March 4, 2022 | Vol. XLIII No. 9

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Yellow and blue lights lit up the Aquarium of the Pacific and other Long Beach landmarks on the night of Feb. 28 to mimic the colors of the Ukrainian flag in support of the country as they fight against invading Russian forces.

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Social enterprise coffee shop plants roots in Wrigley The coffee shop will provide employment opportunities to people experiencing homelessness

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A Formula D drift car takes a turn at high-speed during a practice run at the Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sept. 14, 2021.

Spectators in street takeovers could face misdemeanors under new ordinance

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ast month, the Wrigley neighborhood ushered out memories of Fox Coffee House and opened its arms to Wrigley Coffee—a social enterprise coffee shop that provides employment opportunities for people experiencing homelessness.

The coffee shop is run by Family Promise of the South Bay, a nonprofit that assists families experiencing homelessness with case management services, transitional housing and transitional employment with the goal of securing permanent housing and employment for those they assist.

The idea for Wrigley Coffee came to fruition when Executive Director Andrew Nishimoto was perusing the Wrigley neighborhood. The nonprofit had just secured the lease for a home in the neighborhood— courtesy of the City Church of Long Beach—to use as transitional hous-

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fine-tunes its supply chain needs.

In addition to traditional staffing, up to three people experiencing homelessness will be trained at the shop on a rolling basis. The training program will last a flexible 90 days.

“The hope is to eventually move them into a space where they can continue to grow and learn their skills,” Nishimoto said, noting that

In an effort to deter illegal street takeovers from happening in Long Beach, the city council on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to an ordinance that would penalize spectators at the events.

Violation of the ordinance would be punishable as a misdemeanor or infraction at the discretion of the City prosecutor.

The ordinance states a person would be considered “present” at a street race or “reckless driving exhibition” if they are within 200 feet of the location of the event or the site of preparations for either event.

Councilmember Cindy Allen noted that in order to prevent bystanders from being caught in the crosshairs of the ordinance, the “extent

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Family Promise of South Bay Executive Director Andrew Nishimoto poses for a picture from behind the register of the coffee shop on Feb. 9, 2022. ing.

Nishimoto, who previously worked for a nonprofit that runs a social enterprise landscaping company, saw the shuttered facade of Fox Coffee House and started to wonder if workforce development could be the “missing piece” in their nonprofit’s services.

“After some evaluation […] we identified that having a trauma-informed employment space for our families, to develop some of the

skills needed to thrive in the workforce—was necessary,” Nishimoto said.

The creation of the shop was a community effort. Rose Park Roasters helped the nonprofit with the build-out process and donated equipment to get them started. The Merchant donated cups and plates.

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of involvement” of a spectator who is found in violation should be considered.

A person’s previous participation or attendance at street takeover within three years can be used as evidence in court if they are found in violation of the ordinance.

Councilmember Daryl Supernaw, who requested the item in July 2021, noted that the ordinance is modeled after similar directives in Anaheim and San Jose.

Vice Mayor Rex Richardson supported the ordinance but echoed concerns raised in July 2021 about negative impacts the ordinance could have on local youth.

“I don’t believe that attending the street takeover should leave a black mark that ultimately can keep [youth] from getting a job or connected to things that you’re supposed to be doing,” Richardson said.

Councilmember Suely Saro noted that while street takeovers “can be dangerous” and the council had to “figure out how to address it,” how the ordinance potentially affects youth of color, immigrants and those who are undocumented was a concern.

“I certainly wouldn’t want them being at an event and getting caught and not just only going through the proceedings, but also being deport-

ed,” Saro said.

Richardson and Saro suggested using City programs such as Promising Adults, Tomorrow’s Hope (PATH), which offers youth ages 16 to 24 the choice to complete occupational training or mentoring instead of criminal prosecution. City Prosecutor Doug Haubert noted PATH could be engaged as an option.

“We need to make sure that we’re being developmentally sensitive, particularly with young people,” Richardson said.

Councilmember Allen called the focus on spectators a “good start” noting that they are a “big part of the issue,” and called for a focus on drivers.

“These events would never even happen without the driver,” Allen said.

The ordinance will come back to council for a final vote on March 8 and if adopted it will go into effect 31 days later.

“We have to make sure that we do let everyone [who participates] know that this is not allowed in Long Beach,” Councilmember Mary Zendejas said. “At the same time we have to be sensitive to some of the people that might be doing this. We’re not going to allow people to come in and put innocent lives at danger.”

This Long Beach trainer helps clients ‘Dig Their Deepest’ to meet their fitness goals Staff eR port — Sponsored Signal rT ibune

After working in IT for nearly two decades, Missy Berkowitz didn’t expect to make a career change. But in 2017, Berkowitz left the corporate world to follow her true passion: fitness.

“I’ve always liked having that lifestyle where fitness is a central part of it, I built a big community through it and it’s just something that I became really passionate about,” she said. “So I wanted to be able to share that with other people.”

Berkowitz, who lives in Long Beach, founded her own personal training business: Dig Your Deepest.

“I try to stick with keeping things simple, but always challenging,” she said. “I don’t think we always need to have a really crazy, fancy setup for a movement to make it effective.”

Her training mainly utilizes bodyweight and free weights (like dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells, medicine balls), though she’s also created a “legit” gym in her home garage for clients, “not just a garage with a bench thrown in there,” she said.

In the time of COVID, her private gym provides added protection compared to congregate gym settings and privacy for people who don’t like to work out in front of other people.

“I’ve trained a lot of people who have anxiety about going to a gym, so being able to workout with just their trainer can alleviate some of it,” she said. “For some it can be the difference of working out versus not.”

At a gym, people might not be sure which machines to use or which workouts will best suit their fitness goals.

In one-on-one training, Berkowitz said she focuses on the specific fitness goals of her clients, whether that’s strength-building, endurance or becoming more physical in general. She strays away from weight loss goals in favor of goals for strength or health.

“It’s really for anybody that feels like they want to do it, they just need a little extra guidance

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Missy Berkowitz opened her own personal training business Dig Your Deepest where training mainly utilizes bodyweight and free weights like dumbbells and barbells.

and more accountability than they might have on their own,” she said.

“Because that’s a lot of my clients.

If they weren’t training with me, they probably wouldn’t be working out.”

And health goals are easier to achieve with someone cheering you on from the sidelines.

“It’s nice to have somebody that you feel is as invested in your health and fitness as you are,” she said. “I really connect with the people I train.”

Dig Your Deepest is offering a first-time 60-minute consultation

session for $85. A pack of ten sessions costs $850, or clients can choose a monthly package with sessions twice weekly for $720.

Semi-private sessions cost $40 per person for groups of two, $60 per person for three people and $35 per person for groups of four. Berkowitz also teaches a hybrid strong board class on Saturdays that cost $25 for a drop-in or $80 for the month.

For more information visit www.digyourdeepest.com or follow Berkowitz on Instagram at @digyourdeepest.

