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talk radio host David Cruz, from KTLK AM 1150 and included a reception, a silent auction, fol-lowed by a dinner program with live entertainment and a live auc-

the pending expiration of its cur-rent lease.

In other business the council approved an agreement with

the Conservation Corps of Long Beach for em-ploying “at risk” youth to perform landscape maintenance services at Cerritos city parks

and other facilities.Hal Arbogast, Direc-

tor of Public Works, said the Safe Neighborhood Parks Propo-sition of 1992 and 1996 provides maintenance and servicing funds to eligible agencies to offset in-creased maintenance costs result-ing from projects funded by Los Angeles County Parks and Open Space District grants.

He said the funds are col-lected by the County of Los An-geles and held in interest-bearing escrow accounts, which can only be used by an agency to offset the expenditures directly attributed to

By Rico Dizon

Meeting in special session on Sept 17, the Artesia City Council unanimously agreed

to hire the firm of Kelly Associates Management Services for the re-cruitment of an Interim and later, a Permanent City Manager, to fill the vacancy of current City Manager Maria Dadian who officially retires on Oct. 19.

The agreement calls for Kelly Associates to advertise in several newspapers, interview and recom-mend candidates for the position to the Council. The City will shoulder costs for the firm, which will not ex-ceed $5,000.

Artesia Council Member Tony Lima figured the salary of the new City Manager would be between $120,000 to $122,000 annually.

The current City Manager salary is $134,094.02 per year according to city records although for several months there have been work fur-loughs for all full-time city employ-ees resulting in a 10% salary reduc-tion.

Lima stressed that prior to the selection of a permanent City Man-ager, it was of utmost importance the Interim City Manager who will be recommended by the management consultancy firm be chosen and actu-ally assume the job until the Perma-nent City Manager would have been selected and hired by the City. Most likely candidates for the interim position will come from applicants who retired from similar line of jobs, he said The Interim City Manager would probably be offered an hourly rate in the range of $80 to $100 on a part-time basis, said Lima.

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By Jerry [email protected]

Scott Smith has been named Executive Director of the Cerritos Regional Chamber

of Commerce effective Oct. 1 by the Board of Directors.

Smith comes to the chamber with 14 years experience in com-munity relations and outreach communications and branding. He said he is looking forward to working with the business com-munity and the community at large.

He is married and lives in Seal Beach with his wife, two-step sons age 11 and 13 years old, and his 17-year-old daughter and he is also an big LA Angela fan. Scott is a graduate of California

Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks and has a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Advertising, Class of 1992.

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Cerritos Council Approves Relocation of UCI Satellite

By Randy [email protected]

With Pomp and Military precision the California National Guard Youth

ChalleNGe Program, celebrated its inaugural California Chal-leNGe Champions Gala last Saturday night at the historical Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.

United States Congresswom-an Grace Napolitano (Norwalk) and Senator Mary Landrieu from Louisiana greeted hundreds of supporters during a red carpet arrival ceremony that included senior National Guard leaders, federal, state and local elected officials, corporate and commu-nity leaders, and National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program staff and cadets.

The annual gathering pays tribute to the California Nation-al Guard’s efforts to curb high school dropout rates throughout the state, backed by the Youth

By Jerry [email protected]

T he Cerritos City Council approved a conditional use

permit for University of California, Irvine to move their pres-ent Cerritos location at 10900 183rd Street to 17871 Park Plaza Drive adjacent to the Cerritos Towne Center.

The University has a total of 45 adult students, seven full-time employees and two part-time em-ployees per school day. Proposed hours of operation for adminis-trative staff are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday with classes scheduled on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday through Thursday eve-nings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The University proposes to use 5,043 sq. ft. of an existing 48,992 sq. ft. of building space.

The school is relocating due to

Photo by JERRY BERNSTEINNewly appointed Cerritos Cham-ber of Commerce Executive Di-rector, Scott Smith.

CORRECTION: Cerritos High Football Program To Take A Step Back In Order To Move Forward

In last week's paper we accidently printed the wrong article associated with the correct headline. Please see the corrected article on page 15.

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Congresswoman Grace Napolitano and United States Senator Mary Landrieu from Louisiana present a special award to General James Gabrielle in honor of his ongoing support for the National Youth Guard Foundation. The event was held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles and attracted several celebrities, members of the military and generous corporate donors.

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JACK REIDY NEW CERRITOS OPTIMIST CLUB PRESIDENTBy Jerry Bernstein

The Cerritos Optimist Club held its 42nd Installation Dinner Sept. 24 at the Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach. Sworn in as President was Jack Reidy.

Serving with him are President-elect, Phil Hickok, Vice President Richard Alegria, Secretary Ellen Latino, Trea-surer David Dekriek, and Past President Wayne Switzer. Installing officer was Southwest District Governor Linda McWeeney.

McWeeney praised the club for become a Distinguished Club under the leadership of outgoing president Wayne Switzer. To achieve that status the club had to install 16 new members during the ensuing year. She described the club as one of three “premier clubs” in the District.

Switzer thanked the club for its “enthusiastic” support during the past year. Earlier he told the members, “This is the greatest club to have govern this past year and I have liken it to running a third world country where funding is slim, liberals and radicals are opinionated on everything from major political issues to good cigars.” He said, “It

has been a joy to be your leader and I bid each one of you the best for the future.” He later commented, “I only wish I had kept better track of the President’s Bell, which is still missing.” True to the club’s tradition it later turned up in a bucket of ice and was presented to Incoming Presi-dent Jack Reidy upon his taking the oath of office.

An estimated 78 Optimists and their guests attended the event.

The club meets on the first, second and fourth Thurs-days at 7 a.m. and the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Off Street Café across from Gahr High School.

Leading the Optimists in 2012-13 are (l-r) President, Jack Reidy, President-Elect Phil Hickok, Vice President Richard Alegria, Secretary Ellen Latino, Treasurer David Dekriek, Immediate Past President Wayne Switzer, Directors Kay Fujimura, Denise Weuve, Sharon Mallari, Jack Evans, Gary Lee, and Doc Bob Green and Gary McHatton [not shown].

Presenting outgoing Optimist President Wayne Switzer with Certificates of Recog-nition for his service as Cerritos Optimist President for the year 2011-12 on behalf of the Cerritos City Council and Supervisor Don Knabe are Cerritos Councilmember Carol Chen and Mayor Jim Edwards.

Bellflower Civic Chorus Needs Your VoiceBy Randy Economy

Attention singers, a local choir is look-ing for new members to join a fifty mem-ber chorus, and your voice could become famous around the community.

The Bellflower Civic Chorus is reach-ing out to the community with a member-ship drive to “entice” new potential song-sters to join their group which is a mixed ensemble of men and women 18 years and older.

According to President Alice Brindle, rehearsals are held every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. in Room #4 at Simms Park, 16614 Clark Avenue in Bellflower.

Visitors are invited to attend and hear a sample of the repertoire, chat with mem-bers and learn more about the chorus.

Brindle pointed out that the group was founded more than 40 years ago in Downey and was named “The Downey Civic Chorus.”

The group relocated to “the Friendly City of Bellflower” in 1989, and they perform three major theme concerts and shows each year in May, September and again in December at the Bristol Theater and Auditorium in Bellflower.

If you are interested in joining, or want more information, please call Alice at (562) 866-4664, or Shirley Hogan at (323) 569-5930.

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JACK REIDY NEW CERRITOS OPTIMIST CLUB PRESIDENTBy Jerry Bernstein

The Cerritos Optimist Club held its 42nd Installation Dinner Sept. 24 at the Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach. Sworn in as President was Jack Reidy.

Serving with him are President-elect, Phil Hickok, Vice President Richard Alegria, Secretary Ellen Latino, Trea-surer David Dekriek, and Past President Wayne Switzer. Installing officer was Southwest District Governor Linda McWeeney.

McWeeney praised the club for become a Distinguished Club under the leadership of outgoing president Wayne Switzer. To achieve that status the club had to install 16 new members during the ensuing year. She described the club as one of three “premier clubs” in the District.

Switzer thanked the club for its “enthusiastic” support during the past year. Earlier he told the members, “This is the greatest club to have govern this past year and I have liken it to running a third world country where funding is slim, liberals and radicals are opinionated on everything from major political issues to good cigars.” He said, “It

has been a joy to be your leader and I bid each one of you the best for the future.” He later commented, “I only wish I had kept better track of the President’s Bell, which is still missing.” True to the club’s tradition it later turned up in a bucket of ice and was presented to Incoming Presi-dent Jack Reidy upon his taking the oath of office.

An estimated 78 Optimists and their guests attended the event.

The club meets on the first, second and fourth Thurs-days at 7 a.m. and the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Off Street Café across from Gahr High School.

Leading the Optimists in 2012-13 are (l-r) President, Jack Reidy, President-Elect Phil Hickok, Vice President Richard Alegria, Secretary Ellen Latino, Treasurer David Dekriek, Immediate Past President Wayne Switzer, Directors Kay Fujimura, Denise Weuve, Sharon Mallari, Jack Evans, Gary Lee, and Doc Bob Green and Gary McHatton [not shown].

Presenting outgoing Optimist President Wayne Switzer with Certificates of Recog-nition for his service as Cerritos Optimist President for the year 2011-12 on behalf of the Cerritos City Council and Supervisor Don Knabe are Cerritos Councilmember Carol Chen and Mayor Jim Edwards.

Bellflower Civic Chorus Needs Your VoiceBy Randy Economy

Attention singers, a local choir is look-ing for new members to join a fifty mem-ber chorus, and your voice could become famous around the community.

The Bellflower Civic Chorus is reach-ing out to the community with a member-ship drive to “entice” new potential song-sters to join their group which is a mixed ensemble of men and women 18 years and older.

According to President Alice Brindle, rehearsals are held every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. in Room #4 at Simms Park, 16614 Clark Avenue in Bellflower.

Visitors are invited to attend and hear a sample of the repertoire, chat with mem-bers and learn more about the chorus.

Brindle pointed out that the group was founded more than 40 years ago in Downey and was named “The Downey Civic Chorus.”

The group relocated to “the Friendly City of Bellflower” in 1989, and they perform three major theme concerts and shows each year in May, September and again in December at the Bristol Theater and Auditorium in Bellflower.

