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Fifteen or so years from today, amajor section of the 710 Freewaymight have five lanes in each directionplus a four-lane elevated corridor to beused exclusively by electric-powered18-wheelers. Those are two of theoptions now being contemplated bystate and local governmental officialsand consultants charged with formulat-ing a plan to modernize the 710. In thepast few weeks, residents in citiesalong the 710 corridor have attendedmeetings to learn about alternativeplans to improve the freeway, whichwas built in the 1950s.According to a fact sheet recently

distributed by the Los Angeles CountyMetropolitan Transportation Authority(Metro), construction on the projectprobably won’t begin until 2020, butstudies and discussions pertaining tothe freeway have been going on inter-mittently for several years. In 1999, theCalifornia Department of Transporta-tion (Caltrans) and Metro hosted aseries of meetings with residents andlocal government officials to find outwhat kinds of changes the publicwanted for the 710. During thosemeetings, it was determined that airpollution, with its associated healthrisks, and traffic congestion were thetwo overriding concerns of the major-

ity of residents.On June 29 of this year, approxi-

mately 13 years after the processbegan, and after many more meetingsand studies, Caltrans and Metroreleased to the public a 1400-pagedraft environmental impactreport/environmental impact statement(EIR/EIS) on proposed alternatives for

the expansion and improvement of thefreeway. Caltrans will receive writtenor electronic comments on the plansuntil Aug. 29.This week, in a series of public

hearings, the agencies also receivedspoken comments from members of

Environmental documents for proposedexpansion of LB Freeway facing public scrutiny

CJ DabloStaff Writer

At Monday’s Signal Hill CityCouncil meeting, the director ofthe community services depart-ment recounted the few mishapsin the city’s green spaces toexplain why the municipal codesthat govern parks are underreview. There was that one timewhen people dumped hot coalnear a tree, setting it on fire. Also,the grass at Discovery Well Parkwas regularly getting torn up aftersports leagues used them repeat-edly for their team practices. Thepublic works department had tore-seed the area and renovate it.Generally speaking, most of

the people who use the Signal Hillparks are cooperative, Community

Services Director Pilar Alcivar-McCoy told the City Council atlast Monday’s meeting. She saidthat most people only require anexplanation of the rules. “However,” the community

services director added, “some-times we do need some backup,and so this would allow us andwould allow the police departmenttools to manage those people whodon’t comply and are not cooper-ative.” Alcivar-McCoy presented pro-

posed changes to the city’s code tothe Council Monday. One staff-recommended update would pro-hibit charcoal except in thepermanent barbecues stationednear the picnic shelters, but Alci-var-McCoy explained that the

City would allow park-goers touse personal barbecues that usebottled gas if they have a permitfrom the Community ServicesDepartment. The proposed changes also

cover which groups will need apermit for regular use. If the codechanges are fully approved,sports-league organizers will needto obtain a permit. Will regularoutdoor yoga classes or bootcamps held at the park need a per-mit? If the changes are approved,yes.Permit fees for sports teams

that use Spud Field for activitieslike games and practices havebeen established, but park permitfees for regularly held, outdoor

Michelle LecoursStaff Writer

After years of fielding privatedevelopers’ interests in Will J. ReidPark, the Boy Scouts of AmericaLong Beach Area Council (LBAC)is now guaranteeing nonstop publicuse by selling to the Trust for PublicLand.“We’ve been exploring the pos-

sibility of the sale for two and a halfyears now,” said Albert Guerra, vicepresident of Marketing for LongBeach Area Council.Guerra, who is also a commis-

sioner for Long Beach Parks, Recre-ation & Marine, said preserving theproperty as public use in the salewas a top priority to the Council.“Several board members like (me)… were not very excited at all aboutthe idea of turning this into non-open-space park property,” Guerrasaid. “We wanted to sell the propertyto someone who will maintain it asopen space.“We started out with a real-estate

broker in the city to help us evaluatethe property,” said Guerra. “Westarted looking at some of the oppor-tunities that were approaching usthrough that relationship.” But thevarious developers that expressed

interest proposed exploiting the landfor apartment buildings, seniorhousing, and alternative rezoninguses.The Council decided to sell the

property to The Trust for PublicLand, an organization not in thedevelopment business but serves asa holding agency to take over therole as Council-advocate in preserv-ing the open space.“We are selling the property to

them,” Guerra said. “They’re hold-ing the property until they can findthe right public partnership or entity(to purchase) it from them … withthe mantra that it continues to beused as public space, as publicland.”According to its website, “The

Trust for Public Land works nation-wide to help agencies and commu-nities conserve land for public useand public benefit.” In doing so,they will search to find a buyer whowill maintain the community use ofthe property.The Water Replenishment Dis-

trict may be interested in acquiringthe land, said Robb Whitaker,WRD’s general manager, in anemail to the Signal Tribune. “We are

Will J. Reid Scout Park soldto Trust for Public Land,will remain public use

Courtesy Boy Scouts LB Area CouncilBoy Scouts “tug of war” match at Will J. Reid Park

see PARK page 10

Nick Diamantides/Signal TribuneElizabeth Mahoney, URS senior transportation manager, told the audience thatusing zero-emissions trucks on an elevated freight corridor would significantlyreduce cancer risks associated with air pollution in areas near the 710 Freeway.

see PARK page 14

see COUNCIL page 5

Signal Hill park regulations may soon get an update

Blue whale off the coastof Long Beach

See page 7

Photo by Diana Lejins

2 SIGNAL TRIBUNE AUGUST 10, 2012NEWS

The City of Long Beach haslaunched the Long Beach BudgetChallenge, an interactive onlinesimulation for residents to betterunderstand the complexities andtrade-offs involved in the budgetprocess.“Long Beach can no longer

provide the levels of service itsresidents have come to expect,and some very difficult decisionsmust be made,” Long BeachMayor Bob Foster said. “TheLong Beach Budget Challengeexercise lets residents ‘balance’the City’s budget, by decidinghow much money to spend forpublic works, libraries, parks andrecreation, public safety, andother city services– and how topay for them.”The Budget Challenge is

designed to give residents a gen-eral perspective of the budgetprocess and the public policychallenges involved in balancinga budget, as well as help to under-stand how different preferencesimpact other service areas. Thechoices provided in the BudgetChallenge are illustrative andbroadly reflect the types of serv-ices that may be impacted in theeffort to balance the Fiscal Year2013 Budget. Participants will beable to see how their choicescompare to those of other partici-pants. The cumulative results ofthe Budget Challenge will bereviewed as part of the budgetdevelopment process. However,the results should not be consid-ered to be representative of thepublic at large since the BudgetChallenge is not a formal survey.Over the last decade, year after

year, General Fund revenues havenot been sufficient to continue theservice levels from the preceding

year, in large part because of thegeneral economy, which affectstax revenues, and by increasingcosts, including employee costs.Unlike the federal government,the City of Long Beach mustadopt a balanced budget everyyear. This means that solutionsmust be found to bridge the gapbetween revenues and expendi-tures.In Fiscal Year 2013, the City

faces a $17.2 million GeneralFund deficit. The General Fundsupports most traditional cityservices, such as police, fire,parks and recreation, andlibraries. In addition to the cur-rent revenue shortfall, an esti-mated $17.3 million more willneed to be cut from the GeneralFund over the next two years ifcurrent services are sustained.This is the first time the City

has conducted an online budgetsimulation. This approach wasrequested by the City Council onMay 1 in an agenda item broughtforward by 5th District Coun-cilmember Gerrie Schipske and for-mer 8th District CouncilmemberRae Gabelich.To take the Budget Challenge,

visit longbeach.gov/budgetchal-lenge, or visit the City’s Facebookpage at facebook.com/CityofLong-BeachCA .The Fiscal Year 2013 budget

goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2012.Visit longbeach.gov for more infor-mation about the budget, includingan easy-to-read Community BudgetBook, the complete ProposedBudget, the Mayor's Recommenda-tions, information about propor-tionate share and a Budgetcalendar.

Source: City of LB

Interactive simulation designedto help residents understandCity of LB’s budget complexities EYE ON CRIME

Crimes reported by LBPDCouncil Districts 6, 7 & 8

Wednesday, Aug. 1Residential burglary12:30pm– 1000 block of E. 37thStreet

Robbery (person)8pm– 2100 block of Linden Avenue

Thursday, Aug. 2Auto burglary1:02am– 200 block of W. PacificCoast Highway

Residential burglary1:50pm– 3200 block of EucalyptusAvenue

Friday, Aug. 3Auto burglary1am– 2200 block of Maine Avenue

Auto burglary1:10pm– 2700 block of ChestnutAvenue

Sunday, Aug. 5Residential burglary (garage)2pm– 3200 block of Maine Avenue

Monday, Aug. 6Battery1am– E. Pacific Coast Highway andWalnut Avenue

Crimes reported by SHPDCitywide

Wednesday, Aug. 1Petty theft 2:01pm– 900 block of E. 33rd Street Suspect in custody.

Non-injury hit-and-run2:20pm– 1900 block of StanleyAvenue

Thursday, Aug. 2Identity theft7:45am– 900 block of W. WillowStreet

Burglary2:27pm– 3000 block of CaliforniaAvenue

Burglary (commercial shoplifting)7:55pm– 3000 block of CaliforniaAvenue

Friday, Aug. 3DUI alcohol/drugs1:49am– E. 28th Street and CherryAvenueSuspect in custody.

Stolen vehicle7:36am– 2900 block of CherryAvenue

Identity theft8:44am– E. Wardlow Road andOrange Avenue

Stolen vehicle2:31pm– Cherry Avenue and E.Pacific Coast Highway

Burglary5:13pm– 1900 block of TempleAvenue

Saturday, Aug. 4Residential burglary12:40pm– 1800 block of TempleAvenueNamed suspect.

Stolen vehicle5:37pm– 700 block of E. SpringStreet

Sunday, Aug. 5DUI (alcohol– 0.08 percent)1:29am– E. Pacific Coast Highwayand Walnut AvenueSuspect in custody.

Auto burglary10:30am– 1000 block of E. 32ndStreet

Auto burglary7:16pm– 2400 block of CaliforniaAvenue

Monday, Aug. 6Grand theft (property)9am– 2700 block of Cherry Avenue

Residential burglary1pm– 2100 block of Crescent Drive

Non-injury hit-and-run4:44pm– 1600 block of W. WillowStreet

Tuesday, Aug. 7Auto burglary7am– 2200 block of E. WillowStreet

Stolen vehicle9:16am– 2700 block of St. LouisAvenue

Terrorist threat3:02pm– 2100 block of CherryAvenue

Auto burglary6:07pm– 2100 block of E. WillowStreet

Petty theft9:07pm– 900 block of E. 33rd StreetSuspect cited.

Wednesday, Aug. 8Bringing drugs into prison2:35am– E. Pacific Coast Highwayand Gardenia AvenueSuspect in custody.

