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Police Officer Fired Shot That Accidentally Killed Melyda Corado During Pursuit

By Christopher Weber and Michael Balsamo LOS ANGELES—The bullet that killed a Silver Lake Trader Joe's assistant manager during a police gun battle with a man who took more than a dozen people hostage inside the store was fired by a police officer, not the suspect, Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore confirmed Tuesday.

"This is a heartbreaking reminder of the split-second decisions that officers must make every day," an emotional Moore said during a morning news conference. "And it is also a sobering reminder of the destruction a lone individual with a handgun can create."

Melyda Corado, 27, was killed around 3:30 p.m. Saturday when a man suspected of shooting his grandmother and girlfriend in South Los Angeles crashed a car in front of the Trader Joe's market at the end of a police chase and fled inside, allegedly while exchanging gunfire with pursuing officers.

The sus“I spoke pect, Gene Evin Atto both kins, 28, of these was charged uesday officers this Twith 31 felony counts, morning. including They are murder. though devastated.” Even he did not LAPD Chief Michel shoot Corado, Atkins Moore was charged with her killing because he allegedly set off the chain of events that led to her death.

His arraignment was postponed to August 14th.

Atkins allegedly shot his 76-yearold grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Madison, as many as seven times and shot a 17-year-old girl around 1:30 p.m. Saturday at his grandmother's South Los Angeles home in the 1600 block of East 32nd Street. He then allegedly kidnapped the teenager and drove off in his grandmother's 2015 Toyota Camry. Police spotted him in Hollywood, sparking a chase in which Atkins fired shots at pursuing officers through the rear window of the Camry, Moore said. A short time later, Atkins crashed into a light pole outside

Memorial in honor of Meldya Corado outside Silver Lake Trader Joe’s.

AP photo

the Trader Joe's in the 2700 block of Hyperion Avenue.

"As Atkins exited his vehicle, witnesses reported they observed Atkins shoot at the officers. The officers exited their vehicle and returned fire as Atkins ran towards the entrance of Trader Joe's," Moore told reporters.

Moore said the two officers -- one a six-year veteran, the other a twoyear veteran -- fired a total of eight shots in return. One of them struck Atkins in the left arm, but he continued running inside. Another struck Corado, traveling through her arm and into her body, Moore said. The woman managed to stumble back inside the store after being shot, collapsing behind the manager's station.

She was carried out of the business by others in the store, but paramedics were unable to save her.

The police chief said it is it is "every officer's worst nightmare, to harm an innocent bystander during a violent engagement. I spoke to both of these officers this morning. They are devastated. They were devastated n Melya Corado, see page 9

Metro: La Brea Train Cheapest Crenshaw-Hollywood Train LOS ANGELES—Using a route above, along or under La Brea Avenue makes the most financial sense for extending the Crenshaw train across Midcity to

link to Hollywood, according to a preliminary Metro study released Sunday.

But routing the proposed train through West Hollywood would

provide "dramatically higher access its currently-under construction to jobs and housing in the vicinity underground terminus at the Expo of proposed station locations," Line. according to a Rail service report prepared between the Green Extending the for the Metro Line near LAX, board of directors and the Expo Crenshaw Line meeting on Line in Midcity, is north will serve Thursday. supposed to start Metro has one of the densest by the end of next $2.3 billion in year.

Extending population areas Measure M sales the Crenshaw Line tax revenue on the West Coast. north will serve earmarked for one of the densest extending the population areas Crenshaw Line, a 8-1/2 mile light on the West Coast. rail route from LAX through But the study warns that Metro Inglewood and Leimert Park, to n Metro , see page 8

Severe Temps Threaten Health and Power Grid

NEW LIFE FOR YOUTH SPORTS AT SIBRIE PARK

Photo by Melina Cervantes (l-r) Councilwoman Janna Zurita, CUSD President Micah Ali and Mayor Aja Brown open the new field (See P2).

The National Weather Service is warning of excessive temperatures threatening health is in effect until 8pm Thursday while state energy officials are urging residents to conserve electricity especially in the late afternoons and early evening.

Never, ever, leave people or pets in enclosed vehicles, even for a short period of time.

Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible, reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when possible and drink plenty of water.

To reduce risk during outdoor work the occupational safety and health administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency—call 911.

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NEWS Former Congressional Aide Gets Prison for Extorting $5,000 From Pot Shop LOS ANGELES—A former congressional staffer was sentenced Monday to 18 months behind bars for taking $5,000 with bogus promises of helping to prevent the closure of an illegal Compton marijuana dispensary.

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ICHAEL K i m b re w, 45, of Santa Clarita was sentenced by U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner, who additionally ordered the defendant to serve three years of supervised release and pay $5,000 in restitution and

$4,000 in fines.

In exchange for the payoff he took, Kimbrew promised to wield his power as a federal employee and public official to help the shop obtain a lucrative permit to continue operating, according to federal prosecutors.

During a two-day trial in March, jurors watched a video recording of Kimbrew meeting with an undercover FBI agent and discussing the $5,000 bribe, which the agent had hidden in a restaurant menu and passed to the defendant during a second meeting.

Kimbrew was working as an aide to then-Rep. Janice Hahn out of Compton City Hall when he first approached the owners of Green Legends,

a now- defunct illegal pot dispensary on Long Beach Boulevard.

Claiming to "oversee all activities in Compton," Kimbrew threatened the pot shop's owners, an employee of the shop, and later an undercover FBI agent in recorded meetings that he was going to shut down the shop unless he received the bribe, according to trial testimony.

He claimed that, by virtue of his federal employment, he had "authority" and "jurisdiction" over what Compton public officials and departments did. In exchange for the $5,000, he promised to exercise that authority and jurisdiction to keep the shop in business.

Ultimately, during a

lunch meeting in Compton, Kimbrew accepted $5,000 in cash hidden inside of a restaurant menu from the undercover agent. When he pocketed the cash, Kimbrew pledged his "undying support" to protect the shop.

In sentencing documents, the government argued for imprisonment, citing, among other factors "the need to send a message to both (Kimbrew) and other public servants that corruption will not be tolerated."

During the trial, the defense unsuccessfully argued that Kimbrew only took the cash when the undercover agent insisted the money was in exchange for introductions to other dispensary owners and to ensure a good relationship.

World Oil Community Open House Entertains and Benefits Hundreds

Former major leaguer Kenny Landreaux celebrates new field.

Photo by Melina Cervantes World Oil CEO’s Robert and Steven Roth with Compton Mayor Aja Brown and Centennial High School Drum Band Leader at the 5th Annual World Oil Recycling Community Open.

On a hot, bright Saturday morning hundreds of parents and children converged on the facilities of Compton’s World Oil facility for a community celebration of neighborliness. As the music played, food flowed, and competition ensued with games and raffles, more than 700 children were the beneficiaries of school backpacks and supplies. “It’s our mission to ensure that our neighbors and environment are provided with essential tools and resources, like

school supplies, to do just that,” said Robert Roth, World Oil CEO. “Our annual community open house is one of the many ways World Oil helps the community thrive.

This 5th annual community event also provides neighbors and community officials an inside look of the plant, an industry leader in recycling used oil, antifreeze and waste water.

“Events like our community open house provide residents with a per-

sonal look at our facility, our operations, and face-to-face access to the World Oil team. We look forward to hosting fun-filled family events every year. We really enjoy every opportunity to meet our neighbors and educate the community on what used oil recycling looks like,” said Steve Roth, World Oil CEO. It was also a busy morning for entertaining at local events for the Centennial High School Drum Band.

Unusable Section of Sibrie Park Comes Back to Life "It's so good to see baseball diamonds getting back into these parks,” reminisced Compton native and retired Angel and Dodger Kenny Landreaux. “There was always a baseball diamond in every neighborhood in Compton."

Joined by The Caompton College Barons, Centennial HS Band, Mayor Aja Brown, Councilwoman Janna Zurita, CUSD Board President Micah Ali, the ribbon was cut on a spanking new T-Ball field in Sibrie Park.

Supported by the Major League Baseball Youth Foundation, the new facility is now home for sports programming for community youth.

Human Trafficking Task Force Rescues Two Teens in Compton COMPTON—An investigation into human trafficking in the Compton area led to three dozen arrests and the rescue of two teenage girls, authorities said Friday.

The operation was conducted last week by members of the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Taskforce, along with deputies from Sheriff's Compton Station, said sheriff's Lt. Barry Hall.

The rescued girls, ages 16 and 17, were identified as "commercially sexually exploited children," Hall said in a statement. "One of the females was released to the care of the Department of Children and Family Services and the other to the Probation Department as she had an arrest warrant from San Bernardino County," Hall said.

Twelve women were arrested on suspicion of "loitering for the purposes of prostitution," and two were arrested on suspicion of solicitation of prostitution after they solicited sex for money from undercover sheriff's

detectives.

Twenty men were arrested on suspicion of soliciting undercover sheriff's deputies for various sex acts, Hall said.

Rajene Robinson, 20, of Santa Clarita, was arrested on suspicion of pandering after she allegedly tried to recruit an undercover sheriff's deputy to work for her as a commercial sex worker, Hall said.

A 23-year-old Riverside man who was with Robinson was arrested on suspicion of carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle and supervising a prostitute, Hall said.

The task force included personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, the California Highway Patrol, and the Los Angeles County Probation Department.

"Whether it's sports or academics or anything, it is all about helping these kids to move forward," added the former big leaguer.

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

NEWS

Homegirl Cafe Offers ‘Platos’ by Ex-Gang Members with Hope

By Russell Contreras LOS ANGELES (AP)—In a different time, at another place, and under other circumstances, you might have run away from Latisha Valenzuela and Glenda Alvarenga. But at Homegirl Cafe, a Los Angeles breakfast and lunch spot with a Latino twist, the two waitresses welcome you with smiles and friendship.