COVID-19

Long Beach eases mask mandate, Long Beach Unified to follow on March 12 Staff eR port Signal rT ibune

The City of Long Beach’s Health Department is aligning with the State’s updated health order that strongly recommends masking in most circumstances but does not require it, the City said in a statement on Monday, Feb. 28.

According to the City, masks will not be required for unvaccinated people starting Tuesday, March 1, but will be strongly recommended

for everyone regardless of vaccination status.

Masking will be required in certain places such as healthcare facilities, jails and prisons, emergency shelters, cooling centers, homeless shelters and public transit.

As of March 12, the mask requirement at schools and childcare facilities will be dropped, but masks will still be “strongly recommended while on school property,” the City said.

The City’s updated mandate

will deviate from the state’s when it comes to bars and nightclubs, where Long Beach will still require proof of vaccination. The City will continue to recommend proof of vaccination at restaurants as well.

The City noted that businesses that are not required to apply universal masking have the option to continue masking requirements for customers and employees.

In some workplaces, employers are still subject to certain CalOSHA regulations.

The Health Department encouraged people to continue masking indoors and follow common-sense COVID-19 safety approaches like staying home when sick, frequent handwashing and testing when experiencing COVID-like symptoms or have been in contact with someone who has the virus.

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MOLAA’s Afro-Latinx Festival features collection of artifacts from two centuries of African American history

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slave collar. A branding iron. A Ku Klux Klan uniform.

Lynching ropes.

For decades, ..Forgotten Images founders Sharon and David McLucas have traveled across the country to gather artifacts from African American history for their collection.

A portion of the Forgotten Images collection will be on display until Sunday, March 6 for the Museum of Latin American Arts’ Afro-Latinx Festival.

“A lot of people say, ‘It’s too emotional, very sensitive. We’re not living in those times anymore. We need to forget.’ But to me, because young people have never been exposed to it, I say it’s about progression, not regression,” co-founder and Long Beach resident Sharon McLucas said. “I want people to be conscious of it. I don’t want them to forget.”

The two founders have gathered over 20,000 artifacts for the collection—which spans two centuries of the African American experience and has won a letter of recommendation from the Smithsonian Museum.

It includes baskets used by enslaved women to carry their children in the cotton fields, original Aunt Jemima memorabilia, a 500-pound bale of cotton, toys depicting racist minstrel caricatures in blackface and a replica 1798 cotton gin, among other items.

David first started collecting artifacts when he came across a blackfaced, cast-iron piggy bank at a flea market, which he learned was called a n****r bank.

“I didn’t realize they had things like that out there,” he said, explaining that he purchased the

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A whip is among an exhibition of tools of slavery at the traveling Forgotten Images exhibit at the Museum of Latin American Arts in Long Beach on Feb. 27, 2022. The exhibit, curated and collected by David and Sharon McLucas, will be displayed at MOLAA from Feb. 27 until March 6, 2022.

bank and later bought a book about Black Americana to learn more about the item.

He explained that Black people were used as marketing tools for various brands, especially personal care products as Black people were considered “a dirty image.” During the same century that brands were co-opting Black personas to push their products, Black babies were termed “alligator bait.”

Sharon said she’s always been interested in history. Her mother was former President Bill Clinton’s nanny in Hope, Arkansas, she said, and they would often visit the town.

“I always have migrated towards older people, because there were never any girls to really play with,” she said. “So I would just sit around

and listen to their stories and listen to them reminisce.”

Forgotten Images began when the two married in 1992 and combined Sharon’s collection of salt and pepper shakers and historical photographs with David’s collection of music.

“We just started combining our resources and buying music albums, slave shackles, all kinds of things,” Sharon said. “Things that should not be forgotten and aren’t taught in school.”

Last year they took a three-week road trip and visited nine different states in search of items for their collection. Even when they’re on vacation, they’re always on the lookout for new artifacts, she said.

“A lot of people, what they con-

sider trash, I consider a treasure,” she said.

The collection includes items from as far back as 1619, the year the first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia.

Forgotten Images doesn’t merely include items of trauma from the African American experience. It also includes Black films, literature, music and magazines with famous African Americans on their covers.

But the core of the collection parallels its name “Forgotten Images”—items and artifacts that are often forgotten from the oppressive and often suppressed history of Black people in America.

A few years back, the two found a lichen-coated, 200-pound plantation bell in Louisiana, which was

used like a clock to tell enslaved Africans and African Americans when it was time to get up in the morning, time to eat, or time to go to the cotton fields.

The working plantation bell is typically the last item in the tour of the Forgotten Images collection, David said.

“We actually use it for a positive image,” David said. “We allow our tour group to come up and honor somebody that was special in their family or somebody that is special in their life.”

He said ringing the bell is emotional for many people. David said that toddlers, middle school, high school and college students have rung the bell in someone’s honor, but that older folks often use the opportunity to tell their stories.

David recently showed a portion of the exhibit at Jordan High School, including a slave collar engraved with the words, “We have fine horses and n*****s. Columbus, Georgia 1857.”

Unlike typical museum exhibitions, the two allow visitors to interact with their items, to “feel the burden, the trauma of wearing shackles,” David said.

“A lot of times when [young people] see our exhibit, they see these images and don’t realize that these images are them, and they’re laughing at them,” he said. “But by the time they get through with the tour, they’re not laughing.”

The Museum of Latin American Art’s 2022 Afro-Latinx Festival began on Feb. 21. The Forgotten Images exhibit will be on display from Feb. 27 to March 6 at the museum, located at 628 Alamitos Ave. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults, $7 for students with a valid ID, $7 for seniors and free for children under 12 years old and MOLAA members. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free to the public on Sundays.

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uring its Wednesday, March 2, meeting, the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) Board of Education voted to formalize a policy on allowing service animals in schools.

According to Assistant Superintendent Erin Simon, the policy will help parents understand the district’s process for allowing service animals onto school sites as well as inform teachers on how to bring a service animal on campus for learning purposes.

The policy states that service animals are allowed on a school campus as a teaching aid—provided the school principal gives written consent.

“For an individual with a disabil-

ity, ‘service animal’ means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks related to the individual’s disability and for their benefit,” Simon clarified in a memo to the board.

Simon told the board during the meeting that while service animals have been allowed in LBUSD schools “for years,” the district never formalized its protocols.

“The [new] board policy really speaks to having animals in school for instructional purposes as well as animals specifically in the service of a student with a disability,” she said.

The policy also supports helping students with disabilities to access district programs and activities.

The service animal policy builds upon non-discrimination laws and the legal right to having a guide dog, as well as education code guidelines on the safe and humane treatment of animals in schools and

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teaching about kindness to pets.

“Instruction related to the care and treatment of animals teaches students a sense of responsibility and promotes the humane treat-

ment of living creatures,” the policy states.

In one example of instruction, six dogs were brought into an LBUSD school on Catalina Island

in 2005 to help students practice reading skills. Shy students from third through fifth grades gained confidence by reading aloud to a “non-judgmental canine listenter,” according to Avalon School librarian Donna Sharpe.