If you are interested in joining, or want more information, please call Alice at (562) 866-4664, or Shirley Hogan at (323) 569-5930.

Norwalk Resident Graduates from Savannah College

Norwalk resident Haewon Yun recent-ly graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Yun earned a BFA degree in Sequential Art.

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LA PALMA CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM TO BE HELD OCTOBER 9

The League of Women Voters North Orange County will present a City Coun-cil Candidates Forum on Tuesday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the La Palma Community Center located at 7821 Walker Street. All seven candidates for the La Palma City Council have been invited to participate. The League is a non-partisan political or-ganization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens. To be-come better informed, citizens attending the forum can submit questions to the can-didates and learn how the candidates plan to govern the City of La Palma.

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In July 2010, representatives from the Republic of Korea Navy visited the City of Cerritos to honor Korean War veterans for their service and sacrifice in the United States military during the Korean War. Also at that time, the ROK Navy Band performed an extraordinary show at the Cerritos Cen-ter for the Performing Arts.

The ROK Navy is returning this year, and a more extensive performance by the ROK Navy Band is planned at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in honor of Korean War veterans at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 8, 2012 at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. The theater is located at 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos. Free, well-lighted parking is available adjacent to the theater.

The free program will include a spe-cial entrance by Korean War veterans and an opening ceremony by the Cerritos City

Council. In addition to the ROK Navy Band, the concert will feature performanc-es of Korean traditional and pop music, plus singing and drumming. Tae Kwon Do demonstrations and a color guard presen-tation will also be offered. Tickets for the public were fully distributed in two days, last Friday and Saturday. People may have a chance to attend the performance by wait-ing in the stand-by line on the day of the performance.

Korean War veterans can still make a

reservation to attend the concert by calling Mr. Kiyong Ma at (562) 404-0110 or (213) 435-0110, or by sending an e-mail message to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> by October 3, 2012. Ko-rean War veterans and their guests are asked to arrive at the Cerritos Center for the Per-forming Arts by 6:30 p.m. on October 8 and to check in at the Sierra Room located adja-cent to the lobby. Veterans and their guests will make a special entrance into the theater as guests of honor.

The public is invited to attend Gonsalves Elementary School’s second annual fund-raiser festival on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival is chaired by the Gonsalves Booster Club Special Events Committee and will be held at the school, located at 13650 Park Street in Cerritos. Attendees can purchase items from food trucks, as well as cotton candy, and popcorn. Game booths, a variety of inflatables, a pie eating contest, and raffles for themed bas-kets will also be offered. Children will also be given the opportunity to come dressed in their Halloween costumes and participate in a costume contest. In addition to all of this, attendees will have the chance to dunk the

Principal, Mr. Benko, in the dunk tank! Pro-ceeds will assist in preserving the school’s choral and art programs.

The school is seeking local area busi-nesses to reserve a $25 space at the festival. At the event, businesses can offer their ser-vices (non-food related) and/or increase the attendees’ awareness of their involvement within the community. Business partici-pants must sign up by Friday, October 19, and must bring their own EZ up canopy and table.

To reserve a space or for more informa-tion, please email [email protected] with the subject line “Attn: Special Events.”

Recognition comes from The Joint Com-mission the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America

La Palma Intercommunity Hospital to-day was named one of the nation’s Top Per-formers on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. La Palma Intercommunity Hospital was recog-nized for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain condi-tions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asth-ma, stroke and venous thrombo embolism, as well as, inpatient psychiatric services.

La Palma Intercommunity Hospital is one of 620 hospitals in the U.S. earning the distinction of Top Performer on Key Qual-ity Measures for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure per-formance. La Palma Intercommunity Hos-pital was recognized for its achievement on the following measure sets: heart attack, pneumonia, and surgical care. The ratings are based on an aggregation of accountabil-ity measure data reported to The Joint Com-mission during the 2011 calendar year. The list of Top Performers represents 18 percent of more than 3,400 eligible accredited hos-pitals reporting data.

This is the second year in a row that La Palma Intercommunity Hospital is being recognized as a Top Performer. La Palma Intercommunity Hospital is one of only 244 hospitals that achieved the distinction two years in a row. Last year, La Palma Inter-community Hospital was recognized by The Joint Commission for its achievement on the following measure sets: heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care.

Each of the hospitals that were named as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures met two 95 percent (95/95) performance

thresholds on 2011 accountability measure data. First, each hospital achieved perfor-mance of 95 percent or above on a single, composite score that includes all the ac-countability measures for which it reports data to The Joint Commission, including measures that had fewer than 30 eligible cases or patients. Second, each hospital met or exceeded 95 percent performance on ev-ery accountability measure for which it re-ports data to The Joint Commission, exclud-ing any measures with fewer than 30 eligible cases or patients. Each accountability mea-sure represents an evidence-based practice – for example, giving aspirin at arrival for heart attack patients, giving antibiotics one hour before surgery, and providing a home management plan for children with asthma.

“When we raise the bar and provide the proper guidance and tools, hospitals have responded with excellent results,” says Mark R. Chassin, M.D., FACP, M.P.P., M.P.H., president, The Joint Commission. “This capacity for continual improvement points toward a future in which quality and safety defects are dramatically reduced and high reliability is sought and achieved with regularity. Such a day-to-day progress will slowly but surely transform today’s health care system into one that achieves unprec-edented performance outcomes for the ben-efit of the patients.

“We understand that what matters most to patients at La Palma Intercommu-nity Hospital is safe, effective care. That’s why La Palma Intercommunity Hospital has made a commitment to accreditation and to positive patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes. La Palma Intercommunity Hospital is proud to be named to the list of The Joint Commission’s Top Performers on Key Quality Measures,” says Virg Narbutas, CEO of La Palma Inter-community Hospital.

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OPEN COMMUNICATION IS KEYBy Dr. Mary Sieu, Superintendent

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When I began my new role as Superintendent of ABC Unified School District, I indicated to the Board of Education that I wanted to improve com-munication between the District and the commu-nities we serve. I presented a plan of action that included ensuring effective communication with both internal and external stakeholders.

Efforts to improve communication began with visits to the schools and enhancing com-munication within the District. My goal is to visit every classroom, in every school in the District before the end of October. To date, I have visited 21 of our 30 schools. Internally, we have created a new weekly e-bulletin called the Monday Message that highlights events and people in ABC Unified School District.

This week, we launched a new bimonthly e-newsletter called the District Digest to all staff members, key stakeholders and commu-nity members in the ABC community. The District Digest briefly summarizes the work of our District and is also available on our Dis-trict website (abcusd.k12.ca.us)

During the past several months, I have also

GUEST MAYOR'S MESSAGE

Artesia, This is the 'Year of Opportunities'By Artesia Mayor John Lyon

This month is a pivotal month for Artesia, and

there’s a mixture good and bad news. There are four topics I’d like to ad-dress; with more good than bad. None the less, they are all emblem-atic of the theme for this year – the Year of Op-portunities.

I'll start with the bad news. It’s not really bad in any real sense, and it’s actually great for City Manager Maria Dadian, because she announced her intention to retire a few weeks ago. Mrs. Dadian has been with Artesia for 18 years, and has done much, and sacrificed plen-ty, to improve and lead the City. My colleagues on the City Council and I will miss her hard work and dedication; and we sincerely hope she enjoys her retirement.

Artesia also has announced Measure M, which will be on the November ballot. After surveying residents, we’ve been able to de-termine that Artesians would like the City to have more control over its funds, and they were open to the idea of updating the business license fee. Business license fees have not been updated in 20 years! We also recognize plenty of Artesians and much of the general public is

Letter to the Editor

County Officials React to LCCN Article on Caruso

Last week, Los Cerritos Community Newspaper published a front page ar-

ticle “Billionaire Developer of The Grove Got Massive Property Reductions.”Los Cerritos Community Newspaper has not received any formal communications from Mr. Rick Caruso, or his representa-tives about the article.

We did however receive the following written statement from Santos Kriemann, Acting Chief Deputy Assessor of Los An-geles County and from David Sommers, Acting Communications Director for Los Angeles County Chief Executive Officer William Fujioka.

This below correspondence was is-sued to LCCN Publisher Brian Hews just hours after the September 28th Print Edi-tion of The Community Newspaper was distributed to our readers homes in Cerri-tos, Artesia, Norwak, La Palma, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, La Mirada and Pico Rivera.

In the issue of fairness, LCCN would like to print this unedited statement from both Mr. Kriemann and Mr. Som-mers regarding our article.

“Hi Brian – A review of County records indicates

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OF ALL THAT IS TRUE” was on her soapbox,” he said.

“Yep, “ I replied. “When she has some-thing to say, she lets it all out.”

My Friend from Fruitcake, Florida looked at me. “I see where the city council is going to decide on whether to approve the Goodwill application to open a store in the Shopping Center on the southeast corner of Carmenita Road and Artesia Boulevard.” he said.

“That’s right,” I answered. “They want to locate it where the Rite Aid store was lo-cated.”

“So what’s the problem?” he asked.I’m not really sure. There seems to be

some objection to the fact it will be a drop-off store, where individuals can drop-off clothes they don’t wear anymore.”

“What’s wrong with that? There are a lot of people who cannot afford to buy new clothes and if they can buy clothing that’s is in good shape and a lower price, there’s nothing wrong with that.”

“My friend,” I said, “you’re talking about Cerritos.”

My Friend from Fruitcake, Florida gave me a questionable look. “You know,” he said, “in Fruitcake, we had a similar situa-tion. Residents in one of our neighborhoods didn’t want a “used clothing store” located in their neighborhood. They were afraid it would bring undesirables to the area. They were also upset with a proposed drop-off area where the clothes could be deposited.”

“What happened?” I asked.“It turned out the residents had nothing

to worry about. You know, curiosity can be a thing. When the store opened the residents in the neighborhood began to trickle into the store. To their surprise it was just like a normal clothing store. It was clean and more important the quality of the clothes were like new.”

“What about the prices,” I asked. “They were an ice-breaker,” he an-

swered. “They couldn’t believe the cost was so reasonable, especially for the quality of many of the items for sale.”

“How did they handle the drop-offs? I inquired.

“That too proved to be no problem. The drop-offs were made inside the store.”

