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Your Weekly Community Newspaper January 21, 2011VoL. 32 No. 33

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Containerized cargo at the Port ofLong Beach increased by 1.2 millionunits in 2010, the largest singleincrease of any seaport in the UnitedStates, according to year-end totalsreleased Tuesday by the Port.

Port shipping terminals moved atotal of 6.3 million 20-foot equivalentcontainers last year. The jump repre-sented a nearly 25-percent gain over2009, and it was the largest one-yearincrease in Port history.

“This was a tremendous reboundand happened much faster than pre-dicted,” said Port of Long BeachExecutive Director Richard D.Steinke. “Best of all, the additionalcargo has brought back thousands ofport-related jobs throughout the sup-ply chain, and we’re very optimisticthat the job growth in this industrywill continue in 2011.”

For the year, overall containermoves increased 23.6 percent from2009, nearly recovering losses fromthe previous year. Imports rose 23.4percent in 2010 to 3,128,860 20-footequivalent units (TEUs), and exportswere up 15.6 percent to 1,562,398TEUs. Empty container moves wereup 33.2 percent for the year to1,572,241 TEUs. Empty containersare mostly bound overseas for refill-ing.

The 1.2-million TEU increasemarks the biggest one-year jumpsince 1971, when the Port leased itsfirst container terminal. The previousrecord was in 2004, when cargo vol-

ume increased by 1.1 million TEUs.For the month of December, the

Port moved 523,311 TEUs, a 12-per-cent increase compared to the sameperiod a year ago, and the 13th con-secutive month of gains. Importswere up 10.4 percent to 256,889

TEUs, and exports were up 14.7 per-cent to 141,140 TEUs. Empty con-tainer moves were up 12.3 percent to125,282 TEUs.

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In its biggest one-year jump since 1971,LB Port sees largest increase in US for 2010

Courtesy Port of LB

In the largest one-year increase in Long Beach Port history, shipping terminals

moved a total of 6.3 million 20-foot equivalent containers in 2010, a nearly 25-

percent gain over 2009.

Signal Hill city officialsseeking protection forRedevelopment AgencyCJ Dablo

Staff Writer

Signal Hill city officials met at aspecial joint meeting of City Counciland the City’s RedevelopmentAgency (RDA) Monday to discussthe future of the redevelopmentplans in light of severe budget cutsthat have been proposed by Gov.Jerry Brown.

Earlier this month, Brownannounced his intention to end allRDAs, which are funded by local

property taxes. If the governor’s planmoves forward, property taxes willbe redistributed to other local gov-ernment entities. The City may onlybe able to retain a fraction of itsbudget, according to an analysis bythe city manager’s office.

Signal Hill city officials tookquick measures on Jan. 17 to ensurethat its RDA entered into a coopera-tive agreement with the City regard-ing reimbursement to the City for

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Parcel of land south of Spring Street between California and Atlantic avenues that

may not see further development because of Gov. Brown’s proposed RDA cuts

City of SH declares an impasse with employees associationCJ Dablo

Staff Writer

The Signal Hill City Councilvoted to declare an impasse with theSignal Hill Employees Association(SHEA) Tuesday night overwhether the City can hire a part-time contractor to serve as buildinginspector.

The city manager’s office failedto reach an agreement with SHEAover whether to allow the City to

hire a part-time contractor to per-form building inspections. Whenthe job position became vacant, theCity filled the position by hiring apart-time contractor, rather than afull-time employee, according toDeputy City Manager Charlie Hon-eycutt.

“Building activity is at a historiclow,” said Honeycutt. The demandfor inspection services and permitrevenues would not support SHEA’srequest to hire a full-time building

inspector, he explained.Honeycutt said that SHEA

opposed hiring a part-time contrac-tor to replace a full-time employeebecause SHEA reasoned this movewould weaken SHEA’s bargainingpower.

The organization that representsapproximately 50 city employeesrequested concessions including arequest for an additional 1.6 days ofpaid leave time. They alsorequested that the City pay the

amount of $150 to the association inlost dues.

“I’m extremely disappointed inSHEA,” Councilmember Mike Nollsaid.

While Noll commended overallemployee performance, he stressedthe fact that the City is still facingeconomic hardship. “I really thinkwe have a great bunch of employ-ees. I think they do a great job, butwe’re all in this together. We’re try-ing to make the city financially safe

for its residents. We haven’t had tocut services, and it’s important tolook at these things, and we’ve alsotried to protect jobs. So this sends abad message to the city and to theCouncil when they pull this stuff–that they want more vacation time,”Noll said, as he summarized a fewof their demands. “It’s crazy.”

“It would just be negligent of usas a council to hire a full-time posi-

see RDA page 5

see council page 5

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LIFE IMITATES ARTWhat An art exhibit featuring photography by Nancy Weber

When From December 2010 through February 2011

Where The Main Library, 101 Pacific Ave.

More Info Call (562) 570-7500.

FREE YoURSELFWhat “Free Help with Anxiety, Depression & Stress” program

Who Provided by Recovery International

When Every Sunday at 4pm

Where Serene Center, 1215 E. 4th St.

More Info Call (562) 433-4238 or visit lowselfhelpsystems.org

BATTER UP!What Long Beach Plaza Little League registration

Who Welcome to all baseball players from the ages of 4 to 18. Challenged

(special needs) players of all ages are also welcome.

When Saturday, Jan. 22 from 11am to 3pm

Where Cherry Park, at the corner of Cherry Avenue and E. 45th Street

(between Carson Street and Del Amo Boulevard)

More Info Registration is also available online at plazalittleleague.com.

GIVE BACKWhat A three-part training series at the El Dorado Nature Center

When Saturday, Jan. 22 and Feb. 12, 2011 from 9am to noon

Where El Dorado Nature Center, 7550 E. Spring St.

Why To “give back” as part of a dedicated group of volunteers who plant,

restore, and care for the Nature Center grounds.

More Info Call (562) 570-1748 for an application or more information.

A CUP o’JoE AT THE RANCHoWhat Volunteer opportunities Coffee

Who Hosted by Rancho Los Cerritos

When Saturday, Jan. 22 at 10am

Where Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site, 4600 Virginia Rd., one block west

of Long Beach Boulevard at San Antonio Drive

More Info Participants will see how a museum operates “behind-the-

scenes,” learn about local history and antiques, and give back to your

community in a meaningful way. A complimentary continental breakfast

will be provided. The event is free but reservations are requested. Call

(562) 570-1755.

RIDE LIKE THE WINDWhat Community Bike Ride and Workshop

Who Hosted by the City of Long Beach

When Saturday, Jan. 22– Bike ride departs at 11:30am and returns by 1pm.

Community workshop runs from 1pm to 2:30pm.

Where Lowell Elementary School, 5201 E. Broadway

More Info Call (562) 570-6667 or email [email protected]

CoNNECTIoNS To THE PASTWhat Long Beach Heritage general meeting

When Sunday, Jan. 23 at 2pm

Where Long Beach Art Museum, 2300 E. ocean Blvd.

Why To discuss recent and upcoming activities, including updates on the

Bembridge Heritage Homesite and annual awards benefit on Feb. 17

More Info Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited. Call (562)

493-7019 to make reservations.

YoUNG AT ARTWhat open house and art fair

Who Bethany Lutheran School

When Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 6pm to 7:30pm

Where Bethany Lutheran School, 5100 E. Arbor Rd. (corner of Clark

Avenue)

More Info Artwork from students in preschool (age 2-plus) and kindergarten

through 8th grade will be on display. Contact (562) 420-7783 ext. 54 or

[email protected].

MEET & GREET WITH YoUR CoMMUNITYWhat Community meeting about the Del Mar Pedestrian Tunnel/Walkway

Who Councilmember Rae Gabelich and Councilmember James Johnson

When Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 6:30pm

Where Mirage Coffee House, 539 E. Bixby Rd.

More Info Call (562) 570-6685.

MIX & MINGLEWhat Winter open mixer

Who Junior League of Long Beach

When Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 6:30pm

Where El Torito (Bixby Knolls/Cal Heights), 3301 Atlantic Ave.

More Info Call (310) 713-1595 or email [email protected].

LINCoLN CLUB LUNCHEoNWhat Long Beach Republican Lincoln Club’s luncheon meeting

Who Hosted by Long Beach Republican Lincoln Club, with guest speaker

Steve Kinney, prominent national pollster

When Thursday, Jan. 27 at noon

Where Long Beach Yacht Club, 6201 E. Appian Way

More Info Steve Kinney will speak about the Nov. 2 election and what it

will mean for 2012. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for non-members.

RSVP is required. Call (562) 439-9390 or email [email protected].

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CampaignTrail

The League of Women Votersand California State University,Long Beach (CSULB) will sponsordebates for candidates running forthe 28th Senatorial District onWednesday, Jan. 26 from 3pm to5pm, at The Pointe in the WalterPyramid on the CSULB campus.The public is welcome to attend.Eight candidates have qualified forthe Feb. 15 special election toreplace state Sen. Jenny oropeza,who died on oct. 20. Among thecandidates are Democrats Ted Lieuand Kevin Thomas McGurk, Repub-licans Jeffrey E. Fortini, Martha Flo-res-Gibson, James P. Thompson andBob Valentine, and third-party can-didates Michael Chamness and MarkLipman. Free parking will be avail-able in Lot 13, right next to the Pyra-mid. Questions related to the debatemay be directed to the League ofWomen Voters at (562) 432-5822.

----------------Candidates seeking re-election,

Signal Hill Vice Mayor LarryForester and Councilmember TinaHansen, are inviting the public tojoin them for coffee and questionsWednesday, Feb. 2 at 7pm at the Sig-nal Hill It’s A Grind, 2162 E. WillowSt.

----------------The League of Women Voters

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

Franchise Tax Board contacting last year’s nonfilers

The Internal Revenue Serviceopened its 21st season of electronicfiling Monday with a reminder to tax-payers that e-file remains the bestway to get fast refunds and ensureaccurate tax returns, particularly fol-lowing several tax law changes inDecember.

IRS e-file is approaching the mile-stone of 1 billion returns processed.The electronic transmission system,which has revolutionized the way theIRS processes tax returns and madespeedy refunds possible, has safelyand securely processed 892 milliontax returns since its national debut in1990. In 2010, nearly 100 millionpeople– 70 percent of the taxpayers–used IRS e-file.

“IRS e-file is the best option foreveryone, especially for peopleimpacted by recent tax law changes,”said Doug Shulman, IRS commis-sioner. “E-file ensures people can fileaccurately and get refunds quickly.With a new legislative e-file mandatefor tax preparers, we anticipate thatmore tax-return preparers will beusing e-file this year, and we urgepeople who prepare their own taxes to

give it a try. IRS e-file is now thenorm, not the exception.”

