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LACo Board OKs amended 2023-24 budget, boosting spending by $3.4B

By City News Service

LA city controller says anti-camping arrests continue to rise

By Jose Herrera, City News Service

Arrests for violating the Los Angeles law prohibiting sitting, lying, sleeping or placing personal property on sidewalks continue to rise, according to a report released Thursday by City Controller Kenneth Mejia.

The analysis of Los Angeles Police Department arrest data of alleged violators of Section 41.18 of the Municipal Code from January 2021 through Sept. 15 ties the increase in the Southland’s homeless population to the increase of arrests since 2021.

According to the results of the point-in-time 2023 homeless count conducted in January, there were 75,518 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County, and 46,260 in Los Angeles, compared to 69,144 in Los Angeles County in the 2022 count and 41,980 in Los Angeles.

Crediting an influx of state and federal dollars along with higherthan-expected revenue and departmental cost savings, the county Board of Supervisors approved an amended $46.7 billion budget for the 2023-34 fiscal year Tuesday, adding hundreds of new positions.

The board unanimously approved a $3.4 billion supplemental budget plan, augmenting the initial $43.3 billion budget it approved for 2023-24 back in June.

In a presentation to the board, county CEO Fesia Davenport said more than half of the new funding, or about $1.8 billion, represented new funding from the state and federal governments. She noted that the bulk of that money is specifically “attached to particular programs or services,” meaning it mostly cannot be reallocated to other county programs.

The rest of the additional funding is the result of “operational savings” in various departments, including staff vacancies, cost savings in areas such as ongoing capital improvement projects and revenue collections that “exceeded what was anticipated,” primarily property tax revenue.

The new funding will be used to add 666 staff positions, bringing the county’s overall workforce to 115,324, Davenport said. Of the new positions, the largest number -- 167 -- will be allocated to the Department of Mental Health, largely to expand services to the homeless as the county works to clear encampments by moving people into housing and treatment. She noted that more than 30 positions will be spread across various departments to shift people with the highest mental health needs out of jail and into treatment settings.

The county Department of Children and Family Services will get the secondhighest number of new staff positions, at 123, in an effort to reduce caseloads for social workers while also supporting foster children and families. The Department of Parks and Recreation will see 33 new positions, supporting aquatics and recreation programs.

As they have in many previous public hearings during the budget cycle, board members got an earful from many activists who continued to push for the immediate closure of the Men’s Central Jail

downtown, contending that conditions remain poor and endanger the lives of those housed there.

Board of Supervisors

Chair Janice Hahn noted that the budget includes funding for body-worn cameras for jail deputies and the replacement of 2,000 cameras that “monitor activities inside the jail.” She noted the commitment of the board to ultimately close the jail, but said in the meantime, the county must be sure “we care deeply for those who are in custody and make sure we are protecting their safety as well as the safety of the deputies who are in our jails.”

Hahn and Supervisor Hilda Solis both noted funding in the spending plan to assist immigrants, including those being bused to Los Angeles from Texas.

Hahn also pointed to $22 million in state funding being provided for the scheduled Dec. 1 implementation of the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment, or CARE, Court, a statewide effort to get severely mentally ill into treatment. She also noted the addition of 132 mental health beds included in the new spending plan.

Solis hailed other programs, such as the LA vs. Hate program aimed at combating hate crimes, the establishment of an LGBTQ+ Commission, funding to expand awareness and use of gun violence restraining orders, efforts to create “heat action plans” for individual communities and $20 million to provide free phone calls for jail inmates.

In a statement after the board’s unanimous vote, Supervisor Kathryn Barger said she would be keeping a close eye on the planned addition of mental health treatment beds in the coming months.

“As we fund homelessness outreach, housing, and supportive services, we’re seeing clearly that treating mental illness is inextricably connected to successfully achieving lasting results,” Barger said. “Funding mental health services, beds, and personnel are all fundamental building blocks to every focal policy area of our board -- from accomplishing reforms in the county’s jails, to helping people experiencing homelessness remain housed, to supporting foster youth who have experienced trauma that limits their full potential.”

The figures continue a steady climb in the number of Southland homeless people over the past five years. In 2018, there were 52,765 homeless people counted in the county, and 31,285 in the city.

Meija’s report notes half of arrests are misdemeanors and claims the ordinance is “unevenly enforced across council districts with little relation to the number of unhoused people per council district.”

The LAPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

According to the report, there were 558 arrests in 2021, 853 in 2022, and 1,582 through Sept. 15 related to violations of the Municipal Code section.

Council District 12, which includes portions of the northwest San Fernando Valley, has the highest number of arrests related to the anti-camping law this year, with more than 800 — while Council District 1, which includes parts of northeast and northwest downtown Los Angeles, is second with more than 200, the report says.

“We are utilizing all tools and resources available to confront the humanitarian crisis on our streets and upholding the city’s responsibility to ensure that public areas remain safe, clean and accessible,” Councilman John Lee, who represents the 12th District, said in a statement. “We are continuing to bring housing beds online and partnering with the county to provide mental health and substance use services, and will always lead our efforts with outreach first.”

Lee was one of the original proponents of the anticamping ordinance. According to his office, Lee never “viewed the anti-camping zones as a half-measure,” and believes these zones “only work” if enforcement is consistent.

In the four years since Lee has taken office, he opened nearly 200 beds of interim housing with nearly 270 interim and permanent supportive beds in the pipeline scheduled in the next 18 months, according to his office.

Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez, who represents the 1st District, has previously stated that anti-camping law is not an effective mechanism to address homelessness, often creating additional barriers to receive the proper resources.

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LA City Council members look to establish Office of Compliance

In an attempt to increase public trust, two Los Angeles City Council members introduced a motion Wednesday seeking to establish an Office of Compliance, with staff and resources to help identify potential conflicts of interest in advance of any votes.

Council members Katy Yaroslavsky and Nithya Raman introduced the motion, which calls for a study on creating an Office of Compliance. It was seconded by Council President Paul Krekorian and Councilwoman Traci Park.

“To earn and maintain the trust of the public, it is crucial for elected officials to abide by rigorous ethics standards and avoid conflicts of interest, yet

there have been a number of violations in recent years,” the motion reads. Council members must follow ethics rules and laws such as those imposed by the City Charter, state and federal laws. According to the council members, those standards have increased and grown in complexity over the years, making compliance more difficult.

The City Attorney’s Office provides legal advice on conflicts of interest and other issues and the city’s Ethics Commission provides advice on ethical and other issues. But the motion states, “Council members need additional assistance identifying agenda items that might raise conflict of interest questions.”

By City News Service

The office would review financial disclosure and other forms, as well as council and committee agendas to identify any potential conflicts of interest.

According to the motion, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, which enforces air quality regulations across Southern California, and LA Metro have staff that review agendas for conflicts of interest. Those staff members offer elected officials specialized guidance to avoid any issues.

Officials might look to these models as they consider best practices and compare other systems in major cities or other government agencies, they said.

The City Council has been rocked by a number of ethics scandals and accusations in recent years. Former Councilman José Huizar pleaded guilty in January to one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and one count of tax evasion, after a six-year probe of suspected corruption in City Hall politics.

In August, former Councilman Mark RidleyThomas was sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison after he was found guilty of seven felony counts for participating in a scheme in which he received benefits from USC for himself and his son while he had a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

By Bill Hetherman, City News Service

The parents of two teenagers who were fatally shot by a fellow student at Saugus High School in 2019 are collectively entitled to $50 million, according to their attorneys’ new court papers, but lawyers for the William S. Hart Union High School District maintain the shooting was an unforeseeable “terrorist attack.”

The plaintiffs in the consolidated wrongful death/ negligence lawsuit are Bryan and Cindy Muehlberger, the father and mother of the late 15-year-old Gracie Anne Muehlberger, and Frank and Nancy Blackwell, the father and mother of the late 14-year-old Dominic Blackwell.

The teens were fatally wounded when 16-year-old Nathaniel Berhow opened fire at the Santa Clarita school on Nov. 14, 2019. School security video showed him walk into the quad, pull a .45-caliber handgun from his backpack, shoot five people around him, then fatally turn the gun on himself. Three other students were wounded.

In a trial brief filed Tuesday with Chatsworth Superior Court Judge Stephen P. Pfahler in advance of the scheduled Oct. 30 trial, the plaintiffs’ attorneys state that Berhow carried a gun through an unmonitored school entrance. They further allege that the school district, by its own admission, had no program in place to identify troubled students, that video

evidence proves the school failed to follow their policy requiring personnel to be stationed at school entrances, that the armed sheriff’s deputy assigned as the school resource officer was absent because the district splits that deputy between multiple schools and that the deputy had no active-shooter training.

The district further admits threats of violence or suicide requiring student resource officer intervention are made frequently and the vice principal in charge of security “would say that it’s not if, but when” an active shooter comes on campus, according to the plaintiffs’ attorneys’ court papers.

Although the start of the day is one of the most dangerous times for student violence, one of the school’s four campus supervisors on duty when Berhow came onto campus at 6:55 a.m. merely drove around campus on a golf cart, providing scant supervision, according to the plaintiffs’ lawyers court papers.

Another supervisor spent about half of the 40 minutes that Berhow was on campus refilling a vending machine instead of watching the gate through which Berhow entered, the plaintiffs’ lawyers further state in their court papers.

“This tragedy was foreseeable and preventable,” according to the plaintiffs’ attorneys’ court papers. “The

Blackwells and Muehlbergers will ask the jury to award them the value of the loss of the care, comfort, society, and affection of their two children as a result of the shooting, estimated to be at least $25 million for Gracie and $25 million for Dominic.”

The plaintiffs’ attorneys maintain that Berhow had a history of cutting himself and had written things indicating a belief he was sadistic and psychotic. They also say Berhow had a troubled home life and became more withdrawn after his father died in 2017.

Color photos of the two teens smiling are attached to the pleadings along with

images of the area where the shootings occurred.

But in their court papers, attorneys for the district state that Berhow “had no known motive and no social connection” to the five students he shot and that he had no known history of violence or red flags.

“Over a course of 10 seconds, and without warning, Nathan pulled a handgun from his backpack and shot at fellow students before shooting himself,” the district lawyers maintain in their court papers. “As a matter of law, the district had no legal duty to prevent this unfortunate and unforeseeable terrorist attack, espe-

cially given no warning signs from Nathan.”

None of Berhow’s teachers had any reason to believe he posed a danger to himself or others, according to the district’s attorneys’ court papers. In addition, an assistant principal assigned to handle chronic absenteeism and discipline problems with students in Berhow’s first three years of classes never had any reason to interact with the teen, the district’s lawyers further state in their court papers.

In reality, the quad area was under supervision by campus supervisors before and at the time of the shootings, according to the district’s court papers, which further state that Berhow was a junior in the 20192020 school year and was enrolled in physics, American literature, history, aerospace, engineering, psychology and math, and also was on the school’s cross country team.

Several Saugus High teachers who taught Berhow previously submitted sworn declarations in support of the district, including psychology teacher Adam Bratt.

“The only issue I had with Nathan was he failed to hand in some homework assignments around the end of October (2019),” Bratt says. “I advised him that if he handed them in by a certain time, I would give him full credit. Thereafter, he submitted all the missing

homework.”

