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Ex-LA deputy mayor to plead guilty to reporting fake bomb threat

By City News Service

Brian Williams, a former LosAngelesdeputy mayor,hasagreed to plead guilty to a felony charge for reporting a fake bomb threat to City Hall last year, prosecutors announced Thursday.

Williams, 61, of Pasadena is charged with a single count of threats regarding fire and explosives, a felony carrying a possible prison sentence of up to 10 years, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

According to his plea agreement, on Oct. 3, while serving as Mayor Karen Bass’ deputy mayor of public safety, Williams participated in a virtual meeting with multiple people in connection with his official duties. During the meeting, Williams used the Google Voice application on his personal cellphone to place a call to his city-issued phone, court papers show.

Williams then left the virtual meeting and called the Los Angeles Police Department’s chief of staff, falsely claiming he had just received a bomb threat to City Hall on his city-issued phone from an unknown man, according to federal prosecutors.

About 10 minutes later, Williams sent a text message to Bass and several highranking city officials and falsely reported, “Bomb threat: I received phone call on my city cell at 10:48 am this morning. The male caller stated that ‘he was tired of

the city support of Israel, and he has decided to place a bomb in City Hall. It might be in the rotunda.’ I immediately contacted the chief of staff of LAPD, they are going to send a number of officers over to do a search of the building and to determine if anyone else received a threat.”

Williams then sent additional text messages to Bass and other city officials stating, “At this time, there is no need for us to evacuate

the building, I’m meeting with the threat management officers within the next 10 minutes. In light of the Jewish holidays, we are taking this (threat) a little more seriously. I will keep you posted.”

LAPD officers responded to City Hall to investigate the threat Williams reported. Police searched the building and did not locate any suspicious packages or devices. Williams described to police the threatening call he

claimed to have received, showed them the record of an incoming call that appeared as a blocked number on his city-issued cell phone and said it was the unknown man who conveyed the threat, court papers show.

In fact, that incoming call record was the call Williams had placed to himself from the Google Voice application on his personal cell phone, federal prosecutors said.

At no time did Williams intend to carry out the threat, his plea agreement states.

Williams retired from city government more than a month ago and prior to that, when the FBI began an investigation into the bomb threat, he was placed on administrative leave.

“Like many, we were shocked when these allegations were first made and we are saddened by this conclusion,” Zach Seidl, a spokesperson for Bass, said Thursday.

Williams is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court in downtown Los Angeles in the coming weeks. He has agreed to plead guilty on a date to be determined following his arraignment.

Williams joined Bass’ office in March 2023. He was tasked with working closely with critical safety departments such as police, fire, Los

LA County launches free soil lead testing program

By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health launched a soil lead testing program Thursday for properties downwind of the Eaton Fire, which devastated areas of Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre in January.

Officials said the program, which is expected to continue until December, enables residents to collect soil samples and submit them for testing.

The county has provided instructions on how residents can collect samples from their yards, then drop off the soil in Altadena at the One Stop Permit Center — Public Health Table at 464 W. Woodbury Road, Suite 210.

The center is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Certified laboratories contracted by the county will pick up the samples and do the testing, according to the health department. Within 10 days residents will get an email with test results

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includes a link to a webpage that helps interpret results and offers health-oriented guidance on next steps.

“Los Angeles County is committed to being responsive to the needs of our residents impacted by the Eaton Fire, which is why we’re providing soil testing resources and support to ensure residents can make informed decisions about their health,” Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger, whose 3rd District is where the Eaton Fire struck, said in a statement. “The Department of Public Health’s soil testing program is free, convenient and will provide concerned residents accurate information about the environmental health of their soil.”

Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer noted “how deeply concerned residents are about the safety of their homes and neighborhoods. This soil testing program

LA County is offering free soil testing for residential properties downwind of the Eaton Fire. | Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles County Public Health Department

Brian Williams. | Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles School Police Management Association/Facebook

Despite protests, LA Zoo elephants relocated to Tulsa

By City News Service

Billy and Tina, a pair of Asian elephants long housed at the Los Angeles Zoo, were settling into their new home Wednesday at the Tulsa Zoo, following a day of mystery that began when the animals were quietly removed from their enclosure at the Griffith Park facility.

“Although they will be missed, we are grateful for the outpouring of support from our members, volunteers, staff, and the more than 1.5 million guests who visit the Los Angeles Zoo annually,” according to a Wednesday morning statement from the Los Angeles Zoo. “As they begin their new chapter, we know that Billy and Tina will receive the same love and expert individualized care that they have had at the Los Angeles Zoo.”

Animal advocacy groups such as Social Compassion in Legislation, among others, had been pushing zoo officials to delay the announced move of the elephants to Tulsa, insisting the animals would be better served with a transfer to a sanctuary where they would have more room to roam.

“They are now in prison, and there’s even talk that Billy is going to be used in a breeding program,” Judie Mancuso, president of Social Compassion in Legislation, a political animal advocacy group, told City News Service Wednesday. “That’s like torture on top of torture.”

According to Mancuso, advocates brought one sanctuary proposal to Bass. Philanthropist and EcoFlix CEO David Casselman offered to pay and relocate the elephants to a sanctuary he owns in Cambodia, but Mancuso said the proposal was ignored. Advocates were prepared to bring the city two more proposals from local sanctuaries, but the next thing they knew, the elephants had shackles on

them, Mancuso said.

“So then we knew. It’s coming soon,” Mancuso said of the elephants’ relocation.

The Tulsa Zoo’s Elephant Experience and Preserve was already home to five Asian elephants, and its preserve covers 17 acres, including a 36,650- square-foot elephant barn and a 10-plus-acre wooded elephant preserve. Critics insisted that the size of the enclosure is far too small to accommodate two more elephants.

“We call out the Los Angeles Zoo for its scandalous and unethical treatment of Billy and Tina -- if the elephants were truly, `beloved,’ they’d have been sent to a sanctuary years ago,” Courtney Scott, elephant consultant for In Defense of Animals, said in a statement. “...Tulsa Zoo’s new exhibit isn’t fit for a single elephant, let alone seven. This is not conservation; it’s cruelty.”

In Defense of Animals is a national animal protection nonprofit that advocates for the rights and welfare of animals.

The Tulsa Zoo was named to In Defense of Animals’ “10 Worst Zoos for Elephants” list in 2022 for what the group called false claims that its new preserve represented a meaningful improvement for its elephants. According to the organization, the zoo’s elephant enclosure is severely cramped, unnatural and harmful to the animals’ health.

City Councilman Bob Blumenfield previously introduced a motion urging the zoo to delay its decision until additional options could be explored and calling on zoo officials to appear before the council prior to moving the elephants.

However, Billy and Tina disappeared from their L.A. Zoo enclosure on Tuesday, prompting an outcry from activists demanding

answers about their whereabouts. Neither zoo officials or representatives of Mayor Karen Bass’ office responded to inquiries Tuesday.

TMZ reported that the elephants were put into crates and loaded onto a semi-truck for the transfer around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, citing sources connected to the Los Angeles Zoo.

The zoo ultimately confirmed the move Wednesday morning, doublingdown on its insistence that the move to the Tulsa Zoo was the best choice for the elephants.

“The Zoo evaluated all available options including (Association of Zoos and Aquariums) accredited sanctuaries,” according to a zoo statement. “Mayor Bass inquired about moving the elephants to a sanctuary -- the Zoo worked to ensure that all viable options had been considered during the course of the Zoo’s comprehensive evaluation.

“The decision to move the elephants to the Tulsa Zoo was made with the health and well-being of the individual elephants as the top priority and at the recommendation of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and its Elephant Species Survival Plan which advises on the management of the entire population of elephants in AZA-accredited institutions as a single herd. The Tulsa Zoo was the top recommendation of the SSP based on space, herd dynamics, and expertise of the staff. This option also ensured that Billy and Tina would be able to remain together.”

Zoo officials announced April 22 that the elephants would be relocated to the Elephant Experience and Preserve in Tulsa, which prompted protests and a lawsuit.

Animal advocates also sent a letter to Bass, co-signed

“We are writing you in support of moving the last two Los Angeles Asian elephants to a sanctuary, not another zoo,” the letter read. “We urge you to allow these majestic beings to retire.”

Earlier this month, a judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order to block the relocation of the elephants.

Los Angeles Zoo CEO Denise Verret previously said she would make decisions that are for the best interest of the animals.

Billy is 40 years old and Tina is 59. Zoo officials said they have been evaluating the elephant exhibit since the deaths of two other elephants -- Jewel, age 61, in 2023, and Shaunzi, age 53, in 2024 -- although they said those animals were in “declining health due to issues unrelated to the zoo’s enclosure or care.”

Blumenfield and animal advocates had called for the elephants to be released to the 3,060-acre Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald,

Tennessee, home to 12 elephants, or the Performing Animal Welfare Society’s sanctuary in Northern California.

“The last 24 hours have been a sad reflection on the government of Los Angeles,” Blumenfield said in a statement Wednesday. “Just last week the Zoo director said in public that the move was not imminent, then we found out through the news media that the elephants were taken in the middle of the night.”