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You alone?” Valenzuela asked when I recently visited. “Don't worry.

We'll keep you company.”

After seating me, she tells me, “you'll want our cinnamon coffee. We make it ourselves.” She says it as if we've been friends since middle school.

Here, in the City of Angels, Homegirl Cafe offers a unique dining experience with food prepared by former gang members gaining new skills. It's a haven for them, to be sure. But the popular cafe in the city's Chinatown is a special place for visitors, too, providing carefully crafted meals along with inspiration from exinmates who willingly tell stories about how they are seeking a better life.

And where these hands once hurt others, now they are steering their energies to serve pleasurable, satisfying dishes made with love and perseverance.

The hip cafe is an offshoot of the Homeboy Industries social enterprises founded by Jesuit priest Greg Boyle.

After working in one of the city's poorest and most gang-plagued regions, he quickly found out that businesses wouldn't hire former gang members and inmates, even when they had marketable skills. So, he formed nonprofit businesses aimed at giving jobs and training to the “least of these,” as the poor and vulnerable are described in Scripture.

He formed Homeboy tortillas, Homeboy bakery and then, Homegirl Cafe.

Trainees learn all aspects of

Photo courtesy Homeboy Industries

culinary arts while developing social skills that create tender encounters with visitors. In addition to job training, the former gang members can take advantage of tattoo removal, anger management classes and drug treatment.

Former enemies become friends.

Instead of trading gunshots, they shoot playful texts to each other.

That tenderness is passed along to customers, who include writers, lawyers, actors and teachers.

When a new staffer shows up, “you can tell she's scared and ready to fight,” Alvarenga told me during my visit. “We make sure we hug her and show nothing but love. Most of the time, they just start crying.”

Plates like the chilaquiles—fresh crisp tortilla chips tossed with warm tomatillo salsa, egg, crema fresca, and queso cotija—are made from ingredients that come from urban farms. The Manoy's, a sandwich made of braised shredded chicken prepared Central American-style

with pickled cabbage, onions and The story always gets a laugh, mayonnaise, is another unique but Boyle retells it to highlight the option. The homegirls can tell you power of kinship, and how a former exactly how it's prepared. gang member and an Oscar winner In addition to the food are the connected in a most unlikely place. stories.

Boyle has authored two books, and Boyle has told his inspirational this one many quotes are on Former enemies times in speeches, T-shirts and fliers become friends. interviews and his around the cafe. latest book: Actress Instead of trading To some of the Diane Keaton once homies, he's the came in for brunch gunshots, they shoot first person who with a guest. A playful texts to each ever showed them waitress, a former unconditional gang member love without who'd spent time in prison, went to judgment. serve her. Keaton asked for advice “Ah man, when Father Boyle walks on platos and the waitress gave her down the street and into this place ... suggestions. Then, it hit the waitress. people follow him like Jesus,” said “Wait, I feel like I know you,” the Erika Carlos, a woman who spent waitress reportedly said. “You so look eight years in prison who now helps familiar.” run the gift shop. “All the homies “Oh I don't know,” Keaton said. “I want him to give them a blessing.” must have that face.”

At the gift shop, visitors can buy “No. Now I know,” the waitress an array of Homeboy Industries or said. “We were locked up together!”

Homegirl Cafe shirts, hoodies, hats

and bags. The clothing is designed by former gang members who are being taught new job skills. Workers like Carlos are happy to share their stories, or those of others who inspired them.

After my first visit, I returned for a Mother's Day special with my Texasborn mother, father and sister. My mother, who was abandoned briefly as a baby before being adopted by an immigrant woman from Mexico, recognized immediately that she was among the forgotten and feared.

“This feels like home,” she told Valenzuela.

Valenzuela smiled, then replied, “You are home.”

If You Go...

HOMEGIRL CAFE: 130 W. Bruno St., Los Angeles; https://www. homeboyindustries.org/what-wedo/homegirl-cafe/ or 213-617-0380.

Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; closed Sundays.

NYC Releases Documents Connected to Central Park 5 Case

University of California Approves Small Decrease in Tuition

By Sophia Bollag

SACRAMENTO (AP)— The tuition at the University of California is falling—ever so slightly—for the first time in nearly two decades and, ironically, it's because the system has nearly recouped losses from past litigation over tuition hikes.

Tuition for the next academic year will drop $60, a fraction of a percent of the total base tuition.

The decrease will bring tuition and fees for California residents to $12,570.

Students from outside the

state pay more than triple to the UC president's office. that amount.

UC had planned earlier The decrease represents this year to raise tuition the elimination of a surcharge by more than $300, but imposed about a decade ago university officials scrapped to cover the costs of two that proposal in April. class-action lawsuits against The state budget that the university took effect s y s t e m July 1 added Tuition for the over tuition millions of increases. dollars in next academic T h e funding for u n i v e r s i t y year will drop $60 the state's s y s t e m p u b l i c lost both cases, resulting universities, which allowed in nearly $100 million in the UC system to put off litigation costs. UC will have raising tuition, UC president's recouped nearly all of those office spokeswoman Dianne costs by fall 2018, according Klein said when the budget

deal was announced in June.

Some lawmakers cheered the Board of Regents decision to reduce tuition.

“California's future success depends on affordable access to our world-class universities and colleges,” state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, a San Diego Democrat, said in a statement.

The UC system last lowered tuition for the 19992000 academic year. Regents approved a 5 percent tuition decrease for that year, bringing resident tuition and fees to roughly $3,400.

NEW YORK (AP)— New York City has started releasing about 100,000 pages of documents connected to the notorious case of the five men whose convictions for raping and beating a Central Park jogger were overturned after they served more than a decade behind bars.

The New York Post reports that about 12,000 pages went up Thursday on a site set up by the city.

Lawyers for the city and the five men have been in talks for three years over which police, prosecution

and court documents should be released.

The five Black and Hispanic men were teenagers when they were convicted in the brutal 1989 rape of a 28-yearold investment banker. At the time, Donald Trump famously took out a fullpage newspaper ad calling for the death penalty of the wrongly charged and convicted.

Their convictions were vacated in 2002 because of evidence linking serial rapist Matias Reyes to the crime.

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

OPED WHO IS THE BROTHER IN THE BOAT WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON?

By Oscar H. Blayton

We’ve all seen the painting.

Gen. George Washington strikes a heroic pose, standing in a boat being rowed through an icy river on his way to win the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War. But take a close look at Emanuel Leutze’s iconic painting of Washington crossing the Delaware and you might wonder who is the Black man in the boat?

He is third from the left, just to the left of Washington’s right knee, and seemingly straining at an oar.

For years, people have speculated that this “Brother in the Boat” may have been Washington’s slave, Billy Lee, or that he was Prince Whipple, the well-known slave of Gen. William Whipple of the New Hampshire militia.

The typical assumption is that the Black man in the boat had to be someone’s slave, the property of some noted white person.

But American history is like a jigsaw puzzle – there are many seemingly unrelated and disjointed pieces lying about and it is hard to make sense of them unless you look below the surface.

The mystery of the “Brother in the Boat” can be solved if we pull some of the seemingly disassociated pieces of this historical puzzle together. “Washington’s Crossing,” a 2009 book by David Hackett Fischer, helps with this.

Working backwards from Christmas evening 1776 when Washington made his famous river crossing, we learn that the military unit in charge of manning the boats was the 14th Continental Regiment. It’s often

Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze 1851

identified as Glover’s Regiment, or when we learn about the “Father the Marblehead Regiment because of our Country” crossing the most of its men hailed from the Delaware is that the Marblehead Atlantic coastal Regiment was a area around racially integrated The Marblehead Marblehead, regiment with Regiment was a Massachusetts. many African The majority racially integrated Americans. of the men in this The New England regiment with regiment, including Historical Society their commander, reports in an online many African John Glover, article, “The Red, Americans. were also sailors.

Black and White Because of this, the Men of Glover’s “Marbleheaders,” as they were called, Regiment Take Washington Across were competent boatmen. the Delaware,” that “a Pennsylvania What we are rarely taught general was shocked by the 'number

of negroes' ” in Glover's Regiment who were “treated as equals.”

Black and white seamen from Marblehead worked closely together when they went to sea.

This ability to work together persisted as they enlisted in the Continental Army. However, this comradeship did not extend to the rest of Washington’s army. In 1775, the Marbleheaders were embroiled in a bitter brawl with newly arrived white soldiers from Virginia, some of whom were slaveholders. It is said that Washington himself had to intervene to stop the fighting.

But do not think that the slaveholding Washington was a champion of racial equality. A U.S. Army website reports that at the start of the Revolutionary War, “Washington had been a vocal opponent of recruiting black men…” and “shortly after his appointment as commander in chief, Washington signed an order forbidding the [further] recruitment of all blacks.”

However, despite Washington’s order, Black soldiers, like the

Marbleheaders, continued to serve. And on more than one occasion, this turned out to be very fortunate for Washington.

Not only did Glover’s Regiment ferry him and his army across the Delaware to attack the enemy on the day after Christmas in 1776, but they saved Washington’s army from annihilation on Long Island, New York, four months earlier.

On Aug. 27, the American forces had been defeated in the Battle of Long Island by the numerically superior British. In this, the first major battle of the war, Washington had allowed his forces to be trapped by the British at Brooklyn Heights.

With their backs to New York’s East River, his defeated army was facing extinction. On the night of Aug. 29 – 30, the Marbleheaders silently and safely ferried Washington and 9,500 Continental soldiers, along with “all their baggage, nearly all their artillery, stores, horses and provisions,” across the East River, landing them safely on Manhattan Island.

There is no heroic painting of a defeated George Washington fleeing from Brooklyn Heights.

But had it not been for the Marbleheaders, Washington likely would have been captured by the British and hanged.

In Fischer’s book, he states that while Prince Whipple and Billy Lee have been suggested as accompanying Washington across the Delaware, “a more likely model for the figure, given his dress and demeanor, would have been one of several seamen in Glover's 14th Massachusetts Regiment.”

