Your Weekly Community Newspaper May 6, 2011Vol. 32 No. 48

Serving BixBy KnollS, California HeigHtS, loS CerritoS, Wrigley and tHe City of Signal Hill

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Community honors former CSULB presidentand Congressman Steve Horn with memorialRachael Rifkin

Staff Writer

Paying tribute to the leader manycite as the man responsible for CalState Long Beach’s transformationinto a university, various membersfrom the greater Long Beach areawere in attendance at Cal State Uni-versity-Long Beach’s Carpenter Per-forming Arts Center last Saturday.Friends, family, local figures, politi-cians and former coworkers were therefor a memorial honoring the univer-sity’s past president– former Con-gressman Steve Horn, who had passedaway from complications withAlzheimer’s disease on Feb. 17 at theage of 79.

At the event, the university brassensemble band performed in honor ofHorn’s early musical aspirations –hehad played the French horn beforeswitching to studies in political sci-ence– as speakers described signifi-cant stages of his life: As a legislative

At interactive workshop, localsgive budget-deficit solving a try

CJ Dablo

Staff Writer

So, how hard is it really for Califor-nia to fix its budget deficit problem?About 120 people showed how it couldbe done Thursday night, April 28 at theExpo on Atlantic Avenue in BixbyKnolls during an interactive budgetworkshop.

The event, sponsored by Assembly-members Bonnie Lowenthal, WarrenFurutani and Isadore Hall, III, offered achance to educate local constituents onhow negotiating the state budget works.

“You’re going to have the chance tolook at the numbers we look at,” Furu-tani said of the workshop, but he warnedmoments later that the process was notgoing to be an easy one.

“We’re going to have questions anddiscussions and debate,” Furutani said.“You all will want to holler at us. [But]we’re not afraid. We’ll holler right backat you.”

The interactive budget workshop,produced by Next 10, a nonprofit, non-

partisan organization, allowed the groupto vote on more than a dozen questionsrelating to the budget. Using whatlooked like a television remote controlwith five buttons, participants looked atmajor budget issues and voted on howthey felt California’s budget should becut and if taxes should be increased orextended. Before they voted on a keyitem, Sarah Henry, program director forNext 10, offered a brief explanation ofthe budget items along with a shortexplanation of the budget impact. Next10 gave a projection of how thesechoices would affect the deficit. Thevoting results were projected instantlyon a large screen at the front of the audi-torium.

How much should California sup-port UC and CSU schools? About 33.1percent of the respondents said to cutfunding to these school systems by $500million each and increase tuition tomake up for the loss. That would reducethe deficit by $1 billion.

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Tim Patton, a field representative for Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal, manuallytallies how a state deficit of $19.4 billion (the projected deficit in five years) wouldhave been affected if the state implements the policies recommended by the commu-nity members participating in last week’s budget workshop. (Inset) Participants useda remote-control device to make their choices during the budget meeting.

see workshop page 8

Stephanie Raygoza

Editorial Intern

In conjunction with the LongBeach Office of Sustainability and theWater Department, the City of LongBeach will soon be implementing apilot graywater program throughwhich a small number of householdsfrom each district will be selected toundertake approved graywater sys-tems.

Spearheaded by Seventh DistrictCouncilmember James Johnson andpassed in March, the “Laundry toLandscape” Graywater System pro-grams take graywater dischargedfrom laundry machines and reuses itto water gardens and landscapesrather than being discharged. SecondDistrict Councilmember Suja Lowen-thal and Fourth District Councilmem-ber Patrick O’Donnell have alsobacked the program.

“Efforts like this program can help

us fundamentally change the way welook at water as something preciousto be conserved and reused when pos-sible, as opposed to something cheapthat can be wasted or disposed of,”Johnson said in a press release on hiswebsite.

Graywater is classified as dirtierthan potable, or “white,” water butcleaner than sewage water or “black”water. In previous years, state law dis-couraged the use of graywater. How-ever, in August 2009, the StatePlumbing Code was revised toencourage its use throughout the state.

In addition, Senate Bill 1258directed the Department of Housingand Community Development todevise new graywater standards forresidential properties.

“It is estimated that by usingindoor water for landscapes, overallpotable water use could decline by 14to 40 percent,” Johnson disclosed inthe program proposal. “Such savings

would represent a fundamental shiftin Long Beach’s demand and con-tinue our reputation as a nationalleader in conservation.”

The program would utilize a par-ticular type of graywater system thatdoes not require a local permit andworks by means of the clothes washersystems in single-family residenciesonly. Although the applicationprocess is still being finalized, resi-dents will soon have the chance toenter the contest in hopes of beingselected to receive the graywater sys-tem professionally installed for theirproperty.

The water department will providefunding and installation is being com-pleted by the Office of SustainabilityGreen Job Trainees with the guidanceof a professional plumber.

According to Sustainability Coor-dinator Larry Rich, four winners will

see horn page 7

see water page 7

City furthers water-recycling effortswith ‘Laundry to Landscape’ program

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Naomi Rainey, president of the Long Beach branch of the NAACP, shares thestory of a time when Steve Horn extended a kind gesture to her.

Athena Mekis

Contributing Writer

Large British flags softly blew downentire streets as I rode past downtownLondon on the Green Line coach bus,which led me in the same direction aseveryone else’s footsteps.

“Congratulations, Wills and Kate,”read the marquee at the Baker street cin-ema as I walked toward the Royal Parks.The crowds increased; I was close to thecelebration.

One man yelled, “Royal Weddingflags!” Another yelled, “Royal Weddingmagazine!” And another yelled, “RoyalWedding cupcakes!” These were thepeople attempting to make a small for-tune from the crowds in London, whichalmost reached one million, according toseveral British news agencies.

The largest royal park, Hyde Park,held 80,000 people, according to Horti-culture Week, a weekly business website.And the proud-to-be-British sentimentwas clearly displayed by their ability tosew, paint, glue, and tie the British flagonto every garment available. The menin wedding gowns and tiaras got themost attention.

“I’m impressed with the long tradi-tional dress. It shows purity and it’s howit’s supposed to be done,” said LondonerEdna Salami, 38. “Too many peoplewant to get married in a park or on abeach. They’re doing it right from thebeginning– with God’s blessing.”

Londoner Jonny O’Neil, 25, said hewasn’t excited all week, but on themorning of the wedding, he had a “fizzymoment.”

Davina Murphy, 47, from Leicester-shire booked a hotel in January primarilyfor her son, “so that he can say hewatched his future king get married,”she said.

With nearly one million peopleambling the downtown area, LondonerNeil Tymlin, 29, enjoyed the bustlingcrowds.

“It’s not often that London gets shut

down,” he said.According to Broadcast Audience

Research Board, a UK media gatheringcompany, around 26 million Britswatched the Royal Wedding. That’s 42percent.

And, according to the Nielson Com-pany, a US media gathering company,around 23 million Americans watchedthe Royal Wedding. That’s 7.3 percent.

The wedding was the fifth-mostviewed event of all time in the UK,falling 2 million viewers shy of toppingPrince Charles’s and Lady Diana’s wed-ding.

The British Broadcasting Corpora-tion had the most access. Their weddingfootage was played at Hyde Park, GreenPark and Trafalgar Square with livecommentary throughout.

They had access inside the Westmin-ster Abbey, inside the quadrangle and onthe roof at Buckingham Palace, and theyhad cameramen in lift booms along theprocession route and in front of the bal-cony.

While at Hyde Park, it becameapparent that Prince Harry is a crowdfavorite. Every time he appeared on thescreen and gave his small but charmingsmile, the crowd gave back infatuatedcheers.

“I enjoyed watching Harry try tokeep a straight face,” O’Neil said.“Nobody knows what he’s going to do.It makes him more colorful.”

Even 58-year-old Sue Duffel fromHampshire said her second-favorite partof the wedding was seeing Harry wavein her direction as he passed by– watch-ing the horses trot through the archwaywhere she stood was her first favoritepart of the wedding.