The superintendent is accountable for “rules and procedures” that protect the health and safety of students, staff and animals at schools, the policy states. However, it maintains that “the district assumes no liability for the safety of animals allowed on district property.”

According to Chris Eftychiou, LBUSD public information director, since the policy formalizes existing practices, it shouldn’t result in significant changes for students or schools.

Eftychiou said LBUSD currently has three students who use service animals—all dogs.

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THEATRE REVIEW

BUSINESS

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Walter Gray IV (seated) as MacBeth, with witches Libby Letlow, Sara Neal and Yvonne Robertson in Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s “Macbeth.”

Gruesome ‘Macbeth’ bloodies Long Beach Shakespeare Company stage

Local vendors could get a leg up on city contracts under proposed changes to Long Beach procurement process m E ma iD Maggio

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Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s (LBSC) “Macbeth” effectively portrays the heavy psychological toll of murder stemming from the play’s grisly deaths.

As we know from current events in Ukraine, one way to achieve power is simply taking it, even killing whoever’s in the way. That’s the perverted path Macbeth and Lady Macbeth find themselves walking— at first by choice and then by compulsion.

Especially owing to nuanced performances by Walter Gray IV as Macbeth and Libby Letlow as Lady Macbeth—under the direction of Theresa Hill—we feel what it might be like to have blood on our hands and desperation in our hearts. Murdering King Duncan (Bill Walthall) while he is a guest in their home through Lady Macbeth’s clever plan allows General Macbeth to become ruler of Scotland.

Prompting Macbeth’s boldness is a prophecy by three cackling, chanting witches—played with relish by Letlow, Sara Neal and Yvonne Robertson—who make a gross cauldron concoction of frog and baby parts but seem to know what they’re talking about. Though they foretell that Macbeth will be king, they also foresee that the sons of fellow general Banquo (Mikael Mattsson) will eventually reign.

Guess who Macbeth murders next.

As his list of victims grows, we see Macbeth haunted by Banquo’s ghost and tortured by his fear of being usurped, his reasoning increasingly distorted. Meanwhile, Lady Macbeth walks and talks in her sleep, tormented by guilt as she tries to wash her hands of bloodshed. Gray and Letlow shine in these scenes, immersing themselves in their character’s emotions thereby allowing us to feel them,

As we know from current events in Ukraine, one way to achieve power is simply taking it, even killing whoever’s in the way. too. (Fun fact: Gray and Letlow are engaged in real life so their kisses are persuasive.)

The remaining 10 cast members also play their parts well—many with multiple roles—and director Hill orchestrates their comings and goings on the intimate LBSC stage with precision. Within the strong supporting cast, Noel Vasquez

stands out for the gravitas he brings to his character Malcolm, slain king Duncan’s son who flees to England and raises an army.

The ensuing sword-fighting is compelling (choreographed by Mattsson) and bloody props—including a severed head—convey the carnage well. Nicole Braucher gives the set a somber look fitting the play’s tragic theme while costumes by Cathy Crane are also subdued but richly patterned. Lighting (Scott Kanzelmeyer) is used effectively to isolate Macbeth’s and Lady Macbeth’s soliloquies as they each grapple with their consciences.

The cast and crew thus make LBSC’s “Macbeth” a darkly entertaining production, including moments of humor that relieve the tension—especially when certain lines ring true to our modern ears.

And through the two leads’ cathartic performances, we get a taste of the true price of power, as cautionary a tale now as ever.

Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s “Macbeth” continues through March 19 at the Helen Borgers Theatre, 4250 Atlantic Ave. Tickets are $23 general admission and $13 for students, with performances Fridays (except March 4) and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.

For tickets and information, call 1-562-997-1494 or visit LBShakespeare.org. Masks are required during the performance.

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ocal vendors vying for City contracts could have a leg up over nonlocal vendors under new changes requested by the City Council Tuesday, March 1.

The City is currently undergoing an “Extreme Procurement Makeover Project” that will update the city’s procurement policies and processes.

While that happens, the council requested that the city manager look into some changes to the City’s local preference policy, including weighting local preference applications by 20% (rather than the current 10%). The current policy only applies to purchases up to $100,000, which the request hopes to increase.

Of the requested changes, which city staff will study over the next 180 days, are: removing the cap on the maximum local preference amount, increasing access to information about contracts (who gets them and their job impact) and incorporating local preference in eligible requests for proposals.

“We all understand the importance of keeping spending locally, and this policy has not been updated for over a decade,” said Councilmember Cindy Allen, who authored the item. “This is something I’m very passionate about. Local

businesses are the heart of the city and we need to make sure we give them preference.”

Since she was elected in 2020, Allen has been an outspoken supporter of local preference, often peppering in support of local hire during her council comments.

Allen herself has benefitted from contracts with the City. Her advertising agency ETA, which she sold before joining the council, had over $1 million in City business. The agency’s clients included the Port of Long Beach, Public Works, Long Beach Transit, and the Long Beach Water Department.

“I just know—from my past life in business and doing a lot of procurement with the City and other municipalities across the state— how important it is for these cities to focus on their local vendors,” Allen said, noting that the procurement policy hasn’t been updated in over a decade. “I’m telling ya, it does make a difference. It’s better for our city. It’s better for our workers.”

Councilmember Roberto Uranga suggested adding an educational component to the item so business owners are more familiar with the procurement process and how to apply for contracts.

Vice Mayor Rex Richardson agreed that the procurement process was “hard to navigate,” and looked forward to streamlining the program through the extreme procurement makeover.

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ENVIRONMENT

Amplify Energy sues shipping companies in oil spill federal case The company is seeking damages for harm to its business and reputation, lost revenues and pipeline repairs City eN sw Service

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mplify Energy, the company that owns an oil rig that spilled crude into the waters off of Huntington .Beach, filed a federal lawsuit today against two shipping companies accused of dragging anchors over the pipe that sprung a leak.

The company names container ships, the MSC Danit and the COSCO Beijing, in the lawsuit that was filed at the end of the business day Monday, Feb. 28 in federal court in Santa Ana as part of the ongoing litigation regarding the spill before U.S. District Judge David O. Carter in which Amplify Energy is a defendant.

Amplify Energy is suing the owners of the container ships, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Dordellas Finance Corp. along with the captains and crews and other associated companies as well as the Marine Exchange, which is responsible for directing traffic around San Pedro Bay. Amplify Energy is alleging that had it been notified right away about the anchor strikes it would have “immediately assessed the situation and made any necessary

repairs,” according to a statement from the company.

The spill “should never have happened and had these parties not been grossly negligent and had any party notified Amplify, this entire event could have been avoided,” Amplify Energy said in its statement about the lawsuit.

Both of the ships had been anchored in San Pedro Bay on Jan. 25, 2021, awaiting to unload cargo, the lawsuit said. A storm was brewing, so many of the other ships in the area “took refuge in deeper waters.

The MSC Danit and COSCO Beijing did not,” according to the lawsuit.

“Instead, the MSC Danit and COSCO Beijing remained anchored about 4.8 miles off the California coast, next to the undersea San Pedro Bay Pipeline… which has been in place since 1980,” the lawsuit alleged.

