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NAACP PRESIDENT EMERITUS HATCHER DIES The Ventura County community is saddened by the passing of a civil rights icon and NAACP legend, Mr. John R. Hatcher III. He transitioned on the morning of Friday, November 3, 2017.

Mr. John R. Hatcher III, NAACP Ventura County President and life member, has been a civil rights leader in the NAACP for over sixty years. For more than 38 years, Hatcher was reelected as the President of the Ventura County chapter of the NAACP.

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R. John R. Hatcher III distinguished himself in Ventura County, the state of California, and the nation as a civil rights advocate, humanitarian, community leader, and social activist.

In a time when our nation needed peace, love, and understanding,

Mr. Hatcher served his community with dignity, respect, transparency, and healing. As a watch dog for civil rights in Ventura County, John R. Hatcher III had been one of the NAACP’s most vocal supporters and advocates. Respected as a champion of diversity, equality, and racial justice for all people, Mr. Hatcher’s

reputation in Ventura County, the state of California, and the nation was hailed far and wide as a defender of the rights of those marginalized as a result of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or socio-economic status.

In 1980, Hatcher was elected as the NAACP’s Southern Area

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By A.C. Thompson and T. Christian Miller Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had an urgent question Monday about Devin Patrick Kelley, the former U.S. Air Force airman who is accused of killing 26 people worshipping at a church service yesterday: How was it that Kelley, convicted of domestic violence and discharged for bad conduct, was still able to get a gun?” n Massacre, see page 3

Debate over Ken Burns Civil War doc continues over decades

By Hillel Italie From the time it aired nearly 30 years ago, Ken Burns’ Civil War documentary has been a popular sensation and subject of debate.

The 11-hour, nine-part series premiered in September 1990 and became one of PBS’ most widely seen educational programs, with some 40 million n Debate, see page 3

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Black students in the nation’s Capital deserve better

By Lynette Monroe In my role as the program assistant for the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Public Awareness Campaign, I closely followed the

proposal process for the District of Columbia’s ESSA plan. I have to admit, I was disappointed by the final version of the plan submitted to the U.S. Department of Education. Overall, D.C.’s ESSA plan is, at best, an incomplete

assignment. The ‘to be continued’ tone of the plan could be partly due to the discontent expressed by many community members during the final stakeholder meetings.

Parents and educators alike n Students, see page 2

Despite campaign promise, billionaires’ tax loophole survives again The tax treatment of so-called carried interest wouldn’t change in the overhaul proposed by House Republicans, retaining a big benefit for private-equity and hedge-fund titans.

President serving an unprecedented eight-year term. The Southern area of the NAACP includes California, Hawaii, Alaska, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, and Arizona. In addition, Hatcher served as Chairman for five area Presidents of the NAACP representing nine states. In 1990, n NAACP, see page 6

By Alec MacGillis From early in the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump swore he’d do away with the so-called carriedinterest loophole, the notorious tax break that allows highly compensated private-equity managers, real estate investors and venture capitalists to be taxed at a much lower rate than

other professionals.

“They’re paying nothing, and it’s ridiculous,” Trump said in August 2016. “These are guys that shift paper around and they get lucky.” They were, he concluded, “getting away with murder.”

As recently as late September, his chief economic n Loophole, see page 3

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Newspaper organization head meets with Civil Rights Leaders and U.S. mayors NNPA President joins Civil Rights leaders and U.S. mayors for historic meeting

By Stacy M. Brown During a recent meeting in New York City, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) joined the National Urban League, the National Action Network and a group of mayors from around the country for a results-driven, inclusive economic and civil rights policy planning session.

“The NNPA is finally being recognized as both a national trade association of African American-owned newspapers and a national civil rights organization,” said NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. “The First Amendment is a civil right and the NNPA is leading this dual charge across the nation.” n Newspaper, see page 6

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expressed concern about the lack of resources and implementation strategies to support the Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s (OSSE) aggressive goals for academic proficiency and high school graduation.

The participants at the meetings noted the glaring socioeconomic disparities throughout the district and the unique resources required to increase achievement in each ward. One could conclude that OSSE’s aggressive academic goals are mirroring the affects of a rapidly gentrifying city that continues to marginalize the needs of its majority Black residents.

According to District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), 71 percent of their student population is Black and 70 percent of the entire student population qualifies for free or reduced lunch. In August, DCPS released the latest scores for tests under the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC). Black students showed the smallest improvements with a 4.8 percent increase in English Language Arts proficiency and a 2.1 percent increase in math proficiency. In both categories, less than 20 percent of Black students achieved proficiency in reading and math. This increase is compared to a 6.2 percent increase in English Language Arts proficiency for Hispanic students in the district and a 9.6 percent increase by their White counterparts.

Similarly, Hispanic students showed a 5 percent increase in math proficiency while White students increased their proficiency by 4.8 percent.

According to the PARCC assessment, less than 30 percent of Hispanic students are proficient in reading and math. While more than 80 percent of White students, according to PARRC, exhibit proficiency. White students make up just 10 percent of the DCPS student population.

DCPS needs to try harder to raise the test scores of its Black students. DCPS should also quickly work to reaffirm their commitment to expanding college and career support for students, especially Black students.

At a recent town hall meeting hosted by the National Newspaper Publishers Association in Atlanta, Ga., Vickie B. Turner, a school board member for District 5 in the DeKalb County School District, encouraged participants to reach out to parents, who were not present at the town hall and who are not engaged, declaring “we are preaching to the choir.”

Nevertheless, we all share a responsibility to educate our children. Some parents may not be able to dedicate as much time to participate in their child’s education as others. You can help out by dedicating an hour, as often as you can, to make sure Black parents are present, represented, and fighting in the best interest of our children. “It takes a village” is not just a cliché or an excuse to discipline a stranger’s child. It is a vow to develop the whole child, irrespective of his or her parent’s shortcomings.

To learn more about the District of Columbia’s plan, or your state’s plan, to implement ESSA, the nation’s new education law, visit nnpa. org/essa.

NEWS Financial success? Report shows race plays major role For those growing up in Louisiana, African-American children may have a significantly more difficult time achieving financial success as adults than white children, according to an Annie E. Casey Foundation report.

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OVERTY and policy decisions that have historically limited access to opportunity for minority residents are two main factors that have contributed to the current disparity, said Laura Speer, associate director of policy reform and advocacy for the foundation and an author of the report.

She notes, for example, that the impacts of school segregation still linger, particularly in the South.

The report—called the “2017 Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children”—is based on 12 indicators obtained through census data that together help determine the likelihood that children will become middle class or above by the time they reach middle age.

The indicators include the percentages of children ages 3 to 5 enrolled in school; middle school students who score proficient or above in reading and math; high school students who graduate on time; girls who delay childbearing until adulthood; young adults who earn an associate’s degree or higher; and other factors such as living in an affluent area and growing up with both parents in the home.

“For America to reach its full economic, democratic and moral potential, all children must have the opportunity to grow, develop and thrive,” the report says. “We know what children need: strong families;

environments that support healthy early brain development; and the opportunity to develop social and emotional skills.”

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a nonprofit organization that describes itself as dedicated to building better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States.

Using those 12 indicators of success, researchers calculated scores for children in every state, divided along racial lines.

Louisiana scored relatively poorly for all races when compared to other states, but scores were significantly lower for AfricanAmerican children than for white children—the two largest racial segments of the state population.

On a scale of 1 to 1,000 where a higher number means children have a better chance at prosperity later in life, white children in Louisiana scored 625 while black children scored 276 based on census data from 2013 to 2015.

