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Biden tours LA Metro subway construction site, touts infrastructure funding

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

President Joe Biden paid a visit to a Metro subway construction site in West Los Angeles Thursday, touting federal investments in the nation’s infrastructure and saying the dollars will support projects across the Southland, includ ing transit improvements for LAX and the ports.

Overlooking the future Metro D (Purple) Line subway terminus near the West Los Angeles VA complex, Biden said the Bipartisan Infra structure Law was making funding available for critical projects locally.

“Every year, people take more than 22 million rides on your subways, your light rail and your buses,” Biden told the crowd of dignitaries and workers. “It’s how so many people get to work school and how tourists and locals explore this world-class city. But the transit system needs an upgrade, badly. You know that. You need to connect more neighborhoods, ease traffic congestion, air pollu tion, make it easier for people to get around to where they need to go.

“That’s exactly what you’re doing. That’s exactly what you’re doing. But it’s being funded in part through this infrastructure law -- through local taxes and the infrastructure law. This project, the extension of the Metro Purple Line, it’s gonna cover one of L.A.’s busiest areas and job centers.”

Biden touted the project as dramatically cutting the time it will take to travel from downtown to West Los Angeles, adding more than 80,000 daily riders to the Metro system while taking 27,000 cars off the roads. He also said it would result in 124,000 fewer tons of carbon dioxide from being released into the air, and would save 14 million gallons of gas.

He pointed to ongoing renovations to the terminal

area at Los Angeles Interna tional Airport and an eventual rail connection. He also said improvements are being made to improve the movement of cargo in and out of the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex.

“We’re building a new four-lane road to the Port of Los Angeles to make it easier for the trucks to drive up to the container terminal, load up their goods for transport,” he said. “And the port of Long Beach, one of the busiest container ports in the nation, we’re going to deepen the channel so ships can move in and out of the harbor faster.”

Biden also talked about efforts to rebuild bridges and other transportation infra structure across the state, along with ensuring access to the internet in low-income neighborhoods and bolster ing water delivery systems.

“It’s been a rough four or five years for the country. ... but there’s bright spots where America’s reasserting itself,” he said. “Like here, where the best workers in the world are hard at work building a better future for all of us. ...

We just have to keep it going, and I know we can. I know we can. I’ve never been more optimistic about America’s future, particularly relative to the rest of the world. We’re in a better position than any nation in the world, and every other nation that I’m aware of is aware of it.

“... We just have to remember who we are. We are the United States of America, and there’s nothing, nothing that’s beyond our capacity, nothing, when we decide we’re going to do it together.”

After his roughly 20-minute speech, Biden shook hands with attendees and posed for photos. Among the other dignitaries on hand were Mayor Eric Garcetti, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, and Reps. Ted Lieu, Brad Sherman, Maxine Waters and Nanette Barragan.

Also in attendance was Rep. Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, and a mayoral candidate -- who clearly has Biden’s backing in her upcoming runoff election against businessman Rick Caruso.

Biden referred to her as

the “soon-to-be” mayor as he began his remarks.

After greeting some attendees, Biden got back into his motorcade for the trip back to his hotel in Westwood, but the caravan made an unannounced stop at Mexican restaurant called Tacos 1986 on Kinross Avenue.

Biden interacted with workers and said he was placing a “takeout order for Bass.” When he took out cash to pay for the food he ordered, a worker told him he would get a 50% “public service” discount. Biden gave the cashier $60 and told him to give the next customer a free meal. Biden’s food bill was $16.45 -- covering two quesadillas and six tacos.

Biden arrived at LAX just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, and was greeted by Bass, Garcetti and Padilla.

The president is sched uled to attend a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser later Thursday. Early Friday after noon, he will fly from Santa Monica Airport to John Wayne Airport in Orange

County, ahead of a 3 p.m. gathering at Irvine Valley Community College, where he will discuss “lowering costs for American families,” according to the White House.

Immediately after that appearance, he will return to John Wayne Airport and depart for Portland, Oregon.

White House Press Secre tary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday Biden’s appear ances in Orange County and Oregon will highlight “his efforts to lower prescription drug costs, protect Medicare and strengthen Social Security, and to fight efforts by congressional Republicans to put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block and reinstate giveaways to Big Pharma.”

The California Repub lican Party chided Biden’s visit, calling the state an “odd choice” for the president to choose “as a backdrop for bragging about his failed policies,” noting the nationalhigh cost of gas, rising crime and homelessness.

“If President Biden is looking for a sympathetic audience to high- five him for a

job well done, he’s come to the wrong state,” state Republican Party Chair Jessica Millan Patterson said in a statement.

“Californians are suffering under the reckless policies of Joe Biden and the Califor nia Democrats who enable his failed agenda. Make no mistake -- the path to the House majority runs straight through our state, and Cali fornia voters will ensure that Republicans are put in charge to turn our country around from the mess that Demo crats have made.”

According to Deadline, the Thursday evening DCCC fundraiser will be in Brentwood and will feature an appearance by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. It was unclear who is hosting the event.

Deadline reported that tickets for the event start at $5,000 per person, ranging up to $50,000 for a couple to be labeled as “hosts,” which also includes a photo op and attendance at a reception.

Biden was last in Los Angeles in June, serving as a host of the Summit of the Americas. He also spoke at two Democratic National Committee fundraisers during that visit.

“President Biden visiting California means he knows what Republicans have known for months: Democrats are in trouble,” said Hallie Balch of the Republican National Committee. “From sky-high gas prices to rising crime, California Democrats have hitched their wagons to the wrong agenda. Californians are tired of the Biden agenda and the many consequences it has brought to the Golden State.”

As is typical with presi dential visits, motorists should anticipate rolling road and freeway closures as Biden is driven around the area. Biden’s exact travel routes are never released for security reasons.

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President Biden attends fundraiser in Brentwood

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Ontario Airport reports rising passenger numbers

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

Ontario International Airport, a popular alternative for South land travelers hoping to avoid the bustle of LAX, surpassed pre-pandemic passenger numbers in September, the seventh straight month it has achieved that feat, accord ing to figures released last Thursday.

Nearly 517,000 travelers passed through the airport in September, a more than 10% bump over September 2019, according to airport officials. The numbers put the airport

on pace to potentially reach 6 million passengers by the end of the year.

Through the end of September, 4.2 million passengers have passed through the airport, up 3.6% from the same period in 2019, and up 37.6% over last year.

“Ontario International continues to prove itself as the airport of choice for millions of Southern Cali fornians,” Alan D. Wapner, president of the Ontario International Airport Authority Board of Commis

sioners and Ontario mayor pro tem, said in a statement. “The double-digit increase in passenger volume last month reinforces the impor tant role we play in meeting the air travel needs of one of the most robust population and economic centers in the country.”

According to airport officials, shipments of air cargo through the airport were more than 70,000 tons in September, 14.4% higher than the same month in 2019.

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OC bus mechanics vote to strike, services likely to shut down

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

Orange County Trans portation Authority maintenance employ ees have voted to strike, starting Monday, which is expected to lead to a suspen sion of all bus service in the county.

Unlike the threatened bus driver strike of earlier this year, the agency does not have enough workers who would be able to gas up and provide other maintenance of buses, so the service would be suspended.

Orange County Board of Supervisors Chairman Doug Chaffee, who also serves on the OCTA board, said it’s possible officials may ask Gov. Gavin Newsom to hold off a strike so both sides can continue negotiating past Monday.

“I’m not sure if we’re going to ask the governor for a cooling-off period,” Chaffee said.

But, without it, a strike “means bus service will shut down,” Chaffee said.

“We don’t want to inconvenience people with a suspension of bus service -- that’s not what we want to see at all,” Chaffee said.

A best and final offer was presented to leaders of Teamsters Local 952 on

Sept. 22, but it was rejected.

The strike would begin a minute after midnight on Monday.

“We remain commit ted to doing what it takes to avoid a labor action that would disrupt transporta tion services for thousands of daily Orange County riders,” said Eric Jimenez, Local 952 Secretary-Trea surer. “However, we stand united with our members in the fight for a fair and equi table agreement.”

The union’s agreement expired Sept. 30. It covers 150 mechanics, machinists and service workers with OCTA. The negotiations started on May 25 and there have been 25 bargaining sessions through the summer. Union leaders accused OCTA of not bargaining in good faith.

“We believe that setting a budget before bargain ing even begins and failing to address the issues that occur in the course of bargaining is an unfair labor practice,” Jimenez said. “An entity is not bargaining in good faith if it makes up its mind about what it will offer before bargaining even begins.”

The dispute is over

salaries and benefits.

“OCTA must address wages, health care costs, the lack of pension increases for well over a decade, and some key non-economic issues,” Jimenez said. “We are ready to consider any revised proposals OCTA may have in mind, and we have provided them with available dates this week so we can sit back down at the negotiating table and come to an agree ment to avoid a strike.”

OCTA Chairman Mark A. Murphy, who is also the mayor of Orange, said, “There’s no reason we can’t continue negotiating to reach a resolution without putting the burden on bus passengers.”

But OCTA officials warned commuters to make alternate plans just in case.

OCTA managed to stave off a strike by the same union in February when it reached a three-year agree ment with bus drivers.

“We believe the contract offer we’ve made to mainte nance employees is in line with what was offered to our coach operators and other union workers,” Murphy said. “It’s a generous offer that is very competitive in the marketplace.”

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The Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are hosting a hiring event in the South land to quickly help fill 200 wildland firefighter and support positions in Cali fornia and parts of Nevada, for the 2023 wildland fire year.

The second of two hiring events — the first being held on Saturday, Nov. 5 and Sunday, Nov. 6., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Red Lion Hotel, 1830 Hilltop Dr., Redding, CA 96002 — will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19 and Sunday, Nov. 20, from 9

a.m. to 4 p.m., at California State University, Northridge – University Student Union, 18111 Nordhoff St., North ridge, CA 91330. Hiring offi cials will be on site to answer questions, review resumes and help those interested in fire positions to navigate the application process. Some job offers may be made on-the-spot.

“Our need to build a yearround, firefighting and fuels management workforce has increased tremendously in tandem with the historic fire activity of the last decade,” said Peter Kelly, deputy regional fire management

coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “To meet that demand, we encourage enthusiastic, energetic indi viduals who are looking for a rewarding career in wildland fire management to apply and visit with us during these hiring events.”

Federal agencies will be hiring for wildland firefight ers, engine captains, forestry aids, forestry technicians, firefighter apprentices, dispatchers and a helicopter crew supervisor. A summary of position types is available on the National Interagency Fire Center’s wildland fire job page. Detailed position

and wildland fire qualifica tion information is available in the National Wildland Fire Coordinating Group’s position catalog.

To receive early consid eration, job applications can be filled out online through Oct. 17, or in person at the events. Job announce ments, including qualifica tions, salaries, application instructions and application deadlines, are available at USAJOBS.

Applicants can visit www.doi.gov/wildlandfire/ hiring-event, for more infor mation about the two hiring events.

California Coastal Commission approves desalination plant in Orange County

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

The California Coastal Commission unani mously approved plans for a desalination plant in Dana Point, just five months after rejecting one in Hunting ton Beach.

