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LA County supervisors get first look at proposed $45.5 billion budget

By City News Service

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors got its first look at a proposed $45.5 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2024-25 Tuesday, noting the need to continue the fight against homelessness and find ways to help renters avoid losing their homes.

Fesia Davenport, county CEO, unveiled the proposed budget Monday, which represents a reduction of $1.4 billion from the current fiscal year. While the proposed budget is lower, Davenport insisted it will maintain the county's priorities on housing and homelessness, public safety, among others.

The proposal would also see about 835 new positions -- more than half of them in the Department of Mental Health -- for a total of 116,159 budgeted positions in the county workforce.

The budget proposal includes $728.2 million in anti-homelessness funding, including money to hire more outreach workers, housing navigators, mental health clinicians, and substance use counselors. About $300.6 million,

equal to 10% of ongoing locally generated unrestricted revenues, is being directed to the Care

First, Jails Last effort as outlined in Measure J, which mandates funding for community investments

and alternatives to incarceration. An additional $223.4 million in one-time funds from previous budget cycles

would be made available for Care First Community Investment programs under the proposal.

Davenport said $95.6 million would assist foster families, prospective adoptive parents and relatives who foster family members. Another $81.1 million would be made accessible to replace EBT benefits for victims of card theft by skimmers and scammers acting statewide.

During Tuesday's board meeting, supervisors asked Davenport questions about various aspects of the proposed budget, with a clear emphasis on fighting homelessness and maintaining services for people in supportive housing.

Board Chair Lindsey Horvath asked Davenport in particular about providing financial and legal support for renters to help prevent them from falling into homelessness, nothing that such efforts are cheaper

Star Wars stars to meet fans, raise funds for charity at Arcadia mall

By Fabiola Diaz fdiaz@beaconmedianews.com

International Star Wars Day on May the 4th is days away and Chalice Collectibles at The Shops at Santa Anita in Arcadia will be hosting a fan event featuring stars from across the franchise’s galaxy to raise funds for two of LucasFilm’s favorite charities: the Make-A-Wish Foundation

and Starlight Foundation. Fans in the San Gabriel Valley, and beyond, will have the opportunity to meet:

- Chris Bartlett, the voice and human behind C-3PO and 1-JAC on the Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” Bartlett has played the role of C-3PO in various projects when Anthony Daniels was

unavailable. Bartlett has also played Q9-0, or “Zero,” and The Ferryman on “The Mandalorian”;

- Kat Cressida, the voice of Princess Leia in “Star Wars: Rebellion,” “X-Wing Alliance” and “Star Wars: Rogue Squadron,” as well as the voice of Dee Dee from “Dexter’s Laboratory,”

Jessie the Cowgirl from “Toy Story,” Constance Hatchaway from "The Haunted Mansion" and Marvel’s Elektra;

- Misty Rosas, who portrayed Kuiil and Frog Lady on “The Mandalorian”; and

- Leilani Shiu, who portrayed Teeka The Jawa on

“Obi-Wan Kenobi,” Tatooine Jawa and Offworld Jawa on “The Mandalorian,” and Tatooine Jawa and Chadra Fan in “The Book of Boba Fett.”

Additionally, there will be fully interactive, cinemagrade, life-size droids of

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R2-D2 and BB-8 interacting and taking photos with event guests.

Bartlett, Cressida, Rosas and Shiu will be selling and signing Funko Pops, including vaulted ones, 8-by-10s, photo opportunities and other exclusive Star Wars

Bass announces recommendation for new LADWP chief

Monrovia Canyon Park restoration to complete by year's end

Aerial view of the 110 Freeway. | Photo by Daniel Ramirez CC BY 2.0 DEED

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LBass announces recommendation for new LADWP chief

os Angeles Mayor

Karen Bass announced

Friday her recommendation for the new Department of Water and Power chief executive is Janisse Quiñones, a PG&E senior vice president and Coast Guard officer.

As CEO and general manager, Quiñones' primary task will be to lead the department through the transition toward 100% clean energy by 2035, according to the mayor's office. Since the early 2000s Quiñones has been a senior executive managing large scale operations in the utility and engineering industries with a focus on service reliability for customers, workplace safety and improving electrical infrastructure.

“The Department of Water and Power has made important progress toward embracing clean energy, meeting its decarbonization goals, modernizing its infrastructure to be more resilient, getting to a reliant and resilient water future and ensuring vulnerable communities have access to affordable utilities. I look forward to working with Janisse to deliver for the people of Los Angeles,” Bass said in a statement.

The mayor added that "this is a transformational period for the Department as we make decisions that will build toward the goal of 100% renewable energy by 2035 and I am confident that Janisse’s experience overseeing large scale organizational operations, improving safety outcomes for workers and restoring and reconstructing electrical systems following Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico equip her to lead the department."

Bass also thanked outgoing GM Marty Adams "for his contributions to these outcomes and decades of leadership to the people of Los Angeles.”

"I am honored to be appointed as the next General Manager of the Los Angeles Department

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of Water and Power and I look forward to getting to know the LADWP family and supporting those that work so hard to deliver for the people of Los Angeles," Quiñones said in a statement.

"Throughout my career, I have worked to make sure that communities have access to reliable, clean, safe and sustainable utilities, and I will continue with that same dedication in this role," she said. "I look forward to working closely with Mayor Bass, the Board of Water and Power Commissioners and the committed employees of the department as we move towards our commitment of 100% clean energy by 2035. Together, we can achieve our transformational goals and shore up our systems to fight climate change and deliver for the people of Los Angeles.”

Quiñones most recently served as senior vice president of electric operations at Pacific Gas and Electric, which is one of the largest utility companies in the nation with approximately 16 million customers in northern and central California. At PG&E, Quiñones oversaw electrical system operations, the power generation fleet and electrical equipment that supports the California Independent System Operator.

Before that, Quiñones served as senior vice president of gas engineering for PG&E and as vice president of gas systems engineering for National Grid, a multinational utility based in London. She also served as vice president of operations for Cobra Acquisitions and director of design, planning, construction & vegetation management during a nine-year stint at San Diego Gas & Electric, which she started right after exiting full-time military service.

In addition to her experience managing large-scale gas and electric companies, Quiñones also serves as a commander in the U.S. Coast

Guard Reserves as the emergency preparedness liaison officer. In 2004 Quiñones served as an engineering officer and worked in cities including Los Angeles, San Diego and San Juan, where she worked to help rebuild the energy grid in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017.

Bass' recommendation — which must get approval from Board of Water and Power Commissioners, then the LA City Council — garnered support from conservation and clean-energy groups.

"The Sierra Club stands ready to support bold climate action at LADWP under Quiñones's new leadership,” Teresa Cheng, the organization's California field manager, said in a statement. “We are in a critical moment to confront the climate crisis, and we look forward to working together to ensure we are on track to achieve 100% clean energy by 2035. We also look forward to partnering with the Department to implement clean energy solutions and water independence measures that benefit all Angelenos, especially communities who have faced the worst impacts of fossil fuel pollu-

tion and climate change."

Sheri Givens, president and CEO of the Smart Electric Power Alliance, said in a statement, “Janisse is exactly the kind of leader LADWP deserves: she's straightforward, thoughtful, and genuinely cares about her teams and community. Her commitment to clean energy and her ability to handle complex challenges makes her perfectly suited to lead LADWP toward LA's ambitious clean energy goals for 2035. I can't think of anyone better to help Los Angeles achieve a sustainable future.”

CEO Tracy Quinn of Heal the Bay, said in a statement, “As a Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard, Ms. Quiñones learned the value of clean water. We hope to partner with her to champion equitable water efficiency programs, investments in stormwater capture and increased water recycling — all of which will reduce the bacterial and plastic pollution flowing to our beaches.”

Other groups that issued statementssupporting Quiñones'appointment were Climate Resolve, Jingoli Power and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator.

Janisse Quiñones. | Photo courtesy of PG&E/Business Wire

Enjoy culinary delights at Taste of Little Italy San Diego

Thinking of traveling to San Diego this summer? Make sure you schedule your trip to include the Taste of Little Italy event which returns for two nights of delicious bites on June 18 and 19, 2024. First held in 2018, this famous foodie experience features restaurant exploration, live music, and memorable dishes.

From 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, and Wednesday, June 19, visitors to Little Italy can immerse themselves in a gastronomic journey that spans 40 square blocks. Each day of the event brings a new culinary adventure, with different selections available from more than 20 restaurants in the neighborhood. From classic pizza and pasta to gourmet burgers and sushi, this dynamic approach guarantees a fresh and exciting experience for both loyal patrons and newcomers.

Visitors to Little Italy for the event will check in at the vibrant Piazza della Famiglia, where they will receive their exclusive Taste Passport. With this passport, attendees will embark on a culinary adventure, visiting a wide range of restaurants, checking off as they stop, to savor their curated "tastes" while they stroll through the neighborhood. For those who prefer a more leisurely experience, ample seating will be available at

the Piazza della Famiglia, complemented by live music there and at Piazza Basilone.

Curt Brooker of FUSE Events, which partners with the association to make this a successful endeavor, tells the origins of Taste of Little Italy. “There are many neighborhoods that hold ‘Taste of’ events, but Little Italy quickly started to showcase a growing number of restaurants that were being recognized throughout San Diego. The Little Italy Association decided to create an event that brought people into the neighborhood so they can sample the variety of restaurant options old and new.”

“Taste of Little Italy began as a one-day event and featured a handful of restaurants,” Brooker explains. “As the restaurant numbers grew, two routes were created on the same day with about 15 restaurants each. We were getting feedback from attendees that they just couldn’t eat so much food in one night. Now, Taste is a two day event that features approximately 20 restaurants each day. Tickets are $55 each day – it’s a great value for being able to try that many restaurants in a night.”

“The number of restaurants have increased over the years and we continue to add new concepts as they come into Little Italy,” continues Brooker.

“The restaurants are a true partner in this event and we make it a priority to not make it a burden on the restaurant or staff. We limit the number of tickets sold each day to 750. Over the two-day event, a total of 1500 tickets are sold.”

Brooker says they are constantly making changes and adjustments to improve the event throughout its existence. “The Piazza della Familia has been the biggest change over the years. We now have this wonderful space to hold the registration area and have sponsor activations to enhance the attendee experience.”

Food and drinks aren’t the only things visitors can enjoy at Taste of Italy. Brooker explains. “We want to make each night an experience. So along with the food and drinks that are offered on the routes, we have live music placed throughout the neighborhood to give it that fun foodie vibe. Of course, we have a lot of the same restaurants participate each year, but there are new options that change year to year. Also, our sponsors bring new experiences each year. We’ve had a full ‘beer garden’ one year thanks to Birra Moretti and last year we had fun photo opportunities courtesy of Campari. We’ll again have new and fun activities for attendees this year in the Piazza.”

The community spirit which has made this

little corner of San Diego flourish in spite of the economic downturn and global catastrophe was on full display a few years ago. Brooker recalls, “One of the most memorable Taste of Little Italy events was during COVID. The neighborhood was quiet and the restaurants had obviously slowed down. We came up with a very unique idea that allowed people to enjoy the restaurants with a ‘Take Home Edition’ Taste concept. We had four nights where we curated a four course meal from four different restaurants. One restaurant provided an appetizer, another the main course, dessert and a paired drink. It was a fun way during COVID to still enjoy

Little Italy’s restaurants by taking home a variety of options from multiple restaurants.”

Planning Taste of Little Italy is year-round. Brooker states, “Once the event ends, we are taking surveys and brainstorming how to make it a little better. Then it’s back to communicating with the restaurants on what to expect next year. There’s no Master Chef that leads the event; restaurant and bar owners have to secure their spot by February and our team works with them to try and bring as much variety as possible and highlight what each restaurant does best.”

There’s no fee for restaurants to participate and all the funds raised during the

event go to the Little Italy Association. The money is then used to help keep the streets clean, maintain the beautiful flowers and trees, and support the businesses with marketing and promotions.

Taste of Little Italy is hugely popular and it’s a big attraction in San Diego. Says Brooker. “People try to walk up on the day of the event to buy tickets and are disappointed that we are sold out. I would recommend buying tickets as early as possible.”

So don’t miss out!

Purchase your Taste of Italy ticket now and take a leisurely two-and-a-halfhour drive to San Diego for an unforgettable culinary experience.

Photo courtesy of Little Italy Association

Los Angeles

Monterey Park

Cherry Blossom Festival this weekend

The free two-day event on Saturday and Sunday is once again expected to draw thousands of visitors to Barnes Park to experience Japanese and Asian Pacific Islander culture. Highlights will include music and dance performances on two stages, a food court with a spread of Japanese and Asian food, a children’s craft booth, and a full line-up of vendors selling crafts and merchandise. This year, for the first time in its history, the Cherry Blossom Festival will also feature an anime and cosplay exhibition— complete with a costume contest. The City will be offering free shuttles from Langley Senior Center, and Ynez and Repetto Elementary Schools. The Cherry Blossom Festival is free to the public. Barnes Park is located at 350 S. McPherrin Ave. in Monterey Park.

San Gabriel

San Gabriel Farmers Market opens Saturday

The launch of the San Gabriel Farmers Market will be this Saturday in the heart of the Mission District at the Park and Ride Lot. The market will be open every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and offers a variety of fresh farm produce, hot foods, and artisanal goods. As a special bonus, the first 50 visitors will receive a free tote bag every Saturday until May 25.

