Your Weekly Community Newspaper January 27, 2012Vol. 33 No. 34

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Nick Diamantides

Staff Writer

It’s not often that citizens get tohave one-on-one discussions withcandidates hoping to represent themin the halls of government, but LongBeach residents get the chance to doso shortly before every generalmunicipal election, as well as elec-tions for Long Beach area state sen-ators and assembly members. Thatopportunity comes at the candidateBrunch that takes place at the Histor-ical Long Beach Dairy and Cream-ery in North Long Beach.

The Dairy is a more-than-100-year-old, restored farmhouse ownedby Dan Pressburg and his wife Holly.It is also their home.

The latest brunch took place lastSaturday, and about 70 peoplepassed through the front doorwayduring the four-hour event. “We havebeen hosting the candidate brunchesfor about 13 years,” Pressburg said.“It’s an opportunity for candidatesand people to mix and mingle, and todiscuss issues that are important tothem in a non-threatening manner.”

The candidates who showed up atPressburg’s house on Saturdayincluded: Janet Ballantyne, who isseeking the 2nd district Long BeachCity Council seat; John Watkins andDaryl Supernaw, who are runningfor the 4th district council seat; AlAustin, Lillian Kawasaki, and Gus-tavo Rivera, who are vying for the8th district seat; and Martha Flores-

Gibson, who is running for the 70thState Assembly District seat. Incum-bent city councilmembers SujaLowenthal (2nd district), PatrickO’Donnell (4th), Dee Andrews (6th),and Rae Gablich (8th) did not attendthe brunch. Incumbent Assembly-woman Bonnie Lowenthal also didnot attend.

Ballantyne said it was the firstcandidate brunch she had everattended and she was fascinated tomeet people with expertise in variousfields. “I am walking away with awealth of knowledge that I did nothave before coming here,” she noted.

“This is the most unique candi-dates gathering in Long Beach,”

Watkins said. “I am really enjoyingall of the friendly discussions.”

Supernaw agreed. “This is a goodway for the candidates to get theirmessage out and a good way for thevoters to see the real differencesbetween the candidates,” he added.

Austin was also glad to attend theevent. “I really commend Dan andHolly for their commitment to civicparticipation and for opening up theirhome to candidates and people whoare interested in the electionprocess,” he said.

Kawasaki noted that residentsfrom all over Long Beach had come

Nick Diamantides

Staff Writer

Unless the state legislature and gov-ernor do something drastic, all redevel-opment agencies (RDAs) in Californiawill cease to exist as of Feb. 1. LastMonday evening, Robert ZurSchmiede, Long Beach deputy devel-opment services director, told a smallgathering of people that cities andmany of the state’s poor will feel thepain of the RDAs’ demise for manyyears.

Zur Schmiede was the featuredspeaker at the monthly Wrigley Area

Neighborhood Alliance meeting, whichtook place in the Veterans Park Recre-ation Center. About 25 people attendedthe meeting.

Zur Schmiede told the audience thatSacramento’s decision to pass legisla-tion abolishing the RDAs was not care-fully thought out and it would takemonths, perhaps years, to fully under-stand the ramifications of that decision.“I don’t think anyone knows how it’sall going to play out,” he said. “But wedo know that a lot of good programsand planned projects are going to cometo an end.”

The deputy director remindedWANA members that redevelopmenthas been a very important program inLong Beach for 50 years and the RDAhas been instrumental in removingblighted conditions, reinvigoratingbusiness districts, undertaking massivedevelopment projects (including theconstruction of affordable housing forlow-income families), helping createnew jobs, and bringing additional rev-enue into the city’s General Fund.

Zur Schmiede noted that last yearGovernor Jerry Brown signed two bills

At WANA meeting, deputy development servicesdirector forecasts gloomy future after demise of RDA

Nick Diamantides/Signal TribuneRobert Zur Schmiede, Long Beach deputy development services director, saysthat cities and many of the state’s poor will feel the pain of the RDAs’ demise formany years. see WANA page 10

Annual brunch at historic dairy affords residents rare opportunity to meet candidates face-to-face

Neena Strichart/Signal TribuneCommunity activist Diana Lejins, 8th district candidate Lillian Kawasaki andevent host Dan Pressburg at the candidate brunch last Saturday

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Preliminary conceptual plansfor Signal Hill library promisemore space and modern design

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Architect Robert R. Coffee explains the new design at a special Parks and Recre-

ation meeting on Jan. 25.

CJ Dablo

Staff Writer

Signal Hill has spent more than adecade of planning to replace its tiny4,234-square-foot library. Now, withthe rollout of a conceptual design pre-sented at a meeting last Wednesdaynight, the public had a chance to seewhat architect Robert R. Coffeeimagines for the city– a high-techlibrary with more than three times thespace.

Dozens of local residents packedinto the City Council Chambers onJan. 25 to see a conceptual designpresented by Coffee during a specialParks and Recreation Commissionmeeting. The new building that willoccupy over 15,000 square feet will

replace the city’s current police sta-tion and library. The police stationwill be moving to a new building thatis set to finish construction later thisyear. The current estimate to build thelibrary totals over $7.6 million andassumes the year-long constructionproject will start January 2013,according to reports distributed at themeeting.

The library design features anexpanse of windows, a courtyard,space for a children’s area, a teenarea, a learning center, a historicalmuseum, and design elements to cel-ebrate the city’s historical ties to theoil industry.

The building is also expected to

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The Long Beach Board of HarborCommissioners gave preliminaryapproval Monday to a 40-year, $4.6-bil-lion lease with Orient Overseas Con-tainer Line (OOCL) for the MiddleHarbor property, clearing the way for afinal vote on the largest deal of its kindfor any U.S. seaport.

The Board’s Finance and Adminis-tration Committee approved the agree-ment with a 3-0 vote. CommissionerNick Sramek was absent, and Commis-sioner Rich Dines, a longshoremanwho has worked at the terminal prop-erty, recused himself to avoid theappearance of a conflict of interest.

The Board is expected to considerfinal approval Feb. 6. The lease hasbeen agreed to in principle by HongKong-based OOCL and its U.S. sub-sidiaries OOCL, LLC and Long BeachContainer Terminal (LBCT).

The Port is investing $1.2 billion todevelop the new 300-acre-plus MiddleHarbor terminal, while OOCL andLBCT will invest approximately $500million in the latest cargo-handlingequipment. The project is expected togenerate more than 14,000 new, perma-nent jobs throughout Southern Califor-

nia by 2020.The Middle Harbor Redevelopment

Project combines Piers F and E into onestate-of-the-art container terminal.LBCT has occupied Pier F since 1986and will operate the Middle Harbor Ter-minal.

The new terminal will effectivelydouble the existing capacity by utilizingthe most advanced cargo-handling tech-nology in the world. It will also be thegreenest terminal in North America,cutting air pollution in half through theuse of more on-dock rail, electrifiedcargo handling equipment and shorepower, which allows vessels to drawelectricity from a landside utility whendocked rather than diesel-powered aux-iliary engines.

OOCL has been an important part-ner in the Port’s green initiatives. Itsships have a near 100-percent participa-tion in the Port’s Green Flag Program,which provides rebates to vessel opera-tors that slow down in and near the Portto cut down on air pollution. As a ges-ture of its commitment to the LongBeach community, OOCL has donatedits Green Flag program rebates to LongBeach parks and schools.

Board of Harbor Commissioners givespreliminary approval to 40-year terminaldeal that would be the largest in U.S. history

Courtesy Port of lB

The Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project combines Piers F and E into one state-of-the-art container terminal. Long Beach

Container Terminal has occupied Pier F since 1986 and will operate the Middle Harbor Terminal.

A jury in the Melody Ross civilcase returned a verdict in favor ofthe Long Beach Unified SchoolDistrict (LBUSD) Tuesday. Thejury awarded no damages, findingthe school district in no way liablefor the off-campus, fatal shooting ofthe Wilson Classical High Schoolstudent on Oct. 30, 2009, accordingto a press release issued this weekby the LBUSD.

“The jury agreed that our schooldistrict was in no way responsiblefor this senseless act of violencethat occurred off campus,” saidLBUSD Superintendent ChristopherJ. Steinhauser. “We’re relieved thatthe real perpetrator of this crime,the gunman, will be held account-able rather than an outstandingschool whose staff provides a safeenvironment. Our hearts go out toeveryone who knew and lovedMelody, but we applaud the jury forconsidering all the evidence andapplying the law correctly.”

Long Beach Unified SchoolDistrict Board of Educationmember David Barton hasannounced his resignation fromthe school board.

Barton was first elected in2006 to represent LBUSD’s Dis-trict 5, which includes Millikanand Lakewood high schoolsalong with surrounding elemen-tary and middle schools. He ranunopposed for a second four-yearterm in 2010 and most recentlywas serving as the board's vicepresident.

Barton notified both LBUSDSuperintendent Christopher J.Steinhauser and Los AngelesCounty Superintendent of

Schools Arturo Delgado of hisresignation “for reasons ofhealth” effective immediately.The notification was dated Jan.22 and was received Wednesdayat LBUSD's Board of Educationoffice.

Because Barton’s term doesnot expire until 2014, the Boardof Education must begin takingsteps to fill the vacancy for theremainder of the term. Theschool board will discuss thematter at its next regular meetingon Tuesday, Feb. 7.

“David has served with dis-tinction on the school board,”said LBUSD Board of EducationPresident Felton Williams.“Together we have navigatedextremely difficult times thathave included unprecedentedcuts in state funding, yet we havemaintained our focus on improv-ing student achievement. David’sleadership in this regard will bemissed.”

Superintendent Chris Stein-hauser said Barton has played anintegral role in making the schooldistrict successful. “His calm,thoughtful leadership has con-tributed much to our success,”said Steinhauser. “We thank himfor his service, and we wish himall the best.”

LBUSD found notliable in Ross case

David Barton resigns from school board

David Barton

On Jan. 18, the Los AngelesCounty District Attorney’s Office filedcharges against a suspect believed tobe responsible for the Jan. 5, 2012murder of 19-year-old Jeff Pouncil ofLong Beach and the attempted murderof a 19-year-old male from LongBeach who was with Pouncil at thetime of the shooting, which occurred inthe area of 21st Street and OrangeAvenue at approximately 12:02pm.

Through their investigation, LongBeach Police Department (LBPD)homicide detectives were led to 18-year-old Andre Bisserup of LongBeach as the person they believeresponsible for what they determinedwas a gang-motivated shooting. Detec-tives learned that he had been arrested

on Jan. 6, 2012, by the Los AngelesCounty Sheriff’s Department on anunrelated grand-theft property charge,and he remains in their custody.

On Jan. 18, detectives presentedtheir case to the District Attorney’soffice, who filed one count of murderand one count of attempted murderwith gang allegations against Bisserup.He will be arraigned in Long BeachSuperior Court, Department J, onThursday, Jan. 26.

Anyone who may have informa-tion related to this shooting is asked tocontact Long Beach Police HomicideDetectives Malcolm Evans or ToddJohnson at (562) 570-7244. Anony-mous tips may be submitted via text orweb by visiting tipsoft.com.

18-year-old LB resident charged withrecent murder, attempted murder

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Long Beach Unified School Dis-trict Superintendent Christopher J.Steinhauser will co-chair a newstatewide Educator Excellence TaskForce, according to a recentannouncement from State Superin-tendent of Public Instruction TomTorlakson.

Noting that Steinhauser isnationally recognized for improvingstudent achievement, the state super-intendent announced the appoint-ment to the task force, which willrecommend ways of strengtheningCalifornia’s teacher corps.

The task force, part of Torlak-son’s Blueprint for Great Schools,will be a joint effort of the Califor-nia Department of Education and theCalifornia Commission on TeacherCredentialing. It will be co-chairedby Stanford University’s Linda Dar-ling-Hammond. The full member-ship of the task force will beannounced soon.

“For all the necessity of goodfacilities, high-quality materials andtalented administrators, teachers arereally at the center of a child’sschool day,” Torlakson said. “That’swhy one of the cornerstones of ourBlueprint for Great Schools isdeveloping a system that will leadto teachers who are consistentlywell prepared and well supported,and who continue to have opportu-nities to grow throughout theircareers. That’s also why Dr. Dar-ling-Hammond and SuperintendentSteinhauser have my thanks and myadmiration for being willing tooversee this important work.”

The Educator Excellence TaskForce will:

• Develop comprehensive recruit-ment, training and preparationframeworks for both new and expe-rienced educators

• Encourage the development ofmore effective educator evaluationsystems

• Make certain that these sys-tems are supported by training forevaluators, mentoring for teachers,and professional development pro-grams

• Recommend how these sys-tems should be designed, supportedand implemented

Darling-Hammond is an educa-tion professor at Stanford, whereshe launched the School Redesign

Network, the Stanford EducationalLeadership Institute, and the Stan-ford Center for Opportunity Policyin Education. She serves on the Cal-ifornia Commission on TeacherCredentialing by appointment ofGov. Jerry Brown, and she has writ-ten more than 300 articles on educa-tion policy and practice, as well asmore than a dozen books.

Steinhauser is a 30-year educa-tor in Long Beach, which has beenrecognized nationally for improving

student achievement and closingachievement gaps.

“I’m honored and thankful thatSuperintendent Torlakson has rec-ognized the excellence of LongBeach schools and teachers byallowing us significant input on thistask force,” Steinhauser said. “Weplan to share our best practices,learn from others, and improve thedelivery of instruction to thousandsof students in local schools andstatewide.”

