LA County supervisors approve aid plan for immigrant families after raids
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Trump’s FEMA proposals and feud with Gavin Newsom could devastate California’s disaster response
By Jeremy Lindenfeld, Capital & Main, ProPublica
In January, Katie Clark’s one-bedroom rental of more than 15 years, and nearly everything inside, was incinerated by Los Angeles County’s Eaton fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history. For her troubles, she received a one-time payment of $770 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which she used to replace clothes, food and a crate for her dog. While it was only a fraction of what she needed, the money was at least available while she waited for other funding.
As an organizer with the Altadena Tenants Union who has been helping renters with their FEMA applications, Clark knows just how common her experience has been for fire survivors. She believes federal and local agencies severely underestimated the need and cost of housing for the 150,000 people displaced by the fires, leaving many still struggling to recover. A FEMA spokesperson denied the accusation, saying the agency’s “ongoing assessments indicate that the current Rental Assistance program is effectively meeting the housing needs of survivors eligible for FEMA assistance.”
The disaster response “has been so shockingly bad,” Clark said, but she recognizes that without FEMA’s help in responding to fires that killed at least 30 people and destroyed more than 16,000 structures, “it could have been so, so, so much worse.”
“We would have seen a whole lot more people left to their own devices.
And what that would mean is homelessness. It would mean people just abandoned,” Clark said.
Even before President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom squared off over Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to quell immigration protests, before Newsom likened Trump to a dictator and Trump endorsed the idea of arresting the governor, the question of how much California could continue to rely on FEMA was front and center.
It’s a critical question in a state — with its earthquakes, wildfires, floods, drought and extreme heat — that frequently suffers some of the costliest disasters in the country.
Since Trump’s inauguration, his administration has floated sweeping propos-
als that would slash FEMA dollars and make disasters harder to declare. This has left both blue and red states wrestling with scenarios in which they must pay for what FEMA will not. States have long counted on FEMA to cover at least 75% of declared major disaster response and recovery costs.
In just the past few months, FEMA has denied federal assistance for devastating floods in West Virginia and a destructive windstorm in Washington. The agency approved such funding for deadly tornadoes in Arkansas after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appealed an initial denial and personally begged the president for help. Last month, ProPublica
reported that FEMA missed a May deadline to open the application process for many grants, including funding that states rely on to pay for basic emergency management operations. The delay, which the agency has not explained, appears to have little precedent.
In California, Trump has cast doubt on whether he will approve the $40 billion Newsom has requested to help pay for recovery costs associated with the fires, including $16.8 billion from FEMA to rebuild property, infrastructure and remove debris. That’s on top of the almost $140 million the agency has already provided to individual survivors.
The president told reporters last month that
LA County, city, Pasadena and others sue to stop immigration raids
By Joe Taglieri joet@beaconmedianews.com
Los Angeles County and several cities in the region on Tuesday took legal action to try to stop federal immigration enforcement operations that have continued for over a month.
The county and city of LA along with Pasadena, Monterey Park, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Santa Monica, Culver City and West Hollywood filed a motion to intervene in the Vasquez Perdomo et al. v. Noem et al. lawsuit. Brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, the proposed classaction “seeks to stop the federal government from engaging in aggressive and dangerous immigration enforcement practices in ... the Los Angeles area,” according to a statement from the city of Pasadena.
The ACLU suit against the federal government is on behalf of people who claim federal agents illegally stopped or detained them. According to the lawsuit’s complaint document filed with the federal court in California’s Central District, federal agencies including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have conducted unconstitutional, unlawful immigration raids by targeting people based on their perceived race or ethnicity to choose who to stop and conducting stops without probable cause, warrantless home raids and illegal worksite raids.
Mayor Karen Bass said the Trump administration “is treating Los Angeles as a test case for how far it can go in driving its political agenda forward while pushing the Constitution aside. The city of Los Angeles, along with the county, cities, organizations and Angelenos across LA, is taking the administration to court to stop its clear violation of the United States Constitution and federal law.
“We will not be intimidated — we are making Los Angeles the example of how people who believe in American values will stand together and stand united,” Bass said in a statement Tuesday.
“The federal government has concentrated thousands of armed immigration agents, many of whom lack visible identification, and military troops in our communities, conducting unconstitutional raids, roundups and anonymous detentions, sowing fear and chaos among our residents,” LA City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto said in a statement. “Today’s motion to intervene shows we will not stand by and allow these raids to continue or to become the standard operating procedure in our communities.”
The Department of Homeland Security has denied the lawsuit’s allegations.
“Claims that individuals have been ‘targeted’ by law enforcement because of their skin color are disgusting and categorically FALSE,” according to an agency social media post. “DHS enforcement operations are highly targeted, and officers do their due diligence.”
DHS previously stated, “ICE detention facilities have higher standards than most U.S. prisons that hold actual U.S. citizens. These types of smears are designed to demonize and villainize our brave ICE law enforcement. This garbage has directly led to a nearly 700 percent increase in the assaults on ICE law enforcement officers.”
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Eaton Fire damage. | Photo courtesy of Cal Fire
Supervisors appoint Sarah Mahin to lead new homeless services agency
By City News Service
Months after establishing a dedicated entity for homeless services, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday formally appointed Sarah Mahin as director of the Department of Homeless Services and Housing.
Mahin, a Georgetown University and University of Texas at Austin alumna, has worked in housing and homelessness for nearly two decades. She joined Housing for Health within the county’s Department of Health Services in April 2019, serving as director for six years.
In that role, Mahin oversaw a $875 million budget and managed a team of more than 600 staff, according to Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s office. Mahin’s most recent position served as “the blueprint for the Department of Homeless Services and Housing,” the statement added.
In a major shift in L.A.’s homelessness strategy, the Board of Supervisors voted in April to cut funding from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and create a new county-run department. The decision
redirects hundreds of millions of dollars away from LAHSA, a joint citycounty agency long criticized for mismanagement. Multiple audits and a recent federal court review faulted LAHSA for losing track of billions in taxpayer funds while failing to address the region’s homelessness crisis.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Sarah Mahin as Director of our new County Department of Homeless Services and Housing,” Horvath said.
“She’s exactly who we need, ready to hit the ground running with the urgency this moment demands. Sarah knows the County, she knows LAHSA, and she knows how to get things done. Her deep experience with contract management, data integration, and creating a culture of innovation and progress will be instrumental in charting a new way forward for homeless services in L.A. County. Sarah is a collaborative leader who will bring service providers and all of our city partners together in this vital effort.”
Horvath said Mahin’s experience will be critical as the county transitions funding from LAHSA.
Board Chair Kathryn Barger expressed optimism “about the future of our
county’s homelessness response with Sarah Mahin at the helm of our new department. Sarah’s more than 20 years of leadership experience in housing and homeless services, along
with her strong health and housing acumen, make her uniquely qualified to lead this effort from day one.”
“I am honored to serve as the inaugural director of the Department of Homeless Services and Housing, and I am grateful to the Board of Supervisors,” Mahin said.
“For me, this work has always been rooted in innovation, collaboration, and accountability to the people and communities that we serve. I am committed to leading with those values at the forefront. Together — with housed and unhoused neighbors, frontline workers, community partners, and local leaders — we will build a department grounded in dignity, inclusion, and real solutions that meet this moment and the future.”
Mahin’s appointment was overwhelmingly supported by the Board of Supervisors, who formally approved the move at Tuesday’s meeting.
Supervisor Hilda Solis praised Mahin’s appointment, highlighting her leadership in major county housing and health initiatives such as the Skid Row Action Plan, the Skid Row Care Campus and the Every Woman Housed program. Solis said Mahin’s work as Director of Housing for Health has transformed services for vulnerable residents and laid the foundation for the new department she will now lead.
“I am confident she will not only advance comprehensive, person- centered solutions to homelessness but also be instrumental in strengthening partnerships with all 88 cities across Los Angeles County as we work together to end homelessness,” Solis said. Mahin’s appointment is effective immediately, with an annual salary of $375,000.
“This is a moment to tackle our homelessness crisis in a new and innovative way,” Supervisor Janice Hahn. “Sarah is ready to hit the ground running and with her knowledge of the County, I have no doubt that she will be able to steer this new department with the grace, know-how, and authority it needs.”
LA County supervisors approve aid plan for immigrant families after raids
By City News Service
Adayafterfederal immigration raids and protests in Los Angeles, the county Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a motion to expand health and social services for immigrant families.
Since June 6, the Trump administration has increased immigration enforcement in the county, including July 7’s operation when an estimated 100 or more federal agents -many wearing vests identifying them as U.S. Customs and Border Protection -- appeared to be staging outside MacArthur Park.
