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Monrovia City Coun-cil Member Tom Adams moved tat the body appoint a temporary replacement for Council Member Clar-ence Shaw, an Army Re-

The forecast for addi-tional Santa Ana winds this week has caused alarm for many residents in the San Gabriel Valley just now mopping up from from last week’s colossal 80-90 mile an hour winds that caused

millions of dollars in dam-ages and left thousands of people without electricity, phone or cable.

Supervisor Mike An-tonovich and Congress-man Adam Schiff have both critsized area utilities for being slow returning power to area residents.

One longtime Beacon Media employee, Vera Shamon who lives on Brig-den Road in Pasadena, has been without power for one week. Her husband, Ed Shamon, is experience in all kinds of emergencies and had installed a genera-tor and a series of batteries

so his family can attend to the basic necessities of life. Vera Shamon said she was upset that no one from the power company (Pasadena Water and Power)seemed even aware of her particu-lar outage. On wednesday afternoon there were 150 cusomers without power

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Power to the People - Southern California Edison workers restore power on Live Oak Avenue in Temple City which was one of the hard-est hit areas in San Gabriel Valley early on Thursday morning. Gusts of winds up to 90 mph were reported in some areas. As of deadline most SCE customers had power and cable companies weren’t far behind re-storing telphone and internet service. Thousands of trees were uprooted throughout the valley. No estimates yet on dollar damage to property and vehicles as a result of the hurricane force winds. For more photos see pages 20-21 and more on our websites. Tim Phillips (left), Superintendent of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and botanical garden, stands at the base of a toppled 140-year-old eucalyptus. This is one of the more dra-matic scenes at the arboretum as a result of the December 1 windstorm. - Photos by Terrry Miller

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I'm listening to a CD I made from an old, out-of-date 33 1/3 record. Perry Como is dreaming of a White Christ-mas.

I too am dreaming. I re-member the white Christmas-es. I was young then. I didn't mind cleaning the ice from my windshield or skidding into a snow bank. I thought that was just what you did.

That was before I moved to California where you do your Christmas shop-ping in shirt sleeves. Where a modest rainstorm is consid-ered winter weather.

Christmas has so many meanings, so many memo-ries, so many traditions. I'm somewhat distressed that the Christmas season has be-come the Holiday season. I'm considered broad-mind-ed for one of my generation. I'm loving and accepting. I don't mind expanding hori-zons and celebrating the tra-ditions of other cultures.

But, please, excuse me as I want to hang on to my own. I like the picture of a baby Jesus lying in a manger. The wisemen and the lowly animals.

The fir tree. The holly and the mistle-toe. The poin-settias and the fruit cakes. Merely symbols? Yes. But, more than symbols, they are traditions.

When I was a child, Santa Claus came down my chimney even when I didn't have one. I knew he was coming, no matter what.

He would get in somehow. Sometimes he would bring but one present, at best only a few. That was all Mom and Dad could afford to pay him for. It didn't matter.

Santa and the Baby Je-sus kind of melted together. They symbolized love and joy and good feelings. I liked that when I was young. I like that now.

Happy Holidays is a wonderful greeting. It is very modern. Merry Christmas goes back to my roots. It brings a feeling that little else in the world of today can kindle.

I'd like to celebrate Christmas as Christmas. Other holidays can have their say separately. Let those of us who wish have our memo-ries of yore and share in the feelings they bring.

Whether it be Away In A Manger or Jingle Bells, or one of other cultural tradi-tions, let's remember love, peace and brotherhood.

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Southern California Edi-son who spoke to us on the condition of anonim-ity said he’s heard com-plaints from many that the response has been too slow “we’re not as prepared for such emergencies as the Canadians for example. This is why we have a num-ber of teams from Quebec helping us out.”

The City of Pasadena, as with all affected San Ga-briel cities, has been work-ing “around the clock” ac-

cording to press releases sent to media on recovery efforts in the wake of the fierce windstorms that struck overnight Nov. 30 to Dec. 1. In response to the disaster, the city de-clared a local emergency, a proactive protective mea-sure consistent with other neighboring cities that have sustained significant damage. It occurs when a disaster has progressed or is anticipated to extend beyond the capability of regular municipal person-nel and resources, assisted

by personnel and resources from contiguous munici-palities, to maintain order and control and confine the incident.

All primary and sec-ondary arterial roadways were passable as of Satur-day afternoon. As of Sun-day afternoon 85 percent of all residential streets were passable.

In the initial shock on Thursday, Southern California Edison workers witnessed several people on Live Oak in Temple City taking photos of their children playing near live wires. The men immedi-ately warned the people of the extreme danger they were putting their children and themselves in.

“People just don’t know how dangerous these wires are/can be” said a SCE lineman on Monday

morning when they were wrapping up one segment of a grid restoring power to apt. dwellers on Live Oak and Temple City Blvd.

Another danger Pas-adena City is warning residents about is sharing electricity from one home to another with extension cords and stealing electric-ity from Pole boxes: The city of Pasadena issued the following warning Monday morning:

“There are been re-ports of some residents opening pole boxes at the base of street lights and stringing wire from the boxes to their homes. The voltage in most boxes is much too high for individ-ual homes. This practice is illegal as well as extremely hazardous to people and structures.Pasadena Wa-

ter and Power officials has been contacting households without electricity with up-dates on restoration of ser-vices. Power was restored to several homes Monday and PWP crews will con-tinue working throughout the night and for as long as it takes to ensure power to all homes is restored as quickly as possible.

Robinson Park Center, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave., will open at 7 p.m. tonight to provide a warm place for residents without power.”

Removals of debris still along the side of roads have been trucked to two county facilities near Eaton Canyon – the L.A. County Public Works Eaton Yard and the Hastings Spread-ing Basin. There it will be chipped and used for mulch citywide. The re-moval is expected to take

two to four weeks and the chipping could take four to six months depending on the volume of material.

The removal and clearing of trees that are not in the public right of way is the responsibility of private property own-ers. Those who suffered damage to vehicles, homes or other property caused by fallen city trees or tree limbs should contact their private insurers for proper handling of claims.

An assessment of city parks has been completed. Approximately 100 trees have fallen and approxi-mately 30 have sustained structural damage and may need to be removed for safety reasons. A num-ber of park improvements at various sites, including


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Portantino Asks Governor to Declare San Gabriel Disaster

AreaFollowing six days of

power outages in the San Gabriel Valley that caused millions of dollars in dam-age, Assemblymember An-thony Portantino (D- La Ca-ñada Flintridge) today called on Governor Brown to act quickly to declare a “state of emergency” in the San Ga-briel Valley. The following letter has details:

Hon. Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Governor State of California

Dear Governor Brown,The devastation in the San

Gabriel Valley and the 44th As-sembly District has been significant and dramatic. There continue to

be homes without power nearly one week after the winds began.

I respectfully request that you declare a "state of emergency." Residents of small and large cities need assistance and the towns and counties warrant the state's help in meeting the demand placed on them from this horrendous natural disaster.

Please consider touring the affected communities and I again urge you to quickly declare so that emergency resources can be made available.

Respectfully,Anthony J. PortantinoAnthony J. Portantino As-

semblymember, 44th District

How does that Joni Mitchell song go? “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone…” Take electricity for example. Let’s face it this past week has been a real eye opener. I’ve gotten used to living in a world that moves faster than I can snap my fingers. Maybe this is a lesson that we needed - to slow down. I don’t think so. For days we’ve living the life of the Amish people, which quite frankly doesn’t suite me.

Who in California is prepared for a tornado? I wasn’t. No rubber soled shoes under my bed; flash-lights dead from my chil-dren making shadow pup-pets. I ran around lighting the scented candles left over from Thanksgiving. At first it was fun living by candlelight, using just the fireplace for heat. Then, I began missing the finer things in life; heat, light to put my makeup on so I didn’t look like a clown once in the daylight, a hair dryer. I wasn’t alone. By day 4, those of us with-

out, were starting to look like zombies, only grumpy with bad hair. The loud sound of other people’s generators began to grate on my nerves. “When, oh when, will it end?” Even the Great New York City Blackout only lasted 12 hours, not day after day.

To think it all started on that night when the winds began to blow. Then the trees started crashing down, large limbs flying through the air along with the shingles off my roof. We all huddled together in the big bed, even our 100 pound Labrador joined us. By three in the morning I was fearful that by dawn I would find a pair of ruby slippers under my house or worse a house on top of me.

At my mother’s house large limbs from the tree my father had planted de-cades ago, the very tree that my husband and I were married under, now were strewn all over her yard. It made me sad. I adore that old tree. As a kid I climbed up to look

out over the entire valley. For years it held every-thing from a rope swing to Christmas lights. Now, looking more like a soldier returning from war.

We used a chainsaw to cut the fallen branches into small burnable logs. Along with my kids and my dear friends I carried the parts out to the curb, and stacked the small logs.

I placed a sign on top of the pile, FREE FIRE-WOOD. Why not? That tree helped sparked a ro-mance that has lasted the ages.

I couldn’t help but think that in just a few weeks, after this mess is all cleaned up, another dead tree will take its place curb-side. I’ve always thought it funny that the Christmas tree is the center of atten-tion for a month, only to be dumped at the curb like a party guest who has over-stayed his welcome.

Lesson learned? Life really can change in the snap of your fingers, and then with any luck change back… for the better.

The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), a member of the Asian Amer-ican Center for Advanc-ing Justice, applauds the Obama Administration for recently taking two positive steps towards protecting the rights and well-being of im-migrants.

