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Photo by Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA Civil rights activist Tamika Mallory says that the new NFL national anthem policy was an attempt to “resurrect slavery in the 21st century.”

Memorial Day Marked In California with Parades, Ceremonies

By Steven Herbert LOS ANGELES—Memorial Day observances in Los Angeles County Monday included a ceremony at the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Westwood and a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez in Mission Hills.

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os Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Randy C. Reeves, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs undersecretary for memorial affairs, spoke at a ceremony at the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Westwood.

Archbisop Gomez celebrated an outdoor Memorial Day Mass at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills.

The Mass included a moment of silence, a bugler playing “Taps,” and the release of white doves.

The names of the 6,904 members of the armed forces who gave their lives in service since the 9/11 attacks were read at the

Honoring Our Fallen Memorial Wall remembrance gathering at Rosie the Riveter Park in Long Beach.

The gathering began at 5:45 a.m., one minute after sunrise, with the presentation of colors, national anthem and a moment of silence followed.

The names were read in order of death as inscribed on the wall by active duty military members, police officers, veterans and relatives of the fallen troops.

The wall is the only memorial listing all of the nation’s fallen military members since the 9/11 attacks as confirmed by U.S. Central Command and the only post-9/11 memorial in Los Angeles County, according to Laura Herzog, founder and executive director of Honoring Our Fallen, which built the wall and provides support for families of fallen military members, specifically during the transfer of remains.

Civil Rights Historians Tell Little-Known Story of WWII Veteran

By Christina L. Myers The brutality inflicted against decorated African-American World War II veteran Sgt. Isaac Woodard by a Southern police chief is credited with inspiring President Harry Truman to integrate the military in 1948, but few people know Woodward's name.

After being honorably discharged from the Army, Woodard was removed from a Greyhound bus in Batesburg, South Carolina, and beaten by a white police chief. It left the war veteran permanently blind.

Now, Woodard's supporters are seeking to erect a civil rights marker in his honor in South Carolina. They say his ferocious beating helped draw U.S. attention to the discrimination and mistreatment of blacks returning home from war.

Historians say Woodard's case and the outcry it prompted drove the first cracks into American segregation years ahead of the civil rights era.

The 71st annual 24-hour Memorial Day Vigil at the war memorial in Cinco Puntos on Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in Boyle Heights concluded at 10 a.m, with at least one person standing guard throughout the vigil.

A Memorial Day Ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum began at noon with the lighting of the Coliseum torch and concluded with a wreath laying and a bugler playing “Taps.”

Inglewood’s 70th annual Memorial Day Service will began at 11 a.m. in front of the Memorial Obelisk Monument at Inglewood City Hall.

Pico Rivera’s Memorial Day Ceremony was at the city’s Veterans Memorial and Eternal Flame. Veterans attending the ceremony were asked to bring a copy of their military photo -- no larger than 4 inches by 6 inches -- to display on the Veterans Wall.

Montebello’s Memorial Day Ceremony at the Veterans Monument at Montebello City Park featured n Memorial Day, see page 8

The wall is the only memorial listing all of the nation's fallen military members since the 9/11 attacks.

Is the NFL’s New National Anthem Policy Legal?

By Lauren Victoria Burke Protesters held a rally in front of the National Football League’s New York City headquarters on May 25 after the league announced new rules that punish players who don’t stand for the national anthem.

Tamika Mallory said that the NFL owners were acting as a “proxy for a fascist president” and that the new policy was an attempt to “resurrect slavery in the 21st century” and punish Black players. The kneeling protests started when former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began sitting during the anthem and then kneeling as a protest against police brutality.

“What is being said is that the n--gas don’t have basic rights,” Mallory said. “And I want to say today that Ida B. Wells, Dr. Martin Luther King, Marcus Garvey, the four little girls in Birmingham are turning over in their graves right now about the disrespect, the disgrace, that is happening in this country.”

Mallory continued: “If we, as Black people, lay down and allow this system to continue to oppress us, we are the ones to be held responsible.”

Civil rights activist and author of “The Revolt of the Black Athlete” Harry Edwards told USA TODAY that the NFL’s new national anthem policy was “the dumbest move possible.”

“They put the protest movement on blast,” Edwards said. “They just created a bigger stage than ever.”

In a recent commentary for Vox.com, Harvard Law School labor professor Benjamin wrote: “This new league policy is meant to enforce a particular vision of patriotism, one that involves compliance rather than freedom of expression.”

Sachs wrote that the new anthem policy was illegal— n Anthem Policy, see page 8

$453 Million Vermont Corridor Transformation Moves Forward The Board of Supervisors approved the $453-million Vermont Corridor Project that includes building new headquarters for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health; up to 4,100 sq. ft. of retail space topped with market-rate apartments; and up to 72 units of affordable housing for seniors, plus a community recreation center.

The Project spans three sites on and around South Vermont Avenue, between Fourth and Sixth Streets. It is expected to create 1,400 construction jobs and hundreds more permanent jobs.

“This is an innovative approach,” said Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who championed the transformation of the aging and dilapidated Countyowned buildings that currently occupy the three sites. “We are creating jobs while positively transforming onceneglected blight into modern and robust assets.”

The County plans to build a stateof-the-art 21-story, 468,000-sq. ft. office tower to be dubbed the Vermont Corridor County Administration building at 510, 526 and 532 S. Vermont

Avenue, with a parking structure on 523 Shatto Place.

The office tower will house both the Mental Health department and Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services. The new building will improve working conditions for County employees and allow the

department to improve service delivery, from prevention to recovery. Its ground floor will include a peer resource center where people in recovery can assist those seeking help, as well as a retail social enterprise that will provide employment opportunities for some of the department’s clients.

“This is a symbol of cutting edge and inclusive ways of delivering services in the County,” said Supervisor Ridley-Thomas.

Next door, the existing County building on 550 S. Vermont Avenue and 3175 n Vermont Corridor, see page 8

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NEWS Ca. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case of Woman Guilty of Killing Three Daughters

Trump Steering Clear of Messy House Immigration Fight

By Jill Colvin and Lisa Mascaro WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump has spent recent weeks publicly hammering Congress to crack down on “legal loopholes” he says allow criminals to enter the country illegally. But behind the scenes, Trump has shown little interest in jumping into an intensifying Capitol Hill debate over immigration legislation that many believe is unlikely to ever reach his desk.

T LOS ANGELES—The California Supreme Court refused last week to review the case of a woman who fatally stabbed her three young daughters at their home in an unincorporated area of Carson.

Carol Ann Coronado, now 34, is serving three consecutive life prison terms without the possibility of parole for the May 20, 2014, killings of her daughters. Sophia, 2, Yazmine, 16 months and Xenia, almost 3 months, died from stab wounds to their jugular veins.

In a Feb. 23 ruling that affirmed her conviction, a three-justice panel from the state's 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected the defense's contention that there was insufficient evidence of premeditation and deliberation by Coronado.

The appellate court panel cited "overwhelming physical evidence of premeditation and deliberation" and noted that there was "evidence that Coronado planned the attacks by laying out weapons on a kitchen counter, and carefully placing her children on the bed."

"Evidence that she had used several different

During the trial, her husband testified that his wife was behaving strangely in the days leading up to the killings and he "definitely knew something was wrong. She didn't act the way Carol acts." weapons during the attacks suggests she had time to reflect as she retrieved each weapon," the justices found, noting that a bloody cross was drawn on each child's chest.

The appellate court panel also rejected the defense's contention that there was insufficient evidence that she was sane at the time of the crime.

After she waived her right to a jury trial, Compton Superior Court Judge Ricardo Ocampo found Coronado guilty in 2015 of first-degree murder, along with finding true the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders and determined she was sane at the time of the killings.

Coronado's lawyer contended that his client was suffering from postpartum depression and psychosis when she killed her children and has no memory of what happened.

Prosecutors countered that there was no evidence that the woman was suffering from psychosis.

Coronado's husband, Rodolfo, joined her attorney and advocates for women with postpartum depression in asking for his wife to be sent to a state mental hospital instead of state prison, saying she was "out of her mind when it happened."

During the trial, her husband testified that his wife was behaving strangely in the days leading up to the killings and he "definitely knew something was wrong. She didn't act the way Carol acts."

The day of the killings, he left home to go to an auto parts store and was back working under his truck when his mother-in-law came out of the house screaming, "Don't go in there. She killed them."

He said he ran inside, pushed the bedroom door open and saw his daughters laying on the bed, but he didn't see any blood.

He testified that he saw his wife with a knife in her left hand, with a "blank stare" on her face, and that she told him that she loved him before stabbing herself.

At Coronado's February 2016 sentencing, the judge said he believed that she "needs treatment, but the treatment will have to be in state prison."

RUMP is largely sitting out the biggest immigration showdown of his presidency to date as renegade House Republicans—from both the right and the center— drive an effort to force votes on immigration proposals. That includes legislation that would provide young “Dreamer” immigrants a path to legal status and beef up border security, but may fall short of funding Trump's promised wall along the southern border.

The president isn't calling House members into the Oval Office for private chats.

He's not dialing them up to gauge their votes or lobby.

His Twitter feed—the clearest window into his personal priorities—is nearly mum on the subject. Instead, he's waiting for Republicans to try to hammer out a deal that both moderates and conservatives can support.

“There are bills going through, I'm watching one or two of them. We'll see what happens,” Trump told Fox News in an interview this week, underscoring his handsoff approach.

One senior White House official said the issue is seen inside the building as a House affair, and Trump would be happy to engage if asked to by House leaders once a compromise is reached.

The person said the White House intends to hammer immigration and border

security issues as a key part of its midterm election strategy.

Even if legislation fails to pass both houses, the White House believes Republicans will reap political gains, said the person—who, like others, spoke on condition of anonymity because they

may also reflect a concern— already being felt among some conservatives—that passing any legislation that extends protection to immigrants will anger Trump's base as “amnesty” and could depress turnout in November, when Republicans need to counter

The arm's-length approach may also reflect a concern— already being felt among some conservatives—that passing any legislation that extends protection to immigrants will anger Trump's base as “amnesty” and could depress turnout in November. were not authorized to discuss private conversations.

