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WASHINGTON (AP)—The emotional debate over separating immigrant parents and their children at the nation’s southern border is getting some strong comments from first ladies—past and present—who want the practice changed.

IRST lady Melania Trump “hates” to see families separated at the border and hopes “both sides of the aisle” can reform the nation’s immigration laws, according to a statement from her office Sunday about the controversy. Former first lady Laura Bush called the policy “cruel” and “immoral” and said “it breaks my heart.” For both, it was an unusual entry into a fierce political debate. Mrs. Trump didn’t refer specifically to the Trump administration’s “no tolerance” policy, which was leading to a spike in children being Photo courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP separated from their families. People who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the U.S. sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas. Government statistics indicate

that nearly 2,000 children were separated from their families over a six-week period in April and May. A spokeswoman for the wife of President Donald Trump issued the statement after several days of images of crying children appearing on television and online. “Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform,” said Stephanie Grisham, a spokeswoman for Mrs. Trump. “She believes n Child Separation, see page 8

First Move Made to Dissolve Agency Tied to Brown Water in Compton COMPTON—The first step to dissolve the Sativa Water Board in Compton has been taken, it was announced Friday. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn voted to begin proceedings to initiate the dissolution of the small district, which serves 1,600 customers in Compton and Willowbrook and recently had brown water running through its taps, according to a statement from the Supervisor's office. "People have a right to clean, safe water," said Hahn. Dissolving the Sativa Water District is the first step to ensuring these residents get the clean, drinkable water that they deserve. Customers reported the brown water in April and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health conducted testing and

Residents form line to ask questions at Monday evening Town Hall.

determined the brown water did not pose health risks but did contain high levels of manganese, the supervisor's office said. The brown water has

prevented many customers from drinking, cooking, or bathing and forced many to switch to using costly bottled water. A report from the

Local Agency Formation Commission found the Sativa Water Board suffers from continuing operational issues, including a lack of adequate water sources and

storage capacity, aging water mains, along with inadequate operational and management resources. Supervisor Hahn also called for an amendment for staff to

explore a ratepayer subsidy to help relieve the cost burden of needed repairs and upgrades to the system. Her amendment passed unanimously.

Traditions, Culture of Michoacán Alive in the Streets of Compton Story and Pictures by Melina Cervantes, Special to The Bulletin A crowd gathers together on a quiet local street in Compton. It is an otherwise normal Wednesday afternoon and so the timing is curious, causing neighbors to wonder, what could be going on? And then there appears the figure of San Antonio, carried by local men accompanied by the instruments of a Mexican Banda. A procession of dancers who call themselves, Danza Herencia Purepecha and a band playing Mexican Banda soon flood into the street. Dancers in colorful attire and the sounds of a passionate band attracts the curious eyes of the community. Neighbors quickly gather to watch the pageantry. It is June 13th, the day of San Antonio de Padua. A figure of the exalted saint leads the procession while dancers are performing “La Danza de los Viejitos” a traditional dance from Michoacán, Mexico. Participants reach a home nearby where a rosary takes place and the festivities continue with music and traditional dances. The community effort is evident in the contributions that have been made by all of the guests. Pozole is passed around after the rosary has ended. Mass amounts of Mexican candy are distributed for the children. Everyone is welcomed and greeted with food.The dancers perform again,

is our town’s patrón”. She, along with many of the participants is from Charapan, Michoacan. Ana explains that they do this every year but the festivities are hosted by a different family each time. It is in honor of San Antonio. It has been nine days of prayer, a novena. On Sunday, at eight in the morning the band is playing again. “Danza de los Moros” is now being performed and the procession continues to Ana’s home one last time. When the front of the house is reached, señoras are seen dancing holding baskets of bread on their heads as they make their way into the house. Everyone is being offered bread, the hot chocolate is passed around along with other Mexican desserts.

the band is playing Mexican Banda of the adults throwing prizes ran out into the crowd. It appears that in music and the sounds of the “viejitos” of items, prompting someone else, excess of sixty people participate, but is incorporated into the still there is food and dance performance. prizes for everyone. Pozole is passed around after the rosary “This is Mexico” “Throw some over here” Cari Castillo, Compton a man instructs one has ended. Mass amounts of Mexican resident said as the of the prize throwers, candy are distributed for the children. band played banda making sure everyone and children waited, gets something. excited to catch the toys “These are the that were being tossed in the air for standing by with another full basket traditions from our town” Ana, the everyone to catch. The generosity of to join in. “Señoras” walk away with woman who is hosting the festivities the community is seen each time one cleaning supplies that are also tossed at her home explains. “San Antonio

There will be a mass later and more food. Women are seen setting up the grill, heating flour tortillas. Whether distributing or contributing food, playing an instrument or dancing with dedication, everyone is helping and there is an abundance of the culture, that has transcended from Charapan, Michoacán. n For more photos, see page 2

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NEWS Child Separation continued from page 1

we need to be a country that the business of warehousing follows all laws, but also a children in converted box country that governs with stores or making plans to heart.” place them in tent cities in the While the statement desert outside of El Paso.” suggested the matter was Trump said Friday, “I hate an issue for Congress, the children being taken Democratic lawmakers and away,” but he also falsely others have pointed out blamed Democrats for a law that no law mandates the requiring it. separation of children and In an effort to parents at the border. rebut criticism of the A new administration, T r u m p Homeland administration S e c u r i t y policy, which Secretary went into Kirstjen Nielsen effect in May, on Sunday sought to repeated in maximize a tweet the c r i m i na l d e p a r t m e n t ’s pros e c ut ions view: “We of people do not have caught trying a policy of to enter the separating U.S. illegally. families at the More adults border. Period.” were being In a separate jailed as a tweet, she result, which accused the led to their news media children being and others of separated misreporting from them. the issue and Laura Bush called on those was writing a seeking asylum Former First Lady guest column for to do so at ports Laura Bush The Washington of entry rather Post Sunday than crossing and compared illegally. the policy to the internment “This misreporting by of Japanese Americans during Members, press & advocacy World War II. groups must stop. It is “I appreciate the need irresponsible and unproductive. to enforce and protect our As I have said many times before, international boundaries, but if you are seeking asylum for this zero-tolerance policy is your family, there is no reason to cruel,” she wrote. break the law and illegally cross She said “the U.S. between ports of entry,” Nielsen government “should not be in wrote.

The U.S. government “should not be in the business of warehousing children in converted box stores or making plans to place them in tent cities in the desert outside of El Paso.

Traditions Alive in the Streets of Compton

Danza Herencia Purepecha Dancers.

One of the dancers on Sunday dressed for the La Danza de Los Moros.

Pictures by Melina Cervantes, Special to The Bulletin

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LOCAL EDUCATION NEWS

Lynwood Grads Inspire Young Students with Senior Walk LYNWOOD—Nearly 750 Lynwood and Firebaugh seniors bounced through the hallways of the district’s elementary and middle schools, exchanging high fives and smiles with young student observers during their annual Senior Walk on June 12 and 13.

HE soon-to-be graduates, clad in caps and gowns, toured the District’s 12 elementary schools and three middle schools, teaching younger students about what they can achieve. “It was very emotional for me, and I cried watching the strong reaction to our visit from the young kids,” Lynwood senior Lupita Soria said. “I can remember how much I looked up to high school students when I was in elementary and I’m glad that I get to pass along

Lynwood High School seniors greet Roosevelt Elementary School students during the District’s annual Senior Walk. The soonto-be graduates toured the District’s 12 elementary schools and three middle schools, teaching younger students about what they can achieve. motivation to them.” Younger students lined up outside of classrooms to greet the

seniors with posters exclaiming “Congratulations!” and “You did it!” Some seniors were

accompanied by a band that serenaded the crowd. “This is an event that really

Dominguez High School Students Graduate from Statewide Latina Youth Leadership Program Four Dominguez High students successfully completed the HOPE Youth Leadership Program (HYLP), a six-month intensive program specifically designed to develop the leadership skills and enhance the civic engagement of underserved Latina youth across the state of California. This year’s graduating class is comprised of 32 eleventh grade students from California high schools in Bakersfield, Calistoga, Compton, Fresno, Oakland, Riverside, San Fernando, and Orange County. Compton graduates include Esmeralda Gonzalez, Jennifer Lafarga, Gabriela Maravilla, and Mitzi Moreno. Participating students took part in four three day sessions made up of financial literacy and civic engagement workshops and trainings; site visits to top universities in the State; participation in major conferences including HOPE’s Latina History Day and Latina Action Day;

as well as in-depth research projects on issues impacting their communities. The Compton group researched the issues of Safe Driving and Financial Literacy among their

Andrea Garcia (left) and her sister Teresa Garcia.

peers and had the opportunity to present their findings to state assembly and senate representatives in Sacramento in May. Graduation took place at UC Riverside on Friday, June 15, 2018,

Fritz Legaspi with parents Helen and Farley.

recognizing the hard work and accomplishments of these young leaders who took on the rigorous HYLP program in addition to their academic and personal responsibilities.

Lorena Magana and mother Ramona.

