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Council approves fee increases Brown re-elected as Mayor of Compton

By Chris Frost

Bulletin Staff Writer

COMPTON—The City Council unanimously approved street work fee increases at its April 17 meeting, moving them beyond their current 1989 levels.

The city based its increase on inspection and administrative costs it traditionally did not charge, then compared rates with other cities.

“We compared our rates with Gardenia, Lynnwood and Torrance,” interim Public Works Director John Strickland said.

Young boy critically wounded in Compton Shooting

patrol car to a local hospital.”

By Cat Keniston Investigators told A young boy was critically

By Cat Keniston The proposed resolution adds an additional placing too many upon the residents, chise agreement the utility. ” Lynn reporters at the scene that the wounded by a stray bullet in a for Mayor Aja Brown has been re-elected to another four $140,000 to the general fund.

Council members opposed fees affecting resiBoone said. “Maybe someone should go over 2 perand gang-related shooting in East aboy, mayor of Compton.

“The city has years been as dents, including $50 who jump is in between block party subsidizing or covering these.”

4 years old was in the back Compton Wednesday that Tuesday’s election followed a bitter contested runoff Utility companies are exempt from any fee in- mits, and a handicap curb fee increase to $150 for street permit issuance and administration costs,” of his mother’s triggered a manhunt forsign theandseat between BrownJohn andStrickland former mayor Omarbecause Bradley. the pole installation, then a $20vehicle charge creases of a lawsuit between Edison and interim Public Works Director when he was by a stray shooter, authorities said. Residential unofficial results, the Compton city clerk’s office annually.

Alhambra California in said 2011. said. “The present feeInschedule does not address refuse binsstruck were scheduled The for totsmall wasand saidlarge to The agreeshooting occurred Brown 60 percent of the vote; wascompany named on “The she utility had a franchise many types of street workgrabbed permits issued and adto increase from bullet. $5 and $40 ment, andvotes. the city adopted an ordinance ministered.” to $25 and $75, respectively. be in critical condition and about concur11:45 a.m.bins, at Compton 3,339 ballots while Bradley received 2,209 with ” City Attorney Craig Public commentsBrown, about the increases drew rent “I am against gouging residents because of the undergoing surgery.

Boulevard and Lime Avenue, became the youngest mayor in the cityagreement, history four said.of “The court found that praise from residents for increased rev- onCornwell Jannaarguing Zurita. interfering Three men were according to thecity’s Los negligence, Angeles ” Councilwoman yearshoping ago after campaigning a platform economic enue, but the group stood against raising fees af“It is hard to ask for more money with the with the franchise agreement is unconstitutional. ” when County Sheriff’s Department. with two others condigrowth for the city. “I am honored to have the opportunity fecting residents. to continue to serve my communityCornwell and Edison representatives createdarrival, deputies someone pulled a gun and “Upon as mayor,” she said. » See FEES, Page 9A “I know there should be increases, but you are language in the agreement that preserves the franlocated a very young boy fired six shots, investigators Brown says she plans to continue to repair Compton’s who was struck by gunfire at said. infrastructure and bring new business into the city.

No suspect descriptions least one time to his upper Bradley served as mayor from 1993 to 2001. In 2004, torso,” said Deputy Juanita were immediately made he was convicted of misusing public funds. The Court of Navarro- Suarez of the available.

Appeal later overturned the conviction after finding that the “An active crime Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

District Attorney’s office failed to prove that Bradley had the “Deputies immediately scene containment of the requisite intent. grabbed the child and surrounding area is in effect,” Incumbents District 3 Councilwoman Tana L. McCoy transported him in their Navarro-Suarez said. and Treasurer Douglas Sanders were also re-elected.

Council interviews Firebaugh High baseball, softball fieldscandidates completed for city manager

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 meeting.

Mayor Eric J. Perrodin did not attend the meeting because of a conflict involving current interim City Manager Bryan Batiste and Councilwoman Janna Zurita.

Batiste took over for former interim City Manager Lamont Ewell on Jan. 25.

“City Manager Bryan Batiste wrote a memo to City Attorney Craig Cornwell requesting that Bulletin photos by Chris Frost Councilperson Zurita recuse herself from the inThe Sibrie Park Braves practice throwing skills on Saturday, April 29. terview process,” Perrodin said in a written statement. “I will not participate until the Council receives a written opinion from Cornwell about the disagreement.”

Zurita said Batiste is only holding the position Courtesy until the Council finds a permanent city photo manFirebaugh High baseball and softball players stand around the pitching mound May 30 as they celebrate the grand opening of their new Measure K-funded baseball and ager. softball fields. The softball field on the Firebaugh High campus and the baseball field on the Lynwood Middle campus received nearly $2 “The million in renovations, reducing accusations that everyone is the making risk of injury to students and raising field quality to CIF game regulations. have no validity to them, and the Council will continue searching for a qualified candidate,” Lynwood Middle School new irrigation system, newknew around field when was she said.a “He goingthis in this was only Itemincludes new dugouts, a walking track and Southern in P.E., and we would fall porary.” removable sometimes because of the Firebaugh High baseball Lynwood Middle campus often,” Lynwood Unified new backstop, additional California’s first Cornwell said he cannot make Zurita recuse fence, which gopher holes and divots,” and softball players stood received nearly $2 million Superintendent Gudiel R. paved areas for spectators, outfield safety herself. who Council hits Lynwood member hasUnified the right toBoard parpoised around the pitching in renovations, raising Crosthwaite said. “These batting tunnels and fencing cradles any player“Every properly noticed City Council matBy Chris Frost down ainlong President Alma-Delia mound May 30 as they field quality to CIF game new enhancements support in addition to drought- it while chasingticipate ters,” he said. “According Bulletin Staff Writer of tolerant grass and regraded, hit. the charter, thethese city Renteriatosaid.

“I hope celebrated the grand opening regulations and reducing the our District’s mission manager serves at the will of the Council and compacted soil under the Both fields will also receive fields will give our Falcons of their new Measure risk of injury to players. providing a safe environment nothing short legallymore defined conflict inCOMPTON—The Braves aresoft continuing fieldPark to eliminate spots. their consistent maintenance and of aeven pride in oftheir K-funded baseball and “Our Firebaugh teams for our students to follow Sibrie terest, a situation that precludes the member 2011 success in 2012 as the team has won four of its first five Firebaugh High’s softball upkeep from DelTerra, the school and teams for many softball fields. can take pride in hosting their passions from attending, or a belief the he or she cannot games. – whether field also receive regraded, company behind the design years to come as they host The softball field on the their own home games they are inside or outside the be open-minded exists, complying with Mr. The squad collected a forfeit on Saturday, April 28, as their soilupand their ownsupport. home ”games on Firebaugh High campus and won’t have to travel classroom.” no legal opponents, the Blue Jays,compacted did not show for droughtthe game. and renovation. Batiste’s wishes has tolerant grass as well as a “I remember running their own turf.” and the baseball field on the to neighboring schools as The baseball field at Zurita said she will not step away from the inFormer San Francisco Giant and current Assistant Coach terviews, and thanked Cornwell for addressing Jesse Brew led the team through a spirited practice and the issue. praised the team’s fast start.

