los cerritos community news 11/25/11

By Jerry Bernstein

It was a cold Monday eve-ning but not freezing as Cer-ritos residents gathered in the Civic Center Plaza for the 10th Annual Lighting of the city’s Christmas Tree. Performances by the Cerritos Park East and Liberty Park Tot Lots along with performances by Violin Students from the Studio of Tammy Tsal provided entertain-ment while awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus.

Mayor Carol Chen wel-

comed everyone and introduced members of the city council followed by the playing of “O’Christmas Tree” by the vio-lin students. Finally the mayor began the countdown to the Tree Lighting. Minutes later Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived in a sleigh, escorted by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s mo-tor detail.

“Yes Cerritos,” he greeted the youngsters and parents. I was asked by the Mayor to

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The State of Higher Educa-tion was the topic of discussion at the November luncheon of the Cerritos Regional Chamber of Commerce. Guest speak-ers were Dr. David McKinney and Dr. George Sayegh with the University of Irvine, Dr. Bob Livingston of Northwood University and Dr. Linda Lacy, President of Cerritos Commu-nity College.

Dr. Linda Lacy said with the budget cuts in the last few years we face three problems. They are transfers, protecting education which is moving un-derwater, and academic skills. “Unfortunately,” she added, “the level of education in Cali-fornian is not what it should be. Thirty-eight percent are where we want our students to be with some type of advanced degree, yet we see articles that say stu-

Remediation Remains a Problem at CollegesCERRITOS CELEBRATES LIGHTING OF CITY CHRISTMAS TREE

By Randy Economy

The California Franchise Tax Board Enforcement Bureau has obtained the complete audio re-cording of a profan-ity laced political fundraiser held on the property of the controversial Way Out Ministries of Hawaiian Gardens on behalf of two de-feated city council candidates.

The FTB confirmed on Tuesday that they received the audio tape recording of the Oc-tober 27th political fundraiser hosted by Councilman Barry Bruce for candidates Mauricio Arroyo and Kathy Trimble on the Way Out Ministries church property and will look into the tape. The request had come

after they viewed the abbreviated

audiotape on LCCN’s web-site, loscerrito-snews.net.

“Based upon audio evidence and information obtained by Los Cerritos Community

News at the October 27th political fundrais-er held by Councilman Bruce on the property owned by The Way Out Ministries, the FTB called and asked for the tape,” Publisher Brian Hews said.

It is against California tax law and code for non-profit 501(c) (3) organizations to raise money or conduct political campaigns on behalf of candi-

dates or elected official.Nearly 80 supporters of

Trimble and Arroyo attended the three hour fundraiser and paid a minimum of $20 per person to attend, but some at-tendees contributed several times that amount, according to LCCN sources.

According to the audiotapes sent to the California Franchise Tax Board, it clearly illustrates that a direct plea for campaign donations was made on behalf of Trimble and Arroyo at the urging of Bruce, a first term city councilman.

Audio recordings of the event showed Bruce, on several occasions, telling of how proud he was “on behalf of the Way Out Ministries to be able to support and raise money here for Kathy and Mauricio.”

Bruce is heard unleashing

a tirade during the event and is heard on the audio tape berat-ing incumbent Mayor Mike Gomez, Councilman Victor Farfan, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Supervi-sor Don Knabe, and others.

“Mauricio Arroyo and Kathy Trimble are not those kinds of people, they are people who are committed to the in-dividuals in this city and that’s what counts, and so, I encour-age you help us out tonight in raising funds for the end of this campaign since we only have two weeks left. When I (Bruce) ran for city council the windows in this building were all busted out, by the politi-cians, my car got kicked in. So Kathy, so far so good for you, and Mauricio, I don’t think you

La Palma Labor Contracts Cause Heated Debate

By Larry Caballero

An item on the Nov. 15 Regular Meeting of the La Pal-ma City Council Agenda--that included authorizing a retention payment of one percent to three of the bargaining units that did not fare as well as the La Palma Police Association (LPPA)—caused a heated reaction by Councilmembers and residents.

Lazzaretto said that Staff had recommended the retention payment because “no bargain-ing units should be punished,” but resident Gerard Goedhart said that it should all be about transparency.

“There was no mention of equity in the signed contracts between the bargaining units

dents are not completing their classes. Why? “

Dr. Lacy said the college gives placement exams when the students come to Cerritos College. In English preparation, only 14.9 percent of the stu-dents are ready to take college level English classes. The re-maining need English remedial classes before they can get to their college courses.

In mathematics only 7.7 per

cent of students are ready to en-ter college level math classes. Reading is a little more encour-aging. However, more than 50 percent cannot read a college level textbook. She said the college is working with our lo-cal K-12 school districts. “ABC has a strong commitment on how we can make connections.

She said students learn a

Local children sing at the Cerritos Tree Lighting.

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Barry Bruce

CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD REQUESTS AUDIOTAPE OF POLITICAL FUNDRAISER HELD AT WAY OUT MINISTRIES

Attending the Cerritos Regional Chamber of Commerce luncheon were (l-r) Cerritos College Board member Bob Hughlett, Tom Jackson, Cer-ritos College President Dr. Linda Lacy and Board Chairman Bob Arthur.

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The City of Cerritos was recently featured at the prestigious international World Wike City Federation (WWCF) conference held in Seoul, Korea. The WWCF is an international municipal government organization founded in 2009 to promote walking and biking, hence the name "Wike". The organiza-tion held its second annual conference to promote the United Nation’s global mission to combat climate change and global warming.

The conference organizers invited the City of Cerritos to the Seoul Con-ference and provided funding for its participation. The City’s four delegates included Councilmember Joseph Cho, Ph.D.; Planning Commissioner Al Bar-levy, Ph.D.; Parks and Recreation Com-missioner Kenneth Cha and Property Preservation Commissioner Nick Kim. The date of the conference, 11/11/11, was chosen for its symbolic value as the number 11 looks like two legs.

In the morning, conference del-egates participated in the Second An-nual Pedestrian Day Celebration and Walkathon. The delegates walked with thousands of people along the Cheong-gyecheon Stream in Seoul. The walkath-on started on Nov. 11, 2011 at exactly 11:11:11 a.m.

Councilmember Cho was honored to present the WWCF Seoul Agreement at the opening ceremony. Councilmember Cho also made one of seven presenta-tions by local governments, interna-tional organizations and corporate rep-

City has received. He then presented a detailed discussion about the City’s ef-forts to promote recreation, walking and biking and discussed the City’s exten-sive parks and recreation facilities. He also covered the City’s environmental programs, which include the nation’s first solar-heated City Hall complex, the City’s reclaimed water distribution sys-tem, the City’s policy to utilize propane and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) rather than gasoline or diesel for City vehicles, the Green Cerritos Program, rubberized walking tracks, bike paths and many other green programs.

Following Councilmember Cho’s presentation, the next presenter, Tahir Shamshad, a delegate from Pakistan, said that “Cerritos seems like a part of heaven.” Many others also expressed to the Cerritos delegation that they were very impressed with Cerritos’ wonder-ful facilities and efforts as a pioneer in environmental issues.

The day prior to the WWCF confer-ence, Councilmember Cho and Com-missioners Al Barlevy, Ph.D. and Ken-neth Cha visited the Seodaemun-gu, one of 25 gu (districts) that make up the City of Seoul. Delegates from Seodaemun-gu visited Cerritos on Sept. 28, 2011.In the meeting on Nov. 10, the Cerritos delega-tion discussed with their counterparts from Seodaemun-gu ways to increase the mutual cooperative relationship between the two cities. The delegation from Seodaemun-gu was led by Mayor Moon Seok-Jin.

resentatives on efforts to prevent global warming and promote a green lifestyle.

Councilmember Cho first presented a brief video, “Soarin’ over Cerritos,” which showed the beauty of Cerritos and the community’s park-like appear-

ance. He also provided background information about Cerritos, including the City’s location, population, cul-tural diversity, school system, business environment, wonderful facilities and the many prestigious awards that the

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Hawaiian Gardens Casino Donates Funds That Will Make Possible a Winter Wonderland in Hawaiian Gardens

HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CA — The Hawaiian Gardens City Council has proudly accepted a $50,000 donation from the Hawaiian Gardens Casino that will be utilized to supplement the City’s 1st Co-sponsored Annual Christmas Tree Light-ing Ceremony. Bob Riley and Peter Ly-don, executives representing the Casino, made the donation at a recent meeting of

the Hawaiian Gardens City Council. “I want to say thank you to the Casino,

they’ve always been generous business neighbors and have always been there for us,” said Mayor Mike Gomez. “It’s really because of the Casino that the City has been able to take the shape it has.”