“I’m not only disappointed and frustrated by the move, I am equally disappointed and frustrated by the lack of transparency and unwillingness to vet this decision publicly as I requested,” he added.

The councilman noted that Angelenos have cared for the elephants for 30 years and are deeply invested in their well-being. He also reiterated that advocacy groups were prepared to fund Billy and Tina’s transfer to a sanctuary.

“While it may be in the AZA’s best interest, we shouldn’t pretend that the AZA’s interest is in the same as an elephant’s or in the

best interest of the city of Los Angeles,” Blumenfield said. “When you are proud of your actions and secure in the righteousness of those actions, you don’t move in the shadow of the night and you don’t hide from public scrutiny.”

Animal advocates have long called for the release of the elephants, whom they say suffer from “grave distress” and medical conditions due to the limited confines at the zoo -- a claim the L.A. Zoo has denied.

“The Los Angeles Zoo works tirelessly to assure that all its animals, including the elephants receive the best care possible and any assertion to the contrary is imply false,” zoo officials said in a statement earlier this month. “The care and wellbeing of the animals is always a top priority and decisions impacting the animals are made at discretion of the zoo director -- an authority granted in the Los Angeles City Charter.”

“Activist agendas and protests are rightfully not a consideration in decisions that impact animal care,” the statement continued.

Housing attorneys sue over rental price gouging in LA after the fires

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

Rents in Los Angeles were already high before the firestorm earlier this year, but now a coalition of housing groups is suing six landlords for price gouging.

In California, it is generally illegal to raise rents more than 10% following an emergency declaration, but the nonprofit

Strategic Actions for a Just Economy has found many units where advertised rates jumped 25% to almost 50%.

Heeyoung Linda Park, an attorney with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, a co-counsel for the plaintiffs, has been watching the activity.

“When they tracked these rental prices, they found hundreds of properties illegally gouging rents, and so there were so many that they eventually had to recruit volunteers to help them track the listings and identify the worst offenders,” Park said.

Attempts to reach the defendants for comment were unsuccessful. The first court appearance is scheduled for later this summer. The City of Los Angeles is seeking $62 million in damages in a separate lawsuit against different landlords.

Rodney Leggett, an

attorney with the Housing Rights Center, is also a co-counsel for the plaintiffs alongside the Western Center on Law & Poverty and the California Center for Movement Legal Services.

“We find it very exploitive to sort of take advantage of people when they’re most

desperate, including people who have been displaced as a result of the wildfires,” he said.

More than 16,000 structures were destroyed by the Palisades and Eaton fires, adding more pressure to an already-stretched rental market.

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What you need to know about Social Security spousal benefits

By Philip D. Ryan for Ryan Bisher Ryan & Simons, via Stacker

ne key benefit that many people overlook whentryingto maximize their Social Security benefits is the spousal benefit. Under Social Security regulations, an individual may apply for Social Security benefits based on the work history of their spouse.

Social Security spousal benefits are granted to individuals who performed the important work of raising families and maintaining the family home, by allowing them to claim benefits based on their spouse’s work history, Ryan Bisher Ryan & Simons says. In addition, if the individual also did work and is eligible for their own personal Social Security benefits, applying for Social Security spousal benefits can allow that individual to delay receipt of their own personal Social Security benefits, allowing those benefits to increase.

Social Security regulations are complex. It can be difficult to determine eligibility for various Social Security benefits, to calculate the number of benefits available, and to figure out what steps will maximize your Social Security benefits. That is why it is critical that you speak to an experienced Social Security lawyer who can help you understand your options and work with you and your family to maximize your benefits and your income.

How To Maximize Spousal Social Security Benefits

The spousal Social Security benefit is generally 50 percent of your spouse’s benefit at their full retirement age (as of 2020, the full retirement age is 66 and will continue to rise to 67). Many people maximize their own personal Social Security benefits by delaying receipt of their benefits past their full retirement age, including up to age 70, when Social Security benefits must begin to payout.

Anyone who was born on or before Jan. 1, 1954, has the option, once they reach full retirement age, of filing a restricted application for Social Security benefits, which means that they can choose to collect spousal Social Security benefits and then later switch over to collecting their own personal Social Security benefits, once the amount of that benefit exceeds the spousal benefit or until they turn 70 years old.

Although a spouse may begin to collect spousal Social Security benefits early (provided he or she is eligible for such benefits), unlike personal benefits, the spousal Social Security benefit maxes out when you reach your full retirement age. There is no benefit to delaying receipt of spousal benefits past your full retirement age. In addition, you will want to compare the spousal Social Security benefits you would receive against your own personal benefits to determine the higher amount, which is the benefit you should claim.

Under limited circumstances, it may be possible to claim spousal Social Security benefits without reductions prior to your full retirement age or even prior to age 62.

A spouse can claim benefits without reduction if they meet the following criteria:

• Married for at least one year to the spouse whom they are claiming benefits under.

• Must be caring for a child who is either under 16 years old or is disabled and receiving Social Security Disability benefits or child Social Security benefits based on your spouse’s work history.

• Your spouse must be receiving his or her own personal Social Security benefits.

How Social Security Spousal Benefit Is Calculated

As a general matter, the Social Security spousal benefit is equal to 50 percent of your spouse’s Social Security benefit as calcu-

lated at their full retirement age. Therefore, if your spouse would receive Social Security benefits of $2,000 at their full retirement age, you could receive a spousal Social Security benefit of $1,000 at your full retirement age.

In addition, like personal Social Security benefits, the Social Security spousal benefit can be collected prior to reaching your full retirement age. And also like personal Social Security benefits, your spousal benefits will be reduced if you collect those benefits before your full retirement age. Unless an exception applies, you can begin collecting 71.5 percent of the spousal Social Security benefit you are entitled to beginning at age 60, with that amount gradually increasing every month, until you reach full retirement age at 66.

Can I Receive Social Security Benefits From My Ex-Spouse?

Because the spousal benefit is intended to compensate spouses who perform the critical tasks of raising the family and maintaining the family home, spouses who undertook this work during their marriage may wonder whether they can receive Social Security spousal benefits from a former spouse following their divorce. In short, a person can receive Social Security spousal benefits from an ex-spouse, including if your ex-spouse has died.

A person can apply for spousal social security benefits based on their

ex-spouse’s benefits if they meet the following eligibility requirements:

• The marriage must have lasted for at least 10 years.

• You must have been divorced for at least two years.

• You must be currently unmarried.

If you have been through multiple eligible marriages and divorces, you may elect whichever ex-spouse’s benefits that provide you with the highest payment.

Who Is Eligible For Survivor Benefits From Social Security?

When you or your spouse retires and becomes eligible to receive Social Security benefits, if you or your spouse pass away, members of your family may become eligible for survivor benefits from Social Security. Social Security survivor benefits amount to a percentage of the Social Security benefits payouts you would have received. Family members who may be eligible for survivor benefits from social security include:

• Your spouse, if he or she remains unmarried, provided your spouse is over 60 years old

• Minor children

• Adult disabled children

• Your parents, if they are your dependents

• Stepchildren, adopted children, grandchildren, and step-grandchildren may also be eligible under certain circumstances Your descendants (children, grandchildren, etc.)

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265 arrested in SoCal crackdown on online child exploitation

By City News Service

Atwo-week law enforcementcrackdown targetinginternetrelated crimes against youth in Southern California netted 265 arrests and rescued 27 children who were entangled in exploitative crimes, police said Wednesday.

Dubbed “Operation Spring Cleaning,” the sweep was carried out between April 6 and April 19 by the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which is led by the Los Angeles Police Department and includes more than 100 law enforcement agencies across Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

“Operation Spring Cleaning was a multi-agency initiative aimed at identifying and arresting child predators who use the internet to exploit children, and rescuing the young victims targeted by these offenders,” according to a statement from the LAPD.

Police said the task force carried out undercover investigations on various social media platforms, then served warrants in all five counties targeting suspects accused of distributing child sexual abuse materials, online exploitation and other crimes against children.

Of the 265 people arrested, many “held positions of trust within their communities,” police said.

“Several of those taken into custody held roles that placed them in direct contact with children or carried

significant community trust,” according to police. “These arrests underscore the importance of vigilance and cross-agency collaboration in safeguarding children from individuals who use their trusted positions to exploit and harm the most vulnerable.”

The various suspects were held on suspicion of a variety of offenses, including possession, production or distribution of child sexual abuse material, sending obscene matter to a child, lewd acts

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with a child, attempting to contact a minor for sex, human trafficking, indecent exposure, child annoying and failure to register as a convicted sex offender.

Police said in addition to the arrests, the task force has also worked to provide internet safety training to about 1,000 parents and children, “empowering families with tools and knowledge to stay safe online.”

Police urged residents to visit www.missingkids.org/ netsmartz for tips on internet safety.

may be subjected to a blackout period for survivor benefits if their surviving parent is ineligible to collect survivor benefits from you.