Councilwoman Arceneaux asked Cornwell “They have surprised me so far,” he said. “I am especially pleased by our play at shortstop and pitcher.” for a written legal opinion directed to Council Brew coaches the defensive portion of the game and sticks members, and he said he will prepare one.

Public comments on the selection process fato the fundamentals. vored Batiste.

“You keep your hands in front, step and aim at the chest of “The man does a good job,” resident Carolyn the person you are throwing to,” he said. “We have sound Stokes said. “If you fire Batiste all of you have to fundamentals, but I know the team can do better.” deal with me. Not just one of you, all of you.”

One of the cornerstones of team success is positive attiShe Compton’s asked the Council if they understood her tudes, Brew said, and hethat dealsother withchildren problemstake immediately.

COMPTON—Compton City Council The Club provides swim and water safety for granted. We Zurita, Department of twice, and Arceneauxand acknowledged her.

“I am not a babysitterwanted and do to notchange tolerate hardheads, ” hea way Member Janna Zurita (1st District) lessons to children and their parents. that by creating Parks and Recreation is co-sponsored “This is serious, andshow Resident Lorraine Cervantes expressed conI amthem teaching about baseball. is determined to share with special “We created a way forsaid. special needs howthem to safely have fun in” by the Hub City Autism Network and cern about the publicity the meeting received.

The teambeing is turning the offensively, Brew said, be- of needs children the fun of frolicking in children and their parents to enjoy thecorner water and to experience the joy UPS. “You guys keptmeant to engage this meeting quiet, ” she said. of diligent, swimming poolslike other kids this summer. in the water this summercause because we care hard work. swimming with their friends,” she added.

“This project is parents “That is why no one is here tonight, and it is not “They started in the batting cage, but live pitching imZurita has opened the door to the about making sure these kids enjoy their The club’s training sessions are held at with their children around water safety on television.” proves the hitters’ timing,” he said. “We play small ball (scorsplashing, giggling and playing in childhoods and having fun in the water just Gonzales Park Aquatic Center at 1101 West and City recreation.

Parental participation is both reClerk Alita Godwin and Zurita ing runs with singles and doubles instead of home runs). If the water for special needs children like all other kids,” Zuritathey said. in Compton. a sponded, requirement have tonotice pre- met the andand saidparents the meeting stay focused, those Cressey ground ball hits will turn into line through her “Special Needs Swim “We know that special needs children The City’s “Special Needs Swim register and complete a waiver form,” Zurita The Sibrie Park Braves take advantage of a forfeit on Saturday, Adventurers Club.” miss out on a lot of the joys of childhood Adventurers Club” is sponsored by added. » See BRAVES, Page 5A » See MANAGER, Page 9A April 28, and hold an additional practice.

Braves enjoy early-season success Projects funded by Measure K facilities bond

Special needs children get rare swimming pool adventures In Compton’s 4th annual “Autism Swim Adventurers Club”

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News Compton woman sues over child death

By Cat Keniston A Compton woman whose 22-month-old daughter was run over by a pickup truck driven by her mother’s boyfriend sued her landlords Thursday, alleging their failure to fix the front door of the home they rented to the plaintiff allowed the toddler to open it by herself just before she was killed.

“The owners of the building knew about the broken door and refused to remedy the condition,” plaintiff Elizabeth Moreno alleges in her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit

against Pedro and Rosa Alvarado over the loss of Moreno’s daughter, Natalia Trinidad.

The Alvarados could not be immediately reached for comment on the suit, which seeks unspecified damages on allegations of wrongful death and negligence.

The toddler died at the scene of the accident, which occurred shortly after 10 p.m. last June 26 in the 600 block of North Willow Avenue. `When homicide detectives arrived, they learned that the mother’s boyfriend was not aware her

child followed him outside of the home when he was backing his pickup truck out of the driveway, sheriff’s Deputy Lisa Jansen said then.

“As he was backing his truck out, he felt the truck run over an unknown object.”

Jansen said the driver, whose name was withheld, “did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol” and there were “no obvious signs of foul play.”

According to the lawsuit, the property where Moreno lived with her daughter “was in a complete state of dilapidation,” with the

living area linked “by an improperly, illegally and recklessly enclosed patio area.”

The patio had a front door that was “broken and unfit for use,” according to the complaint. “As a result ... Natalia was able to push open the dangerous door and walk into the driveway ... where she was struck by a reversing automobile, causing her major crush trauma eventually resulting in her death.”

The driveway also was in such poor condition that it violated the Compton municipal code, the suit alleges.

Moreno, realizing that her daughter walked away from her, went outside after hearing the truck and saw the child under the vehicle, the suit says.

“Rushing to her daughter, she watched as the life left the 1-year- old,” the suit states.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I am honored to have the opportunity to continue to serve my community as mayor.”

— Compton Mayor Aja Brown

Journal criticized for not consulting black scholars on race

By Errin Haines Whack A leading journal of political philosophy took up the Black Lives Matter movement in its June issue without a single contribution from a black academic, triggering an outcry from African-American scholars.

Many black scholars said they felt insulted and ignored, and some took to social media to express their indignation. Two wrote open letters to the Journal of Political Philosophy.

The journal’s editors were apologetic for what they conceded was an “especially grave oversight” and vowed to increase diversity on its editorial board and in its pages. The episode highlights what some intellectuals say is a lack of diverse voices in the influential research journals where getting a paper accepted is often vital to getting ahead in the publishor-perish world of academia.

The omission left many wondering: Do black minds matter? “This is not an abstract philosophical question. There are real goods at stake when we talk about which voices count,” said Yale University philosopher Chris Lebron, who recently wrote a book on Black Lives

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Matter and wrote one of the letters to the journal.

The journal is a peerreviewed academic quarterly that explores topics such as sociology, history, economics and race. It devoted part of its latest issue to a “symposium” on Black Lives Matter, inviting three white scholars to contribute articles on racial bias, law enforcement and the right to personal security.