The South Coast Water District plant pegged for Doheny State Beach would operate differently than the plans for the Poseidon Plant in Huntington Beach, which were shut down by the commission’s rejection in May.

The Dana Point project would utilize several slant wells to “collect seawater from beneath the seafloor to provide source water to the facility,” according to a commission staff report.

The facility would also use a “brine discharge system that would route the facility’s effluent to the South Orange County Wastewater Author ity’s nearby wastewater treat ment plant,” according to the staff report.

That was a significant departure from the Poseidon project that would dump millions of gallons of salty brine into the ocean. The Poseidon project also featured an intake system that critics said would harm marine life.

By accessing the water underground, the Dana Point project “completely avoids impacts to marine life during facility operations,” accord ing to the staff report. The Dana Point project, which has

been in the works for about 18 years, represents a first in the state to use this new under ground system, the commis sion report said.

The Dana Point facility would produce about 5 million gallons of potable water daily with the ability to eventually generate 15 million gallons a day. But an increase in volume

would require further review and a larger pipeline, the report said.

The project would take about two years to construct and would interrupt the campgrounds at the beach, but officials are working with the state parks system to provide alternative camping ground access.

Wildland firefighters watch an airtanker drop retardant on the Horse Park Fire in Colorado in 2018. | Photo by Jerrod Fast / BLM

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Bosco Tech to host open house on Nov. 6

BY STAFF

Don Bosco Techni cal Institute (Bosco Tech), a prep school located at 1151 San Gabriel Blvd in Rosemead, will host its Open House for prospec tive students on Sunday, Nov. 6. Elementary and middle school students and their families are invited to learn about the school’s rigorous academics, advanced tech nology majors, internship opportunities, and indi vidualized college planning

program.

“Open House is a great opportunity to experience all Bosco Tech has to offer,” said Principal Jeff Krynen. “Guests will discover how the school has earned its reputation as a premier college-prepa ratory, applied science and engineering-focused high school that places graduates in top universities across the country.”

The event, which runs from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., will

feature three brief welcome sessions at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. The sessions will describe the Tech’s unique programs, and campus tours will spotlight the six applied-science technol ogy majors: Architecture & Construction Engineering (ACE); Biological, Medical & Environmental Technology (BMET); Computer Science & Electrical Engineering (CSEE); Integrated Design, Engineering and Art (IDEA);

Media Arts & Technology (MAT); and Materials Science, Engineering & Technology (MSET).

Interested students can register to attend at www. boscotech.edu/openhouse. For more information, contact the Office of Admission at Admissions@boscotech. edu or 626-940-2000. Details about the school’s shadow visits, Summer Scholars program, extensive extracur riculars, and financial aid will

be available during the event.

The only Catholic applied science high school of its kind in the U.S., Bosco Tech uniquely combines a rigorous college-preparatory program with STEM-based studies to qualified young men of all religious, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Since 1955, The Tech has been preparing young men for advanced post-secondary studies and technologyfocused professions.

The innovative approach allows students to exceed university admissions requirements while complet ing extensive integrated coursework in one of six technology and engineer ing fields. Bosco Tech has a college acceptance rate of 100 percent, with the majority of graduates pursuing STEMrelated post-secondary majors. More information is available at www.boscotech. edu.

Riverside adopts ‘Action Plan’ intended to reduce homelessness

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

Anewly adopted plan to reduce citywide homelessness through a series of incremental steps will require officials to meet “measurable” goals that make a difference over time, Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson said Wednesday.

The Riverside City Council on Tuesday night adopted a “Homeless Action Plan” that relies on expansion of afford able housing, additional emergency shelters and enhanced substance abuse treatment opportunities to get people off of the streets.

“While there is still much work to be done around homelessness, Riverside is working to address this very serious challenge,” Dawson said. “This statewide problem continues to impact our resi dents, businesses and the community at large. Approval of the `Homeless Action Plan’ reflects Riverside’s commitment to making wise investments and holds us accountable with measurable results.”

The plan was fashioned based on input from residents during community meetings, work on the part of the city’s Housing & Homelessness Committee and strategy sessions involving staff from the Office of Homeless Solu tions.

“This plan is the result of a thorough and inclusive approach to involve a wide range of our community in addressing the biggest issue of our day,” Councilwoman Erin Edwards said. “The time we have taken has been worth it to get a plan that is detailed with specific goals and targets.”

The growth of affordable housing is one of the key goals for reducing home lessness, and according to officials, the city will seek to expand the number of afford able units by 5% over the next several years.

The objective is to corre spondingly reduce chronic homelessness by the same amount.

The plan also calls for

increasing the inventory of emergency shelter beds by 25% next year, and at the same time, help 10% of unsheltered people into tran sitional and other housing options.

Officials said providing a greater number of mental health and substance abuse treatment services will be a major component of the plan.

The new targets come a week after the council

approved an ordinance to permanently dismantle homeless encampments along the Santa Ana River bottom to reduce wildfire risks and habitat destruction.

A recent survey discovered

nearly 40 known encamp ments spread along the river bottom, within municipal boundaries, from Highgrove to Norco.

That policy takes effect on Nov. 4.

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Authorities investigating bogus report of shooter at Monrovia High

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

Authorities Thursday cleared a reported threat of an active shooter at Monrovia High School that turned out to be unfounded.

According to a state ment early Thursday afternoon from the city of Monrovia, Monrovia police “received a single call of an active shooter at Monrovia High School,” prompting a lockdown of the school and Monroe Elementary School.

However, officials said they did not believe it to be a credible threat, noting that other agencies in the area had received similar threat ening calls.

In a note to parents that was obtained by CBS2, Monrovia Unified School District Superintendent Ryan Smith said: “About 30 minutes ago, someone called 911 to report an active shooter at Monrovia High School. As per protocol and out of an abundance of caution, the school immediately went into an emergency

lockdown. As a precau tion, due to the proximity to Monrovia High School, Monroe was also placed on lockdown.”

Monrovia city officials released a statement just before 2 p.m. announcing that police cleared the campus and found no evidence of an active

shooter, though police were set to remain on the scene as a precaution.

The lockdown at the school was subsequently

lifted and classes were set to remain in session throughout the day, though the school implemented a reunification plan to reunite parents with

Report: Food, rental costs rise in Riverside, San Bernardino areas, energy costs slide

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

Increasing prices for food, rents and health care throughout the Riverside metropolitan area in the last two months were offset by lower energy bills, but pocketbook pressure was still up 8.4% locally over the last year, federal officials said Thursday.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ bimonthly Consumer Price Index for the Riverside area showed that food prices propelled living costs 1.8% higher throughout the metro area, which covers northwestern Riverside County as well as the cities of Ontario and San Bernardino.

“Over the last year, food prices rose 11.5%,” the BLS stated, adding that “cereals and bakery products,” as well as poultry and eggs, led the pack in price increases.

Rents ticked up .5% in the previous two months. Over the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, they were up 6.3%.

The BLS said that energy prices slackened consider ably in the months of August and September, declining 4.5%, principally due to lower pump costs, dovetailing with

nationwide trends. The drop contributed to the bimonthly CPI rate for the Riverside area being unchanged from the June to July period, officials said.

Year-over-year local energy costs were up 23.6%, according to figures.

Healthcare costs were up 3.6% in the region in the last two months, and 9.1% yearover-year, the BLS said.

In the 12-month period ending in September of 2021, the local CPI regis tered a 6.8% year-over-year increase. The 8.4% rate rise from September of 2021 through September of 2022 reflects the galloping pace of inflation impacting most sectors of the economy, with no comparable increases for the Riverside metro area since the local CPI was first

published in 2018, data showed.

The BLS said that nation ally the Urban Consumer CPI was up .4% in September, but for the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2022, it was up 8.2%, a 40-year high.

The accelerating consumer price hikes have been blamed by the Biden administration on the war in Ukraine and consequent

energy supply disruptions, but critics have pointed to the administration’s domestic energy policies, as well as spending, includ ing the flood of dollars contained in relief packages, as root causes.

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen acknowledged during congressional testimony in June that inflation is the

students if the parents desired to retrieve their children.

An investigation into the threat was ongoing.

“top economic problem” facing the nation and that it would not be “transitory,” as she and Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell had initially predicted.

Powell said during the summer that inflation began a sharp upward trajectory in the last half of 2021 and he could not pinpoint when inflationary pressures might ease.

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Feds: OC prosecutors, sheriff violated inmate rights with informants

BY PAUL ANDERSON/CITY NEWS SERVICE

Over the course of a decade, the Orange County District Attor ney’s Office and Sheriff’s Department “systematically” violated the rights of criminal defendants through the use of jailhouse informants to elicit incriminating statements from inmates awaiting trial, the U.S. Department of Justice concluded Thursday.

Federal prosecutors said the use of jailhouse snitches violated inmates’ Sixth and 14th Amendment rights to legal representation and due process of law. In announc ing the conclusions of its six-year investigation, the DOJ noted that both agencies have already implemented changes and taken remedial steps, and stopped using informants in the Orange County Jail in 2016.

“All persons who are accused of a crime are guar anteed basic constitutional protections that are intended to ensure fairness in criminal proceedings and due process of law,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement. “Prosecu tors and law enforcement officers have an obligation to uphold these rights in their fight against crime and in their pursuit of justice, including in the way that they use custodial infor mants against criminal defendants.

“The failure to protect these basic constitutional guarantees not only deprives individual defendants of their rights, it undermines the public’s confidence in the fundamental fairness of criminal justice systems across the county.”

According to the longawaited report by the DOJ — which began its investi gation in 2016 — jailhouse informants were used begin ning in at least 2007, and they essentially “acted as agents of law enforcement to elicit incriminating statements from defendants represented by counsel,” according to a DOJ statement.

Sheriff’s deputies then “maintained and concealed systems to track, manage and reward those custodial informants,” according to the DOJ. “The evidence also reveals that Orange County prosecutors failed to seek out and disclose exculpatory information regarding custo dial informants to defense counsel.”

The report mostly faults Orange County sheriff’s deputies for running an extensive informant program

that repeatedly violated the constitutional rights of inmates with sophisticated means such as emptying toilets so informants could talk on a “private line” through the plumbing to suspects.

Prosecutors were mostly faulted in the report for being mostly unaware of the infor mant program, lacking any curiosity about the snitches despite red flags and failing to follow up as required. But, in some cases, some pros ecutors were faulted for being aware of what was happening and taking advantage of it, according to the report.

The report focuses on the prosecution of Scott Dekraai, the worst mass killer in Orange County history, which triggered the scandal. Dekraai’s attorney, Scott Sanders of the Orange County Public Defender’s Office, said the report properly notes there is much more work to be done on the issue by both law enforcement agencies.

“This report is a thorough, detailed analysis of what went terribly wrong here for a long period of time,” Sanders told City News Service. “They agreed with and validated what we’ve been arguing for the last decade, and also gave very important warnings that not everything has been solved here and that there’s a lot of work to do and lingering problems with disclosure (of evidence) responsibilities.”