Finally, if your spouse dies, you can receive a one-time death benefit of $255 if your spouse was living with you at the time of his or her death. This benefit can also be paid if you weren’t living with your spouse provided the spouse is receiving certain Social Security benefits on your record, or it can be paid to a child who is eligible for Social Security benefits based on the deceased parent’s work record.

How A Lawyer Can Help With Social Security Spousal Benefits

If you find that parsing the Social Security regulations is complicated, or if you are trying to apply for spousal Social Security benefits but are having your applications rejected, a lawyer can help you understand your rights and options under the Social Security regulations and also help you apply for the benefits that you are entitled to.

A Social Security attorney can help you with determining your eligibility for Social Security spousal benefits or for filing a restricted benefits application upon reaching full retirement age. An attorney can also help you calculate the various benefits you may be entitled to and can help you craft a plan that will maximize the Social Security benefits you receive throughout your retirement.

When looking for a lawyer to help you with Social Security benefits, you’ll want to choose one with experience in handling Social Security claims. When you go to a consultation, ask the attorney questions about their experience handling Social Security cases, their rate of success with cases, their current caseload (will they have sufficient time to dedicate to you and your case), and whether they can provide you with references who you can talk to about their experiences with the attorney.

This story was produced by Ryan Bisher Ryan & Simons and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.

Re-published with CC BY-NC 4.0 License.

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Michael B. Jordan to receive American Cinematheque Award

By City News Service

Actor/director/producer

Michael B. Jordan will be honored with the 39th American Cinematheque Award at a Beverly Hills gala in November, the film-preservation organization announced Wednesday.

“The career of Michael B. Jordan has been an unparalleled showcase for the combination of superb talent and purposeful vision that has made him a major power in today’s movie business,” American Cinematheque board chair Rick Nicita said in a statement.

Jordan gained early recognition with roles in “Friday Night Lights” and “Parenthood,” followed by a breakout performance in 2013’s “Fruitvale Station.” He went on to star in “Black Panther” and the “Creed” franchise, making his directorial debut with “Creed III.”

“Most recently, his outstanding performances (yes, two performances) in the worldwide smash ‘Sinners’ have cemented his place in

Jordan portrays twins in “Sinners,” marking his fifth collaboration with director Ryan Coogler. He is also set to direct and star in a new adaptation of “The Thomas Crown Affair.”

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includes Jessica Chastain, Helen Mirren, Amy Adams, Ridley Scott, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Reynolds and Spike Lee.

The event will be held Nov. 20 at the Beverly Hilton.

Report: CA guaranteed income program recipients made progress

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

guaranteedincome pilotprogramin Oaklandimproved housing stability and employment among its recipients, according to a new report from the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research.

Starting in 2021, 300 lowincome families in Oakland received $500 a month in cash for 18 months.

Jesus Gerena is the CEO and president of UpTogether, a nonprofit based in Concord that administered the program alongside the group Oakland Thrives.

“The income guidelines are at or below the federal poverty line,” said Gerena. “They had to have at least one child under the age of 18, and then the average age for participants was 38 years old. Eighty-four percent of them were women.”

The report showed that participants often made significant gains. Participating adults were 44% less likely to experience homelessness after one year in the program.

And contrary to popular belief, the extra money did not hurt employment. Fulltime employment rose 11% for those in the program, compared to a 4% increase in a control group.

Gerena said even though the pilot program is now over, he hopes its success will convince authorities that poverty is a policy choice.

“If we trust and invest directly in people and their abilities, who are facing

financial hardship,” said Gerena, “they’re more than capable to be able to identify goals and figure out what they need to do to be able to find success in their lives.”

Researchers also found that families receiving the cash also reported an increase in their children’s academic performance.

The program was funded by private donations. Once it ended, many of the gains receded.

Families that took part in a guaranteed income program in Oakland reported lower psychological distress and reduced rates of depression. | Photo courtesy of UpTogether

the upper tier of movie stars, now and in the future,” Nicita said.

Jordan joins a list of past American Cinematheque Award

that

Michael B. Jordan. | Photo courtesy of Joan Hernandez Mir/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Tick bites are on the rise. Here’s how to protect yourself.

By Elena Cox, Stacker

Longersummersand shorter winters in North America mean more warm days throughout the year. These conditions are also creating longer life cycles for native arachnids, including bloodsucking ticks.

During the height of tick season in 2024, emergency departments saw 112 tick bites per 100,000 visits—the highest level since May 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tick bites are also being reported in more states, including the Midwest and the South, as the small parasite’s habitat expands.

There are various types of tick species that come in different colors and sizes, but they all have eight legs and are members of the spider family. They attach to the skin of warm-blooded animals— including dogs, cats, and humans—to consume their blood and can pass dangerous bacteria through their saliva, which can lead to disease.

Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to examine the reasons behind rising rates of tick bites and their expanding habitat using the CDC’s Tick Bite Data Tracker and other sources.

More people reporting tick bites

Ticks become active when the temperature is above 45 degrees Fahrenheit, and

they thrive in moist, humid environments. They can typically be found in tall grass or other greenery but have been increasingly reported in urban areas, including abandoned and overgrown parking lots.

Tick bites are most common in the Northeast, making up 99 out of every 100,000 emergency visits as of August 2024, according to the CDC. However, the Midwest is experiencing the highest tick population growth, particularly in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

In 2024, the Badger State experienced a warmer-thanaverage winter, causing ticks to appear in February, months ahead of schedule. Beyond weather changes, rising deer populations also play a role—as they are a major host to deer ticks.

To track growth, researchers at the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease at the University of Wisconsin-Madison created an app where people can submit photos and identify ticks. In 2021, there were 4,417 tick encounters reported in the Midwest, according to the latest data available.

Lyme disease also on the rise

Tick bacteria can cause diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Alpha-gal

syndrome, more commonly known as red meat allergy, but the most common tickborne illness is Lyme disease.

The number of reported cases of Lyme disease has increased fivefold from the 1990s; from 3.74 reported cases per 100,000 people to 18.9 in 2022. Adults over age 65 have been particularly impacted.

Initial signs and symptoms for most tick-related illnesses include a rash, fever, aches, and pains. If an infection remains untreated, the bacteria can have a serious impact on the heart, joints, and nervous system.

Increased awareness and screening have contributed to reported infections, but most of it can be attributed to a change in how the data is collected. In 2022, the CDC and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists updated their criteria for regions with high tick populations to be based solely on lab testing. Previously additional clinical data, including demographic information and family history, was also required.

Still, scientists believe that the actual number may be 10 times higher than reported.

How to protect yourself from ticks

The best way to prevent tick bites is to reduce

exposure, including avoiding wooded areas and removing leaf litter and brush from your yard. Covering skin with long shirts, pants, and boots also helps, as does using an EPA-approved insect repellent or treating clothing with the insecticide permethrin.

When returning from outdoor activities, carefully check clothes, skin, and pets for ticks. Showering with hot

water within two hours can also help reduce Lyme risk and allows for a thorough self-examination.

If you do find a tick, use tweezers to grasp and pull it upwards. Take care not to twist, which can break the tick and leave the mouth attached. Once it is fully removed, clean the area with warm soapy water or rubbing alcohol.

To dispose of the tick,

soak it in alcohol and wrap it in a plastic bag before putting it in the trash. They can also be flushed down the toilet. Lastly, stay safe and don’t let ticks make your home their home, too.

Groups rally against proposed Medi-Cal cuts for undocumented people

By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service

Groupsfightingfor immigrants’ rights and health care access asked lawmakers in Sacramento on Tuesday to reject proposed cuts to Medi-Cal for undocumented adults.

In his updated May budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed freezing enrollment, charging people $100 a month for coverage and dropping dental, in-home care and long-term care benefits.

Maribel Cruz, associate director of the Long Beachbased nonprofit Órale, said the consequences could be dire.

“People are going to die because of this because they’re not getting primary care,” Cruz contended. “So many diseases are preventable if they are detected early enough. And how are

you going to detect a disease when you can’t even access a doctor? Most folks are going to end up in emergency rooms. This is people’s lives, and this is real.”

Gov. Newsom said the cuts are needed to balance the state budget, which faces a shortfall that he blames on tariffs and on higherthan-expected enrollment in Medi-Cal. Republicans in Congress are considering major cuts to Medicaid and a huge drop in funding to states offering health care to undocumented immigrants.

Rachel Linn Gish, communications director for the advocacy group Health Access California, thinks the state should not pull back on its goal of universal health coverage or balance the budget on the backs of the most vulnerable families.

“These are people that are scraping down the last penny to afford rent, to afford groceries, to make sure they have gas in their car, to get their kids to school or get themselves to work,” Gish emphasized. “Asking them to spend another $100 a month to access the health care that they currently receive is cruel.”

Masih Fouladi, executive director of the California Immigrant Policy Center, said it is unjust to deny or charge people more for health care because of their immigration status.

