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City offers reward in solving murder Council approves fee increases Davis, states the resolution, and have information that

By Darlene Lofgren The Compton City “did not have any ties or will lead to the identification, Council has authorized affiliation with any criminal apprehension and conviction The proposed resolution adds an additional

By Chris Frost a criminal of thefund. person or persons aBulletin $10,000 reward for street gang nor$140,000 to the general Staff Writer responsible for the of information leading to the record, and, as an upstanding “The city has been subsidizing or death covering identification, apprehension, COMPTON—The City Council unanimously street permit issuance and administration costs,” and conviction of any approved street work feeperson increases at its April 17 interim Public Works Director John Strickland or persons responsible fortheir current 1989 said. “The present fee schedule does not address meeting, moving them beyond many types of street work permits issued and adlevels. the death of Branden Marcel Theon cityAugust based its increase on inspection and ministered.”

Davis 1, 2016.

Public comments about the increases drew administrative costs it traditionally did not Council unanimously praise from residents hoping for increased revcharge, then comparedoffering rates with other cities. passed a resolution compared with Gardenia, Lyn- enue, but the group stood against raising fees afthe“We reward at our its rates regular nwood and Torrance,” interim Public Works Di- fecting residents. meeting on May 23rd.

“I know there should be increases, but you are rector John Strickland said.

The resolution read, in part, that “Brandon Marcel member of his community Branden Davis.

“Identifying, catching Davis, age 22, son of Milton who treated everyone with prosecuting those Davis and Leslie Crane Ivey, respect, inexplicably became and who are was a resident of the City of an innocent victim of individuals responsible for the death Compton from birth, loved unnecessary violence.”

Detectives from the of Branden Davis,” states his community in the City of Angeles County the resolution, “is a high Compton, and was cherished Los Sheriff’s Department, priority for the City of by all who knew him.

“According to his step Homicide Bureau, believe Compton; and...pursuant to father Bill Ivey and his there are witnesses in the Chapter VII, Section 7-18 step mother Leslie Crane neighborhood that may have of the Compton Municipal Ivey, Branden Davis loved seen the shooting, as well as Code, the City Council music and was an aspiring the suspect(s) leaving the area, may authorize the offer of producer, rapper, and songwriter who enjoyed riding his bike throughout the City of Compton, despite The Compton Senior Dial- Friday mornings; or you can having a driver’s license and opportunity to drive a A-TAXI Program has gone to schedule your appointment at a swipe card system and will the front desk. vehicle.”

“This program provides On August 1, 2016, at no longer be accepting Taxi curb-to-curb, transportation 10:25 p.m., Branden Davis was “vouchers” as payment.

Compton City Parks and services seven days per week, shot to death in the driveway of his parent’s home in the Recreation says “If you have 24 hours per day. The program 500 block of N. Sloan Avenue not completed an application is designed for senior citizens in the City of Compton while for your swipe card” you can 60 years and older; however, call for an appointment at it is available to eligible taking out the garbage.

310-605-5688. adult disabled persons with The subject’s vehicle is Dollarhide, described as a dark SUV with Appointments are available mobility limitations.”

Monday, Wednesday and Verification of age and tinted windows.

“Private donations may be added to City funds to increase the size of this reward offer.”

Serena Williams accepts a new challenge—in chise agreement for the utility.

Council members opposed fees affecting resiSilicon Valley dents, including a $50 jump in block party per-

a reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction placing too many upon the residents,” Lynn of any said. person whosesomeone willful should go over Boone “Maybe misconduct results in injury these.” or Utility deathcompanies to any are person... exempt from any fee inIt is because believedof athat there creases lawsuit between Edison and are witnesses to this tragic Alhambra California in 2011.

“The utility company incident and the offeringhad of a franchise agreement, and theoften city adopted an ordinance concurreward may encourage rent public’s with the cooperation agreement,” City the to Attorney Craig Cornwell valuable said. “The assistance court found that interfering provide withthe the franchise agreement is unconstitutional.” to City and its law Cornwell and Edison representatives created enforcement agency to language in the agreement that preserves the franapprehend those responsible for committing such terrible acts of violence.”

The resolution also acknowledged that “private donations may be added to City funds to increase the size of this reward offer.”

No contact number was provided at the meeting; however, the main number to the City of Compton is 310605-5500, and to the Sheriff’s Department, 310-605-6500.

Senior Dial-A-Taxi has gone to a swipe card

residency is required at time of registration. Disabled persons must show a Braille Institute I.D. Medicare Card or DMV Placard identification with photo to meet eligibility requirements.

Dial-A-Taxi is one of several transportation programs for which Compton’s Parks and Recreation can provide information.

mits, and a handicap curb fee increase to $150 for the pole sign and installation, then a $20 charge annually. Residential refuse bins were scheduled to increase from $5 and $40 for small and large bins, to $25 and $75, respectively.

“I am against gouging residents because of the city’s negligence,” Councilwoman Janna Zurita.

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Council interviews candidates for city manager SEE NEWS » Page 3

By Chris Frost

Bulletin Staff Writer

COMPTON—The City Council moved another step forward in the city manager search on Tuesday, April 27, as Council members Willie Jones, Janna Zurita and Yvonne Arceneaux interviewed five candidates during a special meetBy Cat Kenistoning.

A gunman believed to Eric be a J.gang member and Mayor Perrodin didwas notkilled attend thea deputy was wounded in because a deputy-involved meeting of a conflictshooting involvingduring currenta traffic stop in Compton, authorities said Thursday. interim City Manager Bryan Batiste and CounThe shootingcilwoman was reported at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday in Janna Zurita.

Batiste took for former interim City the 900 block of North Santa Fe over Avenue, according to Deputy Manager Lamont Ewell on Jan. 25.

Trina Schrader of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Manager Bryanpulled Batiste over wrote aa memo Two Compton“City station deputies white to City Attorney Craig Cornwell requesting Bulletin photos bysedan Chris Frost with three people inside for traffic violations. Onethat of Councilperson Zurita herselfdoors, from the the deputies opened one of the rearrecuse passenger andin-a The Sibrie Park Braves practice throwing skills on Saturday, April 29. terview process,” Perrodin said in a written statepassenger on that side armed himself with a handgun, pointed ment.

“I will not participate until the Council it at one of the deputies opened fire, Schrader said. about receivesand a written opinion from Cornwell The deputy returned fire and” the gunman then fired on the disagreement.

By Staff Reports the second deputy,Zurita whensaid a second Batiste deputy-involved is only holding theshooting position A Compton man occurred, Schrader said. until the Council finds a permanent city manwas in custody Thursday The gunman ager. and one of the deputies were wounded during everyone is making on suspicion of fatally the shootout and “The taken accusations to hospitals,that where the suspect was have validity towas them, and the will shooting a woman at a pronounced dead andnothe deputy treated forCouncil his injuries continue searching for a qualified candidate, ” motel in Long Beach last and released, Schrader said.

“He knew going inarmor, this wassheriff’s only temmonth.

The deputy’sshe life said. was saved by his body Lt. porary.”

