The Bulletin

AND THE INGLEWOOD TRIBUNE, CARSON BULLETIN, WILMINGTON BEACON, THE CALIFORNIAN, THE WEEKENDER & EL MONTE BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018

AN AMERICAN PRINT MEDIA PUBLICATION

House Republican Factions Hunt for Immigration Deal

By Alan Fram and Lisa Mascaro WASHINGTON (AP)— House Republicans failed to produce an immigration compromise Friday as the standoff between opposing conservative and moderate factions head toward a showdown over an issue that has long divided the party.

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O U S E Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy convened a closed-door meeting as party leadership faces mounting pressure to produce an immigration bill by a Tuesday deadline.

But lawmakers emerged without a deal. With Speaker Paul Ryan away at a fundraiser, the negotiations are seen as a test for McCarthy, a potential speaker-in-waiting, to pull together the often unruly GOP majority and prevent a showdown. Talks are expected to continue.

“There's no agreement right now,” said Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the GOP Whip, another vying to move-up the leadership ladder. Ryan is retiring after this term.

It was the second time this week leaders drew the GOP factions together to huddle privately and wade through the complexity of the immigration issue.

Lawmakers were upbeat at the prospect of being presented with an outline—a pen-topaper framework—after days of talks.

But without resolution, the centrists warn they will have

enough petition signatures by Tuesday to force House votes later this month, including on their preferred bill which provides young “Dreamer”

compromised a lot.

“We're trying to close items out, not add new ones,” he said. He vowed that by Tuesday it was “extremely

The flurry underscored the escalating pressure Republicans face to address immigration, an issue pitting centrists representing Hispanic and moderate voters against conservatives. immigrants protection from deportation and a chance to apply for citizenship.

Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., a leader of the moderates, exiting the meeting saying he was “disappointed” that new demands were being made.

Moderates believe they have

likely” they would have the signatures needed to push the roll calls.

The groups said they made progress toward a resolution for the young immigrants who have been living in the U.S. illegally since childhood, with a plan to protect them

from deportation and provide them a bridge to legal status and eventual citizenship.

But new questions emerged over how far the package should go to clamp down on immigration enforcement in the U.S., beyond the $25 billion both sides have largely agreed to for President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico.

Many conservatives have opposed a pathway to citizenship for the young immigrants and want more enforcement of illegal immigration, including an end to so-called sanctuary cities.

“If there's going to be concessions made on one side, you have to get everything that you need on the security side,” said Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa. The flurry underscored the escalating pressure Republicans face to address immigration, an issue pitting centrists representing Hispanic and moderate voters against conservatives with deep-red constituents sympathetic to Trump's antiimmigrant outbursts.

Painfully aware of those divisions, leaders had seemed happy to sidestep the issue as they head into campaign season for the fall midterm elections until the moderates' rebellion forced their hand.

If enough signatures are collected Tuesday, the House would be on track to have roll call votes on various proposals on June 25.

Ryan and GOP leaders are trying desperately to stop the n Immigration Deal, see page 8

Comeback in Compton

Bourdain's Death Means Loss of a Voice for Immigrant Workers

By Terry Tang Anthony Bourdain's culinary passions went far beyond the cuisine he put on a plate. He also was committed to the immigrant workers who toil in his and other kitchens throughout the restaurant industry.

Bourdain, who died Friday in France in an apparent suicide at age 61, was an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump's immigration policies and a fierce defender of Hispanic workers.

In two decades as a chef and employer, I never had one American kid walk in my door and apply for a dishwashing job, a porter's position or even a job as prep cook.

Anthony Bourdain The chef, global traveler and author, whose popularity grew with his CNN series “Parts Unknown,” often was the first to tip his hat to his employees from Central America or Mexico. He promoted his Mexican-born sous chef, the late Carlos Llaguno Garcia, to run two of his New York restaurants and complained loudly about the United States' “ridiculously hypocritical attitudes” toward immigration. n Bourdain, see page 2

After becoming the first public college in California to lose accreditation, Compton College is preparing to stand on its own once again.

By Ashley Smith Inside Higher Ed COMPTON—The athletic field at Compton College is a freshly manicured, lush green with new stadium lights hovering above.

It’s late spring in California, and as the community college’s soccer team practices, the sun is shining on a field that carries the maroon and silver lettering of the Compton Tartars. This is typical for any college, especially one with a team that nearly won its conference championship last year.

But it’s an achievement at Compton—the first public college in California to ever lose its accreditation.

For nearly 12 years, the college that was one of the first two-year institutions in the state could not continue to operate on its own. Beleaguered by a corrupt board and financial insolvency, Compton was stripped of its accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges in 2005, and the state Legislature subsequently stripped the Board of Trustees of power. To maintain programs n Comeback, see page 9

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Victim of Fatal Compton Hit-And-Run Would Have Graduated H.S. Thursday C O M P T O N — Authorities are seeking public help to find the hit-and-run motorist responsible for a fatal collision in Compton that killed a young man who had been set to graduate from Dominguez High School Thursday.

Christopher Frushon, 19, was in a crosswalk at about 8:45 p.m. on May 26 at Wilmington Avenue north of Stockwell Street when he was struck and thrown into the air by a car that kept going. Frushon later died at a hospital from blunt force injuries, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

"The suspect vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed, well above the posted 35 mph speed limit, when (the driver) ran the red stop light at Stockwell Street," according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff 's Department. "[Frushon] was looking to the future and planning to move up north with his mom to start a better life," the statement said.

"Christopher lived an active lifestyle, he was planning to be a welder, and loved spending time outdoors riding his bike with his dad, and attending concerts in the park."

The eldest of three siblings, Frushon had attended his prom last week with his girlfriend of three years, officials said.

The suspect's car, which was recorded on surveillance video, was described as a mid-size sedan, possibly a Dodge Charger or a Kia, with extensive front-end damage. Anyone with information on the case was urged to call (310) 6053516 to speak with sheriff 's Detective Jaeton Wilson or sheriff 's Sgt. Arthur Thomas.

The watch commander's office can be reached at (310) 605-6505. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

Stricter Oversight Sought for Sativa Water Supervisor Mark RidleyThomas called on the California State Water Resources Control Board in Sacramento to appoint a representative to exercise “vigorous oversight” of Sativa Water District after many of its 1,600 customers in Willowbrook and Compton reported brown water running through their taps in April.

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N a letter to the Water Board’s executive director, Eileen Sobeck, the Supervisor credited state regulators and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health with confirming that there are currently no violations of “primary” water standards

within Sativa’s jurisdiction. The Supervisor noted, however, that there have been “secondary” water quality violations related to increased levels of manganese and for turbidity.

“These troublesome incidents underscore the longstanding deficiencies associated with Sativa’s lack of proper fiscal management and operational capacity,” Supervisor RidleyThomas said. “Simply put, Sativa has not demonstrated an adequate ability to address its deferred maintenance challenges or to provide high quality water to its customers in a sustainable manner going forward.”

He added that while the County is assessing potential alternative water providers, the Water Board should

monitor Sativa closely. “I write to respectfully request that the State Board immediately take all appropriate steps to exercise vigorous oversight of Sativa, including selecting a representative for that purpose, to ensure proper fiscal and operational activities are occurring during the period in which Sativa is still responsible for providing water to its customers,” Supervisor RidleyThomas said. “A competent representative selected by the Water Board for this purpose could help regain the public’s trust and facilitate stability and oversight during this tumultuous period.”

When Sativa customers first expressed alarm about the brown water running through their taps, Supervisor Ridley-

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“Some, of course, like to claim that Mexicans are stealing American jobs,” Bourdain said in 2014. “But in two decades as a chef and employer, I never had one American kid walk in my door and apply for a dishwashing job, a porter's position or even a job as prep cook.”

During the 2016 presidential campaign season, Bourdain slammed Trump's promises to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally and build a wall along the Mexican border.

“If Mr. Trump deports 11 million people or whatever he's talking about right now, every restaurant in America would shut down,” Bourdain said in an interview with SiriusXM radio.

Trump has said the wall is needed to keep immigrants and drugs out of the U.S. and his policies are designed to keep the country safe.

Julian Medina, the owner of eight Mexican restaurants in New York, said he and Bourdain crossed paths a few times at industry events.

“The Latino community was very important to him because in the kitchens of New York there are many Latinos,” Medina said. “He supported that because he always worked beside a Latino and put Carlos in charge of his kitchen.”

Saul Montiel, executive

chef at the Mexican restaurant Cantina Roof Top in Manhattan, said Garcia, who died of cancer in 2015, always spoke highly of Bourdain. For an episode of Bourdain's Travel Channel show, “No Reservations,” Garcia gave Bourdain a tour of his hometown, Puebla.

Bourdain claimed all the best cooks in his New York restaurants came from there.

Montiel, who started in the business washing dishes 15 years ago, said Bourdain was “one of the few chefs that valued the work of the Latinos in the kitchen.”

“There are many chefs,” he said, “that never recognize the hard work of the Hispanics.”

Mel Mecinas, an executive chef in Scottsdale, Arizona, who was born in Oaxaca, Mexico, remembers when Bourdain featured his home state on “Parts Unknown.”

He liked that Bourdain went to smaller villages and wasn't afraid to sit on the floor and eat, sampling traditional dishes such as tamales with mole negro sauce wrapped in banana leaves instead of corn husks.

“When he goes somewhere, he always finds the place where he can find the root of the culture,” Mecinas said. “I was so impressed about how downto-earth he is and his sense of humor.”

Occasionally, Bourdain's penchant to spotlight minorities attracted a backlash. Last year, a blogger accused him of banning white chefs from getting exposure on a “Parts Unknown” episode on Houston's culinary scene.

Bourdain responded on Twitter, calling it “shameful, dishonest race-baiting click bait.”

Latinos weren't the only minority group that embraced Bourdain. Jason Wang, CEO of Xi'an Famous Foods in New York, planned to donate profits at all its locations on Friday to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

In a Facebook post, Wang said Bourdain's impact on his family's Chinese street food business was immeasurable.

In 2007, Bourdain endorsed the Wangs' basement food stall, which served lamb noodle soup with handripped noodles on “No Reservations.”

The bump in business was swift. Wang and his father gradually went from that stall to six eateries. In 2015, Wang had the chance to relay his gratitude in person.

“I looked at him in the eyes and said, ‘this is something we will always be thankful for Tony,”' Wang wrote. “And he simply replied, ‘I'm just calling out good food like it is, that's all.”'

Thomas filed an urgency motion to conduct an investigation, take immediate steps to prevent any serious risks to public health, and determine whether appropriate management and governance of the water district is in place to address Sativa’s infrastructure issues.

At his direction, the County also distributed approximately 20,000 gallons of bottled water to residents of Willowbrook and Compton.

When Sativa flushed its pipes after an extended period without proper maintenance, the lingering sediment caused intermittent discoloration and cloudiness in the water supply.

Testing, however, found that the water does not pose a health risk and meets the standards of the Water Board.

Authorities: Compton Murder Began with Case of ‘Road Rage’ COMPTON—Authorities believe a man in Compton was shot dead over a "road rage" confrontation in which a suspect chased the victim down and shot him at Compton Community College, a sheriff 's deputy said Sunday.

