December 31, 2021 | Vol. XLIII No. 53 by Signal Tribune

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A YEAR IN PHOTOS

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Long Beach resident Jeff Bartholemy receives his Moderna COVID-19 booster shot at the Houghton Park mobile vaccine clinic on Nov. 22, 2021. His first two shots were the Pfizer vaccine, but he decided to mix-and-match for his booster.

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4 1: The death of Mona Rodriguez, Family members of Mona Rodriguez, an 18-year old mother shot by an LBUSD school safety officer in September, listen to a speaker broadcasting a LBUSD Board of Education meeting on Oct. 6, 2021. The family asked the board to fire the officer who shot Rodriguez and reform their safety protocols. The officer was charged with murder on Dec. 8. (Photo by Richard H. Grant) 2: Anti-vaccine protests, An anti-vaccine protester holds signs outside the LBUSD headquarters building during a Board of Education meeting on Oct. 6, 2021. Long Beach Parents United organized a protest against vaccine mandates after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a statewide requirement for students to get the COVID-19 vaccine to attend school once approved by the FDA. (Photo by Richard H. Grant) 3: Mortuaries inundated by COVID-19 deaths, McKenzie Mortuary Services owner Ken McKenzie takes a call in his office in January 2021. His mortuary reached capacity in January of this year due to increased deaths due to COVID-19, forcing him to tell families to call back in a week. He had to order a third 20-foot refridgerated unit to store the overflow of bodies. (Photo by Emma DiMaggio) 4: Residents gather to protest restrictive Texas abortion law, Protesters fill up the steps and sidewalk around the George Deukmejian Courthouse during a rally against new Texas abortion laws on Oct. 2, 2021. The march took place a month after Senate Bill 8, prohibiting abortions past 6 weeks and financially incentivizing people to turn in those who acted in support of abortions. The Supreme Court upheld the bill after its passage. (Photo by Richard H. Grant) see more photos on pages 4 and 5

Los Angeles County reported 20,198 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, Dec. 30—marking one of the highest daily counts recorded in the county since the pandemic began. According to a statement by LA County Public Health on Dec. 29, in the last week the number of reported cases increased 91% from 8,633 to 16,510. The same statement also said that test positivity rates have jumped from 8.7% to 17.6% and that daily hospitalizations are now over 30%, going from 770 to 1,069. An additional 25 deaths were confirmed Dec. 29, according to LA County Public Health. Out of the 25 victims, 21 had underlying health conditions. One of the 25 deaths was reported by the City of Long Beach. There have been a total of 1,075 deaths caused by COVID-19 in Long Beach since the pandemic began. Out of the 25 people who died from the virus, one person was between the ages of 30 and 49, six were between the ages of 50 and 64, ten were between the ages of 65 and 79 and seven were over the age of 80. see COVID SURGE page 2

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At 3539 Fanwood Ave. in Long Beach sits a tiny oasis for art and literature. With only about 14 by 16 inches of space, the elevated wooden cubby functions as either The Mantel Gallery or The Monarch Little Free Library for alternating periods of two weeks at a time. “The goal really is to meet our neighbors and to give artists whose work we admire the ability to try new things out and explore and experiment,” Sean Cully said. “That’s why art is cool—because you get to try out things and you get to tell a little about things that you’re excited about and passionate about.” Long Beach couple Sean and Nicole Cully were inspired to build The Mantel and Monarch in front of their home after seeing Little Free Libraries throughout Long Beach. Little Free Libraries usually consist of a small shelved cubby on a front lawn where community members can freely drop off or pick up used books. There are over four dozen throughout Long Beach. “I always thought they were really cute and it seemed like a fun thing,” Sean said. “And it felt like the opportunity was right—I had a little bit more time since the pandemic, I was at home more and so I thought it’d be fun to build one.” While Nicole curates The Monarch’s book selection, Sean organizes the rotating art exhibits for The Mantel Gallery. “I have a lot of artist friends who are always looking for opportunities to show their art work off and [it’s] a really cool way to provide the opportunity and bring art to our neighborhood,” Sean told the Signal Tribune. The Mantel Gallery is supported by a mini-grant awarded by the Arts Council for Long Beach to the

