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LAUSD strike looms as school district, union trade barbs

By City News Service

Apotentially crippling strike by service workers that would shut down Los Angeles Unified School District campuses for three days was looming large Friday, with little hope of any resolution being reached before the planned Tuesday walkout.

It was unclear when, or if, the Service Employees International Local 99 union — representing roughly 30,000 cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants and other workers — would be back at the bargaining table with the district.

District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said LAUSD officials are prepared to talk, and even

potentially sweeten its most recent compensation and benefits offer, but union officials said they are waiting for a state mediator to schedule new talks, and aren’t interested in hearing the district simply reiterate previous proposals the union has already rejected.

In a statement late Thursday, SEIU99 Executive Director Max Arias issued a statement accusing the district of misleading the public about the motivations behind the planned three-day strike.

“This strike is about respect for essential workers who have been treated as a second-class workforce by LAUSD for far too long,” Arias said.

He accused the district

of a pattern of harassment of union members and unfair labor practices.

Carvalho countered that the union is “simply refusing to negotiate,” calling it “deeply surprising and disappointing that there is an unwillingness to do so.”

The district was scheduled to engage in labor talks Friday — not with the SEIU but with United Teachers Los Angeles, the powerful teachers’ union which has said its 30,000plus members will honor an SEIU picket line. UTLA is pushing for a 20% raise for its workers. SEIU is seeking roughly 30%, saying many of its workers are paid poverty wages of about $25,000 per year.

District officials said last week that Carvalho had made the SEIU Local 99 “one of the strongest offers ever proposed by a Los Angeles Unified superintendent.”

According to the district, the offer included a 5% wage increase retroactive to July 2021, another 5% increase retroactive to July 2022 and another 5% increase effective July 2023, along with a 4% bonus in 2022-23 and a 5% bonus in 2023-24.

On Wednesday, Carvalho said at a news conference “that 15% plus 10% does not represent the end of the road, we have more

Felon convicted for 2016 escape from Orange County jail

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By City News Service

Angelenos across the city, who have criminal records, will have the opportunity to permanently seal their records under SB 731, starting July 1, Sen. María Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, announced Friday.

In a joint news conference Friday morning at the steps of City Hall, Durazo, Councilmember Curren Price, several coalitions and community organizations discussed how the new legislation would impact not only Angelenos but also Californians. SB 731 was signed into law last fall by Gov. Gavin Newsom, making California the first state in American history to allow almost all old convictions on a person’s criminal record to be permanently sealed.

“What SB 731 does is allow men and women who are living with old convictions, many 30 to 40 years old, to have the opportunity to participate in life with equality and to have the opportunity to go and look for housing without wondering if something that happened in 1980 would come up,” said Saun Hough with Californians for Safety and Justice. “It allows Californians to have the opportunity to be the parents that they would choose to be by participating in their children’s programs at school.”

According to Hough, it was their intention to pass legislation that would remove the barriers to employment, education, and housing for millions of Californians and well over a quarter million of Angelenos.

“It allows me and us the opportunity to be judged by the content of our character today and not the mistakes that we made 30 to 40 years ago,” Hough said.

Durazo said the passing of SB 731 would not have

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Felon convicted for 2016 escape from Orange County jail

By Paul Anderson, City News Service

The man prosecutors call the mastermind of a 2016 escape by three inmates from the Orange County jail in Santa Ana was convicted Thursday of felony counts of escaping custody and car theft.

Jurors, however, acquitted Hossein Nayeri, 44, of kidnapping during a carjacking and other lesser-included offenses of simple kidnapping, carjacking and false imprisonment. Jurors began deliberating late Wednesday and reached a verdict before lunch Thursday.

The kidnapping charge would have mandated a life sentence, but now he’s facing three years and eight months, according to Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer.

The county’s top prosecutor defended his office’s pursuit of a conviction of Nayeri in the escape case, even though he is already serving two consecutive terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in the sexual mutilation of a marijuana dispensary owner in a kidnappingextortion scheme. He was in custody awaiting trial in that case when the jail escape occurred.

“This was not a waste of government resources,” Spitzer told reporters after the verdicts.

Spitzer said that given recent changes in criminal justice law in the state he fears lawmakers will scrap the term of life without parole.

“I literally have no confidence that the convictions Nayeri has already suffered will necessarily be upheld on appeal or the legislature will not change the laws and retroactively apply them to Nayeri,” Spitzer said. “So while this sentence does not add significant additional time to the time he’s already

serving I want the parole board to be able to consider this additional case.”

Spitzer said prosecutors in his office had recommended just scrapping the escape case against Nayeri altogether, but he rejected the idea because he wants a potential future parole board to consider the breakout.

“Nayeri needed to be convicted of that escape,” Spitzer said. “He masterminded it. He was up in those plumbing tunnels for months. He was able to get tools to cut through rebar. ... Mr. Nayeri, in my personal opinion, is one of America’s most dangerous criminals. He is conniving, manipulative and a mastermind. He knows how to get inside people’s heads.”

Nayeri’s eyes welled up when he heard the verdict.

“He was emotional,” his attorney Michael Goldfeder said.

Sentencing was scheduled for March 24.

Nayeri’s co-defendant in the escape, Bac Tien Duong, 50, was convicted in April 2021 and sentenced to 20 years in prison in July. Duong, who was in custody at the time of the escape in an attempted murder case, resolved that case as well when he was sentenced.

Co-defendant Jonathan Tieu, 27, is awaiting trial in connection with the escape. Tieu was in custody in a murder case, but jurors in his trial deadlocked. A retrial was scheduled, but he was referred to juvenile court, where he was ultimately convicted of assault with a deadly weapon because a change in state law redefined liability in murders and Tieu was not considered a major participant in the gangrelated killing.

The trio escaped from Central Men’s Jail on Jan. 22, 2016. Authorities said

that with the help of Loc Ba Nguyen, a longtime friend of Duong’s, the three inmates were able to obtain supplies they needed to escape.

They sawed through obstacles, wriggled through an air vent in the dormitorystyle housing and worked their way through plumbing tunnels to the roof of the jail. They then rappelled down with makeshift ropes, and Nguyen picked them up and drove them to a contact of Duong’s in Westminster.

They called unlicensed cab driver Long Ma, who took them first to motels in Rosemead and later San Jose, where Duong and Nayeri got into a fight. Duong decided to part ways and brought Ma back with him to Orange

County and surrendered on Jan. 29. The next day, Nayeri and Tieu were arrested in San Francisco.

Nguyen pleaded guilty in June 2017 for his role aiding the inmates in the escape and was sentenced to a year in jail, but he served his time in home confinement because he said he had a stroke on his sentencing date.

In closing arguments of Nayeri’s trial Wednesday, Deputy District Attorney David McMurrin argued that Nayeri masterminded the breakout.

The prosecutor argued that 537 pages of phone usage records point to Nayeri as the mastermind. The three inmates used smuggled-in phones to document the

escape and to aid in it after they broke out, McMurrin said.

The phones showed evidence of searches for how to send money internationally, McMurrin said. Nayeri testified he got money sent to him by family in Iran.

After Duong surrendered, Nayeri used his phone to look up a news report on it, McMurrin said.

McMurrin also referred to a video the escapees created in a motel room after the escape, showing Duong putting a cigarette out on his shoulder, allegedly at the direction of Nayeri.

“It shows a dynamic,” McMurrin said. “He’s saying to Mr. Duong, are you loyal to me? Are you going to step in line? Did I save your life?”

The prosecutor also disputed Nayeri’s claim that none of the crew had a gun, saying that a cab driver the trio kidnapped, Long Ma, “was held at gunpoint in an abandoned parking lot, forced to hand over his wallet and phone.”

He scoffed at the claim that Ma willingly went along with the escapade.

“A willing person at that time who didn’t even know they were escapees,” McMurrin said of Ma, who was ordered to turn over his Honda Civic, wallet and phone to the escapees. “It wasn’t in the news yet.”

McMurrin showed jurors photos of facial injuries Duong suffered in a motel room fight with Nayeri, saying that when Duong ultimately surrendered to authorities, it showed he “would rather be in custody and turn himself in than be with that man (Nayeri). It’s also reasonable to conclude he didn’t want to get beat anymore.”

“They all had a role to play but Nayeri was the planner, and Mr. Duong had

his connections,” McMurrin said, adding that Tieu was the “muscle.”

The three took Ma along with them after the escape because they needed to use his ID to check in to motels and had him fetch money wired to them, McMurrin said.

The prosecutors said Nayeri “couldn’t let Ma go and call police. He didn’t consent. He wasn’t a willing participant.”

Ma testified during the trial that he did not take advantage of multiple opportunities to ask for help because he was afraid of the men.

Goldfeder tried to portray Duong as the mastermind of the escape, saying he roped in his longtime friend, Loc Ba Nguyen, to help the three smuggle in materials used in the escape and then pick them up when they broke out.