In the Dekraai case, prolific jailhouse snitch Fernando Perez illegally pumped Dekraai for damning information prosecutors wanted to fend off a defense that might include Dekraai’s claim of suffering post-trau matic stress disorder. There

was no question of Dekraai’s guilt, so the fight was over whether he would face the death penalty, the report noted.

Dekraai was already represented by an attorney, so it is illegal to have a government agent such as a snitch press the suspect for information. After a round of evidentiary hearings, Orange County Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals found that Perez illegally obtained information from Dekraai, so prosecutors were barred from using the evidence — which included Dekraai boasting about the killings.

The scandal would have ended there, but Sanders had sources who said sheriff’s deputies lied in their testi mony when they claimed no one kept track of the cell-tocell movement of inmates, as occurred in the case of Dekraai. Those records, called TREDS, which is not an acronym but slang for “retreads,” were uncovered through subpoenas from Sanders in the Dekraai case and the death penalty case against defendant Daniel Wozniak.

Those records, and thenSheriff Sandra Hutchens’ public denials, including to City News Service, that there was an informant program, triggered a second round of evidentiary hearings that led Goethals to remove the Orange County District Attorney’s Office from the Dekraai case.

A third round of hearings began when Sanders unearthed a sheriff’s log that tracked how deputies rewarded certain snitches. The rewards and perks snitches receive must be

turned over to defense attor neys because they can use it to impeach the credibility of the informant as a witness at trial.

The secret log, which was shut down when the Dekraai hearings began, and parts of which were destroyed, proved there was a coordinated informant program in the jails.

As a result, Goethals removed the death penalty as an option for Dekraai, who pleaded guilty to the Salon Meritage killings and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The report advises the sheriff and Orange County District Attorney’s Office to implement a series of reforms, including more training of deputies in the jail and of prosecutors on the handling of informants and the disclos ing of evidence.

Theoretically, federal prosecutors could sue if the recommendations are not carried out and an injunction could be sought. In such cases, a consent decree is typically reached that implements a system that enforces the reforms.

Sanders urged federal offi cials to follow up.

“They can’t be left to recommendations,” Sanders said. “They have to be recom mendations with careful over sight.”

Sanders is currently defending Paul Gentile Smith, whose case also received a great deal of attention in the federal report. In that case, the original prosecutor, Ebrahim Baytieh, was fired by Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer for failing to share evidence

about the use of informants in Smith’s case. Smith was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

His conviction was over turned in federal court and sent back to state court, and on the eve of an eviden tiary hearing, Spitzer’s office agreed to a new trial. Sanders is now pushing for an eviden tiary hearing regarding Bayt ieh’s prosecution of the case.

In a statement responding to the DOJ report, Spitzer said the document acknowledges there has been no jailhouse informant program in the county since 2016.

“Overwhelmingly, the department report repeats the very issues that I ran on to become the elected district attorney of Orange County — which is to clean up the public corruption that existed under the prior administra tion,” Spitzer said.

Spitzer said his office has been “cooperating fully” with the investigation during his four years in office.

“Throughout this multiyear investigation, I repeat edly asked the DOJ for input on the numerous reforms I have implemented, including the prohibition of utilizing a jailhouse informant without the express consent of the elected district attorney, and asked for suggestions on additional reforms that the DOJ would like to have in place,” he added.

He said he conducted his own internal investigation into the issue, leading to the firing of a “senior assistant district attorney for failing to properly disclose informant information to the defense.”

“Two other veteran homicide prosecutors

resigned or retired while they were under investigation. The report ultimately concluded that they committed inten tional negligence in connec tion with the prosecution of People v. Dekraai,” Spitzer said.

The report, however, criticized Spitzer’s review for putting most of the blame for the scandal on the Dekraai prosecutors.

Spitzer’s “internal inves tigation team conducted only a `cursory review’ of five other prosecutions in which confidential infor mants were used, but found that there was `insufficient evidence’ to determine whether the prosecutors on those cases had committed misconduct or malpractice,” according to the federal report. “The report made no findings as to whether legal violations occurred in those five cases, though courts in two of the cases granted new trials on the basis of legal violations arising from informant use, and in the remaining three cases we determined that there is reasonable cause to believe that legal violations in fact occurred.”

Spitzer said in his state ment that the federal report confirmed the existence of a “robust” informant program in the jails, but said, “Much of this activity was being hid from prosecutors, prevent ing the proper disclosure of informant information. This is unacceptable.”

The sheriff’s department issued a statement saying it took the issue “very seriously and has worked diligently to address the issues.” Accord ing to the department, the agency has made “significant procedural and operational improvements, unprecedent ed transparency, and multilayered systems of checks and balances.”

Sheriff’s officials also said they are offering “ongoing training” at “regular inter vals across multiple levels of leadership within the depart ment.”

“I take seriously the issue of protecting the constitu tional rights of the people in our custody,” Sheriff Don Barnes said in a statement.

“I look forward to the DOJ reviewing our current policies, processes and procedures regarding custodial infor mants. I am confident they will find our current practices have addressed many of their recommendations, and antici pate a prompt and complete resolution to this matter.”

| Photo courtesy of Tingey Injury Law Firm/Unsplash

Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano (D-El Monte) visited Baldwin Park Thursday to tour the San Gabriel Valley’s first tiny home village, Esperanza Villa, and Baldwin Park’s newest tiny home village dedicated to unhoused families, Serenity Homes, which opened in late September.

“We’re excited to share with Congresswoman Napoli tano how Serenity Homes and Esperanza Villa can be models for expanding homeless services and addressing the unique needs of unhoused people in cities across America,” said Baldwin Park Mayor Emmanuel J. Estrada, who was the Congresswom an’s guide. “Rep. Napolitano has been a longtime advocate for the unhoused community and friend of Baldwin Park and we thank her for her continued support.”

Since opening last November, Esperanza Villa –located at 14173 Garvey Ave. in Baldwin Park – has transi

Congresswoman Napolitano tours Baldwin Park tiny home villages

tioned five of its tenants into permanent housing. The Pallet shelters in the village provide residents with a safe, climate-controlled place to sleep, complete with a bed, storage space, utilities and an electrical outlet. Through funding and support from the San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust (SGVRHT), Esperanza Villa was devel oped in four months and is operated by Volunteers of America Los Angeles (VOALA), a provider of supportive services includ ing case management, job training and connection to additional services.

Located at 13167 Garvey Ave. one mile away, Serenity Homes provides safety and comfort to families in 144 square foot units built by Boss Cubez and operated by City Net, which provides around-the-clock security, case management and connections to addi tional services. Climate

controlled and featuring lighting, electrical outlets, twin bunk beds and a full size bed, the 16 tiny homes rest on a 28,000 square foot lot purchased by the City of Baldwin Park for $2.15 million. Serenity Homes meets residents’ hygiene

needs with onsite restroom, shower and laundry trailers and a computer room facilitates homework and job training.The city received $400,000 in federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and $478,080 from the Los

Angeles Homeless Services Authority for operations. SGVRHT contributed $1.25 million for capital funding.

“I commend and congrat ulate the City of Baldwin Park for opening two tiny home villages within a year,” said Napolitano. “Our San

Gabriel Valley cities know best the needs of their residents, including the unhoused, and solutions like Serenity Homes and Espe ranza Villa are having an immediate, positive impact on the quality of life in our region.”

State official names 3 LA County educators Teachers of the Year

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond Thursday named five educators as the 2023 California Teachers of the Year, including three from Los Angeles County and one from Orange County.

“These five educators receive the prestigious honor of 2023 California Teachers of the Year for their extraor dinary talents and efforts to teach young people in Cali fornia during historically challenging circumstances,” said Thurmond. “Using their exceptional skills, creativ ity, and experience, they continue to create positive learning environments and make meaningful contribu tions to the academic and social-emotional needs of their students.”

The teachers of the year are:

- Jason Torres-Rangel, a high school Advanced Placement (AP) English teacher at Theodore Roos evelt High School in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County. Torres-Rangel was named LAUSD and L.A. County Teacher of the Year in 2022. He has been teaching for 18 years. Thurmond nominated

Torres-Rangel as Cali fornia’s representative for the National Teacher of the Year competition.

He will compete against other state nominees for the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, which will be announced in the spring.

- Bridgette DonaldBlue, a fourth-grade multiple-subject teacher at

Coliseum Street Elementa ry School in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County.

- Catherine Borek, an AP English literature and drama teacher at Domin guez High School in the Compton Unified School District, Los Angeles County.

- Ben Case, an instru

mental music and music theory teacher at North wood High School in the Irvine Unified School District, Orange County.

- Lauren Camarillo, a high school Spanish teacher at Mountain View High School in the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, Santa Clara County.

Thurmond, who began his career as a social services worker, said he was pleased to recognize the five outstanding teachers who have had a tremendous impact in their schools, on students, and in communi ties, and have gone above and beyond during a chal lenging time in education and in our lives. He added

that they are ambassadors for the profession and serve as representatives of the state for the calendar year.

County offices of educa tion nominate Califor nia Teachers of the Year applicants through their county-level competitions.

California Department of Education selection committees review appli cations; evaluate teachers’ rapport with students, classroom environments, presentation skills and teaching techniques; and interview the teachers.

The State Superintendent of Public Instruction then selects the five California Teachers of the Year and the National Teacher of the Year nominee.

Presented by the Cali fornia Department of Education and supported by the California Teachers of the Year Foundation, the California Teachers of the Year Program began in 1972 to honor outstanding teachers and encourage and inspire new teachers to enter the profession.

For more information on the award program, go to the CDE’s California Teachers of the Year web page.

Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano, Baldwin Park Councilwoman Alejandra Avila, Baldwin Park Community Services Director Manuel Carrillo Jr., and Baldwin Park Mayor Emmanuel J. Estrada. | Photo courtesy of City of Baldwin Park

Jason Torres-Rangel after being rewarded with a certificate as the LAUSD Teacher of the Year in August 2022.

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Arcadia City Notices

CITY OF ARCADIA NOTICE INVITING BIDS

The City of Arcadia (“City”) will receive in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside “SEALED BID FOR Roof Restoration at Chamber of Commerce, Council Chamber and Community Center Project - DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL” at the office of the City Clerk, located at 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007, no later than Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at 11:00 A.M., at which time or thereafter said Bids will be opened and read aloud. Bids received after this time will be returned unopened. Bids shall be valid for sixty (60) calendar days after the Bid opening date.

Bids must be submitted to the City on the City’s Contract Bid Forms. Prospective Bidders may obtain a copy of the Contract Documents from ArcadiaCA.gov. One or more Pre-Bid Conference and Site Walks will be held on the date(s), at the time(s) and under the con ditions indicated in the Bid Documents. Bidder SHOULD attend.

All Bids must be addressed, sealed in an envelope and received by the office of the City Clerk no later than 11:00 A.M. on Tues day, November 8, 2022. All Bids will be publicly opened, examined and read aloud at the City’s Clerk’s office at that time. Bids shall be valid for 60 days after the bid opening date. Bids must be ac companied 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 and a Payment Bond, each equal to 100% of the successful Bid, prior to execution of the Contract. All bonds are to be secured from a surety that meets 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.

Each Bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the Busi ness 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 B and C-39.

