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COMPLETE LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS, SEE PAGE 2

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Credit: AP Photo/ Rich Pedroncelli Governor-elect Gavin Newsom claims victory in Los Angeles as his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom look on.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Democrat Gavin Newsom was elected California governor Tuesday and used his victory speech to punch at President Donald Trump and extoll California as a beacon for all Americans who oppose “agents of anger.”

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ewsom’s victory ensures one opponent of Trump, outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown, will be replaced by another.

“We’re saying unmistakably and in unison that it’s time to roll the credits on the politics of chaos and the politics of cruelty,” Newsom told supporters at a nightclub in downtown Los Angeles. “Now is the time for decency, for facts, for trust, and

now is the time for truth. Now is time for leaders to lead.”

He did not mention Trump by name, but his remarks were aimed squarely at the president.

Newsom presented California as “America’s coming attraction,” extolled the state’s diversity, innovative businesses and thriving economy, and urged Americans dispirited with political polarization to

look toward the Golden State.

Newsom led Cox 57 per“This, in every way, shape cent to 43 percent with about or form is California’s mo- 4.2 million votes counted. ment,” Newsom For the said. past eight “Now is the time years Newsom Newsom defeated Refor decency, for has been lieupublican John goverfacts, for trust, tenant Cox with a nor, a position pledge to spur almost and now is the with a rapid bump no power. in housing contime for truth. Before that, struction, bring San FranNow is time for as about universal cisco mayor, health care and rocketed leaders to lead.” he help impoverinto the global ished children. spotlight when He’ll replace Gov. Jerry Brown, he ordered the issuing of marone of Trump’s chief antago- riage licenses to same-sex counists. ples when it wasn’t legal.

Newsom, 51, promised similarly bold moves on the priorities of his party’s liberal base.

For Newsom, the pivotal moment in the campaign came in June, when Cox finished second in a crowded primary field where the top two advance regardless of party affiliation.

Facing a Republican provided a huge advantage in the

Feinstein Defeats de Leon, Returns for 5th Full Term

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Credit: AP Photo/Reed Saxon State Sen. Kevin de Leon thanks his supporters in accepting defeat.

“We must stop that.”

LOS ANGELES (AP)—U.S. Feinstein’s rival, state Sen. Kevin de Leon, Sen. Dianne Feinstein won rehad called for a more aggressive style of repreelection Tuesday to the seat she has sentation. Even under President Donald Trump, Feinstein has shown her preference for decorum represented for more than a quarter over bomb-throwing, preferring to work across century, demonstrating her might in the aisle when she can.

California Democratic politics even as Perhaps reflecting her comfort in the face of she faced a challenge from her left. de Leon’s challenge, Feinstein told reporters after an October debate she considered herself at he called for a return to more bipartisan the center of the political spectrum and hoped and civil politics as she highlighted her Republican voters would give her a chance. pioneering role as one of the first women At 85, Feinstein is the oldest U.S. senator. De in the U.S. Senate and as a member of the Leon, 51, never directly made Feinstein’s age an powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, where issue but frequently referenced the need for a she is now the top Democrat. “new voice.”

“This is such a great country and it’s been Speaking to his supporters in Los Angeles factionalized and it’s been trivialized with rheto- Tuesday night, he said the campaign offered a ric,” she said to supporters in San Francisco. n FEINSTEIN, see page 7

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Calhoun Elected to Compton College Board, Remaining Incumbents Re-Elected Former Compton City Councilwoman and labor activist, Barbara Calhoun has defeated appointed incumbent Nicole Jones in a special election to complete the current term as the Compton Community College District Trustee in Area 2.

The difference in the hotly contested race was only 222 votes of 7,429 cast, with Ms. Calhoun garnering 51.5% of the vote to Ms. Jones’ 48.5%.

The incumbents prevailed in the other three races for full terms, including: Andres Ramos, Area 1, Deborah LeBlanc, Area 4 and Lowanda Green, Area5.

With the strong backing of the Compton College labor unions, Ms. Calhoun will represent Area 2 for the duration of the term that expires in December 2020.

She served on the Compton City Council form 2003-08 as well as on the Compton Unified School District Board. A retired Los Angeles city employee of 34 years, she had been active with SEIU Local 347, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and the Coalition of Labor Women.

Ms. Jones, a resident of Willowbrook, is a Senior Special Assistant for CA State Controller Betty Yee.

Melina Cervantes for The Bulletin More than 500 guests displayed family ofrendas honoring the souls of their dearly departed at the 2nd Día de Muertos at Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum. See page 7.

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NEWS Congresswomen Barragán, Waters and Sanchez Re-Elected; to be Joined By Record Number of Women of Color

LOS ANGELES—Representatives Nanette Barragán (accent) (D-CA 44), Maxine Waters (D-CA 43) and Linda Sanchez (D-CA 38) have all been handily re-elected to their seats in Congress in what will now be a Democratic Majority.

couraged to run after Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential election loss.

Some of Tuesday’s black female pioneers, like Illinois nurse and Democrat Lauren Underwood and Connecticut teacher and Democrat Jahana Hayes, were first-time candidates. Others, like Massachusetts’ Ayanna Pressley, were nd they will be joined by scores of women who political veterans. Most were considered longshots. represent “firsts” for the make-up of Congress Several will represent districts that are majority white including gender, race, and religion. and that have been historically conservative, their victories For the first time, a pair of Native American a rejection of conventional wisdom on electability and the congresswomen are headed to the House, in addition to effects of gerrymandering that have historically assigned two Muslim Congresswoman. Massachusetts and Conelected officials of color to represent minority communinecticut will also send black women ties. to Congress as firsts for their states, “This is going to be a Pressley, a Democrat and Boswhile Arizona and Tennessee are ton city councilwoman, will repregetting their first female senators. long process to get us to sent Massachusetts’ 7th CongresThe high-profile midterm cycle a point of proportionate sional District in the next Congress. that produced a record number of Pressley stunned the political estabwomen contenders and candidates representation, but tonight lishment in September, defeating a of color means a number of winners incumbent in the Demowill take office as trailblazers. The is a giant step forward.” 10-term cratic primary, and ran unopposed inclusive midterm victories bode in the general. well for future election cycles, said Kimberly Peeler-Allen, co-founder of “None of us ran to make histoKimberly Peeler-Allen, co-founder Higher Heights for America ry,” Pressley told supporters in her of Higher Heights for America, a acceptance speech Tuesday. “We national organization focused on ran to make change. However, the historical significance galvanizing black women voters and electing black women of this evening is not lost on me. The significance of history as candidates. is not lost on me.”

“This is going to be a long process to get us to a point In a seat that has historically been held by Democrats, of proportionate representation, but tonight is a giant step Ilhan Omar (D) won the bid for the state’s 5th Congresforward for what leadership can and will eventually look sional District, defeating Jennifer Zielinski (R) for an open like in this country,” Peeler-Allen said. She added that spot left by U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison. Ilhan Omar is the first even women of color who were unsuccessful will inspire a new crop of candidates, similar to the white women enn Women of Color, see page 8

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Ilhan Omar, has been elected to congress as the first Somali American, to represent Minnesota.

The Winners Are...

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

38th – Linda Sanchez: South El Monte Winning 43rd – Maxine Waters: Carson, Hawthorne, Inglewood - Win 44th – Nanette Barragan: Carson, Compton, Rancho Dominguez, Lynwood, Long Beach, Willowbrook, Wilmington

STATE SENATE

22nd – Susan Rubio: South El Monte State Assembly

STATE ASSEMBLY

57th – Ian Calderon: South El Monte 59th – Reggie Jones-Sawyer: Inglewood 62nd – Autumn Burke: Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lennox 63rd – Anthony Rendon: Compton, Rancho Dominguez, Lynwood 64th – Mike Gipson: Compton, Dominguez, Carson, Rancho Dominguez, Long Beach, Willowbrook, Wilmington 66th – Al Muratsuchi: Carson, Wilmington 70th – Patrick O’Donnell: Carson, Dominguez, Long Beach, Wilmington California Supt. of Public Instruction: Tuck – 50.7% v Thurmond – 49.3%

CITY LEADERS

Carson City Council Leaders: Lula Davis-Holmes & Jim Dear El Monte Mayor Leader: André Quintero El Monte City Council Leaders: Maria Morales, Jessica Ancona Hawthorne City Council Leaders: Olivia Valentine, Alex Monteiro Inglewood Mayor: James T. Butts Lynwood City Council Leaders: José Luis Solache, Marisela Santana, Jorge Casanova

CITY MEASURES

Carson Measure CA, Adopt a Charter - Yes Long Beach AAA: Yes BBB: Yes CCC: Yes DDD: Yes WW: Yes B: No E: Yes EE: Yes

SCHOOLS

El Monte Unified Board Leaders: Julia Ruedas, Lisette Idalia Mendez, Elizabeth Rivas El Monte Unified Measure HS: Yes Hawthorne School District Board Leaders: Luciano Alfredo Aguilar, Eugene M. Krank, Sergio Roberto Mortara Lennox School District Board Leaders: Sergio Hernandez Jr., Maria De Los Angeles Gonzalez, Alexis Aceves Lynwood Unified Governing Board Leaders: Alma-Delia Renteria, Alfonso Morales

STATEWIDE PROPOSITIONS

Prop 1: Yes – Funds Veteran & Affordable Housing Prop 2 : Yes – Amend Housing for Mental Illness Prop 3: No – Water & Environmental Projects Prop 4: Yes – Bond for Children’s Hospital Construction Prop 5: No – Senior Property Reduction Prop 6: No – Fuel Tax not Repealed Prop 7: Yes – Change Daylight Saving Time Prop 8: No – Regulate Dialysis Treatment Programs

McDonnell in Danger of Being Ousted as L.A. County Sheriff LOS ANGELES (CNS)— Sheriff Jim McDonnell was in danger Wednesday of becoming the first Los Angeles County sheriff in a century to lose a bid for reelection, but he thanked voters and said he was still optimistic about his chances of retaining his seat.

“I’m optimistic about the hundreds of thousands of outstanding vote- by-mail and provisional ballots that have not yet been counted,” McDonnell wrote in a Facebook post. “I earned about 58 percent of the vote-by-mail ballots already processed. There are thousands more ballots in the mail. Every vote should be counted, and every voice should be heard. I’m grateful for your support, and hopeful that we can work together for four more years of progress and reform.”

McDonnell also appeared to take a shot at his opponent, retired sheriff’s Lt. Alex Villanueva, in the post, saying, “I’m very proud of the fact-based campaign we ran with integrity.”

McDonnell’s website includes an extensive fact check of statements Villanueva made during this campaign. A campaign spokesman said the Facebook post was the only statement McDonnell would make at this time.

With all precincts reporting from Tuesday’s election, Villanueva emerged with a narrow

lead over the incumbent, claiming 50.15 percent of the vote. The two candidates are separated by just 4,927 votes.

It was not immediately clear how many provisional, late or mail-in ballots still need to be tallied—though the RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk’s office said it would provide an estimate Wednesday afternoon—so the final outcome of the race remains in doubt.

It has been more than 100 years since anyone managed to unseat an incumbent L.A. County sheriff.

When early results from Tuesday’s election were released, McDonnell jumped out in front, but as the vote-counting continued into the early hours of Wednesday morning, Villanueva kept closing the gap, until he ultimately pulled in front.

