In a 3-2 vote Mike Gomez was elected Mayor of Hawaiian Garden with Michiko Oya-ma-Canada re-taining her seat as Mayor pro Tem.

O u t g o i n g Mayor Victor Farfan nomi-nated Oyama-Canada for Mayor but she declined for health reasons and wanting to spend more time with her family. Farfan then nominat-ed Gomez, sec-onded by Oya-ma-Canada.

C o u n -c i l m e m b e r R e y n a l d o Rodiguez nom-inated Coun-cilmember Barry Bruce for the position of Mayor pro tem. The nomination was defeated on a 3-2 vote and Oyama-Cana-

da was re-elected.In a farewell speech, Farfan said it had

been an honor serving as the city’s Mayor for the past 12 months. List-ing some of the city’s accom-plishments this past year; Ha-waiian Gardens renewal of the Youth Activity Program under the leadership of Sheriff Dep-uty Hargrove which has giv-en our youth a positive out-look for their energy. “Once again we have funded sum-mer school in our local com-munity keeping

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Protecting local funds from state raidsCerritos Council endorses ballot initative.

By Jerry Bernstein

The Cerritos City Council unanimously approved a resolu-tion in support of a ballot initia-tive that will prevent the State from raiding local government transportation and public transit funds.

In a report to the council, Assistant City Manager Kathy Matsumoto said over the years California voters have over-whelmingly passed separate ballot measurers to keep local funding sources essential for lo-cal services and prevent the State from raiding local government transit and transportation funds. “Despite this, the State recently passed a budget that borrows and takes approximately $5 billion in city, county, transit, redevelop-ment and special district funds this year. For Cerritos, these costs are estimated to be $14.1 million in redevelopment funds over the next two fiscal years. “

The Resolution is in support of the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety, and Transportation Pro-tection Act of 2010, a ballot mea-sure sponsored by the League of California Cities. If approved by the voters, it will prevent the State from borrowing, raiding or otherwise redirect local govern-ment, transportation and public funds, including:

• Adding new constitu-tional restriction that prohibits the State from taking tax increment funds collected within a redevel-

Cerritos High School Cheerleaders participate in London parade

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Carmenita and South - Storm winds knocked down a tree that fell on a car in Cerritos. The vehicle was headed southbound on Carmenita Road and was struck just north of South St. at 1:05 p.m. Tuesday. The tree was blown down from the center median and into traffic. The driver appeared to be out of the vehicle and uninjured. The vehicle appears to have sustained most front-end damage, with the bulk of the tree lying across the open engine hood. A Cerritos Sheriff was pulling up to the scene at the time of the photo. Photo by Anthony D. Morrow

By Jerry Bernstein

Editor’s Note: The following is an interview with Cerritos High School Junior and Varsity Cheer-leader Marin Chattong prior to her trip to Great Britain as a member of the United States Cheerleading Team that participated in the New Years London Parade. She and four other Cerritos Cheerleaders were among those selected from throughout the United States to go to London and represent the United States in the Parade. She also kept a journal of her trip to London.

Marin Chattong is a typical high school student. She likes Volley Ball and “I can only be on one varsity team,” she explained. I chose cheerleading. However, I am on the junior varsity vol-leyball team, which is my favor-ite sport.” She said she has been playing volleyball since she was in the third grade.

“I really love where I am,” she exclaimed. I love volleyball and love being a cheerleader. I’ve been on the cheerleading varsity team three years.

This is the first time I’ve been

Four hundred high schools girls from throughout the United States were selected to represent the country in the annual New Year Lon-don Parade. Five were from Cerritos High School. Approximate 70 students were chosen from the Western United States. Twenty of them, including the five Cerritos girls, got together and had their picture including the five Cerritos girls, got together and had their picture including the five Cerritos girls, got together and had their picturtaken with the London Bridge in the background.

chosen to the go London. I’m re-ally excited.

Marin was selected to try out for the cheerleading trip while doing routines. Judges were go-ing around selecting candidates. Once chosen cheerleaders were given a routine to do. You do have time to practice and put your own interpretation on it, and then perform it in front of judges, she said. They then select who will be on the team. She said five girls from Cerritos were chosen to be on the 400-member team and par-ticipate in the New Year Parade in London. She described it as being similar to our Rose Bowl Parade and was televised.

Marin said they were given three uniforms a red jacket, a blue and white jacket that comes with skirt and a long sleeve jacket. I’ve never been in snow before, she said, except for a visit to Big Bear. She thought it might snow while she was in London. Cerri-tos has 11 cheerleaders who per-form at school sport events. “I’ve been to three National Events, she said.

Asked what she would like to

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Storms inflict property damage in Cerritos

Rain storm causes tree to fall onto townhouse - Workmen saw limbs off a 30-year old eucalyptus tree that fell onto a Sundance townhouse facing Bloomfield Avenue just north of 166th Street Tuesday, Jan. 19. A workman said the heavy rains that soaked the earth combined with strong winds was too much for the tree, No one as hurt and it looked like damage was limited only to that section of the roof although a final determination wouldn’t be made until the tree is removed and a closer examination can be made. Photo by Jerry Bernstein

[See FEDDE Page 19]

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Dec. 11 for the Fedde Sports Complex in a joint venture between the city of Hawaiian Gardens and the ABC Unified School District. Breaking ground are second from left to right, City Administrator Ernesto Marquez, Councilmembers Barry Bruce and Reynaldo Rodriguez, School Board Member Mark Pulido, Board President Maynard Law, Hawaiian Gardens Mayor Victor Farfan, Councilmember Mike Gomez, School Board Member James Kang, Hawaiian Gardens Mayor Pro Tem Michi Oyama-Canada, and School Board Member Celia Spitzer and Dr. David Moskowitz.

[See GARDENS Page 19]

By Jerry Bernstein

ABC School District and City offi-cials gathered on the Fedde Athletic Field Dec.11 for groundbreaking ceremonies of the Fedde Sports Complex with con-struction of the Complex expected to be completed in the summer of 2012.

When completed, the Complex will include a CIF standard football field, soc-cer fields, a running track, bleachers with a 1,000 seat capacity, new concession/restroom building, baseball and softball fields, playground, basketball and volley-ball courts, enhanced with twin plazas, and pedestrian boulevards connecting the eastern and southern parking lots to the heart of the complex. Palm trees, bench-es, colored concrete and brick pavement will beautify the plazas and boulevards.

Mayor Victor Farfan described the Complex as a significant addition to the community. He said the Complex would be a hub for the city’s youth, offering them a place to receive athletic experi-ence and growth.

ABC Board President Maynard Law said the Complex would help to make Fedde not just a middle school located in

Groundbreaking Ceremony held for Sports Complex in Hawaiian Gardens

Artesia Council elects Victor Manalo Mayor

The city of Artesia has a new mayor and mayor pro tem. At its Dec. 13 meeting Mayor Tony Lima stepped down after holding that position for 16 months. The council then unanimously elected [l-r] John Lyon, Mayor pro Tem, Victor Manalo, Mayor. With them are Councilmembers Michele Diaz and Lima. Councilmember Sally Flowers was absent.

Mike Gomez elected Hawaiian Gardens Mayor

Members of the Hawaiian Gardens city council congratulate outgoing Mayor Victor Farfan for his year in office and leadership. Members said while they didn’t always agree on matters they all had the same goal, making Hawaiian Gardens a city to be proud of. Replacing him as Mayor is Mike Gomez. Michi Oyama-Canada retained her seat as Mayor pro tem.

