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• 45,000 homes- Cerritos, Artesia, Hawaiian Gardens, East Lakewood, Norwalk & La Palma • Vol. 20 No. 34 • October 9, 2009 • www.loscerritosnews.net •

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By Jerry Bernstein

They gathered along the side-walks abutting Pioneer Boule-vard. Some with chairs, others sitting on the curb, and still others were standing. It was 8:30 a.m. The sky was overcast.

T h i s writer was standing on the corner of 183rd Street and Pioneer Bou leva rd . S u d d e n l y there was a roar and the Artesia P.M. Riders on their motorcycles appeared, headed by Councilman John Martins. The parade had

Supervisor Don and Mrs. Knabe enjoy the 50th anniversary parade on Pioneer Blvd., over eleven bands and forty organizations partici-pated in the ninety minute parade.

Football-• Valley Christian Wins• Artesia Loses

Volleyball-• Lady Eagles Keep Norwalk Winless In Suburban League With Sweep

Artesia Celebrates 50th Anniversary With a Parade Down Pioneer Boulevard

started.A welcome banner and the

Long Beach Mountain Police followed the Riders. The Arte-sia DES Band was the first of 11

bands in the parade. They included the Artesia High School Band, Valley High School, Nor-walk High, Dana Mid-dle School, M a y f a i r High School, Villa Park H i g h S c h o o l ,

Centennial High School, Gahr High School and Ross Middle School, Rancho La Laguna, and Colegio De Bachilleres.

There were three Grand Mar-shals presiding over the parade.. They were former Artesia May-or Gretchen Whitney, Artesia’s Oldest Resident Bill Walker, and Education Grand Marshall former ABC Principal George

Dominguez.The parade lasted approxi-

mately 90 minutes, ending shortly after the overcast disappeared and the sun came out to see what was going on. Miss Artesia and her

By Jerry Bernstein

In a burst of scholastic energy the ABC Unified School District broke through the state’s API [Aca-demic Performance Index] goal of 800 with a score of 814. Leading the way was Whitney High School with a score of 985 points.

Superintendent Gary Smuts said this was the first time the District had breached the 800

ABC Breaks Through API Score Goal

By Jerry Bernstein

Seven names have been taken off the Gang Injunction list in Ha-waiian Gardens following meet-

ings the past two months between Sheriff Lee Baca and Way Out Ministry Pastor Barry Bruce and his wife.

In a report to the Hawaiian Gardens City Council at its Oct.

Seven "Gang Members" Taken Off Hawaiian Gardens Injunction List

12 meeting, Sheriff Baca said he and his people have met with the Pastor five times to resolve issues growing out of the gang sweeps last spring, and they plan to con-

tinue the meetings. He said what is important is the results from the meetings.

Lakewood Sheriff Station Captain Christy Guyovich said

Sheriff Lee Baca and Lakewood Sheriff Captain Christy Guyovich make report on community meetings at the Oct.13 Hawaiian Gardens City Council Meeting.

By Larry Caballero

Hundreds of Cerritos seniors swarmed the Senior Health, Safe-ty and Information Fair sponsored by the Cerritos Senior Center for a continental breakfast, flu shots, and the opportunity to talk with 84 vendors from local companies who were more than happy to pro-mote their businesses or services.

The California Public Utili-ties Commission representative explained the Ten Tips for Buying

goal. He said some of the school scores were “even more amaz-ing” than the District’s overall

rating. The school with the highest gain in the

District with 40 points was Carver Elementary School with a total score of 817. Artesia High School’s Special

Education Students increased their average by

80 points, English Language writers by 63 points with an

Cerritos Senior Health Fair a Success With Residents

Cell Phone Service; a five-minute hearing test was offered by the Parker Hearing Institute and So-nus Hearing Care Centers; and health benefits were explained by representatives from AARP, CALMA, Haven HealthCare, In-dependent Living Home Health Care, and MCS, Inc.

The Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services, the Social Security Administration, California Public Utilities Com-

Former Artesia Mayor Gretchen Whitney.

rating. The school with the highest gain in the

increased their average by

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Cerritos Mayor Bruce W. Barrows presented a proclamation honoring Meri-torious Marine Jonathan K. Yi on Oct. 9 at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel. Sergeant Yi, a Korean-American, was presented the proclamation at 11:30 a.m. in the fountain courtyard.

Sergeant Yi earned the Meritorious Marine Award for his exceptional perfor-mance of duty while serving as a squad leader and radio operator, Route Clear-ance Platoon, Company B, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, 11 Marine Expeditionary Force (forward) from October 2008 to August 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Free-dom. Yi also served as a combat engineer and was awarded the Navy and Army Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his meritorious actions while conducting

City of Cerritos Honors Marine Sergeant Jonathan Yi

Presenting Marine Sergeant Jonathan Yi with proclamation for meritorious service are (l-r) Ceritos Councilmember Jim Edwards, Mayor Pro Tem Joseph Cho, Mayor Bruce Barrows, and Councilmember Carol Chen.

route clearance operations.Every month, the Meritorious Awards

program of the United States Marine Corps acknowledges the performance, contribution and dedication of two of its most outstanding Marines in each Bat-talion. Through a competitive nomination process and considered a highly presti-gious honor, one Marine is selected from the enlisted ranks and one from the junior non-commissioned officers

Cerritos adopted the United States Ma-rine Corps 1st Combat Engineer Battalion to encourage mutually beneficial interac-tions between the community and the Marines and their families, and to create strong and lasting ties between the unit, residents and the City.

David Shaffer is well-qualified for the ABC School Board • Education - B.S. in Business Marketing and M.A. in International Business. • Business - Regional Sales Manager in manufacturing with international company • Community - 5 year Volunteer Coach Cerritos Recreational League & Merit Award Winner. • Involvement- Eight years Cerritos resident with son attending ABC school and PTA Board Member.

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By Shelley Henderson

Controversy over the departure of Artesia High School football and track coach Aaron Craver escaped attempts by AHS Principal Sergio Garcia to manage upset parents and student athletes at the school level. An ABC Unified School District Board of Education reduced by the absence of two mem-bers, David Montgomery and Armin Reyes, listened to complaints and concerns during the public comments segment at the Oct. 6 Board meeting.

A repeated theme during the public comments was inadequate explanation of the reason for Coach Craver’s departure and alleged pres-sure from school admin-istration towards student athletes to participate in activities or face disciplin-ary action up to and including enforced non-participation in future school sports activities.

One speaker, Jerrod Williams, asserted that he had been banned from attend-ing AHS football games because he has spoken up. He said that a minor incident at the first football game of the season was blown out of proportion as an excuse for his banishment.

Amber Wilson and Davon Israel, both student athletes at AHS, described how personally inspirational Coach Craver was. They each expressed concern for their careers as student athletes at the high school level and beyond due to the unexpected and unexplained departure of Coach Craver.

Angela Kimball, a parent of a student

athlete, described a meeting on Septem-ber 30, 2009, with Principal Garcia. She said that Mr. Garcia refused to answer questions concerning Coach Craver and insisted on discussing only the future of the football and track programs. In particular, Mr. Garcia refused to give a reason for Coach Craver’s departure. Ms. Kimball stressed the adverse effects

on both football players and track participants of the coach’s departure after the beginning of the school year.

