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Your Weekly Community Newspaper February 4, 2011Vol. 32 No. 35

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Signal Hill City Councilmembers Michael Noll (left) andTina Hansen (right) hold up a sign to promote redevelop-ment at the council chambers on Feb. 2. Earlier this year,Governor Jerry Brown announced his intention to endredevelopment agencies. City councilmembers criticizedthe governor's plan at Tuesday's City Council and redevel-opment agency meetings.

LBUSD cutbacks couldaffect more than 620certificated positions

The Long Beach Unified SchoolDistrict Board of Education approvednearly $27 million in cuts this week,including the closure of two schoolsand the elimination of 429 teachingpositions because of a new policy ofincreased class sizes. In all, the num-ber of certificated positions affectedby layoff notices could rise to morethan 620 as the school board consid-ers further cuts in the coming weeks.

The school board is facing wellover $100 million in cuts to be madeover the next two years in response tothe state’s ongoing fiscal crisis, whichLBUSD Superintendent Christopher

J. Steinhauser describes as the worsthe has seen in his more than 30 yearsin education. The school districtalready has cut more than $170 mil-lion in the last three years.

The cuts approved this week arepart of preparations for a worst-casescenario at the state level, whichcould occur if the state legislature andCalifornia voters do not approve theextension of certain temporary taxincreases in the coming months. Evenunder a best-case scenario budget, theschool district must still cut about $53

Stephanie Raygoza

Editorial Intern

Hearing a panel of experts heavilyweighing in on both sides of the pro-posed ordinance to ban plastic gro-cery bags in Long Beach, residentswho attended 5th District Coun-cilmember Gerrie Schipske’s townhall meeting at the Long Beach WaterTreatment Plant, 2950 Redondo Ave.,on Saturday, Jan. 29 were split on theissue, with the majority of those whoaddressed the audience speaking outagainst the issue.

The open discussion started at10am with Schipske addressing thetopic at hand by saying her emailbox has been flooded with messagesfrom constituents with their opin-ions. The purpose of the meetingwas to encourage Long Beach resi-dents to discuss the ordinancewhich was passed on Dec. 7 thatwould ban single-use plastic bags inlarge grocery stores. As part of theordinance, a 10-cent per paper bagfee would be imposed in an attempt

Town hall meeting presents splitopinions on plastic bag ban

New site for adolescent treatment to take over former site of Boys Town

CJ Dablo

Staff Writer

A new group home to treat adoles-cent and behavioral problems willsoon move into the former site of BoysTown on Wardlow Road and PacificPlace. Boys Town, a nonprofit organi-zation that helps at-risk kids, had sud-denly closed the doors to its treatmentcenter more than three years ago. Untilit closed, the organization had servedtroubled kids in Long Beach since1993. Many of these youth were run-aways or had been abused, abandonedor neglected, according to a formerreport last year by the Signal Tribune.

The Center for Discovery has taken

see cutbacks page 13

see ban page 12

SH City Councilmembers voice opposition to Gov.Brown’s proposal to end redevelopment agenciesCJ Dablo

Staff Writer

Signal Hill City Councilmembers voted Tuesday toadopt a resolution stating opposition to Governor JerryBrown’s intention to end redevelopment agencies (RDA)in the state. In his “State of the State” address on Monday,Jan. 31, the governor had underscored his desire to endredevelopment agencies as part of his overall budget plan.

Cities have argued that the “redevelopment funds lever-age other funds and create jobs,” Brown acknowledged.

“But I also understand that redevelopment funds comedirectly from local property taxes that would otherwise payfor schools and core city and county services, such aspolice and fire protection and care for the most vulnerablepeople in our society,” Brown said. “So it is a matter ofhard choices, and I come down on the side of those whobelieve that core functions of government must be fundedfirst. But be clear, my plan protects current projects andsupports all bonded indebtedness of the redevelopmentagencies.”

Signal Hill City Councilmember Michael Noll joinedthe voices of the other members of the council who criti-cized the governor’s plan.

Noll said that at a recent meeting of the League of Cal-ifornia Cities he and other city representatives from aroundthe state attempted to send a message to legislators thatthese redevelopment funds were used for the public good.

“We worked very hard to. . .use this money to developthe city, clean up blight and increase revenue,” said Noll.“And for every dollar that we get, the state gets $7. Andwe create jobs with this also. So it’s the worst thing thatwe could see. And we tried to explain this to them.”

Signal Hill City Manager Ken Farfsing’s report on

see council page 6

CJ Dablo/Signal Tribune

The Center for Discovery, a group home for adolescents, will soon move intothe former site of Boys Town, at 350 W. Wardlow Rd.see Discovery page 7

Stephanie Raygoza/Signal Tribune

During last Saturday’s discussion at the Long Beach Water Treatment Plant,representatives from the Surfrider Foundation, Heal the Bay, California Gro-cers Association and the Sierra Club discuss the adverse effects of plastic bagson the environment and the community.

On Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, atapproximately 11:58am, officers fromthe Long Beach Police Department(LBPD) responded to a call from a res-ident regarding several individuals act-ing suspiciously in the area of the 3800block of Rose Avenue.

Officers responded to the area, con-tained it and conducted a thoroughsearch. With the community’s help,along with various departmentalresources, the officers apprehendedthree suspects in the vicinity. Thosesuspects, who were arrested for resi-dential burglary, include: a 37-year-oldLong Beach man, who was alsoarrested for a parole violation; a 19-year-old Long Beach man; and a 24-year-old Signal Hill man. The propertythey stole from the residence wasrecovered and returned to its rightfulowners.

A press release issued by the LBPDWednesday stressed “the importance

of citizens looking out for each otherand serving as the eyes and ears of thepolice.” The community is quicklyable to discern who does and does notbelong in their neighborhood, and theirinvolvement greatly assists officers,according to the release. The “suspi-cious person” calls that some may dis-count as being trivial can sometimesyield significant results, as in this case.

In addition, there are some simplesteps the community can take togreatly increase the security of theirhomes and also the likelihoodthat stolen property be returned tothem in the event that it is laterrecovered.

Keeping residences properlysecured, with all doors, windows andentry gates locked, is a very effectivedeterrent. Taking an inventory of per-sonal property, engraving it andrecording serial numbers allows thepolice to return stolen property back toits owners.

“Operation Identification” involvescitizens engraving their California dri-ver’s license numbers on items that arecommonly stolen, such as mp3 play-ers, laptops, and other small electron-ics. This practice is a deterrent toburglars who will find it difficult topawn or sell the items, and allows the

police to identify the owner of theproperty when it is recovered. Citizenswith a valid library card can borrow anengraver free of charge from the LongBeach Public Library; call (562) 570-7500 for more information.

Keeping track of serial numbers ofproperty is very useful as well. If prop-erty is stolen, that information can beincluded on the police report, and if theproperty is later recovered, the serialnumber can be cross-referenced to thereport and the victim will get the prop-erty back.

Sometimes patrol officers stop sus-pects for one crime and find that thesuspect has multiple cellular phones ormp3 players in his or her possession. Ifany of the items are engraved andreported stolen, it makes it easier forthe officer to verify that this suspect isalso in possession of stolen propertyand charge him or her accordingly.

The LBPD also recommends thatsmaller, non-engraveable items such asjewelry be photographed to help iden-tify the property if it is pawned orrecovered; it is also helpful for insur-ance purposes in the event of a fire orother disaster.

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FiRST BooKS oN FiRST FRiDaYWhat First Books at First Fridays, a monthly event held at Dana Branch

Library. This month’s theme: “Love and Animals”Who Hosted by the 7th District Councilmember James Johnson, 8th District

Councilmember Rae GabelichWhen Friday, Feb. 4 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm Where Dana Library Community Room, 3680 Atlantic Ave.more info Animal Care Services will bring special guests of their own. The

Big Red Bus will pick up in front of Dana Library at 6:30pm to take gueststo First Fridays at no charge. Call (562) 570-7777 or email district7@long-beach.gov.

gET SmaRTWhat American Association of University Women’s “Operation Literacy”Who Members and guests of AAUW Long Beach Branch will welcome Vir-

ginia Sanchez, general librarian with the Long Beach Public Library, whois widely recognized for her efforts as a US navy intelligence analyst sta-tioned for ten months at Camp Blackhorse outside Kabul, Afghanistan .

When Saturday, Feb. 5 at 9:30amWhere Leisure World Clubhouse, 1280 Golden Rain Rd.more info For luncheon reservations, call (562) 597-4781. Cost of the

luncheon is $12. The program is open to the public.

WhEN ThE SaiNTS go maRChiNg iNWhat “Casino night...Rollin’ With The Saints”Who Hosted by St. Anthony High School’s parentsWhen Saturday, Feb. 5 from 6:30pm to 10pmWhere In the high school’s gymnasium, located at Alamitos Avenue and

6th Streetmore info To reserve tickets, call (562) 435-4496 ext. 1229 or visit long-

beachsaints.org. Parking is available behind the gym.

loWEST SupplY iN a DECaDEWhat Blood DriveWho Hosted by the California Heights United Methodist ChurchWhen Sunday, Feb. 6 from 8am to 2pmWhere 3759 Orange Ave.more info Photo ID required. Sign up online at RedCrossBlood.org (spon-

sor code: CHUMC) or call the church office at (562) 595-1996.