Last week the Depart-ment of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah’s immigration law HB 496, which is similar to Ari-zona’s SB 1070 law. DOJ previously sued Arizona challenging SB 1070 and re-cently brought similar suits against copycat laws in Ala-bama and South Carolina. SB 1070-type laws aim to criminalize undocumented immigrants and impermissi-bly authorizes local police to enforce federal immigration laws, which frequently leads to racial and ethnic profiling

of all immigrants or persons who appear foreign.

“We commend DOJ for bringing suit against Utah and for continuing to send a strong message to all states that immigration law is strictly a matter for the feder-al government,” said Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of AAJC. “We applaud DOJ for also challenging similar laws in South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama to prevent states from creating a patch-work of extremely punitive state laws undermining the civil and human rights of im-migrant communities.”

In the aftermath of implementation of part of Alabama’s copycat law HB 56, DOJ’s Civil Rights Divi-sion, along with colleagues at other federal agencies, has taken a strong lead in monitoring potential civil rights violations in Alabama.

AAJC applauds DOJ for us-ing its powers to vigorously protect the civil rights of all persons in Alabama.

On Nov. 17, follow-ing earlier guidance issued concerning the use of pros-ecutorial discretion in en-forcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) set forth a memorandum, in-structing all ICE attorneys to begin a systematic review of incoming and certain pend-ing immigration cases to ensure that deportation is consistent with the Adminis-tration’s stated enforcement priorities. ICE also issued guidance that highlights the criteria for the case-by-case review in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.

“The guidelines are es-sential in ensuring that the deportation review will be implemented fairly and con-sistently,” added Narasaki.

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An Open Letter to the People of California

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following open letter to the People of California

When I became Gover-nor again—28 years after my last term ended in 1983—California was facing a $26.6 billion budget deficit. It was the result of years of failing to match spending with tax revenues as budget gim-micks instead of honest bud-geting became the norm.

In January, I proposed a budget that combined deep cuts with a temporary extension of some existing taxes. It was a balanced ap-proach that would have fi-nally closed our budget gap.

I asked the legislature to enact this plan and to allow you, the people of Califor-nia, to vote on it. I believed that you had the right to weigh in on this important choice: should we decently fund our schools or lower our taxes? I don’t know how you would have voted, but we will never know. The Republicans refused to pro-vide the four votes needed to put this measure on the ballot.

Forced to act alone, Democrats went ahead and enacted massive cuts and the first honest, on-time budget in a decade. But without the tax extensions, it was simply not possible to eliminate the state’s structural deficit.

The good news is that our financial condition is much better than a year ago.

We cut the ongoing budget deficit by more than half, reduced the state’s work-force by about 5,500 posi-tions and cut unnecessary expenses like cell phones and state cars. We actually cut state expenses by over $10 billion. Spending is now at levels not seen since the seventies. Our state’s credit rating has moved from “neg-ative” to “stable,” laying the foundation for job creation and a stronger economic recovery.

Unfortunately, the deep cuts we made came at a huge cost. Schools have been hurt and state funding for our universities has been reduced by 25%. Support for the elderly and the disabled has fallen to where it was in 1983. Our courts suffered debilitating reductions.

The stark truth is that without new tax revenues, we will have no other choice but to make deeper and more damaging cuts to schools, universities, public safety and our courts.

That is why I am filing today an initiative with the Attorney General’s office that would generate nearly $7 billion in dedicated fund-ing to protect education and public safety. I am going di-rectly to the voters because I don’t want to get bogged down in partisan gridlock

as happened this year. The stakes are too high.

My proposal is straight-forward and fair. It proposes a temporary tax increase on the wealthy, a modest and temporary increase in the sales tax, and guarantees that the new revenues be spent only on education. Here are the details:

• Millionaires and high-income earners will pay up to 2% higher income taxes for five years. No fami-ly making less than $500,000 a year will see their income taxes rise. In fact, fewer than 2% of California taxpayers will be affected by this in-crease.

• There will be a temporary ½ cent increase in the sales tax. Even with this temporary increase, sales taxes will still be lower than what they were less than six months ago.

• This initiative dedi-cates funding only to educa-tion and public safety—not on other programs that we simply cannot afford.

This initiative will not solve all of our fiscal prob-lems. But it will stop further cuts to education and public safety.

I ask you to join with me to get our state back on track.

Volkswagen Pasadena t is hosting the first “Toys for Tots Tree Exchange” in collaboration with the United States Marine Corp this December 9 through 11. Volkswagen Pasadena welcomes families in the community to exchange a new unopened and un-wrapped child’s toy val-ued at $10 or more for a fresh cut six to seven foot “grade 1” Nobel Fir Christ-mas Tree. The “Toys for Tots Tree Exchange” will be held at Volkswagen Pas-adena from 4pm to 7pm on Friday, December 9, 11am to 3pm on Saturday, December 10, and will ex-tend to Sunday December 11 if trees are available. The freshly cut trees will be shipped directly to the

dealership the day before the event through a grower in Eugene, Oregon.

“This is a win-win”, said Rich Wilson, Volkswa-gen Pasadena Dealer. “We are supporting this well re-spected Marine Corp pro-gram, and helping children in the community receive a gift who might not oth-erwise receive anything for Christmas. We would love to see this as an annual event in hopes of building a long term relationship with the Marine Corp, the Pasadena community, and Toys for Tots. We also be-lieve that this will create a spirit of giving to all who participate.”

Volkswagen Pasadena encourages residents of the city of Pasadena to open

their hearts this Holliday season and help others in need. The goal is to help collect 450 new toys for the less fortunate, and will con-tinue to collect Toys for Tots beyond December 11th, up until December 15th. For more informa-tion on this wonderful event contact Volkswagen Pasadena at 626-577-0300.

The First Annual Toys for Tots Tree Exchange will be hosted by Volkswa-gen Pasadena at 130 North Sierra Madre Boulevard, just south of the 210fwy, between Colorado Blvd and Foothill Blvd. There will be a limit of one tree per family and the event will continue while sup-plies last.

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As semb l ymembe r Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) heads to Sacramento Friday, where the battle for transparency in Assembly budget practices moves from the Capitol to Sacramento Superior Court.

The Sacramento Bee and the Los Angeles Times are suing Assembly leaders because of their refusal to re-lease members’ office bud-gets. The suit stems from As-semblymember Portantino’s efforts to force the Assembly to make public its budget re-cords. The state Legislature is the only government body in California that claims ex-emption from the California Public Records Act. When Assembly leaders balked at

requests to release compre-hensive budget records, the Bee and the Times joined the effort and sued the As-sembly in court. A hearing is scheduled for Friday morn-ing and Assemblymember Portantino will be there.

“The public has a fun-damental right to know how its money is being spent and it is outrageous that the As-sembly refuses to adopt and adhere to the California Pub-lic Records Act. There is no greater abuse of power than to shun accountability and disrespect the citizens of our great state by conducting the people’s business in secret,” said Portantino.

Portantino has intro-duced both a House Reso-

lution to change Assembly Rules to embrace transpar-ency and an Assembly bill that would force the legisla-ture to comply with the same open government rules that every agency in the state fol-lows.

“With more bad news about the state’s financial woes and schools facing drastic mid-year budget cuts, I am dismayed that Assem-bly leaders continue to waste our limited tax dollars on court battles to fight for se-crets. I am hoping that the court forces the Assembly to finally release all budgets so that we can finally shed some light on how our taxpayer dollars are being spent,” con-cluded Portantino.

Calling all youth orga-nizations! The Camellia Festival, the City of Tem-ple City’s signature annual event, is rapidly approach-ing. Here’s your chance to have your troop, pack or organization represented in the festivities. Build a float and march in the pa-rade, or fundraise with a game booth. Applications are available at the Camel-

lia Festival Office and on-line.

Pre-sale carnival ride tickets will be available for purchase February 1 - 23 at the Live Oak Park Community Center. For further information, please call Nanette Fish at (626) 285-2171 ext. 2350, or visit www.templecity.us.

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The charm and humor of previous slapstick, silly films like “Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore” cer-tainly wears thin in Adam Sandler’s latest film, “Jack and Jill.” Jack (Sandler) is a TV director who is planning Thanksgiving dinner for his twin sister Jill (also Sandler), a spinster with an annoying personality come to L.A. in-definitely from the Bronx. While the premise of the film may sound hilarious, it is any-

thing but, as Sandler tries to ham it up in dual roles that are each bizarre and unfunny in their own way. The plot of the film too sorely lacks in substance and fails to be suf-ficiently coherent to be inter-esting, with the screenwriters choosing to include a bunch of star cameos arbitrarily—in-cluding a small role played by Al Pacino that does any-thing but inspire even a grin—and resort to fart jokes instead of a somewhat decent

storyline. Ultimately, what this film does is leave Sandler the actor in a strange light. Why would a comedian who got very rich off of slapstick films and then prove himself as a performer in interest-ing films like “Punch-Drunk Love” and “Regin Over Me” go back to such idiocy? Judg-ing by the huge box office numbers that “Jack and Jill” generated, I am left with only one guess. Sadly.


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Utility Crews, includ-ing those from Anaheim Water and Power and Bur-bank Water and Power as well as private contractors, continue to work around the clock to restore service. Efforts are being made to contact remaining custom-ers without power to advise of the status of repairs. In

some cases it may take days to restore service, as most remaining issues involve problems on private prop-erty. Priority has been given to customers with life-safety concerns and where further structural or electric-system damage is a risk.

Customers may expe-rience intermittent interrup-tions as Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) discon-nects service momentarily to allow crews to reconnect portions of circuits they re-paired or rebuilt.

