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Pharrell Williams’ foundation Council approves fee increases working with CUSD students Gang member charged in officer involved shooting

The proposed resolution adds an additional $140,000 to the general fund.

“The city has been subsidizing or covering COMPTON—The City Council unanimously street permit issuance and administration costs,” By Cat Keniston approved street work fee increases at its April 17 interim Public Works Director John Strickland A reputed who allegedly fire present fee schedule does not address said. “The meeting, movinggang them member beyond their current 1989 opened at SWAT officers during a search in South Los Angeles, many types of street work permits issued and adlevels. shooting officer in the helmet and wounding a police ” The cityone based its increase on inspection and ministered.

Public dog, is expectedcosts to be itarraigned next month on nearly fourcomments about the increases drew administrative traditionally did not praise from residents hoping for increased revcharge,felonies. then compared rates with other cities. dozen enue, but “We our withwith Gardenia, Lyn- including Josecompared Rauda, 34, is rates charged 46 counts, 19the group stood against raising fees affecting residents. nwood and Torrance,”murder interim Public Worksofficer.

Di- He counts of attempted of a police is also know there should be increases, but you are rector John Strickland charged with counts said. of assault with a firearm on a“Ipeace officer, assault with a firearm, assaulting a police animal causing injury and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

He appeared in court Wednesday, but his arraignment was postponed until Aug. 1.

Rauda allegedly shot at officers who were conducting a probation check in the neighborhood near 49th and San Pedro streets around 7 p.m. June 15. He allegedly fled from the home he was in, prompting police to establish a perimeter search.

According to prosecutors, officers found him about two hours later hiding in a trash can and sent in a police dog to investigate, and Rauda allegedly shot the animal in a hind leg.

The suspect fled again, but was found later hiding in a nearby home, and he allegedly opened fire at officers again, with one bullet striking an officer’s helmet, prosecutors said. The officer was not injured, police said.

Rauda later surrendered to police.

He faces up to life in prison if convicted, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

By Chris Frost

Bulletin Staff Writer

placing too many upon the residents,” Lynn Boone said. “Maybe someone should go over these.”

Utility companies are exempt from any fee increases because of a lawsuit between Edison and Alhambra California in 2011.

“The utility company had a franchise agreement, and the city adopted an ordinance concurrent with the agreement,” City Attorney Craig Cornwell said. “The court found that interfering with the franchise agreement is unconstitutional.”

Cornwell and Edison representatives created language in the agreement that preserves the fran-

chise agreement for the utility.

Council members opposed fees affecting residents, including a $50 jump in block party permits, and a handicap curb fee increase to $150 for the pole sign and installation, then a $20 charge annually. Residential refuse bins were scheduled to increase from $5 and $40 for small and large bins, to $25 and $75, respectively.

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

“It is hard to ask for more money with the condi» See FEES, Page 9A

Council interviews candidates for city manager

By Chris Frost Bulletin Staffthe Writer the program a lot. We have a From One Hand To about solving problems in a who got a chance to try AnOTHER Foundation - a way they don’t think about in bike and the app out. lot of activities.”

COMPTON—The City Council moved anproject created by singer/ class.”

“It was really hard,” Dr. Carolyn Williams says other step forward in the city manager search on songwriter Pharrell Williams On this warm July day, said 5th grader Robert all the activities are designed Tuesday, April 27, as Council members Willie - is keeping a group of CUSD students are pedaling away on Smith. “I have never started to challenge students brains Jones, Janna Zurita and Yvonne Arceneaux instudents busy this summer a stationary bike connected sweating that terviewed quick.” But but especially with five candidates during aconnect special meetwith coding classes, visits to to a new app called Ride On. the experience also ing. inspired their hearts. museums and production The software company’s team Robert to consider Mayor a careerEric in J. Perrodin “From did the not heart you the do attend meeting becausethings of a conflict current of their own public service explained not only how the business. that involving you really like City IManager Bryan and Counannouncements. app works but also how they “I’m startinginterim to think and you feelBatiste good about, and cilwoman Janna Zurita.

“We want these kids created the software and want to be an entrepreneur. really want others to get into. took over former interim to come away and be started the business.

It looks really fun Batiste and when That’sforwhat we want kidsCity to Manager Lamont Ewell on Jan. 25. inspired,” said Robert Ortiz, “It was exciting to be in I grow up maybe I can make feel relative to education “City Manager Bryan Batiste wrote a memo

By Bill Hetherman the Foundation’s Program one place and also in a virtual a lot more money andAttorney I can Craig to take it ‘from the heart.’ to City Cornwell requesting that Bulletin photos Chris Frost A mostly female jury Tuesday exonerated Manager. reality and competing with all bydonate some to charity.”

Because from that youthe have Councilperson Zurita recuse herself from inHall of Fame guard Gary Payton TheBasketball Sibrie Park Braves practice throwing skillsof on Saturday, April 29.“We want them to think these other players,” said 7th “My knee started hurting, a passionsaid andinwhen you statehave terview process,” Perrodin a written allegations that he twice battered a woman he was about the world in a different grader Brian Mosqueda. He it felt like exercise,” 7thnotaparticipate passion about it ment.said “I will untilsomething the Council dating during a trip to Seattle in 2015, a verdict his way. We want them to think was one of many volunteers grader Alize Hidalgo. like goes a long way.” receives“Ia written opinion from Cornwell about lawyer hailed as a rejection of an attempted “money the disagreement.” grab.”

Zurita said Batiste is only holding the position A Los Angeles Superior Court panel deliberated until the Council finds a permanent city manager. for about two hours before finding in favor of the “The accusations that everyone is making retired NBA player after trial of a civil lawsuit have no validity to them, and the Council will brought by Trishtan Williams. searching for a qualified candidate,” September, officials said. by groups like continue Black Lives fairness.

By Jesse J. Holland Payton, 48, was present for the concluding she said.

“He knew going in many this was onlyyoung temThe tour should “expand Matter as nationwide concern “In fact, of the The NAACP announced final arguments Tuesday morning, but was back in porary. ” on Saturday it would embark our reach, touch our increased over the deaths people who are in the ranks of Oakland visiting his ill mother when the verdict was Cornwell he cannot make Zurita recuse andsaid those organizations come out on a nationwide listening tour people, engage more diverse of black men, women reached, said his lawyer, John Burris. herself. audiences and reinforce our children at the hands of the of the ranks of the NAACP. to talk to its local members “I’m extremely pleased,” Burris said of the “Every Council member has the right to parIt’s not a competition,” and help By figure what the focus on civil rights in this police. verdict. “My client was always adamant he did not ticipate in properly noticed City Council matChrisout Frost age of great political and Russell said the NAACP Johnsonto said. future of the nation’s oldest do these things and I believed him. It shows a highters,” he said. “According Bulletin Staff Writer the charter, the city social uncertainty,” said has coexisted during the The NAACP parted ways civil rights organization profile athlete can go to court and properly defend manager serves at the will of the Council and Derrick Johnson, chair of the civil rights movement with with its president and of CEO should be. nothing short of a legally defined conflict inCOMPTON—The Sibrie Park Braves are continuing their himself.” convention and four viceof its chair younger groups likea situation the Cornell Williamthe Brooks in The 2011 success announcement terest, that precludes member in 2012 as the team has won first five Civil rights attorney Gloria Allred, whose firm May. Russell saidorthey hoped fromEquality, attending, or a belief the he she cannot games. came at the beginning of its of the NAACP Board of Congress of Racial represented Williams, declined to comment on the open-minded with Mr. Theconvention squad collected forfeit on Saturday, April 28, as their while Johnson be pointed out toexists, have complying a new president in 108th national in aDirectors. jury’s decision.