Supervisors said raids have targeted parking lots, swap meets, workplaces and schools, disrupting local economies and immigrant communities.
“Fear is deterring residents from going to work, attending church, accessing food, or running errands resulting in devastating impacts to the lives and wellbeing of immigrant communities,” said Supervisor Hilda Solis. “It has also led to a chilling effect in
accessing critical health and social services.”
Solis said hospitals, clinics, and other service providers have reported rising no-shows and appointment cancellations in recent weeks.
With Tuesday’s motion, Supervisors Solis and Lindsey Horvath called for increased support to immigrant families and ensuring equitable access to critical services.
The board directed the departments of Health Services, Mental Health, Children and Family Services, Public Social Services and Public Health to partner with the Office of Immigrant Affairs to study the impact of the raid on access to health and social services.
The departments were asked to increase access to virtual and telehealth services, as well as mailed prescriptions and refills.
The board also called for increased awareness and education programs to help people know how to access
remote health and social services, safe places to meet and avoid fraud.
Supervisor Holly Mitchell warned the county could be significantly impacted by the Trump Administration’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which would reduce Medicaid spending by about $800 billion, placing additional strain on county safety nets.
Mitchell said it was on the county to act as the “provider of last resort,” and ensure healthcare access to residents.
Mitchell offered an amendment requesting a report from the Department of Children and Family Services on any increase in out-of-home placements and to assess phone privileges for detained
parents to contact their children.
Supervisor Janice Hahn offered an additional amendment for the departments to assess how residents without access to internet, digital literacy or language access would still benefit from virtual services.
Hahn also requested an assessment of how the departments were ensuring the data being collected as a part of these programs would not put immigrants at further risk, and what factors led to the selection of immigrant communities for food delivery services.
The motion was approved with both amendments.
Highlighting the raid on a family-led West Hollywood car wash on the Fourth of July, Horvath stated the immigration enforcement operations were separating families.
“While President Trump said he was going to focus on deporting undocumented persons with violent criminal histories, Los Angeles County
continues to experience an all-out campaign of racially motivated harassment, intimidation, and kidnapping directed towards hard-working people of color,” Horvath said.
Horvath said the administration’s “claim of commitment to family values” was a “total lie” and noted the motion also directed the DCFS to inform parents how to designate a guardian and parental preference for placement if separated.
The DCFS with the county Office of Education was asked to develop resources for parents, guardians and educators on speaking to children and youth about immigration enforcement.
The Office of Food Systems and relevant departments were asked to address food insecurity by supporting home-delivered groceries and meals, and connecting trusted local providers with community-based organizations serving immigrant communities.
Sarah Mahin now leads the new LA County Department of Homeless Services and Housing. | Photo courtesy of Sarah Mahin/LinkedIn
Supervisor Hilda Solis speaking during the Board of Supervisors meeting. | Screenshot courtesy of LA County Board of Supervisors / YouTube
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states need to be weaned off FEMA and that the federal government will start distributing less federal aid after hurricane season ends in November.
The questions now are: How much will be approved? Will it be enough? And, if not, what then?
A FEMA spokesperson did not directly respond to questions from Capital & Main about anticipated funding cuts and potential impacts on state and local communities, but said the agency “asserts that disasters are best managed when they’re federally supported, state managed and locally executed.”
The uncertainty makes it “very hard” to plan, said Heather Gonzalez, principal fiscal and policy analyst for emergency services at California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office. “The little bean-counters in the back are stressing out right now trying to figure out ‘what are we going to have to work with?’”
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many years and are heavily dependent on FEMA.
The recent “dust-ups” between Newsom and Trump, she said, have only underscored the unpredictability. For his part, Newsom said he prefers the “open hand” of cooperation over the “closed fist” of fighting when it comes to disaster response.
“Emergency preparedness and emergency planning, recovery and renewal — period, full stop — that should be nonpolitical,” he said on July 7, which marked six months since the fires.
The Rising Cost of Disasters
Since at least the 1980s, California has endured a rapidly growing number of billion-dollar disasters, with 18 occurring between 2015 and 2024 alone.
As the frequency and severity of California’s disasters increase, so too does its reliance on federal assistance to respond. In the aftermath of January’s Eaton and Palisades fires — the second and third most destructive wildfires in California history, respectively — FEMA has already provided $139 million for everything from home repair costs to medical expenses, and the agency “has allocated billions of dollars for debris removal,” according to a FEMA spokesperson. Over 5,000 properties have already been cleared of ash and fire debris.
Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management Communications Director Emily Montanez said recovery efforts for the fires likely won’t be complete for
“After the Northridge earthquake in 1994, FEMA had field offices here for 28 years,” Montanez said. “We see this as being no different. This was way more devastation, way more impact. So this could be years, definitely decades.”
While Montanez acknowledged that potential “gaps” in disaster response efforts leave some survivors without sufficient resources, she said that the recent operations coordinated between FEMA and local agencies in Los Angeles have mostly been efficient and successful.
FEMA’s federal assistance supplements California’s own disaster response and mitigation resources like those allocated to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, which was allotted $4.4 billion in the May revision of the state’s 2025-26 budget. When the office’s funding does not cover all disaster costs, California can also pull from a number of its reserves, including the Budget Stabilization Account and Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties.
Newsom told Capital & Main on July 7 that the state has increased its discretionary reserves as a direct consequence of Trump’s ongoing threats to FEMA, though he admitted that even that increased investment wouldn’t make up for the potential loss in federal funding.
California “can’t backfill the elimination of FEMA,” Newsom said. “There’s no state in America [that can], even the most endowed state — $4.1 trillion a year economy — largest in the nation, fourth largest in the world.”
And California’s $12 billion budget deficit will make backfilling the office’s shortfall especially difficult the next time a major disaster strikes, according to Laurie Schoeman, senior adviser on climate resilience to former President Joe Biden.
That will be made even harder if the still-unfinalized proposals outlined in an internal FEMA memo are implemented, according to Schoeman. One of the reforms floated in the memo caps the proportion of recovery costs covered by the federal government at the current baseline of 75%. Under current rules, the president can increase FEMA’s cost share up to 100%, as Biden did for the Los Angeles fires less than two weeks before he left office.
Another proposal quadruples the amount of damage that needs to be suffered in a disaster before FEMA awards any public assistance grants for infrastructure repair and debris removal. That would hike California’s damage threshold from roughly $75 million to nearly $300 million per disaster.
Had just that second reform been in place between 2008 and 2024, California would have received 26% less in public assistance funding from FEMA, a loss of nearly $2 billion, according to a May analysis by the Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C.based think tank.
Yet already, significant damage has been done, Schoeman said.
In April, the Trump administration canceled the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, a FEMA initiative dedicated to funding disaster-preparedness projects. Over $880 million in federal funding was rescinded, including a $35 million grant in California’s Napa County largely dedicated to wildfire prevention work. The administration declined to respond to Capital & Main’s request for comment, referring questions to FEMA. An agency spokesperson said that its approach to disaster preparedness mirrors that of disaster response: FEMA will play a supporting role.
“All types of preparedness start with families, individuals and local and state officials ahead of any emergency and disaster,” a statement from the agency said.
The rescinded federal funding risks undermining communities’ abilities to protect against future disasters, Schoeman said, and undoes work accomplished under Trump’s first term.
“They’re just cutting these projects even though they have proven benefit cost analyses in place,” Schoeman said. “The BRIC program was started under the Trump administration … so it feels like the administration is going to cut their own leg off.”
Clark said she is already struggling to get help. She said her insurance provider has so far withheld over $25,000 due to disagreements over whether her transitional housing qualifies as temporary, and her applications for additional FEMA assistance have been denied due to her technically being insured. Some wealthier survivors had “the insulation and resiliency that economic resources give you,” while others had to depend on nonprofits or the kind of government assistance that is now at risk to afford transitional housing.
“If you don’t have those economic resources, your only option is to turn to either philanthropy or the state,” Clark said. “If neither of those are available, then tough luck.”
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Such reduced funding during future events would cause an “apocalyptic scenario” where California communities would struggle to afford the cost of running shelters and paying for emergency responders to rescue disaster victims, according to Sarah Labowitz, a senior fellow in the Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Larry David teaming with Obamas on HBO American history comedy series
By City News Service
Prett-ay,prett-ay, prett-ay good news for Larry David fans — TV’s curmudgeon king is returning to the small screen, this time in a six-episode, halfhour American history sketch comedy series on HBO to be co-produced by the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” alum along with Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground productions.
HBO announced Thursday it’s ordered up the as-yet untitled series, saying David will star, write and executive produce — and that it will feature a mix of “Curb” actors and “noteworthy” stars.
Jeff Schaffer, a frequent “Curb” director, will serve as co- executive producer and writer as well as director, according to HBO.
