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Council approves fee increases Dr. Aminta Hawkins Breaux makes history as BSU’s first female President

By Chris Frost

Bulletin Staff Writer

By Lauren Poteat In her historic City roleCouncil as COMPTON—The unanimously Bowie State University’s first at its April 17 approved street work fee increases female Dr. beyond Amintatheir current 1989 meeting,president, moving them levels.

Hawkins Breaux said that Theready city based its increase she’s to lead the topon inspection and administrative costs it traditionally did not 25 HBCU into the school’s charge,phase then compared ratesand with other cities. next of growth “We compared our rates with Gardenia, Lyndevelopment. nwood and Torrance,” interim Public Works Director John Strickland said.

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

“The city has been subsidizing or covering street permit issuance and administration costs,” interim Public Works Director John Strickland said. “The present fee schedule does not address many types of street work permits issued and administered.”

Public comments about the increases drew praise from residents hoping for increased revenue, but the group stood against raising fees affecting residents.

“I know there should be increases, but you are

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

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

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

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

U.S. immigrants sue over Trump’s end chise agreement for the utility. of opposed deportation Council members fees affecting residents, including a $50 jump in block party perprotection mits, and a handicap curb fee increase to $150 for

the pole sign andBy installation, then a $20 charge Amy Taxin annually. ResidentialSix refuse bins were scheduled immigrants brought to increase from to $5 and $40 for small and large the United States as bins, to $25 and $75, respectively. children who became “I am against gouging residents because of the graduate city’s negligence,”teachers, Councilwoman Jannastudents Zurita. and a lawyer sued “It is hard to ask for more money withthe theTrump condiadministration last week over its »decision end9Aa See FEES,toPage program shielding them from “I want people deportation. to know that we The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco are a part of this alleged the move violated community.” the constitutional rights —Dr. Aminta Hawkins Breaux of immigrants who lack legal status and provided information about themselves Following the celebrated to the U.S. government so legacy of Dr. Mickey L. they could participate in the Burnim, the former BSU program. president that served the “The consequences are institution for nearly 11 years, potentially catastrophic,” said Breaux said that she is thrilled Jesse Gabriel, a lawyer for and honored to accept the the plaintiffs. “These people leadership role. can very powerfully and “When I look at issues very clearly communicate that African American the extent to which they women have faced in this organized their lives around country, it makes me realize this program.”

Photo courtesy Bowie State University The lawsuit joins others » See Breaux, Pg 6 Dr. Aminta Hawkins Breaux is the first female president of Bowie State University.

By Chris Frost filed over President Donald Bulletin Staff Writer Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for COMPTON—The City Council anChildhood Arrivalsmoved program other step forward in the city manager search on which has allowed nearly Tuesday, April 27, as Council members Willie 800,000 immigrants to obtain Jones, Janna Zurita and Yvonne Arceneaux inwork permits and deportation terviewed five candidates during a special meetprotection since 2012. ing.

More than a dozen states Mayor Eric J. Perrodin did not attend the Maine to California have meeting becausefrom of a conflict involving current sued over theBatiste administration’s interim City Manager Bryan and Councilwoman Janna Zurita. decision to phase out the Batiste took over for former interim City program, alleging similar Manager Lamontconstitutional Ewell on Jan. 25. violations.

“City ManagerSoBryan wrote a memo has Batiste the University of to City Attorney Craig Cornwell requesting that Bulletin photos by Chris Frost California system.

Councilperson Zurita recuse herself from the inThe Sibrie Park Braves practice throwing skills on Saturday, April 29.

The impact of Trump’s terview process,” Perrodin said in a written statedecision directly weighs ment. “I will not participate until the Council plaintiffs’ personal about lives receives a writtenon opinion from Cornwell the disagreement.and ” decisions they made to advance careers in the Zurita said Batiste is onlytheir holding the position until the CouncilU.S. finds a permanent city manager.

Viridiana Chabolla, a “The accusations that everyone is making 26-year-old law student at have no validity University to them, and the will of Council California continue searching for a said qualified Irvine, she candidate, does not” she said. “He knew going in this was only temknow how she would repay Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons porary.” she make took Zurita out to recuse cover Cornwell said aheloan cannot living costs or how she would herself. books or right food to if parher “Every Councilafford member has the protection from the program ticipate in properly noticed City Council matBy Chris Frost CFPB rule allowing consumers to seek class action suits for corporate wrongdoing in jeopardyters, known astoDACA is rescinded. ” he said. “According Bulletin Staff Writer the charter, the city manager serves at the will of theinCouncil “I imagined the yearsand to a lifetime of closely monitoring and defending numbers and drivers’ all in short of come

By Charlene Crowell (Communications a legally inCOMPTON—The Sibrie ParkSecurity Braves are continuing their licenses arenothing I’ddefined be ableconflict to get of a job Director, Center for Responsible Lending) personal data to fight theft, fines in and more.

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“I imagined I’d at terviews, and thanked Cornwell for addressing Jesse Brew led the teamofthroughcompiled a spirited and practice and as brutal, but financial in nature, is raging and In reaction to this cybercrime, a surge maintained

by Equifax is one of least have DACA.” the issue. praised the affects at least 143 million Americans: that’s federal class action lawsuits are team’s going fast afterstart. the largest data breaches in our nation’s history The lawsuit claimed that Councilwoman “They have surprised me so far, ” he said.

“I am especially Arceneaux asked Cornwell the Equifax data breach that took place from Equifax. As many as 50 have been filed in at and someone has to be held accountable,” said theopinion administration’s decision pleased by our play at shortstop and pitcher. ” for a written legal directed to Council mid-May to July of this year. least 14 states and the District of Columbia Congresswoman Waters, the Ranking Brew coaches the defensive portion members, and heviolates said he willthe prepare one. of the gameMaxine and sticks immigrants’ On July 29, Equifax, one of the three major as of September 12. to The Federal Bureau of Member of the House Financial Services Public comments on to theequal selection processand fathe fundamentals. rights protection credit reporting corporations, discovered Investigation is reportedly what in front, Committee in an article forof“Business Insider.” vored Batiste. due process.

“Youexamining keep your hands step and aim at the chest that unauthorized data access had occurred. went wrong from a criminal perspective. thehave important ” resident Carolyn the person you are throwing to,” he “Given said. “We sound role credit scores “The man does a good The job, plaintiffs—who are Yet it was not until September 7 when the On the civil side of the law, the Consumer playcan in the lives and fireMexico Batiste all of Thailand— you have to fundamentals, but I know the team do better. ” financial futures of Stokes said. “If you from and multi-national data breach was announced One of(CFPB) the cornerstones of team success is positive atti- Congress must deal with me. Not just one of you, all of you.”