Unauthorized use of ID to obtaincredit/goodsNoon– 2300 block of Ocean ViewDrive

AUGUST 10, 2012 NEWS SIGNALTRIBUNE 3

Both the Long Beach PoliceDepartment (LBPD) and the SignalHill Police Department (SHPD) areplanning checkpoints in the next twoweekends to identify drivers who areimpaired or driving without licenses.The LBPD will be conducting a

checkpoint to screen for impaired andunlicensed drivers Saturday, Aug. 11from 7pm to 3am in the area of southLong Beach. According to a pressrelease issued by the LBPD, check-points have proven to be an effectiveenforcement tool in reducing thenumber of persons killed and injuredin alcohol-involved crashes, andresearch shows that crashes involvingalcohol drop by an average of 20 per-cent when well-publicized check-points are conducted regularly.Officers will be contacting drivers

passing through the checkpoint forsigns of alcohol and/or drug impair-ment. Officers will also check forproper licensing and will strive todelay motorists only momentarily,according to the press release, whichalso states that drivers caught drivingimpaired can expect jail, license sus-pension, insurance increases, fines,fees, “driving under the influence”(DUI) classes and other expenses thatcan exceed $10,000.“Over the course of the past three

years, DUI collisions have claimed14 lives and resulted in 306 injurycrashes harming 437 of our friendsand neighbors,” said LBPD SergeantDouglas Bender.The SHPD Traffic Unit will be

conducting a DUI/drivers licensecheckpoint on Saturday, Aug. 18 atWillow Street and Signal Parkwaybetween the hours of 8pm and 2am. Sgt. Russ Hefte of the SHPD said

that in the last three years, DUI colli-

sions in Signal Hill have resulted in15 injury crashes, harming 25 indi-viduals.“Deaths from drunk and drug-

impaired driving are going down inCalifornia,” said Christopher J. Mur-phy, director of the California Officeof Traffic Safety. “But that stillmeans that hundreds of our friends,family and co-workers are killed eachyear, along with tens of thousands

who are seriously injured. We mustall continue to work together to bringan end to these tragedies. If you see adrunk driver, call 9-1-1.”Funding for these checkpoints is

provided by grants from the Califor-nia Office of Traffic Safety, throughthe National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration.

Sources: LBPD, SHPD

LBPD, SHPD plan DUI/drivers license checkpoints

The Long Beach Police Department(LBPD) is asking for the public’s help inlocating a suspect wanted in connectionwith the murder of his live-in girlfriend,who was the mother of his three children.On Saturday, Aug. 4, at approximately

10:35pm, LBPD officers responded to amobile-home park in the 6400 block ofAtlantic Avenue, regarding a shooting.Once on scene, they discovered the bodyof 22-year-old Eleonora Rivera Hidalgoinside a vehicle parked at a residencewithin the park. Hidalgo, who had sus-tained a gunshot wound to her upper torso,was being treated by witnesses. She wastransported to a local hospital by para-medics and pronounced deceased shortlyafter arriving.The preliminary investigation revealed

that prior to the shooting, the victim andsuspect were arguing inside the vehiclethat was parked outside their home. Wit-nesses say that, when they heard gunshots,they went outside to check on the coupleand found the injured victim in the vehicle.As the suspect fled, he attempted to stealan unoccupied vehicle and was last seen

jumping over a fence in the complexbefore disappearing from the area andremains outstanding. The victim and suspect lived together

at the location and shared three children,ages 7, 6, and 2, who are now in the careof family. The suspect is identified as 24-year-old Marcos Gustavo Zermeno, amale Hispanic, 5’6” tall and 170 poundswith black hair and brown eyes. Zermenois a documented gang member and has thefollowing tattoos: one on the lower-rightarea of his neck that reads “Eleonora;” acollage of skulls on his right shoulder; andthe word “Compton” on his right forearm.Detectives believe there is a possibility hemay try to flee to Mexico.The suspect should be considered

armed and dangerous and at no timeshould anyone attempt to approach ordetain him. Anyone who may have infor-mation regarding his whereabouts is askedto call the Long Beach Police Communi-cations Center at (562) 435-6711. For animmediate police response call 9-1-1.Anonymous tips may be submitted viatext or web by visiting tipsoft.com . Any-

one with information relating to the inves-tigation should contact LBPD HomicideDetectives Mark McGuire and GregKrabbe at (562) 570-7244.

Source: LBPD

Police trying to locate suspect wantedfor murder of his live-in girlfriend

On Wednesday, Aug. 8, at approxi-mately 1am, Long Beach PoliceDepartment (LBPD) officers respondedto a robbery call at a 24-hour retail storein the 4400 block of Atlantic Avenuethat resulted in the fatal shooting of onesuspect, the injuring of a second, and athird suspect remaining outstanding. The preliminary investigation

revealed that, as officers were respond-ing to the robbery call, they observed a“suspicious” vehicle in a nearby alley.As an officer began following the vehi-cle, described as a grey Toyota Camry,the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed,and officers pursued it. Residents andofficers heard gunfire, and pursuingofficers believed they were being firedupon by the suspects. The suspect vehi-cle continued fleeing until striking aparked vehicle in the area of CerritosAvenue and La Dera Drive. One sus-pect fled from the vehicle and into theneighborhood. The officers confrontedthe remaining suspects, resulting in anofficer-involved shooting.Gunfire struck the upper body of

one suspect, who was then determineddeceased at the scene. A second suspectwas struck in the lower body and trans-ported to a local hospital, where he waslisted in stable condition. A third suspectfled on foot into the neighborhood, andofficers established a perimeter fromSan Antonio Drive to Carson Street andfrom Orange Avenue to CaliforniaAvenue. The SWAT team was activated,and K-9 and the police helicopter “Fox”also responded to assist in the search forthe suspect. After several hours ofsearching, the third suspect was notlocated. The perimeter was brokendown at approximately 1pm, and onlythe crime scene areas remained closed.Police determined that currency had

been taken during the robbery and thatan adult female had been robbed in theparking lot prior to the suspects fleeing.No victims or officers were injured dur-ing the incident. When investigatorsbegan combing the crime scene, theydid locate shell casings along the paththe suspects had driven, and they alsolocated one handgun at the scene of the

officer-involved shooting. The outstanding suspect was

described as a black male in his 20s,with a medium height and a thin build,and was last seen wearing a long-sleeved white shirt and dark coloredcamouflage shorts with a stripe at thebottom. Police say he should be consid-ered armed and dangerous. Because ofthe ongoing investigation, informationon the deceased and injured suspects isnot being released at this time.In addition to the LBPD’s investiga-

tion, the Los Angeles County DistrictAttorney’s Office is also conducting anindependent investigation, as is routinewith all officer-involved shootings thatoccur in LA County. Anyone who may have information

regarding this incident is asked to callLBPD Homicide Detectives HugoCortez and Roger Zottneck at (562)570-7244. Anonymous tips may besubmitted via text or web by visitingtipsoft.com .

Source: LBPD

Suspect who fled from shooting still outstanding

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THE CRYING GAMEWhat Youth theater performance workshopWho Hosted by Public Theatre of Long BeachWhere Bungalow Arts Building, 737 Pine Ave.When Monday through Friday from now until Aug. 19 from 3pm to 7pmMore Info The workshop covers theater games, stagecraft, and vocal tech-nique; it culminates with a two-day performance of comical melodrama Dogs-breath Deveraux, the Dastardly Doctor. Participation costs $125, and ages 10to 17 are welcomed. Performances are Aug. 17 through 19. Visit publicthe-atrelb.org .

RE: RECYCLINGWhat Free electronic waste recycling eventWho Hosted by the American LegionWhere American Legion District 19 Post # 496, 5938 E. Parkcrest St.When Saturday, Aug. 11 from 9am to 3pmMore Info Items accepted include CRT monitors, televisions, mice and key-boards, LCD monitors, cables, computers, printers, copiers, toners, shredders,DVDs and VCRs, cell phones, fax machines, telephones, laptops, servers, andall other electronics. Fluorescent bulbs as well as household and kitchenappliances are not accepted. Funds will benefit the American Legion District19 Post # 496. The American Legion is a nonprofit organization that supportsveterans and their families, and funds college scholarship opportunities.

MIDWEST COASTWhat 112th annual “Iowa by the Sea” picnicWho Hosted by the Iowa AssociationWhere Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club House, 1109 Federation Dr.When Saturday, Aug. 11 at 9:30amMore Info Long Beach was deemed “Iowa by the Sea” for its many Iowantransplants around the beginning of the 20th century. This annual picnic car-ries on the legacy. There will be a potluck at noon; after lunch, there will be adiscussion of the the USS Iowa. Attendees are requested to bring their owndish, utensils, beverages and chairs. The club house does have a few sparepicnic tables and chairs. If one plans to attend or needs more information, callJo Ann at (562) 421-0726 or email [email protected] . Volunteers areneeded and all friends of Iowans are welcome.

TINSELTOWN AFFAIRSWhat Free writers meetingWho Hosted by the California Writers Club of Long BeachWhere Los Altos Neighborhood Library, 5614 E. Britton Dr.When Saturday, Aug. 11 from 3pm to 5pmMore Info Southern California broadcaster Manny Pacheco, who authored hissecond self-published book Son of Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History,will speak at the meeting. Doors open at 2:30pm for networking prior to thespeaker. Visit calwriterslongbeach.org, call (562) 400-1100 or [email protected] .

DOGS IN THE PARKWhat Free screening of Lady and the Tramp Who Sponsored by Signal Hill Petroleum, Orozco’s Auto Service, theWrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance and the 7th district council office.Where On the green at 20th Street and Daisy AvenueWhen Saturday, Aug. 11 at 6pmMore Info There will be free hot dogs, lemonade and popcorn while supplieslast. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own side dishes, chairs, blankets,and a sweater or jacket. Call Maria at (562) 427-5021 or email [email protected] .

COYOTE, UGLYWhat Informational coyote seminarWho Hosted by Long Beach Animal Care ServicesWhere P.D. Pitchford Companion Village Auditorium 7700 E. Spring St.When Thursday, Aug. 16 from 1:30pm to 3pm More Info Nationally known expert Lynsey White Dasher from the HumaneSociety of the United States will speak. There will be another seminar thatsame day from 6:30pm to 8pm at Skylinks Golf Course, 7700 E. Spring St.Please RSVP to (562) 570-3072 or email [email protected] .

IT’S A PET’S LIFEWhat 7th annual pet fairWho Hosted by SoCal Animal Response Team (SCART)Where Long Beach Marine StadiumWhen Sunday, Aug. 19 from 8:30am to 2:30pmMore Info This year’s Pet Fair in the Park will newly include the Walk for PetPreparedness, which begins at 9am and costs $20 (the price includes a goodiebag). The fair will feature disaster-information vendors, pet products, petfoods, opportunity drawings, low-cost dog and cat vaccinations and deworm-ing, microchipping, agility dog demonstrations, food trucks and more. Lastyear had approximately 50 booths and over 300 attendees. All proceeds sup-port the hosting nonprofit SCART.

YES WE CANWhat Book signingWho Hosted by Jack RobertsWhen Sunday, Aug. 19 from noon to 2pmWhereApostrophe Books, 4712 E. 2nd St.More InfoAuthor Jack Roberts will be signing copies of his new book TheScience of Affirmations.

ARE YOU KIDDING, YOURSELF?What Kidical Mass Neighborhood Bike RideWho Hosted by the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association(BKBIA)Where Los Cerritos Park, 3750 Del Mar Ave.When Sunday, Aug. 19 from 1pm to 3pmMore InfoAfter a ride and safety demo by US Olympic cyclist Tony Cruz,kids and adults will bike for roughly two and a half miles, beginning at LosCerritos Park and heading to Somerset Park for the free 7th District CouncilOffice BBQ and Croquet Tournament. Participants are encouraged to cre-atively decorate their bikes for a potential prize. Email [email protected], visit bixbyknollsinfo.com/kidicalmass.html or call (562)595-0081.

HEIR, LOOMSWhat Monthly meetingWho Hosted by Questing Heirs Genealogical SocietyWhere Resurrection Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 1900 E. Carson St.When Sunday, Aug. 19 beginning at 1:15pmMore Info The meeting will feature two talks by speaker Kerry Bartels on mil-itary records. A beginning research class commences at 4pm and ends at 5pm.Visit qhgs.info or call (562) 598-3027.

24-year-old Marcos Gustavo Zermeno,a male Hispanic, 5’6” tall and 170pounds with black hair and brown eyes,is wanted by police for the murder of hislive-in girlfriend.

