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Attorney Calls Tattooed Sheriff’s Deputy Testimony ‘Bone Chilling’ LOS ANGELES—Sheriff Jim McDonnell insists the department is continuing to investigate a fatal deputyinvolved shooting that has led to allegations of a secret society of tattooed deputies within the agency's Compton station, and any wrongdoing discovered during the probe will be punished.

included & reviewed. If our investigation finds any evidence of misconduct, appropriate action will be taken. #LASDTattoo” The latest revelations, detailed this week by the Los Angeles Times, centers on a deposition given in May by Deputy Samuel Aldama, w h o

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MY expectations are very clear as to employee behavior and performance,” McDonnell said in a statement Friday, adding the tattoo uncovered during a deposition in a pending wrongful-death lawsuit “is a cause for concern but does not in any way” reflect the culture within the sheriff's department.

McDonnell wrote on his Twitter page Friday afternoon that the department is continuing to investigate the shooting that prompted the lawsuit, and any details from the probe—such as the tattoo—will be included.

“I want to be clear this incident HAS been under investigation since it occurred,” McDonnell wrote. “As (with) any investigation, any new evidence or info that may be uncovered will be

COMPTON—A woman who allegedly used a block of concrete to repeatedly beat a 91-year-old grandfather in Willowbrook on the Fourth of July was charged Thursday with attempted murder and elder abuse.

Laquisha Jones, 30, of Los Angeles pleaded not guilty at her arraignment at the Compton courthouse in connection with the beating of Rodolfo Rodriguez near East 118th and Robin Streets.

She is due back in court July 26.

The aftermath of the Fourth of July attack was captured on cell phone video that shows Rodriguez on the ground, with blood covering much of his face.

Rodriguez, who told CNN he is 91 years old and will turn 92 in September, was visiting from Mexico and was taking an evening walk around the neighborhood on Independence Day. He said he passed the woman and a small child, and then the woman attacked him without provocation.

"I didn't even bump into her kid," Rodriguez told CNN. "I just passed her and she pushed me and she hit me until she was done." n Elderly Man, see page 8

B o y s that have been accused of promoting highly ag g re ss ive tactics and perpetuating a c o d e of silence among members.

Nearly 30 years ago, a federal judge said t h e Vikings club was a “neo- Nazi, white supremacist gang,” The Times reported.

Sweeney said Friday he was putting up billboards featuring Aldama's picture to identify other people who may have been mistreated by the deputy in any way. He said tattoos like the one sported

by Aldama and 10 to 20 other deputies is indicative of a ganglike culture.

“They say that you earn your ink when you get these tattoos, and you earn them by doing violent acts,” he said.

Panel Votes to Dissolve Sativa Water Board Following Brown Water Deliveries LOS ANGELES—A state commission voted Wednesday to begin the process of dissolving the Sativa Water District, which has come under fire in recent months for delivering brown water to customers in Compton and Willowbrook.

The Local Agency Formation Commission voted unanimously in favor of eliminating the district, after hearing boisterous testimony from residents, many of whom wore shirts that read "Clear Water, Clean Start."

"Sativa Board members have ignored their responsibilities, abused their positions and even had the nerve to give themselves bonuses, all while their customers dealt with brown, dirty tap water," County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who sits on the commission, said in a statement following the vote.

Nearly 700 people attended Mud Mania on Sunday, Rancho Los Cerritos’ celebration of all things adobe.

Find the runny recipe on Page 2.

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Woman Charged With Beating Elderly Man

described under oath a tattoo on his calf featuring a skull in a military-style helmet bearing the letters CPT for Compton, along with a rifle, encircled by flames. He said he got the tattoo in June 2016, about two months before he was involved in the fatal shooting of Donta Taylor, The Times reported.

At a Friday news conference, attorney John Sweeney, who represents Taylor's family, played for reporters a portion of Aldama's videotaped deposition. At one point, Aldama is asked if he has any “ill feelings toward African Americans in general.” After a long pause, Aldama responds, “I do, sir,” explaining, “I grew up in the city of Compton, sir.”

“I've never heard testimony like that before in my life, and it was bone-chilling that I was sitting across the table from a person who has a badge and a gun,” Sweeney said.

McDonnell told The Times that for the past year, the department has been examining deputy tattoos, logos and symbolism within the organization. He said there is also a separate administrative investigation into the shooting, which may address the deputy's admissions.

“I'm not somebody from a generation where tattoos are accepted the way they are today,” said McDonnell, who said he was unhappy when he found out a couple weeks ago about the deputy's admissions under oath, The Times reported. “I'm looking at what's behind it. Is it just body art? Is it something that reflects well on our core values?”

The department has a history of clandestine groups with names such as the Regulators, Grim Reapers and Jump Out

"We are dissolving this district and focusing our energy on finding a capable, trustworthy agency to take it over."

Hahn and fellow Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas have proposed having the county take over operation of the district while its management is transitioned to another agency.

They sent a letter to the State Water Board on Tuesday asking that the county be appointed interim administrator of the district.

LAFCO, which reviews and sets boundaries for special districts and municipal service providers like water agencies, has been aiming to disband Sativa for years, based on its lack of financial wherewithal and other problems.However, recent complaints by residents faced with brown water coming out of taps after Sativa flushed sediment from its pipes increased momentum for the idea.

Sativa, which serves roughly 1,600 customers in Willowbrook and Compton, has faced challenges in meeting n Sativa, see page 8

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Local Students Among Milken $10 Thousand Scholarship Recipients SANTA MONICA—A few years ago, Vanessa Felix noticed an uptick in “girl drama” and social media conflicts at Animo Inglewood Charter High School (AICHS).

Instead of chalking it up to typical teenager behavior, Vanessa decided to do something about it.

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HE founded the Women Empowerment Club to create a safe, confidential community beyond cliques, where the school’s young women talked about societal expectations and shared their own personal gender-related experiences.

A few miles south in Lynwood, Kimberly Wenceslao of Firebaugh High School (FHS), raised funds for seniors to visit colleges in northern California and led tutoring for the school’s rigorous IB courses. She held weekly information sessions to educate her classmates about college fly-in programs, financial aid and

application strategies, reviewing countless applications and essays from her peers.

Both Vanessa and Kimberly’s selfless efforts on behalf of their peers have been recognized by the Milken Scholars, and each is among the fifteen recent Los Angeles County High School graduates to be awarded a $10,000 cash prize and a lifetime of mentoring and resources.

As of 2018, more than 400 Milken Scholars have been selected from over 175 high schools in Los Angeles County, New York City and Washington, D.C. Milken Scholars embody a variety of ages, backgrounds, and academic and professional interests, and represent elite colleges and universities in the country. Nearly one-third were born outside the United States and threequarters have parents originating from 67 countries. Nearly half were the first in their family to attend college.

Vanessa, the school valedictorian and avid tutor in several sciences will attend Stanford where she intends to study human biology with an eye

Vanessa Felix toward a career in anesthesiology.

Kimberly is matriculating to Yale where she intends to study ethnicity, race and migration and is planning a career as a lawyer.

Lynwood Students Indulge in Love of Reading at District Literacy Event

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“This event is great because it encourages my daughters to read and teaches them the importance of using their imagination.”

—Parent Karina Munoz

LYNWOOD—More than 250 students and their families journeyed through a world of books on June 27 when they enthusiastically flipped through pages of classic tales and even read passages aloud.

The young readers were inspired by their favorite stories during the Lynwood Unified Scholastic Literacy Event, which gathered administrators, teachers and children at the District office. Students posed for pictures with Clifford the Big Red Dog® before choosing up to three books to take home with them. The books were provided by the District, Scholastic and community partners.

“This event is great because it encourages my daughters to read and teaches them the importance of using their imagination,” parent Karina Munoz said.

Students cheered with excitement as they lifted “Charlotte’s Web”, “Everything Pets”, “Lola Love Stories” and other popular titles on display.

Lynwood Unified students pose with Clifford the Big Red Dog® during the District’s Scholastic Literacy Event

Lynwood librarian Kim-Ayn Nguyen also attended the event and signed up youngsters for library cards while encouraging them to continue pursuing their passion of reading.

“Our Scholastic Literacy Event is an opportunity to give back to our families while inspiring students to keep exploring their love of books,” LUSD Superintendent Gudiel R. Crosthwaite said. “We are thankful to partner with Scholastic in bringing an event to the Lynwood community that excites our children and keeps them on the path of knowledge.”

Scholastic Literacy Events are specially designed to empower families to support their children’s academic achievement through interactive activities – giving them the tools and skills necessary to build a culture of literacy at home.

According to teacher survey data released by Scholastic, 98 percent of teachers said greater “family involvement and support” has a strong impact on academic achievement.

“Our District’s Scholastic Literacy Event has become an important part of the summer that helps us bridge the gap between school years and keep our students engaged,” Lynwood Unified Board President Alfonso Morales said. “As students take home their favorite books, their appetite for knowledge will continue to grow and help them to achieve academic success.”