Financial Protection Bureau is hardworking Americans, include teachers, a medical She asked the Council if they understood her tudes, Brew investigation. said, and he deals with problems immediately. publicly. This massive cybersecurity breach beginning its own independent diligently examine the way our credit reporting student and 34-year-old twice, and Arceneaux acknowledged her.

“I am of notbipartisan a babysitter and do agencies not tolerate he impose additional includes federal income tax records, as well as Now a growing number arehardheads, operating ”and lawyer Dulce Garcia, conwho said.

“This Cervantes expressed serious, and I am teaching baseball. ” employee records for government employees inquiries from Capitol Hill are isdemanding statutorythem and about regulatory reforms to protect Resident Lorraine recentlythe signed a lease for an cern about the publicity meeting received.

The team is turning the corner offensively, Brew said, beand those of Fortune 500 firms. Even recipients to know why these breaches of personally the integrity of the country’s credit reporting and hired “You guys keptoffice this meeting quiet,employees ” she said. cause of diligent, hard work. of major government programs like Medicare, identifiable information (PII) came about, system,” Waters continued. believing could “That is why no one is here she tonight, andstay it isand not “They started in the batting cage, but live pitching imMedicaid, and Social Security are affected. what actions Equifaxproves took, the andhitters’ what the global In a play September 11 (scorletter to Richard on television.” work in the U.S. under the timing, ” he said. “We small ball For consumers, the personal information firm intends to do on of consumers F. instead Smith, Equifax’s Chairman City Clerk Alita Godwin and both reingbehalf runs with singles and doubles of home runs).

If and Chief program, saidZurita Gabriel, an exposed to fraud and identity theft could mean whose names, birth they dates,stay addresses, Office, the meeting notice metfirm the focused,Social those ground Executive ball hits will turn the intoChair line and Ranking sponded, and said attorney for the law The Sibrie Park Braves take advantage of a forfeit on Saturday, » See BRAVES, Page 5A » See MANAGER, Page 9A April 28, and hold an additional practice.

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Braves enjoy early-season success

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News President omnipresent over Emmies

By David Bauder President Donald Trump never won an Emmy, it’s true.

But his presence was felt at this year’s television awards ceremony more than any actor, writer or producer.

“Saturday Night Live,” for which Trump was an endless fount of comedy during his campaign and early presidency, had its best Emmys haul in the show’s 41-year history. “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the Hulu drama about an authoritarian society where some found disturbing echoes in real life, was the most-honored drama Sunday night.

Then there was host Stephen Colbert’s string of one-liners about the man he considered the biggest television star of the past year, and former White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s jaw-dropping cameo in Colbert’s opening monologue.

Trump is a past Emmy nominee, from his time as “Celebrity Apprentice” host.

Colbert told the audience that the Emmys may be to blame for his presidency, because Trump might not have run if he’d won an Emmy. Then he got in a dig where he knew it would hurt: “Unlike the presidency, Emmys go to the

winner of the popular vote,” he said.

Spicer wheeled onto the stage behind a mobile podium—a la “SNL” impersonator Melissa McCarthy—and joked about the Emmys having its biggest audience ever. The reference to his dubious claim about the crowd size at Trump’s inaugural struck some on social media as not the sort of thing that should be joked about.

“Saturday Night Live” won a total of nine Emmys Sunday and at last week’s Creative Arts Emmys. The cast members who impersonated Trump and opponent Hillary Clinton—Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon—both won Emmys for supporting roles in a comedy. The show won the Emmy for best variety sketch series.

Backstage, the show’s longtime top executive, Lorne Michaels said it was one of the show’s most amazing years, “because everything changed every day.”

“Philosophically, anyone who is in power should be questioned and that’s what we do,” he said. “If you seem to have a clear bias I think people stop listening and resist the show.”

“The Handmaid’s Tale” won the Emmy for best drama. The show was also responsible for drama writing and directing awards, and star Elisabeth Moss won best actress. Margaret Atwood, whose 1985 novel is the show’s source, stood onstage with the cast and crew to soak in the adulation.

Asked about it after the telecast, show producer Bruce Miller said the show doesn’t look to the politics of the day to bend the story.

“But we’re a really plugged in group of actors,” he said. “I don’t think you can help but have it affect you.”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus earned the best comic actress Emmy for the sixth time as the clueless politician in “Veep,” and the show was named best comedy for the third time.

Add in the Emmys LouisDreyfus won for “Seinfeld”

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19. *Famous filmmaker Cecil 21. *”The Jazz Singer” was the first one 23. “To Kill a Mockingbird” recluse 24. *Cary Grant in “His ____ Friday” 25. FedEx competitor 28. Family room staple 30. *Hollywood, a.k.a. ____town 35. Not kosher 37. Perfect houseplant spot 39. Mother-of-pearl 40. Tiny amount 41. _____ Island, NY 43. Pre-college school 44. Opposite of rappel 46. *Japanese American actor with star on Hollywood Blvd.

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and “New Adventures of Old Christine,” and she’s now tied with Cloris Leachman as the most Emmy-winning performer ever.

The dominance of “Veep” is about to come to an end, since the HBO show is going into its final season.

“We did have a whole story line about impeachment, but we abandoned that because we were worried that someone else might get to it first,” Louis-Dreyfus said.

HBO’s “Big Little Lies” won the Emmy for best limited series, and Nicole Kidman won best actress in a limited series for her role in the show. Kidman and costar Reese Witherspoon said they were grateful the show provided strong roles for women.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I imagined in the years to come I’d be able to get a job and would be able to pay [my college debt] back.”

— Viridiana Chabolla

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Member of the Senate Finance Committee went further to pose a series of questions to be answered by September 26. Issues raised in the letter include binding arbitration clauses that deny affected consumers the right of class action lawsuits, the firm’s security systems and controls, how consumers can expect to be officially notified, and what, if any, protections Equifax will offer to affected consumers.

“The scope and scale of this breach appears to make it one of the largest on record, and the sensitivity of the information compromised may make it the most costly to taxpayers and consumers,” wrote Senators Orrin Hatch, Senate Finance Chair and Ron Wyden, the committee’s Ranking Member.

The following day, September 12, another letter to Equifax included questions on what data changes to Equifax’s security plans and procedures were made as this breach now becomes its third one in only two years; the letter was signed by 24 Members of Congress, who serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and represent 15 states. Three are also members of the Congressional Black Caucus: Representatives G.K. Butterfield of North

Carolina, Brooklyn’s Yvette Clarke and Bobby L. Rush of Chicago.

“Your company profits from collecting highly sensitive personal information from American consumers—it should take seriously its responsibility to keep data safe and to inform consumers when its protections fail,” wrote the representatives.