Knabe speaker at Artesia Chamber lunchBy Larry Caballero

More than 100 business leaders and city officials attended the Artesia Cham-

ber Luncheon Dec. 15 at the Artesia D.E.S. Portuguese Hall, hoping to hear an optimistic economic report from Supervi-sor Don Knabe, who spoke on the “State of the County.”

“ G o v e r n m e n t won’t be able to do everything that you would want us to do,” said Knabe. Unem-

ployment in Los Angeles County is still at more than 12% and the County has had to spend in recent months more than $825 million from a reserve of $1 billion to “plug holes” in mandated services .

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The Mayor said they could not re-spond to their complaints because they were not on the agenda but they would look into it.

After approving the consent calen-dar, the council took up the question of the Tournament of Roses Parade and whether the city should participate in it. Recreation Supervisor Tsipporah Chris-topher, Cerritos High School, gave her report and said the Tournament had been notified the city would not participate in the 2011 parade. Councilmembers were divided over the issue. Asad Niazi, Arte-sia High, said he thought the city should

participate in the parade. He argued the five minutes the float was on the televi-sion screen, all over the world, was ad-vertisement the city could not afford to buy. Councilmember Tyler Barnett, Cer-ritos High, agreed. However the major-ity of the council, Tiffany Ho, Cerritos High, Mayor So, and Mayor Pro Tem Contia, agreed the $185,000 was too expensive and that the money could be spent on items closer to home, like edu-cation.

Assistant Engineer Kevin Hsu, Cer-ritos High, suggested his department could build a float for much less than the $185,000. Another suggestion was the city should organize a citizens group, similar to Sierra Madre where a public association funds and builds the float at a cost much less than the $185,000.

Cindy Chen suggested the coun-cil should take the $185,000 and give it back to the people. She thought $3 a person should do it. However, the Mayor Pro Tem commented “You can’t buy any-thing for $3.” In the end the council voted 3-2 not to participate in the parade.

The students were given a tour of city hall prior to the meeting participat-ing in discussions about the different departments. They included City Man-ager, Evan Machado, Senior Assistant City Manager, Simone Machado, both from Gahr high School, Assistant City Manager Benson Ku, Cerritos High, City Clerk Monica Awada, Gahr High, City Attorney Lu Xuan Guo, Cerritos High, Community Development Direc-tor Jenine Garcia and Community De-velopment Advance Planning Manager Amanda Manalo, both from Gahr High, Community & Safety Services Director Angelica Raney, Artesia High, Com-munity & Safety Services Management Analyst, Nancy Elbassir, and Recreation Supervisor Tsipporah Christopher, both from Cerritos High, Recreation Super-visor Napoleon Dela Cruz, Gahr High, Public Works Director Jess Daniel Gas-con, Assistant City Engineer Kevin Hsu, and Comm./Video/TV Samuel Y. Kim, all from Cerritos High.

School Board President Maynard Law described the student government program as an opportunity for the city, school district and Chamber of Com-merce to get together exposing students to public service. He said he hopes to contribute the program in coming years.

Councilmember Jim Edwards said “Today our young people took a role they don’t usually participate in. I hope it was a learning situation for them.

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Student Government Day held at Cerritos City HallBy Jerry Bernstein

Students from Artesia, Gahr, Tracy, and Cerritos High School took over the Cerritos City Council Chambers Dec. 10 in a mock city council meeting. Spon-sored by the Cerritos Regional Chamber of Commerce and ABC Unified School District, the students tackled whether the city should participate in the 2011 Tour-

nament of Roses Parade.Student Mayor Donna Saadati Soto,

Gahr High School, called the meeting to order. Following the Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call, the Mayor opened up Com-ments from the Public. Citizens included Celica Spitzer, Alan Wood, Cindy Chen and others. One wanted to know why the stoplight at the end of the street where she lives keeps blinking when there are no cars at the intersection. Another com-plained about residential street parking. A third said she had no complaints; she just wanted to be on television for five minutes, referring to the televised closed circuit coverage of the council.

Student Government Members with School Board members Olympia Chen, Mark Pulido, Board President Maynard Law, member Celia Spitzer, Superintendent Dr. Gary Smuts, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Mary Sieu, with City Counilmembers Carol Chen, Bruce Barrows, and Jim Edwards, Planning Commissioner Diana Needham, and City Manager Art Gallucci.

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"Colors" light up Christmas in Cerritos once again By Chris Callard

Last weekend, for the 17th year in a row, the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts was brightened by The Colors of Christmas. Led by genial host Peabo Bryson, who was joined again by Oleta Adams, as well as special guests Stephanie Mills and James Ingram, the show was a shining celebration full of joy and charged with emotion.

As each singer strolled out to start the concert with John Lennon’s all-inclusive “Happy Xmas,” the affec-tion emanating from the multi-cultural crowd was a testament to how well-loved this holiday tradition has become. As is the custom, each performer then sang solo before being joined by anoth-er for duets … Peabo, then Peabo and Oleta … Oleta alone, then with James, and so on, until the rousing finale with everyone reunited onstage.

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firepower, and a large choir and crack orchestra added to the sonic excitement. The renditions of each individual’s hits, along with the seasonal tunes, provided great opportunities for some soaring, some delicate, some fervent and some swinging vocalization. On a personal level, the grace of Ms. Adams, the ef-fervescence of Ms. Mills, and the sly charm of Mr. Ingram were fine comple-ments to the gracious Mr. Bryson. And the quartet indeed received a lot of love from the house throughout the evening.

All in all, another warm and winning installment in this Christmastime favor-ite, one that will hopefully keep Cerritos humming for years to come.

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Book Bingo for Children, Saturday, January 8, 2:00 p.m.

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Tuesday, January 11, 6:30 p.m. Exploring the Solar System with

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Blues Concert with Brother Yusef, Saturday, January 22, 2:00 p.m.

Chinese New Year Storytime and Art Activity, Saturday, January 29, 2:00 p.m.

Homework Center for Children Tuesdays through Thursdays from 3:00

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Certificates of Recognition were presented to Maribel Hernange and Eduardo Medina by Oren Ben Ezra rep-resenting the Irving Moskowitz Foundation at the Bingo Club Christmas Party for their volunteer work in the community. With them is Felijoe Caperon and Dora Francouig.

Visiting at the Bing Club Christmas Party were Tri City Regional Medical Center Community Relations Direc-tor Mary Lou Landes and Oren Ben Ezra, representing the Irving Moskowitz Foundation.

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A cholesterol screening is an over-all look at, or profile of, the fats in your blood. Screenings help identify people at risk of heart disease. It is important to have what is called a full lipid profile to show the actual levels of each type of fat in your blood: LDL, HDL, triglycerides, and others. Consult your physician regarding the timeliness of this test.

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CareMore doubles up on employees and office space

CareMore of Cerritos is hiring, so much so that it will require the com-pany to double its headquarters space in March.

The company, which focuses on Medicare recipients, has hired over 220 employees since September and plans to add as many as 275 more next year, said Dawn Maroney, chief sales and market-ing officer.

CareMore has agreed to expand from 60,000 square feet to about 142,000 square feet in a lease valued at about $12 million.

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New hires include doctors, nurses, sales managers, office managers and customer support personnel, Maroney said.

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"We provide a full spectrum of service to Medicare beneficiaries," Moroney said. "Enrollment has been very successful, so much so that we need additional staff to support the care and services Medicare beneficiaries receive."