The IRS also announced Mondaythat it anticipates starting to processtax returns impacted by December’stax law changes by mid-February.The IRS continues working to repro-gram its computers to reflect new taxlaw changes enacted by Congress andsigned by President obama inDecember.

Taxpayers can e-file their taxreturns one of three ways: through atax return preparer, through commer-cial software or through IRS FreeFile. The IRS does not charge for e-file. Many tax-return preparers andsoftware products also offer free e-fil-ing with their services. Free Fileoffers free tax preparation and freeelectronic filing.

People must access Free Filethrough the IRS website at IRS.govby clicking on “Free File” or “FreeFile Home– Your Link to Free Fed-eral online Filing.” People may readmore about Free File atfreefile.irs.gov or IR-2011-5.

Those looking for a tax-return pre-parer who files electronically and for

more information on e-file may visitirs.gov/efile/index.html. Taxpayersalso can locate an e-file authorized taxprofessional nearest them by doing aZIP code search. When using e-file,one also must use an e-signature. TheIRS no longer accepts the paper sig-nature document. Those who preparetheir own return using software mustuse the self-select PIN method. Thosewho have a third party prepare theirreturns may use either the self-selectPIN method or the practitioner PINmethod. (See Fact Sheet 2011-07 formore details.)

A recently passed law requirescertain paid tax-return preparers toelectronically file federal income taxreturns that they prepare and file forindividuals, trusts and estates. Thoseare Forms 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ and1041.

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While most people are workingon their 2010 state tax returns, theFranchise Tax Board (FTB) is con-tacting more than 900,000 peoplewho did not file a 2009 state incometax return, the agency announcedTuesday.

FTB finds nonfilers by using morethan 400 million income records itreceives each year from third partiessuch as the IRS, banks, employers,state departments, and other sources.In addition, FTB uses occupationallicenses and mortgage interest pay-ment information to detect others whomay also have a requirement to file a

state tax return. FTB then contactsthose who earned California income,but did not file a return for the 2009filing year.

Last year, FTB collected morethan $550 million through theseefforts. Since the 1950s, FTB hascontacted people who may have a fil-ing requirement but have not filed atax return. Individuals contacted have30 days to file their state tax return orshow why one is not due. When arequired return is not filed, FTBissues a tax assessment using incomerecords to estimate the amount ofstate tax due. The assessment includes

penalties of up to 50 percent.FTB provides more information

for those receiving notices atftb.ca.gov. From the home page,select the Bills and Notices tab, andthen under the Tax Debt Section,select: Respond to request or demandfor tax return. Taxpayers may requestmore time to respond, retrieve infor-mation that can assist them in filing atax return, request tax forms, learnabout payment options, sign up toreceive an email reminder to file, andaccess other services. Individuals mayalso call FTB at 866-204-7902 to getinformation. ß

IRS encouraging tax-filers to use electronic filing

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I am a proud member ofthe Susan B. Anthony Chapterof the National Society,Daughters of the AmericanRevolution. I have been acard-carrying member since1975. In order to become amember I had to provethrough genealogy researchthat I indeed have an ancestorwho fought or gave serviceduring the American Revolu-tion– yes, on oUR side.Because my mother had beena member since the ‘60s, itwas easy for me to just do abit of a short form to becomean official member.

Last weekend our chapterhad a rather special meeting–an annual event where we rec-ognize the local fifth-, sixth-,seventh- and eighth-grade stu-dents who participated in ourNational Society’s AmericanHistory Essay Contest lastyear. (At the same time, wealso invite the high-schoolstudents who were nominatedby local schools for our DARGood Citizen Award andScholarship, but more aboutthat next week.)

During the meeting, wehad the pleasure of becomingacquainted with three of thefour winners of the American

History Essay Contest chosenby our chapter– all from St.Maria Goretti School: SaraMontoya (fifth grade), RobertSanchez (sixth grade), andRicardo Contreras (seventhgrade). Adam Garcia, theeighth-grade winner, wasunable to attend. Their taskwas to write a 500-word essaybased on the following topic:In celebration of the 275thanniversary of the birth ofPaul Revere, pretend you arePaul Revere writing yourmemoirs. Relate variousaccomplishments for whichyou wish to be remembered inthe annals of American his-tory.

It was so heart-warming tohear Sara, Robert and Ricardoread their essays. I know thatthe members, teachers, parentsand guests all learned some-thing new about Paul Revere.I know I did! In school I wastaught that Revere shouted“The British are coming,” but,according to our young essay-ists, the quote was actually“The regulars are coming.”

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California lawmakers shouldreject calls to overturn the state’sban on keeping ferrets as pets.Just last week, a 4-month-old Mis-souri baby lost most of his fingersafter the family’s pet ferret atethem while the child was sleeping.A few years ago, a 5-week-oldohio girl was bitten at least 50times and needed 100 stitches.

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Shelters and rescue groupsacross the country have to copewith the aftermath when peoplesurrender exotic animals theyonce “had to” have. Many areeuthanized.

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A loose connection?

Laura Richardson is “horrified,but not shocked” about the eventsthat transpired in Tucson, Arizonaon Jan. 8, 2011 (Commentary; Jan.14, 2011). Her views are laugh-able, but not surprising.

While she is correct that thedebates in Washington, D.C. arenot restricted to the Capitol, herinference that there is a connectionsomehow between those debatesand the tragic events that day arenot only NoT supported by fact,but are controverted by fact.

Friends of the alleged gunmanhave stated that he did not listento news, TV or political speech;however, he admired Hitler’sMein Kampf and the CommunistManifesto.

Also not supported by fact arethe allegations that lawmakerswere spat upon or called racial

slurs during the healthcaredebate. The $100,000 rewardoffered by Andrew Breitbart toanyone who can provide evidencethat racial epithets were shouted atCongressional Black Caucusmembers on March 20 remainsunclaimed.

Common sense and emergingevidence about the alleged gun-man point to mental illness as theprobable cause of the Tucsontragedy, not political rhetoric. It isdisingenuous of anyone to implyotherwise. Rep. Richardson saysshe “stands ready to return toWashington this week to work onensuring this incident never hap-pens again.” I trust she will befocusing on mental-health issuesand not restrictions to the 1st and2nd Amendments of the US Con-stitution.

Deborah J. HessLong Beach

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administrative, overhead costs andimpact fees associated with develop-ment projects and a repaymentschedule for a $10-million loan.

“We’re letting the state know,‘Hey, that’s a legitimate obliga-tion,’” City Manager Ken Farfsingsaid. “That’s not something youshould take away from the redevel-opment agency. You should allowthe redevelopment agency to payoff the city loan. That would be

unfair to the City. The City wouldessentially be out $10 million if thestate decided to not allow that as anobligation.”

RDA board members and othercity officials criticized the gover-nor’s plan to end the agencies, stress-ing the importance of Signal Hill’sredevelopment history and reputa-tion for numerous city improve-ments.

“And without it [the RDA], wewouldn’t be where we are today,”Mayor Edward Wilson said.

RDA Chair Tina Hansenreminded the board that the RDAwas crucial in the development ofthe auto mall and Costco. She saidthe City has been able to build onthese successes and attract otherlocal retailers.

The RDA in Signal Hill wasestablished in 1974 to developblighted areas in the neighborhood.RDA projects around the city haveincluded the construction of afford-able housing and other community-improvement projects, according toFarfsing’s official report to the RDA.

The proposed elimination offunding to the local RDA is raisinguncertainty about the future of theestablished redevelopment plan andprojects that were already inprogress.

Farfsing’s report highlighted onesignificant project that affected amajor parcel of land near the cornerof California Avenue and SpringStreet. The agency was responsiblefor clearing from the property largeamounts of construction debris and

rubble that were deemed to be blight.In compliance with environmentalstandards, the RDA began to cleanup soil contamination in areas whereabandoned oil wells once stood.

At press time, the governor’soffice had not yet released thespecifics of the plan that called forthe abrupt termination of hundredsof RDAs which relied on local prop-erty taxes and managed current rede-velopment projects.

The City of Signal Hill’s initialanalysis of the overall plan suggestedthat local property taxes would beredirected from the RDA budget andthen redistributed to other local gov-ernment entities, according to Farfs-ing’s report on Jan. 17. The reportprojected that the City may onlyreceive about $77,000, a fraction ofits usual budget that depended onproperty taxes.

City officials had harsh wordsabout the plan. “It’s an absolute…tragic decision to try and eliminateredevelopment agencies,” Hansensaid, stressing the importance of theredevelopment projects’ ability toattract business to the city since theseprojects create jobs. She also empha-sized the importance of developingaffordable housing.

“It’s truly lose-lose,” addedCouncilmember Larry Forester.

According to Farfsing, the stateplan to cut redevelopment fundingleft a gray area for city officials tohave any certainty about whichfinancial obligations the state wouldhonor after the governor’s newbudget rollout. Brown’s budget planalso includes legislation that voterswould have to approve in a specialelection this summer.

The meeting on Monday helped

to clarify that the city’s RDA wouldstill be obligated to reimburse theCity for the money Signal Hill hasoffered the agency in loans and forthe amount the City has spent onother costs associated with redevel-opment.

Redevelopment projects werealso partially funded by bonds, butthe state will not likely interferewith the agency’s ability to paybond obligations, according to Farf-sing. Bonds will pay for the con-struction costs of a new policestation, and in order to build a newlibrary, the City would have toapprove an $8 million bond. ß

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tion when the demand and theworkload is not there,” addedCouncilmember Tina Hansen.

According to City Manager KenFarfsing, the City will continue todiscuss the position of the buildinginspector and keep SHEA represen-tatives updated about the develop-ments. SHEA does have the optionto take the matter to the labor board.

No representatives from SHEAappeared before the City CouncilTuesday night to address theimpasse, however a representativeof SHEA was available in a tele-phone interview on Thursday tomake a short statement.

“We haven’t decided about whatthe next step will be,” said BobbiBurnett, a SHEA representative.

other highlights from theCouncil meeting:

Clarification was made regard-ing city ordinances that designatewhere political signs may be placed.Candidates are responsible forsecuring permission before theymay display signs on private prop-erty. No city election signs may bedisplayed on city or RedevelopmentAgency property. City employeesmay remove signs if they do not fol-low the ordinance. Discarded signswill be stored at City Hall.