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The Mantle Gallery and Monarch Lending Library sits outside of Sean and Nicole Cully’s home in Long Beach with a collection of books on Christmas day 2021. Cullys. “I feel like they’re noticing the work we’re doing,” Sean said “Which is, you know, very flattering.” The Mantel Gallery is currently involved in a year-long project titled “12,” which invites a new artist every month of the year to show their work in the miniature space. “I will see people because it’s right in front of my house walking their dogs by and they’ll be like, ‘what’s this?’ and then I’ll just chit chat with them about what the show is,” Sean said. “And so I’ve ended up meeting quite a few neighbors this way which has been nice.” Three artists have already exhibited their work at The Mantel Gallery for “12,” beginning with Andrew K. Currey in October. Currey’s installation “Suburban Sepulcher” utilized drawings of skulls on the inner walls of The Mantel while faux candles lined the bottom, with a mirrored background duplicating the scene. In November, painter and conceptual artist Emily Babette was

invited to showcase her work. Her installation “American Utopia” exploring concepts of home and intimacy featured a small golden house sitting atop a sphere of vegetation in the center of a white picket fence on a square of real grass. The installation “Steve Biko Body Politic” by Los Angeles-based artist Joshua Oduga was on display at The Mantel Gallery from Dec. 11 to Dec. 19. Oduga’s installation at The Mantel Gallery used images held by metal clips to explore “globally inspired narratives found within and shaped by popular culture and music.” The next artist to be featured at The Mantel in Jan. 2022 is Melany Meza-Dierks, a painter, muralist and tattoo artist. The opening of Meza-Dierks’ exhibit will be held on Jan. 15 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., with both Sean and the artist available to answer questions about the gallery and artwork. “She mostly does really large murals like 35 feet by like 20 feet,” Sean said. “So it’ll be fun to see how she tackles working on such a much smaller canvas.”

unvaccinated people is 28 per 100,000 residents, while the rate for vaccinated people has remained relatively flat at 1 per 100,000. LA County Public Health is encouraging residents to limit New Year’s celebrations to only small groups where all attendees are vaccinated and boosted if eligible, because large gatherings “can be hazardous at this time.” “As cases continue to rise, it is important that we all use the tools available to help us curb the spread,” Ferrer said. “As we get ready to welcome the new year, this includes re-thinking party plans, limiting time indoors with non-household members, and isolating from others if feeling sick.” There have been a total of 1.65 million COVID-19 cases recorded in LA County since the pandemic began. As of Dec. 28, over 4% of these cases occurred in Long Beach, and 66,042 have already recovered. As of Dec. 28, there are 52 Long Beach residents hospitalized due to

COVID-19 and 129 COVID-19 patients in Long Beach area hospitals. The Long Beach Chief of Police Robert Luna also tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 27 and is self-isolating at home. LA County Public Health repeated the importance of residents getting vaccinated, boosted and tested, especially as holiday travel plans and gatherings continue. COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for people 5 and older, and are always free of charge. “With increasing evidence that vaccinated, and where eligible, boosted individuals have significant protection against severe COVID illness, the best way to limit heartache during one of the worst COVID surges, is to get vaccinated and boosted as quickly as possible,” Ferrer said. For more information about where to get tested and vaccinated in Long Beach, visit www.longbeach.gov/vaxlb.

COVID SURGE

continued from page 1 During a virtual meeting Dec. 30, LA County Public Health said another 24 deaths had been reported that day. “I send my heartfelt condolences to everyone mourning the loss of a loved one to COVID-19,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, LA County director of Public Health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of Dec. 25 it estimated that the Omicron variant accounted for 59% of all U.S. infections and Delta for 41% of infections. Omicron and Delta are the two dominant strains now, with Omicron accounting for 54% of cases sequenced last week and Delta accounting for the rest, according to Ferrer. According to Ferrer, while the spread of Omicron increases the likelihood that fully vaccinated people will become infected, the vaccine is still an effective tool in preventing severe symptoms that require hospitalization. The hospitalization rate for

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East coast motorcycle duo set up shop in Zaferia neighborhood Emma DiMaggio