Terry Moore, 29, Joe Mendoza said.

Cornwell said he cannot make Zurita recuse was arrested Wednesday herself. and booked on “Every Council member hasDEPUTY, the right toPg par» See 2 suspicion of murder in ticipate in properly noticed City Council matBy Chris Frost the April 21 killing of ters,” he said. “According to the charter, the city Bulletin Staff Writer Lanette Washington, manager serves at the will of the Council and of Victorville, the nothing short of a legally defined conflict of inCOMPTON—The Sibrie32,Park Braves are continuing their terest, a situation that precludes the member 2011 success in 2012 as theLong teamBeach has won four of its first five Police from attending, or a belief the he or she cannot games.

Department reported. be open-minded exists, complying with Mr. The squad collected a forfeitMoore on Saturday, April 28, as their was being Batiste’s wishes has no legal support.” opponents, the Blue Jays, did not show up for the game. held without bail, and Zurita said she will not step away from the inFormer San Francisco Giant and current Assistant Coach was set to be arraigned Cornwell for Office. addressing Jesse Brew led the team through a spirited practice and By Cat Kenistonterviews, and thanked District Attorney’s the issue. praised the team’s fast start.in Long Beach on Garcia initially pleaded no A Los Angeles police Friday, said.

Councilwoman “They have surprised me so far,”police he said.

“I am especially Arceneaux askedcount.

Cornwell to a felony But officer who kicked and contest The crime occurred pleased by our play at shortstop and pitcher.” for a written legal opinion directed to Council according to his plea deal, he punched a man during a at a motel in the 5900 Brew coaches the defensive portion of the game and sticks members, and he said he will prepare one. was allowed to withdraw the videotaped arrest avoided block of Long Beach Public comments on the selection process fato the fundamentals. was plea and enter a no-contest voredhe Batiste.

“You keep your hands inBoulevard, front, step police and aim at the chestjail of Tuesday after said. to job, the” resident reducedCarolyn count found to have completed thedoesplea “The man a good the person you are throwing to,” hewho said.arrived “We have sound Officers after a judge determined he requirements of a plea deal Stokes said.

“If you fire Batiste all of you have to fundamentals, but I know about the team can do better. ” 10 a.m. found the had completed community deal with me.

Not just one of you, all of you. ” One of the cornerstoneswounded of team success is positive attiwith prosecutors. victim in a She asked they understood her tudes, Brew said, and he deals with problems service, iffollowed the law, Richard Garcia, 36,the Council room, and she wasimmediately. taken twice, and Arceneaux acknowledged her.

“I am not a babysitter and do not tolerate hardheads,” he was sentenced to a two- avoided contact with Alford to a hospital, where she said. “This is serious, and I am teaching them about baseball.

Resident Lorraine Cervantes expressed conand donated $500 to charity. year” probationary term died. cern about the publicity the meeting received.

The team is turning the corner offensively, Brew said, beAlford’s arrest in South upon pleading no contest “You guys kept this meeting quiet,” she said. cause of diligent, hard work. Officers searched to a misdemeanor charge Los Angeles was captured the area “That is why no one is here tonight, and it is not “They started in the batting cage,but butdid livenot pitching imof assault by an officer in” by a security camera on a the suspect. on television. proves the hitters’ timing,”find he said.

“We playThe small ball (scornearby connection with the October investigation City Clerk Alita Godwinfactory and Zuritabuilding. both reing runs with singles and doubles insteadled ofto home runs). If While the LAPD usually 2014 encounter with Clinton sponded, and said the meeting notice metdoes the they stay focused, those ground ball hits will turn into line Moore’s arrest on not make such recordings Alford Jr., according to the Wednesday in the city The Sibrie Park Braves take advantage of a forfeit on Saturday, Courtesy photo » See BRAVES, » See MANAGER, Page 9A of Lancaster, police said. Page 5A April 28, and hold an additional Congratulations to Compton Highpractice.

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News Name of victim released in Hyde Park shooting

By Staff Reports Police Monday released the name of a man who was shot and wounded after he allegedly pointed a loaded handgun at officers who tried to detain him for drinking in public last week in the Hyde Park section of South Los Angeles.

Gilbert Henry was shot around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday in the 3300 block of 63rd Street, near Crenshaw Boulevard, where officers with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Metropolitan Division were

doing crime suppression.

“Henry ran from the officers, drew a pistol from his waistband, and pointed it at the officers, which resulted in and officer-involved shooting,” according to an LAPD statement.

Henry, whose age and place of residence were not released, was taken into custody and transported to a hospital, where he underwent surgery, police said.

Henry’s “loaded firearm was recovered at the scene,” according to the LAPD.

An update on Henry’s condition was not immediately available, but police reported on the night of the shooting that he was stable when taken to a hospital.

No officers were injured.

The LAPD’s Force Investigation Division responded and began interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence.

The Office of the Inspector General and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office also had

representatives at the scene, according to the LAPD. “The complete investigation will be reviewed by the chief of police and the Board of Police Commissioners to determine whether the use of deadly force complied with LAPD’s policies and procedures,” according to an LAPD statement. “The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office will also review the evidence collected during the investigation to determine whether any criminal laws were violated.”

Anyone with information about the OIS was urged to call police at (213) 486-5230.

After-hours or weekend calls should be directed to (877) LAPD-24-7 and anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222TIPS.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Change is always happening; change is always building. What is important to me is to be at the forefront of the change and to make it easier for the next person that comes behind me.” — Serena Williams

A third of older Latinos have tapped into retirement savings

By Maria Ines Zamudio Suddenly jobless and with small children to support, Jose Victor Camargo without hesitation cashed out a retirement account he had with his former employer.

That was more than a decade ago, and the father of three used the money to pay for rent and stay afloat until he found another job. “We are always in need, so I used the money,” he said in Spanish.

“We were struggling. We tried to make the money stretch.”

An Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found

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that older Latinos are more likely than older whites or older blacks to say they’ve had to withdraw or borrow money from a retirement account—34 percent for Latinos compared with 24 percent for whites and 25 percent for blacks.

A third of all respondents who said they withdrew money from a retirement account indicated they used the money to pay monthly bills including rent and utilities, the poll found.

Camargo, 60, is now working in a restaurant earning California’s minimum wage. While it’s difficult for

Judge blocks further discipline over racist Instagram posts

By Staff Reports A federal judge has ordered a California school district not to take any additional disciplinary action against four students over their responses to racist Instagram posts.

The Albany Unified School District suspended the four after they left comments on the Instagram account or indicated they “liked” a post.

Albany is in the San Francisco Bay Area next to Berkeley.

U.S. District Judge James

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Donato on Friday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the district from imposing any additional discipline against the students.

One of them was facing an expulsion hearing in June.

Donato said the students’ lawsuit challenging their suspensions raises serious First Amendment questions.

The racist posts included nooses drawn around the necks of a black student and coach. The district has said it intends to defend itself.

him to save for retirement, he is making an effort to keep his new 401(k) account intact. But more than half of his income goes to pay for rent and the rest goes to cover basic expenses, making it almost impossible to plan for retirement.