Deputies were called at 6:50 p.m.

Saturday to the 1100 block of East Artesia Boulevard regarding a report of a hit-and run traffic collision, which was later changed to a "gunshot victim" call, said Deputy Kimberly Alexander of the Los Angeles County Sheriff 's Information Bureau.

When deputies arrived just inside the college property at 1111 E. Artesia Blvd., they found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds.

Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene, Alexander said. "Upon further investigation, homicide detectives believe the incident, which began near the 2100 block of South Santa Fe Avenue, was the result of a ‘road rage' confrontation," she said.

"They believe the victim, who was chased by the suspect, climbed over the fence and on to the community college property, where he was shot by the suspect."

There was no suspect description and the murder weapon has not been recovered, she said.

Sheriff 's homicide detectives asked anyone with any information regarding the incident to call them at (323) 890-5500.

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NEWS

Brown, Legislative Leaders Reach California Budget Deal

By Jonathan Cooper SACRAMENTO (AP)—Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders said Friday that they've reached an agreement on California's next budget following negotiations focused on balancing assistance for people in poverty with the need to prepare for future economic emergencies.

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ROWN and lawmakers released few details of their agreement. A news release from Brown's office said the agreement “makes record investments in schools and universities, creates the state's first online community college, fully fills the Rainy Day Fund, boosts child care and combats homelessness and poverty.”

Economists estimate that California has the largest surplus in decades, but Brown and senior lawmakers disagree on its

size. Estimates range from $8.8 billion to more than $11 billion.

Brown reached the deal with Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount, and Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego.

Democratic lawmakers were looking to expand health care coverage for people living in the country illegally and increase welfare grants for families in poverty. It wasn't immediately clear if the budget includes those priorities, though statements from Rendon and Atkins indicated they were pleased with the deal.

“No single budget can capture all the opportunities California has, or meet all the challenges we face—but the smart and sensible choices in this budget absolutely move California closer to where we want and need to be,” Rendon said.

A legislative committee was scheduled to consider the agreement later Friday. The full Assembly and Senate face a June 15 deadline to approve the deal.

Trump Signals Support for States Deciding if Pot Is Legal

By Michael R. Blood LOS ANGELES (AP)— President Donald Trump said Friday that he was inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, a proposal that would dramatically reshape the nation's legal landscape for pot users and businesses.

The federal ban that puts marijuana on the same level as LSD and heroin has created a conflict with about 30 states that have legalized pot in some form, creating a two-tiered enforcement system at the state and federal levels.

The legislation would ensure states have the right to determine the best approach to marijuana within their borders, but some U.S. restrictions would remain, including sales of non-medical pot to people under 21.

The proposal introduced last Thursday has support from members of Congress from both parties, including Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado.

“I support Senator Gardner.

I know exactly what he's

doing,” Trump told reporters in Washington, when asked about the legislation. “We're looking at it. But I probably will end up supporting that, yes.”

The president's remarks place him in conflict with his own Justice Department and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who staunchly opposes marijuana. He lifted an Obama administration policy and freed federal prosecutors to more aggressively pursue cases in states that have legalized marijuana.

Asked about the measure in an interview with Colorado Public Radio, Sessions said, “We'll see how far it goes and how much support there is. ... My view is clear: The federal law remains in effect nationwide, just as it does for heroin and cocaine.”

The proposal's prospects in Congress were unclear.

Gardner, who heads the Senate Republicans' campaign arm, is close to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The Kentucky Republican has consistently opposed legalizing marijuana but has called hemp

and marijuana “two entirely separate plants.”

The bill would change the definition of marijuana in federal drug law to exclude industrial hemp, which like marijuana is part of the cannabis plant family but doesn't contain the THC that gives pot users the high. Hemp produces the non-intoxicating cannabinoids, or CBDs, that have become a health rage and a lucrative crop in Kentucky and other states.

Oregon Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a co-sponsor, said momentum was building in the House but “we just need Republican leadership in Congress to get on board or get out of our way, and for Trump to keep his word.”

Despite his comments, Trump has sent mixed signals on the drug: While campaigning for president, he pledged to respect states that legalized marijuana, but he also has criticized legalization and implied it should be stopped.

“I don't think anyone would make a bet on the long-term validity of an offhand remark by the president that he ‘probably'

would support something,” said Kevin A. Sabet, head of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a nonpartisan group opposed to marijuana legalization. “I think he'll find out soon from ... victims of marijuana addiction and impaired driving that this is not as popular as Cory Gardner is leading him to believe.”

Trump's remarks Friday echo a promise that Gardner said he received privately from the president in April to support legislation protecting the marijuana industry in states that have legalized the drug.

“My legislation is in line with what President Trump said on the campaign and what he and I have discussed several times since he was elected,” Gardner said in a statement Friday.

He welcomed the president's “continued interest in an approach that respects the will of the voters in each state.”

Another co-sponsor of the measure, Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, said in a statement that Washington “needs to get out of the business of outlawing marijuana.”

California, home to one in eight Americans, launched the nation's largest legal marijuana marketplace on Jan. 1 but thousands of businesses that have been licensed are still facing the threat of federal prosecution.

A major problem stemming from the federal ban: Major banks have been reluctant to do business with marijuana companies, fearing it could lead to prosecution. In California, for example, paying taxes and other transactions are often done in cash, sometimes in vast amounts.

The bill includes language intended to address financial issues caused by the federal ban.

CBC Chairman Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La.

Congressional Black Caucus Seeks to Decriminalize Marijuana

By Kevin Freking WA S H I N G T O N (AP)—Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are calling for decriminalizing marijuana use. The group wants the federal government to get out of the prohibition business when it comes to the drug, a position it says is supported by an overwhelming majority of the 48-member caucus.

The lawmakers say Black communities have been disproportionately “policed and convicted for drug offenses.”

The group says it supports reforms that would reduce the number of Black people in prison.

Among the reforms they seek is removal of marijuana from the class of the most dangerous drugs, which they say will allow the needed research to take place on marijuana use.

Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., and the CBC's chairman, says the war on drugs has been a “war on Black and brown communities.”

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School Choice Not the Right Choice for All Students

By Dr. Elizabeth Primas When the best educators in America traveled to Washington, D.C. for a series of events celebrating innovation in the classroom and to share best practices in K-12 education, they let officials at the Department of Education and the White House know exactly how they felt about the Trump Administration’s current push for school choice programs.

According to edchoice.org, school choice programs allow, “public education funds to follow students to the schools or services that best fit their needs—whether that’s to a public school, private school, charter school, home school.”

In April 2018, the Department of Education (ED) hosted the “Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s Drum Major Legacy: Innovative Pathways to Success” celebration; the event was sponsored by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans in collaboration with the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

The Education Department’s MLK Legacy event honored individuals who perform extraordinary acts of service in their communities, specifically those individuals who support high-quality education

school vouchers. Ninety percent of children in America attend public schools. Increased funding to school choice programs, while reducing funding to public schools is a strategy that leaves behind our most vulnerable students.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has repeatedly said that she’s committed to uphold the intentions of the Every Student Succeeds Act

Increased funding to school choice programs, while reducing funding to public schools is a strategy that leaves behind our most vulnerable students.

for children of color. Many of the awardees work with parents or community groups that provide primary care for children; some even provide educational support services outside of the traditional public school model.

School choice became a hot topic during the event, as several

attendees were visibly disgruntled at the mention of the controversial approach.

The Trump Administration has proposed to decrease funding to authorized investments for public schools while increasing funding opportunities for school choice programs and private

(ESSA), the education law signed by President Barack Obama. However, the prioritization of school choice programs in the proposed FY2019 budget contradicts one of the original intentions of the law: to promote equity and increase access to high-quality education for all students. Furthermore, prioritization of school choice isolates homeless children, migrant children, youth in foster care and children from military families.

In fact, ESSA requires that school

districts report student outcomes for these groups for the very first time.

The 2018 Teacher of the Year awardees echoed similar concerns during their annual White House visit in April. The top teachers in the country reported that they did not approve of funding private schools at the expense of their most vulnerable, at-risk students.

Every child should be entitled to high-quality education in the United States of America. Every neighborhood school should be equipped to provide high-quality courses and curriculum. Every student should have highly-qualified teachers and a menu of extracurricular activities to choose from.

Until the administration prioritizes the equitable improvement of all schools, their verbal commitment to uphold the original intent of ESSA is just another “alternative fact.” Learn more about the Every Student Succeeds Act at nnpa.org/essa.

Dr. Elizabeth Primas is an educator, who spent more than 40 years working towards improving education for children of diverse ethnicities and backgrounds. Dr. Primas is the program manager for the NNPA’s Every Student Succeeds Act Public Awareness Campaign.

Follow Dr. Primas on Twitter @ ElizabethPrima3.

Want to Turn Your State Blue? Don’t Ignore Black Voters Democrats Can’t Turn States Blue Without Black Voters

By Jeffrey L. Boney This November, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate will be up for grabs, making this one of the most crucial midterm elections in recent memory. Thirtythree of the 100 seats in the Senate will be regular elections, while the other two seats will be special elections, where the winner will serve a six-year term from January 3, 2019, to January 3, 2025.

If Democrats are able to successfully flip 23 Republican-held House seats, while holding on to all of their current seats, they will take back the House in 2018. Things are a lot closer in the U.S. Senate; Democrats only have to successfully flip two Senate seats to take the Senate back.

Every major election cycle there are always discussions about turning battleground states that have traditionally been “red states” into “blue states.”

Here in the U.S., a state is referred to as a “red state” or “blue state” depending on the party that those voters in that state traditionally choose during elections. If the majority of voters consistently choose the Republican Party, then that state is deemed a “red state,” whereas if the majority of voters consistently choose the Democratic Party, it is considered a “blue state.”

In order for Democrats to turn traditional “red states” into “blue states” in November, they will need increased voter registration and strong voter turnout in the Black community to make that happen. Focusing on these two important factors could effectively flip battleground states like Texas, Nevada, Tennessee, Utah, Arizona, Mississippi, and others from ‘red states’ to ‘blue states’. More importantly, there are 39 gubernatorial elections and many other local, county and statewide races that will also be impacted by this 2018 election.

While there are many U.S. House and Senate races that already have a clear cut favorite before the race even begins, there are many other races in battleground states that could significantly change the overall look of Congress.

Take the state of Texas for example.

U.S. Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) has become a formidable opponent in his extremely competitive race to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Senator Ted Cruz in November. According to a recent Quinnipiac University poll that was conducted in mid-April, the Senate race

shows O’Rourke trailing Cruz by only three the Republican candidate for president. percentage points, which is well within the The same thing has happened relative margin of error. O’Rourke is also beating Cruz to the governorship in Texas and all other on the fundraising end, hauling in a reported statewide races; Democratic Governor Ann $6.7 million in the first quarter of 2018 alone.

