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Residents Vent Over Murky, Foul Water

Black Unemployment Rate Hit Record Low in April

Compton resident holding discolored water in container.

By Jim Forbes for The Bulletin

Photo by Melina Cervantes for the Bulletin water systems. The mineral oxidizes causing a buildup of sediment in the pipes.

Combined with the aged pipes of Sativa, the problem continues to worsen and has been particularly bad since mid-April.

“And the only thing we can

outside funding.

Despite the foul look, and ac“It’s so wrong that our children are afraid of water cording to some residents, odor and rash inducing elements, the coming out of their faucets,” Rep. Nanette Barragán State Water Resources Control declared to loud applause. “Let me tell you, in affluent Board as well as the LA Counneighborhoods like Beverly Hills and Malibu they ty Department of Health both claim testing has determined the wouldn’t allow this to happen,” the Congresswoman water remains safe. said to residents chants of “No, No, No.” While acknowledging Barragán hosted a Town Hall General Managthat, Rep. Barmeeting at George Washington er Maria Garza ragán says it Elementary School that packed explained. still doesn’t pass in hundreds of local residents “We serve a either the eye or seeking answers to the cause of disadvantaged smell test. discolored water that on any giv- community. We “We’re hearen day ranges from foggy white have one of the ing from ex—Sativa General Manager Maria Garza to brown. lowest water perts there’s no Most complaints were from rates in this enbacteria in the customers of the small Sativa Los tire state, Garza water and it’s Angeles County Water District said. “Our resido is we either replace our safe to drink. However, they are serving Willowbrook and 30-60 dents cannot afford a multi-mil- pipes, or we continue with our acknowledging there are higher households in Compton. lion dollar project.” maintenance flushing,” Garza levels of manganese in the wa“The biggest problem that we Water officials say the source says, adding that pipe replace- ter and they’re acknowledging have is our infrastructure. It’s of the problem is the mineral ment isn’t a financial option that that can cause odor that can more than 70 years old,” Sativa manganese, a common issue in for the tiny non-profit absent n Water, see page 2

“The biggest problem that we have is our infrastructure. It’s more than 70 years old.”

WA S H I N G T O N — T h e unemployment rate for Black Americans fell to a record low in April, though not necessarily for positive reasons.

The jobless rate for AfricanAmericans reached 6.6 percent, the lowest level on Labor Department records dating to 1972. Though some of them found work, many others stopped looking for a job and so weren't categorized as unemployed. The government counts people as unemployed only if they're actively looking for work.

When fewer people seek a job, the unemployment rate often declines.

Though it has improved in recent years, the unemployment rate for African-Americans remains stubbornly higher than the rates for other racial and ethnic groups.

Among age groups, the jobless rate for teenagers fell from to 12.9 percent, the lowest level since 2000.

All told, employers added 164,000 jobs in April. The unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent, the lowest level since December 2000.

The data for demographic groups came from a survey of households that is part of the Labor Department's monthly jobs report.

Judge Considers Ban on Separating Families at Border

By Elliott Spagat SAN DIEGO—A federal judge asked pointed questions of the Trump administration and the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday over a proposed ban on U.S. immigration authorities separating parents from their children at the border.

The ACLU sued on behalf of a Congolese woman who was separated from her 7-year-old daughter for five months after seeking asylum at a San Diego border crossing and a Brazilian asylum-seeker who has been separated from her 14-year-old son since an arrest for illegal

entry in August near the TexasNew Mexico border.

The ACLU has asked for a preliminary injunction to

prohibit family separation unless the parent is determined to be unfit or poses a danger to the child. U.S. District Judge

Dana Sabraw ended a nearly two-hour hearing by saying he would rule at a later date.

Noting the administration's broad discretion to enforce immigration laws, Sabraw questioned why he should issue an order that would require families be detained together or freed on parole. “How can the court issue such a blanket and overarching order?” he asked Lee Gelernt, an attorney for the ACLU. The judge, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003, also pressed a government attorney to explain how the practice respects constitutional

rights to due process and a 2008 law that says the government should act in the best interest of unaccompanied children.

Increasingly, people taken into custody at the border are asylum-seekers arriving as families or as children traveling alone. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified in Congress last week that the administration had no policy to separate parents from their children as a punitive or deterrent measure but that it happens when there is doubt about whether an adult may be a parent or when the child might n Judge, see page 2

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cause bad taste.”

The Compton Municipal Water Company didn’t escape complaints at the Town Hall either, as some customers expressed unhappiness over its water as well.

Yesterday in a live Town Hall on Facebook live, Mayor Aja Brown

noted the City of Compton has approved approximately $100 million in improvements.

“If you drive down Compton Blvd. you’ll see long black tar, that’s because the pipes have been replaced under Compton Blvd. just recently,” the mayor

disclosed.

“If you are in Compton Water and you experience brown water and different issues, we encourage you to always come to the city. We test our water monthly and our water reports are posted monthly on our website.”

Last week, the LA County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize a “strike team” to conduct a deeper dive on water quality. In the interim the County Board of Health is distributing bottled water to those in need.

But that is little solace to the

residents who drink, bathe, wash clothes and dishes in foul smelling murky water, a point Rep. Barragán strongly acknowledged.

“That is why I wanted to make sure that people had an opportunity to be heard and that we brought all the stakeholders together.”

Rep. Nanette Barragán listens to Sativa GM Maria Garza.

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be in danger.

When the judge asked the government attorney how many children have been separated, Sarah Fabian didn't dispute a report in The New York Times last month that there were about 700, including more than 100 younger than 4.

Fabian said she couldn't answer whether the numbers represent a shift under Trump because they have not been historically tracked. She said there were fewer than 2,700 beds at family detention centers nationwide. The Border Patrol arrested nearly 9,700 people who came as families from Mexico and another 5,500 were taken into custody at border crossings with Mexico.

In the lawsuit, a mother identified in court documents as Mrs. L claimed asylum at San Diego's San Ysidro border crossing on Nov. 1, 2017, and four days later she was separated from her daughter. The girl, then 6, was sent to a Chicago shelter overseen by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department's Office of Refugee Resettlement, while the mother was held at a San Diego immigration detention facility until March 6.

The administration says the Congolese woman had no documents and was unable to prove she was the girl's mother when she claimed asylum. U.S. authorities confirmed through DNA testing on March 12 that the woman was the girl's mother and the two were reunited.

The Brazilian woman, identified as Mrs. C, served nearly a month in jail after her Aug. 26, 2017 arrest for illegal entry near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, and then spent about six months in immigration detention.

The government said in a court filing April 20 that it was seeking to reunify her with her son.

One-Day Strike Set by LAUSD Workers for May 15 LOS ANGELES—Custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and other support workers at the Los Angeles Unified School District plan to conduct a 24-hour strike on May 15 to protest what they say are unfair labor practices by the school district, a union spokeswoman said Sunday.

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HE tentative one-day strike comes after a vote by LAUSD support workers to authorize a strike late last month, Service Employees International Union Local 99 spokeswoman Blanca Gallegos told City News Service Sunday.

The union represents some 30,000 workers, including bus drivers, custodial workers, special education assistants, teachers' assistants, food service workers and truck drivers, Gallegos said.

"The school district is practicing unfair labor practices against these workers and the rights of school workers are not being respected," Gallegos continued.

SEIU 99 has filed charges with the state Public Employment Relations Board to protest the District's decision to cut the hours of special education assistants, even as the district and union were negotiating over staffing and work hours, Gallegos said.

In a statement released from the LAUSD by district Chief Communications Officer Shannon Haber, the district confirmed that after 16 months of bargaining, the two sides were at an impasse and the union provided notice of the strike on Friday.

L.A. Unified values and affirms the importance of the work down

by SEIU Local 99 members and all employees. We believe that our economic offer is just and fair, especially considering the District's fiscal realities and obligation to maximize limited resources to meet the needs of school communities.

Union leaders, however, were fed up.

"Enough is enough," said Tanya Walters, a LAUSD bus driver and vice president of SEIU Local 99.

"We're trying to work with the district to address issues that impact our students. But instead of listening to those of us who work with students on the frontlines every day, they have

bullied and harassed workers who speak up," Walters said.

"And they've made staffing cuts and changes without speaking with those of us who do the work. We don't want to strike, but we will move forward on May 15 if the district continues to disrespect our voices and disregards our work."

Gallegos told CNS that the strike would only be called off if the district

"ends its unfair labor practices and recognizes the rights of workers."

The district says the next step is for the state's Public Employment Relations Board, or PERB, to review the district's declaration of impasse.

"If PERB also issues a finding that we are at impasse," the district's statement reads, "the parties will engage in impasse procedures, including mediation."

Compton Blaze Spurs Leak of 25 Gallons Of Hazardous Material COMPTON—County firefighters knocked down an industrial fire Sunday in Compton that leaked about 25 gallons of an unknown substance into storm drains, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

The fire at a business building at 3000 Harcourt St. was reported at 5:45 p.m., said Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman.

The blaze was contained to the

loading dock area, Pittman said.

As firefighters battled the blaze, about 25 gallons of a hazardous material leaked into storm drains, Pittman continued. A county fire hazmat team was called to the site.

As a precaution, the firefighters there were all decontaminated.

The blaze was extinguished about 6:50 p.m., Pittman said.

No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remained under investigation, he said.

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Professor Sorts Fact, Fiction In Underground Railroad Tales

By Barbara Miller WASHINGTON, Pa.— Scenario No. 1: Nine escaped slaves make their way in 1856 from Clarksburg, then in Virginia, and cross the Mason-Dixon Line. Armed with tools used for cutting corn, clubs and rocks, they beat back their pursuers in Greene County and head to freedom in Canada.

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CENARIO No. 2: Six runaway slaves arrive at the Washington home of abolitionist Dr. Francis J. LeMoyne. Law enforcement shows up with a search warrant, but is stymied by the lady of the house, who takes to her bed faking illness to shelter the group hiding beneath the bed frame.

One of these Underground Railroad scenarios actually occurred.

Can you guess which one?

Sorting fact from fiction is the mission of Washington & Jefferson College history professor Tom Mainwaring, in his book, “Abandoned Tracks,” published today by the University of Notre Dame Press.

The Underground Railroad has for decades been an intriguing topic for many people, but pinning down facts and winnowing them from legend more than 150 years after the Civil War is no easy task.

Leave it to a former reporter for the Danville (Va.) Bee to be a sleuth for truth.

Mainwaring, 66, is chairman of the history department at the college, where he teaches students about events that shaped the United States.

He found himself taking a familiar path for many a writer: delving into a research topic, writing an article that led to more questions and more answers, which then expanded into a book.

In 2004, Mainwaring wanted to gather some information on Underground Railroad sites in Washington County for an intersession course he was planning, and he needed some details about a particular group of escapees.

Photo by Holly Tonini Dr. Thomas Mainwaring mentions in his book that Samual and Hugh Dorsey appeared in Underground Railroad literature about Washington, but that it is unknown if they are, one and the same person or different people. Both reportedly were black barbers who helped fugitive slaves along the Underground Railroad.

He stopped by the Washington County Historical Society, located in the historic home of Francis J. LeMoyne, a well-known abolitionist and helper of escaped slaves.

“I went to the historical society and asked to see the Washington Observer for 20 Nov. 1884, fully expecting to be handed a newspaper clipping.... Much to my surprise, I was handed a heavy, bound volume containing (newsprint) copies of the Observer for several years. This volume, measuring two feet by three feet, was full of surprises,” he wrote.

The Underground Railroad, nearly a quarter-century after the end of the Civil War, was apparently a topic that was still controversial.

Local historian Boyd Crumrine, author of the 1884 series, wrote that he wasn't identifying several Caucasian participants lest they or their descendants be castigated.

Unlike the 19th century writers,

Mainwaring breaks new ground by at tip of the iceberg,” he said in an documenting the actions of Black interview last month.

Underground Railroad facilitators, “In many ways, this dialogue about noting that only a pamphlet by slavery is something that continues.