Gwen Frizee complained that her phone calls to the school went unanswered. She alleged that players were threatened by school staff members that either they played in the first football game or they would not be al-lowed to participate in sports for the rest of the school year and next year. The impression was given that this direction came from Principal Garcia.

Beyond thanking the speakers for their comments, ABC School Board members and Superintendent Gary Smuts made no response to the controversy.

Principal Sergio Garcia attended the School Board meeting to represent District high schools and speak about the District’s 2009 Accountability Report. He also did not respond to the controversy.

Artesia High School reported a 38-point rise in its API score at the same Board meeting. Principal Garcia went on record to say that the school will attempt to reach the statewide goal of a score of 800 for next year’s Accountability Re-port. The ABC School District as a whole attained a score of 814 this year.

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The Cerritos Community Prayer Breakfast will be held Oct. 21 at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel beginning at 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Keynote speaker will be Matt Luke, two year All American, 1991-92. Luke was drafted and signed by the New York Yankees in 1992, and won a World Series title with the 1996 Yankees and was part of four minor league championship teams.

Reservations are being taken until Oct. 16. A complete breakfast is $25 per person and a reserved table for eight is $200. Make checks payable to: Cerritos Community Prayer Breakfast % Allan Wood 11090 Artesia Blvd., Suite G. Cer-ritos, Ca. 90703. For additional informa-tion contact Ana Titus at (562) 860-9607.


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Hawaiian Gardens City Council Member and Candidate Michiko Oyama Canada loves her city and wants to “make the community even better.” When Mayor Mike Gomez offered his home for a reception to her on Oct. 10, she was happy to accept. “This gives me an opportunity to meet with residents and to share my vision for our city’s future.”

Mayor Gomez told residents that slowly but surely the city’s image is changing for the better. “Things are turn-ing around, and Councilmember Canada is partly responsible for that.”

Councilmember John Heckerman decided not to seek a third term due to health reasons, but was in attendance to praise Canada for doing a great job on the council. “She needs to stay on the council. Let’s keep the momentum going.” Cer-

ritos Mayor Pro-Tem Joseph Cho and Mayor Gomez were pleased that the two cities are working together for the better-ment of the community and that people of diverse backgrounds can work together.

ABC School Board Candidate James Kang was invited by Canada and is supporting her because she cares about the schools south of Del Amo. “Every student, no matter what school he attends, deserves a great education, and if parents, teachers, administrators, and city officials work together, we can make it happen.

After all, our kids are our future.” Kang praised the city council and espe-cially Canada for funding summer school for the schools that serve Hawaiian Gar-dens students. The ABC School Board did not offer summer school in any of the other schools because they were not able to find the funding for it this year.

Local elected officials including Hawaiian Gardens Mayor Mike Gomez, Councilmember John Heckerman, and Cerritos Mayor Pro-Tem Joseph Cho join residents to show support for Michiko Oyama Canada in her quest for a third term on the Hawaiian Gardens City Council.

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La Palma Celebrates La Palma Days 25th Anniversary By Larry Caballero

The La Palma City Council will rec-ognize volunteers who have been instru-mental in the planning and implementa-tion of La Palma Days for 25 years prior to its October 20 City Council meeting at a 6:00 p.m. reception. The reception will be held at City Hall, 7822 Walker Street, La Palma and is for all La Palma Days volunteers and former Miss La Palma’s. La Palma Days started as International Days in 1985 to celebrate La Palma’s 30th Anniversary of incorporation and has be-come the community’s premiere event. At their 7:00 p.m. City Council meeting, the City Council will present commemora-

tive gifts to those volunteers who started it all 25 years ago. All former International Days and La Palma Days volunteers, including former Miss La Palma’s, are invited and encouraged to attend.

The La Palma Days Silver Jubilee event will kick off with the La Palma Pageant on Sunday, November 8 with the Parade, Band Review, and Community Festival on Saturday, November 14.

For more information please call La Palma Recreation and Community Ser-vices at (714) 690-3350 or visit the City’s website at www.cityoflapalma.org.

Halloween Carnival at Central Park Calling All Ghosts and Goblins! All

are invited to attend La Palma’s 38th Annual Halloween Carnival on Saturday, October 31. This free event is open from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at Central Park, 7821 Walker St.

La Palma’s Annual Spooky Spectacu-lar features fabulous costume contests for the kids with prizes in each age division; carnival games galore; and the “Goblin Gulch” –a special area for tiny tots under five years old. Come take a peak at the CarnEvil haunted area and walk through a maze of horror!

For more information please call La Palma Recreation and Community Servic-es at (714) 690-3350 or visit their website at www.cityoflapalma.org. In case of rain, the event will be cancelled.

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The Rat Pack Is Back at Cerritos By Glen Creason

With the early 60’s taking on some nostalgic glow due to current TV hits and the return of fashion from the days of vintage Vegas the brotherhood of booze, cigarettes and late night carousing seems to have come back into popular culture. The “Rat Pack” with the vintage Vegas trappings seems like a show that offers a cool and crazy step back. So the entertainment “the Rat Pack Is Back” that took in a weekend at the Performing Arts Center was just what the Nielsen family ordered. The question was could four young actors really make you believe you were back at the Sands in ’61, watch-ing Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and Joey Bishop? The answer is yes and no. On the positive side the sing-ing and comedy was very good and close to the originals but on the other side of the cocktail napkin ledger the infamous banter between the guys lacked the true spon-taneity of these huge stars. Not that the evening does not have its charms but you won’t expect to go out and get into your Cadillac El Dorado after the show and jump on the highway headed for the sight of that tall Vegas Vic looming up out of the Nevada desert. The big blasting band was excellent; especially the nine member horn section and the sets were certainly up to Vegas standards.

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ic mannerisms and sincerity of Sammy down pat and Brian Dupree as Frank can really sing like the Chairman in his prime. Also, Mickey Joseph as Joey Bishop took some really old comedic chestnuts and made them work with fine comic tim-ing and all of the players were dressed to perfection. The first half was heavy on the Dean Martin with a medley of his winners like “That’s Amore,” “You’re Nobody Until Somebody Loves You,” and “Dance With Me” that young Mr. Anthony sang with the laid back Martin style. Jones

brought out the Sammy dazzle and ripped a triple with “ That Old Black Mag-ic,” a stirring “What Kind of Fool Am I” and “Mr. Bojangles” that made you want to check out the original on YouTube

which is a compliment to the actor. The show maintains some class along

with all the somewhat dated booze and black guy jokes by using some great American songbook material including “Where or When,” “the Best Is Yet to Come,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “The Lady Is a Tramp” and “A Foggy Day in London Town” that were mostly sung by the talented Duprey as Sinatra. When the three singers got together and harmonized that was quite good, in particular on “My Shadow” and a ring a ding ding “Luck Be a Lady” that brought the best out in ev-erybody. Yet the true highlights were the old boffo numbers that never got stale in real time, especially “My Way” and “New York, New York” that took you back not quite to the 60’s but certainly to the reign of Emperor Sinatra. While this Rat Pack might not have the millions in the bank that the originals did the show keeps you interested and the music carries it beyond the mere nostalgia of those halcyon days in Vegas.

By Larry Caballero

The United Nations has designated Oct. 2 as International Non-Violence Day, and La Palma Indo-American seniors chose that day to also celebrate Mahatma Gan-dhi’s birthday at the La Palma Central Park Recreation Center.