Pokemon City Championships to be held in Norwalk

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The City of Cerritos has established a special holiday parking schedule, dur-ing which time guests visiting family and friends in Cerritos can park over-night on City streets without obtaining a permit. No parking permit will be required Saturday, December 18 through Sunday, January 9.

Permits are normally required to park on City streets between 3 and 5 a.m. This regulation helps keep streets clear and allows residents and Sheriff's deputies to quickly spot suspicious vehicles.

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Kayla Saikaly who lives in Cerritos, is one of ten Kaiser Permanente patients who have been selected to ride on the healthcare provider’s Rose Parade float on New Year’s Day. Kayla and the others were chosen to ride due to their heroic and inspiring fight against signifi-cant diseases.

After competing in a school basket-ball game in February of 2010, Kayla had a persistent nose bleed. A trip to the hospital and several tests later showed not only a low blood count, but aplastic anemia, a rare blood disorder in which the body’s bone marrow does not make enough new blood cells. Because of her weakened immune system, Kayla, 13, had to have intravenous medication infusions and numerous blood transfu-sions while she endured an unsuccess-ful search for a marrow match. She is currently maintaining her health by taking oral medications daily. After four months of home schooling, the 4.0 GPA student is back in school, her eye set on becoming a doctor. She plays the trum-pet and earned the top performer spot (termed “first chair trumpeter”) in her school district. Kayla, credits her faith and family for helping her get through her ordeal. She views her parents as her biggest heroes and hopes that one day she can be as good a parent as they are for her. In riding the Rose Parade float, Kayla wants to show people that with faith and hope, and good medicine, they too can regain their health.

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Nativity Scene with children - For the past two years, the Artesia Historical Society has loaned a nativity scene to the Artesia-Cerritos United Methodist Church for use during Advent. The nativity scene was rescued from a thrift store in the 1970s by a member of the Historical Society. He told Barbara Applebury, president of the Historical Society and an active member of ACUMC, that it is more than 60 years old. Young members of the church above are Olivia Archibald, Ian Davis, Arly Henderson IV and Frances Lee. The community is invited to view the nativity scene and worship with members of the church on Christmas Sunday, Dec. 19 at 9:30 a.m. The choir and soloists will present the Christmas story through selected carols and hymns that morning. The church will hold two candlelight services on Christmas Eve. A family-oriented service will be held Dec. 24 at 7:00 p.m. with children and youth helping to lead the service. A traditional service of nine lessons and carols with persons of all ages serving as readers will be held at 11:00 p.m. The church is located at 18523 Arline Ave in Artesia, just one block east of Pioneer Boulevard at the corner of 186th Street and Arline Avenue.

Cerritos College Trustees Reviews Veterans and Budget UpdatesBy Victor Diaz

Student veterans, budget updates and an alumnus success story were the highlights of the Nov. 3 Cerritos College Board of Trustees meeting.

The meeting played host to another report on the school’s budget from Vice president of Business Affairs David El Fattal. With the majority of the report consisting of the funding Cerritos will be receiving through state apportionment. According to El Fattal, Cerritos will be receiving $832 million in deferrals by July of next year. He also mentioned the borrow-ing costs for the state apportionment. El Fattal said that the interest earned on the money that was in the school’s possession has dissipated down to $100,000, as opposed to a range of

more than $800,000 the school had in 2005. He concluded by saying that a revised budget will be brought forward to the board at an upcoming meeting.

Student Veterans Club President Chris Markowski approached the board with a request to expand the allotted space given to the club for its Veterans Resource Center.

According to Markowski, in the two months that the center has been in operation it has had more than 150 veterans, consisting of students, fac-ulty and spouses of students, taking advantage of its services.

He also referenced schools with similar numbers of veteran atten-dance, such as Long Beach City College, Cypress College and Citrus College, and said that these campuses have larger facilities to accommodate veterans’ needs. “All these colleges are competition for the school, and as a veteran, if I were choosing a college to go to, I would see which college provides the most opportunity and the most benefits to veterans and that would be the one I would choose to go to. I am asking to not only help out

the veterans at this school by giving them more time and more space in which to do what they need to do, but by helping future veterans in choosing Cerritos College to be the particular college of their choice.”

In response to Markowski’s state-ments, Cerritos College President Linda Lacy said that the school is looking into the expansion of the resource center, but the expansion of other programs are causing an over-crowding effect, making it harder for the resource center to expand.

Cerritos alumnus and a former Cerritos Student Body President thanked the school for its contribu-tions to its students. Amaral attended UC Berkeley in fall 2006 after gradu-ating from Cerritos. He later gradu-ated from UC Berkeley, going on to starting his own mediating firm.

He said, “Thousands of people have come to this institution, gradu-ated and moved on, and I believe very few have taken the time to show the appreciation and what has happened in their lives because of the college.”

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WISHING ALL A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!

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While most schools have a hold placed on improvements, Our Lady of Fatima (OLF) School in Artesia has been busy with new enhancements. OLF started with a marquee, installed energy efficient windows school wide; mod-ernized the front office, refurbished the gymnasium floor, and has added a col-legiate scoreboard to a powerful sound system that raises the bar and energy level at every event. In addition to thirty new laptops, a computer/media lab will be completed in the coming months with science/computer lab in the planning stages, contributing to an already un-matched educational experience.

Hosting the season of CYO volley-

ball games allowed families and athletes in the region to experience sports on a whole new level. OLF will go on to host upcoming basketball/volleyball tourna-ments throughout the year.

Mr. Juan Nagore, OLF principal, stated, “Our Lady of Fatima is a little school doing big things. Our children consistently test at least 25% higher than the national average. Graduates go on to such schools as Whitney, St. Joseph, St. John Bosco, Matter Dei and Servite. Not surprisingly, our students have won awards across the gamut- from academ-ics and arts to sports and theater. “

The practice of Catholic faith at an early age results in children growing into

mature young people who show rever-ence, respect, presentation, courtesy and discipline. This is a foundation that goes far beyond the classroom and school boundaries, lasting a lifetime and devel-oping future leaders. Alumni families re-turn with following generations because of the formational experience the school provides.

Our Lady of Fatima School is a com-munity-based school, which includes the parish, and local, national and global communities. Students and parents dug deep for the holidays and provided meals and more for the poor at Thanksgiving and Christmas, showing school pride in service to others. OLF children present

spoken and musical productions to par-ish, families and community, which are relevant to current events and national holidays. Such involvement and les-sons develop into qualities which are far-reaching and remembered over a life-time.

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Children invited to call, e-mail or send a letter to Santa

Children are invited to call, e-mail or send a letter to Santa this holiday season.

Little ones can talk person-to-person with Santa or Mrs. Claus at the North Pole. Registration to receive a phone call from Santa is open until December 5. Four to five year olds (registration number 157854) must be home to receive calls on Tuesday, December 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Six to seven year olds (regis-tration number 157855) must be available to accept calls on Wednesday, December 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Eight to nine year olds (registration number 157856) must be available to receive calls on Thursday, December 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. To register or for more information,

visit www.cerritos.us or call Heritage Park at (562) 916-8570.

Those who have access to the Internet can e-mail a special greeting to Santa. Children up to age 11 can send their holiday wishes to Santa electronically through December 15. A link to e-mail Santa is available on the City of Cerritos website, or you can reach Santa directly at http://santa.cerritos.us.

