February 25, 2022 | Vol. XLIV No. 8

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Indigenous people call for the removal of giant penny statue, renaming of Lincoln Park see page 5

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Signal Hill City Council learns mid-year budget is on track, with lower revenue offset by even lower spending

COMMUNITY GATHERS AT SIGNAL HILL PARK FOR CANDLELIGHT VIGIL HONORING TERRY ROGERS Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune

Attendees of the memorial for late Signal Hill Parks and Recreation Commissioner Terry Rogers hold up electric candles while “Amazing Grace” is sung at Signal Hill Park on Feb. 23, 2022.

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During its Tuesday, Feb. 22 meeting, the Signal Hill City Council reviewed the City’s 2021-2022 mid-year budget showing it is “on track” as of Dec. 31, 2021, according to City staff.

Though the City pulled in slightly less revenue than expected after the first six months of its fiscal year, it spent even less than budgeted.

The council also agreed to reallocate some of the City’s budget toward needed projects, including installing security cameras at the library and community center, putting a radar speed sign along a curved road at Obispo and Temple avenues, increasing park pest control and placing a permanent trash can at a litter-ridden trail overlook on Sea Ridge Drive.

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Sales-tax revenue on track, though some sectors continue to lag

Accounting Manager Jonathan Orozco said Signal Hill’s business portfolio continued to be “revenue resilient” during the first six months of this fiscal year, from July 1 to Dec. 31, 2021. Sales taxes are predicted to reach pre-pandemic levels between now and the end of this fiscal year of June 30, he added.

Sales taxes—which account for 72% of Signal Hill’s total income, its largest revenue category—are on see SH BUDGET page 3

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(Top) Signal Hill Mayor Keir Jones speaks to attendees at a candlelight vigil for late Signal Hill Parks and Recreation Commissioner Terry Rogers at Signal Hill Park on Feb. 23, 2022. (Bottom) An attendee of the vigil holds up an electric candle while Mayor Robert Garcia speaks.

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Golden-colored pineapple syrup is poured onto a snowball with strawberry and blue raspberry syrup. The flavors create Fluffy’s Sno-Balls’ signature rainbow snowball on Feb. 23, 2022.

This jazzy Long Beach sno-ball shop brings Big Easy cool to SoCal

ommunity members gathered for a candlelight vigil at the Signal Hill Park Amphitheater Wednesday, Feb. 23, to mourn the life of Commissioner Terry Rogers, who died on Jan. 30.

At the park, wreaths of yellow flowers flanked posters with images from Rogers’s life, often surrounded by friends and community members. She was known for being prolific in the community, with speakers at the event noting how she seemed to be everywhere.

“I can’t recall a chamber of commerce lunch or one of the events downtown or an event for the Salvation Army, or some event that Terry wouldn’t immediately run up to me and say hello and give you a big hug,” Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia said. “I would run into her at airports in Sacramento. You just ran into her all over.”

Rogers served on the boards of the Signal Hill Police Foundation, Signal Hill Community Foundation, Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce, Signal Hill Historical Society and Friends of the Signal Hill Library.

Her service also extended to the Signal Hill Rotary, Salvation Army and Rock for Vet’s Music is the Remedy. She was involved in the subcommittee to help design the library, as well as one for the new Heritage Park.

She received numerous awards of recognition throughout her career, many of which were on display at the vigil. She was recognized as a Woman of Distinction by Senator Alan Lowenthal in 2012 and again by Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell in 2015. She was recognized twice as Signal Hill Community Service Volunteer of the year in 2014 and 2018.

Walking into Fluffy’s Sno-Balls on Long Beach Boulevard is like stepping into the French Quarter of New Orleans (NOLA)—there’s the sound of jazz, beads and NOLA style snowballs (sno-balls).

Founder Kevyn Lee had dreamt of introducing the New Orleans-style shaved ice since his arrival in Los Angeles in 2005.

He had just made the over 1,000mile trek to Los Angeles after Hurricane Katrina struck Lousiana when he realized he couldn’t find the icy treat in Southern California.

In April 2021, over fifteen years after arriving in California and in the middle of the pandemic, Lee made his dream a reality, leaving behind his corporate career and investing his life savings to open the shop with the support of his fiancé Darren Wellington.