For African-American children, Louisiana received one of the lowest scores among the 44 states for which data was available—Ohio received the same score as Louisiana while Michigan scored lowest of those 44 states. (Data was not available for Hawaii, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming.)

For white children, Louisiana ranked marginally better but still low—43rd out of 50 states—ahead of Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama,

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Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky and West Virginia. The lowest score for white children across all states—525 in West Virginia—is still nearly double the score for black children growing up in Louisiana and other states.

That discrepancy arises from the compilation of several factors that make financial success a more daunting goal for black children in Louisiana and other states, according to the report. In Louisiana only 18 percent of African-American people ages 25 to 29 have an associate’s degree or higher, compared to 27 percent of African-Americans nationally. For white people that number is 38 percent in Louisiana, compared to 48 percent nationally.

The child poverty rate in Louisiana is also higher than the national average: about 28 percent compared to 21 percent nationally in 2015. That makes climbing into the middle class more difficult for more than a quarter of children, Speer said.

Asian and Pacific Islanders represent only about 2 percent of Louisiana’s population, according to 2016 census data. But children of those racial groups have the best chance of financial success in

Louisiana, according to the report.

They scored 729 and ranked 27th among 43 states for which data was available.

Children growing up in Latino families—roughly 5 percent of Louisiana’s population—received a score of 466 and ranked 16th among 49 states for which data was available.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation, which produced a similar report three years ago using census data from 2007 to 2013, found that the scores it assigned generally improved between the 2014 report and the 2017 report. But Speer said the gaps between whites and minority groups remain about the same, indicating that some minorities continue to struggle despite modest overall improvements.

“There is not much social mobility right now in our country,” she said.

“That’s something that has decreased in recent years . and is definitely a policy issue. It has to do with the decisions we make on things like corporate taxes, things like wages, health care.”

Measuring access to opportunity and taking a hard look at the data available is a good first step toward improvement, she said. “What we really wanted to try to emphasize here (in the report) is that this points to a systemic difference in access to opportunity.”

The next step is providing people with access to services that help them achieve relative financial success, she said. “We believe that we can make better choices, that we can implement policies and programs that can actually help to improve outcomes for kids and expand the opportunities available to them.”

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By late afternoon, Abbott appeared to have his answer: the Air Force said an initial review indicated it had failed to share Kelley’s criminal record with the civilian authorities, and so his conviction was never entered into the federal database used to screen potentially dangerous gun buyers. Federal laws bar felons and those convicted of domestic violence from obtaining guns.

The Air Force said it will conduct a full review of how it handled Kelley’s records, as well as all “relevant policies and procedures.”

However, the Air Force and the military’s other armed services have known for years there were widespread problems with their reporting procedures.

A 2015 Pentagon report found the military was failing to provide crucial information to the FBI in about 30 percent of a sample of serious cases handled in military courts.

Defense Department investigators looked at cases involving 1,102 service members convicted of serious and often violent offenses between 2010 and 2012. Officials in the three branches scrutinized by investigators — the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force — failed to submit fingerprints to the FBI in more than 300 cases.

The services did not give the FBI criminal history information in 334 instances.

The Pentagon report found that the Air Force did not submit the fingerprints of at least 110 convicted airmen during the period between 2010 and 2012. It’s not clear yet whether Kelley was one of the 110 airmen reflected in that report, but he certainly could have been.

Kelley was found guilty in 2012 of choking and kicking his wife and striking his young son hard enough to fracture his skull, according to interviews and military documents.

He was also accused of threatening his wife four times with a gun.

Those charges were withdrawn by prosecutors after Kelley’s arraignment.

In the response to the 2015 Pentagon report, Air Force officials said they were instituting plans to improve their collection and sharing of fingerprints and other data related to offenders.

Any such plan developed and or implemented by the Air Force will now be under intense scrutiny.

Don Christensen, a retired colonel who was the chief prosecutor for the Air Force at the time of Kelley’s case, said that providing information to civilian authorities was “never done well or consistently” during the 20 years he spent in the military justice system.

“Somebody messed up,” said Christensen, now president of Protect Our Defenders, an organization which advocates for military victims of sexual violence.

“All we know for sure is that this guy shouldn’t have had a gun.”

Defense Department rules require military officials to provide the FBI with the criminal records of armed forces members who are convicted of a range of serious offenses under the military justice system.

Other reviews by the Defense Department’s inspector general have found similar problems, including a failure to share DNA samples from military offenders with the Bureau, and a persistent inability to send the FBI basic statistics on crimes within the military.

The military’s inability or unwillingness to send the Bureau crime statistics has occurred despite defense rules and a nearly 30-yearold federal law requiring military officials to pass on that data as part of a national effort to map trends in criminal activity. At times, the FBI has blamed the failure on the technical limitations of military computer systems.

A spokesperson for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, the unit that handles serious criminal matters, did not respond to questions from ProPublica about

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adviser, ex-Goldman Sachs executive Gary Cohn, insisted that the administration was set on closing what’s also referred to as the “hedge-fund loophole,” though hedge funds profit from it less than private-equity firms.

“The president remains committed to ending the carried interest deduction,” Cohn told CNBC. “As we continue to evolve on the framework, the president has made it clear to the tax writers and Congress. Carried interest is one of those loopholes that we talk about when we talk about getting rid of loopholes that affect wealthy Americans.”

Yet the sweeping tax legislation released by House Republicans leaves the treatment of carried interest untouched.

The preservation of the loophole is only the latest and starkest example of how a policy that is increasingly attacked as unfair and unjustified by people on both sides of the aisle has managed to survive through the influence of its wellplaced beneficiaries.

When it comes to the new tax bill, that influence surely included Stephen Schwarzman, chief executive of the Blackstone Group, one of the largest private-equity firms in the country. In 2010, when Congress, then controlled

by Democrats, came close to closing the loophole, Schwarzman compared the proposal to the Nazi invasion of Poland.

(He later apologized.) Schwarzman alone is estimated to have saved close to $100 million per year as a result of the treatment of carried interest, which makes up the vast bulk of his roughly $700 million annual income in recent years.

A major longtime donor to Republican candidates, Schwarzman did not give directly to Trump during the 2016 campaign, when Wall Street giving was in fact heavily tilted toward Hillary Clinton, even though she vowed to go even further in closing the loophole than Trump did. But Schwarzman quickly emerged earlier this year as a leading and highly influential advisor to Trump.

The loophole dates to almost a

century ago, in the tax treatment of profits from oil-drilling partnerships, but its cost to the Treasury has exploded only in the past couple decades with the boom in the private equity industry.

Those who manage the investments in private-equity funds are typically compensated in two different ways: with a 2 percent fee on the funds under management, and with a 20 percent cut of the gains they produce for investors — their “carried interest.” That 20 percent cut is taxed under the capital gains rate, which currently amounts to 23.8 percent for the wealthy, instead of at the top rate for ordinary income, 39.6 percent, even though it is, essentially, part of the compensation that these investment managers are receiving for their labor, which is managing other people’s money.

Defenders of the loophole — who reject even the term “loophole” — have long argued that applying the lower capital gains rate to carried interest justly rewards the risk-taking involved

in private-equity partnerships. But in recent years, even some people within the industry have grown more muted in their defense, as the loophole has become increasingly implicated in soaring incomes at the very top of the ladder.

For instance, David Rubenstein, the co-founder of another very large private equity firm, the Carlyle Group, in recent years has shifted from explicitly defending the loophole to rebuffing legislative attempts to close it by arguing that it would be better addressed as part of comprehensive tax reform. “I don’t think anything will get done until comprehensive tax reform is discussed and everything’s looked at,” Rubenstein told this reporter in October 2015, at a New York event where he was being honored for his philanthropy.

