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Ex-Councilman Huizar pleads guilty to racketeering, tax evasion

BY FRED SHUSTER, CITY NEWS SERVICE

Former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar pleaded guilty Friday to two federal charges stemming from a City Hall-based bribery and money laundering scheme in which he took more than $1.5 million in cash, gambling trips and escorts in exchange for his support of a planned downtown hotel project.

Huizar pleaded guilty in downtown Los Angeles to racketeering conspiracy and tax evasion. The charges could carry a sentence of up to 25 years behind bars, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The plea agreement, which was filed Thursday in Los Angeles federal court, says the ex-councilman agreed to a prison sentence of no less than nine years, but prosecutors said they will request a

13-year term in federal prison.

Huizar will also be ordered to pay restitution of about $1.85 million, the document states.

U.S. District Judge John Walter scheduled sentencing for April 3.

During the Friday morning hearing, it took prosecutors nearly 90 minutes to read the factual basis for the plea deal, outlining the intricacies of the pay-to-play scheme that prompted an FBI probe and cast a shadow of corruption over Los Angeles City Hall.

Walter asked Huizar a series of questions before accepting the plea deal, asking the ex-politician if he committed the acts being alleged.

“Yes I did, your honor,” he replied.

Huizar’s co-defendant, former Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan, is scheduled to go on trial next month on charges of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Before Huizar signed his plea deal, he and Chan were set to go on trial together on Feb. 21.

According to a 42-page factual basis for his plea, Huizar, as an elected member of the City Council, led a criminal enterprise in which he used his position at City Hall to enrich himself and his associates, and unlawfully gave favorable treatment to developers who financed and facilitated bribes and other illicit financial benefits.

In addition to the RICO conspiracy, Huizar’s plea

agreement describes instances of honest services wire and mail fraud, traveling interstate in aid of racketeering, bribery, money laundering, making false statements and tax evasion.

Huizar, 54, of Boyle Heights, initialed each page of the document.

Two trials already arising out of the indictment against Huizar and his associates have ended in convictions.

In the first Huizar-related trial, a federal jury found Bel Air real estate developer David Lee and 940 Hill LLC, a Lee-controlled company, guilty of felony charges, including fraud and bribery, for providing $500,000 in cash to Huizar and his special assistant in exchange for their help in resolving a labor

organization’s appeal of their downtown development project.

In the second trial, real estate development company Shen Zhen New World I LLC was found guilty of paying Huizar $1 million in bribes to obtain city approval to build a 77-story skyscraper.

During the Shen Zhen trial, Huizar’s 83-year-old mother, his older brother and his estranged wife testified for the prosecution.

Chan, a deputy mayor who oversaw economic development for ex-Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2016 and 2017, was accused along with Huizar of shaking down developers.

As one of his roles on the City Council, Huizar was chairman of the Planning and Land Use Management

Committee, commonly referred to as the PLUM Committee, which oversaw major commercial and residential development projects in the city.

Federal prosecutors have thus far convicted nine defendants and received over $3 million in criminal penalties to resolve the federal probe into two other major real estate development companies, as a result of operation “Casino Loyale,” the investigation into City Hall corruption conducted by the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Huizar’s older brother, Salvador Huizar, 57, of Boyle Heights, pleaded guilty last year to lying to FBI agents about receiving envelopes of cash from his brother. He is set to be sentenced in May.

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Former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar is the central figure in a six-year probe of suspected corruption in City Hall politics. | Photo courtesy of Charlie Kaijo/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

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San Bernardino officials appoint Charles McNeely interim city manager State Sen. Dave Min joins Orange County congressional race

BY STAFF

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

Former San Bernardino City Manager Charles McNeely returned to public service Thursday after he was named interim city manager.

The City Council and Mayor Helen Tran unanimously approved McNeely’s employment agreement at their public meeting on Wednesday.

“Charles knows our community. He understands our city. He cares about San Bernardino and its success. And he knows how to run a city,” Tran said in a statement. “That is a skill set that is very important to me and the Council.”

McNeely served as San Bernardino’s City Manager for three years from May 2009 through May 2012. McNeely’s resume also includes a 13-year

tenure as city manager in Reno, Nevada, his role as chief deputy administrative officer for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency and service as city manager of Seaside, California. He is currently the president of MCE Solutions, a consulting firm that specializes in international trade, economic development and government relations.