Bryan Rodgers of the PacificGateway Workforce InvestmentNetwork discussed the City’s part-nership with Pacific Gateway andoffered a demonstration of theHireSignalHill.com website.

The City approved a resolutionto “authorize the city attorney tosend letters and file amicus briefs inthird-party litigation.” ß

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A history ofCalifornia redevelopment

1945 California Community Rede-velopment Act allows cities andcounties to establish redevelopmentagencies to tackle urban blight (sub-stantial, prevalent adverse physicaland economic conditions) that ham-pers development and expansionwithin a community.

1951 State Legislature amends thetax law, paving the way for taxincrement financing– using futuregains in taxes to finance currentimprovements.

1952 The California CommunityRedevelopment Law is enacted,authorizing the distribution of taxincrement to agencies with the goalof relieving taxpayers of the costs ofredevelopment by making projectsself-supporting.

1976 Redevelopment agencies arerequired to set aside 20 percent oftax increment for affordable hous-ing purposes, known as the “20-per-cent housing set-aside.”

1978 Proposition 13 limits the taxrate for real estate by assessingproperty values at their 1975 valuesand restricts annual increases ofassessed value of real property to aninflation factor, not to exceed 2 per-cent per year.

2011 Governor Jerry Brown pro-poses to do away with local redevel-opment agencies by July 1, 2011.

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Property Acquisition Loan–

$10,000,000 plus interest to be

paid over 20 years

Signal Hill RDA borrowedapproximately $10 million plus inter-est from the City in 2008. The RDAhad initially agreed to repay the loanstarting in 2017. According to cityrecords, Signal Hill approved the loanat a 10-percent annual interest rate.

The loan partially paid for amajor property acquisition programthat established the Signal Hill RDAas the owner of 21 acres around thecity, according to a city manager’sreport. The report described a prop-erty-acquisition program that beganin 2008 and included the Signal HillTown Center, the Spring Street Cor-ridor and the Signal Hill AutomotiveCenter.

The RDA board approved thecooperative agreement which set theloan-repayment schedule that beganFiscal Year 2010-2011.

Administrative/overhead Costs–

estimated amount of $1,536,538

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The RDA board recommendedentering into a cooperative agree-ment with the City to reimburse theCity for the administrative costs thatcovered staff salaries and office over-head for Fiscal Year 2010-11.

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Housing Project– $3,000,000

The RDA entered into an agree-ment with housing developer Hill-top, LLC in 2000. Hilltop finishedbuilding 464 housing units in 2007.The RDA agreed to enter into coop-erative agreement for reimburse-ment to the City for impact fees thatwould be used to build water andpark improvements, according to acity manager’s report. one of theprojects included a plan for areclaimed water system. City offi-cials during the RDA Board meet-ing approved a repayment planthrough which the RDA would fin-ish paying this obligation by FiscalYear 2022-2023.

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As part of a transitionannounced last year, Boeing con-firmed Thursday that it will deliver13 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters in2011 as the company moves to anew production rate of 10 C-17s peryear. Boeing will reduce the pro-duction program’s workforce byapproximately 1,100 jobs throughthe end of 2012. The companydelivered 14 C-17s in 2010.

The move to the new production

rate, announced in February 2010,will be completed this summer andresult in the elimination of the sec-ond shift at the C-17 final assemblyfacility in Long Beach. The lowerproduction rate is designed to extendthe line as Boeing works to captureadditional international orders.

“This has been a very difficultdecision, no question about it,” saidBob Ciesla, C-17 program manager.“But reducing the number of C-17s

we deliver every year, and doingthat with a smaller workforce, willallow us to keep the production lineopen beyond 2012, protect jobs, andgive potential customers more timeto finalize their airlift requirements.”

Long Beach Mayor Bob Fostersaid the C-17 program is an impor-tant economic asset for the state,the region, and the city. “WhileBoeing’s announcement [Thursday]is difficult and disconcerting, it isnot entirely unexpected, as the fed-eral government has decreasedorders for this workhorse aircraft,”Foster said. “our rich history ofaerospace manufacturing makesthis an emotional day for Long

Beach, as the C-17 plant is the lastof what was previously a robustaerospace manufacturing industryin California.”

Ciesla indicated that Boeing willprovide assistance for impactedworkers seeking potential positionselsewhere within the company.“We’ve been communicating fre-quently with our employees aboutthis process for the past year andwill continue to do so,” he said.

Foster also expressed support forthose impacted by the job cuts. “Wewill continue our efforts to supportBoeing in generating additionalorders to preserve the thousands ofjobs that remain, and our Workforce

Investment Board will commitresources to assist affected employ-ees during this difficult period,” hesaid.

Boeing anticipates that the work-force reduction will primarilyimpact Long Beach, where approxi-mately 900 of the 1,100 reductionswill take place at the program’s finalassembly site. The remaining 200reductions will impact C-17 produc-tion program employees in Macon,Ga., Mesa, Ariz., and St. Louis. Thecompany will try to redeploy manyof the affected employees to otherprograms or other Boeing locationswhere the company has suitable jobopenings. ß

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US Rep. Laura Richardson (D–37th District) introduced legislationTuesday to protect members of Con-gress and their constituents frompotentially violent situations at sched-uled events where an elected repre-sentative is engaging in official acts,representational duties, or campaignactivity.

Specifically, the “Freedom toServe Without Fear” Act would makeit unlawful for any person to know-ingly carry a firearm in, or within 100feet of an entrance to, or exit from, abuilding or structure where the personknows that a member of Congress isperforming an official and represen-tational duty or engaging in campaignactivity as a candidate for election forfederal, state or local office. A viola-tion would be punishable by 10 yearsimprisonment and certain limitedexceptions to the law would exist forlaw-enforcement officials and others.

“The right of our citizens andelected officials to peaceably assem-ble and engage in public discourse isa central tenant and the lifeblood of avibrant representative democracy,”said Richardson. “No individualshould have to fear for their safetywhen attending a political event intheir community, be they an electedofficial like my friend and colleagueGabrielle Giffords or someone justdeveloping a love for politics likeyoung 9-year-old Christina Taylor-Green. We owe it to the recent vic-tims, both those we lost and those stillfighting to survive, as well as theirloved ones, to do all that we can toensure a tragedy like this never hap-pens again.”

The bill comes in the wake of theevents of Jan. 8, when a gunmanopened fire during a political event inArizona, leaving six dead and injuring14, including Congresswoman

Gabrielle Giffords. In addition,according to Richardson, there hasbeen a threefold increase in recentmonths in the number of reportedthreats against members of the UnitedStates House of Representatives andSenate.

According to Richardson, thethreats to public engagement are notjust a recent trend, since, during thesummer of 2009, there were multiplecases of persons carrying firearmsoutside of venues at which Presidentobama was attending meetings andofficial events. In one instance, a mancarried an AR-15 automatic assaultrifle and a sidearm. In anotherinstance occurring hours before apresidential town hall a week earlier,a man was arrested for breaching asecurity perimeter at the event’s loca-tion and was found to be in posses-sion of an unlicensed and loadedhandgun. ß


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Staff Writer

The Long Beach Unified SchoolDistrict (LBUSD) will soon vote onthe future education of nearly 600 stu-dents who attend elementary schoolsin Long Beach and Signal Hill.

Citing concerns over state budgetcuts to the district, LBUSD officialsannounced last week that they arereviewing the possible closure of Buf-fum and Burroughs elementaryschools at the end of this school year.

The district sent letters to the par-ents of students last week to explainthe situation. LBUSD announcedthat the regularly scheduled meetingof the Board of Education on Tues-day, Jan. 18 would only offer an infor-mation session regarding the possibleclosure. The school board will vote onthe closure as early as Feb. 1, accord-ing to Chris Eftychiou, LBUSD pub-lic information director.

A crowd of more than 120 peoplefilled the community room set asidefor Tuesday’s Board of Educationmeeting. Educators, parents and stu-dents held up handmade poster-boardsigns in support of their school.

Elementary students filling anentire row squirmed in their chairs asthey each held onto a long bannermade of baby-blue butcher paper. Intheir tiny fists, they raised the hand-painted sign peppered with red hand-prints next to the words “Save J.Burroughs School.”

“It’s just devastating for my fam-ily, especially my daughter,” saidPaula Mackridis, a parent of a fourth-grade student at Burroughs. Mack-

ridis is a former Burroughs student,and she also teaches at another schoolin the Long Beach Unified SchoolDistrict. She enrolled her daughter at

Burroughs because she wanted her tobe part of a neighborhood commu-nity.

“Everyone knows each other,” she

said. “All the teachers know all of thestudents and the administrator. I justfeel like my daughter gets that extrasupport at a small school, which hasbeen very nice.”

Many parents who spoke at themeeting expressed their sadness at thepossible loss of their schools but alsoacknowledged that the district and thestate are facing economic hardships.

According to Superintendent ofSchools Christopher Steinhauser,the district could lose between$53,000,000 to $140,000,000 overthe next two years. LBUSD offi-cials acknowledged that this is abroad range for estimated losses.These projections are based onGov. Jerry Brown’s budget for edu-cation and his plan to increasetaxes. Part of Brown’s plan to pro-tect K–12 education includes legis-lation to extend taxes. If voters donot pass Brown’s proposed taxincreases, the district’s losseswould be closer to $140,000,000,according to Eftychiou.

“And so, in a way, that adds fur-ther uncertainty because we’re nowbeing asked to wait to see what hap-pens with an election weeks and pos-sibly months from now to know howmuch funding we’ll be receiving,”Eftychiou said. “We cannot count onmoney that may or may not be there.We have to count on money that willbe there because we have to pay ourbills and we can’t print money.”

Two area elementary schools facing threat of closure

LBUSD begins six-month project to address educational needs of north LB

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Burroughs Elementary student Angel Garza, 9, unfurls a banner at the board meeting at the Long Beach Unified School Dis-trict Tuesday night, during which the board discussed the possible closure of Burroughs and Buffum elementary schools.

The Long Beach UnifiedSchool District (LBUSD) lastweek introduced the North LongBeach Initiative, a six-month plan-ning effort to guide public policyaddressing the educational andsocial needs of students and theirfamilies in that community.LBUSD’s Board of Education wasjoined by Mayor Bob Foster, repre-sentatives from the Long BeachPolice Department, and other civicand community leaders during alaunch ceremony at Jordan HighSchool.

The initiative is tied to a $105-million investment the school dis-trict is making in the North LongBeach community through a majorrenovation of Jordan High School,scheduled for completion in 2015.The school was built in 1935 andserves 2,800 students in grades 10through 12. By law, Measure Kfunds may only be used for localschool construction and moderniza-tion, which protects the Jordan Highrenovation from the state budgetcuts that LBUSD and other schooldistricts statewide continue to face.

