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Signal Hill leaders took a firststab at last Tuesday’s City Coun-cil meeting to address traffic fromthe big container trucks that rolltheir way to and from the Port ofLos Angeles via Orange Avenue.A traffic controversy centers onOrange Avenue, which is a streetthat runs north and south, startingin Long Beach and cuttingthrough Signal Hill. Within Sig-nal Hill city limits, the avenue hasbeen zoned for light industrialuse, but about six homes werebuilt along Orange Avenue,according to a staff report fromPublic Works Director SteveMyrter. At the June 5 meeting, city

councilmembers wrestled overquestions on just how to managea resident’s complaint that heavy

trucks are traveling throughoutthe day and night between thePort and the Signal Hill truckyardbusinesses based near OrangeAvenue. At the end of the evening’sdiscussion, the Council voted totable the topic until several ques-tions have been answered. The Council did hear city staff

suggestions. The staff recom-mended at first to prohibit spe-cific commercial trucks over acertain weight limit from travel-ing on Orange Avenue from HillStreet to Burnett Street between8pm and 7am. However, ViceMayor Michael Noll pointed outTuesday that there is a bigger pic-ture to consider. Noll asked ifrestricting truck access to OrangeAvenue could lead to more trafficon Cherry Avenue, a designatedtruck route.

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Although a one-dollar addi-tional tax on cigarettes didn’treceive a pass from Californiavoters, term limits and local can-didate Patrick O’Donnell tri-umphed while 47th Districtcongressional candidates AlanLowenthal and Gary DeLongmove forward to the Novemberelection. With his win, O’Donnellbecame the first Long Beachcouncilmember re-elected as awrite-in candidate.

Long Beach City Council– 4thdistrict run-offIn April’s election, incumbent

and write-in candidate Coun-cilmember Patrick O’Donnellcame in second to businessmanDaryl Supernaw by less than 15votes, necessitating a run-off onthis week’s ballot, since formerpolice officer John Watkins wasalso in that race. This round,O’Donnell easily reclaimed hisseat from Supernaw by receivinga 12.2-percent majority. Super-

naw received 43.9 percent toO’Donnell’s 56.1 percent. “The voters of the 4th have

spoken, and they voted for stabil-ity and the continuation of theleadership they’ve had for the lasteight years. I had a pretty big hur-dle to jump over, given the factthat I had to educate the votersthat they had a choice. They hadthe power,” said O’Donnell, refer-ring to the fact that although hehad served his two terms, voterscould return him to office by writ-ing him in on the ballot.Supernaw declined to com-

ment until the final vote countcomes in.O’Donnell outspent Supernaw

by a large margin. Supernaw didnot accept campaign money frompolitical action committees andraised more than $7,000 for hiscampaign. O’Donnell, who raisedalmost $66,000, received contri-butions from individuals, commu-nity members, businesses andlabor, he said.

O’Donnell makes history as 4th district council write-inLowenthal and DeLong advance to November primary for U.S. House’s 47th district

Courtesy Steve Myrter/City of Signal HillIn this map, the streets outlined in red are designated truck routes. The blue boxes indicate trucking companies. The orangeline along Orange Avenue shows where heavy container trucks pass in order to reach the designated truck routes on WillowStreet and Pacific Coast Highway.

Container truck routes onOrange Avenue creatingchallenges for SH leaders

see SH COUNCIL page 10

see ELECTION page 14

Photos by Diana LejinsIncumbent Bonnie Lowenthal (left) received 58.6 percent of the vote for California’s 70th Assembly District, and PatrickO’Donnell (right) made history as the first Long Beach councilmember to be re-elected as a write-in candidate.

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Long Beach resident Moises“Mighty Mo” Orozco began boxingas an 8-year-old. His father RudyOrozco, from local plumbing com-pany Kid Rooter, had boxed whenhe himself was young and trainedboys at a local gym. However,Orozco had to shut down the gymbecause of a lack of boxers. As hisfather closed down the gym, Mofound himself interested in boxing.“Hanging around, traveling to

the different states, watching thecompetition, other people fight-ing...I was watching it and decidedto try it,” Mo said. “I just like beingable to travel with my dad and otherpeople, meet different people, hangout with different people.”Orozco began training his son at

his gym. “I just figured I'm gonnalet him do it,” Rudy said. “He’sgonna get beat, he’ll get discour-

aged, he’ll quit and that’ll be it.”But now, 75 undefeated fights later,Mo is a seasoned, 15-year-old ama-teur boxer poised to compete inU.S.A. Boxing’s 2012 JuniorOlympics in Mobile, Alabama fromJune 19-22.The upcoming bout will feature

14 contestants, each the championof their respective region. Mo, forexample, is regional champion forCalifornia and Nevada. The funnelbegins at the city level, rises to thedistrict level, followed by state,regions, and then national. The win-ner and national champion wouldgo on to compete on the interna-tional amateur boxing circuit.This is the first time Mo has the

chance to later take on the interna-tional circuit. Also, a victory at thebout is the first step to qualifyingfor the Olympics; Orozco and Mohave long aspired for him to win agold medal in the 2016 Summer

Olympics. “In the event that we'renot successful, it's not the onlyway,” Orozco noted. Other boutscan qualify and funnel boxers forthe Olympics.Mo has won nationally before,

garnering the 2008 Silver Glovesaward, among many others. “He’swon every amateur tournament orchampionship that he could've wonduring his time,” Orozco said. ButMo’s prior age forbade him from par-ticipating in the 15- and 16-year-olds-only 2012 Junior Olympics bout. “Inamateur boxing, they can't be morethan five pounds off from each other,and no more than 24 months,”Orozco explained. For example, a17-year-old cannot face off against a14-year-old– their bodies are too rap-idly changing.Mo currently trains six days out of

every week. Homeschooled, Mo hasa flexible enough schedule to trainduring the weekdays. Mo said hishomeschooling began a year after hebegan boxing. “It helped, but itwouldn't have mattered. Even if hedidn't box, I still would've home-schooled him,” Orozco noted. “Itworked out for our convenience.” Mobegins in the morning with either a45-minute, four- to five-mile run ortrains with coach Alisha Lopez at NoLimits Sports And Fitness Academyin Signal Hill.Lopez works with Mo on

strength, conditioning, and flexibilitytraining at her gym, and she alsomonitored and tweaked Mo’s diet tooptimize his performance. “[Orozco]

said that his son was in boxing and hewanted to take his son to the nextlevel,” Lopez said. “He would gettired and fatigued.” Strength and con-ditioning training give Mo morestamina for fights, while flexibilitytraining ensures Mo properlystretches to avoid injuring himself.“He's a good, competitive athlete,”Lopez said. “It's really nice when youwork with a kid who likes what he'sdoing. And when he shows up totrain, he's 100-percent ready to go.”In the afternoon, Mo heads to the

boxing gym for two to three hours.Orozco and Mo change up where hetrains to find places with the propersparring level. Mo trains whereverthey end up with another coach,Anthony Huzair. “I was the coach upto maybe two years ago, and then Igot another guy...he has a little bitmore knowledge as far as Olympicsstyle,” Orozco explained. “I'm not asfamiliar as he is, so I let him takeover.” Olympics boxing emphasizesstrategizing, technique, and carefulpunch placement over sheer brawn.“Plus, since we're together all day,and then I’m the coach, the dad, andthe homeschooling teacher and thedisciplinarian… it's better that waysometimes,” he said.Mo is an amateur boxer, rather

than a professional boxer. “It's notabout getting beat up. It's about scor-ing points,” Orozco explained. Ama-teur boxing is safer and moreregulated. Referees end fightsquicker, and boxers score points byhitting the white portions of their

opponent’s glove. For example, adirect punch to the opponent’s gutdoes not net any points, though itmay make the opponent susceptibleto a “clean shot” to the white, point-counting portions. Even knockingsomeone down only scores onepoint.Still, it is unclear if Mo is a future

professional boxer. “That's not partof my vision,” Orozco said. “Let'sjust say he was to win a gold medal.And let's just say someone was tooffer him a lot of money to sign acontract. Then it'd be up to him to say,‘Can I still go to college and still dothis professionally with the kind ofmoney they're offering?’” Mo himselfdoesn’t know yet as well. “It alldepends,” Mo said. “Maybe.” If notboxing, Mo said he may become alawyer or doctor, though he is unsure.Mo’s nickname comes from 1

Chronicles 12:1-2, which partiallyreads, “...they were among themighty men, helpers of the war.They were armed with bows, andcould use both the right hand and theleft in hurling stones and shootingarrows out of a bow.” These Biblicalwarriors used both their left and righthands to fight. “Mo is a natural lefthand but I taught him how to fightright handed,” Orozco said. “Hestarted to switch. Lefty, righty, lefty,righty.” In turn, Orozco suggestedthe nickname, appropriating Mightyfrom the mighty men and choppingoff the end of Mo’s actual name,Moises. And so, Mighty Mo wasborn.

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Photos by Scott HiranoMoises “Mighty Mo” Orozco is a 15-year-old amateur boxer set to compete in U.S.A. Boxing’s 2012 Junior Olympics.His father, Rudy Orozco, operates a plumbing company, Kid Rooter, whose logo is a child boxer at the ready.