The celebration, sure to be among the year’s most popular Civic events, will fea-ture many traditional holiday festivities, and proceeds from the donation will trans-form City facilities to a winter wonderland including snow for all to enjoy and even a visit from the jolly figure himself, Santa

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Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Held by Hawaiian Gardens Residents

Residents at the Hawaiian Gardens Senior Terrace Apartments on 226 Street recently held their annual Thanksgiving celebration with guests and recently re-elected Mayor Mike Gomez and Councilman Victor Farfan. The festive affair featured dinner made by the residents that included turkey and all the trimmings along with special dishes made by the apartment’s residents. Both Farfan and Gomez thanked the residents for their support in the recent election.

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Allison Moore Named Miss La Palma

Allison Moore was crowned as Miss La Palma 2011-12 during the annual La Palma Pageant, held at the John F. Kennedy High School Performing Arts Center. The La Palma Pageant serves as the official kickoff to the City’s La Palma Days Celebration. This year, the La Palma Days event is celebrating the theme, “We Salute You.”

Miss Moore, is a senior at John F. Kennedy High School and after gradu-ation she would like to major in Com-munications with a Minor in Journalism. She says, “…by becoming the La Palma Ambassador I am looking forward to being involved in newsworthy com-munity projects.” Allison wants to work with a wide variety of the community and enhance her public speaking skills. This opportunity will help her gain experience for her long-term goal of becoming a television news anchor.

Master of Ceremonies Dave Randall, an on-air personality at the legendary classic hits station K-Earth 101, hosted this year’s event. Nine contestants were seeking the coveted title of La Palma Ambassador.

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OTHER STRUCTURE BURGLARY: An audio record-ing board was reported stolen in a burglary on the 12200 block of La Mirada Blvd.

VEHICLE BURGLARY: Three vehicle burglaries and one attempt burglary was reported. A window smash burglary was reported on the 13000 block of La Mancha St. Two vehicle burglaries were reported on the 14300 block of Firestone Blvd. Vehicle accessories were taken in both thefts. An attempted burglary occurred at the same location on Firestone Blvd.

GRAND THEFT VEHICLE: A vehicle was reported stolen on the 15100 block of Alondra Blvd. The vehicle was recovered the same day in Hollywood by the Los Angeles Police Department. A pick-up truck was reported stolen from the 14500 block of Aranza Dr. An older model Honda, which was stolen from the City of Anaheim, was recovered on the 14500 block of Telegraph Rd.

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The California School Board Asso-ciation has named Carver [Elementary School] Academy and Carmenita Middle School Golden Bell Recipients. Repre-sentative from both schools will accom-pany Superintendent Dr. Gary Smuts and members of his Administration to receive the bells at an award luncheon in San Diego on Dec. 3.

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Carver Principal Debbie Berlyn and members of her staff accept Golden Bell Certifi-cate from members of the ABC School Board. Carver is the recipient of a Golden Bell Award for its Enrichment Cluster Program.

Carmenita Principal Kester Song and members of his staff are congratulated by members of the ABC Board of Education for being named a Golden Bell winner for its Distinguished Scholars Program.

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LETTERS TO EDITORA TRIBUTE TO ROBERT BEAL BY HIS GRANDSON

My name is Robert Sterling Beall III (“Sterling”), and I am the 15 year old grandson of Robert S. Beall, Sr (our “Papa”) who served as the founder and principal of Whitney High School. I’m just writing to let the community know that Mark Pulido and the Whitney Family have been extremely supportive during my grandfather’s illness and passing. While he was in the hospital, many of the “Whitney kids” came to visit my grand-father. In fact, a number of doctors and nurses at the hospital had been students at Whitney and told me great stories about my grandfather and the impact on their lives.

This is when I first realized that my grandfather had the same impact on oth-ers that he had on me and my dad, sisters and cousins……academic excellence, effort and family were our highest priori-ties. My grandfather always told us that we needed to never lose sight of these values. Based on the outpouring of sup-port from the “Whitney kids” We asked Mark to speak at his memorial mass on behalf of the Whitney Family.

When Mark told us during one of the vigils for my grandfather held at Whitney that they were considering going to the board with a request that my grandfa-ther’s name be on the building at Whit-ney, we embraced the concept without hesitation and thought it would be a great tribute to honor the hard work and devo-tion my grandfather had for the school and his students.

Working with others to make Whitney and a generation of kids was a big part of my grandfather’s life and this would be great recognition for these efforts. In this regard, Mark Pulido has been such a huge part of our family during this time and a great spokesperson for the “Whit-ney kids.”

My family and I have wanted to hon-or and respect the legacy of my grandfa-ther. It has been an extremely hard time for all of us. He was a huge part of our lives, challenging us to do well in school, just as he did with his Whitney kids. When Mark came to us we knew that it would be an excellent way to honor him. My grandfather was a man of technology and would have loved to been able to seen the media center. He devoted every-thing he had to the Whitney community and took great pride not only in the insti-tution, but more importantly to the suc-cess of the Whitney kids. He remained in touch with those kids and active in the school until the very end of his life.

We really did not know how much he had accomplished until we saw how much people loved him and reached out to our family while he was ill. We had students come visit the hospital, sending cards, and posting on his Facebook. Doc-tors who worked at Long Beach Memori-al had found out he was there and visited him. He had cards surrounding his entire room from people that had there lives changed by his works and dreams.

He never did any of the things for a building, but instead to change the lives of people and create a school that would become the best high school in Califor-nia. He will still live on in all of us and will not be forgotten.

Sterling BeallGrandson of Robert S. Beall Sr.

(our Papa)

RE: ANGRY WHITNEY PARENTI am sorry to see an anonymous at-

tack on a truly special Whitney alum. The anonymous Whitney Parent needs to know a few things: First, the quest for a media training facility began as long as a decade ago. Current and former staff and many alumni also contributed to the fund-raising. Second, Grace Hu is a Whitney alumni parent who has made a major, generous commitment to her chil-dren's high school. To suggest, as some of her would-be supporters have, that she would only donate if her name were on the building is, in my opinion, insulting to Mrs. Hu. I believe that she donated out of a generous spirit and an appreciation of what Whitney did for her kids. Third, the role of the Foundation is to raise money to support various aspects of the school. The Foundation itself should nev-er have been party to any agreement re-garding the naming of a building. Fourth, IF there had been such an agreement, and only former principal Hager says there was, it would have required either a will-ful or ignorant disregard of board policy. While Ms Hager may have been willing or ignorant, I doubt that Dr. Smuts and Dr. Sieu would ignore board policy.

Cerritos Resident

IN SUPPORT OF BEALLBob Beall created the academic pro-

gram that has made all else possible at Whitney. Bob Beall created the Whitney Foundation. Bob Beall created the atmo-sphere for success that drove Whitney to the number one academic position in the state, which it has held for over 20 years.

As Harry Truman said, "There's noth-ing new under the sun except the history you don't know."

Bill RaabeRetired Whitney Teacher

ALUMNI COORDINATOR EMERITUSTo Mr. Raabe and the anonymous

Whitney parent. I think we can see that both Mrs. Hu and Bob Beall have made equally generous contributions to the school. I don't know the exact details as Mr. Raabe does, but if there has been a formal agreement between Mrs. Hu and whoever she donated to, that agreement should be honored. Also, Bob Beall re-cently passed. Would Beall have wanted his name on the building? Why did Mr. Pulido not bring up this issue while Beall was still with us? I'm not sure if I understand this correctly, but is the building now to be built in Beall's mem-ory because he died or because he made important contributions to the school?

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Children Today’s 14th Annual Holiday Cheer RevampedGet ready to start off the holiday

season right with Children Today’s 14th Annual Holiday Cheer fundraiser. The event will benefit the Play House programs which provide child care, pre-school, and family support services at no cost to families experiencing home-lessness in Long Beach.

As in years past Holiday Cheer will take place at the top of the Arco Towers in Downtown Long Beach. This year’s event will expand on the traditional wine tasting and silent auction by fea-turing a circle bar, a dance floor, DJ’s, a casino and private lounges. Also fea-tured this year is an Opportunity Draw-ing where guests will have a chance to win a $500 South Coast Plaza gift card, a Kindle Fire Tablet and a 51” flat screen Samsung TV.

Children Today’s Executive Direc-tor Dora Jacildo hopes to “provide our guests and sponsors with a positive experience that will make giving back to the community fun and enjoyable”. With all the new features Holiday Cheer will surely be a night to remember! The event will take place December 2nd with doors opening at 7pm. Tickets are $110 for general admission and Spon-sorships begin at $1,000. For complete details visit www.childrentoday.org and click on the snowman.

Children Today is a non-profit or-ganization providing no-cost child care to families and children experiencing homelessness in Long Beach. For more information contact Dora Jacildo by email at [email protected] or by calling (562) 432-1224.


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Taking One Step Forward at a TimeBy Jerry Bernstein

Normally when I receive a visit from VALE LYINDER, DEFENDER OF ALL THAT IS TRUE, I can expect several more visits. So when she walked into the office early this week I was not surprised,

I didn’t say a word. “Well,” she fi-nally asked, “What did you think of the Hawaiian Gardens City Council meeting Tuesday night?”