Glendale

Verdugo Mountains 10K is on May 5

The Verdugo Mountains 10k Trail Run & Hike returns on May 5 at 8 a.m. The race proceeds support the Glendale Parks & Open Space Foundation, a nonprofit that supports open space and outdoor programs in Glendale.The course starts in Brand Park near the Doctor’s House and climbs the Brand Motorway 1,686 feet of elevation to a

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height of 2,536 feet above sea level. Registration for the event is available at https://my.racewire.com/ event/7969. Fees are $40 per runner and include a t-shirt and finisher medal.

Long Beach

2024 Long Beach Pride Parade grand marshals announced

The City of Long Beach has announced today the grand marshals for the 41st annual Long Beach Pride Parade, taking place Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to noon. Among the grand marshals will be past board members of Long Beach Pride, Celebrity Grand Marshal Saucy Santana and Media Grand Marshals Annabelle Sedano of NBC4 and Enrique Chiabra of Telemundo 52. More information about the 2024 Long Beach Pride Parade is available at longbeach.gov/prideparade.

Orange County

Orange County

Drop-off unwanted medications safely on National Take Back Day

The OC Health Care Agency invites the community to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at convenient locations throughout Orange County. The public is encouraged to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a measure of preventing medication misuse. Nearby collection sites can be located at: www.DEATakeBack.com. The drop-off service is both free and anonymous.

Anaheim

Anaheim Cinco de Mayo Fiesta returns May 2-5

The annual Anaheim Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at La Palma Park returns May 2-5. The event kicks off on Thursday, May 2, at 5 p.m. with carnival rides and games. The fun on Saturday and Sunday starts at noon with music, a soccer tournament, food vendors, carnival games and rides. Entry is free. Carnival rides, games and food are available for purchase. Visit https://bit. ly/4b8Wdby for more.

Riverside

Riverside County

Puppet Petting Zoo coming to RAM as part of First Sundays

First Sundays is a series of free programs featuring activities for all-ages at various downtown Riverside locations. Riverside Art Museum and The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture are free and open to the public from noon to 5 p.m. No tickets

are necessary. On May 5, RAM will host a puppet petting zoo from 2 to 3 p.m.

City of Riverside

Local Vibes event series coming to Riverside

The City of Riverside invites everyone to these community-wide events featuring car shows, community park gatherings, and BBQ contests with the city’s public safety teams. The series kicks off on May 18 with an Art & Music Festival at Lincoln Park and Creative Rides Car Show at Norte Vista High School. The good vibes continue on June 2 with Battle of the Badges BBQ at Orange Terrace Park. More information can be found at riversideca.gov.

Corona

2 Corona Beautiful Community Cleanups slated for May

Add new plant life to Circle City Center on May 16. Volunteers of all ages are invited to plant a garden and add trees to the city’s only community center. On May 25, volunteers will add new plants and mulch to the Corona Public Library. Volunteers must wear closed-toe, comfortable shoes and sturdy clothing they don’t mind getting dirty at both events.

San Bernardino

San Bernardino County County Nutrition and Wellness Services program to be featured in state marketing campaign

The Department of Public Health’s Nutrition and Wellness Services’ “Rethink Your Drink Day” event held at Redlands East Valley High

School in May 2023, aimed at encouraging students to drink more water, was selected by the CalFresh Healthy Living media team to be featured in their new social marketing campaign. “Your team’s efforts exemplify impactful policy, systems, and environmental changes aimed at reducing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and promoting increased intake of water, fruits, vegetables, and physical activity,” CFHL said.

City of San Bernardino

San Bernardino receives $4.6M to Address homeless encampments

San Bernardino has been awarded a $4,569,511 Encampment Resolution grant from the California Department of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing to address homeless encampments in the city. The project will span a critical 5.2-mile corridor along Waterman Avenue that contains encampments with approximately 200 homeless individuals. This area includes two state right-of-way areas, State Route 18 and Interstate 210, extending into areas such as maintenance tunnels of the freeway structure, pedestrian passageways, and surrounding neighborhoods.

Ontario

Pool Opening Day event this Saturday

Join the City of Ontario on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon for National Pool Opening Day at the Anthony Munoz Community Center. There will be giveaways, ice cream, and CPR demonstrations and information on drowning prevention.

Monrovia

April 11

At 12:29 a.m., an officer was patrolling the 700 block of East Lemon when the officer noticed a subject loitering in a park after hours. The subject had been cited several times in the past. He was arrested and cited.

At 3:36 a.m., while patrolling the 700 block of East Lemon an officer noticed a subject loitering in a park after hours. The subject was contacted and the officer determined he was the same subject from hours prior. He was again arrested and cited.

At 5:48 a.m., a traffic collision was reported in the area of Primrose and Huntington. Officers arrived and determined that one of the vehicles failed to yield and caused the collision. No injuries were reported.

At 10:52 a.m., officers responded to the area of Huntington and California regarding a male subject exposing himself. Officers arrived and located the male subject. He dropped drug paraphernalia as officers approached him. He was arrested and taken into custody.

At 11:57 a.m., a traffic collision was reported in the area of Peck and Jeffries. Officers arrived and determined who the party at fault was and issued them a citation.

At 3 p.m., a victim reported he's been investing in a company located in the 100 block of West Olive, but was now unable to get a response from them. An investigation determined the business no longer exists. This investigation is continuing.

At 3:21 p.m., officers responded to a business in the 600 block of South Myrtle regarding the theft of a guitar. Officers arrived and located the male suspect. He was arrested and taken into custody.

At 5:03 p.m., a victim in the 700 block of East Huntington reported that his watch was stolen from a locker. This investigation is continuing.

At 7:55 p.m., a caller in the 100 block of East Lime reported a male subject was attempting to get into her vehicle. Officers arrived and located the male subject who was very intoxicated and did not know where he was. He was arrested and transported to the MPD jail to be held for a sobering period.

April 12

At 12:03 a.m., an officer was patrolling the area of Myrtle and Cherry when she saw a bicyclist in violation of a traffic code. A traffic stop was conducted and discovered that the bicyclist was in possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested and taken into custody.

At 1:32 p.m., a grand theft of a vehicle was reported in the 300 block of West Duarte. The vehicle was entered into the stolen vehicle system. This investigation is continuing.

At 7:54 p.m., a caller in the 200 block of West Evergreen reported a male subject loitering in a vacant home. Officers arrived and located the subject inside the home. A computer check revealed he had a warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and taken into custody.

April 13

At 8:15 a.m., officers responded to the area of Primrose and Pomona regarding an unresponsive subject. Officers arrived and located a female who was breathing but unresponsive and it was apparent to the officers she was overdosing. The reporting party had already administered four doses of Narcan and when officers arrived, they administered a dose of Narcan. The female subject came to and she was ultimately transported to a local hospital for treatment.

At 2:02 p.m., a caller in the 600 block of East Huntington reported the window to his vehicle was broken. An officer arrived and saw that one of the windows was shattered. This investigation is continuing.

April 14

At 10:24 a.m., a resident

in the 100 block of West Central called to report that her mailbox had been broken. This investigation is continuing.

At 2:27 p.m., while patrolling the area of Mountain and Lemon an officer saw a vehicle commit a traffic violation. A traffic stop was conducted and contacted the occupants. A computer search revealed the passenger was in violation of a restraining order where the driver was protected. The passenger was arrested and taken into custody.

At 9:50 p.m., a resident in the 200 block of West Colorado witnessed a motorist collide into a city sign and the driver fled the scene. Officers searched for the suspect, but could not locate him. This investigation is continuing.

Arcadia

April 7

At 6:03 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 1700 block of South Second Avenue regarding an unknown suspect inside a gated driveway. The resident heard her car alarm sound and saw the suspect next to her vehicle. The suspect left the location after being confronted by the resident. He was seen wearing a yellow hooded sweatshirt, dark colored pants, white shoes, and a backpack.

At 10:52 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 1800 block of South Second Avenue regarding an attempted burglary. The resident heard a loud bang at his front door while he was sleeping. Sometime later, the resident awoke to find damage to his front door.

At 11:24 a.m., officers responded to the 900 block of West Huntington Drive regarding a vandalism report. An unknown suspect smashed the rear driver’s side window of the victim’s vehicle. A second vehicle vandalism with the same circumstances was reported at 4:30 p.m. in the 400 block of West Huntington Drive.

April 8

At 11:26 a.m., offic-

ers responded to a residence in the 1600 block of South Tenth Avenue regarding the report of a robbery. The victim was walking to his front door when he heard a car honk at him. The driver of a white SUV called him over and asked him for directions. After giving the man directions, a female seated in the back of the SUV thanked the victim and asked if she could pray for him. The female then told the victim that the prayer wouldn’t work because he was wearing too much jewelry. She told him to place his watch in his shirt pocket. After saying a prayer, the female placed a card inside his shirt pocket while simultaneously removing his watch. A struggle ensued and the suspects fled the scene with the watch. The male suspect was described as 30 years old with an average build and short black hair, wearing a dark colored shirt. The female suspect was described as 60 years old with an average build. She had light brown and gray hair in a single braid.

At 6:54 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 200 block of South Third Avenue regarding a burglary report. Unknown suspect(s) gained entry to the home by smashing the rear kitchen window. The suspect(s) ransacked the home, stealing several designer handbags and jewelry before fleeing the scene.

April 9

At 12:58 a.m., officers responded to a business currently under construction located at 405 S. First Ave. regarding a burglary in progress. The business owner was alerted by her motion detecting surveillance cameras. Two suspects were seen walking around the property with flashlights. Officers located and detained the suspects and discovered they were in possession of gloves, pipe cutters, and shaved keys. The 35-year-old male from Bell Gardens and the 48-year-old male from Los Angeles were arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

At 2:55 p.m., officers responded to Albertson’s, 298 E. Live Oak Ave., regarding

a female subject concealing wet wipes and beauty products inside a bag. When the subject was confronted by store employees, she ran into the restroom. After the suspect exited the restroom, she pushed two employees causing one to fall to the ground. Officers located the suspect near Live Oak Avenue and Farna Avenue. The 41-yearold female transient was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

April 10

At 8:12 a.m., an officer responded to the parking lot of 1107 S. Baldwin Ave. regarding vehicle burglary that had occurred sometime overnight. The unknown suspect used a rock to smash the front passenger side window of the victim’s vehicle. The suspect stole a backpack containing tools.

April 11

At 8:51 a.m., officers responded to USC Arcadia Hospital, 300 W. Huntington Drive, regarding threatening phone calls. A former patient made phone calls and sent emails threatening to harm staff members. Arcadia Police Detectives conducted an investigation and were able to locate the suspect. The 40-year-old female from Temple City was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

April 12

At 12:57 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 300 block of West Camino Real Avenue regarding the report of a burglary. Surveillance footage showed the suspect crawling around inside the home. The suspect entered the home by smashing a glass panel of the backdoor. The suspect then ransacked several rooms stealing designer handbags, a safe, jewelry, and cash. The suspect was described as a heavyset male, wearing a black hooded jacket, blue jeans, black gloves, and black shoes.

At 8:25 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 1400 block of Linda Way regarding an audible alarm. Surveillance footage captured two male suspects

wearing dark clothing and face masks exiting the home through the front door. An investigation revealed they entered the home by removing the screen from an open window. The two suspects stole several designer handbags and jewelry.

At 9:19 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 100 block of West Arthur Avenue regarding a burglary report. The victim returned home to find his front door unlocked and his rear glass door smashed. Multiple rooms had been ransacked. The property loss was unknown at the time of the report.

At 9:40 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 00 block of West Longden Avenue regarding the report of a burglary. The resident was upstairs inside her bedroom when she heard multiple loud banging sounds coming from the rear yard. The resident looked out her window and saw an unknown male suspect attempting to smash the rear sliding glass door. When the suspect saw the resident watching him, he fled the scene.

At 9:57 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 700 block of Anoakia Lane regarding the report of a burglary that had just occurred. The resident was sitting in his living room when he heard a loud commotion in the northeast corner of his home. When the resident went to investigate the noise, he discovered a male suspect ransacking a bedroom and a second male suspect ransacking his office. Both suspects fled the home through the smashed sliding glass door. The suspects were wearing all dark clothing with black face masks.

April 13

At 10:36 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 100 block of Fano Street regarding a burglary report. The victim returned to her home to find several rooms ransacked. An investigation revealed the unknown suspect(s) entered the home through an unlocked window. The suspect(s) stole a designer handbag and jewelry.

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LA County unemployment rate unchanged in March; jobless rates drop in SD, Inland Empire

By City News Service

Inland Empire

Riverside County's unemployment rate edged lower last month amid payroll gains across many sectors of the regional economy, according to the EDD data released Friday.

The countywide jobless rate in March, based on preliminary EDD estimates, was 5.2%, compared to 5.6% in February.

According to data, the March rate was nearly a percentage point above the year-ago level, when countywide unemployment stood at 4.4%.

Mecca had the highest unemployment rate countywide in March at 12.5%, followed by Cherry Valley at 9.3%, Coachella at 8.7%, Rancho Mirage at 7.3% and Hemet at 7.2%.

The combined unemployment rate for Riverside and San Bernardino counties — the Inland Empire — in March was 5.1%, down from 5.5% in February, the EDD reported.

Bi-county data indicated payrolls expanded by the widest margin in the public sector, mainly in the regional

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education system, with an estimated 2,300 jobs added.

Additional gains were recorded in the construction, health services and professional business services sectors, which altogether grew by 4,800 jobs, according to the EDD.

Miscellaneous unclassified industries also showed payroll growth, totaling about 200 positions.