Children may also write a letter to Santa. Letters will be forwarded to the North Pole and must be received by the Recreation Services Division on or before Wednesday, December 15. Letters should be addressed to: Santa Claus, North Pole, P.O. Box 3130, Cerritos, 90703. Children wishing to receive a response from Santa should include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.For more information about contacting Santa, call the City’s Recreation Services Division at (562) 91

Donate to local community programs this holiday season

This holiday season, residents are invited to donate to local community programs, including "Toys for Tots," the Artesia-Cerritos Community Christmas Program (ACCCP) sponsored by com-munity volunteers, and the Cerritos Red Bucket Program.

The annual "Toys for Tots" program sponsored by the United States Marine Corps in cooperation with the City of Cerritos provides gifts to local under-privileged children. Clubs, families and individuals are encouraged to donate dolls, crafts, toy cars, building blocks, books and other items for infants and children. Possible teen items include notebooks, games, curling irons, blow dryers, books or CDs. New, unwrapped items are requested to help make sorting and delivery more efficient.

Toys for Tots donations can be dropped off through Monday, Decem-ber 13 in one of the Toys for Tots bins at Cerritos City Hall, Cerritos Library, Heritage Park, Cerritos Senior Center at Pat Nixon Park, Liberty Park, Cer-ritos Park East, Cerritos Olympic Swim Center and Cerritos Sheriff's Station. Marines stationed in Los Alamitos will deliver the toys to several agencies serv-ing local children. For more informa-tion, call (562) 865-8101.

Monetary donations and grocery store gift cards are also being sought for the 23rd Annual ACCCP, to help provide a brighter holiday season for hundreds of local disadvantaged fami-lies. Donations for this year's program will be accepted through Wednesday, December 15 at the following locations: Artesia City Hall (18747 Clarkdale Avenue), Cerritos City Hall, Cerritos

Senior Center at Pat Nixon Park and Holy Family Catholic Church in Artesia (18708 S. Clarkdale Avenue). Donations of checks or money orders should be mailed to the Artesia-Cerritos Commu-nity Christmas Program (ACCCP), P.O. Box 4803, Cerritos, CA 90703.

Area families can register for AC-CCP assistance from Tuesday, Novem-ber 30 through Thursday, December 2 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Artesia. Families must bring proof of need for financial assistance, such as a government as-sistance identification card. In addition, documentation of proof of residency in the cities of Artesia or Cerritos must be provided, through a current utility bill and a California driver's license or identification card. Families who are approved for assistance will receive confirmation of participation and further instructions in the mail.

For more information on the AC-CCP or if you are interested in vol-unteering for this program, call (562) 860-1582.

The Cerritos Red Bucket Program will be seeking donations of canned goods throughout the holiday season for distribution to local families at Thanks-giving and Christmas. Red collection buckets are available at the following City facilities: Cerritos City Hall, Cer-ritos Library, Cerritos Community Sher-iff's Station, Cerritos Senior Center at Pat Nixon Park and Cerritos Park East. The food drive will run through Friday, December 10. For more information on the Red Bucket Program, call the Com-munity Participation Division at (562) 865-8101.

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Person on the Street: Tax CutsBy Raakin Hossain

Editors' note: This is a new feature in LCCN that will appear 3-4 times per month. The writer will be out an about in the area asking residents for their opinion on current issues.

Question: What do you think about the Bush-era tax cuts? Should Congress extend them

for two more years?Qfor two more years?Q

President Obama was in a tough stance while negotiating with the House and Senate leaders on the terms of Bush-era tax cuts. The tax cut would continue for households earning above $250,000 in the hope of an increment of job creation, while the tax cut would also continue for those under that mag-net line. The Democratic Party, how-ever, proposed to continue the cuts just for those households with an annual income of less than $250,000.

Answers:Tax cuts would have two

main benefits. One would be the Keynesian economic model and the multiplier effect. This states that the cure to a recession is to increase spending and investment. The money will eventually multiply itself and pick up the economy. The other benefit, the critics mention, are further openings for jobs. Tax cuts would be favorable upon businesses that create employment.

The concept of reducing taxes or the upper salary brackets seemed to be well accepted by local residents. “It makes sense,” says Julie Shin, a Cerritos resi-dent. “Initially, it would be hard for the working class but it's an incentive for employers, as the plan states. Though, it's also a risk. Millions of dollars are on the line of this plan.”

“It's just wrong. I think we need to reform the tax system. As a country, we should all pay equally, like 10% tax for all,” suggests Philip Martinez, an em-ployee in Cerritos. “The lobbyists are the ones funding for their terms because they want to secure their own income while the rest of the country can't even afford medical.”

Steve Forbes is an American busi-nessman, who entered the Republican primaries in 1996 and 2000. He sug-gested a flat rate income tax, which he says would “free America.”

“I think it should be at least a fair-ness or equal system in paying taxes,” says Carlos Rodriguez. “People should be paying relatively similar taxes, as no one should be above the law or the system.”

It should be the other way since they make more money than the middle class,” says Wesley Eckenrode, owner

and film director at wdogg-Studios. “It's not fair that they're able to earn more and keep more of it when the money should be circulating throughout the economy.”

According to statistics published by FactCheck.org, only one in fifty households earn more than $250,000. “It doesn't benefit me or the typical American. I'm sure the average Ameri-can does not make more than $250,000 in year,” says Keysha Taimi.

Obama was in a tough spot. In his 2007 election, he mentioned in Iowa that he would let the tax cuts from the Bush-era expire without extension.

“Personally, I think it was a tough decision and I don't think Obama took it lightly. I think that the Republicans blackmailed him and dangled the unemployment benefit issue over his head, threatening him that it would be worth a try with the current staggering unemployment rates,” says Roy Fenn, a student at Cypress College. “However, I'm sure he could have played hardball and gone to the American people for support.”

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Gahr handles adversity, Cerritos to win fourth straightBy Loren Kopff

Amidst all of the early season off the court activities, the Gahr boys basketball team has managed to stay composed, score at will and most importantly, con-tinue to win. The Gladiators stayed un-defeated following their 83-76 home win against cross-town city rival Cerritos last Friday night.

The Gladiators have won back to back meetings with the Dons and their fourth out of the last five times. Gahr is now off to a 4-0 start, the second straight season it has opened with four straight wins. Last season, Gahr won its first 14 games. But even more remarkable is how

the players have responded to interim head coach Fernando Garcia, who took over after the second game of the season when first-year head coach Rick Roper stepped aside due to family reasons.

“They’re doing a great job of han-dling this and adapting to the change,” Garcia said. “We’re actually dedicating this season to coach Roper and his wife. We’re just doing it for them. They’re a great bunch of guys.”

Gahr got off to its usual fast start but instead of senior Davon Potts making a lot of noise, it was senior Javonte Sales stealing the thunder early. Sales scored 14 of his 17 points in the first quarter on five of seven shooting from the field and grabbed four rebounds. He would score all but eight of his teams’ points in the opening stanza.

“I was just trying to set the tone early and be aggressive and get my teammates the ball the rest of the game,” Sales said.

Sales, like Potts, has now scored in double figures in all four games and is averaging 16 points per game. But the second quarter belonged to Potts, aver-aging just over 19 points per game, as he poured in nine points and helped the Gladiators to a 41-34 halftime lead.

“It was the way things happened,” Garcia said. “They played Davon [good] defense early in the first half and that’s why Javonte got good looks. He knocked down three in a row, so that kind of opened up Davon. In the second half, we decided to get the ball to Davon and get him involved in the offense to get some other guys open. Sure enough, he did.”