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ide now, die later.” Those are the words emblazoned on the wall at Off Track, a year-old motorcycle ..shop owned by Eric Sy and Dustin Wise-Tylek: a pair of longtime motorcycle riders and best friends who migrated from the East Coast to Long Beach and set up shop in the Zaferia neighborhood. At Off Track, it doesn’t matter what kind of motorcycle you’re riding—as long as you’re riding. “Our biggest goal with our shop here, when we put it together, was to create a home where any bike, any person can come and feel like it speaks to them,” Wise-Tylek said. “We want to have anyone roll up on anything and be like, ‘Oh this is a cool place. I’m supposed to be here.’” Though motorcycle sales aren’t their specialty, the shop caters to everything a rider would need to get started: padded clothing for men and women, helmets, gloves, bags, accessories and apparel. “A lot of [new riders] go to a dealership, work with somebody who may or may not deal with the product and buy it outright, and spend a good deal of money, because motorcycles are, you know, a luxury item,” Sy said. “We offer discounts for new riders coming in, so the barrier of entry isn’t so high.” Sy first got into riding after a not-so-graceful test run where he almost dropped a friend’s bike. “At that point, I said, ‘I’m definitely going to get one,’” Sy said, noting that he went to the bank to get an unsecured loan to purchase a Suzuki GSX-R sportbike. “Sure enough, took the class, got a motorcycle, brought it home, showed dad and that was that. It was history.” Wise-Tylek’s foray into riding began at a Creedence Clearwater Revival concert, which he described as “road trip music.” Band members played in front of a screen displaying a video of a man riding a motorcycle. That was all it took to convince Wise-Tylek that he needed a motorcycle. He went to Craigslist and shortly after he was racing towards New York’s Williamsburg Bridge in nothing more than regular clothes and a baseball helmet. He stalled at every red light along the way. “I’m like, ‘This is the dumbest thing ever,’” Wise-Tylek said. “‘Why did I do this?’”

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Dustin Wise-Tylek (left) and Eric Sy (right), co-owners of Off Track, pose for a portrait next to Wise-Tylek’s modified 1978 Harley Davidson Shovelhead inside their shop on Dec. 29, 2021.

Then, he got to the bridge. “I get into second gear, third gear, and I’m in the middle of the bridge,” he said. “I’m looking out and I’m like, “F—, this is why. This is the coolest thing, hell yeah!” Shortly after crossing the bridge, he smashed his bike into a concrete divider. Wise-Tylek picked up the bike, whose bent pedal was now stuck in the first gear, and rumbled his way to Greenwich Village. The accident didn’t deter Wise-Tylek from riding. Years later, as he was building a motorcycle in New Jersey, he would watch the beginnings of a motorcycle shop take form right across the street from his garage. That shop was owned by Sy. And, once fully open for business, Wise-Tylek would become a regular. “It was history from there,” Wise-Tylek said. The Jersey shop was a gathering place for bikers of all different types. Typically, Wise-Tylek said, motorcycle owners ride in packs with other similar bikes. At Sy’s shop, that couldn’t be further from the case. BMWs would sit next to Harley’s. Hondas rode with Yamahas. Wise-Tylek remembered riding

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That’s what I love about motorcycles. It doesn’t really matter who you are, what you are, what you do, you share this love, this bond of something that you love. That’s all you need really. -Dustin Wise-Tylek, co-owner of Off Track

his “sketchy” bike with the owner of an expensive Indian-brand motorcycle, “clearly a wealthy guy” who

“had no reason to ever talk to me.” “He was probably 15, 20 years my senior but we’re able to kick it because we have this commonality,” Wise-Tylek said. “It creates this really foundational middle ground of bikes. Nothing else really matters.” The shop was only two years old when Sy found out that Wise-Tylek was moving to California—the land of motorcycle gangs and expansive scenic views. At first, Sy planned to stay in New Jersey. But as more friends announced their own moves to the West Coast, he relented. Near the end of 2018, he shut down the shop, jumped on his bike and rode nearly 3,000 miles across the country Once he got to the West Coast, he planned to open up a new shop, but couldn’t find a building with the right fit. It wasn’t until April 2020— that period of uncertainty when COVID-19 first gripped the nation—that his wife found the shop’s current location—a no-frills building in Zaferia with a garage door, sandwiched behind Commodity LB. The two worked together to build out the shop’s interior, using ratchet straps to hold up the ends of in-