The warehousing trade sector shed the highest number of jobs at 900, while another 300 positions were lost in manufacturing, with an equal amount gone in financial services.

The agricultural, mining and information technology sectors were unchanged last month, the EDD said.

San Diego County

The unemployment rate in San Diego County decreased to 4.4% in March, down from a revised 4.8% in February and above the year-ago estimate of 3.5%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.

Last month's rate compares with an unadjusted

unemployment rate of 5.3% for California and 3.9% for the nation during the same period.

Between February 2024 and March 2024, total nonfarm employment in San Diego County increased by 4,400 for a total of 1,557,200 jobs.

Government payrolls increased by 2,000 over the month for the largest sector gain. Leisure and hospitality jobs also posted an increase of 1,500 — 800 of which were in accommodation and food services.

Also seeing monthover-month gains was the

construction industry, with 1,300 jobs added — the second largest monthly increase in the past year.

Professional and business services reported the largest monthly decline with a loss of 1,200 jobs, the EDD data reflects. Professional, scientific and technical services — down 1,400 — accounted for the totality of the industry sector decline. However, that was offset by a job rise in management of companies and enterprises, up 100, and administrative and support and waste management and remediation services, up 100.

Between March 2023 and

March 2024, nonfarm employment in San Diego County increased by 14,500 jobs, or 0.9%.

Private education and health services, San Diego County's third largest industry job sector, led the year-overyear growth, adding 15,500 jobs. Private education and health services has reported job gains in 10 of the last 12 months.

Government payrolls were also up, adding 6,200 jobs. The bulk of the growth was driven up by the 3,800 job gains in local government. Leisure and hospitality also saw an increase of 5,300 jobs.

| Photo courtesy of the EDD

Monrovia Old Town report: Can I get an Amen?!

By Shawn Spencer shawn@girlfridaysolutions.net

I have prayed on this. I have asked, cajoled, and moderately begged. I have done everything I could do to make this happen, and hallelujah! IT IS happening, and I had nothing to do with it! That’s ok. All that matters is that it is back and that you SAVE THE DATE!

This Oct. 13, A Taste of Old Town returns to Old Town Monrovia and as you can see, I could not be happier! This annual event is one of a kind. Other cities have their own version, but no one does it like Monrovia!

A Taste of Old Town Monrovia was paused, along with so many other things, during the pandemic. Once the world “opened” up again, many of us were saddened when the Taste did not return. Due to health department restrictions as well as having a team in place to plan the event, A Taste of Old Town took a back seat and then fell into a self-induced coma. If my memory serves me, the last one was held in 2019.

This will be the 10th Annual Taste of Old Town, and it is brought to us by the Monrovia Kiwanis Club. The members of Kiwanis put their everything into

planning this, as it is a huge undertaking. This is Kiwanis’ largest fundraising event of the year and helps fund all the good works of the club, namely their scholarship program.

During A Taste of Old Town's hiatus, the Monrovia Kiwanis Club switched gears and started an annual Cornhole Competition held at Bowden Development. That event is a ton of fun as well — cornhole, tacos, music and margaritas.

I highly recommend you attend this event as well. No cornhole skills necessary. Or, grab a team and compete for the grand prize! I would probably bean people in the noggin, so I am a designated cheerleader.

If you don’t know what A Taste of Old Town is or if you have never been, I highly suggest you go.

The street is blocked from Lime to Colorado. Restaurants, wineries, distilleries and more line the streets, passing out small bites of their offerings: tacos, meatballs, ice cream, baked goods, BBQ, sliders, tequila, wine and bourbon tastings. You name it and chances are you’ll sample it.

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There is live music, and a dance floor. There are cocktail tables as well as some sit-down tables. The event holds one thousand people and I expect it to sell out. It’s a big, huge party in Old Town.

The cost of your ticket is nothing compared to the fun you will have and the good that will come from participating in this fundraiser. The bistro lights strung over the event with the already lit trees in Old Town make this a magical and lovely evening you won’t want to miss!

In the months to come I will share updates and definitely reminders. I just could not wait to share my excitement with you. Once available, you will be able to purchase tickets at Eventbrite, the Community Center, Charlie’s House and Centre Stage.

Grab your significant other, a group of your funnest friends and make plans to attend. Heck, this is the one event you can even fly solo to. There is plenty to see and do and lots of people to talk to. You can go alone and not be alone; that’s how much fun this event is. I hope to see you all there!

Panther is handsome, svelte and a certified good boy! This seven-year-old sweetheart is ready to find the coziest ray of sunshine in your home and make it his own. Panther has lived with another cat and a dog, so he is used to sharing space. He appears to be gentle and very friendly, although he sometimes takes a little time to warm up with new people. He has become a fan favorite of the volunteers at Pasadena Humane. They love bringing him crunchy treats- he has quickly developed a knack for knowing when it’s time to enjoy a snack, and when it’s time to stick his tongue out for a photo. Panther has been overlooked so far, but if you give him a little time, you’ll find a big-hearted lovebug who cannot wait to curl up in your lap! Panther’s age qualifies him for the Seniors for Seniors program, so his adoption fee is waived for any adopter over 60 years old.

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Look at that smile! Dewdrop might be the happiest dog at Pasadena Humane, and she is bound to bring a world of smiles to the family who brings her home. This sweetheart is a three-year-old Rottweiler mix. She only weighs about 65 pounds, so she’s like a pint-sized Rottie. All the volunteers at Pasadena Humane have fallen head-over-heels in love with her, so she gets lots of walks and trips to the yard every day. She has started to learn some training cues, but it’s difficult for her to focus because she really just wants to cuddle and get lots of attention. Dewdrop is an ideal size for an active family. She would love to go out hiking or camping or whatever other adventure comes her way. She’ll walk right by your side (like it or not!) and then sit as close as she can to you on the couch to recover. This sweet girl will make her new family smile ear-to-ear just like she does. Make her (and your) day be bringing home Dewdrop!

The adoption fee for dogs is $150. All dog adoptions include spay or neuter, microchip, and age-appropriate vaccines. All dog adoptions include spay or neuter, microchip, and age-appropriate vaccines. The adoption fee for cats is $100. All cat adoptions include spay or neuter, microchip, and age-appropriate vaccines. All cat adoptions include spay or neuter, microchip, and age-appropriate vaccines. New adopters will receive a complimentary health-and-wellness exam from VCA Animal Hospitals, as well as a goody bag filled with information about how to care for your pet. Walk-in adoptions are available every day from 2:00 – 5:00. For those who prefer, adoption appointments are available daily from 10:30 – 1:30, and can be scheduled online. View photos of adoptable pets at pasadenahumane.org. Pets may not be available for adoption and cannot be held for potential adopters by phone calls or email.

A Taste of Old Town 2019. | Photo courtesy of A Taste of Old Town Monrovia/Facebook

NASA seeks proposals to cheapen, speed up Mars Sample Return project

By City News Service

Hoping to breathe new life into a long-planned but financially struggling effort to retrieve soil and rock samples from Mars and return them to Earth, NASA leaders are reaching out to the space-exploration community for proposals that will lower the $11 billion cost and make the project happen far sooner than currently anticipated.

The Mars Perseverance rover, which is managed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, has already collected surface samples on Mars and deposited them in specialized canisters for eventual pickup and return by future missions. It's one of NASA's most ambitious projects, requiring another space vehicle to land on Mars and collect the samples. The project would then require the first-ever rocket launch from another planet to blast the samples into orbit, where they can be gathered by yet another spacecraft and returned to Earth.

With NASA facing an overall funding crunch, the ambitious mission has been hit with budget cuts -- contributing earlier this year to the layoffs of more than 500 people at JPL as

the project was crippled. "Mars Sample Return will be one of the most complex missions NASA has ever undertaken," Nelson said. "The bottom line is, an $11 billion budget is too expensive, and a 2040 return date is too far away. Safely landing and collecting the samples, launching a rocket with the samples off another planet - - which has never been done before -- and safely transporting the samples more than 33 million miles back to Earth is no small task. We need to look outside the box to find a way ahead that is

both affordable and returns samples in a reasonable timeframe."

Nelson said the agency is reaching out to the "NASA community" to come up with a revised plan for carrying out the mission, relying on "innovation and proven technology." The agency also plans to solicit proposals from the space industry for a streamlined process that would see the samples returned to early in the 2030s, and at a significantly lower cost.

Last month, roughly two dozen California congressional representatives sent

a letter to Nelson calling on him to commit more funding to the JPL- led sample-return mission, calling it critical for space exploration and the restoration of jobs.

Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, was one of those who signed that letter. S he said she continues to push for commitment to the mission, but said she is "disappointed that after eight long months of review ... NASA is only just now issuing a call for studies on the best path forward."

"Furthermore, I am extremely concerned that

NASA is proposing a funding level for MSR that will be insufficient for JPL to continue making robust progress on the mission without sacrificing its integrity," Chu said in a statement. "It frustrates me that NASA has chosen the Planetary Science Decadal Survey's highest-priority mission to absorb almost the entire share of funding reductions.

"So while I am disappointed with NASA's announcements today, I remain dedicated to working with my colleagues to ensure increased funding is

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles joins Inland Chinese Association to support ‘Shoes for Kids’

By Staff

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles (TECOLA), represented by Director General Amino Chi, once again joined the Inland Chinese Association’s (ICA) annual Orange Picking Event to donate shoes to underprivileged families in the Inland Empire.

Since 2019, TECO-LA has partnered with the ICA through the Annual Orange Picking Event and the "Shoes for Kids"

Project, aimed at donating footwear for underprivileged students in the Inland Empire, to bring together community leaders, organizations, and volunteers in support of these local initiatives. As of now, with the collective efforts of TECO-LA, the ICA and all participants, over 10,000 shoes have been donated to students and families in need. TECO-LA also donated $3,000 to the “Shoes for Kids” Project

during the event, and commended the ICA for its “impactful development and welfare of its surrounding communities.”

Congressman Mark Takano and Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes joined the event and expressed their support for the initiatives. During his remarks, Congressman Takano emphasized the importance of Taiwan's contributions to the global

economy, led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) which is responsible for 90% of the world’s chip production, and reaffirmed the support of the United States for Taiwan's democracy.

Director General Chi expressed his gratitude and declared that “TECO-LA is dedicated to fostering meaningful partnerships that make a positive impact in the local community.”

realized for this mission in Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 so that the JPL workforce is protected and the mission is proceeding at pace while NASA and JPL evaluate solutions that could help us accomplish this exciting effort."

Officials in China are planning a similar mission, saying recently that it hopes to launch the mission in 2030, with the samples arriving back on Earth by 2031.

Nicky Fox, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, said returning Mars samples to Earth for extensive study "is a key priority."

"To organize a mission at this level of complexity, we employ decades of lessons on how to run a large mission, including incorporating the input we get from conducting independent reviews," Fox said in a statement. "Our next steps will position us to bring this transformational mission forward and deliver revolutionary science from Mars -- providing critical new insights into the origins and evolution of Mars, our solar system, and life on Earth."

This illustration shows a concept for multiple robots that would team up to ferry to Earth samples of rocks and soil being collected from the Martian surface by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover. | Illustration courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech

Director General Amino Chi of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles (right) donated a $3,000 check to Julian Hsieh (middle), President of Inland Chinese Association, for supporting the “Shoes for Kids” project. The donation was witnessed by Congressman Mark Takano (left). | Photo courtesy of TECO-LA

Newsom announces $200M in homeless funding for cities, counties

By Staff

Gov. Gavin Newsom last week announced nearly $200 million to reduce homelessness.

The governor also said new measures are coming that will bolster the oversight of state homelessness funds in an effort to ensure accountability by cities and counties.

“This new funding will get people out of tents and into housing across California," Newsom said in a statement.

"As the state provides unprecedented resources like this, we also expect accountability. Local governments must ensure this funding is being utilized on the ground.”

The awards, totaling approximately $192 million, are part of the state’s Encampment Resolution Fund grants overseen by

the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, or Cal ICH. The grants will support 20 projects in 17 California communities aimed at helping people experiencing homelessness transition out of encampments and into housing.

In Southern California, Los Angeles County will receive $51.5 million, Oceanside will receive $11.4 million, Anaheim will receive $3.1 million and the city of San Bernardino will receive $4.6 million, according to the governor's office. Grants to the remaining 13 municipalities in the central and northern parts of the state range from $2.5 million to $18.2 million.

“These grants show what is possible when the state partners with local commu-

nities to put people first and provide them with services to put them on the path to safe, stable housing,” state housing Secretary Tomiquia Moss, who co-chairs Cal ICH, said in a statement. “This approach focuses on providing the person-centered local solutions that will ensure that unsheltered Californians are connected to the appropriate housing and supportive services they need to achieve long-term stability.”

Cal ICH Executive Officer Meghan Marshall said, “All 17 communities had strong proposals that will help people transition from encampments and onto pathways to housing. While these grants will be made by our sister Department of Housing and Community Development, Cal ICH looks

forward to supporting the success of these communities with technical assistance, grounded in evidencebased practices.”

The 20 projects funded by the new grants aim to offer services and support to nearly 3,600 people, of

which 2,200 will receive permanent housing, officials said. Twelve of the projects are designed to remove encampments along "state rights-of-way" such as freeways.

As part of the budget process, Newsom has proposed changes to state law to move personnel and functions into an expanded oversight unit — the Housing and Homelessness Accountability Results and Partnership within the Department of Housing and Community Development.