For the boys on the other end of the court wearing black and gold uniforms, they tried to stay close and took their first lead since the opening basket when se-nior Aaron Wright made it a 32-31 affair with just under four minutes remaining in the half. He then added a pair of three throws before Gahr scored the final eight points of the half.

While Potts and Sales combined for 27 first half points, that was the least of concerns for Cerritos head coach Jona-than Watanabe. Despite having four starters score at least 13 points, Cerritos was still outplayed in almost every area, leaving the Dons coach nearly speech-less following a lengthy postgame lec-ture with his team.

“We can’t turn the ball over and we can’t get [out-rebounded] and we can’t get out-hustled and expect to win,” Wa-tanabe said.

Cerritos (1-4) began the third quar-ter on a roll, going on a 14-9 run out of the gates to take a 48-47 lead with 3:48 left in the stanza. But when Gahr senior Eric Wun nailed a three-pointer over a minute later, the Gladiators took the lead for good at 52-49. Cerritos would still remain close despite Potts, Sales and sophomore Charles Nebo all converting three-point plays over the next couple of minutes. Nebo came off the bench to have a monster fourth quarter with six of

that there is a lack [of intensity] but it was good for them to experience some success before we start next week.”

Glenn led 11-0 after the first quarter as Bell Gardens missed on all 13 shots of the stanza. The lead would grow to 18-2 after senior Sharae Moten scored on her only steal of the game. Moten would score nine of her game-high 15 points in the first half. Bell Gardens scored the last six points of the half but even then, the hosts still owned an eight-point advantage at the break, the closest Bell Gardens would get.

In the second half, Glenn continued to put more pressure on Bell Gardens in other ways other than scoring. The Lady Eagles were crashing the boards with 21 rebounds in the final 16 minutes. Senior Arlene Gomez had six rebounds in the second half and junior Moshannae Sum-merise, one of two bench players Parra used, grabbed five boards in the fourth quarter, four on the offensive end. For the game, the Lady Eagles had 38 re-bounds with Gomez leading the way with 11 while Moten and Summerise each added eight.

“They’re boxing out and they’re do-ing the little fundamentals and you can see it,” Parra said.

Gomez and junior Kimberly Orozco were both named to the All-Tournament team. The latter scored six points, pulled down seven rebounds and had five steals against Bell Gardens.

Glenn began the tournament on Dec. 8 with a 42-32 loss to St. Monica as se-nior Sarai Robles scored 11 points and Moten 10 points with eight rebounds. The game was put away in the fourth quarter when St. Monica went on a 10-2 run. The next night, Glenn defeated Ramona Convent 53-48 with Gomez leading the way with 17 points. Robles chipped in with 15 points, 10 rebounds and four as-sists while Moten had 11 points and 10 boards. Last Friday, Glenn breezed past Pioneer 44-30 with Robles (12 points) and Moten (11 points) the leaders. The Lady Eagles will wrap up the Pioneer Tournament on Saturday.

On the other side of town, Norwalk opened in fine fashion with a 46-32 victory over Paramount. But the Lady Lancers proceeded to lose their next three games including a 46-35 setback to St. Monica last Saturday afternoon prior to Glenn’s victory. Norwalk was leading the Mariners 29-28 entering the fourth quarter but head coach Richard Drake would see his team miss 11 of 12 shots from the field which was just one of many problems for the Lady Lancers.

“I look at a missed lay-up as a major turnover,” Drake said. “We had three dif-ferent opportunities in the last three min-utes where we had good inside passes and good looks and we didn’t make any of them. We were one and done and they took it the other way and either made it or got fouled. To me, that’s the first is-sue.”

his team-high nine rebounds, a blocked shot and nine of his 14 points.

“He brought great energy off the bench and he brought in that defensive intensity,” Garcia said. “I think that got the other four other guys on the court to feed off of that.”

Junior Michael Alvarez quietly added 10 points with half a dozen rebounds while Sales also had six boards.

“We like to play them tough and I know they like to play us tough,” Sales said. “They bring their best game against us. It was definitely a good game.”

“We knew they weren’t going to give up,” Garcia said. “We knew it. We knew they go for everything. We knew they were going to run a flex offense and we just prepared for them all week.”

As for Cerritos, Wright scored 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds while junior Terrence Fulton added 15 points and 13 rebounds. Seniors Phillip Kim (14 points) and Bryan Williams (13 points) followed as the Dons, along with Gahr, are in the North Orange County Tournament which concludes on Sat-urday. On Tuesday, Cerritos visits Cy-press.

Despite Gahr’s recent success over Cerritos, the Dons still own a 7-5 advan-tage since 1999 and no matter how the two teams are doing, it’s still the biggest ticket in town.

“They went to middle school with these guys, so they have a great relation-ship with them,” Garcia said. “They get very intense and hyped for this game.”

“The magnitude intensifies,” Sales said. “This is definitely a rivalry, so we have to try to bring our best for this game.”

GLENN/NORWALK GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

John Glenn brings home hardware, Norwalk goes in opposite directionBy Loren Kopff

The John Glenn girls basketball team knew it had no chance of winning its own tournament, which it co-hosts with Nor-walk. With the likes of Orange Lutheran, St. Paul and Long Beach Wilson, among others, included in the 16-team field, the Lady Eagles were just hoping to come away with at least a split.

As it turned out, Glenn won three games after a first round loss and claimed the consolation championship following an uncontested 41-24 win over Bell Gar-dens last Saturday afternoon. It was the third straight victory after the team lost its first two games of the regular season.

“I’m glad they’re winning but the light bulb still hasn’t clicked on and they understand that,” said John Glenn head coach Linda Parra. “They understand

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Norwalk was trailing 18-9 midway through the second quarter but rallied for nine straight points to end the first half. The Lady Lancers were connecting on 30 percent of their field goals while junior Nia Lateju grabbed eight of her team-high 14 rebounds in the second quarter.

Again, Norwalk would find itself ral-lying in the third quarter, this time from 25-20 to take a two-point lead when se-nior Vanessa Ramirez received a pass from junior Larissa Perez and drained the team’s only three-pointer of the game.

“We had to adjust our defense,” Drake said. “We put more pressure on the ball and on them and they didn’t handle the pressure. That pressure turned into free throws at that moment. But then they re-adjusted to our pressure and that’s when it went back and forth.”

St. Monica came back and took a 31-30 lead early in the fourth quarter and put the game away when Monique Boe and Cory LaGuardia combined for six points in a 38-second span . Norwalk hit on half of their free throws in the fourth quarter.

Norwalk would also fall to Wilson 59-29 with Ramirez scoring a team-high eight points and lose to Whittier 50-36 as Lateju and Ramirez each scored 10 points. The third issue that Drake men-tioned was the lack of a consistent player who can step up and take over in crucial moments. Four different players have led the team in scoring through the first eight games entering this past Monday’s game with La Habra with Lateju averaging 9.8 points in only six games. Norwalk also hosted Baldwin Park this past Tuesday and will next be in action on Dec. 27 in the Gahr Tournament.

“I still like their effort,” Parra said of Norwalk. “I like their defensive inten-sity; I think that’s what we lack. We’re late to get out, we’re slow to react. I think Norwalk doesn’t give themselves enough credit.”