As the single largest projectfunded by Measure K (the $1.2 bil-lion school bond measureapproved by 71 percent of voters in2008), Jordan High School’s reno-vation is expected to transform thecampus into a model 21st Centurylearning environment.

“The new Jordan High Schoolcould become a centerpiece forrevitalization of the larger NorthLong Beach area,” said Christo-pher J. Steinhauser, LBUSD super-intendent. “Because studentsspend, on average, only 20 percentof their waking hours in the class-room, it’s imperative that their aca-demic and social success issupported beyond school walls.”

In the next six months, theschool district, in collaborationwith the School of EducationalStudies at Claremont GraduateUniversity, will conduct commu-nity surveys and a series of forumsand focus groups to determine the

greatest challenges and mostneeded resources in North LongBeach.

“This is a great collaboration,”Foster said at the event, where hepledged to support the effort. “Weall know we have a great schooldistrict, but there is always roomfor improvement. I think thisinvestment will pay dividends foryears to come.”

To gain a broad spectrum ofperspectives, the district is seekinginput from representatives fromgovernment, nonprofit organiza-tions, business and professionalentities, parents and school-basedgroups. A North Long Beach Initia-tive Community Advisory Com-mittee has been formed to helpguide planning and outreach.

“This initiative represents theschool district’s desire to ensureeducational success for all its stu-dents,” Steinhauser said. “Webelieve that every child can suc-ceed and that all children deservethe resources and support neededto do so.”

According to Steinhauser,North Long Beach students todayare less likely to be English-profi-cient and to meet statewide grade-level standards than theircounterparts districtwide. Althoughstudents at Jordan High and its 11feeder schools have made greatstrides in recent years, they lagbehind students in other schools inthe district on the state AcademicPerformance Index.

Upcoming forums regarding theNorth Long Beach Initiative arelisted below, and online surveyswill be available Feb. 3 throughFeb. 28 at lbschools.net (click on“North Long Beach Initiative”).

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“We have to prepare for the worst-case scenario as well as the best-casescenario,” said Jon Meyer, a memberof the LBUSD Board of Education.Meyer also acknowledged that thenumbers are only estimates.

The district targeted these two ele-mentary schools for closure sincethey have smaller student populationswhen compared to other schoolswithin the same district, according toa letter issued by LBUSD.

According to data cited byLBUSD, about 291 students attendSignal Hill’s Burroughs ElementarySchool, and around 295 studentsattend Long Beach’s Buffum Ele-mentary School.

Closing Buffum and Burroughs

will save the district about $809,140in the 2011–2012 school year afterone-time costs are factored into theestimate. Starting with the 2012–2013school year, the district will saveabout $1,259,140, according to thelatest figures released by LBUSD onTuesday.

But closing those schools is onlypart of an overall plan to manage thedistrict’s deficit. Eftychiou also saidthat the Board of Education will sooncall a special board meeting to discussadditional cuts. For now, Eftychiousaid, the board is considering closingonly Burroughs and Buffum, but hesaid several of the cuts in the pasthave affected salary and personnel,citing times when many employeeshave been asked to take furloughdays.

“So these are not cuts that arepleasant for anybody, but, unfortu-

nately, we don’t have a choice but toput everything on the table rightnow,” Eftychiou said.

According to district officials, theywill be reviewing a plan to reassignteachers from the elementary school.

“I’m very sad,” said Judith Kaho,who teaches second grade at Bur-roughs, where she enjoyed the fam-ily-oriented atmosphere. She said shedoesn’t know where she’s going toteach in September.

“It’s just a very tumultuous time,”said Michael Day, president of theTeachers Association of Long Beach.Since Burroughs and Buffum are the

quintessential neighborhood schools,it really hits home harder, he said.

“All my friends are so fun,” saidAaron Caldwell, a third-grade studentat Burroughs. His tinydimpled facepeeped over the tall, blue paper ban-ner he had held with his friends.

“I like all the teachers therebecause they just help you to learn,and I just want to stay at the school,”chimed in his nine-year-old sister,Aundrea Caldwell.

Even though Burroughs Elemen-tary is located in Signal Hill, that Cityis not in a position to take over theproblem of the school district’s finan-

cial crisis. Signal Hill has no plans tocreate its own school district to man-age the schools within city limits,according to Signal Hill City Man-ager Ken Farfsing.

The City did consider the possibil-ity of forming an independent schooldistrict years ago, but the current eco-nomic recession may– for themoment– quash any possible consid-eration to revisit the idea of an inde-pendent district.

“Where would we get themoney?” Ken Farfsing asked. “Theschool district is making some toughchoices. It’s unfortunate.” ß

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TO CONSIDER FUNDING THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF A

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IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND

SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445, PUBLIC IS HEREBY GIVEN that�a

public�hearing�will�be�held�before�the�Signal�Hill�Redevelopment�Agency

of�the�City�of�Signal�Hill�and�the�City�Council�of�the�City�of�Signal�Hill�on

Tuesday,�February�1,�2011,�or�as�soon�thereafter�as�the�matter�can�be

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State�of�California�Health�and�Safety�Code�Section�33445�allows�redevel-

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Section�33490.��The�Agency�may�pay�for�the�library�if�it�is�able�to�make

the�determinations�above�in�concurrence�with�the�City�Council.��These

determinations�are�final�and�conclusive.

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“This is not a retirement,” explainsDesai, who founded ICT in 1985. “Ihave always felt that an organizationneeds to be about more than thevision of just one individual. I amstepping aside so that ICT has thechance to grow and become strongerunder a new generation of leadership.

Under Desai’s guidance, Interna-tional City Theatre has grown from a99-seat, black box theater on the cam-pus of Long Beach City College tobecome a premier professional theatercompany at the Long Beach Perform-ing Arts Center. ICT has attracted crit-ical acclaim and multiple awardsincluding the Los Angeles DramaCircle’s prestigious Margaret HarfordAward for “Sustained Excellence inTheater.” In December, ICT con-cluded its 25th anniversary seasonwith a balanced budget, despite theweakened economy.

“It has been a wonderful journey,”wrote Desai in his letter to the board.“I am extremely proud that we havecompleted our 25th anniversary sea-son with a balanced budget. This isalso the time for me to pack up mybags of wonderful memories and stepaside to give way to new ideas, newenthusiasm, new vision, new and bet-ter talent to take this extraordinarytheater to new heights.”

His wife says the transition is atonce difficult and exciting for her.“Shashin and I have always beenpartners, and together we have livedand breathed ICT, both at work and athome,” she said. “He has built ICTinto what it is today. My challengewill be to continue that legacy.” ß

The Long Beach Playhouse,5021 E. Anaheim St., will con-tinue to offer theatre educationclasses for adults while keepingan eye on opportunities to coordi-nate class subjects with Playhouseproductions. First in the serieswill be a Shakespeare class gearedtoward preparing for the Taming

of the Shrew auditions scheduledfor Monday, March 7 and Tues-day, March 8.

Anne Schilling, head of voiceand speech at Cal State Univer-sity Long Beach, will teach theclass, which will run Tuesday,Jan. 25 through Tuesday, Feb. 22every Tuesday from 7pm to9pm. The fee for the five-week

course will be $200.“The Shakespeare class will

focus on familiarizing actors withShakespearean text along withapproaches to the language and howto interpret and decipher it,” saidLong Beach Playhouse educationcoordinator Lysa Fox. “Participantswill study techniques in performingsuch a text while exploring itspoetic nature. This will be a greatexperience for actors familiar withShakespeare or for someone who isleaping into the Elizabethan worldfor the first time.”

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Musical Theatre West won topmusical direction honors for its2010 production of Sweeney Toddwhen John Glaudini took the prizefor Best Musical Direction Mon-day night at the Annual LA StageAlliance ovation Awards for the2009-2010 awards season, at theFred Kavli Theatre at The Thou-sand oaks Civic Arts Plaza.

Musical Theatre West garnered10 nominations this year for the2009-2010 season, including: Pro-duction of a Musical, Large The-atre– The Marvelous Wonderettes;Music Direction– Michael Borth,

The Marvelous Wonderettes; MusicDirection– John Glaudini, SweeneyTodd; Choreographer– JanetMiller, The Marvelous Won-derettes; Acting Ensemble– TheMarvelous Wonderettes; LeadActor in a Musical– NormanLarge, Sweeney Todd; LeadActress in a Musical– DebbiePrutsman, Sweeney Todd; FeaturedActor in a Musical– Dan Callaway,Sweeney Todd; Featured Actress ina Musical– Sarah ElizabethCombs, Sweeney Todd; and Fea-tured Actress in a Musical–Michelle Duffy, Sweeney Todd. ß

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Shashin Desai, International City Theatre’s founding artistic director, says heis stepping down “so that ICT has the chance to grow and become strongerunder a new generation of leadership.”

JAnUARy 21, 2011 SIgnAL TRIBUne 13PUBLIC noTICeS

TST36422175�Cherry�Avenue,�Signal�Hill,�California��90755

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

A-1 Sealed�bids�will�be�received�at�the�office�of�the�CityClerk,�City�of�Signal�Hill,�California,�until�2:00 p.m. onFebruary 7, 2011,�and�on�the�same�day�shortly�there-after,� they�will�be�publicly�opened�and� read� for� the“Demolition of Improvements at 1835 East 29th

Street, Project No. 855”, in�accordance�with�the�Spec-ifications�therefore.��Bids�must�be�made�on�the�formsprovided�for�this�purpose,�addressed�to�the�City�Clerk,City�of�Signal�Hill,�marked�“Bid�for,”�followed�by�the�titleof�the�project�and�the�date�and�hour�for�submitting�bids.Bids�are�required�for�the�entire�work�as�described�in�theBid�Schedule�and�the�Specifications.��

��The� work� to� be� accomplished� under� this� contractincludes� the� demolition� of� miscellaneous� surfaceimprovements� left� after� the�1996/97�EnvironmentalCleanup� and� subsequent� removal� of� structures.Improvements� to�be�demolished�and�removed�nowinclude�fencing,�pipe�systems,�utility�hookups,�and�con-crete�slabs�and�vegetation.

A-2��All�work�must�be�completed�within�15 working daysafter�receipt�by�the�Contractor�of�the�notice�to�proceedfrom�the�City.��The�contract�documents,�which�includethe�Specifications,�may�be�obtained�at�the�City�of�SignalHill� Department� of� Finance� free� of� charge� or� $5� ifrequested�by�mail.��The�documents�are�entitled�“Demo-lition of Improvements at 1835 East 29th Street, Proj-ect No. 855.”