Steinhauser chosen to co-chair Educator Excellence Task Force

Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s office conducted a randomized alphabet drawing on Jan. 19 to determine the orderthat candidates’ names will appear on April 10 local election ballots.

The results of the drawing are as follows:

In accordance with Elections Code section 13111(f), the names of candidates on the ballot are arranged based on therandomized alphabet. This alphabet applies throughout the entire last name of the candidate. If the names of two or morecandidates begin with the same letter, their ballot listing order is determined by applying the randomized alphabet to thenext letter(s) of their names. If last names of multiple candidates are the same, the randomized alphabet also applies to firstnames.

The randomized alphabet drawing was held in the Elections Division within the Secretary of State’s office in compliancewith Elections Code section 13112. Staff members pulled the letters in a lottery-style drawing, with witnesses from themedia and public present.

Secretary of State’s office announces results ofrandomized alphabet drawing for ballot listings

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HOMEBUYING 101What Free homebuyer workshopWho Hosted by Cares Home Preservation and PreventionWhere 4120 Atlantic Ave., LBWhen Saturday, Jan. 28 from 8:30am to 4:30pmMore info The workshop will provide the general public with information onthe payment assistance program and how to get multiple-layer assistancegrants. Call (562) 424-4477 or visit hppcares.org

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAMEWhat Rose-pruning workshopWho Hosted by Bembridge GardensWhere Bembridge House, 953 Park Circle, LBWhen Saturday, Jan. 28 from 9:30am to 11amMore info Attendees are encouraged to bring their gloves, hat, garden shoesand a pruner. RSVP to Bembridge gardener Karen Bertram at (562) 596-9406or email karenbertram@verizon.net by Jan. 20.

NOTEWORTHY SINGINGWhat Chorus performanceWho Presented by the Gay-Affirmative Chorus of Long BeachWhere The Center in Long Beach, 2017 E. Fourth St., LBWhen Saturday, Jan. 28 at 9:30amMore info The performance group will sing at the State of the Center whereLA County Supervisor Don Knabe will be presented with the President’sAward. The event will be open to public with the program starting at 11am.Call (562) 434-4455.

SECURING STUDENT SAFETYWhat Safe passages to Keller Elementary community meetingWho Hosted by 5th District Councilmember Gerrie Schipske and PublicWorksWhere Newcomb Academy Auditorium, 3351 Val Verde Ave, LBWhen Monday, Jan. 30 from 6pm to 7pmMore info The meeting will review safe routes students can take to Keller Ele-mentary while Newcomb Academy undergoes construction.

REVISITING HISTORYWhat Film screeningWho Presented by the Long Beach Public Library, NAACP- Long BeachBranch and MusicUNTOLDWhere Main Library Auditorium, 101 Pacific Ave., LBWhen Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 6pmMore info The free screening of Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock will beopen to the public with a discussion shortly thereafter. Call (562) 570-7500.

INVESTING IN THE FUTUREWhat “Women and Investing” programWho Hosted by American Association of University Women Long BeachBranchWhere Long Beach Yacht Club, 6201 Appian Way, LBWhen Saturday, Feb. 4 from 9:30am to noonMore info The program, which will be open to the public, will host guestspeaker Lynn M. Shrum from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Long BeachMarina branch. The cost of the luncheon will be $35. RSVP at (562) 596-8902by Jan. 29.

CATTY STORIESWhat Book-signingWho Hosted by Apostrophe BooksWhere 4712 E. 2nd St., LBWhen Saturday, Feb. 4 from 2pm to 4pmMore info Author P.I. Maltbie will be signing copies of her latest picture book,Bambino and Mr. Twain. The book is a fact-based story about the great Ameri-can author and how his cat, Bambino, helps bring him back into public life. Aportion of the sales will be donated to the Helen Sanders’ Cat Protection andWelfare Society, a nonprofit, volunteer organization based in Long Beach. Call(562) 438-7950.

EVENING DININGWhat Community supperWho Presented by the Bixby Knolls Supper ClubWhere Phil Trani’s, 3490 Long Beach Blvd., LBWhen Monday, Feb. 6 at 6:30pmMore info Menu selections will be emailed with reservation confirmation.RSVP to info@bixbyknolls.com.

BUSINESS BUILDINGWhat Veteran Small Business Expo 2012Who Co-hosted by the Small Business Association, Veteran Business OutreachCenter and the Los Angeles Regional Small Business Development CenterNetwork Where Long Beach City College, Building T-1200, 4901 Carson St., LBWhen Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 9am to 3pmMore info Topics to be covered at the expo include: access to capital,overview of technical assistance, government contracting and subcontracting,and supplier diversity. RSVP at (916) 393-1690.

CALLING ALL BOOKWORMSWhat Book discussionWho BKBIA Bixby Knolls Literary SocietyWhere Expo Arts Center, 4321 Atlantic Ave, LBWhen Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7pm More info The February book selection will be Black Warriors: The Buffalo

Soldiers of World War II. The meeting will honor Black History Month and cel-ebrate the fourth anniversary of the Bixby Knolls Literary Society. The discus-sion will be open to the public with free admission and refreshments. Parkingwill be available along Atlantic Avenue.

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Thinking back, looking forward

As you have probably read in the last few weeks, Long Beach ended 2011with the lowest murder and violent crime rate in over 40 years. In fact, we had asubstantial drop in almost every category of major crime in Long Beach. Whilethere have been increases in property crimes in some neighborhoods, our overallcrime statistics are lower than they have been in decades.

I am extremely proud of our Long Beach police and fire departments for theirstellar work and commitment to safe neighborhoods for everyone. However, inthe coming years we will be facing numerous public safety challenges, especiallythe release of state prisoners into our communities. Due to lean city budgets, wehave not grown our public safety departments. While it looks likely that we willhave a fire academy class in 2012, planning and funding for a police academy in2012 is not yet finalized.

Next Tuesday, at 3:30pm, on Jan. 31, as chair of the City Council PublicSafety Committee, I will be chairing a meeting to discuss a 2012 police academyand police staffing levels. There is no question that we need to hire more policeand firefighters; we just need to do so in a fiscally responsible way. Fortunately,our pension reform agreements with our police and firefighters will help usachieve this goal.

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Food for thought

Now that the Supreme Court has overturned a California law requiringfederally inspected slaughterhouses to euthanize downed animals– those toosick or injured to walk– in order to keep the meat out of the nation’s food sys-tem, many people are wondering what they can do to protect themselves, andanimals, from harm. Fortunately, there is an easy solution– stop eating meat.

Cruelty to animals is common in slaughterhouses. PETA investigatorshave caught slaughterhouse workers beating pigs with metal rods, urinatingon chickens and scalding birds alive, and abusing cows until they bellowedin pain. Workers at Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. in California used a forkliftto shove downed animals onto the killing floor– the incident that promptedofficials to strengthen regulations against slaughtering immobile animals.

“Downed cows” are more likely to have bovine spongiform encephalopa-thy, or mad cow disease, although the saturated fat and cholesterol found inall meat is a much more prevalent health hazard. Meat contributes to heartdisease, diabetes, cancer, and other illnesses. For the animals’ sake and yourown, see PETA.org for free meatless recipes and tips on going vegan.

Heather Moore

The PETA Foundation

I attended the Signal Hill Parks and Recreation Commission meeting last Wednesdayevening to get an update on the new proposed library. Seeing all the new plans was very excit-ing, and although the details may not be hammered out yet, I think we are certainly on the wayto a new, state-of-the-art experience for our little city.

I have fond memories of my Signal Hill Elementary School days with visits to my schoollibrary as well as the Signal Hill Public Library. Although I was fortunate to have a nice col-lection of books at home, I loved checking out reading material that was fresh and new. At theschool library I was drawn to age-appropriate biographies of famous people and enjoyed read-ing about careers for girls. I must have checked out the book about “airline hostesses” morethan a dozen times.

When I first visited the public library in Signal Hill, it was located on the top floor of cityhall. The dark wooden shelves were filled with mystery in a setting that was sure to keep uskids “hushed.” If we did have a notion to be a bit noisy, our librarian, Mrs. Brady, would quietus down with a stern look or a quick “shhhh!” I wasn’t afraid of Mrs. Brady, but I sure didrespect her. I believed she knew everything. If I asked her about a topic of interest, she guidedme to a shelf filled with just the right books. Her library had books I considered more fun thanthe ones I found at school. I read about teddy bear picnics and Babar the Elephant and wasintroduced to the author Beverly Cleary, who told tales about Henry Huggins, Ramona andBeezus, and other interesting characters.

As I grew older, the library was moved to the basement of city hall, and although the atmos-phere looked different we still had Mrs. Brady to keep us on the right path. Years later thelibrary was taken out of city hall and moved to its current location– next to the police station.Even though Mrs. Brady now resides in the heavenly bookstacks in the sky, the love and guid-ance continues at our Signal Hill library. Card catalogues have been replaced with more tech-nological ways of searching for books, and computers are available for use by children andadults alike. With DVD players, laptops and Kindles being staples in many homes, the libraryhas taken on an entirely different function. It is no longer just a place to read or do homework;it is a place to explore and interact with others visiting the library. You can even check outmovies and travel videos. Things are changing in libraries across our country, and I find itthrilling to know that our little city will be keeping in step with changing times.

If you did not have a chance to attend the Parks and Recreation meeting the other night, dotake the opportunity at the next Signal Hill City Council meeting and take a look for yourself.The meeting will take place at city hall on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 7pm.

For more information on Wednesday evening’s meeting see page 1.

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Congressman Craig Hosmer, Signal Hill Mayor Tom Denham, Councilmember BillMendenhall, Gertrude Beebe, Councilmember Paul Kemner and Kathleen Brady at theribbon-cutting of the Signal Hill Library when it was moved to the lower floor of city hall.

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Cameo Professional Auxiliaryof Assistance League of LongBeach will host its annual fashionshow luncheon with silent and liveauctions on Saturday, March 3, atthe Long Beach Convention Cen-ter. Doors will open at 10am forguests to be able to participate inthe silent auction, which will fea-ture home décor; spa, sports, andhealth packages; original art;designer merchandise; and vintageitems.

Lunch will begin at noon fol-lowed by the fashion show, liveauction and opportunity drawing.More than 1,000 guests areexpected to attend. This year’stheme, “Nothing But The Blues,”celebrates the spirit of the bluesmusic of Chicago and the South.

“Cameo members have beenworking hard to plan our annualextravaganza to raise awareness ofand funds for our student mentor-ship philanthropic program,” said

fashion show chairperson PennyDumke.

Individual tickets are $95 each,and tables of 12 are $1,020 for athree-course luncheon and anaward-winning fashion show byLucinda Miedma and Gary Baker.This year’s show will feature Lour-des Chavez Couture and DavidMeister designs. For more infor-mation, go to ALLB.org. To makea reservation, contact Peggy Anatolat cameo@allb.org.

Local fashion show to benefitstudent mentorship program

An event offering free income-tax preparation for the 2012 tax sea-son and information on familyassistance services will be offeredfrom 10am to 3pm on Friday, Jan.27, in the College of BusinessAdministration (CBA) Building atCalifornia State University, LongBeach (CSULB).

Presented by Jerome E. Horton,chairman of the California StateBoard of Equalization, the CSULBevent will be the first of five thatwill be held between Jan. 27 andApril 14 at college campuses inLong Beach, Carson and Los Ange-les, including Cal State DominguezHills (Saturday, Feb. 25) and LongBeach City College (Saturday, April14).

In addition to the free tax prepa-ration, the event will feature repre-sentatives from variousorganizations who will be able toprovide information on gettingaccess to low-cost and free medicalservices, job-preparation assistance,food and nutrition service, discounttelephone service and low-cost autoinsurance.

Aside from the colleges, otherpartners for the event include theKoreatown Youth and CommunityCenter, the Legal Aid Society ofOrange County, the United Job Cre-ation Council, the South Bay Work-force Investment Board, ServiceEmployees International Union andthe American Federation of State,County and Municipal Employees.

All family services are open tothe public, and the free tax-prepara-tion assistance is for householdincomes of $50,000 or less. Moreimportantly, the tax return prepara-tion services provided at theseevents allow qualified filers to takefull advantage of available tax cred-its, both refundable and non-refund-able.

The Earned Income Tax Credit(EITC) is an example of a refund-able credit and, unlike other avail-able tax credits, the EITC is a directcash payment which is added to anyrefund due to filers. The maximumcredit paid to qualified filers is$5,751, and the EITC annually lifts5 million Americans above thepoverty line. Non-refundable taxcredits lower a filer’s taxable

income, thereby reducing theamount of tax paid. The combina-tion of both the refundable and non-refundable credits can result in up toa $12,000 credit for a qualified filer.

Appointments are recommended,but walk-ins are welcome and willbe assisted on a first-come, first-served basis. Free parking will beavailable for visitors but only on thefirst two floors of Parking Structure1 (next to the CBA building).

Those interested in having their2011 tax returns prepared shouldbring the following items: proof ofidentification; Social Security cards,including spouse’s and dependents’(or a Social Security number verifi-cation letter issued by the SocialSecurity Administration); birthdates, including spouse’s anddependents’; current year’s taxpackage; wage and earnings state-ments (W-2, W-2G, 1099-R, fromall employers); and interest and div-idend statements from banks (1099

forms). Additionally, clients should try

to bring a copy of their federal andstate returns from last year, if avail-able; bank routing numbers andaccount numbers for direct deposit;total paid for daycare provider andthe daycare provider’s tax identify-ing number (the provider’s SocialSecurity number or the provider’sbusiness employer identificationnumber); and, if a client paid rentfor at least half of 2011 for propertyin California, he or she should havethe rental dates and landlord's infor-mation (name, address, phone num-ber).