“How did that work?”My Friend from Fruitcake, Florida re-

plied. “The applicant earmarked an area inside the store, away from the clothes on sale, where the drop-offs could be made. The Drop-off was in a separate room with a separate entrance. No problem.”

Well, that may have worked in Fruit-cake, but I‘m not sure it would work here.” I said.

“I don’t see why it wouldn’t,” he replied. “Fruitcake is not exactly a poor community. The average income can match anything here in Cerritos.”

“Whoa, “ I said. “Don’t get on your high horse. I didn’t mean it like that.”

Editor-in-Chief JERRY BERNSTEIN

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tions.”Here are some of our specific concerns

with errors in your reporting:“On Thursday, LCCN published sev-

eral key emails and documents that show how entrenched property tax agents Dale Beckwith and Michael J. Schaaf (who also donated to Noguez’ campaign) were able to flex their political influence on behalf of Caruso that directly resulted in having several Grove parcels, with a 2012 value of $165 million, devalued.”

- Publically - available County records indicate that Mr Beckwith and Mr. Schaff were not operating on behalf of Mr. Car-uso. These records show that Beckwith and Schaff were advocating on behalf of Nordstrom Incorporated, not Caruso or his company.

“The first case asked for a “Base Value Reduction” on all Grove properties. Ac-cording to sources in the Assessor’s of-fice, a BVR does not have to go through the appeals process, the properties can be revalued using what is called an “Asses-sor’s Correction”. One parcel, valued at $13,770,000, was reduced using this cor-rection to $9,050,000, a 34.27% reduc-tion.”

- The parcel you are talking about, which received a reduction, is the Nord-strom building in the Grove. Publically-available County records indicate that Caruso was not connected to this request for a reduction. Caruso holds the master lease for the ground on which the build-ings in the Grove sit. There is a sublease in place for the building sitting on that ground, the Nordstrom building. Both the master lease and sublease were recorded with the County on August 8, 2000. Nord-strom’s sublease is for a total of 100 years, and the County considers anyone holding a sublease longer than 35 years to be the “owner” in terms of who pays the prop-erty tax bill for a parcel. So after August 8, 2000, Nordstrom would have been the recipient of any value reductions for this parcel, not Caruso.

“Applying that percentage to all other properties would generate a $49 million refund. At a 1.25% tax rate the refund would amount to $612,000 per year. A Base Value Reduction appeal al-lows the owner to go back in years and assume the new value. If Caruso owned the property for eight years he would re-alize a $4,896,000 refund. The rule also allows the carry forward of the reduced amount.”

- You are applying a non-existent formula to parcels that never received a reduction. The $49 million refund state-ment is pure fiction. No such refund ever occurred. The $4,896,000 refund is also speculation. A review of County records indicates that no refund was ever requested by Caruso, and no refund was ever issued by the County. Again, the County records indicate that Caruso does not have any economic interest in tax refunds related to the parcel you are writing about.

EMAIL TRAIL LINKS CARUSO REPS TO NOGUEZ

“Emails obtained between Beckwith and Schaaf and members of the Asses-sor’s office, including Noguez, show a carefully thought out plan for the tax reductions at the Grove going back to 2009. Caruso gave authorization to both Beckwith and Schaaf to represent him on official business regarding his prop-erties before the Assessor’s office, LCCN sources confirmed.”

- This is inaccurate. The emails you are mentioning do not connect Caruso to Noguez. County records indicate that Nordstom gave authorization, not Caruso. The Application for Changed Assessment, filed with the County on November 29, 2007, show Beckwith was representing Nordstrom, and not Caruso or his com-pany.

“During a three-day period in Sep-tember of 2009, Beckwith, Mc Neill, Ste-phens, Schaaf and Noguez communicat-ed back in forth in a series of emails to set the plan for Caruso’s devaluations.”

- Again, this is not related to Caruso. After August 8,2000, Caruso was not the owner who would have been connected to any devaluation of this parcel.

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The third topic I want to address is what is happening on Pioneer Blvd. Many residents and passersby have noticed that construction has effectively stopped. The State’s Depart-ment of Finance is largely to blame. After the City was given the okay to begin construction, we very quickly went ahead and started work. After about $700,000 of work was done, we received notification from the Department of Finance that they will not allow the project to be completed, largely because of a discrepan-cy in the contracts. Our legal team is currently working with the Department of Finance to hopefully remedy that problem.

Finally, Artesia now uses NixlePro, which allows us to be more flexible with who will be notified by important messages. We encour-aged our community leaders, neighborhood watch block captains, concernedcitizens, community advocates, volunteers, and city employees to register with Nixlepro. You can register at https://artesiaca.my.nixlepro.com. It is perhaps the best way for responsible Ar-tesians to communicate with each other and plan community events, meetings, and stay informed of important messages like Amber

met with civic leaders in the four major cities that ABC serves—Artesia, Cerritos, Hawai-ian Gardens and Lakewood. On Sept. 10th, I presented at the Artesia City Council Meeting regarding the academic growth of students in Artesia. I am looking forward to presenting at the Oct. 23rd Hawaiian Gardens City Council Meeting along with 6 principals regarding the academic performance of students in the south end of our District.

Finally, this year, I will be hosting three Superintendent’s Community Forums at our middle schools. The first Community Forum will be held on Thursday, Oct. 9, 6:00PM at Tetzlaff Middle School located at 12351 Del Amo Blvd, Cerritos. The Community Forum will focus on the “State of the District’s Bud-get” and is open to the public.

I value continuous improvement as we move forward. To do that, we will be investing more time and energy in broadening our com-munication about our

District. I hope you take advantage of some of the new opportunities we will be providing this year and join us in our improvement ef-forts.

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Palms Elementry School Principal Eveline Huh holds Bronze Award for School’s Well-ness Recognition Program presented to her at the Sept. 15 School Board Meeting by American Cancer Society's Jasmin Ramirez (from left). With them is PTA Council Rep-resentative Cynthia Corrales and School Board President Olympia Chen.

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This program honors women in our com-munity who use their influence to improve the lives of women, and who have distin-guished themselves in their profession and in the community. There are 6 Women of Distinction categories: Economic & Social Development; Education; Environment; Health; Human Rights/Status of Women; International Goodwill & Understanding.

Soroptimist International of Long Beach also presents an annual recognition for Busi-nesses and Organizations Advancing the

Status of Women. SILB is seeking nominations from the

community for women and businesses who are doing outstanding things to benefit wom-en, and invites potential nominators to visit their website at www.si-longbeach.org. For more information on the award categories and the nomination process. Nominations can be submitted online. The deadline for nominations is November 1st, 2012.

The winners of these awards will be hon-ored at a luncheon on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 11:00 am at The Grand, 4101 E. Wil-low St., Long Beach. For more information on this event, call 562-619-2312, or visit the Soroptimist website at: www.si-longbeach.org.

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In a blatant misuse of taxpayer dollars, both acting LA County Assessor Santos Kriemann and David Sommers, Press

Secretary for LA County CEO Bill Fu-jioka, launched an all-out assault on Los Cerritos Community News on its coverage of Rick Caruso. It included sending a letter to LCCN and LA blogs, appearing on ra-dio stations, and attacking the newspaper on Twitter.

Kreimann sent a 600 word letter Fri-day to LCCN disputing the entire article and defending Caruso: ”Mr. Caruso had no relations with Dale Beckwith or Mi-chael Schaff”, said Kriemann. The article also appeared on several blogs a few hours later.

LCCN obtained through the Freedom of Information Act that clearly show Beck-with and Schaff were working for Caruso. “It seems that Kriemann did not know Beckwith and Schaff were representing Caruso”, said Hews.

At approximately 3 pm Friday, David Sommers, Press Secretary for LA CEO Bill Fujioka called LA radio station KFI and defended Caruso. “Everything in the article is basically false”, Sommers said.

“Within minutes of each other Som-mers went on the LA radio station to call into question the article in LCCN, and Kre-imann sent the letter to LCCN, it was obvi-ously a coordinated effort”, said Hews.

On another front, Caruso’s political advisor Matt Middlebrook took to Twitter to defend Caruso coordinating with CEO Bill Fujioka who tweeted about the article also.

On Monday, Los Cerritos Community Newspaper Group will file a public docu-ments request under the Freedom of Infor-mation Act with the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration to get additional information about communications be-tween all involved.

Brian Hews, Publisher of Los Cerritos Community Newspaper said his request will include all internal emails, text mes-sages, phone logs, and other any other com-

munications between Acting Chief Deputy Assessor Santos Kriemann, Los Angeles County Chief Executive Officer William Fujioka, and David Sommers, Acting Com-munications Director for Fujioka.

“Los Cerritos Community Newspaper believes in total transparency, especially when it comes to any decisions that have

been made out of the public light at the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration, and Los Angeles City Hall,” Hews said.

“We demand that all members of the media in Los Angeles County follow the lead of Los Cerritos Community News-paper and demand full accessibility and transparency,” Hews said in a statement.

An email clearly showing that Beckwith and Schaaf work for Caruso, a fact that Acting Assessor Santos Kriemann did not know about.

LA COUNTY ASSESSOR AND PRESS SECRETARY FOR LA COUNTY CEO FUJIOKA DEFEND CARUSO

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The Philippines’ national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, at the newly established International Sculpture Garden in the city of Carson, Cali-fornia on Sept. 29.

Ironically, this is not what the Filipino martyr who used his pen to spur the fight against the Spanish colonial rule would have wanted. In a letter to his family just before his execution, Rizal said he just wanted a simple grave with a cross and his name, date of birth and date death.

Maria Sereno Diokno, keynote speaker and Chairperson of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, said,“Maybe because after all what he had done, our Filipi-no hero still believed that he did not deserve accolades such as this.” Diokno concluded by saying, “In behalf of the Philippine Na-tional Historic Commission, I hope that our collaboration and cooperation will continue beyond this occasion and that the lessons learned from the past will be shared with our children, the community and the world so we can shape a better future.”

Carson Mayor Jim Dear thanked the Filipino American community behind the project led by its Chairman Chito Mandap, for the “best gift and for being the first to put up a monument in the City’s Interna-tional Sculpture Garden” during which he invited all other nationalities to follow suit. On the other hand, Councilman Elito San-

tarina who introduced the special guests, urged the audience to “awaken the hero in us.”