“It was what I expected, although I was a little surprised when the Union spokesperson asked Barry Bruce to resign like he said he would if he didn’t elect a third vote to the council, although I didn’t expect he would.” Promises often made by candidates or their supporters are just that.

VAL LYNDER, DEFENDER OF ALL THAT IS TRUE,” couldn’t hold back her exasperation any longer. Rais-ing her purple poker-dot umbrella in the air she let it come down hard on my desk and exclaimed, ”Well I never. He shouldn’t have said it if he didn’t mean it.” Silence pervaded the room.

“VAL LYNDER,” I said. “I wish you wouldn’t bang your umbrella on my desk.”

“Well,” she replied, “he shouldn’t make promises if he had no intention of keeping them.”

“If that was all he had to say, we could consider ourselves fortunate,” I answered. However he made up for any lack of words at Tuesday’s Hawaiian

Gardens City Council meeting. He basi-cally said everything said about him was lies and street gossip.”

“I watched the meeting on my televi-sion set,” she responded. “According to him the city took a big step backward instead of moving forward.”

Well the facts are facts,” I replied. ”Everything we printed in the news-paper was documented and we have recordings of what was said at the fund-raiser he held in the Way Out Ministries for the two candidates he supported, which I might add violated his 501(c) (3) non-profit status.”

“Amazing,” she said. “I’ve been around a long time and involved in lo-cal government, but I never met a city councilman who violated his oath of of-fice like he has done. Of course there’s the City of Bell, but that’ involved the city council and city administra-tion. Mr. Bruce doesn’t appear to fit their category. Although I wonder what would have happened if he had won? He reminds me of one of those Fire and Brimstone preachers of yesteryear,” she said.

VAL LYNDER paused. I’ve known her a long time and could tell something else was on her mind. Finally she said, “ I heard the Cerritos High School Band has the opportunity to play in the Sum-mer Olympics next summer that’s being held in England.”

True,” I answered. They’ve also been invited to play in a musical festival in London prior to the Olympic and at a symphony in France. However they have to rise approximately

$249,000 to pay for the trip.”

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Smoking and Your Mouth

So you have considered quitting smoking? It’s too expensive, you can only smoke in your garage, and people avoid your smoke plumes. If that wasn’t enough let me nudge you a bit further to making the final deci-sion to quit. Consider your mouth, throat and lungs to be the inside of your chimney. It gets black and sooty in your body as well as your chimney.

Sadly most of my patients that require a lot of dental work in their adult years have a history of smoking. This results in more dental chair time and expense. Furthermore, the chances of a favorable long term outcome from treat-ment are diminished due to smoking. Let me explain why this is so.

First, smoking increases the chance of acquiring oral cancerous lesions. These lesions are painful to remove and healing is slow and painful. Also, oral cancer can kill you.

Tobacco smoke can cause white patches and brown patches to develop in the mouth. White patches can be precan-cerous and brown patches may be due from increased melanin pigmentation. Regardless, your mouth has changed for the worse.

Tobacco smoking will increase the severity of gingivitis and periodontitis. I can’t save teeth if there is no supporting bone to hold them in place. Acute necro-tizing ulcerative gingivitis is a condition where the gums in between the teeth be-come very sore and chewing is difficult. A higher percentage of my patients with this diagnosis are smokers.

Smoking can cause delayed wound healing by diminishing the blood flow. Also, the microfiber attachment of the gums to the teeth breakdown and allow bacte-rial infiltration in the deepened

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On the lighter side smoking can create a condition of black hairy tongue (looks just like it sounds) altered taste, bad breath and tooth stains.

I know that most of you reading this are not smokers. Avoidance and denial keep smokers from seeing warning signs. However, you might have friends or loved ones (children) that smoke and you would like to help them quit. I hope I have given you enough ammunition as a dentist to be of help.For answers to your dental questions, contactDouglas Urban, D.D.S.

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The California Department of Real Estate (DRE), the state regulator that issues licenses to real estate profession-als and protects consumers in real estate transactions, has opened a state of the art electronic examination system in La Palma that gives the department the ability to immediately issue a real estate license to a qualified examinee upon the successful completion of the license exam.

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DRE Acting Commissioner Barbara Bigby explained the computer-based examination system allows examinees to take the real estate salesperson and broker examinations and receive their results immediately following comple-tion of the test.

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She said examination administration costs will also be reduced by eliminat-ing the need for printing and duplicating examination booklets which in turn will allow for reduction and eventual elimi-nation of material storage and shipping costs.

The La Palma center is the DRE’s third electronic exam center to become operational. The facility was modeled after similar operations in the DRE’s Oakland and Fresno district offices where electronic exams were success-fully deployed in late 2009.

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La Palma Celebrates Opening of New Department of Real Estates Testing CenterJoining in the Ribbon Cutting for the new Department of Real Estates Testing Center at Centerpointe were (l-r) State of California Representatives William Pak, Angel Ramsey, Charles White and Dolores Weeks, Mayor Ralph Rodriguez, Councilmembers Steve Hwangbo and Mark Waldman, and City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto.

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A 6,540-square-foot Stacked restaurant is now open at the Los Cerritos Center. The Stacked restaurant in Cerritos is the third location of the Southern California concept restaurant.

Stacked restaurant is considered a “fast-casual plus” restaurant that serves made-to-order burgers, pizzas, sandwiches, sausages and salads. Diners can order their customized meals from tableside tablet computers.

The City’s Art in Public Places program requires property owners/developers to provide a piece of artwork or donate 1 percent of the building permit valuation to a trust fund when constructing develop-ments with a value of $250,000 or more.

To fulfill the artwork requirements, an abstract piece created by artist Jordan Moz-er is now on display at Stacked restaurant. The piece is composed of cast resin com-ponents with metal finishes including cast magnesium, aluminum alloy, bronze and copper. The en-semble consists of small and large pieces ranging in size from 18 to 33 inches in height and is arranged in a fluid horizontal pattern and lighted for night-time visibility. The art piece is meant to be a three dimen-sional incarnation of the colored murals decorating the walls throughout the dining area inside the restaurant.

PetSmart coming to the Cerritos Towne Center

The Cerritos City Council recently ap-proved plans to allow PetSmart to open in the Cerritos Towne Center. PetSmart will be located at 12741 Towne Center Drive, Suite K-2.

PetSmart will sell food, supplies and accessories for dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles and small pets. PetSmart will also provide veterinary services, pet boarding, pet grooming and pet training amenities. Through a partnership with local adoption agencies, dogs and cats available for adop-tion will be displayed inside the store.

Veterinary services will be provided by Banfield, a licensed affiliate of PetSmart, and will consist of outpatient care, routine exams and vaccinations, a pharmacy, den-tal care and surgical procedures.

PetSmart’s boarding service will consist of overnight boarding (PetsHotel) and daytime boarding (Doggie Day Camp). Pet grooming services will include haircuts, nail trims, brushing, ear cleaning, sanitary trims, pet baths and teeth cleaning. The pet training service, which includes obedience classes, will be held in a 330-square-foot classroom on the mezzanine. The groom-ing and training areas will feature large glass windows to provide visibility to shoppers.

In addition to a number of interior im-provements to the building, four date palm trees will be planted on the site.

PetSmart is anticipated to provide the community with 65 jobs and is expected to open in mid-2012.

The Cerritos City Council recently ap-proved a dealership remodeling proposal by Cerritos Ford Lincoln. The Council also approved development code revisions related to the architectural design theme and related development standards in the Cerritos Auto Square specific plan.

The Cerritos Ford Lincoln site also in-cludes Cerritos Infiniti and Cerritos Hyun-dai, and is located at 18900 Studebaker Road. The remodeling project includes the following:• Enclosure of a portion of the covered

outdoor display area, resulting in an additional 540 square feet added to the building;

• Remodeling of the interior of the building to meet the Ford Lincoln design requirements, providing for a large vehicle showroom at the front of the building for the display of vehicles;

• Construction of exterior storefront windows and stucco walls between the existing support columns in the area of the addition to match the new exterior finishes;

• Removal of all existing mansard roofs and wrought iron railings on the building;

• Replacement of the existing stucco fascia band at the top of the building with a metal panel system along the front half of the Ford Lincoln Show-room building to provide a more modern look;

• Replacement of the existing wide stucco fascia band at the top of the building in the back with an insu-lation and finishing system stucco panels;

• Addition of a “Ford” entry tower centered on the entrance doors at the front elevation. The entry portal will be covered with the metal panel system and a Ford trademark sign for brand identification;

• Addition of a “Lincoln” brand wall on the front elevation;

• Painting of the new stucco panels and re-painting the remaining exte-rior walls grey;

• Installation of new dealership signs on all four building elevations;

• Installation of two landscape planters at the front of the dealership; and

• Refurbishment of existing landscape planters throughout the dealership.

The project is scheduled to start next year.