That was an effective way to defer focused efforts to eliminate the tax break, without appearing to defend it outright. And now a comprehensive tax reform bill is finally on the table. And closing the loophole is not in it.

create an enduring popular following for Civil War stories. But he says “The Civil War” was “somewhat romanticized,” notably in its treatment of Gen. Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders.

“Since the film and book appeared there’s been a lot very good work done on Robert E. Lee,” says historian Geoffrey Ward, who has collaborated with Burns on “The Civil War” and numerous other projects. “Had I the benefit of it all I’m sure we would have painted a harsher but more accurate portrait of Lee.” Sanders’ comments do reflect what Foote said in the film: Scholars argue about the documentary in part because Burns included commentators with very different interpretations. Fields’ perspective—that slavery was the cause, that the conflict was necessary and unavoidable and that initial hopes for black equality were fiercely resisted in the South and remain unmet—is common among historians now. But far more time in “The Civil War” is given to Foote, who died in 2005. Foote was a popular Southern historian and raconteur who scorned slave holders and abolitionists, and in Burns’ film contended that the war happened “because we failed to do the thing we really have a genius for, which is compromise.”

Ward praised Foote as a “master storyteller” but added that “his views on its causes were his own.” The cause of the war, Ward added, was slavery.

“Ken Burns always looks for varied voices and he always looks for characters, and Shelby Foote was certainly a character,” Holzer says. “The most amazing thing he said was that the two great geniuses of the war were Lincoln and (Confederate Gen.) Nathan Bedford Forrest. Foote somehow compared the great emancipator with a man who owned slaves, murdered blacks and joined the Ku Klux Klan. “ The documentary inspired enough discussion to become a book, “Ken Burns’ The Civil War: Historians Respond,” a 1995 publication featuring

contributions by such leading scholars as C. Vann Woodward and Eric Foner and responses from Burns and Ward.

The commentary ranges from praise

by Woodward, a Pulitzer Prize winner and consultant for the film, for Burns thoroughness and dedication, to negative critiques by Foner and others. Catherine Clinton, who has worked on numerous books about the South, faulted the “wholesale neglect of women.” Slavery historian Leon Litwack alleged that the film “revives the pernicious notion” that the “war need not happened at all.” Foner, an authority on Reconstruction, criticized Burns for making “no attempt to convey the state of the nation at war’s end in 1865.”

“The word ‘Reconstruction’ is never mentioned, and what little information there is about the era is random and misleading,” Foner wrote.

In the book, Ward acknowledged mistakes, including the wrong date for Lincoln’s assassination (he had confused the date in April with the day of Franklin

Roosevelt died in 1945). But he disputed the comments of Foner and others and noted that he and Burns had done their best within the boundaries of the medium, writing that “Television is better at narrative than analysis, better at evoking emotions than at expounding complex ideas.”

Burns, in the book’s final essay, wrote that he and his collaborators had worked hard to “question assumptions” and “doubt easy solutions.” He consulted Confederate historians, Marxist historians and those in between. The film, he insisted, was not meant to be a definitive statement and had no set agenda, beyond the evil of slavery and the timidity of Union Gen. George C. McClellan.

“The rest of the war, North and South, male and female, black and white, civilian and military, was a vast and complicated drama,” he wrote, “poetic as well as social in dimension, emotional as well as didactic in context and scope, instructive to the heart as well as the head.”

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taking in at least part of the original broadcast. “The Civil War” was the rare documentary to inspire a skit on “Saturday Night Live” and helped make Burns, in his mid-30s at the time, the rare documentary maker recognizable to the general public.

During its initial run, then-President George H.W. Bush and Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who would soon command the U.S.-led Gulf War, were among those who watched it. Earlier this week, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders cited the film in defense of Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, who had said the Civil War could have been avoided with more compromise.

“I don’t know that I’m going to get into debating the Civil War, but I do know that many historians, including Shelby Foote in Ken Burns’ famous Civil War documentary, agree that a failure to compromise was a cause of the Civil War,” Sanders said. “There are a lot of historians that think that.”

And a lot of historians who don’t.

“There’s no one who thinks intransigence was shared equally,” says historian Harold Holzer. “Kelly accepted the old line idea that people were just arguing about tariffs and states’ rights.”

Burns himself challenged Sanders’ interpretation on Twitter. He wrote that “Many factors contributed to the Civil War. One caused it: slavery.” He noted that the documentary ends with commentary from Barbara Fields, a revered scholar of slavery and the Civil War, who says “the Civil War is still going on. It’s still to be fought and regrettably it can still be lost.”

As much as any book or film in recent years, Burns’ series has shaped how Americans perceive the war. Holzer says “The Civil War” has a couple of important and productive legacies—it brought slavery to the center of the Civil War debate, erasing some of the damage caused by “Gone With the Wind” and other narratives of the past, and helped

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The Obama years Scandal and corruption, final

By Harry C. Alford The Obama Administration was taking form. Our new Attorney General Eric Holder was instantly mired in scandal with the Fast and Furious debacle. Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State seemed rather tame but that was just the quiet before the storm. One afternoon Minyon Moore from the Dewey Square Group (one of the Podesta companies) brought me two complimentary tickets to the kickoff of the new Clinton Global Initiative.

The tickets were priced at $1200 each so Kay and I were impressed with the gift. So off we went to New York City to rub elbows with the movers and shakers of the world.

We arrived at the event early and picked out a strategic table.

We were eventually joined by none other than the late, honorable Maya Angelou and her guest, Deloris Jordan – Michael Jordan’s mother.

She saved a chair and eventually we found out that it was for former President Bill Clinton himself who would come and go as the night went on. I was immediately amazed as I watched some of the most powerful people in the world start to occupy the large room. Presidents, kings, sheiks from all over the world were in attendance. They seemed all too eager to participate and become a part of this new venture.

I came to the realization that the Clintons have done it again. This new

venture was on its way to raising close to a billion dollars in contributions and that kind of money meant pure power. Furthermore, it became clear that Hillary Clinton was going to get the Secretary of State position.

What a conflict! You have the world connections that a typical former US president would have, and your wife would be the Secretary of State for the most powerful nation on earth.

Drop money into your nonprofit and they could get favors done through the set up at the State Department.

It appeared, and it would become one of the biggest schemes in world history right before our eyes. The hustling Clintons pulled this game off!

The game was simple. A nation, dictator or magnate would drop millions of dollars into the nonprofit, Clinton Global Initiative, and then would make a wish list to be enacted upon by the State Department in an “official” capacity. The influence of the United States was for sale and the Obama Administration, Congress and many others bought into the operation. It would not be long before the scandals started to breakout all over the world.

The terror group ISIS would form under this malfeasance and became a major threat to the free world.

Obama was in denial and Hillary was preoccupied filling up the Clinton coffers. She had two close assistants, Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills who were both on the payrolls of the State

Department and the nonprofit at the same time. You can’t make this up!

Syria, Iran, Egypt, Iraq, Indonesia, Africa, etc. were all descending into chaos and congressional hearings started popping up all over the place. The game between the State Department and CGI was becoming a full-blown disaster and Obama seemed helpless.

Obama won the second election, Hillary ran out of the State Department and went full time with the Clinton Foundation as the Clinton Global Initiative hustle started drying up. Despite her dismal showing as a State Department Secretary, Hillary began to run for the 2016 primary. She had amassed a great fortune from the nonprofit and “Pay

for Play” activities that her financial might would be overwhelming for any other serious primary candidate.

