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Hahn aide arrested on suspicion of Council approves fee increases

Suit filed against The proposed resolution adds an additional placing too many upon the residents,” Lynn chise agreement for the utility. $140,000 to the general fund.

Council members opposed fees affecting resiBoone said. “Maybe someone should go over “The city has to been including a $50 Compton jump in block party perthese.” subsidizing covering according The Times. Iforthe owners reached In exchange for $5,000, he said,dents, he wouldn’t

By Cat Keniston Utility companies are exempt from any fee in- mits, and a handicap curb fee increase to $150 for COMPTON—The City Council unanimously street permit issuance and administration costs,” “an agreement” with him,John he could help them gainbecause send to close andand installation, then a $20 charge A former aide has the shop pole sign creases of federal a lawsuitauthorities between Edison and the Public Works Director Strickland approved streetcongressional work fee increases at itsbeen Aprilarrested 17 interim compliance. would help the owners obtain permits to keep after on suspicion of taking a bribe from a Compton annually. Residentialairport refuse bins were scheduled meeting, moving them beyond their current 1989 said. “The present fee schedule does not address Alhambra California in 2011.

If not, the shop would be shut down. operating, according to court records quoted by marijuana shop, federal officials said in remarks “The utility company had a franchise agree- to increase from $5 and $40 for small and large many types of street work permits issued and adlevels.

In” the weeks that followed, Kimbrew held The reported ment, and the cityTimes. adopted an ordinance concur- bins, to $25 and $75, respectively.

The cityThursday. based its increase on inspection and ministered. pilot death separate meetings the shop drew ownersrent andwith a the agreement, In May of thatAttorney year, Kimbrew withagainst the gouging residents because of the Michael Kimbrew, was working a field Public ” City Craig met“I am comments aboutwith the increases administrative costs it 44, traditionally didasnot

shaking down Compton business

By Chris Frost

Bulletin Staff Writer

“The courtFBI praise from residents hoping for increased rev- Cornwell said. negligence,” Councilwoman Janna Zurita. found thatatinterfering undercover agent a restaurant city’s in Compton. charge, then compared ratesRep. withJanice other cities. representative for former Hahn out of

By Cat Keniston hard toin ask for more money with the condiagreement is unconstitutional. ” “It “We compared our when rates with Gardenia,promised Lyn- enue, but the group stood against raising fees af- with the franchise According to court records, the agent slidis$5,000 Compton City Hall he allegedly The widow of a pilot fecting residents. and Edison created nwood andthings Torrance, ” interim Works According to the federal grand Cornwell cash inside arepresentatives menu and passed it to Kimbrew, who to “make happen” for Public the pot shop,Diwhich killed when small, » See aFEES, Page 9A agreement that preserves thepocket. franbe increases, but you are language in the rector stuffed the money inside his the cityJohn wasStrickland seeking tosaid. shut down, the Los Angeles “I know there juryshould indictment, Kimbrew told the banner-towing plane Hahn—now a county supervisor—expressed Times reported. crashed during takeoff shop owners he could “make things surprise at the allegations.

Kimbrew pleaded not guilty to one count each from the Compton happen” but it would come at a cost.

“I’ve always trusted my employees to have the of attempted extortion and receiving a bribe, and airport in 2015 is suing same sense of public service that I do,” she said in a was ordered freed on a $15,000 bond. the airport’s managers, prepared statement. “If these charges are true, Mr. According to authorities, Kimbrew approached alleging the emergency federal agent posing as their business partner Kimbrew abused his power as a representative of the dispensary in March 2015 and claimed he was personnel present that inside an office at Compton City Hall, where my office and violated both my trust and the trust working with the FBI to make sure marijuana day were insufficiently Hahn rented space for a district office, The Times of the public.” dispensaries were filing appropriate permits. trained to prevent her reported.

If convicted, Kimbrew faces a maximum of Compton officials had sent the shop a ceasehusband from burning According to the federal grand jury 18 years in federal prison. Hahn’s spokeswoman and-desist letter, federal officials told The Times, to death. indictment, Kimbrew told the shop owners he told The Times he worked for the former though it’s unclear whether Kimbrew knew about Richard Gene could “make things happen” but it would come congresswoman for about a year before he was let it, and if so, how.

Gochie, 48, or at a cost. go in early 2016.

He made the shop an offer, authorities said, Redmond, Oregon, died on Aug. 9, 2015, » See ARREST, Pg 2 from multiple traumatic injuries, according to a copy of his death certificate attached to the lawsuit that Michelle Denise Gochie’s filed space located on Alameda homeowner who says that he

By Melina Cervantes Friday against American Geoffrey Martinez has street next to Wilson Park envisions “creating jobs and Airports Corp. Inc. in

By Chris Frost been successfully making in Compton, California. introducing diversity in the Bulletin Staff Writer Los Angeles Superior and selling his own brand of The proximity of the park, speciality coffee industry” Court.

COMPTON—The City Council moved ancoffee for almost four years. Youth facilities and it being with his new venture.

An American other step forward inAirports the city manager search on The construction of the He calls it Patria Coffee. Now pedestrian friendly, brought representative Tuesday, April 27, as Council members Willie he is moving forward with Martinez to the conclusion Patria Coffee shop has not could not be Jones, Janna Zurita and Yvonne Arceneaux inhis plans of opening up his that it was the perfect space. been easy but Martinez and immediately for terviewed five candidates during areached special meetown coffee shop in Compton, He wants to offer affordable his family have received comment on the suit, ing.

California with the intention organic coffee that is roasted support from the community which alleges wrongful Mayor Eric J. Perrodin did not attend the of creating “a space that’s on site. Despite already and surprisingly from people negligence meeting because of death, a conflict involving current inclusive” and that is more of selling Patria Coffee online far away, who believe in his andBryan premises liability interim City Manager Batiste and Couna “community” according to and supplying it to a couple project. They have fund raised cilwoman Janna Zurita. and seeks unspecified Batiste took over for former interim City of restaurants, Martinez’s thousands of dollars in efforts Martinez. compensatory and Manager Lamont Ewell on Jan. 25.

After months of searching dream is to open up his own to help defray the costs of punitive damages.

“City Manager BryanThe Batiste a memo for a location, he chose a coffee shop. He is a local permits and bringing the crashwrote occurred to City Attorney Craig Cornwell requesting Bulletin photos by Chris Frost as the single-engine that Councilperson Zurita recuse herself from the inAviat Husky was stateThe Sibrie Park Braves practice throwing skills on Saturday, April 29. terview process,” Perrodin said in aA-1 written picking up a banner » See PATRIA, Pg 3 ment. “I will not participate until the Council at Compton/Woodley receives a written opinion from Cornwell about the disagreement.” Airport, according to Federal Aviation Zurita said Batistethe is only holding the position Administration. until the Council finds a permanent city manager.