Moises “Mighty Mo” Orozco throws a punch toward the head of his opponent during a bout.

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On Monday, May 28, at approxi-mately 2:10am, officers were dis-patched to a parking lot in the 5500block of East Spring Street regardinga stabbing that resulted in a man suf-fering serious injuries.When officers arrived at the

scene, they located an adult male onthe ground who had been stabbedmultiple times in the lower body. Hewas transported to a local hospitalwith serious injuries and is nowlisted in stable condition.The investigation revealed that a

group of at least five men became

involved in a verbal dispute in theparking lot that escalated to a physicalaltercation. During the altercation,one suspect produced a sharp objectand stabbed the victim.Two people connected to the inci-

dent, an adult male who sustainedmultiple non-life-threatening injuriesand a female, were arrested a shorttime later, and their role in the inci-dent remains under investigation.Because of the ongoing investiga-

tion, all three subjects, who are intheir 20s, are not being identified.A number of subjects may have

witnessed the altercation but left thescene prior to police arriving.Detectives are asking for them, andanyone with information regardingthis investigation, to come forward.Anyone who may have informa-

tion regarding the incident is urgedto contact Long Beach PoliceDepartment Violent Crimes Detec-tive Ben Vargas at (562) 570-7250.Anonymous tips via text or webmay be submitted by visiting tip-soft.com .

Source: LBPD

LBPD seeking more information regardingstabbing that left one man with serious injuries

The South Coast Air QualityManagement District (AQMD) hasapproved a measure that willrequire the use of low-emissionvalves and connectors when lique-fied petroleum gas (LPG) is trans-ferred or dispensed into large andsmall storage tanks and cylindersacross the Southland. AQMD is theair-pollution control agency forOrange County and major portionsof Los Angeles, San Bernardino andRiverside counties.The rule applies to the transfer

of LPG from any cargo tank, sta-tionary storage tank or cylinder intoany other cargo tank, stationarystorage tank, portable storage tankor cylinder, including those used tofuel forklift trucks and residentialbackyard barbecue grills.“It’s crucial that we address all

sources of air pollution, large andsmall, if we are to succeed atimproving air quality and protectingpublic health,” said William A.Burke, Ed.D., AQMD’s GoverningBoard chairman. “The emissionreductions this new measure willachieve are significant, and the factthat they can be accomplished withavailable low-cost solutions is agreat accomplishment.”On June 1, AQMD adopted Rule

1177–Liquefied Petroleum GasTransfer and Dispensing to reducevolatile organic compounds (VOC)emissions from the daily activity offilling and dispensing LPG intothousands of storage tanks in theSouthland. The action is expected toreduce 6.1 tons per day of smog-forming emissions by 2017, accord-ing to a press release issued byAQMD.Specifically, the rule will

require:• Low-emission connectors to be

used for the transfer of LPG to stor-age tanks• Low-emission fixed liquid

level gauges to be used as overfillprevention devices on owned orleased stationary storage tanks,cargo tanks, and portable tanks andcylinders. Implementation will bephased in over five years, depend-ing on container type and mainte-nance service schedule, throughJune 30, 2017• A leak detection and repair pro-

gram be implemented at loading,transfer and dispensing facilities,including daily physical inspectionsfor leaks, quarterly leak checkinspections on connectors, andrepair of leaking connectors prior toreturning them back into service

• Recordkeeping and annualreportingContainers with a water capacity

of less than four gallons and LPGcylinders dedicated for use withrecreational vehicles are exemptfrom the requirements. Unlike gasoline, which is a liq-

uid under normal conditions, LPGis a vapor under similar conditionsand is stored and transported inclosed containers under pressure toretain its liquefied state. Release ofemissions during the transfer anddispensing process primarily occurswhen LPG trapped in connectors isreleased upon disconnection, fromleaks in equipment used in theprocess, and from venting throughvalves used as overfill preventionsafety devices. LPG is stored and used in a vari-

ety of ways to provide energy,including heating and cooking inmotels, restaurants, and ruralhomes and as fuel for forklifttrucks, tractors, and most residen-tial barbecue grills.It’s estimated that LPG transfer

and dispensing activities contribute8.6 tons per day of smog-formingemissions.

Source: AQMD

AQMD adopts rule for liquefied petroleumgas transfer and dispensing activities

Attorney General Kamala D.Harris last week announced that twobills to help tenants who suddenlyfind themselves potentially dis-placed from foreclosures havepassed the Assembly and Senate.The bills are part of Attorney Gen-eral’s proposed California Home-owner Bill of Rights.Assembly Bill 2610 (Assembly-

member Nancy Skinner, D-Berke-ley) and Senate Bill 1473 (SenatorLoni Hancock, D-Berkeley) willrequire purchasers of foreclosedhomes to give tenants at least 90days before starting eviction pro-ceedings.“Tenants are unsuspecting vic-

tims in the mortgage and financialcrisis,” Harris said. “They pay renton time but may suddenly findthemselves forced to move. Thesebills will give tenants importantrights and fair treatment when theylive in a rental that is under threatof foreclosure.”Under the bills, if the tenant has

a fixed-term lease, the new ownermust honor the lease unless theowner demonstrates that certainexceptions intended to preventfraudulent leases apply.Currently, there are incon-

gruities within state law, andbetween state and federal law,regarding eviction proceedings fol-lowing a foreclosure. AB 2610 andSB 1473 would correct these con-fusing laws. All provisions in thebill will remain in effect until Dec.31, 2019.“Too often, California tenants

are the unwitting victims when a

home they are renting is foreclosedon,” said Senator Hancock. “Theinconsistency between state andfederal law has left renters con-fused and, at times, misled abouttheir legal protections. This billprovides common-sense solutionsto help protect California citizenscaught in the crossfire of the mort-gage foreclosure crisis.”“The mortgage crisis and result-

ing foreclosures have directlyimpacted more than 200,000 Cali-fornia renters in 2010 alone,” saidAssemblymember Skinner. “TheRenters' Right Act of 2012 protectsfamilies in rental housing by provid-ing basic protections and legal rightsin the face of unjust foreclosure-related evictions.”SB 1473 passed the Senate on a

25-to-13 vote and AB 2610 passedthe Assembly on a 54-to-13 vote.The bills are part of the Califor-

nia Homeowner Bill of Rights.Other portions of the package arebeing considered in a Joint Legisla-tive Conference Committee, includ-ing elements to restrict unnecessaryforeclosures and protect the due-process rights of borrowers andhomeowners.The California Homeowner Bill

of Rights also includes:Due Process and Foreclosure

Reduction Act: SB 900 (Leno) &AB 278 (Eng). These bills are beingconsidered by a Joint LegislativeConference Committee.Blight Prevention Legislation:

AB 2314 (Carter) & SB 1472(Pavley and DeSaulnier). Thesebills have passed the Assembly and

Senate, respectively.Grand Jury Legislation: AB

1763 (Davis) & SB 1474 (Han-cock). These bills have passed theAssembly and Senate, respectively,and will now be heard in the House.AG Enforcement Legislation: AB

1950 (Davis). This bill passed theAssembly.For more information on the Cal-

ifornia Homeowner Bill of Rights,visit oag.ca.gov .

Source: State Attorney General

State legislature approves bills to protect tenants

DISCUSSING THE DISABLEDWhat Meeting and breakfast buffetWho Hosted by Long Beach Republican Women FederatedWhere Lakewood Country Club, 3101 Carson, Lakewood, CAWhen Saturday, June 9 at 9:30amMore Info The event features speaker Barbara Schlosser, the directorof AbilityFirst’s Long Beach Center. AbilityFirst is a nonprofit thatprovides programs and services for both children and adults with dis-abilities. The event costs $15. Email dkla1@verizon.net or call (562)439-9390 to RSVP; RSVPs are required.

CUP OF JOE WITH RAEWhat Coffee and conversationWho Hosted by 8th District Councilmember Rae GabelichWhere Expo Arts Center, 4321 Atlantic Ave.When Saturday, June 9 from 10am to noonMore Info Special guest will be Councilmember-Elect Al Austin.Attendees will learn about new projects and events that are takingplace throughout the city and in the 8th district. Call (562) 570-6685or email district8@longbeach.gov .

THE MIDDLE AGES MEETS THE MALTESE FALCONWhat Speaker Jeri Westerson lecture, “Crossing Genres from Historyto Mystery and Beyond”Who Hosted by California Writers Club of Long BeachWhere Expo Arts Center, 4321 Atlantic Ave.When Saturday, June 9 beginning 2:30pmMore Info Westerson is the author of the Crispin Guest MedievalNoir novels. Her books include Veil of Lies, Serpent in the Thorns,The Demon’s Parchment, and latest novel Troubled Bones. The eventis open to writers and the public alike. Visit calwriterslongbeach.orgor email info@calwriterslongbeach.org for more information.

ONCE UPON AN EVENINGWhat Liars, Thieves & Chocolate: An Evening of StoryWho Produced by the El Dorado Nature Center Where 7550 E. Spring St.When Saturday, June 9 at 7:30pmMore Info This indoor, approximately two-hour adult concert forages 10 and up will showcase local, Long Beach storytellers. Theevent costs $5 per person, with complimentary parking and refresh-ments. Call (562) 570-1745 for reservations.