It is also important to note thatwhen filing taxes electronically on amarried filing joint tax return, bothspouses must be present to sign therequired forms.

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The fashion show produced by Cameo Professional Auxiliary of Assistance

League of Long Beach helps to fund the organization’s student mentorship phil-

anthropic program.

Long Beach Heritage will hostits 2012 awards benefit and gala onThursday, Feb. 23 at 5:30pm in theGrand Salon on the historic QueenMary, celebrating a number ofnotable restoration efforts and theremarkable achievements of long-time preservationists. The fundraiserwill help support Long Beach Her-itage’s preservation efforts, andattendees will also be served dinnerand have the opportunity to partici-pate in a silent auction full of uniqueand antique items and gift certifi-cates.

The Preservationist of the YearAward will be presented to JohnThomas for his significant contribu-tions and dedication to historicpreservation. He has held the posi-tions of president and vice presidentof advocacy on the Long BeachHeritage Board of Directors, and hewas instrumental in persuading cityofficials to adopt a Historic Preser-vation Element into the GeneralPlan. More recently, he encouragedthe adoption of the Adaptive ReuseOrdinance, which allows historicbuildings being considered for dem-olition to be red-flagged for reuseprojects.

Thomas also chaired the LongBeach Redevelopment Agency, andhe is president of the Art Deco Soci-ety of Los Angeles and the BluffHeights Neighborhood Association.He has previously been on the boardof directors of the Long Beach His-torical Society and a consultant tothe Queen Mary. In addition, he co-authored Images of America: RMSQueen Mary, and Long Beach ArtDeco with Suzanne Tarbel Cooperand J. Christopher Launi.

Other honorees will include:• The Lafayette Homeowners

Association, for the repainting of theexterior of the Art Deco hotel builtin 1928-1929.

• Claudia Jurmain, for the bookRancho Los Alamitos: Ever Chang-ing, Always the Same, which detailsthe history of the ranch and its resi-dents from the Native AmericanPovuu’nga tribe to the Bixby family.

• Craig and Christine Bouma, forthe complete restoration of both theexterior and interior of their 1936Spanish Revival home.

• Todd and Ranae Saunders, forthe meticulous restoration of their1958-59 mid-century modern home.

• Matt and Krysta Leaver for therestoration of their mid-centuryranch style home built in 1953, awell-preserved example of the mod-est structures in the Cliff May Ran-cho’s area of Long Beach.

• The architecture firm HughGibbs & Donald Gibbs Architects,FAIA, for producing a number oflandmarks and commercial and res-idential structures throughout LongBeach and the Southern Californiaarea.

• Linc Housing for the refurbish-ing of the neglected Palace Hotel,built in 1929 on East Anaheim. Thebuilding is now a commercial prop-erty with stores on the ground floorand rooms for rent above.

• The California Heights Neigh-borhood Association, for its restora-tion of 136 lampposts in its historicdistrict to complement the historichomes.

• The Long Beach Symphonywill also receive a heritage award forits Concerts in Long Beach HistoricSites program, which brings musicand architecture together for the ben-efit of Long Beach residents.

A no-host bar and silent auctionwill begin at 5:30pm. and the dinnerand awards ceremony will take placeat 7pm. Parking is hosted. Ticketsare $115 per person (tables of 10 are$1150). To order tickets, call (562)493-7019 or visit lbheritage.org topay via PayPal.

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Beginning Jan. 28 and at no addi-tional cost to the shopper, the pedi-cab company the Long BeachPedaler Society will offer a grocery-delivery service for residents resid-ing within a one-mile radius ofTrader Joe’s in Bixby Knolls. Thisservice has been made possible bythe Bike-Friendly Business District(BFBD) program in partnership withthe Bixby Knolls Business Improve-ment Association. The BFBD pro-gram is made possible by theDepartment of Health and HumanServices through the Los AngelesCounty Department of PublicHealth and the City of Long Beach.

The couriers (or “flyers” as theyare called within Pedaler Society)will provide bicyclists with an effi-cient method of getting their gro-ceries home after riding their bikes toTrader Joe’s. According to a pressrelease issued this week by the Ped-aler Society, customers will benefitfrom a healthy bike ride to and fromTrader Joe’s and a great conversationwith their “flyer” on the way home.

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Free eBooks and downloadableaudiobooks from the Long Beach Pub-lic Library will be showcased nextmonth when the Digital BookmobileNational Tour comes to town. TheDigital Bookmobile will be availableat the Second Saturday Art Walk onSaturday, Feb. 11 from 4pm to 10pm,on Linden Avenue between EastBroadway and East First Street, inDowntown Long Beach.

“As an avid eBook reader, I'mdelighted that our Long Beach Libraryis expanding its use of technology thatwill enrich our community in manyways,” said Long Beach Mayor BobFoster. “This event will make it easierand more convenient for residents toaccess books and other increasingly

popular services that our libraryoffers.”

At this free event, readers of allages can learn how to downloadeBooks and audiobooks through inter-active demonstrations and high-defin-ition instructional videos. Attendeesare encouraged to bring a Long BeachPublic Library card or apply for one atthe event for an opportunity to receivea Kindle Touch, provided by the LongBeach Public Library Foundation.

Residents can take advantage of thedownload service 24/7 by visiting thelibrary’s new downloads webpage,lbpl.org/downloads. Users may browsethe growing collection of bestselling,new-release and classic titles, andcheck out a digital title with a validLong Beach Public Library card. Oncedownloaded, digital titles can beenjoyed on a computer or supportedmobile device. Many audio titles canalso be burned to CD. At the end of thelending period, titles will automaticallyexpire and return to the digital collec-tion. There are never fees, nor worriesabout late or damaged items with thisservice.

“Long Beach Public Library staff isexcited to welcome the public to tour

the Digital Bookmobile while enjoyingthe art walk,” said Glenda Williams,director of Library Services. “Stop bywith your eReader, mobile device, andlibrary card. Overdrive and librarystaff will be on hand to answer yourquestions and help you take advantageof this unique and free service.”

The Digital Bookmobile is housedinside an 18-wheel tractor-trailer. This74-foot community outreach vehicle isa high-tech update of the traditionalbookmobile that has served communi-ties for decades. The vehicle isequipped with broadband Internet-con-nected PCs, high definition monitors,premium sound systems, interactivelearning stations, and a variety ofportable media players, all of whichhelp visitors explore Long Beach Pub-lic Library’s download service. Thegadget gallery– featuring an iPad2,Android tablet, Nook, Sony Reader,Amazon Kindle, BlackBerry, Win-dows Phone, Creative Zen and more–will help visitors discover portabledevices that are compatible with thelibrary’s download service.

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In 2006, CBGB, New York’sdefinitive rock music club, closedits doors on Manhattan’s Bowery.The closure sparked something inNew York-based photographerRhona Bitner, and she set out tocapture the aftermath of ravagedrock’n’roll stages with her cam-era.

“I began to think about music,primarily popular music, its widereach and direct relationship to thehuman experience,” Bitner said.“I became intrigued by the notionof physical emptiness coexistingwith the memory of what hadoccurred there.”

The sites explored in herexhibit Static Noise, though someare in ruins, are landmarks thatretell the history of punk rock.Legendary venues are paid hom-age in cinematic scale and hon-ored as platforms with lingeringsignificance. Even estranged fromnotorious performances, thestages become atmospheric sym-bols for the clamor of concertspast. Bitner tracks the resonanceof raucous nights without nostalgia.

“A simple, straightforwardphotograph of a place, perhaps notimmediately evident for its signif-icance, can introduce an echo ofrecognition or familiarity, rein-forcing a relationship of place,memory and resonance and, per-haps, a faint whisper of sound,”she said. In her photographs, thestill, silent image tells its ownstory and lets visitors imagine, oreven hear, what once was.

Static Noise is Bitner’s firstWest Coast museum exhibition topresent a glimpse into her newseries, Listen. Exploring influen-tial punk clubs and concert hallsfrom the late 1970s and early1980s, this exhibition captures thehistory of an era by focusing onits most seminal venues: NewYork City’s Electric Lady Studios,where Patti Smith recorded herdebut album Horses; Detroit’sGrande Ballroom, where TheStooges and Cramps were regu-lars; San Antonio’s Randy’sRodeo where an infamous SexPistols concert ended in a riot; andLos Angeles’ Whisky a Go Go and

Masque– lodestars in the earlyL.A. punk scene.

In her Listen series, innocuoussites are not just vestiges; they arevital pieces of the history of rebel-lious music that defined a genera-tion.

Static Noise will be on viewfree to the public from Friday, Jan.27 through Sunday, April 15 at theUniversity Art Museum at Califor-nia State University Long Beachwith an opening reception on Jan.27 from 5pm to 8pm. Admissionis $4 for the general public andfree for students during normalvisiting hours. The opening recep-tion is free and open to the public.The exhibition features 28 photo-graphs. A brochure accompanies itwith an essay by mu sician LennyKaye– author, composer, andlong-time collaborator and gui-tarist for the Patti Smith Groupwho spent many nights perform-ing at CBGB.

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The Government Finance OfficersAssociation of the United States andCanada (GFOA) has awarded theWater Replenishment District ofSouthern California (WRD) theGFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presen-tation Award in recognition of its com-prehensive and transparent budgetprocess.

“WRD is honored to receive thisprestigious award recognizing ouragency’s rigorous and prudent budget-ary practices,” said WRD Board Pres-ident Sergio Calderon. “We strive todevelop and implement the best fiscaloversight possible and are proud to berecognized for our hard work.”

According to a press release issuedthis week by the WRD, this award rec-ognizes the highest achievements ingovernmental budgeting from theGFOA and reflects the WRD’s unwa-vering commitment to sound fiscalpractices. For the past seven consecu-tive years, WRD has been awarded theCalifornia Society of MunicipalFinance Officers (CSMFO) Meritori-ous Award for Excellence in budgetdocument and process.

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For budgets including fiscal period2010, only 15 out of over three hun-dred water districts in California wererecognized by the GFOA. Awardrecipients have pioneered efforts toimprove the quality of budgeting andprovide an excellent example for othergovernments throughout North Amer-ica.

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Rancho Los Cerritos is currentlyrecruiting volunteers for Visitors fromthe Past, its Living History Tour pro-gram in which docents lead gueststhrough the historic adobe house as“cast members” from Rancho history.Participants will have the opportunityto partake in a training course begin-ning Saturday, Jan. 28, designed to

prepare volunteers for their roles asLiving History docents.

Volunteers may choose from a richand interesting cast of characters,including owners, vaqueros, cooks,relatives, sheepherders, gardeners, etc.The ten-week training program pro-vides not only detailed historical infor-mation on the Rancho and itscollections, but also tools for theatricalinterpretation and costuming. In“becoming” a living-history character,volunteers breathe life into history,allowing people of the past to comealive and convey not only facts, butalso thoughts, emotions and attitudes.

By the end of their training, par-ticipants will be able to give informa-tive and engaging tours to the publicfrom the perspective of a Rancho his-torical character. Through these, visi-tors will receive a better understandingof the past and will be able to identify,compare, and contrast this with thepresent day– connecting their time andours.

Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Siteis located at 4600 Virginia Rd., north-west of the intersection of Long BeachBoulevard and San Antonio Drive.Built in 1844, the adobe home andgrounds echo with the rich history ofSpanish, Mexican, and American Cal-ifornia and with the families whohelped transform Southern Californiafrom its ranching beginnings to a mod-ern, urban society. The site, a national,state and Long Beach historic land-mark, also includes historic gardensand a research library and archives.

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The Long Beach City Prosecutor’sOffice has presented five awards toindividuals and groups who, workingwith the City Prosecutor’s Office, havemade “a significant, positive impact inthe City of Long Beach in the pastyear.”

The recipients chosen to receiveCity Prosecutor Impact Awards include:

• Lenny Arkinstall, executive direc-tor, Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewards,Inc., for utilizing the City Prosecutor’sCommunity Service Worker (CSW)program to preserve sensitive wetlands.

• Bernardo Barajas, police officer,LBPD, for his efforts to combat gang-

related crime.• Sean Parilla, police officer, LBPD,

for his efforts to reduce the number ofunsafe and overweight trucks on citystreets.

• Che Scott, counselor, Long BeachUnified School District, for his effortsto reduce truancy at Washington MiddleSchool.

• West Division Directed Enforce-ment Team (DET), LBPD, for the entireteam’s success in combating gang-related crime.

“Each of these recipients have part-

nered with the City Prosecutor’s Officeto make a meaningful difference in ourcity,” said City Prosecutor DougHaubert. “There are many unsungheroes who deserve recognition, and itwas hard to choose just five. All of theserecipients have passion for what they doand are fully deserving of recognition.”

The awards were presented at areception on Jan. 26. This is the firstyear Impact Awards have been pre-sented by the city prosecutor, who sayshe anticipates they will become anannual tradition.

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Artist Susan Holsclaw’s work isbeing presented at the Liberty ArtGallery, 435 Alamitos Ave., as aretrospective that reflects the timeperiod from the turbulent years ofthe Vietnam War era to the present.The exhibit features works in oil,pastel, charcoal and mixed media.

