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Your Weekly Community Newspaper August 6, 2010Vol. 32 No. 9

Serving BixBy KnollS, California HeigHtS, loS CerritoS, Wrigley and tHe City of Signal Hill

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Nick Diamantides

Staff Writer

Restoring a healthy ecosystem toLos Cerritos Channel may take manyyears to accomplish. Signal Hill andits neighboring cities are taking thefirst small step in that direction byagreeing to share the costs of the con-tinued monitoring of some of the pol-lutants that flow into that channel.During its Tuesday (Aug. 3) meeting,the Signal Hill City Council approvedan agreement with neighboring cities.

“A lot of citizens don’t realize weare in two watersheds,” said CityManager Ken Farfsing, noting thathalf of Signal Hill’s storm water andirrigation runoff drains into the LosAngeles River and half drains into theLos Cerritos Channel.

Barbara Munoz, director of publicworks, added that in March of thisyear the United States EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) issued theTotal Maximum Daily Loads(TMDL) for metals flowing into thechannel. “This regulation sets limits

on the amount of copper, lead and zincthat reaches the Los Cerritos Channelfrom urban runoff from the cities ofBellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Lake-wood, Long Beach, Paramount, Sig-nal Hill and Caltrans, as they are all thesource of runoff to the channel,” shesaid. “Compliance with the TMDL re-quires the cities and Caltrans to de-velop an implementation plan toreduce pollutant loads, monitor pollu-tant transport, and conduct special

Richardson updates SH City Council onprogress, challenges in city, district

Nick Diamantides

Staff Writer

United States CongresswomanLaura Richardson, the Democrat whorepresents California’s 37th Congres-sional District, was well received bythe Signal Hill City Council during itsTuesday night meeting. Even before

she gave the council an update onwhat she has been doing in the pastyear, Mayor Ed Wilson said, “Wewant to thank you for all the work youhave done for our residents and for ourcity.”

In her opening remarks, Richard-son noted that she and her staff have a

very good relationship with all of Sig-nal Hill’s elected officials and citystaff. “It’s an open door going bothways,” she said. “I just feel really for-tunate being able to represent you.”The congresswoman’s 35-minutepresentation covered services her staffis providing to the entire district sherepresents, and legislation that she hasworked on or is currently working on.She also mentioned some issues thatare specific to Signal Hill.

Richardson noted that unemploy-ment is one of the biggest problemsacross the nation today, and Califor-nia’s 37th Congressional District is noexception. “Although Signal Hill hasan unemployment rate of 9.8 percent,it is the lowest one of all the cities thatI represent,” she said. “I think you’vemade a lot of effort to bring in a lot ofbusinesses so that your residentswould have a place to work and toraise their families. We are going tocontinue to help you with those 9.8percent that don’t have jobs to makesure they are aware of some of thethings that are accessible to them.”

Richardson pointed out that, start-ing several months ago, her staffcomes to Signal Hill City Hall everyFriday to meet with residents who arehaving difficulty in their dealings witha federal agency. She thanked thecouncil for allowing her staff to use adesk at City Hall for that purpose. The

see council page 9

see richardson page 9

SH Council approves agreement forreducing Los Cerritos Channel pollution

Proposition 8 ruledunconstitutional byUS District judge

Cory Bilicko

Staff Writer

United States District JudgeVaughn Walker ruled Wednesday inPerry v. Schwarzenegger thatProposition 8, passed in November2008 as an amendment to the Cali-fornia Constitution to define mar-riage as the union of one womanand one man, violates the US Con-stitution. Walker included with thedecision a temporary stay to allowsuspension of the ruling pending ap-peal. In the May 25, 2009 verdict inStrauss v. Horton, the CaliforniaSupreme Court upheld Proposition8, however it allowed existingsame-sex marriages to stand.

Both sides in the debate over gaymarriage are preparing for the nextstage in the fight, which is expectedto eventually go before the USSupreme Court. Proponents ofProposition 8 have pledged to ap-peal the judge’s ruling.

Mary McAlister, senior litigationcounsel for Liberty Counsel, a non-profit public-interest law firm andministry that provides free legal as-

sistance in defense of “Christian re-ligious liberty, the sanctity of humanlife, and the traditional family,” saidthe ruling is a case of judicial ac-tivism. “The Constitution is unrec-ognizable in this opinion,” she said.“This is simply the whim of onejudge. It does not reflect the Consti-tution, the rule of law, or the will ofthe people. I am confident this deci-sion will be overturned.”

Senator Gloria Romero, chair ofthe Senate’s Education Committee,however, commended Walker’s de-cision to overturn Proposition 8.“What Brown v. Board of Educationand Mendez v. Westminster SchoolDistrict represented for people ofcolor, so too, will this decision standas a beacon of hope and affirmationin the fight for marriage equalityrights,” she said.

Jess Durfee, Southern Californiachair for the LGBT Caucus of theCalifornia Democratic Party, ex-pressed a similar sentiment.“Today’s ruling is a victory forequality and an affirmation for allCalifornians who believe that our

Photo by Justin Rudd

Locals gather at Bixby Park in Long Beach Wednesday night to celebrate the

ruling that Proposition 8 violates the US Constitution.Neena Strichart/Signal Tribune

At Tuesday night’s council meeting, 37th District Representative Laura Richardsondiscussed how her office will address the city’s high unemployment rate.

see ProP 8 page 8

Local Allstate agent Brenda Soto-Bryan was honored last week at theinsurance company’s 2010 Inner Cir-cle and Chairman’s Conference at theAlyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska.Tom Wilson, who is chairman, pres-ident and CEO of Allstate, selectedSoto-Bryan out of 14,000 employeesnationwide to be featured in a shortcompany film about agents’ relation-ships with their customers, and it wasscreened at the conference. Soto-Bryan was chosen for high standardsin customer satisfaction, customer re-tention and business growth.

The film crew came to LongBeach during last month’s DragsterExpo & Car Show in Bixby Knolls,

which takes place directly in front ofSoto-Bryan’s agency, and filmed herand her staff for two days, in their of-fice and at the show.

Bixby Knolls resident and Allstatecustomer Lance Castro was also fea-tured in the film. Soto-Bryan askedhim and several others to participateafter the film-production team re-quested that she choose some of hercustomers to be interviewed.

“Success does not come alone,”said Soto-Bryan. “I feel fortunate towork with a great team and cus-tomers with whom we’ve developedgreat relationships. My success is aresult of their loyalty, repeat business,and referrals, and I’m thankful for

their support and business.”The Brenda Soto-Bryan agency

is located at 4202 Atlantic Ave.,Suite 201.

eXPUngement eXPeRtiSeThe Long Beach City Prosecutor’s Office will offer a no-cost Ex-pungement Education Workshop on Monday, Aug. 9 from 4pm to 5pmat the Center for Working Families, 1900 Atlantic Ave. Participantswill receive pertinent information from subject-matter experts on cer-tificates of rehabilitation; information on expungement of adult con-victions and sealing of juvenile records; and assistance withcompleting required expungement forms.

SUmmeR SoUnDS Friends of Signal Hill Cultural Arts (FOSHCA), in partnership withthe City of Signal Hill, is conducting its 2010 Summer Concerts in thePark series. The free concerts will be performed each Wednesday nightthrough Aug. 11 at 6:30pm in Signal Hill Park, 2175 Cherry Ave. At-tendees are welcome to bring picnic baskets or purchase food at theevent. Call (562) 989-7370.

SUCCeSS StoRieSWE Succeed, a professional networking group, will have its monthlymeeting Wednesday, Aug. 11, from 7:30pm to 9am at The Grand, 4101E. Willow St. The group emphasizes professional connections, a pos-itive attitude and a personal touch. The meeting is open to businessowners who seek networking opportunities with other professionalswho are also interested in growing their businesses through buildingrelationships and quality referrals. The group meets on the secondWednesday of every month for breakfast and discussions or presenta-tions. Breakfast is $20, cash only– no membership required. For in-formation and to RSVP, contact Yaffa Balsam at (714) 527-8111.