Details were few, but it’s likely to air sometime in 2026, in time for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
“President and Mrs. Obama wanted to honor America’s 250th anniversary and celebrate the unique history of our nation on this special occasion. ... But then Larry David called,” HBO said in its announcement.
working with Larry David.”
“Curb,” a comedy of (questionable) manners in which David played a fictionalized version of himself, ran for 12 seasons on HBO
According to the former president, “I’ve sat across the table from some of the world’s most difficult leaders and wrestled with some of our most intractable problems.
Nothing has prepared me for
Now David is returning to the cable giant — though his own enthusiasm for the project appeared somewhat curbed in Thursday’s official announcement.
between 2000 and its finale in 2024.
“Once `Curb’ ended, I celebrated with a three-day foam party,” David said. `After
a violent allergic reaction to the suds, I yearned to return to my simple life as a beekeeper, harvesting organic honey from the wildflowers in my meadow. Alas, one day my bees mysteriously vanished. And so, it is with a heavy heart that I return to televi-
sion, hoping to ease the loss of my beloved hive.”
“Curb” received 55 Primetime Emmy nominations during its intermittent run, and captured the Golden Globe for Best TV Series-Musical or Comedy in 2002. Prior to “Curb,” David co-created and co-produced “Seinfeld” on NBC.
“It’s hard to remember a time before `Curb,’ or without Larry David’s perspective on modern life,” Amy Gravitt, executive vice president and head of HBO & HBO Max comedy programming, said.
“We’re thrilled that Larry is coming back to HBO, this time with Higher Ground, to give us a glimpse at our shared history as we celebrate our Semiquincentennial.”
Added Schaffer, “The characters Larry is playing didn’t change history. In fact, they were largely ignored by history. And that’s a good thing.”
The Obamas’ Higher Ground has produced a range of projects including the recent thriller “Leave the World Behind” and the basketball series “Court of Gold.”
Larry David at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2009. | Photo courtesy of David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the inaugural gala in 2009. | Photo courtesy of dbking/Justmeherenow/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
ACLU SoCal names new executive director
By City News Service
Human rights advocate
Chandra S. Bhatnagar has been named executive director of the ACLU of Southern California, becoming just the third head of the national organization’s Los Angeles affiliate in more than 50 years, it was announced Tuesday.
Bhatnagar has a 20-year track record as an organizational leader and changemaker spanning the nonprofit sector, federal government and higher education, according to the civil rights organization.
“I am deeply honored to return to the ACLU as the Southern California affiliate’s next executive director,” Bhatnagar, who previously worked as senior staff attorney in the Human Rights Program at the national ACLU, said in a statement.
“For more than 100 years, the ACLU SoCal has been indispensable in the fight for fundamental civil rights and civil liberties in California,” he said. “As our region and country confront the greatest threat to our constitutional rights of this generation, we will remain on the
frontline of the struggle to protect and advance the dignity and well-being of all our communities.”
Over the course of his career, Bhatnagar has used litigation, community organizing, public education and policy advocacy to defend communities who have been historically marginalized including migrant workers, the ACLU said. In 2015, he was part of a team that successfully represented H2B guest workers from India who were defrauded and exploited in a labor trafficking scheme in Mississippi and Texas.
Bhatnagar also served in the administration of former President Barack Obama as the senior legal and policy advisor to the chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
In 2017, Bhatnagar left the EEOC to join UCLA, where he helped establish and led the institution’s Civil Rights Office, a neutral and independent civil rights enforcement entity that serves all of UCLA and the UCLA Health System.
“Chandra is a proven
fighter for the people,” said Carlos Amador, president of the ACLU SoCal and chair of the ACLU Foundation SoCal. “His extensive experience as an organizer and movement lawyer, his keen understanding of systemic oppression and his genuine empathy for people make him the ideal leader for the affiliate in this extraordinary time.”
Bhatnagar will lead the work of an office that so far this year has filed lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s “unconstitutional and discriminatory mass deportation campaign, among other attacks on constitutional rights,” according to the ACLU SoCal.
He follows Hector Villagra, who led the ACLU SoCal since 2011, and during whose tenure offices were opened in the Inland Region and Kern County.
Established in 1923, the ACLU SoCal is the first affiliate of the ACLU, which now has 53 affiliates across the nation. Civil rights icon Ramona Ripston led the ACLU SoCal from 1972 to 2011.
CA’s Channel Islands Fox, a conservation success story
By Roz Brown, Producer, Public News Service
Asmall fox that lives on the Channel Islands off the coast of southern California is thriving after near extinction. The island fox - found nowhere else on Earth - was listed as endangered in 2004 when only about 30 remained.
A multi-agency recovery effort that started in 1999 resulted in the fastest comeback of any terrestrial mammal under the Endangered Species Act.
Chuck Graham, a photographer, traveled to the islands to chronicle their recovery and share the story.
“It wouldn’t have happened without all the work of the biologists and everything,” said Graham. “I mean otherwise, if it wasn’t successful, it would have been a really big disappointmentbut everything worked out.”
Revered by the islands early Indigenous people, the fox weighs just four pounds, smaller than the average house cat. A photo exhibit by Graham is currently on display at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.
The population began plummeting in the 1960s
after predatory golden eagles replaced bald eagles who could no longer breed on the islands due the effects of runoff from the pesticide DDT.
Before the island fox could recover, golden eagles were relocated to the mainland and 61 bald eagles were reintroduced starting in 2002.
With the predators gone, the fox survival rate increased to 90% and the population rebounded to more than 2,000 in 2015. Graham said he wanted to document not just the Island Fox, but its environment and the urgency
of preserving it.
“I knew the foxes were an item and I knew the bald eagles were, but it was one of those things that you just have to go to know,” he explained. “I definitely broadened awareness.”
Scientists still debate how the foxes got to the islands some 10,000 years ago. Some speculate they rafted there on storm debris when ocean levels were lower, or were more likely introduced by the Native American Chumash Tribe who considered them a sacred animal.
Chandra S. Bhatnagar. | Photo courtesy of ACLU SoCal
The Island Fox is the only carnivore unique to California. | Photo courtesy Chuck Graham / Public News Service
Study: Duration of heat waves accelerating faster than global warming
By City News Service
Whilemillionsof Americans swelter under heat warnings from the National Weather Service, new research finds that not only will climate change make heat waves hotter and longer, but the lengthening of heat waves will accelerate with each additional fraction of a degree of warming, UCLA announced Tuesday.
In the study published July 7 in the journal Nature Geoscience, researchers led by UCLA and the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez in Santiago, Chile, found that the longest heat waves will see the greatest acceleration, and the frequency of the most blistering heat waves will increase the most.
The duration of a heat wave exacerbates the risk to people, animals, agriculture and ecosystems.
By incorporating variables into climate models that account for how each day’s temperature influences the
temperature of the following day, the researchers detected this acceleration at a global level, scientists determined.
The equation they developed has the flexibility to analyze one region or to gain additional insight by analyzing multiple regions as a whole, said senior author and UCLA climate scientist David Neelin.
“Each fraction of a degree of warming will have more impact than the last,” said Neelin, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences who studies climate variability. “The acceleration means that if the rate of warming stays the same, the rate of our adaptation has to happen quicker and quicker, especially for the most extreme heat waves, which are changing the fastest.”
People have already begun feeling longer heat waves in recent decades, Neelin noted.
Just this month, a late-June heat dome settled over much
of the United States, breaking daily heat records, damaging a Virginia drawbridge and causing heat-related illness among dozens at a high school graduation.
Europe sweltered through the first week of July as scorching heat closed the Eiffel Tower, Wimbledon launched “Operation Ice Towel” for its record hottest opening day, and the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, was temporarily shuttered. The extreme heat has been blamed for hundreds of deaths.
Parts of 18 states across the country were under heat advisories Tuesday, including extreme heat warnings in California, Arizona and Nevada, where temperatures could hit 120 degrees.
“We found that the longest and rarest heat waves in each region -- those lasting for weeks -- are the ones that show the greatest increases in frequency,” said Cristian
Martinez-Villalobos, the study’s lead author and an assistant professor of engineering and science at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.
“By taking into account the natural variation of temperatures at each location, we find that recent observed trends of
heat wave durations already follow a similar pattern of acceleration predicted by climate models.”
Future research is dependent on federal budgets, Neelin said.
Panic has set in at school districtsacrossthe Golden State as the Trump administration continues to withhold federal funds.
Tony Thurmond, state superintendent of public instruction, said California school districts stand to immediately lose close to $1 billion.
Luis Valentino, retired superintendent of Coachella Valley Unified School District and host of the podcast “District Leader: Transforming Education,” said unless it is resolved quickly, schools will be forced to cut back or even eliminate programs.