Bidders are advised that this Contract is a public work for purposes of the California Labor Code, which requires payment of prevailing wages. City has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations the general prevailing rates, and will place them on file at the City’s office and make them available to any interested party upon request.

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 Indus trial Relations to perform public work.

City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any infor mality or irregularity in any Bid received, and to be the sole judge of the merits of the respective Bids received.

ARCADIA

CITY OF ARCADIA NOTICE INVITING BIDS

The City of Arcadia (“City”) will receive in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside “SEALED BID FOR MISCELLANEOUS SEWER MAIN REPAIR PROJECT - DO NOT OPEN WITH REGU LAR MAIL” at the office of the City Clerk, located at 240 W. Hunting ton Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007, no later than 10:00 A.M. on Thurs day, November 3, 2022, at which time or thereafter said Bids will be opened and read aloud. Bids received after this time will be returned unopened. Bids shall be valid for sixty (60) calendar days after the Bid opening date.

Bids must be submitted to the City on the City’s Contract Bid Forms. Prospective Bidders may obtain a copy of the Contract Documents from ArcadiaCA.gov. One or more Pre-Bid Conference and Site Walks will be held on the date(s), at the time(s) and under the con ditions indicated in the Bid Documents. Bidder SHOULD attend.

All Bids must be addressed, sealed in an envelope and received by the office of the City Clerk no later than 10:00 A.M. on Thurs day, November 3, 2022. All Bids will be publicly opened, examined and read aloud at the City’s Clerk’s office at that time. Bids shall be valid for 60 days after the bid opening date. Bids must be ac companied 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 and a Payment Bond,

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each equal to 100% of the successful Bid, prior to execution of the Contract. All bonds are to be secured from a surety that meets 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.

Each Bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the Busi ness 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.

Bidders are advised that this Contract is a public work for purposes of the California Labor Code, which requires payment of prevailing wages. City has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations the general prevailing rates, and will place them on file at the City’s office and make them available to any interested party upon request.

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 Indus trial Relations to perform public work.

City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any infor mality or irregularity in any Bid received, and to be the sole judge of the merits of the respective Bids received.

CITY OF ARCADIA

Publish October 17 & 24, 2022 ARCADIA WEEKLY

El Monte City Notices

INVITATION TO BID

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Sections 1600 and 1601, all bids or proposals shall be submitted through the City’s electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids. com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43375 by 2:00 pm Pacific Stan dard Time on or before November 3, 2022 for the project listed below. A bid submitted after the time set shall not be considered. Bidders are required to submit (upload) all items listed in the sec tion 4(d) of Instructions to Bidders, including a copy of the required Bidder’s Bond and acknowledgement of all addendums. Bids will be received by the City via the electronic submission up to the date and time shown in the Notice of Inviting Bids. The City will be re sponsible for bid tabulations. Bids will be opened and read out loud by the City Clerk’s Office in Council Chambers at the date and time stated in the Notice of Inviting Bids. Bid results will be made avail able to the public on the City’s website in the electronic bid man agement system once the bid tabulation has been completed.

The foregoing notwithstanding, the award of any contract shall be subject to approval by the City Council at a duly noticed City Council meeting and the City Council reserves the right to reject all Bids.

The Bidder, by submitting their electronic proposal, agrees to and certifies under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the certification, forms and affidavits submitted as part of this proposal are true and correct. The Bidder, by submit ting its electronic bid, acknowledges that doing so carries the same force and full legal effect as a paper submission with a longhand (wet) signature. By submitting an electronic bid, the Bidder certi fies that the Bidder has thoroughly examined and understands the entire Contract Documents (which consist of the plans and specifi cations, drawings, forms, affidavits and the solicitation documents), and that by submitting the electronic bid as its Bid proposal, the Bidder acknowledges, agrees to and is bound by the entire Con tract Documents, including any addenda issued thereto, and incor porated by reference in the Contract Documents.

Water Main Replacement Project CIP 067

The proposed work consists of the construction of new water mains, services and hydrants in the City Streets. The project also includes AC and PCC pavement replacement and removal and re placement concrete gutters, as set forth in the Contract Drawings and Technical Specifications for the project. The City Engineer’s estimate for the project is Two Million Four Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand and Fifty-Eight Dollars ($2,439,058).

THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT

Project Labor Agreement / Continuity of Work Agreement: The project is also subject to the terms and conditions of that certain project labor agreement executed by and between the City of El Monte and the Los Angeles and Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and the Signatory Craft Unions on or about April 24, 2018 entitled “First Amendment to Continuity of Work Agreement”, Contract No. 18PW04027 (hereinafter, the “Proj ect Labor Agreement”). In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of the Project Labor Agreement and the provisions of the other Contract Documents, the provisions of the Project Labor Agreement shall govern and control to the fullest ex

tent permitted by law. A true and correct copy of the Project Labor Agreement is included with the Supplementary and Special Condi tions.

Completion of Work: All work shall be completed within sixty (60) working days from the date designated on the Notice to Proceed.

Obtaining Contract Documents: Specifications and contract documents are posted in the City’s electronic bid management system (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43375. All Bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of El Monte PlanetBids System website to participate in a Bid or to be added to a prospective Bidders list. Only those parties that have registered with the City as a plan holder on a particular project will receive the addendum(a) for that project. The City is not responsible for notifications to those parties who do not directly register as a plan holder on the City’s database. It is the responsi bility of all perspective Bidders to register on the City’s database to ensure receipt of any addendum(a) prior to Bid submittals. Addition ally, information on any addendum(a) issued for any bid specifica tions for any project will be available on the City website at: https:// www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43375. The City reserves the right to reject as nonresponsive any bid that fails to include the information required by any addendum(a) posted on the City website.

Questions: Project-specific questions must be submit ted in writing through the City’s electronic bid management sys tem (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43375 by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on or before Thursday October 24, 2022. All posted questions will be an swered in writing and conveyed via written addenda to all Bidders via posting on PlanetBids on or before October 27, 2022.

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on October 19, 2022, 10:00 a.m. at El Monte Aquatic Center (Conference Room A), 11001 Mildred Street, El Monte, CA, 91731. Every Bidder is required to attend the pre-bid meeting. Failure of a Bidder to attend will render that Bidder’s Bid non-responsive. No allowances for cost adjustments will be made if a Bidder fails to adequately examine the Project before submitting a Bid.

Submission of Proposals: All Bids or Proposals shall be submitted through the City’s electronic bid management sys tem (PlanetBids) at https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43375 no later than the date and time prescribed. All Bids must be signed by an authorized representative.

All required sections, including pricing, shall be submitted (uploaded) to PlanetBids via the website. The Bidder shall attach Subcontractor(s) Listing, Experience Form, Copy of Bid Security, and all other documents as listed in the BIDDER’S CHECKLIST to the PlanetBids Attachments Tab. The system will not accept a Bid for which any required information is missing. Prior to the Bid due date and time, all Bidders shall submit the original Bid Security to:

Office of the City Clerk City of El Monte – City Hall East 11333 Valley Blvd El Monte CA, 91731

The award of the contract by the City Council is contingent upon the Bidder submitting the required bonds and insurance, as described in the Contract, prior to the Bid due date and time. If the Bidder fails to comply with these requirements, the City may award the contract to the second or third lowest Bidder and the Bid secu rity of the lowest Bidder may be forfeited.

Bids Remain Sealed Until Due Date and Time. Electronic Bids are transmitted into the City’s bidding system via hypertext transfer protocol secure (https). Bids submitted prior to the due date and time are not available for review by anyone other than the submit ter, who will have until the due date and time to change, rescind or retrieve its bid should they desire to do so. Upon the Bidder’s entry of their bid, the system will ensure that all required fields are entered. The system will not accept a Bid for which any required information is missing. This includes all necessary pricing, subcon tractor listing(s) and any other essential documentation and sup porting materials and forms requested or contained in these so licitation documents. All Bid submission information must be fully transferred from the Bidder server to the bid system server before bid closing. Bids still transmitting at the time of bid closing will not be accepted. Bidders will receive an e-bid confirmation number with a time stamp from the bid management system indicating their bid was submitted successfully. The City will only receive those bids that were transmitted successfully.

DO NOT FAX OR EMAIL.

Bid Security: Each proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check, or bid bond executed on the prescribed form, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid price payable to the City of El Monte. Bidders are hereby notified that in accordance with the pro visions of Public Contract Code section 22300, securities may be substituted for any monies which the City may withhold pursuant to the terms of this Contract to ensure performance.

Prior to the bid due date and time, all Bidders shall submit the original Bid Security to the City Clerk. Proof of delivery that is date/ time stamped and signed for by the City Clerk from other couriers other than Certified mail will be accepted. A copy of the proof of de livery shall be submitted with the bid package by the bid due date.

Contractor's License: Bidder must possess a current Class_”A” - General Engineering Contractor license issued by the State of California, at the time the bid is submitted.

Contractor Registration: All Bidders and listed subcontractors must have registered with the California State Department of In dustrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 prior to submitting a Bid. Furthermore, a Contractor and all subcontractors must be registered pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 before entering into a contract to work on a public project.

City’s Right to Postpone Opening of Bids. The City reserves the right to postpone the date and time for the opening of Bids at any time prior to the date and time initially announced in this Invita tion to Bid in accordance with applicable law.

Opening of Bids. Bids will be received by the City via the electronic submission up to the date and time shown in the No tice of Inviting Bids. The City will be responsible for bid tabulations. Bids will be opened and read out loud by the City Clerk’s Office in Council Chambers at the date and time stated in the Notice of Inviting Bids. Bid results will be made available to the public on the City’s website in the electronic bid management system once the bid tabulation has been completed.

Award: The award shall be made to the lowest responsible Bidder whose proposal complies with the specified requirements. The foregoing notwithstanding, the award of any contract shall be subject to approval by the City Council at a duly noticed City Council meeting. Contractor shall execute the Contract within ten (10) days after it has received the Contract from the City. The City reserves the right to waive any irregularity in the proposals. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the opening of bids.

Rejection of Bids: The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids. The City further reserves the right to waive immaterial ir regularities in any Bid. Any Bid not conforming to the intent and purpose of the Contract Documents may be rejected. The City re serves the right to make all awards in the best interest of the City.

Disqualification of Bidder: If there is a reason to believe that collusion exists among any Bidders, none of the Bids of the partici pants in such collusion will be considered and the City may likewise elect to reject all bids received.

Wage Rates: Bidders are hereby notified that the California Department of Industrial Relations has determined the general pre vailing rate of wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the work. Copies of the current schedules for prevailing wages applicable to this project are on file in the City’s office. It shall be mandatory for the Contractor and any subcontrac tor under it to pay not less than the said specified rates to laborers and workmen employed by them in the execution of the Contract. The contractor’s duty to pay State prevailing wages can be found under Labor Code, Section 1770 et seq. Labor Code Sections 1775 and 1777.7 outline the penalties for failure to pay prevailing wages and employ apprentices including forfeitures and debarment\.

Bonds: The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a pay ment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price, and a faithful performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price.

cil Chambers, located at City Hall East, 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, California.