According to the “The accusationslawsuit, that everyone is making Gochie survived have no validity to the them, andbut thedied Council crash, fromwill Fletcher told reporters home,” said his 21-year-old by running themcontinue down with a searching for a qualified candidate,

By Terri Vermeulen Keith the fire that engulfed the ” “He knew aircraft. going inThe thisairport’s was only temhe does not believe the text son, wearing a T- shirt with pickup truck inshe thesaid. parking Former rap mogul porary. ” message even came from a the words “Free Suge” and a lot of Tam’s Burgers in the Marion “Suge” Knight—who vehicles said heemergency cannot make Zuritawere recuse phone belonging to Knight, drawing of his father. “He’s 1200 block of WestCornwell Rosecrans is awaiting trial in two cases not fully operational herself. and said there was “certainly not a bad guy. He’s not what Avenue. on charges including murder and the has emergency Council member the right to parno evidence” his client had the media portrays. Trust me, Knight is also“Every awaiting and robbery—pleaded not employees present didmatticipate in properly noticed City Council

By Chris Frost sent any Bulletin threatening trial inters, a” separate guilty Thursday to a felony not provide immediate he said. “According Staff Writer to the charter, the city text messages. case manager involvingserves a at the charge of threatening the of the Council and aid,will the suit alleges.

Knight’sCOMPTON—The attorney cameranothing that short was of a legally director of the film “Straight defined conflict of inSibrie Park Braves are continuing their “As a result of Knight is awaiting in five said the 2011 message he in 2012 as the allegedly Outta Compton” about three terest, astolen situation that precludes the member success team has won four oftrial its first defendants’ willful, has seengames. “contains from from a attending, female or awanton years ago. belief the or she cannot January on charges of murder, andhemalicious nothing thatThe anyone paparazzo in be open-minded exists, complying with Mr. squad collected a forfeit on Saturday, Apriland 28, as their Knight, 52, was indicted attempted murder disregard for human Batiste’s 2014. wishes has no legal support.” could opponents, reasonablythe Blue Jays, did not show up for the game.

September by a Los Angeles County life, Gochie hit-and-run for allegedly Zurita said she will notRichard step away from was the inSan Francisco Giant and current Assistantkilling Coach construe as Former a threat,” Comedian Micah grand jury in February in killed,” the suit and thanked Cornwell forstates. addressing Jessethat Brewheled the team through a spirited and 55-year-old Terrypractice Carter and while noting “Katt” terviews, Williams— the latest case, which alleges A preliminary the issue. had not praised picked the upteam’s fast start. who was charged he threatened “to commit a case. injuring Cle “Bone” Sloan investigation by the Councilwoman “They have surprised me so far, ” he said.

“I am especially Arceneaux asked Cornwell about along with Knight crime which would result in Fletcher said he recalled information Nationaldirected Transportation pleased by our play at shortstop and pitcher.” for a written legal opinion to Council in that case— death and great bodily injury the only text message he has evidence submitted Safety Board stated that Brew coaches the defensive portion of the game and sticks members, and he said he will prepare one. jury pleaded Public no contest to Felix Gary Gray” on or seen as being related to, “You to the grand commentswitnesses on the selection process fato the fundamentals. saw Gochie prosecution that makes 300 at million of about Aug. 8, 2014. have family, I have family. because the voredcount Batiste.

“You keep your handsainman front, step and aim the chestApril of 17 to a felony pick up a tow banner a person protective order (dollars) as a mogul like that second-degree robbery and The threat was allegedly We all need to eat. God asked forthe “The man does asuccessfully good job,” resident Carolyn you are throwing to,” he said. “We have sound on his sixth disclosure would not risk everything 54 weeks said. of “If you fire Batiste all of you fundamentals, but Iofknow the team can do better.” for was sentenced toStokes sent to Gray via text message. bless you,” but he said the barring public attempt.

Gochie thenhave to deal with me. Not just one of by you, all ofthat you.” of team success positivenoatti-anger management a hit-andrun. ... isThere’s classes Outside the downtown defense disputes whether that the contents.One of the cornerstones reported radio She asked the Council if they understood her tudes,fiancée, Brew said,Toiand hepure deals evidence with problems immediately.

Knight’s that Suge did and three years’ probation.

Los Angeles courtroom, message was sent by Knight. he acknowledged was unable to climb Arceneaux her.

“I amshe nothas a babysitter and do not hardheads, been anything totolerate anybody ... I feel ” he Prosecutors twice, andhave defense attorney Matthew The defense attorney Lin Kelly, said and the banner fell to consaid.

“This is Resident Lorraine Cervantes expressed serious, and I am teaching them about baseball. ” Fletcher questioned why the said the text message was with him for more than 12 like it’s time to get this label repeatedly cited Knight’s the ground, the NTSB about the the meeting received.

The team is turning corner offensively, Brew said, be“he doesn’t send the off.” violent history,cern stating in publicity Los Angeles County District allegedly sent after filming of years andcause report said. quiet,” she said.

“You guys kept this meeting of diligent, hard work. texts.”started in the batting Knight is awaiting trial 2015no one is here Attorney’s Office had waited “Straight Outta Compton” threatening “They The tonight, airplaneand spun “Thatinis why it is not cage, but live pitching im- court papers filed One proves of Knight’s sons, in January on charges of that he “has been a violent, so long to file the case if they had wrapped up and “there on television.” the hitters’ timing,” he said. “We play small ball (scorto the left and headed Knight, told andmurder, attempted murder criminal forAlita Godwin had evidence against Knight, was supposedly negotiation Suge Jacob City Clerk andand Zurita both reing runs with singles doubles instead of home runs). unrepentant If downward caught he believes the new hit-and-run for turn allegedly They have and said the defense is going on (about) whether reporters they and said the meeting noticetomet stay focused, those and ground ball hits will into lineover 30 years.”sponded, on fire, according thethe charge means “they don’t killing 55-year-old Terry said his past shows “utter objecting to the prosecution’s or not Mr. Knight had to be The Sibrie Park Braves take advantage of a forfeit on Saturday, report.

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Council interviews candidates for city manager

Braves enjoy ‘Suge’ Knight pleads not guilty in criminal threat case early-season success

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News About 8,000 watch joint Chargers-Rams practice

By Steven Herbert The full Los Angeles Chargers team made its first appearance at StubHub Center Saturday for a joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams before a crowd estimated by a team official at approximately 8,000.

Admission to the approximately two-hour, 15-minute ticketed practice was limited to Chargers season ticket holders and those on the waiting list.

Defensive end Melvin Ingram called the atmosphere amazing.

“Since we’ve been out here

(the fans) have welcomed us with open arms,” said Ingram, who is beginning his sixth season in the NFL, all with the Chargers.

The Chargers are set to play at the approximately 30,000-seat StubHub Center through 2019, before joining the Rams at a stadium under construction in Inglewood in 2020.