During his second administration, Obama forgot about the fundraising activities a second term president was supposed to do for his political party. The Democratic National Committee would soon run into near financial ruin and that made it ripe for the Clinton campaign to flash all their cash and take the party over.

All other democratic candidates did not have a chance. It would be soon known that the 2016 democratic race was rigged from the beginning. The Clintons would have their way.

One big thing happened along the way. They did not regard the Republican candidate Donald Trump as competition. Indeed, this billionaire would be a formidable foe with a platform that attracted the American majority. Hillary went down in “flames” and the rigging of the democratic primary is now known to all. The scandals and abuses still must be dealt with and the Obama Legacy will show a less than noble tenure. With teammates like the Clintons you would be cursed and not treated too kindly by history.

And the beat goes on!

Mr. Alford is the Co-Founder, President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®.

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What is the Diversity Visa Lottery Program?

On Tuesday, a radical Islamist launched a terrorist attack against pedestrians and cyclists, blocks from the World Trade Center in New York. The terrorist adopted the tactics of other attackers in Europe by using a vehicle as a weapon, in this case, a rented Home Depot truck. Shortly after the suspect was subdued by police, his identity and how he came to be in the U.S. became known. The man that killed eight and injured more than a dozen was an invited guest.

Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov entered the U.S. legally through what is known as the Diversity Visa Lottery Program in 2010. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 was amended in 1990 with the passage of the Immigration Act of 1990, S. 358. The 1990 bill increased the number of familybased immigration visas, created five occupational categories, and created the diversity visa lottery program.

The program was designed to encourage legal immigration from countries that were “underrepresented” in the current immigration flows.

The program makes 50,000 permanent resident visas available every year. The visas are divided among nations from which immigrant admissions were lower than a 50,000 over the preceding five years. To be eligible for the visa program, the alien must have a high school education or the equivalent, or two years’ experience in an occupation which requires at least two years of training or experience.

Since the inception of the program, there have been numerous examples of fraud and misuse. A 2007 Government Accountability

Office report about the program stated, “At 5 of the 11 posts we reviewed, consular officers reported that the majority of DV applicants, lacking access to a computer or internet savvy, use “visa agents” to enter the l otte r y.

Some agents take advantage of DV applicants; visa agents in Bangladesh have intercepted applicants’ program documents and charged ransoms of up to $20,000 or coerced applicants into sham DV marriages. Consular

officers at 6 posts reported that widespread use of fake documents, such as birth certificates, marriage

certificates, and passports, presented challenges when verifying the identities of

applicants and dependents.”

A Congressional Research Service report about the program found evidence of human trafficking, reporting, “Some might reference the 2009 arrests of Lassissi Afolabi and Akouavi Kpade

Afolabi, who coerced foreign nationals into human trafficking and forced labor rings by paying for the diversity visas if they listed the trafficked young women as their own family on the visa application.”

The program has survived more than a few attempts to end it, with the closest coming in the mid2000s.

In the 109th Congress Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) introduced the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, H.R. 4437. The legislation passed the House with bipartisan support in December of 2005. One provision of the bill eliminated the diversity visa program.

Unfortunately, despite a Republican majority, the bill was stalled where all good legislation goes to die, the Senate.

Following the attack, the President called for Congress to act and end the program. The good news for the President is there is already a bill that does that.

Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Purdue (R-Ga.) have introduced the Reforming American Immigration for the Strong Employment Act (RAISE Act), S. 1720. The bill focuses U.S. immigration policy on merit and need, instead of the familial based system currently in use. The legislation also terminates the lottery program.

The President has endorsed the Cotton legislation and should make it the centerpiece of his immigration policy.

Clearly, the program is highly flawed. It has been used in human trafficking, bribery, and now terrorism. It is time to end the program, and Congress can act.

They can pass the RAISE Act and dare any House Member or Senator to vote against an immigration policy that puts the priorities of foreigners over the priorities of Americans.

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This fall was a major trip for me Dr. James L. Snyder This past week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage said to me rather casually, “I guess you know today is November?”

She’s always joking with me and I assumed this was one of her jokes.

“You can’t fool me,” I said quite sarcastically, “I know it’s October.”

With that, she led me to the refrigerator where she had a calendar and pointed to me that today was the first day of November.

It was hard for me to believe it; I thought she had made that calendar up herself. After thinking for a few moments, I concluded that she was right. After all, she’s always right and I’m always left holding the bag.

With a little bit of sadness in my voice I said to her, “Where in the world did October go? I’m not finished with October yet.”

“Finished or not,” she said laughingly, “October is over and it is now November.”

I like to enjoy my time and I did not believe I had fully enjoyed all of October yet. That’s just the way life is.

Here today, gone tomorrow. October yesterday, November today. When will all of this nonsense stop?

I should have noticed it was November because the whole house smelled of roast turkey in the oven. It is in November that we celebrate Thanksgiving. My wife had already purchased the turkey and was in the process of cooking it for Thanksgiving.

The only turkey we’re not really grateful for is Yours Truly.

When Fall comes, you would think I would be prepared. Fall brings a different attitude in things.

All of the nice warm weather is gone and now we have a little bit of Chilly Willy weather.

Summertime is the time to be a little lazy and not get too worked up about anything. The attitude I have during the summer is, “There’s always tomorrow.”

The attitude of the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage is, “There’s

“ ”

I know Fall is here and I thought you might enjoy this ho t apple cider tea.

only today.”

Summertime cultivates a sense of laziness in my bones. I can get away with doing the summer because I can always complain about the heat.

“It’s too hot to do anything today.” I usually get away with it.

Tripping into November that attitude and excuse goes out the window.

There is an expectancy from the other resident in our home that there is a lot of work to do in preparation for Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year’s Eve and it all has to be done now. Then, she produces her infamous “Honey-Do-List” and hands it to me.

Oh, how I miss the summer time.

I know Fall comes every year, but for some reason it always catches me by surprise.

Just like in the sixth grade. Our teacher gave us a test every Friday, but when Friday came, it was a surprise to us. I guess I have brought that attitude into adulthood.

Getting things done is the priority of my wife, which she pushes off on to me. My attitude is that if it gets

done, it gets done and if it doesn’t get done, I’ll do it tomorrow.

Between November and December, there are 61 days. That sounds like a lot of time, but when you have to squeeze into 61 days 999 items from the “Honey-Do-List” it just does not seem possible. My wife, however, can do that and more in 61 days.

Being the gracious husband I have been all these years, I have never yet asked her how she does it. Because I know, if I asked, she will tell. There are some things I don’t need to know and that is one.

Another problem I have with Fall is the weather. All summer long, I have grown accustomed to wearing short sleeve shirts. I like short sleeve shirts. When Fall comes, particularly November, the weather changes and I need to step up my game to long sleeve shirts.

I don’t have any problem so to speak with long sleeve shirts. I just prefer a short sleeve shirt. But you know the weather. It demands long sleeve shirts in the Fall. Of course, when fall disappears and winter steps

up, the long sleeve shirt is transferred into a sweater. And you know what sweaters are like.

I would not mind the Fall so bad if it wasn’t so busy. Beginning with the Halloween celebration, whatever that is, and going all the way down the road to the New Year’s Eve celebration is one celebration after another.

As I was musing on all of these aspects of the Fall season, my wife brought me a hot apple cider tea. It is

one of my favorite drinks. She said as she brought it to me, “I know Fall is here and I thought you might enjoy this hot apple cider tea.”

All summer long, I had forgotten about this favorite drink of mine.

When she brought it to me, I could not keep a smile off of my face. After my first sip, I sat back in my chair and said loudly so everybody in the house could hear, “I’m glad it’s Fall.”