“Without timely allocation tables from the United States Department of Education, states will be left uncertain, making it chal-
“Deprioritizing and defunding climate and science research will limit our capacity to make regionspecific projections for risk management,” he said.
“Without that, we’ll have much less ability to adapt to climate change at the very time when we need to accelerate adaptation planning.”
CA school budgets in disarray after Trump freezes federal funding
By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service
lenging to prepare for the 2025-26 school year,” Valentino explained. “School districts, especially those in high-poverty and rural areas, will be left scrambling.”
Earlier this month the Department of Education notified schools across the country five grant programs are now “under review” to determine if they align with administration priorities. In a statement to Real Clear Politics, the Office of Management and Budget said “initial findings have shown that many of these grant programs have been grossly misused to subsidize a radical left-wing agenda.”
The grants in question fund summer learning, teacher professional development and after-school
programs. They also fund English language classes and support for children of migrants.
The grants are usually distributed on July 1. Valentino warned there will be farreaching consequences if the congressionally-approved funding is not restored.
“Migrant children, English language learners and those in low-performing schools stand to lose vital support that helps them meet academic benchmarks,” Valentino pointed out. “This decision will only exacerbate existing educational inequities across each state.”
Programs already underway this summer are now in limbo. In a statement, the head of the Boys and Girls Clubs said without the promised funding, more than 900 sites nationwide
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serving 220,000 kids could be forced to shut their doors, taking almost 6,000 jobs with them.
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Study: New tariff, visa policies threaten one of US’s top exports — education
By City News Service
Astudy from UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy found Thursday that a trade war with other countries, particularly China, could torpedo one of the United States’ most important exporting industries -- higher education.
The researchers of the study, scheduled to be published in the Review of Economics and Statistics, estimate that the tariffs levied on Chinese imports during the first Trump administration led to a 25% drop in students from China studying in the U.S., costing U.S. universities $1.1 billion annually in revenue.
“In a very real sense, international students are reversing the trade deficit,” said Gaurav Khanna, associate professor of economics at UCSD and coauthor of the study. “America imports goods from China but exports education in return. That has been a win for both economies -- and one that a trade war risks unraveling.”
The study focuses on China’s 2001 entry into the World Trade Organization, an action which dramatically boosted Chinese exports to the U.S. and household incomes in certain Chinese cities -making American college tuition suddenly affordable for many families.
Analyzing visa records, trade data and city-level economics, the researchers found that Chinese cities that had more exposure to
WTO-related tariff reductions sent significantly more students to the U.S., compared to cities with less exposure. A 10% increase in trade exposure generated 34 more students per million city residents, accounting for about 40% of the surge in Chinese student enrollment between 2002 and 2013, according to a UCSD statement.
However, tariff policies that are designed to slow China’s manufacturing sectors will reverse this trend, they claim. In 2019, education exports added $45 billion to the U.S. economy. Increased visa restrictions are likely to hurt this trade as well.
“Policymakers often talk about soybeans, oil and steel,” Khanna said. “But education contributes more to the U.S. economy than any of those. It’s an export we ignore at our own peril.”
The billions likely to be lost in tuition doesn’t even include spending international students do while in the United States such as housing, transportation and local services.
While the majority of Chinese students who came to the U.S. after China’s entry into the WTO were coming for graduate-level STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) enrollments, that has shifted over time. Now, more head to the United States for undergraduate degrees in business and social sciences -- and many pay full sticker price.
Khanna references his previous research showing how nonresident tuition benefited U.S. universities suffering declines in state funding.
“Universities had to choose between increasing tuition levels and cutting expenditures -- such as decreasing academic offerings to in-state students, or enrolling a greater proportion of students who pay out-of-state tuition,” he said.
The University of California was one of these institutions, relying on international student tuition rather than sharply increasing the tuition of in-state students.
Khanna said recent political decisions have created a sharp decline in the flow of international students. Yearly growth of Chinese students in the U.S. averaged about 22% between 2007 and 2013, but has since fallen to under 5% per year.
“There’s often an assumption that trade and immigration are substitutes,” Khanna said. “What we found is that they can be powerful complements. Trade helped create a middle class in China that saw U.S. education as both a pathway and a product.
“America’s edge has always been its universities. If we make it harder for international students to come here, we’re not just closing the door on students -- we’re closing the door on one of our biggest trade advantages.”
California teens organize to promote arts education
By Suzanne Potter, Producer, Public News Service
More than 400 teen artists gathered this Saturday in Southern California to learn about equity in arts education. The 3rd annual Arts Advocacy Day kicked off the California State Summer School for the Arts. Speakers and workshops tackled issues like the troubled rollout of Proposition 28, which was supposed to fund new arts classes but has been diverted by some school districts.
Caitlin Lainoff, senior manager of youth engagement at the nonprofit Create CA which sponsors the event, said the event is important for its informational value.
“We want to make sure that students leave knowing that they are guaranteed money for the arts and that they can connect with their administrators to see how that money is spent and can reach out to their legislators at any point,” she explained.
The program took place at the California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita. The goal is to inspire the state’s next entrepreneurs, artists and culture makers to fight for
education funding, during a particularly challenging time. The feds just froze almost $7 billion in education grants nationwide to see if they align with Trump administration priorities. The money was supposed to be distributed on July first, leaving districts scrambling.
Lainoff added that the programs such as theater, music and fine art are often the first to go when budgets are tight.
“The potential impact on arts programs is that instead of Prop 28 going to additional arts classes, they will be plugged in to
previous arts classes or cut completely for other uses,” she continued.
In May, the Trump administration proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts and has already canceled grants to hundreds of arts organizations.
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How not to overspend on your summer vacation
By Mallika Mitra for Current via Stacker
Summer is here, which means it’s time for lounging on the beach, exploring national parks, hopping on international flights and more. But when the warm weather hits, and you’re in vacation mode, it’s easy to overspend.
While it’s important to enjoy your time off and hard-earned money, it’s also important not to hinder your progress toward your saving goals. Consumer fintech banking platform Current shares steps below that can help ensure you stay on track to hit your milestones, whether they’re as short-term as paying for a car repair or as long-term as retirement.
“Too often people go on vacation trying to de-stress or get a break from work and thinking about all this stuff — but then if you come back home with credit card debt, it defeats the purpose,” says Adrianna Adams, head of financial planning for Domain Money.
Figure out how much you can spend
The first step to making sure you don’t overspend on vacation is figuring out how much you can spend. Adams recommends you start by assessing your emergency fund and retirement savings. Financial experts typically recommend that you have enough money set aside to cover at least three to six months of your expenses should the unexpected happen, such as losing your job or getting hit with a surprise vet bill.
When it comes to your retirement savings, you want to make sure you’re saving an adequate amount every month or year to help secure a comfortable retirement down the line. That will look different for everyone, but a classic rule is to save 10% to 15% of your pretax income annually.
Once you have those bases covered, consider how much savings you have on hand and how much you spend each month on your essentials, such as housing, utilities, groceries, etc.
Mapping all this out will leave you with a better sense of what you have left over to take on vacation.
“Then you can really figure out how much fun money you have without feeling guilty or wondering if you should have put it somewhere else,” Adams says.
Monitor the cost of flights and accommodations
Airfare and hotels are often the most expensive part of a vacation — but when you book can make a huge difference. The experts at travel app Hopper advise that you start monitoring prices at least three to four months out for domestic trips, since they’ll increase and decrease frequently and tend to drop a month or two before the flight takes off — but nearly double in the last three weeks. For international trips, you’re going to want to start monitoring seven to eight months in advance.
Traveling on certain days can also help you save money. If you’re traveling within the U.S., flying midweek can save you roughly $45 per ticket, or about 15%, according to Hopper. For most international trips, you’ll save the most by avoiding the weekend and flying early in the week.
Last-minute hotel room bookings in popular vacation destinations tend to see a price surge, so you’ll want to plan ahead when it comes to where you’ll stay. And if you can, skip the weekend: Hopper found that travelers who check in to their accommodations
Friday or Saturday and stay through Sunday can expect to pay 20% to 23% more than those who check in on Monday. Be sure to check online travel agent apps such as Priceline, Expedia and Hotwire. You can simply enter where you’re headed and which dates, and you’ll get a list of the best deals along with ratings (though you may have to forego knowing the actual name of the hotel until after booking, depending on the service).
Plan ahead
Ideally, you’re saving for your vacation in the months leading up to it. That way, you can have a savings goal in mind — say $5,000 — and know you need to set aside $500 a month for 10 months to have enough to cover the cost. If you are planning a more expensive trip or don’t have enough wiggle room in your monthly budget to save $500 each month, then you can push the trip out a few months.