Chargers coach Anthony Lynn called StubHub Center, by far the smallest stadium in the NFL, “an awesome environment.”

“The players loved it,” Lynn said. “Can’t wait to play

here.”

The Chargers will open preseason play at StubHub Center Aug. 13 against the Seattle Seahawks. Their first regular-season game there will be Sept. 17 against the Miami Dolphins.

With both teams having about 90 players on their rosters, the practice included simultaneous “red zone” segments on the opposite ends of the field. There were also full-field, two-minute, seven on seven, punting and field goal segments.

“It felt like a typical training camp practice,”

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quarterback Philip Rivers said. “(We) just happened to be going against another team.”

Rivers said his team “has a lot of work to do,” which he later called a typical sentiment in the first week of training camp. The Chargers began practicing on Sunday.

“If we were perfect today, there would be a little bit of concern,” Rivers said.

“There’s nothing alarming.”

Lynn said he thought his team “started slow, but I liked the way we finished. Early on ... we couldn’t hold on to the football. The guys competed hard.”

Rams coach Sean McVay said “there was some good, some bad, some things we need to clean up, but I thought it was great work that we got today.”

Quarterback Jared Goff, who was 0-7 as a starter in 2016 after being the first player chosen in that year’s draft, “did a nice job in the two-minute drill taking completions, being smart with the football and then at the end where we did a little bit of move the ball, he made some good third-down throws,” McVay said.

The teams will also conduct a joint practice Wednesday at UC Irvine, where the Rams are conducting their training camp for the second consecutive season.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “[Suge Knight]’s not a bad guy. He’s not what the media portrays. …

There’s no pure evidence that Suge did anything to anybody ...

I feel like it’s time to get this label off.”

—[Son] Suge Jacob Knight

Search for suspects continues in Compton homicide

By Staff Reports The search is continuing Sunday for suspects in the shooting deaths of two men in the parking lot of a Compton motel, authorities said.

Sheriff’s deputies were

Man to be sentenced for avoiding smog check program

By Staff Reports A San Fernando Valley man faces possible prison time Monday for violating the Clean Air Act by conducting scores of fraudulent smog check inspections.

Jermaine Elroy “Aria” Williams, 33, of Woodland Hills, pleaded guilty in February to a federal conspiracy count. The charge carries a possible penalty of up to five years in prison.

Williams was among nine defendants charged two years ago in a 44-count indictment that focused on Smogz R Us, a shop that operated on West 54th Street in South Los Angeles.

The charges included conspiracy and various counts of making false statements in connection with more than 1,300 bogus smog checks conducted at the location.

According to the indictment, the defendants engaged in a form of fraudulent smog testing in which vehicle identification information was entered into smog testing equipment to make it appear that a particular vehicle was being tested—while a substitute “clean” vehicle was tested in order to obtain a passing grade.

Once the bogus tests were completed, the defendants submitted phony Certificates of Compliance to California’s Vehicle Information Database, falsely certifying that vehicles passed the emissions checks when they were never tested, prosecutors said.

called to the 1100 block of South Long Beach Boulevard at 4:05 p.m. Saturday on reports of an “assault with a deadly weapon, gunshot victim.”

They later learned that two men had been repairing a vehicle in the parking lot of the Travel Plaza Inn when two men in silver 2000 Honda Civic pulled up alongside them, according to Deputy Kelvin Moody of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

The two suspects, who were armed and wearing dark clothing, got out of the Honda and began shooting at the two men, Moody said.

Afterward, the suspects fled northbound on Long Beach Boulevard, but the silver Honda was recovered a short distance away, authorities said.

The two victims were a 20-year-old man, who sustained a gunshot wound to the upper torso, and an 18-year-old male who was shot at least once, Moody said.

Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators believe the shooting was gang related.

Anyone with information was asked to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Anonymous tips can be provided to Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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In 2005, Kimbrew’s father, Basil, a former member of the Compton Unified School District board, pleaded no contest to misappropriation of public funds for using a school district credit card to ring up some $2,000 in charges for a personal party at a Burbank hotel.

He repaid the money, and a judge sentenced him to five years’ probation and restricted his involvement with political campaigns or candidates.

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News Ivy League schools brace for scrutiny of race in admissions

By Collin Binkley CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—A Justice Department inquiry into how race influences admissions at Harvard University has left selective colleges bracing for new scrutiny of practices that have helped boost diversity levels to new highs across the Ivy League.

Harvard and other toptier colleges closely guard the inner workings of their admissions offices, but they defend approaches that consider an applicant’s race among other factors as a way to bring a diverse mix of perspectives to campus.

While the schools believe they are on firm legal ground, experts say the investigation could inspire new challenges.

“They’re pulling the scab off a wound that was healing,” said Anthony Carnevale, who has studied affirmative action programs and leads Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce. “This could erupt in a bunch more cases.”

At the eight Ivy League colleges including Harvard, Yale and Princeton, the number of U.S. minority students in all incoming classes grew by 17 percent between 2010 and 2015, while overall enrollment in those classes grew by less than 2 percent, according to the latest federal data. By 2015, minorities accounted for more than 43 percent of all incoming students in the Ivy League, up from 37 percent in 2010.

The trend partly reflects the demographics of an increasingly diverse nation, but the schools also consider race for reasons including a desire to reverse historically low numbers of minorities at elite universities that in some cases began admitting nonwhite students only in the last 75 years.

“We’re aiming for diversity on our campus and we’re achieving it,” said Christopher Eisgruber, president of Princeton

University.

“Universities have a compelling interest in pursuing diversity in their student bodies through a holistic assessment of factors.”

Eisgruber said he is not surprised by the “continuing political controversy,” but it would not be appropriate for him to comment on the Justice Department investigation.

At Brown University, the inquiry was a topic of discussion last week, school spokesman Brian Clark said.

“The courts have held that colleges and universities may act affirmatively to achieve the educational goals at the core of our academic excellence at Brown,” Clark said in a statement.

“Through our race-conscious admission practices, Brown assembles the diverse range of perspectives and experiences essential for a learning and research community that prepares students to thrive in a complex and changing world.”

Word of the investigation startled some who thought the affirmative action debate was settled after the U.S. Supreme Court last year upheld raceconscious admissions at the University of Texas.

That case was brought by a white student who contended she was rejected from the school while black students with lower grades were admitted.

In the Harvard case, investigators are looking into a 2015 complaint brought by a coalition of 64 AsianAmerican groups that allege the school uses racial quotas to admit students and discriminates against AsianAmericans by holding them to a higher standard. The Justice Department said it’s revisiting the case because it was left unresolved by the previous administration.

Harvard said its practices are legally sound.

“Harvard remains committed to enrolling diverse classes of students,” Harvard spokeswoman

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The support could be due to Patria Cafe’s own generosity in the past. A percentage of their sales has gone to supporting local nonprofit organizations that share their own vision of contributing to the good of the Compton Community.