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Feinstein Remains Favorite in California Race Despite Snub LOS ANGELES (AP)— California’s forgotten U.S. Senate candidate has finally had a memorable moment.

By Michael R. Blood Kevin de Leon, a sparsely known liberal legislator trying to oust U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, staged an insider coup Saturday by winning the endorsement of state Democratic Party leaders.

The embarrassing snub to Feinstein was a testament to the leftward shift of California Democratic activists in the age of President Donald Trump, highlighting a long-running split between the party establishment and its restive liberal wing.

But the benefit of de Leon’s star turn—occurring at a time when voters are thinking about the beach and barbeques, not the ballot box—is likely to be fleeting.

It’s “the strongest signal yet of just how far to the left California’s Democratic activists have moved, how emboldened they are by their party’s dominance in the state and how much the Trump presidency has polarized our politics,” said University of California, San Diego political scientist Thad Kousser.

“But it’s only a signal about the party’s most activist core, not a sign that everyday voters are choosing a pure progressive over a pragmatist,” Kousser said in an email. “It may breathe new life into a campaign that was on CPR ... but it doesn’t chart a path to victory for a candidate who has always earned the strong support of activists while remaining a virtual unknown to the average California voter.”

So far, the state senator’s challenge to the more moderate Feinstein has been largely an annoyance for his fellow Democrat, rather than a threat to her winning a fifth, full term.

In the June primary Feinstein trounced de Leon, carrying every county in the state while he finished a distant second and struggled to break into double digits.

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As the ranking Democrat on With only two Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the ballot in November, de Leon’s she is about to enter a sustained challenge will be attracting supperiod in the national spotlight, port from beyond his liberal base. as televised hearings begin on the He has built his campaign around

his support for universal health care, fighting climate change and recently called for abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

While energizing the party’s liberal wing, abolishing the immigration agency and overhauling the health care system might give pause to moderate and independent voters de Leon needs to mount a credible challenge.

That rift in the national party’s direction—and the risk that comes with it—was summed up in a speech last week by Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons, who warned that Democrats need to stress pragmatic ideas, not “pie-in-the-sky” promises. He cautioned against proposals “that might sound great in a tweet, like free college and free health care.”

De Leon’s endorsement follows the victory last month of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old political novice running on a liberal platform, over longtime U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley in New York.

The deep split in the party was witnessed in the 2016 presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. And in the California party, liberal favorite Kimberly Ellis nearly captured the organization’s top job last year.

Longtime Democratic National Committee member Bob Mulholland, who supports Feinstein, noted that in 1990, when Feinstein was running for governor, the state party endorsed a rival Democrat, John Van de Kamp. Feinstein went on to win the Democratic primary, but ultimately lost to Republican Pete Wilson.

Claremont McKenna College political scientist Jack Pitney said Feinstein retains significant advantages and is positioned to collect most Republican votes in November, with only two Democrats on the ballot. But an upset remains possible, if unlikely.

“If she fares poorly on the campaign trail or makes embarrassing gaffes, de Leon could pick up support from voters who think that he would be stronger champion against Trump,” Pitney said in an email.

Judge Criticizes Plan to Reunify Families Split at Border

By Elliot Spagat SAN DIEGO (AP)—A federal judge, responding to a plan to reunify children separated at the border, said he was having second thoughts about his belief that the Trump administration was acting in good faith to comply with his orders.

The Justice Department on Friday filed a plan to reunify more than 2,500 children age 5 and older by a court-imposed deadline of July 26 using “truncated” procedures to verify parentage and perform background checks, which exclude DNA testing and other steps it took to reunify children under 5.

The administration said the abbreviated vetting puts children at significant safety risk but is needed to meet the deadline.

Chris Meekins, deputy assistant Health and Human Services secretary for preparedness and response, filed a declaration that he is fully committed to meeting the deadline.

However, he does not believe “the placing of children into such situations is consistent with the mission of HHS or my core values.”

U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw took umbrage at Meekins' statement, disputing the official's interpretation of his orders and saying that safe reunification could and will

“It is clear from Mr. Meekins's declaration that HHS either does not understand the court's orders or is acting in defiance of them."

Judge Dana Sabraw

Woman Survived 7 Days After Driving Off Cliff MORRO BAY (AP)— Authorities say a couple on a camping trip came upon a missing Oregon woman who survived nearly a week after her car went over a cliff in coastal California.

The Sacramento Bee reports Chelsea and Chad Moore were hiking near Big Sur on Friday when they spotted a Jeep Liberty at the bottom of a 200-foot (60-meter) coastal bluff. They gathered items from the scene,

including the Jeep's license plate, to bring to authorities. About 30 minutes later they located the driver, Angela Hernández, who was injured but stable.

The 23-year-old had been missing since July 6.

Chad Moore stayed with Hernández on the beach, while Chelsea Moore ran to call 911.

Hernández was taken to a hospital. She tells authorities she lost control after swerving to avoid hitting an animal.

occur by July 26.

“It is clear from Mr. Meekins's declaration that HHS either does not understand the court's orders or is acting in defiance of them,” the judge wrote late Friday. “At a minimum, it appears he is attempting to provide cover to defendants for their own conduct in the practice of family separation, and the lack of foresight and infrastructure necessary to remedy the harms caused by that practice.”

Sabraw, an appointee of President George W. Bush, said Meekins' statement calls into question his comments in court hours earlier that the administration was acting in good faith.

Sabraw said in court Friday that the administration had largely complied with orders but, at the same time, he indicated he will be monitoring its actions ahead of the deadline.

The judge said the administration must provide a list of names of parents in immigration custody and their children

by Monday and complete background checks for them by Thursday. He scheduled four hearings over the next two weeks for updates, including one on Monday.

“The task is laborious, but can be accomplished in the time and manner prescribed,” he wrote in his order.

Evelyn Stauffer, a spokeswoman for Health and Human Services, said the administration proposed its plan “in the interests of transparency and cooperation” after concluding that the abbreviated vetting was necessary to make the deadline.

“Within the time the court allows, we will strive to implement the most comprehensive procedures possible to ensure child welfare,” she said. “We look forward to continuing our close work with the court to accomplish the goals we share of safe, expeditious reunification.”

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How to Address the Coming Shortfall of Primary Care Doctors

By Dr. G. Richard Olds About 20,000 students recently graduated from U.S. medical schools.

Now, they're beginning the next chapter of their training, as residents.

Yet less than 7,000 will be pursuing careers in primary care. America will be short up to 43,100 primary care physicians by 2030, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Medical schools have a responsibility to help fix this shortfall.

They can do so by making primary care more alluring to students.

Primary care physicians are our healthcare system's first line of defense. They diagnose illnesses, help manage chronic conditions, and refer patients to specialists. Without them, patients would get lost in today's byzantine health system.

The shortage of primary care doctors is partially due to concerns over money and status. Specialists are better paid and often involved in prestigious new research.

Between April 2016 and March 2017, physician recruitment firm Merritt Hawkins conducted nearly 3,300 searches for its clients.

The average offered to recruit an orthopedic surgeon was $579,000.

The average to recruit a family practitioner was less than half that.

The shortage also occurs because U.S. medical school’s faculty are mainly specialists. Surgery departments in U.S. medical schools boast over 15,000 faculty members.

Family practice departments have just 5,700 members.

Professors serve as role models to students, many of whom seek to follow in the footsteps of these mentors. Overwhelmingly, that means pursuing a career as a specialist.

Aspiring doctors also train in settings that push them toward specialties, not primary care. Medical

students generally train in large teaching hospitals that serve patients who have been referred from primary and secondary care providers. Few students train in small clinics and local doctor's offices.

But most health care -- and almost all primary care -- is delivered outside of the hospital.

Americans make 923 million trips to physician offices every year -and only 130 million to emergency departments. More than half of office visits are to primary care physicians.

So medical students rarely gain enough experience in primary care settings to decide if it's the right career path for them.

These barriers are significant for careers in pediatrics and family but not insurmountable. medicine.

To start, schools could promote Second, schools could ensure primary care as a career. In 2015, students gain hands-on primary the medical school at the University care experience by encouraging of California, them to serve at R i v e r s i d e , community clinics.

Primary care partnered with the At the University of Desert Regional Davis, physicians are our California, Medical Center and School of Medicine, Desert Healthcare healthcare system's for example, nearly District to launch nine in ten students first line of defense. a new primary care volunteer in clinics residency program in underserved in Palm Springs. UC Riverside communities. As a result, half of UC also partners with Loma Linda Davis students picked a primary care University to offer the Pediatric residency in 2015.

Primary Care Residency Training Third, schools could subsidize Program, which prepares residents tuition for students who commit to

primary care careers. At St. George's University, on the Caribbean island of Grenada, our CityDoctors Scholarship program provides grants to students from New York City who agree to return to practice in the city's public hospital system after they graduate. This year, eight students received CityDoctors scholarships worth a total of $1.1 million.