Other Information

It is the intention of the City of El Monte to comply with the Ameri cans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. The City of El Monte will attempt to accommodate attendees in every reasonable man ner. Please contact Diane Cotto at least 72 hours prior to the above scheduled public hearing to establish need and to determine if ad ditional accommodation is feasible.

For more information, call Diane Cotto, Housing Manager for the City of El Monte Community & Economic Development Department at (626) 258-8831 or via e-mail at dcotto@elmonteca.gov.

AVISO PÚBLICO: PERÍODO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA Y COMENTARIOS PARA EL PLAN DE ASIGNACIÓN HOME-ARP

A la Ciudad de El Monte se le han asignado $2,413,008 en fondos federales de asistencia para personas sin hogar bajo el programa HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP). Las cuatro activi dades elegibles de HOME-ARP incluyen: (1) desarrollo y apoyo de viviendas asequibles; (2) asistencia de alquiler basada en el inqui lino (TBRA); (3) prestación de servicios de apoyo; y 4) adquisición y desarrollo de unidades de acogida no congregadas. En resumen, la Ciudad propone utilizar sus fondos home-ARP para apoyar la construcción de 340 nuevas unidades de alquiler asequibles como parte de la remodelación del sitio de MacLaren, sin embargo, un proyecto completo del Plan de Asignación HOME-ARP que de scribe los planes de la Ciudad en detalle está disponible y se invita a los residentes a revisar y comentar sobre el proyecto del plan.

El proyecto del Plan de Asignación HOME-ARP estará disponible para revisión pública y comentarios durante un período de 15 días a partir del 17 de octubre hasta el 1 de noviembre de 2022 a través del sitio web de la Ciudad: https://www.ci.el-monte.ca.us/237/ Plans-and-Reports. El borrador del plan también se puede revisar en el Ayuntamiento durante el horario comercial normal, de lunes a jueves, de 7:00 a.m. a 5:30 p.m.

Los comentarios por escrito pueden enviarse por correo o en tregarse a: Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comunitar io de la Ciudad de El Monte, 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, CA 91731. Todos los comentarios deben recibirse antes del 1 de noviembre de 2022.

Además, el Plan de Participación Ciudadana de la Ciudad y las Regulaciones del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD) de los Estados Unidos requieren una audiencia pública para recibir aportes públicos antes de que el plan sea presentado para su aprobación por el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Ur bano de los Estados Unidos (HUD). La audiencia pública se llevará a cabo el martes 1 de noviembre de 2022 a las 6:00 p.m. en las Cámaras del Concejo Municipal de El Monte, ubicadas en City Hall East, 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, California.

Otra información

Es la intención de la Ciudad de El Monte cumplir con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA) en todos los aspec tos. La Ciudad de El Monte intentará acomodar a los asistentes de todas las maneras razonables. Comuníquese con Diane Cotto al menos 72 horas antes de la audiencia pública programada ante riormente para establecer la necesidad y determinar si es factible una adaptación adicional.

NOTICE: PUBLIC HEARING AND COMMENT PERIOD FOR HOME-ARP ALLOCATION PLAN

The City of El Monte has been allocated $2,413,008 in federal homeless assistance funds under the HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) program. The four eligible HOME-ARP activi ties include: (1) development and support of affordable housing; (2) tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA); (3) provision of supportive services; and (4) acquisition and development of non-congregate shelter units. In summary, the City proposes to use its HOME-ARP funding to support construction of 340 new affordable rental units as part of the redevelopment of the MacLaren site, however, a full draft of the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan describing the City’s plans in detail is available and residents are invited to review and com ment on the draft plan.

The draft HOME-ARP Allocation Plan will be available for public review and comment for a 15-day period beginning October 17 until November 1, 2022 via the City’s website: https://www.ci.el-monte. ca.us/237/Plans-and-Reports. The draft plan may also be reviewed at City Hall during normal business hours, Monday through Thurs day, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Written comments may be mailed or delivered to: City of El Monte Community & Economic Development Department, 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, CA 91731. All comments must be received by November 1, 2022. Additionally, a public hearing is required by the City’s Citizen Par ticipation Plan and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel opment (HUD) Regulations to receive public input prior to the plan being submitted for approval by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the El Monte City Coun

Para obtener más información, llame a Diane Cotto, Gerente de Vivienda del Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comuni tario de la Ciudad de El Monte al (626) 258-8831 o por correo elec trónico a dcotto@elmonteca.gov.

Publish October 17, 2022

EL MONTE EXAMINER

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JEROME RORY BARBER

Case No. 22STPB09960

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be inter ested in the will or estate, or both, of JEROME RORY BARBER

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Nakisha Mitchell in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PRO BATE requests that Nakisha Mitchell be appointed as personal represen tative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required

to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administra-tion au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Nov. 10, 2022 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 11 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the grant ing of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date

of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to con sult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: TIMOTHY G MISHLER ESQ SBN 156236

LAW OFFICE OF TIMOTHY G MISHLER

816 W FOOTHILL BLVD MONROVIA CA 91016

CN990993 BARBER Oct 13,17,20, 2022 AZUSA BEACON

Public Notices

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Ja son Allan Duble FOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER: 22PSCP00441 Superior Court of California, County of Los Ange les 400 Civic center Plaza, Pomona, Ca 91766, East District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Jason Allan Duble filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Jason Allan Duble to Proposed name Jayson Allan Duble 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. Any person object ing to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hear ing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING

a. Date: 11/09/2022 Time: 8:30AM Dept: O. Room: 543 The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Arcadia Weekly DATED: September 13, 2022 Peter A. Hernandez JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. September 26, October 3, 10, 17, 2022 ARCADIA WEEKLY

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

MONTECITO MAINTENANCE VS CHO, EDWARD ONG

CASE NO: 20STLC06003 R

Under a writ of Sale issued on 07/01/22. Out of the LA SUPERIOR COURT, of the, County of Los Angeles, State of California, on a judgment entered on 08/27/21.

The described property is sold subject to the right of redemption. The amount of the secured indebt-edness with interest and costs is $18,952.69 (Amount subject to revision)

In favor of MONTECITO MAINTE NANCE CORPORATION, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT MU-TUAL BENEFIT COR PORATION and against CHO, EDWARD ONG.

I have levied upon all the right, title and interest of said judgment debtor(s) in the property in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: A CONDOMINIUM COMPRISED OF: PARCEL 1: A) AN UNDIVIDED 1/68TH IN-TEREST IN AND TO PARCEL A OF LOT LINE AD JUSTMENT NO. 96-1, IN THE CITY OF AZUSA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN DEED RECORDED MAY 30, 1996. AS IN-STRUMENT NO. 96-843369, OFFI-CIAL RECORDS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RE CORDER OF SAID COUNTY, BEING A PORTION OF LOT 1 OF TRACT 47847, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1215, PAGE(S) 1 THROUGH 4, INCLUSIVE, OF MAPS AND A PORTION OF LOT 64 OF SUBDIVISION NO. 2 OF AZUSA LAND AND WATER COMPANY, AS PER MAP REC-ORDED IN BOOK 43, PAGE 94 OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.

EXCEPT THEREFROM UNITS 1 THROUGH 68 INCLUSIVE AS DEFINED AND DELINEATED ON A CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORD-ED JULY 9, 1996, AS IN STRUMENT NO. 96-1082893, OFFICIAL REC-ORDS.

ALSO EXCEPT THEREFROM CORPO RATION PROPERTY CP-1 THROUGH CP-14, INCLUSIVE AS DEFINED AND DELINEATED ON A CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORD-ED JULY 9, 1996, AS IN STRUMENT NO. 96-1082893, OFFICIAL REC-ORDS.

B) UNIT 50 DEFINED AND DE-LINEATED ON THE ABOVE RE-FERRED TO CON DOMINIUM PLAN.

PARCEL 2: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT AP PURTENANT TO PARCEL 1 ABOVE, FOR ACCESS, USE, ENJOYMENT, IN GRESS AND EGRESS AND INCIDENTAL PURPOSES ON, OVER AND ACROSS THE CORPORATION PROPERTY CP-1 THROUGH CP-14, INCLUSIVE, AS SHOWN AND DELINEATED ON THE

ABOVE REFERRED TO CONDOMINIUM PLAN AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARA TION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR MONTECITO MAINTENANCE CORPORATION IN DEED REC-ORDED JULY 9, 1996, AS INSTRUMENT NO. 96-1082894, OF-FICIAL RECORDS.

APN: 8684-043-055

Commonly known as: 501 TIMBER LINE DRIVE AZUSA, CA 91702

Public notice is hereby given that I will sell at public auction to the highest bid der for cash in lawful money of the United States all the right, title and interest of the debtor(s) in the above described property or so much as will be sufficient to satisfy said writ or warrant with interest and all costs on 11/16/22, 10:00 AM at the follow ing location.

STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE

111 N. HILL STREET, ROOM 125B LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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This sale is subject to a minimum bid in the amount of $0.00. (Subject to revi sion)

Prospective bidders should refer to sections 701.510 to 701.680, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Pro-cedure for provisions governing the terms, conditions and effect of the sale and the liability of defaulting bid ders.

Creditor’s Attorney FIORE, RACOBS & POWERS 6820 INDIANA AVENUE SUITE 140

RIVERSIDE, CA 92506

Dated: 09/30/22

Branch: Los Angeles

ALEX VILLANUEVA, Sheriff

By: PATRICE STEPHEN, Deputy Operator Id: E612694

Para obtener esta infor-macion-tra duccion en Espanol llame a este numero: (213) 972-3950

NOTE: IT IS A MISDEMEANOR TO TAKE DOWN OR DEFACE A POSTED NOTICE BEFORE THE DATE OF SALE. (Penal Code section 616) CN990729 20STLC06003 R Oct 10,17,24, 2022 AZUSA BEACON

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105)

Escrow No. CEG110878-BW

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) of the Seller(s), are: S.C. ELLIOT CORP., 15330 Amar Road, #D, La Puente, CA 91744

Doing Business as: WOK EXPRESS

All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are: NONE

The location in California of the Chief Ex ecutive Officer of the Seller(s) is: NONE The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are:

SH K M INTERNATIONAL INC., 227 South Avenue Apt H, Monterey Park, CA 91754

The assets being sold are described in general as: RESTAURANT and are located at: 15330 Amar Road Suite D, La Puente, CA 91744

The bulk sale is intended to be consum mated at the office of: Central Escrow Group, Inc., 515 West Garvey, Ave., Suite 118, Monterey Park, CA 91754 and the an ticipated sale date is 11/02/22

The bulk sale is subject to California Uni form Commercial Code Section 6106.2

YES The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: Central Es crow Group, Inc., 515 West Garvey Ave., Suite 118, Monterey Park, CA 91754 and the last date for filing claims by any credi tor shall be 11/01/22, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: October 10, 2022

SH K M INTERNATIONAL INC.

By: S/ GUAN CHEN, CEO By: S/ XIAODAN LIU, CFO 10/17/22 CNS-3634439# EL MONTE EXAMINER

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE

(Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 332355-RK

(1) Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described.