But one senior GOP Capitol Hill aide familiar with the discussions said the White House has signaled to congressional leaders through quieter channels—including a meeting at the White House last week—that the president sees little benefit in expending too much political capital before the midterm elections on building support for legislation that is thought to have little chance of becoming law.

The arm's-length approach

a wave of Democratic enthusiasm.

This latest effort comes as congressional leaders had all but abandoned the immigration issue after failed Senate attempts to resolve the standoff earlier this year.

But now a rebellious group of GOP moderates—led by those in Florida and California, states with large immigrant populations—is pushing it to the fore.

They're collecting signatures to force a series of immigration votes in June, including on a bipartisan bill

to address the “Dreamers” and the border wall. Trump is not likely to support that bill because it doesn't fully fund the wall.

The moderate Republicans are employing an unusual procedural maneuver to essentially take over the chamber, with the help of Democrats, and force the vote. As lawmakers left town for the weeklong Memorial Day recess, they were just a couple of signatures shy of the 25 Republicans needed to push it forward.

One leader of the effort, Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., said he was convinced after talking with Trump during a recent visit to Key West that Trump “wants an immigration solution.”

Curbelo believes the White House “is as impatient with congressional inaction as we are” and he sees the administration's hands-off approach as a tactic to force the issue forward.

“If they wanted to kill this process they could have done so easily by now,” Curbelo said. “The silence is extremely powerful—and helpful.”

House GOP leaders, though, are desperately trying to stop the effort, hoping to regain control by convening moderate and conservative lawmakers to draft a bill that wouldn't need to rely on Democrats for support.

Feinstein Drops Support for Death Penalty

By Kathleen Ronayne SACRAMENTO—California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she no longer backs the death penalty, a reversal of decadeslong support that comes during a primary campaign where her stiffest challenge is from a fellow Democrat who is trying to outflank her with the party's base.á “It became crystal clear to me that the risk of unequal application is high and its effect on deterrence is low,” she said in a Wednesday statement, adding that the change came “several years ago.”

But she hasn't publicly discussed it troubles with some of the activist base. De until now, just weeks before the June 5 Leon seized on her death penalty shift as primary in her bid for a fifth full term further evidence that Feinstein is worried in Washington. about her base of Feinstein's support.

De Leon seized on her death t o u g h e s t “This latest challenger is penalty shift as further evidence flip on the death Democratic state penalty is yet that Feinstein is worried about Sen. Kevin de another appeal her base of support.

Leon, who argues to California she is out of voters who have touch with California values. outgrown her centrist bent,” de Leon The two candidates with the highest spokesman Jonathan Underland said. number of votes in the primary advance Still, Feinstein remains popular and to November regardless of party, and has a significant edge on de Leon in there are no prominent Republicans in name recognition and money, two critical the contest. elements for a successful statewide De Leon blocked Feinstein from campaign. receiving the California Democratic She's run successful campaigns in the Party's endorsement at its annual past by picking up Democrats as well as convention in February, a window into her California's independent voters, who now

make up almost as large a share of the electorate as Republicans.

Her prior support for the death penalty is a prime example of her willingness to shun the party's base in favor of capturing wider support.

Running for governor in 1990, she aggressively touted her support for capital punishment at the ire of Democratic activists, who booed her at the party's annual convention.

She ran a television ad declaring that she was “the only Democrat for governor for the death penalty.”

She won the party's nomination but lost the general election. She maintained the position in her successful 1992 campaign for U.S. Senate and in subsequent campaigns.

California has since become a more heavily Democratic state.

Feinstein gave a nod to the state's changes earlier this year when appearing to shift her stance slightly on marijuana. She vehemently opposed a state proposition to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016, but said in early May that she would consider legislation granting protection to states that have legalized the drug.

Her office did not offer a clear answer on whether she broadly supports legalized recreational marijuana.

De Leon similarly pointed to that change as evidence that Feinstein is out of touch with today's voters.

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Roosevelt Elementary College Fair Teaches Students About University Life LYNWOOD—Roosevelt Elementary sixth-grader Stephanie Reyes’ eyes lit up when she described the famous alumni of Princeton University – from former First Lady Michelle Obama to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and President James Madison.

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EYES joined classmates Estevan Sandoval and Kianna Jimenez as representatives of Princeton for their school’s fourth annual College Fair on May 22. Nearly 650 Roosevelt students in preschool through sixth grade were taught college options by their peers, detailing school colors, mascots and programs of more than two dozen universities.

“Princeton is a very beautiful campus; it looks like a castle,” Reyes said. “The university also offers great clubs and activities, including equal sports opportunities for girls.”

The College Fair has been in the works for the entire school year, with each Roosevelt classroom adopting a college in the fall and researching its programs and major offerings.

Students showcased their findings on large cardboard displays highlighted with pictures, pennants, maps and fun facts about their adopted schools.

“The college fair gives our

Our District’s college-going culture begins at the elementary school level where we equip our students with the information that can help them begin dreaming of a successful future.

students the oppor tunity to teach and learn about college life,” Roosevelt Elementar y Principal S a n d r a Ve r d u z c o .

“It also allows us to plant the seeds of higher education by giving our

Supt. Gudiel R. Crosthwaite children a glimpse into college life.”

Roosevelt students adopted more

than two dozen college campuses, from Ivy L e a g u e schools and UC campuses to Cal State s c h o o l s and the University of Alabama. Students made presentations on their college’s

USC President Agrees to Step Down Amid Gynecologist Scandal

By Michael Balsamo LOS ANGELES—The president of the University of Southern California has agreed to step down amid a raging sex scandal involving a university gynecologist who is accused of conducting inappropriate exams for decades, the chairman of the school's board of trustees said last Friday.

The university's board has “agreed to begin an orderly transition and commence the process of selecting a new president,” Rick J. Caruso, the board's chairman, said in a letter to students and faculty members.

The letter did not say when C.L. Max Nikias would leave his post.

“We have heard the message that something is broken and that urgent and profound actions are needed,” Caruso said.

The announcement came days after hundreds of students, professors and alumni demanded Nikias' ouster, alleging that USC failed to respond to complaints of misconduct involving Dr. George Tyndall, a gynecologist who worked at a university clinic for 30 years.

Tyndall routinely made crude comments, took inappropriate photographs and forced plaintiffs to strip naked and groped them under the guise of medical treatment for his “sexual gratification,” according to civil lawsuits filed this week.

At least a dozen lawsuits have been filed so far and police are interviewing alleged victims to see if any crime was committed.

The Los Angeles Times reported earlier this month that complaints about Tyndall weren't properly address by USC for years and university officials never reported him to the medical board, even after he was quietly forced into retirement.

Tyndall, 71, denied wrongdoing in interviews with the Times and hasn't responded to phone calls and emails requesting comment from The Associated Press.

USC has said Tyndall was placed on administrative leave in 2016 and never returned to treating students

after officials received a complaint from a staff member at the health clinic. The staff member alleged that Tyndall made inappropriate comments to a patient in front of medical assistants.

The university said it has previously reviewed complaints that Tyndall made racially inappropriate comments.

Nikias, 65, who became the university's president in 2010, had recently come under fire amid a string of scandals, including a report from the Los Angeles Times in July about how a USC medical school dean used drugs and partied with prostitutes.

A spokesman for USC said the university had no further comment.

From left to right, John Valverde, CEO of YouthBuild USA, Jahrell Thomas, Director of Youth Development at Coalition for Responsible Community Development (South Los Angeles YouthBuild), Kim Hughes & Sara Silva, Co -Founders/Co-Executive Directors at EntreNous Youth Empowerment Services (Compton YouthBuild), Mark A. Wilson, Executive Director at Coalition for Responsible Community Development (South Los Angeles YouthBuild).

Compton YouthBuild Program Director Travels to DC to Advocate for Students WASHINGTON, DC—On May 22, Kim Hughes and Sara Silva, executive diploma or equivalency, while learning career skills by building affordable directors of EntreNous Youth Empowerment Services and Compton YouthBuild housing and other community assets in their neighborhoods and engaging in program, traveled to Washington, D.C. on May 22 to advocate for YouthBuild’s community service and leadership training. Graduates leave prepared for success critical legislative priorities. Hughes and Silva visited the congressional offices in postsecondary education, careers, and registered apprenticeships— and as a of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Congress­woman Linda Sanchez and part of a strong and supportive community.

Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Kamala Harris to encourage their support “We, in the YouthBuild movement, are grateful for the bipartisan support for federal funding that will allow YouthBuild to continue to help we have received in Washington, DC. YouthBuild is a cost thousands of low-income youth rebuild their communities and YouthBuild is a cost- effective evidence based program providing critical services their lives. to our most vulnerable youth. Thank you for supporting our effective, evidenceCompton YouthBuild is one of 260 local programs across the young people,” said Silva. based program country serving low-income young people ages 16 to 24. This "YouthBuild directors see firsthand the needs of our young year, YouthBuild USA is celebrating 40 years of work advancing people, and they work every day to empower our youth to providing critical its’ mission to unleash the intelligence and positive energy of services to our most become ethical young leaders,” said John Valverde, CEO of young people to transform their lives and their communities. At YouthBuild USA. “We encourage Congress to continue their vulnerable youth.

YouthBuild programs like Compton YouthBuild, unemployed strong record of supporting young people who are working Sara Silva, YouthBuild and out-of-school young people work toward their high school towards improving their lives and their communities.”

programs using visual aids such as pamphlets and graduation regalia.

Enrollment data, financial aid procedures and school demographics were often included in the college displays, along with representations of school colors, mascots and pictures of significant campus architecture.

As classes toured the fair, college presenters attempted to get students to sign their name to a sheet that expressed interest in a school. Each college set a goal of achieving 30 signatures.