LENDING A HELPING HANDWhat Benefit concert for 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disastervictimsWho Hosted by the First Congregational Church of Long BeachWhere 241 Cedar Ave.When Sunday, June 10 at 2pmMore Info The concert will feature highly acclaimed concert pianistand American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awardwinner Akiko Dohi and Grammy-winning koto player and composerYukiko Matsuyama. The performance will include classical, Latin,world and pop music, as well as original compositions. A $25 per per-son donation is suggested, with all proceeds going to the people ofFukushima.

LOSING YOURSELFWhat Meeting and lectureWho National Active and Retired Federal Employees AssociationWhere Veterans Park, 101 E. 28th St.When Monday, June 11 at 1pmMore Info The meeting includes speaker Chris M. Wright, C.P.P.Wright is President and CEO of the Wright Group, a firm for investi-gations and security matters. She is also a published author on privacyand identity theft issues. This meeting recurs the second Monday ofeach month.

HAVING BREAKFAST WITH THE JONESESWhat Good Neighbors BreakfastWho Hosted by The Good Neighbors of North Long BeachWhere Spires Restaurant, 1935 Del Amo Blvd.When Tuesday, June 12More Info Guest speaker Erik Sund, Business Relations manager,will speak about the marijuana ordinance status and other businessissues.

HEAR ABOUT THAT EVENT?What Informative meeting and lectureWho Hosted by the Long Beach/Lakewood Chapter of the HearingLoss Association of AmericaWhere 241 Cedar Ave.When Thursday, June 14 at 7pmMore Info Attorney Thomas Nantais, who specializes in workers’compensation hearing loss claims, will speak on work-related hearingloss; he will detail and explain all the potential rights to compensa-tion and medical care, including hearing aids. No reservations nec-essary, and admission is free. All meetings are captioned. Visithlalongbeachlakewood.org or call (562) 438-0597 for more infor-mation.

BRING YOUR OWN BAGWhat Food distributionWho Sponsored by 6th District Councilmember Dee AndrewsWhere Ernest S. McBride, Sr. Park, 1550 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.When Friday, June 15 beginning at 9amMore Info The distribution will end when all food is disbursed. Par-ticipants are asked to provide their own bags. Call (562) 570-6816.

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JUNE 8, 2012OPINION4 SIGNAL TRIBUNE

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

Election directions

On June 5, I was among the many people who worked a 15-hourday at a polling place. There’s so much to set up, monitor, and takecare of, with ballot counting later. It is very organized, and strict pro-cedures are followed and checked on by supervisors. I was at the Willow Ridge Club House polling place. We had 65

ballots cast all day, of 585 possible (some others were mail-in fromthat total). It’s time to remind people to vote in the November election,

whether in person or by mail. And, please, everyone, check your sam-ple ballot for your polling place. Many people were moved over to theDiscovery Well Park poll and just showed up at their usual place onWillow, where they weren’t on the rolls. “Never assume” applies here,it seems.Attached is a photo of Destinee Magee, a young Signal Hill woman

who was a poll worker and also was excited to vote for the first time.

Louise CunninghamSignal Hill

This weekend Steve and I will attend our nephewScott’s wedding. We have long anticipated the event,and the happy couple, Scott and Jen, made it easy forus to remember the date. They sent out a “save thedate” card months before we even received the invita-tion. The card has been affixed to our fridge, where wehave glanced at it several times a day for nearly six

months. It has been a welcome fixture in our kitchenthat I don’t think we will take down anytime soon.I think “save the date” cards are a great idea; folks

have such busy schedules these days. It boggles themind to keep track of events. Sure enough, if we don’tmake note of our plans far in advance, other proposalswill pop up and we will find ourselves double-booked,or even triple-booked in some cases.To help out our readers, I am using my column this

week as my version of a “save the date” card. We havemany local events set to happen in the next fewmonths– and I have listed some below to note.The City of Signal Hill and Signal Hill Community

Foundation are behind some upcoming, free outdoorconcerts beginning July 11. The festivities will takeplace in Signal Hill Park, 2175 Cherry Ave., onWednesday evenings from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Theentertainment line-up is always amazing, and I’m surethis year will be no exception.

Thoughts from the Publisherby Neena Strichart

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The line-upThe Trip– July 11Blue Breeze Band– July 18DSB– July 25Desperado–Aug. 1L.A.vation–Aug. 8The Silver Beatles–Aug. 15

Bixby Knolls will be all revved up come Saturday,July 14 for the annual Dragster Expo and Car Show, setto take place on Atlantic Avenue between RooseveltRoad and San Antonio Drive from 3pm to 9pm. Visitbixbyknollscarshow.com for more information,The Bixby Knolls Car Wash and Detail Center, 577 E

Wardlow Rd., will soon have its 35th anniversary cele-bration. Its owners, Sheldon and Shell Grossman, willthrow a huge community party on Friday, Sept. 14 fromthe late afternoon to evening to thank their loyal cus-tomers and welcome new clients. Expect food, entertain-ment, giveaways and lots of surprises.

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Destinee Magee was a first-time poll worker in last Tuesday’s election.

JUNE 8, 2012 SIGNALTRIBUNE 5COMMUNITY

Parents looking for an outletthat keeps children active bothmentally and physically duringthe summer can enroll their kidsin a pair of four-week camps asCalifornia State University, LongBeach (CSULB) again offers itsAcademic Enrichment and 49ercamps.Open to boys and girls ages 5

to 12, the first session of thesecamps begins June 18 and runsthrough July 13. AcademicEnrichment Camp goes from8:30am to noon, and 49er Campruns from 12:30pm to 5pm. Chil-dren attending both camps aresupervised during lunch and tran-sitioned to the 49er Camp at noadditional cost.Academic Enrichment Camp

teaches basic skills and activitiesin math, computers, language artsand art in a relaxed yet activelearning environment. Instructionin grade-level subjects is given tokindergarten through fourth-gradecampers while fifth- through

eighth-grade students receive spe-cific instruction in the four sub-jects listed above. The cost of thecamp is $485.The sport-oriented 49er Camp

provides basic-skills instruction ina variety of athletic activities,including archery, tennis, basket-ball, gymnastics, bowling, soccer,softball, racquetball, golf, volley-ball, dance, physical fitness, andtrack and field. Additionally, eachcamper receives daily swim les-sons the entire four weeks. Thecost of this camp is $490.There are discounts for chil-

dren enrolled in both camps andfor families with multiple chil-dren. For more information and abrochure, contact the respectivecamp directors at (562) 985-2570(Academic Camp) and/or (562)986-4049 (49er Camp). The applica-tion and other information are alsoavailable online at csulb.edu/sum-mer-camps .

Source: CSULB

Openings still available for first session ofCSULB’s academic enrichment, 49er camps

On Saturday, June 16, 7th DistrictCouncilmember James Johnson willhost a tour of Madrona Marsh, a wet-land located within an urban land-scape in Torrance. The tour will serveas the first public meeting for theMaster Plan for California Gardens,a new 47-acre park in the center ofLong Beach with the highest accessi-ble peak in the city, varied topogra-phy, biodiversity and wetlands.Madrona Marsh is very similar insize and past use to California Gar-dens. Attendees will gain insight into

the possibilities for California Gardens

and will be able to share their ownideas and park-name suggestions. Bus transportation to Madrona

Marsh has been secured, however,because of limited space, RSVPs arerequired. The meeting location will beat the new EDCO facility, locatedacross from California Gardens at2755 California Ave. The bus willleave at 10am. Participants can alsomeet at Madrona Marsh at 10:30am.To RSVP contact the 7th district

office at district7@longbeach.gov or(562) 570-7777.

Source: 7th district office

7th district office to conduct tour of marshthat will serve as model for LB park

St. Mary Medical Center’s emer-gency department has been reap-proved as an EmergencyDepartment Approved for Pedi-atrics (EDAP) by the Los AngelesCounty Department of Health Serv-ices. Since 1985, St. Mary hasearned the EDAP designation.According to L.A. County guide-lines, an emergency departmentmust adhere to strict requirementsfor: policies, procedures, and proto-

cols; administration/coordination;personnel; quality improvement;support services; and equipment,supplies, and medications in orderto qualify as an EDAP facility. “We are proud to have achieved

this designation once again, whichdemonstrates that we are dedicatedto offering the highest level of careto the children of our community,”said Dr. Stephen Shea, St. MaryMedical Center Emergency Depart-

ment director.In addition to its quality pedi-

atric care, St. Mary Medical Cen-ter is rated in the top five percentnationally in Emergency Medicineand Patient Safety (Health-Grades), and is home to a Level IITrauma Center and DisasterResource Center.

