Arcadia Weekly_10/24/2022

Protesters continue to pressure

Kevin de León to resign

BY ERIC HE, CITY NEWS SERVICE

Aday after Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León said he does not plan to quit amid widespread calls for him to step down over his involvement in the City Hall racism scandal, protesters camping out at de León’s Eagle Rock home vowed to remain there until the embattled councilman resigns.

Around 10 people in several tents have staged a campout since Sunday, with more protest ers expected to join them later Thursday.

“If we just lay down and accept it, and say, `He’s not leaving, so let’s all go home and forget about it’ -- that looks terrible on us,” Michael Williams, a protester with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, told City News Service.

Police told the protesters that the tents needed to be at least 300 feet from de León’s home, so the set-up is actually in front of other residents’ homes. But the protesters told CNS on Thursday morning that de León’s neighbors have been supportive of the campout, providing food and water and even allowing them to use showers.

“The neighborhood is here,” Williams said. “They’re more willing to have us out here sleeping on their lawns than for him to be on the council. That says a lot, that people are willing to have some thing like this take place -- and help support it -- than have this man stay on the council.”

On Thursday morning, the group had more food and drinks than it could fit on two mediumsized folding tables. There were boxes full of lunch, two Starbucks containers, stacks of Krispy Kreme donuts and early Halloween candy.

A water cooler had a paper signed taped to it that read: “Text me when it’s low and I’ll fill you up again!” along with a name and phone number.

Signs outside the tents included: “Camp out until de León is out” and “...Just 25 Black people

yelling,” a reference to one of the comments on the leaked record ing dismissing Black voters that touched off the scandal.

“We’re creating community here,” said Baba Akili, another member of Black Lives Mater Los Angeles.

“We’re exempli fying the kind of commu nity and the kind of city that we want to see.”

Evy, a 32-year Eagle Rock resident who only provided her first name, observed the campout Thursday morning as she was walking her dog. She lives down the street, and supports the protesters being in the neigh borhood as long as they remain peaceful.

She said she doesn’t condone

de León’s comments, and called it “sad” if the councilman resigns because “this will be the second time in a row

De León conducted interviews with Univision, in Spanish, and CBS2, in English, on Wednesday and said he will not resign amid calls for his resignation ranging from President Joe Biden to nearly all of his council colleagues.

“I’ve always been up against many, many

because he just happened to wake up on the wrong side of the bed one day,” Akili said. “He made some offensive statements. He participated in creating public policy that’s hurtful. And so he is the problem. He can’t help heal from that.”

The October 2021 conversation between de León and fellow council members Nury Martinez and Gil Cedillo, along with Ron Herrera, president of the L.A. County Federation of Labor, included racist comments and discussions over favorable redistricting -- and led to Martinez resigning her council presidency and later her council seat last week.

“I’m not going to mince words,” de León told CBS2. “I’m not going to deflect blame. I’m not going to defend the defenseless.”

De León and Cedillo have been under mounting pressure to resign since the release of the tape Oct. 9.

De León also sent a letter to newly chosen Council Pres ident Paul Krekorian asking to be excused from attend ing council meetings “in the coming weeks” so he can focus on the healing process. The letter was first reported by the Los Angeles Times and obtained by City News Service.

De León told Krekorian he would be “spending the coming weeks and months personally asking for your forgiveness.”

chal lenges,” de León told CBS2.

“And obviously, this is the biggest one I’ve ever been confronted with in my life.”

But Krekorian did not appear to accept de León’s attempt to make amends. In a statement, Krekorian said “apologies will not be nearly enough to undo the damage that this city has suffered. The only way we can begin to heal as a city is for Mr. de León to take responsibility for his actions, accept the conse quences, and step down.”

that our councilman got booted out.” De León’s predecessor, José Huizar, was indicted on federal corruption charges in 2020 and has pleaded not guilty.

The councilman said the city needs to heal, and that he “wants to be part of that.”

But Akili said that isn’t possible because de León is the problem.

“We are in outrage now not

On Thursday, Krekorian told KNX that if de León attempts to attend a council meeting, “many

COVID transmission continues sinking to lower levels in LA County

Scientology lawyers want stay lifted in Masterson accusers’ civil suit

Film production in Los Angeles declines slightly

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

On-location filming in the greater Los Angeles area declined slightly after record-break ing filming levels in the latter half of last year, according to a report released Wednesday by FilmLA.

The dip in production between July 1 through Sept. 30 was down 10.5% from the same period last year and also down 1.7% from the previous quarter this year. FilmLA reported 9,066 shoot days in the third quarter of 2022, which was down from the previous quarter this year (9,220).

“We’re seeing an expected slowdown taking shape,” Paul Audley, the president of FilmLA, said in a statement. “To that point, we note that the COVID-19 Delta wave forced an outof-season production shift last year. That shift led to record-breaking filming levels in the latter half of 2021, so in light of that, this is a modest decline.”

Among the major categories of production, feature film and production of commercials declined, both year-over-year and compared to the five-year averages. Activity in televi sion and other categories was more mixed, according to the nonprofit FilmLA, which acts as the city and county film office.

Feature film production ended the quarter with 828 shoot days, compared to 1,100 in the third quarter last year. Local productions included “Barbie” (Warner Bros.), “Beverly Hills Cop” (Netflix), “Destroy All

Neighbors” (Shudder), “Fast X” (Universal Pictures) and “Young. Wild. Free.” (Confluential Films), according to FilmLA.

A total of 115 shoot days -- 13.9% of the category’s total -- were generated by projects that received the

California Film & Televi sion Tax Credit, which is overseen by the California Film Commission.

Production of commer cials in the region contin ued to decline with a total of 1,021 shoot days this quarter, compared to 1,533

last year. Commercials that were shot in the region include spots for Kohl’s, Peloton, Southwest Airlines and Walmart. Many car companies also filmed new spots locally, including Hyundai, Maserati, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen, the

report said.

The television category was down by 10.5% compared to the same period in 2021 but remained 4.7% above the five-year average. For the first time since the pandemic recovery began in the second quarter

of last year, TV drama activity declined by 11.7% year over year (1,198 shoot days in the third quarter of 2022 vs.1,356 for the same period last year) and 5.5% compared to the fiveyear average, according to FilmLA.

Local TV dramas include “9-1-1” (Fox), “American Gigolo” (Showtime), “Barry” (HBO), “Bel-Air” (Peacock), “Bosch Legacy” (Amazon), “CSI: Vegas” (CBS), “For All Mankind” (Apple TV+), “Snowfall” (FX) and “The Rookie” (ABC). TV dramas that were recipients of the CA film tax credit generated a total of 161 shoot days -13.4% of the total.

TV comedies (352 shoot days) posted a stronger performance with an increase of 4.1% year over year. The category is still down by 36.9% compared to the five-year average. Local sitcoms included “Abbott Elementary” (ABC), “Home Economics” (ABC), “Grand Crew” (NBC) and “Young Sheldon” (CBS).

According to the report, reality TV production, which has been robust throughout the recovery, was flat compared to last year (2,824 shoot days in third quarter 2022 vs. 2,825 shoot days last year) but still up 90.5% compared to the five-year average. Reality TV series included “Black Ink Crew: Compton” (VH1), “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC), “Growing Up Hip Hop” (WeTV), “Million Dollar Listing” (Bravo), “Selling Sunset” (Netfiix) and “The Voice” (NBC).

First cases of avian flu detected in wild birds in LA County

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

Eight cases of bird flu have been detected in wild birds in Los Angeles County, the Depart ment of Public Health confirmed last week, marking the first sign of the virus in the county.

The cases were detected in three Canada Geese and a black-crowned Night Heron in Long Beach, three Canada Geese in the city of Los Angeles and one Canada Goose in Cerritos, according to DPH.

The cases are part of the ongoing nationwide outbreak of bird flu, also known as H5N1. County health officials stressed that the risk to the general public’s health from the virus is low. The bird flu is

a viral disease of birds caused by type A influenza viruses.

The illness is a concern for domestic poultry because it is highly contagious and may cause illness and death in backyard and commercial flocks. The virus can spread through direct bird-to-bird contact or indirectly when the virus is on clothing, footwear, vehicles, rodents, insects, feed, water or feathers, health officials said. Birds shed the virus in bodily fluids such as respiratory droplets, mucus, saliva, and feces.