“We are living check to check,” he said. “I wish I could save more but I don’t have enough.”

Ernest Gonzales, sociology professor at Boston University, said Latinos don’t have any savings, which means an unforeseen event, such as job loss or medical emergency can be devastating.

“Latinos are using retirement accounts for emergencies,” said Gonzales, who has done research on aging and economic disparities.

Gonzales said the problem goes beyond poor financial literacy and planning. Pay disparity plays a big role in Latinos’ ability to save, because their paychecks often barely cover living expenses.

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“The men and women of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department put on their uniform every day and night to protect the citizens,” Mendoza said. “And every time you stop somebody to try to make the community safer, you never know what the outcome of that traffic stop is going to be. Thankfully, for this deputy, the bullet was stopped by the (protective) vest.”

The other deputy was not struck by gunfire, according to Schrader, but NBC4 reported the deputy suffered minor injuries in the incident.

The other two occupants of the vehicle, both women, were detained at the scene pending further investigation, Schrader said.

The gunman’s firearm was recovered at the scene.

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News Serena Williams accepts a new challenge—in Silicon Valley

By Michael Liedtke SAN FRANCISCO— Tennis star Serena Williams has 39 Grand Slam titles, four Olympic medals, major endorsement deals and her own line of clothing and accessories. Now she is embarking on a new mission: She says she wants to help tech companies diversify their workforces and solve one of the industry’s most vexing problems.

Williams, 35, will get her chance as she joins a Silicon Valley boardroom. Online survey service SurveyMonkey announced Williams’ appointment to its board on Wednesday, along with Intuit CEO Brad Smith.

“I feel like diversity is something I speak to,” Williams said in an interview with The Associated Press.

“Change is always happening; change is always building.

What is important to me is to be at the forefront of the change and to make it easier for the next person that comes behind me.”

Williams didn’t offer specifics about her goals as a corporate director.

She implied that her very presence can help push the company—and, by extension, the industry as a whole—in a more diverse direction.

Individual board

Photo by Aaron Favila members don’t usually exert great influence over the companies they oversee, although they are often compensated handsomely in cash and stock for their parttime work. SurveyMonkey, a private company, didn’t say

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public outside of court, the Los Angeles Times obtained and published video footage of the arrest, which had been introduced as evidence in the criminal case against Garcia, under an order from a judge last year.

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and the Board of Police Commissioners both criticized the arrest of the then-22-year-old man near 55th Street and South Avalon Boulevard.

Beck told reporters in 2015 that he was “shocked by the content of the video,” and encouraged the D.A.’s office to press criminal charges against Garcia.

Officers contend they arrested Alford because he matched the description of a robbery suspect. After running from police, Alford surrendered but Garcia kicked and struck the suspect.

Alford’s attorney, Caree Harper, called the sentence a mere “a slap on the wrist,” and part of a “long-troubling pattern” of District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s “failure to properly prosecute” officers accused of excessive force.

Harper said police excessive force cases “need to removed” from Lacey’s authority “and placed in the

hands of an independent prosecutor who does not have to seek re-election.”

Garcia would have faced up to three years in jail had he been convicted of the felony assault charge.

The officer is still employed by the LAPD, though he has remained at home, away from work, pending a disciplinary hearing, according to the Times. Beck said Tuesday that Garcia was no longer being paid by the LAPD, and the chief noted that the forthcoming disciplinary hearing could result in the officer’s firing, according to the newspaper.

Meanwhile, the city of Los Angeles may be close to settling a 2014 federal lawsuit brought by Alford for alleged civil rights violations.

Documents show the City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee was scheduled to discuss Alford’s federal lawsuit against the LAPD in a closed session with legal counsel on Monday. That’s often a sign that the city is close to reaching a settlement, although the city attorney’s office will not comment on the details of closed sessions.

According to federal court records, the lawsuit has settled.

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VALLEY DIVERSITY Silicon Valley’s lack of diversity has become a recurring source of embarrassment in a region that has long sought to position itself as an egalitarian place that doesn’t favor one gender, ethnicity or race over another. Yet that philosophy hasn’t been reflected in hightech workforces , despite the efforts of companies such as Google, Apple and Facebook to fix the problem.

Williams has been hanging around Silicon

Valley more frequently now that she is engaged to hightech entrepreneur, Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of the online forum Reddit.

Like many other AfricanAmericans, she says she’s disappointed that the vast majority of high-paying technology jobs are filled by white and Asian men.

At SurveyMonkey, which employs about 650 workers, only 27 percent of technology jobs are filled by women.

Just 14 percent of its total payroll consists of AfricanAmericans, Latinos or people identifying themselves with at least two races, according

to numbers the company provided to the AP. WHAT SHE CAN DO Williams’ appointment is part of the solution, according to SurveyMonkey CEO Zander Lurie. “My focus is to bring in change agents around the table who can open our eyes,” he said.

Diversity advocates say women and minorities add value to corporate boards—as well as companies’ executive ranks—by offering new perspectives and advocating for a broader range of a company’s stakeholders, whether that’s customers,

shareholders or employees.

In a report on France’s quota requirements for corporate boards, the business research group Conference Board found that the real value of adding women came from the fact that they were more likely to be outsiders.

They were more likely to be foreigners, have expertise in more diverse business issues than men and more likely to have risen through the ranks outside traditional networks, such as elite universities. This, in itself, can “substantively” improve the collective decision-making of a board, according to the report.

Williams’ celebrity may help draw attention to the lack of diversity on corporate boards themselves, said Brande Stellings, vice president of corporate board services for Catalyst, a group focused on fighting for women’s rights at work. For instance, African-American women occupy only 122 of the more than 5,000 board seats among Fortune 500 companies, based on Catalyst’s analysis.

“This is an opportunity to show you don’t want a board full of people with the same backgrounds and experiences as everyone else,” Stellings said. “(Williams) can bring a fresh perspective and a different voice that could be helpful for disrupting the ‘group think’ that’s typical in many boardrooms.”

Racism is something Williams confronted and overcame at an early age when she began playing a predominantly white sport.

She grew up to become the top-ranked female tennis player in the world.

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Opinion

President Trump’s War on Children

By Marian Wright Edelman Our nation’s budget should reflect our nation’s professed values, but President Trump’s 2018 Federal Budget, “A New Foundation for America’s Greatness,” radically does the opposite. This immoral budget declares war on America’s children, our most vulnerable group, and the foundation of our nation’s current and future economic, military and leadership security. It cruelly dismantles and shreds America’s safety net laboriously woven over the past half century to help and give hope to the 14.5 million children struggling today in a sea of poverty, hunger, sickness, miseducation, homelessness and disabilities.

It slashes trillions of dollars from health care, nutrition and other critical programs that give poor babies and children a decent foundation in life to assure trillions of dollars in tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires and powerful corporations who do not deserve massive doses of government support.

The cruel Trump budget invests more in our military — already the most costly in the world — but denies vulnerable children and youths the income, health care, food, housing and education supports they need to become strong future soldiers to defend our country. Seventy-one percent of our 17-24 year olds are now ineligible for military service because of health and education deficits.