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The Orange County chapter of theGay, Lesbian and Straight EducationNetwork (GLSEN) recently launchedthe Safe Space Campaign in LongBeach to promote visible support forLGBT students in schools. The nationalcampaign aims to place a Safe SpaceKit in every public and private middleand high school in the United States.The Safe Space Kit provides a pro-

gram for action that school staff cantake to create a positive learning envi-ronment for every child. Each kit con-tains 10 Safe Space Stickers, twoposters and a 42-page Guide to Beingan Ally to LGBT Students that givesconcrete strategies for supporting thosestudents, including how to educateabout anti-LGBT bias and teachingrespect for all. “The Orange County GLSEN chap-

ter is proud to collaborate with TheCenter Long Beach to support this crit-ical effort to let LGBT students knowthat they are not alone,” said GLSENBoard Member Dan Pitre. “LGBT stu-dents need to know now more thanever that they have adult allies in theirschools who are ready and happy tosupport them. At a cost of $20 per kit,everyone can support this effort. Eachof us can make a real difference.”The Long Beach Unified School

Board has officially endorsed the adop-tion of the GLSEN Safe Space Kit foruse in the district’s efforts to combatbullying. GLSEN Orange County andThe Center Long Beach are presentlyworking with the Long Beach UnifiedSchool District on the delivery of theSafe Space Kit.“Like many cities across the nation,

Long Beach LGBTQ students need fur-ther support in addressing issues relat-ing to school bullying andacceptance,” said Kyle Bullock,Youth Program manager at The Cen-ter. “The GLSEN Safe Space Kit isspecifically designed to instruct teach-ers and school administrators on howto be allies to LGTBTQ youth andstresses the importance of creatingsafe spaces for all students on theircampuses. I am thrilled that the LongBeach Unified School Board is com-mitted to helping their LGBT stu-dents.”The Safe Space sticker at the heart

of the kit has long been one ofGLSEN’s most popular resources. Byplacing a sticker in their classroom oroffice, members of a school’s facultyor staff can let students know thatthey have support and are in a safespace with respect to anti-LGBT bul-lying and harassment. Research demon-strates that LGBT students who canidentify supportive adults in their schoolare less likely to feel unsafe at school,are more likely to plan to graduate andgo on to college, and are more likely tofeel connected to the school commu-nity.“Every student deserves a safe space

in school,” said GLSEN ExecutiveDirector Eliza Byard. “The single mostimportant line of defense for youngpeople in crisis at school is a networkof visibly supportive adults. I am sograteful to GLSEN Orange County

and The Center Long Beach forlaunching the Safe Space Campaignand to the Long Beach community forresponding in support of this critical ini-tiative.”Nearly nine out of 10 LGBT students

experience some form of harassment inschool each year because of their sexualorientation. About half report being phys-ically harassed and almost a quarter reportbeing physically assaulted. Three outof five LGBT students feel unsafe atschool because of their sexual orienta-tion.To order a Safe Space Kit and for

more information, visit Safe-SpaceKit.com .

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Source: GLSEN

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of San Do Kai Martial ArtsSchool in Long Beach, passed onMay 30, 2012. White began his journey in

martial arts more than 50 yearsago and received his first blackbelt on the Island of Okinawa. Hethen moved to Long Beach and in1968 opened the first Shorin RyuSchool in the South Bay– UkinjuBenevolent Society or Ukinjukan(The School of Quiet Water). While in Long Beach, White

met Tsutomu Oshima, who stud-ied directly under Gichin

Funakoshi, the creator ofShotokan karate. White laterreceived a black belt in Shotokanunder Oshima, who is the founderof the Shotokan Karate Associa-tion of America. In 1971, Whitebecame the first African-Ameri-can to win the Nisei Week Karatetournament, a traditional Japanesetournament held in Los Angeles’sLittle Tokyo. Shihan’s journey took him to

Northern California, where hestudied Tibetan Yoga under guruAlbert G. Van Den Berg. Thatexperience later became a sub-

stantial part of the spiritual foun-dation of San Do Kai MartialArts. White returned to Long Beach

in 1990 and founded San Do KaiKarate which later became theSan Do Kai Martial Arts and Cul-tural Center. He later received his7th degree from Yodansha Soci-ety, an organization for blackbelts only. He earned his 9thdegree from the Black Ryu, anorganization of black martial artsmasters. He was recognized and pro-

moted to grandmaster by SijoSteve Muhammad and a board offellow respected martial arts mas-ters. Most recently, he receivedthe Gold Sash Award for MartialArts Excellence. While living in Long Beach,

White started a host of youth pro-grams to encourage, enlighten andteach kids of Long Beach how tobecome outstanding citizens in

the local and global community inwhich they live. White becameLong Beach’s first gang-preven-tion program coordinator and thefirst director of the city-wideyouth counsel. White is a former member of

the Rosicrucian Order and theArcane School of Esoteric Teach-ing. He was ordained in 1969 at theUniversal Church of Science Mindin Long Beach.White was also author of Three

Golden Pearls on a String, Heart ofthe Way, and A Martial Artist Jour-nal.He was also an active member

of the Knights of Pythias and wasinvolved in the Holman Rights ofPassage program, as well as servingas the executive director of thePythian Youth Foundation of Cali-fornia, which gives underprivilegedyouth the opportunity to experiencethe joys of going to wildernesscamp.

Services will be at Penuel Bap-tist Church, 215 E. 108th St. in LosAngeles on Friday June 22 at 11am.To make a donation to help pay forservices, make check payable to:San do Kai, 1140 E. Ocean Blvd.Unit 140, Long Beach, CA 90802.

Kenneth McKenzieColumnist

Do you take a child to see adeceased relative or not? I canonly speak from my own experi-ence.I am very grateful to my

mother that she had the commonsense to simply ask the four ofus kids if we wanted to go see

our father’s body the day after his death. We all fourquickly responded, “Yes!”I hear horror stories from countless people over

the years how their mother or father made them goto an open-casket funeral and they were brought up

front to the casket to view the deceased. Many of thepeople telling these stories still suffer and give offclear discomfort while speaking. Children seem to embrace death better than most

adults. If you have to deal with a death and you haveyoung children, my suggestion would be to talk tothe child. I am not a psychologist. I can only tell youwhat I have witnessed. Ask the child if they want togo to the funeral. Ask if they want to see the personthat has passed. Children will tell you very clearlyhow they feel, with a simple yes or no.Those who do not wish to see the deceased, or

simply may be too young to understand, do wellwith drawing a picture or writing a letter and placingit, or having the parent place it, in the casket orwithin the urn of the person who has died.

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Thank youJust down the street is Le Yen Restaurant. Itsowner Kenny and his family are great peoplewho have generously donated food to LydiaHouse at the Long Beach Rescue Mission, a

shelter for at-risk women in great need offood, a place to rest and a shower.

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The City of Signal Hill will offer a family excursionon Saturday, June 23– a trip to Hollywood to see a show-ing of Disney’s Pixar film Brave at the El Capitan Theatre. Upon arrival, attendees will have time for a quick lunch

on their own. Before the feature begins, they will view anew stage show starring Disney and Pixar characters.Tickets cost $15 for Signal Hill residents and $20 fornon-residents.The bus will depart from the Signal Hill Youth Center,

1780 E. Hill St., at 9am and return at 4:30pm. Registra-

tion can be done at the Signal Hill Youth Center or theCommunity Services Department at City Hall. All agesare welcome. Ticket is required for children 2 and older.All minors must be accompanied by a paying parentand/or legal guardian. Space is limited.For more information, contact the Community Serv-

ices Department at (562) 989-7330 or visit cityofsignal-hill.org .

Source: City of SH

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Sunday morn-ing my husbanddiscovered mesplayed next tothe vegetable bed,my head at an

unnatural angle. Fortunately, Iwas neither the victim of foulplay nor too much partying at theHollywood Bowl (Beach Boysrock!). No, I was merely inspect-ing the tomatoes.Snap (my intrepid feline gar-

dening companion) and I performthis ritual daily. And I suggestyou do the same during springand summer, when bugs, disease,water issues and other problemscan take your fruit, vegetablesand flowers from sublime to sin-ister faster than it takes for CSIto solve a crime.What should you look for?

Start with placement. If tomato,eggplant or pepper leaves dragon the ground, clip them off.They form a dangerous highwayfor soil-born diseases. Next, takea good look at the leaves. Tomatoblights and viruses often firstshow themselves as yellow orhaloed markings. I clip off theoffending leaves or branches,which doesn’t stop the diseasebut might slow it down. Then I

wash the clippers with eitherbleach and water or hydrogenperoxide to avoid spreading thepathogen to other plants.Do leaves or flowers look

chomped? Try deterring the cul-prit with water mixed with a fewdrops of liquid detergent. Spraythe whole plant, preferably in themorning. Adding a few drops ofhot sauce boosts effectivenessbut may burn the plant; test thesolution first on an obscure area. Did your inspection reveal

holes in the leaves? Suspectsnails and slugs. Get rid of themwith Sluggo, iron phosphate pel-lets that nuke offenders but don’tharm cats and dogs. Gardencolumnist Jack Christensenadvises applying it every 10 daysto get rid of new snails as theyhatch.Now that June Gloom has

arrived, shady days may lead tothe disease powdery mildew. Youmay spot what looks like whitechalk or dust on leaves and flow-ers. Left unchecked, mildew cancripple your plants. The solutionis simple. In a spray bottle, mixnine parts water and one partmilk. Apply as needed. Be sure touse skim milk– one of theenzymes is the active ingredientthat kills mildew.See how easy it is to be a