AUGUST 10, 2012OPINION4 SIGNAL TRIBUNE

PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEFNeena R. Strichart

ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS Barbie Ellisen Jane Fallon Stephanie Raygoza ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/WEBSITE MANAGER

Tanya PazCULTURE WRITERS

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STAFF WRITERSCJ Dablo Nick Diamantides Michelle Lecours

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERStephen M. Strichart

DESIGN EDITORLeighanna Nierle

MANAGING EDITORCory Bilicko

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Hope and healthWe want to thank the Signal Tribune for support of New Hope’s 4th Annual Community Health Fair held on July 28,

2012, by providing the PSA that helped make the fair a tremendous success in benefiting community attendees. Physical,mental, spiritual...community health is everybody’s business.Thanks again for supporting us and being there when the need arises, and we look forward to your continuing support

next year.Debbie Sutton

Fair coordinator

Rev. Coleman HartPastor

Taxation vexationIn response to Mayor Tina Hansen’s recent letter to the editor [“Righting the Right,” Aug. 3, 2012], Signal Hill Community

First wants to make it clear that our community organization believes that voters should have the right to know and vote toapprove any new taxes, bond issues, assessments and property-related fees.Know and Vote requires that these revenue-raising proposals be put on a ballot and clearly explained.Right now, the City of Signal Hill has the ability to tax its residents without clearly explaining why the City wants new

revenue and how the money will be used.Two years ago, the Council approved a tax increase on our property for sewers. Sure, there was a public hearing on the

tax, a staff report and legal notices put in the paper on the proposed new tax. But, just how many taxpayers knew about thepublic hearing, read and understood the staff report or the legal notices in the paper? All of these types of documents are writtenin “bureaucratese” and legal jargon. It is a difficult job to take time off of our jobs and family obligations to keep on top ofthese obscure government procedures.And, it is not fair to enter into agreements pledging taxpayers’ money without a guarantee that Signal Hill residents are

well informed and that the City fully accepts its obligation to convince us, the voters, that new taxes, bond issues, assessmentsand property-related fees are justified. The taxpayer should have the final say.Community First is not against new taxes or property-related fees; we are for transparency and voter approval.For the record, Know and Vote is consistent with state law, and, state law always trumps local law. State law exempts cities

from getting voter approval of fees, like those for landscape and lighting fees paid by residents in California Crown or the feescharged for library cards, bicycle fees or restaurant inspections, and, so does Know and Vote.

On behalf of Signal Hill Community First,Maria HarrisSignal Hill

Getting together with friends, family members and neighborsis especially fun during the summer months. Anywhere out-of-doors seems to be the venue of choice for most of us, as our lovelyCalifornia climate usually provides us with at least a bit of abreeze. Even during the hottest of days, a slight bit of wind andthe shade of a tree or shelter allows us an oasis of sorts where wecan spread out, visit and enjoy nature.I believe our local parks are the best places to gather, as does

the California Park and Recreation Society– which spreads theword with its slogan “Parks make life better!” Last Tuesdayevening, Aug. 7, we had the chance to spend time in two parkswhile participating in National Night Out, a program created in1981 by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) a non-profit, crime-prevention organization which, according to its web-site, works in cooperation with thousands of crime-watch groupsand law-enforcement agencies throughout the country. To readmore about the nationwide event visit nationalnightout.org . Steve and I started our Tuesday evening adventure at Signal

Hill’s Reservoir Park, where the Signal Hill Police Department

(SHPD) hosted its 9th Annual National Night Out free celebrationfrom 5pm to 8pm. In a note to the media, SHPD wrote that itsfocus for the event is to increase crime-prevention awareness andto strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partner-ships. Some of the activities during the evening included arts andcrafts, local business and nonprofit information booths, a bouncehouse, music, barbecue and food for sale by the Signal Hill Hon-orary Police Officers Association, a free raffle, and a dunk tank,where locals had the chance to dunk employees of the SHPD.Those attending also had the opportunity to view the SHPD’sMobile Command Vehicle and a Los Angeles County FireEngine.After saying our good-byes in Signal Hill, Steve and I headed

over to Long Beach for the 5th Annual National Night Out eventhosted by the Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance (WANA). Thefestivities took place from 6:30pm to 9pm at the mini park on the900 block of West 21st Street. A potluck dinner was the mainfocus for the evening– and free hot dogs, coffee and cake madefor great additions! On hand were members of the Long BeachPolice Department’s (LBPD) West Division, K-9 Unit and SWATteam, who addressed the crowd and answered questions relatingto law enforcement. Families sat under the trees and visited withneighbors as the kids ran and played under the stars.Both events were well attended, and I am so glad we had the

chance to spend time in both places. A big thank-you to SHPDand LBPD for understanding the importance of a Night Out forresidents.

Five-year-old Long Beach resident “Rudy” creates a sand painting at Reservoir Park duringNational Night Out.

Signal Hill resident Teresa Sansbury has her blood pressure monitored at the Red Crossbooth in Signal Hill.

Sisters Brianna and Kenya stop for a cake break duringWANA’s National Night Out.

Thoughts from the Publisherby Neena Strichart

To the dogsLong Beach [5th District] Councilman Patrick O’Donnell recently used the

excuse that he had a surplus in his budget to commit $65,000 of taxpayer moneyto a designated privately funded project (El Dorado Dog Park).Got surplus? Fix this, Mr. O’Donnell (see below) before the City gets sued

per the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) or by some injured citizen.With the City of Long Beach continuously portraying their destitution in the

form of drastic cutbacks to core services such as libraries, police and fire, O’Don-nell’s frivolous spending is arrogant and irresponsible. The citizens deserve betterthan that.

Diana LejinsLong Beach

AUGUST 10, 2012 SIGNALTRIBUNE 5COMMUNITY

As part of the First Fridays artwalk in Bixby Knolls on Aug. 3,outside The Factory restauranton Atlantic Avenue, 7th DistrictCouncilmember James Johnsonannounced the name for thefuture 47-acre park that would bethe largest in Long Beach since1952. After collecting nameideas for nearly two months,Johnson announced that WillowSprings Park will be the namethat he will recommend to theParks and Recreation Commis-sion for approval. “One-hundred thirty years

after buying this property, thetime has come to finally beginopening it as a public park,”Johnson said. “This park, whichhas been the site of so many pro-posed development schemes overthose 130 years, is possiblebecause of the passion of somany residents who know itsimportance to both the historyand the future of Long Beach.Those same people overwhelm-ingly chose the name ‘WillowSprings Park.’”Johnson said that people had

been calling his office all weekasking for the name and thatmost of his own staff didn’t evenknow the selection, which he hadkept under tight wraps. “Peoplewere really intrigued. EveryoneI ran into over the past severaldays wanted to know,” Johnson

said. “Even moments before theannouncement, I was receivingsuggestions for the name, includ-ing such humorous ideas asKnolls Ranger Park and ParkPantry.” The event also includeda series of displays set up on thesidewalk with maps, pictures,and infographics that are beingused in the Master Planningprocess that is currently under-way. Willow Springs Park began as

Long Beach’s original watersource in 1882 and has long beenknown for the willow trees thatare plentiful on the property.These characteristics led to thethe naming of Willow and Springstreets adjacent to the property. When finally complete, Wil-

low Springs Park will be thelargest park ever built in LongBeach west of Redondo Avenue,and the largest park built in thecity since El Dorado Park in1952. According to Johnson, open

space acres have long been lack-ing in west, central and northLong Beach, which has approxi-mately one-tenth of the openspace in east Long Beach. “Since1882, all of our large parks inLong Beach have had one thingin common– they’re in the east-ern part of our city,” Johnsonsaid. “We will finally be bringinga regional park for the rest of

Long Beach and beyond, withhiking trails, wetlands, sweepingvistas and more.”Though the larger 47-acre site

will take many years to completeas grant funds are identified, thefirst four acres will formallyopen on Nov. 1. Those four acres

make up the highest accessiblepoint in Long Beach and offerpanoramic views of the PacificOcean and the Los AngelesBasin. Monthly tours of theentire 47-acre site are run by vol-unteers, on the third Saturday ofevery month at 10am, meeting at

2745 Orange Ave.To learn more about the tours,

the park site, or to join the MasterPlanning process currently underway,visit JamesJohnsonLB.com/CAGar-dens or call (562) 570-7777.

Source: Johnson’s office

Councilmember Johnson announcesname of LB’s new, four-acre park

Courtesy Johnson’s officeSeventh District Councilmember James Johnson, with his baby, during the name announcement ceremony for Long Beach’s next park.

Kenneth McKenzieColumnist

Since Istarted in thefuneral pro-fession in1986, fami-lies haveshared simi-lar storiesover andover with

me. One recurring story is thedreams people have within a fewdays after the death of a familymember. Most of the stories arevery similar– the deceased seemto come to people when they areat their deepest sleep. The per-son who has died seems to comeinto their dreams in a muchyounger appearance. Thedeceased seems to tell the griev-ing family member that they areokay and they have to go. Theyseem to be short and direct thatthey have to go now. The ques-tions that are so needed to beasked and the overwhelming

need to say “I miss you. I loveyou!” seem to go unanswered..

If this happens to you,embrace it as true and consideryourself blessed. I truly believewhen we dream we must be atthe same energy level as a per-son who has died and we areable to receive these messages.

This happened between myAunt Jean and my GrandmaMcKenzie. Grandma came tomy aunt 55 years younger. Herhair dark, she pulled up in frontof my aunt in a 1950s cream-col-ored car. Her words were short:“I can’t stay long. I’m late. Hav-ing a good time.”

It’s a Matter of LifeDreaming

fitness activities like yoga classesand boot camps have not yet beendetermined, according to the com-munity services director in a fol-low-up interview Wednesday. The community services direc-

tor also explained on Monday oneinherent issue with the city’sparks. There’s only one park in thecity that’s really made for sportingactivities– Spud Field. “So we really don’t have a lot

of options in the city,” Alcivar-McCoy concluded, adding thatthere are other nearby parks in thecity of Long Beach for sportsactivities.Other recommended changes

to the code are the city staff’s rec-ommendations to clean up someof the language that’s described as“outdated” by the communityservices director. She explainedthat many of the rules governingthe parks were not enforceablebecause of the vague language ofthe rules. A few sections in thecurrent municipal code seem toprohibit “outraging publicdecency,” in addition to “indecentwriting or designs” and “defacingproperty.” The community serv-ices director explained that thesesections were removed becauseother parts of the municipal codeand other state laws cover theseissues. “Just as an example, ‘outraging

public decency’ was so vague,”Alcivar-McCoy said. “And it waswritten in 1924 that you couldn’teven come to a conclusion aboutwhat that actually means. So thereare more specific ordinances nowabout behaviors that the police

can use that really take care of…what that was intended to do.”The recommended changes to

the city code will be discussed ata future Council meeting whenthey will be proposed for adoptionin a public hearing.

Other City Council highlightsRedevelopment of properties

with abandoned oil wells TheCouncil approved 4-0 (Coun-cilmember Michael Noll wasabsent) a resolution that extendedfor another year the interim regu-lations that are currently in placeto deal with development on prop-erties with abandoned oil wells.Truck traffic The City has the

power to restrict or prohibit trucktraffic on local streets, AssistantCity Attorney Jeff Malawyexplained to the Council lastMonday. The traffic issue hasbeen brought before the Councilseveral times over the last fewmonths by one resident, DennisHowland, who has specificallycriticized the truck traffic onOrange Avenue. CouncilmemberEd Wilson and other members ofthe Council stressed that the issuedoes not involve one area andurged that the City conduct astudy for traffic flow. “If we have[this] volume of trucks, and if thevolume of trucks continue, youmove them from one street andput them on another street,” Wil-son said Monday night. TheCouncil voted 4-0 to direct thestaff to begin work on a draft ordi-nance. The issue will be discussedat a future Council meeting, ineither a public hearing or publicworkshop.