Three Local Students Awarded Scholarships With an eye toward careers in biology and sociology, three locallybred high school students have been awarded $5,000 college scholarships to aid in the pursuit of their dreams. Compton’s Andrea Garcia, Hawthorne’s Fritz Legaspi and Lynwood’s Lorena Magana were among 23 Los Angeles County residents to be awarded the scholarships from Southern California Gas Company. The “SoCalGas’ Scholarship Program helps young people continue their education and

build a pipeline of diverse future engineers and other professionals who are prepared for the competitive workforce,” said Gillian Wright, chief human resources and administrative officer for SoCalGas. “We believe that a well-educated workforce is essential for a vital and economically healthy Southern California and are thrilled to award scholarships to this group of exceptional students.” Ms Garcia graduated from Dominguez High School with a 4.13 GPA and will attend UCLA this fall to begin studies toward a degree in

sociology. A 4-year member of the National Honor Society and captain of the cross country team, she is a regular volunteer at Our Lady of Victory Church and Big Up Kidz Afterschool program. Mr. Legaspi graduated Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut with a 3.17 GPA and will attend Lafayette College where he intends to study Molecular Biology. He participated in volleyball, environmental clubs, debate team and robotics. Ms. Magana graduated Lynwood High School with a 4.41 GPA and

matriculates to Boston University where she will study biology. President for each of the American Red Cross blood drives, National Honor Society and American Sign Language Club, Ms. Magana was also an Ambassador for Project Bridge and a Patient Care Ambassodor for UCLA Hospital. In addition to providing academic scholarships, SoCalGas supports technology-based learning in science, technology, engineering, and math at schools across the company’s service territory.

connects the success of our community from transitional kindergarten through senior year,” Lynwood Unified Superintendent Gudiel R. Crosthwaite said. “It reminds our seniors that we’re all behind them, cheering them on every step of the way, and gives our youngsters a glimpse of their potential.” Roosevelt Elementary thirdgrader Melanie Gomez smiled widely as she watched her sister, Lynwood High senior Edith Gomez, bask in the glow of her Senior Walk. Melanie said that Edith’s success is proof that she can achieve her own dreams. “I know that I will graduate like her one day, and I can’t wait,” Melanie said. This is the third year Lynwood Unified has held the Senior Walk. “Our Senior Walk brings our students together for a final time and really shows everyone in our entire District and the community how much our students have accomplished,” Lynwood Unified Board Alfonso Morales said. “Congratulations, Class of 2018!

Lynwood’s Jerry Goss Engineers a Bright Future

Jerry Goss has always been focused. From an early age, he knew he wanted to go to schools that challenged him and could lead him to his ultimate goal. In fact, he had a list of schools – elementary, middle, high schools and colleges – that would be worthy of a student like him and met his qualifications. And after graduating from California Academy of Mathematics and Science in June, he is one step closer to becoming an electrical engineer. It is truly an accomplishment for Jerry because, he admits, he has overcome many hardships to get here. For the first 11 years of his life, Jerry grew up in what is known as one of the toughest housing projects in San Francisco. But to him, it was home – a loving environment that he shared with his mother who didn’t have much but what she did have, she gave generously to him and neighbors who were even less fortunate. This was the happiest time of Jerry’s life. His mother’s daily kindness and compassion for others inspired him. But his life changed dramatically when one day, he went into cardiac arrest. Following a heart transplant surgery and a month-long coma, Jerry awakened with limited mobility and learned that social services had declared his mother unfit to raise him. Jerry’s father, who he had not seen or heard from in three years, gained custodial rights and moved Jerry to Los Angeles to live with him and Jerry’s grandmother. But home life was often tense. His father would disappear for days at a time, leaving Jerry to take care of his bedridden grandmother. Because of his father’s long absences, Jerry was placed in foster care. In December Jerry was recognized at the annual Children’s Defense Fund-California Beat the Odds Scholarship gala. He was one of five students selected to receive the honor. Each are given a $10,000 scholarship and have received and will continue to receive support from Children’s Defense Fund-CA during his time at Olin College in Massachusetts, where he will be attending in the fall, and beyond. Jerry currently lives in Lynwood with his foster parent.

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OPED Cities and States Add Support to Preserve Fair Housing Rule By Charlene Crowell In reaction to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) suspension of an important fair housing rule, a groundswell of national advocacy has emerged calling to preserve the rule and its goals of fair housing for all. To date, and in separate actions, both cities and states are speaking up for the 50-year old Fair Housing Act and the goals that it has yet to achieve. The AFFH rule took effect in July 2015, after widespread documentation over several years revealed how many HUD grantees made no discernible effort to end segregated housing in their locales. Unless federal courts intervene, the rule suspension will remain in effect until either 2024 or 2025. On June 5 a total of 12 jurisdictions including six states and six cities advised the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia of their joint opposition: California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, Washington State and the District of Columbia joined the cities of Austin (TX), Oakland (CA), New Orleans, Portland (OR), Seattle (WA), and Toledo (OH). Together the jurisdictions seek a halt to HUD’s suspension of its own rule. That same day and in a separate action, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood and Governor Andrew Cuomo jointly moved to intervene as well, citing HUD’s violation of the Administrative Procedure Act in suspending the rule without notice and failing to provide sufficient reasons for the rule suspension. Due to these two violations, the State of New York maintains that HUD has abdicated

housing funds. It is irresponsible for York declared a state of emergency HUD to suspend regulations that due to widespread lead and mold facilitate fair housing and create a found in the New York City Housing mechanism for accountability.” Authority (NYCHA) that serves The June amicus briefs both over 400,000 residents. On June 11, support litigation brought earlier to a $1.2 billion consent decree was halt suspension of the rule and was reached with NYCHA, HUD, and the filed by the National Fair Housing Environmental Protection Agency Alliance, Texas Low Income Housing and the housing authority will Information Service, and Texas provide environmental abatement. Appleseed. Other HUD-proposed budget In response, the AFFH rule cuts would have eliminated entirely specifically required any organization receiving HUD funds to have a plan and timeline that incorporates community concerns to actively address local CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra housing problems. This planning approach was structured to enable HUD grantees the Community Development to take meaningful and measurable Block Grant (CFBG) Program, actions to overcome historic patterns and gut Choice Neighborhoods. of segregation. Additionally, the rule That proposal raised lawmaker promotes fair housing choice, and eyebrows as for every $1 in Choice fosters inclusive communities that Neighborhoods funding, awardees are free from discrimination. and their partners typically leverage The suspension of this fair for their projects an additional $5 in housing rule is one of several actions public and private funding. that have triggered criticism of HUD While Secretary Carson Secretary Ben Carson. continues these and other ill-advised In 2017, HUD proposed cutting initiatives, the nation’s housing needs $6 billion from its budget, including continue to suffer, for both would-be programs focusing on underserved homeowners and renters alike. communities. Plans were for Public For example, the nation lacks housing to lose $1.3 million from 7.2 million affordable rental homes facility improvements, and another for low-income families, according $600 million in operational costs, to research by the National Fair where nationwide an estimated 1.2 Housing Alliance. Only 35 affordable families reside. These proposed cuts and available rental homes exist for also sidestepped long-standing needs every 100 extremely low-income for technological improvements rental households. and staffing resources to effectively On the homeownership and efficiently administer the FHA front, research by the Center for program. Responsible Lending has found that This past April, the State of New Black and Latino mortgage borrowers

are disproportionately dependent upon FHA financing, and still have scant access to the most affordable and sustainable mortgages—30-year fixed rate conventional ones. This heavy reliance on FHA financing even includes upper income Blacks and Latinos who could be eligible for conventional lending. Further, as many banks have withdrawn from the mortgage market, non-depository lending has increased. By 2016, eight of the top 10 FHA lenders were non-depositories. Unfortunately, Secretary Carson has yet to focus on improving these and other housing challenges that the nation faces. “The legacy of discrimination has left communities with entrenched segregation that reverberates through every policy decision these communities make,” noted Will Corbett, CRL’s Litigation Counsel. “The AFFH rule was a start, nearly fifty years after the Fair Housing Act became law, to provide both resources and accountability to local community efforts to close these historic gaps.” “HUD should not be backsliding into continued segregation by leaving in the dark those communities that seek a more integrated future and not bringing to light the failure of those communities that would let the bigotry of the past calcify”, concluded Corbett.

What part of town you live in should not mean that the doors of opportunity are closed to you.

its duties and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act. “As a former HUD Secretary, it is appalling to me that the agency would abdicate its responsibility to fight housing segregation and discrimination and allow this deplorable practice to continue,” said Governor Cuomo. The attorney general for the nation’s most populous state, California, linked fair housing with opportunity in other dimensions of life. “What part of town you live in should not mean that the doors of opportunity are closed to you,” said Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who joined the amicus brief filed by Maryland and other jurisdictions. “Fair housing is critical to creating integrated and supportive communities that provide access to jobs and better economic environments—and getting there requires an accountable use of federal

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

President Has Company on This One; Most Americans Don’t Know Who Burned White House