VALLEY CHRISTIAN GIRLS VARSITY TOURNAMENT

Gahr, Valley Christian collide for spot in championship gameBy Loren Kopff

When the Gahr and Valley Christian girls basketball teams meet tonight in the 34th annual Valley Christian Girls Varsity Tournament, it will feel like the championship game between the two neighbors. Unfortunately, the meeting will be the final pool play game with the

winner advancing to Saturday’s final.Both teams won their first two pool

games against Northwood and Whitney and will enter tonight’s duel with identi-cal 4-3 records. The host school defeated Northwood 53-37 this past Tuesday eve-ning behind 20 points, seven rebounds and five steals from junior Kari Korver and 14 points, seven rebounds and five steals from senior Jelissa Holder. The Lady Crusaders never trailed and led by as many as 19 points midway through the third quarter. This past Wednesday after-noon, Korver was draining three-point-ers all over the place, outdoing Whitney freshman Rachel Nagel in a 66-49 win.

Korver hit eight three-pointers and finished with 34 points, three off her ca-reer high she set eight days ago against Eastside. The Lady Crusaders scored eight straight points early in the first quarter and never looked back. By half-time, Korver had 13 points, five fewer than the entire Wildcats squad.

One of the biggest shots came at the end of the first half when senior Jamie Perez grabbed an offensive rebound and dished a pass to junior Kristen Lester who drained a three-pointer at the buzzer. That gave the hosts a 32-18 advantage, which would increase by six more points when Korver began the second half with consecutive perimeter shots.

Whitney had rallied to trail 50-41 with 5:55 left in the game but Korver made sure that lead wouldn’t diminish any more as she scored seven straight points in less than a minute. She was 11 of 20 from the field, pulled down 14 rebounds, had 10 assists and four steals. Perez added nine points while junior Nia Archer also had 14 rebounds. Junior Vanna Mageo came off the bench to score eight points. Na-gel led Whitney with 25 points on 10 of 24 shooting from the field. She grabbed five rebounds and had as many steals. It was the ninth time in 10 games Nagel has scored at least 20 points. She is now av-

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Gahr began its pool play with a thrill-ing 72-67 overtime win against Whitney as sophomore Jewelyn Sawyer had a career-high 26 points along with 16 re-bounds. Senior Symone Brown added 23 points while junior Alii Salone pitched in with 13 rebounds. The Wildcats were led by Nagel (27 points), Ta’amu (19 points) and senior Katti Horng (13 points).

The Gladiators then had no problems with Northwood in a 51-40 triumph this past Wednesday evening. Gahr scored 13 straight points in the first quarter and led by as many as 17 points (24-7) mid-way through the second quarter. Brown scored a team-high 17 points while Sa-lone added 11 points and 14 rebounds. Sawyer grabbed 11 boards, had four as-sists and four steals.

The winner of the Gahr/V.C. game will face the victor of the Crescenta Val-ley/North Torrance game for the champi-onship Saturday at five o’clock.

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CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE SUMMARY

(ORDINANCE NO. 534 AND URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 535U)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ordinance No. 534 AND Urgency Ordinance No. 535U are hereby adopted. The City of Hawaiian Gardens introduced Ordinance No. 534 on November 30, 2010 and adopted said ordinance on December 14,. Urgency Ordinance No. 535U was adopted on December 14, 2010. These proposed ordinances are entitled and summarized as follows:

SUMMARY: ORDINANCE NO. 534 and URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 535U

ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 50022.2 and 50022.9 and HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 17958 and 17958.7, THE 2010 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE (TITLE 26 LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE), THE 2010 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE (TITLE 27 LOS ANGELES COUNTY ELECTRICAL CODE), THE 2010 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE (TITLE 28 LOS ANGELES COUNTY PLUMBING CODE), THE 2010 CALIFORNIA MECHANI-CAL CODE (TITLE 29 LOS ANGELES COUNTY MECHANICAL CODE), THE 2010 CALIFORNIA RESI-DENTIAL CODE (TITLE 30 LOS ANGELES COUNTY RESIDENTIAL CODE), THE 2010 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE AND ADOPTING LOCAL AMENDMENTS THERETO AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF.

The City of Hawaiian Gardens, though the Community Development Department, is proposing the adoption, by ref-erence , the County of Los Angeles’ Building Code, Electrical Code, Plumbing Code, Mechanical Code, Residential Code, and the California Green Building Standard Code. The following is a summary of the proposed ordinance(s) amending the Hawaiian Gardens Municipal Code (“HGMC”).

A. 2010 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE TITLE 26. (AMENDS HGMC SECTION RELATING TO 15.04)

The ordinance adopts by reference Title 26 (Building Code) of the Los Angeles County Code, which includes the 2009 Edition of the International Building Code. Changes are based on local climatic, geographical and topographical conditions.

B. 2010 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE TITLE 26. (AMENDS HGMC SECTION RELATING TO 15.06) The ordinance adopts by reference Title 27 (Electrical) of the Los Angeles County Code, which includes the 2009 Edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC). The ordinance makes changes to Title 27 of the Los Angeles County Code to clarify existing provisions and makes minor editorial changes.

C. 2010 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE LOS ANGELES COUNTY PLUMBING CODE TITLE 28. (AMENDS HGMC SECTION RELATING TO 15.10)

The ordinance adopts by reference Title 28 (Plumbing Code) of the Los Angeles County Code, which includes the 2009 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code. The ordinance makes changes to Title 27 of the Los Angeles County Code to clarify existing provisions and makes minor editorial changes.

D. 2010 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MECHANICAL CODE TITLE 29. (AMENDS HGMC SECTION RELATING TO 15.08)

The ordinance adopts by reference Title 29 (Mechanical Code) of the Los Angeles County Code, which includes the 2009 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code. The ordinance makes changes to Title 27 of the Los Angeles County Code to clarify existing provisions and makes minor editorial changes.

E. 2010 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE LOS ANGELES COUNTY RESIDENTIAL CODE TITLE 30. (AMENDS HGMC SECTION RELATING TO 15.12)

The ordinance adopts by reference Title30 (Residential Code) of the Los Angeles County Code, which includes the 2009 Edition of the International Residential Code.

F. 2010 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE LOS ANGELES GREEN BUILDING CODE. (AMENDS HGMC SECTION RELATING TO 15.14)

The ordinance adopts by reference the 2010 California Green Building Standards Code. Only the mandatory requirements of the Green Building Standards Code are in effect. The various measures indicated in Appendices A4 and A5 of the Green Building Standards Code are voluntary.

A certified copy of the full text of the proposed ordinances shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk.

ORDINANCE NO. 534 - PASSED AND APPROVED for adoption on December 14, 2010, by the following vote as certified.

CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENSCITY CLERK’S OFFICE

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SSCITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS )

I, Suzanne Underwood, City Clerk of the City of Hawaiian Gardens, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 534, was duly and regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a Special meeting of the City Council on NOVEM-BER 30, 2010 and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a Regular meeting of the City Council on this 14th day of DECEMBER 2010, by the following votes as the same appears on file and of record in the Office of the City Clerk.

AYES: FARFAN, RODRIGUEZ, BRUCE, OYAMA-CANADA, GOMEZ NOES: NONEABSENT: NONEABSTAIN: NONE /S/___________________________ SUZANNE UNDERWOOD CITY CLERK/RECORDS MANAGER

ORDINANCE NO. 535U - PASSED AND APPROVED for adoption on December 14, 2010, by the following vote as certified.

CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENSCITY CLERK’S OFFICECERTIFICATION

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SSCITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS )

I, Suzanne Underwood, City Clerk of the City of Hawaiian Gardens, do hereby certify that Urgency Ordinance No. 535U, was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on this 14th day of December 2010, by the following votes as the same appears on file and of record in the Office of the City Clerk.