“Our District’s college-going culture begins at the elementary school level where we equip our students with the information that can help them begin dreaming of a successful future,” Lynwood Unified Superintendent Gudiel R. Crosthwaite said. “By inspiring them early we are providing them with a blueprint for success” Throughout the tour, Roosevelt teachers announced college trivia questions over a microphone giving the students the chance to earn prizes. After visiting the College Fair, all Roosevelt students completed a symbolic application to the college they found most interesting.

“Through the College Fair, our students are learning much of what the college process entails and getting a jumpstart on their path to higher learning,” Lynwood Unified Board President Alfonso Morales said. “It’s never too early to begin stoking a child’s interest in pursuing college.”

Lawsuit: California Must Find Nurses for Disabled Children SACRAMENTO—Califor­ nia isn't doing enough to get in-home nursing care for children with severe disabilities, advocates claimed in a lawsuit filed last week.

The state is obligated to find nurses for low-income children on Medi-Cal but does little more than send lists of names, the lawsuit said. It said children are at risk of being injured or institutionalized because the Department of Health Care Services fails to ensure they get the nursing care ordered by their doctors and approved by the agency.

Parents are left to “navigate a complex system with little to no support in obtaining necessary services for their children,” according to the suit.

Lawyers are asking a judge to certify the case as a class action on behalf of approximately 4,000 children eligible for state-funded care through Medi-Cal. They're asking a federal judge to order the state to arrange care for the affected children.

The Medi-Cal agency doesn't comment on pending litigation, spokesman Anthony Cava said.

The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Northern California on behalf of two children whose parents say they have struggled to find nurses to cover all of the approved hours.

They're represented by attorneys from Disability Rights California, the Western Center on Law and Poverty, and the National Health Law Program.

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OPED Graduation Is Just the First Hurdle Racism after Graduation May Just Be What's on the Menu

By Julianne Malveaux Marvel’s “Black Panther,” Chadwick Boseman, graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (BFA) in 2000.

On May 12, Boseman returned to his alma mater to address the Class of 2018, while receiving an honorary degree.

The Howard University graduation is one of more than 100 Historically Black College and University graduations and one of more than 4,000 general graduations across the country.

On May 5, White House Correspondent April Ryan, brought down the house at Bennett College in North Carolina.

In Arkansas on the same day, journalist and political commentator Sophia Nelson, made lasting remarks during the Philander Smith College commencement exercise.

All across the nation, families are gathering, people are celebrating and graduations are being hailed as an occasion of joy.

However, despite these many festivities, if you are a Black American who graduated from the University of Florida (UF), your achievements may have been marred by the horrible memory of faculty marshals physically pushing you off of the stage, after you decided to celebrate your Black Greek (fraternity) pride, with the execution of a few “steps.”

More than 20 students were assaulted by the unidentified faculty member (although some say he is a

chemistry lecturer), who is now on paid leave.

Why would the university continue to pay someone who seems to have differentially attacked Black students, as apparently no White students were assaulted or pushed off of the stage?

This lecturer is a menace to society and college students, who should not be exposed to his racism, either on stage or in a classroom.

According to The New York Times, UF President W. Kent Fuchs apologized to the affected students and left a personal message of apology on Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity member Oliver Telusma’s voicemail, due to the incident.

However, from where I sit, President Fuchs should track that student down along with all of the others and visit them faceto-face.

The UF i n c i d e n t reminds Black students that graduation is but one of the many hurdles they must clear.

Every day, every single day, they face the possibility of pernicious racism, differential treatment, and the threat of law enforcement to compel compliance with the most foolish of laws and norms, spoken or unspoken.

That’s why Holly Hylton, the White woman who managed a Philadelphia Starbucks, felt free to call the police on two Black men after they had been seated, without ordering anything.

That’s why a hysterical White female bigot, called the police on a Black man, who was barbecuing in

I want the graduates to know that their place is everyplace.

a public park in Oakland, California, where barbecuing is customary.

That’s why the police were called on three Black women (and a White man), because they failed to wave or smile when they exited an Airbnb in Rialto, California, and were detained for 45 minutes despite possessing proof that they had reserved their space.

That’s why the police wrestled a 25-year-old Black woman to the ground (exposing her bare breasts) in an Alabama Waffle House, after she asked for plastic cutlery and an ignorant employee reportedly said

“she did not know her place,” and the beat goes on and on and on.

The police are too often called to put Black people in their place, to force them to comply, to reinforce the tenet of White supremacy; the notion that when we see a White person, we must shuck and jive and smile. So-called law enforcement officers become servants of racism, who want us in our place.

I want the graduates to know that their place is everyplace.

Class of 2018, your place is in that Starbucks at the table, order or not.

Your place is in that Waffle House,

getting the utensils you requested.

Your place is at the lake in Oakland, burning those bones on your grill.

Your place is on that stage at UF. Resistance has a high price. Who wants to go to jail and end up, like Sandra Bland, whose mysterious death in Texas still has not been solved? Who wants to be handcuffed, humiliated, exposed, and maligned, just for asking a simple question?

Starbucks will close thousands of stores to the tune of millions of dollars for unconscious bias training.

But who will train these biased police officers and the racists who call them, because their feelings are bruised when no one waves at them?

The Class of 2018 will learn, as have millions of other Black Americans, that racism is alive and well.

They’ve cleared a hurdle with graduation, but even as some cross the stage, they are being reminded that there are many more hurdles to clear, to survive in our unfortunately racist nation.

Perhaps though, the Class of 2018, will be among those to dismantle the racist hurdles.

Perhaps in the process of clearing other hurdles (graduate and professional school, marriage and children, artificial intelligence and gentrification), they will also find the wherewithal to eliminate racial barriers to success.

Julianne Malveaux is an author, economist and founder of Economic Education. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available to order at Amazon.com and at www. juliannemalveaux.com. Follow Dr. Malveaux on Twitter @drjlastword.

President and Congress Roll Back Anti-Discriminatory Auto Lending Guidance:

What’s Next for Consumers?

By Charlene Crowell Despite federal laws addressing discrimination in housing, credit, and more, President Donald Trump signed on May 21, a rollback of an anti-discrimination guidance affecting auto lending. The presidential signature also marked the first time that a policy that had been in effect for several years was reversed through a special, streamlined legislative process under the Congressional Review Act. T h e significance of this action will have national and rippling effects.

Nationwide, auto loans represent the third highest category of consumer debt – behind mortgages and student loans.

With so many communities across the country lacking accessible, metropolitan public transit services, owning or having access to a reliable automobile is central to access jobs, health care, education and more.

According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, the sale of 17.14 million new cars in 2017 by franchised dealerships surpassed $1 trillion in sales. The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) has also noted that 80 percent of vehicle loans are financed through dealers.

Further, as the number of auto loans grow, so does the average cost of a new car. According to Experian, one of the three major credit reporting bureaus, the average loan amount for a new car in late 2017

was $31,099 and came with an alltime high record monthly payment of $515. The comparable figure for an average used car payment of $371 came with an average loan of $19,589.

When racial discrimination is added to these already significant numbers, consumers of color wind up paying even more – due to the color of their skin, instead of the quality of their credit ratings.

Over the last few years, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) was the legal basis for lawsuits and settlements involving Ally Financial, Fifth Third Bank, and the financing arms of major auto manufacturers Honda and Toyota. This law makes it illegal to discriminate on race or other protected classes in credit transactions. In auto lending, indirect auto lenders – those who finance loans through dealers – are creditors who must uphold the law.

Thanks in part to the 2013 CFPB indirect auto lending guidance, consumers of color were awarded restitution totaling more than $140 million for alleged discrimination.

“Countless lawsuits have shown how people of color pay millions more for their car purchases, compared to similarly situated whites,” noted Delvin Davis, a CRL Senior Researcher. “Without a regulator that enforces fair lending standards, African-Americans and Latinos stand to bear the weight of discrimination without any relief.”

The presidential signing was

Countless lawsuits have shown how people of color pay millions more for their car purchases, compared to similarly situated whites.

made possible by both chambers of Congress turning to the Congressional Review Act. This law allows simple majority votes in the House and Senate to override regulation. Until now, this act had only been used to undo new regulation; this recent usage marks the first time that a long-standing policy was the focus.

Mick Mulvaney, the illegally appointed Acting CFPB Director, said, “Given a recent Supreme Court decision distinguishing between anti-discrimination statutes that refer to the consequences of actions and those that refer only to the intent of the actor, and in light of the fact that the Bureau is required by statute to enforce federal consumer financial laws consistently, the Bureau will be re-examining the requirements of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.” Strong and opposing views quickly surfaced upon the President’s signing. Karl Frisch, Executive Director of Allied Progress, is one such consumer activist.

“President Trump can try to spin it any way he wants, but the bottom line is this – black and brown folks are systematically charged more for their car loans even when they have the same credit as whites," said Frisch. "This president has consistently shown us that consumers are not of any importance to him, particularly when they are people color.”

Research supports Frisch’s critique.

Discrimination in Auto Lending, authored and published earlier this year by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), found that despite federal laws banning credit discrimination by race or ethnicity, race remains a key factor in the cost of financing auto loans. Like secret shoppers, NFHA sent eight teams of testers to dealerships to inquire about purchasing the same vehicle.

Each team was told to ask the same questions and then report on their experiences.

Although all testers encountered challenges to securing information needed to secure the best auto loan

available, non-White testers noted being treated disrespectfully and receiving a higher-cost quote for financing than the White testers.

Numerically, the sum of experiences found: • 5 percent of the time, White testers were offered more financing options than Non-White testers; • 62.5 percent of the time, Non-White testers who were more qualified than their White counterparts received costlier pricing options; and • On average, Non-White testers who experienced discrimination would have paid an average of $2,662.56 more over the life of the loan than less-qualified White testers.

For consumers everywhere, but particularly for consumers of color, Mulvaney’s harsh words signal that so many of the hard-fought battles to bring fairness and equality are at risk.

