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Stroke-Healing Gel Created

By UCLA Researchers Photo by Corey Perrine/AP Jenice Armstrong of Burlington, N.J. takes a photo during a television viewing party of the royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

Guess Who’s Coming To Windsor? Royal Ceremony Weds Cultures BURLINGTON, New Jersey—With a gospel choir, Black cellist and bishop, Oprah, Serena and Idris Elba in the audience and an African-American mother-of-the-bride, last Saturday’s wedding of Prince Harry to American actress Meghan Markle was a blend of the solemn and the soulful.

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UESS who’s coming to Windsor? The ceremony married the pomp and circumstance of Britain’s most sacred institution with elements of Black culture, drawing viewers not normally drawn to the spectacle of the

monarchy. coverage and overt racism “This was Black history,” toward his then-girlfriend, said Joy Widgeon, who who has lamented such views. attended a house party in At the announcement of their Burlington, New Jersey, engagement last fall, many with her 6- and 8-year-old Black women around the daughters in tow. “African- world cheered the news as a Americans fairytale that were front and "For this Black girl doesn’t always center at the include them. from Los Angeles royal wedding.

Markle, 36, This was the became the first to be marrying first time, and Black member into the royal hopefully it of the British family is a really royal family won’t be the last. I am here modern dope and historic in for it.” history.

Her moment."

Race has mother, Doria loomed over Sanya Brown, Philadelphia Ragland, is the couple’s Black.

Her r e l at i o n s h i p father is white. from the beginning. After A diverse group of about the pair went public in 20—mostly Black women— 2016, Harry lashed out in gathered before dawn on the a public statement at what rainy Saturday at a house party he described as “racial in Burlington, New Jersey, undertones” in media n Royal Ceremony, see page 8

LOS ANGELES—A new gel created by UCLA researchers helped regrow neurons and blood vessels in mice whose brains had been damaged by strokes, suggesting that such an approach might eventually be used to treat human patients, according to findings reported Monday.

The brain has a limited capacity for recovery after stroke. Unlike the liver, skin and some other organs, the brain does not regenerate new connections, blood vessels or tissue structures after it is damaged. Instead, dead brain tissue is absorbed, which leaves a cavity devoid of blood vessels, neurons or axons—the thin nerve fibers that project from neurons.

“We tested this in laboratory mice to determine if it would repair the brain and lead to recovery in a model of stroke,” said Dr. S. Thomas Carmichael, a professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. “The study indicated that new brain tissue can be regenerated in what was previously just an inactive brain scar after stroke.”

To see if healthy tissue surrounding the cavity could be coaxed into healing the stroke injury, Dr. Tatiana Segura, a former professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UCLA who collaborated on the research, engineered a hydrogel that, when injected into the cavity, thickens to create a scaffolding into which blood vessels and neurons can grow, according to the university.

The gel is infused with medications that stimulate blood vessel growth and suppress inflammation, since n UCLA Researchers, see page 2

Immigration a Fraught Issue for GOP as Midterms Approach

By Alan Fram WASHINGTON—The chaos among House Republicans this past week on immigration shows just how problematic and risky the issue is for a party that badly needs unity heading into the elections in November that will decide control of Congress.

GOP leaders thought they had found a way by last Friday morning to make the party's warring conservative and moderate wings happy on an issue that has bedeviled them for years.

Conservatives would get a vote by late June on an immigration bill that parrots many of President Donald Trump's hard-right immigration views, including reductions on legal immigration and opening the door to his proposed wall with Mexico. Centrists would have a chance to craft a more moderate alternative with the White House and Democrats and get a vote on that, too.

But it all blew up as conservatives decided they didn't like that offer and

to conservatives—and toughen colleagues who asked for a border security. concession, got the concession and A moderate immigration package then took down a bill anyway,” “disavows what the last election was Denham said in a slap at the about and what the majority of the Freedom Caucus. Denham said American people want, and the the concession was a promised people in this vote on the body know it,” conser vative said Rep. Scott immigration Perry, R-Pa. bill by June, He's a member t h o u g h of the hardconservatives right House said they Fre e dom never agreed Caucus, many to that. of whose S u c h members internal opposed the bickering is Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) the opposite farm bill.

“It's all of what the about timing unfortunately and GOP needs as the party struggles leverage, and the farm bill was just a to fend off Democratic efforts to casualty, unfortunately,” Perry said. capture House control in November.

Denham and his allies were also Democrats need to gain 23 seats unwilling to back down. He told to win a majority, and a spate reporters that the conservatives of Democratic special election “broke that agreement,” and his victories and polling data suggests group would pursue bipartisan they have a solid chance of achieving legislation.

“I'm disappointed in some n Immigration, see page 8

I'm disappointed in some colleagues who asked for a concession, got the concession and then took down a bill anyway.

rebelled. By lunchtime Friday, many were among the 30 Republicans who joined Democrats and scuttled a sweeping farm and food bill, a humiliating setback for the House's GOP leaders, particularly for lameduck Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. The conservatives essentially took the agriculture bill hostage.

They said they were unwilling to let the farm measure pass unless

they first got assurances that when the House addresses immigration in coming weeks, leaders would not help an overly permissive version pass.

Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., a leader of the moderates, said his group would try to write a bill that would let young “Dreamer” immigrants in the U.S. illegally stay permanently—a position anathema

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 , 2018

NEWS Coroner Confirms ID of Compton Bicyclist Killed in Hitand-Run COMPTON—The coroner's office Monday confirmed the identity of a bicyclist struck and killed by a hit-and-run motorist in Compton.

He was Compton resident Darnell Parker, 58, coroner's Investigator Jerry McKibben said.

The crash happened at Bradfield Avenue and Alondra Boulevard early Sunday morning, shortly after midnight, said Sgt. Daniel Martinez of the Sheriff 's Compton Station. Parker was pronounced dead at the scene, he said.

Parker's daughter-in-law, Tracy Brown, said the crash left Parker's children without a father.

"He has children that are going to need him. They're going to miss out on very important things they can't even share with their dad, and I just think it's sad," she said.

Authorities had no description of the hit-andrun vehicle or its driver, who remained at large, Martinez said. Anyone with information regarding the crash was asked to call the Sheriff 's Compton Station at (310) 605-6500.

Judge Tosses State Law Allowing LifeEnding Drugs

SACRAMENTO—Advocates say the terminally ill may suffer unnecessarily after a judge threw out a California law that allows adults to obtain a prescription for life-ending drugs.

Riverside County Superior Court Judge Daniel Ottolia said Tuesday that lawmakers illegally passed the law during a special session devoted to other topics.

The state attorney general has five days to appeal.

The law allows adults to obtain life-ending drugs if a doctor determines they have six months or less to live. Opponents say it puts terminally ill patients at risk for coerced death and could become a way out for people who are uninsured or fearful of high medical bills.

UCLA Researchers continued from page 1

inflammation results in scars and impedes functional tissue from regrowing.

After 16 weeks, the stroke cavities contained regenerated brain tissue, including new neuronal connections—a result that had not been seen before, according to the UCLA researchers. The mice's ability to reach for food improved, a sign of improved motor behavior, although the exact mechanism for the improvement wasn't clear, according to the study published in the scientific journal Nature Materials.

“The new axons could actually be working,” said Segura, now a professor at Duke University. “Or the new tissue could be improving the performance of the surrounding, unharmed brain tissue.”

The gel was eventually absorbed by the body, leaving behind only new tissue, she said.

Compton High Honors Prestigious Group of Graduates With the intent to bring national attention to the rich history and many positive accomplishments of Compton High School alumni in all professions, the jerseys of 16 former athletes and coaches were retired on Saturday.

This year’s group covers the 3 plus decades from 1952-85, including players, coaches and championship teams. The Compton Recognition Advisory Committee inducted ninety-five individuals, in the first two years of the program covering a century of the school’s sports history.

In order of graduation year, this year’s inductees are:

Edwin “Duke” Snider, ’44.

Former Dodger and baseball Hall of Famer.

Woody Sauldsberry, ’52.

1958 NBA Rookie of the Year and Harlem Globetrotter, teamed with George Selleck leading team to a 32-0 record and state championship.

Dr. George Selleck, ’52.

Former Stanford basketball All-American, NBA referee, LA HS Coach-of-the-year and attained advanced degrees from Stanford and Princeton.

Marvin Lawrence Fleming, 59. Member of Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, played in five Super Bowls, winning with the ‘72 undefeated Miami Dolphins.

Freddie Goss, ’61. High School basketball Hall of Famer he then starred in the UCLA

backcourt with Gail Goodrich.

Roy Lee Jefferson, ’61.

Three-time All Pro and Super Bowl Champion, he played for Colts, Redskins and Steelers.

Ulis Williams, ’61. The “Compton Comet” was an Olympic world-record holding sprinter at the ’64 Tokyo Games and later served as President of Compton College.

Harvey Dillon, ’64. First team All League in both basketball and football, he later played basketball for three years at USC. Ronald Knight, ’65. An original member of the Portland Trailblazers and boxing promoter for The Inglewood Forum, he is a member of the Cal State LA Hall of Fame.

Hugo Salcedo, ’65. Played on the ’72 Olympic Soccer

team in Munich, and was head coach at Whittier College and an assistant for the UCLA squad.

Bobby Watkins, ’66.

Graduated as the 2nd leading scorer in school basketball history, he went on to pitch for the Houston Astros.

Dr. Michael L. Hopwood, ’68. Captain of the undefeated ’68 National Champion basketball team he later toured with Athletes in Action, and served as an administrator for LAUSD and President of the Board of Trustees of Compton Unified.

Reynaldo Brown, ’69.

Competed, as a high jumper in the ’68 Mexico City Olympics while still at Compton High, was the first high schooler to jump 7 feet, and

later set numerous collegiate records.

Larry Hollyfield, ’69. National High School basketball player of the year, he played on two successive undefeated national champions and then won three NCAA championships with UCLA. Violet Palmer, ’82. A two-time collegiate basketball champ, she became the first female official in any of the four major professional sports, refereeing in the NBA and WNBA. Kimberly Thompson, ’85.

A CIF player-of-the-year and All American, she led Compton High to a 54-1 record over two years winning the state championship and earning her a full scholarship to UC Berkeley.

Two Teen Girls Rescued From Human Trafficking Operation in Compton COMPTON—Two teenage girls, described as sex trafficking victims, were rescued during a joint law enforcement operation in Compton and 27 people were arrested, authorities said last Thursday.

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HE Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Taskforce, along with deputies from the sheriff 's Compton Station, carried out a human trafficking operation in Compton on Wednesday in the area of Long Beach Boulevard and Elm Street, said Lt. Barry Hall of the Los Angeles County Sheriff 's

Department.

Seventeen men and nine women were arrested after allegedly soliciting undercover sheriff 's deputies for sex acts, Hall said.

One man was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure and soliciting after exposing himself to an undercover deputy while propositioning her for sex, according to Hall.

A 17-year-old boy was detained on a felony pandering charge after authorities said he tried to recruit an undercover deputy to work for him as a commercial sex worker, Hall said.

The two victims, ages 13 and 17, were released to the care of the Department of Children and Family Services, Hall said.

Charter Backers Outspend Teachers in 2 State Races S AC R A M E N TO — C h ar t e r school advocates are far outpacing teachers unions in spending to support candidates for California governor and state schools chief.