Medical schools must make careers in primary care exciting and affordable for a new generation of physicians.

G. Richard Olds, M.D., is President of St. George's University.

He was founding dean of UC Riverside's medical school.

SHAME, SHAME, SHAME

By Oscar H. Blayton There was a reason Ku Klux Klan members wore hoods that hid their faces.

Anonymity allows people to act upon their worst instincts without having to suffer the consequences.

Southern bigots acted out their racial hatred as night riders and resumed their roles as responsible doctors, policemen, judges and other model citizens the next day because no one knew who was behind the masks.

The internet has given individuals similar anonymity, allowing trolls and haters to assume false or cloaked identities as they terrorize their victims in cyberspace.

There had always been a certain shame that attached to depraved acts of cruelty.

Bullies and sadists did not want to be known for their true selves. If the world did not know who they were, they could dress themselves in a suit of false rectitude and hypocritically wag their fingers at those they deem to be unfit.

Today, however, there is a new norm for bullying and sadism. Donald Trump has figuratively flung wide the gates of hell and all its minions have come spilling out. His cabinet is rife with villains determined to leave the entire Earth worse than when they found it. They appear to take joy in abusing the helpless and molesting the rights of people they consider unworthy.

Trump’s lieutenants are so drunk with power they believe that through their lies they can support bigotry, greed and callousness with impunity. But recent events have shown that America has had enough of this bad behavior and will not allow it to be normalized.

In confronting Trumpism, we can all take a lesson from Emile Zola, the French journalist, who in a famous 1898 commentary titled “J’accuse,” charged the French president and government with anti-Semitism because of a blatant case of injustice against a Jewish French military

officer, Alfred Dreyfus. Dreyfus had been falsely accused and convicted of treason due to anti-Semitic sentiment in France at the time.

Zola's charge against the president and government of France spoke truth to power so forcefully that it started a groundswell of support for Dreyfus that led to his being released from prison and awarded a medal for having endured martyrdom.

This tactic of “Naming and Shaming” also has been used for years by Human Rights Watch to confront dictators and human rights violators around the world with an aim towards forcing them to stop their bad behavior. Now it is time to employ this tactic at home. We know who the bad actors are, and we know what they are doing to enable a maniacal, power hungry demagogue who poses a threat, not only to this country, but to the world. The Nuremberg Trials established the principle that individuals cannot escape the consequences of their actions by claiming

that they were merely following orders, and Trump’s minions cannot escape responsibility for their bad behavior by claiming they were only carrying out the president’s wishes.

Among some Democrats who consider themselves to be progressive, there is strong support for the tactic of naming and shaming when used against foreign dictators and their enablers. But they appear to value civility over justice and wring their hands over the lack of decorum when it is used against Trump’s enablers. These Democrats have turned on Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California and chided her for speaking truth to power when she called for all rightthinking Americans to confront Trump’s enablers whenever they show their faces in public.

Those of us old enough to remember the Civil Rights Movement recall that Southern bigots and their enablers intoned in the 1960s how demonstrators lacked civility and proposed proper decorum as the path

to voting rights and equal justice when confronted with fire hoses, vicious police dogs and bludgeoning night sticks. Only after it became clear that civil disobedience would persist until the humanity of people of color was recognized that America’s political and cultural landscape began to change.

For anyone who has a love for humanity, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the rest of Trump’s hellish minions are not entitled to civility, regardless how many “white girl tears” they shed over being ejected from restaurants and other public places. Shaming them is a tactic that works and should be continued, as it is quite possibly the way to bring America back to a sane path – the qualms of those who would abide tyranny for the sake of decorum notwithstanding.

Oscar H. Blayton is a former Marine Corps combat pilot and human rights activist who practices law in Virginia.

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Standing on the Side of Love

By Marian Wright Edelman

and brown children from parents who are caged in a prison industrial complex that is too profitable for the few to be re-evaluated for the sake of the many. In the name of God. America snatched over 30,000 children and caged them in juvenile detention centers where we would rather incarcerate them than educate them. In the name of God. This is not as much about safe immigration policy as it is about separatist ideology.

And people of faith must not be silent in the face of a god we do not serve.

OUR SILENCE WILL NOT SAVE US! The legislation of evil does not make it holy.

Our Supreme Court is wrong on this one.

And the Court has been wrong before.

In 1857, the Court was wrong when they ruled against freedom in Dred Scott vs. Sanford.

In 1883, the Court was wrong when they ruled to uphold anti-miscegenation laws in Pace vs. Alabama.

In 1896, the Court was wrong when they ruled to uphold separate but equal legislation in Plessy vs.

Ferguson.

In 1944, the Court was wrong when they decided the alleviation of white American fear outweighed the civil liberties of Japanese Americans in Korematsu vs.

America.

And in this current day, the Court is wrong again.

The Court is wrong to uphold racially motivated policies that exclude black and brown immigrants from the opportunity for freedom.

And just as all those other wrong, racist decisions have been overturned, this one will be as well.

Because there is a higher judge than the Supreme Court. A higher law not made by man. A moral law by which all people of faith must live.

And that law is LOVE! People of faith must lead with LOVE. People of faith must legislate with LOVE. People of faith must be governed by LOVE. People of faith must fight. Always. For LOVE. If it is not LOVE...It is not GOD. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

History shows us, we've been this way before. And history tells us — LOVE WILL WIN! Keep fighting my friends.

WE STAND ON THE SIDE OF LOVE!

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very July people of faith gather at the Children’s Defense Fund’s Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry* at our Haley Farm servant leadership training site. This year, the call by all major faiths to protect children and welcome the stranger has become an urgent and deafening roar that should grow until our political leaders abandon their cruel policies tearing children from their parents for seeking safe haven in our nation.

Rev. Traci Blackmon, Executive Minister of Justice & Local Church Ministries for The United Church of Christ and Senior Pastor of Christ The King United Church of Christ in Florissant, Missouri, was a moving Great Preacher at the 2017 Proctor Institute. This year she spoke on June 30th before the 30,000 people gathered for Washington, D.C.’s “Families Belong Together” Rally, one of more than 700 rallies and marches held that day in cities and towns across America to protest the Trump Administration’s harsh zero tolerance immigration policies, reinforced by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold President Trump’s travel ban, and the evil and ongoing separation of immigrant children from their parents.

Her words that morning were a history lesson, warning, and call to action. Here, with her permission, is what Rev. Blackmon told the crowd: I’ve come to remind us this morning, we've been here before. I know it feels brand new, but it's not.

We've been here before. America has been here before. Black and brown people who have been historically oppressed and marginalized in this country and erased from our historical narrative This too is our story. have been here before.

America snatched Indigenous children from their families and And here we are again. Declaring ourselves to be "one nation their land. under God" and yet, daring to curse that which God has blessed.

In the name of God. God is God of the whole world. God cares for all of creation.

America snatched enslaved children from their families for Who is this God whose name we declare as we legislate evil in subjugation and control. In the name of God. God's name?

America snatched Japanese American children from their I am reminded of the warning of the prophet Isaiah who declares in the 1st Testament: Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor oppressive decrees,to deprive the poor of their rights.

Marian Wright Edelman is President of the of their rights and withhold justice from the Children's Defense Fund, whose Leave No Child oppressed of my people, making widows their Prophet Isaiah Behind’s mission is to ensure every child a Healthy prey and robbing the fatherless. (Isaiah 10) Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and What we are witnessing at our borders with a Moral Start in life and successful passage to black and brown families today is not who America has become. families fueled by fabricated fear.

In the name of God. adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For This is who America has always been. This has been this nation's America snatched a quarter of a million predominantly black more information, go to www.childrensdefense.org. response whenever its false god of whiteness is threatened.

Racial Divides Found in Student Loan Defaults

By Charlene Crowell With 44 million consumers owing student debt that now reaches $1.5 trillion and still climbing, a lot of people want to better understand how and why this unsustainable debt trajectory can be better managed.

For Black consumers who typically have less family wealth than other races and ethnicities, borrowing is more frequent, and as a result, often leads to five figure debts for undergraduate programs and well beyond $100,000 for graduate or professional degrees.

Besides deep debt incurred to gain a college education, another sphere of concern presents yet another financial hurdle: student loan defaults.

New research by Judith Scott-Clayton of the Brookings Institution focuses on explaining these defaults and what happens once they occur. Her research shows that a large racial gap exists in default rates between Black student loan borrowers and their White counterparts.

This gap can only be partially explained by controlling for multiple socio-economic and educational attainment factors.

After accounting for variations in family wealth and income, differences in degree attainment, college grade point average and even post-college income and employment, a stubborn and statistically significant 11 percentage point gap remains between Black and White student loan borrowers. Before adjusting for these factors, the gap is 28 percent, with Black borrowers defaulting at a rate of more than double that of Whites -- 49 percent compared to 21 percent over 12 years.