While the risk of human transmission is low, health officials said human infec tions can occur when the virus is inhaled in droplets or dust, or when it enters a

person’s eyes, nose, or mouth, either through unprotected contact with infected birds or contact with contaminated surfaces.

Health officials also noted

that like other viruses, the bird flu could potentially mutate with wider spread transmission, potentially becoming more easily passed to people.

Authorities urged resi dents to avoid handling wild birds, and observe them only from a distance. People who have job-related exposure to birds — including animal

shelters, veterinary clinics, or poultry processing plants — or recreational exposure should wear personal protective equipment when handling them, according to DPH.

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TD uarte ispatchhe American Civil Liberties teamed up with a local activist organization to sue Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer Wednesday for allegedly failing to comply with public records act requests for data regard ing its handling of the new Racial Justice Act law.

The lawsuit was filed in Orange County Superior Court by the ACLU and Chicanxs Unidxs de Orange County.

ing previous responses when the ACLU claimed technical difficulties on its end which prevented it from receiving our responses.”

Edds said the office has “sent 19 responses to the ACLU since their initial request in July 2021, includ ing 14 monthly updates by email since August 2021.

claims in criminal court on behalf of people facing criminal charges, whether that information requested pursuant to the PRA or the Racial Justice Act.”

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The organizations filed five public records act requests to Spitzer’s office in 2021 and 2022 “seeking prosecutorial data and other information relevant to the implementation of the Racial Justice Act,” according to the lawsuit. “Four of these requests sought data reflect ing prosecutorial actions and case outcomes, and one request sought prosecuto rial policies, practices and training materials.”

The District’s Attor ney’s Office “has refused to produce any data, asserted overbroad and unsupported exemptions, withheld key policy documents, and rebuffed efforts to provide statutorily required informa tion,” the suit alleges.

District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Kimberly Edds said the office has “absolutely complied with the law in connection with the ACLU’s numerous PRA requests, including resend

California law does not require government agencies to create new records for public records requests if the records do not already exist. We cannot produce records we do not have.

“The law safeguards taxpayers from being forced to respond to overly burden some fishing expeditions.

The ACLU’s requests that were denied were denied as a result of being either overly burdensome or records not in possession of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office as allowed under the law.”

The new law aims to eliminate systemic racism in criminal justice.

The lawsuit claims that the failure to respond to the public records request “is apparently standard practice.”

Spitzer “is now refusing to produce the exact same data that the OCDA previ ously produced in 2019,” the suit alleges. “Further, OCDA has also refused requests from public defenders who have sought data necessary to pursue Racial Justice Act

The lawsuit notes that now-retired Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregg Prickett found that Spitzer had violated the Racial Justice Act when mulling whether to pursue the death penalty against a double-murder defendant in Newport Beach.

In the case of Jamon Buggs, Spitzer said, during a discussion on the death penalty with prosecutors, that he knew Black men in college who dated white women to increase their social status. Buggs, who is Black, was convicted of killing a man who had just made friends with the defen dant’s ex-girlfriend, who is white, as well as a woman, who was sleeping overnight with the man.

Edds disputed the ACLU’s characterization of Prickett’s ruling.

“There was absolutely no finding of actual bias by the district attorney as a viola tion of the Racial Justice Act. Any assertion to the contrary is patently false,” Edds said.

When one of Buggs’ attorneys asked Prickett at the sentencing hearing if he had found that Spitzer violated the Racial Justice Act Prickett replied that he had made that finding.

The ACLU had used data provided by Spitzer’s office from 2017 and 2018 -- when his predecessor Tony Rack auckas was the county’s top prosecutor -- to issue a report claiming “racial disparities in charging decisions,” accord ing to the lawsuit.

“For example, 2.1% of people in Orange County are Black, but Black people represented 5.8% of those criminally charged in the county,” according to the lawsuit’s citation of the report issued in February.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office “is also more likely to charge Black and Latinx people with felonies and sentencing enhancements than white people, and less likely to offer Black and Latinx people diversion as an alternative to incarceration,” the lawsuit alleged.

Edds said it was a “frivolous lawsuit... that is completely divorced from reality.”

Edds added in a state ment that the ACLU’s “one and only goal is elect softon-crime district attorneys who will implement policies that endanger public safety and in fact, harm the very communities of color they pretend to care about.

“Across the United States, the ACLU is hellbent on trying to destroy district attorney’s offices while hiding behind the progressive soft-oncrime movement.”

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Ex-UCLA gynecologist convicted of 5 out of 21 sex-related charges

BY TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH, CITY NEWS SERVICE

Aformer UCLA campus gynecologist who was indicted on 21 sex-related charges involving seven patients was convicted Thursday of five counts and acquitted of seven others, while jurors deadlocked on the remaining nine.

Superior Court Judge Michael D. Carter ordered Dr. James Mason Heaps, 65, to be taken into custody without bail shortly after he was found guilty of three counts of sexual battery by fraud and two counts of sexual penetration of an uncon scious person. Those charges involved two patients, with jurors finding that those victims were particularly vulnerable and that Heaps had abused a position of trust.

Heaps was acquitted of three counts each of sexual penetration of an unconscious person and sexual battery by fraud, and one count of sexual exploitation of a patient — with those charges involving two other patients.

The judge declared a mistrial on the remaining nine counts -- three counts of sexual battery by fraud, four counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious person and two counts of sexual exploita tion of a patient. The pros ecution has not announced if it wants to retry any of those charges.

Heaps — who is set to be sentenced Nov. 17 — is facing “anywhere between 21 and 28 years” in state prison on the charges on which he was convicted, along with manda tory lifetime registration as a sex offender, Deputy District Attorney Danette Meyers said after the verdicts were read.

“He’s a predator,” Meyers told reporters shortly after Heaps was handcuffed in the downtown Los Angeles courtroom and led away to a courthouse lockup.

One of the victims whom Heaps was convicted of sexually battering told the judge, “I’m fearful. I don’t feel safe.”

Defense attorney Leonard Levine had urged the judge to allow his client to remain free on bond, saying electronic monitoring or house arrest could be ordered if Carter had any concerns about Heaps’ whereabouts.

However, Carter ordered Heaps to be taken into custody without bail, calling the charges “serious” and citing a potential flight risk because Heaps has now been convicted.

Outside court, Heaps’ attorney said the defense was “disappointed” with the guilty verdicts, but gratified

with the panel’s decision on the counts on which Heaps was acquitted.

Heaps’ lawyer told report ers that there were “signifi cant issues and rulings that the court made that we think had an effect on the jury — evidence that we offered that the court would not introduce or allowed to be introduced concerning financial bias on the part of the alleged victims, the contact with attorneys well before they contacted the police, the filing of lawsuits and so forth.”

“All these are significant issues, which we will take up on appeal, and we are confident when the Court of Appeal reviews this case that this verdict will be overturned and that Dr. Heaps will be released,” Levine said, noting that he also plans to ask the judge to grant his client a new trial.

Meyers countered that the prosecution would have had the right to call “all 500-plus victims” who were part of a civil lawsuit if that had been deemed admissible, saying that it would have been a “two-second verdict” if that evidence had been deemed admissible.

Fellow prosecutor Rosa Zavala said the verdict demonstrated that “no one is above the law.”

“Dr. Heaps is not above the law. These women were brave. They told their story and now he is going to be held accountable,” she said.

Attorney Darren Kavinoky — who along with colleague Jennifer McGrath represents three of the charged victims and more than 300 victims in a civil lawsuit that resulted in a $374.4 million settle ment — said after the verdict, “Today, justice has been served. James Heaps is now a convicted felon, a convicted sex offender. While nothing can give these women back what they lost as a result of this case or reverse the trauma that Dr. Heaps inflict ed, this conviction holds him accountable for his horrific actions and is a victory for us all.”

The verdicts came two days after jurors were ordered to begin deliberations anew for a second consecutive day.

On Monday, a juror was excused for a medical reason and replaced with an alternate, while on Tuesday another juror was excused because of financial hardship and replaced with an alter nate juror.

Heaps was on trial for nine counts each of sexual battery by fraud and penetration of an unconscious person by

fraudulent representation, along with three counts of sexual exploitation of a patient involving alleged crimes between 2009 and 2018.