LoSt ARtThe Los Altos Neighborhood Library Book Group will discuss TheLost Painting by Jonathan Harr on Saturday, Aug. 14 at 10am. Thebook is the true story of a long-lost painting by the Italian masterMichelangelo Caravaggio. New members are always welcome. Thelibrary is located at 5614 E. Britton Dr. Contact the librarian atcliff.phillips@lbpl.org or (562) 570-1045.

FAmiLy FUnThe City of Long Beach and 6th District Councilman Dee Andrewswill present a Family Free Sunday at the Museum of Latin AmericanArt, 628 Alamitos Ave., from 1pm to 4pm on Sunday, Aug. 15. LongBeach residents are invited to join Andrews for an afternoon of familyfun and activities, including art workshops for the whole family anddocent-led tours of the exhibitions.

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College student goes from living in car to working incouncilmember’s office, thanks in part to Job Corps Steven Piper

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From living off of the dollarmenu to brushing shoulders withGovernor Schwarzenegger, 20-year-old Isaac Romero has proven thathard work, well– actually works.

Currently, Romero is living atthe Long Beach Job Corps (LBJC),a federally funded program that pro-vides academic and technical train-ing for youths between the ages of16 and 24 so that they can improvethe quality of their lives. Since en-tering the Corps, Romero hastrained for and since received hisNursing Assistant Certificate. Hisaccomplishments, however, do notstop at the LBJC.

Also a student at Long BeachCity College (LBCC), Romero hasproven himself to be an effectiveleader, taking the helm as presidentof the Associated Student Body inaddition to leading the HonoraryOrder of Thane, a service organiza-tion.

His commitments have earnedhim numerous prestigious awards,such as the Viking Award, whichonly the top 15 students at LBCCreceive for their dedication to serv-ice and leadership on campus and inthe community. He is also a memberof the Viking Volunteer Hall ofFame, a recognition reserved forvolunteers that accumulate over 400

hours of volunteer work in four con-secutive semesters. And the list goeson.

Looking back on his recent ac-complishments, Romero said hecould not have done it without thehelp of LBJC. “It has changed mylife,” he said. “Going from home-

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On July 22, 2010 North PAC [po-litical action committee] voted to givethe PoLB [Port of Long Beach] al-most six million dollars for infrastruc-ture in the Middle Harbor Project.Mine was the only “no” vote againstthis transfer. This is the second timefor this request. In turn, the PoLB willsupplement the City budget.

The City can then pay for theAquarium bonds and Pier S. TheMiddle Harbor project is estimated togenerate approximately 15 milliondollars over time, but there is no guar-antee of return on PAC dollars.

This is essentially a revisit of theMuseum Bond issue, except with atwist in that RDA dollars/North PAC,the PoLB and City are involved.

The City owns the Aquariumbuilding and land, and therefore mustpay its bond debt. There is a budgetdeficit so the taxpayer again is leftholding the bag again. The 3.5 million[dollars] in rent the Aquarium pays tothe City doesn’t cover the debt butgoes to the general fund. Last year thistransfer was going to be a onetimedeal. It is amazing how these onetimedeals are used to back-fill the budgetand have a life of multiple years withup to six million dollars vanishing an-nually from the North Project Areabudget.

This damages the North ProjectArea and its ability to maximize dol-lars for quality sustainable commu-nity projects. It also means North willbe forced to substitute projects withstrip malls of a lesser quality, regard-less of what the North PAC strategicplan says. Finally, it means a lot ofprayer for a nickel of return that Northmay never see.

I do not know the exact dollars theNorth PAC may have received fromits citywide asset, “The Port” in Area5, but I would say it is less than theactual housing dollars that were cre-ated by the taxpayer and the tax incre-ment we’re bonded against and arecontinuing to spend for the Aquarium

Bond. This action is speculation at best

because we are giving up North PACdollars now that could be used in re-defining North Long Beach and cre-ating a new identity on the corridorwith neighborhood-serving busi-nesses and, ideally, a library. It alsoappears to be another city Ponzischeme that has the promise for theNorth with no guarantee in the MiddleHarbor to support its leases, back-fillsthe budget and rewards the city foroverspending taxpayer dollars in bondproceeds.

It does raise questions to the ve-racity of the actions as prescribed inthe concept of blight removal in theNorth Project Area. Preserving Area1 only allows the tapping of the othernine areas in North PAC for more dol-lars in the future while claiming toprotect Area 1. Please remember, nota single lease or tenant has lined up oris ready to come to the PoLB and oc-cupy the Middle Harbor Project. Thisis a build-it-and-they-will-come“Field of Dreams.”

I am asking that the RDA Boardreconsider this action. The cumulativeeffect on North has the potential ofdestroying future projects even if itdoes not seem “that damaging,” assome people believe.

North PAC is attempting to fulfillits advisory role by removing blightas well as create a sustainable com-munity. Paying for infrastructure inthe Port does nothing for blight re-moval or the quality of life in the At-lantic Village and surrounding area. Itdoes not create a main street atmos-phere that translates to a quality proj-ect in our community orneighborhoods. Robbing the NorthPAC now and then having the Portpay the Aquarium bonds is not de-fined as blight removal, but simply abailout at best. Enough is enough…just say no! ß

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As Tuesday’s [July 27] shootingof a pregnant Holstein illustrates,state fairs are not fair for farm ani-mals. The sensory stimulation thatexcites and entertains humans isnothing short of terrifying and intim-idating for cows. When forced intosuch an environment, these gentle

animals become nervous and heedtheir natural instinct to flee to thecalm and quiet to which they shouldbe accustomed. That police shot andkilled this panicked mother who wassimply reacting the way any motherwould to protect her life and the lifeof her unborn calf (who was alsokilled) is an appalling tragedy thatshould never have happened.

So long as living, breathing ani-mals continue to be put on publicdisplay while at their most vulnera-ble, to give birth in front of a crowdof gawking spectators, these sense-less tragedies will continue to occur.It is time to put an end to the crueland traumatic practice of displayingthese animals at fairs.

Those who wish to see farm ani-mals in a more natural habitat are in-vited to visit one of Farm

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We had a busy day at work thispast Tuesday. Besides our regularday-to-day activities of running anewspaper, we had the opportunityto play host to CongresswomanLaura Richardson and many of herstaff members for nearly two hours.We appreciate the time they gave usand the candidness of answers toour questions. (For those interestedin the details of that meeting, dotake a look at the articles we haveon page 1.)

After work I dashed over to Sig-nal Hill’s National Night Out event atReservoir Park. What a blast! Fami-lies having fun, kids running amok,music, food and information tablesgalore made for an ultra-fun evening.

While I was there, I had a conver-sation with a woman who wasstaffing a booth for a local nonprofitorganization. After noticing myname badge, she was quick to askhow we go about getting more peo-ple to vote in Signal Hill in order tovote out some of our seated councilmembers.

I won’t go into all the details ofour discussion, but she did voice herconcerns about two things: how longour councilmembers have been serv-ing (Signal Hill does not have termlimits); and how much money theymake. I’m sure the whole city of Belldebacle prompted her obvious yetquestionable ire. I pointed out that al-though we’ve had several non-in-cumbent candidates in the last fewyears, I find it disconcerting that noone seems to take the time to attendcouncil meetings on a regular basisbesides me and my reporter NickDiamantides (two exceptions includecommissioners Tom Benson andFrank Virga, who are regular atten-dees). The woman made it clear thatattending meetings shouldn’t be acriterion for a person to be deemed a

good candidate for council. I dis-agree, but enough about that– fornow.

I did my best to reassure her thatour councilmembers make very littlemoney for their time and effort. Infact, when I explained that their basepay was actually less than $500 amonth, she thought I wasn’t beingtruthful– or at least felt I was misin-formed. Oh, well.