“That’s who the mastermind is. Bac Duong,” Goldfeder said.

Ma was contacted because he was known in the Vietnamese community for his cab driving services, Goldfeder said.

Goldfeder emphasized Ma’s “inconsistent” testimony in the trials of Duong and Nayeri. When Ma testified two years ago in Duong’s trial he had an immunity agreement with prosecutors that shielded him from implicating himself, Goldfeder noted.

“When you’re not telling the truth it’s hard to remember what you said,” Goldfeder said. “That’s why things are all over the map.”

The defense attorney said Ma has told investigators he was threatened with the gun in the car and later testified it was outside the car.

Goldfeder claimed Ma got $5,500 from the escapees.

“Not bad for a few days of work,” the attorney said.

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Cedars-Sinai rabbi donates kidney to woman he didn’t know in Toronto

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Arabbi on the staff of Cedars-Sinai hospital in West Los Angeles recently donated a kidney to a complete stranger in dire need who lives in Toronto, the hospital announced Friday.

Weiner is Cedars-Sinai’s senior rabbi and director of the Spiritual Care Department, and he has always had an affinity for organ donors and their families, according to the hospital.

“I always made sure, first of all, that when I heard about someone in the hospital, who had donated an organ to someone else, that I would go out of my way to go to visit them, just to share how impressed I was and support them and praise them,” Weiner said in a statement. “I always thought it was a beautiful thing. I was always very impressed by that act.”

Weiner’s affection for organ donors was put to the ultimate test last month when he faced the opportunity of moving on from simply praising the selflessness of organ donors to actually becoming one himself — and traveling all the way to eastern Canada to donate a kidney to someone he had never met.

Initially Weiner had signed up to become a potential organ donor at an awareness event for a friend who was in need of a kidney, according to Cedars-Sinai. The organization Renewal, which connects kidney patients with organ donors, hosted the event where attendees interested in being donors were tested to see if their kidneys were possible matched with patients in need of a transplant.

“I sort of thought, ‘I praise it so much, and I believe in it, and I think it’s such a good thing, why don’t I put my kidney where my mouth is, so to speak?’” Weiner said.

As it turned out the rabbi wasn’t a match for his friend, who eventually did find a donor and received a transplant. Weiner had nearly forgotten about the donor compatibility test he took, and that’s when he got that life-changing call. He was a 1 in 1,000 match — not for his friend, but for a woman in Toronto.

“She had very rare antibodies and HLA type, and they just couldn’t find anyone, and she was likely to suffer for a few more years and die without finding a donor,” Weiner said.

The optimistic recipient was Bonnie Lilien, a retired teacher and grandmother who

had been dealing with dialysis treatments for over three years.

Weiner’s decision to have such a serious operation was not an easy one, according to Cedars-Sinai. So he turned for advice to his colleagues at the hospital, including Dr. Irene Kim who is the director of the Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center.

The doctor was forthright about the risks Weiner and kidney donors face.

“I shared with him the exact same message that I share with my own patients,” Kim said in a statement. “And that is, there are some very serious risks involved with living donation. It is a major surgical procedure that you’re undergoing, and you have to be mindful and know and understand those risks.”

Weiner also spoke with Dr. Zab Mosenifar, professor and executive vice chair of Cedars-Sinai’s Department of Medicine. “Known for running every single day of his adult life, and for completing more than 100 marathons, Mosenifar has been a health and wellness inspiration for Weiner, who recently started running marathons himself,” according to the hospital.

“He said, ‘You’ll still be able to run marathons just fine. You’ll do great,’” Weiner said. “That was reassuring.”

Weiner lastly met with Stuart Finder, director of Cedars-Sinai’s Center for Health Care Ethics.

“He helped me to really ask good questions, rethink my assumptions,” Weiner said. “He helped me to make sure that it really worked for me, and he was extremely helpful in the process.”

Those consultations, in addition to discussing the prospect of becoming a kidney donor with his own doctors, family, friends, spiritual leaders and other kidney donors, persuaded Weiner that he was healthy and well enough to donate.

With their support and that of his supervisor Jonathan Schreiber, vice president of Community Engagement, he sent news to his care team that he was indeed on board for the kidney donation.

When the news of the rabbi’s selfless decision reached Lilien, she was overjoyed.

“It was just too good to be true,” she said in a statement. “It was like I had been dreaming and praying for this, and finally, my wishes came true.”

The weeks ahead of the surgery were replete with tests and assessments to ensure that Weiner was physically fit to be a kidney donor.

“It was very emotional,” Weiner said. “I found myself crying a lot, which I don’t normally do. Not like sad tears, just like I was just overwhelmed by the emotions of the whole thing, just saving a life and doing something that I never thought I would do, but that I believe is a wonderful thing. And sometimes fear, and also some excitement, and just a desire to do this with joy. [There was] a lot of praying, a lot of anticipation. It’s one of the biggest things I’ve ever done in my life.”

In February Weiner flew with his wife to Toronto for the donor surgery. Both Weiner’s explant procedure and Lilien’s transplant surgery went smoothly, according to Cedars-Sinai.

“A little bit of pain but a marvelous amount of gain,” Lilien said. “And that’s my attitude. It’s all worth it.”

A few days after the surgeries, Weiner was able to walk down the hospital corridor for a first-time meeting with Lilien and her family.

“It was just nice to see because she has small grandchildren, and she told me that she didn’t think she would get to see her grandchildren grow up,” Weiner said. “And she’s someone who’s very beloved

in her community. She was a high school teacher. So it’s just nice to see that she was such a kind and giving person and she really appreciated it. So it really felt good.”

The surgery has provided Lilien a new chance to live a more fulfilling life, according to Cedars-Sinai. Some of Lilien’s post-op plans include traveling, in particular going on cruises, and spending more time with her family and friends, who she said comprised a helpful support network as she went through the transplant experience.

“And also, I’m able to eat anything,” Lilien said. “Actually, when I was in the hospital, they were feeding me this salty soup and vegetables that, as a kidney patient, I wasn’t allowed to eat. So I called my doctor over and said, ‘Why are they giving me this? I can’t have all this salt in here,’ and my doctor said, ‘You are no longer a kidney patient.’ So that was liberating. Totally, totally liberating.”

Weiner noted that for him, there was much more to the experience of organ donation than receiving accolades and gratitude, according to Cedars-Sinai. For Weiner, “donating his kidney was a private kindness, best done quietly” — but he also felt encouraged to inspire awareness about kidney donation and about living up to the hospital’s mission: to Be a Blessing.

“This act requires people choosing to do it, they need role models,” he said. “If I hadn’t met people who had done it, and been able to speak to them and been impressed by them and encouraged by them and seen how well they did, I certainly would not have done it. So I thought that maybe I had an opportunity to encourage others, without putting pressure, obviously, but maybe I could serve as a role model for them as well.”

Rabbi Jason Weiner. | Photo courtesy of Cedars-Sinai

Fox Studios’ $1.5B upgrade to include 9 sound stages in Century City

By City News Service

As a result of increased demand for film and television content, nine new sound stages, updated production facilities and a 24-story media campus are projected as part of a $1.5 billion expansion of Fox Studios in Century City, it was announced Thursday.

Nearly 100 years since filming began on the lot, the new Fox Corp. is seeking to create a “studio of the future” that could generate nearly 8,800 jobs in Los Angeles County, the company said.

“The Fox Studio Lot is one of the most iconic and treasured production locations in the history of entertainment and is a rich part of our history,” Lachlan Murdoch, executive chair and CEO of Fox Corp., said in a press release. “The Fox Future project represents a longterm commitment to our industry, to our community and to the city of Los Angeles.”

Calling the project “a historic investment in support of both the entertainment industry and Los Angeles’ Century City business community,” Fox said plans include new multi-media sound stages as well as post-production facilities, and media campus offices on the lot along Olympic Boulevard “to respond to changing technologies and increased demand” in film and televi-

sion production.

The project — which is at the start of the county’s approval process — would also create new office space in Century City with a green-certified office building along Avenue of the Stars, according to Fox.

The corporation said it hopes to maintain thousands of existing jobs by helping to curb runaway production and create new work opportunities throughout the region. Fox estimates that the expansion would generate about $9 million in annual tax revenue to the city of Los Angeles to help fund public services such as libraries, parks, police and fire services.

The entertainment corporation also said it predicts over $20 million in anticipated Transportation Improvement and Mitigation Fees which focus on West Los Angeles-specific improvements and support the anticipated Metro D-Line when it opens to Century City in 2025.

Fox also announced that it could seek a development partner to transform the northeast portion of the 53-acre lot along Avenue of the Stars into a stateof-the-art building with 35 floors of office space above seven floors of parking.

Along with new construction, the studio says it has developed an updated historic preservation plan

that relocates key buildings on the lot and “ensures the architectural character” of the site is maintained.