“My time in San Bernardino was special,” McNeely said in a statement. “It is a wonderful community that deserves the best. I am honored to have been selected to come back.”

McNeely’s employment agreement with San Bernardino is for up to 960 hours through June 30, according to the city’s announcement. During that interim period officials will search for a

permanent city manager. If it takes more time to find a permanent city manager, California law permits McNeely’s interim employment to extend for an additional 960 hours starting July 1.

On why he chose to return to San Bernardino City Hall, McNeely said, “There is tremendous potential here. San Bernardino’s Mayor and Council are strong leaders with a vision. We have an outstanding staff in place. And we have a dedicated community who know that San Bernardino’s best days are ahead. I will work to realize the Mayor and Council’s vision, allow our staff to excel, and be responsive to our residents.”

McNeely replaces Robert Field, who on Dec. 7 announced his resignation effective Jan. 16.

State Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine, announced Wednesday he will run for the congressional seat opening up in Orange County as Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, runs for the U.S. Senate.

Min joins former Democratic Rep. Harley Rouda and Republican businessman Scott Baugh, who came close to unseating Porter in November, as the announced candidates. Rouda and Baugh announced their candidacies last week.

Min made his announcement with Porter’s endorsement.

“I endorse my friend Dave Min in his campaign for Congress and have every confidence that his campaign will ensure that California’s 47th Congressional District continues to be represented by a progressive Democrat,” Porter said

in a statement.

“I’ve been impressed with his record in the California State Senate, where he has been a progressive leader on issues like gun violence prevention, reproductive rights, and environmental protection.”

Min said his state Senate district includes about 80% of the congressional district and that it has a “robust Korean community, and one of the highest percentages of Asian and Pacific Islander voters in the country at 19%.”

Rouda issued a statement saying, “California needs leaders who are laser-focused on solving our environmental crisis, who will put bipartisanship ahead of brinksmanship, and who know how to grow businesses and our economy. I’m proud to have done just that — not only in Congress, but for decades as

a business owner and in our community.”

Rouda said he would “welcome Dave Min to this race, and I look forward to continuing to share my vision for Orange County — putting country before party, and commonsense results ahead of political posturing.”

Rouda said about 70% of the voters in the congressional district he served from 2019-2021 are in the newly drawn district. Rouda, who unseated longtime incumbent Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, said his district included more GOP voters than the current district.

Porter announced on Jan. 10 that she will run in 2024 for the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Dianne Feinstein. The 89-year-old Feinstein’s term expires in 2024, but she has not announced if she will run for reelection.

Long Beach Parks, Recreation, Marine Department to host February job fairs

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

The Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation, and Marine will host two job fairs next month, giving applicants a chance to apply for positions and meet with agency staff and supervisors.

According to the city, the first job fair will be held Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Houghton Park, 6301 Myrtle Ave. The second is scheduled for Feb. 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at McBride Park, 1550 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.

“This job fair is a great opportunity for those seeking employment to meet our parks department staff and leadership and learn more about our recreation programs,” Mayor Rex Richardson said in a statement. “This is just one of many employment opportunities offered across our city departments.”

According to the city, applicants will receive information on PRM programs such as day camps, youth sports, older adult programs, teen programs, mobile recreation, and virtual recreation --programs that are currently hiring or will start hiring soon within the Community Recreation Services Bureau.

“PRM provides leisure programs and services to residents and visitors, which improve quality of life in Long Beach,” according to the city. “...Those interested in job opportunities are encouraged to come by and meet PRM supervisors and staff and learn what a day in the life of a Long Beach recreation leader is like.”

More information about the job fairs is available at LBParks.org.

People attend job fair. | Photo courtesy of City of Long Beach

Charles McNeely. | Photo courtesy of the city of San Bernardino

State Sen. Dave Min. | Photo courtesy of the California Senate

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USC study finds music education boosts students’ mental wellbeing

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Musiceducation increases neural connections in the brains of adolescents and boosts their overall wellbeing, according to a USC study released Wednesday bolstering the benefits of music programs in California public schools.