Coincidentally or not, that samenight’s council meeting broughtabout conversation on that verytopic. Each councilmember and ourmayor Ed Wilson, as well as our citymanager Ken Farfsing and our cityattorney Dave Aleshire made publiccomments about the troubles in thecity of Bell. Councilmember Nollsaid he has received several inquiresregarding his salary since the Bellthing came to light. The meeting thenwent to a full-on discussion about thecouncil and their compensation. Talkabout perfect timing to garner theproof I needed for the skepticalwoman at the park. Too bad she wasn’t in the audience. Sure enough,I was vindicated– the councilmem-bers do indeed receive $494 permonth as a base salary with an addi-tional $48 per redevelopment meet-ing and $12 each for the annualHousing Authority meeting. Not away to get rich, nor much of a glam-orous job.

I’m sure many other small citiesare on a similar pay schedule. Unfor-tunately, due to the exposure of thecorruption of one small town, honestcities of similar size will be sus-pected of malfeasance and will un-necessarily be put under a financialmicroscope.

“Corruption is authority plus mo-nopoly minus transparency.”

– Author Unknown

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Say no to swap of North PACdollars for Aquarium bonds

By Dan Pressburg

L E T T E R T O T H E E D I T O R

Nick Diamantides & Steven Piper

Staff Writers

Congresswoman Laura Richardsonand her leading staff members metwith the Signal Tribune on Aug. 3 fora two-hour editorial board meeting todiscuss her 2010 term.

Having taken 67.67 percent of thevotes in July’s primary election,Richardson will be competing againstRepublican candidate Star Parker inNovember’s race. In addressing theupcoming elections, Richardson saidit is not about beating her competitor,but about serving the people of the37th District.

Richardson provided a binder withdetailed information that analyzes dis-trict representation, member achieve-ments, legislation, deliverables to the

district, and next steps for the district.Key talking points of the meeting

included unemployment, casework,and serving the constituents of the dis-trict.

“Unemployment is alarminglyhigh in my district,” Richardson said.“What I would say is particularlyalarming is Signal Hill’s [unemploy-ment rate], which is at 9.8 percent. Idon’t ever recall in my time SignalHill being at almost a 10-percent un-employment rate.”

The incumbent of the 37th Dis-trict, which also includes Carson,Long Beach, Compton, and Watts,said that she is especially surprisedthat almost one out of ten people inone of the most affluent sections ofher district are unemployed.

Despite the fact that many resi-

dents are living in poverty, Richard-son emphasized that the workforcethey make up is still a valuable re-source, representing the diversity ofthe district’s entire population.

The area contains the world’ssecond largest expatriate populationof Cambodians and Samoans, in ad-dition to significant numbers ofHispanics, African-Americans, andCaucasians.

In serving such a diverse district,the congresswoman emphasized therole of casework. “The most impor-tant thing, in addition to providing theoffices, is the casework,” Richardsonsaid. “These are real people with realissues that are getting help and thathave oftentimes been caught up in bu-reaucratic red tape and needed some-one who would take them on and

assist them.”However, she did acknowledge

that her primary responsibility to votein Congress is equally important. Herattendance for voting is over 95 per-cent, which she was clear to statewould be a grade of “A” if she werein school.

District Director Eric Boyd ex-plained how casework throughRichardson’s office is two-pronged: itinforms individuals how to helpthemselves, in addition to assessingand solving their problems. Resourcesnot typically accessible to constituentsare also made available when Con-gressional help is utilized. “We willwork through a Congressional liai-

Richardson discusses unemployment, C-17 program, federal debt

see meeting page 8

Nick Diamantides

Staff Writer

less to ASB president, to LBCCMan of the Year, and to meetingworld-known people and participat-ing in all those events. It’s all be-cause of the [Long Beach] JobCorps.” He said that giving back toLBJC will always take prioritywhen the opportunity presents itself.

Highlighting Romero’s accom-plishments are the obstacles he hasovercome. At the age of 4, he losthis mother during surgery in Mex-ico, leaving him, an only child, to beraised by his father. Along with hisremaining parent, Romero stayed inUruapan, Michoacan, for approxi-mately five years until his father,Art Leon Romero, a Vietnam vet-eran, decided to move back to theUnited States while giving his sonthe choice to either stay in Mexicoor make the return trip to the US.“At the age of eight I had the oppor-tunity to come back,” he said. “Thedecision was made purely out of cu-riosity.” He decided to move back.

After arriving in the US, Span-ish-speaking Romero was forcedinto an English-speaking class-room– spending five years in Mex-ico had totally erased his English,which he learned hand in hand withSpanish as he grew up. “I had for-gotten how to speak English, whichwas a great pressure because Iearned straight As that entire year,”Romero said. “I was so nervousabout not getting everything theteacher was saying.”

His father’s declining health fur-ther complicated life in the US.When Romero was 15, his dad hadnumerous strokes and also wentblind. “I had to take care of an oldVietnam veteran who could be dif-ficult at crucial moments,” Romerosaid. “At the age of 15 (Isaac’s age)he decided to sell the house. I had tolook after his best interests andhonor his decision.” The house,which was in El Sereno, was soldfor $15,000 and Romero handled

the entire transaction since his fa-ther’s judgment, subsequent to thestrokes, had become impaired.

For the remainder of his high-school career, Romero relocated toCarson to live with his mother’s rela-tives, and he graduated from CarsonHigh School. “I was there for twoyears, graduated, and then went outon my own,” he said. “For the firstmonth, I lived in a chiropractor’s of-fice in Carson.” After-hours noisecomplaints from neighbors, however,quickly forced Romero to find an-other place to live, even though hesaid was never in the building whenthose complaints were made.

After a couple weeks of living inhis car, Romero called a friend, look-ing for advice. It was one day beforehe was going to sign up for the Army.She advised him to apply for the JobCorps, to which he was subsequentlyaccepted. The rest is history.

If everything goes according toplan, Romero will be exiting theCorps in six months, concluding histwo-and-a-half-year stay. Armedwith his experience in college poli-tics (he has gone to Sacramento tolobby for the students he representsas LBCC’s ASB president), Romerois set to begin an internship positionwith Long Beach CouncilmemberRobert Garcia as an assistant fielddeputy. Even though the position isunpaid, Romero said he is hopefulthat it will turn into a job opportu-nity.

Before pursuing a full-time ca-

reer in politics, Romero said heplans to finish school and that he isunofficially declaring a historymajor. As of right now, Cal StateLong Beach is in his sights, al-though he will apply to UCLA andother major universities within thecoming year.

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grand opening of Bixby Knolls’s new Marshalls department

store, 4552 Atlantic Ave., a project that started construction

approximately nine months ago. Amy Bodek, executive di-

rector of the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency, kicked

the ceremony off by thanking representatives from the fed-

eral, state, and local government levels for their support.

Congresswoman Laura Richardson was present, in addi-

tion to representatives from the offices of State Senator

Alan Lowenthal and Assemblymembers Bonnie Lowenthal

and Warren Furutani. “The store, which will bring between

60 and 80 jobs, gives people the opportunity to buy things

that we both need and want,” Bodek said. “Let’s get this

over with and go shopping.” Richardson, who was on the

Long Beach City Council when talks of the project began,

gave praise to 6th District Councilmember Rae Gabelich

(pictured below), who oversaw the job. “We really need to

give it up for Councilwoman Rae Gabelich,” Richardson

said, eliciting applause from the crowd. Terri Ponchak

(pictured right), local resident, was there to be one of the

store’s first customers. “This is great,” she said. “I can

stay in my own neighborhood to shop.”

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Entertainment Writer

How does one improve upon thebest of the best? How does one makemy favorite play of all plays even bet-ter? I couldn’t wait to see if it waspossible, knowing that the odds infavor of such a phenomenon werebrutal at best. And as I suspected, theperfection of the commonly producedshorter version of The Importance ofBeing Earnest still remains the stan-dard bearer, at least for me.

However, the Ark Theatre Com-pany’s mounting of the first-ever LosAngeles production of Oscar Wilde’slonger original script is still a delight,and a should-see for devotees ofEarnest. Rest assured, the Ark’s efforton the play’s behalf yields far morethan a few delicious moments.