dustrial metal poles, now hung with padded riding gear, leather jackets and apparel. The building has the duo’s personal touch: Wise-Tylek’s modified 1978 Harley Shovelhead sits next to Sy’s 1979 Honda CB 750 in the center of the shop, a plastic skeleton holding a can of Heineken lords from above, an industrial chest made from salvaged pieces of a Dodge Dart Swinger sits at the entrance. During the pandemic, the shop took after its New Jersey predecessor by becoming a gathering space for riders. “During lockdown, riding was one of the key things that people loved to do to go out. It’s socially distanced, you’re on your bike, you’re spread apart, you’re in the middle of nowhere. So people took to the roads,” Sy said. “And when they wanted a destination spot to go to, ‘Yo, is Off Track open?’” Despite the fact that the shop wasn’t officially open, the space hosted groups as large as 50 riders through word of mouth. A text would come to Wise-Tylek’s or Sy’s phone and they’d pull out the grill. “We almost ended up being open every other weekend,” Wise-Tylek said. “We became the middle ground for a lot of people midride.” Now that the shop is fully operational, the two hope it will become a stomping ground for local amateur and experienced riders alike. “We try and offer as much as possible to new riders to feel comfortable and be able to get the proper stuff they need,” Wise-Tylek said. “I crashed my first day, wearing a baseball helmet, no gloves, nothing. I mean, it’s not smart. Right? A lot of people shouldn’t do that.” The two have already begun community-building in the neighborhood, holding canned food drives with the Long Beach Rescue Mission and even offering new riders their parking lot to practice in during off-hours. “That’s what I love about motorcycles. It doesn’t really matter who you are, what you are, what you do, you share this love, this bond of something that you love,” Wise-Tylek said. “That’s all you need really.” Off Track is located at 1322 Coronado Ave., Long Beach, and open from Thursdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. To keep up with Off Track, follow them on Instagram at @rideofftrack.

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1 1: Residents protest speech by George W. Bush, Caro Pinkapunika, who belongs to the Indigenous California Chemehuevi tribe, burns palo santo and tobacco atop a prayer medicine wheel at a protest against former President George W. Bush speaking at the Long Beach Terrace Theater as part of its Distinguished Speakers Series on Sept. 20, 2021. Those outside the theater protested Bush’s role in the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan after 9/11 purportedly as part of the “war on terror” and the casualties it left in its path. (Photo by Richard H. Grant) 2: Grocery workers fight for hero pay, Jose Rocha stands in solidarity with union representatives and grocery workers at a North Long Beach Food 4 Less on Wednesday, Feb. 3 to denounce its closure by its parent company Kroger. The closure was announced after the city council approved a temporary $4 “hero pay” salary boost for grocery workers on Jan. 19. (Photo by Lissette Mendoza) 3: State funds support local park, Long Beach City Councilmember Cindy Allen jumps in joy as Mayor Robert Garcia laughs during a check presentation at Bixby Park on Oct. 21, 2021. The state infused $850,000 in funds to enhance the park that will go towards modernizing the park’s community center and the addition of a computer lab. (Photo by Richard H. Grant)

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4: Schools reopen after two years of virtual learning, Students walk across the playground after recess at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School for the first day of school on Aug. 31, 2021. After two years of virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 68,000 Long Beach Unified School District students returned to their classrooms in August. (Photo by Richard H. Grant)

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Residents celebrate the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, Organizer Xodiac dances at the halfway mark of the march at the Queer Liberation Now event during the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising at Bixby Park in Long Beach on June 28, 2021. The first gay pride parades in the United States were held on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.

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Nonprofits unite to support local boxing club, A child watches intently as training takes place at Guv’nors Boxing Club on Thursday, May 6. The Cambodia Town gym partnered with Local Hearts Foundation and the Manny Pacquiao Foundation to help the youth in the community through boxing. The organizations have provided professional boxing gear and other equipment for children and trainers.

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Huntington Beach affected by massive oil spill, Workers clean oil out of wetlands near Huntington State Beach on Oct. 4, 2021, after an oil spill from an offshore rig that threatened the lives of ocean wildlife and birds. About 25,000 gallons of oil seeped into the ocean from the ruptured 16-inch pipeline submerged about 4.7 miles west of Huntington Beach.