A variety of auto dealerships at the Cerritos Auto Square recently requested a move from the “New Orleans” style estab-lished in the 1970s to a more contemporary architectural design theme and branding image more commonly found in today’s auto sales market. Although the uniform architectural design theme has fostered a unique character for the Cerritos Auto

Square, in recent years the requirement has repeatedly come into conflict with the franchise design requirements set forth by automotive corporations. The City has required that the “New Orleans” archi-tectural style be maintained, but has also permitted certain contemporary elements in order to accommodate corporate brand-ing requirements. As a result, many build-ings in the Cerritos Auto Square contain elements from different architectural styles, which neither maintain a pure “New Or-leans” aesthetic nor achieve the complete façade redesign desired by the dealership.

To accommodate greater flexibility and variety of architectural designs, the Cerri-tos City Council approved a Development Code Amendment. The modifications to the code maintain the use of high quality materials, architectural form and site de-sign. The code now allows for buildings to be faced with enhanced materials, includ-ing brick, natural stone, decorative metal siding and/or other materials. All build-ings and structures within the same deal-ership campus must adhere to a unified architectural design theme. In addition, dealerships must give special attention to the landscape design in areas facing the 605 freeway.

The code modifications are consistent with the Cerritos General Plan and encour-age high-quality design and construction to positively add to and be compatible with the City’s existing ambiance. Deal-erships will now be able to better meet corporate branding requirements and at-tract additional business through updated facilities.

Cerritos City Council approves dealership remodel and Auto Square development code modifications

Stacked restaurant is now open at the Los Cerritos Center.

City Ombudsman offers assistance for businesses

Businesses interested in remodeling or making improvements are encouraged to call the City’s Ombudsman Metré Anthony regarding the permit and approval process. Mr. Anthony is available to escort busi-nesses through the maze of local, regional, state and federal agencies and regulations. Mr. Anthony can address the concerns and questions of local businesses and guaran-tee that these businesses receive a prompt and complete response.

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AZUSA-Everything was clicking on all cylinders for Valley Christian in the first quarter of its California Interscho-lastic Federation-Southern Section Mid-Valley Division first round playoff game against Azusa. The Crusaders were uti-lizing their running game while holding the Aztecs high potent offense in check.

Then came the second quarter when the Montview League champions woke up. That was followed by the third quarter which saw two costly turnovers. In the end, the Crusaders strong effort came up short in a 35-14 loss at Citrus College last Friday night. V.C., the second place representatives from the Olympic League, ends the season at 4-7.

“We came out really well and then they made a couple of adjustments and we stalled out a couple of times,” said V.C. head coach Erick Streelman. “They got a little momentum and we couldn’t stop them. That being said, they stopped us for the rest of the night.”

The Crusaders were up against a quarterback, Jacob Martinez, who threw for 1,903 yards, 14 touchdowns and only two interceptions in the regular season. They were also up against a running back, Desmond Reed, who had amassed 1,286 yards on 125 carries and found the end zone 27 times.

But when the Aztecs went three and out to begin the game, V.C. showed it has weapons of its own. A combination

of runs and passes was culminated by a 39-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Patrick Avila to senior wide receiver David Coley. Another three and out kept V.C.’s momentum going and the visitors chewed up almost five min-utes to increase the score to 14-0.

This time, the Crusaders stuck to the ground game for 10 of their 12 plays including a pair of 20-yard runs from senior running back Jaylen Raye, the

second going for a touchdown with 1:43 left in the opening quarter. It was only the third time all season the Crusaders had scored more than one touchdown in the opening quarter.

But when the Aztecs got the ball again, that’s when the game changed in a heartbeat. V.C. all of a sudden could not find a way to stop Martinez, who was 16 of 18 for 200 yards in the second quarter alone. He had scoring strikes of 22 yards to Jesus Arteaga and 23 yards to Reed following a six-yard score from Reed early in the stanza. On the other side of the field, the Crusaders struggled and ran nine plays, gaining four yards.

“They tried to run the ball and that’s our strength,” Streelman said. “Once they went to their spread stuff and start-ed throwing it, we knew we would have a tough time containing them because [Martinez] is so fast. We had pressure on him but he avoids the sack and he keeps his eyes downfield and makes completions. Their guys caught almost everything.”

Even when Azusa went up 28-14 with 7:25 left in the third quarter, the Crusaders were finding their groove again and put together a nifty 15-play drive which included a pair of fourth down conversions. But on first down at the two-yard line, Azusa’s Robert Chelala recovered a fumble to thwart a golden opportunity.

Although V.C. held its own and forced another punt, the Aztecs got the

ball again two plays later when Reed picked off Avila12 yards shy of the end zone and returned it to the Azusa 24-yard line. From there, the Aztecs ran off over seven minutes. They didn’t score on that drive but V.C. managed only 40 yards in the final stanza.

“We were just going to quarterback sneak it a couple of times and unfortu-nately we just dropped it there,” Streel-man said of the first turnover.

After running 21 plays in the open-ing quarter, V.C. had 38 plays the rest of the game. Avila was 17 of 32 for 205 yards while Raye picked up 104 yards on 16 carries. Senior wide receiver Bruce Hudley caught five passes for 82 yards while Coley hauled in another four for 65 yards. On defense, Coley and junior lineman Clayton Granch each had nine tackles followed by eight each from senior linebackers Nate Padilla and Anthony Nocera.

After missing the playoffs last sea-son for the second time since 2006, V.C. recovered from its slowest start in years and played for a league title in its final regular season game. The offense picked up in the fifth game against Ontario Christian and the running game, led by Raye (1,068 yards) was finally estab-lished.

“It was great,” Streelman said. “The guys really hunkered down after we were down 0-4 and 1-5 and decided they didn’t want to go out like that. We ended up having a great league season.”

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Experience the Difference for Cerritos Girls Tennis in Championship LossBy Loren Kopff

CLAREMONT - The dividing line between the school’s first ever Califor-nia Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section girls tennis championship and a runner-up position was two sets and a lot of experience. That’s how close Cer-ritos High came to knocking off defend-ing Division IV champion Buckley this past Monday at The Claremont Club.

The best season the girls program has ever had ended in a 10-8 loss to the top ranked Griffins despite a valiant effort in the closing sets. This was the first time the second ranked Lady Dons had reached the divisional finals, having been denied last season in the semifinals to Santa Ynez as well as two other times in the semis. But head coach Alvin Kim was confident his team could overcome those first time jitters and defeat a team

making its fourth straight trip to the finals.

“It was night and day,” Kim said of the experience factor. “[Buckley] looked like professionals on the court. It felt like we were at their home and our girls just never had it from the begin-ning. They tried their best to overcome it round by round and it just didn’t work out.”

Cerritos (21-2 overall) lost three of its four sets but began to rally when the No. 1 doubles team of seniors Fel-isha Dinh and Emily Lee knocked off Buckley’s top duo of Kiara Gitlin and Lindsay Wilson 6-4. That was followed up by the No. 3 pair of senior Madelaine Tien and junior Michelle Jen doubling up Natasha Super and Gina Ahmar and freshman Katie Wee, the No. 2 singles player blanking Samantha Garrick 6-0. In fact, six of the eight wins Cerritos got

came against Buckley’s No. 3 partici-pants.

But the 4-3 advantage quickly turned into a 6-4 hole and the Lady Dons played catch-up the rest of the way on a chilly afternoon. The strength of Cer-ritos all season long came in singles play but against the Griffins, they went 3-6. Ironically, it was the doubles, which Kim said a few weeks ago had to step up, that excelled. Juniors Katrina Tan and Christine Truong at the No. 2 spot breezed past Super-Ahmar 6-1 to cut the team’s deficit to 6-5. Then Dinh-Lee did the same to Super-Ahmar to keep it close at 7-6 and more importantly a 54-45 Buckley advantage in games won should the match end in a tie.

“Our doubles were still reeling over last year’s semifinal loss,” Kim said. “We lost eight out of nine and this sea-son was more about counseling rather

than coaching. We really had a good round [last Thursday] against South Torrance and I thought we could carry over that momentum. We couldn’t shake Buckley; they just would not get ner-vous and that just destroyed us.”

Cerritos was still gaining momen-tum when sophomore Taylor Heath, the team’s top singles player who went undefeated in Suburban League action, defeated Garrick 6-2 to tie the match at 7-7. But the air was left out of the bal-loon moments later when Wee fell 6-0 to Buckley’s top player, Hadleigh Glist. The match was officially clinched when Gitlin-Wilson beat Tan-Truong 6-1, thus making a potential tie meaning-less because Buckley would still win on games.

The key player for Buckley, and someone Cerritos hopes to face again

PHOTO BY MIKE ZOETEWEY

Valley Christian senior wide receiver Da-vid Coley goes up for a reception in last Friday's Mid-Valley Division first round playoff game at Azusa.