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adopted by the legislature pertaining toredevelopment agencies. “ABx1 26was the bill to dissolve the redevelop-ment agencies,” he said. “ABx1 27 wasthe pay-to-play bill.” He explained thatunder AB 27, cities that wanted to keeptheir RDAs intact could do so if theypaid an annual fee to the state.

“Under that law, Long Beachwould have had to pay the state $34million in 2012 beginning with a $17million installment due on Jan. 15,” hesaid. “Long Beach and many othercities joined together to challenge theconstitutionality of ABx1 26 and ABx127.”

According to Zur Schmiede, theCalifornia Supreme Court could haveruled that both laws were in violationof the state constitution, it could haveruled that both were in compliance withthe constitution, or it could have ruledthat one of the new laws was constitu-tional and one was not. “Unfortunately,the court decided on the worst possiblescenario,” he said. “It ruled that ABx126– the bill abolishing the redevelop-ment agencies– was constitutional, andABx1 27– that could have given us away to keep the redevelopment agen-cies operating– was unconstitutional.”

Zur Schmiede also explained thataccording to the provisions of ABx126, city governments can assign thedissolution of their RDAs to a succes-sor agency, and in Long Beach the suc-cessor agency is composed of themembers of the Long Beach City

Council. “The successor agency is likea bankruptcy trustee,” he explained.“Its job is to liquidate the assets of thebankrupt entity, which in this case is theRDA.”

The deputy director added that thelegislature included provisions in ABx126 that will make the job of dissolvingRDAs a very complex undertaking. Heexplained that an oversight board madeup of city and county officials willreview all decisions made by the suc-cessor agency, and even after the over-sight board approves the decisions, theState Finance Department has thepower to approve, reverse or modifyany decision made by the successoragency.

“We are in unchartered territory,and we don’t know how this is allgoing to work,” Zur Schmiede said.“ABx1 26 is replete with ambiguities.We are going to try to protect the assetsas best as we can.”

He explained that the law does pro-vide for “enforceable obligations” suchas the bond indebtedness of the RDAs.That means that a portion of the prop-erty taxes collected from redevelop-ment projects will continue to be usedto pay off the bonds issued to financethose projects.

“The language of ABx1 26 alsosays that we can have five percent ofthe (tax increment) revenues for opera-tions and overhead (related to the com-pletion of already started projects),”Zur Schmiede noted. “But at this pointwe do not know exactly how that fivepercent amount will be calculated.”

The deputy director also explainedthat redevelopment projects thatalready have signed construction con-tracts will be allowed to go forward.“We have bond proceeds in the tens ofmillions of dollars, but we don’t havecontracts for all the projects (that arefinanced by the bonds),” he added.“Right now bond attorneys throughoutthe state are trying to craft languagethat says if you have bond proceedsdesignated for certain projects, thoseprojects should be allowed to go for-ward, but it’s still too early to knowwhether those efforts will be success-ful.”

As Zur Schmiede spoke, the picturehe painted grew progressivelygloomier. For example, he explainedthat the law that helped cities establishredevelopment agencies many yearsago required the RDAs to set aside 20percent of their revenues for the devel-opment of affordable housing. “That 20percent set aside is the single largestsource of funding for affordable hous-ing in the state,” he said. “That fundingis now going away, and we don’t knowif there is going to be any kind of pro-gram to replace it.”

The deputy director noted that nodecisions have been made yet pertain-ing to the future of city employeesassigned to redevelopment projects.

“I wish I had better news for you,”Zur Schmiede said. “We are doing ourbest, and we are hoping that somethinggood will come along.” He encouragedaudience members to contact their rep-resentatives in Sacramento to urgethem to adopt legislation that wouldallow RDAs to continue their workeven in a diminished capacity. He alsourged those in attendance to communi-cate their support of SB 659 to electedstate officials. If passed, that bill woulddelay the dissolution of RDAs untilApril 15.

Later in the evening, WANA mem-bers voted unanimously to haveWANA President Maria Norvell writea letter urging legislators and the gov-ernor to enact that bill.

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Long Beach Board of EducationDistrict 2 candidate Ricardo Linarezissued an email Thursday announcingthat he has secured the endorsements ofAssemblymembers Warren T. Furutaniand Isadore Hall

“Ricardo Linarez will be a strongadvocate for our community to ensurethat Long Beach schools continue toprovide our students with an excellenteducation,” said Furutani. “I am proudto endorse him.”

“I am proud to receive the endorse-ment of Warren Furutani and IsadoreHall,” Linarez said. “Warren’s strongleadership on education, from LosAngeles Board of Education to Sacra-mento, has been an inspiration. Withtheir support, I will advocate for LongBeach to receive its fair share fromSacramento.”

The Long Beach Police OfficersAssociation (LBPOA) announced in anemail Jan. 24 that the Long Beach Fire-fighters Association and the LBPOAare endorsing incumbent PatrickO’Donnell for the 4th district LongBeach Council seat.

“Patrick O’Donnell is the candidatefirefighters trust to give us the tools andsupport we need to keep Long Beachsafe,” said Rex Pritchard, president ofthe Long Beach Firefighters Associa-tion. “He makes the tough decisions tokeep our city’s budget balanced whileprotecting vital services like publicsafety. We don’t just need PatrickO’Donnell on the council– we needmore leaders like Patrick O’Donnell.”

Long Beach Police Officers Asso-ciation President Steve James saidO’Donnell has the vision and the back-bone to keep the city’s finances in orderwithout sacrificing the safety of ourneighborhoods. “Even in tough times,Patrick brought our city together to

improve our community,” James said.“We need his leadership on the coun-cil.”

The Long Beach Firefighters Asso-ciation and the Long Beach PoliceOfficers Association have alsoendorsed Al Austin for the 8th DistrictCouncil seat, according to an email sentby the LBPOA.

“Al Austin has the right ideas andskills to keep Long Beach safe,” saidRex Pritchard, president of the LongBeach Firefighters Association. “Weneed leaders like him working for ourcity and neighborhoods on the Coun-cil.”

“Al Austin is the candidate LongBeach Police Officers trust to help pro-tect our neighborhoods,” said SteveJames, president of the Long BeachPolice Officers Association. “Al Austinunderstands that safe neighborhoodsare better neighborhoods, and he hasthe backbone to make the tough deci-sions to keep our city on track.”

Former Long Beach Mayor Bev-erly O’Neill has announced herendorsement of Lillian Kawasaki torepresent Long Beach City Council’s8th district. O’Neill said that when she“appointed Lillian to the Long BeachBoard of Water Commissioners, therewas no doubt that Lillian had the skills,background, and dedication to fulfillthe demands of the job. The same istrue today.”

“I am very honored to have MayorO’Neill’s endorsement. She served as athree term-mayor and continues herdedicated service to the Long Beachcommunity,” Kawasaki said. “LikeMayor O’Neill, I look forward tobringing the varied constituenciestogether to build a stronger and morevibrant city.”

Steve Shaw

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Naples Rib Company has beenon my radar for years. But Sam andI live in Bixby Knolls, which some-times seems like the other side ofthe world from Naples. Conse-quently, we had never set foot in theplace. Our loss.

We ventured over to the restau-rant on a Friday evening. Big mis-take not to have made a reservation.(Who knew?) We were lucky towait only 10 minutes for a table.With no reservation, forget about abooth.

The restaurant was dimly lit butcasual. People were chowing down.Families abounded. Couplesappearing to be on dinner dateswere in the mix among the manylarger parties. The atmosphere wasone of a happenin’ place. Yet theambience was warm, comfortable,and inviting.

The menu was extensive, withall the requisite items one wouldfind at a barbeque “joint.” Therewere St. Louis-style ribs, babybacks, beef ribs, chicken, a varietyof steaks, tri-tip, prime rib, sand-wiches, meal-size salads, andseafood, not to mention numerouscombos for those like me who justhave to sample a few items.

Well aware that our eyes are fre-quently “bigger than our stomachs,”Sam and I resisted the temptingappetizers, like the Fresh GrilledArtichoke and Deep-Fried Zucchini,and just ordered our dinners. Suchself-restraint!

Our very competent and friendlywaiter, Martin, pronounced “mar-TEEN,” arrived promptly to takeour beverage orders and answer ourfirst-timer inquiries.

After a brief period of uncer-tainty, I chose the Baby Back Ribsand One-Quarter Chicken combo–the one for smaller appetites($17.99). It was not small. Therewere four delectable, meaty, and oh-so-lean rib bones, and a large bar-beque chicken breast with wingattached. The ribs were excellent,especially after dunking thembefore each bite in the very goodaccompanying barbeque sauce. Andhow the restaurant manages to pre-pare such tender and moist chickenwhite meat is a mystery, one forwhich I was grateful.

The plate had arrived with mychosen side dish of wonderfulcrunchy, slightly sweet cole slawplus a corn cobbette and slice ofpineapple. A surprisingly nice minicornbread loaf, which was mildlysweet with a cakey consistency, wasalso included. I was quite happy.

Sam had ordered one of thenight’s specials– the Filet Kabobs($19.99). Sitting atop a “vegetable-infused” bed of rice pilaf were twohefty skewers of large, perfectlycooked filet mignon chunks layeredbetween slices of peppers, onions,and mushrooms. There must havebeen 12 ounces of steak there. Itwas just delicious, and the steakwas as tender as could be.

For his side dish, Sam had optedfor the macaroni and cheese, andwhat mac ‘n’ cheese it was! Sharpand creamy, it was just delicious–perhaps among the best I’ve tasted.Sam’s dinner also featured the corncobbette, pineapple slice, and corn-bread loaf.

As for Martin, he was on top ofthings, checking up on us often. Hetook excellent care of us.

Well, by putting off our first visitto Naples Rib Company for so long,

Sam and I have been missing out onsome mighty fine barbeque. Butbetter late than never, I guess. Wehad a very good time. We certainlywon’t wait another decade beforereturning. There are too many othertempting menu options to try.

Naples Rib Company is locatedat 5800 E. 2nd St. on Naples Islandin Long Beach. Phone (562) 439-7427. Open seven days a week.Hours are Monday through Thurs-day, 4pm to 9pm; Friday, 4pm to10pm; Saturday noon to 10pm; Sun-day noon to 9pm. Reservations arehighly recommended on Friday andSaturday evenings. Visit ribcom-pany.com.

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TST3951NoTiCe of TrUSTee'S Sale TS No. 11-0103141 Titleorder No. 11-0083413 investor/insurer No. 872669631 aPNNo. 7214-015-107 yoU are iN DefaUlT UNDer a DeeDof TrUST, DaTeD 04/24/2007. UNleSS yoU TaKeaCTioN To ProTeCT yoUr ProPerTy, iT May BeSolD aT a PUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeD aN exPlaNaTioNof THe NaTUre of THe ProCeeDiNg agaiNST yoU,yoU SHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer." Notice is hereby giventhat reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a., as duly appointedtrustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by WooDy UyCHeN aND liNDa vaNNy KiM, aS TrUSTeeS of THeWooDy Uy CHeN aND liNDa vaNNy KiM revoCaBleliviNg TrUST, dated 04/24/2007 and recorded 4/30/2007, asinstrument No. 20071034085, in Book , Page ), of officialrecords in the office of the County recorder of los angelesCounty, State of California, will sell on 02/09/2012 at 9:00aM,Doubletree Hotel los angeles-Norwalk, 13111 SycamoreDrive, Norwalk, Ca 90650, vineyard Ballroom at public auction,to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below,payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in theproperty situated in said County and State and as more fullydescribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The streetaddress and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 2301 ProMoNToryDrive, SigNal Hill, Ca, 90755. The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street addressand other common designation, if any, shown herein. The totalamount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obli-gation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable esti-mated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initialpublication of the Notice of Sale is $896,454.58. it is possiblethat at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than thetotal indebtedness due. in addition to cash, the Trustee willaccept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, sav-ings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 ofthe financial Code and authorized to do business in this state.Said sale will be made, in an ''aS iS'' condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness securedby said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest asprovided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by saidDeed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note,plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust. DaTeD: 01/12/2012reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. 1800 Tapo Canyon rd.,Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley, Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 2818219, Sale information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee's Saleofficer reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. is a debt collectorattempting to collect a debt. any information obtained will beused for that purpose. aSaP# 4165059 01/13/2012,01/20/2012, 01/27/2012

TST3943NoTiCe of TrUSTee'S Sale TS No. 11-0103141 Titleorder No. 11-0083413 investor/insurer No. 872669631 aPNNo. 7214-015-107 yoU are iN DefaUlT UNDer a DeeDof TrUST, DaTeD 04/24/2007. UNleSS yoU TaKeaCTioN To ProTeCT yoUr ProPerTy, iT May BeSolD aT a PUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeD aN exPlaNaTioNof THe NaTUre of THe ProCeeDiNg agaiNST yoU,yoU SHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer." Notice is hereby giventhat reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a., as duly appointedtrustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by WooDy UyCHeN aND liNDa vaNNy KiM, aS TrUSTeeS of THeWooDy Uy CHeN aND liNDa vaNNy KiM revoCaBleliviNg TrUST, dated 04/24/2007 and recorded 4/30/2007, asinstrument No. 20071034085, in Book , Page ), of officialrecords in the office of the County recorder of los angelesCounty, State of California, will sell on 02/09/2012 at 9:00aM,Doubletree Hotel los angeles-Norwalk, 13111 SycamoreDrive, Norwalk, Ca 90650, vineyard Ballroom at public auction,to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below,payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in theproperty situated in said County and State and as more fullydescribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The streetaddress and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 2301 ProMoNToryDrive, SigNal Hill, Ca, 90755. The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street addressand other common designation, if any, shown herein. The totalamount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obli-gation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable esti-mated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initialpublication of the Notice of Sale is $896,454.58. it is possiblethat at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than thetotal indebtedness due. in addition to cash, the Trustee willaccept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, sav-ings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 ofthe financial Code and authorized to do business in this state.Said sale will be made, in an ''aS iS'' condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness securedby said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest asprovided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by saidDeed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note,plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust. DaTeD: 01/12/2012reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. 1800 Tapo Canyon rd.,

Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley, Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 2818219, Sale information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee's Saleofficer reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. is a debt collectorattempting to collect a debt. any information obtained will beused for that purpose. aSaP# 4165059 01/13/2012,01/20/2012, 01/27/2012

TST3970NoTiCe of TrUSTee’S Sale TS No. 11-0119955 Titleorder No. 11-0100285 aPN No. 7216-005-024 yoU are iNDefaUlT UNDer a DeeD of TrUST, DaTeD 03/28/2005.UNleSS yoU TaKe aCTioN To ProTeCT yoUr ProP-erTy, iT May Be SolD aT a PUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeDaN exPlaNaTioN of THe NaTUre of THe ProCeeD-iNg agaiNST yoU, yoU SHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer.Notice is hereby given that reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a.,as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust exe-cuted by roBerT H olSeN, aN UNMarrieD MaN, dated03/28/2005 and recorded 04/04/2005, as instrument No. 050768067, in Book , Page , ), of official records in the office ofthe County recorder of loS aNgeleS County State of Cali-fornia, will sell on 02/21/2012 at 01:00 PM, at the Pomona val-ley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South ThomasStreet, Pomona, California at public auction, to the highest bid-der for cash or check as described below, payable in full at timeof sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held byit under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in saidCounty and State and as more fully described in the above ref-erenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other commondesignation, if any, of the real property described above is pur-ported to be: 2059 STaNley aveNUe, SigNal HillS, Ca90755-6017. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the street address and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaidbalance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expensesand advances at the time of the initial publication of the Noticeof Sale is $693,546.17. it is possible that at the time of sale theopening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. inaddition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawnon a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings andloan association, savings association, or savings bank specifiedin Section 5102 of the financial Code and authorized to dobusiness in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “aS iS” con-dition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied,regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy theindebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances there-under, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of theNote secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon asprovided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of theTrustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. 1800 Tapo Canyon rd.,Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley, Ca 93063 Phone/Sale infor-mation: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale officer reCoN-TrUST CoMPaNy, N.a., is a debt collector attempting tocollect a debt. any information obtained will be used for that pur-pose. fei # 1006.151905 1/27, 2/03, 2/10/2012

TST3952NoTiCe of TrUSTee'S Sale TS No. 11-0103141 Titleorder No. 11-0083413 investor/insurer No. 872669631 aPNNo. 7214-015-107 yoU are iN DefaUlT UNDer a DeeDof TrUST, DaTeD 04/24/2007. UNleSS yoU TaKeaCTioN To ProTeCT yoUr ProPerTy, iT May BeSolD aT a PUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeD aN exPlaNaTioNof THe NaTUre of THe ProCeeDiNg agaiNST yoU,yoU SHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer." Notice is hereby giventhat reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a., as duly appointedtrustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by WooDy UyCHeN aND liNDa vaNNy KiM, aS TrUSTeeS of THeWooDy Uy CHeN aND liNDa vaNNy KiM revoCaBleliviNg TrUST, dated 04/24/2007 and recorded 4/30/2007, asinstrument No. 20071034085, in Book , Page ), of officialrecords in the office of the County recorder of los angelesCounty, State of California, will sell on 02/09/2012 at 9:00aM,Doubletree Hotel los angeles-Norwalk, 13111 SycamoreDrive, Norwalk, Ca 90650, vineyard Ballroom at public auction,to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below,payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in theproperty situated in said County and State and as more fullydescribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The streetaddress and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 2301 ProMoNToryDrive, SigNal Hill, Ca, 90755. The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street addressand other common designation, if any, shown herein. The totalamount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obli-gation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable esti-mated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initialpublication of the Notice of Sale is $896,454.58. it is possiblethat at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than thetotal indebtedness due. in addition to cash, the Trustee willaccept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, sav-ings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 ofthe financial Code and authorized to do business in this state.Said sale will be made, in an ''aS iS'' condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness securedby said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest asprovided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by saidDeed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note,plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust. DaTeD: 01/12/2012reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. 1800 Tapo Canyon rd.,Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley, Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 2818219, Sale information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee's Saleofficer reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. is a debt collector

attempting to collect a debt. any information obtained will beused for that purpose. aSaP# 4165059 01/13/2012,01/20/2012, 01/27/2012

TST3947NoTiCe of TrUSTee'S Sale Trustee Sale No. 240332Caloan No. 0678147083 Title order No. 314597 yoU are iNDefaUlT UNDer a DeeD of TrUST DaTeD 05-26-2004.UNleSS yoU TaKe aCTioN To ProTeCT yoUr ProP-erTy, iT May Be SolD aT a PUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeDaN exPlaNaTioN of THe NaTUre of THe ProCeeD-iNgS agaiNST yoU, yoU SHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer.on 02-03-2012 at 11:00 a.M., CaliforNia reCoN-veyaNCe CoMPaNy as the duly appointed Trustee underand pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 07-06-2004, Book ,Page , instrument 04 1711231, of official records in the officeof the recorder of loS aNgeleS County, California, executedby: reTa r HeNg aND PaUl S KeT, HUSBaND aND WifeaS CoMMUNiTy ProPerTy, as Trustor, WaSHiNgToNMUTUal BaNK, fa, as Beneficiary, will sell at public auctionsale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn by astate or national bank, a cashier's check drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or a cashier's check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association, savings association, orsavings bank specified in section 5102 of the financial Codeand authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held bythe duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, andinterest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the here-inafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed ofTrust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty,expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s)secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees,charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (atthe time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reason-ably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may begreater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: By THe foUNTaiNloCaTeD aT 400 CiviC CeNTer PlaZa, PoMoNa, Ca91766. legal Description: loT 3 of oCeaN aND MoUNTaiNvieW TraCT, iN THe CiTy of SigNal Hill, CoUNTy ofloS aNgeleS, STaTe of CaliforNia, aS Per MaPreCorDeD iN BooK 8 Page(S) 89 of MaPS, iN THeoffiCe of THe CoUNTy reCorDer of SaiD CoUNTy.exCePT all oil, gaS, MiNeralS aND oTHer HyDro-CarBoN SUBSTaNCeS iN aND UNDer or THaT May BefoUND or ProDUCeD froM SaiD THree loTS oraNy ParT THereof aND alSo reServiNg UNToSeller all royalTieS UNDer exiSTiNg leaSe oNSaiD THree loTS, SaiD leaSe BeiNg a CoMMUNiTyoil aND gaS leaSe KNoWN aS ''BiNKley CoMMUNiTyleaSe'' DaTeD aBoUT oCToBer 10, 1921 reCorDeD iNBooK 781 Page 247 offiCial reCorDS. amount ofunpaid balance and other charges: $675,235.81 (estimated)Street address and other common designation of the real prop-erty: 2065 freeMaN aveNUe SigNal Hill, Ca 90755 aPNNumber: 7217-015-078 The undersigned Trustee disclaimsany liability for any incorrectness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shown herein. The propertyheretofore described is being sold "as is". in compliance withCalifornia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, benefi-ciary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted theborrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to exploreoptions to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to con-tact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and toexplore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the followingmethods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st classor certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DaTe: 01-06-2012 CaliforNiareCoNveyaNCe CoMPaNy, as Trustee Maria May-orga, aSSiSTaNT SeCreTary CaliforNia reCoN-veyaNCe CoMPaNy iS a DeBT ColleCToraTTeMPTiNg To ColleCT a DeBT. aNy iNforMaTioNoBTaiNeD Will Be USeD for THaT PUrPoSe. Californiareconveyance Company 9200 oakdale avenue Mail Stop:Ca2-4379 Chatsworth, Ca 91311 800-892-6902 for Salesinformation: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com aSaP# 4172570 01/13/2012,01/20/2012, 01/27/2012

TST3961Trustee Sale No. 445331Ca loan No. 0632673695 Title orderNo. 611095 NoTiCe of TrUSTee’S Sale yoU are iNDefaUlT UNDer a DeeD of TrUST DaTeD 09-13-2004.UNleSS yoU TaKe aCTioN To ProTeCT yoUr ProP-erTy, iT May Be SolD aT a PUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeDaN exPlaNaTioN of THe NaTUre of THe ProCeeD-iNgS agaiNST yoU, yoU SHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer.on 02-17-2012 at 9:00 aM, CaliforNia reCoNveyaNCeCoMPaNy as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuantto Deed of Trust recorded 09-23-2004, Book , Page , instru-ment 04 2446021, of official records in the office of therecorder of loS aNgeleS County, California, executed by:CHriSTiNe J aN, aN UNMarrieD WoMaN aS Her SoleaND SeParaTe ProPerTy, as Trustor, MorTgageeleCTroNiC regiSTraTioN SySTeMS, iNC., (MerS)Solely aS NoMiNee for leNDer, WeSTlaND fiNaNC-iNg, iNC, DBa aMeriCaN CaPiTal fUNDiNg, iTS SUC-CeSSorS aND aSSigNS, as Beneficiary, will sell at publicauction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s checkdrawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn bya state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by astate or federal savings and loan association, savings associ-ation, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the financialCode and authorized 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 now held by the trustee inthe hereinafter described property under and pursuant to theDeed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant orwarranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, esti-

mated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the totalamount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice ofSale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amountmay be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: BeHiND THefoUNTaiN loCaTeD iN CiviC CeNTer PlaZa, 400 CiviCCeNTer PlaZa, PoMoNa, Ca legal Description: as morefully described in said Deed of Trust amount of unpaid balanceand other charges: $727,645.02 (estimated) Street addressand other common designation of the real property: 2371MoNTe verDe Drive SigNal Hill, Ca 90755 aPN Num-ber: 7215-016-026 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any lia-bility for any incorrectness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shown herein. The propertyheretofore described is being sold “as is”. in compliance withCalifornia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, benefi-ciary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted theborrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to exploreoptions to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to con-tact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and toexplore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the followingmethods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st classor certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DaTe: 01-24-2012 CaliforNiareCoNveyaNCe CoMPaNy, as Trustee regiNaCaNTrell, aSSiSTaNT SeCreTary CaliforNiareCoNveyaNCe CoMPaNy iS a DeBT ColleCToraTTeMPTiNg To ColleCT a DeBT. aNy iNforMaTioNoBTaiNeD Will Be USeD for THaT PUrPoSe. Californiareconveyance Company 9200 oakdale avenue Mail Stop:Ca2-4379 Chatsworth, Ca 91311 800-892-6902 for Salesinformation: (714) 730-2727 or HyPerliNK"http://www.lpsasap.com" www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 orHyPerliNK "http://www.priorityposting.com" www.prioritypost-ing.com P917529 1/27, 2/3, 02/10/2012

TST3944NoTiCe of TrUSTee'S Sale TS No. 11-0103141 Titleorder No. 11-0083413 investor/insurer No. 872669631 aPNNo. 7214-015-107 yoU are iN DefaUlT UNDer a DeeDof TrUST, DaTeD 04/24/2007. UNleSS yoU TaKeaCTioN To ProTeCT yoUr ProPerTy, iT May BeSolD aT a PUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeD aN exPlaNaTioNof THe NaTUre of THe ProCeeDiNg agaiNST yoU,yoU SHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer." Notice is hereby giventhat reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a., as duly appointedtrustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by WooDy UyCHeN aND liNDa vaNNy KiM, aS TrUSTeeS of THeWooDy Uy CHeN aND liNDa vaNNy KiM revoCaBleliviNg TrUST, dated 04/24/2007 and recorded 4/30/2007, asinstrument No. 20071034085, in Book , Page ), of officialrecords in the office of the County recorder of los angelesCounty, State of California, will sell on 02/09/2012 at 9:00aM,Doubletree Hotel los angeles-Norwalk, 13111 SycamoreDrive, Norwalk, Ca 90650, vineyard Ballroom at public auction,to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below,payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in theproperty situated in said County and State and as more fullydescribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The streetaddress and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 2301 ProMoNToryDrive, SigNal Hill, Ca, 90755. The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street addressand other common designation, if any, shown herein. The totalamount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obli-gation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable esti-mated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initialpublication of the Notice of Sale is $896,454.58. it is possiblethat at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than thetotal indebtedness due. in addition to cash, the Trustee willaccept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, sav-ings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 ofthe financial Code and authorized to do business in this state.Said sale will be made, in an ''aS iS'' condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness securedby said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest asprovided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by saidDeed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note,plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust. DaTeD: 01/12/2012reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. 1800 Tapo Canyon rd.,Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley, Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 2818219, Sale information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee's Saleofficer reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. is a debt collectorattempting to collect a debt. any information obtained will beused for that purpose. aSaP# 4165059 01/13/2012,01/20/2012, 01/27/2012