It seeks to build a wall to keep immigrants out by slashing supports for those inside who can be counted on to help staff our businesses and factories and other services. This budget creates more inequality and less opportunity for those struggling to make ends meet and is a grave injustice.

President Trump invests in fighting those he sees as outside enemies through weapons and walls and turns his back on the internal enemies that threaten the basic domestic needs of our people — health care, housing, education and jobs that pay living wages. The Congress and the people of the United States must reject President Trump’s 2018 Budget and the mean spirited values it reflects. It declares war on children and working people struggling to support their families by ignoring even their most basic needs and gives trillions to those who do not need massive government support – especially at a time of record wealth and income inequality.

The President’s 2018 Budget: • Slashes $610 billion over ten years from Medicaid which nearly 37 million children rely on for a healthy start in life and which pays for nearly half of all births and ensures coverage for 40 percent of our children with special health care needs. The budget also assumes passage of the more than $800 billion additional cuts in Medicaid included in the American Health Care Act for a total Medicaid massacre of more than $1.4 trillion over ten years.

• Rips $5.7 billion from CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program), which covers nearly 9 million children in working families ineligible for Medicaid.

The proposed cap on CHIP funding for families at 250 percent of the poverty level threatens coverage for millions of children in the 24 states and the District of Columbia that have chosen to extend coverage to children in families with slightly higher incomes.

• Snatches food out of the mouths and stomachs of hungry children by slicing $193 billion over ten years from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which some still call food stamps.

SNAP feeds nearly 46 million people including nearly 20 million children. This cut is an unprecedented 25 percent reduction in a core safety net program that in 2014 lifted 4.7 million people, including 2.1 million children, out of poverty. For the 4.9 million households, 1.3 million with children, with no cash income who rely only on SNAP to keep the wolves of hunger from their doors, these cuts would be a catastrophic assault.

• Chops $22 billion over ten years from TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program) including $6 billion that eliminates the TANF Contingency Fund which helps support some of our neediest families. Slashes programs to assist families with housing and end homelessness by $7.4 billion, a 15 percent cut for 2018 including $2.3 billion from Housing Choice Vouchers, which would leave more than 250,000 low income households without them; $1.8 billion — nearly 29 percent — from public housing already in desperate need of repair and expansion; and $133 million — 5.6 percent — from homeless assistance grants.

• Whacks $72 billion over ten years from the Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI), which more than 8 million children and adults with the most severe disabilities depend on to keep going. Despite the President’s promise not to cut Social Security, his budget cuts $48 billion from Social Security Disability Insurance which assists, among others, grandparents and other relatives raising children because their parents cannot care for them.

• Cuts $40 billion over ten years from the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by barring tax-paying undocumented immigrant workers, many with American citizen children, from benefiting from the Child Tax Credit unless they have a Social Security number, and making it harder for them to benefit from the Earned Income Tax Credit created to reward hard work and help parents support their children.

• Slashes job training programs by $1.1 billion, or 40 percent, over ten years for youths, adults and dislocated workers. It denigrates the concept of public service jobs by eliminating the Corporation for National and Community Service, and with it AmeriCorps, Vista and Senior Corps.

• Cuts federal education funding $9.2 billion in 2018 alone at a time when a majority of children in all racial and economic groups cannot read or compute at grade

level. It slashes $143 billion over ten years from student loans by eliminating the loan program that encourages graduates to take public service jobs and restricts other programs that subsidize college education for first generation college students and others from low income families. And it proposes to add $1 billion in new funding for the Title I program for disadvantaged students, which has historically supplemented resources for students in schools in areas of concentrated poverty, but for the wrong reason. It proposes to fund a new school choice initiative to let children draw Title I funds away from schools in the neediest areas and take them to schools in higher income areas.

• Shears $54 billion in 2018 ($1.6 trillion over 10 years) in non-defense discretionary programs which include a broad range of health, early childhood, education, child welfare and juvenile justice programs as well as environmental protection, foreign assistance, medical and scientific research and other federal government programs. The Trump budget would reduce spending for these important programs 2 percent a year for the next ten years.

• Zeroes out funding for the Legal Services Corporation to deny the poor their only option to defend themselves against injustice.

• Eliminates core programs that offer extra assistance to low income children, families and communities including the Social Service Block Grant ($1.4 billion in 2018 alone, $16.3 billion over 10 years); the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to ward off heat in the summer and cold in winter months ($3.4 billion); the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME, Community Development Block Grant, Indian Community Development Block Grant, and Choice Neighborhood programs ($4.1 billion), and the National Housing Trust Fund which provides funds to states and local communities to develop affordable rental housing; the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) programs that include CSBG ($723.6 million), Community Economic Development program ($29.8 million) and Rural Community Facilities ($6.5 million).

• Axes the 21st Century Community Learning Program that offers programs to curb summer learning loss and keep children safe and engaged through after school programs for 1.6 million children; the Preschool Development Grants which went to 18 states to improve and expand access to highquality preschool for children in high-needs communities; and the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program for parents enrolled in college to assist in child care costs.

At the same time, President Trump’s 2018 Budget includes an estimated $5 trillion tax package for the wealthiest individuals and corporations who neither need nor deserve massive government support and dramatically increases spending on defense and border security. The Trump budget: • Increases base defense

spending $54 billion in 2018 alone (and $489 billion over ten years). That’s $147,945,205 a day, $6,164,384 an hour and $102,739 a minute. The U.S. military budget is already the largest military budget in the world. We spend more on the military than the next eight countries combined (China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, India, France, United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany).

• Spends $2.6 billion new dollars on border security including $1.6 billion for a down payment on the President’s proposed obscene wall at the Mexican border estimated to cost $10 to $20 billion before completion and after false campaign promises that the Mexican government would pay.

This draconian budget slashes over $3 trillion dollars in the next decade and tramples America’s values and is anti-child, anti-poor, and anti-low-income working people. It erodes the security of our nation’s future.

President Dwight Eisenhower, a five star general and World War II hero, understood that throwing money at the military could not be an excuse for assaulting the poor and stealing from our

children, saying, “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies…a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, and the hope of its children.”

The Trump budget would not pass the test of any great faith or standard of fairness. It must be rejected

resoundingly by the Congress and the American people.

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.

A mystery of murderous distortions Dr. James L. Snyder I do not want to alarm anyone – I’m not wound that tight – but there is a devious conspiracy in our country. A cabal of murderous distortions.

To be quite honest about all this, I was not the first to notice this conspiracy. In fact, it is quite unusual for me to notice anything first. As all husbands know, the husband is the last to know . . . anything.

It was the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage who first become aware of this conspiracy and brought it to my attention. I like to give credit where credit is due, unlike some banks I know of, or who know me.

This is not the first time something like this has happened. Don’t ask me how she does it, for I do not know. I just wish I knew her secret. My wife is the first to notice everything.