By Oscar Blayton

Colonial Marines who set fire to the White House were runaway Donald Trump made headlines slaves who Cockburn had trained with his ignorance again when he to be soldiers. This account accused Canada of burning the was written in July 2017 by White House during the War of Andrew Cockburn, an Irish-born 1812. journalist who is the Washington Most school children are taught editor of Harper’s and a relative that the British torched the White of the 1814 emancipator, Admiral House during Sir George the attack on Cockburn. American history Wa s h i n g t o n , In May 1814, D.C. C o ckbu r n books usually do What they began spreading not tell us that the often are not the word around taught is that the Chesapeake Colonial Marines the president’s Bay region that who set fire to the residence was any slaves who built mostly could make White House were by slave labor. their way to a runaway slaves Nor are they British ship or taught that its who Cockburn had outpost would destruction be freed, to trained to be soldiers. was carried out either fight by freed slaves under the known as the British Colonial British flag or be transported Marines. "as free settlers to the British On Aug. 24, 1814, Admiral Sir possessions in North America or George Cockburn of the Royal the West Indies." A training base Navy, and commander of the was established in the middle of raid upon Washington entered the Chesapeake Bay on Tangier the abandoned White House Island, and in late May, the accompanied by a few of his Colonial Marines participated in officers and a squad of Colonial a raid on Virginia’s Eastern Shore Marines. where an American artillery The occupiers ate the meal battery was captured. that Dolley Madison had ordered By August, the former slaves laid out in the dining room in had evolved into a well-disciplined anticipation of her husband, fighting unit, and some account James Madison’s triumphant state that the Colonial Marines return after defeating the British in “Red Coats” were in the at Bladensburg, which lay on the vanguard of the British forces at city’s outskirts. the Battle of Bladensburg where After eating, the British forces the Americans were routed. piled furniture in one of the Francis Scott Key witnessed rooms and lit a fire that destroyed the humiliating defeat of the the executive mansion. American troops at Bladensburg, American history books which may have prompted him usually do not tell us that the to express his hatred in the third

stanza of what was to become the American National Anthem: “No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave.” He wished death on all the freed slaves who fought alongside the British for their own freedom. America was a country supported in large part by slave labor. Its president, James Madison, held African Americans in slavery for his own personal gain. The government mansion where he lived and worked had been built with no concern for the misery of an enslaved people, so it made perfect sense for the Colonial Marines to burn it down. This was not the first time that enslaved Americans had struck a blow against their oppressors. In 1775, at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the Royal Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg, Va,. fell into the hands of George Washington’s

forces. Thereafter, it was used by the Americans until it was burned to the ground soon after the Battle at Yorktown in 1781. A contemporary account by a Charleston, S.C., newspaper reported that the fire was started by “some malicious person” and local accounts state that local slaves were hung for the deed. The slaves hung for destroying the Governor’s Palace were not among the 6,500 enslaved Americans who were able to escape and fight against their oppression by joining the British military forces. In 1775, the Royal Governor of Virginia promised freedom to any slaves who took up arms against the rebellious colonists. This led to the formation of the noted “Ethiopian Regiment” as well as other African American units fighting under the British flag. During the Civil War, it is reported that African American Union soldiers under the command of Gen. William A. Wild raided and attempted to burn down the home of the slaveholder and former president of the United States,

John Tyler. Many of the soldiers under Wild’s command had been enslaved in that region of Virginia where Tyler’s plantation was located. The complete destruction of Tyler’s home was prevented only after a Union naval officer intervened. None of these acts of destruction can possibly warrant condemnation, given the context within which they took place. All three structures were the result of the unjust enrichment of slaveholders through the evil of human bondage. All three attacks were during times of war and the African Americans were fighting for a government, as well as against their oppressors. Some white Americans experience a curious disconnect when it comes to balancing issues of loyalty against those of justice. They demand loyalty toward an unjust society encased in a national identity, even while that society literally murders those it requires to be loyal. This disconnect existed in centuries past and it exists today. Today, Colin Kaepernick and other African American athletes are expected to “honor the flag” as a sign of loyalty and respect to a nation that will not effectively prevent its law enforcement mechanism from harassing, humiliating and even murdering people of color. Just as Francis Scott Key wished death upon those African Americans who stood up for their freedom and their lives, those Americans who today attack African American athletes for their freedom and their lives have no sense of history or of justice. Oscar H. Blayton is a former Marine Corps combat pilot and human rights activist who practices law in Virginia.

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OPED

A Cruel Abandonment of the ‘Least of These’ By Marian Wright Edelman “Little kids are begging and screaming not to be taken from parents, and they’re hauled off. Parents are telling their older kids, ‘Be brave, be brave.’ It’s as bad as anything I’ve seen in 25-plus years of doing this work.” —ACLU immigration attorney Lee Gelernt Once again Americans are at a crossroads struggling to decide who we are and want to be as a nation and whether the current Administration’s policies reflect our values or revolt many of us at our core. The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) several times this year has joined what has grown now to 540 national and other organizations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico with expertise in child development, early childhood, child health, child welfare, and juvenile justice on a letter urging the Trump Administration to abandon its harsh and indefensible abusive child traumatizing order to separate children from their parents upon arrival at or near the U.S. border. In May Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a “zero tolerance” policy that requires prosecuting everyone who crosses the border illegally and separating children from their parents. Many parents charged with crossing the border illegally (even those seeking asylum as they try to escape threats to their lives in their own countries) are being detained in adult immigration detention centers and/or are being summarily deported. Children are being taken away from their parents, transferred to the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and placed in facilities across the country.

HHS’s Office of Refugee Resettlement assumes responsibility for caring for these traumatized children and finding alternative caregivers. In just two weeks in May 2018 as many as 658 children were separated from their parents. Now we even hear reports that some parents are being deported while their children are being left behind. As a mother and grandmother I can’t fathom such cruelty. These abusive policies lack any semblance of common and moral decency. CDF and hundreds of organizations must continue to protest this cruelty in every possible manner and have said: “We fear these actions will have significant and long-lasting consequences for the safety, health, development, and wellbeing of children.” This harsh and cruel snatching and separation of children from parents must stop now!

As a mother and grandmother I can’t fathom such cruelty. These abusive policies lack any semblance of common and moral decency. There is overwhelming evidence children need to be nurtured and cared for by parents to feel and be safe and healthy, and that separating them leads to serious, negative consequences to children’s health and development after they are reunited, disrupting the parentchild relationship and increasing children’s risk of physical and mental illness. Adverse childhood experiences, including a family member’s incarceration, are well-recognized precursors of negative child and mental health outcomes later in life. The joint letter points out that family unity is a foundational principle of U.S. child welfare law—even if often breached in

practice. Parents’ rights to the care and custody of their children are afforded particularly strong protection under the U.S. Constitution. Both state and federal law underscore this principle by providing strong incentives for states to keep children safely with their parents and provide services to families to prevent separation and maintain family unity. And the laws of all 50 states and the District of Columbia require that children not be separated from families without evidence that a specific parent posed a threat to the safety and wellbeing of his or her child. Many stories have been reported recently about these tragic parentchild separations. A recent Washington Post article profiled mother Silvana Bermudez who fled El Salvador with her 16-year-old son, 11-year-old daughter, and 3-year-old son after gang members threatened to kill her husband for refusing to help them escape police in his taxi and pulled a gun on her 16-year-old. After traveling 3,000 miles to seek asylum in the U.S. they were separated. The three children took a four-hour bus ride to one shelter where her daughter was physically separated from her brothers and Silvana was sent to a federal detention center in Buffalo, New York. She and her husband, who had fled seeking asylum in the U.S. months earlier, were given no information on the whereabouts of their children. At the shelter, Silvana’s older son kept trying to answer his young brother’s desperate question “where’s Mommy” by telling him she was at work or the store and would be there soon. Silvana’s daughter was put in a room with a 4-year-old girl whom she was asked to help give a bottle and put to sleep: “She was alone,” the 11-yearold told the Post. “Without her mom. Without anyone.” I can still remember the overwhelming panic I felt the day I became separated from my mother at New York City’s big Abyssinian Baptist Church right before a worship service when I was a young child. In the bustling

crowd going up into the balcony, I let go of my mother’s hand and became terrified. Happily I was among friendly people who summoned an usher who took me down to the pulpit where the preacher embraced me and asked the congregation if anyone knew this child. My mother, who had been frantically looking for me, said yes and we were reunited immediately. But I recall my panic and fear from even a short separation and find unimaginable the angst of young children being separated from parents in a strange land for days, weeks and months. Parents and children fleeing fearful threats to their lives need protection and support not cruel separation and punishment. I hope everyone in America will tell the Trump Administration that we are better than this and demand they stop this cruel and inhumane separation of children and parents. There is an opportunity for everyone to take action right now. Contact your Senators and urge them to support Senator Diane Feinstein’s “Keep Families Together Act” (S. 3036) that 31 of her Senate colleagues joined her in introducing on June 8th. The bill

would prohibit an agency at the border from removing a child from a parent or legal guardian solely for the policy goal of deterring individuals from migrating to the United States or of promoting compliance with civil immigration laws. Under this bill to keep families together, removal could occur only if there were actions by a state court or other child welfare official that determined it is in the best interest of a child to be removed and a child is in danger of abuse or neglect or danger to herself or others or is at significant risk of becoming a victim of trafficking. The proposed protections also would require establishing a policy for locating separated children, frequent information for separated families on the well-being of their children, and an annual report that describes basic information for each such separation. Please—everyone—help stop this evil practice of taking away children from parents in a strange land right now. Every one of us who understands that each of these children entering our country with a parent fleeing violence is a child of God just like every one of our own children and grandchildren should express our outrage at these cruel anti-child/anti-family policies immediately. We must be unafraid to stand up, speak out and protest at every turn to say to this Administration that their child abusive actions do not represent us or our nation’s values and to STOP right now. Politics should not be played on the backs of vulnerable children and parents seeking safety rather than harshness in our nation. We are better than this. Marian Wright Edelman is President of the Children's Defense Fund, whose Leave No Child Behind’s 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.