Fischer’s book has been hailed for its comprehensive research, but it is a shame that it takes such a great research effort to unearth the truth about who we are and what we have done, instead of learning about it in elementary school.

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

You Don’t Have to Break the Bank to Give Back

By Dr. Harry L. Williams Earlier this year, a man named Jack Weldon Patrick passed away in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. A longtime lawyer, Patrick was remembered as a family man, an advocate for social justice, and a respected community leader.

One day a check arrived by mail for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) in memory of Jack Weldon Patrick. A few days later, another one arrived, and a few weeks later, another check. Individual donations kept coming to support the work of TMCF and our publiclysupported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in honor of Jack. His obituary read, “in lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial donations in Jack’s name to causes he cared deeply about.”

One of those causes was TMCF. So many of us outside of TMCF headquarters and Menomonee may have never known Jack as a stalwart of access and opportunity for students attending Black colleges. Many of us aren’t even aware that Jack was part of the reason why in 2016, private giving and contracts earned by HBCUs increased for a second straight year, posting a four-year high of $320 million. But we do know he was a living embodiment of the famous quote

by Nelson Henderson: “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”

While philanthropic anonymity is honorable, philanthropic leadership helps organizations like TMCF reach new supporters, encouraging new donor circles to give. Showcasing the faces and stories of those who give is an important tool in cultivating similar donors, encouraging a culture of giving around our campuses.

This is a critical strategy that grows an organization’s base of support every year.

Photo by Cpl. Brendan Roethel

Thurgood Marshall College Fund 27th annual Awards Gala in Washington D.C.

For non-profit organizations, individual village to develop young minds, and we giving is the largest type of charitable are humbled to be good stewards of the gift – four times the amount as the next resources that our donors and partners largest category in 2015, entrust to us. according to Giving USA. TMCF, its 47 memberOrganizations like Showcasing the schools and the nearly TMCF thrive due to the students attending faces and stories 300,000 generosity of individuals them each year, want to play who believe in our work of those who give a role in redefining HBCU and want to expand our philanthropy and support. is an important impact, through monthly The data on finances and and annual donations, tool in cultivating the number of degrees we as well as the legacy gift. produce in areas like STEM, similar donors TMCF combines these education, social sciences individuals’ gifts with and criminal justice already foundation grants and partnerships with show just how productive HBCUs continue major corporations and government to be in graduating Black students. Seventy agencies to provide the funds that allow us percent of our publicly-supported HBCUs to transform lives. It takes a philanthropic attendees are first generation college students

(like I was) and eligible for Pell Grants. In comparison, the national average is only 37 percent for all public schools. By providing this quality education, students transform their lives and prepare to enter economically sustainable careers. Now TMCF wants to illustrate that same culture within our giving networks.

Anyone believing in the power of education to transform lives should invest in HBCUs. This includes alumni who want to have a tangible way to support their schools. All people in our networks at work, at church, in our communities, fraternities and sororities, and other circles of activity are worthy of soliciting for support. Age, earnings and personality are not elements for disqualifying those who might be willing to give, or those who have the capacity to do so.

TMCF member-schools like North Carolina Central University are experiencing record gains in gifts secured from younger donors. Texas Southern University recently raised more than $1M at its annual Maroon and Gray gala, an event which just in its second year which has cultivated new supporters for the university and has raised nearly $2M for student scholarships and institutional support.

So today, we honor one man—Jack Weldon Patrick—and his commitment to HBCUs, and we thank his friends and family for their continued investment in the work of TMCF. We hope his example encourages others to consider impacting people’s lives by supporting our nation’s HBCUs. Harry L. Williams is the president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community.

Before joining TMCF, he spent eight years as president of Delaware State University.

Follow him on Twitter at @DrHLWilliams.

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

OPED Dorothy Cotton: Lessons in Servant Leadership and Movement Building

By Marian Wright Edelman “We love Dr. King. I love Dr. King, but it was not Dr. King’s movement.

He did not start the Civil Rights Movement…It was started by one person here, one person there, one person over here. If you see something wrong, sometimes you may have to start an action all by yourself. One person sees something wrong and starts doing something about it.

People will join you if you do it with the right spirit.”

Dear friend Dorothy Cotton, who died last month at 88, worked tirelessly to do something about the injustices around her that she knew were wrong. She had a joyous, infectious spirit that made others want to join her. Like Septima Clark, Ella Baker, and other great women leaders in the Civil Rights Movement, she is too little known compared to some of her close male colleagues like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Ralph Abernathy, and Ambassador Andrew Young. But as Education Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Dorothy Cotton was an indispensable member of SCLC’s inner circle. And her attitude about leadership has lessons for us right now.

She might have seemed an unlikely “leadership” candidate growing up in Goldsboro, North Carolina with her three sisters and their widower father, a tobacco factory worker who “didn’t know what college was.” She couldn’t remember ever seeing a book at home. But she worked her way through college and while at Virginia State College in Petersburg, Virginia she joined civil rights leader Reverend Wyatt Tee Walker’s church, where she quickly started getting involved in local movement activities. Dorothy Cotton eventually became secretary of the Petersburg Improvement Association founded by Rev. Walker.

When Dr. King asked Rev. Walker to come to Atlanta and become SCLC’s first full time executive

director in 1960, Rev. Walker asked Schools in their own communities. administrator. Today the Dorothy Dorothy Cotton to go too. She Dorothy Cotton had a wonderful Cotton Institute, part of the Center for originally intended to stay and help angelic voice and was known for using Transformative Action affiliated with for just a few weeks but as she wrote in music at every meeting to teach and Cornell University, continues her her book If Your Back’s Not Bent, she inspire. She described their mission legacy by training a new generation to realized “our work with SCLC was not as “[helping] people realize that they foster and protect human rights and just a job, it was a life commitment.” have within themselves the stuff it achieve social change through civic participation.

As SCLC’s She loved E d u c a t i o n She might have seemed an unlikely “leadership” working with Director she ran its students and we lauded Citizenship candidate growing up in Goldsboro, North were grateful that E d u c a t i o n Carolina with her three sisters and their she generously Program, training shared her time and over 6,000 people widower father, a tobacco factory worker who wisdom and gifted from across the “didn’t know what college was. singing with young South in weeklong and older leaders workshops at the Children’s Defense Fund-Haley on voter education, literacy, and takes to bring about a new order.” nonviolent protest tactics to prepare She accompanied Dr. King on Farm and other meetings including at them to return home and spread the his final trip to Memphis and later the Rockefeller Conference Center in movement. SCLC built on the work worked at the Dr. Martin Luther Bellagio, Italy where women gathered the very great Septima Clark started King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social from around the world. At one session at Highlander Folk School teaching Change before beginning another she emphasized that action doesn’t people to run Citizenship Education phase of leadership as a university always have to stem from a formal

plan: “On a lot of college campuses where I do workshops and talk, some young folk think us old folk had a blueprint…We sat up almost all night sometimes strategizing. We would take an action, and then we would see what kind of reaction we got, and then we would do the next action based on the reaction we got. I just want to say, a movement is dynamic. It’s evolving.

It’s changing. Nobody had a blueprint, and don’t let anybody tell you that we did.” She added: “Action springs up in a lot of different places at the same time…We were sick and tired of being sick and tired, and some folk took action and we learned as we went.” She always reminded us that we can’t wait for leaders – leadership emerges from action.

Her words should be an encouragement to the wave of brave and committed students, other young people, and those of all ages in communities across the country who are speaking out today against gun violence, horrific immigration policies tearing children from parents, and a list of other injustices. Dorothy Cotton would love the resistance springing up across our nation right now and it must continue and grow and grow.

Like Dorothy, we must stand up and protest as so many are doing for as long as it takes when we see rampant injustice all around us. When we see something wrong, don’t ask why doesn’t somebody do something about it, but why don’t I do something. This is how transforming movements happen – person by person speaking out and saying no against unjust policies.

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

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

Congress Must Stop Family Separation

By Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)

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Like many Americans, the treatment of children and families at the border has shaken me to my core.

San Diego-based U.S. District Court Judge Dana Sabraw has essentially said to stop defying the courts and reunite these families.

The deadline to reunify parents with children under 5 was July 10th, and the deadline to reunify children five and older is July 26th. The Administration has asked for an extension saying it would need more time to reconnect parents and children in certain cases. They have requested an extension to the deadline, but the court is still monitoring and it has yet to be granted.

It’s no secret that Donald Trump views immigrants with disdain. He has called Mexicans “rapists” and referred to immigrants as “animals.”

The Trump Administration has embraced nativist dog whistles from day one.

Nowhere is this clearer than in the shameful “zero tolerance” policy pursued

by President Trump, which has separated families, locked kids in facilities, and traumatized innocent children.

Families come to this country seeking asylum. They undertake grueling, dangerous journeys in the hope that America will provide safe harbor from the violence that they are fleeing. Some are escaping domestic abuse, others have come to our shores to save their families from gangs. None expect to have their children ripped from their arms when they finally reach safety.

Two weeks ago, I travelled to McAllen, Brownsville and Los Fresnos, Texas to visit detention centers and see the situation firsthand. I witnessed terrified kids sleeping on cold concrete floors. I saw scared toddlers separated from their families. I heard from mothers unsure if or when they would see their children again. Some parents didn’t even have a phone number to reach their children.

This is not the first time in America’s America also has a long history of history that we have separated young jailing entire families, like the Trump children of color from their parents. It Administration now wants to do with asylum happened during the Middle Passage. seekers. Who can forget the devastating It chills me to the bone to know our internment camps of the 1940s, where government would repeat this dark history people of Japanese ancestry were forced to of jailing children and splitting up families. live during World War II. This policy was Before the abolition such a source of national of slavery, children of shame that in 1988, the Families…undertake Black slaves were sold U.S. government signed grueling, dangerous by owners at will. This legislation formally was a constant fear for journeys in the hope that apologizing and enslaved families—that providing restitution their beloved children America will provide safe to interned Japanesewould be sold away, harbor from the violence Americans. never to be seen again.