The research also finds a strong disadvantage to attending for-profit colleges, in which Black students disproportionately enroll. More than a decade after leaving school, and accounting for the same background and attainment factors listed above, loan defaults of for-profit college borrowers exceed those of two--year public sector peers by 11 percent.

The author points to the need to understand what influences the “stark” remaining divide.

“The better we can understand what drives

Photo courtesy Flickr user Charline Tetiyevsky these patterns,” wrote Scott-Clayton, “the useful information that could help those at better policymakers can target their efforts to risk or in default. Loan “default is a status, improve student loan outcomes.” not a permanent characteristic.” Four ways Among these influences are the widening to get out of default are cited: rehabilitation, racial wealth gap. As Black student debt is consolidation, paying in full, or have a loan typically heavier and often takes longer to discharged. repay, the ability to build wealth becomes a For my money, paying in full is seldom heightened challenge. Years that might have a practical option unless someone’s lottery been opportunities to become homeowners numbers hit a jackpot. But the other three or begin other investments can have lengthy options offered could begin to chart a path in deferrals due to large important ways. student loan debts.

Rehabilitation of Paying in full is seldom student Similarly, a new loan defaults can report by the Consumer only be used one time. It a practical option Financial Protection also requires, according Bureau (CFPB) that unless someone’s lottery to Brookings, successfully focused largely on numbers hit a jackpot. making 9 payments over student loan repayment 10 months. reached a similar conclusion. Authored by A second option, consolidating defaulted Thomas Conkling, the new CFPB research loans, can end default more quickly and is examining borrowers who were unable to used by more than half of Blacks who have fully repay their student loans early, “suggests defaulted. that their required monthly student loan In recent years, loan discharge has been payments constrained their ability to pay down frequently pursued, especially by former other debts.” CFPB also found that the typical students of now-defunct for-profit institutions. student loan repayment lasts a full decade with Others choosing public service careers may equal monthly payments. Further, borrowers be eligible for loan forgiveness depending repaying on schedule are not more likely to upon the type of loan, servicer assistance and become first-time homeowners. employment.

A portion of the Brookings report provides Any loan default will worsen credit scores

and will be a part of a consumer’s credit record for up to seven years. During this time, the cost of credit for other goods and services will be higher, and additionally cost many job applicants to lose out on employment opportunities. For several years, credit score screening has become a part of the job application process for many employers.

“The numbers show that our current system is not working, and that higher education is not providing the pathway to financial stability that it once accomplished,” said Ashley Harrington, Policy Counsel and Special Assistant to the President of the Center for Responsible Lending. “We need federal and state policymakers to take concrete steps to effectively address this crisis, such as better regulation of for-profit colleges.

“As for loan servicers, it is time to hold them accountable for their errors,” continued Harrington. “Standardizing income-based repayment plans, and when appropriate, refinancing of student loans, should be offered as alternative options before allowing borrowers to default.”

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

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HEALTH

L.A. Care Health Plan Helps Kids Get Ready for Back-to-School Free Health and Dental Screenings, Backpacks, Raffles

improves,” said Mabel Ponce, the Manager of the Inglewood FRC. “We want to do everything we can to help the kids in our community get ahead. That includes helping to keep them and their parents healthy.”

The health fair will offer free glucose, blood pressure and body mass index screenings, along with dental screenings. There will be free haircuts for the kids, a rock climbing wall, balloons, face painting, Zumba, and KJLH radio will be providing musical entertainment.

Please join us for a fun and fulfilling day!

L.A. Care Health Plan is a public entity and community-accountable health plan serving residents of Los Angeles County through a variety of health coverage programs including L.A. Care Covered™, Medi-Cal, L.A. Care Cal MediConnect Plan and PASCSEIU Homecare Workers Health Care Plan. L.A. Care is a leader in developing new programs through innovative partnerships designed to provide health coverage to vulnerable populations and to support the safety net. With more than two million members, L.A. Care is the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan.

Nearly a third of children in Los Angeles County live in poverty.

Their parents often struggle to keep a roof over their head and food on the table. Back-to-school supplies fall way down on the list of priorities, even though such supplies play a critical role in educational success.

L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest publicly-operated health plan in the country, is once again determined to help these children succeed. For the fourth year in a row, L.A. Care is holding Back to School Health Fairs at four of its Family Resource Centers (FRC). The fairs will include health screenings and a giveaway of backpacks filled with school supplies.

The first health fair and giveaway is Saturday, July 21, 10 am to 1 pm, at the Inglewood FRC, 3111 W. Century Boulevard.

Six hundred backpacks filled with rulers, pens, pencils, crayons, and more will be handed out. One per child, while supplies last.

“Teachers will tell you that students who have basic school supplies feel greater self-esteem and classroom performance

Soda and Hospitals Make Strange Bedfellows

By Mark Cucuzzella, MD

It's unfortunate that hospitals foist so much sugar Imagine you're going into on patients. The "protein surgery. shakes" given to people You're under strict recovering from surgery are doctor's orders to avoid loaded with sugars like corn solids. But you're drinking syrup and commercially plenty of clear liquids like refined oils. juice, Gatorade, and Sprite For example, each serving before the of Ensure's surgery. And "Original Milk Physicians you're looking Chocolate know that forward to the Nutrition Shake" "protein shake" excessive sugar has 33 grams of that the nurses carbohydrates— consumption i.e., sugar—while have promised as a meal leads to a host just 9 grams replacement of protein. after the of ailments. Yet By contrast, procedure. serving today's hospitals aof Then you chicken are veritable d r u m s t i c k s realize that you're on track contains nearly sugar shacks. to consume 30 percent more 30 teaspoons protein. Another of sugar. The World Health "protein shake," Boost's Organization recommends "Chocolate Sensation" has no more than 6 teaspoons just 10 grams of protein and of sugar, per day, for healthy 41 grams of carbohydrates. people.

That's more than a can of Physicians know that excessive sugar consumption leads to a host of ailments.

Yet today's hospitals are veritable sugar shacks.

This doesn't make sense.

Our bodies weren't designed to process copious amounts of sugar. Excess sugar causes our pancreases to produce excess insulin, which disrupts our metabolisms and causes our bodies to store its extra energy as body fat.

Sugar consumption drives America's obesity epidemic, which accounts for nearly one in five U.S. deaths. Folks who drink one or more sugary beverages per day are 26 percent more likely to develop diabetes than those who have one or fewer drinks per month.

Researchers have even linked sugar to certain cancers. One study of 60,000 women showed that women who consumed excessive sugar were more likely to develop uterine cancer.

Coca Cola.

Patients are also encouraged to consume Gatorade to get electrolytes.

But just 32 ounces of Gatorade contains 56 grams of sugar—double what the World Health Organization recommends per day.

In most hospitals, patients can choose from a smorgasbord of sugar.

Vending machines are packed with candy and soda—and cafeterias serve dessert with most meals. One in five U.S. hospitals even houses a fast-food restaurant like McDonald's!

Medical establishments must do better. That's why, for years, I've advocated for my hospital—West Virginia's Jefferson Medical Center (JMC)—to remove all sugary drinks from its vending machines and cafeterias. We just did so.

JMC is one of the first hospitals in the country to

offer low-carb meals to its diabetic patients. That's hugely important. Recent studies reveal that a carbrestricted diet can slash long-term blood sugar levels for diabetics. JMC offers handbooks, videos, and recipes to help discharged patients adopt well-balanced, low-sugar diets. In West

Virginia—the most obese state in the nation—efforts like these are critical.

Other hospitals are stepping up. In 2012, the Connecticut Mental Health Center began a "Sound Mind Sound Body" Initiative to improve the health of employees and patients.

Now, patient meals only

include water, coffee, tea, milk, and sugar-free juice.

Geisinger Health Systems in Pennsylvania went sugar free for beverages in January.

And other hospitals are swapping sugary protein shakes for sugar-free yogurt, which is full of protein, healthy fats, and "good bacteria" that aids digestion.

World Sickle Cell Day Kicks Off Fund Drive Aims to Fund Medical Cannabis Clinical Trial

ATLANTA—In recognition of World Sickle Cell Day, a coalition led by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc. (SCFG), announced a fund-raising campaign to launch the first clinical trials investigating the efficacy of cannabis oil for pain associated with Sickle Cell Disease. The coalition includes Biotech, Inc. and the Phoenix Tears Foundation.

"We urge the Sickle Cell community, our friends and allies to join in supporting the coalition as we search for alternative treatments for those battling this painful and sometimes fatal condition," said Deb McGhee McCrary, SCFG President & CEO. "These trials will fully explore the pain relief properties of medical cannabis as an alternative to highly addictive opioids."

The Georgia Legislature made history when Sickle Cell Disease was added to the list of maladies approved for Medical Cannabis opening the door for clinical trials.