Wealthy donors who support charter schools and education reform have poured more than $22 million into independent committees to support former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for governor and former schools executive Marshall Tuck for state schools chief.

Teachers unions have dropped about $4 million on committees to back Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom for governor and Tony Thurmond for superintendent.

All four men are Democrats who want more money for public schools. But they differ on state officials' role in improving schools and how to handle nonprofit charter schools. Charter schools are publicly funded but typically run independently of the traditional public school system.

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018

NEWS Lawyer Who Broke Civil Rights Barriers in the Courtroom and the Military, Dies at 104 Dovey Johnson Roundtree, a courtroom warrior for civil rights who challenged segregationist practices when she was in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, died May 21 at an assisted-living facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. Roundtree, who played a critical early role in the desegregation of interstate bus travel and mentored several generations of black lawyers, was 104.

The cause was complications from Alzheimer’s disease, said Jerry Hunter, her cousin and law partner.

In a career that spanned nearly half a century, Roundtree was a criminal defense lawyer with predominantly poor African-American clients — as well as black churches, community groups and the occasional politician. She was, former Fisk University President Walter Leonard once told The Washington Post, “a legal-aid clinic before there were legal-aid clinics.”

Her best-known case involved the black day laborer accused in the 1964 killing of Georgetown socialite and painter Mary Pinchot Meyer, who reportedly had an affair with President John F. Kennedy. She won him an acquittal despite what initially appeared to be damning witness testimony.

Roundtree’s handling of the high-profile legal matter was later praised by Robert Bennett, who observed the proceedings as a clerk for the judge and decades later represented President Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Roundtree, Bennett recalled in his memoir “In the Ring” (2008), “had a motherly warmth” and a “lowkey, casual style” that appealed “not only to the mind but also the heart and soul of the jurors.”

“It was as if she was pleading for her own son,” Bennett added, “not a guilty defendant.”

Interviewed for a book about the trial, “A Very Private Woman” (1998), by political reporter Nina Burleigh, Roundtree explained that the case had additional significance for her because the defendant, Raymond Crump Jr., was a black man accused of murdering a white woman.

“I think in the black com-

Dovey Johnson Roundtree. munity there was a feeling that even if Crump was innocent, he was a dead duck,” she said.

“Even if he didn’t do it, he’s guilty. I took that as a personal challenge. I was caught up in civil rights, heart, body, and soul, but I felt law was one vehicle that would bring remedy.”

Bennett and Burleigh were among those convinced that Crump — a penniless alcoholic whom Roundtree described in her autobiography as “incapable” of “clear communication” or “complex thought” — was wrongly freed. He was later convicted of assault and arson,

and the Meyer case remains unsolved.

Washington Mayor Walter Washington appointed Roundtree to the D.C. board of higher education in the early 1970s, and his successor as mayor, Marion Barry, considered her a trusted adviser, going so far as to call her one of his “Washington mothers.”

In addition, she mentored younger black lawyers — including Charles Ogletree, now a professor at Harvard Law School — and preached at southeast Washington’s Allen Chapel AME Church, where

she worked as a minister for 35 years before retiring to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1996.

In a phone interview, Katie McCabe, a Washington journalist who co-wrote Roundtree’s 2009 autobiography, “Justice Older Than the Law,” said Roundtree “transformed the legal canvas in Washington” by demonstrating that a black lawyer could win major cases before white judges and predominantly white juries.

Dismantling segregation When Roundtree and her

What Rising Interest Rates Mean for Savers, Borrowers

By Stan Choe NEW YORK—Interest rates are charging higher, and that can be a good or bad thing depending on whether you're saving or borrowing.

For savers, it's a long-awaited win.

After years of making virtually nothing on their money market accounts and certificates of deposit, savers are finally getting closer to keeping up with inflation. Investors are also getting rewarded with higher interest payments for buying newly issued bonds.

For borrowers, though, the math is getting tougher. Loans for a car or house are getting more expensive, and interest rates for credit-card purchases are the highest since 2010.

All the increases are a result of higher yields for Treasury notes and bonds.

Short-term Treasury yields have been climbing because of the Federal Reserve,

first legal partner, Julius Winfield Robertson, began taking cases in the early 1950s, there were few black lawyers in Washington and even fewer black female lawyers.

Those who did practice were banned from using the cafeteria, restrooms or law library at the District Courthouse, and legal organizations such as the Women’s Bar Association of D.C. — which Roundtree integrated in 1962 — had whitesonly policies.

African-American clients who brought personal injury or negligence suits were euphemistically “referred uptown” — directed to white lawyers who had a better chance of winning over judges. The “uptown” lawyers then paid black lawyers a fee for referring their clients.

But Roundtree and Robertson kept clients in their office, regardless of the case.

“We worked for eggs and collard greens,” Roundtree once quipped, noting that she and her partner often accepted clients who couldn’t pay legal fees. For a time, they held second jobs to supplement their incomes.

Dovey Mae Johnson was born April 17, 1914, in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she recalled once hiding under the kitchen table while the Klan thundered past in the night on horseback. Her mother was a seamstress. Her father, a printer for the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, died in the influenza pandemic of 1919.

After his death, the family lived with Roundtree’s maternal grandparents in a church parsonage, near the AME Zion church where her grandfather

Sen. Kamala Harris: California Should Test DNA of Condemned Man

By Don Thompson SACRAMENTO— California's governor should allow more sensitive DNA testing that advocates say could exonerate a death row inmate, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris said last Friday.

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worked as a minister.

Soon after her 1938 graduation from historically black Spelman College in Atlanta, she moved to Washington to work as a research assistant for Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of the National Council of Negro Women.

She served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, where she challenged segregationist practices, such as “colored only” tables in the mess halls on base, according to The New York Times. The “colored only” signs were removed. She recruited other black servicewomen. While traveling in uniform on a recruiting trip in 1943, Roundtree was ordered to give up her seat on a bus to a white Marine in Miami. She was forced to leave the bus and threatened with arrest.

“She was a force in changing the military before it was desegregated in 1948,” said Roundtree’s biographer McCabe in an interview with The Charlotte Observer.

“She was a pioneer. She took the brunt of it, right in the gut, in an era when the military didn’t want black men — and they didn’t want women at all.”

After her service in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, Roundtree enrolled at Howard University’s law school on the G.I. Bill.

At Howard, she assisted the NAACP lawyers Thurgood Marshall and James M. Nabrit Jr. in their preparations for Brown v. Board and other court cases that challenged segregation. She graduated in 1950 and one year later started her law practice with Robertson. He died in 1961. n Lawyer Dies, see page 8

As a firm believer in DNA testing, I hope the governor and the state will allow for such testing in the case of Kevin "Cooper,” Harris, a former state attorney general and San Francisco prosecutor who opposes the death penalty, said in a statement .

Cooper, 60, is awaiting execution for the 1983 Chino Hills hatchet and knife killings of four people. He escaped from a nearby minimumsecurity prison east of Los Angeles two days before the slayings of Doug and Peggy Ryen, their 10-year-old daughter Jessica and 11-yearold neighbor Christopher Hughes.

Two previous DNA tests concluded Cooper was the killer.

A piece by New York Times' columnist Nicholas Kristof suggesting Cooper was framed sparked Harris's comments.

Kristof 's column labels Harris one of the “flawed political leaders” he blames for blocking the new DNA testing while she was attorney general.

A San Diego judge in 2011 blocked Cooper's request for a third round of DNA testing.

Cooper says he was framed and that more sensitive DNA tests on items including a T-shirt and a speck of blood

Kevin "Cooper,” Harris

on a paint chip would prove his innocence. But the judge ruled he failed to show why more DNA tests are needed.

Cooper's request for clemency is under review by Gov. Jerry Brown's office, said spokesman Evan Westrup.

Those requests “are thoroughly and diligently reviewed” and will determine the next step, he said.

California hasn't executed anyone since 2006.

The only survivor—the Ryens' grievously wounded 8-year-old son—said three white intruders committed the crimes, Kristof wrote, while a woman told police that her white convicted murderer boyfriend was probably involved and turned over his bloody coveralls. Kristof says investigators destroyed the coveralls and arrested Cooper, a young Black man, even though blond or brown hairs were found in the victims' hands.

Cooper's defense says it would pay for the new DNA testing.

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018

OPED It Takes a Village: Closing the STEAM Gap Requires Early Education

By Rajoielle Register We’re all familiar with the popular proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” As a 21st century society, this still holds true, literally and figuratively. For non-millennials, who grew up in a vastly different era, there is a nostalgic mindset that a diverse community of inspiring people interacting with children has a positive and sustained life-changing impact on their development.

By no means should this mean the village is responsible for raising your children, but we all have a stake in their development and success.

E a r l y exposure to career choices are often the first step in the “What do I want to be when I grow up?” conversation. Although definitive decisions won't be made for years to come, dreams and thoughts about future careers begin early. Whether policeman, fireman, truck driver, doctor, dentist, teacher, musician, sports star, and/or whatever it is their parents and relatives do, most children are passively aware and relate to the limited pool of occupations to which they are exposed.

While teachers offer an impressionable climate for first-hand learnings and experiences, parents provide the most important impact and stimulus on a child's early life.

Early exposure to non-traditional learning environments not only creates a generation of new dreamers and thought leaders, but also provides them with an eye-opening and novel perspective on the limitless opportunities that is their future.

From elementary to middle

school, efforts to prepare students for college and beyond are taking hold earlier than ever as a childhood surrounded by books, scholastic support and diverse role models leave permanent impressions on a young person's mind well into their late teens. That’s why early exposure to science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) fields are especially important.

Reflected in its legacy history, Amer ican i n d u s t r y was built on innovation. In order to awaken dreams and inspire the next generation of innovators, problem-solvers and leaders, it's imperative to expose children to STEAM at an early age.

If engaged, receptive and they've developed an interest by eighth grade, they're three times more likely to pursue careers in STEAM fields later in life.

STEAM careers are at the forefront of some of the fastest-growing industries. Conversely, they also have some of the largest gender gaps as women comprise only 26 percent of all science, tech, engineering and mathematics jobs. As they continue to grow, women are getting left behind.

Many young girls are turning away from STEAM careers during their developmental years and have completely opted out by high school.

That must change and we, the village (with torches in hand), must step up to lead, advocate and champion that change.

For over three decades, the Ford Motor Company has been committed to supporting innovative initiatives that encourage and inspire young people to pursue and succeed

underrepresented in STEAM fields—career fields that are expected to grow more than 9 million jobs by 2022. No surprise, both women and men are needed to fill those jobs and we, individually and collectively, must do our part to begin to narrow the gap, especially among African American youth.

For African American communities, integrating young women in science and technology begins with planting the seed at an early age, nurturing that seed to show the impossible is possible and, cultivating girls to become a part of those fields. Ever shifting, the formative and impressionable years between teen and young adult are a principal cause for why young girls are looking away from STEAM. Ford remains committed to inspiring young people to seek knowledge, be curious, solve problems and—like Henry Ford himself—make their dreams of a better world come true.

Whether parent, educator, leader, STEAM alum, or just someone who cares about the village and its children, you can play a role in supporting an up-and-coming generation of young girls interested and desirous to pursue a career in STEAM. Let’s unite as one to stimulate, inspire and change a life. At the end of the day, we’re all stakeholders in the future and success of our children.

This commentary was originally published at BlackPressUSA.com.

In order to awaken dreams and inspire the next generation of innovators, problem-solvers and leaders, it’s imperative to expose children to STEAM at an early age.