Gandhi gained world attention when he advocated civil disobedience and non-vio-lence in his successful attempt to rid India of British occupation and rule in 1947. La Palma Mayor Mark Waldman presented a certificate from the city to Master of Cer-emonies Amrit Bhandari in recognition of Gandhi’s achievements, and Councilmem-ber Ralph Rodriguez praised Gandhi “for the impact he had on world events includ-

ing the tearing down of the Berlin Wall and numerous peaceful protests that have changed the world.”

Councilmember Larry Herman de-scribed Gandhi as one of the greatest spiri-tual and political leaders of the 20th cen-tury and quoted Albert Einstein who said, “Generations to come will scarcely believe that one as great as he walked this earth in flesh and blood.”

Gandhi will be remembered for his deeds as well as his words such as “non-vi-olence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our very being.”

La Palma Indo-American Seniors Celebrate Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi

La Palma Mayor Mark Waldman presents a Certificate of Recognition from the city to President Amrit Bhandari and board members of the La Palma Indo-American Senior Association.

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We ALL hate taxes.California is the highest taxed state in

the WORLD. Have you ever thought about how

much of your money goes to taxes each and every year or each and every day?

It’s amazing when you stop and actu-ally ponder just how much it costs to live and gasp for air here in California. We are taxed for everything under the sun here in the Golden State, and I’m sick of it.

Candy bars, coffee, a bottle of coke, internet access, cable television, utili-ties, car registrations, and property taxes, special “district” taxes for water and mosquito abatement and libraries.

We get taxed to stay in a hotel, or when we buy a ticket to the movies. We get taxed when we buy tickets to baseball games on line.

Last week my cell phone broke into 7 pieces, so I had to replace it. When I found a new phone, over at the Verizon Store here at the Cerritos Towne Center the $79.00 phone replacement ended up costing me $113.80, because of $21 in “special fees” like “optional service ac-cess fees,” “equipment, surcharges and ‘other’ charges/credit’ activation fees,” and the good old’ “government surcharge fee of $4.81.”Are you kidding me?

Now, we are getting ready to vote in our local city and school board elections here on Tuesday, November 3rd. In the city of Artesia, and city of Pico Rivera voters face three local tax measures.

In Pico Rivera, voters will deter-mine the fate of Measure TR that would decrease their “Utility Users Tax” by ½ of 1 percent. Pico Rivera residents are one of the highest locally taxed cities in the entire United States, and they are heading back to the ballot box to determine the

fate of this controver-sial measure.

In Artesia the vot-ers are facing two tax increases in Measures S and Y.

Measure Y would increase business license taxes. Artesia is the home of the wonderful and color-ful Pioneer Boulevard Shopping District and is the home to the nationally known “Little India,” the California Milk Producers, as well as Olympic icon Mi-chele Kwan’s “East West Ice Palace.”

Can small busi-ness people afford

higher business “license” fees, especially in this rotten economy?

Let’s take a brief look at Measure S in Artesia.

Measure S would more than double the hotel occupancy tax from 6% to 12.5% on every Hotel/Motel room each and every night.

This means, a one night stay at the “Quality Inn & Suites” at Pioneer Boule-vard and the 91 Freeway would cost you $112.00 a night instead of the current $99. These prices are from the Quality Inn’s web site.

On the other hand, if you book the same sized room over at the Sheraton Hotel in the Cerritos Towne Center, for the same one night stay, the cost would be around $99 per night.

Sheraton Cerritos or Quality Inn in Artesia? Humm?

So, what’s in a “hotel” occupancy tax increase? You might be surprised if you stop and “compare” prices and to actually do the “math.”

I understand that Cities are facing financial “crisis.” I get it. I also under-stand how we can make government more accountable with an active citizenry.

Less government is better. Leaner is not meaner. Let’s really tighten up the purse strings. Let’s hold our City Man-agers and our ELECTED City Council Members accountable for how they spend our money, before they ask us for yet another tax increase.

Sometimes we need to really think about how we vote, before we vote, and what we are actually voting on. Why? Because, we are being taxed to death.

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While most residents chose to stay home rather than battle the rainy weather outside, there were at least five who were eager to attend the La Palma-Cerritos American As-sociation University Women’s ABC School Board Candidate Forum Oct. 13 at the Cer-ritos City Council chambers. The five were the ABC School Board candidates, along with a few family and friends, who participated in the two-hour event.

Five candidates are running for three seats Nov. 3. They are incumbents Olym-pia Chen, David Montgomery and Mark Pulido. The two challengers are James Kang and David Shaffer.

ABC School Board President Olympia Chen agreed with her two colleagues that it has been a challenge to preserve programs in tough economic times with a $25 million cut. Yet she is proud of the collaboration the Board enjoys with the teachers union and of the attempts to reach out to the low-income Title 1 schools in east Lakewood and Hawaiian Gardens. She cited examples of early intervention and after school pro-grams that provide extra help to students.

For those critics who may think the Board is not spending money effectively, Chen says, “Our budget is open and trans-parent.” She also thinks the Board is reaching out to the community with its live cable telecasts of Board meetings, encour-aging parent input at Board meetings, and annual Back to School Nights at the local school sites.

Chen admitted that an achievement gap in the District exists between African-American and Latino students compared to Asian and Caucasian students. “We realize the issue, and we are working to step up our efforts.” When asked about the AAUW advocacy for a vigorous enforcement of Ti-tle 9 anti-discrimination rules pertaining to male and female athletes, Chen answered, “We don’t discriminate. Equal opportunity is provided to the girls as well as to the boys who choose to participate in school athletics.”

Retired businessman and ABC Student Achievement Committee member James Kang agreed that ABC is a good school district, but he thinks there are some seri-ous concerns. “Over the past 15 years, the Academic Performance in the District has been continuously declining. According to the data published by the California De-partment of Education, our District ranking was number 16 in 1994, and it has fallen to 22 in 2008. As a consequence, the num-ber of ABC students admitted to the UC Schools has been declining.”

Kang thinks it’s time for new leader-ship with fresh ideas. He thinks no board member needs to serve for more than three terms. “ABC students stay in the District for 12 years, and that should be good enough for board members as well.”

Kang thinks that parents and the cities could be more involved in improving test scores. He believes that “education starts at home” and cites the example of Hawai-ian Gardens that spent $115,000 to fund summer school for its students who attend schools south of Del Amo. As a business-man, he would be willing to seek addition-al funding from various community groups

and agencies. “We all have to do whatever it takes and do what is best for our children so they will be able to compete.”

Kang feels that the diversity in the Dis-trict is a positive, but each ethnic commu-nity has special needs, and the PTA may want to foster relationships with these groups to get them more involved in their children’s education. “I admire groups that work together.”

Board member David Montgomery is seeking his fourth term and remembers when the District was in crisis with a teach-

er strike and “now we are a national model of labor/management relation-ships because we believe in empower-ing all stake holders.” He believes that a strong District Strategic Plan will get the District through these tough eco-nomic times and is pleased with the increase in API test scores this year. He does acknowledge that there is still work to be done and hopes that an ad-hoc committee that is looking into low test scores at some of the schools will be able to report to the Board soon with its suggestions for improvement. “We need to look at all of the possibilities.” Montgomery admits that there will have to be more budget cuts next year, but he promises not to cut funding for the arts or athletics “at any level.” He is also encouraging parents to become lead-ers at local school sites so that “we can weather the storm together.” Montgom-ery believes that the District is doing very well. “ABC is not broken. We’ve come a long way, but we can continue to improve.”