Batiste’s wishes has no legal support. ” opponents, the Blue Jays, did not show up for the game.

The NAACP has in recent that all of the organizations place by the end of the year Baltimore, the location of its A 27-year-old South Los Angeles man, who was Zurita said shebut willthe not board step away fromrushing the inFormer San Franciscoyears Giant and current Assistant Coach been overshadowed today are working toward is not national headquarters. one of four males on the jury, said that although and thanked Cornwell for addressing Jesse Brew led the team through a spirited practice and the same goal ofterviews, at street-level advocacy equality and the process.

Leon Russell, the NAACP’s he believed Williams’ assault claim was reasonable, the issue. praised the team’ssaid fast start. national board chairman, the panel found insufficient evidence to support the Councilwoman Arceneaux asked Cornwell “They have surprised me so far,” he said. “I am especially the organization plaintiff’s other allegations of battery and intentional pleased by needs our playtoat shortstop and pitcher.” for a written legal opinion directed to Council figure out how best to support infliction of emotional distress beyond what she told Brew coaches the defensive portion of the game and sticks members, and he said he will prepare one. civil rights workers on the Public comments on the selection process fato the fundamentals. them. He also said her attorney’s $2 million damages ground in communities who vored Batiste.

“You keep your hands in front, step and aim at the chest of recommendation was excessive. are working on issues man doesannouncement a good job,” resident Carolyn the person you arelike throwing to,” Thomas he said. “We have sound ‘what do you have“The to lose?”’ to reporters

By Ken The juror, who asked that his name not be used, said. “If you firethe Batiste all of youdeclined have to fundamentals, but I know the team can doHouse better.” said NAACP BoardStokes police brutality, the upcoming Chairman that president The White also said that Payton’s morals and his celebrity deal with me.

Not just one of you, all of you. ” to One of the cornerstones of team success is positive atticensus, redistricting and voter Leon Russell said. “ the NAACP’s invitation Wednesday that President status had no bearing on the jury’s verdict.

She asked the Council if they understood her tudes, Brew said, and he deals with problems immediately. suppression.

We get the message loud speak at its 108th annual Donald Trump has declined In his final argument, Burris told jurors that twice, and Arceneaux acknowledged her.

“I am not a babysitter and do not tolerate hardheads, ” he Talking with local an invitation to speak at the and clear. The president’s convention.

Williams was out for a “money grab” at the expense is serious, Resident Lorraine Cervantes expressed conI am teaching them about baseball.” members said. will“This help them and decision today underscores Trump also did not speak NAACP’s annual convention of a millionaire former professional athlete. He cern about the publicity the meeting received.

The team is turning the corner offensively, Brew said, befigure outcause how to “address the the harsh fact: we have lost to themeeting NAACP convention next week in Baltimore, said that unlike the case of former Baltimore “You guys kept this quiet, ” she said. of diligent, hard work. issues and challenges that face we’ve lost the will of the last year, citing scheduling leading the nation’s oldest Ravens running back Ray Rice’s assault on his then“That is why no one is here tonight, and it is not “They started in the batting cage, but live pitching imAfrican-Americans and our current administration to” conflicts with the Republican civil rights organization girlfriend, no video existed to support Williams’ on television. proves the hitters’ timing, ” he said.

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News Civil rights icon leads march through Comic-Con

By Sandy Cohen Civil rights leader John Lewis led a march through Comic-Con on Saturday.

About 1,000 people joined the Georgia Democrat on a march through the crowded San Diego Convention Center following a panel discussion about his trilogy of graphic novels, “March.”

Some chanted “No justice, no peace” as the group wound its way past costumed characters and mystified conventioneers. Those who recognized the congressman stopped to greet him and shake his hand. One man confessed that he was near tears at the opportunity to meet someone so instrumental in the fight for social change.

“Thank you for all that you’ve done,” the man said.

Lewis was welcomed with a standing ovation when he and his co-authors, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, walked into the room for their presentation. Scores of elementary school students were seated in the front row.

In his commanding style, Lewis was almost like a preacher as he urged students to remain optimistic and to believe in their power to contribute.

“Dr. King inspired me to get in trouble: What I

call good trouble, necessary trouble,” he told the audience.

“Now more than ever before, we all need to get in trouble.

When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation, a mission and a mandate to stand up, to speak up, to speak out and get in trouble.”

The “March” series tells the story of Lewis’ childhood and how he became an activist for civil rights. It details the movement’s non-violent protests, from sit-ins at lunch counters in the South and the bus boycott in the mid-1950s to the marches in Selma, Alabama, and Washington, D.C. The book is being used in schools across the country to teach young people about the history of civil rights, “March” editor Leigh Walton said. One woman who stopped Lewis to thank him for all he’s done said she teaches the books in her classes at University of California, San Diego.

Lewis hadn’t set out to become a comic-book hero, but he was receptive when Aydin, who worked on his campaign, approached him with the idea. Lewis had told his young aide a story about a comic book he read in 1957 about the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Aydin ended up doing his graduate thesis on that publication. He thought his boss’ story could have the same power to inspire.

“I thought, ‘Why isn’t there a John Lewis comic book?”’ Aydin said.

He interviewed Lewis for hours to create a manuscript of more than 600 pages, which illustrator Powell brought to life in images. They rigorously fact-checked their work so that the story could serve as a real historical guide.

“I think it’s important that we’re providing a common understanding of our past,” Aydin said in an interview.

“Particularly as it pertains to this time in our history.”

The trilogy has won many accolades since the first book was published in 2013. The third volume received ComicCon’s Eisner Award on Friday for best reality-based work, and the three authors were surprised at Saturday’s panel with Comic-Con’s Inkpot Award, which recognizes outstanding achievements in comics, sci-fi and fantasy.

“I didn’t know the story would have such a powerful reception,” Lewis said in an interview before the panel.

The panel veered slightly into political territory. Lewis declared that he believes

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health care is a right. One panel guest asked why he supported Hillary Clinton instead of Bernie Sanders in the race for president.

Another asked about how to distinguish fake news from real.

But the writers’ main message was one of inspiration. Lewis said he was only 15 when he first heard King speak, and it made him believe he could make a difference toward righting the injustices of discrimination and segregation.

“I saw something that I was not pleased with. I was not at home with myself, and I wanted to do something about it. But I didn’t know what to do,” Lewis said. “And I heard the voice, the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., and it seemed like saying, ‘John Robert Lewis, you too can do something.’”

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I was not at home with myself, and I wanted to do something about it. …

And I heard the voice, the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., and it seemed like saying, ‘John Robert Lewis, you too can do something.’”

— Rep. John Lewis

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He also said there was a lack of demonstrable bruising as well as any evidence that the plaintiff did everything she could to get away from someone who allegedly inflicted a severe beating upon her.

“He was choking the life out of her, so she claims,” Burris said. “It’s all about, ‘how do you know it’s true?’

What you have on this point is only her word.”

Allred’s partner, attorney Nathan Goldberg, tried the case on behalf of the 30-year-old Williams. He recommended during his final argument Monday that the jury award his client $500,000 in compensatory damages and $1.5 million in punitive damages.

Burris said those numbers were unreasonable. He argued that a woman who truly was battered would not have gone back to the hotel room where she was staying with her alleged abuser and would not have allowed him to take her to her Ladera Heights home after they flew back to Los Angeles.

“It’s up to you to see that this is nothing but a money grab,” Burris told the jury.

During the trial, Payton testified that Williams angered him by posting a photo of herself on Instagram during a sports awards ceremony they attended in

Seattle.