“The massive Equifax data breach is one of the largest in our country’s history, affecting half of the United States population and nearly three-quarters of consumers with credit reports,” said Chi Chi Wu of the National Consumer Law Center. “A security freeze is the most effective measure against “new account” identity theft, because it stops thieves from using the consumer’s stolen information.”

To follow Wu’s advice, consumers will need to contact all three of the major credit reporting bureaus and request that no new accounts be opened in their names. Once requested, consumers will not be able to easily apply for new credit accounts or apply for a loan. An additional layer of precaution would be to contact every creditor and request that respective accounts be flagged for unusual or new credit activity.

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Trump’s announcement on Sept. 5 came after 10 Republican attorneys general threatened to sue in an attempt to halt the program.

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Under Trump’s plan, those already enrolled remain covered until their two-year work permits expire, and some renewals are being allowed. But there will be no

new applications.

Department of Justice spokesman Devin O’Malley blamed the Obama administration for starting the program and said the agency will defend Trump’s decision.

“It was the previous administration’s arbitrary circumvention of Congress that got us to this point,” he said. “The Department of Justice looks forward to defending this Administration’s position and restoring respect for the rule of law.”

Immigrant advocates praise the program for protecting immigrants who were raised and educated in the U.S. despite their lack of legal immigration papers.

The program’s opponents criticize it as too broad and said major changes to immigration laws need to go through Congress and cannot be enacted by the U.S. president alone.

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News What you should know about the Community Reinvestment Act

By Christopher G. Cox Since it was passed in 1977, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has enabled thousands of low- and moderateincome families— many in minority communities—to become homeowners.

In the current political climate, however, many observers, who have played a role in monitoring how effectively the CRA is enforced, wonder whether it will continue to offer broad access to affordable mortgage financing.

James Perry, the chief executive officer of the Winston-Salem, N.C. branch of the Urban League, has nearly 15 years of experience in the area of fair housing, primarily with the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, where he served for 10 years as executive director. “The CRA has been an extremely valuable tool for providing access to mortgage financing for disadvantaged individuals, particularly African Americans and Latinos,” Perry said.

“Unfortunately, it appears the act might be imperiled based on the rhetoric we hear from many in the current Administration, as well as in Congress.”

Under the CRA, the federal government monitors how well banks and other lending institutions do in meeting the credit needs of the entire community, with the goal of making certain that neighborhoods which can be categorized as lowand moderate-income are not overlooked.

Under provisions of the CRA, a bank’s application for new branches, relocation of existing branches, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate activities are closely evaluated.

Institutions that do not have a good record of CRA compliance can have these business activities constrained by officials with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which monitors CRA compliance. OCC uses a four-tier ranking system to measure compliance: outstanding, satisfactory, needs to improve and substantial noncompliance.

Chris Rockey, community development market manager for the Greater Maryland for PNC Bank, said that CRA was enacted as a direct response to “redlining,” which was an unethical practice whereby banks and other lending institutions made it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for residents of poor inner-city neighborhoods to borrow money, get a mortgage, take out insurance or access other financial services.

Redlining did not take into consideration an individual’s qualifications and creditworthiness.

The practice of redlining disproportionately affected Black borrowers.

“Too often, inner-

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lenders to make credit available in disadvantaged communities at the same rate as in majority communities.”

lending, by unscrupulous banks and lending institutions and investors propping up subprime mortgages

currently measured does not fully recognize the rapidly changing nature of the banking industry.

“The CRA predates the Internet,” Perry said, “and looks at such things as where a bank locates its retail branches and how many of those branches are in African-American and Latino communities.”

“Where a bank has branches is still relevant to its obligations under the CRA,” said Rockey. “But as banking

“There is more than enough blame to go around for what caused the housing crisis.”

—Chris Rockey factors as access to affordable housing, elimination of blight, high levels of commercial vacancy, safety and availability of public transportation, individually and in isolation. Effective CRA programs look at the totality of how these issues impact a community and how they can all be addressed simultaneously.”

Rockey discussed one such strategic program in Baltimore where PNC partnered with other institutions, including a competitor bank, to raise $10 million in capital to invest in a community development project.

Rockey referred to working with other competitor banks on such projects to as “co-opetition.”

Both Rockey and Perry agree that the CRA has, to some extent, been unfairly blamed for the housing crisis of 2008 and the subsequent loss of billions of dollars in home equity.

“The rhetoric that the CRA was largely responsible for the housing crisis comes mostly from the ‘right,’” said Perry.

“Actually the CRA requires

“There is more than enough blame to go around for what caused the housing crisis,” Rockey explained.

“There were many factors involved, including predatory

without a truthful and honest examination of what they represented.”

Perry and Rockey are also in agreement that the way CRA compliance is

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Perry and Rockey, although viewing the CRA from somewhat different perspectives, both support what is has accomplished for urban communities, as well as what it has the potential to continue to accomplish.

“In terms of community development the CRA is a way for a bank to do well by doing good,” Rockey said.

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Opinion The continuing cruel assault on our children’s health

By Marian Wright Edelman It’s back. The assault on our children’s health coverage has been resurrected for a final last-minute attempt at passage and is even more dangerous and cruel than ever.

The latest Graham (R-SC)Cassidy (R-LA) revision of the health repeal bill feels like a Halloween movie cliché with a zombie-like villain that refuses to die if its threats to children, seniors, and more of America’s most vulnerable weren’t so deadly serious.

It almost defies belief that after repeated failed attempts Republican Senators are trying once again not only to take away the benefits to children, families, other adults and seniors included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has helped insure nearly 20 million people, but they are reaching beyond the ACA to dismantle Medicaid.

Medicaid’s safety net has been in place for 50 years under presidents of both parties and is a lifeline for 37 million children, covering almost half of all births and more than 40 percent of children with special health care needs.

It also ensures coverage for low-income adults including those with disabilities and covers two out of three nursing home beds.

Over these many months, even the most rabid “repeal and replace” politicians didn’t campaign on getting rid of the ACA and its protections without replacing it and even President Trump vowed there would be no cuts to Medicaid.

But like the earlier “repeal and replace” health bills that failed to pass, this bill repeals the ACA without replacing it, dismantles Medicaid and is even more egregious than its harsh predecessors.

Some of these Republican Senators seem to never stop trying to do bad and hurt our most vulnerable. What drives them? Do they ever think about what it would mean for one of their children to suddenly lose coverage for treating a serious disability?

Who do they worship and what do they believe in?

Certainly not a God who tells us to protect the least among us. And my disbelief in these leaders’ bold and persistent callousness extends to the House of Representatives because we know that should this horrible new bill pass the Senate it would immediately move to the House. If you believe House Speaker Paul Ryan, it would be approved and sent for signing by the President. Sadly, politics so often trumps sound policy, moral decency, and a sense of responsibility for the next generation and the nation’s future.