Richards lost her bid for re-election against A win by O’Rourke would completely Republican George W. Bush in 1994. Prior change the political to her loss, Democrats dynamics in the had controlled the Black voters, like many state of Texas, and governorship for all would energize the other voters, are going to but eight out of 120 Democratic Party in of the prior years. No need more than just being other states across the Democrat has won the nation. since, against Trump to turnout governorship C u r r e n t l y, and the other statewide in record numbers in Republicans have races have experienced control of both the the same results.

November.

House and Senate in the The only way to Texas state legislature, change these outcomes Carroll G. Robinson, Texas as well as control of all in Texas and other Southern University the statewide offices, battleground states making Texas one of the is to properly engage most influential and consistently dominating and mobilize Black voters. The National ‘red states’ in the U.S. Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), The last time voters in the state of Texas got which is a trade group that represents over behind a Democratic candidate for president 200 Black-owned media companies across was back in 1976 when Jimmy Carter defeated the U.S., recently launched an initiative to Republican Gerald Ford. Since that time, register 5 million new, Black voters before the Texas voters have overwhelmingly supported midterm elections, with the hopes of turning

many of these traditionally “red states” into “blue states” in November.

However, the Democratic Party has to engage and motivate this strong and loyal voting bloc of Black voters in order to make this a reality as well.

According to the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of Black voters identify with the Democratic Party or lean Democratic, with Black women being the driving force behind this high percentage of Black registered voters.

In Texas, many statewide Democratic candidates failed to invest significant financial resources during the March Democratic Primary or the May run-off election with Black media outlets, such as newspapers, radio or cable stations such as BET, OWN or TV ONE, in order to introduce themselves to these committed Black voters and share their policy positions and commitments. Failing to invest in Black voter outreach could end up costing some Democratic candidates the election.

The Beto O’Rourke campaign did, however, just make a major commitment to Black media outlets in Harris County to do Black voter outreach across Harris County starting in mid-May and continuing through November. The campaign stated that they plan to invest more in Black media and expressly stated that they know they cannot win in Texas without the Black vote.

According to Carroll G. Robinson, an associate professor at Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University and the former General Counsel of the Texas Democratic Party, in order to generate strong Black voter turnout and to increase awareness about the midterm elections in November, the Democratic Party and candidates like Beto O'Rourke are going to have to make a significant investment with Black media outlets to get their message out.

“Black voters, like many other voters, are going to need more than just being against Trump to turnout in record numbers in November,” Robinson said. “Black voters must know that their issues and concerns are being addressed and that they, their communities and the candidates of their choice are being respected, included and invested in."

Jeffrey L. Boney serves as Associate Editor and is an award-winning journalist for the Houston Forward Times newspaper. Jeffrey has been a frequent contributor on “The Nancy Grace Show” and “Crime & Justice with Ashleigh Banfield.”

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Senator Robert Kennedy

By Marian Wright Edelman On the night Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who had announced his decision to run for president, was campaigning in Indiana when the news came of Dr. King’s assassination. He movingly shared the terrible news with the waiting crowd of mostly Black people, urging them not to hate and reminding them that a White man had killed his brother too, and spoke even in that terrible heartbreaking moment about his vision for what America could be: “[Y]ou can be filled with bitterness, with hatred, and a desire for revenge.

We can move in that direction as a country, in great polarization – Black people amongst Black, White people amongst White, filled with hatred toward one another. Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion and love….What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness; but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be White or they be Black….We can do well in this country. We will have difficult times; we’ve had difficult times in the past; we will have difficult times in the future…But the vast majority of White people and the vast majority of Black people in this country want to live together, want to improve the quality of our life, and want justice for all human beings who abide in

later is as true and urgent as ever. He spoke about the “mindless menace of violence in America which again stains our land and every one of our lives”: “It is not the concern of any one race. The victims of the violence are Black and White, rich and poor, young and old, famous and unknown. They are, most important of all, human beings whom other

our land.”

It was a spontaneous message of compassion and hope and nonviolence that epitomized Senator Kennedy as the human being he was and leader he had become after his brother’s tragic assassination.

Our dark, deep despair at Dr. King’s death was leavened only by the fact that we still had Robert Kennedy who if elected president might not only end the war in Vietnam but finish waging the needed war against poverty that should have no room in rich America. But two months and two days later, Robert Kennedy died from an assassin’s bullet on my birthday, June 6, 1968. I never wore the beautiful bracelet my fiancé Peter Edelman, Senator Kennedy’s legislative assistant, had bought at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles as a birthday present.

As I walked into St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City where Robert Kennedy’s body lay in state,

a weeping Charles Evers, slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers’ brother, clung to me asking over and over, “What are we going to do now?”

Riding the train from New York City to Washington, D.C. bearing Robert Kennedy’s body, I was deeply moved by the stricken faces of young and old, Black and White who lined the train route and mirrored my stricken heart. The single most poignant moment for me was when the hearse carrying Robert Kennedy’s body to rest near his brother John Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery crossed Memorial Bridge and paused for a brief time at the Lincoln Memorial allowing the poor people still in Resurrection City from the Poor People’s Campaign to bid farewell while singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic. It was Robert Kennedy’s last campaign.

The day after Dr. King was murdered Robert Kennedy gave us another message that fifty years

This much is clear; violence breeds violence, repression brings retaliation, and only a cleaning of our whole society can remove this sickness from our soul.

Sen. Robert F. Kennedy human beings loved and needed. No one – no matter where he lives or what he does – can be certain who will suffer from some senseless act of bloodshed. And yet it goes on and on.”

He continued. “We glorify killing on movie and television screens and call it entertainment. We make it easy for men of all shades of sanity to acquire weapons and ammunition they desire…. This much is clear; violence breeds violence, repression brings retaliation, and only a cleaning of our whole society can remove this sickness from our soul. For there is another kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night.

This is the violence of institutions; indifference and inaction and slow

decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. This is a slow destruction of a child by hunger, and schools without books and homes without heat in the winter.”

He added: “When you teach a man to hate and fear his brother, when you teach that he is a lesser man because of his color or his beliefs or the policies he pursues, when you teach that those who differ from you threaten your freedom or your job or your family, then you also learn to confront others not as fellow citizens but as enemies….

Our lives on this planet are too short and the work to be done too great to let this spirit flourish any longer in our land.”

Although Senator Robert Kennedy’s life was snuffed out before he could finish the work he set out to do, he left a powerful legacy and charge for those who seek to fulfill his vision and change America’s violent course. “Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”

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

For more information, go to www. childrensdefense.org.

CFPB’s Acting Director Is Acting Up: Mulvaney Joins Payday Industry to Fight Regulation

By Charlene Crowell Everyday American school children are taught about this country’s founding. Untold generations were taught that in a democracy, government is “of, by, and for the people”.

Yet when it comes to consumer finance, some who serve in government seem to have forgotten whom they work for.

Mick Mulvaney, the illegally appointed Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a glaring example of one who appears to consistently relegate the financial concerns of America’s people in favor of businesses that harm instead of help consumers. His support of the payday and small-dollar lending industry is a prime example.

In January Mulvaney announced it was time to “reconsider” the Bureau’s payday rule that was announced by his predecessor after five years of public forums, research and more than one million comments. He also encouraged the industry to apply for waivers that would exempt them from the rule’s first deadline this April. More recently, he publicly sided again with the payday industry’s efforts by joining the leading payday lenders’ association in filing a joint motion to delay the compliance date for the CFPB’s rule on payday loans for 445 days after the final judgement of litigation challenging the rule.

Among consumer advocates, Mulvaney’s actions are as unprecedented as they are bizarre. For more than a decade, research by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) has consistently found that these smalldollar loans pick the pockets of working people at a rate of $8 billion in fees ever year.

“Mick Mulvaney has been doing the bidding of payday lenders for years; but putting the CFPB’s weight behind a joint legal motion with their lobbyists is a new low, even for him,” said Jose Alcoff, the Payday Campaign Manager with Americans for Financial Reform.

“It is appalling that an agency with a primary mission of protecting consumers is now teaming up with a payday lending industry that is notorious for trapping

paid for predatory fees.

In 2006 the Military Lending Act was approved with bipartisan support and authorized the Department of Defense to protect active duty members of the military, their spouses, and dependents with a 36 percent interest rate cap. In 2016, the regulations were expanded to include a wider range of credit products.

But for those who aren't active military and who live in the 35 states without

It is appalling that an agency with a primary mission of protecting consumers is now teaming up with a payday lending industry that is notorious for trapping people in debt.

people in debt,” said Scott Astrada, CRL’s Director of Federal Advocacy.

“It is despicable that the consumer bureau's interim director Mick Mulvaney is colluding with payday lending lobbyists who push unconscionable loans up to 400 percent annual interest on struggling families who can least afford it”, said Lauren Saunders, Associate Director of the National Consumer Law Center.

This multi-billion-dollar industry has launched a legal challenge to a rule that provides only two basic provisions: an ability to repay, and payment protections. The first requires lenders to make a reasonable determination before loan approval that consumers can afford to repay the loan. The latter provision denies lenders from taking repayment from checking accounts after two

consecutive efforts failed.

The average payday loan may only be $365 but comes with an average triple-digit interest rate of 361 percent and $458 in fees – payable in full, usually within two weeks. The lender requirement of full payment triggers a long-term trap for borrowers: 75 percent of all payday fees are stripped from borrowers stuck in more than 10 loans a year. Similarly, 85 percent of car-title loan renewals occur within 30 days of a previous one that could not be fully repaid. Additionally, one out of every five borrowers end up losing their vehicle to repossession.

Today, 15 states and the District of Columbia have enacted interest rate caps on payday loans. CRL research found that consumers in these states save $2.2 billion each year that otherwise would have been

meaningful payday car title loan regulation, the debt traps continue. A fair federal rule was previously promulgated and should be allowed to take effect.

The consumers whose lives will be either helped or hurt most by the eventual judicial ruling will be people of color. There are reasons why civil rights organizations like the NAACP, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, UnidosUS, and the League of United Latin American Citizens all vigilantly oppose these small and predatory loans.

"Instead of letting Mulvaney feed consumers to loan sharks,” added Astrada, “the Trump Administration should appoint a permanent director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a commitment to protecting consumers.”

That kind of move would give renewed meaning to “government of, by, and for the people”. Stay tuned.

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HEALTH

By Lindsey Tanner

Celebrity Suicides Highlight Troubling Trend in Midlife

CHICAGO—The deaths of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade highlight a troubling trend—rising suicides among middle-aged Americans.

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ENTAL health problems, often undiagnosed, are usually involved and experts say knowing warning signs and who is at risk can help stop a crisis from becoming a tragedy.

Bourdain, 61, and Spade, 55, died three days and a continent apart this week amid a new U.S. report showing an uptick in suicides rates in nearly every state since 1999. Middle-aged adults—ages 45 to 64—had the largest rate increase, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Previous studies have suggested economic downturns and the nation's opioid crisis contributed to the rise in middle-aged suicides.

Dr. Christine Moutier, a psychiatrist and chief medical officer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, said Friday it's

important for everyone to know the warning signs and to intervene when family members, friends or co-workers appear troubled. Asking if they've had suicidal thoughts is not harmful and lets them know you care, she said.