In her rebuttal argument earlier this month, Zavala told jurors that Heaps capital ized on the “vulnerability” of his patients and “all of these medical needs created an excuse for him to begin some sort of procedure that then turns sexual.”

Heaps’ attorney countered that the evidence showed the examinations performed by his client were “appropriate” and “for a medical purpose.”

In his closing argument, Levine said, “I submit to you... he either did it all or he did none. He’s either a doctor out there doing his job or he’s a maniacal monster sex fiend out there looking for sex whenever he can. Those are your two choices, in my opinion.”

The defense lawyer told the panel that his client is a “doctor who did his job and did his job well” and said he believes the case involved medical examinations that were “sexualized” by the patients.

“You can’t give him back his good name. You have no ability to give him back his reputation or (his) job,” Levine said while adding that jurors can say, “Dr. Heaps, you are not guilty, you are not guilty.”

Levine said he hoped that jurors would conclude that Heaps is “innocent of these charges,” asking them to “return that verdict of not guilty on each and every count.”

In the prosecution’s final argument, Zavala told the panel, “When these women

walked into that clinic, they were grateful to be treated by the defendant... They expected a professional to treat them, but what they got is someone who is a predator.”

The prosecutor said the examinations “turned sexual based on the defendant’s conduct” in what was “meant for the defendant’s sexual arousal, his pleasure” and that his actions were meant to be “subtle” because he is “not stupid.”

“It is horrific what happened to them. It is unfair what happened to them, and all at the hands of the defen dant because they had the misfortune of trusting him,” Zavala said. “But today you get to tell the defendant that he cannot hide behind UCLA, that he cannot hide behind that white coat and that he is guilty of every single count...,” the prosecutor told jurors.

Heaps — who was ordered in 2019 to “cease and desist from the practice of medicine as a condition of bail” after he was first charged in 2019 — served as a gynecologist/ oncologist, affiliated with UCLA, for nearly 35 years. At various times, he saw patients at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and at his office at 100 Medical Plaza.

At one time, Heaps was reportedly the highest-paid physician in the UC system and had treated about 6,000 patients, attorneys said.

More than 500 lawsuits were filed against Heaps and UCLA, accusing the school of failing to protect patients after becoming aware of the misconduct.

In May, attorneys for 312 former patients of Heaps announced the $374 million settlement of abuse lawsuits against the University of Cali

fornia.

The settlement came on top of a $243.6 million reso lution of lawsuits involving about 200 patients announced in February, and a $73 million settlement of federal lawsuits reached last year involving roughly 5,500 plaintiffs.

The lawsuits alleged that UCLA actively and deliber ately concealed Heaps’ sexual abuse of patients. UCLA continued to allow Heaps to have unfettered sexual access to female patients -- many of whom were cancer patients -- at the university, plaintiffs’ attorneys alleged in the suits.

UCLA issued a state ment in May saying, “This agreement, combined with earlier settlements involving other plaintiffs, resolves the vast majority of the claims alleging sexual misconduct by James Heaps, a former UCLA Health physician.

“The conduct alleged to have been committed by Heaps is reprehensible and contrary to our values. We are grateful to all those who came forward and hope this settlement is one step toward providing some level of healing for the plaintiffs involved.

“We are dedicated to providing the highest quality care that respects the dignity of every patient. We are taking all necessary steps to ensure our patients’ well-being in order to maintain the public’s confidence and trust,” the statement continued.

The university outlined a series of measures undertaken to bolster student and patient safety. It also noted that the settlement “will not impact UCLA’s teaching, research and service, including patient care, student life and campus activities. It will be covered by

the UC systemwide insurance and risk financing program. Any additional required resources will be provided by UCLA Health and campus operating revenue.”

Settlement of the federal case last year required UCLA to ensure stronger oversight procedures for identification, prevention and reporting of sexual misconduct.

The federal lawsuits alleged that while patients complained about Heaps years earlier, it was not until late 2017 that allegations of sexual misconduct by the gynecologist were reported to UCLA’s Title IX office and a formal investigation was opened.

Heaps was allowed to continue seeing patients -- both during the investiga tion and after UCLA informed Heaps that his contract would not be renewed when it expired on June 30, 2018.

UCLA ended Heaps’ employment and notified law enforcement of the allega tions against him on June 14, 2018.

Heaps was arrested in June 2019 and charged with multiple counts of sexual battery. Following his arrest, many more women came forward to report alleged sexual misconduct. In August 2020, Heaps was charged with additional felonies.

In March 2021 in a similar case, USC agreed to pay more than $1.1 billion to former patients of ex-campus gyne cologist George Tyndall, the largest sex abuse payout in higher education history.

Tyndall — the only fulltime gynecologist at the student health clinic from 1989 until 2016 — has pleaded not guilty to dozens of sexual assault charges.

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood. | Photo courtesy of Fuzzy901/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

if not all members of the council will leave the meeting, and we will not be able to operate.”

De León said he called Councilman Mike Bonin -- whose 2-year-old Black son was the target of a racial slur by Martinez -- to apologize and left a voice mail. He said he planned to apologize at last Tuesday’s council meeting, but that it was difficult because protesters forced him to leave the meeting.

Neither he nor Cedillo have attended a meeting since.

De León told CBS2 that when he compared Bonin’s handling of his son at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade to “when Nury brings her little yard bag or the Louis Vuitton bag,” he was making a comment directed at Martinez’s “penchant for having luxury accessories” and not at Bonin’s family.

But Bonin said follow ing de León’s interviews Wednesday that de León “cannot be a part of the healing as long as he refuses to resign.” In a statement, Bonin called de León’s comments “gaslighting of the highest order.”

“He says he should have `intervened,’ as if he were a mere bystander to a racist conversation in which he played a central and ignominious role,” Bonin continued.

Bonin added that “no matter what he says today,” de León is “unfit for office in this city.”

De León, however, said to Univision, “I will not resign because there’s a lot of work ahead. There’s a lot of work that we have to face. The crisis that is happening in the district, the infections, the unem ployment, the threat to eviction, the humanitarian crisis of the homeless.”

He added that he felt “very bad and embarrassed for the hurt, for the wounds that exist today in our communities.”

“I’m very sorry. I’m sorry and for that I ask for apologies from my people, to my community, for the pain that my hurtful words caused from that day a year ago.”

De León claimed he felt “very uncomfortable” during the meeting, and was shocked at Martinez’s comments toward Bonin’s son as well as her deni gration of the Oaxacan community. He said he wanted to “make clear that those comments weren’t mine.”

“I recognize the contri

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butions of the Oaxacan village to our society,” de León said. “I’ve always been at the front of civil rights, human rights, labor rights, of the Oaxacan village. I demonstrate it. Those weren’t my comments, those weren’t my words. But I failed, I failed with my silence.”

Sheila Bates, an orga nizer with Black Lives Matter’s Los Angeles chapter, told CBS2 that she was not surprised that de León is resisting the calls because people in power tend to want to hold onto it.

“It shows his complete lack of humility,” Bates said. “And it shows the fact that he’s clearly not serving the city of Los Angeles. He’s serving his own interests. Because if he was serving Los Angeles, he would listen to the city of Los Angeles and the fact that they told him to step down.”

Alberto Retana, presi dent and CEO of Commu nity Coalition -- a South Los Angeles nonprofit organization that has worked to build relation ships between Black and Latino groups -- told CNS that de León’s refusal to resign was both arrogant and a slap in the face.

De León told CBS2 that he’s begun reaching out to various leaders and organi zations. But Retana said he doesn’t anticipate hearing from the councilman.

“I don’t anticipate him reaching out to us at all,” Retana said. “Quite frankly, what I think we’re all looking for to make amends is not a call. It’s a resignation.”

Community organizer Eunisses Hernandez, who beat Cedillo in the June primary and is set to join the council in December at the latest, responded to the news of de León’s refusal to resign with a #recall hashtag on Twitter.

“There is a lot do work to be done, but you do not have the credibility to move it forward,” Hernan dez said on Twitter. “Your legacy will be your failure to take accountability for your harm.”

Speaking to CBS2, de León said that he will “find out” whether his colleagues and others will be receptive to his attempts to mend the divide.

“That’s going to be hard,” he added. “It’s not going to be easy and I know that.”

Another of De León’s council colleagues, Paul Koretz, told KNX that despite de León’s goal to

stay in office, he doesn’t see it happening -- nor should it.