UCLA political scientist Melvin Rogers, one of the black scholars who raised objections with the journal, called the lack of black voices “especially egregious” in this case. “You have a major social movement that comes about because of police violence and a failure of the state to respond effectively,” Rogers said. “You put together a symposium ... and construct it in such a way that replicates the very problem the movement is trying to respond to. The signal this sends to scholars of color that care about this is that they, too, are invisible.”

The journal editors responded: “We accept the point eloquently and forcefully made by our colleagues that this is an especially grave oversight in light of the specific focus

of Black Lives Matter on the extent to which AfricanAmericans have been erased and marginalized from public life.”

In April, the American Historical Review apologized after allowing a professor with views seen as supporting white supremacy to review a book on school segregation.

Rogers said he sees a dearth of minority scholars in major journals. But he added that because of the common practice of blind peer review—where articles considered for publication are submitted and critiqued anonymously, something that was not done in this case— there is no clear way to know whether bias is to blame.

Some scholars suggested that journals are reflecting and compounding a larger problem in academia: the small number of black scholars. Two percent of faculty members at the nation’s top institutions are black, according to Ivory A. Toldson, editor of the Journal of Negro Education.

Toldson said black scholars also must contend with the long-held belief among some whites that blacks cannot write about race with objectivity.

“We’re taught that you’re supposed to separate yourself subjectively from the matter you’re researching to prevent bias,” he said. But that belief “can really become a tool of oppression itself. What sense does it make for someone to tell us that we’re less qualified to speak to matters that we have a personal connection with?”

Megan Ming Francis, a black political scientist at the University of Washington, said she has been asked to do peer reviews, especially in her area of expertise—black social movements during the lynching era. She complained that black scholarship is sometimes seen as less rigorous.

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Compton College now accredited

By Cat Keniston The Board of Governors of California Community Colleges announced Friday that the accreditation of Compton College has been restored.

The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges granted initial accreditation status to Compton College on Wednesday, according to a statement released in Sacramento.

“This is an extraordinary accomplishment and joyous moment for the community of Compton and for the California Community Colleges system,” said Board of Governors President Cecilia V. Estolano.

“The accreditation commission recognized

the remarkable progress on the part of faculty, staff, administrators, students and community leaders,” Estolano said. “It has long been our goal at the Board of Governors to see Compton College once again operate as an independent, accredited institution.”

A special trustee was appointed by the state to oversee the district 10 years ago after administrative failures and fraud led to the revocation of Compton College’s accreditation, according to the statement.

“We look forward to continuing to provide comprehensive educational programs and support services to our diverse communities,” said Compton

College President Keith Curry.

“Thank you to all of our community leaders—at the federal, state and local levels— for your steadfast support,” Curry said. “Thank you to

the Compton Community College District Board of Trustees for your leadership.

Thank you to all of the Compton District students and employees. And last, but not least, many thanks to our

partner, El Camino College, for taking this journey with us to an accredited college.”

Compton Community College District encompasses about 29 square miles, making educational services

available to residents of Compton, Lynwood, Paramount and Willowbrook, as well as portions of Athens, Bellflower, Carson, Downey, Dominguez, Lakewood, Long Beach and South Gate.

Niecy Nash finds sisterhood on TNT’s ‘Claws,’ in Hollywood

By Lynn Elber The exquisitely painted nails are out in full force on “Claws,” but sisterhood is at the heart of TNT’s dramedy set in a Florida nail salon.

It starts with Desna, the formidable owner of the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon who’s played to the hilt by the vivid, ever-versatile Niecy Nash (“Getting On,” “The Soul Man,” “Masters of Sex”).

“My character is everyone’s mother.

She mothers the world,” Nash said in an interview. “It’s not about her making it for herself. It’s, ‘I want to make this happen for all of us.”’

Nash describes the series, debuting 9 p.m. EDT Sunday on TNT and at 10 p.m. EDT on Twitter, as a combination of funny, surreal and very dark moments: “I mean southside of midnight dark.

Pitch-black dark.”

Her co-stars include Carrie Preston (“True Blood”), Jenn Lyon (“Justified”), Judy Reyes (“Scrubs”) and Karrueche Tran (“The Nice Guys”).

The women, or most of them, are “family, and they’ve created this situation where they can prevail together.

They don’t have to do it alone,” Preston said during a panel discussion.

Nash sees a similar bond within Hollywood’s growing ranks of African-American actresses, directors and producers, among them filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“Selma,” “Queen Sugar”), director Victoria Mahoney (“Claws,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and actress Aisha Hinds (“Underground”).

“We are all, to a large degree, at least my `tribe,’ in support of one another. We celebrate each others’ shows, we tweet about it, we post about it,” Nash said.

“I can go to an audition and see five girls I know, and three of them I called to make sure they got there,” she said.

“And instead of looking at each other with an evil eye, we’re praying for each other, laughing, checking on each others’ families.

That’s what makes this all the more sweeter. This sense of community is just amazing.”

But she lamented that similar opportunity for other women of color is badly lagging.

“I’m happy to be a part

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of (a group) that’s celebrated now, but in the big scheme of sisterhood I’m still waiting on the other sisters,” she said.

On-screen diversity can be especially meaningful for youngsters, as Nash can attest.

She was just 5 when she saw the “gorgeous” singeractress Lola Falana on television and immediately informed her grandmother that she intended to be “black, fabulous and on TV.”

(Message to Falana: Nash still longs to meet you.)

For its part, “Claws” presents a rainbow-colored world of black, white, Latino and Asian-American women.

The men along for the ride are similarly diverse, with cast members including Jack Kesy (“The Strain”), Harold Perrineau (“Lost”) and Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”).

But ethnicity takes a back seat in the series

from executive producers Rashida Jones (“The Office,” “Angie Tribeca”) and Will McCormack, partners in a production company.

“Money is an issue.

Sexism is an issue,” said Nash.

“It’s not so much about the black and white of it all, or the oppression of it all, it’s more about being underserved as a woman and wanting to have respect.”

Like “Getting On,” in

which Nash played a nurse in a hospital’s geriatric unit, “Claws” is grounded in daily life, albeit with touches of heightened reality.

“It’s not a shiny big story. It’s everyman,” Nash said, with “real people, in sometimes hard situations, trying to figure it out. .... If we play our cards right, you will be rooting for these women to finally get that break that so many people want.”

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Opinion Reflections on Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook: A great teacher and role model

By Marian Wright Edelman When Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook passed away May 29 our nation and world lost a very creative and distinguished political scientist, trailblazing Black scholar, and towering oak role model for his students. I was blessed to be among them as a Spelman College student in his political theory course at Atlanta University.