By Hugh J. Sealy

in STEAM fields—a career path many, if not most, of today’s youth (especially African American youth) believe are out of reach for them.

Both within and outside the village, this is an important conversation that we must have as the future of our children is at stake. In addition to sponsorships, scholarships and aligning with synergy partners such as the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), Ford has demonstrated its commitment in

a hands-on way, connecting with and supporting a host of STEM and STEAM focused initiatives including Girls Who Code, Tech Sassy Girlz, STEMinista project, Destination Imagination, School Retool, Michigan Technological University, Amphi Middle School’s Girl Power in Science & Engineering, FIRST® Robotics and #WomenInSTEAM, among others.

Here in the U.S. and around the world, women are severely

Rajoielle “Raj” Register leads cross brand strategy and growth audience marketing at Ford Motor Company. A proud STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) graduate, Raj embraces her education advocacy and is especially passionate about advancing impactful educational initiatives as highlighted by her oversight of visionary community programs that support HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) and STEAM.

Climate Change Is an Immediate, Not Long-term, Threat

Nearly 2 million Americans live within a mile of a highly polluted Superfund site that's at risk of flooding due to climate change. A flood at any of these 327 locations could spread toxic waste to the surrounding community, according to an Associated Press analysis.

This report shows that climate change isn't just a long-term environmental challenge. It's also an urgent public health threat.

Superfund sites are places -such as old landfills and shuttered chemical plants -- that the Environmental Protection Agency has singled out for federal cleanup due to the presence of toxic materials.

Climate change-fueled storms have turned these sites into public health disasters waiting to happen. In Houston last year, 13 Superfund sites flooded as a result of Hurricane Harvey. One of those locations, the San Jacinto Waste Pits, leaked toxic chemicals including dioxins, which cause reproductive problems and cancer.

Meanwhile, in the wake of Hurricane Maria, a lack of clean water in storm-battered Puerto Rico forced some residents to drink from wells near the island's Superfund sites.

Stories like these will become far more common, especially as climate change increases the risk of

wildfire seasons. This is especially true in the western United States, as evidenced by last year's devastating blazes in Southern California.

Those fires destroyed over 1,000 buildings and forced hundreds of thousands of Californians to flee their homes.

The damage wasn't limited to Southern California.

Wildfires release toxic heavy metals into the air. Such pollutants can make the air dangerous to breathe up to 70 miles away.

C l i m a t e change also enables diseases to spread further and more rapidly. As temperatures rise, animal-borne diseases that were previously confined to the tropics and subtropics move north. Since the 1980s, 76 percent of large American cities have experienced longer mosquito seasons, in part due to warmer, more humid climates.

This trend helps explain why the incidence of West Nile virus, which is carried by mosquitoes, has skyrocketed from only 21 cases in 2000 to 2,149 in 2016. Worst still, the likelihood of contracting West Nile virus will rise in 68 percent of California's geographic areas by

2050, according to researchers at UCLA. Similarly, climate change has made the United States more hospitable to several tick species that carry Lyme disease. Since 1996, the number of counties in which these ticks live has increased by 44 percent. Twenty years ago, these insects could not be found anywhere in Ohio. Today, they live in 33 of the state's 88 counties.

M a n y people think of climate change as a longterm problem, the costs of which will be paid mainly by the planet's future inhabitants. But this view ignores the urgent threats that flooding, wildfires, and diseases caused by climate change pose to Americans right now. Climate change demands an immediate response.

As temperatures rise, animal-borne diseases that were previously confined to the tropics and subtropics move north.

flooding. A recent study published in the journal Science Advances predicts that, by 2040, the number of people in North America vulnerable to extreme flooding will balloon from 100,000 to one million.

Floods aren't the only calamity

caused by climate change. Toxic air pollution from wildfires, which are exacerbated by droughts linked to climate change, also endangers Americans' health.

The hotter temperatures brought on by climate change have led to longer and more severe

Hugh Sealy is a professor in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at St. George's University in Grenada. He has been a lead negotiator for small island states since 2008, including at the historic COP 21 in Paris, the COP 22 Summit in Morocco, and COP 23 in Bonn.

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018

OPED Help Us Keep Dr. King’s Promise

By Marian Wright Edelman “In a few weeks . . . we are coming to Washington in a Poor People’s Campaign. Yes, we are going to bring the tired, the poor, the huddled masses.

We are going to bring those who have known long years of hurt and neglect.

We are going to bring those who have come to feel that life is a long and desolate corridor with no exit signs.

We are going to bring children and adults and old people, people who have never seen a doctor or a dentist in their lives.

We are not coming to engage in any histrionic gesture. We are not coming to tear up Washington. We are coming to demand that the government address itself to the problem of poverty. We read one day, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.’ But if a man doesn’t have a job or an income, he has neither life nor liberty nor the possibility for the pursuit of happiness. He merely exists.

We are coming to ask America to be true to the huge promissory note that it signed years ago. And we are coming to engage in dramatic nonviolent action, to call attention to the gulf between promise and fulfillment; to make the invisible visible.”

--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his last Sunday sermon at Washington’s National Cathedral, March 31, 1968 As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the mule trains making their way from Marks, Mississippi to Resurrection City and the Poor People’s Campaign, we must honor Dr. King’s impassioned plea for America to “help bridge the gulf between the haves and have

nots.”

God, help us to end poverty in our time.

The poverty of having a child with too little to eat and no place to sleep, no air, sunlight and space to breathe, bask, and grow.

The poverty of watching your child suffer hunger or get sicker and sicker and not knowing what to do or how to get help because you don’t have another dime or a car, money, or health insurance.

The poverty of working your fingers to the bone every day taking care of somebody else’s children and neglecting your own, and still not being able to pay your bills.

The poverty of having a job which does not let you afford a stable place to live and being terrified you’ll become homeless and lose your

The poverty of earning a college degree, having children, opening a day care center, and taking home $300 a week—or a month—if you’re lucky.

The poverty of loneliness and isolation and alienation— having no one to call or visit, tell you where to get help, assist you in getting it, or care if you’re living or dead.

The poverty of having too much and sharing too little and having the burden of nothing to carry.

The poverty of convenient blindness and deafness and indifference to others.

The poverty of low aim and paltry

But if a man doesn’t have a job or an income, he has neither life nor liberty nor the possibility for the pursuit of happiness. He merely exists. children to foster care.

The poverty of losing your job, running out of unemployment benefits, and having no other help in sight.

The poverty of working all your life caring for your own children and having to start all over again caring for the grandchildren you love.

purpose, of weak will and tiny vision, of big meetings and small actions, of loud talk and sullen grudging service.

The poverty of believing in nothing, standing for nothing, sharing nothing, sacrificing nothing, struggling with others for nothing.

The poverty of pride and ingratitude for God’s gifts of life and children and family and freedom and home and country and not wanting for others what you want for yourself.

The poverty of greed for more and more and more, ignoring, blaming, and exploiting the needy, and taking from the weak to please the strong.

The poverty of addiction to more and more things, drugs, drink, work, self, violence, power, fleeting fame, and an unjust status quo.

The poverty of fear which keeps you from doing the thing you think is right.

The poverty of convenient ignorance about the needs of those around you and of despair and cynicism.

God help us end poverty in our time, in all its faces and places, young and old, rural, urban, suburban and small town too, and in every color of humans You have made everywhere.

God help us to end poverty in our time in all its guises—inside and out—physical and spiritual, so that all our and Your children may live the lives that you intend.

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

For more information, go to www. childrensdefense.org.

Federal Lawsuit Challenges HUD to Enforce Fair Housing Rule

By Charlene Crowell In 1965 and as part of a visionary public policy strategy known as The Great Society, President Lyndon Johnson created a new cabinet level agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The agency became responsible for developing programs and crafting policies that would support urban America with decent housing, homeownership opportunities and more. Following enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968, HUD was further charged with its enforcement.

But the current HUD Secretary, Dr. Ben Carson, appears to either not know, or willfully ignores the vital mission of the agency he was appointed to lead. From proposing billion-dollar budget reductions, increasing rental fees for public housing, and halting efforts that require local communities receiving HUD funds to address fair housing needs, Secretary Carson’s tenure has been troublesome to a growing number of consumers and advocates alike.

Now, his retreat from enforcing fair housing has led to a federal lawsuit filed by housing and civil rights advocates who are calling upon a federal court to reinstate a key rule used to fight segregated housing. On May 8, the National Fair Housing Alliance, Texas Appleseed, and Texas Low Income Housing Information Service (Texas Housers) jointly asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to reinstate a HUD rule that Secretary Carson suspended this past January.

The rule, known as Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), implemented the legal requirement that federal agencies and federal grantees further the purposes of the Fair Housing Act by dismantling residential segregation. The rule took effect in July 2015, after widespread documentation over

several years revealed how many HUD grantees made no discernible effort to end segregated housing in their locales.

In response, the AFFH rule specifically required any organization receiving HUD funds to have a plan and timeline that incorporates community concerns to actively address local housing problems. This planning approach was structured to enable HUD grantees to take meaningful and measurable actions to overcome historic patterns of segregation.

Additionally. the rule promotes fair housing choice, and fosters inclusive communities that are free from discrimination.

“Each day HUD holds up requiring jurisdictions to fully comply with the law is another day that millions of people are being denied fair housing opportunities,” said Lisa Rice, President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance. “HUD’s action is a clear example of ‘justice delayed, justice denied.’”

According to the complaint,

any concern for compliance with the Fair Housing Act rule.

A permanent rule reversal could also signal a return to the kinds of actions that necessitated the rule.

For example, a 2007 False Claims Act case was brought against Westchester County, New York. Thanks to a whistleblower organization, it was disclosed that the county defrauded the federal government in its use of $50 million in HUD revenues over several years. This county regularly certified HUD compliance with the Fair Housing Act even though the local jurisdiction was deliberately concentrating affordable housing in a small number of Black and Latino cities. The county also shared its CDBG funds with overwhelmingly white suburbs that refused to allow affordable housing.

In a 2010 report to Congress, the General Accounting Office found many jurisdictions lacked any oversight or accountability with HUD funds. Nearly one-third of local jurisdictions failed to make a minimal effort to write a report known as “Analysis of Impediments

in this process. However, after the rule took effect, communities responded with forward strides.

In Philadelphia where widespread evictions in communities of color were cited as a serious barrier to fair housing, the city began an Eviction Prevention Project that included legal assistance for consumers facing unjust evictions.

In other examples, Paramount, California began an initiative to increase access to group home housing for people with disabilities.

New Orleans promised to create 140 units of affordable rental housing by 2021.

These and other positive housing developments are now on hold with the rule suspension.

“For Secretary Ben Carson and HUD to wipe away the rule just as it was beginning to take effect is shameful and contradicts what has been a fundamental principle HUD suspended the rule on of HUD’s mission,” said Sherrilyn January 5 without providing any Ifill, NAACP Legal Defense Fund prior notice or opportunity to President and Director-Counsel. comment. HUD also did not offer For Michael Allen, a partner in any explanation or evidence as the civil rights law firm Relman, to why the agency felt justified in Dane & Colfax, suspending the the suspension rule. crossed an Unless the important line. federal court “Flouting intervenes, the the rule of law,” rule suspension noted Allen, will remain “HUD’s action in effect until signals to every either 2024 or jurisdiction in 2025. the country that Across the Sherrilyn Ifill, NAACP Legal Defense Fund there will be no country, an consequence estimated $5.5 billion in HUD funding is awarded to Fair Housing Choice”; in housing for civil rights violations, and that each year. Nearly two-thirds of parlance the report is known as an HUD has no interest in helping these funds go to approximately AI. The GAO found that 29 percent cities, counties and states to expand 1,210 grantees through HUD’s of jurisdictions did not complete housing opportunities for their Community Development Block this report over a five- year period. residents.”