“I just don’t think that he can stay in office,” Koretz said. “I don’t think he can weather the storm. I don’t think the council can operate as it normally does until he has resigned.”

Councilman Bob Blumenfield agreed, noting in a statement that de León and Cedillo remaining on the council would be “both a distraction and an impediment” for the city to move forward.

“There is too much at stake,” Blumenfield said. “I continue to call for their resignations.”

Amid calls by activ ists to not allow in-person council meetings to take place as long as de León and Cedillo remain in office, the council is next sched uled to meet -- remotely -- on Friday, after a recent COVID exposure. After that, the council would next meet on Tuesday, but it is not yet known whether that meeting would be in-person.

De León also told CBS2 that he told Cedillo in the hallway after the October 2021 meeting that he was shocked at Martinez’s language.

A spokesman for Cedillo said Wednesday night that the councilman remains at “a place of reflection,” echoing a comment he made Monday.

When asked whether his decision to not step down was selfish, de León said that it wasn’t about him, and pivoted to the needs of District 14.

The 55-year-old former state senator and assem blyman has been on the council since 2020 and made an unsuccessful run for mayor this year.

“I failed to step up and shut down a conversation,” de León said. “The words that were incendiary, words that were painfully hurtful. And I didn’t do that. And I’m sorry to the city of L.A. for not stepping up, and being a leader that they expect me to be.”

When asked by Univi sion’s León Krauze what de León thought his late mother -- described by Krauze as an undocument ed immigrant who experi enced discrimination and racism -- would think of his current situation, the councilman grew contrite.

“She would be angry with me,” de León said. “Embarrassed for the simple fact that I failed to raise my voice, for not putting a stop to the hurtful words.”

Officials sound alarm on fentanyl poisoning risks throughout Riverside County

BY PAUL J. YOUNG, CITY NEWS SERVICE

A public awareness campaign empha sizing the perils of fentanyl and actions that Riverside County residents can take to prevent their loved ones from being a fentanyl poisoning victim was unveiled last Thursday.

“The goal is to bring all the disciplines together to share information,” Supervi sor Karen Spiegel said during the announcement in front of the County Administra tive Center in downtown Riverside. “The impact of this drug is felt in different parts of society...people in their teens, 20s, 30s and 40s. Fentanyl is showing up in all sorts of drugs.”

The awareness campaign, dubbed “The Faces of Fentanyl,” is centered on a 30-second public service announcement produced by the county and set for distri bution via social media and other channels.

The PSA underscores that the “tiniest amount of (fentanyl) can kill you.” It warns gravely that the synthetic opioid can be loaded into any drug — cocaine, heroin, metham phetamine, prescription and non-prescription pills.

“You may think it can’t happen to you. But you are not the exception,” accord ing to the PSA, which can be viewed at www.FacesOfFen tanyl.net.

“Fentanyl is becoming rampant in our communi ties,” District Attorney Mike Hestrin said. “Often the user doesn’t know he or she is consuming fentanyl. We have taken a hard line on (fentanyl homicide) pros ecutions. Fentanyl dealers now know we will hold them accountable for every life they take.”

The first murder filing related to fentanyl poison

ing in Riverside County was in February 2021. Since then, more than 20 criminal complaints have been filed in connection with fentanylrelated deaths.

“We must continue to prosecute these cases. But the fentanyl crisis can’t be addressed by one department alone,” Hestrin said, lauding the inter-departmental coor dination that gave rise to the Faces of Fentanyl campaign.

Sheriff Chad Bianco said it was none too soon, as the rate of fentanyl poisonings is soaring.

“There have been 338 confirmed deaths so far this year,” Bianco said. “We know that number is going to increase significantly, and we will far exceed last year’s.”

Just over 400 fentanyl poisoning fatalities were documented countywide in 2021, a 200-fold increase from six years ago.

According to Bianco, the sheriff’s department has referred two dozen fentanylrelated homicide cases to either the District Attorney’s Office or the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecution since February 2021.

The sheriff said almost 4 million pills laced with fentanyl and nearly 400 pounds of the powdered variety have been seized this year.

“That’s enough to kill the entire population of Cali fornia -- twice,” Bianco said. “Don’t be naive: Fentanyl lives in every drug out there, and drugs don’t discrimi nate.”

Christina Rodriguez lost her first-born son, 27-year-old Ernie Guti errez of Winchester, to fentanyl poisoning in August 2021. She acknowl edged the former Marine suffered mental illness and was seeking any means to

medicate, including using drugs bought off the street, to quell the psychological torment he was living daily.

“Fentanyl is murdering our kids at a record high,” Rodriguez said. “Fentanyl has no boundaries. It’s in our schools, in our jails, on our football fields and on the streets. It’s smuggled into our country and finding its way into all drugs.”

Fentanyl is manufactured in overseas labs, including in China, and according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, is smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border by drug cartels. The substance is 80-100 times more potent than morphine. Ingestion of only two milli grams can be fatal.

Reps. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, and Darrell Issa, R-Temecula, have called for the Biden administration to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, partly because of the fentanyl streaming into the country. In July, they announced a “Fentanyl Roundtable,” seeking bipar tisan action to address the crisis.

According to U.S. Customs & Border Protec tion, a total of 4.45 million known illegal border cross ings were documented in the last two fiscal years. What number might have involved drug smuggling wasn’t spec ified.

The Faces of Fentanyl campaign offers resources for those contending with drug addiction, or residents seeking help for loved ones battling substance abuse disorders that expose them to dangerous drugs.

Information is available via www.FacesOfFentanyl. net, or the Riverside Univer sity Health System Behav ioral Health Crisis Line, 888-724-7240.

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Riverside County DA’s office receives criminal justice grants exceeding $5M

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

San Bernardino County receives $4.5M to build new animal shelter

BY STAFF

The Board of Supervi sors Tuesday autho rized the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office to accept $5.3 million in criminal justice grants for prosecuting everything from impaired drivers to perpetra tors of healthcare fraud.

In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board gave District Attorney Mike Hestrin the green light to add the four California Depart ment of Insurance grant awards and one California Office of Traffic Safety grant award to the office’s budget for the current fiscal year.

The largest grant, totaling $3.25 million, was provided by the DOI specifi cally for cases stemming from workers’ compensation fraud.

“It is my continuing intent that these funds be used effectively to pursue and investigate fraud across Cali fornia,” Insurance Commis sioner Ricardo Lara said in the award statement sent to the county. “It is important to focus these finite resources

on combating fraud that continues to increase costs on the workers’ compensation system, including medical provider insurance fraud, employer premium fraud, insider fraud and claimant fraud.”

The next highest sum received by the D.A. from the DOI -- $904,390 -- focused on auto insurance fraud.

“Funding for this program is to be used by the District Attorney’s Office for the purpose of enhanced inves tigation and prosecution of automobile insurance fraud and economic car theft cases,” according to a state ment posted to the board’s agenda.

The state Office of Traffic Safety awarded $659,000 to support the D.A.’s Alcohol & Drug-Impaired Driver Pros ecution Program.

The grant award requires the D.A.’s office to perma nently assign three prosecu tors to handle misdemeanor impaired driving cases.

“The prosecutors will

share information with peers and law enforcement person nel throughout the county and across the state,” accord ing to the OTS. “The D.A.’s office will accomplish these objectives as a means to prevent impaired driving and reduce drug-involved traffic fatalities and injuries.”

The DOI furnished a $454,058 grant for disability and healthcare fraud pros ecutions, and the agency’s smallest award -- $61,522 -- was for “life insurance and annuity consumer protec tion.”

“The Department of Insurance ... is dedicated to protecting consumers, the majority of whom are seniors, from abuse involving the sale of individual life and annuity products,” according to an agency letter attached to the grant.

Nearly one-third of the D.A.’s fiscal year budget each year is comprised of grants, fees and other revenue streams independent of the county General Fund.

San Bernardino County received $4.5 million in the new state budget to help build a new animal shelter. The funding came through a budget request championed by Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes (D-Grand Terrace). The new state-of-the-art animal shelter will be built in the unincorporated community of Bloomington.

“Effective animal care services are an essential function of county govern ment,” said Board of Supervi sors Chairman Curt Hagman. “We are extremely grateful to Majority Leader Reyes, who has actively supported our Public Health Depart ment with this critical state funding. The new County animal shelter is an invest ment that will improve our care for abandoned pets and

other animals across the region.”