Behavior that may indicate someone is suicidal includes: • Talking about feeling hopeless, trapped, a burden to others or wanting to die.

• Unusual mood swings or withdrawing from family, friends and usual activities.

• Giving away important possessions.

• Increased use of alcohol or drugs.

Last week's report found that many suicides were in people with no known mental illness. But Dr. Joshua Gordon, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, said that contradicts years of data, suggesting many have “gone undiagnosed and untreated. It's very troubling.”

Gordon said doctors need to ask patients at every opportunity about their mental health and evaluate their risk for suicide.

“When you ask everybody and not just people you might suspect,

you double the number you detect,” he said.

Gordon noted that psychotherapy and certain psychiatric drugs have been shown to reduce suicidal tendencies.

Moutier of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, said that suicides can be “contagious”— hearing about one may make others who are already at risk turn to self-

Behavior that may indicate someone is suicidal includes talking about feeling hopeless, trapped, a burden to others or wanting to die.

harm. She said celebrity suicides also typically prompt an increase in calls to suicide help lines.

“People should know that suicide is preventable. Anyone contemplating suicide should know that help is available, and that there is no shame in seeking care for your mental health,” Dr. Altha Stewart of the American Psychiatric Association said in a statement.

GOP Risks Fallout from Justice Department Move on Health Law

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

The Heat Is Back on High: May Smashes U.S. Temperature Records

By Seth Borenstein WASHINGTON—Record heat returned to the United States with a vengeance in May. May warmed to a record average 65.4 degrees in the Lower 48 states, breaking the high of 64.7 set in 1934, according to federal weather figures released Wednesday.

May was 5.2 degrees above the 20th century's average for the month.

Weather stations in the nation broke or tied nearly 8,600 daily heat records in May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported. It hit 100 in Minneapolis on May 28, the earliest the city has seen triple digits.

“The warmth was coast-to-coast,” said climate scientist Jake Crouch at NOAA's Centers for Environmental Information.

What made May seem even warmer was that April was unusually cool for much of the United States, he said.

Wisconsin had its coldest April followed by its second warmest May. The United Kingdom, Germany and other places also set May heat records, but overall global figures for the month are still being tabulated, Crouch said.

It was especially warm at night in the U.S during May. The overnight low temperature averaged 52.5 degrees nationwide. That broke the record by 2 degrees which “is unheard of ” at this time of year, he said.

Partly to blame is the overall warming trend from manmade climate change, Crouch said. April was cool because the jet stream brought polar air south, but it shifted out of that pattern in May. Then, a tropical system and subtropical storm Alberto brought warm moisture to the eastern part of the country, while the West was quite dry. That allowed temperatures to heat up.

“Nature is dealing cards from a very different deck now compared to the 20th century,” Pennsylvania State University climate scientist David Titley said in an email.

U.S. temperature reports go back to 1895. With the new May record, six of the U.S. monthly record highs have been set since 2006.

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration's decision to stop defending in court the Obama health law's popular protections for consumers with pre-existing conditions could prove risky for Republicans in the midterm elections—and nudge premiums even higher.

The Justice Department said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, beginning with the unpopular requirement that people carry health insurance, but also including widelysupported provisions that guarantee access for people with medical problems and limit what insurers can charge older, sicker adults.

Friday, the insurance industry warned in stark terms of “harm that would come to millions of Americans” if such protections are struck down, causing premiums “to go even higher for older Americans and sicker patients.”

Weighing in on a Texas challenge to the health law, the Justice Department argued that legally and practically the popular consumer protections cannot be separated from the unpopular insurance mandate, which Congress has repealed, effective next year.

That argument is likely to be lost on consumers, said Robert Blendon, a polling expert at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—particularly in the heat of an election that will determine control of Congress.

“The pre-existing condition thing is what the ads will be run on,” said Blendon. “Pre-existing conditions have gotten to be an issue that people walking on the streets understand ... it's very emotional.”

Some Democratic politicians didn't waste much time.

“Democrats will not allow Republicans to get away with quietly trying to strip away pre-existing conditions protections for millions of Americans through a legal backdoor,” said Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., a spokesman for his party on health care.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York urged President Donald Trump to reverse the decision.

Administration officials at the departments of Health and Human Services and Treasury would not comment, instead pointing to the Justice Department filing, which said other parts of the health law would continue to stand, including its Medicaid expansion

covering about 12 million low-income people. HHS and Treasury administer the health law's coverage and subsidies.

Loosening the health law's rules on pre-existing conditions and on charging more to older adults is a key goal for the Trump administration. Partly that's because those consumer protections also raise premiums across the board, as the cost of covering the sick is spread among all customers, including healthier people who previously benefited from lower rates.

Indeed, people who pay the full cost of their individual health plans and aren't eligible for subsidies under the health law have been clamoring for relief from several years of double-digit premium increases.

Economist Gail Wilensky, who's advised Republicans, said she's not sure about the timing of the administration's action.

“You can definitely assume Democrats will use it to whip up their side,” said Wilensky, administrator of Medicare under former President George H.W. Bush. “For the people not affected by the ACA, or not particularly supportive, I don't know that it will matter much.”

The issues in the court case are unlikely to be resolved quickly, but some experts said the added uncertainty could prompt insurers to seek higher premiums in 2019 for health plans sold to individuals.

“Insurance companies hate uncertainty, and when they face uncertainty they tend to increase premiums and hedge their bets,” said Larry Levitt of the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation.

America's Health Insurance Plans, the main industry trade group, bemoaned the Justice Department's stance, saying

it could upset a market that is becoming “more steady” for most consumers.

“Zeroing out the individual mandate penalty should not result in striking important consumer protections,” the group said. It will lead to “renewed uncertainty in the individual market” and a “patchwork of requirements in the states” and make it more challenging to offer coverage next year.

The lawsuit, filed in February by Texas and other GOP-led states, is in many ways a replay of the politically divided litigation that ended with the Supreme Court upholding the health care overhaul in 2012. In this case, California is leading a group of Democrat-led states in defending the law.

The Trump administration's stance is a rare departure from the Justice Department's practice of defending federal laws in court.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a letter to Congress that Trump, who campaigned on repealing the law and nearly did so his first year in office, approved the legal strategy.

Donald Verrilli Jr., President Barack Obama's top Supreme Court lawyer who defended the law, called the decision “a sad moment.”

“I find it impossible to believe that the many talented lawyers at the department could not come up with any arguments to defend the ACA's insurance market reforms, which have made such a difference to millions of Americans,” Verrilli said.

Shortly before the government's court filing Thursday, three career lawyers at the Justice Department withdrew from the case and were replaced by two political appointees, according to court filings.

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NEWS Clippers Arena Plan in Inglewood May Get an Assist from Legislature INGLEWOOD—A bill that would exempt a proposed Los Angeles Clippers arena in Inglewood from parts of California's environmental laws was introduced Friday by an area legislator.

Inglewood needed the space to develop a "Silicon Beach" industrial site in Inglewood.

Forum owners said Friday the proposed legislation to exempt the arena project from some environmental requirements would be "severely damaging to the families and communities of Inglewood."

"The bill creates different rules

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S S E M B LY WO ­ MAN Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Los Angeles, said the bill would give the basketball arena the same assist that new arenas in Sacramento and the Bay Area have received.

The proposed Clippers arena would allow the team to move out of Staples Center, which it shares with the Los Angeles Lakers and Kings.

The arena—details of which are still being negotiated with the city— would be built with private funds on mostly vacant land owned by the city of Inglewood, under a flight path used by hundreds of aircraft daily.

The new arena would be just south of the under-construction football stadium that will house the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers and the entertainment district of restaurants and bars that will accompany it.

Forum owners said the proposed legislation to exempt the arena project from some environmental requirements would be "severely damaging to the families and communities of Inglewood."

In 2017, the city of Inglewood and the Clippers entered into a three-year negotiating window to build the stadium. The proposal has been challenged by the owners of the Forum, a former basketball arena now used as a concert venue in Inglewood.

The Forum is 1 1/2 miles from the new arena site. It is owned by Madison Square Garden, along with Azoff MSG Entertainment Chairman Irving Azoff.

They have filed a lawsuit accusing Inglewood of tricking MSG into giving up the arena's lease of the city-

owned land, now intended for the rival arena. MSG officials claim they had a 15-year lease and option to buy on the same city land now coveted by the Clippers.

That suit claims Butts tricked Forum officials into terminating the parking lease, allegedly saying

Trump Considers Pardon for Ali, Wants ‘Athletes' Advice’

By Jill Colvin WASHINGTON (AP)— Reveling in his pardon powers, President Donald Trump said last Friday he's thinking “very seriously” about pardoning former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose conviction was already overturned by the Supreme Court in 1971.

It's one of “thousands” of cases the president's team is reviewing, he told reporters as he left the White House en route to a world leaders' summit in Canada.

And Trump said he's thinking about soliciting recommendations about other cases to consider from pro football players and other athletes who have protested racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem—a tactic Trump has fiercely denounced.

Trump said that, “instead of talk,” he's “going to ask all of those people to recommend to me— because that's what they're protesting—people that they think were unfairly treated by the justice system.”

“I'm going to ask them to recommend to me people that were unfairly treated, friends of theirs or people that they know about and I'm going to take a look at those applications,” he said.

Trump has been on a clemency kick of late, using his near-limitless power to pardon a growing list that includes a former White House aide, a conservative commentator and a former sheriff convicted of violating a judge's orders who campaigned with Trump in 2016.

Earlier this week, he commuted the life sentence of a woman whose cause was championed by reality television star Kim Kardashian West. Last month he granted a posthumous pardon to boxing's first Black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson. Actor Sylvester Stallone alerted him to that case.

Trump told reporters Friday his team is now “looking at literally thousands” of people who have come to their attention because they've been treated unfairly or their sentences are too long.

“We have 3,000 names. We're looking at them,” Trump said, calling the power to pardon “a beautiful thing.” Among them is Ali, who died in 2016.

Born Cassius Clay, Ali changed his name after converting to Islam in the 1960s. He refused to serve in the Vietnam War because of his religious beliefs, declaring himself a conscientious objector. He was stripped of his heavyweight crown in 1967, but his legal fight ended in 1971 when the Supreme Court ruled in his favor and overturned his conviction. He regained the boxing title in 1974.

“I'm thinking about somebody that you all know very well. And he went through a lot. And he wasn't very popular then,” Trump said. “He certainly, his memory is very popular now.”

Ron Tweel, Ali's lawyer, pointed out that Ali has no criminal record.

“We appreciate President Trump's sentiment, but a pardon is unnecessary,” he said.

The White House did not immediately respond to questions about why the president feels one is needed.

Trump said last week also said he's considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is serving 14 years in prison for corruption, and pardoning celebrity lifestyle guru Martha Stewart, who served about five

months on charges connected to an insider trading case. O.J. Simpson, he said in response to a reporter's question, is not on his list.

The president has been operating outside the usual Justice Department clemency protocol, in which submitted cases are carefully considered based on their merits, and recommendations made.