Verify all credentials of

anyone offering to perform inspection or repair work. Call the Pasadena Police Department at (626) 744-4241 if you suspect a scam.

There are been reports of some residents opening pole boxes at the base of street lights and stringing wire from the boxes to their homes.

The voltage in most boxes is much too high for individual homes. This practice is illegal as well as extremely hazardous to people and structures.

Pasadena Water and

Power officials have been contacting households without electricity with up-dates on restoration of ser-vices. Power was restored to several homes today and PWP crews will continue working throughout the night and for as long as it takes to ensure power to all homes is restored as quick-ly as possible.

Southern California Edison has managed to re-turn power to most sections of the City. Edison has in-dicated that they expect 99.9% of all customers to

have their power restored by 8:00pm Tuesday.

Property owners are responsible for all tree and vegetation debris; Private property owners are al-lowed to deposit tree debris from their property onto the side of the street until Wednesday, December 14th to be collected by City crews. Please do not use plastic bags and be advised that you may always contin-ue to use your green barrels as usual for smaller debris. After December 14th, the City will be unable to assist

with debris removal. Under no circumstances can tree debris be deposited in the streets in such a way as to create a hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. If you have other non-vegetation debris, you may schedule a ‘bulky item’ pickup with Athens at (888) 336-6100. Please do not place non-vegetation debris onto the side of the street until the evening before the sched-uled bulky item pickup.

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Antonovich Calls on Edison to Restore Power Now

As power outages con-tinue into the fifth day for thousands of San Gabriel Valley residents, County Mayor Michael D. Antonov-ich urged Southern Califor-nia Edison to expedite the restoration of power. In a meeting with Edison officials today, Antonovich’s office also requested an increase in communication to impacted customers to inform them about updates on service res-toration.

“Since the windstorm, my office has received doz-ens of phone calls and e-mails from residents who have been without power since last Thursday -- many of whom are elderly or in-firmed – expressing frustra-tion with the lack of infor-mation being provided by Edison with regard to power restoration,” said Antonov-ich.

Mayor Antonovich has requested Edison officials to

attend the Tuesday meeting of the Board of Supervisors to provide an update of their efforts and answer questions.

The County’s De-partment of Public Works has and continues to work around the clock to clear de-bris and fallen trees.

County residents who have incurred damages are encouraged to call 2-1-1 (or 800-980-4990) to report dam-ages as a result of the wind-storm.

Santa Anita Park will open for its 75th winter/spring meeting on Dec. 26 with a new marketing approach designed to reintroduce Los Angeles area sports fans and entertainment seekers to one of the greatest sporting ven-ues in the world.

“We’re going to take a totally different approach to how we get our message out with the goal being to reach people that might not be that familiar with us,” said Santa Anita Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Chris Quinn. “Our message will be a combination of cutting edge digital technology and an aggressive outdoor bill-board campaign designed to engage a younger audience. This is something that’s nev-er been done before here at Santa Anita and we’re very excited about its potential.

“We’ll be flooding the L.A. market with 20 tradi-tional billboards and we’ll also be a part of the elec-tronic billboard at Angel Sta-dium, right off the 57 freeway in Anaheim. The total com-bined views or impressions from all of this is more than 30 million per month.”

Quinn also noted that Santa Anita, for the first time ever, will offer fans enticing promotions and events for the entire 17-week winter/spring meeting.

“We realize that we can no longer simply open our gates and expect to attract big crowds. In addition to providing world-class racing, we must continue to enhance the on-track experience in order to grow and maintain our fan base. We’re very

confident that when people come to Santa Anita, they’re going to realize that they’re at a very special place. Santa Anita has been a gemstone on the Southern California sports landscape for more than 75 years, and we hope to introduce this historic sports palace to many thou-sands of new fans.”

Along with these tradi-tional mediums, Santa Anita management is also very op-timistic that HBO’s highly anticipated series LUCK, which stars Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte and Dennis Fa-rina, and is set to premier Jan. 29, will stimulate interest in horseracing and in Santa Anita.

“We believe that LUCK has tremendous potential for us here at Santa Anita,” said Quinn. “This is the first time Dustin Hoffman has ever done television and although some are going to find it controversial, we think this is what racing needs in order to break through and attract new fans.”

Construction is un-derway to create a LUCK Lounge on the main floor of the grandstand, with a grand opening scheduled for Sun-shine Millions Day, Jan. 28.

“LUCK has been shot in large-part here at Santa Anita and many of the char-acters that appear can be traced to real-life horsemen, fans and employees here,” said Quinn. “The LUCK Lounge will be a way for us to personalize what people are watching on HBO and it will enable them to connect the dots so to speak, with scene locations and charac-

ters here at the track.”In addition to the LUCK

Lounge, Santa Anita will also initiate LUCK tours, a VIP ‘LUCK Experience’ contest and other cross-promotional efforts.

Santa Anita will also mount an increased market-ing effort designed to appeal to the Hispanic community.

“We’re going to pro-vide entertainment in addi-tion to racing that will appeal to this very important part of our fan base,” said Quinn. “The Latino audience is a big part of our on-track busi-ness and we intend to pro-vide them with an overall entertainment package that they will embrace.”

Santa Anita will once again offer all fans its popular wall calendar, free with paid admission, on opening day, Dec. 26. For more informa-tion on the upcoming winter/spring meeting, go to www.santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.

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WHO: The Carson, CA Goodyear blimp base and the Spirit of America proudly joins her sister ships in Akron, OH and Pompano Beach, FL this year in sup-porting the USMC Reserve’s Toys for Tots Foundation with a festive 3-day Open House on December 8, 9 and 10.

More than 60 Southern California Goodyear tire dealers will join in the Spirit of America’s toy drive, mak-ing this year’s event one

of the largest local drives in Toys for Tots history. For the three day Open House, the Spirit of America’s base will be transformed into Goodyear’s legendary Santa Claus Express, complete with Marines in dress blues, Christmas music and holiday decorations.

WHAT: Located just off the 405 freeway, the Goodyear blimp The Spirit of America and her base will be transformed into “the San-ta Claus Express”, complete

with Christmas music and fes-tive decorations. And Santa Claus himself will be on hand to give a hearty Ho! Ho! Ho to one and all as visitors get a rare, close-up look at the blimp, and drop off their gifts of toys or cash to a Marine.

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Search for a King and Queen

The annual search for a King and Queen and their Royal Court to reign over the 68th Annual Ca-mellia Festival will begin on January 14th at Live Oak Community Center at 9:00 in the morning. The applicants will meet at the Community Center to play games, sing songs, make a craft and have the experi-ence of speaking into a mi-crophone.

Applicants must be first grade students that live in Temple City or live within the Temple City Unified School District boundaries. They will be judged on their attention span, getting along with others, following direc-

tions, general appearance, and their poise and person-ality. Judges remain anony-mous, are not Temple City residents, and do not have any affiliation with the City of Temple City. The chil-dren are known only by the number that they wear.

Applications for first grade students are avail-able at the Camellia Fes-tival Office in City Hall and must be submitted to the Festival Office by De-cember 27th. If you have any questions please call the office at 626- 285-2171 extension 2350 or [email protected]

The Royal Court will ride in a beautifully deco-rated float covered in

camellias and will carry the theme of the year. All work will be completed by Temple City youth.

As the Royal Float is only one of many, all youth groups are invited to build a float for the Camellia Festival Parade to be held on Saturday, Feb. 25th at 10:00a.m. Any group wanting to partici-pate in building a float is encouraged to send a rep-resentative to an informa-tional meeting on January 10th or a final meeting on January 17th at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.

Please see the Camel-lia Festival Calendar below for important dates.

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February 3rd - 700p.m. Live Oak Park, Royalty Coronation

February 24th to Feb-ruary 26th - Camellia Festi-val Carnival

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Sierra Madre Election Coming

hopefully the election will get the nececessary stamp of approval on December 13.

Up for grabs are 2 four-year seats currently being held by John Bucahanan who will be termed out and Mary Ann McGillivray’s

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Commemorating and HonoringThose in the Homeless Community in

Pasadena Who Have DiedPasadena Homeless Memorial will be held

on Friday, Dec. 16No candle was there

and no fire. He died alone on a bench in Pasadena this year. They called him Lurch, a loner who was part of Pasa-dena’s homeless commu-nity.

No candle and no fire were there when Tom died next to a dumpster at a phar-macy.

No candle and no fire were there when scores of others in Pasadena’s home-less community passed in 2011.

This didn’t seem right to Michael Menchaca, who works for the Homeless Health Care Project in North Hollywood.

“I work with people who live on the streets every day and have come to un-derstand that they are mem-bers of the very same human family to which I belong. A memorial to those who died would be public declaration that they mattered,” he said.

As an active member of All Saints Pasadena, he took his idea about celebrating National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day to Juliana Ser-rano, director of Office for Creative Connections at All Saints Pasadena.

She welcomed the idea.“I am delighted we can

start the tradition,” she said, “of an interfaith service open to everyone who wants to give honor, respect and dignity to our brothers and sisters who died virtually un-

noticed in our community,” she said.

She also found that Na-tional Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day has been cel-ebrated across the country since 1990 on the first day of winter to bring attention to the tragedy of homelessness and to remember our home-less friends who have paid the ultimate price for the failure to end homelessness, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless, one of the co-sponsors of the day. Last year 152 commu-nities participated.

A report from the Na-tional Health Care for the Homeless Council says re-search shows that risk of death on the streets is only moderately affected by sub-stance abuse or mental ill-ness, rather the difficulty in getting rest, maintaining medications, eating well, staying clean and staying warm prolong and exacer-bate illnesses that should be treated or prevented.