(2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: G F FOOD LLC, a California Limited Li ability Company - 9505 Garvey Ave, Unit A, South El Monte, CA 91733

(3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: same as above

(4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: HK DIMSUM ENTERPRISE INC, a Califor nia Corporation - 9505 Garvey Ave, Unit A, South El Monte, CA 91733

(5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are ALL FIXTURE AND EQUIPMENTS of that certain busi ness located at: 9505 Garvey Ave, Unit A, South El Monte, CA 91733.

(6) The business name used by the seller(s) at that location is: 626 QUICK BITES.

(7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is 11/02/2022 at the office of Jade Escrow, Inc., 9604 Las Tunas Drive Temple City, CA 91780, Escrow No. 332355-RK, Es crow Officer: Rachel Kao.

(8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above.

(9) The last date for filing claims is 11/01/2022.

(10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

(11) As listed by the Seller, all other busi ness names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: “NONE”.

Dated: October 5, 2022

Califor

Glendale City Notices

(Subcontractor Listing Law), and the Bidder must provide all of the Subcontractor informa tion that Section 4104 requires (name, the location (address) of the Subcontractor’s place of business, California Contractor license number, California Department of Industrial Rela tions contractor registration number, and portion of the Work). In addition, the City requires that the Bidder list the dollar value of each Subcontractor’s labor or services. The City’s disqualification of a Subcontractor does not disqualify a Bidder. However, prior to and as a condition to award of the Contract, the successful Bidder shall substitute a properly licensed and qualified Subcontractor— without an adjustment of the Bid Amount.

8. Permits, Inspections, Plan Checks, Governmental Approvals, Utility Fees and Similar Authorizations: The City has applied and paid for the following Governmental and Utility Approvals: Plan Check for Building Permit, Electrical Permit, Plumbing Permit, Mechanical Permit

All other Governmental Approvals and Utility Permit Fees shall be obtained and paid for by Contractor and will be reimbursed based on Contractor’s actual direct cost without markup.

See Instructions to Bidders Paragraph 14, and General Conditions Paragraph 1.01 for definitions and Paragraph 1.03 for Contractor responsibilities.

approved end result of totally protected and usable structure, including attachments, ac cessories, and appurtenances. Additionally, all work shall comply with current Cal-OSHA standards as described in the project specifications.

Contract:

The City intends to award a Construction Contract to the lowest Responsible and Responsive Bidder, based on the requirements set forth in the Contract Documents.

Other Bidding Information:

City of Glendale

Consolidated Annual Perfor mance and Evaluation Report

the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

1. Bidding Documents: Bids must be made on the Bid Forms contained herein. Bidding Documents may be obtained by request by emailing LChan@ Glendaleca.gov, where a download link will then be provided. In case if email is not fea sible, Bidding Documents are also available in the Office of the City of Glendale Water and Power, Engineering Public Counter, 141 N. Glendale Avenue, Level 4, Glendale, CA 91206-4496, where they may be examined and copies obtained. Bidding Documents (in cluding Drawings and Specifications) are only available on CD. The CD containing the Bidding Documents may be mailed for a charge of $15.00 or by Federal Express at its standard rates if a Fed-Ex account number is provided to the City.

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9. Bid Forms and Bid Security: Each Bid must be made on the Bid Forms obtainable at the Public Works Facilities Department. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a cashier’s check or certified check drawn on a solvent bank, payable to “City of Glendale,” for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the Bid. Alterna tively, a satisfactory corporate surety Bid Bond for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the Bid may accompany the Bid. Said security shall serve as a guarantee that the successful Bidder, within fourteen (14) calendar days after the City’s Notice of Award of the Contract, will enter into a valid contract with the City for said Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.

10. Bid Irrevocability. Bids shall remain open and valid for ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline.

11. Substitution of Securities.

Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Sec tion 22300, substitution of securities for withheld funds is permitted in accordance there with.

12. Prevailing Wages. This Project is subject to the provisions of California La bor Code Section 1720. Contractor awarded this Contract and all Subcontractors of any tier shall not pay less than the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to perform the Work. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, pursuant to the California Labor Code, and the United States Secretary of Labor, pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act, have determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The rates determined by the California Director of Industrial Relations are available online at www. dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/. Davis-Bacon wage rates are included in this Specification and are available online at www.wdol.gov/. To the extent that there are any differences in the federal and state prevailing wage rates for similar classifications of labor, Contractor and its Subcontractors shall pay the highest wage rate.

13. California Department of Industrial Relations ― Public Works Contractor Registration.

Beginning July 1, 2014, under the Public Works Contractor Registration Law (California Senate Bill No. 854 - See Labor Code Section 1725.5), contractors must register and meet requirements using the online application https://efiling.dir.ca.gov/PWCR/ActionServlet?a ction=displayPWCRegistrationForm before bidding on public works contracts in Califor nia. The application also provides agencies that administer public works programs with a searchable database of qualified contractors. Application and renewal are completed on line with a non-refundable fee of $300. More information is available at the following links: http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSE/PublicWorks/SB854FactSheet_6.30.14.pdf http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html

Beginning April 1, 2015, the City must award public works projects only to contractors and subcontractors who comply with the Public Works Contractor Registration Law.

2. Engineer’s Estimate: The preliminary cost of construction of this Work has been prepared. The engineer’s estimate is between $900,000 and $950,000.

3. Completion: This Work must be completed within One Hun dred Eighty (180) calendar days from the Date of Commencement as established by the City’s written Notice to Proceed.

4. Liquidated Damages: Liquidated damages are to be $1,000.00 per Calendar Day. See Section 4 of the Contract between City and Contractor for terms and conditions relating to contract time and liquidated damages.

5. Acceptance or Rejection of Bids: The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to award all or any individual part/item of the Bid, and to waive any informalities, irregularities or technical defects in such Bids and determine the lowest responsible Bidder, whichever may be in the best interests of the City. No late Bids will be accepted, nor will any oral, facsimile or electronic Bids be accepted by the City.

6. Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Job Walk: A mandatory pre-bid conference and job walk will be held at the date, time and location specified earlier in the earlier section titled “Pre-bid Conference (Mandatory)” in this Notice Inviting Bids.

7. Contractor License: At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, including full completion of all corrective work dur ing the Correction Period, the Contractor must possess a California contractor license or licenses, current and active, of the classification required for the Work, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3, Section 7000 et seq. of the Business and Profes sions Code. In compliance with Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has deter mined that the Bidder must possess the following license(s): “Class A”. The successful Bidder will not receive a Contract award if the successful Bidder is unlicensed, does not have all of the required licenses, or one or more of the licenses are not current and active. If the City discovers after the Contract’s award that the Contractor is unlicensed, does not have all of the required licenses, or one or more of the licenses are not current and active, the City may cancel the award, reject the Bid, declare the Bid Bond as forfeited, keep the Bid Bond’s proceeds, and exercise any one or more of the remedies in the Contract Docu ments.

Contractor and/or Subcontractor(s) are also required to possess a Painting and Decorating License “Class C-33” for this project to perform or supervise coating and painting work.

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Office of City Clerk 613 E. Broadway, Room 110 Glendale, CA 91206

Bid Opening: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 City Council Chambers 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206

NO LATE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Bidding Documents Available: October 19, 12:00 p.m., at the Public Works Facil ities Management Office, 633 E. Broadway, Room 307, City of Glendale, CA 91206 https:// www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/finance/purchasing/rfp-rfq-page/-fsiteid-1

Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference: Date: November 2, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Fremont Park 600 W. Hahn Avenue Glendale, CA 91203

City Representative: Nareg Mouradian, Project Manager Phone: 310-448-3128 E-mail: nlmouradian@maestrodvp.com

Mandatory Qualifications for Bidder and Designated Subcontractors: A Bid may be rejected as non-responsive if the Bid fails to document that Bidder meets the essential requirements for qualification. As part of the Bidder’s Statement of Qualifications, each Bid must provide satisfactory evidence that:

Bidder satisfactorily completed at least 3 prevailing wage contracts in California within 5 years prior to the Bid Deadline and with a total combined dollar value in excess of $20 million dollars.

General Scope of Work: Contractor shall furnish labor, materials, equipment, services, and specialized skills to per form work involved in the Project. The Work included in the Bid is defined in the Project Drawings and Specifications and will generally include demolition, relocation of the existing trees, 3,500 square-foot community and maintenance building, expansion to the existing play area and additional play equipment and shade canopy, new park benches and seating areas, picnic shelter, picnic table, BBQ unit and trash receptacles, lighted basketball & ten nis courts and artificial turf soccer field, parking lot with ac paving, new concrete walkways with lighting, drinking fountains, landscape and irrigation.

Other Bidding Information:

1. Bidding Documents: Bids must be made on the Bidder’s Proposal form con tained herein. Bidding Documents may be obtained in the link below: https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/finance/purchasing/rfp-rfq-page/fsiteid-1

2. Estimate. Preliminary costs of construction of this Work has been prepared. The estimates are in the range of $12,500,000 to $14,500,000.

3. Completion: This Work must be completed within Five Hundred (500) calen dar days from the Date of Commencement as established by the City’s written Notice to Proceed.

4. Acceptance or Rejection of Bids. The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to award all or any individual part/item

Notice to Bidders and Subcontractors:

• No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a Bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)].

No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Depart ment of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5.

This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the De partment of Industrial Relations.

The prime contractor must post job site notices prescribed by regulation. (See 8 Calif. Code Reg. Section 16451(d) for the notice that previously was required for projects monitored by the DIR Compliance Monitoring Unit.) Furnishing of Electronic Certified Payroll Records to Labor Commissioner. For all new projects awarded on or after April 1, 2015, contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of La bor Standards Enforcement).

Dated this ____ day of _______, 2022, City of Glendale, California. Suzie Abajian, City Clerk of the City of Glendale. Publish October 10 & 17, 2022 GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Glendale (“City”) will receive sealed bids, before the Bid Deadline established below for the following work of improvement: Emerald Isle 1666 & Glendale Recycled Water Tanks Rehabilitation Project SPECIFICATION NO. 3934

Bid Deadline: Submit before 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 02, 2022 (“the Bid Dead line”)

Original plus one (1) copy of Bid to be submitted to: Office of City Clerk 613 East Broadway, Room 110 Glendale, CA 91206

Bid Opening: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 02, 2022 City Council Chamber 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206

NO LATE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Bidding Documents Available:Monday, October 10, 2022 at noon, at Office of Glendale Water and Power, Engineering Public Counter, 141 N. Glendale Avenue, Level 4, Glendale, CA 91206

Pre-Bid Conference (Mandatory): Date/Time: Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 10:00 a.m.

Location: Emerald Isle 1666 Water Tank 2055 Dublin Drive, Glendale CA 91206 City of Glendale

CA 91203.

6. Contractor License. At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, including full completion of all corrective work during the Correc tion Period, the Contractor must possess a California contractor license or licenses, current and active, of the classification required for the Work, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3, Section 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code. In com pliance with Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Bidder must possess the following license(s): “General - B.” The successful Bidder will not receive a Contract award if the successful Bidder is unlicensed, does not have all of the required licenses, or one or more of the licenses are not current and active. If the City discovers af ter the Contract’s award that the Contractor is unlicensed, does not have all of the required licenses, or one or more of the licenses are not current and active, the City may cancel the award, reject the Bid, declare the Bid Bond as forfeited, keep the Bid Bond’s proceeds, and exercise any one or more of the remedies in the Contract Documents.