SoCal-to-Vegas high-speed rail line moves forward with groundbreaking

By City News Service

A

high-speed rail line between Southern California and Las Vegas moved one step closer to reality Monday when ground was officially broken to mark the start of construction on the project.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was among the dignitaries on hand for the ceremony south of the famed Las Vegas Strip.

"This day is a major milestone in building the future of American rail and the jobs that come with it," Buttigieg posted on X, formerly Twitter, Monday morning ahead of the event. "... We're supporting this pivotal project with billions of dollars from President

Biden's instrastructure law."

The $12 billion Brightline West project will be a fully electric, zero- emission system that officials say will be one of the greenest forms of transportation in the United States. The project is expected to bolster tourism, create 35,000 jobs, ease traffic on I-15 and cut more than 400,000 tons of carbon pollution each year, Brightline officials said.

The line will include a flagship station in Las Vegas, with additional stations in Apple Valley, Hesperia and Rancho Cucamonga. The Rancho Cucamonga Station will also connect to Southern California's regional

Metrolink service, allowing for connectivity into downtown Los Angeles and beyond.

The 218-mile rail line will primarily run along the Interstate 15 median with trains capable of reaching 186 mph or more, cutting the trip to 2 hours, 10 minutes -- half the time to travel by car, officials said.

The U.S. Department of Transportation in January announced $2.5 billion in bond funds for the project. The DOT previously approved a private activity bond allocation of $1 billion for Brightline West in 2020. In December, the DOT awarded a $3 billion grant from Biden's infrastructure bill to the Nevada Department of Transportation for the project, and last June, the DOT awarded a $25 million grant to the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Program that will be used for the construction of Brightline West stations in Hesperia and Victor Valley, California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, in the top left corner, announces statewide homeless funding. | Photo courtesy of the governor's office

The tentative goal is to have the line open by 2028, in time for the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. More information about the project can be found at brightlinewest.com.

Brightline train design. | Rendering courtesy of Brightline West

Pro-Palestine students, supporters begin 'occupation' on USC campus

By City News Service

Several dozen proPalestinian students on Wednesday began an "occupation" of USC's Alumni Park and issued a list of demands including university divestment from any organizations that "profit from Israeli apartheid, genocide and occupation in Palestine."

The action added USC to a growing list of college campuses across the nation that have seen encampments and ongoing protests over the continuing Israel-Hamas war, most notably Columbia University. USC's Alumni Park is scheduled to host the university's already headlinemaking commencement ceremony on May 10.

Organizers of the USC occupation — identifying themselves as the USC Divest from Death Coalition — issued a statement saying the action is "in solidarity with the people of Palestine as they resist genocide and continue in their struggle for liberation."

"The occupation is also in resistance to attempts by USC and other universities to suppress the student movement for Palestine on its campuses, in resistance to the silencing of students that criticize the state of Israel, in resistance to the university administrators and boards of trustees who profit off the genocide of Palestinians," organizers said.

Several dozen students began the encampment early Wednesday morning. Campus Department of Public Safety

officers visited the encampment, instructing students not to hang signs, flags or other materials from trees and posts in the park, and warning them not to use megaphones. Students at times broke into chants of "Free Palestine."

The group's other posted demands include a complete academic boycott of Israel, including an end to studyabroad programs in the area and cutting ties with Israeli universities; protection of free speech of students voicing support for Palestine; and demanding the university issue a public statement "calling for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza, denouncing the ongoing genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people and call on government officials to do so too."

USC made national headlines in recent weeks over its decision to bar pro-Palestinian valedictorian Asna Tabassum from speaking during the May 10 commencement ceremony. The move came following complaints about some of Tabassum's online posts, including a link to a website advocating the abolition of Israel.

University officials insisted the decision was done not for political reasons, but due to security concerns, given the "alarming tenor" of the discourse over the issue of Tabassum. Organizations including the Muslim Public Affairs Council, the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Los Angeles and the

ACLU of Southern California have denounced the decision and demanded the university reverse course and allow Tabassum to speak.

On Friday, USC announced that it is "redesigning the commencement program," and it will no longer include any outside speakers or honorees.

Filmmaker Jon M. Chu had been scheduled to be the main commencement speaker during the May 10 event. Honorary degrees were expected to be presented to Chu, National Endowment for the Arts chair Maria Rosario Jackson, tennis legend Billie Jean King and National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt.

The university says it will "confer these honorary degrees at a future commencement or other academic ceremonies."

"Given the highly publicized circumstances surrounding our main-stage commencement program, university leadership has decided it is best to release our outside speakers and honorees from attending this year's ceremony," according to a message sent to the USC community Friday afternoon. "We've been talking to this exceptional group and hope to confer these honorary degrees at a future commencement or other academic ceremonies."

The message stated: "This year, more than ever, it is important to keep the focus on celebrating our graduates and their accomplishments, and our belief in their capacity

to change the world that awaits them. ...

"It is important that our full attention be on our remarkable graduates. We will be celebrating their accomplishments in a way that reflects the unity we love so much about our Trojan Family. In addition to a memorable main-stage ceremony, we also will be hosting the 38 satellite ceremonies, five celebrations, and 65 receptions, featuring dozens of students, other internal and external speakers and performers."

Also on Friday, 11 members of the university's Advisory Committee on Muslim Life at USC resigned in protest over the Tabassum issue. The group is scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday to discuss their action.

Last Thursday, hundreds of people -- including

students and some university staff — took part in a march and rally on the USC campus to protest the decision not to allow Tabassum to speak at commencement.

Tabassum said in a statement that "anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian voices have subjected me to a campaign of racist hatred because of my uncompromising belief in human rights for all. ...

"I am both shocked by this decision and profoundly disappointed that the university is succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice," she said. "I am not surprised by those who attempt to propagate hatred. I am surprised that my own university — my home for four years — has abandoned me."

USC Provost Andrew Guzman insisted in his message announcing the

decision that the move in no way diminished "the remarkable academic achievements of any student considered or selected for valedictorian. To be clear: this decision has nothing to do with freedom of speech. There is no freespeech entitlement to speak at a commencement. The issue here is how best to maintain campus security and safety, period."

He added, "The intensity of feelings, fueled by both social media and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, has grown to include many voices outside of USC and has escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption at commencement. We cannot ignore the fact that similar risks have led to harassment and even violence at other campuses."

USC campus police attempt to dismantle protesters' encampment. | Photo courtesy of peoplescitycouncil/Instagram

Mollie Eppers tried for years to give studentsexperiencing homelessness prepaid grocery cards that would allow their families to shop for food.

But the student services specialist in Juneau, Alaska, couldn't devise a system that would satisfy the spending rules for both her local school district and the federal program that helps homeless students.

So when Congress sent schools COVID-19 aid for homeless students with fewer restrictions, Eppers knew her first order of business: Get the grocery cards.

As reported on Chalkbeat, she found a local Safeway that accepted prepaid cards, then bought them in bulk. Families can get $100 to $200 worth of cards at a time, depending on how many kids they have.

The aid has made it easier for families sleeping in their cars or who don't have a stove to choose foods they can eat. That's been especially helpful as Alaska works through a huge backlog of applications for food benefits that left many families waiting months to get aid.

"It's been a lifesaver," said Eppers, who's spent $25,000 on grocery cards so far, and plans to buy more. "They don't have anywhere else to go."

Across the country, Eppers and other school staff are doing things to help homeless students that they've never been able to do before. That's in part due to the size of the aid package. But it's also because federal education officials said explicitly that schools could spend this money on items like prepaid store cards, gas cards, and cell phones that schools were often reluctant to buy in the past for fear of running afoul of various spending and record-keeping rules.

That means more schools are providing

From grocery cards to car repairs: How COVID-19 aid changed the way schools can help homeless families

By Kalyn Belsha for Chalkbeat, Stacker

families with direct aid that allows them to choose which foods, clothing, and other supplies will best meet their children's needs. It's one more way that schools have stretched beyond their typical roles and used pandemic assistance to help families in dire straits in new ways.

But schools might stop doing this soon — unless federal officials spell out that other funds can be used like this, too.

"You can provide somebody a pair of shoes, but if you say: 'Here's a store card, pick out the shoes for your child that your child will wear,' there is a sense of dignity, and there's also a sense of agency," said Barbara Duffield, executive director of the nonprofit SchoolHouse Connection, which recently gathered data on how often schools are spending COVID-19 aid in this way. "And what that has translated to is trust and engagement. A store card is much more than a store card."

Schools used to face more limits on helping students

In a survey of more than 1,400 school liaisons earlier this school year, SchoolHouse Connection found that 40% had purchased gas cards for families and 34% had

bought store cards. That was double the share who planned to purchase cards when the nonprofit did a similar survey in 2021.

"These unusual uses may be the very ones that are the most impactful and strategic in meeting broader goals of increasing enrollment, attendance, and performance," the report concludes.

In Washington state, one liaison said gas cards were now among the toprequested forms of assistance by families. The offering made families feel heard and open to more collaboration, the liaison wrote on the survey.

In Rhode Island, another liaison said that it had been a "huge plus" to give families store cards so they could buy sneakers and underwear. "I would argue that being able to make their own selections is better for the kids, physically and emotionally," the liaison wrote.

In the past, some schools did provide this kind of assistance to homeless students. But Duffield said it often boiled down to a judgment call. The federal education law that outlines the rights of homeless children, the McKinneyVento Act, says that schools can provide "extraordinary or emergency assistance"

to make sure homeless kids can attend school and participate in school activities.

While some schools interpreted that to include prepaid store cards, many other districts or states didn't allow schools to buy store cards. Officials worried about how they would show the cards benefitted a particular student, Duffield said, and some feared giving away prepaid cards could be ripe for misuse or fraud — a long held, and often misplaced, complaint among critics of public assistance programs.

For that reason, Duffield and others are calling on the federal government to issue guidance saying that schools can use McKinneyVento funding in the same ways that were permissible with the COVID-19 aid.

"Having clear federal guidance saying that you can, that then shapes what a state allows," Duffield said. Getting something in writing is key, because many school business officers will ask: "Where does it say that?"

How cell phones and car repairs help students

Still, school liaisons like Eppers say they're taking lots of precautions. The grocery cards Eppers hands out to families don't allow for the purchase of alcohol

"The phones have really opened up lines of communication and supported attendance efforts," Bergman said. That success has helped Bergman make the case that the district should keep paying for cell phones when the COVID-19 aid is gone.

"Our business office has been really open to exploring different opportunities and understanding the connection piece of the phones," she said. "Once these funds run out, it will be a little bit more of a: 'Is this really a priority?' question."

or tobacco, and she locks up the cards in her office to keep them safe. Families have to sign for each grocery card, too.

"I don't want anything to come between my ability to provide that to the students," she said.

In the suburbs of Madison, Wisconsin, Claire Bergman used COVID-19 aid to buy five cell phones with internet hotspots for homeless teens who live on their own without the support of their parents. Each month, the Sun Prairie Area School District pays their phone bills.

The new initiative has helped social workers stay in touch with students who tend to move around a lot and may be parents themselves. That's helped ensure their ride to school shows up in the right place and that students are connected with child care.

The phone hotspots enable unaccompanied teens to use the internet on their school-provided Chromebooks, so they can do their homework wherever they're staying. And the district also allows the teens to download certain social media apps so they can stay in touch with classmates — an added benefit for kids who often feel isolated from their peers.

In North Dakota's Bismarck Public Schools, COVID-19 relief funding has allowed Sherrice Roness to make more "outside the box" purchases that she is hoping to continue, too.

With COVID-19 aid, the district now covers up to $500 in critical car repairs, such as fixing brakes or power steering. It's a strategy advocates for homeless youth say can be more cost-effective than paying for a bus pass or taxi, and it has the added benefit of helping families get to work and doctor's visits, in addition to taking their children to school.

"It gives them that pride of: They're able to do that — provide that normalcy for their kids," Roness said.

Roness has also paid for children's medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder when a family's insurance has lapsed, and she purchased a post office box so a 17-yearold who was no longer living with her parents could still get her college and financial aid letters in the mail.

When unique needs like that pop up, Roness said, it's made a big difference to be able to tell students: "You know what? I can help you with that."

This article was retitled and copy edited from its original version. Republished pursuant to a CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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802 South Ditman Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90023

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project involves the construction of a new two-story single-family residence on a 1.295-acre vacant lot.

San Gabriel City Notices

You are invited to participate in a public hearing before the San Gabriel City Council. You will have an opportunity to present your opinion regarding this item at the meeting or electronically using the online public form on www.sangabrielcity.com/134/ Agendas-Minutes. The meeting will be broadcast on the City of San Gabriel’s YouTube channel at the link shown: www.youtube.com/CityofSanGabriel.

HEARING DATE: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 TIME: 6:30 p.m.

LOCATION OF HEARING: Council Chambers located on the second floor of San Gabriel City Hall.

PROJECT: Adoption of the Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024-25.

DESCRIPTION: The purpose of the hearing is to consider the City’s Proposed Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024-25.

QUESTIONS: For additional information or to review the documents, please contact Linda Tang, Assistant Finance Director at 626-308-2812 ext. 4613 or LTang@SGCH.org

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

San Gabriel City Council Julie Nguyen, City Clerk Published

Monrovia City Notices

The City of Monrovia hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines, the Monrovia City Council will hold a public hearing to receive written and oral comments from interested persons and public agencies regarding the proposed project described below.