Heading into the election, McDonnell had the endorsement of at least four of the five county supervisors who control his budget and who created the Civilian Oversight Commission to oversee his department. He was also supported by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, former Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey and dozens of other current and former state, county and city officials.

Villanueva, a Democrat, had the backing of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party in the non-partisan race. McDonnell was once registered as a Republican but now claims no party n McDonnell, see page 10

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NEWS

Trump Says Government Will Halt if Dems Investigate Him

WASHINGTON (AP)—President Donald Trump, emboldened by Republican election wins in the Senate and scornful of GOP candidates he felt didn’t sufficiently embrace his support, delivered a stark warning to the new Democratic House majority on Wednesday: Investigate me, and I’ll investigate you—and the government will grind to a halt.

Noting that his Republican Party retained control of the Senate on Tuesday, he said that if Democrats in the House come after him, “we’ve got” a thing called the U.S. Senate.

Speaking at a wide-ranging White House press conference, Trump, by turns combative and conciliatory, said Democrats and Republicans should set aside partisanship to work together.

Some House Democrats have threatened to use the subpoena power they will gain in January to investigate Trump and administration actions. But, he warned, he will respond in kind and government will suffer.

Plus, he said, Democrats have “nothing, zero,” on him.

Of the special counsel’s Russia investigation that has shadowed his administration for more than 18 months, Trump said, “I could end it right now” but “I let it go on.”

Trump’s remarks on party dynamics came after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he had spoken with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi about how they might “find a way forward” in a divided Congress next year.

The GOP “had a very good day” Tuesday despite the House loss, McConnell said. “I’m proud of what happened. The president was very helpful to us.”

He and Pelosi, the Kentucky senator said, are “not unfamiliar” with one another as longtime leaders and colleagues.

As for congressional action the rest of this year, he said he could not imagine taking up immigration

“We’re at a moment in history ... where Americans are standing up, where young people are standing up, where women are standing up” Katie Hill and acknowledged that the Democratic House and Republican Senate were likely to go their separate ways when it comes to the legislative agenda “Areas for legislative agreement will be more limited,” he said.

“The one issue that Leader Pelosi and I discussed this morning where there could be a possible bipartisan agreement would be something on infrastructure, but there could be a lot of other things.”

McConnell said that Democrats in the House will have to decide how much they want to “harass” Trump. That echoed a similar message from Trump, who on Twitter cautioned Democrats not to use their new House majority to launch investigations into his administration.

“If the Democrats think they are going to waste Taxpayer Money investigating us at the House level, then we will likewise be forced to consider investigating them for all of the leaks of Classified Information, and much else, at the Senate level,” Trump wrote.

“Two can play that game!”

In Tuesday’s elections, McConnell said, the contentious, partisan fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination was “very helpful” in winning Senate seats, like an “adrenaline shot” for GOP voters.

Kavanaugh was confirmed last month after a California professor accused him of sexual assault when both were teenagers.

Dems Claim 2, Possibly 3, SoCal Congressional Spots SANTA ANA (CNS)— Democrats succeeded Tuesday in winning back a majority in the House of Representatives, and they appeared Wednesday to claim at least three closely watched Southern California congressional races, but a tally of lingering ballots could still change the outcome in the neck-and-neck contests.

The bulk of the seats targeted by Democrats in Tuesday’s election are in the oncereliable Republican stronghold of Orange County, which has seen a liberal political shift over the years.

Two years ago, Democrat Hillary Clinton beat President Donald Trump in Orange County, the first time a Democrat won the county since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

That has encouraged Democrats, and for the first time the national organization has sent professionals to Orange County to help elect more Democrats to Congress.

In the 39th District in northern Orange County, Republican Rep. Ed Royce is stepping aside, and fellow Republican Young Kim appeared to win the race to replace him Tuesday. With all precincts reporting, Kim had 51.3 percent of the vote, holding a roughly 3,900-vote lead over Democrat Gil Cisneros. It was unknown how many provisional, late or mail-in ballots still remain to be counted in the district.

Cisneros, a noted philanthropist, won a $266 million Lottery jackpot in 2010 and injected $9 million of his own money into the race. Kim, a South Korean immigrant, worked for Royce for about 20 years before winning a seat in the state Assembly, where she served a single term. She is looking to become the first Korean American woman to win a congressional seat.

In the 49th District, which straddles Orange and San Diego counties and includes cities such as San Clemente and Oceanside, Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is stepping aside after an unexpectedly narrow reelection win two years ago.

Mike Levin, a Democratic environmental lawyer, held roughly 5- percentage-point lead over Republican state Board of Equalization member Diane Harkey Wednesday morning in the race to replace Issa. Ballots were still being tallied in the San Diego portion of the district.

Levin has never held political office, but he has served as the executive director of the Democratic Party of Orange County. Prior to sitting on the Board of Equalization, Harkey served in the state Assembly from 2008 to 2014, representing southern Orange County.

She also served on the Dana Point City Council. Harkey received Trump’s endorsement in August and is a major backer of the campaign to repeal the state gas tax.

Republican Rep. Mimi Walters was targeted by Democrats in the 45th District, which covers a wide swath of Orange County, including Irvine, Lake Forest and Mission Viejo. But she appeared to be on pace to fight off a challenge from Democrat Katie Porter, a UC Irvine law professor who was critical of the Republican tax cuts and touted her role as a consumer advocate.

Semi-official results show Walters victorious with 51.7 percent of the vote, with an unknown number of ballots n Congress, see page 9

Ballot Count Not Yet Finished in Georgia Governor’s Race ATLANTA (AP)—Demo- left to count, but ... make no WHY THIS RACE IS crats and Republicans nation- mistake, the math is on our side IMPORTANT wide had their eyes trained to win this election.”

Abrams’ historic candidacy on Georgia to see whether the Abrams says the number made this a race to watch from emerging battleground state, of pending ballots is enough the start. She’s already the first would elect the first black to push Kemp’s total below the black woman in U.S. history to woman governor in American 50 percent threshold, because a be a major party’s gubernatorihistory or double down on the Libertarian candidate is taking al nominee. In Georgia, one of Deep South’s GOP tendencies about 1 percent of the vote. the original 13 states, she’d be with an acolyte of Presithe first woman, and the dent Donald Trump. first nonwhite governor.

“I promise you ... we’re But they’ll have to Beyond breaking wait a little longer. going to make sure that barriers, the matchup Here’s a look at exhibits the nation’s bitevery vote is counted.” what’s happening in the ter partisan, ideological contest, why Republican divides and underscores Brian Kemp and Demothe cultural and racial crat Stacey Abrams agree it’s “I promise you ... we’re go- fissures still lingering in the not over and what it means in ing to make sure that every vote Deep South.

Georgia and beyond. is counted,” Abrams said.

Abrams is a 44-year-old Here’s a look at what’s The Abrams campaign es- lawyer, former state legislative happening in the contest, why timated Wednesday morning leader and moonlighting roRepublican Brian Kemp and that she needs a net gain of mance novelist who campaigns Democrat Stacey Abrams agree about 15,000 votes to force a as an unabashed liberal. She it’s not over and what it means Dec. 4 runoff. promises to expand Medicaid in Georgia and beyond.

Campaign manager Lauren insurance coverage and prioriWith almost 3.9 million Groh-Wargo said there are at tize spending on public educavotes counted, Kemp stood at least that many outstanding tion, while endorsing tighter 50.5 percent, enough for an mail-in and absentee ballots. gun regulations and criticizoutright victory under a quirky The wild card is how many ing President Donald Trump’s Georgia law requiring a ma- provisional ballots were cast hard line on immigration. jority to win a general election and ultimately will be counted.

Kemp is a 55-year-old twowithout a runoff. But Abrams Local officials around the state term secretary of state who’s and Kemp agree there are ab- haven’t reported those num- echoed Trump’s immigration sentee, mail-in and provisional bers. rhetoric. He’s flaunted his guns, ballots left to be counted.

Neither the Kemp cam- chainsaw and pickup truck in The rivals differ on how paign nor Kemp’s secretary of his campaign ads. He promises much that will matter. state office has offered detailed to “put Georgians first,” blasts Says Kemp, Georgia’s sec- data, deferring instead to local n Abrams, see page 9 retary of state: “There are votes authorities.

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BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018

OPED

By Lauren Victoria Burke

A week that started with President Donald Trump announcing that he is “a nationalist,” to the delight of former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke, ended with the arrest of a Trump supporter in Florida on charges of attempting to assassinate several of Trump’s political opponents.

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hat supporter, Cesar Sayoc, lived in a van decorated with a collage of images of Trump’s critics, including one of Trump’s 2016 opponent Hillary Clinton in the crosshairs, attempted to murder two former Democratic presidents and other critics of Donald Trump by way of pipe bombs through the mail.

Trump made his self-defining statement on October 22 in Houston, saying, “They have a word. It sort of became oldfashioned. It’s called a nationalist. And I say, really, we’re not supposed to use that word. You know what I am? I’m a nationalist, OK? I’m a nationalist.”

The President’s statements also included warnings of “a caravan” of immigrants poten-

tially entering the forcement ImproveU.S. from Mexico. ments,” is an exOn October 29, it ecutive order issued was reported that

by United States Trump increased a President Donald previously ordered Trump on January deployment of 5,000 25, 2017. The order troops to the Mexidirects a wall to be can border to conbuilt along the Mexfront the migrant ico–United States “caravan.” border.

On October 25, Trump’s fifth exdays after the Presiecutive order would dent’s statements become known as claiming he was a the “Muslim ban.” “nationalist,” GregExecutive Order ory Alan Bush, a 51- Maurice Stallard, 69 and Vickie Lee Jones murdered in alleged KY hate crime.

13769, titled “Proyear old white male, tecting the Nation was arrested after alfrom Foreign TerTrump supporter, Cesar Sayoc, of immigrants from Mexico legedly murdering two elderly rorist Entry into the United was arrested after the FBI dis- into the U.S. African Americans at a Kroger States,” was challenged in covered a fingerprint on a pipe The “caravan” of immisupermarket in Jeffersontown, court and its original version bomb Sayoc allegedly mailed grants has been a popular talkKentucky. According to witweakened. to Congresswoman Maxine ing point repeated by President nesses, Bush shot 69-year-old “It’s not a dog whistle. It is Waters. Five of Sayoc’s targets Trump and other Republicans Maurice Stallard and 67-yearan air raid siren,” said Repubwere African American. and by several commentaold Vickie Jones to lican strategist Rick death in a car park.

Wilson during an “It’s not a dog whistle. It is an air raid siren.”

Before arrivOctober 29 TV ining at Kroger’s, terview. Wilson is Republican Strategist Rick Wilson Bush attempted to author of the book enter a nearby pre“Everything Trump dominantly African Touches Dies: A ReOn October 29, the deadli- tors on Fox News. On June American church, The First publican Strategist Gets Real est anti-Semitic attack in U.S. 16, 2015, as Trump delivered Baptist Church in JeffersonAbout the Worst President history occurred at the Tree of a speech announcing his run town, police confirmed. Steve Ever.”

Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, for the presidency in which he Zinninger, the son of a man “His unique social media Pa. According to witnesses, said he would build a wall on who confronted Bush with a power makes him incredibly Robert Bowers murdered 11 the Mexico–United States borfirearm after he allegedly murdangerous for the country,” Jewish congregants at the syna- der and defined Mexican imdered Stalled and Jones, told Wilson added. gogue using an AR-15 and car- migrants as “criminals, drug reporters that Bush responded “There is no dog whistle rying several hand guns. An dealers, rapists, etc.” to his father by saying “whites this is a fog horn,” said MSNBC analysis of his social media rePresident Trump’s third don’t kill whites,” when conhost Joe Scarborough, echoing vealed that Bowers was angry executive order, Executive fronted.