As the new Duke and Duchess ofCambridge bowed and curtsied to thequeen before walking down the aislehand in hand, blasts of red, white andblue confetti shot into the air at HydePark, and the small rectangles of paperlightly graced my face as they shimmieddown.

I listened to BBC news anchor HuwEdwards repeat, “This is it” or similarvariations such as “This is what it’s allabout,” and “This is what this day’sabout,” as I made my way to Green Parkfor the balcony kiss.

Vendors lined the park boundarieswith treats and souvenirs for the bigevent so I bought a Mango Expresssmoothie and sucked it down as thenewlyweds stepped onto the balcony to

share their first kiss with the world.Cindy Chiu, 38, from New Zealand

rushed to the gates at BuckinghamPalace moments before when the guardslet down the barricades and allowed thecrowds to gather at the Palace gates andaround the Queen Victoria Memorial.

“When [Prince William] grabbed herhand, you could hear a loud ‘Awww,’”she said.

After admirers were bestowed with

two kisses, much of the crowd at Buck-ingham Palace headed toward the pubsfor celebratory ales or the parks formusic and sunshine.

At that point, I made my way to thePalace and seized my opportunity toglimpse the newlyweds as they drovePrince Charles’s convertible Aston Mar-tin, adorned with balloons, streamers,bows and a license plate that read, “Ju5tWed.”

With the sun occasionally shiningthrough the ever-present London cloudsand the 68-degree weather, many peoplerelaxed in the Royal Parks, sharing theirlove and happiness with the royal cou-ple.

Athena Mekis currently lives in Hat-field, England, 10 miles north of Lon-don, where she is enjoying astudy-abroad semester at the Universityof Hertfordshire. In 2008, when hergrandfather, Nick Mekis, who was a Sig-nal Hill council member in the1970s, learned that she wanted to be areporter, he directed her to the SignalTribune, where she has been a contribut-ing writer ever since. ß

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The royal couple surprised the crowds by driving from Buckingham Palace toClarence House in Prince Charles’s Aston Martin.

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CJ Dablo

Staff Writer

The City of Signal Hill continuesto defend the quality of its water andthe reputation of its water department,and an independent engineering firmconfirmed at Tuesday evening’sCouncil meeting that the water sys-tems are safe.

The reputation of the water depart-ment is at stake. Criticizing manage-ment practices concerning water safetyand questioning the circumstances ofhis own termination, a formeremployee from the city’s water depart-ment made the fight even more publicwhen he appeared before the Councilon May 3.

“Anyone who slanders me ormakes any false statements or dam-ages my reputation as a water-treat-ment or water-distribution operator isgoing to be held accountable,” saidFazio Tuesday night.

Earlier this year, Fazio, a formeremployee who served as a water-sys-tems operator for the City of SignalHill, sent an email to the City to voiceconcerns about water safety and thesafety of the employees, according toCity Manager Ken Farfsing, who alsoconfirmed that Fazio had beenemployed on a probationary term.

Fazio’s emailed correspondencewas sent to a number of other places,including the city administration andan unknown number of Signal Hill res-idents, some of whom received a print-out on their doorsteps that included acopy of that letter.

On Tuesday night, Fazio intro-duced himself to the Council as a“whistle-blower.” He said that earlierthat afternoon he had passed a liedetector test in San Bernardino thatmonitored him as he read a statement.He asked to read that same statementinto the City Council record that night.

Although City Attorney DavidAleshire had cautioned Dean Fazio afew times against revealing the detailsof his personnel record into the publicrecord, Fazio asked to continue to readhis statement. The statement criticizedhis supervisor and other employees atthe water department.

That evening, Fazio provided moredetails on several of the complaints hehad already lodged against the peoplein his former department. One of theconcerns involved maintenance prac-tices that Fazio said endangered thesafety of employees. Fazio also allegedthat a senior water-systems operatortold him to falsify water-qualityrecords. (Fazio said in his earlier letterthat he did not obey the order). ButFazio also suggested Tuesday nightthat there was more wrongdoing in hisdepartment. Fazio further alluded to

improprieties surrounding overtimepay that was collected by otheremployees, adding to the list of allega-tions he had outlined in his earlier let-ter.

Fazio said he received a poor per-formance evaluation and was eventu-ally terminated after he filed acomplaint with Cal/OSHA, the State’sDivision of Occupational Safety andHealth.

Fazio’s list of concerns did not gounnoticed. The City hired Tetra Tech

Inc., an independent engineering firm,to address the former employee’s alle-gations, said Farfsing. The CaliforniaDepartment of Public Health (CDPH)had already determined that the waterhad been in compliance with federaland state standards for drinking water,according to the letter they issued inApril to the department of publicworks.

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Tamaki Okamoto, a US citizenwho was born and raised in Japan,and Susan Cooper, former executivedirector of the Bixby Knolls BusinessImprovement Association, haveorganized a jazz concert and art showbenefit to raise funds to assist thosein need in Japan, through the Ameri-can Red Cross.

Named “Lend a Hand for Japan,”the benefit will take place Sunday,May 15, at the Expo Building, 4321

Atlantic Ave. Doors will open at3:30pm. Admission is a $15 contribu-tion to the Red Cross.

“The horrific devastation in thewake of the earthquake and tsunamihas taken thousands of lives, left tensof thousands homeless, damaged ordestroyed more than 139,000 build-ings, and led to a serious nuclear inci-dent at one of their power plants,”Cooper said. “Let us gather togetherand ‘lend a hand.’”

The program will include musicby the renowned LA Harbor CollegeStudio Jazz Orchestra, for some BigBand sounds; Onaje Murray and P.S.Island, with a repertoire ranging fromjazz to blues to reggae and more; andthe music of Gee Mack and theBoogaloo All Stars. Greg “GeeMack” Dalton is a guitarist, song-writer, producer who has recordedand toured with many artists, fromJay Z to Stevie Wonder.

This event is a local, grassrootseffort to raise funds to aid those whoare suffering through the aftermath ofthe magnitude-9.0 earthquake thatstruck northeastern Japan on March11, 2011. Funds collected from theevent will go directly to the AmericanRed Cross’s Japan relief efforts.

More information is available onthe “Lend a Hand for Japan” Face-book page. ß

Local jazz/art show to benefit victims of recent disasters in Japan

In the story “Town hall meeting addresses Seventh District progress, residents’concerns” [April 29, 2011], a quote attributed to Seventh District CouncilmemberJames Johnson should have read: “Long Beach will be one of the first cities inthe United States to have a graywater pilot program.”

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This morning, I landed in ournation’s capitol at the invitation ofPresident Barack Obama and FirstLady Michelle Obama. I am in Wash-ington, D.C to attend an eveningreception Thursday night at the WhiteHouse in honor of Cinco de Mayo. Iwill join other guests, political leadersand dignitaries from across the coun-try to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and tohonor the contributions of Mexican-Americans as well as Latino Ameri-cans in the United States. Before thereception, I will also attend a WhiteHouse policy briefing by members ofthe President’s staff.

This has been a historic week forAmerica. I am looking forward topersonally thanking the President forhis commitment to our country, and tothe men and women of our military. Iwill represent Long Beach proudlyand look forward to being at theWhite House during this proudmoment for our country.

As we reflect on the events of thisweek, let’s not forget the thousands ofbrave men and women in our militaryand intelligence services who serve toprotect our freedoms.

Most importantly, let’s never for-get the 12 Long Beach residents whohave given their lives for us in thewars in Iraq and Afghanistan sinceSeptember 11, 2001.

They are:Stephen A. CastellanoRandy D. CollinsAnthony J. Davis Jr.Israel GarciaErnesto R. GuerraSteven HutchisonLyndon A. Marcus, Jr.Roberto L. Martinez SalazarAstor A. Sunsin-PinedaDavid T. ToomalataiGeorge D. TorresJoshua R. Whitaker.

God bless our President, our sol-diers, their families and the UnitedStates of America.

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A royal shame?I can’t believe! The announcers for

MSNBC, CNN and Fox did not dotheir homework for the royal wedding.