PROJECT TITLE: Norumbega Drive Residence Project (Entitlement Nos.: General Plan Amendment GPA2022-0001, Zoning Amendment ZA2022-0002, Hillside Development Permit HPD20220002, Neighborhood Compatibility Design Review DR2022-0009, Minor Exception ME2022-0008, and City Council Resolution Nos. 2024-22, 2024-23, 2024-24 and Ordinance No. 2024-05).

The single-family residence would total 3,758 square feet in size and would have an attached 1,348 square foot four-car garage. The site would be landscaped and utility improvements would be installed to serve the proposed residence.

The applications consist of a General Plan Amendment (GPA2022001) and Zone Amendment (ZA2022-0002) to change the existing P/QP (Public/Quasi Public) designation to RF (Residential Foothill), a Hillside Development Permit (HDP2022-01) and Neighborhood Compatibility Design Review (DR2022-0009) for the construction of the new two-story home on a hillside lot, and a Minor Exception (ME2022-0008) for the approval of perimeter fencing that exceeds the maximum zoning height limit (ten feet in-lieu of six feet) on the southwest side yard of the property (“Project”)

The project site is not listed as a hazardous waste site pursuant to Government Resources Code Section 65962.5.

SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: Environmental issues related to the proposed project were fully analyzed in an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND), which is a document that provides the public and decision makers with specific information regarding the environmental effects associated with the proposed project. It also identifies mitigation measures that will reduce the project’s potentially significant effects. A 30-day public review period was provided between February 12, 2024 and March 13, 2024. The City received seven comments which were addressed in a formal response to comments document (Response to Comments Received on the Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration [IS/MND] for the Norumbega Residence Project, Dated April 2, 2024).

AVAILABILITY: Copies of the IS/MND, formal response to comments, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, all relevant materials, and project plans are available for public review and comment at the City of Monrovia Planning Division, 415 South Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, California 91016 and online at: https://www. cityofmonrovia.org/projectsunderreview

PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW: On April 10, 2024, the Planning Commission made a recommendation to the City Council to approve the project, including the following application components: the IS/MND, General Plan Amendment (GPA2022-001), Zoning Amendment (ZA2022-0002), Hillside Development Permit (HDP2022-0002), Neighborhood Compatibility Design Review (DR2022-0009), and Minor Exception (ME2022-0008).

PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED: A public hearing will be held by the City Council of the City of Monrovia on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible to consider Ordinance No. 2024-05, changing the Land Use and Zoning Designation of the property from P/QP (Public/Quasi-Public) to RF (Residential Foothill). The requested General Plan Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment would allow the construction of a single-family residence on the property. The hearing will be held within the Council Chambers of Monrovia City Hall located at 415 South Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, California.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ACCEPTED: Written public comment will be accepted by email to cityclerk@ci.monrovia.ca.us before 5:00 p.m. on May 7, 2024. Public comment may be summarized in the interest of time, however the full text will be provided to all members of the City Council prior to the meeting. If the comments are specifically in support or with concerns regarding this item, please clearly state so in the introduction.

to receive written and oral comments from interested persons and public agencies

The staff report pertaining to this item will be available on Thursday, May 2, 2024, after 5:00 p.m. on-line at the following hyperlink: https://www.cityofmonrovia.org/your-government/meeting-agendasminutes

Applications accepted through May 31

April 25, 2023 – The City of Temple City is accepting applications to fill positions on the following commissions for a two-year term effective July 1, 2024:

• Two seats on the Planning Commission, which has decisionmaking authority over a variety of development proposals. Commissioners advise the city council on programs, policies and issues relating to planning, development and land-use regulation. The commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m.

• Two seats on the Parks and Recreation Commission, which delivers recommendations to city council on the development and oversight of parks facilities and recreational programming. The commission meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

• Two seats on the Transportation and Public Safety Commission, which makes decisions on administrative and parking citations, and issues recommendations regarding the administration of public safety programs. The commission meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m.

Eligibility is open to Temple City residents. Commissioners serve without compensation. The City does cover commissioner costs for training and conferences as resources allow.

Applications can be downloaded from the City’s website, by email request to cityclerk@templecity.us, or by calling 626-285-2171 ext. 4132 during normal business hours. The deadline for submitting an application is 5 p.m. on Friday, May 31. The city council will select commissioners through an interview process.

For more information, call the city clerk’s office at (626) 285-2171, ext. 4132.

Published on April 25,2024 TEMPLE CITY TRIBUNE

Seven Seats Open

on City’s Youth Committee Applications accepted through May 31, 2024

April 25, 2024 – The City’s Youth Committee is currently recruiting for seven prospective members!

Youth’s grade 9-12 are invited to apply for this leadership opportunity to make contributions to the community. Members meet regularly to discuss community issues and coordinate special youth activities and programs to encourage civic awareness and education among peers. Past projects include youth disaster training, water conservation outreach, promotion of Little Free Libraries in the city, public transportation, and Economic Impact the Youth have in the City.

Committee members serve without compensation for one (this applies to applicants who are seniors in high school at time of application submittal) -or two-year terms beginning July 1, 2024.

An application can be downloaded from www.templecity.us/youthcommittee or obtained during normal business hours by email from the City Clerk’s Office at rflores@templecity.us . The deadline for applying is 5 p.m., May 31, 2024. Committee members will be selected through an interview process.

For more information, please email the City Clerk’s office at cityclerk@templecity.us.

Published on April 25, 2024

PROJECT LOCATION: The proposed Norumbega Drive Residence Project (“Project”) is located on Norumbega Drive near the intersection of Norumbega Drive and Norumbega Road, Monrovia, California (Anticipated Address: 545 Norumbega Drive, Assessor’s Parcel Number [APN] 8523-002-045).

If you challenge this application in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Division at, or prior to, the public hearing. This application will not alter the zoning status of your property. For further information regarding this application, please contact the Planning Division at (626) 932-5565.

Este aviso es para informarle sobre una junta pública acerca de la propiedad indicada mas arriba. Si necesita información adicional en español, favor de ponerse en contacto con el Departamento de Planificación al número (626) 932-5565.

Sheri

Bermejo Deputy Director, Community Development

Hablamos Español - Favor de hablar con Jeni Colon (626) 258-8626

TO: All Interested Parties

FROM: City of El Monte Community & Economic Development Department

TO BE The City Council will conduct a public hearing to CONSIDERED: consider an Ordinance to consider municipal code amendments affecting the City of El Monte’s commissions as it relates to term limits and other qualifications within the City of El Monte.

ENVIRONMENTAL The proposed Ordinance is not a “project” DOCUMENTATION: within the meaning of Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines as it has no potential for resulting in a physical change in the environment, either directly or indirectly. Alternative-

ly, the proposed Ordinance is not subject to CEQA under the general rule set forth in Section 15601(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines that CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. For the reasons set forth in the initial sentence of this section, above, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment.

PUBLIC HEARING: Pursuant to State Law, the City Council will hold a public hearing to receive testimony, orally and in writing, regarding the proposed Ordinance. The public hearing is scheduled for:

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Time: 7:00 PM

Place: El Monte City Hall East –City Council Chambers 11333 Valley Boulevard El Monte, CA 91731

OPTIONS TO This meeting shall be conducted in compliance

PARTICIPATE: with the procedures of Government Code section 54953 as most recently amended by AB 2449 which took effect January 1, 2023.

Observe the Meeting Remotely

(1) Turn your TV to Channel 3; or (2) City’s website at http://www.elmonteca.gov/378/Council-Meeting-Videos; or (3) In person.

Provide Public Comment in Person

Persons wishing to address the City Council in person are asked to attend the City Council on the date and at the time noted in this notice. Persons will be asked to fill-out a blue speaker card providing their name and identifying the agenda item. Speaker cards should be submitted to the City Clerk or the Sergeant at Arms (a uniformed El Monte Police Officer) before the City Council’s approval of the agenda, if possible.

Provide Public Comment Remotely

Call the conference line at (888) 204-5987; Code 8167975 by or before the agenda item. When calling in, members of the public shall inform the attendant the agenda item which they wish to speak on, and callers will be connected by telephone when the time for commenting on such items is commenced.

The City Council shall be under no obligation to entertain comments from persons who (i) submit a speaker card after the City Council closes the applicable commenting period; or (ii) call-in after the City Council closes the applicable commenting period. With this in mind, speakers are strongly encouraged to submit cards or call in as early as possible to avoid missing the opportunity to speak. The City Council shall be under no obligation to respond to or deliberate upon any specific questions or comments posed by a speaker or take action on any issue raised by a speaker beyond such action as the City Council may be lawfully authorized to take on an agendized matter pursuant to the Brown Act (Govt. Code Section 54950 et seq.) (“Brown Act”)

Members of the City Council may provide brief clarifying responses to any comment made or questions posed. Persons who wish to address the City Council (in person or by callingin) are asked to state their name and address for the record. Speakers may not lend any portion of their speaking time to other persons or borrow additional time from other persons. All comments or queries presented by a speaker/ caller shall be addressed to the City Council as a body and not to any specific member thereof. No questions shall be posed to any member of the City Council except through the presiding official of the meeting, the Mayor.

If you challenge the decision of the City Council, in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. For further information regarding this application please contact Betty Donavanik at (626) 2588626 or bdonavanik@elmonteca.gov, Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays, be-

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The staff report and attachments on this matter will be available on or about May 2, 2024 on the City of El Monte website, which may be accessed at https://www.elmonteca.gov/ AgendaCenter.

AMERICAN WITH In compliance with Section 202 of the Americans DISABILITIES ACT: with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132) and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof, the agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability. Should you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office by calling (626) 580-2016. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City of El Monte to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

PUBLISHED ON: Thursday, April 25, 2024

City of El Monte

Gabriel Ramirez, City Clerk

EL MONTE EXAMINER

Probates Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

CHRISTINE EVANS

CASE NO. 24STPB04012

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARVIN ROBINSON 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: 05/14/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred-itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of TRINIDAD E. LOPEZ A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Norma Alzaga in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Norma Alzaga 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 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 May 15, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

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

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RICHARD B. ASHWORTH in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that RICHARD B. ASHWORTH 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: 05/17/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner

SCOTT A. HANCOCK - SBN 115747

SNYDER & HANCOCK 1112 FAIR OAKS AVE. SOUTH PASADENA CA 91030

Telephone (626) 799-7156

4/22, 4/25, 4/29/24

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ROSEMEAD READER

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

ALTA ESTEL DUMAS AKA ALTA E. DUMAS AKA ALTA DUMAS

CASE NO. 24STPB04164

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ALTA ESTEL DUMAS AKA ALTA E. DUMAS AKA ALTA DUMAS.

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that EDNA MARY WADE 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: 05/15/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

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

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

Tram crash at Universal Studios injures 15 people

By City News Service

Authorities Monday continued their investigation into the crash of a tram at Universal Studios that injured 15 passengers.

Paramedics dispatched to the location at 9:05 p.m. Saturday transported 15 people to a hospital, a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher told City News Service. The conditions of the victims were not immediately clear, though most were believed to have minor injuries.

"There was a tram incident at the theme park ... that resulted in multiple minor injuries," a Universal Studios Hollywood spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter. "We are working to support our guests and to understand the circumstances that led to the accident."

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol also responded to the scene.

"Deputies responded to the lower parking lot of Universal Studios Hollywood regarding a tour tram collision," the Sheriff's Information Bureau said. "The collision caused several passengers to fall out of the vehicle. LA County Fire treated people on-scene and several were transported via ambulance to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

"California Highway Patrol also responded to the location to take a collision report. The cause of the accident is still under investigation and there is no further information at this time."

CHP Officer Sergio Garcia said the initial report indicated that the tram overturned.

The tram tour is one of the most popular attractions at the Universal City theme park, featuring a one-hour behind-the-scenes look at the backlot where some of Hollywood's most famous television shows and movies were filmed.

Starting Friday and continuing through Aug. 11, the tour is set to add several temporary attractions including immersive photo ops, throwback tram cars and an original replica of the Hollywood sign as part of its 60th anniversary celebration.

It was unclear whether Saturday's accident would alter those plans.

Universal Studios Tram Tour. | Photo by Prayitno CC BY 2.0 DEED

Japan House Los Angeles partners with ‘King of Kawaii’ on next exhibition

By Staff

Japan House Los Angeles has partnered with multi-disciplinary artist and “King of Kawaii” Sebastian Masuda for its newest exhibition “Yes, KAWAII is Art -EXPRESS YOURSELF-,”

opening May 2. The term kawaii literally translates to “cute” or “adorable,” but Japanese kawaii culture has evolved into a global phenomenon encompassing fashion, art, technology, and even social behavior.

The colorful exhibition will be on display through Nov. 3 and is the first to include multiple Masuda artworks unravelling kawaii concepts while introducing his personal story of sharing kawaii with the world. High-

lights include Masuda’s “Kawaii Timeline” (created in collaboration with Kyoto University of the Arts) depicting kawaii culture’s historical roots from post-war media and shōjo manga (comic books for girls) to the 1990s where it evolved into a global phenomenon rooted in Tokyo’s Harajuku district. An immersive room installation, “Colorful Rebellion -Seventh Nightmare-” envelops guests in the colors and aesthetic of kawaii. Multiple pieces foster discovery and engagement, such as “Digital Tribe World Map” and “Sense Share Bear” (an interactive VR work) both inspired by the desire for the global kawaii network to connect with one

another during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It is my hope that by engaging with Japan’s pop culture and the philosophy of kawaii, visitors will be encouraged to reflect on what's unique about themselves and contemplate how to navigate the social and personal challenges of the future. I would be delighted if exploring these diverse perspectives could become a hint for living into tomorrow,” said Masuda.