The differences in the original ver-sion are the title, one additional minorcharacter, a brief additional act, thesurnames of two characters, someadded verbiage here and there, and,curiously enough, the rather glaring (Ithought) omission of the fifth to thelast word uttered by Jack (Ernest)Worthing in the end-of-play “punchline.” Otherwise, all of the priceless

dialogue that we fans know and loveis there, all there.

Apparently Wilde had originallythought to name the play Lady Lanc-ing, after a very minor character whois mentioned once but does not actu-ally appear in either version of thescript. But the ever-so-fabulous playon words that eventually became theplay’s sole title was conceived a bitlater, and is so much more fun, don’tyou think? I agree.

The added character in the addedscene is a solicitor (lawyer) chargedwith persuading Algernon to settle hisdebt at London’s Savoy Hotel. Alger-non Moncrieff and Lady Bracknell,we learn, began as Algernon Mont-ford and Lady Brancaster in the orig-inal script. I don’t have a preferenceeither way between Brancaster andBracknell, but Moncrieff is so muchmore alliterative than Montford!

For those who aren’t familiar withWilde’s finest work, Earnest is about,well, nothing really. That is what’s soamazing. Wilde keeps us on the edgeof our seats waiting for an outcome ina play that is all comedic reparteeamounting to little more than mean-ingless nonsense. In the end, we havebeen gleefully subjected to Wilde’smerciless skewering of England’sVictorian upper class, and have beengifted with a truly satisfying final lineof dialogue.

Oh, there’s a silly plot about twoyoung women who place the nameErnest above all other “virtues” in ahusband. Their two gentlemen fancythemselves advanced “Bunburyists”–a “Bunburyist” being one who inventsa friend or relative who requires hisfrequent attention, to be used as an ex-

cuse for bowing out of dreary familyget-togethers and other obligations infavor of doing what one wants.

One of the gentlemen has had achallenging upbringing due to ananny’s unfortunate error, resulting inhis having been abandoned, as an in-fant, in a handbag at Victoria Station–the Brighton line. And on and on…

Ken Johnson and Douglas Lealco-star as Jack (Ernest) and Algy, andthey are, in a word, marvelous– as ex-pressive as any two actors I’ve seenin these roles.

Caroline Sharp’s Cecily is a studyin self-confident adolescent Victoriansuperficiality combined with an ex-traordinary gift of gab. Sharp does anexquisite job. Other cast members areQuincy Miller (Reverend Chasuble),Brendon Hawley (Lane and Mr. Grib-sby– the added character), DevonMyers (Merriman), Helene McCardle(Lady Brancaster), Anna Quirino-Mi-randa (Gwendolen) and Osa Danam(Miss Prism).

Leal also co-directs the fine pro-duction with Derek Charles Liv-ingston on a spare but more-than-adequate set whose designer wasn’tspecified. Props are invisible– think,stuffing one’s face with cucumbersandwiches and muffins without hav-ing any available– which detractednothing from the effect. Sometimesthe imagination is even funnier thanthe real thing.

As for Lady Lancing, Wilde him-self changed the play’s title to The Im-portance of Being Earnest before theplay ever opened. Wilde’s producerinsisted upon shortening the originalscript and made the cuts himself. Thestory goes that Wilde never approvedof the shortened version. Of the 1895premiere, Wilde reportedly quipped,“From time to time I was reminded ofa play I once wrote myself, called TheImportance of Being Earnest.” I thinkWilde was being a bit dramatic.

Lady Lancing, or The Importanceof Being Earnest, produced by theArk Theatre Company, continues atThe Attic Theatre, 5429 W. Washing-ton Blvd., in Los Angeles, throughAug. 15. Performances are Fridaysand Saturdays at 8pm; Sunday Aug. 8at 7pm; and Sunday Aug. 15 at 2pm.General admission is $20; studentsand seniors are $15. Call the box of-fice at (323) 969-1707 for reserva-tions and information, or emailinfo@arktheatre.org. ß

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Terry McWeeney returned as announcer of the event. “I think it was the bestone we ever had,” he said. “We had about 215 cars, and it was good qualitystuff. It’s the most cars since I’ve been doing it.”

McWeeney said that, near the very end of the car show, a mysterious whitebox was brought out, a raffle-type ticket was pulled from it and its number wasannounced. Everyone looked around at each other, a bit confused, until awoman indicated that she’d had the winning ticket. She went up to the stageand was given a box.

“It was a ring from her boyfriend,” McWeeney said. “He got down on hisknee and proposed to her. I think that was a nice touch.”

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Finding out about the closing bysheer serendipity, my husband Samand I made a final visit with ourfriends for a farewell Limone dinner.I had to have the Pappardelle Ben-evento (a luscious pasta with lamb incream sauce) one last time.

In a discussion with our friendRoberta Friedman as to what madeLimone’s end so distressing, she and Icouldn’t put our (collective) finger onit. Something made the attractive andfriendly little neighborhood pastahouse at Orange and Wardlow spe-cial– an “it” factor, the two of us fi-nally surmised.

Owner and executive chef JohnHuson, appearing saddened but not atall bitter, simply said, “There were novillains. I had to pay a lot of rent upfront while waiting for the planningdepartment’s approval. But the fact is,

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son,” Boyd said. “They have them forevery agency.” By using a liaison, theproblem is expedited because it ismore accurately directed to the appro-priate department and individual withthe agency– a task that is not so sim-ple when dealing with large organiza-tions like the Internal RevenueService.

While casework attention is amajor asset for the 37th District pop-ulation, many are more concernedabout other issues, such as the cancel-lation of the production of Boeing’sC-17 cargo jet. Richardson noted that

her efforts to keep jobs in the LongBeach/Signal Hill area include work-ing to make sure the Boeing Com-pany continues its manufacture of thatC-17 transport.

Production of the aircraft employsapproximately 5,000 people in Boe-ing’s Long Beach plant. “I am veryglad that we were able to get someforeign orders for the C-17 becausethat will buy us some time,” she said,explaining that production of theplane will continue for at least twomore years. “That gives us the oppor-tunity to get together with DefenseSecretary Gates to explain the impor-tance of maintaining the C-17 line,”Richardson added. “I’ve been to Iraqonce and Afghanistan twice, and ifyou talk to the men and women whoare serving there, they prefer the C-17s over the C-5s and any otherplanes that are out there.”

Richardson said the C-17 is thelast US-made cargo airlift plane. “It’s

the only one that you can actually puta 100-bed hospital in,” she noted. “Sowe need to keep it going.”

She said she has begun workingwith Norm Dicks, the new chair of theUS House of Representatives DefenseAppropriations Committee. “He’s ac-tually from Seattle, where the Boeingheadquarters is,” she said. “So we willbe working together to keep C-17production going.”

According to Richardson, manyleaders in the various branches of theUS armed forces do not agree withGates’s recent statements that the USmilitary does not need to purchaseany more C-17s. “There is a differ-ence of opinion,” she said, adding thatshe believes that she and Dicks willbe able to persuade Gates that ex-panding the US C-17 fleet is in Amer-ica’s best interests.

Turning to the topic of the federalgovernment’s burgeoning debt,Richardson insisted that she and most

of her colleagues in the House of Rep-resentatives are working hard to re-duce the debt by appropriating federalfunds in a fiscally responsible manner.“We are not appropriating as much aswe used to,” she said. “We have topull in our reins and not spend asmuch money.”

Richardson said she supports therecently adopted rule that unless anappropriation is deemed emergencyspending, money for it must come outof the existing federal budget and can-not be borrowed. “Now we say, youhave to find the money already in thebudget to pay for [a program],” shesaid. “The days of just blanket spend-ing are no longer the case.”

Richardson stressed that she sup-ports paying for the extension of fed-eral unemployment benefits from theexisting budget, but the US Senatepassed the extension as an emergencyspending measure, even though thatmeans the federal government will

have to borrow the money to pay forit. She noted that however it is funded,the extension had to be passed. “If aperson does not have a job, we’re ei-ther going to pay now or pay later,”she explained. “We’re either going tohelp with unemployment or we’regoing to help with housing or someother form of assistance later.”