NFl WiTh NlBWhat Monthly meeting: “Super Bowl Sunday”Who Held by the north Long Beach Community Action GroupWhen Sunday, Feb. 6 from 2pm to 4pm Where Avila’s El Ranchito, 5345 Long Beach Blvd.more info The Community Action Group meets the first Sunday of every

month except on holidays. Call (562) 428-7710.

ThE NEXT SuppERWhat Monthly supperWho Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association’s Supper ClubWhen Monday, Feb. 7 at 6:30pmWhere E.J. Malloy’s, 4306 Atlantic Ave.more info The concept of the Bixby Knolls Supper Club is to support local

restaurants on Monday nights, which are typically slow. Reservations are amust. Parking is limited. Walking or carpooling is encouraged.

TRouBlE hEaRiNg?What A free exhibit of devices to help with hearing difficultiesWho Hosted by the Hearing Loss Association of Long Beach/LakewoodWhen Tuesday, Feb. 8 from 10am to noon Where The Bridge Room of the El Dorado Park West Community Center,

2800 Studebaker Rd.more info There will be a hands-on examination of the devices, as well as

information on how they work and where to purchase them. Call (562) 425-5651 or visit hlalongbeachlakewood.org.

SWEETS WiTh ThE haThaWaY SiSTERSWhat Theatrical performance and dessert buffetWho Hosted by Rancho Los CerritosWhen Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 2pm Where 4600 Virginia Rd.more info Explore the lives of the Hathaway sisters, daughters of a congre-

gational minister from Maine, and their experiences on the California fron-tier, while enjoying a dessert buffet. Reservations are required no later thanFeb. 4. Cost is $20 ($18 for members of the Friends of Rancho Los Cerri-tos). Call (562) 570-1755.

aN EVENiNg WiTh FaThER gREgoRY BoYlE What Literary Society meetingWho Hosted by the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association and

8th District Councilmember Rae Gabelich, with speaker Father Greg, authorand founder/executive director of Homeboy Industries

When Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 7pmWhere Expo Building, 4321 Atlantic Ave.more info A rare opportunity to hear Father Greg share his insights into

gang intervention, rehabilitation, and social justice. He will be available tosign copies of his new book, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of BoundlessCompassion. Visit homeboy-industries.org, call (562) 595-0081 or emailinfo@bixbyknollsinfo.com.

uNDERSTaNDiNg ThE pSYChologY oF SoCial mEDiaWhat A workshop led by Frank J. Kenny, a nationally and internationally

known speaker and business coach, who will share how he doubled the sizeof his organization in only 18 months.

Who Hosted by the Long Beach Area Chamber of CommerceWhen Thursday, Feb. 10 from 8:30am to 11am Where Hilton Hotel, 701 W. Ocean Blvd..more info Cost is $35 per person. All attendees will receive a “Social Media

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LBPD gang detective in stable condition after being shot

LBPD arrest three suspects in Cal Heightsafter resident’s ‘suspicious activity’ call

On Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, atapproximately 10:50pm, two on-dutyLong Beach Police Department(LBPD) gang detectives werepatrolling in the area of AnaheimStreet and Mahanna Avenue when,without warning, they were fired uponby an unknown number of suspects ina vehicle.

The uniformed detectives weretraveling on Anaheim Street nearMahanna Avenue when an occupant inthe suspect vehicle fired multiplerounds at the detective’s unmarkedpolice vehicle, which was equippedwith emergency lights and siren. Thedetective who was driving the vehiclewas struck once in the upper torso bygunfire, and his partner immediatelytransported him to a local hospital. Thedetective sustained a non-life-

threatening injury and has since beenreleased from the hospital.

Additional officers were on thesoutheast corner of Anaheim Streetand Mahanna Avenue at the time,conducting an unrelated investiga-tion. One officer from within thatgroup fired at the suspect vehicle as itfled southbound on Mahanna Avenuefrom Anaheim Street. Investigators donot believe a suspect was hit by theofficer’s gunfire. Investigators laterdiscovered a vehicle matching thesuspect vehicle’s description in thearea of 8th Street and Gundry Avenue.That vehicle has been impounded aspart of the investigation.

As part of the operation, SWATwas activated and the police depart-ment’s bloodhound dog was utilized,along with the Los Angeles County

Sheriff’s Department bloodhound, toassist in the search of the suspect(s). Asa result of the magnitude of the inves-tigation, a significant number of LBPDresources were utilized, and manystreets were closed to all pedestrianand vehicular traffic.

The detective, whose identity isbeing withheld for his safety, is 30years of age and a seven-year memberof the department.

LBPD’s investigation is ongoing,and anyone who may have any infor-mation regarding this incident isurged to contact Homicide Detec-tives Terri Hubert and Peter Lack-ovic at (562) 570-7244. To text oremail a tip anonymously, visit theLBPD’s website at longbeach.gov/police or visit tipsoft.com and followthe prompts. ß

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We are pleased to announce thereturn of Joe Andazolla of Anda-zolla’s Gallery to the [Signal Hill]Chamber Board. Joe is taking JeffCarter’s place, as Jeff has accepted anew position with South Bay BMW,18800 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance.We will greatly miss Jeff’s contribu-tions to the board. He has beeninstrumental in assisting in our mem-bership and special events. We thankJeff for his enthusiastic service. Wewelcome Joe, as he brings to usexperience as an ambassador andpast president. He will once again beheading up the Ambassador’s Com-mittee.

We would also like at this time toannounce that Lauren Carroll of Wil-

low Urgent Care/Memorial Health-care IPA and Alisha Lopez of noLimits Sports and Fitness Academywill be assuming co-chair roles forthe Membership Committee for thebalance of the 2010–2011 term.

Membership packets can beobtained at any of our scheduledfunctions or by calling the Chamberat (562) 424-6489 or asking anyboard member. If you are interested inChamber functions and are not yet onour mailing list, please contact uswith your email address. Please visitour website at signalhillchamber.com.

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Mea CulpaThe Feb. 9 meeting mentioned in the story “Pedestrian tunnel linkingWrigley to Bixby Knolls becomes contentious topic at Gabelich-John-son community meeting,” (Jan. 28, 2011) will be conducted by theOffice of Seventh District Councilmember James Johnson for WrigleyHeights residents.

I have served on the Signal HillCity Council with pride for the last19 years and understand the City’sbudget in great detail. Every twoyears there is a municipal election. Inthe grand tradition there are always“facts” and “myths” about the City’sbudget. This election is no different,and you deserve the truth. We havebeen far from “soft” on our responseto the Great Recession.

The Council has set a priority ofdelivering essential safety andmunicipal services to our communityduring the worst economic recessionsince the 1930s. The Council setaside $4.1 million during the goodeconomic times as a “rainy day”reserve to stabilize the City’s budget.We have judiciously used $2 millionof this reserve fund to continue todeliver services over the last twoyears.

We have:• Trimmed the City’s budget by

$955,000 over the last two years(this is a 6-percent reduction)

• Imposed mandatory employeemedical and retirement contribu-tions

• Frozen employees’ pay since 2009,except for our police officers

• Eliminated the full-time buildingofficial and inspector and are rely-ing on a part-time contractor

We do carry an additional $4 mil-lion in our General Fund Reserve,which is a prudent 25-percentreserve for operating our $17.1 mil-lion budget. I am extremely con-cerned over the governor’s budgetproposals, which could adverselyimpact our budget. The City Councildoes have good intentions and hasmaintained vital service for our resi-dents and businesses. We are proudof Signal Hill. The City Council willcontinue to adapt to the new eco-nomic realities. These are the factsand not myths.

Michael J. Noll

City Council Member

Today is the kick-off for our16th Annual Sweetheart Sweep-stakes. With this promotion, ourreaders cut out entry coupons thatappear during the next two weeksin the Signal Tribune and takethem to any or all of the 24 partic-ipating advertisers to enter thedrawings for our fantastic prizepackages. Check out pages 10 and11 for entry coupons, rules andprize list.

This year’s prizes are prettyamazing, and I find it heartwarm-ing that so many businesseschose to participateby donating suchgenerousprizes. I stillcan’t believe wewere able to puttogether such afine array of prizes.

This year’s pro-motion will run todayand next Friday. The last chance toenter will be Tuesday, Feb. 15 atnoon. After that time, our staffmembers will pick up all the entryboxes. Once we have them in ourhot little hands, we will count theentries, mix ‘em up, draw the win-ners and then contact those luckyfolks by telephone. The winners’names will appear in our Feb. 18issue.

The point of the SweetheartSweepstakes is to encourage ourreaders to patronize local busi-nesses. By cutting out and thendropping off the coupons in the“specially marked pink buckets” atparticipating businesses, it givesour readers an opportunity to visit

the participating advertisers andfamiliarize themselves with thosemerchants’ goods or services. Ourintention is to give our readers afun reason to visit some localshops or restaurants they’vemissed out on in the past.

Keep in mind that there arerules. You cannot enter by mail,fax or email; and don’t just dropyour entry through the mail slot– itwill be thrown away. You must goinside the business and drop yourentry blank into the specially

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There is a serious problem inLong Beach, which warrants yourinvestigation and coverage.

Long Beach City Council refusesto address the below noted issue, thereason is that they are making moneyfrom allowing the situation belownoted to exist.