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The Long Beach Chapter ofthe US-China Peoples FriendshipAssociation (USCPFA) had itsannual scholarship award lunch-eon on June 2, at the ForbiddenCity Restaurant in Long Beach.The scholarship program hasbeen in existence for a decadewith awards to seniors at Poly-technic High School and studentsat Long Beach City College whohave demonstrated excellence inlearning the Chinese language. Polytechnic High School is

the only school in Long Beachoffering the Chinese language inits curriculum. For more than 10years, the Poly Chinese programhas enrolled nearly 200 studentsa year in six daily classes,including an Advance Placementclass. These classes also providea training field for ChineseTeaching Credential candidatesfrom California State Universityof Long Beach. Minqi Zhu, PhD, a longtime

resident of Signal Hill, is thedirector of this unique languageprogram at Poly High School. Hestudied English Language andLiterature at Fudan University,Shanghai, China, before advanc-ing to his doctoral degree in EastAsian Studies at the Universityof Arizona. Zhu has taught atWharton-Lauder Institute of theUniversity of Pennsylvania andat Long Beach City College. Heserves as an advisory boardmember of the Confucius Insti-

tute at UCLA. He also won anaward of Excellence from theOffice of Chinese InternationalCouncil for his acclaimed APChinese textbook Speaking Chi-nese Through ContextualizedDialogues. The USCPFA has provided a

platform for the students of Chi-nese at Poly High School toshare what they have been learn-ing in class. For example, atUSCPFA meetings, they havemodeled costumes of variousminority groups of China, per-formed a mock Chinese wedding,demonstrated traditions of Chi-nese festivals, and given a playblending the two cultures by wayof migration. This year, the USCPFA

awarded scholarships of $400each to five students. The win-ners were Jenny Lam, AlexanderLim, Jenny Muk and Yvonne Weifrom Poly High School, andNguyen Ly from Long BeachCity College. Each student gavetheir background story for decid-ing to study the Chinese lan-guage. These students willcontinue studying Chinese asthey enter university programs atMIT, UCLA, UC Davis andCSULB. Also on the program was the

talk “Confucius Institutes andthe Mandarin Movement” by Dr.Susan Pertel-Jain, executivedirector of the UCLA ConfuciusInstitute. She described the var-

ied activities of the 360 Confu-cius Institutes world-wide andemphasized their goal to improveunderstanding of different peo-ples and cultures.As a finale on the program,

Thandizar Easley, a Chinese-lan-guage student at Poly HighSchool, played the keyboard andsang a song in Mandarin.

Source: USCPFA

Local US-China Peoples FriendshipAssociation chapter awards scholarshipsto local Chinese-language students

Photo by Susan HolsclawFrom left: Dr. Susan Pertel-Jain, Jenny Muk, Yvette Wei, Alexander Lim, Jenny Lam, Ly Nguyen and Dr. Minqi Zhu

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Children, professionals, ama-teurs and even strollers alikelined across Pacific Avenue lastSaturday for the 5th annualWrigley River Run. The race dayfeatured a 10K run, 5K run, and1K “Tadpole Trot” run set asidefor children 10 years or under.The event is the brainchild of TheLong Beach Neighborhood Foun-dation (LBNF), a nonprofit501(c)3 founded in 2008 to servethe community through athleticevents. Funds directed to theLBNF support grants and devel-opment programs to aid at-riskyouth in Long Beach.The starting line began at the

Holy Innocents School, 2500Pacific Ave. The pathway tookparticipants along the Los Ange-les River Bicycle Path and thenback to the school. Local bands,including Cabrillo High School’sjazz band, among others, per-formed along the course duringthe race. An awards ceremony at9:45am concluded the races. 5K winners Todd Horton and

Lilyana Morejon and 10K win-ners Jimmy Grabow and MaraStegemann each garnered a $100certificate for local running spe-cialty store Legacy Running Co.15K winners Horacio Pena andStegemann each won trophies,while the top three winners fromeach age category receivedmedals. Each “Tadpole Trot” par-ticipant received a finisher’smedal.Matt Brigham, 56, placed first

in his age division for the 10Krace. An avid runner, Brighamtrains five to six days a week andparticipates in a running club inLong Beach. “Aside from beinggreat exercise, I find [running] agood time to meditate and con-template. It’s good relaxation,”Brigham said. “It’s wonderful tosee the community come out anddo something together.”Cynthia Montesinos ran the

5K. Montesinos appreciates run-ning as a motivator to train dur-ing the week. “I did 34 minutes,and this is the first time I ran itpushing a stroller with kids in it,”Montesinos said before laughing.She trains four days a week andlikes that the LBNF-sponsored

race gives back to the neighbor-hood. Food, goods and festivities–

including pizza sponsored bylocal restaurant Buono’s, anditems from more sponsors– andlive music followed the awardsceremony. Buono’s has spon-sored the Wrigley River Run forthe race’s entire five-year life.Frank Buono, the owner ofBuono’s, loves to run himself andran the 10K. “I love this race!This is Wrigley’s one and onlylocal race,” Buono said. “It’s agreat opportunity to see all theneighbors.”

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Racers approach the finish line to end the5th annual Wrigley River Run’s 5K Run.

Photos by Adam Buchsbaum/Signal TribuneChildren prepare to run the 1K “Tadpole Trot” at the 5th annual Wrigley River Run last Saturday.

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The Long Beach NeighborhoodFoundation (LBNF) donated $1,000May 31 to the scholarship fund atHoly Innocents School to support theeducation of the Cabrera and Castrofamilies, whose children attend theschool, with funds raised from theWrigley River Run and Tadpole Trotpresented by Buono’s and Toyota,. Gavin McKiernan, president of

the LBNF ’s board of directors, pre-sented the check to Sister Madeleine

of Holy Innocents as well as the fam-ilies. “With the help of sponsors like

Toyota and Buono’s, we have beenable to put on a first-class event whilekeeping it affordable for families andstill raising money for many deserv-ing students and programs throughoutthe city,” McKiernan said. “This isone of many checks that I have hadthe privilege of handing out this pastyear. Those who come out to our

event will support our efforts and getto see why our event continues togrow year after year.”The Fifth Annual Wrigley River

Run and Tadpole Trot 5K/10K eventtook place on June 2. The LBNF is a nonprofit organi-

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Courtesy LBNFGavin McKiernan, president of the Long Beach Neighborhood Foundation board of directors (center, holding check), presented$1,000 May 31 to Sister Madeleine (far right) of Holy Innocents School to support the education of the Cabrera and Castrofamilies (also pictured), whose children attend the school.

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Sixth District Councilmember DeeAndrews will host the annual June-teenth Celebration from 11am to2:30pm on Saturday, June 16, at Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. Park, 1950Lemon Ave., in conjunction with: theLong Beach Department of Parks,Recreation & Marine; Long BeachDepartment of Health and HumanServices; St. Mary Medical Center;Long Beach Branch NAACP; LongBeach Ministers Alliance; LongBeach Boys & Girls Club; and LongBeach YMCA. Juneteenth commem-

morates the ending of slavery in theUnited States.“I am so excited that we will once

again celebrate the important and his-torical landmark ruling of the final endof slavery,” Andrews said. “We willcelebrate both our rich heritage andgreat achievements with a big, family-style barbecue picnic.”The celebration will showcase per-

formances by local choirs, dancetroops and other entertainers. Theevent will also include the annualdomino tournament, a softball game,

and Zumba dancing.There will also be a health pavil-

ion, sponsored by St. Mary MedicalCenter, which will include free healthscreenings. A children’s area will pro-vide water games, jumpers, arts &crafts and more. Since the celebration is an open-air

festival, attendees are encouraged toprovide their own chairs and blanketsfor seating. For more information callAndrews’s office at (562) 570-6816.

Source: 6th district office

Juneteenth event to include variousactivities for recreation and health

Residents are invited to share theirthoughts on raising backyard livestockand potential changes to the City ofLong Beach’s laws on chickens, goatsand bees in residential areas during apublic meeting on Monday, June 11, at6:30pm at the Long Beach Commu-nity Action Partnership, 3012 LongBeach Blvd. A second meeting willtake place Thursday, June 14, at6:30pm at the Whaley Park Commu-

nity Center, 5620 E. Atherton St. Thesame content will be discussed at bothmeetings.Public feedback gathered at these

two meetings will be presented to theCity Council’s Environmental Com-mittee, which is scheduled to considerthe matter on Tuesday, June 26. TheCity's current ordinance allows live-stock in some areas of Long Beach butnot in others. The Environmental

Committee is considering an ordinancethat may standardize the livestockordinance throughout the city and cre-ate new standards for allowing chick-ens, goats and bees in residential areas.For more information, contact

Larry Rich from the City of LongBeach Office of Sustainability at (562)570-5839.

Source: City of LB

City of LB to host two public meetingsabout raising backyard livestock

Long Beach Memorial was hon-ored with an “A” Hospital SafetyScore by The Leapfrog Group, anindependent national nonprofit runby employers and other large pur-chasers of health benefits. The Hos-pital Safety Score was calculatedunder the guidance of The LeapfrogGroup’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panelusing publicly available data onpatient injuries, medical and med-ication errors, and infections. U.S.hospitals were assigned an A, B, C,D, or F for their safety.“Long Beach Memorial is com-

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of quality care and patient safety toeach and every person we treat,”said Donna Hartman, vice president,Clinical Quality & Patient Safety,Long Beach Memorial. “Qualityimprovement is an ongoing, contin-uous process and we plan to con-tinue to work alongside our patientsand community to continue toimprove our high standard of carefor all.”“It’s The Leapfrog Group’s goal

to give patients the information theyneed and deserve before even enter-ing a hospital,” said Leah Binder,president and CEO of The Leapfrog

Group. “We congratulate the hospi-tals that earned an ‘A,’ and we lookforward to the day when all hospitalsin the U.S. will earn the highestscores for putting patient safetyfirst.”To see Long Beach Memorial’s

scores as they compare nationallyand locally, visit hospitalsafe-tyscore.org, the Hospital SafetyScore website, which also providesinformation on how the public canprotect themselves and loved onesduring a hospital stay.