Board member Mark Pulido agrees with his colleagues and thinks ABC is a great District that serves its di-verse ethnic and soc io -economic communities very well. “We are do-ing more with dra-matically less. We have phenomenal

teachers, the adult school provides excel-lent parent education classes, and we have fostered 300 community partnerships. It’s all about values, equality and fairness.”

Regional Sales Manager and challenger David Shaffer wants to “improve schools and the quality of life in our community” and wants parents to get more involved in the PTA as he has at Whitney High. Keep-ing good teachers is important as well as a quality education and budget accountabil-ity. He is aware of the achievement gap between Asian students and other ethnic groups.

He feels that sports and health educa-tion are important because “a healthy body is easier to educate,” and test scores are important. “So we need to concentrate on how our students can get into a university or a better job.” His main concerns are public safety, nutrition, and the quality of education provided to ABC students. He hopes that making prudent financial de-cisions and improving test scores are the main focus of next year’s Board.

ABC School Board incumbents and candidates await questions at forum held by the AAUW.


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Court rode by, waving to the crowd, fol-lowed by former City Councilmember and current State Assemblyman Tony Mendo-za, Mayor Tony Lima, Mayor Pro Tem Victor Manalo, Councilmembers Sally Flowers and Larry Nelson. The latter was riding on top of a Wells Fargo stagecoach reminiscent of the “Old West.”

Others in the parade included Eques-trians from Rancho La Laguna, NORTH High School Jr. ROTC, Ride Your Horse Therapeutic Riding Club, Johnny High Steppers Drille & Drum Squad, Prescott Hardware and Sheet Metal Works, Califor-nia Twirling Institute, Coast Guard Station/Long Beach,

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It was a long parade, but this writer did not see or hear one complaint from those lining Pioneer Boulevard. Everyone was smiling and appeared to have had a good time. A few commenting, “We should do this more often.”

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There were games, contests, a petting zoo and food to make your mouth water in antici-pation. It was Artesia’s 50th birthday party and what a better way to end it but at a three-day Community Carnival in Artesia Park.

Councilman Larry Nelson joined in the fun when he volunteered to sit on a bench and wait for someone to hit the target which released a downpour of cold water on him.

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items at the Carnival was a big slide where youngsters and some adults sat on mats and

slid down a huge slide. A petting zoo also proved popular with the younger children

as well as the merry-go-round. There were games galore, food stands to satisfy all ages, costumes contests for the younger set, and of course the traditional rides.

Inside the Community Building, an Expo was being held with displays by the Red Cross, the Artesia-Cerritos Woman’s Club, the Artesia Historical Society, and more.

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Crusader Field could have nearly passed for Hollywood Blvd. last Saturday night as stars from today and yesteryear made their way to Valley Christian’s homecoming game with longtime rival Ontario Christian. Yes, it was another homecoming game but the game with the Knights also marked the school’s year-long remembrance of 75 years as an institution.

Representatives from Valley’s 29

California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section championship teams were honored at halftime, including the 1986 and 1995 football teams. Indeed, the stars were aligned on this night as Valley pulled away in the second half and posted a 35-24 victory in what former

Crusader coaching legend Mike Wunder-ley dubbed “The Classic”. The Crusaders now own a 24-12-1 record against their rivals from the Inland Empire. Up until last season’s 21-14 overtime victory, Ontario Christian had won four in a row. But the win was exactly what Valley needed to prevent going 0-3 at home this season.

“When I exchanged films with coach [Laing] Stevens last week, I told him that we can both be 0-5 or 5-0,” said Valley head coach Erick Streelman. “They can be 0-5 and we can be 5-0 or vice versa and it’s going to be a close game. It’s definitely a classic rivalry.”

The Crusaders (3-2 overall) scored nearly four minutes into the game as senior quarterback Kevin Running found senior wide receiver Tanner Miller over the middle for a six-yard connection. Then the defense got into the action and held the Knights to eight plays in the quarter thanks to a sack by senior line-man Samuel Phillips of Andrew Lachelt that resulted in a 12-yard loss on fourth and 11, a sack by senior lineman Dane Hunt of Rob Coachman in the end zone and a fumble recovery by senior defen-sive back John Zipper that led to Run-ning’s 14-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Darrell Bush on the last play of the first quarter.

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“We were up 16-0 and we went for the kill shot and ran that trick play and

dropped the pitch,” Streelman said. “That killed us. Then we threw two picks on screen passes, which doesn’t happen very often.”

The Crusaders, though, refused to give the Knights any more momentum because 75 seconds later, Running found junior wide receiver Tyler Boer for a big 65-yard scoring play and the Knights were unable to do anything offensively until the fourth quarter. The lead would increase to 29-18 late in the third quarter when senior run-ning back Anthony Binford scored from 15 yards out.

After Manual Macias scored on a seven-yard run two plays into the final quarter, Running found Boer in the left corner for a 14-yard connection with 8:20 left in the game. The Knights would waste a 14-play, five minute drive when Lachelt was incomplete on fourth down at the nine-yard line and the game would be sealed with 90 seconds remaining when junior defensive back Chris Binford inter-cepted a Lachelt pass at the 18-yard line. Running was 13 of 21 for 216 yards with Miller catching four of those passes for 82 yards and Bush another four for 40 yards. But the ground game was stymied by On-tario Christian’s defense as the Crusaders picked up 75 yards on 29 carries.

“They did a great job at defending our run,” Streelman said. “We were not getting pushed on their defensive line. We weren’t pushing down the field. We have the right front to run the ball. On paper, everything looks greats but it seemed like they beat us physically a little bit run wise.”

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“I told the kids this week that this is a really important game for our season,” Streelman said. “We go to St. Margaret’s [tonight] and you never know what’s go-ing to happen there. They’re really good. Ontario is always a tough game and we don’t want to go into league at 2-4.”

Turnovers, Injuries Cost Artesia First Victory In Battle Of Winless TeamsBy Loren Kopff

Not a lot of people knew what to ex-pect last Friday night when Artesia hosted Bellflower in its Suburban League opener. Both teams had a combined 0-9 record with anemic offenses that had produced just 64 points.

The Pioneers were still having their season-long issues with turnovers but on top of that, were without the services of senior quarterback Anthony Johnson and senior linebacker T.J. Taimutuia, arguably the best two players on a struggling team. As a result, Artesia dropped another game, 31-7, and at 0-5, is off to its worst start to a season since losing the first six games of the 2003 campaign.

Johnson has a bone bruise on his quad and although he practiced when he could last week, interim head coach Joe Veach said he always felt like he could play. But the decision was made moments before kickoff that senior Montez Hunter would assume the quarterbacking du-ties. Taimutuia, who is being courted by several NCAA institutions including the University of Hawai’i, bruised his right shoulder on the fourth play of the Oct. 2 game against Villa Park. Without Johnson, the Pioneers managed 254 yards but 167 of that came in the second half. However, four interceptions were thrown which is one more than in the previous four games combined. The defense also allowed over 30 points for the fourth time thus far.