Beatriz Ilari, an associate professor of music education at the USC Thornton School of Music, said in a statement that she believes music could “help students develop skills and competencies, work out their emotions, engage in identity work and strengthen connections to the school and community.” She said the study’s results are particularly relevant amid a nationwide mental health crisis.

“We know that the pandemic has taken a toll on students’ mental health,” she said. ... Music might be an activity to

help students develop skills and competencies, work out their emotions, engage in identity work and strengthen connections to the school and community.

According to the study, students who began studying music before the age of 8 were more positive about the future than others. The research team also concluded that those students usually score higher in academics and other key development measures, even compared to older students.

Researchers found that sixth-grade students scored higher for “overall positive youth development” than eighth-graders, and showed higher confidence levels than seventh- and eighthgraders. Seventh-graders were also found to have higher positive youth development than eighth-graders, researchers found.

The study was based

on anonymous online surveys administered to 120 students from 52 Los Angeles Unified School District middle schools.

The study was published Wednesday in the journal Frontiers in

Psychology. USC officials noted the

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Dawn Rowe elected San Bernardino County board chair; Paul Cook elected vice chairman

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On Tuesday, Jan. 10, Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe was unanimously chosen by her fellow supervisors to serve as chair of the Board of Supervisors for the next two years, succeeding Fourth District Supervisor Curt Hagman. First District Supervisor Col. Paul Cook (Ret.) was unanimously chosen to serve as board vice chairman, succeeding Rowe in that role.

“Over the next two years, I will work hard to strengthen our local economy, ensure that public safety remains a top priority, and improve the quality of life for all San Bernardino County residents,” Rowe said. “I am grateful for this new opportunity and look forward to continuing my work as the supervisor for the Third District.”

“The board is in great hands,” Cook said.

The County Code calls for the board to elect a chair and vice chair at the first regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors in each oddnumbered year, and that the chair shall hold office for a two-year term. In this role, Rowe will preside over

meetings of the Board of Supervisors, sign contracts approved by the board, and work with the chief executive officer to set the board’s agendas.

“We have a great team up here and a lot to be proud of,” said Fifth District Supervisor Joe Baca, Jr. Speaking to Rowe he said, “You do a great job being responsive to your district. I look forward to seeing that applied to the whole county.”

“I think we have an opportunity to do great things in our community,” said Second District Supervisor Jesse Armendarez.

Hagman has the rare distinction of having been chosen by his board colleagues to serve two consecutive terms as chairman. At the time of his reappointment, the board praised his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and chose to maintain consistent leadership.

“The outcome was that we grew together as a team,” Hagman said. “We responded so well together, and now we are set for the future.”

From his first day as chairman in 2019, Hagman

championed innovation in public service through the use of the latest technologies as well as exploring fresh approaches to government processes in pursuit of better results and efficiencies.

On Hagman’s watch, the county won more than 250 state and national awards for leading other counties in service, innovation and efficiency. He created the Innovate 2020 program to spur county departments toward better solutions to consistent challenges. He also refocused and rebranded the county’s Information Services Department to the Innovation and Technology Department to emphasize its role in employing technology throughout the County organization to simplify and speed up the delivery of public services.

That spirit of innovation led to the creation of the COVID-Compliant Business Partnership Program, which provided cash grants to businesses struggling to meet state-imposed mandates. It led to San Bernardino County being one of the first counties in the state to

offer the COVID-19 vaccine. And it led to the unique and innovative public-private partnership that turned surplus county-owned land in Ontario into Southern California’s first Topgolf location.

All three of those accomplishments received national awards.

Hagman led the county through the pandemic, assisting businesses and securing personal protective equipment for schools, nursing homes, small employers, and others.

In the wake of civil unrest following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, Hagman led the Board in declaring racism a public health crisis, adding equity as an element of the Countywide Vision, and creating an Equity Element Group.

He also saw the county through four years of earthquakes, wildfires, and floods.

“On behalf of the entire board, we have enjoyed your leadership,” Rowe said. “I appreciate you leading us through all that you did. You’ve set an example for all of us to follow.

research was being published weeks after voters’ approval in November of Proposition 28, which boosted funding for arts and music education in public schools.