That pipeline conveys oil from offshore production and platforms to Long Beach and “all defendants knew or should have known precisely where the pipeline was” and federal law prohibits ships from using anchors too close to that pipeline.

Wind gusted up to 63 miles per hour in the storm that pushed waves up to 17 feet high, and the ships’ anchors across the sea floor where anchoring was prohibited, the lawsuit alleged. The anchors

Dad and 3-year-old daughter killed after truck crashes into Long Beach apartment Southern California Local News

A man and his 3-year-old daughter were killed when a pickup truck crashed into an apartment building in Long Beach, and police Wednesday, March 2 were seeking the motorist who ran from the scene.

The crash occurred at about 10 p.m. Tuesday in the 6600 block of Rose Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Jose Palacios Gonzalez, 42, died at the scene, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office reported. His daughter died at a hospital, police said. Her name was not immediately available for release.

“The preliminary investigation revealed a 2014 Dodge Ram was traveling northbound on Rose Avenue at a high rate of speed. The vehicle left the roadway and collided with an apartment building, killing two of the occupants inside. The driver of the vehicle then fled the scene on foot,” police said.

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“dragged a 4,000-foot section of the pipeline across the seafloor,” the lawsuit alleged.

“The anchor-dragging bent and bowed the pipeline, displacing some parts of the pipeline by more than 100 feet and breaking off the concrete casing around the pipeline,” the lawsuit alleged.

“Yet despite dragging anchor while repeatedly crossing over the well-charted location of the pipeline, the MSC defendants and Beijing defendants failed to alert Amplify of the incidents,” the lawsuit alleged.

“Nor did Marine Exchange—

which monitors such movements in real time and knew or should have known that the ships had cross over the pipeline multiple times while broadcasting that they were `at anchor’—inform Amplify of the ships’ movements.”

After the oil spill, Coast Guard officials named the ships as possibly the cause of the damage to the pipeline, the lawsuit said.

“Then, after one of the COSCO Beijing’s crew members allegedly attempted to flee the country, the MSC Danit’s owner asked (Carter) for emergency relief to secure his deposition,” the lawsuit alleges.

“The Coast Guard’s investigation into the anchor-dragging incidents remains ongoing.”

Amplify is seeking damages for harm to its business and reputation as well as for repairs and replacing the pipeline and for the loss of income from suspending its operation.

Amplify is also seeking injunctive relief against Marine Exchange which would require it to warn of anchor-dragging incidents within 24 hours to the companies affected by such an accident. The company also wants to prevent vessels from anchoring near the pipeline when

TAX SEASON

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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.

rendered aid to the victims until the Long Beach Fire Department arrived on scene,” they continued.

The suspect was described only as a man about 20-25 years of age.

Police said speed is believed to be a factor in the crash.

Neighbors told KTLA5 they believe the suspect had been at a local bar before the crash.

“There is nothing but problems at this bar,” Renette Mazza, president of the Hamilton Neighborhood Association, told the station.

“The neighborhood has outgrown this bar; nobody from this neighborhood comes here. They serve people until they can’t walk. They leave the bar drunk, and then they go into our neighborhood. Hit-andruns happen all the time here. And now we have a family that died.”

Anyone with information on the case was urged to call detectives at 1-(562)-570-7355, or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS. Tipsters may also use the website www.

LACrimeStoppers.org.

CSULB College of Business offers free tax preparation assistance for those in need City eN sw Service Southern California Local News

Free tax preparation assistance to families who make $58,000 a year or less, low-income students, elderly residents, non-residents, and those with limited English proficiency is available from the College of Business students at California State University, Long Beach, though April 9.

The free service is part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance clinic, a IRS sponsored program.

Student volunteers filed state and federal tax returns during virtual interviews that resulted in more than $700,000 in refunds last year, according to a release from California State University, Long Beach.

“VITA is win-win for our students and the community,” Professor Sudha Krishnan, faculty advisor for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, said. “The students get hands-on experience while also helping those in the community who often do not have the disposable income to pay for a professional tax preparer.”

The free assistance is available

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Students walk past a new sign explaining mask rules on the upper campus quad at California State University, Long Beach during the school’s Week of Welcome on Aug. 30, 2021.

for walk-in and drop-off services.

No appointments are necessary. All clients are required to complete a COVID pre-screening form before coming to campus. Those wanting to use the service are asked to visit Room 243 in the College of Business Building.

The service is provided Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to

8 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

An in-person tax day is available on March 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that includes assistance for clients with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number instead of a Social Security number.

Participants must have the following original documents: • Government issued photo ID or driver’s license.

• Original Social Security card or documents of individual taxpayer identification number.

• All W-2s and 1099s (if any).

• Other income and expense information.

• Total tuition fees and expenses paid (form 1098-T).

• Total expenses paid for child’s daycare if any.

• Daycare or dependent care provider’s address, phone and SSN or EIN. • Bank account and routing number for direct deposit of refund.

• Last year’s tax return is helpful, but not required.

• To file taxes electronically for a married-filing-joint tax return, both spouses must be present to sign the required forms.

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Ballet instructor Kate Whitney reads a story to a group of young students that they will use to inspire their dance during a class at the Tutu School of Long Beach on March 2, 2022, in Bixby Knolls. Whitney has been teaching ballet since she was 16 years old.

Sugarplums and swans take center stage at Bixby’s new children’s ballet school

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ehind the pastel pink and purple walls of the Tutu School in Bixby Knolls lives the enchanted world of sugarplums and swans that make up children’s ballet.

The boutique ballet school—catered to children 18 months to 8 years of age—is part of a Bay Area franchise that started in 2008. The Long Beach location opened on February 1.

The school specializes in teaching “age-appropriate” ballet that serves as an introduction to the world of theatrical dance, according to Tracy Gonzalez, owner of the Long Beach location.

“What I really like about the Tutu School mission is that it really allows children to be children,” Gonzalez said. “You’re not forced to be in this mold of what ballet should be.”

With a passion for musical theatre, one of Gonzalez’s favorite things to do at sessions is let children use their imagination to view the studio as a forrest, dance like animals and sing. “[It] really makes the whole ballet experience magical at that age,” Gonzalez said.

At a Wednesday, March 2 afternoon session, children dutifully observed their instructor pirouette through a stream of bubbles, ready to take on the lesson. The only noise in the studio was that of their shoes twirling on the wood floors.

Intent on creating a whimsical world for children, the pastel walls of the studio are adorned with elaborate tutus signifying classic ballet stories like The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty.

“You feel like you just want to twirl around,” Gonzalez said, noting thats what kids often do when entering the space.

Gonzalez has ballet in her blood.

The daughter of a retired ballerina, she took up dancing at age 2 while growing up in the Phillippines. It was her children who propelled her

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3-year-old Ryan Whitt sits with her mother, Ashley McFann, while they wait for their classes to start at the Tutu School of Long Beach in Bixby Knolls on March 2, 2022. The ballet school recently opened its Long Beach branch in February and has steady attendance.

to open her first school in the East Bay in 2013 after leaving the corporate world.