Similar overhauls were recently announced for Radford Studio Center, a television and film complex located in Studio City.

Also, ground was broken last year on the

first phase of Sylmar Studios, a 300,000-squarefoot, 12-stage production facility in the San Fernando Valley.

In February 2021, the owners of CBS Television City announced a $1.25 billion expansion and improvement of the historic production facility

— growing the number of sound stages to a minimum of 15, up from eight, as well as adding new production office space and support facilities.

In October 2021, it was announced that Warner Bros.’ historic Ranch Lot will be redeveloped to include 16 sound stages in

what the new owners said will be the largest studio development in the U.S. With the addition of 16 new sound stages, the Burbank facility will offer 56 sound stages to support WarnerMedia’s production activity in Los Angeles, once it takes occupancy of the ranch in 2025.

Port of Los Angeles enters agreements to advance climate action

By City News Service

with the two ports call for cooperation and sharing of best practices on environmental and sustainability initiatives, including the digitization of the supply chain to optimize efficiency and reduce port operational impacts.

establish a Green Shipping Corridor partnership with the Port of Los Angeles in the coming year, an initiative aimed at reducing emissions along their respective trade routes and promote low- and zerocarbon ships and fuels.

The Port of Los Angeles entered into a separate agreements Thursday with the Port of Tokyo and the Port of Yokohama to more formally collaborate on

sustainability and environmental issues.

The agreements were signed by Port of Los Angeles officials during the 2023 California Japan Clean Energy Trade Mission,

led by California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and Dee Dee Myers, director of the governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. The memorandum of understandings

“The MOUs signed this week between the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of Tokyo and the Port of Yokohama epitomize the strong relationship between California and Japan and our shared commitment to tackling climate change,” said Kounalakis. “California and Japan’s port partnership is a world-leading collaboration and a critical step toward achieving zero greenhouse gas emissions.”

The ports of Tokyo and Yokohama also agreed to

“Global cooperation is critical if we are to make meaningful progress toward a cleaner and more sustainable maritime industry,” said Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. “We can do so much more with ports and other international stakeholders working together.”

The Port of Los Angeles has already established Green Shipping Corridor partnerships with the ports of Shanghai and Singapore.

In addition, the agreements include other specific areas of cooperation such as testing and deployment of zeroemission vehicles, cargo handling equipment and vessels; exploring energy use and alternative energy sources; and cooperating on initiatives related to pollution-reduction technologies for terminals, ocean-going vessels and drayage trucks.

The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Yokohama have a long history of cooperation dating back to a trade agreement signed in 1969 to strengthen trade routes between the two ports. The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Tokyo formalized a sister port relationship in 1987.

Fox Studios in Century City. | Photo courtesy of Coolcaesar/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and port officials attend a signing ceremony for MOUs on environmental collaboration. | Photo courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles/Twitter

With all eyes on the Big Dance, Wall Street trades slow during March Madness

By Elena Cox and Jared Beilby, Stacker

There’s a reason it’s called March Madness.

Much like the Olympics or World Cup, the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament is a major sporting event that draws significant viewership, even for games played during normal working hours. That makes it difficult for even the most dedicated employees to keep their focus on work.

Last year, college basketball’s Big Dance averaged 10.7 million total television viewers for its live game telecasts, with the Kansas Jayhawks’ 72-69 championship game victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels pulling an average of over 18 million viewers on TBS, TNT, and truTV. Even nonsports fans get in on the action with office brackets, which arguably take little to no skill to fill out, let alone win, but allow people to have some skin in the game.

“It’s hard to find somebody who doesn’t know a friend who’s filling out a bracket,” Rodney Paul, a sports analytics professor at Syracuse University, told Stacker. “It’s pretty easy to be able to get involved, especially with something that there’s

no stakes or low stakes.”

To quantify March Madness’ effect on productivity, Stacker looked to the stock market, collecting trading volume data from the Chicago Board Options Exchange between 2009 and 2022. More often than not, trade volume dipped at the start of the tournament. Trade volume was measured as the sum of shares exchanged during trading hours on all U.S. equities exchanges and trade-reporting facilities during trading hours. Our full findings lay ahead.

Traders take pause

In 11 of the last 13 years the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament took place, the number of shares traded during the tournament’s first day decreased compared to the day before. This goes against the typical trading pattern.

Usually, the number of shares traded daily steadily rises throughout the week before slouching on Fridays. From Wednesday to Thursday, which is the typical tournament start day, the number of shares traded increases by 0.8% on average, according to trading data going back

to October 2007. During March Madness, however, the trend flips: The number of shares traded on the tournament’s first day is an average of 10% lower than the day prior — a nearly 11 percentage-point swing.

Looking at data from the first day of the tournament is especially crucial. Both the opening and second days are March Madness’ busiest — there are 32 games played between the first two days, with the earliest tipoffs happening around noon ET. Because

so many games take place during work hours, the start of the tournament is when productivity could take the biggest hit.

Explaining the outliers

On the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, it’s not uncommon to see traders have at least one of their many screens tuned into the games. Though most traders are used to being in a high-pressure, reactive environment.

Many games are scheduled on or around the

Federal Reserve’s March meeting, which also happens in mid-March. But usually, their decisions are baked into the market, says Jonathan Corpina, a senior managing partner at Meridian Equity Partners with nearly 25 years of Wall Street experience.

“When you look at the economic calendar, we know there are things coming out. Everyone knows the Fed is going to make an announcement. You probably have your position or bet on what the market is going to do,” Corpina said.

That bears out in the data. The two times the number of shares traded bucked the trend during March Madness and increased were after major and unexpected economic events: the 2013 banking crisis in Cyprus, and a surprise decision from the Fed to cut its rate hike outlook in 2016 due to economic headwinds.

Despite dipping data, March Madness brings positives

However, the data doesn’t tell the full story. Rodney Paul warns that

a drop in trading volume doesn’t necessarily equal a loss in productivity across the whole workforce.

“People will project that to a loss of productivity,” he said. “We live in a society where you can really shift your time in different ways, so maybe people start earlier, maybe people don’t take the coffee break that they would otherwise.”

Beyond that, March Madness is an event that can improve workplace dynamics — even if people skip work to tune into games. A 2011 study found that while productivity decreases in the workplace during the games, it’s also a way to bring an office together.

“It’s just something that gets people talking,” Paul said. “It can lead to other things. Because as you’re going throughout the day, you start talking about the game, but it might lead to talking about yourself, your family, etcetera, and other things that build up a deeper relationship.”

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Man pleads guilty to deadly crash in Costa Mesa area

By City News Service

A33-year-old Riverside man pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for a deadly crash that killed a woman and her dog in an unincorporated area near Costa Mesa.

Ali Zohair Fakhreddine pleaded guilty to seconddegree murder, hit-andrun with permanent and serious injury and driving drunk.

Fakhreddine killed 72-year-old Cleusa Moraes Coffman of Newport Beach and her Shih Tzu, Bob, on Sept. 6, 2020.

Fakhreddine was charged with seconddegree murder instead of vehicular manslaughter because he was convicted of drunken driving in a Rancho Cucamonga court, in San Bernardino County, in 2008 and in Orange County in 2015.

When drivers are sentenced for drunken driving they are warned they could face a murder charge instead of a manslaughter charge if

they are involved in a deadly collision while driving under the influence.

The victim was crossing Irvine Avenue at Mesa Street with her dog in a crosswalk when she was struck by a 2014 Hyundai about 6:34 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Fakhreddine ran a red light at the intersection before hitting the victim and her dog and not stopping, the CHP reported.

Riverside police found Fakhreddine passed out behind the wheel of his car, which sustained frontend damage, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. When the officers attempted to rouse him he drove off, prosecutors said.

The defendant had a blood-alcohol level of .10, as well as fentanyl and marijuana in his system, Deputy District Attorney Brian Orue said.

The sons of the victim attempted to write an

impact statement to Orange County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Menninger, but found it to be too painful an exercise, Orue said. They wrote the following statement:

“We are not going to write any statement to the court. We thought about it and it’s just too painful and at the same time brings a lot of anger and frustration about the tragedy and this whole process. I tried writing but it brought back so many emotions that I had to stop.”

The defendant offered to apologize publicly to the family, but that was rejected, Orue said.

Fakhreddine broke down several times as he struggled to make a statement to the judge.

“There hasn’t been a day gone by that I haven’t prayed for your family,” Fakhreddine said to the victims, who did not attend the hearing.

“Every day, I pray to God to take away your pain, your grief,” he added. “I’m sorry for the mental,

physical and spiritual harm I caused. I apologize for the actions I’m responsible for, for taking the precious life of (the victim). I wish I could take them back. The decision I made that day will haunt me. I have no excuse. I have to live with that. I will pray for you to the end of my days.”

Menninger said, “I hope and pray there is some comfort in your words” for the family.