The post caught the attention of another woman he was dating at the same time, prompting her to send him an angry text.

Payton told jurors that only married men can cheat, but that because he was single, he was free to date as many women as he wanted. Payton had divorced his wife of 14 years several years earlier.

Burris asked the jurors not to hold Payton’s views on relationships against him.

“This case is not about the morals of Gary Payton,” Burris said. “He’s his own individual and he can live his life the way he wants.”

In his rebuttal to Burris, Goldberg said that unlike most domestic violence cases, Williams had a witness to the alleged first attack on her in an SUV, where a colleague of Payton’s at Fox Sports, Yvette Inclan, was riding in the back seat.

“This is a case about a woman being battered in a relationship by a professional athlete,” Goldberg said. “He needs to take responsibility for what he’s done.”

Williams, whose lawsuit claims were assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress, maintained that during her relationship with Payton— they dated from July 2014 to January 2015—he evolved

from being someone she believed was committed to her to an abusive cheater, forcing her to end their union.

Williams -- who is a former producer for “The Amazing Race” and “America’s Next Top Model,” according to IMDb -- testified that she met Payton in Las Vegas when he walked up and introduced himself.

She said she did not know he was a former NBA player and that they went out on a date the next night.

Williams said the two eventually traveled together, including the trip to Seattle in late January 2015. Payton worked at the time as a Fox Sports analyst and made a presentation during a sports awards ceremony that evening before the couple returned to the W Seattle hotel in a rented SUV, Williams testified.

Williams said she, Payton and then-Fox marketing employee Inclan later spent three to four hours at Ozzie’s bar, where the ex-athlete met with friends who played darts with him.

Williams said the first alleged assault by Payton occurred during the ride back to the hotel from Ozzie’s. She said she was seated in the front passenger seat when the 6-foot-4-inch, 200-pluspound ex-athlete began hitting her with his fists and choking her.

She said her head bounced against the right passenger window during the struggle.

Williams, who is 5-foot2, said her head hit the glass again during an ensuing tussle and that she jumped out of the SUV after Payton slowed down.

Both Payton and Inclan implored her to return to the vehicle, Williams said, so she got back in the SUV. She alleged that after they returned to their hotel room, Payton picked her up by the neck and began choking her again.

Williams said that although she feared for her life, she did not call the police because she did not want to “tarnish” Payton’s name.

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News ‘Let 1994 go’: Simpson case’s racial symbolism now a relic

By Errin Haines Whack Justin Zimmerman was a 7-year-old black boy in Moreno Valley, California, when O.J. Simpson was on trial for murder.

He wasn’t old enough to understand the “trial of the century,” but his parents and the older black people in his community made their position clear: They were cheering for Simpson, and were convinced the former NFL star was an innocent dupe in a racial conspiracy.

For them, Simpson was a symbol of racial tension and uneven justice.

But Zimmerman, now 30 and living in Washington, D.C., grew up amid the hashtags that have come to symbolize the killings of unarmed black men by police.

On his Facebook page on Thursday—after Simpson was granted parole from armed robbery and assault convictions—Zimmerman posted: “Let 1994 go guys.”

“The most relevant thing that came out of O.J. since the trial was the Kardashians for millennials,” said Zimmerman, referring to Simpson’s close friendship with the reality-TV clan that was highlighted in a recent television series about the case. Family patriarch Robert Kardashian, a lawyer, was on Simpson’s defense team during the murder trial.

“We don’t have an O.J.,” Zimmerman said. “For me, that was Trayvon Martin.

He was me. That resonates more to me ... It wasn’t like (Simpson) was at the forefront of any movement.”

While millions watched Simpson’s parole hearing last week, audiences were hardly as emotionally invested as they were a generation ago watching his murder trial.

Simpson’s 1995 acquittal in the deaths of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman bitterly polarized Americans around race.

But interest has waned, attitudes have changed and black Americans are wrestling with more familiar injustices.

Today, Simpson’s racial symbolism is largely seen as a relic. “We just have bigger concerns that are much more directly impacting our specific lives,” said University of Pennsylvania sociologist Camille Z. Charles. “We now have symbols that reflect what actually happens to most black people. Most black people don’t get fancy lawyers that get them off. They don’t have jurors that will be sympathetic because of celebrity. The tide has shifted.”

On Oct. 3, 1995, an estimated 150 million people—more than half the country at the time—tuned in to hear the jury’s verdict in Simpson’s trial for the BrownGoldman murders. The strategy for Simpson’s defense team—which included legendary black litigator Johnnie Cochran—was to frame the case around race.

They argued that Simpson had been framed by a corrupt and racist Los Angeles Police Department.

Simpson spent much of his life distancing himself from

the black community. He lived in the wealthy enclave of Brentwood in Los Angeles and traded his black college sweetheart for a blonde, white woman. And he once said, “I’m not black. I’m OJ.” Still, many African-Americans saw the former running back and actor as a pioneer and cultural icon. Even before he became a criminal defendant, Simpson stood for something bigger.

Charles McKinney, who is black, was at work on June 17, 1994, when a friend called and told him to turn on the television. In his office with his white co-worker, the two saw the infamous Bronco chase as Simpson tried to elude police on a California highway.

“My co-worker was like, ‘I think we should both go home and watch this,”’ recalled McKinney, now 49, and a resident of Memphis, Tennessee. “I knew it was a simultaneously fascinating and toxic mix of race, reality television and celebrity, to see how quickly the nation just split itself along racial lines and how black folks tried to navigate this moment.”

At the time, many blacks were less concerned with Simpson’s guilt or innocence.

For them, Simpson’s wealth balanced the scales of justice in a way that was impossible for most black defendants: He could afford to buy his freedom.

“That sort of euphoria around somebody black working the criminal justice system and having it come out the way that it comes out for white folks all the time was kind of a big deal,” Charles said. “We knew ‘not guilty’ didn’t mean ‘innocent.”’

Time has sobered the view of many blacks since the verdict. Recent polls show that a majority of blacks now say they believe Simpson was guilty—a view shared by only about 20 percent of blacks at the time of the trial.

Simpson found new relevance with millennials and sparked nostalgia with Generation Xers last year with a wildly popular docuseries and documentary about the murder case. And rapper Jay-Z’s new album, “4:44,” includes a song titled “Story of OJ.” When Simpson was convicted in Nevada for a hotel-room heist in 2008 and sentenced to up to 33 years in prison, blacks and whites perceived the harsh sentence as a proxy justice for his earlier acquittal. Still, McKinney wasn’t glued to his television for Thursday’s hearing. His initial reaction: Who cares?

“It’s older white people or people who were around in 1994,” McKinney said.

“You get them mad about the case again. For folks in my generation, nobody was running home to watch this.

He’s a symbol, but we have lots of symbols now of people who embody these tensions.”

Simpson’s hearing on Thursday also didn’t resonate with Shane Walk, 23, of Albuquerque, a white man who was an infant when the verdict came down.

“I didn’t live through the

Photo by Jason Bean Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson laughs as he appears via video for his parole hearing last Thursday. trial, so he doesn’t represent to me, at least, to be a racial, polarizing figure as he did with previous generations,” said Walk, adding that he felt the hearing was just another passing fad for the media and that people his age should focus on the current divisions in our country.

For Zimmerman, that focus belongs more on the modern-day issues around race and policing that Simpson’s case once captured.

“I have no vested interest in O.J.,” Zimmerman said. “I would like for our country to get over certain things that just really don’t affect us.

His freedom doesn’t affect anybody. There’s no systemic issue with O.J. being free.”