I have contacted Long BeachMayor Bob Foster, the LongBeach City Council, and the UnifiedDistrict Superintendent of Schools,and all have refused to even discussthe below noted problem.

When Long Beach passed anordinance which authorized the oper-ation of “medical marijuana dispen-saries,” the ordinance stated that theycould be no closer than 1,000 feetfrom elementary schools, and nocloser than 1,000 feet from eachother. Further, they were not to be inresidential areas (no definition of“residential area” given. They alsowould be issued business permitsafter public hearings.

All of the locations below notedare operating with actual LongBeach business permits, yet therewere nO posted public hearings onany of the locations.

There were FOUR such dispen-saries located in an 11-block stretchalong Wardlow Road, between Gar-dena Avenue and Lewis Avenue–two of which were in violation of thecode as it presently exists, and noone seemed to want to enforce eventhe previous ordinance coveringmarijuana medical dispensaries!

One location (1175 East Ward-low) is less than 900 feet from JohnBurroughs Elementary School (33rdand Orange Avenue) and also lessthan 500 feet from Signal Hill WaterReservoir Park (Wardlow Roadbetween Gundry and Braytonavenues), where many school andpre-school children play. This samedispensary is also less than 1,000feet from another marijuana medical

dispensary, located at 1071 E. Ward-low (which also is 30 feet from a res-idential neighborhood). However, asof Jan. 27, 2011, the 1175 East Ward-low facility has just been orderedclosed due to the violations of LongBeach ordinances.

The other two dispensaries arelocated at: 1603 E. Wardlow (50 feetfrom a residential neighborhood) andone on the corner of Wardlow Roadand Gardena– which clearly is in abusiness district).

The 1175 E. Wardlow locationwas called to the attention of theprincipal of Burroughs, but appar-ently even at that level, no oneappeared to be that concerned aboutthe welfare of the neighborhood chil-dren.

Also on East Fourth Street– at thecorner of Fourth and Olive (743Fourth St.) is yet another marijuanamedical dispensary which is lessthan Long Beach city ordinance dis-tance from the following: St.Anthony Church (600 Olive Ave)which houses St. Anthony Elemen-tary School and Constellation Char-ter School– less than 1,000 feet fromthe dispensary and about 500 feetfrom Stephenson ElementarySchool, Fifth Street at Olive Avenue.

Also close by is MKEC (RisingTide) Mentoring and Tutoring Cen-ter, housed at Covenant PresbyterianChurch (607 East Third St.), wherenearly 100 elementary-grade stu-dents are tutored Monday throughThursday– approximately 780 feetfrom the 743 Fourth Street dispen-sary.

As a private (concerned) citizen,I am contacting you because theLong Beach officials have refused toeven answer correspondence aboutthese flagrant violations of their ordi-nance.

Robert Stearns

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Name Larry ForesterAge 63Years residing in Signal Hill 24

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Personal Information Single(LGBT)

Education BS in Civil Engineering,University of notre Dame • MS inOcean Engineering, Catholic Univer-sity of America

Nonprofit/professional affiliationsBoard/past chair, Conservation Corpsof Long Beach, helping disenfran-chised young adults • Board, UrbanCommunity Outreach, helping thehomeless and children of low-incomefamilies • Advisory board, LongBeach Unified Educational Founda-tion, helping fund and promote edu-cation • Energy and EnvironmentSub-committee, SCAG (SouthernCalifornia Association of Govern-ments), Five-county MPO • Board,Los Angeles Division of the Leagueof California Cites (88 cities) repre-senting the Gateway Cities Council ofGovernment (27 cities) • I-710 Proj-ect Committee, EIR/EIS for I-710Freeway proposed modification

Goals if re-elected Keep our resi-dents, businesses and visitors safe,with a strong and well equippedpolice department. Our new policestation, under construction, has beena priority. • Fiscal responsibility in arecessionary climate that could lastfor several more years. We havereduced our budget 2 percent in eachof the last two years and are planninga 3-percent reduction next year for atotal of 7 percent. More will bereviewed as needed, all expenditureswill be evaluated (Are they nice ornecessary?) • Bring new revenue-generating businesses to our city. Anew “materials handling” facility onthe west side will generate a tippingfee to the city. Our loss of two cardealerships has been countered withexpansion of one, replacement ofanother and a third still planned. •Keep Signal Hill the “city that couldand did.”

Platform Work with all my fellowCouncil members to reach consensus,putting the city first • Fiscal responsi-bility • Strong partnership andinvolvement with many of the citiesin the county and state for mutualgoals: Gateway Cities Coalition ofGovernment, Southern CaliforniaAssociation of Governments, and theLeague of California Cities. • Envi-ronmentally responsible: storm waterand the Los Angeles rivers, green-house gas reduction, reducing energyconsumption, and sustainability •Continued constituent contact andaccessibility • Experienced leadership

Endorsements CongressmemberLaura Richardson • California StateSenator Alan Lowenthal • CaliforniaState Assembly Member BonnieLowenthal • Los Angeles CountySupervisor Don Knabe • Gay andLesbian Victory Fund

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Name Tina L. Hansen Age 51 Years residing in Signal Hill 20

Occupation Deputy district attor-ney, County of Los Angeles

Personal Information Married for25 years in May, 6-year-old twinsBenjamin and Kaitlin

Education BA in Speech Commu-nication and Political Science, Pep-perdine University • Juris DoctorateDegree, Hastings College of theLaw, San Francisco (GraduatedOrder of the Coif– top 10 percent oflaw students across country)

Nonprofit/professional affiliationsCurrent Positions: PTA Parliamen-tarian, Prisk Elementary • DaisyGirl Scout Troop Co-Leader Previ-ous Positions Board Chair andFundraising Chair, ComprehensiveChild Development • Chair, PublicSafety Committee for League ofCalifornia Cities • Board, League ofCalifornia Cities • Member, PublicSafety Committee, League ofnational Cities

Goals if re-elected Continue toshow fiscal responsibility and guidethe city through these difficult eco-nomic times while maintaininghigh-quality services to all of ourresidents and commercial part-ners. • Avoid lay-offs and furloughsfor our employees. • Protect ourredevelopment funds so that we cancontinue to provide jobs, attractnew businesses and continue togrow our sales tax base. • Build anew library which includes a histor-ical collection. • Begin meetingimmediately with LBUSD regard-ing Burroughs Elementary. • Makesure our infrastructure is main-tained. • Diversify our revenue basewith projects like the EDCO trans-fer station. • Continue to createopen space and recreational oppor-tunities.

Platform Public service, not poli-tics. • I came onto the Councilwith a vision to improve the qualityof life for all our residents. • Fromaffordable housing at Las Brisas tohomes for the first-time home-buyer in the PCH corridor to homeson the top of the hill, we have cre-ated a diverse and dynamic commu-nity. • I have always supportedexpansion of our parks, public artand trail system. • I am equallycommitted to continued commercialgrowth, infrastructure repair andfiscal responsibility. • Under myleadership the city will continue togrow and prosper and move suc-cessfully through the economicdownturn.

Endorsements CongressmemberLaura Richardson • State SenatorAlan Lowenthal • State AssemblyMember Bonnie Lowenthal • LosAngeles County Supervisor DonKnabe • City Treasurer EmersonFersch

About the candidatesThe City of Signal Hill will conduct its municipal elec-tion on Tuesday, March 1. Incumbent City Clerk KatheePacheco and incumbent City Treasurer Emerson Ferschare running for re-election unopposed, each seekinganother four-year term. The candidates for the two avail-

able City Council seats are (in alphabetical order) incum-bent Larry Forester, incumbent Tina Hansen, and chal-lenger Matt Simmons. Below is information about eachof the candidates seeking service on the City Council.

Polling PlacesThe following will be pollingplaces for the Signal Hill elec-tion. Each will be handicapped-accessible, and assistance inSpanish will be provided. Thepolls will be open between thehours of 7am and 8pm.

Signal Hill Park

Community Center

1780 E. Hill St.

Family Church of Signal Hill

(formerly Signal Hill Christian

Center)

2094 Cherry Ave.

Willow Ridge Clubhouse

2518 E. Willow St.

Name Matthew D. SimmonsAge 35Years residing in Signal Hill 2 plus

Occupation Local business owner

Personal Information Married toMelissa Rosenthal, 2-year-olddaughter Sophie

Education MBA, University ofSouthern California • BA in Psychol-ogy, UC Santa Cruz

Nonprofit/professional affiliationsBoard of Directors, AJCC • Gradu-ate, Long Beach Federation newLeaders

Goals if elected When elected, Iwill balance the budget. In just twoyears, our economic reserves plum-meted from $4 million to $1.2 mil-lion. We need to live within ourmeans today. I outline multi-milliondollar spending cuts on Signal-HillVoice.com. • I will increaseproperty values through view-pro-tection policies and will put residentneeds above the wants of develop-ers. • By spending wisely, we will beable to widen Cherry near PCH,which will reduce traffic inside ourcommunity. • My goal is to be acces-sible to everyone, and I can bereached at (562) 546-2277 or mrsim-mons@gmail.com.