Prior to the House vote taken on May 8, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee warned her colleagues about the regressive effects that would occur if the measure was enacted.

“This resolution would set back efforts to prevent discriminatory auto lending, make it harder for responsible businesses to follow the law, and harm consumers,” said Waters.

Sadly, when it comes to financial fairness in auto finance, truer words were never spoken. The real question for consumers is, ‘What’s next’?

Charlene Crowell is the Deputy Communications Director with the Center for Responsible Lending.

She can be reached at Charlene. crowell@responsiblelending.org.

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OPED California’s Chance to Lead for Poor Children

By Marian Wright Edelman When I was a young civil rights lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in Mississippi, I was called in 1967 to testify before Congress about the embattled Head Start program in Mississippi that was serving thousands of children after the state turned its federal funding down and community groups exercised their option to apply. But after defending the Child Development Group of Mississippi overseeing Head Start, for which I served as counsel, I added my urgent concern about the deep poverty and high levels of hunger in Mississippi. I asked the Senators to come see the hungry children and families with no income. A delegation of U.S. Senators, including Robert F. Kennedy, came to Jackson, Mississippi to hold hearings about the Head Start and War on Poverty programs and I testified again and asked them again to visit children and families in the Mississippi Delta so they could see for themselves the very hungry poor including children in our very rich nation. Senators Kennedy and Joseph Clark agreed to do so and we visited homes – many of them shacks with dirt floors and empty cupboards – and saw a level of hunger many people did not believe could exist in America. We saw listless young children with bloated bellies and families with no income who could not afford even the $2 cost to buy food stamps which had replaced free food commodities.

What Senator Kennedy experienced there profoundly moved him and he returned to Washington and went the very next day to see U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman to urge immediate relief for desperately poor and hungry children and families. Senator Kennedy’s passionate leadership and commitment echoed my frustration at the foot dragging of the federal government in getting food to hungry Mississippi children and helped spark the Poor People’s Campaign launched by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that began 50 years ago this month. Robert Kennedy told me to tell Dr. King to bring the poor to Washington. Although the assassinations of Dr. King and

Robert Kennedy dampened the campaign, it set in motion a series of expansions of the federal food safety net programs that continue to provide an indispensable lifeline for millions of children and families today.

Although these nutrition and other federal programs have helped reduce child poverty as we saw it in Mississippi 50 years ago, the shameful truth is that pangs of hunger and the pain of deprivation remain, not just in the Mississippi Delta but hidden in the shadows all across our nation. Despite the abundance of many in our very wealthy nation many parents face the harsh choice between paying the rent or buying a bag of groceries at the end of the month.

It is a national moral disgrace that children remain the poorest age group in the United States. It also is unnecessary, costly and the greatest threat I believe to our future national, economic and military security and soul. Nearly 1 in 5 children was poor

in 2016 – more than 13.2 million children. More than 6 million of them lived in deep poverty at less than half the poverty level, below $9,553 a year or $796 a month for a family of three for all expenses, including housing, transportation, food, clothing, health and other basic necessities.

It remains devastatingly clear that child poverty and racial inequality are inext r icably linked with Black, Native American and Latino children far more likely to experience deep poverty than White children.

The crisis of deep child poverty persists in California which recently surpassed the United Kingdom as the 5th largest economy in the world.

One in 5 California children was poor in 2016, and 1 in 12 children

lived in deep poverty. In a high costof-living state where the monthly fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1,608, many families lack the resources to cover rent and all their children’s basic needs.

Kevilyn Conley, a mother of two in Los Angeles and a participant in the Children’s Defense FundCalifornia’s Parent Engagement Institute, recounts the struggle to make ends meet when her first son was born eight years ago. Kevilyn and her husband were evicted from their home and the stresses of poverty led to the breakup of their marriage.

Between 2010 and 2013 Kevilyn was homeless with her young child, sleeping on the floors and couches of relatives and in temporary shelters.

“Poverty stagnates you,” she said. “It limits you from doing so many things.

It forces you to make compromising decisions... I felt inadequate.”

Growing up in deep poverty impairs children’s ability to learn, develop and thrive. Children living every day with deprivation suffer toxic stress and delayed brain development that disrupts their ability to succeed in school and in life.

Deep poverty damages the chance that a child will ever escape poverty and fuels an intergenerational cycle of poverty. Children born in deep poverty are three times as likely to be deeply poor at age 40 than children not born in deep poverty.

The United States of America, one of the richest countries in the world, can and must end child poverty now before a n o t h e r generation is impacted and the cycle is perpetuated.

Most urgently, we must take steps immediately to protect children from the harms of deep child poverty as I hope California is about to do.

State Senator Holly J. Mitchell, the Children’s Defense Fund’s California office, and more than 100 organizations across the state are championing an effort to end deep childhood poverty in California by increasing cash assistance available

It is a national moral disgrace that children remain the poorest age group in the United States.

to all families through CalWORKs, California’s Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) program.

The CalWORKs program helps more than 800,000 lowincome children stave off the worst destitution. Nearly 80 percent of CalWORKs recipients are families of color. They all struggle as CalWORKs monthly checks have lost nearly onethird of their purchasing power over the past decade. The current monthly maximum grant for a family of three is $714, which is just 41 percent of the federal poverty level and far short of what a family needs to make ends meet in California. In Los Angeles, for example, the combination of CalWORKs and food assistance barely covers half the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, let alone child care, food, transportation, clothing, and everything else it takes to raise a family.

Hearing the cries of California’s poorest children and families, the California Senate voted last week to raise cash assistance levels to ensure no child receiving CalWORKs lives in deep poverty. A family of three would be eligible for $1,046 a month by 2021-22. Over the next two weeks, legislative leaders and Governor Jerry Brown will negotiate a final state budget. For the sake of California children and as a moral pacesetter for our nation, that final budget must include an end to deep child poverty.

America has made important progress since Robert Kennedy’s 1967 trip through the Mississippi Delta, but much, much more is needed. The CalWORKs benefit increase is an important step in the right direction. Children deserve no less. And I hope our nation will follow what I hope and pray will be California’s positive example.

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

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

Protecting Our Community During National Foster Care Month

By Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.)

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, our community was under a full-fledged attack. Crack was in our streets, it was in our schools, it was in our parks, it was in our playgrounds, and for some, it was in our homes. The epidemic wasn’t just affecting one part of the community; this impacted the entire community, leaving sons without fathers, daughters without mothers, and parents, ultimately, alone.

But the carnage didn’t stop there. Policies enacted during the crack epidemic exacerbated the destruction. Children in South Los Angeles were ripped away from their parents and shipped off into the child welfare system, some to never see their parents, or their families, again. It was at the height of the crack epidemic when the number of kids in foster care exploded and the percentage of Black youth in the system skyrocketed.

Now, the country, not just our community, faces a new epidemic.

Our child welfare system is already becoming increasingly populated due to the consequences of the opioid epidemic. The current crisis is starting to devastate families

and our already over-worked and under-resourced child welfare system. This time, we must apply the lessons learned from the crack epidemic: if you want successful policy, you must include the affected

communities in the formulation of new policy.

We cannot afford to turn our backs on those impacted again.

At the end of this month, the Congressional Caucus on Foster

Youth will host its 7th annual Foster forward to continuing this fight.

Youth Shadow Day, a program that National Foster Care Month is brings foster youth from all over a month to honor the successes the country to meet and shadow and challenges of the more than the very Members of Congress who 400,000 foster youth across the represent them in Washington, country and to acknowledge the D.C. tireless efforts of those who work to No one knows more about the improve outcomes for children in pitfalls of our nation’s child welfare the child welfare system. system than those who grew up in Making sure that all children it. These young people are travelling have a permanent and loving home thousands of is not a Democrat miles to come or Republican No one knows more to D.C. to share issue – it should their stories— about the pitfalls of our be an American both their nation’s child welfare priority. Our challenges with society is judged system than those who abuse, trafficking, on how we overmedication, treat the most grew up in it. or homelessness— vulnerable as well as their amongst us. successes with mentorship, adoption, We must invest in life improving family reunification, community foster care services, praise foster activism and independent living. families, caregivers, and relatives The result of these visits is a for their selflessness to others, and better understanding of how to continue to provide a hand up so improve the child welfare system that foster youth can realize their and fight against this epidemic. full potential.

The FY 2018 omnibus bill that was passed earlier this year Congresswoman Karen Bass had the single biggest increase represents California’s 37th in investment in child welfare Congressional District. She is the funding history along with a large 2nd Vice Chair of the Congressional investment in funds to combat the Black Caucus and the co-chair of opioid crisis. Despite this progress, the Congressional Caucus on Foster there will always be more work to Youth. Follow her on Twitter at @ be done and this month, I look RepKarenBass.

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HEALTH

Bill to Create Health Care Price Controls in California Dies

By Jonathan Cooper SACRAMENTO—A proposal to create government price controls in California for surgeries, hospital stays, doctor visits and other health care services died Friday when it failed to clear a key committee, but the author says he plans to bring it back next year.

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health care interests to the table, said Assemblyman Ash Kalra, a San Jose Democrat who wrote the bill.

“This is the type of attention and investment we need to find a solution to the skyrocketing costs of health care,” Kalra said.

Kalra's proposal would have affected private health plans, including those offered by employers and purchased by individuals.

A nine-member commission appointed by the governor and legislative leaders would have set prices for everything from physical exams to allergy tests to heart bypass surgery. No other state has such a requirement.

Prices would have been tied to Medicare's rate for a particular

HE measure was a longshot from the beginning, but it drew national attention from health care policy observers.

Hospitals, doctors and other Health care spending has risen influential health faster than inflation and wages care providers lobbied intensely while employers and health plans against the bill, have shifted more of the costs which they said would lead to onto consumers. longer waits for medical care.

The bill has helped to change service or procedure, with that the national debate over health care price as a floor. There would have costs and brought a wide variety of been a process for doctors or

hospitals to argue that their unique circumstances warrant payments higher than the state's standard rate.