AYES: FARFAN, RODRIGUEZ, BRUCE, OYAMA-CANADA, GOMEZ NOES: NONEABSENT: NONEABSTAIN: NONE /S/___________________________ SUZANNE UNDERWOOD CITY CLERK/RECORDS MANAGER

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 10-0000883 Title Order No. 10-8-008639 APN No. 7044-010-028 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 3/21/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly ap-pointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by DANILO ANDRES AND MADONNA ANDRES, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 3/21/2009 and recorded 3/31/2009, as Instru-ment No. 20090455139, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 01/07/2011 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, Los Angeles, CA 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: 19124 MARTHA AVENUE, CER-RITOS, CA, 90703. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designa-tion, 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 esti-mated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publica-tion of the Notice of Sale is $643,740.06. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebt-edness 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” condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encum-brances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereun-der, 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 sec-tion 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or author-ized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the ap-propriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 04/15/2010 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 # 1006.92170 12/10, 12/17, 12/24/2010

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CITY OF CERRITOSORDINANCE NO. 956

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CERRITOS AMENDING CHAPTER 22.12, AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN TWO (ADP-2), OF THE CERRITOS MUNICIPAL CODE AS IT RELATES TO OFF-STREET PARKING STANDARDS.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CERRITOS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 22.12 of Title 22 of the Cerritos Municipal Code is hereby amended by amend-ing Subsection 22.12.170(12) to read as follows:

(12) Parking. (a) Off-Street Parking Requirements for Office Uses. The parking space and improve-ment requirements of Chapter 22.74 of this code shall apply, except as set forth in subsection (b) below, and within parking structures as modified herein. Parking spaces located within parking structures may be reduced to not less than eight feet six inches in width and eighteen feet in length and aisles not less than twenty-six feet in width for two-way traffic and twenty feet in width for one-way traffic. (b) Off-Street Parking Requirements for Commercial Uses. (i) Five (5) car spaces shall be provided for each one thousand square feet for the first one hundred thousand square feet of gross floor area; (ii) Four and three-quarters (4.75) car spaces shall be provided for each one thousand square feet of gross floor area for additional square footage above one hundred thousand square feet up to five hundred thousand square feet; (iii) Four and one-half (4.5) car spaces shall be provided for each one thousand square feet of gross floor area exceeding five hundred thousand square feet.

SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and cause same to be posted as required.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 9th day of December, 2010.

/s/ Joseph Cho Joseph Cho, Mayor

ATTEST:

/s/ Vida Barone Vida Barone, Interim City Clerk

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.CITY OF CERRITOS )

I, Vida Barone, City Clerk of the City of Cerritos, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the forego-ing Ordinance No. 956 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Cerritos at a Regular Meeting held on the 9th day of December, 2010, and that it was so adopted as follows:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS – Barrows, Chen, Edwards, Lee, ChoNOES: COUNCILMEMBERS – NoneABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS – NoneABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS – None

DATED: December 10, 2010

/s/ Vida Barone Vida Barone, Interim City Clerk

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CITY OF ARTESIANOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Planning Commission of the City of Artesia will hold a Regular Plan-ning Commission Meeting in the City Council Chambers of the Artesia City Hall, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday December 28, 2010, to conduct a Public Hearing to consider the following item(s):

Case No. 2010-37 Conditional Use Permit 18803 Corby Ave

MWI, Inc. (Certified Pipe) P.O. Box 5169 Oceanside, CA 92052A request for approval of a conditional use permit to allow a wholesale warehouse (plumbing supplies) for the prop-erty located at 18803 Corby Avenue in the Light Manufacturing and Industrial (M-1) Zone. Resolution No. 2010-30P

Case No. 2010-38 Design Review 11815 Artesia Boulevard

Stater Bros. 301 Tippecanoe, San Bernardino CA 92408A request for approval of a design review application to modify a previously approved design review application (Case No. 2008-01) for the property located at 11815 Artesia Boulevard in the Commercial Planned Development (C-P-D) Zone. Resolution No. 2010-31P

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: December 17, 2010 Okina Dor, Redevelopment and Planning Director

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No. GM-255477-C Investor No. 0000122895360 Loan No. 0307718596 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/24/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obli-gation 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:MICHAEL R GODI-NEZ AND MARY M GODINEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded 9/6/2006 as Instrument No. 06 1985290 in Book , page of LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT RECORDED 06-16-09 AS INSTRUMENT # 20090904171 Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:1/3/2011 at 10:30 AM Place of Sale: At the west side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, California Property Address is purported to be: 13248 DROXFORD ST CERRITOS, California 90703 APN #: 7028-024-010 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $718,063.00, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] The time-frame for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date: 12/3/2010 ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, California 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Christine Gomez-Schwab, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 3828992 12/10/2010, 12/17/2010, 12/24/2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 743485CA Loan No. 1927075258 Title Order No. 100527492-CA-MAI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10-14-2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 01-07-2011 at 10:30 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 10-25-2005, Book , Page , Instrument 05-2560549, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: DANIEL ERICKSON AND TIFFANY ERICKSON HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY, as Trustor, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA-TION SYSTEMS, INC., (MERS), SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, IT'S SUC-CESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier's check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier's check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings asso-ciation, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or en-cumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charg-es and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BOULEVARD, 12720 NORWALK BLVD. , NORWALK, CA Legal Description: LOT 59 OF TRACT NO. 16396, IN THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 372, PAGES 12 TO 14 INCLU-SIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS AND OTHER HYDRO-CARBON SUBSTANCES IN AND UNDER OR THAT MAY BE PRODUCED FROM A DEPTH BELOW 500 FEET OF THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND WITHOUT RIGHT OF ENTRY UPON THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF MINING, DRILLING, EXPLORING OR EXTRACTING SUCH OIL, GAS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES, OR OTHER USE OF OR RIGHTS IN OR TO ANY PORTION OF THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND TO A DEPTH OF 500 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE THEREOF, AS CONTAINED IN THE DEED FROM MON-TANA LAND COMPANY, RECORDED JANUARY 27, 1950 IN BOOK 32094 PAGE 1 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. Amount of un-paid balance and other charges: $442,420.48 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 4733 CONQUISTA AVENUE LAKEWOOD, CA 90713 APN Number: 7176-015-007 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". In compliance with Cali-fornia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to ex-plore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 12-17-2010 DECLARATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.54 Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54, the undersigned loan ser-vicer declares as follows: 1. It has obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.54 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; and 2. The time-frame for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or Section 2923.55.CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee (714) 259-7850 or www.fidelityasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DEBORAH BRIGNAC, VICE PRESIDENT 9200 OAKDALE AVE MAIL-STOP N110612 CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 ASAP# 3849452 12/17/2010, 12/24/2010, 12/31/2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 20080134011294 Title Order No.: 3206-136099 FHA/VA/PMI No.: - YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/28/2004. 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 LAW-YER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/19/2004 as Instrument No. 04 3007948 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: TRACEY L. SAUNDERS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment au-thorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 01/06/2011 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DIRECTLY FACING NOR-WALK BLVD., 12720 NORWALK BLVD., NORWALK, CA. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 17202 JEANETTE AVENUE, CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA 90703 APN#: 7012-025-023 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liabil-ity 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, re-garding 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 reason-able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $431,230.76. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declara-tion 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. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 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: 12/17/2010 NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Telecopier: (972) 661-7800 ASAP# 3835970 12/17/2010, 12/24/2010, 12/31/2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Title Order No.: 5810617 Trustee Sale No.: 72410 Loan No.: 9041156373 APN: 7061-005-032 You are in Default under a Deed of Trust dated 11/08/2004. 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 01/06/2011 at 10:00AM, DSL Service Company as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 11/22/04 as Doc #043017360 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: Scott Griffith, A Married Man as his sole and separate property, as Trustor Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A., as Ben-eficiary 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 West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, Southeast District, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, 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, California describing the land therein: 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: 6610 Turnergrove Drive, Lakewood CA 90713. 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: $397,583.63 (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. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the “mortgage loan servicer” as defined in California Civil Code § 2923.53(k)(3), declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to California Civil Code section 2923.53 and that the exemption is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. The timeframe for giving a Notice of Sale specified in Subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply to this Notice of Sale pursuant to California Civil Code Sections 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date: 12/6/10 For: DSL Service Company, as Trustee By: FCI Lender Services, Inc., as Agent 8180 East Kaiser Blvd., Anaheim Hills, CA 92808 U.S. Bank National Association, Customer Service Department (949) 798-6002 For Trustee Sale Information log on to: www.rsvpforeclosures.com or call: 925-603-7342. 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. (RSVP# 204209)(12/17/10, 12/24/10, 12/31/10)