Howard Wallace, published in 1903, It's in many ways a dialogue about “has survived race relations.” to tell the Mainwaring story of the waded deeper Und e rg rou nd and deeper Railroad in into the subject Wa s h i n g t o n matter and C o u n t y sourced it from a Black immaculately perspective, from the history and it is not of slavery in mentioned in Pennsylvania to Historian Tom any of the local a conclusion he histories.” called “The End Mainwaring “ Ty p i c a l l y of the Line,” that the old county histories have largely deals with issues surrounding race ignored or at least not mentioned relations in the United States. very heavily the participation of To the local Underground African-Americans and that's one Railroad's credit, Mainwaring notes, of the main threads I have tried to “There is no record of any slave weave here. We're probably looking captures in Washington County.

Lofts, barns, and other outbuildings provided the typical shelter for fugitives, not secret rooms or chambers.

Supreme Court Affirms Death Sentence in 1996 Compton Murders; Dissent Cites Potential Racial Bias

By Elizabeth Marcellino LOS ANGELES—The California Supreme Court Monday affirmed a 1999 death sentence for a convicted double murderer, finding insufficient evidence that jury selection was racially motivated, though a dissenting opinion cited the possibility of racial bias and the unreliability of eyewitness identification.

Ennis Reed, 45, was found guilty on June 4, 1999, of two counts each of murder and attempted murder, with jurors finding true the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders in the killings of Amarilis Vasquez and Paul Moreland.

The first jury deadlocked four days later in the penalty phase, with a second panel recommending two months later that Ennis be sentenced to death. A judge affirmed the capital punishment recommendation in September 1999.

Reed's attorneys alleged errors during the guilt and penalty phases of Reed's trial, including a claim that prosecutors intentionally excused Black jurors based on race, depriving Reed, who is Black, of a jury representing a fair cross-section of the community. The panel chosen included three Black jurors, five white jurors, one Latino juror, two Asian jurors and one of Middle Eastern descent. During the trial, one Black

juror was excused for hardship and replaced by a Latino alternate.

The Supreme Court reviewed the voir dire process for selecting the panel and found a lack of "discriminatory intent," noting non-racially- motivated reasons for individual juror dismissals, including negative experiences with law enforcement and misgivings about the death penalty.

In a dissenting opinion, Justice Goodwin H. Liu , who was joined by Justice Leondra R. Kruger, concluded that the trial court judge should have asked the prosecutor to state his reasons for dismissing five out of six Black jurors. Liu acknowledged that reversing the conviction was a

"severe remedy" for the error, but wrongful convictions overturned by said options were limited given that DNA evidence. He suggested that the trial took place more than 20 changes were needed "upstream," years ago. pointing to a "general consensus" "(T)here are no other options that law enforcement authorities for giving meaningful effect to videotape photo and live lineups (relevant case and highlighting law). As a result s t r o n g e r The eyewitness evidence in of the trial court's standards for this case could have benefited error, we cannot the admissibility be confident from the kind of screening that of eyewitness that Reed was New Jersey and Oregon have evidence in adopted. convicted by the states of a jury selected New Jersey and Justice Goodwin H. Liu without regard to Oregon. race," Liu wrote.

"The eyewitness Defense attorneys also challenged evidence in this case could have the sufficiency of the evidence, benefited from the kind of screening arguing the case was based almost that New Jersey and Oregon have entirely on what they contend was adopted before it was allowed to go unreliable eyewitness testimony. to the jury," Liu wrote. "The facts of The high court's majority this case illustrate both the stakes opinion, written by Justice Mariano- involved in eyewitness identification Florentino Cuellar and signed by and the challenges such evidence four other justices, found that the presents. The time has come for the jury could have reasonably relied on Legislature, the Judicial Council, or testimony from witnesses at trial. this court to develop principles that Liu seemed to agree as a matter guide the admissibility of eyewitness of law, writing that "the sufficiency identification evidence." standard is not a high bar, as long Liu also suggested that stricter as the evidence can reasonably instruction on eyewitness testimony support the verdict, we defer to the could help address the issue. jury's credibility determinations and The majority opinion did find that weighing of the evidence." the trial court made an error in not However, Liu said relying including specific jury instructions on uncorroborated eyewitness related to whether eyewitnesses had testimony remains "problematic," prior contact with the perpetrator citing a substantial number of n Supreme, see page 8

Uniontown in nearby Fayette County witnessed four fugitive slave apprehensions, and Pittsburgh, two.”

The route of fleeing slaves was, in many ways, a matter of geography.

Greene County, for example, shared western and southern boundaries with Virginia, but escapes were not common.

Meticulously checking statistics, Mainwaring opined, “Even if all of the fugitive slaves who escaped from the border counties of Virginia and Maryland traveled through Washington County, it amounts to a dozen or so fugitives per year.”

In modern times, it seems that any antebellum house with a closet or secluded space is rumored to have been, 150 years later, a candidate for an Underground Railroad hideout.

“At least in rural Washington County, lofts, barns, and other outbuildings provided the typical n Underground, see page 8

Bald Eaglet with Online Following Returns Home After Fall BIG BEAR LAKE—A baby bald eagle who already has a social media following has learned to fly and returned to his nest two weeks after falling from it.

The San Bernardino National Forest posted video of Stormy the eaglet's return home Saturday near Big Bear Lake, east of Los Angeles. The video shows Stormy fly back and quickly begin nuzzling one of his parents after what could be distressed or excited squawking.

Stormy and his brother hatched earlier this year in an event watched by nature lovers via an online feed.

The feed caught the moment when Stormy fell from his home on April 26.

Forest officials say Stormy fell 20 feet and landed on a branch, where his parents have continued feeding him.

Stormy's brother died after a March storm.

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The Big Payback: Let’s ‘Takeover The Polls’

Black Voters Must “Takeover The Polls” This Midterm Election Season

By Jeffrey L. Boney If there ever was a time that Black people needed to fully understand the power of their Black dollar, as well as the need to emphasize the importance of putting their money where their true influence is, that time is now. The upcoming November 2018 elections are by far one of the most important election cycles in the history of the United States. More importantly, it is one that the Black community can’t afford to ignore.

African Americans make up roughly 13 percent of the overall population in the U.S., and have a buying power so strong that it can’t be overlooked. While having a strong and consistent buying power in itself is a powerful asset for any group to have, turning that asset into a longterm money maker and wealth generation tool is the only thing that will strengthen the overall position and status of African Americans in this country, especially in the area of politics.

With this November election right around the corner, it is a prime opportunity for Black people to realize their true collective power by joining in with one another to create one of the most important movements of this era. It is time for Black people to “Takeover The Polls” in every local, county, state and federal election in this country.

Yes! It is time for Black people to “Takeover The Polls” by any means necessary. This can only be accomplished by championing a concerted effort to register Black non-voters and by encouraging existing, registered Black voters to get out and vote.

One of the leading voices in the Black community is aggressively mounting a push towards registering new voters and increasing voter turnout in the Black community, beginning with the midterm elections and establishing a solid foundation that goes well beyond November.

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), which is a trade group that represents over 200 Black-owned media companies across the U.S., recently launched an initiative to register 5 million new, Black voters before

as well as help them truly understand what’s at stake.

Secondly, political candidates must ensure that Black people become more familiar with who they are, which can only be done by effectively advertising in Black media outlets, like the Black newspapers, in their respective geographic locations.

Lastly, more accountability must be placed on the Democratic Party.

The Democratic Party must do more, at every level, to cultivate and show appreciation for their loyal base of Black voters, if they want to truly see change during the midterm elections.

According to the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of Black voters identify with the Democratic Party or lean Democratic, compared with just 7 percent who identify as Republican or lean Republican. Black women are a driving force behind this high percentage of Black registered voters, and when they turnout, they make a huge difference.

Take the recent Alabama Senate race for example.

When Alabama Democrat Doug Jones faced a challenging, uphill battle against controversial Republican candidate Roy Moore in their special Senate election, it was Black voter turnout that made the difference. As a matter of fact, “Black voters turned out for the special election [in Alabama] at a higher level than their share of the electorate when Obama was on the ballot in 2008 and 2012,” according to CNN. com.

After getting reports that 96 percent of Black voters backed Jones and 98 percent of Black women voters supporting Jones, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Tom Perez tweeted, "Let me be clear: We won in Alabama and Virginia because #BlackWomen led us to victory. Black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party, and we can’t take that for granted.

Period."

Strong, but true words from the DNC Chair, but will those words translate into true appreciation for the power of the Black vote leading up to the November midterm elections and beyond?

The need for groups like the NNPA to work collaboratively with the DNC, community leaders and others committed to creating a political revolution, is p a r a m o u n t and necessary.

The revolution must start now.

However, it must go beyond the midterm elections and trickle down to the local, county and state races in a major way, as well.

This is just one election cycle, and while it may be one of the most important election cycles in our lifetime, the Black community must start today by aggressively educating, equipping and empowering Black youth, voting age adults and senior citizens, through information sharing and voter registration efforts to ensure their voices are heard loud and clear at the polls.

It is time for the African American community to “Takeover The Polls” this November, and beyond, by joining in with the NNPA to help register 5 million new, Black voters.

This commentary was originally published at BlackPressUSA.com.

Education about the importance of voting is critical in order to get as many Black people registered to vote as possible.

the midterm elections. This effort is a bold step that is sure to make a profound impact come November.

Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the NNPA, is championing this bold initiative on behalf of a storied organization that is the largest and most influential Black-owned media resource in America, reaching more than 20 million readers, combined, in print and online, every week.

In addition to working with the publications within the NNPA, the campaign initiative will focus on an aggressive voter registration drive, community-level education on important issues, and a mobilization effort, which are all designed to reach young, Black eligible voters, particularly in battleground states, like Texas and North Carolina.

“This coming November, the 2018 midterm elections will be one of the most important elections for American Americans in our lifetime,” Dr. Chavis said. “This is about voting rights and the enormous suffering

and bloodshed that our people have experienced to make American democracy real and fair. Yet, this is also about responsibility.”

Dr. Chavis and the NNPA have also partnered with organizations like the NAACP, in order to accomplish the goal of registering these 5 million new, Black voters.

“I am proud that the NNPA is encouraging and mobilizing the Black community to get 5 million more African Americans registered to vote across the nation,” Dr. Chavis continued. “We have to takeover and overwhelm our political adversaries at the voting polls in 2018. This is a payback year! Now is the time!”

In order for African Americans to “Takeover The Polls” effectively before November, however, there are several things that must be done to make it work and get the results needed to make a significant impact.

First and foremost, education about the importance of voting is critical in order to get as many Black people registered to vote as possible,

Jeffrey L. Boney serves as Associate Editor and is an awardwinning journalist for the Houston Forward Times newspaper. Jeffrey has been a frequent contributor on “The Nancy Grace Show” and “Crime & Justice with Ashleigh Banfield.” Jeffrey is a radio personality and a dynamic, international speaker, experienced entrepreneur, business development strategist and Founder/CEO of the Texas Business Alliance. If you would like to request Jeffrey as a speaker, you can reach him at jboney1@forwardtimes.com. Follow Jeffrey on Twitter @realtalkjunkies.

Destroying Forests Unleashes New Diseases

By Dr. Rob Cohen

Every minute, logging companies and farmers cut down or burn about 30 football fields' worth of forest in developing nations.

That's not just an environmental tragedy.

By forcing animals from their habitats and bringing them into closer contact with humans, deforestation accelerates the spread of dangerous animal-borne diseases like Ebola, Zika, Lyme, and the plague. In other words, deforestation doesn't just kill trees and animals—it kills people. Leaders worldwide must start treating it as a public health crisis, in addition to an environmental one.

Humans cut down trees for many reasons.

Farmers need space for crops and livestock.

Governments need room for new roads.

Companies from homebuilders to candy makers rely on lumber, wood pulp, and other commodities harvested from forests.

The problem is huge. Every year, 18.7 million acres of forest—an area roughly the size of South Carolina—vanish. From August 2015 to July 2016, the rate of deforestation in the Amazon surged 29 percent compared to the previous twelve months. If deforestation continues at its current pace, every rain forest on the planet will disappear within 100 years. This assault on animals' environment has unleashed many of the most dangerous diseases of the twentieth century. Consider the case of Madagascar. I traveled there in

November to aid with the international response to their first ever urban outbreak of pneumonic plague—a disease similar to the Black Death, but deadlier.

More than 2,000 cases were reported; 200 people died. The outbreak closed schools, reduced tourism, and overwhelmed the health system. Deforestation fueled this disaster. During the rainy season, locals burn forests to create more room for crops.