“This event is a natural extension of Pasadena’s cur-rent effort to permanently house the 20 people most likely to die on the streets of Pasadena and the opening of the Bad Weather Shelter the day after Thanksgiving,” Serrano said. “This is a com-munity that cares.”

The interfaith memo-rial is open to everyone and will honor each person who died. An opportunity for

individual eulogies will be provided at a reception fol-lowing the service.

“This memo-rial offers us an opportunity to respect the dignity of those who were marginalized by the conditions of homeless-ness, says Ed Bacon, rector of All Saints “When we care for those who are vulnerable we in truth are caring for God. Every person has equal and sacred value.”

Pasadena Homeless Memorial will be held on Friday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. at the All Saints sanctuary, 132 N. Euclid Ave. Everyone is welcome. Each person who died will be acknowledged individually.

A reception with food and displays of agencies serv-ing people who are homeless will follow. There also will be an opportunity for people to eulogize those they knew.

An Interfaith Homeless Memorial Day Service

will honor the men and women who died in Pasade-na in 2011

Friday, Dec. 16All Saints Pasadena132 N. Euclid Ave. Service in Sanctuary:

6:00 pmReception in Sweetland

Hall: 7:00 pmEveryone is welcome.

Limited parking is available in lot north of the church campus; street parking is also available.

Pasadenans Advised on how to Recycle Green Storm Debris

As city crews continue to remove fallen trees and other green storm debris from Pas-adena streets and parks, resi-dents are being asked to help by moving their debris out to the street for easy pickup. The city plans to recycle 100 percent of the green material collected.

A systematic east-to-west green debris removal process is now underway and will follow existing Solid Waste Collection routes the day after normal refuse col-lection dates. Residents are asked to place their green de-bris out as soon as possible.

The deadline for getting rid of green recyclable waste by taking it to the curb will be on residents’ normal trash pickup day the week of Dec. 12.

In order to recycle all the green material and to avoid contamination of the resulting mulch, please place only unbagged green mate-rial out for pickup. Other debris resulting from the windstorm will be collected separately, by scheduling a bulky-item pickup.

Green waste drop-off locations will also be es-tablished at Eaton Blanche

Park, 3100 E. Del Mar Bou-levard, and Jackie Robinson Park, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Av-enue, from Dec. 7 through 16. Green material must be placed inside the large bins placed on site. The debris stations will be open Mon-day through Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free recycled mulch from the recycling effort will be available to the public at both drop-off locations be-ginning Thursday, Dec. 15.

For more information, please contact Environmen-tal Programs Manager Ga-briel Silva at (626) 744-4721.

WHEN: December 10, 4 to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Temple City Park, 9701 Las Tunas Dr. MORE: Bundle up the fam-ily and officially welcome the holiday season at Lights on Temple City. Admission is free. Food for purchase includes warm cups of chili,

hot dogs and homemade hot chocolate.

OF INTEREST: 4 – 8 p.m. Snow play area and take-home crafts for children ages 12 and under 4 – 5 p.m. Visits with Santa 4 – 5:30 p.m. Holiday Express train rides 5 – 6 p.m. Performances by the Temple City High School

Brighter Side Singers 6 – 6:30 p.m. Mini-parade and tree lighting ceremony 6:30 – 8 p.m. Visits with Santa For more information, please call Temple City Parks and Rec-reation Department at (626) 285-2171.

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tum.Beacon Media got a

chance to drive through the grounds of the Areboretum with Superitendent Tim Phil-lips Tuesday morning.

Hundreds of trees have severe damaged or have been completely destroyed literally altering the land-scape of one of the country’s largest botanical gardens.

As the Arboretum re-mains closed, Botanists have started a detailed inventory of the losses and what is to come.

We asked Phillips about the famous peafowl- Those glorious Peacocks that are so synonomous with Arca-dia and the Arboretum. We were concerned if there was any loss of life during the storm. Phillips quipped, “ They ( some of the peafowl ) slept in my office during the bruntof the storm.” He said. “ They were obviously scared but so far we’ve seen no indication that we’ve lost any.” He added it’s not un-usual for the birds to sleep in

his office when it’s cold.Ever the optimist, Phil-

lips showed us around some of the hardest hit areas one of which was near the Adobe ( which miraculously was not damaged) and said things are moving along smoothly and that the workers are do-ing an amazing job caring for the region’s most pristine Botanical Gardens.

We drove to a spot where a huge 140 year old eucalyptus came to rest. Phillips jumped into the cra-ter –like hole where the tree was once rooted to give us a sense of perpective. A dra-matic scene such as this is often only seen in films.

At this point in the ini-tial assessment of windstorm damage to the plant collec-tions at the Arboretum, offi-cials estimate 250 to 300 trees lost to being toppled, uproot-ed or damaged beyond safe-ty and aesthetic limits. Near-ly 750 trees will require light, medium or heavy pruning. These numbers are subject to change as fallen branches

and limbs are removed, po-tentially revealing more dam-aged specimens.

Her are some numbers relating to Arboretum living plant collections:

10,000-12,000 kinds of plants ~18,000 plants in the collection plants are displayed in geographical, botanical and thematic gar-dens Geographical gardens which suffered damage in-clude: Australia, Africa, Madagascar, Canary Islands, Chile, Mediterranean Basin, SW USA, Asia and temper-ate North America, South America east of the Andes, Mexico.

Botanical collections include: palms, bamboo, cycads, magnolias, daylilies, orchids, aloes, eucalyptus, roses, oaks, tropical plants

Thematic gardens in-clude: water conservation, cactus & succulent, Sunset Demonstration Garden, primitive plants garden,

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herb, Kallam Garden, Mead-owbrook garden, Garden for all Seasons, fern garden, most of which seemed to fare well.

The primarly reason the Arboretum remains closed is safety, Phillips told Beacon Media. There are too many dangers and said they still have to itemize the damaged and destroyed and keep a careful inventory of the rare plants. However work goes on and some things like the classes are still continuing de-spite the closure of the Arbo-retum poper.

Some of the 127-acre garden will have to be re planted but some, like the section of Australian plants,

will be reconfigured to show the best plants for our area according to Phillips.

On the website the Arboetum has started The Arboretum Tree Fund, the single largest tree planting campaign in the Arbore-tum’s history, which is needed to replace the hun-dreds of trees and shrubs damaged by the December 1 windstorm.

“At a time of great loss of our favorite specimens and places, we look to the future and will soon begin planting a new generation of Arboretum trees. A task requiring several years, these essential plantings will en-sure a magnificent public re-

source for years to come. Be sure to include “Tree Fund” in “Additional Notes” on your donation form.” The website asks.

Classes still will continue throughout this period and the gift shop remains open.Classes indoors (not on the grounds) are proceeding as scheduled, but please call the Education Office 626-821-4623 to confirm. The Gift Shop is open its normal hours, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the Arboretum Library is also open its normal hours, Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Based on SCE’s web-site, over 200 Temple City customers remain without power.

Resources will be available to provide those in need with food replace-ment costs.

City crews have estab-lished a systematic clean-up schedule based on prior-ity and location. City assis-tance will remain in effect 24/7 until power is restored citywide.

Residents can now sub-mit a claim for damage re-sulting from a city tree.

Owners of damaged properties may be eligible for tax relief by the county assessor.

Local representatives are working to pressure Governor Brown in declar-ing a state of emergency.

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cess of 500, Miles of impact-ed streets from debris: 70, Homes that sustained sig-nificant damage: 30, Prop-erties that sustained some

type of damage: 4,000+According to SCE’s

website, about 230 custom-ers remain without power in scattered locations.

Residents are advised not to call 9-1-1 or other emergency numbers unless it is a life-threatening emer-gency. City Hall operators, including those who speak Chinese, are available to coordinate service requests and referrals. Call (626) 285-2171.

City Foundation, a non-profit disaster relief provider, will offer those in need (e.g., those with fixed or low-incomes) with possible reimbursement for food recovery costs. An ap-plication and intake center is planned tomorrow for Temple City residents at City Hall, 9701 Las Tunas Dr. The center will open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Property owners who sustained damage of more than $10,000 may be eli-gible for tax relief. Appli-

cations must be submitted within one year of the date of damage. For more in-formation, call the County Assessor’s Office at (888) 807-2111 or visit http://asses-sor.lacounty.gov.

Families inconve-nienced by the recent wind-storms may use facilities free of charge at the West San Gabriel YMCA in Al-hambra. Services include free showers, and access to gym and pool facilities. For more information, call (626) 576-0226.

Residents requiring temporary shelter can call the American Red Cross at (800) RED-CROSS.

Until further notice, Live Oak Park Community Center at 10144 Bogue St. will remain open 24/7 to those without electricity. Services include a charg-ing station, reading lounge and family-friendly TV pro-gramming. Those requir-ing a free Wi-Fi hot spot and work space can visit the City Hall community

room between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.

City staff members are checking on the needs of seniors and those with lim-ited mobility. Call (626) 285-2171 for assistance.

Senator Liu and As-semblyman Portantino have asked Governor Brown to declare a state of emergen-cy for the San Gabriel Val-ley. This declaration allows communities like Temple City to seek reimbursement for emergency expenses.

Tree crews are ac-tively responding to re-ports of fallen trees, limbs and branches. Trees that have fallen on homes and/or have blocked roadways from emergency vehicles are first priority. Full clean-up could take several days.

The removal and clear-ing of trees not in the public right-of-way is the responsi-bility of the property own-er. Those hiring a private company to cut or remove trees should check if they are licensed or bonded. A

good resource for informa-tion is www.cslb.ca.gov.