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THE BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017

Opinion

Keep working and never ever give up!

By Marian Wright Edelman What a week it’s been. It’s hard to conceive that despite opposition from hundreds of organizations including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the AARP, and dozens of disease and patient advocacy groups; despite loud protests through town halls, demonstrations, and social media from many thousands of their own constituents who know they will be hurt; and despite all the dissension and division amongst themselves, Senate Republican leaders are still committed to scheduling a vote early next week to destroy health care for tens of millions of Americans — young and old, and those with disabilities.

As Senate Republicans spent the last few days in closed door meetings frantically trying to plot new ways to achieve their wretched plans to destroy the Affordable Care Act and end Medicaid as we know it, hundreds of people of faith spent the week gathered at the annual CDF Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry.

We were together to rekindle our shared conviction that all great religious traditions call us to acts of love and justice especially for children who are impoverished, vulnerable, marginalized and excluded, and to renew our deep and shared commitment to resisting evil and injustice with unrelenting determined nonviolent action.

This passage set the tone: Thus says the Lord: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping.

Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.

Thus says the Lord: Keep your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for there is a reward for your work, says the Lord: they shall come back from the land of the enemy; there is hope for your future, says the Lord: your children shall come back to their own country.

(Jeremiah 31:15-17)

So what do we do when our children’s lives and futures are under shameful sustained assault by Congresspeople and a President enjoined to protect them? What do we do when our elected leaders refuse to give up on politically motivated plans to end Medicaid as we know it and seek to dismantle and tear asunder the health, nutrition and other safety nets for millions of children?

People of conscience and common sense must fight back nonviolently with all our might. We must persevere and work without ceasing, trusting in God’s promise: “There is hope for your future…your children shall come back to their own country.” And like Rachel, we will refuse to be comforted until our children, all children, are restored to a land of safety, justice, compassion and care.

Let us pray for ourselves as parents, teachers, preachers, and servant leaders across the land that we will help solve rather than cause the problems our children face and that we will do whatever is necessary for as long as

it is necessary to meet the needs of our children, always reminding ourselves that we are never alone.

O God, we pledge to work and pray to save our children’s health care and food and other supports and their lives.

Help us.

O God, we pledge to pray and work to protect our children’s dreams.

Strengthen us.

O God, we pledge to pray and work to rekindle our children’s hopes and fiercely defend their right to survive and thrive and safely prepare for a future on a level playing field.

Help us.

O God, we pledge to pray and work to rebuild our children’s families and communities.

Help us.

O God, we pledge to pray and work to create a just nation and world for all our children.

Help us.

O God, we pledge to

pray and work to instill in our children a knowledge and appreciation of You, manifested in all faiths and sacred traditions.

Help us.

O God, we pledge to pray and work without ceasing until our rich and powerful but spiritually impoverished and anemic nation commits to leave no child behind®.

Help us. ** O God, guide our feet as we seek to make our nation fit, safe, and just for all children because we don’t want to run this race in vain.

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

The amazing wonder of A.G.E. Dr. James L. Snyder I have just celebrated my recent birthday. By now, it is getting to be old business for me. Just another day of the year to celebrate something, which just happens to be my birthday.

I believe that if it is my birthday, I should be able to celebrate whatever birthday I want to celebrate. You are only as old as you celebrate.

I am not embarrassed at how old I am, I just sometimes cannot remember the exact figure. Some of my friends are rather legalistic along this line and are demanding the exact number of my birthday. Is it really that important? Does it really matter how old you are?

Well, if you spoke to some of my friends it matters to them. For those of us, however, who have experienced a succession of birthdays it does not really matter.

Thinking of my birthday this past week I was trying to figure out what was my best birthday. All of them had certain significance to them. For example, my 16th birthday allowed me to drive the car. However, I could only drive the car when my father said I could drive the car.

My 21st birthday was very important because I then could get married.

Back then, you could not get married unless you were 21 years of age. Before that, you had to have your parent’s permission. I have asked my parents for many things throughout the years, but I think asking to get married is just crossing the line somewhere.

Every birthday starts a new year of adventure and excitement. When you get older, adventure and excitement sort of goes away a little bit. It can be exciting to celebrate another birthday and wonder where you going to be at when your next birthday comes around.

Some people feel it’s a little negative to get older. If you do not get older, it means that you have… Well, you know the rest of that sentence.

I find nothing negative about getting older. I find certain amenities are associated with getting older that I could not

cash in when I was younger.

When I was younger, I could not get away with much of anything. Now that I am older, I can get away with things because I have a few niches I can use. “I’m sorry,” I often say to the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, “I forgot all about that. You know I’m getting older now.”

She smiles and shakes an understanding head. It is wonderful to have an excuse for things of that nature.

For my birthday this year, I discovered something rather interesting. This year I discovered the amazing wonder of A.G.E. If you look at age from the proper perspective, you do get some very interesting enjoyments.

I suppose I should explain to you what I mean by A.G.E. It never occurred to me until this birthday celebration.

A.G.E is simply Aggressive Grumpy Elegance. I never saw this before, but then of course I was not old enough

to appreciate it.

When I was young, I noticed my grandfather had some rather grumpy sessions and I did not quite understand. Now that I am approaching my grandfather’s age, I appreciate that grumpy attitude. Oh, the wonder of Aggressive Grumpy Elegance.

If I ever thought youth was exciting, it is nothing compared to this A.G.E. that I am experiencing right now. It is so wonderful to be grumpy whenever you choose.

I know some people are grumpy because they are just grumpy. That has nothing to do with this wonderful Aggressive Grumpy Elegance that I have discovered.

It takes quite a few decades to master this kind of attitude.

I am delighted to say I have reached that stage in my life and I am mastering this part of Aggressive Grumpy Elegance. I just cannot say it often enough.

For example, when I want

a quiet afternoon and maybe take a little bit of a nap, the result of this would be somebody saying, “Stay away from grandpa, he’s acting a little grumpy today.” The key to that is “acting.”

Some people are grumpy because they are grumpy, but those of us who have reached a certain level in life are grumpy because we are acting grumpy and to act grumpy takes a great deal of thespian skill.

If someone, and I will not mention the real name here, wants me to go shopping with her, all I need to do is put on the grumpy act. “Well,” she will say, “I guess you’re too grumpy to go shopping with me today!”

The person who has reached this level of A.G.E can turn it on when needed and turn it off when not needed.

That is the “elegance” part of this whole business.

When the grandchildren are around making noise

and excitement, I do not have to act grumpy. When their parents, however, come around that is the time when grumpy kicks in.

You have to know when to act grumpy and when not to act grumpy. That is the wonderful aspect of getting to the age I am at right now.

I believe Solomon understood this when he wrote, “The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head” (Proverbs 20:29).

One of the great privileges in life is to earn that “grey head.” More important, to use that grey head in a positive, affirmative fashion.

Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, 1471 Pine Road, Ocala, FL 34472. He lives with his wife in Silver Springs Shores. Call him at 352-6874240 or e-mail jamessnyder2@ att.net. The church web site is www.whatafellowship.com.

Making America Safe Again

By Natalia Castro National security has been a major concern for the Trump Administration, but ultimately the FY 2018 budget will determine how much of his agenda the President is actually able to implement.

With heavy funding for national security programs and an opportunity to rebuild our depleting military, House Budget Committee Chairwoman Diane Black’s (R-Tenn.) budget proposal offers the money behind the security rhetoric Republicans have been promising.

While Black’s budget cuts spending in most areas, the necessity to restructure and reinforce our military has led Black to call for an increase in defense spending.