The fires drive plague-carrying rats into nearby communities. The island nation—

plague-free a century ago—now reports more cases of the disease annually than any other country.

Deforestation has also accelerated the spread of the Zika virus, which has caused thousands of children to be born with severe brain defects in the Western Hemisphere— including 51 in the United States in 2016.

Ebola outbreaks preferentially occur in recently deforested areas of Central and West Africa. In Brazil, deforestation has likely engendered several recent outbreaks of yellow fever by dispersing mosquitoes into new territory. These diseases were virtually unknown to humans a generation ago, yet new epidemics are appearing almost yearly now. It's petrifying to consider what diseases could emerge in the next generation. Fortunately, there are several ways to stop deforestation.

Richer nations could pay developing countries to stop cutting down trees.

Take the case of Liberia.

In 2008, the country sold half its forest to timber companies. Six years later, the government of Norway agreed to pay Liberia $150 million to end legal logging operations and develop programs to protect forests.

Organizations could also partner with locals

to establish protected areas and generate revenue from tourism. Consider the World Bank's Transfrontier Conservation Areas Program in Mozambique. Since 1996, the initiative has helped preserve forests and boost tourism. Now, nearly one-quarter of the country's land is under formal conservation. Large companies could also pressure vendors to embrace responsible forestry practices. Thus far, many have failed to do so. Of the 250 companies with the greatest influence over forests, only 18 earned a top score for their efforts to prevent deforestation, according to watchdog group Global Canopy Programme. Deforestation isn't merely a threat to the environment. It endangers humanity's present and future.

Madagascar's pneumonic plague, Liberia's Ebola, Brazil's Zika, and the United States' expanding Lyme problem must be a wakeup call about the need to protect forests.

It's petrifying to consider what diseases could emerge in the next generation.

Rob Cohen, M.D., M.P.H., is a physician and Army veteran who works on public health projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Follow him on Twitter @ RobCohenMD. His book, “Boom without Bust,” will be published in 2019.

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Dr. James Cone

By Dr. Marian Wright Edelman “The lynching tree interprets the cross. It keeps the cross out of the hands of those who are dominant.

Nobody who is lynching anybody can understand the cross. That’s why it’s so important to place the cross and the lynching tree together, because the cross, or the crucifixion, was analogous to a first-century lynching. In fact, biblical scholars, when they want to describe what was happening to Jesus, many of them say it was a lynching.

“And all I want to suggest is, if American Christians say they want to identify with that cross, they have to see the cross as a lynching. Any time your empathy, your solidarity, is with the little people, you’re with the cross. If you identify with the lynchers, then, no, you can’t understand what’s happening…Power in the powerless is not something that we are accustomed to listening to and understanding. It’s not a part of our historical experience.

America always wants to think it’s going to win everything. Well, Black people have a history in which we didn’t win.

We did not win. See, our resistance is a resistance against the odds. That’s why we can understand the cross.”

Dr. James Cone The Rev. Dr. James Cone passed away on April 28, two days after the opening of the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama created by the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), which remembers victims of lynching and racial terror in America who were at the core of Dr. Cone’s teachings.

James Cone, the founder of Black liberation theology, was an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church; a distinguished professor of systematic theology at Union Theological

two Theology and Child Advocacy others are brothers and sisters.

Bible study sessions and shared how We need to start acting like that… his beliefs were shaped: Let us hope that we, through God’s “I left graduate school during the grace and our struggle, we will be high water mark of the Civil Rights able to overcome our prejudices and Movement and the rise of Black hate that separate us, and thereby Power in the 1960s. I was a theologian empower us to become the one obsessed with civil rights and Black people God created us to be.”

Power, since both of these movements The new lynching memorial and helped me to see that God is found in museum created by EJI led by the the midst of the oppressed, fighting wonderful Bryan Stevenson remind for dignity, justice, and respect… us of progress made and how far our The heart of the Christian faith is the nation must still go to acknowledge, cross of Jesus, the one understand, and who shed his blood end the ugly legacy as a crucified victim of the lynching tree in Jerusalem…No in America which one can understand has morphed into this Jesus…without new forms including seeing Jesus through police killings and the experiences of massive gun deaths crucified peoples enabled by the insane today. No people proliferation of guns can understand the in civilian hands no Dr. James Cone transforming power other nation permits. of Jesus except through the solidarity It is indefensible that there have with the poor and the wretched been 16 times more Black children among them,” adding: “God is always and teens killed by guns than all found where we least expect to find the recorded lynchings of Black God, like in a manger in Bethlehem, people from 1877-1950. Let’s hope on the cross in Jerusalem, or hanging the horrible truth about our history from a lynching tree in America.” enables us to hear Dr. Cone’s message The Cross and the Lynching Tree, and repent. Only then can we become he said, “is my prayer, my invocation the one nation under God we profess to God, on behalf of Black people, in to want to be. Dr. Cone said that must the hope that the nearly four centuries happen before we can be historically, of Black suffering will be redemptive culturally, and spiritually free. He for our children and grandchildren, never lost hope or stopped struggling revealing to them the beauty in their and neither must we. tragic path, and also empowering them to continue to fight, to resist Marian Wright Edelman is the violence of White supremacy. It President of the Children's Defense is also my hope that Whites, too, will Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® be redeemed from their blindness, mission is to ensure every child a and made to open their eyes to the Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair terror of their deeds, so they will Start, a Safe Start and a Moral know that we are all of one blood, Start in life and successful passage and what we do to others we do to to adulthood with the help of ourselves.” He continued: “Literally caring families and communities. and symbolically, biologically, and For more information, go to www. spiritually, Blacks and Whites and childrensdefense.org.

I was a theologian obsessed with civil rights and Black Power.

Seminary where he taught for nearly 50 years; and a tireless crusader against racial terrorism and other forms of injustice including mass incarceration beginning with what the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) calls America’s Cradle to Prison Pipeline® crisis. He authored a dozen groundbreaking, history making, and movement shaping books.

They include Black Theology and Black Power, A Black Theology of Liberation and God of the Oppressed.

Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, he pulled the academy and theology into the struggles against oppression in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement.

As a theologian his central message was that the God of the gospels must be understood as a God of the oppressed who is most concerned with the poorest and most vulnerable members of society—a message with

radical implications for American Christianity and all faiths and for our nation and world.

We were blessed with his presence at CDF-Haley Farm’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry four years ago. The quote at the beginning of the column is from an interview Dr. Cone gave four years before the release of The Cross and the Lynching Tree, a book he told us he had been writing his entire life and would not finish until he drew his last breath. Every July the Proctor Institute brings together “Great Preachers and Great Teachers” like Dr. Cone with clergy, seminarians, religious educators, community organizers, young adult leaders and a range of faith-based advocates in an intergenerational, interracial, multi-ethnic, ecumenical community pursuing justice for our nation’s children. In 2014 he taught

Racial Mortgage Disparities Persist as Federal Housing Enforcement Lags

By Charlene Crowell In the classic movie film, “Gone with the Wind,” the owner of the Tara plantation admonished his daughter for remarking that she didn’t care about her home. In a sharp rebuke, Gerald O-Hara declared that “land was the only thing worth living for, worth fighting for…worth dying for.”

For the fictional O’Hara family, Tara was their home, and the source of the family’s wealth. Fast forward to the 21st Century, having a home remains a rock-solid route to building wealth that grows and becomes a key opportunity to share that same wealth intergenerationally.

Unless you are among those who have been denied your own American Dream.

New research by the Center for Responsible Lending finds that today’s racial wealth gaps were supported and sustained by the federal government’s Fair Housing Administration (FHA). From the program’s inception during the 1930s, FHA perpetuated racial discrimination by making mortgage credit broadly available to white borrowers and at the same time, excluding Blacks and other people of color.

More importantly, FHA has an important role to play in leveling today’s mortgage finance field and its two-tiered system.

“These homeownership rate disparities did not occur by chance,” argue Peter Smith and Melissa Stegman, authors of Repairing a two-tiered system: The critical but complex role of FHA. “The homeownership rate gap between whites and people of color is in large part due to historic federal housing policy choices that created decades-long impacts.”

CRL, however, credits FHA mortgage lending as an important aid to the nation’s economic recovery following the Great Recession. As much of private mortgage lending retreated during the housing crisis,

FHA increased its purchase market share to 42 percent in 2009. Prior to that economic crisis, FHA’s market share was only 8.8 percent of the market.

FHA also sustained the mortgage market and provided broad liquidity for wealthier borrowers in addition to low-to-moderate income families. FHA’s refinancing of toxic subprime loans saved many family homes from foreclosure and became a sustainable alternative.

Today, with much of the mortgage market recovered, unnecessarily tight and expensive credit in the conventional mortgage market often makes FHA the only option to finance homeownership for lowto moderate-income borrowers, lower-wealth borrowers, and borrowers of color. This singleoption also means that borrowers broadly denied the lower-cost, most-affordable private loans available, have a slower rate of home appreciation due to fees and insurance that accompany government-backed loans.

CRL’s analysis of mortgage data from 2004 to 2016 found that: • The FHA market share for Black and Latino borrowers now approaches half of all purchase mortgage lending to these borrowers; • FHA is the major source of mortgage credit for higher-income Black and Latino borrows as compared to conventional lending; • Tight and expensive credit in the conventional market has led to FHA becoming the only mortgage option for many borrowers of color, low-to-moderate income families, and lower-wealth families.

• Of the top 10 FHA home purchase lenders in 2004, five were banks and five were non-depositories; by 2016, eight of the top 10 FHA lenders were non-depositories.

It is important to note that the withdrawal of banks leaving the FHA insured program, comes at a time of record profits, made

These homeownership rate disparities did not occur by chance.

possible in large by taxpayer dollars that provided a financial bailout of failing financial institutions, during the housing collapse.

These lenders exit the program at a time when it is inadequately funded and lacks up-to-date technology that could enhance its administrative functions. Further, the exit of large banks additionally became a gateway for non-depository institutions to fill the market’s gap. Nonbanks, subject to fair lending protections, are not however included in the Community Reinvestment Act. Many of the financial abuses that led to the housing crisis began with unregulated and nonbank lenders.

Many lenders will argue that the retreat from FHA was caused by actions taken by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice under the False Claims Act. This federal law allows the government to hold companies accountable for making “false claims” to the government about their products or services. Beyond being assessed damages for infractions, enforcement of the law can additionally include a company or

representative being banned from future federal funds or contracts.

State attorneys general would counter this lender claim by pointing to the $25 billion national mortgage settlement reached with five of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers as evidence that lenders engaged in egregious conduct in clear violation of the law.

The significance of major banks withdrawing from the mortgage market is further underscored by other findings shared in a related report by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA): • Since 1988, close to $1 billion in victim compensation has resulted from lawsuits alleging redlining and discrimination by mortgage lenders; • Housing discrimination complaints grew from 2016 to 2017’s 28,843 cases; • Of 2017’s discriminatory housing complaints, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) processed less than five percent, or 1,311; and • Among the 6,896 complaints processed by state and local Fair Housing Assistance Program Agencies, the Department of Justice brought only 41 cases.

Commenting on these findings, Lisa Rice, NFHA President and CEO said, “As the 2018 Trends Report shows, we must put an end to the many institutionalized barriers that prevent too many families in this country from fair access to housing. We cannot build a thriving society as long as our nation is plagued by discrimination, segregation, and severe economic inequality.”

“In the year that marks a half century of the Fair Housing Act,” noted Mike Calhoun, CRL President, “it is appropriate to acknowledge the journey traveled in five decades. But also, a look ahead to the hundreds of miles yet to travel before fair housing is a reality for all.”

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

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HEALTH

Democrats Using 2017 ‘Obamacare’ Vote as Political Weapon

By Alan Fram

WASHINGTON—A year ago, Democrats sarcastically serenaded Republicans with chants of “Nah nah nah nah, hey hey, goodbye” as the GOP shoved legislation through the House scuttling the Obamacare health care law.

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OW, Democrats battling to capture House and Senate control in November's elections are trying to weaponize that roll call, in which 217 Republicans voted yes.

In Michigan, Arkansas and elsewhere, Democrats are hammering Republicans for voting to replace the increasingly popular statute with a bill Congress' own budget experts said would have boosted premiums and the ranks of the uninsured.