Here are some ways the cruel Graham-Cassidy repeal bill threatens children, parents, other adults and seniors: • It ends Medicaid as we know it with a massive cost shift to states by imposing a per person cap on federal spending, regardless of need or unexpected costs like the opioid epidemic, rising drug prices, or recent hurricanes or other natural disasters.

States would have to pay all costs in excess of the cap, or more likely – since it would become increasingly impossible for states to fund the gap that grows bigger and bigger over time – make huge cuts in eligibility, benefits, and provider payments that will most certainly leave children and other vulnerable populations worse off.

Education agencies will be left

with many fewer Medicaid dollars to help school systems assist children and youths with disabilities and child welfare agencies will have to struggle to ensure health care for children and youth in foster care who have the state as parent and children with special needs adopted from foster care.

• Replaces the ACA’s marketplace subsidies and Medicaid expansion with a block grant funded well below current levels. These federal funds would end altogether after 2026 resulting in more people losing coverage. States would have broad authority to spend block grant funds on any health care expenses with no requirement that dollars help low- and moderateincome Americans get health coverage.

• Allows states broad waiver authority to exclude coverage of essential health benefits including mental health, substance abuse treatment and maternity care. It also allows states to return to the day when insurance companies were allowed to charge higher premiums based on health care status, allowing again discrimination against children and adults with preexisting conditions.

• Destabilizes the individual insurance market in the short run by ending the mandate that all adults purchase coverage and eliminating the ACA’s subsidies to purchase individual coverage. In the long run, such changes are likely to lead to the collapse of the individual insurance market.

• Derails bipartisan efforts to extend federal funding before September 30th, 2017 for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which ensures affordable, comprehensive health coverage for nine million children.

With only eight days left until September 30th, the deadline after which the Senate can no longer try to pass a health care bill with only 50 votes (with Vice President Pence to break a tie), Republican Senators are rushing to pass a cruel bill and have spent virtually no time debating how their votes will affect many millions of lives and affect one-sixth of our economy. Without a complete and careful analysis yet from the independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO), independent analysts agree this mean bill is a massive funding cut to states and will result in millions of Americans losing health coverage.

Independent analyses from Avalere and the Commonwealth Fund, for example, found GrahamCassidy would lead to $4 trillion in cuts to states over the next two decades from the draconian Medicaid cuts and elimination of the Medicaid expansion and tax credits for the ACA marketplaces that make coverage more affordable. According to Avalere’s study, children will see funding slashed by an astonishing 31 percent by 2036. Commonwealth’s estimates show the GrahamCassidy bill will likely lead to a loss of health insurance for at least 32 million people after 2026.

Who supports these harmful anti-child policies?

Given the previous “repeal and replace” bill that failed to pass the Senate was only slightly less draconian and had an approval rating at the

time of 12 percent, it might seem implausible GrahamCassidy could pass. Those voicing strong opposition include medical professionals, disease groups, the American Medical Association, American Hospital Association, American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, AARP, Children’s Hospital Association, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and America’s Health Insurance Plans, a powerful lobby largely silent until now.

And despite the misleading hype about the bill giving states the flexibility they want, a growing number of governors – Republicans and Democrats – have come forward to oppose it too along with the National Association of Medicaid Directors. All states would face deep and increasing cuts to federal coverage over time from Graham-Cassidy, and states that have worked the hardest to get people enrolled in health coverage would face

the severest cuts and greatest losses. No good deed to help the most vulnerable seems to go unpunished.

In a few weeks people of all faiths will come together for the National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths® Celebration “Moving Forward With Hope: Love and Justice for Every Child.”

It’s a vision I wish every elected leader shared. Some congregations will read this passage from Proverbs: “Speak up for [those unable to speak], for the rights of all the unfortunate. Speak up, judge righteously, champion the poor and needy.” I hope you will make sure Senators and all Members of Congress hear immediately, loudly and clearly that attacks on Medicaid and health coverage for children and the poor and most vulnerable must stop right now and for good.

And if they do not vote NO on the Graham-Cassidy cruel repeal bill, I hope you will remember when they seek your future support.

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

Normal isn’t all it’s cracked up to be Dr. James L. Snyder “Well,” the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage sighed rather deeply, “now that the hurricane is over I guess we can all get back to normal.” When she said “normal,” she looked at me and gave me one of “those looks.”

I am very much confused when it comes to this idea of normal. What in the world is normal?

Often when we go out somewhere she says, “Please try to act normal tonight.”

For me, normal is just the way I act.

Furthermore, I am not acting.

I have never given the subject of normal much thought. I just assumed that is what I was, was normal and let it go at that. If I would pose such a question to my wife, I am sure I would catch a rather lengthy definition of what normal is. I can be sure her definition would in no way harmonize with my definition.

I do not know if I am normal according to her, but I am normal according to me. I just will not let this get out.

Perhaps this is one of the great problems in our society today. Nobody knows what normal really is. If I would meet normal on the street downtown, I am not sure I would recognize it. In addition, normal probably would not recognize me.

For example, what is a normal lunch for a normal person?

I believe a normal lunch would be the lunch that I would have on any given day. I am not outstanding in anything. I do not have gifts, personality or anything of that nature. I am just normal when it comes to everything about me.

Could it be that normal is what a person defines it to be?

Just the other day I walked into my favorite restaurant, sat down at my normal table and when the waitress came, I told her, “I’ll have my normal lunch.”

I have been going to this restaurant for a long time, so the waitress did not have to ask me what I meant. She knew that normal for me was what I usually got for lunch. One time I decided to go in and order something different, but I just did not have the strength to do that.

When she came to my table I blurted out, “I’ll have the normal.”

There is nothing wrong with normal.

It is usually something we have done before and so we are comfortable with it.

Personally, I do not want to be anything more than normal. What advantage would that be for me to be abnormal?

Moreover, what is the definition of abnormal?

I am comfortable being my normal self. I am not competing with anybody. I am not a person with multi-personalities and so I have to compete with myself.

I am just a normal person with normal appetites and normal expectations of life.

I never gave it so much thought before, but perhaps the reason my wife has this thing about “normal,” is that she does not know if she really married a normal person. I would like to sit her down and explain to her that I am as normal as I am ever going to be. But, you know the outcome of that kind of a thing.

My aspirations in life are to be normal and to be accepted as a normal person. I never want to pretend to be something that I am not.

I took a trip to Ecuador once and discovered that they certainly are not normal in my definition of normal.

For example, all of the children spoke Spanish, even the little children that could not read. To them that was normal, but to me that was rather confusing. How normal is that?

Normal means I speak English.

That brings me to the point that being normal may be different for other people. I do not know, but perhaps when those Spanish-speaking children heard me speaking English they laughed and thought I was abnormal. I can hear them speaking now, I just cannot understand what they are saying but I am sure it is something like, “Why doesn’t he speak Spanish like the rest of us normal people?”