“This new animal shelter is an important investment in public health and safety for the residents of my district,” said Reyes. “I am pleased to work with San Bernardino County to fund this new project and to see substantial investment in the unincorpo rated area of Bloomington.”

Architectural designs are still being finalized for the new San Bernardino County Animal Care Center. Under current plans, the new facility will greatly expand the physical capacity to care for more animals while allowing more partnerships with cities across the County. The new shelter will feature expanded and improved services like onsite veterinary care, pet adoption, greater housing capacity and larger play yards

for animals. The County Public Health Department also hopes the new facility will enhance partnerships with non-profit animal rescue groups and allow for greater activity by animal care volunteers.

“This additional state funding, plus the County resources we have already reserved for this project, will allow us to complete this tremendous new animal shelter,” said Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr., whose Fifth District includes Bloomington. “We appreciate the efforts of Majority Leader Reyes to obtain this important funding for the new Bloomington facility. Once completed, this modern shelter will let us house more dogs, cats, and other animals while provid ing better treatment and care.”

Pasadena 100 calls for carbon-free electricity by 2030

BY GUEST CONTRIBUTOR

Today, whenever a Pasadena home or business flicks a light switch, at least half of the electricity that is used is made by burning coal and gas, both fossil fuels that cause climate change.

On Monday, October 24 at 3:30 p.m., Pasadena 100 — a coalition of 21 local non-prof it, non-partisan organizations — will hold a rally on the steps

of Pasadena City Hall calling for Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) to make a change.

As PWP is beginning a strategic planning process for the next 20 years known as the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), these Pasadenans want the city to plan for a rapid transition to clean energy sources like wind, solar, hydroelectric and geothermal energy.

The rally will celebrate the collection of more than 1,100 postcards from Pasadena residents with the message: “I care about climate change and I want Pasadena to be powered by 100% carbon-free energy by 2030.”

Rallygoers will be treated to music and to a five-minute children’s theatre perfor mance of “Switch,” an original play written and directed

by Sylvia Holmes. Addition ally, speakers will make three-minute laser talks on why the transition to 100% carbon-free electric power by 2030 is achievable, afford able, and essential for public health and the survival of the next generations.

At 4:30 p.m., Pasadena 100 supporters will enter the city council chambers for the presentation of the

1100-plus postcards by local middle and high school students. Each city council member will receive cards completed by their constitu ents.

“We are in a climate emergency. Every day we continue to burn fossil fuels we are making our future and our children’s future increasingly unlivable,” software systems engineer

Sam Berndt, who is a member of Pasadena 100, said. “Now is the time we must act to preserve our way of life. The technologies and economic conditions exist for a rapid and responsible transition to 100% carbon-free energy. Pasadena must be bold and join the cities around the world who are transitioning to 100% carbon-free energy by 2030.”

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LA council members call for Ethics Commission to have greater independence

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

In an effort to increase accountability in response to the City Hall racism scandal, half of the Los Angeles City Council signed onto a motion last Tuesday calling to make the city’s Ethics Commission more independent and streamline and expand its enforcement processes.

The council members recommended a number of changes, which would have to be approved by voters because they would require changes to the city charter.

The Ethics Commission was established in 1990 and is responsible for adminis tering city and state laws related to campaign financ ing, contracts, developers, governmental ethics and

lobbying. The five commis sioners, who serve staggered five-year terms, are chosen by the mayor, city attorney, controller, city council pres ident and the president pro tempore of the city council — each of whom make one appointment.

The proposed changes include prohibiting members of the commis sion from having “any direct and substantial financial interest” in any work taken by the city; establishing a minimum annual budget for the commission; allowing appointing authorities to remove their appoin tees; and authorizing the commission to place policy recommendations directly in front of voters -- if the

council first proposes the recommendations and fails to enact them within 120 days.

Councilman Paul Koretz, one of the motion’s present ers, said in a statement that the changes would ensure the Ethics Commission has the tools it needs to hold city officials to the highest ethical standards.

“The scandals at City Hall unfortunately have made the prevailing skepti cal view of City Hall seem justified,” Koretz said. “The role of an elected leader is not one of entitlement but of privilege, and placing principles over politics and conscience over political power is a requirement of this job.”

Arcadia Unified School District named in the top 5 best places to teach in California

BY STAFF

Los Angeles County’s very own Arcadia Unified School District has been recognized as one of the top five best places to teach in California and has earned additional bragging rights for 2023 as the #1 Best Place to Teach in Los Angeles County and the #50 Best Places to Teach in America, according to Niche’s newest rankings.

In compiling its 2023 rankings, Niche, a promi nent website for school and neighborhood reviews, examined over 10,750 school districts nationally, over 680 schools in Califor nia, and 78 school districts in Los Angeles County. Placing Arcadia Unified at the top in several catego ries, Niche also identified Arcadia Unified as the #8 Best School District in California and the #62 Best School District in America. In addition, Arcadia Unified received an overall A+ Niche mark, with additional A+ grades in academics, college prep, teachers, and adminis tration.

“Receiving this humbling local, statewide, and national recognition is a true celebration of our commitment to creating a healthy school culture and climate in our district,” Arcadia Unified Board of Education President Fenton Eng said.

According to its website, Niche performs a rigorous analysis of public data sets, including those from the U.S. Department of Educa tion and the U.S. Census, and takes into account over 100 million reviews and survey responses to arrive at its annual rankings.

“At the heart of our work is ensuring our staff feels seen, supported, and valued,” Arcadia Unified Superintendent Dr. David

Vannasdall shared.

Dr. Vannasdall explained that one way Arcadia Unified seeks to achieve this is through its use of “Interest-Based Bargain ing” (IBB) with its district unions, such as the Arcadia Teachers Association, to create robust professional relationships rooted in trust and transparency.

As Dr. Vannasdall described, IBB steers away from hard-hitting negotia tion methods. At its core, IBB operates with the assump tion that win-win outcomes are achievable. Through IBB, everyone at the bargain ing table works together as joint problem-solvers who discuss and search for solu tions and agreements that are mutually beneficial.

Arcadia Unified also offers competitive teacher salaries. According to the California Depart ment of Education, the average salary of Califor nia public school teachers in the 2020-21 school year was $85,856, while Arcadia Unified’s average teacher salary is more than $111,000, not including benefits. Arcadia Unified, which gave every employee a 6% raise last school year, ranks as one of the highestpaying school districts in Los Angeles County.

Another example of how the district keeps its focus on team bonding and relationship building that Dr. Vannasdall shared is the district’s built-in collabora tion time for its educators and staff every school year, as explained in this Arcadia Unified Digital Education Station installment.

With fortuitous timing, the release of these Niche rankings came the same week as Arcadia Unified held its 6th annual Staff Appreciation Night. Arcadia

Unified’s Chief Communica tions Officer Ryan Foran, whose team plans and hosts this event, said that the district’s Staff Appreciation Night aims to bring together staff from across Arcadia Unified’s six elemen tary schools, three middle schools, alternative learning program, Arcadia High School, and district office departments in celebration of the exceptional collec tive work they do to support the youth and families of Arcadia.

This year’s event included a pre-Arcadia High football game tailgate for district staff and their families held on the Arcadia High campus. Arcadia Unified staff then had the opportunity to walk across the Salter Stadium football field to be recognized ahead of Arcadia High’s game against Pasadena High School.

“It meant a lot to be able to share [at Staff Appre ciation Night] that Arcadia Unified was not only named the best school district to work for in LA County but that we are a top school district to work for in our entire state,” Foran noted.

Adding to its Niche nods, over the years, each Arcadia Unified elemen tary and middle school has been recognized as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education, and Arcadia Unified’s Foot hills Middle School was recently honored by the U.S. Department of Educa tion as a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School. For more information about the Arcadia Unified School District, visit www.ausd.net, and for more information about Niche’s rankings and ranking system, visit www. niche.com.

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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.

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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, each equal to 100% of the successful Bid, prior to execution of the

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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.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at the Arcadia City Hall Council Chambers, 240 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, the Arcadia City Council will conduct a public hearing to consider the following:

• The adoption of Ordinance No. 2394 amending Article VIII of the Arcadia Municipal Code relating to Building Regu lations and adopting by reference the 2022 Edition of the California Building Code, Volumes 1 and 2, and Appendix J, the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code, the 2022 California Plumbing Code, the 2022 California Electrical Code, the 2022 California Mechanical Code, the 2022 California Existing Buildings Code, the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1997 Edition, and the Los Angeles County Grading Code, with additions, amendments, and deletions.