Black Mamas Are Dying—We Can Stop It

The Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act Can Save Black Mothers By Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) Black mothers are dying and it’s time to do something about it. Every year, more than 700 American mothers lose their lives to pregnancy or birth-related complications. Some medical professionals estimate that at least half, if not more, of these deaths are entirely preventable. While the deaths of 700-plus American mothers should shock us all, the statistics are much worse for African American mothers. We are three-to-four times more likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth than our White counterparts. A 2010-2011 survey of maternal deaths in Philadelphia found that three-quarters of those deaths were Black mothers. These shocking statistics cut across class, education level, and socio-economic status. Earlier this year, Serena Williams shared her own story of nearly losing her life. She, like too many other women, was ignored when she raised concerns about her own health and body. If this tragedy can befall a wealthy, world-class athlete who’s deeply in tuned with her own body, it could, and does, happen to anyone. Sadly, the situation is getting worse, not better. American mothers are dying at higher rates every year. Globally, we’ve had real success in pushing down the rates of mothers needlessly dying, especially in Africa and the Caribbean. Yet at the same time, the U.S. is one of a handful of nations where the number of mothers dying is increasing. We can and must do better. All mamas deserve the chance to be mamas. That’s why I’ve introduced the “Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act” or the MOMMA Act, for

we’ve known that culturally-incompetent care has had massive and negative impacts on our community and our health. In 2018, it’s time to train health professionals to give appropriate care to all patients, regardless of their race. I could not be prouder to have introduced the MOMMA Act or to have worked with the amazing women and men who helped us craft this important legislation to save mothers’ lives. It’s the product of months of work

While the deaths of 700-plus American mothers should shock us all, the statistics are much worse for African American mothers.

short. This comprehensive legislation takes a multi-pronged approach to ending maternal mortality through increased access to care, expanded culturally-competent training and standardized data collection. Currently, one of our greatest challenges in addressing the rising rate of maternal mortality is a lack of good data. We need to standardize data to find trends and protocols that work to save lives. The MOMMA Act also establishes and enforces national emergency obstetric protocols and ensures the sharing of best practices between practitioners and hospital systems because, if it’s working, we want every doctor to know about it. Additionally, the MOMMA Act would expand access to care by ensuring that

mothers retain their Medicaid coverage for one year after giving birth, the entire postpartum period. Right now, mothers lose their coverage just two months after giving birth. However, many women face significant health challenges, often weeks and months, after giving birth. One mom who spoke at my press conference unveiling the bill suffered a childbirth-related stroke 20 days after giving birth. Furthermore, we know that postpartum depression and other health challenges face new mothers; expanding access to care will ensure that moms remain healthy as they raise their families. Finally, the MOMMA Act would improve access to culturally-competent care throughout the care continuum. For decades,

with families, mothers, doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas and policy advocates. I’m deeply humbled to have the support of Black Women’s Health Imperative, the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, the National Urban League, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and many others. As a mother, I was lucky enough to experience two happy, healthy pregnancies. I want the same thing for every mother and family: a healthy, happy pregnancy and child. Congresswoman Robin Kelly represents Illinois’ Second Congressional District. She is the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and the Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls. She also serves on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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HEALTH

Sickle Cell Disease Hits Young Californians Hard

Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California and the CDC Provide Support to Young Adults LOS ANGELES—As if being a teenager or young adult weren’t complicated enough. As young people living with sickle cell disease (SCD) age, their health care needs change. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that can cause pain, anemia, infection, and other serious health problems. The teenage years are often the time when the health care for teens with SCD transfers from a pediatrician to a doctor who treats adults. This is complicated by a national shortage of knowledgeable doctors who care for adults with SCD. At the same time, teenagers with SCD may experience more SCD symptoms while also learning to become responsible for their own health and healthcare decisions. This period in young people’s lives is known as ‘transition.’ Transitioning care from pediatric to adult care is a big step towards adulthood and gaining independence, but it can be a scary and challenging process to navigate. This World Sickle Cell Day,

the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California (SCDFC) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are providing special support to young adults living with SCD. SC Crew Transition Pro-

gram This is the second year that SCDFC provides the successful SC Crew Transition Program for transitioning teens. Meet Ups are held monthly in Southern California with an average

of 20 participants. The SCDFC team developed a curriculum to ensure each Crew Member could ask and respond to questions about their sickle cell disease. The program includes

mock clinics that allow teenagers to practice seeking care in an adult clinical setting. Teens also enjoy fun gatherings. For World Sickle Cell Day, the CDC is releasing a new 2-part video series focus-

ing on health care transition among teenagers and young adults living with SCD. The videos feature Northern Californians, Kevin and Calvanay, two young adults with SCD, who discuss transition, how it has affected them, and how they’ve overcome challenges. Visit Videos | Sickle Cell Disease | NCBDDD | CDC to view the videos. The exact number of people with SCD is unknown, but estimates suggests that approximately 100,000 people in the United States are living with SCD, with approximately 7,000 in California. Another estimated 250,000 people in California carry the sickle cell trait. When two people with the trait have a child, there is a 1 in 4 chance of having a baby with this life-threatening and painful disease. For more information on SCDFC or the SC Crew, go to SC Crew for Teens or contact Portia Ragin, Program Director, at portiar@scdfc. org. To find out more about the CDC video, contact Faith Raider at 415-254-2475.

Cancer Screening Flop: Few Smokers Seek Free Lung Scans By Marilynn Marchione

California Moves to Clear Coffee of Cancer-Risk Stigma By Brian Melley LOS ANGELES (AP)—California officials, having concluded coffee drinking is not a risky pastime, are proposing a regulation that will essentially tell consumers of America's favorite beverage they can drink up without fear. The unprecedented action last week by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to propose a regulation to clear coffee of the stigma that it could pose a toxic risk followed a review of more than 1,000 studies published this week by the World Health Organization that found inadequate evidence that coffee causes cancer. The state agency implements a law passed by voters in 1986 that requires warnings of chemicals known to cause cancer and birth defects. One of those chemicals is acrylamide, which is found in many things and is a byproduct of coffee roasting and brewing present in every cup of joe. If the regulation is adopted, it would be a huge win for the coffee industry which faces potentially massive civil penalties after recently losing an 8-yearold lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court that could require scary warnings on all coffee packaging sold in California. Judge Elihu Berle found that Starbucks and other coffee roasters and retailers had failed to show that benefits from drinking coffee outweighed any cancer risks. He had previously ruled the companies hadn't shown the threat from the chemical was insignificant. The state's action rejects that ruling. “The proposed regulation would state that drinking coffee does not pose a significant cancer risk, despite the presence of chemicals created during the roasting and brewing process that are listed under Proposition 65 as known carcinogens,” the agency said in a statement. “The proposed regulation is based on extensive scientific evidence that drinking coffee has not been shown to increase the risk of cancer and may reduce the risk of some types of cancer.” Attorney Raphael Metzger, who won the court case on behalf of The Council for Education and Research on Toxics, said he was shocked the agency would move to nullify the court decision and undermine its own report more than a decade ago that drinking even small amounts of coffee resulted in a significant cancer risk. “The takeaway is that the state is proposing a rule contrary to its own scientific conclusion. That's unprecedented and bad,” Metzger said. “The whole thing stinks to high hell.”

Lung cancer screening has proved to be stunningly unpopular. Five years after government and private insurers started paying for it, less than 2 percent of eligible current and former smokers have sought the free scans, researchers report. The study didn't explore why, but experts say possible explanations include worries about false alarms and follow-up tests, a doctor visit to get the scans covered, fear and denial of the consequences of smoking and little knowledge that screening exists. “People are not aware that this is a test that can actually save lives,” said Dr. Richard Schilsky. “It's not invasive, it's not painful, there's no prep, nothing has to be stuck into any body cavity,” so to see so little use “is shocking.” Schilsky is chief medical officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which released the study Wednesday in advance of the group's meeting next month. Lung cancer is the top cancer killer worldwide, causing 155,000 deaths in the United States each year. It's usually found too late for treatment to succeed. A big study found that annual low-dose CT scans, a type of X-ray, could find cases sooner and lower the risk of dying of lung cancer by 20 percent for those at highest risk. That's people ages 55 through 79 who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 30 years or the equivalent, such as two packs a day for 15 years. In 2013, a government task force and others backed screening for such folks. The scans cost $100 to $250 and are free for those who meet the criteria, but people must have a special appointment to discuss risks and benefits with a doctor. Dr. Danh Pham at the University of Louisville in Kentucky and others got information on how many scans were done from an American College of Radiology registry of all 1,800 sites in the

U.S. accredited to perform them. A federal to be a no-brainer” because it can find health study was used to estimate how cancer when it's most treatable. many current and former smokers were “I'm living proof, literally, that caught eligible. early you can do The results: In 2016, about I'm living proof, literally, something less than 2 percent of it,” he said. 7.6 million eligible that caught early you can But screening smokers were screened. has a dark side: do something about it. research shows that Rates ranged from 1 percent in the West over three years of Michael Baroody, Virginia to 3.5 percent in the annual scans, 40 Northeast. percent of people That's way below the 60 percent to 80 will have an abnormal finding that often percent rates for breast, colon or cervical leads to follow-up tests such as a lung cancer screening. biopsy, and complications of those can be The study was sponsored by the Bristolfatal, said Dr. Otis Brawley, the American Myers Squibb Foundation. One study Cancer Society's chief medical officer. leader has consulted for the company and “I'm committed to telling people other cancer drugmakers. the truth and letting people decide for Mary Baroody of Alexandria, Virginia, themselves,” Brawley said, but added that has had several scans at MedStar if he were a candidate for screening, “I Georgetown University Hospital since don't think I would do it.” her husband, Michael, was diagnosed Dr. Kenneth Lin, a Georgetown family with lung cancer and successfully treated physician and former staff doctor for seven years ago. Both are 71 and longtime the government task force that advised smokers who quit 15 years ago. screening, also isn't a fan. “I'm glad to go do it and I feel good “There's been a lot of skepticism” about afterward,” she said of getting screened. its value, and the American Academy of “You get a clean bill of health. What else Family Physicians has not endorsed it, Lin could you want?” said. Many doctors feel the effort is better Her husband said screening “just seems spent trying to get smokers to quit, he said.