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“It’s like a domino effect. Youreally have to analyze thesethings because we’ve got twoschools there,” Noll said Tues-day. A new middle school is setto open on Cherry Avenue and20th Street this fall. Another ele-mentary school is located on 21stStreet near Cherry. The vicemayor also said he would like tosee Cherry Avenue eliminated asa truck route.“I think if you’re going to do

a master plan of truck routes,”the vice mayor added, “that youneed to look at all the differentimpacts on these different routesbecause we know that the Port’s

going to be growing leaps andbounds.”At the heart of the traffic

problem may be the divided usebetween industrial needs and res-idential needs, or more specifi-cally, between the truckcompanies and the residents wholive on Orange Avenue.Myrter explained that about

three years ago, there was a dis-counted fee to use the harbor atnight so that the volume of trucktraffic would be spread over a24-hour time period in order toaddress air quality and trafficproblems. Before that time,Myrter said, trucks were tryingto use the port terminal duringthe day.Myrter also explained that

other government entities need toweigh in on the issue. Myrtersaid that Long Beach needs to bea part of the discussion and theCalifornia Department of Trans-portation has to ultimatelyapprove a final solution to thetraffic. There’s another truckroute along Pacific Coast High-way that is south of Signal Hill’sboundary line where OrangeAvenue and Hill Street meet.Myrter reported that the City’sTraffic Safety Committee foundthat limiting truck traffic on thestretch of Orange Avenue withinSignal Hill (at the intersection ofHill Street) could only be “feasi-ble” if the City of Long Beachalso took the same action to limitthe truck traffic on OrangeAvenue that takes place withinLong Beach city limits. Thecommittee recommended pro-hibiting traffic at the area ofOrange Avenue that falls north ofPacific Coast Highway betweenthe hours of 8pm and 7am, sevendays a week. The public works

director explained that extendingthe restrictions on trucks travel-ing on Orange Avenue outside ofSignal Hill’s boundaries and asfar south as Pacific Coast High-way was needed. According toMyrter, if the truckers only see atthe Hill Street intersection thatthey are prohibited from travel-ing further northbound onOrange Avenue, they could notturn around and may travel onother narrow, residential roads,making the situation worse.There was another suggested

fix that to date has not yetworked. Myrter described howhis department asked the truckingcompanies to voluntarily followanother staff recommendation totake Orange Avenue northboundto turn onto Willow Street,another designated truck routethat has access to two freeways.Myrter explained in a follow-upinterview Wednesday that therewere no houses or other sensitiveland uses on that stretch ofOrange Avenue that would havebeen affected by increased truckson the road. The public worksdirector explained that the staffobserved traffic after truckingcompanies said they would talkto their drivers after this sug-gested alternative route was dis-cussed. So far, truckers have notchanged their driving patterns totake the recommended routenorth on Orange Avenue to Wil-low Street, according to Myrter. It angered Councilmember

Ellen Ward on Tuesday.“That aggravates me that

[they] wouldn’t voluntarily tryand do this to make life easierfor everybody, so I am for put-ting it on them,” Ward said,lightly pounding on the desk infront of her to emphasize herpoint. Getting the truckers to volun-

tarily comply with changing theirroute isn’t the only hurdle thatthe City must address with NewWave Transport, one of the maintrucking companies named in theresident’s complaint of noise.Community Development Direc-tor Scott Charney noted otherissues between the City and NewWave Transport which, accord-

ing to records, started operatingits business in Signal Hill inApril 2011. He said there havebeen complaints against NewWave Transport for dust and formud tracked onto the street.Although the trucking businessin April of this year did receive agrading permit that would haveaddressed the issues with dustand mud, the community direc-tor described New Wave Trans-port as “slow” in its efforts tofinish fully complying with theCity’s requirements. There are both federal and

state laws and vehicle codes thatneed to be considered prior to thethe Council taking action. Coun-cilmember Ed Wilson alsoagreed with the vice mayor thatthe Council needs to see the bigpicture, especially since Myrteremphasized that Orange Avenueis not the only street that isaffected by port traffic. LongBeach is attempting to addressthe port traffic and truck routesthrough a master plan, accordingto Myrter. “I don’t know how you do this

without looking at the wholetruck route master plan in con-junction with the City of LongBeach,” Wilson said.The City is not moving fast

enough for Dennis Howland, theresident who in March com-plained to the City about trafficon his street and then in Mayaddressed the issue at the CityCouncil meeting during the pub-lic-comment period. He pressedto require the truckers to take thesuggested northbound OrangeAvenue route to Willow Street.He said he didn’t like the idea ofan evening prohibition.

“Yet tonight,” Howland saidTuesday night before the Coun-cil, “I come here and say onrecord I feel personally disap-pointed, after waiting over threemonths, to be presented with thishastily made, deeply flawed,inadequate wad of smoke andmirrors...that’s chosen to ride onthe back of my observations andmy suggestions yet totally disre-garding my suggestions of theWillow Street route or taken intoaccount, which I said to you, theendless impact made on my life,24-7.” Howland was the onlyresident who spoke on the issueTuesday.The solution wasn’t so clear

to Mayor Tina Hansen and theothers on the Council. Hansennoted that the vehicle code does

not allow the City to completelyrestrict trucks from OrangeAvenue because businesses arelocated there and trucks need tobe able to get in and out. Myrter took note of the ques-

tions Council had asked. Heemphasized that both the City ofLong Beach and eventually thestate must ultimately approveany plans the City supports tochange the truck routes. He saidhe does not know how long itwill take for Long Beach todevelop a master plan.

Other City Council highlightsRedevelopment Property

The City’s Successor Agencyvoted 4-1 (member LarryForester dissenting) to deny arequest from Philicia and MaryLund, who asked to repurchasetheir property from the City. TheCity’s former redevelopmentagency purchased the Lunds'property on 27th Street for morethan $849,000, according to areport from Ken Farfsing, chiefadministrative officer for theSuccessor Agency. According tohis staff report, the Lundsoffered over $475,000 for theproperty but noted severaldeductions from their offer thatincluded liquidated damages,loss of rental income and acredit based on a county calcula-tion for building improvements.After the deductions were fac-tored, the Lunds’ cash offer wasreduced to over $250,000. Thedeductions are disputed by thestaff, according to the report,and the Agency asked for a newappraisal. The Successor Agencywill forward the recommenda-tion to the Oversight Board.

Long Beach Animal CareServices Bureau Ted Stevens,acting manager of the City ofLong Beach Animal Care Serv-ices Bureau, presented anoverview of the City of LongBeach’s animal care and controlservices performed on behalf ofSignal Hill. The City Councilauthorized the City Manager toexecute a contract agreementbetween the cities in the amountof $68,501.

Children’s health servicesThe Council authorized new$5,000 contracts for both MillerChildren’s Hospital and the Chil-dren’s Clinic. These contractsprovide some aid to uninsuredchildren in need of health care.

Lobbying firm The Councilvoted to authorize a contractwith Joe A. Gonsalves & Son,who will be hired to act as leg-islative advocates on behalf ofSignal Hill at Sacramento.According to a staff report fromFarfsing, the City will pay afixed amount of $4,000 month tomonth.

July 4th holiday scheduleThe first Council meeting forJuly has been scheduled forMonday, July 9 at 7pm in theCouncil Chamber. The date hadbeen changed because of sched-uling conflicts during the Inde-pendence Day holiday week.