TST3945NoTiCe of TrUSTee’S Sale Title order No.: 5814758Trustee Sale No.: 74584 loan No.: 9042458364 aPN: 7216-005-037 you are in Default under a Deed of Trust dated01/12/2007. Unless you take action to protect your property, itmay be sold at a public sale. if you need an explanation of thenature of the proceedings against you, you should contact alawyer.  on 02/02/2012 at 01:00PM, fCi lender Services, inc.as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed ofTrust recorded on 01/29/07 as DoC #20070180666 of officialrecords in the office of the recorder of los angeles County,California, executed by: glenn a. gilkenson and Diane J.gilkenson, Husband and Wife, as Trustor  Downey Savingsand loan association, f.a., as Beneficiary Will Sell aT PUB-liC aUCTioN To THe HigHeST BiDDer for CaSH(payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States,by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, sav-ings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of

the financial Code and authorized to do business in this state).at: the Pomona valley Masonic Temple Building located at 395South Thomas Street, Pomona, California,, all right, title andinterest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed ofTrust in the property situated in said County, California describ-ing the land therein: as more fully described in said Deed ofTrust.  The property heretofore described is being sold "as is".The street address and other common designation, if any, ofthe real property described above is purported to be: 2440 east21st Street, Signal Hill Ca 90755. The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of the street addressand other common designation, if any, shown herein.  Said salewill be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to paythe remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by saidDeed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s),advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, esti-mated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $746,782.26 (esti-mated) accrued interest and additional advances, if any, willincrease this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under saidDeed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the under-signed a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale,and a written Notice of Default and election to Sell.  The under-signed caused said Notice of Default and election to Sell to berecorded in the county where the real property is located andmore than three months have elapsed since such recordation.regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale,the “mortgage loan servicer” as defined in California Civil Code§ 2923.53(k)(3), declares that it has obtained from the Com-missioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant toCalifornia Civil Code section 2923.53 and that the exemption iscurrent and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. Thetimeframe for giving a Notice of Sale specified in Subdivision(a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply to this Notice of Sale pur-suant to California Civil Code Sections 2923.52 or 2923.55.Date: 1/4/12 fCi lender Services, inc., as Trustee 8180 eastKaiser Blvd., anaheim Hills, Ca 92808 U.S. Bank Nationalassociation, Customer Service Department (800) 824-6902 orToll free # - 1-855-MyUSMaP (or 855-698-7627) - mortgage-assistancepoint@usbank.com for Trustee Sale information logon to: www.rsvpforeclosures.com or Call: 925-603-7342 or877 rSvP-aDS or 877 778-7237. vivian Prieto, vice PresidentfCi lender Services, inc. is a debt collector attempting to col-lect a debt. any information obtained will be used for that pur-pose. (rSvP# 282122)(01/13/12, 01/20/12, 01/27/12)

TST3956NoTiCe of TrUSTee'S Sale TS No. 11-0119318 Titleorder No. 11-0099403 investor/insurer No. 124778476 aPNNo. 7215-029-001 yoU are iN DefaUlT UNDer a DeeDof TrUST, DaTeD 12/06/2005. UNleSS yoU TaKeaCTioN To ProTeCT yoUr ProPerTy, iT May BeSolD aT a PUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeD aN exPlaNa-TioN of THe NaTUre of THe ProCeeDiNg agaiNSTyoU, yoU SHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer." Notice ishereby given that reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed byMario D raCiMo aND aMalia r. raCiMo, HUSBaNDaND Wife aS JoiNT TeNaNTS, dated 12/06/2005 andrecorded 12/22/2005, as instrument No. 05 3156477, in Book, Page ), of official records in the office of the Countyrecorder of los angeles County, State of California, will sellon 02/16/2012 at 9:00 aM, Doubletree Hotel los angeles-Nor-walk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, Ca 90650, vineyardBallroom at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash orcheck as described below, payable in full at time of sale, allright, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it undersaid Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County andState and as more fully described in the above referencedDeed of Trust. The street address and other common desig-nation, if any, of the real property described above is purportedto be: 2100 STaNley aveNUe, SigNal Hill, Ca, 90755.The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incor-rectness of the street address and other common designation,if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balancewith interest thereon of the obligation secured by the propertyto be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice ofSale is $829,571.12. it is possible that at the time of sale theopening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. inaddition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checksdrawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings association, or savingsbank specified in Section 5102 of the financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made,in an ''aS iS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty,express or implied, regarding title, possession or encum-brances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed ofTrust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and theunpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust withinterest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, chargesand expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by saidDeed of Trust. DaTeD: 01/19/2012 reCoNTrUST CoM-PaNy, N.a. 1800 Tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi val-ley, Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale information (626)927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale officer reCoNTrUST CoM-PaNy, N.a. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. anyinformation obtained will be used for that purpose. aSaP#4165060 01/20/2012, 01/27/2012, 02/03/2012

TST3966NoTiCe of TrUSTee’S Sale Title order No.: 7742-414841Trustee Sale No.: 76162 loan No.: 399036162 aPN: 7215-025-078 you are in Default under a Deed of Trust dated04/19/2011. Unless you take action to protect your property, itmay be sold at a public sale. if you need an explanation of thenature of the proceedings against you, you should contact alawyer.  on 02/16/2012 at 01:00PM, fCi lender Services, inc.as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of

Trust recorded on 4/26/2011 as DoC #20110599426 of offi-cial records in the office of the recorder of los angelesCounty, California, executed by: Curt g. Myers, a single man,as Trustor  The rama fund, llC, as Beneficiary Will SellaT PUBliC aUCTioN To THe HigHeST BiDDer forCaSH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the UnitedStates, by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state ornational bank, a check drawn by a state or federal creditunion, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings andloan association, savings association, or savings bank spec-ified in section 5102 of the financial Code and authorized todo business in this state). at: the Pomona valley MasonicTemple Building located at 395 South Thomas Street,Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed toand now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the propertysituated in said County, California describing the land therein:as more fully described in said Deed of Trust.  The propertyheretofore described is being sold "as is". The street addressand other common designation, if any, of the real propertydescribed above is purported to be: 2244 Molino avenue Unit4, Signal Hill, Ca 90755. The undersigned Trustee disclaimsany liability for any incorrectness of the street address andother common designation, if any, shown herein.  Said salewill be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to paythe remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by saidDeed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in saidnote(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed ofTrust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trusteeand of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit:$135,870.20 (estimated) accrued interest and additionaladvances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. Thebeneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executedand delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration ofDefault and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Defaultand election to Sell.  The undersigned caused said Notice ofDefault and election to Sell to be recorded in the countywhere the real property is located and more than threemonths have elapsed since suchrecordation. Date: 1/21/12fCi lender Services, inc., asTrustee 8180 east Kaiser Blvd., anaheim Hills, Ca 92808Phone: 714-282-2424 for Trustee Sale information log onto: www.rsvpforeclosures.com or Call: 925-603-7342 or877 rSvP-aDS or 877 778-7237. vivian Prieto, vice Presi-dent fCi lender Services, inc. is a debt collector attemptingto collect a debt. any information obtained will be used forthat purpose. (rSvP# 282933)(01/27/12, 02/03/12,02/10/12)

TST3965NoTiCe of TrUSTee'S Sale TS No. 11-0119685 Titleorder No. 11-0101580 investor/insurer No. 90856519 aPNNo. 7215-014-065 yoU are iN DefaUlT UNDer a DeeDof TrUST, DaTeD 03/04/2005. UNleSS yoU TaKeaCTioN To ProTeCT yoUr ProPerTy, iT May BeSolD aT a PUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeD aN exPlaNa-TioN of THe NaTUre of THe ProCeeDiNg agaiNSTyoU, yoU SHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer." Notice ishereby given that reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed bySTeeN D SProUffSKe, aN UNMarrieD MaN, dated03/04/2005 and recorded 3/10/2005, as instrument No. 050552500, in Book , Page ), of official records in the office ofthe County recorder of los angeles County, State of Cali-fornia, will sell on 02/21/2012 at 11:00aM, By the fountainlocated at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, Ca 91766 atpublic auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check asdescribed below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title,and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deedof Trust, in the property situated in said County and State andas more fully described in the above referenced Deed ofTrust. The street address and other common designation, ifany, of the real property described above is purported to be:2209 Bay vieW Drive, SigNal Hill, Ca, 90755. Theundersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balancewith interest thereon of the obligation secured by the propertyto be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice ofSale is $889,815.75. it is possible that at the time of sale theopening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. inaddition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checksdrawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a stateor federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, savings association, or sav-ings bank specified in Section 5102 of the financial Codeand authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will bemade, in an ''aS iS'' condition, but without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession orencumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by saidDeed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as pro-vided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by saidDeed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note,plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust. DaTeD: 01/20/2012reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. 1800 Tapo Canyon rd.,Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley, Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 2818219, Sale information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Saleofficer reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. is a debt collectorattempting to collect a debt. any information obtained will beused for that purpose. aSaP# 4180663 01/27/2012,02/03/2012, 02/10/2012

TST3963NoTiCe of TrUSTee'S Sale TS No. 11-0122575 Titleorder No. 11-0103179 investor/insurer No. 167921041 aPNNo. 7217-006-033 yoU are iN DefaUlT UNDer a DeeDof TrUST, DaTeD 06/11/2007. UNleSS yoU TaKeaCTioN To ProTeCT yoUr ProPerTy, iT May BeSolD aT a PUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeD aN exPlaNa-TioN of THe NaTUre of THe ProCeeDiNg agaiNST

yoU, yoU SHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer." Notice ishereby given that reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed byJUlie l CoMBS, a SiNgle WoMaN, dated 06/11/2007and recorded 6/22/2007, as instrument No. 20071503341,in Book , Page ), of official records in the office of theCounty recorder of los angeles County, State of California,will sell on 02/21/2012 at 11:00 aM, By the fountain locatedat 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, Ca 91766 at public auc-tion, to the highest bidder for cash or check as describedbelow, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interestconveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, inthe property situated in said County and State and as morefully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Thestreet address and other common designation, if any, of thereal property described above is purported to be: 2051 oriZ-aBa ave UNiT 20, SigNal Hill, Ca, 907551092. Theundersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balancewith interest thereon of the obligation secured by the propertyto be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice ofSale is $298,058.35. it is possible that at the time of sale theopening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. inaddition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checksdrawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a stateor federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, savings association, or sav-ings bank specified in Section 5102 of the financial Codeand authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will bemade, in an ''aS iS'' condition, but without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession orencumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by saidDeed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as pro-vided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by saidDeed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note,plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust. DaTeD: 01/25/2012reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. 1800 Tapo Canyon rd.,Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley, Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 2818219, Sale information (626) 927-4399 By:Trustee's Saleofficer reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. is a debt collectorattempting to collect a debt. any information obtained will beused for that purpose. aSaP# 4179823 01/27/2012,02/03/2012, 02/10/2012

TST3964NoTiCe of TrUSTee'S Sale TS No. 11-0119373 Titleorder No. 11-0099442 investor/insurer No. 1702334619aPN No. 7214 009 111 yoU are iN DefaUlT UNDer aDeeD of TrUST, DaTeD 09/08/2006. UNleSS yoUTaKe aCTioN To ProTeCT yoUr ProPerTy, iT MayBe SolD aT a PUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeD aN exPla-NaTioN of THe NaTUre of THe ProCeeDiNgagaiNST yoU, yoU SHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer."Notice is hereby given that reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy,N.a., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trustexecuted by PaTriCia CooNey, aN UNMarrieDWoMaN, dated 09/08/2006 and recorded 9/15/2006, asinstrument No. 06 2057290, in Book , Page ), of officialrecords in the office of the County recorder of los angelesCounty, State of California, will sell on 02/23/2012 at 9:00aM, Doubletree Hotel los angeles-Norwalk, 13111Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, Ca 90650, vineyard Ballroom atpublic auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check asdescribed below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title,and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deedof Trust, in the property situated in said County and State andas more fully described in the above referenced Deed ofTrust. The street address and other common designation, ifany, of the real property described above is purported to be:2506 eaST WilloW STreeT #306, SigNal Hill, Ca,90755. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of theunpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligationsecured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimatedcosts, expenses and advances at the time of the initial pub-lication of the Notice of Sale is $192,863.05. it is possible thatat the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the totalindebtedness due. in addition to cash, the Trustee will acceptcashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a checkdrawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn bya state or federal savings and loan association, savingsassociation, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of thefinancial Code and authorized to do business in this state.Said sale will be made, in an ''aS iS'' condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtednesssecured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, withinterest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Notesecured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as pro-vided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of theTrustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust.DaTeD: 01/21/2012 reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. 1800Tapo Canyon rd., Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley, Ca 93063Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale information (626) 927-4399By:Trustee's Sale officer reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a.is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. any informa-tion obtained will be used for that purpose. aSaP#fNMa4168648 01/27/2012, 02/03/2012, 02/10/2012