“In these cases, there is no winner. Everyone suffers,” Menninger said.

Deadly crashes involving alcohol or drugs usually involve “decent people who make a horrible mistake,” Menninger said, adding that the defendants still have to pay the consequences.

The judge said the defendant’s plea and apology should be “impactful” when he appears before a parole board.

The defendant was given credit for 922 days so far in custody.

Parolee ordered to stand in attack on Olympian in downtown LA

By Terri Vermeulen Keith, City News Service

Aparolee was ordered Thursday to stand trial for an allegedly unprovoked attack last summer in downtown Los Angeles on an Olympic silver medal-winning volleyball player, who testified that she had never seen him before.

Superior Court Judge David Fields rejected a defense motion to dismiss the case against Semeon Tesfamariam, 52, who is charged with a felony count of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly throwing a 10-inch metal bolt at Kimberly Glass’ face, along with an allegation that he personally inflicted great bodily injury on her.

The athlete testified that she was looking at a friend’s new car at Olive and Eighth streets after eating lunch last July 8 and saw Tesfamariam — whom she identified during the hearing in the downtown Los Angeles courtroom — scurrying in her direction with a shiny metal object in his hand.

“He was like looking at

me, like really deep into my eyes,” she said, indicating that he appeared to be angry and that it looked like he “hated me.”

“I’ve never seen him before in my life,” she said of the defendant, whom she said had glared at her but “never said anything to me.”

Glass -- who was an outside hitter on the 2008 U.S. Olympic women’s indoor volleyball team -said she thought he might hit her friend’s vehicle.

She testified that she went to turn, saw him move and then felt pain to her head.

“I didn’t know what hit me,” Glass said.

She said she fell after the attack, started seeing blood and saw the bolt on the ground.

She said she suffered multiple fractures around her eye, had more than 40 stitches to her face and that she experienced “a lot of pain,” and still has lingering medical issues.

Others subdued the assailant and held him until police arrived, she

said.

“I heard him say, `It wasn’t me,”’ Glass testified, while noting that she wasn’t sure if he was being detained at that point because she was covering her left eye while she was on the ground.

Tesfamariam was taken into custody that afternoon by Los Angeles police. He remains jailed without bail while awaiting arraignment March 30.

In a statement announcing the case against Tesfamariam last July, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón called it “a brutal, unprovoked attack.”

“Mr. Tesfamariam has a troubling history of attacking apparently random people with dangerous weapons,” the county’s top prosecutor said. “His behavior appears to have escalated with time.”

Tesfamariam’s first felony assault occurred in 2018 and the second in 2019, according to the District Attorney’s Office, which noted that he was initially sentenced to

probation and later was sentenced to state prison and was on parole at the time of the attack on Glass.

His arraignment was initially delayed last year when criminal proceedings were suspended after

a doubt was declared about his mental competency. He subsequently pleaded not guilty later that month.

Kimberly Glass. | Photo courtesy of Grzegorz Jereczek/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Ali Zohair Fakhreddine. | Photo courtesy of Orange County District Attorney’s Office

Councilwoman Traci Park motions for damage assessment caused by recent storms

By City News Service

Councilwoman Traci Park introduced a motion Friday calling for an assessment of the damage caused to the city’s street trees and sidewalks as a result of the recent cycle of storms, which have caused flooding and destabilized hillsides and roads.

“The loss of street trees to storm-related damage is counteractive to the city’s work to expand tree canopy coverage and improve our sidewalks,” Park said in a statement. “It is imperative that the city understands the full scope of damage to the city’s streets, trees and sidewalks, and use this data to minimize damage from future storms.”

The motion instructs the Bureau of Street Services’ urban forestry division and the Bureau of Engineering to provide a report on the number of street trees damaged and uprooted, and any damage to adjacent sidewalks, as well as recommendations for protecting the city’s tree canopy and sidewalk system in advance of future storms. The impacts of the storm events have been felt on the Westside, according to Park, where downed and uprooted trees have blocked streets, damaged power lines and created safety hazards for residents.

“Our tree canopy and sidewalk system are crucial components of our infrastructure, and we must take steps to better protect them for the benefit of our residents’ safety and quality of life,” Park said.

‘John Wick,’ ‘The Wire’ actor Lance Reddick dead at 60

By City News Service

Actor Lance Reddick, best known for his roles in HBO’s “The Wire” and the “John Wick” movies, died Friday at his Studio City home at age 60.

Redding “passed away suddenly this morning from natural causes,” his publicist, Mia Hansen, said in a statement.

The Los Angeles Police and Fire departments — without identifying Reddick — confirmed that both agencies responded Friday morning to a medical emergency at a home in the 12000 block of Sarah Street. Brian Humphrey of the LAFD said one person was pronounced dead at the scene.

Reddick played Lt. Cedric Daniels on HBO’s “The Wire” and reprised his role as Charon — a

crime hotel desk clerk — in the upcoming “John Wick: Chapter 4” starring Keanu Reeves, which is set to release in theaters March 24.

Reddick was born in Baltimore in 1962 and studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York and was later accepted at Yale’s graduate school for drama.

By the late 1990s, Reddick started to land small roles on television series, including “The Nanny” and “The West Wing.”

In 2000, he landed his first major TV role on Season 4 of HBO’s prison drama “Oz.” He played Detective Johnny Basil, a cop who goes undercover at the prison.

Reddick continued

television work with guest appearances in “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “Law & Order.” His next major television role came in 2002 when he was cast as Lt. Cedric Daniels in the second season of the HBO series “The Wire.” The drama was acclaimed for its realistic portraits of police officers and residents in a Baltimore neighborhood.

In 2014, Reddick was cast as a police chief in Amazon Prime series “Bosch.”

He appeared in all four John Wick movies.

Most recently, Reddick lent his voice to several animated series, including “Paradise PD” and “The Vindicators.”

Reddick is survived by his wife, Stephanie Reddick, and his children

and Christopher Reddick.

Donations in his memory can be made to momcares. org, based in Baltimore, his publicist said.

Yvonne Nicole Reddick

Lance Reddick. | Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Councilwoman Traci Park. | Photo courtesy of Council District 11

Exhibit in honor of slain bishop opens at downtown LA cathedral

By City News Service

An exhibit honoring the life and legacy of slain Archdiocese of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell is now open at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.

The 69-year-old “Bishop Dave” — whom Archbishop José H. Gomez described as “a peacemaker with a heart for the poor and the immigrant” — was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18, and the husband of O’Connell’s housekeeper has been charged with murder.

The chapel features an exhibit of photos of O’Connell’s family and ministry, an assortment of his liturgical vestments such as his chasuble, miter and pectoral cross, as well as personal items such as handwritten notes, his Bible and rosary, books of jokes he consulted and a wooden plaque from his office with his episcopal motto “Jesus, I trust in you.”

Gomez invited the public to visit the exhibit and celebrate the life of O’Connell,

“which was truly a life lived for Jesus.”

Vice-Chancellor Archdiocese Father Parker Sandoval, who is in charge of the chapel, said the exhibit “not only honors the life and ministry of Bishop Dave, but above all, inspires us to follow his example of joyful witness to Jesus Christ.”

O’Connell was a native of Ireland and had been a priest and later a bishop in Los Angeles for 45 years.

His body was discovered when a deacon went to O’Connell’s home to check on him, because O’Connell was apparently late for a meeting, Sheriff Robert Luna said.

Carlos Medina, 61, was arrested around 8:15 a.m. Feb. 20 following an hourslong standoff at his home in the 2400 block of Kenwood Avenue in Torrance. Luna said two firearms were recovered at Medina’s home.

Medina is the husband of O’Connell’s housekeeper, and he also performed handyman work at the bishop’s home, authori-

ties said. He has been charged with murder, and District Attorney George Gascón said that Medina had confessed to the crime, although a motive remains unknown.

The murder charge against Medina includes an allegation of the personal use of a firearm, meaning he faces up to 35 years to life in state prison if he is convicted as charged.

At the time of his death, O’Connell was vicar for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ San Gabriel Pastoral Region, a post he had since 2015, when Pope Francis appointed him as an auxiliary bishop for the Los Angeles Archdiocese.

O’Connell had previously served as associate pastor at St. Raymond Catholic Church in Downey, St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church in Long Beach, and St. Hilary Church of Perpetual Adoration in Pico Rivera and then as pastor of St. Frances X. Cabrini, Ascension, St. Eugene and St. Michael’s parishes, all in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell. | Photo courtesy of Facebook

Dated: March 7, 2023

Rosemead City Notices

ORDINANCE NO. 1014

A SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1014 INTRODUCED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 15.28 - ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS TO TITLE 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) TO PROVIDE AN EXPEDITED, STREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS

On March 14, 2023, the City Council of the City of Rosemead introduced for first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 1014, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rosemead, County of Los Angeles, State of California, adding Chapter 15.28 - Electric Vehicle Charging Stations to Title 15 (Buildings And Construction) to provide an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations”. The following is a summary of Ordinance No. 1014.