The next Council meeting willtake place on Tuesday, June 19 at7pm in the Council Chambers.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE APN No. 7214-021-051TS No. 12-0022851 Title Order No. 12-0038027 YOUARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED05/22/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is herebygiven that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as dulyappointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust exe-cuted by DUANE S LAGESE, TRUSTEE OF THEDUANE S LAGESE LIVING TRUST DATED 09-21-2008, dated 05/22/2008 and recorded 06/03/2008, asInstrument No. 20080975240, in Book , Page of OfficialRecords in the office of the County Recorder of LOSANGELES County, State of California, will sell on07/26/2012 at 09:00 AM, Doubletree Hotel Los Ange-les-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA90650, Vineyard Ballroom at public auction, to the high-est 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 described aboveis purported to be: 2501 TEMPLE AVE UNIT 313, SIG-NAL HILL, CA 90755-4035. The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the streetaddress and other common designation, if any, shownherein. The total amount of the unpaid balance withinterest thereon of the obligation secured by the prop-erty to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initial publi-cation of the Notice of Sale is $92,276.47. It is possiblethat at the time of sale the opening bid may be lessthan the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, theTrustee will accept cashier's checks drawn on a stateor national bank, a check drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings association, or sav-ings bank specified in Section 5102 of the FinancialCode and authorized to do business in this state. Saidsale will be made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but withoutcovenant or warranty, express or implied, regardingtitle, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebt-edness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances there-under, with interest as provided, and the unpaidprincipal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust withinterest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees,charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trustscreated by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provi-sions of Section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, thedeclaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or author-ized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee's Saleduly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder'soffice. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you areconsidering bidding on this property lien, you shouldunderstand that there are risks involved in bidding at atrustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on aproperty itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auc-tion does not automatically entitle you to free and clearownership of the property. You should also be awarethat the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. Ifyou are the highest bidder at the auction, you are ormay be responsible for paying off all liens senior to thelien being auctioned off, before you can receive cleartitle to the property. You are encouraged to investigatethe existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens thatmay exist on this property by contacting the countyrecorder's office or a title insurance company, either ofwhich may charge you a fee for this information. If youconsult either of these resources, you should be awarethat the lender may hold more than one mortgage ordeed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER The sale date shown on this notice of salemay be postponed one or more times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Sec-tion 2924g of the California Civil Code. The lawrequires that information about trustee sale postpone-ments be made available to you and to the public, as acourtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish tolearn whether your sale date has been postponed, and,if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the saleof this property, you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visitthis Internet Web site www.recontrustco.com, using thefile number assigned to this case 12-0022851. Informa-tion about postponements that are very short in dura-tion or that occur close in time to the scheduled salemay not immediately be reflected in the telephone infor-mation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to ver-ify postponement information is to attend the scheduledsale. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 TapoCanyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281-8219 By RECON-TRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attemptingto collect a debt. Any information obtained will be usedfor that purpose.A-FN4249948 06/29/2012, 07/06/2012,07/13/2012

TST4095APN: 7217-015-059 TS No: CA08000130-12-1 TO No:1091471 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED Sep-tember 1, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On July3, 2012 at 09:00 AM, behind the fountain located inCivic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza Pomona,CA, MTC FINANCIAL INC. dba TRUSTEE CORPS, asthe duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to thepower of sale contained in that certain Deed of TrustRecorded on September 8, 2005 as Instrument No. 052162303 of official records in the Office of theRecorder of Los Angeles County, California, executedby JUDITH VALENZUELA, A SINGLE WOMAN, asTrustor(s), in favor of DOWNEY SAVINGS AND LOANASSOCIATION, F.A. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL ATPUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in law-ful money of the United States, all payable at the timeof sale, that certain property situated in said County,California describing the land therein as: AS MOREFULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST Theproperty heretofore described is being sold "as is". Thestreet address and other common designation, if any,of the real property described above is purported to be:2001 FREEMAN AVE #203, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for anyincorrectness of the street address and other commondesignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will bemade without covenant or warranty, express orimplied, 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 theterms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, chargesand expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts createdby said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaidbalance of the obligations secured by the property tobe sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of thisNotice of Trustee`s Sale is estimated to be$324,202.59 (Estimated), provided, however, prepay-ment premiums, accrued interest and advances willincrease this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary`s bid atsaid sale may include all or part of said amount. Inaddition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier`scheck drawn on a state or national bank, a checkdrawn by a state or federal credit union or a checkdrawn by a state or federal savings and loan associa-tion, savings association or savings bank specified inSection 5102 of the California Financial Code andauthorized to do business in California, or other suchfunds as may be acceptable to the trustee. In the eventtender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee maywithhold the issuance of the Trustee`s Deed Upon Saleuntil funds become available to the payee or endorseeas a matter of right. The property offered for saleexcludes all funds held on account by the propertyreceiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to con-vey title for any reason, the successful bidder`s soleand exclusive remedy shall be the return of moniespaid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shallhave no further recourse. DATE: 6/5/2012 TRUSTEECORPS TS No. CA08000130-12-1 17100 Gillette Ave,Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 Ernie Aguilar, Author-ized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BEOBTAINED ON LINE AT www.priorityposting.comAUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL714-573-1965 TRUSTEE CORPS MAY BE ACTING ASA DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT ADEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE. Notice to Potential Bidders Ifyou are considering bidding on this property lien, youshould understand that there are risks involved in bid-ding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien,not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at aTrustee auction does not automatically entitle you tofree and clear ownership of the property. You shouldalso be aware that the lien being auctioned off may bea junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auc-tion, you are or may be responsible for paying off allliens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before youcan receive clear title to the property. You are encour-aged to investigate the existence, priority, and size ofoutstanding liens that may exist on this property bycontacting the county recorder's office or a title insur-ance company, either of which may charge you a feefor this information. If you consult either of theseresources, you should be aware that the same Lendermay hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust onthe property. Notice to Property Owner The sale dateshown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one ormore times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, ora court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the CaliforniaCivil Code. The law requires that information aboutTrustee Sale postponements be made available to youand to the public, as a courtesy to those not present atthe sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale datehas been postponed, and, if applicable, the resched-uled time and date for the sale of this property, youmay call telephone number for information regarding

the Trustee's Sale or visit the Internet Web siteaddress on the previous page for information regardingthe sale of this property, using the file numberassigned to this case, CA08000130-12-1. Informa-tion about postponements that are very short induration or that occur close in time to the scheduledsale may not immediately be reflected in the tele-phone information or on the Internet Web site. Thebest way to verify postponement information is to attendthe scheduled sale. P955381 6/8, 6/15, 06/22/2012

TST4080 / 2012 078632FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: CASWELL& CO., 5135 E. Walton St., Long Beach, CA 90815.Registrant: JULIE DENISAC, 5135 E. Walton St.,Long Beach, CA 90815. This business is conductedby: an Individual. I declare that all information in thisstatement is true and correct. Signed: Julie Denisac.The registrant has not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listedherein. This statement was filed with the county clerkof Los Angeles County on April 27, 2012. NOTICE:This fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of thecounty clerk. A new fictitious business name state-ment must be filed prior to that date. The filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. The Signal Tribune: May 18, 25, & June1, 8, 2012.

TST4086 / 2012 098511FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: BACIAMI,10600 Virginia Ave., South Gate, CA 90280. Regis-trant: ANA G. VILLEGAS, 10600 Virginia Ave., SouthGate, CA 90280. This business is conducted by: anIndividual. I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: Anna G. Villegas.The registrant has not begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listedherein. This statement was filed with the county clerkof Los Angeles County on May 21, 2012. NOTICE:This fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of thecounty clerk. A new fictitious business name state-ment must be filed prior to that date. The filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. The Signal Tribune: May 25, & June 1, 8,15, 2012.

TST4087 / 2012 099433FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: PINELMARITIME TRADING, 2165 E. 21st St., Apt. 28, Sig-nal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: LUIS FRANCISCOPINEL, 2165 E. 21st St., Apt. 28, Signal Hill, CA90755. This business is conducted by: an Individual.I declare that all information in this statement is trueand correct. Signed: Luis Francisco Pinel. The regis-trant has begun to transact business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed herein. Theregistrant began using this fictitious business nameon May 22, 2012. This statement was filed with thecounty clerk of Los Angeles County on May 22, 2012.NOTICE: This fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. A new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. Thefiling of this statement does not of itself authorize theuse in this state of a fictitious business name in viola-

tion of the rights of another under federal, state, orcommon law (see section 14411 et seq., Businessand Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: May25, & June 1, 8, 15, 2012.

TST4089 / 2012 097709FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: PALETE-RIA Y NEVERIA LA MONARCA, 14226 S. BellflowerBlvd., Bellflower, CA 90706. Registrant: CLAUDIASOLIS, 13105 Dunrobin Ave., Downey, CA 90242.This business is conducted by: an Individual. Ideclare that all information in this statement is trueand correct. Signed: Claudia Solis. The registrant hasnot begun to transact business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed herein. This statementwas filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles Countyon May 18, 2012. NOTICE: This fictitious businessname statement expires five years from the date itwas filed in the office of the county clerk. A new ficti-tious business name statement must be filed prior tothat date. The filing of this statement does not of itselfauthorize the use in this state of a fictitious businessname in violation of the rights of another under fed-eral, state, or common law (see section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Sig-nal Tribune: June 1, 8, 15, 22, 2012.

TST4093 / 2012 088774FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: MW&MLIGHTING, 3827 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, CA90807. Registrant: KELLY SUTHERIN McLEODARCHITECTURE, INC., 3827 Long Beach Blvd., LongBeach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by: aCorporation. I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: Kelly SutherlinMcLeod, President. The registrant has begun totransact business under the fictitious business nameor names listed herein. The registrant began usingthis fictitious business name on December 1, 2011.This statement was filed with the county clerk of LosAngeles County on May 10, 2012. NOTICE: This fic-titious business name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the countyclerk. A new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. The filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of afictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (seesection 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. The Signal Tribune: June 8, 15, 22, 29,2012.

TST4096 / 2012 109058FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: FUTURE-PROOF STUDIOS, 4557 E. Carson St., Long Beach,CA 90808. Registrant: MICHAEL BELANGER, 4557E. Carson St., Long Beach, CA 90808. This businessis conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct. Signed:Michael Belanger. The registrant has not begun totransact business under the fictitious business nameor names listed herein. This statement was filed withthe county clerk of Los Angeles County on June 5,

2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name state-ment expires five years from the date it was filed inthe office of the county clerk. A new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. Thefiling of this statement does not of itself authorize theuse in this state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state, orcommon law (see section 14411 et seq., Businessand Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune:June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2012.