Residents are asked to dispose of debris and tree limbs near the street curb, and to wrap in bundles no larger than 4 ft. in length to expedite the clean-up pro-cess. Crews will conduct ongoing collection service through mid-December.

“No Parking” restric-tions take effect this week to allow crews in remov-ing debris from stretches of city streets. Restrictions are temporary and limited to one day. Posted signs will provide residents with 24-hour notice. A schedule of planned clean-up days will be posted tomorrow to the city website, www.templec-ity.us.

To allow for recovery and clean-up, overnight parking restrictions are relaxed through Sunday, December 18. Overnight parking permits are not re-quired.

The following road clo-sures remain in effect until

further notice: Live Oak Ave. between Baldwin and Cloverly; and Temple City Blvd. between Las Tunas and Broadway.

The majority of traf-fic signals are now flash-ing along Las Tunas, and on Temple City Blvd. between Woodruff and Lower Azusa. County crews have been requested to synchronize signals; in the meantime, drivers are asked to treat a flashing or inoperative signal as a four-way stop.

Residents are encour-aged to first contact their homeowner’s insurance agency if their property was damaged by the winds.

Those wishing to file a claim for damages result-ing from a city tree must submit a completed claim form. That document can be downloaded from the city website, www.templec-ity.us. For more informa-tion, call City Hall at (626) 285-2171.

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HBO’s highly antici-pated LUCK, which stars Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz and many others, will air for the first time in a sneak pre-view unveiling of its pilot on Sunday, Dec. 11, following the season’s final episode of “Boardwalk Empire.”

Created by world re-nowned writer/producer David Milch, LUCK is also directed and produced by the highly acclaimed Mi-chael Mann and has been filmed in large-part at Santa Anita. The series will feature race scenes and characters from The Great Race Place including retired Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens and current rider, Chantal Sutherland.

The official LUCK pi-lot premier on HBO is Jan. 29 and that will be followed by eight episodes which will comprise Season One.

Milch, a longtime Thor-oughbred owner who has also created such block-buster hits as “Hill Street Blues,” “NYPD Blue,” and “Deadwood,” has described LUCK as his “love letter” to horseracing.

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“We believe LUCK has tremendous potential for us here at Santa Anita,” said Santa Anita President George Haines. “This is go-ing to be a look at horserac-ing that has never been pro-vided. It’s going to at times make people uncomfortable, but in the end, we believe it has the potential to cultivate and create many thousands of new fans for us.

“It’s no secret that the people at HBO are very ex-cited about this series and we’re going to do every-thing we can to personalize what folks are watching and help them to relate what they see to real-life horsemen, fans, employees and scene locations here at Santa Anita.

“We’ve begun con-struction on a LUCK LOUNGE on the main floor of the grandstand and we’ve scheduled a grand opening for it on Sunshine Millions Day, Jan. 28, which is the day before the official premier on HBO,” Haines added.

Santa Anita’s 75th win-ter/spring meeting will open on Dec. 26. For more in-formation, go to www.santa-anita.com, or call (626) 574-RACE.

In the spirit of giving and sharing the gift of music with people of all ages, Cal Phil is launching its “BE INSTRU-MENTAL” Initiative which was created to enrich chil-dren’s lives with the magic of music. Cal Phil is holding a Musical Instrument Toy Drive benefiting underserved and formerly homeless chil-dren who currently reside at Euclid Villa in Pasadena. A Union Station Homeless

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At its December 6 meeting, the Monrovia’s City Council discussed appointing a temporary replacement for Council Member Clarence Shaw while he is on active duty. Shaw himself sent a mes-sage to the council regard-ing this issue. The follow-ing is text of that message:

"As many of you know, I have been deployed for active military duty in sup-port of Operation Enduring Freedom. I have had the honor of serving my coun-try in the Army Reserve for some time now; such a commitment has not always been without a degree of inconvenience to my per-sonal life and my career. I don't regret my service, but I acknowledge that I have benefited greatly from the patience and support of the people I work with and care about.

“Recently, I have been asked to comment about the Monrovia City Council's consideration of appointing a temporary replacement to my Coun-cil seat until I return from active duty in the summer of 2012. In the past, I have asked my colleagues and

the community to refrain from taking such an action as I have been hopeful that Monrovia could get along with four Council members until I am able to return. A recent disagreement on a matter of policy, however, has brought this matter to a head.

“I have full confidence in my colleagues on the City Council to take the appropriate and necessary steps to ensure that Monro-via continues to move for-ward. If appointing a tem-porary replacement to my seat helps the Council fulfill our obligation to providing the best possible service to the residents, then I support that position. An appoint-ment otherwise could have unintended consequences and adverse impacts on the good work of the City of Monrovia. Again, I hope and trust that my colleagues will make the best decision for the right reasons to the benefit of Monrovia resi-dents."

Clarence R. Shaw12/5/2011”Following the vote

against appointing such a replacement, this newspa-per contacted Shaw for his

viewpoint.“There are many

elected officials around this nation, council members, mayors, legislators, and oth-ers who are in the Armed Forces Reserves,” Shaw said. “I have not read any-thing about a rush t replace them when they are called to active duty. I wonder why some people in Mon-rovia feel a need to rush to such action.”

Shaw went on to say, “I don’t know what the drive is to appoint some-one. Other government groups have continued to act without temporary re-placements.”

Shaw said he was called to active duty on July 11 of this year. He pointed out that in these five months there has been only one tie vote. He also sid that he is due to be released from ac-tive duty in seven months, i.e. July 2012.

The Department of De-fense does prohibit reserv-ists, who are also elected of-ficials, from performing in their elected capacity while on active duty according to Shaw. “I am currently on active duty 24-7,” Shaw said.

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servist who is currently on active duty. The motion was prompted by the tie vote at last week’s Special Coun-cil Meeting regarding the purchase of property for a pocket park. After a lengthy discussion among the council members and a brief bit of public input, the motion was defeated.

Adam’s motion nor only called for the temporary replacement, but also for the third highest vote recipient in the election to be the replace-ment. Adams said that this was consistent with the prec-edent set by the council in ap-pointing replacement council members. The third highest vote recipient in the last elec-tion which was held in April of this year, was Chris Ziegler. The third highest number of votes in the election in which Shaw was voted into office in April of 2009, was the then incumbent, Dan Kirby.

Adams’ motion pointed out that the Military and Vet-erans Code of the State of California provided for the appointment of a temporary replacement. The individual appointed, according to the code, “shall hold said office until the expiration of the term thereof or until the offi-cer returns from service with the armed forces, whichever event first occurs.”

While Shaw has been in contact with the city through-out his absence and has re-ceived regular weekly reports and all staff reports to council, he has not been present for any council meetings. Ad-ams questioned whether or not Shaw was able to partici-pate actively in Council meet-ings while on active duty. He made a point of noting that in his opinion “service on the City Council goes beyond voting.” His point ws that it

also required involvement in the day to day activities of the community.

In contrast, Mayor Mary Ann Lute said “I do not be-lieve that we need to replace Mr. Shaw.” She explained that Shaw had been on active duty for several months and that “Monrovia’s city gov-ernment has not come to a screeching halt.”

Lute said she had spo-ken to Shaw about this issue when it was placed on the agenda and had solicited his input. She then had City Clerk Alice Adkins read a state fro Shaw into the record. (See Clarence Shaw’s Point of View, p.17)

Council Members Joe Gracie and Becky Shelving both voice reluctance to ap-point a temporary replace-ment for Shaw. Shelving said that if the council did vote to make an appointment, she recommended the appointee be Larry Spicier, who cur-rently serves on the Planning Commission and whom she said had agreed to accept such an appointment. She also corrected Adams state-ment that the precedent set by council was that the third highest vote recipient be ap-pointed to an open seat. She reminded Adams that when Rob Hammond was elected Mayor, leaving two years left on his City Council term, the third highest vote recipient was Pam Fitzpatrick, but that Dan Kirby was appointed to fill Hammond’s seat. A check of the records revealed that Adams had himself not only voted to appoint Kirby rather than Fitzpatrick, but had himself made the motion to do so,

Mayor Lute added three other names to the list for pos-sible consideration as a tem-porary replacement: former

Mayor Bob Bartlett, former Council Member Dan Kirby and former Council Candi-date Pam Fitzpatrick.

Throughout the dis-cussion by the members of the council, the concept of listening to the community was reiterated. During pub-lic input Cyprus Keep said, “If you want to listen to the community, the community elected Clarence Shaw.” He said that this needed to be taken into consideration by the council and that he felt it showed disrespect to Shaw to discuss appointing a replace-ment.

Keep also said that he felt the council was rushing to a decision based on one tie vote (alluding to the tie vote at the Special Council meet-ing on December 1). He sug-gested that with further dis-cussion and deliberation, the council could have resolved the impasse and not ended up with a tie vote.

Kemp’s final objec-tion was that the appoint-ment might create a quasi-incumbent position. Later in the discussion, Adams also voiced concerns about the quasi-incumbent position and requested that the City Attor-ney look into this issue.

Ultimately, Lutz request-ed that the City Manager, Scott Ochoa get a definitive statement from Shaw regard-ing his ability to perform his council duties while on active duty. City Attorney Craig Steele had reported earlier that two attempts to set up teleconferences with Shaw had not been successful.

After discussing getting additional input and informa-tion from Shaw, the Council voted against Adams’ mo-tion 3 to 1, with only Adams voting in favor of it.