Platform I am the taxpayer’swatchdog. • Signal Hill spendsmoney recklessly, which puts ourbasic civic services at risk. Our Citypaid a building official $159,569 forthree hours of work per week. Wedrilled a $900,000 water well in acontaminated location, despite theadvice of experts. Our Council justapproved the first steps to issue anEW $11.5 million bond. Thisapproval is fiscally irresponsible,especially while we operate at amulti-million dollar deficit. • I willkeep you informed at Signal-HillVoice.com, and we will put astop to our spending problem.

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Tuesday highlighted the RDA’sachievements over nearly 37 years

since its inception in 1974. Theagency has developed five affordablehousing projects since 1999, accord-ing to the report.

And since Signal Hill has a signif-icant tie to the oil industry, the City

has been charged with a special envi-ronmental problem– the clean-up ofthe area’s numerous oil wells. Farfsingnoted that funds will not be availablefor testing leaking oil wells, the clean-up of contaminated soil, or overseeingabandoned wells if redevelopmentends. The city manager noted thatthere are 2,800 active and inactive oilwells.

In addition to the resolution oppos-ing the governor’s plan, the Counciladopted another resolution to recog-nize that the library is of benefit to theredevelopment agency. No library

bond was proposed at the meetingTuesday. The community severalyears ago recognized the need for alibrary, and the city officers acknowl-edged the library’s relationship to theredevelopment project area.

“Our intent tonight is basically tobuild a record and let the administra-tion know, to let Senator [Alan]Lowenthal know, and Assemblymem-ber [Bonnie] Lowenthal know thatending our redevelopment project inSignal Hill would probably be the endof the library and other things,” Farfs-ing explained.

The library will be added to the listof what’s at stake for the local area ifthe governor’s plan moves forward.This was a point that was made toSenator Lowenthal in a meeting onWednesday.

Senator Lowenthal scheduled timewith Farfsing and Vice Mayor LarryForester to discuss the problems ofshutting down the city’s redevelop-ment agency. According to Farfsing,Lowenthal seemed sympathetic to thecity’s problems if the redevelopmentagency shuts down by July.

Lowenthal acknowledged SignalHill’s success with their redevelop-ment projects, said Farfsing. However,according to Farfsing, there will bemany factors that will determine thefuture of redevelopment agencies.

In a special election this summer,California voters will decide whetherthey will approve legislation to extendtaxes. The state senate, assembly andthe governor must agree to legislationby early March in order to print it onthe ballot for a June election.

Until the legislation is drafted andapproved, there will be uncertaintyover the future of redevelopmentagencies and their projects.

“Redevelopment is definitely injeopardy,” Farfsing said. “And thenext six weeks is going to be wild.”

Other City Council highlights:Deputy City Manager Charlie

Honeycutt presented an update of theconstruction progress of the newpolice station and emergency opera-tions center. So far, the project is stay-ing on budget.

The Council adopted a resolutionto use Community DevelopmentBlock Grant (CDBG) funds, whichare federal funds distributed throughthe Los Angeles County Small Citiesprogram, according to Farfsing. Sev-eral projects proposed under this grantinclude a senior food distribution pro-gram. They also proposed a sidewalkconstruction project and other Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act (ADA)improvements. ß

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Jennifer E. Beaver

Columnist

To everything,there is a season,and this is the sea-son for checkingout garden trendsand products tofind out what will

play well in our local garden land-scapes.

At 9.42 inches, December’s rain-fall was the wettest in 121 years. TheSierra snowpack containing nextspring’s water is nearly double normalsize. Despite these inconvenienttruths, I’m sure that governments, util-ities and nurseries will still urge us tochoose drought-tolerant plants. Theyspent too much money and effort get-ting out the drought messaging to goback on it now. And who knows what

next year will bring?Fortunately, there are plenty of

good-looking low-water groundcov-ers, flowers, shrubs and trees; youdon’t have to sacrifice beauty to con-serve water. For ideas and inspiration,check out bewaterwise.com andlacoastalgardens.com.

Edible gardening will continue tobe popular. People are discovering thatback-breaking labor isn’t necessary togrow a tomato, lettuce or bunch ofherbs. Container gardens in the formof pots or raised beds reduce the workand produce abundant yields.

In response to the backyard “growyour own” movement, new varietiespack increased flavor and diseaseresistance into compact forms. Thenew “Lizzano” tomato, for example,is the first late-blight tolerant cherrysemi-determinate tomato on the mar-ket. That’s good, because late blight is

one of those grey creeping-crud dis-eases that usually disfigures or killsplants. Panamerican Seed Co. offerseasy-to-grow-anywhere pellets com-bining lettuce and greens. Just toss‘em in a pot and get ready for salad.Like hot peppers? Try “Basket ofFire,” billed as the first true pepper forhanging baskets. If you’ve stayedaway from pumpkins because youfear they’ll take over your backyard,try “Hijinks,” a new variety weighingseven to nine pounds with 15-footvines.

As for color, design guru Pantone

named honeysuckle as its color of theyear. Had they asked me, I would havetold them that honeysuckle is a toughcolor to work with. The shade Pantonechose – described as a “festive reddishpink”– reminds of puce. My fellowhistorical novel readers– and youknow who you are– will recall thatwomen wearing puce gowns werenever popular.

If honeysuckle strikes your fancy,try growing a honeysuckle vine forfragrance as well as color. Since it’salso drought-tolerant once established,you’ll get two trends for the price ofone. Look for honeysuckle color incertain bougainvillea and some cali-brachoa, those petunia-like plants alsoknown as million bells and superbellsfrom plant propagator and marketerProven Winners.

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His new clients will come fromintact homes, he said.

“[These] kids might need two tothree sessions of individual therapysessions a week and a group interven-tion on a daily basis,” Brown said. “It’sa more intensive treatment than outpa-tient therapy….So these are kids thatare not coming from a criminal back-ground. They usually want a higherlevel of intervention,” he said.Although he acknowledged someclients may have substance-abuseissues, his staff will primarily treatadolescents who suffer from a range ofemotional and behavioral problems.

We’re a very rare type of grouphome, Brown said. “Our kids are usu-ally done within a couple of monthsand then are returned to their familyand their homes,” he said.

The Center for Discovery has beentreating kids in Long Beach for about13 years. Brown added that he hires allthe staff at each location, and they arevery closely supervised. The Centerfor Discovery has locations all over thewest coast. The new Wardlow site isthe ninth facility in a network of cen-ters owned by Brown. The facilitieshave a combined total of 83 beds.

In order to help residents under-stand what kind of treatment center hasbeen proposed for the neighborhood,Seventh District CouncilmemberJames Johnson released a statementafter his staff met with Brown onWednesday.

“Councilmember Johnson has beeninformed that Center for Discovery

primarily works with families to assistchildren with eating disorders,” thestatement reads. “Obviously, Coun-cilmember Johnson's priority is the res-idents of the 7th District. He has beenassured that Center for Discovery willadhere to the conditions of the permitand that they will be good neighbors.The Councilmember looks forward toa positive relationship with Center forDiscovery, and he will continue to doeverything he can to protect the qualityof life in the 7th District.”

Brown said that after they havecompleted some work on the two-storycenter he plans to open the site within30 to 60 days. Workers are paintingand resurfacing parts of the building,and they do plan to improve the land-scaping and parking lot. An openhouse will be planned soon, duringwhich time members of the commu-nity will be invited to tour the center.ß

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8 SIGNAL TRIBUNE FEBRUARY 4, 2011CULTUREIn honor of Black History Month, localexhibit to focus on culture here and in Africa

Gallery Expo, 4321 AtlanticAve., will feature an exhibit recogniz-ing Black History Month from Feb. 4to Feb. 26. The show will feature theworks of two Long Beach artists,Brandon Harrison and AndreAjibade, as well as work by 13 otherartists from the surrounding area.

Having worked in fashion designmost of his life, Harrison later turnedhis focus to art. His works have beenfeatured at the Los Angeles CountyMuseum of Art, The Museum of Tol-erance and the Museum of LatinAmerican Art. In 2007, he got his firstnon-commercial art commissions atHarbor View Adolescent Center, H.V.Group Home and College Hospital inCerritos. He uses iconic, bold, graphicimagery to convey clear and concisemessages through the paintings fea-tured at Gallery Expo. He also usesother peripheral elements and embell-ishments such as collage and beadingto enhance the work exhibited. The10-set series of paintings depicts

black women in American societyand the world.

Ajibade is an oil pastel specialistwho primarily paints people, whoseessence he captures in his renderingsof their daily lives. He likes projectingthe colorful expressions, cultures andlifestyles of numerous people. Havingspent a number of his youthful years innigeria, a good number of his art cap-tures scenes in rural Africa at its fullestand with its vibrant color. His work hasbeen part of group shows in galleriesaround Los Angeles, including the2004 Art and Democracy show at TheAngel’s Gate Cultural Center in SanPedro.

The artist reception for the BlackHistory Month exhibit will be Satur-day, Feb 12, from 6pm to 8pm. Thereception is open to the public. Galleryhours are Fridays and Saturdaysfrom 4pm to 8pm.

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From his early days in Memphisplaying in his father’s church choir,veteran saxophonist Kirk Whalumdraws inspiration from the rich musi-cal traditions of that city. Whalum is aneight-time Grammy-nominated saxo-phonist and songwriter who hasrecorded a series of well-received soloalbums in genres ranging from popand R&B to smooth jazz.