“It hurt us a lot when we found out at game time that our quarterback wasn’t go-ing to play,” Veach said. “Anthony is like a coach on the field with everybody that’s out there. Not having him really hurts.

“That’s why we went to a huddle this season,” Veach continued. “Normally we’re a no huddle [offense]. We went to a huddle this season when we switched over to a new offense because we knew

Lady Eagles Keep Norwalk Winless In Suburban League With SweepBy Loren Kopff

Following last Friday’s Suburban League girls volleyball match between city rivals John Glenn and Norwalk, it was clearly evident which team has eyes on a potential playoff berth and which team doesn’t. Both teams ventured into Glenn’s gymnasium 0-3 in the circuit and over an hour later, the visitors had left still win-less and having been swept for the fifth straight time in non-tournament action this season.

The Lady Eagles picked up a 29-27, 25-5, 25-15 victory and avenged an upset loss to the Lady Lancers from the end of last season that cost Glenn a trip to the playoffs. Glenn has now won six of the last seven in the series and improved to 5-5 overall this season.

“I’m impressed with the way we played; the intensity and the fundamen-tals,” said John Glenn head coach David Cruz. “I’ve been stressing that since the beginning [of the season]. Just playing the fundamentals, just playing the game and not worrying about your opponent. The score will dictate itself at the end.”

Glenn was seemingly in control in the first game, jumping out to leads of 9-2 and 13-6. But the first rally of the match for the Lancers enabled the visitors to take the lead for the first time. Sophomore setter Crystall Martinez had a pair of aces as part of a four-point swing and Norwalk led 17-16. But Glenn senior outside hitter Carla Acuna returned the favor with two aces of her own and Glenn was back in front at 19-17. Both teams would trade points down the stretch with Norwalk stopping Glenn at game point three times. Meanwhile, the Lady Lancers were at game point when senior outside hitter Jessica Hernandez put down her sixth kill off a touch. But senior outside hitter Diana Jimenez closed the game with three straight kills and after that, Norwalk lost any momentum it might have had.

“I was a little concerned in the begin-ning,” Cruz said. “They came out with a lot of energy. We didn’t play real smart. I wasn’t real pleased with our performance at that point.”

Norwalk (1-7 overall) trailed 5-3 in the second game when senior setter Vanessa Ochoa’s kill gave the Lady Eagles the serve and from there, senior setter Karina Rodriguez reeled off 12 consecutive points which included half a dozen aces, three kills from junior middle blocker Sharae Moten and two more from Acuna. Jimenez would finish the game two rout with three aces along with three more kills from Moten.

“She did a real good job serving,” Cruz said of Rodriguez. “She does have that nice little spin on the ball that caused a lot of problems for them.”

Anthony could get into a huddle and tell every single player what they needed to do if they didn’t know what to do. He knows every single read, he knows every single route that needs to be run and he knows where to throw it.”

Early on, the Buccaneers weren’t much better handling the ball as Jeremy Allen was picked off by senior defen-sive back Travon Payne on the fourth play of the game. When the Bucs got the ball again, Allen fumbled at the Artesia 25-yard line. Bellflower would get on the board first with 7:48 remaining in the first half as Larreon White went in from nine yards out.

Bellflower had a 14-0 halftime lead and when the second half began, senior Earnest Randell took the kickoff 80 yards to the house. But a penalty nullified that touchdown and the Pioneers had to settle for an eight play drive that ended when Hunter scored from a yard out. Despite two more interceptions in the third quar-ter, the Pioneers were still in the game facing a 21-7 deficit. But with 7:34 left in the game, a 20-yard touchdown pass from Benny Perez to Michael Jasper on a double reverse iced the game for the visitors. The last two Artesia possessions ended on a fumble and an interception.

“Montez is a great athlete but this is his second season playing quarterback and his first one was playing [junior varsity] last year,” Veach said.

Hunter completed seven passes for 98 yards but had a stretch of nine incomple-tions in 10 attempts from the end of the first quarter to the beginning of the third quarter. Senior running back David Lasisi led the Artesia running game with 104 yards on 12 carries but on defense, the Pioneers allowed over 300 yards on the ground. White led the Buccaneers with 129 yards on 14 carries while Perez added another 99 yards on 10 touches.

“I hate to keep going back to the personnel, but T.J., to me, is the best linebacker in the area,” Veach said. “Not having him there…everybody is shift-ing around. People start playing out of position. It’s a situation where we have to get people in there that can make some plays.”

Artesia, which has been home the previous three games, will host Cerritos tonight on its homecoming. The Dons, at 0-6, become the second straight winless opponent to face the Pioneers. But, the Dons have scored 89 points while yielding 219 including over 40 points the past four games. Artesia has won the past five meet-ings with the Dons and have been victori-ous on homecoming four out of the last five seasons.

“I’ve watched Cerritos three times this year and some of our coaches from last year are over there,” Veach said. “We’re in close contact with the Cerritos guys. Definitely, we need to prepare for them. I got the feeling that some of our kids this week saw a Bellflower team that was 0-5 and thought, ‘oh, they haven’t won a game yet’. Something we tried to tell them was, ‘neither have you’. That’s something that we just have to keep driving into them about Cerritos.”

Serving would dominate the third game for Glenn as a slim 14-12 lead turned into a 21-12 advantage after sophomore defensive specialist Kimberly Orozco had three aces as part of her six points she served. Hernandez had a match-high 14 kills for Norwalk while junior outside hitter Jennifer Gomez added eight kills. The Lady Lancers visited Artesia this past Wednesday and will conclude the first round of league action today against defending champion La Mirada. On Monday, Norwalk will host Mayfair, followed by a road meeting with Cerritos on Wednesday.

Glenn spread the offensive wealth around with Jimenez (13 kills), Moten (11 kills), junior middle blocker Arlene Gomez (10 kills) and Acuna (seven kills). The Lady Eagles also had 17 aces as they visited Bellflower this past Wednesday and will welcome Artesia today. On Mon-day, Glenn will host La Mirada before going to Mayfair on Wednesday.


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overall school average of 38 points for a total of 710.

District elementary schools also showed gains with Carmenita increasing its score by 38 points for a total of 719. Elliott 32 points for a total of 843, Niemes 30 points for a total of 719, and Palms 36 points for a total of 758. He said these were the highest points achieved.

The District’s overall score of 814 compares with the state average of 759. A breakdown of the different areas show the following: ABC English Language Score 61.56 compared to the state core of 52.4; Math, 65.5 compared to 54.5; and Gradua-tion 90.6 compared to 80.

Overall 87 percent of Non-Alternative ABC schools have met their API growth targets, 14 schools have exceeded the state’s API growth target of 800, five of the district’s seven Program Improvement Schools exceeded their growth targets, while 16 schools showed double digit growth in their API scores. These include Aloha, 19; Juarez. 21; Bragg, 13; Cerritos Elementary, 16; Carver, 40; Melbourne, 22; Hawaiian, 33; Gonsalves, 14; Niemes, 30; Palms, 26; Elliot, 32.; Carmentia, 38; Ross, 30; Artesia 38; Cerritos High, 16 and Gahr, 11.