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Norwalk Eyes Second Place, Valley Christian to Play Without Star AthleteBy Loren Kopff

Mayfair is still the favorite to win the Suburban League but one-time laughing stock Norwalk is making a serious push to move up to second place and even play close games with the Monsoons in January. Cerritos hopes to rebound from a very rough season while Valley Christian has to endure a season without one of the top players in the area. Gahr will be solid in the San Gabriel Valley League while Artesia and John Glenn hope to stay out of the bot-tom half of the Suburban League.ARTESIA PIONEERS5-16 overall last season, 2-10 in the Suburban League, sixth placeHead coach: Lonnie Hinchen (second season, 5-16)Team’s record past five seasons: 43-76STARTERS LOSTTehsuan Chao (6.3 points per game), Elaine Young (9.3 ppg.), SR Alexis Newson (3.0 ppg.)STARTERS RETURNINGSR Dana Arrington (4.8 ppg.), SR Tina HengOTHERS RETURNINGSR Paige Culpepper, JR Kimberly Tagumasi

The last thing head coach Lonnie Hinchen wanted to see in his first sea-son with Artesia was a low turnout in the entire program. The Pioneers didn’t field a junior varsity team last season and it hurt the varsity team, which had no more than eight eligible players at any time.

“I thought I would have more bodies and participation,” Hinchen said.

Seniors Dana Arrington and Tina Heng are the only experienced scoring threats with the former having the po-tential to be a double-double threat but had one game where she reached double figures. In fact, scoring was a problem across the board as the Pioneers didn’t score more than 34 points in league ac-tion. Senior Paige Culpepper sat out last year and should complement Arrington in the scoring department. One new-comer will be junior Tangeray Beverly, a transfer from Cerritos.

“Most definitely, we have more bod-

ies and I believe we have more talent,” Hinchen said. “We’re going to be much stronger than we were last year.”CERRITOS LADY DONS2-21 overall last season, 0-12 in the Suburban league, seventh placeHead coach: Holly Matchett (10th season, 142-99)Team’s record past five seasons: 70-60STARTER LOSTSO Taylor Scott (4.1 points per game)STARTERS RETURNINGSR Ashley Juarez (5.9 points per game), JR Deshields Farjardo (7.5 ppg. in 15 games), SO Megan Lou (3.2 ppg.), SO Stacey Suzuki (4.4 ppg.)OTHERS RETURNINGSR Aprille Hwang, SR Katey Kanamoto (7.1 ppg.), SR Alysza Permalino, JR Nicole Hayashida

Cerritos had a season that everyone in the program would like to soon for-get. The Lady Dons missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1987-1988 season when that team went 8-14. Cer-ritos had no seniors last season but the number of young girls, especially from the freshmen and sophomore group, saw tons of playing time which should help the team this season as it hopes to get back in the Suburban League race.

Seniors Ashley Juarez and Katey Ka-namoto and junior Deshields Farjardo are all legitimate scoring threats with the latter two having 22 and 24-point scoring games respectively last season. Farjardo missed the tail end of last sea-son but reached double figures six times.

Sophomores Megan Lou and Stacey Suzuki saw a ton of time and will also be threats, especially Suzuki who had four games of scoring 10-14 points and scored in all but a couple of games. The newcomers will be junior Keilani Trias, sophomores Jessica Ignacio and Victoria Muro and freshmen Mignon Gau, Tay-lor Hirata, Jazmine Langford and Alyssa Movchan.GAHR GLADIATORS14-14 overall last season, 6-4 in the San Gabriel Valley League, third place, lost to Serra 64-54 in the Division III-AA second roundHead coach: Al Dorogusker (ninth season, 117-98)Team’s record past five seasons: 78-61STARTER LOSTSymone Brown (20.8 points per game)STARTERS RETURNINGSR Zaneta Agu (3.8 ppg.), SR Alii Salone (7.0 ppg.), JR Jasmine Gates (5.1 ppg.), JR Jewelyn Sawyer (14.0 ppg.)OTHERS RETURNINGSR P.J. King, JR Sydney Teodoro

The Gladiators once again had a campaign, their fourth in a row, where

they hovered around the .500 mark and couldn’t get past the second round in the playoffs. But this season, head coach Al Dorogusker hopes the six returning players will provide more than enough to get close to 20 victories.

“We ended up not having the team psyche where I thought it should be,” Dorogusker said. “I thought we had a good enough team to be better than that.”

Junior Jewelyn Sawyer was half of a scoring tandem that scored close to 35 points last season and now, with two more years to go, has the potential to av-erage 20 points a game. She reached 21 points five times last season and scored in double figures in all but six games.

“Jewelyn Sawyer is a tremendous leader,” Dorogusker said. “She’s been playing volleyball [this fall] and as soon as she came on the court, she would take the big girls aside and show them how to set up because we have inexperienced players out there. Every practice that we’re at, she does something positive with one of her teammates.”

Senior Alii Salone and junior Jas-mine Gates give the Gladiators more scoring threats but the player who is going to make a huge impact is senior center Amalla Okaro, a transfer from Artesia who didn’t play last season. Ac-cording to Dorogusker, Okaro has been ‘shocking and her defense is absolutely terrific’. Okaro stands at 6’ 1” and is one of three players at least six feet.

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John Glenn was paced by six players off a team of 12 last season and four of them have graduated. Because of that, the Lady Eagles finished in second place in the Suburban League with two of their three losses coming to champion

Mayfair and the other a two-point loss to Norwalk. But because head coach Linda Parra used her starting five plus senior Moshannae Summerise over 90 percent of the time, a lot will be asked by the younger crew this season.

“League went well for us,” Parra said. “I thought the light bulb finally turned on in January. The preseason was a disappointment. But [the season] ended positively for us.”

Besides senior Kimberly Orozco and Summerise, the Lady Eagles got 10 points from the three other returning players. This season, the team won’t be as tall and will not have as many scoring threats. Parra says that sophomore Myra Gomez will play the majority of games and has come a long way from last sea-son. Juniors Angie Console and Jayme Leal have found a place in the playing time rotation with senior Patty Santana and sophomore Dominique Gomez rounding out the squad.

“I’m a coach that thinks those kids who put the time in and who are the most talented are the girls who will be playing during the game,” Parra said. “I tell all of the varsity girls just because you’re on the team doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed playing time. We’re going to play the best players during those 32 minutes.”

Glenn may not have the firepower to repeat as second place finishers but where the team will end up is still a ques-tion. Parra won’t give any predictions on where everyone will finish but thinks the rest of the league has improved.

“At Glenn, for some reason, they think Mayfair is a powerhouse,” Parra said. “I told my girls they’re just normal high school kids.”

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and the City or no language to indicate that equity was a major focus of nego-tiations. Once negotiations are conclud-ed, it’s over.”

Goedhart was concerned that a ver-bal or side agreement had been made with the first three bargaining units that

had agreed to an early settlement, and he demanded to know what the process had been.

“This item on the agenda is a bad precedent,” said Goedhart. “If there is going to be different benefits for differ-ent groups, then put it in writing.”

Mayor Ralph Rodriguez said the Council believed it was necessary and the right thing to do to have equity with all of the bargaining units, but resident Robert Carruth said even with the ap-proval of the one percent payment to the first three bargaining units, “equity will still not be achieved” since the LPPA still has better medical benefits and pen-sion benefits than the other bargaining units.

“If it’s the right thing to do, then do it across the board and not pick and choose,” said Carruth.

“There will always be differences when coming to the table early and do-ing the right thing, but the LPPA was playing a different game and doing the wrong thing.”

Councilmember Henry Charoen accused City Manager Lazzaretto of encouraging Staff to recommend the agenda item knowing that he “will ben-efit from it financially.” Charoen was opposed to the payment and felt when creating a contract with different units “there will always be some inequity,” and blamed Council for creating the problem in the first place.

Councilmember Hwangbo appre-ciated that all of the units will begin paying their fair share of retirement contributions, but he had thought about the retention payment over the week-end, talked to a few residents, and had a

problem with the item.“Negotiations are already completed

and Council has approved all of the con-tracts.”

Mayor Rodriguez said the worst thing about being on Council is deal-ing with labor negotiations, but felt the contracts will have a positive impact on the City. “We’ll be saving more than $1,000,000 over time.”

He resented Charoen’s comments as if the City was “giving away the store” and did not approve of making demean-ing statements about people. “Real people provide our services and they have real families.” He was in favor of treating all employees fairly.

Councilmember Mark Waldman also took offense to Charoen’s comments and was troubled when Charoen ques-tioned the City Manager’s integrity.

The retention payment was adopted by a 3-2 vote.

La Palma City Council also ap-proved the First Quarter Financial Re-port for Fiscal Year 2011-12 by a 5-0 vote.

“The City is spending within its budgeted limits and that is why staff is recommending that the City Council re-ceive and file the First Quarter Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2011-12,” said City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto.

The projections indicated that rev-enues for Fiscal Year 2010-11 will be $9,699,000, that is $218,100, or ap-proximately 2.3%, more than the City’s Adopted Budget.