Councilcontinued from page 1

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Adam BuchsbaumEditorial Intern

Before Mu Zhang owned hersmall business Encore Awards andMarking/Jensen Rubber Stamps, sheworked in corporate America inoperations. After her day job, Zhangwould spend her evenings on animport business– a bilingual immi-grant from Nanjing, China, sheimported manufactured goods fromChina into America. “In China, ourdaytime is their evening time,”Zhang explained. “Basically, Iworked two jobs without impactingmy regular job.”Her on-the-side company was

Great Wall Sourcing. This effort pre-ceded her current proprietary ven-ture. “I just want to own my ownbusiness. To me, it’s my AmericanDream. And I just think this countryis full of opportunity if you workhard, if you keep learning, if youkeep talking to smart people,” Zhangsaid. “You have a chance to at leastgive a try.”While corporate life had its

perks– fixed vacation, stock shares,steadier income– it still frustratedZhang. “Because the company’s sobig, whatever your little voice is a lotof times it’s diminished. Even ifeverybody around you is thinkingthat’s a good idea, in order to pushthat big monster takes too muchtime,” Zhang said. “You want to seeyourself. What if I have the chance?How about I do it this way? I wouldtreat the employee this way; I woulddo the marketing plan this way; Iwould do operations this way.”Zhang began to search for a com-

pany over the course of eightmonths, and in 2009 she boughtEncore. “There's another side of thestory to that because I have an engi-neer thermophysics degree. And theother side of me always loved art,”Zhang said. “So this type of awards,design, this whole idea– [I could]feel the other side of me.” Zhangwanted an industry that matchedmanufacturing with creative prod-ucts that interest her. Furthermore,she noted the unique accountsEncore had– the Foreign Press Asso-ciation, Academy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences, The Academy ofCountry Music– that sweetened thedeal. She didn’t buy it immediatelythough. “I didn't move much earlierbecause I was waiting for my son tograduate from high school, so I didn't

want to buy anything,” Zhang noted,“because I know to have your ownbusiness you have to be so dedicated.You have to be more than 100 per-cent effort. So I was also waiting forthe right time.”After assuming ownership,

Zhang moved Encore from its origi-nal location in Pasadena to LongBeach. “Our lease was up inPasadena. So we had a choice: eitherwe were going to renew that or makea move,” Zhang said. She saw poten-tial in Long Beach. “I think LongBeach is a great city and has lots ofopportunities here,” she said.Encore Awards was founded in

1984 and along the way acquired fel-low small businesses Encore Trophy,Al’s Rubber Stamp and Jensen Rub-ber Stamp. The company has multi-ple focuses; it produces customawards, rubber stamps, promotionalproducts, and corporate and person-alized gifts. Zhang came to America in the

1980s, though she never knewEncore then. She was part of a joint

Sino-American program to obtain anMBA, and she only planned to stayfor a year. However, the TiananmenSquare protests of 1989 worriedZhang and made her re-evaluate, andshe stayed like many other Chinesestudents with newfound, US-con-ferred citizenship, rather than just astudent visa. With the program sev-ered and its credits lost, Zhangswitched her studies to internationalbusiness and restarted her highereducation. “I got a full scholarshipfor my master’s degree in interna-tional business, so I decided to comehere to explore a different side of theworld,” Zhang said. “One side of mewas always adventurous, tryingsomething new. New, unknown,challenge– that’s always very inter-esting to me.”Zhang had her fair share of cul-

ture shock. The English she learnedin China was British, for one, andimperfect at that. “Howdy?” Zhangsaid. “I don't even know what thatmeans.” Other speakers withaccented English were especially

hard to understand. Seeing womentalk about men openly was a signifi-cant change from China’s relativelyclosed nature. “American kids werepretty innocent. That’s also myimpression,” Zhang noted. “Turmoilin life, whether it’s your own per-sonal life or the whole society,pushes you to mature faster.”Zhang sees the future of Encore

as in the media-driven online frontierbut noted that the customer ulti-mately remains the most importantaspect to her. “I always love to inter-act with the customer. That’s mycore part. I want to see the cus-tomer’s reaction, I want to see cus-tomers raving about us,” Zhang said.“I like to see it through, to gain that,to earn that. So that part I have notchanged.”Encore Awards is located at 1344

Newport Ave. and open from 10amto 6pm from Monday through Fri-day. Visit encoreawards.com .

[Disclosure: The writer of this arti-cle is the son of Mu Zhang.]

Focus on BusinessAdventurous spirit isbusiness as usual for EncoreAwards owner Mu Zhang

Courtesy Mu ZhangMu Zhang bought small business Encore Awards in 2009. Founded in 1984, the company has multiple focuses; it pro-duces custom awards, rubber stamps, promotional products, and corporate and personalized gifts.

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serve as an important reminder to beprepared,” Garcia said. “We need allresidents to register for Reverse 911 sothat we can contact them in case of anatural disaster or emergency.”While the City has access to most

landlines in the area, it does not haveaccess to cell phones unless they areregistered in the Reverse 911 system.

Reverse 911 allows the City to contactresidents on their cell phones withinformation in case of an emergency.Since some residents only have cellphones, and an emergency may occurwhile most are at work, registering cellphones in the Reverse 911 system isextremely important, according to Gar-cia. “I've registered my cell phone, andit only takes two minutes,” he said.Residents can register for Reverse

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Supporters of the nonprofit FoodFinders will get an opportunity tolearn how their charitable giving cancontinue well into the future byattending an upcoming “PlannedGiving” reception.On Wednesday, Aug. 22, Food

Finders, along with Crowell, Wee-don & Co., will host a cocktailreception and conduct a briefoverview of planned giving optionsthat are easy and flexible for a vari-ety of individual lifestyles. The eventwill include a financial advisor, anaccountant, and an attorney, who willcover multiple choices of investing,

estate and tax planning, and more, aswell as answer questions.The complimentary reception

will start at 6pm. Guests are wel-come to bring friends to the event,which will take place at the LongBeach Petroleum Club, 3636 LindenAve.“Designating even a small

amount of funds towards a charitablecause can make a big impact, andthis event will provide some optionson how to help Food Finders’ pro-gram to succeed long into thefuture,” said Patti Larson, executivedirector of Food Finders.

Those interested are asked toRSVP to Food Finders at (562) 598-3003, ext. 104.

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The Aquarium of the Pacific andHarbor Breeze Cruises last week pro-vided local media with an opportu-nity to view the largest animals onthe planet, which happened to be inthe waters off Long Beach expellingwater from their blowholes.The focus of the photo opp, blue

whales, are an endangered species,and experts from the Aquarium’sblue whale research project providedupdates about the population foundoff the coast of Southern California.Media embarked aboard a special-ized whale-watching, high-speedcatamaran to view and learn aboutthe creatures. In the last month, therehave been over 200 sightings of bluewhales.The Aquarium of the Pacific is

partnered with Harbor BreezeCruises in helping Cascadia ResearchCollective document their behavioraldata. “We are out there every singleday,” Kera Mathes, a marine biolo-gist. “We can take behavioral dataabout what the whales are doing,where they are spending their time,what’s going on in the shipping lanes,that sort of thing.” The fin whale, the second largest

whale, is also commonly found in thearea during this time of the year.According to Mathes, the blue whales

came late this year. They are usuallyexpected earlier in the summer.During the excursion, the media

were informed about the commondangers of the blue whale. Ship strikeis the primary one– along with pollu-tion. “There have been many animalsthat have accidentally eaten plastics,”Mathes said. Blue whales are alsoliable to entangle themselves in netsand fishing gear.The media event coincided with

the Aquarium’s announcement thatits award-winning Whales: Voices inthe Sea multimedia exhibit is nowavailable at seven institutions aroundthe nation, including most recentlybeing added to the New EnglandAquarium and Omaha’s HenryDoorly Zoo & Aquarium. The Aquar-ium of the Pacific is also debutingnew components to the exhibit,which highlight the endangeredNorth Atlantic right whale and hump-back whale and include rare footageand interviews with leading scien-tists. As guests explore this exhibit,they will learn about the environmen-tal threats facing blue, North Atlanticright, gray, humpback, sperm, andother whales.

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Aquarium of the Pacific and HarborBreeze Cruises give chance to seeblue whales in Long Beach waters

After a more than two-year search,The Guidance Center is relocating andconsolidating both its Long Beachclinics into one comprehensive facilityat 1301 Pine Ave. Founded in 1946,The Guidance Center provides com-prehensive mental-health treatment tothe community’s most disadvantagedchildren and their families strugglingwith mental illness and abuse. “We want to have a visible pres-

ence in the neighborhood of the clientswe serve,” said Patricia Costales, TheCenter’s executive director. “This newlocation will help further establish theCenter’s identity in the community andwill provide greater accessibility for

our clients.”The new location, which was

found by the real-estate developercompany Urban Offerings, is nearwhere clients live and go to school andclose to the Center’s community part-ners. The current Long Beach clinicsserve approximately 1,500 clientsannually, and the new building willallow this number to grow over theyears, according to The Guidance Cen-ter. “We are all so very excited about

this opportunity,” said Tim Sailor, TheGuidance Center’s board president.“Not only will the new building pro-vide a central location for the majority

of our clients, but it will also serve asa resource for the community and as aplace where our supporters and part-ners can gather, have tours and under-stand our mission.” The property at 1313 Pine Ave. will

undergo a major renovation, and TheGuidance Center is expected to moveinto its new home in early spring 2013.A groundbreaking event to celebratethe new location will take place thereFriday, Aug. 17 at 10am.

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LA Opera will present an “operatalk” on The Two Foscari at the ElDorado Library, 2900 StudebakerRd., on Saturday, Aug. 11 at 2pm. In the opera, the languid canals

and boisterous festivals of 15th-century Venice conceal a deadlyweb of secret plots and vindictiverivalries. Caught up in forcesbeyond their control, a father andson struggle to reclaim honor in acity that knows no mercy. Theopera in three acts was composedby Giuseppe Verdi and based on thehistorical play The Two Foscari byLord Byron.

The LA Opera Lecture Seriespresents insightful talks thataddress history, literature, philoso-phy and fine arts within the contextof opera. The series is presented byLA Opera’s Community Educators,a team of trained volunteer experts.The LA Opera offers a chance forattendees to be entered into a draw-ing for an opera-related gift to begiven out at the end of the freepresentation.For more information, call (562)

570-7500 or visit lbpl.org .

Source: City of LB

Free opera discussion to focuson history and philosophybehind Verdi’s Two FoscariRancho Los Cerritos will host

Latin band Romanza, led by Mexican-American musician RodrigoRodriguez Diaz, in an Aug. 26 sum-mer concert where attendees maybring a picnic dinner and Salsa-dance.Museum gates will be open for pic-nicking after 4:30pm, and the concertis scheduled from 5:30pm to 7pm. Theconcert will take place in the open gar-den of the Rancho adobe house, andattendees are encouraged to bring theirown lawn chairs and/or blankets.Admission is free.Diaz is known for playing a num-

ber of instruments. His studies in Mex-ico focused on bass, which thenbecame a stepping-stone for him totake on electronic bass after trying toadapt to the fierce music industry ofMexico.The Romanza concert will be the

third and last summer concert held thisyear at Rancho Los Cerritos. Parkingis available in the lot across from theRancho entrance or along VirginiaRoad.Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site

is located at 4600 Virginia Rd. Formore information about the concert,call (562) 570-1755 or visit ran-choloscerritos.org .

Courtesy Rancho Los CerritosMexican-American musician Rodrigo Rodriguez Diaz leads the Latin bandRomanza.