“I want to bring families together because that’s one thing that snowballs [do], it brings friends and family together and that was a priority of mine,” Lee said of his product.

Growing up in the South, snowballs have been part of Lee’s life since childhood. At 12 years old he worked at his grandmother’s convenience store making the treat and

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Long Beach Economic Development Director John Keisler is leaving the City to join a private sector company in a leadership role, City Manager Tom Modica announced Feb. 22.

As economic development director, Keisler oversaw activities related to real estate, business and workforce development across four bureaus for 88 full-time staff.

During his tenure, Keisler re-established the Economic Development Commission, developed the City’s 10-Year Blueprint for Economic Development and made contributions to equitable and inclusive development through the Everyone In Plan, Digital Inclusion Roadmap, Framework for Reconciliation and the Long Beach Recovery Act. “John has transformed economic development in the City and has set a precedent for innovative, equitable and sustainable growth that our city will continue to benefit from for years to come,” Modica said in a statement.

Under Keisler’s leadership, the department was a founding mem-

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ber of the Long Beach Accelerator, Long Beach Economic Partnership, Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion and the Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at CSULB. Before becoming economic development director, he was the director of the Office of Civic Innovation, chief financial officer of the Long Beach Police Department, operations bureau manager for Parks,

Recreation and Marine and the Animal bureau manager for Animal Care Services.

“Over 70 years, the City of Long Beach has been a source of inspiration and opportunity for the Keisler family. This is the city where my grandparents were able to buy their first home in the 1940s and to send their first child to college at CSULB,” Keisler said in a statement.

He continues to live in Long Beach with his wife and two sons where he serves on a number of community nonprofit boards.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the City and raise our two boys in such a diverse, dynamic and aspirational community,” Keisler said. “Although I may be leaving City Hall, my wife Laura and I will remain active and engaged members of the Long Beach community and will continue our work to make it a city of opportunity for generations to come.”

Keisler’s last day with the City is March 31, 2022. The city manager will assign an interim director while the City conducts a national recruitment to permanently fill his position.

ROGERS

continued from page 1 “We all have gifts, and we can choose to use them or not,” Signal Hill Councilmember Tina Hansen said. “Terry had the gift and the love of service and of encouragement.”

She worked in the real estate industry for over 25 years and had lived in Signal Hill since 2007. She is survived by her mother Barbara and siblings Mark, Becca, Tony and Don. Mayor Keir Jones noted that she was instrumental in the City’s annual Concerts in the Park series, making the amphitheater an appropriate venue for her vigil. The cause of her death has not been released by her family or officials.

“Terry was a loving daughter, sister, great friend, neighbor, public servant, and humanitarian,” Jones said. “She’s left such a huge mark on all whose lives she has touched.”

That mark extended to many Signal Hill city council members.

Councilmember Lori Woods, a close friend of Rogers, took to the stage to sing a duet of “Scars of Heaven” by Casting Crowns, with the lyrics: “If I had only known the last time would be the last time / I would’ve put off all the things I had to do / I would’ve stayed a little longer, held on a little tighter / Now what I’d give for one more day with you.”

The song went on as the sun set in the distance. Those who hadn’t yet shed a tear could be seen switching their candles from hand to hand to wipe their faces.

Judy Johnson, who worked with Rogers at the Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce, said, “Knowing Terry, you’d know she was always 10 steps ahead of everybody—speakers, sponsors, ideas to keep our chamber on the uphill.”

A mutual friend had convinced them to join the Signal Hill Chamber together.

“Knowing us, he figured it

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The Signal Hill Amphitheater surrounded by displays of photos of Terry Rogers at a candelight vigil held on Feb. 23, 2022.

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File image of Signal Hill Parks and Recreation Commissioner Terry Rogers, who died on Jan. 30.

wouldn’t be long before we would be involved and taking charge. He knew us well,” Johnson said, noting that the two joined the board of directors. “Shortly thereafter Terry became president. Are we surprised?”

Many credit Rogers’ efforts with reinvigorating the chamber during her five years as president. She was described by many as selfless, someone who put others before

herself.

“One of Terry’s talents was the ability to get people to see her ideas and in turn want to join her and the work that she was planning and she made you feel you had accomplished a great deal,” Johnson said.