A-3 Bids�will�not�be�received�unless�they�are�made�on�a�pro-posal�form�furnished�in�the�Contract�Documents�by�theCity�of�Signal�Hill.��Each�bid�must�be�accompanied�bycash,�certified�check,�cashier’s�check�or�bidder’s�bond,made�payable�to�the�City�of�Signal�Hill�for�an�amountequal�to�at�least�ten�percent�(10%)�of�the�amount�bid,such�guarantee�to�be�forfeited�should�the�bidder�to�whomthe�contract�is�awarded�fail�to�enter�into�the�Contract.

A-4 All�bids�are�to�be�compared�on�the�basis�of�the�lumpsum�or�itemized�bid�items�shown�in�the�Bid�Schedule(s).Bids�will�not�be�accepted�from�the�contractors�who�arenot�licensed�in�accordance�with�the�provisions�of�Chap-ter�9,�Division�III�of�the�Business�and�Professions�Codeof� the�State�of�California.� �The�Contractor� shall� berequired�to�possess�a�Class�A�or�Class�B�or�Class�C-21license�at�the�time�the�contract�is�awarded.

A-5 Attention�is�directed�to�the�provision�in�Section�1777.5of� the� labor� Code� concerning� the� employment� ofapprentices�by� the�Contractor�of�any�subcontractor

under�the�Contractor.

A-6��Before�a�Contract�is�entered�into�with�the�successful�bid-der,�the�bidder�shall�present�evidence�in�writing�to�theCity�Clerk,�City�of�Signal�Hill,�that�he�has�a�current�com-bined�single�limit�liability�policy�with�aggregate�limits�forBodily�Injury�and�Property�Damage�in�the�amount�of�twomillion�dollars�($2,000,000).��In�addition,�the�successfulbidder�will�be�required�to�show�proof�of�Asbestos�LiabilityInsurance� in� an� amount� of� one� million� dollars($1,000,000.00).

A-7 Pursuant�to�the�provisions�of�Section�1773.2�of�the

Labor�Code�of�the�State�of�California,�the�minimum�pre-vailing�rate�of�per�diem�wages�for�each�craft,�classifica-tion�or�type�of�workman�needed�to�execute�the�contractshall�be�those�determined�by�the�Director�of�IndustrialRelations�of�the�State�of�California�which�are�on�file�withthe�City�Clerk�of�Signal�Hill�and�copies�will�be�madeavailable�to�any�interested�party�on�request.��A�copy�ofthe�Contractor’s�certified�payroll,�as�well�as�those�of�allsubcontractors�shall�be�submitted�with�each�invoice.

A-8 Attention�is�directed�to�Government�Code�Sections4590�and�14402.5�permitting�the�substitution�of�speci-fied�and�approved�securities�for�contract�retention�offunds.��All�such�securities�shall�be�subject�to�the�reviewand�approval�of�the�City�Attorney�of�the�City�of�SignalHill.

A-9��The�successful�bidder�will�be�required�to�furnish�a�pay-ment�bond�in�an�amount�equal�to�one�hundred�percent(100%)�of�the�contract�price�and�a�faithful�performancebond� in� an� amount� equal� to� one� hundred� percent(100%)�of�the�contract�price,�and�said�bonds�shall�besecured�from�a�surety�company�satisfactory�to�the�CityAttorney�of�the�City�of�Signal�Hill.

A-10 The�City�of�Signal�Hill�reserves�the�right�to�reject�anyand�all�bids,�or�delete�portions�of�any�and�all�bids�orwaive�any�informality�or�irregularity�in�the�bid�or�the�bidprocedures�and�shall�be�the�sole�judge�of�the�bidsreceived.

A-11 A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the jobsite on January 26, 2011.��Interested�bidders�shouldmeet�at�1835�East�29th Street�at�9:00�a.m.�on�the�abovedate.

By�order�of�the�Redevelopment�of�the�City�of�Signal�Hill.Posted�at�Signal�Hill�City�Hall�on:��January�12,�2011Published�in�the�Signal�Tribune�on:�January�14�and�21,�2011

Contact�person: ��Anthony�Caraveo��Sr.�Engineering�Technician��(562)�989-7352�tel,�(562)�989-7359�fax

THe ReDeveLoPmenT AgenCy oF THe CITy oF SIgnAL HILLCITy oF SIgnAL HILL

TST3644NoTICE oF PUBLIC HEARING

FoR THE CoMMUNITY DEVELoPMENT BLoCK GRANT PRoGRAM

FoR THE 2011-2012 FISCAL YEAR

AND 2010-2011 FISCAL YEAR REALLoCATIoN

notiCe iS HereBy given that the City of Signal Hill City Councilshall hold a public hearing on tuesday, february 1, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 2175 Cherry avenue, SignalHill, California. the purpose of the hearing is to consider the City’s fis-cal year 2011-2012 Community development Block grant Program(CdBg) budget and to reallocate unexpended funds for fiscal year2010-2011.

the City has been informed that its preliminary CdBg funding estimatefor the 2011-2012 fiscal year allocation is approximately $120,918.the City also has $12,894 in unallocated CdBg funds currently avail-able. these funds can be used for a variety of purposes, includingproperty acquisition, public services, and housing rehabilitation. How-ever, in order to use CdBg funds for any of these eligible activities, itmust be shown that the activity will: 1) directly benefit low and/or mod-erate income persons; 2) help to eliminate slum and blight conditions;or 3) address an urgent need.

not more than 10 percent of the 2011-2012 fiscal year allocation, orapproximately $12,091, can be used for the general administration ofthe program, and not more than 15 percent of the 2011-2012 fiscalyear allocation, or approximately $18,137, can be allocated for publicservices.

all interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing andexpress opinion on the above items. Written comments may be sub-mitted at the hearing or to the staff of the department of CommunityServices.

further information concerning the CdBg program may be obtained atthe City of Signal Hill Community Services department, 2175 Cherryavenue, Signal Hill, California, or by telephone at (562) 989-7330.

Pilar alcivar-mcCoyCommunity Services director

Published in the Signal tribune on: 01/21/2011

Posted at City Hall, the library, discovery Well Park, and reservoir Park on January 14, 2011

CITy oF SIgnAL HILL

TST3643

2175�Cherry�Avenue�w Signal�Hill,�California�90755-3799

NOTICE OF POLLING PLACES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that�at�the�General�Municipal�Elec-tion�to�be�held�in�the�City�of�Signal�Hill�on�Tuesday,�March�1,�2011,�thereshall�be�three�(3)�voting�precincts�that�the�polling�places�for�the�respectiveprecincts�shall�be�the�places�designated�below,�and�the�language�other�thanEnglish�in�which�assistance�will�be�provided.�

Voting�Precinct: ��6450001APolling�Place�Description: ��Signal�Hill�Park�Community�Center

1780�E.�Hill�St.Accessible�to�Handicapped:��YesAssistance�will�be�provided�in: ��Spanish___________________________________________________

Voting�Precinct: ��6450004APolling�Place�Description: ��Family�Church�of�Signal�Hill�

(formerly�Signal�Hill�Christian�Cen-ter)

2094�Cherry�Ave.Accessible�to�Handicapped:��YesAssistance�will�be�provided�in: ��Spanish___________________________________________________

Voting�Precinct: ��6450005APolling�Place�Description: ��Willow�Ridge�Clubhouse

2518�E.�Willow�St.Accessible�to�Handicapped:��YesAssistance�will�be�provided�in: ��Spanish

The�polls�will�be�open�between�the�hours�of�7:00�a.m.�and�8:00�p.m.

Kathleen�L.�Pacheco

City�Clerk2175 Cherry avenue • Signal Hill, California 90755-3799Published in the Signaltribune 1/21/2011

TST3635notiCe of truStee’S Sale tS no. 10-0127734 title order no. 10-8-462828 aPn no.7217-006-056 you are in default under adeed of truSt, dated 12/22/2006. unleSSyou taKe aCtion to ProteCt your ProP-erty, it may Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. ifyou need an exPlanation of tHe natureof tHe ProCeeding againSt you, youSHould ContaCt a laWyer.” notice is herebygiven that reContruSt ComPany, n.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by auStin vannatH Plong, andSaHam CHim, HuSBand and Wife aS JointtenantS, dated 12/22/2006 and recorded01/10/07, as instrument no. 20070051563, in Book, Page ), of official records in the office of theCounty recorder of los angeles County, State ofCalifornia, will sell on 02/04/2011 at 1:00Pm, at thefront entrance to the Pomona Superior CourtsBuilding, 350 West mission Blvd., Pomona, losangeles, Ca at public auction, to the highest bidderfor cash or check as described below, payable in fullat time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyedto and now held by it under said deed of trust, inthe property situated in said County and State andas more fully described in the above referenceddeed of trust. the street address and other com-mon designation, if any of the real propertydescribed above is purported to be: 2995 SunSetvieW, Signal Hill, Ca, 907555631. the under-signed trustee disclaims any liability for any incor-rectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. the total amountof the unpaid balance with interest thereon of theobligation secured by the property to be sold plusreasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of thenotice of Sale is $933,768.33. it is possible that atthe time of sale the opening bid may be less thanthe total indebtedness due. in addition to cash, thetrustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on astate or national bank, a check drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association, savings asso-ciation, or savings bank specified in Section 5102of the financial Code and authorized to do busi-ness in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “aSiS” condition, but without covenant or warranty,express or implied, regarding title, possession orencumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness securedby said deed of trust, advances thereunder, withinterest as provided, and the unpaid principal of thenote secured by said deed of trust with interestthereon as provided in said note, plus fees,charges and expenses of the trustee and of thetrusts created by said deed of trust. if required bythe provisions of section 2923.5 of the CaliforniaCivil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee,beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to thenotice of trustee’s Sale duly recorded with theappropriate County recorder’s office. dated:01/06/2011 reContruSt ComPany, n.a. 1800tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94 Simi valley,Ca 93063 Phone/Sale information: (800) 281 8219By: trustee’s Sale officer reContruSt Com-Pany, n.a. is a debt collector attempting to collecta debt. any information obtained will be used forthat purpose. fei # 1006.121823 1/07, 1/14,1/21/2011