The viewers saw the plate at theentrance to Westminster Abbey andthat the newlyweds, their party andfriends, and also the Queen, her partyand friends, and yes, also the clergy, allwalked around this most sacred spot inEngland. It is the tomb of England’sunknown soldier of World War I. Helies with medals awarded for valor bymany countries including the UnitedStates Congressional Medal of Honor.They never mentioned this. Shame.

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Not that I’m usually at a loss forwords, but this week I have just toomany things I’d like to write about. I’lldo my best to get in as much as possi-ble. Here goes:

Since Sunday is Mother’s Day, Iwant to wish my mother MarjorieGrommé a very happy Mother’s Day.We plan to take her to lunch in Lagunato meet up with my stepbrotherMichael and his lovely wife Betty onSaturday. Sunday we’ll probably do abrunch here in town. Rather thanflowers or perfume, our typical gift forMom is a car wash (Bixby Knolls CarWash, of course) and a full tank ofgas. She claims that at her age, 91, thelast thing she needs is more stuff. Herwish is our command. And speakingof mothers, don’t forget to enter “Cel-ebrating Mothers.” You’ll find the fourentry blanks and the details on page11. This is the last chance to enter.We’ll be picking up the entry boxesnext Wednesday.

Last Saturday, Rachael Rifkin andI attended the Celebration of Lifememorial for the former CSULBPresident and Congressmember SteveHorn (see her article on page 1). It wasprobably the most meaningful andpoignant memorial I have everattended. So many of us knew Dr.Horn as an intelligent, giving and kindman, but I doubt that more than ahandful of folks knew of all hisaccomplishments. The many speakers

were so generous with their words andpersonal stories regarding their rela-tionships with Dr. Horn that we alllearned something new about the manwe so revered.

It would be nice if we had theroom in our paper to print the eight-page keepsake program that washanded out to all the attendees, butalas we just don’t have the space.Instead, we will scan it and post it onour website this week for all of you toperuse and enjoy. It is more than just aprogram of the memorial service– it istruly a history lesson. Dr. Horn, youwill be missed and remembered. Restin peace.

The news of the death of Osama binLaden is everywhere. Yes, I’m evenmentioning it here. I understand that itis an amazing event that has been cele-brated and criticized. When I firstlearned of the happening, I was stunnedbut quickly turned to thoughts of ela-tion and then of guilt for being happythat another human was killed. We aretaught to love our fellow man, but atwhat point can we give ourselves per-mission to rejoice at the killing ofanother? I think we CAN in this case.This case entails more than just the typ-ical controversy over the “deathpenalty” and so much more than an eyefor an eye. I believe the act created asmuch justice as we will ever have overthe 9/11 events nearly ten years ago.God bless our military.

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For three days, May 6–8, Holly-wood will descend on Avalon for theSanta Catalina Film Festival, celebrat-ing the art of independent film and theprotection and restoration of CatalinaIsland.

Tickets are available on the Festi-val’s website– CatalinaFF.org. Ten per-cent of each purchase goes directly tosupporting the restoration and protectionof Catalina Island’s wildlands throughthe work of the Catalina Island Conser-vancy.

The Festival will screen 62 filmsfrom five countries, including Australia,Brazil, Indonesia and Spain. Categoriesinclude documentaries, shorts, features,student films and a special environmen-tal category. These 10 films will com-pete for the new Catalina IslandConservancy Isla Earth Award of Excel-lence in Environmental Filmmaking.

Features include A Little Help, star-

ring Jenna Fischer (The Office) andChris O’Donnell (Batman and Robin,NCIS: Los Angeles), and the Los Ange-les premiere of Samuel Bleak, whichstars David Zayas and Jaime Murrayfrom the Showtime series Dexter.Shorts include the 2011 AcademyAward winner God of Love. Also fea-tured in the documentary category isIslander Jim Watson’s Wings Across theChannel, a 2010 look at the aviation his-tory of Catalina. The Festival will alsofeature several world premieres, as wellas Los Angeles and West Coast pre-mieres.

Opening night ceremonies at theAvalon Casino Theatre will featuremulti-platinum, Grammy Award win-ners All-4-One performing “I Swear”and appearances by Emmy-winnerWayne Brady (Whose Line Is It Anyway,The Wayne Brady Show) and actor andenvironmental activist Ed Begley Jr.(Pineapple Express). The openingnight’s film, A Beginner’s Guide to End-ings starring Harvey Keitel (ReservoirDogs, The Piano) and Scott Caan

(Hawaii Five-O, Ocean’s Eleven) willbe shown with several award-winningshorts.

Also on opening night, the RonaldReagan Presidential Foundation and theCentennial Celebration Committee willhonor a surprise guest with its GreatCommunicator Award in honor of Pres-ident Reagan’s Catalina ties.

Venues will be spread throughoutthe City of Avalon for residents and fes-tival-goers alike to enjoy. Films will beshown at the Casino Theatre, AvalonCommunity Church, Avalon HighSchool Auditorium, City Hall andCanyon Resort & Spa.

There will be free live entertainmentall day Saturday on the Wrigley Stageon Crescent Avenue in Avalon, alongwith surprise performers from severalfestival films. Giveaways with prizesfrom festival sponsors will also takeplace.

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Last Saturday, more than 75 mem-bers of the Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-Day Saints joined with otherSignal Hill volunteers, as well as SignalHill Mayor Larry Forester and Directorof Community Development ScottCharney, to clean up the empty lotsbetween California and Orangeavenues from Willow Street north tothe freeway. The cleanup was part ofthe Mayor’s Cleanup Campaign and, injust over two hours, scores of bagswere filled with trash. Tom Poe, amember of the church and retired long-time employee of the City of LongBeach, noted that more than 200 manhours of service were provided andestimates that this is a cost savings ofnearly $5,000 for the City.

“An important aspect of our faith isto be conscientious citizens of the com-munity in which we live,” said CityTreasurer Emerson Fersch, who is alsoa member of the church. “It was apleasure to partner with the City of Sig-nal Hill this weekend.”

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Suzanne Huffman, Signal Hill MayorLarry Forester and John Huffman atSaturday’s neighborhood cleanup.

Church group joins SH reps for cleanup

The Signal Hill Community Foun-dation will host a community yardsale on Saturday, May 7 from 8am tonoon at Signal Hill Park, 2175 CherryAve., on Jessie Nelson Circle. Anevent bigger than a block or familyyard sale, it is an opportunity to buy

antiques, furniture, collectibles, toys,books, clothing, jewelry and more.

Residents of Signal Hill and sur-rounding areas will have their per-sonal items on display for purchase.Admission is free. For more informa-tion, call (562) 989-7330.

Signal Hill to host community yard saleThe First Fridays art walk in Bixby

Knolls on May 6 will continue themonthly programming of untraditionalfun, high jinx, and “the unexpected.”Participants will celebrate the histori-cal significance of “Seis de Mayo” andMother’s Day. Filling the avenue willbe a cacophony of music, fromklezmer to bluegrass and from classicrock to new age vibrations.

Roy Robbins Gifts & Stationerywill celebrate its second anniversarywith shopping, treats, and mariachi.

Other ingredients of the night willbe: art in all mediums, the Marx Broth-ers in Duck Soup at the Historical Soci-ety, Bollywood, Abraham Longkin,improv comedy, the Gallery Expo,pirates, Timstrument, tarot cards, freebooks, photo booth, face painting,bluegrass, classic rock, Jones Gallery,Art Exchange, Michelle Mangione,antiques, a piano man, The Big Red

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James Johnson’s “First Books at FirstFridays” at the Dana Branch Librarywill begin at 5:30pm featuring livepirates reading to kids.

Bella Cosa, 3803Atlantic Ave., willprovide information about First Fri-days, maps and restaurant recommen-dations from 6:30pm to 8pm.

When the businesses start to close,“First Fridays After Hours” will begin.Nino’s Italian Restaurant will featureits 562City[After]Life Hours withgrooves provided by Nativity + Fabri-cated, plus late-night dining and bev-erages. The Factory also goes late intothe night with food, drinks, and music.Attendees may also hang out late at EJMalloys.