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Home improvement grants available for Arcadia homeowners

BY JOE TAGLIERI

In the current fiscal year the city will offer between 10 and 15 homeowners grants up to $20,000 for houses and $15,000 for condos, according to a city staff

The Home Improvement Program, which is funded by the federal government through Los Angeles County Community Development Block Grants, requires participating homeowners to have annual incomes below 80% of the city’s median -- between $66,750 for a household of one and $125,800 for a household with nine people. Income eligibility is calculated as combined annual earned income plus up to 10% of all financial assets.

Grant applicants must also have owned and resided in their home for at least five years and must not own any other real estate property in addition to their residence, according to the staff report.

Newly elected Councilwoman Sharon Kwan noted a significant number of Arcadia residents she spoke with while on the campaign trail said they were unable to afford to fix “dilapidated” portions of their homes.

“A lot of residents actually inherit the home from their parents,” Kwan said. “A lot of them tell us that they’re able to keep the house but they’re not able to make any improvements. So I think this will benefit a lot of people, and I think that funds like this are going to good use. ... This is something good for the community.”

Since 1974, the Home Improvement Program has been the largest of Arcadia’s CDBG programs, according to the staff report. HIP has assisted more than 500 low- and moderate-income homeowning residents.

In the next fiscal year -- July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024 -- the city projects $289,990 in HIP funding that will provide grants to 12-15 homeowners.

Family of public defender claims his death was ‘brutal crime,’ not accident

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

An attorney for the family of an Orange County deputy public defender who died in Mexico while celebrating his first wedding anniversary released a statement Tuesday calling into question whether the lawyer was the victim of a “brutal crime” or an accident.

“The family of Elliot Blair is absolutely reeling from the tragic death of this amazing young man who was in Rosarito Beach celebrating his first wedding anniversary,” according to the statement from attorney David Scarsone.

The family “wholeheartedly believes based on their initial investigation that Elliot was the victim of a brutal crime.”

The family had delayed making a statement as it was “hopeful of promised information by the Mexican authorities. However, it appears that information isn’t going to be directly disseminated to the family.”

Blair, 33, died in the early hours of Jan. 14. He had been with the Public Defender’s Office since 2017.

The family said they have not gotten any word directly from Rosarito Beach police, the local prosecutor’s office “or any other Mexican offi-

cials,” according to Scarsone.

The family has only been in touch with a “liaison” to the local coroner’s office, he said. About 2 p.m. on Jan. 16 the liaison “indicated that the cause of death was severe head trauma and that the case had been forwarded to the district attorney’s office to conduct a possible homicide investigation,” Scarsone said.

The family told the liaison they intended to conduct an independent investigation, which would include a private investigation firm and a forensic pathologist, Scarsone said.

Hours later the family said it saw a news article quoting “Mexican officials” saying the death appeared to be owed to an “unfortunate accident,” according to Scarsone.

The attorney said Blair’s wife, Kim, has been told “multiple versions of what happened to Elliot.”

Scarsone said the couple had stayed at Las Rocas Resort and Spa multiple times over the past five years and that Blair was a “fluent Spanish-speaker.”

The two had stayed in the room where they were at this weekend multiple times before so Blair “was very familiar with the layout of”

the resort, Scarsone said.

“The incident did not occur off their room’s private balcony, nor any balcony, for that matter,” Scarsone said. “The incident occurred in an open-air walkway located outside the front door of their room at Los Rocas Resort and Spa.”

Blair was not drunk at the time, Scarsone said.

The public defender “was found in his underwear, his sleeping T-shirt and socks,” Scarsone said.

The authorities and a representative of a local funeral home have “suggested” cremating the body, Scarsone said. The family, however, wants to be able to conduct its own autopsy of the body.

“Elliot was a brilliant attorney with a bright future,” Scarsone said in the statement. “Elliot’s smile was radiant and warmed the hearts of every person he came in contact with. Elliot had an innate ability to connect with people from all walks of life.

“Elliot was a loving husband, son, and brother. Elliot’s tragic, untimely, and suspicious death has left his family and community with a huge hole in their hearts that will never be repaired.”

The Arcadia City Council on Tuesday approved grant funding to enable homeowners to pay for home improvement projects for condominiums and single-family homes.