Despite the challenges of the construction Martinez says that they “believe

enough in the space to do it” and believe that the local economy could be stronger if more local businesses are supported.

Patria Coffee has broken ground and is expected to open October 2017.

For more information on Patria Cafe, you can visit The Bulletin’s Facebook page or Patria Coffee’s website http:// www.patriacoffee.com/ .

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A tour group walks through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

Rachael Dane said. “Harvard’s admissions process considers each applicant as a whole person, and we review many factors, consistent with the legal standards established by the U.S. Supreme Court.”

Despite the growth in the nonwhite student populations, the schools acknowledge their diversity efforts are aimed largely at drawing students from underrepresented races and ethnicities, a category that often includes blacks and Latinos but not AsianAmerican students.

Princeton’s Eisgruber said the last decade has seen

a significant increase in the number of Asian-American students on campus, while growth among other minorities has been “more modest.” The trend has been similar across the Ivy League, where U.S. minority students other than Asian-Americans made up only 24 percent of incoming students in 2015.

By contrast, those minority groups made up 35 percent of the U.S. population last year, according to Census estimates.

Some who oppose raceconscious policies have said they’re encouraged by the Justice Department’s

inquiry, while supporters see it as political posturing by President Donald Trump’s administration. Still, some advocates fear there could be a chilling effect among schools that will wonder if they’ll face scrutiny next.

Natasha Warikoo, a scholar of race and education at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, said research has indicated some schools already have been backing away from race-conscious policies.

“I think that has to do with the legal context and this fear of being hit with a lawsuit, and the Justice Department

Photo by Elise Amendola just adds a layer to that,” Warikoo said.

Others said the Supreme Court has set a clear precedent upholding colleges’ right to consider race.

“The foundations are set and they are longstanding,” said Art Coleman, managing partner of the Education Counsel consulting firm and a former deputy assistant Secretary of the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights under President Bill Clinton. “My hope is that it would do nothing to affect institutions that are pursuing issues of diversity and inclusion on campus.”

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Opinion

A child advocate’s beatitudes

By Marian Wright Edelman Below is a prayer for child advocates. Teachers and school administrators are always on the front lines advocating for children so maybe one of them could use this today as s/he is preparing for the new school year. They are not alone. Parents and grandparents and all who care for children and strive to be good role models for them are child advocates. Doctors, social workers and others who work with and serve children are child advocates.

Librarians and coaches are child advocates. Political leaders who put children first are child advocates. And all are joined by the millions of people, with or without children of their own, who spend time and talent fighting for just policies and practices that help children and families and all who are vulnerable and needy.

A Child Advocate’s Beatitudes (Inspired by Clarence Jordan’s Sermon on the Mount) Blessed are the poor in spirit—who do not measure themselves by money or worldly power but who ask

God for what they need and are not mired in pride—for theirs is the kingdom of God. Blessed are those who mourn—who are concerned about the needs of children and the poor and others in need who cannot speak for themselves—for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek— who do not seek only their own good but their neighbors’ too—for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness—who do not work for the praise of others or earthly gain or fame and share gladly their talents, energy and money—for they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful —who know they are sinners and are dependent on God’s and others’ forgiveness every minute of every day—for they will receive mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart — who are not hypocrites but who struggle to live what they preach — for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers—who do not prepare for war while talking about peace, who do not kill others in order to stop

killing, who do not love just those who love them but reach out to make their enemies friends —for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake — who do not run or waver in the face of criticism, threats, or death — for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who speak kindly and not meanly of others—who do not tear down others but build them up for the kingdom’s work and children’s well-being— for they shall receive their reward.

Blessed are the just—who do not adhere to the letter of the law and regulations for some but ignore them for others—for they will hear God’s well done.

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.

A discount by any other name Putting Americans first Dr. James L. Snyder I find too often I get all caught up with the busyness of life that I forget some things. For example, last week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I had birthdays.

Our birthdays are only two days apart, which is convenient for me. My birthday is first, and if my wife gets me anything for my birthday, it reminds me I need to get something for her birthday two days later. I could not plan it out any better had I tried.

When we celebrate our birthdays, I know which one I was celebrating but I’m not allowed to mention the one my wife was celebrating. I did that once, but I learned my lesson and I will never, ever do it, ever again.

Did I mention ever?

Our week was so busy we really did not have time to formally celebrate our birthdays. We try to do that every year, but this year our schedules did not permit such a celebration.

The following week, however, went a little bit slower and we had a day where by lunchtime we were finished. I suggested to my wife, “Why don’t we go out and celebrate our birthdays at some restaurant?”

Without even blinking, she responded in the affirmative.

“You,” I said as I always say, “pick out the restaurant you would like to go to and we’ll celebrate our birthdays together.”

This has been the procedure all through our life. She gets to pick the restaurant, and I get to pick up the ticket. This has worked most famously for us and as far as I’m concerned, I’m not going to change anything that still works. I have been married too long to jeopardize anything that works. We got ready and got in the car, I allowed her to drive as I always do, and we headed for the restaurant of her choice. I love it when a plan comes together.

All the way to the restaurant, we were smiling, giggling and just enjoying ourselves.

At the restaurant, the hostess took us to our seat and gave us our menus. We still were smiling and giggling because we had a whole night with nothing to do except celebrate our birthdays.

About halfway through our meal the manager of the restaurant was going around greeting his customers. He came to our table and cheerfully said, “How’s everything going tonight?”

I’m the kind of person that does not like to miss opportunities. Since we were in a state of giggleization, I forgot my manners and responded back to him.

“This is the best,” I said, trying to hold back

some giggles, “spaghetti I have ever eaten.”

Of course, the restaurant we were in did not serve spaghetti in any shape, size or form.

I just like to have a little bit of fun while I’m eating.

To my great delight, without even blinking an eye, the manager said, “I’m so glad because we’ve been saving that spaghetti for the last six months just for you.”

That was just the beginning of our joking back and forth. The patrons surrounding us were laughing and it was a wonderful joke.

He could give-and-take, and I could giveand-take as well. I love it when a plan comes together.

Our waitress came and served our meal and I still could not get away from my state of giggleization. Once I’m there, it’s a hard road for me to back out. So I said to her, “I was just talking to your manager, Michael, and he said if I mentioned to you how lovely you look today you would give me a discount on my bill.”

All the patrons around us were laughing and she looked at me and said, “Okay, I’ll talk to him about it and see what we can do.”

I thought she was just joking and everybody around us was laughing and giggling about it.

Then, she brought the bill for our birthday supper. As I looked at it, I noticed there was a discount line on our ticket. The discount was for one cent. I looked at it, showed it to my wife and we both burst out laughing. A penny discount, as my father used to say, is a penny in my pocket.

I took the ticket up to the cash register to pay it and the cashier looked at it and said, “What’s this?” pointing to the discount line on the ticket. She had no idea what it was.

“It is,” I said, holding back as much of my giggle as possible, “a discount on my meal for this evening.”