I guess getting back to normal is doing the things that you once did. I am all for that. I like to do the normal things which makes me happy and being happy is rather normal for me. I do remember a time that I was determined not to be normal. I wasn’t going to dress the way I used to dress and I wasn’t going to act the way I used to act and I wasn’t going to eat what I used to eat.

I had it all worked out in my head, but it was so confusing that I did not know what I was doing and so I had to get back to the normal me. I am not sure I should say this, but, I really like the normal me. I like me when I am doing what I normally do. To do otherwise would be rather abnormal and who likes an abnormal person?

I often wonder if this is what Jesus had in mind when he said, “Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3).

What is more normal than a little child?

Levi’s Stadium: A project that will go down in infamy The National Black Chamber of Commerce and its kindred spirits have been fighting construction unions’ racist hiring and contracting tactics. They have co-opted our politicians, civil rights organizations to the point that their negro allies do the dirty racist work for them.

One of the latest examples of this is Levi’s Stadium, home for the San Francisco 49’ers, in Santa Clara, California.

The history of what went down during the planning and construction of this major project must not be forgotten

by Black America. Right now, there are new stadiums in the planning stages throughout this nation and we must not let any more Project Labor Agreements (union only hiring and contracting)

take place. While the Levi’s Stadium was being built I recall a large sign posted at the project which read: “No Job Site Hiring: ALL HIRING DONE AT THE UNION HALL. Of course, that meant that if you were not in a construction union, you were not going to be hired. Also, if your company was not union, it will not receive any contracts. Since Black and minority owned businesses were 98% nonunion (due to discrimination) there would be no recourse to the contracting blockage.

Also, construction union employees almost exclusively live in rural areas outside our urban centers. While our cities are home to most of Blacks, Hispanics and Asians, the white suburban

areas are where the white union employees dwell while going to work in our neighborhoods.

Associated Building Contractors, ABC, is a partner organization with the National Black Chamber of Commerce.

Together with other organizations of the same ilk we fought the good fight on this and other projects. The following blog is from ABC’s reporting on the horror of this infamous Project Labor Agreement: “Construction of the San Francisco 49ers’ $1.2 billion Levi’s stadium, subject to a controversial governmentmandated project labor agreements (PLA), has been plagued by two fatal jobsite accidents and a protest by a coalition of community

groups and activists outraged by the lack of construction contracts awarded to minority businesses.

PLA advocates claim anticompetitive and costly PLA schemes promote safe jobsites and increase inclusion of minority contractors and minority construction workers from the local community.

Obviously, this PLA is not delivering on its promises.

“Yesterday, a worker from Vacaville, Calif. -nearly 85 miles away from the Santa Clara jobsite-employed

by Napa Reinforcing Steel was tragically killed while unloading a load of rebar, according to the San Francisco Chronicle (“Worker killed at 49ers stadium site in Santa Clara.” 10/14/13).

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 THE BULLETIN 5

Opinion FBI wiretap on Manafort in 2016 can only mean that almost the entire Trump campaign was bugged by Obama

By Robert Romano A Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court warrant was obtained against former Trump campaign manager and chairman Paul Manafort at a time when he had an apartment at Trump Tower and was either actively working on the campaign or still in contact with the campaign, according to the Sept. 19 CNN report.

As a result, it turns out the FBI under former President Barack Obama, Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI Director James Comey really were spying on the presidential campaign of Donald Trump in 2016, and that Trump was technically right when he tweeted in March, “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!”

How do we know Trump was right?

Because, as noted by the American Bar Association, under Presidential Policy Directive 28, issued by Obama in Jan. 2014, any U.S. person under government surveillance, their contacts, and their contacts of contacts are also swept up: “queries, which begin with an original number or ‘seed,’ may extend two tiers of contacts or ‘hops’ further, thus taking in all of the seed’s contacts (hop one) and all contacts of the seed’s contacts (hop two); and that further queries of the resulting information do not need to be supported by any reasonable articulable suspicion.”

Contacts of contacts.

Believe it or not, this was actually a limitation from prior policy, which had allowed up to three “hops” from the original target.

Then, once those contacts are queried, per former NSA Director Keith Alexander, testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 12, 2013, “if you want to get the content, you’d

have to get a court order” in response to a question from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) about getting to the content of phone calls or other communications the government had collected metadata on, implying everything is pre-recorded and saved.

Then there’s the “abouts” communications, revealed by a declassified FISA court document published by Circa.com, where if somebody mentions a FISA target, that communication can be targeted, too. This would have given agencies apparent access to anyone in the Trump campaign (or anywhere else for that matter) who was talking about Manafort.

The federal government under Attorney General Jeff Sessions has since applied to the FISA Court to change those minimization rules on March 30, which the court granted on April 26. Two days later, on April 28, the National Security Agency issued a statement that it “will no longer collect certain internet communications that merely mention a foreign intelligence target.” But not before they were used by the Obama administration.

So to summarize: Under the constitutionally dubious FISA warrant, if it was directed at Manafort directly, the FBI had access to everyone who Manafort was in contact with, and everyone who Manafort’s contacts were in contact with and potentially the content of those communications and anyone who mentioned Manafort.

That would have included

almost the entire campaign’s top brass, including Trump himself. How could it not?

As former FBI Director James Comey himself noted in his May testimony, “When the FBI develops reason to believe an American has been targeted for recruitment by a foreign power or is covertly acting as an agent of the

suggests the monitoring started in the summer or fall, and extended into early this year. While Mr. Manafort resigned from the campaign in August, he continued to speak with Candidate Trump.

It is thus highly likely that the FBI was listening to the political and election-related conversations of a leading

foreign power, the FBI will ‘open an investigation’ on that American and use legal authorities to try to learn more about the nature of any relationship with the foreign power so it can be disrupted.”

So, the FBI suspected Manafort was acting as a foreign agent, in this case Russia, and so cast a wide net of surveillance to “learn more about the nature of [the] relationship,” ensnaring the Trump campaign in the process.

“It is unclear when the new warrant started,” per CNN, meaning it is not known if the surveillance occurred was while Manafort was still the campaign manager, chairman or after he left the campaign in Aug. 2016.

But as the Wall Street Journal editorial board noted on Sept. 20, “The story

contender for the White House. That’s extraordinary — and worrisome.”

The surveillance comes atop a FISA application that was directed at one-time Trump campaign adviser Carter Page in the summer of 2016, reported by the Washington Post in April.

Another FISA warrant had been reported by Circa. com to have been granted in October 2016.

It is unclear if all the FISA warrants were rolled into one or were separate, or how many others there might be or have been directed into Trump’s orbit, since the court and its work remains classified.