Jerome Castaneda, then the Saugus High campus supervisor, said security reacted quickly to the sounds of gunfire.

“When I heard the first shot, students began to scatter,” Castaneda says. “I ran to the adjacent cafeteria building where a door was propped open. I entered and closed the door to lock down that building.”

As Castaneda ran to the cafeteria door, he heard additional shots for another 15 to 20 seconds, he says.

“I heard no further shots after that point,” Castaneda says. “After three to five minutes inside the cafeteria, I left it and observed there were people in the quad area assisting injured students on the ground. I went to assist them.”

Marcus Garrett, then the school’s assistant principal, says in his sworn statement that he did not hear the gunfire, but that after being told of it he locked up the school’s office, then later learned of Berhow’s identification from papers in the student’s backpack. He said he subsequently reviewed a security video of the incident and that the images showed Berhow reached into his backpack and began firing, then eventually fell to the ground.

“The students around him were calm until the shooting started and then they scattered,” according to Garrett.

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The Biden interview: The president talks about the Supreme Court, threats to democracy and Trump’s vow to exact retribution

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President Joe Biden said Sept. 29 that he was not fully confident that the current U.S. Supreme Court, which he described as extreme, could be relied on to uphold the rule of law.

When asked the question directly, Biden paused for a few seconds. Then he sighed and said, “I worry.”

“Because,” he said, “I know that if the other team, the MAGA Republicans, win, they don’t want to uphold the rule of law.”

But he said, “I do think at the end of the day, this court, which has been one of the most extreme courts, I still think in the basic fundamentals of rule of law, that they would sustain the rule of law.”

Still, Biden said the court itself should recognize it needs ethics rules after stories by ProPublica revealed that billionaires had given undisclosed gifts to Supreme Court justices and that Justice Clarence Thomas has made appearances at events for donors to the Koch political network. The code of conduct that applies to other federal judges doesn’t apply to the Supreme Court. “The idea that the Constitution would in any way prohibit or not encourage the court to have basic rules of ethics that are just on their face reasonable,” Biden said, “is just not the case.”

The discussion was part of a rare formal interview on a topic the president has laid out as a priority: How America’s democracy is under siege. Seated in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Sept. 29, Biden seemed relaxed and confident, batting back a question about why he thinks he’s the only Democrat who can protect democracy next year, especially given voter concerns with his age: “I’m not the only Democrat that can protect it. I just happen to be the Democrat who I think is best positioned to see to it that the guy I was worried about taking on democracy is not president.”

Biden cast the threat to democracy posed by Donald

Trump’s 2024 candidacy as a resistance movement animated by fear of change.

“I think Trump has concluded that he has to win,” Biden said, noting the rising vitriol in the embattled former president’s rhetoric. “And they’ll pull out all the stops.”

Biden linked the attempt by House Republicans to bring Washington to “a screeching halt” through a government shutdown to Trump’s effort to regain the presidency. He warned against the desire of “MAGA Republicans” — which he called a minority of the GOP, much less the nation as a whole — to weaken institutions such as the federal civil service to shift power over the U.S. government toward the president alone. Trump has promised his supporters to “be your retribution” in a second term.

The drama over a government shutdown resulted from the “terrible bargain” Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy made with extremist colleagues to secure his job, Biden said. “He’s willing to do things that he, I think, he knows are inconsistent with constitutional processes.” He added: “There is a group of MAGA Republicans who genuinely want to have a fundamental change in the way that the system works. And that’s what worries me the most.”

Biden faulted his Democratic Party for failing at some points to respond effectively to one of the wellsprings of the antidemocratic threat: the anxieties of Americans, most conspicuously bluecollar white men, unsettled by economic, cultural and demographic change.

What’s needed isn’t so much economic benefits as “treating them with respect,” said Biden, who has emphasized his middleclass Scranton, Pennsylvania, upbringing throughout his political career. “The fact is, we’re going to be very shortly a minoritywhite-European country. Sometimes my colleagues don’t speak enough to make it clear that that is not going to change how we operate.”

Biden expressed confidence that the majority of the Republican Party and the nation itself would ultimately safeguard the American experiment. But he exhorted them to “speak up” in opposition to the increasingly menacing rhetoric Trump has deployed in response to his legal peril.

“[Do] not legitimize it,” he said. He added, in what seemed a reference to the vitriol aimed at jurors and potential jurors in trials for the Jan. 6 insurrection and Trump-related cases, “I never thought I’d see a time when someone was worried about being on a jury because there may be physical violence against them if they voted the wrong way.”

He encouraged Americans concerned about democracy to be “engaging” more with family, friends and acquaintances who have embraced extremism. Even more urgent, he added, is voting in next year’s presidential election. “Get in a two-way conversation,” he said. “I really do believe that the vast majority of the American people are decent, honorable, straightforward. … We have to, though, under-

stand what the danger is if they don’t participate.”

ProPublica also asked Biden whether his former Senate colleague Joe Lieberman is upholding democracy by working with an organization called No Labels to pursue a potential third-party candidacy. “Well, he has a democratic right to do it. There’s no reason not to do that. Now, it’s going to help the other guy. And he knows [that]. … That’s a political decision he’s making that I obviously think is a mistake. But he has a right to do that.”

Biden was asked whether Fox News and other outlets that spread falsehoods about the 2020 election drive the threat that he’s concerned about or simply reflect sentiment that already exists. Both, Biden said: “Look, there are no editors any more. That’s one of the big problems.” Without providing detail, he suggested that reporters on outlets such as Fox are just doing what they’re told.

In response to a question about whether the decision by Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X (formerly Twitter), to lower guardrails against misinformation contributes to the problem, Biden said, “Yeah, it does.” Biden noted that the invention of the printing press had effects that are still felt today. He suggested something similar was happening with the internet. “Where do people get their news?” he continued. “They go on the internet. They go online … and you have no notion whether it’s true or not.”

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Judge grants woman’s request to seize Soulja Boy’s property

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Golden Globes announces 300 voting members for awards show

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Ajudge has approved a woman’s request to seize property, including cars and cash, from Soulja Boy’s home to satisfy a jury’s award of $471,800 to her after finding that the rapper assaulted her and bashed her head with a large gun during a party at his Malibu home in 2019.

On Sept. 29, Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Mark Epstein granted Kayla Christine Myers’ motion for a “private place” levy in which she sought to obtain the items from the 33-year-old singer’s Bell Canyon home. The rapper allegedly has not paid any of the compensatory and punitive damages assessed against him by jurors after the April trial. He was not present for Friday’s hearing

According to Myers’ attorney’s court papers, the singer’s property includes multiple cars, among them a yellow Bentley, a red Lamborghini, a Dodge Charger Hellcat and a yellow Mercedes-Benz.

The judge’s order allows sheriff’s deputies to enter and seize property on Myers’ behalf. Epstein said she is entitled to a diamond-studded “Soulja Boy” neck chain and a black Cartier watch as well as to cash found that is in excess of $1,000.

Epstein denied Myers’ bid to obtain “ all other jewelry and chains,” saying that the request was “not particular enough.”

Myers alleged Soulja Boy, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, held the gun to her head and told her she was going to die the night of

Feb. 1, 2019. Myers further maintained the rapper then instructed an assistant to take the plaintiff inside the garage and tie her up with duct tape, and that she was later dragged by her hair inside the house and forced to take two showers.

Myers was led to the home’s garage and left there for four hours while the female assistant and another man watched over her, according to the suit brought in January 2020.

According to Myers, she was eventually allowed to leave and was hospitalized with three fractured ribs and a facial contusion. Soulja Boy denied assaulting Myers or any other wrongdoing and alleged she was the aggressor in the confrontation with the rapper’s assistant.

The Golden Globes on Oct. 2 revealed the full list of voters, 300 journalists from around the world, for its upcoming awards show in January, calling it the most diverse voting panel of any major Hollywood awards show.

The voting body includes international voters from countries including Armenia, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Serbia and Tanzania, according to a statement from the Golden Globes.

“Our commitment to maintaining the diversity of our voting body continues,” said Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes. “Our voters represent 76 countries bringing a unique international

perspective on nominating the best in motion pictures and television this year.”

The new breakdown is 47% female, and 60% racially and ethnically diverse, with 26.3% Latino/a, 13.3% Asian, 11% Black and 9% Middle Eastern, according to the Golden Globes.

“I was very impressed by the number of global applicants and the quality of their work,” Tim Gray, executive vice president of the Golden Globes said in a statement. “The membership committee had a tough time narrowing down the field, but we’re all pleased with the results.”

In June, the Golden Globes announced that Dick Clark Productions and holding company Eldridge had acquired all

the Golden Globes assets, rights and properties from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The HFPA came under fire following revelations of a historic lack of Black members among its ranks, along with questions about ethical standards for members and Globe voters.

The Golden Globes announced last week it was adding two new categories this year recognizing cinematic and box office achievement in motion pictures, and best stand-up comedian on television.

Nominations are set to be announced Dec. 11. Winners will be announced live at the 81st Golden Globe Awards Jan. 7.

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Harvey Weinstein attorneys want to seal criminal case juror affidavits

papers with Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Elaine W.Mandel asking that a protective order be issued, saying the alleged assault was already established in Weinstein’s criminal proceedings.

exhibits filed publicly that identify them by name overcomes the right of public access.

HarveyWeinstein’s attorneys state in new court papers that they want to use the affidavits of three jurors in their client’s criminal case in their opposition to a pretrial motion brought by a former model/ actress in her civil case, but that the juror statements and social media posts by

the plaintiff should not be made public.

Weinstein’s legal teams want to submit the affidavits in opposition to a request by the plaintiff to prevent the re-litigation in her civil suit of the producer’s culpability in a 2013 sexual assault.

On Sept. 18, plaintiff Jane Doe 1’s attorneys filed court

The juror statements show that Weinstein would not have been convicted had the court allowed the producer to present evidence showing that Doe 1 was actually with her married lover, Pasquale “Pascal” Vicedomini, on the night she claims Weinstein assaulted her, according to court papers filed Tuesday by defense attorneys.

Weinstein’s lawyers also want kept from public eye a sampling of Doe 1’s Instagram posts on the day she claims she was assaulted and the days thereafter, saying that the privacy interests of the three jurors and the plaintiff in not having

Doe 1’s suit was filed on Feb. 9 and alleges sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress. In their court papers, her attorneys maintain Weinstein is attempting to re-litigate his rape of Doe 1.

“The law prohibits him from doing so,” Doe 1’s lawyers argue in their court papers. “He was criminally convicted. California law holds his conviction is conclusive for liability purposes in this civil case, even if the criminal conviction is on appeal.”

Any information Weinstein’s attorneys need regarding his conviction, including Doe 1’s testimony in the criminal trial, is accessible to them, accord-

ing to Doe’s attorneys’ court papers, which further state that resurrecting the facts surrounding the “horrific event” are irrelevant and will “only serve to intrusively burden plaintiff.”

But in court papers filed Thursday by Weinstein’s attorneys, who include Bill Cosby lawyer Jennifer Bonjean, Doe’s attorneys are “laboring under a serious misapprehension of the law” by bringing a “grossly premature motion ... disguised as a motion for a protective order.”