Instead, White House officials say, Trump has focused on individual cases that have caught his attention or been brought to him by friends or celebrities. He's been especially drawn to cases in which he feels a person's prosecution has been politically motivated—a situation that may remind him of his own predicament at the center of the special counsel investigation into Russian election meddling.

Trump insisted Friday that he was also interested in clemency for regular people and those without high-profile backers.

He said that, “it's easier and people find it fascinating” to see him pardon the famous, but that he “would get more thrill out of pardoning people that nobody knows.”

Yet Trump's suggestion that professional athletes help him identify cases only seemed to fuel concerns that those without star advocates will be ignored.

“Well, you know, if you think about it, that's really—that becomes celebrity advocates. But they know a lot of things that we're not going to know. They've seen a lot of abuse and they've seen a lot of unfairness,” he said.

The idea also sparked backlash from the American Civil Liberties Union.

“President Trump has spent much of his first 18 months in office degrading NFL players who protest police brutality and racial injustice. Today, he has tried once again to change the narrative about the work of those and other activists, betraying a fundamental misunderstanding of the cause behind these protests—and using racist dog whistles to do it,” said Jeff Robinson, the group's deputy legal director.

The players have been protesting racial injustice and the high numbers of African Americans killed by police.

for those seeking to develop on the proposed arena property and Hollywood Park site, allowing them to sweep the devastating impacts of endless traffic and significant pollution under the rug without regard to environmental impacts while everyone else in Inglewood has to fully comply with environmental protection laws," according to the Forum owners.

Long Beach NAACP Names Outstanding Men & Fathers List for 2018 LONG BEACH—The Long Beach branch of the NAACP Sunday celebrated the individuals on its list of Outstanding Men & Fathers for 2018.

The group's rationale for recognizing these outstanding men is the vital role they play in our society. These men and fathers are the developers of personalities, and role models of our current and future leaders, according to Naomi Rainey-Pierson, president of the Long Beach Branch NAACP. The criteria for these nominations, RaineyPierson added, included long-term service to the local branch, to the community, and support of social justice, documentation of leadership and dedication to family, charity, responsibility, fatherhood, mentoring, and civil rights.

The 2018 Outstanding Men & Fathers are: • Judge John Lawson, Supervising Judge of the Juvenile Delinquency Court for LA County.

• Dr. J.T. Minor, Former Public Defender, senior strategist for Academic Success and Inclusive Excellence, California State University.

• Robin Perry Esq., Law Offices of Robin D. Perry, former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education.

• Dr. Robert Nagourney, former Deputy District Attorney.

• Derrick Mims, Founder and Medical Director of the Nagourney Cancer Institute and Senior Advisor to Congressman Alan Lowenthal.

• Ron Nelson, Former District Director for Assemblymembers Reggie Jones-Sawyer & Warren T. Furutani.

• Steve Neal, Executive Director of the Long Beach Museum of Art; curator and art historian.

• Greg Keebler, Minister, activist, policymaker; Founder of LIFE Gospel Ministries in Long Beach.

• Monte Beard, General Manager of Hilton Long Beach Hotel; U.S Army Veteran.

• Alvin Hayes, Long Beach Civil Service Worker & Real Estate Investor; worked nearly 40 years for the city of Long Beach.

• John Malveaux, Musician, Saxophonist.

• David Zaid, President of the Long Beach Central Area Association and Creative Director of Music UNTOLD; community and civil rights activist.

• Christopher Miller, Director of Employee Relations and Community Engagement for LBUSD, minister.

• Frank Colonna, Educator; musician; wellknown for his leadership of high school bands in the Compton and Long Beach Unified School District.

• Dr. Forouzan Golshani, Harbor Commissioner, Port of Long Beach; real estate professional and business owner.

• Wayne Chaney Sr., Dean of the College of Engineering at California State University, Long Beach.

• Chuckie Miller, Long Beach Firefighter; U.S. Air Force Veteran; Public Service.

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NEWS L.A. County Initiates Independent Review Following Printing Error L.A. County Chief Information Officer and Auditor-Controller will work with Independent Third-Party to Conduct Analysis and Evaluation LOS ANGELES—To identify and address the root causes of a printing error in voter rosters during the June 5 Statewide Direct Primary Election, Los Angeles County has initiated a comprehensive action plan to identify, review and address the full scope and nature of what occurred.

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N Tuesday, June 5 the C o u n t y identified an error in the printing of voter rosters for the Primary Election that resulted in a

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substantial number of voters not being listed and having to vote provisionally.

“The magnitude of this situation and the impact on public trust and confidence in the elections process is of great concern,” Logan said.

“I believe it is critical to have an independent third-party assessment of the incidents and a comprehensive analysis with reported findings, recommendations and evaluation to bolster the security protocols employed in future elections and to provide a full explanation to our electorate, Board of Supervisors and stakeholders.”

The department is focused first and foremost on the continued canvass of Tuesday’s election with a priority on processing and counting

provisional ballots cast by voters affected by the printing error.

Immediately following the election, the County initiated the following actions:

calls that their provisional ballot was received, processed and counted.

• Requested assistance from the Los Angeles County Chief Information Officer in the Office of the Chief Executive and the Auditor-Controller to bring in an independent third-party to conduct a detailed review of systems, procedures and verification of the roster print job to identify exactly what occurred and to identify corrective actions – technically and operationally.

These action items will be included in a full report and accounting of the issue and corrective action as requested by the Board of Supervisors and the Secretary of State.

The magnitude of this situation and the impact on public trust and confidence in the elections process is of great concern • Expediting the processing of provisional ballots cast by voters who appeared at their assigned polling place to vote and were not listed in the roster.

Voters will be notified through letters and, where applicable, by email or automatic phone

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40. Rudolph or Hermey, e.g.

42. 1950s' "I Like ____" 43. Mended by a cobbler 45. *a.k.a. association football 47. Hauling truck 48. Sanrio's "____ Kitty" 50. Great Depression drifter 52. Most pleasing to the eye 56. Saintly glows 57. Owl's cry 58. Stringed instrument 59. Like old cracker 60. Prefers 61. *The Browns and Indians play near this lake 62. Hurt a muscle 63. Don't waste 64. College dwelling DOWN 1. Epiphany guests

2. *Type of matchup 3. Dry as dust 4. Cause of wheezing 5. "Snorkel" wear 6. Type of window 7. Say it isn't so 8. *Known for its diamonds 9. Celestial bear 10. Figure of worship 11. Chester White's home 13. King's order 14. If you can hum, you can play it!

19. Beat the Joneses 22. Stallone's nickname 23. Spring holiday honoree 24. *Yankees manager 25. Not rights 26. *Know for its tour 27. Opposite of ecbatic 28. Call forth

29. One of the crew 32. *When athletes get this, they become pros 33. Fleur-de-____ 36. *It includes safeties and ends 38. Coral reef island 40. Feline sound 41. Specks in the sea 44. Like change in a pocket 46. Folded like a snake 48. *Popular colloquial sport name 49. Be theatrical 50. Rwanda's majority 51. Kind of surgeon 52. Cabbage in France 53. EU currency 54. Recipe direction 55. Team homophone 56. Nile viper

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moderates' preferred bill from coming to the floor.

It would draw widespread Democratic support and leaders say passage would damage the party's electoral prospects by souring GOP voters.

McCarthy has taken a leading role in forging a compromise in what in many ways is an audition in his campaign to become speaker once Ryan retires, if Republicans keep majority control in the fall midterm election.

“There's a whole lot more that we agree on than we disagree on,” said Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., a leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, “and yet there's still not a deal.”

Lawmakers said they were focusing on one of two options outlined for the young immigrants.

It would create a new

visa category that combines permits for the “Dreamer” immigrants with those for immigrants who now use other programs, including the diversity lottery and family visas. There would be a new merit system to assess some of the new immigrants.

Details on the new visa system remain unclear, and lawmakers declined to disclose more as negotiations continued.

There's uncertainty over what would happen after the end of the eight-year visa program, but Denham said participants have characterized the proposal as a bridge to the legal immigration system— which suggests a pathway to remaining in the U.S. permanently.

Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., another leader of the moderates, said the young immigrants

would have immediate protection, “meaning you never again have to worry about deportation as long as you follow this country's laws.”

Lawmakers are rushing to fix the situation for the young immigrants after Trump ended the Obamaera Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, called DACA, though it largely continues running pending a legal challenge. It gave nearly 700,000 of the young immigrants temporary permission to live and work in the U.S. The affected population of young immigrants is much larger.

Conservatives have been adamant about not providing a “special” process carving out a unique way for those young immigrants to gain legal status.

Trump has said that in exchange for providing possible citizenship for them, he wants full financing for his wall with Mexico. He's also wanted to end a lottery that distributes about 50,000 visas annually to countries with few U.S. immigrants and to limit the relatives legal immigrants can bring to this country.

Democrats and many moderate Republicans have opposed curbs in legal immigration. Such a plan would seem to have no chance in the Senate, where Democrats have enough votes to block it.

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NEWS Native American Woman Advances in New Mexico Primary

By Morgan Lee SANTA FE, N.M. (AP)— New Mexico Democrats rallied around progressive female candidates in the primary—including the party's nominee for the Albuquerque area's U.S. House seat who will try to become the first Native American congresswoman.

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HE Tuesday primary also set up a November race that will mean the most Hispanic congressional district in the most Hispanic state in the nation will be represented by a woman for the first time.

Michelle Lujan Grisham, a threeterm congresswoman who won the Democratic nomination for governor, said political currents in the state have shifted dramatically since Republican Gov. Susana Martinez cruised to re-election in 2014. Lujan Grisham could become the nation's second elected Latina

governor if she succeeds Martinez, who cannot run for a consecutive third term.

With people frustrated over lagging economic opportunity and employment, Lujan Grisham hopes to offer distinct solutions in the general election against Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, who ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.

“We're going to have a very different approach,” Lujan Grisham said of her campaign and Pearce's.

“Creating a strong, sound economy is not mutually exclusive with taking care of our most vulnerable.”

Pearce has highlighted his own childhood brushes with poverty as the son of failed Texas sharecroppers.

He said he wants to help people “achieve the dignity that comes from having a good job.” The state's weak economy, dissatisfaction with public education and concerns about urban crime took center stage in the Democratic primary and in Pearce's early campaigning.

With Lujan Grisham's central New Mexico seat open, former state Democratic Party leader Debra Haaland won the Democratic nod in her push to become the first

Native American woman elected to Congress. Haaland isn't the only Native American woman on Western ballots in November. In Idaho, Democrat Paulette Jordan is in a longshot bid to become the nation's first Native American female governor.

Haaland faces former Republican state lawmaker Janice Arnold-Jones, who ran unopposed in the primary, and Libertarian candidate Lloyd Princeton. A Republican hasn't represented the 1st Congressional District since 2009.

In the 2nd Congressional District along the U.S.-Mexico border, Republican state Rep. Yvette Herrell will take on Democratic attorney Xochitl Torres Small in the general election. The congressional race is one of many expected to draw national attention because it may help determine which party controls the U.S. House.

State Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard won the Democratic nomination for New Mexico public land commissioner. She would be the first woman in the state to hold the

the college. “As an educational leader, I’m never afraid, and I have good faculty and staff who care about student success. I’m from here. I’ve been approached with other job offers, but at the end of the day this is where I’m from.”

Under Curry’s leadership—and without accreditation—the college successfully got local voters to approve a $100 million facilities referendum in 2014 to improve the campus’s 1950s-era buildings and started new programs in cosmetology, heating ventilation and air-conditioning, as well as a transfer program for honor students. Compton also started early-college partnerships with local high schools, added new athletic programs and created a program to help formerly incarcerated students.

And over the course of seven years the college reduced the number of audit irregularities, from 26 in 2010 to zero in 2017.

More recently, beyond the accreditation achievement and the Board of Trustees’ power being restored last year, Moody’s upgraded the college’s credit rating.

When it comes to student outcomes, in the last five years the number of students receiving a degree or certificate has doubled, despite declining enrollment—in 2013, the college awarded 380 degrees and certificates, while in 2017 the college awarded 574 degrees and certificates. The college still has a long way to go in improving completion, however, with a 12 percent federal graduation rate.

“Compton College is an important institution to the community,” said Nicole Jones, the current board president, who was appointed to her position in 2016, adding that there was strong support from the community to keep the college going. “Bonds were passed … that speaks volumes of the community’s support for Compton. That the property owners were willing to vote and say yes to fund and support activities in Compton.”

Jones was appointed to the board when the college was still

under a special trustee and the elected board had no power. She’ll face her first election this year.

“This is the first time this had happened for a college, to lose accreditation and control and come back,” she said. “I think people thought it was never coming back, but people in the community were very much fighting for it and still do.”

But that support wasn’t ubiquitous.

“No other community college in the state of California has been treated like Compton college has,” said State Assemblyman Mike Gipson, a Democrat in the state Legislature, who represents Compton, Carson and Gardena.

Gipson has been one of the area lawmakers voicing support for Compton over the years and helping to secure $11.3 million in state funding to help the college rebuild its enrollment.

Flor, the political science professor, said one of the problems the college has had to contend with is the misperceptions of the city of Compton in general, particularly how they play in the media, and how that has reflected on the college during the accreditation crisis.

When City Colleges of San Francisco faced the potential of losing its accreditation, eyeballs turned to what had happened in Compton. And observers and supporters in Compton couldn’t help comparing the reaction to the much larger CCSF potentially losing accreditation to what had occurred years earlier.

“We focused on our recovery and stayed out of the CCSF situation,” Curry said. “But I was in disbelief of people in support of CCSF who didn’t stand up for Compton. People thought that our institution was corrupt and thought what happened to Compton should have happened to Compton.”

Curry said he remained focused on getting Compton back in good standing with ACCJC, even as faculty groups, the state’s unions and even members of Congress like Representative Nancy Pelosi questioned the commission’s

stance on the San Francisco college.

“They created a whole new designation for CCSF, but for us, we were revoked,” he said.

If Compton had another name or another location, there may have been more support for the college, Flor said. Some of the arguments against CCSF losing accreditation were connected to its significantly larger size, as well.

The San Francisco college enrolled about 90,000 students in 2012. ”Everyone came out in support of San Francisco,” he said. “If we were in North Long Beach or called Dominguez Hills Community College or a different community college, we would’ve had almost unanimous support.

But this misconception is fueled by other sources that Compton is Compton. Straight Outta Compton. If we can get rid of the baby and the bathwater, that’s fine.”

That perception also impacted the relationship between El Camino and Compton when it first began.

job if she beats Republican Patrick Lyons of Cuervo in the general election.

For the Senate, incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and GOP challenger Mick Rich both ran unopposed in the primaries and moved on to the November contest.

An incumbent Santa Fearea representative who fought accusations of sexual misconduct lost his primary bid to a Democratic challenger.

Democratic voters nominated Andrea Romero of Santa Fe to replace Rep. Carl Trujillo in a race with no Republican opponent.

Trujillo denies a former lobbyist's 2014 harassment allegations, which a panel of four lawmakers and an outside attorney are investigating.

Sarah Pierpont, 43, of Santa Fe, said she deferred judgment on the harassment allegations but voted for Romero and Lujan Grisham for governor in an effort to support qualified female candidates.

“I think it's important right now that our Statehouse should look like our state, and that's at least half women,” she said.

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for the college’s students, control of Compton’s operations and services were taken over by neighboring El Camino College, and Compton became El Camino College Compton Center.

“From 1997 to 2004, I thought, ‘This place has problems,’” said Paul Flor, a professor of political science at Compton College and former Academic Senate president, who started working at the institution in 1997. “Was I one of those people who thought it’d be better remaining under El Camino? At one time, yes, I thought that. But that was the easy route.”

But over those 12 years, Compton has gradually been rebuilding its brand and sweeping out the problems that led to the accreditation loss. Some changes, such as tuition-free agreements with local high schools to enroll their graduates and also improve enrollment at Compton, have been monumental. And others have been small, like keeping the Compton name on the college’s buildings, fields and apparel.

Then last year the college’s administration, staff and students saw their efforts pay off—ACCJC granted Compton its accreditation for seven years.

“When we had our accreditation visit last March, I felt good about the report, but some of our employees cried,” said Keith Curry, president of the college. “Some people have more history here than I do. You could see the validation that we did something good … people thought we were dead.”

‘It’s a Love Story’ Faculty members and community members point to Keith Curry as one of the main reasons behind Compton’s comeback.

Now president, Curry prior to the restored accreditation last year was the campus’s provost under the El Camino partnership.

Compton didn’t choose Curry, but he chose the college, Flor said, adding that it’s an important distinction to how he describes a “transformational leader.”

“It’s a love story,” Curry said, describing his relationship with

A Unique Partnership At about 12,000 students enrolled, Compton is a relatively small college south of Los Angeles, compared to its neighbors at El Camino, Long Beach City, Cerritos or East Los Angeles Colleges. More than 85 percent of students are Black and/or Hispanic, and most of them are under the age of 24.

Despite being less than eight miles apart, Compton and El Camino couldn’t be more different: El Camino, with about 32,000 students, has a 67 percent Black and Latino population.

“Look at our demographics, and it is night and day,” Flor said.

“We were considered the inferior campus, just the Center. In every respect, we were considered the stepchild.”

Although the college lost its accreditation for financial and governance issues by its leadership, the loss impacted the perception of academic quality and instruction at the college.

“The community heard Compton lost accreditation, and people made assumptions that it was because of the quality of

instruction,” Flor said, adding that it was the faculty that initially alerted ACCJC to the college’s problems.

But many of the innovations and reforms that are just now taking place at two-year colleges across the country, like guided pathways and math academies, were being developed by Compton faculty before the accreditation was revoked, Flor said.

There was also some resentment from faculty about El Camino taking over the college’s operations. Faculty members during that time had to reapply for their positions, and some programs were eliminated because they didn’t match the ones El Camino offered.

Flor said some faculty members did leave and others were forced out. He also remembers being called about potentially being laid off from his position.

“We could’ve gone anywhere else, but there is a certain care and a certain type of attention our students need,” he said.

“We’re not there to find the bigger paycheck. Other institutions can pay more, but we’re there to make a difference.”

Challenges Ahead Next year Compton will have completely separated from El Camino College and will, once again, stand on its own as a separate institution.

But the challenges the college is facing will only intensify.

For instance, enrollment is expected to decline once Compton and El Camino separate, partially because of the misperceptions that continue to surround the college’s brand.

“A lot of students are petitioning for graduation this year and wondering if next year we’ll still be El Camino College, because they still want a diploma that says El Camino College,” Flor said.

“They don’t want a diploma that says Compton College. We still have to rebrand. We have to get a reputation out there that says Compton College diplomas are just as respected and equal as others.”

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018

LEGAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO PERFORM SEWER SYSTEM CLEANING and VIDEO INSPECTION SERVICES and ONCALL SEWER SERVICE IN THE CITY OF COMPTON, CALIFORNIA The City of Compton Public Works Department is soliciting a Request for Proposals (RFP) from contractors to provide services to be perform on the City’s sewer collection system within the City limits.

This RFP describes the proposal format, submittal requirements, preliminary scope of services, project schedule, the minimum information that must be included in the proposal, and the selection process. Failure to submit the Proposal in accordance with the procedures outlined shall be cause for disqualification.

Requirements for this RFP will be available on the City’s website at www. comptoncity.org by May 24, 2018. In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit 5 copies and one copy on CD or USB drive of their Proposal no later than 3:00 PM, June 25, 2018 to: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Attention: Mr. John Strickland Jr., Project Manager Late proposals will not be accepted.

Any questions should be directed to: John Strickland Jr., Project Manager Office Phone: 310.605.5505 Email: jstrickland@comptoncity.org Sincerely, Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: May 23, 2018

May 30, 2018

June 6, 2018

June 13, 2018 SchId:71179 AdId:23740 CustId:314 -----------CITY OF COMPTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE SERVICES The City of Compton Public Works Department is soliciting a Request for Proposals (RFP) from contractors to provide services to be perform on the City’s Traffic Signal and Street Lighting Maintenance Services within the City limits.

This RFP describes the proposal format, submittal requirements, preliminary scope of services, project schedule, the minimum information that must be included in the proposal, and the selection process. Failure to submit the Proposal in accordance with the procedures outlined shall be cause for disqualification.

Requirements for this RFP will be available on the City’s website at www. comptoncity.org by May 24, 2018. In order to be considered in the selection process, interested parties shall submit 5 copies and one copy on CD or USB drive of their Proposal no later than 3:00 PM, June 25, 2018 to: City of Compton City Clerk’s Office 205 South Willowbrook Avenue Compton, CA 90220 Attention: Mr. John Strickland Jr., Project Manager Late proposals will not be accepted.

Any questions should be directed to: John Strickland Jr., Project Manager Office Phone: 310.605.5505 Email: jstrickland@comptoncity.org Sincerely, Alita Godwin City Clerk PUBLISH: May 23, 2018

May 30, 2018

June 6, 2018

June 13, 2018

SchId:71192 AdId:23744 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 129021 Title No. 95515593 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/17/2007. 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 06/21/2018 at 9:00 AM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 02/08/2007, as Instrument No. 20070275455, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed

by Rodney Elpheage, Sr. and Yurellyn Elpheage, 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), Doubletree Hotel Los AngelesNorwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 - Vineyard Ballroom. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN 4010-031-004 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 8319 South 3rd Avenue, Inglewood, CA 90305 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: $388,394.31 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: 5/24/2018 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLC Adriana Durham/Authorized Signature 27455 TIERRA ALTA WAY, STE. B, TEMECULA, CA 92590 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (800) 280-2832 The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. may be attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site -www.Auction.com- for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case: 129021. 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-4659118 05/30/2018, 06/06/2018, 06/13/2018 SchId:71268 AdId:23773 CustId:64 -----------Title Order No. 05935330 Trustee Sale No. 82816 Loan No. 399158851 APN 6140-020-015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/27/2017. 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 6/20/2018 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 7/27/2017 as Instrument No. 20170845348 in book N/A, page N/A of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: JOHN A. LEDAY, A WIDOWER , as Trustor THAM DANG, TRUSTEE OF THE FIDELITY ONE INVESTMENT TRUST DATED 09-22-14 , as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE – continued all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California described the land therein: Lot 68 of Tract No. 13377, in the City of Compton, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per Map recorded in Book 385, Pages 30 and 31 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County. 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: 2600 WEST CLAUDE 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 the Deed of Trust, estimat-

ed fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of trusts created by said Deed of Trust, towit $279,397.60 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election of Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation.