California Moves to Expand Access to Opioid Antidote SACRAMENTO (AP)—California is moving to expand access to an antidote for opioid overdoses by allowing organizations that may not have a medical director to distribute and administer the drug, state health officials said Friday. Under a new order from the state health department, groups with syringe exchange programs and other organizations will now be able to access naloxone, which works almost immediately to reverse an opioid overdose, the California Department of Health said. More than half of U.S. states have similar policies, California Department of Health Director Karen Smith said. California since 2015 has allowed patients

to buy naloxone from a pharmacy without a prescription, but not all pharmacies carry it. “(Naloxone) has virtually no side effects,” Smith said. “It's a remarkably safe drug and effective at what it does, which

is why we are confident we can provide it without prescriptions and why we're comfortable having a standing order like this one.” Interested groups will have to apply online with the health department.

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NEWS

Black Religious Leaders Criticize Sessions’ Use of Scripture By Tramon Lucas WASHINGTON (AP)—Several prominent members of the Black clergy criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions last Friday for using the Bible to justify separating immigrant children from parents.

HE Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, along with the Revs. Jesse Jackson and William Barber, in separate statements, called Sessions' use of biblical scripture

incorrect. “The Bible does not justify discrimination masked as racism, sexism, economic inequality, oppression or the abuse of children,” said the council, leaders of the denomination.

In May, Sessions expressed that there will be “zero tolerance” for anyone who crossed the border illegally. About 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the border over a six-week period of crackdowns on illegal entry into the United States, according to the Department of Homeland Security. During a speech to law enforcement on Thursday, Sessions said: “I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13, to obey the laws of the government because God has ordained them for the purpose of order.”

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has defended Sessions' stance, saying “it is biblical to enforce the law.” The Justice Department did not immediately return e-mailed requests for comment. The bishops called for House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican lawmakers to reprimand Sessions. “Why are Black and Brown immigrants living in America with fear that the American dream has become a nightmare for the least, the last, and left out?” the AME clergy

said in a statement. “Twisting the word of God in defense of immoral practices was a tactic used to justify keeping Black people in chattel slavery, committing genocide against Native Americans and segregating people under Jim Crow,” said Barber and Liz Theoharis, co-chairs of the Poor People's Campaign, in a separate statement. Jackson was also critical of Sessions, saying in the past, Bible verses have been used to justify various atrocities. “The government tolerated lynching just like they tolerated slavery,” said Jackson.

School to be Named After Journalist, Undocumented Immigrant

MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP)—At a divisive time for U.S. immigration policies, a California school board has decided to name a new elementary school after an awardwinning journalist who disclosed in 2011 that he had been living in the U.S. illegally. The Mountain View Whisman School District board voted Thursday to name the as-yetunopened school after Jose Antonio Vargas, bypassing Steve Jobs and other technology giants with ties to the San Francisco Bay Area's high-tech Silicon Valley. “We wanted to pick someone who embodied the values of what you can do with an education, as Jose does,” school board president Laura Blakely told the San Francisco Chronicle . The move comes as the Trump administration faces a growing backlash from human-rights adocates over its immigration practices. Nearly 2,000 minors have been separated from their families at the U.S. border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal crossings, the Associated Press found. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions also announced that asylum protections will no longer be offered to victims of domestic

LA Launches Youth Swimming Lessons Initiative

violence and gang violence. Vargas emigrated with his family from the Philippines to the U.S. when he was 12 years old. The Chronicle was among the places he worked in his early career. Vargas went on to earn a Pulitzer Prize for journalism and then took on the role of immigration activist. He revealed his undocumented status in a New York Times Magazine essay in 2011. “As a proud product of the Bay Area's public school system,

I am overwhelmed by this totally unexpected and deeply meaningful honor,” Vargas said in a statement. The school will open in August 2019. Blakely said Vargas' name was initially floated about a year ago. “He's been the face of the American dream for so many students who came here as children, and really grew up as Americans without having citizenship,” she said.

School’s out, which means summer’s in! As the temperatures rise, splash into a fun and healthy sport with SwimLA, the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks’ newly expanded and affordable swim program for kids. SwimLA ensures that every young Angeleno between the ages of 4 to 17 has an opportunity to learn to swim by increasing the number of lessons offered at all L.A. City pools, expanding the availability of swim scholarships and promoting the importance of water safety. The City of Los Angeles is also committed to making sure that every family, regardless of income, can sign up their children for swim lessons. Mayor Garcetti is dedicated to making Los Angeles one of the healthiest cities in the world – and it starts with SwimLA. With the generous support of partners, including Kaiser Permanente, LA84 and the American Red Cross, SwimLA has boosted the number of swim scholarships available so that cost is never a barrier. SwimLA lessons are offered in two-week sessions from June 18 until Aug. 31. Morning, afternoon and evening lessons are available. To find your neighborhood L.A. City pool and register for swim lessons, visit www.swimla.org or call Citywide Aquatics at (323) 906-7953. Space is limited, so sign up today!

Getting Married? Get Covered! Before you walk down that aisle and “style and profile” on your wedding day, you have a million things to think about. Make sure your health insurance coverage is one of them.

E are in the middle of wedding season, which happens to coincide with Covered California’s special-enrollment period, and getting married is one of the ways Californians can qualify to sign up for health insurance instead of having to wait until open enrollment in the fall. As long as you apply for coverage within 60 days of your wedding, you are eligible to sign up. “We would like congratulate all Californians getting married over the next few months, and we encourage all of those who do not have health insurance to get signed up during our special-enrollment period,” said Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee. “As you begin your married life, give yourself one less thing to worry about by getting covered and ready for any health emergency.” Besides getting married, the following circumstances are among the more common reasons

individuals become eligible for special enrollment: • They lose their health coverage because they have lost or changed jobs. • They have a baby, adopt a child or place a child for adoption or in foster care. • They move and gain access to new Covered California health insurance plans that were not available where they previously lived. • They become a citizen, a U.S. national or a lawfully present individual. If you qualify under any of these conditions, you are eligible to get health insurance and join the 1.4 million Californians just like you who chose to get coverage for themselves and their families through Covered California. Covered California also launched a graduation campaign during this special-enrollment period aimed at students who had their health care needs provided by their school and are losing that coverage upon graduation, or are turning 26 and aging out of their parents’ health plan. Covered California also worked with colleges and universities to promote the value of health insurance, sending educational materials to inform students about their health care options to more than 70 campus health centers. Make sure you take advantage of

the financial help available to you Bronze coverage for less than $10 per and your family. During the recently month. That’s less than what some completed open-enrollment period, people pay for their cell phone bill. the 85 percent of For more Covered California information on enrollees who As long as you apply special-enrollment receive subsidies for coverage within rules, visit http:// saw their cost of www.CoveredCA. 60 days of your coverage drop 11 com/individualspercent in 2018 and-families/ wedding, you are over the previous getting-covered/ eligible to sign up. year. Nearly 60 special-enrollment. percent of subsidyThose who qualify eligible enrollees have access to for Medi-Cal may enroll through Silver coverage for less than $100 per Covered California year round. month, and 74 percent can purchase Eligible consumers can explore

their options and find out if they qualify for financial help by using the Shop and Compare Tool. They can also get free and confidential enrollment assistance by visiting www.coveredca.com/find-help/ and searching among 800 storefronts statewide, or more than 17,000 certified enrollers who can assist consumers in understanding their choices and enrolling, including individuals who can assist in other languages. In addition, consumers can reach the Covered California service center by calling (800) 3001506.

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NEWS Oscar Robertson to Receive NBA’s Lifetime Achievement Award NEW YORK (AP)—Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson will be honored with the NBA's Lifetime Achievement Award at the NBA Awards on June 25.

OBERTSON, the career leader with 181 tripledoubles and the first player to average one for a season, was the NBA's Rookie of the

Year in 1961, MVP in 1964 and won a championship with Milwaukee in 1971. The guard was a nine-time selection to the All-NBA first team and was voted one of the league's 50 greatest

players. He also was co-captain of the 1960 U.S. team that won an Olympic gold medal and led Crispus Attucks High School to consecutive Indiana state championships, the first all AfricanAmerican team in the nation to win a state title. Robertson also was president of the National

STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: THE 4TH OF JULY

Basketball Players Association from 1965-74, and the settlement of his anti-trust lawsuit against the NBA— known as the Oscar Robertson

Rule—ushered in free agency in the league. Bill Russell won the award last year in the first season of the awards show, which

will be held in Santa Monica, California and be televised by TNT. The winner of the NBA's MVP and other individual awards will be presented.