With Weinstein’s criminal case conviction on appeal, Doe’s motion is “dead on arrival,” according to Weinstein’s lawyers, who further state that even if Weinstein’s guilty verdict is upheld on appeal, the claims and parties to this lawsuit are not identical to those in the criminal prosecution.

On Dec. 19, Weinstein,

2 UCLA professors among 2023 MacArthur Fellows

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Two UCLA professors were among 20 MacArthur Fellows announced Wednesday.

MacArthur Fellows each receive an $800,000, no-stringsattached award, which is intended as an investment in their creativity and potential rather than a lifetime achievement prize.

“The 2023 MacArthur Fellows are applying individual creativity with global perspective,centering connections across generations and communities,” Marlies Carruth, the MacArthur Foundation’s Fellows director, said in a statement. “They forge stunning forms of artistic expression from ancestral and regional traditions, heighten our attention to the natural world, improve how we process massive flows of information for the common good, and deepen understand-

ing of systems shaping our environment.”

UCLA law professor and legal scholar E. Tendayi Achiume, 41, was tabbed for her work “reframing foundational concepts of international law at the intersection of racial justice and global migration.”

“In her scholarship, Achiume envisions more ethical ways of governing the movement of people across borders in an effort to address the past and ongoing harms of colonial systems of power,” according to the foundation.

Achiume earned bachelor’s and law degrees at Yale University, and she joined the UCLA School of Law in 2014. She also serves as a visiting professor at the Stanford School of Law.

Achiume is also a research associate with the African Centre for Migration

and Society at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and a research associate with the Refugee Studies Center at the University of Oxford. Earlier in her career, she worked as a legal clerk in the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

A.Park Williams, a 42-year-old hydroclimatologist, is an associate professor in the UCLA Department of Geography studying the impacts of climate on water systems.

“Williams uses statistical analysis of climate data, reconstructions of past ecosystem behavior, and detailed understanding of plant ecology to unravel the feedback between atmospheric (temperature, air moisture) and land (water availability, soil moisture, vegetation responses) processes,” according to the foundation. “His research is

providing new insight into how climate change influences drought, wildfires, and tree mortality.”

Williams received a bachelor’s degree from UC Irvine and then a master’s and doctorate from UC Santa Barbara, where he also worked as a postdoctoral researcher. He also spent time at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and was a research professor at the LamontDoherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block issued a statement hailing the work of both honorees.

“The transformative work that is being done by our brilliant and inspiring scholars, Park Williams and E. Tendayi Achiume, exemplifies Bruin values of service and a commitment to applied research,”

71, was convicted of three of the seven criminal counts he was facing -- forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration by a foreign object. All three of those counts related to Doe, with the crimes occurring on or about Feb. 18, 2013, in a Beverly Hills hotel room. Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Feb. 23. According to Doe’s suit, she attended a film festival and alleges that Weinstein came to her hotel room unexpectedly after she attended events that day. Doe did not report the attack until 2017, when she had a talk with her daughter, during a time when Weinstein was at the forefront of the #metoo movement, according to her attorneys’ court papers.

A hearing on the plaintiff’s motion for a protective order is scheduled for Oct. 11.

Block said. “The MacArthur Fellowships recognize the significance of these faculty members’ contributions thus far and signal that they have much more to share with the world.”

The foundation, which has awarded 1,131 fellowships since 1981, uses three criteria for selection: excep-

tional creativity, promise for important future advances and potential for the fellowship to support creative work.

The foundation “supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.”

Park Williams, left, and Tendayi Achiume. | Photos courtesy of the Macarthur Foundation/UCLA; Loey Felipe/United Nations/UCLA

Harvey Weinstein. | Photo courtesy of Thomas Hawk/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Ex-Dodger Bauer, accuser settle dueling lawsuits

By City News Service

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer and the San Diego woman who accused him of sexual assault have settled their respective lawsuits against each other, the sides announced Oct. 2.

Bauer sued the woman last year for defamation, accusing her of falsely claiming that he had beaten and sexually abused her — allegations that led to Bauer’s suspension from Major League Baseball and derailed his career. The woman subsequently countersued Bauer, alleging battery.

The settlement came as attorneys in the case were skirmishing over a subpoena Bauer’s accuser was seeking for another woman in Ohio who accused the pitcher of sexual battery. U.S. District Judge James Selna had rejected the woman’s attempts to obtain materials used in that arbitration case, but did allow her to subpoena the woman and depose her in the case.

In a video posted online Oct. 2, Bauer confirmed that the dueling litigation had been resolved, but he repeated his allegations that the woman fabricated the sexual abuse claims against him in an effort to

secure a cash payout from the Cy Young-winning pitcher. Bauer also accused the woman’s attorneys of “deliberately and unlawfully” withholding evidence from him in the case.

In his video, he displayed what he described as evidence that was uncovered during the discovery process of litigation, including text messages from the woman’s phone suggesting she plotted to get money out of Bauer before she even met him. He also showed a cell phone video purportedly taken by the woman as she was lying next to a sleeping Bauer in bed the morning after the alleged beating and assault, showing the woman smiling and not displaying any signs of facial bruising she later alleged she suffered.

“In it you can see her lying in bed next to me smirking at the camera without a care in the world or any marks on her face,” Bauer said.

Bauer claimed the woman had exchanged text messages with a friend describing how she would extort money from him.

“I’m going to his house Wednesday,” he claimed she said in a text message exchange. “I already have my hooks in. You know how

I roll.”

In another alleged text-message exchange, he claimed she declared Bauer was worth $51 million and when her friend allegedly

said, “You better secure the bag,” she supposedly replied that she needed “daddy to choke me out,” according to Bauer.

Bauer said he previously

refused to pay the woman a legal settlement, but once the discovery process in the lawsuits was completed, the woman’s attorneys approached him again about another settlement offer — this time involving no exchange of money but an agreement for both to drop their respective cases.

“So as of today, both lawsuits have been settled,” he said. “Now over the last two years, I’ve been forced to defend my integrity and my reputation in a very public setting. But hopefully this is the last time I have to do so as I prefer to just remain focused on doing my job winning baseball games and entertaining fans around the world. So today I’m happy to be moving on with my life.”

The woman’s attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment from City News Service. One of her attorneys, Bryan Freedman, confirmed to TMZ.com that no money exchanged hands between the parties.

“In April 2022, Trevor Bauer sued Lindsey Hill for defamation,” Freedman told the website. “In what turned out to be an outstanding resolution for (the woman), neither (she) nor anyone on her behalf

paid anything to Bauer. Not a single dollar.

“Even better, (she) received $300,000 from her insurance company. Based on that payment, (she) agreed to settle the lawsuit. Now that the lawsuit is over, (she) looks forward to helping others.”

Bauer was released by the Dodgers in January. He had been suspended by Major League Baseball for two full seasons for what the league called violations of its sex assault and domestic violence policies, but that suspension was later reduced to 194 games and he was reinstated, although he has not been picked up by any MLB team. He pitched in Japan this past season.

A Los Angeles judge had initially issued a temporary restraining order against him when the woman came forward with her allegations, but the judge later declined to extend the order, ruling after an extensive hearing that Bauer and the woman engaged in rough sex within boundaries that the woman herself helped determine.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office also declined to pursue any charges in the case.

Bauer repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

UCLA forecast: Nation Avoids feared recession, but risks loom

By City News Service

After months of uncertainty that hinged on federal decisionmaking on interest rates, the U.S. economy appears to have dodged the possibility of slipping into recession, although there are still future potential risks to the financial outlook, according to a UCLA economic forecast released Wednesday.

"The oft-predicted but never seen `recession next quarter' has now faded into the face of expansionary fiscal policy, a new national industrial policy and a consumer who is happy to continue spending," Jerry Nickelsburg, director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, wrote in a quarterly report on nation's economy. "Nevertheless, the impact of higher interest rates will be felt in restraining growth in 2024.

"As the Fed turns its attention away from aggressive interest rate increases

and inflation slowly works its way back to under 3% annum, we expect Fed policy to take a neutral stance and economic growth to rebound to trend rates."

Nickelsburg noted, however, a series of questions that could pose a risk to the economic outlook, such as the possibility of a government shutdown, "geopolitical events" that could upset economic growth and a possible shift in economic policies following the next presidential election.

"These risks are substantial and bear watching as they could well drive the economy off its current growth path," he wrote.

Nickelsburg noted that previous Anderson forecasts have suggested a 50- 50 chance of recession due to the uncertainties surrounding the impact of rising interest rates. Given those uncertainties, recent

forecasts have explored two possibilities — recession and no-recession scenarios.

"After three quarters of two forecast scenarios, we have concluded that if rates were going to generate a recession, they would have done that in one of the past quarters that others have called a recession," he wrote.

With the national picture shifting solely to a "no-recession" scenario, the UCLA forecast predicted that the California economy will "once again grow faster than the U.S."

The report predicted the unemployment rates for 2023, 2024 and 2025 will average 4.5%, 4.7% and 4.6%, respectively, with total employment growth in those years estimated at 0.7%, 1% and 1.8%. It also foresees a rebound in the housing market, but not in housing affordability.

"Despite the higher interest rates, the contin-

ued demand for a limited housing stock coupled with state policies inducing new homebuilding should result in the beginning of a recovery this year followed by solid growth in new home

production thereafter," Nickelsburg wrote in the California economic report.

"Our expectation is for 120K net new units to be permitted in 2023 and permitted new units to grow to 144K

in 2025. Needless to say, this level of home building means that the prospect of the private sector building out of the housing affordability problem over the next three years is nil."

Trevor Bauer in 2017 when he was on the Cleveland MLB team, then called the Indians. | Photo courtesy of Erik Drost/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY2.0)

Shoppers at The Americana. | Photo by Scott Lowe CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED

UCLA study: Food insecurity, hate crimes, difficulties accessing health care plague Californians

By City News Service

An increasing number of low-income, working-age Californians say they’re struggling to access nutritious and affordable food, according to a study released Wednesday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

The California Health Interview Survey, the largest health survey in the state, found 44% of adults statewide who earn less than 200% of the federal poverty level were unable to afford enough food in 2022, up from 35.8% in 2020.

The most significant increase between 2020 and 2022 occurred among working-age adults, jumping 11 percentage points among adults ages 18-24 to 47.7%, 8.6 points among adults ages 25-39 to 51.4%, and 12.4 points among adults ages 40-64 to 48%, according to the survey.

Among racial or ethnic groups, Latin American adults experienced the highest increase in food insecurity with a 9.6 percentage point increase to 47%. However, adults who identify with two or more races and Black or African American adults had among the highest overall rates of food insecurity in 2022 at 49.9% and 48.6%, respectively.

Hate incidents and difficulties accessing health care were also at the forefront of issues that plagued Californians in 2022, according to Ninez Ponce, director of the research center.

“Our 2022 data reveal a

complex health landscape -- deepening food insecurity, hate incidents, challenges in accessing health care, and an ongoing mental health crisis -- that paints a stark picture of the challenges faced by California’s large and diverse population,” Ponce said. “We call on community organizations and advocates, legislators, and policymakers to explore the new data and address these pressing issues.”