TST4092 / Case No. MS008665ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMESUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OFLOS ANGELES, 4201 14th W, Lancaster, CA 93534.Michael D. Antonovich Anatlope Valley Branch. PETITION OF Heather Valine Bowlds For Change ofName.TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:1. Petitioner HEATHER VALINE BOWLDS, filed apetition with this court for a decree changing namesas follows: Present Name: HEATHER VALINEBOWLDS to Proposed Name: HECTOR ISAIAS MAN-UAL.2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested inthis matter shall appear before this court at the hearingindicated below to show cause, if any, shy the petition forchange of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING:Date: August 1, 2012; Time: 8:30 A.M.; Dept. A11. Theaddress of the court is the same as above. A copy of thisOrder to Show Cause shall be published at least onceeach week for four successive weeks prior to the dateset for hearing on the petition in the following newspaperof general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIG-NAL TRIBUNE, 939 E. 27th. Street, Signal Hill, CA90755: June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2012.___//ss//___Thomas R. White, Judge of the Superior CourtDated: June 1, 2012

TST4091 / 2012 102593FICTITIoUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: 1. L & LTOWING & IMPOUND, 2. L N L TOWING, 3. L & LIMPOUND, 4. L & L TOWING, 1630 San Francisco Ave.,Long Beach, CA 90813. Registrant: L&L TOWING, INC.,1630 San Francisco Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813. Thisbusiness is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare thatall information in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Lou Arias, CEO. The registrant has begun totransact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. The registrant began using this fic-titious business names in 2002. This statement was filedwith the county clerk of Los Angeles County on May 25,2012. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the officeof the county clerk. A new fictitious business name state-ment must be filed prior to that date. The filing of thisstatement does not of itself authorize the use in this stateof a fictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (see sec-tion 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).Pub. The Signal Tribune: June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2012.

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Friday, June 1Commercial burglary 2:20am–700 block of W. Willow Street

Commercial burglary/shoplift10:20am– 200 block of E. WillowStreet

Residential/garage burglary8pm–2000 block of Daisy Avenue

Monday, June 4Residential burglaryNoon–100 block of E. 31st Street

Crimes reported by SHPDJune 1–6

Friday, June 1Unauthorized use of ID, obtainingcredit/goods11:59am– 2200 block of St. LouisAvenue

Unauthorized use of ID, obtainingcredit/goods8:25pm–2700 block of Cherry Avenue

Saturday, June 2Grand theft1:25pm–2200 block of Cherry Avenue

Sunday, June 3Burglary3:15pm–2100 block of Ohio Avenue

Assault12:30am–2500 block of Palm Dr.Suspect is in custody.

Monday, June 4Arson, inhabited structure10:52pm–900 block of E. 33rd Street

Tuesday, June 5Stolen vehicle9am–2200 block of Orange Avenue

Petty theft6:02pm–700 block of E. Spring StreetSuspect is in custody.

Wednesday, June 6Stolen vehicle6:14am– 2200 block of GaviotaAvenue

Injury hit-and-run8:32am– 19th Street and StanleyAvenue

Auto burglary9:13am–1800 block of E. 20th Street

Commercial burglary12:58pm–900 block of E. 33rd Street

Commercial burglary5:45 pm–2400 block of Cherry Avenue

Auto burglary3:12am–1100 block of E. 32nd Street

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When asked whether hereceived monies from politicalaction committees, O’Donnellsaid, “I don’t know if they’d becalled PACs. I don’t know whatthey’d be called. I don’t know allthat was spent in this election. Ican’t know because these thingsoperate separately from me. Inthis election there was moneyspent against me, by the way.”O’Donnell is confident that he

received a voter mandate for hisreturn for a third term as coun-cilmember. “The voters had thepower in this race to keep me orto make a change,” said O’Don-nell. “The reason they chose tokeep me is because my prioritiesmatch theirs. I’m accessible, I

have my monthly meeting, andI’m out there.”Before he decided to run for a

third term, O’Donnell hadannounced a bid for Assembly butpulled out when Bonnie Lowen-thal decided to run for re-election.On whether O’Donnell will throwhis hat in the ring for Assembly intwo years, he said, “I just got offthis election and right now I’mvery tired. My only aspiration atthis time is to serve the 4th dis-trict.”

California 70th Assembly DistrictIncumbent Bonnie Lowenthal,

a Democrat who received 58.6percent of the vote, beat herRepublican challenger MarthaFlores-Gibson, who received 41.4percent of the vote– a differencethat is more than 17 points. How-

ever, Flores-Gibson issued a pressrelease Wednesday that citedLowenthal’s advantage anotherway. “In the 70th district, I camewithin nine points of beatingBonnie Lowenthal,” the pressrelease reads. “This tells me, notonly that we can win, but also thatthe people of this district arefinally fed up with the wholesalewaste and mismanagement thatleads to the building of a train tonowhere, but cuts money for ourclassrooms, policemen, and pub-lic safety.”According to primary rules,

both Lowenthal and Flores-Gib-son will advance to the Novemberelection.

U.S. House of Representatives–44th DistrictBoth Democratic Congres-

sional incumbents Janice Hahnand Laura Richardson faced off ina race for the newly formed 44thDistrict for the U.S. House ofRepresentatives. In an almost 20-point spread, Hahn received 59.8percent of the vote to Richard-son’s 40.2 percent. Both Hahn and Richardson

will advance to the Novemberelection

U.S. House of Representatives–47th DistrictAlthough there were eight can-

didates in the race, State SenatorAlan Lowenthal was the predictedfront-runner facing off againstRepublican challengers GaryDeLong and Steve Kuykendall.Lowenthal received 34.3 percentof the vote with a spread inexcess of five percent over hisstrongest challenger– Long BeachCouncilmember Gary DeLong,who received 29.0 percent. Com-ing in third is lobbyist SteveKuykendall, a former Republicanmember of the House of Repre-sentatives from California's 36thcongressional district, with 10.9percent.Other challengers included

democrat Peter Mathews with 9.6percent, Republican bloggerSteve Foley with 7.3 percent, andRepublican businessman SanfordKahn with 3.2 percent. Democratsand husband and wife Jay andUsha Shah ran separately, andeach received less than three per-cent of the vote.Kuykendall was frustrated

with low voter participation ofless than 20 percent. “I was verydisappointed in voter turnout,” hesaid. “Our democracy is a partic-ipatory sport, and it was very dis-appointing to me that less than 20percent of the voters voted nomatter the outcome of the elec-tion. I want voters from my per-spective to understand it is veryimportant they engage. Whether

they elect me or not, that is notthe point. When you have sosmall a turnout, [candidates] aretaking the mantle of leadershipwithout your participation.”Low voter turnout was also a

concern of Lowenthal’s. “It wasvery hard to get people toacknowledge and to understandthat there was a primary going onand they needed to vote,” saidLowenthal. “I’m not just talkingabout my race, I’m talking aboutthe variety of races. That part ofthe process was not very posi-tive.”Despite low turnout, both

DeLong and Lowenthal are ableto advance to the primary. “I’mpleased with the results,” Lowen-thal said. “We were outspentmore than two to one. We hadvery low (voter) turnout. I will domuch better in a larger turnout.”“On results, I feel terrific.

They exceeded our expectations,”said DeLong. “Now the campaignactually gets easier because nowwe can compare my record ofachievement in Long Beach ver-sus the failures in Sacramento.It’s hard to do that with eight peo-ple. It’s much easier with two.”Now that the race is paired

down from eight to two candi-dates, both agree that it will beeasier for their campaigns tofocus on the issues. Economy andjobs are at the forefront of bothcampaigns. “I think we’ll be ham-mering, ‘What will it take to getour economy moving again andgrowing?’” said DeLong. “Ittakes a number of things. First ofall, I think we need to balance thebudget. I think that the financialmarkets want to see financial sta-bility in our country, and as longas we continue deficit spending,that will make the markets nerv-ous. I think we need to reform thetax code. I think we need to make

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it simpler and fairer, and we needto eliminate loopholes.”Lowenthal’s campaign will be

asking similar questions. “How dowe deal with starting the econ-omy? What are the jobs that wecan bring to this district? Whatcan’t we bring to this district?How is that consistent with oureducational system? Where doesenvironmental protection stand?How do you work across the aisleto get things done?” he said. “It’sone thing to say things. It’sanother to actually accomplishwork. All of those will be theissues that people will decidewho’s best able to serve them.”

Lowenthal and DeLong willadvance to the November election.

Propositions 28 and 29Prop 28 reduced term limits to

12 years from the previous 14years allowed, with six years inthe Assembly and up to eight yearsin the Senate. Now, however, Cal-ifornia legislators can stay ineither house up to 12 years. Theproposition passed with a resound-ing 61.5 percent of the vote. Thislimit will be applied only toincoming legislators voted in afterthis June.Voters did not approve an addi-

tional one-dollar tax on each packof cigarettes. Voters failed to passthis, with a margin of merely 1.5percent. Only 50.74 majority ofno-votes prevented the tax.

Martha Flores-Gibson received 41.4 percent of the vote for California’s 70thAssembly District.

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