In attendance were Mary Jo Aragon, Philippine Consul General Los Angeles, Cerritos Council Members Carol Chen and Bruce Barrows, and Artesia Council Mem-ber Victor Manalo.

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Steve Lippia Does It His Way at CerritosBy Glen Creason

Steve Lippia is billed as a kind of Frank Sinatra tribute show but this guy is way better than that sounds. Granted, he

has obviously studied the Chairman from his phrasing to his stage gestures and most certainly Lippia does the prime-years Si-natra justice. However, this is a thoughtful, thoroughly rehearsed, ultra-professional and actually edifying show that gives an audi-ence a listen to great music played by an excellent ten man orchestra that the gener-ous Mister Lippia elevates with his wonder-ful voice. It was wholly appropriate that this show at Cerritos saluted Sinatra who opened the Performing Arts Center close to twenty years ago. This was a performance that cre-ated that close your eyes and you would feel like Old Blue Eyes was back in Cerritos. Along the way, the singer taught some les-sons, not only about the composers of these great American songbook gems but the all-important arrangers like Billy May, or Don Costa or Nelson Riddle or Jimmy Van Heu-sen. The seven man horn section, standup bass, drums and piano behind the vocalist seemed to be energized by the opportunity the play such great stuff and blasted out high-voltage big band sounds the way they should be heard. At the center of the seam-less sound was bandleader Steve Sigmund who played hot trombone and kept the band tight in all numbers.

This is a show polished by hundreds of performances and the gent in charge knows how to entertain so there was balance and enough texture to ensure a steady stream of Sinatra hits, spiced by just a few good ones from elsewhere. Just to give examples we heard “Don’t Go Changin’” from Billy Joel, the evocative “Let Me Try Again” by Paul Anka, a show-stopping “Mac the Knife” a la Bobby Darrin and a strong “the Good Life” in homage to Tony Bennett. Outside of those songs it was all Frank, all the time and all of it ring-a-ding-ding good. There were ballads like “For Once in My Life,” “Where or When,” “All the Way,” and “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning” that caused the hearts to throb a little all over the big hall. Swinging Sinatra was also represented with “That’s Life,” “Saturday Night,” “Witch-craft.” And “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” that just made you want to order and martini and light up a cigarette. Lippia was consider-ate enough to sing a knock-out version of my favorite “Summer Wind” along with a hear-a-pin-drop version of “Send In the Clowns” that actually was better than the original Si-natra version. He even followed up a spot-on “My Way” with a rousing encore of “New York, New York” that had a bunch of left-coasters singing along merrily. This was another terrific show locals would love yet empty seats showed they are not getting the word from local sources.

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CRIME SUMMARIESLA MIRADAWeekly Crime SummarySept. 24– Oct 2, 2012

Robbery: A robbery was reported near Hutchins Dr. and La Mirada Blvd. Cash was taken from two victims in the incident.

Aggravated Assault: An assault was reported on the 12500 block of Ocaso Ave. A suspect was taken into custody in con-nection with the incident.

Vehicle Burglary: Three vehicle bur-glaries were reported last week.

A burglary was reported on the 15200 block of Vanada Dr. A suitcase and other various items were stolen.

An incident occurred on the 15400 block of La Mirada Blvd. A battery and

stereo speakers were stolen from the ve-hicle.

An incident was reported in a parking lot on the 13300 block of Beach Blvd. A wallet was taken from inside of the ve-hicle.

Grand Theft Vehicle: An attempted vehicle theft was reported on the 14400 block of San Ardo Dr.

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CERRITOSWeekly Crime SummarySept. 24– Oct 2, 2012

There were 26 Part I felony investiga-tions conducted by members of the Cerri-tos Sheriff’s Station last week, down from one case the week before. Residential bur-glaries and vehicle burglaries increased while robberies remained the same at zero. Commercial burglaries and vehicle thefts were lower. Field deputies handled 288 calls for service last week, up from 280. The new 2012 weekly average in calls for service is now 291.

For the third consecutive week there were no robberies reported.

Residential burglaries rose from six to 12. Eight were made possible by open/un-locked doors or windows. Two windows were shattered, one was pried and a front door was kicked in. Laptop computers, jewelry, copper piping, cash, checkbooks, business documents and lamps were sto-len. The 2012 weekly average in residen-tial burglaries is now 4.8.

Remember, a common method of de-termining if there is anyone in the home is for the burglar(s) to continually knock on the front door until they are satisfied the residence is clear of any potential wit-nesses. We have always advocated that

if a resident is not comfortable opening the door, to make some noise that can be heard outside, or tell the caller from behind a closed door, that it is not a good time and to return later. A burglar will realize that they may encounter someone on the property that could summon po-lice, and that home has effectively been removed from their “shopping list”.

Commercial burglaries dropped from five to two last week. A fitness center locker was breached where a debit card was taken. A front door was pried at a closed business but a loss from in-side could not be determined. The 2012 weekly average in “other structure”/com-mercial burglaries is 2.2.

Vehicle burglaries rose from four to seven last week. High-volume commer-cial parking lots were involved in six of the incidents. Five of the targeted vehicles were SUVs. Briefcases, backpacks, ID, purses and a stereo were taken. The 2012 weekly average in vehicle burglaries is 7.1.

Vans, SUVs, and pick-ups are constant targets of vehicle burglars. We continue to see more of these vehicles broken into on a weekly basis. Crooks know that there is no real secure place to store property and many victims leave items that are easily seen from outside.

Vehicle thefts were down from seven to one. A Honda was stolen from a high-volume commercial parking lot. The new 2012 weekly average in vehicle thefts remained at 3.9.

We always promote the use of steering wheel locking devices as great visible de-terrents, but also endorse the use of track-ing devices that can lead to the speedy recovery of your stolen vehicle.

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Photo by JERRY BERNSTEINThe local chapter of the American Federation of Teachers is celebrating its 40th anni-versary and members of the ABC Board of Education presented a Certificate of Recog-nition to members its President Ray Gaer. . With him was Richard Hathaway and Past President Laura Rico and retiree Julien Minard at its Sept. 18 meeting. Making the pre-sentation was Board President Olympia Chen. District personnel present were Valencia Mayfield,. ABC Superitendnet Dr. Mary Sieu, and School Board Members Maynard Law, Lynda Johnson, James Kang Sophia Tse and Celia Spitzer.

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The ABC Adult School Parent Leader-ship Academy will be presenting a series of informative workshops on a

range of parenting topics. On Wednesday, October 10, Dr. Shin

Liu, Professor of Computer Information Technology, will lead a workshop called Bullying and Cyberbullying. She will present vital information to assist parents in

empowering their child with tools to with-stand bullying behavior.

The following Thursday, October 18 a presentation will be given by James Baek, Counselor at Cerritos High School in Ko-rean language on the topic of College Ap-plications. There will be a clear look at the various Cal State, UC and private college applications and the admissions process.

This workshop will be held at the Cerritos High School Library.

On Wednesday, October 24, a Span-ish language version of the Navigating the American High School workshop will be presented by Whitney High School As-sistant Principal, Bryan Glonchak. Parents will learn the best kept secrets of high schools.

All workshops are free and open to the community. Pre-registration is not re-quired. All workshops, except on October 18, will be held at the ABC Adult School Cuesta Campus, 12254 Cuesta Dr. in Cer-ritos from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. For more infor-mation, contact Nancy Hom at (562) 926-6734 extension 25021 or Jennifer Hawver at ext. 25017.

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the increased maintenance costs related to these projects. He said approval of the use of maintenance and servicing funds is sep-arate from approval of LACPOSD funded projects.

Arbogast said last year LACPOSD re-imbursed the city $789,851 for expenses directly attributable to the projects for the six-year period from 2005 to the present, including staff and maintenance labor, cus-todial services and various facility mainte-nance costs.

One of the conditions for receiving funds under the Propositions requires that a por-tion of the funds be used to employ at-risk-youth. The amount is based on a percent of the grantee’s total development allocations, or the total maintenance and servicing al-location, as estimated by the District. Cerri-tos has a balance of approximately $25,000 to spend on youth employment.

Councilman Mark Pulido asked how many Cerritos youth participated in the program. Arbogast answered approxi-mately six to 10. Pulido also inquired how many from Long Beach participated in the program. Arbogast said he didn’t know but would find out. He reminded the council-man that Long Beach was a larger city than

Cerritos with a larger population.The council also awarded a contract to

Anderson Printing of Los Angeles in the amount of $25,420.31 for the printing of the 2013 Cerritos Community Calendar. It also awarded a contract to Advantage Mailing, Inc. of Anaheim in the amount of $27,076.84 for the printing of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 2012-13 Second Seasonal Calendar.

with a solid history of public speaking and media training. He is also experienced in developing regional spending plans and budgets, along with staff management.

At the time of his interview with this writer, Scott had been on the job only one day. When I asked what he thought of Cer-ritos, he replied he liked it. He specifically made a comment about the number of trees in the city. “I’m still learning my way around the community,” he commented, “but from I have observed so far, Cerritos looks like it is a well planned out city.”

Scott said when he met with the Cham-ber’s Board of Directors and the Chamber President Linda Frisbey he described the meeting as inspiring and is looking for-ward to working with them.


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leNGe Program gives young people – particularly at risk teens – the chance to empower themselves through education. Our emphasis on stopping the high school dropout crisis is part of a broader cam-paign to allow adolescents to reach their full potential, backed by the resources we provide and a shared appreciation for life-long learning,” Napolitano said in her re-marks at the event.

“Tonight we honor the brave men and women who are saving lives of thousands of young people right here in our commu-nity,” Cruz told those gathered. “We have to wake up and start saving the lives of our children to the surge of drugs, and vio-lence, and criminal activity,” said Cruz.

Jim Tinkham, Executive Director of the National Guard Youth Foundation told Los Cerritos Community Newspaper that the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Pro-gram is a voluntary 17-month intervention program – including a residential phase and mentor phase – that offers adolescents between the ages of 16 and 18 who have dropped out of school the opportunity to obtain a high school diploma or GED while learning life coping skills, job skills and leadership skills.

Here in California, two academies serve the entire state, helping more than 600 young people each year. One of the academies is stationed at the Los Alami-tos Naval Station and the other is in Paso Robles.