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Residents protest migrant detention center, A protester raises his fist at an April 10 march protesting against the City of Long Beach’s approval of a migrant detention center at the Long Beach Convention Center. The center held undocumented minors detained at the southern border from July to April while they waited to be reunited with family or placed with sponsors. Advocates decried the expansion of detention facilities.

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Business owner perseveres through the pandemic, Elena Effler, owner of the Dream Come True Tea & Party Room, poses for a portrait near the shop’s front window on Aug. 18, 2021. After struggling with rent flexibility at her old location during the early days of the pandemic, Effler found her dream site in Bixby in May 2020 to keep her business going.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE Thursday, December 23

10:26 a.m., Grant theft, 1800 block Dawson Ave. 4:35 p.m., Auto burglary, 900 block E. Willow St.

Friday, December 24

2:07 p.m., Prowler, 1800 block Gladys Ave. 3:49 p.m., Driving with suspended license; 2 misdemeanor warrants, Cherry Ave./E. 27th St. (suspect arrested)

Saturday, December 25

3:16 a.m., Disorderly conduct; intoxicated drug with alcohol; misdemeanor warrant, 1900 block Molino Ave. (suspect arrested)

Sunday, December 26

7:30 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2700 block E. PCH

Monday, December 27

12:18 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 3500 block E. PCH 5:10 p.m., Auto burglary, 1800 block Stanley Ave.

Tuesday, December 28

6:49 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2600 block Gundry Ave. 10:27 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 1800 block Dawson Ave. 12:13 p.m., Auto burglary, 2200 block Redondo Ave. 1:52 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2900 block Cherry Ave. 2:39 p.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, 2100 block E. Hill St.

Wednesday, December 29

10:03 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 1900 block E. 21st St. 12:11 p.m., Auto burglary, 2600 block E. 20th St. 3:47 p.m., Auto burglary, 2400 block Lewis Ave. 3:59 p.m., Elder abuse, 2100 block Gundry Ave. 8:26 p.m., DUI causing bodily injury, Crescent Heights & Cherry Ave (suspect arrested) 11:32 p.m., Burglary, 2000 block Dawson Ave. LBPD reporting area is too extensive to report here.

TST6588 / 2021 247408 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: FASTBENDRIGHT, 1941 San Anseline Avenue, Long Beach, CA, 90815. Registrant: FASTBENDER LLC,1941 San Anseline Avenue, Long Beach, CA, 90815, a limited liability company. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Ramon Clyde Dawson, President of FASTBENDER LLC. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 10, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 TST6589 / 2021 254059 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: M CASTELLANO PRODUCE, 746 S Central Ave A1 31/32, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Registrant: Manuel D Castellano Agreda, 2024 E El Segundo Blvd, Compton, CA, 90222. Mailing Address: 2024 E El Segundo Blvd, Compton, CA, 90222. This business is conducted by: an individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Manuel D Castellano Agreda, owner. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 19, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 TST6590 / 2021 254052 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: FLOGAR TRUCKING, 6475 Altantic Ave, SPC 501, Long Beach, CA, 90805. Registrant: Antonio Flores Castro, 6475 Atlantic Ave, SPC 50, Long Beach, CA, 90805. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Antonio Flores Castro. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 19, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 TST6591 / 2021 254054 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: OPERATION TRANSPORTATION, 5540 Quinn Street 25, Bell Gardens, CA, 90201. Mailing Address: 19009 S Laurel Park Rd SPC 60, Rancho Dominguez, CA, 90220. Registrant: A&H PROJECTS DESIGNED, 19009 S Laurel Park, SPC 60, Rancho Dominguez, CA, 90220. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: A&H PROJECTS DESIGNED President, Emilio Hernandez Lopez. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in October 2020. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 19, 2020. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021.