Instead of learning that they are fleeing.

Starting in the from our painful 19th century, Native history, the Trump Americans were forced to send their children Administration is repeating the mistakes to government or church-run boarding of our past and inflicting more trauma schools, known as “Indian Schools.” There, on families seeking safe harbor from the these children were stripped of their culture, violence and abuse they left behind. forced to cut their hair and given new names.

And now, rather than proposing real These schools existed in America until the solutions, the Trump Administration 1970s. wants to lock immigrant families up

indefinitely. Let me be clear: jailing children is unacceptable under any circumstances.

Ending the policy of separating families— but forcing kids to live in jail for months on end—is just replacing one form of child abuse with another.

These human rights violations must be addressed immediately.

I have asked UN Secretary-General Anthony Guterres to send observers to report on the conditions at detention facilities and to ensure the thousands of children who have been separated from their parents are reunited.

I’m also asking for the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions established the inhumane zero-tolerance policy—knowing the trauma and distress it would cause families seeking asylum—and Secretary Nielsen implemented it and lied to the American people. The stunning immorality on display from both of these officials should preclude them from ever serving in public office again.

I am proud of Judge Sabraw’s decision to bar the separation of migrant children from their parents, ordering them to be reunited within 30 days.

Now, we need Congress to pass the Keeping Families Together Act to stop this from happening again and to mandate U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents’ complete child welfare training on an annual basis.

Above all, Congress must get serious about fixing our broken immigration system.

Our immigrant brothers and sisters—and most of all, children—must be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect.

Congresswoman Lee represents the 13th Congressional District of California. She is a member of the Appropriations and Budget Committees, Vice Chair of the Democratic Steering & Policy Committee, Co-Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus, and a Senior Democratic Whip.

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

HEALTH Democrats Wrestle with Election-Year Message on Health Care

By Alan Fram WASHINGTON (AP)— Ringed by a handful of cheering activist supporters, liberal House Democrats gathered outside the Capitol to announce they were forming a caucus to seek “Medicare for All”— shorthand for governmentfinanced health care.

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T the same time last Thursday, Democratic senators were focused in a different direction.

They were introducing a resolution aimed at rocking Republicans onto the defensive about Trump administration efforts to undermine former President Barack Obama's health care law.

Don't bet on either proposal going anywhere in the Republican-run House or Senate. But the deeper problem for Democrats is that the two messages— reinventing the nation's health care system versus defending Obama's popular statute—divide the party as it aims to win congressional control in this fall's elections.

All Democrats oppose President Donald Trump's repeated efforts to scuttle Obama's Affordable Care Act, and many have backed expanding government-paid health care, including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

But many also consider it a misstep to call campaign-season attention to Democratic efforts to restructure the country's $3 trillion-a-year health care system.

Promoting “Medicare for All” opens the door for Republicans to accuse Democrats of plotting tax increases, unaffordable federal costs and the loss of employer-provided coverage, these Democrats argue. They say it's better to play offense by focusing on controlling medical costs and opposing GOP efforts to demolish the 2010 health care law.

“Every Democrat is being asked, ‘Do you support this or do you not?' and it's becoming a political wedge in an election year,” Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., said of the “Medicare for All” drive. “And I think we should be focusing on the terrible things that are happening under this administration right now.”

“We can fix what we've got and that's what we should be doing,” Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said this week.

The new caucus has more than 60 members, nearly 1-in-3 House Democrats, including many from safely blue districts where liberal voters prevail. Backing “Medicare for All” lets them tap into activists' fervor for universal health care that helped propel Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders to an unexpectedly strong challenge to Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.

“If you live in America, you've got a right to affordable quality health care, period,” said Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., a caucus founder, prompting applause from supporters watching her group's news conference Thursday.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., another leader, later said she backs a

2017 House bill providing free health care financed partly by boosting taxes on wealthy Americans. That bill has more than 120 Democratic cosponsors. But she said her group's goal

drew 16 Democratic co-sponsors, including at least four potential 2020 presidential contenders. Sponsors haven't released price tags, but Sanders said a version he promoted during his 2016 campaign would have cost $1.4 trillion annually—a figure some analysts said was far too low.

“The only proposal here is a ‘Medicare for All' caucus to figure out what the right proposal is,” Jayapal said.

That's not stopping the GOP from getting ready to jump on the issue. By combing through candidate and newspaper websites, social media and other sources, Republicans have compiled quotes from around two dozen Democratic House challengers embracing “Medicare for All.” A Republican provided the information on condition of anonymity to disclose

If you live in America, you've got a right to affordable quality health care, period.

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) is to build consensus for legislation it may introduce next year, with decisions remaining about costs, financing and other questions.

A similar bill by Sanders last year

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internal preparations.

“It would break Medicare,” said House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. “And it would end any private insurance as we know it.”

Trump and congressional Republicans tried repealing the ACA last year and failed. But they've taken incremental whacks at it, including cutting federal subsidies to many insurers, erasing the penalty for people who don't buy insurance and opening the door to low-cost plans providing less coverage.

That's exactly where many Democrats running in swing districts are concentrating their messages.

Democrat Clarke Tucker, challenging Arkansas GOP Rep. French Hill, said in an early TV ad, “I'll stand up to anyone who tries to take your health care.” And Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., said in an interview, “I'd say we ought to focus on Republican efforts to undermine the ACA right now and the impact that's had on costs going up.”

That was also the focus for Democratic senators in their resolution Thursday authorizing the Senate's legal counsel to intervene in a lawsuit in which 20 GOP-led states allege the health care law is no longer constitutional. The Trump administration said last month it will stop defending key parts of the law in court, including provisions protecting patients with pre-existing medical conditions. Polls show large majorities favor helping those consumers.

Democrats want the Senate counsel to defend the protections for people with pre-existing problems. There's little chance Republicans controlling the Senate will allow such a vote, which Democrats hope would put GOP senators in an uncomfortable position.

“This is a test of the Republican Party, whether or not they are going to

By Malcolm Ritter

NEW YORK (AP)—Last year, Katie Burns got a phone call that shows what can happen in medicine when information runs ahead of knowledge.

Burns learned that a genetic test of her fetus had turned up an abnormality.

It appeared in a gene that, when it fails to work properly, causes heart defects, mental disability and other problems.

But nobody knew whether the specific abnormality detected by the test would cause trouble.

“I was pretty distraught,” says Burns, a photographer in Charlotte, North Carolina. “I had a baby who its disease prevention efforts, along she said. A child with symptoms that was kicking. I could feel him moving with things like mammograms and suggest developmental delay or a related disorder might get a test that inside of me. But at the same time I cholesterol checks.

Americans are interested in what examines 200 genes, she said. With had this ache in my chest. What was their genes say about their health. such a wide net cast, the chances of a his life going to be for him?”

It took two months to get more Poll results released Thursday by The VUS are nearly 100 percent, she said.

That can cause more than worry, reliable information, and Burns says Associated Press-NORC Center for she wasn't really sure of the answer Public Affairs Research found that said Otis Brawley, chief medical and until after she gave birth in October 60 percent would want to know if scientific officer for the American they carried a variant associated with Cancer Society. He tells of women to a healthy boy. who got breasts removed after Her experience is a glimpse into even an incurable disease.

But DNA test results can be learning they had a VUS in a gene a surprising paradox of modern-day genetics: Scientists have made huge puzzling. Katie Burns' fetus had what linked to breast cancer—only to leaps in rapidly decoding people's experts call a “variant of uncertain learn years later that further research DNA, but they sometimes don't significance,” or a VUS. Many are showed the variants were harmless.

How can this be? know what their findings How can scientists mean. They can even get not know whether a fooled.

DNA abnormality is That can come to dangerous? a head when medical To understand that, professionals have it helps to know a bit people tested for genetic Otis Brawley, American Cancer Society about DNA. variants that cause In each of us, the or promote a disease, usually because they show symptoms known: One standard database genetic code is like a text with 3 or an illness runs in their family. The contains almost 193,000 variants billion letters. Some of those letters testing often focuses on relatively categorized as a VUS, more than spell words—genes—that carry out rare disorders, caused by a single twice the number of listed variants specific jobs. If a gene has one or more known to cause disease. letters that aren't the ones found in the gene.

Each variant may be seen in generic “spelling” of human DNA, they Medicine is getting into genetic testing in a big way. One recent only one or a handful of patients. are called variants.

Some variants lead to disease. But estimate found nearly 75,000 health- But as a group, many thousands of related DNA tests being marketed them are being reported to patients, each of us carries many variants, and

by American labs to health care said Heidi Rehm of Boston's most are harmless. You can't tell their providers, mostly for single-gene Massachusetts General Hospital and effect just by looking at them. And disorders, with the total growing the Broad Institute in Cambridge, just because a variant is rare, that Massachusetts. doesn't mean it's harmful. rapidly.

The rates vary by disease.

In Scientists do have ways to And this year, the Pennsylvaniabased Geisinger health system seeking genes to explain a patient's determine if a variant is risky or not, began offering free genetic testing hearing loss, for example, around but they often don't have enough to its patients as a standard part of half of tests will find only a VUS, information to make the call.

How can this be? How can scientists not know whether a DNA abnormality is dangerous?

California ‘Obamacare’ Premiums to Rise 8.7 Percent in 2019

By Jonathan J. Cooper SACRAMENTO (AP)— Monthly health insurance premiums sold under former President Barack Obama's health care law will rise by an average of 8.7 percent in 2019, less than the double-digit increases seen in each of the past two years and in other states.