According to Masuda, kawaii is “a personal microcosmos of beloved things, undisturbed by anyone else.” This exhibition invites the audience into an adventure of self-expression, unlocking the infinite potential held within each individual. Admission to the exhibition is free. Walk-ins are

welcome as space allows and the gallery is open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Monday

through Friday) and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Saturday to Sunday).

Monrovia Canyon Park restoration to complete by year's end

By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com

Monrovia marked the final stages of the extensive Canyon Park Restoration Project last week, as city officials broke ground on a range of forthcoming upgrades.

Improvements include roadway and parking lot upgrades, a new water main and sewer system, ranger station kiosk enhancements, new educational and recreational spaces, lots of new benches, picnic tables and a raised deck and general repairs throughout the park, documents show. The project will add to the landscape native species plants such as coast live oak and western

redbud trees, compact white sage, sugar bush, California buckwheat, sticky monkey flower and deer grass.

The 2020 Bobcat Fire scorched nearly 300 acres of Monrovia's hillsides, and Canyon Park has been closed for clean-up work and repairs from the fire and subsequent rain and mudslides.

In February, Monrovia-based Pokrajac Corp. completed debris removal from the park and stabilized several hillside facilities that eroded during rain storms, according to City Manager Dylan Feik.

"As we listen to the birds ... and the sounds of the stream,

we are reminded just how resilient and precious Mother Nature can be," Mayor Becky Shevlin said at the April 16 groundbreaking ceremony. "I am so proud to be a part of this rebuilding effort, especially after all this park has been through."

Other project contributors are civil engineering and design firm Merrell Johnson, reforestation and biological assessment firm Psomas, Management Career Solutions, which provides trail maintenance, and tree removal by West Coast Arborists.

"(The park) is not something that's just appreciated

Evander Holyfield to be in City of Duarte for meet & greet event

By Staff

Congresswoman Grace

F. Napolitano, in collaboration with the City of Duarte, is presenting a meet and greet event with boxing legend Evander Holyfield. The event will take place at the Duarte Teen Center (1400 Buena Vista Street) on

Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Holyfield, renowned as a former professional boxer who competed between 19842011, has earned recognition as an undisputed World Boxing Council (WBC) Cruiser and four-time Heavyweight

World Champion.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own merchandise for autographing opportunities.

For more information, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at (626) 357-7931.

by Monrovians, it's appreciated by the entire San Gabriel Valley," Councilman Sergio Jimenez said.

Officials expected the restoration project to complete by December. Renderings showing the planned Canyon Park enhancements are available at https://tinyurl.com/ bdfhjbbe.

Sebastian Masuda. | Photo courtesy of Japan House LA

Officials celebrate the final phase of restoring Canyon Park. | Photo courtesy of the city of Monrovia

UNCLAIMED CHECKS & UNCLAIMED CASH BOND DEPOSITS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, the Director of Finance/Information Technology of the City of Glendale, County of Los Angeles, State of California, declares that the following monetary sums have been held by the Director of Finance/Information Technology and have remained unclaimed in the funds hereafter indicated for a period of over three (3) years and will become the property of the City of Glendale on the 11th day of June 2024, a date not less than forty-five (45) days nor more than sixty (60) days after first publication of this Notice. Any party of interest may, prior to the date designated herein above, file a claim with the City’s Finance Department, which includes the claimant’s name, address, amount of claim, and the grounds on which the claim is founded. The Unclaimed Check form & Unclaimed Deposit form can be obtained from the City’s Finance Department at 141 N Glendale Ave, Room 346, Glendale, CA 91206 or from the City’s website. For questions regarding unclaimed checks, please contact the City of Glendale, Finance Department, Accounts Payable at (818) 548-3907. For questions regarding unclaimed deposits, please contact City of Glendale, Finance Department, General Accounting at 818-548-3243.

This notice and its contents are in accordance with California Government Code Sections 50050-50056.

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Pasadena City Notices

CITY OF PASADENA

Notice Inviting Bids For Baseball Netting

Notice is hereby given that the City of Pasadena is calling for sealed bids for the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department and will receive sealed bids prior to 3:00 pm, Wednesday, May 15, 2024 and will electronically unseal and make them available online (https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pasadena/projects/89829) for this solicitation named "Baseball Netting" Project ID: 2024-IFB-LM-0216.

1.1. Summary

The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community ServicesParks Division seeks a vendor to provide Baseball Netting. Award will be based on the lowest price and pricing must be valid from April 2024 to June 2024.

1.2. Delivery Instructions

Bids will be received via the City's eProcurement Portal (https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pasadena). A bid received after the time set for the bid opening shall not be considered. Bidders are required to submit (upload) all items listed in the Submittals/Checklist. Bids will be received prior to 3:00 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 and will be opened online at that time.

Copies of the Specifications and all required forms may be obtained for this solicitation online: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/ pasadena/projects/89829

Addenda shall be acknowledged via the City's eProcurement Portal. Refer to the Specifications for complete details and bidding requirements. The Specification and this Notice shall be considered a part of any contract made pursuant thereunder.

1.3. Pre-bid Conference

See the Timeline in the section named "Instructions to Bidders." If there is a Mandatory pre-bid meeting, bidders are required to attend at the time, date, and location included in the Timeline (#Instructions to Bidders) of this solicitation. If there is a Non-Mandatory pre-bid meeting, bidders not required to attend.

Each prospective bidder will have the opportunity to clarify and ask questions regarding these Specifications. The Pre-bid Meeting will be held at the time, date, and location in the Timeline of this solicitation.

1.4. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

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

1.5. Deadline for Questions

The deadline to submit questions related to this solicitation is Thursday, May 9, 2024, prior to 3:00 pm.

Questions regarding this solicitation should be submitted directly through the City's eProcurement Portal Q&A function. Do not contact any other City employee or official regarding this solicitation. Any questions submitted after the date and time specified may not be considered.

1.6. Release Date

Release Dated: Thursday, April 25, 2024

MIGUEL MÁRQUEZ

City Manager

Publish April 25, 2024

PASADENA PRESS

CITY OF PASADENA

Notice Inviting Bids

ceived via the City's City's eProcurement Portal. DEADLINE FOR BIDDER REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND OR EQUAL SUBSTITUTION REQUESTS: Date/Time: Thursday, May 9, 2024at 2:00 pm. Attention: Tiffiny Chen. Email: tchen@cityofpasadena.net (all RFIs must be submitted via e-mail).

2.2. Bidder Information and Addenda:

This is in addition to the above “Invitation to Bid”. Project Manual and Drawings are available on the City website at: eProcurement Portal. free of charge.

Addenda, if any, will be issued and posted via the City’s website. Material suppliers, Subcontractors, and other Sub-bidders may obtain copies of Bidding Documents at: eProcurement Portal. The City reserves the right to extend the Bid Deadline by issuing an Addendum to Registered Bidders no later than 72 hours prior to the Bid Deadline.

From time to time, the City finds it necessary to issue addendum(a) to bid specifications after those bid specifications have been released. Only those parties that have registered with the City as a plan holder on a particular project will receive the addendum(a) for that project. The City is not responsible for notifications to those parties who do not directly register as a plan holder on the City’s database. It is the responsibility of all perspective bidders to register on the City’s database to ensure receipt of any addendum(a) prior to bid submittals. Additionally, information on any addendum(a) issued for any bid specifications for any project will be available on the City website at: eProcurement Portal.

The City reserves the right to reject as nonresponsive any bid that fails to include the information required by any addendum(a) posted on the City website.

2.3. Pre-bid Conference

See the Timeline in the "Instructions to Bidders" section (#Instructions to Bidders ). If there is a Mandatory pre-bid meeting, bidders are required to attend at the time, date, and location included in the Timeline (#Instructions to Bidders) of this solicitation. If there is a Non-Mandatory pre-bid meeting, bidders not required to attend.

Each prospective bidder will have the opportunity to clarify and ask questions regarding these Specifications. The Pre-bid Meeting will be held at the time, date, and location in the Timeline of this solicitation.

2.4. Contractors License Required:

Bidders must possess and provide the following licenses or certifications to be deemed qualified to perform the work specified.

The Bidder or a listed Subcontractor must hold all applicable State certifications from the California Contractors State License Board and any necessary registrations from the Division of Occupational Safety and Health at the Bid Deadline. In California, State law also requires a California Department of Public Health, Lead-Related Construction-certified Lead Supervisor or Worker (Title 17, CCR, Section 36100(a)(1)) for lead paint abatement. Regardless of tier and dollar value of the Work, all Specialty Contractor (Classification “C”) licensee must be listed on the Subcontractor Listing form (000302) submitted with the Bid.

Each Bidder must hold an active license issued by the California Contractors State License Board in the following classification(s): Class A (general engineering contractor) or Class B (general building contractor)

2.5. Pasadena City Business License:

Each Bidder shall obtain and keep current a Pasadena City Business License prior to commencement and throughout the duration of the Work.

2.6. Request for Information (“RFI”).

All RFI’s must be in writing, must be submitted via e-mail to the email address specified above, and must be received no later than the date and time specified above. Any RFI submitted after the date and time specified above will not be considered.

2.7. Time for Completion:

The selected Contractor shall achieve Substantial Completion of the entire Work no later than 60 WORKING DAYS after the date of commencement established in City’s initial Notice to Proceed (“Contract Time”).

Bids shall remain open and valid for one hundred eighty (180) days after the Bid Deadline.

2.10. Acceptance and Rejection of Bids:

City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any Bids or in the bidding.

2.11. Contract Award:

Award will be made to the responsive and responsible Bidder submitting the lowest Bid Price; however, if Alternate Bid items are included in the Bid Form, the lowest Bid will be determined in accordance with Paragraph "Alternate Bid Items" of the Instructions to Bidders.

2.12. Bidder Mandatory Qualifications:

Bidder shall satisfy the mandatory qualification requirements established in the Instructions to Bidders, including, but not limited to, the insurance requirements established in AIA Document A101 of the Agreement.

2.13. Insurance:

All Contractors must provide the insurance described in AIA Document A101of the Agreement.

2.14. Bid Security:

Electronic Bid bond is required. Bidders must provide all required information for the city to verify the bond with their bid. The bond must meet the following requirements and characteristics: Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid price in the form of a redeemable or callable electronic surety bond, meeting City requirements, must accompany all bids. If the Bidder to whom the contract is awarded shall for fifteen (15) calendar days after such award fail or neglect to enter into the contract with the required insurance documentation and the Construction & Demolition Waste Management Plan, and file the required bonds, the City may deposit in its treasury said bid security and, under no circumstances, shall it be returned to the defaulting Bidder. Failure to return signed contract with all the attachments stated above may result in having the project awarded to the next lowest bidder.

The bid security of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd low responsive and responsible bidders shall be retained by the Department of Public Works until the contract has been executed. All other bidder’s securities shall be returned upon determination of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd low responsive and responsible bidders.

PROJECT ID: 2024-IFB-AIA-0076

Bid Bond Instruction:

Bidders must provide the foollowing to their bonding agent when trying to setup a bid bond for the City of Pasadena: The Project ID of the solicitation on which you are bidding. Your Contractor Vendor ID which is your Federal Tax ID or it’s equivalent. Both fields are required for validation. If you are having trouble finding these ID’s, please contact Surety2000 at 1-800-660-3263 or email help@ surety2000.com

2.15. Bid Forms:

Each Bid shall be submitted on the City's pre-printed forms. If any Bidder makes any alteration, strike-through or otherwise deviates from any of the pre-printed Bid forms, or makes any qualifications of the Bid forms in separate documents submitted with the Contractor’s Bid, the Bid may be considered non-responsive. No verbal, telephoned, e-mailed, telegraphic, or faxed Bids and/or modifications of Bids will be accepted. Late Bids shall be returned to the Bidder unopened.

2.16. Subcontractors:

Each Bidder shall submit, on the form furnished with the Contract Documents, a list of Subcontractors to be used on this Project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, California Public Contract Code section 4100 et seq.

2.17. City Requirements:

This Project is subject to the City’s Competitive Bidding and Purchasing Ordinance, (Chapter 4.08 of the Pasadena Municipal Code), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code Section 12900 et. Seq.), the City’s Living Wage Ordinance (Chapter 4.11 of the Pasadena Municipal Code) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

2.1. INVITATION

NOTICE

GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF PASADENA, hereinafter referred to as “the City” or “City,” will receive at the stated location prior to the Bid Deadline established below, electronic Bids for the Contract for construction of the Work generally described as: Villa Parke Community Center - Locker Room ADA Improvements

BID DEADLINE: Thursday, May 16, 2024.prior to 2:00 pm

BID OPENING: Thursday, May 16, 2024. prior to 2:00 pm

PLACE FOR RECEIPT AND OPENING OF BIDS: Bids will be re-

2.8. Liquidated Delay Damages:

If the selected Contractor fails to achieve Substantial Completion of each phase/milestone as defined and within the Contract Time dictated in the section titled "General" of Instructions to Bidders, liquidated delay damages in the amount of $1000 per day will be assessed, unless otherwise indicated, as provided in Section 4.5 of the Agreement Between City and Contractor.