“We don’t see that as fair or equitable or aligned with California values,” Fouladi stressed. “Especially given the impact that immigrants have, and what they do to make California the fourthlargest economy in the

Fouladi added he believes the proposed budget would take California backward and compromise the health

More than 50 protesters rallied on the steps of the Capitol Building in Sacramento to fight proposed cuts to Medi-Cal, which would affect more than 350,000 undocumented Californians. | Photo courtesy of California Immigrant Policy Center

Story editing by Cynthia Rebolledo. Additional editing by Kelly Glass and Alizah Salario. Copy editing by Tim Bruns.

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5 ways to take an affordable family vacation this summer

By Gina Freeman, Freedom Debt Relief via Stacker

You want to create memories and have a great time with your family this summer. And you can do that without causing a fall debt hangover — short on cash doesn’t have to mean short on fun.

Here are five fantastic summer vacation ideas from Freedom Debt Relief to bring your family closer without busting your budget.

Key takeaways:

• Family summer vacations don’t have to be expensive or lead to overwhelming credit card debt.

• Staycations, visiting family, and volunteer tourism can create memories without breaking the bank.

• Last-minute deals can get you a great trip at a low price if you’re flexible. Low budget, high fun: The awesome staycation Staycations — taking time off and having fun at home or near home — have more going for them than just savings. Travel is stressful. Dragging luggage through airports or driving for hours is no fun. Why not skip it?

Here are a few ideas for a fabulous staycation:

• When people come to visit you, where do you take them? What does your local tourism agency promote? Restaurants, outdoor attractions, special events? Why not build a family vacation around these things?

• Let everyone stay up late and have a “film festival.” Set up your streaming, invite friends, stock up on everyone’s favorite treats, and pile pillows, blankets and air mattresses on the floor. Set up another room for little ones when they tire out.

• Dress up in your finest, and all go out to dinner one night for a special treat.

• Head to an outdoor

concert and take a picnic.

• Try an “all American” summer activity like fishing, visiting a farm or taking in a nearby county fair or ballgame.

• Go to a craft store with your kids and set them up with supplies, or enroll everyone in a fun class.

• Round the fam up for a day at the beach, mountains or a pretty park.

• Vacation classic: family camping Camping in the summer is a time-honored tradition in many families. It can be inexpensive because you take your food and campsites often run just a few dollars a day. You don’t even have to “rough it” because many camps feature tent cabins (wood floors and canvas walls), yurts, RVs or

treehouses.

Many clubs and church groups offer budget, allinclusive camping vacations to members and nonmembers alike. You can send your kids off to safely play or craft while you enjoy a swim, a hike, a quiet lunch or even a massage.

One challenge of summer camping is finding a site that’s not crowded or full. Seasoned campers avoid this by choosing from campgrounds that operate on a first-come, first-serve basis and getting there early. Your best shot is a Sunday or Monday morning arrival because most campers leave on Sunday.

Another option is to camp a little further from the most popular beaches or parks. Often, there are less-traveled campgrounds

within a 20-minute drive of the crowded ones.

Visit friends or relatives

If you’re lucky enough to have relatives within driving distance, plan a visit. You’ll save on lodging and can eat at least some meals at home. Assuming that you want to be invited back, budget to take your hosts out for at least one nice meal and/or help with food costs.

What you save on lodging can be used to enjoy some of the local attractions where your relatives live.

Alternatively, you can invite your favorite friends or relatives to come and stay with you. Plan their visit the way you might a staycation — around a local festival or another event. Give your visitors some time on their

own and create some fun activities to do together. Go shopping with your kids for a new game they can play with their cousins or grandparents.

Work or volunteer travel

If your children are older, consider volunteer tourism. Children as young as 12 are allowed to participate in many opportunities, and they are not “all work and no play.”

You can choose to stay in a jungle, a village, an ecofriendly surf resort or a farm with plenty of opportunities to immerse in the local customs and enjoy adventure or relaxation. Expect to work together in activities like wildlife rescue, cleaning up beaches, comforting survivors, teaching skills or building paths.

By choosing a cause that your whole family cares about, you can enjoy an experience and culture that no one will forget and forge a deeper connection with each other. For many vacations, you just have to cover transportation. Room and board are included. Volunteer tourism is ideal for longer stays because many programs run for two to four weeks.

Last-minute travel

There are two ways to save on vacation travel — booking far in advance and booking at the last minute. Set yourself up for alerts with several sites like Travel Zoo or Kayak. Establish a budget beforehand and review offers that you can afford with your family. You may find bargain lodging near a water park, grab a last-minute Airbnb cabin or snag an all-inclusive resort deal. If you live near a port, even a family cruise for a few days is not out of the question — the all-inclusive nature of cruising can make it an inexpensive choice. The key is to be flexible and teach your kids the joy of spontaneity.

To truly enjoy a bargain family vacation, it’s helpful to remember why families vacation in the first place — to take time from the usual routine and be together. Vacation debt isn’t considered good debt. Your future self will thank you for bringing costs down now instead of relying on credit. When your children look back on these times, it won’t be the roller coaster or fancy hotel they recall. It will be the joy of spending time with people they love.

This story was produced by Freedom Debt Relief and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. The article was copy edited from its original version. Republished with CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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EL Monte City Notices

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED VACATION OF A FUTURE STREET EASEMENT ENCUMBERING A REAL PROPERTY PARCEL LOCATED IN THE CITY OF EL MONTE – REAL PROPERTY PARCEL COMMONLY IDENTIFIED AS 5400 DURFEE AVENUE

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2025 BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL MONTE

TO: All Members of the Public and All Other Interested Parties

FROM: City Council of the City of El Monte

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN as required by Section 6066 of the Government Code the El Monte City Council hereby gives notice that a public hearing will be held on WEDNESDAY, June 11 at 7:00 P.M. to determine for the purpose of considering and taking action to approve the following:

APPROVAL Approval of the proposed vacation of a future street SOUGHT: easement encumbering a real property parcel located in the City of El Monte – real property parcel commonly identified as 5400 Durfee Avenue. The specific parcel affected is identified as:

Parcel No. 8541-022-025

THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD AT: El Monte City Hall East, City Council Chambers, 11333 Valley Boulevard, El Monte, California.

Members of the public wishing to observe the meeting may do so in one of the following ways:

(1) Turn your TV to Channel 3;

(2) City’s website at http://www.elmonteca.gov/378/CouncilMeeting-Videos; or

(3) In person.

Members of the public wishing to make public comment may do so via the following ways:

(1) Call-in Conference Line Call-in (888) 204-5987; Code 8167975 – comments/questions can be submitted per the instructions at the beginning of the meeting;

(2) Email – All interested parties can submit questions/comments in advance to the City Clerk’s general email address: CityClerk@elmonteca.gov; or

(3) In person.

For further information regarding this matter please contact the El Monte Engineering Division at (626) 580-2058, Monday through Thursday (excluding legal holidays), between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Published: May 26, 2025, and June 2, 2025

Gabriel Ramirez, City Clerk City of El Monte

Publish May 26, 2025 & June 2, 2025 EL MONTE EXAMINER PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF EL MONTE

Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period for the 2025-2029 Five Year Consolidated Plan

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the El Monte City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 25, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, to gain citizens’ input on the upcoming draft five-year 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan.

The public hearing will be conducted as part of a City Council meeting to be held on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, starting at 6:00 p.m. in the El Monte City Hall (West), 11333 Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731.

As an entitlement jurisdiction, the City is required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to complete the Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) every five years. Furthermore, the City is required to conduct a public hearing to receive input and provide direction concerning the draft Five-Year Consolidated Plan for the allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) program funds.

The purpose of the ConPlan is to identify El Monte’s housing and

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community development needs, priorities, goals, and strategies and to stipulate how funds will be allocated to housing and community development activities over the next five years. The CDBG Program provides federal funds for local improvement projects and programs. Activities assisted with CDBG funds must meet one of the three national objectives: principally benefit low and moderateincome persons, aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight, or meet other community development needs having particular urgency. The HOME Program provides formula grants - often in partnership with local nonprofit groups - to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people. HOME is the largest Federal block grant to state and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households.

• The Consolidated Plan is a five-year plan detailing the priorities and needs of the community for the use of CDBG and HOME funds.

• The Annual Action Plan is submitted to HUD on an annual basis and identifies how the City plans to use the federal money during the next fiscal year to meet the goals and objectives approved by the City Council in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan.

• The Citizen Participation Plan sets forth the City of El Monte’s policies and procedures for citizen participation in the development of the Consolidated Plan Documents and any subsequent amendments. The CPP provides an opportunity for nonprofit service agencies and the community to work in partnership with the City to identify needs and allocate CDBG and HOME funds.

This draft Consolidated Plan covers the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030. Included within this Consolidated Plan is the Annual Action Plan for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, otherwise known as the 2025 program year.

The Draft 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan which includes the Draft Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan; and Citizen Participation Plan will be available for a 30-day public review and comment period beginning on May 26, 2025 and ending on June 25, 2025. These documents will be available for public review at El Monte City Hall (West), 11333 Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731 and on the City of El Monte’s website at https://www.ci.el-monte. ca.us/547/News-Notices.