The boost would be closer to 5 percent if not for the decision by Congress and President Donald Trump to eliminate the penalty for people who don't carry insurance coverage, said Peter Lee, Covered California's executive director. The penalty was credited with keeping rates down by driving healthier people into the market, but critics say nobody should be forced to buy a health plan.

Covered California sells health plans to about 1.4 million people who don't get coverage from an employer or from the two large government-funded programs, Medicare and Medi-Cal. The exchange is a central piece of Obama's health insurance overhaul, allowing people to compare policies

and collect a subsidy if they qualify based on income.

Covered California customers who get federal tax credits to lower their monthly premiums will be shielded from all or part of the higher costs because their subsidies will rise in tandem. But the higher prices will be felt by the more than 1 million Californians who have unsubsidized coverage in the individual market, whether they get their plans through Covered California or not.

Obama's health care law required individuals and large businesses to buy health coverage or face a hefty fine, but Trump and Congress eliminated the penalty starting in 2019. Lawmakers in some states have adopted their own mandates to preserve the requirement, but the idea has not been significantly debated in California's Legislature.

Avalere Health, a Washingtonbased consulting firm, reported last month that 2019 premiums for the silver plans—a mid-tier plan and the most popular option—were up by an average of 15 percent in 10 states and the District of Columbia.

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

NEWS Judge, Calm in Court, Takes Hard Line on Splitting Families

By Elliot Spagat SAN DIEGO (AP)—U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw appeared conflicted in early May on whether to stop families from being separated at the border.

He challenged the Trump administration to explain how families were getting a fair hearing guaranteed by the Constitution, but also expressed reluctance to get too deeply involved with immigration enforcement.

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There are so many (enforcement) decisions that have to be made, and each one is individual,” he said in his calm, almost monotone voice. “How can the court issue such a blanket, overarching order telling the attorney general, either release or detain (families) together?”

Sabraw showed how more than seven weeks later in a blistering opinion faulting the administration and its “zero tolerance” policy for a “crisis” of its own making. He went well beyond the American Civil Liberties Union's initial request to halt family separation—which President Donald Trump effectively did on his own amid a backlash—by imposing a deadline of this Thursday to reunify more than 2,500 children with their families.

Unyielding insistence on meeting his deadline, displayed in a string of hearings he ordered for updates, has made the San Diego jurist a central figure in a drama that has captivated international audiences with emotional accounts of toddlers and teens being torn from their parents.

Circumstances changed dramatically after the ACLU sued the government in March on behalf of a Congolese woman and a Brazilian woman who were split from their children. Three days after the May hearing, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the zero tolerance policy on illegal entry was in full effect, leading to the separation of more than 2,300 children in five weeks.

Sabraw, writing in early June that the case could move forward, found the practice “arbitrarily tears at the sacred bond between parent and child.” It was “brutal, offensive, and fails to comport with traditional notions of fair play and decency.”

David Martin, professor emeritus at the University of Virginia School of

Law, said, “It's probably not the first judge who seemed more deferential and then got much more active when he or she thought the government was not being responsive or had taken a particularly objectionable stance. Childhood separation clearly had that kind of resonance.”

“The intrusion into the family is so severe, the judicial reaction has been just like much of the public's reaction: ‘This is an extraordinary step, you shouldn't have done it, you better fix it as quickly as possible,”' said Martin, a Homeland Security Department deputy general counsel under President Barack Obama.

Sabraw, 60, was born in San Rafael, near San Francisco, and raised in the Sacramento area. His father was stationed in Japan during the Korean War, where he met his mother.

The judge has said prejudice against Japanese growing up made their housing search difficult.

“In light of that experience, I was raised with a great awareness of prejudice,” he told the North County Times newspaper in 2003. “No doubt, there were times when I was

growing up that I felt different, and hurtful things occurred because of my race.”

While studying at University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law, he met his wife, Summer Stephan, who was elected San Diego County district attorney in June.

He told the Federal Bar Association magazine in 2009 that his wife and three children, then teenagers, kept him “running from one activity to

he favored Apple Inc. in a closely watched patent infringement case against the tech behemoth. In 2016, he sided with the state of California in refusing to block a law requiring school vaccinations.

Robert Carreido, a criminal defense attorney who estimates having 20 to 30 cases before the judge, was a little surprised how hard Sabraw came down on separating families because he hews pretty closely to the government's s e nte nc i ng recommendations.

“He rarely will go above what we've negotiated (in plea agreements), but he doesn't usually go much lower than what the government recommends,” Carreido said. “In my experience, I would consider him in the middle.”

Sabraw's reputation for a calm, courteous demeanor and running an efficient calendar has been clear in his highest-profile case so far. He has kept hearings to about 90 minutes, telling attorneys he doesn't want to get too “in the weeds” on logistics of reunifying families.

“My general view is if the court has to raise its voice, or threaten

His patience wore thin one Friday afternoon when the government submitted a plan to reunite children 5 and older that excluded DNA testing and other measures. another, and grounded in all that is good and wonderful in life.”

Republican President George W. Bush appointed Sabraw to the federal bench in 2003 after eight years as a state judge. By virtue of serving in San Diego, his caseload is heavy with immigration and other borderrelated crimes.

In 2010, he oversaw a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations that San Diego officials misled investors about city pension liabilities. In 2014,

sanction, then we've lost control,” Sabraw told the Daily Journal, a Los Angeles legal publication, last year.

“I never want to be in that position.

Usually, almost always, court is almost like a place of worship.”

His patience wore thin one Friday afternoon when the government submitted a plan to reunite children 5 and older that excluded DNA testing and other measures. The government said “truncated” vetting was needed to meet Sabraw's deadline, despite considerable risk to child safety.

The judge quickly summoned both sides to a conference call at 5:30 p.m. to say the plan misrepresented his instructions and was designed to pin blame on him if anything went wrong.

The government, which never showed serious consideration of an appeal, submitted a revised plan two days later that restored DNA testing if red flags arose. Jonathan White, a senior Health and Human Services Department official and the plan's architect, authoritatively answered questions in court the next day, prompting the judge to tell him he had “every confidence that you are the right person to do this.”

The revised plan, he said, was a “great start to making a large number of reunifications happen very, very quickly.”

Southern California to Welcome More Than 8,800 New U.S. Citizens in LA

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LOS ANGELES–Los Angeles and Southern California will welcome more than 8,800 newly naturalized citizens on today in the west hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. The candidates, lawful permanent residents who have met all the requirements for citizenship, represent 128 countries. Members of the armed forces will also join the group of soon-to-be U.S. citizens taking the Oath of Allegiance.

The top countries represented at Wednesday's ceremony include: Mexico, the Philippines and South Korea.

During fiscal year 2017, the USCIS Los Angeles District welcomed more than 83,000 new US citizens; USCIS welcomed 716,000 people nationwide.

These monthly naturalization ceremonies highlight the successful efforts of the Los Angeles District Office of USCIS to process thousands of lawful permanent residents to become citizens of the United States of America. The Los Angeles District covers the seven counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.

2017 USCIS swearing-in ceremony LA Convention Center

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

NEWS California Among States Targeting Veterans Charities Fraud SACRAMENTO (AP)—California's attorney general joined regulators in the federal government and other states Thursday in targeting charities they said falsely promise to aid veterans and active members of the military.

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HE California effort includes requiring more than 500 veterans' charities to file

delinquent reports with the state's Registry of Charitable Trusts and suspending them if they don't comply within 30 days.

More than half the veterans-oriented charities on the registry haven't kept current with their reports or annual registration fees, which Attorney General Xavier Becerra said should be a warning sign to potential donors.

The Federal Trade Commission and state regulators across the

STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: AT THE SUPERMARKET

nation also are starting an education campaign, including a 90-second video in English and Spanish, to help donors tell the difference between legitimate charities and those that siphon off money for other purposes.

Becerra said he's taken 10 enforcement actions against charities he said falsely claimed to assist veterans.

Many have “very appealing sounding names ... so people give,” he said.

For instance, Becerra said, one Florida-based group, Help the Vets, used five sympathetic sounding names to solicit $20 million over four years before it was shut down by regulators in six states and the federal government.

Virtually none of the money went to help veterans, he said.

Other targeted organizations similarly spent a fraction of the funds they raised on charitable programs, he said.

California Lawmakers to Revive Trump Tax Return Bill

SACRAMENTO (AP)— Two California Democrats said last week they'll bring back legislation that would require presidential candidates to release their tax returns before they could appear on the ballot in the largest U.S. state.

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed similar legislation last year, saying he was concerned it was unconstitutional and might open the door to other litmus tests for candidates.

The bill is aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to release his tax returns if he runs for re-election in 2020 and to ensure future candidates will reveal theirs.

Trump bucked tradition and

did not publish his taxes during his 2016 campaign.

The lawmakers, Democratic Sens. Mike McGuire of Healdsburg and Scott Wiener of San Francisco, said that they decided to bring back their legislation following Trump's summit this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The summit raised questions about Trump “cozying up to the Russian dictator,” McGuire said in a statement.

“There is one definitive way to bring to light any potential financial and legal conflicts of interest that could drive an American

president into the arms of a hostile foreign power—that's making Trump's tax returns public,” McGuire said.

Tax returns reveal income sources, charitable giving, exemptions and other financial information.

Trump said he did not want to disrupt an ongoing federal audit of his returns by releasing them.

Opponents of the disclosure bill questioned whether it could be enforced, arguing the U.S. Constitution already outlines the qualifications to be president. Democratic office holders, though, have argued that states have the power to determine ballot access.

Metro

Vicente median, and then from West Hollywood City Hall to the Hollywood/ Highland Red Line subway station.

Metro notes that West Hollywood wants to come up with funding to jump start construction of the northern extension, and Metro recommends working with the city to both come up with the extra money, and come up with it sooner.

Metro staff looked at that alternative, as well as routing tracks above, along or below La Cienega Boulevard, Fairfax Avenue and La Brea.