Ordinance 1014

In 2015, the State of California adopted Assembly Bill 1236 (2015, Chiu, codified as Government Code Section 65850.7), which requires local jurisdictions to adopt an ordinance to create an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations. An electric vehicle charging station is any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station which deliver electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle. The proposed ordinance is intended to bring Title 15 up to compliance with State legislation regarding the expediting and streamlining procedures for electric vehicle charging stations.

Environmental Determination

The ordinance involves updates and revisions to existing regulations, and it can be seen with certainty that the text amendments will have no significant negative effect on the environment, per CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(3). The ordinance also involves the potential installation of solar energy systems, which are exempt under Section 21080.35 of the Public Resources Code.

The full text of Ordinance No. 1014 is available for inspection during regular business hours at the City Clerk’s Office (8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California 91770) Monday – Thursday 7:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. or at www.cityofrosemead.org.

DATED THIS 20th DAY OF MARCH, 2023

Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk City of Rosemead 8838 E. Valley Boulevard

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: 04/20/23 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.

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

E. THOMAS CHAVEZ - SBN 123017

LAW OFFICE OF E. THOMAS CHAVEZ

301 E COLORADO BLVD., STE 611 PASADENA CA 91101 3/16, 3/20, 3/23/23 CNS-3679617# TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

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Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

GLORIA G. WILMOT

CASE NO. 23STPB02283

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that PATRICIA DERRY 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: 04/07/23 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

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: Clayton D. Wilson SB# 40339, Wilson & Wilson, 414 S. First Ave., Arcadia, CA 91006, Telephone: (626) 574-1890 3/20, 3/23, 3/27/23

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Notice to Creditors [Probate Code § 9050 - 9054]

Case No. 23STPB00771 Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles

In Re: Estate of HANS HERZIG

Hans Herzig and Gertrud Herzig

Living Trust dated April 25, 2011

Notice is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named Decedent, that all persons having claims against the Decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court, at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and mail or deliver a copy to Steve Herzig, as Trustee of the Hans Herzig and Gertrud Herzig Living Trust Dated April 25, 2011 wherein the Decedent was a Settlor, in care of Hart, Mieras & Morris, Inc. at 255 E. Santa Clara Street, Suite 300, Arcadia, CA 91006, within the later of four (4) months after 3/6/2023 (date of the first publication of Notice to Creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this Notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, or you must petition to file a late claim as provided in Section 19103 of the Probate Code. A claim form may be obtained from the court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. Date 1-16-23

Loretta Urias

Melissa C Valdez

Henry M Chia

Cassandra A Brito

Robbie S Vargas

Michelle E Rodriguez

Ignatius Evans

Josef C Thompson

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Ricardo Avila

Aletheia M Zaremba

Steven Smith

Timothy Eleccion

Angela O Beltran

All sales are subject to prior cancellation. All terms, rules and regulations are available online at www.selfstorageauction.com. Dated this March 13, 2023 and March 20, 2023 by StorAmerica - Arcadia, 5630 Peck Rd, Arcadia, CA, 91006 (626) 303-3000 3/13, 3/20/23

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Yuri

Rothacker FOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER: 23SMCP00113 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 9355 burton Way, Beverly Hills, Ca 902101, West Judicial District TO ALL IN-

TERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Yuri Rothacker filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present name a. OF Yuri Rothacker to

Proposed name Yuri Cho 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 sch eduled 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: 05/12/2023 Time: 8:30AM Dept: K. 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: San Gabriel Sun DATED: March 8, 2023 Lawrence Cho JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 2023 SAN GABRIEL SUN

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR

CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Alejandro Yunior Aguilar FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 23VECP00103

EQUIPMENT AND FIXTURES and are located at: 19035 COLIMA ROAD, ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA 91748

The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: Central Escrow Group, Inc., 1675 Hanover Road, City of Industry, CA 91748 and the anticipated sale date is: 04/06/23

The bulk sale IS subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.

The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: Central Escrow Group, Inc., 1661 Hanover Road, City of Industry, CA 91748, and the last date for filing claims by any creditor shall be 04/05/23, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: 3/14/2023

Buyer(s): TAM’S NOODLE HOUSE II, a California corporation

S/ By: Chunfai Tam, President and Secretary 3/20/23

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Trustee Notices

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 KARIANN M. VOORHEES - SBN 295290

VOORHEES LAW GROUP 13831 ROSWELL AVE. SUITE D CHINO CA 91710 3/16, 3/20, 3/23/23

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

CHARLYN A. MENCONI

CASE NO. 23STPB02565

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

LYN A. MENCONI. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOYCE J. MAGEE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOYCE J. MAGEE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF TORIBIO BAEZ A.K.A. TORIBIO BAEZ VILLA CASE NO. 23STPB02617

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the LOST will or estate, or both, of: TORIBIO BAEZ A.K.A. TORIBIO BAEZ VILLA

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CRISTIAN BAEZ 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 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 04/25/2023 at 8:30 AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST. LOS ANGELES CA 90012 STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE,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

/s/ Michael S. Morris, Esq. Hart, Mieras & Morris, Inc. 255 E. Santa Clara St., Suite 300 Arcadia, CA 91006 3/6, 3/13, 3/20/23 CNS-3676375# MONROVIA WEEKLY

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Anthony Devince FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 23AHCP00099 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 300 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena, Ca 91101, North Cenntral Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Anthony Devince Pettigrew filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Anthony Devince Pettigrew to Proposed name Anthony Devince Douglas 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: 05/03/2023 Time: 8:30AM Dept:

P. Room: 300 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:

Azusa Beacon DATED: February 28, 2023

Robin Miller Sloan JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 AZUSA BEACON

Notice of Public Sale

Pursuant to the California Self Service Storage Facility Act (B&P Code 21700 ET seq.) The undersigned will sell at public auction on Tuesday March 28, 2023 at 1:30 pm. Personal property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and/ or other household items located at: The sale will take place online at www.selfstorageauction.com.

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 6230 Sylmar Ave, Room 107, Van Nuys, Ca 91401, Northwest Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Alejandro Yunior Aguilar filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Alejandro Yunior, Aguilar to Proposed name Alejandro, Yunior, Aguilar 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: 4/17/2023

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: Arcadia Weekly

DATED: February 24, 2023 Virginia Keeny JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 2023 ARCADIA

WEEKLY

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE

(Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 002993-AP

(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: KDMG, LLC, 1240 Lakes Drive #B, West Covina, CA 91790

(3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 15151 Foothill Boulevard Unit 16, Sylmar, CA 91342

(4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: Coffeeholic LLC, 1240 Lakes Drive #B, West Covina, CA 91790

(5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are all stocks in trade, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and goodwill of that certain business located at: 1240 Lakes Drive #B, West Covina, CA 91790.

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

(7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is 04/06/23 at the office of Aria Escrow Corp., 2920 Hungtington Drive, Suite 128, San Marino, CA 91108, Escrow No. 002993-AP, Escrow Officer: Angela Peh.

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

(9) The last date for filing claims is 04/05/23.

(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”.

T.S. No. 22002264-1 CA APN: 8534-008002 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07/15/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor:

LIDIA GAMEZ, A SINGLE WOMAN Duly Appointed Trustee: ZBS Law, LLP Deed of Trust Recorded on 07/25/2005, as Instrument No. 05-1749007 of Official Records of Los Angeles County, California. Date of Sale: 04/05/2023 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: By the fountain located at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $189,812.82 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2503 BRODERICK AVENUE DUARTE, CA 91010 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. A.P.N #.: 8534-008-002 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID-

DERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult

Angeles on March 16, 2023. NOTICE:

This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023058542

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as BRILLIANT REALTY, 303 N Glenoaks Blvd Ste200, Burbank, CA 91502. Mailing Address, 18529 S Western Ave, Gardena, CA 90248. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: Tatsuya Kakinuma, 18529 S Western Ave, Gardena, CA 90248 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 16, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023058521 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as (1). A-TREND COMPANY (2). DALTRON COMPANY (3). CASEIKO TRADING (4). ARTRIKING.US , 4804 Laurel Canyon Blvd Ste821A, Valley Village, CA 91607. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on May 2022. Signed:

Backstage Center (CA-5289067), 4804 Laurel Canyon Blvd Ste821A, Valley Village, CA 91607; Amir Bennissan, President. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 16, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023055255

NEW FILING.

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

TOGETHER, 4138 Commonwealth Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 2023. Signed: Zoenda Parks, 4138 Commonwealth Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 14, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023055572

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as G 3 INSURANCE SERVICES, 285 N Hill Ave, Suite 200, Pasadena, CA 91106. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 1993. Signed: Kathryn Rogers, 285 N. Hill Ave, Suite 200, Pasadena, CA 91106 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 14, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023042621

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as 2B ENTERTAINMENT, 10455 Camarillo Street, Toluca Lake, CA 91602.