Richardson acknowledged thatmany Americans are dissatisfied withthe way the federal government is op-erating, but she said that dissatisfac-tion extends to both the Democratsand the Republicans. “People are justmad at our current situation and howbad things are,” she said, stressing thatmuch of the strain on the federalbudget has come from the wars in Iraqand Afghanistan. “We (the Democ-rats) will lose some seats, but do Ithink we are going to lose the House?No,” she said. “We will not lose ourmajority.” ß

state must never be party to keepingcommitted, loving couples apart,”he said. “This is but the latest vic-

tory in a long march toward fullequality that has yet to be realizedfor the majority of LGBT couplesand families in the United States.

California Democrats will continueto fight on the side of basic fairnessand equality under law until theright to marry is extended to all cou-ples.”

Long Beach Mayor Bob Fostersaid the decision to declare Propo-sition 8 unconstitutional marks animportant step in the civil rightsmovement towards marriage equal-ity. “I applaud the Long BeachLGBT community and allies fortheir courage and tenacity in theirefforts to win this ruling,” he said.

Long Beach 5th District Coun-cilmember Gerrie Schipske calledthe ruling a reason to celebrate.“Today’s ruling from the FederalCourt should be cause for celebra-tion for everyone, no matter what aperson’s beliefs are concerning sex-ual orientation, because all of ourconstitutional rights were reaf-firmed and remain intact,” she said.

Among celebrations across thecountry was a rally in Long BeachWednesday night at Bixby Park,which hundreds of people attended,including representatives from theLong Beach City Council, theHuman Rights Campaign Fund, theLong Beach Lambda DemocraticClub, the First CongregationalChurch, Lambda Legal, AMP Or-ganization, the Center Long Beachand various media.

The next stage in California’sbattle over same-sex marriage willoccur Aug. 6, when Walker holds anew hearing. ß

The Long Beach Police Depart-ment is warning the public of a trendof strong-arm street robberies thathave been occurring in Long Beachand surrounding cities that sometimes

involve the victims being assaultedduring the crime.

In the past few months, numerousrobberies have occurred citywide in-volving victims who are robbed oftheir gold or silver necklaces whilethey are walking. Most of the victimsare female, and are victimized whilecarrying laundry, grocery bags, orchildren.

The robberies have all been crimesof opportunity where the suspectspots a potential victim who is dis-tracted or in a position of disadvan-tage, approaches the victim, snatcheshis or her necklace, and then flees.Some of the recent victims were as-saulted prior to the robbery, but none

suffered serious injuries.Most of these types of robberies

occurred mid-day by suspects whosometimes approached the victimsfrom behind, and fled on foot or via abicycle. Most suspects involved inthese robberies are males, ranging inage from teens to mid- twenties.

The community is encouraged topractice the following safety tips toreduce the chances that one will betargeted for this crime:

• If wearing necklaces during every-day activities, keep them concealedunder clothing as opposed to in plainview, especially those with medal-lions, charms, or nameplates

• Be aware and alert of surroundings

and who is around, and try to walkwith other people whenever possi-ble

• If you feel you are being followed ortargeted, try to move to a well-pop-ulated area

• If you are the victim of a robbery,call 9-1-1 immediately and try togive a good description of the sus-pect

If you have been the victim of arobbery or an attempted robbery andhave not yet reported it, call (562)435-6711. If you have any informa-tion regarding these crimes, call theLong Beach Police Department Rob-bery Detail at (562) 570-7464.

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Former mayor Beverly O’Neilland publisher Harry Saltzgaver willbe at the Historical Society of LongBeach, 4260 Atlantic Ave., signingcopies of their new book PassionatelyPositive: The Beverly O’Neill Story.

First Fridays will continue to blurthe lines between artist and attendeewith the interactive elements now inplace. August will launch “PoetryBox,” where participants may submitpoems related to Bixby Knolls. Atten-dees are also encouraged to bringsomething to stick on the “LeaveSomething Behind” collage– a uniqueabstract collection, as well as to par-ticipate in the community art piecewhere the public can pick up a pen

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congresswoman also noted that asteadily increasing number of peopleare coming to her offices for help withvarious federal agencies. “In 2008,when I first got elected, we had helpedwith 71 cases,” she said. “In 2009 wehad 273 cases. This year, by the end ofJuly, we have helped 214 people.”Richardson stressed that a member of

Congress should not just work on leg-islation, but should work hard to helpconstituents solve real-life problems.

Talking about federal funding forlocal programs, Richardson told thecouncil that one of her priorities is tomake sure that Signal Hill gets the fed-eral dollars it deserves. She noted herrecent appointment as chair of theHouse’s subcommittee on emergencycommunications preparedness and re-sponse. “When we were looking atneeding interoperable radios last year

through appropriations, we were ableto help with that,” she said, explainingthat she helped secure funding for theSHPD to be able to purchase such ra-dios for its officers to be able to di-rectly communicate with otherlaw-enforcement and emergency re-sponder agencies when necessary.“Now I am happy to say that all of theurban security grants will be fallingunder my jurisdiction,” she said. “Thatmakes it a whole lot easier for me tohelp you get some of the funding that

you so desperately need.”Richardson noted that she is also

on the Transportation and Infrastruc-ture subcommittee, which, she said,would enable her to help Signal Hillget the funding it needs for the CherryAvenue widening projects and othernecessary infrastructure improve-ments. The congresswoman praisedcity staff for their speed and efficiencyin submitting plans to her office thatqualify for federal funding. “Yourfolks are always on time in getting uswhat we need to be able to advocatefor you,” she said.

The city’s population is also a fac-tor in how many federal dollars flowinto Signal Hill programs and projects,and Richardson noted that early thisyear, some US Census forms mailedto Signal Hill residents had LongBeach listed as their address. “We’regoing to make sure that Signal Hillresidents are not counted as LongBeach residents,” she said. “We are

going to be meeting regularly (with

Census Bureau staff) to make sure the

numbers are correct, and, if you feel

they are not, you will have the oppor-

tunity to contest it.”

After her presentation, all the

council members took turns praising

Richardson for her hard work on be-

half of the City and residents of Signal

Hill.

“We are very pleased to have you

working for us,” said Councilwoman

Ellen Ward. “We have never been rep-

resented like this before.”

Councilman Mike Noll agreed,

noting that, in his 18 years on the

council, he had never seen a congress-

man or congresswoman more acces-

sible to the residents, councilmembers

or city staff of Signal Hill.

Wilson echoed those comments.

“Being accessible is really important,”

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studies as needed to control thesources of these pollutants.”

Munoz explained that the citiesand Caltrans are part of a regionalJoint Powers Authority (JPA) for inte-grated water management and areworking together to comply with theEPA TMDL regulation. According toMunoz, the EPA first published a draftTMDL for the channel in November2008. Soon afterwards, the citiesformed a committee and hired a con-sulting firm to make recommenda-tions to the EPA. “As a result of thiseffort, EPA accepted some key recom-mendations and the establishedTMDL is more workable and reducedsome long-term costs for the (citiesand Caltrans),” she said.

The JPA, the seven cities and Cal-trans are now developing an imple-mentation plan to comply with theTMDL. On Tuesday the council ap-proved a Memorandum of Agreementfor the administration and cost sharingof the implementation plan. “The costfor the City of Signal Hill is $6,808 per$100,000 (spent on the plan),” Munozsaid. “To date, the city has incurred$157,000 in TMDL technical assis-tance costs, which will be reimbursedto the city. Future costs for compliancewith the TMDL are undetermined atthis time but will be shared by thecities and Caltrans based on the cost-sharing formula.”

In a separate action, the council au-

thorized Farfsing to execute a memo-randum of understanding with the Cityof Los Angeles in order for the City ofSignal Hill to receive US Departmentof Homeland Security (DHS) fundsthrough the Los Angeles/Long BeachUrban Area Security Initiative(UASI). Signal Hill Police Chief TomSonoff told the council that the$40,000 in DHS funds will come fromadditional monies available throughthe 2007 UASI grant, and Los Angeleshas been designated as the fiscal agentresponsible for disbursing the funds toqualifying cities.