This increase in total revenues is a direct result of sales tax receipts coming in significantly higher due to a slight im-provement in the economy and a large allocation adjustment from the previous year.

Based on last fiscal year’s property tax revenue collection, it is projected that property tax revenue will come in $31,900 lower than budgeted for FY 2011-12. The projection is 1.1% less than the budgeted amount.

Sales tax revenue is projected to increase from the budgeted amount of $3,205,500 to $3,485,500 (8.7%).

Sales are anticipated to be much stronger this Fiscal Year resulting in higher sales tax revenue. Fuel and ser-vice station revenues are up significantly over this time last year and bulk oil prices have remained strong.

In addition, sales taxes from the in-dustrial area are stronger than this point a year ago, continuing a slight upward trend throughout the year.

Interest earnings, however, continue to decline. It is anticipated that the General Fund Interest Revenue will be closer to $45,000 than the $75,000 that has been budgeted.

Both labor and non-labor expendi-tures are on track for the First Quarter. Labor expenditures are less than 25% of that budgeted for FiscalYear 2011-12.

Current revenue projections through the end of the Fiscal Year will result in an increase of $248,100 to General Fund revenues.

Councilmember Steve Hwangbo said that was good news to hear, and Laz-zaretto agreed that “things are looking better” for next year.

great deal in high school, but we must make sure it connects. She cited, for example, where classes focuses on literature but not enough on composi-

tion and grammar. She said she knows about students that didn’t take a math class until their sophomore year. Then they come to Cerritos and take a math test, and they are not ready. She said, “We are not saying it’s a lack of knowl-edge, it’s preparation.”

Another real problem for colleges is the lack of full time students. “It’s a real problem for us”. Only 26.8 per cent of our students are full time stu-dents. They are taking six and nine units a semester and many of them need financial assistance. Cerritos Col-lege provides financial aide but many students also have to work and meet family financial obligations. That’s another reason we have part time stu-dents.

Since 2008 we have lost 1,569 Full Time Equivalent Students. That means nothing to you but that is how we are funded. Dr. Lacy said that’s equivalent to 16,000 lost seniors.

She said the Board of Trustees,working with our staff, is the reason we have good fiscal policies and are able to keep our doors open to the communities we serve.

Irvine UniversityDr. David McKinney, Irvine Uni-

versity Dean of the College of Business told members of the Chamber since 1990 with the advent of globalization the United States has lost its competi-tive edge. He said, “We have to learn how to reinvent ourselves. For example small business cannot operate like it has done in the past. Doing what you did yesterday is not going to do it.” He said, “That’s where we come in. The most important thing we do is to hone the skills and techniques our students. The future employees will need to solve the problems of today and tomor-row. That’s also where Cerritos College come in.

Northwood UniversityDr. Bob Livingston, Northwood

University Professor of Business Ad-ministration located on the Cerritos College campus described the Univer-sity as the premiere University in the Automotive Industry with the college offering a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and a Bach-elor’s Degree in Automotive Marketing and Management.

He said the University is based in Michigan and has three residential campuses.

Livingston said many in business come back to school to earn their Bach-elor Degree. At Cerritos College you can earn a Certificate, AA Degree or a Bachelor’s Degree through Northwood University, which also offers classes on-line. The University has a Bachelor in Business Administration, and Busi-ness Management as well as a degree in Automotive Marketing and Manage-ment.

He said Northwood’s offers a three plus one program at Cerritos College. He said the first three years are com-munity college classes and programs. “It’s just the fourth year that you take university classes,” he said. “The af-fordability also helps our students ob-tain their degree at a lower cost than at a four year University.”

He described the University as be-ing flexible and designed for working adults with small classes that are also offered in the evening. Livingston said the University is accredited and those students who wish to obtain an MBA can enroll at Irvine or other prestigious schools.

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Claus! The event will be highlighted by the lighting of the City’s Christmas Tree, an event sure to please those young of age and heart. The community event will take place on Friday, December 2, 2011 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm at the C. Robert Lee Activity Center, located at 21815 Pioneer Blvd. and is sure to be a spectacular event for all Hawaiian Gardens residents to enjoy.

“We’ve been here for a lot of years and enjoy a strong relationship with the City. We’re really proud of all the busi-ness we’ve been able to do, of working together to make this a better community for everybody,” said Bob Riley, Assistant Director of Casino Operations.

For more information, please call at 562-420-2641 x256 or via email at [email protected]

'Quartermania' Coming Dec. 2nd

Soroptimist International of Norwalk is having a fun filled event Friday December 2nd. It's called Quartermania.

Several vendors will hold a live auction for items; no item is more than 4 quarters.

It's a great way to get a jump on your holiday shopping. There will be an opportunity drawing – for an iPad, an XBox 360 with Kinect, and a table top tree completely decorated with gifts.

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LCCN and Your City Coupons will provide for two Round-Trip airfares to any of the Hawaiian island, and to enter is

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That’s a large sum. How many stu-dents are we talking about,” she asked.

“Fifty-five students,” They’ll be spending three day in Paris, and five days in London.

“That’s wonderful. It’ll be a tre-mendous experience for them”, VAL LYNDER exclaimed. “I suppose they’ll have a fundraising campaign.”

“I would suspect so,” I replied. “I know they will be holding one or more concerts at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center and I’m sure there will be individual donations as well. The Mayor recently donated $1,000.

“That’s nice,” she said. I wish them luck. By the way, did you have a good Thanksgiving?”

“Yes I did, I went to my daughter’s. She cooks like her mother did. How about you?”

“I’m turkey’d out,” she answered. “Well, I have to go, I have a lot of things to do. Stay out of trouble,” she added as she left.

Cerritos Couple Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary

Cerritos residents Kathy and James Huang celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniverary Nov. 4 and were honored with a Certificate of Recognition by the Cerritos City Council at its Nov. 14 meeting. The couple was married in Taipei, Taiwan, China on Nov. 4, 1951 and have been Cerritos residents since 1986. They have one son and two grandchildren. James has a nearly 40 year career serving as a Merchant Marine and Kathy worked in the banking industry for more than 20 years. With them are (l-r) Councilmember Mark Pulido,, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Edwrds, Councilmember Joseph Cho, Mayor Carol Chen, and Councilmember Bruce Barrows.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 07-0039703 Title Order No. 07-8-160082 APN No. 7068-022-038 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/01/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A.,as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by BEATRIZ LICO-NA, A SINGLE WOMAN, dated 05/01/2006 and recorded 5/10/2006, as Instrument No. 06 1029398, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los An-geles County, State of California, will sell on 12/16/2011 at 1:00PM, At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, California 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 prop-erty described above is purported to be: 22022 VIOLETA AVE, HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CA, 90716. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad-dress 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 reason-able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $597,032.94. 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 associa-tion, savings association, or savings bank speci-fied 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 with-out 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, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly re-corded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 12/01/2007 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1757 TAPO CANYON ROAD, SVW-88 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COM-PANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.12065 11/25, 12/02, 12/09/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 10-0058778 Title Order No. 10-8-237889 APN No. 7006-021-018 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/28/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by CORA L KING, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, dated 02/28/2006 and recorded 3/8/2006, as Instrument No. 06 0495292, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los An-geles County, State of California, will sell on 12/16/2011 at 1:00PM, At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, California 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 ref-erenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 13661 ACLARE LANE, 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 reason-able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $704,449.26. 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 associa-tion, savings association, or savings bank spec-ified 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 with-out 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, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly re-corded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 08/13/2010 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 Officer RECONTRUST COM-PANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.106601 11/25/2011, 12/02/2011, 12/09/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 11-0079847 Title Order No. 11-0064140 Investor/Insurer No. 91845240 APN No. 7152-027-014 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/05/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by JOSE PENA AND JOCELYN PENA, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 04/05/2005 and recorded 4/14/2005, as Instrument No. 05 0865066, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 12/19/2011 at 11:00AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above ref-erenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2918 DEL AMO BLVD., LAKEWOOD, CA, 90712. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad-dress 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 reason-able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $627,649.94. 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 associa-tion, savings association, or savings bank speci-fied 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 with-out 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. DATED: 11/24/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4128119 11/25/2011, 12/02/2011, 12/09/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 11-0082978 Title Order No. 11-0066721 Inves-tor/Insurer No. 0011098825 APN No. 7010-020-021 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/18/2004. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby giv-en that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by KENJI S. AOKI AND JOAN F. AOKI, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 11/18/2004 and recorded 11/29/2004, as Instrument No. 2004-3070701, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 12/19/2011 at 11:00AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 16422 BEAR MEADOW CIRCLE, CERRITOS, CA, 90703-000. 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 reason-able estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $487,797.35. 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 associa-tion, savings association, or savings bank speci-fied 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 with-out 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. DATED: 11/24/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.ASAP# 4127663 11/25/2011, 12/02/2011, 12/09/2011

By Jerry Bernstein

TJ Friday’s hosted a dining fundraiser at the restaurant in the Cerritos Towne Center for the 1st CEB Adoption Committee late October. Customers submitted a flyer to the waitress/waiter entitling the Committee to receive 20% of all sales except for alcoholic bever-ages. Adoption Committee President Dorothy Owens said TGI Friday's is one of our original supporters of the 1st CEB Mer-itorious Marine program and General Manager, Norma Topete has designated the 1st CEB Adoption Committee as their primary non-profit. She said Jason Le, another Manager at Friday's and a strong supporter, golfed at the group’s fundraiser Oct. 15 tournament held at Ironwood Nine Golf Course in Cerritos bringing another golfer with him. He also donated appetizers for prizes and is the DJ when Friday's has a Flair Fun Fundraiser for the t Committee,.The Committee was organized follow-

ing the city’s adoption of the lst CEB Battalion stationed at Camp Pendle-ton. It is a local volunteer group that administers the program in behalf of he city. Once a month a marine from the Battalion is selected by his command-ing officer as an outstanding marine and

is invited to Cerritos for the weekend, staying at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel The Marine and his wife is treated to meals by local restaurants and a per-formance at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in appreciation for his service to the country.

in the future for payback, was freshman Naomie Rosenberg, the No. 2 singles player who won all three sets and lost only four games.