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Arcadia City Councilwoman Sharon Kwan explains her “yes” vote on grants to help residents pay for home improvements. | Photo courtesy of the city of Arcadia

Elliot Blair, right, with his wife Kimberly Williams. | Photo courtesy of Annie Rodriguez/GoFundMe

Riverside implements program to assist inmates at risk of homelessness

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

Detainees released from the Robert Presley Detention Center in downtown Riverside without a place to sleep and at risk of homelessness will now have options to keep them from living on the streets.

The Riverside City Council on Tuesday approved an agreement with

Victory Outreach Church to manage a new “Reentry Services” program aimed at helping released inmates.

The program budget is $280,216 for the current fiscal year. All of the funds will be made available via a pass-through account from the Riverside County Department of Housing & Workforce Solutions, which

receives homeless aid grants from the federal and state governments.

“One of the most important things we can do to address homelessness is prevention,” Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson said. “We must work not only toward getting people off the streets, but also find innovative ways to keep people

from becoming homeless in the first place.”

Under the agreement, Victory Outreach Church staff, in coordination with the city’s Office of Homeless Solutions, will assist individuals released from RPDC with finding lodgings, as well as potential employment opportunities.

Officials said roughly

20% of those people surveyed in last year’s countywide Point-In-Time Survey, which attempts to gauge the size of the chronically homeless population annually, indicated that they had been in the criminal justice system recently.

The county runs a separate program, River-

side Inmate Destination Endeavor, or RIDE, serving all detention centers, offering detainees vouchers to utilize taxis to their homes or other locations so that they don’t end up on the streets after being released from lockups.

The program has served thousands since it was implemented in 2014.

Tickets available for annual Palm Springs Passion 4 Pinot Noir Festival

BY CITY NEWS SERVICE

Tickets are available for this week’s third annual Palm Springs Passion 4 Pinot Noir Festival in Rancho Mirage, officials announced Thursday.

The wine tasting event will be held Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort and Spa, 71-333 Dinah Shore Drive, according to a statement from the festival. Tickets for the event are available at palmspringspinotfest.com starting at $150.

“Pinot noir is the world’s most popular light- to medium-bodied red wine,

and has gained in popularity year after year,” said festival founder David Fraschetti in a statement. “This festival is perfect for the novice interested in learning more about wine, and yet sophisticated enough for even the most discerning connoisseurs.”

Festival officials said that the festival’s grand tasting will feature over 80 California pinot noir wineries with 225 wines set to be poured throughout the day.

Wineries included in the sampling mix include Cirq., Miner, Rodney Strong, Twomey, Williams Seylem, Papapietro-Perry, Domaine

Della and Roar, according to festival officials. Attendees will have an opportunity to connect with winery owners and winemakers whilst savoring wine and small bites throughout the afternoon.

“These wines are complex and uncompromising, and our featured wineries have amazing reputations for producing truly noteworthy pinot noirs,” said Frashcetti in a statement.

The wine tasting event will also feature a silent auction to benefit the Alzheimers Coachella Valley organization.

The Robert Presley Detention Center in downtown Riverside. | Photo courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL

The City Council is holding a public hearing on the project described below. You are receiving this notice because your property is located near the project, the project may directly, or indirectly affect you, or because you have requested to be notified.

Project Citywide, City of Temple City, County of Los Location: Angeles

Project: PL 22-3740 Zoning Code and General Plan Amendment. The proposed ordinance would amend the Temple City Municipal Code relating to various zoning definitions and development standards. The proposed General Plan Amendment would modify the Mixed-Use properties maximum number of dwelling units to match the Zoning Code’s maximum number of dwelling units for the Mixed-Use Medium (MU-M) District. The Planning Commission will review and make a recommendation to the City Council. The City Council will make the final decision on this project.

Applicant: City of Temple City, 9701 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, CA 91780

Environmental This project is not subject to environmental Review: review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). See CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378. Anything approved per these code sections would not be considered a “project” under CEQA, would be exempt under CEQA as a class 1, class 2, class 3, class 4, class 5, class 11, class 15, or class 32 exemption, or would be entirely too speculative and would undergo its own CEQA review at the time an application is submitted.

The City Council Public Hearing will be held: Meeting Date & Time:Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 7:30 P.M.