TST3648NoTICE oF TRUSTEE’S SALE trustee Sale no.:20100169812937 title order no.: 606797fHa/va/Pmi no.: you are in default undera deed of truSt, dated 01/11/08. unleSSyou taKe aCtion to ProteCt your ProP -erty, it may Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. ifyou need an exPlanation of tHe nature

of tHe ProCeeding againSt you, youSHould ContaCt a laWyer. NDEx West,LLC, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuantto deed of trust recorded on 01/18/08, as instru -ment no. 20080105783 of official records in theoffice of the County recorder of LoS ANGELESCounty, State of California. exeCuted By: TAN-NER M. HENG, Will Sell at PuBliC auCtionto HigHeSt Bidder for CaSH, CaSHier’SCHeCK/CaSH eQuivalent or other form of pay-ment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time ofsale in lawful money of the united States) DATE oFSALE: February 10, 2011 TIME oF SALE: 11:30AM PLACE oF SALE: At the front entrance tothe Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 W.Mission Blvd. Pomona, CA. STREET ADDRESSand other common designa tion, if any, of the realproperty described above is purported to be: 2516E. WILLoW ST. #304, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755.APN# 7214-009-236 the undersigned trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. Said sale will be made, butwithout covenant or warranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, topay the remaining principal sum of the note(s)secured by said deed of trust, with interestthereon, as provided in said note(s), advances,under the terms of said deed of trust, fees, chargesand expenses of the trustee and of the trusts cre-ated by said deed of trust. the total amount of theunpaid balance of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initialpublication of the notice of Sale is $318,038.27.the beneficiary under said deed of trust heretoforeexecuted and delivered to the undersigned a writtendeclaration of default and demand for Sale, and awritten notice of default and election to Sell. theundersigned caused said notice of default andelection to Sell to be recorded in the county wherethe real property is located. for truStee Saleinformation PleaSe Call: nationWidePoSting & PuBliCation, inC. 5005 WindPlaydrive, Suite 1, el dorado HillS, Ca 95762-9334 916-939-0772, www.nationwideposting.comNDEx West L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBTCoLLECToR ATTEMPTING To CoLLECT ADEBT. ANY INFoRMATIoN oBTAINED WILL BEUSED FoR THAT PURPoSE. NDEx West, L.L.C.as Trustee, By: ric Juarez dated: 01/11/11nPP0173301 01/21/11, 01/28/11, 02/04/11

TST3645trustee Sale no. 736965Ca loan no. 5303862501title order no. 3206-243385 notiCe oftruStee’S Sale you are in defaultunder a deed of truSt dated 7/12/2006.unleSS you taKe aCtion to ProteCtyour ProPerty, it may Be Sold at a PuB-liC Sale. if you need an exPlanation oftHe nature of tHe ProCeedingS againStyou, you SHould ContaCt a laWyer. on2/14/2011 at 10:30 am, California reCon-veyanCe ComPany as the duly appointedtrustee under and pursuant to deed of trustrecorded 07/20/2006, Book , Page , instrument 061599635, of official records in the office of therecorder of los angeles County, California, exe-cuted by: lilia lopez, an unmarried woman, astrustor, mortgage electronic registration Systems,inc., (merS), solely as nominee for lender,alliance Bancorp, it’s successors and assigns, asBeneficiary, will sell at public auction sale to thehighest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by astate or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn bya state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, or savings bank spec-

ified in section 5102 of the financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state. Sale will beheld by the duly appointed trustee as shown below,of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and nowheld by the trustee in the hereinafter describedproperty under and pursuant to the deed of trust.the sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remainingprincipal sum of the note(s) secured by the deed oftrust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges andexpenses of the trustee for the total amount (at thetime of the initial publication of the notice of Sale)reasonably estimated to be set forth below. theamount may be greater on the day of sale. Place ofSale: at the front entrance to the Pomona SuperiorCourts Building, 350 W. mission Blvd., Pomona, Calegal description: as more fully described in saiddeed of trust amount of unpaid balance and othercharges: $356,706.83 (estimated) Street addressand other common designation of the real property:2388 Cerritos avenue Signal Hill, Ca 90755 aPnnumber: 7211-019-010 the undersigned trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. the property heretoforedescribed is being sold “as is”. in compliance withCalifornia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee,trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares:that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess theirfinancial situation and to explore options to avoidforeclosure; or that it has made efforts to contactthe borrower(s) to assess their financial situationand to explore options to avoid foreclosure by oneof the following methods: by telephone; by unitedStates mail; either 1st class or certified; byovernight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail;by face to face meeting. date: 1/6/2011 Califor-nia reConveyanCe ComPany, as trustee(714) 730-2727 or www.fidelityasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com deborah BrignacCalifornia reconveyance Company is a debt collec-tor attempting to collect a debt. any informationobtained will be used for that purpose. deborahBrignac, vice President 9200 oakdale avenue mailStop Ca2-4379 Chatsworth, Ca 91311 P7887961/21, 1/28, 02/04/2011

TST3646trustee Sale no. 741300Ca loan no. 3063165926title order no. 100210931-Ca-mai notiCe oftruStee’S Sale you are in defaultunder a deed of truSt dated 07-14-2006.unleSS you taKe aCtion to ProteCtyour ProPerty, it may Be Sold at a PuB-liC Sale. if you need an exPlanation oftHe nature of tHe ProCeedingS againStyou, you SHould ContaCt a laWyer. on02-14-2011 at 10:30 am, California reCon-veyanCe ComPany as the duly appointedtrustee under and pursuant to deed of trustrecorded 07-25-2006, Book , Page , instrument 061639036, of official records in the office of therecorder of loS angeleS County, California,executed by: emmanuel a. nodalo andmaria roSario a. nodalo, HuSBand andWife aS Community ProPerty WitH rigHtof SurvivorSHiP, as trustor, WaSHingtonmutual BanK, fa, as Beneficiary, will sell at pub-lic auction sale to the highest bidder for cash,cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank,a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal creditunion, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or fed-eral savings and loan association, savings associ-ation, or savings bank specified in section 5102 ofthe financial Code and authorized to do businessin this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointedtrustee as shown below, of all right, title, and inter-est conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the

hereinafter described property under and pursuantto the deed of trust. the sale will be made, butwithout covenant or warranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, topay the remaining principal sum of the note(s)secured by the deed of trust, interest thereon, esti-mated fees, charges and expenses of the trusteefor the total amount (at the time of the initial publi-cation of the notice of Sale) reasonably estimatedto be set forth below. the amount may be greateron the day of sale. Place of Sale: tHe frontentranCe to tHe Pomona SuPeriorCourtS Building, 350 W. miSSion Boule-vard, Pomona, Ca legal description: as morefully described in said deed of trust amount ofunpaid balance and other charges: $1,107,535.44(estimated) Street address and other common des-ignation of the real property: 2140 ridgevieWterraCe drive Signal Hill, Ca 90755 aPnnumber: 7217-029-012 the undersigned trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. the property heretoforedescribed is being sold “as is”. in compliance withCalifornia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee,trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares:that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess theirfinancial situation and to explore options to avoidforeclosure; or that it has made efforts to contactthe borrower(s) to assess their financial situationand to explore options to avoid foreclosure by oneof the following methods: by telephone; by unitedStates mail; either 1st class or certified; byovernight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail;by face to face meeting. date: 01-11-2011 Cali-fornia reConveyanCe ComPany, as trustee(714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com deborah BrignacCalifornia reConveyanCe ComPany iS adeBt ColleCtor attemPting to ColleCta deBt. any information oBtained WillBe uSed for tHat PurPoSe. deBoraHBrignaC, viCe PreSident 9200 oaKdaleave mailStoP Ca2-4379 CHatSWortH, Ca91311 P790618 1/21, 1/28, 02/04/2011

TST3647notiCe of truStee’S Sale trustee Sale no.445331Ca loan no. 0632673695 title order no.611095 you are in default under a deedof truSt dated 09-13-2004. unleSS youtaKe aCtion to ProteCt your ProPerty,it may Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. if youneed an exPlanation of tHe nature oftHe ProCeedingS againSt you, youSHould ContaCt a laWyer. on 02-14-2011 at10:30 am, California reConveyanCe Com-Pany as the duly appointed trustee under and pur-suant to deed of trust recorded 09-23-2004, Book, Page , instrument 04 2446021, of official recordsin the office of the recorder of loS angeleSCounty, California, executed by: CHriStine J an,an unmarried Woman aS Her Sole andSeParate ProPerty, as trustor, mortgageeleCtroniC regiStration SyStemS, inC.,(merS) Solely aS nominee for lender,WeStland finanCing, inC, dBa ameriCanCaPital funding, itS SuCCeSSorS andaSSignS, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auctionsale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s checkdrawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s checkdrawn by a state or federal credit union, or acashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savingsand loan association, savings association, or sav-ings bank specified in section 5102 of the financialCode and authorized to do business in this state.Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee asshown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyedto and now held by the trustee in the hereinafterdescribed property under and pursuant to the deedof trust. the sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s) secured bythe deed of trust, interest thereon, estimated fees,charges and expenses of the trustee for the totalamount (at the time of the initial publication of thenotice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forthbelow. the amount may be greater on the day ofsale. Place of Sale: at tHe WeSt Side of tHeloS angeleS County CourtHouSe,direCtly faCing norWalK Boulevard,12720 norWalK Blvd. , norWalK, Ca legal

description: lot 11 of traCt 53228-3, in tHeCity of Signal Hill, aS Per maP reCordedin BooK 1283 PageS 75 to 82 inCluSive ofmaPS, in tHe offiCe of tHe CountyreCorder of Said County. exCePt alloil, gaS, mineralS and otHer HydroCar-Bon SuBStanCeS in, under and/or tHatmay Be ProduCed from a dePtH ofBeloW 100 feet from tHe SurfaCe ofSaid land, exCluding, HoWever, any uSeof or rigHt in or to any Portion of tHeSurfaCe of Said land to a dePtH of 100feet BeloW tHe SurfaCe tHereof, aSreServed and/or granted in variouSdeedS of reCord, one of Said deedSBeing one reCorded novemBer 12, 1993aS inStrument no. 93-2219740, offiCialreCordS. alSo exCePting and reServingtHerefrom, aS aPProPriate for tHe Ben-efit of grantor aS deClarant undertHe deClaration, deSCriBed BeloW, andgrantor`S SuCCeSSorS and aSSignS(WitH tHe rigHt to grant and tranSferSame), exCluSive and non-exCluSiveeaSementS for uSe, enJoyment, aCCeSS,ingreSS, egreSS, enCroaCHment, main-tenanCe, rePair, drainage, SuPPort andfor otHer PurPoSeS, all aS and to tHeextent deSCriBed and Provided for intHat Certain deClaration ofCovenantS, ConditionS and reStriC-tionS for Promontory WeStBluff andSKyline eStateS (‘’deClaration’’),reCorded aPril 18, 2003 aS inStrumentno. 03-1103465, offiCial reCordS, and anyamendmentS tHereto. amount of unpaid bal-ance and other charges: $717,513.62 (estimated)Street address and other common designation ofthe real property: 237 monte verde drive Sig-nal Hill, Ca 90755 aPn number: 7215-016-026the undersigned trustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shown herein. theproperty heretofore described is being sold “as is”.in compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c)the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorizedagent declares: that it has contacted theborrower(s) to assess their financial situation and toexplore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it hasmade efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assesstheir financial situation and to explore options toavoid foreclosure by one of the following methods:by telephone; by united States mail; either 1st classor certified; by overnight delivery; by personal deliv-ery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. date: 01-20-2011 California reConveyanCeComPany, as trustee (714) 730-2727 orwww.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priority-posting.com California reConveyanCeComPany iS a deBt ColleCtor attemPt-ing to ColleCt a deBt. any informationoBtained Will Be uSed for tHat Pur-PoSe. deBoraH BrignaC, viCe PreSident9200 oaKdale ave mailStoP Ca2-4379CHatSWortH, Ca 91311 aSaP# 388084901/21/2011, 01/28/2011, 02/04/2011