Wilson. Scarborough is a forabout the recently repeated Order 13767, titled, “Border A day later on October 26, mer Republican Congressman false claims of a mass “caravan” Security and Immigration En-

from Florida.

“I have never seen anything like this President at any time in my lifetime,” said Richard Cohen, President of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Alabama on October 28. “We are in a very dangerous situation,” he added. The Southern Policy Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League have reported that there is a major increase in hate crimes since Trump took office.

After a torch carrying mob of mostly white males with some women marched onto the campus of the University of Virginia in August 2017, followed by a violent street confrontation and a murder, Trump failed to clearly denounce white supremacy and its link to violence, Saying there are, “some very fine people on both sides,” on August 15, 2017, just days after violent images of the Neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Va., broadcast around the world was the last time many remained indecisive on Trump’s true values. But with only a week to go to Election Day, the true test of how many remain indecisive will be answered by the choices of the American electorate.

Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist and writer for NNPA as well as a political analyst and communications strategist.

Debt and Rising Home Costs Continue to Defer Homeownership compared to white parents at $215,000, and $35,000 for Hispanic parents.

“As the NAR report shows, the share of firstDo you ever get the feeling that when time homebuyers continues to lag far behind it comes to news about the nation’s historical norms,” commented Mark Lindblad, a economy you’re in a different world?

Senior Researcher with the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL). “Efforts should be directed certainly do. And what’s more, I think much toward pairing low-down payments with affordof America – especially Black America -able and responsible mortgage products so that feels the same. low-income households and borrowers of color A decade has passed since the housing have equal access to the opportunities that come collapse. In that time, bank profits are back and from owning a home of one’s own.” continue to rise. Despite occasional trading flucLisa Rice, President and CEO of the National tuations, the stock market remains profitable Fair Housing Alliance shared a similar view to for most investors. Then there’s the low rate of that of Lindblad. unemployment that is often cited as if economic “The NAR’s survey underscores the persisstrides have included nearly everyone. tent difficulty under-served communities face But unemployment data does not reflect the when trying to purchase housing,” said Rice. vast number of people who today are working “With a median purchase price of $250,000 and earning less, otherwise known as the underand down payment of $32,500, homeowneremployed. ship remains out of reach for far too many People who toil at jobs that pay less than in and this exacerbates stress on rental housing previous years often have a work ethic that is prices.” bigger than their paycheck. Even for those who The most recent figures from the Census Butake a second job, the extra and modest earnings reau report that nation’s 64.4 percent homeownseldom free them from hoping they have enough ership rate in the third quarter of 2018 was not money to make it through each month. statistically different from that of 2017 when it I also think about the families who sacrificed tallied 63.9 percent. retirement or building savings to give their chilGeographically, homeownership in the dren a college education. Both new college gradNortheast, Midwest and South remained the uates, their parents and sometimes grandparents most stagnant. are startled at the amount of debt they share and In stark contrast, the financial outlook for how long it will take to fully repay it. the 64 percent of Americans who already own Whatever happened to the American Dream a home brought a hefty median equity gain of of owning a home and giving your children a $55,000 when they sold their residence over the better life than you experienced as a child? Is this past year. Additionally, after selling their homes, ‘dream’ being deferred or denied?

44 percent traded up to a large home.

The stark reality is that between the rising Yun. “Homes In other words, if you can find a way to becost of college and the equally rising costs of were selling in a come a homeowner, the costs incurred will likely homeownership, much of the country that works median of three weeks be outweighed by the economic gains. for a living is in a financial catch-22. and multiple offers were But making that important financial tranThis contention is borne out by an updated a common occurrence, fursition from renter to homeowner will become consumer survey that annually measures profiles ther pushing up home prices.” harder as mortgage interest rates climb from the of both home buyers and sellers. Each year, the Despite the financial hurdles or $32,500 for that historic lows of recent years.

National Association of Realtors (NAR) sur- noted by the NAR survey, there was a $250,000 priced home.

Additionally, should home inventories reveys consumers who purchased a primary home main low, the likeliin the past year. For 2018, hood of ‘supply and NAR used a 129-question “With the lower end of the housing market—smaller, moderately priced homes—seeing the demand’ economics survey of consumers who keep driving pricworst of the inventory shortage, first-time home buyers who want to enter the market are will purchased a home bees higher as well. tween July 2017 and June “Now more than having difficulty finding a home they can afford.”

2018. ever,” added Rice, Summarizing results, Economist Lawrence Yun “we need radical poliNAR concluded that curcies that will spur the rent housing trends are single glimmer of encouraging news. For the secHow long does it take for families to amass development of affordable housing in all comaffected by “mounting student debt balances,” ond year in a row, single female buyers are suc- $32,000 for a home down payment? Longer than munities.” along with rising interest rates, higher home cessfully pursuing their own American Dream. most families would want to wait, I’m certain. prices and larger down payments.

While married couples comprise 63 percent of According to new research by the Urban InstiCharlene Crowell is the Center for Responsible “With the lower end of the housing market – home buyers, single females represent 18 per- tute, median wealth for Black parents is $14,400 Lending’s Communications Deputy Director.

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smaller, moderately priced homes – seeing the worst of the inventory shortage, first-time home buyers who want to enter the market are having difficulty finding a home they can afford,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence

cent, purchasing homes at a median price of $189,000.

But for the rest of the home buying market, NAR found that the past year meant a median home purchase price of $250,000 required a median household income of $91,600 for a successful mortgage application. Additionally, the nation’s medianhome down payment now is 13 percent,

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OPED Republicans Change the Script and Now Support Obamacare

By Roger Caldwell

Students and staff from the Southern College of Optometry provided eye exams and prescriptions to dozens of Memphis’ homeless during Project Homeless-Connect.

‘ONE MISTAKE AWAY’ FROM HOMELESSNESS

By Lee Eric Smith

lesmith@tsdmemphis.com

Admit it: Sometimes you go out of your way to avoid a homeless person.

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like I could never sleep in a shelter . . . or even ask somebody for help,” he added.

“But sometimes God puts you in a situation where you have to ask for help or you have to receive it whether you want it or not.”

He believes that if more people had the experience of homelessness, it would help them understand the difficult circumstances that force people onto the street – and the depths of despair that can come with it.

“If they were living through those exact same circumstances, the question they would have to ask themselves is this,” he said. “Do I want to fight through this? Or do I want to die?”

Open, candid and thoughtful, Thomas said, “A lot of people think I take my situation as a big joke, because I try to laugh all the time. But they don’t realize: I try to laugh all the time to keep from crying all the time.”

A few seconds after our interview, Thomas was approached by an acquaintance. They cracked jokes – the way black men do – before Thomas wheeled away.

Given what he’d just told me, I wondered if he was crying inside.

Felicia Jordan, 26 Felicia Jordan was getting her hair done when I spoke with her. She and her two children – a six-year old and an 11-month old – have been staying in shelters for about a

work in a warehouse. “They usually pay every week,” she said. “When you have kids, you can’t wait two weeks to get paid.

You have to make sacrifices.”

And like any parent, she puts on a brave face for her children.

“You know, you have to keep a smile in place for your kids,” she said. “You don’t want them to see you down because you don’t want them to get down.

“My oldest questions me,” she continued. “Like ‘Ma, when are we going home?

When are we going to have a place?’ She’s very advanced.”

And like many parents, she fibs to keep hope alive.

“I just tell her we’re one day closer,” Jordan said. “I don’t know when we’re going to have a home. I just try to keep her smiling. I just try to keep her mind off of it, that’s all.”

The homeless are people too I didn’t get a chance to talk to many more people there. Many were too busy trying to get supplies and services. Others didn’t want to talk or be photographed for this story.

From the limited conversations I had, I realized that there w e r e

o do I. I’m not proud to say it, but it’s true. If I can’t cross the street to evade them, I search my brain for my pre-programmed “no” response to their inevitable request for a dollar.

“I ain’t got it, bruh,” is my go-to line, which, too often, is simply the truth. It’s not danger that I feel. If you’re like me, the problem with having even a brief conversation with a homeless person is that you come away feeling conflicted.

Clearly, this person needs more than a dollar’s worth of help, but the problems they face are often so complicated, it breaks your brain. It’s easier to pretend not to see the problem than it is to fix it.

When I learned that the Community Alliance for The Homeless Inc. was hosting Project Homeless Connect-Memphis at the Cook Convention Center last week, I made a point to go.

It’s an annual event that connects the homeless with organizations and resources to help them get stabilized – housing and job placement services; mental health and addiction counselors. The wait for eye exams and hair stylists were among the longest. It’s a feel-good story, no doubt.

More than that, though, I wanted to listen. What has to happen for one to find themselves sleeping under a bridge? Why is it so hard to stay off the streets?

What is it about being homeless that everyone should know?

Darrell Thomas, 54 Darrell Thomas is a double amputee.

By trade, he’s a carpenter, a fix-it guy. He lost his right leg in 2003, while he was working on a car on the side of the road. His left leg?

“It was just a spider in my shoe,” he said.

Thomas said he found himself on the street earlier this year, after he reported unsafe living conditions in his apartment building.

He said his landlord retaliated by refusing his rent and evicting him for nonpayment.

“It’s a slick way of doing slum lord evictions,” Thomas said.

Darrell Thomas I mentioned that everyday people don’t really get to hear from people living on the streets. Thomas took over from year. Joblessness and sporadic child sup- dozens, if not hundreds, of similar stories there. port made it impossible to pay her bills or wandering around that convention hall.

“That’s because most people that got keep a roof over her head.

I thought back through the lean times a home don’t want to be bothered with I asked her what most of us – includ- in my own life, when I was living handthe people without a home,” he said. ing me – take for granted that she doesn’t. to-mouth.

“They feel like the person living out here In hindsight, it’s a stupid question. JorIn hindsight, I was probably closer to in these streets, that’s currently homeless, dan’s answer was obvious but poignant. homelessness than I even realize now – that they’re here because that’s something “Just waking up and knowing you just one more bad break. they want to do. have somewhere to sleep,” she sighed.

I’m not about to say that I now have a “But that person isn’t homeless be- “That you’re going to eat breakfast. That dollar for every panhandler who asks. Alcause they coholism, addicwant to be. tion and mental “A lot of people think I take my situation as a big joke, They’re there health problems because cerstill persistent because I try to laugh all the time. But they don’t realize: I are tain life ciramong Memphis’ cumstances try to laugh all the time to keep from crying all the time.” homeless populaput them tion, and a dollar Darrell Thomas in that situwon’t fix that. ation,” he But I’m gratecontinued. you don’t have to leave the house if you ful that the Community Alliance for the “But the person in the home needs to don’t want to.”

Homeless hosts this event each year, and realize,” he warned. “They’re just one misThat last answer is telling. Though I’m grateful for the volunteers who help take from being homeless themselves.” she’s grateful to stay in a shelter, the rules with it.

I asked if that was true for most peo- stipulate that each day she and her chilIt gave me a chance to see beyond my ple. Thomas chuckled. dren must leave by a certain time each own biases, to see that underneath the “That’s true for the president,” he re- day, “even if we don’t have gas or a bus to torn clothes, the odors and the unkempt plied. catch,” she said. “ hair, there’s another human.