7. Subcontractors’ Licenses and Listing. At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, each listed Subcontractor must possess a current and active California contractor license or licenses appropriate

the portion of the Work listed for such Subcontractor and shall hold all specialty certifications required for such Work.

its Bid to the City, the Bidder must list each Subcontractor whom the Bidder must disclose

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8. Subcontractors’ Licenses and Listing: At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, each listed Subcontractor must possess a current and active California Contractor’s license or licenses appropriate for the portion of the Work listed for such Subcontractor and shall hold all specialty certifications re quired for such Work. When the Bidder submits its Bid to the City, the Bidder must list each Subcontractor whom the Bidder must disclose under Public Contract Code Section 4104 (Subcontractor Listing Law), and the Bidder must provide all of the Subcontractor informa tion that Section 4104 requires (name, the location (address) of the Subcontractor’s place of business, California Contractor license number, and portion of the Work). In addition, the City requires that the Bidder list the dollar value of each Subcontractor’s labor or ser vices. The City’s disqualification of a Subcontractor does not disqualify a Bidder. However, prior to and as a condition to award of the Contract, the successful Bidder shall substitute a properly licensed and qualified Subcontractor— without an adjustment of the Bid Amount.

9. Permits, Inspections, Plan Checks, Governmental Approvals, Utility Fees and Similar Authorizations: The following City permits may be required for this project and are the Contractor’s responsibility to obtain and pay all related fees:

Street Use Permit – for large deliveries or activities that require parking lane closure

The Contractor shall apply for and obtain all permits required by other Federal, State and County agencies as well as the City of Glendale. All permits and licenses shall be obtained by and at the expense of the Contractor and/or subcontractors. The Contractor shall en force the permit requirements.

All costs involved in complying with the permits, including the payment of insurance and all other fees, shall be considered as paid for in the various related items of work and no additional compensation shall be made therefore.

10. Bid Forms and Bid Security: Each Bid must be made on the Bid Forms obtainable at the Offices of Glendale Water and Power, Engineering Public Counter. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a cashier’s check or certified check drawn on a solvent bank, payable to “City of Glendale”, for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the Bid. Alternatively, a satisfactory corporate surety Bid Bond for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the Bid may accom pany the Bid. Said security shall serve as a guarantee that the successful Bidder, within fourteen (14) calendar days after the City’s Notice of Award of the Contract, will execute the Contract and furnish the bonds and insurance to the City for said Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.

11. Bid Irrevocability: Bids shall remain open and valid for ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline.

12. Substitution of Securities: Pursuant to California Public Con tract Code Section 22300, substitution of securities for withheld funds is permitted in ac cordance therewith.

13. Prevailing Wages: This Project is a “public work” subject to the provisions of California Labor Code Section 1720. The Contractor awarded this Contract and all Subcontractors of any tier shall not pay less than the minimum prevailing rate of per diem wages for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to perform the Work. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California, pursuant to the California Labor Code, has determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The rates determined by the California Director of Industrial Relations are available online at www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD/.

14. California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) – Public Works Contractor Registration: Under the Public Works Contractor Registration Law (Cali fornia Senate Bill No. 854 - See Labor Code Section 1725.5), contractors must register and meet requirements using the online application https://efiling.dir.ca.gov/PWCR/ before bidding on public works contracts in California. The application also provides agencies that administer public works programs with a searchable database of qualified contractors. Application and renewal are completed online with a non-refundable fee of $300. More information is available at the following links: http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorksSB854.html http://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html

The City must award public works projects only to contractors and subcontractors who comply with the Public Works Registration Law.

Notice to Bidders and Subcontractors:

a. No Contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a Bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)].

b. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5.

c. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforce ment by the Department of Industrial Relations.

d. The prime contractor must post job site notices prescribed by regulation. (See 8 Calif. Code Reg. Section 16451(d) for the notice that previously was required for projects monitored by the DIR Compliance Monitoring Unit.)

Furnishing of Electronic Certified Payroll Records to Labor Commissioner. Contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement).

Dated this ____ day of _______, 2022, City of Glendale, California.

Suzie Abajian, City Clerk of the City of Glendale

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MANUEL ANGUIANO JUAREZ CASE NO. 30-2022-01283279-PR-LACJC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of MAN UEL ANGUIANO JUAREZ.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by VIRGINIA ANGUIANO DE CABALLERO in the Superior Court of California, County of OR ANGE.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re quests that VIRGINIA ANGUIANO DE CABALLERO be appointed as personal representative to adminis ter the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act with limited authority. (This authority will allow the personal rep resentative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal rep resentative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or con sented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the peti tion and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/30/22 at 1:30PM in Dept. C08 located at 700 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WEST, SANTA ANA, CA 92701

NOTICE IN PROBATE CASES

The court is providing the conve nience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost ser vice to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (oc courts.org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have dif ficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/ time set for your hearing.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

SUE C. SWISHER - SBN 243310, LAW OFFICES OF SUE C. SWISHER 20955 PATHFINDER ROAD, SUITE 100 DIAMOND BAR CA 91765 10/10, 10/13, 10/17/22

CNS-3633001#

ANAHEIM PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GEORGA JEAN ALEXANDER AKA GEORGA J. ALEXANDER

CASE NO. 22STPB09828

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of GEORGA JEAN ALEXANDER AKA

GEORGA J. ALEXANDER.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARY ANN PIRO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARY ANN PIRO be appointed as personal representa tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/07/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 44 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner LISA WEINMANN - SBN 320109, PROBATE CALIFORNIA 17765 CALLE GRANADA MORGAN HILL CA 95037 10/10, 10/13, 10/17/22 CNS-3632546#

BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DAVID PASTEUR CASE NO. PROSB2201222

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DAVID PASTEUR.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LISA LOSKOCH in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LISA LOSKOCH be appointed as personal representa tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/12/23 at 9:00AM in Dept. S35 located at 247 W. THIRD STREET, SAN BER NARDINO, CA 92415

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner DIANE E. ROBBINS - SBN 106766, ROBBINS & HOLDAWAY

201 WEST F STREET

ONTARIO CA 91762 10/10, 10/13, 10/17/22 CNS-3631494#

ONTARIO NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF WILLIAM ELLIOTT

GOLDMANN

Case No. 22STPB08485

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of WIL LIAM ELLIOTT GOLDMANN

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Lynn M. Finger in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Lynn M. Finger be appointed as personal representa tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the dece dent’s will and codicils, if any, be ad mitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examina tion in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on November 17, 2022 at 8:30 AM in Dept. 5. located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. That anyone interested in the matter may also attend the hearing virtually through the court website, https:// www.google.com/url?q=https://lacc. lacourt.org/gallery&sa=D&source=c alendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0J3S a6gSeVxHLdD7K1uOzh”.

IF YOU OBJECT to the grant ing of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice

form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: KATE KELSO SBN 292632 13691 RED HILL AVE TUSTIN, CA 92780 (949) 835-3576

10, 13, 17, 2022

COVINA

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHARLES FRANCIS RUSS CASE NO. 22STPB09883

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CHARLES FRANCIS RUSS.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOELLEN KITCHEN in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re quests that JOELLEN KITCHEN be appointed as personal representa tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the dece dent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for exami nation in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/08/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

AMY FENELLI CIFTCIKARA - SBN 224058, FENELLI LAW FIRM 24800 CHRISANTA DRIVE, SUITE 110 MISSION VIEJO CA 92691 BSC 222346 10/10, 10/13, 10/17/22

PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DENNIS E. GOSS

No.

CJC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DENNIS E. GOSS

PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Jason Goss in the Su perior Court of California, County of ORANGE.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re quests that Jason Goss be appoint ed as personal representative to ad minister the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the dece dent’s will and codicils, if any, be ad mitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examina tion in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on November 17, 2022 at 1:30 PM in Dept. C08. located at 700 Civ ic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, Ca 92701-4045.

The court is providing the conve nience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost ser vice to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (oc courts.org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have dif ficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/ time set for your hearing.

IF YOU OBJECT to the grant ing of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: NANCY R. TRAGARZ, ESQ SBN 156246 SLOVAK BARON EMPEY MUR PHEY & PINKNEY LLP

1800 E. TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY

PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262 (760) 322-2275

OCTOBER 10, 13, 17, 2022 ANAHEIM PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MELBA M. ORCUTT

Case No. 22STPB10051

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and per sons who may otherwise be inter ested in the will or estate, or both, of MELBA M. ORCUTT

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Lisa Conti in the Supe-rior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PRO BATE requests that Lisa Conti be appointed as personal representa tive to ad-minister the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra-tion au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the

authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Nov. 17, 2022 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 79 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the grant ing of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to con sult with an attorney knowl-edgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: JAMES G MORRIS ESQ SBN 110955

THE BURBANK FIRM L C 2312 WEST VICTORY BLVD STE 100 BURBANK CA 91506 CN991017 ORCUTT Oct 17,20,24, 2022 BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SUSIE S. SATO CASE NO. 30-2022-01283284-PR-PWCJC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of SUSIE S. SATO.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by VINCENT B. SATO in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re quests that VINCENT B. SATO be appointed as personal representa tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the dece dent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for exami nation in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 12/01/22 at 1:30PM in Dept. C08 located at 700 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WEST, SANTA ANA, CA 92701

NOTICE IN PROBATE CASES

The court is providing the conve nience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost ser vice to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (oc courts.org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have dif ficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/ time set for your hearing.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

or a con

ARE A

IF

tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

JAKE F. TORII - SBN 337317, LAW OFFICE OF JOHN S. TORII 406 AMAPOLA AVE., #125 TORRANCE CA 90501

10/13, 10/17, 10/20/22 CNS-3633588# ANAHEIM PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ELISABETH LENCHES

CASE NO. 21STPB03234

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ELISA BETH LENCHES.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CHRISTINE LENCH ES-HINKEL in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGE LES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re quests that CHRISTINE LENCHESHINKEL be appointed as personal representative to administer the es tate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 12/02/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

DEBBY S. DOITCH, ESQ. - SBN 266731, KJMLAW Partners, PLC 301 EAST COLORADO BLVD., SUITE 600

PASADENA CA 91101 10/13, 10/17, 10/20/22

CNS-3633797#

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY ELIZABETH IRENE FOLK

CASE NO. PRRI2201146

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of MARY ELIZABETH IRENE FOLK.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RUTH L. HENRICKS in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re quests that RUTH L. HENRICKS be appointed as personal representa tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/31/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 8 located at 4050 MAIN STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA 92501

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner BRYAN C. HARTNELL - SBN 066138, HARTNELL LAW GROUP, APC 25757 REDLANDS BLVD. REDLANDS CA 92373-8453 10/13, 10/17, 10/20/22 CNS-3633954#

CORONA NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GLORIA ANNE BARRACK CASE NO. 22STPB09932

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of GLO RIA ANNE BARRACK.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by NORMAN BILLINGS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re quests that NORMAN BILLINGS be appointed as personal representa tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the dece dent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for exami nation in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration au

LEGALS

thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/10/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

BRUCE J. LURIE - SBN 51033, M. DAMIEN HOLCOMB - SBN 239406, LURIE, ZEPEDA, SCHMALZ, HOGAN & MARTIN, APC 1875 CENTURY PARK EAST, SUITE 2100 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 10/17, 10/20, 10/24/22 CNS-3633999# PASADENA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JAMES HUANG

CASE NO. 22STPB10101

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JAMES HUANG.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by WOH JER LEE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that WOH JER LEE be appointed as personal representa tive to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 12/02/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept

by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner

NATHAN K. WATANABE - SBN 233897,

WATANABE & SUEMORI, LLP 3820 DEL AMO BLVD. SUITE 352 TORRANCE CA 90503 10/17, 10/20, 10/24/22

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RAYMOND COVARRUBIAS, SR.