This is the first clinical trial of its kind in the nation. To assist in this effort, the public can make donations through the SCFG website www.sicklecellga.org/Donate. For more

information, interested persons can visit http://sicklecellga.org/clinical-trial/.

"This is important work for the thousands who suffer with SCD," added Phoenix Tears Foundation President Janet Rosendahl (Sweeney), Ph.D. "We look forward to bringing our years of research with Cannabis to those suffering from Sickle Cell Anemia."

Babies born with sickle cell anemia can experience painful swelling of the hands and feet (Dactylitis) which requires medication and hospitalization. In children such as Kendryln Pitts, Georgia's SCFG Poster child, joint pain, swelling and limitation of motion occur frequently. As adults, most sickle cell patients experience pain crises requiring hospitalization, blood transfusions, and opioid painkillers.

To date, the only cure for SCD is a bone marrow transplant, which is costly and out of reach for most patients. According to Biotech President Dr. Jacob Savage, "Pain control represents the most practical way to ensure a better quality of life for sickle cell patients. Medical cannabis holds great hope as a non-addictive alternative to opioids."

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ENTERTAINMENT

By Lynn Elber LOS ANGELES (AP)— “Game of Thrones” roared back onto the Emmy battlefield, topping Thursday's nominations with 22 bids but with a formidable opponent in last year's winner “The Handmaid's Tale,” while a streaming platform made history by earning the most bids for the first time.

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ETFLIX'S 112 nominations took away the front-runner title that HBO held since 2001, giving cable and broadcast networks more reason to fear their future as the TV industry continues to change.

HBO is no piker: It claimed 108 bids.

“Game of Thrones” helped boost the premium cable service's total and became the mostnominated series of all time, with its 129 nods topping the 124 nominations earned by “ER.” Donald Glover's “Atlanta” was the top comedy series nominee with 16 bids, poised to take advantage of

the absence this time around of three-time winner “Veep.” “Atlanta” will face newcomers including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “GLOW” and “Barry.” Others in the category include “black-ish,” “Silicon Valley,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”

The newbie comedies aced out long-time Emmy favorite “Modern Family,” a five-time winner and perennial nominee since it debuted in 2009 on ABC. Its absence leaves just one network contender for best comedy, ABC's “black-ish,” which also earned n o d s f o r

could o n l y dream of moments like this, so it's truly a humbling experience right now,” Anderson said.

The short-lived revival of “Roseanne,” canceled because of star Roseanne Barr's racist tweet, drew only one major nomination, a supporting actress nod for Laurie Metcalf. Another revival, “Will &

Grace,” g o t E m m y love for n om i n e e s Megan Mullally and Molly Shannon but the main stars and series itself were snubbed.

“Killing Eve” star Sandra Oh made history of her own, becoming the first actress of Asian descent to be nominated for lead acting honors in a drama series. Oh had earned five supporting bids for “Grey's Anatomy.”

“I feel tremendous gratitude

and joy with this nomination” and am “thrilled” for the show's cast and crew, Oh said in a statement.

She added a postscript: “I think my mother at this moment may actually be satisfied”.

The TV industry has made recent strides toward inclusion, with Glover and Sterling K. Brown of “This Is Us” winning top acting awards last year and both nominated again.

“I think we're all happy with the direction we're going. This is the most diverse class of performer nominees we've had—we're almost up to a third, which is fantastic,” Maury McIntyre, TV academy president. “There's still a lot of work to be done in terms of gender” and with behind-the-camera jobs, he said.

Among the notable first-time nominees: Issa Rae for “Insecure,” Darren Criss, Ricky Martin and Penelope Cruz for “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” Tiffany Haddish for “Saturday Night Live,” Letitia Wright for “Black Museum (Black Mirror)” and John Legend for “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.”

If Legend wins, he'll join the rarified club of “EGOT” performers who've won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

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Estefans Credits Immigration Debate for Fueled Reaction to New Musical, ‘On Your Feet!’

By Mike Cidoni Lennox LOS ANGELES (AP)—Gloria and Emilio Estefan credit President Donald Trump with boosting audience enthusiasm for their stage musical “On Your Feet!”

As the immigration debate has heated up, so have audiences’ reactions to scenes in new stage musical that spins around two immigrants, the Grammy winners said in a recent interview.

“On Your Feet!” tells the story of the Estefans, who fled Cuba, settled in Miami and eventually attained the American dream. They built

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Seal with Members of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and Corinne Bailey Rae Tonight Seal, the legendary British singer has always brought a keen sense of soul to his performances. On his latest release, Standards, he showcases his jazz chops on new arrangements of Rat Pack-era tunes. He’ll bring that swing and sophistication to the opening night of our Jazz series. Dynamic British jazz singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae kicks off the evening.

Accompanied by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Thomas Wilkins conductor.

a musical empire with a string of successes, including their signature song, “Conga.”

The show officially opened in Los Angles Tuesday, its latest stop after debuting on Broadway in summer 2015. It was in the middle of its 780-performance run when Trump was elected president and has turned hardline immigration reform into one of his signature policies.

“This was written, like, six years ago. I think it’s actually what is happening now,” Emilio Estefan said.

In addition to being a love story and a success story, “On

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NEWS World Oil Recycling Hosts Annual Open House for Compton & Neighbors COMPTON—World Oil Corp., the leader in used oil, waste water treatment and used antifreeze recycling in the Western United States will hold their annual community open house on Saturday, July 21st from 10 AM to 12 Noon at the World Oil Recycling facility located at 2000 North Alameda Street, in Compton.

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This is a great opportunity for our neighbors to meet the World

Oil team and learn about our history as we’ve worked to care for our environment and our communities over the last

80 years,” said Robert Roth, World Oil CEO. Members of the local community are invited to join the World Oil Family for a morning of food, music, games, raffles, and giveaways– children present at the event will receive free school supplies and backpacks.

All participants will have an opportunity to tour the facility to learn more about

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California’s leading recycler, previously recognized as one of Compton's Best Green Businesses.

“World Oil’s mission

to care for and respect the environment includes reaching out and giving back to the community. We look forward to moments like

the 5th Annual World Oil Recycling Open House to meet our neighbors and help make a difference,” said Steve Roth, World Oil CEO.

Century Station detectives have discovered that this is not a hate-related incident," according to the sheriff 's department.

Rodriguez said he heard his attacker tell a group of men standing nearby that he had tried to grab her daughter— which he denies—prompting the men to kick him when he was on the ground.

Authorities are still working to determine if there were other suspects involved.

Rodriguez has since been released from a hospital and is recovering at his family's home.

He suffered several broken bones, including a shattered jaw

and a pair of broken ribs, and a GoFundMe page established by his family has raised more than $342,000. Jones was arrested Tuesday night near 60th Street and Crenshaw Avenue. She has remained behind bars since then.

The charges against Jones include the allegations that she personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon—a brick; that she committed great bodily injury upon the victim; and that she has a 2017 conviction for making criminal threats.

She could face up to 29 years in state prison if convicted as charged, according to the District Attorney's Office.

an election will be triggered.

With LAFCO voting to dissolve the district, the problem remains as to what agency will serve customers who pay rates that are "the lowest of any water retailer in the area," according to Novak.

Sativa customers pay a flat $65 per month fee for unmetered service.

Compton has indicated a willingness to pick up the 30-

a water wholesaler without retail customers and has had management problems of its own, leading LAFCO to reject the proposal. In 2015, state auditors said the Central Basin agency was mismanaged to the point of financial instability.

Novak said four private, investor-owned utilities are interested in serving Willowbrook customers, but LAFCO doesn't have the authority to turn over service to a private entity. It's possible that the Public Utilities Commission or other state regulators could facilitate that shift.

Three of the four serve adjacent communities and all four would have the ability to structure favorable financing for repairs and spread costs over a broader customer base.

That would be key to avoiding a huge, unsustainable shock to Willowbrook residents' budgets.

The four companies are California American Water, a subsidiary of American Water; Golden State Water Company, a subsidiary of American States Water Company; Liberty Utilities Co., a subsidiary of Canadian company Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.; and Suburban Water Systems, a subsidiary of SouthWest Water Company.

The first three parent companies are publicly traded and the fourth is owned by institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

Sativa's general manager, Maria Rachelle Garza, has been placed on administrative leave following a report by the Los Angeles Times that the agency hired people to pose as Sativa supporters at a town hall hosted

by Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan, D-San Pedro.

Four Compton residents filed a lawsuit against Sativa and its five board members on Monday, accusing them of failing to provide quality drinking water, misappropriating tax dollars and placing a financial burden on its low- income customers, the newspaper reported.

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A woman who witnessed the attack told CNN she heard the woman telling the victim "go back to your country, go back to Mexico."

"When I tried to videotape her with my cell phone, she threw that same concrete block, tried to hit my car," said Misbel Borjas, who managed to snap a photo of the woman showing her still holding the piece of concrete.