While I was drinking my hot apple cider tea, I mused on a verse from the Psalms. “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24).

Every day brings it some reason to rejoice in the Lord. My job is to find that reason.

Dr. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, 1471 Pine Road, Ocala, FL 34472. He lives with his wife in Silver Springs Shores.

Call him at 352-687-4240 or e-mail jamessnyder2@att.net. The church web site is www.whatafellowship.com.

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Hatcher was appointed as the International NAACP Omega Chair. Under his thoughtful leadership and vision, Hatcher helped to elevate the NAACP into one of the nation’s most recognized civil rights and advocacy based organizations.

In defending and mitigating local, state, and regional legal cases, Mr. Hatcher was respected for working with local, city, county,

state, and federal officials in negotiating racial and social issues. Some of Hatcher’s past accomplishments included being a television host of the first African-American cable television show in Ventura County “What’s Going On,” Co-founder and President of the Ventura County African-American Chamber of Commerce, and he was instrumental in establishing the first Ventura County African-American Newspaper,

“Tri-County Sentry.”

Hatcher, an Equal Employment Officer (EEO) by profession, was among the very few people in government certified to train EEOs. While working for the Department of the Navy, Hatcher was a key developer of the Asian Pacific, Native American, Hispanic, Black Affairs, and Federal Women’s programs (FWP).

He was also an Affirmative Action Advisor for State and local communities. Hatcher

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believed that one of his most notable achievements was the establishment of the NAACP Saturday School located on the campus of California Lutheran University.

Hatcher’s iconic legacy includes four generations of civil rights leaders. John R., as he was known to many in the community, was a formidable advocate who was often seen in multiple neighborhoods and government official offices, ensuring peace and understanding for the community he so loved.

Hatcher graduated from La

Verne University with honors in Psychology and Sociology.

He was a life-time member of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, OMEGA PSI PHI Fraternity, American Management Association, Professional Housing Managers Association, and the State of California Civil Rights Task Force. Mr. Hatcher was also a member of the Democratic Party of Alabama in North Birmingham which was founded by his late father John R. Hatcher II. John R. Hatcher III retired from the

United States Air Force and the Department of the Navy.

Mr. Hatcher has been recognized throughout the years with many distinguished awards and honors. In 2012, John R was recognized by California State University Channel Islands as one of the first recipients of the American-American Achievement Awards.

Hatcher’s iconic leadership and inclusive vision has left the citizens of Ventura County and the State of California a better place. He will be greatly missed.

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ACROSS 1. What car does over time 6. *Traveler’s purchase 9. Kind of cola 13. Opening 14. ___ de Triomphe 15. Opposite of domesticated 16. Beer garden mug 17. Hula dancer’s necklace 18. “Haste makes waste,” e.g.

19. *Thanksgiving game day stars 21. *Peeps around the table 23. “But I heard him exclaim, ____ he drove out of sight ...”

24. Queen of Carthage 25. British broadcaster 28. Fungal spore sacs 30. Angry dispute 35. Rhine tributary 37. “Cogito, ____ sum” 39. Did like a star at night 40. Assortment 41. *Last float passenger 43. Larger-than-life 44. Like a neon sign 46. Catcher’s catcher 47. Facts and figures 48. Nile and Mississippi ____ 50. Plural of “forum” 52. State of no-mindness 53. Impose, as in tax 55. Rage 57. *Star of the show on Thanksgiving 60. *”The Thanksgiving Song” singer 64. Small, olive-gray bird 65. Kind of printer 67. Nose of a missile 68. Donated live-saver 69. Born, in society pages 70. Child-eating daemon, in Greek mythology 71. Do this at a funeral 72. Symbolized by elephant 73. Funny DOWN 1. Reduced Instruction Set Computer 2. “Do ____ others...”

3. Hearty one-pot dish 4. *Squanto’s Wampanoag, e.g 5. Mexico City state 6. “Buffalo ____, won’t you come out tonight...”

7. “Is” is to “she” as ____ is to “we” 8. “The Terminator” genre 9. Ghana monetary unit

10. Like word of mouth 11. Same as cagey 12. Stout relative 15. Kate Hudson’s “Almost ____” 20. Those in favor 22. Sum it up 24. Make something seem worthy 25. *____-breasted variety 26. Pop out 27. Prepare white wine 29. Pack like sardines 31. Lose one’s coat 32. November birthstone 33. Get together 34. *Pumpkin alternative 36. Dig like a pig 38. Bismarck’s first name 42. Courtyards 45. Non-scholarship player 49. “____ Spot run” 51. ____ Palmer 54. Contending 56. *”Thanksgiving,” poem by ____ Albert Guest 57. Michelin product 58. Strong desire 59. *____ harvest before giving thanks 60. Beehive basket 61. Stretched ride 62. Like a villain 63. Bona fide 64. Wedding promise, e.g.

66. “New” prefix LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Chavis received an invitation to the meeting from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to participate in the conference held at the historic Gracie Mansion. The theme of the conference was “Finding Unity Through Local Leadership: A Convening of Mayors and Civil Rights Leaders.”

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who serves as president of the United States Conference of Mayors, joined de Blasio, Baltimore’s Mayor Catherine Pugh, Louisville’s Mayor Greg Fischer and other mayors at the daylong conference in the Big Apple.

National Action Network founder Rev. Al Sharpton, National Urban League President Marc Morial, and U.S. Black Chambers, Inc., President Ronald Busby also attended the meeting.

“The purpose of the meeting was to develop a national agenda and strategy to improve the quality of life of people in U.S. cities represented by the United States Conference of Mayors and to find unity on national issues of mutual concern by all of the attendees,” Chavis said.

In a joint statement issued by the National Urban League and U.S. Conference of Mayors, the groups said they believe in the power of their collective voices to address the inequities that now exist in America.

“Today, too many American families are unable to reach their full potential and are losing faith, because of the divisive political climate and the inability of the federal government to advance smart policy solutions… leadership at the local level is more important than ever before,” the groups said in the

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., recently met with civil rights leaders and U.S. mayors to discuss unifying around national issues. statement. ensuring an accurate Census Together, the parties vowed count, de Blasio and Morial to come together to chart the both promised. course for the country’s future “This was a historic and ensure prosperity for all gathering to bring leaders Americans. together to confront the The meeting counted challenges that we face, as a as the beginning of a very nation, and to look for shared powerful relationship between solutions,” Morial said.

America’s mayors and the civil The tax plan passed by the rights community, de Blasio House paving the way for said. an unprecedented tax code De Blasio continued: “We reform is as troublesome as it is are ready to work in common damaging to working, middlecause to address the issues class, and poor Americans, he and the reality is that we said. understand that we have to “The tax plan is lopsided,” speak with one voice if we Morial said. “We will resist are going to have an impact, and work for a better plan. especially with what’s going on Also, we will not shirk our nationally.” responsibility and, as far as The New York City the 2020 Census, I want to mayor noted that one of the join Mayor de Blasio in saying immediate issues the group that we want to ensure that the will tackle is the 2020 Census, 2020 Census is accurate.” which he said is of utmost Further, bigotry and hate importance. and racially motivated violence “You think something as has to be stopped, Morial said. innocuous as the Census can “Bigotry, hate and racially do little harm,” de Blasio said. motivated violence is un“But, it’s the kind of thing American and unacceptable that often gets overlooked for our nation,” said Morial. and major decisions are made “We want to build for our about power and money and community and we have the difference can be billions committed to reconvene this of dollars.” conference in January and The group will push the bring the mayors and civil Trump Administration on rights leaders back together to further our conversation and to work on more specific policies and agendas.”