“There used to be a time when I felt As for work, Jordan would like to Just like me. Just like you.

Healthcare in 2018 looms as a major national issue, which will determine how Americans will vote for a candidate. The Democrats and President Obama were correct when they implemented the (ACA) Affordable Care Act. There were many problems in executions with the ACA, but 15 million additional Americans were able to get health insurance coverage who were denied earlier.

Once President Obama left office, the ACA has become more popular and the pre-exciting conditions provision has Republican states putting ballot initiatives as amendments to expand healthcare programs. The provision for pre-existing conditions has become one of the

major issues in the 2018 mid-term election.

“It also has become a focal point in numerous governors’ races. The election-day push in conservative leaning states for one of the main aspects of the Obama’s healthcare law has surprised many Republican lawmakers after they spent years attacking it,” says Paul Waldman, reporter of the Washington Post.

The Republicans have tried to repeal the ACA at least 60 or 70 times and, as there are only 8 days left before the election, many of the Republicans (starting with Trump) are changing their tunes. Some would call this lying and fabricating the truth, but the Republicans consider this good politics.

There is no shame in the Republicans’ game, so making a 180-degree change near the end of the midterm election proves they cannot be trusted. Integrity and trust is not something that is high on the Republicans’ list of the right things to do.

President Trump leapt into the election year fight over protections for people with pre-existing conditions last week saying the GOP will defend them. “All Republicans support people with pre-existing conditions, and if they don’t, they will after I speak to them,” he said on Twitter. “I am in total support.”

It appears that this new initiative is starting to be pushed

by Trump and the Republican Party because the Democrats and President Obama were right for the last eight years. The Republicans have tried to destroy and kill the ACA every way they could think of, but Americans are not dumb or sleepwalking, so now they have flipped the script.

Healthcare should not be a privilege, it should be a right

It appears that this new initiative is starting to be pushed by Trump and the Republican Party because the Democrats and President Obama were right for the last eight years.

— and universal. As Americans demand universal healthcare, the richest country in the world should be a model for healthcare around the globe.

Even though President Trump says he is supporting preexisting conditions there appears to be a contradiction in his new imitative. Twenty (20) Republican states have a lawsuit in court challenging Obamacare constitutionally. They argue that the rest of the law does not hold up, after the individual mandate provision was rolled back last year.

So, Trump and the Republicans are talking out of all sides of their mouth, and healthcare is a complete mess if Americans follow the party in power. President Trump ran in 2016 on scrapping Obamacare and nearly succeeded in doing so last year.

Now, he is lying again, and it is incumbent for the media and Democrats to expose President Trump’s lies and call him out as a fabricator.

The Democrats are on the side of truth, and they must continue to present the facts, because the truth will set America free from criminals and corruption.

“Despite the fact that America spends almost twice as much per person on healthcare as any other country, our healthcare outcomes lag behind other nations’. We get poor value for what we spend,” says Sen. Bernie Sanders. Healthcare is a major issue in the 2018 election, vote with the Democrats.

As you vote in this election this year, know your facts, and study the candidate’s record and platform. Many of the candidates are lying, and not telling the truth. Don’t be fooled.

Roger Caldwell is President of On Point Media Group, a marketing and public relations firm.

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HEALTH Appendix Removal Is Linked to Lower Risk of Parkinson’s

“This is a great piece of the puzzle. It’s a fundamental clue.”

Parkinson’s Specialist Dr. Allison Willis

By Lauran Neergaard

WASHINGTON (AP)—Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinson’s disease may get its start not in the brain but in the gut—maybe in the appendix.

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eople who had their appendix removed early in life had a lower risk of getting the tremor-inducing brain disease decades later, researchers reported last week.

Why? A peek at surgically removed appendix tissue shows this tiny organ, often considered useless, seems to be a storage depot for an abnormal protein—one that, if it somehow makes its way into the brain, becomes a hallmark of Parkinson’s.

The big surprise, according to studies published in the journal Science Translational Medicine: Lots of people may harbor clumps of that worrisome protein in their appendix—young and old, people with healthy brains and those with Parkinson’s.

But don’t look for a surgeon just yet.

“We’re not saying to go out and get an appendectomy,” stressed Viviane Labrie of Michigan’s Van Andel Research Institute, a neuroscientist and geneticist who led the research team.

After all, there are plenty of people who have no appendix yet still develop Parkinson’s. And plenty of others harbor the culprit protein but never get sick, according to her research.

THE GUT CONNECTION Doctors and patients have long known there’s some connection between the gastrointestinal tract and Parkinson’s. Constipation and other GI troubles are very common years before patients experience tremors and movement difficulty that lead to a Parkinson’s diagnosis.

Last wek's research promises to re-energize work to find out why, and learn who’s really at risk.

“This is a great piece of the puzzle. It’s a fundamental clue,” said Dr. Allison Willis, a Parkinson’s specialist at the University of Pennsylvania who wasn’t involved in the new studies but says her patients regularly ask about the gut link.

Parkinson’s Foundation chief scientific officer James Beck, who also wasn’t involved, agreed that “there’s a lot of tantalizing potential connections.”

He noted that despite its reputation, the appendix appears to play a role in immunity that may influence gut inflammation. The type of bacteria that live in the gut also may affect Parkinson’s.

But if it really is common to harbor that Parkinson’s-linked protein, “what we don’t know is what starts it, what gets this whole ball rolling,” Beck said.

For years, scientists have hypothesized about what might cause the gut-Parkinson’s connection. One main theory: Maybe bad “alpha-synuclein” protein can travel from nerve fibers in the GI tract up the vagus nerve, which connects the body’s major organs to the brain. Abnormal alpha-synuclein is toxic to brain cells involved with movement.

There have been prior clues. People who decades ago had the vagus nerve cut as part of a now-abandoned therapy had a reduced risk of Parkinson’s. Some smaller studies have suggested appendectomies, too, might be protective—but the results were conflicting.

Labrie’s team set out to find stronger evidence.

First, the researchers analyzed Sweden’s huge national health database, examining medical records of nearly 1.7 million people tracked since 1964.

The risk of developing Parkinson’s was 19 percent lower among those who had their appendix surgically removed decades earlier.

One puzzling caveat: People living in rural areas appeared to get the benefit. Labrie said it’s possible that the appendix plays a role in environmental risk factors for Parkinson’s, such as pesticide exposure.

Further analysis suggested people who developed Parkinson’s despite an early-inlife appendectomy tended to have symptoms appear a few years later than similarly aged patients.

A COMMON PROTEIN That kind of study doesn’t prove that removing the appendix is what reduces the risk, cautioned Dr. Andrew Feigin, executive director of the Parkinson’s institute at NYU Langone Health, who wasn’t involved in Wednesday’s research.

So next, Labrie’s team examined appendix tissue from 48 Parkinson’s-free people.

In 46 of them, the appendix harbored the abnormal Parkinson’s-linked protein. So did some Parkinson’s patients. Whether the appendix was inflamed or not also didn’t matter.

That’s a crucial finding because it means merely harboring the protein in the gut isn’t enough to trigger Parkinson’s, Labrie said.

There has to be another step that makes it dangerous only for certain people.

“The difference we think is how you manage this pathology,” she said—how

the body handles the buildup.

Her team plans additional studies to try to tell.

The reservoir finding is compelling, Feigin said, but another key question is if the abnormal protein also collects in healthy people’s intestines.

And Penn’s Willis adds another caution: There are other unrelated risks for Parkinson’s disease, such as suffering a traumatic brain injury.

“This could be one of many avenues that lead to Parkinson’s disease, but it’s a very exciting one,” she said.

FDA OKs Powerful Opioid Pill as Alternative to IV Painkiller

By Linda K. Johnson TRENTON, N.J. (AP)—U.S. regulators on Friday approved a fastacting, super-potent opioid tablet as an alternative to IV painkillers used in hospitals.

The decision by the Food and Drug Administration came over objections from critics who fear the pill will be abused. In a lengthy statement, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said there “We won’t will be “very tight restrictions” sidestep placed on its diswhat I tribution and it is intended only believe is for supervised settings like hosthe real pitals. underlying The tiny pill was developed source of as an option for patients who discontent pose difficulamong the ties for the use of IVs, including soldiers on the critics of this battlefield. The approval.” pill from AcelRx Pharmaceuticals FDA contains the same Commissioner decades-old painScott Gottlieb killer often given in IV form or injection to surgical patients and women in labor.

Gottlieb noted the pill was a high priority for the Department of Defense, which helped fund testing, because it wanted a way to provide fast pain relief to injured soldiers. The tablet, placed under the tongue with a dispenser, starts reducing pain in 15 to 30 minutes.

A panel of FDA advisers had earlier voted 10-3 in favor of the pill called Dsuvia (duh-SOO’-vee-uh). But in a rare response, the panel’s chairman joined critics in urging the FDA to reject it. The chairman, Dr. Raeford E. Brown Jr., who couldn’t attend the meeting and didn’t cast a vote, predicts that the pill will be abused inside and outside medical settings and cause overdose deaths.

The pills contain sufentanil, a chemical cousin of the opioid fentanyl.

Gottlieb said the drug will carry a boxed warning and won’t be available at drugstores for patients to take home. Acknowledging the criticism, he said he’s asked FDA staff to “evaluate a new framework” for the approval of new opioid drugs that will clearly outline how the agency considers benefits and risks.

“We won’t sidestep what I believe is the real underlying source of discontent among the critics of this approval—the question of whether or not America needs another powerful opioid while in the throes of a massive crisis of addiction,” Gottlieb’s wrote.

Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, a consumer group, called Gottlieb’s statement “empty rhetoric” and said the agency missed a big opportunity when it approved the pill.

“It’s a huge mistake,” Wolfe said. “This drug is doomed. It’s dangerous and it will kill people.”

The Redwood City, California-based company expects the pill to be available early next year at a price of $50 to $60 per pill.

Common side effects with Dsuvia included nausea, vomiting, constipation and decreased blood oxygen levels. Those occurred slightly more often with the pill than for study participants given morphine.

L.A. Care’s Lynwood Family Resource Center is Doubling in Size L.A. Care’s first Family Resource Center (FRC) located in Lynwood, has virtually doubled in size and moved next door.

The center, which was the first of L.A. Care’s five FRCs, has been in Plaza Mexico for 11 years, but the new facility is nearly 7,400 square feet.

L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest publiclyoperated health plan in the country, is holding a community celebration in honor of the Grand Re-Opening this coming Saturday, November 10th from 11am-3pm.

“We have been an important resource in the community for more than a decade,” said Margaret Coins, FRC Administrator.

“The additional space is going to allow us to offer many more classes for our neighbors.”

The Lynwood Family Resource Center, like all L.A. Care FRCs, offer health education classes free to members and the public. Classes include fitness, nutrition, mental health and disease management. The center serves nearly 6,000 people each year.

The Grand Re-Opening Celebration will include free popcorn, snow cones, face painting, a rock-climbing wall and a balloon artist.

There will also be free haircuts and health screenings.

The center is located at 3200 East Imperial Highway in Lynwood.

Jury Says ‘Disease Expert’ Must Pay $105 Million to Cancer Victim SAN DIEGO (AP)—A California man convicted of practicing medicine without a license must pay more than $105 million to a woman who said he falsely promised to cure her breast cancer.

KNSD-TV says San Diego jurors decided Wednesday that Robert O. Young must pay medical expenses and damages. Young says he’ll appeal.