Rod Gardner, Rogers’ partner, said the two had recently traveled across California together, visiting the Avenue of the Giants, Santa Cruz and Capitola.

The two would often attend events together, where Rogers would spend her time socializing, something she was well-known for.

Gardner recalled her often saying, “Okay we’re about ready to go,” which would mean they’d be there for “at least a half-hour.”

After his comments, he stood back from the podium to play “Sissy’s Song,” written by Alan Jackson after his sister died, with the chorus “She flew up to heaven on the wings of angels / By the clouds and stars and passed where no one sees/ And she walks with Jesus and her loved ones waitin’/ And I know she’s smilin’ sayin’, don’t worry ’bout me.”

“I can see her up there organizing the angels,” he said. “Rest in paradise.”

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n a major policy shift, Los Angeles County will ease its indoor mask mandate tomorrow to allow people vaccinated against COVID-19 to remove face coverings indoors at establishments that verify patrons’ vaccination status.

The change will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, according to the Department of Public Health.

The new health order, however, will put the onus on businesses to ensure that all customers permitted indoors are either fully vaccinated or can provide proof of a recent negative COVID test. Even after that verification, only fully vaccinated customers will be permitted to remove masks indoors.

Unvaccinated customers must continue wearing masks indoors, even after showing proof of a negative COVID test, unless they are actively eating or drinking.

The same basic rules will apply to workers at indoor establishments.

“While there are powerful tools

that impede virus transmission, none are perfect, which is why we often need to use a variety of safety measures to reduce transmission,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement.

“When transmission is very high, we need to create the most complete shield we can, so that’s why it’s important that we layer in all the protections at hand.

“As transmission drops and there is less virus circulating, some tools may afford significant protections against the very worst risks associated with COVID. Because vaccines are one of these tools, with lower rates of hospital admissions and COVID hospitalizations, it is appropriate in settings verifying vaccination or negative test status, that we transition to strongly recommending masking instead of requiring masking.”

The change follows rising pressure from two members of the county Board of Supervisors for a loosening of the mask mandate to more closely align with the state, which dropped its indoor mask mandate last week.

Los Angeles County, however, kept its mandate in place, setting

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A cotton face mask is placed on the statue of the Lone Sailor along Bluff Park in Long Beach on Jan. 18, 2022.

parameters for ending the requirement that likely will not be met until the end of March.

The cities of Long Beach and Pasadena, which both have their own health departments separate from the county, will ease their indoor masking requirements on Saturday—but they will go beyond the county’s action and generally align with the state.

In those cities, like the rest of the state, masks will still be required indoors for unvaccinated people, however, businesses can allow patrons to simply self-attest to their vaccination status, without any formal verification process. Businesses will also have the option of veri-

fying everyone’s vaccination status, or to simply require all patrons to wear masks.

The county’s indoor mask mandate will remain in effect at businesses that do not verify customers’ vaccination status. That mandate will not be lifted until: • the county’s level of COVID transmission falls to the “moderate” level as defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and remains there for two weeks; OR • COVID vaccines have been available to residents under age 5 for at least eight weeks; AND no emerging COVID “variants of concern” have been identified that could spark another surge in cases.

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continued from page 1 track with budget expectations as of Dec. 31, 2021, Orozco said.

Though the City’s second-largest income source of property taxes was only about a quarter of what was budgeted, the City’s share of that tax comes in periodically and Orozco said he expects it to meet budget expectations by June 30.

Like the rest of the nation, COVID-19 variants slowed economic recovery in Signal Hill for the first half of its fiscal year, Orozco noted, along with related supply chain issues and higher inflation.

If those don’t worsen, he said, the economy is predicted to continue growing—though not evenly.

“Some parts of the economy may permanently change and not recover fully—or take longer to recover—due to changes in business operations and consumer behavior during the pandemic,” he said.

Signal Hill auto dealerships and retailers saw increased sales between July 1 and Dec. 31 last year, as did gas stations, restaurants and hotels, Orozco said. But drug sales continue to be negatively impacted by the pandemic, he noted.

Pharmaceutical sales have been hindered by less face-to-face contact with physicians during the pandemic, according to a 2021 report by Deloitte Consulting.

However, the City continued to benefit from increased online shopping, receiving more than it expected from State and County tax pools since the pandemic started in March 2020, Orozco said. But he added that online shopping is expected to drop back to pre-pandemic levels in the near future.