The 2022 survey added new and expanded questions on Californians’ experiences with hate crimes or incidents of bias. While more than 1 in 9 (11.7%) California adults said they have ever been a victim of a hate crime or incident, the rate among Black or African American adults was 1 in 4 (26.2%) -- four times as high as the 6.3% for white adults. The figure was 17.4% for adults who identify with two or more races, 15.6% for Asian adults, and 13.5% for Latin American adults.

The 2022 survey included responses from over 21,400 adults, 985 teens and 3,395 children. It covered more than 100 topics related to the physical and mental health of Californians.

Other results included:

-- About 1 in 6 (16.4%) adults reported in 2022 that they likely had serious psychological distress in the past year, similar rates to 2021 (17%) and higher than in 2019 (13%) and 2020 (12.2%);

-- Nearly 1 in 3 (30.7%) California adults who have had COVID-19 experienced symptoms of long COVID. Latin American adults (38.4%) had significantly higher rates of long COVID compared to white adults (24.1%);

-- The proportion of adults, teens and children who had health insurance in 2022 reached 94.8% -the highest rate recorded by the CHIS;

-- Difficulty accessing care was a concern among more than 1 in 5 (22.4%) California adults, indicating they were never able to get a doctor’s appointment within two days when they tried, up from 12.3% in 2020; and.

-- One-third of adults who needed mental health care said difficulty getting an appointment was the reason they didn’t get the emotional help they needed in 2022, up from 24.4% in 2021.

“While the state of California is often seen as a leader in striving toward health equity, the 2022 data highlights some of the ongoing disparities that are impacting Californians’ overall well-being,” said Todd Hughes, director of the California Health Interview Survey. “This isn’t just a collection of numbers. This is a story of Californians: their challenges, their fears, and their needs. This is the key to shaping a brighter, healthier future for all.”

Rows of carrots in Kern County. | Photo by Ralph Combs CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED

San Gabriel City Notices

Public Notice: City of San Gabriel Notice of Public Hearing Before the City Council

You are invited to participate in a public hearing before the San Gabriel City Council. You will have an opportunity to present your opinion regarding this item at the meeting or in writing prior to the meeting. Please submit all written comments to the City Clerk Department, in person or electronically using the online public comment form at https://www.sangabrielcity.com/PublicComment by the hearing date to be considered by the City Council. The meeting will be broadcast on the City of San Gabriel’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/CityofSanGabriel

Hearing Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 TIME: 6:30 p.m.

Location Of Hearing: Council Chambers located on the second floor of San Gabriel City Hall (425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776) The meeting can be viewed live at: https://www.youtube. com/CityofSanGabriel

Project Address: Citywide

Project Description: The City of San Gabriel is proposing a Zone Text Amendment (ZTA23-003) to amend Chapter 153 (Zoning Code) of the San Gabriel Municipal Code relating to mixed-use standards. Questions: For additional information or to review the application, please contact Samantha Tewasart, Planning Manager at (626) 308-2806 ext. 4623 or stewasart@sgch.org.

Environmental Review: The proposed amendments were reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). An Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) was prepared for the 2021-2029 Housing Element, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21000 et seq., the CEQA Guidelines, and the City of San Gabriel Local Guidelines for Implementing CEQA. The IS/ND considered the policies and programs outlined in the Housing Element. The Housing Element establishes objectives, policies, and programs to assist the City in achieving state-mandated housing goals. No formal land use changes or physical development are proposed at this time and future land use and physical development would require separate environmental evaluation.

Project Description: The City of San Gabriel is proposing a Zone Text Amendment (ZTA23-002) to amend Chapter 153 (Zoning Code) of the San Gabriel Municipal Code, Valley Boulevard Specific Plan, and Mission District Specific Plan in order to adopt Objective Design Standards for eligible multi-family and mixed-use development projects.

Questions: For additional information or to review the application, please contact Christine Song, Senior Planner at (626) 308-2806 ext. 4625 or csong@sgch.org

Environmental Review: The proposed text amendment would be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15061(B)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, under the common sense exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that it would not have a significant effect on the environment and, thus, is not subject to CEQA review.

Per Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge the nature of the proposed actions in court, you may be limited to only raising those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing.

San Gabriel City Council

By Julie Nguyen, City Clerk

Publish October 9, 2023

SAN GABRIEL SUN

Monrovia City Notices

MONROVIA UNIFED SCHOOL DISTRICT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

RFP # P23-205

RFP Issued October 2, 2023

Title Surplus Furniture Asset & Logistic Disposition Management Services

Proposal Deadline Date October 16, 2023@12pm

Questions/Clarifications October 11, 2023@12pm

Interviews As Needed Term Four-year period/subject to annual renewal

Estimated Board Approval Date October 25, 2023

Estimated Notification of Selected Firm October 26, 2023

Dates are subject to change. All changes will be reflected in Addendum to the RFP which will be posted on the Procurement Services webpage.

vices to complete operations for the entire district and/or applicable school sites within one year. All firms with public sector experience in this field are encouraged to submit proposals.

PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMITTAL: Proposals will be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward, concise description of capabilities to satisfy the scope of work requirements of the RFP and criteria for the basis of selection. Emphasis will be on completeness and clarity of content and will be organized in the order in which the requirements are presented in the RFP. Each firm will submit two copies; one in PDF format and one copy in Microsoft Word format via email to: rharris@monroviaschools.net

Each proposal submitted should include the Firm’s Name, RFP P23-205, and the RFP Deadline in the submitted email subject line. It is the Firm’s sole responsibility in submitting the proposal; to ensure that their proposal and any amendments are received in the office before the deadline due. Unless this RFP is extended by a written amendment, proposals received after the time on due date, will not be considered. The district will not accept fax or telegraphic proposals.

MONROVIA UNIFED SCHOOL DISTRICT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Dates are subject to change. All changes will be reflected in Addendum to the RFP which will be posted on the Procurement Services webpage.

RFP P23-206 Issued by Monrovia Unified School District

Procurement & Business Support Services

325 E. Huntington Drive Monrovia, Ca. 91016

Tel: (626) 471- 2082

Procurement Website Page: https://www.monroviaschools. net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=348804&type=d&pREC_ ID=757882

Procurement Contact: Ricardo Harris - Dir. of Procurement & Business Support Services

Email: rharris@monroviaschools.net

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Monrovia Unified School District (MUSD) Procurement and Business Support Services Dept.; acting by and through its Governing Board , hereinafter referred to as the DISTRICT, is soliciting and issuing this “Request for Proposals (RFP)” to receive from interested firms and entities full-service surplus furniture asset and logistic disposition management services to complete operations for the entire district and/or applicable school sites within one year. All firms with public sector experience in this field are encouraged to submit proposals.

PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMITTAL: Proposals will be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward, concise description of capabilities to satisfy the scope of work requirements of the RFP and criteria for the basis of selection. Emphasis will be on completeness and clarity of content and will be organized in the order in which the requirements are presented in the RFP. Each firm will submit two copies; one in PDF format and one copy in Microsoft Word format via email to: rharris@monroviaschools.net

Each proposal submitted should include the Firm’s Name, RFP P23-206, and the RFP Deadline in the submitted email subject line. It is the Firm’s sole responsibility in submitting the proposal; to ensure that their proposal and any amendments are received in the office before the deadline due. Unless this RFP is extended by a written amendment, proposals received after the time on due date, will not be considered. The district will not accept fax or telegraphic proposals.

Questions, requests for explanation or clarifications of any kind in regards to this RFP shall be made in written form, submitted via email to Ricardo Harris, Director of Procurement and Business Support Services at rharris@monroviaschools.net by no later than 12:00 PM, 10-11-2023. The District will advise all firms known to have received a copy of the RFP of responses to the requests received for explanation or clarification by email and on the website. The full preparation and submittal instructions link for RFP P23206 may be accessed at the Monrovia Unified School District’s Procurement and Business Support Services website page: https://www.monroviaschools.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ ID=348804&type=d&pREC_ID=757882

Dates are subject to change. All changes will be reflected in Addendum to the RFP which will be posted on the Procurement Services webpage.

RFP P23-205 Issued by Monrovia Unified School District

Procurement & Business Support Services

325 E. Huntington Drive Monrovia, Ca. 91016

Questions, requests for explanation or clarifications of any kind in regards to this RFP shall be made in written form, submitted via email to Ricardo Harris, Director of Procurement and Business Support Services at rharris@monroviaschools.net by no later than 12:00 PM, 10-11-2023. The District will advise all firms known to have received a copy of the RFP of responses to the requests received for explanation or clarification by email and on the website.

RFP P23-205 Issued by Monrovia Unified School District

District will advise all firms known to have received a copy of the RFP of responses to the requests received for explanation or clarification by email and on the website page: https://www.monroviaschools. net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=348804&type=d&pREC_ ID=757882

Tel: (626) 471- 2082

Procurement Website

Procurement & Business Support Services

Page: https://www.monroviaschools.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=348804&type=d&pRE

C_ID=757882

325 E. Huntington Drive Monrovia, Ca. 91016 Tel: (626) 471- 2082

Procurement Contact: Ricardo Harris - Dir. of Procurement & Business Support Services

Email: rharris@monroviaschools.net

Procurement Website Page: https://www.monroviaschools. net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=348804&type=d&pREC_

ID=757882

Procurement Contact: Ricardo Harris - Dir. of Procurement & Business Support Services

Email: rharris@monroviaschools.net

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Monrovia Unified School District (MUSD) Procurement and Business Support Services Dept.; acting by and through its Governing Board , hereinafter referred to as the DISTRICT, is soliciting and issuing this “Request for Proposals (RFP)” to receive from interested firms and entities full-service surplus furniture asset and logistic disposition management ser-

The full preparation and submittal instructions link for RFP P23205 may be accessed at the Monrovia Unified School District’s Procurement and Business Support Services website page: https://www.monroviaschools.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ ID=348804&type=d&pREC_ID=757882

District will advise all firms known to have received a copy of the RFP of responses to the requests received for explanation or clarification by email and on the website page: https://www.monroviaschools. net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=348804&type=d&pREC_ ID=757882

All firms are advised to check the above website for any updates

Publish October 5 & October 9, 2023 MONROVIA WEEKLY

All firms are advised to check the above website for any updates Publish October 5, 2023 & October 9, 2023 MONROVIA WEEKLY

composed of five members, each member serves a four-year term. This position is to fill a vacancy ending June 30, 2024. To serve on a City board or commission, you must be 18 years or older, a registered voter and a resident of the City of Arcadia.

The Recreation and Parks Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council on matters pertaining to City of Arcadia recreation programs and evaluates community needs and desires for recreational, cultural and leisure time activities and facilities. Interested candidates may obtain an application from the City Clerk’s Office, Arcadia City Hall, 240 W. Huntington Drive or the City’s website at www.ArcadiaCA.gov. Arcadia Board and Commission members serve without compensation. The deadline for submitting an application to the City Clerk’s office is the close of business on Thursday, November 2, 2023.

For further information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 574-5455 or by email at CityClerk@ArcadiaCA.gov.