Whether he is playing contempo-rary jazz or producing his own musicon the bass guitar, Gerald Albrightstands in a class of his own. Albrightis known for his talent on the saxo-phone, working with famous artistssuch as Olivia newton-John, RayParker, and The Temptations. Albrighthas nine albums under his belt andhas sold over 1,000,000 albums in theUS alone.

After working as a backup musi-cian for 15 years, smooth jazz guitaristPeter White decided to go solo. Hisdistinctive guitar style has earned himseveral coveted awards for his workincluding: Guitarist of the Year, Album

of the Year, and Song of the Year at the2010 Smooth Jazz Awards.

Distinguished contemporary-jazzguitarist Jeff Golub is best known forhis work with Rod Stewart, withwhom he toured for seven years beforebreaking out on his own. Golub nowhas six solo records and three success-ful records with the instrumental bandAvenue Blue.

Singer-songwriter Michael Frankshas captivated audiences worldwidewith his work in jazz, soul, and popmusic. He is best known for his songs:“Popsicle Toes,” “Monkey See-Mon-key Do,” “The Lady Wants to Know,”and “Tiger in the Rain.”

“It is an honor to have such a tal-ented and diverse group of jazz musi-cians come together for this specialconcert,” said Dan Spellens, directorof Theaters & Entertainment for theLong Beach Convention & Entertain-ment Center. “We are excited to wel-come them to the Long BeachTerrace Theater.”

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Bixby Knolls’ First Fridays artwalk will kick off 2011 with a “mashup” on Feb. 4. After a brief winter’snap in January, First Fridays will bringtogether Valentine’s Day, Chinese newYear and Black History Month to turnAtlantic Avenue into “Art-lanticAvenue.”

This month’s event will feature:live art, experimental music, improvcomedy, flower-grams, classic cars,Timstrument, a tattoo demonstration,hula, ‘80s dance tracks, photography,Black History Month tributes, freebooks, Pee Wee Art, a piano man, Dix-ieland, the Big Red Bus, the KnollsRanger, and plenty of the unexpected.

Seventh District CouncilmemberJames Johnson’s “First Books at FirstFridays” at the Dana Branch Library,3680 Atlantic Ave., will partner withAnimal Care Services for animal-themed books and live animals on dis-play, beginning at 5:30pm. Guestreader of the month will be Eighth Dis-trict Councilmember Rae Gabelich.

now available is the Poetry Boxbook, made up of poems, BixbyKnolls lore and history, rants, openhearts, secrets, and accompanyingphotographs. The books will be on salefor $25 at Roy Robbins Gifts & Sta-tionery, 4244 Atlantic Ave., and BellaCosa, 3803 Atlantic Ave., which willalso serve as the location for detailsabout First Fridays, maps, businessinformation, and restaurant recom-mendations. The Big Red Bus willtransport attendees from venue tovenue from designated stops at the par-ticipating businesses.

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romance on their MindsOvernight stay for two at Hotel Current

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Cupid’s ChoiceOvernight stay at Quality Inn Signal Hill w/ continental breakfast

Roxanne’s Lounge for dinner and cocktails (hotel limousine pick-up)Tickets for 2 courtesy of Musical Theatre West

Couples photography sitting plus two prints courtesy of Vangie Ogg PhotographyElegant heart shaped-picture frame from Signal Tribune

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insuring your lasting love$50 dinner gift certificate donated by Brenda Soto Bryan Insurance Agency

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OFFICIAL?RULES 1. Use the couponfrom the Signal Tribune to enter at eachparticipating business. No faxes, photo-copies, or mail-ins allowed. 2. Only one(1) entry per store per day. 3. No purchasenecessary. 4. Must be at least 18 years oldto enter. 5. One winner per family. Win-

ners agree to allow the Signal Tribune topublish their names. 6. Employees andfamily members of the Signal Tribune, par-ticipating businesses and other sponsorsare not eligible. 7. Winners chosen by ran-dom drawing Feb. 16, 2011. Winners willbe notified by telephone and announced in

the Feb. 18 edition of the Signal Tribune.

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to promote the use of reusable bags.Second District Councilmember/

Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal, who

proposed the ordinance as aresponse to growing evidence thatplastic bags are harming marineenvironments and negativelyimpacting community landscape,was in attendance, along with 4th

District Councilmember PatrickO’Donnell.

“This country has grown veryaccustomed to utilizing plastic bagsfor about everything and, as a con-sequence, when people are not

responsible and they don’t disposeof those bags responsibly, thosebags wind up in places they shouldnot be, including water off of thecoast,” said Schipske, addressing aneed for the ban.

The presenting panel includedspokespersons on behalf of the Cal-ifornia Grocers Association and thenonprofit environmental groupsHeal the Bay, the Sierra Club andSurfrider Foundation, who spokeout in favor of the ban. SherriMcCarthy with the AmericanChemist Council served as a dis-senting voice against the ban andpromoted recycling practices byadding that 90 percent of Americansreuse their plastic bags.

After the panel presented theirarguments, Schipske opened thefloor to her constituents, whoeagerly waited to add their opinionson the issue. Responses gatheredfrom Schipske’s emails and those inattendance who spoke out againstthe ban expressed that they do notwant a mandatory ban on plasticbags and that a voluntary recyclingprogram would be more effective.

Fifth District resident David E.Birdseye, one of the constituentswho is against the ban, feels that thegovernment should not restricteveryone for the bad practices of afew. “The so-called green move-ment should not be the sole deter-miner of how we live,” Birdseyesaid.

On the other hand, Third Districtresident Gordana Kajer said muchof what people do today happensbecause of a habit. “We know aboutreduce, reuse and recycle. Refusethe plastic bags and help reduce,reuse and recycle,” Kajer said.

While the ban has yet to bevoted, the discussion comes as theordinance is scheduled to go to CityCouncil sometime in February. Theordinance passed with a 6–2 voteand is backed by an EnvironmentalImpact Report completed last yearby Los Angeles County.

Last Monday, Santa Monica CityCouncil approved a ban of plasticbags in all retail outlets exceptrestaurants. California rejected astatewide ban in September 2010.ß

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SIGNAL HILL SOCIAL CLUBCreate a photo book! Thursday, Feb. 10 from 10am-noon

Create a photo book to keep or give away as a gift.

Bring in some of your photos and we’ll supply the rest.

Bring your friends for a morning of games, activities, coffee

and conversation at the Signal Hill Library. Open to adults

55 and older. You can also spend time browsing books and

using computers before the library opens.

We meet the second Thursday of every month.

FREE WELLNESS WORKSHOP“Heart Health”

Tuesday, Feb. 8 from 10am-11:30am

Stop by and learn about keeping your heart healthy as

we focus on your heart...February is “National Heart

Month.” Join us at the Signal Hill Community Center,

1780 E. Hill Street, for FREE workshops presented by

St. Mary Medical Center. Refreshments will be served.

Saturdays: Stories & ArtsSaturdays at 11:30am. This program is geared towards 5- to 10-year-olds,

but all are welcome to attend! One hour of stories, crafts and games.

Wednesdays:Babies, Books & Fun!

Wednesdays at 11am. This program is geared towards newborns to 2-year-olds,

but all are welcome to attend! 45 minutes of free play, stories, songs and more.

Fridays: PreschoolPlay & StoriesFridays at 10am. This program is geared towards 2- to 4-year-olds,

but all are welcome to attend! 45 minutes of free play, stories, songs and more.

Stop by the Signal Hill Libraryto welcome our new librarian,

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Active Adult Programs

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CampaignTrail

The League of Women Voterswill host a Signal Hill candidateforum Monday, Feb. 7 from 6pm to7:30pm at Signal Hill City CouncilChambers, 2175 Cherry Ave. Allthree candidates have confirmedtheir attendance: incumbents LarryForester and Tina Hansen; and chal-lenger Matt Simmons. The event isopen to the public. More informationat lba.ca.lwvnet.org/contact or bycalling (562) 432-5822.

million over two years. Therefore,even if California voters decide toextend current taxes, the 429 elimi-nated teaching positions in LongBeach would likely not be restored.

The school board also discussed,but did not act upon, roughly $45million in additional cuts that theywill reconsider Feb. 15. Those cuts,along with the ones approved thisweek, will affect a wide array ofprograms, resulting not only inlarger class sizes, school closuresand hundreds of layoffs of teachers,but also job losses for central officestaff, school administrators, librari-ans, nurses, psychologists, coun-selors and others. About $10 millionin savings would come from reduc-tions at the central office, which hasalready seen deep cuts in recentyears. Instructional programs,school safety, sports, music, trans-portation and other services wouldbe affected, in some cases signifi-cantly. Proposed cuts to transporta-tion, for instance, would eliminateall home-to-school transportationexcept for legally required special-education busing.

The larger class sizes approved bythe school board this week mean thatfor grades six to 12, average classsizes would increase by three studentsto 35. For grades kindergartenthrough three, classes would increaseby between five and 10 students(depending on the school) for an aver-age of 30 students per class. Theincreased class sizes will save theschool district about $26 million.

At the same meeting this week,the school board also considered, butdid not vote upon, a preliminary cer-tificated layoff resolution detailing thekinds of services to be reduced oreliminated for the upcoming schoolyear. The preliminary resolution iden-tified roughly 621 positions, or “full-time equivalents,” for possibleelimination. The resolution is sched-uled to be considered for board actionon Feb. 15.