Council agrees to reallocate budgeted expenses toward needed projects

Though the City’s overall revenue was about 2% under budget as of Dec. 31, its expenses were nearly 10% under budget due to departmental “fiscal discipline,” Orozco said.

As part of its mid-year review, the council agreed to City staff recommendations to reallocate budgeted expenses and transfer in money from reserve funds to pay for spe-

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cific municipal needs, with an overall positive net impact to the City’s general fund of about $300,000.

The council agreed to draw from the City’s vehicle replacement reserve fund to replace a police car that was involved in an accident for $52,000.

The council also agreed to bolster the general fund with about $382,000 from two stormwater-related reserve funds and $250,000 from a gas-tax reserve fund to help cover newly budgeted expenses.

Among the additional expenses, the City needs to pay about $77,000 more this year than it received from planning grants to cover updating its housing element, which will include plans to build 571 State-required new dwelling units by 2029.

The council also approved budgeting $21,000 from the general fund to install security cameras at the Signal Hill Public Library and Signal Hill Community Center.

In addition, the council approved $25,000 from the general fund for a radar speed sign to be placed along a curved road at Obispo and

Temple avenues. The solar-powered sign will alert drivers on how fast they’re traveling compared to the speed limit.

Mayor Keir Jones noted that an automobile recently hit a light pole at that location and another car hit the boundary wall of an adjacent neighborhood.

The council also agreed to allocate $5,000 to pay for pest control at its parks and another $5,000 to collect trash at a trail overlook point on Sea Ridge Drive where pedestrians frequently litter.

City Manager Hannah Shin Heydorn said the City installed a temporary trash receptacle there after residents complained but will replace it with a permanent one and pay more to a landscape maintenance company to pick up that trash in addition to its other work.

The Signal Hill City Council has scheduled a public workshop on May 26 to discuss the City’s budget for the next two fiscal years beginning July 1. More information can be found as of May 1 on the City’s website, CityofSignalHill.org.

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Golden-colored pineapple syrup is poured onto a snowball at Fluffy’s Sno Balls on Feb. 23, 2022. Grape, pineapple, and spearmint are used to show the purple, gold, and green colors traditionally displayed during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

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helping her with formulas and recipes for the snowball syrups.

“She was always saying, ‘Never skimp on quality,’ and that stuck with me,” Lee said. “When you say you want a cheesecake snowball, it tastes like cheesecake.”

Fluffy’s is home to the cheesecake stuffed snowball, which is served with real graham cracker crust and New York-style cream cheese cheese cake stuffed throughout the snowball.

New Orleans-style snowballs set themselves apart due to the texture of the ice—finely shaved to be “identical to snow”—the final result is a fluffy mound of flavored ice.

At Fluffy’s there are over 60 flavors, including customer favorites like Li Hing Mui (refreshing Southeast Asian dried plums) and “B-Rocka” (cookies and cream, vanilla syrup with condensed milk, stuffed with french vanilla ice cream and topped with Oreo cookies).

This week, Fluffy’s added four new flavors including buttered popcorn and skylite (vanilla flavor with blue syrup popular in the East Coast).

For Black History Month, Lee, a graduate from historically Black college Tuskegee Universty, is honoring Black fraternities and sororities with the “Divine 9” line of gourmet flavors.

The flavors, which could become a permanent menu fixture due to demand, include sour apple and cotton candy (Alpha Kappa Alpha) and bubblegum and wedding cake (Phi Beta Sigma)—the colors of the syrup corresponding to the colors of the fraternity or sorority.

“I want to be able to pay tribute to my heritage and my culture,” Lee said of the flavors.

Fluffy’s also offers snacks and desserts imported from New Orleans, such as the traditional King Cake (blend of coffee cake and cinnamon roll in Mardi-Gras colors).

For Lee, inclusivity is important, so he made sure there were products in the menu for everyone, offering diet, non-dairy and sugar-free options. The shaved ice is served in biodegradable cups.

“Part of what I want to create with this company is a sense of community,” Lee said of Fluffy’s.

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Fluffy’s Sno Balls owner Kevyn Lee holds up a new addition to his shop, New Orleans style King’s Cake. The cake is a tradition to make or eat during Mardi Gras and contains a tiny plastic baby. Whoever gets the plastic toy in their cake is said to have good fortune.