“Funds received through this grantwill be used to purchase personal pro-tective suits in the event of a biologicalterrorist attack,” Sonoff said.

In a third action, the council au-thorized Sonoff to assign a Signal Hillpolice detective to the LA IMPACTAsset Forfeiture Team.

“The Los Angeles InteragencyMetropolitan Police ApprehensionCrime Task Force (LA IMPACT) iscomprised of numerous federal, state,and local law-enforcement agencies inLos Angeles County whose primaryfocus is to investigate major crimes,with an emphasis on dismantling midto major level drug-trafficking organ-izations,” Sonoff said. “The SignalHill Police Department has the oppor-tunity to assign a detective to LA IM-PACT’s Asset Forfeiture Team.”

Sonoff noted that LA IMPACTwill compensate the SHPD $50,000per year for the time the SHPD detec-tive spends working with the task

force. LA IMPACT will give theSHPD an additional $50,000 from as-sets seized from drug dealers.

Sonoff said the total of approxi-mately $100,000 will more than com-pensate the department for overtimecosts related to the detective’s workwith the task force.

In other news, recently appointedChamber of Commerce PresidentShari Blackwell presented a $1,000check to the City of Signal Hill, whichwill help fund the Brown Bag Pro-gram, a state-run project that providesdonated vegetables and other food topeople 60 and older.

“Tonight we have the pleasure topresent a check for $1,000 to the coun-cil for the Brown Bag Program,”Blackwell said. “Part of the proceedsare from the golf tournament and otherfunctions that we hold.”

Presenting the check alongsideBlackwell was Laurie Sullivan, thechamber’s treasurer. Both Blackwelland Sullivan have operated their busi-nesses, the Undershirt Inc. and AAACalvert, respectively, in Signal Hill formany years.

Signal Hill Mayor Edward Wilson,who participated in the golf tourna-ment, accepted the check. “I want tothank the chamber for their presenta-tion and the check,” said Wilson.“This will go a long way for helpingour Brown Bag Program.”

The next meeting of the city coun-cil is scheduled for 7pm on Tuesday,Aug. 17 in the council chambers ofSignal Hill City Hall. ß Copyright © 2010 Mission Pharmacal Company. All rights reserved. DRS-10901

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TST3499notiCe of truStee'S Sale tS no. 08-0095412title order no. 08-8-348971 investor/insurer no.150769221 aPn no. 7148-010-084 you are in de-fault under a deed of truSt, dated11/07/2006. unleSS you taKe aCtion to Pro-teCt your ProPerty, it May Be Sold at aPuBliC Sale. if you need an exPlanationof tHe nature of tHe ProCeeding againStyou, you SHould ContaCt a laWyer." noticeis hereby given that reContruSt CoMPany, asduly appointed trustee pursuant to the deed of trustexecuted by JeSuS garCia, a Married Man aSHiS Sole & SeParate PfoPerty, dated11/07/2006 and recorded 11/22/06, as instrument no.06 2599177, in Book , Page ), of official records inthe office of the County recorder of los angelesCounty, State of California, will sell on 09/03/2010 at10:30aM, at the West side of the los angeles CountyCourthouse, directly facing norwalk Blvd., 12720 nor-walk Blvd., norwalk, Ca 90650 at public auction, to thehighest bidder for cash or check as described below,payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interestconveyed to and now held by it under said deed oftrust, in the property situated in said County and Stateand as more fully described in the above referenceddeed of trust. the street address and other commondesignation, if any, of the real property describedabove is purported to be: 1124 eaSt 32nd Street,Signal Hill, Ca, 90755. the undersigned trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common designation, if any,shown herein. the total amount of the unpaid balancewith interest thereon of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initial pub-lication of the notice of Sale is $765,719.92. it is pos-sible that at the time of sale the opening bid may beless than the total indebtedness due. in addition tocash, the trustee will accept cashier's checks drawnon a state or national bank, a check drawn by a stateor federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association, savings associ-ation, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of thefinancial Code and authorized to do business in thisstate. Said sale will be made, in an ''aS iS'' condition,but without covenant or warranty, express or implied,regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfythe indebtedness secured by said deed of trust, ad-vances thereunder, with interest as provided, and theunpaid principal of the note secured by said deed oftrust with interest thereon as provided in said note,plus fees, charges and expenses of the trustee andof the trusts created by said deed of trust. dated:12/04/2008 reContruSt CoMPany 1800 tapoCanyon rd., Sv2-202 SiMi valley, Ca 93063Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale information (626) 927-4399 By:-- trustee's Sale officer reContruStCoMPany is a debt collector attempting to collect adebt. any information obtained will be used for thatpurpose. aSaP# 3676207 08/06/2010, 08/13/2010,08/20/2010

TST3494notiCe of truStee'S Sale tS no. 09-0016887title order no. 09-8-055639 investor/insurer no.1704033174 aPn no. 7215-007-079 you are indefault under a deed of truSt, dated06/13/2007. unleSS you taKe aCtion to Pro-teCt your ProPerty, it May Be Sold at aPuBliC Sale. if you need an exPlanationof tHe nature of tHe ProCeeding againStyou, you SHould ContaCt a laWyer." noticeis hereby given that reContruSt CoMPany, n.a.,as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the deed oftrust executed by aMyriCa Centeno, a SingleWoMan, dated 06/13/2007 and recorded 06/25/07,as instrument no. 20071515102, in Book , Page ), ofofficial records in the office of the County recorderof los angeles County, State of California, will sell on08/27/2010 at 10:30aM, at the West side of the losangeles County Courthouse, directly facing norwalkBlvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd., norwalk, Ca 90650 atpublic auction, to the highest bidder for cash or checkas described below, payable in full at time of sale, allright, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by itunder said deed of trust, in the property situated insaid County and State and as more fully described inthe above referenced deed of trust. the street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, of thereal property described above is purported to be: 2296gaviota avenue # 18, Signal Hill, Ca, 90755.the undersigned trustee disclaims any liability for any

incorrectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. the total amount ofthe unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obliga-tion secured by the property to be sold plus reason-able estimated costs, expenses and advances at thetime of the initial publication of the notice of Sale is$373,534.83. it is possible that at the time of sale theopening bid may be less than the total indebtednessdue. in addition to cash, the trustee will acceptcashier's checks drawn on a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state or federal credit union, or acheck drawn by a state or federal savings and loanassociation, savings association, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 of the financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state. Said sale willbe made, in an ''aS iS'' condition, but without covenantor warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtednesssecured by said deed of trust, advances thereunder,with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal ofthe note secured by said deed of trust with interestthereon as provided in said note, plus fees, chargesand expenses of the trustee and of the trusts createdby said deed of trust. dated: 05/21/2009 reCon-truSt 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# 3659955 07/30/2010, 08/06/2010, 08/13/2010