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“This is specially made for just thewater coming from a washing

machine to the backyard,” Rich said.“It wouldn’t be used to water lawns,just trees or shrubs.”

The program will allow the City togather vital information to assess theamount of water conservation andmost efficient use of graywater.

Rich encourages people to takepart in the experience, as it will pro-vide the City with a first-hand experi-ence on how the systems work.

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assistant, he worked on the CivilRights Act of 1964 and the VotingRights Act of 1965. During the 18years he served as president ofCSULB, he developed a variety ofinnovative services and programs–everything from construction projectsand ethical reforms to the establish-ment of a student learning assistancecenter– for which he was named “oneof the 100 most effective college pres-idents in the United States” by theExxon Education Foundation in 1986.He was a Republican Congressman forfive terms, known for riling up bothRepublicans and Democrats with hisbipartisan approach.

The presenters at Saturday’smemorial also shared their personalreflections, speaking about his charac-ter, kindness, honesty and intelligence.

CSULB President Dr. F. KingAlexander talked about the lastingeffects of Steve’s presidency. “Hislegacy is all around us,” he said.“Every day our students benefit fromthe things he did during his presi-dency.”

Jack Shainline, former CSULBvice president of student services,thought of Steve as a humanist. “He

had honesty, decisiveness andcourage,” Shainline said. “He hadmoral courage, which is the hardestkind to have. He never swept problemsunder the rug. He focused on the wel-fare of the students and created the bestkind of working environment. Hebrought people together.”

Dr. Karl Anatol, former CSULBdean of humanities, spoke aboutHorn’s unrelenting perseverance.“Steve was a man on a mission. Hewas a rushing river,” Anatol said.“Steve was unrelenting in his insis-tence for excellence.”

The Honorable J. Russell Georgewas the staff director and chief counselto the House Subcommittee on Gov-ernment Management, Informationand Technology, which Steve chaired.Personally influenced by Steve, hesaid, “I hope everyone has someonecome into their lives that helps changethem.”

Connie Martinez Sziebl, currentlya field deputy for LA County Supervi-sor Don Knabe, was district directorfor Horn’s Congressional office from1993–2003. “There are very fewthings in life as meaningful as memo-ries,” she said. “I’ve spent the last fewweeks hearing and sharing storiesabout Steve. I remember once he gavea homeless man his card and told the

man that if he ever needed help, call,and the man did.”

Naomi Rainey, president of theLong Beach branch of the NAACP,shared a story of an incident thatoccurred before she had even knownwho Horn was. “I met him during mygraduation,” she said. “At one point,there was an activity for graduates andtheir families. My family couldn’tcome to my graduation. I was about toleave when Steve stopped me to askwhy I was leaving. I told him that theschool hadn’t thought about the peoplewho didn’t have families. Steve said,‘My family will be your family.’ Andthey were...Behind all of his actions hewas a nice, generous, and compassion-ate man.”

Also among those in attendancewere: Signal Hill Mayor Larry Forester;former Long Beach Vice Mayor ValLerch; US Rep. Laura Richardson; for-mer California governor George Deuk-mejian and his wife Gloria; former LongBeach Mayor Beverly O’Neill; publicistKathy Berry; Long Beach Chamber ofCommerce President Randy Gordon;Horn’s children, Steve Horn, Jr. andMarcia Horn; his grandson JonathanHorn; and his wife Nini, who brieflytook to the stage to thank everyone forcoming and express her gratitude for herhusband’s caregivers. ß

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The City of Long Beach hasunveiled its redistricting website, long-beach.gov/redistricting, which pro-vides population data for the city. Datawas generated by the United StatesCensus Bureau as a result of the 2010Census.

The following information is nowavailable on the website:• Long Beach’s overall population

change from 2000 to 2010 with

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each Council District and the differ-ences in population among each dis-trict

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resource for the community during thenext several months as the Long BeachCity Council considers potential redis-tricting of City Council districts.

Through this website, residents maysign up to receive updates, accessmaps and information, and providecomments.

Historically, the City Council hasmade a decision to redistrict when oneor more Council Districts has deviatedgreater than plus or minus five percentfrom the average population of thecity’s nine districts. ß

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Should the state increase or scale backMedi-Cal’s healthcare coverage? About 45.6percent at Thursday’s workshop said theywouldn’t change it. That meant no change tothe deficit.

Each time, these respondents were toldhow their policy decisions would affect thebudget deficit in a five-year term, rather thanlooking at the current deficit problem. Using aprojected budget deficit figure of $19.4 billion,voters had to decide whether cutting thebudget to key state-run services would beworth the reward of reducing the deficit. Onthe flip side, participants would have to decidehow they felt about increasing taxes during arecession.

Should we raise state income taxes to fundK-12 education? About 65.2 percent said toraise taxes on “upper-income families, rein-stating the 10- and 11-percent bracket.” Thebudget deficit could be reduced by $3.8 bil-lion, according to the estimates offered byNext 10.

“They’re having a problem. It needs to becut, but the cuts [are] going to hurt somebody,”said Almeta Womack, a retired educator fromLong Beach. Womack said she had sympathyfor the people who had to make these difficultdecisions.

But Womack was mainly concerned withtaxes on commercial real estate. She said she

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Others, like 58-year-old Oren Grossi, hadno sympathy for the legislators.

“I think they were absolutely worthless,”said Grossi, “and which is why I think theywere hiding behind a survey to use up most ofthe time.”

Grossi said he didn’t think it was hard tofix the budget. “I could balance it easily, but Iwouldn’t do it the way they were doing it. Ihave a lot of ideas, but they’re not interested innew ideas,” he said. Grossi proposed a fewways to cut spending on public employeewages and pension.

Grossi and others complained about thechoices they were given on the survey.

“But we don’t feel comfortable with thechoices either,” said AssemblymemberLowenthal, explaining that there is no oneright way to fix the budget woes of the state.

“You know, we represent a myriad of peo-ple all over California and the path is notclear,” Lowenthal said. “The path to endingthis deficit and continuing to progress as a stateis not clear, and we deal with it every day. SoI appreciate the frustration that people feel, the

anger that people feel, because it’s not an easydecision-making process.”

“I think in general people are angry,” saidFurutani, who stayed with Lowenthal after-wards to speak to a line of constituents. “Peo-ple are getting a little bit more desperate, moreconcerned, so the passion. . .it’s gone up a fewnotches clearly from the last time we had asimilar budget process and discussion. So Ithink it’s a reflection of the times.”

Others, like graduate social work students,Cynthia Tejeda, 23, and Marissa Palmer, 27,said that they were concerned that the opinionsat the meeting didn’t take into considerationthe long-term consequences of reducing socialservices. The Cal State Long Beach studentssaid they saw how state cuts affected theirschool and how these cuts could affect theclients they already help. Palmer works withmental-health services for children and fami-lies. Tejeda works with child welfare clients.

“We see the realities of what happens whenthey don’t get those services,” Palmer said.“And it’s devastating for them and also fortheir communities and also for the taxpayers.”

If they didn’t have to follow the rules inSacramento that require a two-thirds majorityvote to make changes to the tax revenue, theparticipants on Thursday night found a way tocreate a hypothetical $3.4 billion surplus. Butthere’s a catch. They didn’t achieve thatrequired consensus.