• The adoption of Ordinance No. 2395 amending Article III of the Arcadia Municipal Code relating to Fire Regula tions and adopting by reference the 2022 Edition of the California Fire Code in its entirety, including Appendices Chapter 4, B, C, D, K, and O based on the 2021 Edition of the International Fire Code published by the Interna tional Code Council together with certain additions, in sertions, deletions and changes thereto.

At said time and place an opportunity will be afforded all those inter ested and the public in general to be heard. All persons are hereby advised that should any person desire to legally challenge any ac tion taken by the City Council with respect to the above matter and this public hearing, such person may be limited to raising only those issues and objections raised by such person or other persons at or prior to the time of the public hearing.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting, contact the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 574-5455 at least three (3) working days before the meeting or time when such special services are needed. This notification will help City staff in making reasonable arrange ments to provide you with access to the meeting.

For further information regarding these public hearing items, please contact Kenneth Fields, Chief Building Official at (626) 574-5416 or Mark Krikorian, Fire Marshal at (626) 574-5104 during normal business hours, which are Monday through Thursday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and on alternate Fridays, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

All persons are invited to appear and provide testimony at the pub lic hearing. In addition, all persons are invited to provide written and other evidence at or prior to the public hearing. You may view the City Council agenda and the documents on the City’s website at www.arcadiaca.gov starting November 10, 2022. Copies of the primary code and secondary codes being considered for adoption are on file with the City Clerk and are open to public inspection.

/s/ Linda Rodriguez Assistant City Clerk

Date Published: October 24, and October 31, 2022 ARCADIA WEEKLY

El Monte City Notices

ORDINANCE NO. 3016

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL MONTE AMENDING TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL) OF THE EL MONTE MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER 2.26 (HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION)

WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to promote the values of equity, access, diversity, social justice, safety, mutual appreciation, cultural competency, positive inter-group relations and respect for all members of the El Monte community; and

WHEREAS, to that end, the City Council wishes to establish a permanent Human Relations Commissions.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOL LOWS:

SECTION 1. Recitals. The recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. Code Amendment(s). Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) of the El Monte Municipal Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new chapter 2.26 (Human Relations Commission) which shall state the following:

Human Relations Commission

2.26.010 Creation and Composition. There is hereby cre ated a Human Relations Commission (“Commission”) for the City, consisting of seven (7) members, to be known as Human Relations Commissioners (“Commissioners”), who shall serve without monetary or non-monetary compensation of any kind whatsoever.

2.26.020. Purpose and Scope.

A. Purpose. The purpose of the Commission is to advance and advocate for equity, access, diversity, social justice, safety, mutual appreciation, increased cultural competency, positive intergroup relations and respect for all members of the El Monte com munity (“Purpose”).

B. Scope. The Commission shall serve as an advisory body to the City Council and report directly to the City Council to assess and recommend policies, procedures and activities in the City gov ernment to advance the Commission’s Purpose. It is not intended for the Commission to be a quasi-judicial body, an oversight board nor a body whose primary function is to receive or investigate in dividual incidents or complaints. The Commission may request and obtain information with respect to individual incidents, or com plaints, but only to the extent necessary to make policy, procedure or activity recommendations to the City Council.

2.26.030. Membership, Qualifications and Terms of Office.

A. Composition. The Commission shall be composed of seven (7) members who shall serve staggard two-year terms of office. Each Commissioner shall be appointed in the manner pro vided under Government Code Section 40605. Members of the Commission may be appointed for a maximum of three (3) two-year terms of office. To achieve staggering the initial term of three of the initially appointed commissioners shall be for an abbreviated term of one year and thereafter any reappointment shall be for a term of two years. The one-year abbreviated term shall count toward the maximum of three, two-year term of office limit on service on the Commission.

B. Residency. At least five (5) of the appointed members shall be residents of the City at the time of their appointment and for the duration of their respective terms (“Resident Commission ers”). At least two (2) of the Resident Commissioners shall also be junior, sophomore or freshman of a public high school located in the City of El Monte at the time of their initial appointment and must remain students in a public high school in El Monte for the entirety of their term(s). In addition, the City Council may appoint up to two Commissioners who are not residents of the City (“Non-Resident Commissioners”).

(1) Resident Commissioners. If a Resident Commissioner in tends to resign or ceases to be a resident of the City, such Resident Commissioner shall provide notice to the City Council of such resig nation or non-residency as soon as reasonably practicable and his or her term shall terminate immediately upon receipt of such notice.

(2) Non-Resident Commissioners. In deciding whether to appoint a person to serve as a Non-Resident Commission, consid eration shall be given to candidates affiliated with academia; faithbased institutions or groups; nonprofit or community organizations; businesses operating in the City; other government agencies, com mittees or commissions that also address issues of concern to the Commission; or other fields or industries as my be directed by the City Council from time to time. If a Non-Resident Commissioner intends to resign, such Non-Resident Commissioner shall provide notice to the City Council of such resignation and such resignation shall be effective upon the receipt of such written notice.

C. Qualifications. All members shall have an expressed in terest and/or demonstrated leadership, education, experience, ex pertise, training, skills or knowledge related to the Commission’s Purpose. Persons who serve on the Commission (1) shall be fairminded, reasonable and committed to addressing issues of equity, diversity, social justice, safety, mutual appreciation and respect in the El Monte community; (2) will work with others in a meaningful, open, productive, professional, tolerant, cordial and collaborative manner; and (3) should represent a cross-section of the City includ ing, but limited to, diversity of economic status, race, ancestry, reli gion, age, ability, gender, sexual orientation, other protected status, immigration status and geographic area within the city.

D. Removal. Commissioners may be removed from the Commission in accordance provisions of Section 2.25.040 of Chapter 2.25 (City Commissions (Non-Planning) of the El Monte Municipal Code. Except as otherwise provided under this Chapter, tenure of Commissioners shall be subject to the provisions of Sec tion 2.25.040. Provisions of Section 2.25.040 relating to the filling of vacancies shall not apply to this Chapter. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Chapter and the provisions of Section 2.25.040, the provisions of this Chapter shall govern and control.

2.26.040. Meetings.

A. Time. The Commission shall meet at least quarterly at such time and date established by written resolution of the City Council. Special meetings of the Commission may be called from time to time, provided, however, that no more than two (2) special meetings may be scheduled per year without the prior written ap proval of the City Manager and subject to the availability of support staff.

B. Place. Regular meetings shall be held at El Monte City Hall.

C. Open to the Public. All meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public and be noticed and held in compliance with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act.

D. Quorum. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

2.26.050. Commission Officers and Proceedings.

A. Officers. Members of the Commission shall select a pre siding officer from among their ranks to serve for a one-year term as chairperson. The members shall also appoint a vice-chairperson. In the absence of the chairperson and vice-chairperson, the mem bers of the Commission present shall select one member to serve as acting chairperson.

B. Absences. If a member of the Commission fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the Commission or fails to attend 50% or more of the regular meetings of the Commission during a calendar year. In such event, the City Council may de clare such member’s seat vacant and appoint a new member to serve the balance of the member’s unexpired term. The forego ing notwithstanding, each Commissioner shall be permitted one (1) absence per calendar year which will not count toward the three consecutive absence limit.

C. Minutes. The Commission shall cause a proper record to be kept of its proceedings.

D. Policies. The Commission shall establish written policies to ensure efficient organization and management of its affair, which policies shall be subject to review and approval by the City Council.

2.26.060. Expenditures, Authorization by Council. No ex pense of any kind shall be incurred by the Commission unless first approved by the City Council in writing.

2.26.070. Powers and Duties. The Human Relations Com mission shall have the following powers and duties:

A. The Commission shall develop and submit to the City Council for its approval an annual workplan (the “Annual Work plan”) to further its Purpose. Upon inception and prior to the be ginning of each calendar year, the Commission shall develop and submit it’s Annual Workplan prior to commencing any work for the upcoming or remainder of the then current calendar year. The City Council shall consult with the Commission to discuss each Annual Workplan but may approve or revise any Annual Workplan in its sole discretion.