“Voters are very upset with the actions Republicans took” trying to repeal Obama's law, said Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who heads Senate Democrats' campaign committee. “This is an issue that we're seeing at the top of voters' minds, and this is across all states.”

To sharpen the effect, many ads couple the health care vote with last December's passage of a GOP tax cut, which disproportionately helped businesses and wealthy Americans. A spot by a liberal group hits Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Mich., for supporting both, saying, “Representing Michigan should mean representing the middle class.”

Republican strategists offer mixed views on the issue's impact. Pennsylvania Rep. Charlie Dent, among only 20 Republicans who voted against the House repeal bill, said GOP candidates will be

vulnerable because of the bill's impact and because President Donald Trump privately labeled the GOP measure “mean” a month after it passed.

“That ad more or less writes itself,” Dent said of the inevitable Democratic campaign spots.

Georgia Democratic hopeful Bobby Kaple, seeking the nomination for an Atlanta-area district, says “Thank God for Obamacare” in his spot showing his two young children, born premature but healthy after expensive medical bills.

In Arkansas, cancer survivor Clarke Tucker says he'll “stand up to anyone who tries to take your health insurance” as he competes for the Democratic nomination for a seat surrounding Little Rock.

“Health care is on their mind every day, and I understand that,” Tucker said of area voters in an interview.

Democrats are also using the issue in their battle for the Senate, where Republican proposals to scrap Obama's law flopped last summer, dooming the effort.

Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., seeking to oust GOP Sen. Dean Heller, has run an ad

struggle to make ends meet.”

The Democratic charge on health care represents a turnaround from recent elections.

This is an issue that we're seeing at the top of voters' minds, and this is across all states.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) saying, “Repeal and replace Sen. Dean Heller” that contrasts his support for repeal legislation with his initial opposition.

In Arizona, Democratic Senate hopeful Rep. Kyrsten Sinema is highlighting her family's loss of health insurance when she was a child, saying, “I know what it's like for a family to

Just months after passage of the Af­for­­dable Care Act in 2010, Democrats lost control of the House as Republicans tapped into fears about the government's growing role in health care. Four years later, Republicans grabbed Senate control following the botched rollout of the health law's online insurance markets and some people's

1st Death Reported in Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak

By Mike Stobbe The first death has been reported in a national food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce.

The death was reported in California, but state and federal health officials did not provide any other details.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its numbers on the outbreak last week, revealing that 121 people had gotten sick in 25 states.

At least 52 people have been hospitalized, including 14 with kidney failure, which is an unusually high number of

loss of policies that fell short of the statute's coverage requirements.

The failed GOP repeal effort helped turn the tables.

A Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll last month showed people trust Democrats over Republicans for handling health care by 18 percentage points. A Kaiser Health Tracking Poll in February showed Obama's law with a favorable rating from 54 percent of Americans, its highest score in more than 80 Kaiser surveys since the statute's enactment.

“They walked the plank on a disastrous economic agenda,” said Charlie Kelly, executive director of the House Majority PAC, which backs Democratic candidates. He said the votes underscore a narrative of: “Wait a minute, these guys are absolutely not standing with working families.

They're trying to screw me on my health care.”

hospitalizations.

The CDC also added Kentucky, Massachusetts and Utah to the states with reported cases. There were 24 reported cases in California, officials there said.

Health officials have tied the E. coli outbreak to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona, which provides most of the romaine sold in the U.S. during the winter.

The growing season in Yuma ended about a month ago, said the University of Arizona's Russell Engel, the director of Yuma County's cooperative extension service.

But even if no one is eating

tainted lettuce now, case counts may still rise because there's a lag in reporting. The first illnesses occurred in March, and the most recent began on April 21, the CDC said.

Most E. coli bacteria are not harmful, but some produce toxins that can cause severe illness. People who get sick from toxin-producing E. coli come down with symptoms about three to four days after swallowing the germ, with many suffering bloody diarrhea, severe stomach cramps and vomiting.

Most people recover within a week, but some illnesses can last longer and be more severe.

Measles Reported in Central California FRESNO—Health officials investigating a case of measles in central California say others may have been exposed to the disease.

Fresno County authorities say the person may have exposed others during a visit Monday to an urgent care center and to a hospital emergency room on Wednesday in Clovis. The Fresno Bee reports Saturday that the infected

individual traveled out of state, where the infection occurred. Symptoms developed after the person returned to California.

Officials with JF Urgent Care Center and Clovis Community Medical Center are attempting to contact patients who were potentially exposed.

Measles is highly contagious.

Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and rashes.

The most optimistic GOP strategists hope to use health care to damage Democrats by accusing them of favoring government-financed health care, a top priority for 2016 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. About a third of Senate Democrats and two-thirds of House Democrats have backed such legislation, a favorite with the party's most liberal voters, which Republicans say would prompt government decision-making about care and tax increases to finance the proposal's huge costs.

“A bigger government is not something they want to run on,” GOP pollster Jon McHenry said of Democrats.

Former Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., who once headed the House GOP's campaign organization, said Republicans “would have owned” health care and steadily growing insurance premiums had they successfully enacted legislation. Instead, he says, “They may or may not own the outcomes,” adding, “I don't think it's a silver bullet

for Democrats.”

Democrats say they've gotten further ammunition from subsequent GOP actions.

These include Trump's halt of federal subsidies that helped insurers contain some costs and his easing of restrictions on short-term insurance plans with low costs but skimpy coverage.

Last May, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the Housepassed bill would have left 23 million additional people uninsured by 2026 and boosted premiums an average 20 percent this year.

Marking the vote's anniversary, the liberal Save My Care was airing a 30-second television ad in Washington, D.C., showing Trump and Republicans celebrating the House vote last May in the White House Rose Garden.

“We won't forget” appears on a black screen after newscasters intone the bill's impact, including letting insurers charge higher prices for people with pre-existing medical conditions.

MISSING PERSON LAC+USC Medical Center Seeks Public’s Help in Identifying Patient LAC+USC Medical Center seeks the media and public’s help in identifying an adult male patient who has been hospitalized for over one year.

The man suffered severe traumatic brain injury after being struck by a motor vehicle. He was carrying no ID cards when he was brought by paramedics to the Emergency Department on January 31, 2017.

Below is general description of the patient: Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic Approximate Age: 52 Height: 5’6” Weight: 150 Build: Medium Hair/Eyes: shaved head, brown eyes, no facial hair

Other descriptive information: No visible tattoos or other distinguishing marks.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the LAC+USC Medical Center Department of Social Work, 323-409-3151.

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NEWS Georgetown's ‘Lost’ Slaves Were Closer to Home Than Known tree through birth certificates, death records and other documents, then reaches out to the living descendant.

The second method illustrates the democratization of DNA testing in America. Potential descendants do a DNA test and discover they may be genetically related to other descendants of the Georgetown slaves who have also taken the test.

Then they get to wondering about their past and eventually contact the Georgetown Memory Project.

That's what happened earlier this month to Lynn Locklear Nehemiah, a dentist in the District. Her DNA results showed that she's related to other descendants, a discovery that recalibrated everything she thought she knew about her family.

She had long known her ancestors had worked for Georgetown as cooks, but it had been framed as an accomplishment—they were well respected and excellent chefs. But now she was learning a secret belied the stories. She had an ancestor, Louisa Mahoney Mason, who as a young girl, hid in the woods as others were sent to Louisiana, according to historical accounts.

“I can only imagine the terror,” Locklear Nehemiah said of her ancestor. She began to think about her own family members, some of whom she thought would have had different lives if they hadn't been saddled with so much historical trauma. But then she realized all of this could also be a launching point, the start of something new.

Her son is 17 and looking at colleges. “Georgetown is pretty competitive,” she said. But maybe legacy status could give him an edge.

That's a possibility Yorkshire, himself now considering what could come of this, bats away as nonsense.

Ruffner asked him about his children, whom he rarely sees, and his grandchildren, some of whom may soon be looking at colleges.

Wouldn't he like to alert them?

Couldn't one of them potentially use the preferential status and try to get into Georgetown?

He said he wouldn't reach out to them. The truth—and the burden of knowing it—was his alone to bear. No one else had to know.

If the Jesuits had wanted to make amends, he said, they should have done it decades ago. They should have helped his grandmother, or her mother. Now he's 83, everyone before him is long dead, and it's too late.

“I have no anger toward the Jesuits,” he said. “But they're so phony. Where are the Black priests down here? There are none. So how do I feel? How do I say that. ... I feel relieved.” The blank spot left by his parents' absences was finally filling in.

He had his answer, but it was his answer, and no one else's. So he stayed in his trailer, on Yorkshire Lane, in the county of the Jesuits and his ancestors, and asked for a favor.

“When they put my picture in the paper,” he said, “don't have them put it anywhere prominent.”

By Terrence McCoy WASHINGTON—The search for the lost slaves began with a simple question.

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VERY month for two years, Richard Cellini, founder of an organization looking for descendants of the slaves sold to save Georgetown University, had updated a spreadsheet. It showed consistent progress: More and more descendants were learning the truth—that the Jesuit priests running Georgetown had sold their ancestors in 1838 to two Louisiana plantation owners to pay university debts.

But Cellini couldn't get past a problem. Roughly a full third of the sold slaves—91 in all—were nowhere to be found in any historical record in Louisiana. Where were they? The question led to a startling answer: The “lost Jesuit slaves,” as Cellini had taken to calling them, weren't lost at all. In fact, they'd never left Maryland. For some reason, they had been left behind.

The revelation has ushered in the next chapter of an ongoing historical reckoning playing out at Georgetown University, which in 2016 offered preferential status to the descendants to atone for its role in the slave trade.

Researchers estimate there are as many as 3,000 living offspring of the 91 slaves, many of whom are sprinkled throughout Maryland, the District and Virginia. The vast majority have no idea of their relation to one of the nation's leading universities.

So the Georgetown Memory Project has set out to find them, bringing a search that had gone global back to its local origins: the counties in southern Maryland where the slaves had once worked on Jesuit plantations. Researchers are calling unknowing descendants. They are knocking on doors, combing through historical records and fielding emails from curious locals whose DNA tests showed a possible relation to other descendants of Georgetown's slaves.

The truth is asymmetrical, Cellini likes to say. Georgetown and the Jesuits have the answers. And it's up to them to find the progeny. It won't happen the other way around.

“All of us have been complicit in not sharing this information, and every year we don't share it, we continue to be complicit,” Cellini said. “We have an affirmative obligation to share it.”

Some had fled, having heard word of their sale, and hid in the woods while others were placed on ships bound for Louisiana. Some ran away.

One man, age 65, was left behind because he was too old. Others died between their sale and their shipment. And for others, they never journeyed south with the rest because of the unusual conditions of the sale agreement.

For the transaction to go through, the Georgetown priests had needed the approval of the Jesuit Superior General in Rome. He allowed it on the condition that husbands and wives were not separated, presumably to

Union Soldiers on the Potomac River across from Georgetown University. honor the sacrament of marriage. The problem was that some slaves were married to slaves belonging to other plantation owners, or were married to freed men and women. So the Jesuits started swapping slaves with local plantation owners. Some of those who had originally been sold were left behind, while these other slaves, never actually listed in the original bill of sale and never owned by the Jesuits, were sent down to Louisiana as replacements. The confusion over which slaves would go to Louisiana led to long delays in some cases and some slaves just remained in Maryland.

Nearly 200 years later, the only artifact that some of the families retain of this history are names plucked from another time—Cutchember, Sweeton, Yorkshire—names that at one time belonged to the prominent, white slave-owning Marylanders who had sold or donated slaves to the Jesuits.

The rarity of the names has turned out to be almost the only break that has gone the way of the genealogists searching for descendants. The quality and quantity of historical records are highly varied across states. Some, like Louisiana, with its French and Catholic legacy, have a robust trail of records. But in others, like Maryland, incomplete record keeping has obfuscated the stories of innumerable slaves.

One of those genealogists, Malissa Ruffner, an exact researcher, contacted an African American heritage committee in St. Mary's County, Md., looking for clues. She asked if they knew any Yorkshires in the area. The committee told her about one man who wasn't just a Yorkshire, but lived on Yorkshire Lane—where Ruffner decided to go, taking her car from a paved road to a dirt path slicing into the woods.