The cuts approved this weekinclude the closures of Burroughs andBuffum elementary schools after thisschool year, due to the budget crisisand declining enrollment.

As part of LBUSD’s continuedcost-cutting efforts, school districtstaff had been examining the possibleclosure of smaller schools to improveefficiency. Burroughs and Buffumwill close because they have rela-

tively small numbers of students. Buf-fum, located at 2350 ximeno Ave.,has 295 students. Burroughs, locatedat 1260 E. 33rd St. in Signal Hill, has291 students. In both cases, othernearby schools have the capacity toserve the displaced students.

Declining enrollment districtwide

has exacerbated budget woes becauseschools receive most of their fundingbased on student attendance. Thesmall numbers of students at Bur-roughs and Buffum have reduced theefficiency of those schools. LBUSD’senrollment has declined by about14,000 students over the past decade.

In light of the decision to close thetwo schools, the school board alsoapproved revised school attendanceboundaries so that nearby schools canaccommodate the displaced students.

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notiCe iS HereBy given, that the City Council of the City of SignalHill will hold a Public Hearing in the City Council Chamber at City Halllocated at 2175 Cherry avenue, Signal Hill, California, on tuesday, feb-ruary 15, 2011, at 7:00pm to consider the following:

annual reneWal of tHe inStitutional PerMit for:

Courtyard Care Center1880 dawson avenueSignal Hill, Ca 90755

las Brisas Child Care Centerlong Beach Community improvement league2399 California avenueSignal Hill, Ca 90755

all intereSted PerSonS are hereby invited to attend and expresstheir opinions on the above matter.

tHe PuBliC iS invited to submit written comments to the division ofBuilding Safety prior to and at the Hearing.

furtHer inforMation on this item may be obtained at the City ofSignal Hill division of Building Safety located at 2175 Cherry avenue,Signal Hill, or by telephone at (562) 989-7347 or by email at rtao@city-ofsignalhill.org.

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TST3657t.S. no. t10-69566-Ca / aPn: 7217-006-130notiCe of truStee’S Sale you are indefault under a deed of truSt dated11/4/2004. unleSS you taKe aCtion to Pro-teCt your ProPerty, it May Be Sold at aPuBliC Sale. if you need an exPlanationof tHe nature of tHe ProCeedingagainSt you, you SHould ContaCt alaWyer. a public auction sale to the highest bid-der for cash, Cashier’s Check drawn on a state ornational bank, check drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, or savings associa-tion, or savings bank specified in section 5102 ofthe financial Code and authorized to do businessin this state 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 a deed of trust described below. the sale will bemade, but without covenant or warranty, expressedor implied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by the deed of trust, with interestand late charges thereon, as provided in thenote(s), advances, under the terms of the deed oftrust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expensesof the trustee for the total amount (at the time of theinitial publication of the notice of Sale) reasonablyestimated to be set forth below. the amount may begreater on the day of sale. Pursuant to CaliforniaCivil Code Section 2923.54 the undersigned, onbehalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer, or author-ized agent, declares as follows: [x] the mortgageloan servicer has obtained from the commissionera final or temporary order of exemption pursuant toSection 2923.53 that is current and valid on thedate the notice of sale is filed and [x] the timeframefor giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a)of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.52 or 2923.55 trustor: eric W. Wolf, anunmarried man duly appointed trustee: Cr titleServices, inc. c/o Pite duncan, 4375 Jutland drive,Suite 200, San diego, Ca 92117 877-576-0472recorded 11/09/2004 as instrument no. 042903171 in book , page of official records in theoffice of the recorder of los angeles County, Cali-fornia, date of Sale: 2/25/2011 at 10:30 aM Placeof Sale: at the front entrance to the Pomona Supe-rior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd.,Pomona, Ca amount of unpaid balance and othercharges: $294,579.99 Street address or other com-mon designation of real property: 1955 discoveryWay Signal Hill, Ca 90755-5624 a.P.n.: 7217-006-130 legal description: as more fully described insaid deed of trust the undersigned trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address or other common designation, if any,shown above. if no street address or other commondesignation is shown, directions to the location ofthe property may be obtained by sending a writtenrequest to the beneficiary within 10 days of the dateof first publication of this notice of Sale. thetrustee shall incur no liability for any good faitherror in stating the proper amount of unpaid bal-ances and charges. for sales information pleasecontact Priority Posting and Publishing at www.pri-orityposting.com or (714) 573-1965 reinstatementline: 877-576-0472 date: 2/4/2011 Cr title Serv-ices, inc 1000 technology drive MS 314 o’fallonMo 63368 Penny White, trustee Specialist federallaw requires us to notify you that we are acting asa debt collector. if you are currently in a bankruptcyor have received a discharge in bankruptcy as tothis obligation, this communication is intended forinformational purposes only and is not an attemptto collect a debt in violation of the automatic stay orthe discharge injunction. P793962 2/4, 2/11,02/18/2011

TST3659notiCe of truStee'S Sale trustee Sale no. :20100015010396 title order no.: 100611860fHa/va/PMi no.: you are in default undera deed of truSt, dated 07/14/2006. 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. ndex WeSt,llC, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuantto deed of trust recorded on 07/25/2006 as instru-ment no. 06 1640551 of official records in the office

of the County recorder of loS angeleS County,State of California. exeCuted By: ClaralouiSe SPenCe, Will Sell at PuBliC auC-tion to HigHeSt Bidder for CaSH,CaSHier'S CHeCK/CaSH eQuivalent or otherform of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payableat time of sale in lawful money of the united States).date of Sale: 02/24/2011 tiMe of Sale: 10:30aM PlaCe of Sale: at tHe WeSt Side oftHe loS angeleS County CourtHouSe,direCtly faCing norWalK Blvd., 12720norWalK Blvd., norWalK, Ca. StreetaddreSS and other common designation, if any,of the real property described above is purported tobe: 2324 JeanS Ct, Signal Hill, California90755 aPn#: 7217-025-037 the undersignedtrustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectnessof the street address and other common designa-tion, if any , shown herein. Said sale will be made,but without covenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by said deed of trust, with interestthereon, as provided in said note(s), advances,under the terms of said deed of trust, fees, chargesand expenses of the trustee and of the trusts cre-ated by said deed of trust. the total amount of theunpaid balance of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initialpublication of the notice of Sale is $33,165.36. thebeneficiary under said deed of trust heretoforeexecuted and delivered to the undersigned a writtendeclaration of default and demand for Sale, and awritten notice of default and election to Sell. theundersigned caused said notice of default andelection to Sell to be recorded in the county wherethe real property is located. for truStee SaleinforMation PleaSe Call: agenCy SaleS& PoSting 3210 el CaMino real, Suite 200irvine, Ca 92602 714-730-2727www.lpsasap.com ndex West, l.l.C. May BeaCting aS a deBt ColleCtor atteMPtingto ColleCt a deBt. any inforMationoBtained Will Be uSed for tHat Pur-PoSe. ndex West, l.l.C. as trustee dated:02/03/2011 ndex West, l.l.C. 15000 SurveyorBoulevard, Suite 500 addison, texas 75001-9013telephone: (866) 795-1852 telecopier: (972) 661-7800 aSaP# 3888134 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011,02/18/2011

TST3658notiCe of truStee'S Sale tS no. 10-0142749 title order no. 10-8-511541investor/insurer no. n/a aPn no. 7215-016-025you are in default under a deed oftruSt, dated 06/29/2007. unleSS you taKeaCtion to ProteCt your ProPerty, itMay Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. if you needan exPlanation of tHe nature of tHeProCeeding againSt you, you SHouldContaCt a laWyer." notice is hereby given thatreContruSt CoMPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by PrinCeSS v f raMey, a SingleWoMan, dated 06/29/2007 and recorded 07/05/07,as instrument no. 20071597220, in Book , Page ),of official records in the office of the Countyrecorder of los angeles County, State of Califor-nia, will sell on 03/04/2011 at 10:30aM, at the Westside of the los angeles County Courthouse, directlyfacing norwalk Blvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd., nor-walk, Ca 90650 at public auction, to the highest bid-der for cash or check as described below, payablein full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said deed oftrust, in the property situated in said County andState and as more fully described in the above ref-erenced deed of trust. the street address andother common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 2355Monte verde drive, Signal Hill, Ca,907553937. 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 $856,504.06.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's

checks 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. dated: 02/04/2011 reContruSt CoM-Pany, n.a. 1800 tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94SiMi valley, Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219,Sale information (626) 927-4399 By:trustee's Saleofficer reContruSt CoMPany, n.a. is a debtcollector attempting to collect a debt. any informa-tion obtained will be used for that purpose. aSaP#3877422 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011

TST3660notiCe of truStee'S Sale tS no. 10-0141714 title order no. 10-8-508633investor/insurer no. n/a aPn no. 7215-020-021you are in default under a deed oftruSt, dated 04/22/2005. unleSS you taKeaCtion to ProteCt your ProPerty, itMay Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. if you needan exPlanation of tHe nature of tHeProCeeding againSt you, you SHouldContaCt a laWyer." notice is hereby given thatreContruSt CoMPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by lateef t franKS, a Single Man,dated 04/22/2005 and recorded 05/02/05, as instru-ment no. 05 1017867, in Book , Page ), of officialrecords in the office of the County recorder of losangeles County, State of California, will sell on03/04/2011 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: 2244 Sea ridge drive,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$1,194,313.47. 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:02/02/2011 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#3867611 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011