The NNPA was pleased to have been present and to participate in the historic gathering, Chavis said, as he thanked de Blasio, Morial, and Landrieu for gathering some of the nation’s leading mayors and civil rights leaders.

“The meeting was very substantive and productive,” Chavis said. “We addressed the vital issues facing America’s cities and we all committed to establishing an ongoing strategic alliance to work cooperatively together to provide inclusive solutions to ensure freedom, justice, equality and equity for all people who live throughout the United States.”

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LEGAL NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 133684 Title No. 730-170604070 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/05/2005.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 11/22/2017 at 11:00 AM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 04/07/2005, as Instrument No. 05 0801216, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Willie Jarvis Bailey and Eunice Bailey, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), By the fountain located at 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: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 6179-026-010. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 118 S Sloan Ave, Compton, CA 90221.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $212,387.02. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dated: 10/18/2017 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Durham/Authorized Signature 41689 ENTERPRISE CIRCLE NORTH, STE. 228, TEMECULA, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200. FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730-2727. The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. may be attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site -www.servicelinkASAP.com- for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: 133684.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. A-4635780 11/01/2017, 11/08/2017, 11/15/2017 SchId:68792 AdId:22914 CustId:64 -------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 133774 Title No. 170252822 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/18/2007.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 11/22/2017 at 11:00 AM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 04/23/2007, as Instrument No. 20070970227, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Leobardo Benicio Chavez, an Unmarried Man, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), By the fountain located at 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: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 6140-033-018. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2207 West Raymond Street, Compton, CA 90220. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $327,106.52. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. Dated: 10/11/2017 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Durham/Authorized Signature 41689

ENTERPRISE CIRCLE NORTH, STE. 228, TEMECULA, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200. FOR TRUSTEE’S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730-2727. The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. may be attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site -www.servicelinkASAP.com- for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: 133774.

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. AFN4635287 11/01/2017, 11/08/2017, 11/15/2017 SchId:68795 AdId:22915 CustId:64 -------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF REBECCA WEBB JENKINS aka REBECCA JENKINS Case No. 17STPB06778 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of REBECCA WEBB JENKINS aka REBECCA JENKINS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed

by Janice Renee Watson in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Janice Renee Watson 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 on January 28, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 29 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: RENEE ESTELLE SANDERS ESQ SBN 226258 LAW OFFICES OF RENEE’ ESTELLE SANDERS 3460 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 1214 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 CN940226 JENKINS Nov 1,8,15, 2017 SchId:68932 AdId:22965 CustId:65 -------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA15-660122-JP Order No.: 150034880-CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/26/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): EDUARDO A CANAS, A SINGLE MAN Recorded: 4/3/2007 as Instrument No. 20070783961 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 12/7/2017 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, in the Vineyard Ballroom Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $535,250.38 The purported property address is: 1315 SOUTH KEENE AVENUE, COMPTON, CA 90220-4023 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 6140028-008 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear

ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-15-660122-JP. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy.

The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-6457711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp.

TS No.: CA-15-660122-JP IDSPub #0133500 11/8/2017 11/15/2017 11/22/2017 SchId:68956 AdId:22974 CustId:608 -------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF FELIPE DIAZ Case No. 17STPB09819 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of FELIPE DIAZ A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed

by Mary Rose Diaz in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Mary Rose Diaz 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. 30, 2017 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 57 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: DAVID D MORIEL ESQ SBN 164875 LAW OFFICES OF DAVID D MORIEL APLC 444 W OCEAN BLVD STE 800 LONG BEACH CA 90802-4529 CN943304 DIAZ Nov 8,15,22, 2017 SchId:68994 AdId:22985 CustId:65 -------------------------------------------------T.S. No. 16-0071-11 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED 注：本 文件包含一个信息摘要 참고사항: 본 첨부 문서에 정보 요약서가 있습니다 NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY PLEASE NOTE THAT PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(d)(1) THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON THIS DOCUMENT BUT PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED OR PUBLISHED AND THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION NEED ONLY BE MAILED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/3/2014. 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: MARCO ANTONIO ESPINOZA, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation Recorded 10/9/2014 as Instrument No. 20141071541 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1018 SOUTH WHITE AVENUE COMPTON, CA 90221 A.P.N.: 7301-006-005 Date of Sale: 12/5/2017 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $330,977.75, estimated 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 916-939-0772 or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 160071-11. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 11/2/2017 The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation 2955 Main Street, 2nd Floor Irvine, California 92614 Foreclosure Department (949) 720-9200 Sale Information Only: 916-939-0772 www.nationwideposting. com Sindy Clements, Foreclosure Officer PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE WOLF FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0320010 To: COMPTON BULLETIN 11/08/2017, 11/15/2017, 11/22/2017 SchId:69003 AdId:22988 CustId:68 -------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: EARNEST T. MCCOY CASE NO. 17STPB09399 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of EARNEST T. MCCOY. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed

by VIRGINIA MCCOY in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that VIRGINIA MCCOY 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: 12/04/17 at 8:30AM in Dept.

57 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 MATTHEW C. YU, ESQ. - SBN 256235 LAW OFFICE OF MATTHEW C. YU 3620 PACIFIC COAST HWY STE 200 TORRANCE CA 90505 11/8, 11/15, 11/22/17 CNS-3069288# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:69010 AdId:22991 CustId:61 -------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHARLES ETTA JONES Case No. 17STPB08923 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CHARLES ETTA JONES. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed

by DAVID JONES, SR. in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DAVID JONES, SR. 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 12/19/2017 at 8:30 AM in Department 11 located at 111 North Hill Street. 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.

DAVID A. JONES, SR. 15351 ORANGE AVE. PARAMOUNT, CA 90723 (562) 618-5850 SchId:69033 AdId:22999 CustId:517 -------------------------------------------------APN: 6146-006-007 TS No: CA0500024517-1 TO No: 170030098 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED November 23, 2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On January 10, 2018 at 09:00 AM, near the fountain located in the Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on December 7, 2004 as Instrument No. 04 3153021, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by MANZELL J. POTTS, JR. AND LEVARN POTTS, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor(s), in favor of PACIFIC REVERSE MORTGAGE, INC./DBA FINANCIAL HERITAGE as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 926 W. 130TH ST., COMPTON, CA 90222 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.

The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $275,710.40 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale.

Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a 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 California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. 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. 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 In Source Logic at 702-659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA05000245-17-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Date: November 7, 2017 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA0500024517-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Stephanie Hoy, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 Trustee Corps

may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.ISL Number 35339, Pub Dates: 11/15/2017, 11/22/2017, 11/29/2017, THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:69067 AdId:23014 CustId:669 -------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROSS FRANK DUNLAP CASE NO. 17STPB10039 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ROSS FRANK DUNLAP. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ALAN MARTIN in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ALAN MARTIN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 12/07/17 at 8:30AM in Dept.

5 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 TIMOTHY J. BLIED SCHMIESING BLIED STODDART & MACKEY 400 N. TUSTIN AVE. STE 290 SANTA ANA CA 92705 11/15, 11/22, 11/29/17 CNS-3070116# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:69070 AdId:23015 CustId:61 -------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ADOLPH PLASENCIA JR. CASE NO. 17STPB09890 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ADOLPH PLASENCIA JR..

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed

by SYLVIA GARCIA AKA SILVIA GARCIA in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SYLVIA GARCIA 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: 12/04/17 at 8:30AM in Dept.