It is the intent of the City of El Monte to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you should need special assistance, please contact Vanessa Sedano, Housing Manager, at (626) 2588831, or via vsedano@elmonteca.gov TDD/Voice (626) 580-2078 at least 72 hours prior to the public hearing.

City Contact: For more information and to RSVP, contact Vanessa Sedano, Housing Manager Phone: (626) 258-8831 Email: vsedano@elmonteca.gov

Notice Date: May 26, 2025 Published: May 26, 2025

The El Monte Examiner

AVISO PÚBLICO CIUDAD DE EL MONTE

Aviso de Audiencia Pública y Período de Comentarios Para el Plan Quinquenal Consolidado 2025-2029

A TODAS LAS PARTES INTERESADAS:

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que el Concejo Municipal de El Monte llevará a cabo una audiencia pública el Miércoles 25 de junio a las 6:00 p.m., o tan pronto como se pueda escuchar el asunto, para obtener la opinión de los ciudadanos sobre el próximo borrador del Plan Consolidado de Cinco años 2025-2029.

La audiencia pública se llevará a cabo como parte de una reunión del Concejo Municipal que se llevará a cabo el Miércoles 25 de junio de 2025, a partir de las 6:00 p.m. en el Ayuntamiento de El Monte (West), 11333 Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731.

Como jurisdicción con derecho a prestaciones, el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos (HUD, por sus siglas en inglés) requiere que la Ciudad complete el Plan Consolidado (ConPlan, por sus siglas en inglés) cada cinco años. Además, la Ciudad debe celebrar una audiencia pública para recibir opiniones y proporcionar orientación sobre el borrador del Plan Consolidado de Cinco Años para la asignación de fondos del programa de Subsidio en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG) y la Asociación de Inversión en vivienda (HOME).

El propósito del ConPlan es identificar las necesidades, prioridades, metas y estrategias de vivienda y desarrollo comunitario de la Ciudad El Monte y estipular cómo se asignarán los fondos a las actividades de vivienda y desarrollo comunitario durante los próximos cinco años. El Programa CDBG proporciona fondos

federales para proyectos y programas de mejoras locales. Las actividades asistidas con fondos CDBG deben cumplir con uno de los tres objetivos nacionales: beneficiar principalmente a personas de ingresos bajos y moderados, ayudar en la prevención o eliminación de barrios marginales y deterioro, o satisfacer otras necesidades de desarrollo comunitario que tengan especial urgencia. El Programa HOME proporciona subvenciones de fórmula, a menudo en asociación con grupos locales sin fines de lucro, para financiar una amplia gama de actividades, incluida la construcción, compra y / o rehabilitación de viviendas económicas o brindar asistencia directa para el alquiler a personas de bajos ingresos. HOME es el mayor subsidio federal en bloque para gobiernos estatales y locales diseñada exclusivamente para crear viviendas económicas para hogares de bajos ingresos.

• El Plan Consolidado es un plan de cinco años que detalla las prioridades y necesidades de la comunidad para el uso de los fondos CDBG y HOME.

• El Plan de Acción Anual se presenta a HUD anualmente e identifica cómo la Ciudad planea utilizar el dinero federal durante el próximo año fiscal para cumplir con las metas y objetivos aprobados por el Concejo Municipal en el Plan Consolidado de Cinco Años.

El Plan de Participación Ciudadana establece las políticas y procedimientos de la Ciudad de El Monte para la participación ciudadana en el desarrollo de los Documentos del Plan Consolidado y cualquier enmienda posterior. El CPP ofrece una oportunidad para que las agencias de servicios sin fines de lucro y la comunidad trabajen en colaboración con la Ciudad para identificar necesidades y asignar fondos CDBG y HOME.

Este borrador del Plan Consolidado abarca el período comprendido entre el 1 de julio de 2025 y el 30 de junio de 2030. Dentro de este Plan Consolidado se incluye el Plan de Acción Anual para el período comprendido entre el 1 de julio de 2025 y el 30 de junio de 2026, también conocido como el año programático 2025.

El Borrador del Plan Consolidado 2025-2029, que incluye el Borrador del Plan de Acción Anual para el Año Fiscal 2025-2026; y el Plan de Participación Ciudadana estará disponible para un período de revisión y comentarios públicos de 30 días a partir del 26 de mayo de 2025 y hasta el 25 de junio de 2025. Estos documentos estarán disponibles para revisión pública en el Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad El Monte (West), 11333 Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731 y en el sitio web de la Ciudad de El Monte en https://www.ci.elmonte.ca.us/547/News-Notices.

Es la intención de la Ciudad de El Monte cumplir con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA). Si necesita asistencia especial, comuníquese con Vanessa Sedano, Gerente de Vivienda, al (626) 258-8831, o a través vsedano@elmonteca.gov TDD/ Voice (626) 580-2078 al menos 72 horas antes de la audiencia pública.

Contacto de la ciudad: Para obtener más información y confirmar su asistencia, comuníquese con Vanessa Sedano, Gerente de Vivienda Teléfono: (626) 258-8831

Email: vsedano@elmonteca.gov

Fecha de notificación: 26 de mayo de 2025

Publicado: 26 de mayo de 2025 El Examinador de El Monte

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CESAR CUATE PULIDO

Case No. 25STPB05404

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Diego C. Pulido in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Diego C. Pulido 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 on June 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 62 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the grant-

ing 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

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Pasadena City Notices

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on an Amendment to Schedule of Taxes, Fees, and Charges for fiscal year 2026 will be held by the Pasadena City Council at the time and place listed below:

DATE: July 14, 2025

TIME: 6:00 P.M.

PLACE: City Hall, Council Chambers 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S-249 Pasadena, CA 91101

Please refer to the City Council agenda for instructions on how to view a live stream of the meeting. The meeting agenda will be posted at: http://ww2.cityofpasadena. net/councilagendas/council_agenda.asp

Public Information: All interested persons may submit correspondence to correspondence@cityofpasadena.net prior to the start of the meeting. During the meeting and prior to the close of the public hearing, members of the public may provide live public comment. Please refer to the agenda when posted for instructions on how to provide live public comment.

This Amendment increases certain taxes, fees, and charges, excluding New Year’s Day revenues and Admission Tax, listed on the Schedule of Taxes, Fees, and Charges (last adopted by the City Council on June 3, 2024) by the CPI (3.1094%) for Fiscal Year 2026 beginning July 14, 2025. This includes all taxes, licenses, and a number of certain permits which are billed or assessed and collected throughout the year when due. The estimated revenue increase to the General Fund is $160,300, $1.0 million in the Sewer Fund, and $272,400 in other funds. The existing amount or rate and the proposed amount or rate and the associated activity are listed as follows:

ADA: To request a disability-related modification or accommodation necessary to facilitate meeting participation, please contact the City Clerk’s Office as soon as possible at (626) 744-4124 or cityclerk@ cityofpasadena.net. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help ensure availability

Copies of the Schedule of Taxes, Fees and Charges, as well as supporting documentation, will be available on the City’s website https://www.cityofpasadena.net/finance/general-fund/fees-tax-schedules/. Written comments may be sent to the Finance Director, at the Department of Finance, 3rd floor, 100 N. Garfield Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101, (626) 744-4355.

Date Published: __________

Approved as a form AL Chef Assistant City Attorney

Hospitals (surgical)

Financial Institutions (banks)100 gal/1,000

Service Shop, Service Stations100 gal/1,000

Laundromat 4600 gal/1,000

Animal Kennel (shelter)100 gal/1,000 sq ft gross floor area

Nurseries/Greeneries25 gal/1,000 sq ft gross floor area

Warehousing, Open Storage 25 gal/1,000 sq ft gross floor area (storage pace)

Indoor Theatre (movies)125 gal/1,000 sq ft gross floor area

Bowling, Skating

Mortuaries/Cemeteries100

Schools: Elementary or Jr. High10/ gal/student High Schools 15/ gal/student Universities or Colleges20/ gal/student College Dormitories 85/

The City Council took action to increase the rates for Grandstand Permit Application, Rose Bowl Admission Tax, and New Year's Day Related Business Grandstand Seat Surcharge on November 25, 2024. Revised rates became effective February 1, 2025.

Rate ($.55 per $500) established by State code. No CPI increase.

Maximum Rate ($16.00) established by State code. No CPI increase.

Per Council action, the fees receive a 60% abatement credit. Staff is still reviewing fees and recommends continuing the 60% abatement credit until the analysis is complete.

Reduced Business License Tax ($1.00) only for first year businesses in Pasadena that meet the following eligibility criteria:

- Be in a Commercial or Industrial zoned area as defined in Chapter 17 of the Pasadena Municipal Code.

- Have five or fewer employees.

- Have a 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code in Construction (23), Manufacturing (31-33), Information (51), and Scientific, Technical, and Professional Services (54).