“It is critical that we give our children every chance to succeed,” Rep. Napolitano told LCCN.

“To date, Youth ChalleNGe has gradu-ated over 110,000 cadets. These are stu-

dents who might otherwise have dropped out of school but instead were supported as they charted a newer, brighter path through life. The graduates of the Youth ChalleNGe program are committed, disci-plined, and conduct their work with pride and focus. We should support this program and others like it to give more young peo-ple a path to higher education.”

Serving as a special fundraising advi-sor to the Gala was Rosemary Economy, of Cerritos. The event raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, and was hailed as a “huge success” according to Tinkham. Napolitano and Cruz praised Economy’s efforts to “champion the cause that re-sulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars being raised from very special corporate friends and partners.”

During a live auction, Indy race car driver JR Hildebrandt and Kelly Perdue,

the winner of The Apprentice on NBC with Donald Trump raised $42,000 for three winning bidders to enjoy a week at the 2013 Indianapolis 500 as well as an opportunity to ride with legendary race car driver Mario Andretti on the track at a speed of more than 200 miles per hour.

Also attending was Hollywood movie star, actor and producer Rick Schroeder, California Superintendent of Public In-struction Tom Torlakson.

Locally, the Sunburst Youth Academy, located in Los Alamitos, is a Community High School, run by the California Nation-al Guard in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education. The academy is structured to promote an aca-demic environment in which participants develop leadership, cooperation, and aca-demic skills, while improving self-esteem and confidence. Sunburst draws most of its

participants from the greater Los Angeles, Norwalk, and Southeast area.

The Grizzly Youth Academy in San Luis Obispo is a Western Association of Schools and

Colleges accredited charter school, ad-ministered by the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education, which provides a highly structured residential environment for young men and women who previously struggled in school due to academic, be-havioral, attendance or personal reasons.

Napolitano pointed out that “work-ing as individuals and in groups, students develop skills and characteristics to over-come the obstacles that held them back from being successful.”

The National Guard Bureau currently operates 34 programs in 27 states and Puerto Rico.

Independent studies by MDRC and the RAND Corporation have found the program significantly improves academic achievement, employability and income earning potential for youth who have pre-viously dropped out of school.

According to THE RAND REPORT, cost-benefit analysis found every dollar expended on the program yields $2.66 in benefits, a 166 percent return on invest-ment. More than 100,000 students have graduated from the 34 Youth ChalleNGe Programs.

The Foundation also works to raise awareness of the growing dropout crisis and its impact on the society, economy and national security.

“We are doing the work that is saving the lives of our young people,” Senator Landrieu told LCCN. “We are going to ex-pand. We have to expand our efforts. This program works, and everyone needs to get involved.”

For more information about the Na-tional Guard Youth Foundation, please visit www.ngyf.org.

The mission of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of 16-18 year old high school dropouts, producing program graduates with the val-ues, life skills, education, and self-discipline necessary to succeed as productive citizens.


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For the entire month of October, firefighters across the City of Fullerton are wearing pink shirts to raise awareness for Cancer Research and Treatment in an effort to show support for finding a cure for this terrible disease. In addition to the bright pink shirts, each Fire Engine is decaled with a Cancer Awareness Logo.

“Cancer Research and Treatment is not only a timely and worthy cause but it is particularly near and dear to us in Fullerton as we support one of our own who’s wife is currently battling this terrible disease,” said John Miller, Fire Engineer Station 5 in Fullerton.

In addition to raising awareness

throughout the month, firefighters will also be selling “Let’s Give Cancer the Boot” shirts to raise money for the Van-guard Cancer Foundation. These shirts are pink and are available for $12 at the following locations: Fire Sta-tion 1, 312 E Commonwealth, Fire Station 5, 2555 Yorba Linda Blvd., and at the Fullerton Thursday Night Farmers Market.

Orders for the shirts will be taken throughout the month of October. Shirts larger than and XL will cost a little extra. Monetary donations can also be made out to Vanguard Cancer Foundation and collected at

the same locations.Added Miller, “The Fire Department

prides itself on camaraderie and family and in life we are all brothers and sisters. If our ef-forts can help save the life of one cancer patient then we have all made a difference.”

For more information on Fullerton’s Firefighters cancer

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‘Loving the Silent Tears’ to make theatre history at Shrine AuditoriumBy Randy Economy

Los Cerritos Community Newspaper will be reporting live from the “red carpet” premiere of Loving the Silent

Tears: A New Musical on October 27 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and producers of the event are touting the new production as being “the first of its kind in theatre history.”

According organizers, Loving the Si-lent Tears will take the audience “on an elevating journey across six continents and 16 countries, to tell a compelling story about humanity’s search for inner peace and happiness.”

The musical will star 2-time Gram-my-winning artist Jon Secada, Grammy-winning icon Jody Watley, and Broadway stars: Tony winner Debbie Gravitte, Tony winner Kiril Kulish, Emmy winner and Tony nominee Liz Callaway, and Tony nominee Patti Cohenour.

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Norwalk’s ‘Phantom Revenge’ Halloween Fest Needs VolunteersBy Randy Economy

The City of Norwalk will be host-ing their annual Halloween Festival on Wednesday, October 31 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Civic Center Lawn located at the cor-ner of Norwalk Boulevard and Imperial Highway.

Members of the Recreation and Park Services Department are in need of lo-cal residents to serve as volunteers for the event that is themed this year as “Phan-tom’s Revenge.”

“This free community event would not be possible without the support of dedicat-

nity Newspaper that “singing and perform-ing are my greatest loves and I get to do this…in this huge musical production that promotes global harmony. I can’t think of a more meaningful and worthy cause to be a part of!”

“It is very special to be a part of some-thing of this magnitude,” commented Wat-ley. “What a great cast and collection of musicians, composers, artists, the global message, the magnificence!”

Loving the Silent Tears promises the ingenious direction of Tony nominee Vin-cent Paterson (Michael Jackson’s Bad and Madonna’s Blond Ambition tours), lively dances choreographed by Emmy-winning Bonnie Story (High School Musical), the imaginative stagecraft of Emmy-winning set designer John Iacovelli (Peter Pan), and a vibrant display of costumes by award-winning designer Sharell Martin (Chicago).

Vincent Paterson stated, “It will be a wonderful evening of theatre – beautiful costumes, great sets to look at. They’re go-ing to hear great music. They’re going to

see great dancing. There are some beau-tiful messages.”

Spokesperson Jeanette Bale said production was inspired by a poetry an-

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Composer Al Kasha stated, “All these composers who are the best in the world and all of these singers who won Grammys and Tonys from Broadway worked on this piece because they saw the spiritual nature of it. I think it will lift the audience up in-spirationally, I really do.”

The evening will commemorate the 19th anniversary of Supreme Master Ch-ing Hai Day honoring the values of phi-lanthropy and peace. Oscar-winning actor George Chakiris (“West Side Story”) will participate as guest speaker. The event’s emcees will be vegan TV host and former Miss USA Susie Castillo and vegetarian award-winning actor Corey Feldman.

Watch exclusive interviews at www.SilentTearsMusical.com. Tickets for the event are still available, including The Grove’s Concierge, 189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, 323 900-8060, and at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

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For more information, call the Rec-reation and Park Services Department at (562) 929-5702.

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The Cerritos College Project HOPE will hold the First Annual Cerritos Col-lege Project HOPE Silent Auction Fund-raiser is on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at the Cerritos College Student Center 11110 Alondra Blvd. Norwalk, CA 90650.

All proceeds from the silent auction will be used to provide scholarships to

Cerritos College students to help assist with their last year of studies at Cerritos College and to aid Cerritos Col-lege students that will be transferring to a four year college/university to pursue a science or health ma-jor.

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into the silent auction, appetiz-ers, drinks (non-alcoholic), and free parking in Lot C10 after 5 p.m. Ticket for the auction can be purchased beginning Monday, October 1, 2012 at the

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OLYMPIC LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL

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After watching his Valley Christian girls volleyball team lose a disap-pointing match to Maranatha on Sept.

27 in the Olympic League opener, a change was needed to be made. So, head coach Brett Rinks decided to instill his version of the “Wildcat offense”, volleyball style.

One day after the team worked on the new offense for the first time, the Lady Crusaders went out and rallied from two sets down to knock off visiting Village Christian 20-25, 17-25, 25-13, 25-14, 15-9 this past Tuesday evening. Village Chris-tian entered the match ranked fifth in the

California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section Division II-A poll.

“We’ve had a couple of tough battles this year with who we have played,” Rinks said. “Downey, Warren, Mayfair, Cerritos, St. Joseph’s…and all of them have been four or five games. I don’t know if Village had gone five games yet. So I think we had a little more experience in that so far and that came into play tonight.”

Village Christian had lost only once this season and that came to the division’s top ranked team, Whittier Christian, in the league opener and had played in just one four-set match. The visiting Crusad-ers were leading 10-8 in the third set when an apparent ace from Aubrey Pyburn was reversed by the officials. Valley Christian took advantage and got a side out before senior opposite hitter Morgan Haner went to work. She served 12 straight points with

three aces in that rally. She also received two kills and two solo blocks from junior outside hitter Maggie Streelman and two kills from senior outside hitter Alyx Henry. Rinks called that stretch in the middle of the set the momentum swing of the match.

“Absolutely,” Rinks said. “At the same time, like we’ve said in the past, we don’t give up here at Valley. We fight to the bit-ter end and I think because we’ve had that mentality going into every single point…once we stepped on the gas pedal a little bit, we just went for it and started work-ing.”

“We needed to pick it up and we needed to come together as a team and needed to fight,” Haner said. “We were really gone and down on ourselves. I just needed to be there and pump up my team.”

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Murphy’s Law was definitely in ef-fect for Valley Christian’s football team in the month September. Since

an opening season victory against Duarte back on Aug. 31, the Crusaders lost four in a row last month, including last Friday night’s 45-7 thrashing by Northwood at Crusader Field.

During the four games in September, in which the running clock was used in the fourth quarter, V.C. head coach Er-ick Streelman has seen his team score 37 points, lose six fumbles, throw four inter-ceptions and watched one key player after another go down with an injury. Against Ontario Christian, the Crusaders lost se-nior Brandon Bynum, their leading wide receiver and defensive player. Against Northwood, senior quarterback Patrick Avila injured his right knee early in the third quarter following a 13-yard run. He would not return the rest of the game.