B. The Commission may, as it deems necessary and with the City Council approval, hold public meetings and forums to educate the public, disseminate information, provide access to resources or promote any issues related to its Purpose.

C. The Commission may, as it deems necessary to further its Purpose establish and maintain active liaisons with City Council; City Commissions and departments; other governmental or public entities; or community agencies, partners, groups, organizations and individuals.

D. The Commission may, as it deems necessary to further its Purpose, assist the general public by providing general information regarding the appropriate process to file a complaint concerning ac

tual or perceived discriminatory interactions between City employ ees and the public. Nothing in this section, however, shall confer upon the Commission the power to investigate complaints, review personnel or disciplinary records or make recommendations on the disposition of any specific complaint.

E. The Commission shall prepare and submit to the City Council an annual report (the “Annual Report”) that summarizes its progress toward achieving its Purpose to include without limitation, an update of current and future projects, programs and activities and an update on its performance and implementation of its Annual Workplan for the immediately preceding calendar year. The Com mission shall use its best efforts to prepare and submit each Annual Report prior to the end of each calendar year and in conjunction with its Annual Workplan for the next calendar year.

F. The Commission shall perform such other tasks as may at

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SHARON ELIZABETH MYERS Case No. 22STPB10247

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Karrie L. Rourick in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PRO BATE requests that Karrie L. Rourick be appointed as personal represen administer the estate of the PETITION requests auadminister the estate under Independent Administration of (This authority will allow representative to take without obtaining court Before taking certain very actions, however, the per representative will be required to interested persons have waived notice or the proposed action.)

independent administra-tion au granted unless an in files an objec-tion to shows good cause should not grant the HEARING on the petition will 18, 2022 at 8:30 AM located at 111 N. Hill Angeles, CA 90012.

OBJECT to the grant petition, you should appear and state your objec written objections with before the hearing. Your be in by

TRACT 47847, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1215, PAGE(S) 1 THROUGH 4, INCLU-SIVE, 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 RE CORDS 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 ( ) This sale is subject to a minimum bid in the amount of $0.00. (Subject to revi sion) bidders should refer to to 701.680, inclusive, of Pro-cedure for provisions terms, conditions and effect liability of defaulting bid

& POWERS AVENUE SUITE 140 92506

Angeles VILLANUEVA, Sheriff STEPHEN, Deputy E612694 esta infor-macion-tra Espanol llame a este numero: A MISDEMEANOR TO DEFACE A POSTED THE DATE OF SALE. section 616) CN990729 20STLC06003 R Oct 10,17,24, 2022 AZUSA BEACON

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Secs. 6104, 6105 U.C.C.)

Escrow No. 27639-001 given to creditors of the seller that a bulk sale is of the assets described business address(es) of LLC, 15703 Amar Road 91744

I, Catherine A. Eredia, City certify that the foregoing a first reading on the 4th second reading and adopted held on the 18th day of October,

AYES: Mayor Ancona, bers Herrera abd

NOES: None

ABSTAIN: None

ABSENT: Councilmember Publish October 24, 2022 EL MONTE EXAMINER

California of the chief ex seller is: Same seller, all other business addresses used by the seller before the date such delivered to the buyer are: business addresses of the Wines LLC, 15703 Amar CA 91744 sold are described in gen fixtures equipment and located at: 15703 Amar CA 91744 name used by the seller at Days Market. date of the bulk sale is office of Covina Escrow East College Street P.O. CA 91723.

subject to California Uni Code Section 6106.2. If name and address of the claims may be filed is Company, 167 East Col Box 266, Covina, CA last date for filing claims 11/08/2022, which is the business date specified above. 2022 LLC D. Cordova, Member Cordova, Member

EL MONTE EXAMINER

Notices

TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. Order No.: DEFIN DEFAULT UNDER A DATED 8/1/2015. UN ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT IF YOU NEED AN EX PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE

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Monterey Park City Notices

City of Monterey Park Engineering Division 320 West Newmark Avenue Monterey Park, CA 91754 Tel. No: (626) 307-1320 Fax: (626) 307-2500

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

MONTEREY PARK SCHOOL AND CROSSWALK SAFETY EN HANCEMENT PROJECT, ATP CYCLE 4 IMPROVEMENTS, SPEC. NO. 2022-015

Contract Time: 80 Working Days; Liquidated Damages: $1,000 per working day.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The project consists of installation of school and crosswalk safety improvements including pedestrian accessibility improvements (concrete curb ramps, sidewalk, curb and gutter), pedestrian sig nage (flashing beacons), striping and pavement markers at various locations citywide within school zones. Prevailing wages required. A 10% Bidder’s Bond is required with bid. Successful contractor will be required to provide: (1) Liability insurance with City of Mon terey Park as addition insured endorsement; (2) Proof of workers' compensation insurance coverage; (3) 100% Faithful Performance, (4) 100% Labor and Material Bond, (5) DIR Registration. Plans are available to download for a fee from QuestCDN; link on the City’s website www.montereypark.ca.gov/444/Bids-Proposals. Bid Pack age Cost: $15.00.

Bid Due Date and Time: Bids will be received via the online elec tronic bid service, Quest Construction Data Network (QuestCDN), www.questcdn.com, until 10:00 AM, Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Questions? Please call: Anthony Bendezu, Contract Project Manager at (626) 307-1283.

Publish October 24 & Ocotber 31, 2022 MONTEREY PARK PRESS City of Monterey Park Engineering Division 320 West Newmark Avenue Monterey Park, CA 91754 Tel. No: (626) 307-1320 Fax: (626) 307-2500

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

EMERSON AVENUE SEWER SYSTEM CIPP LINING AND POINT REPAIR IMPROVEMENTS, SPEC. NO. 2022-007

Contract Time: 30 Working Days; Liquidated Damages: $1,000 per working day.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The project consists of the rehabilitation of approximately 2,352 lin ear feet of 8-inch sanitary sewer pipeline using cured in place pipe lining and also includes two locations for point repair improvements along Emerson Avenue, and related work as shown on the plans on file with the City’s Public Works Department. Prevailing wages required. A 10% Bidder’s Bond is required with bid. Successful con tractor will be required to provide: (1) Liability insurance with City of Monterey Park as addition insured endorsement; (2) Proof of work ers’ compensation insurance coverage; (3) 100% Faithful Perfor mance; and, (4) 100% Labor and Material Bond. Plans are available to download for a fee from QuestCDN; link on the City’s website www.montereypark.ca.gov/444/Bids-Proposals. Bid Package Cost: $30.00.

Bid Due Date and Time: Bids will be received via the online elec tronic bid service, Quest Construction Data Network (QuestCDN), www.questcdn.com, until 11:00 AM, Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Questions? Please call: Ulises Benavente, Civil Engineering Assis tant at (626) 307-1320.

decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate un der the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent admin istra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested 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 ap pear at the hearing and state your objections 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 dece dent, 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 issu-ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal de livery to you of a notice under sec tion 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-edge able 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: 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 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.

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 lo cated at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS AN GELES, 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.

TORRANCE CA 90503 10/17, 10/20, 10/24/22 CNS-3634316# PASADENA PRESS

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 Cali fornia, 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 representative 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 consent ed to the proposed action.) The in dependent 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 lo cated 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 difficulty 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#

in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate un der the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent admin istra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested 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. 18, 2022 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the grant ing of the petition, you should ap pear at the hearing and state your objections 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 dece dent, 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 issu-ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal de livery to you of a notice under sec tion 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-edge able 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: CLARK E SELTERS ESQ SBN 306892 SELTERS & SELTERS 399 W MISSION BLVD STE K POMONA CA 91766 CN991029 BOYNE Oct 20,24,27, 2022 WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PATRICIA DARLENE WHITTEN

Case No. 22STPB10209

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be in terested in the will or estate, or both, of PATRICIA DARLENE WHITTEN

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

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

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

persons who may otherwise be in terested 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, Coun ty 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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/10/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 lo cated at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS AN GELES, 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.