TST3654notiCe of truStee’S Sale tS no. 09-0092004 title order no. 09-8-260641investor/insurer no. 139547592 aPn no. 7215-019-097 you are in default under a deedof truSt, dated 07/14/2006. unleSS youtaKe aCtion to ProteCt your ProPerty,it May Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. if youneed an exPlanation of tHe nature of

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 rayMond King, a WidoWer,dated 07/14/2006 and recorded 07/24/06, as instru-ment no. 06 1620031, in Book , Page ), of officialrecords in the office of the County recorder of losangeles County, State of California, will sell on02/25/2011 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: 2001 e 21St St unit133, Signal Hill, Ca, 907555959. 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 $376,139.10. 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. dated:10/02/2009 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 officer reCon-truSt CoMPany, n.a. is a debt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt. any information obtained willbe used for that purpose. aSaP# 388844501/28/2011, 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011

TST3648NoTiCE oF TRuSTEE’S SalE trustee Sale no.:20100169812937 title order no.: 606797fHa/va/PMi no.: you are in default undera deed of truSt, dated 01/11/08. 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. NDEx West,llC, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuantto deed of trust recorded on 01/18/08, as instru -ment no. 20080105783 of official records in theoffice of the County recorder of loS aNgElESCounty, State of California. exeCuted By: TaN-NER m. hENg, Will Sell at PuBliC auCtionto HigHeSt Bidder for CaSH, CaSHier’SCHeCK/CaSH eQuivalent or other form of pay-ment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time ofsale in lawful money of the united States) DaTE oFSalE: February 10, 2011 TimE oF SalE: 11:30am plaCE oF SalE: at the front entrance tothe pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 W.mission Blvd. pomona, Ca. STREET aDDRESSand other common designa tion, if any, of the realproperty described above is purported to be: 2516E. WilloW ST. #304, SigNal hill, Ca 90755.apN# 7214-009-236 the undersigned trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. Said 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 said deed of trust, with interestthereon, as provided in said note(s), advances,under the terms of said deed of trust, fees, chargesand expenses of the trustee and of the trusts cre-ated by said deed of trust. the total amount of theunpaid balance of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initial

publication of the notice of Sale is $318,038.27.the beneficiary under said deed of trust heretoforeexecuted and delivered to the undersigned a writtendeclaration of default and demand for Sale, and awritten notice of default and election to Sell. theundersigned caused said notice of default andelection to Sell to be recorded in the county wherethe real property is located. for truStee SaleinforMation PleaSe Call: nationWidePoSting & PuBliCation, inC. 5005 WindPlaydrive, Suite 1, el dorado HillS, Ca 95762-9334 916-939-0772, www.nationwideposting.comNDEx West l.l.C. maY BE aCTiNg aS a DEBTCollECToR aTTEmpTiNg To CollECT aDEBT. aNY iNFoRmaTioN oBTaiNED Will BEuSED FoR ThaT puRpoSE. NDEx West, l.l.C.as Trustee, By: ric Juarez dated: 01/11/11nPP0173301 01/21/11, 01/28/11, 02/04/11

TST3645trustee Sale no. 736965Ca loan no. 5303862501title order no. 3206-243385 notiCe oftruStee’S Sale you are in defaultunder a deed of truSt dated 7/12/2006.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. on2/14/2011 at 10:30 aM, California reCon-veyanCe CoMPany as the duly appointedtrustee under and pursuant to deed of trustrecorded 07/20/2006, Book , Page , instrument 061599635, of official records in the office of therecorder of los angeles County, California, exe-cuted by: lilia lopez, an unmarried woman, astrustor, Mortgage electronic registration Systems,inc., (MerS), solely as nominee for lender,alliance Bancorp, it’s successors and assigns, asBeneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to thehighest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by astate or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn bya state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s 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. Sale will beheld by the duly appointed trustee as shown below,of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and nowheld by the trustee in the hereinafter describedproperty under and pursuant to the deed of trust.the sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remainingprincipal sum of the note(s) secured by the deed oftrust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges andexpenses of the trustee for the total amount (at thetime of the initial publication of the notice of Sale)reasonably estimated to be set forth below. theamount may be greater on the day of sale. Place ofSale: at the front entrance to the Pomona SuperiorCourts Building, 350 W. Mission Blvd., Pomona, Calegal description: as more fully described in saiddeed of trust amount of unpaid balance and othercharges: $356,706.83 (estimated) Street addressand other common designation of the real property:2388 Cerritos avenue Signal Hill, Ca 90755 aPnnumber: 7211-019-010 the undersigned trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. the property heretoforedescribed is being sold “as is”. in compliance withCalifornia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee,trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares:that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess theirfinancial situation and to explore options to avoidforeclosure; or that it has made efforts to contactthe borrower(s) to assess their financial situationand to explore options to avoid foreclosure by oneof the following methods: by telephone; by unitedStates mail; either 1st class or certified; byovernight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail;by face to face meeting. date: 1/6/2011 Califor-nia reConveyanCe CoMPany, as trustee(714) 730-2727 or www.fidelityasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com deborah BrignacCalifornia reconveyance Company is a debt collec-tor attempting to collect a debt. any informationobtained will be used for that purpose. deborahBrignac, vice President 9200 oakdale avenue MailStop Ca2-4379 Chatsworth, Ca 91311 P7887961/21, 1/28, 02/04/2011

TST3646trustee Sale no. 741300Ca loan no. 3063165926title order no. 100210931-Ca-Mai notiCe oftruStee’S Sale you are in defaultunder a deed of truSt dated 07-14-2006.unleSS you taKe aCtion to ProteCt

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your 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. on02-14-2011 at 10:30 aM, California reCon-veyanCe CoMPany as the duly appointedtrustee under and pursuant to deed of trustrecorded 07-25-2006, Book , Page , instrument 061639036, of official records in the office of therecorder of loS angeleS County, California,executed by: eMManuel a. nodalo andMaria roSario a. nodalo, HuSBand andWife aS CoMMunity ProPerty WitH rigHtof SurvivorSHiP, as trustor, WaSHingtonMutual BanK, fa, as Beneficiary, will sell at pub-lic 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: tHe frontentranCe to tHe PoMona SuPeriorCourtS Building, 350 W. MiSSion Boule-vard, PoMona, Ca legal description: as morefully described in said deed of trust amount ofunpaid balance and other charges: $1,107,535.44(estimated) Street address and other common des-ignation of the real property: 2140 ridgevieWterraCe drive Signal Hill, Ca 90755 aPnnumber: 7217-029-012 the undersigned trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. the property heretoforedescribed is being sold “as is”. in compliance withCalifornia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee,trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares:that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess theirfinancial situation and to explore options to avoidforeclosure; or that it has made efforts to contactthe borrower(s) to assess their financial situationand to explore options to avoid foreclosure by oneof the following methods: by telephone; by unitedStates mail; either 1st class or certified; byovernight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail;by face to face meeting. date: 01-11-2011 Cali-fornia reConveyanCe CoMPany, as trustee(714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com deborah BrignacCalifornia reConveyanCe CoMPany iS adeBt ColleCtor atteMPting to ColleCta deBt. any inforMation oBtained WillBe uSed for tHat PurPoSe. deBoraHBrignaC, viCe PreSident 9200 oaKdaleave MailStoP Ca2-4379 CHatSWortH, Ca91311 P790618 1/21, 1/28, 02/04/2011

TST3647notiCe of truStee’S Sale trustee Sale no.445331Ca loan no. 0632673695 title order no.611095 you are in default under a deedof truSt dated 09-13-2004. unleSS youtaKe aCtion to ProteCt your ProPerty,it May Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. if youneed an exPlanation of tHe nature oftHe ProCeedingS againSt you, youSHould ContaCt a laWyer. on 02-14-2011 at10:30 aM, California reConveyanCe CoM-Pany as the duly appointed trustee under and pur-suant to deed of trust recorded 09-23-2004, Book, Page , instrument 04 2446021, of official recordsin the office of the recorder of loS angeleSCounty, California, executed by: CHriStine J an,an unMarried WoMan aS Her Sole andSeParate ProPerty, as trustor, MortgageeleCtroniC regiStration SySteMS, inC.,(MerS) Solely aS noMinee for lender,WeStland finanCing, inC, dBa aMeriCanCaPital funding, itS SuCCeSSorS andaSSignS, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auctionsale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s checkdrawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s checkdrawn by a state or federal credit union, or acashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savingsand loan association, savings association, or sav-