“We’re working,” he said. “We’re try-ing to stay positive. It’s tough when we lose our best player last week and we lose [senior quarterback] Patrick [Avila] to-night. It’s not like we’re playing great with those guys anyways. The only thing you can do is go back to work on Monday and just try to get better.”

The Crusaders held the ball for nearly

half of the first quarter but gained 37 yards, all on the ground, turned the ball over once and were flagged four times for 31 yards. It went from bad to worse in the second quarter as the Timberwolves scored 24 points, including two touchdowns off of two fumbles and had three personal foul penalties. When the game had reached halftime, Northwood had a commanding 31-0 lead and was outgaining V.C. 226-91.

But the Crusaders began the second half with their longest drive of the game with a 12-play, 80-yard drive that last-ed 5:47. All of the plays were rushes as sophomore Jonathan Nicholson, a recent junior varsity call-up because of the in-juries, picked up 46 yards on five carries including an 18-yard touchdown run. He would finish the game with 102 yards on 17 carries, the first time this season a V.C. running back had eclipsed the 100-yard mark.

“I think he’s done a great job since he came up from the j.v. [team],” Streelman said. “He runs really hard, especially for a sophomore.”

The key play of that drive came on fourth and four from the V.C. 40-yard line. Avila picked up eight yards on a bootleg keeper around the left side. Nicholson’s touchdown also came on fourth and 10.

The Crusaders had a chance to score again late in the third quarter following a 61-yard run from senior running back Stephan Cousineau, putting the ball at the five-yard line. However, a third lost fumble was picked up by Northwood’s Chandler Gaspar, who went 95 yards the other way for an apparent score. An illegal

block in the back penalty brought it back but the previously winless Timberwolves eventually scored off of that turnover four minutes into the fourth quarter.

V.C. was held to 12 plays and 70 yards following Nicholson’s touchdown. Cous-ineau picked up 72 yards on three carries while junior running back David Lutu added 34 yards on 10 carries. Cousineau and junior Kendahl Jordan, who replaced Avila at quarterback, each led the defense with seven tackles while seniors Clayton Granch, celebrating his 18th birthday, and Anthony Paul both had five tackles.

“Especially without Brandon, we’re trying to run the ball and control the clock,” Streelman said of his offense. “You can’t march backwards and you can’t turn the ball over. When we didn’t shoot our-selves in the foot, we actually put some nice drives together. But it looked like every time we got something going, we fumble. You can’t win like that.”

V.C.’s home game with Rancho Chris-tian tonight was cancelled. The second-year school out of Temecula was fielding a varsity team for the first time but the Eagles cancelled the rest of their schedule after then-head coach Kenric Jameison was relieved of his duties following their first game of the season. V.C. will next be in action on Oct. 12 at Village Christian in the Olympic League opener.

“The silver lining is we have a chance to rest up and get healthy,” Streelman said. “Obviously we would like to play because we have a lot of stuff to work on. But we’ll try to rest up, get healthy, keep getting bet-ter and get ready for league.”

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The shockwaves are still being felt around the community in the wake of the Cerritos High School varsity

football team being relegated to play as a junior varsity team the remainder of the season. Cerritos principal Janice Peterson and first-year head coach Darin Owens re-main adamant that this was the best thing for the program, citing several safety con-cerns for the varsity players.

Peterson said on the afternoon of Sept. 21 that she gets status reports from the athletic directors throughout the season as far as any major injuries following the Friday night football games. Peterson said that the situation was getting worse fol-lowing the Cerritos-Gahr game on Sept. 7 when she knew about the injuries that were listed by the athletic directors.

“It was brought in by my A.D. that Coach Owens wanted to move the kids back to the j.v. level as a result of the very concern about the injuries,” Peterson said. “I’m not a football expert but I’ve been around football enough with Long Beach and here, so you see what you see.”

Owens said that the team was averag-ing about five injuries a game. Cerritos had played four varsity games and was outscored 234-0. However, both Owens and Peterson stated that this decision had

nothing to do with wins or losses or how many points the varsity team was allow-ing.

“It’s 100 percent the safety of these kids,” Owens said. “Our younger kids can’t go out there and play the older kids. We’re not big enough, fast enough, or strong enough to compete at that level. It’s unsafe for our kids to play there right now. That’s really what this is all about.”

“It was a very, very difficult decision to make,” Peterson said. “You get a rec-ommendation from your athletic director. Then as a principal, you are making the decisions of the school. But in my role as principal I also consult with the district office because I don’t know everything about everything. You make decisions in a collaborative fashion. It’s rare that you just make them alone. This was a very, very collaborative decision that was made and it was after very, very serious discus-sions and collaboration with different key people. It was made for the safety rea-sons.”

On the morning of Sept. 21, the princi-pals and athletic directors of the Suburban League held a meeting and according to Peterson, the overall feeling she received was that they understood Cerritos was do-ing this for the safety of the student ath-letes. John Glenn co-athletic director Da-vid Cruz said that financial concerns for the rest of the league were also expressed at the one-hour meeting. While the fig-ures will vary from one school to another, Glenn can average anywhere from $3,000-$4,000 for each home football game. Cruz also said that most of the varsity teams would be losing $4,000-$5,000 per game

by not playing Cerritos this season, not to mention money for security, ambulance services and other personnel at the games. Glenn was to host Cerritos Sept. 28 at Ex-celsior Stadium.

An area that Cerritos admitted it needs to address is the weight training and/or strength and conditioning program, which could be a result as to why there have been so many major injuries. Owens, who said he was sick to his stomach as far as mak-ing this decision, added that he was able to sit down with the incoming freshmen group and build a weight training program for them all the way up.

“I’ve taken on some pretty beaten up programs,” Owens said. “This [program] has been on a spiral for so long that the new coaches [in the past], all of this stuff, the kids don’t do the weight training stuff…they’re just not ready. We’ve got to slow down. We just have to step back to move forward on safety. We can’t put the kids in this situation. It’s sad; it hurts me. It does. But gosh, somebody’s got to take a stand. I can’t stand there on the sidelines as a coach and watch this go on. It’s kill-ing me.”

“When I was an athletic administrator in Lakewood, we were always concerned about the injuries,” Peterson said. “I just know that the change-up of coaches, from one circumstance to the other, was very difficult for the kids.”

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Valley Christian (14-3 overall, 1-1 in league) carried that momentum into the fourth set, getting in front 10-4 on a kill from sophomore setter Alexyss Nelson. The big lead early on allowed the hosts to be able to trade points for most of the set as Village Christian never got closer than five points.

In the fifth set, it was Haner again who provided the edge for her team. Af-ter Village Christian was called for a net violation, Haner served three important points, the last an ace, as Valley Christian went up 10-3. Although Village Christian scored the next four points, the match was put away when senior defensive specialist Jordan Resner put down consecutive aces, one coming when Emily Rawlings hit the

return wide of the court.“It took a little while to get into play

but I think once it clicked, I think it worked and it proved it just by the scores of the [third and fourth] games,” Rinks said of his new offense. “We just took our strengths and amplified them and kind of rearranged our organization of our structure of who’s where.”

Village Christian raced to a 10-3 lead in the first set and led the entire way de-spite five kills from Haner and four from Henry. But Haner was held in check in the second set with one kill, which came at 4-3. Again, Valley Christian never led in the set and following an ace from Haner, Village Christian scored seven straight points to increase its lead to 14-6.

“They started double teaming [Haner] on the block,” Rinks said. “They were dou-ble committing on the right side because we were running Morgan on the outside and both of our middles were running

three’s. But at the same time, she didn’t get blocked very much.”

Following the loss to Maranatha, Rinks and his team knew it was crucial to beat Village Christian because falling to 0-2 in league with Whittier Christian still to come on Tuesday would have been tough to overcome if Valley Christian wanted to be league champions. The last time Valley Christian rallied from two sets down to win in five was Oct. 16, 2007 against Whit-tier Christian.

“It was huge,” Rinks said. “I think it’s going to be an outright battle all league be-tween us Maranatha, Whittier [Christian] and Village [Christian]. I think those four teams are all solid teams this year and it’s going to be a dog fight for sure to see who comes out on top.”

“It was definitely tough,” Haner said of the loss to Maranatha. “And I feel like it gave us more of a drive because we didn’t have any wiggle room to lose or to slack

off. This was for real and we needed to do our best every single game.”

Haner finished with 11 kills and six aces while Henry and junior middle block-er Amanda Chamberlain each had nine kills and Streelman eight kills. Senior libe-ro Cayla Palmer had 15 digs and Resner 11 digs while senior setter Ally DeKruyf had 22 assists five aces while Nelson an-other 13 assists and three aces. Henry and Resner also had three aces each.

Valley Christian visited Heritage Chris-tian on Oct. 4 before its first place battle with Whittier Christian to round out the first half of league play. Valley Christian will then be off until Oct. 16 when it has its rematch with Maranatha.

“We definitely have some tough com-petition,” Haner said. “It’s not going to be easy. Nothing is going to be easy for any-one, so I guess everybody is just ready to fight. Everybody’s bringing their game and ready to compete.”


injuries. Owens said that the team “made a statement on the field today with no inju-ries and being able to get through the en-tire game”. He added that the team had its best two practices of the season on Sept. 18 and 19.

Owens became the sixth varsity foot-ball head coach since 2002. Dusan Ancich

had two different stints at Cerritos but none of the previous five coaches spent more than three seasons at Cerritos. Last season, Shonyta Pouncey served on an interim basis as Chad Reed resigned just days before the season opener. When hir-ing Owens, Peterson said it was really im-portant to her that she got an on-site head coach.

“What we want now is we want our program to continue so that the safety is there,” Peterson said. “It’s all about the safety.

“We fully intend to do the varsity next year,” Peterson later continued. “We want to have a varsity team next year. That’s always been our intention. We needed to keep the kids safe this year.”

Owens, who was at a league coaches meeting the night of Sept. 19, said there wasn’t much reaction from the other league coaches of the school’s decision to move the varsity team down to junior var-sity. It’s also unclear as to how many play-ers, if any, have quit the team as a result of the decision.