“A discount?” she said quizzically, “a discount for what?”

I could tell she was confused and so I told her, “Michael, the manager, said if I told our waitress how lovely she looked tonight we would get a discount on our bill.”

I think that was the first time that ever happened in that restaurant and I’m so glad it happened what we were celebrating our birthday together.

We giggled all the way home that night and I was reminded of one of my favorite Bible verses. “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones” (Proverbs 17:22).

Some people take life way too seriously.

If you know what to laugh at, it certainly will medicate your soul to the point of joyfulness.

By Printus LeBlanc The Hart-Celler Act of 1965 abolished the immigration quota system and liberalized the rules for immigration. It put a priority on family reunification and increased the number of immigrants allowed. The next major immigration act was the Simpson–Mazzoli Act of 1986. This bill legalized all illegal immigrants in the US, and was supposed to enforce immigration laws by going after employers. Both bills had disastrous results for America by balkanizing communities and not putting Americans first. The administration wants to change that.

On Wednesday President Trump decided to put Americans first, and voiced his support for a slightly modified version of S. 354, the “Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act” RAISE Act. The bill was introduced

by Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) earlier this year. It is the first major change of the legal immigration system in over 50 years. Perdue stated, “Returning to our historically normal levels of legal immigration will help improve the quality of

American jobs and wages.”

One provision the bill specifically targets is chain migration. Chain migration allows one immigrant to sponsor many members of their family; to include spouses, parents, and adult siblings. Chain migration is divided into four categories: • 1st Preference: Unmarried sons/daughters of US citizens and their children • 2nd Preference: Spouses, children, and unmarried sons/daughters of green card holders • 3rd Preference: Married sons/daughters of US citizens and their spouses and children • 4th Preference: Brothers/sisters of US citizens (at least 21 years of age) and their spouses and children Once someone from the previous chain is allowed entry into the US, they then continue the next link in the chain by doing the same thing. If you want to know how California went from Republican red to deep Democrat blue, think chain migration and Simpson— Mazzoli.

Chain migration has had a disastrous outcome on social services. If only one person out of twenty in a family has the ability to earn

a living in the US, the rest of the family will depend on public services to survive, a resource thin public services department that cannot take care of the people already in the US. The Center for Immigration Studies estimated that 51 percent of immigrant households are on some form of welfare.

Why would the US import people to put on the taxpayer dime while running a deficit and accumulating seemingly insurmountable debt? The RAISE Act limits chain migration to spouses and minor children, and limits the burden on taxpayer wallets.

The legislation will also put an end to the Diversity visa lottery program in the State Department. The program assigns a maximum of 50,000 green card visas to those who win a worldwide lottery. However, according to Inspector General reports the program is fraught with fraud. Organized crime rigs the system by flooding it with applications, then controlling the response. If someone cannot afford to pay for their ID number, they can be forced into sham marriages.

This is only the tip of the iceberg in fraud involving the program.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017 THE BULLETIN 5

Opinion The single-payer ‘dream’ would be a nightmare for Americans

By Dave Mordo The Affordable Care Act’s exchanges are collapsing.

In 40 percent of counties, consumers will have access to just one insurer on the exchange next year. In 47 counties, there will be no insurers on the exchange at all.

More insurers may pull out in the coming weeks.

The ones that don’t may hike premiums by 40 percent or more.

Americans are frustrated with the exchanges’ high costs and limited options. That frustration is manifesting itself in growing support for a governmentrun, single-payer healthcare system. Forty-four percent of Americans now favor this approach, according to a recent Morning Consult poll.

Supporters of singlepayer claim that it would eliminate wasteful spending and improve the quality of care. The reality is far different.

Single-payer systems ration healthcare, slow the development of lifesaving drugs and medical devices, and hamstring economic growth.

Single-payer systems control costs primarily by limiting access to healthcare.

In the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, 5 million patients will languish on waiting lists for nonemergency surgeries, such as hip replacements, by 2019. In Canada, patients wait more than nine weeks between referral from a general practitioner and consultation with a specialist.

By comparison, American patients wait less than four weeks, on average.

In many cases, singlepayer systems force patients to wait indefinitely for lifesaving medicines. For instance, Britain’s NHS only permits 10,000 people per year to receive highly advanced drugs that cure hepatitis C, a deadly infectious disease that afflicts

215,000 Britons. As of late 2015, the NHS covered just 38 percent of cancer medicines approved for sale in 2014 and 2015.

Those medicines that are available are subject to government price controls.

Patients may feel like they’re getting a good deal. But such controls discourage investment in medical research -- and thus slow the pace of medical innovation.

In the 1970s, four European countries developed more than half of the world’s medicines. But since they imposed price controls, those countries now invent only one-third of medicines.

The United States, by contrast, developed nearly 60 percent of the world’s new drugs between 2001 and 2010.

Single-payer systems don’t just cap spending on drugs. They also insist upon artificially low reimbursement rates for hospitals and doctors. In many cases, these payments don’t even cover the cost of providing certain treatments and procedures.

Despite these rigid limits on spending, single-payer systems are still enormously expensive. Lawmakers in New York and California are considering bills that would abolish private insurance and enroll all state residents in a single-payer system.

Those systems would cost $226 billion and $400 billion, respectively. That’s more than double both states’ budgets.

To fund such systems, governments would need to impose crippling taxes. The tax hikes needed to pay for a nationwide “Medicare for All” system would eliminate more than 11 million jobs, according to a recent study.

In 2014, Vermont dropped its plans for a statewide single-payer system after calculating that it would have required

a new payroll tax of 11.5 percent. And in 2016, voters in Colorado overwhelmingly voted against Amendment 69, a single-payer referendum that would have required a

10 percent payroll tax.

Disenchanted with the ACA marketplaces, tens of millions of Americans now dream of governmentfunded single-payer

healthcare. If politicians actually grant their wish, patients and taxpayers would experience nightmares of rationed care, reduced innovation, and economic

devastation.

confirmation for well over a month.

In fact, the Senate has a list o hundreds of nominations in committee or waiting confirmation who are highly qualified and ready to enact the Trump agenda. However, the Senate is holding up votes to move these nominees forward, and wasting the taxpayers’ and administration’s time.

In the Department of Defense, 12 Pentagon officials have passed through the Senate Armed Services Committee and are simply awaiting floor action to be confirmed. The Washington Examiners Travis Tritten explains, “Without a coming together, the DOD picks could languish into the fall and leave top positions vacant or manned by Obama administration holdovers…

The Navy secretary nomination is among the most crucial for the administration.

Trump picked Richard V. Spencer, a financier and former Marine aviator, to be the service’s top civilian leader

as the administration works to shore up depleted forces and prepares to expand the fleet from 276 to 355 ships in the coming years.”

Ultimately, there are over a thousand executive appointments which Trump will be making in the coming months. The Senate can get these done in batches on the floor or they can utilize their recess time to move a majority of these nominees to confirmation.