(CDBG) Grant program. With Another 11 percent had not done Charlene Crowell is the Center this year’s rule suspension and so in a decade. Others could not continuing for several years, grant identify a date of completion or had for Responsible Lending’s Deputy Communications Director. She can recipients – largely state and local no AI at all.

In short, HUD did not be reached at Charlene.crowell@ government jurisdictions -- can obligate their allocations without meaningfully oversee its grantees responsiblelending.o

For Secretary Ben Carson and HUD to wipe away the rule just as it was beginning to take effect is shameful and contradicts what has been a fundamental principle of HUD’s mission.

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HEALTH

Singing the Blues: Study of Pop Music Finds Rise in Sadness

By Mark Kennedy NEW YORK—A study of hundreds of thousands of popular songs over the past three decades has found a downward sonic trend in happiness and an increase in sadness, as the chirpy band Wham! gave way to the moody Sam Smith.

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OR the report in the journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers at the University of California at Irvine looked at 500,000 songs released in the UK between 1985 and 2015, and categorized them according to their mood. “'Happiness' is going down, ‘brightness' is going down, ‘sadness' is going up, and at the same time, the songs are becoming more ‘danceable' and more ‘party-like,”' co-author Natalia L. Komarova told The Associated Press.

Of course, the researchers emphasize that a gradual decrease in the average “happiness” index does not mean that all successful songs in 1985 were happy and all successful songs in 2015 were sad. They were looking for average trends in the acoustic properties of the music and the moods describing the sounds.

Some songs with a low happiness index in 2014 include “Stay With Me” by Sam Smith, “Whispers” by Passenger and “Unmissable” by Gorgon City. Some from 1985 with a

high happiness index include “Glory Days” by Bruce Springsteen, “Would I Lie to You?” by the Eurythmics, and “Freedom” by Wham!

“The public seems to prefer happier songs, even though more and more unhappy songs are being released each year,” the researchers wrote. They also found the most successful genres of music were dance and pop, as well as a “clear downward trend” in the success of

'Happiness' is going down, ‘brightness' is going down, ‘sadness' is going up. rock, starting in the early 2000s.

The overall mood shifts in the songs' musical features mirror other studies that have examined lyric changes over the years. They have

found the use of positive emotions has declined and indicators of loneliness and social isolation have increased.

“So it looks like, while the overall mood is becoming less happy, people seem to want to forget it all and dance,” emailed Komarova, who wrote the report with Myra Interiano, Kamyar Kazemi, LijiaWang, Jienian Yang and Zhaoxia Yu. The researchers also found that the

After Fumbling Ebola in 2014, Congo Is Key Test for UN

By Maria Cheng Nearly four years after the World Health Organization was accused of bungling its response to the biggest Ebola outbreak in history, the U.N. agency appears to be moving swiftly to contain a flare-up in Congo, in what some experts see as a critical test of its credibility.

“The difference between WHO's response in 2014 and now is like night and day,” said Suerie Moon, of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Switzerland, who was part of an independent panel that assessed WHO's performance back then.

Fourteen cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Congo since the outbreak was reported last week, including one death. More than 40 suspected or probable cases—including 25 deaths—are under investigation.

Health officials are trying to track down more than 500 people who have been in contact with those feared infected, a task that became more urgent this week with news that the deadly virus had spread to Mbandaka, a city of more than 1 million.

WHO's chief flew to the outbreak's epicenter last week, dozens of staffers have been sent to the country, and thousands of doses of an experimental vaccine have arrived, with more on the way.

On Friday—10 days after WHO announced the outbreak—the agency's expert group convened to decide whether to declare the crisis an international emergency. It decided the situation does not yet merit such a declaration.

“I think there is a clear connection between the heavy criticism WHO received in 2014 and the current response, where they look to be reacting very quickly,” Moon said.

In March 2014, WHO announced the discovery of Ebola in West Africa's Guinea by posting a two-sentence update on its website. Over the next few months, the number of victims spiked, cases spilled across borders and international aid workers became infected.

Despite calls to declare the raging epidemic a global emergency, WHO resisted: Not until 1,000 people had died did it convene its expert committee to even

“maleness” of songs—the frequency of male singers in popular music— has decreased over the last 30 years.

“Successful songs are characterized by a larger percentage of female artists compared to all songs,” they write.

That finding comes at a time when the music industry is wrestling with the issue of gender inequality, and men overwhelmingly dominate the ranks of artists and songwriters.

U.S. Approves 1st Drug Developed to Prevent Chronic Migraines

By Linda A. Johnson

consider the possibility. Ultimately, more than 11,000 people died in West Africa.

WHO's sluggish response was widely criticized and resulted in an overhaul of its emergencies department, among other attempted fixes.

An Associated Press investigation found the health agency delayed declaring the outbreak to be a global emergency for months, partly out of fear such an announcement would anger the African countries involved or hurt their economies.

The AP also found WHO's response to be inadequate and chaotic, with organizers relying on expired chlorine, experts arguing over the color of body bags, and poor coordination that resulted in an Ebola clinic being built only after the epidemic had peaked.

This time, the fact that WHO's directorgeneral, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus, met with political leaders in Africa last week shows a heightened awareness of the seriousness of the crisis, Moon said.

Tedros, who goes by his first name, was elected last year, succeeding China's Dr. Margaret Chan, who was in charge during the West African outbreak.

“It's too early to say whether WHO's handling of this crisis means all of the right changes have been made at WHO,” Moon said, “but it does feel significantly different to 2014.”

Still, others pointed out that the West

Africa Ebola outbreak isn't entirely comparable to the current situation in the Congo.

When the lethal hemorrhagic fever broke out in Guinea, it was in a region with porous borders that had no experience with the disease.

In comparison, Congo has had more Ebola outbreaks than any other country in the world, and although the virus made it to a big city this week, most of the cases appear to be in a remote area accessible largely by dirt roads.

“This is a much easier situation than what the world confronted in 2014,” said Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute. “The real test will come when you have an outbreak across multiple countries, where disease surveillance poor and there are numerous logistical difficulties.”

Jha said it is too early to tell if WHO's response has been a success.

“There's been a lot of excitement about how great WHO is doing, but I think the celebrations should wait until we can see how this outbreak is really unfolding,” Jha said.

There have been rumors that Ebola cases went undetected for months before WHO's announcement, which could mean the virus has had much longer to spread. That could reduce the chances of bringing a quick end to the outbreak.

U.S. regulators T h u r s d a y approved the first drug designed to prevent chronic migraines.

The Food and Drug Admi­ nistration's action clears the monthly shot Aimovig (AIM'-oh-vig) for sale. It's the first in a new class of long-acting drugs for preventing migraines. Three other shots are expected to win approval by next year, and several pills for preventing migraines are being tested.

Current prevention treatments include pills originally developed for epilepsy and other conditions and the wrinkle reducer Botox, but many patients abandon them because they don't help much or cause serious side effects.

Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks, California, and Swiss drug giant Novartis AG developed Aimovig.

Injected monthly just under the skin using a penlike device, the drug will cost $6,900 per year without insurance.

Migraines can cause disabling symptoms: throbbing headaches, nausea and vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound. About 10 million Americans get them frequently. They're most common in people in their 30s, mostly women, and can last for several hours or even days.

In one study, patients given Aimovig saw their migraine days cut from eight to four a month, on average. Those who got dummy shots had a reduction of two. Each patient group had similar minor side effects, mostly colds and respiratory infections.

Some patients saw their migraines completely eliminated, said Sean Harper, Amgen's research director.

Aimovig and the migraine drugs in development target a substance called CGRP whose levels spike in the blood during a migraine, triggering symptoms.

The long-term safety of Aimovig, also known as erenumab, hasn't been tested, and Amgen plans to track outcomes in women who become pregnant while taking it.

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NEWS Hundreds Turn Up at ‘BBQing While Black’ Event in Oakland

Laura A. Oda /East Bay Times via AP Aloysius McMahan from Oakland made a shirt representing the reason why he and many others in the Black community were at Lake Merritt in Oakland, Calif., barbecuing at the "BBQ-ing while Black" event at the lake off Lakeshore Avenue on Sunday, May 20, 2018.

OAKLAND—Hundreds of people gathered for a weekend cookout in Oakland, California dubbed “BBQing While Black.”

It is the latest response to a white woman’s now infamous call to police to report African Americans barbecuing at a public park.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the festival-like event Sunday on the shores of Lake Merritt was organized to rally against racism.

Music played and vendors cooked up racks of ribs, sausages and chicken.

Three Sundays earlier at the same site, an unidentified woman called 9” to report a family using a charcoal barbecue.

A video posted on social media by an onlooker sparked a national conversation about racism.

The woman has been parodied on Saturday Night Live and the incident has become a social media meme with the hashtag (hash) BBQBecky.

How a Pit Master Became a ‘Best Chef’ on His 1st Nomination

By Stephanie Barna CHARLESTON, S.C.—In the fine dining world, if you listen closely and promise not to quote anybody on the record, you can hear industry lifers aghast at the thought of a pitmaster winning the James Beard Foundation's award for Best Chef Southeast, as Rodney Scott did earlier this month.

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HE skepticism isn't new to the Charleston restaurant scene.

People raised the same questions in 2008, when Robert Stehling of Hominy Grill rode to a win on the strength of his biscuits and grits, beating out Mike Lata of FIG (Lata won the following year).

“That was sort of shocking to a lot of people,” said barbecue historian Robert Moss, who co-hosts The Post and Courier's Southern food podcast, The Winnow. “Hominy Grill is no one's idea of a high-end restaurant, and that alone was unusual, but it signified or represented Southern cooking getting its due nationally.”

Additionally, detractors could take heart in the overlaps between Hominy Grill and more traditional white-tablecloth restaurants. At Hominy, for example, there are servers, cocktails and references to European cuisine in the form of salad dressings and sauces. Yet those who champion Scott's inclusion say his win could portend more awards for food purveyors who aren't bound by classical standards, since he's essentially laid out a path for winning attention and acclaim.

“After this year, it won't even be notable that barbecue people are included,” said Moss, noting that Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue won the award for Best Chef Southwest in 2015.

Not surprisingly, the barbecue world is elated by Scott's win. On the night of the awards ceremony, his phone pinged with congratulations from fellow pitmasters, including Best Chef Southeast semifinalist Sam Jones of North Carolina, Pat Martin of Nashville and Aaron Siegel of Home Team BBQ in Charleston. He received so many texts and calls that he had to turn off his phone.

“I was busting with pride,” Siegel said. “It's great for the barbecue world, and it couldn't happen to a better person. We were all super, super happy for Rodney.”