“And here's Yorkshire Lane,” she said, passing several trailers, junk cars, signs warning of dangerous dogs and a statue of the Virgin Mary.

The road forked and there came another dirt path that led toward a trailer whose chimney was chugging smoke into the overcast sky. A tall man with big hands and a kind face opened the trailer's front door and stepped outside.

He smiled.

“Welcome to yesterday,” he said.

For several decades—he doesn't know how many—James Timothy Yorkshire, 83, has lived inside this trailer in the forest, which he heats by burning wood he chops in a castiron oven. He is isolated from any

I have no anger toward the Jesuits.

But they're so phony.

Where are the Black priests down here?

James Timothy Yorkshire, 83 technology save a television, along a road where he was born in 1935, when there were many more Yorkshires populating Yorkshire Lane.

By the time he was a year old, both of his parents were gone. He thinks tuberculosis killed his mother at age 22. His father disappeared to who knows where. Their absences created a blank spot in his identity. He doesn't know what his mother looked like— he doesn't have any photographs of her—and never learned his father's name. He grew up thinking his grandparents were his parents. When he found out they weren't, he felt a hollowness that has been with him ever since.

There were other things he didn't know about himself. He didn't know why he looked the way he did, or why he'd been raised Catholic, or why his name was Yorkshire, a name few in

England could believe he possessed when he passed through as a soldier around the time of the Korean War. Decades passed, and then one day—now at the end of a life in which he'd grown accustomed to not knowing—he heard the phone ring.

He put down the chain-saw blade he had been sharpening to cut some wood, went inside and answered it.

A woman named Malissa Ruffner was on the other end, telling him she worked for something called the Georgetown Memory Project. Then she started asking him questions about his family.

He didn't know what to make of it. But he answered the best he could.

She began listing things in his family's past—that they were connected to the area of St. Inigoes, where one Jesuit plantation had been—and named members of the Yorkshire family tree. She then told him she believed he was likely descended from Alexius Yorkshire, who was sold by the Jesuits. Alexius never appeared in any Louisiana record after the sale and was identified as someone whose marriage kept him from heading South.

Now, speaking with him about his family for the third time, Ruffner spread across his kitchen table genealogical records and a family tree linking him to the Jesuit slaves. “All of this is incredible,” he said. For the first time he knew his father's surname, Hardy.

Next she opened an AncestryDNA box and handed him a plastic vial.

She told him she wanted to be sure.

“One of the things I came down here to ask was about this DNA test,” Ruffner said, handing him the vial to provide saliva. “I have no problem with it,” he said, taking it from her. “I have to sneeze anyway.”

The descendants of the Georgetown slaves are being identified in two ways. The first is a genealogist pieces together a family

Environmental Job Training Program Boosted with EPA Grant

LOS ANGELES—A $200,000 grant to operate environmental job training programs was awarded Monday to the Los Angeles Conservation Corps by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The funds from the agency's Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Program will support programs to help local residents gain the skills needed for employment in the

environmental field.

The LACC plans to train 60 lowincome, underemployed adults in environmental management skills with the grant money and will work with the Canoga Park-South Valley WorkSource Center, Los Angeles Housing and Community Development Department, Heat & Frost Insulators Local 5 Joint Apprenticeship Trust, GRID Alternatives, Electrical

Training Institute, Health Homes Collaborative and IQ Personnel to place program graduates in jobs.

"We are extremely thankful to the EPA for their continued support of and dedication to the L.A. Conservation Corps. The funding we've received allows us to train our young people; offering them an opportunity to receive industry-recognized credentials," LACC Chief Executive Officer

Wendy Butts said.

"These credentials are incredibly important because they empower our corps members to overcome barriers to employment -- many of which brought them to the corps initially," she said. "The training that the EPA's funding equips us to offer translates into solid job opportunities and a living wage for our young people in a growing field, but also allows them to continue

their work of positively impacting communities."

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said that through "Brownfields job training programs, we're investing in getting Americans back to work and improving local economies and the environment. Graduates will acquire the skill set necessary to gain full-time employment in the environmental field and help revitalize their communities."

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NEWS California Store Faces Suit Over No-Spanish Language Policy SAN DIEGO—A grocery store in San Diego subjected Hispanic employees to harassment and a hostile work environment by implementing a noSpanish language policy, federal officials said last week.

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HE U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit alleging store managers at Albertsons publicly reprimanded Hispanic employees who were caught speaking Spanish. The workers were barred from speaking Spanish around nonSpanish speakers, even during

breaks or when talking to Spanish-speaking customers, the lawsuit said.

No action was taken despite employee complaints, causing some workers to transfer to other stores, according to the EEOC. Albertsons wouldn't comment on the lawsuit but said in a statement that it does not require its employees

STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: FIRST LADIES

speak English only.

“Albertsons serves a diverse

use those skills to serve its customers,” the statement said.

The conduct violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the EEOC said.

“It is extremely important for workers to feel safe in coming forward to report harassment,” said Christopher Green, director of the EEOC's San Diego office. “It is equally important for employers to make certain that harassment is investigated and addressed appropriately.” The Albertsons chain is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the U.S., employing about 280,000 people in 35 states.

pickup truck while on a break from work at a plastics factory on Sept. 24, 1996.

Mendez, who said he'd never seen the shooter before, was shot in the right cheek and then in the left thigh as he got out of the vehicle. His wife died from a gunshot wound to the head.

The second killing occurred about two months later on Nov. 22, 1996, after Moreland, 38, and another man walked down Glencoe Aveue in

Compton and passed by a group of about 10 men, one of whom who was standing by the driveway, holding a rifle and said something to Moreland as they passed. Moreland's body was later found at 1500 S. Temple St. He had been shot nine times.

The defendant was charged on April 25, 1997, with both killings, and subsequently spent almost six months at Patton State Hospital prior to his conviction.

It is extremely important for workers to feel safe in coming forward to report harassment.

Christopher Green, EEOC customer population and encourages employees with foreign language abilities to

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and their capacity to make an accurate identification, but concluded that the error was harmless because the instructions were unlikely to have changed the jury's decision.

Vasquez was shot in the head and her husband, Carlos Mendez, was wounded after they drove to Tacos el Unico, a Mexican fast-food restaurant on Long Beach Boulevard in Compton, in their new Toyota Tacoma

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shelter for fugitives, not secret rooms or chambers,” Mainwaring wrote.

“It's important to think about the Underground Railroad as a network of people rather than places,” he said in the interview.

Mainwar ing found about a dozen houses still standing that have a connection to the Un d e r g r o u n d Railroad.

He compiled, a n a l y z e d and evaluated sources for credibility's sake to an “Abandoned Tracks” appendix in which he assigns from zero to five “North Stars” in ranking to claims to Underground Railroad association, with zero being spurious to five, impeccably documented.

Now, about the first two paragraphs of this story about the publication of “Abandoned Tracks.”

Clay Kilgore, executive

director of the Washington County Historical Society, tells the story of the escapees hiding beneath Mrs. LeMoyne's bed when discussing the Underground Railroad, but....

“We preface it as a legend,” he said. “It's a wonderful story,

legend about the slaves under the lady's bed.

“When I go places to talk, that's what people expect to hear. I have had people mention that to me.” Kilgore said.

“The history that was saved was that of wealthier white men. At least that's something we know.

Nobody kept any records, and the slaves in the south weren't writing letters back and forth.

“His effort is just amazing to me,” Kilgore said of “Abandoned Tracks.”

Federal Department of the Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt in 1997 designated the LeMoyne home and doctor's office a National Historic Land­ mark for the owner's pro­minence as an abolitionist and, according to a half-dozen sour­ ces, his aid of fugitive slaves.

“These sources clearly esta­ blish LeMoyne's involve­ ment in the Underground Railroad... but they do not offer any conclusive proof that fugitive slaves stayed in his home,” Mainwaring wrote.

“The preponderance of the evidence only allows that it was very likely that LeMoyne harbored fugitive slaves in his residence.”

Mainwaring has a takeno-prisoners attitude when it comes to evaluating his subject matter, even in regard to “the campus tour of Washington & Jefferson College” which “touts Davis Hall, about a block away from LeMoyne's East Maiden Street home as an underground railroad stop. The claim has no firm foundation.”

It's important to think about the Underground Railroad as a network of people rather than places.

ACROSS 1. Domicile 6. Anatomical pouch 9. Be quiet!

13. Rn, a health hazard 14. "I" mania 15. Tax of one tenth 16. "____ Last Night," movie 17. Dream time 18. Euphoric way to walk 19. *She raised a future President 21. *First First Lady 23. 20-20, e.g.

24. Marked by sound judgement 25. Say "no" 28. Strip of wood 30. War over Helen 35. Cheese from Netherlands 37. Ringo Starr's instrument 39. *She planted a vegetable garden in South Lawn 40. Kind of bag 41. Bigfoot's cousins 43. Computer desktop picture 44. Type of fishing net 46. ____-a-sketch 47. After-bath powder 48. Cowardly color 50. "____ and the Real Girl," movie 52. Bovine hangout 53. Used to be 55. Tiny guitar 57. *Pillbox hat fashion icon 60. *She also raised a future President 64. Bird of prey nest 65. PC brain 67. Wear away 68. Supernatural being 69. Beachgoer's goal 70. Extend subscription 71. Freight horse cart 72. Giant Hall-of-Famer 73. Lieu DOWN 1. Speedy steed 2. Ali ____ of "One Thousand

and One Nights" 3. Air-transported property 4. Skeptic's MO 5. Have as logical consequence 6. "Que ____," sang Doris Day 7. *First lady Frances Folsom Cleveland had the lowest one 8. Oxford ____ 9. Help to solve a riddle 10. Beehive State 11. Not Sunni 12. ____ Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II 15. Bull opponent 20. Prepared 22. Marching insect?

24. Challenger or Atlantis 25. *Co-founder of eponymous treatment facility 26. Dig, so to speak 27. Birth-related 29. *#21 Across' spouse supposedly chopped one down

31. Final notice?

32. Southwestern hut 33. Soap plant 34. *Founder of "Just Say No" campaign 36. Whimper 38. Muscovite or biotite 42. Woody perennial 45. Subdued 49. Yellow river tributary 51. Whistler Blackcomb visitors 54. Right-hand page 56. Wading bird 57. Opposite of cheer 58. Cantatrice's offering 59. C in NYC 60. Mom's sister 61. Top notch 62. Brainchild 63. Raunchy 64. Put together 66. *Most-traveled First Lady, pre-Hillary

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but that's exactly what it is, a story. We tend to focus more on Francis (LeMoyne) as an abolitionist. Oral history and tradition can get kind of tweaked and told in different ways.

“We focus a lot on AfricanAmerican involvement.”

Kilgore learned about 20 to 25 freed, not escaped, slaves resting at the LeMoyne House, and wondered if this was somehow conflated with local

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018

NEWS Lynwood Unified Elementary School Accepted To National Arts Education Support Network Lynwood—Abbott El- ter student engagement for School’s determination and ementary School will expand arts-integrated instruction, resilience provides a template its arts curriculum to include improved attendance, declinfor success that resonates a 45-minute art lesson per ing suspension rates and inthroughout the District, bringweek for all K-6 ing much-needstudents and add ed support and harmonica classes resources to stufor third-grade dents who are eastudents as part of ger to show their a partnership with creative artistry,” Turnaround Arts: Lynwood Board California, which President Alfon—Supt. Gudiel R. Crosthwaite will provide up to so Morales said. $10,000 in annual “It is an honfinancial support to help en- creased family participation or to welcome Turnaround sure arts education for every in art events.

Arts to the Lynwood commuAbbott student.

“Abbott Elementary nity.”

Turnaround Arts is a national program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, created in 2011 under the leadership of First Lady Michelle Obama.

Turnaround Arts: California, co-founded by renowned architect Frank Gehry, is the regional administrator of the program and will provide By Freddie Allen teacher training, a regional coach to facilitate Abbott’s TIME magazine recently strategic arts plan and coordi- honored Rep. Maxine Waters nated support for public arts (D-Calif.) as one of the 100 events. most influential people in the “Abbott’s partnership world. with Turnaround Arts: CaliAccording to a press release fornia is a huge step forward about the honor, “The list, now for our visual and perform- in its fifteenth year, recognizes ing arts curriculum, allowing the activism, innovation and us to spread arts education achievement of the world’s evenly and equally across all most influential individuals.” grade levels while creating exWaters said that she was citing new opportunities that shocked and surprised by the will have a positive impact on recognition and that she “felt classroom learning,” Abbott very, very blessed” to receive Principal Adolfo Herrera said. the honor.