Mailing Address, 435 West 23rd Street Ste

1BB, New York, NY 10011. 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 February 2023. Signed: BB Gun Press LLC (CA201105410073), 10455 Camarillo Street, Toluca Lake, CA 91602; Lucinda Burland, Member. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 27, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 03/20/2023, 03/27/2023, 04/03/2023, 04/10/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023054776 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as (1). VOWS (2). VOWS WEDDING CHAPEL (3). VOWS VENUE , 9102 Firestone Blvd k, Downey, CA 90241. 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 March 2023. Signed: Real Weddings LLC (CA-202355018384), 9102 Firestone Blvd K, Downey, CA 90241; Rosalba Medrano Diaz, Managing Member. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 13, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 03/20/2023, 03/27/2023, 04/03/2023, 04/10/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023053192

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as VERONICA’S REGISTRATION SERVICES, 13908

Francisquito Ave SUITE B, Baldwin Park, CA 91706. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: BALDWIN PARK FUTURES CORP (CA-5409246), 13908

Francisquito Ave SUITE B, Baldwin Park, CA 91706; MARIA T. RUBIO PENA, CEO. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 10, 2023.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023 026507 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as DIRT HELP DISPATCH, 17631 Ventura Blvd STE 152, Encino, CA 91316. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2023. Signed: Maria F Arteaga, 17631 Ventura Blvd STE 152, Encino, CA 91316 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 6, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 03/20/2023, 03/27/2023, 04/03/2023, 04/10/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023055419 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as PREMIERE POWER WASHING & WINDOW CLEANING, 1308 W Farlington St, West Covina, CA 91790. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 2023. Signed: Jose Salazar, 1308 W Farlington St, West Covina, CA 91790 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 14, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023049639 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LOCATION HUNTERS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, 3112 W 179th St, Torrance, CA 90504. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: Dina Ammari, 18039 Crenshaw Blvd #302, Torrance, CA 90504 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 7, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023048806 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as MEXICO LINDO, 1060 S Garey Ave, Pomona, CA 91766. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 2023. Signed: JJMG, INC (CAC4212109), 1080 S Garvey Ave, Pomona, CA 91766; Jose Dimas Bonilla, President. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 6, 2023.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023056721

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ORTEGA’S PLUMBING, 6464 woodman ave 106, Van nuys, CA 91401. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein.

Signed: Oscar Eduardo Ortega Perez, 6464 woodman ave 106, Van nuys, CA 91401 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 15, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023050934

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as LOCATION HUNTERS, 18039 Crenshaw Blvd #302, Torrance, CA 90504. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein.

Signed: Dina Ammari, 18039 Crenshaw Blvd #302, Torrance, CA 90504 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 8, 2023.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023045136

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as DANI DHEMYE, 1853 Gaybar Avenue, La Puente, CA 91744. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on February 2023. Signed: Daniela Dhemye Carmona, 1853 Gaybar Avenue, La Puente, CA 91744 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 1, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023057799

NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as VITA PT, 1010 N Central Ave 313, Glendale, CA 91202. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 2023. Signed: Vita PT Inc (CA-5516846), 9928 Provo Ave, Tujunga, CA 91042; Davit Nazaryan, CEO. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 15, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023042084 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as HOUSE OF WAVES MUSIC LIBRARY, 422 N Jackson St Unit 2, Glendale, CA 91206. 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 April 2022. Signed: DEEP WATTERS LLC (CA-202005710675), 422 N Jackson St Unit 2, Glendale, CA 91206; BRIAN WATTERS, PRESIDENT. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on February 24, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023055217 NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CRAFT EVENTS, 7147 Greeley St 201, Tujunga, CA 91042. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 2023. Signed: Helen Haronian, 7147 Greeley St 201, Tujunga, CA 91042 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 13, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023059005

NEW FILING.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GIOVANNIS BARBER SHOP, 14516 Sylvan St, Van nuys, CA 91411. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on April 2013. Signed: Cristina Diaz, 13083 Hubbard St Unit 1, Sylmar, CA 91342 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 16, 2023. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT FILE NO. 2023057411

NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GONZALEZ FLOORING & HANDYMAN, 10484 Valley Blvd Spc 62, El monte, CA 91731. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 2023. Signed: Jorge E. Gonzalez, 10484 Valley Blvd Spc 62, El monte, CA 91731 (Owner).

The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 15, 2023.

NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).

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Starting a new business?

Glendale City Notices

The City of Glendale is soliciting public comment on the funding allocation of $5,109,346 it expects to receive from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funding will come from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME-ARP). The public comment period will be from Monday, March 6, 2023 to March 20, 2023. Written comments may be submitted via email to Pamela Jackson at pjackson@glendaleca.gov. Public comments may also be submitted orally at the Joint Public Meeting of the Glendale City Council and Glendale Housing Authority on March 21, 2023 at 3:00 PM. A Substantial Amendment to the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan, allocating HOME-ARP funds, will be considered by the City Council and Housing Authority at this Joint Meeting.

HOME-ARP funding may be spent on a variety of affordable housing activities to benefit individuals and families in the following specified “qualifying populations”

1. Homeless as defined in 24 CFR 91.5

2. At risk of homelessness as defined in 24 CFR 91.5

3. Fleeing, or Attempting to Flee, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, or Human Trafficking

4. Other Populations

a. Other families requiring services or housing assistance to prevent homelessness

b. At greatest risk of housing instability

5. Veterans and families that include a Veteran family member that meets the criteria for one of the 4 aforementioned qualifying populations.

The City of Glendale intends to use the funding to acquire, rehabilitate or construct affordable rental housing for households that fit within one or more of the qualifying populations. Funding will also be spent on administrative costs to carry out the funding activities. In addition to written comments, the city is seeking comments through a survey created to gauge the housing needs of the qualifying populations. Stakeholder organizations and citizens are encouraged to complete the HOME-ARP survey, which can be accessed at https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/community-development/housing.

On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, The Glendale City Council and Glendale Housing Authority will hold a Joint Public Meeting and will take action to authorize a submittal to HUD of a Substantial Amendment to the City’s Annual Action Plan. The proposed Substantial Amendment will allocate HOME-ARP funds in the amount of $5,109,346 for a HOME-ARP funded affordable housing rental development project. Comments and questions on the Substantial Amendment may be submitted by email to Pamela Jackson, Housing Coordinator, at pjackson@glendaleca.gov during the public comment period – March 6, 2023 – March 20, 2023.

Publish Date: March 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 2023

GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Glendale (“City”) will receive sealed Bids, before the Bid Deadline established below for the following work of improvement: Central Library Roof Replacement Project SPECIFICATION NO. 3942

Bid Deadline: Submit before 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12 (“the Bid Deadline”)

Original plus two (2) copies of Bid to be submitted to: Office of City Clerk 613 E. Broadway, Room 110 Glendale, CA 91206

Bid Opening: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 City Council Chambers 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor Glendale, CA 91206

NO LATE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Bidding Documents Available: March 8, 2023, on City of Glendale Website: https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/finance/purchasing/rfp-rfq-bid-page

Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference: Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Time: 9:00 am Location: Glendale Central Library (Main Entrance) 222 E. Harvard Street, Glendale, CA 91205

Note: All Contractors planning to attend the job walk on March 22nd shall RSVP prior to 4 pm on March 20th by email to aasaturyan@glendaleca.gov or by calling (818) 937-8247.

City of Glendale Contact Person: Arthur Asaturyan, Project Manager Phone: 818-937-8247 E-mail: aasaturyan@glendaleca.gov

Mandatory Qualifications for Bidder and Designated Subcontractors:

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

Bidder: satisfactorily completed at least Three ( 3 ) prevailing wage public contracts in California; each comparable in scope and scale to this Project, within Five ( 5 ) years prior to the Bid Deadline and with a dollar value in excess of the Bid submitted for this Project.

General Scope of Work: Contractor shall furnish labor, materials, equipment, services, and specialized skills to perform work involved in the Project. The Work in the Bid is defined in the Project Drawings and Specifications and will generally include the installation of new replacement roofing to existing building and demolition (as necessary) and removal of existing roofing and existing roofing structure as noted in drawings and related equipment. Completely remove and replace existing roofing system down to the decking (repair and/ or replace any damaged decking) replace existing room system with a new KEE (ketone ethylene ester) roofing system including; replace gutter and downspout systems. Install new coping systems on all parapet walls, remove and replace all exhaust fans. Seal all pipe and vent penetrations.

Other Bidding Information:

1. Bidding Documents: Bids must be made on the Bidder’s Proposal form contained herein. Bidding Documents may be obtained by visiting City of Glendale’s website.