Meeting Location: City Council Chambers, 5938 Kauffman Avenue, Temple City, CA 91780

For questions or concerns regarding this project, or if you wish to review the project file, please contact:

Project Planner: Adam Gulick, Associate Planner (626) 656-7316 agulick@templecity.us

or visit the Community Development Depament offices at City Hall located at: 9701 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, CA 91780 Monday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The decision of the City Council is final. If you challenge any of the foregoing actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the hearing body at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Date: January 23, 2023

Signature: Adam Gulick

Adam Gulick, Associate Planner

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TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

Probate Notices

CASE NO. 22STPB12815

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ROBERT HAMPTON DEVINE, II.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has

been filed by JOYCE HAMROCK in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOYCE HAMROCK 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: 02/01/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your 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.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

LINDA KAY JUSTICE WHITE CASE NO. 23STPB00290

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of LINDA KAY JUSTICE WHITE.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by TIMOTHY SHAWN WHITE JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that TIMOTHY SHAWN WHITE JR. 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 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: 02/16/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. ST11 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 RICHARD MEAGLIA - SBN 89670, LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD MEAGLIA 688 WEST FOOTHILL BLVD MONROVIA CA 91016 1/23, 1/26, 1/30/23 CNS-3661855#

MONROVIA WEEKLY

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF: GARY DENNIS URBINO CASE NO. 22STPB12036

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOHN URBINO-MORRISON in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOHN URBINO-MORRISON 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: 04/27/23 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 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

ARMEN D. GREGORIAN, ESQ.SBN 240371, GREGORIAN LAW, APC 21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD., STE. 500 TORRANCE CA 90503 1/23, 1/26, 1/30/23 CNS-3662399#

TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

Public Notices

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Quang Nhon Truong FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 23AHCP00014 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 300 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena, Ca 91101, Northeast Dis-

1. Petitioner Quang Nhon Truong filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Quang Nhon Truong to Proposed name Jerry Quang Truong

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: 03/28/2023 Time: 8:30AM Dept: 3. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Arcadia Weekly DATED: January 10, 2023 Robin Miller Sloan JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2023 ARCADIA WEEKLY

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE

(Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 021606-EF

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

(2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: Jurand Corporation, 931 West Foothill Boulevard, Monrovia, CA 91016

(3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 931 West Foothill Boulevard, Monrovia, CA 91016

(4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: Juan Mercade, Maria Perla Mercade, Sammy Siriani and Christina Siriani, 931 West Foothill Boulevard, Monrovia, CA 91016.

(5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment, Covenant Not to Compete, and Goodwill of that certain business located at: 931 West Foothill Bouelvard, Monrovia, CA 91016.

(6) The business name used by the seller(s) at that location is: G & M Automotive Import Services.

(7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is 02/08/23 at the office of Lotus Escrow, 55 East Huntington Drive, Suite 120 Arcadia, CA 91006, Escrow No. 021606-EF, Escrow Officer: Elia Fuentes.

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

(9) The last date for filing claims is 02/07/23.

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

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

Dated: January 13, 2023

Transferees: S/ Juan Mercade S/ Maria Perla Mercade S/ Sammy Siriani S/ Christina Siriani 1/23/23

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ARCADIA WEEKLY

Notice of Sale of Real Property at Public Auction Case

No. 22STPB06471

In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles

In the Matter of the Estate of MARIAN E. LUCERO, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, through her agent, Larry Weiner, Flans & Weiner, Inc., 16200 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 417, Encino, California 91436; telephone (818) 501-4888, www.flansweiner. com, David Hastings, Administrator, will sell at public auction, to the highest and best bidder, subject to confirmation of said superior court, on February 2, 2023, at 10:00 AM, at 7951 & 7953 Graves Street, City of Rosemead, (County of Los Angeles), State of California, all of the right, title and interest of said deceased at the time of death and all right, title and interest that the estate of said deceased has acquired by operation of law or otherwise, other than or in addition to that of said deceased, at the time of death, in and to all the certain real property in the city of Rosemead, County of Los Angeles, State of California particularly described as: Parcel 1:

Those portions of Lots 39 and 40 of Tract No. 2809 in the City of Rose-

mead, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 33 Page 76 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County, described as a whole as follows :