Since Scott got back to Charleston, he's been back at work at Rodney Scott's BBQ on King Street where fans and friends have been stopping in to congratulate him. Barbecue

experts say it's important that he Scott himself said that people personality than his pork rinds. picked up his first nomination only from his part of the country don't Character was explicitly stressed after his 2017 move to Charleston, even know what the James Beard in panelists' instructions this year, although Scott and his family have Award is, let alone its significance. which was conspicuously marred been smoking meat in Hemingway On Thursday, he had yet to even talk by sexual misconduct revelations since the 1970s. to his mother about it. at restaurants from San Francisco The relocation allowed Scott to Being established in a bigger to Charleston; previous award position himself in a winners John Besh role closer to chef than and Mario Batali pitmaster, meaning he were both essentially devised a full menu deposed in the wake for the restaurant and of sexual misconduct put his own name on allegations. it. Barbecue historian A d d i t i o n a l l y, Moss suspects the charisma is essential exposure it afforded at food events, was critical. which Scott has Aaron Siegel Home Town Barbecue As Texas Monthly's worked tirelessly barbecue editor since emerging on Daniel Vaughn points the national culinary out, rural pitmasters Jones and market “makes a big difference,” radar.

Norma Frances “Tootsie” Tomanetz Vaughn said, adding that Jones “Rodney's put the time in the last of Snow's BBQ—two adored figures and Tomanetz aren't privy to five or more years on festival circuit,” on the U.S. barbecue map—didn't “the significant campaigning and Moss said. fare as well with award voters. advocacy that comes from being in a But the flip side of that read is Neither proceeded to the final round big city with lots of outlets willing to that Scott has only been a nationally of the yearly competition, which is write about you often.” known pitmaster for five years or decided by a pool of approximately Still, Jim Shahin, barbecue so, said Vaughn, who as the leading 600 past winners and panelists, columnist for The Washington chronicler of Texas barbecue is divided equally among 10 geographic Post, said the trajectory is at least inclined to take the opposite tack regions. Voters are only allowed to as important as where Scott landed. from the Carolinas' Moss. cast votes for restaurants at which “He went from a guy putting out “The cool thing is Rodney is they've eaten. amazing barbecue in this itsy-bitsy, a young guy, which shows that “Having that new location gave tiny whoever-heard-of-it town,” this is not some charity pick,” he a lot more people a chance to eat he said. “There's something really said. “They're not trying to reward (Scott's) barbecue,” Moss said. inspiring about his entire story, and someone for hanging in there.”

“People don't have a chance to get he's such a great guy.”

Shahin said Scott has been justly to those places out in the middle of It's not incidental that Siegel and rewarded for his “regional approach nowhere.”

Shahin are quicker to praise Scott's to barbecue that draws on centuries

It's great for the barbecue world, and it couldn't happen to a better person.

We were all super, super happy for Rodney.

of tradition. It's not insignificant that Rodney is Black. Too often, accolades skip people of color.”

Scott was one of three African Americans to win a James Beard Award for best regional chef this week, along with Nina Compton of New Orleans and Edouardo Jordan of Seattle. In the three-decade history of the James Beard Awards, according to a study conducted

by Mic, only five Black chefs have received a nomination, including Mashama Bailey of The Grey in Savannah, who lost to Scott.

“It's amazing, you know,” said Anthony DiBernardo of Swig and Swine, who just opened a third location and is in the thick of the booming barbecue scene in Charleston. “You look at James Beard and the people who you think would win a James Beard and you think of their contribution to the culinary world and (Scott) might not fit that mold, but he has dedicated his entire life to the craft of whole hog cooking, and that is a huge contribution to the culinary world.”

As for Scott, he's still adjusting to the shock he felt on winning on his first nomination. He thought he'd have to wait a couple years, but now that he's taken home a medal, he's determined to live up to its expectations. “Honestly, I feel like I need to be more responsible for the city's food scene and make sure we represent well.”

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NEWS Long Beach to Welcome Legacy Triathlon Beginning Next Year LONG BEACH—USA Triathlon and Long Beach officials announced Tuesday that a triathlon will be held annually beginning in 2019 at the city’s Alamitos Beach, with the event eventually expanding to a twoday “multisport” festival.

Alamitos Beach is near the proposed location of triathlon competitions in the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the new Legacy Triathlon is being billed as a sporting lead-up to the Games.

“As the first National Gov-

erning Body in the U.S. Olympic family to bring a new annual event to the Los Angeles footprint ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, USA Triathlon is building its legacy before, rather than after, the Games,” USA Triathlon

ter, Charlene Pritchett-Stevenson, whom she considered a daughter. She also admitted that she sometimes approached her clients in a motherly manner. “People do poorly by and for themselves,” Roundtree

told The Post in 1995, acknowledging that many of her clients were less than perfect. Still, she added, “I make my clients my children. I can see stars where there’s nothing but a bunch of clay.”

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Over the decades, Roundtree shifted the focus of her work from criminal to family law. She had no children, but over the course of her life cared for many children in her own home, including a goddaugh-

STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: FARM TO TABLE

CEO Rocky Harris said in a statement. “Starting today, we are proudly giving back to the local multisport community in Southern California -- the birthplace of triathlon -- and building the foundation of what will become an international destination race for years to come.”

The inaugural Legacy Triathlon is scheduled for July 20, 2019. Organizers said the

inaugural competition will be an age-group race with up to 750 competitors. The event will include a 750-meter swim, 18.9-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run. Registration is already open online at www.thelegacytriathlon.com.

Organizers said the event will eventually expand into a two-day festival including amateur and elite racing. The elite competition will begin as an

International Triathlon Union Triathlon World Cup and ultimately become part of the ITU World Triathlon Series.

“We are excited to welcome USA Triathlon to Long Beach,” Mayor Robert Garcia said. “Today, we marked the beginning of a great partnership that will lead up to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which is going to be a historical moment for our city.”

aimed at forcing House votes on four immigration bills is instructive.

Of the 20, nine are from districts whose Hispanic populations exceed 18 percent, the proportion of the entire U.S. that is Hispanic.

Denham's Central California district is 40 percent Hispanic, while five others' constituencies are at least two-thirds Hispanic.

In addition, 11 of the 20 represent districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton carried over Trump in the 2016 presidential election.

The petition drive, led

by Denham and GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo, whose South Florida district is 70 percent Hispanic, is opposed by party leaders because the winning bill probably would be a compromise backed by all Democrats and a few dozen Republicans. That would

enrage conservatives, perhaps prompting a rebellion that could cost House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., his goal of succeeding Ryan as speaker.

All that trouble would be for legislation that still faces long odds of becoming law.

Even if a formula is discovered that could pass the House, it could run aground in the Senate, where four immigration bills died in February and Democrats can use the filibuster to scuttle any bill they dislike.

Those defeats led Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to say he wouldn't revisit immigration unless a bill arose that could actually pass this chamber.

Trump's willingness to sign immigration legislation also remains in question after a year that has seen his stance on the issue veer unpredictably.

exclaimed, wearing a jeweled blazer and sparkling tiara, sitting on a couch with a spot marked on a note in capital letters: RESERVED FOR THE QUEEN. “I’m just so happy for her,” Jackson said of Markle. “She will be an example for our young African-American women.”

The couple also asked Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to participate in the ceremony. Elected the first African-American to his role in the Episcopal Church in 2015, Curry is based in Chicago. His theology, rooted in social justice, was on full display Saturday, as he invoked the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King in his lengthy address to the couple and audience.

For Angelita Byrd, the moment reminded her of being in church with her grandmother.

“He brought a little bit of

Southern Baptist America to Europe,” said Byrd, of Philadelphia. “You know what I love about all of this? She’s adding a little spice to the royal family.”

The bride personally called to invite 19-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who is Black, to play at the wedding after Prince Harry saw him perform at a London event supporting an Antiguan charity. The diverse, Christian gospel group Kingdom Choir performed a stirring rendition of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me.” Church hats—a shared tradition in Black and British culture—were a fashion highlight.

And Markle’s dress, designed by Givenchy, was reminiscent of the dress Princess Angela of Liechtenstein wore when she wed Prince Maximillian in their groundbreaking January 2000 ceremony.

Sanya Brown, already a fan of the royals who watched Princess Diana’s funeral, as well as Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton, initially planned to watch alone in her pajamas, but made a lastminute decision this week to watch with a girlfriend at her house in the west Philadelphia suburb of Wynnefield.

“In the time of the ‘Black girl magic’ moment we are currently living in ... for this Black girl from Los Angeles to be marrying into the royal family is a really dope and historic moment, so why not have that with someone and celebrate her magic?” she explained.

“We’ve seen (Harry), but never like this,” Brown said.

“This is different. She is different.”

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that.

Republican leaders and strategists think their winning formula is to focus on an economy that has been gaining strength and tax cuts the GOP says is putting more money in people's wallets.

Immigration is a distraction from that message—and worse.

On one side are conservatives from Republi­ can strongholds, where many voters consider helping immi­ grants stay in the U.S. to be amnesty.

On the other are GOP moderates, often representing districts with many consti­ tuents who are Hispanic, moderate suburbanites or are tied to the agriculture industry, which relies heavily on migrant workers.

A look at the 20 Republicans who have signed a petition by GOP moderates

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20. Looking at 22. Silage storage 24. Building add-on 25. James ____ Jones 27. Baloney 29. *____ varieties 33. Greek letter N, pl.

34. Caterer's coffee pots 35. *Key component of manure 37. Lady's wrap 41. Fleur-de-____ 42. Accustom 44. River in Spain 45. Sailing vessel with two masts 48. Evoke emotion 49. 2016 animated musical 50. Female sib 52. *____ breeds 54. *Lettuce units 57. ____ well ____ someone 58. Small one in a large machine 59. Per person 61. Peace of mind 65. Os in XOXO 67. Takes to court 69. Away from harbor 70. Biblical twin 71. Final notice 72. *Food ____, as in distance 73. Shade-loving plant 74. "____ a soul" 75. Game outcome DOWN 1. Leave in the dust 2. Do as directed 3. Relinquish 4. Capital of Algeria

5. Relating to spleen 6. *Corn holder 7. Bellicose deity 8. Archeologist's find 9. *"The Omnivore's Dilemma" author 10. One in a set 11. Lazybones 12. *____-to-table, farm-to-table alternative 13. And others, for short 21. Search blindly 23. Cross to bear 26. Duck-like divers 28. Holy Wednesday 29. a.k.a. Dr. Robert Bruce Banner 30. It's between Ohio and Ontario 31. Research facil.

32. Oral cavity 36. Snooped 38. "Summertime" of Porgy and

Bess, e.g.

39. POTUS' West one 40. Private theater box 43. Computer message 46. *Harvest subscription, acr.

47. *Honey-producing facility 49. Astringent drug 51. *What's in ____?

53. I-resembling supports 54. Canine foe 55. Daytime moth 56. Aqua-lung 58. *One who runs the show 60. George or Louis to Kate and William 62. Capital on a fjord 63. Nostradamus, e.g.

64. Alleviate 66. *"Full ____," on a seed package 68. Wilbur's home

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

right outside Philadelphia.

They were among the scores of African-Americans and British Americans participating in the global event in person, at home and online.

Decorated with a banner reading “Congratulations Harry and Meghan!,” with the bride’s biography on a nearby table and glasses of tea and mimosas and the smell of breakfast cooking in the background, the guests gathered in two rooms.

“We were keen to see who was going to look like us,” said socialite David Alexander Jenkins, who has ridden horses in the same Windsor countryside where the wedding was held.

As Markle emerged from the burgundy Rolls Royce that brought her to St. George’s Chapel, Paula Jackson gasped with approval.