“We really underestimated their number two,” Kim said. “I thought that we would have a chance and she was just fantastic. She’s going to be the cor-nerstone of Buckley in the future.”

Buckley had dropped 10-8 decisions in the 2008 and 2009 finals but finally hoisted the championship plaque last season when it edged Santa Ynez 77-70 in games. Kim hopes it doesn’t take Cerritos four years to win a champion-ship.

“I think everyone is afraid of the unknown and that’s what really scared them,” Kim said. “I felt that when we went to semis this year, we felt like we’ve been here before. They were comfortable with that and they felt like they deserved to be there. I felt like maybe they didn’t think they were wor-thy [of being in the finals] yet. Hope-fully next year will be different.”

Indeed, next year will be different as the team loses six seniors including Dinh, who was the only four-year var-sity member. But Cerritos also has four juniors and four sophomores plus Wee and is definitely a force to win another league title and get back to the divi-sional finals.

“We live and die by our building program,” Kim said. “So, our goal is to rebuild on our doubles side and we have a number three singles spot to fill as well. We’ll weep over this a bit and come January, we’ll get back to work and start building towards next year.”

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Members of the governing board of the 1st CEB Adoption Committee gather around one of their posters at T.J. Friday promoting their fundraiser at the restaurant. They are (l-r} Joseph Julian, Sherman Kappe, Committee President Dorothy Owens, Cerritos Mayor Pro Tem Jim Edwards, and George Ray.

TGI Friday’s Host Fundraiser for 1st CEB Adoption Committee

CERRITOS SHERIFF’S STATIONWeekly Crime Summary • November 14-20, 2011Cerritos Sheriff’s Station logged 17 Part I felony investigations last

week, down from 28 the previous week. Robberies and vehicle bur-glaries were down, while residential and commercial burglaries, along with vehicle thefts declined. There were 242 calls for service last week, down from 255. The 2011 weekly average in that category is 271.

GREAT NEWS! There were no robberies reported to Cerritos Station last week.

Residential burglaries remained the same at three last week. Two of the crimes were due to open/unlocked doors or windows, and the third case had a pried window. Laptop computers, jewelry, cash, and cell phones were taken. The 2011 weekly average in residential bur-glaries is 4.0

Prying a side garage door is much more difficult if it is of solid core construction (wood or metal) and equipped with a strong deadbolt lock. This deadbolt should extend well into the frame to ensure the security of the door. Most of the residences in Cerritos had a regular single cyl-inder knob lock installed at the time the home was constructed. Take a look at yours. If you do not have a solid core door with a good dead-bolt, it is time to update.

Commercial burglaries also remained the same at three last week.

A condo storage unit, a school, and a fitness center lock-er were targeted. Items reported stolen included comput-ers, cell phones, ID, a TV, and a vacuum cleaner. The 2011 weekly average in commercial/“other structure” burglaries is 2.9.

Vehicle burglaries dropped from 11 to five last week. Three were from high-volume commercial park-ing lots, and all five were SUVs. Property reported stolen consisted of CDs, sunglasses, purses, wallets, clothes, and third-row seats. The 2011 weekly average in vehicle burglaries remained at 6.7.

All of the vehicles involved in the vehicle burglar-ies last week were SUVs. It is common knowledge that vans, pick-ups, and SUVs do not have a secure trunk space; therefore the owners will leave valuable items inside the passenger compartment. Keep this in mind if you drive one of these vehicles, and make sure that you do not leave anything of value inside.

Vehicle thefts remained unchanged at six last week. Five were taken from high-volume commercial parking lots. Two SUVs, two Hondas, a Nissan, and a com-mercial trailer were stolen. The 2011 weekly average in vehicle thefts is now 3.2.

It is very important that you use some form of an an-ti-theft device to retain your vehicle. Visible deterrents, such as a steering wheel locking device, are the most obvious and tell the would-be thief to look elsewhere. A great deal of success has been demonstrated by tracking devices that can lead law enforcement directly to the location of a stolen vehicle. These systems cost a little more and require a monthly fee, but are very effective

Go to www.safercerritos.com for an extensive li-brary of crime prevention tips, disaster preparedness information, and a variety of links to other pertinent sites.Opportunities

Volunteers on Patrol WantedThe Cerritos Sheriff’s Station is seeking Volun-

teers on Patrol (VOPs). Patrolling the City in distinctly marked vehicles, VOPs assist with crime suppression, traffic 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 re-sponders 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 Station 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 obtain an application.

Block Captains WantedIf you are interested in becoming a Block Captain

in the Cerritos Neighborhood Watch, contact the Com-munity Safety office at 562-916-1266. Block Captains act as contacts for the Sheriff’s Department and the Community Safety Division on behalf of their neigh-bors. They are also responsible for distributing infor-mation and do a great deal to promote public safety in Cerritos.

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LOSCERRITOSNEWS.NET COMMUNITY NEWS GROUP • NOVEMBER 25, 2011 19TO ADVERTISE CALL 800-901-7211NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 11-0070647 Title Order No. 11-0057453 APN No. 7033-036-091 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/04/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by CARL KRSKA, A SINGLE MAN, dated 01/04/2005 and recorded 01/14/2005, as Instrument No. 05 0104952, in Book , Page of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California, will sell on 12/02/2011 at 11:00 AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 17314 MONACO DRIVE, 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 $470,010.92. 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 associa-tion, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to 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, ben-eficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee's Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder's office. RECONTRUST COM-PANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281-8219 By:Lorrie Matheson, Authorized Signer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any informa-tion obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4109707 11/11/2011, 11/18/2011, 11/25/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 09-0001879 Title Order No. 09-8-010547 Investor/Insurer No. 114009035 APN No. 7010-007-048 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/03/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by KI YOUNG CHUNG, AND JULIA HUISUNG CHUNG, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 10/03/2005 and recorded 10/13/2005, as Instrument No. 05 2464443, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 12/05/2011 at 11:00AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 16501 MIDFIELD LANE, CERRITOS, CA, 907032071. 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 $578,872.72. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to 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. DATED: 04/15/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECON-TRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.ASAP# 4131017 11/11/2011, 11/18/2011, 11/25/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 11-0070479 Title Order No. 11-0056936 APN No. 7014-022-003 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/25/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by HERMAN AVILA JR. A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 08/25/2006 and recorded 09/12/2006, as Instru-ment No. 06 2022982, in Book , Page of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, State of California, will sell on 12/02/2011 at 11:00 AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 11435 STAPLETON COURT, 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 $537,953.65. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to 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, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee's Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder's office. RECONTRUST COM-PANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281-8219 By:Lorrie Matheson, Authorized Signer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any informa-tion obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 4110777 11/11/2011, 11/18/2011, 11/25/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No CA1100037841 Loan No 0359533856 Insurer No. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 08/24/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or sav-ings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do busi-ness in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made; but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, pos-session, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation se-cured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: *DERRELL BRADLEY* AND *VERONICA BOND-BRADLEY* HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded 09/01/2005 as Instrument No. 05 2109645 in Book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 12/06/2011 at 11:00 A.M. Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Property Address is purported to be: 5023 BARLIN AVE LAKEWOOD, CA 90712 APN#: 7155-017-015 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $551,662.72, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advanc-es at the time of initial publication of this notice. Date: 11/03/2011Executive Trustee Services, LLC dba ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, CA 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 lleanna Petersen, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 4120549 11/11/2011, 11/18/2011, 11/25/2011