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The west coast premiere ofCleopatra: The Search for theLast Queen of Egypt, featuring thelargest collection of its kind everassembled in the US, is now onview at the California ScienceCenter. More than 150 pricelessEgyptian artifacts illuminating thelife of Cleopatra VII, one of themost provocative and powerfulwomen in history, are part of theexhibit, including colossal statues,jewelry, coins and items from hersunken palace in Alexandria andother ancient sites that were sig-nificant during her life as queen. Cleopatra: The Search for the

Last Queen of Egypt immersesvisitors in the experience of twopresent-day searches on land andsea for the elusive queen, whichextend from the sands of Egypt tothe depths of the Bay of Aboukirnear Alexandria. The artifactsweigh in at about 30 tons in total,including two 16-foot granite stat-ues of a Ptolemaic king and queenfrom the 4th to 3rd centuries B.C.“We are thrilled to host the

west coast premiere of thisextraordinary exhibition,” saidJeffrey Rudolph, president andCEO of the California ScienceCenter. “The exhibition will helpour guests explore the science ofarchaeology and the process ofrecovering these artifacts whichreveal new and fascinating detailsof Cleopatra’s life.”The artifacts in the exhibit are

woven into the story of her ruleand life in ancient Egypt duringthe Ptolemaic period. After Egyptsuccumbed to Roman forces andCleopatra famously took her ownlife following the suicide of herlover Mark Antony, the Romansattempted to wipe her legacy fromthe pages of history. Cleopatra hasremained one of history’s mostintriguing enigmas, and her finalresting place is one of Egypt’sgreat unsolved mysteries. Thestory of her life and time unfoldsin a dramatic setting with high-definition multimedia and originalsoundscapes, including a compli-mentary audio tour provided toevery guest, making the exhibitiona rich, multisensory experience.The exhibition is organized by

National Geographic and Arts &Exhibitions International, a divi-sion of AEG Live, with coopera-tion from the Egyptian SupremeCouncil of Antiquities and theEuropean Institute for UnderwaterArchaeology (IEASM). Visitors to the exhibition fol-

low the modern-day parallel sto-ries of two ongoing expeditionsbeing led in Egypt. The galleriesdisplay items recovered in theseexplorations by Franck Goddio,French underwater archaeologistand director of IEASM, and byZahi Hawass, former Minister ofState for Antiquities of Egypt,with Kathleen Martinez, who issearching for Cleopatra’s tomb inthe desert at Taposiris Magna.The exhibition showcases arti-

facts from Franck Goddio’s con-tinuing underwater search off theMediterranean coast of Egypt,where he has recovered items thatwere part of Cleopatra’s world, aswell as that of her dynasty. Hissearch, sponsored by the HiltiFoundation, began in 1992. God-dio’s finds bring visitors inside hissearch for the lost world ofCleopatra, including remnantsfrom the grand palace where sheruled and the sunken ancient citiesof Canopus and Heracleion, twobustling centers of commerce andculture in her era, where shewould have spent time for bothreligious and pleasure-seekingpursuits. “The aim of our work is to

reveal traces of the past and bringhistory back to life. We aredelighted to present our underwa-ter archaeological achievementsand discoveries off the coast ofEgypt to the American public,”said Goddio.The California Science Center

and IMAX Theater are located inhistoric Exposition Park just westof the Harbor (110) Freeway at700 Exposition Park Dr. The Sci-ence Center is open daily from10am to 5pm. Guests are encouraged to buy

their tickets online at california-sciencecenter.org to reserve anentry date and time. The generalinformation number is (323) SCI-ENCE.

Cleopatra: The Search for theLast Queen of Egypt admissionprices are $19.75 for adults 18 to59; $16.75 for youth 13 to 17, col-lege students with ID and seniors60 and older; and $12.75 for chil-dren 4 to 12. Member rates are$12.75 for adults; $11.75 foryouth 13 to 17, college studentswith ID and seniors 60 and older;and $10.75 for children 4 to 12.

Cleopatra: The Search for theLast Queen of Egypt and IMAXcombination ticket prices are $26for adults 18 to 59; $21.25 foryouth 13 to 17, college studentswith ID and seniors 60 and older;and $16.50 for children 4 to 12.Member rates for combo ticketsare $18.25 for adults; $16.25 foryouth 13 to 17, college studentswith ID and seniors 60 and older;

and $13.75 for children 4 to 12.Special rates for schools and othergroups of 15 and over apply. Theexhibit's special group informa-tion number is (213) 744-2019.Children under the age of 13 mustbe accompanied by a responsibleadult. Admission to all other Sci-ence Center exhibits is free. Moreinformation is also available atcaliforniasciencecenter.org .

Science Center showinglargest Cleopatra exhibitever assembled in US

Courtesy Science CenterCleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt immerses visitors in the experience of two present-day searches on landand sea for the elusive queen, which extend from the sands of Egypt to the depths of the Bay of Aboukir near Alexandria.

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to use our swimming pool as a com-munity public pool for the summer-time.” That pool has been madeavailable to Long Beach youth for thelast three summers free of charge.“So we know that we’re kind of in

a great position in the community tooffer some amenities that aren’tavailable to the community,” saidGuerra. “So that was important tous.”Being located adjacent to the Los

Angeles riverbed adds additionalincentive to maintain the park’s openspace, said Guerra. “Many cities aredeveloping the ‘greenbelt’ against theriverbed to (preserve) open land,” hesaid.Will J. Reid Park is an 11-acre

urban camp located in a city area andhas belonged to the Council for 65years. It’s bordered by the VirginiaCountry Club, Los Angeles riverbed,railroad tracks and surrounding resi-dential community, and is located at4747 Daisy Ave. Park facilitiesinclude a swimming pool, campingamenities, dining hall, full kitchen andtraining facility for adult leaders.LBAC also owns two other proper-

ties that serve its constituency. CampTahquitz surrounds Highway 38 in theSan Bernardino National Forest and isa one-square mile property with a lake.The second camp is the Aquatics SeaBase positioned along Alamitos BayLong Beach’s Naples area at 5875Appian Way.Guerra says the proceeds from the

sale will be used to bolster improve-ment of Tahquitz and Aquatics Sea Basefacilities, create more programs forscouts, as well as strengthen LBACsendowment fund. The endowment

money, which is invested in the stockmarket, basically reinvests itself, saidGuerra. “It’s really perpetual money tohelp stabilize the Council,” he said.“What else could we do for our con-

stituency?” Guerra said. “Reinvest inourselves. Make our financial blueprintmore sustainable.”Additional monies will be used on

improvements of the camps’ bathroomsand kitchens. At Aquatics Sea Base,they have a variety of donated sailingequipment, but without standardizedgear, it is difficult to teach classes,Guerra said. Equipment appropriatefor a younger demographic may alsobe considered.“There’s really no consistency of

what equipment we have,” Guerrasaid. “It’s hard to teach a sailing classwhen you have four or five differenttypes of sabots. Or try to get kids tolearn how to kayak when you’ve gotwhite-water rafting kayaks and oceankayaks.” LBAC will purchase new

sailing, kayaking and other water-related equipment to replenish thebase and offer an improved aquaticsprogram.At Tahquitz, they will roll out new

high-adventure programs that appealto today’s youth. These may includemountain biking or “mountainboard-ing,” a practice similar to snowboard-ing but with a steering mechanismand side wheels to careen downmountain terrain.Separate from the sale proceeds,

LBAC received a $350,000 grantfrom Forest Lawn to build a bridgeover Highway 38 so scouts can safelycross the property which is splitacross the road. The last portion of the sale pro-

ceeds will go to investments in a slushfund. “(This) will allow us the flexi-bility to not have to borrow (money)in the future,” Guerra said. “We’reserious about being here for another100 years.”

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Signal Hill resident Marty Steerealways loved to write but never had thetime. As the economy slowed down,and his law practice with it, Steerefound the time to write the idea he hadalready created over a few years. Now,after nine months of writing, a year ofediting– with both professional editorsand beta readers– Steere has publishedhis first novel, a thriller entitled Sea ofCrises. In the book, Commander Bob

Cartwright and his crew journey suc-cessfully to the moon for Apollo 18back in 1976, but suddenly lose all con-tact while there. After the capsulefinally plunges back into an ocean hereon Earth, only their charred bodiesremain. But, in the present day, brothersNate, Peter and Matt discover the cap-sule was not actually Apollo 18. Thetrio seeks to unravel the truth behindtheir father's disappearance and themoon mission– all the while pursued bya shadowy, violent government force,The Organization. Steere recently discussed the novel,

his writing and himself with the SignalTribune.

Signal Tribune: The publisher of thisnovel, Penfield Productions, is also yourown publishing company. Why did youform your own? Do you plan to publishothers’ works through Penfield?

Steere: Once I’d decided to publishmyself, I figured I’d go all in. I’d spenta lot of time writing and polishing thenovel, and I wanted the final product tobe professional and on par with any-thing being published by any of thelarge houses. That meant having fullcontrol. Though I didn’t set up myimprint with the intent of handlingworks by others, I suppose that, if theright opportunity presented itself, I’dconsider it. For now, however, it’s allabout publishing my own books, andI’m keeping that my focus.

Signal Tribune: You mentioned thrillerwriter Alistair MacLean as one writeryou drew inspiration from. Are thereother thriller writers that inspire you andyour work? If so, how and in what waysdo they inspire you?

Steere:Absolutely, though I take inspi-ration from a lot of different authors, notjust in the thriller genre. I have prettywide-ranging tastes. On the thriller side,some of my favorites include Ken Fol-lett, John Grisham, Nelson DeMille,Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlum. I’vebeen delighted to have readers tell methat they see aspects of those writersand others in my book. In fact, I’ve hadmore than one reader tell me they foundSea of Crises to be something akin toClancy meets Ludlum. Since those two

are fabulous writers, it’s high praiseindeed. What I enjoy most about thoseauthors and the others I admire are theirabilities to create memorable charactersand seamlessly weave the lives of thosecharacters and their individual storiesinto the overall narrative in an interest-ing and– this is very important– notobvious or cookie-cutter way. To me,the best books are the ones that lull youinto no longer focusing on the fact thatyou’re reading and, instead, you findyourself comfortably– or uncomfort-ably, if that’s the author’s intent at themoment– immersed in the experience.Painting with words is how I’ve heardit described, and I think that’s an excel-lent way of characterizing it. Thoseguys all do it, and do it well.

Signal Tribune: Do you have a writingroutine? If so, could you describe it?

Steere: Not really. I write when I havetime. But, when I’m in the middle of aproject, it’s never far from me, andinspiration can strike at odd hours.When that happens, I jot down notesand put them in my pocket. These mightinclude places I think I want to take thestory, or they could just be random bitsof dialogue or pieces of action. Occa-sionally, I’ll pull out those notes andsay, “What the heck?” But most of thetime I remember. And when I’m next atthe computer, I aggregate them into myloose– and it’s always just a loose–story outline. Then, before I start ascene, I’ll pick and choose from thatoutline the things I want to have happenin the scene, and I allow that list toguide me. However, I never let anyprior outline constrain me if, as I’mwriting, I feel the urge to go in a differ-ent direction, which often happens. Iknow I can always go back and edit.One of the things I like most about writ-ing is the discovery process. It’s almostas if I’m experiencing the story as it’sunfolding in front of me on the com-puter screen. I can’t tell you how manytimes in the middle of writing I’ve saidto myself, with some surprise, “Ofcourse, that’s what he would do,” or“Yeah, that’s exactly what she wouldsay.” I find that I’m entertaining myselfas much as my reader, and that makesthe process a lot of fun.

Signal Tribune: The reception for yourbook has been positive from online userreviews. Do you plan to have itreviewed by professional outlets? Doyou hope or plan to expand its printpublication? Do you have any long-term aspirations for the book?