“Oh, she looks lovely!

Gorgeous! Beautiful!” Jackson

SODOKU SOLUTION

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018

NEWS

Trump Defends ‘Animals’ Remark, Says He’ll Always Use it

By Jill Colvin

the country, or trying to come in—and we're stopping a lot of WASHINGTON—President them,” Trump said after Fresno Donald Trump on Thursday County Sheriff Margaret Mims complained about state restrictions defended his use of the word that limit cooperation with federal “animals” to describe some immigration authorities.

“You immigrants who enter the wouldn't believe how bad these country illegally, saying he people are. These aren't people. These would continue to use the are animals.” term to refer to violent gang Trump has repeatedly referred to members of the violent street gang members in spite of a sharp as “animals” in speeches, rallies and rebuke from Democratic at White House events. He has also leaders. used the term to describe terrorists and school shooters.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck NSWERING a reporter's question Schumer, D-N.Y., responded on during a meeting with Twitter to the president, saying, NATO Secretary- “When all of our great-greatGeneral Jens Stoltenberg, Trump grandparents came to America they said his comment a day earlier had weren't ‘animals,' and these people clearly been directed at members of aren't either.”

And House Minority leader the MS-13 gang.

“MS-13, these are animals Nancy Pelosi said, “Every day that coming onto our country,” Trump you think you've seen it all, along said, repeating his language from comes another manifestation of why Wednesday. He added: “When the their policies are so inhumane.”

Mexico's MS-13 comes foreign ministry in, when the sent a formal other gang diplomatic m e mb e r s letter to the come into our U.S. State country, I refer Department to them as complaining animals. And that Trump's guess what? I comments were always will.” “a b s o l u t e l y Trump has been under fire unacceptable.”

The foreign for comments Gov. Jerry Brown m i n i s t r y he made released a We d n e s d a y while railing against California for statement saying such comments its so-called sanctuary immigration create a difficult climate for Mexicans policies. Trump was speaking at a living in the United States.

But White House press secretary roundtable with local California officials when he responded to a Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended comment that had referenced MS- the president's comments, arguing 13. the word “animals” didn't go far “We have people coming into enough.

A

Flying in a dozen Republican politicians to flatter him and praise his reckless policies changes nothing.

“This is one of the most vicious and deadly gangs that operates by the motto of, ‘Rape, control and kill,”' she said, adding that, “If the media and liberals want to defend MS-13, they're more than welcome to. Frankly, I don't think the term that the president used was strong enough.”

Trump was joined at the Wednesday White House meeting by mayors, sheriffs and other local leaders from California who oppose

the state's immigration policies and who applauded his administration's hard-line efforts.

“This is your Republican resistance right here against what they're doing in California,” said Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, coopting a term used by Democrats opposed to Trump's presidency. She, like others, said the president and his policies were far more popular in the state than people realize.

They were criticizing legislation

Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law last year that bars police from asking people about their immigration status or helping federal agents with immigration enforcement.

Jail officials can transfer inmates to federal immigration authorities if they have been convicted of one of about 800 crimes, mostly felonies, but not for minor offenses.

Brown insists the legislation, which took effect Jan. 1, doesn't prevent federal immigration officials from doing their jobs. But the Trump administration has sued to reverse it, calling the policies unconstitutional and dangerous. Some counties, including San Diego and Orange, have voted to support the lawsuit or have passed their own anti-sanctuary resolutions.

Republicans see backlash to the law as a potentially galvanizing issue during the midterm elections, especially with Trump's antiimmigrant base. And Trump has held numerous events in recent months during which he's drawn attention to California's policies.

During the session, Trump thanked the officials, saying they had “bravely resisted California's deadly and unconstitutional sanctuary state laws.”

He claimed those laws are forcing “the release of illegal immigrant criminals, drug dealers, gang members and violent predators into your communities” and providing “safe harbor to some of the most vicious and violent offenders on earth.”

Brown responded on Twitter, writing that Trump “is lying on immigration, lying about crime and lying about the laws of CA.” The Democratic governor added: “Flying in a dozen Republican politicians to flatter him and praise his reckless policies changes nothing.

We, the citizens of the fifth largest economy in the world, are not impressed.'

2018 Midterms: An Early Heat for 2020 Democrats?

By Bill Barrow ATLANTA—Look closely enough at the 2018 midterm campaign and you'll see the stirrings of a Democratic scramble to reclaim the White House from President Donald Trump.

The leading players—from established national figures such as former Vice President Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to up-and-comers including California Sen. Kamala Harris— don't necessarily put it that way.

But the potential 2020 candidates are making the rounds, raising and distributing campaign cash among fellow Democrats, endorsing candidates and meeting political activists.

Their movements reflect competing strategies for establishing their reputations and shaping a party that lacks a clear leader and consistent message in the Trump era.

For senators trying to get better known, a primary goal is proving fundraising strength and party loyalty, without necessarily taking sides in the larger fight between the left and moderates who split on the minimum wage, health insurance and other issues.

“I just want to do whatever I can” to help Democrats win, Harris said at a recent stop in Georgia, where she was campaigning and raising money for Stacey Abrams' race for governor.

It is part of an aggressive effort for the freshman senator. She's raised $3.5 million for her Senate colleagues and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, plus what she helps candidates such as Abrams raise directly when she appears with them, and at the end of April Harris had nearly a $1 million balance in the political action committee that she uses to back other Democrats.

Warren boasts that she's raised $15

million for other Democrats since her 2013 election. The Massachusetts senator faces a re-election campaign this fall, but not as tough a race as confronts 10 colleagues running in states where Trump won. Like Harris, Warren and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker have aided those senators.

Warren is also helping other branches of the party: a transfer of money to House Democrats' campaign committee, $5,000 for every state party and $175,000 spread across state legislative campaigns in contested states.

Democratic and Republican campaign veterans say such contributions and fundraising trips aren't explicitly about future campaigns. “We're not playing 3D chess,” says Harris spokeswoman Lily Adams, who describes the senator's priority as “building our numbers in the Senate” for the final two years of Trump's term, while looking for strong women and minority candidates. (Abrams would be the first female African-American governor in U.S. history.)

Operatives also insist there are no quid pro quos, though Republican presidential campaign veteran Rick Tyler says, “These guys are out there

accumulating chits.”

Tyler worked for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's 2016 White House campaign.

Cruz was among the conservatives who traveled the country before his campaign, endorsing like-minded conservatives and raising money.

Trump's improbable rise obliterated that groundwork, but Tyler said it's nonetheless a necessary part of a national campaign, because prospective presidents build their networks and test messages as they meet activists and voters beyond their personal bases.

Harris, for example, is noticeably avoiding most early presidential nominating states—no trips to Iowa or New Hampshire so far. Because 10 Senate Democrats must seek reelection in states Trump won, her travels do put her in some of the pivotal states in the battle to control the Senate. She's been to Ohio five times for Sen. Sherrod Brown, twice to Michigan for Sen. Debbie Stabenow and once to Florida for Sen. Bill Nelson. She has a June trip planned for Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Warren has been to Ohio at least four times this campaign season and traveled to Michigan and Wisconsin, among others states.

Those states helped give Trump running as moderates, at least in the presidency. They also could tone, if not in policy preference. “I prove important as primary states love Bernie, but ... I don't think 500 in an extended billionaires are nominating the reason we At the end of April, Harris fight that could are in trouble,” materialize with Biden said had nearly a $1 million a large field and at a recent balance in the political Democrats' Brookings action committee that proportional Institution distribution speech about she uses to back other of nominating his priorities Democrats. convention for the middle delegates. class.

Sanders, whose insurgent Biden's aides say he's willing to presidential campaign in 2016 help any Democrat get elected, but emboldened the Democrats' left the native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, flank, is perhaps the most unabashed who loves to wax eloquent about of the potential 2020 group about his working-class upbringing is in using this year's midterms to put his demand to campaign for Democrats preferred policy stamp on the party. running in GOP-leaning places.

A prolific small-dollar fundraiser, He headlined fundraisers and the Vermont senator no longer has to campaign rallies for first-year prove he can raise money or draw a Alabama Sen. Doug Jones and new crowd.

Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb, who “I have been very critical won among voters who had sided about the business model of the overwhelmingly with Trump in Democratic Party,” Sanders told The 2016. Biden's next planned campaign Associated Press. He said his travel venture is to North Carolina on to 28 states since Trump took office behalf of Democrat Dan McCready, and his endorsements in federal and a veteran trying to win a suburban state races are part of his promised Charlotte House district that wasn't “political revolution” intended to competitive two years ago. advance ideas like a $15 minimum Certainly, many Democratic wage, tuition-free college and hopefuls around the country are universal health insurance. accepting help from multiple wouldSanders bet on liberal challenger be presidents, and the alignments Marie Newman in her unsuccessful don't always follow cleanly along the House Democratic primary battle party's philosophical battle lines. against conservative Rep. Dan Abrams has campaigned as a Lipinski in Illinois. But Sanders liberal, but her primary opponent scored a notable win in Pennsylvania has hammered her for cutting when his pick for lieutenant deals with Republicans in Georgia's governor, John Fetterman, finished General Assembly. Besides Harris, with a surprise primary victory. she's campaigned alongside Booker Biden is at the opposite end and gotten an endorsement from of Democrats' identity battle. His Sanders, who's offered to campaign endorsement list and fundraising for her. itinerary are replete with state party When reporters tried to ask dinners, events for sitting Democratic Harris and Abrams about 2020, they senators and rallies for candidates both smiled and walked away.

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018

LEGAL 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:70889 AdId:23641 CustId:314 -----------T.S. No.: 2017-02637-CA A.P.N.:6162-002-019 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

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 2017-02637CA. 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:70916 AdId:23650 CustId:600 -----------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 proposal, 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:

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:

Mr. John Strickland, Jr.

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:

Publish: May 9, 2018 May16, 2018 May 23, 2018 May 30, 2018

More fully described in said Deed of Trust.

SchId:70989 AdId:23673 CustId:314

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.

Project Manager Office Phone:

310.605.5505

Email: jstrickland@comptoncity.org Sincerely, Alita Godwin City Clerk

-----------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:70993 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:71003 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:

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and analyzed by City staff and the proposal which best meets the City’s needs will be selected for further analysis and negotiation.

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 12714 S. La Cienega Blvd, Hawthorne, CA 90250, 310363-9305, on June 13th, 2018 @ 3:00PM. Account, Description of goods: Joslin Ronald, NA; Percy Nichols Jr, house items; Ronald Joslin, na; Zarko Jack Cikos, furniture, kitchen stuff, house hold goods; Elizabeth Haro, House hold goods; Devin St James, personal items household; Christopher Brown, Household; Tara Arroyo, Household furniture, appliances and boxes; Dorlisa Thomas, House; Ivette Florez, 2 bedroom apt; Rosa Flores, Home; Lionel Benjamin, Household and furniture; Gary Eason, Furniture, tv, dining set; Miesha Wilder, Home and furniture; Kelly Richardson, Home and furniture; Gabriel Latson, Household items; E Wanda Artison, home. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

The City of Compton proposes to enter into an Agreement for a three (3) year term.