Let me give a few examples so you know what I mean. My wife was the first one to notice that we were going together as a couple. She was the first to notice that we were engaged to be married. And, she was the first to know that we were getting married and when.

If it was not for her acute sense of observation, I would never have noticed any of those things, and believe me, it is important to notice those things. If you don’t think so, forget just one sometime.

Back to the conspiracy.

Several weeks ago, my wife and I took a few days off and stole away to the romantic town of St. Augustine for some R&R&R, (Rest, Relaxation and Reading) the three most important pursuits of mankind.

I like St. Augustine because it is the only thing I know older than most of my neckties.

I remember what my good friend and spiritual mentor, the Reverend Frank Simmons used to say, “Either come apart and rest awhile or you will simply come apart.”

And, as one who has come apart several times, I know it to be true. Therefore, my wife and I, just before “coming apart,” take off and get outta Dodge.

One afternoon in St. Augustine, we decided to take in the local mall. I say “we” only in the loosest sense of the word. Personally, I would rather hit my thumb with a hammer than spend an afternoon at the mall.

When you are as happily married as I am (knock on wood), there are those little sacrifices that must be made. That’s just the kind of husband I am.

I know what you’re thinking. But it has nothing to do with any alleged repercussions if I don’t. Okay, maybe “nothing” is a little strong in this case.

The fact of the matter is, I joyfully accompanied my wife to the mall. About halfway through our afternoon at the mall, we sat down in a small coffee shop to enjoy a cup of Joe together.

Nothing relaxes me more than spending $6 for a .59-cent cup of coffee.

It was while we were enjoying our coffee that my astute wife made an observation.

Actually, it struck me out of left field, if I can be honest about it. I was too busy grumbling about the cost of the coffee to really take notice of what was happening around me at the time.

“Look at those people,” my wife whispered confidentially to me. “Look at how they are dressed.”

Frankly, I did not know what in the world she was referring to but I looked in the direction she was indicating.

When it comes to fashion, I don’t make a statement. My idea of fashion rests on two simple facts. Does it fit and can I afford it?

I’m a rather happy-go-lucky kind of guy when it comes to clothing. Where in the Constitution of the United States does it say that a person has to wear matching socks?

However, women, wives in particular, have a different sense about all this.

“Why would anyone,” she continued, ignoring my blissful ignorance on the subject, “leave their home dressed like that?”

Of course, I had not the faintest idea what was causing her so much distress. She then pointed out something I never thought of before.

People were dressed in the worst possible fashion, according to her: plaids with stripes; clothes so tight you could see their blood pulsating through their veins.

How people get into such clothes is beyond me. My only conclusion is, that they are born in those clothes.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017 THE BULLETIN 5

Opinion Unsealed FISA court order reveals warrantless surveillance by Obama administration in 2016

By Robert Romano An unsealed April 26 court ruling from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court found that the Obama administration had violated “the NSA’s minimization procedures involving queries of data acquired under Section 702 using U.S. person identifiers. The full scope of non-compliant querying practices had not been previously disclosed to the Court.”

Under FISA, the court is supposed to determine whether the minimization procedures — those that are supposed to seal the identities of U.S. persons swept up in foreign surveillance — comply with Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.

An example of those rules falls under USSID 18, which govern the collection, retention and then dissemination of foreign intelligence gathered to and from U.S. persons.

Those rules are promulgated by the Attorney General under 50 USC 1801(h)(2), which provides that they include “procedures that require that nonpublicly available information, which is not foreign intelligence information, as defined in subsection (e)(1), shall not be disseminated in a manner that identifies any United States person, without such person’s consent, unless such person’s identity is necessary to understand foreign intelligence information or assess its importance.”

Under USSID 18, to have kept the communications would have required either sign off from the Attorney General if he or she believes that the “contents indicate a threat of death or seriously bodily harm to any person,” under Section 5.4.a. Or the Director of the National Security Agency, under 5.4.d., if he determines the communications contain “significant foreign intelligence” or “evidence of a crime or threat of death or seriously bodily harm to any person.”

For these U.S. persons to have been included in a report for dissemination could have only occurred if, under Section 7.2.c., the “appropriate approval authority”

determined “[t]he identity of the U.S. person is necessary to understand foreign intelligence information or assess its importance” or “[t] he information is evidence that the individual may be involved in a crime that has been, is being, or is about to be committed, provided that the dissemination is for law enforcement purposes.”

What the FISA Court is saying in its April 26 ruling was that these bare minimal rules, which do not even require a warrant to unmask a U.S. person, were not being followed.

Since all the agents must show is that the information is relevant to foreign intelligence matters, that is saying something. The only explanation is that in those cases, the searches had no bearing on foreign intelligence gathering.

According to reporting by Circa. com’s John Solomon and Sarah Carter, “More than 5 percent, or one out of every 20 searches seeking upstream Internet data on Americans inside the NSA’s socalled Section 702 database violated the safeguards Obama and his intelligence chiefs vowed to follow in 2011, according to one classified internal report reviewed by Circa.”

Circa could not ascertain how many such inappropriate searches had occurred, as the information was classified, but it does provide a window into how the FISA Court responds to these instances even when there are violations.

The federal government under Attorney General Jeff Sessions has since applied to the FISA Court to change those minimization rules on March 30, which the court granted on April 26. Two days later, on April 28, the National Security Agency issued a statement that it “will no longer collect certain internet communications that merely mention a foreign intelligence target.”

According to the court ruling, “Under the revised procedures, the government may acquire communications to which United States persons and persons within the United States are parties when such persons communicate with a Section 702 target.”

The court praised this move, stating, “The Court agrees that the removal of ‘abouts’ communications eliminates the types of communications presenting the Court the greatest level of constitutional and statutory concern.”

This appears to indicate American citizens who were merely mentioning the name of a foreign target were being subjected to surveillance and potentially unmasked without warrants.

Information previously gathered on this basis will now be destroyed: “Revisions to the NSA Minimization Procedures now state that all Internet transactions acquired on or before [March 17] and existing in NSA’s institutionally managed repositories will be sequestered pending destruction such that ‘NSA personnel will not be able to access the[m] for analytical purposes.’

NSA will destroy such sequestered Internet transactions as soon as practicable through an accelerated age-off process.”

The new rules appear to be a sharp departure from previous practice, but do they go far enough to reform minimization abuses?

In assessing whether minimization procedures are constitutional, the court applies the so-called reasonableness standard, that is, those exceptions to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement to perform a search.

These typically include situations such as a police officer witnessing a crime in progress or conducting a search during the course of a lawful arrest. Nearly all of these exceptions require some nexus to criminal activity in order to justify the search.

Generally, if there is no crime, then no search can be justified.

The standard used by the FISA Court, however, does not consider any of that. Foreign intelligence gathering in itself is not focused on gathering information about crimes but about threats to national security or the workings of foreign powers.

Yet, the FISA Court still uses the same precedents and language from 4th Amendment Supreme Court cases to justify itself: “In

assessing the reasonableness of a governmental intrusion under the Fourth Amendment, a court must ‘balance the interests at stake’ under the ‘totality of the circumstances.’ …

Specifically, a court must ‘balance … the degree of the government’s intrusion on individual privacy’ against ‘the degree to which that intrusion furthers the government’s legitimate interest.’ … ‘The more important the government’s interest, the greater the intrusion that may be constitutionally tolerated.’”