It was backed by influential unions frustrated that health care costs are gobbling an increasing share of employee compensation.

Health care providers warned that price controls would encourage doctors to move out of state or retire, making it harder for people to see physicians when they're sick and

force hospitals to lay off staff and in some cases shut down.

Theodore Mazer, a San Diego physician who is president of the California Medical Association, applauded the Assembly “for recognizing that this deeply flawed legislation would result in enormous costs to the state and restricted access to care for millions.”

In recent decades, health care spending has risen faster than

How Plant-Based Diets Can Heal Our Bodies, Planet

By Avery Phillips

there are many benefits to adopting a plant-based diet — including the opportunity to heal our bodies and the planet.

There are many reasons people choose to cut meat out of their diet: health trends, diet goals, environmental reasons, to name HEALING OUR BODIES a few. While plant-based diets Most American adults eat about have been growing in popularity, twice the daily recommended only two percent of the American amount of protein per day. The population correlation is vegetarian, this While it is common to between although many number and the people adopt the live on a diet that does heightened levels not meet your body’s of chronic illness diet for a short period of time. needs, people’s bodies in the United States Whether they is no coincidence. would perform better While are adopting humans and more efficiently the diet for are capable of health reasons, if they were receiving consuming meat, for the animals our bodies cannot what they need to or for the handle regularly thrive. environment, consuming large

amount of meat without it taking a toll on our digestive tracts. This is why a meatless diet has been proven to decrease a person’s chances of developing chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease.

By Carla K. Johnson

“The work is yet another step toward showing the great promises of smart, ingestible capsules.”

—Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh

pill at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia.

“The work is yet another step toward showing the great promises of smart, ingestible capsules,” said Kalantar-zadeh.

The researchers tested the capsules using a harmless strain of E. coli bacteria. The cells were modified with DNA from other bacteria to make them detect blood and then light up. Electronics then take over, relaying signals to a smartphone.

Shrinking the capsule to a normal pill size could be

U.S. Deaths— With Death Rate Up, U.S. Life Expectancy Is Likely Down Again

By Mike Stobbe

Swallowed Capsule Could Spot Trouble, Send Alert Scientists have developed a swallowed capsule packed with tiny electronics and millions of genetically engineered living cells that might someday be used to spot health problems from inside the gut.

The capsule was tested in pigs and correctly detected signs of bleeding, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported Thursday in the journal Science . At more than an inch long, it will have to be made smaller for testing in people. But the results suggest the capsule could eventually be used in people to find signs of ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease or even colon cancer, the researchers said.

It's the latest advance in a growing field of sensors that can be swallowed or worn to monitor our health.

Pills equipped with cameras, thermometers and acidity gauges already look for disease and track digestion. Last year, a psychiatric medication that alerts doctors when it's taken won U.S. approval. Stick-on skin monitors for recovering stroke patients are in the works.

The MIT device is the first to use engineered cells as sensors in swallowed capsules, said Kourosh Kalantarzadeh, who is developing a gas-sensing, all-electronic

inflation and wages while employers and health plans have shifted more of the costs onto consumers through higher premiums, deductibles and copays. Americans spend more per capita on health care than citizens of other developed countries.

Meanwhile, a wave of consolidation by hospitals, physician groups and insurance companies has given industry players more power to demand higher rates.

achieved by combining its three electronic chips, said co-author Phillip Nadeau. Data encryption will be needed to protect patient privacy. And it's meant to be used once, so they'll need to make it flushable, co-author Mark Mimee said.

All that, plus human testing, means a commercial product is years off.

As labs discover DNA with new sensing powers, the capsule could be customized to diagnose multiple conditions. Co-author Tim Lu speculated that future patients could swallow a capsule “once a week or once a month” to screen for early signs of cancer instead of getting a colonoscopy.

The capsule could help doctors monitor trickyto-reach parts of the small intestine for people with Crohn's disease or to study the normal balance of microbes in the gut, said Dr. Stephanie Hansel of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, who wasn't involved in the research.

“We're excited about it,” said Hansel, while noting that it probably won't replace the need for procedures using flexible scopes.

Texas Instruments and the National Science Foundation helped pay for the research, and the researchers are seeking patents for the capsule. Mimee received a fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which also supports The Associated Press Health & Science Department.

Most Americans consume an excess of meat and a shortage of fruits and vegetables, which is why diet is such a major part of preventative health care. Taking care of your body and making sure you are getting your daily recommended servings of fruits, vegetables, vitamins and minerals helps ensure that your body is getting the fuel it needs to run healthily.

Diet is often an important aspect of holistic health that is addressed when individuals look for alternative approaches to medicine to improve their health. Holistic health values the body and mind, as people are unable to live happy and healthy lives when either of these areas are suffering.

Holistic care can transform your approach to healing, which can also heighten your level of compassion.

HEALING THE PLANET Animal agriculture is widely recognized as one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gases, environmental pollution, and in general consumes many of our planet’s resources. When looking at overall contributions to greenhouse gases (GHG), the farming of animals for human consumption contributes 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, which is a larger percentage than all methods of transportation combined.

However, a newer and more controversial study claims that livestock and their byproducts account for 51 percent of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. According to a report by Robert Goodland and Jeff Anhang of Worldwatch Institute, “…replacing livestock products with better alternatives would be the best strategy for reversing climate change. In fact, this approach would have far more rapid effects on GHG emissions and their atmospheric concentrations—and thus on the rate the climate is warming—than actions to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy.”

NEW YORK—The U.S. death rate rose last year, and 2017 likely will mark the third straight year of decline in American life expectancy, according to preliminary data.

Death rates rose for Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, flu and pneumonia, and three other leading causes of death, according to numbers posted online Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Full-year data is not yet available for drug overdoses, suicides or firearm deaths. But partial-year statistics in those categories showed continuing increases.

Just as important, there was little change in the death rate from the nation's No. 1 killer: heart disease. In the past, steady annual drops in heart disease death rates offset increases in other causes. But that offset is no longer happening, experts say.

The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics calculated the preliminary rates based on a first-pass review of death certificates filed last year. There typically are delays in the filing of paperwork for causes of death that involve police investigations.

A more complete report is expected around the end of the year, including the number of deaths and a calculation of life expectancy—the average lifespan based on year of birth, current death trends and other factors.

For decades, life expectancy increased, rising a few months nearly every year.

But 2016 was the second year in a row in U.S. life expectancy fell, a rare event that had occurred only twice before in the last century. Health officials say there was one three-year decline. That occurred in 1916, 1917 and 1918, a period that included the worst flu pandemic in modern history.

“Looking at these numbers, it seems likely” the nation has just tied that record, said Anne Case, a Princeton University researcher who's done influential work on deaths in middle-aged white Americans from suicides, drug overdose and alcohol abuse.

The overall death rate rose a little less than 1 percent, to about 734 deaths per 100,000 people. The rate dipped slightly in 2016 despite a record number of deaths that year, so its rise in 2017 is more reason to expect life expectancy will worsen, Case said.

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NEWS

EARTHTALK Reusable Water Bottles: Glass & Stainless Steel Take Over from Plastic

By Roddy Scheer

Dear EarthTalk: It’s finally time for me to retire my trusty old Nalgene and upgrade my water bottle.

Are any brands or models particularly greener than others? _Cyndi Bland, Tempe, AZ

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LASTIC water bottles were once ubiquitous on college campuses and beyond where people wanted to stay hydrated without buying wasteful single-use plastic water bottles. But today we have many more options for going green when it comes to water bottles.

When evidence started coming out that Bisphenol A (BPA) and other chemical additives in even reusable plastic water bottles could be harmful to human health, consumers started looking for other, safer materials.

These days it’s hard to find a reusable water bottle made out of plastic as glass and metal versions have become the more popular choices.

Glass is readily available and easy to recycle. Contigo’s Purity glass water bottle is wrapped in a silicone sleeve to make it easier to handle and pad it in case it takes a tumble. Soma Bottles are likewise made from glass and wrapped in rubber for protection and a better grip. The Zing Anything Citrus Zinger glass water bottle comes with a built-in juicer so that you can infuse your water with fruit essences.

Stainless steel is another popular water bottle choice among ecoconscious consumers, given its ruggedness and insulation as well as how easy it is to recycle. S’well’s bottles come in a variety of designs but all share a base made out of recyclable stainless steel. Mira’s stainless steel bottles have similar

but more basic designs — but for half the price. Klean Kanteen also sells a variety of sleek stainless-steel based bottles with cool modern styling.

In those situations where you don’t have your own reusable water bottle handy, it would be nice to know that you could buy water in a disposable container that neither comes from

petroleum nor requires lots of transport and energy to recycle.

Boxed Water Is Better and Just Water think they have the solution: paper cartons (like for milk) derived from sustainably harvested timber. These paper cartons are better than their plastic counterparts in many ways.

For starters they can be shipped

empty and flat and are so light that their transportation carbon footprint is much less than glass or plastic. But they have proven difficult to recycle (let alone compost) given that they include not only paper but also aluminum foil (to shield the contents n EARTHTALK, see page 8

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

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

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

To learn more about ESSA and how you can get involved, visit www.nnpa.org/essa.

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NEWS Fan Hit by Bat at Minor League Game Revives Safety Debate RANCHO CUCAMONGA—A Southern California woman's recent injury by a baseball bat has renewed attention to fan safety at games.

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HE Sun of San Bernardino reports Saturday that 27-yearold Cloey Heckendorn was hit in the head during the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes' game on Mother's Day. The Chino Hills resident was looking at her phone from her seat behind the third-

base dugout when a bat from Los Angeles Dodgers' third baseman Justin Turner slipped and flew toward her.

She was taken to the hospital where she got 10 staples. Quakes general manager Grant Riddle says Heckendorn later got a bat signed by Turner.

Heckendorn says she plans to consult an attorney about suing.

Minor-league teams have not incorporated recent changes in netting that the majors have.

A Minor League Baseball spokesman declined to comment.

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from light and oxygen which could contaminate the water) and plastic inlays for strength.