CASE NO. 22STPB09648

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RAY MOND COVARRUBIAS, SR.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DAVID COVARRU BIAS in the Superior Court of Cali fornia, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re quests that DAVID COVARRUBIAS be appointed as personal represen tative to administer the estate of the decedent.

sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on November 4, 2022 at 8:30 AM in Dept. 11. located at 4050 N. Main St, Riverside, Ca 92501.

IF YOU OBJECT to the grant ing of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: EDWARD MORRIS RUSSELL

CASE NO. 30-2021-01210844-PR-LACJC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ED WARD MORRIS RUSSELL.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by NAI BRITTANY FEN TON in the Superior Court of Califor nia, County of ORANGE.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that NAI BRITTANY FEN TON be appointed as personal rep resentative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act with limited authority. (This authority will allow the personal rep resentative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal rep resentative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or con sented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the peti tion and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 12/07/22 at 1:30PM in Dept. C08 located at 700 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WEST, SANTA ANA, CA 92701

NOTICE IN PROBATE CASES

The court is providing the conve nience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost ser vice to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (oc courts.org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have dif ficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/ time set for your hearing.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

TATIANNA Y. METTERS - SBN 243998, LAW OFFICES OF TATI ANNA Y. METTERS, APC 1631 BEVERLY BOULEVARD LOS ANGELES CA 90026 10/17, 10/20, 10/24/22 CNS-3634548#

THE PETITION requests the dece dent’s will and codicils, if any, be ad mitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examina tion in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration au thority will be granted unless an in terested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on NOVEMBER 2, 2022 at 8:30 A.M. in Dept.: “9” located at: 111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA Central District

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objec tions or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

OTHER CALIFORNIA statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to con sult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

MARC S. ROTHENBERB, SB# 72448

Attorney for Petitioner

THE LAW OFFICE OF MARC S. ROTHENBERG 4326 Atlantic Avenue Long Beach, CA 90807 PNSB# 107344

Published in: Alhambra Press

Pub Dates: October 13, 17, 20, 2022

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CAROL ANN CAVANAUGH

Case No. PRRI2102310

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CAROL ANN CAVANAUGH

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by William Joseph Cava naugh and Christopher Cavanaugh in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that William Joseph Cava naugh and Christopher Cavanaugh be appointed as personal represen tative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Es tates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a con tingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal rep resentative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in sec tion 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person in terested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: PATRICIA ASHCRAFT SBN 109661

THE ASHCRAFT FIRM 29970 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE SUITE 217 RIVERSIDE, CA 92501 (951) 304 – 3431

OCTOBER 13, 17, 20, 2022 CORONA NEWS PRESS

Public Notices

Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 30-2022-01281461 To All

Interested Persons: Robert Lewis Engel filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME Robert Lewis Engel PROPOSED NAME Rob Lewis Engel The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days be fore the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be grant ed. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hear ing. Notice Of Hearing Date: 12/01/2022 Time: 8:30am Dept. D100. REMOTE HEARING The address of the court is Cen tral Justice Center 700 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, CA 92701. 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: Anaheim Press Date: September 21, 2022 Walter P. Schwarm Judge of the Superior Court Pub Dates: September 26, Octo ber 3, 10, 17, 2022 ANAHEIM PRESS

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Marc Randolph Griffin FOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER: 22STCP03511 Superior Court of California, County of Los Ange les 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, Ca 90012, Central District TO ALL INTER ESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Marc Randolph Griffin filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as fol lows: Present name a. OF Marc Randolph Griffin to Proposed name Marc Randolph Black Griffin 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat ter 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. Any person object ing to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hear ing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 11/07/2022 Time: 9:30AM Dept: 26. Room: 316 The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Burbank Independent DATED: September 28, 2022

OF THE SU

3, 10, 17,

statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk

File# 202209332

Pub. 08/01/2022, 08/08/2022, 08/15/2022, 08/22/2022

RIVERSIDE INDEPENDENT

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Lund Financial Management 43460 Ridge Park Drive

Temecula, CA 92562

Riverside County

Jason Ross Lund, 35713 Pecan Tree Lane, Murrieta, CA 92562

Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on September 1, 2022. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. Jason Ross Lund Statement filed with the County of Riverside on September 19, 2022

NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use 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). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk

File# R-202212097

Pub. 09/26/2022, 10/03/2022, 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Lotus Body Contouring & Post-Lipo 2572 Hamner Ave Norco, CA 92860

Mailing Address, 18175 Sanders Dr, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530.

Riverside County JJ SISTERS INC (CA), 18175 Sanders Dr, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on September 10, 2022. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. Aurora Janet Fong, CEO Statement filed with the County of Riverside on September 22, 2022

NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use 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). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202212259

Pub. 09/26/2022, 10/03/2022, 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226644594. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Plantes Hotel Renovation, Inc, 4875 East La Palma ave #601, Anaheim, CA 92806. Full Name of Registrant(s) Plantes Hotel Renovation, Inc (TX), 11160 CIRCLE DRIVE, Austin, TX 78736. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on September 19, 2022. Plantes Hotel Renovation, Inc. /S/ Aaron Plante, CEO. This statement

was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on September 19, 2022. Publish: Anaheim Press 09/26/2022, 10/03/2022, 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Home Away from Home childcare 951 Inn Keeper Ln Unit c Corona, CA 92881 Riverside County Presca Desha Martin, 951 Inn Keeper Ln Unit c, Corona, CA 92881 Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 1, 2021. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. Presca Desha Martin Statement filed with the County of Riverside on September 1, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use 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). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk

File# R-202211370

Pub. 09/26/2022, 10/03/2022, 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GMP TRUCKING 17840 PALOWALLA RD BLYTHE, CA 92225 Riverside County

GUSTAVO — MACHADO PEREZ, 17840 Palowalla Rd, Blythe, CA 92225 Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. GUSTAVO — MACHADO PEREZ Statement filed with the County of Riverside on September 28, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use 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). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk

File# R-202212531

Pub. 10/03/2022, 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022, 10/24/2022 Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Performance Measurement: Bridging Collaborative Solutions 13689 Basswood Dr Corona, CA 92883 Riverside County

Julianna Eden Breitenbucher, 13689 Basswood Dr, Corona, CA 92883 Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that

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the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. Julianna Eden Breitenbucher

Statement filed with the County of Riverside on September 28, 2022 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use 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). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# 202212518

Pub. 10/03/2022, 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022, 10/24/2022 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN20220008963

The following persons are doing business as: Frosty Suds, 11201 5th Street Apt. B101, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. Frosty Suds (CA), 11201 5th St Apt. B101, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730; Ellis Santos, President. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino

This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on September 7, 2022.

By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Ellis Santos, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on September 27, 2022 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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) File#: FBN20220008963

Pub: 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022, 10/24/2022 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 20220008866

The following persons are doing business as: California Talk Radio, 5703 Chino Ave, Chino, CA 91710. Koval Inc. (CA), 5703 Chino Ave, Chino, CA 91710; Bernard Ko, President. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Bernard Ko, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on September 26, 2022 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913

other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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) File#: 20220008866 Pub: 10/03/2022, 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022, 10/24/2022 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022664085. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: (1). Paul’s Place #3 (2). Paul’s Place , 1040 N Magnolia Ave, Anaheim, CA 92801. Full Name of Registrant(s) (1). Nikolau Enterprises Inc, 10387 Los Alamitos Blvd, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 (2). Klentos Enterprises, 8228 E Marblehead Way, Anaheim, CA 92808 . This business is conducted by a general partnership. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on June 27, 1997. /S/ Paul Nikolau, Chief Executive Officer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on September 13, 2022. Publish: Anaheim Press 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022, 10/24/2022, 10/31/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226645518. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: USA VAPE LAB, 5802 Engineer Dr, Huntington Beach, CA 92649. Full Name of Registrant(s) THE SCHWARTZ E LIQUID (CA- 3766400), 5802 Engineer Dr, Huntington Beach, CA 92649. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 13, 2015. USA VAPE LAB. /S/ THUY NGUYEN, (President) , CORPORATION. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on September 30, 2022. Publish: Monrovia Weekly 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022, 10/24/2022, 10/31/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226645213. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Sky Driving, 121 N La Reina Cir 3, Anaheim, CA 92801. Full Name of Registrant(s) (1). Julio Barberena, 121 N La Reina Cir 3, Anaheim, CA 92801 (2). Ana Barberena, 121 N La Reina Cir 3, Anaheim, CA 92801 . This business is conducted by a married couple. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /S/ Julio Barberena. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on September 27, 2022. Publish: Anaheim Press 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022, 10/24/2022, 10/31/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20226645212. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Green Rabbit Landscaping, 6926 Naomi Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620. Full Name of Registrant(s) Arturo Huerta-Mendez, 5926 Naomi Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /S/ Arturo Huerta-Mendez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on September 27, 2022. Publish: Anaheim Press 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022, 10/24/2022, 10/31/2022

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Norco Hamner Optometry, Inc 3179 hamner Ave, 1 norco, CA 92860

Riverside County Mailing Address, 16811 Bear Creek Ave, Chino Hills, CA 91709.

Riverside County Norco Hamner Optometry, Inc (CA), 3179 hamner Ave, 1, Norco, CA 92860

Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on October 1, 2022. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s. lucy lu, ceo Statement filed with the County of Riverside on October 4, 2022

NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except,

as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use 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). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# 202212613 Pub. 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022, 10/24/2022, 10/31/2022 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 20220008423

The following persons are doing business as: Top agent real estate group, 13430 Parkview Ter, Chino Hills, CA 91709. Ileana Maria Benedict, 13430 Parkview Ter, Chino Hills, CA 91709. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino

This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Ileana Maria Benedict. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on September 12, 2022 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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) File#: 20220008423 Pub: 10/10/2022, 10/17/2022, 10/24/2022, 10/31/2022

San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN20220009286

The following persons are doing business as: Eighty6 Auto LLC, 2130 N Arrowhead suite 102 c-11, San Bernardino, CA 92405. Eighty6 Auto LLC (CA-202252712673), 2130 N Arrowhead suite 102 c-11, San Bernardino, CA 92405; turki fattah, ceo. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct.

A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ turki fattah, ceo. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on October 5, 2022 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920.

A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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