A Georgia native, he entered Morehouse College when he was 15 years old and was in the same class as his friend and fellow 15-yearold Martin Luther King, Jr. At Morehouse he was student body president and founded the campus chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

He received his master and Ph.D. degrees from The Ohio State University and taught at Southern University, Atlanta University, the University of Illinois, UCLA and Duke University. At Duke University he was the first African American to hold a regular faculty appointment at a predominantly White Southern college or university. In 1974 he became president of historically Black Dillard University in New Orleans where he served for 22 years. He also served on the Duke Board of Trustees during his tenure as president of Dillard.

Dr. Cook was the first Black president of the Southern Political Science Association, vice-president of the American Political Science Association, president of the Association for the Study of African American

Life and History Inc., and chair of the Presidents of the United Negro College Fund.

President Jimmy Carter appointed him to the National Council on the Humanities, President Bill Clinton appointed him to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, and Duke University established the Samuel DuBois Cook Society, the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, and a postdoctoral fellowship in its Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Gender in the Social Sciences in his honor.

Yet his legacy went far beyond his academic positions and many awards. For generations of his students, including me,

“Dr. Sam” was a great gift and I’ll never ever forget his jolly laughter, tough critiques but positive encouragements.

When I was a Spelman College student in Atlanta, Dr. Sam was a professor of Political Science and Theory at Atlanta University. I was led to him by historian and Spelman Social Science Department Chair Howard Zinn, my wonderful professor at Spelman who nominated me for a Merrill Scholarship to study abroad my junior year in Paris and Geneva.

To prepare me for Europe and the bigger world, Howie’s (as we called him) first step was to send me to Dr. Sam’s political theory course. What

a wonderful gift that was. Dr. Sam was an extraordinarily creative, engaging and gifted teacher.

His wonderful exercises of asking students to see and create a nation and world vision through the eyes of a wide range of thinkers, activists and political theorists from Gandhi and King to Lenin, Trotsky and Tolstoy grounded me in the crucial importance of seeing and analyzing the world through the lens of others and learning to think out of the box and become a critical thinker.

Dr. Sam was a welcoming, attentive, supportive — and demanding — teacher, always stretching his students to

think and act with disciplined intellect, emotion and rigor. I remember his firm but gentle criticism when he returned a paper I gave him during my very busy student sitin protest days as not being up to his or my standards — telling me that going to jail, or planning to, was no excuse for second rate work. I heard him loud and clear and thank him. He encouraged student participation in the Civil Rights Movement and moderated “town meetings” between civil rights leaders and students, but he emphasized that doing school work was equally important for becoming a leader. I was proud when he joined

Duke’s faculty and when he became president of Dillard our friendship continued and he asked me to join Dillard’s board. He and his wonderful wife Sylvia — a sister Spelmanite — were married for more than 50 years and left enduring legacies in all the young people who benefited from their knowledge, caring and hospitality. And what a wonderful laugh he had!

If only every young person was blessed enough to have the kind of teachers who not only serve as mentors and friends but who are thoughtful, intellectually challenging, and morally grounded enough to help shape how they see the world. I thank Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook for his wisdom, integrity, rigor and caring in shaping generations of students to pursue economic justice and civil rights for all. The lessons he taught about seeking and remaining open to many points of view but never losing your moral core are needed now more than ever if we are to raise a new generation who will be servant leaders, globalists, and not isolationists who are able to navigate and lead in a diverse, rapidly changing world.

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.

No obstruction of justice by Trump in Comey testimony

By Robert Romano Former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn was fired after it was revealed that he had not fully disclosed the details of his Dec. 29, 2016 conversation with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak to then-Vice President Elect Mike Pence.

The only reason it had even come up was because the fact that the conversation had occurred was illegally leaked, presumably by a government official with access to an intercept of the conversation, published by the Washington Post on Jan. 12.

Flynn briefed Pence on the conversation, who then appeared on Jan. 15 on CBS’ Face the Nation and stated that Flynn and Kislyak had not discussed sanctions that were imposed on Russia.

Next, the contents of the conversation were leaked, presumably by a government official, on Feb. 9, again to the Washington Post. According to that report, as it turned out, “National security adviser Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country’s ambassador to the United States during the month before President Trump took office…”

So, three things happened, if the reports are true. 1) Mike Flynn talked with Kislyak; 2) sanctions came up; and 3) Flynn did not fully disclose the details of the conversation to Pence, who then appeared on television, mischaracterizing what had been discussed.

If that’s all there is and was, then no crime was committed by Flynn. Not by talking to Kislyak.

Not by discussing foreign policy issues that were likely to come up during the Trump administration including sanctions. And not when he allegedly failed to fully

brief Pence who was not yet Vice President. None of those things are crimes.

Four days later, on Feb. 13, Flynn had resigned his position as National Security Advisor, the first victim of the surveillance state unmasking of American citizens from raw intelligence by the outgoing Obama administration.

Again, the only reason it came up was because of the felony disclosure of Flynn’s conversation with Kislyak to the Washington Post on Jan. 12. If that had never happened, Flynn might still be National Security Advisor.

This is the context that must be understood as the nation now considers the pre-released testimony of former FBI Director James Comey before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8, which states of his Feb. 14 meeting with President Donald Trump: “When the door by the grandfather clock closed, and we were alone, the President began by saying, ‘I want to talk about Mike Flynn.’ Flynn had resigned the previous day. The President began by saying Flynn hadn’t done anything wrong in speaking with the Russians, but he had to let him go because he had misled the Vice President. He added that he had other concerns about Flynn, which he did not then specify. The President then made a long series of comments about the problem with leaks of classified information — a concern I shared and still share.

After he had spoken for a few minutes about leaks, Reince Priebus leaned in through the door by the grandfather clock and I could see a group of people waiting behind him. The President waved at him to close the door, saying he would be done shortly. The door closed.

The President then returned to the topic of Mike Flynn, saying, ‘He is a good guy and has been through a lot.’ He repeated that Flynn hadn’t done anything wrong on his calls with the Russians, but had misled the Vice President. He then said, ‘I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go.

He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.’ I replied only that ‘he is a good guy.’”

This is of critical importance.

Providing fuller context to President Trump’s comments to Comey on Feb. 14, he did not think Flynn had committed any crime by talking with the Russians or misleading Pence about whether sanctions were discussed.

So, if there was no criminal matter for the FBI to attend to pursuant to Flynn’s conversation, then there was nothing to investigate. Hoping that Comey would come to the same conclusion in the independent exercise of his own authority is not obstruction of justice, as Democrats are now alleging, it is simply an interpretation of the law — which Trump under the Constitution has the Article II power and duty to enforce.

Note how Trump was extremely concerned about the leaks of classified information.