The budget explains, “The Obama Administration left the world a more dangerous place, with military and diplomatic failures in every corner of the globe. We are at war with radical Islamic terrorists – a war the last administration refused to acknowledge, but a war nonetheless. President Trump has outlined a strategic vision to seek and destroy ISIS and address other foreign policy failures inherited from the previous administration. It is up

to Congress to step up to the plate and provide the resources to make this strategy a success. We must take the fight to the enemy and provide for new, evolving threats.”

Therefore, Black’s budget invests $621.5 billion in base funding for the national defense budget, with an additional $75 billion immediately allocated to the global war on terror; a significant and necessary rise from the $548 billion invested in FY 2016.

Chairwoman Black hopes this will allow the U.S. military to modernize itself; currently, U.S. tank production has fallen to the lowest level in modern history. The National Interest’s Loren Thompson wrote in July 2017, that with our military’s current equipment, “The U.S. Army faces a crisis in heavy armor as it races to catch up with Russia after being distracted for many years by the global war on terror… In fact, the failure of America and its NATO allies to replace their aging armored vehicles has become an invitation to aggression.”

While Russia is producing thousands of technologically advanced tanks which can “carry explosive reactive armor, active protection to intercept

incoming antitank rounds, and a radar to enhance targeting of enemy forces”, the United States is not producing any at all. Therefore, the increase in defense spending is a necessity.

For the purpose of modernization, President Trump’s budget front loaded the total defense spending; instead, Black’s budget distributes the money incrementally, although provides about $300 billion more in funds over the next 10 years.

Also in the interest of national security, Black has allocated funds to follow through on President Trump’s promise to strengthen our border; the budget includes $1.6 billion in funding for a border wall and enhanced security to protect against domestic terrorism.

Black explains that, “Our budget provides significant resources to secure our border and protect the homeland.

These resources will provide for a stronger defense against terrorists and others who wish to do harm to Americans and ensure that our Southern border is secure. Our budget also provides for investments in cyber-security and data protection, to strengthen our ability to detect and deter foreign attacks on our country’s IT

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Opinion Credibility of Pulitzer Prize takes a hit by awarding ProPublica’s liberal bias

By Drew Johnson After busting the New York Police Department for abusing a decades-old eviction law, nonprofit news organization ProPublica received a public service Pulitzer Prize. A powerful

story of journalism in pursuit of justice, right?

Not so fast.

ProPublica professes to offer a new reporting model, one un-swayed by the demands of readers and advertisers. It circulates

stories for free, partnering with mainstream media outlets. Its website purports to deliver news “in an entirely non-partisan and nonideological manner, adhering to the strictest standards of journalistic impartiality. We

won’t lobby. We won’t ally with politicians or advocacy groups.”

Nonsense. ProPublica’s journalistic model is dependent on millions of dollars in annual support from its stable of left-leaning

Int’l medical graduates fill need for U.S. hospitals

By Fred M. Jacobs Medical schools outside the United States have become critical to our nation’s healthcare system. One-quarter of the physicians currently practicing in America received their degrees abroad.

Yet a number of domestic medical schools are pushing to restrict physicians educated in foreign countries, including many who are U.S. citizens, from securing residencies at American hospitals.

That makes little sense. Shutting out doctors educated abroad -especially given America’s looming shortage of physicians -- would be counterproductive.

The effort to block these doctors begins with a mismatch. U.S. medical schools are graduating more doctors, but the number of residency slots isn’t increasing proportionally. That imbalance has led some to conclude that foreign-trained doctors are taking Americans’ spots.

But that conclusion is misguided.

Thousands of doctors educated abroad and now practicing in the United States are American citizens.

It would be unfair to restrict U.S. citizens’ access to residency programs in their own country just because they did

their medical studies abroad.

In addition, the number of residency slots available outstrips the number of new doctors from U.S. schools. The New England Journal of Medicine projects that by 2023-24, there will be 4,500 more residency slots available annually than new U.S. medical graduates.

Most important is America’s need for doctors. By 2030, the United States could be short nearly 105,000 physicians.

Over 40 percent of that burden could be in primary care.

Yet U.S.-educated physicians tend to gravitate toward specialty care, thanks to its higher earning potential.

Last year, fourth-year students at U.S. medical schools filled fewer than half the residency slots in internal medicine. Of the 3,238 first-year residencies filled in family medicine, meanwhile, Americantrained physicians accounted for a mere 1,393.

By contrast, U.S. graduates filled over 90 percent of residencies in orthopaedics.

American-educated doctors’ reluctance to enter primary care has left the field open for international medical graduates, or IMGs. The latter comprise nearly 30 percent of all primary care doctors in the United States.

More than half of the 870 medical-

school graduates of St. George’s University, the school where I work, took residencies in either internal or family medicine in 2016.

IMGs are more likely to work with patients who are underserved by the U.S. health system. IMGs treat more minority, foreign-born, and Medicaid patients than their U.S.-educated peers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

IMGs’ preference for primary care is due in part to how they are trained.

Schools like St. George’s place more emphasis on teaching how to provide essential, everyday care.

This difference in emphasis does not mean lower standards. To qualify for an American residency, IMGs must demonstrate that their qualifications are equivalent to U.S. medical graduates by passing three sections of the United States Medical Licensing Exam. In 2015, 96 percent of St. George’s medical students who took the USMLE Step One for the first time passed.

IMGs must also pass an English proficiency test and have their clinical skills assessed. This qualification system ensures that there are no differences in clinical outcomes between foreigntrained and U.S. graduates.

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systems, and increase federalprivate sector coordination to thwart malicious hackers and government-sponsored cyber-terrorism.”

The additional funding for cyber security is appropriate, considering the President himself hosted a meeting in June regarding the high risk of a cyber-attack on our nation’s energy grid, reinforcing the reality that

our energy security is also a national security concern.

Archaic infrastructure across our energy sector makes it a prime target for foreign attack; luckily, Black’s budget also assists the Department of Energy in maintaining focus on these issues rather than the unsafe and unnecessary policies of the Obama Administration.

Black’s budget also

encourages the private sector to play a greater role in assisting the Department of Energy to update their aging infrastructure. To allow for this, Black cuts funding from President Obama’s DOE Office Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, saving $2.1 billion to be used to research secure energy avenues.

It is clear defense spending

and border protections are needed, and Republicans were elected to address the issues.

Black lays out a plan to achieve both a balanced budget and our national security needs. With fiscal and military crisis stirring, passing a budget with these protections is key to meeting the promise of making American safe again.

donors. Catering to these donors’ political sensibilities is an existential necessity for ProPublica.

Would the Pulitzer committee consider a prize for a “news” organization bankrolled by the conservative Koch brothers? Of course not.

By recognizing ProPublica, the committee rewards the left side of the political spectrum.

ProPublica’s main backers are billionaires Herbert and Marion Sandler.

The couple has pledged $10 million a year to the organization. Such a bigticket annual contribution fits right in with the Sandlers’ extensive support for Democratic candidates, leftwing advocacy campaigns, and PACs such as Moveon. org, which raises money for progressive office-seekers.

The Sandlers are in good company on ProPublica’s list of top left-liberal donors. The Open Society Foundation, concocted by liberal investor George Soros, is known for promoting exclusively progressive causes.

Other donors include Atlantic Philanthropies, which gifted Obamacare proponents the largest advocacy grant in history, and JEHT Foundation, which shut down abruptly after authorities exposed funder Bernard Madoff as a swindler running a Ponzi scheme.