Despite Borjas' account, sheriff 's investigators said Wednesday that while they have not identified a motive for the attack, it was not believed to have been a hate crime.

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ACROSS 1. Imposing house 6. ____ de deux 9. Fan's approval 13. Cordial disposition 14. Eastern title 15. Water border 16. Wife of a raja 17. *"If ____ Give a Mouse a Cookie" 18. Cautious gambler 19. *He won a golden ticket 21. *C.S. Lewis' fantasy realm 23. *"___'s Island" 24. *One of Three Bears 25. Disreputable vagrant 28. *"Matilda" creator 30. Nancy Drew's focus, e.g.

35. "Put a lid ____ ____!"

37. Cheap trinket 39. Small Asian ungulate 40. Approximately 41. Florentine iris 43. Member of National Socialist German Workers' Party 44. Type of wave 46. Per person 47. Design detail 48. Exactly right 50. Grassy land tracts 52. *"But I heard him exclaim '___ he drove out of sight" 53. Living quarters 55. *12-year-old tribute from District 11 57. *A boy raised by wolves 60. *"The Wind in the ____" 64. Like a haunted mansion 65. Dashboard unit 67. Shinbone 68. One Beatle 69. Word of possibility 70. Lack of muscle tension 71. Opposite of sun-kissed 72. Lt.'s inferior, in the Navy 73. As opposed to wants DOWN 1. Designer Jacobs 2. Wet nurse

3. Columbus' caravel 4. "The Howard ____ Show" 5. Pupil protector 6. "Pay as you earn" tax system 7. "Four score and seven years ____" 8. Finnish steam bath 9. Keep it up!

10. Mischievous Norse deity 11. S squared in a square 12. p in mph 15. Bounced 20. Idealized image 22. *Ivan in"The One and Only Ivan," e.g.

24. Plural of more than one, linguistically speaking 25. *Puss' footwear 26. Same as rip 27. Botch 29. *Tortoise's opponent 31. They have their pluses and

negatives 32. *"The Fox and the ____," sing.

33. Hardwood drinking bowl 34. *Rabbit hole wonderer 36. To perfection 38. Vegas cube 42. *____ Lewis, voice of Lamb Chop 45. Tenant in a home 49. Nada 51. *Scheherazade's listener 54. "Gimme ____ Gimme" by ABBA 56. Chosen few 57. Of higher order, prefix 58. Never written down 59. Traitor's device 60. "The ____ and wherefores" 61. Double-reed instrument 62. Kite driving force 63. What Simon does 64. Sixth sense 66. *J.M. Barrie's Peter

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its mandate since 2005, according to LAFCO Executive Officer Paul Novak. In 2012, a review cited "management inefficiencies, lack of financial strength and failure to follow state requirements regarding independent audits."

Those weaknesses have become more critical in the face of aging infrastructure requiring $10 million to $15 million in repairs virtually "right away," Novak said.

LAFCO encountered fierce resistance to its earlier efforts to dissolve Sativa and residents continued to vote for its board, despite reported mismanagement, nepotism and turnover.

"I think that dynamic has changed," Novak told City News Service.

Public health officials sampled the discolored water and concluded that it posed no health risk, but customers were still reluctant to drink or use it for cooking or bathing, resorting instead to bottled water and calling public officials to complain.

Residents will have a strong voice in the matter because if 10 percent or more of registered voters or property owners served

by Sativa oppose the dissolution plan during a "protest period,"

We are dissolving this district and focusing our energy on finding a capable, trustworthy agency to take it over.

Supervisor Janice Hahn to 50-odd homes in that city that are served by Sativa, but has not been willing to take on customers in Willowbrook who make up roughly 95 percent of the customer base.

An outside consultant working for LAFCO in 2012 recommended wrapping Sativa's largely residential service area into the Central Basin Municipal Water District's jurisdiction.

However, that agency is

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NEWS USC Announces Major Study into Prostate Cancer Among Black Men

Immigrant PhD Candidate Rocked

by Sudden U.S. Army Discharge

By Martha Mendoza and Garance Burke

LOS ANGELES—USC’s Keck School of to a USC statement. Researchers hope to ect’s principal investigator, Christopher Medicine is leading a $26.5 million effort recruit 10,000 African- American men na- Haiman, professor of preventive medicine to conduct the first large-scale, multi-in- tionwide to participate in the study. at the Keck School. “It’s a health disparity stitutional study on black that needs to be addressed. Conmen with prostate cancer siderable money, time and effort to better understand why has gone into studies in men of “Not only are African-American men they are at higher risk for European ancestry; it is time for a twice as likely to develop prostate developing more aggreslarge-scale effort devoted to men sive forms of the disease ancestry.” cancer, but they are more likely to have of African and why they are more The RESPOND study will folikely to die from it, the cus on both biological and social an aggressive, more lethal form of the university announced factors that may influence the dedisease, and we don’t know why.”

Tuesday. velopment of prostate cancer in The RESPOND study, this group. Social stressors such —Professor Christopher Haiman funded by grants from the as discrimination, socioeconomic National Cancer Institute, status, education, early life events the National Institute on and where men live will be asMinority Health and Health Disparities “Not only are African-American men sessed via an online survey. Studies have and the Prostate Cancer Foundation, will twice as likely to develop prostate cancer, shown that stress affects health, but little is look at the role of social stressors and ge- but they are more likely to have an ag- known about whether stress has an impact netics in the development of prostate can- gressive, more lethal form of the disease, on the development of aggressive prostate cer in African-American men, according and we don’t know why,” said the proj- cancer, Haiman said.

LAX Workers Threaten Walkout Over Severance Pay LOS ANGELES—An estimated 600 ground operations workers at Los Angeles International Airport could soon walk off the job over a labor dispute—a move that could create a major disruption at LAX and beyond, it was reported Tuesday.

Nicolas Fernandez, who represents employees with the International Associa-

tion of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said Monday that Swissport International plans to eliminate its cabinetcleaning, ramp, mechanics and passenger-service departments, although its cargo and fueling departments will remain in operation, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. Swissport employs more than 1,000 people at LAX.

At issue are the severance packages the aviation services company has proposed. Fernandez says they are inadequate. Swissport, he said, wants to pay $600 to employees who have been with the company for up to two years, $800 for workers who have logged two to five years, $1,000 to employees with five to eight years experience, $1,200 for those with

eight to 15 years and $1,400 to workers who have been with Swissport for 15 or more years.

“That’s the entire package” and there are people who have been working with this company for 40 years! he said. “I’m trying to keep them at the table.

We’re trying to bargain in good faith.”

Swissport said it believes its severance “is fair and takes into account the contributions of our employees.” The company initially indicated it would eliminate the four divisions in October but more recently said it could be as early as August, according to Fernandez. The union has issued a counterproposal with higher severance payouts, but Swissport has yet to respond, Fernandez said.

Under that plan, workers with up to two years experience would receive $1,000, while those with two to five years would get $2,500. Others with five to eight years would receive $4,000, while employees with eight to 15 years would get $7,500, and workers with more than 15 years experience would receive $15,000.

“Our members are getting to the point that if we don’t hear back they may walk off the job,” Fernandez said, according to the Daily News. “That would create big problems, not only here in Los Angeles, but nationwide. If you’ve got 600 people walking out of work at LAX the entire nation will have a problem.”

Swissport serves 24 airlines at LAX, including Frontier, Aero Mexico, Air China, Lufthansa, Spirit Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways, according to the company’s website.

SAN FRANCISCO—Growing up in eastern China, Panshu Zhao fell in love with America. He read the Bible his parents gave him, watched Hollywood movies and studied the ideals of democracy. He jumped at the chance to attend graduate school at Texas A&M University.

In 2016, Zhao enlisted in the U.S. Army as part of a special recruitment program offering immigrants in the country legally a path to citizenship.

The future, he said, was bright.

Now, he is one of the dozens of immigrant recruits and reservists struggling with abrupt, often unexplained military discharges and canceled contracts. They traded being willing to risk their lives for the prospect of U.S. citizenship, a timeworn exchange that’s drawn linguists, medical specialists and thousands of other immigrants to the military since the Revolutionary War. “It’s just like you’re dropped from heaven to hell,” Zhao told The Associated Press on Friday.

It is unclear how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been ousted from the Army, but immigration attorneys told the AP that they know of more than 40 recruits who recently have been discharged or whose status has become questionable.

Some recruits say they were given no reason for their discharge. Others said the Army informed them they’d been labeled as security risks because they have relatives abroad or because the Defense Department had not completed background checks on them.

The Pentagon said Friday that there has been no policy change since last year, when Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said no one could enter basic training without completion of a background investigation.

And Army spokeswoman Cynthia O. Smith said that any enlistee entering the military undergoes security screenings.

“Each recruit undergoes an individualized suitability review and the length of time for the review is dependent upon each individual’s unique background,” Smith said.