These standards were established in various cases involving traffic stops and arrests in criminal contexts. For example, in Riley v. California (2014), where the Supreme Court ruled that the contents of a cellular phone could not be searched without a warrant even when a lawful arrest has occurred. Or Wyoming v. Houghton (1999), where the nation’s highest court ruled that the contents of a vehicle could be searched without a warrant if the police had reason to believe it had been used in the commission of a crime or contained contraband.

In every case, for a warrantless search to occur, some sort of criminality was needed, and even then, certain restrictions were applied to the extent the search was constitutional.

Not so in the FISA Court, we now know, where intelligence is gathered without regards to criminality.

Which is why the disclosure of classified intelligence that includes U.S. person identifiers — so-called incidental collection as happened in the case of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn — is such a serious crime. So that mere contacts with foreign intelligence surveillance targets are not used to create the appearance of being a foreign agent or to create legal jeopardy.

All of this raises serious constitutional questions of how FISA has been applied on U.S. soil.

Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning urged Congress to slow down reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA in a statement, saying, “The implications of the Obama

administration unmasking hundreds of targeted people unconstitutionally leads any reasonable person to wonder how precisely this illegally gained information was used. In light of the obvious abuse of power in the Mike Flynn case of leaking Flynn’s name to the press after being unmasked for political reasons, it becomes reasonable to assume that was the intent of these unmaskings all along, and calls into question the continuance of the entire program.”

When it comes to U.S. persons and persons on U.S. soil, the American people should consider whether they want the federal government conducting warrantless searches where no criminal activity is implicated, a constitutionally dubious standard.

If a criminality standard had been applied, Flynn’s conversation might not have ever been intercepted in the first place.

But even if that were a bridge too far for Congress — because recording every conversation by foreign ambassadors on U.S. soil is somehow deemed essential — Congress should consider the fact that the Attorney General can apparently, according to the FISA Court, just reinstitute “abouts” collection at his discretion.

As the court states, “This Opinion and Order does not question the propriety of acquiring ‘abouts’ communications and MCTs as approved by the Court since 2011, subject to the rigorous safeguards imposed on such acquisitions.

The concerns raised in the current matters stem from NSA’s failure to adhere fully to those safeguards.”

In other words, unless Congress acts, these types of warrantless searches — where a person who says “Kisylak” or “Putin” on the phone might be intercepted and recorded and that person’s identity might be unmasked without a warrant even if no crime has been committed — could just be reinstituted later.

The Justice Department under Sessions is to be applauded for discontinuing this practice for the moment, but Congress should act to make certain these types of abuses never happen again.

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THE BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017

Focus on Food

FAMILY FEATURES

F

inding time to celebrate family moments is always sweeter with a delicious ice cream dessert.

Breyers partnered with celebrity chef Curtis Stone and his wife, actress Lindsay Price Stone, to celebrate its 150th birthday. The couple created 12 delicious ice cream recipes inspired by each month of the year using Breyers Natural Vanilla ice cream. From January’s recipe featuring Fortune Cookies and Natural Vanilla Ice Cream with Mandarins and Oranges to December’s Spicy Hot Chocolate Floats, families have desserts to celebrate everyday moments all year long.

“Beyond a great taste, Breyers Natural Vanilla offers families peace of mind with its simple ingredients like sustainably farmed vanilla beans,” Curtis Stone said.

“Also, it’s made with milk and cream from cows not treated with artificial growth hormones*.”

Start making the most of family time by visiting Breyers.com for more recipes and join in on the birthday celebration.

*Suppliers of other ingredients such as cookies and sauces may not be able to make this pledge. The FDA states that no significant difference has been shown between dairy derived from rBST-treated and non-rBST-treated cows. Find more information about the Breyers pledge at Breyers.com.

S’mores Ice Cream Birthday Pie

Prep time: 20 minutes, plus 8 hours 40 minutes freezing time Cook time: 2 minutes Serves: 12 Nonstick cooking spray 8 ounces milk chocolate, coarsely chopped, divided 2 1/4 teaspoons canola oil 30 chocolate wafer cookies pinch of salt 5 graham cracker sheets, broken into bite-size pieces 6 cups Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream, softened 4 large egg whites 1/2 cup sugar birthday candles (optional) Lightly spray 9-inch springform pan with 3-inch high sides with cooking spray.

In small bowl over simmering water, stir 3 ounces chocolate and oil until melted and blended.

In food processor, grind chocolate wafer cookies into fine crumbs (about 1 1/3 cups). Add chocolate mixture and pinch of salt and pulse until moistened. Press crumb mixture

evenly onto bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of pan. Freeze for about 10 minutes, or until crust hardens.

In large chilled bowl, fold graham cracker pieces and remaining chocolate into ice cream.

Pour mixture into frozen crust and smooth top. Freeze for about 8 hours, or until ice cream hardens.

Remove pie from pan and transfer to platter. Return pie to freezer.

In large bowl, using electric hand mixer on medium-high speed, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add sugar and beat for about 5 minutes, or until firm glossy peaks form.

Using large spoon, dollop meringue onto pie and spread decoratively, making sure no ice cream is exposed. Using kitchen blowtorch, torch meringue until browned all over.

Freeze pie for about 30 minutes, or until meringue has stiffened.

Decorate with lit birthday candles, if desired. Slice and serve immediately.

Note: Pie, without meringue topping, can be made up to 1 week ahead, covered and frozen.

Brookie Cherry Ice Cream Sandwiches Prep time: 20 minutes, plus 2 hours 30 minutes freezing time Cook time: 25 minutes Serves: 8 1/2 pound fresh cherries, pitted and halved 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 4 cups Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream, softened 3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted 1 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted 4 large egg whites, at room temperature pinch of salt 1/2 cup walnut pieces, coarsely chopped nonstick cooking spray In small saucepan over medium heat, bring cherries, granulated sugar and lemon juice to simmer, mashing cherries with potato masher or fork to break up. Simmer, stirring frequently, for about 15 minutes, or until mixture thickens.

Transfer to shallow container, cover and refrigerate until cold.

In large chilled bowl, fold cherry mixture into ice cream until blended. Cover and freeze about 2 hours, or until firm.

Heat oven to 350 F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

Meanwhile, in medium bowl, combine confectioners’ sugar, cocoa powder, egg whites and salt. Using electric hand mixer on low speed, beat for about 1 minute, or until just blended. Fold in walnuts.

Immediately drop 16 mounds of batter onto prepared baking sheets, spacing evenly. Spray underside of spoon with cooking spray and spread mounds into 2 1/2-inch rounds. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until tops are shiny and cracked. Cool cookies completely.

Scoop ice cream onto flat side of half of cookies. Place another cookie on top of ice cream and gently press down until ice cream spreads to edges. Return sandwiches to freezer for about 30 minutes to firm up before serving.