DATE: 5/23/2018 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST, as Trustee 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 PHONE: 714-283-2180 FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www.stoxposting.com CALL: 844-477-7869 PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 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 or trust on the property.

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

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 844-477-7869, or visit this internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 82816. 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.” CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS Attn: Teri Snyder 8190 East Kaiser Blvd. Anaheim Hills, CA 92808 SchId:71271 AdId:23774 CustId:670 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MILDRED LEE SIMON Case No. 18STPB04585 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MILDRED LEE SIMON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Monique R. Simon in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Monique R. Simon 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 June 14, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 4 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.

Petitioner: Monique R. Simon MONIQUE R SIMON 16508 S THORSON AVE

COMPTON CA 90221 CN949703 SIMON May 30, Jun 6,13, 2018 SchId:71289 AdId:23780 CustId:65 -----------T.S. No. 17-46594 APN: 6141-023008 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/25/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by 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: JULIANA MOORE, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust recorded 11/1/2006 as Instrument No. 06 2424805 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:6/20/2018 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $266,395.79 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1 4 0 4 SOUTH DWIGHT AVENUE COMPTON, CA 90220 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust A.P.N #.: 6141-023-008 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

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

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

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub. com, using the file number assigned to this case 17-46594. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Dated: 5/25/2018 LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For NonAutomated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 8489272 www.elitepostandpub.com _______________________________ Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale Assistant THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 25609 Pub Dates 05/30, 06/06, 06/13/2018 SchId:71301 AdId:23784 Cus-

tId:108 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000006308332 Title Order No.: 730-1610326-70 FHA/ VA/PMI No.: 1974285064703 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/21/2009. 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. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 06/08/2009 as Instrument No. 20090847874 , DEFAULT JUDGMENT RECORDED 3/28/2018 AS DOCUMENT# 20180296854 TO CORRECT THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: JORGE CHAVEZ, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/ CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 07/19/2018 TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: DOUBLETREE HOTEL LOS ANGELESNORWALK, 13111 SYCAMORE DRIVE, NORWALK, CA 90650. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 304 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE, COMPTON, CALIFORNIA 90220 APN#: 6142-004-044 The land referred to in this Report is situated in the City of Compton, County of Los Angeles, State of California, and is described as follows:Lot(s) 6 and 7 in Block D of Tract No. 6627, in the City of Compton, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per Map recorded in Book 71 Page(s) 64 and 65 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County. Except therefrom the Southerly 7 feet of Lot 6 of said Tract. Also except therefrom OneTwelfth of all minerals and rights, in relation thereto including all oil, gas, asphaltum and other hydrocarbon substances, as reserved in the Deed from Capital Co., recorded August 23, 1938, in Book 15960, Page(s) 210, Official Records. APN: 6142-004-044 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $219,947.16. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

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

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www. auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000006308332. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:AUCTION. COM, LLC 800-280-2832 www.auction.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAP-

PIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 20955 Pathfinder Road, Suite 300 Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (866) 795-1852. Dated: 05/30/2018 BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. A-4659348 06/06/2018, 06/13/2018, 06/20/2018 SchId:71336 AdId:23793 CustId:64 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KENNETH RIDGEWAY GROVER aka KENNETH R. GROVER Case No. 18STPB03202 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KENNETH RIDGEWAY GROVER aka KENNETH R. GROVER A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Kurt Grover in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Kurt Grover 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 June 22, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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: SCOTT R BURTON ESQ SBN 96898 574 S RANCHO SANTA FE RD SAN MARCOS CA 92078 CN949985 GROVER Jun 6,13,20, 2018 SchId:71395 AdId:23814 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-17-799554-CL Order No.: 170461546-CAVOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/29/2004. 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 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): LOUIS F. MCCARTER AND VIRGINIA MCCARTER Recorded: 11/4/2004 as Instrument No. 042869108 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 7/5/2018 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: $86,199.56 The purported property address is: 1206 S CLIVEDEN AV, COMPTON, CA 90220 Assessor's Parcel No.: 6141-009-018 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

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LEGAL 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-17-799554-CL. 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 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800280-2832 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-17-799554CL IDSPub #0141456 6/13/2018

6/20/2018 6/27/2018 SchId:71445 AdId:23828 CustId:608 -----------CITY OF COMPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 17-020339 Pursuant to Section 65090 of the California Government Code, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Compton, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Compton City Hall Council Chambers, for the purpose of considering a Zoning Code Text Amendment to regulate all off and onsite alcohol sales within the City of Compton. The Council Chambers is located at 205 S. Willowbrook Ave., Compton, CA 90220.

If you have comments concerning the propose zoning code text amendment, please submit the comments in writing, to Robert Delgadillo, Interim Planning Director, Community Development Department, Planning Division, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220.

Comments are due by Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 1:00 p.m. If you have any questions, you may call the City of Compton Community Development Department at (310) 605-5532, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

ALITA GODWIN CITY CLERK Publish: June 13, 2018.

SchId:71455 AdId:23836 CustId:314 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GILBERTO CASTELLONDELGADO CASE NO. 18STPB05036 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of GILBERTO CASTELLONDELGADO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARICELA CASTELLON, ALEJANDRA CASTELLON BOYCE AND GILBERT CASTELLON, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARICELA CASTELLON, ALEJANDRA CASTELLON BOYCE AND GILBERT CASTELLON, JR. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

tion.) 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: 06/29/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner SIDNEY F. CROFT - SBN 37856 314 TEJON PLACE PALOS VERDES ESTATES CA 90274 6/13, 6/20, 6/27/18 CNS-3141400# THE COMPTON BULLETIN SchId:71457 AdId:23838 CustId:61 -----------CITY OF COMPTON REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB) FOR LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES The City of Compton is soliciting bids from qualified companies to provide landscape and maintenance services to City of Compton Successor Agency owned properties and City owned pocket parks.

Bids will be received in the office of the City Clerk, City of Compton, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, California, 90220 until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 25, 2018. POSTMARKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All bids must be clearly marked, “RFB TO PROVIDE LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN THE CITY OF COMPTON – DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL” and shall be delivered during the business hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Mon-

day through Thursday, except holidays, to the City Clerk’s Office.

Submit an original and two (2) copies of your bids. Your proposed fee is required to be submitted under separate, sealed cover. All submittals are to be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name, address, and telephone number of the individuals or entity submitting the bid to the attention of: City of Compton, City Manager’s Office, 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220.

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

The City of Compton reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted. No guarantee is made hereby that any contract will be awarded pursuant to this Request for Bids, or otherwise.

All costs incurred in the preparation of the bids, in the submission of additional information, and/or in any other aspect of a bid prior to the award of a written contract will be borne by the respondent.

Parties interested in obtaining a Request for Bid (RFB) package should contact the: Office of the City Manager - City of Compton 205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220 (310) 605-5585 SUBMITTAL DEADLINE To be considered, bids must be submitted no later than Monday, June 25, 2018 at 4:00 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.

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

Alita Godwin CITY CLERK Publish: 06/13/18 and 06/20/2018 SchId:71460 AdId:23839 CustId:314 -----------REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR MULTIFUNCTION DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEM The City of Compton is requesting proposals from qualified companies for a five (5) year contract for the provision of Multifunction Digital Imaging System. The successful proposer will be responsible for supplying the machines, training, onsite maintenance, repairs, parts, and all consumables except paper. A Request For Proposal (RFP), which includes instructions for completion, is attached.

Respondents to this RFP shall submit completed proposals in a sealed envelope, clearly marked with Pro-

SATIVA LOS ANGELES COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 2015 E. Hatchway Street ● Compton, California 90222-3519 Office Tel. (310) 631-8176 ● Fax (310) 632-5492 ● www.sativawd.com Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Thursday ● Closed Fridays, Weekends & Holidays After Hours Water Emergencies Only: (310) 631-3818

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posal for Multifunction Digital Imaging System and the name of the company submitting the proposal. Each company must submit one original and one electronic copy of the proposal by 12 p.m. on June 21, 2018, to the following address: CITY OF COMPTON City Clerk's Office 205 Willowbrook Avenue Compton, California 90220 The complete RFP scope of service can be reviewed at www.comptoncity. org. If you have any questions about the RFP, please submit your inquiries in writing, preferably by email, to: John Phillips Reprographics Services Manager Monday through Thursday jphillips@comptoncity.org (310) 761-1440 Alita Godwin, CMC City Clerk, City of Compton Publish: June 13, 2018 SchId:71487 AdId:23848 CustId:314 -----------REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR MULTIFUNCTION DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEM The City of Compton is requesting proposals from qualified companies for a five (5) year contract for the provision of Multifunction Digital Imaging System. The successful proposer will be responsible for supplying the machines, training, onsite maintenance, repairs, parts, and all consumables except paper. A Request For Proposal (RFP), which includes instructions for completion, is attached.

Respondents to this RFP shall submit completed proposals in a sealed envelope, clearly marked with Proposal for Multifunction Digital Imaging System and the name of the company submitting the proposal. Each company must submit one original and one electronic copy of the proposal by 12 p.m. on June 21, 2018, to the following address: CITY OF COMPTON City Clerk's Office 205 Willowbrook Avenue Compton, California 90220 The complete RFP scope of service can be reviewed at www.comptoncity. org. If you have any questions about the RFP, please submit your inquiries in writing, preferably by email, to: John Phillips Reprographics Services Manager Monday through Thursday jphillips@comptoncity.org (310) 761-1440 Alita Godwin, CMC City Clerk, City of Compton Publish: June 13, 2018 SchId:71504 tId:314

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ZENOLA COOPER Case No. 18STPB05203 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,

contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ZENOLA COOPER A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Kenneth Travon Cooper and Keith Ra'Shaun Cooper in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Kenneth Travon Cooper and Keith Ra'Shaun Cooper 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 July 5, 2018 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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: EDWIN A BARNUM ESQ SBN 263479 LAW OFFICES OF EDWIN A BARNUM APLC 2161 W 182ND ST STE 202 TORRANCE CA 90504 CN950130 COOPER Jun 12,13,19, 2018 SchId:71519 AdId:23859 CustId:65

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NOTICE INVITING BIDS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Board of Directors, the Sativa Los Angeles County Water District (“District”), Owner of the Work, located at 2015 East Hatchway Street, Compton California 90222, until 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 9, 2018 and on the same day shortly thereafter, they will be publicly opened and read for the “Paulsen Avenue Water Main – Project No. 105 -WTR” in accordance with the Specifications therefor. Bids must be made on the forms provided for this purpose, addressed to the Board of Directors, Sativa Los Angeles County Water District, marked "Bid For," followed by the title of the project and the date and hour for submitting bids. Bids are required for the entire work as described in the Bid Schedule, the Plans, and the Specifications.