2.9. Withdrawal of Bids:

2.18. Wage Determination (Federal)

All prime construction contracts in excess of $2,000 awarded by non-Federlal entities must include a provision for compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C §§ 3141-3144 and 3146-3148) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations as 29 C.F.R. Part 5 (Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction). See 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Appendix II(D). In accordance with the statue, contractors must be required to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the prevailing wages specified in a wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, contractors must

be required to pay wages not less than once a week. A copy of the current prevailing wage determination issued by the Department of Labor as of the date the project is issued for bid is included in this solicitation and are also available on the internet at the U.S. General Services Administration website, also known as SAM.gov: https:// sam.gov/content/wage-determinations.

If there is a difference in the Pasadena Living Wage rates, the California prevailing wage rates, and the Federal prevailing wage rate for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and Subcontractors shall pay not less than the highest wage rates.

2.19. Prevailing Wages:

This Project is subject to the provisions of Labor Code Section 1720 et seq., and the requirements of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations Section 16000 et seq., which govern the payment of prevailing wages on public works projects. The Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California (DIR) pursuant to the California Labor Code, has determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. Copies of these determinations are maintained at the City’s Public Works Department office, are available during City’s normal business hours and are also available on the Internet at the Department of Industrial Relations website: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/ DPreWageDetermination.htm. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates. If there is a difference in the Pasadena Living Wage rates and the California prevailing wage rates for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and Subcontractors shall pay not less than the highest wage rates. See Section 16. Prevailing Wages and Employment of Apprentices for details regarding payment of Prevailing Wages.

2.20. California Department of Industrial Relations – Public Works

Contractor Registration – Notice to Bidders and Subcontractors:

Contractor or Subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a Bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of this public works project unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of Labor Code Section 1771.1 for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

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

The Contractor must post job site notices prescribed by regulation (See e.g. 8 Cal. Code Reg. Section 16451(d)).

Contractors and Subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records directly to the California Labor Commissioner (aka Division of Labor Standards Enforcement).

2.21. Neighborhood Friendly:

Local businesses, government facilities, and residents who are subject to potential impacts from the Project surround the Project site. The Contractor and Subcontractors on the job will be required to take all reasonable steps necessary to avoid inconvenience and disruptions to the Project site's neighbors. The Pasadena City Noise Ordinance will be strictly enforced, and traffic impact mitigation plans may be required in connection with hauling, cranes, and other activities that have the potential to excessively disrupt traffic flows.

2.22. Performance and Payment Bonds:

The selected Contractor shall furnish to the City within fifteen (15) calendar days after award and tender of a contract, a Faithful Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum, and in conformance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. Each bond must be issued by a California admitted surety insurer.

2.23. Third-Party Project Manager:

The City may utilize City-staff to provide project management services or, in its discretion, may retain a third-party construction manager to assist with the administration, development, and management of the Project.

2.24. Substitution of Securities / Security Deposit in Lieu of Retention:

Pursuant to Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code, the Contractor who receives award of the Contract may, at its sole cost and expense, substitute approved securities equivalent to any retained funds withheld by the City to ensure performance of the Work or, in the alternative, request the City make payment of retention to an escrow agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Contractor shall have thirty (30) calendar days following award of the Contract to submit a written request to the City to permit the substitution of securities for retention or payment to an escrow agent; failure to do so shall be deemed a waiver of the right.

CITY OF PASADENA Notice Inviting Bids For Gold-Leaf Lettering for Fire Apparatus

Notice is hereby given that the City of Pasadena is calling for sealed bids for the Fire Department and will receive sealed bids prior to 3:00 pm, Tuesday, May 14, 2024 and will electronically unseal and make them available online (https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pasadena/projects/89732) for this solicitation named "Gold-Leaf Lettering for Fire Apparatus" Project ID: 2024-IFB-LM-0214.

1.1. Summary

The Pasadena Fire Department is requesting proposals for goldleafing and pinstriping services for our existing and new apparatus, including gold-leaf work on ladder trucks, fire engines, rescue ambulances, and other specialized rescue vehicles.

Gold-leafing must include masking, sanding, and removal of current gold leaf, and re-application with 23 carat gold.

1.2. Delivery Instructions

Bids will be received via the City's eProcurement Portal (https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pasadena). A bid received after the time set for the bid opening shall not be considered. Bidders are required to submit (upload) all items listed in the Submittals/Checklist. Bids will be received prior to 3:00 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 and will be opened online at that time.

Copies of the Specifications and all required forms may be obtained for this solicitation online: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/ pasadena/projects/89732

Addenda shall be acknowledged via the City's eProcurement Portal. Refer to the Specifications for complete details and bidding requirements. The Specification and this Notice shall be considered a part of any contract made pursuant thereunder.

1.3. Pre-bid Conference

See the Timeline in the section named "Instructions to Bidders." If there is a Mandatory pre-bid meeting, bidders are required to attend at the time, date, and location included in the Timeline (#Instructions to Bidders) of this solicitation. If there is a Non-Mandatory pre-bid meeting, bidders not required to attend.

Each prospective bidder will have the opportunity to clarify and ask questions regarding these Specifications. The Pre-bid Meeting will be held at the time, date, and location in the Timeline of this solicitation.

1.4. Deadline for Questions

The deadline to submit questions related to this solicitation is Tuesday, May 7, 2024, prior to 3:00 pm.

Questions regarding this solicitation should be submitted directly through the City's eProcurement Portal Q&A function. Do not contact any other City employee or official regarding this solicitation. Any questions submitted after the date and time specified may not be considered.

1.5. Release Date

Release Dated: Thursday, April 25, 2024

MIGUEL MÁRQUEZ

Contract Time: 60 Working Days; Liquidated Damages: $1,000 per working day.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The project consists of the rehabilitation of the restrooms at the Langley Senior Center and Barnes Park Gymnasium restrooms and all related work on file with the City’s Public Works Department. Prevailing wages required. A 10% Bidder’s Bond is required with bid. Successful contractor will be required to provide: (1) Liability insurance with City of Monterey Park as addition insured endorsement; (2) Proof of workers' compensation insurance coverage; (3) 100% Faithful Performance, (4) 100% Labor and Material Bond, and (5) DIR Registration. (6) Federal Requirements: Community Development Block Grant Plans are available to download for a fee from QuestCDN; link on the City’s website www.montereypark.ca.gov/444/Bids-Proposals.

Bid Package Cost: $22.00.

Bid Due Date and Time: Bids will be received via the online electronic bid service, Quest Construction Data Network (QuestCDN), www.questcdn.com, until 10:00 AM, Wednesday, May 14, 2024.

Mandatory Section 3 Pre-Bid Meeting, Facility Walk: Wednesday, April 24th at 9:00AM

Questions? Please call: Anthony Bendezu, Civil Engineering Associate at (626) 307-1320.

Publish April 18 & 25, 2024 MONTEREY PARK PRESS

Alhambra City Notices

NOTICE OF ALHAMBRA PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING

Watch and listen to the meeting via Zoom Webinar

827 3540 5361 Or by telephone by dialing (833) 548-0276 (Toll Free) or (833) 5480282 (Toll Free) or (877) 853-5257 (Toll Free) or (888) 475-4499 (Toll Free) or +1(669) 900-9128 or +1(253) 215-8782 or +1(346) 248-7799 or +1(301) 715-8592 or +1(312) 626-6799 or +1(646) 558-8656 and entering Webinar ID: 827 3540 5361. Please Note: All members of the public calling or logging into the meeting will be muted so that the meeting can proceed. If there are technical difficulties with Zoom during the meeting, the meeting will proceed regardless.

Addressing the Commission:

In person: Any person wishing to address the Commission during the meeting is asked to complete a Speaker Request Card and submit it to the Secretary. When called upon by the President, please step to the podium and give your name, address and organization or other party you represent, if any, in an audible tone of voice for the record.

Via Zoom or Telephone: “Raise your hand” - Members of the public may speak by using the “Raise Hand” function during the public comments portion, if on Zoom or telephone. Staff will unmute speakers participating via Zoom or telephone and announce your name when it is your time to speak.

Comments are limited to 5 minutes; however, the presiding officer may either extend or reduce the maximum time to such period of time as the Commission may determine.

All comments shall be addressed to the Commission as a body and not to any member thereof. No person, other than the Commission and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either directly or through a member of the Commission, without the permission of the President. No question shall be asked a Commissioner except through the President.

Any member of the public who needs accommodations or who needs their comments translated should email or call the Community Development Department at mmccurley@cityofalhambra.org or (626) 570-5034. All requests for accommodations or translation services shall be made by 4 p.m. the Thursday prior to the Planning Commission meeting. If accommodation or translation is not requested by 4 p.m. the Thursday prior to the Planning Commission meeting, staff will try to accommodate the request to the best of their efforts to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety. All participants are encouraged to email their comments prior to the beginning of the meeting, but are not required to do so. All written comments received prior to the meeting will be entered into the record and distributed to the Planning Commission for their review. NOTICE

that a regular meeting of the Alhambra Planning Commission will be held on Monday, May 6, 2024, at 7:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matters may be heard, in the Council Chambers of the Alhambra City Hall, 111 South First Street. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following items:

APPLICANT: City of Alhambra

FILE NO.:

Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, staff has conducted an initial review of the project application and has determined that the above referenced project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) unless otherwise noted above.

Further details and legal descriptions relating to the above application is on file and may be viewed in the Community Development Department in City Hall.

Any person wishing to be heard on this matter is invited to attend the hearing and speak to the Planning Commission at the time and place stated. Written input may be submitted before or during the hearing. If you challenge the proposed action in Court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

CITY HALL: (626) 570 5034 ALHAMBRA PLANNING COMMISSION

NOTICE NO.N2M24-53 ANDREW HO

Publish: April 25, 2024 Director of Community Development

ALHAMBRA PRESS

Baldwin Park City Notices

CITY OF BALDWIN PARK NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing to consider the following case will be held at 7:00 p.m. by the Planning Commission of the City of Baldwin Park on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The Council Chamber will be open to the public in accordance with health official’s recommendations. Live audio of the hearing will be available via YouTube by clicking on the YouTube icon located on the upper right-hand corner of the City of Baldwin Park Webpage www. BaldwinPark.com.

If you wish to comment on this agenda item, please provide a comment no later than 6:30 PM on May 8, 2024. Comments sent via email can be directed to pc-comments@baldwinpark.com. Comments made by phone can be given to the case planner whose contact information is provided at the end of the notice.

CASE NUMBER: Tentative Parcel Map (TPM 84176); Design Review (PR 23-57)

ADDRESS: 3412 Baldwin Park Boulevard

REQUEST: A request for approval of a Tentative Parcel Map (TPM) to subdivide one (1) 0.528 acre parcel into two (2) parcels within the R-1, Single Family Residential Zone pursuant to Table 153.040.030 in the City’s Municipal Code, and for architectural design review for the construction of one new two-story single family home at 3412 Baldwin Park Blvd; APN: 8555-002-006; Applicant: Maria Eugenia Marquez; Case Number: TPM 84176, PR 23-57).

CEQA: It has been determined that TPM 84716 and PR 23-57 will not have a significant impact upon the environment and is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15315 (Minor Land Divisions), in that the project consists of a subdivision of one (1) lot into two (2) lots. Therefore, no further environmental analysis is required, and a notice of exemption will be filed for the project.

If in the future anyone wishes to challenge a decision of the Planning Commission in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raise at the public hearing described above or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the Public Hearing. Decisions on this matter will be final unless appealed within 10 days of the decision by any interested party.

If further information is desired on the above case, please contact Assistant Planner Jesus Astorga-Rios of the Planning Division at (626) 960-4011 Ext.489 or jarios@baldwinpark.com and refer to the case number. If you are aware of someone who would be interested in becoming informed of the contemplated action, please pass this notice along as a community service. Para información en Español referente a este caso, favor de llamar al (626) 960-4011 Ext. 489.

Jesus Astorga-Rios

Assistant Planner

Publish April 25, 2024

BALDWIN PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing to consider the following case will be held at 7:00 p.m. by the Planning Commission of the City of Baldwin Park on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The Council Chamber will be open to the public in accordance with health official’s recommendations. Live audio of the hearing will be available via YouTube by clicking on the YouTube icon located on the upper right-hand corner of the City of Baldwin Park Webpage www. BaldwinPark.com.

If you wish to comment on this agenda item, please provide a comment no later than 6:30 PM on May 8, 2024. Comments sent via email can be directed to pc-comments@baldwinpark.com. Comments made by phone can be given to the case planner whose contact information is provided at the end of the notice.

CASE NUMBER: Conditional Use Permit (CP 23-02)

ADDRESS: 13079-13081 Garvey Avenue

REQUEST: A request for approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow an ambulance medical service company with an office use within an existing two-story building the Industrial-Commercial (IC) Zone pursuant to Table 153.050.020 of the City’s Municipal Code (Location: 13079-13081 Garvey Avenue; Applicant: American Medical Response of Southern California, c/o Blake Polk; Case Numbers: CP 23-02).

CEQA: It has been determined that CP 23-02 will not have a significant impact upon the environment and is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332 (Class 32 –Infill Development) of the State CEQA Guidelines, in that the project is limited to the use of the subject property as an ambulance dispatch facility and office building and meets the general plan designation and applicable zoning designation and regulations.

If in the future anyone wishes to challenge a decision of the Planning Commission in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raise at the public hearing described above or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the Public Hearing. Decisions on this matter will be final unless appealed within 10 days of the decision by any interested party.

If further information is desired on the above case, please contact Assistant Planner Jesus Astorga-Rios of the Planning Division at (626) 960-4011 Ext.489 or jarios@baldwinpark.com and refer to the case number. If you are aware of someone who would be interested in becoming informed of the contemplated action, please pass this notice along as a community service. Para información en Español referente a este caso, favor de llamar al (626) 960-4011 Ext. 489.