TST3962NoTiCe of TrUSTee'S Sale TS No. 11-0121399 Titleorder No. 11-0101870 investor/insurer No. 0011112539 aPNNo. 7214-009-084 yoU are iN DefaUlT UNDer a DeeDof TrUST, DaTeD 12/17/2004. UNleSS yoU TaKeaCTioN To ProTeCT yoUr ProPerTy, iT May BeSolD aT a PUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeD aN exPlaNa-TioN of THe NaTUre of THe ProCeeDiNg agaiNSTyoU, yoU SHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer." Notice is

hereby given that reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed byrayMoND CUrry aND loreTTa CUrry, HUSBaNDaND Wife aS JoiNT TeNaNTS, dated 12/17/2004 andrecorded 12/22/2004, as instrument No. 04 3309896, inBook , Page ), of official records in the office of the Countyrecorder of los angeles County, State of California, will sellon 02/21/2012 at 11:00aM, By the fountain located at 400Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, Ca 91766 at public auction, tothe highest bidder for cash or check as described below,payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in theproperty situated in said County and State and as more fullydescribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The streetaddress and other common designation, if any, of the realproperty described above is purported to be: 2504 eaSTWilloW STreeT #309, SigNal Hill, Ca, 90755. Theundersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balancewith interest thereon of the obligation secured by the propertyto be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice ofSale is $337,771.71. it is possible that at the time of sale theopening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. inaddition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checksdrawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a stateor federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, savings association, or sav-ings bank specified in Section 5102 of the financial Codeand authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will bemade, in an ''aS iS'' condition, but without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession orencumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by saidDeed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as pro-vided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by saidDeed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note,plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust. DaTeD: 01/26/2012reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. 1800 Tapo Canyon rd.,Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley, Ca 93063 Phone: (800) 2818219, Sale information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Saleofficer reCoNTrUST CoMPaNy, N.a. is a debt collectorattempting to collect a debt. any information obtained will beused for that purpose. aSaP# 4178979 01/27/2012,02/03/2012, 02/10/2012

TST3957NoTiCe of TrUSTee'S Sale T.S. No: K524624 Ca UnitCode: K loan No: 0030770945/KraMer investor No:0001018405 aP #1: 7215-028-083 PoWer DefaUlTServiCeS, iNC., as duly appointed Trustee under the fol-lowing described Deed of Trust Will Sell aT PUBliCaUCTioN To THe HigHeST BiDDer for CaSH (in theforms which are lawful tender in the United States) and/orthe cashier's, certified or other checks specified in Civil CodeSection 2924h (payable in full at the time of sale to T.D. Serv-ice Company) all right, title and interest conveyed to andnow held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property here-inafter described: Trustor: WarreN a KraMerrecorded october 18, 2005 as instr. No. 05 2503107 inBook --- Page --- of official records in the office of therecorder of loS aNgeleS County; CaliforNia , pur-suant to the Notice of Default and election to Sell thereunderrecorded March 4, 2011 as instr. No. 2011-0341166 inBook --- Page --- of official records in the office of therecorder of loS aNgeleS County CaliforNia. yoUare iN DefaUlT UNDer a DeeD of TrUST DaTeDoCToBer 7, 2005. UNleSS yoU TaKe aCTioN ToProTeCT yoUr ProPerTy, iT May Be SolD aT aPUBliC Sale. if yoU NeeD aN exPlaNaTioN of THeNaTUre of THe ProCeeDiNg agaiNST yoU, yoUSHoUlD CoNTaCT a laWyer. 2125 oHio aveNUe #B,SigNal Hill, Ca 90755 "(if a street address or commondesignation of property is shown above, no warranty is givenas to its completeness or correctness)." Said Sale of prop-erty will be made in "as is" condition without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied, regarding title possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest as insaid note provided, advances, if any, under the terms of saidDeed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trusteeand of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Said sale willbe held on: feBrUary 9, 2012, aT 10:30 a.M. *NearTHe foUNTaiN loCaTeD aT 400 CiviC CeNTerPlaZa PoMoNa, Ca at the time of the initial publication ofthis notice, the total amount of the unpaid balance of the obli-gation secured by the above described Deed of Trust andestimated costs, expenses, and advances is $405,263.14.it is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be

less than the total indebtedness due. Pursuant to CaliforniaCivil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the bene-ficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows:The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commis-sioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant toSection 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of thenotice of sale is filed; The timeframe for giving notice of salespecified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does notapply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55. if the Trusteeis unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bid-der's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return ofmonies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shallhave no further recourse. if the sale is set aside for any rea-son, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to areturn of the monies paid. The Purchaser shall have no fur-ther recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or theMortgagee's attorney. Date: January 6, 2012 PoWerDefaUlT ServiCeS, iNC. as said Trustee, as authorizedagent for the Beneficiary KiMBerly THorNe, aSSiS-TaNT SeCreTary T.D. ServiCe CoMPaNy 1820 e.firST ST., SUiTe 210, P.o. Box 11988 SaNTa aNa, Ca92711-1988 The Beneficiary may be attempting to collect adebt and any information obtained may be used for that pur-pose. if available , the expected opening bid and/or post-ponement information may be obtained by calling thefollowing telephone number(s) on the day before the sale:(714) 480-5690 or you may access sales information atwww.tacforeclosures.com. TaC# 952685 PUB: 01/20/12,01/27/12, 02/03/12 THiS NeW NoTiCe SUPerSeDeSaND rePlaCeS aNy PrevioUS NoTiCe ofTrUSTee'S Sale yoU May Have reCeiveD UNDerT.S. # K524624

TST3942 / 2011 147098FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: iNfiNiTi CoM-PUTer ServiCeS, 5943 e. Spring St., long Beach, Ca90808. registrant: aNTHoNy veloNi, 1357 e. 23rd St.,apt. 16, Signal Hill, Ca 90755. This business is conductedby: an individual. i declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: anthony veloni. 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 Decem-ber 12, 2011. NoTiCe: This fictitious business name state-ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the officeof the 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 under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune:January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2012.

TST3949 / 2011 148985FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following persons are doing business as: CN iMPreS-SioNS, 11432 216th St., apt. a, lakewood, Ca 90715. reg-istrant: 1. CyNTHia NaKaSUJi, 2. TeD NaKaSUJi, 6900 e.10th St., long Beach, Ca 90815. This business is conductedby: a Husband and Wife. i declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: Cynthia Nakasuji. Theregistrant has not begun to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed herein. This statementwas filed with the county clerk of los angeles County onDecember 15, 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 Signal Trib-une: January 13, 20, 27, & february 3, 2012.

TST3950 / 2012 003162FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: CalvaryU DoC-UMeNT ServiCeS, 3553 atlantic ave., #551, long Beach,Ca 90807. registrant: KareN roDrigUeZ, 3470 lindenave., #1, long Beach, Ca 90807. This business is conductedby: an individual. i declare that all information in this statement

is true and correct. Signed: Karen rodriguez. The registranthas not begun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name or names listed herein. This statement was filedwith the county clerk of los angeles County on January 6,2012. NoTiCe: This fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the office of thecounty clerk. a new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed 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., Business and Pro-fessions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: January 13, 20, 27,& february 3, 2012.

TST3953 / 2012 005993FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: 1. HareMeSH, 2.looKfeelfree, 3. WeBeNeTWorKerS, 2508 Palm Dr.,Ste. 105, Signal Hill, Ca 90755-4052. registrant: Dave riCe,2508 Palm Dr., Ste. 105, Signal Hill, Ca 90755-4052. Thisbusiness is conducted by: an individual. i declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Daverice. The registrant has not begun to transact business underthe fictitious business name or names listed herein. This state-ment was filed with the county clerk of los angeles County onJanuary 11, 2012. NoTiCe: This fictitious business namestatement expires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. a new fictitious business name state-ment must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune:January 13, 20, 27, & february 3, 2012.

TST3955 / 2011 153553FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: lUCy'SBoUDoir, 3925 long Beach Blvd., long Beach, Ca 90807.registrant: lUCy B iNC., 1611 S. Hope St., Ste. B, los ange-les, Ca 90015. This business is conducted by: a Corporation.i declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect. Signed: Michelle landry, President. The registrant hasbegun to transact business under the fictitious business nameor names listed herein. The registrant started doing businessunder this fictitious Business Name on November 15, 2011.This statement was filed with the county clerk of los angelesCounty on December 22, 2011. NoTiCe: This fictitious busi-ness name statement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in 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 this stateof a 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 Signal Trib-une: January 13, 20, 27, & february 3, 2012.

TST3954 / 2011 158177FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: SHUTTerNoN-SeNSe, 3738 Marwick ave., lon Beach, Ca 90808. regis-trant: JoHN CaUSey, 3738 Marwick ave., long Beach, Ca90808. This business is conducted by: an individual. i declarethat all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed:John Causey. The registrant has not begun to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listedherein. This statement was filed with the county clerk of losangeles County on December 30, 2011. NoTiCe: This ficti-tious business name statement expires five years from thedate it was filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitiousbusiness name statement must be filed prior to that date. Thefiling of this statement does not of itself authorize the use inthis state 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. The Sig-nal Tribune: January 13, 20, 27, & february 3, 2012.

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TST3968NoTICE oF A PUBlIC HEARING

NoTiCe iS HereBy giveN that on Tuesday, february 7, 2012, the CityCouncil of the City of Signal Hill will conduct a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. inthe City Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherry avenue, Signal

Hill, California, to consider the following:

ZoNiNg orDiNaNCe aMeNDMeNT 11-06

aN orDiNaNCe of THe CiTy CoUNCil of THe CiTy of SigNal Hill,CaliforNia, aPProviNg ZoNiNg orDiNaNCe aMeNDMeNT 11-06,

aDDiNg “aNiMal BoarDiNg/DayCare” aS a PerMiTTeD USe iN THeCi, li aND gi ZoNiNg DiSTriCTS SUBJeCT To a CoNDiTioNal USe

PerMiT, aND reviSiNg THe PerforMaNCe STaNDarDSfor SUCH USeS

CoNDiTioNal USe PerMiT 12-01

a CoNDiTioNal USe PerMiT alloWiNg THe oPeraTioN of aN aNi-Mal BoarDiNg aND DayCare faCiliTy aT 2655 ST. loUiS aveNUe iN

THe Ci, CoMMerCial iNDUSTrial, ZoNiNg DiSTriCT

orDiNaNCe aMeNDMeNT

aN orDiNaNCe of THe CiTy CoUNCil of THe CiTy of SigNal Hill,CaliforNia, amending sections 6.04.040 and 9.16.060 of the signal hill

municipal code to account for animal boarding/daycare use

all iNTereSTeD PerSoNS are hereby invited to attend Public Hearingsto present written information, express their opinions or otherwise present evi-dence on the above matter. if you wish to legally challenge any action taken

by the City on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only thoseissues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearings described in thisnotice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City prior to or at the

Public Hearings.

a MiTigaTeD NegaTive DeClaraTioN has been prepared in conjunctionwith the subject project based on an initial study that found no significant envi-ronmental impacts associated with the proposal that are not addressed by the

design of the proposed improvements.

THe file containing Mitigated Negative Declaration 12/30/11 (1) relevant tothe proposed project may be inspected by the public between the hours of

7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.on fridays, in the Community Development Department at City Hall.

THe PUBliC iS iNviTeD to submit written comments to the CommunityDevelopment Department, during the review period beginning January 27,

2012 prior to the adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration. Written com-ments may also be submitted at the public hearing.

fUrTHer iNforMaTioN on this item may be obtained at the City of SignalHill Community Development Department located at 2175 Cherry avenue,

Signal Hill, California, or by emailing James Kao, associate Planner, atjkao@cityofsignalhill.org or calling at (562) 989-7344.