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 10-0114048 Title Order No. 10-8-424184 Investor/Insurer No. 1707066282 APN No. 7174-032-017 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/19/2008. 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 RE-CONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly ap-pointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by ARIEL PE AND KARMINA DIAZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 05/19/2008 and recorded 05/22/08, as Instrument No. 20080907075, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 01/14/2011 at 10:30AM, At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, directly facing Norwalk Blvd., 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650 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: 6175 TURNERGROVE DRIVE, LAKEWOOD, CA, 90713. 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 $362,857.58. 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. DATED: 12/14/2010 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. ASAP# FNMA3824763 12/17/2010, 12/24/2010, 12/31/2010

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Hawaiian Gardens but a true community school where all of Hawaiian Gardens can take great pride in the school.

He said on Nov. 16 the District went to bid on the first [phase of the new sports complex. “During this first phase the land will be cleared. New parking and bleach-ers will be put in place and fencing and walkways will be installed.” In addition, electrical work will be completed for the lights and a state-of-the-art irrigation system will be installed along with artifi-cial turf, making this a year round sports complex. Rubberized tracks will also be installed. Law said the next phase will include softball and soccer fields, light-ing, scoreboards and a new concession building will be constructed.

Law said the spirit of cooperation and partnership that exists is a true testa-ment that working together we can cre-ate something that not only benefits the students but the community of Hawaiian Gardens.

Representatives of State Senator Alan Lowenthal and Congresswoman Linda Sanchez presented certificates of con-gratulation. Dr. David Moskowitz, rep-resenting his parents, told those present his they love Hawaiian Gardens and have worked hard for its residents. They are proud to be part of the Complex. He said his father; Dr. Irving Moskowitz was an athlete in his younger days and almost became a professional baseball player.

Representing the Moskowitz Foun-dation, which contributed $1.5 million toward construction of the Complex, was Oren Ben Ezra who said today is an important step in providing students not only a place to participate in baseball but all athletic activities as well as commu-nity activities.

“In the last three years we’ve lost $210 million from sales tax revenues and $132 million from property taxes. The impact on County services has been enormous.” According to Knabe, a major problem is the instability found in Sacramento.

If Los Angeles County were its own state, it would be between Ohio and Michigan in size, and it has suffered a 22% increase in ser-vices including welfare and food stamps. He has been asked many times what he thinks the state is go-ing to do to alleviate the problem, but Knabe is not sure it can do very much when Sacramento is wres-tling with a $28 billion shortfall.

“We are regulated by law to provide services to our residents because we are the ultimate safety net,” said Knabe. He realizes that the electorate is concerned and an-gry, and he thinks that there must be cooperation at all levels of gov-ernment, but he doesn’t want the state “to balance the budget on the backs of the counties and cities.”

“There are difficult times ahead,” said Knabe, and he re-minded everyone what former Colo-rado Governor Richard Lamb once said, “Christmas is when the children ask for gifts and the parents have to pay for them, while deficits are when adults tell govern-

ment what they want and their kids will pay for it.”

Yet Knabe has “high hopes” that the economy will show greater improvement in the next 18 to 24 months. He thinks that Governor-elect Jerry Brown may be able to get things done because of his

many years of public service. He quoted Brown who has said, “I can do things be-cause I can do it.”

Knabe hopes that there will be money in the future to support job creation pro-grams since most people “don’t want

a handout—they want a hand up. Yet government can’t print enough money to create enough jobs. We have to be more creative and aggressive.”

He said, “Even if we close all of the universities and colleges in the state and lay off all of the CHP, we still couldn’t

plug all of the budget holes.”Knabe said, “It doesn’t matter

if we call it health care or Obama-care, I believe that expanded care is a good thing.” The question he is asked, of course, is who is going to pay for it?

When asked about what the fu-ture has in store for small businesses in Artesia and throughout the state, “Knabe said, “It will be a rough ride for a while longer, and we need a spirit of cooperation among gov-ernments that we haven’t seen for a while, but we’ve done it before, and we can do it again.”

Los Cerritos Community News publisher Brian Hews asked if the state asks for any input from the County on the budget crisis, and Knabe said that Brown had recently held a meeting with officials to dis-cuss the budget crisis, and Los An-geles County was not even invited

to attend. In closing he wished everyone a Merry

Christmas and wanted everyone in atten-dance to remember those in harm’s way this holiday season, and “to thank them for what they do for America.”

summer months.” He said he was espe-cially proud to participate in the ground-breaking ceremony of the Fedde Sports Complex this past Saturday. “This is a project that different public agencies working together with the community has turned a dream into reality.”

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He stated he took pride in trying to bridge the divide between members serving on the city council. He said all five members were passionate about the city and serve it well. Unfortunately we often passionately disagree on the path forward that we need for the city. He said he firmly believes that working to-gether the council can make a difference on meeting the needs and aspirations of

our residents. He concluded by saying he will continue working to find the best route to bring us all together and will work with Mayor Gomez for the better-ment of the community.

Certificates of Recognition were pre-sented to Farfan by Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Heinzel and representatives from Supervisor Don Knabe, State Senator Alan Lowenthal and Congresswoman Linda Sanchez.

Attending the Artesia Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon were [l-r] Chamber Past President Manu Patel, Artesia Councilmember Sally Flowers, Mayor Victor Manalo, Cerritos College Trustee Shin Lieu, Chamber President James Kang, Guest Speaker Los Angels Country Supervisor Don Knabe, Artesia Coun-cilmember Tony Lima, and Mayor Pro Tem John Lyon.

Cerritos Chamber hold Annual Christmas MixerThe Garden Room at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel was the scene of holiday merri-ment Dec. 9 when the Cerritos Regional Chamber of Commerce held its annual Christmas Mixer. Catered by the hotel’s Grill 91, members enjoyed appetizers, eggnog, hot apple cider and wine. Chamber members mixed and networked.

Left: Visiting are [l-r] Cerritos Plan-ning Commissioner Diana Needham, Councilmember Carol Chen, Rick Needham, and past Chamber President Alan Wood.

Right: Sherman Kappe, Jack Reidy, Gloria Kappe, and Cerritos College Director of Fiscal Ser-vices Lola Rizkallah.

Left: Howard Hinckley, Melanie Broad, Julie Knabe, Councilmember Jim Edwards, Mayor pro tem Laura Lee.

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