That is absolutely connected to the Flynn matter. Again, the only reason any of this happened was because Flynn’s conversation with Kislyak was illegally leaked to the Washington Post. It’s the only true crime that was committed here.

The unmasking of Flynn was the real crime Trump thought Comey ought to be investigating.

It’s a fair point. And he had every right to point this out to Comey. The Russia witch hunt is out of control — and apparently

everyone in the country knows it except for those leading the investigation.

As National Review’s Andrew McCarthy has noted, even if Trump had ordered Comey to end the investigation into Flynn, that would still not be obstruction: “[It] cannot be doubted that a president has constitutional authority to order the FBI to drop a criminal investigation.” Why? For starters, neither the FBI nor the director is in the Constitution, McCarthy points out. The only executive officer stated in the Constitution is the President. “In theory, the president could carry out federal law-enforcement functions without an FBI director,” McCarthy notes.

In other words, in the exercise of his constitutional authority to enforce the law, the President has the same prosecutorial discretion lower level prosecutors have — including prioritizing which crimes ought to be investigated.

Thus, even if a crime had been committed by Flynn — he hadn’t committed one, but let’s pretend he did — per McCarthy, “There are often good reasons for not pursuing a viable criminal case. Every day, throughout the country, the FBI forgoes various investigations and U.S. attorneys decline prosecutions.”

That is true. For example, it was Comey who, exercising his discretion, did not recommend criminal charges against Clinton to the Justice Department.

Perhaps he just thought prosecuting the Democrat Party nominee for president would have torn the country in half.

There was plenty of evidence she had broken the law by keeping classified information on her private server. Alas, he concluded no criminal statute had been

broken.

As did then-President Barack Obama opining on television on April 10, 2016 — while the FBI’s criminal investigation into Clinton was still ongoing — that, “Hillary Clinton was an outstanding Secretary of State.

She would never intentionally put America in any kind of jeopardy… she has not jeopardized national security.

Now what I’ve also said is that she’s acknowledged that there’s a carelessness in terms of managing emails that she has owned and she recognizes.”

Later, when Comey let Clinton off the hook on July 5, he used the same words, that Clinton had been “extremely careless.”

Per National Review’s McCarthy, again, “A cynic might say that Obama had clearly signaled to the FBI and the Justice Department that he did not want Mrs. Clinton to be charged with a crime, and that, with this notso-subtle pressure in the air, the president’s subordinates dropped the case — exactly what Obama wanted, relying precisely on Obama’s stated rationale.”

Still, nobody at the time suggested Obama had obstructed justice by appearing on national television and giving his opinion about whether Clinton had committed any crime. Obama took pains to say that, “I do not talk to the Attorney General about pending investigations.

I do not talk to FBI directors about pending investigations, we have a strict line and have always maintained it.” Yet, he apparently was not worried that then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch or then-FBI Director Comey might have been watching television at the time where he discussed the investigation into Clinton.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 THE BULLETIN 5

Opinion Two in a row okay, but three is suspicious

Dr. James L. Snyder So that you know, I am not suspicious (knock on wood). I take a rather practical approach to life and try my best not to get bent out of shape. At my age, it’s rather difficult to keep my shape. I try to keep my guard up, but no matter what I do, I drop it.

Tuesday I was engaged in a “project,” when the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage came and brought me an apple fritter. “I thought,” she said rather cheerfully, “that you could use an apple fritter.”

I was most gracious for this apple fritter. Nothing raises your spirits and encourages you to do your best like an apple fritter. I know my wife and I disagree as to the nature of these apple fritters so it surprised me that she brought one to me.

My insistence is that an apple fritter is an apple and an apple is an apple. She, on the other side of the breakfast table, insists that it is a doughnut. We have never resolved this difference in our relationship. When she brought me an apple fritter I was a little bit surprised, but was thinking deep in my heart it may be I have convinced her that an apple fritter in deed is a fruit.

I smiled most graciously, thanked her and enjoyed the apple fritter like I enjoy every apple fritter I eat. It was the highlight of my afternoon, I can tell you that.

Nothing more was said about it because I do not like to spoil a good thing. I just enjoyed it and went on thinking that perhaps we have come to a conclusion about this contradiction.

Then Wednesday came around and in the middle of a project in the afternoon, my wife came in and said, “Here, I thought you might enjoy an apple fritter for today.”

Without thinking, I took it, smiled and thanked her most graciously for this afternoon treat.

Nothing bolsters my day more than a warm apple fritter. Nothing goes better with a cup of coffee than an apple fritter. I am quite convinced that in heaven we will enjoy apple fritters.

With me whenever I have an apple fritter in the afternoon the day goes by so smoothly. I enjoyed that apple fritter to the nth degree, whatever that may mean.

I did not think much of it, because you should just enjoy your day and whatever blessings come, like an apple fritter, just enjoy it to the best of your ability.

Let me repeat that I am not a very superstitious person (knock on wood), but I do like to take precautions. Once it is over, I like to move on.

Then on Thursday, the inconceivable happened.

“Here,” my wife said most cheerfully, “I thought you would enjoy an apple fritter for the afternoon.”

I did not know what to do or say. I put on a greasy smile, accepted the apple fritter, nodded my head and said, “Thank you.”

For her to bring me one apple fritter was a wonderful thing, and I deeply appreciate it and did not give it too much thought.

For her to bring me the second apple fritter was a little suspicious, but I was not going to say anything or spoil the moment or discourage her in any way, so I accepted it.

Now the third apple fritter, three days in a row has made me more than suspicious. I do not want to be judgmental here. I certainly don’t want to do anything that would spoil the next apple fritter that might come. But I was suspicious. I mean, I was very suspicious about the whole scenario.

For her to bring me three apple fritters in a row, knowing that she does not like apple fritters, caused me to rethink the whole situation. Why, for example, was she doing this? What was she expecting from me in return? How much trouble am I really in now?

All of these questions jammed my brain so that I could think of nothing more.

Has she come over to my side concerning these apple fritters? Or, was she setting me up for something?

As I slowly munched on the third apple fritter, my mind went a million miles an hour. My mind was going so fast I almost could not enjoy the apple fritter. Never fear, I took the time to enjoy the apple fritter, then I resumed my suspicious thinking.

The first thing I thought about Friday morning when I got up was the suspicious apple fritters.

Was she going to bring me another apple fritter today? Would I find out today the scheme behind this apple fritter scenario?

Friday afternoon as I was involved in some work my wife passed by and said, “How’s everything going? You getting some work done?” I nodded and she continued walking without presenting me with an apple fritter.

To this day, she has never mentioned the apple fritter scenario. I, loving life in all its amenities, have never questioned her about it. What she meant by it and what was happening, I probably will never know.