11 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 BRIAN P. MCGILVRAY, ESQ. - SBN 191907 LAW OFFICE OF BRIAN P. MCGILVRAY 5850 CANOGA AVE STE 400 WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367 11/15, 11/22, 11/29/17 CNS-3070248# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:69073 AdId:23016 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee’s Sale No. CARCS-17017437 NOTE: PURSUANT TO 2923.3(C) THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Section 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.] YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/21/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary,

trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case, CARCS-17017437.

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. On December 8, 2017, at 11:00 AM, BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, in the City of POMONA, County of LOS ANGELES, State of CALIFORNIA, PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., a California corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust executed by HESSIE B. JONES AND LULA BELLE JONES, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustors, recorded on 5/30/2007, as Instrument No. 20071300379, modified under Instrument No. 20131157582, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION 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. Property is being sold “as is - where is”. TAX PARCEL NO. 4055-16-021. Property address: 3331 W. 117th Place, Inglewood, CA 90303. The land referred to is situated in the State of California, County of Los Angeles, City of Inglewood, and is described as follows;LOT 244 OF TRACT NO. 12903, IN THE CITY OF INGLEWOOD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 284 PAGE(S) 1 THROUGH 7, INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. From information which the Trustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes no representation or warranty, the street address or other common designation of the above described property is purported to be 3331 W 117TH PLACE, INGLEWOOD, CA 90303. Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest thereon, together with reasonably estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $323,081.17. 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.

WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SALE INFORMATION LINE: 714-730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com Dated: 11/08/2017.

PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., AS TRUSTEE By Shelley Chase, Foreclosure Administrator.

A-4637967 11/15/2017, 11/22/2017, 11/29/2017 SchId:69076 AdId:23017 CustId:64 -------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS, AND SEWER SERVICE CHARGE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Compton will receive proposals from qualified Engineering Consultant Firms for the preparation of the City of Compton’s Landscape and Lighting District Assessments, and Sewer service charge.

Proposals will be received in the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220 until 3:p.m. on Thursday, December 7, 2017. POSTMARKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All proposals must be clearly marked, “PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING ASSESSMENTS AND SEWER SERVICE CHARGE IN THE CITY OF COMPTON – DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL” and shall be delivered during the business hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, except holidays, to the City Clerk’s office.

Submit three (3) originals of your proposal and one digital copy on CD or USB drive, bearing the name, address and telephone number of the individual or entity submitting the proposal. Submit fee schedule in separate sealed envelope. It should be understood that the final annual costs would be as negotiated with the City.

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

The City of Compton proposes to enter into an Agreement for a (3) three year term, and two optional oneyear extensions.

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 can check out the City’s website at www.comptoncity.org or contact the: Public Works Department City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90221 (310) 605-5505 SUBMITTAL DEADLINE To be considered, proposals must be submitted no later than Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. to the City Clerk’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220. Postmarks will not be accepted. The City may extend the deadline at its option.

ALITA GODWIN CITY CLERK Publish: 11/15/17 11/22/17 11/29/07 SchId:69082 AdId:23019 CustId:314

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2017

SPORTS 8th-grader a minimum 3 years away from college hoops signing Emoni Bates is everything any college could want in a prized recruit.

He’s a 6-foot-7 basketball player who’s still growing, a serious student of the game and an honor student.

Moments after stepping onto the court at Michigan State’s Breslin Center, he put on a show of athleticism any NBA star would envy.

Bates soared across the lane after grabbing a lob pass off the backboard, cradled it long enough to adjust his grip and banked it off the glass and in the hoop with just the right amount of spin.

The Spartans and Kentucky Wildcats are already two of his favorite teams. They’d probably sign him right now if they could. But they can’t, not for a long time.

While the early signing period for college basketball begins Wednesday, the 13-year-old Bates can’t sign a letter of intent to play anywhere for at least three and probably four years.

But the eighth-grader at Clague Middle School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has already found himself in the middle of a debate about how young is too young to offer a scholarship. He’s one of the most highly touted players in the Class of 2022 and one of three already promised a scholarship by DePaul University in Chicago.

And Bates isn’t even the youngest player to get an offer. Just two years ago, NBA superstar LeBron James complained that his 10-year-old namesake was already being courted with offers.

“Let him be a kid,” is how James put it.

Michigan State’s Tom Izzo said he has a problem with the process and acknowledged coaches deserve at least some of the blame.

“These kids get so screwed up,” Izzo told The Associated Press. “You see it on Twitter, ‘I’m blessed to get my 29th offer.’ They collect offers. That’s so stupid, but that’s our fault. Not theirs.”

“We haven’t offered anyone recently before ninth or 10th grade,” Izzo added, “but there are some special guys out there.”

NCAA rules bar coaches from discussing potential recruits by name or contacting their families via phone calls, texts, email or even snail mail until they’ve completed their sophomore year of high school.

But those same rules allow coaches to host what are considered unofficial visits by those same recruits—as long as the contact is initiated and the costs are picked up by the recruit’s family.

That explains why Bates and teammate Javaughn Hannah were the only two people shooting hoops at Michigan State’s basketball arena just hours before the arena was open to the public and packed with fans flocking to the second-ranked Spartans’ annual Midnight Madness event.

“I like going up there a lot,” said Bates, who has struck up a friendship with Michigan State sophomore star Miles Bridges. “I like working out with (Bridges) and being around him.”

Bates and Hannah were joined on the visit by some of their eighth-grade teammates and their fathers, all part of the Bates Fundamental squad coached by E.J. Bates.

A former professional basketball player in Europe, E.J. Bates is carefully weighing his son’s options, including “reclassifying”—effectively skipping a year of high school as freshman Marvin Bagley did to play for No. 1 Duke this season.

Amari Bailey of Chicago and California’s Skyy Clark, two of the other top-ranked eighth-graders in the country, already responded to DePaul’s scholarship offer with verbal commitments.

“I know I’m young but what I want is what I want,” Clark wrote in an October post on Instagram.

Emoni Bates, who doesn’t even know where he’s going to high school next year, isn’t ready to look that far ahead.

“I was excited because it was my first offer,” he said, “but there’s plenty more to come.”

That’s what worries Izzo, a Hall of Fame coach with a national championship and seven Final Four appearances on his resume.

“Some believe you should offer as soon as the kid comes out of the womb because the first offer gets the kid. I think that hurts the kid,” Izzo said. “Some people don’t think you should offer until they’re sophomores. If a kid is that dumb that he’s not reading the internet and realizes that some of those coaches that offer early have offered 50 guys. That offer doesn’t mean as much.”

But the relationships kids forge while going through the process can make all the difference.

Bates has grown close to Bridges on and off the court and has even posed for pictures in Michigan State’s green jersey and shorts. There’s a framed photo of the two of them in Bates’ bedroom.

You’d think that kind of head start would bother rivals.

But Michigan coach John Beilein, whose program is headquartered 10 miles west of where the Bates live, doesn’t sound worried. He refuses to recruit any prospect until he’s in ninth grade.

“You see them in a high school setting and that’s when we start inviting them for unofficial visits,” Beilein told the AP. “There’s a lot of time. If you’re going to start offering scholarships to seventh and eighth graders, there are so many unknowns both ways. Who’s going to be where in six years? It makes great media, right?

“I’m sure it’s a novel idea,” he added. “But does it really make sense?”

In Bates’ case, only time will tell.

Rams have rolled on road, now must show they can win at home

By Tom Canavan The up-and-coming Los Angeles Rams have shown the NFL that they can win on the road.

Now, they just have to start doing it at home.