TST6592 / 2021 250910 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: (1) 4JS LEGAL SERVICES and (2) 4J’S LEGAL SERVICES, 14158 Paramount Blvd, Paramount, CA, 90723. Registrant: GINA GAMINO, 2053 Garvey Ave North, West Covina, CA, 91791. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Gina Gamino. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in August 2013. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 16, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 TST6598 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BARBARA BOSWELL, aka BARBARA L. BOSWELL, aka BARBARA LOU BOSWELL CASE NO. 21STPB11459 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BARBARA BOSWELL, aka BARBARA L. BOSWELL, aka BARBARA LOU BOSWELL A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by FOX MORGAN BOSWELL, II in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that FOX MORGAN BOSWELL, II be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on JANUARY 11, 2022 at 8:30 A.M. in Dept.: “11” located at: 111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA Stanley Mosk Courthouse IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative ,as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. OTHER CALIFORNIA statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. DENAE L. OATEY, ESQ., SB# 215276 Attorney for Petitioner MADDEN, JONES, COLE & JOHNSON 3010 Old Ranch Parkway, Suite 450 Seal Beach, CA 90740 PNSB# 107298 Published in: Signal Tribune Pub Dates: December 17, 24, 31, 2021 TST6596 / 2021 249825 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: LEZAMA LOGISTICS, 11909 Hawthorne Blvd., #233, Hawthorne, CA 90250. Registrant: LEZAMA LOGISTICS INC., 11909

Hawthorne Blvd., #233, Hawthorne, CA 90250. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Luis R. Mendoza Lezama. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 15, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2021 TST6599 / 2021 265404 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. ADAN CHALINO SANCHEZ PUBLISHING, 2. ROSALINO SANCHEZ BRAND, 3. ACS MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, 4. CHALINO PUBLISHING, 5. CHALINO SANCHEZ PUBLISHING, 6. ROSALINO RECORDS, 7141 Cloverlawn Dr., Paramount, CA 90723. Registrant: ACS MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 7141 Cloverlawn Dr., Paramount, CA 90723. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Maricela Vallejo De Sanchez, President. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in December, 2021. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on December 7, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: December 17, 24, 31, 2021 & January 7, 2022 TST6604 / 2021 266113 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: ONLINE EDGE SOLUTIONS, 1918 Orizaba Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: MYLE PHAM., 1918 Orizaba Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Myle Pham. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in December, 2020. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on December 8, 2021. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: December 24, 31, 2021 & January 7, 14, 2022 TST6605 Case No. 21STCP04025 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE, 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 PETITION OF: SAMARATAIZ QUEVEDO TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Samarataiz Quevedo has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: NATHA Present Name: SAMARATAIZ QUEVEDO Proposed Name: MIDORI ATLANTA TAKAHASHI 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: January 24, 2022; Time: 10:00a.m., Dept. 74, Room 735. The address of the court is the same as above. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 1860 Obispo Ave., Ste. F, Signal Hill, CA 90755, December 31, 2021 & January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ___//ss//__ Michelle William Court, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: December 10, 2021

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These are the flags Signal Hill will fly in 2022 Anita W. Harris Seroin Wrreti

The City of Signal Hill will fly 10 commemorative flags in 2022, in addition to its regularly flown national, state and city flags. Commemorative flags will be raised on flagpoles outside Signal Hill’s city hall, public library and police station, per a 2019 Signal Hill City Council resolution. The council approved flying all 10 flags during its meeting on Dec. 14, after having discussed the proposed list on Nov. 9. Mayor Keir Jones—who initiated flying the LGBTQ Pride flag in 2019, leading to the city’s flag policy—proposed all ten flags for 2022, according to Deputy City Manager Scott Charney. The first commemorative flag for 2022 will display the Signal Hill Police Department’s insignia to recognize National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Jan. 9. The City will fly the flag from Jan. 3 to Feb. 1. The City will then fly flags commemorating Black History Month in February; Women’s History Month in March; World Health Workers in April; Public Service Recognition Week from May 2 to May 9; Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month from May 9 to 22; the Pride flag

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Flags fly at Signal Hill City Hall on an annual schedule after a 2019 council resolution. from May 22 to June 30, recognizing both Harvey Milk Day in May and June as Pride Month; Labor Day from Sept. 1 to Sept. 15; National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 17; and Native American Heritage Month in November. Council discussion around the flags centered on their potential cost—which Jones estimated at $20 per flag—and providing the community with context about the flags, especially through the Signal Hill Public Library. “We could do a greater service to the community by getting the word out as to what they are, why we’re flying them and what meaning they have,” Vice Mayor Tina Hansen said during the Nov. 9 council

meeting. The council agreed during its Dec. 14 meeting that the City will neither pay for flags nor provide additional budgeting for library presentations on them. Instead, the library will proceed with its planned cultural activities, plus any additional displays based on the flags, at its discretion. Community Services Director Ali Mancini said library programming usually includes four to six different cultural displays and activities per year, financed by the library’s budget. Programs usually depend on the interest or expertise of library staff members, she said. Typical examples include cultural displays and activities for Black History Month, Cinco de Mayo and