Steere: Yes, as a matter of fact, KirkusReviews recently gave me one of theircoveted starred reviews. Kirkus is oneof the oldest and most well-establishedreview services in the world and isknown in the industry as the toughestcritic, so, to receive a star– which isgiven to only about 10 percent of thebooks they review– is extraordinary.My review is in the current issue ofKirkus Reviews magazine. The elec-tronic version of the book– priced at$2.99– can be purchased from Amazon,Barnes & Noble and various otherebook outlets. The trade paperback ver-sion, at $15.95, is available not onlythrough CreateSpace, which is Ama-zon’s print-on-demand service, butthrough Lightning Source, Inc., an affil-iate of Ingram, and– given Ingram’s dis-tribution channels– it’s available tobookstores and libraries throughout theworld. My goal at this point is to get theword out and help people discover thenovel. Hopefully, they will, and they’lltell others. I’d love for it to become abestseller. But I’m realistic. Whether itsells 100 or 100,000, I want every per-son who reads it to say, “I reallyenjoyed that.”

The Signal Tribune: How long did Seaof Crises take you to complete, from

when you first put words on the page tothe finished manuscript?

Steere: It took me nine months to writethe manuscript. However, I then spentanother year editing, in part with theassistance of feedback from beta read-ers and with some very important inputfrom a couple of professional editorswhom I hired to read and provide com-ments. There’s no way to overstate theimportance of editing and polishing. Abook that receives that kind of attentionshines in comparison to books that havebeen put out prematurely.

The Signal Tribune: I read in yourpress release that you researched heav-ily to set an authentic tone for the story.How long did it take you to do theresearch? Did you make any surprisingdiscoveries? Did your research changethe story at all?

Steere: I started researching as soon asI started writing, and, for the first fewmonths, I alternated between writingand studying the histories of the Apolloprogram and the astronauts who went tothe moon. The first third of the noveltakes place in the present time, so I did-n’t need that much technical expertiseon the space program for that part.Being able to trade off between writingand researching during those first fewmonths offered a nice change of pace.By the time I got to the beginning ofpart two, I was ready to take my readerto the moon. As for what I learned, I’dhave to say that I was struck by how dif-ficult and how dangerous it was to dowhat the astronauts did. I’d always beenfascinated by the space program, but I’dalso had a fairly romanticized notion ofwhat was involved. I was reallyimpressed with all that the astronautshad to learn and do and the risks thatthey willingly and, much of the time,seemingly effortlessly, undertook.

The Signal Tribune: Sea of Crises isyour first novel. Do you have any other

novel ideas for the future? If so, how faralong are they? Would they also bethrillers, or perhaps a sequel to Sea ofCrises?

Steere: Sea of Crises is the first novelthat I’ve published. However, I wrote anovel before that, entitled DefiantHeart. Unfortunately, my former agentwas unable to sell that book, so I set itaside to focus on Sea of Crises. I do,however, fully intend to publish thatfirst novel. It’s not a thriller but ratherfalls more into the catch-all definition ofmainstream fiction. At its heart, [it is] alove story. If I were to be more descrip-tive about it, I’d call it a coming-of-ageadventure tale featuring a couple ofstrong-willed and courageous charac-ters. It opens in a small Midwestern

town on the eve of World War II. Themanuscript is going through one more–hopefully last– pass with one of my edi-tors, and, if all goes well, will likely bereleased either later this year or earlynext year. I have a number of ideas I’mkicking around for a third novel, butI’ve not yet started writing. It may ormay not be a thriller, though, if it’s not,I feel certain I’ll be writing anotherthriller at some point. As for a sequelto Sea of Crises, I wrote that book asa stand-alone, with no intention ofcontinuing with the characters. How-ever, I came to love those characters,and I’ve had a number of people askme if we’ll see more of them. So, it’spossible there will be a sequel, butonly if I come up with just the rightstory to do them justice.

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APN: 7211-026-079 TS No: CA09007389-11-1 TO No: 1025436NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED February 10, 2011. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACTA LAWYER. On August 29, 2012 at 09:00 AM, behind the fountainlocated in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, CA,MTC FINANCIAL INC. dba TRUSTEE CORPS, as the duly AppointedTrustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that cer-tain Deed of Trust Recorded on February 17, 2011 as Instrument No.20110265764 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LosAngeles County, California, executed by MARITTA M. LANTO, A SIN-GLE WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,N.A. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGH-EST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at thetime of sale, that certain property situated in said County, Californiadescribing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAIDDEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold "asis". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the realproperty described above is purported to be: 2599 WALNUT AVE UNIT103, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 The undersigned Trustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made withoutcovenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s)secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in saidNote(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimatedfees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created bysaid Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obli-gations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimatedcosts, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of thisNotice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $222,865.11 (Estimated),provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest andadvances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at saidsale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, theTrustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank,a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by astate or federal savings and loan association, savings association orsavings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Codeand authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as maybe acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash isaccepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s DeedUpon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as amatter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held onaccount by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unableto convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusiveremedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the suc-cessful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: July 26, 2012TRUSTEE CORPS TS No. CA09007389-11-1 17100 Gillette Ave,Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 Jose Hernandez, Authorized SignatorySALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.priority-posting.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL714-573-1965 TRUSTEE CORPS MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COL-LECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Notice to PotentialBidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you shouldunderstand 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 high-est bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free andclear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lienbeing auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder atthe auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens seniorto the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to theproperty. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, andsize of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contactingthe county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of whichmay charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of theseresources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold morethan one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to PropertyOwner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponedone or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court,pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requiresthat information about Trustee Sale postponements be made availableto 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, ifapplicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property,you may call telephone number for information regarding the Trustee'sSale or visit the Internet Web site address on the previous page for infor-mation regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assignedto this case, CA09007389-11-1. Information about postponements thatare very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduledsale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information oron the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa-tion is to attend the scheduled sale. P970491 8/3, 8/10, 08/17/2012

TST4146APN: 7215-019-110 TS No: CA05003061-11-1 TO No: 1058680NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED February 14, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACTA LAWYER. On August 28, 2012 at 09:00 AM, behind the fountainlocated in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, CA,MTC FINANCIAL INC. dba TRUSTEE CORPS, as the duly AppointedTrustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that cer-tain Deed of Trust Recorded on February 20, 2007 as Instrument No.20070361400 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LosAngeles County, California, executed by JAMES C. PREISACH,TRUSTEE OF THE JAMES C. PREISACH REVOCABLE TRUST, as

Trustor(s), in favor of WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA as Benefici-ary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, inlawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, thatcertain property situated in said County, California describing the landtherein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OFTRUST The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". Thestreet address and other common designation, if any, of the real propertydescribed above is purported to be: 2001 EAST 21ST ST UNIT 229,SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755-0000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made withoutcovenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s)secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in saidNote(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimatedfees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created bysaid Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obli-gations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimatedcosts, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of thisNotice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $221,427.26 (Estimated),provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest andadvances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at saidsale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, theTrustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank,a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by astate or federal savings and loan association, savings association orsavings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Codeand authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as maybe acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash isaccepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s DeedUpon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as amatter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held onaccount by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unableto convey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s sole and exclusiveremedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the suc-cessful bidder shall have no further recourse. DATE: July 24, 2012TRUSTEE CORPS TS No. CA05003061-11-1 17100 Gillette Ave,Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 Tina Godoy, AuthorizedSignatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE ATwww.priorityposting.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATIONPLEASE CALL 714-573-1965 TRUSTEE CORPS MAY BE ACTING ASA DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANYINFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this prop-erty lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in biddingat a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the propertyitself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automaticallyentitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should alsobe aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If youare the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible forpaying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you canreceive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate theexistence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on thisproperty by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurancecompany, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. Ifyou consult either of these resources, you should be aware that thesame Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on theproperty. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Noticeof Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Bene-ficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the CaliforniaCivil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale post-ponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy tothose not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale datehas been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and datefor the sale of this property, you may call telephone number for informa-tion regarding the Trustee's Sale or visit the Internet Web site addresson the previous page for information regarding the sale of this property,using the file number assigned to this case, CA05003061-11-1. Informa-tion about postponements that are very short in duration or that occurclose in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected inthe telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way toverify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.P969958 8/3, 8/10, 08/17/2012

TST4145Trustee Sale No.: 20120015001613 Title Order No.: 120114187FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 3/22/2004. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trusteeunder and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 03/30/2004 as Instru-ment No. 04 0745385 of official records in the office of the CountyRecorder of Los Angeles County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTEDBY: TIMOTHY A. LANKFORD, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TOHIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVA-LENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at timeof sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE:8/23/2012 TIME OF SALE: 09:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: DoubletreeHotel Los Angeles - Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA90650 STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, ofthe real property described above is purported to be: 2599 WALNUTAVENUE #213 , SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755 APN#: 7211-026-104 Theundersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, if any , shown herein.Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust,with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under theterms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trusteeand of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of theunpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold andreasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of theinitial publication of the Notice of Sale is $288,937.27. The

beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and deliveredto the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand forSale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The under-signed caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recordedin the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTEN-TIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, youshould understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trusteeauction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placingthe highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you tofree and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware thatthe lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highestbidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying offall liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receiveclear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the exis-tence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this prop-erty by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurancecompany, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. Ifyou consult either of these resources, you should be aware that thesame lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown onthis notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of theCalifornia Civil Code. The law requires that information about trusteesale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as acourtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whetheryour sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduledtime and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web sitewww.auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property,using the file number assigned to this case 20120015001613. Informa-tion about postponements that are very short in duration or that occurclose in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected inthe telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way toverify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FORTRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.COM,LLC ONE MAUCHLY IRVINE, CA 92618 800-280-2832 www.auction.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS ADEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANYINFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 7/18/2012 P967894 8/3, 8/10,08/17/2012

TST4152NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 12-0041883 Title Order No.12-0073466 APN No. 7211-026-053 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDERA DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/12/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A.,as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed byKWABENA BOAKYE, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPA-RATE PROPERTY, dated 01/12/2009 and recorded 1/22/2009, asInstrument No. 20090083644, in Book , Page , of Official Records in theoffice of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California,will sell on 09/04/2012 at 1:00PM, At the Pomona Valley Masonic Tem-ple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, Californiaat public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as describedbelow, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyedto and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situatedin said County and State and as more fully described in the above ref-erenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common desig-nation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be:1460 EAST WILLOW STREET #201, SIGNAL HILL, CA, 90755. Theundersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.Thetotal amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligationsecured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Noticeof Sale is $334,431.06. It is possible that at the time of sale the openingbid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, theTrustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank,a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by astate or federal savings and loan association, savings association, orsavings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state.Said sale will be made, in an ''ASIS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied,regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtednesssecured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest asprovided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed ofTrust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, chargesand expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed ofTrust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the CaliforniaCivil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorizedagent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with theappropriate County Recorder’s Office. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID-DERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you shouldunderstand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself. Placing the highestbid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free andclear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lienbeing auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder atthe auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens seniorto the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to theproperty. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, andsize of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contactingthe county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of whichmay charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of theseresources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than onemortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponedone or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pur-suant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requiresthat information about trustee sale postponements be made availableto 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, ifapplicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property,you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recon-trustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case 12-0041883.Information about postponements that are very short in duration or thatoccur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately bereflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. Thebest way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduledsale. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281-8219 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is adebt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained willbe used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.164431 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/2012

TST41444NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 12-0035923 Doc ID#0008750556312005N Title Order No. 12-0066126 Investor/Insurer No.203157957 APN No. 7216-021-094 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/16/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTIONTO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THEPROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by SHAUNAR ROSEBOROUGH, A SINGLE WOMAN, dated 09/16/2009 andrecorded 9/18/2009, as Instrument No. 20091423249, in Book , Page ,of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los AngelesCounty, State of California, will sell on 08/27/2012 at 11:00AM, By thefountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at publicauction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below,payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to andnow held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in saidCounty and State and as more fully described in the above referencedDeed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any,of the real property described above is purported to be: 1903 TEMPLEAVENUE 215, SIGNAL HILL, CA, 90755. The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of theunpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is$310,065.31. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid maybe less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trusteewill accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a checkdrawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association, savings association, or savingsbank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized todo business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition,but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by saidDeed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and theunpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interestthereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses ofthe Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If requiredby the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the dec-laration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attachedto the Notice of Trustee's Sale duly recorded with the appropriate CountyRecorder's Office. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are con-sidering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that thereare risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding ona lien, not on a property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auctiondoes not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of theproperty. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off maybe a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are ormay be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auc-tioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You areencouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstandingliens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder'soffice or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a feefor this information. If you consult either of these resources, you shouldbe aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed oftrust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale dateshown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times bythe mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that informationabout trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to thepublic, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, therescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com,using the file number assigned to this case TS No. 12-0035923. Infor-mation about postponements that are very short in duration or that occurclose in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected inthe telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way toverify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information(626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any informationobtained will be used for that purpose. A-4272611 08/03/2012,08/10/2012, 08/17/2012

TST4134NoTICE oF TRUSTEE'S SALE

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED5/7/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER.