LAUSD to Rename High School After Board Member

ACROSS 1. Battle ____, pl. 6. Baseball Giant and hall-of-famer 9. Strikebreaker 13. Give out 14. What's old is new again, prefix 15. Money carrier 16. Floridian predator 17. Sin's and cos' partner 18. Don't just stand there 19. *Salad ingredient at a barbecue 21. *One of thirteen in 1776 23. Knighthood designation 24. "____ your keep" 25. Aladdin, for short 28. "The Nutcracker" outfit 30. Soft-boiled egg holder 35. Mark for omission 37. Torso 39. Salpae, sing. 40. Like a devoted fan 41. Bear Down Under 43. Mongolian desert 44. Honey wine, pl. 46. Russian monarch 47. Shakespeare's "at another time" 48. *____ Continental Congress 50. Research facil. 52. One of Bo Peep's flock 53. Smidgen 55. Three strikes 57. *Celebratory events on the 4th 61. *"The Star-Spangled Banner" 64. *How you might find most drinks on the 4th 65. Have a cold, e.g. 67. Opposite of ecbatic 69. Step 70. ____ de Janeiro 71. Burnt ____ 72. ____ in captivity 73. Canine command 74. Like yellow polka dot bikini DOWN 1. Go low, as in jeans 2. Show appreciation

3. Choir voice 4. "____: The Saga of an American Family" 5. Gibraltar, e.g. 6. On top of 7. *Out-of-favor beverage? 8. Polynesian kingdom 9. Court petitioner 10. Rugged rock 11. Fungal spore sacs 12. Between Phi and Kappa 15. Fork tips 20. Lorry in America 22. Old-fashioned "before" 24. Europe/Asia portmanteau 25. *One of 3 Presidents to die on July 4th 26. "Drove my chevy to the ____" 27. Hipbone-related 29. Thomas the Engine's warning 31. Lady née Stefani Joanne

Angelina Germanotta 32. Star Wars attacker 33. Violinist's stroke 34. *"Common Sense" author 36. Edible root of taro plant 38. Dashing style 42. Result of match play? 45. More than snide 49. Bambi's mom 51. Interjection for disapproval 54. Plural of #46 Across 56. Recurring melody 57. Fancy-schmancy 58. Initial stake 59. Iranian money 60. Opposite of base 61. A bunch 62. River in Bohemia 63. Demeanor 66. *Mad King George's number 68. "____, the Beloved Country"

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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously last week to rename Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy for board member Richard A. Vladovic. Vladovic led the effort in 2002 to open the academy, whose initial goals were to raise graduation rates among at-risk youth in Wilmington and address the teacher

shortage by encouraging students with high-potential toward teaching careers. The academy has twice been chosen as a national Blue Ribbon School. All members of its 2018 graduating class have been accepted to a fouryear college or university while two-thirds have earned at least one associate of arts degree, thanks to the school's partnership with Los Angeles Harbor College, which shares

its campus, the district's Shannon Haber said. "I cannot describe how proud I am of all that Harbor Teacher Prep Academy has been able to accomplish in a very short period of time," Vladovic said. "Over 70 percent of its student body has been classified as economically disadvantaged, and come from a community that historically has been underserved and yet this school and its student body consistently rank amongst the top high schools in the state and the nation." Vladovic began his career in education in the late 1960s as a social studies teacher at Stephen White Junior High School in Carson, part of Board District 7, which represents. He later became a principal and administrator before being elected to the board in 2007. He has been re-elected twice. The school will be rededicated later this year as Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy. SODOKU SOLUTION

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NEWS New San Francisco Mayor Went From the Projects to City Hall By Janie Har SAN FRANCISCO (AP)— San Francisco's incoming mayor knows the yawning gap between rich and poor firsthand, having been raised by her grandmother in the city's drug- and violenceriddled projects.

T is now the job of London Breed—the first Black woman elected mayor of the city—to unite a wealthy but conflicted San Francisco, where the high-tech economy has sent the median price of a home soaring to $1.3 million and where homeless tents and human waste fester on sidewalks. People who know her say the 43-year-old Breed has the grit, drive and deep love for her hometown to tackle its problems. “I know where she comes from. I know where she is currently,” said high school classmate Adonne Loggins. “It's not an easy way to come up. A lot of people fall by the wayside, and she didn't. That's a tribute to her character and her willingness to fight.” Breed, currently president of the 11-member Board of Supervisors, was declared the winner Wednesday of last week's eight-way mayoral election. The Democrat takes office next month. She is only the second woman to become mayor of San Francisco. The first was Dianne Feinstein, now senator. San Francisco, with a population of 870,000, is about 6 percent Black, one of the smallest percentages among major U.S. cities.

In her first official speech as mayor-elect on Thursday, Breed fondly recalled people telling her to go to college when she didn't know what that was. “If it wasn't for a community that believed in me and supported me and raised me and did what was necessary to make sure that I was a success, I would not be here,” she said to several hundred people at Rosa Parks Elementary School. “But the problem is, I am the exception and not the norm, and as mayor I want to change what is normal in this city.” Breed wants the technology sector to work with youngsters so that they have a real shot at sharing in the city's immense wealth. She wants to build more housing more quickly and supports the use of legal conservatorships to get mentally ill people and drug users off the street and into treatment. She has also promised to end longterm homeless tent camps within a year of taking office. Breed has a broad smile, a blunt way of speaking and a down-to-earth demeanor. She is a big foodie who lives in a rentcontrolled apartment in the city's fashionably dilapidated Lower Haight neighborhood, blocks from the traditionally Black Western Addition and Fillmore neighborhoods where she grew up. She unwinds at night by washing dishes by hand—no dishwasher in her unit—and re-hashing her day with friends by phone. Like many other residents of the city, she has been unable to afford a house. That may change; as mayor, she will be paid $335,996 a year. Breed was raised by her grandmother Comelia Brown, a house cleaner who told a young London to make her bed, clean the

kitchen and not even think about Loggins, a classmate at Galileo skipping school if she wanted to High, recalls an outspoken, stubborn continue living in her house. girl active in school politics and the She drank powdered milk, and Black student union who was itching Christmas toys came from the to improve the system. She was voted firefighters' annual giveaway. Her the girl in her senior class most likely grandmother died in 2016 after a to succeed. long struggle with dementia. Breed got her start in politics in “I gave my grandma a really hard the mid-1990s as an intern for thentime. And can Mayor Willie I tell you? She Brown, writing She unwinds at night never gave up proclamations by washing dishes by on me,” she said and answering Thursday. hand—no dishwasher mail. A brother “I was in her unit—and reended up in living in public prison, and a h o u s i n g ,” hashing her day with younger sister she recalled friends by phone. died of a drug in a recent overdose in interview at one 2006, but Breed earned a bachelor's of her favorite Mexican restaurants. degree from the University of “The ability to get stuff done by saying California at Davis and then a you're calling from the mayor's office master's in public administration was amazing.” from the University of San Francisco. For more than a decade, she headed

the African American Art & Culture Complex, beefing up programs for at-risk youth and the elderly. She encouraged a police presence there, not just because of the potential for violence but also because she wanted the youngsters to develop good relationships with police, she said. In 2012, she decided to challenge the supervisor for her district, appalled that then-Mayor Ed Lee had appointed someone Breed felt was out of touch with the community. Most of the city's power brokers, including Lee and Brown, told her to stay out, she recalled. “A lot of people told her it would be an uphill battle, it would be a difficult race to win,” said Debbie Mesloh, president of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women. “She said she was going to go to every house and walk every neighborhood, and she did.” She won, but not before taking heat for an expletive-laden rant about how she wasn't controlled by anyone, including her mentor, Brown. The rant cost her Feinstein's endorsement. Friends and colleagues say Breed has since smoothed the rough edges, but the idea that she is beholden to others, including the business sector that supported her mayoral run, rankles. “I'm not the old guard,” she said. “I make my own decisions and I do what I feel is the right thing to do, and I stand by the decisions that I make.” Amelia Ashley-Ward, publisher of the San Francisco Sun-Reporter, called Breed an example to “every young girl everywhere who wants to be something.” “They just need to stand up and fight for what they want to be, and, yes, be stubborn and hard-headed sometimes,” Ashley-Ward said.

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LEGAL NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000006308332 Title Order No.: 730-1610326-70 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 1974285064703 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 05/21/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 06/08/2009 as Instrument No. 20090847874 , DEFAULT JUDGMENT RECORDED 3/28/2018 AS DOCUMENT# 20180296854 TO CORRECT THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: JORGE CHAVEZ, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 07/19/2018 TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELESNORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 304 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE, COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 90220 APN#: 6142-004-044 The land referred to in this Report is situated in the City of Compton, County of Los Angeles, State of California, and is described as follows:Lot(s) 6 and 7 in Block D of Tract No. 6627, in the City of Compton, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per Map recorded in Book 71 Page(s) 64 and 65 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County. Except therefrom the Southerly 7 feet of Lot 6 of said Tract. Also except therefrom OneTwelfth of all minerals and rights, in relation thereto including all oil, gas, asphaltum and other hydrocarbon substances, as reserved in the Deed from Capital Co., recorded August 23, 1938, in Book 15960, Page(s) 210, Official Records. APN: 6142-004-044 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 $219,947.16. 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 00000006308332. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:AUCTION. COM, LLC 800-280-2832 www. auction.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852. Dated: 05/30/2018 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-4659348 06/06/2018, 06/13/2018, 06/20/2018 SchId:71337 AdId:23793 CustId:64 -----------NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1017 E El Segundo Blvd, El Segundo, CA 90245. July 11th, 2018 at 4:00 pm. Jason Robert Litten, Household Goods; Jacqueline Benitez, guitar briefcase; Stacey Wills, Household Items; Dawn Brown, Personal Property; Machete, Richard Stoddard, Storing items from business 4 couches, tables, chairs, flat screen tv, 1015 file cabinets artwork, 10x20 3000 sqft 15 box storages, 30 medium boxes 25 chairs, racks, office equipment; Allen Binder, Household Items. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. CN949952 07-11-18 Jun 20,27, 2018 SchId:71386 AdId:23811 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KENNETH RIDGEWAY GROVER aka KENNETH R. GROVER Case No. 18STPB03202 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KENNETH RIDGEWAY GROVER aka KENNETH R. GROVER A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Kurt Grover in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Kurt Grover 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 22, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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: SCOTT R BURTON ESQ SBN 96898 574 S RANCHO SANTA FE RD SAN MARCOS CA 92078 CN949985 GROVER Jun 6,13,20, 2018 SchId:71396 AdId:23814 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-17-799554-CL Order No.: 170461546-CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/29/2004. 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 Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): LOUIS F. MCCARTER AND VIRGINIA MCCARTER Recorded: 11/4/2004 as Instrument No. 042869108 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 7/5/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, in the Vineyard Ballroom Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $86,199.56 The purported property address is: 1206 S CLIVEDEN AV, COMPTON, CA 90220 Assessor's Parcel No.: 6141-009018 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-2802832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.