Abbott’s commitment to In a commentary about the arts is exemplified by its the award, “Black-ish” actor annual student performances Yara Shahidi wrote that, “Conat the Lynwood Unified Win- gresswoman Maxine Waters ter Concert, coordinated by of the 43rd District of Califorthird-grade teacher Gwendo- nia, a.k.a. Auntie Maxine, has lyn Spears. Despite a limited made my generation proud to budget, Spears directs three be nieces and nephews.” stage performances a year, Shahidi continued: “She is with considerable assistance adored and admired by people from Abbott staff and com- who care about social justice munity members.

Abbott’s arts curriculum provides introductory programs exploring art history, playwriting and dance through Meet the Masters, the BRIDGE Theatre Project and Conga Kids. District partnerships with The Music Center LOS ANGELES—Raising alarms about instead negotiated a Medicaid waiver that and P.S. ARTS provide arts federal threats to Los Angeles County’s finan- generated nearly $1 billion in federal fundsupport for kindergartners cial stability, the Board of Supervisors voted ing over five years to prop up the county and second-graders.

4-1 Tuesday to support exploration of a state- system.

Additional art resources wide “all-payer” healthcare option.

Barger said she supported many elements are provided by Abbott teachSupervisor Kathryn Barger cast the dissent- of the ACA and was proud of the county’s role ers and the Abbott PTA. ing vote, saying such a system -- which would as the safety net for residents with and without “Lynwood Unified recogset a single rate for healthcare prices statewide insurance. nizes that arts education is a -- would destabilize the marketplace.

But she said pushing for an all-payer opcritical element in developSupervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and tion amounted to “biting off more than we can ing students who are creative Sheila Kuehl, who co-authored the board chew.” thinkers,” Lynwood Supermotion, made clear that it did not back any The California Hospital Association has intendent Gudiel R. Crosthspecific proposal, including Assembly Bill also voiced opposition to an all-payer option waite said. “By joining the 3087. that would set rates for hospitals, doctors and Turnaround Arts network, In addition to looking at the all-payer op- insurers -- at least as envisioned by Assembly Abbott Elementary is providtion, the moBill 3087 -- saying ing its students a nurturing tion directs hospitals could lose environment that will spark county legisas much as $18 bilinnovation and ingenuity.” lative advolion annually, reTurnaround Arts: Califorcates to supsulting in massive nia was created in 2014 with port efforts to service cuts and financial support from Berta develop some the loss of as many and Frank Gehry and the form of stateas 175,000 hospital California Arts Council. The wide “public jobs.

—Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas program recently received a insurance opBoth “single$2 million investment to extion,” set up a payer” and “all-paypand its network to include 27 statewide individual insurance mandate and er” plans aim to reduce health care costs and schools and more than 17,000 fund spending on prevention and wellness provide insurance for everyone, regardless of students across California, programs. their ability to afford premiums. providing art resources, musi“There’s no rush to judgment here,” RidSingle-payer has been a leading proposal cal instruments, high-profile ley-Thomas said, emphasizing that many ideas advanced by advocates of universal health covmentors and teacher training. are being considered to fortify the county’s erage insuring every American.

“Over the last 40 years, health care safety net in the face of changing Under such a system, a single public agency I’ve spent time with kids in federal laws. “This is an effort to say we cannot would pay for health care, effectively eliminatthe classroom using architecbe sitting ducks.” ing private insurance plans. ture and art to get engaged, Ridley-Thomas warned that recent reviAll-payer would instead set a single price focus their attention, and sions to the Affordable Care Act - - including that all insurers -- public or private -- would even introduce mathematics, the elimination of insurance mandates for in- pay for procedures and hospital stays. civics, and other subjects that dividuals and small businesses as part of the Nearly 90 percent of L.A. County residents they might not have otherwise federal tax reform bill, and executive orders are insured, based on the latest available data. been receptive to,” Gehry said. that reduce federal subsidies -- were threats Roughly 1.2 million people gained Medicaid “This inspired me to create not only to the ACA but to L.A. County’s fi- coverage as a result of the ACA and another the same opportunities for the nancial stability.

380,000 receive premium subsidies through California students who need He and others recalled 1995, when the Covered California, the state insurance exit most through Turnaround county was thrown into financial crisis due to change.

Arts: California.” the rising costs of caring for indigent, uninCalifornia saw the largest reduction in unTurnaround Arts partner sured patients in the face of declining Medi- insured individuals of all 50 states as a result of schools have seen increasCal funding. the ACA, according to Amy Wiwuga of Health es in English language arts Management recommended shuttering Access California, an advocacy group that supand math proficiency, betLAC+USC Medical Center, but the board ports the county motion.

“Arts education is a critical element in developing students who are creative thinkers.”

Congresswoman Maxine Waters Earns TIME 100 ‘Influential’ Honors

‘All-Payer’ Healthcare Option Draws Interest of L.A. County Supervisors

“There’s no rush to judgment here; this is an effort to say we cannot be sitting ducks.”

and is oh so eloquent in let- py,” Shahidi said. “In this time ting the world, particularly the of sociopolitical unrest, ConWhite men of Congress who gresswoman Waters has been dare test her acumen, know the brilliant, tenacious reprethat she is not here for any non- sentative of the people that we sense.” all need.”

Waters said that for many Shahidi added: “She’s not young people, she is one of the new to it, she’s true to it.” few lawmakers willing to step Waters is one of President outside of the box of a tradi- Trump’s most vocal critics on tional, non-confrontational Capitol Hill, even calling for his lawmaker to speak truth to impeachment. power. “[President Trump] has deAnd even though, she cap- fined himself as someone who tured the attention of millions is not deserving and that should in a viral vidbe our maneo exchange tra, that with United should be States Secthe converretary of the sation, that Treasury Steshould be ven Mnuchin, what we talk Waters acabout with knowledged our newsthat the use papers and of the phrase our radio “reclaiming stations… my time” is we need to a part of the speak up,” regular order Waters said. of business in “We have to Congress. let everyone “It’s what know we we use when don’t accept it is our time this and we to speak and don’t feel we’re being helpless like ignored by victims in the people all of this. who are on We are gothe panel and ing to resist you want to him and we shut them are going to down,” Wafight him.” ters said.

W a “We use it ters said when we’re that Black being internewspafered with pers should by another run sto—Rep. Maxine Waters member of ries about Congress in a the Trump debate.”

AdminisWaters continued: “It was tration, every week, monitor something that I used at a time digital media, especially social when it was important for me media, and pay attention to to let Mr. Mnuchin know that special counsel Robert Muelhe couldn’t have his way that it ler’s investigation about Ruswas my time and I intended to sian interference in the 2016 use it and he could not usurp presidential election. it.”

Waters said that the Black Waters said that the video Press must cover President inspired a lot of women and Trump in a way that allows showed that, even on Capitol the average person to stay Hill, women lawmakers must up-to-date and to understand have the courage to demand what’s going on in the White respect.

House.

Waters said that young “That conversation can help people welcome the openness people get more involved, get and tenacity that she displayed people excited about registerduring that exchange with ing to vote and to get out to Mnuchin and in her searing vote…and see what we have to criticism of President Donald do to change this government.”

Trump’s performance.

Black millennials need to “They welcome it this is the know that they can make a first time they’ve seen this kind significant difference in the of authenticity,” Waters said. upcoming midterm elections, “For many of them, this is the Water said. first time they’ve seen this kind “If our millennials vote, we of authenticity.” win,” Waters said. “We can Shahidi, who also stars take back the House, we will in the “Black-ish” spin-off keep many of our state legisla“Grown-ish,” said that Waters, ture seats…if [millennials] go says what many of us are think- to the polls, we win.” ing.

This article was originally “She reminds us that we are published at BlackPressUSA. worthy of any space we occu- com.

“That conversation can help people get more involved, get people excited about registering to vote and to get out to vote… and see what we have to do to change this government.”

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LEGAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO PROVIDE DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE WILMINGTON AVENUE SAFE STREETS PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, PHASE II IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, CALIFORNIA The City of Compton Public Works Department is requesting Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified consultants to provide design services for the Wilmington Avenue Safe Streets Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvements Project, Phase II within city limits from Rosecrans Avenue to Greenleaf Boulevard.

The RFP describes the proposal format, submittal requirements, preliminary scope of services and project schedule, the minimum information that must be included in the proposal, and the selection process.

Failure to submit the Proposal in accordance with the procedures outlined maybe cause for disqualification.

Requirements for this RFP are located on the City’s website at www.comptoncity. org. In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit five (5) copies of their Proposal and one digital copy on CD or USB drive no later than 5:00 PM, May 17, 2018 to: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Attention:

Mr. John Strickland

Project Manager Late proposals will not be accepted.

Any questions should be directed to: Mr. John Strickland, Project Manager Office Phone: Email:

310.605.5505

jstrickland@comptoncity.org

Sincerely, Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: April 18, 2018 April 25, 2018 May 2, 2018 May 9, 2018 SchId:70666 AdId:23561 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-17-800690-AB Order No.: 170476770-CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/23/2013. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ISAAC S AGUILAR, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, AND MANUEL S AGUILAR, A SINGLE MAN, AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 4/16/2013 as Instrument No. 20130558429 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 5/24/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, in the Vineyard Ballroom Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $296,221.93 The purported property address is: 14171419 W 130TH STREET, COMPTON, CA 90222 Assessor's Parcel No.: 6145-007-023 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 800-2802832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-17-800690-AB. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This

shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-2802832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA17-800690-AB IDSPub #0139619 5/2/2018 5/9/2018 5/16/2018 SchId:70766 AdId:23598 CustId:608 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000006170500 Title Order No.: 160226541 FHA/VA/PMI 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 06/26/2006. 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 07/03/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1461531 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: REFUGIO FLORES G., A MARRIED MAN, 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: 05/25/2018. 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: 1516 S CHESTER AVE, COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 90221. APN#: 6164-019-007.

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 $292,481.05. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

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

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-7302727 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkASAP.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000006170500. 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:AGENCY SALES and POSTING 714-730-2727 www. servicelinkASAP.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 04/18/2018 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-4654623 04/25/2018, 05/02/2018, 05/09/2018 SchId:70773 AdId:23600 CustId:64 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000007229560 Title Order No.: 170479305 FHA/VA/PM No.: 1974070596703 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 01/23/2009. 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 02/09/2009 as Instrument No. 20090174379 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: TAMIKA D POWELL BRANCH, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, 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: 06/07/2018. TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM. PLACE OF SALE: DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELESNORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 209 SOUTH ESSEY AVENUE, COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 90221. APN#: 6183-024-020.

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 $280,034.97.

The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.auction. com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000007229560. 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:AUCTION. COM, LLC 800-280-2832 www.auction.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 04/19/2018 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-4654690 04/25/2018, 05/02/2018, 05/09/2018 SchId:70779 AdId:23602 CustId:64 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DARLENE THELMA BASS CASE NO. 18STPB02048 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DARLENE THELMA BASS. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by STANFORD D. WILLIAMS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that STANFORD D. WILLIAMS 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: 05/14/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11, ROOM 246 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.

In Pro Per Petitioner STANFORD D. WILLIAMS 15561 SOUTHWIND AVENUE FONTANA CA 92336 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/18 CNS-3125090# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:70794 AdId:23607 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BLONNELL HALE CASE NO. 18STPB03521 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of BLONNELL HALE. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by GREGORY HALE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GREGORY HALE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/16/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

Attorney for Petitioner MATTHEW R. STIDHAM - SBN 316304 DAVID S. CHON - SBN 238274 NATHANIEL F. EPSTEIN - SBN 309543 THE LEGACY LAWYERS, P.C. 10221 SLATER AVENUE, SUITE 106 FOUNTAIN VALLEY CA 92708 BSC 215690

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Danielle Brown be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's lost will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. Copies of the lost will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 21, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

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

Attorney for petitioner: LARRY D LEWELLYN ESQ SBN 141687 LAW OFFICES OF LARRY D LEWELLYN 2305 TORRANCE BLVD TORRANCE CA 90501 CN948835 EASON May 2,9,16, 2018 SchId:70892 AdId:23642 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF MEETING OF OVERSIGHT BOARD TO THE FORMER COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF COMPTON Notice is hereby given that the Oversight Board to the Former Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Compton will hold a public hearing at the Council Chambers /City Hall 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 on May 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. to consider the proposed sale of the following Successor Agency owned properties located at 305-315 N. Long Beach Boulevard, Compton, CA 90220 (APN 6178-025-906; APN 6178-025-907; APN 6178-025-908; APN 6178-025-909; APN 6178-025-910 to the Frank Harvey III and Krista Harvey Revocable Trust and 958 W. Walnut Avenue, Compton, CA (APN 7319-028-904) to California Water Service Company.