Young wrote “The pH Miracle” and other best-selling books promoting an alternative theory of fighting illness.

Dawn Kali sued Young for fraud and negligence, saying she delayed regular cancer treatment and spent thousands on baking soda infusions and other therapies at Young’s Valley Center retreat.

She finally sought medical help in 2013 after cancer spread to her bones. She’s been given four years to live.

Young was sentenced last year to nearly four years in prison for illegally practicing medicine.

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NEWS Sativa Water Takeover

by County Initiated

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os Angeles County Department of Public Works (DPW) has taken over operation of Sativa Los Angeles County Water District, promising improved water quality, service and no price hikes in the immediate future.

Following Governor Brown signing legislation laying the groundwork for this action, as expected DPW was anointed as the temporary steward, until the district is transferred to a new permanent operator.

The district has been plagued by complaints of mismanagement and poor service for many years, and that came to a head this spring when customers went public with brown, foul-smelling water coming thru their faucets.

Bringing samples of the discolored water to two public hearings, customers demanded change with a collective voice far louder than in the past.

County, state and federal politicians heard, promising change.

DPW expects to spend the next 12-18 months assessing the district from finances to infrastructure to serve and water quality, determining its needs. A new long-term operator is expected to be chosen in that time frame.

Crowds Converge on Dominguez Rancho in Honor of the Deceased In a day of reflective celebration of family heritage, more than 500 guests attended the 2nd Día de Muertos at the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum last Saturday.

The tradition is a festive time of remembrance in which families decorate the tombs of deceased relatives and install memorial ofrendas where special offerings are laid out that would be appealing and comforting to the returning souls.

“It’s a day to celebrate our family to show that they’re not really forgotten,” Francisco Vargas offers. ““We have my dad and his younger brother, an aunt, my great grandparents all the way at the top” This year doubled attendance of the initial festival at the museum, held last year.

Owner/Vendor Amanda Hernandez tends to her crafts.

Francisco Vargas (in hat and sunglasses) and family pose in front of their ofrenda, (offering) celebrating four generations of family memories.

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state where the GOP has 3.8 million fewer registered voters than the Democratic Party.

Newsom spent much of the campaign raising money and holding rallies for Democrats running for seats in Congress and the Legislature, building goodwill with lawmakers with whom he’ll be working.

Cox, 63, a lawyer and investor living in the San Diego area, hammered relentlessly on California’s high cost of living, for which he blamed Newsom and the Democrats who control the Legislature and every statewide office. He pledged to cut taxes and roll back environmental laws that he says obstruct housing construction.

He downplayed his conservative stances on social issues— he opposes abortion and made inflammatory comments about gay marriage a decade ago— but was unable to persuade voters to give him a shot. He also was hurt by support from Trump, who is very unpopular in the state. “I consider myself very proud that we highlighted the incredible struggle that the people of this state have had for years,” Cox told supporters as he conceded defeat in San Diego.

He blamed his loss on the enormous cost of running a campaign in California, home to nearly 40 million people and some of the nation’s most expensive television markets.

He raised more than $11 million this year—much of it his own—but still did not have enough money to run ads on broadcast television in the cru-

FEINSTEIN cial final weeks.

“I’m not going anywhere,” he said at the close of his speech. “I love this state and I’m going to stay involved.”

Newsom has made himself a foil for Trump in California, a state that has passed laws and filed lawsuits aimed at thwarting the president’s agenda on health care, immigration and climate change. He’s drawn the ire of Trump, who has mocked Newsom’s policies and at one rally called him “this clown in California who’s running for governor.”

Only about a quarter of California voters said the country is on the right track, compared with roughly seven of 10 who said it’s headed in the wrong direction, according to AP VoteCast, a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate.

A majority of voters—some seven in 10—had negative views of Trump, and about five in 10 said they voted to express opposition to the president.

Fewer than one in five said they went to the polls to show their support for Trump.

Newsom will take over Jan. 7 from Brown, California’s longest-serving governor. Brown has twice served back-to-back terms, the first from 1975-1983 and then again starting in 2011.

California now has term limits only allowing a candidate to serve eight years as governor.

When he assumes control, Newsom will find a Democratic Legislature antsy to boost spending for the social safety net and higher education after eight years of Brown hold-

ing the line on such spending.

He’ll inherit strong state finances with billions in budget reserves and a surplus, but also the ever-present threat that an economic downturn will once again force cuts in a state that disproportionately relies on income taxes paid by the wealthy.

Before he was a politician, Newsom in his early 20s opened a wine store in San Francisco, the start of a business empire that’s grown to include about two dozen bars, restaurants, liquor stores, wineries and hotels. The PlumpJack Group, as it’s known, is now led by his sister, but will present an ethics challenge for him as governor.

He’s been adamant that he won’t sell his interests, so he’ll have to avoid creating conflicts or the appearance that his position is helping him profit in the highly regulated industries where he operates.

Newsom got his start in politics when San Francisco’s legendary mayor, Willie Brown, appointed him to the city parking commission and later to a vacant seat on the Board of Supervisors, San Francisco’s city council. He was considered a centrist candidate for mayor in a the famously liberal city and won, making national headlines for defying the law on gay marriage and extending health care benefits to everyone in the city.

He considered running for governor in 2010 but stepped aside when Brown made clear he’d be on the ballot. Newsom ran for lieutenant governor instead.

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choice between “new ideas and the same old, Feinstein kept the letter confidential for same old” and “progressivism and privilege.” weeks but later turned it over to the FBI. Still, it was Feinstein’s message of proven Trump and Republicans accused her of experience and competence that won over leaking the letter to the press in an attempt California voters in deep-blue California. to derail Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

She held 54 percent of the vote with 4.6 milTrump supporters even chanted “lock lion counted. her up!” about Feinstein during a rally.

With no Republican in the race, many Feinstein denies leaking the letter and has voters simply took a pass at the contest. At defended her handling of the situation. least half a million people who voted in the With Republicans maintaining control governor’s race did not cast ballots for U.S. of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, FeinSenate. stein will remain minority leader of the SenFeinstein was first elected to the Senate ate Judiciary Committee. in 1992 after serving as San Francisco’s first During the campaign, she lamented the woman mayor. challenges of operating Unlike other in Washington in the “He said the campaign challenges to inminority party. When cumbents from the offered a choice between de Leon called for a left, de Leon’s bid stronger resistance, “new ideas and the against Feinstein Feinstein declared that failed to generate marching and protestsame old, same old” much attention ing only goes so far. and energy, per“What changes and “progressivism and haps because the things are elections,” privilege.” seat was a lock for she said.

Democrats regardDuring the camDefeated gubernatorial less. California’s paign, Feinstein foprimary system alcused on her accandidate Kevin de Leon lows two members complishments in of the same party Washington to argue to face off in a general election, and Repub- she’s been an effective voice for California, licans fielded no serious candidates. citing passage of the California Desert ProIt was California’s second U.S. Senate tection Act and the now-expired federal ascontest in which two Democrats faced off. sault weapons ban, both of which happened U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris defeated U.S. Rep. more than 20 years ago during her first Loretta Sanchez for California’s other seat years in Washington. in 2016.

She’s faced pressure from immigrant Even though de Leon criticized Fein- groups that argue she hasn’t done enough stein for being too soft against Trump, she to fight for comprehensive reform and a drew the president’s ire this fall during the path to citizenship. She said immigration fiery confirmation battle over Supreme reform would be her top priority if she were Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. re-elected.

A California woman, Christine Blasey As she thanked her supporters Tuesday, Ford, sent Feinstein a letter during the Feinstein said she was surprised to see how summer accusing Kavanaugh of sexually many people had come out. assaulting her in high school, which he “How lucky I am to have a constituency denies. like this,” she said.

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NEWS Two Charged in Killing of 69-Year-Old Long Beach Man LONG BEACH (CNS)—Two young men were charged Tuesday with murder and other counts in connection with a drive-by shooting last month in Long Beach that left a 69-year-old great-grandfather dead.

Rhyan Burrell, 20, of Lynwood, and Terrel Warren, 23, of Long Beach, are scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 19 in a Long Beach courtroom in connection with the Oct. 9 killing of Jose Corrales, who was slain as he watered his lawn in the 1900 block of Canal Avenue, near Pacific Coast Highway.

The murder charge includes the special circumstance allegations of murder while lying in

wait, murder to further the activities of a criminal street gang and murder by discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors will decide later whether to seek the death penalty against the two.

Burrell and Warren are also facing one count each of shooting at an occupied motor vehicle and unlawful firearm activity and six counts each of attempted murder.

The two are also facing gang allegations, and Warren is facing allegations that he personally and intentionally discharged a hand-

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gun. according to a police statement.

Corrales—who was shot at least once in Three firearms and ammunition were rethe upper body—was pronounced dead at the covered during the warrant search and were scene, police said. submitted to the Long Beach Police Depart“Based on the preliminary investigation, ment’s crime lab for forensic analysis. detectives learned the victim was outside a A vehicle believed to have been involved in residence with a group of male subjects when the case was impounded, police said. (someone in) a light-colored sedan containing According to news reports, Corrales was three to four subjects a family patriarch opened fire,” accordwith 17 grandchiling to a police state- Corrales was a family patriarch dren and one greatment. grandchild. with 17 grandchildren and Detectives subRebecca Rodrione great-grandchild. sequently learned guez, one of Coranother man in a rales’ five daughters, nearby vehicle was told NBC4 her father also struck by gunfire and took himself to a had been with several of his grandchildren who hospital. were visiting him and that the kids ran when Burrell and Warren were arrested last Fri- they heard the gunfire. day by Long Beach police.

“When they turned around, he was on the “Detectives have determined this murder ground,” Rodriguez said, adding that her fais gang-motivated and believe the murder may ther was a devoted husband who would drive be correlated to an altercation which occurred his wife Maria to daily kidney dialysis treatearlier that afternoon at Cabrillo High School,” ment.

Long Beach Man Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assaults

LONG BEACH (CNS)— A 26-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing four women in Long Beach pleaded not guilty Monday to nearly a dozen felony charges.

Isaiah Elijah Andino, of Long Beach, is being held without bail on four counts each of forcible oral copulation and second-degree robbery and three counts of kidnapping to commit robbery. He was ordered to return to court on Dec. 7, when a date is expected to be set for a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial.

The criminal complaint alleges that the attacks occurred between July 5 and Oct. 16; that Andino personally used a handgun during the commission of the crimes; and that he has a January 2018 conviction from Orange County for robbery.

Andino was arrested Oct. 17 near Redondo Avenue and 11th Street in Long Beach.

His alleged victims “lived outside of Long Beach,” and range in age from 18 to 22, according to Long Beach police.

Investigators allege that Andino connected with three

of the women online, set up meetings in residential areas and that once they were in his vehicle, drove them “to an alley, threatened them at gunpoint, and sexually assaulted them.”

“The suspect then fled in his vehicle, leaving the victims behind,” according to a police statement. “In a fourth incident, the suspect came into contact with the victim near a liquor store in the city of Inglewood near Manchester Boulevard and Inglewood Avenue.

The suspect forced the victim into his vehicle at gunpoint, drove her to an alley in the city of Long Beach, sexually assaulted her and left her behind.”

According to police, three of the four attacks occurred in alleys: near Third Street and

Mira Mar Avenue, near Fifth Street and Tremont Avenue, and near Third Street and Quincy Avenue. The woman who was taken at gunpoint in Inglewood did not know the exact location of the assault, according to police, who responded to the area of Nieto Avenue and Colorado Street.