But it is clear as day the nation’s intelligence agencies were spying on the opposition political party during an election year.

That’s bad enough. But

it appears the allegations originated from the dubious Christopher Steele dossier, which implicated Manafort as being at the center of the conspiracy, which began publishing in June 2016, that eventually alleged the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia to put the Democratic National Committee emails on Wikileaks.

The memos were originally paid for

by GOP and then Democrat political donors.

The dossier had numerous p r o b l e m s , for example, placing Trump Organization lawyer Michael Cohen in Prague for a meeting with Russian officials in August 2016 — supposedly dealing with the fallout from the Wikileaks and Trump-Russia collusion — that could have never happened because he was never in Prague and was in California at the time. If the meeting couldn’t have happened, then neither could the contents of the conversations that supposedly happened there.

At some point, the FBI apparently offered to commission Steele to continue his Russia, Trump reporting, according to a Feb. 28 report from the Washington Post.

In a March 6 letter from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to FBI director James Comey, Grassley blasted the agency. “The idea that the FBI and associates of the Clinton campaign would pay Mr. Steele to investigate the Republican nominee for President in the run-up to the election raises further questions about the FBI’s independence from politics, as well as the Obama

administration’s use of law enforcement and intelligence agencies for political ends,” wrote Grassley.

Comey testified in May that the dossier was “salacious and unverified,” implying mightily that the agency had not depended on it to launch its investigation into all things Russia. Instead, it was provided, said Comey, to alert Trump of its existence and just in case the content really was an attempt to blackmail Trump: “The IC leadership thought it important, for a variety of reasons, to alert the incoming President to the existence of this material, even though it was salacious and unverified. Among those reasons were: (1) we knew the media was about to publicly report the material and we believed the IC should not keep knowledge of the material and its imminent release from the President-Elect; and (2) to the extent there was some effort to compromise an incoming President, we could blunt any such effort with a defensive briefing.”

NBC News’ Cynthia McFadden reported in January that the reason it had been included in the year-end briefing to outgoing President Barack Obama and then-President-Elect Trump was “they felt they needed to explain to the Presidentelect the difference between vetted intelligence … and this raw kind of disinformation that’s out there, they had it available.”

After Buzzfeed published the memos, there was almost instantly an effort underway to downplay its significance in the government’s investigation.

The official story about the Steele dossier was that it was “salacious and unverified” and a “raw kind of disinformation,” yet it has all the appearance of having been the very basis of the investigation into the supposed collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

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THE BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

News Failing charter schools have a reincarnation plan Converting into private schools—and using voucher programs to thrive on the public dime

By Annie Waldman This past June, Florida’s top education agency delivered a failing grade to the Orange Park Performing Arts Academy in suburban Jacksonville for the second year in a row. It designated the charter school for kindergarten through fifth grade as the worst public school in Clay County, and one of the lowest performing

in the state.

Two-thirds of the academy’s students failed the state exams last year, and only a third of them were making any academic progress at all. The school had had four principals in three years, and teacher turnover was high, too.

“My fourth grader was learning stuff that my second grader was learning — it

shouldn’t be that way,” said Tanya Bullard, who moved her three daughters from the arts academy this past summer to a traditional public school. “The school has completely failed me and my children.”

The district terminated the academy’s charter contract.

Surprisingly, Orange Park didn’t shut down — and even found a way to stay on the

We want to reach out to our business leaders and the rest of our community and help them see the value that our students and faculty bring to this area,” Breaux said. “This campus is filled with rich opportunity and initiatives and strong academic programs, but we are also a part of a larger scheme. Initially, I want people to know that we are a part of this community...We want to begin looking at our business community, business leaders and partnering with businesses in the area to make sure that we are preparing our students for the workforce... not just for today, but for tomorrow.”

Though the university is fully-equipped with state of the art facilities including a Fine and Performing Arts Center that opened in 2012 and an elaborate Center for Natural Sciences, Mathematics and

Nursing that opened this year, Breaux said that this only just the beginning of a long-term focus on K-12 institutions and community colleges, as well.

“I envision our students mentoring and bringing different K-12 and community college students to our campus,” said Breaux.

“With state of the art facilities, it is always good to let students see other role models at higher levels doing great things. You know, you have to give students that goal and let them see that they can get to that point.”

Breaux continued: “I am looking forward to partnering with Prince George’s Community College, in particular, and reaching back to K-12 institutions in order to ensure that these students are prepared to come into our university and succeed.”

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how very proud I am to get to this point,” Breaux said about serving as BSU’s first female president. “I have received so much positive feedback from faculty, students and staff and recognize that this is a huge responsibility that is very exciting and I wholeheartedly serve in leadership role with great distinction.”

Though Breaux has only officially been in office since July 1, the former vice president for advancement at Millersville University in Pennsylvania has already started to outline new initiatives.

Heavily involved with community building, Breaux noted that she wanted to enrich the neighborhoods surrounding the university while preparing students for the ever-changing workforce.

“Partnerships are going to be extremely important.

public dime. It reopened last month as a private school charging $5,000 a year, below the $5,886 maximum that low-income students receive to attend the school of their choice under a state voucher program. Academy officials expect all of its students to pay tuition with the publicly backed coupons.

Reverend Alesia FordBurse, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor who founded the academy, told ProPublica that the school deserves a second chance, because families love its dance and art lessons, which they otherwise couldn’t afford.

“Kids are saying, ‘F or not, we’re staying,’” she said.

While it’s widely known that private schools convert to charter status to take advantage of public dollars, more schools are now heading in the opposite direction. As voucher programs across the country proliferate, shuttered charter schools, like the Orange Park Performing Arts Academy, have begun to privatize in order to stay open with state assistance.

A ProPublica nationwide review found that at least 16 failing or struggling charter schools in five states — Florida, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and Georgia — have gone private with the help of publicly funded voucher programs, including 13 since 2010. Four of them specialize in the arts, including Orange Park, and five serve students with special needs.

“The voucher just is a pass through in order to provide additional funding for private schools to thrive and to continue to work,” said Addison Davis, superintendent of schools in Clay County. Changing a school’s status “isn’t going to stop the process where we continue to see kids who are declining academically and not being able to demonstrate mastery and proficiency.”

Two key factors underlie these conversions.

The number of voucher and voucher-like programs across the country has more than tripled over the past decade from 16 to 53. And charter schools, which became popular as a way to spur educational innovation with reduced regulation, have increasingly faced more stringent oversight. Jeanne Allen, founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform and a longtime supporter of charter schools, lamented in a recent op-ed that increased government regulation is turning them into “bureaucratic, risk-averse organizations fixated on process over experimentation.”

“Why not just be a private school if the kids qualify for the scholarships?” said Christopher Norwood, a consultant for the Orange Park school, in an interview.