For all the hard-hitting investigations ProPublica reporters do, none of them has looked into the questionable financial history of Herbert and Marion Sandler. The couple made their fortune through Golden West Financial, the first bank to offer adjustable rate mortgages. The limited-time “teaser” rates these mortgages offered lured people into buying homes they couldn’t afford.

Wachovia, which bought Golden West Financial, underwent investigations for fraud several years later but not before the Sandlers pocketed $2.4 billion for the acquisition.

ProPublica says it “shines a light on exploitation of the weak by the strong,” but apparently not the people lured in at Golden West Financial.

Better to stick with investigations of fracking, Republican politicians, and other popular liberal targets than to ruffle the feathers of its powerful funders.

The self-proclaimed independent newsroom professes to restore investigative reporting to its stature as the highest type of journalism.”

But as Harry Browne of the Dublin Institute of Technology points out, non-profit publications are driving out the very forces in traditional journalism that deliver hard-hitting and accurate news. Non-profits are edging out traditional news outlets operating with the advantage of donor subsidies.

Enabling ProPublica let alone rewarding them with a Pulitzer gives them credibility they haven’t earned. Consider the students and teachers at Sunshine High School, a charter school in Orlando, Florida.

A ProPublica reporter interviewed some of the students for a story on charter schools, a perennial annoyance of progressives.

Unsurprisingly, the ProPublica report was scathing.

Administrators called out the reporter for missing the school’s mission, as well as including quotes from minors without parental consent.

It’s a sad day when leftwing advocacy bankrolled by liberal billionaires passes for disinterested journalism.

Shame on the Pulitzer committee for rewarding ProPublica’s bias.

Drew Johnson is an investigative reporter, national columnist and former opinion page editor who serves as a senior scholar at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance.

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Young at Heart

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W FAMILY FEATURES

hen joints ache and you don’t move as fast as you used to, it may seem that growing old is anything but graceful.

While you can’t stop the hands of time, there are ways you can keep your physical and mental well-being in tip-top shape for years to come.

Even if you’ve spent a lifetime practicing healthy habits, your senior years are no time to allow those practices to fall to the wayside. On the other hand, if you put off quality self-care for later in life, rely on your experience and maturity to know that taking care of yourself is as important as, well, life itself.

Eat balanced meals. It’s never too late to begin paying more attention to what you eat. Seniors may be prone to poor eating habits for the sake of convenience or because it’s not as much fun cooking for one or two when you once had a full house to feed. Actually, as you age, keeping your weight in check and continuing to fuel your body with essential nutrients is more important than ever.

Keep moving. It’s true that aches and pains may keep you from being as spry as you once were, but limiting your movement can actually create a snowball effect that results in even less mobility over time. Muscles that aren’t used regularly can weaken and restrict your movement even more, so work with your physician to determine an appropriate amount of activity for your condition.

Mind your mind. When you’re in the workforce, or while you’re tending to the needs of a growing family, you rely on your brain to power through, probably without even thinking about it. Yet over time, most people experience some degree of cognitive deterioration, partially from basic biology and partially from lack of “exercising” that vital muscle. Keep your mind sharp by communicating regularly with your family and friends, and seek out activities that put your brain to use, such as crossword puzzles or word games.

Be a social butterfly. A common lament of middleage is the lack of time to nurture friendships. With an empty nest and an open calendar, there’s no time like the present to strengthen long-term bonds or seek out new companions who share life experiences and a desire to age with grace. Close connections with friends and family members will not only boost your emotional well-being, they can ensure there are others watching out for you on a regular basis.

Do as you’re told. When you’re younger, skipping an annual checkup here and there seems like no big deal. As you age, those regular assessments are more important. They serve an important role in identifying potential issues and introducing treatments before big problems arise. Honor your regular medical appointments and heed the advice you’re given – including taking any medicines as prescribed.

Find more tips for living healthy as you age at elivingtoday.com.

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or 55 million Americans enrolled in Medicare, the New Year means any new Medicare Advantage or prescription drug plans, or any changes to your existing plans, take effect. If you signed up for coverage, it’s important to understand how your prescription drug costs may be affected.

Even if you did nothing to alter your coverage, some features of your plan may have changed for 2017.

A survey by Walgreens shows that even though prescription drug costs are among the top concerns for Medicare beneficiaries, approximately one out of every five beneficiaries lacks a good understanding of their insurance plan. Roughly the same percentage falsely believes that all pharmacies charge the same copay and onethird of respondents didn’t know they can switch pharmacies at any time, including outside of the annual enrollment period.

To make the most of your benefits and find

potential cost savings for your prescription medications under your Part D coverage, here are three easy steps to get started: Use a less expensive brand or generic. The brand-name drug your doctor prescribed can do wonders for your symptoms but be worrisome for your budget. Many brandname drugs have generic or other brand substitutes. First, make sure your doctor considers generic options. If those options aren’t available, there may be lower-cost brand-name drugs used to treat the same condition. Ask your pharmacist if you have that option then talk with your doctor to see if switching brands makes sense in your situation.

Verify whether your plan has a preferred pharmacy network. Many prescription drug plans have a preferred pharmacy (preferred cost share) network where you can pay a lower out-of-pocket copay for the exact same

drug. Walgreens is in the preferred pharmacy network for many of the largest Medicare sponsors and, effective January 2017, offers copays as low as $0 on generic medications for select plans. Filling a generic medication at a non-preferred pharmacy could cost you $3, $5 or even $10 for the same drug.

Seek Medicare’s Extra Help program and other ways to save. Medicare offers an Extra Help program to help people with limited income and resources pay Medicare prescription drug program costs, like premiums, deductibles and coinsurance.

Make sure you’re taking full advantage of your insurance coverage, which may cover non-prescription items, like vaccinations and certain over-the-counter medications.

Medicare beneficiaries seeking help navigating prescription drug costs can find additional resources and a list of Medicare plan sponsors at walgreens.com/medicare.

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News Educators work to use technology to fight fake news

ARLINGTON, Texas— Incensed by what he thought was a pedophilia ring headquartered in a Washington, D.C., pizza restaurant, a 28-year-old man opened fire inside Comet Ping Pong Pizza last year, sending employees and customers scrambling for cover.

The Dallas Morning News reports the shooting was real, but the sex ring—supposedly overseen by 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton—was not. Instead, it was propaganda passed off as authentic through social media feeds and right-wing websites.

No one was hurt in the Dec. 4 shooting, and the suspect was sentenced in June to four years in prison.

Because of incidents like that one, a group of college instructors in North Texas believes combating fake news is a matter of national security. They’re working on a proposal that would use technology to help root out false claims in the news.

“We decided to make national security the focus because of the potential interference in our election coming from Russia,” said Chengkai Li, a University of Texas at Arlington associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

Li and four others—two professors from UTA and two from the University of Texas at Dallas—are collaborating on a project titled “Bot vs.

Bot: Automated Detection of Fake News Bots,” and they have a one-year grant of $30,000 in seed money from the University of Texas at Austin’s Texas National Security Network Excellence Fund to get started.

“This is a seed grant that we hope will lead to a much larger grant that will identify these bots for social media users,” Li said.

“Right now, you don’t know what is coming from a real person and what’s coming from a computer, sometimes for malicious, or at least, misleading reasons.”

Previously, Li and other colleagues partnered with Stanford and Duke universities to develop ClaimBuster, a fact-checking service developed from a $241,778 grant from the National Science Foundation.

ClaimBuster works by letting users type in what they’ve heard in the news, and the results will produce a sliding scale of accuracy. The lower the number, the less accurate the reports.

The site also has transcripts of all the 2016 presidential debates and heavy documentation of its methodology.