Detectives, who believe there may be additional victims, did not release a description of the suspect’s vehicle, citing the ongoing investigation.

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giving Parade float 64. Convex molding 65. High or low 67. "Roots" author 69. *Post-Thanksgiving song 70. Yoga accessory 71. Accustom 72. "The Man Who ____ Too Much" 73. Possessive of it 74. Opposite of digest DOWN 1. Roth ____ 2. Turf alternative 3. Shots, for short 4. Roughly 5. Root vegetable 6. "I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters, and threw up the ____" 7. *Not cake 8. Wet nurses 9. Capital of Ukraine 10. Capri, e.g.

11. Hollow baglike structures 12. Vegas bandit 15. Gibraltar or Bering 20. Synagogue read 22. Willie Nelson's "Farm ____" 24. Like fans 25. *Like Friday after Thanksgiving 26. Chinese fruit 27. "____-and-true"

29. *____-eating 31. "The ____" talk show 32. Astros' homeland 33. Wombs 34. *Parade organizer 36. Port in Yemen 38. Created a rug?

42. Handrail post 45. "Snow ____," band 49. Between Sigma and Epsilon 51. Tittering laugh sound 54. Savory taste sensation 56. Asian wild ass 57. From chicken pox 58. He was terrible 59. Elders' teachings 60. Neon effect 61. Exercise groups 62. Adhesive 63. Not his 66. *The oldest balloon animal 68. Hitherto LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Somali-American elected to Congress.

Half a century ago this week, New York’s Shirley Chisholm was elected the first black woman in Congress, and several of the black women elected Tuesday have said their campaigns were inspired by her example.

Also in the House, Demo-

crats Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan will be the first Muslim women to serve in Congress. New Mexico Democrat Deb Haaland and Kansas Democrat Sharice Davids were elected the first two Native American women to serve in Congress.

Democrat Mike Espy, who will face Mississippi Republi-

can Rep. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a December runoff, could become the state’s first black senator since Reconstruction.

And regardless of who wins in Arizona’s competitive Senate race, the state will elect either Republican Martha McSally or Democrat Kyrsten Sinema as the state’s first woman to serve in the chamber. Also in the Senate, Republican Marsha Blackburn will become Tennessee’s first woman senator.

Georgia candidate Stacey Abrams, a Democrat, was in a fierce battle to become America’s first black woman governor, while Democrat Andrew Gillum narrowly lost his bid to become the first black governor of Florida.

Idaho gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan also lost her race to become the country’s first Native American governor.

In Colorado, Jared Polis will be the country’s first openly gay man elected governor. In New Jersey, Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevy, elected in 2001, had been outed as gay while in office.

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BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018

NEWS L.A. County Officials Applaud Likely Passage of Stormwater Tax

“Measure W will help us manage scarce water resources more effectively for our children and our children’s children.”

Supervisor Sheila Kuehl

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—A proposed county parcel tax to bankroll projects aimed at capturing, cleaning and conserving stormwater to prevent it from running downstream and polluting rivers and beaches appeared to be heading for passage Wednesday and county officials hailed the outcome.

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easure W, dubbed the Safe Clean Water Program -- expected to raise $300 million annually -- needs the backing of twothirds of voters to be approved. With all precincts reporting from Tuesday’s election, the measure had 67.5 percent of the vote. Given the likely large number of provisional and mail ballots that still need to be tallied, however, the final tabulation may not be available for weeks.

But county officials are already enthusiastically looking forward to implementation.

Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who took the lead in moving the measure through the board process, spoke Wednesday morning with City News Service.

“I think it’s a really wonderful

thing for the county, probably even better than people know, because they don’t know how threatened our water supplies are,” Kuehl said. “Having local water, billions of gallons, recovered and recaptured and back into the ground water, it’s really important.”

The chief engineer for the county’s flood control district, Mark Pestrella, also seemed to consider the measure won.

“Voters have embraced an historic opportunity to modernize L.A. County’s infrastructure to meet the needs of the 21st century,” Pestrella said in a statement.

Each of the 88 cities in Los Angeles County is under a federal mandate to comply with the federal Clean Water Act, but lacked the resources to do the work. Half of the money raised under Measure W will go to collective watershed projects that involve multiple jurisdictions.

“Measure W will help us manage scarce water resources more effectively for our children and our children’s children,” Kuehl said. “L.A. County currently loses an estimated 100 billion gallons or more of water during annual rainstorms, enough to meet the needs of more than 2.6 million for an entire year. We simply can’t afford to let that water run down the drain.”

Passage would clear the way for planning on big projects that Kuehl said will create lots of jobs in the

building trades.

She told CNS she’d like to see more of those opportunities and other construction jobs go to qualified women and is talking with trade unions and guilds to persuade them to provide more training and remove barriers to employment.

“It’s not just women, but there’s like 50 percent of the population who could do this work, who needs the work,” Kuehl said.

Kuehl and dozens of environmental advocates said the measure would both increase local water supplies and improve water quality, while prioritizing projects that have added benefits such as creating additional green space and protecting wildlife.

Shelley Luce, president and CEO of the nonprofit Heal the Bay, argued the measure would “save millions of dollars of taxpayer dollars” by putting the county in compliance with the federal Clean Water Act. Opponents have criticized the proposal for adding yet another tax in an already expensive housing market.

They also complained the measure does not have a sunset clause, creating a “forever tax.”

In 2013, an effort by then-Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky to pass a parcel tax was abandoned in the face of strong opposition from business owners, school districts and some cities that said it duplicated their own

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exceeds the requirements of the MS4 permit which governs pollutant levels in local waterways,” Barger said. “The permit is based on assumptions that are antiquated and require updating before we go to the taxpayers for more money.”

The county has been out of compliance for years with federal stormwater requirements, though it has largely avoided fines through goodfaith efforts to solve the problem.

Those efforts were not enough for the Natural Resources Defense Council and Santa Monica Baykeeper, which sued the county in a case that went to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2014 and ultimately held the county responsible for cleaning up the Los Angeles and San Gabriel rivers.

Untreated stormwater and urban runoff into the region’s two main waterways have resulted in excessive levels of aluminum, copper, cyanide, zinc and fecal bacteria.

Those rivers drain into Santa Monica Bay and the Pacific Ocean, leaving areas near storm drains closed to swimmers and surfers after heavy rains.

If ultimately passed, the tax would be allocated 50 percent to watershed agencies for regional water projects, 40 percent to cities for local priority projects and 10 percent to the county flood control district for educational programs and administration.

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still left to count.

The tight nature of the race — Walters has represented the about 2,600 votes separated the district since 2014, and while it has candidates with all precincts rebecome more Democratic, she eas- porting — means the result likely ily won re-election in 2016 — even won’t be known for weeks as proas the district’s voters supported visional and mail ballots continue Clinton over Trump. She has con- to be processed. tinued to preach tax cuts, backing There was another tight race in the Republican-engineered tax the northern reaches of Los Angecuts.

Meanwhile, Democrat Harley Rouda, a real estate “The one issue that Leader investor, held a razor- thin Pelosi and I discussed lead over Republican Rep. this morning where Dana Rohrabacher in the coastal 48th District in Orthere could be a possible ange County. Rouda, who portrays himself as a pobipartisan agreement litical moderate, is a former would be something on Republican who says he wants to protect health-care infrastructure.” coverage and Social Security and Medicare. Rohrabacher, who has been criticized by Democrats for his close relations les County, where Democrat Katie with Russia, opposed the Trump Hill tentatively emerged victorious tax-cut package but backs the in her contentious bid to unseat president’s vocal stances on im- Republican Rep. Steve Knight in a migration. Rouda has raised sig- district that stretches into Ventura nificantly more money in the race, County. The area is historically Resaying he needs to spend heavily publican, but 25th District voters to have a chance at unseating a 15- went for Clinton in the presidenterm incumbent. tial race two years ago.

efforts.

But supporters say Measure W is designed to reflect how heavily individual property owners rely on county flood control systems. It would charge 2.5 cents per square foot of “impermeable areas” such as concrete roofs, driveways and sidewalks that contribute to runoff.

Yards and other green space, where stormwater is absorbed rather than running into drainage systems, are not included in the calculation.

The median tax is estimated at $83 per year and interested property owners can calculate their bill at www. safecleanwaterla.org. The site relies on GIS mapping to identify hardscaped areas versus green space.

Schools would be exempt from the tax.

Supervisor Kathryn Barger cast the lone vote against putting the measure on the ballot, saying she was concerned about the burden on property owners, particularly in light of a potential future parcel tax to fund a structural deficit in the county fire department, and potential upward pressure on rental rates.

Barger said complying with federal laws that carry hundreds of millions of dollars in potential penalties is one thing, but she argued the measure goes above and beyond what is required.

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The race is also likely to remain unresolved for weeks. Hill slowly widened her lead as ballot-counting continued, ending with an unofficial total of 51.3 percent, with an unknown number of ballots still to be tallied.

Knight is an Army veteran and former Los Angeles police officer who supported the Trump tax cuts and efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. Hill is a former executive for a homeless-services nonprofit agency, and she has expressed support for improvements in security on the U.S.Mexico border and additional middle-class tax cuts.

“This is absolutely incredible,” Hill told cheering supporters Tuesday night as votes were still being tallied. “... We’re at a moment in history ... where Americans are standing up, where young people are standing up, where women are standing up.

And we’re regular people who say it is not OK for us to have a political system that only represents the wealthiest people in our country and big corporations ... and it leaves the rest of us behind.”

“fake news” and lambastes Abrams as a tool of “socialists” and “liberal billionaires” who “want to turn Georgia into California.”

Both nominees framed the race as a “battle for the soul” of the state—a characterization supported by Georgians voting in numbers nearing their turnout for the 2016 presidential election.

The stakes are high enough that Trump and former President Barack Obama made opposing visits within 48 hours on the final weekend. Oprah Winfrey, the media icon who typically sits out politics, came to campaign for Abrams.

All this plays out in a Georgia on the cusp of becoming a true battleground state ahead of the 2020 presidential campaign. As governor, Kemp would be Trump’s biggest cheerleader in a state the president won by 5 percentage points in 2016. Abrams would be among the most coveted endorsers in what’s likely to be a crowded Democratic field of aspiring presidents.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT The counting was to continue Wednesday and perhaps beyond. In a race already fraught with racial innuendos surrounding the ballot access and voting system that Kemp runs, that process will likely be neither calm, nor quiet.

Abrams has called Kemp “an architect of voter suppression” for the way he’s managed voter registration rules and elections. In outlining the possibilities of a runoff, the campaign attributed an apparent rise in provisional and paper ballots to a shortage of reliable voting machines, and blamed Kemp for the lack of preparation.

Kemp has insisted he’s done his job, and argued that Abrams wants to help noncitizens vote illegally. He cited a speech in which she listed “undocumented” people as being part of her coalition.

But Kemp also had to admit within days of Tuesday’s voting that the online voter registration system he oversees was vulnerable to hackers. When a whistleblower alerted a voting rights lawyer who alerted the FBI and Kemp’s office of an apparent weakness, Kemp accused the Georgia Democratic Party, without offering evidence, of trying to tamper with the system.

Given that environment, it’s not unreasonable to wonder whether Kemp supporters would accept the legitimacy of a runoff or whether Abrams’ supporters would accept an outright Kemp victory.