CN949163 06-13-18 May 23,30, 2018

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

SchId:71085 AdId:23707 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 12830 Roselle Ave, Hawthorne CA, 90250, June 13th at 2:00 PM. Mary Smith, Household items; Rodney Chapman, Tools, household items; Tony Harris, Boxes, Misc. items; Bianca Banks, Household items; Lamont Brown, Personal Items; Shalon Cooper, Home goods, personal items and small furniture; Natasha Floyd, Household items; Jessica Garrett, Apartment furnishings, Misc. items; Ashleigh Howard, Bedroom furn. Misc. Personal items; Latacha Knighten, Small household items, boxes, clothing. Misc.; Mario Garcia, Bicycles, Misc. items; Remell Tillis, Misc. items and household items. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

CN949178 06-13-18 May 23,30, 2018 SchId:71087 AdId:23708 CustId:65

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:71009 AdId:23679 CustId:65

-----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MAURO L. BAUTISTA Case No. 18STPB04295 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MAURO L. BAUTISTA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Emma Raquel Bautista Zapien in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Emma Raquel Bautista Zapien be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on June 7, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 99 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

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

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Attorney for petitioner:

Order To Show Cause For Change of Name

JOHN F BAZAN ESQ

Case No. SS027541 To All Interested Persons: KELSEY ANN STERMER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: KELSEY ANN STERMER PROPOSED NAME: KELSEY JEAN FINKELSTEIN The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice Of Hearing Date: 6/15/2018 Time: 8:30 AM Dept. K. The address of the court is Superior Court of Los Angeles, 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Bulletin Weekly Date: 4/13/2018 SHERRI R. CARTER, CLERK SchId:71059 AdId:23696 CustId:775

SBN 208509 BAZAN HUERTA & ASSOCIATES 5345 E OLYMPIC BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90022 CN949166 BAUTISTA May 16,23,30, 2018 SchId:71090 AdId:23709 CustId:65 -----------REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR STREET SWEEPING SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF COMPTON The City of Compton is soliciting proposals for street sweeping services covering all dedicated streets and alleys within the City of Compton.

Proposals will be received in the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220 until 5:00 pm on Thursday, June 7, 2018. POSTMARKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All proposals must be clearly marked, “PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE STREET SWEEPING SERVICES IN THE CITY OF COMPTON – DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL” and shall be delivered during the business hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, except holidays, to the City Clerk’s office.

Submit an original and four (4) copies of your service proposal and one digital copy on CD or USB drive. It should be understood that the final annual costs will be as negotiated with the City. As part of the proposal please indicate the unit costs that are associated with each phase.

All submitted proposals will be reviewed

The City of Compton reserves the right, in its sole discretion during this selection process, to reject any or all proposals or any portion without exception or explanation.

Parties interested in obtaining a Request for Proposal (RFP) package should check on the City’s website at www.comptoncity. org on June 17, 2018 or contact the: Public Works Department City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 (310) 605-5505 SUBMITTAL DEADLINE To be considered, proposals must be submitted no later than Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. to the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220. Postmarks will not be accepted. The City may extend the deadline at its option.

Alita Godwin City Clerk Publish: 5/16/18 5/23/18 5/30/18 6/06/18 SchId:71106 AdId:23714 CustId:314 -----------T.S. No. 17-48982 036

APN:

6176-008-

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/13/2007. 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. 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: ARACELY MARTINEZ, A SINGLE WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 12/7/2007 as Instrument No. 20072687815 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:6/6/2018 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $354,339.19 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: 1019 E ARLINGTON ST COMPTON, California 90221 Described as follows: THE NORTHWESTERLY HALF OF LOT 19 IN BLOCK “C” OF TRACT NO. 4827, IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 54, PAGES 25 AND 26 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. A.P.N #.: 6176-008-036 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

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

If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

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

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 17-48982. 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: 5/10/2018 Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018

LEGAL For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 848-9272 www.elitepostandpub.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 25492 Pub Dates 05/16, 05/23, 05/30/2018 SchId:71114 AdId:23716 CustId:108 -----------T.S. No. 16-41410 001

APN:

6167-017-

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 2/8/2012. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE 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: DAKINA KING, A SINGLE WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust recorded 2/21/2012 as Instrument No. 20120273709 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:7/10/2018 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 and other charges: $272,700.80 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: 1310 NORTH WILLOW AVENUE COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 90221 Described as follows: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST A.P.N #.: 6167-017-001 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 (888) 632-4482 or visit this Internet Web site www.realtybid. com, using the file number assigned to this case 16-41410. 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: 5/10/2018 LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (888) 632-4482 www.realtybid.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 25493 Pub Dates 05/16, 05/23, 05/30/2018 SchId:71117 AdId:23717 CustId:108 -----------Drivers: New Dedicated Positions HIRING NOW! Home Weekly, Starting at $58k+/year CALL 888-852-6250 SchId:71132 AdId:23722 CustId:677 ------------

T.S. No. 13-2671-11 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 3/29/2005. 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: MICHELLE BLACKWELL, A SINGLE WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation Recorded 4/13/2005 as Instrument No. 05 0849141 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2336, 2338 1, 2, & 3 PASADENA AVENUE LONG BEACH, CA 90806 A.P.N.: 7208-017-009 Date of Sale: 6/19/2018 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,102,079.18, 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 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 or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 13-267111. 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: 5/8/2018 The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation 2955 Main Street, 2nd Floor Irvine, California 92614 Foreclosure Department (949) 720-9200 Sale Information Only: 916-939-0772 www. nationwideposting.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. NPP0332374 To: LONG BEACH CALIFORNIAN 05/16/2018, 05/23/2018, 05/30/2018 SchId:71151 AdId:23730 CustId:68 -----------NOTICE OF INTENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Compton will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 @ 5:35 P.M. concerning the Lighting & Landscape Assessments, District I and 5:45 P.M. for the Sewer Service Charges for Fiscal Year 2018/2019.

The hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220. All interested persons may appear and be heard at the abovementioned time and place.

Alita Godwin City Clerk

couch, microwave, fridge, boxes of clothes; 186, Julian Soto Guereca, 4 boxes. Dining table with chairs. Bags of Clothes. Small Cabinet. TV.; 335, Justine Gould, clothes, paper work, shoes, tools; 243, Terrence James, 3 bed sets, patio furniture, inside furniture, appliances. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Email: hnguyen@comptoncity.org

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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1017 E El Segundo Blvd, El Segundo, CA 90245.

June 13th, 2018 at 4:00 pm. Valarie Corral, Household items; Thomas Banas, Personal Property; Derrick McCoy, Personal Property; Taaji Rauf, Household goods and furniture, washer & dryer; J. Renell Stewart, Personal property; Vernell Ainsworth, Household items. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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SchId:71164 AdId:23735 CustId:65 -----------REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO PERFORM SEWER SYSTEM CLEANING and VIDEO INSPECTION SERVICES and ONCALL SEWER SERVICE IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, CALIFORNIA The City of Compton Public Works Department is soliciting a Request for Proposals (RFP) from contractors to provide services to be perform on the City’s sewer collection system within the City limits.

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

Requirements for this RFP will be available on the City’s website at www.comptoncity.org by May 24, 2018. In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit 5 copies and one copy on CD or USB drive of their Proposal no later than 3:00 PM, June 25, 2018 to: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Attention: Jr., Project Manager

Mr. John Strickland

Late proposals will not be accepted.

Any questions should be directed to: John Strickland Jr., Project Manager Office Phone: 310.605.5505 Email: jstrickland@comptoncity.org Sincerely, Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: May 23, 2018 May 30, 2018 June 6, 2018 June 13, 2018 SchId:71176 AdId:23740 CustId:314 -----------CITY OF COMPTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE SERVICES The City of Compton Public Works Department is soliciting a Request for Proposals (RFP) from contractors to provide services to be perform on the City’s Traffic Signal and Street Lighting Maintenance Services within the City limits.

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

Requirements for this RFP will be available on the City’s website at www.comptoncity.org by May 24, 2018. In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit 5 copies and one copy on CD or USB drive of their Proposal no later than 3:00 PM, June 25, 2018 to: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Attention: Jr., Project Manager

Mr. John Strickland

Late proposals will not be accepted.

Any questions should be directed to: John Strickland Jr., Project Manager Office Phone: 310.605.5505

PUBLISH:

Alita Godwin City Clerk

NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3846 W. Century Blvd Inglewood, CA 90303 June 13, 2018 at 1 pm. Unit Number: Account: Description of goods: 449, DOROTHY M MARTIN, Household items; 167, Stephanie Parker, household items and clothing: 197, Christina Jackson, bed queen fridge stove, dining table, small couch, boxes, clothing, shoes; 85, Joseph Okoroji, Boxes and household items; 329, Alice Anderson, home goods fridge, washer, dryer; 16, Carmen Riley, Toys, boxes, clothes; 133, Alvon Blair, Household items; 336, Nicole Helms, Boxes; 31, Shaun Chisolm, clothing; 147, Carissa Jackson Robinson, no major, folding chair and tables and few bikes and boxes.

Has 5x10 now; 53, Freda Stevenson, wedding decor and crafting materials; 51, Pacific Design Group and Associates, Household items and construction materials; 177Breana Guy, fridge, 2 love seats that fold up, queen size bed, boxes, TV; 262, Saundra CooperRay, small square deep freezerno more than 3 ft wide and 4 ft high, small

Hien Nguyen

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Sincerely,

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All inquiries in response to this bid shall be submitted via email to:

Office Phone: (310) 605-5505

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Plans, Special Provisions and Proposal Forms will be available by Thursday, June 7, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. for download at the City of Compton website: www.comptoncity.org.

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Email: jstrickland@comptoncity.org

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of a new countdown pedestrian indication head, removal and reconstruction of vehicle head, etc., in the City of Compton.

PUBLISH: May 23, 2018 May 30, 2018 June 6, 2018 June 13, 2018 SchId:71189 AdId:23744 CustId:314 -----------CITY OF COMPTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT “NOTICE INVITING BIDS” SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 on or before Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. Bids will be opened and read aloud in the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220, for: Traffic Signal Modification Project Wilmington Avenue / Greenleaf Boulevard The work to be performed consists of a removal and reconstruction of a pole with foundation and mast arm, removal and reconstruction of an ADA pedestrian push button and sign, removal and reconstruction

This is a City Public Works project under Measure “P” regulations; prevailing wages will apply.

Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: May 23, 2018 May 30, 2018 SchId:71199 AdId:23747 CustId:314 -----------APN: 6141-005-027 TS No: CA08000401-14-1 TO No: 1579981 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1).

The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED November 15, 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On June 21, 2018 at 10:00 AM, behind the fountain located in the Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on November 29, 2006 as Instrument No. 20062639329, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by ROBERT LAMONT JOHNSON, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for WMC MORTGAGE CORP. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1803 WEST 163RD STREET, COMPTON, CA 90220 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $269,911.13 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien.

If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale.

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic at 702-659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee's Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA0800040114-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: May 17, 2018 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000401-14-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Myron Ravelo, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.ISL Number 41519, Pub Dates: 05/23/2018, 05/30/2018, 06/06/2018, THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:71211 AdId:23751 CustId:669 -----------PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB) Sealed RFB’s are invited for: Landscape and Maintenance Servicesfor City of Compton Successor Agency owned properties and City owned pocket parks.

RFB deadline- RFB submissions should be received no later than 10 am, June 4, 2018 at the City of Compton City Clerk’s Of-

fice at 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

RFB information may be obtained on the City’s website as of Wednesday May 23, 2018.