Dia de los Muertos, though the library has also offered programs related to Women’s History Month and LGBTQ Pride Month, Mancini said. “From year to year, we do have different things popping up,” she said. Library staff plans a year’s worth of activities within its allotted budget, Mancini said, managing what they can in addition to the librarians’ daily duties. Any additional programming around the council’s chosen commemorative flags may be more informational than indepth, she said. But Mancini expressed interest in collaborating either financially or through sharing materials with community members or organizations in creating activities or displays related to the commemorative flags. Vice Mayor Tina Hansen noted that the council’s original intent behind the 2019 flag policy was for interested organizations to propose flags to the council that they would sponsor. “We can’t put the onus on our staff,” Hansen said. “That was never the intention of this program.” All council members approved the list of 10 commemorative flags except Councilmember Edward Wilson, who suggested the City should fly flags for no more than 30 days to avoid scheduling conflicts, such as the one between AAPI and public-service recognition in May 2022. Wilson asked Charney whether the Pride flag flying for longer than 30 days is part of the original 2019 resolution, which Charney was not able to confirm during the meeting.

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The remains of a tent and other items await removal from under the Ocean Avenue bridge that crosses the LA River in Long Beach on Nov. 18, 2021. three-to four-hour canvassing shift on Tuesday, Jan. 25. The one-hour required virtual orientation will take place on the following days: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 13, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Those looking to volunteer can register online or contact HomelessServices@longbeach.gov to learn more. They may also call the Multi-Service Center at 562-5704499. A waitlist will be established if more than 250 volunteers sign up for the count. Volunteers will need to report to the Multi-Service Center (1301 W. 12th St.) at 4:30 a.m., 5:15 a.m. or 6 a.m. on the morning of the count, depending on the area of the city in which they will be counting. Field work will commence about half an hour after arrival. A section of the city will be assigned to groups of three to five volunteers and they will conduct a survey on any individual experienc-

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The Health Department is seeking 250 community volunteers to help direct the 2022 Point in Time (PIT) Count, the City announced in early December. The Point in Time Count is the health department’s street count of people experiencing homelessness in Long Beach and is essential in determining the scope of homelessness, delineating existing resources and identifying gaps in service. The count is slated to take place on Jan. 25, 2022. “The Homeless Point in Time Count is an important tool in allowing the City to better serve people experiencing homelessness in Long Beach,” said Mayor Robert Garcia in a statement. “By volunteering, you become part of the solution.” According to the City, Long Beach’s homeless population decreased by 29% from 2013 to 2020, according to past PIT Counts. The community-wide effort gives residents and local businesses the opportunity to contribute and learn about people who are experiencing homelessness and gain an understanding of available resources to address homelessness in Long Beach, a statement from the City said. To volunteer, people must meet the following requirements: be 18 years or older; attend a virtual orientation and training prior to the day of the count; commit to a

ing homelessness they count. All volunteers will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the count in order to reduce the spread of the virus. Face masks will be required for the duration of the count regardless of vaccination status, the City noted. The City encouraged community members to help raise awareness and recruit volunteers to participate in the PIT Count by sharing on social media and providing physical and or monetary donations. People can donate online through the Mayor’s Fund to End Homelessness and type “Homeless Count-Mayor’s Fund” in the additional comments box. Donations can also be made by check and sent to the Long Beach Community Foundation at 400 Oceangate, Suite 800. (Make check payable to “Long Beach Community Foundation” and write “Homeless Count-Mayor’s Fund” in the memo section.) Donations will be used toward gift cards and other incentives for individuals being surveyed the day of the count. Travel-sized hygiene products and socks can also be donated to be distributed during the count. Physical donations can be dropped off at the Long Beach Multi-Service Center, located at 1301 W 12th St., between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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