole Evatt LOS ANGELES—Mary J. Blige may be spitting fireball lyrics about her soon-to-be ex-husband on her new album, but the songs didn’t start from a place of anger and hate.

It began with hope.

“This album ... (was) written from the perspective of me fighting for my marriage. And then when it all blew up in August, I had to start rewriting songs,” Blige said in an interview this week.

The Grammy-winning icon said she spent months releasing her emotions and heartache on “Strength of a Woman,” out Friday, which features a number of details about her very public breakup and ongoing court battle with her former manager and husband, Martin “Kendu” Isaacs.

“There was no moment where I felt like I was going to keep this in because it was way too much for me to handle on my own,” said Blige, best known for her sad and painful songs. “These are things I needed to get out. I needed to express myself and so it hurt, but it’s good. It’s good.”

On her 13th studio effort, the New Yorker does not mince words as she details the emotional ending of her nearly 13-year marriage and makes claims of lies and infidelity. Blige filed for divorce from Isaacs last July, citing irreconcilable differences. She also asked a court to deny Isaacs spousal support.

“There is no happy ending right now because we’re in the thick of it,” said Blige of her divorce settlement. “We’re in the midst of all this foolishness and until the divorce is final, this is where we are. But I’m going to smile and have people make me smile and love myself and not give up.”

Grammy-nominated singer Jazmine Sullivan, who has written for

Blige, Jennifer Hudson and other R&B stars, said writing for Blige’s new album was an emotional rollercoaster because as Blige’s life changed, so did the songs they were crafting.

“The first single (‘Thick of It’) was different the first time I wrote it.

She called me, she was in a different state and then as things started to change in her life, she had to call me again and kind of fill me in, and we had to make some changes to the song so it could fit where she was at that point,” she said. “It actually started as kind of a happy, uplifting song because she was fighting for her marriage and trying to make it work, so it came from that point of view. Some months later she said things had changed, so we had to change the lyrics.”

As with most heartache, Blige moves on to the revenge phase with songs like “Glow Up,” where she teamed with Missy Elliott, DJ Khaled and Quavo from Migos to fire a warning shot: “You had this one coming,” she sings. “You made me cry. Now it’s your time.”

In the deceptively smooth “Set Me Free,” Blige sweetly croons, “There’s a special place in hell for you. You gon’ pay for what you did to me.”

“I needed that moment. You know, I’m angry. I’ve been had,” she said. “My music is therapeutic to me as well.”

It’s not all darkness and rage. Blige sings about finding love after heartbreak in “Smile” and teams with Kanye West for the empowering anthem “Love Yourself.” And as the album title suggests, Blige certainly finds her strength through uplifting tracks like “Indestructible” and “Survivor.”

“It’s about knowing you’re worthy and it’s a process,” she said.

“I haven’t come out the end yet. Not yet. Every day you have to remember to love yourself. ... I’m in the like myself (stage) really heavy. But to love yourself is (a) process, but I’m getting there.”