Contact Dean L Jones, Senior Economic Development Specialist at (310) 761-1474 or DLJones@comptoncity.org for any inquiries.

ALITA GODWIN CITY CLERK SchId:71218 AdId:23753 CustId:314 -----------Request for Proposals General Contract for Construction Services at City Park Facility The City of Compton is soliciting proposals from general contractors for construction services related to the renovation of a City owned gymnasium located at 123 North Rose Street, Compton, CA 90221 (Wilson Park). A complete scope of work will be available for review on the City of Compton website. Firms and/or individuals should have past experience with federally funded programs.

Submittals for these services will be received by the City Clerk’s office no later than 2:00 p.m. on June 7, 2018, which is at least ten (10) days after this publication.

Postmarks will not be accepted. Facsimile submissions will not be accepted. All proposals must be clearly marked, “Wilson Park Gymnasium Construction Services.” The contractor assumes the risk for the method of delivery chosen. Late proposals will not be accepted and will be automatically disqualified from further consideration.

All listed items must be addressed for the proposal to be considered responsive.

Detailed information can be obtained from the City’s website. All proposals should be delivered to the following: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Ave. Compton, CA 90220 Phone: 310-605-5530 Website: www.comptoncity.org SchId:71220 AdId:23754 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF AMELIA G. FLORES aka AMELIA G. REYES Case No. 18STPB04527 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of AMELIA G. FLORES aka AMELIA G. REYES A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Manuel Francisco Reyes in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Manuel Francisco Reyes be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on June 13, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 29 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: G MARK SANTA ANNA ESQ SBN 165416 GMSA LEGAL 1055 W 7TH STREET 33RD FLRPH LOS ANGELES CA 90017 CN949559 FLORES May 23,24,30, 2018 SchId:71222 AdId:23755 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 184038-MC

JUNE 11, 2018, at the office of R ESCROW, 1205 E CHAPMAN AVE, ORANGE, CA 92866 Escrow No. 184038-MC, Escrow Officer MILLIE CORK (8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above.

(9) The last date for filing claims is: JUNE 8, 2018 (10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(11) As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are as provided to Buyer by Seller.

DATED: MAY 21, 2018 TRANSFEREES: MILLERS COFFEE HOUSE LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LA2030608 LONG BEACH CALIFORNIAN 5/23/18 SchId:71231 AdId:23758 CustId:628 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SARAH M. MANNING Case No. 18STPB03444 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SARAH M. MANNING A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Ruben Bryant, Jr. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Ruben Bryant, Jr. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on June 27, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 29 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: KRISHNA R MALHOTRA ESQ SBN 113479 MALHOTRA & MALHOTRA 7847 E. FLORENCE AVE. SUITE 111 DOWNEY CA 90240 CN949447 MANNING May 23,30, Jun 6, 2018 SchId:71232 AdId:23759 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR CATCH BASIN MAINTENANCE SERVICES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Compton will receive proposals from qualified catch basin maintenance companies for the maintenance of approximately 1,782 catch basins within the City limits.

Proposals will be received in the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220 until 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, 2018. POSTMARKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All proposals must be clearly marked, “PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE CATCH BASIN MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN THE CITY OF COMPTON – DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL” and shall be delivered during the business hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, except holidays, to the City Clerk’s office.

Submit one original, four (4) copies, and one copy on CD or USB drive of your maintenance proposals. It should be understood that the final annual costs will be as negotiated with the City.

All submitted proposals will be reviewed and analyzed by City staff and the proposal which best meets the City’s need (s) will be selected for further analysis and negotiation.

The City of Compton proposes to enter into an Agreement for a (3) three year term.

(1) Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described.

The City of Compton reserves the right, in its sole discretion during this selection process, to reject any or all proposals or any portion without exception or explanation.

(2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: PRATHNA KEOSANN, 3418 E. BROADWAY, LONG BEACH, CA 90803

Parties interested in obtaining a Request for Proposal (RFP) package should obtain the information from the City’s website at www. comptoncity.org.

(3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: (4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: MILLERS COFFEE HOUSE LLC, 223 GRAND AVE, #9, LONG BEACH, CA 90803 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: FURNITURE, FIXTURES & EQUIPMENT of that certain business located at: 3418 E. BROADWAY, LONG BEACH, CA 90803 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: LIBRARY COFFEE HOUSE (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is

SUBMITTAL DEADLINE To be considered, proposals must be submitted no later than Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. to the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220. Postmarks will not be accepted. The City may extend the deadline at its option.

ALITA GODWIN CITY CLERK Publish: 05/23/18 05/30/18 SchId:71235 AdId:23760 CustId:314

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018

ENTERTAINMENT

Markle Offers Insight into Her New Role As Duchess of Sussex LONDON—Meghan Markle has offered a glimpse of how she sees her new role as the Duchess of Sussex in two new pages posted on the royal website hours after the former actress married Britain’s Prince Harry.

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HE newly minted duchess’ pages highlight her focus on social issues and notes that she campaigned successfully at age

11 to have a company change the sexist language it used to sell dishwashing soap. The “About the Duchess of Sussex” page also pointed out that she volunteered at a soup kitchen in Los Angeles’ Skid Row and worked at another kitchen in Canada while working as an actress in Toronto.

“I am proud to be a woman and a feminist,” the page quotes her as saying.

A second “biography” page mentions her education, first at the Hollywood Little Red Schoolhouse, Immaculate Heart High School and Northwestern

University, where she earned a double major in theater and international relations.

It also discusses the seven years she spent playing Rachel Zane in the U.S. television drama “Suits.”

“Whilst working on Suits, the duchess moved to Toronto, Canada where the show was filmed; she feels very connected to Canada, as it became a second home to her,” the biography said.

Prince Harry and Markle were named the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they were married Saturday at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.

Oprah to Idris: Celebrities Spice Up Royal Wedding

By Leane Italie Oprah Winfrey seemed a tad confused about her seating assignment. Serena Williams documented her journey to St. George's Chapel on Instagram.

Idris Elba smiled broadly as he escorted his fiancee, model Sabrina Dhowre, who wore the obligatory hat.

They were among a slew of celebrities among the 600 guests Prince Harry and Meghan Markle invited to their wedding ceremony on Saturday, an event from which politicians were excluded.

Several of Markle's former co-stars on the USA Network paralegal drama “Suits” were invited. Among them were Gina Torres, Sarah Rafferty, Abigail Spencer, Rick Hoffman and Markle's on-screen hubby, Patrick J. Adams. “Pretty Little Liars” star Troian Bellisario, Adams' wife, was his plus-one.

Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, a friend of the bride's, strutted into the chapel in a light heather grey Vivienne Westwood pencil skirt and matching jacket with an asymmetric collar.

Tennis star Williams, accompanied by her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, chose a blush, longsleeve silk drape dress by Atelier Versace to go with her fascinator Serena Williams and husband Alexis Ohanian entering St. George’s Chapel in pale pink, a hue also favored by Winfrey and others for the royal James Corden and David and in an all-over yellow floral print Victoria Beckham also watched dress with a high neck and short wedding.

Elton John, looking dapper in the nuptials on the grounds of sleeves from Erden. She was tails, did double-duty as a wedding Windsor Castle—Ms. Clooney in accompanied by husband Marcus guest and a performer at the a bright yellow Stella McCartney Mumford of the Mumford & Sons dress and matching band. luncheon reception hat. It seemed her Joss Stone was also on hand, hosted by Queen Serena Williams hubby walked just prompting BBC commenters to Elizabeth II. He sported pink chose a blush, long- slowly enough to note that the singer, often barefoot keep her out of peril on stage, wore shoes. eyeglasses as sleeve silk drape in her heels on the Oprah's longtime partner, he arrived with dress by Atelier castle's menacing Stedman Graham, said he could husband David Versace to go with cobblestones. have joined her, but was happier Furnish.

British singer giving a commencement address John was a her fascinator in James Blunt was inside a gymnasium in Baltimore, close friend of the pale pink. in traditional tails, where his advice to graduates groom's late mother, while Argentine just might extend to a certain Princess Diana, and polo player Nacho American across the pond: Don't played his hit “Candle in the Wind” at her 1997 funeral. Kensington Figueras went for a double- be concerned with how others Palace did not disclose which songs breasted blue suit. He didn't forget define you, he said: “The only the pocket square. thing that matters is how you he chose for the wedding.

Actress Carey Mulligan shined define yourselves.”

George and Amal Clooney,

'Shoplifters' Wins Palme d'Or, Grand Prize to Spike Lee

By Jake Coyle and Thomas Adamson A tumultuous Cannes Film Festival culminated Saturday with the Palme d'Or awarded going to Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda's “Shoplifters,” a tender portrait of a poor, improvised family, while Harvey Weinstein accuser Asia Argento vowed justice will come to sexual predators.

At the closing ceremony for the 71st edition of the French Riviera extravaganza, the Cate Blanchettled jury selected one of the festival's most acclaimed entries, one hailed as a modest masterpiece from a veteran determination to change and filmmaker renowned for his delicate progress.” touch. “Shoplifters” is about a smallSome changes were swift. time thief who takes a young girl Just days later, with Blanchett's home to his family; after seeing scars jury looking on, Cannes' Artistic from abuse, they decide to keep her Director Thierry Fremaux signed and raise her as their own. a pledge to make the festival's While many speculated that selection process more transparent the Cate Blanchett-led jury might and promised other measures to award only the second Palme d'Or improve the festival's record of to a film directed by including female a woman, the most filmmakers.

I take this on likely contender— It was also a the behalf of the Lebanese director part of Saturday's Nadine Labaki's People's Republic of closing ceremony.

“Capernaum”—was Brooklyn, New York. Argento raised a instead given Cannes' fist raised high on jury prize. The film the red carpet. The Spike Lee drew a rousing standing actress has said ovation at its premiere Thursday but less Weinstein raped her at the Cannes enthusiastic critic reviews for its tale of Film Festival in 1997. (Weinstein a 12-year-old boy living in poverty who has denied all accusations of nonsues his parents for bringing him into consensual sex.) such a cruel world.

“In 1997, I was raped by Harvey Spike Lee's “BlackkKlansman,” Weinstein here at Cannes. I was the highest profile American film in 21 years old. This festival was his competition at Cannes, was awarded hunting ground,” said Argento at the grand prize. The film ignited the the ceremony. “I want to make a festival with its true tale of a Black prediction: Harvey Weinstein will police detective who infiltrated the never be welcomed here ever again.”

Ku Klux Klan. Lee connected the film “And even tonight, sitting to modern day with real footage from among you, there are those who last year's violent white supremacist still have to be held accountable march in Charlottesville, Virginia. for their conduct against women “I take this on the behalf of the for behavior that does not belong People's Republic of Brooklyn, New in this industry,” said Argento.

York,” said Lee, accepting his award.

“You know who you are. But more The 12-day festival was the first importantly, we know who you are. since the downfall of Weinstein, who And we're not going to allow you to was for decades an annual fixture in get away with it any longer.”

Cannes. In the aftermath, this year's Following last year's Cannes, festival was shaken by debate over jury member Jessica Chastain gender equality in the film industry was critical about the female and at Cannes. In a striking rally, 82 representation on view in that women—the same number of female year's films. Blanchett told reporters filmmakers to ever be selected to Saturday that her concerns were Cannes competition lineup—stood primarily behind the camera. Three on the Palais red-carpet steps, as of this year's 21 films in competition Blanchett said, “a symbol of our were directed by women.