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Baby boomers and old-er generations grew up sing-ing American folk songs, but a 2003 University of Florida study revealed “children in the United States aren’t singing the songs of their heritage, an omission that puts the nation in jeopardy of losing a longstanding and rich part of its identity. The “nationwide survey found school music programs are allowing generations-old lullabies, and historical chil-dren’s and folk songs to be ignored, with some teachers replacing them with the latest pop hits.”

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In 2005 they recorded their first CD “Crunchy Par-ty Mix” produced at KGEM, Monrovia’s public television studio. They developed a fan base in Japan and Europe as

well as in the United States of people who purchased the CD.

Gigi and Mike perform as many as 40 concerts a year around Southern California in association with libraries, museums and community groups, singing old songs and making up new songs.

“We like to get the au-dience up and moving,” ex-plains Johnson. “When we get a 45 year-old-dad and a 70-year-old grandma doing the same moves as a five-year-old child, it’s a blast!”

She continues, “Almost anything can happen at one of our concerts. We engage the audience by asking them to shout out lyrics. At one concert one child came up to the stage to give us a hug and then everyone else in the audience did, too!”

“It is wonderful when the kids have such smiles on their faces as they are head-ing home,” she exclaims. “I love when I hear them sing-ing the songs after the con-certs.”

Gigi and Mike have de-veloped a devoted following. “We have some groupies who come to our concerts year after year and many par-ents who developed a love of music when Mike was their teacher bring their children to our concerts.” They also have a Facebook page and publish an online newsletter.

Performing around town in poorer neighbor-

hoods, as well as those which are more affluent, the duo has noticed a “striking differ-ence.” Not only are some of the children unfamiliar with old folk songs, many of them have never been to a zoo and are hard pressed to name a zoo animal.

Speaking of zoo ani-mals, Gigi and Mike released their second CD “Old Mac-Donald Had A Zoo” on No-vember 15, 2011. It is avail-able on their own website gigiandmike.com for down-load, as well as from CD Baby, iTunes and Amazon. In addition to the title track the release includes familiar tunes such as “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” “She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Moun-tain,” “Clementine,” “Oh! Susanna” and “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad.”

During this holiday sea-son singing along to “Old MacDonald Had A Zoo” on car trips or at home might be a wonderful, family bond-ing alterative to individual iPods or watching DVDs. The recording can be down-loaded easily from www.gigi-andmike.com (15 tracks for $12.49) and lyrics are avail-able online.

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Duarte Responds to Wind DamageThe City of Duarte suf-

fered significant damages from last week's Santa Ana wind storm, which city of-ficials are projecting initial clean-up costs to be approxi-mately $100,000. In addition, costs associated with tree re-placement are anticipated to be in the neighborhood of an additional $200,000. Here’s a look at some of the damage impacts throughout the City and team response efforts:

•Approximately 200 trees destroyed;

•Approximately 400 trees sustained damage;

•Five employees from the Field Services Division and other employees put in approximately 156 hours during the first 48 hours start-ing at 1:00 am on 12/1;

•ValleyCrest landscap-ing contract services have provided 7 employees a day to continually trim dam-aged trees and clear debris, and will continue as long as needed;

•24 employees from the Parks and Recreation Department kept the Senior/Fitness Centers opened daily on Thursday, Friday, Satur-day, and Sunday from 7:00 am - 11:00 pm for residents affected by ongoing power outages;

•12 extra employees from the LA County Brush Clearance Crew responded in the first 12 hours;

•Three additional Spe-cial Assignment Deputies from Los Angeles County Sheriff supplemented patrol;

•Over 40 lineal feet of sidewalks will require repair;

•4 roll-off dumpsters of debris cleared in first four days.

The funds for these ser-vices are coming from the City’s General Fund with plans to hopefully recoup expenditures from both FEMA and Cal EMA. In preparation for this process, the Duarte City Council unanimously passed a reso-lution declaring the existence of a local emergency due to wind storms of extraordinary magnitude Monday night, December 5th during an adjourned regular meeting. For additional information contact the City of Duarte at (626) 357-7931, ext. 221.

Alverno to Hold AnnualCandlelight Celebration Dec. 14

The Christmas season brings wonderful traditions to Alverno High School in-cluding the annual Candle-light Celebration. This year, Alverno will host this special tradition on Wednesday, De-cember 14 at 7pm. The en-tire Alverno community will gather near the Villa Del Sol d’ Oro and take part in the story of Christmas from the birth of Jesus to the Annun-ciation. Student and alumnae actors will re-create the story and the crowd will join the choirs for traditional Christ-mas music. Each person

carries a candle and walks in a procession around the Villa to watch the scenes. All community members are welcome to attend the event and experience the warmth of the holiday season through one of the most cherished Al-verno traditions.

Alumnae who are in at-tendance are given a special red candle to signify their sta-tus as alumnae. “The Candle-light Celebration is a beauti-ful event that definitely puts each person in the Christmas spirit,” says Sue Behrens ‘78. “It brings together alumnae,

current families and many other members of the com-munity in a beautiful celebra-tion of the season.”

Following the pro-cession that takes place out-side the Villa, the Alverno stu-dent choirs and the alumnae gather inside and sing more Christmas carols. Warm refreshments are served at the end of the program. For more information and to RSVP, please contact the front office at Alverno High School at (626) 355-3463.

‘Tis the season for giv-ing...and for lunch at Old Pasadena’s hot spot Kings Row Gastropub. The popular local destination is marking its new lunch hours with Kings Row Lunch Lottery, a special holiday promotion that benefits less fortunate and homeless children.

Customers who come in for lunch and bring a new unwrapped toy to Kings Row receive a gift card to the pub that they can use another time or give to someone else as a holiday gift. The gift cards will vary in denominations ranging from five to forty dollars.

“We wanted to do something special this holiday for the less fortu-nate and homeless chil-dren in our community,” said Shivie Dhillon, who owns King’s Row along

with partners Hagop Gi-ragossian, Quasim Riaz and Aidin Yousif. “The Kings Row Lunch Lottery is a fun way to give this holiday season. Making it even more fun, custom-ers who come in for lunch during December and bring in toys receive Kings Row gift cards of varying amounts which they can enjoy themselves or share with others.”

Kings Row will then deliver the donated gifts to Union Station Home-less Services for its annual Christmas Dinner In The Park which not only feeds thousands of people but gives gifts to children who may otherwise not receive any.

Kings Row recently served a free lunch for the homeless at Union Station Homeless Services Adult Center during National

Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week.

The acclaimed restau-rant recently announced plans to expand its local offerings to include cater-ing, events and private par-ties. Featuring some of the most unique food around, customers may now enjoy King’s Row unparalleled comfort food either at the pub or off site. Box cater-ing is available featuring such favorites as its infa-mous Crack Mac, Quail Salad, Cornbread, Sau-sages and Sliders...and for those that want to go really hog wild, King’s Row now offers Private Pig Roasts.

Kings Row is located at 20 Colorado Boulevard Suite 120 Pasadena CA 91105. (626) 793-3010. facebook.com/kingsrow. twitter.com/kingsrow.

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or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 11-28-2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COM-PANY, as Trustee MARCO RIVERA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com P898252 12/1, 12/8, 12/15/2011 Temple City Tribune

Trustee Sale No. 20644CA Tit le Order No. 110382622-CA-MAI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/10/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12/22/2011 at 09:00 AM, MERIDIAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE f/k/a MTDS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION DBA MERIDIAN TRUST DEED SERVICE as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 03/16/2006, Book , Page , Instru-ment 06 0560992 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: JUEI TEH LU AND KELLY HUI CHEN LIN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS as Trustor, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA-TION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR JUST MORTGAGE, INC., as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without convenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, pos-sesssion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the notes (s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA Legal Description: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $546,790.79 The street address and other common designation of the real property purported as: 9843 HALLWOOD DRIVE , TEMPLE CITY, CA 91780 APN Number: 8589-021-022 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other com-mon designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. DATE: 11/30/2011 MERIDIAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE f/k/a MTDS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION DBA MERIDIAN TRUST DEED SERVICE, As Trustee 3 SAN JOAQUIN PLAZA SUITE 215 NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 Sales Line: (714) 573-1965 (702) 586-4500 PRIORITYPOSTING.COM JESSE J. FERNANDEZ, PUBLICATION LEAD MERIDIAN FORECLOSURE SERVICE IS ASSISTING THE BENEFICIARY TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. P902135 12/1, 12/8, 12/15/2011 Temple City Tribune

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S No. 1301221-02 APN: 8517-008-020 TRA: 006191 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx1643 REF: Eli, Nathan IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED July 03, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On December 28, 2011, at 9:00am, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded July 12, 2006, as Inst. No. 06 1533983 in book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, executed by Nathan Eli, An Unmarried Man, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank Behind the fountain located in civic center plaza, 400 civic Center Plaza Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 601 E Lemon Ave Monrovia CA 91016-2930 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of

93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4126405 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 Temple City Tribune

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS # CA-09-252187-ED Order #: 090133509-CA-DCI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/28/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Sec-tion 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFI-CIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): CLAUDINE ILAGAN, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded: 1/10/2007 as Instrument No. 20070048980 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 1/3/2012 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $623,291.35 The purported property address is: 114 E SAXON AVE SAN GABRIEL, CA 91776 Assessor’s Parcel No. 5370-026-021 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.lpsasap.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COL-LECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 4143550 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 Temple City Tribune