With six locations of her own in Northern California, and a few others in SoCal, according to the school’s website, Gonzalez is pushing the legacy forward.

The Bixby studio currently counts four instructors who teach three class divisions (tutu toddlers, exploring ballet and primary ballet prep). The school currently offers just under 30 classes a week.

For 45 minutes, children learn the fundamentals of ballet and take time to listen to storybook readings of classic ballet stories that inspire each session. In late February, the children were introduced to The Firebird by composer Igor Stravinsky.

“It’s really important to expose kids to a world of creativity,” Gonzalez said of the school’s mission.

“And also to give them the experience of what it feels like to be joyful when you’re moving and you’re dancing.”

A parent’s reaction to seeing their children “light up when they’re dancing” is Gonzalez’s favorite part of owning the studios, she said, noting it reminds her of her children at that age. “[The chidren are] just so proud of themselves, they’re just so con-

fident,” Gonzalez said. “Even just wearing the sparkliest tutu gives a child so much confidence.”

The classes have a monthly membership cost of $102 and come with unlimited make-up for missed classes and priority access to events. New students have the option to schedule a free trial class.

On the weekends, patrons can rent out the studio for ballet birthday parties that include a cupcake picnic, party favors and a brief ballet class.

Themed summer ballet camps (for ages 3 to 8) and spring recitals will come to the Long Beach location soon, but will likely skip spring and summer 2022, according to Gonzalez.

Part of what makes Gonzalez passionate about the expansion of the Tutu School is its philosophy that “dance is for everybody regardless of where you’re from or what you look like,” she said, noting that some of their story time books reflect that to the children.

“It’s wonderful to be part of that,” she said.

The Tutu School is located at 4234 Atlantic Blvd. To stay up to date, follow them at @tutuschoollongbeach. For the class schedule, visit www.tutuschool.com/longbeach.

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The Long Beach Police Department Traffic Section conducted a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, Feb. 25 at 7th Street and Locust Avenue from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m which resulted in nine citations, two arrests and one vehicle impound.

LBPD said that DUI/Driver’s License checkpoints are set up in areas that have the highest chance of deterring impaired drivers.

“The safety of our community is and always will be our mission,” Sgt. Steve Smock said in a statement. “We are still out there looking for impaired drivers because driving under the influence is still dangerous.”

The California Office of Traffic Safety funded the checkpoint through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

LBPD said 602 vehicles passed through the checkpoint and 298 drivers were screened by police.

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LBPD said it supports the initiative by the Office of Traffic Safety to educate all drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.”

According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 12.6 million drivers aged 16 or older drove under the influence of illicit drugs and 20.5 million people in the same age group drove under the influence of alcohol that year.

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WRIGLEY COFFEE, continued from page 1

local coffee shops like Rose Park Roasters have already expressed interest in hiring their participants.

“Our hope is that they will then move into management roles.”

From there, he said, he hopes participants will be able to pivot their leadership skills to other industries and secure long-term, stable employment.

“We found that one thing that is needed to maintain housing is employment income, right?,” Community Program Manager Paula Patino said. “A lot of times, what we found is that clients needed that additional support through employment services.”

Nishimoto said that one of the main goals of Wrigley Coffee is to provide a trauma-informed workplace. Staff are trained in trauma-informed care, like how to identify trauma or triggers and how to respond to trauma in the workspace.

“The duplication effect of what we want to see happen at Wrigley Coffee isn’t necessarily a bunch of social enterprise coffee shops that hire individuals that are facing housing insecurity,” he said. “But instead, workplaces across the board that are trauma-informed, because if you’re homeless, if you’ve [experienced trauma], that does come up in the workplace.”

Their second goal is to provide

good coffee and a safe community environment for residents in Long Beach.

“More and more, we’re made aware that there are less and less safe places for some marginalized communities,” Nishimoto said. “So we want to be that for them.”

The coffee shop offers a meeting room that’s free to rent for students, nonprofits and community groups. For business groups, the room is available for a “minimal fee,” Nishimoto said.

Wrigley Coffee will also display a rotating art show and hopes to hold performances at the space, such as spoken word, music and comedy events.

And despite having a secondary mission, Nishimoto said Wrigley Coffee’s focus will remain true to its primary purpose: being a neighborhood coffee shop.

“We know there will be a lot of people that will come here the first time because it’s a nonprofit, because they love our mission, but you’re not going to spend $5 on a drink every day for a bad coffee, even if you love the mission,” he said, noting that the nonprofit hired a coffee program manager who “comes from coffee, loves coffee, and is passionate about coffee.”

And though the shop just opened last month, Nishimoto is optimistic about its future.

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(From left to right) Coffee Program Manager Riley Draghi, Family Promise of South Bay Community Program Manager Paula Patino, and Family Promise of South Bay Executive Director and manager of Wrigley Coffee Andrew Nishimoto sit together beneath a neon sign against the back wall of the coffee shop on Feb. 9, 2022.

“There was all like a big hoopla during the grand opening, you know, the city people were here and it was packed,” he said. “But what has been more exciting than that are the repeat customers, the ones that live locally that walked here

from their homes that have come every day since we’ve been open.”

“And the other Wrigley residents that have said, you know, ‘We were just waiting for another place to reopen after Fox closed because we just wanted a local coffee shop in

Wrigley.’”

Wrigley Coffee is located at 437 W Willow St and is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Air conditioning dominates list of LBUSD construction costs $328 million earmarked for new HVAC, Wilson High ongoing renovations will respect historical architecture Anita W. aH rris

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newly-audited report found that the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) spent .$1.46 billion building and renovating schools during its July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 fiscal year.

Most of that amount—nearly $466 million—went to heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) projects, with another $328 million earmarked for new HVAC in the future, for a total of $794 million.

The district also spent more than $406 million on new construction and another nearly $268 million on modernizing and renovating existing schools.

A LBUSD Citizens’ Oversight Committee (COC) audited report found no discrepancies in how the district spent its Measure E and Measure K bond funds last year for school infrastructure improvement.

COC Chairperson Walter Larkins told the Board of Education on Wednesday, March 2, that he was “impressed” by the district’s

record-keeping and budget balancing.

Larkins noted that many LBUSD students returned from the “unprecedented shift” to online learning necessitated by the pandemic to newly renovated classrooms and other learning spaces last year.

“The COC is proud to oversee a program that is helping build brighter futures,” Larkins said of the seven-member committee.

HVAC was installed at more than 150 classrooms across five campuses during the last fiscal year, affecting 16,000 students, according to the COC report. The district completed HVAC and other renovation projects at Prisk, Fremont, Madison elementary and Cubberly K-8 schools last summer, and Wilson High School’s new HVAC system will be completed by June.

A UC Davis report found that ventilation and air filtration improve not only student safety with regard to viruses, but also student performance by reducing pollutants such as carbon dioxide.