Thinking about this I was reminded of what David once said, “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24).

I do not know the story behind the apple fritters, but I certainly rejoice in those apple fritters.

The fine print on pipelines isn’t scary

By Robert L. Bradley, Jr. Have you heard? Transporting oil through pipelines is a threat to humanity!

The many accidents highlighted in the press speak for themselves.

Except that pipeline accidents are rare -- and many accounts contain exaggerations. Too often, they imply that pipelines, really the energy they carry, should be phased out.

Headline Hyperbole Welcome to the war on fossil fuels, where every mishap is portrayed as the Bad News Bears.

Consider the recent article from Michigan that Enbridge Line 5 , piping crude oil through the Great Lake State, has spilled 1.1 million gallons of oil since 1968 .

The catch is, the majority of these incidents happened decades ago. In other words, technological advances have made pipelines safer than ever.

Then there’s this: the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “fearful” parents of children attending schools near a soonto-be-built pipeline are demanding evacuation routes.

It’s barely mentioned that construction will be heavily regulated and subject to strict oversight.

The Real Record Have there been accidents? Of course. But the happy truth is that rapidly advancing technology in pipeline construction and operation is improving safety.

In 2016 the number of oil pipeline accidents fell 10 percent from the previous year. Trend-wise, incidents have levelled off . That’s because any accident spurs an immediate, industrywide response.

What’s more, nearly 70 percent of pipeline accidents in 2016 only affected operator facilities . And 60 percent of incidents leaked only miniscule amount of liquid -- five barrels or less.

Relatively Safe, Too Also consider that America’s 500,000 miles of interstate pipeline are far safer than any other method of moving crude and petroleum products.

This is evident when comparing the number of pipeline accidents to oil transportation by road and rail. Road, with 19.95 accidents per billion tonmiles, is the least safe method, followed by rail, with 2.08 miles per billion ton-

miles. Oil pipelines have only .058 mishaps per billion ton-miles.

Cuomo’s Love-Hate The statistics are so convincing that even those who oppose pipelines can’t deny their safety.

“Realistically you have to move fuel, so a pipeline is the safest way if it’s done right,” noted New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo -- who has repeatedly blocked pipeline projects.

Note the qualifier “if it’s done right.”

The governor likely knows that there are measures in place to ensure oil travels securely.

Pipeline operators are constantly evaluating safety procedures and launching new initiatives. Back in 2014, the industry launched the Pipeline Safety Initiative . And 100 percent of pipelines are regularly monitored , both on the ground and aerially.

No wonder 99.999 percent of crude oil shipped via pipeline reaches its destination safely.

Good Economy Another category of untold news is the benefits of pipelines for America’s economy.

Consider the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines, green-lit

by President Trump . Keystone will support 42,100 jobs and generate $2 billion in earnings , while the Dakota Access has already created 12,000 jobs and $3.5 billion worth of investment.

These projects are consumer-driven and pay taxes. And oil fuels 253 million cars and trucks , 7,000 airplanes , and trains on 600 freight railroads traversing the United States.

Conclusion Americans should read any news of petroleum pipeline mishaps with caution. While any spill or other accident is one too many, the trends are positive.

Pipelines are not only the safest way to move oil, but they are now safer than ever. All across the country, construction is underway on pipelines that will provide energy and jobs to millions.

Now that’s something worth reporting.

Robert L. Bradley Jr. is the founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy Research.

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THE BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017

News Cosby on trial: Gripping testimony, brisk pace mark Week 1

Photo by Matt Rourke

Bill Cosby walks from the Montgomery County Courthouse.

By Maryclare Dale and Michael R. Sisak NORRISTOWN, Pa.— Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial in Pennsylvania has moved at a brisk pace and produced gripping testimony along with moments of levity.

The case could reach the jury early this week.

The aging Hollywood icon is charged with drugging and molesting a young woman he befriended through his alma mater, Temple University, in 2004.

The trial involves only accuser Andrea Constand, although about 60 women have accused Cosby of similar misconduct over his long career as an actor, comedian, author and, as one judge said, “public moralist.”

Constand went to police in 2005, but the local prosecutor declined to press charges. Authorities reopened her complaint in 2015 after learning Cosby had testified in her lawsuit to giving various women wine, pills or even quaaludes before sex.

Prosecutors called 12 witnesses over five days before resting on Friday.

Cosby, 79, could take the stand when the defense starts its case Monday, although most court observers call that risky given the crossexamination he would face.

Here’s a recap of the trial’s first week and a look at what’s ahead. __ HOW DID ACCUSER ANDREA CONSTAND DO ON THE STAND? The case largely rests on the credibility of accuser Andrea Constand, a former professional basketball player who worked at Temple from 2002 to 2004 as director of operations for the women’s team. Calm and direct, she remained unrattled over more than seven hours of testimony over two days.

She occasionally grew teary discussing the sexual encounter, when she said she was semi-conscious and could not object.

She said Cosby had “never said a word to me”

to convey his interest in her, although she acknowledged she had twice before rebuffed his advances. Despite that, she said, she did not feel threatened and accepted his invitation to come to the house to discuss her career that night and trusted him when he offered her three pills for stress. __ HOW HAS THE DEFENSE FOUGHT BACK? The defense has hammered home inconsistencies in Constand’s statements and insists she had a consensual, romantic relationship with Cosby, who was not only a celebrity but a high-powered trustee at Temple.

They stress that she has changed the date of the encounter from March 16, 2004, to sometime in January.

They also poured over her phone records to show 73

later phone calls between her and Cosby. Constand says she had to return calls from Cosby given her job and his status on campus.

Cosby’s list of their prior “romantic” episodes includes a time they spent 15 minutes resting on a bed together at a casino hotel, when Cosby says he held her in his arms but did not kiss her.

Constand says she sat at the edge of the bed, with one foot on the floor.

But Cosby also says in his testimony in her lawsuit that he had once before put his hand down her pants, and his fingers inside her body, without her objecting until he tried to kiss her breasts.

Constand says she pushed him away when he grabbed her zipper. __ WHAT’S BEEN COSBY’S DEMEANOR?

Cosby has appeared in good spirits as he fights charges that could send him to prison for the rest of his life. He plays to the cameras and onlookers as he walks in and out of the courthouse each day, wishing a fan a happy birthday or raising his wooden cane to salute wellwishers who shout, “We love you, Bill Cosby!” and “Hey, hey, hey!,” the catchphrase from his “Fat Albert” TV show.

It’s a stark contrast from the feeble-looking Cosby who hobbled into his arraignment after his Dec. 30, 2015, arrest.

Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt says, “He’s 79 years old and he’s feeling good.”

Inside the grand, centuryold courtroom, the veteran performer has been mostly subdued. As Constand and a second accuser testified, Cosby—who says he’s legally

blind—looked down at the defense table or stared toward the witness stand, often with a hand across his forehead.

Other times, he confers with his lawyers.

And, when there’s a light moment, he’ll smile and laugh. __ WHAT’S THE ATMOSPHERE LIKE IN COURT? The mood has been serious and the testimony often gripping, with a few moments of unplanned levity. The gallery includes several tightly packed rows of reporters from The New York Times, Variety, foreign outlets and elsewhere, along with a few Cosby accusers.

The proceedings turned sober as Constand testified over two days.

The light moments include: Constand’s brother-in-law struggling

to remember the year he got married but instantly knowing the day he joined the Toronto police force; her mother testifying that she had been truthful in telling Cosby—who thought he was being recorded—that she has a parrot and telling the court his name is “Ozzie”; and Judge Steven O’Neill bringing in an oversized gavel and promising to use it if things get rowdy after jurors asked why he didn’t have one.

O’Neill has been looking out for the jury, given that they are sequestered 300 miles from their Pittsburgharea homes. He’s made sure court doesn’t run late on nights their city’s hockey team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, are playing in the Stanley Cup finals. “What time does the puck drop?”

O’Neill asked Thursday.

Romney: Clinton told me to take Trump secretary of state job

By Michelle Price PARK CITY, Utah—Democrat Hillary Clinton encouraged Mitt Romney to take a job as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, the former Republican presidential candidate said Friday.

Romney, speaking to a highpowered gathering of GOP officials, top donors and business leaders at a luxury Utah resort, said that when Trump briefly considered him late last year for Clinton’s former job, Romney called “virtually all the former secretaries of state” including Clinton.

“In each case, each of them said, ‘Please, please take that job if it’s offered to you,”’ Romney said, drawing laughs from the crowd. “We would very much like to see you serve in that capacity.”

Romney had been one of Trump’s most strident critics in the 2016 election, calling him a phony and a fraud. But he later seemed to embrace Trump when he was considered for the top diplomatic job. When the billionaire and reality TV star held a private dinner with Romney late last year, the former Massachusetts governor praised the president-elect.

Romney said he was concerned that he and Trump were “miles

apart” on foreign policy, disagreeing about approaches to Syria, NATO, North Korea, and China, but he hoped Trump would be open to other opinions.

“Why would I consider it?”

Romney said Friday. “It’s not as if I suddenly had a differing view at that point of the president and the things that I had felt about him in the past.”

Former Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson got the job and was a good choice, Romney said, adding that he thinks he was not the right person for the job because of how much he and Trump differed on the issues.

Romney made the comments as he held court at the resort in the mountains of Park City where he hosts an annual meeting of largely Republican power players for a mix of hobnobbing, policy talks and outdoor excursions like alpine hikes with Romney, which the 70-year-old takes at a blistering pace.

His business and policy-focused summit, tucked in the mountains about 2,000 miles from the swirl of Washington, drew top donors, executives and office holders like Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John McCain of Arizona.

Romney did not directly mention

the explosive testimony in Congress a day earlier where fired FBI director James Comey attacked Trump’s credibility, but instead referred to the “theater of Washington right now and the theater around the White House right now,” saying he wasn’t too concerned about that slowing down a chance for Republican priorities to be passed in Congress.

Romney, who was criticized by Democrats in 2012 for saying Russia was America’s “No. 1 geopolitical foe,” said Friday that he thinks Trump should have denounced Russia early when its meddling in the U.S. election was revealed, instead of continually referring to it as “fake news.”

“The more you stir a turd, the more it stinks,” Romney quipped, quoting a former boss.

Last year, heartburn in the Republican Party over Trump played out at the summit, with some like Romney warning the brash billionaire would be destructive for the party and country. Others like Reince Priebus, now Trump’s chief of staff, urged Republicans to fall in line.

Romney has hosted similar gatherings since 2012. But this year’s event is the first held under a GOP administration, leaving attendees optimistic despite “distractions”

that the White House was grappling with, according to Spencer Zwick, Paul Ryan’s fundraising chief and Romney’s former fundraising chief.

Zwick said the group of about 230 largely GOP power players attending seemed hopeful that Republican priorities like overhauling the tax code and health care will get done, despite the cloud of Russia investigations and Comey that the White House was wrestling with.

“Overwhelmingly, I think people in this room are excited about both the legislative agenda and the agenda that’s coming out of the White House.

We can all point to distractions along the way, the president had pointed to distractions. I think it’s one of the reasons that he’s wanted to get some of this stuff behind him, so he can focus on the agenda,” Zwick said.

Zwick, co-founder of a private equity firm that sponsors Romney’s business and politics summit, said there was no broad concern about GOP prospects in the 2018 midterm elections.

Republican donors and business leaders believe they will pass legislation like tax reform through this year and members of Congress will take that home and campaign on it, he said.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 THE BULLETIN 7

Legal Advertising SECTION A. NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS CITY OF COMPTON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT “NOTICE BIDS”

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, Compton

City

of

205 South Willowbrook Avenue 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) 605-5505.

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: 2017

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31,

June 7, 2017 June 14, 2017 S c h I d : 6 7 8 5 5 AdId:22590 CustId:314 ----------------------------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. 7203-010011 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 866-387-6987 Sale Info website: www.USAForeclosure.com or www.Auction.com Automated Sales Line: 877-4849942 or 800-280-2832 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: 05/31/ 2017,06/07/2017,06/1 4/2017 S c h I d : 6 7 8 7 3 AdId:22596 CustId:635 ----------------------------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. 7260-011-027 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 dura-

tion 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 866-387-6987 Sale Info website: www.USAForeclosure. com or www.Auction. com Automated Sales Line: 877-484-9942 or 800-280-2832 Reinstatement and PayOff Requests: (866) 387NWTS 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: 05/31/20 17,06/07/2017,06/14/ 2017 S c h I d : 6 7 8 7 6 AdId:22597 CustId:635 ----------------------------T.S. No.: 95504205 TSG Order No.: 8673564 A.P.N.: 7116-006-088 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07/28/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 08/03/2006 as Document No.: 06 1722060, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: EDDIE MCCLENDON, AN UNMARRIED MAN, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the attached legal description.

Sale Date & Time: 06/28/2017 at 10:00 AM Sale Location: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1645 E 68TH ST #11, LONG BEACH, CA 90805-1697 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, towit: $344,145.96 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand

that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

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

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

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

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call, 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.nationwideposting.com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9550-4205. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. NBS Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 800-7667751 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.nationwideposting.com or Call: 916-939-0772.