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0077494 Title Order No. 11-0062138 APN No. 8509-001-020 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/22/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by CORINNE L ADAMS, dated 12/22/2005 and recorded 12/29/2005, as Instrument No. 05 3210442, in Book , Page of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of Califor-nia, will sell on 12/29/2011 at 09:00 AM, Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, Vineyard Ballroom at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1846 10TH AVE, MONROVIA, CA 91016. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other com-mon designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $329,168.17. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to sat-isfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS # CA-10-370787-JB Order #: 100395081-CA-BFI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/14/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ROGER DUZIAN AND MARY E DUZIAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 10/24/2005 as Instrument No. 05 2549139 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 12/27/2011 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $718,374.41 The purported property address is: 636 PARKROSE AVENUE MONROVIA, CA 91016 As-sessor’s Parcel No. 8526-007-029 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.lpsasap.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COL-LECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 4141751 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 Monrovia Weekly

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 10095746 Loan No. 0000006022 Title Order No. 10095746 APN 8517005015 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED April 27, 1993. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On December 21, 2011, at 11:00 AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766, FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on May 3, 1993, as Instrument No. 93 831993 WITH A MODIFICATION AGREEMENT RECORDED AUGUST 5, 1993 AS INSTRUMENT NUMBER 93 1515025 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, CA, executed by: LEO J LUDD, AN UNMARRIED MAN, as Trustor, in favor of LONG BEACH BANK, A FEDERAL SAV-INGS BANK, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC

AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 316 S CALIFORNIA AVE, MONROVIA, CA 91016 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining unpaid balance of the obligations secured by and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust (together with any modifications thereto). The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be $115,387.34 (Estimated), provided, however, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. DATE: 11/22/2011 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY, TRUSTEE 1920 Main Street, Suite 1120 Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-4900 Michael Busby Authorized Signature SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.lpsasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730-2727 ASAP# 4142886 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 Monrovia Weekly

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0081091 Title Order No. 11-0065148 Investor/Insurer No. 120092766 APN No. 8526-004-008 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/18/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by EDWARD DEGUZMAN, AND MONICA DEGUZMAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 10/18/2005 and recorded 10/26/2005, as Instrument No. 05 2575697, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 12/29/2011 at 9:00AM, Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Nor-walk, CA 90650, Vineyard Ballroom at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 308 WOODACRE LANE, MONROVIA, CA, 910163061. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $692,913.79. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to sat-isfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and

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the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 11/25/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4116176 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 Monrovia Weekly

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0081280 Title Order No. 11-0065518 Investor/Insurer No. 1703836178 APN No. 5388-026-030 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/01/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by ZHI QIANG LI AND QIU PING XU, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, dated 05/01/2007 and recorded 5/11/2007, as Instrument No. 20071145981, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 12/27/2011 at 11:00AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4943 ACACIA STREET, SAN GABRIEL, CA, 91776. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $507,706.33. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to sat-isfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 11/30/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4131880 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 Temple City Tribune

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0079673 Title Order No. 11-0064009 Investor/Insurer No. 610075 APN No. 5379-012-042 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/20/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by GILARDO H. MAGANA AND TERESA MAGANA, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 09/20/2006 and recorded 9/25/2006, as Instrument No. 06 2123931, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 12/22/2011 at 11:00AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 8928 EAST FAIRVIEW AVENUE, SAN GABRIEL, CA, 91775. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $524,852.82. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to sat-isfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 11/30/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA

the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of Section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, ben-eficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s office. RECONTRUST COM-PANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281-8219 By:KIMBERLY ALBARAN, Team Member RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any informa-tion obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# FNMA4119363 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 Monrovia Weekly

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0083190 Title Order No. 11-0066842 Investor/Insurer No. 1012298122 APN No. 8510-016-007 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/13/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by DAVID J. LEAL AND THERESA J. LEAL, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TEN-ANTS, dated 02/13/2007 and recorded 2/22/2007, as Instrument No. 20070383461, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 12/22/2011 at 11:00AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 156 ANDRE STREET, MONROVIA, CA, 91016. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $448,208.80. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to sat-isfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 12/01/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4127944 12/01/2011, 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011 Monrovia Weekly

Trustee Sale No. 752396CA Loan No. 0020115648 Title Order No. 110431006-CA-MAI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05-06-2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12-22-2011 at 9:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 05-27-2005, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 05 1245460, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: RICARDO C CAPRA A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPERATE PROPERTY, as Trustor, CHASE BANK USA. N.A., as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $270,254.95 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 5436 MCCULLOCH AVE F TEMPLE CITY, CA 91780 APN Number: 8573-014-035 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary,

NOTICE INVITING BIDSNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Arcadia is accepting bids to furnish and deliver new and unused Mobile Data Computers. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “1112-002, Mo-bile Data Computers” and shall be sent to the City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, 240 W. Huntington Drive, P.O. Box 60021, Arcadia, California, 91066-6021. Bids are due no later than 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, De-cember 20, 2011 at which time said bids shall be publicly opened. Copies of the bid may be ob-tained in the Purchasing Office of the City of Arcadia, 240 W. Hun-tington Drive, Arcadia, California, 91007. Said specifications and bid forms are hereby referred to and in-

corporated herein and made a part by reference and all quotations must comply therewith. The City of Arcadia reserves the right to accept in whole or part or reject any and all proposals and to waive any informalities in the bid process, and all bids are binding for a period of ninety (90) days after the bid opening and may be retained by the City for examination and com-parison, as specified in the quota-tion request documents. The award of this contract shall be made by the Arcadia City Council.

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Dated: December 6, 2011Publish: December 8 and 12, 2011


the Notice of Sale is: $421,005.25. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconvey-ance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: November 29, 2011. (R-398212 12/08/11, 12/15/11, 12/22/11) Monrovia Weekly

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S . No CA1100039564 Loan No 0582817102 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/17/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any in-correctness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: DAWN HORTON, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded 06/28/2005 as Instrument No. 051514969 in Book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California Date of Sale: 01/03/2012 at 11:00 A.M. Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Property Address is purported to be: 1146 ARCADIA AVENUE #C ARCADIA, CA 91007 APN#: 5379-022-031 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $322,961.41, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reason-able estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Date: 12/06/2011 Executive Trustee Services, LLC dba ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, CA 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 lleanna Petersen, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 4142366 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 Arcadia Weekly

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 11-0092982 Title Order No. 11-0074338 Investor/Insurer No. 0405365726 APN No. 5370-026-028 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/03/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by ERNESTO B MEZA, AND GUA-DALUPE MEZA, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 06/03/2005 and recorded 6/8/2005, as Instrument No. 05 1333319, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 01/03/2012 at 11:00AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 130 LOFTUS DR, SAN GABRIEL, CA, 917764243. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $331,296.27. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to sat-isfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 12/08/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4129890 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 Temple City Tribune

Trustee Sale No. 752458CA Loan No. 0843908823 Title Order No. 110435769-CA-MAI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/17/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED

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AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12/29/2011 at 09:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 03/25/2005, Book , Page , Instru-ment 05 0688308, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: CHOU-LAY CHING, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor, FIRST UNITED HOME LOAN, as Ben-eficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and inter-est conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA CA Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $486,375.51 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 1312 S GOLDEN WEST AVE #A ARCADIA, CA 91007 APN Number: 5383-034-063 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore op-tions to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 12/5/2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee DEREK WEAR-RENEE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALI-FORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA 91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com P899787 12/8, 12/15, 12/22/2011 Arcadia Weekly

Trustee Sale No. 750813CA Loan No. 0082097304 Title Order No. 110329622-CA-MAI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11-04-2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 01-05-2012 at 9:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 11-19-2003, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 2003-3488844, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: JASMINE CHEN AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA Legal Description: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $315,921.34 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 841 FAIRVIEW AVENUE E ARCADIA, CA 91007 APN Number: 5783-012-046 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 12-02-2011 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COM-PANY, as Trustee BRENDA BATTEN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. California Reconveyance Company 9200 Oakdale Avenue Mail Stop: CA2-4379 Chatsworth, CA

91311 800-892-6902 For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com P903469 12/8, 12/15, 12/22/2011 Arcadia Weekly

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 20110015004735 Title Order No.: 110424658 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/29/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDEX WEST, LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/09/2005 as Instrument No. 05 1081925 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: MARIA DE LOS ANGELES SAENZ, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 01/03/2012 TIME OF SALE: 11:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: BY THE FOUNTAIN LO-CATED AT 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2051 FAIRGREEN AVE, MONROVIA, CALIFORNIA 91016 APN#: 8509-014-009 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any , shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with inter-est thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $459,291.74. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES & POSTING 2 3210 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 IRVINE, CA 92602 714-730-2727 NDEx West, L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NDEx West, L.L.C. as Trustee Dated: 12/07/2011 NDEx West, L.L.C. 15000 Surveyor Boulevard, Suite 500 Addison, Texas 75001-9013 Telephone: (866) 795-1852 Tele-copier: (972) 661-7800 ASAP# 4150600 12/08/2011, 12/15/2011, 12/22/2011 Monrovia Weekly

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ES-TATE OF:LORAINE D. LEFLERCASE NO. BP131800To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of LORAINE D. LEFLER.A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DEBORAH M. WAGGONER in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DEBO-RAH M. WAGGONER (NAMED IN WILL AS DEBRA WAGGONER be appointed as personal representa-tive to administer the estate of the decedent.THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 12/28/11 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec-tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.Attorney for PetitionerSONA A. TATIYANTS, ESQ.TATIYANTS LAW P. C.1000 N. CENTRAL AVE. STE 210GLENDALE CA 9120112/5, 12/8, 12/15/11CNS-2218431#TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNEa Notices Send your letters to

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Foothill Unity Center clients Jeannette and Daniel Felix and their children received a refurbished Chevy Equinox on December 6 as part of the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides® initiative. From left: State As-semblymember Anthony Portantino; Foothill Unity Center Executive Director Joan Whitenack; Eddie Fleming, Allstate Insurance; Daniel Felix; Wilbert Smith, Ownwer/Broker, Allstate Insurance; Jeannette Felix; Lisa and Vatche Derderian (hidden), Fix Auto Pasadena; Pasadena City Councilmember Gene Masuda.-Courtesy Photo

Foothill Center Client Family Receives Free Recycled Car in

National Initiative

A Pasadena family struggling with unemploy-ment, lack of transportation and the serious illness of one of its children received a re-furbished 2005 Chevy Equi-nox LT as part of a national initiative to donate recycled vehicles to families in need. Jeannette and Daniel Felix and family were chosen to receive the car by Foothill Unity Center at the invita-tion of Fix Auto Pasadena, which handled the work on the vehicle and conducted the local presentation.