Other completed projects mentioned in the COC report include a new 50,000 square-foot classroom building and new sports track and field at Millikan High School, renovated auditorium and library at Jordan High School designed to “optimize” learning and upgraded auditorium and cafeteria at Stevenson Elementary School.

Current construction includes a new 31,500 square-foot classroom building at Jordan High School, gymnasium upgrades at Lakewood High School, a new lunch shelter at Lowell Elementary School and HVAC and technology upgrades at several other schools, the report states.

Wilson High School’s ongoing

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(Above) Students walk towards the front doors of Millikan High School on the first day of in-person classes on April 26, 2021. The school’s 50,000 square-foot classroom building and new sports track and field have been completed. (Below) Interior of Jordan High School’s library, renovated in January 2021 to feature flexible seating, laptop charging stations, and individual and collaborative learning spaces.

$92 million renovations are taking into account its historically significant architecture, including restoring two original 1924 light poles in front of its “most distinctive” main

building and enlarging several windows with the help of a specialist in wood finishes.

“Similar care went into Wilson’s auditorium restoration,” the COC

reports. “The fully modernized building, completed in 2018, retained many of its original features while complying with modern accessibility and safety standards.”

Wilson High School renovations are funded by Measure E, a $1.5 billion bond measure approved by voters in 2016 and specifically designated for repairing school buildings, upgrading classroom technology, installing HVAC and improving recreational safety.

“The bond measure is subject to strict accountability requirements,” LBUSD states about Measure E. “No money can be spent on administrator salaries, and all funds must be used locally to improve neighborhood schools.”

LBUSD is similarly accountable to the COC on how it spends money from Measure K, a bond measure approved by voters in 2008. The $1.2 billion fund takes from property taxes to “build, renovate and improve” schools in “critical” need.

Many of the district’s campuses are 60 to 70 years old.

The district built Nelson Academy in 2012 and McBride High School in 2013 with Measure K funds, in addition to new construction at several existing schools, including renovating auditoriums and adding all-weather sports fields.

LBUSD also received matching funds of $33 million last year from California’s Proposition 51 bond measure for school repairs, which helped offset higher labor and materials costs, according to the COC. “These projects exemplify the 21st-century learning spaces needed to prepare our students for college and careers,” Larkins said.

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WWW.SIGNALTRIBUNE.COM • LEGAL NOTICES • FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2022 TST6646 TS No: CA07000676-21-1-HC APN: 7185-021-041 TO No: 8773050 NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on January 21, 2010, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by RICHARD G. WESCOTT AND LUCY J. WESCOTT, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS as Trustor in favor of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION as Beneficiary and NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC as Trustee, and was recorded on January 27, 2010, as Instrument No. 20100118991 in the Office of the County Recorder, Los Angeles County, California; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment dated October 2, 2016, and recorded on October 31, 2016, as Instrument No. 20161343951, in the office of the County Recorder, Los Angeles County, California; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that the payment due on July 30, 2019, was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of February 11, 2022 is estimated to be $689,893.25; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on October 28, 2015, as Instrument No. 20151318042, notice is hereby given that on March 15, 2022 at 10:00 AM, local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: Commonly known as: 3949 MCNAB AVENUE, LONG BEACH, CA 90808 LOT 248 OF TRACT NO. 15435, IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 514, PAGE(S 37 TO 47, INCLUSIVE, OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THEREFROM THE OIL, GAS, MINERALS, AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES LYING BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND, AS PROVIDED IN DEEDS OF RECORD. The sale will be held behind the fountain located in the Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $697,644.61. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling $69,764.46 [10% of the Secretary’s bid] in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $69,764.46 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence.

This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consulta-

tion with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed. The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $689,893.25 as of February 11, 2022, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. Date: __________ Rosenda Cardenas, Authorized Signatory MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Foreclosure Commissioner 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-2528300 Fax: 949-252-8330 Order Number 80170, Pub Dates: 2/18/2022, 2/25/2022, 3/4/2022, SIGNAL TRIBUNE TST6647 Case No. 22NWCP00060 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, NORWALK COURTHOUSE, 12720 NORWALK BLVD, NORWALK, CA 90650 PETITION OF: ANTHONY DAVIS DUCHEMIN-MICHENER TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Anthony Davis Duchemin-Michener has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: ANTHONY DAVIS DUCHEMIN-MICHENER Proposed Name: ANTHONY DAVID EDWARDS 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: April 8, 2022; Time: 10:30a.m., Dept. “C”, Room 312. 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, February 18, 25 & March 4, 11, 2022 ___// ss//___ Margaret M. Bernal, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: February 9, 2022 TST6648 APN: 7202-030-006 TS No: CA07000634-21-1 TO No: 8771120 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED January 12, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On April 21, 2022 at 10:00 AM, behind the fountain located in the Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on January 19, 2006 as Instrument No. 06

0126162, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by NORMAN HAGAN, A SINGLE MAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of FINANCIAL FREEDOM SENIOR FUNDING CORPORATION, A SUBSIDIARY OF INDYMAC BANK, FSB as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”.

The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1875 OREGON AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90806 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $352,214.95 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic at 702-659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07000634-21-1.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the

property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 702-659-7766, or visit this internet website www.insourcelogic.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA07000634-21-1 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: February 17, 2022 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA0700063421-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949.222.1161 TDD: 866-660 4288 Amy Lemus, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702659-7766 Order Number 80273, Pub Dates: 2/25/2022, 3/4/2022, 3/11/2022, SIGNAL TRIBUNE

a General Partnership. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Debra Hood Grayley. The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in (May, 2021). This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on (January 19, 2022). 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: January 28, February 4, 11, 18, 2022

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TST6644 Case No. 22CHCP00043 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CHATSWORTH COURTHOUSE, 9425 Penfield Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311 PETITION OF: SHU CHUN WU TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Shu Chun Wu has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: SHU CHUN WU Proposed Name: LAYLA SHU-CHUN WU 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: April 6, 2022; Time: 8:30a.m., Dept. F47. 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, February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 ___//ss//___David B. Gelfound, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: February 9, 2022 TST6654 Case No. 21CMCP00154 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, COMPTON COURTHOUSE, 200 W. COMPTON BLVD., COMPTON, CA 90220 PETITION OF: KALEXI BELISSE CIPRES TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Kalexi Belisse Cipres has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: KALEXI BELISSE CIPRES Proposed Name: HELENA ADRIENNE SIN 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: April 14, 2022; Time: 8:30am, Dept. “A”, Room 904. 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, March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 __//ss//___Thomas D. Long, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: February 17, 2022 TST6627/ 2022008765 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: DORWIN PROPERTIES, 5199 E. Pacific Coast HWY STE 100D Long Beach, CA 90804. Registrant: 1. DEBRA HOOD GRAYLEY 5530 Daggett St. Long Beach, CA 90815, 2. NANCY WALLACE LUNGREN CO-TTEE 24 SAGE RIVER CIRCLE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95831 3.