TST3637tSg no.: 4589468 tS no.: Ca1000211390fHa/va/Pmi no.: aPn: 7216-005-006 notiCe oftruStee’S Sale you are in defaultunder a deed of truSt, dated 08/29/2006.unleSS you taKe aCtion to ProteCtyour ProPerty, it may Be Sold at a PuB-liC Sale. if you need an exPlanation oftHe nature of tHe ProCeeding againStyou, you SHould ContaCt a laWyer. on02/03/2011 at 10:30 am, first american trusteeServicing Solutions, llC, as duly appointed trusteeunder and pursuant to deed of trust recorded08/31/2006, as instrument no. 06 1947028, in book, page , of official records in the office of theCounty recorder of los angeles County, State ofCalifornia. executed by: Carl distefano, a singleperson, Will Sell at PuBliC auCtion toHigHeSt Bidder for CaSH, CaSHier’SCHeCK/CaSH eQuivalent or other form of pay-ment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time ofsale in lawful money of the united States) at thefront entrance to the Pomona Superior CourtsBuilding, 350 West mission Blvd., Pomona, Ca allright, title and interest conveyed to and now held byit under said deed of trust in the property situated

in said County and State described as: as morefully described in the above mentioned deed oftrust aPn# 7216-005-006 the street address andother common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 2064-66Junipero avenue, Signal Hill, Ca 90755 the under-signed trustee disclaims any liability for any incor-rectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will bemade, but without covenant or warranty, expressedor implied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by said deed of trust, with interestthereon, as provided in said note(s), advances,under the terms of said deed of trust, fees, chargesand expenses of the trustee and of the trusts cre-ated by said deed of trust. the total amount of theunpaid balance of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initialpublication of the notice of Sale is $427,393.40.the beneficiary under said deed of trust heretoforeexecuted and delivered to the undersigned a writtendeclaration of default and demand for Sale, and awritten notice of default and election to Sell. theundersigned caused said notice of default andelection to sell to be recorded in the County wherethe real property is located. if the sale is set asidefor any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall beentitled only to a return of the deposit paid. the Pur-chaser shall have no further recourse against themortgagor, the mortgagee or the mortgagee’strustee. date: 01/13/2011 first american titleinsurance Company first american trustee Servic-ing Solutions, llC 3 first american Way Santa ana,Ca 92707 the beneficiary or servicing agentdeclares that it has obtained from the Commis-sioner of Corporations a final or temporary order ofexemption pursuant to California Civil Code Section2923.53 that is current and valid on the date thenotice of Sale is filed and/or the timeframe for giv-ing notice of Sale specified in subdivision (s) of Cal-ifornia Civil Code Section 2923.52 applies and hasbeen provided or the loan is exempt from therequirements. first american trustee ServicingSolutions, llC may be acting as a debt collectorattempting to collect a debt. any informationobtained may be used for that purpose. fortrustee’s Sale information Please Call (714) 573-1965 P785873 1/14, 1/21, 01/28/2011

TST3633notiCe of truStee’S Sale tS #: Ca-10-391740-vf order #: 100598082-Ca-gti you arein default under a deed of truSt dated11/1/2006. unleSS you taKe aCtion to Pro-teCt your ProPerty, it may Be Sold at aPuBliC Sale. if you need an exPlanationof tHe nature of tHe ProCeedingagainSt you, you SHould ContaCt alaWyer. a public auction sale to the highest bid-der for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state ornational bank, check drawn by state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, or savings associa-tion, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 tothe financial code and authorized to do business inthis state, will be held by duly appointed trustee.the sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remainingprincipal sum of the note(s) secured by the deed oftrust, with interest and late charges thereon, asprovided in the note(s), advances, under the termsof the deed of trust, interest thereon, fees, chargesand expenses of the trustee for the total amount (atthe time of the initial publication of the notice ofSale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.the amount may be greater on the day of sale.BenefiCiary may eleCt to Bid leSS tHantHe total amount due. trustor(s): BarBaraHare and SHaBnam HaJari recorded:11/16/2006 as instrument no. 06 2538052 in bookxxx, page xxx of official records in the office of therecorder of loS angeleS County, California;date of Sale: 2/14/2011 at 10:30 am Place of Sale:at the West side of the los angeles County Court-house, directly facing norwalk Blvd., 12720 nor-walk Blvd., norwalk, Ca 90650 amount of unpaidbalance and other charges: $385,229.72 the pur-ported property address is: 2601 e 19tH St #8Signal Hill, Ca 90755 assessor’s Parcel no.7216-021-023 the undersigned trustee disclaimsany liability for any incorrectness of the propertyaddress or other common designation, if any,shown herein. if no street address or other commondesignation is shown, please refer to the referencedlegal description for property location. in the eventno common address or common designation of the

property is provided herein directions to the locationof the property may be obtained within 10 days ofthe date of first publication of this notice of Sale bysending a written request to Bank of america 475Crosspoint Parkway getzville ny 14068 Pursuantto California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned,on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or author-ized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] the mortgageloan servicer has obtained from the commissionera final or temporary order of exemption pursuant toSection 2923.53 that is current and valid on thedate the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] the timeframefor giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a)of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.52 . if the trustee is unable to convey titlefor any reason, the successful bidder’s sole andexclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paidto the trustee, and the successful bidder shall haveno further recourse. if the sale is set aside for anyreason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitledonly to a return of the deposit paid. the Purchasershall have no further recourse against the mort-gagor, the mortgagee, or the mortgagee’s attorney.date: — Quality loan Service Corp. 2141 5thavenue San diego, Ca 92101 619-645-7711 fornon Sale information only Sale line: 714-730-2727 or login to: www.fidelityasap.com reinstate-ment line: 619-645-7711 Quality loan Service,Corp. if you have previously been dischargedthrough bankruptcy, you may have been releasedof personal liability for this loan in which case thisletter is intended to exercise the note holders right’sagainst the real property only. tHiS notiCe iSSent for tHe PurPoSe of ColleCting adeBt. tHiS firm iS attemPting to ColleCta deBt on BeHalf of tHe Holder andoWner of tHe note. any informationoBtained By or Provided to tHiS firm ortHe Creditor Will Be uSed for tHat Pur-PoSe. as required by law, you are hereby notifiedthat a negative credit report reflecting on your creditrecord may be submitted to a credit report agencyif you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obliga-tions. aSaP# 3850190 01/07/2011, 01/14/2011,01/21/2011

TST3634notiCe of truStee’S Sale trustee Sale no.Ca-10-2645-iB title order no. 100570761-Ca-lmiaPn 7214-021-019 the mortgage loan servicer hasobtained a final or temporary order of exemptionpursuant to Ca Civ. Code 2923.53 that is currentand valid as of the date that the notice of trustee’sSale was filed or given. you are in defaultunder a deed of truSt dated 12/21/2005.unleSS you taKe aCtion to ProteCtyour ProPerty, it may Be Sold at a PuB-liC Sale. if you need an exPlanation oftHe nature of tHe ProCeedingS againStyou, you SHould ContaCt a laWyer. on1/27/2011 at 10:30 am, Housekey financial Corpo-ration as the duly appointed trustee under and pur-suant to deed of trust recorded 12/29/2005, asinstrument no. 05 3210796, in Book xxx, Page xxxof official records in the office of the recorder ofloS angeleS County, California, executed by:tanya d JefferyS , an unmarried Woman,as trustor, mortgage eleCtroniC regiS-tration SyStemS, inC., aS nominee forWilmington finanCe, a diviSion of aigfederal SavingS BanK a federal SavingSBanK (original lender) and HSBC mortgageServiCeS inC., as current Servicer/lender, WillSell at PuBliC auCtion to tHe HigHeStBidder for CaSH (payable at time of sale in law-ful money of the united States, by cash, a cashier’scheck drawn by a state or national bank, a checkdrawn by a state or federal credit union, or a checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, or savings bank spec-ified in section 5102 of the financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state). at: at theWest side of the los angeles County Courthouse,directly facing norwalk Blvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd.,norwalk, Ca 90650, all right, title and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said deed oftrust in the property situated in said County, Cali-fornia describing the land therein: “aS morefully deSCriBed in tHe aBove mentioneddeed of truSt” the property heretoforedescribed is being sold “as is”. the street addressand other common designation, if any, of the realproperty described above is purported to be: 2501temPle avenue #118, Signal Hill, Ca 90755.the undersigned trustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shown herein. Saidsale will be made, but without covenant or warranty,expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or

encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sumof the note(s) secured by said deed of trust, withinterest thereon, as provided in said note(s),advances, if any, under the terms of the deed oftrust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of thetrustee and of the trusts created by said deed oftrust, to-wit: $335,575.35 (estimated). accruedinterest and additional advances, if any, willincrease this figure prior to sale. Condition ofSale: the successful bidder will be required to paycounty documentary transfer tax, any city tax, andany other applicable taxes or fees (including, butnot limited to, the fee for recording PreliminaryChange of ownership report) to the auctioneer atthe time of sale. if the trustee is unable to conveytitle for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole andexclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paidto the trustee and the successful bidder shall haveno further recourse. the beneficiary under saiddeed of trust heretofore executed and delivered tothe undersigned a written declaration of defaultand demand for Sale, and a written notice ofdefault and election to Sell. the undersignedcaused said notice of default and election to Sellto be recorded in the county where the real propertyis located and more than three months haveelapsed since such recordation. date: 1/6/2011Housekey financial Corporation P.o. Box 60145City of industry, Ca 91716 for Sale information:714-730-2727, www.fidelityasap.com or www.prior-ityposting.com to notify truStee of BanK-ruPtCy filingS, PleaSe fax faCe Page ofBanKruPtCy Petition to (909) 397-3914 irmaBarrios, trustee Sales officer HouSeKey finan-Cial CorPoration may Be aCting aS adeBt ColleCtor attemPting to ColleCta deBt. any information oBtained may BeuSed for tHat PurPoSe. aSaP# 385970901/07/2011, 01/14/2011, 01/21/2011