com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-17-799554-CL. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800280-2832 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-17-799554-CL IDSPub #0141456 6/13/2018 6/20/2018 6/27/2018 SchId:71446 AdId:23828 CustId:608 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GILBERTO CASTELLONDELGADO CASE NO. 18STPB05036 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of GILBERTO CASTELLONDELGADO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARICELA CASTELLON, ALEJANDRA CASTELLON BOYCE AND GILBERT CASTELLON, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARICELA CASTELLON, ALEJANDRA CASTELLON BOYCE AND GILBERT CASTELLON, JR. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority. (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: 06/29/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D 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 SIDNEY F. CROFT - SBN 37856 314 TEJON PLACE PALOS VERDES ESTATES CA 90274 6/13, 6/20, 6/27/18 CNS-3141400# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:71458 AdId:23838 CustId:61 -----------CITY OF COMPTON REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB) FOR LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES The City of Compton is soliciting bids from qualified companies to provide landscape and maintenance services to City of Compton Successor Agency owned properties and City owned pocket parks. Bids will be received in the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220 until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 25, 2018. POSTMARKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All bids must be clearly marked, “RFB TO PROVIDE LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN THE CITY OF COMPTON – DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL” and shall be delivered during the business hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, except holidays, to the City Clerk’s Office. Submit an original and two (2) copies of your bids. Your proposed fee is required to be submitted under separate, sealed cover. All submittals are to be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name, address, and telephone number of the individuals or entity submitting the bid to the attention of: City of Compton, City Manager’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220. All submitted bids will be reviewed and analyzed by City staff and the bid which best meets the City’s needs will be selected for further analysis and negotiation. The City of Compton reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted. No guarantee is made hereby that any contract will be awarded pursuant to this Request for Bids, or otherwise. All costs incurred in the preparation of the bids, in the submission of additional information, and/or in any other aspect of a bid prior to the award of a written contract will be borne by the respondent. Parties interested in obtaining a Request for Bid (RFB) package should contact the: Office of the City Manager City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 (310) 605-5585 SUBMITTAL DEADLINE To be considered, bids must be submitted no later than Monday, June 25, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. to the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220. Postmarks will not be accepted. The City may extend the deadline at its option. During this period of restricted contact, any attempt by a proposing firm, its representative or agent to contact, lobby, or make a representation to a member of the City Council, or any other official, employee, or agent of the City will be grounds for disqualification. Alita Godwin CITY CLERK Publish: 06/13/18 and 06/20/2018 SchId:71461 AdId:23839 CustId:314 -----------T.S. No. 036119-CA APN: 6147-017-001 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/18/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 7/10/2018 at 10:30 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 10/25/2007, as Instrument No. 20072416571, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: IDELLA MCDOWELL, AS SURVIVING TRUSTEE OF THE JERRY AND IDELLA MCDOWELL FAMILY TRUST, DATED DEC 08 1999 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON

A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: THE WEST 62 FEET OF THAT PART OF LOT 3 OF THE BRINKERHOFF TRACT, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 2 PAGE 16 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT; THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT, 1663.5 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT, 236 FEET, FOR THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT, 236.16 FEET TO A POINT IN THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT, 124.14 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT, 236.16 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT, 124.14 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1636 E 126TH ST COMPTON, CA 90222-1108 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 held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured 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: $481,044.14 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and 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 (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW. STOXPOSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 036119-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the

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LEGAL telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP. 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:71484 AdId:23847 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 12714 S. La Cienega Blvd, Hawthorne CA, 90250, 310363-9305, on July 11th, 2018 @ 3:00PM. Account, Description of goods: Wesley Benson, no description; Joslin Ronald, no description; Guzman Maricela, no description; Wesley Benson, no description; E Wanda Artison, n/a; Ronald Joslin, no description; Wesley Benson, no description; Ronald Joslin, no description; Nebil A Josef, household goods, personal belongings; Christine Meeks, boxes, bedroom set, washer, dryer, bins, 10x15 CEN FMF $276; Abraham Carons, books, dining set, tv, chest, fridge, stove; Marlena Price, Boxes; Roderick Goodman, Clothing, desk; Rose Torres, Bags and boxes and 2 refrigerators; Winston Jones, Clothing; Airian Collins, Tv, boxes, monitor. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. CN950167 07-11-18 Jun 20,27, 2018 SchId:71521 AdId:23860 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF AMBROSIO OLIVEROS DELGADO Case No. 18STPB05212 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of AMBROSIO OLIVEROS DELGADO A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Jaime Cornejo in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Jaime Cornejo 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 July 6, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 2D 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: MARIA N KABAYAN ESQ SBN 315001 JT LEGAL GROUP APC 801 N BRAND BLVD STE 1130 GLENDALE CA 91203 CN950201 DELGADO Jun

20,27, Jul 4, 2018 SchId:71593 AdId:23882 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 12830 Roselle Ave, Hawthorne CA, 90250, July 11th at 2:00 PM. Shirley Goodford, Office equipment, chairs, misc. items; Laurent Hechmati, Boxes of household items, misc.; Joyce Moten, Household Items and Clothes; Jennifer Broady, Boxes of clothing and personal items; James Brown, Home goods; Clara V Hayes, Small furniture, boxes and misc. items; David Matthews, clothes, pressure washer rims; Marie Hovis, Boxes of household and personal items; Maritza Alvarenga, Clothing, shoes, and misc. personal items; Flavio Flores, Clothes, old pictures, and misc. personal items; Lawanda Keaton, Chairs and misc. items; Miranda Parker, Home and personal items; Andrew Edmiston, Clothing, and misc. items; Anthony Graham, Clothing, small furniture, bedroom and personal items; Maria Balmaceda, Boxes, clothing, and bicycles. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. CN950253 07-11-18 Jun 20,27, 2018 SchId:71596 AdId:23883 CustId:65 -----------TSG No.: 170417704 TS No.: CA1700281977 FHA/VA/ PMI No.: 0006741831 APN: 6146-011-031 Property Address: 926-928 WEST 131ST STREET COMPTON, CA 90222 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/12/2006. 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. On 08/02/2018 at 10:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 06/19/2006, as Instrument No. 06 1336636, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California. Executed by: Luis Ramon Ruiz Ramirez, 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 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 6146-011-031 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 926-928 WEST 131ST STREET, COMPTON, CA 90222 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 $343,837.31. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. 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 (916)9390772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting. com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1700281977 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 sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772NPP0334664 To: COMPTON BULLETIN 06/20/2018, 06/27/2018, 07/04/2018 SchId:71615 AdId:23889 CustId:68 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF FERNANDO FERNANDEZ Case No. 18STPB05182 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of FERNANDO FERNANDEZ A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MYRIAM FERNANDEZ ALVARADO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MYRIAM FERNANDEZ ALVARADO 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 July 5, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California

Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: JEFFREY D GOLD ESQ SBN 19079 LAW OFFICE OF JEFFREY D GOLD 12749 NORWALK BLVD STE 100 NORWALK CA 90650 CN950370 FERNANDEZ Jun 20,27, Jul 4, 2018 SchId:71618 AdId:23890 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 18169-HY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the Seller(s) are: IGER ENTERPRISES INC, 22661 WHITE OAKS, MISSION VIEJO, CA 92692 Doing Business as: SPARKLEEN LAUNDRY All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are: The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: KOALA COIN OP LLC, C/O ELITE BUSINESS INVESTMENTS, CORP, 5404 WHITSETT AVE #18, VALLEY VILLAGE, CA 91607 The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TRADE NAME, MACHINERY, GOODWILL, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AND COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, SUPPLIES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS and are located at: 8538 ROSECRANS AVE, PARAMOUNT, CA 90723 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: NEW CENTURY ESCROW, INC, 18253 COLIMA RD STE 202, ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA 91748 and the anticipated sale date is JULY 9, 2018 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: NEW CENTURY ESCROW, INC, 18253 COLIMA RD STE 202, ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA 91748 and the last day for filing claims shall be JULY 6, 2018, which is the business day before the sale date specified above. Dated: JUNE 11, 2018 BUYERS: KOALA COIN OP LLC LA2044209 COMPTON BULLETIN 6/20/18 SchId:71621 AdId:23891 CustId:628 -----------NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3846 W. Century Blvd Inglewood, CA 90303 July 11, 2018 at 1 pm.; 250, Vernethe Ramirez, Furniture, boxes; 78, David Braxton, bedroom set, small couch, head board mattress table; 105, Yevette Wright, boxes, full bed, frame, fridge, stove, clothes, 2 small dressers, 5x10 NEN FMF 140; 220, Renee Colemana fridge and some boxes and love seat; 481, Tamecca Shaw, household items; 507, Tomisha Pinson, clothing, boxes and totes, tv; 130, Patrice Austin, couch, boxes, bags; 148, Christopher Douglas, Clothes; 426, IRIS MARTINEZ, queen bed and boxes, 70, Megan Mollett, full bed 70`` TV, nightstand, 2 barstools; 365, Othon Castro, Ladders, tools, alarm panels; 63, Mike Murphy, Business equipment, office furniture; 4, Edward Gillis, Boxes; 407, Christopher Kingcouch, barber chair, tv, 2 night stand, 469, Duane Brady, dresser, boxes, tv.; Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. CN950244 07-11-18 Jun 27, Jul 4, 2018