A shorter route was also considered, using Vermont Avenue to link to the subway at Wilshire Boulevard, but that was all-but-rejected.

The San Vicente route -furthest to the west -- was estimated to cost $4.3 billion to construct, La Cienega was just above that at $4.4 billion, and the Fairfax alternative the most expensive, at $4.7 billion.

About 79 percent of the Fairfax train would have to be in expensive tunnels, Metro said, while 55 percent of the San Vicente train would be in subways.

Using the La Brea corridor was estimated to cost $3 billion, and 49 percent of it would need to be in tunnels.

The other half of the La Brea train would be overhead, on bridges.

The two western-most routes -- San Vicente and La Cienega -- were estimated to draw 90,800 riders per day in the Metro study.

Fairfax was estimated to draw 88,700 patrons, and La Brea was estimated at 87,200 people.

The report goes to the Metro board of director for its meeting regular meeting, at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, at the Metro headquarters building near Los Angeles Union Station.

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has about half of the money it needs to build the northsouth rail line, which would rely extensively on tunnels.

The City of West Hollywood has been lobbying strongly to extend the tracks north up Crenshaw, and then west along San Vicente Boulevard, the former route of Red Car trains between Beverly Hills and Los Angeles.

Tunnels would be used to connect the Expo/Crenshaw station to the broad San

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

NEWS Restraining Order to Protect Paris Jackson Extended

Judge Tosses L.A. Lawsuit Over ‘Shape of Water’ Story

Actress/Singer Demi Lovato Hospitalized for Possible Overdose

PASADENA—A court commissioner Tuesday granted Paris Jackson an extension of a temporary restraining order against a man who showed up unexpectedly at a recording studio in May and allegedly made menacing remarks.

Pasadena Superior Court Commissioner Timothy Martella directed Nicholas Lewis Stevens to stay at least 100 yards from the late singer Michael Jackson’s 20-year-old daughter, who was present for the hearing, for the next three years.

According to Jackson’s petition, Stevens made reference to a shotgun and said, “This is the end of the road, this is it for me,” during the interaction with her and her companion.

LOS ANGELES (CNS) Singer/actress Demi Lovato was taken to a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday for a possible heroin overdose, according to multiple reports.

The Los Angeles Police Department would confirm only that officers responded around 11:40 a.m. to a home in the 8000 block of Laurel View Drive in Hollywood for what was described as a medical emergency.

The department declined to provide further details. There was no immediate word on Lovato's condition.

TMZ.com and US Weekly report the 25-year-old singer,

who has a history of substanceabuse issues, was suffering from a possible heroin overdose.

The former Disney Channel actress' struggles with addiction, bipolar disorder and other issues were recounted last year in a YouTube documentary titled "Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated." Although she had recently marked six years of sobriety, she released a song last month titled "Sober," in which she revealed that she had relapsed.

The lyrics of the song include the lines: "To the ones who never left me; we've been down this road before; I'm so sorry, I'm not sober anymore."

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in the immediate aftermath of this event -- that a person died in their efforts to stop Atkins."

But Moore -- dealing with the first high-profile officer-involved shooting since becoming chief at the beginning of July -- stood behind his officers' actions, urging people to put themselves in their shoes and reflect on how they would have reacted in the same situation, with shots being fired in their direction.

Moore said he believes the officers did "what they needed to do in order to defend the people of Los Angeles and defend the people in that store and defend themselves."

"As chief of police, I am sorry for the loss, this tragic loss, not just to the Corado family, to her father, brother, (but) to her friends, to her work colleagues at Trader Joe's," Moore said. "This has been a devastating ordeal. On behalf of myself, and the men and women of this department, I want to express my deepest condolences and sympathy to her family and to everyone who knew her."

Moore said Atkins fired additional rounds at police from inside the store, but officers did not return fire. As many as 40 people were believed to be in the store when he initially ran into the market, police said Saturday.

Several store employees and customers were able to escape from the store, while others were released by Atkins at various times before he surrendered to SWAT officers at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday after about three hours of negotiations, according to the police chief.

Along with the murder charge stemming from Corado's killing, Atkins was charged with trying to kill his grandmother and the 17-year-old girl -- the latter of whom was rescued by Los Angeles police officers from the passenger seat of the Camry outside Trader Joe's.

The teen, described by police as Atkins' girlfriend, was shot once in the head and was listed in fair condition.

Atkins was also charged with four counts each of at-

“I'm sad to say she didn't make it.

My baby sister. My world."

Albert Corado

Meldya Corado as seen on her Facebook page while visiting Dodger Stadium. tempted murder of a peace officer and assault on a peace officer with a semiautomatic firearm, along with 13 counts of false imprisonment of a hostage.

The other counts against him include fleeing a pursuing peace officer's motor vehicle while driving recklessly, grand theft of an automobile, driving or taking a vehicle without consent, discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, shooting at an occupied motor vehicle and assault with a firearm.

Atkins was expected to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon.

Prosecutors plan to ask a judge to set bail at $18.7 million for Atkins, who could face a potential life prison sentence if convicted as charged.

The Trader Joe's store has been closed since the shooting, but a memorial of signs and flowers in memory of Corado continued to grow outside the building. A GoFundMe page set up to help cover her funeral expenses had raised more than $33,000 as of early Tuesday afternoon.

Atkins' cousin, Charleo Eg-

land, told City News Service she didn't know exactly what prompted the initial shooting in South Los Angeles, but said the grandmother did not want Atkins' girlfriend in the home, and that likely led to a fight that prompted the shooting.

Another cousin, Deshon Hayward, said in a statement Monday to ABC7 that Madison, who was hospitalized in critical condition, "is doing good and is in good spirits."

"She has a long journey ahead but everything is looking good," he said. "We would like to send our deepest condolences to everyone that was affected by this horrible tragedy."

Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department said paramedics treated 10 people at the scene of the Trader Joe's, including Atkins, his girlfriend and Corado. Four people were hospitalized with minor injuries and three others were evaluated but declined to be taken to hospitals.

At the Tuesday morning news conference, Moore released dramatic body- camera

and dashboard-camera video of the chase and the shooting outside the Trader Joe's to give a "snapshot" of what happened.

He said a more comprehensive video would be released within 45 days of the shootout, under a new policy recently mandated by the Police Commission.

A final report would be issued some time after that, which would include video and written materials.

He conceded that the video will be closely analyzed by the community and become the topic of discussion by critics who might question the tactics.

But he again asked people to ask themselves, "What would you have done?"

Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is traveling out of the country, issued a statement saying: "Saturday was a dark day for the family of Melyda Corado, and it is our responsibility to shed light as quickly as possible on what happened. Melyda's loved ones are entitled to answers -- and Angelenos deserve complete transparency in understanding the full circumstances of her death.

"I met with Melyda's father on Saturday to share my sorrow over his daughter's death, and he has my commitment to a thorough investigation and helping the family in any way possible -- as they take those first, enormously difficult steps toward coping with the trauma of losing such a vibrant, compassionate young woman who was loved by so many."

There was no immediate response from Corado's family. Her brother, Albert Corado, retweeted posts Tuesday morning about Moore's announcement, but did not respond to the news that it was a police officer who shot his sister.

On Monday night, he commented about the growing memorial outside the Silver Lake market.

"The amount of people who have left flowers and notes and have lit candles is astonishing," he wrote. "Saw so many of her coworkers and people who came to celebrate my sister's life."

LOS ANGELES— A Los Angeles federal judge tossed a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by the son of a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright against Guillermo del Toro over elements of the film director’s multiple Oscar- winning fantasy “The Shape of Water,” according to court papers obtained Tuesday.

David Zindel, son of the late playwright Paul Zindel, alleged in the February complaint that Del Toro’s film “brazenly copies” the story, characters and themes from his father’s “Let Me Hear You Whisper,” which was adapted into made-for-TV movies in 1969 and 1990.

U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson issued a ruling Monday dismissing the suit with prejudice—meaning permanently— and saying that del Toro and Fox Searchlight are entitled to recover the costs of defending against the claim.

In a statement issued when the lawsuit was filed, Fox Searchlight denied that the film was based on Zindel’s play, calling the infringement allegations “baseless, wholly without merit.”

The suit came less than two weeks before the Academy Awards telecast, where “The Shape of Water” was nominated for a leading 13 Oscars, including best picture, best director, best original screenplay and acting awards. It won four, including best picture and best director for del Toro.

More Sue USC Over Handling of Sex Harassment Allegations LOS ANGELES (AP)— More than 50 former and current students of the University of Southern California said Monday in a new lawsuit that the school mishandled complaints that a longtime gynecologist engaged in inappropriate behavior during pelvic exams.

The number of people suing USC and Dr. George Tyndall now tops a hundred, following the new court filing by the firm D. Miller and Associates.

California's state Department of Education said last month it was investigating USC's response to allegations that Tyndall groped female students during campus office visits and improperly photographed and made comments about the women's bodies.

Complaints made as early as 1990 were not fully investigated until 2016, the agency said. Tyndall, 71, retired in 2017.

“The University is conducting a thorough investigation into this matter,” USC said in a statement Monday.

“We will be seeking a prompt and fair resolution that is respectful of our former students. We are committed to providing the women of USC with the best, most thorough and respectful health care services of any university.”

Tyndall could not be reached for comment Monday. But he has previously denied wrongdoing.

He has not been charged with a crime, but police are investigating allegations from dozens of women and more than 400 students made complaints through a university hotline. USC has said it is cooperating with the investigations.

“A blind eye was turned towards these women's pleas for help,” attorney Andy Rubenstein said in a statement Monday. “USC's inexcusable inaction gave Dr. Tyndall the opportunity to abuse countless more patients over many years.”

Tyndall was suspended with pay in 2016 and retired the next year with a financial payout from USC.

Injured Jockey Victor Espinoza to Miss Rest of Del Mar Meet

DEL MAR (AP)—Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza will miss the rest of Del Mar’s summer meet after he fractured a vertebra in his neck during a training accident.