Li and his computer science/engineering colleague Christoph Csallner will apply data mining techniques, coding analysis and other security measures to design an algorithm to spot fake news, with an assist from Mark Tremayne, an assistant professor of communication, and others who come from a journalism background.

UTD associate professor of computer science Zhiqiang Lin and Angela Lee, UTD assistant professor of emerging media and communication, are also part of the project.

The joint effort between the two universities will focus on false accounts spread via Twitter.

“We’re not talking about the (Donald) Trump

definition of fake news,” Tremayne said. “Trump’s definition of fake news is CNN, The Washington Post, The New York Times. We’re talking about the pre-Trump definition—stories that have been intentionally passed around with the intent to mislead.”

The researchers in North Texas aren’t the only ones seeking to identify purveyors of phony information.

Melissa Zimdars, an assistant professor of communication at Merrimack College in Massachusetts, developed a checklist of fake news sites shortly after Trump defeated Clinton in the November election.

“I think the most troubling aspect of fake news and the proliferation of misleading information is that it further destabilizes

the relationship between individuals and the press as well as between individuals of different political ideologies,” she said.

Zimdars created her checklist for her students after she kept running across false sources cited in their papers.

She also realized that even some of her professionally trained colleagues couldn’t tell the difference between credible news sources and misleading ones.

She temporarily took down her checklist after she became the target of harassment, Zimdars said, but made it public again after the attacks against her eased.

It remains a live document, but Zimdars no longer updates it. It includes more than 1,000 sources that spread malicious or unreliable information, were satirical or

relied on click-bait headlines to capture attention.

“There are plenty of actual things about which to disagree without having to consider alternative truths in the equation,” Zimdars said. “How can we function as a society if we’re not even sharing or at least understanding some of the same reality?”

Zimdars said readers can get a head start on spotting fake news sites by looking at domain names, such as the “8006” that appears at the end of an otherwise legitimate-looking fake New York Times site, or a “co” that comes after “.com” on sites that otherwise borrow the names of legitimate news outlets.

Li and his partners aren’t sure what shape their program will eventually take.

“One form can be a browser plug-in that can tell you something about the truthfulness of something, or it could be a third-party bot or an app or something,” Li said.

If the yearlong period ends and the grant isn’t renewed, Li said the team will continue to work on the project in classrooms and laboratories.

Research will really start to take shape when students return in the fall, Tremayne said. The group is considering organizing a “hack farm” as a way to attract students to the project.

“The idea is, can we come up with some code to identify fake news bots?” Tremayne said. “Even if it just means something like throwing ideas at the wall and seeing if anything sticks.”

Former California GOP Senate leader Dave Cogdill dies MANTECA, Calif.—Former California state Sen. Dave Cogdill, whose support for temporary tax increases during the state’s 2009 budget crisis ended his legislative career, has died.

The Central Valley Republican died at his home in Manteca on Sunday morning after battling pancreatic cancer, his family said. He was 66. Cogdill served three terms in the state Assembly and was the Senate Republican leader from 2008 to 2009, during the worst budget crises in California’s history.

He helped craft a budget deal with former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democrats to close a $42-billion shortfall that included more than $14 billion in temporary taxes.

Members of his party objected to the tax increases and ousted him as leader.

Schwarzenegger later praised Cogdill, saying that he “did what was right for the people.”

Cogdill and three other legislative leaders who crafted the deficit package were later awarded the Profile In Courage award by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. They were praised for standing up to constituent and party pressure to address California’s severe financial crises.

“Dave always put CA’s interests above party,” Gov. Jerry Brown tweeted Sunday.

“Senator Cogdill served the California State Legislature with honor and with courage during a time when California was going through an economic downturn,” Senate Republican leader Patricia Bates said in a statement. “He selflessly dedicated his career in public service for the constituents of the Golden State and made a difference in the lives of those he touched whether it was in the Legislature or in the private sector.”

Cogdill did not run for re-election in 2010 and returned home, where he served as assessor of Stanislaus County, commissioner on the California Water Commission, chairman of the Maddy Institute at Fresno State University and president of the California Building Industry Association.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Stephanie, and two children.

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The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $503,387.59. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

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

erty. 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 800-758-8052 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.homesearch. com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000005392832.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: XOME 800-7588052 www.homesearch. com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 07/13/2017 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP 4004 Belt Line Road, Suite 100 Addison, Texas 75001-4320 Telephone: (866) 7951852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800 A-4627072 07/19/2017, 07/26/2017, 08/02/2017 SchId:68081 AdId:22671 CustId:64 ---------------------------------

CITY OF COMPTON MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT NOTICE INVITING BIDS SEALED BIDS will be received in the office of the City Clerk, Compton City Hall, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220, until 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 09, 2017 for the furnishing and delivery of STORE SUPPLIES FOR THE STOCKING OF THE WATER UTILITY DIVISION’S WAREHOUSE, which includes the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment and services required to complete the project. A mandatory prebid meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 02, 2017, 10:00 A.M. at 322 South Alameda Street, Compton, CA (310) 605-5690.

SEALED BIDS will be received in the office of the City Clerk, Compton City Hall, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220, until 11:05 A.M., Wednesday, August 09, 2017 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud for the FURNISHING AND DELIVERY OF RPM POLYMER CONSTRUCTION METER BOXES AND COVERS, including all labor, materials, equipment and service required for the project. A mandatory prebid meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 02, 2017, 10:00 A.M. at 322 South Alameda Street, Compton, CA (310) 6055690.

SEALED BIDS will be received in the office of the City Clerk, Compton City Hall, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220, until 11:10 A.M., Wednesday, August 09, 2017 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud for the FURNISHING AND DELIVERY OF LEAD FREE MULTIJET OR POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT WATER METERS, including all labor, materials, equipment and service required for the project. A mandatory prebid meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 02, 2017, 10:00 A.M. at 322

South Alameda Street, Compton, CA (310) 6055690. PLEASE BRING A SAMPLE METER. SEALED BIDS will be received in the office of the City Clerk, Compton City Hall, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220, until 11:15 A.M., Wednesday, August 09, 2017 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud for the REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, TESTING AND CALIBRATING OF LARGE COMPOUND METERS, including all labor, materials, equipment and/or services required for the project. A mandatory prebid meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 02, 2017, 10:00 A.M. at 322 South Alameda Street, Compton, CA (310) 605-5690.

SEALED BIDS will be received in the office of the City Clerk, Compton City Hall, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220, until 11:20 A.M., Wednesday, August 09, 2017 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud for the FURNISHING AND DELIVERY OF FIRE HYDRANTS AND GATE VALVES, including all labor, materials, equipment and/or services required for the project. A mandatory prebid meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 02, 2017, 10:00 A.M. at 322 South Alameda Street, Compton, CA (310) 6055690.

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increases will not be honored.

Attention of bidders is called to the City of Compton’s regulations requiring contractors to file NonDiscrimination Compliance Report with their bids.

The City Council of the City of Compton reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to accept the bid most favorable to the City.

The City of Compton desires a fair, equitable, competitive and timely contract award. Therefore, from the time the City issues the Request for Proposal and until the City Council receives City Staff’s recommendation for contract award, all contact with the City shall be through:

I, Alita Godwin, City Clerk of the City of Compton, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Compton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of July, 2017.