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with California Commercial Code Section 7209 and 7210 and California Civil Code Section 798.56a, notice having been given to all parties believed to claim an interest and the time specified for payment in the notice having expired, the undersigned is entitled to a warehouse lien against that certain mobilehome described as a Manufacturer: Skyline, Tradename: Hillcrest, Model Name: Homette, Decal No.: AAL9994, HUD Label: MH13697, Serial No.: 261229, now situated at Peter Pan Mobile Home Park, 1100 W. Alondra Blvd., Space # A-30, Compton CA, 90220. The parties believed to claim an interest in the mobilehome are: Derek Crites, County of Los AngelesPublic Administrator Operations and Ettie Lee HM Inc. and DOES 1 through 10 inclusive. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to California Commercial Code Sections 7209 and 7210 and California Civil Code Section 798.56a, that on Friday, July 6, 2018 at 10:00 am the mobilehome will be auctioned for sale by Peter Pan Mobile Home Park (Warehouseman) at public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in lawful money of the United States, made payable to Peter Pan Mobile Home Park. The mobilehome will be sold AS IS and WHERE IS, with all faults and defects, known or unknown, with NO COVENANT OR WARRANTY AS TO TITLE, POSSESSION, FINANCING, OR ENCUMBRANCES. The sale will be held as follows: Date: Friday, July 6, 2018, Time: 10:00 am, Place: Rental Office, Peter Pan Mobile Home Park, 1100 W. Alondra Blvd., County of Los Angeles, Compton CA, 90220. The public auction will be made to satisfy the lien for storage of the Property that was deposited by: Derek Crites, County of Los AngelesPublic Administrator Operations and Ettie Lee HM Inc. and DOES 1 through 10 inclusive at Peter Pan Mobile Home Park. This Property may not be left at Peter Pan Mobile Home Park and must be immediately removed subsequent to the sale. The money received from the sale, if any, (after paying the Warehouseman’s costs) will reduce the amount owed by: Derek Crites, County of Los AngelesPublic Administrator Operations and Ettie Lee HM Inc. and DOES 1 through 10 inclusive to the Warehouseman. The total amount due, including estimated costs, expenses and advances as of the date of the public sale, is estimated to be $2,352.20. Additional amounts incurred may be added to this amount, as provided in the California Commercial Code. The auction will be conducted for the purpose of satisfying the lien, together with the cost of the sale. Patricia Quezada, 1100 W. Alondra Blvd., Compton CA, 902203, Authorized Agent for Peter Pan Mobile Home Park. Published in Los Angeles County California, The Bulletin Newspaper, on June 18, 2018 and June 25, 2018. SchId:71635 CustId:800

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-----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 103689-GK (1) Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described. (2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: SUNG KON KIM, 4956 W. CENTURY BLVD., #2B, INGLEWOOD, CA 90304 (3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: (4) The name and business address of the Buyer(s) are: JK INVESTMENT INC., 727 S. ARDMORE AVE., #808, LOS ANGELES, CA 90005 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are: FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT, TRADENAME, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, GOODWILL, LEASE AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS of that certain business located at: 4956 W. CENTURY BLVD., #2B INGLEWOOD, CA 90304 (6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: CENTURY TIME (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is JULY 9, 2018, at the office of ESCROW WORLD INC, 1055 WILSHIRE BLVD, STE 1555, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017,

Escrow No. 103689-GK, Escrow Officer: AILEEN HAN (8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above. (9) The last date for filing claims is: JULY 6, 2018 (10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. (11) As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: NONE DATED: JUNE 14, 2018 TRANSFEREES: JK INVESTMENT INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION LA2047397 TRIBUNE 6/20/18 SchId:71645 CustId:628

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-----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOANN MARIE STANLEY Case No. 18STPB05390 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOANN MARIE STANLEY A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Michael Scott Misagal in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Michael Scott Misagal 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 July 11, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 5 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: MARK E SWATIK ESQ SBN 269542 BURKLEY SWATIK

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ENTERTAINMENT Latino Movie Producer Opens Theaters in Rural, Poor Areas

By Russell Contreras A Latino movie producer is opening theaters in poor, rural areas in the U.S. that lack basic entertainment options, giving unserved audiences a chance to dream. Moctesuma Esparza opened his latest Maya Cinemas theater last month in Delano, California. The movie theater is the fifth that Esparza has opened in rural areas with majority Latino populations. Esparza says residents in rural towns and cities often have to travel more than an hour to watch a movie since many small theaters have closed. Rural communities in Appalachia, the American Southwest and the Mississippi Delta have seen small theaters close due to the high cost of technology updates and to economic downturns that discourage investors. New Mexico is pushing an initiative to revitalize downtown districts in isolated, small towns by rehabilitating aging, historic theaters. Esparza produced the 1997 movie “Selena.”

Jay-Z, Beyoncé Release Surprise Album ‘Everything Is Love’ LOS ANGELES (AP)—Jay-Z and Beyoncé are keeping up a family tradition, dropping a surprise album before anyone knew it was coming.

HE couple released a joint album that touches on the rapper's disgust at this year's Grammy Awards and features

a shout out from their daughter Blue Ivy to her siblings. The nine-track album “Everything Is Love” dropped Saturday on the Tidal music streaming service that Jay-Z

partially owns. The album features Beyoncé rapping on songs more than she has done on previous releases. One song that has a profanity in its title includes Jay-Z lashing out at the Grammys. He was the top nominee at February's awards show, but left emptyhanded. The rapper also says he

turned down the NFL Super Bowl halftime show, rapping that the league needs him more than he needs them. Blue Ivy ends the song “BOSS” with a shout-out to her 1-year-old brother and sister, Rumi and Sir. In 2013, Beyoncé released the self-titled album “Beyoncé” without any notice.

Detroit Honors Jackson Brothers with Ceremonial Keys to City

DETROIT (AP)—They didn't get a street named after them, but they did get the keys to the city. The Detroit Free Press reports that Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon Jackson got a warm reception Friday in the hometown of Motown Records and were given the ceremonial keys to the city by Detroit police Chief James Craig. The celebration was initially supposed to have included the renaming of a street after their more famous brother, Michael, but the plan was abandoned after

it emerged that the brothers had thought the street would be named after The Jackson 5. A Detroit ordinance prohibits streets from being ceremonially renamed after groups or organizations. The remaining members of The Jackson 5 plan to perform Saturday at a free concert in the city. The brothers from Gary, Indiana, signed with Motown Records in 1968 and put out a string of hits. Michael Jackson died in 2009 from a prescription drug overdose at age 50.

Rap Trio Migos to Receive ASCAP Vanguard By Mesfin Fekadu NEW YORK (AP)—The streaming juggernauts Migos will receive the ASCAP Vanguard Award for their successful year in music. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said on Friday the trio of Quavo, Offset and Takeoff will earn the honor on June 21 in Los Angeles at its 31st annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards.

Migos has dominated on the pop and rap charts, as well as streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, with songs like “Bad and Boujee,” “MotorSport,” “Stir Fry” and “Walk It Talk It.” Their albums—last year's “Culture” and this year's “Culture II”—have reached platinum status and each hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The Grammy-nominated Atlanta group will launch a tour with Drake next month.

Review: On ‘Liberation,’ Christina Aguilera Is Resilient By Mesfin Fekadu Christina Aguilera, “Liberation” (RCA Records) Dear Christina, It's been some time, but I'm glad you're back. You lost me a bit on 2012's “Lotus” and threw me for a loop in 2010 with “Bionic.” Not sure if it is because you took six years in between your last album and your new album, or if you're in a different place in your life, but there's something very special about “Liberation,” easily one of the year's best albums though it's barely been out for a day. The album is just as pleasant as your 1999 self-titled debut, as powerful and poignant as 2002's “Stripped,” and as layered and soulful as 2006's “Back to Basics.” “Liberation” has a wide range of styles and sounds, but it's also masterfully cohesive (apart from the Demi Lovato duet “Fall In Line,” which I can't stand and therefore deleted it from my version of the album, since that's what we can do in 2018). But everything else is epic: “Twice” continues to show your voice in top form; “Pipe” is a sexy Quiet Storm anthem; and “Unless It's With You,” which closes the album and feels like an instant classic, is beautiful, raw and honest. And then there are the jams: “Right Moves,” featuring reggae artists Keida and Shenseea, is the perfect song to play before going out; rapper GoldLink, with lyrical references to “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” shines just as bright as you do on “Like I Do”; and “Accelerate” is bouncy and fun (plus, pretty much anything co-starring Ty Dolla $ign at the moment is fire.) In some ways “Liberation” reminds me of Mariah Carey's “The Emancipation of Mimi,” her 2005 comeback album that reminded the world to never count out the diva. Freedom sounds good on you, too, Christina.