Those who want to take the survey and seeif they could reduce the budget deficit mayvisit budgetchallenge.org. ß

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Mayor Larry Forester described theimprovements to Reservoir Parkincluding new landscaping to demon-strate sustainable water usage. Locatedon the south side of the park, the newgarden features a wildflower meadow,native plants and drought-tolerantshrubs. Paths of permeable concrete

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TST3734notiCe of trUStee’S Sale tS no. 11-0006217 title order no. 11-0004103 aPn no.7215-027-004 yoU are in defaUlt Under adeed of trUSt, dated 10/05/2006. UnleSSyoU taKe aCtion to ProteCt yoUr ProP-erty, it May Be Sold at a PUBliC Sale. ifyoU need an exPlanation of tHe natUreof tHe ProCeeding againSt yoU, yoUSHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. notice is herebygiven that reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by trUdy KalUSH, a SingleWoMan, dated 10/05/2006 and recorded 10/11/06,as instrument no. 06 2255324, in Book , Page ), ofofficial records in the office of the County recorderof los angeles County, State of California, will sellon 05/27/2011 at 1:00PM, at the front entrance tothe Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 WestMission Blvd., Pomona, los angeles, Ca at publicauction, to the highest bidder for cash or check asdescribed below, payable in full at time of sale, allright, title, and interest conveyed to and now heldby it under said deed of trust, in the property situ-ated in said County and State and as more fullydescribed in the above referenced deed of trust.the street address and other common designation,if any of the real property described above is pur-ported to be: 2164 oHio avenUe, Signal Hill,Ca, 90755. the undersigned trustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrectness of the street addressand other common designation, if any, shownherein. the total amount of the unpaid balance withinterest thereon of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold plus reasonable estimatedcosts, expenses and advances at the time of the ini-tial publication of the notice of Sale is $949,510.21.it is possible that at the time of sale the opening bidmay be less than the total indebtedness due. inaddition to cash, the trustee will accept cashier’schecks drawn on a state or national bank, a checkdrawn by a state or federal credit union, or a checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, or savings bank spec-ified in Section 5102 of the financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state. Said sale willbe made, in an “aS iS” condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty, express or implied, regardingtitle, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy theindebtedness secured by said deed of trust,advances thereunder, with interest as provided, andthe unpaid principal of the note secured by saiddeed of trust with interest thereon as provided insaid note, plus fees, charges and expenses of thetrustee and of the trusts created by said deed oftrust. if required by the provisions of section 2923.5of the California Civil Code, the declaration from themortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent isattached to the notice of trustee’s Sale dulyrecorded with the appropriate County recorder’soffice. dated: 04/28/2011 reContrUSt CoM-Pany, n.a. 1800 tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94SiMi valley, Ca 93063 Phone/Sale information:(800) 281 8219 By: trustee’s Sale officer reCon-trUSt CoMPany, n.a. is a debt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt. any information obtained willbe used for that purpose. fei # 1006.134001 5/06,5/13, 5/20/2011

TST3735notiCe of trUStee’S Sale tS no. 10-0164971 title order no. 10-0008038 aPn no.7216-019-086 yoU are in defaUlt Under adeed of trUSt, dated 10/10/2006. UnleSSyoU taKe aCtion to ProteCt yoUr ProP-erty, it May Be Sold at a PUBliC Sale. ifyoU need an exPlanation of tHe natUreof tHe ProCeeding againSt yoU, yoUSHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. notice is herebygiven that reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by StePHen laMBUtH, a SingleMan, dated 10/10/2006 and recorded 10/13/06, asinstrument no. 06 2281020, in Book , Page ), ofofficial records in the office of the County recorderof los angeles County, State of California, will sellon 05/27/2011 at 1:00PM, at the front entrance tothe Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 WestMission Blvd., Pomona, los angeles, Ca at publicauction, to the highest bidder for cash or check asdescribed below, payable in full at time of sale, allright, title, and interest conveyed to and now heldby it under said deed of trust, in the property situ-ated 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 pur-ported to be: 1923 Molino ave 101, SignalHill, Ca, 90755. the undersigned trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. the total amount of the unpaidbalance with interest thereon of the obligationsecured by the property to be sold plus reasonableestimated costs, expenses and advances at thetime of the initial publication of the notice of Sale is$529,137.81. it is possible that at the time of salethe opening bid may be less than the total indebt-edness due. in addition to cash, the trustee willaccept cashier’s checks drawn on a state ornational bank, a check drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, savings association,or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of thefinancial Code and authorized to do business inthis state. Said sale will be made, in an “aS iS” con-dition, but without covenant or warranty, express orimplied, regarding title, possession or encum-brances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured bysaid deed of trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid principal of thenote secured by said deed of trust with interestthereon as provided in said note, plus fees,charges and expenses of the trustee and of thetrusts created by said deed of trust. if required bythe provisions of section 2923.5 of the CaliforniaCivil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee,beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to thenotice of trustee’s Sale duly recorded with theappropriate County recorder’s office. dated:03/22/2011 reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a. 1800tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley,Ca 93063 Phone/Sale information: (800) 281 8219By: trustee’s Sale officer reContrUSt CoM-Pany, n.a. is a debt collector attempting to collecta debt. any information obtained will be used forthat purpose. fei # 1006.134634 5/06, 5/13,5/20/2011

TST3729notiCe of trUStee'S Sale tS no. 11-0003087 title order no. 11-0002350investor/insurer no. 060332595 aPn no. 7214-003-008 yoU are in defaUlt Under a deedof trUSt, dated 08/10/2004. UnleSS yoUtaKe aCtion to ProteCt yoUr ProPerty,it May Be Sold at a PUBliC Sale. if yoUneed an exPlanation of tHe natUre oftHe ProCeeding againSt yoU, yoUSHoUld ContaCt a laWyer." notice is herebygiven that reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by aUStin v Plong, a Married ManaS HiS Sole and SeParate ProPerty, dated08/10/2004 and recorded 08/13/04, as instrumentno. 04 2089829, in Book -, Page -), of officialrecords in the office of the County recorder of losangeles County, State of California, will sell on05/20/2011 at 10:30aM, at the West side of the losangeles County Courthouse, directly facing nor-walk Blvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd., norwalk, Ca90650 at public auction, to the highest bidder forcash or check as described below, payable in full attime of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed toand now held by it under said deed of trust, in theproperty situated in said County and State and asmore fully described in the above referenced deedof trust. the street address and other commondesignation, if any, of the real property describedabove is purported to be: 2424 WalnUt avenUe,Signal Hill, Ca, 90755. the undersigned trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. the total amount of the unpaidbalance with interest thereon of the obligationsecured by the property to be sold plus reasonableestimated costs, expenses and advances at thetime of the initial publication of the notice of Sale is$402,910.16. it is possible that at the time of salethe opening bid may be less than the total indebt-edness due. in addition to cash, the trustee willaccept cashier's checks drawn on a state ornational bank, a check drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, savings association,or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of thefinancial Code and authorized to do business inthis state. Said sale will be made, in an ''aS iS'' con-

dition, but without covenant or warranty, express orimplied, regarding title, possession or encum-brances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured bysaid deed of trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid principal of thenote secured by said deed of trust with interestthereon as provided in said note, plus fees,charges and expenses of the trustee and of thetrusts created by said deed of trust. dated:04/22/2011 reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a. 1800tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley,Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale information(626) 927-4399 By: - trustee's Sale officerreContrUSt CoMPany, n.a. is a debt collectorattempting to collect a debt. any informationobtained will be used for that purpose. aSaP#3970739 04/29/2011, 05/06/2011, 05/13/2011