“[This] is a place where no one is invisible [and is] also socially responsible.”

In the 10 months since opening, Lee has provided local high school students with job opportunities and mentorship, hosted a community Halloween event and invited patrons to contribute to their purple Mardi Gras-themed Christmas tree by decorating with a personalized ornament.

The community has embraced Lee back, he said, calling his Long Beach Boulevard shop location “a great decision” and the reception “overwhelming.”

“Every customer is like seeing our favorite cousin that finally came to visit,” Lee said. “It’s just fun and vibrant.”

He chose Long Beach for his first shop due to its eclectic nature, noting that it reminded him of New Orleans. Part of the draw was the location’s exposed brick and beams

and 100-year-old tile floor.

“It gave me a sense of Bourbon Street in old New Orleans,” Lee said of the lively historic street in NOLA with Creole-style architecture.

Lee’s goal is to expand and open a Fluffy’s Sno-Balls location on every major beach in Southern California, and eventually the country, he said.

“To be who I am at this moment is very humbling,” Lee said. “In this moment I’m just living in a state of gratitude. It feels really good to know that you can really think about something and make it happen.”

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PROTEST

Indigenous people call for the removal of giant penny statue, renaming of Lincoln Park Kristen Farrah Naeem Staff Writer

Around two dozen protesters gathered at Lincoln Park in Long Beach on Monday, Feb. 21 to call for the removal of a 13-foot penny statue that was recently erected at the park.

Protesters disapproved of using the park’s name and the new statue to commemorate Lincoln’s legacy due to his treatment of Native Americans during his presidency.

“Today I’m standing for my ancestors who aren’t here,” said Kristin Franklin, a descendant of the Choctaw Nation. “And I hope that the City of Long Beach hears us, loud and proud, that we are still here and we don’t stand for this.”

According to the City’s website, Lincoln Park is Long Beach’s oldest park, dating back to 1880.

After being closed for five years due to construction, Lincoln Park reopened on Feb. 11—but the newly formed Long Beach Change the Name Coalition wants the city to retire the park’s original name and work with the local Native American tribes to come up with a new one.

During Lincoln’s presidency, the

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Richard Canales waves the flag of the American Indian Movement in front of the 13-foot tall penny sculpture at Lincoln Park in Downtown Long Beach during a Feb. 21, 2022 protest. The group was founded by Indigenous men in prison to address issues that Indigenous people face in urban areas.

largest one-day mass execution in U.S. history was carried out–the hanging of 38 Dakota warriors after the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.

303 Native American men were originally sentenced to death in

unfair trials that denied them representation or translation, with Lincoln eventually commuting the sentences for all but 38.

According to the Minnesota Historical Society, individuals among

the 38 executed maintained that they had not harmed any white people, and two men were found innocent after their execution.

“When the white settlers rationalize what he did in hanging 38

Dakota warriors, they always come back and say, ‘Oh, well really it was going to be [303].’” Indigenous musician Yaotl Mazahua said during the protest. “Well, one is too many.”

During Lincoln’s administration, the U.S. military also forcibly displaced Native Americans from their homelands in infamous operations such as the Long Walk of the Navajo, during which Navajo civilians were forced to march hundreds of miles away from their ancestral lands at gunpoint by U.S. soldiers.

“These continued acts of trauma and violence against us in the form of statues, monuments, it represents antiquated narratives,” Stephanie Mushrush of the Washoe tribe said. “[…] It’s time to change the narrative.”

The Long Beach Change the Name Coalition has garnered 93 signatures on a Change.org petition calling for the removal of the penny statue and renaming of the park.

The coalition also plans to bring their demands to the city council during the public comment section of its next meeting on March 1.

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A Long Beach City employee was involved in a collision that led to the death of a bicyclist on Friday, Feb. 18, the City said in a statement.

The collision occurred at 7:42 a.m. near the intersection of 17th Street and Oregon Avenue.

According to a statement from the City, the employee was operating a City-owned vehicle and was en route on assignment. They were traveling southbound from the City Public Maintenance Yard—located in an industrial zone.

The statement noted that another City employee who was returning from a separate work assignment witnessed the incident and both remained at the scene.