Agent Brian Beach tweeted Monday that Espinoza’s condition had improved to stable and he was up and walking in the hospital. Beach says the 46-year-old rider was expected to be moved from the intensive care unit, but will be held a few more days for observation.

Espinoza was hurt Sunday while exercising Bobby Abu Dhabi during morning workouts at the track north of San Diego. Track officials said the horse had an apparent heart attack and Espinoza was thrown off. Bobby Abu Dhabi, a 4-year-old horse, died.

Espinoza rode American Pharoah to a sweep of the Triple Crown in 2015.

The Del Mar meet opened July 18 and closes Sept. 3.

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 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:71727 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 844-4777869, 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:71789 AdId:23946 CustId:670 -----------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) 6457711 Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 For Sale Information: Sales Line: 916-939-0772 Website: www. nationwideposting.com TS No.: CA-18826579-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:71848 AdId:23968 CustId:608 -----------TS No.: CA-18-825249-NJ Order No.: 8733541 NOTICE OF DEFAULT "AND FORECLOSURE SALE" WHEREAS, on 3/3/2010, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by VIRGINIA V. GRIMES, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE HENRY AND VIRGINIA V. GRIMES FAMILY TRUST DATED OCTOBER 12, 1999., as trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (MERS) AS NOMINEE FOR URBAN FINANCIAL GROUP IS ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF OKLAHOMA, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as

beneficiary, and was recorded on 3/9/2010, Instrument No. 20100319041 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 5/2/2014 as Instrument Number 20140459311 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 $239,761.20.

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 8/16/2018 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: 1629 E 124th Street, Compton, CA 90222 Located in: City of Compton , County of LOS ANGELES, CA More particularly described as: LOT 43 OF TRACT 4472 AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 48 PAGE 69 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. 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 $244,662.96 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 $24,466.29 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 $24,466.29 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) 6457711 Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 For Sale Information: Sales Line: 916-939-0772 Website: www.

nationwideposting.com TS No.: CA-18825249-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 #0142505 7/25/2018 8/1/2018 8/8/2018 SchId:71853 AdId:23970 CustId:608 -----------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 a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 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:71864 AdId:23974 CustId:108 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BARBARA L. BROWN aka BARBARA BROWN aka BARBARA LANELL BROWN aka BARBARA LA NELL BROWN aka BARBARA LANEEL BROWN Case No. 18STPB06030 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BARBARA L. BROWN aka BARBARA BROWN aka BARBARA LANELL BROWN aka BARBARA LA NELL BROWN aka BARBARA LANEEL BROWN A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by La Mont A. Brown in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that La Mont A. Brown be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 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:71878 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

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LEGAL 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 2016-1007.

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 W E S T E R N FIDELITY TRUSTEES 1222 Crenshaw Blvd., SUITE B Torrance, California 90501 Sale Line: (310)212-0700 Kathleen Herrera, Trustee Officer SchId:71901 AdId:23989 CustId:670 -----------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 2016-1008.

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 W E S T E R N FIDELITY TRUSTEES 1222 Crenshaw Blvd., SUITE B Torrance, California 90501 Sale Line: (310)212-0700 Kathleen Herrera, Trustee Officer SchId:71907 AdId:23991 CustId:670 -----------Drivers, CDLA: Owner Operator Oppty's!

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Call CEVA: 844-205-7871 SchId:71951 AdId:24004 CustId:677 -----------NOTICE

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3846 W. Century Blvd Inglewood, CA 90303 August 15, 2018 at 1pm. 449, DOROTHY M MARTIN, Household items; 251, Michael E Lee, bed and boxes; 288, JAYSHELL ABBOTT, CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS; 287, INDIA RHODES, BED, STOVE, DRESSERS, BOXES; 234, Jheryl Robinson, 2 bedroom, Fridge, stove, sectional, Cal King Bedroom set, 3 TVs, 100 boxes; 530, Lon Williams, Household items; 490, Jessica Spicer, toys, clothing; 268, Ronnie McMillan, Clothes, personal items, boxes; 246, Patrice Ray, stove, refrigerator, beds, dinette set, boxes; 460, Lillis Hubbard, Furniture, Microwave, bed, television, lamps, tables, love seat, recliner; 528, Brian Joseph, 60`` TV, bbq grill, misc items; 63, Mike Murphy, Business equipment, office furniture; 517, Cecil Harris, sofa, boxes, chairs, tables; 469, Duane Brady, dresser, boxes, tv; 151, Jason Goss, Bedroom set, Fridge, totes, tires, misc items; 45, Frederico Lazarrago, fridge, stove, bed, dining table, chairs, boxes, tv. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction.

Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

CN951193 08-15-18 Jul 25, Aug 1, 2018 SchId:71953 AdId:24005 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 12714 S. La Cienega Blvd, Hawthorne Ca, 90250, 310-363-9305, on August 15th, 2018 @ 3:00PM. Account, Description of goods: Mark Scoggins, 4 bedroom home with washer and dryer; Marvin Perez, Household, and furniture; Ronald Allen JR, Business goods; Dorlisa Thomas, House; Harold Clayton, Home and furniture; Adriana Alcauter, Misc, clothing and shoes, pictures/ electronics; James Nelson, Home; Gary Eason, Home; Eboni Cox, dresser, bed, fridge, boxes of clothes, table, sofa, 6 chairs. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

CN951198 08-15-18 Jul 25, Aug 1, 2018 SchId:71955 AdId:24006 CustId:65 -----------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.

Any questions should be directed to: John Strickland Jr., Project Manager

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

July 18, 2018 July 25, 2018

SchId:71961 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 844-477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2016-1008.

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 W E S T E R N FIDELITY TRUSTEES 1222 Crenshaw Blvd., SUITE B Torrance, California 90501 Sale Line: (310)212-0700 Kathleen Herrera, Trustee Officer SchId:71963 AdId:24009 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-14-652038-CL Order No.: 150057814-CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/8/2007. 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): EDUARDO LOMELI SR AND, ROSA E VILLA LARA, HUSBAND AND WIFE Recorded: 5/16/2007 as Instrument No. 20071187182 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 8/16/2018 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: $305,208.08 The purported property address is: 413 W CHERRY STREET, COMPTON, CA 90222 Assessor's Parcel No.: 6153-016027 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-14-652038-CL. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any

reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-14-652038-CL IDSPub #0142779 7/25/2018 8/1/2018 8/8/2018 SchId:71979 AdId:24013 CustId:608 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-17-767784-JB Order No.: 7301703450-70 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:71983 AdId:24014 CustId:608 -----------NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1017 E El Segundo Blvd, El Segundo, CA 90245. August 15th, 2018 at 4:00 pm.

Jana Jones, Household goods; Patricia Skene, recording tapes, phonograph

records, electronic equipment; Gary Vasquez, Household goods; Jeanette Saiz, Household items. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

CN951236 08-15-18 Jul 25, Aug 1, 2018 SchId:71989 AdId:24016 CustId:65 -----------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:71995 AdId:24018 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 12830 Roselle Ave, Hawthorne CA, 90250, August 15th, 2018 at 2:00 PM. Jose M Cruz, Household items; Wayne Leslie, Personal items; Wendy M Gaitor, Wheel chair and office supplies; Joyce Moten, Household furnishings and appliances; Joseph Hill, Household furnishings and appliances; Stacy Lyons, Fridge, King bed and love seat; Diedre Edwards, Clothes and personal items; Lillyan IkaSapau, Containers, bicycle, gym equipment, personal items; Melody Randolph, Household items; Rodney Willis, Clothing; Mitzie Holems, Totes full of misc. household & personal items; Kim Holland, Clothing and boxes and misc. personal items; Joann Sanders, Small boxes, drawers and a small desk; Angela Mack, Clothing, bike, boxes; Vanessa Moore, Dining table, coffee table, end table, queen bed, dresser, 2 tvs, 10 boxes; Sheila Houston, Wall unit, 10 boxes small end table; Troy Starks, Boxes, couch, table, chair & personal items; Zerlinda Trammel, Bags and misc. property; Titeana Green, Queen size bed, tvs, clothing and misc items; Destiny Woods, Clothing and misc items; Sheronda Roquemore, Bed, boxes, clothing, crib, misc. items. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

CN951138 08-15-18 Jul 25, Aug 1, 2018 SchId:72000 AdId:24020 CustId:65 -----------ORDINANCE NO. 2,301 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON AMENDING SECTION 18-2.9 OF CHAPTER XVIII OF THE COMPTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY CITY PARKS HOURS OF OPERATION I, Alita Godwin, City Clerk of the City of Compton, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted by the City Council, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17TH day of July, 2018.

That said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS- Zurita, Galvin, McCoy, Sharif, Brown NOES: Council Members - None ABSTAIN: C O U N C I L MEMBERS - None ABSENT: C O U N C I L MEMBERS - None The full text of this ordinance is available at no charge from the Office of the City Clerk, (310) 605-5530.

ORDINANCE NO. 2,302 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON LEVYING A MUNICIPAL TAX RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019

I, Alita Godwin, City Clerk of the City of Compton, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted by the City Council, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17TH day of July, 2018.

That said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS- Zurita, Galvin, McCoy, Sharif, Brown NOES: Council Members - None ABSTAIN: C O U N C I L MEMBERS - None ABSENT: C O U N C I L MEMBERS - None The full text of this ordinance is available at no charge from the Office of the City Clerk, (310) 605-5530.

SchId:72049 AdId:24036 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 9373-AK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the Seller(s) are: TATIANA GIANNOUTSOS, 1808 E. CARSON ST, CARSON, CA 90745 Doing Business as: TINKERBELL CLEANERS All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/ are: NONE The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: MARK JOSEPH DODDY, 1808 E. CARSON ST, CARSON, CA 90745 The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT, GOODWILL, INVENTORY, COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, LEASE AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENT and are located at: 1808 E. CARSON ST, CARSON, CA 90745 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: DETAIL ESCROW, INC, 13737 ARTESIA BLVD. #105 CERRITOS, CA 90703 and the anticipated sale date is AUGUST 10, 2018 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.