/s/ Linda Rodriguez

Assistant City Clerk

Date: October 4, 2023

Published: October 9, and October 16, 2023

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

ROSANNE STEPHANIE HARRIS AKA ROSANNE S. HARRIS

CASE NO. 23STPB10677

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ROSANNE STEPHANIE HARRIS AKA ROSANNE S. HARRIS.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by WILLIAM HARRIS AND STEPHANIE HARRIS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that WILLIAM HARRIS AND STEPHANIE HARRIS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 12/07/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either

(1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file

the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a 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.

Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a 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:

TOM MOSER ESQ SBN 72028

TOM MOSER A LAW CORPORATION 5743 CORSA AVE STE 101 WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 913626400 CN100396 FLETCHER Oct 5,9,12, 2023 MONROVIA WEEKLY

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 S MORRIS ESQ SBN 173014 MORRIS & MORRIS A LAW CORPORATION

150 N SANTA ANITA AVE STE 300 ARCADIA CA 91006 CN100677 FIETZE

Oct 5, 2003, Oct 9,12, 2023 ROSEMEAD READER

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Lieselotte M Stockmann CASE NO. 23STPB09373

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Lieselotte M Stockmann

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Elisabeth Schafroth in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

Public Notices

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Andy Jasmine Gonzalez FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 23VECP00530 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 6230 Sylmar Avenue, Van Nuys, Ca 91401, Northwest Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner Andy Jasmine Gonzalez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Andy Jasmine Gonzalez to Proposed name Andy Jasmine Gonzalez Figueroa 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person 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 without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 10/30/2023

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

SHAMICA E. KENNEDY - SBN 283944, KENNEDY LAW GROUP, P.C. 1801 CENTURY PARK E., STE. 2400 LOS ANGELES CA 90067, Telephone (818) 394-6585 10/2, 10/5, 10/9/23 CNS-3743686# SAN GABRIEL SUN

NOTICE OF ANCILLARY PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: EDGELL LOCKWOOD RODGERS

CASE NO. 23STPB10705

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

AN ANCILLARY PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SHERRI MARTIN, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE ANCILLARY PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SHERRI MARTIN, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the ancillary petition will be held in this court as follows:

10/31/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 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

Attorney for Petitioner

LINDA MCLARNAN-DUGAN - SBN 169190, LAW OFFICES OF LINDA MCLARNAN-DUGAN 150 N. SANTA ANITA AVE., SUITE 300 ARCADIA CA 91006, Telephone (626) 296-8670 10/2, 10/5, 10/9/23 CNS-3743769# MONROVIA WEEKLY

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PETER CHRISTOPHER FLETCHER

Case No. 23STPB09821

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PETER CHRISTOPHER FLETCHER A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Silvia A. Samuelson in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Silvia A. Samuelson be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra-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. 2, 2023 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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 ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issu-ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF OLGA A. FIETZE

Case No. 23STPB10760

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of OLGA A. FIETZE

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that David Brian be ap-pointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the dece-dent.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer thse estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra-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. 7, 2023 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 44 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your 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 decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first 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 delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Elisabeth Schafroth be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with full 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 representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 12/04/2023 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST. LOS ANGELES CA 90012 STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE.

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

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

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (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: Shannon M. Bio, SBN 275401 1212 Marsh Street, Suite 3 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, Telephone: (805) 781-3645 10/9, 10/12, 10/16/23

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Time: 8:30AM Dept: U. Room: 620 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: Temple City Tribune DATED: September 13, 2023 Virginia Keeny JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 2023 TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

PETITION OF Luwin Camilo Gonzalez FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 23VECP00529 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 6230 Sylmar Avenue, Van Nuys, Ca 91401, Northwest Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Luwin Camilo Gonzalez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Luwin Camilo Gonzalez to Proposed name Luwin Camilo Figueroa Gonzalez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person 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 without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Date: 10/30/2023

Time: 8:30AM Dept: T. Room: 600 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: Temple City Tribune DATED: September 13, 2023 Virginia Keeny JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 2023 TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

County of Los Angeles

Department of the Treasurer and Tax Collector

Notice of Divided Publication

Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code (R&TC) Sections 3702, 3381, and 3382, the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector is publishing in divided distribution, the Notice of Sale of TaxDefaulted Property Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California, to various newspapers of general circulation published in the County. A portion of the list appears in each of such newspapers.

Notice of Online Public Auction of Tax-Defaulted Property Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell (Sale No. 2023B)

Whereas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, directed the County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector (TTC), to sell at online auction certain tax-defaulted properties.

The TTC does hereby give public notice, that unless said properties are redeemed, prior to the close of business on the last business day prior to the first day of the online auction, or Friday, October 20, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, the TTC will offer for sale and sell said properties on Saturday, October 21, 2023, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, through Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time, to the highest bidder, for not less than the minimum bid, at online auction at www.bid4assets.com/losangeles.

The minimum bid for each parcel is the total amount necessary to redeem, plus costs, as required by R&TC Section 3698.5.

If a property does not sell during the online auction, the right of redemption will revive and remain until Friday, December 1, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

The TTC will re-offer any properties that

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Pasadena City Notices

Notice of Public Hearing Planning Commission

Notice of Public Hearing for Zoning Code Amendments to the Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Planning and Community Development Department is bringing forward a Zoning Code Amendment to amend the City’s existing Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance (Section 17.50.275 of the Zoning Code and other applicable sections). The proposed amendment consists of changes to the existing development standards applicable to newly constructed or converted accessory dwelling units. The purpose of the proposed Zoning Code text amendment is to ensure consistency with recently adopted State regulations and to facilitate the production of accessory dwelling units.

PROJECT LOCATION: All properties in zones where single-family and multiple-family uses are permitted.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The Planning Commission will be asked to find that the proposed amendment to the Zoning Code is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under California Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 in that the proposed Zoning Code text amendment further implements the provisions of Section 65852.2 of the California Government Code.

APPROVALS NEEDED: The Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and consider recommendations on the proposed Zoning Code Amendment and CEQA determination. The Planning Commission recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council. The City Council will make a final decision at a separately noticed public hearing.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and consider the proposed Zoning Code Amendment and proposed environmental determination. The hearing is scheduled for:

Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Place: Council Chambers, Pasadena City Hall 100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249. The meeting agenda will be posted by October 6, 2023 at https://www. cityofpasadena.net/commissions/planning-commission/.

PUBLIC INFORMATION: Any interested party or their representative may provide live public comment by following the instructions in the meeting agenda. Prior to the start of the meeting, written correspondence may be emailed to commentsPC@cityofpasadena.net or mailed to the address below (note that this email address will not be checked once the meeting starts).

Contact Person: Guille Nunez, Senior Planner Phone: (626) 744-7634

E-mail: gnunez@cityofpasadena.net

Website: www.cityofpasadena.net/planning

Mailing Address: Planning & Community Development Department Planning Division, Community Planning Section 175 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101

ADA: To request a disability-related modification or accommodation necessary to facilitate meeting participation, please contact the Planning & Community Development Department as soon as possible at (626) 744-4009 or (626) 744-4371 (TDD) or mpotter@ cityofpasadena.net. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help ensure availability. Language translation services may also be requested with 72-hour advance notice by calling (626) 744-4009

Publish September 25, October 2, 9, 2023

PASADENA

PRESS

Notice of Public Hearing Planning Commission

Notice of Public Hearing of an Ordinance to Modify Regulations

Pertaining to Research and Development (R&D) Land Uses

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Planning and Community Development Department is bringing forward a Zoning Code Amendment to amend Title 17 (the Zoning Code) of the Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) to revise the land use definitions for Research and Development (R&D) land uses (also known as Life Science uses), for nonoffice and office, modify development standards specific to the R&D land use, and allow R&D land uses with a conditional use permit in Public-Semi Public (PS) zones and as a permitted use in certain non-residential and mixed-use zones.

PROJECT LOCATION: Properties within PS zones and certain nonresidential and mixed-use zones.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The Planning Commission will be asked to consider whether this project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Public Resources Code §21080(b) (9); Administrative Code, Title 14, Chapter 3, 15305 (Class 5 – Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations).

APPROVALS NEEDED: The Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and consider recommendations on the proposed Zoning Code Amendment. The Planning Commission recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council. The City Council will make a final decision at a separately noticed public hearing.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and consider the proposed Zoning Code Amendment and proposed environmental determination. The hearing is scheduled for:

Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Place: Council Chambers, Pasadena City Hall 100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249. The meeting agenda will be posted by October 20, 2023 at https://www. cityofpasadena.net/commissions/planning-commission/.

PUBLIC INFORMATION: Any interested party or their representative may provide live public comment by following the instructions in the meeting agenda. Prior to the start of the meeting, written correspondence may be emailed to commentsPC@cityofpasadena.net or mailed to the address below (note that this email address will not be checked once the meeting starts).

Contact Person: Melanie Hall, Planner

Phone: (626) 744-7101

E-mail: mhall@cityofpasadena.net

Website: www.cityofpasadena.net/planning

Mailing Address:

Planning & Community Development Department

Planning Division, Community Planning Section

175 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101

ADA: To request a disability-related modification or accommodation necessary to facilitate meeting participation, please contact the Planning & Community Development Department as soon as possible at (626) 744-4009 or (626) 744-4371 (TDD) or commentsPC@ cityofpasadena.net. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help ensure availability. Language translation services may also be requested with 72-hour advance notice by calling (626) 744-4009

Publish October 9, 16, 23, 2023 PASADENA

Glendale City Notices

USE PERMIT CASE NO. PAUP-000839-2023

LOCATION: 120 WEST COLORADO STREET, Glendale, Ca 91204 (Vagabond Inn)

APPLICANT: Cheryl Vargas

ZONE: “DSP/TD” – Downtown Specific Plan, Transitional District Zone

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 32 and a Portion of Lot 21, Grider and Hamilton’s Lomita Park Tract

APN: 5641-001-033

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Application for an Administrative Use Permit (AUP) to allow the on-site sales, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages (ABC License Type 70) at an existing hotel/motel (Vagabond Inn) located in the “DSP/TD” (Downtown Specific Plan/ Transitional District) Zone.

CODE REQUIRES

1) The sale of alcoholic beverages requires an Administrative Use Permit in the DSP/TD Zone (Section 3.3 of the DSP, Table 3-A-3).

APPLICANT’S PROPOSAL

1) To allow the on-site sales, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at an existing hotel/motel.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION

The project is exempt from CEQA review as a Class 1 "Existing Facilities" exemption, pursuant to Section 15301(e) of the State CEQA Guidelines because the discretionary permit request is to allow the on-site sales, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages at an existing hotel/motel restaurant and there is no additional floor area proposed.

PENDING DECISION AND COMMENTS

Copies of plans, staff analysis, and the proposed decision letter are available at http://www. glendaleca.gov/planning/pending-decisions.

If you would like to review plans, submit comments, or be notified of the decision, please contact case planner Vista Ezzati at (818) 937-8180 or VEzzati@glendaleca.gov.

DECISION

On or after OCTOBER 26, 2023, the Community Development Director will make a written decision regarding this request.

APPEAL

After the Director has made a decision, any person may file an appeal within 15 days of the written decision. Appeal forms are available at https://www.glendaleca.gov/home/ showdocument?id=11926.