A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier'scheck drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a stateor federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, or savings association, or savings

bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and author-ized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointedtrustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyedto and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described prop-erty under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. Thesale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressedor implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to paythe remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deedof Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided inthe note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust,interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee forthe total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Noticeof Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amountmay be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: JESUS HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ, A SINGLE MANDuly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLCRecorded 5/27/2003 as Instrument No. 03 1491487 in book ---,page --- and rerecorded on --- as --- of Official Records in theoffice of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 8/22/2012 at 9:30 AMPlace of Sale:By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA91766Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $198,825.17Street Address or other common designation of real property:15227 FLALLON AVENUE, NORWALK, CALIFORNIA 90650A.P.N.: 8079-021-006The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address or other common designation, if any,shown above. If no street address or other common designationis shown, directions to the location of the property may beobtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.Pursuant to California Civil Code §2923.54 the undersigned, onbehalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent,declares as follows: The beneficiary or servicing agent declaresthat it has obtained from the Commissioner of Corporation a finalor temporary order of exemption pursuant to California Civil CodeSection 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the Noticeof Sale is filed and/or the timeframe for giving Notice of SaleSpecified in subdivision (s) of California Civil Code Section2923.52 applies and has been provided or the loan is exemptfrom the requirements.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bid-ding on this property lien, you should understand that there arerisks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be biddingon a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at atrustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free andclear ownership of the property. You should also be aware thatthe lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are thehighest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible forpaying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, beforeyou can receive clear title to the property. You are encouragedto investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liensthat may exist on this property by contacting the countyrecorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which maycharge you a fee for this information. If you consult either ofthese resources, you should be aware that the same lender myhold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on thisnotice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924gof the California Civil Code. The law requires that informationabout trustee sale postponements be made available to you andto the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. Ifyou wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed,and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale ofthis property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this InternetWeb site HYPERLINK "http://www.altisource.com/MortgageSer-vices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx" http://www.alti-source.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case 2012-19160. Information about postponements that are very short induration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may notimmediately be reflected in the telephone information or on theInternet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa-tion is to attend the scheduled sale

Date: 7/13/2012Western Progressive, LLC, as Trusteec/o 18377 Beach Blvd., Suite 210 Huntington Beach, California 92648 Automated Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManage-ment/TrusteeServices.aspxFor Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (866) 240-3530

__________________________________Tunisha Jennings, Trustee Sale Assistant

TST4137NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 11-0138972 Title Order No. 11-0119141 APN No. 7217-028-030 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/21/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTIONTO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THEPROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by JAYEDWARD TILLES, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE & SEPARATEPROPERTY, dated 06/21/2007 and recorded 6/29/2007, as InstrumentNo. 20071566615, in Book , Page , of Official Records in the office of

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TST4148 / 2012 153735FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: VILANDER STONE &TILE, INC., 7886 Tarma St., Long Beach, CA 90808. Registrant:VILANDER STONE & TILE, INC., 7886 Tarma St., Long Beach, CA90808. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare thatall information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Dono-van Lee Vilander, President. The registrant has begun to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name or names listedherein. The registrant began using this fictitious business name onJanuary 1, 2007. This statement was filed with the county clerk ofLos Angeles County on August 1, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: August 3, 10, 17, 24,2012.


The following person is doing business as: 1. DWS MAINTE-NANCE & REMODELING, INC., 2. CLASSIC COUNTERTOPS, 3.DWS CONSTRUCTION, 5066 Raton Circle, Long Beach, CA90807. Registrant: DWS MAINTENANCE & REMODELING, INC.,5066 Raton Circle, Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is con-ducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: Dwight W. Schmalried, President.The registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed herein. The registrant began usingthis fictitious business name on June 14, 2007. This statement wasfiled with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 1,2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the usein this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rightsof another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune:August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: 1. THE EDGE FIT-NESS CENTER, 2. THE EDGE TRAINING CENTER, 3. THEEDGE FITNESS TRAINING CENTER, 3292 E. Willow St., SignalHill, CA 90755. Registrant: REISCHL PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC.,3292 E. Willow St., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is con-ducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: Susan Reischl, Vice-President.The registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed herein. The registrant began usingthis fictitious business name on May 7, 2007. This statement wasfiled with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on July 2, 2012.NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. Anew fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the usein this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rightsof another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune:July 20, 27, & August 3, 10, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: MD SOLUTIOS, 6110Birkdale St., Long Beach, CA 90815. Registrant: MATTHEWDAVID SANDUSKY, 6110 Birkdale St., Long Beach, CA 90815.This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that allinformation in this statement is true and correct. Signed:Matthew David Sandusky. The registrant has begun to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name or names listedherein. The registrant began using this fictitious business nameon January 1, 1997. This statement was filed with the countyclerk of Los Angeles County on July 3, 2012. NOTICE: This fic-titious business name statement expires five years from the dateit was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious busi-ness name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filingof this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this stateof a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of anotherunder federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: July20, 27, & August 3, 10, 2012.


The following persons are doing business as: NO MO-STACHE,1507 Berkeley St. #3, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Registrant: 1.JENNIFER PASCHALL, 1507 Berkeley St. #2, Santa Monica, CA90404, 2. GITA VASSEGHI, 1221 N. Spaulding Ave. #105, LosAngeles, CA 90046. This business is conducted by: a GeneralPartnership. I declare that all information in this statement is trueand correct. Signed: Jennifer Paschall. The registrant has notbegun to transact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. The registrant began using this fictitious

business name on . This statement was filed with the countyclerk of Los Angeles County on July 5, 2012. NOTICE: This fic-titious business name statement expires five years from the dateit was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious busi-ness name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filingof this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this stateof a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of anotherunder federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: July20, 27, & August 3, 10, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: KATERINE'S DELI-CATES, 1922 Dawson Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant:KATHERINE WARREN, 1924 Dawson Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755.This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: KatherineWarren. The registrant has not begun to transact business underthe fictitious business name or names listed herein. This statementwas filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on June 27,2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the usein this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rightsof another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune:July 27, & August 3, 10, 17, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: PACIFIC COLLISIONEQUIPMENT CO., 2424 Brayton Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Reg-istrant: HORNEDO INC., 2424 Brayton Ave., Signal Hill, CA907655. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declarethat all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed:Robert Hornedo, President. The registrant has not begun to trans-act business under the fictitious business name or names listedherein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Ange-les County on July 23, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. TheSignal Tribune: July 27, & August 3, 10, 17, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: COMSTOCK COMMER-CIAL PLUMBING, 3654 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807. Reg-istrant: EARL RONALD COMSTOCK, 3654 Pacific Ave., Long

Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: an Individual. Ideclare that all information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Earl Ronald Comstock. The registrant has not begun totransact business under the fictitious business name or names listedherein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los AngelesCounty on August 1, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. TheSignal Tribune: August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2012.


The following persons are doing business as: CLARION, 1932 GraceAve. #2, Los Angeles, CA 90068. Registrant: 1. MICHAEL NISBET,1932 Grace Ave. #2, Los Angeles, CA 90068, 2. OJAN MISSAGHI,1853 Whitley Ave. #210, Los Angeles, CA 90028. This business isconducted by: a Limited Partnership. I declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct. Signed: Michael Nisbet. The reg-istrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. The registrant began using this ficti-tious business name on August 3, 2012. This statement was filedwith the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August 3, 2012.NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new ficti-tious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. Thefiling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this stateof a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another underfederal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Businessand Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: August 10, 17, 24,31, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: PIER MEDICAL AES-THETICS, INC., 415 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Regis-trant: METROPOLITAN PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL GROUP, INC.,2810 Sunset View, Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conductedby: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: Douglas R. Mest, MD. The registrant hasnot begun to transact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerkof Los Angeles County on August 7, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from the date it was filedin the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name state-ment must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business namein violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. TheSignal Tribune: August 10, 17, 24, 31, 2012.


The following person is doing business as: SREYRAT SUPER MARKET,1133 McFarland Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744. Registrant: RATANA SOCASTILLO, 1133 McFarland Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744. This business isconducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statementis true and correct. Signed: Ratana So Castillo. The registrant has not begunto transact business under the fictitious business name or names listedherein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles Countyon August 7, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this stateof a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Pro-fessions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: August 10, 17, 24, 31, 2012.


The following persons are doing business as: KOINONIA MASS CHOIR,6346 Droxford St., Lakewood, CA 90713. Registrant: 1. LORENDA JAMI-SON, 6346 Droxford St., Lakewood, CA 90713, 2. FLORASTENE GRANT,309 W. Tichenor St., Compton, CA 90220. This business is conducted by:a General Partnership. I declare that all information in this statement is trueand correct. Signed: Lorenda Jamison. The registrant has begun to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Theregistrant began using this fictitious business name in September, 2002.This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County onAugust 7, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A newfictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filingof this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, orcommon law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).Pub. The Signal Tribune: August 10, 17, 24, 31, 2012.


The following persons are doing business as: EDGEHILL RENTAL, 3043E. 4th St., Long Beach, CA 90814. Registrant: 1. SATI AH, INC., 3043 E.4th St., Long Beach, CA 90814, 2. MU ZHANG TRUSTEE OF MU ZHANGTRUST, 1344 Newport Ave., Long Beach, CA 90804. This business is con-ducted by: a Joint Venture. I declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: Sati Ah. The registrant has not begun to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on August8, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious busi-ness name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. TheSignal Tribune: August 10, 17, 24, 31, 2012.


the public and local governmental offi-cials. In addition to the formal hearings,Metro conducted several informal pre-sentations during which various speak-ers described certain aspects of threealternative plans for the project. Onewas hosted by the North Long BeachCommunity Action Group (CAG) at theLong Beach Police Department NorthSubstation on Sunday afternoon, whichabout 30 people attended. The othermeeting was hosted by 8th DistrictLong Beach City Councilmember AlAustin at the Expo Arts Center in BixbyKnolls on Monday evening, and about55 people attended. The informationpresented at the two meetings was vir-tually identical.Dan Pressburg, CAG president,

noted that the 710 Freeway is a major

freight corridor for the ports of LongBeach and Los Angeles. He stressedthat, according to recently conductedstudies, the current number of shippingcontainers moving in and out of theports each year will triple by 2035.The proposed freeway expansion is

aimed at alleviating traffic congestionand reducing air pollution. “One of theimpacts [of the proposed project] maybe a four-lane raised truck corridor,”Pressburg said. “Other impacts arenoise pollution and diesel and particu-late matter.”URS, an Irvine-based consulting

firm working under a $22 million con-tract with Metro, conducted a four-yearstudy on the environmental impacts ofalternative plans to improve the 710.According to Jack Waldron, URS vicepresident and senior project manager,three major proposals are being consid-ered. They include widening the free-way to 10 general purpose lanes– five

in each direction; modernizing andreconfiguring the interchanges connect-ing the 710 to the 405, 91 and 5 free-ways; modernizing the onramps andofframps on the 710; and constructing aseparated four-lane freight corridor tobe used exclusively by either conven-tional or zero-emission trucks.“The project should be up and run-

ning by 2030,” Waldron said at the Sun-day presentation. “Comments madeverbally at the hearings or submitted inwriting by Aug. 29, could influencewhat goes into the final plan that Cal-trans will approve.”Elaborating on Pressburg’s com-

ment, Waldron said that, according tostudies conducted for the ports of LosAngeles and Long Beach, by 2035, 43million, twenty-foot equivalent units(TEUs or cargo containers) will passthrough the two ports each year com-pared to about 16 million TEUs passingthrough the ports in 2008. According to