Published in the Signal Hill Tribune newspaper: January 27, 2012Posted in accordance with S.H.M.C. Section 1.08.010: January 27, 2012Mailed to property owners within 300 feet on or before: January 27, 2012

TST3967NoTICE INVITING BIDS

reCeiPT of ProPoSalS. Sealed proposals will be received at the office ofthe City Clerk, City Hall, 2175 Cherry avenue, Signal Hill, California, 90755-3799, until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, february 14, 2012, to perform all workrequired under the owner’s Specifications entitled:CoNTraCT DoCUMeNTS aND SPeCifiCaTioNS foreNergy effiCieNT eleCTriC PUMP MoTor rePlaCeMeNT ProJeCTCiTy ProJeCT No. 621feDeral ProJeCT No. CBg-09-068oPeNiNg of ProPoSalS. The proposals will be publicly opened and readat the time and date stated above, in the office of the City Clerk in the City ofSignal Hill City Hall, and the results will thereafter be referred to the City Councilfor consideration at a subsequent meeting.MaNDaTory Pre-BiD MeeTiNg. a mandatory pre-bid conference will beheld at the City of Signal Hill gundry reservoir and Pump Station facility, 3315gundry avenue, Signal Hill, Ca on february 7, 2012 at 9:00 aM.SCoPe of WorK. The work to be done by the CoNTraCTor consists offurnishing all labor, materials, equipment, tools and incidentals as required bythe Specifications and Contract Documents. The work shall be complete, andall work, materials, and services not expressly indicated or called for in the con-tract Documents which may be necessary for the complete and proper con-struction of the Work in good faith shall be provided by the Contractor as thoughoriginally indicated, at no increase in cost to owner.The general items of work consist of replacing a total of eight (8) existing electricpump motors with new inverter-duty premium efficiency motors at two City ofSignal Hill’s water system pump station facilities as further detailed below:City Water Supply Well No. 7The City of Signal Hill Water Supply Well No. 7 Pumping facility is located at6476 orange avenue in the City of long Beach, Ca. The work to be performedby the CoNTraCTor at this facility in general consists of replacing the existing125 HP pump electric motor driving with one (1) new 125 HP premium efficiencyelectrical pump motor. Contractor shall reuse all existing cable and wiring andreplace breaker to next largest size.gundry reservoir and Pump Station facilityThe City of Signal Hill gundry reservoir and Pump Station facility is located at3315 gundry avenue in the City of Seal Beach, Ca. The work to be performedby the CoNTraCTor at this facility in general consists of:1) replace a total of four (4) existing 125 HP booster pump electric motors withfour (4) new 125 HP premium efficiency electrical pump motors. Contractor shallreuse all existing cable and wiring and replace breaker to next largest size.2) replace one (1) existing 75 HP filter pump electric motor with one (1) new75 HP premium efficiency electrical pump motor. Contractor shall reuse all exist-ing cable and wiring and replace breaker to next largest size.3) replace one (1) existing 50 HP backwash pump electric motor with one (1)new 50 HP premium efficiency electrical pump motor. Contractor shall reuse allexisting cable and wiring and replace breaker to next largest size.4) replace one (1) existing 15 HP reclaim pump electric motor with one (1) new15 HP premium efficiency electrical pump motor. Contractor shall reuse all exist-ing cable and wiring and replace breaker to next largest size.The CoNTraCTor shall furnish all transportation, materials (except wherestipulated otherwise), equipment, labor, engineering services and supplies tocomplete installation as described able. The installation shall be complete andwith all appurtenant work necessary or incidental to complete in a workmanlikemanner the improvements as contemplated and as intended by the ContractDocuments and CoNTraCTor’s Construction Documents.CoMPleTioN of WorK. The work shall commence within two (2) calendardays after the date set forth in the “Notice to Proceed.” all work shall be com-pleted within thirty five (35) calendar days from said date.PlaNS aND SPeCifiCaTioNS. Copies of the Plans and Specifications maybe examined without charge at the Public Works Department in the City of Sig-nal Hill City Hall. Complete sets may be obtained from the Public Works Depart-ment at City Hall.gUaraNTee. each bid shall be made on the proposal form furnished by theCity and shall be in accordance with the Plans, Specifications, and ContractDocuments, and shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, orbidder’s bond, payable to the City in a sum not less than ten percent (10%) ofthe amount of the bid, as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the contractfor the work, the full amount of such guarantee to be forfeited to the City shouldsaid bidder fail to enter into said Contract. The successful bidder will be requiredto furnish a faithful Performance Bond in the amount of not less than one hun-dred percent (100%) of the contract price, and a labor and Material Bond in anamount of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, saidbonds to be underwritten by sureties qualified to do business in theState of California, carrying a rating of a+ or better, in the current edition ofBest’s insurance guide.CoNfliCT of iNTereST. in the procurement of supplies, equipment, con-struction, and services by sub-recipients, the conflict-of-interest provisions in 24Cfr 85.36, oMB Circular a-110, and 24 Cfr 570.611 shall apply. Noemployee, officer, or agent of the sub-recipient shall participate in the selection,award, or administration of a contract supported by federal funds if a conflict ofinterest, real or apparent, would be involved.PrevailiNg WageS. any contract entered into pursuant to this notice willincorporate the provisions of the State labor Code. Pursuant to the provisionsof the California labor Code Section 1773.2, the minimum prevailing rate of perdiem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to executethe Contract shall be those determined by the Director of industrial relations ofthe State of California, which are on file in the Public Works Department at CityHall and are available to any interested party on request.laBor CoDe CoNCerNiNg aPPreNTiCeS. attention is directed to the pro-visions of Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the labor Code, concerning theemployment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under him.The Contractor and any subcontractor under him shall comply with the require-ments of said sections in the employment of apprentices.information relative to apprenticeship standards and administration of theapprenticeship program may be obtained from the Director of industrial rela-tions, San francisco, California, or the Division of apprenticeship Standards andits branch offices.PayMeNT reTeNTioN. The Contractor may elect to receive one-hundred per-cent (100%) of the payments due under the contract without retention of anyportion of the payment by the City, by depositing securities of equivalent valuewith the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 4590 of the govern-ment Code. Said securities if deposited by the Contractor shall be valued by theCity whose decision shall be final.CiTy’S rigHTS reServeD. The City reserves the right to reject any or allbids, to waive any informality in a bid, and to make awards in the interest of theCity. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of thirty (30) days after the bidopening.By order of the City of Signal Hill.Posted at Signal Hill City Hall on: January 24, 2012. Published in the Press-Telegram on: January 24, 2012. Published in the Signal Tribune on: January 27and february 3, 2012.

CiTy oF SigNAL HiLL

CiTy oF SigNAL HiLL PeTiTioN of Zandrea Mitchell for Change of Name.To all iNTereSTeD PerSoNS:1. Petitioner ZeNDrea MiTCHell, filed a petition with thiscourt for a decree changing names as follows: PresentName: DevaUgHN JaCQUeliNe SCoTT to ProposedName: ZaMira faiTH MiTCHell-SCoTT.2. THe CoUrT orDerS that all persons interested in thismatter shall appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, shy the petition forchange of name should not be granted. NoTiCe of HeariNg:Date: february 17, 2012; Time: 8:30 a.M.; Dept. H, room53. The address of the court is the same as above. a copyof this order to Show Cause shall be published at leastonce each week for four successive weeks prior to the dateset for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper ofgeneral circulation, printed in this county, THe SigNalTriBUNe, 939 e. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, Ca 90755: Jan-uary 20, 27, & february 3, 10, 2012.___//ss//___Joseph e. Di loreto, Judge of the Superior CourtDated: January 5, 2012

TST3960 / 2012 009778FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: aUlDSHaMroCK PreSS, 2908 e. Chevy Chase Dr., glen-dale, Ca 91206. registrant: SHeila farrell MUr-ray, 2908 e. Chevy Chase Dr., glendale, Ca 91206.This business is conducted by: an individual. i declarethat all information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Sheila farrell Murray. 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 onJanuary 18, 2012. NoTiCe: This fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it wasfiled in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitiousbusiness name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. 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 federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Busi-ness and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune:January 20, 27, & february 3, 10, 2012.

TST3969 / 2011 157093FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: 1.iNSPireD aDorNMeNTS, 2. PrefUrreD PeTCare, 2300 eucalyptus ave., long Beach, Ca 90806.registrant: liSa CoNe, 2300 eucalyptus ave., longBeach, Ca 90806. This business is conducted by: anindividual. i declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: lisa Cone. The reg-istrant has not begun to transact business under thefictitious business name or names listed herein. Thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of los ange-les County on December 29, 2011. NoTiCe: This ficti-tious business name statement expires five years fromthe date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. anew fictitious business name statement must be filedprior to that date. The filing of this statement does notof itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of anotherunder federal, state, or common law (see section14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub.The Signal Tribune: January 27, & february 3, 10, 17,2012.

TST3971 / 2012 014000FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: SeCUriTyMiNi STorage, 1328 Newport ave., long Beach, Ca90804. registrant: KareN eliZaBeTH BriSCoe,675 Coronado ave., long Beach, Ca 90804. This busi-ness is conducted by: an individual. i declare that allinformation in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Karen Briscoe. The registrant has not begun totransact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. The registrant started doing busi-ness under this fictitious Business Name on . Thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of los ange-les County on January 25, 2012. NoTiCe: This fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from the dateit was 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: January 27, & february 3,10, 17, 2012.

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EYE ON CRIMECrimes reported by the LBPD Jan. 17 to 23

Council Districts 6 (North of PCH)7 & 8 (East of the L.A. River & North to

Del Amo Blvd.)

Friday, Jan. 20Felony suspect arrested4am– 2100 block of Maine St. Officers were dispatched to a residential burglary, arrived at the scene and established aperimeter. Officers located the adult male suspect and took him into custody without inci-dent.

Saturday, Jan. 21Felony suspect arrested10am– Myrtle Avenue and PCHAfter being involved in a non-injury hit-and-run traffic collision, a male adult suspect fledthe scene. A patrol officer, with the help of a citizen witness, located the suspect and tookhim into custody.

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to the brunch for the chance to meetthe candidates face-to-face. “Therereally have been some very interestingdiscussions and sharing of ideas heretoday,” she said.

“We need to have more eventslike this,” Rivera added. “Meetingthe candidates in an informal settingcan really help citizens to getinvolved in the politics of the city.”

Flores-Gibson agreed. “The can-didates and the voters should havemore opportunities like this to lookeach other in the eye and have hon-est, open conversations,” sheexplained.

Former Long Beach Vice MayorVal Lerch also attended the event. “Ilove these brunches because theygive the people to discuss issueswith the candidates on a personallevel,” he said.

Former 8th District Councilmem-ber Jeff Kellogg, who now serves onthe Long Beach Community College

Board of Trustees, praised Pressburgfor his involvement in the democraticprocess. “He is a good friend, and hecontributes very positively to thecommunity,” Kellogg said. “I willalways support his efforts.”

Jack Smith, who unsuccessfullyran for the 7th district council seattwo years ago, said he wishes therewere more events like the candidate

brunches. “It’s the only time duringthe campaign that normal people canbuttonhole candidates and talk tothem face-to-face,” he said. “That iskey to knowing what is really goingon in the city.”

Local resident Dan Halversonagreed. “At the brunch you get theopportunity to meet with candi-dates that normally you would not

meet,” he said.“I don’t know of a better way

to understand the perspectives ofthe candidates,” added MichaelJames Brown, another local resi-dent.

Longtime Long Beach activistDiana Lejins agreed. “This is awonderful opportunity to approachthe candidates with questions that

are not allowed in candidatesforums,” she said. “This is a greatway to get the information youneed to make an intelligent decisionon how you want to vote.”

The candidate brunch was alsosponsored by the North LongBeach Community Action Groupand the South Street CommunityWatch.

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Al Austin (8th district candidate) and Jesse Brown (Cerritos resident) discusspolitics while in the background Dan Halverson (4th district resident) andMichael James Brown (9th district resident) do the same.

Martha Flores-Gibson (candidate for 70th district state assembly) and JanetBallantyne (2nd district candidate) get acquainted at the Pressburg residence.

save on energy costs. Coffeeexplained that the building will bedesigned to achieve LEED SilverCertification, a high standard forenergy efficiency in construction.

While many of the residentsadmired the overall look of thebuilding at Wednesday night’smeeting, many wanted to talkabout what they would be doing atthe new library.

“I love books. I love libraries,”Cecilia Fidora said as she praisedthe design. She was happy to see asection towards the very back ofthe building where the librarystacks would be placed.

But beyond providing publicaccess to physical books, severalresidents emphasized the library’suse in the electronic age.

Another resident, Tom Benson,who also serves on the city’s plan-

ning commisssion, predicted thatthe library will likely be providingmore software and subscriptions toits users. For his research, Bensondownloaded books and magazineson his computer and sent the infor-mation to his Android phone andhis Galaxy tablet pad.

There were residents, however,who acknowledged that the currentlibrary has been too small but thatthis is not the time to build.

“I’d hate for us to build some-thing that will be obsolete beforewe have it finished,” said LindaHeeb, who says she’s a teacher.“Our children used to come to thelibrary for research projects. Wehave the Internet now.”

There were other concerns raisedby residents that additional staffwould be needed to manage the newspace. According to CommunityServices Director Pilar Alcivar-McCoy, the new library will be

manned by the current staff.Maria Harris, who belongs to a

community organization called Sig-nal Hill Community First, criticizedthe timing of a multi-million dollarconstruction project, noting that theCity is having problems with itsbudget and Signal Hill may take onliabilities once the city’s redevelop-ment agency shuts down.

“Are we willing to take moneyfrom public safety– even if it’s justa $100,000 here or there– to fund[the library], to keep it going?” Har-ris asked. “So that we can have thehours to…keep it open, where inthis day and age libraries are closingdown and they’re cutting theirhours?”

It is unclear whether funds forpublic safety will actually beaffected by the library. The budgetwas not within the scope of the dis-cussion for the Parks and Recre-ation Commission.

The City currently has an $8.8-million bond specifically for thelibrary construction, but about 10percent of that bond amount is setaside in reserve, according to CityFinance Director Maida Alcantarain a telephone interview Thursday.There is also about $1.8 million inadditional reserve money for thelibrary, but Alcantara said that theCity has not yet discussed whetherthey’ll use that additional reserveamount.

There were concerns raised thatchildren are in the library, so closeto homeless people who spend theirdays in the building. The commu-nity services director acknowledgedthat libraries everywhere serve adiverse cross-section of the popula-tion. She however emphasized thatthe library is meant for everyone.

“We strive to serve the commu-nity that comes in the door,” saidAlcivar-McCoy, explaining how the

staff tries to treat everyone withequal respect. “It’s for the public.It’s for anybody who comes in. Ourjob is to manage that and to ensurethat people are using it appropri-ately and it’s safe and secure.”

Several of the concerns andquestions raised on Wednesdaywere echoing the issues raised bySignal Hill Community First. Theorganization had distributed a flyerto residents which called the libraryproject a “15,000 square foot TajMahal.”

That title irked Benson, whospoke up at the meeting to defendthe project.

“Nobody’s ever talked about theTaj Mahal,” Benson said, blastingthe tone of the flyer. “This has beena responsible project for the com-munity.”

The City Council will discussthe library conceptual design at itsmeeting on Feb. 7.

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