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

ANAHEIM PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MICHAEL JAMES BOYNE Case No. 22STPB10124

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be in terested in the will or estate, or both, of MICHAEL JAMES BOYNE

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Kenneth Connor

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate un der the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent admin istra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested 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. 11 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the grant

ing of the petition, you should ap pear at the hearing and state your objections 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 dece dent, 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 issu-ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal de livery to you of a notice under sec tion 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-edge able 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: EARL O BENDER ESQ SBN 55452

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 11400 W OLYMPIC BLVD STE 1600 LOS ANGELES CA 90064 CN991150 WHITTEN Oct 24,27,31, 2022 GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARILYN KATHLEEN AULT AKA MARILYN K. AULT AKA MARILYN AULT AKA MARILYN KATHLEEN MURTHA

CASE NO. PRRI2201978

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of MARILYN KATHLEEN AULT AKA MARILYN K. AULT AKA MARILYN AULT AKA MARILYN KATHLEEN MURTHA.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by NEIL R. AULT in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that NEIL R. AULT be ap pointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the de cedent.

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: 11/21/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 8 lo cated at 4050 MAIN STREET, RIV ERSIDE, 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 JOHN J. STANTON - SBN 162432 1370 N. BREA BOULEVARD FULLERTON CA 92835 10/20, 10/24, 10/27/22 CNS-3635928# CORONA NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: STEVEN LESTER CASE NO. 30-2022-01286291-PR-LACJC

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by STEVEN MICHAEL LESTER in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that STEVEN MICHAEL LESTER 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: 12/08/22 at 1:30PM in Dept. C08 lo cated 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 difficulty 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

ROBERT L. COHEN, ESQ.SBN 150913, LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT L. COHEN, INC. 8081 ORANGETHORPE AVE.

BUENA PARK CA 90621 10/20, 10/24, 10/27/22 CNS-3636085#

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NOTICE OF ANCILLARY PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CANDICE MARY BUHL

CASE NO. 22STPB10346

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CAN DICE MARY BUHL.

AN ANCILLARY PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DEN NIS KENT BUHL in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE ANCILLARY PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DENNIS KENT BUHL be appointed as per sonal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE ANCILLARY PETITION re quests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to pro bate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE ANCILLARY PETITION re quests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Ad ministration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal rep resentative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent ed to the proposed action.) The in dependent 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: 11/28/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 4 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 ADAM D. BECKER - SBN 240723, CALLISTER, BROBERG & BECK ER, A LAW CORPORATION 700 N. BRAND BLVD., SUITE 560 GLENDALE CA 91203 10/20, 10/24, 10/27/22 CNS-3636407#

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF INITIAL HEARING REGARDING: EMERGENCY PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY TITLE 14 GUARDIAN AND CONSERVATOR FOR AN ADULT CASE NO. PB2022-004765

SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY PROBATE COURT ADMINISTRATION

In the Matter of DOROTHY WAL LACE WARNING This is a legal notice; your rights may be affected. Éste es un aviso legal. Sus derechos podrían ser afectados. You are not required to attend this hearing. How ever, if you oppose any of the relief

requested in the petition that accom panies this notice, you must file with the court a written response at least 7 calendar days before the hearing date OR you or your attorney must attend the hearing by following the instructions provided in this notice. Any written response must comply with Rule 15(e) of the Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure. If you do not file a timely response or attend the hearing: (1) the court may grant the relief requested in the petition with out further proceedings, and (2) you will not receive additional notices of court proceedings relating to the petition unless you file a Demand for Notice pursuant to Title 14, Ari zona Revised Statutes. 1. Notice is given that DEBRA MCKENZIE AND CANDACE SHEETS has filed the following: EMERGENCY PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF TEMPO RARY TITLE 14 GUARDIAN AND CONSERVATOR FOR AN ADULT 2. COURT HEARING. An initial hear ing has been scheduled to consider the Petition as follows: DATE and TIME: Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 11:00 AM JUDICIAL OF FICER: Commissioner Christian Bell PLACE: 101 W. JEFFERSON STREET, PHOENIX, AZ 85003COURTROOM 512 TELEPHONE NO: (602) 506-3381 Unless the above-named Judicial Officer orders otherwise, the Petitioner (and, if the Petitioner is represented, the Peti tioner’s attorney) is not required to attend the Initial Hearing. Any inter ested person who does not oppose the relief requested in the Petition is likewise not required to attend the Initial Hearing. However, any inter ested person who opposes the re lief requested in the Petitioner must EITHER file with the court a written response at least seven (7) calendar days before the Initial Hearing date OR the interested person or the in terested person’s attorney must at tend the Initial Hearing EITHER in person by going to the courtroom described above at the time of the Initial Hearing OR virtually use Court Connect as described in Section 3 below. Any interested person who plans on attending the Initial Hear ing virtually should call the assigned Judicial Officer’s division at the tele phone number listed above a few minutes before the time set for the Initial Hearing. Any written response must comply with Rule 15(e) of the Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure.

If you do not file a timely response or attend the hearing: (1) the court may grant the relief requested in the petition without further proceedings, and (2) you will not receive additional notices of court proceedings relating to the Petition unless you file a De mand for Notice pursuant to Title 14, Arizona Revised Statutes. 3. COURT CONNECT / MICROSOFT TEAMS If you have a camera-enabled com puter, smartphone, or tablet device, you should go to tinyurl.com/jbazmcpcc03 a few minutes before the Initial Hearing is scheduled to begin. For the best experience, download and install the Microsoft Teams applica tion on a camera-enabled computer, smartphone, or tablet device using either of the following methods prior to the time set for the Initial Hearing: Go to the following link: https://www. microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/ microsoft-teams/download-app If you have a camera-enabled device, but do not want to install the Micro soft Teams application, you may use a web browser simply by typing tinyurl.com/jbazmc-pcc03 into your browser a few minutes before the Initial Hearing is scheduled to begin. Please note, however, that you will not have access to all the features if you use a web browser rather than the Microsoft Teams application. If you do not have a camera-enabled device, you can still attend the Initial Hearing by phone by calling: Court room Phone Number: 1-917-7814590 Courtroom Conference ID#: 880 692 825 # For more information about Court Connect, please see https://superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/ court-connect 10/24, 10/27, 10/31/22 CNS-3637243#

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CESAR A. ESQUIVEL AKA CESAR AUGUSTO ESQUIVEL CASE NO. PROSB2201467

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CE SAR A. ESQUIVEL AKA CESAR AU GUSTO ESQUIVEL.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has

been filed by VERONICA RAMIREZ in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re quests that VERONICA RAMIREZ 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 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 9:00AM in Dept. S37 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 objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a 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 JOHN J. STANTON - SBN 162432 1370 N. BREA BLVD., SUITE 200 FULLERTON CA 92835 10/24, 10/27, 10/31/22 CNS-3637371# ONTARIO NEWS PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARGARET CHOR WAH SHIU AKA MARGARET SHIU CASE NO. 22STPB10440

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of MAR GARET CHOR WAH SHIU AKA MARGARET SHIU.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DEIRDRE S. ANDER SON AKA DEIRDRE SHIU ANDER SON in the Superior Court of Califor nia, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DEIRDRE S. ANDER SON AKA DEIRDRE SHIU ANDER SON be appointed as personal rep resentative 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 In dependent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority. (This au thority will allow the personal repre sentative to take many actions with out obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representa tive will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The indepen dent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/30/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 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 objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a 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

DAVID J. HORNUNG, ESQ. - SBN 195338, ALBRECHT & BARNEY LAW COR PORATION

1 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 900 IRVINE CA 92614 BSC 222410 10/24, 10/27, 10/31/22

CNS-3637439#

BALDWIN PARK PRESS

Public Notices

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 Elaine Lu JUDGE OF THE SU PERIOR COURT Pub. October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022 BURBANK INDEPENDENT

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Bale ria Madrigal FOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER: 22CHCP00340 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 9425 Penifield Ave, Chatsworth, Ca 91311, North Valley District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Baleria Madrigal filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Baleria Madrigal to Proposed name Valerie Madrigal 2. 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 reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition with out a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 12/01/2022 Time: 8:30AM Dept: F49. 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 circula tion, printed in this county: Baldwin Park Press DATED: September 29, 2022 David B. Gelfound JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. October 17, 24, 31, No vember 7, 2022 BALDWIN PARK PRESS

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF En riqueta Victoria Cardenas Arias FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22BBCP00385 Superior Court of Califor nia, County of Los Angeles 300 East Olive, Burbank, Ca 91502, North Central District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Pe titioner Enriqueta Victoria Cardenas Arias