Note: Brookies can be baked up to 1 day ahead, stored airtight at room temperature.

Roasted White Peaches with Honeycomb and Vanilla Ice Cream Prep time: 10 minutes, plus 20 minutes cooling time Cook time: 25 minutes Serves: 8 1 cup sugar, divided 1 lemon, zested 4 ripe but firm white peaches, halved and pitted 2/3 cup water, plus 2 tablespoons, divided nonstick cooking spray 1/3 cup honey 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 4 cups Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream, divided Heat oven to 425 F. In small bowl, whisk 3 tablespoons sugar and lemon zest for about 1 minute, or until sugar is fragrant and moist. Arrange peaches, cut side up, in 13-by-9-inch baking dish.

Pour water into dish. Sprinkle lemon sugar mixture over peaches and roast 25-30 minutes,

or until peaches are slightly softened and have released their juices.

Meanwhile, lightly spray cooking spray on small baking sheet.

In medium-heavy saucepan over high heat, bring remaining sugar, honey and 2 tablespoons water to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, without stirring, about 5 minutes, or until candy thermometer reaches 305 F. Remove from heat and whisk in baking soda until blended and mixture begins to bubble.

Gently pour hot mixture onto prepared baking sheet and cool. Break honeycomb into small pieces and reserve in airtight container.

Spoon 1/2 cup ice cream into each of 8 bowls.

Top with warm roasted peaches and warm juices. Sprinkle with honeycomb pieces and serve immediately.

Note: Honeycomb can be stored in airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017 THE BULLETIN 7

Legal Advertising 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 2017/2018 BUDGET ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2017 AND JUNE 27, 2017 (if necessary) at 5:35 P.M., IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE 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 2017/2018 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 JUNE 1, 2017.

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---------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000005419908 Title Order No.: FHA/VA/PMI No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/25/2002. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 10/03/2002 as Instrument No. 022329199 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: RICARDO FRAYRE A SINGLE MAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 06/22/2017 TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELESNORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650.

STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 324 MAGNOLIA AVENUE, INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90301 APN#: 4022017-019 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $153,227.03.

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

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

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

deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www. auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000005419908.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.COM, LLC 800280-2832 www.auction. com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 05/15/2017 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-4620121 05/17/2017, 05/24/2017, 05/31/2017 SchId:67807 CustId:64

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----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROSE VALDEZ CASE NO. 17STPB04204 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ROSE VALDEZ. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ANN PIMENTEL in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ANN PIMENTEL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CELESTE A. RACHAL aka CELESTE A. GRIFFIN Case No. 17STPB04225 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CELESTE A. RACHAL aka CELESTE A. GRIFFIN A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Tanya L. Griffin in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Tanya L. Griffin 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 12, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept.

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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: DIANE BUTLER ESQ SBN 245 531 LAW OFFICES OF

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARCELINO RODRIGUEZ AYALA CASE NO. 17STPB03996

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

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CHRISTINA M. WICKERS - SBN 284613

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.

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.

CNS-3013451#

Loan No.: 160601A2 Order No. 95516476 APN: 7302-002-016 You Are In Default Under A Deed Of Trust Dated 6/6/2016. 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, cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s 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: Premiere Diamond Investments, LLC Duly Appointed Trustee: Total Lender Solutions, Inc. Recorded 6/20/2016 as Instrument No. 20160707524 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 6/14/2017 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $83,591.45 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1804 E. Alondra Blvd Compton, CA 90221 A.P.N.: 7302002-016 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 (877) 440-4460 or visit this Internet Web site www.mkconsultantsinc.com, using the file number assigned to this case 170208034. 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: 5/11/2017 Total Lender Solutions, Inc. 10855 Sorrento Valley Road, Ste 102 San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: (866)535-3736 Sale Line: (877) 440-4460 By: /s/ Naomi Finkelstein, Trustee Sale Officer

HAWTHORNE CA 90250

CN937686 JACKSON May 24,31, Jun 7, 2017

Attorney for Petitioner

THE COMPTON BULLETIN

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 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.

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.

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.

DIANE BUTLER

22632 SPRINGS DR

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.

5/24, 5/31, 6/7/17

A HEARING on the petition will be held on June 12, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept.

No. 99 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/14/17 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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.

the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

13252 BLVD

HAWTHORNE

STE 103

CN937674 RACHAL May 24,31, Jun 7, 2017 SchId:67833 CustId:65

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To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of MARCELINO RODRIGUEZ AYALA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MS. SONIA RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MS. SONIA RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/08/17 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 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 RODNEY W. WICKERS SBN 74062

HAWTHORNE

TORRANCE CA 90503

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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 a public hearing on the LCAP and the BUDGET OF THE DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018, PRIOR TO Final Adoption as required by Education Code Section 42103 and 52062.

The public hearing will be held at Compton Unified School District Education Center on June 14, 2017 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 hearing, at the following location(s): Fiscal Services Department, Education Services Department & online at: www. compton.k12.ca.us from June 9, 2017 to: June 13, 2017 during the hours of 8:00 AM to: 4:30 PM. Debra Ed.D.

Duardo,

M.S.W.,

Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools 5/31/17 CNS-3009218# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:67852 CustId:61

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----------------------------------SECTION A. NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS CITY OF COMPTON PUBLIC WORKS PARTMENT “NOTICE BIDS”

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INVITING

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 June 21, 2017 at 3:00 PM, opened and read in the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

The bid package will be available online at www. comptoncity.org on May 31, 2017.

All Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to: City Clerk, City of Compton 205 South Avenue

Willowbrook

Compton CA 90220 And marked outside with: “Request for Bids Proposal For Street Pavement and Concrete Maintenance Services” The proposed work shall be performed in accordance with the contract specifications and other contract documents as specified herein and shall consist of the following general work descriptions: to provide Street Pavement and Concrete Maintenance Services in the City of Compton. If you need additional information, please contact Glen W. C. Kau, at (310) 6055505.

The Agency reserves the right, after opening bids, to reject any or all bids, or to make award to the lowest responsible bidder and reject all other bids; to waive any informality in the bidding; and to accept any bid or portion thereof; and to take all bids under advisement for a period of Ninety (90) calendar days.

Bids will be compared on the basis of the engineer’s estimate of the quantities of the several items of work as shown on the Bid Sheets. Only such plans, specifications, and items of work as are appropriate shall apply to the work as bid.

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

Each bid must conform and be responsive to this notice and shall be made on the official forms furnished in the Instructions to Bidders. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check, or by a corporate surety bond on the form furnished by the AGENCY, as a guarantee that the bidder will, if an award is made to him in accordance with the terms of their bid, promptly secure workmen’s compensation insurance and liability insurance, execute a contract in the required form, and furnish satisfactory bonds for the faithful performance of the contract and for the payment of claims of material and laborers thereunder. Said check or bidder’s bond shall be in an amount not less than 10 percent of the amount of the bid. The Performance Bond shall be not less than 100 percent of the total amount of the bid price named in the contract. The Payment Bond shall be not less than 100 percent of the total amount of the bid price named in the contract.