NBS Default Services, LLC, Nicole Rodriguez, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION PARCEL 1: AN UNDIVIDED 1/36TH INTEREST IN AND TO ALL THAT PORTION OF LOT 1 OF TRACT NO. 48707 AS SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1173, PAGES 33 TO 35, INCLUSIVE, OF MAPS, RECORDS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, SHOWN AND DEFINED AS “COMMON AREA” ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED MAY 8, 1991 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 91-669637 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM UNITS 1 THROUGH 36 INCLUSIVE, AS DEFINED AND DELINEATED ON THE CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED MAY 8, 1991 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 669637, OFFICIAL RECORDS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY. PARCEL 2: UNIT 11, AS SHOWN ON THE CONDOMINIUM

PLAN REFERRED TO IN PARCEL 1 ABOVE. PARCEL 3: A NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT APPURTENANT TO UNIT 11 FOR INGRESS, EGRESS AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE COMMON AREA AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 1. “EASEMENTS RESERVED TO OWNERS” OF ARTICLE XX ENTITLED “COMMON AREA EASEMENTS” OF THAT CERTAIN DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF 68TH STREET CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON MAY 8, 1991 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 91669638 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. PARCEL 4: ONE CLASS A MEMBERSHIP IN 68TH STREET CONDOMINIUMS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATION, HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “ASSOCIATION”.

NPP0309132 To: LONG BEACH CALIFORNIAN 06/07/2017, 0 6 / 1 4 / 2 0 1 7 , 06/21/2017

from the City’s website at www.comptoncity. org or by calling 310605-5509. Failure to submit the Proposal in accordance with the procedures outlined may be cause for disqualification.

sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit five (5) copies of their proposal no later than 3:00 PM, June 20th, 2017 to:

COMPTON, CA 90222

City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Late proposals will not be accepted.

The City of Compton thanks you for your interest.

Sincerely, Alita Goodwin City Clerk Publish Dates: June 7th 2017

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June 14th 2017

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Request for Proposals

T.S. No. 15-41075 APN: 6145-019-045

For Emergency Board Ups and Weed Abatement Services June 01, 2017 The City of Compton Building and Safety Department is soliciting a Request for Proposals (RFPs) from qualified cleanup and removal service contractors to perform emergency board ups, weed abatements, removal and haul away services on an “as needed” basis citywide.

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

Request For Proposals can be obtained from the City’s website at www.comptoncity. org or by calling 310605-5509. Failure to submit the Proposal in accordance with the procedures outlined maybe cause for disqualification.

In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit five (5) copies of their proposal no later than 3:00 PM, June 20th 2017 to: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Late proposals will not be accepted.

The City of Compton thanks you for your interest.

Sincerely, Alita Goodwin City Clerk Publish Dates: June 7th 2017 June 14th 2017 S c h I d : 6 7 8 9 4 AdId:22604 CustId:314 ---------------------------Request for Proposals For Plan Check and Inspection Services June 01, 2017 The City of Compton Building and Safety Department is soliciting a Request for Proposal (RFP) from qualified contractors to perform plan check and inspection services on an “as needed” basis.

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

Request For Proposals can be obtained

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/22/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: NIKITA K KNOWLES, A SINGLE WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust recorded 9/29/2006 as Instrument No. 06-2171507 in book , page And further modified by that certain Home Affordable Modification Agreement dated 9/22/2006, and recorded on 1/12/2015, as Instrument # 20150036834 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:7/5/2017 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $328,105.38 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1105 WEST 137TH STREET

Described as follows: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST A.P.N #.: 6145-019045 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien.

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

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

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

If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 8489272 or visit this Internet Web site www. elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 15-41075. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Dated: 6/7/2017 LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE, as Trustee 30 Corporate Suite 450

Park,

Irvine, CA 92606 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 848-9272 www. elitepostandpub.com _________ Ashley Walker, Trustee Sale Assistant THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. EPP 22555 6/14, 6/21, 6/28/17 S c h I d : 6 7 9 1 0 AdId:22611 CustId:108

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THE BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017

Focus on Fathers

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FAMILY FEATURES

inding the perfect gift for dear ol’ dad may be easier than you think. Show that you’ve paid attention all these years and know what it takes to make him smile. From gifts that make practical tasks easier to accessories for his favorite pleasure pursuits, these ideas take the stress out of showing your dad how much he means. Add a simple “thank you” and a big hug, and he’s sure to feel the love this Father’s Day.

Anywhere Garage Door Control

If your dad has ever driven away from home, wondered if the garage door is closed then turned around to check, give him the gift of peace of mind. Let dad use his smartphone with the Chamberlain MyQ Garage universal controller and free app to confirm the garage door is closed, open or close it remotely and even receive activity alerts. The controller works with most openers manufactured after 1993, installs in minutes and is available online at The Home Depot, Lowe’s and myqsmartgarage.com.

Father’s Day T-Bone Gift Package

Impress dad this year with the meal of his dreams from Omaha Steaks.

Tender filet on one side, robust strip on the other, dad will love sinking his teeth into this 30-ounce T-bone. Plus, with gourmet jumbo franks, eight ground beef sliders, melt-in-your-mouth potatoes au gratin and rich New York cheesecake for dessert, this combo has something for everyone in the family. Find more delicious meals for dad at omahasteaks.com.

Outdoor Cleaning Made Easy Gear Up for a Good Time

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Whether it’s the thrill of the catch or the peaceful solitude that draws him, fishing is a pastime many dads enjoy. A true fisherman can never have too much fishing gear, so it’s hard to go wrong. If you’re uncertain about the specifications of items like rods and reels, focus on accessories instead. An assortment of lures, a new tackle box or a GPS device created specifically for fishing are all ideas sure to earn your dad’s appreciation.

Get the Job Done

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If one of dad’s favorite places to spend time is the garage, a new set of tools might be just what he’s looking for to finish up his project list.

When a little home maintenance is required, helpful items – as simple as hammers, screwdrivers and tape measurers or more job-specific items like ladders, saws and power tools – can really come in handy.

Or, if he’s already got the tools he needs, consider a tool chest or work bench for optimal garage organization.

Give dad the power to quickly and easily tackle any outdoor cleaning task with a pressure washer that’s durable enough to pass a military-grade drop test while offering the convenience of electric power.

From spraying down the grill after a meal to keeping his car and garage looking pristine, the compact Briggs & Stratton S2000 electric pressure washer with an onboard detergent tank is just the tool for the job. Visit briggsandstratton.com to learn more about the full line of outdoor cleaning products or purchase at amazon.com.