The Long Beach Police Department was on scene in response to an injury traffic collision call, the statement said. The Long Beach Fire Department determined the bicyclist deceased at the scene.

The City employee involved in the collision was taken to the City’s Occupational Health Division for assessment and was dismissed for the remainder of their shift. The employee has not yet been publicly identified.

LBPD is investigating the incident, the statement noted.

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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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TST6635 / 2022 016461 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: A MUTT ABOVE, 4102 Orange Ave. #113 Long Beach, CA 90807. Registrant: MELINDA J RUESS, 2325 Tulane Ave. Long Beach, CA 90815. This business is conducted by: an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Melinda J. Ruess. The registrant has not begun to use this fictitious business name. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on (January 25, 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 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 TST6632 Case No. 22LBCP00023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN COURTHOUSE, 275 Magnolia, 1st Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802 PETITION OF: Taryn Avrille Erhardt TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioners: Taryn Avrille Erhardt has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing her name as follows: Present Name: TARYN AVRILLE ERHARDT Proposed Name: TARYN AVRILLE PEREZ 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 3, 2022; Time: 8:30a.m., Dept. 526. 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 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 ___// ss//___ Michael P. Vicencia, Judge of the Superior Court Dated: January 27, 2022 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 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

TST6650/Order No: 10879 Auto Lien Sale On 03/10/2022 at 408 WEST 132TH STREET LOS ANGELES,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2016 TOYOTA VIN: 4T1BK1EB7G4233603 STATE: LIC: at 10 AM

CITY OF SIGNAL HILL TST6649 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, the City Council of the City of Signal Hill will conduct a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. via video/teleconference, to consider the following: AMENDMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT-CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT FUNDS (CDBG-CV) The Signal Hill City Council will consider amending the CDBG-CV project funding. The following projects are proposed to be funded with CDBG-CV funds.

CDBG-CV Projects Budget Senior Food Distribution Program $27,802 Family Food Distribution Program $37,160 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are hereby invited and encouraged to attend the public hearing to present written information, express their opinions 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 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: • You may participate via teleconference by calling (408) 638-0968 on the date and time of the meeting using the meeting number 881-4793-6648 and password 374778; • You may participate via Zoom.us. To join the meeting via Zoom, enter the following meeting number: 881-4793-6648 and password 374778 or • You may submit comments prior to the meeting date by email to comservices@cityofsignalhill.org, or by mail to the attention of Alison Dobay, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755. If received prior to publication of the agenda (on or before Thursday, March 3, 2022), staff will incorporate the comments into the staff report. Written comments received by 5:00 p.m. on March 8, 2022 will be provided electronically to the City Council and attached to the meeting minutes. Written comments will not be read into the record.

• The City is not responsible for meeting disruptions or technical difficulties; however, if you are disconnected, please repeat the steps above.

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.

FURTHER INFORMATION and associated documents on this item may be obtained from the Community Services Department by calling Alison Dobay, Community Services Manager, at (562) 989-7330, or by emailing comservices@cityofsignalhill.org __________/ss/__________________ Carmen R. Brooks City Clerk Published in the Signal Tribune newspaper on: Posted in accordance with S.H.M.C. Section 1.08.010 on or before:

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WWW.SIGNALTRIBUNE.COM • LEGAL NOTICES • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2022 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 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, Los Angeles County.

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 TST6567 / 2022 240235 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as: METRO SHELVING PRODUCTS, 2300 Sea Ridge Drive, Signal Hill, CA 90755, Los Angeles County. Mailing Address: 15318 East 2nd #244, Long Beach, CA 90803 Registrant: DESIGN TEAM AMERICA, INC, 2300 Sea Ridge Dr., Signal Hill, CA 90755. This business is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signed: Dennis Apodaca, President.

The registrant has begun to use this fictitious business name. The registrant began using this fictitious business name in December, 2011. This statement was filed with the county clerk of Los Angeles County on November 2, 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: November 19, 26 & December 3, 10, 2021

TST6651/Order No: 10893 Auto Lien Sale On 03/10/2022 at 1215 W. IMPERIAL HWY BREA,CA a Lien Sale will be held on a 2019 TOYOT VIN: 3TMDZ5BN9KM072442 STATE: CA LIC: U813183 at 10 AM

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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-

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