TST3486notiCe of truStee’S Sale tS no. 10-0050921title order no. 10-8-202046 aPn no. 7216-021-068you are in default under a deed of truSt,dated 11/03/2008. unleSS you taKe aCtionto ProteCt your ProPerty, it May Be Soldat a PuBliC Sale. if you need an exPlana-tion of tHe nature of tHe ProCeedingagainSt you, you SHould ContaCt alaWyer. notice is hereby given that reContruStCoMPany, n.a., as duly appointed trustee pursuantto the deed of trust executed by teraCe l. Bar-rett, a Single WoMan dated 11/03/2008 andrecorded 11/17/08, as instrument no. 20082023846,in Book , Page ), of official records in the office of theCounty recorder of los angeles County State of Cal-ifornia, will sell on 08/20/2010 at 1:00PM, at the frontentrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350West Mission Blvd., Pomona, los angeles, Ca at pub-lic auction to the highest bidder for cash or check asdescribed below, payable in full at time of sale, all right,title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it undersaid deed of trust, in the property situated in saidCounty and State and as more fully described in theabove referenced deed of trust. the street addressand other common designation, if any of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 1903 teM-Ple avenue #125, Signal Hill, Ca, 90755. theundersigned trustee disclaims any liability for any in-correctness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. the total amount ofthe unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obliga-tion secured by the property to be sold plus reason-able estimated costs, expenses and advances at thetime of the initial publication of the notice of Sale is$226,963.51. it is possible that at the time of sale theopening bid may be less than the total indebtednessdue. in addition to cash, the trustee will acceptcashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state or federal credit union, or acheck drawn by a state or federal savings and loanassociation, savings association, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 of the financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state. Said sale willbe made, in an “aS iS” condition, but with outcovenant or warranty, express or implied, regardingtitle, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the in-debtedness secured by said deed of trust, advancesthereunder, with interest at provided, and the unpaidprincipal of the note secured by said deed of trustwith interest thereon at provided in said note, plusfees, charges and expenses of the trustee and of thetrusts created by said deed of trust. if required by theprovisions of section 2923.5 of the California CivilCode, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiaryor authorized agent is attached to the notice oftrustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriateCounty recorder’s office. dated: 07/22/2010 re-ContruSt CoMPany, n.a. 1800 tapo Canyonrd., Ca6-914-01-94 SiMi valley, Ca 93063Phone/Sale information: (800) 281 8219 By: trustee’sSale officer reContruSt CoMPany n.a., is adebt collector attempting to collect a debt. any infor-mation obtained will be used for that purpose. fei #1006.104154 7/23, 7/30, 8/06/2010

TST3488notiCe of truStee'S Sale tS # Ca-10-357021-al order # 433359 you are in default undera deed of truSt dated 12/28/2005. unleSSyou taKe aCtion to ProteCt your ProP-erty, it May Be Sold at a PuBliC Sale. if youneed an exPlanation of tHe nature of tHeProCeeding againSt you, you SHouldContaCt a laWyer. a public auction sale to thehighest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on astate or national bank, check drawn by state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by a state or federalsavings and loan association, or savings association,or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the fi-nancial code and authorized to do business in thisstate, will be held by duly appointed trustee. the salewill be made, but without covenant or warranty, ex-pressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or en-cumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by the deed of trust, with interest andlate charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), ad-vances, under the terms of the deed of trust, interestthereon, fees, charges and expenses of the trusteefor the total amount (at the time of the initial publicationof the notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be setforth below. the amount may be greater on the day ofsale. BenefiCiary May eleCt to Bid leSStHan tHe total aMount due. trustor(s): Hil-dred Ward, a Married WoMan, aS Her Soleand SeParate ProPerty recorded: 1/5/2006 asinstrument no. 06 0022001 in book xxx, page xxxof official records in the office of the recorder of loSangeleS County, California; date of Sale: 8/12/2010at 10:30 aM Place of Sale: at the West side of the losangeles County Courthouse, directly facing norwalkBlvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd., norwalk, Ca 90650amount of unpaid balance and other charges:$263,396.16 the purported property address is: 2504e WilloW St unit 308 Signal Hill, Ca 90755assessors Parcel no. 7214-009-083 the undersignedtrustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness ofthe property address or other common designation, ifany, shown herein. if no street address or other com-mon designation is shown, please refer to the refer-enced legal description for property location. in theevent no common address or common designation ofthe property is provided herein directions to the loca-tion of the property may be obtained within 10 days ofthe date of first publication of this notice of Sale bysending a written request to JPMorgan Chase Bank,n.a. 7301 Baymeadows Way Jacksonville fl 32256Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the under-signed, on behalf of the beneficiary, loan servicer orauthorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] the mort-gage loan servicer has obtained from the commis-sioner a final or temporary order of exemptionpursuant to Section 2923.53 that is current and validon the date the notice of sale is filed; [ 2 ] the time-frame for giving notice of sale specified in subdivision(a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.52 . if the trustee is unable to convey titlefor any reason, the successful bidder's sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid tothe trustee, and the successful bidder shall have nofurther recourse. if the sale is set aside for any reason,the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a re-turn of the deposit paid. the Purchaser shall have nofurther recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mort-gagee, or the Mortgagee's attorney. date: 7/20/2010Quality loan Service Corp. 2141 5th avenue Sandiego, Ca 92101 619-645-7711 for non Sale infor-mation only Sale line: 714-730-2727 or login to:www.fidelityasap.com reinstatement line: 619-645-7711 Quality loan Service, Corp. if you have previ-ously been discharged through bankruptcy, you mayhave been released of personal liability for this loan inwhich case this letter is intended to exercise the noteholder's rights against the real property only. tHiS no-tiCe iS Sent for tHe PurPoSe of ColleCt-ing a deBt. tHiS firM iS atteMPting toColleCt a deBt on BeHalf of tHe Holderand oWner of tHe note. any inforMationoBtained By or Provided to tHiS firM ortHe Creditor Will Be uSed for tHat Pur-PoSe. as required by law, you are hereby notified thata negative credit report reflecting on your credit recordmay be submitted to a credit report agency if you failto fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. aSaP#3629832 07/23/2010, 07/30/2010, 08/06/2010

TST3489notiCe of truStee'S Sale trustee Sale #Ca0934173-2 loan# 1769160928 order # 4016806you are in default under a deed of truStdated 06/07/2007. unleSS you taKe aCtionto ProteCt your ProPerty, it May Be Soldat a PuBliC Sale. if you need an exPlana-tion of tHe nature of tHe ProCeedingSagainSt you, you SHould ContaCt a

laWyer. on 08/16/2010 at 10:30aM, MtC finan-Cial inC., dba truStee CorPS as the duly ap-pointed Substituted trustee under and pursuant todeed of trust recorded on 06/13/2007 as documentno. 20071423685 of official records in the office of therecorder of los angeles County, California, exe-cuted by, aMBer WHitney, a Single WoMan, astrustor, JPMorgan CHaSe BanK, n.a., as Bene-ficiary, Will Sell at PuBliC auCtion to tHeHigHeSt Bidder for CaSH (payable at time ofsale in lawful money of the united States, by cash acashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state or federal credit union, or acheck drawn by a state or federal savings and loanassociation, savings association, or savings bankspecified in section 5102 of the financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state). at: tHeWeSt Side of tHe loS angeleS CountyCourtHouSe direCtly faCing norWalKBlvd., 12720 norWalK Blvd., norWalK, Cathe property heretofore described is being sold "asis". all right, title and interest conveyed to and now heldby it under said deed of trust in the property situatedin said County and State describing the land therein:aPn # 7214-021-045 aS More fully deSCriBedon Said deed of truSt. the street address andother common designation, if any, of the real propertydescribed above is purported to be: 2501 teMPleave #307, Signal Hill, Ca 90755 the undersignedtrustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness ofthe street address and other common designation, ifany, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regardingtitle, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remain-ing principal sum of the note(s) secured by said deedof trust, with interest thereon, as provided in saidnote(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the deedof trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of thetrustee and of the trusts created by said deed oftrust. the total amount of the unpaid balance of theobligation secured by the property to be sold and rea-sonable estimated costs, expenses and advances atthe time of the initial publication of the notice oftrustee's Sale is: $334,499.92 (estimated amount).accrued interest and additional advances, if any, willincrease this figure prior to sale. if the trustee is un-able to convey title for any reason, the successful bid-der's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return ofmonies paid to the trustee and the successful biddershall have no further recourse. the Beneficiary undersaid deed of trust heretofore executed and deliveredto the undersigned a written declaration of default anddemand for Sale, and a written notice of default andelection to Sell. the undersigned caused said noticeof default and election to Sell to be recorded in theCounty where the real property is located and morethan three months have elapsed since such recorda-tion. Compliance with California Civil Code Section2924f: the Beneficiary or Beneficiary's agent has in-dicated that the requirements of California Civil CodeSection 2924f have been met. Compliance with Cali-fornia Civil Code Section 2923.52: 1. Pursuant to Cal-ifornia Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalfof the beneficiary, loan servicer or authorized agent,declares as follows: x Servicer does hereby state thatServicer has obtained from the commissioner a finalor temporary order of exemption pursuant to Section2923.53 that is current and valid on the date of the no-tice of sale is filed. 2. timeframe for giving notice ofsale specified in subdivision (a) Section 2923.52 does x does not apply pursuant to section 2923.52or 2923.55 dated: 07/23/2010 MtC finanCial inC.dBa truStee CorPS, as Successor trustee By:ClariSa gaSteluM, truStee SaleS offiCer*truStee CorPS* 30 Corporate Park, Suite 400,irvine, Ca 92606 for Sale inforMation Con-taCt: (714)730-2727, (714) 724-7500, (949) 252-8300 for reinStateMent / Pay offreQueStS ContaCt: (949) 252-8300 aSaP#3651067 07/23/2010, 07/30/2010, 08/06/2010