But if your trip is coming up quickly, don’t panic: There are still ways to save. Make reservations in advance for restaurants and activities so you have a better understanding of what you’re spending before you get there, says Thomas Van Spankeren, a wealth advisor and chief investment officer at Rise Investments. That’s especially important if you’re traveling with a large group.
“When you’re in a big group, people tend to overbuy,” Van Spankeren explains. “When you have too many opinions together, you don’t want to offend people. If one person wants X and one person wants Y, you tend to get both and then you’re left with too much.”
Stick to a budget
When you’re on vacation, you’re probably pulling out your wallet for meals, transportation and souvenirs. But
having a sense of how much you can spend each day can help keep you on track.
Let’s say you have $700 saved for the trip, and you’re going for seven days. Aim to spend around $100 per day so you don’t come to the end of the trip and realize you blew through your budget in the first few days.
“If you know there’s something you want to do like Jet Skiing that is $50, then maybe that day you plan more casual stuff for the meals,” Adams says. “But if there is a beach day when you’re not doing much, make that day your fancier dinner.”
You only want to spend within your means, but if you’re super nervous, you can also check to make sure your card has overdraft protection to ensure you won’t get charged if you make a mistake and spend more than what’s in your account.
Use your credit card
Credit card travel
rewards points can go far on vacation, especially when it comes to booking accommodations and flights (plus, they tend to have better fraud protection than other cards, which is important when you’re on vacation with your guard down). Look into what your credit card offers and be sure to take full advantage of rewards when booking your accommodations and activities.
“Even if it’s not a ton of points, it can definitely help chip away at some of those costs for flights or hotels,” Adams says. She adds that if you’re using only one card, it’s easy to look at the charges throughout the trip to keep in line with your budget.
You want to make sure that when you’re spending on vacation, you’re earning something for every swipe, such as rewards for future trips or points to redeem for cash back.
Consider all your options
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When it comes to planning, get creative.
“If it’s somewhere more local, plan in advance and carpool,” Van Spankeren says. And if you’re traveling somewhere that a relative or friend lives near, consider staying with them even if it means driving a bit further to your destination — such as a city’s downtown — as opposed to shelling out for a hotel. Driving so that you can bring equipment like tennis rackets and boating tubes instead of renting can also pay off.
And of course, consider low-cost activities once you’re there. Packing sandwiches and heading to the beach or going for a hike will be much less expensive than spending the day at Disney World.
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KRISTIN MARIE
PETTERSON AKA KRISTIN
PETTERSON
CASE NO. 25STPB07362
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of KRISTIN MARIE PETTERSON AKA KRISTIN PETTERSON.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SCOTT PETTERSON in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SCOTT PETTERSON 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: 07/31/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 99 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner
MAURICE ABADIA - SBN 159766
LAW OFFICE OF MAURICE ABADIA
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
RANJANI VARMA
CASE NO. 25STPB07419
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of RANJANI VARMA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by NAVAL K. VARMA in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that NAVAL K. VARMA be appointed as personal representa-
tive 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: 08/01/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Allen H. Lasko CASE NO. 25STPB00077
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Allen H. Lasko
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Terry J. Lasko in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Terry J. Lasko be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests general powers and authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with full authority. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with full authority . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objec-tion to the petition and shows good cause
why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on 07/25/2025 at 8:30am in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST. LOS ANGELES CA 90012 STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE.
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF TONY POON
Case No. 25STPB07077
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of TONY POON
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Lan Van Tran in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Lan Van Tran be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on August 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 44 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your 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: JEFFREY C LEE ESQ SBN 102783 LAW OFFICES OF JEFFREY C LEE 490 S FAIR OAKS AVE PASADENA CA 91105 CN118143 POON Jul 10,14,17, 2025 SAN GABRIEL SUN
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DANIEL CUEVAS FISCH CASE NO. 25STPB07568
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of DANIEL CUEVAS FISCH.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by STEPHANIA RAMIREZ in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that STEPHANIA RAMIREZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 08/05/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 44 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARIANNE LAM VELZEN CASE NO. 25STPB07785
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of MARIANNE LAM VELZEN.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RICHARD LAM VELZEN in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that RICHARD LAM VELZEN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 08/08/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner
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CHARLOTTE A. FLANIGAN, ESQ. - SBN 264104 LAW STEIN ANDERSON LLP 2601 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1200 IRVINE CA 92614
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CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso): 25NNCV02485 SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): XINGBO ZHAO, an individual; STEVE GORDON, DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, a California state agency as a nominal defendant, and DOES 1 through 20, Inclusive. YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): BMW BANK OF NORTH AMERICA, a Utah industrial bank, by and through its servicer, BMW FINANCIAL SERVICES NA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. 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 th e court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and prop-
erty may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),
no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion 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 mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas 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 remision 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 poniendose 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 recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion 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 direccion de la corte es): Alhambra Courthouse, 150 West Commonwealth Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91801. The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REBECCA A. CALEY / CHRISTOPHER M. DOMIN, 131997 / 273951, CALEY & ASSOCIATES, 265 S. Randolph Avenue, Suite 270, Brea, CA 92821, File No. 2030-338, Phone: (714) 529-1400, Fax: (714) 529-1515 Date: (Fecha) 04/10/2025 DAVID W. SLAYTON, Executive Officer / Clerk of Court (Secretario) By: D. GALLEGOS, Deputy (Adjunto) CN117881 ZHAO Jul 7,14,21,28, 2025 SAN GABRIEL SUN
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Dzung Tu Hang FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25NNCP00498 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 150 West Commonwealth Avenue, Alhambra, Ca 9180 , Northeast Judicial District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Dzung Tu Hang filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. OF Dzung Tu Hang to Proposed name Dzung Hang Phan 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
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of a crime.) Signed: HARUTYUN KHACHATRYAN, OWNER. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on (date): N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on (Date)
06/25/2025. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2025129744
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LAW HELP | US, 230 N KENWOOD ST 106, BURBANK, CA 91505 LOS ANGELES. Mailing address if different: N/A. The full name(s) of registrant(s) is/are: VERSENSE LLC, 230 N KENWOOD ST 106, BURBANK, CA 91505 (State of Incorporation/Organization: CA). This business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
Signed: SERGO GAMBARIAN, MANAGING MEMBER. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on (date): 04/2025. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on (Date) 06/25/2025. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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). Publish: 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025. ARCADIA WEEKLY. AAA1378897. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2025129884
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RETIRED FIRE CHIEF’S RV REPAIR, 4030 LA JUNTA DRIVE, CLAREMONT, CA 91711-2318 LOS ANGELES. Mailing address if different: N/A. The full name(s) of registrant(s) is/ are: CHIEFS CARS LLC, 4030 LA JUNTA DRIVE, CLAREMONT, CA 91711-2318 (State of Incorporation/ Organization: CA). This business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Signed: TIMOTHY RYAN DUNFEE JR, PRESIDENT. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on (date): 05/2025. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on (Date) 06/26/2025. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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). Publish: 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025. ARCADIA WEEKLY. AAA1378899. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2025129857 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAMSA, 5244 E DAGGETT ST, LONG BEACH, CA 90815 LOS ANGELES. Mailing address if different: N/A. The full name(s) of registrant(s) is/ are: NABIL BELKHIRIA, 5244 E DAGGETT ST, LONG BEACH, CA 90815. This business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Signed: NABIL BELKHIRIA, OWNER. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on (date): N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on (Date) 06/26/2025. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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). Publish: 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025. ARCADIA WEEKLY. AAA1378900.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2025130657
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUNRISE DONUTS AND BAKERY, 9150 PAINTER AVE SUITE 101, WHITTIER, CA 90602 LOS ANGELES. Mailing address if different: N/A. The full name(s) of registrant(s) is/are: SANRDA H. ALVAREZ, 9150 PAINTER AVE SUITE 101, WHITTIER, CA 90602. This business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Signed: SANRDA H. ALVAREZ, OWNER. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on (date): 06/2025. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on (Date) 06/26/2025. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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). Publish: 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025. ARCADIA WEEKLY. AAA1378910.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025119503 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as andrew martin revell-madrigal janitorial service, 1322 W 27TH DRIVE, SAN PEDRO, CA 90731. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2025. Signed: andrew revell-madrigal, 1322 W 27TH DRIVE, SAN PEDRO, CA 90731 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 12, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025119505 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as juan chavez janitorial service, 585 w 14th st, san pedro, CA 90731. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: juan chavez, 585 w 14th st, san pedro, CA 90731 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 12, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025127919 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as C.M Day Solutions, LLC, 268 North Mayflower Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016. This business is conducted by a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: C.M Day Solutions, LLC (CA-B20250027135, 268 North Mayflower Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016; Christopher M Day, PRESIDENT. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 24, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The
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filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025117471 FIRST FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as EXPOSE NAILS & HAIR, 1360HUNTINGTON DRIVE, DUARTE, CA 91010. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on February 2004. Signed: LINA TRUONG, 1360HUNTINGTON DRIVE, DUARTE, CA 91010 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 10, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025129972 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Wags and Whiskers Wash, 200 W Rowland St 1104, Covina, CA 91723. 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 June 2025. Signed: Wags and Whiskers District LLC (CA-B20250093443, 200 W Rowland St 1104, Covina, CA 91723; Christie Fejeran, Member. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 26, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025125139 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as VICTOR VELASCO JANITORIAL SERVICE, 424 N BANDINI ST, SAN PEDRO, CA 90731. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2025. Signed: (Entity), 424 N BANDINI ST, SAN PEDRO, CA 90731 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 20, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025120543 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as FLAVIO MARTINEZ JANITORIAL SERVICE, 978 W SANTA CRUZ ST, SAN PEDRO, CA 90731. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2025. Signed: FLAVIO MARTINEZ, 978 W SANTA CRUZ ST, SAN PEDRO, CA 90731 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 13, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 06/30/2025,
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025119244 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ARC ENTERPRISES, 23220 RAVENNA AVE, CARSON, CA 90745. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2025. Signed: annabel ramirez, 23220 RAVENNA AVE, CARSON, CA 90745 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 11, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025119501 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as samir sanchez janitorial service, 10108 hildreth ave, south gate, CA 90280. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2025. Signed: samir sanchez, 10108 hildreth ave, south gate, CA 90280 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 12, 2025.
NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025119509 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as jose luis ayala janitorial service, 1910 Cedar Ave 1, Long Beach, CA 90806. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2025. Signed: jose ayala, 1910 Cedar Ave 1, Long Beach, CA 90806 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 12, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025129216 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Eurotiks, 22287 Mulholland Hwy #356, Calabasas, CA 91302. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: blaine wiegmann, 22287 Mulholland Hwy #356, Calabasas, CA 91302 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 25, 2025.
NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025113977 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Pancake haven by nessa, 2427 Merrywood St, Pomona, CA 91767. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on May 2025. Signed: Vanessa Reynoso, 2427 Merrywood St, Pomona, CA 91767 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 4, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025127344
NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as RiseWave Global, 5340 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA 90601. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on June 2025. Signed: YUQING LIN, 5340 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA 90601 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 23, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025129958
NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Courageous Spaces Therapy, 1414 Poplar Ave M1, Murfreesboro, TN 37129. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2021. Signed: Jana P Galambos Johnson, 1414 Poplar Ave M1, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 26, 2025.
NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025130106
NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GALLO TRANSPORTS, 14045 Don Julian Rd, La Puente, CA 91746. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on July 2024. Signed: (Entity), 14045 Don Julian Rd, La Puente, CA 91746 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 26, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025130106 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GALLO TRANSPORTS, 14045 Don Julian Rd, La Puente, CA 91746. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on July 2024. Signed: (Entity), 14045 Don Julian Rd, La Puente, CA 91746 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 26, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk.
A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025130152 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as GALLO TRANSPORT, 14045 Don Julian Rd, La Puente, CA 91746. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on June 2025. Signed: (Entity), 14045 Don Julian Rd, La Puente, CA 91746 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 26, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025125063 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as JULIO CESAR BERMUDEZ ARQUITECTURA, 10108 HILDRETH AVE, SOUTH GATE, CA 90280. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on January 2025. Signed: JULIO BERMUDEZ GONZALEZ, 10108 HILDRETH AVE, SOUTH GATE, CA 90280 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 20, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025128267 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as FRENCHIE’S PHOTO BOOTH RENTAL SGV, 15850 MAIN STREET, LA PUENTE, CA 91744. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: (Entity), 15850 MAIN STREET, LA PUENTE, CA 91744 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 24, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 06/30/2025, 07/07/2025, 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025128313 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as ELEVATE BY BETZYLC, 488 Avocado Ave, Pasadena, CA 91107. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: LA COLOMBIANA LLC (CA-202460619534, 488 Avocado Ave, Pasadena, CA 91107; BETZY Elizabeth Aragon, CEO (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 24, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another
fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025 133127 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Martinez Tire Shop, 1307 S Garvey Ave, Pomona, CA 91766. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on May 2006. Signed: Gabriel Martinez, 1307 S Garvey Ave, Pomona, CA 91766 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 1, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025 133146 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Roam Creative, 25806 Hammet Cir, Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381. This business is conducted by a married couple. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 2016. Signed: (1). Brian David Peterson, 25806 Hammet Cir, Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381 (2). Lori Jeanne Peterson, 25806 Hammet Cir, Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381 (Co-Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 1, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025 sc
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025139709 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as (1). Friendly Neighborhood Market (2). Friendly Neighborhood Market & Cafe (3). Friendly’s , 251 Newland St, Los Angeles, CA 90042. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: (1). Adetokunbo Shoyoye, 251 Newland St, Los Angeles, CA 90042 (2). Gaby Hernandez-Shoyoye, 251 Newland St, Los Angeles, CA 90042 (General Partner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 10, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025140208 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as language solutions service inc, 1143 E GARVEY AVE N 2, west covina, CA 91790. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on July 2025. Signed: language solutions services inc (CA-6554394, 1143 E GARVEY AVE N 2, west covina, CA 91790; guadalupe valenzuela, ceo. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 10, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date
it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025139613 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as RYJ ELECTRIC INC, 22577 deprad st, perris, CA 92570. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on June 2025. Signed: RYJ ELECTRIC INC (CA-ba20251441445, 22577 deprad st, perris, CA 92570; RICARDO LOPEZ, CEO. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 9, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025139132 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Evergarden Rose Care, 1614 N Hollywood Way Apt D, Burbank, CA 91505. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: Paulina Contreras Aguirre, 1614 N Hollywood Way Apt D, Burbank, CA 91505 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 9, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025139882 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Meditree Acupuncture Clinic, 13519 Hubbard St, Sylmar, CA 91342. This business is conducted by a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: Meditree LLC (CA-BA20251430730, 13519 Hubbard St, Sylmar, CA 91342; Keo En Hyun, Manager. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 10, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025139206 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Cotti Foods California, Inc. DBA Wendy’s #13211, 31810 Castaic Rd, Castaic, CA 91384. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on February 2025. Signed: Cotti Foods California, Inc. (CAC3645749, 29801 Santa Margarita Pky, Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca 92688; Peter Capriotti II, CEO. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 9, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that
date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025139129 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Selfcultured, 350 N Garey Ave 304, Pomona, CA 91767. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: (Entity), 350 N Garey Ave 304, Pomona, CA 91767 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 9, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025121826 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as UNITED PROCESSING TAX SERVICES & MORE, 9602 LAS TUNAS DR, SUITE 209, TEMPLE CITY, CA 91780. 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 2025. Signed: KABIVI HAAR SOLUTIONS LLC (CA-202252817038, 9602 LAS TUNAS DR, SUITE 209, TEMPLE CITY, CA 91780; SILVIANO TORRES CABRERA, MEMBER. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 16, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025139875 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Soleimani Insurance Services, 7038 Rubio Ave, VAN NUYS, CA 91406. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: Azita Soleimani, 7038 Rubio Ave, VAN NUYS, CA 91406 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 10, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or
common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025139436 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as DNA Auto Enterprise, 15855 Edna Place 1, Irwindale, CA 91706. 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 July 2025. Signed: AD Heritage Investments LLC (CA-6459979, 108 Magnolia Cir, Walnut, Ca 91789; Albert Diaz, managing member. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 9, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025124292 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as TOP2 RESTAURANT, 4141 South Nogales Street suite B106, West Covina, CA 91792. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein.
Signed: TOP2 RESTAURANT,INC. (CA-B20250072742, 4141 South Nogales Street suite B106, West Covina, CA 91792; Lie lie Bong, President. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 18, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025138492 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Strawhat Fishin’, 7017 Willis Avenue, Van nuys, CA 91405. This business is conducted by a limited liability company (llc). Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on April 2025. Signed: Onnig Ashikian, 7017 Willis Avenue, Van nuys, CA 91405. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 8, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025138949 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Dolce Polare, 4216 Greenbush Avenue, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on July 2025. Signed: Zack Gezalyan, 4216 Greenbush Avenue, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 9, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025137772
NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Varderesyan’s Services, 919 N Glendale Ave Apt#14, Glendale, CA 91206. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on July 2025. Signed: Hayk Varderesyan, 919 N Glendale Ave Apt#14, Glendale, CA 91206 (Owner). The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 8, 2025.
NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025129954 NEW FILING.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as JO: SPACE, 1540 Industrial St APT 416, Los Angeles, CA 90021. This business is conducted by a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: JO SPACE LLC (CA-B20250154590, 1540 Industrial St APT 416, Los Angeles, CA 90021; Haiwei Yeh, Managing Member. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 26, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code).
Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025138394 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as New Society, 11817 Duncan , Lynwood, CA
90262. This business is conducted by a limited liability company (llc). Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Signed: New Society Holdings LLC (CA-B20250191141, 11817 Duncan Ave, Lynwood, CA 90262; Ignacio Garcia, CEO. The statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 8, 2025. NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or common law (See Section 14400 et seq., Business and Professional Code). Pub. Monrovia Weekly 07/14/2025, 07/21/2025, 07/28/2025, 08/04/2025
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2025136435 NEW FILING. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as S & Sons Trucking, 924 E Florence Avenue, West Covina, CA 91790. This business is conducted by a married couple. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on March 2004. Signed: (1). Sergio Correa, 924 E Florence Avenue, West Covina, CA 91790 (2). Graciela
Probate Notices
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARGO D. PETROS CASE NO. 25STPB07225
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: MARGO D. PETROS
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ANASTASIA PETROS in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ANASTASIA PETROS 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 full authority . (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on 08/07/2025 at 8:30AM in Dept. 5 located at 111 N. HILL ST. LOS ANGELES CA 90012 STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE.
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: BRITTANY BRITTON (SBN:303084) 2312 W. OLIVE AVENUE, SUITE D BURBANK, CA 91506
Telephone: (626) 390-5953 7/7, 7/10, 7/14/25 CNS-3943873# BURBANK INDEPENDENT
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
ALEXANDER WILLIAM DECARLI
CASE NO. 25STPB07347
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ALEXANDER WILLIAM DECARLI.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JULEE RENEE
GIANOULIS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JULEE RENEE GIANOULIS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)
The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 07/30/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner
ARASH SADAR - SBN 279282 MILLS SADAT DOWLAT LLP 333 S. HOPE STREET, 40TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Telephone (213) 628-3856 7/7, 7/10, 7/14/25
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FREIDA JOYCE CHASE CASE NO. PROVA2500512
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of FREIDA JOYCE CHASE.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ODELL CHASE, II in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ODELL CHASE, II be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 08/06/25 at 9:00AM in Dept. F2 located at 17780 ARROW BOULEVARD, FONTANA, CA 92335
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
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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 L. JOSEPH HUDACK - SBN 309233 HUDACK LAW, APC 1250 CORONA POINTE COURT, SUITE 402 CORONA CA 92879
Telephone (951) 708-3577 7/7, 7/10, 7/14/25 CNS-3944426# ONTARIO NEWS PRESS
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LARRY A. SANDOVAL
AKA LARRY ANTHONY SANDOVAL, LEHR ANTHONY SANDOVAL
CASE NO. 25STPB07359
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of LARRY A. SANDOVAL AKA LARRY ANTHONY SANDOVAL, LEHR ANTHONY SANDOVAL.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SUSAN EMERSON WALLACE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SUSAN EMERSON WALLACE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 07/30/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner
PAUL HORN, ESQ. - SBN 243227
PAUL HORN LAW GROUP, PC 11404 SOUTH STREET
CERRITOS CA 90703
Telephone (800) 380-7076
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:
ANTHONY CHARLES MANOCCHIA
CASE NO. 25STPB07455
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons
who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ANTHONY CHARLES MANOCCHIA.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LISA MANOCCHIA in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LISA MANOCCHIA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)
The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 07/31/25 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.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner
DANIEL VAN SLYKE - SBN 336467
IPLANLAW PC 1308 E. COLORADO BLVD. #2268 PASADENA CA 91106
Telephone (323) 639-0710 7/10, 7/14, 7/17/25 CNS-3945081# BURBANK INDEPENDENT
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARION L. GRAYDON aka MARION L. GRAYDONGREENE Case No. 25STPB07488
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARION L. GRAYDON aka MARION L. GRAYDON-GREENE
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Maile Gray Worrell in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Maile Gray Worrell be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held on July 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: SHELDON J ESKIN ESQ SBN 105665 LAW OFFICES OF SHELDON J ESKIN 550 N BRAND BLVD] FL 14 GLENDALE, CA 91203 CN118507 GRAYDON Jul 10,14,17, 2025 GLENDALE INDEPENDENT
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Leopoldo O. Laboriante CASE NO. 25STPB07491
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Leopoldo O. Laboriante
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Encarnacion L. Dominguez in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Encarnacion L. Dominguez 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 on 8/1/2025 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 79 located at 111 N. HILL ST. LOS ANGELES CA 90012 STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE.
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate
assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner: Steven M. Gluck, Esq. SBN # 80097 1313 Post Avenue Torrance CA 90501
Telephone: (818) 267-4718 7/14, 7/17, 7/21/25 CNS-3945939# BURBANK INDEPENDENT
NOTICE OF COMPETING PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RAYMOND R. RENTERIA CASE NO. 22STPB00164
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of RAYMOND R. RENTERIA.
A COMPETING PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by YSABEL RENTERIA in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE COMPETING PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that YSABEL RENTERIA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE COMPETING 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 competing petition will be held in this court as follows: 08/06/25 at 8:30AM in Dept. 2D located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner
MICHAEL G. EBINER - SBN 183499 EBINER LAW OFFICE
100 N. CITRUS ST., #520 WEST COVINA CA 91791 Telephone (626) 918-9000 7/14, 7/17, 7/21/25 CNS-3946030# WEST COVINA PRESS
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: IKUKO SHIMADA CASE NO. 23STPB00551 RELATED TO 22STPB02548 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of IKUKO SHIMADA.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JIMATE ORIM AKA ORIM JIMATE in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JIMATE ORIM be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
Southland airports get millions for infrastructure improvements
By City News Service
LAX,Van Nuys Airport and Hollywood-Burbank/
Bob Hope Airport are receiving about $50 million in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration to bolster aviation infrastructure, officials announced Wednesday.
The funding comes through the Airport Improvement Program, which invests in projects such as runways, taxiways, noise cancellation, airport signage, airport lighting and airport markings.
“Californians and the millions of people who visit our state each year deserve a safe and easy airport travel experience,” said Sen. Alex Padilla, who announced the funding along with Sen. Adam Schiff. “That starts with modernizing and rehabilitating outdated airport infrastructure. These critical investments will not just make travel smoother for passengers, but will reduce noise pollution in neighboring communities.”
Schiff said the grants “will allow us to make
critical investments in our airport infrastructure that will enhance the travel experience for millions of visitors and travelers, improve safety, create more jobs, and boost our local economies.”
Overall, 18 California airports were awarded a combined $81.3 million in grant funding.
The Southern California grants include the following:
-- Los Angeles International Airport, $22.80 million: The project acquires and installs full noise mitigation measures for 400 residences affected by airport noise exposure.
-- Van Nuys Airport, $19.45 million: The project reconstructs 3,138 feet of existing paved Taxiway connectors C, D, E, F, H, M, N, P, and Q pavement that have reached the end of their useful lives. The grant is associated with an Airports Infrastructure Grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project, and funds a portion of the final
phase, which consists of reconstruction of 1,788 feet.
-- Hollywood-Burbank/ Bob Hope Airport, $7.92 million: The project constructs a new 105,816-square-yard Terminal Apron to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. The grant funds the final phase, which consists of construction of 74,071 square yards.
-- Chino Airport, $1.05 million: The project rehabilitates 500 feet of existing paved Taxiway G to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement to extend its useful life. It also extends existing Taxiways H and L an additional 1,800 feet in length to bring the airport into conformity with current standards, while constructing new 1,800foot Taxiways K, S, and T to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. The grant funds phase 1, which consists of design.
-- March Air Reserve Base, $3.27 million: The project reconstructs 13,950
LA County canine teams dispatched to help with Texas flood effort
By City News Service
Canine teams with the Los Angeles County FireDepartment traveled to Texas Wednesday to assist with search-andrecovery efforts in the deadly floods that have killed more than 100 people.
The California Office of Emergency Services activated the county canine teams on Tuesday. They departed from LAX around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Fire Capt. Celina Serrano and K9 Prentiss, Firefighter Paramedic Jonathan Munguia and K9 Clifford, along with Search Team Manager Fire Capt. Michael
Devine, are expected to be deployed for 14 days, according to the LACFD.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of central Texas,” Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said. “I am grateful to California Governor Gavin Newsom and Cal OES for deploying our LACoFD canine teams to assist in the search and recovery efforts.”