That said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERSZURITA, MCcOY, SHARIF, BROWN NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERSNONE ABSENT: C O U N C I L MEMBERSGALVAN

City of Compton

ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERSNONE

Municipal Water Department

The full text of this ordinance is available

205 South Willowbrook Avenue

At no charge from the Office of the City Clerk, (310) 605-5530

Compton, CA 90220 KENNETH HOLCOMB, INTERIM MANAGER

GENERAL

During this period of restricted contact, any attempt by a proposing firm, its representative or agent to contact, lobby, or make a representation to a member of the City Council, or any other official, employee, or agent of the City will be grounds for disqualification.

Publish: July 19, 26, 2017 and August 02, 2017

Each bid must be submitted on the proposal form furnished by the City of Compton, and each bid must include all the items shown on said form.

SchId:68084 AdId:22672 CustId:314

Bid packets are available for pick up in the Water Utility Division Office, Compton City Hall, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON AMENDING SECTION 2-21E OF CHAPTER II OF THE COMPTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND SUBSECTIONS 2-21E.2(a) AND 2-21E.2(b) REGULATING COMPENSATION

All prices shall be final price throughout the fiscal year. Midyear price

FOR MEMBERS OF THE PERSONNEL BOARD

--------------------------------Ordinance 2,288

ORDINANCE 2,287 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON AMENDING SECTION 4-15 OF CHAPTER IV OF THE COMPTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE “FIRST SOURCE HIRING PROGRAM” FOR CITYFUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF COMPTON I, Alita Godwin, City Clerk of the City of Compton, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Compton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of July, 2017.

That said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERSZURITA, MCcOY, SHARIF, BROWN NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERSNONE ABSENT: C O U N C I L

MEMBERSGALVAN

LES, CA 90012

ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERSNONE

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.

The full text of this ordinance is available At no charge from the Office of the City Clerk, (310) 605-5530 SchId:68110 AdId:22681 CustId:314 --------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: AARON TAYLOR MANLY CASE NO. 17STPB06381 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of AARON TAYLOR MANLY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOHNNY H. MANLY in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOHNNY H. MANLY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act .

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 08/18/17 at 8:30AM in Dept. 99 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGE-

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 GARY A. FARWELL, ESQ. - SBN 154935 LAW OFFICE OF GARY A. FARWELL, ESQ. 6060 W. MANCHESTER BLVD. STE 310 LOS ANGELES 90045

CA

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THE BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017

Focus on Food LUNCH ON THE GO

A healthy combination of plantbased foods and turkey easily turns into a quick lunch. This wrap brings together a variety of textures with crunchiness from the apples and spinach, substance from the turkey and creamy, simple dressing. Find more quick, healthy recipes at aicr.org.

Turkey, Spinach and Apple Wrap

Recipe reprinted with permission from the American Institute for Cancer Research 1 tablespoon reduced-fat mayonnaise 2 teaspoons honey mustard 2 whole-wheat lavash wraps or flour tortillas (8 inches each) 2 cups baby spinach leaves, loosely packed, washed and dried 4 thin slices turkey breast 1/4 Granny Smith apple, sliced paper-thin Combine mayonnaise and mustard.

Lay out both wraps. Spread edges of each with mayonnaise mixture.

Leaving space on one side of wraps, arrange layer of greens on top of wraps. Top each layer with two slices of turkey. Evenly divide apple slices and lay lengthwise across turkey. Fold over one end of wrap then both sides. Roll wrap as tightly as possible toward opposite side.

Cover each wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate seamside down, up to 4 hours, before serving. To serve, remove plastic wrap and cut each wrap in half at an angle.

Substitution: Two large leaves of soft, leafy green lettuce can be used in place of baby spinach leaves.

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FAMILY FEATURES

ome of the first foods that come to mind when considering dining outdoors are greasy, messy meals. Instead, opt for a nutritious outdoor experience with a turkey wrap, grain bowl or chicken salad for a backyard bite that doesn’t go overboard.

Find more nutritious recipes for outdoor dining at culinary.net.

GREENS AND GRAINS

Dedicating more of your plate to fresh-from-the-garden produce as well as rice and grains can lead to a healthier lifestyle, according to Cheryl Forberg, registered dietitian and award-winning chef and nutritionist for “The Biggest Loser.”

To start living healthier and greener lives, Forberg recommends starting a garden. This hands-on approach is a fun way to learn about nutrition and where food comes from. Following produce from seed to plate can compel you to eat more healthfully.

Forberg furthers her personal dedication to the seedto-plate journey through her involvement with Seeds of Change, which invests in healthier and greener communities by offering both organic seeds and foods, and delivers an annual grant program that benefits school and community gardening as well as farming programs. This year, the grant program will award $310,000 to participants who plan to help their communities and teach people about sustainability and where fresh food comes from.

Learn more about starting a community garden and living a greener, healthier life at seedsofchangegrant.com.

Warm Grain Bowl with Wild Salmon, Almonds and Salsa Verde

Total time: 20-25 minutes Servings: 8 8 wild salmon fillets (3 ounces each) sea salt, to taste fresh pepper, to taste 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided

SAVORY SALAD

Even when you plan to take dining outdoors, a tasty salad still makes for an ideally nutritious meal. This salad brings together an assortment of veggies for a Tomato-Cucumber Salsa to top succulent baked chicken and greens. Find more recipes perfect for dining al fresco at chickenroost.com.

Baked Greek Chicken Salad

Recipe courtesy of the National Chicken Council Servings: 4 Tomato-Cucumber Salsa: 2 plum tomatoes, diced 1 small cucumber, peeled and sliced 1/2 green pepper, julienned 1/4 purple onion, sliced 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon basil 1/8 teaspoon oregano 1/8 teaspoon Greek seasoning 1/8 teaspoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard Salad: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

1/4 1 1/4 1/2 1 1 1 2

cup melted butter lemon, juiced teaspoon freshly ground pepper teaspoon garlic powder teaspoon oregano teaspoon Greek seasoning package mixed Italian salad greens ounces feta cheese, crumbled black olives pepperoncini peppers To make Tomato-Cucumber Salsa: In medium bowl, mix together tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, purple onion, red wine vinegar, olive oil, vegetable oil, pepper, salt, basil, oregano, Greek seasoning, sugar and dry mustard. Chill until ready to serve.

Heat oven to 350 F. Place chicken in baking dish. In medium bowl, mix together butter, lemon juice, pepper, garlic powder, oregano and Greek seasoning; pour over chicken. Bake about 50 minutes, uncovered, basting occasionally.

Place salad greens in large serving bowl.

Top with Tomato-Cucumber Salsa. Slice chicken in thin strips and arrange on top of salad. Sprinkle with feta cheese and garnish with olives and pepper.

1 cup asparagus, cut into 2-inch pieces 1/2 cup shitake mushroom caps, sliced 1 package Seeds of Change Quinoa, Brown & Red Rice with Flaxseeds 1/4 cup slivered almonds Salsa Verde (optional): 1 bunch scallions 1 clove garlic 1/2 cup packed cilantro leaves 1/2 cup packed mint leaves 1/2 cup packed basil leaves 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil Heat oven to 400 F. In oven-proof pan, season salmon with salt and pepper, and drizzle each fillet with olive oil. Bake 12-15 minutes, until cooked through.

In blender or food processor, combine all Salsa Verde ingredients and pulse until fully incorporated but still rustic and chunky. Set aside.

In medium saute pan over medium-high heat, heat remaining olive oil. Add mushrooms and asparagus and saute vigorously 3-5 minutes. Add grains and slivered almonds, and continue to saute until heated through, about 5 minutes. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, to taste.

Divide grains among eight plates, place a piece of salmon on each plate then finish with dollop of Salsa Verde, if desired, and serve.

Substitution: Shitake mushroom caps may be substituted with button mushrooms or other wild mushrooms.