TST3624 / 20101928097FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

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the following person is doing business as: devoe'SCommuniCationS teCHnology, 2808 5th ave.,los angeles, Ca 90018. registrant: gaBriel viZ-Carra, 2808 5th ave., los angeles, Ca 90018. thisbusiness is conducted by: an individual. i declare thatall information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: gabriel vizcarra. the registrant has notbegun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed herein. this statement wasfiled with the county clerk of los angeles County ondecember 29, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date itwas filed in the office of the county clerk. a new ficti-tious business name statement must be filed prior tothat date. the filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signaltribune: december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21,2011.


the following person is doing business as: SWeetdeSign Studio, 1565 e. 42nd St., los angeles, Ca90011. registrant: Juana t. naJera, 1565 e. 42ndSt., los angeles, Ca 90011. this business is con-ducted by: an individual. i declare that all informationin this statement is true and correct. Signed: Juana t.najera. the registrant has not begun to transact busi-ness under the fictit ious business name or nameslisted herein. this statement was filed with the countyclerk of los angeles County on december 29, 2010.notiCe: this fictit ious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was fi led in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictit ious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. thefiling of this statement does not of itself authorize theuse in this state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state, orcommon law (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: decem-ber 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21, 2011.

TST3627 / 20101928127FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTthe following person is doing business as: rele-Com, 12322-B truro ave., Hawthorne, Ca 90250.registrant: raymond de la roSa, 12322-B truroave., Hawthorne, Ca 90250. this business is con-ducted by: an individual. i declare that all informationin this statement is true and correct. Signed: raymondde la rosa. the registrant has not begun to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. this statement was filed with the countyclerk of los angeles County on december 29, 2010.notiCe: this fictit ious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was fi led in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictit ious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. thefiling of this statement does not of itself authorize theuse in this state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state, orcommon law (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: decem-ber 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21, 2011.


the following person is doing business as: CityWideeleCtriC, 4935 W. 130th St., Hawthorne, Ca 90250. reg-istrant: miCHael Kilada, 4935 W. 130th St., Hawthorne,Ca 90250. this business is conducted by: an individual. ideclare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: michael Kilada. the registrant has not begunto transact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. this statement was filed with thecounty clerk of los angeles County on december 29, 2010.notiCe: this fictitious business name statement expiresfive years from the date it was filed in the office of the countyclerk. a new fictitious business name statement must befiled prior to that date. the filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Businessand Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: december31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21, 2011.


the following person is doing business as: de JeSuSteloCom, 4153 W. 133rd St. #B, Hawthorne, Ca 90250.registrant: angel de JeSuS velaSQueZ-loPeZ, 4153W. 133rd St #B, Hawthorne, Ca 90250. this business isconducted by: an individual. i declare that all information inthis statement is true and correct. Signed: angel lopez. theregistrant has not begun to transact business under the fic-titious business name or names listed herein. this state-ment was filed with the county clerk of los angeles Countyon december 29, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filedin the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. the filing ofthis statement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of the rightsof another under federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. theSignal tribune: december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21,2011.


the following person is doing business as: HigHer tele-Com SolutionS, 5103 W. 138th St., Hawthorne, Ca90250. registrant: Joe CervanteS, 5103 W. 138th St.,Hawthorne, Ca 90250. this business is conducted by: anindividual. i declare that all information in this statement istrue and correct. Signed: Joe Cervantes. the registrant hasnot begun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. this statement was filed withthe county clerk of los angeles County on december 29,2010. notiCe: this fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another underfederal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21, 2011.


the following persons are doing business as: 1. BitCHfree living, 2. Bfl, 4300 e. elko St., long Beach, Ca90814. registrant: 1. nora ramoS, Heidi BrioneS,

4300 e. elko St., long Beach, Ca 90814. this business isconducted by: a general Partnership. i declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: noraramos. the registrant has not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listed herein.this statement was filed with the county clerk of los ange-les County on december 2, 2010. notiCe: this fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from the date itwas filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitiousbusiness name statement must be filed prior to that date.the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize theuse in this state of a fictitious business name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: december 31, 2010 & Jan-uary 7, 14, 21, 2011.


the following persons are doing business as: Savor fla-vor dining, 3717 e. 2nd. St., apt. 3, long Beach, Ca90803. registrant: 1. Karen KoStrinSKy, 2. deBoraHgangWer, 3717 e. 2nd. St., apt. 3, long Beach, Ca90803. this business is conducted by: a general Partner-ship. i declare that all information in this statement is trueand correct. Signed: Karen Kostrinsky. the registrant hasnot begun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. this statement was filed withthe county clerk of los angeles County on January 06,2011. notiCe: this fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another underfederal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011.


the following person is doing business as: need a teCHHeating and air Conditioning, 616 W. 18th St., SanPedro, Ca 90731. registrant: miCHael oJeda, 616 e.18th St., San Pedro, Ca 90731. this business is conductedby: an individual. i declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: michael ojeda. the regis-trant has begun to transact business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed herein. date started doingbusiness under this fictitious Business name was decem-ber 21, 2010. this statement was filed with the county clerkof los angeles County on december 21, 2010. notiCe:this fictitious business name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. anew fictitious business name statement must be filed priorto that date. the filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious business namein violation of the rights of another under federal, state, orcommon law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Pro-fessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: January 14, 21,28, & february 4, 2011.


the following person is doing business as: Jenn-reaCHConSulting, 17644 Coke ave., Bellflower, Ca 90706.registrant: Jennifer riCHardSon, 17644 Coke ave.,Bellflower, Ca 90706. this business is conducted by: anindividual. i declare that all information in this statement is

true and correct. Signed: Jennifer richardson. the regis-trant has not begun to transact business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed herein. this statement wasfiled with the county clerk of los angeles County on January12, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another underfederal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:January 14, 21, 28, & february 4, 2011.


the following person is doing business as: liBerty taxlaKeWood, 5908 del amo Blvd., lakewood, Ca 90713.registrant: edWard WilSon, 2043 Crescent dr., SignalHill, Ca 90755. this business is conducted by: an individual.i declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: edward Wilson. the registrant has begun totransact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. date started doing business under thisfictitious Business name was January 10, 2011. this state-ment was filed with the county clerk of los angeles Countyon January 18, 2011. notiCe: this fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use in this state ofa fictitious business name in violation of the rights of anotherunder federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signaltribune: January 21, 28, & february 4, 11, 2011.


the following persons are doing business as: SaKuraauto PartS, 1030 Cristobal ave., Wilmington, Ca 90744.registrant: 1. roSario Calero, 2. Patty Herrera,849 tenth St., Hermosa Beach, Ca 90254. this business isconducted by: a general Partnership. i declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: rosarioCalero. the registrants have begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listed herein.date started doing business under this fictitious Businessname was in 2006. this statement was filed with the countyclerk of los angeles County on January 18, 2011. notiCe:this fictitious business name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. anew fictitious business name statement must be filed priorto that date. the filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious business namein violation of the rights of another under federal, state, orcommon law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Pro-fessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: January 21, 28, &february 4, 11, 2011.


the following persons are doing business as: tHeSPindlerS Cottage, 1843 gladys ave. #1, Signal Hill,Ca 90755. registrant: 1. William m. Woody, 2. CHeryll. StraCHan, 1843 gladys ave. #1, Signal Hill, Ca 90755.this business is conducted by: a Husband and Wife. ideclare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: William m. Woody. the registrant has notbegun to transact business under the fictitious business

name or names listed herein. this statement was filed withthe county clerk of los angeles County on January 19,2011. notiCe: this fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. a new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. the filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another underfederal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq.,Business and Professions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune:January 21, 28, & february 4, 11, 2011.

TST3623 / Case No. LS020996oRDER To SHoW CAUSE FoR CHANGE oF NAME

SuPerior Court of California, County of loSangeleS, 6230 Sylmar ave., van nuys, Ca 91401,nortH WeSt diStriCt.Petition of Cristina margaret arranaga, for Change ofname.to all intereSted PerSonS:1. Petitioner eliZaBetH "liSa" martin, filed a petitionwith this court for a decree changing names as follows:Present name: eliZaBetH "liSa" martin to Proposedname: liSa martini.2. tHe Court orderS that all persons interested in thismatter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicatedbelow to show cause, if any, why the petition for change ofname should not be granted. notiCe of Hearingdate: february 07, 2011; time: 8:30 a.m.; dept. nW-C,room 310. the address of the court is the same as above.a copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published atleast once each week for four successive weeks prior to thedate set for hearing on the petition in the following newspa-per of general circulation, printed in this county, tHe Sig-nal triBune, 939 e. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, Ca 90755:december 31, 2010 & January 7, 14, 21, 2011.___//ss//___James a. Steele, Judge of the Superior Courtdated december 27, 2010

TST3641 / Case No. NS023531oRDER To SHoW CAUSE FoR CHANGE oF NAME

SuPerior Court of California, County of loSangeleS, 415 West ocean Blvd., long Beach, Ca 90802,SoutH JudiCial diStriCt.Petition of ana maria rodriguez-arreola, for Change ofname.to all intereSted PerSonS:1. Petitioner ana maria rodrigueZ-arreola, filed apetition with this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: Present name: ana maria rodrigueZ-arreolato Proposed name: ana maria rodrigueZ.2. tHe Court orderS that all persons interested in thismatter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicatedbelow to show cause, if any, shy the petition for change ofname should not be granted. notiCe of Hearingdate: march 01, 2011; time: 1:30 P.m.; dept. g, room 51.the address of the court is the same as above. a copy ofthis order to Show Cause shall be published at least onceeach week for four successive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in this county, tHe Signal triB-une, 939 e. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, Ca 90755: January 14,21, 28, & february 4, 2011.___//ss//___douglas m. Haigh, Commissioner of the Superior Courtdated January 10, 2011

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