The Recess Appointments Clause in Article 2 Section 2 Clause 3 of the Constitution allows the President to confirm individuals while the Senate is on recess to prevent governmental paralysis.

While this would appear to give President Trump authority to move a significant number of the nominations to confirmations before the Senate returns Senate Democrats have already threatened to set up “pro-forma” sessions to stop their recess and black Trump’s nominees.

Dave Mordo is the Legislative Council Chair of the National Association of Health Underwriters.

The games the Senate plays

By Natalia Castro It is no secret the Senate is having trouble getting just about anything done these days, but their stagnation is preventing critical government positions from being filled by highly qualified nominees.

The inactivity on judicial and executive presidential appointees requiring Senate confirmation is delaying one of the greatest assets the Republican party has with a majority in the Senate: the ability to fill the courts with constitutionalist justices who will enact the rule of law and follow through on President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Thus far, the greatest success of the Senate has been the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neal Gorsuch, but hundreds of judicial positions have yet to be filled due to the Senate and President Trump’s lagging.

Currently, the U.S. courts have a total of 138 vacancies; 20 from the US Court of Appeals, 110 from US District Courts, 2 from the US Court of International Trade, and 6 from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

This presents Trump with the unique ability to fill lower courts with constitutionalist judges, a once in a lifetime opportunity for presidents. Yet Trump has only nominated 24 judges to fill these vacancies, only 3 of which have been confirmed by the Senate.

On July 13, Trump announced his fifth wave of judicial nominations with 11

judges, sending a signal to the Senate that they must get moving, too.

Judicial activism has already plagued the Trump agenda and prevented crucial reforms from taking place, courts such as the 9th Circuit have released clearly biased decisions that undermine the rule of law. Trump and the Senate must nominate and confirm constitutionalist judges to reverse the chaos created by the Obama Administration.

The courts are not the only home to critical vacancies the President and the Senate must fill. Executive branch nominations must be moved forward to get lower level administrators in place.

By August recess in President Obama’s first term 53 percent of Obama’s nominations were confirmed; yet, with a clear Republican majority, the Senate has only confirmed 22 percent of those nominated to serve in the Trump Administration. That translates to only 50 of the 229 executive nominations Trump has made.

Without personnel in place to implement Trump’s agenda, the Senate is depriving the President the ability to execute his agenda.

Patrick Pizzella is the nominee for Deputy Secretary of Labor, and was unanimously voted into a labor position during the Obama Administration on a bipartisan basis. Yet Pizzella has been awaiting

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Focus on Food

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FAMILY FEATURES

ntertaining is one thing, but dazzling your guests with an outdoor party sensation is another. Summer can be the best time of year for outdoor parties.

From twinkling lights to patterned tablecloths, every detail counts when it comes to impressing family and friends.

It may feel like a lot of pressure to live up to expectations, but your party can be both simple and elegant with a few easy tips.

Start early

Early is never early enough when it comes to planning a rock-star summer gathering. Check to see if you have enough utensils, make sure everything is in place and that there is enough food for your guests. Prepare weeks in advance, if possible, to make sure you have all the materials necessary to throw your dream outdoor party.

Spice up the invitations

The perfect invitations can do three things. First is tell the basics: what, when and where. They can also tell guests what to bring along with them. Of course, invitations should also be appealing to the eye. This is your time to get a little creative and catch guests’ attention before the big event.

Show your style

You want your guests to be as comfortable as possible. Make sure to dress tables and chairs with cushions and tablecloths. Mix it up and show off some of your personal flair with bright colors or fancy patterns. It’s easy to celebrate summer with styles that bring summer vibes to life.

Light up the party

Brighten up the big day or night with some candles, lanterns or sparkling lights. In case of wind or weather, try to purchase covered candles to increase the chances the flame will stay lit. Make sure everyone can see the hard work you have put into the party.

Less mess meals

No one likes messy meals, especially at a summer party. Put together a menu that isn’t stressful on the cook or stressful on your guests to eat. Dropping sauce on a white summer top is a party no-no.

Rain, rain, go away

Always prepare for the worst. If clouds roll in on party day, make sure you’re ready. You can simply move the party indoors at the drop of a hat. Tents can also help keep the party going outdoors in case of precipitation.

Brighten it up

It’s finally summer and that usually means flowers everywhere. Pick out an arrangement and make it the focal point of each table. The bright colors can draw your guests in and make them want to appreciate the beautiful nature around them.

Make your own games

Give the kids something to do and make it fun. While the adults visit, the little ones need something to keep themselves busy. Whether it’s bubbles or water play in the heat, something to mix it up can help keep them occupied.

Jam it out

Keep the music low and cool. There is no need to blast your speakers across the entire yard. Play your favorite jams, but nothing too crazy. The music can really set the mood of the entire party and make or break the atmosphere.

Cool it down

The summer heat is blazing and sometimes being outside can be miserable. Make sure your guests stay comfortable, even in the heat. Lay out handheld fans, lots of water and even some towels. Your guests will want to stay hydrated so they can party on.

Find more summer party tips at eLivingToday.com.

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ith warmer temperatures and sun-filled days arriving, there are few better ways to celebrate the summer season than by firing up the grill. Whether preparing a simple dinner at home or a backyard bash for a crowd, grilling is an easy way to add sear and flavor to your favorite meats and vegetables.

The perfect party, regardless of the number of guests, requires proper preparation, attention to detail and a few handy tricks around the grill to serve up delicious options for all in attendance. However, hosting a great get-together doesn’t have to be complicated.

To up your grilling game this summer, try these tips from Chef Rick Bayless of Macy’s Culinary Council, a national culinary authority featuring some of the nation’s leading chefs.

Use the Right Tools Aside from fuel, there are several cooking tools that are essential for grilling, including a meat thermometer, long-handled spatula and tongs, grill mitts and a grill brush. Bayless’s go-to gadgets are a basket to prepare whole fish and a cast-iron grill grate to achieve marks and depth of flavor.

Get to Know the Fire When grilling for a party, planning ahead is key, according to Bayless. It can be helpful to know the hot spots of the grill and the distance from grates to flame.

Start early if roasting a larger piece of meat, while thinner cuts can be thrown on the grill after the party begins and your guests arrive.

Keep it Simple Bayless recommends a simple menu that features tried and true flavor profiles nearly everyone loves. For appetizers, he suggests grilling vegetables and adding them to guacamole with bacon. Pair with wedges of grilled pita for dipping, which is an unexpected alternative to typical chips.

For a main entree, Bayless suggests making meat the star and serving up ribeye steaks marinated in garlic, chilies and fresh lime juice. To cap off the meal, his go-to dessert is grilled cornmeal pound cake, served warm and topped with ice cream, berries or whipped cream.