TST3722notiCe of trUStee’S Sale tS no. 09-0108591 title order no. 09-8-311440 aPn no.7217-027-004 yoU are in defaUlt Under adeed of trUSt, dated 04/12/2006. UnleSSyoU taKe aCtion to ProteCt yoUr ProP-erty, it May Be Sold at a PUBliC Sale. ifyoU need an exPlanation of tHe natUreof tHe ProCeeding againSt yoU, yoUSHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. notice is herebygiven that reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by Jeffrey CaMPBell, and MariaCaMPBell, HUSBand and Wife aS JointtenantS, dated 04/12/2006 and recorded04/19/06, as instrument no. 06 0853610, in Book ,Page ), of official records in the office of theCounty recorder of los angeles County, State ofCalifornia, will sell on 05/20/2011 at 1:00PM, at thefront entrance to the Pomona Superior CourtsBuilding, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, losangeles, Ca at public auction, to the highest bidderfor cash or check as described below, payable in fullat time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyedto and now held by it under said deed of trust, inthe property situated in said County and State andas more fully described in the above referenceddeed of trust. the street address and other com-mon designation, if any of the real propertydescribed above is purported to be: 2415 aMeliaCt, Signal Hill, Ca, 907554061. the under-signed trustee disclaims any liability for any incor-rectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. the total amountof the unpaid balance with interest thereon of theobligation secured by the property to be sold plusreasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of thenotice of Sale is $761,030.21. it is possible that atthe time of sale the opening bid may be less thanthe total indebtedness due. in addition to cash, thetrustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on astate or national bank, a check drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association, savings asso-ciation, or savings bank specified in Section 5102of the financial Code and authorized to do busi-ness in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “aSiS” condition, but without covenant or warranty,express or implied, regarding title, possession orencumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness securedby said deed of trust, advances thereunder, withinterest as provided, and the unpaid principal of thenote secured by said deed of trust with interestthereon as provided in said note, plus fees,charges and expenses of the trustee and of thetrusts created by said deed of trust. if required bythe provisions of section 2923.5 of the CaliforniaCivil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee,beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to thenotice of trustee’s Sale duly recorded with theappropriate County recorder’s office. dated:10/28/2009 reContrUSt CoMPany, n.a. 1800tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley,Ca 93063 Phone/Sale information: (800) 281 8219By: trustee’s Sale officer reContrUSt CoM-Pany, n.a. is a debt collector attempting to collecta debt. any information obtained will be used forthat purpose. fei # 1006.72809 4/22, 4/29,5/06/2011

TST3720NoTICE oF PETITIoN To ADMINISTER

ESTATE oF:AlBERTA S. CoBURN AKA AlBERTA

SoUSEDA CoBURNCASE No. BP128026

to all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingentcreditors, and persons who may otherwise be inter-ested in the Will or estate, or both of alBerta S.

CoBUrn aKa alBerta SoUSeda CoBUrn.a Petition for ProBate has been filed bySHarlene MoSley in the Superior Court of Cal-ifornia, County of loS angeleS.tHe Petition for ProBate requests thatSHarlene MoSley be appointed as personalrepresentative to administer the estate of the dece-dent.tHe Petition requests authority to administer theestate under the independent administration ofestates act . (this authority will allow the personalrepresentative to take many actions without obtain-ing court approval. Before taking certain very impor-tant actions, however, the personal representativewill be required to give notice to interested personsunless they have waived notice or consented to theproposed action.) the independent administrationauthority will be granted unless an interested per-son files an objection to the petition and showsgood cause why the court should not grant theauthority.a Hearing on the petition will be held in this courtas follows: 05/12/11 at 8:30aM in dept. 5 located at111 n. Hill St., loS angeleS, Ca 90012if yoU oBJeCt to the granting of the petition, youshould appear at the hearing and state your objec-tions or file written objections with the court beforethe hearing. your appearance may be in person orby your attorney.if yoU are a Creditor or a contingent creditorof the decedent, you must file your claim with thecourt and mail a copy to the personal representativeappointed by the court within four months from thedate of first issuance of letters as provided in Pro-bate Code section 9100. the time for filing claimswill not expire before four months from the hearingdate noticed above.yoU May exaMine the file kept by the court. ifyou are a person interested in the estate, you mayfile with the court a request for Special notice (formde-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisalof estate assets or of any petition or account as pro-vided in Probate Code Section 1250. a request forSpecial notice form is available from the court clerk.attorney for PetitionerPeggi CollinS, eSQ. - SBn 132537laW offiCeS of Peggi CollinS2377 CrenSHaW Blvd #310torranCe Ca 905014/22, 4/29, 5/6/11CNS-2083076#THE SIGNAl TRIBUNE

TST3721notiCe of trUStee’S Sale trustee Sale no.746337Ca loan no. 5303651599 title order no.110027159-Ca-MaiyoU are in defaUltUnder a deed of trUSt dated 04-03-2006.UnleSS yoU taKe aCtion to ProteCtyoUr ProPerty, it May Be Sold at a PUB-liC Sale. if yoU need an exPlanation oftHe natUre of tHe ProCeedingS againStyoU, yoU SHoUld ContaCt a laWyer. on05-13-2011 at 10:30 aM, California reCon-veyanCe CoMPany as the duly appointedtrustee under and pursuant to deed of trustrecorded 04-11-2006, Book na, Page na, instru-ment 06 0784297, of official records in the office ofthe recorder of loS angeleS County, California,executed by: JoSe a delgado, a MarriedMan aS HiS Sole and SeParate ProPerty,as trustor, Mortgage eleCtroniC regiS-tration SySteMS, inC., (MerS), Solely aSnoMinee for lender, firSt HoriZonHoMe loan CorPoration, it’S SUCCeS-SorS and aSSignS., as Beneficiary, will sell atpublic 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 creditunion, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or fed-eral savings and loan association, savings associ-ation, or savings bank specified in section 5102 ofthe financial Code and authorized to do businessin this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointedtrustee as shown below, of all right, title, and inter-est conveyed to and now held by the trustee in thehereinafter described property under and pursuantto the deed of trust. the sale will be made, butwithout covenant or warranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, topay the remaining principal sum of the note(s)secured by the deed of trust, interest thereon, esti-mated fees, charges and expenses of the trusteefor the total amount (at the time of the initial publi-cation of the notice of Sale) reasonably estimatedto be set forth below. the amount may be greateron the day of sale. Place of Sale: at tHe WeStSide of tHe loS angeleS CoUnty CoUrt-

HoUSe, direCtly faCing norWalK BoUle-vard, 12720 norWalK Blvd. , norWalK, Calegal description: tHe SoUtH 42.5 feet oflot 20 of SCHloBoHM traCt no. 5, aS PerMaP reCorded in BooK 11, Page 58 ofMaPS, in tHe offiCe of tHe CoUntyreCorder of Said CoUnty. amount of unpaidbalance and other charges: $407,186.66 (esti-mated) Street address and other common designa-tion of the real property: 1960 rayMond avenUeSignal Hill, Ca 90755 aPn number: 7216-017-024 the undersigned trustee disclaims any liabilityfor any incorrectness of the street address andother common designation, if any, shown herein.the property heretofore described is being sold “asis”. in compliance with California Civil Code2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, orauthorized agent declares: that it has contacted theborrower(s) to assess their financial situation and toexplore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it hasmade efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assesstheir financial situation and to explore options toavoid foreclosure by one of the following methods:by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st classor certified; by overnight delivery; by personal deliv-ery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting.date: 04-21-2011 California reConveyanCeCoMPany, as trustee regina Cantrell,aSSiStant SeCretary California reCon-veyanCe CoMPany iS a deBt ColleCtoratteMPting to ColleCt a deBt. any infor-Mation oBtained Will Be USed for tHatPUrPoSe. California reconveyance Company9200 oakdale avenue Mail Stop: Ca2-4379Chatsworth, Ca 91311 800-892-6902 for Salesinformation: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com(714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com aSaP#3968639 04/22/2011, 04/29/2011, 05/06/2011

TST3712 / 2011 437636FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: Waggin' tailS, 4126 del Mar ave.,long Beach, Ca 90807. registrant: StePHanie green, 4126 del Mar ave.,long Beach, Ca 90807. this business is conducted by: an individual. i declare thatall information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Stephanie green. theregistrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. date started doing business under this fictitious Businessname was March 1, 2011. this statement was filed with the county clerk of losangeles County on March 23, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious business name state-ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.a new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. the filingof this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious busi-ness name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal trib-une: april 8, 15, 22, 29, 2011.

TST3717 / 2011 001899FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: Miro aCCoUnting, 1624 Burnett St.,Signal Hill, Ca 90755. registrant: natalie ContreraS, 322 n. Bayport Circledrive, Unit a, anaheim, Ca 92801. this business is conducted by: an individual. ideclare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: natalieContreras. the registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed herein. date started doing business under this ficti-tious Business name was January, 2011. this statement was filed with the countyclerk of los angeles County on april 7, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of thecounty clerk. a new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this stateof a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: april 15, 22, 29, & May 6, 2011.