Dr. Suzie Abajian

The City Clerk of the City of Glendale

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE

On September 26, 2023, the Council of the City of Glendale, California adopted Ordinance No. 6011, entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING, BY 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS, INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 6009 PROHIBITING ISSUANCE OF ENTITLEMENTS AND/OR PERMITS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW OR REPLACEMENT RETAIL USES SELLING FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF”. A copy of said Ordinance is on file and available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk.

On August 15, 2023, the City Council, by four-fifths vote, adopted interim Ordinance No. 6009 imposing a 45-day moratorium on the approval of any new or replacement retail uses selling firearms or ammunition in the City. Pursuant to California Government Code section 65858, a city may adopt an urgency measure by interim ordinance on a 4/5ths vote to prohibit any use or development that may be in conflict with a general plan or zoning measure the City is considering or studying, or intends to study within a reasonable time, for an initial 45 days, and after notice and public hearing may extend such moratorium for an additional 10 months and 15 days. In substance, this Ordinance No. 6011 does just that; it extends Ordinance No. 6009 by an additional 10 months and 15 days in order for the City to complete its study. The net effect of the extended moratorium is the maintain the status quo with respect to issuance of any new applications for retail firearm or ammunition sales such that no new permits will be issued for such uses during the extended moratorium period.

Suzie Abajian, Ph.D.

City Clerk of the City of Glendale

Publish October 9, 2023

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE

On September 26 , 2023, the Council of the City of Glendale, California adopted Ordinance No. 6010 entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING, BY AN ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR, INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 5996 PROHIBITING ISSUANCE OF ENTITLEMENTS AND/OR PERMITS FOR DEVELOPMENTS WITH NEW OR CONVERTED DRIVE-THROUGH WAITING LANES IN THE CITY AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF”. A copy of said ordinance shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk.

In substance, said Ordinance extended Interim Ordinance No. 5996, which places a temporary stop to any land use entitlements and/or permits under the Glendale Municipal Code for development projects which contain new, or conversion of existing, drive-through waiting lanes within the City of Glendale, for and additional one year, to allow staff time to study certain amendments to drive-through waiting lane allowances, permits, process, entitlements and/or standards. While in effect, the Ordinance prohibits the approval of any land use entitlements or permits for drive-through waiting lanes without any exemptions for projects with some level of review or entitlement(s).

Suzie Abajian, Ph.D.

City Clerk of the City of Glendale

Publish October 9, 2023

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

YVONNE P. SANCHEZ AKA

YVONNE PERALTA SANCHEZ

CASE NO. 23STPB10621

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of YVONNE P. SANCHEZ AKA YVONNE PERALTA SANCHEZ.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by PAUL PERALTA SANCHEZ in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that PAUL PERALTA SANCHEZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/20/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 located at 111 N.HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

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 TONY J. TYRE - SBN 269506/ALLYSON S. HELLER - SBN 315086/ WILLIAM C. MASON, III - SBN 319441, LAW OFFICES OF TONY J. TYRE, ESQ. 100 S. CITRUS AVENUE, SUITE 101 COVINA CA 91723, Telephone (626) 858-9378 10/2, 10/5, 10/9/23 CNS-3743389# WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF AMENDED PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHARLES SATRUSTEGUI CASE NO. 23STPB09717

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

AN AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by EDDIE SATRUSTEGUI in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that EDDIE SATRUSTEGUI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE AMENDED PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority.

Published on October 9,2023

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

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

(This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/01/23 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 contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a 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

ZEV S. BROOKS - SBN 162830, LAW OFFICE OF ZEV BROOKS

18627 BROOKHURST ST. PMB 435

FOUNTAIN VALLEY CA 92708, Telephone (714) 965-0179

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: EMILIE LOQUET

CASE NO. 23STPB10783

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CATHERINE LOQUET be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/30/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 44 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

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

KEVIN CHIU - SBN 249479, HART, MIERAS & MORRIS, INC.

255 E SANTA CLARA ST. #300 ARCADIA CA 91006, Telephone (626) 607-1411 10/5, 10/9, 10/12/23

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

MELANIE ANN THOMAS AKA

MELANIE A. THOMAS

CASE NO. 23STPB00323

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of MELANIE ANN THOMAS AKA MELANIE A. THOMAS.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ROBERT R. THOMAS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ANDREW R. BRODY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 12/04/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a 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

SIBYLLE GREBE - SBN 141553

LORENZO C. STOLLER - SBN 291581

THE PROBATE HOUSE, L.C. 3424 W CARSON ST #320 TORRANCE CA 90503 Telephone (310) 542-9888 10/5, 10/9, 10/12/23 CNS-3745074# BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF AMENDED PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHARLES SATRUSTEGUI

Case No. 23STPB09717

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

AN AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Martin Satrustegui in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Martin Sa-trustegui be appointed as personal representative to administer the es-tate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the amended petition will be held on Nov. 17, 2023 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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 ap-pearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Petitioner: Martin Satrustegui MARTIN SATRUSTEGUI 6356 VENTURA CYN AVE NO 1 VAN NUYS CA 91401 CN100663 SATRUSTEGUI Oct 9,12,16, 2023

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Public Notices

County of Los Angeles Department of the Treasurer and Tax Collector

Notice of Divided Publication

Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code

(R&TC) Sections 3702, 3381, and 3382, the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector is publishing in divided distribution, the Notice of Sale of TaxDefaulted Property Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California, to various newspapers of general circulation published in the County. A portion of the list appears in each of such newspapers.

Notice of Online Public Auction of TaxDefaulted Property Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell (Sale No. 2023B)

Whereas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, directed the County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector (TTC), to sell at online auction certain tax-defaulted properties.

The TTC does hereby give public notice, that unless said properties are redeemed, prior to the close of business on the last business day prior to the first day of the online auction, or Friday, October 20, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, the TTC will offer for sale and sell said properties on Saturday, October 21, 2023, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, through Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time, to the highest bidder, for not less than the minimum bid, at online auction at www.bid4assets.com/losangeles.

The minimum bid for each parcel is the total amount necessary to redeem, plus costs, as required by R&TC Section 3698.5.

If a property does not sell during the online auction, the right of redemption will revive and remain until Friday, December 1, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

The TTC will reoffer any properties that did not sell or were not redeemed prior to Friday, December 1, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, for sale at online auction at www.bid4assets.com/losangeles beginning Saturday, December 2, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, through Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

Prospective bidders should obtain detailed information of this sale from the TTC at ttc.lacounty.gov. Bidders are required to pre-register at www.bid4assets.com and submit a refundable $5,000 deposit in the form of wire transfer, electronic check, cashier’s check or bank-issued money order at the time of registration. Registration will begin on Friday, September 15, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time and end on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

Pursuant to R&TC Section 3692.3, the TTC sells all property ``as is`` and the County and its employees are not liable for any known or unknown conditions of the property, including, but not limited to, errors in the records of the Office of the Assessor (Assessor) pertaining to improvement of the property.

If the TTC sells a property, parties of interest, as defined by R&TC Section 4675, have a right to file a claim with the County for any proceeds from the sale, which are in excess of the liens and costs required to be paid from the proceeds. If there are any excess proceeds after the application of the minimum bid, the TTC will send notice to all parties of interest, pursuant to law.

Please direct requests for information concerning redemption of taxdefaulted property to the Treasurer and Tax Collector at 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California 90012. You may also call (213) 974-2045, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, visit our website at ttc.lacounty.gov or email us at auction@ttc.lacounty.gov

The Assessor’s Identification Number (AIN) in this publication refers to the Assessor’s Map Book, the Map Page, and the individual Parcel Number on the Map Page. If a change in the AIN occurred, the publication will show both prior and current AINs. An explanation of the parcel numbering system and the referenced maps are available at the Office of the Assessor located at 500 West Temple Street, Room 225, Los Angeles, California 90012, or at assessor.lacounty.gov.

I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Los Angeles, California, on August 11, 2023.

Angeles, State of California, and is described as follows:

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE OF SALE OF TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THE POWER OF SALE (SALE NO. 2023B) 110 AIN 2401-035-005 DEAHL, WILLIAM A AND PAMELA ET AL TUMEY, GEORGE D AND DONNA LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $40,427.00 2664 AIN 5608-010-001 PAKRAVAN, DANNY F AND BEHNAZ TRS PAKRAVAN TRUST AND ZIMM DEVELOPMENT INC LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $361,131.00

CN999784 513 Sep 25, Oct 2, 9, 2023

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County of Los Angeles Department of the Treasurer and Tax Collector

Notice of Divided Publication

Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code (R&TC) Sections 3702, 3381, and 3382, the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector is publishing in divided distribution, the Notice of Sale of TaxDefaulted Property Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California, to various newspapers of general circulation published in the County. A portion of the list appears in each of such newspapers.

Notice of Online Public Auction of Tax-Defaulted Property Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell (Sale No. 2023B)

Whereas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, directed the County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector (TTC), to sell at online auction certain tax-defaulted properties.

The TTC does hereby give public notice, that unless said properties are redeemed, prior to the close of business on the last business day prior to the first day of the online auction, or Friday, October 20, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, the TTC will offer for sale and sell said properties on Saturday, October 21, 2023, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, through Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time, to the highest bidder, for not less than the minimum bid, at online auction at www.bid4assets.com/losangeles.

The minimum bid for each parcel is the total amount necessary to re-deem, plus costs, as required by R&TC Section 3698.5.

If a property does not sell during the online auction, the right of redemption will revive and remain until Friday, December 1, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

The TTC will re-offer any properties that did not sell or were not redeemed prior to Friday, December 1, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, for sale at online auction at www.bid4assets.com/losangeles beginning Saturday, December 2, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, through Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

Prospective bidders should obtain detailed information of this sale from the TTC at ttc. lacounty.gov. Bidders are required to preregister at www.bid4assets.com and submit a refundable $5,000 deposit in the form of wire transfer, electronic check, cashier’s check or bank-issued money order at the time of registration. Registration will begin on Friday, September 15, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time and end on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

Pursuant to R&TC Section 3692.3, the TTC sells all property ``as is`` and the County and its employees are not liable for any known or unknown conditions of the property, including, but not limited to, errors in the records of the Office of the Assessor (Assessor) pertaining to improvement of the property.

If the TTC sells a property, parties of interest, as defined by R&TC Section 4675, have a right to file a claim with the County for any proceeds from the sale, which are in excess of the liens and costs required to be paid from the proceeds. If there are any excess proceeds after the application of the minimum bid, the TTC will send notice to all parties of interest, pursuant to law.

Please direct requests for information concerning redemption of tax-defaulted property to the Treasurer and Tax Collector at 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California 90012. You may also call (213) 974-2045, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, visit our website at ttc.lacounty.gov or email us at auction@ttc.lacounty.gov.

Elizabeth Buenrostro Ginsberg

Chief

Deputy Treasurer

and Tax Collector County of Los Angeles State of California

The real property that is

Elizabeth Buenrostro Ginsberg Chief Deputy Treasurer and Tax Collector County of Los Angeles State of California

The real property that is subject to this notice is situated in the County of Los

The Assessor’s Identification Number (AIN) in this publication refers to the Assessor’s Map Book, the Map Page, and the individual Parcel Number on the Map Page. If a change in the AIN occurred, the publication will show both prior and current AINs. An explanation of the parcel numbering system and the referenced maps are available at the Office of the Assessor located at 500 West Temple Street, Room 225, Los Angeles, California 90012, or at assessor.lacounty.gov.