Another improvement on the single-use plastic water bottle is one made from biodegradable plant-based material, like the algaederived prototype developed

by Ari Jónsson, a student at the

Iceland Academy of the Arts.

Jónsson’s bottle is derived from red algae powder and water to form a gelatin-like substance that can be shaped into the form of a bottle after a process of heating, molding, cooling and then filling with water.

The bottle keeps its shape as long as it has water in it; when

it’s empty, it loses its rigidity and begins to decompose — you can bury it or throw it in your compost bin. While the concept is far from mainstream, and probably never will be, it nevertheless proves that single-use bottles don’t have to be such a burden on the environment.

Anthem Policy continued from page 1

for a host of reasons.

I will not let it silence me or stop me “The clearest illegality derives from from fighting. The national conversation the fact that the league adopted its new around race in America that NFL players policy without bargaining with the players forced over the past 2 years will persist as union," Sachs wrote. “When employees, we continue to use our voices, our time including football players, are represented and our money to create a more fair and by a union, the employer—including a just criminal justice system, end police football league—can’t change the terms brutality and foster better educational and of employment without discussing the economic opportunities for communities change with the union. Doing so is a of color and those struggling in this flagrant violation of the employer’s duty to country." bargain in good faith.”

In an interview, Seattle Seahawks wide ESPN.com reported that President receiver Doug Baldwin called the president Donald Trump “an idiot…plain supported the It’s kind of ironic to me that the and simple.”

NFL's policy “I respect the president of the United States man because that requires players to stand he's a human is contradicting what our for the national being, first and country is really built on.” anthem or foremost. But remain in the he's just being —Doug Baldwin Seattle Seahawks more divisive, locker room, during an which is not interview with surprising.

It Fox News."I think that's good," Trump is what it is,” Baldwin said. “For him to said. "I don't think people should be staying say that anyone who doesn't follow his in locker rooms, but still I think it's good. viewpoints or his constituents' viewpoints You have to stand proudly for the national should be kicked out of the country, it's not anthem or you shouldn't be playing, you very empathetic, it's not very Americanshouldn't be there. Maybe you shouldn't like, actually to me. It's not very patriotic. be in the country.''

It's not what this country was founded Many players have already indicated upon." that they are not happy with the new rule.

Baldwin continued: "It's kind of ironic In a statement released on Twitter, to me that the president of the United Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins States is contradicting what our country is wrote: "While I disagree with this decision, really built on."

Memorial Day continued from page 1

Danny Hernandez as the keynote speaker. He was a Marine Corps sergeant during the Vietnam War, awarded a Silver Star and Purple Heart and shot in the head and back during Operation Utah in 1966 that left 98 Marines dead and 278 wounded.

El Monte’s Memorial Day Ceremony at Arceo Park included a tribute to prisoners of war and troops who are missing in action. The keynote speech was delivered by Ralph Roy Ramirez who served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. The term Memorial Day was first used in1882, became more common after World War II and declared the official name by federal law in 1967.

Memorial Day had been observed on May 30, until being moved to the last Monday in May in 1971 under terms of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which became law in 1968.

Vermont Corridor ACROSS 1. *Key farm-to-table attribute 6. Goldfish or koi 10. Excessively abundant 14. Obelus, pl.

15. Black and white treat 16. Revise for publication 17. Swamp plant 18. "Saved by the ____" 19. Guilty, e.g.

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

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West Sixth Street will be converted into a mixed-use development. It will have up to 4,100-sq ft. of retail and commercial space on the ground floor, and up to 172

market-rate apartments on the upper floors.

Greg Ames, managing director of the Trammell Crow Company, which will develop both sites, said, “We are truly

excited about our partnership with the County on this project and look forward to bringing first class, sustainable office space to the County and its employees, and much needed housing, affordable housing, and community space to our neighbors on the Vermont Corridor.”

The third site, on 433 S. Vermont Street, is envisioned to have 72 affordable housing units for seniors, to be developed by Meta Housing. It will also include a street-level community center and ample open space.

The Vermont Corridor is a bustling socioeconomically and culturally diverse neighborhood that includes bus and subway stations; retail and service establishments; markets; restaurants; schools; and the Korean American National Museum and Islamic Center of Southern California.

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NEWS

Tommy Chong Reflects on Pot’s Evolution as He Turns 80

By John Rogers LOS ANGELES—Yeah man, Tommy Chong says he always knew he'd live to see the day marijuana legalization would be sweeping America.

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E knew when he and partner Cheech Marin pioneered stoner comedy 50 years ago, a time when taunting the establishment with constant reminders that they didn't just play hippie potheads in the movies—they really were those guys—could have landed them in prison. He even knew in 2003 when Chong was imprisoned for nine months for conspiring to distribute handcrafted artisanal bongs the government declared drug paraphernalia.

“Oh yeah, I saw it coming,” he says of cannabis being legal in some form in about two-thirds of his adopted country's 50 states.

“In fact, I kind of planned the whole thing out,” he jokes.

“Well, maybe I was a little premature with that bong thing.

But other than that, I was pretty much right on point.”

So much so that when the High Priest of Stoner Comedy turns 80 on Thursday—that's right, 80—he expects his Chong's Choice brand of marijuana, available in legal dispensaries in several states, will be consumed in abundance at the parties his family is planning.

“Tommy likes to say he tests every single batch. Which obviously he does. And he really enjoys it,” his son Paris Chong says with a laugh.

“For this one, make sure that whatever you have to eat around the

house is healthy because you'll find yourself munching away like crazy,” the elder Chong says as he holds up a jar containing a dozen or so choice green buds.

“Oh, and we have chocolates too,” he says, reaching for a package of candies that vaguely resemble Tootsie Rolls.

Not that he was ever a heavy pot user, Chong says, just a consistent connoisseur.

“When I was 17, a jazz musician gave me a Lenny Bruce record and a joint at the same time, and it changed my life,” he recalls. “I quit school I think a week later and went on the road and became a blues musician and eventually a comedian, and the rest, as they say, is history.”

His group Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers was signed to Motown, and Chong co-wrote the band's only hit, “Does Your Mama Know About Me,” a smooth R&B tune that rose to No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.

When no other hits followed, M o t o w n dropped the group, and the Canadian-born Chong returned to Vancouver, B r i t i s h Columbia, where he ran a pair of strip clubs with his brother. There he crossed paths with Richard Marin, a MexicanAmerican art student from Los Angeles eight years his junior, who asked to join the house band. The pair began warming up audiences with stoner jokes, and a comedy team was born.

After some discussion of what to call themselves—Chong says “Richard and Tommy” and “Chong and Marin” were quickly rejected— they settled on Cheech, Marin's nickname, and Chong. By then, Motown had helped Chong obtain a green card, and the two headed to

When I was 17, a jazz musician gave me a Lenny Bruce record and a joint at the same time, and it changed my life.

fame and fortune in Los Angeles.

On a recent early morning, Chong answers the door for a photo shoot at his longtime home in the hills overlooking L.A.'s wealthy Brentwood section, arriving in gray jeans, sandals and a black T-shirt advertising the name of a Colorado cannabis dispensary he recently visited. He offers to change into another shirt for the photos before

deciding to stick with the original.

“Don't want to ruin my image,” he concludes with a smile.

As a photographer sets up, Chong polishes off a breakfast of oatmeal topped with sliced banana. In recent years, he's become a vegetarian, although he backslides.

“Especially if you put a plate of dim sum in front of me. Of course, that's my cultural heritage.”

Chong, whose father emigrated from China before World War II, mostly identifies culturally as Chinese, although he's equally proud of his Scotch, Irish and Native American ancestry from his mother's side. Married for more than 40 years to his wife, Shelby, he's a family man with six grown children, three grandchildren and a greatgranddaughter.

More than just a stoner comedian, he's been a passionate marijuana advocate for decades. He used cannabis during a bout with prostate cancer 10 years ago and more recently during treatment and recovery from colorectal cancer.

He finds it ironic that if the U.S. government hadn't outlawed marijuana in the early 20th century, he and Marin might never have had a comedy career.

Before the pair's bitter 1980s breakup, Cheech and Chong dominated comedy for 15 years. They released five Grammy-nominated, best-selling albums between 1971 and 1976, winning the 1973 Grammy for “Los Cochinos.” Turning to films, they wrote and starred in a halfdozen, beginning with 1978's “Up in Smoke.”

After the breakup, they would try periodically to reunite. Those efforts generally ended in angry, insultladen exchanges until 10 years ago when Paris Chong intervened.

Finding an email on his father's computer from Marin asking if he wanted to try again to put aside differences, the son didn't bother to tell the father. He simply wrote yes and hit reply.

“And then I told my dad, and they were really happy,” he recalls, chuckling. “Sometimes you've just got to get out of your own way.”

“There's a bond now that will always be there no matter what happens,” says Chong, who in casual conversation sounds little like his stoner-dude alter-ego.

And “yeah,” he says, answering the obvious question, “we still toke up.”

Mexican Mafia Run Jail Crime Like an 'Illegal Government'

By Brian Melley LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County jails are run by the sheriff, but the Mexican Mafia wields the power in the underworld behind bars.

The organization made up of leaders from various Latino gangs operated like an illegal government, collecting “taxes” on smuggled drugs, ordering hits on people who didn't follow their rules and even calling the shots on street crimes, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

Their clout was diminished as 83 members and associates were charged in a pair of sweeping federal racketeering conspiracies that alleged drug dealing, extortion, violent assaults and even murders.

“We just delivered a blow to a cold-blooded prison gang and their associates,” U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna said during a news conference.

In an effort to disrupt the gang's stronghold, the suspects will be held in federal facilities, and those already in custody in state prisons will be moved, authorities said.

Sheriff Jim McDonnell acknowledged that others will follow in their wake, as leadership in the gang that operates in most prisons and jails in the state is always changing.

“There will be new leaders, that's kinda how the whole system works.

It's hierarchical,” McDonnell said.