The AGENCY reserves the right to reject any bond if, in the opinion of the AGENCY Attorney, the

Surety’s acknowledgment is not in the form included in the contract documents or in another form substantially as prescribed by law.

Minimum wage rates for this project have been predetermined by the Secretary of Labor. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the prevailing wage rates as determined by the State for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and their subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate.

In accordance with provisions of Section 1773.2 (amended 1977) of the California Labor Code copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the State Director of Industrial Relations and are available at the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet web site at http://www. dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed.

Copies of the prevailing wage rates are on file with the City and available upon request.

The City of Compton hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business and Women’s Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Contract Documents call for monthly progress payments based upon the Engineer’s estimate of the percentage of work completed. The AGENCY will retain 5 percent of each progress payment as security for completion of the balance of the work. At the request and expense of the successful bidder, the City will pay the amounts so retained upon compliance with the requirements of Government Code Section 4590 and the provisions of the Contract Documents pertaining to the Substitution of Securities.

Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: May 31, 2017 June 7, 2017 June 14, 2017 SchId:67853 CustId:314

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----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF TIMOTHY N. VARNEY Case No. 17STPB04573 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of TIMOTHY N. VARNEY A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Ann Breceda in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Ann Breceda be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on June 22, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept.

No. 79 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

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

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the

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

Attorney for petitioner: PATRICK ESQ

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SBN 72783 STACKER ATES

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3030 OLD RANCH PARKWAY NO 170 SEAL BEACH CA 90740 CN937913 VARNEY May 31, Jun 1,7, 2017 SchId:67856 CustId:65

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----------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. File No. 7870.21084 Title Order No. 8665698 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/22/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): Fred L. Benavidez, An Unmarried Man Recorded: 05/29/2009, as Instrument No. 20090798445, of Official Records of Los Angeles County, California.

Date of Sale: 09/25/2017 at 11:30 AM Place of Sale: In the main dining room of the Pomona Masonic Temple, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, CA The purported property address is: 3261 Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806 Assessors Parcel No. 7203-010-011 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 $348,781.90. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee. 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 877-484-9942 or visit this Internet Web site www.

USAForeclosure.com or www.Auction.com using the file number assigned to this case 7870.21084.

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 26, 2017 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee Candice Yoo, Authorized Signatory 2121 Alton Parkway, Suite 110, Irvine, CA 92606 866-3876987 Sale Info website: www.USAForeclosure. com or www.Auction.com Automated Sales Line:

877-484-9942 or 800-2802832 Reinstatement and PayOff Requests: (866) 387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Benavidez, Fred L. ORDER # 7870.21084: 05/3 1/2017,06/07/2017,06/14 /2017 SchId:67871 CustId:635

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----------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. 7042.15009 Title Order No. NXCA0168286 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/02/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): Victor R Bejarano and Teresa O Bejarano, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants Recorded: 06/10/2004, as Instrument No. 04 1484793, of Official Records of LOS ANGELES County, California. Date of Sale: 07/06/17 at 11:30 AM Place of Sale: In the main dining room of the Pomona Masonic Temple, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, CA The purported property address is: 1508 STANLEY AVENUE, LONG BEACH, CA 90804 Assessors Parcel No. 7260011-027 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 $241,017.13.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee.

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 877-484-9942 or visit this Internet Web site www.

USAForeclosure.com or www.Auction.com using the file number assigned to this case 7042.15009.

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 26, 2017 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee Candice Yoo, Authorized Signatory 2121 Alton Parkway, Suite 110, Irvine, CA 92606 866-3876987 Sale Info website: www.USAForeclosure. com or www.Auction.com Automated Sales Line: 877-484-9942 or 800-2802832 Reinstatement and PayOff Requests: (866) 387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Bejarano, Victor R. and Teresa O. ORDER # 7042.15009: 05/31/2017,0 6/07/2017,06/14/2017 SchId:67874 CustId:635

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THE BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017

Focus on Fathers

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FAMILY FEATURES

ad can be hard to shop for sometimes. Of course, he can never have too many ties, coffee mugs or tools. But doesn’t the man who taught you how to ride a bike, to play catch and to always try your best deserve something more personal and unique.

Sure, he will be happy regardless of what you get him, but why not help him enjoy more time with the interests he has outside of being a great father. Here are some Father’s Day gift ideas for every kind of dad – from the grill master to the car enthusiast and the clean freak to the hygiene centric and every kind of dad in between.

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Let Dad Stand Out with a Million-Dollar Shine Your dad can now achieve the million-dollar appearance of BarrettJackson car auctions in his garage. Their Premium Auto Care line includes washes, waxes and detailers formulated with synthetic hydrophobic polymers and genuine carnauba wax for lasting brilliance and easy application. Learn more about how to bring a long-lasting and brilliant, deep shine to your dad’s car at BarrettJacksonAutoCare.com. Barrett-Jackson Premium Auto Care products, which range in price from $5.49 to $17.99, are available at retailers nationwide, including Walmart, Pepboys, Menards and select Home Depots, and through online retailers including Amazon.com. For the ultimate gift, go a step further and wash his car for him.

For the Dad Who Loves to Drive

What do you get a dad who loves his car and truly loves to drive? How about something that connects him to his car, like a shoe that enhances his driving experience? While comfortable and stylish enough for everyday wear, the Piloti Spyder S1 driving shoe features patented Roll Control heel technology, superior red suede and mesh panels for maximum comfort and flexibility as well as the perfect combination of support, size, grip and feel. Check out the Spyder S1 ($150) as well as Piloti’s complete line of luxury, casual and performance driving shoes at Piloti.com.

A Gift Dad Can Sink His Teeth Into

Make Father’s Day complete with a dinner he’ll remember for years. The Omaha Steaks Father’s Day T-Bone Gift package is a meal dad will be willing and eager to fire up the grill for. The package is headlined by two 18-ounce T-Bones and includes four Brisket Burgers and four Gourmet Jumbo Franks along with Omaha Steaks Seasoning. Regularly $194.95, you can now bring the family together to enjoy this incredible fare for just $69.99. For more information, visit omahasteaks.com.

Power Dad’s Smile

A Spotless Man Cave, Workshop and Car

It’s the ultimate gift for dad and his man cave. The Dirt Devil FlipOut™ is a premium cordless hand vac, perfectly designed to keep his man cave, workshop or set of wheels spotless. The 16-volt, fade-free lithium battery means faster charging, longer runtime and continuous power. It’s compact and lightweight, and has versatile tools for quick and easy cleaning. The FlipOut is $49.99. For more information, visit DirtDevil.com.

Be the power behind dad’s smile this Father’s Day with the Oral-B 7000 SmartSeries Electric Toothbrush with Bluetooth connectivity. The brush connects to the Oral-B App, which provides real-time guidance while brushing and records brushing activity that can be shared with dental professionals. With six different cleaning modes, it removes 300 percent more plaque compared to a manual brush. Upgrade your dad’s oral care routine and visit oralb.com for additional details.