Beginning at a point in the Southwesterly line of said Lot 40, which point is 186.14 feet Northwesterly measured along the Southwesternly line of said Lots 39 and 40, from the Southeast corner of said Lot 39, said point of beginning being also the most Westerly corner of the Parcel of land described as Parcel 47, in the deed to Southern California Edison, Co., a Corporation, recorded in Book 1752 Page 266, Official Records of said County; thence from said point of beginning, Northeasterly along the Northwesterly line of said Parcel 47, a distance of 190.80 feet, more or less, to a point in the North line of said Lot 39, from the North line of Lot 39, which point is 27.96 feet Westerly, measured along said North line of Lot 39, form the Northeast corner of said Lot 39; thence Westerly along the North lines of said Lots 39 and 40, a distance of 269.44 feet, more or less, to the Northwest corner of said Lot 40; thence Southerly along the West line of said Lot 40, a distance of 88.42 feet to the Southwest corner of said Lot 40; thence Southeasterly along the Southwesterly line of said Lot 40, a distance of 117.36 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.

Except therefrom the Westerly 74 feet, measured at right angles of said Lot 40.

Parcel 2:

That portion of the Northerly 8.80 feet of Graves Avenue, formerly Garvey Avenue, 97.60 feet wide, described in Parcel 3 of that certain order vacating certain portions of Graves Avenue, recorded on April 27, 1939 as Instrument No. 1190 in Book 16564 Page 139 of Official Records of said County, which lies between the Southerly prolongation of the Easterly line of Westerly 74 feet of Lot 40 in Tract No. 2809, as per map recorded in Book 33 Page 76 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County and the Southwesterly prolongation of the Northwesterly line of the land described in Parcel 47 of the deed to Southern California Edison Company, recorded in Book 1752 Page 266 of Official Records of said County. APN 5284-024-016 & 5284-024-017

Commonly known as 7951 & 7953 Graves Street, Rosemead, California (County of Los Angeles)

Terms of sale in lawful money of the United States on confirmation of sale. Remaining twenty-five percent interest to be sold on same terms and conditions.

Ten percent of amount bid to be deposited with bid. Property is sold in “as is” condition.

January 18, 2023

DAVID HASTINGS, Administrator MARIELLEN ROSS ATTORNEY AT LAW 435 Yale Avenue Claremont, California 91711 Telephone: 909/398-7022 1/23, 1/26, 1/30/23

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ROSEMEAD READER

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Hsiao Chiao Lu FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22SHCP00523 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 300 East Walnut St, Pasadena, Ca 91101, Northeast District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Hsiao Chiao Lu filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Hsiao Chiao Lu to Proposed name Shirley H Lu 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: 03/13/2023 Time: 8:30AM Dept: P The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Arcadia Weekly DATED: December 28, 2022 Robin Miller Sloan JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2023 ARCADIA WEEKLY

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROBERT HAMPTON DEVINE, II

LEGALS

LEY MOSK COURTHOUSE.

(90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline.

10. Substitution of Securities. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300, substitution of securities for withheld funds is permitted in accordance therewith.

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

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

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

• No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a Bid proposal for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code section 1771.1(a)]. No contractor or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

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

Furnishing of Electronic Certified Payroll Records to Labor Commissioner. For all new projects awarded on or after April 1, 2015, contractors and subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement).

Dated this _______ day of ________________, 2023, City of Glendale, California.

Dr. Suzie Abajian, City Clerk of the City of Glendale Publish January 16, 2023 & January 23, 2023

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

Verdugo Workforce Development Board Local Plan – Legal Notice

The Verdugo Workforce Development Board (VWDB) has modified its Local Workforce Development Plan 2021-2024. The modification establishes the types of workforce development activities that will be offered in the Verdugo Workforce Development Area (VWDA), including programs for unemployed job seekers and youth. The modified Plan will also include programs to assist local businesses to ensure they have the qualified workforce to meet their organizational needs. The VWDA consists of the cities of Burbank, Glendale and La Cañada Flintridge which is governed by a Joint Powers Agreement that creates the Verdugo Consortium.