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BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018

NEWS Pasadena Appeals Court Considers Ex-Sheriff Baca’s Appeal justice and making false statements. During Baca’s two trials, prosecutors described the exlawman as being the top figure in a multi-part conspiracy, which also involved his former righthand man, Paul Tanaka, and eight deputies who took orders from the sheriff.

Baca—who ran the nation’s largest sheriff’s department for more than 15 years—was

PASADENA (CNS)—A federal appeals panel Tuesday heard arguments but made no decision in former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca’s appeal of his conviction on charges of obstruction of justice and lying, crimes for which the ex-lawman was sentenced to three years behind bars.

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enjamin Coleman, Baca’s appellate attorney, alleged before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena that the trial judge in the case had abused his discretion by barring jurors from hearing evidence of the former sheriff’s Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis.

Coleman contends that the ruling could have affected all of Baca’s criminal convictions and urged the appellate panel to overturn the guilty verdicts.

Baca, 76, remains free pending the panel’s decision.

The appellate court has ruled on multiple occasions that a criminal defendant “has the right to present expert testimony about his mental condition or disease,” Coleman argued. In Baca’s case, the attorney said, the trial judge in downtown Los Angeles unfairly excluded the testimony “without notice” on the eve of trial.

Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz, though, questioned whether Baca’s team had exhausted all avenues for getting the Alzheimer’s evidence admitted.

In his statement, Assistant U.S. Attorney Bram Alden said the lower court judge made the correct decision, arguing that the Alzheimer’s evidence proffered by the defense expert witness was “unduly speculative” and based upon “unreliable methodology.”

Further, evidence of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be “extremely prejudicial” to a jury, Alden said.

“If you can’t diagnose someone with actual impairment, but you can infect the jury with the aura of a disease that is so painful to so many people, you virtually guarantee a verdict based on sympathy rather than evidence,” the federal prosecutor told the three-judge panel.

Alden said the defense could not prove that Baca was actually suffering from Alzheimer’s disease at the time of the events for which he was convicted. All evidence supporting the Alzheimer’s claim, Alden said, was “anecdotal,” including incidents where the ex-sheriff had forgotten the name of a medication he was taking, that he was described by a co-worker as being “confused,” and that he had forgotten the last name of a colleague.

Coleman argued that Baca’s conviction for making false statements during an FBI interview in 2013 was the direct result of mild impairment caused by early stages of the disease.

Baca was diagnosed with the disease in May 2014.

During the FBI interview, which focused on events in 2011, Baca was found guilty because he “couldn’t remember every single little detail from two years earlier,” Coleman alleged. But Alden responded that while Baca may have been in the “pre-clinical stage” of the disease in 2013, the defense’s own expert witness could not prove that the ex-lawman was likely to have been suffering from memory loss at the time of the interview.

“What the jury decided, ultimately, was that this was a man who believed he was above the law but wasn’t,” Alden said.

No time frame was given for when the panel might render its decision.

Baca was sentenced in May 2017 to three years in federal prison for his conviction on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of

first tried in December 2016 ing a secret probe of brutality for his grand jury appearance, on obstruction of justice and against inmates. prosecutors said. conspiracy to obstruct justice At that point, sheriff’s offiBaca became sheriff in Decounts, and prosecutors cember 1998 and won had planned a second trire-election on several ocThe defense could not al on the false statements casions. count. But a mistrial He was poised to run prove that Baca was was declared after jurors again in 2014, but federal actually suffering from deadlocked 11-1 in favor indictments unsealed in of acquittal, and AnderDecember 2013, related Alzheimer’s disease at son combined all three to excessive force in the counts in the retrial that the time of the events for jails and obstruction of ended with Baca’s conthat investigation, led which he was convicted.” him to retire the followviction. Baca did not take the stand in either trial. ing month.

The charges stemmed Bram Alden, Federal Prosecutor In addition to the 10 from events seven years people convicted in conago when a cell phone was dis- cials closed ranks and began an nection with the Baca conspircovered in the hands of an in- attempt to halt the formerly co- acy case, 11 other now-former mate/informant at the Men’s vert investigation by conceal- sheriff’s department members Central Jail. Sheriff’s deputies ing the inmate-turned- infor- were also convicted of various quickly tied the phone to the mant from federal prosecutors, crimes uncovered during the FBI, which had been conduct- who had issued a summons FBI investigation.

El Monte Police Get Traffic Safety Grant from State

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L MONTE (CNS)—The El Monte Police Department has been awarded a $220,000 state grant for a yearlong traffic enforcement and public awareness program, authorities announced last week.

“This grant (will) increase public safety in El Monte and help keep motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists safe,” El Monte Police Chief David Reynoso said.

The grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will fund various activities for the 2019 fiscal year, which began on Oct. 1.

The program’s activities include: • DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols to take suspected alcohol/drug-impaired drivers and those unlicensed or with a revoked/suspended license off the road; • traffic safety education presentations for youth and community members on distracted, impaired and

teen driving, and bicycle/pedestrian safety; • patrols at intersections with increased incidents of pedestrian and bike collisions; • motorcycle safety operations in areas with high rider volume and a higher rate of motorcycle crashes; • speeding, red light and stop sign enforcement.

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affiliation. Villanueva also Bratton—before going on to picked up a key endorsement lead the Long Beach Police Defrom the Association of Los partment and then being electAngeles Deputy Sheriffs, the ed sheriff in 2014. union representing rank-andMcDonnell sought to strike file deputies. a balance between attracting In issuing the endorsement, voters who want him to be which followed a vote of no- tough on crime and those more confidence in McDonnell by concerned with reports of depunion members earlier in the uty brutality in the jails and on year, ALADS President Ron the streets.

Hernandez said, “Villanueva’s “We’ve reduced serious use track record demonstrates an of force inside the jails, creability to initiate reform while ated a series of systems to build staying acutely connected to greater accountability, and esthe needs and experiences of tablished the Public Data Shardeputies. ing Project His imto increase “I’m optimistic pressive transparabout the hundreds primary ency,” Mcelection Donnell of thousands of campaign says in a gave furoutstanding vote- by- statement ther evion his mail and provisional campaign dence of his abilebsite. ballots that have not w“ W ity to raise hile morale, we have yet been counted.” inspire worked deputies, hard for Sheriff Jim McDonnell and truly reform represent and to those he wishes to serve.” strengthen community relaThe union was also expect- tionships, we have also suced to issue an updated state- ceeded in bringing crime down ment on the race sometime 16 percent last year in the areas Wednesday, but Hernandez patrolled by the Sheriff’s Dewas not immediately available partment.” for comment.

The job is a big one: managMcDonnell had character- ing a department with a budget ized ALADS’ support for his of more than $3.2 billion and opponent a response to Mc- nearly 18,000 employees, proDonnell’s own efforts to hold viding patrol services for 42 deputies responsible for mis- contract cities plus unincorpoconduct and create more ac- rated areas of the county, and countability within the depart- running a county jail system ment. “(Villanueva) would with a daily average 17,000 intake the department backwards mates. to a time of chaos and corMcDonnell has the experuption like it was under Baca rience. But while he’s proven and Tanaka,” McDonnell said successful in reducing the use in an earlier statement, refer- of force in county jails, for exring to former Sheriff Lee Baca ample, some critics feel he’s and Undersheriff Paul Tanaka, fallen short in implementing both convicted in connection necessary reforms. Villanueva with obstructing an FBI inves- campaigned as a progressive tigation into inmate abuse in reformer, saying he will rebuild county jails. the department based on comMcDonnell did have the en- munity policing standards. dorsement of the Los Angeles “(Residents) want a sheriff County Professional Peace Of- who will be transparent and ficers Association, which repre- has the institutional knowledge sents sergeants, lieutenants and and leadership skills to bring some civilian LASD employees. reform, rebuild and restore the Both candidates are veteran LASD,” the retired lieutenant law enforcement officers. Vil- said in a recent statement on lanueva spent three decades his town hall meetings. with the LASD before retiring Villanueva accused the earlier this year and McDon- sheriff of micromanaging nell was with the Los Ange- deputies in an effort to impose les Police Department for 29 discipline, implying that Vilyears—including as second- lanueva would roll back new in-command to then-chief Bill policies. And in a presenta-

tion to the ALADS political endorsement committee, Villanueva said he would give custody deputies “all the tools they need to defend themselves,” telling his listeners that “there’s too much indecision going on in the jails now” and he would consider better distribution of Tasers and pepper spray and potentially bring back metal

flashlights, which were banned because of their use in force incidents.

Villanueva committed to ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from county jails—a leading issue for civil rights groups—but acknowledged that he would have to coordinate with ICE to hand over felons convicted of seri-

ous or violent crimes on their release.

McDonnell fell out of favor with some advocates of criminal justice reform by criticizing Proposition 47, which dropped some felony convictions to misdemeanors, and Proposition 57, which made some nonviolent felons eligible for early parole.

Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge to California Gun Control

WASHINGTON (AP)—The Supreme Court is refusing a new invitation to rule on gun rights, leaving in place California restrictions on carrying concealed handguns in public.

The justices on Monday rejected an appeal from Sacramento residents who argued that they were unfairly denied permits to be armed in public.

The complaint alleged that a prior Sacramento sheriff who was in charge of handgun permits arbitrarily rewarded friends.

The state urged the court to reject the case, noting that a new sheriff has changed the permit policy. But California Attorney General Xavier Becerra acknowledged that state and local gun restrictions might someday “warrant further consideration by this court.”

The court has rejected several appeals asking it to elaborate on the extent of gun rights it declared in decisions in 2008 and 2010.

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BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018

LEGAL T.S. No. 071979-CA APN: 6140015-004 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 7/2/2008.

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 On 11/20/2018 at 10:30 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 7/7/2008, as Instrument No. 20081197583, , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: DONNA A RUSHING JACKSON A SINGLE WOMAN WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON 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: 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: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2632 W BENNETT 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 held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured 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: $24,724.71 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 a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned or its predecessor 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 (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 071979-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-

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T.S. No. 17-47668 APN: 6180-002-010 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/26/2006. 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. 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: VICTOR M. ZENTENO AND MARIA OLGA ZENTENO, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 2/9/2006, as Instrument No. 06 0305419, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:12/6/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Vineyard Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $292,724.20 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: 4714 EAST LUIS STREET COMPTON, CA 90221 AKA 4714 EAST SAN LUIS STREET COMPTON, CA 90221 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust.

A.P.N #.: 6180-002-010 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

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

trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 17-47668. 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: 10/23/2018 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: (800) 2802832 www.auction.com ___________________ Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale Assistant THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 27030 Pub Dates 10/31, 11/07, 11/14/2018 SchId:73333 tId:108

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PERCY KENNETH THOMAS Case No. 18STPB09842

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PERCY KENNETH THOMAS

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Nekeya Clark Thomas in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Nekeya Clark Thomas 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 Nov. 26, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 67 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: ISAHAK KHACHATRYAN ESQ SBN 313054 JT LEGAL GROUP APC 801 N BRAND BLVD STE 1130 GLENDALE CA 91203 CN954584 THOMAS Oct 31, Nov 7,14, 2018 SchId:73356 AdId:24461 CustId:65 -----------REQUEST (RFP)

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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 on or before December 3, 2018 at 2 pm, in the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220. The Proposal package will be available online at www.comptoncity.org on November 1, 2018.