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: There will be a Mandatory Pre-Bid meeting on Friday, June 15, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., at the at the Owner’s Office.

Description of Work: The work consists of constructing an 8-inch water main in Paulsen Avenue from E. Hatchway Street to E. Oris Street and related appurtenance including connecting to the existing mains, valves, fire hydrants, and main abandonment per the Plans and Specification.

Completion of work: All work to be done under this contract shall be completed within ninety (90) calendar days, beginning on the date stipulated in the written "Notice to Proceed" to be issued by the District.

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Obtaining Contract Documents: Plans, specifications, and contract documents may be obtained for a non-refundable fee of $20 or requested by mail for a nonrefundable fee of $30 at the Sativa Los Angeles County Water District, 2015 East Hatchway Street, Compton California 90222, (310) 631 8176.

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Bids will not be considered unless they are made on a proposal form furnished in the Contract Documents by the District. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, certified check, cashier's check or bidder's bond, made payable to the District for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, such guarantee to be forfeited should the bidder to whom the Contract is awarded fail to enter into the Contract. All bids shall be valid for a period of 150 days after District's bid opening date, notwithstanding any award of Contract by the District to another bidder.

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Attention is directed to Government Code Sections 4590 and 14402.5 permitting the substitution of specified and approved securities for contract retention of funds. All such securities shall be subject to the review and approval of the Attorney for the District.

Contractor License: Bids will not be accepted from Contractors who are not adequately licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California. The Contractor shall possess a current Class “A” General Engineering Contractor's License. The licenses must be held by the Contractor at the time the bid is submitted, at the time the Contract is awarded, and at all times during the performance of the work under the Contract.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

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Prevailing Wage Requirements: Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1770, 1773, 1773.L 1773.6, and 1773.7, as amended, the applicable prevailing wages for this project have been determined. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded and upon any subcontractor under him to pay not less than the higher of the Federal and the State prevailing wage rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract. The applicable Federal prevailing wage rates are those that are in effect ten (10) calendar days prior to bid opening; they are set forth on the Department of Labor website: http://www.wdol. gov/wdol/scafiles/davisbacon/ca33.dvb but are not printed in the Specifications. Lower State wage rates for work classifications not specifically listed in the Federal wage decision are not acceptable. The applicable State prevailing wage rates are set forth on the California Department of Industrial Relations website: http://www. dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD but are not printed in the Specifications; these rates are subject to predetermined increases.

Attention is directed to the provisions in Section 1777.5 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under him. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773.2 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification or type of workman needed to execute the contract shall be determined by the Director of Industrial relations of the State of California which are on file with the District and copies will be made available to any interested party on request. These rates shall be the minimum wage rates for this project.

Before a Contract is entered into with the successful Bidder, the Bidder shall present evidence in writing to the General Manager, Sativa Los Angeles County Water District, that the Bidder has a current combined single limit liability policy with aggregate limits for Bodily Injury and Property Damage in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000).

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price and a faithful performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of a contract price, and said bonds shall be secured from a surety company satisfactory to the Attorney for the District.

The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals or bids, or delete portions of any and all bids or waive any informality or irregularity in the bid or the bid procedures and shall be the sole judge of the bids received. Should it deem this necessary for the public good, and also the bid of the bidder who has been delinquent or unfaithful in any former contract with the Sativa Los Angeles County Water District.

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If any interested person seeks additional information regarding this Notice Inviting Bids on the proposed Project, please contact during regular business hours of the Sativa Los Angeles County Water District, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday at (310) 631-8176 or by email at jmolina@sativawd.com (email preferred).

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THE BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018

ENTERTAINMENT

Smithsonian Exhibit Highlights Mega-Star Oprah Winfrey

By Beatrice Jin and Tramon Lucas WASHINGTON—One of the most recognizable openings in television history blares on a video screen: “I'm Oprah Winfrey, and welcome to The Oprah Winfrey Show!”

The crowd goes wild. At the center of it all, a dancing young Oprah.

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HIS moment, televised more than 30 years ago, is now part of a yearlong exhibition that opened last weekend at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

“Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture” chronicles the social events in the United States from Winfrey's birth in 1954 through her childhood and her rise in media to her time as the nation's first self-made Black woman billionaire.

Winfrey toured the exhibit on Wednesday and told “CBS This Morning” that she was honored by the exhibit and the response to it. “I do

believe that we had a big impact on the culture, and I continue to feel that from people every day,” she said.

The television personality has donated $21 million to the museum.

But museum director Lonnie Bunch

said the donation did not influence the creation of the showcase.

“This is not a show for Oprah or

by Oprah,” he said. “This is a show about other issues using the lens of Oprah.”

Among the first objects that visitors see is a yellowed pennant from the 1963 March on Washington, and the diploma of Carlotta Walls, one of the nine Black students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.

“This exhibition is really an opportunity to explore the cultural impact of The Oprah Winfrey Show,”

said exhibitions curator Kathleen Kendricks. “This is a chance to really put Oprah in this broader context of African-American history and culture and unpack her popularity and significance.”

On her walkthrough, Winfrey watched one of the exhibit's televisions displays showing the Supremes singing and dancing on The Ed Sullivan Show.

“It was the first time I realized you could be a beautiful Black woman on television,” she said.

Winfrey's headshot pops out of magazine covers stretching across the wall: Fortune, EBONY, Mediaweek,

Creator of 'Pose' Says FX Show Celebrates 'Incredible Souls'

By Mark Kennedy NEW YORK—In the premiere episode of the new FX series “Pose,” a young Black man hoping to be a star modern dancer is escorted into his first drag ball. Wild-eyed, he eagerly soaks it in. It quite literally makes him speechless.

In front of him are members of his fellow LGBTQ community dressed in high-fashion finery, strutting down a runway with fierce glamour and arch confidence as their friends cheer. It is 1987 in a gritty part of New York hit hard by crack and AIDS, and yet this is an act of defiance.

“We are not going to be walking the red carpet at the Oscars but this is our moment to become a star,” our aspiring dancer is told by his escort.

“Balls are a gathering of people who are not welcome to gather anywhere else.”

“Pose,” which airs Sundays, dreamed up by newcomer Steven Canals and ushered into production by mega-producer Ryan Murphy, acts as our escort into a world that has never been celebrated on TV before, starring the largest LGBTQ cast ever for a scripted series.

“The fact that this incredible community of Black and brown queer and trans people could find a way to create community and family and survive in the face of poverty and disease and violence just astounded me,” he said. “So ‘Pose' really came out of not only wanting to write a love letter about New York but also a way to just pay homage to these incredible souls.”

Canals, who was born in the South Bronx, came across the balls in his 20s and wrote the original draft of “Pose” in 2014 while working on his master's at UCLA. When he tried to get it made, he faced plenty of resistance from TV executives.

“There were execs who were just blatantly transphobic and racist, who were like, ‘The show is too queer, too trans, too Black, too brown, it's a period piece, and you don't have a name so no one is ever going to make this.”'

While some of the topics are

Photo by JoJo Whilden/FX

Hailie Sahar as Lulu and Jason A. Rodriguez as Lemar in “Pose.”

Fans of the 1980s will also enjoy songs from the era, including Kate Bush's “Running Up That Hill,” Whitney Houston's “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and Chaka Khan's “Ain't Nobody.” heavy—drugs, AIDS and even antitrans bigotry at the hands of white gay men—the creators have built the series on optimism and the universal yearning to create a family.

“It needed to be aspirational and hopeful, because we've never seen people like this occupy space in television, ever. We didn't want to create this bleak, baroque version of New York,” said Canals. “And yet we still wanted to be true to the time period. So we made sure that we centered and grounded the narrative in the theme of family and ambition and survival.”

The response so far has been very warm. The New York Times called it a “boisterous, resplendent drama,” while NBC called it “the best network family drama of 2018.” Variety said: “There's simply never been a show on TV quite like ‘Pose.”'

The drama contains multiple overlapping stories, including the ballroom rivalry between two houses run by two very different den mothers (Mj Rodriguez and Dominique

Jackson). Ryan Jamaal Swain plays the dancer who is thrown out by his parents for being gay and learns about this subculture.

There is also a social-climbing businessman (Evan Peters) who falls in love with Angel (Indya Moore), a transgender prostitute. And there's Billy Porter, winner of a Tony Award for wearing 34-inch red leather boots in “Kinky Boots,” who plays the balls' organizer and MC. Porter, who was studying at Carnegie Mellon in 1987, said he never expected to see his own story on national television. He called it “the greatest job of his life” and hopes people will tune in to open their minds.

“Americans didn't watch ‘Will & Grace' because it was about gay people.

They watched it because it was good.

They watched it because it was great,” he said. “If you get an education, so be it. If you don't, it's still great.”

If anything, “Pose” is an education into the world and language that would go on to influence Madonna, the seminal 1990 documentary “Paris Is Burning,” and “RuPaul's Drag Race.”

(The slang “throwing shade” comes from ballroom culture.) Fans of the 1980s will also enjoy songs from the era, including Kate Bush's “Running Up That Hill,” Whitney Houston's “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and Chaka Khan's “Ain't Nobody.”

National Review, Newsweek. Her first name is used as a verb, along with new words like “Oprahfication” and “Oprahliferative.”

HARPO Productions, Inc., which Winfrey founded in 1986, provided many items for the exhibit from her personal life and career.

A diary is opened to September 8, 1986, where Winfrey said, “Exactly 8 hours before the national 1st show. I keep wondering how my life will change.”

Throughout the gallery, Winfrey's personal effects—evening gowns, designer clothing and shoes, her drinking glass, the Golden Globe she was awarded earlier this year— are juxtaposed alongside video clips from The Oprah Winfrey Show.

There are also blue cue cards, green room photos with celebrity guests, and keys from a vehicle that was a prize in Winfrey's famous “You get a car!” giveaway.

Winfrey's highly popular daytime talk show aired for 25 years and 4,561 episodes, ending in 2011. Winfrey discussed topics ranging from sexual orientation, body image, health, and, as featured in the museum, the idea of woman empowerment, especially for women of color.

“In many ways, we realize that this is a fascinating story, not just about an individual, but about a change in our culture, about the changing notions of the power in media in the role of race,” Bunch said.

Movie of Miranda's 'In the Heights' Set for Summer 2020 NEW YORK— Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tonywinning musical “In the Heights” will hit theaters in 2020 as a summerevent movie.

Warner Bros. won the rights to the 2008 Tonywinner after a bidding war earlier this spring. The project had been in development at The Weinstein Company, which auctioned off many of its assets in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

Warner Bros. announced Thursday that “In the Heights” will be released June 26, 2020. Miranda is producing the film, which is to be directed by Jon M. Chu. The upcoming romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians” is also helmed by Chu. “In the Heights” is about a bodega owner in New York's Washington Heights. Miranda has previously said his follow-up to “In the Heights,” “Hamilton,” will be adapted into a movie but not soon.