TST3491notiCe of truStee'S Sale tS no. 09-0024467title order no. 09-8-078375 investor/insurer no.1701372605 aPn no. 7211-026-148 you are indefault under a deed of truSt, dated05/25/2006. unleSS you taKe aCtion to Pro-teCt your ProPerty, it May Be Sold at aPuBliC Sale. if you need an exPlanationof tHe nature of tHe ProCeeding againStyou, you SHould ContaCt a laWyer." noticeis hereby given that reContruSt CoMPany, n.a.,as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the deed oftrust executed by Julia MaCiaS, an unMarriedWoMan, dated 05/25/2006 and recorded 06/02/06,as instrument no. 06 1212686, in Book -, Page -), ofofficial records in the office of the County recorderof los angeles County, State of California, will sell on08/20/2010 at 10:30aM, at the West side of the losangeles County Courthouse, directly facing norwalk

Blvd., 12720 norwalk Blvd., norwalk, Ca 90650 atpublic auction, to the highest bidder for cash or checkas described below, payable in full at time of sale, allright, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by itunder said deed of trust, in the property situated insaid County and State and as more fully described inthe above referenced deed of trust. the street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, of thereal property described above is purported to be: 2599Walnut avenue no. 239, Signal Hill, Ca,907553674. the undersigned trustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrectness of the street address andother common designation, if any, shown herein. thetotal amount of the unpaid balance with interestthereon of the obligation secured by the property to besold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of the no-tice of Sale is $391,847.67. it is possible that at thetime of sale the opening bid may be less than the totalindebtedness due. in addition to cash, the trustee willaccept cashier's checks drawn on a state or nationalbank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union,or a check drawn by a state or federal savings andloan association, savings association, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 of the financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state. Said sale willbe made, in an ''aS iS'' condition, but without covenantor warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtednesssecured by said deed of trust, advances thereunder,with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal ofthe note secured by said deed of trust with interestthereon as provided in said note, plus fees, chargesand expenses of the trustee and of the trusts createdby said deed of trust. dated: 06/07/2009 reCon-truSt 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# 3655801 07/23/2010, 07/30/2010, 08/06/2010

TST3487notiCe of truStee'S Sale tSg no.: 4405414tS no.: Ca1000196278 fHa/va/PMi no.: aPn: 7211-026-054 you are in default under a deed oftruSt, dated 03/23/2006. unleSS you taKeaCtion to ProteCt your ProPerty, it MayBe Sold at a PuBliC Sale. if you need an ex-Planation of tHe nature of tHe ProCeed-ing againSt you, you SHould ContaCt alaWyer. on 08/12/2010 at 01:00 P.M.,. first ameri-can trustee Servicing Solutions, llC f/k/a first amer-ican loanStar trustee Services, llC, as dulyappointed trustee under and pursuant to deed oftrust recorded 03/30/2006, as instrument no. 060676130, in book , page , of official records in the of-fice of the County recorder of los angeles County,State of California. executed by: JaMeS HaS-Sain alHandy, Will Sell at PuBliC auCtionto HigHeSt Bidder for CaSH, CaSHier'SCHeCK/CaSH eQuivalent or other form of pay-ment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of salein lawful money of the united States) at the front en-trance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350West Mission Blvd., Pomona, los angeles county, Caall right, title and interest conveyed to and now heldby it under said deed of trust in the property situatedin said County and State described as: aS Morefully deSCriBed in tHe aBove Mentioneddeed of truSt aPn# 7211-026-054 the street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, of thereal property described above is purported to be: 1460eaSt WilloW Street, unit 202, Signal Hill,Ca, 90755 the undersigned trustee disclaims any li-ability for any incorrectness of the street address andother common designation, if any, shown herein. Saidsale will be made, but without covenant or warranty,expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum ofthe note(s) secured by said deed of trust, with interestthereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, underthe terms of said deed of trust, fees, charges and ex-penses of the trustee and of the trusts created by saiddeed of trust. the total amount of the unpaid balanceof the obligation secured by the property to be soldand reasonable estimated costs, expenses and ad-vances at the time of the initial publication of the noticeof Sale is $331,937.10. the beneficiary under saiddeed of trust heretofore executed and delivered tothe undersigned a written declaration of default anddemand for Sale, and a written notice of default andelection to Sell. the undersigned caused said noticeof default and election to Sell to be recorded in theCounty where the real property is located. date:07/15/2010 first american title insurance Companyfirst american trustee Servicing Solutions, llC f/k/afirst american loanStar trustee Services, llC 3 firstamerican Way Santa ana, Ca 92707 for

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TST3490 / 20100873913FiCTiTioUS BUSiNeSS NAMe STATeMeNT

the following person is doing business as: tHe flaMeBroiler, 321 e. Willow St., long Beach, Ca 90808. registrant:Broiler grouP 786 of la-2 ing., 28 Southwind, irvine, Ca92614. this business is conducted by: a Corporation. i declarethat all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed:timothy van Horn. the registrant has not begun to transact busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed herein.this statement was filed with the county clerk of los angelesCounty on June 25, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed inthe office of the county clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: July 23, 30, & au-gust 6, 13, 201

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the following persons are doing business as: alvarado ex-PreSS, 2264 Myrtle ave., long Beach, Ca 90806. registrant:1. CarloS a. alvardo, 2264 Myrtle ave., long Beach, Ca90806, 2. CeSar e. goMeZ, 3735 Cherry ave., long Beach,Ca 90807. this business is conducted by: a general Partner-ship. i declare that all information in this statement is true andcorrect. Signed: Carlos a. alvarado. the registrant has begunto transact business under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. date started business was July 27, 2010. this

statement was filed with the county clerk of los angeles Countyon July 28, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious business name state-ment expires five years from the date it was filed in the office ofthe county clerk. a new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. the filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business namein violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or com-mon law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. the Signal tribune: July 30, & august 6, 13, 20,2010.

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the following person is doing business as: 1. larKin enter-tainMent, 2. Warner HollyWood StudioS, 11400 W.olympic Blvd. #1510, los angeles, Ca 90064. registrant: g.a.CaBot, 11400 W. olympic Blvd. #1510, los angeles, Ca90064. this business is conducted by: an individual. i declarethat all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed:g.a. Cabot. the registrant has begun to transact business underthe fictitious business name or names listed herein. date startedbusiness was January 12, 2005. this statement was filed withthe county clerk of los angeles County on July 28, 2010. no-tiCe: this fictitious business name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. a newfictitious business name statement must be filed prior to thatdate. the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize theuse in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or common law (see sec-tion 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. theSignal tribune: July 30, & august 6, 13, 20, 2010.

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the following person is doing business as: SurfSide foodS,1339 e. 28th St., Signal Hill, Ca 90755. registrant: xCitefoodS, inC., 1339 e. 28th. St., Signal Hill, Ca 90755. thisbusiness is conducted by: a Corporation. i declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct. Signed: nicholasespinosa, President. the registrant has not begun to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name or names listedherein. this statement was filed with the county clerk of los an-geles County on July 23, 2010. notiCe: this fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date it was filed inthe office of the county clerk. a new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. the filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitiousbusiness name in violation of the rights of another under federal,state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. the Signal tribune: august 6, 13, 20,27, 2010.

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