“With 90 percent fewer regulations, schools can be independent and free, and just deal with the students.”

As private schools, the ex-charters are less accountable both to the government and the public.

It can be nearly impossible to find out how well some of them are performing. About half of the voucher and voucher-like programs in the country require academic assessments of their students, but few states publish the complete test results, or use that data to hold schools accountable.

While most states have provisions for closing lowquality charter schools, few, if any, have the power to shut down low-performing voucher schools.

“Public money is being handed out without oversight,” said Diane Ravitch, a New York University education historian and public schools advocate, who served as assistant secretary of education under President George H.W. Bush. “The fundamental voucher idea is that parents are choosing the schools and they know better than the state. If they want to send their kids to a snakecharming school, then that’s their choice.”

The type of voucher program that rescues failed charter schools like Orange Park in Florida may soon be replicated nationwide.

Visiting a religious school in Miami last April, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos praised the state’s approach as a possible model for a federal initiative.

Your child’s dreams are like stars: If he chooses them as his guides, he can reach his destiny.

BORN TO BE GREAT By 2020, 65 percent of all jobs will require postsecondary education and training beyond high school. Previously, courses teaching higher-order thinking skills like critical thinking and problem solving were reserved for the economically advantaged and “gifted and talented.”

The federal government has a responsibility to invest in the success of every student. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires that acquisition of those higher-order thinking skills be the standard for every student but your involvement is needed to make those requirements realities.

To learn more about ESSA and how you can get involved, visit www.nnpa.org/essa.

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Legal Advertising NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION FOR TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Compton will receive proposals from qualified tree maintenance companies for the maintenance of all public street trees within the City limits.

Proposals will be received in the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220 until 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 5, 201 7. POSTMARKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All proposals must be clearly marked, “PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN THE CITY OF COMPTON – DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL” and shall be delivered during the business hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, except holidays, to the City Clerk’s office.

Submit five (5) copies of your maintenance proposals. It should be understood that the final annual costs will be as negotiated with the City.

All submitted proposals will be reviewed and analyzed by City staff and the proposal which best meets the City’s need (s) will be selected for further analysis and negotiation.

The City of Compton proposes to enter into an Agreement for a (3) three year term.

The City of Compton reserves the right, in its sole discretion during this selection process, to reject any or all proposals or any portion without exception or explanation.

Parties interested in obtaining a Request for Quotation (RFQ) package can check out the City’s website at www. comptoncity.org or contact the: Public ment

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City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90221 (310) 605-5505 SUBMITTAL DEADLINE To be considered, proposals must be submitted no later than Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. to the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220. Postmarks will not be accepted. The City may extend the deadline at its option.

shall be delivered during the business hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, except holidays, to the City Clerk’s office.

Submit an original and four (4) copies of your proposals.

Your proposed fee is required to be submitted under separate, sealed cover.

All submittals are to be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name, address, and telephone number of the individuals or entity submitting the proposal to the attention of: City of Compton, Public Works Department, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

All submitted proposals will be reviewed and analyzed by City staff and the proposal which best meets the City’s needs, will be selected for further analysis and negotiation.

The City of Compton reserves the right to reject any or all proposals submitted. No guarantee is made hereby that any contract will be awarded pursuant to this Request for Proposals, or otherwise. All costs incurred in the preparation of the proposals, in the submission of additional information, and/or in any other aspect of a proposal prior to the award of a written contract will be borne by the respondent.

Parties interested in obtaining a Request for Proposal (RFP) package should visit our website at www.comptoncity.org or contact the: Public ment

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City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 (310) 605-5505 SUBMITTAL DEADLINE To be considered, proposals shall be submitted no later than Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. to the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220. Postmarks will not be accepted.

The City may extend the deadline at its option.

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

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09/06/17 09/13/17 09/20/17 09/27/17 SchId:68307 AdId:22752 CustId:314 -------------------------------CITY OF COMPTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE CENTRAL AVENUE PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT (PHASE II) FROM COMPTON BOULEVARD TO CITY LIMITS, CIP# 17-01 The City of Compton is soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to provide construction management and inspection services for the Central Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation Project (Phase II) from Compton Boulevard to the City Limits, CIP# 17-01.

Proposals will be received in the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220 until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 28 2017. POSTMARKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All proposals must be clearly marked, “PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE CENTRAL AVENUE PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT (PHASE II) FROM COMPTON BOULEVARD to the City Limits, CIP# 17-01 IN THE CITY OF COMPTON – DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL” and

-------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No.: 9985-3204 TSG Order No.: 8381597 A.P.N.: 4031-024-008 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(c)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(c)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07/12/2007.

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 07/20/2007 as Document No.: 20071719055, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: RICARDO ARELLANO AND MARIA ARELLANO, HUSBAND AND WIFE, 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 and Time: 10/06/2017 at 11:00 AM. Sale Location: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3529 WEST 113TH STREET, INGLEWOOD, CA 90303. 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: $484,231.77 (Estimated) as of 08/30/2017.

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, (714) 730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.servicelinkASAP. com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9985-3204.

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. servicelinkASAP.com or Call: (714) 730-2727.

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A-4631772 09/13/2017, 09/20/2017, 09/27/2017 SchId:68348 AdId:22767 CustId:64 ------------------------------CITY OF COMPTON PUBLIC WORKS/ MUNICIPAL UTILITIES DEPARTMENT “NOTICE BIDS”

INVITING

SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 on

or before Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM, opened and read in the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

All Bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to: City Clerk, City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton CA 90220 And with:

marked

outside

PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT (PHASE II) FROM COMPTON BOULEVARD TO CITY LIMITS” CIP # 17-01 The proposed work shall be performed in accordance with the plans, specifications and other contract documents as specified herein and shall consist of the following general work descriptions: Install Cement Stabilized Pulverized Base (CSPB), Asphalt Concrete (AC); Asphalt Rubber Hot Mix (ARHM), install ADA compliant curb ramps, curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements, striping and traffic loop replacement and other minor associated work.

A Mandatory Prebid Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 10 am at Compton City Hall (second floor), 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

Plans, Special Provisions and Proposal Forms will be available

by September 13, 2017, at 10:00 am and can only be obtained by prospective bidders as follows: • 1 CD of Plans and Specifications: No Charge • 1 Hard Copy of 11x17 Plans and Specs: $ 45.00 (nonrefundable) • If mailed, please provide Fed Ex Number • Online at www.comptoncity.org All checks shall be made payable to the City of Compton. Mail checks to the City of Compton, Public Works Department Engineering Division, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California 90220.

If you need additional information, please call John Strickland, Project Manager at (310) 6055505.

Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: September 13, 2017 September 20, 2017 September 27, 2017 October 4, 2017 October 11, 2017 SchId:68353 AdId:22769 CustId:314 -------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS # CA17-8426-CS Order # 170228648-CAVOI Loan # 9803852079 [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Section 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.] NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/25/2006. 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 code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s),

advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to beset 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): SAMUEL ROBLES, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 10/2/2006 as Instrument No. 06 2187282 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 10/18/2017 at 11:00 AM. Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766.

Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $188,669.65. The purported property address is: 1620 NORTH GRAHAM AVENUE COMPTON, CA 90222.

Assessor’s Parcel No. 6144-015-006. 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 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkasap. com, using the file number assigned to this case CA-17-8426-CS. 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 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: 9/11/2017 SUMMIT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC 16745 W. Bernardo Dr., Ste. 100 San Diego, CA 92127 (866) 248-2679 (For NON SALE information only) Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.servicelinkasap. com Reinstatement Line: (800) 401-6587. Cecilia Stewart, Trustee Sale Officer. 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.

THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE

OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. A-4632862 09/20/2017, 09/27/2017, 10/04/2017 SchId:68424 AdId:22791 CustId:64 ------------------------------NOTICE OF HEARING

PUBLIC

To Amend the Comprehensive Schedule of Fees NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Compton, California, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING, to amend the Comprehensive Schedule of Fees (“Schedule of Fees”). The proposed Schedule of Fees will be available for public review at least 10 days in advance of the public hearing, and may be viewed in the City Clerk’s Office at Compton City Hall, located at 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 (7 AM to 6 PM, Mondays – Thursdays), except holidays.

Written comments and questions concerning the proposed Schedule of Fees should be directed to Boris Sztorch, Interim Community Development Director, at bsztorch@comptoncity. org or by telephone at (310) 605-5559. All interested persons wishing to be heard on the matter may be present and be heard at the public hearing.

DATE: Tuesday, October 10, 2017

GELES, 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 SILVIO NARDONI - SBN 048395 LAW OFFICE OF SILVIO NARDONI 130 S. STREET

JACKSON

GLENDALE CA 91205 9/27, 10/4, 10/11/17 CNS-3053770#

TIME: 5:35 P.M.

THE COMPTON BULLETIN

PLACE: Compton City Hall Council Chambers

SchId:68446 AdId:22799 CustId:61

205 South Willowbrook Avenue

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Compton, 90220

California

The data required by Section 66016 of the Government Code is available upon request at the City Clerk’s Office, including the cost required to provide the services for which the fees are being determined, and the revenue sources anticipated to provide the services, including the General Fund.

Alita Godwin City Clerk POST: 2017

September 27,

PUBLISH: September 27, 2017 and October 4, 2017 (Compton Bulletin) SchId:68429 AdId:22793 CustId:314 ------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROCHELLE TAYLOR CASE NO. BP168816 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ROCHELLE TAYLOR. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CAYLA SONCRANT in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CAYLA SONCRANT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/24/17 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS AN-

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 17263-HY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made.

The name(s), business address(es) to the Seller(s) are: MARIO E MOREIRA, 5813 OLIVIA AVE, LAKEWOOD, CA 90712 Doing Business as: LUCKY LAUNDROMAT All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are: The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/ are: DUONG QUANG DIEU, 9781 LA ESPERANZA AVE, FONTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708 The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TRADE NAME, MACHINERY, GOODWILL, LEASE, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AND COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE, SUPPLIES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS and are located at: 15114-15116 PARAMOUNT BLVD, PARAMOUNT, CA 90723 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: NEW CENTURY ESCROW, INC, 18253 COLIMA RD STE 202, ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA 91748 and the anticipated sale date is OCTOBER 11, 2017 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.

The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: NEW CENTURY ESCROW, INC, 18253 COLIMA RD STE 202, ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA 91748 and the last day for filing claims shall be OCTOBER 10, 2017, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 BUYERS: DUONG QUANG DIEU LA1885259 COMPTON BULLETIN 9/25/17 SchId:68490 AdId:22812 CustId:628 -------------------------------REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE WELL AND BOOSTER PUMP

MAINTENANCE VICES

SER-

Compton Municipal Water Department (CMWD) is requesting interested well and booster pump maintenance contractors to submit qualifications for providing technical maintenance services for the Department’s well and booster pump facilities. CMWD will establish a Master Maintenance Service Contract with one vendor for a minimum period of three (3) years with options to extend the contract for two (2) additional one year periods. It is anticipated the Department’s well and booster maintenance service needs for the next five years will be approximately $100,000 per year under approved Capital Improvement Project and Operation & Maintenance budgets.

This document outlines the requirements and minimum qualifications, selection process and documentation necessary to submit a statement of qualifications in response to this solicitation. CMWD requires services of a firm to provide professional engineering and construction services for water related well and booster pump infrastructure. The project types include, but are not limited to, the items listed below and include oversight of all work typically required for the successful delivery of the various types of projects. a) Well pump/motor maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement b) Well test pumping and video logging c) Booster pump/motor maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement d) Engineering and hydrogeology support e) Well chemical treatment f) Well and booster pump control and instrumentation Proposal Submittal An original and three (3) copies of the proposal shall be presented in a sealed envelope/package bearing the name, address, and telephone number of the individual or entity submitting the proposal along with an electronic PDF of the proposal on CD or flash drive.

For inquiries, please contact Luis H. Osuna at losuna@comptoncity. org or (310) 605-6340.

All questions related to this RFQ shall be submitted in writing via email to Luis H. Osuna at losuna@comptoncity.org.

The final date to submit Requests for Information is Monday, October 16, 2017 at 5:00pm.

The proposal shall be delivered to 205 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton CA on or before 5:00 PM on Thursday October 19, 2017.

ALITA GODWIN CITY CLERK CITY OF COMPTON Dated: September 25, 2017 SchId:68501 AdId:22815 CustId:314 -------------------------------TSG No.: 15046736 TS No.: B547223 FHA/ VA/PMI No.: APN: 6178-004-020 Property Address: 923 NORTH PEARL AVENUE COMPTON, CA 902210000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/26/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 10/17/2017 at 10:00 A.M., T.D. Service Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 11/01/2006, as Instrument No. 062419839, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California. Executed by: EULALIA G. AMARO, A WIDOW, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in

said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 6178-004020 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 923 NORTH PEARL AVENUE, COMPTON, CA 902210000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $215,182.45. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed.

The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located.

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

If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http:// search.nationwideposting.com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case B547223 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: T.D. Service Company 4000 W. Metropolitan Drive, Ste 400 Orange, CA 92868 T.D. Service Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)9390772NPP0317095 To: COMPTON BULLETIN 09/27/2017, 10/04/2017, 10/11/2017 SchId:68518 AdId:22821 CustId:68

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