Jesus Astorga-Rios Assistant Planner

Publish

May 8, 2024. The Council Chamber will be open to the public in accordance with health official’s recommendations. Live audio of the hearing will be available via YouTube by clicking on the YouTube icon located on the upper right-hand corner of the City of Baldwin Park Webpage www. BaldwinPark.com.

If you wish to comment on this agenda item, please provide a comment no later than 6:30 PM on May 8, 2024. Comments sent via email can be directed to pc-comments@baldwinpark.com. Comments made by phone can be given to the case planner whose contact information is provided at the end of the notice.

CASE NUMBER: Conditional Use Permit (CP 24-06)

ADDRESS: 13211 Spring Street

REQUEST: A request for approval of a Conditional Use Permit for a warehousing use within an enclosed building located within the Industrial (I) Zone pursuant to Table 153.050.020 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code (Location: 13211 Spring Street; Applicant: Minisun Trading Inc.; Case Number: CP 24-06).

CEQA: It has been determined that CP 24-06 will not have a significant impact upon the environment and is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (Class 1 –Existing Facilities) of the State CEQA Guidelines, in that the project is located within an industrial building that was most recently used for a warehousing use and meets the general plan designation and applicable zoning designation and regulations.

If in the future anyone wishes to challenge a decision of the Planning Commission in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raise at the public hearing described above or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the Public Hearing. Decisions on this matter will be final unless appealed within 10 days of the decision by any interested party.

If further information is desired on the above case, please contact Assistant Planner Jesus Astorga-Rios of the Planning Division at (626) 960-4011 Ext.489 or jarios@baldwinpark.com and refer to the case number. If you are aware of someone who would be interested in becoming informed of the contemplated action, please pass this notice along as a community service. Para información en Español referente a este caso, favor de llamar al (626) 960-4011 Ext. 489.

Jesus Astorga-Rios Assistant Planner

Publish April 25, 2024 BALDWIN

Case No. 24STPB03841

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CHARLOTTE FLESSNER CZAJKA aka CHARLOTTE F. CZAJKA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Bonnie Marie Kelley in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Bonnie Marie Kelley be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 9, 2024 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 62 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

sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration 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.

CASE NO. 23STPB10291

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

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that RANDALL L. TISONYAI 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: 06/18/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

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

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner DEBBY S. DOITCH, ESQ. - SBN 266731, ANDREW D. NUTBROWN, ESQ. - SBN 343702, KJMLAW Partners, PLC 301 E. COLORADO BLVD., SUITE 600 PASADENA CA 91101 Telephone (626) 568-9300 4/18, 4/22, 4/25/24 CNS-3804586# BURBANK INDEPENDENT NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARIA LUISA CHIZZINI VAZQUEZ CASE NO. 24STPB04212

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of MARIA LUISA CHIZZINI VAZQUEZ.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MAGGIE GISMERO in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MAGGIE GISMERO 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: 05/16/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 62 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

KELLY M. HATFIELD, ESQ. - SBN 336377

CHALEFF REHWALD PETERSON 32107 LINDERO CANYON RD, STE 121 WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361

Telephone (818) 703-7500 4/22, 4/25, 4/29/24 CNS-3805187#

BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF ANCILLARY PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DUANE E. KLEVER CASE NO. 24STPB03909

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

AN ANCILLARY PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by YOLANDA KLEVER in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE ANCILLARY PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that YOLANDA KLEVER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/09/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner

LINDA MCLARNAN-DUGAN - SBN 169190

LAW OFFICES OF

LINDA MCLARNAN-DUGAN

150 N. SANTA ANITA AVE., SUITE 300 ARCADIA CA 91006

Telephone (626) 296-8670 4/22, 4/25, 4/29/24

CNS-3805773#

WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

MARIA T. FABELLA

CASE NO. 24STPB04139

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARIA E. ALVAREZ in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARIA E. ALVAREZ 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: 05/16/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

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

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

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

been filed by RUBEN A. CASTANEDA in the Superior Court

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: 05/17/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

MICHAEL G. EBINER, ESQ. - SBN 183499, EBINER LAW OFFICE 100 N. CITRUS STREET, SUITE 520 WEST COVINA CA 91791 Telephone (626) 918-9000 4/25, 4/29, 5/2/24 CNS-3805784# BALDWIN PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ANTONIO M. ARAIZA CASE NO. 24STPB04343 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ANTONIO M. ARAIZA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ANTHONY S. ARAIZA in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ANTHONY S. ARAIZA 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: 05/24/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a

contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as 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 GILBERT A. MORET - SBN 38113

LAW OFFICES OF GILBERT A. MORET 5430 E. BEVERLY BLVD., STE. 250 LOS ANGELES CA 90022

Telephone (323) 278-9991 4/25, 4/29, 5/2/24

CNS-3806260# PASADENA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

DAVID ALAN PARKER

CASE NO. 24STPB04338

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by STEVE MANUEL PARKER in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that STEVE MANUEL PARKER 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: 05/20/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 4 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

ANNABEL EUSTAQUIO-BOURQUE AND RENATO EUSTAQUIO 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: 05/16/24 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in

and Disney merchandise. A representative for JSA, a third-party authenticator of collectibles, will be present to authenticate autographs at $5 per item.

Fans are not the only ones looking forward to this celebration. “Finally meeting fans in person is the greatest reward,” shares Shiu. “I love (hearing) all their stories why they love Star Wars.”

To raise funds for MakeA-Wish and the Starlight Foundation, guests can enter a charity raffle to win autographed Funko Pops by all participating celebrities. Chalice Collectibles will also be making a large donation. Additionally, all four celebrities will be donating partial proceeds of what they make in autograph sales.

Cressida shared her appreciation for Princess Leia and what an “unexpected gift” it was to voice match for Carrie Fisher.

“For a lot of young girls in the era that I grew up in, which was the late 70s, early 80s, she was it! There were very few female heroes in

the movies back in those days and the fact she was a princess but also strongwilled, self-sufficient and a leader, was an amazing boon for every little girl, teenager, and young female adult because she was beautiful and intelligent and one of the big stars of the biggest sci-fi franchise in the world,” she told Arcadia Weekly. “It’s such an honor to be representing her, in a sense, for this awesome Star Wars celebration because it gives all of us a connection back to the amazing character that she created. So signing the (Funko) Pops is a real joy.”

Rosas’ introduction to Star Wars happened when she was three years old and watched “Star Wars: A New Hope” with her family. “I. Was. Mesmerized!” Rosas shares through email. “It is a dream come true to now be a part of ‘a galaxy far, far away.’”

In addition to the aforementioned Star Wars celebrities, award-winning balloon sculptor Jeremy Johnston of Atomic Balloons, who has

Star Wars

previously participated in Star Wars events, will also be on site creating elaborate balloon figures for attendees. Johnston will also donate partial proceeds from the day to charity. “We're beyond excited and honored to be involved with this incredible event, and working with Starlight Foundation and Make a Wish Foundation,” says Johnston.

This will be Cressida’s second signing event at Chalice Collectibles. She was last there more than two years ago and commended the store for creating a “mini convention space” for fans.

“I think what’s really lovely about this event is it’s the best of every world because you don’t have to spend hours looking for parking and you don’t have to travel a long distance here in Southern California. It's a beautiful space with tons of room but is also very accessible. It’s a personalized experience,” she enthused. “It's a big celebration but it makes it much easier to enjoy the day and to take a piece of

that amazing universe home with you.”

Z Merbegian, co-owner of Chalice Collectibles Ltd., shares that the flagship store was built with fan interactions in mind. Merbegian adds: “When we had an opportunity to team up with such great talent, on this iconic Star Wars Day and be able to donate to charity … well, that sounded like a winwin-win for everyone!”

Adding to the out-ofthis-world magic of the day,

guests may also see some of their favorite rebels and imperialists decked out in authentic regalia and weaponry. The 501st Legion, a worldwide “Star Wars” costuming organization, has been invited to the event.

“Star Wars is such a joyful, bigger-than-life phenomenon,” Cressida said. “To have a date that celebrates it is just pure joy. And to genuinely be a part of this, sort of, Star Wars cast reunion and getting to interact with

the fans — giving them a chance to meet some of the actors behind the characters they love, get their collectibles signed as a memory to take home, getting to play and interact with a life-size R2-D2 and BB-8 — is just going to be amazing.”

Tickets to guarantee a preferred time slot are available for $5 at chalicecollectibles.com. Fans may also drop in on the day of the event but will need to wait in line.

LA, Glendale schools closed for Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

By City News Service

Schools were closed Wednesday in the Los Angeles and Glendale unified school districts to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, marking the 109th anniversary of the start of events widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century.

The LAUSD Board of Education adopted a policy in 2020 to close schools on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Students and teachers in the Glendale Unified School District have been given the day off on April 24 since the 2013-14 school year.

A bill establishing Genocide Remembrance Day as a state holiday to be observed on April 24 and permitting public schools and community colleges to close in observance of the holiday

was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022.

"Genocide commemoration is more than a history lesson. It is a powerful tool to engage people across generations in the sanctity of human rights, the enormity of crimes, and how to prevent future atrocities," Newsom wrote in his signing message for AB 1801 by then-Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian, D-North Hollywood.

A protest was scheduled for noon outside the Turkish Consulate General in Beverly Hills.

The protest was "dedicated to both demanding proper recognition, reparations, and restitution of the 1.5 million lives lost and land stolen during the 1915 Armenian Genocide, and highlighting how the delayed recognition, reparations, and restitution has led to the continuation of

the vicious cycle of genocide committed against Armenians with the recent 2023 genocide in Artsakh," according to a statement from Armenian Youth Federation, which is organizing the protest.

A commemoration of the Armenian genocide began at 10 a.m. at the Montebello Armenian Genocide Monument. It included a speech by human rights attorney Karnig Kerkonian and the placement of flowers.

An Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day prayer and tribute service began around 12:30 p.m. at Adventist Health Glendale. Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, primate of the Western Diocese Armenian Church of North America, participated. The service also featured testimonials and personal accounts of Adventist Health Glendale families affected by the deaths.

A 4:30 p.m. event at Glendale City Hall marked the 109th anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide. Speakers included Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, the vice chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus.

The Los Angeles area is home to the largest population of Armenians in the world outside of Armenia itself.

On April 24, 1915, Ottoman authorities arrested Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople during World War I, leading to an estimated 1.5 million people being killed.

Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.

"On this solemn anniversary, as we pause to remember the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide, we also

reflect on the resilience of those who survived, and the perseverance of their children and grandchildren, who built new lives in the United States and around the world, speak the beautiful Armenian language, and enrich our nation with the Armenian culture and heritage," Schiff

said in a statement.

"Armenians refused to let the Genocide define their lives or to limit their future potential. Instead, they showed the world that Armenians could face the future with courage, knowing that they have already overcome the worst atrocities of the past."

| Graphic courtesy of Chalice Collectibles

The Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan. | Photo courtesy of the city of Glendale/Facebook

than providing people with housing after they lose their homes.

She said part of that effort is to provide legal services for low- income renters who could potentially be evicted "simply because they don't know their rights." Davenport said there was no specific funding for such legal programs, but the county's Department of Consumer and Business Affairs is recommending that $3 million be provided for legal assistance, and that proposal will be considered during the upcoming budgetmodification discussions.

Supervisor Holly Mitchell said she was worried about state and federal funding cuts that could threaten key "safety net" programs supporting low- income households.

Supervisor Kathryn Barger said she was pleased to see the continued investments in homelessness and mental health services.

"We will be ready to hire and deploy a new army of mental health clinicians,

substance abuse counselors, outreach workers, and compassionate housing navigators equipped to help those experiencing homelessness to get housed and connected to supportive services that will keep them housed," she said in a statement following the hearing.

Supervisor Janice Hahn said the 452 new positions being proposed for the Department of Mental Health help make the budget proposal "the single biggest investment in our mental health care system since I joined the board eight years ago."

"It means we will be able to speed up response times to mental health crises calls, send more mental health experts into the field to work directly with people struggling on our streets and bring them inside, and perhaps most importantly, it will allow us to create more permanent supportive housing so that we can get people the treatment and support they need to stay

housed," Hahn said.

LA budget

In introducing the budget proposal on Monday, Davenport again warned of potential future liability claims of sexual assault under AB 218, a state law that extended the statute of limitations and opened a three-year window for victims of childhood sexual assault to file civil suits, regardless of age or when the abuse took place. The county is already facing allegations dating back to the 1970s.

"There is no funding in this year's budget allocated for these cases," Davenport said. "We are actively exploring options for managing any future costs."

She also warned of a number of other financial problems the county needs to resolve, including budget deficits in multiple critical departments, funding for seismic retrofit of county buildings, the expiration of Measure HHH in 2027, and costs associated from the Department of Justice settlement covering the county's

jails.

"A major economic uncertainty that will influence the growth of the economy is the course of inflation this year, which will help determine how soon the Fed may begin cutting rates," Davenport wrote in her budget transmittal letter to the Board of Supervisors. "The presi-

dential election scheduled for November 2024 may also affect economic sentiment and federal policy direction. Our office will continue to monitor the latest economic data and refine forecasts based on the latest trends throughout the year."

Following Tuesday's meeting, county officials will

organize a series of public hearings on the budget proposal, starting May 15. The board will adopt the budget prior to the start of the new fiscal year on July 1, however, additional adjustments will likely be made following that date, with a final adoption anticipated on Oct. 8.

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