The flooding occurred over the July 4 weekend in central Texas and killed at least 102 people, with another 160 people missing. The dead included 27 campers and counselors
of
the end of its useful life. It is associated with an Airport Infrastructure Grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. The grant funds a portion of phase 2, which consists of construction.
-- San Diego International Airport, $15 million: The project acquires and installs full noise mitigation measures for 250 residences affected by airport noise exposure. A full list of AIP awards for California airports can be found at padilla.senate. gov/wp-content/uploads/ CA-FY-2025-AIP-Grants. pdf.
Immigration raids
A statement Tuesday from White House said immigration enforcement would continue.
“The brave men and women of ICE are under siege by deranged Democrats — but undeterred in their mission,” the White House said in a statement. “Every day, these heroes put their own lives on the line to get the worst of the worst — criminal illegal immigrant killers, rapists, gangbangers, and other violent criminals — off our streets and out of our neighborhoods.”
LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis announced the county’s presence in the legal action Tuesday.
from Camp Mystic, a Christian girls camp in Hunt, Texas.
“We just want to do our job and this is what we worked hard for,” Serrano told KTLA5 prior to departing. “He’s worked hard for all these years. Prentiss is trained to find human remains, so it’s going to be more of a body recovery on our end. And it’s just being focused (on) what our mission is.”
A pair of canine teams from the Orange County Fire Authority also departed from LAX Wednesday morning to assist in Texas search efforts.
“Families across our communities are living in fear,” Solis said in a statement. “People are skipping medical appointments, avoiding public places, and staying home because they worry that seeking help might put them or their loved ones at risk. This motion is about taking steps to protect access to essential care and services for everyone, regardless of their immigration status. We cannot let fear prevent people from getting the health care or support they need.”
A statement from Pasadena officials read:
“In recent weeks,
Pasadena has experienced an unprecedented increase in aggressive federal immigration enforcement activity, which has spread fear, confusion and distress among Pasadena residents, including those who have lived in the city for decades and even among U.S. citizens.
The federal government’s unannounced actions have hindered local businesses, as customers and business owners — including U.S. citizens — choose to stay home out of fear of being arbitrarily detained or even arrested.
“Similarly, the Pasadena Police Department has been forced to divert limited local resources to determine
whether individuals exiting unmarked vehicles are armed, masked, unidentified federal law enforcement agents or armed, masked, unidentified vigilantes,” the statement continued.
“Pasadena joined with others today in litigation calling for the federal government to stop employing these aggressive and dangerous tactics which we believe are improper and unconstitutional.”
Tuesday’s legal action was a day after federal agents and federalized National Guard troops deployed to MacArthur Park as children were attending a summer camp, according to Bass’ office.
square yards
the existing Golf Apron pavement that has reached
Hollywood-Burbank/Bob Hope Airport. | Photo by Joe Wolf CC BY-ND 2.0
| Photo courtesy of LACoFD / Facebook
National Guard troops deploy near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles during an immigration enforcement operation. | Photo courtesy of Denise Wu/X
Trump administration sues state in OC over trans athletes in girls sports
By City News Service
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of California Wednesday, warning that allowing transgender athletes to compete against biological females in high-school sports was putting billions of dollars in federal education funding at risk by continuing a practice the Trump administration contends is discriminatory, demeaning and violates civil rights law.
According to the complaint, filed in federal court in Santa Ana, California’s policies and practices “ignore undeniable biological differences between boys and girls, in favor of an amorphous `gender identity.’
The results of these illegal policies are stark: girls are displaced from podiums, denied awards, and miss out on critical visibility for college scholarships and recognition.”
The suit accuses the California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation of engaging in illegal sex discrimination against female student athletes by allowing males to compete against them. The DOJ alleges the state’s policies deprive girls of the equal education and athletic opportunities afforded to them by federal law’s Title IX prohibition against sexbased discrimination in any education program or activity that receives federal
funding.
“California is on the wrong side of the law and the wrong side of history,”
U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli of the Central District of California said in a statement.
“Women deserve dignity, respect, and an equal opportunity to compete on their own sports teams. The time for talk is over. California must comply with Title IX and end its civil rights violations against women. No person, no state, is above the law.”
California officials deny the state’s policy is breaking the law. Earlier this week, the state refused demands by the Trump administration to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s school athletic teams.
The Attorney General’s Office issued a statement saying, “Our office remains committed to defending and upholding California laws and the rights of all students, including transgender students, to be free from discrimination and harassment.”
The suit says that the U.S. Department of Education’s allocation of funds to California for the current year totals nearly $44.3 billion, of which about $3.8 billion remains available for use by the state’s education department.
In June, President Donald Trump threatened California
with possible fines and loss of federal education funds for allowing a transgender athlete from Jurupa Valley High School to compete in a state track and field meet.
“The Governor of
California has previously admitted that it is ‘deeply unfair’ to force women and girls to compete with men and boys in competitive sports,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said. “But not
only is it `deeply unfair,’ it is also illegal under federal law. This Department of Justice will continue its fight to protect equal opportunities for women and girls in sports.”
The DOJ contends that allowing transgender athletes to compete against biological females “is not only illegal and unfair but also demeaning, signaling to girls that their opportunities and achievements are secondary to accommodating boys.”
The federal government alleges that such competition “erodes the integrity of girls’ sports, diminishes their competitive experience, and undermines the very purpose of Title IX: to provide equal access to educational benefits, including interscholastic athletics.” Despite warnings from the U.S. Department of Education, the CDE and CIF “continue to require California schools to allow boys to compete against girls,” the complaint states.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon posted on X that “California won’t get away with allowing males to take girls’ athletic opportunities away.”
CDE has authority over CIF and local school districts’ interscholastic athletic policies, and CIF oversees 1.8 million students and over 750,000 student-athletes in grades 9 through 12, the
lawsuit noted.
UC Irvine political science and legal professor Tony Smith said the lawsuit was a “distraction to get the public to stop talking about (the Jeffrey) Epstein files that were on Pam Bondi’s desk and now don’t exist.”
He downplayed the issue of transgender athletes given the number of them.
“We’re talking about a sliver of the population,” he said. “About 500,000 athletes are in the NCAA and about 15 are trans. So we’re not talking about a significant population.”
If the administration was sincerely worried about the safety of female athletes, he said, it would put more effort into checking the background of male coaches.
“If you want to see who’s harming girls in sports it’s males involved in the activities, not the trans athletes. That’s not who’s molesting them, raping them or harming them,” Smith said.
The lawsuit seems to have little merit, Smith argued.
“This is not something the Trump Justice Department cares about, meaning the rule of law,” Smith said. “But how far it will go depends on if it goes up the Supreme Court and we know what the answer there is. But if it is properly left up to the states to decide how to manage high school sports it’s probably fine.”
Bass touts 20% drop in homicides, city on pace for lowest total in 60 years
By City News Service
MayorKarenBass
Wednesday touted a roughly 20% drop in homicides in Los Angeles in the first half of the year, saying the city is on pace for its lowest homicide total in nearly 60 years.
The Los Angeles Police Department reported 116 homicides through June 28, down from 152 during the same period in 2024.
“Reports show that Los Angeles is on pace for the lowest homicide total in 60 years,” Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement.
“Especially with the summer underway, we will continue to implement comprehensive safety strategies with law enforcement and community organiza-
tions to keep Angelenos safe,” she added. “That means swiftly responding when crime happens and holding people accountable, while also working to prevent crime from happening in the first place.”
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported fewer killings as well. As of May, LASD recorded 63 homicides in cities and unincorporated areas it patrols, according to department crime statistics. In 2024, LASD reported 184 homicides, a decline of nearly 100 from 2021.
The Los Angeles Times reported that LAPD’s 2025 data aligns with trends in other major U.S. cities showing an overall decline
in homicides.
Earlier this year, Bass and LAPD Chief Jjm McDonnell announced that overall crime in the city declined last year, noting that homicides dropped 14% and shooting victims decreased by 19%.
Violent crimes such as robbery, aggravated assault and rape declined slightly or remained flat compared to 2023.
The mayor’s office attributed the decline to Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) zones and other violence intervention programs. Bass previously reported a 45% drop in gang-related homicides in GRYD zones compared to 2023 and a 56% decline
compared to 2022. Homicides have steadily declined since 2021, when the city recorded more than 400 killings, making it one of the deadliest years in
decades. Nationwide, the murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020, the largest singleyear increase in a century, according to Pew Research,
Photo by Karollyne Videira Hubert on Unsplash
which cited Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and FBI data. Experts attributed the rise to factors related to the coronavirus pandemic.
| Photo courtesy of Mayor Karen Bass’ office