Zhao, 31, said his “ship out” date to basic training was delayed for two years as he underwent background checks, counterintelligence interviews and rigorous reviews added as requirements for immigrant enlistees.

He continued to pursue his PhD in geography at Texas A&M but also hit the gym, prepping for boot camp. And he trained—in uniform—with his unit. He had military identification and health care, he said.

In April, Zhao visited Washington, D.C., for the first time, touring the White House and visiting the Republican National Committee.

That same month, he got word from his unit commander: He was being discharged.

He was told simply that his discharge was “uncharacterized,” he said.

“I’m not a national threat,” Zhao said. “On the contrast, I’m a national merit because people like me with higher education and critical skills, we want to serve this great U.S. Army. I’m a good scientist no matter what.”

The Pentagon announced last October that in order to apply for citizenship, immigrant recruits were required to have gone through basic training and served honorably for either 180 days or a year, depending on their Army classification. But that requirement has been challenged in court.

Some discharged service members whose basic training was delayed cannot start the naturalization process.·Others who started the process have had their applications put on hold.

Immigration attorneys told the AP that many immigrants let go in recent weeks received an “uncharacterized discharge,” which is neither dishonorable nor honorable.

A Brazilian reservist, Lucas Calixto, filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., last week contending that he was booted without the Defense Department giving him a chance to defend himself or appeal.

President George W. Bush ordered “expedited naturalization” for immigrant soldiers in 2002 in an effort to swell military ranks. Seven years later, the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest program, known as MAVNI, became an official recruiting program.

The program came under fire from conservatives when President Barack Obama added DACA recipients—young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally—to the list of eligible enlistees. In response, the military layered on additional security clearances for recruits to pass before heading to boot camp.

Donald Trump’s administration added even more hurdles, creating a backlog within the Defense Department. Last fall, hundreds of recruits still in the enlistment process had their contracts canceled. A few months later, the military suspended MAVNI. Republican Congressman Andy Harris of Maryland, who has supported legislation to limit the program, told the AP that MAVNI was established by executive order.

“Our military must prioritize enlisting American citizens, and restore the MAVNI program to its specialized, limited scope,” he said.

According to Air Force Maj. Carla Gleason, a Pentagon spokeswoman, the “overwhelming majority” of MAVNI candidates are from Asia and Africa because those are the critical language skills needed in the military.

As of April, 1,100 immigrant recruits were awaiting basic training while undergoing security reviews, the Pentagon said.

Eligible recruits are required to have legal status in the U.S., such as a student visa, before enlisting.

More than 5,000 immigrants were recruited into the program in 2016, and an estimated 10,000 are currently serving.

Most go the Army, but some also go to the other military branches.

Zhao is now rethinking his future, but said he wishes he had a chance to appeal.

“I need justice,” he said. “This is America. This is not China. This is not the Middle East. This is not a dictatorship. And that’s why I love America.”

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2018

LEGAL NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-17-784573-BF Order No.: 8718388 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/28/2008. 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): PORFIRIO FLORES, AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 5/6/2008 as Instrument No. 20080794183 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 8/9/2016 as Instrument No. 20160936222 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 8/2/2018 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $199,380.96 The purported property address is: 2031 E NORD ST, COMPTON, CA 902222408 Assessor's Parcel No.: 6152-018021 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-17-784573-BF. 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: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-17-784573-BF IDSPub #0142100 7/11/2018 7/18/2018 7/25/2018 SchId:71726 AdId:23929 CustId:608 -----------Title Order No. 95518598 Trustee Sale No. 82447 Loan No. 399152770 APN 6176-010-027 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/3/2017.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 7/31/2018 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 5/15/2017 as Instrument No. 20170536016 in book N/A, page N/A of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: PHILLIP JESUS ALVAREZ, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE EVANGELINA ALVAREZ LIVING TRUST OF 2015 , as Trustor RIDEC, LLC , as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial

Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE – continued all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California described the land therein: THE WESTERLY HALF OF LOT 5 IN BLOCK “A” OF TRACT NO. 4827, IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 54, PAGE(S) 25 AND 26 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES, LYING BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET FROM THE SURFACE OF SAID PROPERTY, BUT WITH NO RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY RESERVED IN INSTRUMENTS OF RECORD. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 925 E STOCKTON AVE COMPTON, CA 90221 . The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of trusts created by said Deed of Trust, towit $246,218.97 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election of Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation.

DATE: 6/26/2018 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST, as Trustee 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 PHONE: 714-283-2180 FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www.stoxposting.com CALL: 844-477-7869 PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. “NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed or trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 844-477-7869, or visit this internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 82447. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.” CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS Attn: Teri Snyder 8190 East Kaiser Blvd. Anaheim Hills, CA 92808 SchId:71788 AdId:23946 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JACK JOHNSON, JR. CASE NO. 18STPB05755 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JACK JOHNSON, JR..

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by GWENDOLYN JOHNSON in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GWENDOLYN JOHNSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 07/25/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 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 MATTHEW R. STIDHAM - SBN 316304 THE LEGACY LAWYERS, PC 10221 SLATER AVENUE, SUITE 106 FOUNTAIN VALLEY CA 92708 BSC 215898 7/4, 7/11, 7/18/18 CNS-3148921# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:71792 AdId:23947 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY A. PARKER CASE NO. 18STPB05606 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of MARY A. PARKER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SANDRA PARKER in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DARNELL PARKER, 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: 07/19/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 4 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner BRIAN C. MILES - SBN 214329 LAW OFFICE OF MILES & HATCHER, LLP 9121 HAVEN AVENUE, SUITE 290 RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA 91730 7/4, 7/11, 7/18/18 CNS-3149260# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:71798 AdId:23949 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JAMES E. PARKER CASE NO. 18STPB05601 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JAMES E. PARKER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SANDRA PARKER in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DARNELL PARKER, 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: 07/23/18 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 BRIAN C. MILES - SBN 214329 LAW OFFICE OF MILES & HATCHER, LLP 9121 HAVEN AVENUE, SUITE 290 RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA 91730 7/4, 7/11, 7/18/18 CNS-3149270# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:71801 AdId:23950 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROSE ELLEN HOPKINS CASE NO. 18STPB05949 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ROSE ELLEN HOPKINS. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by APRIL T. HOPKINS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that APRIL T. HOPKINS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 07/30/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 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 KARIANN VOORHEES - SBN 295290 VOORHEES & RATZLAFF LAW GROUP 13831 ROSWELL AVE. STE D CHINO CA 91710 7/4, 7/11, 7/18/18 CNS-3149494# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:71804 AdId:23951 CustId:61 -----------SchId:71831 AdId:23961 CustId:65 -----------TS No.: CA-18-826579-NJ Order No.: 8734455 NOTICE OF DEFAULT "AND FORECLOSURE SALE" WHEREAS, on 5/3/2006, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by J.D. DAWSON, A WIDOWER, as trustor(s), in favor of SEATTLE MORTGAGE COMPANY, as beneficiary, and was recorded on 5/10/2006, Instrument No. 06 1031100 in the Office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, CA; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an Assignment recorded on 5/26/2015 as Instrument Number 20150606968 in Book xx, Page xx of LOS ANGELES County, CA; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that: BORROWER(S) HAVE DIED AND THE PROPERTY IS NOT THE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF AT LEAST ONE SURVIVING BORROWER AND, AS A RESULT, ALL SUMS DUE UNDER THE NOTE HAVE BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable and sufficient payment has not been made as of the date of this notice; and WHEREAS, the total amount due as of 7/3/2018 is $397,983.25.

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in Quality Loan Service Corp. by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 27 subpart B, and by the Secretary's designation of Quality Loan Service Corp as Foreclosure Commissioner as indicated on the attached Foreclosure Commissioner Designation, notice is hereby given that on 8/14/2018 at 10:00 AM local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: Commonly known as: 1114 West 134th Place, Compton, CA 90222

Located in: City of Compton , County of LOS ANGELES, CA More particularly described as: LOT 275 OF TRACT 7874, IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 96 PAGES 9 AND 10 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES LYING BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND, BUT WITHOUT THE RIGHT OF SURFACE OF SAID LAND, BUT WITHOUT THE RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, AS RESERVED OR GRANTED IN DOCUMENTS OF RECORD. The sale will be held Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $402,941.11 There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his pro rata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling approximately $40,294.11 in the form of certified check or cashier's check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not accompany an oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $40,294.11 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable.

The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier's check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyancing fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant the winning bidder an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance.