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mission, and the city of Cerritos explained its programs and services; Department of Public Health explained STD Facts; Legal Aid Society of Orange County shared its Senior Citizens Legal Advocacy Program; United States Census 2010 answered what happens next after applying for a 2010 Census job; and the DMV distributed a Se-nior Guide for Safe Driving.

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Weekly Crime Summary October 5 - 11, 2009

There were nineteen Part I felony crimes reported to Cerritos Sheriff’s Station personnel last week, down from twenty-two the previous one. Vehicle burglaries increased by one crime, com-mercial burglaries and vehicle thefts remained the same, and robberies and residential burglaries decreased. Field deputies handled 314 calls for service last week, down from 340 the week before, and below the current 2009 weekly aver-age of 325.

GREAT NEWS! There were no rob-beries reported last week.

Three residential burglaries were logged. There were four the previous reporting period. In the cases last week, one was made possible by an open slid-ing glass door. Doors were pried in the others. Jewelry and laptop computers were removed from the home. The 2009 weekly average in residential burglaries is now 2.4.

Two of these crimes were made pos-sible because the sliding glass doors were not secured tightly to the frames. Any movement either laterally or vertically allows the burglar to apply pressure (usu-ally from a screwdriver), and force the window or door open. Make sure that you use locking pins, have inserts in the window frames, or use some type of a

the seven Hawaiian Gardens residents have been taken off the Gang Injunction list and it is now believed the seven are trying to get out of the gangs and no longer have to be listed under the injunction.

Baca said if it had not been for the Pas-tor’s wife, this would not have been ac-complished. He thanked her for her efforts in resolving this particular matter. Both Pastor Bruce and his wife were in the audi-ence.

“As we move forward, there is no ques-tion that Hawaiian Gardens is a safer city,” stated Baca, “ and at the same time we re-alize the injunction has been dramatic for a lot of people. Our ultimate goal is for everyone to get off of the injunction. it’s the idea that with people involved in gangs and who are involved in crime. This is not acceptable in the City of Hawaiian Gar-dens.” He said an individual can make a choice. They can go along with the gangs, and while they live in Hawaiian Gardens, they can go outside the city and commit a crime. That’s not acceptable. “The choice is there, and that’s really the point of all this” he said.

Baca said no one wants to be on the in-junction the rest of his or her lives. He said one gentleman was wrongfully put on the injunction list from past membership. He left the gang and the city and years later moved back to Hawaiian Gardens. He had all the tattoos. He had everything except one thing. He hadn’t committed a crime in over 25-to-30 years. He had gotten mar-ried and had a family. He became educated and was doing the right thing. He’s trying to continue peacefully with his own pri-vate life. These are the things we have to resolve.

“Hawaiian Gardens and other cities de-serve to be gang free and I think the inter-vention program we will be doing for those who are on the injunction that are associ-ates of gang members will be very helpful, and I believe the pastor will work with us on that. He said the Council has a consul-tant working on this matter. He said they have a meeting coming up shortly and have a lot more work to do. He said the key is if anyone has any concerns the sheriff depart-ment will respond whatever the complaint is. He concluded by saying, “We will try to resolve all of them.”

He said what we are trying to do is help our youth who do not have to be brought up as gang members. We want to make the city as crime free as possible. “We know no one is perfect, including me.”

By Jerry Bernstein

ABC Superintendent Gary Smuts said despite Sacramento budget cuts in education, the overall District’s API scores [Aca-demic Performance Index] are higher than they have ever been before, exceeding the state’s goal of 800. In addition no teacher has been laid off.

Speaking before mem-bers of the Cerritos Regional Chamber of Commerce at its monthly luncheon , Oct. 8 at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel, the Superintendent said the District has sustained budget cuts in the amount of $25 million, and $40 million in statutory cuts. He described the status of education in the state as one of the worst periods in the history of California.

The District’s budget shows revenues of $163 million with expenditures of $165 million for a deficit of 1.5 million, which he said would be made up from the District’s reserves.

What this means is we have focused on our core philosophy, our core inten-tions, and our core beliefs and that is the instruction of our students. He said the budget crisis has brought us together, staff and admin-istration, to meet this crisis and see that our classroom

instruction continues to more forward.Dr. Smuts said the state set an API

bar and asked the school districts to meet and surpass that bar. We have

crossed that bar with an average score of 814. “This is probably the highest score for a school district in this area.” He said ABC schools have steadily increased tier API scores from 2003 through 2009. “As super-intendent I get the credit, but the real credit goes to the teachers and principals in ABC.,” he added.

Dr. Smuts said the District has had to tighten its belt. Most staff posi-tion that becomes vacant is not being filled unless it is an actual necessity. He said the District did not have the money to hold a summer school program this year except in the five schools that serve the city of Hawaiian Gardens. There, the city council voted to donate approximately $117,607 to the District so their stu-dents could attend summer school at Aloha, Furgeson, Hawaiian and Melbourne Elementary Schools and Fedde Middle School.

At the Hawaiian Gar-dens City Council meet-ing Oct.13, a banner was presented to the council signed by all the summer school students thanking them for making it pos-sible so they could attend summer school.

ABC Superintendent Touts API Scores at Chamber Luncheon

Attending the Chamber luncheon at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel to hear ABC Superintendent Gary Smuts State of the District talk are school principals [l-r] Julie Yamabuto, Aloha; Melindia Ortiz, Nixon; Meg Jimenez, Niemes; Melissa Valentine, Kennedy; LuAnn Adler, Juarez; Myra Lozano, Furgeson; Eveline Huh, Palms; and Kathy Olivos, Mel-

ABC School Board member [l-r] Maynard Law, Board Vice President Celia Spitzer, Board President Olympia Chen, Superintendent Gary Smuts, and Board Member Mark Pulido.

device to inhibit movement.For the fourth consecutive week there

were no commercial burglaries reported. The 2009 weekly average in commercial burglaries is now 1.4.

Vehicle burglaries rose from five cases to six last week. High-volume commer-cial parking lots were involved in only two of the crimes. Five targeted SUVs that resulted in the theft of third-row seats, baby strollers, purses, and sunglasses. A GPS unit, backpack, and a gift card were stolen from a sedan. The 2009 weekly average in vehicle burglaries is at 7.7.

The items reported stolen were acces-sible in the passenger compartments of the various vehicles involved. Thieves know these items are available. Merely looking inside of a vehicle will reveal the appealing contents. Don’t allow yourself to become a victim. Take the items with you, leave them at home, or lock them in the trunk if you absolutely must have them in the car.

Vehicle thefts remained the same for the third consecutive week at three. Two of the three last week were stolen from high-volume commercial parking lots. Two were SUVs, and the other an Acura. The 2009 weekly average in vehicle thefts is now 4.5.

Even though we see more Hondas and Toyotas stolen compared to others, car thieves are not always as selective as you think and are most often just looking for transportation. Consider a steering wheel locking device that serves as a good visual deterrent.