2. Completion: This Work must be completed within 60 calendar days from the Date of Commencement as established by the City’s written Notice to Proceed.

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

4. Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Job Walk. A mandatory pre-bid conference and job walk will be held at the project site at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22nd at the Glendale Central Library (Main Entrance), located at 222 E. Harvard Street, Glendale, CA 91205.

5. Contractors License. At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, including full completion of all corrective work during the

Correction Period, the Contractor must possess a California contractors license or licenses, current and active, of the classification required for the Work, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3, Section 7000 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code. In compliance with Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Bidder must possess the following license(s): “B or C-39.” The successful Bidder will not receive a Contract award if the successful Bidder is unlicensed, does not have all the required licenses, or one or more of the licenses are not current and active. If the City discovers after the Contract’s award that the Contractor is unlicensed, does not have all of the required licenses, or one or more of the licenses are not current and active, the City may cancel the award, reject the Bid, declare the Bid Bond as forfeited, keep the Bid Bond’s proceeds, and exercise any one or more of the remedies in the Contract Documents. Subcontractors’ Licenses and Listing. At the time of the Bid Deadline and at all times during performance of the Work, each listed Subcontractor must possess a current and active California contractor license or licenses appropriate for the portion of the Work listed for such Subcontractor and shall hold all specialty certifications required for such Work. When the Bidder submits its Bid to the City, the Bidder must list each Subcontractor whom the Bidder must disclose under Public Contract Code Section 4104 (Subcontractor Listing Law), and the Bidder must provide all of the Subcontractor information that Section 4104 requires (name, the location (address) of the Subcontractor’s place of business, California Contractor license number, California Department of Industrial Relations contractor registration number, and portion of the Work). In addition, the City requires that the Bidder list the dollar value of each Subcontractor’s labor or services. The City’s disqualification of a Subcontractor does not disqualify a Bidder. However, prior to and as a condition to award of the Contract, the successful Bidder shall substitute a properly licensed and qualified Subcontractor— without an adjustment of the Bid Amount.

6. Permits, Inspections, Plan Checks, Governmental Approvals, Utility Fees and Similar Authorizations: The City has applied and paid for the following Governmental Approvals and Utility Fees: City of Glendale Building Permits and Inspections

7. All other Governmental Approvals and Utility Fees shall be obtained and paid for by Contractor and will be reimbursed based on Contractor’s actual direct cost without markup. See Instructions to Bidders Paragraph 14, and General Conditions Paragraph 1.01 for definitions and Paragraph 1.03 for Contractor responsibilities.

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

9. Bid Irrevocability. Bids shall remain open and valid for ninety (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/ActionServlet?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

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Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CLAIRE ESTELLE YOUNG CASE NO. 23STPB00857

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SHERRY R. YOUNG in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SHERRY R. YOUNG 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

tingent 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 GEORGE W. COX - SBN 47634 LAW OFFCIES OF GERORGE W. COX 20955 PATHFINDER RD., STE 100 DIAMOND BAR CA 91765 BSC 223007 3/13, 3/16, 3/20/23 CNS-3678528# BALDWIN PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF REBECCA D. WITHROE aka REBECCA DAWN WITHROE

Case No. PROSB2300270

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of REBECCA D. WITHROE aka REBECCA DAWN WITHROE

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Ronald Jeffrey Withroe in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Ronald Jeffrey Withroe 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 April 18, 2023 at 9:00 AM in Dept. No. S35 located at 247 W. Third St., San Bernardino, CA 92415.

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

Mar 16,20,23, 2023

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JEFFREY JOHN JULIAN CASE NO. 22STPB11957

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SHOUSHAN MOVSESIAN 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 with limited authority. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal 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: 04/17/23 at 9:30AM in Dept. 4 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your 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 YASHA BRONSHTEYN, ESQ.,SBN 210248 GINZBURG & BRONSHTEYN, APC 26565 W. AGOURA ROAD, STE. 200 CALABASAS CA 91302 3/16, 3/20, 3/23/23

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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 on 04/07/2023 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 11 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:

Robert K. Smith, Attorney at Law (SBN 128726),

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: HAROLD SIBERT

CASE NO. 23STPB02623

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ANTHONY EARL SIBERT, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ANTHONY EARL SIBERT, 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.

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 JACK ALBERT MARSH - SBN 150847, LAW OFFICE OF JACK A. MARSH 215 N. MARENGO AVE., FL. 3 PASADENA CA 91101 3/16, 3/20, 3/23/23 CNS-3680462# PASADENA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BARBARA MCCLURE CASE NO. 23STPB02698

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOHN SCOTT MCCLURE AND LESLIE R. MCCLURE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOHN SCOTT MCCLURE AND LESLIE R. MCCLURE 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: 04/18/23 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.

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 hows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 04/07/23 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 con-

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:

STEPHEN SPIEGEL ESQ SBN 78280

NOTICE OF ANCILLARY PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Glenn Warren Hayes, aka Glenn W. Hayes

CASE NO. 23STPB02336

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Glenn Warren Hayes, aka Glenn W. Hayes

AN ANCILLARY PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Lynn Hayes Walsh in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

THE ANCILLARY PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Lynn Hayes Walsh 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 with full authority . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very

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: 04/14/23 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.

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

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BEATRICE VITERI CASE NO. 23STPB00285

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,

Gloria Molina, longtime LA County supervisor, battling terminal cancer

Gloria Molina, a pioneer Latina politician who served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for more than two decades following terms in the state Assembly and on the LA City Council — and was the first Latina elected to each — announced Tuesday she is battling terminal cancer.

In a Facebook post, the 74-year-old Molina said she has been receiving treatment for three years, but that, “at this point, it is very aggressive.”

“I’ve lived a long, fulfilling and beautiful life,” Molina said in the post, which is addressed to “dearest friends and beloved community.”

“You should know that I’m not sad. I enter this transition in life feeling so fortunate. I have an amazing and caring family, wonderful friends, and worked with committed colleagues and a loyal team. Throughout my life I’ve had the support of many people.”

Molina, who grew up in Pico Rivera, was active in the early days of the Chicano movement, becoming an advocate for women’s health issues — which she continued into her elected offices. At one point, she founded a Nurse Mentoring Program through local community colleges to address a nurse shortage.

She first won elective office in 1982, winning the 56th Assembly District seat and eventually leading a fight to quash a proposed prison in East LA.

Molina won the City Council’s First District seat in 1987, and was elected to the Board of Supervisors from the county’s First District in 1991. She was the first woman elected to the board — once known as the “Five Little Kings” — though Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, who was appointed to fill a vacancy, was the first woman to serve on the board.

Known as a sharp fiscal watchdog, Molina served as a supervisor until 2014, forced out by term limits enacted in 2002. On her exit in 2014, she recalled of her early years on the board, saying, “Everything seemed like a battle.”

Prior to her elected positions, she worked as a deputy for presidential personnel in the Jimmy Carter White House.

“I’m really grateful for everyone in my life and proud of my family, career,

San Clemente apartment buildings remain off-limits following landslide

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mi gente, and the work we did on behalf of our community,” Molina said in her Facebook post.

She continued, “I have a great daughter, son-in-law, a precious grandchild and another one on the way. I’m so excited! I am very appreciative of the doctors, nurses and health care professionals at City of Hope. … They have taken good care of me.

“Most of all, I am fortunate to have this time to spend with family, friends and those who are special to me. Thank you all for your love and support.”

The post was signed with a heart emoji.

Upon hearing the news of Molina’s illness, Eunisses Hernandez, the current LA City Councilwoman from the First District, said in a statement to City News Service, “We stand on the shoulders of the giants who came before us and Supervisor Molina is one of a kind.”

“She blazed the trail for women — and especially for Latinas — in local government and we owe her a debt of gratitude for her decades of service to our City and our County,” Hernandez said. “I join all Angelenos in offering her my prayers and support during this time.”

Supervisor Hilda Solis, who succeeded Molina in the county’s First District seat,

called Molina a personal inspiration and role model — and said she would introduce a motion at the next board meeting to name Grand Park after Molina.

“Seeing her break these glass ceilings inspired me,” Solis said in a statement. “I remember dreaming of one day serving our community just as she did, with passion. She was my role model, which is why I was proud to support her in each one of her races.”

Solis also recalled collaborating with Molina in the 1990s on Comisión Femenil, an organization dedicated to advancing Latinas in politics.

“Los Angeles is as great as it is because of her persistence and determination to fight for our most vulnerable communities,” Solis said. “Her leadership led to the creation of the East LA Gold Line, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, and The Wellness Center.”

Solis said she will propose renaming Grand Park because it stands as one of Molina’s “treasured legacies … a park for all, she fought so hard for this creative safe space.”

“I wish Gloria much strength and send all my prayers and love to her and her family during this difficult time,” Solis added.

Federal help is on the way for San Clemente’s efforts combating flooding that has left four apartment buildings in danger of tumbling down a hillside, Rep. Mike Levin announced Thursday.