On the renewal anniversary following the first year tax reduction, renewing businesses are required to pay the fully required business license tax established for that fiscal year of tax reinstatement.

Per City Council action on July 14, 2014, Dog License Fee for not spayed and not neutered dogs is $60 more than the fee for spayed and neutered dogs.

The City Council took action to round down the fees for dog licensing on June 22, 2020. Revised rates became effective August 1, 2020.

In June 2018, Pasadena voters approved an ordinance adding a new Chapter 5.28 to the Pasadena Municipal Code entitled "Cannabis Business Tax," to impose a tax on commercial cannabis business activities operating in the City of Pasadena. Pasadena Municipal Code Section 5.28.060(C) allows the City Council to adjust cannabis business taxes by resolution or ordinance. Section 5.28.060(D) provides the maximum dollar figure (adjusted for Consumer Price Index increases) or percentages that the Council could impose. No adjustment is proposed for the cannabis business taxes reflected in this Schedule.

Volumetric rates are based on water consumption. Single Family Residential water usage will be capped at 26 hundred cubic feet (hcf) of water on a bi-monthly basis. Commerical water usage will be billed at 90% of use.

Availability of Documentation Used in Determination of Appropriations Limit

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Pasadena is scheduled to consider adopting an Appropriations Limit, as defined in Article XIIIB of the Constitution of the State of California, for the fiscal year 2026 at the time and place listed below. Pursuant to Government Code Section 7910(a), at least fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting, documentation used in the determination of the Appropriations Limit is available to the public at the office of the Director of Finance, 100 N. Garfield Ave., Room S353, Pasadena, California.

DATE: June 16, 2025

TIME: 6:00 P.M.

PLACE: City Hall, Council Chambers

100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S-249 Pasadena, CA 91101

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Public Information:

All interested persons may submit correspondence to correspondence@cityofpasadena.net prior to the start of the City Council meeting. Members of the public may provide live public comment by submitting an online speaker card form at the following webpage: www.cityofpasadena.net/city-clerk/public-comment; or by calling the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 744-4124. For information on how to provide live public comment, please refer to the posted agenda for additional details and instructions. If you challenge the matter in Court, you may be limited to raising those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing, or in written correspondence sent to the Council or the case planner at, or prior to, the public hearing.

ADA: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, listening assistive devices are available with a 24-hour ad-

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vance notice. Please call (626) 744-4009 or (626) 744-4371 (TDD) to request use of a listening device. Language translation services are available for this meeting by calling (626) 744-4009 at least 48 hours in advance.

No person shall, on the grounds of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age or disability be excluded from participation in or be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity funded, in whole or in part, by public funds.

Mathew E. Hawkesworth Director of Finance

Date Published:_____________

Probate Notices

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ZEFERINA MACIAS ACOSTA aka ZEFERINA M. ACOSTA aka ZEFERINA ACOSTA Case No. 25STPB05498

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ZEFERINA MACIAS ACOSTA aka ZEFERINA M. ACOSTA aka ZE-FERINA ACOSTA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Linda Vega in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held on June 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 5 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your 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 issu-ance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: JAMES L LEESTMA ESQ SBN 207311 LAW OFFICE OF JAMES LAMBERT LEESTMA 7301 TOPANGA CYN BL STE 202 CANOGA PARK CA 91303 CN116874 ACOSTA May 19,22,26, 2025 WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: TRACEY LEE CAWDREY CASE NO. 25STPB05401

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LORI D. CLARK in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LORI D. CLARK 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.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/11/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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.

Attorney for Petitioner J. PETER WAKEMAN, ESQ. - SBN 116317 WAKEMAN LAW GROUP, INC

4500 E THOUSAND OAKS BLVD #101 WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362

Telephone (800) 366-1186 5/19, 5/22, 5/26/25 CNS-3927457# BURBANK INDEPENDENT

NOTICE OF ANCILLARY PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOANNE EMMERT CASE NO. 25STPB05508 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the foreign WILL or estate, or both of JOANNE EMMERT.

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

THE ANCILLARY PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LISA KAY ISRAEL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE ANCILLARY PETITION requests the decedent’s foreign WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The foreign WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE ANCILLARY PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with 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: 06/12/25 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.

CHRISTOPHER T. BRADFORDSBN 145677

SCHERER & BRADFORD 1901 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 11TH FL.

LOS ANGELES CA 90067-6002

Telephone (310) 556-2433 5/19, 5/22, 5/26/25 CNS-3927610# PASADENA PRESS

NOTICE OF AMENDED PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

CYNTHIA ALICE ESQUIVEL

CASE NO. 24STPB13227

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

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

THE AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ALEXANDRIA T. DECELLES be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

THE AMENDED 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: 06/05/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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 CLAYTON D. WILSON - SBN 40339

WILSON & WILSON 414 S. FIRST AVENUE ARCADIA CA 91006

Telephone (626) 547-1890

5/19, 5/22, 5/26/25

CNS-3928116# WEST COVINA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHAO CHIA CASE NO. 25STPB05572

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JOEL N. REISSNER in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JOEL N. REISSNER 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.

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

06/18/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 9 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

Attorney for Petitioner KEVIN CHIU - SBN 249479

LAW OFFICE OF KEVIN CHIU 1055 E. COLORADO BLVD. #500 PASADENA CA 91106

Telephone (626) 607-1411

5/22, 5/26, 5/29/25

CNS-3928404# BALDWIN PARK PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

TWIKIE SIMMS AKA

TWICKIE SIMMS AKA

DONNA SIMMS CASE NO.

LEGALS

30-2025-01482514-PR-LA-

CMC

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of TWIKIE SIMMS AKA TWICKIE SIMMS AKA DONNA SIMMS.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MARY SUE MULLIN in the Superior Court of California, County of ORANGE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MARY SUE MULLIN 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: 07/09/25 at 1:30PM in Dept. CM08 located at 3390 HARBOR BLVD., COSTA MESA, CA 92626 NOTICE IN PROBATE CASES

The court is providing the convenience to appear for hearing by video using the court’s designated video platform. This is a no cost service to the public. Go to the Court’s website at The Superior Court of California - County of Orange (occourts.org) to appear remotely for Probate hearings and for remote hearing instructions. If you have difficulty connecting or are unable to connect to your remote hearing, call 657-622-8278 for assistance. If you prefer to appear in-person, you can appear in the department on the day/time set for your hearing.

Attorney for Petitioner

LAWRENCE J. KALFAYAN - SBN 100670 99 S. LAKE AVENUE, SUITE 501 PASADENA CA 91101

Telephone (213) 488-1060

5/22, 5/26, 5/29/25 CNS-3928163# ANAHEIM PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PERRY PATTERSON CASE NO. 25STPB05380

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

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

THE PETITION requests author-

ity 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: 06/23/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 62 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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.

Attorney for Petitioner CRISTA HERMANCE - SBN 293291 KATILYN FARRELL - SBN 335831 HERMANCE LAW, APC 1363 DONLON STREET, SUITE 8 VENTURA CA 93003

Telephone (805) 518-9633 5/22,5/26, 5/29/25 CNS-3928305# PASADENA PRESS

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: COURTLAND P. BOLIN CASE NO. 25STPB05526 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of COURTLAND P. BOLIN.

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

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DAWN TRIER 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 consent-ed 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: 06/17/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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 per-

sonal 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.

Attorney for Petitioner GREGORY A. JONES - SBN 119842

JONES & AYOTTE

1450 WEST COLORADO BLVD., SUITE 300 PASADENA CA 91105

Telephone (626) 792-9741 5/22, 5/26, 5/29/25 CNS-3929021# GLENDALE INDEPENDENT

Public Notices

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Raymond Wai Li FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25NNCP00334 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 300 East Walnut, Pasadena, Ca 91101, Northeast Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Raymond Wai Li FOR filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Raymond Wai Li FOR to Proposed name Raymond Wai Lee 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 07/11/2025 Time: 8:30AM Dept: P. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Alhambra Press DATED: April 28, 2025 Roberto Longoria JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2025 ALHAMBRA PRESS

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Ng, Billie Piklei FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25NNCP00339 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 150 W Commonwealth, Alhambra, Ca 91801, Northeast Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Ng, Billie Piklei FOR filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Ng, Billie Piklei FOR to Proposed name Ng Lai, Billie Piklei 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 07/09/2025 Time: 8:30AM Dept: 3. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Alhambra Press

DATED: April 30, 2025 Robin Miller Sloan JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2025 ALHAMBRA PRESS

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVSB2320507

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Christopher Ellis YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Navy Federal Credit Union NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court

and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default,

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formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): County of San Bernardino 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, 92415 San Bernardino Justice Center The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Rea Stelmach, Esq. (SBN 296671) Silverman Theoloqou LLP 11835 W Olympic Blvd, Suite 855E, Los Angeles CA 90064 (213) 226-6922 DATE (Fecha): Aug 29 2023 Clerk (Secretario), by Elda Ramirez, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/25 CNS-3924899# SAN BERNARDINO PRESS

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Yasmin Chan FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25NNCP00362 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 600 East Broadway, Glendale, Ca 912065904, North Central Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Yasmin Chan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Yasmin Chan to Proposed name Tan, Eng 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause,

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why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 07/16/2025 Time: 8:30AM Dept: D. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Alhambra Press DATED: May 7, 2025 Robin

of Riverside on April 22, 2025

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

A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R-202505291

Pub. 05/19/2025, 05/26/2025, 06/02/2025, 06/09/2025 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN20250004431

The following persons are doing business as: ULTIMATE TOWING & RECOVERY, 1340 Wabash Ave, Mentone, CA 92359. Mailing Address, 1340 Wabash Ave, Mentone, CA 92359. LOUIS K SHARPLES, 1340 Wabash Ave, Mentone, CA 92359. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ LOUIS K SHARPLES, Individual. This statement was filed

with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on May 12, 2025 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920.