“When one goes to jail or passes away then someone else backfills their spot just like any multilevel organization.”

The so-called “gang of gangs”—an organization of imprisoned Latino street gang leaders who control operations inside and outside California prisons and jails—started

in the 1950s at a juvenile jail and grew to an international criminal organization that has controlled smuggling, drug sales and extortion inside the nation's largest jail system.

“These Mexican Mafia members and associates, working together to control criminal activity within (LA County jails), have become their own entity or enterprise and effectively function as an illegal government,” an indictment said.

The gang was also able to control street crime by using wives, girlfriends and lawyers to help relay orders to be carried out by members who were not incarcerated, an indictment said.

In some instances, gang members would deliberately get arrested on low-level charges so they could smuggle drugs into the jail and be

released days later.

Because the Mexican Mafia controlled drug trafficking in the jails, they got the first shot to sell

When one goes to jail or passes away then someone else backfills their spot just like any multilevel organization.

Sheriff Jim McDonnell their supply of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin or marijuana, prosecutors said. Other groups had to wait and give a third of their contraband to the Mexican Mafia leadership.

The fee, known as a “thirds” tax, gave the name “Operation Dirty Thirds” to the investigation that led to the indictments and arrest of 32 people Wednesday. Another 35 defendants were in custody and 16 were fugitives.

The gang enriched itself through drug sales, taxes on drugs and even collected a share of purchases on candy bars, deodorant and other items at the jail commissary, the indictment said, adding that the gang was able to exert control by threatening and carrying out violence if people didn't pay up or follow the rules.

The gang members were accused of committing vicious beatings, stabbings, kidnappings and murders in retaliation, Hanna said.

The indictment alleges crimes

between 2012 and 2016, when a grand jury was convened and before President Donald Trump took office.

Trump has focused on gang violence but has singled out MS13, pointing to the gang's gruesome crimes in a push for stronger immigration policies.

While MS-13 is associated with the Mexican Mafia, the majority of the crimes listed in the indictments Wednesday are alleged to have been committed by members affiliated with other street gangs.

The jail indictment said Jose Landa-Rodriguez and two nowdeceased members of the Mexican Mafia controlled operations in the jail between 2012 and 2016.

Landa-Rodriquez, 55, is accused of sanctioning murders, assaults and the kidnapping and planned murder of a relative of a gang member who defied him, prosecutors said.

Landa-Rodriguez is not a U.S. citizen, though nearly all of the other defendants charged in the indictment are citizens, Hanna said.

A second higher-up, Luis Vega, 33, ordered a murder and directed assaults against those who showed disrespect or didn't obey rules, the indictment said.

One of the group's facilitators was attorney Gabriel Zendejas-Chavez, who was able to carry messages to the gang members while operating under the shield of attorney-client privilege, the indictment said. He is also accused of enabling a plot to extort $100,000 from the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang.

Zendejas-Chavez was arrested last week. A woman who answered the phone at his office was unaware of the arrest and didn't comment.

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 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:70890 AdId:23641 CustId:314 -----------REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR A NNUAL 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: Mr. John Strickland, Jr. Project Manager Late proposals will not be accepted.

Any questions should be directed to: Mr. John Strickland, Jr. Project Manager Office Phone: 310.605.5505 Email: jstrickland@comptoncity.org Sincerely, Alita Godwin City Clerk Publish: May 9, 2018

May16, 2018

May 23, 2018

May 30, 2018 SchId:70990 AdId:23673 CustId:314 -----------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, 310-363-9305, 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.

CN949163 06-13-18 May 23,30, 2018 SchId:71086 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:71088 AdId:23708 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.

Attorney for petitioner: JOHN F BAZAN ESQ SBN 208509 BAZAN HUERTA & ASSOCIATES 5345 E OLYMPIC BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90022 CN949166 BAUTISTA May 16,23,30, 2018 SchId:71091 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 and analyzed by City staff and the proposal which best meets the City’s needs will be selected for further analysis and negotiation.

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

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.

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

Alita Godwin City Clerk Publish: 5/16/18 5/23/18 5/30/18 6/06/18 SchId:71107 AdId:23714 CustId:314 -----------T.S. No. 17-48982 APN: 036

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) 8489272 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 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 848-9272 www.elitepostandpub.com _______________________________ Andrew Assistant

Buckelew,

Trustee

Sale

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:71115 AdId:23716 CustId:108 -----------T.S. No. 16-41410 APN: 001

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:71118 AdId:23717 CustId:108 -----------Drivers: New Dedicated Positions HIRING NOW! Home Weekly, Starting at $58k+/year CALL 888-852-6250 SchId:71133 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 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 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 132671-11. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 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:71152 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 POST: PUBLISH: (Compton Bulletin) /daj SchId:71157 AdId:23732 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3846 W. Century Blvd Inglewood, CA 90303 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 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.

CN949323 06-13-18 May 23,30, 2018 SchId:71163 AdId:23734 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: 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.

CN949324 06-13-18 May 23,30, 2018 SchId:71165 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: Mr. John Strickland Jr., Project Manager 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:71177 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: Mr. John Strickland Jr., Project Manager 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:71190 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 of a new countdown pedestrian indication head, removal and reconstruction of vehicle head, etc., in the City of Compton.

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.

All inquiries in response to this bid shall be submitted via email to: Hien Nguyen Office Phone: (310) 605-5505 Email: hnguyen@comptoncity.org 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:71200 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

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LEGAL 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, CA08000401-14-1.

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. CA0800040114-1 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 702659-7766 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:71212 AdId:23751 CustId:669 -----------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:71221 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:71224 AdId:23755 CustId:65 -----------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:71233 AdId:23759 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE PROPOSAL FOR CATCH SERVICES

OF BASIN

REQUEST

FOR

MAINTENANCE

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.

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 obtain the information from the City’s website at www.comptoncity.org.

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:71236 AdId:23760 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE PROPOSAL FOR CATCH SERVICES

OF BASIN

REQUEST

FOR

MAINTENANCE

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 14, 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.

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 obtain the information from the City’s website at www.comptoncity.org.

SUBMITTAL DEADLINE To be considered, proposals must be submitted no later than Thursday, June 14, 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: 05/30 05/30/18 06/06/18/18 06/06/18 SchId:71237 AdId:23761 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 129021 Title No. 95515593 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/17/2007. 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. On 06/21/2018 at 9:00 AM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 02/08/2007, as Instrument No. 20070275455, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Rodney Elpheage, Sr. and Yurellyn Elpheage, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 - Vineyard Ballroom. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 4010-031004 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 8319 South 3rd Avenue, Inglewood, CA 90305 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, if any, 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: $388,394.31 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

Dated: 5/24/2018 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Durham/Authorized Signature 27455 TIERRA ALTA WAY, STE. B, TEMECULA, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (800) 2802832 The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. may be attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

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

mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

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

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site -www.

Auction.com- for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: 129021. 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. A-4659118 05/30/2018, 06/06/2018, 06/13/2018 SchId:71266 AdId:23773 CustId:64 -----------Title Order No. 05935330 Trustee Sale No. 82816 Loan No. 399158851 APN 6140-020-015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/27/2017.

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 6/20/2018 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 7/27/2017 as Instrument No. 20170845348 in book N/A, page N/A of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: JOHN A. LEDAY, A WIDOWER , as Trustor THAM DANG, TRUSTEE OF THE FIDELITY ONE INVESTMENT TRUST DATED 09-22-14 , as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, 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). At: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE – continued all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California described the land therein: Lot 68 of Tract No. 13377, in the City of Compton, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per Map recorded in Book 385, Pages 30 and 31 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County.

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: 2600 WEST CLAUDE 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, 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 trusts created by said Deed of Trust, towit $279,397.60 (Estimated).

Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. 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 of Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: 5/23/2018 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST, as Trustee 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 PHONE: 714-283-2180 FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www. stoxposting.com CALL: 844-477-7869 PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. “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 or 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 844-477-7869, or visit this internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 82816. 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.”

CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS Attn: Teri Snyder 8190 East Kaiser Blvd. Anaheim Hills, CA 92808 SchId:71269 AdId:23774 CustId:670 -----------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 Office 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:71286 AdId:23779 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MILDRED LEE SIMON Case No. 18STPB04585 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MILDRED LEE SIMON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Monique R. Simon in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Monique R. Simon 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 14, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 4 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.

Petitioner: Monique R. Simon MONIQUE R SIMON 16508 S THORSON AVE COMPTON CA 90221 CN949703 SIMON May 30, Jun 6,13, 2018 SchId:71287 AdId:23780 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 18119-HY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the Seller(s) are: DERRICK MILLER, 68160 ALVA COURT, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234 Doing Business as: MILLER COIN LAUNDRY All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/ are: The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: GENERATIONAL WEALTH INVESTMENTS, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 15825 VENUS PL, GARDENA, CA 90249 The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TRADE NAME, MACHINERY, GOODWILL, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AND COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, SUPPLIES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS and are located at: 1200 E. 17TH ST, LONG BEACH, CA 90813 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: NEW CENTURY ESCROW, INC, 18253 COLIMA RD STE 202, ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA 91748 and the anticipated sale date is JUNE 15, 2018 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.

The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: NEW CENTURY ESCROW, INC, 18253 COLIMA RD STE 202, ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA 91748 and the last day for filing claims shall be JUNE 14, 2018, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: 5/16/2018 BUYERS: GENERATIONAL WEALTH INVESTMENTS LA2033638 LONG BEACH CALIFORNIAN 5/30/18 SchId:71290 AdId:23781 CustId:628 -----------T.S. No. 17-46594 APN: 008

6141-023-

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/25/2006.