ings bank specified in section 5102 of the financialCode and authorized to do business in this state.Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee asshown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyedto and now held by the trustee in the hereinafterdescribed property under and pursuant to the deedof trust. the sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s) secured bythe deed of trust, interest thereon, estimated fees,charges and expenses of the trustee for the totalamount (at the time of the initial publication of thenotice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forthbelow. the amount may be greater on the day ofsale. Place of Sale: at tHe WeSt Side of tHeloS angeleS County CourtHouSe,direCtly faCing norWalK Boulevard,12720 norWalK Blvd. , norWalK, Ca legaldescription: lot 11 of traCt 53228-3, in tHeCity of Signal Hill, aS Per MaP reCordedin BooK 1283 PageS 75 to 82 inCluSive ofMaPS, in tHe offiCe of tHe CountyreCorder of Said County. exCePt alloil, gaS, MineralS and otHer HydroCar-Bon SuBStanCeS in, under and/or tHatMay Be ProduCed froM a dePtH ofBeloW 100 feet froM tHe SurfaCe ofSaid land, exCluding, HoWever, any uSeof or rigHt in or to any Portion of tHeSurfaCe of Said land to a dePtH of 100feet BeloW tHe SurfaCe tHereof, aSreServed and/or granted in variouSdeedS of reCord, one of Said deedSBeing one reCorded noveMBer 12, 1993aS inStruMent no. 93-2219740, offiCialreCordS. alSo exCePting and reServingtHerefroM, aS aPProPriate for tHe Ben-efit of grantor aS deClarant undertHe deClaration, deSCriBed BeloW, andgrantor`S SuCCeSSorS and aSSignS(WitH tHe rigHt to grant and tranSferSaMe), exCluSive and non-exCluSiveeaSeMentS for uSe, enJoyMent, aCCeSS,ingreSS, egreSS, enCroaCHMent, Main-tenanCe, rePair, drainage, SuPPort andfor otHer PurPoSeS, all aS and to tHeextent deSCriBed and Provided for intHat Certain deClaration ofCovenantS, ConditionS and reStriC-tionS for ProMontory WeStBluff andSKyline eStateS (‘’deClaration’’),reCorded aPril 18, 2003 aS inStruMentno. 03-1103465, offiCial reCordS, and anyaMendMentS tHereto. amount of unpaid bal-ance and other charges: $717,513.62 (estimated)Street address and other common designation ofthe real property: 237 Monte verde drive Sig-nal Hill, Ca 90755 aPn number: 7215-016-026the undersigned trustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shown herein. theproperty heretofore described is being sold “as is”.in compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c)the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorizedagent 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 to

avoid 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: 01-20-2011 California reConveyanCeCoMPany, as trustee (714) 730-2727 orwww.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priority-posting.com California reConveyanCeCoMPany iS a deBt ColleCtor atteMPt-ing to ColleCt a deBt. any inforMationoBtained Will Be uSed for tHat Pur-PoSe. deBoraH BrignaC, viCe PreSident9200 oaKdale ave MailStoP Ca2-4379CHatSWortH, Ca 91311 aSaP# 388084901/21/2011, 01/28/2011, 02/04/2011

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the following person is doing business as: 1. SaM dealS, 2. SaMSPort dealS, 22 W. 47th St., long Beach, Ca 90805. registrant:guStavo raMireZ, 22 W. 47th St., long Beach, Ca 90805. thisbusiness is conducted by: an individual. i declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct. Signed: gustavo ramirez. the regis-trant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. this statement was filed with the countyclerk of los angeles County on february 2, 2011. notiCe: this ficti-tious business name statement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.the Signal tribune: february 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011.

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the following person is doing business as: 1. aBi foundation, 2.CoMPro data teCHnology, 3. refund ConneCtion, 4. KtnJMarKeting, 5150 Candlewood St., Suite 14C, lakewood, Ca 90712.registrant: aMeriCan BuSineSS innovatorS, inC., 5150 Candle-wood ave., Suite 14C, lakewood, Ca 90712. this business is con-ducted by: a Corporation. i declare that all information in this statementis true and correct. Signed: norman tillman, vice-President. the regis-trant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. this statement was filed with the countyclerk of los angeles County on february 2, 2011. notiCe: this ficti-tious business name statement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.the Signal tribune: february 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011.

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the following person is doing business as: need a teCH Heatingand air Conditioning, 616 W. 18th St., San Pedro, Ca 90731.registrant: MiCHael oJeda, 616 e. 18th St., San Pedro, Ca 90731.this business is conducted by: an individual. i declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Michael ojeda. theregistrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. date started doing business under thisfictitious Business name was december 21, 2010. this statement wasfiled with the county clerk of los angeles County on december 21,2010. notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. a newfictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. thefiling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state ofa fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: January 14, 21, 28, & feb-ruary 4, 2011.

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the following person is doing business as: Jenn-reaCH ConSult-ing, 17644 Coke ave., Bellflower, Ca 90706. registrant: JenniferriCHardSon, 17644 Coke ave., Bellflower, Ca 90706. this businessis conducted by: an individual. i declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: Jennifer richardson. the registranthas not begun to transact business under the fictitious business nameor names listed herein. this statement was filed with the county clerk oflos angeles County on January 12, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious busi-ness name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violationof the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal trib-une: January 14, 21, 28, & february 4, 2011.

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the following person is doing business as: liBerty tax laKeWood,5908 del amo Blvd., lakewood, Ca 90713. registrant: edWard Wil-Son, 2043 Crescent dr., Signal Hill, Ca 90755. this business is con-ducted by: an individual. i declare that all information in this statementis true and correct. Signed: edward Wilson. the registrant has begun totransact business under the fictitious business name or names listedherein. date started doing business under this fictitious Business namewas January 10, 2011. this statement was filed with the county clerk oflos angeles County on January 18, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious busi-ness name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violationof the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal trib-une: January 21, 28, & february 4, 11, 2011.

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the following persons are doing business as: SaKura auto PartS,1030 Cristobal ave., Wilmington, Ca 90744. registrant: 1. roSarioCalero, 2. Patty Herrera, 849 tenth St., Hermosa Beach, Ca90254. this business is conducted by: a general Partnership. i declarethat all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: rosarioCalero. the registrants have begun to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed herein. date started doing busi-ness under this fictitious Business name was in 2006. this statementwas filed with the county clerk of los angeles County on January 18,2011. notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. a newfictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. thefiling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state ofa fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: January 21, 28, & febru-ary 4, 11, 2011.

TST3651 / 20110098063FiCTiTiouS BuSiNESS NamE STaTEmENT

the following persons are doing business as: tHe SPindlerS Cot-tage, 1843 gladys ave. #1, Signal Hill, Ca 90755. registrant: 1.WilliaM M. Woody, 2. CHeryl l. StraCHan, 1843 gladys ave.#1, Signal Hill, Ca 90755. this business is conducted by: a Husbandand Wife. i declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: William M. Woody. the registrant has not begun to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of los angeles County on Jan-uary 19, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. anew fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date.the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of anotherunder federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: January 21, 28,& february 4, 11, 2011.

TST3658 / 20110143557FiCTiTiouS BuSiNESS NamE STaTEmENT

the following persons are doing business as: 1. griSWold Media,2. griSWold ProduCtionS, 6481 atlantic ave., apt. 316, longBeach, Ca 90805. registrant: 1. aManda griSWold, 2. davidgriSWold, 6481 atlantic ave., apt. 316, long Beach, Ca 90805. thisbusiness is conducted by: a Husband and Wife. i declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: amanda griswold.the registrant has begun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed herein. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on January 26, 2011. notiCe: thisfictitious business name statement expires five years from the date itwas filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or commonlaw (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.the Signal tribune: January 28, & february 4, 11, 18, 2011.

TST3641 / Case No. NS023531oRDER To ShoW CauSEFoR ChaNgE oF NamE

SuPerior Court of California, County of loS angeleS,415 West ocean Blvd., long Beach, Ca 90802, SoutH JudiCial diS-triCt.Petition of ana Maria rodriguez-arreola, for Change of name.to all intereSted PerSonS:1. Petitioner ana Maria rodrigueZ-arreola, filed a petition withthis court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: anaMaria rodrigueZ-arreola to Proposed name: ana MariarodrigueZ.2. tHe Court orderS that all persons interested in this matter shallappear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause,if any, shy the petition for change of name should not be granted. notiCe of Hearingdate: March 01, 2011; time: 1:30 P.M.; dept. g, room 51. the addressof the court is the same as above. a copy of this order to Show Causeshall be published at least once each week for four successive weeksprior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaperof general circulation, printed in this county, tHe Signal triBune,939 e. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, Ca 90755: January 14, 21, 28, & febru-ary 4, 2011.___//ss//___douglas M. Haigh, Commissioner of the Superior Courtdated January 10, 2011

TST3656 / Case No. NS023530oRDER To ShoW CauSEFoR ChaNgE oF NamE

SuPerior Court of California, County of loS angeleS,415 West ocean Blvd., long Beach, Ca 90802, SoutH JudiCial diS-triCt.Petition of noreen C. angeles, for Change of name.to all intereSted PerSonS:1. Petitioner noreen C. angeleS, filed a petition with this court for adecree changing names as follows: Present name: david MattHeWtenZa to Proposed name: MattHeW tenZa angeleS.2. tHe Court orderS that all persons interested in this matter shallappear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause,if any, shy the petition for change of name should not be granted. notiCe of Hearingdate: february 16, 2011; time: 1:30 P.M.; dept. g, room 51. theaddress of the court is the same as above. a copy of this order to ShowCause shall be published at least once each week for four successiveweeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the followingnewspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, tHe SignaltriBune, 939 e. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, Ca 90755: January 28, &february 4, 11, 18, 2011.___//ss//___douglas M. Haigh, Commissioner of the Superior Courtdated January 05, 2011

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