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

A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20250004431 Pub: 05/19/2025, 05/26/2025, 06/02/2025, 06/09/2025 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20250004023

The following persons are doing business as: JMF Court Reporter, 2321 S Magnolia Ave Unit 1C, Ontario, CA 91762. Mailing Address, 2321 S Magnolia Ave Unit 1C, Ontario, CA 91762. Jacqueline Martinez, 2321 S Magnolia Ave Unit 1C, Ontario, CA 91762. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Jacqueline Martinez, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on April 28,

LEGALS

2025 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920.

A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20250004023 Pub: 05/19/2025, 05/26/2025, 06/02/2025, 06/09/2025 San Bernardino Press

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT

File No. FBN20250003545

The following persons are doing business as: S & H CAL PLUMBING, 1529 La Quinta Cir # 56, Upland, CA 91784. Saul Gomez Herrera, 1529 La Quinta Cir # 56, Upland, CA 91784. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino

This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 1, 2025. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Saul Gomez Herrera, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on April 11, 2025 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end

of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set fort h in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20250003545 Pub: 05/19/2025, 05/26/2025, 06/02/2025, 06/09/2025 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20256716573. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: We The People –Legal Express Anaheim, 1100 E Orangethorpe Ave, Suite 189, Anaheim, CA 92801. Mailing Address, 8780 19th St #157, Alta Loma, Ca 91701-4608. Full Name of Registrant(s) Pacific State Corporation (CA, 8780 19th St, # 157, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701-4608. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on February 24, 2014. We The People –Legal Express Anaheim. /S/ Summer Edouni, Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on May 21, 2025. Publish: Anaheim Press 05/26/2025, 06/02/2025, 06/09/2025, 06/16/2025

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20256716594. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Epic Pub Quiz, 17861 Lincoln St, Villa Park, CA 92861. Full Name of Registrant(s) EPiQ Entertainment LLC (CA, 17861 Lincoln St, Villa Park, CA 92861. This business is conducted by a limited liability company (llc). Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on May 19,

2025. Epic Pub Quiz. /S/ Peter Alexander Fitschen, Managing member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on May 21, 2025. Publish: Anaheim Press 05/26/2025, 06/02/2025, 06/09/2025, 06/16/2025

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as WILD LINE CAMPER 6604 Doolittle Ave Riverside, CA 92503 Riverside County WINCAR OFF-ROAD INC. (CA, 6604 Doolittle Ave, Riverside, CA 92503 Riverside County

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

s. FANGFANG TAN, CEO Statement filed with the County of Riverside on May 21, 2025 NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of the five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any changes in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 Et Seq., business and professions code). I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Peter Aldana, County, Clerk File# R202506571 Pub. 05/26/2025, 06/02/2025, 06/09/2025, 06/16/2025 Riverside Independent

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20250004553

The following persons are doing business as: Pipiolos Cleaning, 154 E Merrill Ave, Rialto, CA 92376. Mailing Address, 154 E Merrill Ave, 154 E Merrill Ave, CA 92376. Sergio Valdez Aguirre, 154 E Merrill Ave, 154 E Merrill Ave, CA 92376. County of Principal Place of Business: San Bernardino This business is conducted by: a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. By signing below, I declare that I have read and understand the reverse side of this form and that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). I am also aware that all information on this statement becomes Public Record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Sections 6250- 6277). /s/ Sergio Valdez, Owner.This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Bernardino on May 16, 2025 Notice- In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920. A Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) File#: FBN20250004553 Pub: 05/26/2025, 06/02/2025, 06/09/2025, 06/16/2025 San Bernardino Press

Orange County looking at $1.2 billion hike in annual budget

By City News Service

Orange County officials are proposing a $10.8 billion budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, an increase of about $1.2 billion than the current year’s spending plan.

The general fund budget, which offers the most flexibility, is projected at $5.4 billion, up from last fiscal year’s $4.8 billion. The remainder of the budget is generally restricted by law, limiting the county’s ability to adjust how those funds are used.

“It is higher than last year,” Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner told City News Service. “We have enormous new mandates from (the state) legislature to deal with, issues from the court, so it’s a frustration. Yes, it’s bigger than last year. I won’t defend that. But that is in the inevitable way of government budgets everywhere, and I wish we could get a handle on it. Everything is more expensive.”

The county expects $1.2

billion in general purpose funds, an increase of $78.5 million, largely due to a $72.1 million rise in property tax revenue.

The one-half cent tax to fund law enforcement from Prop. 172 is down 2.5% this year compared to last fiscal year, officials said. The estimated revenue is $427.6 million, with $342.1 million allocated to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and $85.5 million to the District Attorney’s Office.

The county is expected to receive $27.5 million from “realignment revenues” over last year for a total of $945 million. Of that, $266.4 million is budgeted for health, mental health and social services, $666.7 million for public safety and social services and $11.4 million for juvenile criminal justice.

The county is planning to eliminate 163 jobs by not filling vacant positions, although department heads may attempt to restore some of those cuts. For instance,

officials from the District Attorney’s Office recently met with county leaders about the upcoming budget, Wagner said.

“They were asking we take a hard look at the positions that were frozen and see if there’s relief there,” Wagner said.

The county can hire back some retired employees on a part-time basis but only for about six months or so, Wagner said.

“If the legislature wants to give us relief from that then that would help,” Wagner said of the pension restrictions that prohibit longer tenures for returning employees.

The Prop. 172 revenue decrease is bad timing, Wagner noted.

“The 172 revenue is down but the demands on law enforcement, the public defender and D.A. are increasing, so it is a challenge to continue to provide the level of support... without making cuts in other places,” Wagner said. “So we’ve been very

Public Works Department for its ignition.

One looming financial concern is the Airport Fire and the series of legal claims that blame the county*s

T“We are reserving some money,” to prepare, Wagner said. “We are perhaps being a bit more frugal with restoring augmentations than we’d like to because that money we’re going to need to make (legal claim) payments. It’s not a great big bill due immediately, but over several years now, and we are planning accordingly. This budget and next will be tight. We’ve made no secret about that.”

LA federal prosecutors aim to bypass state’s sanctuary laws

ocircumvent California’s immigrant sanctuary laws, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have begun issuing legal complaints and arrest warrants for inmates in county jails, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced last week.

From May 10-15, Operation Guardian Angel led to the arrest of 13 defendants on federal charges, prosecutors said.

The program aims “to neutralize California’s sanctuary state policy and protect Americans from criminal illegal aliens incarcerated in county jails by issuing federal arrest warrants for them,” according to the U.S. Attor-

ney’s Office for the Central District of California.

“Even the worst criminal aliens in state custody are frequently released into the community because California’s sanctuary state policies block cooperation with federal law enforcement,” U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said in a statement May 19. “These laws effectively render federal immigration detainers meaningless. The days of giving criminal illegal aliens a free pass are over. While California may be presently disregarding detainers, it cannot ignore federal arrest warrants.”

According to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an immigra-

for properties downwind of the Eaton Fire — where the highest lead levels were found — is meant to provide accurate, data-driven information for residents to make informed choices to protect their health,” she said in a statement.

About 26,000 homes in areas with the highest

levels of lead in the soil will receive postcards in the mail, and Public Health workers will do door-todoor outreach, officials said. On April 15 the Board of Supervisors directed the health department to use up to $3 million from the county’s Lead Paint Hazard

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tion detainer is a request to a federal, state or local law enforcement agency, including jails and prisons, to notify ICE “as early as possible before releasing a removable undocumented immigrant, and to hold the person for up to 48 hours beyond the scheduled release time so the U.S. Department of Homeland Security can assume custody under federal immigration law.”

Prosecutors highlighted the case earlier this year of José Cristian Saravia-Sánchez, a 30-year-old Mexican national charged in the shooting death of an Inglewood man who tried to stop him from stealing a catalytic converter.

“Despite the fact he was an illegal alien who had been convicted of vehicle theft, was removed from the United States in 2013, and had been arrested 11 times between June 2022 and August 2024, local law enforcement was prevented by state law from complying with an immigration detainer request,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Prosecutors said their goal through Operation Guardian Angel is “to neutralize — as far as possible — California’s sanctuary state policy and make our community safer.”