Find more grilling gadgets and helpful cooking videos and tips for your next summer cookout at macys.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017 THE BULLETIN 7

Legal Advertising NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROSE VALDEZ Case No. 17STPB04204 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROSE VALDEZ A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Fidel Marquez and Daniel Valdez in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Fidel Marquez and Daniel Valdez 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.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on August 23, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept.

No. 29 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: NEIL JOSEPH DELEON ESQ SBN 244145 THE BOUTIQUE GROUP APLC

LAW

5850 CANOGA AVE STE 400 WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367 CN939680 VALDEZ Aug 2,9,16, 2017 SchId:68137 CustId:65

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----------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 130596 Title No. 170013974 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/02/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 08/31/2017 at 9:00 AM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 01/10/2007, as Instrument No. 20070050780** and Modified by Modification Recorded 2/18/2011 by Instrument No. 20110271697**, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Mohammad A. Bhatti, a Married Man, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 - Vineyard Ballroom. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 4071-004-030. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 14902 Kornblum Avenue, Hawthorne, CA 90250.

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 said Deed of

Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $507,519.63. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dated: 7/26/2017 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Durham/Authorized Signature 41689 ENTERPRISE CIRCLE NORTH, STE. 228, TEMECULA, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200.

FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (800) 280-2832.

The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. may be attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may 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 of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site -www.Auction.comfor information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: 130596. 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.

A-4628330 08/02/2017, 08/09/2017, 08/16/2017 SchId:68140 CustId:64

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----------------------------------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 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 appear-

ance 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 GARY A. FARWELL, ESQ. - SBN 154935 LAW OFFICE OF GARY A. FARWELL, ESQ. 6060 W. MANCHESTER BLVD. STE 310 LOS ANGELES CA 90045 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/17 CNS-3036160# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:68146 CustId:61

AdId:22694

----------------------------------T.S. No.: 9551-4253 TSG Order No.: 8634369 A.P.N.: 6143-013-031 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/08/2007.

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. NBS Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 05/15/2007 as Document No.: 20071176708, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: JEWELINE LYLES, A SINGLE WOMAN AND GERTIE LYLES, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 08/23/2017 at 10:00 AM Sale Location: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1434 W PALMER ST, COMPTON, CA 90220 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, towit: $298,165.54 (Estimated) as of 08/15/2017.

Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due.

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

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

or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call, 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.nationwideposting.com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9551-4253. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

NBS Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd.

Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 800-766-7751 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www. nationwideposting.com or Call: 916-939-0772. NBS Default Services, LLC, Omar Solorzano, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only. NPP0313098 To: COMPTON BULLETIN 08/02/2017, 08/09/2017, 08/16/2017 SchId:68153 CustId:68

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----------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Loan No.: L16-0204-01 / SANDERS RESS Order No.: 76116 A.P. NUMBER 4017-034-029 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/26/2016, 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. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on 08/23/2017, at 10:00AM of said day, Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766, RESS Financial Corporation, a California corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in that certain Deed of Trust executed by SAMANTHA SANDERS, A SINGLE WOMAN recorded on 08/03/2016, in Book N/A of Official Records of LOS ANGELES County, at page N/A, Recorder’s Instrument No. 201609145854, by reason of a breach or default in payment or performance of the obligations secured thereby, including that breach or default, Notice of which was recorded 02/01/2017 as Recorder’s Instrument No. 20170135390, in Book n/a, at page n/a, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, lawful money of the United States, evidenced by a Cashier’s Check drawn on a state or national bank, or the equivalent thereof drawn on any other financial institution specified in section 5102 of the California Financial Code, authorized to do business in the State of California, ALL PAYABLE AT THE TIME OF SALE, all right, title and interest held by it as Trustee, in that real property situated in said County and State, described as follows: Portion of Lot 188, Tract 652, per Book 15, page 137, of Maps The street address or other common designation of the real property hereinabove described is purported to be: 640 HILL STREET, INGLEWOOD, CA 90302. The undersigned disclaims all liability for any incorrectness in said street address or other common designation. Said sale will be made without warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, or other encumbrances, to satisfy the unpaid obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest and other sums as provided therein; plus advances, if any, thereunder and interest thereon; and plus fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of said obligations at the time of initial publication of this Notice is $890,437.32. In the event that the deed of trust described in this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is secured by real property containing from one to four singlefamily residences, the following notices are provided

pursuant to the provisions of Civil Code section 2924f: 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’s 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 or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case 76116. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not be immediately 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: 07/25/2017 RESS Financial Corporation, a California corporation, as Trustee By: BRUCE R. BEASLEY, PRESIDENT 1780 Town and Country Drive, Suite 105, Norco, CA 928603618 (SEAL) Tel.: (951) 270-0164 or (800)3437377 FAX: (951)270-2673 Trustee’s Sale Information: (916) 939-0772 or www.nationwideposting. com NPP0313179 To: INGLEWOOD TRIBUNE 08/02/2017, 08/09/2017, 08/16/2017 SchId:68156 CustId:68

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----------------------------------T.S. No. 17-47413 APN: 6134-024-012 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/28/2008.

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 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: DOROTHY MAE TYISKA, A WIDOW Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 2/5/2008 as Instrument No. 20080212472 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:8/23/2017 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $356,465.14 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: 2600 W 134TH ST

COMPTON, 3610

CA

90059-

Described as follows: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST A.P.N #.: 6134-024-012 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

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

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

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub. com, using the file number assigned to this case 17-47413.

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: 7/26/2017 Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 848-9272 www.elitepostandpub.com ___________ Ashley Walker, Sale Assistant

Trustee

THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. EPP 22906 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/17 SchId:68159 CustId:108

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----------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-16734991-JB Order No.: 160169773-CAVOI NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THE COPY PROVI DED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR (Pursuant to Cal. Civ. Code 2923.3) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/3/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by 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 C ode 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): DAVID P. CARTZNES, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 10/11/2006 as Instrument No. 06 2257168 and modified as per Modification Agreement recorded 1/8/2015 as Instrument No. 20150024075 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 8/31/2017 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: $518,281.44 The purported property address is: 709 AND 711 EAST COCOA STREET, COMPTON, CA 90221 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 6179-006-039 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 sa le 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-16734991-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 o f 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. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916939-0772 O r Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-16-734991-JB IDSPub #0130027 8/9/2017 8/16/2017 8/23/2017 SchId:68162 CustId:608

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----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF NICOLAS RODRIGUEZ aka NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ, and as NICOLAS RODRIGUEZ MORENO Case No. 17STPB06870 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of NICOLAS RODRIGUEZ aka NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ, and as NICOLAS RODRIGUEZ MORENO A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Juan Magana in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Juan Magana 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 Sept. 1, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept.