B. J. WALLCE GREEN 8755 HWY 128 Healdsburg, CA 95448, 4. ROBERT WALLACE 76 Hickory Way Solvang, CA. 93463, 5. CHRISTOPHER W. SWANSON TTEE 3105 E 63rd St. Long Beach, CA. 90805 This business is conducted by:

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE Thursday, February 24 5:45 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 1900 block Stanley Ave. 7:40 a.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, 1800 block Freeman Ave. 11:18 a.m., Forgery, 2700 block Gundry Ave. 3:41 p.m., Auto burglary, Gaviota Ave./Alamitos Ave. 4:45 p.m., Felony warrant, 3300 block Cerritos Ave. (suspect arrested) Friday, February 25 7:08 a.m., DUI; possessing narcotic, 1900 block E. 21st St. (suspect arrested) 2:52 p.m., DUI, Walnut Ave./E. Hill St. (suspect arrested) 6:26 p.m., Identity theft, 2200 block Gaviota Ave. 8:10 p.m., Identity theft, 1800 block E. Hill St. 9:33 p.m., Robbery, 2600 block Lime Ave. Saturday, February 26 11:08 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2600 block Lime Ave. 8:09 p.m., DUI, E. Willow St./St. Louis Ave. (suspect arrested) Sunday, February 27 12:22 a.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, 1800 block E. Willow St. 11:46 a.m., Elder abuse, 1000 block e. 32nd St. 11:11 p.m., Stolen vehicle – recovered, 2700 block E. PCH Monday, February 28 12:45 p.m., Elder abuse, 1900 block St. Louis Ave. 12:52 p.m., Possessing controlled substance; 2 misdemeanor warrants, E. 27th St./Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) 1:41 p.m., Auto burglary, 1600 block E. Hill St. 7:07 p.m., Grand theft, 2400 block Cherry Ave. 9:49 p.m., Violated domestic violence court order, 700 block E. Willow St. (suspect arrested) Tuesday, March 1 2:46 a.m., Grand theft; E. 21st St./Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) 5:52 a.m., Auto burglary, 3300 block Cerritos Ave. 7:45 a.m., Auto burglary, 3200 block California Ave. 3:05 p.m., Possessing controlled substance; felony warrant, California Ave./E. 29th St. (suspect arrested) 9:14 p.m., Battery on spouse/co-habitant, 1900 block Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) Wednesday, March 2 11:39 a.m., Identity theft, 2200 block Rose Ave. 11:58 a.m., Grand theft, 3200 block E. Willow St. 6:09 p.m., Appropriate lost property; possessing paraphernalia, 2000 block Orizaba Ave. (2 suspects arrested) 7:38 p.m., Criminal threats, 1800 block Raymond Ave. 7:42 p.m., Resisting Police Officer; false report of crime, E. Spring St./Cherry Ave. (suspect arrested) LBPD reporting area is too extensive to report here.

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TST6638 Case No. 22TRCP00027 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, TORRANCE SUPERIOR COURT, 825 Maple Ave. Torrance, CA 90503. PETITION OF: JEVINAL FERNANDES TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Jevinal Fernandes has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing his name as follows: Present Name: JEVINAL FERNANDES Proposed Name: JEFFREY MICHAEL WILLIAMS 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: March 25, 2022; Time: 9 a.m., Dept.

M. 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, February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2021 ___//ss//___ Deidre Hill, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: February 2, 2022 TST6643 / 2022 026948 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. CLEARVIEW AUTO GLASS 2. USA WINDSHIELDS, 7321 S Alameda Street A Los Angeles, CA. 90001. Registrant: MIREYA ARLENE VALDIVIA, 6033 1/2 Clara Street Bell Gardens, CA. 90201.

This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Mireya Arlene Valdivia. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on (February 3, 2022). 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: February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 TST6642 / 2022 026951 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: CREATIVE VISION STUDIO, 6019 San Remo Way Buena Park, CA. 90620.

Registrant: LUIS ENRIQUE VAZQUEZ PEDROZA, 6019 San Remo Way Buena Park, CA. 90620. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Luis Enrique Vazquez Pedroza. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on (February 3, 2022). 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: February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 TST6641 / 2022 026948 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: 1. FASHION ROVIANNI, 2. C & BLUE, 11760 S. Esther St, Lynwood, CA 90262.

Registrant: ROVIANNI LLC, 11760 S. Esther St, Lynwood, CA 90262, California.

This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Company I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Claudia C. Hernandez, President. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on February 3, 2022. 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: February 11, 18, 25 & March 4, 2022

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6652 NOTICE INVITING BIDS The City of Signal Hill (“City”) will receive electronic bids only for the 2022 Slurry Seal Program, no later than 10:00 AM on March 28, 2022. The electronic bid management system will not accept late bids. Bids shall be valid for 90 calendar days after the bid opening date.

Bids must be submitted on City’s Bid Forms, available to registered vendors through the City’s electronic bid management system, PlanetBids, at: https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/36746/bo/bo-detail/87240 The Contract Documents may be downloaded at no charge. Electronic modifications to or withdrawal of bids may be made by the bidder prior to the bid closing deadline.

Contract Documents will not be available for sale at City Hall.

Plan rooms that register may also download the Contract Documents and offer them for review. All parties downloading Contract Documents will be listed under the solicitation’s “Prospective Bidders” tab.

A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the City Hall Council Chambers on the following date and time: March 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM. Each and every bidder should attend the Pre-Bid Conference. Prospective bidders may visit the Project Site (public streets as identified in the Contract Documents and Specifications) at any time. Bids will be accepted from any bidder who did not attend the Pre-Bid Conference.

Bids must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier’s check, or a Bid Bond in favor of the City in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish the City with a Performance Bond equal to 100% of the successful bid, and a Payment Bond equal to 100% of the successful bid, prior to execution of the Contract. All bonds are to be secured from a surety that meet all of the State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and is admitted by the State of California.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, the successful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheld by City to ensure their performance under the Contract.

The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the Contract which will be awarded to the successful bidder, copies of which are on file and will be made available to any interested party upon request at Signal Hill Public Works Department or online at http://www.dir. ca.gov/dlsr. A copy of these rates shall be posted by the successful bidder at the job site. The successful bidder and all subcontractor(s) under him, shall comply with all applicable Labor Code provisions, which include, but are not limited to the payment of not less than the required prevailing rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract, the employment of apprentices, the hours of labor and the debarment of contractors and subcontractors.

Pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform public work. If awarded a Contract, the bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project.

This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this project, it shall be the bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid.

Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the Business and Professions Code and shall be licensed in the following appropriate classification(s) of contractor’s license(s), for the work bid upon, and must maintain the license(s) throughout the duration of the Contract: Class A license. In addition. the successful bidder will be required to self-perform at least 50% of the work.

Award of Contract: City shall award the Contract for the Project to the lowest responsible bidder as determined from the base bid alone. City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process.

For further information, contact Associate jsaldana@cityofsignalhill.org or (562) 989-7352.

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CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6553 NOTICE OF VACANCY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that one vacancy for an unexpired term through May 31, 2025 exists on the Signal Hill Parks and Recreation Commission.