I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Los Angeles, California, on August 11, 2023.

divided

the Notice of Sale of TaxDefaulted Property Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California, to various newspapers of general circulation published in the County. A portion of the list appears in each of such newspapers.

Notice of Online Public Auction of Tax-Defaulted Property Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell (Sale No. 2023B)

Whereas, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, directed the County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector (TTC), to sell at online auction certain tax-defaulted properties.

The TTC does hereby give public notice, that unless said properties are redeemed, prior to the close of business on the last business day prior to the first day of the online auction, or Friday, October 20, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, the TTC will offer for sale and sell said properties on Saturday, October 21, 2023, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, through Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time, to the highest bidder, for not less than the minimum bid, at online auction at www.bid4assets.com/losangeles.

The minimum bid for each parcel is the total amount necessary to redeem, plus costs, as required by R&TC Section 3698.5.

If a property does not sell during the online auction, the right of redemption will revive and remain until Friday, December 1, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

The TTC will re-offer any properties that did not sell or were not redeemed prior to Friday, December 1, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, for sale at online auction at www.bid4assets.com/losangeles beginning Saturday, December 2, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, through Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

Prospective bidders should obtain detailed information of this sale from the TTC at ttc. lacounty.gov. Bidders are required to preregister at www.bid4assets.com and submit a refundable $5,000 deposit in the form of wire transfer, electronic check, cashier’s check or bank-issued money order at the time of registration. Registration will begin on Friday, September 15, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time and end on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

Pursuant to R&TC Section 3692.3, the TTC sells all property ``as is`` and the County and its employees are not liable for any known or unknown conditions of the property, including, but not limited to, errors in the records of the Office of the Assessor (Assessor) pertaining to improvement of the property.

If the TTC sells a property, parties of interest, as defined by R&TC Section 4675, have a right to file a claim with the County for any proceeds from the sale, which are in excess of the liens and costs required to be paid from the proceeds. If there are any excess proceeds after the application of the minimum bid, the TTC will send notice to all parties of interest, pursuant to law.

Please direct requests for information concerning redemption of tax-defaulted property to the Treasurer and Tax Collector at 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California 90012. You may also call (213) 974-2045, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, visit our website at ttc.lacounty.gov or email us at auction@ttc.lacounty.gov.

The Assessor’s Identification Number (AIN) in this publication refers to the Assessor’s Map Book, the Map Page, and the individual Parcel Number on the Map

made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855) 986-9342 or visit this internet web-site www.superiordefault.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2023-1284. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet web-site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction if conducted after January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call FOR SALES INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (855) 986-9342, or visit this internet website www.superiordefault.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2023-1284 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD SUBJECT

TO THE NINETY DAY RIGHT OF REDEMPTION CONTAINED IN CIVIL CODE SECTION 5715(b). Date: 9/26/2023 S.B.S LIEN SERVICES, 31194 La Baya Drive, Suite 106, Westlake Village, California, 91362. By: Annissa Young, Sr. Trustee Sale Officer (TS#2023-1284 SDI-27911) 10/9, 10/16, 10/23/2023 BURBANK INDEPENDENT

Fictitious Business Name Filings

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as (1). WE THE PEOPLE (2). LEGAL EXPRESS (3). DOCUMENT EXPRESS (4). DOCUEX (5). WE THE PEOPLE DOCUMENT PREPARATION SERVICES

6391 Magnolia Ave SUITE A Riverside, CA 92506 Riverside County

Mailing Address, 8780 19th St, No 157 Alta Loma, Ca 91701

Riverside County Pacific State Corporation (CA), 8780 19th St No 157, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701

Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 1, 2008. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s.SUMMER EDOUNI, Vice President Statement filed with the County of Riverside on August 10, 2023

NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk

File# 202311933

Pub. 08/14/2023, 08/21/2023,

08/28/2023, 09/04/2023

Riverside Independent

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Super Taco 450 South Main Street, unit D Corona, CA 92882

Riverside County Mailing Address, 551 Ventura Ave, Corona, CA 92879.

Riverside County

Galvez-Toscano enterprises, Inc (CA), 450 South Main Street, unit D, Corona, CA 92882

Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 1994.

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

s.Marta Patricia Toscano, President Statement filed with the County of Riverside on August 3, 2023

NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business

Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# r-202311581 Pub. 09/04/2023, 09/11/2023, 09/18/2023, 09/25/2023 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20230009302

The following persons are doing business as: The Chan Smokers, 4922 S Bountiful Trl, Ontario, CA 91762. Adonis Chan, 4922 S Bountiful Trl, Ontario, CA 91762. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on September 1, 2023. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Adonis Chan.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on September 13, 2023 NoticeIn accordance with subdivision (a)of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner.

A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a

LEGALS

fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20230009302 Pub: 09/18/2023, 09/25/2023, 10/02/2023, 10/09/2023 San Bernardino Press

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as

Elite Placement LLC

4649 Temescal Canyon Rd #103 Corona, CA 92883 Riverside County Elite Placement LLC (CA), 4649 Temescal Canyon Rd #103, Corona, CA 92883 Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on September 6, 2023. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code, that the registrant knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousands dollars ($1000).)

s.Emmanuel Anamanya Raymond, President Statement filed with the County of Riverside on September 14, 2023

NOTICE:

In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business

Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk

File# R-202313655

Pub. 09/25/2023, 10/02/2023, 10/09/2023, 10/16/2023 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT 20236672737. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: (1). DJ Farstar (2). DJ Farrah (3). Geek , 2271 W Malvern Ave #224, Fullerton, CA 92833. Full Name of Registrant(s) Elgin Kim Inc. (CA), 2244 Shapiro St., Fullerton, CA 92833. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. (1). DJ Farstar (2). DJ Farrah (3). Geek . /S/ Elgin Kim, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on September 20, 2023. Publish: Anaheim Press 09/25/2023, 10/02/2023, 10/09/2023, 10/16/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT 20236670958. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Anaheim Wellness Center, 600 S Harbor Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805. Full Name of Registrant(s) Sen Chiropractic, INC. (CA), 600 S Harbor Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Anaheim Wellness Center.

/S/ Michael Sen, Cheif executive officer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on August 25, 2023. Publish: Anaheim Press 09/25/2023, 10/02/2023, 10/09/2023, 10/16/2023

10438 Rodeo Cir, Adelanto, CA 92301. Mailing Address, 10438 Rodeo Cir, Adelanto, CA 92301. ABEL PRECIADO GONZALEZ, 10438 Rodeo Cir, Adelanto, CA 92301. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on August 29, 2023. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ ABEL PRECIADO GONZALEZ. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on August 31, 2023 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20230008842 Pub: 10/02/2023, 10/09/2023, 10/16/2023, 10/23/2023 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN20230009014

doing business as GRD Home Improvement 1450 W 6th Street Suite 101 Corona, CA 92882

Riverside County Guru Ram Das Traders LLC (CA), 1450 W 6th Street Suite 101, Corona, CA 92882

Riverside County

This business is conducted by: a limited liability company (llc). Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 1, 2023. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct.

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

s. Jasdeep Singh, Member Statement filed with the County of Riverside on September 27, 2023

NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202314281 Pub. 10/02/2023, 10/09/2023, 10/16/2023, 10/23/2023

Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20230008842

The following persons are doing business as: ANABEL RECORDS,

The following persons are doing business as: HAPPY DISTRO, 3142 E Perennial Dr, Ontario, CA 91762. FT CHANNEL INC (CA), 17589 Railroad St, City of Industry, CA 91748; CAROL ZHANG, PRESIDENT. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ CAROL ZHANG, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on September 6, 2023 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20230009014 Pub: 10/02/2023, 10/09/2023, 10/16/2023, 10/23/2023 San Bernardino Press

The following person(s) is (are)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as DF Construction 4630 Drayton Pl Riverside, CA 92503

Riverside County David Fabian Orantes, 4630 Drayton Pl, Riverside, CA 92503

Riverside County

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

s. David Fabian Statement filed with the County of Riverside on October 4, 2023

NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business

Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk

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Pub. 10/09/2023, 10/16/2023, 10/23/2023, 10/30/2023 Riverside Independent

Since taking office, Hernandez has not designated any areas as anti-camping zones, according to her staff. Areas in the 1st District that have been designated were either set by her predecessor Gil Cedillo or the ordinance creating the Municipal Code section, according to her office.

“This data shows that we cannot criminalize our way out of the homelessness crisis. The number of arrests has increased each year since 2021 and yet so have the number of people who are experiencing homelessness in our city,” Hernandez said in a statement.

“In CD1, there are a significant number of 41.18 arrests in the MacArthur Park area, and yet, if you visit the area today, you can see this approach is failing to meet the needs of our neighborhood,” Hernandez said. “Criminalizing homelessness leads to increased barriers of entry as we are trying to bring people inside. Effectively addressing our homelessness crisis requires a redirection of our resources into housing and care-first solutions.”

The council approved a

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motion by Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky in April to analyze the effectiveness of the anti-camping law. The study has not been released.

The districts with the highest number of unhoused individuals were the 14th District, which stretches from downtown to the Eastside, with 9,204 unhoused people; the 9th District in South Los Angeles and downtown with 5,640; the 8th District in Western South Los Angeles with 3,579; District 1 with 3,395; and District 6 in the Eastern San Fernando Valley with 3,328.

The data on homelessness was obtained from the 2022 Los Angeles Homeless Count, according to the controller’s office.

In July 2021, the city amended its anti-camping law in an attempt to comply with the 2018 Martin v. Boise ruling, which prohibits cities from enforcing anti-camping laws without enough shelter beds.

Additionally, 52% of all arrests were misdemeanors, which can lead to jail time, the report says. These types of violations can be cited as either infractions or misdemeanors.

Infractions can lead to a fine, while misdemeanors can result in a fine plus up to six months in jail.

The controller’s map offers a breakdown of arrests related to the anti-camping law by race, year, council district, type of arrest and time of day.

Glendale lab owner to plead guilty to healthcare fraud

By City News Service

ALos Angeles County medical lab owner is expected to plead guilty Thursday to her role in a $214 million fraud scheme involving healthcare services that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic and allegedly resulted in false billings to federal programs and theft from pandemic programs.

Lourdes Navarro, 64, of Glendale, has agreed to enter her plea to a charge of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Navarro ran Baldwin Park-based Matias Clinical Laboratory, Inc., also known as Health Care Providers Laboratory, a lab she operated, controlled and managed with her husband Imran Shams. The lab performed COVID-19 screening testing for nursing homes and other facilities with vulnerable elderly populations, as well as primary and secondary schools.

To increase its reimbursements, Navarro allegedly fraudulently added claims for respiratory pathogen panel

tests even though ordering providers and facility administrators did not want or need them, according to her plea agreement filed in Los Angeles federal court.