Waldron, studies also show that in2035, 40 percent of the cargo containerswill be transported by direct intermodalrail; 26 percent will be transported byon-dock rail; and the remaining 34 per-cent will be transported in and out of theports by trucks. Waldron added thatCaltrans and Metro are assuming thatthere will not be a near-dock intermodalyard expansion by 2035.Waldron stressed that by 2035 the

entire region is projected to experiencesignificant increases in population,employment and port-related activity.That growth, he noted, will translateinto increased traffic volume on the710, which is already heavily congestedduring most of the daylight hours.Waldron explained that improving

and expanding the freeway is necessaryin order to improve air quality and pub-lic health, ease congestion, and increasetraffic safety.“For the past four years, we have

been developing a preliminary designand an environmental document thatgives you the impacts of that design,”he said. “That environmental documenthas been released in draft form for pub-lic review and comment.”At the Sunday and Monday presen-

tations, Waldron briefly outlined thepast four years of planning and gather-ing community input on the project,which included setting up committees,conferring with local government offi-cials, and conducting meetings attendedby members of the public. Waldron alsoexplained that the project will encom-pass an 18-mile section of the freewaystarting at downtown Long Beach andending just south of the 60 Freeway.Waldron told the attendees at the

CAG meeting that plans for the 710have been narrowed down to three basicalternatives. Alternative 1 would keepthe freeway in its current state. Alterna-tive 5A would widen the freeway to 10lanes and modernize the ramps andinterchanges. Alternative 6A would doall that 5A would do plus add thefreight corridor to be used by conven-tional trucks using diesel, propane ornatural gas as fuel. Alternative 6B wouldbe the same as 6A, but would only allowzero-emissions trucks on the freight cor-ridor. Alternative 6C would include tollscharged to the users of the freight corri-dor.Waldron explained that the zero-

emissions trucks would use electricengines drawing power from overheadcables while on the freight corridor butwould switch back to conventional fuelwhen they exited. He added that theheight of the corridor would vary fromground level to approximately 50 feetabove the ground and the poles support-ing the electric cables would rise 20 feetabove the corridor. He also explainedthat the freight corridor would only havefour access ramps. “Essentially, it wouldbe an express corridor for trucks goingto east Los Angeles,” he said.After Waldron’s presentation, Eliza-

beth Mahoney, URS senior transporta-tion manager, talked about projected airpollution levels for each of the alterna-tive plans. “The number-one goal is toimprove air quality and public healthalong the 710 corridor,” she said.“There were a whole series of studiesdone for this corridor, and all the dif-ferent types of air pollution created bytraffic were evaluated for the basin, for

the study area (which extends one mileon either side of the freeway) and forthe area right up against the freeway–about 100 meters on either side of thefreeway.”Mahoney noted that air quality is

projected to improve along the 710 cor-ridor during the next 18 years no matterwhat happens on the 710 because ofmore stringent California AirResources Board and Air Quality Man-agement District regulations, the for-mulation of cleaner-burning diesel, andthe ports’ clean-trucks programs. Shestressed, however, that the alternativesthat require only zero-emissions truckson the freight corridor would signifi-cantly reduce cancer risks in the studyarea.According to Mahoney, Alterna-

tives 5A, 6A, 6B or 6C would increasethe flow of traffic, thereby reducingdrive times on the freeway. “But thefreeway would be much more free-flowing in any of the versions of Alter-native 6 compared to Alternative 5,”she added.Mahoney also explained that the

draft EIR/EIS contains a section onnoise and describes locations wheresoundwalls would be needed. “All ofthe geometric plans also show wherenew soundwalls would be needed,” shesaid, adding that some soundwalls maybe built before work begins on expand-ing the freeways.Waldron noted that soundwalls– 12

to 16 feet high– will also be built alongsections of the freight corridor.Austin, however, warned that noise-

mitigation measures described in thedraft EIR/EIS may be inadequate. “Forexample, the proposed project currentlydoes not call for any new soundwalls inthe 8th district,” he said. “I believe thatwith the expanded freeway, in additionto the Blue Line and other factors, weneed new soundwalls and landscapingnear our schools and homes that areclosest to the freeway.”Austin also explained that the time

period for making comments on thedraft EIR/EIS is too short. “The dead-line for submitting comments is cur-rently Aug. 29,” he said. “I don’tbelieve this is enough time for every-one to respond, given how complexthis issue is and the 1400 pages that arecontained in the draft EIR/EIS.”Austin and several other local and

state governmental officials have writ-ten letters to Caltrans requesting anextension of the deadline.The next informative meeting,

which will focus on the project’s com-munity impacts, is scheduled for 6pmto 9pm on Aug. 16 in Progress ParkCommunity Center, 15500 DowneyAve., in Paramount.Electronic versions of the Draft

EIR/EIS on compact discs are availablefor review at public libraries through-out the 710 Corridor. The documentmay also be viewed online atdot.ca.gov/dist07/resources/envdocs/docs/710corridor/.Written comments on the document

may be sent to the email feature of theaforementioned website or to:Ronald KosinskiCaltrans District 7, Division of Envi-ronmental Planning100 South Main St., MS 16ALos Angeles, CA 90012

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Eighth District City Councilmember Al Austin said he was bothered by the factthat proposed plans to expand and improve the 710 Freeway do not include theconstruction of new soundwalls in the 8th District.

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Anthony Arvizu sat by the con-sole at his recording studio, TheCompound, thankful. “It takes avillage to raise a studio,” Arvizuobserved. The Compound hadbleak prospects; indebted likeother studios, it was poised to gounder. The lease was up, andArvizu could get out now. “I’ve made a lot of good

records here. Had a lot of goodtimes. Met a lot of great friends...Ifit ended, I can accept that. I can behappy with that. And just know itwas a chapter in my life and I’mmoving on,” Arvizu said. “I wasthinking it’s time to stop. And Istarted telling people that. I startedtalking to different clients, friends,going, ‘You know, I'm thinkingabout giving it up’ and everyone’slike, ‘No, you can't do that. Youcan’t. Come on. We need TheCompound. We love The Com-pound. Everyone loves The Com-pound.’”Arvizu hatched a plan. He went

to former clients and friends forhelp, asking them to provide himoriginal songs to form a compila-tion benefit album, to draw aware-ness to the studio and raise funds.The 49-tracks result is S.O.S. (SaveOur Studio) A Benefit Album. Thealbum includes bands as varied asAvi Buffalo, Phantom Limb andJay Buchanan.“I started asking around, and, I

got to say, nine out of 10 peoplesaid yes,” Arvizu said. “There’s ahandful that said no, and I’m stillscratching my head as to why.Everyone has their reasons. Butmostly everyone said yes, andthat’s just beautiful.” The trackswere mostly recorded at the studio.One artist, Krista Polvere, traveledfrom Melbourne, Australia all theway to the quiet Signal Hill spot. “There was no pressure. It was

a free song...it became very clearthat everybody had this happy,loose attitude...and as a result wegot great songs. Because they were

having fun,” Arvizu said. “I alsothink it was the spirit of generosity.They knew they were doing a goodthing, they’re helping out, we’reteaming up and getting family-like.And I think it made for a goodrecord.”Arvizu joined The Compound

Studio in 2003, after many years offreelancing as a sound engineer. Hewas always interested in the soundengineering side of makingrecords, even in high school. “I hada quarter-inch four-track machinewith a little twelve-channel mixer.Probably got that when I was 19years old,” Arvizu said. “I was theguy who’d bring the PA [speakers]and plug in the mics, and I under-stood the equalizer.”Arvizu drummed for his band at

the time, The National People’sGang, and handled the recordingside. The band would practice andrecord out of a big space in Irvinewhere women would jazzercise.“Our guitarist’s mom would jazzer-cise. So they got this big space andthis big workout room. And thennext to it is a smaller room...andthat was their nursery,” Arvizusaid. “Our guitarist’s mom says,‘Hey, my kid needs somewhere topractice.’ Jazzercise closed at like8:00 at night.” The band used thespace after hours, sometimes until

6am, and, being in an industrialarea, they did not have to worryabout bothering residents.The facility became a makeshift

studio. “I would take my four-trackrecorder, and I would put mydrums in the big room, like in astudio...then I’d set up my mixerand some big speakers, like our PAspeakers, in the next room wherewe would rehearse on any othergiven night,” Arvizu said. “Ourbass would just go direct in, andhe’d hear himself through these bigspeakers. We’d put the guitar ampin the bathroom and mic it, andthen the singer would just singthrough the PA.” Arvizu’s methodmade the drums isolated, and theband recorded many times. Increasingly interested in sound

engineering, Arvizu enrolled in aprogram at Golden West College.He studied there for a year anddropped out once his band got arecord deal. “We get thrown intothe studio. Now, I’ve gone toschool for a year for recording. I’min the studio making records withmy band. I’m living the high life.I’m like 25 years old and lovingit,” Arvizu said. He and the bandtoured for about three years. Theband ended, and, jobless, Arvizujumped into sound engineering atThe Toledo, a now defunct record-

ing studio. Freelancing for theEddie Reed Big Band broughtArvizu to Capitol Records, whereArvizu was amazed at the profes-sionalism and resources of the stu-dio; he later joined Capitol and wasthere until he joined The Com-pound.The Compound was once an

empty barn, which founders KenNegrete and Steve Cross convertedinto a studio. Arvizu joined as stu-dio owner after Negrete left in2003, wanting a local place (Capi-tol is far away from Long Beach,in Hollywood) and a place to callhis own. Arvizu also acts as pro-ducer or musician on recordssometimes, not solely engineer.Arvizu stayed on as owner evenafter Cross and another, newerpartner left.His first priority as owner is

professionalism. Studio equipmentat smaller places besides Capitolwas often in a state of disrepair;unhappy with this, Arvizu was andis determined to have The Com-pound held to the high standards ofCapitol. “I don’t want it to beanother one of these joker studioslike I’ve been going to. I want togo to a place where stuff works,and when stuff doesn’t work weget it repaired,” Arvizu said. “Idon’t care if we don’t have any

money. I don’t care if we’re broke.I don’t want to run a place unless itworks.” The benefit album has already

helped The Compound, more sofrom the press than the profits.Arvizu described asking for help asa humbling process. “I opened upand said, ‘Hey, I need help,’ andpeople are coming forward,”Arvizu said. “Let that be a lessonto you. When you need help, ask.People want to help. I think it’strue. We want to be helpful.”Investors have approached Arvizuin the album’s aftermath, andthere’s talk about setting up arecord label out of the studio.The Compound, 1833 Reservoir

Dr., is the only professional record-ing studio in Long Beach and Sig-nal Hill. “I’ve often thought, ‘Whydon’t I go nonprofit status?’ I don’tknow exactly what the criteria is,but I certainly don’t make anymoney here,” Arvizu said, thenlaughed. “I am not for profit. Ibasically make just enough moneyto keep the doors open, and some-times more than that. And I go intodebt...it's totally a labor of love.”He re-signed the lease for anotherfive years.

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Anthony Arvizu is the owner of The Compound Studio. He joined The Compoundin 2003 and has been there ever since.

Musicians unite to save abeloved local recording studio

Photos by Adam Buchsbaum/Signal TribuneDebt threatened The Compound, but a benefit album has given this recording studio new hope.

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