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

secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: JULIANA UNMARRIED WOMAN

MOORE,

AN

Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust recorded 11/1/2006 as Instrument No. 06 2424805 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:6/20/2018 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: $266,395.79 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 designation of real property: SOUTH DWIGHT AVENUE

common 1404

COMPTON, CA 90220 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust A.P.N #.: 6141-023-008 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) 8489272 or visit this Internet Web site www. elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 17-46594. 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: 5/25/2018 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: (714) 848-9272 www.elitepostandpub.com -----------Andrew Assistant

Buckelew,

Trustee

Sale

THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 25609 Pub Dates 05/30, 06/06, 06/13/2018 SchId:71299 AdId:23784 CustId:108 -----------NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE LOCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN (LCAP) AND THE BUDGET OF COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY The Governing Board of Compton Unified School District will hold public hearings on the LCAP and the BUDGET OF THE DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019, PRIOR TO Final Adoption as required by Education Code Section 42103 and 52062.

The public hearings will be held at Compton Unified School District Education Center, 501 South Santa Fe Ave., Compton, CA 90221 on June 13, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.

The public is cordially invited to attend this meeting.

The proposed LCAP and Budget will be on file and available for public inspection should members of the public wish to review the LCAP and Budget prior to the public hearings, at the following location(s): Compton Unified School District, Fiscal Services Dept., Ed Services, and website at: www.compton.k12.ca.us from June 8, 2018 to: June 12, 2018 during the hours of 8:00 AM to: 4:30 PM. Debra Duardo, M.S.W., Ed.D. Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools 5/30/18 CNS-3126930# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:71302 AdId:23785 CustId:61

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018

ENTERTAINMENT Morgan Freeman Rebuts Assault Allegations LOS ANGELES—Morgan Freeman’s lawyer Tuesday demanded an immediate retraction and apology from CNN, which reported that the Academy Award-winning actor has been accused of multiple cases of sexual harassment or inappropriate sexual comments on movie sets, during promotional activities and at his Los Angeles production company.

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he accusations by eight people claiming inappropriate behavior by the 80-year-old actor were reported Thursday

by CNN, which issued a statement saying that it stands by its reporting and would not back down.

“The unfounded accusations made

by Mr. Freeman’s lawyer are disappointing and are difficult to reconcile with Mr. Freeman’s own public statements in the aftermath of the story,” the network’s statement says. “CNN stands by its reporting and will respond forcefully to any attempt by Mr. Freeman or his representatives to intimidate us from covering this important public issue.”

One of Freeman’s accusers is CNN reporter Chloe Melas, who said she interviewed Freeman when he was promoting the comedy “Going in Style” in 2017. Melas, who was then six months pregnant, said she was subjected to sug-

gestive comments by Freeman about underwear.” The woman says Freeman how he wished he was there when she only stopped when co-star Alan Arkin got pregnant. told him to.

In Tuesday’s letter to CNN chief Four others who worked on movie Jeff Zucker, Freeman’s Los Angeles at- sets with Freeman over the last 10 years torney, Robert M. Schwartz, contends told CNN that he repeatedly made that Melas “had no reasonable basis” women feel uncomfortable at work. to have interpreted Freeman’s remark According to CNN’s report, seven during the interview “as having been people described inappropriate bedirected at her or as any form of ha- havior by Freeman at his Revelations rassment.” The attorney wrote that the Entertainment, with one incident alvideotape of the interview “confirms legedly witnessed by Lori McCreary, that his statement had nothing to do who co-founded the company with with her and was not harassing. And Freeman. an independent third party, the WarThe network also said that reportner Bros. Human Resources Depart- ers spoke with dozens of other people ment, investigated her claim and con- who worked for or with Freeman and cluded that it was not supported by the said they never witnessed any quesfacts.” tionable behavior.

After the CNN I admit that I am someone In his letter to story appeared last who feels a need to try to Zucker, Schwartz Thursday, Freeman demands that CNN make women, and men, retract its story acissued an apology for saying anything feel appreciated and at cusing the actor of that may have been sexual harassment, ease around me. misinterpreted. He calling it the realso issued a secsult of a “year-long Morgan Freeman ond statement last witch hunt” against Friday. the actor has caused “Anyone who knows me or has damage to his reputation and career. worked with me knows I am not some“It has been said that `A lie gets one who would intentionally offend or halfway around the world before the knowingly make anyone feel uneasy. I truth can get its boots on,”’ the lawyer apologize to anyone who felt uncom- wrote. fortable or disrespected -- that was “In just the few days since CNN never my intent,” the actor said. published the article on Mr. Freeman, A young production assistant who it has traveled all the way around the worked on the “Going in Style” film world and back, millions of times.” shoot in 2015 says she was subjected Since the publication of the story, to unwanted touching and near-daily Freeman reportedly has had camcomments about her body. She also al- paigns for Visa, including a bit as the leged that Freeman “kept trying to lift voice of Vancouver Transit, suspended up my skirt and asking if I was wearing pending investigation.

‘Solo’ Sputters in Takeoff with $83.3M at Box Office

By Jake Coyle

said Dave Hollis, Disney's distribution chief.

“We're NEW YORK—In the largest encouraged by the response that disturbance yet in Disney's people have had to the film. It got otherwise lucrative reign over a good CinemaScore (A-minus).

“Star Wars,” the Han Solo spinoff The exits are very encouraging.”

“Solo: A Star Wars Story” opened “Solo” came in with a well below expectations with a Millennium Falcon's worth of franchise-low $83.3 million in baggage following the midticket sales over the three-day production firing of directors Phil weekend in North American Lord and Christopher Miller, who theaters. were replaced by Ron Howard.

Disney estimated Sunday that With the rejiggered production, “Solo” will gross $101 million the budget soared well past $250 over the four-day million.

Memorial Day Of course we would But the cause weekend, a figure have hoped for this to of the spinoff 's below even the disappointing be a bit bigger. opening weekends performance may of the muchhave had as much David Hollis, Disney derided “Star to do with “Star Films Wars” prequels.

Wars” fatigue ("The Last week, forecasts Last Jedi” exited ran as high as $150 million for the theaters just last month) and the four-day haul of “Solo.” stiffer competition of a summer Overseas ticket sales were even holiday weekend. While no major worse. “Solo,” starring Alden releases dared to open against Ehrenreich in the role made “Solo,” Fox's “Deadpool 2” moved iconic by Harrison Ford, grossed its release date up a week ahead of $65 million internationally in its “Solo.” opening weekend, including a The gambit may have hurt both paltry $10.1 million in China. releases. After debuting with $125 “Of course we would have million last weekend, the R-rated hoped for this to be a bit bigger,” Ryan Reynolds sequel dropped 66

percent to second place with $42.7 million and an estimated $53.5 million four-day haul.

“Solo” notched the biggest Memorial Day weekend opening in several years, but it also came on the heels of a pair of a summersized blockbusters—“Deadpool 2” and Disney's own “Avengers Infinity War”—making for an unusually crowded May. “Infinity War” added $16.5 million in its fifth weekend to bring its domestic total to $621.7 million and its global sales to $1.9 billion—both among the highest of all-time.

“It is a business that is built on momentum but also one where people probably are only able to get to theaters a certain number of weeks in a row,” said Hollis.

But there were also questions beyond the effect the calendar had on “Solo.” While reviews were generally positive (71 percent “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes), there was little about “Solo” that made the movie a must-see event.

Fans were skeptical of Ehrenreich and uncertain about the dismissal of Lord and Miller (the popular filmmaking duo behind “21 Jump Street” and “The Lego Movie”). Unlike any “Star

Wars” release before, “Solo” was deemed—gasp—skippable.

As it arrived in theaters, Disney might have been wishing it had instead made a Lando Calrissian spinoff with the red-hot Donald Glover, the star of TV's “Atlanta.”

In the days ahead of release, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy said a Lando movie is a possibility.

While the original “Star Wars” films helped define the summer moviegoing experience, Disney released their previous three “Star Wars” films in December. What most hurt “Solo” was the “fatigue factor” of a May “Star Wars” film following a December one, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore.

“It's the compressed timeframe between the two ‘Star Wars' films and the highly competitive nature of this marketplace. It is summer, after all,” said Dergarabedian. “The good news is that the next film isn't until December 2019. That's plenty of breathing space. I think part of the allure of the ‘Star Wars' brand in the past has been the long wait.”

That time might also be valuable for Lucasfilm and Disney to find a way to counter the diminishing returns of its multi-billion-dollar franchise. To help propel “Solo” internationally, Disney brought the film to Cannes Film Festival, flooding the French film festival's red carpet with Storm Troopers.

“The Last Jedi” also flopped in China (it was pulled from theaters after a week), and Rian Johnson's movie—even though it grossed $1.3 billion worldwide— showed relatively weak legs at the box office, while proving divisive among “Star Wars” die-hards.

The magic around a “Star Wars” film may be fading. To right the ship on Episode 9, Lucasfilm has turned to an old friend: “The Force Awakens” director J.J. Abrams. He, too, is replacing a fired director after Colin Trevorrow departed last fall.

Michelle Obama Unveils Cover for Upcoming Memoir NEW YORK—Michelle Obama has a picture to share.

On Thursday, the former first lady unveiled the cover for her upcoming memoir, “Becoming.” She posted that image, a smiling close-up shot taken by portrait photographer Miller Mobley, on her Instagram account.

She wrote on Instagram that working on the book has been “meaningful and illuminating” and urged others to tell their stories.

“Becoming,” one of the year's most anticipated books, comes out Nov. 13.

Afroman to Pay $65K in Lawsuit Filed by Woman He Punched Musician and rapper Afroman has agreed to pay $65,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman he punched during a 2015 Mississippi performance.

The Sun Herald reports a judgment in Harrison County Circuit Court says Afroman must pay Haley Byrd in monthly installments of $10,000 and if he does not, he will owe her $125,000.

Byrd's attorney Tim Holleman says the Florida resident was 21 when Joseph Edgar Foreman, whose stage name is Afroman, punched her while she danced after getting on the stage during the Mardi Gras concert in Biloxi.

Afroman had pleaded guilty to an assault charge. He also agreed he will not disparage, slander or libel Byrd. She claimed he defamed her by writing a song about the assault called “Stay off the Stage.”