All interested persons are invited to appear at the time and place specified above to give testimony regarding the proposed sale. Further information may be obtained by contacting Laurence Adams, Assistant City Manager, City of Compton at (310) 605-5585.

4/25, 5/2, 5/9/18 CNS-3123338# THE COMPTON BULLETIN

SchId:70823 AdId:23617 CustId:61 -----------PUBLIC NOTICE BUDGET HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019 BUDGET ON TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2018 AND JUNE 19, 2018 at 5:00 P.M., IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF COMPTON CITY HALL. ALL CITIZENS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AND PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH WRITTEN AND/OR ORAL COMMENTS AND ASK QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CITY'S PROPOSED BUDGET. THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019 BUDGET CAN BE INSPECTED

BY THE PUBLIC FROM 7:00 AM UNTIL 6:00 PM, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, COMPTON CITY HALL, 205 SOUTH WILLOWBROOK AVENUE BEGINNING MAY 31, 2018.

ALITA GODWIN, CMC CITY CLERK PUBLISH: May 9, 2018, May 16, 2018, May 23, 2018 and May 30, 2018 SchId:70887 AdId:23641 CustId:314 ------------

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.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF THELMA EASON

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.

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of THELMA EASON

Case No. 18STPB03708

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Danielle Brown in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

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SchId:70895 AdId:23643 CustId:314 -----------REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) CITY OF COMPTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 on or before June 13, 2018, opened and read in the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220. The Proposal package will be available online at www.comptoncity.org on May 2, 2018 All Proposals shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to: City Clerk, City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton CA 90220 And marked outside with: “Request for Proposal for Sidewalk Trip Hazard Remediation” The proposed work shall be performed in accordance with the contract specifications and other contract documents as specified herein and shall consist of the following general work descriptions: to provide SIDEWALK TRIP HAZARD REMEDIATION in the City of Compton. If you need additional information, please contact John Strickland, at (310) 605-5505.

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

and items of work as are appropriate shall apply to the work as bid.

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

Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: May 2, 2018 May 9, 2018 May 16, 2018 SchId:70897 AdId:23644 CustId:314 -----------PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BIDS Sealed bids are invited for: Sealed Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Compton , 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 on or before 3:00 P.M. May 24, 2018 opened and read in the City Clerk’s Office, 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

For qualified developers to acquire and develop City of Compton Successor Agency owned property known as 1716 East Rosecrans Avenue for CommercialRetail, Mixed Use or Residential Development.

Bid deadline- Bid submissions should be received no later than 3 pm on May 24, 2018 at the City of Compton City Clerk’s Office at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

Bid information may be obtained on the City’s website as of Thursday, May 3, 2018.

Contact Leslie NacionalesTafoya, Administrative Analyst at 310-605-5697 or lnacionalestafoya@comptoncity.org for any inquiries.

ALITA GODWIN CITY CLERK PUBLISH: MAY 2, 2018 MAY 9, 2018 MAY 16, 2018 SchId:70900 AdId:23645 CustId:314 -----------T.S. No. 16-0386-11 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED 注：本文 件包含一个信息摘要 참고사항: 본 첨부 문 서에 정보 요약서가 있습니다 NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY PLEASE NOTE THAT PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(d)(1) THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON THIS DOCUMENT BUT PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED OR PUBLISHED AND THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION NEED ONLY BE MAILED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/24/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: DIANA CRUZ AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation Recorded 10/3/2005 as Instrument No. 05 2376692 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Street Address or other common designation of real property: 3190 CEDAR AVENUE LONG BEACH, CA 90806 A.P.N.: 7204-019-002 and a Loan Modification Agreement Recorded on 1/10/2011, as Instrument No. 20110046902 Date of Sale: 6/7/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Vineyard Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $525,353.79, estimated 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

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LEGAL to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 160386-11. 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: 4/26/2018 The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation 2955 Main Street, 2nd Floor Irvine, California 92614 Foreclosure Department (949) 720-9200 Sale Information Only: (800) 280-2832 Auction.com Sindy Clements, Foreclosure Officer PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE WOLF FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. . NPP0331576 To: LONG BEACH CALIFORNIAN 05/02/2018, 05/09/2018, 05/16/2018 SchId:70903 AdId:23646 CustId:68 -----------T.S. No. 17-50053 004

APN:

6147-008-

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/26/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: RICKY HILL, A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 5/22/2007 as Instrument No. 20071236053 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:5/24/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Vineyard Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $209,349.26 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 12615 SOUTH SLATER AVENUE Compton Area, California 90222 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust.

A.P.N #.: 6147-008-004 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

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

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site www.auction. com, using the file number assigned to this case 17-50053. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Dated: 4/26/2018 Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920

For Sale Information: (800) 280-2832 www.auction.com _____________ Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale Assistant THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 25360 Pub Dates 05/02, 05/09, 05/16/2018 SchId:70912 AdId:23649 CustId:108 -----------T.S. No.: A.P.N.:6162-002-019

2017-02637-CA

Property Address: 1010 SOUTH WILMINGTON Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW 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 THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED 注：本文件包含一个信息摘要 참고사항: 본 첨부 문서에 정보 요약서가 있습니다 NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/29/2006.

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. Trustor: Ismael Andrade, A Single Man Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 12/12/2006 as Instrument No. 06 2750748 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 06/05/2018 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 275,002.49 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN

BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: 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 as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1010 SOUTH WILMINGTON Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 A.P.N.: 6162-002-019 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.

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 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: $ 275,002.49.

Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. =The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S 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 this 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 (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site http://www. altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 201702637-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Date: April 25, 2018 Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices. aspx _____________ Trustee Sale Assistant WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SchId:70914 AdId:23650 CustId:600 -----------PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BIDS Sealed bids are invited for: Sealed Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Compton , 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 on or before 3:15 P.M. May 24, 2018 opened and read in the City Clerk’s Office, 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

For qualified developers to acquire and develop City of Compton Successor Agency owned property known as 413 & 415 West Compton Boulevard for CommercialRetail, Mixed Use or Residential Development.

Bid deadline- Bid submissions should be received no later than 3:15 pm on May 24, 2018 at the City of Compton City Clerk’s Office at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

Bid information may be obtained on the City’s website as of Thursday, May 3, 2018.

Contact Leslie NacionalesTafoya, Administrative Analyst at 310-605-5697 or lnacionalestafoya@comptoncity.org for any inquiries.

ALITA GODWIN CITY CLERK Sealed Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Compton , 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 on or before 3:00 P.M. May 24, 2018 opened and read in the City Clerk’s Office, 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

SchId:70944 AdId:23659 CustId:314 -----------PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR BIDS =Sealed bids are invited for: =Sealed Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Compton , 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 on or before 3:30 P.M. May 24, 2018 opened and read in the City Clerk’s Office, 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220. =For qualified developers to acquire and develop City of Compton Successor Agency owned properties known as 1425 East Compton Boulevard and 110 & 114 North Bowen Avenue for CommercialRetail, Mixed Use or Residential Development. =Bid deadline- Bid submissions should be received no later than 3:30 pm on May 24, 2018 at the City of Compton City Clerk’s Office at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220. =Bid information may be obtained on the City’s website as of Thursday, May 3, 2018.

Contact Leslie NacionalesTafoya, Administrative Analyst at 310-605-5697 or lnacionalestafoya@comptoncity.org for any inquiries.

ALITA GODWIN CITY CLERK Sealed Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Compton , 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 on or before 3:00 P.M. May 24, 2018 opened and read in the City Clerk’s Office, 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

SchId:70946 AdId:23660 CustId:314 -----------REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR ANNUAL RESIDENTIAL STREET REHABILITATION PROJECTS FY 2018- 2023 IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, CALIFORNIA The City of Compton Public Works Department is requesting Request for Proposals (RFP) from design consultants for residential street rehabilitation to be performed on various city streets within the city limits.

The Public Works Department is seeking a design consultant to develop plans, specifications and estimates for the 5-year annual residential street rehabilitation projects. The City has an approximate annual budget of $8.0 million to $10.0 million per year.

The RFP describes the proposal format, submittal requirements, preliminary scope of services, project schedule, the minimum information that must be included in the pro-

posal, and the selection process. Failure to submit the Proposal in accordance with the procedures outlined maybe cause for disqualification.

Requirements for this RFP can be obtain by visiting our website at www.comptoncity. org. In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit five (5) copies and one copy on CD or USB drive of their Proposal no later than 3:00 PM, June 6, 2018 to: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Attention: land, Jr.

Mr. John Strick-

Project Manager Late proposals will not be accepted.

Any questions should be directed to: Mr. John Strickland, Jr. Project Manager Office Phone: Email:

310.605.5505

jstrickland@comptoncity.org

Sincerely, Alita Godwin City Clerk Publish: May 9, 2018 May16, 2018 May 23, 2018 May 30, 2018 SchId:70987 AdId:23673 CustId:314 -----------T.S. No.: 9987-7134 TSG Order No.: 8725775 A.P.N.: 7320-006-021 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 04/13/2006. 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. Affinia Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 04/20/2006 as Document No.: 06 0866105, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: VERA SYLVIA MALLET, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 05/31/2018 at 10:00 AM Sale Location: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1854 E KRAMER DR, CARSON, CA 90746-2844 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 in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, towit: $347,721.00 (Estimated) as of 05/23/2018. Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call, 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.nationwideposting.com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9987-7134. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Affinia Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 833-290-7452 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.nationwideposting. com or Call: 916-939-0772. Affinia Default Services, LLC, Omar Solorzano, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a

bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only. NPP0331618 To: THE WEEKENDER 05/09/2018, 05/16/2018, 05/23/2018 SchId:70991 AdId:23674 CustId:68 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000007313158 Title Order No.: 730-1800472-70 FHA/VA/PMI 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 08/13/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/21/2007 as Instrument No. 20071957566 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: LORIE MONSON, A SINGLE WOMAN, 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: 06/08/2018 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: 913 S TRURO AVE, INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90301 APN#: 4023-038-017 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 $198,586.80.

The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkASAP.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000007313158.

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: AGENCY SALES and POSTING 714-7302727 www.servicelinkASAP.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 05/01/2018 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-4656244 05/09/2018, 05/16/2018, 05/23/2018 SchId:71001 AdId:23677 CustId:64 -----------NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE U.S. BUILDERS, LLC VS MCBRIDE, HELEN CASE NO: BC346703 R Under a writ of Execution issued on 09/06/17. Out of the L.A SUPERIOR COURT STANLEY MOSK, of the CENTRAL DISTRICT, County of Los Angeles, State of California, on a judgment entered on 06/20/08: JUDGMENT RENEWED ON 07/06/15.