[If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided.]

The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: DETAIL ESCROW, INC, 13737 ARTESIA BLVD #105 , CERRITOS, CA 90703 and the last day for filing claims shall be AUGUST 9, 2018, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: JULY 13, 2018 BUYER: MARK JOSEPH DODDY LA2065935 COMPTON BULLETIN 7/25/18 SchId:72050 AdId:24037 CustId:628 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PATRICIA ANN CARTER

TO

CASE NO. 18STPB06402 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Patricia Ann Carter A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by La Toria Noel Carter in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that La Toria Noel Carter be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with full 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 on 08/10/2018 at 8:30 am in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST. LOS ANGELES CA 90012 Central .

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 formal Request for Special Notice (DE154) 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: Steffanie Stelnick 23890 Copperhill Dr. #405 Valencia, CA 91354, Telephone: (714) 227-1738 7/25, 8/1, 8/8/18 CNS-3156736# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:72089 AdId:24050 CustId:61

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ENTERTAINMENT

A Lifelong Friendship Fuels the Chemistry of ‘Blindspotting’

By Jocelyn Noveck NEW YORK (AP)—Daveed Diggs was busy. Too busy.

The actor was doing eight shows a week as Jefferson/ Lafayette in the Broadway sensation “Hamilton,” and wasn't answering his emails.

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O there was only one thing his writing partner and creative soulmate, Rafael Casal, could do: Move across the country, and set up camp in Diggs' dressing room.

“Every night, he'd just be there at intermission,” Diggs laughs now. “He had to move to New York for us to maintain a level of creative output.”

With the opening this week of “Blindspotting,” their Oakland, California-based, rap-infused feature film debut, the duo is earning buzz for the onscreen chemistry that gives the film its energy. That chemistry, in turn, is fueled by a nearly two-decade friendship and a creative synergy that both men call remarkable.

“As long as I've known him, I've never had an idea that I didn't run by him, and that includes character choices in ‘Hamilton,”' Diggs, 36, said recently over tea in New York. “I don't have a ton of things that don't involve him, and even if they don't in name, realistically they still involve him.”

To Casal, 32, a spokenword artist, what's most

rare is how versatile the partnership is. “You pick your partners in the trenches because they make you better,” he says. “What's unique about our dynamic is that it's crossmedium—film, music, theater, television. That's not even a once-ina-lifetime thing, because many people go through life and it never happens.”

T h o u g h “ B l i n d s p o t t i n g ,” directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada, is a buddy film—both comic and tragic—it's also very much about a place: Oakland, a town both men hold dear. It's there, in the Bay Area, that they first met, at Berkeley High School. They didn't become friends right away, because Casal was a freshman and Diggs a senior. “That might as well be a 50year gap,” Casal quips.

Diggs went off to Brown University, where he ran track and studied theater.

By the time he came back, Casal, who'd made a name for himself on HBO's “ D e f Poetr y Jam,” had opened a

recording studio and needed artists.

“Somebody played me his music. I loved it. He came by, and we just hit it off,” Casal says. “From then on, all I remember is him being around.”

It was nearly a decade ago that they began work on “Blindspotting,” the story of Collin (Diggs), who has three days left on probation for a violent

would fly. “It's a hard sell, a racepolitics comedy-drama that's in verse,” says Casal. “But it's the movie we wanted to make.”

The project came close to being made a few times, and then didn't, for various reasons over the years.

Meanwhile, their lives changed.

“In the early days, it was the two of us huddled over one laptop,” Diggs says. “Long drives up and down the I-5 between Oakland and LA, trying to impress (producers Jess and Keith Calder) and pretend we knew how to write a script.”

Casal recalls nights in LA sleeping “in one of our crappy cars. Trying to pretend we weren't so poor that we had to sleep in our cars.”

It seemed like the movie was about to happen when suddenly LinManuel Miranda's “Hamilton” came up for Diggs. They figured it would be a quick project for a few months.

It turned out to be—well, “Hamilton.”

Diggs won a 2016 Tony Award, and left the show the next month. A slew of

“In the early days, it was the two of us huddled over one laptop.”

Daveed Diggs incident, and Miles (Casal), his mercurial, unpredictable best friend.

Collin witnesses a police shooting of an unarmed Black man; the two must navigate the next few days together, each in his own way, in an Oakland that is rapidly changing. The film explores themes of race, economics, gentrification—and friendship.

Back in 2009, when they started the project, Oscar Grant had just been killed by a San Francisco transit officer. “His face was everywhere,” says Diggs. “There were rallies and protests and riots.” It became a key element in early drafts.

The pair wondered how their idea

Miles (Rafael Casal, left) and Collin (Daveed Diggs, right) in BLINDSPOTTING.

Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Uniting at the Hollywood Bowl TajMo marks the timely convergence of Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, two unique American artists who’ve already built iconoclastic individual legacies that have extended and expanded blues traditions into adventurous new territory.

The collaboration brings out the best in both artists, with the pair merging their distinctive voices, personalities and guitar styles to create vibrant, immediate music that’s firmly rooted in tradition yet ruled by a playful sense of adventure. Together, they’ll bring nearly a century’s worth of musicmaking experience to the Bowl for a night of sweet, soulful sounds on next

Wednesday, August 1st.

Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge pays tribute to legendary Memphis R&B record company Stax with a set drawn from the label’s

history of fabled tunes along with her own hits. Daughter of the blues titan Taj Mahal—and undeniable vocal talent in her own right—Deva Mahal opens the evening.

Rapper Common Goes Back to School to Help Teachers NEW YORK (AP)—Rapper Common has won three Grammys, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award but a recent visit to a New York City school was “humbling”— mainly because many of the students were too young to know his music.

The award-winner showed up at P.S. 111 in midtown Manhattan last Thursday as an ambassador for the Adopt-A-Classroom initiative. He made the surprise appearance with his mother, Dr. Mahalia Hines, to present the school with a $10,000 check.

While Common has a diverse fan base, it probably doesn't include many fourth and fifth graders. He joked about their reaction when he was introduced.

“The kids they were looking like, ‘Who is this dude? We don't know him.' But I'm still just here to connect with children, and connect with the people and our teachers. So, I felt that it was more fun.

It is humbling, but it is fun to try and get them to pay attention,” Common said.

According to Adopt-A-Classroom, 96 percent of teachers nationwide bear the cost each year to equip their classrooms with the basic materials students need to learn. The organization estimates that teachers spend more than $700 out of their own pocket each year. The program provides funds for teachers to purchase school supplies.

After addressing the students in the school's gymnasium, Common went upstairs to visit a classroom. He shared his love of writing, and even recited the lyrics to his acclaimed hit, “Black America Again.”

“When I saw the kids I really was just trying to let them know we were here because we care and that we value them and that they have the world at their hands,” he said.

For the second year in a row, Adopt-AClassroom has partnered with Burlington Stores.

Shoppers can make donations to the organization at store checkout through Aug. 18.

opportunities, including TV's “blackish,” awaited. In early 2017, Casal was home watching “Moonlight” win the Oscar. He was so happy, “I drunk-texted one of our producers and said, ‘I wish we had made OUR ‘Moonlight.' And then they said, ‘What if we made it right now?' And I was like, I don't know, Diggs is really famous, and really busy.”

But it turned out that Diggs, who was involved in at least four projects, would have exactly 22 days free that June. “You know the script isn't ready, right?” he told Casal, who suggested he could move to LA and grind it out, calling Diggs every night with updates. “To me it sounded like an insane undertaking,” Diggs says. But he was in. He adds: “There's nobody else I would trust to write raps for me.”

The duo makes clear that “Hamilton” wasn't the reason the film got made—in fact, it interrupted things. But Diggs' rising fame has made it a lot easier to sell the film.

“I think my name opens some doors now,” the actor says. “A lot more people will see it. Which is great.”

The film screened on opening day at Sundance. What was most gratifying, both men say, is how eager people were to discuss it afterward— and argue. “The best works of art are ones you come away from and want to talk about,” Diggs says. “We'd have been disappointed if everybody walked away with exactly the same feeling.”

The two have lots more going on.

“I think we just cherish it,” Casal says of the partnership.

“Somebody referred to us as platonic life mates,” laughs Diggs.

“It's a pretty apt description.”

Photo by Robby Baumgartner

‘THE PECULIAR PATRIOT’ OPENS AT NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE N E W Y O R K — The Peculiar Patriot, Liza Jessie Peterson’s powerful onewoman show and scathing indictment of the criminal justice system, opened Friday to fanfare at Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre (NBT) in Harlem.

The show is directed by Talvin Wilks and produced by NBT and Hi-ARTS and runs through July 29.

Among the notables attending were singer-actress Rhonda Ross; actors Maechi Aharanwa (Sweet), Ryan Shaw (Motown: The Musical), Donnell E. Smith (Kill Move Paradise) and Renicka Williams (Sweet); playwrights Nikkole Salter (co-writer, Pulitzer Prize-nominated play In the Continuum) and Nambi E. Kelley (Native Son, Blood); as well as Peterson; Wilks; NBT CEO Sade Lythcott and DirecJtor of Theatre Arts Jonathan McCrory; and Hi-ARTS Executive Director Raymond Codrington and General Manager Aaron L. McKinney.

The Peculiar Patriot follows protagonist Betsy LaQuanda Ross, a self-proclaimed peculiar patriot, as she makes regular visits to penitentiaries to boost the morale of her incarcerated friends and family, and navigates love through barbed wire. The show likens mass incarceration to “our peculiar institution,” the euphemism formerly used for slavery.