The Central District of California has jurisdiction in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The district is home to an estimated 1.5 million undocumented immigrants, prosecutors said.

Lead testing

Mitigation Program to fund the soil-testing initiative. The new residential do-ityourself testing program follows soil sampling by Roux Associates and confirmed by Caltech, the Los Angeles Times and other independent researchers, according to Public Health.

On April 11, county health officials announced elevated levels of lead were found in residential areas south and downwind of the Eaton Fire’s burn area.

Last week, the Pasadena Unified School District reported that soil tests revealed elevated levels of contaminants on 12 campuses.

Children, the elderly and adults who are pregnant or have existing health conditions are especially vulnerable to the toxicity of lead and other heavy metals.

Burned lithium-ion batteries, electronics, household appliances and other items

release contaminants into the environment.

Public Health provides more information on postfire health concerns on the agency’s website.

The county also now has a website for the residential soil-testing initiative, ph.lacounty.gov/eatonsoil-testing.

clear with department heads that belt tightening has to happen, which has been happening.”

| Photo courtesy of Orange County

U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Justice

PCH Reopens Between Malibu, Santa Monica

By City News Service

Pacific Coast Highway, which had been largely off-limits to all but residents, first responders and cleanup crews since the Jan. 7 Palisades Fire, reopened to all traffic Friday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom had previously announced that the roadway between Malibu and Santa Monica would be reopened by the end of May. On Thursday, he announced that the road would reopen at 8 a.m. Friday. It actually opened about an hour earlier than that.

“In California, we get stuff done, period,” Newsom said in a statement .”We’re opening the PCH back up early, with more lanes before Angelenos hit the road this Memorial Day. We are able to do this thanks to the tireless work of hundreds of construction and road crews and with help from our partners at the Army Corps of Engineers.”

Motorists on the highway will still encounter a heavy security presence as authorities continue to restrict access into the Palisades Fire burn area. Mayor Karen Bass instructed the Los Angeles Police Department to step up deployment of officers in the area, including staffing checkpoints around the clock. According to the mayor’s office, the number of checkpoints in the fire area were being increased from five to 16 to restrict Palisades access to residents, business owners, employees and contractors.

A 25 mph speed limit will also remain in effect on PCH.

“The reopening of Pacific Coast Highway marks an important step forward in our recovery effort in the Palisades, which is on track to be the fastest in state history,” Bass said in a statement. “I thank Governor Newsom, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and partners at all levels of government for their partnership and collaboration as we work around the clock to get families home and businesses reopened.

“As Pacific Coast Highway reopens, we will continue to protect the safety and security of Palisades neighborhoods through a strict security plan established in coordination with the state. All of us have a shared goal -- to ensure residents can safely and quickly rebuild and return to their community. We will continue working together toward that goal and recommit to clearing any barrier that stands in the way of recovery.”

Army Corps of Engineers crews have been prioritizing efforts to clear fire-damaged properties along PCH to hasten the reopening of the route, according to the governor’s office.

“I’m extremely proud of our teams and partners whose relentless dedication has led to the successful completion of more than 5,500 properties -- representing over half of all currently eligible properties in both areas impacted by these devastating wildfires,” Brig. Gen. William Hannan, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Phoenix, said in a statement. “Clearing critical areas along the Pacific Coast Highway has been particularly vital, given its sensitive ecological importance and its role as a lifeline for local communities. This effort exemplifies our unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship and community resilience.”

Motorists were advised

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to use caution while driving on PCH due to the continued presence of debris-clearance crews and other first responders. Drivers should anticipate significant delays on the popular route due to speed restrictions and traffic volumes.

Malibu officials said traffic signals will be flashing red lights and should be treated as all-way stops at Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Big Rock Drive, La Costa Beach Club and Carbon Canyon Road. Stopping in the burn area will be prohibited, and the right lane of southbound PCH will be subject to occasional closures for debris removal.

“The reopening of Pacific Coast Highway marks an important step in Malibu’s ongoing recovery from the recent wildfires,” Malibu Mayor Marianne Riggins said. “While significant challenges remain, this development helps restore limited access for residents and travelers along the coast.”

Malibu officials recommended that people trying to access the city’s beaches consider using Malibu Canyon Road and Kanan Dume Road to avoid congestion on PCH.

Los Angeles County Public Works officials on Friday morning also fully reopened Tuna Canyon Road in the Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu. That road had also been closed since the Palisades Fire.

LA Metro doubles down on safety in $9.4B spending plan for 2025-26

By City News Service

Metro’sBoardof DirectorsThursday approved a $9.4 billion spending plan for 2026 — which represents a 2% increase or $180.9 million more compared to the $9.26 billion in the current year — prioritizing more funding for public safety and boosting the frequency of transit services.

Despite financial headwinds and economic concerns, Metro directors adopted the budget in a unanimous vote, which they described as “balanced” and something that should not be taken for granted. One official noted that similar financial challenges have led other transit agencies across the country — including in San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia — to reduce services.

“Metro is not immune to the same headwinds all of our peer agencies are facing,” Metro Director and Pomona Mayor Tim Sandoval said Thursday, who is also the chair of the budget committee. “It’s time for us to have some honest, tough conversation about our future and priorities.”

will be used to expand Metro’s taller fare gates pilot, Tap-toExit program, weapons detection technology systems and add more security cameras.

Metro has allocated $2.8 billion for transit operations, a $163.8 million or 6% increase compared to the fiscal year 2025. Of that money, $1.9 billion will support bus services and $968.1 million will fund rail, both of those categories are an increase of $114.2 million and $68.9 million, respectively. Meanwhile, Metro Micro will receive $23.1 million, a decrease of $19.2 million.

The agency has also increased money for more cleaning. Funds for cleaning will increase from $279.5 million in 2025 to $316.1 million in 2026, an increase of 13.1%, or $36.6 million.

The allocation would support 34 new custodial staff, 84 new service attendants, and increase daily cleaning for four bus terminals seven-days per week.

Infrastructure Development program, the A line Foothill Extension is set to receive $156 million for construction work on tracks, stations and systems. Another $22.9 million supports contract closeout and other costs for the soon-to-be-open LAX/Metro Transit Center, a station hub at Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street on the K Line. The budget is expected to set aside $267.7 million for the future East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project, $316 million for Southeast Gateway Line, and $794.5 million for the D (Purple) Line Westside Extension project, among other projects.

Angeles World Airports police, and emergency. Prior to his appointment, Williams served seven years as the executive director of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission.

Williams also previously served as a deputy mayor under Mayor James Hahn, where he was responsible for the management and oversight of the Department of Transportation, Public Works and Information Technology Agency.

“Mr. Williams, the former deputy mayor of public safety for Los Angeles, not only betrayed the residents of Los Angeles, but responding officers, and the integrity of the office itself, by fabricating a bomb threat,” Akil Davis, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, said in a statement.

“Government officials are held to a heightened standard as we rely on them to safeguard the city,” Davis said. “I’m relieved that Mr. Williams has taken responsibility for his inexplicable actions.”

Sandoval asked Metro staff to return next month with a framework outlining possible trade-offs and solutions to address the agency’s budget constraints. But he also emphasized that it’s important to celebrate the agency’s wins, and “this budget is one of them.”

In response to high profile violent crimes, the agency took steps to improve public safety. The budget will provide $392.5 million for public safety, an increase of 1.9% or about $7.3 million compared to $385.1 million in 2025 to support the agency’s ambassador program and 53 new security officers. Funds

The agency will expand its end-of-line cleaning service to rail cars from two shifts to three each week, covering nine stations.

Some $9.9 million will support what is known as “station experience” initiatives, which focus on “safety, cleanliness, minimakeovers and customer experience enhancements.”

Some of these initiatives include ADA expansion, 50 new Throne restrooms by summer 2026, among other things.

In preparation for the 2026 World Cup, 2027 Super Bowl and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Los Angeles area, Metro will dedicate funding to key transit projects.

Under Metro’s Transit

According to documents, local sales tax and certain revenues are projected at $4.8 billion, which represents a $387 million — or 7.4% decrease — from the 2025 fiscal year. Current projections for sales tax revenues for 2025 are below budget, meaning 2026 revenues are likely to be lower.

Fare revenues are expected to come in at $174.7 million, a slight increase from $174.6 million in fiscal year 2025.

Tolls and violation fees from ExpressLanes are estimated at $107.6 million in 2026, and advertising revenue is estimated to increase from $27.2 million to $41.5 million. Grant revenues are expected to increase by 9.6% in 2026 compared to 2025.

According to metro officials, the agency received 6,400 responses and 4,300 written comments regarding the 2026 budget — more input from customers compared to last year. That feedback focused on three key areas: safety and security, service and cleaning.

The Metro L (Gold) Line crosses a bridge over the 210 Freeway in Arcadia. | Photo courtesy of Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority/LACMTA/Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Vehicles move along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu after the freeway’s full reopening Friday morning. | Photo courtesy of Caltrans/X