The Proposals and four (4) copies including a copy of the proposal on CD or USB drive shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to: City Clerk, City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton CA 90220 And marked outside with: “Request for Proposals for Sewer Rate and Fee Study Consultant Services” The proposals should be separated into two separate envelops that are sealed and marked “PROPOSAL FOR SEWER RATE AND FEE STUDY CONSULTANT SERVICES” and “COST PROPOSAL FOR SEWER RATE AND FEE STUDY CONSULTANT SERVICES” The proposed work shall be performed in accordance with the Request For Proposal (RFP). If you need additional information, please contact John Strickland, Project Manager at (310) 605-5505.

The Agency reserves the right, after opening Proposals, to reject any or all Proposals, or to make award to the lowest responsible bidder and reject all other Proposals; to waive any informality in the Proposals; and to accept any Proposals or portion thereof; and to take all Proposals under advisement for a period of Ninety (90) calendar days.

Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH:

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CLIFFORD ROLAND DUNN CASE NO. 18STPB09831 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CLIFFORD ROLAND DUNN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DOROTHY WEST in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DOROTHY WEST be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (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: 11/21/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

California law.

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

Attorney for Petitioner MARY E. COCHRAN, ESQ. - SBN 162269 LAW OFFICES OF MARY E. COCHRAN 110 SOUTH LA BREA AVENUE, SUITE 325 INGLEWOOD CA 90301 10/31, 11/7, 11/14/18 CNS-3189027# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:73368 AdId:24465 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JANNIE KAY POPE AKA JANNIE K. POPE AKA JANNIE POPE CASE NO. 18STPB10137 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JANNIE KAY POPE AKA JANNIE K. POPE AKA JANNIE POPE. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RUSSELL POPE, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KIWANA POPE AND RUSSELL POPE, JR. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (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: 11/30/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner MARC S. DUVERNAY - SBN 135547 LAW OFFICE OF MARC S. DUVERNAY 1500 ROSECRANS AVE. SUITE 500 MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90266 11/7, 11/14, 11/21/18 CNS-3191107# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:73463 AdId:24496 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR CITYWIDE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM UPDATE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Compton will receive proposals from qualified firms to repair, and maintain the Citywide Surveillance System. The City of Compton desires to utilize the competitive procurement process for the Citywide Surveillance System described in the Request for Proposal (RFP).

In 2011 the City began an expansion of the 2007 surveillance system that included thirteen city parks - completed in two phases, upgraded the 2007 Gateway Town Center installation, then a later expansion of the Gateway Town Center system as the shopping center grew.

Then in 2014 the City expanded the system significantly to cover multiple intersection locations as identified by LASD, and also expanded the LPR component of the system.

Part of 2014 citywide expansion included integrating the Martin Luther King Transit Center camera system, and also utilizing the wireless infrastructure to support traffic flow information at multiple intersections to the Traffic Management Operations Center (TMOC). This surveillance system has not been maintained and requires repairs and other attention to restore it to full functionality.

Although the Citywide surveillance system has a significant number of traditional surveillance cameras, it additionally supports all LPR cameras and provides connectivity to the TMOC from numerous City intersections. The City acquired the surveillance system in phases; however, it has not had a maintenance agreement in place to support the system for several years.

As a consequence, multiple component parts of the system have fallen into disrepair.

Proposals will be received in the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220 until 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 26, 2018. POSTMARKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All proposals must be clearly marked, “PROPOSAL FOR CITYWIDE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM UPDATE FOR 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 one original and five (5) copies of your Citywide Surveillance System Update. 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 three year (3) term with two (2) one year options.

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 Proposal (RFP) package should contact: Mily C. Huntley City Mangers Department City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 (310) 605-5585 SUBMITTAL DEADLINE To be considered, proposals must be submitted no later than Monday, November 26, 2018 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.

ALITA GODWIN, MMC CITY CLERK 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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ENTERTAINMENT “The only way I know how to make this film is with love and great care. I’m honored to do so and grateful.”

By Stacy M. Brown

In about three minutes, Alicia Keys captured the very essence of the late pop megastar, Prince.

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ow, over the course of nearly two or more hours, famed movie maker Ava DuVernay will capture the “Purple Rain” hitmaker’s life and career on film. DuVernay confirmed that she’s been tapped to direct a new documentary on the icon, who died in 2016 at the age

of 57.

“Prince was a genius, a joy and a jolt to the senses. He was like no other,” DuVernay wrote in a Tweet confirming that she’s working on the documentary for Netflix.

“He shattered preconceived notions, smashed boundaries, and shared his heart through his music. The only way I know how to make this film is with love and great care. I’m honored to do so and grateful,” she said.

Prince Rogers Nelson was born on June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His early music career saw the release of the albums, “Prince,” “Dirty Mind,” and “Controversy,” which his biography aptly notes drew attention for their fusion of religious and sexual themes.

He then released the popular, critical and successful albums “1999,” and “Purple Rain,” cementing his superstar status with No. 1 hits like “When Doves Cry,” and “Let’s Go Crazy.”

A seven-time Grammy winner, Prince had a prodigious output that included later albums like the seminal “Sign O’ the Times,” “Diamonds and Pearls,” “The Gold Experience,” and “Musicology.”

The latter was released in 2004, the year Prince earned induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

GrammyWinning Jazz Trumpeter Roy Hargrove Dies at Age 49

Rihanna, Axl Rose to Donald Trump: Stop Playing Our Music at Rallies

By Lauren Victoria Burke When a popular singer with 88 million followers on her twitter account sends a message about something bothering her, people tend to notice. When she sends the message less than 72 hours before a crucial midterm election they notice even more.

President Trump’s constant use of popular music from artists who do not support him continues.

Artists from Paul McCartney to Bruce Springsteen to Steven Tyler have publicly asked for Trump to stop playing their music during the 2016 campaign.

Prince’s estate has done the same. In likely violation of the public performance rights rules, Trump and his staff continued to play the music and disregard requests.

Impressively, even for Donald Trump, he managed to win the negative attention of Rihanna and Guns n’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose in the same 24hour period. Both expressed annoyance that Trump has recently played their music at his rallies.

Forty-eight hours before Election Day, Washington Post political reporter and Washington Bureau chief, Phil Rucker tweeted, “It’s been said a million times, but here’s a million and one — Trump’s rallies are unlike anything else in politics.

Currently, Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music” is blaring in Chattanooga as aides toss free Trump T-shirts into the crowd, like a ball game. Everyone’s loving it.” Less than a day later Rihanna tweeted in response.

“Not for much longer...me nor my people would ever be at or around one of those tragic rallies, so thanks for the heads up philip!”

Trump also managed to win the negative attention of Axl Rose, the lead singer of Guns n’ Roses.

Rose, 56, has 1.4 million followers on twitter.

“Just so ya know… GNR, like a lot of artists opposed to the unauthorized use of their music at political events, has formally requested r music not be used at Trump rallies or Trump associated events,” Rose tweeted.

“Unfortunately, the Trump campaign is using loopholes in the various venues’ blanket performance licenses which were not intended for such craven political purposes, without the songwriters’ consent,” Rose added.

In likely violation of the public performance rights rules, Trump and his staff continued to play the music and disregard requests.

“There are many kinds,” Alicia Keys said in a three-minute plus induction speech, as she inducted Prince.

“But there is only one Prince. There is only one man who is so loud who makes you soft, so strong he makes you weak, so honest you feel kind of bashful,” she continued.

“So bold, he defies you to be subtle and so super bad he makes you feel so super good.”

When news of Prince’s sudden death in 2016 spread, Outkast’s Andre 3000 was among the millions who paid tribute to Prince.

“Back in the day, entertainers were singers, they were dancers, they had great style, they had great personality,” he said.

“We’ve lost a lot of that today, and so when it comes for me to do music, Prince is most definitely one of my greatest inspirations.”

DuVernay said she and her production crew have paid regular visits to Paisley Park, Prince’s iconic home and music studio in preparation for the film, which is expected to include previously unreleased concert, rehearsal and other footage as well as scores of never-before-heard music.

While the late singer’s estate has agreed to give DuVernay full control of the project, reportedly, Prince himself choose her to make the film.

“Before he passed away, Prince reached out to the ‘Queen Sugar’ creator directly about working together, I’ve learned,” Deadline Hollywood’s Dominic Patten and Dino-Ray Ramos wrote in the publication, which also noted that DuVernay is working on a film about the Central Park Five.

By Andrew Dalton

when I think about music,” Questlove, drummer and leader of the Roots, said on Instagram Saturday.

“Love to the immortal timeless genius that will forever be Roy Hargrove y’all.”

A native of Waco, Texas, Hargrove was discovered by his fellow trumpeter Marsalis while Hargrove was playing at a performingarts high school in Dallas. He we

“I can’t properly document how crucial and spot on Roy was LOS ANGELES (AP)—Trumwith his craft man,” he said. “We peter Roy Hargrove, a prolific playNEVER gave him instructions: just er who provided his jazz sound to played the song and watched him records across a vast range of styles go.” and won two Grammys, has died Other tributes flowed from at age 49, his manager said Saturthe musical community as word day. spread of Hargrove’s death.

Hargrove died in New York on “I have no words over the loss Friday of cardiac arrest stemming of my dear brother of 31 years,” from a longtime bass player Christian Mcfight with kidney said on Twitter.

“He is literally the one-man horn Bride“We disease, longtime played on a lot of manager Larry sessions together, traveled section I hear in my head when Clothier said in a a lot of miles together, I think about music.” statement. laughed a lot together, Clothier said bickered on occasion— Questlove Hargrove “was and I wouldn’t change known just as inour relationship for anytensely for his brimming fire and nt on to the Berklee College of thing in the world. Bless you, Roy fury as he was for his gorgeous, Music in Boston and then trans- Hargrove.” signature balladry. Over and over, ferred to the New School in New Trumpet player and composer his sound attested to and sanctified York, where he joined in jam ses- Keyon Harrold called Hargrove his deep love for music. His unself- sions at jazz clubs in the evening. the “trumpeter jazz king” on Insish timbre covered the waterfront One of those clubs, the Blue Note, tagram. of every musical landscape.” said on its Twitter account Satur“The spirit that radiated from Many of Hargrove’s peers re- day that Hargrove was a “young the bell of his horn was always a garded him as the greatest trum- master and friend gone too soon.” force of youth enthralled with the peter of his generation. Through Hargrove released his first solo wisdom of old,” Harrold said. his own bands and as a sideman, album, “Diamond in the Rough,” Don Cheadle, who directed and Hargrove brewed his jazz with Af- in 1990. He won his first Grammy starred in the 2016 movie “Miles rican and Latin sounds, R&B, soul, in 1998 with his Afro-Cuban band Ahead” about trumpet great Miles pop, funk and hip-hop.

Crisol for its album “Habana.” He Davis, tweeted a picture of himself He led the progressive, genre- then won another in 2002 for “Di- with Hargrove, saying: “You were melding group The RH Factor, rections in Music: Live at Massey a beautiful soul, young lion, you played in sessions for Common, Hall,” featuring a band he led with will be terribly missed.”

Erykah Badu and D’Angelo, and pianist Herbie Hancock and saxoHargrove is survived by his collaborated with jazz giants in- phonist Michael Brecker. wife Aida, daughter Kamala, cluding Herbie Hancock and Questlove, who worked with mother Jacklyn and brother Brian.

Wynton Marsalis.

Hargrove on several projects, said Memorial plans are in the “He is literally the one-man his improvisational skills were as- works, but no details have been horn section I hear in my head tonishing. announced yet.