In favor of SMTHM INVESTMENTS, LLC and against MCBRIDE, HELEN showing a net balance of $76,421.92 actually due on said judgment. (Amount subject to revision) I have levied upon all the right, title and interest of said judgment debtor(s) in the property in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: A CONDOMINIUM COMPRISED OF: PARCEL 1: AN UNDIVIDED 1/51 INTEREST IN AND TO ALL THAT PORTION OF LOT 1 OF TRACT NO. 34429, IN THE CITY OF INGLEWOOD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 902, PAGES 30 AND 31 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, SHOWN AND DEFINED AS ``COMMON AREA``, ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED OCTOBER 25,

1978 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 78-1186775, OFFICIAL RECORDS. EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL CRUDE OIL, PETROLEUM, GAS, BREA, ASPHALT, AND ALL KINDRED SUBSTANCES AND OTHER MINERALS UNDER AND IN SAID LAND BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET, BUT WITHOUT THE RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY AS RESERVED BY JOSEPH DOMINIC BEELER AND CONSTANCE ROSE BEELER, HIS WIFE, ALSO KNOWN AS JOSEPH D. BEELER AND CONSTANCE R. BEELER, BY DEED RECORDED JUNE 26, 1963 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 1532, IN BOOK D2079 PAGE 817, OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 2: ALL THAT PORTION OF LOT 1 OF SAID TRACT NO. 34429, IN THE CITY OF INGLEWOOD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SHOWN AND DEFINED AS UNIT NO. 110 ON SAID CONDOMINIUM PLAN. PARCEL 3: EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND APPURTENANT TO PARCELS 1 AND 2 ABOVE, FOR PARKING PURPOSES, OVER THOSE PORTION(S) OF LOT 1 OF SAID TRACT NO. 34429, SHOWN AND DEFINED AS AREAS 51P ON SAID CONDOMINIUM PLAN. PARCEL 4: NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND APPURTENANT TO PARCELS 1 AND 2 ABOVE, AS SUCH EASEMENTS ARE SET FORTH IN THE SECTIONS ENTITILED ``CERTAIN EASEMENTS FOR OWNERS,`` AND ``SUPPORT``, ``SETTLEMENT AND ENCROACHMENT`` OF THE ARTICLE OF THE ``DECLARATION`` RECORDED NOVEMBER 14, 1978 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 78-1267940, OFFICIAL RECORDS, ENTITLED ``EASEMENTS``.

APN: 4017-015-063 Commonly known as: 855 VICTOR AVENUE, #110 INGLEWOOD, CA 90302 Public notice is hereby given that I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States all the right, title and interest of the debtor(s) in the above described property or so much as will be sufficient to satisfy said writ or warrant with interest and all costs on 06/06/18, 10:00 AM at the following location.

STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE 111 N. HILL STREET, ROOM 125B LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 ( )This sale is subject to a minimum bid in the amount of $0.00 (Subject to revision) Prospective bidders should refer to sections 701.510 to 701.680, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure for provisions governing the terms, conditions and effect of the sale and the liability of defaulting bidders.

Creditor's Attorney JOSHUA P. FRIEDMAN, ESQ. OF JOSHUA P. FRIEDMAN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. 23679 CALABASAS ROAD #377 CALABASAS, CA 91302 Dated: 02/01/18 Branch: Los Angeles JIM McDONNELL, Sheriff By: LISA MOJARRO, Deputy Operator Id: E229646 Para obtener esta informaciontraduccion en Espanol llame a este numero: (213) 9723950 NOTE: IT IS A MISDEMEANOR TO TAKE DOWN OR DEFACE A POSTED NOTICE BEFORE THE DATE OF SALE. ( Penal Code section 616) CN949046 BC346703 R May 9,16,23, 2018 SchId:71007 AdId:23679 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 18-41813-JL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the Seller(s) are: IN SOO KANG AND SUE PARK KANG 3200 E. WILLOW STREET, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 Doing Business as: CHAMP'S DELI CAFE All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/ are: NONE The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: MEE KEUM KIM 3200 E. WILLOW STREET, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 The assets to be sold are described in general as: ALL STOCK IN TRADE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, GOODWILL, TRADENAME, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, AND COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE and are located at: 3200 E. WILLOW STREET, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: TEAM ESCROW INC, 6025 BEACH BLVD, BUENA PARK, CA 90621 and the anticipated sale date is MAY 25, 2018 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.

[If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided.]

The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: TEAM ESCROW INC, 6025 BEACH BLVD, BUENA PARK, CA 90621 and the last day for filing claims shall be MAY 24, 2018, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: 05-05-18 BUYER: MEE KEUM KIM LA2021144 LONG BEACH CALIFORNIAN 5/9/18 SchId:71025 AdId:23685 CustId:628

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018

ENTERTAINMENT

FILM ACADEMY EXPELS BILL COSBY AND ROMAN POLANSKI

By Lindsey Bahr

Kanye Leads at Misleading, but He's Not Alone Among Celebs

By Andrew Dalton LOS ANGELES—Looking to back up his deeply dubious declaration last week that slavery was a “choice,” Kanye West tweeted a Harriet Tubman quote that was flat-out false.

“I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves,” Tubman didn't say, though West said she did. It was the latest in a long series of bold-butbaseless statements from West that includes the claim, in lyrics and interviews a dozen years ago, that AIDS is a man-made disease deliberately planted in Africa.

If West has become the crown prince of celebrity wrongheadedness, he's far from alone.

He leads a legion of similar stars who spread myths and misinformation daily. And while much of it is goofy and laughable, experts say the phenomenon can be pernicious in its effects.

A sampling: • Roseanne Barr's Twitter feed has included retweets of baseless claims that millions of illegal votes were cast in November's presidential elections, and mentions of “pizzagate,” the conspiracy theory that prominent Democrats are operating a child sex ring in the basement of a pizzeria.

• Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving says the Earth is flat, urging people to do their own research. Some of his fellow NBA players, and rapper B.o.B., have said they feel the same.

• Kylie Jenner used her wildly popular Instagram account to share a meme promoting the conspiracy theory popular in the 1990s that airplane contrails are in fact poisonous “chemtrails” doing great harm.

• Terrence Howard doesn't buy that one times one equals one. “How can it equal one?” he told Rolling Stone, adding that “you can't conform when you know innately that something is wrong.”

The list would be endless if it included health and wellness, probably the topic stars spout the most misinformation about, from stars like William Shatner, Rob Schneider and Jenny McCarthy promoting misinformation about vaccines to Gwyneth Paltrow's pushing products like a jade egg meant to be inserted in the vagina for better health. There is no reason to believe the average celebrity believes sillier things than the average person, experts said, but the platform fame provides mixed with easy access to media and some Kanye-style confidence can turn them into unique vectors for falsehoods, especially with social-media algorithms that favor them.

“They tend to be people who get a lot of engagement, people who bump them up,” Emily Vraga, a professor at George Mason University who studies media and misinformation, told The Associated Press.

And celebrities tend to have many followers who amplify the effect.

“Other celebrities follow celebrities, journalists follow celebrities, they tap into much more influential pools than most people.”

It doesn't even entirely matter that everyone knows a star is no expert on a subject.

“We like to think that people can judge credibility, but people who are attractive are seen as more credible, people who are popular are more likely to be seen as credible,” Vraga said.

“They are tweeting to people who are likely to believe them.”

Sometimes the falsehoods are reflective of what a famous person's followers already believe.

Blair LM Kelley, associate professor at North Carolina State University, wrote in a widely shared reaction to West's statements on Twitter that “a milder version of the ‘slavery is a choice' argument is made by uninformed people all the time. I've had young men in my courses say ‘they never would have enslaved me.”'

If it all brings to mind the old quote about a lie getting halfway around the world before the truth can get its pants on, be careful. There's no evidence that Mark Twain, or Winston Churchill, or many of the other famous figures it's attributed to, ever said it.

LOS ANGELES—The organization that bestows the Academy Awards said last week that it has expelled two prominent members convicted of sexual offenses, Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski, from its membership.

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T'S the first major decision since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences implemented revised standards of conduct for its over 8,400 members following its expulsion of disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein in October.

In Polanski's case, the expulsion comes more than 40 years after he was accused of raping a 13-yearold girl he plied with champagne and Quaaludes during a photo shoot, and 15 years after he won a best director Oscar.

Polanski's attorney Harland Braun said Thursday the decision “blindsided” the director, who learned of his expulsion from media reports.

Braun accused the academy of failing to follow its rules and give Polanski's team a chance to respond to efforts to expel him.

He said he and Polanski's agent will ask for the director to be reinstated next week and they want a hearing before a new vote on his membership is taken.

The academy wrote in a statement that its board of governors met Tuesday night and voted on Polanski and Cosby's status in accordance with the new standards. Polanski's membership dates back to 1969, and Cosby's to 1996.

The organization's rules state that its board of governors is entitled to enforce its standards of conduct, and “any member of the Academy may be suspended or expelled for cause.” Suspension or expulsion requires two-thirds approval of the 55-member board.

Polanski, who won a best director Oscar for 2002's “The Pianist,” remains a fugitive after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor in 1977 and fleeing the United States the following year. Cosby was convicted last week of sexual assault in

Pennsylvania, for drugging and revoked in 2004 for lending DVD molesting Temple University screeners of films in contention employee Andrea Constand for Oscars that ended up online. at his suburban Philadelphia The film academy came mansion 14 years ago. under intense scrutiny following A spokesman for Cosby did Weinstein's expulsion and not return a message seeking the rise of the (hash)MeToo comment Thursday. movement for some of its active In its statement, members, like the film academy The academy Cosby, Polanski and said its board Gibson. And is no place for Mel “continues to since then, many encourage ethical ‘people who others have faced standards that new allegations abuse their require members like Kevin Spacey, to uphold the status, power Brett Ratner, John Academy's values Lasseter and Paul or influence Haggis. It even of respect for human dignity.” in a manner became late-night Adopted in fodder for people that violates December, the like John Oliver. code of conduct Because its standards of stipulates that the members are decency.’ academy is no not made public, place for “people occasionally who abuse their status, power incorrect assumptions are or influence in a manner that made about who are part of the violates standards of decency.” organization. Woody Allen, for The academy's board may one, is not. now suspend or expel those who Polanski has been one of violate the code of conduct or the more divisive members of who “compromise the integrity” the organization for years. At of the academy. the 2003 ceremony, Polanski's Before Weinstein, only one win—his first—received a person is thought to have been standing ovation. He was not expelled from the academy: in attendance. He'd previously Carmine Caridi, a character been nominated for writing his actor who had his membership adaptation of “Rosemary's Baby,”

and directing “Chinatown” and “Tess.”

Prominent actors like Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly continued to work with him, and in 2009, when Polanski was arrested in Zurich and U.S. authorities attempted to extradite him, more than 100 celebrities signed a petition for his release, including Allen, Weinstein, Martin Scorsese, Darren Aronofsky, David Lynch, Penelope Cruz and Tilda Swinton.

Natalie Portman recently told BuzzFeed that she regretted signing the petition.

“We lived in a different world, and that doesn't excuse anything. But you can have your eyes opened and completely change the way you want to live,” Portman said. “My eyes were not open.”

The film academy has faced a number of challenges in the Time's Up era, including the question of whether or not Casey Affleck would present the best actress Oscar this past March in accordance with tradition.

Affleck, who settled a pair of civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual harassment in 2010 during the production of the mockumentary “I'm Still Here,” bowed out of the task himself early in the year. Jodie Foster and Jennifer Lawrence ended up presenting the award instead.

While this year's Oscars ceremony and host Jimmy Kimmel did not shy away from addressing the movement, it also awarded former Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who in 2003 was accused of raping a 19-year-old hotel employee in Colorado, with an Academy Award for the animated short “Dear Basketball.” He admitted to a sexual encounter with the woman, but denied the assault allegation and criminal case was dropped after Bryant's accuser refused to testify. She later filed a civil suit against him, which was settled out of court and included Bryant's public apology to her, although he admitted no guilt.

Its president John Bailey also recently faced an allegation of sexual misconduct, but was cleared after a committee and an outside law firm investigated the claim and unanimously voted that no other action was required and that Bailey would remain in his position.

Black Panther' Leads MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations LOS ANGELES—“Black Panther” will get its first shot at some awards show love as the top nominee at next month's MTV Movie & TV Awards.

The global smash hit garnered seven nominations including for stars Chadwick Boseman, Letitia Wright and Michael B. Jordan. The second leading nominee is Netflix's series “Stranger Things,” which received six nominations including for best show.

The breezy award show's best movie category is stuffed full of superheroes, with “Black Panther,” “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Wonder Woman” competing against “Girls Trip” and “IT.” The top show nominees include “13 Reasons Why,” “Game of Thrones,” “grown-ish” and Riverdale. For the second year in a row, actors will compete in genderless categories. The show maintains its light touch, however, with awards presented for Most Frightened Performance, Best Fight and Best Kiss. Tiffany Haddish will host the show, which will be presented on June 18 in Santa Monica, California.