State Assemblymem-ber Anthony Portantino and Pasadena City Coun-cilmember Gene Masuda were on hand to congratu-late the family and thank participants on Tuesday morning, December 6, at Fix Auto. The President and COO of Fix Auto USA, Paul Gange, also at-tended.

Jeanette and Daniel Fe-lix, 28 and 29, are the par-ents of one son and seven daughters ages newborn to twelve. Jeanette worked as a medical assistant, but now is a stay-at-home mom, a decision influenced in part by the needs of her three-

year-old daughter, Miracle, who has spina bifida. The toddler must be seen regu-larly at Childrens Hospi-tal Los Angeles, requiring hours of bus travel each month for Jeanette and her four youngest children. The family walks to the store for groceries, pushing them home in a cart. . Daniel is a skilled construction worker, but he has not been able to find steady work without re-liable transportation.

The giveaway is part of the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides® initiative, an annual green program in which members of the NABC re-pair and donate refurbished vehicles to families in need throughout the United States via local charitable organizations. The project recruits auto body shops, insurers, paint suppliers and parts vendors to contribute. The Felix’s vehicle was donated by esurance and refurbished by Fix Auto Pasadena, which invited Foothill Unity Center to lo-cate a family that would es-pecially benefit from having the vehicle.

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owner Vatche Derderian said his employees also played a key role in getting the vehicle in top shape for this family. “Everyone takes reliable transportation for granted — until they don’t have it,” Derderian said. “Recycled Rides has al-lowed us the opportunity to make a huge difference in this family’s life, and we are honored and grateful to be a part of it. Our best wishes go out to the Felix family.”

Since we serve 4,600 families across eleven San Gabriel Valley cities, this was a tall order,” said Cen-ter Executive Director Joan Whitenack, “but we were thrilled to take it on and so happy for the Felixes.” The family also received a $100 gas gift card donated by ARCO Smog Pros, six months’ insurance cover-age from Allstate, a $100 Target gift card, car seats courtesy Sarian Pool Ser-vice, an emergency kit from Code 3 Life, a free oil change courtesy Pasadena Automotive, a free car wash from Walnut-Hill Hand Car Wash, and caps and back-packs from Fix Auto.


Edison Crews have been working night and day to get cusmoters back on line but criticism has been harsh -Photo by Terry Miller

Edison Says Over 2000 Still Without Power

Southern Califor-nia Edison (SCE) said Wednesday morning that 2,332 customers in the Greater San Gabriel Val-ley area were still without service as a direct resuly of the windstorm.

The hardest hit areas are Altadena, Arcadia, La Canada-Flintridge, Monro-

via, South Pasadena, San Gabriel and Temple City.

Officials said crews will continue to work around the clock to restore service until power has been restored to all cus-tomers.

About 430,000 Edison customers were affected in the Nov. 30 storm that

downed thousands of trees and more than 100 power poles. The utility company subcontracted with some experts from Quebec who are better equipped to han-le emergencies like these.

Pasadena Water and Power still has many cus-tomers without service.

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oNe leVel coNdo $278,500 This great two bedroom condo located north of Foothill in Monrovia, features living room w/fireplace, dining area, indoor laundry and master suite. Common area is well main-tained with lovely gardens and a recreation room. Corner Unit! (FOO)CENTURY 21 Earll, Ltd. (626) 301-1888(www.century21earll.com)

Sierra madre $549,000Special single level townhome located on a tree lined street, this spacious home has an open floor plan with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, for-mal and informal dining, fireplace, FA/CA, very large patio, 2 car garage. Unique 3 bedroom home in coveted complex. (M286)


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Sierra madre $589,000Lovely 3 bedroom, 3 bath home in Upper Canyon with formal dining, 2 fireplaces, breakfast room, hardwood floors, FA/CA, huge terrace with tree top mountain views, back yard, 2 car attached garage and lots of light. (C450)


paSadeNa $599,000Newer townhome situated in a great area of Pasadena. Spacious courtyard, high ceilings in living room with hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances in kitchen, custom tile floors, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 1,750 sq.ft., laundry room, 2 car attached garage. (V80)


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oNe leVel home $280,000This 3 bed/2 ba Covina home features large kitchen, din-ing room w/fireplace, hardwood flooring and Central Air. Walking distance to schools and shopping areas. (DEX)


Great duplex $398,000This nice one level duplex has been recently remodeled and features two, 3 bedroom/2 bath units. Both units are currently rented. Call for more information. (ONE)


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paSadeNa $800,000Newer 1999-Craftsman Influenced Home with Bamboo Garden. Owner’s Pride and Joy, Near Golf Course and Eaton Canyon Park, Turnkey! 4 bdrms, 4 bths, 3680 sq. ft. Plantation Shutters, Recessed Lighting, Hardwood Floors Throughout. The Living Room Has A Stone Fireplace , South Facing Balcony Views Formal Dining, Kitchen w/ eat-ing area Stainless steel appliance, granite counters(L1712)

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arcadia $1,048,000Beautiful one level in Arcadia on a huge lot. Spacious 3 bedrooms, 2 bedrooms, high ceil-ings, large living room with ornate fireplace, family room with fireplace, dining room, hardwood flooring. Private backyard, covered patio, pool, 2 car garage. (C515)


duarte $255,000Very cute home in a great area of North Duarte. Close to shopping and transportation. Open floor plan, two bedroom, one full bath, living room, dining room, hard-wood floors, the house is in great condition and ready to move in. (C1902)


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SaN GaBriel $569,000Temple City School Dist., Located in North San Gabriel close by Temple City. South facing, quiet street and circle drive way. The house is 1,160 Sq Ft., 2 Bedrooms 1 Bathroom + Family room 260 Sq. Ft., Large Lot 65 x 167 = 10,851 Sq Ft. good for Owner use or investors have great opportunity to build your dream New Home or 2 units on the lot or 2 P.U.D(A8735)

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SaN dimaS $210,000Serene and tranquil setting in Cedar Creek Village. 2 bed, 2.5 bath 2 story town home w/central air/heat, wired for FIOS TV, internet, and phone . Open kitchen, dining area, living room. Picturesque view of pool and spa from bedrms. Patio next to babbling creek.Beautiful landscape. Newer appliances included. Ample guest and secure RV parking. Many extras! $210,000(C108)CENTURY 21 Ludecke Inc. (626) 445-0123

Sierra madre $749,000A rare find! Some of the features of this awesome home are large living room, fireplace, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, laundry area, large lot with gully and wooden bridge driveway, 2 car garage, storage shed. Front row seat for the Mt. Wilson Trail race. (M455)Arcadia School District. (O10242)


duarte $965,000Beautiful Spanish style 3,470 sq.ft. home on a 53,799 sq.ft. lot, 3 bedrooms, master bedroom with fireplace, 1.5 baths, formal dining room, library, living room with fireplace, hardwood floors, full basement and wine cellar. Plus 1 bedroom, 1 bath, guest quarter above the 2 car attached garage. (R1632)CENTURY 21 Village Realty (626) 355-1451

BaldwiN park $469,000Remodeled turnkey 3 bedroom home with guest house. Beautiful hardwood floors. Fireplace in living room and guest house. Total square feet of 2406. Kitchen remodeled with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances. Guest house features full kitchen, fireplace, full bathroom 12245 sq., ft., lot. Pool and Spa, 2 car detached garage with work shop.(V3419) CENTURY 21 Ludecke Inc. (626) 445-0123

Great 3 Bedroom home $327,888 This El Monte home features 3 bed/2 ba, living room, spacious family room with cozy fire place, updated kitchen, hardwood floors, cen-tral air and a 2 car detached garage with ample driveway space to park several vehicles. (PIN)


arcadia $578,000Beautiful 4bdrm 3 full baths, main floor bedroom, two fireplaces , 2nd floor loft can be den or family room, very quiet end unit, owner ready to sell due to job relocation. Arcadia schools walking distance.(F49)

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alhamBra $549,800Fantastic home in move-in condition! Located in the beautiful tract of Alhambra Hills. Separate and se-cluded Master Bedroom upstairs w/a private balcony. Downstairs features 3 bedrooms, a separate family room w/fireplace, formal dining room, and formal liv-ing room w/ fireplace. Kitchen has been remodeled including hardwood cabinets and granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances.(W2422)CENTURY 21 Ludecke Inc. (626) 445-0123

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moNroVia $745,000 Surrounded by nature this 5bdrm 4bth tri level 1929 Spanish Colonial nestled in the quiet seclud-ed hills of Monrovia w/breathtaking views of the San Gabriel Valley & beyond. Hardwood floors, arched doorways, Kiva fireplace in living room, newer kitchen and much, much more. (E315)

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