The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier's check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the discretion of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the trustor(s) or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier's check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed. To obtain a presale reinstatement all defaults must be cured prior to the scheduled sale, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner's attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary outofpocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. To obtain information regarding reinstating the loan by paying the sums that are delinquent you should contact the Foreclosure Commissioner, Quality Loan Service Corp., at the address or phone number listed below. Tender of payment by certified or cashier's check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: Foreclosure Commissioner Nicole Jordan, Assistant Vice President on behalf of Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 For Sale Information: Sales Line: 916-9390772 Website: www.nationwideposting. com TS No.: CA-18-826579-NJ A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of: California) County of: San Diego) On 7/3/2018 before me, Katherine A. Davis a notary public, personally appeared Nicole Jordan, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under

PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Signature Katherine A. Davis Commission No. 2095368 NOTARY PUBLIC - California San Diego County My Comm. Expires 12/29/2018 IDSPub #0142504 7/18/2018 7/25/2018 8/1/2018 SchId:71847 AdId:23968 CustId:608 -----------Request for Proposals For Emergency Board Ups and Weed Abatement Services July 11, 2018 The City of Compton Building and Safety Department is soliciting a Request for Proposals (RFPs) from qualified cleanup and removal service contractors to perform emergency board ups, weed abatements, removal and haul away services on an “as needed” basis citywide.

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

Request For Proposals can be obtained from the City’s website at www. comptoncity.org or by calling 310-6055509 attention Mr. Victor Orozco, Interim, Chief Building Official. Failure to submit the Proposal in accordance with the procedures outlined maybe cause for disqualification.

In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit three (3) copies of their proposal no later than 3:00 PM, July 24th 2018 to:

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

The City of Compton thanks you for your interest.

Sincerely, Alita Goodwin City Clerk Publish Dates: June 18th 2017

June 11th 2017

SchId:71861 AdId:23973 CustId:314 -----------T.S. No. 15-38256 APN: 6145-015-034 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/3/2005.

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

Trustor: ROBERT LEWIS AND DANITA LEWIS, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust recorded 8/9/2005 as Instrument No. 05 1892907 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:8/2/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Vineyard Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $323,053.99 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1317 W 138TH ST COMPTON, CA 90222 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust A.P.N #.: 6145-015-034 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

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

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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 or visit this Internet Web site www.auction. com, using the file number assigned to this case 15-38256. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Dated: 7/5/2018 LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (800) 280-2832 www.auction.com _________________________________ Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale Assistant THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 25958 Pub Dates 07/11, 07/18, 07/25/2018 SchId:71863 AdId:23974 CustId:108 -----------Drivers CDLA, Teams: Dedicated Lanes/Freight Great Drop/Hook EVERY week!

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on August 2, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 4 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: JUDITH M HILLS ESQ SBN 279582 LAW OFFICES OF JAMES F MILLER PC 1275 EAST GREEN STREET PASADENA CA 91106 CN951007 BROWN Jul 11,18,25, 2018 SchId:71877 AdId:23979 CustId:65 -----------T.S. No.: 2016-1007 Loan No.: ESPINOZA/41502847/123 MAP APN: 6166-002-018 Property Address: 123 E MAPLE ST, COMPTON, CA 90220 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/19/2015. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state

or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: RAFAEL ESPINOZA, A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: WESTERN FIDELITY TRUSTEES Recorded 12/1/2015 as Instrument No. 20151493925 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 8/8/2018 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $25,259.28 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 123 E MAPLE ST COMPTON, CA 90220 A.P.N.: 6166-002-018 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

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

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 844477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 20161007. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 7/9/2018 WESTERN FIDELITY TRUSTEES 1222 Crenshaw Blvd., SUITE B Torrance, California 90501 Sale Line: (310)2120700 Kathleen Herrera, Trustee Officer SchId:71900 AdId:23989 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-16-706469-RY Order No.: 160066906-CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/7/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by 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): JUAN CARLOS MELENDEZ, AND NOHEMI MENDEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 6/15/2007 as Instrument No. 20071450521 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 8/9/2018 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $287,433.83 The purported property address is: 209 SOUTH PEARL AVENUE, COMPTON, CA 90221-3329 Assessor's Parcel No.: 6179-010-045 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a

trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-16-706469-RY. 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: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-16-706469-RY IDSPub #0142631 7/18/2018 7/25/2018 8/1/2018 SchId:71903 AdId:23990 CustId:608 -----------T.S. No.: 2016-1008 Loan No.: ESPINOZA/02849/125 MAPLE APN: 6166-002-019 Property Address: 125 EAST MAPLE ST, COMPTON, CA 90220 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/19/2015. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: RAFAEL ESPINOZA A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: WESTERN FIDELITY TRUSTEES Recorded 12/1/2015 as Instrument No. 20151493927 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 8/8/2018 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $24,013.83 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1 2 5 EAST MAPLE ST COMPTON, CA 90220 A.P.N.: 6166-002-019 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

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

a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 844-477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 20161008. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 7/9/2018 WESTERN FIDELITY TRUSTEES 1222 Crenshaw Blvd., SUITE B Torrance, California 90501 Sale Line: (310)2120700 Kathleen Herrera, Trustee Officer SchId:71906 AdId:23991 CustId:670 -----------Drivers, CDLA: Owner Operator Oppty's!

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Call CEVA: 844-205-7871 SchId:71950 AdId:24004 CustId:677 -----------CITY OF COMPTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE SERVICES The City of Compton Public Works Department is soliciting a Request for Proposals (RFP) from contractors to provide services to be perform on the City’s Traffic Signal and Street Lighting Maintenance Services within the City limits.

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

Requirements for this RFP will be available on the City’s website at www. comptoncity.org by July 18, 2018. In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit 3 copies and one copy on CD or USB drive of their Proposal no later than 3:00 PM, August 16, 2018 to: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Attention: Mr. John Strickland Jr., Project Manager Late proposals will not be accepted.

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Office Phone: 310.605.5505 Email: jstrickland@comptoncity.org Sincerely, Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH:

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SchId:71960 AdId:24008 CustId:314 -----------T.S. No.: 2016-1008 Loan No.: ESPINOZA/02849/125 MAPLE APN: 6166-002-019 Property Address: 125 EAST MAPLE ST, COMPTON, CA 90220 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/19/2015. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: RAFAEL ESPINOZA A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: WESTERN FIDELITY TRUSTEES Recorded 12/1/2015 as Instrument No. 20151493927 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 8/8/2018 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $24,013.83 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1 2 5 EAST MAPLE ST COMPTON, CA 90220 A.P.N.: 6166-002-019 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should

understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 844477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 20161008. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 7/9/2018 WESTERN FIDELITY TRUSTEES 1222 Crenshaw Blvd., SUITE B Torrance, California 90501 Sale Line: (310)2120700 Kathleen Herrera, Trustee Officer SchId:71962 AdId:24009 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-17-767784-JB Order No.: 730-1703450-70 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/26/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by 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): Claudia Gonzalez, a single woman Recorded: 11/3/2005 as Instrument No. 05 2660411 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 9/16/2015 as Instrument No. 20151146126 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 1/18/2013 as Instrument No. 20130093605 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 11/20/2009 as Instrument No. 20091759617 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 8/9/2018 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $471,968.06 The purported property address is: 1715 NORTH WILLOW AVENUE, COMPTON, CA 90221 Assessor's Parcel No.: 6167-014016 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-17-767784-JB. 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: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-17-767784-JB IDSPub #0142664 7/18/2018 7/25/2018 8/1/2018 SchId:71982 AdId:24014 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: 08/27/18 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 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/18 CNS-3153320# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:71994 AdId:24018 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF VACANCY Office of Director, Division 5 Water Replenishment Southern California

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE of the vacancy in the office of Director of Division 5 of the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (“WRD”).

Pursuant to Water Code Section 60144 and Government Code Section 1780, the WRD Board of Directors has determined to fill the vacancy in the office of Division 5 by appointment.

Any person interested in being considered for appointment to this office must submit a resume and letter of interest of less than 400 words to the WRD no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 9, 2018, at the following address: Water Replenishment District of Southern California 4040 Paramount Blvd Lakewood, CA 90712 Attn: Robb Whitaker, General Manager To be eligible for an appointment to the office of Director of Division 5, an interested person must be a registered voter and a resident of Division 5 at the time of the appointment. Division 5 includes the cities of Bellflower, Carson, Compton, Downey, La Habra Heights, Norwalk, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, and Whittier.

The WRD Board of Directors in its discretion may interview potential Division 5 appointees at a time and date to be determined. The Board anticipates that a final decision on the appointment will be made at a noticed meeting of the Board of Directors prior to August 31, 2018.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

PBS KIDS Characters Come to Compton

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OMPTON— In an effort to fight the natural summer learning slump, PBS SoCal hosted its 4th Annual Summer Learning Day at the Dollarhide Community Center in Compton. Whyatt from SuperWhy and WordGirl were on hand to encourage parents to continue with educational activities throughout the summer.

More information on Summer Learning Day visit: https:// www.pbssocal.org/ events/pbs-socal-reads4th-annual-summerlearning-day/ For information on PBS SoCal educational initiatives: https://www. pbssocal.org/education/

Photos Courtesy PBS SoCal