“They’re going to be upset, the se-niors,” Owens said. “How could they not? I understand that, totally. But the bottom line is this is the right thing to do for the safety. They can be upset and I’m hoping they get over that and we can all move on as a football team. I hope they’ll look back on this time and say this was a defining moment in Cerritos football history, to sit here on this situation of just stepping back, taking a deep breath, being able to be in a safe environment on the competi-tion level and move forward.”

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. 7777.18316 Title Order No. 120188611 MIN No. 100136300114631723 APN 7034-014-002 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/24/06. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): Blanca Sandoval, a married woman as her sole and separate property Recorded: 03/06/06, as Instrument No. 06-0475178 and modified by agreement recorded 3/16/2010 as instrument No. 20100355246,of Official Records of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale: 10/25/12 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street,, Pomona, CA The purported property address is: 18028 HARVEST AVENUE, CERRITOS, CA 90703 Assessors Parcel No. 7034-014-002 The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $665,155.21. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 877-484-9942 or visit this Internet Web site www.USA-Foreclosure.com or www.Auction.com using the file number assigned to this case 7777.18316. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: September 28, 2012 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee Melissa Myers, Authorized Signatory 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Sale Info website: www.USA-Foreclosure.com or www.Auction.com Automated Sales Line: 877-484-9942 Reinstatement and Pay-Off Requests: 866-387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE ORDER # 7777.18316: 10/05/2012,10/12/2012,10/19/2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE: Title Order No.: 5908568 Trustee Sale No.: 78132 Loan No.: 9041115981 APN: 7059-004-009 You are in Default under a Deed of Trust dated 10/29/2004. Unless you take action to protect your property, it may be sold at a public sale. If you need an explanation of the nature of the proceedings against you, you should contact a lawyer. On 10/25/2012 at 01:00PM, FCI Lender Services, Inc. as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/04/04 as DOC #04 2859041 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: Teresa Madrigal, a married woman as her sole and separate propety, as Trustor Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A., as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: Lot 160, of Tract No. 24796, in the City of Lakewood, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per Map recorded in Book 676 Page(s) 90 to 93 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County. As more fully described in said Deed of Trust. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 11508 205th Street, Lakewood CA 90715. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $367,967.34 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Date: 9/21/12 FCI Lender Services, Inc., as Trustee 8180 East Kaiser Blvd., Anaheim Hills, CA 92808 U.S. Bank National Association, Customer Service Department (800) 824-6902 or Toll Free #-1-855-MYUSMAP (or 855-698-7627) – [email protected] For Trustee Sale Information log on to: www.rsvpforeclosures.com or CALL: 877 RSVP-ADS or 877 778-7237. Vivian Prieto, Vice President FCI Lender Services, Inc. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. “NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid on a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of the outstanding lien that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 877-RSVPADS or 877 778-7237, or visit this internet Web site www.rsvpforeclosures.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 78132. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.” (RSVP# 293473)(10/05/12, 10/12/12, 10/19/12)

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S No. 1359078-20 APN: 7016-015-118 TRA: LOAN NO: Xxxxxx0242 REF: Pham, Michael IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED May 05, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On October 25, 2012, at 9:00am, Pite Duncan, Llp, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded May 17, 2006, as Inst. No. 06 1084630 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Michael Pham, A Single Man, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank Behind the fountain located in civic center plaza, 400 civic Center Plaza Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 16625 Gridley Rd #11 31 Cerritos CA 90703 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $344,201.87. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (619)590-1221 or visit the internet website www.rppsales.com, using the file number assigned to this case 1359078-20. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web Site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. For sales information:(619)590-1221. Pite Ducan LLP, 4375 Jutland Drive, San Diego, CA 92117 Dated: September 25, 2012. (R-419629 10/05/12, 10/12/12, 10/19/12)

TSG No.: 6826257 TS No.: CA1200245469 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 6000105524 APN: 7034-011-039 Property Address: 11240 ROSE STREET CERRITOS, CA 90703 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/10/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 10/25/2012 at 11:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 01/16/2004, as Instrument No. 04 0116031, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California. Executed by: CARMEN M. SOTOMAYOR, A WIDOW, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) Inside the lobby of the building located at 628 North Diamond Bar Blvd., Suite B, Diamond Bar, CA All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 7034-011-039 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 11240 ROSE STREET, CERRITOS, CA 90703 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $188,586.19. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1200245469 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse. 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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No: L536616 CA Unit Code: L Loan No: 0027787043/ALVAREZ Investor No: 30010 AP #1: 8088-015-014 T.D. SERVICE COMPANY, as duly appointed Trustee under the following described Deed of Trust WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States) and/or the cashier's, certified or other checks specified in Civil Code Section 2924h (payable in full at the time of sale to T.D. Service Company) all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property hereinafter described: Trustor: FREDDY ALVAREZ, GRISELDA ALCALA Recorded May 31, 2006 as Instr. No. 06 1188584 in Book --- Page --- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County; CALIFORNIA , pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded July 2, 2012 as Instr. No. 12-979850 in Book --- Page --- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED MAY 17, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 15203 HAYFORD, LA MIRADA, CA 90638 "(If a street address or common designation of property is shown above, no warranty is given as to its completeness or correctness)." Said Sale of property will be made in "as is" condition without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest as in said note provided, advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Said sale will be held on: OCTOBER 25, 2012, AT 10:30 A.M. *NEAR THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA POMONA, CA 91766 At the time of the initial publication of this notice, the total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the above described Deed of Trust and estimated costs, expenses, and advances is $379,407.30. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 480-5690 or (800) 843-0260 ext 5690 or visit this Internet Web site: http://www.tacforeclosures.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case L536616 L. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. Date: September 27, 2012 T.D. SERVICE COMPANY as said Trustee, T.D. Service Company Agent for the Trustee and as Authorized Agent for the Beneficiary LAURA MAIB, ASSISTANT SECRETARY T.D. SERVICE COMPANY 4000 W. Metropolitan Drive, Suite 400 Orange, CA 92868-0000 The Beneficiary may be attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose. If available , the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be obtained by calling the following telephone number(s) on the day before the sale: (714) 480-5690 or (800) 843-0260 ext 5690 or you may access sales information at http://www.tacforeclosures.com/sales TAC# 959762 PUB: 10/05/12, 10/12/12, 10/19/12

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 12-0049188 Doc ID #0001589758052005N Title Order No. 12-0087829 Investor/Insurer No. 0006841953 APN No. 8049-003-012 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/20/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by MICHAEL SANTANA, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE and SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 02/20/2007 and recorded 2/28/2007, as Instrument No. 20070431184, in Book , Page , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 10/22/2012 at 11:00AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, 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 and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 12633 LONGWORTH AVENUE, NORWALK, CA, 906502666. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $460,836.71. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee 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 a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder's Office. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 12-0049188. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. 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 information obtained will be used for that purpose. A-4298673 09/28/2012, 10/05/2012, 10/12/2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No: D524614 CA Unit Code: D Loan No: 206818/SUAREZ Investor No: 17215187 Min No: 1001043-0018061130-0 AP #1: 7027-015-023 T.D. SERVICE COMPANY, as duly appointed Trustee under the following described Deed of Trust WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States) and/or the cashier's, certified or other checks specified in Civil Code Section 2924h (payable in full at the time of sale to T.D. Service Company) all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property hereinafter described: Trustor: RUBEN LUKE SUAREZ, RUBEN SUAREZ Recorded December 11, 2006 as Instr. No. 06 2738495 in Book --- Page --- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County; CALIFORNIA , pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded March 16, 2011 as Instr. No. 11-397926 in Book --- Page --- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED DECEMBER 1, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 17913 E MARTHA PLACE, CERRITOS, CA 90703 "(If a street address or common designation of property is shown above, no warranty is given as to its completeness or correctness)." Said Sale of property will be made in "as is" condition without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest as in said note provided, advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Said sale will be held on: OCTOBER 24, 2012, AT 10:30 A.M. *NEAR THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA POMONA, CA 91766 At the time of the initial publication of this notice, the total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the above described Deed of Trust and estimated costs, expenses, and advances is $628,932.71. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 480-5690 or (800) 843-0260 ext 5690 or visit this Internet Web site: http://www.tacforeclosures.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case D524614 D. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. Date: September 21, 2012 T.D. SERVICE COMPANY as said Trustee, T.D. Service Company Agent for the Trustee and as Authorized Agent for the Beneficiary JOANNA L. DEVELASCO, ASSISTANT SECRETARY T.D. SERVICE COMPANY 4000 W. Metropolitan Drive, Suite 400 Orange, CA 92868-0000 The Beneficiary may be attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose. If available , the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be obtained by calling the following telephone number(s) on the day before the sale: (714) 480-5690 or (800) 843-0260 ext 5690 or you may access sales information at http://www.tacforeclosures.com/sales TAC# 959780 PUB: 10/04/12, 10/11/12, 10/18/12 THIS NEW NOTICE SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES ANY PREVIOUS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED UNDER T.S. # D524614

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 12-0058151 Title Order No. 12-0105545 APN No. 7050-006-041 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/13/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by MONICA UZOMA UTOM, AND PATRICK U UTOM, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 03/13/2007 and recorded 3/15/2007, as Instrument No. 20070576643, in Book , Page , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 10/29/2012 at 1:00PM, At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, California at public auction, 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 and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 20240 MAPES AVENUE, CERRITOS, CA, 907036555. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $781,177.26. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee 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 a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state.Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case 12-0058151. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. 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 a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.167610 10/05, 10/12, 10/19/2012


NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 12-0056846 Doc ID #0001897813322005N Title Order No. 12-0102418 Investor/Insurer No. 1706408248 APN No. 7171-030-014 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/19/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-TURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by SERGIO SANTANA, AND MARTHA SANTANA, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 02/19/2008 and recorded 2/27/2008, as Instrument No. 20080335009, in Book , Page , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los An-geles County, State of California, will sell on 10/25/2012 at 9:00AM, Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, Vine-yard Ballroom at public auction, 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 and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5424 COLDBROOK AVENUE, LAKEWOOD, CA, 907131436. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $398,860.40. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee 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 a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Sec-tion 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee's Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder's Office. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on a property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automati-cally entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using the file number assigned to this case TS No. 12-0056846. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to at-tend the scheduled sale. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Informa-tion (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. A-FN4300758 09/28/2012, 10/05/2012, 10/12/2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 20120177900326 Title Order No.: 120201576YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/21/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pur-suant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/27/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0419166 of of-ficial records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: LARRY A. SENA AND CATHERINE S. SENA, TRUSTEE OR SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE(S) OF THE SENA FAMILY LIV-ING TRUST DATED FEBRUARY 4, 2003, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in law-ful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 10/18/2012 TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: BY THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 13430 LEIBACHER AVE, NORWALK, CALIFORNIA 90650 APN#: 8052-008-006 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $359,461.30. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auc-tion, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder 's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you con-sult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been post-poned, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this prop-erty, you may call 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 20120177900326. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES and POSTING 2 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730-2727 www.lpsasap.com NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 09/24/2012 NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Sur-veyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800 A-4302098 09/28/2012, 10/05/2012, 10/12/2012

TSG No.: 6729397 TS No.: CA1200244703 FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN: 7010-005-012 Property Address: 16123 CRYSTAL CREEK LN CERRITOS, CA 90703 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/17/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 10/18/2012 at 11:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 02/05/2007, as Instrument No. 20070249051, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California. Executed by: JOHN STUART Q. MORALES, A SINGLE MAN, AS TO THE ONE-THIRD (1/3) INTEREST, AND TO RYAN Q. MORALES AND GOLDA M. MORALES, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS AS TO THE TOW-THIRD (2/3) INTEREST, AS TENANTS IN COMMON, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) Inside the lobby of the building located at 628 North Diamond Bar Blvd., Suite B, Diamond Bar, CA All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 7010-005-012 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 16123 CRYSTAL CREEK LN, CERRITOS, CA 90703 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $404,116.66. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1200244703 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not im-mediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse. First American Title Insurance Company First American Title Insurance Company 3 FIRST AMERICAN WAY SANTA ANA, CA 92707 Date: FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.NPP0207479 LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS 09/28/2012, 10/05/2012, 10/12/2012

2012192585FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTThe following person is doing business as SURATI CASH AND CAR-RY 11645 Artesia Blvd. Artesia Ca 90701. The registrant has began to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein 1/15/2005./S/ Rajesh PatelThe statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 9/26/12NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious state-ment must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (see section 14400et seq. Business and Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19/12.

2012195423FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTThe following person is doing business as FILIPINO AMERICAN

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-SOUTH EAST CORRIDOR 17304 Norwalk Blvd. Cerritos, Ca 90703. . The following business is conducted as a corporation. The registrant has began to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein: N/A.

/S/ Felix B. LopezThe statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on

9/28/12NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from

the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (see section 14400et seq. Business and Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26/12.

CITY OF CERRITOSSTATE OF CALIFORNIA

NOTICE TO BIDDERS OF THECERRITOS PARK EAST PARKING LOT REHABILITATION AND

CONSTRUCTION OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD BIKE LANE IMPROVEMENTSPROJECT NO. 10199, BID NO. 1151-13

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Cerritos, County of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby invites sealed bids for “CERRITOS PARK EAST PARKING LOT REHABILITATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD BIKE LANE IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. 10199, BID NO. 1151-13.”

The work or improvement to be performed generally consists of pavement rehabilitation of the easterly and southerly parking lots of Cerritos Park East which is located at 13234 166th Street, Cerritos, CA, 90703. Pavement rehabilitation consists of a combination of full depth AC removal and reconstruction; crack sealing; 2”grind, overlay, and the application of a type I slurry seal; adjustment of utilities to grade and restriping of the parking stalls. Additionally, the project provides for the installation of a Class 2/Class 3 bike path on Artesia Boulevard from the easterly City limit to the westerly City limit and other tasks as specified in the Bid Sheet (the “Work”).

Sealed bids shall be delivered to the City Clerk of the City of Cerritos at or before 11:00 AM on October 16, 2012, at the office of the City Clerk, City of Cerritos, First Floor, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield Avenue at 183rd Street, Cerritos, California 90703 and marked “CERRITOS PARK EAST PARKING LOT REHABILITATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD BIKE LANE IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. 10199, BID NO. 1151-13”

A set of Contract Documents, including the Plans and Specifications, may be purchased at the Engineering Division of the City of Cerritos for $25.00 ($30.00 if mailing is requested). There will be no refund for return of the Contract Documents. Return of such documents is not required.

The City of Cerritos reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or portions of any and all bids, or waive any informality or irregularity in a bid to the extent allowed by law.

No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California. The contractor must possess a license of the following classification at the time the contract is awarded (and must maintain this license classification through completion of the project): “A” or “C-12” is required. The bidder's attention is also directed to Section 7028.15 of the Business and Professions Code.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1776, et al. of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Director of Industrial Relations for the State of California has determined the general prevailing rate of wages and employer payments for health and welfare, vacations, pensions and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. These rates shall be the minimum rates for this project. Rates are available on the Internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. In addition, the information can be obtained by calling the Division of Labor Statistics and Research’s Prevailing Wage Unit at (415) 703-4774, or by faxing the Prevailing Wage Unit at (415) 703-4771, or by writing to: California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, Prevailing Wage Unit, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco, CA, 94142.

By order of the City of Cerritos.

Dated/posted/published: October 5, 2012

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 10/5/12

CITY OF CERRITOSSTATE OF CALIFORNIA

NOTICE TO BIDDERS OF THECERRITOS PARK EAST MILLWORK IMPROVEMENTS

PROJECT NO. 12795, BID NO. 1152-13

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Cerritos, County of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby invites sealed bids for “CERRITOS PARK EAST MILLWORK IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. 12795, BID NO. 1152-13.”

The work or improvements to be performed generally consists of removal & replacement of the reception millwork at Cerritos Park East and installation of new granite counter tops in the kitchen and other tasks as specified in the Bid Sheet (the “Work”).

Sealed bids shall be delivered to the City Clerk of the City of Cerritos at or before 11:00 AM on October 16, 2012, at the office of the City Clerk, City of Cerritos, First Floor, 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield Avenue at 183rd Street, Cerritos, California 90703 and marked “CERRITOS PARK EAST MILLWORK IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. 12795, BID NO. 1152-13.”

A set of Contract Documents, including the Plans and Specifications, may be purchased at the Engineering Division of the City of Cerritos for $25.00 ($30.00 if mailing is requested). There will be no refund for return of the Contract Documents. Return of such documents is not required.

The City of Cerritos reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or portions of any and all bids, or waive any informality or irregularity in a bid to the extent allowed by law.

No bid will be accepted from a contractor who has not been licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California. The contractor must possess a license of the following classification at the time the contract is awarded (and must maintain this license classification through completion of the project): “B” or “C-6” is required. The bidder's attention is also directed to Section 7028.15 of the Business and Professions Code.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1776, et al. of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Director of Industrial Relations for the State of California has determined the general prevailing rate of wages and employer payments for health and welfare, vacations, pensions and similar purposes applicable to the work to be done. These rates shall be the minimum rates for this project. Rates are available on the Internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. In addition, the information can be obtained by calling the Division of Labor Statistics and Research’s Prevailing Wage Unit at (415) 703-4774, or by faxing the Prevailing Wage Unit at (415) 703-4771, or by writing to: California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, Prevailing Wage Unit, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco, CA, 94142.

By order of the City of Cerritos.

Dated/posted/published: October 5, 2012


NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE

Notice is given that pursuant to sections 21700-21713 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 2328 of the Commercial Code, Section 535 of the Penal Code, that a public lien sale of the following described personal property will be held at the hour of 9am on the 19th day of October 2012, County of Los Angeles, State of California. The property is stored by Cherry Carson RV Storage, located at 4160 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, California 90807. Pursuant to section 3071 of the vehicle code, the following vehicles will be sold at public auction for the purpose of unpaid storage. The items to be sold are generally as follows: (“1977 Coachman Travel Trailer VIN# F34BF4V001212 - CA.Lic. 8AMB917” “1974 Ford Four Star VIN# F34BF4V001212- CA.Lic.4NZF080”)

NAME SPACE No.

RYAN SMITH C44TIMOTHY WHITFIELD E59 DELORES PEIRRE E56

This notice is given in accordance with the provisions of Section 21700 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California.Sales subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between Owner and obligated party.

Publication Dates: October 5th, 2012 and October 12th, 2012.

Published at Los Cerritos Community News 10/5 and 10/12/12

Public Hearing

Instructional Materials Compliance

A Public Hearing will be held at the ABC Unified School District Office on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. as part of the School Board meeting. The location of the Public Hearing is in the Boardroom at 16700 Norwalk Boulevard, Cerritos, California. The Public Hearing is held in compliance with State guidelines to determine the adequacy of instructional materials in the District. Office of the Superintendent, Oct. 3, 2012

Published at Los Cerritos Community News 10/5 and 10/12/12

CITY OF ARTESIANOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Planning Commission of the City of Artesia will hold a Regular Planning Commission Meeting in the City Council Chambers of the Artesia City Hall, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, to conduct a Public Hearing to consider the following item(s):

Case No. 2012-27 Design Review 18621 Pioneer Boulevard

Venkatesh Koka, 18760 Pioneer Boulevard, Artesia CA 90701A request for design review approval for exterior façade improvements to an existing restaurant (Shan Restaurant) located at 18621 Pioneer Boulevard in the Commercial General (C-G) Zone. Resolution No. 2012-22P

Case No. 2012-31 Variance Modification, Conditional Use Permit Modification, and Design Review 17022 Roseton Avenue

Sprint PCS (Yumi Kim), 310 Commerce, Irvine, CA 92602A request for approval of a variance modification, conditional use permit modification and design review to modify an existing wireless communication monopole located at 17022 Roseton Avenue in the Light Manufacturing (M-1) Zone. Resolution No. 2012-25P

Case No. 2012-32 Design Review 17828 Roseton Avenue

Tim Chiu, 12361 Charlwood Street Cerritos, CA 90703A request for design review approval to demolish an existing single family dwelling and construct a new 4-unit apartment complex at 17828 Roseton Avenue in the Multiple Family Residential (M-R) Zone.Resolution No. 2012-26P

If you challenge any of these proposals in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Artesia Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and express their opinion on the matters listed above.

PUBLISHED: October 5, 2012 Okina Dor, Planning Director



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