Levin, D-Dana Point, lives in the area and made a couple of trips this week to inspect the apartment buildings that have been red-tagged in the 1500 block of Buena Vista.

“It’s really quite remarkable down there,” Levin told City News Service. “Four homes have been red-tagged and the whole hillside has had a major amount of debris that has come down.”

The beach trail in the area is “used very frequently by the community, including our family,” Levin said.

“After the initial landslide yesterday morning I went and saw later in the day what was happening,” he said. “I reached out to the White House and FEMA to have Orange County included in the federal emergency declaration, which followed Orange County

Supervisor Katrina Foley working on the county level to declare an emergency and with our Sacramento delegation, including Gov. (Gavin) Newsom to declare a state emergency.”

This will cover all of the bases for relief, starting with the city and working up the ladder of government to the federal level, Levin said.

“I really appreciate the Biden administration for the attention to our county and taking our situation here seriously,” Levin said.

Orange County Fire Authority crews responded at around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday to the 1500 block of Buena Vista and evacuated residents from the structures. The hillside behind the buildings gave way, leaving parts of the structures teetering over the edge. No injuries were reported.

Residents of the apartments were allowed back in their homes Thursday to collect belongings. It’s unclear if the buildings can be salvaged, Levin said.

“It’s hard to say,” he

said. “They’ll do a thorough review of the safety of the slope and go from there.”

The four buildings were all yellow tagged, meaning their habitability was limited, and city crews were on the scene to assess the structures, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. They were later downgraded to red-tagged, meaning it was too dangerous for them to be inhabited.

Residents were urged to avoid the landslide area.

Buena Vista was closed from Avenida Florencio to Calle Colina, along with the beach trail below the landslide between North Beach and El Portal.

“We’re coming up with a plan for what we’re going to do next,” OCFA Capt. Thanh Nguyen said of the agency’s work with sheriff’s deputies and city and utility officials.

“We’re closely watching the adjacent neighborhood here. ... I would strongly encourage residents in the surrounding area to be prepared to evacuate should the (evacuation order) be extended.”

Gloria Molina. | Photo courtesy of Zulma Aguiar/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Gloria Molina. | Photo courtesy of Zulma Aguiar/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

resources and have indicated that to the union.”

The union announced Wednesday at a rally at Grand Park that its strike will begin Tuesday. SEIU-represented workers voted in February to authorize the union to call a strike if negotiations failed.

Carvalho sent a message to district parents and staff March 13 saying that a walkout by more than 60,000 workers would likely mean a closure of all schools in the district.

“We would simply have no way of ensuring a safe and secure environment where teaching can take place,” Carvalho said. “We will give

you as much advance notice as possible, but we encourage you to begin discussions with your employer, child care providers and others now.”

Carvalho on Wednesday lamented the possibility of a strike that could shutter schools — on the heels of extended campus closures that impacted student learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“What are the consequences? The consequences are once again learning loss, deprivation of safety and security that schools provide to our kids, deprivation of food and nutrition that many of our kids depend on,” Carvalho

said. “I know that we focus our attention on the needs of the workforce. I need to focus my attention also primarily on the needs of our kids.”

The unions have repeatedly said the district is sitting on a projected $4.9 billion reserve fund for 2022-23 that should be invested in workers and efforts to improve education through reduced class sizes and full staffing of all campuses.

“Workers are fed-up with living on poverty wages — and having their jobs threatened for demanding equitable pay. Workers are fed-up with the short staffing at LAUSD — and being harassed for speaking

up,” Arais said in a statement last week.

“We demand that LAUSD stop the unlawful activity, or workers are ready to take stronger action to protest these unfair practices. Canceling our contract is not a decision we make lightly. But it’s clear that LAUSD does not respect or value the work of essential workers in our schools.”

Carvalho has disputed that $4.9 billion figure, telling ABC7 Thursday that an auditor who reviewed the district’s books concluded such a reserve fund is a “falsehood.”

The superintendent said he remains hopeful a strike can be avoided, but if it happens,

the district plans to provide food-distribution centers for students and provide educational packets students can work on at home during the walkout.

SEIU workers have been working without a contract since June 2020.

The union declared an impasse in negotiations in December, leading to the appointment of a state mediator.

In addition to salary demands, union officials have also alleged staffing shortages caused by an “over-reliance on a low-wage, part-time workforce.” The union alleged shortages including:

-- insufficient teacher assistants, special education assistants and other instructional support to address learning loss and achievement gaps;

-- substandard cleaning and disinfecting at school campuses because of a lack of custodial staff;

-- jeopardized campus safety due to campus aides and playground supervisors being overburdened; and

-- limited enrichment, after-school and parental engagement programs due to reduced work hours and lack of health care benefits for afterschool workers and community representatives.

LA County man sentenced to prison for 7-Eleven store robberies

ALos Angeles County man was sentenced Friday to 77 months behind bars for committing multiple armed robberies of 7-Eleven stores and another business during a two-week crime spree two years ago.

Colin Lacey, 29, of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, pleaded

guilty in August to one federal count of conspiracy to commit interference with commerce by robbery, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

In November 2021, Lacey participated in the robbery of six businesses — five of which were 7-Eleven convenience stores. During

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the robberies, Lacey typically entered the stores, pointed a handgun at the store’s cashier and stole money — usually hundreds of dollars in cash belonging to the business.

In one case, Lacey and Kyle Richard Williams, 26, of Inglewood, traveled together to a smoke shop

located in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles. Williams entered the store, pointed a handgun at the cashier and stole $442 while Lacey waited outside the store before fleeing with Williams, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

That same night, Lacey and Williams robbed

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occurred if it was not for the hard work and dedication of the men and women who put themselves on the line. Many of those people are part of community organizations and coalitions such as the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, Los Angeles Area Re-entry

Partnership, Homeboy Industries and TimeDone California, who participated in Friday’s press conference.

“When an individual completes their sentence, they should have already ‘paid their debt to society.’ They did everything that

was told and expected of them,” Durazo said. “They accepted responsibility for their actions.”

According to Durazo, many Californians while incarcerated enroll in counseling, take classes and prepare for reentry into their communities.

However, after those individuals are released, many of them face barriers due to their records to build a new life for themselves and their families.

Price said he was proud to be part of a city in a state that “believes in second chances.” He shared the

7-Eleven stores in Hollywood and Mid-City, with Lacey pointing a handgun at the cashier at the Hollywood store and Williams pointing a handgun at the cashier at the Mid-City business, making off with $600 and $100, respectively. The pair then fled in Lacey’s Hyundai, according

to prosecutors. Williams pleaded guilty to all counts against him: one count of conspiracy to commit interference with commerce by robbery, two counts of robbery and one count of attempted robbery, and was sentenced in December to six years in federal prison.

sentiment that they want to make sure everyone has an opportunity to move forward.

Phillip Lester, Southern California chapter coordinator for TimeDone, remembered when his coalition was told legislation like SB 731 would not

be passed.

“We live in a land that is considered to be a land of second chance,” Lester said. “We are getting the chance to be able to have gainful employment, housing, better care of families and be able to improve their community.”

LAPD officer and wife, parents of 2 sons, both being treated for cancer

The Los Angeles County Medical Association Thursday will donate $10,000 to help Los Angeles Police Department Officer Michael Tomelloso and his wife Laura, who are both being treated following Stage 4 cancer diagnoses. A news conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at the Los Angeles Police Academy in Elysian Park.

The LAPD has established a trust fund to help the family with its medical expenses, and those interested in donating can follow the link https://lapfcu. org/a-part-of-yourcommunity/#panel-2.

The couple has two sons, Mike Jr., 14, and Matthew, 11, according to a gofundme page established for the family. More than $38,000 had been received as of Thursday by the account at https:// www.gofundme.com/f/ lapd-motor-officermichael-tomelloso.

“Due to his illness, Mike has been off work and is now on the state income rate, which is just a portion of his typical salary,” a statement on the GoFundMe page said.

“With neither Mike nor Laura working, they are depleting their savings to maintain health insurance and pay bills. They will each be undergoing

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treatments and hospitalizations for the next several months and will be working toward recovery through much of 2023. First and foremost, the family is asking for prayer as they continue this difficult journey and for the many decisions that need to be made going forward,” the statement said.

Tomelloso’s colleagues at the LAPD Central Traffic Division told KTLA5 that the motorcycle officer was caring for his wife, who was diagnosed with colon cancer early last year, when he found out that he had throat cancer.

According to Channel 5, Laura was first diagnosed in February 2022,

and Michael learned of his diagnosis four months later. “It hits me close to

the heart,” Detective Juan Campos of the Central Traffic Division, told KTLA5. “So, I want to do

everything possible to help the Tomelloso family get through this battle and win.”

The Tomelloso family. | Photo courtesy of Jeanna Quinones/GoFundMe