Neighborhood Watch Town Hall Meeting Announced

The next Neighborhood Watch Town Hall Meeting is scheduled for Thursday November 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cham-bers of the City Council located at 18125 Bloomfield Avenue. Please note that this is a different location than the previously used Senior Center at South Street and Ely Avenue. Members from the Cerritos Sheriff’s Station/Community Safety Cen-

ter will offer an in-depth presentation on crime in Cerritos and neighboring cities. Plan on being there as we look forward to seeing you and answering any questions you may have.Volunteers on Patrol Wanted

The Cerritos Sheriff’s Station is seek-ing Volunteers on Patrol (VOPs). Patrol-ling the City in distinctly marked vehicles, VOPs assist with crime suppression, traf-fic control, vacation checks, special events and park security checks. They serve as additional “eyes and ears” for the Sheriff’s Department and train as first respond-ers in the event of a major emergency or disaster.If you are interested in helping Cerritos maintain its reputation as a safe place to live and work, the Cerritos Sheriff’s Sta-tion encourages you to apply to be a VOP. For more information, contact the Cerritos Sheriff’s Station at (562) 860-0044, or visit the Cerritos Sheriff’s Station to ob-tain an application.


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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 09-0092750 Title Order No. 09-8-262508 APN No. 7034-007-016 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/10/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-TURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by VIRGINIA SEVILLENO, A SINGLE WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY., dated 05/10/2006 and recorded 05/23/06, as Instrument No. 06 1127173, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 11/06/2009 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 11219 ROSE STREET, CERRITOS, CA, 90703. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $559,775.38. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, benefi ciary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the ap-propriate County Recorder’s Offi ce. DATED: 10/03/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.68512 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 09-0102180 Title Order No. 09-8-287938 APN No. 7057-022-004 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/10/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE 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 executed by RAY DODSON, AND LOUISE DODSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 06/10/2006 and recorded 06/20/06, as Instrument No. 06 1350108, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 11/06/2009 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 12527 206TH ST, LAKEWOOD, CA, 907151803. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $607,345.64. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, ex-press or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, benefi ciary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Offi ce. DATED: 10/16/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.68970 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 09-0098262 Title Order No. 09-8-278189 APN No. 7170-022-009 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/30/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE 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 executed by JOSE L ROSAS, A SINGLE MAN, dated 07/30/2007 and recorded 08/02/07, as Instrument No. 20071827997, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 11/06/2009 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 4618 CAMERINO STREET, LAKEWOOD, CA, 90712. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $465,821.80. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, benefi ciary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the ap-propriate County Recorder’s Offi ce. DATED: 10/09/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.69233 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/2009

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 236856CA Loan No. 0683191472 Title Order No. 133735 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/22/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-TURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW-YER. On 11/05/2009 at 10:30 AM, CALI-FORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 11/04/2004, Book , Page , Instrument 04 2857301, of offi cial records in the Offi ce of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California, executed by: ALEJANDRO ESTELLA AND RUBY A ESTELLA, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, WASHING-TON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Benefi ciary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier's check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier's check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURT-HOUSE, DIRECTLY FACING NORWALK BOULEVARD, 12720 NORWALK BLVD. , NORWALK, CA Legal Description: LOT(S) 135 OF TRACT NO. 24720, IN THE CITY OF CERRITOS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGE-LES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 754, PAGE(S) 56-59, INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OF-FICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES, LYING BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET, WITH-OUT THE RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, AS PROVIDED IN DEED RECORDED IN BOOK D3331, PAGE 47, OFFICIAL RECORDS. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $492,503.51 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 11050 BIGELOW CIRCLE CERRITOS, CA 90703 APN Number: 7049-012-021 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, benefi ciary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their fi nancial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their fi nancial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certi-fi ed; by overnight delivery; by personal deliv-ery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DEC-LARATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.54 Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54, the undersigned loan servicer declares as follows: 1. It has obtained from the commissioner a fi nal or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.54 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is fi led; and 2. The timeframe for giving notice of sale specifi ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or Section 2923.55. DATE: 10-14-2009 CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee (714) 259-7850 or www.fi delityasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DEBORAH BRIGNAC, VICE PRESIDENT 9200 OAKDALE AVE MAILSTOP N110612 CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 ASAP# 3285743 10/16/2009, 10/23/2009, 10/30/2009

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CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCYNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cerritos Redevelopment Agency will conduct a public hearing on October 22, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. on the following matter:

A PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE FIVE-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR 2009-10 THROUGH 2013-14 FOR THE LOS CERRITOS AND LOS COYOTES REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASSEMBLY BILL 1290 AND CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33490.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADOPTING A FIVE-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR 2009-10 THROUGH 2013-14 FOR THE LOS CERRITOS AND LOS COYOTES REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS.

This public hearing will be conducted in the Council Chambers of the Cerritos City Hall, Cerritos Civic Center, Bloomfi eld Avenue and 183rd Street, Cerritos, California, 90703. The meeting will also air live on Cerritos TV3 and will be streamed over the City of Cerritos website at www.ci.cerritos.ca.us.

This notice is given in accordance with Section 33490 of the California Health and Safety Code.

If you challenge the above mentioned items and related actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Cerritos Redevelopment Agency, at, or prior to the public hearing.

Any person interested in this matter may contact the Offi ce of the City Clerk at (562) 916-1248, for additional information and/or appear at the hearing in person or by agent and be heard.

Dated: October 1, 2009

/s/Art Gallucci Art Gallucci, Agency SecretaryCerritos Redevelopment Agency

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 10/2, 10/9, 10/16/09

CITY OF CERRITOSORDINANCE NO. 952

AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CERRITOS EXTENDING URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 950 WHICH ESTABLISHED A MORATORIUM TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN ALL ZONES AND PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OF BUSINESS LICENSES, BUILDING PERMITS, AND OTHER LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS THEREFOR.

WHEREAS, the United States Controlled Substances Act classifi es marijuana as a Schedule 1 illegal drug, with high potential for abuse; and

WHEREAS, in 1996, California voters approved Proposition 215, which was codifi ed as Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq., and entitled the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, which allows a patient or a patient’s caregiver to possess or cultivate marijuana for the personal medical purposes of the patient; and

WHEREAS, as a result of the federal and state laws, California cities are currently caught in a confl ict between the federal and state law as to the legality of marijuana for medical purposes and the interpretation of the state law as it relates to whether cities may prohibit the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries; and

WHEREAS, on August 27, 2009, the City Council of the City of Cerritos ("City") adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 950, which established a moratorium to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries in all zones and prohibit the issuance of business licenses, building permits and other land use entitlements therefor; and

WHEREAS, Urgency Ordinance No. 950 contained a statement of facts and fi ndings that the decision to prohibit or authorize the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries and, if permitted, the appropriate zone(s) and related development standards, had not yet been commenced or completed by the City because no formal request to initiate or locate a marijuana dispensary has yet been received, and that the City did not permit such use, and as such, had not established any express criteria regarding the establishment, location or scope of operations for marijuana dispensary uses; and

WHEREAS, Urgency Ordinance No. 950 also contained a statement of facts and fi ndings that the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries before appropriate procedures and regulations are enacted has the potential to cause adverse impacts to surrounding development and risks to the public health, safety and welfare of the City’s residents and the general public, and it is therefore urgent that the City have the opportunity to consider whether such facilities must or should be allowed or prohibited in the City and, if so allowed, to develop regulations governing the location and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries to prevent adverse impacts to the public health, safety and welfare that may result from unregulated placement and operation of such uses; and

WHEREAS, since the adoption of Ordinance No. 950, the City Attorney has begun research of current law and gathered relevant information in an effort to make recommendations regarding medical marijuana dispensaries; and