No. 29 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: R GRACE RODRIGUEZ ESQ SBN 196657 LAW OFFICES OF

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: 08/31/17 at 8:30AM in Dept. 99 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 TATIANNA Y. METTERS SBN 243998 ATTORNEY AT LAW 1631 BEVERLY BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90026 8/9, 8/16, 8/23/17 CNS-3039921# THE COMPTON BULLETIN

R GRACE RODRIGUEZ

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ORDINANCE NO. 2,290

CHATSWORTH CA 91311

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON DECLARING PURSUANT TO COMPTON CITY CHARTER SECTION 1304 THAT ANY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS REGARDING CHARTER PROPOSALS MAY BE HELD ON ANY ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATE

CN940254 RODRIGUEZ Aug 8,9, Sep 15, 2017 SchId:68169 CustId:65

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HILARIO MENCHACA; AN INDIVIDUAL Case No. ADJ8892555 Special Notice of Lawsuit HILARIO MENCHACA; AN INDIVIDUAL; 1409 WILLOWBROOK AVE, COMPTON, CA 90220. A lawsuit has been filed with the Workers Compensation Appeals Board against you as the named defendant by the abovenamed applicant(s).

Name and Address of Appeals Board: Worker’s Compensation Appeals Board 320 West 4th St., 9th Fl. Los Angeles, CA 90013

LAW OFFICES OF TELLERIA, TELLERIA & LEVEY LAS

I, Alita L. Godwin, City Clerk of the City of Compton, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted by the City Council, signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk at a special meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of August, 2017.

That said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council MembersZURITA, GALVAN, MCCOY NOES: Council MembersSHARIF, BROWN ABSENT: Council Members: NONE ABSTAIN: Council Members- NONE

Applicant Attorney:

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The full text of this ordinance is available at no charge from the Office of the City Clerk, (310) 605-5530.

SAN GABRIEL, CA 91776

ORDINANCE NO. 2,291

Publish: August 9,16,23,30

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMPTON CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF COMPTON ON NOVEMBER 7, 2017

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----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CATHY BARTON CASE NO. 17STPB06819 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CATHY BARTON. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KENISHA EDWARDS AND EBONY BARTON in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KENISHA EDWARDS AND EBONY BARTON 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

I, Alita L. Godwin, City Clerk of the City of Compton, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted by the City Council, signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk at a special meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of August, 2017.

That said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council MembersZURITA, GALVAN, MCCOY NOES: Council MembersSHARIF, BROWN ABSENT: Council Members: NONE ABSTAIN: Council Members- NONE The full text of this ordinance is available at no charge from the Office of the City Clerk, (310) 605-5530.

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THE BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017

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FAMILY FEATURES

ach new school year can feel like getting caught in a whirlwind of activity. Before things spiral out of control, take some time to get back to basics and organize your way to success.

Whether you’re taking advantage of back-to-school season to get yourself on track or you’re helping a student gear up for a new year, these ideas can make getting organized easier than ever.

Planners Technology, take a seat. An “oldschool” solution to keeping tabs on daily tasks is making a comeback.

Physical study guides and planners are on the rise, according to data from consumer research firm NPD Group.

Last year, sales of appointment books and planners grew 10 percent, while other types of calendars posted an 8 percent rise.

At least in part fueling the growth are on-trend planner alternatives called bullet journals (bujos).

Websites like Pinterest feature thousands of ideas for customizing traditional book-style journals into ultra-personal planners that keep every detail of life organized.

The trick to using planners effectively is creating a system that makes it all fun.

Setting up days of the week in various colors, or different tasks by color, help

the user quickly identify what needs to be done at a glance. Colored pencils and no-bleed highlighters can also improve the usability and aesthetics of planners and study guides.

Pens Staying organized and achieving success means having the right tools to get the job done, and having ideal writing implements is a must. Never worry about lost pens again with Zebra Pen’s F-301 pens that not only look great, but also take serious wear and tear while delivering clean, fine tip ink that works seamlessly in the tight spaces of planner and study guide layouts.

“Our Steel series pens, the F-301 in particular, look sleek and sophisticated while standing up to active use. You can tote them and trust they’re as committed to your day as you are,” said Ken Newman, director of marketing at Zebra Pen. Learn more at zebrapen.com.

For the most flexibility, look for a bag that features padded compartments to protect tech devices and plenty of storage compartments to keep pens, calculators and other necessities organized and in easy reach.

Backpacks

Most lockers offer little in the way of organization, but that’s easily remedied. With the addition of some shelving and magnetic containers, you can easily transform the tiny cubby into a stylish storage space.

Don’t forget to add photos and other mementoes for extra character and personality that makes a stop between classes fun instead of frustrating.

If you think backpacks are only for the littlest of kids, think again. Big kids and even adults are making great use of the carry-all packs. The most obvious benefit is that a backpack leaves hands free for other activities, but today’s backpacks are incredible organizers, too.

Plan for Success

every day, so choosing products that are reliable and smooth take even tedious tasks to the next level.”

elying on a planner isn’t just for the working crowd.

They may not be scheduling meetings or planning power lunches, but students can make just as much use out of a planner as their grownup counterparts when it comes to keeping homework, activities and social plans organized. Share these tips to get your student off to an orderly start this school year.

Add key dates. At the start of school, many teachers will share important dates for the year ahead of time. Go ahead and enter these dates so you can plan and prioritize around them later on. Where appropriate, also notate time needed for activities like study sessions or research for term papers.

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Start with style. A planner that is eye-catching and fun to use will get better mileage, so skip the boring, somber monotones and look for patterns and colors that pop. Just remember not to judge a book by its cover and check out the inside pages, too, to ensure there’s plenty of space to jot down all the important details for school and extracurricular activities.

Organize your organizer. Many people find that color coding is an effective way to keep a planner organized.

For example, designate a color for each subject or class.

Multipack pens such as those offered by Zebra Pen allow for plenty of flexibility. The reliable steel series pens are sleek and durable to attach in pen loops, while Super Marble Gel Pens offer a fun departure from the strict organization of boxes and columns in most traditional planners and guides.

“Choosing a planner or bullet journal layout that works best is the first step, but the writing implements are just as important,” Newman said. “These are literally used all day,

Keep it neat. A sloppy, unreadable planner is practically useless, so it’s important to take time to write legibly. To make it easier to remain neat, sleek and efficient, Sarasa Fineliner Pens and Sarasa Gel pens come in colorful packs that can brighten every page while increasing productivity.

Another pitfall is making short notes or using abbreviations that don’t make sense later, so use care to capture information in a way it can be easily recalled.

Continue to update. A planner is only helpful when it’s used consistently. That’s why it’s a good idea to carry it daily and make notations and updates throughout the day for new assignments, practice schedule changes and other important information. Having a single repository for those details makes it easy to find answers when memory fails.

Celebrate achievements. For some people, the simple act of crossing off an item from a to-do list is a reward unto its own. For others, hitting a milestone on the way to a larger goal is equally gratifying. Starting, and sticking to, a planner is a commitment worth celebrating, so take the time to revel in putting some organization and discipline into a demanding school year schedule.

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