The draft of the modified Plan is available for public review at https://verdugojobscenter.org from January 20, 2023 through February 19, 2023. The VWDB will be accepting any comments from the public so that those issues can be considered and addressed as appropriate. When emailing comments, please identify your name, organization (if applicable), address, city, state, zip code and phone number. Please also include the page number and section of the plan you are referencing.

Comments, including any disagreements with the plan, are welcome; however, must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 19, 2023. Comments should be emailed to MaryAnn Pranke at MPranke@GlendaleCA.gov.

Publish January 19 & 23, 2023

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

Burbank City Notices

Verdugo Workforce Development Board Local Plan – Legal Notice

The Verdugo Workforce Development Board (VWDB) has modified its Local Workforce Development Plan 2021-2024. The modification establishes the types of workforce development activities that will be offered in the Verdugo Workforce Development Area (VWDA), including programs for unemployed job seekers and youth. The modified Plan will also include programs to assist local businesses to ensure they have the qualified workforce to meet their organizational needs. The VWDA consists of the cities of Burbank, Glendale and La Cañada Flintridge which is governed by a Joint Powers Agreement that creates the Verdugo Consortium.

The draft of the modified Plan is available for public review at https://verdugojobscenter.org from January 20, 2023 through February 19, 2023. The VWDB will be accepting any comments from the public so that those issues can be considered and addressed as appropriate. When emailing comments, please identify your name, organization (if applicable), address, city, state, zip code and phone number. Please also include the page number and section of the plan you are referencing.

Comments, including any disagreements with the plan, are welcome; however, must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 19, 2023. Comments should be emailed to MaryAnn Pranke at MPranke@GlendaleCA.gov.

Publish January 19 & 23, 2023

INDEPENDENT

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Pamela Tober

CASE NO. 22STPB12929

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Eno Smith 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 02/06/2023 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST. LOS ANGELES CA 90012 STAN-

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: Brian C. Miles 9373 Haven Ave., Suite 100 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730, Telephone: (909) 481-4080 1/16, 1/19, 1/23/23 CNS-3660856# PASADENA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE

OF HYO SOOK PARK Case No. 23STPB00317

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of HYO SOOK PARK

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Tracey Kyong Hee Lee in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Tracey Kyong Hee Lee be appointed as personal repre-sentative 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 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 March 3, 2023 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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 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.

Attorney for petitioner: EMMANUEL HAN ESQ SBN 275843

HAN & PARK LAW GROUP INC 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD

STE 1100

LOS ANGELES CA 90010 CN993424 PARK Jan 23,26,30, 2023

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RONALD MAURICE FISHER

AKA RONALD M. FISHER

CASE NO. 23STPB00394

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of RONALD MAURICE FISHER AKA RONALD M. FISHER.

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KEVIN KOMNENUS 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: 02/17/23 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 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

LINDA M. VARGA - SBN 149988 HENRY J. MORAVEC III - SBN 149989 MORAVEC, VARGA & MOONEY 2233 HUNTINGTON DRIVE, STE 17 SAN MARINO CA 91108 1/23, 1/26, 1/30/23

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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: 03/03/23 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 WEST CARSON STREET, SUITE 320 TORRANCE CA 90503 1/19, 1/23, 1/26/23 CNS-3660981# BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

FLORA DUNAIANS CASE NO. 23STPB00270

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that RAFFI BILEMJIAN 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.)

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

LINDA SCOTT - SBN 180663, LAW OFFICES OF LINDA SCOTT 2235 EAST WASHINGTON BLVD. PASADENA CA 91104 1/19, 1/23, 1/26/23 CNS-3661134# PASADENA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE

OF JONATHAN PARRA aka JOHNNY ANGEL PARRA Case No. 21STPB02433

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JONATHAN PARRA aka JOHNNY ANGEL PARRA

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

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

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 Feb. 10, 2023 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 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 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.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

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.

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 ROBERT R. THOMAS 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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/16/23 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 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

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:

FRANCES L MARTIN ESQ SBN 86977

21515 HAWTHORNE BLVD SUITE 980 TORRANCE CA 90503 CN993398 PARRA Jan 23,26,30, 2023

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERT M. McDONALD aka ROBERT MORRIS McDONALD, ROBERT MORRIS McDONALD SR. Case No. PRRI2300053

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERT M. McDONALD aka ROBERT MORRIS McDONALD, ROB-

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