WHEREAS, additional time is needed to adequately study and adopt necessary regulations for medical marijuana dispensaries in the City for the protection of the public’s health, safety, and welfare; andWHEREAS, California Government Code section 65858(b) permits an interim moratorium ordinance to be extended an additional ten months and fi fteen days providing proper notice was given, a public hearing is held, and the ordinance extending the interim moratorium ordinance is adopted by a four-fi fths vote of the City Council; and

WHEREAS, proper notice of a public hearing on the extension of Ordinance No. 950 was provided for the City Council Meeting of October 8, 2009; and

WHEREAS, at its regular meeting on October 8, 2009, a public hearing regarding the extension of Ordinance No. 950 was held by the City Council, a staff report and public testimony received, and the public hearing was closed for deliberation by the City Council; and

WHEREAS, based upon the Recitals above, the City Council fi nds that there remains a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare presented by the unregulated development of medical marijuana dispensaries; and

WHEREAS, further based upon the Recitals above, the City Council fi nds and determines that the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare requires the extension of Urgency Ordinance No. 950 and that the extension be enacted as an urgency ordinance pursuant to Government Code Section 65858 and take effect immediately upon adoption; and

WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to adopt this urgency ordinance which extends Urgency Ordinance No. 950.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CERRITOS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council fi nds that the facts set forth in the recitals of this ordinance are true and correct.SECTION 2. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65858, the City Council hereby extends for an additional ten months and fi fteen days Urgency Ordinance No. 950, which established an interim prohibition on the establishment, development, construction, maintenance, and/or operation of medical marijuana dispensaries in all zones of the City. For purposes of this ordinance, the term "medical marijuana dispensary" shall mean any facility or entity of any nature that grows or distributes marijuana for medical purposes as described in California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5. It shall not include any State licensed health care facility that may lawfully be established and operate as such within a zone or zones of the City.SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other ordinance or provision of the Cerritos Municipal Code, no person shall establish, develop, construct, maintain, or operate a medical marijuana dispensary, and no application for a business license, building permit, conditional use permit, or any other entitlement authorizing the establishment, development, construction, maintenance, and/or operation of any medical marijuana dispensary shall be approved during the term of the prohibition established in Section 2, above.SECTION 4. The City Council declares that this ordinance is necessary as an urgency measure to preserve and address existing and immediate threats to the public health, safety, and welfare. This ordinance, therefore, is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Section 36934 of the California Government Code, shall be adopted by a four-fi fths vote of the City Council, and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. This ordinance shall remain in effect for ten months and fi fteen days, unless extended by the City Council pursuant to California Government Code Section 65858.SECTION 5. City staff is directed to continue studying the applicable legal and land use issues and develop appropriate zoning and licensing guidelines or regulations governing such uses, and/or a possible prohibition on such uses if that is authorized by law and desired by the City Council.SECTION 6. The City Council hereby fi nds that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption of this ordinance, and the prohibition established hereby, may have a signifi cant effect on the environment, because the ordinance will impose greater limitations on development in the City, and will thereby serve to reduce potential signifi cant adverse environmental impacts. It is therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review pursuant to Title 14, Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Code of Regulations.SECTION 7. Violation of any provision of this ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fi ne not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fi ne and imprisonment. Each and every day such a violation exists shall constitute a separate and distinct violation of this ordinance.SECTION 8. The violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance hereby adopted shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the City through civil process by means of restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or in any other manner provided by law for the abatement of such nuisances. SECTION 9. The City Council declares that, should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this ordinance be rendered or declared invalid by any fi nal court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences and words of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 8th day of October 2009.

/s/ Bruce W. BarrowsBruce W. Barrows, Mayor

ATTEST:/s/ Josephine TriggsJosephine Triggs, City Clerk

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.CITY OF CERRITOS )

I, Josephine Triggs, City Clerk of the City of Cerritos, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No. 952 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Cerritos at a Regular Meeting held on the 8th day of October, 2009, and that it was so adopted as follows:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS – Chen, Edwards, Lee, Cho, BarrowsNOES: COUNCILMEMBERS – NoneABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS – NoneABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS – None

DATED: October 9, 2009

/s/ Josephine TriggsJosephine Triggs, City Clerk

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 10/16/2009

CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE SUMMARY(ORDINANCE NO. 529)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ordinance No. 532 of the City of Hawaiian Gardens was ADOPTED at the Regular City Council Meeting held on October 13, 2009, and is summarized as follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 532 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A FRANCHISE OF THE BREA CRUDE PIPELINE TO CARDINAL PIPELINE L.P.

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE

In 1967 the City of Hawaiian Gardens granted to Shell Oil Company a forty (40) year franchise to construct, operate and maintain a pipeline for the transportation of hydrocarbon substances, commonly known as the Brea Crude Pipeline. With the City’s approval on October 25, 2005, Shell Oil Company transferred the franchise to Cardinal Pipeline L.P. On February 9, 2007 the forty (40) year franchise expired. On August 25, 2009 Resolution No. 076-2009 was passed wherein the City Council declared its intention to grant a franchise of the Brea Crude Pipeline to Cardinal Pipeline L.P. Pursuant to California Public Utilities Code; notice of the public hearing was been properly published.

Cardinal Pipeline L.P. has been continuously operating the Brea Crude Pipeline for the past three and half (3 ½) years. The original franchise granted to Shell Oil Company and transferred to Cardinal Pipeline expired February 9, 2007. The renewed franchise is a twenty-fi ve (25) year lease which may be extended in fi ve (5) year increments. The Ordinance outlines the new terms including the increase in the franchise rate.

The Brea Crude Pipeline is 8” in diameter and runs 5594’ in length making the total annual fee under the prior agreement $447.52. Under the new agreement Cardinal Pipeline will pay an initial Base Granting Fee of $2,500.00 (one time fee) and a Base Annual Fee of $.176 multiplied by the internal diameter of the pipe (8”) multiplied by the total length of the pipe (5594’) for a Base Annual Fee of $7,876.35/year. The total increase in revenue from this franchise will be a $2,500 (one-time) Base Granting Fee and $7,876to a person or to property

CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENSCITY CLERK’S OFFICE

CERTIFICATION

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SSCITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS )

I, Suzanne Underwood, City Clerk of the City of Hawaiian Gardens, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 532, was duly and regularly introduced and placed upon its fi rst reading at a Regular meeting of the City Council on SEPTEMBER 22, 2009, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a Regular meeting of the City Council on this 13th day of OCTOBER 2009, by the following votes as the same appears on fi le and of record in the Offi ce of the City Clerk.

AYES: SCHULTZE, OYAMA-CANADA HECKERMAN, FARFAN, GOMEZ NOES: NONEABSENT: NONEABSTAIN: NONE

/S/______________________________SUZANNE UNDERWOODCITY CLERK/RECORDS MANAGER This ordinance was presented for fi rst reading and introduction on September 22, 2009. This ordinance was presented for second reading and adoption at the Regular City Council meeting to be held on the 13th day October 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at the City of Hawaiian Gardens, City Council Chambers, 21815 Pioneer Blvd., Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716.

For additional information or to review the entire Ordinance, please contact the City Clerk’s Offi ce at 562.420-2641.

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