The couple allegedly carried out the scheme to submit false and fraudulent claims to Medicare, the HRSA’s COVID-19 Uninsured Program, and an insurance company for respiratory pathogen panel testing that was not ordered, medically unnecessary, procured through illegal kickbacks and bribes, and ineligible for reimbursement.

Shams, 65, pleaded guilty in January but has not yet been sentenced, according to

court documents.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the couple allegedly paid kickbacks to marketers for specimens and test orders and laundered their profits through shell companies and the purchase of real estate, luxury items and personal goods and services.

Shams had been excluded from all participation in Medicare since he and Navarro were convicted in 2000 on felony counts of Medi-Cal fraud, grand theft, money laundering and identity theft, according to court documents. The couple concealed Shams’ role in the lab and his prior convictions, prosecutors said.

Colleagues, family remember ‘hero’ deputy slain in Palmdale

By City News Service

In an emotionally charged service, relatives, friends and colleagues said farewell Thursday to a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down in his patrol vehicle near the Palmdale sheriff’s station just days after getting engaged to the love of his life.

Ryan Clinkunbroomer, a 30-year-old, fourth-generation deputy, was honored in a Mass at the Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels, which was filled to capacity with law enforcement personnel, dignitaries and family who described him as the quintessential deputy, friend and fiance.

“I know he left this world full of love,” Clinkunbroomer’s fiancée, Brittany Lindsey, said as she fought back tears. “He was ready to commit his life to me and I was ready to commit mine to him. I would give anything in the world to have him here. I wish I could kiss him, hug him, tell him one last time that I love him. He’s the best guy I’ve ever met and my best friend.

“He didn’t deserve this. I will never understand

why this happened to him. He loved his job, she said. “He went to work every day with a smile, and he was so proud to take care of his community. He’s a real hero ...

“Ryan, I want you to know how proud I am of you and how much you inspired me to be a better person. I don’t know how I’m going to get by without you here, but I promise I’ll be strong for you. I love you with my whole heart and I miss you more than anybody will know. I’m heartbroken that our future got cut short. I know you would have been an amazing husband and father. Please watch over your brothers and sisters in blue. Give them the grace to carry on your legacy. I love you so much, until I see you again.”

Several of Clinkunbroomer’s deputy colleagues spoke of their friendship and of his dedication to his work, friends and family.

“This bond I had with him — it’s going to be hard to have that bond with somebody else,” Deputy Andrew De La Rosa said. “Clink was perfect when

it came to patrol. He did everything right, everything by the book. And he was smooth, very smooth with what he did. ... When you saw Clink, you knew it was going to be handled perfectly.”

Clinkunbroomer’s father, Michael, told stories about his son growing up and following in his family’s footsteps into the sheriff’s department — and his pride in his son’s success.

“We’re not saying goodbye, Ryan, but we’re saying thank you,” he said. “I’m saying thank you, Ryan, for making me a better human being. ...

Thank you, Ryan, for your love of life. ... Your mother and I will always miss you.

I’ll see you one day in heaven. You’re my hero.”

Clinkunbroomer was shot around 6 p.m Sept. 16 while sitting in his patrol car at a traffic light near the station at Sierra Highway and East Avenue Q.

Video from the scene showed a dark-colored sedan pulling up behind the patrol SUV, then slowly pulling alongside the

driver’s side of the deputy’s vehicle, pausing, then driving away.

Sheriff’s officials said a good Samaritan stopped to render aid after the shooting and the wounded deputy was taken to Antelope Valley Medical Center in grave condition. He was pronounced dead that night.

Clinkunbroomer’s alleged killer, Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar, 29, of Palmdale, was arrested two days after the killing, following a standoff at his family’s home. He was charged with murder and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

Speakers at Thursday’s funeral service, however, spoke of Clinkunbroomer’s dedication, his service and his love of his family, his fiancee and even his sports teams — the Dodgers and the Miami Dolphins.

Sheriff Robert Luna noted the Clinkunbroomer family’s service to the department, beginning with Ryan Clinkunbroomer’s great-grandfather in 1937, followed by his grandfather and father. The sheriff noted the

family had “over 86 years of unbroken service, and 121 years of combined service.”

“That’s this family,” Luna said, drawing applause from the audience.

“Ryan’s absence has left us heartbroken, with a hole torn in our lives by this senseless and cowardly murder,” Luna said. “Some

of us ask, why him? Why now? Others ask why not me? And the truth is we may never know. But what we do know is that Ryan was an amazing, goodhearted friend, brother, partner, teammate, son and grandson and fiance — and absolutely an outstanding deputy sheriff for Los Angeles County.”

| Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

This map tracks anti-camping arrests in the city of Los Angeles. | Image courtesy of the LA city controller’s office

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LA council committee OKs West LA housing project despite neighbors’ concerns

By Jose Herrera, City News Service

5th District, announced the project in late July, it drew both criticism and support from her Council District 5 constituents.

A 33-unit interim housing facility for unhoused people would be built on parking lot. The project includes three laundry units, storage, a pet area, office/case management conferencing space, dining areas, and security fencing.

Each individual would be assigned a living space and be connected to mental health services and addiction resources.

do this everywhere. It’s not easy to do it as a council member, and I applaud Councilwoman Yaroslavsky for coming forward to bring this project (online) — there’s no project like this in her district,” Blumenfield said.

The councilman added the 5th District is how his 3rd District used to be four and half years ago. Since then, the city has created several interim housing sites in the district.

our own perspective from Council District 4, which also has interim housing sites right near residential neighborhoods,” Raman said.

“(We have) had community benefits as a result because people who are living on the streets, outdoors, can be provided three meals a day, but also health care, mental health care and other services.”

proposed facility would service ‘individuals with criminal histories’” and “expose neighborhood children to the crime and drug use that has impacted similar facilities.”

Local business owners also said the loss of parking will inconvenience their customers, as well.

After an hour of public comment,aLos Angeles City Council committeeWednesday approved an interim housing project for unhoused Angelenos in West Los Angeles which has nearby residents concerned over public safety.

The Housing and Homeless Committee voted unanimously to support a proposed interim housing project at 2377 Midvale Ave., near Westwood and Pico boulevards. When Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, who represents the

According to Yaroslavsky’s office, there are as many as 1,300 unhoused people in the 5th District and not enough beds to bring people off the streets. There’s about one interim housing unit for every eight unsheltered Angelenos in her district.

Before the vote, Councilman Bob Blumenfield, who sits on the committee, reminded concerned residents that the city is in a crisis.

“We have to lean in and

While neighborhood residents were concerned about safety and the potential increase in homelessness the project may bring, Blumenfield noted the city would create a 1,000-foot 41.18 zone around the site that would prohibit camping.

Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who chairs the committee, emphasized these projects will benefit 5th District residents, who might become or are currently unhoused.

“I just wanted to underscore what Councilmember Blumenfield said, and add

Aaron Wilson, a resident of the neighborhood, said she and her family were attracted to the area because of its walkability. Prior to the vote, she urged the committee not to approve the project.

“If we do this, the people in our neighborhood will not feel comfortable coming out. People who come will have nowhere to park,” Wilson said. “It is detrimental to businesses, it’s detrimental to families that live there and let their kids grow up there.”

Fix the City, a nonprofit civic advocacy organization, said in a statement opponents of the project are “deeply concerned the

However, there were many residents who expressed support for the project, saying the project can save lives.

Kay Hartman, president of the Palms Neighborhood Council, who spoke for herself, said change can be hard, but change can and will benefit the city as a whole.

“I don’t live very far from Pico. I can walk to it. I sometimes park in the lot under discussion. Interim housing is needed. This one project by itself won’t make much of a difference but many such projects might. It should be built,” Hartman said.

If approved by the full council, the project is expected to open in 2024.

‘Seriously good dude’: Manhattan Beach officer killed in freeway crash

By City News Service

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motorcycleofficer was killed Wednesday in a multi-vehicle crash on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in the Carson area.

The crash was reported at about 5:15 a.m. at Del Amo Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Officer Chad Swanson, 35, a 13-year veteran, died at a hospital, the police department reported. According to MBPD Lt. Kelly Benjamin, Swanson was married with three young sons.

All northbound lanes were closed in the area while an investigation was conducted into the crash, which prompted a major backup of traffic on the heavily traveled freeway. The freeway remained blocked until about 3:50 p.m., according to Caltrans.

Manhattan Beach officials said Swanson was on his way to work when the crash occurred.

According to the CHP, the officer was in a crash that involved three other vehicles. The driver of one of those vehicles may have been speeding and made a possibly

unsafe lane change, striking another vehicle that careened out of control, according to the CHP.

The officer’s motorcycle was struck by one of the vehicles, knocking him to the ground. He was taken to Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, where he was pronounced dead. One other person suffered minor injuries and was also taken to a hospital.

The other motorists remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, the CHP reported.

It was unclear which vehicle struck the officer.

Manhattan Beach Police Chief Rachel Johnson said Swanson joined the department 13 years ago and became a motorcycle officer in 2017. He previously worked as a civilian parking enforcement employee at the Hawthorne Police Department, Johnson said.

“Chad lived a life of service to the community,” the chief told reporters in a late-afternoon news conference. “His love for his work was evident each time I saw him. I last spoke with Chad on Sunday at the canine car

show, and I watched as he lifted one kid after another kid onto his motorcycle to let them see what it was like to sit astride a police motor. He never tired of it. And I think he would have done it until sunset if that’s what it took to make every kid’s day.

“Chad was a bright star in a world that wasn’t always the same. Chad was what I refer to as a seriously good dude. His infectious smile and laugh lit up every room he entered. To know Chad was to love him. If you weren’t laughing when he was in the room, you simply weren’t listening.”

Johnson thanked the community and fellow law enforcement agencies for the outpouring of support that grew throughout the day. She said neighboring agencies lent the department officers to perform basic duties while Manhattan Beach officers grieved.

Manhattan Beach Mayor Richard Montgomery said in a statement the entire community was mourning “the loss of an officer who dedicated his career to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our residents.”

“His fearless contributions to our community and beyond were marked by bravery, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to duty,” Montgomery said.

“Our beloved officer exemplified courage, and his impact reached far beyond the precinct, touching the lives of those who had the privilege of working alongside him,” Johnson said in a statement. “His absence leaves an indelible void with our tight-knit law enforcement family and the community he served.”

Benjamin fought back tears as she spoke to reporters Wednesday morning about the officer’s death, saying he loved being a motorcycle officer.

“We’re hurting, we’re grieving,” Benjamin said.

She noted that Swanson was in the crowd at the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival in Las Vegas when a gunman opened fire on the event from a nearby hotel. Benjamin said Swanson was injured but still helped several concert-goers escape from the gunfire.

“The Manhattan Beach Police Department is working

closely with the family to provide support and assistance in the face of this tragic loss,” the city said in a statement.

“In the wake of this loss, our local agency partners will be assisting the Manhattan Beach Police Department and ensuring the continuity of public safety services. Our thoughts and condolences

go out to the family, friends, and colleagues of the officer. We ask for respect and understanding during this period of grief and reflection,” the statement said.

Late Wednesday morning, Swanson’s body was escorted in a somber procession to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office downtown.

| Photo courtesy of the Manhattan Beach Police Department/ Facebook

Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky. | Photo courtesy of the Southern California Association of Governments