TS #: CA-11-421579-JB Order #: 110048779-CA-MAI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/15/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ESPERANZA KOMOR , A MARRIED WOMAN, AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 3/22/2006 as Instrument No. 06 0606706 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 12/7/2011 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $714,573.82 The purported property address is: 19207 Stefani Avenue Cerritos, CA 90703 Assessors Parcel No. 7054-012-034 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publica-tion of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of mon-ies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.priorityposting.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holder’s rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDI-TOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a nega-tive credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. P895058 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS #: CA-11-460760-LL Order #: 913267 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/5/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): EUN SEOK YOON, A SINGLE MAN Recorded: 3/11/2008 as Instrument No. 20080412601 in book XXX , page XXX of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 12/2/2011 at 9:00 A.M. Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, CA. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $300,900.93 The purported property address is: 13514 VILLAGE DR C CERRITOS, CA 90703 Assessor’s Parcel No. 7005-015-074 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to Bank of America, N.A. 475 Crosspoint Parkway Getzville NY 14068. Pursuant to California Civil Code §2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [1] The mortgage loan servicer has not obtained from the commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is filed; [2] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55 . If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.priorityposting.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders rights’ against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submit-ted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. IDSPub #0014110 11/11/2011 11/18/2011 11/25/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS # CA-11-461740-LL Order #: 110378191-CA-GTI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/21/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): QIYAMAA MUMIN-MUSTAFA, A SINGLE WOMAN Recorded: 10/2/2007 as Instrument No. 20072257163 in book xxx , page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, California; Date of Sale: 12/2/2011 at 9:00 A.M. Place of Sale: Behind the fountain located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona, CA. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $430,008.08 The purported property address is: 19725 KATHERINE COURT CERRITOS, CA 90703 Assessor’s Parcel No. 7050-021-028 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the benefi-ciary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714-573-1965 or Login to: www.priorityposting.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704 ___________________________________________________ Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. IDSPub #0014128 11/11/2011 11/18/2011 11/25/2011

2011121176FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTThe following person is doing business as Joe Johnson Plumbing, 12048 Centralia St., Unit A Los Angeles, CA., 90716. Gregory George Gooch. The following business is conducted as an individual. The registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein./S/ Gregory George GoochThe statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on 10/24/2011.NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another un-der federal, state or common law (see section 14400et seq. Business and Profession Code), Published at LCCN on 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/11

CITY OF ARTESIA

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS INVITING BIDS

December 1, 2011

The City of ARTESIA, City, invites sealed bids for:

STREET SWEEPING SERVICESRFB 2011-01

Sealed bids must be received at the Office of City Clerk, City of Artesia, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California 90701, by 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2011, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Work To Be Done: The Contractor shall furnish 100% of all labor, materials, machinery, equipment, tools, water, and supplies necessary for complete street sweeping services on all public streets, medians, and designated intersections, center lanes, parking lots and alleys, as shown on Exhibit A Exhibit B and Exhibit C for once per week service. These services shall include the cleaning of all curbs, gutters, median curbs, road shoulders, turning lanes and alleys.

“Use of Alternative Fuel Vehicles. Each Bidder will have the option of bidding to provide the required street sweeping services, using only qualified alternative fuel vehicles. A “qualified alternative fuel vehicle” is any low or zero emission truck or other commercial vehicle that would be deemed an “eligible vehicle” pursuant to the California “Hybrid Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project” created as a result of the California Alternative and Renewable Fuel, Vehicle Technology, Clean Air, and Carbon Reduction Act of 2007. For more information visit

http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aqip/hvip_vehicle_eligibility.htm

The City shall have the right to select the lowest responsive Bidder whose bid proposes to use only qualified alternative fuel vehicles throughout the term of the contract; the lowest responsive Bidder whose bid does not include use of qualified alternative fuel vehicles throughout the term of the contract, or none of the Bidders.”

Contract Documents may be examined and/or obtained at the Office of the Management Analyst, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California 90701. There is a charge of $50.00 for the contract documents. If mailed, there will be an additional $10.00 charge for mailing.

Each Bid Must be Submitted in a sealed envelope bearing on the outside the name of bidder, bidder’s address, the bid number, bid due date, and bid title. If submitted by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to the City Clerk, 18747 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia, California 90701.

Each Bidder Must Submit a bid to the City Clerk on the Bid Proposal form contained herein. These forms are also available in the Office of the Management Analyst. They must be prepared in ink or typewritten and signed by the bidder. Said bid is to be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check, or a bid bond made payable to the City of Artesia, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total annual contract bid submitted.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Faithful Performance Bond and a Material and Labor Bond, both in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the annual contract price.

Award of Contract: All terms and conditions contained in the Contract Specifications shall become part of the “Contract Documents”. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the time set for the opening thereof. The Contract shall be awarded within sixty (60) days after the opening of bids if it is in the best interest of City to do so. The City reserves the right, after opening bids, to waive any informality in any bid, to reject any or all bids, to make an award to the lowest responsive responsible bidder as determined by the City and reject all other bids as may be in the best interest of the City. A bidder to whom an award is made will be required to execute the Agreement and provide the required bonds, certificates of insurance, and endorsements within fifteen (15) days of the receipt by the bidder of the Notice of Award.

The Successful Bidder and his employees must possess State of California Department of Motor Vehicles Drivers License, Classifications A or B, as appropriate for the type of equipment that will be used to perform the Work, at the time of bid opening. A City of Artesia Business License will be required upon award of contract. Failure to possess the specified Department of Motor Vehicle license shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award the Contract to any bidder not possessing said licenses as required. All subcontractors shall have and maintain, during the term of the contract, a current and valid Department of Motor Vehicles Drivers License of the required classification(s) from the State of California and a City of Artesia Business License.

Verification: The estimated quantities of Work to be done under this Contract are herein stated. Before undertaking the Work, the Contractor shall carefully study and compare the Contract Documents for any discrepancies, inconsistencies, ambiguities, conflicts, or other errors in them or between the Contract Documents and areas, and check and verify actual areas, and shall bear all costs for any error in the Work resulting from its failure to so compare and verify.

The Contractor shall satisfy himself or herself as to the character, quality, and quantities of work to be performed, materials to be furnished, and the requirements of the proposed Contract.

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: None

Bid Administration: All questions or requests for interpretation relative to this bid must be submitted in writing, either by mail, facsimile, or email, and received by 11:00 AM on Friday, December 30, 2011, in City Clerk’s Office at the address below:

City of Artesia Attn: Gloria Considine 18747 Clarkdale Avenue Artesia, California 90701

Fax: (562) 865-6262 Email: [email protected]

Questions and requests received after that date and time will be reviewed at City’s discretion and may not be considered.

Gloria Considine City Clerk

The City of Artesia complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodations for the pre-bid conference or bid opening, please contact the City Clerk’s Office, (562) 865-6262, extension 230, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting.

Published at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper 11/25/11

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No CA1100038796 Loan No 0359166652 Insurer No. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/22/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made; but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: JULIO G. GONZALEZ JR. Recorded 07/01/2005 as Instrument No. 051559151 in Book XX, page XX of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 12/20/2011 at 11:00 A.M. Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Property Address is purported to be: 13522 ABANA STREET CERRITOS, CA 90703 APN#: 7006-027-004 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $641,714.51, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Date: 11/17/2011 Executive Trustee Services, LLC dba ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, CA 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 lleanna Petersen, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 4129387 11/25/2011, 12/02/2011, 12/09/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 11-0080089 Title Order No. 11-0064342 Investor/Insurer No. 111262090 APN No. 7170-012-002 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/01/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER." Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by EDITH G. RAGONJAN, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, dated 07/01/2005 and recorded 7/13/2005, as Instrument No. 05 1646101, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 12/19/2011 at 11:00AM, By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5532 GRAYWOOD AVENUE, LAKE-WOOD, CA, 90712. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designa-tion, 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 $420,369.57. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encum-brances, 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. DATED: 11/24/2011 RECONTRUST COM-PANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee's Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.ASAP# 4120488 11/25/2011, 12/02/2011, 12/09/2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. 11CA00084-1 Order No. 110010422 APN: 7033-036-028 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 01/25/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On December 1, 2011 at 01:00 PM, RSM&A Foreclosure Services, as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded February 2, 2006 as Document Number: 06 0251732 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: Fidel M. Francisco, a married man, as his sole and separate property, as to an undivided 50% interest, an Rowena Gumpal, a married woman, as her sole and separate property, as to an undivided 50% interest, as tenants in common, as Trustor, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for IndyMac Bank, FSB, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGH-EST 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, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan associa-tion, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state) at the following location: At the Pomona Valley Masonic Temple Building, located at 395 South Thomas Street, Pomona, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: Legal description as more fully described in said deed of trust. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 12162 NAPOLI DR, CERRITOS, CA 90703. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $555,663.88 (Estimated*) *Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: 05/19/2011 RSM&A Foreclosures Services 15165 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 330 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 805-804-5616 For specific information on sales including bid amounts call (714) 277-4845. Tiffany Harnage, Authorized Agent of RSM&A Foreclosures Services FEI#1045.01541 11/11/2011, 11/18/2011, 11/25/2011


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