TST3718 / 20110486660FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: Californai MaSoniC endoW-Ment fUnd, 5918 Parkcrest St., long Beach, Ca 90808. registrant: laKe-Wood lodge 728 f&aM, 5918 Parkcrest St., long Beach, Ca 90808. thisbusiness is conducted by: a Corporation. i declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: Joseph Williams, treasurer. the registrant hasnot begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listedherein. this statement was filed with the county clerk of los angeles County onapril 1, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violationof the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: april 15, 22, 29,& May 6, 2011.

TST3719 / 2011000442 FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: dental StUdio-JaSMineMinaSyan d.d.S., 924 e. Broadway, long Beach, Ca 90802. registrant:MinaSyan d.d.S. inC., 924 e. Broadway, long Beach, Ca 90802. this businessis conducted by: a Corporation. i declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: Jasmine Minasyan, President. the registrant has begunto transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein.date started doing business under this fictitious Business name was March 1,2011. this statement was filed with the county clerk of los angeles County on april5, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: april 15, 22, 29, & May6, 2011.

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the following person is doing business as: 1. g2g innovation, 2.SilverWingZ, 3616 Pacific ave., long Beach, Ca 90807. registrant:JoHn W. gray, 3616 Pacific ave., long Beach, Ca 90807. this busi-ness is conducted by: an individual. i declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: John W. gray. the registrant hasnot begun to transact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. this statement was filed with the county clerk oflos angeles County on april 21, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in vio-lation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Sig-nal tribune: april 22, 29, & May 6, 13, 2011.

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the following persons are doing business as: 1. lB Hair deSignS,llC, 2. love BUg KidS, 3. love BUg PetS, 3160 Marna ave.,long Beach, Ca 90808. registrant: 1. daniel WalKer, 2. HeatHerWalKer, 3160 Marna ave., long Beach, Ca 90808. this business isconducted by: a Husband and Wife. i declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: Heather Walker. the registranthas begun to transact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. date started doing business under this fictitiousBusiness name was March 7, 2011. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on april 21, 2011. notiCe: thisfictitious business name statement expires five years from the date itwas filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious busi-ness name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, orcommon law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: april 29, & May 6, 13, 20, 2011.

TST3731 / 2011015379FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: laB ConSUlting, 257Belmont ave., long Beach, Ca 90803. registrant: leSlie anneBryant, 257 Belmont ave., long Beach, Ca 90803. this business isconducted by: an individual. i declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: leslie a. Bryant. the registrant hasbegun to transact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. date started doing business under this fictitiousBusiness name was april 25, 2011. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on april 25, 2011. notiCe: thisfictitious business name statement expires five years from the date itwas filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious busi-ness name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, orcommon law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: april 29, & May 6, 13, 20, 2011.

TST3736 / 2011 021807FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

the following person is doing business as: faMily dollarPlUS Store, 3134 e. 7th St., long Beach, Ca 90804. regis-trant: PatriCia HarriS, 3134 e. 7th St., long Beach, Ca 90804.this business is conducted by: an individual. i declare that allinformation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: PatriciaHarris. the registrant has begun to transact business under thefictitious business name or names listed herein. date starteddoing business under this fictitious Business name was May 1,2011. this statement was filed with the county clerk of los ange-les County on May 3, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictitious business name state-ment must be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious busi-ness name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state,or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Profes-sions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2011.

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NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION

Ordinance No. 2011-04-1424 was introduced by the City Council on April 19,

2011, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on Tuesday,

May 3, 2011.  A summary of the ordinance is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIG-

NAL  HILL,  CALIFORNIA,  ADOPTING  ZONING  ORDINANCE

AMENDMENT 11-02, A REQUEST TO AMEND THE SIGNAL HILL

MUNICIPAL CODE BY LISTING ‘MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPEN-

SARY’  AS A  PROHIBITED  USE  IN  ALL  ZONING  DISTRICTS

INCLUDING CHAPTER 20.20, ENTITLED “COMMERCIAL DIS-

TRICTS,” CHAPTER 20.30, ENTITLED “SP-10, PACIFIC COAST

HIGHWAY SPECIFIC PLAN,” CHAPTER 20.32, ENTITLED “SP-12,

FREEWAY SELF-STORAGE SPECIFIC PLAN,” CHAPTER 20.39,

ENTITLED “SP-19, GENERAL  INDUSTRIAL SPECIFIC PLAN,”

CHAPTER 20.40, ENTITLED “SP-1, TOWN CENTER EAST SPE-

CIFIC PLAN,” CHAPTER 20.45, ENTITLED “SP-3, TOWN CENTER

WEST SPECIFIC PLAN,” CHAPTER 20.47, ENTITLED “SP-4, AUTO

CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN,” CHAPTER 20.49, ENTITLED “SP-6,

COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN”, AND PROHIBITING

THE USE AS A HOME OCCUPATION IN ALL RESIDENTIAL ZON-

ING DISTRICTS UNDER CHAPTER 20.04 “DEFINITIONS”

The ordinance was adopted by the following vote: 

AYES:  Mayor Larry Forester, Council Members

Michael J. Noll, Ellen Ward, Edward H.J.

Wilson

NOES: None

ABSENT: Vice Mayor Tina L. Hansen

ABSTAIN: None

Pursuant to Signal Hill City Charter Section 315, this ordinance shall become

effective 30 days from and after the date of its adoption.  A certified copy of

the full text of the ordinance is available in the City Clerk’s Office.  

Kathleen L. Pacheco

City Clerk

Published in the Signal-Tribune newspaper on May 6, 2011.

Posted at City Hall, Library, Discovery Well Park, and Reservoir Park on May

6, 2011.

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notiCe iS HereBy given that due to terms expiring on May 31, 2011, twovacancies each exist on the Signal Hill Civil Service, Planning, and Parks &recreation Commissions. the City of Signal Hill will be conducting a recruit-ment to fill each vacancy. all interested residents are encouraged to apply.

to serve as a Civil Service, Planning, or Parks & recreation Commissioner,you must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older; and a registered voterand resident of the City at least 29 days prior to the date of appointment.each member shall continue to reside in the City for the duration of the termof office (Signal Hill City Charter Section 602).

if you are interested in serving as a Commissioner, please call (562) 989-7305for an application or for further information. applications are also available inthe City Clerk’s office, 2175 Cherry avenue, Monday–thursday, 7:30 a.m. to5:30 p.m., and friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on the City’s websiteat www.cityofsignalhill.org.

applications will be accepted until friday, May 6, 2011, at 4:30 p.m.

Published in the Signal tribune on 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29 & 5/6

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TST3733NoTICE oF oRDINANCE ADoPTIoN

ordinance no. 2011-04-1425 was introduced by the City Council on april19, 2011, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held tues-day, May 3, 2011. a summary of the ordinance is as follows:

an ordinanCe of tHe City CoUnCil of tHe City of Sig-nal Hill, California, aMending a Portion of CHaPter10.40 of tHe Signal Hill MUniCiPal Code relating totHe SPeed liMitS on WalnUt avenUe BetWeen BUrnettStreet and WilloW Street

the ordinance was adopted by the following vote:

ayeS: Mayor larry forester, Council Members Michael J. noll, ellenWard, edward H.J. Wilson

noeS: none

aBSent: vice Mayor tina l. Hansen

aBStain:none

Pursuant to Signal Hill City Charter Section 315, this ordinance shallbecome effective 30 days from and after the date of its adoption. a certifiedcopy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the City Clerk’s office.

Kathleen l. PachecoCity Clerk

Published in the Signal-tribune newspaper on May 6, 2011.Posted at City Hall, library, discovery Well Park, and reservoir Park onMay 6, 2011.