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FF to their best start since going to the Super Bowl in 2001, the Rams (6-2) posted their fifth win in six games with a dominant 51-17 win over the New York Giants on last weekend.

Four of the five wins have been away games, while the fifth was a “home” game against the Cardinals in London.

When Sean McVay’s team returns to the Los Angeles Coliseum this weekend against Houston, it will be their first game there in 34 days. The last one was a loss to Seattle. In fact, the Rams are 1-2 in the stadium, which has seemed nothing like home.

In the loss to the Seahawks, offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth said the offense had to use a silent count because there were so many Seattle fans.

“I think we’re eager to see if we can continue playing good football right now,” McVay said. “We’re excited to be back home in LA and playing in front of hopefully a good crowd at the Coliseum, but I know that our players, they certainly will appreciate and like that support. But really what our focus will be on is trying to see if we can string together another complete game.”

The Rams have had two nearperfect performances in their last two games. After beating the Cardinals 33-0 in London, they ripped the Giants by 34 points.

Los Angeles scored on eight of its first nine possessions, Jared Goff had career bests of four touchdown passes and 311 yards, the defense forced three turnovers that were converted into 17 points

and the special teams blocked a punt that set up the second of two short Todd Gurley touchdown runs.

Goff smiled when asked about playing at home again.

“Yes. Shoot, we were 1-1 at home? 1-2? Arizona is not a home game,” he said. “We want to get one in front of the home fans, for sure.

I think we will have a little more excitement coming home now. We’ve been away for three weeks. Hopefully we get that place rocking and come out with a W.” The Giants (1-7) probably will be happy to get away from MetLife Stadium, where they are 0-4 this season. They fans started leaving the building at halftime and the 76,000-plus seat facility was almost empty at the final gun. Those who stayed got their “boos” in.

“I don’t know what to tell you,” defensive tackle Jay Bromley said.

“We just didn’t play well today. I don’t think that we’re necessarily apart as a team. I think we’re still a close-knit team. We just didn’t execute today.”

Five things to know from the blowout: RAMS IN STRIDE: McVay has the Rams on a roll. They have won the last two games by a combined 84-17 margin. What makes the Rams scary is that they are getting plays from all three phases. In recent years, the Rams have had a good defense and excellent special teams. The offense has blossom in Goff ’s second season with the additions of WRs Sammy Watkins and Robert Woods, Whitworth and fellow OL John Sullivan. This was the Rams’ fifth game of 30-plus points, which is the most in a season since 2003 when they scored 30-plus points seven times.

GIANTS DEFENSE: The defense carried the Giants to an 11-5 record and their first postseason berth since 2011 a year ago. While the unit has not played as well this season and has blown

three fourth-quarter leads, this was the first time Steve Spagnuolo’s unit was horrible.

In its

defense, the group was without CB Janoris Jenkins, who was suspended by the team, DEs Olivier Vernon and Kerry Wynn, LBs Jonathan Casillas and B.J. Goodson and backup CB Donte Deayon.

50,000: Eli Manning became the seventh NFL quarterback to reach the 50,000-yard passing mark with a 37-yard pass to Sterling Shepard in the fourth

At bye week, Lynn’s Chargers learning how to win close game

By Greg Beachum Anthony Lynn thought he had already seen just about everything in the NFL during his lengthy career as a running back and an assistant coach.

After his first eight games as the Los Angeles Chargers’ head coach, he has a painful new perspective on the close calls and week-to-week heartache that seems to hit this franchise harder than many others.

“I was prepared when I took this, so there’s nothing that’s really surprised me,” Lynn said.

“But going through it for the first time is different. It’s different than hearing about it, preparing for it, when you’re actually going through it.”

Another roller-coaster year hits its halfway point this week for the Chargers (3-5), whose first campaign after relocation has resembled their last two seasons in San Diego in many ways. They’ve had stretches of strong play and a string of solid victories with an undeniable collection of veteran talent. But narrow losses due to poor lategame execution and bad breaks have kept them down in the standings as they hit their bye week.

Those last two San Diego teams lost 17 games by eight points or fewer. The current LA version has already lost four

more games by that same onescore margin.

“It’s tough, because you’ve been in every single game, and you think about what could have been,” Lynn said. “But you can’t do that. Our record is what it is. We’re 3-5, and we’ve got the second half of our season to look at. (We’re) going into our third quarter, and we’ve got to figure out ways to win that third and fourth quarter.”

New city, same problems— yet there’s more optimism surrounding the Chargers than in the past two years. And not just because of the upbeat new coaching staff led by Lynn and defensive coordinator Gus Bradley.

After an 0-4 start to Lynn’s first season, the Chargers managed to win two close games over the Giants and Raiders during their three-game winning streak last month. The remaining players say they’re showing more tenacity than the past two clubs, with pass-rushing duo Melvin Ingram and Joey Bosa leading a defense that has been largely outstanding in big moments.

The Chargers are hoping they’re on a path toward playoff contention, and that they’ve got enough games left in the season to figure it out.

“I like the direction we’re headed,” said quarterback Philip Rivers, who has passed for 2,028

yards with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions. “We’ve got a lot of work to do and some obstacles to overcome, but you feel like this team is putting it together if we can get over some of the inconsistency.”

Lynn attributes part of the Chargers’ optimism to their relative health. All but five of their opening-week starters have played in all eight games, and key linebacker Denzel Perryman is expected to rejoin the starting lineup next week after getting hurt in training camp.

Injuries decimated the Chargers last season, sending 18 players to injured reserve.

Los Angeles has lost starting cornerback Jason Verrett and offensive linemen Forrest Lamp and Matt Slauson this season, but is otherwise keeping together its solid group of talent.

Lynn and general manager Tom Telesco attribute part of that success to a re-evaluation of the team’s training methodology.

In a related development, Lynn gave his players an entire week off during the bye, declining to hold any practices.

“We have guys doing a different kind of cardio, getting them off the grass in the training room and getting their heart rates up so they can stay in shape and maintain their stamina,” Lynn said. “We brought in recovery days. We brought

quarter with the Rams leading 48-10. Manning threw two touchdowns in the game, but he also missed a wideopen Shepard around the R a m s 30 the New York

trailing 17-7 in the second quarter and overthrew an open Tavarres King in the end zone with New York down 27-10 just before the half.

THIRD AND 33: The biggest play of the game came in the second quarter with the Rams leading 10-7 and facing a thirdand-33 at their own 48. The call was a receiver screen to Woods and it turned into a 52yard score.

“When you get the ball in guys like Robert’s hands or any of our receivers, really, anything can happen. We were really just trying to get into field-goal range for Greg (Zuerlein). I threw it to him and kind of saw the seam that he saw. I was really just like, ‘Hey, we might have a chance here.”’ LEADING SCORER: Zuerlein hit field goals of 27, 46 and 47 yards and made six extra points.

He has 99 points in eight games.

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in flexibility coaches, injury prevention coaches. We’ve made an effort to get better with soft tissue injuries and just keeping guys off the IR.” Ingram and Bosa are putting together a memorable season on defense for Bradley, who has used their talents splendidly. The secondary is also performing well while the Chargers rank eighth in the league with just 201.9 yards passing allowed per game.

“The issues we’ve faced in our defense show up week to week, that’s how teams try to attack you,” Bradley said. “Once they understand the issues, and how they have to play them and adjust to them, you’ll see a team that plays faster.”

But Lynn expects more close games and difficult matchups in the second half of the season, which includes two East Coast road trips and a visit to Dallas.

He plans to keep the Chargers focused on steady improvement that will benefit them this season and beyond.

“The season we’ve had so far—it’s been a grind,” Lynn said.