The City of Signal Hill will be conducting a recruitment to fill the vacancy. All interested residents are encouraged to apply.

To serve as a Parks and Recreation Commissioner, you must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older; and a registered voter and resident of the City at least 29 days prior to the date of appointment. Each member shall continue to reside in the City for the duration of the term of office (Signal Hill City Charter Section 602).

If you are interested in serving as a Commissioner, please apply online via the City’s website at www.cityofsignalhill.org. If you have any questions, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (562) 989-7305. p.m.

Online applications will be accepted until Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 4:00

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LBPD arrests suspect in sexual assault of two teen girls, additional victims sought City News Service

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Long Beach Police Department detectives arrested a man suspected of committing sex crimes against two different teen girls on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

LBPD detectives arrested 54-year-old James Earl Britt of Long Beach for two counts of oral copulation with a person under the age of 18, two counts of sexual battery, and two counts of annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18.

LBPD Sex Crimes detectives started investigating the reported sexual assault of a minor in February 2022. The suspect in the incident is believed to have been driving a 2005 Silver Volvo.

Police said the suspect coerced a 16-year-old female victim into entering his vehicle near Pacific Coast Highway and Temple Avenue before driving her to a separate location where he coerced her into performing sexual acts. The victim

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Death of 72-year-old woman ruled a homicide, suspect at large was eventually dropped off at another location.

According to LBPD, detectives identified Britt as the suspect in a similar crime against a 17-year-old female victim which occurred in May 2018. Britt is believed to have been driving a white Mercedes sedan during the 2018 incident.

Britt was arrested and booked into the Long Beach City Jail on a $100,000 bail.

LBPD said its detectives will be presenting their case to the District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration the first week of March.

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6656 CITY OF SIGNAL HILL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING INTENT TO GRANT OIL FRANCHISE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, the City Council of the City of Signal Hill will conduct a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. via video/ teleconference to introduce an ordinance granting a franchise to Signal Hill Petroleum, Incorporated. At its regular meeting of February 22, 2022, Signal Hill City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-02-6665 and scheduled a Public Hearing for March 22, 2022: A RESOLUTION OF INTENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO GRANT A FRANCHISE TO SIGNAL HILL PETROLEUM, INCORPORATED AND THE INTERESTS, RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, AND DUTIES TO LAY AND USE PIPES AND APPURTENANCES FOR TRANSMITTING AND DISTRIBUTING OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FOR ANY AND ALL LAWFUL PURPOSES UNDER AND ALONG THE PUBLIC STREETS, WAYS, ALLEYS, AND PLACES, AS THE SAME NOW OR MAY HEREAFTER EXIST, WITHIN THIS CITY

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The Long Beach Police Department learned Feb. 28 that the death of a 72-year-old woman in September 2021 was caused by injuries she reportedly sustained during an assault in August 2021.

On August 21, 2021, 72-year-old Barbara Scott reported to police that she had intervened in an argument between a man and woman when the man punched her in the upper body, knocking her to the ground.

Scott complained of pain in her upper body and was treated at the scene by Long Beach Fire Department personnel, but declined further medical attention, police said.

The assault occurred in an alleyway near the victim’s apartment in the 1000 block of Redondo Avenue.

Later that same day, LBPD and LBFD personnel responded to a report of a woman unresponsive in her apartment. Upon arrival, police officers identified Scott as the victim from the earlier incident.

Police said Scott was transported to a local hospital by LBFD personnel.

The following month, on Sept. 16, police responded to a local skilled

nursing facility after learning that Scott had died.

Police alerted the Los Angeles County Department Medical Examiner–Coroner, who sent an investigator to the scene. The investigator was provided information about the earlier assault to assist with their investigation.

Scott’s cause of death was listed as a sequelae (aftereffect) of blunt head trauma, according to the Los Angeles County Department Medical Examiner–Coroner.

The incident was originally investigated by the Violent Crimes Detail. When the results of the autopsy were released on Feb. 28, 2022, the case was reassigned to LBPD’s Homicide Detail.

The identity of the man who allegedly punched Scott is currently unknown, but he is described as being in his 20s. Police said after the assault he left the area on foot with the woman he had been arguing with.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact Homicide Detective Ethan Shear at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 800222-TIPS (8477) or by visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are hereby invited to participate in this public hearing to present written information, express their opinion, or otherwise present evidence on the above matter.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953 (AS AMENDED BY AB 361) this City Council meeting will be held via video/teleconference only and will not be physically open to the public. Council Members and City staff will teleconference into the meeting by audio and/or video. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom. You are encouraged to participate and provide comments during the public hearing in one of the following ways:

IF YOU WISH TO LEGALLY challenge any action taken by the City on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City prior to or at the public hearing.

If you have any questions regarding this notice please call (562) 989-7355 or email tbekele@cityofsignalhill.org.

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Long Beach City Council meetings will return in person March 15 Staff Report Silang Trenubi

Long Beach City Council meetings will return in person on Tuesday, March 15, the City announced Wednesday, March 2.

Council meetings have been online since January of this year due to surging COVID-19 Omicron cases. At the heels of decreasing cases and the recent removal of the city’s indoor mask mandate, residents will be welcomed back to the Civic Chambers in the coming weeks.

The next council meeting, which will be held on March 8, will remain virtual. The next meeting on March 15 will be hybrid, with fully

in-person meetings resuming on March 22.

On March 22, those who wish to make public comments at council meetings will have to do so in person at the Civic Chamber. A City statement said facial coverings will be “highly recommended,” but not required.

Long Beach City Council meetings are held at the Civic Chambers at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays (except for the last Tuesday of the month) at 411 W. Ocean Blvd.

Meetings are live-streamed on the City’s Granicus page and Long Beach Television’s website (LBTV3. com), cable channels and YouTube Channel.

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• Call (408) 638-0968 (audio only) on the date and time of the meeting and enter the meeting ID 881-4793-6648, press # when prompted to provide participant ID, and enter passcode 374778. If you would like to make a public comment, please notify the meeting host by pressing *9 on the telephone keypad; • Visit https://zoom.us/j/88147936648 on your desktop computer or laptop and enter passcode 374778; or • Download the app from the app store if you are using a smart phone and enter meeting ID 881-4793-6648 and passcode 374778 when prompted; • Submit written comments by emailing the City Clerk at cityclerk@cityofsignalhill.org. Written comments received by 5:00 p.m. on March 22, 2022 will be provided electronically to the City Council and attached to the meeting minutes. Written comments will not be read into the record.

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Signal Hill City Council will now hold a public hearing on March 22, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. to consider introducing the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO SIGNAL HILL PETROLEUM, INCORPORATED AND THE INTERESTS, RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, AND DUTIES TO LAY AND USE PIPES AND APPURTENANCES FOR TRANSMITTING AND DISTRIBUTING OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FOR ANY AND ALL LAWFUL PURPOSES UNDER AND ALONG THE PUBLIC STREETS, WAYS, ALLEYS, AND PLACES, AS THE SAME NOW OR MAY HEREAFTER EXIST, WITHIN THIS CITY

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