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cialist with Tetra Tech Inc., said atTuesday’s Council meeting that overthe course of two weeks, the companyreviewed the water departmentrecords, talked to water departmentsupervisors and employees, andattempted to interview Fazio. A morecomprehensive report of their findingswill be available soon, but a summaryreport is available online at cityofsig-nalhill.org.

Roberson confirmed that the city’swater department is in compliancewith the drinking water standardsestablished by federal and state author-ities.

“The water system meets and inmost cases exceeds the [CDPH]requirement for water quality monitor-ing at the plant and in the distributionsystem,” concluded Roberson. “And,based on the findings and observa-tions, we found no evidence that thesystem integrity or water quality hasbeen or is in jeopardy of being in vio-lation.”

In reply to direct questions posedby both Councilmembers Michael

Noll and Ed Wilson, Roberson alsoconfirmed that the water is safe todrink.

Roberson also spoke to a specificconcern about the presence of olderwater in the water system in the Bur-nett area, but that issue was alreadyaddressed by the CDPH when theyamended the permit to require addi-tional testing in that area.

“So the water is basically is safe,”said Roberson, “and the health depart-ment– even though the residuals maybe a bit low in the Burnett area wherethat water has aged a bit– they are sat-isfied with the results.”

Councilmember Ellen Ward askedRoberson if there were any recommen-dations for improvements. Robersonrecommended refinements in dailyreports and updating policies and pro-cedures on a yearly basis.

He has never been hired to consultfor Signal Hill in the past, Roberson

said. Farfsing said that he had felt it was

still important for the independent con-sulting firm to evaluate the concernseven though the CDPH had alreadyconducted an inspection of the waterdepartment.

“So I’m one who will not short-change the employee safety,” saidFarfsing. “That just makes no sense tome to do that. I’m not going to be oneto shortchange public safety in theterms of the health and safety of ourcommunity.”

Other councilmembers said therewere concerns that largely had to dowith personnel issues, which are usu-ally kept confidential.

“Our hands are tied in what we cansay because it’s a personnel matter andwe would be subject to a lawsuit,” saidNoll, who indicated that the Councilalready did investigate Fazio’s initial

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TST3737NoTICE oF INTENT

a reSolUtion of tHe City CoUnCil of tHe City of SignalHill, California, CoUnty of loS angeleS, deClaring itSintention to levy and ColleCt aSSeSSMentS for land-SCaPe and ligHting MaintenanCe diStriCt no. 1 for fiSCalyear 2011-2012 and aPProving tHe engineer’S rePort

on april 19, 2011, the City of Signal Hill City Council adopted resolutionno. 2011-04-5889 and declared its intention to levy and collect assess-ments for the landscape and lighting Maintenance district no.1. reso-lution no. 2011-04-5889 is on file with the City Clerk’s office located at Cityof Signal Hill City Hall, 2175 Cherry avenue, Signal Hill, Ca 90755.

on June 7, 2011, at a scheduled City Council meeting, the City of SignalHill City Council will hear any and all persons having any objections to thework or intent of the assessment district may appear and show cause whysaid work should not be done or carried out, or why said assessmentsshould not be levied in accordance with this resolution of intention for thelandscape and lighting Maintenance district no. 1 for the fiscal year2011-2012.

the following person is designated as the official to receive any inquiries:

Steve Myrterdirector of Public Works2175 Cherry avenueSignal Hill, Ca 90755telephone: (562) 989-7356

______ss___________Joshua rosenbaumPublic Works Management analyst

Published in the Signal tribune – May 6, 2011Posted at Signal Hill City Hall - May 6, 2011

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The Dodgers are trying to stayfocused and concentrate on the game ofbaseball while they are hearing a bunchof ruckus from media outlets abouttheir owner Frank McCourt. Afterbeing silent for over a year, McCourt isfinally speaking out and giving his sideof the story. But very few are willing tolisten at this point. He’s taking a lot ofcriticism from the media about not

being able to meet the team’s payrollthis month. If he’s unable to distributechecks on payday, MLB will likelyseize the team and put it up for sale.After McCourt flew to New York lastweek to meet with MLB executives topresent his proposal about a $1.6-bil-lion TV deal to which Fox Sports hadagreed, MLB Commissioner Bug Seligpolitely said “no, thank you.” McCourtis looking to take legal action againstMLB and Selig. McCourt issued astatement from his lawyer addressingsome of the issues.

“The press is now discussing theDodgers’ ability to make its payroll atthe end of May," stated a letter writtenby McCourt’s lawyers. “There wouldbe no issue involving the Dodgers’financial strength and viability” hadSelig agreed to the Fox deal.

According to Tom Schieffer, whohas been appointed to monitor theDodgers, he and McCourt are trying toprotect the franchise for the fans’ sake.“I felt as if baseball had called, and Iwas willing to do my part,” Schieffersaid. “To the citizens of Los Angelesand Dodgers fans around the world, Iknow how much you love this fran-chise, and I’ll do everything I can do tohelp.”

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complaint. Aleshire acknowledged that there

were allegations that employees lied. “There [are] always two sides to

every story,” the city attorney said.A few residents who were aware of

Fazio’s allegations had voiced theiropinions on the issues raised by himbefore Fazio addressed Council.

“Any time there is a case of man-agement retaliation in an organization–whether public or private– it sends achilling effect on to all employees inthat organization,” said Signal Hill res-ident Maria Harris. “And it creates alot of problems for them, and it createsa lot of problems for management.”Harris asked for another independentparty to investigate Fazio’s claim thathis supervisors retaliated against himwhen he voiced concerns.

Bill Yochum, another Signal Hillresident and Civil Service commis-sioner, criticized the allegations againstthe water department.

“People are being told to be afraidof the quality of the water they’redrinking,” Yochum said. “And they’rebeing told who to blame for it: obvi-ously, the water department manage-ment, the city manager, the citycouncil, anybody else you can thinkof.”

Yochum called the accusations a“political maneuver” that “is not work-ing in Signal Hill.”

Mayor Larry Forester voiced a per-sonal interest in the water quality.

“I must tell you, people, I’m livingwith HIV and AIDS,” said Forester. “Ifanybody has a problem with anythingwith water, it’s me because myimmune system is extremely compro-mised. Yet I have no problem drinkingSignal Hill water.”

Aleshire said he would review the

concerns raised by Fazio. The cityattorney also said he would discuss thematter with Farfsing.

The City has budgeted $15,000 tocover the cost of seeking an independ-ent consulting firm, but the final billhad not yet been presented to the City,according to Deputy City ManagerCharlie Honeycutt.

other City Council highlights:Medical marijuana It’s official– in

a second-reading vote, the City Coun-cil approved a zoning ordinanceamendment that prohibits medicalmarijuana dispensaries in Signal Hill’s

commercial and industrial districts.Dispensaries will also be prohibited asa home occupation.

Water Replenishment District law-suit Cerritos, Downey and Signal Hillrecently won a joint lawsuit against theWater Replenishment District (WRD).WRD had not complied with Prop.218. The proposition from 1996required WRD fees to be approvedthrough a public hearing process,according to Aleshire. The city attor-ney also said that the WRD mayappeal the case, and Aleshire will beassessing the economic impact to the

City, including the cost of legal fees.The case is one of several lawsuits thatSignal Hill filed against the WRD overthe last few years, Aleshire confirmed.

Long Beach Pride The City issueda proclamation to honor the LongBeach Lesbian & Gay Pride organiza-tion as they celebrate their 28thanniversary festival and parade.

New traffic signal The City Coun-cil voted to authorize the city managerto enter into an agreement with theLong Beach Unified School District toinstall a traffic signal at Cherry Avenue

and 20th Street. According to a Cityreport, the City secured a $302,500grant to cover the traffic signal’s con-struction.

Reservoir Park A presentation onReservoir Park highlighted new inno-vations at the park, which celebratedits grand opening last month. The parkfeatures several exercise stationsgeared toward physical fitness for sen-iors. The park also has drought-resis-tant plants in its landscaping design.

The next Signal Hill Council meet-ing will take place at City Hall Tues-day, May 17 at 7pm. ß

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